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So here goes. The state of the music.
I saw a post quoting Don Henley about country music and what it is or should be..
I think one of the issues is the over emphasis on genre and what it is or means.
Its all Music ( I can think of exceptions ) and commercially its about what provides dollars .. or doesnt.
If you aren't into the dollar side then it doesnt matter wtf your genre is. Just write and play your thing . The audience will tell you if its good or "on message"
If you dont care what the audience thinks then the bathroom is a good play to play or plenty of eateries where they want background sound.
Does it really matter what style/genre you label your music? Labelling might even deter potential listeners.
"“I know that life and culture in this country is changing. It’s becoming less and less rural and more suburban and urban, but that doesn’t mean that the pillars, the foundations of real country music have to be watered down and turned into formulaic pop music that spouts faux country cliches about pickup trucks, dirt roads and beer,” Henley said to Hey Reverb last week. “There’s a deeper well to draw from than that and some of these young songwriters ought to be dipping that bucket a lot further down into that well than they are today.” Perhaps it’s his status as a country music outsider that gives Henley such obvious clarity on this point."
No new postings no reactions.
So here goes. The state of the music.
I saw a post quoting Don Henley about country music and what it is or should be..
I think one of the issues is the over emphasis on genre and what it is or means.
Its all Music ( I can think of exceptions ) and commercially its about what provides dollars .. or doesnt.
If you aren't into the dollar side then it doesnt matter wtf your genre is. Just write and play your thing . The audience will tell you if its good or "on message"
If you dont care what the audience thinks then the bathroom is a good play to play or plenty of eateries where they want background sound.
Does it really matter what style/genre you label your music? Labelling might even deter potential listeners.
"“I know that life and culture in this country is changing. It’s becoming less and less rural and more suburban and urban, but that doesn’t mean that the pillars, the foundations of real country music have to be watered down and turned into formulaic pop music that spouts faux country cliches about pickup trucks, dirt roads and beer,” Henley said to Hey Reverb last week. “There’s a deeper well to draw from than that and some of these young songwriters ought to be dipping that bucket a lot further down into that well than they are today.” Perhaps it’s his status as a country music outsider that gives Henley such obvious clarity on this point."
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