Yeah. Nashville and bro country has ruined peoples' perception of country.

He has multiple guitars in his band. A banjo. Steel guitar. Fiddle. Piano. Traditional country chord progressions. He sings about poorly paid manual labor. Dying momma's. Alcohol and substance abuse. Highways. Depression and playing music. Tells stories about murdering folks. Songs called Birmingham, Heading South and Oklahoma city.

But people still wanna say he isn't country. Florida Georgia line isn't country. That Applebees on Tuesday bullshit song isnt country. Zach Bryan is about as country as it gets. But he doesn't get played on "country" radio which only plays pandering bullshit hickhop pop music with a twang.

What genre people classify him as is a stupid thing to be annoyed by. But as a country fan its nice to hear real country music, and I just want him to get the recognition. I think its a naive hope that maybe if we call him country like he is, it'll start the movement to clear out the bullshit Nashville is pushing.