Music I would succumb to under torture

Pop country makes me sick. Old country I can listen to. alt-country is often pretty good. But take the standard fare at any televised country music award show (I think they have one every second Tuesday) and there you have my list of unlistenables.

Next is standard pop. It is on the radio at my office all day, fortunately at very low volume. Literally the same 10-15 songs played over and over, sometimes 4 times during business hours. All bad. All sounds the same. But I guess, since I have endured it all these years.....it cannot break me under torture.............maybe I'm tougher than I think I am........

When it comes to stuff like rap I'm perfectly willing to say that I've just never given it a chance. And from what little I've heard, I don't like it...but it does not make me cringe the way intentionally mediocre pop and pop country do.

@bdp24 : Agreed. And while I don't listen to it a lot, I appreciate older, traditional country, Hank Williams, Patsy Kline, even Dolly.

I like bands like Blue Mountain, Wilco, Son Volt, etc that were heavily influenced by country.

It just the last 10-15 years of the kitschy pop stuff that I don't like.

One of my failings as a parent is that my (adult) daughter, who largely likes what I like....also has an ear for pop country...I don't know where I went wrong....but the kids these days.......

@bsimpson :  Political leanings and Trump bashing really aren't necessary, especially in regard to the national anthem or a thread about music preferences.  (And trust me, I'm no Trump fan.)


 @bsimpson  : Any racially intense, hatre-provoking music came as third.

Agreed. Gary Clark Jr who I admire greatly as a musician recently released a new album. He may be the most talented young artist out there right now. One of the first songs released on the album throws out the 'n' word repeatedly. He might be well meaning and it might even be socially appropriate and meaningful.  It seems that the 'n' word is fine for black artists to use to express themselves and make money.....but I don't like it no matter who is saying it.

And sadly, the album just isn't very good.