Batman Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 What is the best pop music? We focus mostly on classic rock here, but there is some good poppy stuff too. My favorites are: Oasis Blur Van Halen thats all I can think of for now
MindCrime Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 My favorites are: Oasis Blur Van Halen I consider the first two to be more alternative & the later hard rock. Pop music is mostly commercial, lighter sounding than rock & heavily influenced from keyboards & mixing. I never really found myself interested in the genre, it seems to have always been the main focal point of mainstream though. Most pop acts have a 3 year run or so & then disappear, with rock, they last forever on classic rock radio. When's the last time a station played David Cassidy as opposed to the Rolling Stones?
bluesboy Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 here's some oldies pop and this gem Felciano! '68 ____ Sunny , yesterday my life was filled with rain ~ Bobby Hebb
Carl Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 When it comes to Pop, I think the creation of the product is more important than the delivery vessel (translation: songwriting and production are more important than performance). Billy Joel is a great Pop singer because he writes great Pop songs. Give "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" to George Michael, Micheal Penn or Penn Gilette (you know, from the comedy duo Penn & Teller) and you'll get roughly the same result. Give these guys "Captain Jack," and it's a completely different song. On the production end, Mutt Lange or Desmond Child can make slick Pop for just about anyone with some talent. Anyway, here are some great Pop performers: Cyndi Lauper Hanson David Bowie Cheap Trick Joan Osbourne Paul McCartney
GentatsuNoZanshi cc61 Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 Anything Japanese. Megumi Hayashibara all the way. I think the reason I like Japanese pop is that I can't understand the lyrics ... pop lyrics generally piss me right off.
scott Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 ? Cheap Trick, and Bowie pop!!! Geez, maybe Bowie (newer stuff) but the almight Trick, never! Sorry. Anyway, I hate pop, I can't stand it, especially the *dumb* pop, you know Brittney and the like. The ones that have 'zero' content to the lyrics, music, etc. etc. Also I'm gonna have to rant at B-Man Oasis!!!....................................................... (Scott sits at his keyboard mumbling things that would be very inappropriate to type)
Batman Posted September 1, 2004 Author Report Posted September 1, 2004 What, I like them! I just don't like all their attitude. "I bloody (bleep)ing hate (bleep)ing music, its (bleep)ing awful!" Stuff like that, is what they say. I consider the first two to be more alternative & the later hard rock. Pop music is mostly commercial, lighter sounding than rock & heavily influenced from keyboards & mixing. I never really found myself interested in the genre, it seems to have always been the main focal point of mainstream though. Most pop acts have a 3 year run or so & then disappear, with rock, they last forever on classic rock radio. When's the last time a station played David Cassidy as opposed to the Rolling Stones? Well Pop means Popular, right, and Van Halen got high on the charts?
Aunt_Acid Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 Good pop is Vernors. Or A&W Root Beer.
scott Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 Oh sorry Batman, I really like Oasis too, I just didn't like you calling them 'pop' I wasn't ranting at Oasis.
_jr_ Posted September 2, 2004 Report Posted September 2, 2004 I've sincerely thought about this for two days. There is no good pop. Well, none today, anyway.
Jenny Posted September 2, 2004 Report Posted September 2, 2004 As already stated Billy Joel Also: Elton John some Matchbox 20 (not all) Nelly Furtado (her first album, Whoa Nelly) Sheryl Crow Maroon 5 Train Fountains of Wayne Usher Prince '80's stuff: GoGo's Cyndi Lauper Duran Duran I know, a lot of these artists fall into other genres, but all of these have been played on Top 40 radio, and I gather that is what is called pop
miamisammy29 Posted September 2, 2004 Report Posted September 2, 2004 William Hung!!! I think that kid would sell millions if he would entitle his next album "I AM HUNG!".
XXX Posted September 2, 2004 Report Posted September 2, 2004 He can do his own cover of Rod Stewart's "Forever Young," but instead make it about himself: "Forever Hung" ::
MindCrime Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I like some of Maroon 5's music, Hoobastank & The Killers are alright as well.
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