Zach Top and the 90s Country Revival

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@CyrusWaugh 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact I work at Amazon, and whenever there’s a major country concert in my area we get an uptick in Stetsons and cowboy boots orders lmao

@beplanking 2 ай бұрын

Hey, it can never hurt to have more stetsons in circulation for their kids to find in the closet 20 years from now 😂

@Tex_Mex_A_Lex 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Mason_N. 2 ай бұрын

Who orders a stetson from amazon?!?@🤣🤣

@gobucs3146 2 ай бұрын

@@Mason_N.I never have, but Stetson has a store. Get it quick and easy, free returns if it doesn’t fit I’m guessing.

@Grian23 Ай бұрын

Never knew they sold actual Stetsons at amazon.

@davidhochstetler4068 2 ай бұрын

A month ago I paid for a Riley Green concert just to see Zach Top. Absolutely worth it

@mattbegay1354 2 ай бұрын

Same with Luke Bryan in Virginia, left after Zach’s set was over 😂

@ivanarroyo4377 2 ай бұрын

In Indianapolis? If so I did the same!

@davidhochstetler4068 Ай бұрын

@@ivanarroyo4377 yup!

@TheMasonTBrown 11 күн бұрын

Riley green did a free concert at my base and my wife dragged me to it. I thought he was just another pop country douche but it was actually a good concert and he took the time to meet my family. A great concert and a really pleasant guy.

@RevenFett13 2 ай бұрын

I saw Zach play at a sold out show for 20 bucks back in April and he and his band absolutely killed it. What you hear is from them not some computer, it was a breath of fresh air.

@Mattfri1 2 ай бұрын

I saw him at a festival in April so incredible

@RINGRULERS 2 ай бұрын

The Grandstand?

@ItIsAmandaaa 2 ай бұрын

The revelation that the 90s was 30 years ago was brutal, to be honest.

@justsomerandommfer Ай бұрын

You ain't never lied

@Jasonmomoa780 23 күн бұрын

I've always hollowed my heart and pursued my dreams, and I imagine that people find that inspiring. I hope that is the effect I have on my fans and people in general. I definitely want to project a positive energy out into the world.🌹🌹🩷

@pmw1715 2 ай бұрын

Zach top will be the Top Zach soon 🫡🙌🙌

@GradySmith 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha this is witty

@pmw1715 2 ай бұрын

It’s gonna catch on eventually 😭

@allprosports4191 2 ай бұрын

Your dumb

@sergeantwaffles4814 2 күн бұрын

Zack

@theamericanlife1111 2 ай бұрын

Neotraditional country music is having a revival and I absolutely love it ❤

@alexdemos888 2 ай бұрын

Zach Top, William Michael Morgan, Alex Key and Randall King all deserve more respect.

@vr2crossquake705 19 сағат бұрын

William Michael Morgan is one I’ve never heard and what a great suggestion. His newer stuff is fantastic, not like a parody at all and has the vibe of it without being a rip off

@masonfiedler3183 2 ай бұрын

I freaking love Zach Top. Something you didn’t mention is he’s a ridiculous guitar player. On the level of Brad Paisley. He grew up playing bluegrass competitions so he’s a natural to that stylized electrified plucking that makes 90s country iconic

@robertrottman765 Ай бұрын

Man I came up on Merl Haggard and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and I'm 56' now! This Kid Zach Top is on fire! This music really connects with me and moves me! I love music that does that,I hear Clint Black,George Strait and Keith Whitley when he sings, nothing short of amazing!!🔥

@LaytonErvin 11 күн бұрын

Braxton Keith is so fun to watch, I've seen him twice now, I've met him in person and he's so down to earth. Country really is coming back

@Lester-lv4wf 2 ай бұрын

I’ve just started getting into Zach top. Grady’s timing is impeccable

@samkothe9355 2 ай бұрын

i just saw Brooks and Dunn in concert a week ago. Probably the best concerts I've ever been to. Ernest was the first opener and he SHOCKED me. I'm big on 90's country, it's what I grew up with. That entire set had me smiling and feeling like a kid again riding in the backseat of my dad's pickup truck blasting Alan Jackson. He was so much better than I thought he'd be.

@christopherrolen2913 Ай бұрын

Ernest is disgusting.

@707king 2 ай бұрын

I've seen Zach Top twice now for $20 a ticket.. stood front of the stage both times and I knew once he got on the Lainey Wilson tour he was gonna take off and that just wouldn't be possible anymore. I'm happy for him, his album is amazing, and can't wait to hear more.

