Messofanego
Banned
UPDATE: Since some people think I hate all pop music, might as well mention some I do like. Grimes, Kishi Bashi, Bat for Lashes, St Vincent, Janelle Monae, Katie Melua, Marina and the Diamonds, and now Jessie Ware.
I want to feel empathy for the people of Pop-GAF. Sometimes their threads pop up outside of the easily ignorable Community into OT, so I'll skim these threads. But it's a bit weird reading grown-ass people being into this, so here are my 2 cents.
I just can't tell if the people are being hipster ironic to appreciating pop music or are genuine in their love of it. They have their own lingo, nicknames, reaction gifs. They act very catty towards each other. Oh and they have reaction gifs for their favorite pop musician for every single occasion. And nearly all of them are diva like responses. This emoticon comes up quite a bit:
My fascination is with people investing so much into pop artists with short-term career spans compared to other genre musicians. Most of it is based on image rather than long-living talent like playing instruments. There are exceptions like...ok I don't know any pop singer whose voice still sounds great, maybe Mariah Carey?
These aren't people who just hear the singles and find them catchy. These are people who listen to the whole album, and buy them.
I have a feeling these are people who actually still listen to the radio.
Someone said in a recent thread that Taylor Swift actually wrote half of her own songs, like it was something to be commended...
The weirder thing is the model factory pop stuff like K-pop, J-pop, or Simon Cowell bands. SNSD or whatever STD-sounding abbreviation. When I think of those model factories where they pump out these manufactured character archetypes that are zoned into certain people's personalities, I just think Perfect Blue.
I have a feeling they're self-aware of all the manufactured bullshit in pop and have regressed to liking it again like they're back in high school. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure in their age where they just want catchy songs or "easy listening", but it's not obvious in their comments that seem serious. Someone compared The XX and Tallest Man on Earth to Taylor Swift...(maybe that person just had an expectation problem or something)
If you're Pop-GAF, please destroy my misconceptions and tell me why you love pop music more than anything else.
I want to feel empathy for the people of Pop-GAF. Sometimes their threads pop up outside of the easily ignorable Community into OT, so I'll skim these threads. But it's a bit weird reading grown-ass people being into this, so here are my 2 cents.
I just can't tell if the people are being hipster ironic to appreciating pop music or are genuine in their love of it. They have their own lingo, nicknames, reaction gifs. They act very catty towards each other. Oh and they have reaction gifs for their favorite pop musician for every single occasion. And nearly all of them are diva like responses. This emoticon comes up quite a bit:
My fascination is with people investing so much into pop artists with short-term career spans compared to other genre musicians. Most of it is based on image rather than long-living talent like playing instruments. There are exceptions like...ok I don't know any pop singer whose voice still sounds great, maybe Mariah Carey?
These aren't people who just hear the singles and find them catchy. These are people who listen to the whole album, and buy them.
I have a feeling these are people who actually still listen to the radio.
Someone said in a recent thread that Taylor Swift actually wrote half of her own songs, like it was something to be commended...
The weirder thing is the model factory pop stuff like K-pop, J-pop, or Simon Cowell bands. SNSD or whatever STD-sounding abbreviation. When I think of those model factories where they pump out these manufactured character archetypes that are zoned into certain people's personalities, I just think Perfect Blue.
I have a feeling they're self-aware of all the manufactured bullshit in pop and have regressed to liking it again like they're back in high school. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure in their age where they just want catchy songs or "easy listening", but it's not obvious in their comments that seem serious. Someone compared The XX and Tallest Man on Earth to Taylor Swift...(maybe that person just had an expectation problem or something)
If you're Pop-GAF, please destroy my misconceptions and tell me why you love pop music more than anything else.
