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Pop Music #673828 09/19/21 08:36 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,298 Midwest HearToLearn OP Veteran
OP HearToLearn Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,298 Midwest	Is anyone on the forum into pop music at all? I think I know of a few, but figured I would ask. Thanks Chad (Hope that makes it easier) TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673856 09/19/21 10:51 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late Planobilly Veteran
Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	As the Rolling Stones are described as Pop and so are a zillion other bands, I think it would be hard to find anyone who did not like Pop. So much music has been made and recorded and evolved that the terms like POP, Rock, and Blues, for example, are becoming less meaningful. Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali) is a Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. When someone asks me if I like the blues, he certainly does not come to mind first. If you don't speak French, you most likely never heard of him. He is considered a blues player but very different from people we are all more familiar with. I am not sure if I answered your question or not...lol Billy Last edited by Planobilly; 09/19/21 10:52 AM. “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673858 09/19/21 11:14 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,449 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,449 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Never touch the stuff, unless I am well paid. More seriously, I think most people would consider the music they like to be popular music, so I'm not sure what the definition of pop music is. And jazz players should be able to play on just about anything, and I've been asked to. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Slate VSX, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673861 09/19/21 11:26 AM Off-Topic
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eddie1261 Unregistered E	I think relevant to the question is how you define pop, as the definition seems to change every 8-10 years. In the late 0s when Debbie Gibson was one of the queens of what was then called pop, I was quite into her because for a kid she wrote good songs. Actually went to see her in concert because I knew she would have a killer band behind her. Madonna was once considered pop. So give the relative difference in our age, allow me to ask what you call pop. Give me maybe 4-5 bands and I'll know where you are at. I may like pop as you define pop. Last edited by eddie1261; 09/20/21 02:46 AM.

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673892 09/19/21 05:58 PM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran
JoanneCooper Veteran Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa	I am LyricLab – Where words become music https://www.lyriclab.net/

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673912 09/19/21 09:55 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 117 Brussels, Belgium B Bernard Rasson Apprentice
Bernard Rasson Apprentice B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 117 Brussels, Belgium	I am mostly into pop music But that does not necessarly mean what's currently on the radio I am still a huge fan of the 80's Bernard Rasson BIAB Audiophile 2021, BIAB Megapak 2015 (for midi-only projects), Cakewalk, Roland XV-5080, Roland Fantom XR, Aria AC60 Nylon Strings Guitar, Almansa Spanish Guitar, Fender Stratocaster Japan, two laptops Je parle français

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673931 09/20/21 01:34 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,471 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A. Notes Norton Veteran
Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,471 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	What exactly do you mean by pop music? For me there are only two kinds of music (1) music I like and (2) music made for someone other than myself. My tastes run across genres, from Bach to the 21st century, and I can find music I like and music I don't like in just about any genre of music. So I listen to what I like and leave the rest for others. If you explain exactly what you mean by pop, I can give you a more direct answer. Insights and incites by Notes ♫ Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673979 09/20/21 05:23 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Yes, but please define pop from your perspective... I think at least half of the stuff I have posted here qualifies as "pop" of one variety in that it is not country, rock, blues, or folk, but more "techno...", but that is not to say the other genres can't be pop as well... David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #673990 09/20/21 06:42 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,971 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,971 Winston Salem, NC USA	I consider Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr and The Trans Siberian Orchestra as Pop artists. Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 7) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674001 09/20/21 08:02 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,449 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,449 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Harry Connick Jr. is an interesting case. He’s so versatile. I think if you can classify him at all, which may be a mistake to do anyway, that you should use the band he created as an indication of what he would call himself. His band, with his piano and singing, is jazz. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Slate VSX, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674003 09/20/21 08:04 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida 90 dB Veteran
90 dB Veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida	I had a guy from The Trans Siberian Orchestra play violin on one of my tracks once. He was great, and he did it for free. Regards, Bob Dyslectics Untie! https://90dbband.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/90-db https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_3mpivKYV7T7XFJmXL-GA