@marcmcphee Ай бұрын

I legitimately thought I was listening to 90s country when I heard him on the radio. Absolutely love it!!

@kimc555 2 ай бұрын

love love Zach. Ernest's album is such a good mix of authentic old school country and his more pop stuff.

@christopherrolen2913 2 ай бұрын

I like 75% of that album. Some of those tracks are pure trash. 🤢

@Ryan-gt4vv 2 ай бұрын

Jake worthington last album is seriously good

@Jasonmomoa780 23 күн бұрын

@caleblafon11 2 ай бұрын

I love Zach Top’s album, and I look forward to him putting out more great music in the future. Thanks for another great video Grady.

@silence3314 Ай бұрын

Randall King, Drake Milligan, and Zach Top are my Top 3 “90s-esque” country singers right now. They’re bringing it back and I love it

@rudygalvan193 2 ай бұрын

My wife and I were at George Strait at Kyle field. Tons of straw hats and pearl snaps.😊

@Myrtlecrack 2 ай бұрын

When I first heard "Sounds Like The Radio" come on the radio, I thought it was 90s country, but I was around back then and didn't recognize it. Zach Top has been on my radar ever since!

@fuas710 Ай бұрын

You know who we really need to talk about in country music? The Honky Tonk Wranglers, they are absolutely killing it

@ronniebishop2496 2 ай бұрын

People got sick of seeing country artists dressed like they just mowed their lawns. They want class. The hat is back.

@rkf2746 Ай бұрын

You mean the ones with their torn jeans, caps turned backwards, gold chains, and singing bro-pop? I'm right there with you!!!🤠

@ronniebishop2496 Ай бұрын

@@rkf2746 Well if the songs were good or made sense they might tolerate the trash can dressing outfits.

@jacksonwadsworth6593 2 ай бұрын

I got to see Zach Top play for Free at the palms resort casino in Vegas during cowboy Christmas for the NFR. I was freaking out because I feel like NOBODY knew how good we had it to be in such a small intimate setting with him and his band. I swing danced right in front of him and got to talk to him for five minutes after the show. He is hands down the best performer I have ever seen and I’m sure that will be the best concert I’ll ever have the privilege of going to.

@ethanlastinger8035 2 ай бұрын

Alex Key deserved a mention in this vid. Fortune Teller is such an underrated song.

@LoriRoten 2 ай бұрын

Yes he did!! Been doing 90s country long time…just because he chooses to stay independent

@geminijets1470 Ай бұрын

I love Alex Key! Making Them gives me flashbacks to my childhood! The man does not miss!

@Jasonmomoa780 23 күн бұрын

@@LoriRoten I've always hollowed my heart and pursued my dreams, and I imagine that people find that inspiring. I hope that is the effect I have on my fans and people in general. I definitely want to project a positive energy out into the world.🌹🌹🩷

@darrenjs_ 2 ай бұрын

Just saw Zach Top in Taos, NM opening for Midland and took a picture with him. Felt like I was watching a young alan jackson. Zachs songs are just so good, the songwriting. He is the one to bring old country back I think

@GrantH 2 ай бұрын

One thing that should also be noted is that some of the "unsuccessful" neotraditional acts of the 2010's who had the simple misfortune of debuting during the late Bro Country era are really deserving of their flowers at this point in time. I'm talking about Mo Pitney, William Michael Morgan, and a few others.

@tonyschmitz1997 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning WMM.

@PadenBaggett 2 ай бұрын

I've been listening to Zach Top since his bluegrass days. Three Sheets To The Wind is one of my favorites of all of his songs, and his latest album is fantastic country music. I actually got the opportunity to open for him last September and it was definitely a highlight! Such a nice guy, killer voice guitar player, and songwriter! Also, got to open for Braxton Keith in December when he headlined with Josh Ward. He was such a cool dude, and I really like some of his stuff. I didn't really get to talk to Josh Ward much, but Braxton drug me along to hang out with him and his band! Such a great time! (I apologize if this just seems like I'm just name dropping. 😅)

@alextoney2116 2 ай бұрын

Three sheets is definitely up there with his best songs. I wish he would come to KC before he gets big enough where the tickets will jump to a crazy price. Definitely top of my list of artists to see

