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Is There Such A Thing As Pure "Pop" Music?

What I mean by that is, is there some music which can simply be defined as "Pop" with no further description like "Pop Rock", or "Power Pop" etc.? Or can it always be further defined in such a way? Or perhaps the term Pop refers to "pop song format", such that many genres fit within "pop" or "popular music"? But it seems like it's used as a genre as well as being an abbreviation for the broader "popular music", and that's what I'm getting at here.

I just find that this term is ill-defined and I'd like to know how you use it. Here's a random list I made with a bunch of "Pop/Pop Rock" bands as arbitrarily defined by me. Comment or recommend any additions if you like:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/KingCrimson776/pop_a...

MA2: Favorite "Pop" artists?

Update:

Agreed about Power Pop... yeah I'll spare you the definition but I bet you can guess...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I really only use it on this site and I primarily use it to refer to dance pop/Top 40 music. I accept the broader definition you used for your list which covers basically anything but in the context of this site that definition is not very helpful especially as many people who ask questions here are not familiar with it. In real life conversation, I much prefer to use specific bands to describe sounds I like.

    My favorite pop artists are mostly crap from the 80s but also classic pre-rock and roll pop stars like Frank Sinatra who should definitely get a spot somewhere on your list. Also Linda Ronstadt.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Pop is a loose term that has probably evolved to describe both structure and sound. Your description seems well thought out.

    Nice list, I really like just about all that stuff. I think we must have similar taste because I have listened to almost every record on there, or at least for the first 50

    My Favorite Pop Albums are Pet Sounds, Anything by the Beatles, Odessey & Oracle, Days of Future Passed (if you count that)

  • 1 decade ago

    1. What comes to mind when i hear 'pop' by itself are artists like Madonna, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, etc. While they can be described in other ways, I think 'pop' sums it up well enough. Why that is, I have no idea.

    'ill-defined' can be used to describe almost every genre in my opinion. Especially today when one artist can be properly described by so many of them. I have a few that I find useful, and just stick to them. For instance, I don't know what ' power pop' is and I have no desire to.

    2. Prince, Fiona Apple, Santigold, New Order....

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    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Pop is pretty much anything in the Top 40. So, basically it's all music that was slapped together in 5 minutes so that every obnoxious girl at my high school can sing it off-tune. Good thing I have loud headphones and Daft Punk.

  • 1 decade ago

    pop is anything on the mainstream media. because its "pop"ular. this is why anything on the radio is terrible, including the so calledd "rap" its nothing but media whores trying to sell records

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