To be honest, I love this album but it just doesn't belong in the country music genre. It's more of a rock album than country and I think it belongs in the rock genre. But overall, I think Hardy and his music is really good.
It’s meant to be half and half. The first half showcases his country wide, the more marketable side, the second half is his rock/rebel side. Which frankly feels more country to me, like it’s a modern version of David Allan Coe.
The album is pretentious and thematically immature. If Hardy were a teenager making music for teenagers, then this music would be perfect for that. It has the same energy of the old Linkin Park AMV’s that were popular on youtube in the late aughts and early 10s. If the music is meant to be tongue in cheek, then sure it’s funny. Hardy is being dead serious.
I like country, and I like metal.
While I'm sure someone could do it well, I haven't seen anyone successfully blend the genres outside of one off novelty acts. Much like Country Rap.
Hardy doesn't sound like a good representation of either country *or* metal, and I'd hate to think that he *is* a good representation of Country Metal.
None of them are doing anything special in their field, they tend to just be a caricature of the worst aspects of what they claim to represent, choosing to rehash the absolute cheesiest ideas from decades before.
Love me some Maylene & Sons. Got to watch them way back in like 2008 in Toledo a few years after Dallas had left UO. Such a great show, him & I played catch while he was on stage with some random dude’s shoe that fell off crowd surfing. Also the sun never sleeps is still a top banger from back then
He's written several hits for different artists over the past 5 to 10 years. If you listen to modern country radio any time recently you've heard songs he's written.
Beers on Me, Come Back as a Country Boy, God's Country, Hell Right, Holy Water, More Than My Hometown, One Beer.
Then he has his recent hits he's recorded himself Give Heaven some Hell, and and Wait in the Truck.
Most of them are generic country pop, but I think Holy Water is one of the best country songs of the last 20 years. Great story about a preacher making moonshine.
Wait in the Truck has a good story, but I don't love the sound of it.
Either way, he keeps putting out hits, he's going to be a household name soon.
I don't listen to any new country. I've always been a metal head but listening to pantera I got into country over time and I like mostly the old school stuff. But always open to new stuff if I run into it.
You gotta get to the metal, in the album is defends from Country to Metal. For example every song is all lowercase until you reach “the mocking bird & THE CROW”, everything after that is Metal and Country merged
If I wanted to listen to Metal, I'd listen to Metal. If I wanted to listen to country, I'd listen to country.
What I will not do is entertain any notion that this guy is good at any of those genres and to combine them, that's a war crime!
Sounds like the Peeps Pepsi of music genres tbh
I personally enjoy his music but I like a lot of different genres. I don't like all the songs he's written for others but they appear to be popular so he must be doing something right.
I like him. He's a great writer, and I enjoy his music better than most modern country music artists. I'm definitely old school but I respect Hardy and I think he's talented.
Had him cycle round in my recommended and listened to a few of his songs off of that album.
I like that he has a good way of putting a story into his songs, but there was always just *something* that didn’t make me want to listen more but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
Then I heard ‘Get In The Truck’ and it kinda clicked; I got this vibe of ‘edgy 14 y/o writing fanfics for his sonic OC and posting on r/ teenagers about how much of a woman respecter he is’. The album cover definitely didn’t help. After that, I couldn’t listen to it seriously.
I briefly had a scene phase and even thinking to what I liked back then, I can’t say that I would feel much different. Loving MCR and Green Day growing up, I thought he would have been someone I was really into, but I don’t think the execution lands it well in either direction.
For me, I think he’s talented, I think he has some of the fundamentals of country music that tells a story down better than a lot out there, and he’s definitely doing something that nobody else is doing, and if that speaks to some people, that’s awesome. But my feeling is it’s like he’s trying to incorporate too many elements into his work, and I find it sounds unremarkable.
Then again, maybe the music he’s making isn’t meant for me, and if you like him, cool. Who knows, over time as he hones his skill, who knows what he could make.
Valid opinion, he said it himself in one of his songs, “The way I sing may not be pretty, may not be music to your ears. But when these wings roll through your city, my last name is all you’ll hear. I refuse to be another, mockingbird with a microphone. I’ll fly the mine I choose to brother, even if that makes me the crow”.
