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Old 07-08-2011, 09:54 AM   #15 (permalink)
Ben Butler
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Originally Posted by starrynight View Post
A lot of rock music is basically love songs too. And all music is made with an intent to be sold. And although you say what people call pop nowadays (big label chart music) is aimed at the masses the truth is many people of all ages don't like it too. And there is much pop that isn't well known and so can't sell as much as it doesn't get the same exposure.
Agree to a certain extent, not all music is made with the intent to sold. Some music is made for the love of it and for people who appreciate the music to share with them. These are the bands/artsists that don't go very far up the ladder and don't make a lot of money sady.

Pop isn't just chart music, it's anything that is mainstream and popular and that sells. The charts are generally for younger people, one of the only commercial media products that is aimed at precisely this age demographic.
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