Why don't people give country music a chance?  

Country music is the only kind I listen to. I love it and I know my kids can listen to it without learning new words I wont appreciate. I have even convereted my husband into a Countr music fan.

I totally agree. I think they are thinking of the older country music. But Country music today is like the old rock in roll form the day. I personnally love country music. My favorite male country music performer is Tim McGraw.

I used to hate country music back in the 80's and then starting in 1990's I believe people like Garth Brooks, etc changed the sound of country music.

"As soon as you mention country music to most people they immediately think of whining, broken hearted, moody song lyrics." - quoted from you. Well, I do so love this old kind of country music and really despise the new modern kind of country music.

I know I love Country and Western music but I suppose many people don't like it because it seems old fashioned or it isn't there taste in music. Country and Western is an aquired taste of music and I think you either love it or hate it a bit like marmite!

My hubby is a fan of country music. I don't know what it is but its just not what I like to hear. There are some songs that I like but I'm sorry to say I am not a fan of country music.

Hey I like the whiny ones where the guys wife leaves, his dog dies and his truck quits. And if you play it backwards....

The truck starts, the dog lives and the wife comes back.

Even though I was born and raised in Los Angeles, I grew up on country music and like the old style as well as the new. I think more and more people are coming to like it too given the number of crossover hits and they even picked a country girl to be an American Idol!

I can't stand country. But I do like folk, and they have similarities. What I don't like about country is the tone they use to sing. It's usually kind of nasaly, even if it's not nasaly it sounds as if it is, just very whiny at times. I also don't like the Southern accent (though I'm from the South too! Lol) that a lot of country singers have. Folk uses a lot of the same music but the style of singing isn't so grating.

As great as country music is, I think some associate country music with Rednecks, and rednecks although from all over, get the worst bum rap from the south...

Maybe its the honesty in the songs.....

The different insturments...

I switched from rock to country in 1992, and never went back....rock changed in the early 90s from something very different from when I grew up...

Now my standard response is there's music outside of country?

Look at Carrie Underwood, AI winner and an awesome singer.....Because of American Idol and her national exposure on the show she didn't have to work as hard as some of the people that have been in music for years.....

Some of the lower American Idol constestants, even those that have placed in the final 4, we've gotten Josh Gracin from American Idol, while he doesn't have it as easy as Carrie Underwood, I think he still has a good shot at a career in country music...

C'mon where else but country can you get everything you lost back...

And look at the song Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettle's did.....that was awesome....one of the few crossovers from Rock ot country that i absolutely loved...


Mooch

I love country music, its about the only music I listen to really. I mean there are other types I like but country is where all the dials in my truck are set to and most of the CD's and downloads on my computer are country music. Just about all my friends listen to some country music, not alot but they will listen to a song or two here and there. I think country is becoming more popular though because of its reach across the board. Its already crossed into rock, and hip hop, soon it will cross into everything :)

I like some country, but only the mainstream, the ones that talk about religion and breaking hearts are too much for me.