Absolutely agree, I've said for years that radio was the real culprit here. Until large numbers of country music fans effectively say "hell no, we won't settle for that", it's not going to change. I would liken it to McDonalds. Their food was basically the same for decades, until people finally started realizing how unhealthy it is, and that company is struggling because of it. Until the public demands that the bar be raised, it will stay pretty much status quo.
The thing that worries me is, the attrition of professional songwriters has hit critical mass, and I worry that when it finally does change, there won't be any of us who are actually capable of digging deep left (85% of the professional writers in the US have quit the business in the past decade and a half). It's a very sad way to see my chosen profession heading.
The thing that worries me is, the attrition of professional songwriters has hit critical mass, and I worry that when it finally does change, there won't be any of us who are actually capable of digging deep left (85% of the professional writers in the US have quit the business in the past decade and a half). It's a very sad way to see my chosen profession heading.
