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Post by Markus Meyer on Mar 29, 2014 13:23:51 GMT -5
Pretty straightforward, what are some singles you love by artists you're not necessarily a fan of? (sorry if there's already a thread on this).
My list:
Carrie Underwood- "Two Black Cadillacs" Carrie Underwood- "Blown Away" Carrie Underwood- "Temporary Home" Taylor Swift- "Fearless" Taylor Swift- "Mean" Taylor Swift- "Begin Again" Chris Cagle- "Dance Baby Dance" Chris Cagle- "What Kinda Gone" Trace Adkins- "Watch The World End" Trace Adkins- "You're Gonna Miss This" Craig Morgan- "That's What I Love About Sunday" Craig Morgan- "This Ain't Nothin'"
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 29, 2014 13:56:27 GMT -5
"Rollin' Through The Sunshine" - Trailer Choir (Absolutely hated their other singles)
"The Climb" - Miley Cyrus (This might be the one song I truly am embarrassed to say I like)
"Skin (Sarabeth)" - Rascal Flatts "Prayin' For Daylight" - Rascal Flatts "This Everday Love" - Rascal Flatts "My Wish" - Rascal Flatts "Bless The Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts (These are really about it for songs I really love from them. Unfortunately I find most of their songs either annoying or bad)
"Our Song" - Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Almost anything by Lonestar before "Amazed" and can't stand almost anything after "Amazed". The only one's I can say I enjoyed from them post 1999 were "Class Reunion (That Used To Be Us)", "Unusually Unusual", and maybe "Mountains"
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Mar 29, 2014 14:01:04 GMT -5
Taylor Swift, "Back To December"
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Markus Meyer
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Post by Markus Meyer on Mar 29, 2014 14:11:34 GMT -5
"Rollin' Through The Sunshine" - Trailer Choir (Absolutely hated their other singles) "The Climb" - Miley Cyrus (This might be the one song I truly am embarrassed to say I like) "Skin (Sarabeth)" - Rascal Flatts "Prayin' For Daylight" - Rascal Flatts "This Everday Love" - Rascal Flatts "My Wish" - Rascal Flatts "Bless The Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts (These are really about it for songs I really love from them. Unfortunately I find most of their songs either annoying or bad) "Our Song" - Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift Almost anything by Lonestar before "Amazed" and can't stand almost anything after "Amazed". The only one's I can say I enjoyed from them post 1999 were "Class Reunion (That Used To Be Us)", "Unusually Unusual", and maybe "Mountains" Forgot about "You Belong With Me". I'd definitely add that one.
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Post by carriekins on Mar 29, 2014 14:40:51 GMT -5
Hmmm. Good topic.
Austin - Blake Shelton Nobody But Me - Blake Shelton
Amarillo Sky - Jason Aldean Relentless - Jason Aldean The Truth - Jason Aldean Tattoos on this Town - Jason Aldean
All My Friends Say - Luke Bryan Country Man - Luke Bryan I Don't Want This Night to End - Luke Bryan Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye - Luke Bryan (Can I just put Roller Coaster on here?)
(To be fair to both Jason and Luke, I considered myself a fan once upon a time... consistently through both of their first album cycles.)
Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift Back to December - Taylor Swift Begin Again - Taylor Swift You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift (I feel like there's consistently one song per album cycle that I adore. I just wouldn't call myself a fan.)
As She's Walking Away - ZBB (I'm the weird one who doesn't love ZBB...)
Hm. Mind is blanking...
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 29, 2014 14:54:53 GMT -5
I forgot about Blake. Basically the same thing applies for him like Lonestar for me.
Love anything pre "Home". Can't stand, or in the case of "Sure Be Cool If You Did", "Drink On It" and "All About Tonight", absolutely bored by after "Home".
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Post by phil1996 on Mar 29, 2014 14:58:33 GMT -5
Matt Kennon: "The Call" Steve Azar: "Moo La Moo" Rascal Flatts: "I Melt" Kenny Chesney: "Pirate Flag"
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Post by Markus Meyer on Mar 29, 2014 15:04:10 GMT -5
Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie Justin Bieber - Boyfriend Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me Justin Bieber f/ Nicki Minaj - Beauty And A Beat Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris - All Around The World One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful One Direction - Little Things One Direction - One Thing One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble Guys, we have reached rock bottom. One Direction and Justin Bieber have crossed over to country.
