Talk:Essay:The Downfall of Country

The question I have to ask, is what is and isn't alternative country? Is it stuff from the last two decades well outside the mainstream of country, or is it any specific sound? My answer, because it allows the genre to encompass a wider variety of artists is the former, but I feel uneasy applying the term to such a wide variety of bands. A litmus might be Rilo Kiley, which have a fine pop-polish, but appeal to indie listeners, and have conciouslly imitated the sound of country from the sixties and seventies. --B user:strand23 01:03, 14 Dec 2005 (UTC)