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npc210 · 12-31-2010, 10:24 PM

Like others have said, I consider pop as something (generally) happy, radio friendly and more than anything, catchy as hell.

Great as they are, neither Kraftwerk or Bowie's Low are any of those things, IMO.

Here's mine:

1.) Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
2.) Please Please Me, The Beatles (here as more of a pop blueprint than anything)
3.) Arrival, ABBA
4.) In Color, Cheap Trick
5.) East Side Story, Squeeze

Honorable mention:
Nick Lowe, Jesus of Cool
Gin Blossoms, New Miserable Experience
Raspberries, Raspberries
Sloan, One Cord To Another
Big Star, #1 Record/Radio City
The Cardigans, Life
Shoes, Shoes Best
Graham Parker, Squeezing Out Sparks
Elvis Costello, Armed Forces
The Knack, Get The Knack
Utopia Parkway, Fountains of Wayne

12-31-2010, 10:24 PM	#45 (permalink)
npc210 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 35	Like others have said, I consider pop as something (generally) happy, radio friendly and more than anything, catchy as hell. Great as they are, neither Kraftwerk or Bowie's Low are any of those things, IMO. Here's mine: 1.) Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys 2.) Please Please Me, The Beatles (here as more of a pop blueprint than anything) 3.) Arrival, ABBA 4.) In Color, Cheap Trick 5.) East Side Story, Squeeze Honorable mention: Nick Lowe, Jesus of Cool Gin Blossoms, New Miserable Experience Raspberries, Raspberries Sloan, One Cord To Another Big Star, #1 Record/Radio City The Cardigans, Life Shoes, Shoes Best Graham Parker, Squeezing Out Sparks Elvis Costello, Armed Forces The Knack, Get The Knack Utopia Parkway, Fountains of Wayne Last edited by npc210; 12-31-2010 at 10:43 PM.