The Worst Country Music of 2018

[@habs798693]

Finger snaps should automatically disqualify people from playing the Opry.

[@txdieselkid]

Like they actually give a damn about The Opry? HA!

[@57HarleyDavidson]

Biscuits McGee Why?

[@57HarleyDavidson]

@@txdieselkid How do you know?

[@57HarleyDavidson]

@Dana Munos Lauren Alaina isn't ugly.

[@txdieselkid]

@@57HarleyDavidson Because they wouldn't be making such music as they are, and trying to categorize as "country" if they gave a damn about the heritage of the music such as the Opry represents.

[@xxIluvyouguysxx]

Wait the Property Brothers make music??? 😂

[@AMackenzie22]

I read this before I watched, and thought for suuuuuuure it was a joke 😂😂.... sadly it was not

[@La_Ru-yg8es]

IKR????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cloudie8314]

They tried 😣

[@wadeatkinson4766]

what the world

[@edvaira6891]

Yeah, GAC played their drippy video nonstop in early 2018! Bleah!!

[@Nurdse_326]

WAIT. THE PROPERTY BROTHERS ARE "SINGING" NOW??? WTF?

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

I guess HGTV isn't paying them enough since all they air is real estate and the occasional interior design shows. lol

[@jonasbolden]

I laughed my ass off when I heard that

[@JacquelineRoseee]

B. Lee this was my exact reaction oh my

[@Vr6.christos]

B. Lee same thing I said

[@DorianTMChannel]

And the fucking yodel kid

[@A7X4evrr]

It’s so Simple... Listen to Cody Johnson, Luke Combs and Midland.

[@A7X4evrr]

EMPHASIS on Cody Johnson. “Cowboy Like Me” is the most underrated country album.

[@kdoss03]

LUKE COMBS YES HE IS THE #1 BEST OF COUNTRY SINGERS

[@hairnation1985]

Eh. That’s the “go to” for real country..but they are definitely BORDERLINE for real country. Like and Cody especially. They push the limits

[@wildchild5955]

Sam Riggs!!!! A lot like Cody Johnson, some of Dustin Lynch (not his radio shit. He has good music).

[@kayleighbishop2968]

BigBassBenda Cody Johnson is my man!!!! I love him 💗💗😝

[@realSuperSlawter]

If I listen to country it's all old country. Or Chris Stapleton.

[@realSuperSlawter]

@SnOOPY Rages Yeah I mean, I like a few "new artists" I guess you could say. I enjoy some of Keith Urban's stuff, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton and a few others. What I really don't like is this new wave of idiots who come out there in skinny jeans and basically rap with a twang to a shitty beat and call it country.

[@thebayoudiaries8389]

HeyThatsAlex GaNg same!

[@thomasjimenez2257]

Chris Stapleton ain’t nothing, listen to Luke Combs he’s much better

[@josiebrown6330]

YES! i love chris stapleton. and like combs. the best!

[@devinmccurry1160]

@HeyThatsAlex GaNg blake Shelton become a sell out, young blake was good

[@Mr_Tiger_Band]

George Strait and Alan Jackson warned us about this in Murder On Music Row. Did Nashville listen? Nope

[@rockymyreiner2076]

😂😂yep

[@theeverything9768]

Don’t forget about George Strait’s Kicked Out of Country and the lack of lots of great reals songs/singers.

[@lgardner5984]

@@theeverything9768 huh?

[@theeverything9768]

Chris Crouchet was saying George and Alan warned us about the steep decline in the quality of country music Nashville is producing and I was adding that George Strait along with Jamey Johnson also put out a song (Kicked Out of Country) that warned us of the decline in great country singers on the radio in addition to the decline of good country music.

[@wadeatkinson4766]

@@theeverything9768 correct sir! lol

[@pedrov9185]

Red Dirt country where it's at ..steel pedal... mandolin.. accordion.. fiddle.. banjo got to have some of that

[@morgancashman4132]

For all the beach boy hot lady songs. “I ain’t your tan leg Juliet” - Maddie (Girl in a Country Song) “Can I put on some real clothes now?” - Tae (Girl in a Country Song)

[@markynsaibasandarsondiengd2298]

If nashville continues to promote singers like these, I'm gonna go back to rock 'n roll

[@catnicole3790]

You don’t have to, Tyler Childers colter wall and Cody jinx exist

[@yesa36]

@@catnicole3790 and Cody Johnson Riley green o

[@gradydunkin7439]

Who else misses 90s style country music? Country songs had a great Melody that actually felt country. Two artists I really miss hearing are George Strait and Gary Allan.

[@jamesludwig6743]

Should've been a cowboy-toby keith

[@dans1601]

The 90s was the BEST ever for country music. Had the best songwriting, best vocals, best instrumentals, everything. Would love to see a WHOLESALE return to something similar,, see it in some with Midland, Randall King and Jon Pardi,, but need a ton more to get radio to play these guys and others.

