This was a freakin doozy to make, and I hope y'all enjoy it! This is a very complex topic, and I know it's only skimming the surface. If you're someone that wishes people weren't so worried about how we classify songs into genres, just stay tuned for the last 90 seconds. Love y'all. -Grady
@treyhaddon2004
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Grady!
@chrisinglis2383
4 жыл бұрын
Please do a reaction to Dean Brody's "time" or "tough people do" by Brett Kissel. They're both Canadian but are 2 country songs that most people know up here. Keep up the good work!
@azcoyote007
4 жыл бұрын
I’d be happy if Billboard split country into Contemporary and Traditional and radio stations only played one or the other.
@ladtx83
4 жыл бұрын
I’m in the I care but at the same time don’t care about genre labels. I like a variety of music genres so the genre doesn’t have any real influence on if I like a song. However I go through moods where I really only want to hear a specific genre or sub-genre. For the most part I either like a song or I don’t, and I can normally find at least one song I like in every genre.
@SulfuricLime
4 жыл бұрын
React to Charley Crockett Welcome to hard Times
@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129
4 жыл бұрын
Has anyone noticed how Red Dirt and Bluegrass have oppositional names by complete coincidence?
@brandigabriel6921
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! 😂
@elibryrob
4 жыл бұрын
You’ve never seen red dirt?
@innocentoctave
4 жыл бұрын
That's because when red dirt came along, bluegrass was already taken.
@FirstNameLastName-ri8gt
3 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of red Georgia clay brother?
@bradynturner823
3 жыл бұрын
@@cameronvelthuis1844 where the greeen graaaasssss growwwssss
@reidbrooks3951
4 жыл бұрын
Where was the “I’m going to kill my husband” female country music genre
@paulgomez8679
4 жыл бұрын
It was right after I have a wife but I'm still going to sing about women sliding into my truck subgenre.
@taylerwilson1682
4 жыл бұрын
That’s just Miranda Lambert
@scorpionic3599
4 жыл бұрын
Tayler Wilson Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are the only women I can remember who sang about murdering their husbands lmao
@virgie4715
4 жыл бұрын
Bronco Buster the Dixie chicks sang about Mary Ann and Wanda killing Wanda’s husband lol
@sheenakinman8506
4 жыл бұрын
@@scorpionic3599 Martina McBride Independence Day
@JS-ix6rk
4 жыл бұрын
There is a noticeable absence of Joe Exotic, Pioneer of the "Tiger Country" sub genre
@41Brother2
4 жыл бұрын
Blame that one on Carole Baskin
@MannyFiguresItOut
4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@thundertv1431
2 жыл бұрын
That’s not a country music genre
@EddieB.Realtor
2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@_cameraboy
4 жыл бұрын
Country Music Community: Sub-genre's...there's an idea'r. Where do we start? *_The Metal Community has entered the chat._*
@davidlfort
4 жыл бұрын
As a former thrash head, I feel that many metal subgenres are a distinction with no difference. Can anybody really hear a difference between death and black metal, frex?
@_cameraboy
4 жыл бұрын
@@davidlfort Death Metal is known for more guttural vocals and a thicker tone and groove. While Black Metal has a focus on higher pitched shriek, and removes the elements of groove. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres Canadian Documentarian Sam Dunn did a feature film and a multi-part series on the history and evolution of Metal and it's sub genres: kzitem.info/door/PLAWTNv8tjLvhnbgkAnPAK0nhq1yeZLErs I'm sure for most people, they would not be able to pick apart and categorize either genre. The same could be said for the multitude of rap and hip hip genres. Even Orchestral and classical music has many different and distinct genres...jazz is jazz, nobody understands jazz.
@pips1257
4 жыл бұрын
I think if anything black and death metal are one of the most general and most easily distinguishable ones. Maybe your avergae person doesn't know the difference but they will as soon as they listen to it. On the other hand, what makes something technical death metal or melodic death metal, or the difference between blackened death metal and war metal (deathened black metal) are quite small once you compare all artists of the genre are quite difficult to distinguish. Country seems much simpler classification wise and I'm glad lol, some regional distinctions can make sense in music so rooted with your home, but we don't need 70 different genres that classify country on wether it has 1, 2 or 3 mandolins like metal does.
@toyotaecw
4 жыл бұрын
As a country listener in my youth who turned to metal, I think subgenres do as much to help unify people as they do divide people. Also, if a church is burning in the vicinity of the metal music in question it’s black metal.
@_cameraboy
4 жыл бұрын
@@pips1257 Any more than one mandolin, and you've entered symphonic folk metal territory.
