Alright, now we're getting somewhere. You don't find the artistic ability behind singing and playing music to be "that great". So this is pretty much the core of your issue...

Really good. Can't play an instrument to save their life though.

but i am not out-and-out saying that. i am talking about how i lack respect for this guy because he is basically a cookie-cutter country singer. i have been pretty much using him as my example the whole time.

This was what I was talking about. Jason Aldean never came into my mind with this. Just this statement.

what? no.

you asked: "Why would you not fully respect their "artistic abilities" based on what artistic abilities they choose to showcase?" and i basically said i would not fully respect someone if they are shit/nothing special at what they do.

except i probably just worded that wrong. i've pretty much been consistently talking about this dude.

Well I wouldn't expect you to respect this guy whether he wrote his own music or not. It would still come off as non-authentic pandering. He comes off as quite lame.

then they are a good writer.

while i am not a 'fan' i have mad respect for whitney houston and early-ish mariah carey. they didn't write their own shit i bet. they just were mega awesome singers and their peak

you guys ruined my life

mission accomplished

Jamey Johnson hasn't gotten the recognition he deserves in here.

I'm a fan of Jamey Johnson.

Zac Brown is a fridge.

I'm not sure what that means.

He gets meat packed in him? Are you calling Zac Brown gay?

#1-wwf-fan, can you do me a favor?

OH COME ON!

I'm sorry #1-wwf-fan, it's just that...

... I fucking love that song...

I fucking love <s>you</s> it too.

Last week I discovered an alternative country artist from Chicago that I became instantly obsessed with named Robbie Fulks. I noticed via some youtube videos he had some shows outside Illinois so I decided to see if he was coming anywhere near me at any point. I look on his website. Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois... then on October 19th (3 days ago) Winters, Ca. Winters is a small, obscure town about 20 minutes from where I live. Tonight he's back in Chicago already. Ridiculously bad timing and random that he was so close 2 days ago. This made me sad.

However the point of this story is that Robbie Fulks is a guy who is better than almost anyone on country radio today.

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While that was quite the opposite of a typical mainstream country song, it also came off as trying way too hard to do just that. However, he makes a good point with that last line.

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Yeah most of their stuff I have heard is mostly covers of older country songs, or in the vein of Johnny Cash and Hank Jr. but I heard that one on the radio the other day and it seemed relevant to some of the comments in here.

most of the comments in here are gay

I blame James Steele.

I blame everyone but me.

I blame myself!

No Spilchuk you are never the problem. You are the solution. You are 100p mint.

so mint

How about you...

The blonde in this Easton Corbin video is so fucking hot. Probably ejacking to her in a while.