[troutman]

Originally Posted by Stranger

Garth Brooks is the country music anti-christ. He almost single handedly killed country music and ushered in the unlistenable "New Country". Sure, good country music was dying in the eighties, but Garth Brooks turned it into a complete side show with his over the top concerts which covered up the fact that he was a talentless hack.

True legends like Cash, Jennings, Nelson etc. were kicked to the curb for the "new" country sound. Now anyone who put on a fake texan accent could find a song with a catchphase chorus, sing it to death for 3 years and then fade into oblivion for the next new star.

If it weren't for Rick Rubin giving Johnny Cash a record deal we would have never heard a Johnny Cash song through the 90's. And when Cash was cool again (just before he died) new country came back saying they loved him all along.

Oh yeah, no I don't like Garth Brooks.

Or Chris Gaines.

###. No talent hack.