Do you like bro-country? Does anyone?

[jackelgull]

For those of you who don't know, this is bro-country

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or rather it is THE bro country song, the song that launched bro country into the public eye and lead to it dominating the country charts. But I suppose I should be more specific on what bro-country is. It's a sub-genre within country that usually has 3 characteristics
1) Relatively young male singer. A bro basically
2) Be about partying/ girls/ trucks - basically have all the content depth of a stereotypical rap song
3) Sounds like country wishing it were hip hop. There's a reason bro-country is also called hick hop.

now there are articles on the rise of Bro-country. http://www.academia.edu/4165160/Reading_Hick Hop_The_Shotgun_Marriage_of_Hip_Hop_and_Country_Music

But I'll go for the simplest explanation for why it exists. Basically it is because of 2 trends- country as a whole is becoming younger. There was a time when Hunter Hayes had the highest charting single on the country charts (If you don't count Taylor Swift, which I don't), and hip hop has somehow become the "music of the youth". So we have a generation who has grown up listening to some hip hop artists basically trying to be edgy and relevant and copy their icons. I can link to an article which says that Florida Georgia Line listened to Nelly, so they invited him for Cruise the remix, but I won't bother. I doubt anyone's even read my explanation on why country's becoming so desperate to be hip-hop.

I believe that it became big because it filled a void in country that hadn't been filled in country before- light hearted youth party jams. Bro-country is about the bars and clubs that rappers rap about except in the South. It's about a good times. I believe that this trend will die this year as it has reached over saturation. I see some of it surviving, but more mature country will get its chance. But I predict it will permanently widen country's appeal on the pop charts. But what do I know? Sorry for this long post.

Back to the simple question: Do you like bro country? Does anyone?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I am reminded of this gigantic club where I used to live. They had two huge rooms with tables, dance floor, the usual, seating between two and three hundred each, connected by another big room with a bar worked by at least ten bar backs (to give you a feel for what I mean by gigantic). In one room they had country, in the other they had hip-hop.

At two in the morning when this place closed out you could literally commit any crime of any kind anywhere in town, because every cop in town would be there backing up the already impressive security staff as the place dumped into the parking lot. Hilarious.

 

[warpus]

This would be really easy to make into a parody. But having said that, I support the expansion of music into new dimensions. But err.. having said that, this sounds like round of the mill pop music to me..

 

[JollyRoger]

The sports radio station I listen to makes fun of bro country on a regular basis. Plenty of audio examples at the link:

http://www.theunticket.com/fun-with-country-music-2-5-15/

 

[Ajidica]

I can't say I like it, but at least it is better than that Godawful "I'm so fancy" song.

 

[NetGear]

so theyre copying the worst part about the hip hop industry today(materialistic LCD driven narcissism) and im so supposed to like it.

dumbed down party musics have their place. it doesnt have to be all indepth and seriousness all the time but the way this 'hick hop' unashamedly tries to emulate commercial success of mainstream hip hop makes me go.... meh.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

By strange coincidence, right after I sort of dodged the question my gf emerged from the chick cave with a 'what do you think of this' sampler that turned out to be this hick hop stuff. No, she did not appreciate 'hey, this sounds like this hick-hop I was just reading about' and yes I did look up the artists involved so I could point out to her that they are indeed leaders of the genre.

So if the poll had 'okay or even good, but I wouldn't want a steady diet of it' that would be my choice.

 

[Hygro]

So take country topics, have country vocal inflections, and make pop hip hop out of it. Makes sense. "Country" has already incorporated all things pop in order to keep relevant (which it does quite well), including even dubstep influences.

Most folk like a music style because they like a character sound to it. Country's vocals are the most distinctive feature: the musicality is often fairly indistinguishable from rock. You can port vocal sounds to any musical backdrop.

I'm surprised this is even a thing—i.e. something that hasn't been considered normal for a decade already.

I doubt anyone's even read my explanation on why country's becoming so desperate to be hip-hop.

link plz

I can't say I like it, but at least it is better than that Godawful "I'm so fancy" song.

No way.

By strange coincidence, right after I sort of dodged the question my gf emerged from the chick cave with a 'what do you think of this' sampler that turned out to be this hick hop stuff. No, she did not appreciate 'hey, this sounds like this hick-hop I was just reading about' and yes I did look up the artists involved so I could point out to her that they are indeed leaders of the genre.

So if the poll had 'okay or even good, but I wouldn't want a steady diet of it' that would be my choice.

Arguing with gals about music sounds like treacherous waters.

 

[Josu]

I can not say I like it, but still far better than reggaeton

 

[Hygro]

I can not say I like it, but still far better than reggaeton

There was a 100% reggaton station here a while back. Unfortunately it's gone. I quite liked it.

 

[Josu]

There was a 100% reggaton station here a while back. Unfortunately it's gone. I quite liked it.

To the bonfire!!!

 

[Kyriakos]

Well watched around 10 sec of the vid.
Horrible music

Doesn't really have a 'country' element, though, apart from how some of the singers look.

The so-called 'murder ballads' in country style can be cool, as in the theme from season 1 'true detective'.

 

[Tahuti]

No way.

I'm gonna break my rusty cage... and run!

 

[Hygro]

I'm gonna break my rusty cage... and run!

...straight into my arms

 

[Borachio]

I'm not over fond of it, tbh. I've fairly eclectic tastes in music generally (apart from organ music), but country music is near the bottom (although some of it is very good indeed, let's not overgeneralize) and this is right at the bottom, imo. Far too twangy and with lyrics that don't seem particularly meaningful (not that lyrics should be meaningful).

But, hey, if someone likes it, they like it. Who's to gainsay them?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Arguing with gals about music sounds like treacherous waters.

We didn't argue, I just had to explain that 'hick-hop' isn't a derogatory term.

It isn't, is it? If it is I may be in trouble later.

 

[Borachio]

Better or worse than reggaeton?


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[Traitorfish]

You can port vocal sounds to any musical backdrop.

Well, except death metal.

 

[warpus]

I've always wanted to see and hear Death metal opera. I think something like that could work extremely well.

As for country, does anyone remember that "Cotton eye joe" country/dance mash? That was actually not so bad, as much as I generally don't think very highly of country music.

 

[Borachio]

Kombat Opera: a fusion of genres. Opera and Combat.


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