RE: Sinister: acronyms and such
On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, sam jacob wrote: :Why is it that when I tell anyone anywhere that I like "pop" music, they :automatically start trying to make me listen to their Mariah Carey and :Celine Dion records (I swear, this actually happened once at work). :Maybe it's because I'm 28. I think it's about how people defines 'pop'. Most would pigeonhole everything cheesy, plasticky and such as pop, thus Carey, Braxton, Boyzone, Pet Shop Boys, Cardigans etc etc (not that I hate all of them - I like PSB actually.) People, however, tend to forget that teh word 'pop' comes from 'popular'. Call me a naive fool, but I reckon that rock'n'roll is a sub-genre of pop instead of vice versa...... I'm actually unapologetic of being a pop-lover. Belle & Sebastian is good pop music - that's what I would say. Carey and her ilk are bad popsters... Merry Kerisimasi everyone. Clarence +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
People, however, tend to forget that teh word 'pop' comes from 'popular'.
it's an old tale, as old as the hills or at least as the tale of broccoli and elvis. what does 'pop' mean? does it mean P!O!O! or P!O!O! ? those are big exclamations and questions because it's a tricky subject to get a grip on. my suggestion is go and reinvent the world to your own taste and have a laugh at the folks who don't understand why you say you love POP and who frankly couldn't give a toss anyway. I love Pop. But you aleady knew that. can i tell you i am listening to The Quest by Drexciya and that it's one of my favourite rekkids of the year? It's a great Pop album. keep the faith, the duke ------------------------------------------ 'all of our dreams are dying of overdoses' ------------------------------------------ Tangents On-Line http://www.tangents.co.uk PO Box 102, Exeter, EX2 4YL, UK tangent@lineone.net ------------------------------------------ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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