@thomaslongo3735
4 жыл бұрын
To me, there’s two genres of country music Tyler Childers and then everything else
@bagels377
4 жыл бұрын
I love this 😂
@tezcamcfakename4328
4 жыл бұрын
lol
@RSJOHNSON1993
4 жыл бұрын
*Colter wall has entered the chat*
@PassiveNights
4 жыл бұрын
I’m getting into non-Jason Isbell country music
@richardrussel4567
4 жыл бұрын
Steeldrivers blocks your path.
@jessica_wi
4 жыл бұрын
Grady Smith - "Ken Burns' 16 hour documentary on country music wasn't thorough enough, according to some people." Also Grady Smith - Makes a 16 minute video attempting to name all sub-genres of modern country and basically sum up one of the most confusing eras of country music in the history of ever, rife with countless marriages, divorces, disagreements, evolutions, protests, and whatever the heck Zac Brown keeps doing - what a lad!
@groton27
4 жыл бұрын
ZBB needs to get back to when they opened for DMB and was a Jam Country band lol (Before Zac had his midlife or what ever is going on there)
@mundaneamazing
4 жыл бұрын
He said this was just for general definitions and *some* people think that.. I'm pretty sure you're joking, but we gotta give the man credit for helping breaking it down for peeps like me. 😊
@14gears55
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, wish Zac Brown would admit that his newer stuff isn’t working out so well. Needs to get back to his older stuff like Highway 20 Ride, Colder Weather, Good bye in her eyes and Sweet Annie
@djwarner_
4 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie this video gives me vibes of an online class assignment that was due online
@dragonkfg
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@GradySmith
4 жыл бұрын
The hard part about being a KZitemr is that you are the teacher AND the student in that metaphor, and you gotta force yourself to finish some assignments. (And this one was super ambitious and has been on my to-do list for over five months!)
@coffeestainedwreck
4 жыл бұрын
@@GradySmith Hope you gave yourself an A+, you earned it.
@PieYouTube314
4 жыл бұрын
SAME
@fieuline2536
3 жыл бұрын
I’m here for the online class man
@Corgislarping
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving me a video to refer my non-country friends to when I try to explain country to them
@GradySmith
4 жыл бұрын
That's the goal!!
@filianablanxart8305
3 жыл бұрын
Stopped and thought for a minute . I don't even try to introduce/ explain Country to people who don't already know . I do more frequently explain what * I * play ( very badly , for my own enjoyment ) . They are less confused by What ( the genres) than What ( the instrument ) .
@courtneyray6820
4 жыл бұрын
YES BLUES BROTHERS CLIP OMG my family says “both kinds country and western” ALL the time
@dominic64tblightning24
4 жыл бұрын
Wish I was in your family
@austinweakland9566
4 жыл бұрын
My dad says it all the time too
@filianablanxart8305
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously , that was a real thing . They were different things .
@jonathanbaker247
4 жыл бұрын
The hallmark of country music is story telling lyrics. Regardless of how it sounds, the words of the song always reveal some of the singer's life experience, and it's authentic. That's why I love country music.
@RockinRita03
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Exactly! That's why I'm still into Taylor Swift and Shania Twain in spite of the fact that neither of them were really full-on hardcore country.
@vincentreyes6154
Жыл бұрын
Though I do agree to some degree (especially as a fan of singer-songwriters like Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton, and Sturgill Simpson) you saying that country music is just "story-telling music" would qualify guys from many genres as "country artists" like Alec Benjamin and John Mayer and Ed Sheeran and Billie Eilish (pop) as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan (blues) plus the Good Kid Band and Scott Weiland and James Hetfield of Stone Temple Pilots and Metallica (rock) as country musicians as well (okay, "Mama Said" by Metallica is actually a country song, but most of Hetfield's stuff, though amazing, isn't really country even though it's all storytelling songwritten lyrics. Plus, John Mayer's "In the Blood" is country too.) A little counter argument, since these songwriters lack the rural/southern or Appalachian element that notable country artists possess. (P.S. I feel that Alec Benjamin and John Mayer and Ed Sheeran singing Zach Bryan's "The Good I'll Do" would be absolutely epic! Their voices would fit so well with the lyrics of that already amazing song.)
@jimbeam1067
4 жыл бұрын
Texas and Red Dirt Country 🙌🏻
@j.liddle7580
4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that, brother! Throw a little Bluegrass/Appalachian in there too though.
@seththomas9105
4 жыл бұрын
@09fx ¿ He left out legends like Jerry Jeff Walker and Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Lost Gonzo Band.
@cmath89210
4 жыл бұрын
@@seththomas9105 Robert Earl Keen, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, Reckless Kelly, Stoney LaRue, Whiskey Myers. He left out a lot.
@seththomas9105
4 жыл бұрын
@@cmath89210 Hell yes he did!
@johnp2521
4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Fowler, Casey Donahew, Gary P. Nunn. . .does he even listen to Texas Country?
@samuelteeple4967
4 жыл бұрын
As a musicologist, this is the first time I've ever been so directly spoken to in a piece of media, lmao. I feel seen!!
