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[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

Following on from the discussions of what we are 'supposed to like', I thought I would pose the question: How open are you about your pop fandom to your friends? And how about new people you meet?

This was also triggered by thinking about music lists on sites like MySpace and Facebook. The artists I list on there are all ones I like, but there are some big emissions - Bodies Without Organs, Backstreet Boys, Darren Hayes. Some of my all time favourites but there is no mention of them on my MySpace or Facebook. When you're filling out these things you have to think of every person who might see it, and even though I am confident enough in my poptasticness to say that I like pop music, I prefer to list the lesser known poppy bands (such as Robyn and Margaret Berger), or the slightly more critically acclaimed ones (Patrick Wolf or The Pipettes, for eg). How do those of you who use these sites deal with this issue? Do you think anyone is completely honest?

Comments

[koganbot]

I love Beatles, Stones, and Dylan, but if I put them one-two-three on my MySpace, I'm sending a false message about myself, which is that I either disdain or fear the present. Whereas if I list them on poptimists I'm not sending that message, but I'm not sending a particularly clear message either. But on poptimists we get to explain ourselves. E.g., I like the '60s Stones image for much the same reason Lex likes Paris Hilton's image. What I try to avoid is something that will give the reader a false sense of cameraderie based on shared likes and dislikes. (Btw, I like two of the three Mika tracks I've heard fine, especially the Cutting Crew rip, though I don't think he has the voice for what he's trying to do.) But it's not really hard to get people to suspend their cameraderie with a few well-stated preferences.

[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

You're spot on with Mika. His songs are fab and jolly and should be amazing live but his performance at Glastonbury was a bit lacking vocally. I still like his album though and appreciate his general jolliness.