[@USMFAN1996]

Grady Dunkin Gary Allan should have an album coming out this year. I’m very excited for it if it really does come to be.

[@gradydunkin7439]

@@USMFAN1996 that would be awesome; although, I doubt it would get airtime on radio stations

[@johnnyg3514]

Grady Dunkin what I especially loved about Gary Allan is that his songs had a soft rock tone

[@WilliamsMotorsports1x80]

Josh turner still holds a classic country meaning

[@Jnvlv247]

If you have to keep saying how country you are in a song then you aren't

[@beccaseward]

Joe F lmao so true

[@dawgsfan1196]

That's a Craig Campbell song

[@cmetc23]

Eh that's iffy country boy can survive is the fuckin theme song lol

[@robwasnj]

OH man, that's exactly my thoughts put into words. Why didn't I think of that, great quote.

[@jeremylilly1054]

What about David Allan Coe when he sang If That Ain't Country?

[@bassin-n-splashin7593]

I agree accept for Hanging on!!

[@bassin-n-splashin7593]

LGPnJR8788 ya I agree

[@benmc9657]

I agree with most and respect your opinion, but when someone like Chris Young does something a little different, I don’t understand why people rip him up. Respect the fluctuations within a genre. That’s like making a video of Queen midway through their career and complaining about their style. Not comparing Chris Young to Queen but you get the point. Let the man live and explore his voice

[@TheLuci915]

Had to put on some Dolly Parton to cleanse myself of these dumpster fires you call "songs"

[@ericwarnock12]

Dumpster fires? I may be stealing that. Thanks

[@caerlaverockjaguar3826]

Eric Warnock people use that term for NFL teams all the time. In fact, I’m still surprised Tom Coughlin, David Caldwell, and Doug Marrone still have jobs. The team was a dumpster fire. Truth be told, I’d rather listen to Coughlin try to sing country than Mason Ramsey, or maybe Bortles could try to sing country. Might be a better singer than Quarterback.

[@Danny_On_Wheels44]

Love me some Patsy Cline as well.

[@TheApoohneicie]

lucy lu You have taste, I like you. You may like The White Stripes take on Jolene.

[@whocares110]

Holy crap, you aren't kidding, I put on some Hank sr.

[@Scarywoody]

It seems like the Nashville music factory is running out of ideas.

[@wiliambanquiter8039]

Negative, regurgitation is their specialty

[@Sean-yd4mi]

Ah country music is running out of ideas. Nashville is not. Nashville isn’t just a country music city either and has many other talented and creative artists coming up from various genres.

[@michaelstidham8420]

Woody Rosenschein Good thing we have upchurch

[@annienominous8690]

Hey! I live in Nashville, and your right.

[@dirtydave2691]

@@annienominous8690 Yep I live 45 miles West in Woodlawn Tennessee. Sad but it's just so lame right now. Walking around down town in the tourist areas full of "woo" girls wearing cowboy boots with short dresses and drunk "bro's" with pre worn out trucker hats.............."hold my beer I'm going to act like an asshole for the next 3 hours".

[@MrC0MPUT3R]

I'm not a fan of country, but I can recognize good music when I hear it and I understand why people like country. I admit I have a lot of 90's/00's country songs memorized. My bus driver in high school installed satellite radio on her bus so she could listen to 70's country. I was glad when my mother got me a CD player, but there will always be a special place in my heart for old school country. I've always thought the "pop country" movement was taking the most milquetoast, bland parts of both pop and country and mixing them together.

[@maxwellbarnhart1375]

I think it's spelled milquetoast

[@MrC0MPUT3R]

@@maxwellbarnhart1375 You're right. Thanks

[@caerlaverockjaguar3826]

MrC0MPUT3R Thank God for bus drivers playing old school country.

[@robertlyon5642]

MrC0MPUT3R 💖💖

[@TroyerFilms]

Every time I hear "I Love This Bar" by Toby Keith, it takes me back to riding the bus to school and hearing a bus full of kids sing along to the chorus. Good times!

[@ElektraUlitma]

I would love to listen to your Spotify playlist.

[@heidi7659]

Cowboys and angels was a GREAT song by d.lynch. wish he would go back to stuff like that. Good girl is such a cheap song

[@samanthalutgendorf8173]

It's impossible to believe those two songs are by the same singer! Cowboys and angels is a blessing💖💖 Good girl is just not quite country...

[@markynsaibasandarsondiengd2298]

Cowboys and angels is great, his other songs are crap

[@Vincenza8907]

It’s is the “Baby”of country music.

[@larrydorazio7130]

Murder On Music Row continues to be more relevant.

[@itsameman]

At least poor old Merle wasn't alive to hear the horrible noise that his wonderful music was turned into.

[@0pher545]

I’m sure he's rolling in his grave

[@austincarr1173]

Amen!!!

[@whocares110]

Im surprised Charlie Rich hasn't risen from his grave to burn another award.

