>here’s a song about how my uncle who killed a guy was totally justified because I made up a story about that guy having a son he was shitty to
>here’s a song about how my friend who died less than a year ago liked me better than his still grieving wife and daughter
>here’s a song about how my bitch ex is a pill popping junkie even though I’m the one that got her hooked on the shit
What is his fucking problem

>the second one
You mean "When We Were Close?"
Seems more like Isbell's opinion about everything rather than anything about the dead guy

>>127262345 (OP)
Musicians shouldnt have lore anyway

>>127262484
I mean the guy’s family asked him not to do it because they were still mourning and his response was “I knew him better than you” and then put out the song about how close they were

>>127263047
Lmao
He makes good songs so I don't care about the background
That's their problem

>>127262345 (OP)
I just read about the first one and apparently a lot of the town testified in favour of Jason's uncle. I mean it doesn't make it right but it tells you something about the reputation of the guy that got gunned down

>>127263343
Jason was the worst member of DBT and all of his songs are cringe bullshit. His solo career has been even worse.

>>127263449
I mean it was a “respected in the community” vs. “trailer trash” situation, so it does make sense that it played out, but pretending it was some tragic but ultimately deserved Hatfields and McCoys situation by inventing a fake son for the real dead guy to have abused so he deserved it is still tasteless narcissism

>>127263899
>tasteless narcissism
That's Jason's entire career

>>127263899
All art is creating something from nothing

>>127263773
Feel he never really fit the vibe of DBT

>>127263899
Country's always been a genre to stretch truths and make stories

i don't know much about this guy, but the little I know it seems like he's a prick.

>>127265744
He didn't and it makes his material seem that much worse because it feels like watered down Hood/Cooley type shit. They were operating on a high level back then and his stuff was just embarrassing.

>>127265893
Usually not involving accusing real dead people of child abuse (of a child that never existed) to justify your uncle murdering them

>>127262345 (OP)
>And the scenarios I made up in the shower still play in my head
>Like my best friend who’s dead
>And my fans I’ve misled

>>127265893
It's never been about straight up lying, anon.

>>127265935
He's one of the better modern country guys
Apparently he's a bit of a prick but that's most musicians lmao
>>127266012
His solo stuff is really more of his own thing than DBT runoff
I'd say Decoration Day is still a good song even with the made up shit

>>127266271
I meant his stuff with DBT. I should have been more clear. I liked Southeastern, for the most part, but he does seem like he's trying too hard. I definitely wouldn't wanna hang out with him. He seems like a huge asshole.

>>127263007
niggers and low T whites only care about the lore, not the music. God knows why but it's true. Probably some desperate need to find a "he's literally me!" just to hide the loneliness. The entire rap genre was built from this.

>>127266395
I'd rather someone try too hard than phone it in y'know

>>127266449
You got a point.

>>127266271
Some of it’s fine, but a lot of it is shitlib equivalent of lost causer stuff
>Arkansas isn’t small town apple pie America anymore
>New York City is bad cuz they mocked my accent
>them Yankees don’t know how to dance…