The Official "Music Was So Much Better in the Glorious Days of Yore" Thread

blastingas10 · 10-26-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

They were pop albums because they had all the attributes of pop. Here's wikipedia's description of pop music, I'd say it's a pretty good fit for the music made by the Beatles:

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Off the top of my head: Buddy Holly. That was in the 50s.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, Phil Spector.

Pop or not, they were great. They were innovative and obviously extremely influential. Give me some songs from Holly and Spector that contain those influences.

Paedantic Basterd · 10-26-2011, 05:23 PM

The Beatles are just pop. Pop. All pop. Hop on pop.

blastingas10 · 10-26-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

The Beatles are just pop. Pop. All pop. Hop on pop.

Whats wrong with that? They are no more pop than Zeppelin or just about any other band of that time.

Paedantic Basterd · 10-26-2011, 05:39 PM

I LOVE pop. So there is nothing wrong with it at all, except that you disagree.

blastingas10 · 10-26-2011, 05:56 PM

I am just accustomed to "pop" being used as a derogatory term. Its a very broad term, so many bands can be considered pop.

**Janszoon** · 10-26-2011, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Pop or not, they were great. They were innovative and obviously extremely influential.

Their greatness and level of innovation are debatable but as one of the most popular musical acts of the past century they certainly had a big influence on pop music.

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Give me some songs from Holly and Spector that contain those influences.

Hmmm... that sounds suspiciously like an order. Why don't you just try googling them? Phil Spector made a career out of producing "wall of sound music" like that (and also produced the Beatles' Let It Be later on in his career). Buddy Holly was moving in that direction in the late 50s, shortly before his death, as evidenced by his last few singles.

Paedantic Basterd · 10-26-2011, 06:28 PM

It is a very broad term. Just about everything I listen to contains elements of pop, if it's not a straight up pop sub-genre. You don't have to worry about it being used as an insult around here.

blastingas10 · 10-26-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Their greatness and level of innovation are debatable but as one of the most popular musical acts of the past century they certainly had a big influence on pop music.

Hmmm... that sounds suspiciously like an order. Why don't you just try googling them? Phil Spector made a career out of producing "wall of sound music" like that (and also produced the Beatles' Let It Be later on in his career). Buddy Holly was moving in that direction in the late 50s, shortly before his death, as evidenced by his last few singles.

Im just telling you to provide proof for the points you are trying to make.

**Janszoon** · 10-26-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

I just telling you to provide proof of the points you are trying to make.

Sounds like an order again. And, again, google is your friend.

blastingas10 · 10-26-2011, 07:04 PM

When you try to make a point, it's usually good to provide proof to support your point, especially if you want to convince anyone that you are right. And i never said they were THE first, I said they were one of the first.

10-26-2011, 05:23 PM	#372 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	The Beatles are just pop. Pop. All pop. Hop on pop.

10-26-2011, 05:39 PM	#374 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I LOVE pop. So there is nothing wrong with it at all, except that you disagree.

10-26-2011, 05:56 PM	#375 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	I am just accustomed to "pop" being used as a derogatory term. Its a very broad term, so many bands can be considered pop.

10-26-2011, 06:28 PM	#377 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	It is a very broad term. Just about everything I listen to contains elements of pop, if it's not a straight up pop sub-genre. You don't have to worry about it being used as an insult around here.

10-26-2011, 07:04 PM	#380 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	When you try to make a point, it's usually good to provide proof to support your point, especially if you want to convince anyone that you are right. And i never said they were THE first, I said they were one of the first.