A Year In Pop: 20

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I brought this poll forward from tomorrow because I think it'll get quite a few ticks.*

[Poll #988684]

*and because I didn't want to harangue you with only game-based posts today.

Comments

Re: Real Actual Pop Injustice

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

realness and beauty aren't the issue as such, i wouldn't care if it was fake or somehow grotesque. in recent years i've come to think of 'my heart will go on' as 'impressive' or 'powerful' just not in ways that make me want to listen to it. i think 'umbrella' is effectively the same for me, tho it is obv. 'hipper', and not as blustery, nor quite as cheesy.

"Evocations of genuine emotion != soppiness"

yes they are/can be! soppy doesn't automatically equal a bad thing tho. it is a word i use to describe all romantic ballads really, no matter how punchy their drums are or how squelchy that one synth sound might be or how real it may all seem.

maybe all the hype has put me off. 'Irreplaceable' has grown on me a little finally after months of indifference so this may go same way yet. i must see if there are any recent ballads i DO like, to compare to this.