man, I really can't stand western music! is there any redeeming quality to it?
Maybe the fact that it is the form of country music composed by the people who settled and worked in the Western US
yeah that's it. and it's so repetitive and twangy. I wonder how the whole genre got started
It is directly related musically to old English, Scottish and Irish folk ballads.
that stuff sounds much better. is Western music still popular today?
Yes in some parts, but of course it mostly celebrates the life of the cowboy on the open ranges and prairies of the West, so there it is still popular
cowboys are cool. at least I love cowboy movies
Yes I like them too. The American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the "vaquero" tradition in Mexico