[@robwasnj]

He might be back in prison if he heard that, it's bring out the Fightin Side for sure.

[@NicoleMarieDay]

You know it’s sad that the soundtrack for A Star is Born is more country than all the songs you listed here. And most of them were written and sung by Lady Gaga.

[@luvstellauk]

I think that's because they wanted Jackson Maine to have a country rock/blues rock background, I would say Aly (Gaga) pre pop sell out was more MOR Westcoast, country or not The Shallow and Always Remember Us This Way made a pleasant change from the snap tracks and autotune that dominate mainstream UK radio

[@tcoker0416]

Lady gaga is a music and lyric genius

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

Gaga's songs from the Joanne album had more country in it and it was still heavily rock and pop-influenced work.

[@luvstellauk]

@@aaliyahfoster2705 Pop isn't a genre', it just means popular music and that covers just about all genre's.

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

@@luvstellauk Well, I don't consider rap as true pop and I don't know what category those sing-song artists like Ed Sheeran and Halsey fall under.

[@SleezyMcZeelius]

In my opinion, chris stapleton is the most real country artist of the past 5 years.

[@wittwer427]

Zac Brown Band?

[@SleezyMcZeelius]

@@wittwer427 you disgust me 😂

[@wittwer427]

@@SleezyMcZeelius How in the hell are you gunna hate on zac brown band?

[@SleezyMcZeelius]

@@wittwer427 they aren't as good as Chris

[@Mario_Gillette]

@@SleezyMcZeelius you forgot to add the word "mainstream" to your original comment.

[@MaxG0413]

How is body like a backroad not on here 😂

[@13volleyballgirl1011]

MaxG0413 because it’s not bad body like the backroad was in the top ten on iTunes for a lot of 2017 and 18

[@beckigreen]

kayleen walker Please go wash your eyebrows off.

[@13volleyballgirl1011]

Becki Green bitch go away

[@ElComandante5]

Becki Green Damn you didn’t have to do her like that

[@lovedancingxoxoxoxo9843]

Haha worst song

[@larrygoad2141]

The songwriting of today is as shallow as it gets. What happened to songs that tugged at your heart strings, that had emotion, that I don't know…TOLD A STORY??? Country music has been reduced to a mindless chorus of snap tracks, clap tracks, and pop wanna be's. It's good to hear a voice of clarity from the younger folks, thanks Grady!

[@DelaHazey]

Preach brother. It is disgusting what they're doing to the country genre right now. There's no soul or passion in country anymore, makes me cry. I'm Latvian by the way, and I have huge respect for American classics.

[@10bbremer]

Songwriters are still writing great songs, but radio won't play them.

[@daltonbrennan8242]

Check out Colter Wall and Tyler Childers

[@lgardner5984]

@@10bbremer yes they are. A&R executives won't allow them to be produced. Many great songs are collecting dust at publishing companies because they don't fit todays pop country cookie cutter sound. I compare what's happening to country music to what has happened to NASCAR racing. They are abandoning the core fans.

[@CressLive]

Yo sick summary of the "This beat is killing country music" video that came out 3 weeks ago.

[@blackemmons]

All the worst have one common denominator........................ No pedal steel guitar.

[@BradOlsonBemidji]

Johnny Cash did not have steel guitar and he's one of the best ever.

[@lookingforwhiteprivilege9330]

Bradley Olson yeah but imagine if he had?! J/k

[@MrCornWolf]

Ah the steel guitar the only instrument where as soon as I hear it I want a beer, a shot and to just sit and cry to myself a little

[@robwasnj]

@@MrCornWolf I actually made a playlist called "steel country" since i miss it so much. Next I made one called "fiddle country" based on songs with a strong and present instrument in them.

[@m1ssd1tz]

was listening to Reba a few days ago and wondered, "what happened to all the story tellers". Do any country singers of this current age live or experience life? Or they so removed from reality they can't up with relevant, relate-able?

[@lgardner5984]

Nope. They can't relate anymore.

[@chocolatechipslime]

They tell the story of some girl shaking it or trying to get her in his truck

[@ifihadfriends437]

@@chocolatechipslime and we all relate to that experience

[@mrwvtennis]

@@ifihadfriends437 Stapleton, Combs, McBryde, and Church. All of them are absolutely killing it with real soul, real stories, real voices, real instruments. There is a reason Combs and Stapleton have been the two biggest new acts in the last few years. Everyone from 8 to 80 can relate and feel them.

[@cmetc23]

Real country is a dying breed everybody relies too much on the grocery store and on star too much

[@RustyPugs]

Damn this dude said everything I wanted to say - but didn’t know how.

[@silverscorpio24]

"Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" by George Jones never sounded so true....

[@angelhamric9953]

I love that song.

[@bravefox32_99]

Facts, amazing song too

[@JRHockney]

(half way through the video)....I don't know if I'm going to make it through folks...I don't listen to most mainstream country and these songs reminded me why...

