Thread: Fellow country music fans?

Originally Posted by Zjgilbert

Have you or has anyone else heard of Hank Williams III? Yes, if you didn't know, there is another Hank around. He's probably my favorite out of the three. Check him out:


I also like a lot of the older stuff, and although I'm not happy to admit it some of the newer stuff. I hate the really poppy stuff like Rascal Flatts and Sugarland, but Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, etc. aren't bad.

Well slap my fanny and call me a queer city boy if'n I didn't just leap orfa ma stool and do some fancy steppin' knee slappin' footstompin' just then. Loved it.


Mick

Originally Posted by Zjgilbert

Have you or has anyone else heard of Hank Williams III? Yes, if you didn't know, there is another Hank around. He's probably my favorite out of the three. Check him out:

I'm still undecided on HWIII. I love Hank Williams, but I don't like Jr. at all. HWIII seems really contrived to me, like he's trying too hard to fulfill a legacy and is hitting every cliche he can on the way down.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Try to stay away from the amphetamines....

you got it lol i idolis him because he went from a dirt poor farmers boy and rose to be somebody. yea he hit a few rough patches but he did it.

Originally Posted by ChesterCopperpot

I'm still undecided on HWIII. I love Hank Williams, but I don't like Jr. at all. HWIII seems really contrived to me, like he's trying too hard to fulfill a legacy and is hitting every cliche he can on the way down.

I'm not so sure about that. Hank III's sound varies from his grandfather's enough to where I'd say it's his own, but he still talks about how he doesn't like his dad's music because it spawned today's country music. Also, in Not Everybody Likes Us he sings "Kid Rock's a yank, he ain't no son of Hank..." so yea I could see where you're coming from. However, he didn't start out doing this style of music and his latest three cds, This Ain't Country Music which was unreleased to the public, Hellbilly Joker, and Attention Deficit Domination are far from his normal sound. I think he just enjoys playing whatever he's in the mood for. However, I really wish he would just stick with the country stuff. On that note however, here's more Hank III. This song has elements of that newer stuff that I was talking about, but still keeps the roots.

A few of my favorites:
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger - YouTube