10 Minute Country - Episode 55 - The Seven Stages of Country Music Fandom

12/18/19 • 15 min

James has identified seven stages that Country music fans need to work through to find contentment and happiness. Each stage has it's ups and downs although (spoiler alert!) stages 3 & 6 are the hardest stages to get through before the light at the end of the tunnel is reached!
Take a listen to the podcast and see which stage you are currently at and work out what you need to do to get to the next stage. Yes, this is not only a Country music podcast but also a self-help manual for your own betterment and contentment!
Get in touch with James on Twitter at @rockjames or on Instagram at @daykin_james and let him know which stage you are at.

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10 Minute Country - Episode 54 - The Emergence of Boyfriend Country & Why We're Bored With It Already!

A new offshoot of Country music, termed 'Boyfriend Country' by Billboard magazine, has emerged over the past couple of years. In this episode, James looks at what Boyfriend Country actually is and who its leading lights are. He also examines why songs about the redemptive power of women might well be holding back & hampering female artists in Country music.
Take a listen and let James know how you feel about the rise of this new brand and whether you feel it is a step forward for the genre or whether its time is already done.

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10 Minute Country - Episode 56 - Why the Sequencing of an Album is Crucial & Why Country Music Gets it Wrong Over and Over Again

There have been three albums released already in 2020 by Dustin Lynch, Little Big Town and Tenille Arts that are superb examples of the good, the bad and the ugly of the sequencing of albums in Country music.
How to put together an album so that it flows and takes the listener on an aural and emotional journey is such a skill and yet Country music often gets the running order and sequencing of albums wrong. In this week's episode James takes a look at what albums he feels have been well put together and what albums haven't. He also speculates on the reasons behind why Country music doesn't seem to be able to often get the sequencing of albums right.