God and Country Music<\/a>, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines the world of Americana, folk, alt-country, and popular country music.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/media.trb.com\/media\/photo\/2009-06\/47536143.jpg<\/p>\n
Picture this scenario in your head: a rich, probably out of touch, record executive writes a song about partying, girls and living the good life and then hands it to the biggest name on his label to record. The song is a major radio hit and becomes everyone\u2019s \u201cfavorite song\u201d for about ten seconds until the \u2026OH LOOK A BIRD\u2026 next big thing comes along to entertain the A.D.D. generation.<\/p>\n
Now, am I talking about a new hip-hop song or a new country song?<\/p>\n
Today, big music treats the two genres as predominately the same<\/a>. Both are controlled by roughly the same groups of people and appeal to the same crowd. White teenagers are eating this stuff up like it\u2019s going out of style. The song I could have been talking about could very well have been Toby Kieth\u2019s party anthem \u201cRed Solo Cup\u201d or the intellectually stimulating \u201cAww Yeah\u201d by Travis Porter.<\/p>\n