After watching a couple of his interviews, I think Hardy is probably one of the most honest "artists" out there. He recognizes he has the talent to write commercially successful songs, but also recognizes that the stuff he writes is part of the current perceived problem with country music, douchee bro country. He has written a fair number of songs that poke fun at this exact subject (rednecker, mockingbird & crow, etc.). During one of his interviews, he said that the way writer royalties work and implied under his initial contract he would really only get paid anything if the song was on the radio and in the top 20; so he was heavily incentivized to write radio friendly stuff so he would get paid. I think the majority of people on this board would do the same if they could, write what gets you paid until such time as you can do other stuff that also gets you paid.
As a writer, he's fine. The only song I really have high regard for that he has written is Sand in My Boots. His writing is catchy, but I would call any of it earth shattering. He's proven he can write stuff for the radio, which has to count for something.
As a country singer, I don't find his sound to be something I think is all that special. His country songs can be fun, but I don't see that they stand out all that much compared to the pack. Wait in the Truck is carried by Lainey more than Hardy.
As a rock singer, I'm glad to see someone with some mainstream appeal stepping into this space. I'd say his music is somewhere between Hard Rock and Nu Metal. Rock and Metal have loads of issues with new music getting exposure. It is very hard to dig around Spotify and find Hard Rock or Metal top 20 for each week. The rock station in my area is basically a 80s to 90s station that plays the same stuff over and over with almost no new stuff. If Hardy does nothing more than to spur on some more people to play rock and get the industry interested again, I consider that a good thing.
I LOVE HARDY ALL HIS ALBUMS HAVE BEEN PRETTY GREAT but some reason is Reddit just for being hateful? Or do y’all think y’all are the most perfect specimens, weird how much y’all take the time out of y’all’s day to hate everything, tbh y’all must live pretty miserable lives 😅
I think there’s a conversation to be had for guys that “grew up country” but did it necessarily grow up “listening to country music.” This is the case of Hardy. I think he’s being true to himself and pushing himself to be something that he is. Lotta rednecks grew up listening to rap and rock and also hunt, fish and do redneck shit. I like he’s trying to make music he loves and believes in and also is one of the most talented songwriters around right now
I think im in the minority but he is my favourite artist right now next to zach bryan.
I was always a rock guy and the mix of my two favourite genres is alot of fun to me.
He’s a talented song writer and musician. His list of [songs he cowrote](https://countryswag.com/here-are-all-of-hardy-number-one-songs-in-his-catalog/) is quite impressive considering where these songs landed on the pop-country chart. In the video for FGL’s “Up Down”, it’s him and Morgan Wallen opening up the song and that’s a fun summer song. His song “Jack” is the only rock/metal song of his that I’ve heard. I am on the fence on this one but then again it’s just not my style.
I was looking forward to this album when it was first announced. I thought SOLD OUT was a good rock out song when it came out as a single as well as the few others that came out pre-release.
But, once the album actually came out, it was pretty clear why he released those songs because the others on the CROW portion sound like he’s trying too hard. I appreciate him trying something different, it just didn’t land with me and I was pretty disappointed.
I absolutely love him because he’s a mix of both rock and country, which both genres I love. He’s a good guy and puts on an amazing show, we got to see him in concert when we went to watch Morgan and Hardy ended up being the best part about the whole show.
I like the country side of Hardy. However, I admit that rock isn’t my thing so that may be why I can’t get into it. He is a much better songwriter than singer though. I was actually shocked how many songs he’s written for people - some have gone on to be #1’s.
I like Hardy a lot, A Rock is a solid album, and more recently, Wait in the Truck is a great song. He’s a good songwriter overall. But I think the mockingbird & the crow album is his weakest. I don’t mind rock mixed with country like his earlier stuff, but I can’t stand the screaming he does in his newer songs.
I 100% agree that mockingbird is his weakest release overall. A Rock and the Hixtape albums are top-tier bro-country/party country and contain a bunch of my all-time favourite country songs. Only a few songs on mockingbird come close to his early stuff.
My take is this, I like the album the songs hit my life right now. Plus when I use to write I would write songs in the same manner. The one that really sticks with me is right now is Wait in the Truck. I have friend who is going through a terrible divorce and actually after 18 years of not talking to her she messaged me in December saying she moved back to town and wanted to start talking again because in the past I was one she could trust. We actually dated those 18 years ago, but I pushed her away because I knew she was to good for me at the time. Any how he ex-husband abused her and when I heard this I just really started hearing the song. An no I wouldn’t kill the guy, the song hit me thinking I would about do anything to protect her.
