Originally Posted by TheUsedToolguy

Hmmm... I was under the impression that pop was short for popular and basically referred to the mainstream, which none of those bands are. I do see what u mean though as far as production and budget, and I wouldn't say a band using more money to record automatically makes it pop or mainstream. The type of poppy music I don't like is the kind that doesn't sound like the music is coming from within the artist, it sounds like it was given as an assignment by some record mogul. I like expressive music, and I thought all those bands I mentioned were that.