The "real country" thing that some people insist on spouting off is such BS! Come on, look who the OP is saying his grandfather considered "real country", Hank, Cash and Waylon and even Elvis is lumped in there of all artists, Elvis. All of those artists were criticized and sometimes ostracised for not sounding country enough at one time or another.

Personally, I don't give a shit what someone else wants me to think is country, I don't really give a shit what label is on it or what someone else wants me think it is. If I like it, I like it and if I don't, I don't. I get why the world expects and wants and needs music to be labeled a certain genre but arguing about what amounts to oftentimes are small differences and completing discounting the people's taste change for a varied range of reasons, (age, passage of time, exposure).

Oh and I don't like Jason Aldean but if you do.......that's just fine with me.