"Doesn't anyone find it even a little bit curious this guy's going after the benign genre of country & bypassing the real feces??"
Anyway...yea, t'was a fun thread; as it always is & especially when an imbucile from the world of acadamia opens its mouth using a "study" like this one, as the foundation for a conclusion.
What could be more sporting?
Used to be into modern rock but it was missing something, failing desperately to fill a void... And I realized that that's the whole point of modern rock. It revels in the fact that it has no soul. My brother got me into country on a road trip to GA, the motherland, and I haven't looked back. Sure I still enjoy the good stuff, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Aerosmith (when they're not cavorting with blonde bimbos and candy@ss boy bands as in that shameful display last Super Bowl), G&R, ZZ Top, Metallica, Lynnard Skynard... Can still get into a little REM now and then, for old times' sake (used to be big fan)... Even dig a little of the newer stuff once in a while-- Bloodhound Boys, Blink 182, Creed... But I always have the country station on. And when they resort to Lilith Fair fluff stuff (i.e., most of the chicks), I stick in the George Strait tape. Now that's soul. I think I'll go buy that HW Jr. cd today. "Do ya wanna drink, do ya wanna party!"