Really, I expect many people to look at this and go "ewww, mainstream stuff" but uhh... who here likes pop music?

Personally I like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Kesha is bleh.

From Katy Perry I like "I Kissed a Girl" and "E.T".

From Lady Gaga I like "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance". Despite Lady Gaga's weird sense of fashion, she has an amazing voice.

Am I the only mainstream-liking molecule in the sea of bleak nerds?

Really I don't like much mainstream, just these two artists in particular because Lady Gaga (again) has a great voice, and the beat to Katy's songs are good.

Edit - I also like "I Just Can't Get Enough" by the Black Eyed Peas

I like some Katy Perry

I like music with real talent, witty writing, deep meanings, good use of instruments, nothing fake, etc. So obviously pop wouldn't be my thing.

I like a few of P!nk's songs (in particular "Raise Your Glass"), a few Fall Out Boy songs and My Chemical Romance. Not exactly songs entrenched in meaning, but they're good for raw emotional punch.

I agree with this, however I do see talent in some "artists" like Katy Perry.

Was anyone else expecting a thread about carbonated beverages?

I was. Now I want somebody to make that thread.

.... maybe. >.>

My vote is for Vernor's.

Yeah most Pop songs are either about six or partying. Or drinking. Or a mixture of the three.

Edit: But I don't really need meaning on a lot of songs. As long as it sounds good. Which is why I assume people listen to metal.

As long as you don't like Ke$ha, I think you're okay.

Does jpop count?

Well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY_tWcAXEQ8 is a pop song, but it's also a genuinely good song.

A lot of pop really svcks, but it doesn't have to.

I don't get why people argue that Lady Gaga has a weird sense in fashion, all for attention. It's not for attention, it's to put on a show. She's a performer, it's what she does. Just because she does it better than others, doesn't mean she's weird. It just means she knows how to attract attention, thus making her more famous.

*Ahem* :huh:

Lol

You know what I mean. :facepalm:

People think attention as in 'oooooh look at me, I'm special.' But she attracts attention from the media as in 'make me famous!' as all stars do.

I agree. Michael Jackson = no talent and that Justin Timberlake?

They may not have wrote their own music, but someone did, (Quincy Jones, Timbaland, the Neptunes) and those people made good use of instruments.

I think you're shunning out of the true heart of pop music and you're looking at it from a strictly sixualized MTV perspective.

I like (almost: sorry, country music is not my cup of tea ) all genres. I think if you're interested in music, you're doing yourself a massive injustice by being unprepared to enjoy something before you've given a chance - a wise person once said to me "You should never go into a debate without being willing to change your opinion". I suppose you can apply that here.

Besides, sometimes the music that says nothing to you about your life can still be captivating and amazing.

If she's getting famous by how she dresses she's famous for all the wrong reasons.

Look at everyone who started on Disney along with everyone who has a reality tv show. Some of their stories are horrific.

Then were is the heart of pop? Because believe me, I've tried hard to give pop a chance. I've listened to all the most well known pop artists of all time frequently and the stuff just makes me cringe.

Musicologists often identify the following characteristics as typical of the pop music genre

* a focus on the individual song or singles, rather than on extended works or albums (So here's the first thing I'm not liking. I love albums, and pop music doesn't have great albums. They typically seem to have one or two good songs and the rest don't even matter. What happened to the albums where every song had to be great?)

* an aim of appealing to a general audience, rather than to a particular sub-culture or ideology (I'm big on subcultures. I don't just like "rock" or "jazz" for instance, I like "rockabilly" or "big band/swing". Get the picture? Just "rock" or "jazz" is just too general and broad a term)

* an emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal "artistic" qualities (This is where the straw broke the camel's back for me. Not being artistic is a big no-no in my book. I hate non-creativity.)

* an emphasis on recording, production, and technology, over live performance (You guessed it, I love live performance. Of course I love live performance of an artist, not an an auto-tuned person drowned by synth.)

* a tendency to reflect existing trends rather than progressive developments (This straw broke it more than the artistic qualities. I want to move forward. I like things that have never been done before. I don't want to be stuck doing the same thing over and over. and I especially hate "existing trends". Ughh....)

* much pop music is intended to encourage dancing, or it uses dance-oriented beats or rhythms (You guessed it again, I'm no dancer and I don't care for dancing or music that encourages it. I like music that encourages the brain)


Perhaps I'm incorrect, but after studying this frequently this is what I've found.