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What’s Behind the ’80s Rock Revival in Country Music?
What’s Behind the ’80s Rock Revival in Country Music?
What’s Behind the ’80s Rock Revival in Country Music?
Country curmudgeons looking to blame hip-hop for what they see as the fall of country music have it wrong. Sure, acts like Brantley Gilbert and Jason Aldean are quick to drop rappers alongside country legends when listing influences, but it’s the aggressive, unapologetically loud guitar riffs of the ‘80s that are truly shaping the format today.