When is a pop band not a pop band
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Topic: When is a pop band not a pop band
Posted By: condor
Subject: When is a pop band not a pop band
Date Posted: October 29 2017 at 16:21
| For me, Blur. The fact that they are a pop band, seems entirely incidental to their spirit. |
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: October 29 2017 at 16:52
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The original It Bites - Calling All the Heroes - made everyone think of them as a pop band, but they spent the rest of the time trying to break out from that. Melodic and accessible, but definitely prog-pop and Once Around The World clinches it! There is also much more to Tears for Fears than Everybody Wants to Rule the World!  ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 29 2017 at 16:54
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Pink Floyd were the poster child for this emblem. imo Ultravox for their aim and seriousnes. and the Verve in the 90s -------------  
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 29 2017 at 17:09
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Good call on Pink Floyd. As for Blur, one could say that they Blurred the lines -- haha. I think one could say this of a lot of art pop (and avant/ experimental pop) bands and artists. Artists such as David Bowie circa the Berlin trilogy fits, Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Bjork and ones like Gary Numan can fit for a lot of stuff. Also bands like Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Roxy Music Talk Talk and Sparks, Pink Floyd under Syd Barrett as experimental pop for instance, Phew, even ones like After Dinner could count. I think a band like Air could count for some work. {edited for typos} |
Posted By: condor
Date Posted: October 29 2017 at 19:59
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Logan wrote:Posted By: condor
Date Posted: October 29 2017 at 20:00
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This is pop, but also Baroque.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 03 2017 at 11:29
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Why is this in general discussions and not general music discussions? Anyway, I think the Beatles were a perfect example of this. Another would be Steely Dan.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 03 2017 at 11:33
| The Residents is the first one that comes to mind. |