What is pop? (dance, drum, bass, jazz, pop)

scottsy · 01-21-2009, 09:57 PM

Otherwise, "Pop music" is just whatever you hear on Top 40 radio, and for the most part driven by corporate interests which push whatever trends are bringing in the most money at the time.

Absolutely PERFECT spot on definition of what pop is!

bassplayer09 · 01-25-2009, 03:08 AM

Pop music is basically anything that's popular or easy to listen to.

niveek · 01-26-2009, 10:18 AM

I just wonder
Can you really label a song as pop if it isn't popular at all

Anteater · 01-26-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by niveek

I just wonder
Can you really label a song as pop if it isn't popular at all

Maybe you should take the time to read other people's posts before putting up your own.

**Janszoon** · 01-26-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by niveek

I just wonder
Can you really label a song as pop if it isn't popular at all

Yes.

Moody_Meerkat · 01-26-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

Pop is the third member of an animated advertising trio designed to sell Rice Crackles in Australia at least - his co - conspirators were Snap and Crackle...

According to good ol' Wiki,

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Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hooks, a mainstream style, and conventional structure.

But honestly it's like God, everyone has a different idea about it's meaning

Jesspassiton · 01-27-2009, 10:29 AM

Do people think pendulum are pop? they are my fav artist at the mo, and are played on radio one all the time, so i guess that makes them pop? When i first like them i would say they were dnb, now they are almost rock. Still love them tho, best live act Ive seen! What do peeps think?

scottsy · 01-27-2009, 08:21 PM

This peep thinks pop is indeed a very slippery definition - by all means a song can definitely have a "pop" sound - ie, if it has a good layer of radio sheen, if you can tell it was at least designed to appeal to a wide audience, even if it doesn't... it could be called a "pop" song...

Nonetheless, sometimes songs that aren't particularly designed to be mass appealing songs, suddenly, strangely, gain a mass audience, and get somewhat canonized into the realms of "pop" music... and thus they fit a different, more loose definition of "pop" music... music that has sold alot of copies, has alot of listeners, etc...

But hey, before you panic, folks, this is just a basic description of how the whole world of musical innovation works... underground invents, gains p[opularity, the face of music changes, the newly born style gets insanely popular, runs out of steam, making way for a new underground to rise, and the process starts agains...

"and it's all just a little bit of history repeating..."

Mojo · 01-29-2009, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jesspassiton

Do people think pendulum are pop? they are my fav artist at the mo, and are played on radio one all the time, so i guess that makes them pop? When i first like them i would say they were dnb, now they are almost rock. Still love them tho, best live act Ive seen! What do peeps think?

They were never Drum 'n Bass really but yes I would say they were pop. They are commercially successful enough now to be considered pop music.

scottsy · 01-29-2009, 08:32 PM

They always sounded pretty poppy to me... so yeah, they're pop!

01-21-2009, 09:57 PM	#41 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Otherwise, "Pop music" is just whatever you hear on Top 40 radio, and for the most part driven by corporate interests which push whatever trends are bringing in the most money at the time. Absolutely PERFECT spot on definition of what pop is! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

01-26-2009, 10:18 AM	#43 (permalink)
niveek Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12	hm....... I just wonder Can you really label a song as pop if it isn't popular at all __________________ I love music. I love to write music. I love to make music. You can listen to my songs at www.plugmysongs.com My user name at that site is niveek

01-27-2009, 08:21 PM	#48 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	This peep thinks pop is indeed a very slippery definition - by all means a song can definitely have a "pop" sound - ie, if it has a good layer of radio sheen, if you can tell it was at least designed to appeal to a wide audience, even if it doesn't... it could be called a "pop" song... Nonetheless, sometimes songs that aren't particularly designed to be mass appealing songs, suddenly, strangely, gain a mass audience, and get somewhat canonized into the realms of "pop" music... and thus they fit a different, more loose definition of "pop" music... music that has sold alot of copies, has alot of listeners, etc... But hey, before you panic, folks, this is just a basic description of how the whole world of musical innovation works... underground invents, gains p[opularity, the face of music changes, the newly born style gets insanely popular, runs out of steam, making way for a new underground to rise, and the process starts agains... "and it's all just a little bit of history repeating..." __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

01-29-2009, 08:32 PM	#50 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	They always sounded pretty poppy to me... so yeah, they're pop! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

01-25-2009, 03:08 AM	#42 (permalink)
bassplayer09 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 24	Pop music is basically anything that's popular or easy to listen to.

01-27-2009, 10:29 AM	#47 (permalink)
Jesspassiton Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	Do people think pendulum are pop? they are my fav artist at the mo, and are played on radio one all the time, so i guess that makes them pop? When i first like them i would say they were dnb, now they are almost rock. Still love them tho, best live act Ive seen! What do peeps think?