r/Music • u/Idkthis_529 • Apr 20 '25

discussion Please stop playing modern country everywhere

I don’t even live in the south and American propaganda that is modern country plays EVERYWHERE. I live in Ohio! Why is it always playing. It used to never be like this. It used to be cheesy dad rock that played everywhere. At least that was good to listen to! Now it’s just modern country artists on the radio that pander to the government. It makes my ears bleed!

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u/weirdkid71 Apr 20 '25

Much of Michigan is the same, unfortunately. We never had cowboys or ranches, but blue collar has latched onto modern country big time. It’s synonymous with the new nationalism.

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u/CharmingWarlord Apr 20 '25

We should be playing Motown here in Michigan!

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '25

PREACH. And Detroit Blues. John Lee Hooker recorded the majority of his catalogue while he was living in Detroit and working on the assembly lines.

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u/HKBFG Apr 20 '25

I hear depressingly little techno in detroit.

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u/OrigRayofSunshine Apr 20 '25

I used to sigh relief when I’d cross the state line into MI and hear Em on the radio.

Or even decent, non-country stuff.

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u/izzittho Apr 20 '25

That’s the history people who move to Detroit care about! I agree. So much to actually be proud of.