Any Pop Music Fans here?

[Tapemystic]

Hi all,

I wonder if there are any Pop music fans here? I was always very savy into pop music since my earliest music exposure in childhood. My first mixtapes then, where very pop orientated...it appears to be wired to my soul. I always loved pop, ans still do now, no change...just somewhat diverser and more global. I was never into and never liked jazz,blues, hard rock, death/trash metal, gangsta rap. Pop rocked my world...I somehow maybe intuitively get the perception that there may be very few, or even no other pop fans besides me (and maybe Kat?!?). feel somehow sad about this *frown*

[KatCassidy]

Me? I'm all over the place: Pop and MOR, rock, rock'n'roll - especially R'n'R! - with a dash of metal and rap thrown in. Not death metal. Not gangsta rap. The fun stuff. Plus a little bit of classical and jazz. That's a large part of the reason why I like the 1989/1990 top 40 so much: Alice Cooper beside Kylie Minogue, The Angels (Aussie rock band) beside Rick Astley - love it!

[Des-Lab]

I too am all over the map when it comes to music. Although my general preferences revolve around 70's and 80's music, I am not beholden to any particular genré. If I like it, I'll listen to it. End of story. I approach music without reservation, judgement, or prejudice.

If you want proof of this, look at my video clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qu5qTh_vt0#GU5U2spHI_4)of "Wake Up" by Hillary Duff. I filmed the entire song playing on my X-2000R Reel to reel. Yes, it's a teeny bopper "pop" song of the highest order. But you know what? I happen to like this song.

Now all of that said, I do happen to think that most popular music since about 1989 has been bereft of anything memorable and frankly, stinks.

However, the year 1998 was and is the exception. A relatively lot of good "fly-by-night" pop songs came out that year. Not many in the grand scheme of things, but a lot relative to years before and since. Enough songs were popular that year (with some leftovers from 1997) that I was able to fill one and a half full "180" reel tapes. One of these days, I'll post the playlists.

[clhboa]

I generally listen to hardcore country music, blues and classic rock. I do have a soft spot for 70's top 40 schlock from when I was growing up (Kung Fu Fighting anyone?). Sunday nights at work I look forward to listening to "Casey Kasem's Retro Top 40" on the headphones. It's a syndicated show where they rebroadcast old Casey Kasem countdown shows from the 70's. I never fail to hear something I've never heard before. It's great to hear songs that have fallen through the cracks and never get played on the radio anymore.

[Danger Boy]

Pop and rock are what I mostly listen to... without pop most of the radio airwaves would be silent.

long live pop music. *Hi5*

[Skywavebe]

Well, since you asked, I am a pop music person as well. But Pop is usually defined as the current of the time if you think about it. With that said, what do we have to look to at this point of electronic drum machines and lip syncing from those who really have little talent but are there because of the media and promotion. Put Madonna on stage with a Mic and maybe a guitar and watch her fall. Most of her good songs are because of such good backup bands and instrumentation done in the studio to no credit or hers.
Did you ever listen to an album of an artist that you liked one song of and say why didn't these great songs make it to the radio? It all has to do with marketing. I don't know what year it was, but a couple of albums I bought of Jerry Rafferty seem to have almost all great songs. I have been exposed more than most because I have worked in radio and have been exposed to the stuff that goes on the air for 7 or 8 hours of the day. Radio generally only plays POPular songs and then does the public a disservice by hiding all the other good stuff. Maybe Public radio or College stations actually do a better job of programing in some cases. I started my radio listening in 1964 with Simon and Garfunkle and a lot of stuff has gone by since then. What are your opinions in this regard? The pop stuff these days don't have a catchy tune and is more junk than good music.

[TheReeler]

Completly agree with you Sam... that's the main reason why I stopped listening music from radio.

[gamve]

I don't own a radio and have no plans of getting one. I am occasionally subjected to the the local broadcasts (radio in workshop at work) and am yet to hear anything worth listening too. IMHO the pop music now produced is basically marketing with tits (some of the videos are good if you turn off the sound). The music is usually shit and poorly recorded digital dross...why bother. My 10 cents worth

[graffias79]

I like pretty much anything except country and rap.

I like anything from Alice in Chains to Abba, Greenday to Giorgio Morodor, Cascada to CCR.

My all time favorite band is the Pet Shop Boys though!

[imasoundhound]

Put Madonna on stage with a Mic and maybe a guitar and watch her fall.

as cruel as this may sound, i'd love to see this!

*lmao*

[graffias79]

as cruel as this may sound, i'd love to see this!

*lmao*

I'm not so sure if she can play the guitar, but she did have an album out in 1982, well before modern vocal processing. Now if you replace Madonna with say Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Fergie, etc.. then I would tend to agree.

[KatCassidy]

.....I was able to fill one and a half full "180" reel tapes. One of these days, I'll post the playlists.
*eyepop*

Des, please take the following statement as me having my tongue planted so far in my cheek that it may need to be surgically restored to where it belongs:

I now hate your guts!

Nah, not really. But I am suddenly SO envious of you doing that with a R2R recorder that you've made me want one! I can't afford one. I can't be bothered tracking down tape... actually, I accidentally found a place in Australia that sells R2R tape in ready supply... but by Jove I really really really want one now!

First person to reply to this post with "reely?" will get all their tapes recorded over with the Dora The Explorer CD! And if it doesn't fill the tape, I'll record "I'm The Map" on repeat until the tape is full! So there! Nyah!

