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Because_I_Cannot t1_j9qspwu wrote

To say "pop music has always been shitty" is a pretty ignorant statement to make, considering the ever-changing definition of "POP" (meaning popular). Bands like The Beatles, The Cars, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, U2, Duran Duran and Tears for Fears jump immediately to mind. Bands like Blink 182, Metallica, Garbage, Radiohead, and even REM would be considered Pop. Shit, Tupac, Biggie, Jay-Z...Pop

I'm just scratching the surface here, but "pop" isn't just boy bands and Taylor Swift, LFO and LEN, it's artists who are popular in the mainstream.

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HappenedForReal t1_j9qshal wrote

  • David Bowie - Buddha of Suburbia
  • Jack Stauber - Coconut Ranger
  • Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
  • The Cure - Fire In Cairo
  • George Harrison - Here Comes The Moon
  • Focus - Hocus Pocus
  • Korn - Right Now
  • Gorillaz - Broken
  • Klaus Nomi - Total Eclipse
  • Leonard Cohen - Leaving the Table
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Gremazod t1_j9qpyea wrote

I genuinely think it’s because you’re just not looking in the right places. Now pop music that has mass radio appeal? Yeah that’s going to shift depending on the culture and you’re not always going to like it, but, if you’re looking for music that sounds similar to 2010s sonically you absolutely can still find it out there. Just like you can find Nu Metal or Ska around still.

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