@Jeremy-kn8cy
4 жыл бұрын
This video is precious for a newbie like me.
@cristianna_jasmyn
3 жыл бұрын
ME TOO
@lunahetfield
3 жыл бұрын
Im a metalhead/rocker and i dont like country i have no intention to get into country, yt is recommending me weird shit again
@Tsweezey90
4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe you said "my kinda night" without the "uh uh" clip haha
@dragonkfg
3 жыл бұрын
That would've been awesome!
@Coffee_Addict981
4 жыл бұрын
Country trap/Rap, I just call it tiktok country because, most of the songs in those subgenres are only popular because of tiktok. Great video man.
@velvet4299
4 жыл бұрын
And people with a shitty taste in music make it popular too
@thatbluebricknose
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Upchurch’s music is all from Tik Tok when most of it was made before Tik Tok! Obviously you’re a genius and rocket science should be your occupation.
@dylanholey6314
4 жыл бұрын
@@thatbluebricknose I think he mean more of Countey Trap bud
@onnimannimaki8846
3 жыл бұрын
Country Rap is much older than Tik Tok country.
@greggethridge273
3 жыл бұрын
@Lucas Neef it would be called crap not country crap, also anybody who acts like it's trash doesn't listen to the correct artists. If you wanna search country rap then don't listen to Colt Ford because it's like mainstream country but rapped where it's the same shit over and over again but look up Struggle Jennings who is Waylon Jennings' grandson and Shooter Jennings' nephew or Upchurch who actually grew up as a country kid and raps about it unlike many others
@TheCALIGIRL55
4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that gets sad seeing any kind of negative comments onGrady’s videos? I just love all the work he does and his videos always make me so happy no matter what they are! Keep up the good work Grady!
@mr.mr.3301
4 жыл бұрын
Whew. I liked bro country 10 years ago. Now only Texas red dirt and southern rock. For those who want to know I suggest whiskey Myers and Cody Jinks.
@southeast05
4 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget Josh Ward and a yeti full of whiskey
@TheGingerBeardGentleman
4 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian i would love it if you added Canadian country to your videos.
@TheCraftBin
4 жыл бұрын
*clicks immediately because sub-genres are confusing and wondering keeps me up at night*
@jeremyheartriter2.063
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, "Heartache Medication" is the very definition of neo-traditional country.
@jeremyheartriter2.063
4 жыл бұрын
@countrygirl countrymusiclover1127 Don't listen to it if you hate it.
@Tattbook
4 жыл бұрын
Yet the real question is when will Canadian Ranchera Trap catch on?
@LDLeDay
4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like somethin you can get at Taco Bell.
@PassiveNights
4 жыл бұрын
Buck 65?
@cristianna_jasmyn
3 жыл бұрын
@@LDLeDay HA
@kagb86
4 жыл бұрын
I've never thought about how multi-faceted country music is, and this was just fascinating to watch.
@bassbone98
4 жыл бұрын
the Canadian bluegrass scene is absolutely amazing
@denniscallahan6005
4 жыл бұрын
Ballad is the antithesis of Country Music. A starting place is Lead Belly then John Lomax's cowboy song collection. Be safe and stay COUNTRY Y'all.
@ethan-jy4ld
4 жыл бұрын
imagine we made radio stations for every single subgenre 💀
@_NotQualityContent
4 жыл бұрын
As a Texas Country/Red Dirt fan... I support this idea!!!
@bagels377
4 жыл бұрын
@@_NotQualityContent so do I 😂
@theoneandonlyravioli2985
4 жыл бұрын
I listened to country growing up, then around the late 2000s I basically quit listening to most new country at the time. Then my first job took me around the country for several months at a time. In kentucky and WV id listen to the bluegrass only stations. Once I got to southern kansas I found the texas country/red dirt station. Thats what really got me back into country music again like turnpike troubadours, josh abbott band, wade bowen, stoney larue, randy rodgers, kimberly dunn etc etc. Its now my favorite genre again like it was when I was a kid. Just wish here in NC our prominent country stations would play real country and not the new bs pop country. Luckily we have a station in raleigh that plays a great mix of music of all genres youll never hear on normal radio stations.
@bmak76
4 жыл бұрын
It’s called Spotify/Pandora.
@_NotQualityContent
4 жыл бұрын
@@bmak76 not an option when you live and work in an area without cell service. Some of us need actual radio stations...
@percycardona
4 жыл бұрын
☝🏼"YOU FORGOT RANCHERA MUSIC!!" Ha ha! Relax Grady. You're doing a fine job. Great video as always. 😁👍🏻
@filianablanxart8305
3 жыл бұрын
Well , Ranchera was heavily influenced by the influence of Germans/ Czechs who settled into what became Texas , who in turn have ever since also directly influenced Texas Music .
