DrBenway
Headphoneus Supremus
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I understand that pop connotes "popular." But what is the use of the term if that's all it means? What does it tell you about the music other than lots of people buy it? Lots of people buy Beethoven symphonies. Is that pop?
Originally Posted by Rempert /img/forum/go_quote.gif All of their music is a part of popular culture, so in the broad sense they are certainly all pop musicians. The opposite of a pop musician would be a musician whose audience always wears dresses or ties. Or else a musician who has no audience. |
I understand that pop connotes "popular." But what is the use of the term if that's all it means? What does it tell you about the music other than lots of people buy it? Lots of people buy Beethoven symphonies. Is that pop?