[@emmahartvig9966]

JRHockney me too I stopped listening to the radio

[@KenzieCarrr]

dustin lynch and chris young could do such amazing things with their voices. its sad to see them waste it on terrible songs. im hoping 2019 is a game changer for country radio in general. Also if you want to check out some more texas country i recommend Casey Donahew band. their songs kinda remind you of brad paisley's funny songs back in the day lol.

[@melvinsacromentoe]

Kenzie Carr Casey is awesome! Also check out turnpike troubadours, randy Rodgers, josh abbot, and Cody jinks.

[@charlestayes5363]

"lol" is pedophile predator verbiage

[@jacobroach5731]

Yes! Casey Donahew Band and the Josh Abbott Band.

[@JOE40341]

Chris Young is really disappointing. His last album was awful outside of 3 songs.

[@tinyscientistsandstuff435]

Kenzie Carr brad paisley was a corporate tool

[@ralph40]

Allen Jackson's song, 'He's Gone Country' comes to mind when I hear 'modern' country. 'Yeah, here he comes, look at them boots.'

[@robwasnj]

I always thought that was a cheesy song. Not much of an AJ fan myself but that's sacrilege to many folk.

[@BlueStang19]

Ral Ph, haha me too. That song feels so prophetic considering it came out 25+ years ago.

[@drfreshey]

"Lord it sounds so easy, this shouldn't take long Be back in the money in no time at all"

[@changedusername159]

Alan Jackson can't be criticized you heathen

[@calebwildes1524]

1 thing the song is Gone Country not He's gone country.

[@markhansen4258]

OK, but the Chris Young one seems OK to me.

[@MB-os3hz]

Mark Hansen Same fr hes honestly just putting more hate into the world

[@courtney.22]

@@MB-os3hz I love everything Chris Young has released, honestly. [Hangin' On is not a favorite of mine, but I like the rest of his stuff.]

[@xr8cowboy]

Agreed with Keith Urbans album being the worst so far. It really is very distant from his good stuff. And was agreeing with you up until Chris young. Chris young is doing great things and will continue to do so.

[@mathiasstrom7790]

milchuck he literally says that he doesnt like doing these videos in the end of the video, he just tells us his opinion in a respectful manner. It seems that you were offended by his opinion. He doesnt say that you cant like these song and that you should hate them.

[@totallychrispratt1447]

milchuck no. Literally the opposite of the reason this video was made. And yes you were offended. You literally dissed him for giving his honest opinion when he said at the beginning of the vid it was his opinion. If your such a snowflake don’t watch.

[@DocsChannel]

I LOVE when Vin Diesel sings. He isn't good at it but he enjoys it so much and many of us sing badly in our car or shower. Nice to see someone do it badly and enjoy it. Makes the others feel better. He also isn't charging money and pretending to be a musician.

[@jallochano]

How about Midland I believe their songs are amazing.

[@sebrinacooper3357]

they are the best out there! go see them live!

[@jallochano]

I would love to go see them live so much and I bet one day I'll go see them.

[@jallochano]

Thanks @@Eon70799 I didn't know he was going to make a video about them.

[@gtw7319]

Midland is great!

[@blake1995]

They remind me kinda like George straight. Not that they sound the same, just that they sing real country, and use real instruments instead of a computer made instrumental

[@Knight_Stories]

I'm losing hope in country music when I hear these songs, But then I listen to Luke Combs

[@SpeedyRocket3]

knight stories he also sold his soul. Then tried to stab upchurch in the back

[@Knight_Stories]

@@SpeedyRocket3 well I also like upchurch but based from a music standpoint I like them both equally

[@SpeedyRocket3]

Kenneth E. Cody Jinks is say is number one currently

[@Robert-yf1kn]

Luke Combs is pop music not country music.

[@ryan79221]

Try out Sturgill Simpson

[@josiahchlebek3682]

I know you dont wanna seem like a jerk and be too critical of modern country, but we need people like you to call out these "country artists". This plague on the genre of country wont stop if people dont speak up.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

PREACH it!

[@deliriouswhome1]

Why do we "need" it? It's music you either like it or you dont..

[@whocares110]

There is no modern country, only pop music with a light country twang.

[@whocares110]

@@deliriouswhome1 I don't. And i don't consider it music. It's noise that attempts to be music. I feel the same way about it as everyone who loves pop music would feel if pop decided to go death metal.

[@deliriouswhome1]

@@whocares110 that's just sad to know your label of what's music is so narrowed..its music no matter you like it or not. This same concept of needing to be elite in order to walk into a certain building..i don't care for most this list but how can anyone define what's what when literally all music evolves.. it's literally stupid.

[@mreddyfeelgood]

I'm a metalhead wtf am I doing here

[@arcwiz]

I am too. I can just appreciate a guy criticizing country music rather than just going "hurr durr country sux".