@retromacman620 2 ай бұрын

So I grew up in the 90's listening to the country stations. Mom was country, 80's pop and "Oldies" soul and Motown. Dad was Classic Rock and talk radio. As I got older of course I got into Emo and Goth and Nu Metal 😂, eventually shoegaze and Folk Rock so on. All this to say the past few years I've come back to my roots and listen to a lot of Alternative Country again, and have recently gotten into "Countrygaze", but every week I throw on some 90's and 80's country, and low and behold...I realized I've heard several of these artists on spotify becuase they played while I had a station on for Clay Walker or Toby Keith or George Strait! Great to hear this sound mainstream again! ❤

@McShibby10 2 ай бұрын

Love the 20th century green bankers lamp. Also Zach Top Cold Beer and Country Music is some of the best new county I’ve ever heard next to Lainey and Charlie Crockett

@alexhudson6451 2 ай бұрын

Saw him at a local radio show last month. Private show for like 30 people. Great guy. Definitely lucky to see him

@cole1528 2 ай бұрын

IVE BEEEN WAITING FOR THE ZACH TOP VIDEO LETS GOOOO

@wyattmilesmedia 2 ай бұрын

Perfect timing. Been to more country concerts then every before this year and young ppl loving real country and western culture is so back

@mimicblu5671 2 ай бұрын

Love the video as always Grady but there’s two artists you missed that sound straight out of the 90’s! Alex Key and Drake Milligan both are incredible and deserve a listen or shoutout from you. If not at least give them a listen because they’re awesome!

@LoriRoten 2 ай бұрын

Can’t believe he wants to talk about bringing old country back and didn’t mention Alex Key when his album was number 1 on Amazon new releases…really?

@ktanner11 9 күн бұрын

Because it isn't pop, it tells a story it hits you in the feels.

@CountryMusicReb 2 ай бұрын

Have been waiting for this video for a while now. Zach Top is the man!

@jrice6874 2 ай бұрын

Love that Zach is having his moment. We had him on our podcast two years ago. Can't wait to see where his career takes him!

@samoliver13 Ай бұрын

Zach too was ther best $20 bar concert I’ve ever ever been to

@tobiasdubose8812 6 күн бұрын

"Sounds Like the Radio" by Zach Top truly sounds like and reminds me of someone from the Joe Diffe or Tracy Lawrence or Lee Roy Parnell or Collin Raye that were the heart and soul of Country Music in the 90s the same way people like Garth, Shania, and Alan were the face of Country Music in the 90s.

@BigPughBoy4 2 ай бұрын

I just saw The Rolling Stones in Chicago, and Lainey Wilson opened for them. I stopped listening to modern country a while back because of how it started to sound, but hearing her has encouraged me to give it another chance.

@elsa_g 2 ай бұрын

I was not expecting the “annoying” descriptor for the mustache, made me laugh 😆 and you’re so right!

@Jasonmomoa780 22 күн бұрын

@LoriRoten 2 ай бұрын

Have you heard of Alex Key? He’s been doing the 90s sound for awhile now !

@ShaneShepherd Ай бұрын

Finding people like Zac Top is why i watch your channel! I don't listen to country radio because it isn't county anymore. But, when you bring up gems like this guy - THIS is why i listen to your channel!

@ethanfife6448 2 ай бұрын

So happy that Jon Pardi’s song Old Hat was right. Not everyone is ready to give Old Hat the boot!

@4wildcat7 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh thank you I have been hoping for this video. I love hearing about 90s country and have been really here for the revival!

@nathanmotz1011 2 ай бұрын

Scotty McCreery‘s new album has 90s country vibes.

@jacobwilkins4884 13 күн бұрын

I love that Zach top and Braxton Finnaly reviving the 90s scene but people continue to forget Randall king has been doing that since 2015

@masonkeith45 2 ай бұрын

Midland has been great for years. They should be bigger than they are

@AmandaPerkins-mx7zb 2 ай бұрын

I would add Hailey Whitters to the 90’s country revival as well. Her music reminds me so much of The Chicks. If I hadn’t known better, I would have thought that “Everything She Ain’t”, basically the entirety of the “I’m In Love” EP, and “Big Family” from Raised actually was The Chicks. She’s awesome!

@GradySmith 2 ай бұрын

I love her! She was my #1 album of 2022! Actually got a whole essay on her if you scroll way back

@JeffreywixYouTube 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for this video Grady! I love Zach Top his music. Greetings from The Netherlands!

