what i'm saying is it looks like most teens(the main buyers of cds) like music like metal punk and (dare i say ugh)rap. so how is pop so popular
2006-12-17 12:56:27 · 11 answers · asked by Laughing Man 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
because teenagers are common, so pop is common.
2006-12-17 12:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by 120 IQ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pop is the category of music that is defined by whatever teens and pre-teens are into at any give time and what is pushed at them. Rap is a part of that kids are told if they don't like it they are not cool. It is the latest but definitely not the greatest. For most of them their personal taste has not had the time and experience to surface .Given time and the ability to look past their peer group tastes ,yeah... they move into other genres. In pop's defense I am glad 10 -13 year olds prefer pop to music about death and anarchy
2006-12-17 21:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by CAE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pop is pretty much a general genre. It takes a song that's not too much rock, but not too soft to be blues or something, and it puts it into the pop genre. People describe Alanis Morissette as pop, when actually some of her music is just one guitar and her voice, or it's a really rocking song. You'll rarely find an artist that is just pure pop, though. It might be in the pop/rock/alternative genre, and that's how the band or artist will describe their music style.
2006-12-17 21:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, some people listen to multiple genres. Take me for example, I listen to everything from classical to rap. I like pop, though, because the lyrics make a lot of sense and I can relate to them. Many people are so focused on the music itself that they don't pay attention to what the song is actually saying, let alone what it means.
2006-12-17 21:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by Me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pop is popular because it's called pop nd pop is short for popular.
Sorry, couldnt' resist the pun.
But seriously, I think pop is popular because becuase of the marketing. If you notice, all the pop singers look like models. And that's what they sell, a look; not a sound.
And a lot of people are dumb enough to buy music because of the look (and they like that stupid look, too).
2006-12-18 06:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by Z, unnecessary letter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tough question. Depends on how you see pop. I cannot hold a band accountable for having universal appeal, but i can hold them accountable (as being pop) if they are generic, unoriginal, and safe.
example of good band people call pop for stupid reasons: System of a Down
example of a good band people call pop for good reasons: Fall Out Boy
just listen to these two bands, and youll see the difference between good/not pop but with mass appeal and good/pop with mass appeal. System of a Down is different in every sense of the word, and Fall Out Boy is generic in every sense of the word. Just my opinion.
2006-12-17 21:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by Isuck,Usuck,Weallsuck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pop can be moderately tolerated by a wide variety of individuals, which increases its "like-ability".
2006-12-17 21:06:48 · answer #7 · answered by Kodee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because thats what producers marketers,etc. aim for. they want the music to sell so they aim for the people who know are goin to by it
2006-12-17 21:10:47 · answer #8 · answered by applejack80@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lot of bleeding, love struck hearts who like to think of such options and lies.
I AM
2006-12-17 21:07:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
cuz depressed people like yourself always complainin' instead of sucking it up. maybe if u thought bout it less --- it might go away. nutjob.
2006-12-17 21:04:58 · answer #10 · answered by smartsexycurvy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