Members radomu Posted February 21, 2011 Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 When I mean commercial pop music, I mean COMMERCIAL POP MUSIC. The kind that tops the charts without being actual quality, but you somehow like it. I was browsing my "Pop" genres in my iTunes and was having lots of fun listening to the stuff that I used to love. Forgiven Not Forgotten - The Corrs Free Me - Emma Bunton Intensive Care - Robbie Williams Tangled Up - Girls Aloud Alright Still - Lily Allen Fame Monster - Lady Gaga Now, share your guilty pleasures (or you don't feel guilty about them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnhhngbfs Posted February 21, 2011 Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 modern pop is so lame for the most part.. simple, idiotic electro beats + autotuned semi-talented vocals. ugh. as such, this is the only pop album of the last 20 years i ever got into: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members radomu Posted February 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 That's also my favorite MJ album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted February 21, 2011 Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 Is U2 commercial pop? How 'bout POP? no? I guess the closest I get is Sixpence None the Richer (phenomenal band, BTW). Colbie Caillat has a pretty killer voice. I like some Maroon 5 on occasion, but I don't know that any of those are what you're after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members artiem Posted February 22, 2011 Members Share Posted February 22, 2011 I've had a soft spot in my heart for New Order for, like, 20 years now. It's weird, because I usually hate that synth-based stuff but their early music (going back to Joy Division) is quite guitar-based, and I guess it just bled over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted February 22, 2011 Members Share Posted February 22, 2011 My favourite commercial pop artistes: Lily AllenNew OrderKylie Minogue I can't stand Lady Gaga, or any of the girl or boy bands. They epitomise the decline of popular culture to a completely unprecedented level of naffness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted February 22, 2011 Members Share Posted February 22, 2011 Another vote for Lily Allen. I really like Sara Bareilles - she's one of my favorite singers, and I like her songwriting. I'd lump John Mayer into this category, too, and I like most of his stuff. Warriorpoet mentioned Sixpence None the Richer, which is a really good band (however, beware religious undertones, for those that are offended by that). Michael Jackson has a great catalog, and I don't see how you can't like Thriller. I'll listen to singles here and there from other pop artists. It's not all bad - it's just entertainment. However, I feel compelled to say that I detest Lady Gaga, and I do so more now that I have to learn to play her songs for a cover band. Even with distortion, it's annoying, but the crowds in SoFla love that kind of crap. Hey, you have to earn money somehow, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalrulez Posted February 22, 2011 Members Share Posted February 22, 2011 No one would believe me if I told em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted February 22, 2011 Members Share Posted February 22, 2011 probably Mariah Carreys first (dream lover rocks!)sinead oconners second (emperors new clothes rocks)and Kelly Clarksons first albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LifesSweetDrug Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Florence + The Machine: LungsAdele: 21Kasabian: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic AsylumMichael Jackson: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I If they count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members radomu Posted February 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Does Morissey count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Without actual quality? The elitism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 MJ - Thriller Prince - Sign o the Times The Beatles - Meet the Beatles Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane Duran Duran - Rio edit - oh wait WITHOUT quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members radomu Posted February 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 MJ - Thriller Prince - Sign o the Times The Beatles - Meet the Beatles Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane Duran Duran - Rio edit - oh wait WITHOUT quality? Yeah but you do have Duran Duran on your list, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex_SF Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yeah but you do have Duran Duran on your list, so... I wrote them off as vapid prettyboy crap when they were new, but later realized those first two albums were fantastic. John Taylor is a monster bass player. My own "commercial pop" favorites include the Sundays' Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, and the Cardigans' album Life -- though those might violate the "without actual quality" criterion. For Euro-bubblegum, I have a weakness for Anastacia's 2004 single "Sick and Tired." And I'll even admit to really enjoying a handful of Madonna songs: "Holiday," "Borderline," "Get Into the Groove," and "Ray of Light" are catchy as hell, but I don't know anything about the rest of the albums that contained those songs. Ms. Germanotti (I refuse to type her stupid stage name) stinks on ice, though. The songs are crap, and Dale Bozzio did her look better 30 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members docjeffrey Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 OMG, I just {censored} myself a little. (sorry) OK, I'm gonna admit to something that will make me a target of YOUR ridicule. I really like the Killers. This live album kicks POP ass. Hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Umm, do any of these count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 ^^ I wouldn't call a lot of those pop... especially Arctic Monkeys (great band, IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members radomu Posted February 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 ^I wouldn't call any of those Pop, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 ^I wouldn't call any of those Pop, actually. phew, i was worried for a minute there! Those are all the "poppiest" albums i like, guess im out I do really like this version of Dont stop me now... [video=youtube;Wah4rQqXhe4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 ^^^holy {censored}. Katy Perry is not a very good singer. She's flat through most of that tune (even though her boobs are huge). Most of the Black Eyed Peas showed that they were pretty marginal singers, although Fergie sounds great on Slash's album. By the way, that's the first time I've ever heard Katy Perry sing. And the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Arctic Monkeys are definitely not pop, although Muse have branched into that area (unfortunately) to produce some rubbishy depeche mode derivative stuff (although I really like depeche mode). I forgot to mention the pop album I really like, although by no means his best album: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Way too many to list....so many fantastic "pop" albums have been released over the years.... But the first to pop into my head when I read the title was this... [video=youtube;6DPin5R30j4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DPin5R30j4 chalked full of amazing tunes....only gets a little weak at the end.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Like someone alluded to, I've discovered that a lot of what I wrote off as mindless radio pop during my youth (while my buds and I were listening to Yes, Zappa, King Crimson, etc.) was actually pretty good. Lately I've been digging the Little River Band back catalog. Elton John and the Bee Gees, to a lesser degree, fit the bill, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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