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Magpie0001 · 07-05-2003, 04:13 AM

Before we begin I want to thank DERWOOD for the inspiration for this thread. THis was originally a post for his thread:

POLL: What has been the lowest thing the pop music industry has sunk to?
but it turned into a mega-rant & I decided to give it a thread altogether. So go check that out too.

Sorry about the length & the spelling

Pop music makes me so sick that I feel like checking myself into a hospital for major spinal surgery.
Pop music makes me want to get my stomach pumped.
Pop music makes my nose bleed.

The problem with pop is that it is a business. It is created with no creativity.

Artists? they are not artists, they are performers. A happy smiling bouncy sexy package for the mind numbing spirit crushing audible diorreah churned out by men in suits to pollute the minds of young people & pay for the new Lexus.

We all agree that music is an art form. If you tell me you like pop music then as far as Im concerned you dont like music. You might as well say "I prefer to listen to white noise, or sine waves"

& dont try to feed me this "Pop is just short for popular & all musicians want to be popular" line, coz let me tell you fat-head,

Pop music is (deep breath), Easily accesable, simplistic, un-creative, non threatening, purile, disposable, anitcreative, mindless, manufactured, insipid, standardised, undaring, cliche-ridden, tedious shit Shit SHIT.

It is desinged to be non threatening, as to worm its way into your mind, to be the background themesong for your everyday actions.
It is pieced together to be non challenging, so you can do anything & mot be distracted by it, go about your daly business & have jLo, P.Diddy, PuffLo, J.Daddy, diddyLo, LoLo, or DaddyDiddy's tune drill a fucking huge hole in your head.
With the exception of "novelty" tunes pop music has a rhyme & a hook. Instantly recognisable hooks that get people humming in thier heads before they even know theyre doing it. Speech that is understandable & singalongto-able. Dont use big words or the people wont understand. Perhaps make it a little risque, show some skin to get people talking (but heaven forbid the video should get banned from some tv station & create a publicity swell.
Whats that? You hear what Im saying but still you like that tune by Jenny-Daddy? Well of course you do! You have ALL her albums! My goodness! you must be so proud of yourself, you truly are a SUPERFAN!! Allow me to pat you on the back. Youre conditioned to like it,
Did you ever think that there is other NEW music out there that isnt featured on MTV or Top ten video countdown? Ever thought that maybe there exists somewhere music that doesnt have a video?? Yes, really no video to accompany the music! Ok, relax, sit down, have a drink of water. I understand that this info has probably shook the very foundations of your precious CD collection (which you are so very proud of). But how would you find this odd video-less mystery music? Its not on MTV or Chip Cunninghams top 40 countdown??
Allow me to explain, my dilluded amigo.

MUSIC IS NOT PASSIVE!

If you let others decide what you like then you are nothing better than a sheep following a herd. But you like Daddy.J's slick production, fashionable style & easily accessable lyrical content. Its easy to relate to & its Pretty!!
If you found yourself arguing the above, then let me retort with an extended middle finger & a plain ol' "Fuck you!" Ignorance is bliss & you truly are ignorant.

I see this attitude in my own home, I put on some stuff I like while we are all sitting around drinking calimocho's. Ten minutes later whthout so much as a "may I?" someone will reach over cool as a fucking breeze & turn the volume to something rediciulous like 3. Or maybe someone will say "what is this stuff" (not even refering to it as music) can you put on something my friends & I can sing along to? So we can all feel good about liking Lo.D.LoLo's song & be part of this wonderfull little "club" that knows all the lyrics as to reinforce eachothers musical taste, giving & reciving approval & basically having a ball sucking each other off. Arent we great! I often get this one too"Hey Tiernan, do you have that song that goes[[Insert reatarded lyric]]?? NO, I dont, & if i did I would cut my legs off with a rusty spoon out of shame & self loathing, & here, you get the finger too you sheep.

