Ouch

Warning to all you country music loving SHLOGGERS:  This is gonna sting a little.

Check out a recent rant over at RelevantMagazine.com about country music.  They even take a swing at Music City itself.  Here’s a taste:

“Country music used to have real men like Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett and Johnny Cash. These men you would actually believe grew up in the country and worked hard for a living. In the last 10 years country music has made a joke of itself, and if I were a country music artist, I would be embarrassed to be a part of it. These new country artists live in their mansions in Nashville, have never worked a day in their lives and sing about NASCAR, watermelons and women. The songs range from cheesy to cheesier, no one bothering to attempt anything that hasn’t been done before. It’s hard to tell one song from the other. The men sing in the same “speaking more than singing” voice trying to sound like they grew up on the ranch. It truly is a sad day for country music because there is no room for innovation, and unfortunately the Redneck Comedy Tour has had a direct effect on the market all too much. Now people think it’s somehow “cool” to be a hick (which I would define as “an unintelligent man or woman with no social graces and no desire to better themselves in any way or sometimes take a shower”). “

Off course it’s only fair to mention that Relevant Magazine is created and published by Floridians.  Maybe the humidity has molded a few brain cells.  Or maybe they’re right.  What do you think?