As bad as some of it is, no way its worse than rap....
AMEN! C-rap! It really grinds my gears.
I don't like most of the new "Bro country" for all the reasons stated. How many songs can one hear about trucks, chicks, and beer, fercriminysakes!
But gimme some classic Johnny Cash, Merle, Waylon, the Bakersfield gang, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Kris K, Tom T Hall, and so many other classic country artists (including newer ones like Garth, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou, The Chicks, and that generation)...good stuff. Cash's last few albums produced by Rick Rubin are sweet.
So much music, so little time—I can't list them all. I love bluegrass and new grass too... I can listen to Alison Krauss and Union Station all day long.