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Originally Posted by Tempest19

work?

This probably doesn't belong here but whatever.

I was just reading a thread where somebody asked about Nsync production, then JT was mentioned and a few people said his songs were shit.

How come people always refer to songs recorded by bands as proper songs?

Its funny too cos I was reading something else about concerts especially pop ones which are over produced.

I saw JT in concert last night and its the best £50 I've ever spent.

From my personal experience when I go into university and play one of my songs people including the lecturers seem to brush them off. As if to say yeah thats alright for what it is. Then another student will play a track which sounds terrible in every way and the majority including the lecturers will give them nothing but praise.

They're all from a rock background. Pop and Rock people always seem to clash.

A good song is a good song. The guy in the other thread said he'd challenge anybody to write a song that could keep up with anything from Justified. I write and write and I've never got close. Regardless of budget, somebody has to write those songs. It's not easy.

Anyways, not much point to this thread, just it would be nice to see people give pop a little more credit.

Thanks,

Chris

Because these more recent "pop" groups tend not to be artists/musicians/songwriters, but rather pretty faces with occasionally decent talent manufactured into a look/package by a label or promoter, who play other peoples' stuff, and it's generally more "fun" than "deep".

Most people serious about music in any way, either as musicians or as dedicated listeners (at least from my experience in the 'States), don't usually have a very high tolerance for cheesiness (unless it is done with tongue firmly planted in cheek), and this can be an obvious problem with regard to pop.

That said, some of the best production going on today is in this particular genre. Which makes sense, as it takes some real skills to make nice-sounding records out of some of the "artists" they have to work with. Max Martin for example. I'm not a fan of most of the groups he produces, but I can really appreciate what he's able to do.