Does anyone wonder why acting & singing pop songs seem to go hand in hand nowadays? Theres J.Lo.Diddy.P singing her song on MTV, stroking her ass & taking a relaxing dip in an oddly shaped swiming pool.
Change the station, OOh lookee! Its D.Daddy.Piddy-Diddy-Lo again! reflecting on what great fun she had on the set of [[insert commercial "BLOCKBUSTER" name]].
Take a look outside, THeres her face on a billboard, listen closely, somewhere in the distance you can hear her NEW single blaring from someones 6th floor apartment.
Well, bugger me! J.Jo.Jolly-dilly must be the most talented human on the planet! But wait, whats this? He face on the front of "Bored Housewife With Low Self Esteem" Magazine talking about her fab new diet & a little featurette about her new cosmetics line.
Well its decided, Dilly.Dally.Wishy-Washy.Lo must be the most amazing person on the planet! How does she find the time to do all this and "compose" such high quality music???
Look in Avril-Lo-daddy's album sleve, what do you find? a lovely airbrushed picture of her, rear end slightly raised pouting sugestively. Turn the page, another lovely picture of her sitting on a bentley, turn the page, well shit on me if it isnt another picture of her. The back of the CD? another one!! Under the CD? You guessed it! Its blatant self promotion. Fat cats learned this a long time ago. If you flood people with various media of a product they will remember. Its advertising 101. Why is George Forman selling a fucking grill? BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHO HE IS! Put Lo.Lo in a movie & you have am hour & a half ad for her album! Along with Interviews about the movie, EXCLUSIVES everywhere. (we love exclusives) sneak peeks! etc etc. so the album sales increase. Money comes in from the box office, magazines, webzines, newspapers, cosmetic companies, Tv shows want thier fucking exclusive interviews & radio stations are crucifying each other to play her song three times an hour & a huge truck of money pulls up to Jilly-Jally's house.
But the most important thing isnt the money, The brand is strenghtened which equals more sales & more money, more tie-ins and so it continues untill i cant turn my head without experiencing some sort of media related to Fuddy-Duddy's brand.

The people who take your money know better than you what you want

So, what the fuck has this to do with music????

If you like pop music you have earned my contempt.

P.s. Dont forget DERWOODS thread: POLL: What has been the lowest thing the pop music industry has sunk to?