@des7406
3 жыл бұрын
@@filianablanxart8305 Isn't that Norteno music?
@filianablanxart8305
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not an expert . My understanding is they are closely related , and at times can overlap . ( Insert various examples of sub genres that have different terminology but are actually identical , and those widely assumed to be same thing that actually have important musical differences .) But please , any reasonably knowledgeable people out there educate me . Are there any Bright Lines of instrumental tunings , chord structures , song structure , etc that definitively set them apart ?
@catherinel.4280
4 жыл бұрын
Another great Appalachian singer: Charles Wesley Godwin! I've been listening to 'Seneca' on repeat for months, thanks for the rec Grady!
@dejan.zivkovic.psiholog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for recommending 😊. Best regards from Serbia 🎉
@Nomorehandlenames9230
4 жыл бұрын
Too bad you missed out on Cross Canadian Ragweed. They were the “it” band on the Red Dirt scene in the late 90’s - early 2000’s.
@jacobmerkle323
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Ragweed
@rosegroshek1218
4 жыл бұрын
Cody Canada is still carrying on their music
@austincosman2907
4 жыл бұрын
I'm tryna find a girl that misses ragweed like I do
@heatherkb2839
4 жыл бұрын
Still listening to Ragweed today.. Miss them so much..
@garcjr
4 жыл бұрын
I'd say their more like Alt. Country but yeah I can definitely hear the Red Dirt style in their music.
@gavinlangston603
4 жыл бұрын
"The Bones" is an example of good country pop. I love that song.
@spencertraynham4821
4 жыл бұрын
Surprised he didn’t use “Meant to Be”
@crystalrock18
4 жыл бұрын
You forgot Cajun music as a sub genre, it’s all good man I enjoyed this video.
@PassiveNights
4 жыл бұрын
Cocaine and Rhinestone's episode on it is insane, it starts from before the founding of Canada
@dominicsecondo9357
4 жыл бұрын
Billy Strings is definitely one of the best shows you could ever attend he’s so passionate about the sounds he creates with his band,and never fails to put on a great show I’d say that he’s one of the main heads of Bluegrass music today
@heatherking9974
2 жыл бұрын
i love billy strings
@retrobluemusic
Жыл бұрын
zach bryan too but hes more americana
@calebcolclasure1147
4 жыл бұрын
I would throw in another indie sub genre called Plains Country. Colter Wall is leading the sound that will define plains country. I think those raw, scratchy ballads will see some growth in popularity. Great video!
@PapaSmurf11182nd
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge metal fan and it seems like country is a lot like metal in the fact that there's so much more complexity in the styles and sub-genres then people would think.
@avitalarazi6456
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know who you are. Where you came from. How I stumbled on this channel. I have a lot of questions. I somewhere fell down a four hour rabbit hole watching your channel and became an instant country fan and subscribed. I don’t know what you’re doing but keep doing it haha. This is amazing. Found so many cool songs
@shelbybrackett3860
3 жыл бұрын
I relate to this comment so much. 😂 Except I’ve always been a country fan. 😁
@JonnyZye
4 жыл бұрын
Colter Wall is BADASS! Also...I'd love to see more Soul Country/Blues Country. Even mainstream stuff like "Tennessee Whiskey", "Rumor", and "You Make it Easy". Love those types of tracks 🔥
@hangar18megadethfan42
4 жыл бұрын
Listen too Ray Charles country album,!
@JonnyZye
4 жыл бұрын
@@hangar18megadethfan42 I love Ray Charles' Country album. Would love to hear more of that type of stuff these days!
@Revex08
4 жыл бұрын
This video should blow up. Do you like Colter Wall? I was surprised to not see him pop up in Appapachian!
@cyberkinght18945
4 жыл бұрын
I am live 2 hours from where he grew up haha. Honestly seen him categorized as so many different genres. Though i was they woupld play him more on the radio in sask
@Revex08
4 жыл бұрын
@@cyberkinght18945 that's awesome! Cyberknight! What would you classify him as?
@lazturner800
4 жыл бұрын
I think a Canadian would possibly be offended being defined Appalachian 😂 to me, Colter is just pure classic Country music. He plays a lot of old cowboy songs and his originals talk of simple, country living. In the same vein as Childers and Simpson but without that "mountain music" vibe. It's darker and more stripped back. I guess what I'm trying to say is, Colter Wall is the absolute dogs bollocks.
@cyberkinght18945
4 жыл бұрын
@@Revex08 i would think probably neotradional or probably texas. Definitely has a interesting sound!
@retrobeast2745
4 жыл бұрын
Larry Turner no based off his album Imaginary Appalachia(keyword) I doubt he'd take it as an insult, and he does have a fairly Appalachian sound
@LeeAllanSpades
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite subgenre is Southern Gothic. It is less a genre that people dedicate themselves to, but will usually have a single song on an album that fits this mood. Like "Maneater" by Blue Eyed Blondes or "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae.