[Maxell-LN]

For me, the best period of pop music was 1973 through to about 1998. At the start, 1970-1972 were the sholder years building up with groups like Bread, America, Daddy Cool, Bryan Cadd, and Dave Edmunds, the start of Elton John and the Doors last album.

Things hotted up from 1973 onwards with the start of Abba, Sherbet, Billy Joel, going into the late 70's with more Abba, Donna Summer, Brotherhood of man, The Angels (Doc Neeson version), Skyhooks, Al Stewart, and a ton of one hit wonder stuff from Marshall Hain, Peaches, Roger Vadouros, Starbuck, Cyndi Grecco, Starland Vocal Band, England Dan / John Ford Coley, The Ferrets, and Dragon. The Eagles were at their peak during this time with the album "The Long Run". Yes, I really did love disco with Earth Wind and Fire, Chic, Blondie, Sister Sledge, Boney M, Eruption, and Tina Charles. I was also very impressed with Gerry Rafferty's music, I have all his albums.

The best point in pop music was the 80s, a time when Abba were still continuing with the albums "Super Trouper", and "The Visitors". Queen were coming into fine form with their first greatest hits album. I also loved Sheena Easton, Splitenz, Eurythmics, Irene Cara, Michael (off the wall and thriller) Jackson, Bucks Fizz, ABC, Lionel Richie, Wham!, (now I'm showing how bad my taste in music is), Chicago, George Benson, The Bangles, Electric Light Orchestra, Olivia Neutron Bomb, Duran Duran, Rick Astley, Laura Branigan, Simple Minds) and the Rockmelons were my favourite groups from this time, not to mention some Barbra Streisand CDs in there to for good measure.

When it comes to the 90's, Roxette, Paula Abdul (when she doesn't cry during a radio interview), C&C Music Factory, Mariah Carey, Bryan Adams, Take That, Gina G, Cher, Gloria Estefan, Ace of Base, The Backstreet Boys, The Corrs, Boyzone, Savage Garden, Bachelor Girl, Rick Price and the Vengaboys, and the great Australian harmony groups; Human Nature and of course John Farnham.

1999 was then the sholder period down, where there was still some good stuff, like Sarah McLachlan, Vanessa Amarosi, Moloko, Westlife, and Steps.

Full on wrap music, grunge, heavy metal, all coming into the top 40 in great proportions during 2000 is what destroyed the radio for me, I generally HATE norties music, I guess this stuff is disposable as a shaver.

I've generally collected music charts from 1970 to 1999 as I generally like top 40 music from this entire period of time, but wish to god there was a radio station, that would just play back-to-back eighties all day, all day long.

[no1maestro]

Those of you who I have met know I'm not new to the music business. I think that I am one of the luckiest folks around due to when I was born, my parent's interest in music and being in the right place at the right time.

Over the years I have collected pop music from the 40s through the 80s and have a great appreciation of the genre. It was the soundtrack of my life and I was priviledged to have been able to perform lots of it along with my other musical career. I really never differentated between pop and other types and saw the music world as an amalgam of genres. Let me give you some examples.

I never thought of myself as a country fan but loved and collected Marty Robbins, Chet Atkins, Patsy Cline and the many country "cross-overs" from the 50s and 60s. I perk up my ears when Tammy Wynettes "Stand By Your Man" is played for example.

Never thought of myself as a serious jazz fan but have collected Brubeck, Hampton, Jamal and the many corss-over players such as Guaraldi etc. I play jazz influenced music but am not a "jazz" player.

I was in on the vanguard of the Rock And Roll era as a player and a fan but lost interest in "heavy rock" quickly. Loved lots of the lighter folk music and participated in that era as well.

The idea of forcing acts into a certain slot created a problem for me when asked what kind of music I like. Acts such as ABBA, Carpenters, Captain and Tennille, England Dan and John Ford Coley and the like are favorites of mine along with the singer-songwriters like Diamond, Kristofferson, Carole King and others impressed me.

There is so much out there that we don't hear on a regular basis causes me to listen to my own collection much of the time. I miss the "POP" radio and realize that it is gone for the most part. Believe me I would trade a thousand hours of political talk radio for about one hundred hours of real pop music.

Some folks think that my love of the pop genre goes against the grain of my "classical" background and career but I thinks that's BS. I can believe in and love many and any types of music that please my ears and I will continue to the last day. Long live music.........all of it!!

[vinyldavid]

I am not a very big fan of so-called pop music, due to the fact that I have heard most of it just way too much. Most of the 'classic' rock that my generation is now enamored with bores me, because I am constantly assaulted with it, the same music, day in and day out.

I really do like everything that I have not become burned out on, except for most rap and country.

I was actually listening to Cascada, Paul Oakenfold and the paprika soundtrack, and now I am listening to Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's live version of Pictures at an Exhibiton......

[Tapemystic]

It sort of appears, that there is not much love of Pop. Maybe I'm one of the few who never likes blues/jazz/swing....I grew up a pop music junkie...I don't like everything either, but always love Pop music, quite selective, even some of the noughties stuff (I don't feel so tied to the 80's/90's stuff totally), preferring mainly female singer/songwriters, Piano Pop (I can't say no to Delta Goodrem! *hearts* [Without that so slurry Brian McFadden soup, he's no Michael Jackson...Can't sing to my ears] ~ Instinctively ordered her new DVD ... ) , and some indie Pop/Pop-Folk acts, but certainly not stuff like Black Eyed Peas ... I can't stand them, full of plastic auto-tune, stuff! *headache*

I hope there is some light for all the pop fans out there....RIP MJ!

*peace* :)