Poptimists Review of 2006: Genre Of The Year

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What was the sound of 2006? That's what we're asking in the second of our end of year polls, discussing the genre of the year. Contenders - drawn from your nominations - include...

Teenpop: Teen confessional and pop narrative (a la High School Musical) drove the genre on in '06 - more teen than ever.
R&B: From Bouncy's hi-gloss dramas through Ciara and Justin's takes on the Prince legacy to Cassie's minimal precision.
Electro: Still the sound of the clubs in 06 (like I'd know) and with big high street traction too.
Emo: The comment box's friend and the parent's foe - whatever it is, it's selling.
Nu Rave: A shot in the arm for indie or a lame NME concoction? 2006's most enigmatic genre.

(A special note: I didn't put "POP" in cos it's all pop, innit. I went for Teenpop as a more specific option, and one picked by as many people.)

[Poll #891678]

You can still vote in yesterday's poll - and still nominate in the remaining 8 categories. Final results collated in the new year!

Tomorrow I'm at home, with YouTube access, which means it's a good day to do the Video Of the Year poll.

Comments

Re: Boys on one side, girls on the other

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I would use the word 'disgusting' in place of 'fascinating'.

I'm not sure I actually like the confessional side of teenpop very much - I mean obviously I love songs by Ashlee Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Avril Lavigne etc, but a great deal of my enjoyment is through the prism of Ashlee/Lindsay's celebrity, and for the most part I think it's merely very good pop rather than great pop, and I definitely don't love it as a genre: too guitary! I would like dancepop back please.

Re: Boys on one side, girls on the other

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I would also like dancepop back but I think the two could co-exist. In fact, more confessional dancepop would be an awesome next step, as the "big shouty guitar chorus" is kind of a blunt instrument.