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Originally Posted by Surell
Yeah, no. Not really. the underground is a significant source of more innovative music - innovation and experimentation being the reason it's not mainstream (kinda "duh" but whatever). Who truly innovated pop in the past? In the 60s there was mainstream attention, but after that who did? Since the 80s it's primarily been indie/experimental musicians (the Pixies, Husker Du, REM, Radiohead, etc.). Ok, just so your panties won't be in a bunch, we could say Frank Ocean is revitalizing the pop R&B/Soul scene, and Lady Gaga/Rihanna are bringing prominence to electronic music. But they're not the first, and they're definitely not the most innovative in their field (some of Frank's sound is directly aligned with Marvin/Wonder, and techno sprung from the underground almost twenty years ago).
If you feel so entitled to snark, why don't you actually bring some ideas to the table.
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Originally Posted by Surell
Well I'm really sorry to have such an attitude, i guess I was just a little flustered after DJ's comment (still haven't gotten a response) and kinda raged on you.
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Why were you so highly offended by my comment? I'm not trying to discredit the music that Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective make but to pass them off as being pop and claiming that they are innovative to pop music just doesn't seem to make sense to me. Artists that are in the top 40 are still going through that phase where they are adapting electronic music into their work. It may be dying down some but it's still being heavily used.
I just looked over the current top 40 here:
Top 40 Chart for the week of September 07, 2013 - American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest
Nothing really stands out as innovative. Also as far as pop is concerned the genre just changes with time and adapts to current trends. Sure, there are a few artists on that list that tend to borrow from their influences that come from different decades but that's the state of music in general lately.