Okay, so....everyone might complain about boy bands and girl "pop" princesses....or whatever, but people are buying the stuff. If they are buying it, then somebody obviously likes it. Lots of people like pop. I like pop. It's fun, good to dance to, and easy to sing along with. So, say a million people don't like Slipknot- and the rest of the world does. Does that mean that Slipknot should not exist because there are people out there that don't like that kind of music?? If you don't like it, turn on a different station or listen to your CD's. Chances are you guys don't like Frank Sinatra's type of music, or Bing Crosby, or guys like that- and they mostly didn't write their own stuff (Frank did in later years, but he also started out singing old standards)...does that mean that we can sit around and argue the quality of Frank Sinatra, who's a legend in his own right? Probably one of the greatest musical personalities in the last century?
The backstreet boys can sing. So can N'Sync. So can Britney spears and Christina Aguileria. Just because YOU don't like it doesn't mean it's not worthwhile music. For one, I love Pop. I'm digging Mandy Moore- she's got awesome songs- and has had awesome critical reviews for her newest CD.
Pop is here to stay, might as well get used to it.
PS- Dreamstreet, while sung by twelve year olds...is a catchy song. While we (being college students) might not like them or their style...think about the millions of twelve year old girls...who have just decided boys don't really have that many cooties after all.
AND another PS-
I can read and write music too, you know..I've taken voice lessons since I was five, I play piano, flute, clarinet, trumpet....and I still love pop music. I'm also a fan of Fiona and Stained and Pachbel and Sarah Brightman, who I doubt many of you know. So just because your "musically literate" doesn't mean
pop is bad music.