I have been echoing your opinion for a number of years. 9/11 painfully altered the trajectory of country music into a jingoistic miasma. The folk and country traditions of rebellion got upended as copaganda and nationalistic pride took a dominant hold.
I was commenting to a few buddies that this respect for law and nationalism is a new-found thing in country. Willie Nelson’s creative apex is about a man of God who goes on a killing spree for crying out loud.
Wonderful response and writing. A friend saw the show in Chicago and absolutely loved it. Side note: my husband wants to print up shirts saying, “bring back nuance.” ❤️
Read Willman’s book. It’s excellent.
I shall!
I have been echoing your opinion for a number of years. 9/11 painfully altered the trajectory of country music into a jingoistic miasma. The folk and country traditions of rebellion got upended as copaganda and nationalistic pride took a dominant hold.
Thanks Jason. I’ve talked around these things for some time now, but it took Keith’s death and the response to it for me to sit down and write on it.
I was commenting to a few buddies that this respect for law and nationalism is a new-found thing in country. Willie Nelson’s creative apex is about a man of God who goes on a killing spree for crying out loud.
Wonderful response and writing. A friend saw the show in Chicago and absolutely loved it. Side note: my husband wants to print up shirts saying, “bring back nuance.” ❤️
I’m an XXL. Keep me posted.