Also country is awesome, it's the best stuff to listen to if you're looking for just good songwriting. All these old redneck guys spending years sitting on a porch, getting a song just right...
Yeah I've been discovering a lot of non-nashville country bands last year that I really really like. I never thought I'd get into country music, but I dunno, what I've been hearing is pretty good so I guess I just dont really care anymore. I always listened to bands that had country-like elements in them with my dad as a kid (Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, CSNY, Stephen Stills, Lyle Lovett etc) so heh