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Post by Flip on Mar 29, 2014 15:07:31 GMT -5
Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie Justin Bieber - Boyfriend Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me Justin Bieber f/ Nicki Minaj - Beauty And A Beat Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris - All Around The World One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful One Direction - Little Things One Direction - One Thing One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble Guys, we have reached rock bottom. One Direction and Justin Bieber have crossed over to country. Oops, I didn't saw this was on the country forum. :)
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Post by Andy on Mar 29, 2014 15:22:41 GMT -5
Blake Shelton - "Austin," "Ol' Red", "Goodbye Time," "Home" Faith Hill - "The Secret of Life" Josh Gracin - "Nothin' to Lose" Lonestar - "Walking in Memphis" Rodney Atkins - "If You're Going Through Hell"
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Post by Todd on Mar 29, 2014 16:03:50 GMT -5
Trace Atkins - "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" Jason Aldean - "Why"
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Post by someguy on Mar 29, 2014 16:35:48 GMT -5
For the most part these are artists that I don't usually like too much, but I may even like them enough to have a greatest hits album from them.
Rascal Flatts - "These Days" Kellie Pickler - "Best Days Of Your Life" George Strait has a few...most notably, "Blue Clear Sky", "Check Yes Or No" and "Carrying Your Love With Me" Kip Moore - "Mary Was The Marrying Kind"
I'm sure there are a lot more, but those are the ones I can think of right now.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Mar 29, 2014 23:54:40 GMT -5
carriekins I agree on ZBB. I liked them at first and up until Colder Weather and now I can't stand them really. Never was a big Miranda and Taylor fan (just can't get on board with the "man is gonna pay for hurting me songs, by death, burning his things, etc" songs, though I do like a lot of "bro-country" so I think it may just be the fact that I am a male that leads me away from those songs), but I've been swayed by "Automatic" on ML. Back to December - Taylor Swift (Really hurts me to say that, she's insufferable to me.)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 30, 2014 1:25:54 GMT -5
"You and Tequila" and (to a lesser extent) "El Cerrito Place" - Kenny Chesney
I've always despised Kenny Chesney (he's longtime been my least-favorite country singer). I cannot stand his voice at all and every song aside from those two is an instant station changer for me. And even then I prefer Deana's original YAT and I could just as easily do without ECP.
"The Truth" and "Fly Over States" - Jason Aldean "Like Jesus Does" - Eric Church (Can't stand Eric Church, but this one wasn't half bad.) "Hard to Love" - Lee Brice (All his other hits are station changers aside from this one.) "Beer with Jesus" - Thomas Rhett (Only single of his thus far that didn't suck imo.) "Space" - Sarah Buxton (I liked this one, but I generally think her voice is better suited for the background.) "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
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Post by minha2cp on Mar 30, 2014 1:51:34 GMT -5
Fly Over States, Big Green Tractor - Jason Aldean Like Jesus Does, Springsteen - Eric Church Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood Back to December, Mean - Taylor Swift
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Post by Steven on Mar 31, 2014 16:40:52 GMT -5
Just a few:
Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today, Bless the Broken Road, Skin (Sarabeth), What Hurts The Most, Take Me There, Here Comes Goodbye
Rodney Atkins - f You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows), Watching You, These Are My People, Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy), Invisibly Shaken
Jake Owen - Startin' with Me, Alone With You
Jason Aldean - The Truth (I kind of hate that I like this song because I can't stand Aldean)
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 31, 2014 17:54:36 GMT -5
I don't really consider myself a Martina fan, but truth be told, I liked most of her pre-Greatest Hits singles except "Valentine" and "I Love You". Greatest hits onward, though, the only ones I did like were "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues", "How Far", "God's Will" (this one should be a big pile of sugar-coated glurge, but somehow it works), "Anyway", "Wrong Baby Wrong", and "Teenage Daughters". (Also "Practice Life" and "Trip Around the Sun" if we're gonna count duets.)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2014 19:10:42 GMT -5
Lady A: Our Kind of Love, American Honey, I Run To You, Lookin' For A Good Time, Love Don't Live Here Reba: Fancy & That's The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia Taylor Swift: Our Song, Tim McGraw Tim McGraw: I used to be a huge fan, but the most recent song of his that I loved was "Better Than I Used To Be" Luke: Drink A Beer Sara Evans: I Could Not Ask For More, Saints And Angels, A Little Bit Stronger Lonestar: With Me LeAnn Rimes: How Do I Live Jo Dee Messina- Bye Bye Kenny Chesney: Another I used to be a pretty big fan of, but the only recent songs of his I loved were "You And Tequila" & ECP. Eric Church: Like Jesus Does Brad Paisley: When I Get Where I'm Going, I'm Gonna Miss Her, Online
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Post by Andy on Mar 31, 2014 19:24:03 GMT -5
Jake Owen - Startin' With Me
I've found most of his material to be rather boring and lacking staying power, but this song is amazing.
