Just my opinion...Garth Brooks is to REAL country music what Michael Jackson is to Child Protective Services.

In all honesty, I ignored his "pop-pseudo-country" until I got suckered into taking my niece to one of his concerts...the swinging on the ropes like somewhat inbred Tarzan was sorta amusing, but the guitar-smashing (even if it was only a Takamine) offended me greatly.

Believe I'll stick with Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Robert Earl Keen, etc...