I'm largely on the fence about it. I used to hate it until I went to college and there were literally 4 different country stations, compared to the one alternative and one rock station.

I definitely prefer the older stuff, like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, but I'm also really into southern rock, which borders country and is influenced by it. Stuff like Drive-by Truckers, Lucero, etc.

The moden country stuff seems way more like pop than anything, even though T Swift is a guilty pleasure of mine.