Filed under: Country Music, Country/Pop, Song You Most Remember Them By Series | Tags: 1992, 2000's, 90's, Brooks & Dunn, country-pop, country/rock, Neon Moon, Song You Most Remember Them By
B&D have had more than their fair share of hits over the past two decades, some more deserved than others. They are probably one of the view country acts to have a cross-generational audience throughout their career. From their early 90’s twangy country/rock to their late 90’s/early 2000’s country-pop to their more recent contemporary country which has elements of all in it. They truly have shown throughout the years their staying power, which is why many country music listeners love them, and why others have grown a disdain for them. I’d probably fit the latter group; mostly because their music in the past couple of years has just grown irritating to me, which impart is why I’m somewhat glad they are retiring. But as their career comes to a close, it’s nice to look back at their catalog and know that they have contributed their part to country music.
So to conclude, the song I will most remember them by would have to be their 1992 number one hit “Neon Moon”. It is one of the most well-written songs about that certain feeling of loss and loneliness. I’m sure a lot of people will agree that the song is on the way to becoming a timeless classic.
Now it’s your turn, what song will you most remember Brooks & Dunn by?
Filed under: Country Music, Country/Pop, Electropop, Pop Music, Pop/Rock Music | Tags: 1990s, 80's, Country/Pop, Electro-pop, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Micheal Jackson, Rock
A little over a year ago I had a post discussing how country music seemed to have lacked the quality it used to. As I look back at this post, I can see that I was being a bit biased, as I was comparing the music that I had grown up to as a kid, to the music of my pre-teen and teen years. Besides that, I also did notice that country music in the last year or so has begun to return to a more country/pop sound that was mainstream during the 1990’s, but with a twist. Mainstream Country in the mid to late 1990’s had a more adult contemporary type sound to it. Country music now seems to have more of an 80’s rock vibe to it with some dancy type beats added in. Whether this is good or bad is up to your opinion.
There are also some new trends happening on the pop chart this year as well. Electro-pop has become mainstream thanks to the likes of Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, and Katy Perry. There also seems to be more 80’s like power pop happening. I guess this could be attributed to Micheal Jackson’s passing?
So as 2009 slowly comes to a close, what trends do you think are ahead for music, country and otherwise?