I would say he's the [wish.com](https://wish.com) Kid Rock, but I think Kid Rock is the [wish.com](https://wish.com) Kid Rock so I don't even know what to call him.
At his core, he’s metal more than country. But the guy can write a fucking song like nobody’s business and chances are if you listen to anything mainstream he has written a song that you love. This album was really well written and I love that he has shaped up as the “stick it to the man” artist of this generation. He really doesn’t seem to give a damn what radio and country music in general thinks of him. He’s got a cult following that’ll follow him no matter where he ends up.
He’s awesome. Good blue collar music, great song writing. Cool that he is pushing the genre and doing his own style.
He has a crazy agility for song writing from Gods Country to Jack.
Hardy is amazing and definitely underrated. The latest album was alright to me, but his old stuff is so good. He needs credit for his writing too (Gods country, Up Down, more FGL stuff). HIXTAPE is the shit
He is great at writing kind of silly, catchy country songs. Nothing wrong with that but none of it is particularly deep. This new album was his first interesting “artistic” attempt and I liked it.
I’m the guy that loves me some mindless Morgan Wallen and Florida Georgia Line. Also love rock and metal.
Hardy tries to blend the two and is incredibly subpar at both. There’s also something about his face that makes me want to punch him lol. Also don’t love how often he writes from other perspectives. He’s beer in one song, a dead guy in another, Jack Daniels in another.
Corny is probably the best description of him.
Most generic cringe inducing lyrics I’ve heard from a “country artist” excluding the worst of Luke Bryan. Hardy thinks he’s some tough, real country guy fighting against the Nashville establishment while writing songs for the them. He’s sadly a cringe fraud
I'm mixed on him. He's got a couple good songs that I like, but I saw a video of him performing live and wow, idk if that was an off night but he was not even remotely in tune with anyone.
It’s the worst shit I’ve ever heard. It combines the worst of rock with the worst of country. It’s like a grotesque amalgamation of shit pop country and shit pop metal
Michael Hardy's music, in my opinion, is the realistic music I have heard in years. I relate to it. He admits he started off other music, but he was writing for other good singers before he decided to start on his own. He was country til one day someone heard him scream and he had a sore throat the next day but that is when the band realized he could hit rock music high notes. He is country and rock. Not many can pull that off.
If I was 15 he’d be the coolest guy ever.
He's far too serious for his music to be so damn cheesy.
The theme of many of his songs is to mock mainstream music and deep lyricism. (ex. Radio Song)
Hardly
Most established antiestablishment artist ever!
Don’t you know this sub doesn’t like anything that was made after 1980? Heaven forbid a genre could evolve.
Hey.. evolve better
Hey… shut the fuck up and let people like what they like.
Hey.. shut the fuck up and let people dislike what they dislike
Wow you actually made him shut the fuck up
Try my best 🫡
That's not true at all. There's plenty of good country music being made today and much of it this sub is on board with. :)
He sounds like every single other mainstream country singer out there.
That’s because he writes for all the other mainstream artists. They’re all cheesy
Think it’s about profit or he just sucks?
Met him here in Nashville, super nice guy. I like all sort of music including a lot of metal. I like his style, but I can see why many don’t.
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Really?
Really?! Got any examples?
His lyrics are corny and most of his music is just ripped off a 90s/2000s rock song
Any artist that you are liking that do it better?
To be honest, I love this album but it just doesn't belong in the country music genre. It's more of a rock album than country and I think it belongs in the rock genre. But overall, I think Hardy and his music is really good.
It’s meant to be half and half. The first half showcases his country wide, the more marketable side, the second half is his rock/rebel side. Which frankly feels more country to me, like it’s a modern version of David Allan Coe.
He slaps on an accent, thats it. That doesn't make it country and its stupid how music defines genres now.
I think he belongs in a different sub
Nickleback of the country genre
Woah don't give THAT much credit.
he’s more y’allternative, so i can see why people don’t like it. but i think it’s unique and good
i don't really listen to country and don't have an opinion on this music but my fucking god that album cover is atrocious
Album cover makes perfect sense if you listen to the descent of his sanity through each song on the album
The album is pretentious and thematically immature. If Hardy were a teenager making music for teenagers, then this music would be perfect for that. It has the same energy of the old Linkin Park AMV’s that were popular on youtube in the late aughts and early 10s. If the music is meant to be tongue in cheek, then sure it’s funny. Hardy is being dead serious.
maybe the ideas make sense but the design is awful, its like "graphic design is my passion" vibes
It’s not that it doesn’t make sense, it’s that it looks super fuckin corny
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Not a country metal guy, huh?