@evacody1249
Жыл бұрын
Because at the end of the day the Goth subculture would never expect it because it has nothing tondonwith Goth music.
@awolfofchaos3211
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video on your top 10 best country songs that spread awareness or a positive message. Songs like "Alyssa Lies" - Jason Michael Carroll, "What If She's An Angel" - Tommy Shane Steiner, "The Little Girl" - John Michael Montgomery.
@michelle.pearl.
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, videos like this just prove people who say "I like everything but country" have no idea what music sounds like outside of the same three playlists on Spotify.
@Corporis
4 жыл бұрын
This must've been a bear to make. Great work Grady, some of your best work yet
@alisonallover
4 жыл бұрын
I heard that kick drum and I literally screamed. Colter Wall is having a real moment on my stereo and I was so happy you mentioned him, even without categorizing him.
@oldbay2
4 жыл бұрын
When’s the midterm and final? We need a part 2
@sk1ppercat912
4 жыл бұрын
Coltor Wall’s dad was the Premier (Canada’s title for a governor) of the province I live in for most of my memory. He recently left politics but it’s kinda neat seeing him rise up in sask even though the province is pretty divided on his dad. And seeing him move into more and more main stream is cool
@cstumpy51
4 жыл бұрын
Any time he says “Appalachian”, all I hear is “Apple Action”
@GradySmith
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that's how you know I live there. Easiest way to spot a non-local is to hear them say AppaLAYcha. It doesn't bother me, but people get weird about it.
@parau6870
4 жыл бұрын
@@GradySmith how bout an Apple Action T-Shirt?
@retrobeast2745
4 жыл бұрын
Grady Smith sure as shit bothers me when folks say it wrong. My dad went to Appalachia University, he'll tell ya
@beardoggin8963
4 жыл бұрын
That is because he says it correctly. Hell where I’m from we say it APP-Latchun
@kalebthomas5528
4 жыл бұрын
I heard the exact same thing
@Angryoyster
4 жыл бұрын
I just like music, if I like a song I listen to it don’t care what sub genre it is.
@christophervaca7116
4 жыл бұрын
The first Americana band was The Band. Their self-titled debut came out in 1969.
@eliberdinner4808
3 жыл бұрын
"Traditional American songs that never existed, as played by Canadians," as my mother would say. (Four Canadians and one American, actually)
@thewordshifter
4 жыл бұрын
Whenever country wants to finally get into exploring tejano music, I'm here for it
@kalebbryce
4 жыл бұрын
I have to give it to you for splitting Red Dirt and Texas country. Bravo, I’m from Wichita Falls so I definitely find myself struggling between the divide
@kalebgonzalez3619
4 жыл бұрын
Though brief I love how you took the time to make a small side note about Koe Wetzel. He’s an artist who definitely does his own thing and strays away from not only the mainstream country music but also the mainstream Texas music scene as well
@stephenbarcus
4 жыл бұрын
Have you heard any of Vincent Neil Emerson? Very laid back voice with an older country sound. Would definitely recommend.
@SteelersCardinals1
4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah in mentioning Kelsey Waldon. In regards to Farm Emo, Ruston himself calls it Dirt Emo.
@melissaparsons3291
4 жыл бұрын
I agree with most of the sub genres, but bluegrass is its own genre. It uses similar instruments as country, but it has a distinct storytelling style and sound. Similar to how jazz is not a sub genre of classical but its own genre.
@tennesseeguitar897
4 жыл бұрын
Thank You. Yeah bluegrass was actually formed by the Scottish and African american slaves that came over. Most people don't know that the banjo actually originated from Africa. But bluegrass has always just been known as like the grandfather of country music. Country is a descendant of bluegrass, but bluegrass, in my onion, is hardly a sub genre to it.
@danielemarini7471
4 жыл бұрын
Classical and jazz are actually opposites. The former is based on the adherence to a music sheet and the latter mostly improvised
@filianablanxart8305
3 жыл бұрын
Bluegrass is NOT generic generic Scott/ Irish mountain folk music , it is a specific style , invented by one man in 1947 . The Traditional Bluegrass community is very ruthless in maintaining their boundaries . In some ways that is confining , but it's justified in that if they didn't , they would be diluted to the point of non- existence within 5 years . For a fuller approach to what actual Mountain Folks played on the front porch in the 1700's , 1800's , and 1900's before the emergence of radio , would be Old Time aka Old Tyme . All but non- commercial , it would today be a sub- sub- genre of Americana if anything . From its invention thru mid 1950's Bluegrass co- existed with Country , but as Country evolved forewards , Bluegrass spun off to be its own seperate genre .
