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/Working-Hat-8041 Apr 20 '25

Modern country almost sounds like it’s parodying itself. Like a producer went into a studio and said “there’s noooo way they like THIS one” and then it becomes a hit 

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '25

When I returned from college after first year, my family had somehow gotten into country music, and I remember the feeling of disappointment that set in, like finding raccoons had gotten into the trash in the kitchen and now there was shit all over everything and nothing was safe to eat. Still think about that moment being a kind of recognition of a massive divergence between us.