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Probably the same reason why I most likely will not find a Rock/Classic Rock station in Tennessee. There is no demand for it. Most of the radio stations today are based on top 40 stuff driven by what kids and young people listen to. If you want specific genres, then unfortunately that means having to pay for radio. While I protested, I ultimately gave in to satellite radio because I was tired of the 1 rock station that plays the same 15 songs.
Probably the same reason why I most likely will not find a Rock/Classic Rock station in Tennessee.
There are a gazillion rock/classic rock stations in Tennessee.
New York doesn't like country because they associate it with rednecks. Now, most of them have never actually listened to it, but they are deathly afraid of being associated with those dreaded rednecks.
Obviously, there isn't enough of a market here for country music or someone would have invested in a station by now.
I say, to each his own as far as music genres are concerned. That's the beauty of music, there's something for everyone. But, at this point in time a country music station may not be profitable enough to successfully operate here in NYC.
There are a gazillion rock/classic rock stations in Tennessee.
New York doesn't like country because they associate it with rednecks. Now, most of them have never actually listened to it, but they are deathly afraid of being associated with those dreaded rednecks.
Ok, maybe I should have said Texas lol..I was just using it as an example. Good to know that I can listen to classic rock if ever I'm in Tennessee
That's not true that NY doesn't like country music. There's a lot of country up in NY State. We're talking NYC specifically. One you're past Peeksill, I find it hard to pick up a rock station and I quickly lose Q104.0 but I will pick up country music.
I don't blame New Yorkers for not liking modern Country music or for not having a station there. If the only type of Country music I'd ever heard was the contemporary, Pop, corporate studio engineered, lyrical abortion Wal-Mart radio version, I'd hate it too. Most people that hate Country music haven't actually heard Country music. They've just heard Country Pop. Judging all of Country music for fakes like Toby Keith or Rascal Flatts would be like judging all of Rock for people like Nickelback. When you start hearing Hank Williams, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, John Hartford (NYC native), Ralph Stanley, ect., you can appreciate truly good lyrics and traditional western and southern folk/bluegrass/blues music (which country music started out as before they turned it into a plastic, mass produced Frankenstein's monster of what it once was).
Little tip for you NYers. Most people outside of this city love Country music. There are probably plenty that love it here as well. You don't have to be southern to love country music. My parents live in WNY and love love love country. Go to Taste of Country concert, see Toby Keith and such. I think it's the negative view people here have of anything Southern. It's the bubble I always talk about. Like anything from outside major cities are some sort of barbaric practice. There is Pop everything. Country is no exception. You still have Z100 which churns out crap but that's acceptable.
I don't blame New Yorkers for not liking modern Country music or for not having a station there. If the only type of Country music I'd ever heard was the contemporary, Pop, corporate studio engineered, lyrical abortion Wal-Mart radio version, I'd hate it too. Most people that hate Country music haven't actually heard Country music. They've just heard Country Pop. Judging all of Country music for fakes like Toby Keith or Rascal Flatts would be like judging all of Rock for people like Nickelback. When you start hearing Hank Williams, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, John Hartford (NYC native), Ralph Stanley, ect., you can appreciate truly good lyrics and traditional western and southern folk/bluegrass/blues music (which country music started out as before they turned it into a plastic, mass produced Frankenstein's monster of what it once was).
I love how so many people simply assume that nobody from NYC likes country music... It's that stereotype that made Garth Brooks nearly fall from shock when years ago it was his concert in NYC that set all records for attendance in central park
There are plenty of people in this city that love country music it's just that just like most of the genres because there is so much variety in this city and it is not typically known as a country music type of city... it goes under the radar...
But many people including myself love country music and I disagree especially with this statement above mine... That's the only country music I could listen to... I love Johnny Cash and listen to Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn type music but most of the old stuff I'm not crazy about... The mix of country they have now has definitely increased the popularity of country music. It's that old stuff that people in NYC think of that turns them off... Plenty of real country singers out there that can be considered pop/country. Some that come to mind, Alan Jackson (for those who reminisce about old times check out "remember when"... one of my favorites of all time), Brad Paisley, Allison Krauss, Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreary, Brooks and Dunn, Trace Adkins (some of his music is absolute crap but songs like "Til the last shots fired" give you goosebumps), Buddy Jewell (sweet southern confort), Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, Josh Turner (deepest voice in country music), etc.
Come on man, there's plenty of good artists out there that add to the demographics of country listeners... One thing I love about this type of music is that by and large, the vast majority of this music is good wholesome music that talk about real topics... It's one of the last types of music staying true to its form... As opposed to the other 95% of the garbage out there that has become so commercialized... Hip Hop other than a few underground artists out there has become trash... Same with most of the R&B (though to be fair it seems like with both genres this year, many artists are putting out more quality music)... and the same situations go for rock and pop...
Hopefully, the fact that the last pop singer with real substance in Adele took home nearly every award imaginable during the grammy's will give these artists an idea of what people are starving for...
country music is all about lyrics. don't
get so caught up in the twang, because
it is still american english and you can
learn something from those country boys
too.
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