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What is pop?

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scarred:
When I think of pop (particularly indie pop), I just think of happy music. I mean, I know that shit like Ashlee Simpson and Britney Spears label themselves pop, and I know it's short for "popular," but part of me just can't resist the feeling of carefree, fun, fast-paced music whenever I think of pop.

Caspian:

--- Quote from: Objects inside Clouds on 11 Apr 2009, 10:03 ---but where does indie pop fit in all this shit?
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Get a pop song, take all the hooks from it, make it even more banal and then change a few instruments around. Voila!

I'd define pop as "music designed for play on mainstream radio channels and/or video programs", although I know it's just an abbreviation. You can't really say catchiness is an exclusively pop quality, unless if you consider Bolt Thrower to be pop. And that would be dumb.

Cadeonehalf:
Yeah the real difference between pop and rock (or now, more likely pop and hip-hop) is that unlike rock and/or hip-hop the music wasn't assembled by music corporations to sell well.
Good example of Rock v. Pop- Alice in Chains and, say, Hinder.

De_El:

--- Quote from: DynamiteKid on 11 Apr 2009, 09:30 ---Music that's not jazz or classical or musique concrete.

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Or folk (traditional) music.

Avec:
When I think of pop, I think of upbeat songs with clear percussion.

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