12 Disappointing facts about pop music

[guitartango]

I am no fan of Elvis, but he can still sell records by the bucketful, so he must be good.
I am no fan of Streisand but she can still sell records by the bucketful, so she must be good.
I am no fan of beaver but he can still sell records by the bucketful, so he must be good.

I am a fan of Pink Floyd, they still sell records and they are good

lol

[Robert****]

Yeah, when I saw Streisand, I reacted. She is (or at least used to be) a fantastic vocalist, miles ahead of many past and current pop voices.

Example:

[Bookkeeper's Son]

I think my original point was to say that I think Babs is one of those truly stratospheric artists, actually deserving the title of superstar. She is in a sparcely populated place in modern popular music. I am by no means a Streisand fan, I just know brilliance when I hear it.

[Robert****]

I think my original point was to say that I think Babs is one of those truly stratospheric artists, actually deserving the title of superstar. She is in a sparcely populated place in modern popular music. I am by no means a Streisand fan, I just know brilliance when I hear it.

^ this. Agreed 100%.

[Tig***]

I think my original point was to say that I think Babs is one of those truly stratospheric artists, actually deserving the title of superstar. She is in a sparcely populated place in modern popular music. I am by no means a Streisand fan, I just know brilliance when I hear it.

I must agree. While I don't listen to her often or watch her concert videos for more than 2 or 3 songs, I cannot deny her voice to be among the best ever recorded.

[Tig***]

And in 1969 The Archies sat atop the charts for four weeks and made massive amounts of money off of "Sugar Sugar."

There will always be pop music most of us find trite or unappealing and it will often outsell those artists we do find more, well... artistic.

Just remember though, in the 90s people had the same conversation about how the Spice Girls sold records and "real artists" weren't doing as well. Those real artists still sell plenty and endure while the Spice Girls are doing what now? Do you not think it will play out differently with Katy Perry and Ke$ha and the rest? At some point, Bieber's fans will age out just as happened to New Kids on the Block and Menudo and all down the line.

Real music endures. It always does.

+1

[sunvalleylaw]

Hey, but I kinda liked "Sugar Sugart" by the Archies. I was in the demographic at the time. The Jackson Five kicked their a$$ though.


As for currently popular music, I have no idea who most of those people are and where people listen to them. The radio 'round here doesn't play them, nor do the stations I used to listen to back in Seattle, when I listen whilst visiting. Heck, I was even stumped somewhat on who some people were at the last grammys.

I do believe there are plenty of good writers out there, and some are even mildly popular, like Jeff Tweedy and Wilco. I have to pretty much just ignore the teeny bopper list. I am no longer in the demographic, and rarely run across that stuff.

[warren0728]

Tom Petty sums up the current music industry....

[stingx]

I see plenty of good bands just going out for drinks on a Saturday night.