Let's talk PERFECT POP!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

So! Perfect Pop! A genre with the propensity to irk even more than 'indie'! So why is this? And who MAKES perfect pop? Surely one of the KINGS of perfect pop is IAN BROUDIE from the Lightning Seeds. Ooh, say it with me! Production values! Record sales!

But also Perfect Pop has been used for the Beach Boys (production-focused attitudes = PRESENT), the erm High Llamas (I can well believe) - Swedish indie popsters get this tag a lot. What irks? Is it the attitude behind calling a song 'perfect' from the start? I like an awful lot of 'perfect pop'? Bear in mind that most 'perfect pop' falls into the 'pop' genre as much as Marit Larsen. Beyoncé might make perfect pop (according to the Lex :)) but she's not 'perfect pop'.

I like an awful lot of 'perfect pop' - to the point where I am considering that Lightning Seeds best-of - so what do YOU chaps think? Is it just indie in major keys and nothing more to it? Help me out here cos there sure aint a page for wikipedia on it and I want to write it! What IRKS you? Wot is GRATE? And who makes 'perfect pop'? And do you like it? If not is it because YOU HATE FUN?

Then again I am still bitter that they deleted my page for Sean's Show *mutter grumble*

Comments

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Surely this is a term only ever used by people who spend more time listening to Arab Strap than Abba?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I've seen the tag applied to Trevor Horn... then again!! Abba Strap. Oh no MIND GOING TO BAD PLACES involving DRAG.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

s/Arab Strap/Belle And Sebastian/ and you would be nearer the mark.

I really dislike the concept of Perfect Pop, but I am too ruddy busy to get into a full breakdown of why right now. Will try and write some more about it later.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

(are you too busy to buy tickets to the LAST EVER ARAB STRAP GIG IN LONDON, that i've just remembered i haven't told you about!!!

http://www.scala-london.co.uk/scala/event.php?id=512

Wednesday 8 Nov, hankies at the ready :(((((

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Noes!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

goods :)

i have booked for me and mypete obv ;)

[infov0re.livejournal.com]

So *that* made a good impromtpu birthday present for me. Thanks, steve!

(though i'd have killed to have seen them at King Tut's on the final night of the tour. with a big bottle of buckfast)

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

oh, they'll be back in five years anyway ;)