Pop

[WhiffleBallTony]

Yes, my friends, we need a pop thread. Too many of us think of anything with the "pop" label in a very negative sense. However, I, myself, like quite a bit of what I've heard, both popular pop (true pop) and indie pop. I think we should all discuss these bands/artists since we could all use some hints when it comes to this kind of stuff.

Now, to start off, when it comes to mainstream stuff, Michael Jackson, MGMT (not really pop, but whatever), Nsync, and, yes, Britney Spears are some of my favorites. For more obscure stuff stuff, I must say, I don't know too much, but Broken Social Scene, Ra Ra Riot, and Carbon Leaf are regarded very highly by myself. I realize that some of you probably aren't too keen on the stuff, but I think you should give it a try. Don't listen to it like you would listen to, say, a prog album. That's not how it's meant. When you listen as they want you to, it can actually be very enjoyable.

[Gatorguy91]

Passion Pit is pretty good.

[Runesmith]

I'm a huge pop lover myself. Michael Jackson is great and I like a few selections from MGMT and N'sync. Not too keen on Britney, though.

A couple of links to some of my favorite pop tunes:

The Go-Gos - "Head Over Heels" (probably the greatest pop song ever written): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9nqCM8Ito8

The Style Council - "My Ever Changing Moods" (the second greatest pop song ever written): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJeP3mipHQY

Moby - "Porcelain": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Fcaro25Ek

Enigma - "Return To Innocence": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_ALElMLpRA

Fleetwood Mac - "You Make Loving Fun": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWFU1Yjyv5A

Heaven 17 - "We Live So Fast": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJQ6bzcDDh8

T'Pau - "Heart And Soul": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwrYMWoqg5w

Pretty much anything by Prince, but the Purple One doesn't seem to want any videos of him up on Youtube.

And of course, most of these artists have a heaping helping of other classic pop songs, especially Fleetwood Mac and Heaven 17.

[WhiffleBallTony]

I'm a huge pop lover myself. Michael Jackson is great and I like a few selections from MGMT and N'sync. Not too keen on Britney, though.

Britney can be a bit tough just because her voice can be a bit annoying at times haha. However, I do find myself enjoying the stuff, not sure why. There's something about it.

[ImHotterThanYou]

I like disco.

[MrFruitLord]

Moby - "Porcelain": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Fcaro25Ek

I love you.

[a21schizoidman]

ABBA is my fav.

[timmay9]

I think the VU's pop days are fantastic.

The Zombies, Big Star, Michael Jackson, etc. all eschew any notion that pop is a negative term.

[Soror_YZBL]

ABBA is my fav.

abba is everyone's fave!

this is my second fave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIwjaOyZWk

[a21schizoidman]

abba is everyone's fave!

this is my second fave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIwjaOyZWk

real men like ABBA (or women in your case)

[Soror_YZBL]

real mean like ABBA (or women in your case)

ABBA's not mean at all! I swear!

[ImHotterThanYou]

earth wind and fire

[a21schizoidman]

ABBA's not mean at all! I swear!

ABBA is so mean they make Atheist look like n sync

[MrFruitLord]

earth wind and fire

Is funk.

[tridentgum0]

Michael Jackson is awesome. Also, so is the beverage form of pop.

[MrFruitLord]

Michael Jackson is awesome. Also, so is the beverage form of pop.

I believe you mean soda. :p

[neckermanncj]

since when is MGMT mainstream? (i know on last.fm they are popular, but outside of that they aren't really known well)

[Runesmith]

I love you.

Always great to see another Moby fan on the boards! :)

Also, I can't believe these two great ELO tunes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMx5YQ0a-U + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aix03KSesoE

Can't Get It Out Of My Head and Telephone Line, respectively. Gorgeous pop songs. Jeff Lynne is one of the most underrated composers and songwriters in the history of popular music.

[JukeBoxHero]

Is awesome.

Fixed :p

[JukeBoxHero]

Always great to see another Moby on the boards! :)

Also, I can't believe these two great ELO tunes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMx5YQ0a-U + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aix03KSesoE

Can't Get It Out Of My Head and Telephone Line, respectively. Gorgeous pop songs. Jeff Lynne is one of the most underrated composers and songwriters in the history of popular music.

Blondie perhaps for pop?

[Runesmith]

Blondie perhaps for pop?

Definitely! Dreaming, Denis, Tide Is High, Rapture, X Offender, Pretty Baby, I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear, Heart of Glass, and Call Me rank right up there with some of the greatest pop tunes, IMO. They had elements from a lot of other genres, though.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Vanity Theft.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Is funk.

Who have some decent pop tunes.

Pop, like all music, is good in moderation. I can only listen to so much before I want to dive head-first into a Cannibal Corpse youtube run.

[JukeBoxHero]

Definitely! Dreaming, Denis, Tide Is High, Rapture, X Offender, Pretty Baby, I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear, Heart of Glass, and Call Me rank right up there with some of the greatest pop tunes, IMO. They had elements from a lot of other genres, though.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Vanity Theft.

Eh, I don't know my genres by sound too well so that's why I didn't mentioned them. I definitely think they're a great pop outfit though.

[tridentgum0]

I believe you mean soda. :p

I believe you mean pop. :p

[WhiffleBallTony]

since when is MGMT mainstream? (i know on last.fm they are popular, but outside of that they aren't really known well)

Hahahaha. I've never met a person who didn't know "Electric Feel", "Time to Pretend", or "Kids".

[Gowienczyk]

since when is MGMT mainstream? (i know on last.fm they are popular, but outside of that they aren't really known well)

I saw a MGMT video on VH1 the other day, so lol.

[afterstasis]

i can't imagine not being able to enjoy any pop music at all...

[Gatorguy91]

I saw a MGMT video on VH1 the other day, so lol.

Was it the Kids video? That video is so freaky!

[Soror_YZBL]

since when is MGMT mainstream? (i know on last.fm they are popular, but outside of that they aren't really known well)

We're not talking about mainstream, we're talking about pop!

[stevegld]

im into all types of music and pop is one of them. and im not ashamed to say it. you should check out LIGHTS...she's like pop/synth. but i saw her at warped tour and i had such a blast. her songs are catchy.

[theholytaco]

Donovan!

[AKALink]

I think the Jonas Brothers are one of the best pop bands out there currently. *puts up flame shield*

[ImHotterThanYou]

I think the Jonas Brothers are one of the best pop bands out there currently. *puts up flame shield*I feel the same way about The Yardbirds.

[afterstasis]

my favorite modern pop artists include casiotone for the painfully alone, architecture in helsinki, ovens, jens lekman, camera obscura, and the pains of being pure at heart.

slightly older material from the magnetic fields, belle & sebastian, and of montreal would also qualify.

[theholytaco]

The Decemberists are really good too, I don't know if they really fall under pop though.

[My name is Fez]

Michael Jackson is the ****.

I also like Katy Perry.

Backstreet Boys are growing on me.

[jayou521]

I listen to a lot of Pop music... but mostly 80's stuff... :)


architecture in helsinki, and the pains of being pure at heart.
Awesome.

I once had two Architecture in Helsinki albums~ before my hard drive failed... need to get them again~ I didn't listen to them enough...

Also~ just today I discovered TPoBPaH's debut album... really. good. stuff. I love "Come Saturday" and "Stay Alive"~

[Lolicat]

French pop every time. From the Yé-yé girls through Alizeé to Camille Dalmais and Emilie Simon. Works for me every time.