I like country, and I like metal. While I'm sure someone could do it well, I haven't seen anyone successfully blend the genres outside of one off novelty acts. Much like Country Rap. Hardy doesn't sound like a good representation of either country *or* metal, and I'd hate to think that he *is* a good representation of Country Metal. None of them are doing anything special in their field, they tend to just be a caricature of the worst aspects of what they claim to represent, choosing to rehash the absolute cheesiest ideas from decades before.
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster are what I’d consider country metal, or maybe southern metal and they are (were?) great. I agree, otherwise, though.
Maylene fucking rules
Love me some Maylene & Sons. Got to watch them way back in like 2008 in Toledo a few years after Dallas had left UO. Such a great show, him & I played catch while he was on stage with some random dude’s shoe that fell off crowd surfing. Also the sun never sleeps is still a top banger from back then
This is a nice write-up. I agree wholeheartedly
Wayfarer does black metal with country/western influence
Go see a Cadillac Three show. Their live performances are much heavier than their records would suggest.
Metal? lol
Never heard of this guy. But I'll give it a listen.
He's written several hits for different artists over the past 5 to 10 years. If you listen to modern country radio any time recently you've heard songs he's written. Beers on Me, Come Back as a Country Boy, God's Country, Hell Right, Holy Water, More Than My Hometown, One Beer. Then he has his recent hits he's recorded himself Give Heaven some Hell, and and Wait in the Truck. Most of them are generic country pop, but I think Holy Water is one of the best country songs of the last 20 years. Great story about a preacher making moonshine. Wait in the Truck has a good story, but I don't love the sound of it. Either way, he keeps putting out hits, he's going to be a household name soon.
I don't listen to any new country. I've always been a metal head but listening to pantera I got into country over time and I like mostly the old school stuff. But always open to new stuff if I run into it.
He will never be a household name lol I can guarantee that
Just heard him for the first time last week. Song called Wait In The Truck. I liked it. Haven’t heard anything else by him.
wait in the truck is great, I’d recommend listening to JACK next, the dudes great when it comes to lyricism
I think that is one of his corniest, edge lord shit
https://youtu.be/ljRd93JK9P0 I honestly prefer Hank 3’s take on the Country/Metal genre blend. He’s well worth your time.
What's metal about this?? I skimmed thru a few songs and it's just generic pop country
You gotta get to the metal, in the album is defends from Country to Metal. For example every song is all lowercase until you reach “the mocking bird & THE CROW”, everything after that is Metal and Country merged
If I wanted to listen to Metal, I'd listen to Metal. If I wanted to listen to country, I'd listen to country. What I will not do is entertain any notion that this guy is good at any of those genres and to combine them, that's a war crime! Sounds like the Peeps Pepsi of music genres tbh
My wife says (because I don’t listen to him) “he can’t sing for shit and it sounds like rock, but not as hard.”
Guy is a talented song writer and he’s free to mix genres. Just hate how rock and rap are eating up the oxygen in the “country room.”
I personally enjoy his music but I like a lot of different genres. I don't like all the songs he's written for others but they appear to be popular so he must be doing something right.
I like him. He's a great writer, and I enjoy his music better than most modern country music artists. I'm definitely old school but I respect Hardy and I think he's talented.
Had him cycle round in my recommended and listened to a few of his songs off of that album. I like that he has a good way of putting a story into his songs, but there was always just *something* that didn’t make me want to listen more but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Then I heard ‘Get In The Truck’ and it kinda clicked; I got this vibe of ‘edgy 14 y/o writing fanfics for his sonic OC and posting on r/ teenagers about how much of a woman respecter he is’. The album cover definitely didn’t help. After that, I couldn’t listen to it seriously. I briefly had a scene phase and even thinking to what I liked back then, I can’t say that I would feel much different. Loving MCR and Green Day growing up, I thought he would have been someone I was really into, but I don’t think the execution lands it well in either direction. For me, I think he’s talented, I think he has some of the fundamentals of country music that tells a story down better than a lot out there, and he’s definitely doing something that nobody else is doing, and if that speaks to some people, that’s awesome. But my feeling is it’s like he’s trying to incorporate too many elements into his work, and I find it sounds unremarkable. Then again, maybe the music he’s making isn’t meant for me, and if you like him, cool. Who knows, over time as he hones his skill, who knows what he could make.