@SaraPatrick-qn8nd 2 күн бұрын

Zach Top is a star

@andykirillov 2 ай бұрын

The voices and melodies that sound pure 1990s to me: Craig Campbell (latest album of covers), Hayden Baker, David Adam Byrnes, Zach Top, William Michael Morgan, Jake Worthington, Emily Ann Roberts, Jody Booth, Tye Coleman, with some contributions by Randall King, Ernest, Drake Milligan. It struck me so much, I had to collect some of that music in a separate Spotify playlist. It feels like going back to the 1990s and listening to the radio (albeit without all the major stars of the era).

@theclamhammer4447 Ай бұрын

That’s a great list there!

@andykirillov Ай бұрын

@@theclamhammer4447 Thank you, buddy!

@BrianDumondor Ай бұрын

Please can we be friend on spotify? I want to follow your country music playlist

@andykirillov Ай бұрын

@@BrianDumondor You can find it there. The playlist is called “Country’s Golden Age Revival” by A Songbird.

@BrianDumondor Ай бұрын

@@andykirillov there are lots of good ones in your playlist. Thank you

@RandyBadour 2 ай бұрын

If you're in to the 90s / traditional revival, @tyler booth really needs to be in the conversation! Great writer and artist. Josh Turner's new one "Down in Georgia" is a TB song. Don't sleep on him. 🤙

@isaacrose3241 2 ай бұрын

SO HAPPY YOU DID THIS VIDEO. I am a Zach Top DIEHARD

@coltonbiesheuvel7733 Ай бұрын

I’m seeing him tonight in concert!!

@mrmike9803 2 ай бұрын

Grady single-handedly revived country music

@ShaneShepherd Ай бұрын

OMG! To hear such lovely steel guitar in a new country song again!

@DerickZ28 Ай бұрын

Randal King, Jake Worthington, Jade Eagleson are some of my top country names right now. Grady you gotta talk more about Jade!

@kayleeholt0712 2 ай бұрын

I really am loving Zach Top and Braxton Keith's music, and Randall King. I also think flatland cavalry is amazing.

@comercole1940 2 ай бұрын

I hope your right because my station plays old and new country music and i change the station sometimes.

@tylernielsen3319 Ай бұрын

Pretty sweet Zach Top is from Washington State too. There's a lotta country fellas up here!

@spencerp1118 2 ай бұрын

Just saw Jake Worthington, Emily Ann Roberts, and Cody Johnson at Country Thunder in Bristol TN. Awesome concert!!

@wyattbreymeyer4033 Ай бұрын

Country’s coming back to town! Shout out Brent Cobb

@highnoon9333 Ай бұрын

The nostalgia factor is interesting, but it’s weird in my case. I am 33 (born in ‘91) but was born in Manhattan and lived on Long Island until 2005, and no one in my world listened to country so I wasn’t introduced to it until I started listening country radio when I moved to Georgia in 2005. As I got more into country I gravitated toward ‘80s and ‘90s country and Zach Top is my current favorite artist. It’s just an interesting progression because I don’t have the nostalgia connection. “Bad Luck” is my favorite song by him.

@andrewanderson4543 2 ай бұрын

We need a Zach and Cody tour lol.

@mdxba 2 ай бұрын

I was listening to Zach's album today and got those Keith Whitley vibes. So cool he's working with one of the guys that wrote songs with Keith. ❤

@JoesapTV 2 ай бұрын

Zach’s music is great! He’s even a small town boy from Sunnyside Washington (15 mins away from my small home town) and it’s awesome to see somebody local, get big!

@edie_gutierrez 2 ай бұрын

i was waiting for grady to do an episode on zach top!!

@foubert45 2 ай бұрын

Zach Top, Alex Key and Jake Worthington.

@Hatsnnotes1 2 ай бұрын

I've been listening to Zach Top for a couple of years now. Definitely my hands down favourite! Along with Drake Milligan and Jake Worthington. Just dripping with steel and fiddle. The way it should be IMO. 🤩 Also Will Banister is another guy that has the neo traditional sound. It's really nice to have some newer traditional country in my playlist now. Long live 90's country!!!!

@codynelson7575 2 ай бұрын

If him opening for Lainey Wilson is enough for a video, can we get a video on Colby Acuff? He's opening for Luke Combs and has released 4 songs from his newest album you can talk about

@annmarie3573 2 ай бұрын

He's great!

@tannerking5454 26 күн бұрын

snapified backing tracks are my number one opp

@jimbojimbo2141 14 күн бұрын

My 18 year old son is huge into ZachTop

@Eeyortig 2 ай бұрын

Not sure is he’s as 90’s revival as these guys. But Alex Key has been one of my favorites to listen to and I think he does a pretty good job.