@filianablanxart8305
3 жыл бұрын
Bluegrass is rigid in its canonical instrumentation . : Fiddle , 3 Finger Banjo, Mandolin , ( Big body) Accoustic Guitar , Upright Bass , and Dobro . If there is any instrument Not one of those six , then by definition , it ain't Bluegrass . Most mainstream Country won't have any of those other than Accoustic Guitar . The semi- accepted variant is electric Bass , IF played in exactly same style as an upright Bass . Mainly because when a BG group would travel to gigs in one car , it was easier to put a Fender Precision Bass in the trunk , than to strap an Upright Bass on the roof . Y'all might think I'm exagerating . If someone would bring an electric guitar to a BG Jam , everyone else just packs up and leaves . I've seen the arrival of an accordion have half the room leave . A Dulcimer or Autoharp would be politely greeted and allowed to sit in . And the BG players would probably sincerely admire their instruments . But also nicely point out that while absolutely authentic to the olden days, that they probably wouldn't be able to be heard , and did they also play another instrument ?
@interruptor
2 жыл бұрын
Jazz has nothing to do with Classical, other than both being listened to by cartoon metropolitan intellectuals. One was the music of the European elites, the other has its roots in Blues and Ragtime, the music of African slaves and their descendants in America.
@pavimaris
4 жыл бұрын
As a metalhead, I was introduced to country music (new country mainly) through Sirius XM's The Highway channel. I usually played music (metal) stored on my phone, but in between I'd hear a little bit of whatever country was playing. And slowly over the course of two years, I got indoctrinated and now a big fan of the genre
@justinwong4203
4 жыл бұрын
I feel like the more “country music” I listen to the less I’m able to categorize the subgenes. Especially differentiating country, folk, Americana, and Appalachia and colter wall. Lots of artists check so many boxes and share so many sub-genres that it’s almost been impossible for me to definitively put one artist in one category.
@maggiemcgee8487
4 жыл бұрын
I definitely struggle with this too. Especially with more people becoming aware of this kind of music and music becomes easier to do without a big record label (think Zach Bryan recording in a barn)
@bainetowers4948
2 жыл бұрын
As a dude who doesn't love country you have over the last year or so, become the foremost voice of country in my life. My wife loves country, so thank you for giving me something to talk about!
@regoszep258
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly there are some really catchy bro country songs that I love to listen! Even tho they aren’t very sparking lyrically. They have a great vibe!
@blankpageduomusic
4 жыл бұрын
Um no
@sallymaria
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that was really interesting. I can't claim to be a country fan, I'm a British Home Free fan who has found that I enjoy some other country music - but I liked being able to identify a bit more about the music of contemporary artists whose names I see being flung around.
@natalie4973
4 жыл бұрын
I loved this! I’d say there’s a huge difference between country (and all the sub group you mentioned) and Western music. Western music is heavily tied to cowboy poetry. It most just a long story with a guitar or a fun play on words. Even the modern western (think Corb Lund) still has these elements just more guitar and instruments. Awesome video!
@jayklink851
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not what you would consider a country music enthusiast. however after discovering his channel a few weeks ago, I really do enjoy his content.
@fk4515
4 жыл бұрын
Ah but go back to the days of the Nashville Sound when there was so much control held in the hands of a few select producers and not much room for deviation. Go back to the days when crossovers only went one way, away from Country. And no one talks about the regionality in Country Music. I grew up with WJJD in Chicago and moved to Michigan just before I started High School listening to WITL. First job I worked after school was in Western Oklahoma, heard a lot more Western Swing and more music from Canada out there and some of the stuff I heard in Michigan was unheard of in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. With Southern Rock and the outlaw movement of the 70's we saw borders get soft. Then look at specific albums like Bob Seger's "Against the wind" that was more country than rock but got no play on the country statins then look at Steve Earl's "Copperhead Road" the album that had the sticker on it telling the stores to display it in the rock area and maybe half of it was rock. Then consider bands like The Charlie Daniels Band that carried on a tradition of a little of something for everyone on their albums, a carry over from the early days when they were a house band and wanted to entertain who ever walked in the door.
@Treyton1212
4 жыл бұрын
Nice little context things on the timeline of this video
@smallvillefnf
4 жыл бұрын
I’m going to be honest here, but I really prefer the in-depth analysis like this.
@thomasmedeiros5722
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t always listen to country music but when I do it’s Outlaw Country on XM Radio.
@MultiRedWolf2
4 жыл бұрын
I’m suprised The Cadillac Three wasn’t mentioned for southern rock, or just in general.
@xchemicalxkilljoyx
4 жыл бұрын
YES! I absolutely love them! Favorite band by far, but unfortunately, not as popular as Whiskey Myers, and other BIG names in southern rock. Hopefully they'll get there some day, they deserve it
@maconner99
3 жыл бұрын
For the record, I’ve always viewed Reddirt/Texas as one sub genre. All of those artists tour with each other, in fact most of the Reddirt artists like Canada, McClure, etc. have moved to TX. I went to University in Stillwater, OK in the 80’s. I was at the Great Divide’s first concert. The bar seen in Stillwater was amazing.
