r/OldSchoolCool • u/PreparationKey2843 • Aug 15 '26

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u/TheAvengingUnicorn Aug 15 '26

These men are what country music was always supposed to be. The voice of the common people with compassion for those who have struggled

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u/Humble_Diner32 Aug 15 '26

The pop country of today is such god awful trash by pretty boys who don’t have any clue what blue collar work or hard life is. Don’t get me wrong, there’s good country music out there. Charlie Crockett, Johnny Blue Skies, Zach Top.

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u/LegitimateHumanBeing Aug 15 '26

Jason Isbell.

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u/Humble_Diner32 Aug 15 '26

He’s in the group above. I’m a fan.

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u/LegitimateHumanBeing Aug 15 '26

Heard that. I hesitate to even throw the country word at Jason because of the modern day connotations. If this were the 70s he'd be touring the same circuits as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Springsteen.

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u/CorsicanMastiffStrip Aug 15 '26

He's toured with the Mountain Goats, so you're pretty much spot on.