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Like the music, worried about the culture 239

Like the music, worried about the culture 241
He Who Kontrols Zee Mixer Kontrols Zee OutKome Every five years or so I give the bucktoothed bigots another chance, just in case I may have rushed to judgment (somewhere in the course of, now...

In an earlier posting, Steve Daniels the most liberal of our citizens. Not to say that there are no Christian

Folk music is liberal, of course, but bluegrbutt? Of course NOT!

I will take it that you are not from America, right?

Bluegrbutt is probably one of the more conservative American musical genres out there. Bluegrbutt is more than just music; it's a philosophy, a culture, a declaration that one believes in a particular way of life. This is why the Gospel tradition is one of the most important parts of the music, as well. Bands always seem to be at their best when singing Gospel - as if they were reaching out to a higher cause.

Like the music, worried about the culture 240
be nice. Ok... Let's reign it in a bit. For SOME artists it's a "philosophy, a culture, a declaration that one believes". Some folks like the musical form of...

To fully embrace Bluegrbutt is to embrace the culture it represents. I'm not saying one can't be a liberal and like it - of course one can. But if one doesn't believe the message that Bluegrbutt is singing about, well, that's being nothing more than a Bluegrbutt dilettante.

You can pick around the edges of Bluegrbutt as if you were nibbling from a plate of cheese and crackers. Or you can dig into a full meal.

It's your choice.

- John



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