That’s funny I’ve always called it “Tropical” but Coastal sounds better
@fieldysgrl98
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad i found your channel and subscribed. I had never heard of Colter Wall until this video. Didnt think i would like that type of country but i cant stop playing his music.
@paralykeet-
4 жыл бұрын
"Early Sturgill"- you mean Sturg up until Sound and Fury- which I consider a pivotal moment in music in general. Highly influencial country artist cuts a heavy metal record, and it sounds amazing. Where would you pin Paul Cauthen?
@mattnatwhitt5082
4 жыл бұрын
I think you did a great job describing it. I would have mentioned Western Swing as it’s own genre but that’s probably because I grew up in Texas where Western swing has its roots. My great grandparents had a house with a breezeway. On Saturday nights they would clear out the furniture from the rooms and a couple of folks would play the fiddle and guitar in the breezeway while the rooms on either side were used to dance and serve food. They were all ranchers and farmers.
@christinexjuly
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Grady!!!! This might be one of my favorite videos you've ever made (along with the artwork commissioning)! I'm infinitely fascinated by the shifting identity of country music and all its sub-genres. When I tell people I like "country music" they usually think it's just one thing, but I'm like "no it's actually soooo diverse" and I love pretty much everything in this genre (with a few exceptions, i.e. boyfriend country, rap / trap) so I really appreciate you laying it all out :D also totally agree: the more you learn, the more you realize you don't know.
@MicahRion
4 жыл бұрын
Omg I screamed when I heard Ruston Kelly. His music always makes me feel amazing. Emotional and relaxed I appreciate it so much.
@velvet4299
4 жыл бұрын
Country trap makes me want to set myself on fire
@ethan-jy4ld
4 жыл бұрын
same. it shouldn't even be a genre, what's the point of including country in it, it's not like it's trap with fiddle and steel, it's trap with little twang
@americanpig-dog7051
4 жыл бұрын
Not me. It makes me want to set the people who make it on fire.
@brc050100
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129
4 жыл бұрын
I like Old Town Road. But all the white country artists (looking at you Sam Hunt) took it seriously and actually thought it was normal to fuse trap and country and it must stop
@velvet4299
4 жыл бұрын
@@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129 I enjoyed Sam Hunts debut album but this recent one is just bad. Its awful. Hard to Forget is just horrible
@Trynsa
4 жыл бұрын
Oh man, memories from 2001-04 flooding back to me, with that Nickel Creek mention...
@gunnerman21
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, as always. Would love to see more content covering Southern Rock! Regardless, this is easily one of my favorite channels on KZitem. Thanks for all you do!
@PurnceNMe
4 жыл бұрын
I was just trying to Google this! Thanks! Also great job pronouncing Appalachia correctly - from a Kentuckian.
@dragonkfg
4 жыл бұрын
Grady is my new country music teacher! My guitar teacher knew Lynyrd Skynyrd before they were Lynyrd Skynyrd! Steve Pullias.
@mc39S686
4 жыл бұрын
You covered so many genres and I love it! Cosmic country is fairly new but it’s one of my favorites
@silenttempest7
4 жыл бұрын
What about Southern Gothic, Dark Country and Western Rock?
@hangar18megadethfan42
4 жыл бұрын
Hank Williams iii is a good example!
@PassiveNights
4 жыл бұрын
Nick Cave?
@coleglaser5991
4 жыл бұрын
Colter Wall
@evacody1249
3 жыл бұрын
@@PassiveNights Nick Cave has nothing to do with country music nor does Goth or Gothic music.
@eliberdinner4808
3 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed you made it through the indie section without mentioning Old Crow Medicine Show, or Steve Earle (r.i.p. Justin).
@coltonsmith2587
4 жыл бұрын
Kinda upset Randall king wasn’t mentioned in the Texas scene
@oldcarya
4 жыл бұрын
Great quote by Marty Robbins.... "that's country, just from up another holler"... Thought that applied to this video
@songnotes
4 жыл бұрын
In the parlance of our times
@cinnamonbiscuit727
Ай бұрын
My uncle actually works for Cody Johnson and used to be the sound guy for Aaron Watson. Great music, especially These Boots Have Roots
@wyattbarr2583
4 жыл бұрын
Boyfriend country is easily my least favorite type of music ever. It’s so boring it literally makes me cringe when I hear it
@bagels377
4 жыл бұрын
Its the worst
@ebyas89
4 жыл бұрын
Its garbage. I hate it
@rred8674
4 жыл бұрын
It's very insincere. It feels like clear pandering for a dollar.
@trentopinto5
4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I'd rather listen to almost any other genre.
