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Contemporary Pop: Could it really be this bad?


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To give Ms. Spears some credit - she is doing some dance moves while singing. Hence that loud "backing vocal track". She does need a little help. ;)

Now, if you want to hear some good pop music (though not so modern), listen to the isolated vocal tracks of the Beach Boys. Now that's real pop music.

EDIT: Vampire Weekend is also rather good for being modern.

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It's not rather good, or it's not being modern? Or both?

The former. In fact, I think they're rather putrid. After reading so much about them, I was looking forward to their appearance on SNL and while I'm sure I could've been underwhelmed more, I'm not sure how. They were just... bad. Uninspired songwriting, horrible vocals... I heard nothing redeeming.

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The former. In fact, I think they're rather putrid. After reading so much about them, I was looking forward to their appearance on SNL and while I'm sure I could've been underwhelmed more, I'm not sure how. They were just... bad. Uninspired songwriting, horrible vocals... I heard nothing redeeming.

I can respect that as I have not heard them live nor seen them live. I do like their album though.

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I can respect that as I have not heard them live nor seen them live. I do like their album though.

That was the only exposure I've had to them, and it certainly didn't give me any reason to seek out their studio material.

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That was the only exposure I've had to them, and it certainly didn't give me any reason to seek out their studio material.

Yeah. I would have had the same reaction.

It's good to know they suck live because I would go see them live based on their studio album.

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SNL is perhaps the worst possible place to judge someone's performance, the audio always sucks, and no one is there to see the band. Not that I have an opinion on that particular band.

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I do like their album though.

Having just listened to it I'm kind of shocked to learn this. I'm sure it's just a case of divergent musical tastes but they do nothing for me on a musical or production level.

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Pop/Rock/Metal music being the way it is these days has played a large part in my transition to almost all jazz. Its just in another realm of quality. I've got to a point where if I turn on the rock radio on my way to work, I just laugh.

I have to think if you put as much effort into finding decent pop/rock/metal as you do into tracking down jazz, you might be pleasantly surprised ;)

The radio is most certainly not the place to be looking :palm:

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I have to think if you put as much effort into finding decent pop/rock/metal as you do into tracking down jazz, you might be pleasantly surprised ;)

The radio is most certainly not the place to be looking :palm:

Ah, but the catch with the jazz is, I'm not really going through much of screening process (except maybe record label); I'm just buying everything I can afford. Its like there are no duds in the bunch :)

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