Comments on: Country Music As A Comfort http://countrykids.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/country-music-as-a-comfort/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:22:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: countrykids http://countrykids.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/country-music-as-a-comfort/#comment-20 countrykids Wed, 14 May 2008 06:38:30 +0000 http://countrykids.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-20 I love the quote you found that says “In times of stress, country music has always provided a refuge. It’s a narrative genre that tells stories in realistic terms that people can understand. Country tends to put the lyric up front. That doesn’t always happen in rock.” I think that is so very true. Country songs have a great story and i have never heard quite that depth of story telling in any other genre, and I think that is part of country music's appeal. It has a 'real' quality that a lot of mainstream songs lack. It tells real stories of real people. I think that helps to give country music such impact and community appeal. It sort of belongs to the people of the country because it tells stories dear to them. I love the quote you found that says “In times of stress, country music has always provided a refuge. It’s a narrative genre that tells stories in realistic terms that people can understand. Country tends to put the lyric up front. That doesn’t always happen in rock.” I think that is so very true. Country songs have a great story and i have never heard quite that depth of story telling in any other genre, and I think that is part of country music’s appeal. It has a ‘real’ quality that a lot of mainstream songs lack. It tells real stories of real people. I think that helps to give country music such impact and community appeal. It sort of belongs to the people of the country because it tells stories dear to them.

]]> By: boycenm05 http://countrykids.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/country-music-as-a-comfort/#comment-14 boycenm05 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:27:44 +0000 http://countrykids.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-14 I took a look at that article you found by Kim Honan. It was a very good article. I do believe that country music in Australia does have the same connections as they do in the United States; however, I am not sure it is to the same extent. From this article and a little other research, it seems to me that the United States has a stronger connection to the war and current events portrayed in their country music. There is no doubt that it does have a connection, but "Australia's political songwriting seems to have faded." Personally, this makes sense to me. Just comparing the two countries, even though I have only been over here for a few months, Australia is much more laid back than the United States. Also, I believe that the Unites States has a more direct connection with the current war in Iraq, which has caused many new songs to develop in country music. It is interesting to compare and contrast a genre of music in two different countries. I like seeing the differences and similarities!! I took a look at that article you found by Kim Honan. It was a very good article. I do believe that country music in Australia does have the same connections as they do in the United States; however, I am not sure it is to the same extent. From this article and a little other research, it seems to me that the United States has a stronger connection to the war and current events portrayed in their country music. There is no doubt that it does have a connection, but “Australia’s political songwriting seems to have faded.”

Personally, this makes sense to me. Just comparing the two countries, even though I have only been over here for a few months, Australia is much more laid back than the United States. Also, I believe that the Unites States has a more direct connection with the current war in Iraq, which has caused many new songs to develop in country music. It is interesting to compare and contrast a genre of music in two different countries. I like seeing the differences and similarities!!

]]> By: sophiea http://countrykids.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/country-music-as-a-comfort/#comment-12 sophiea Mon, 12 May 2008 15:01:42 +0000 http://countrykids.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-12 Personally i think with in australia country music has been a form of comfort mainly regarding issues with in australia itself. You only need to look at alot of Australia's issues with the "great brown land" to look at issues of drought and its effect of the entire country. In my research on this topic i came across "Politics in country music" By Kim Honan fromt he ABC which looks at how much country singers speak out about issues effecting rual Australia. "The war, environment, aboriginal rights and reconciliation are the more popular political issues addressed in Australian country music." I think music can be an expression of emotions in any genre, but country music looks at the community aspect of it and can touch the hearts of so many people becuase it can give a sense of not being alone and going through tough times as a group! Sophie Adams Personally i think with in australia country music has been a form of comfort mainly regarding issues with in australia itself. You only need to look at alot of Australia’s issues with the “great brown land” to look at issues of drought and its effect of the entire country. In my research on this topic i came across “Politics in country music” By Kim Honan
fromt he ABC which looks at how much country singers speak out about issues effecting rual Australia. “The war, environment, aboriginal rights and reconciliation are the more popular political issues addressed in Australian country music.”

I think music can be an expression of emotions in any genre, but country music looks at the community aspect of it and can touch the hearts of so many people becuase it can give a sense of not being alone and going through tough times as a group!

Sophie Adams

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