[@minamartinez8131]

Same! 😂 I don’t know ow what I am doing with my life

[@MaterDolorumOraProNobis]

I am a weird anomaly I think because I love metal and country, particularly outlaw country and Americana. This pop-country bullshit is horrible. If I wanted to listen to pop I’d listen to actual pop and there is some pretty catchy real pop but it is done better. Pop-country/tractor rap is like a worse version of pop music.

[@loganmohler737]

Hail meshuggah!

[@meifert2]

Getting culture

[@ryanhaag9621]

Chris young hanging on was a good song I like you but I respectfully disagree

[@chrispy841]

Ryan Haag I totally agree

[@justagirlsoyeah1136]

In all honesty I would put Meant To Be as my top hated like... ugh isn’t Baby Rexah a pop singer like 🤷🏼‍♀️ idk it just makes me rlly mad oml

[@GoldenGun1994]

That little kid should have waited like ten years to record a song like that.

[@SpeelBridgeMetAlex]

Who Mason Ramsey? Yeah, or he should just cover Hank Williams more.

[@KaraMorassco]

That little kid made me cringe hearing him sing in that clip

[@thegoldfly1]

I remember when all the talk was of how amazing LeAnn Rimes was with Blue, and my opinion was she was too young to sing that. So yeah it's the thing to do and has been for years.

[@miguelluismusic4181]

The light flare is just the spirit of Hank Williams telling you nice work bro’ 💯🎼🕊

[@AkYank98]

I hate how most of the genre these days lacks any heart soul and storytelling that shaped the genre. Its sorta frustrating cause alot of these guys could do way better.

[@brettzky183]

AlaskanYankee this is why I listen to Luke Combs more than anyone else. He is extremely soulful and his stories are true ones

[@caerlaverockjaguar3826]

Brettzky14 Chris Stapleton as well.

[@brettzky183]

Caerlaverock Jaguar yep, Chris Stapleton also has a great voice and is a soulful singer

[@Robert-yf1kn]

There cant be much done with pop music.

[@loganmohler737]

I used to like Keith urban, but i don't like any of his new songs.

[@ludmilafascia6665]

His new album is not good. But if you listen to his stuff from Ripcord and older, it’s good.

[@annettemurphy6175]

That's fair, I personally like his new stuff, it may not be country but it's good. But his old stuff is amazing

[@jackwinkles3221]

These critiques are more fun than the songs 🤣

[@windergard]

Nothing wrong with trashing pop country, it's all bad.

[@Budman_4044]

Worst country music of 2018? Pretty much everything being played on the radio. On Christmas Eve, my wife had the radio on. I asked her what soft Rock station it was. She said "It's not. It's a country station." I said "Ummm....no. It's not."

[@PoorBoyRider1]

How I miss stories and ballads. Talk about Pop Music.....

[@finnickodair3209]

Go listen to Jim Croce then! That's all he does. My all time favorite artist

[@fureshock8543]

Guns Roses...November Rain /// Don't You Cry...

[@PoorBoyRider1]

I just don't care for bro country.... will keep listening to my Older stuff.

[@jeremylilly1054]

Colter Wall has some great ones

[@rainbowcanoe17]

i was avoiding watching this for so long because i didn't want to see music i liked on here but i'm in the clear lol

[@MattChat56]

This is why I stick to Texas/Red Dirt Country.

[@lindseye22285]

I dont know how you popped up on my suggested viewing... So glad you did. New subscriber... Been binge watching your videos precisely because thus is meaningful, well-though content (increasingly a rarity).

[@chstewart3715]

I think this is why I've been mostly listening to Chris Stapleton for the last 2 years

[@chstewart3715]

@James Currie I get that in his more upbeat songs but through and through to me it's more country than 90% of what you hear on the radio. He listed his worst and I feel like most of the radio play sounds identical to his list, with a few outliers. Personally I can only handle so much of the macho country, girl next door, tailgate backroad stereotypical music.

[@chstewart3715]

@James Currie I'm not trying to convert you but have you really dug deep into his albums? Traveller is probably one of my favorite all time albums. If you haven't heard the whole thing you should check it out, let it play front to back a time or two and let me know what you think.

[@groovy4451]

James Currie Eh I guess. I listen to him with my dad and always thought he sounded a bit like Chris Cornell with a twang.

[@charlestayes5363]

He ripped off Etta James

[@eknoke01]

Your gonna need more than one stand out artist to save a genre.

[@pthfan712]

Grady. Just wondering what your opinion on Old Dominion is. I personally love them. But I have no clue what genre to call them. But they’re a talented group. Thoughts?

[@chrispy841]

Chris Young’s Hanging on is a great song imo, but i do agree with the rest of the list.

[@tylersworld3583]

Good girl sucks?! Are you kidding me?! Opinions exist but this song is different! It's about a guy who has a good girl because she's everything he needs. Like brad paisley she's everything. It might have snaps and is way too poppy, but to me the sound is good enough to be a jam! In fact this is good enough for me to put it on the best country songs of 2018. How dare YOU grady!

