{"id":6975,"date":"2016-02-07T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=6975"},"modified":"2016-02-08T12:54:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T18:54:20","slug":"fgl-more-like-fml","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2016\/02\/07\/fgl-more-like-fml\/","title":{"rendered":"FGL? More like FML"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFlorida Georgia Line is a duo that formed out of Nashville in 2010 that has brought an interesting twist to Country music since their start. Brian Kelley<\/a> and Tyler Hubbard<\/a> met at Belmont University in a worship group on campus and there dreamt up the idea of becoming a famous country duo. And not to my surprise, who else but the Nickelback<\/a>\u00a0producer, Joey Moi<\/a>, was the one who discovered them. This seems only fitting because the two bands in my opinion are very similar. How would I describe Nickelback Fans? There are two kinds. One group of fans is full of fervent followers who listen to Nickelback and Nickelback only, go to every concert, and proudly proclaim them as their favorite band. The other group of fans is full of followers who only secretly listen to Nickelback songs in fear of being shamed by the rest of society. These two groups of fans are the same for Florida Georgia Line followers. Because many people hate on the band, if you love them, you either shout it from the mountaintops or you secretly know every lyric while denying ever having heard of them.<\/p>\n

Florida Georgia Line has three albums comprised of very catchy songs, I\u2019ll admit, but they are in no sense of the word Country. On their website<\/a> they even admit to being different claiming to be, \u201cartists who defy trends to pave something new, something original, something maybe a little shocking at the time.\u201d I would say their style is definitely shocking\u2026 Do you think King George would listen to their new album, Anything Goes<\/a>, on his way to the rodeo? I don\u2019t think so. In my opinion, they are just another pop band that happens to have a little twang in their voice. Since forming in 2010, Florida Georgia Line has brought something totally new to the Country Genre. In the past 5 years they have had five number 1 singles on Country radio charts, which makes me wonder who is actually listening to these stations. But let\u2019s talk about one specific hit single that has brought much controversy to Country Music listeners\u2026<\/p>\n