Purging, instead of endlessly storing

@gkelly well, I don’t doubt that there is country that’s modern and good. But in general, the "content" that comes out of Nashville or any other place has my skin crawl. It’s that vibe and message (which I won’t elaborate to not make it political)  and total lack of authenticity and poor quality for both lyrics that bothers me and makes me avoid it. 

The link you sent are interesting. I like Margo Price OK, Crockett reminds me of what I talk about above. Cliche. But I am no expert and I don't mean to berate his work, it's how it makes me feel. 

Even my wife has mostly left her beloved country music.  Sure there is some great stuff, but it's not mainstream play.  The sameness is deafening.  The power of marketing now insane tightly controlling exposure to content.  The CMT awards the worst.

My personal Hell was growing up in Wyoming with KMER.  Only station available. AM, cryin' in your beer country only, dawn to dusk only.  Off enough the sshhh, ssshh, sashh of the needle on the inside groove for 10 minutes because the DJ forgot, out for a smoke or a p#&e.

Upside was my music teacher played Vegas for some years when the varied big  acts ruled the strip.  He played The Dunes, The Sands, Cesar's Palace.

I particularly enjoying giving gear to my friends adult kids...

I agree @gkelly  it seems very tightly controlled and engineered, the boots, the looks, the accent, the topics. I still enjoy folk, Americana, anything "indie".