07-05-2003, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Magpie0001 Nobody Loves Me Location: Irish In Madrid	Anti-Pop-Mega-Rant. Before we begin I want to thank DERWOOD for the inspiration for this thread. THis was originally a post for his thread: POLL: What has been the lowest thing the pop music industry has sunk to? but it turned into a mega-rant & I decided to give it a thread altogether. So go check that out too. Sorry about the length & the spelling Pop music makes me so sick that I feel like checking myself into a hospital for major spinal surgery. Pop music makes me want to get my stomach pumped. Pop music makes my nose bleed. The problem with pop is that it is a business. It is created with no creativity. Artists? they are not artists, they are performers. A happy smiling bouncy sexy package for the mind numbing spirit crushing audible diorreah churned out by men in suits to pollute the minds of young people & pay for the new Lexus. We all agree that music is an art form. If you tell me you like pop music then as far as Im concerned you dont like music. You might as well say "I prefer to listen to white noise, or sine waves" & dont try to feed me this "Pop is just short for popular & all musicians want to be popular" line, coz let me tell you fat-head, Pop music is (deep breath), Easily accesable, simplistic, un-creative, non threatening, purile, disposable, anitcreative, mindless, manufactured, insipid, standardised, undaring, cliche-ridden, tedious shit Shit SHIT. It is desinged to be non threatening, as to worm its way into your mind, to be the background themesong for your everyday actions. It is pieced together to be non challenging, so you can do anything & mot be distracted by it, go about your daly business & have jLo, P.Diddy, PuffLo, J.Daddy, diddyLo, LoLo, or DaddyDiddy's tune drill a fucking huge hole in your head. With the exception of "novelty" tunes pop music has a rhyme & a hook. Instantly recognisable hooks that get people humming in thier heads before they even know theyre doing it. Speech that is understandable & singalongto-able. Dont use big words or the people wont understand. Perhaps make it a little risque, show some skin to get people talking (but heaven forbid the video should get banned from some tv station & create a publicity swell. Whats that? You hear what Im saying but still you like that tune by Jenny-Daddy? Well of course you do! You have ALL her albums! My goodness! you must be so proud of yourself, you truly are a SUPERFAN!! Allow me to pat you on the back. Youre conditioned to like it, Did you ever think that there is other NEW music out there that isnt featured on MTV or Top ten video countdown? Ever thought that maybe there exists somewhere music that doesnt have a video?? Yes, really no video to accompany the music! Ok, relax, sit down, have a drink of water. I understand that this info has probably shook the very foundations of your precious CD collection (which you are so very proud of). But how would you find this odd video-less mystery music? Its not on MTV or Chip Cunninghams top 40 countdown?? Allow me to explain, my dilluded amigo. MUSIC IS NOT PASSIVE! If you let others decide what you like then you are nothing better than a sheep following a herd. But you like Daddy.J's slick production, fashionable style & easily accessable lyrical content. Its easy to relate to & its Pretty!! If you found yourself arguing the above, then let me retort with an extended middle finger & a plain ol' "Fuck you!" Ignorance is bliss & you truly are ignorant. I see this attitude in my own home, I put on some stuff I like while we are all sitting around drinking calimocho's. Ten minutes later whthout so much as a "may I?" someone will reach over cool as a fucking breeze & turn the volume to something rediciulous like 3. Or maybe someone will say "what is this stuff" (not even refering to it as music) can you put on something my friends & I can sing along to? So we can all feel good about liking Lo.D.LoLo's song & be part of this wonderfull little "club" that knows all the lyrics as to reinforce eachothers musical taste, giving & reciving approval & basically having a ball sucking each other off. Arent we great! I often get this one too"Hey Tiernan, do you have that song that goes[[Insert reatarded lyric]]?? NO, I dont, & if i did I would cut my legs off with a rusty spoon out of shame & self loathing, & here, you get the finger too you sheep. Does anyone wonder why acting & singing pop songs seem to go hand in hand nowadays? Theres J.Lo.Diddy.P singing her song on MTV, stroking her ass & taking a relaxing dip in an oddly shaped swiming pool. Change the station, OOh lookee! Its D.Daddy.Piddy-Diddy-Lo again! reflecting on what great fun she had on the set of [[insert commercial "BLOCKBUSTER" name]]. Take a look outside, THeres her face on a billboard, listen closely, somewhere in the distance you can hear her NEW single blaring from someones 6th floor apartment. Well, bugger me! J.Jo.Jolly-dilly must be the most talented human on the planet! But wait, whats this? He face on the front of "Bored Housewife With Low Self Esteem" Magazine talking about her fab new diet & a little featurette about her new cosmetics line. Well its decided, Dilly.Dally.Wishy-Washy.Lo must be the most amazing person on the planet! How does she find the time to do all this and "compose" such high quality music??? Look in Avril-Lo-daddy's album sleve, what do you find? a lovely airbrushed picture of her, rear end slightly raised pouting sugestively. Turn the page, another lovely picture of her sitting on a bentley, turn the page, well shit on me if it isnt another picture of her. The back of the CD? another one!! Under the CD? You guessed it! Its blatant self promotion. Fat cats learned this a long time ago. If you flood people with various media of a product they will remember. Its advertising 101. Why is George Forman selling a fucking grill? BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHO HE IS! Put Lo.Lo in a movie & you have am hour & a half ad for her album! Along with Interviews about the movie, EXCLUSIVES everywhere. (we love exclusives) sneak peeks! etc etc. so the album sales increase. Money comes in from the box office, magazines, webzines, newspapers, cosmetic companies, Tv shows want thier fucking exclusive interviews & radio stations are crucifying each other to play her song three times an hour & a huge truck of money pulls up to Jilly-Jally's house. But the most important thing isnt the money, The brand is strenghtened which equals more sales & more money, more tie-ins and so it continues untill i cant turn my head without experiencing some sort of media related to Fuddy-Duddy's brand. The people who take your money know better than you what you want So, what the fuck has this to do with music???? If you like pop music you have earned my contempt. P.s. Dont forget DERWOODS thread: POLL: What has been the lowest thing the pop music industry has sunk to? __________________ Music is my first love & It will be my last. Last edited by Magpie0001; 07-05-2003 at 04:15 AM..