[@crazynight1518]

Listen to Ryan upchurch who is a single artist who has made it to the big leagues. Someone you guys probably have heard of. He raps. Does rock, country, name it and he does it. He's his own person. He does what he wants and it's amazing. I also like Chris stapleton, Cody jinks and classics like Alan Jackson. George strait and more.

[@callmespectre]

Upchurch is awesome

[@turdferguson814]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Upchurch is an inbred. You’ve gotta be kidding me

[@adamhastey5795]

In the words of upchurch "i miss the old days"

[@dillonosterhout1705]

I’ve been waiting for him to put a video out about him

[@aliviaemerick9645]

Upchurch is one of the realest guys out there🤘🏻

[@JustinSmith-hr6qg]

Seriously wtf happened to Chris Young

[@TNatty24]

Justin Smith sold out to mainstream. Whatever pays the bills unfortunately

[@misscleo378]

It’s so sad, because he has a very nice honey whiskey voice... what a waste!

[@TNatty24]

Amy Bell check out his new single. Actually has some old school sound to it.

[@misscleo378]

Tyler Nations Thanks, I’ll check it out!

[@bobjohnson7972]

Chris young is awsome

[@locojo3408]

Can you do a 2019 version?

[@ludmilafascia6665]

As much as I LOVE Keith Urban, Graffiti U was not his best. He is a great performer, but that album I can live without.

[@zeusmacafee5097]

Ludmila Fascia liked him in the early 2000s, could actually listen to a whole album. No where near country now

[@PrettyPunctuality]

Agreed. I think it was probably my most disliked album he's done. I was *so* disappointed the first time I heard it. That just isn't the Keith Urban I've liked for so long.

[@annettemurphy6175]

@@PrettyPunctuality thats fair , but at least dont call him a bad artist, even though his new stuff isnt much country its still good

[@MetalSlug142]

What song is the one where he uses it as the bro country tailgate example?

[@RickyConnelley]

I know myself personally don’t think pop should be mixed with country. Pop is great alone and country is great alone. They’re no good together, I’ve yet to see it anyway

[@scottdaniels8129]

Country influenced by soul, rock, folk, and blues works. Pop and hip-hop influences just water it down to fit in the mainstream.

[@caerlaverockjaguar3826]

Same with rap country.

[@caerlaverockjaguar3826]

Ricky Connelley this is why I listen to Home Free... an a capella group that does mostly country. They even have singles like Timeless that bring back the feel of 90s country.

[@10bbremer]

Eddie Arnold- some big pop hits. Patsy Cline scored big on the pop charts. Country or not?

[@TroyerFilms]

Time to mix country and metal! Wait, that's Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster

[@ruckus1713]

Really don't mind Graffiti U. Definitely not country, but Keith Urban has been drifting away from country for a couple albums now and I respect that he recognizes it and is doing his thing. How Jake Owen's Jack and Diane song didn't make this list though is surprising.

[@dadude7]

He's transgendering.

[@Jeancgirl]

I freaking hate that Jack and Diane song.

[@wyatthen9871]

I don't understand how you still have only 18k. Your videos are well done, and you definitely deserve more followers.

[@josiebrown6330]

do you like Luke Combs? he is my favorite artist at the moment...

[@alextrout1719]

He makes good music but fuck him.

[@tonyscallon6579]

@@alextrout1719 wym fuck him? Did u see what he did for that st Judes kid? Hes actually so humble and such a nice guy

[@Truracer89]

I didn’t know the hype or most the songs he sung. But the last year or so I get it. He sounds so good and his songs hit home. He is country music. I’m hoping he doesn’t change his music the further he goes. Used to like Zac Brown Band but I can’t anymore. A lot of singers are changing their tune and it’s getting to poppy. I can’t listen to it.

[@Nick-rq1oq]

The 808 clap is killing country. You nailed it right on the head in a previous video. Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, etc. should just stay away from country and just do pop because that’s what literally all their songs sound like. Luke Combs and Khris Stapleton are the ones that are keeping country alive.

[@thatteasis999]

Chris Stapleton

[@kirkcallanta1285]

Midland, Jon Pardi and Brad Paisley

[@shelby7797]

Nick well if u think about it this way, Luke Bryan etc. used to have ACTUAL country music, if you listen to his first hit called all my friends say it’s much different than his songs now. But this “new country” radio station is full with pop country and if u were a singer wouldn’t u want to put out songs that would actually make money? Yes u would. That’s what Luke is doing, if he had a choice he probably would be doing actual country

[@mathewgladden8914]

@@shelby7797 all my friends say sucked.

[@mathewgladden8914]

@@shelby7797 and your point about "making money" is stupid. its called longevity, if you want a career in the industry and not just be a flash in the pan then you put out quality and substantive music....like anything else. you are a dummy

[@skittlesscary6032]

That’s why with country music, the only artist that makes music today that I listen to is Darius Rucker, that man makes so many good songs and they all have that traditional sound, not poppy nonsense.