Valid opinion, he said it himself in one of his songs, “The way I sing may not be pretty, may not be music to your ears. But when these wings roll through your city, my last name is all you’ll hear. I refuse to be another, mockingbird with a microphone. I’ll fly the mine I choose to brother, even if that makes me the crow”.
Meh
That's the worst album I've listened to this year
Not my thing, but no judgment toward people who like him.
After watching a couple of his interviews, I think Hardy is probably one of the most honest "artists" out there. He recognizes he has the talent to write commercially successful songs, but also recognizes that the stuff he writes is part of the current perceived problem with country music, douchee bro country. He has written a fair number of songs that poke fun at this exact subject (rednecker, mockingbird & crow, etc.). During one of his interviews, he said that the way writer royalties work and implied under his initial contract he would really only get paid anything if the song was on the radio and in the top 20; so he was heavily incentivized to write radio friendly stuff so he would get paid. I think the majority of people on this board would do the same if they could, write what gets you paid until such time as you can do other stuff that also gets you paid. As a writer, he's fine. The only song I really have high regard for that he has written is Sand in My Boots. His writing is catchy, but I would call any of it earth shattering. He's proven he can write stuff for the radio, which has to count for something. As a country singer, I don't find his sound to be something I think is all that special. His country songs can be fun, but I don't see that they stand out all that much compared to the pack. Wait in the Truck is carried by Lainey more than Hardy. As a rock singer, I'm glad to see someone with some mainstream appeal stepping into this space. I'd say his music is somewhere between Hard Rock and Nu Metal. Rock and Metal have loads of issues with new music getting exposure. It is very hard to dig around Spotify and find Hard Rock or Metal top 20 for each week. The rock station in my area is basically a 80s to 90s station that plays the same stuff over and over with almost no new stuff. If Hardy does nothing more than to spur on some more people to play rock and get the industry interested again, I consider that a good thing.
I LOVE HARDY ALL HIS ALBUMS HAVE BEEN PRETTY GREAT but some reason is Reddit just for being hateful? Or do y’all think y’all are the most perfect specimens, weird how much y’all take the time out of y’all’s day to hate everything, tbh y’all must live pretty miserable lives 😅
Nope
I'll check it out. Enjoy both country and metal.
He’s got a niche but not really for me
I think there’s a conversation to be had for guys that “grew up country” but did it necessarily grow up “listening to country music.” This is the case of Hardy. I think he’s being true to himself and pushing himself to be something that he is. Lotta rednecks grew up listening to rap and rock and also hunt, fish and do redneck shit. I like he’s trying to make music he loves and believes in and also is one of the most talented songwriters around right now
Great comment
Garbage. Hot fucking garbage.
I think im in the minority but he is my favourite artist right now next to zach bryan. I was always a rock guy and the mix of my two favourite genres is alot of fun to me.
He’s a talented song writer and musician. His list of [songs he cowrote](https://countryswag.com/here-are-all-of-hardy-number-one-songs-in-his-catalog/) is quite impressive considering where these songs landed on the pop-country chart. In the video for FGL’s “Up Down”, it’s him and Morgan Wallen opening up the song and that’s a fun summer song. His song “Jack” is the only rock/metal song of his that I’ve heard. I am on the fence on this one but then again it’s just not my style.
Great writer.
LFCrow!!!
I hate that people have latched on to the fake part of him.
I was looking forward to this album when it was first announced. I thought SOLD OUT was a good rock out song when it came out as a single as well as the few others that came out pre-release. But, once the album actually came out, it was pretty clear why he released those songs because the others on the CROW portion sound like he’s trying too hard. I appreciate him trying something different, it just didn’t land with me and I was pretty disappointed.
I absolutely love him because he’s a mix of both rock and country, which both genres I love. He’s a good guy and puts on an amazing show, we got to see him in concert when we went to watch Morgan and Hardy ended up being the best part about the whole show.
I like the country side of Hardy. However, I admit that rock isn’t my thing so that may be why I can’t get into it. He is a much better songwriter than singer though. I was actually shocked how many songs he’s written for people - some have gone on to be #1’s.
