POP Vs ROCK

Discussion in 'Music Talk' started by supersujit, Aug 24, 2003.

  1. abhijitnath

    abhijitnath Fighting GAS frantically

    Why is that a valid criticism?
    I can listen to Tori Amos all day despite her being musically 'pop' because her lyrics and attitude are soooooo what rock is all about.
    And 'Patience' is a sickeningly soppy pop ballad in my opinion.
    So who draws the line?
    And who is to say that The Police or Sigur Ros (possibly both pop bands in your book) have less talent than the marketed garbage of the Rasmus and Limp Bizkit?
     
  2. bjr

    bjr Lady of the Evening

    Precisely. I seem to be sharing a lot of your opinion.

    The only place where the line exists is in our heads....it is often drawn there by our peers or by people we look upto...which is why it so important to have a balanced teacher.
     
  3. Nanda

    Nanda Bassist

    Yup right dude ........
    The real pop died sometime back .......
    POP is Osmonds , Abba , Be Gees , Bonney M , Duran Duran , Jackson , Elton Jhon , Chicago , Richard Marx etc ....
     
  4. dmcdjjack

    dmcdjjack New Member


    wat is this all about
     
  5. dmcdjjack

    dmcdjjack New Member

    y don't ask about hiphop 2
     
  6. dmcdjjack

    dmcdjjack New Member

    y don't u ask about hiphop 2
     
  7. metal_fan69

    metal_fan69 To Live Is To Die

    Hip hop is special kinda non-sense
    it is like talking anything rapid and give some techno effects

    Rock is diff
    this is the music which can get you out of this world
    ROCK RULES
     
  8. metal_fan69

    metal_fan69 To Live Is To Die

    No Reply !
     
  9. deepakborania

    deepakborania New Member

    Rock Rulz!!
     
  10. dharmatma

    dharmatma Banned

    pffft..n00bs
     
  11. knight_guitar

    knight_guitar Lead Guitarist

    oh my god :O it's a disgrace to rock music.. u can't even compare rock genre to hip-hop , R&B and pop , should compare two different genre in rock , what kinda thread is this ??
     
  12. Theguitarist

    Theguitarist New Member

    True very true.That's what i would like to say too.
    Rock cannot be compared.
     
  13. the_wizard

    the_wizard Omega == God

    hmm...I dont entirely agree. There are crapheads like Fred Durst and co. who are a disgrace. And there is Abba, Eva Cassidy and many pop artists who are anyday better than than so many crappy rock bands.



    To be honest this is a lame discussion, comparing two genres. I listen to extreme metal and also gazal and old hindi stuff does that make me uncool. Seriously, its all about being true to oneself rather than listning to some genre just to be popular.
     
  14. shsnawada

    shsnawada Cyborgs & Pasta

    ^ Well said. :beer: You cant really say whats better because better means different things to different people. The best thing to do is to check both genres out and see what you like. Might be none, one or both.

    I listen to 17-18 century spansh music too amongst other wierder things :grin:
     
  15. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    To that I don't agree. There is enough good pop material out there. I mean, popular music can be anything - jazz, rock, hip hop, soul, new age... that appeals to the masses. James Blunt, Maroon 5, Michael Buble, Sarah Brightman, norah jones, il divo (i recently bought their albun n its good! good operatic pop!)
     
  16. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    Agreed that genres matter little, but there's no harm in discussing about it. In fact its a very handy tool in classifying bands and useful for many purposes. Some people give it exaggerated importance. Thats what is bad, not the system and any discussions on the genre.
     
  17. mad_man

    mad_man oo my god kill Em all

    @deepakborania could agree more with you
    really ..........


    POP S U C K S
    &
    ROCK R U L E S

    simple and there is no much difference between the two.
     
  18. slashboyin

    slashboyin New Member

    pop is gay. especially backstreet boys
     
  19. slashboyin

    slashboyin New Member

    well put :rock: my friend
     
  20. shsnawada

    shsnawada Cyborgs & Pasta

    You got metal equivalents of backstreet boys. Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit anyone?
     

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