@LoriRoten 2 ай бұрын

Alex Key is AMAZING!! Just because he chooses to stay independent

@MrMegaRocket 2 ай бұрын

Recently got into Zach. Lonely For Long sounds just like Sittin’ On The Fence by George Strait. Almost identical opening guitar and steel riffs and same exact key. Either way, definitely like his sound.

@svhh1995 2 ай бұрын

He deserves all the success and recognition! He's Legend in the making 🙌

@Jasonmomoa780 22 күн бұрын

@rjsfarm2534 2 ай бұрын

Great breakdown of the current swings and shifts in the music. One artist that I would include in this massive umbrella is Billy Strings. That guy is just taking Bluegrass, Jamgrass, and his prog rock to a whole new level.

@WEW0826 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been listening to Zach top and Braxton Keith for like 2 years almost now and I’m so glad that they’re finally getting recognition. (Braxton Keith has also given me advice/help on song writing after about 2 or 3 instagram DMs 😂)

@revolution55125 Ай бұрын

Never stopped being cool

@x.the.b.side.x 2 ай бұрын

This is wonderful, thank you! I’ve been sayin I’m waiting for a Zach & Braxton collab 🙏

@TJRosenthalmusic 2 ай бұрын

Grady, excellent take on this 90’s revival and how it sits inside and along the larger umbrella of what is country currently. First off, the points about Zach Tops crew being from the class of 89 era can’t be understated. For someone whose goal clearly seemed to be a sound of that time, Zach was smart to team up with the guys who were there making the stuff. And it shows in the sound of the songs on his LP, which is a great record to listen to and cruise the open road too 😂. The bigger picture about country having a broader labeling to it now is more than fair. In fact, it’s funny to me how much people listen to a song and still need to determine whether or not “it’s country.” I think of rock and how wide that genre goes. From Elvis to Pantera! 😂 They just give it subtitles. Rock and roll, metal, etc. I guess country is doing that now too. Either way, I’m thrilled that a music I’ve loved and sang endlessly forever is getting its due. It’s getting its due because production aside, three chords and the truth are what’s needed maybe more than ever. In a culture searching for what is real and true. You can’t hide a person’s voice and soul, or the lyrics in this style of music. That’s why people aren’t just gravitating to it right now. They’re dead sprinting to it haha. Keep up the great videos my man..👏👏

@V4nillakid 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love it. Bring back Stetsons, nudie suits, and cowboy boots. I’ve been tuned out on modern country for so long. But Zach top, Midland, Lainey Wilson and others are bringing back the soul in country

@txdieselkid 2 ай бұрын

Josh Ward’s Holding Me Together album is one of the best recent examples of a modern day ‘90’s sound there is, and it’s almost 10 years old.

@johnherman9599 2 ай бұрын

This is the way the genre should be. Lots of options and everything thriving because everyone can listen to what they prefer.

@vichikes 2 ай бұрын

A lot of songs on Zach Top's album remind me of specific classics. Lonely for Long has a very similar chorus to Meet Me in Montana by Dan Seals & Marie Osmond. There's the Sun has a similar feel to Texas Tornado by Tracy Lawrence. Love to see these sounds get revived.

@annmarie3573 2 ай бұрын

Bad Luck is totally a mix of Good Run of Bad Luck and Live and Learn by Clint Black.

@Jasonmomoa780 22 күн бұрын

@Crashb1039 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing some love to my friend Braxton he has been grinding for a long time now love that he is getting more attention keep paying attention he’s got big things coming up

@Jasonmomoa780 22 күн бұрын

@BoyNamedSue4 2 ай бұрын

If this is the way the radio is headed I might need to start listening to the radio again.

@shuminator001 2 ай бұрын

A. Country is cool again lets go B. Super country soundin country music lets go C. Can’t wait for the next ups like treaty and Zach Top

@coreywarcup9717 4 күн бұрын

Grady, I love your video. Although I'm not sure this is up your wheelhouse, I'd love to see you do a video about the history of Toby Keith career in country music.

@noahbauer144 Ай бұрын

Grady I think you’re underestimating your role in this country resurgence

@calebc.7818 2 ай бұрын

Another awesome video from the 90's expert Grady! My favorite artist who resembles the nontraditional style of country music is Jon Pardi, but Zach Top is definitely a fan favorite for sure. This mixed bag of sounds in the country genre is quite healthy.