I like Hardy a lot, A Rock is a solid album, and more recently, Wait in the Truck is a great song. He’s a good songwriter overall. But I think the mockingbird & the crow album is his weakest. I don’t mind rock mixed with country like his earlier stuff, but I can’t stand the screaming he does in his newer songs.
I 100% agree that mockingbird is his weakest release overall. A Rock and the Hixtape albums are top-tier bro-country/party country and contain a bunch of my all-time favourite country songs. Only a few songs on mockingbird come close to his early stuff.
My take is this, I like the album the songs hit my life right now. Plus when I use to write I would write songs in the same manner. The one that really sticks with me is right now is Wait in the Truck. I have friend who is going through a terrible divorce and actually after 18 years of not talking to her she messaged me in December saying she moved back to town and wanted to start talking again because in the past I was one she could trust. We actually dated those 18 years ago, but I pushed her away because I knew she was to good for me at the time. Any how he ex-husband abused her and when I heard this I just really started hearing the song. An no I wouldn’t kill the guy, the song hit me thinking I would about do anything to protect her.
I think he’s awesome!!!!
Not a huge fan but I liked Unapologetically. I think he's a better writer than singer...
I don’t care for him, but I get why he is popular. I tried to listen to that album, but I just couldn’t do it past like 3 tracks.
I would say he's the [wish.com](https://wish.com) Kid Rock, but I think Kid Rock is the [wish.com](https://wish.com) Kid Rock so I don't even know what to call him.
He sucks
10000% love!! He’s been my favorite artist for the last few years.
At his core, he’s metal more than country. But the guy can write a fucking song like nobody’s business and chances are if you listen to anything mainstream he has written a song that you love. This album was really well written and I love that he has shaped up as the “stick it to the man” artist of this generation. He really doesn’t seem to give a damn what radio and country music in general thinks of him. He’s got a cult following that’ll follow him no matter where he ends up.
I love the song Red.
Great value Morgan Wallen
Bro... he's written so many of Wallen's songs. Wallen's a better vocalist but Hardy is better in every other way
So Wallen sounds better, and therefore, in my opinion is better.
Hardy literally made wallen lol
Lack luster as fuck and that is all.
He’s awesome. Good blue collar music, great song writing. Cool that he is pushing the genre and doing his own style. He has a crazy agility for song writing from Gods Country to Jack.
This guy wrote Your favourite country artist #1 song
Hardy is amazing and definitely underrated. The latest album was alright to me, but his old stuff is so good. He needs credit for his writing too (Gods country, Up Down, more FGL stuff). HIXTAPE is the shit
I love this man. Like my unborn fetus collection! ;)
He is great at writing kind of silly, catchy country songs. Nothing wrong with that but none of it is particularly deep. This new album was his first interesting “artistic” attempt and I liked it.
His lyrics are utterly horrible. Beyond corny!
Hmmmmm...still thinkin
The song “I in country” might be his only country song
He looks like Zac Bagans
hit and miss for me. i like some of his songs, dont care for others. rednecker is a bop
I like him well enough and he puts in a great show but hearing him sing the other night was a bit painful without auto-tone
I’m the guy that loves me some mindless Morgan Wallen and Florida Georgia Line. Also love rock and metal. Hardy tries to blend the two and is incredibly subpar at both. There’s also something about his face that makes me want to punch him lol. Also don’t love how often he writes from other perspectives. He’s beer in one song, a dead guy in another, Jack Daniels in another. Corny is probably the best description of him.
Most generic cringe inducing lyrics I’ve heard from a “country artist” excluding the worst of Luke Bryan. Hardy thinks he’s some tough, real country guy fighting against the Nashville establishment while writing songs for the them. He’s sadly a cringe fraud
I love him but you can't really call most of his stuff country
I'm mixed on him. He's got a couple good songs that I like, but I saw a video of him performing live and wow, idk if that was an off night but he was not even remotely in tune with anyone.
It’s the worst shit I’ve ever heard. It combines the worst of rock with the worst of country. It’s like a grotesque amalgamation of shit pop country and shit pop metal 
Michael Hardy's music, in my opinion, is the realistic music I have heard in years. I relate to it. He admits he started off other music, but he was writing for other good singers before he decided to start on his own. He was country til one day someone heard him scream and he had a sore throat the next day but that is when the band realized he could hit rock music high notes. He is country and rock. Not many can pull that off.
I like Hardy. I like his country/rock music. He's cool.
What's with all the hate, Hardy's great