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Originally Posted by Basil C. Thurston III
if you're going to utilize genre titles, or characterize certain sounds, then, yes, you have to be restrictive in sound. Otherwise, using your definition of "pop that's louder than the Beatles", New Kids On The Block is power pop. Everclear is power pop. Alejandro Escovido is power pop. Nope.
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Except that power pop is at the very least a rock genre, so NKOTB obviously wouldn't qualify, but if you wanted to claim that that was just being arbitrary, there's definitely some clubbier dance pop I get much the same thing I get from power pop.
And I honestly can't think of a single Everclear song, and don't even know who Alejandro Escovido is, so I couldn't tell you.
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As for In Flames, I must have missed their climb to legendary status, the adoration of their song-writing by two generations of artists, and the avid, almost hero-worship following of their fans. But I compliment you for being outrageous.
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And In Flames have sold more albums than Big Star ever did. What's your point? Music is now objective?