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Lets face it only snobs listen to classical music. Its because they think that appreciating classical music makes them more intelligent. They say stuff like you need education to appreciate classical music. But this discussion is about pop music so please do not discuss classical music else you would be considered off topic by Victor Kruger.
my first thoughts is that the particular poster is not really that clued up on music to begin with. Furthermore my thoughts is that he does not understand how broad a field pop music is. I generally listen to all music so the genre does not bother me. In my opinion you get pop music that you do not like. I am not going to claim however that musical simplicity means musical stupidity. Some of the sublimest moments in music is simple repetitions of some harmony. Later on listen to the alien ant farm version of smooth criminal:here referred to: it uses a staccato repetition with the combination of musical singing at a very higher pitched tone that kinda takes a backseat to the staccato repetition. Unfortunately I lost but backed up most of my music collection but hardly think that all of pop music is boring. Furthermore if a person is say only a pop music fan then he might argue that all other music is boring because its slow and depressing. I used to operate a jukebox and if you played 3 particular slow songs or unknown songs from other genres you would clear the bar. Comments was usually something like Im going to bite through my wrists so that i cannot hear this depressing music anymore. My point being that pop music is not per se boring you simply have fans of the genre who likes this and for whom music is made and that likes this music. For them other music is boring. From my jukebox days I can say that you get to appreciate these musical geniuses that is able to in a single cd put 5 to 7 popular songs examples would be lmfao currently and basshunter before.
For example what is boring about the following:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA8rcLvS1BY&ob=av2e
To understand the genre better I leave a discussion on what is pop music so that some forum users can better educate them before making baseless assertions like rice farmer did. Because I think his failed assertions comes from a misunderstanding what would be considered pop music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo&feature=related
-----http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_imbruglia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCeJnw9WbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnmyi_kC0Nc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3zgYW_FAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI&ob=av2n
---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwritten_(song)
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Today's pop music is quite boring: slightly catchy lyrics about love or whatever, a new rhythm, and a very simplistic, over-used 4 chord progression repeated ad infinitum. The focus is on the singer's voice and the words, which allows for no depth, especially when everything is pretty much recycled.
my first thoughts is that the particular poster is not really that clued up on music to begin with. Furthermore my thoughts is that he does not understand how broad a field pop music is. I generally listen to all music so the genre does not bother me. In my opinion you get pop music that you do not like. I am not going to claim however that musical simplicity means musical stupidity. Some of the sublimest moments in music is simple repetitions of some harmony. Later on listen to the alien ant farm version of smooth criminal:here referred to: it uses a staccato repetition with the combination of musical singing at a very higher pitched tone that kinda takes a backseat to the staccato repetition. Unfortunately I lost but backed up most of my music collection but hardly think that all of pop music is boring. Furthermore if a person is say only a pop music fan then he might argue that all other music is boring because its slow and depressing. I used to operate a jukebox and if you played 3 particular slow songs or unknown songs from other genres you would clear the bar. Comments was usually something like Im going to bite through my wrists so that i cannot hear this depressing music anymore. My point being that pop music is not per se boring you simply have fans of the genre who likes this and for whom music is made and that likes this music. For them other music is boring. From my jukebox days I can say that you get to appreciate these musical geniuses that is able to in a single cd put 5 to 7 popular songs examples would be lmfao currently and basshunter before.
For example what is boring about the following:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA8rcLvS1BY&ob=av2e
To understand the genre better I leave a discussion on what is pop music so that some forum users can better educate them before making baseless assertions like rice farmer did. Because I think his failed assertions comes from a misunderstanding what would be considered pop music.
said:http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/a/popmusic.htm The definition of pop music is purposefully flexible as the music that is identified as pop is constantly changing. At any particular point in time it may be easiest to identify pop music as that which is successful on the pop music charts. For the past 50 years the most successful musical styles on the pop charts have continually changed and evolved. However, there are some consistent patterns in what is identified as pop music.
Music Accessible To the Widest Audience
Since the mid-1950's pop music has usually been identified as the music and the musical styles that are accessible to the widest audience. This means the music that sells the most copies, draws the largest concert audiences, and is played most often on the radio. After Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" hit #1 on music charts in 1955 the most popular music became the records influenced by rock 'n roll instead of the songs and light standards that had dominated TV's Your Hit Parade weekly countdown show. Since 1955 the music that appeals to the widest audience, or pop music, has been dominated by sounds that are still rooted in basic elements of rock 'n roll.
Pop Music and Song Structure
One of the most consistent elements of pop music since the 1950's is the pop song. Pop music is not usually written, performed and recorded as a symphony, suite, or concerto. The basic form for pop music is the song and usually a song consisting of verse and repeated chorus. Most often the songs are between 2 1/2 minutes and 5 1/2 minutes in length. There have been notable exceptions. The Beatles' "Hey Jude" was an epic 7 minutes in length. However, in many cases, if the song is abnormally long, an edited version is released for radio airplay such as in the case of Don McLean's "American Pie." It was edited down from its original 8 1/2 minutes length to just over 4 minutes for radio airplay. On the other end of the spectrum, in the late 1950's and early 1960's some hit songs clocked in under 2 minutes in length.
Like other art forms that aim to attract a mass audience (movies, television, Broadway shows), pop music has been and continues to be a melting pot that borrows and assimilates elements and ideas from a wide range of musical styles. Rock, r&b, country, disco, punk, and hip hop are all specific genres of music that have influenced and been incorporated into pop music in various ways over the past 5 decades. Most recently, Latin music seems to be impacting pop music more significantly than at any point in the past.
Pure Pop and Power Pop
Although pop music continues to be a melting pot of styles, there is a genre of pop music that claims to be pop music in its purest form. This music, usually called pure pop or power pop, typically consists of relatively brief (not over 3 1/2 minutes) songs played on the standard electric guitar, bass and drums with vocals that have a very strong catchy chorus, or hook. Art is not a concern. Audience pleasure in listening to the song is the primary goal.
Among the top pure pop or power pop performers of the past are the Raspberries, Cheap Trick and the Memphis group Big Star. The Knack's #1 smash hit "My Sharona" is often considered the biggest power pop chart hit. In recent years groups like Jimmy Eat World, Fountains of Wayne, and Weezer have been seen as successors to classic power pop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo&feature=related
-----http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_imbruglia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCeJnw9WbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnmyi_kC0Nc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3zgYW_FAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI&ob=av2n
---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwritten_(song)
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