@davidlfort
4 жыл бұрын
Bro country is mine. God how I hate it. Boyfriend country (I admit I only know about it because of Grady) at least harkens back to traditional country love songs, somewhat.
@MiniaMonteagudo
4 жыл бұрын
you: musicologists, this might not be the video for you me, an european musicologist: oh, trust me, it is great summary, thank you!
@jonathanfranklinmiller3334
4 жыл бұрын
i like your shirt man your wearing my state the good ole aplachian mountians and he has my town on here good ole small town bristol
@GradySmith
4 жыл бұрын
Whoa, you're from the birthplace of the whole genre!
@monstertruckfan2324
4 жыл бұрын
I noticed (and love) the shirt as well. I was thinking about posting something about the shirt but decided to read the comments first. I'm also from VA and have listened to country for so many years. I stopped for the most part basically because of the "new" stuff from a few years back. I still listen to my cds and mp3s of the good stuff though. Just found this YT channel and I'll be subscribing.
@Jess-ix8do
4 жыл бұрын
I noticed it too! Haha Appalachia is definitely a different sub genre and let’s be honest a different way of life. We even have our own way of speaking. I’m weird though in that my family is part Cajun part Appalachian so basically we butcher the English language all the time 😂😂😂😂
@ShakeyTailASB
4 жыл бұрын
This was an awesome breakdown! Ive gravitated towards specific sounds in "country music" for years and you really helped me pinpoint what I was actually enjoying the most! (Americana/Indie) I cant wait to explore these subgenres more and discover new artists/music
@ellamurray3099
4 жыл бұрын
Who else is a sucker for talking about this stuff? 😏
@chrisw.4318
4 жыл бұрын
So glad you mentioned Billy Strings!
@dave33g
4 жыл бұрын
I’m a pretty big country music, by having all the so called sub / style helps so you don’t get sick of one sound every Type of music does this.. because of the digital age we’re in , these Music artists gotta find away to make money, they will never sell albums like the way it once was, I remember a time in 80s early 90s you had to buy the movie soundtrack to get that one song now you just download it
@saltyhiggins4525
Жыл бұрын
One of my personal favorite little genres in country is Cosmic Country, epitomized by songs like “Universal Sound” by Tyler Childers, and “Turtles All the Way Down” by sturgil Simpson. Like an optimistic spiritual Appalachian outlaw vibe that’s present in a lot of songs but never the artist’s whole deal.
@SniqrsFFA
Жыл бұрын
Check out The Outlaws early albums (1970s) they are southern rock with country/western influence but also they have a lot of songs with a cosmicy sounds/effects, I’d recommend the entire hurry sundown album and also their debut album titled the outlaws, lady in waiting is another great album. Ghost riders is a great one too. To be more specific, some tracks I would recommend with more cosmicy sounds are Night Wines, Freeborn Man, and Prisoner.
@jakebutler291
4 жыл бұрын
I hope that in this next decade, women are heard more on country radio, ya know.
@flashpointbravo
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Trisha yearwood, Patty loveless, Kathy mattea, Terri Clark, Reba, Tanya tucker and the others from 80s and 90s
@SayHeyToShea
4 жыл бұрын
Screw the radio. Turn on youtube and listen to Sierra Ferrel
@marinewelsh9927
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and why not stop there? We need trans people on country radio as well :3
@TimGarrisonMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Great Video Grady! Yeah, I hear ya, just skimming the surface. Never mind what I see in my area of expertise of the faith based side of things. You've got Southern Gospel, Christian Country, Country Gospel, Positive Country and so on which all can be very close or at least related. Great job with the video, keep it up man, great content!
@chrisphilipson8609
4 жыл бұрын
"why don't we just use sub-genres?" Because there are no stations that cater to the sub-genre. It's either country or it's not.
@MadameLuna17
4 жыл бұрын
You're talking about the Dunning-Kruger effect! Super common, glad to hear it mentioned!
@Quikostdreggs
4 жыл бұрын
Now, explain to everyone the difference between: Folk Old-time "Hillbilly" Bluegrass Country People use these interchangeably and it sucks.
@davidrich27
3 жыл бұрын
Did you not watch the video?
@Quikostdreggs
3 жыл бұрын
Did you not read my comment?
@evacody1249
3 жыл бұрын
Folk music is wide range of music and sounds and can fall into rock, metal Irish, Celtic, etc.
@TurnpikePaladin
4 жыл бұрын
Came here for Red Dirt, specifically Turnpike Troubadors. Was not disappointed.
@JackMarshallAtSea
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, Grady. So glad to see Kelsey Waldon get a shout out, too!
@sarahluvs2sing166
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video, Grady. I'm sick and tired of people saying that country pop, country rap, etc. is not country. Guys, it's fine if you don't like those subgenres, but to dismiss them as "not country" is really snobby.
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