[@dawgsfan1196]

Jacob Bryant, Buddy Brown, Gannon Adams, Tyler Wood, Cody Johnson, highway 55, Jake Worthington, Josh Ward

[@KaraMorassco]

I had read your comment and thought it said 'poopy nonsense' and not 'poppy nonsense' XD. Of course, with country music like this, I think calling it crap is a nice term for it.

[@KDOGLP]

SkittlesScary sucked the life out of wagon wheel tho

[@stupidman20042003]

Can’t stand Darius Rucker for what he did to Wagon Wheel

[@skittlesscary6032]

Jj Luna I personally love Wagon Wheel, but it’s understandable and perfectly okay if you don’t like the song.

[@warriornation232]

I find Urbans use of Merle Haggards riff to be offensive abs disrespectful....what a horrible reuse of an iconic riff!!!

[@glennso47]

Big and Rich

[@groovydjs]

I actually wrote to Keith on Facebook a bit over a year ago and told him to go back and listen to Merle. He responded "Will Do". I guess he listened to half of a guitar lick.

[@warriornation232]

Groovy Music Lessons y'know I liked Keith in the beginning, "Golden Road" was one of my fave albums. Then it all became so overdone, so glossy......so Hollyweird.

[@Chief8]

dont even listen to country but im here, the snap video got me hooked! good stuff man.

[@ShinoGambino]

Chief same here bro lol I’m a black dude from the hood I hear mainly trap but listening to this dude review makes me wanna hear some country

[@KrakenShivers9292]

Logan Kobza hell yes, all great singers

[@juannava4532]

That video has me here today

[@tylerfelske8547]

Can we nominate for 2019: old town road

[@hug0420]

Tyler Felske no

[@porkboiimusic]

I'm so grateful for your channel. I never bothered even trying to listen to country music before because I had this idea that I would never like it, but listening to you talk about it with a critical lens has really opened up my mind and I actually enjoy a lot of country now, so thank you :)

[@Ignatz71]

There is great country music coming out of Nashville, it just isn't coming from the major labels. I highly recommend checking out Turnpike Troubadours, Ryan Bingham, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Jason Isbell, Corb Lund, Hayes Carl, and Sturgill Simpson. That should at least start you down the rabbit hole of what good modern country music should be.

[@Robert-yf1kn]

The list you recommend is not country music its all pop music.

[@Ignatz71]

@@Robert-yf1kn Gee thanks. Which big Nashville Record Company are you with?

[@jgarris2095]

Sarah Shook and The Disarmers.

[@Ignatz71]

@@jgarris2095 Right on. Thanks!

[@amberturner5638]

Tyler Childers

[@dancreel512]

Go listen to some Eric Church to cleanse your soul

[@tripplively1065]

Danny C thank you! I feel the same way

[@lovedancingxoxoxoxo9843]

He sucks

[@jerrimichele3610]

Back porch is definitely Back there. Please never sing that song on the front porch. Or anywhere else for that matter.....

[@corrinnemadsen2007]

Can you maybe do more Thomas Rhett maybe

[@dantheragingcanadian]

I stubbled upon your videos and become an instant subscriber. Really enjoy your stuff

[@xxphattzzgaming7889]

Loving that people like Cody jinks and Cody Johnson are starting to come alive and give us hope again

[@brookebussey8965]

Please review Mike Ryan’s Blink You’ll Miss It album!!

[@ryanyarnell1]

I've seen him twice live. He's awesome!

[@SUPRASK8RPRO]

Album is amazing!

[@tchrishoward]

I would add Maren Morris's "Rich" to this list. Nothing country about that song

[@jacobmartin7481]

Maybe, but as is, it's still one of the better pop country songs of 2018.

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

And Kacey Musgraves' High Horse. It's basically just repackaged disco with a guitar riff.

[@thechangstep9052]

Big time disagree with you bud, and it's not from 2018 lol do some research

[@tchrishoward]

ok, its from 2016. still sucks. and i stand by the comment about it not being country. its straight up pop

[@wyattprothro7443]

I can't believe you didn't mention old town road. Or is that to off country to call it intruding country?

[@scottgregory9672]

Chris Young’s “Hanging On” isn’t my favorite, but I don’t hate it. Did he add this one on purpose just for the comment section?

[@Commander_HW]

3:57 "I coming in to disrupt the country genre" Yea, says the guy with manicure and nail polish.

[@SarahLizDoan]

Commander Erik rotfl....

[@KJ4ZPM]

I sure do miss Waylon, Cash, Marty Robbins, Conway and the rest of that era. Roy Orbison is more country than what we have today. Thanks for the good video.

[@kvltizt]

ROGER MILLER

[@rogerdickinson9335]

This is why I usually just listen to old country

[@billybassin7541]

That light flare is the ghost of country music past having a heart attack at the garbage coming out of Nashville

[@LeeLee-pk4ss]

I just stumbled upon this singer and song I was pleasantly surprised, what's your take? Danielle Todd - Crazy [new country] 2019.