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674035 09/20/21 11:22 AM Off-Topic
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eddie1261 Unregistered E	Which one? They have had 10, 3 of whom are male. The one I met at a meet and greet was Mark Wood, a Julliard guy. I saw them perform 4 times and all 4 times happened to be during his 9 years with the troupe so he is the only one I ever saw with them. I CAN say that no matter who they use it follows that it is an outstanding player. He also owns Wood Violins. Bring your checkbook AND your credit cards... They start at about $2500 and as always, when you add "more" the price goes up. They make 4, 5, 6 and 7 string instruments, both fitted with electronics and without. He played mainly a gorgeous blue violin with a wireless transmitter built into the underside every time I saw him. During the meet and greet I said that I had seen the transmitter built into the body and asked if that was strictly an audio transmitter or if he was sending MIDI out to modules. And he smiled and said "Nobody has EVER asked me that. You must be a player yourself." And my reply, always the wise guy, was, "No. YOU play music. I play AT music." If it was him that you had play, you may see that he looks a lot like Steve Vai. His wife is Laura Kaye, a great singer singer and a drop dead gorgeous model type who also runs the Electrify Your Symphony program with Mark, and in their spare time (LOL!) they run music camps. Quite a career package between the two of them. Electrify Your Symphony web page Last edited by eddie1261; 09/20/21 11:23 AM.

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674039 09/20/21 12:40 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida 90 dB Veteran
90 dB Veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida	It was so long ago, but I remember his first name was David...Friedman or something similar. They had several different touring companies, one that performed in Europe, one in the States, and another one for Japan and the Far East. I never met him, it was all via the Net. Bob Dyslectics Untie! https://90dbband.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/90-db https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_3mpivKYV7T7XFJmXL-GA

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674050 09/20/21 01:28 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,403 Southeast USA bloc-head Expert
bloc-head Expert Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,403 Southeast USA	What is POP music..? I have no idea... What is K-pop? What is Wrap? How do you pronounce genre..? Bandcamp Win-11; BiaB-2026 Audiophile (latest version) Cakewalk Sonar; Melodyne-5; Scaler 3; NI Komplete: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674125 09/21/21 01:17 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,251 WV, USA bobcflatpicker Veteran
bobcflatpicker Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,251 WV, USA	If you define "pop" as what is currently popular on the radio, then I've rarely been into pop. I haven't turned the radio on in my car or elsewhere for at least 10 years or more. I actually never listen to anything in the car. I find it annoying. I've never really liked much of what the general public wants to hear. You'd have to go back to the 60's or 70's for me to care much about pop. Bob ................................ http://soundcloud.com/bobcflatpicke/music-in-the-mountains

Re: Pop Music bobcflatpicker #674133 09/21/21 02:16 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,286 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,286 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted By: bobcflatpicker If you define "pop" as what is currently popular on the radio, then I've rarely been into pop. I haven't turned the radio on in my car or elsewhere for at least 10 years or more. I actually never listen to anything in the car. I find it annoying. I've never really liked much of what the general public wants to hear. You'd have to go back to the 60's or 70's for me to care much about pop. Same here with only one exception. My car radio is set for 60's - 80's oldies, jazz, and classical music. I like the radio on while driving. As far as music there are only two kinds; songs that I like and songs that I don't like, regardless of genre or singer/band. YMMV Last edited by MarioD; 09/21/21 02:17 AM. Principal: Your child always causes trouble in school. Me: My child causes trouble at home, do I ever call you? 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Pop Music MarioD #674135 09/21/21 02:26 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,022 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,022 Melbourne, Australia	I liked Note's comment. It made a lot of sense to me. Quote: For me there are only two kinds of music (1) music I like and (2) music made for someone other than myself. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674139 09/21/21 02:39 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA sslechta Veteran
sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	This is Pop Muzik.... Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: Pop Music HearToLearn #674169 09/21/21 05:58 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,963 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,963 GA USA	I couldn't go pop if you put a firecracker in my mouth Randy Travis Everybody wants a definition ... why not just look at the charts? FWIW, I think technically whatever currently generates hits is pop music. And generally irrespective of genre those hits nowadays are more, but not totally, based on loops and electronica, etc. than pop music from a decade ago. And again, FWIW, to my old ears pop can range from engaging to awful...but I felt that way about it 50 years ago Bud Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: Pop Music Janice & Bud #674172 09/21/21 06:06 AM Off-Topic
E eddie1261 Unregistered
eddie1261 Unregistered E	Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud why not just look at the charts? That would narrow it down to about 37 different genres as many charts as there are.

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