What is pop? (hip-hop, jazz, pop, rock, genre)

scottsy · 02-06-2009, 10:33 PM

I have an interesting question... how can pop be defined nowadays when it can fit so many different genres under its umbrella... God, there's even pop Jazz and arguably, pop metal... is it that pop is a paradigm that many different styles of music fall under and not just a style itself?

~~Farfisa~~ · 02-07-2009, 11:50 PM

Blame MTV and music radio stations...

scottsy · 02-09-2009, 11:09 PM

"Pop" is also a palindrome...

Just thought I'd share...

**Janszoon** · 02-10-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

"Pop" is also a palindrome...

Just thought I'd share...

Madam, I'm Adam.

dhivyaraja · 02-10-2009, 05:35 AM

Popular music is pop music.

Guybrush · 02-10-2009, 05:43 AM

Maybe one should try to split up pop music since there are obviously two distinct camps out there.

People passionate about making music.
People passionate about making money.

You can also split it into other groups.

People who sing/play their own music.
People who sing/play other people's music.

Possibly there are some intermediates.

Anyways, pop doesn't really work as a genre .. I agree that pop is just short for popular and lots of music can reach the charts.

scottsy · 02-10-2009, 10:56 PM

Thst there is a pretty darn good definition of what "pop" is, in my humble opinion...

CanwllCorfe · 02-11-2009, 12:41 AM

Yeah I think of pop as just being short for popular. SOME pop can be alright, but I don't tend to listen to the radio, so I don't hear it often.

Dtownknight · 02-13-2009, 02:49 AM

Pop can't even be broken down to one genre. It has all kinds of sub genres. In the sense of catchy hooks and simple chord progression etc I love pop but most of the pop I enjoy isn't on the radio. I don't hate on things on the radio, I accept that people like what they hear on it but what my local stations play isn't what I'm into. If I hear something on the radio that I enjoy chances are that it's an older song.

barbarella · 02-13-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Oasis are most definitely pop. The genre they were a part of was called "britpop" for a reason.

OK! I Give in! I Don't Even Listen To Oasis!!

Give Me The Gap Band Any Day!!!!

02-06-2009, 10:33 PM	#61 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I have an interesting question... how can pop be defined nowadays when it can fit so many different genres under its umbrella... God, there's even pop Jazz and arguably, pop metal... is it that pop is a paradigm that many different styles of music fall under and not just a style itself? __________________ "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.

02-09-2009, 11:09 PM	#63 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	"Pop" is also a palindrome... Just thought I'd share... __________________ "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.

02-10-2009, 05:43 AM	#66 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Maybe one should try to split up pop music since there are obviously two distinct camps out there. People passionate about making music. People passionate about making money. You can also split it into other groups. People who sing/play their own music. People who sing/play other people's music. Possibly there are some intermediates. Anyways, pop doesn't really work as a genre .. I agree that pop is just short for popular and lots of music can reach the charts. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-10-2009, 10:56 PM	#67 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Thst there is a pretty darn good definition of what "pop" is, in my humble opinion... __________________ "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.

02-13-2009, 02:49 AM	#69 (permalink)
Dtownknight Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 39	Pop can't even be broken down to one genre. It has all kinds of sub genres. In the sense of catchy hooks and simple chord progression etc I love pop but most of the pop I enjoy isn't on the radio. I don't hate on things on the radio, I accept that people like what they hear on it but what my local stations play isn't what I'm into. If I hear something on the radio that I enjoy chances are that it's an older song. __________________ http://www.buzzafied.com

02-07-2009, 11:50 PM	#62 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	Blame MTV and music radio stations...

02-10-2009, 05:35 AM	#65 (permalink)
dhivyaraja Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 9	Popular music is pop music.

02-11-2009, 12:41 AM	#68 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Yeah I think of pop as just being short for popular. SOME pop can be alright, but I don't tend to listen to the radio, so I don't hear it often.