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Post by mairy on Mar 31, 2014 19:26:46 GMT -5
Toby Keith - God Love Her
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Post by Andy on Mar 31, 2014 19:35:08 GMT -5
I don't really consider myself a Martina fan, but truth be told, I liked most of her pre-Greatest Hits singles except "Valentine" and "I Love You". Greatest hits onward, though, the only ones I did like were "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues", "How Far", "God's Will" (this one should be a big pile of sugar-coated glurge, but somehow it works), "Anyway", "Wrong Baby Wrong", and "Teenage Daughters". (Also "Practice Life" and "Trip Around the Sun" if we're gonna count duets.) I agree with every word of this. '90s Martina is great, '00s Martina is very spotty. I'm glad I'm not the only person who likes "God's Will." Many people think it's too cloying and overwrought, but I have always found it incredibly moving. Ironically, I feel that way about "Concrete Angel", which most people love. Just goes to show how subjective music is.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 31, 2014 20:48:36 GMT -5
^ Oh good, I'm not the only one who hates Concrete Angel. I think "God's Will" works because it actually gives some characterization and detail to Will and at least tries to make him feel like a real person, and not just a setpiece for the story.
"Concrete Angel" reminds me of those "heartwarming" stories that used to get circulated by e-mail back in the day, just like "The Little Girl" by JMM. It has that same "Chicken Soup for the Soul" fakeness and hyperbole to it.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Apr 3, 2014 10:40:00 GMT -5
Big & Rich "Lost In This Moment" Blake Shelton "Austin" Blake Shelton "Goodbye Time" Blake Shelton "Honey Bee" Blake Shelton "God Gave Me You" Blake Shelton "Doin' What She Likes" Luke Bryan "All My Friends Say" Luke Bryan "Do I" Luke Bryan "Drunk On You" Toby Keith "Big Blue Note" Toby Keith "I Wanna Talk About Me" Trace Adkins "Songs About Me" Trace Adkins "You're Gonna Miss This" Zac Brown Band "Colder Weather"
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Post by rjz on Apr 4, 2014 9:05:07 GMT -5
Rascal Flatts-My Wish
Carrie Underwood-Temporary Home, Jesus Take The Wheel-I only like her ballads in general
Taylor Swift-Begin Again and You Belong With Me
Trace Adkins-You're Gonna Miss This
Thomas Rhett-Beer With Jesus
Tyler Farr-Redneck Crazy
Toby Keith-Red Solo Cup (I know, I know)-have other songs of his I 'like' but love this stupid one
Zac Brown Band- As She's Walking Away-I don't dislike ZBB but all songs sound the same to me, this one is stellar
Big and Rich-Lost In This Moment
Martina McBride-I'm Gonna Love You Through It
Kenny Chesney-You and Tequila, El Cerrito Place (wish all his stuff was this great)
Brad Paisley-Alcohol and Whiskey Lullaby
Jason Aldean-Amarillo Sky
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Apr 4, 2014 14:47:32 GMT -5
Not sure if I'd say "love" for these, but it's close enough for me. Justin Moore - "Small Town USA" and "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" (particularly, the latter) Brantley Gilbert - "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"
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Post by Andy on Apr 4, 2014 16:23:17 GMT -5
I second Justin Moore and "Small Town USA" and "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away". Those two songs are fairly good, but I haven't cared for anything else I've heard by him.
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Post by Steven on Apr 4, 2014 20:25:20 GMT -5
Chris Young - Tomorrow
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2014 21:15:07 GMT -5
Born To Fly- Sara Evans Holy Water- Big And Rich Colder Weather- ZBB Luke Bryan- Do I Martina- I'm Gonna Love You Through It Blake Shelton-Ol' Red, The Baby, Austin
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Post by rsandcm1 on Apr 5, 2014 14:09:39 GMT -5
There are four people in country music I can't stand. I feel that if they were just gotten rid of, the genre would be much better as a whole: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Justin Moore and Taylor Swift.
Now, the songs I do enjoy from each of them: Jason Aldean- "The Truth", "Tattoos On This Town" and "Fly Over States" Luke Bryan- "Do I" Justin Moore- "Point At You" Taylor Swift- (none)
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Post by toomuchboy on Apr 5, 2014 20:35:45 GMT -5
Miranda Lambert ~ "The House That Built Me" (and I kind of like "Mama's Broken Heart," but I blame that on Musgraves) Tim McGraw ~ "Everywhere," "Don't Take the Girl," the Faith duets, "Just to See You Smile" Martina McBride ~ I actually like a lot her songs, but for some reason I could never call myself a fan. Toby Keith ~ "She Never Cried in Front of Me" Brad Paisley ~ "Alcohol," "Celebrity," "Whiskey Lullaby" Blake Shelton ~ "Ol' Red" George Straight ~ "Check Yes or No," "Give It Away," "Love Without End, Amen" Trace Adkins ~ "Every Light in the House," "Then They Do" Big & Rich ~ "8th of November"* Scotty McCreery ~ "The Trouble with Girls"* Kenny Chesney ~ "There Goes My Life"* Cassadee Pope ~ "Wasting All These Tears" Little Big Town ~ "Good as Gone"*
* More "like" than "love." Most of the new country men (Luke Bryan, etc.) I've never been able to listen to long enough to find one song I liked.
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