Best POP Album

Hipster_Nebula wrote:One of my favourite albums is becoming X by the Sneaker Pimps, one of the most underrated albums of the 90's. Not sure i'd call it pop, maybe.

I enjoyed L.A.M.B by Gwen Steffani when it came out. Bit of a guilty pleasure.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:It is Pop. It's indie pop.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:If Nenah Cherry is pop that opens up a very broad definition of it.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Speaking of her "we got the beat" by the GoGo's would be way up there.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Hipster_Nebula wrote:It is Pop. It's indie pop.

Wikipedia lists it as alternative rock music so you will have to think again. Do you know what pop music is?

Hipster_Nebula wrote:If Nenah Cherry is pop that opens up a very broad definition of it.

Have you listened to it? It's about as poppy as it gets.

Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll.[1] The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, even though the former is a description of music which is popular (and can include any style), whilst the latter is a specific genre containing qualities of mass appeal.[1]

As a genre, pop music is very eclectic, often borrowing elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country;[1] nonetheless, there are core elements which define pop. Such include generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), as well as the common employment of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and catchy hooks.[1]

Hipster_Nebula wrote:

Wikipedia lists "raw like sushi" as R&B, Hip Hop, Pop.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Yes but surely the fact that it's labelled as three very specific genres shows how subjective the topic of "genre" is.

Like Michael Jackson is "the king of pop" but many would argue he was an R&B artist or even funk.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Yes but surely the fact that it's labelled as three very specific genres shows how subjective the topic of "genre" is.

Like Michael Jackson is "the king of pop" but many would argue he was an R&B artist or even funk.

Ok, point taken. But it's still my thread. Michael Jackson is definitely pop.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:

Like Michael Jackson is "the king of pop" but many would argue he was an R&B artist or even funk.

Reebok Trotter wrote:


Many would argue that Michael Jackson was a dodgy bugger.