[@jesussaldana4558]

AJ might have wanted to disrupt country, but he ain't doing Jack, they're doing it to themselves with those snaps lol

[@finnickodair3209]

If people want more of a story teller musician go listen to Jim Croce!

[@jdterry5541]

Uncle Kracker is guilty pleasure for me

[@adamwojcik6620]

What do think about Wheeler Walker Jr. ?

[@eddielopez2373]

Walker Hayes is abysmal. He is terrible. Not just because he doesn’t sound country. His music is unpleasant to hear, no matter the genre.

[@deanlangley4003]

Agree he is awful

[@Lee-wl1tx]

Real country today doesn’t get played on the radio today Here’s some amazing guys out there Frank foster Tyler Childers Daniel Lee Whiskey Myers Cadillac three Jacob Bryant Tyler booth James Carothers Tyler Hammond Muscadine brothers Josh ward Buddy brown John Langston Murphy Elmore Josh Phillips Will Hoge Wade reeves Randy Montana Cody Johnson Cody jinks

[@aidanmaxwell1019]

Get Eric church on there

[@lindsey9153]

And Brantley Gilbert

[@aidanmaxwell1019]

Sims Forever hey man I can agree with that “country must be countrywide” is one of the songs that got me into the genre in the first place. He’s got a very unique voice, I like it when he gets grungy and raspy. Also love “kick it in the sticks” and “hell on wheels”

[@lindsey9153]

@@aidanmaxwell1019 have you heard his newer stuff off of the album "The Devil Don't Sleep"?

[@aidanmaxwell1019]

Sims Forever I have, my favorite is probably the album title, “devil don’t sleep”. Good song.

[@OurTalisman]

Meanwhile, Chris Young's "Hangin' On" was in my opinion one of the best songs off of Losing Sleep. Shows you how hard that man fell.

[@courtney.22]

My favorite off of Losing Sleep was definitely "Where I Go When I Drink". Also "She's Got A Way". "Hangin' On" is probably my least favorite song of anything he's done, but I don't hate it with every fiber of my being either.

[@josebernardino3535]

Is luke Bryan really that bad. He's been my fave country singer ever since I was 13 and I'm 16 now and still love everything he produces. Can I get a explanation plzzz??? Thank you for all the answers guys, they've really helped. I was just really confused😂😂

[@shadowsA7Xme27]

Jose Bernardino no, he’s just the most famous scapegoat for this generation of music. It happens every decade, always one that everybody trashes to try and be edgy. You don’t ever have to be ashamed of who you like whether they’re popular or not.

[@oest2029]

I don't mean to be rude about your taste, but Luke Bryan really is that bad. The subject matter to his songs are the same recycled cliches over and over again (girls, beer, partying, tailgates) and the riffs and melodies lack any form of original musicality. Furthermore, like Grady highlights using other examples in this video, I find his brand of bro country to overall just be a bit gross in its attitude towards women

[@robertthibodeaux4435]

I call him Puke Bryan! He is a terrible performer,However there is a song or 2 that’s ok but he stooped awful low to do a video with Florida Georgia Line! Can’t stand them knuckleheads!

[@RonyTomo420]

Listen to real country like cash, haggard, Jennings and all the other greats and you’ll find out yourself why luke bryan sucks

[@benwest9424]

Yea, he is. Major league douche.

[@InkAndPoet]

What do you think of Danny Worsnop's country career?

[@fantasyfiction101]

That parmalee song that you brought up, I want to know what you think of "Girl in a Country Song" by Maddie and Tae. Also when did the property brothers make music, that just sounds hilarious to me.

[@johns9940]

I saw Chris young at a private concert and he talked about hangin on like he was really proud of the song. I was shocked he said all these things after he sang his classic country songs I’m worried he’s gone off the deep end

[@apriljones7423]

I like most of the songs on this list but there's no doubting "Country" nowadays is NOT country

[@lovedancingxoxoxoxo9843]

April Jones it absolutely sucks ... omg it’s so sad

[@pineconequeen]

Thanks for being the voice of those of us who love what country was and could still be.

[@gavinshizuo9248]

Hey man I literally don’t even listen to country but I watch your videos lol. Keep putting out interesting and well produced content and it sure you’ll keep growing!

[@gavinshizuo9248]

Also don’t worry about being a jerk because ultimately you love music and it shows in your videos. But if you are worried, just emphasize that, illustrate how these trends are antithetical to the true country music etc or even quality music as a whole and even the larger cultural malaise of this decade etc. as you have done before in your videos Keep it up dude!!

[@johnnieratliff8736]

Great video and well spoken. Haven’t seen much of your videos yet but after seeing this one I’m definitely subscribing. I feel like you actually have all these songs a realistic chance before bashing anything. You seem like you are a fair judgement of what country music should be and and criticize these songs appropriately. Keep it up and I’ll look forward to seeing your videos pop up on my feed.