you apparently don’t attend very many death metal, stoner rock, or traditional country shows.

When I pick up Country Weekly (which is probably 2-5 times a year, depending on the year) I usually read it for some sort of story behind an artist.

I guess that explains Bucky Covington’s hair.

In fact, this is sadly and demonstrably true — we dropped the page for about a year and got, as I recall, perhaps two complaints total. I fought like hell to get it reinstated anyway, which apparently makes me a sucker who likes to do extra work for no good reason.

And yes, most CW readers are women. Most mainstream country listeners are women, so it would logically follow.

Jim, I was trying to say that the extremely short length of the reviews is what makes them typically meaningless, not the actual content or author. Its the Country Weekly album review format I take issue with, not the reviews themselves. I’d prefer more depth than the thumbnail sketches their layout format dictates. Country Weekly could drop the album review page entirely and the vast majority of their female readership wouldn’t care one bit. They want more fashion tips from the mainstream female stars and to vote on who are the best looking male country music stars…..