Yes this is exactly it - I'm not in the habit of putting dubstep youtubes on poptimists because...it's dubstep. But I genuinely thought that the vocal hooks, catchiness, good vibes etc would make poptimists fall as hard for UK funky as...well, everyone else I know who knows what it is! It seems tailor-made for pop audiences.
Trackiness - don't think this is a problem, it's more apparent at actual club nights - most of the big anthems have pretty obvious choruses and so on Resistance to Latin music - didn't realise this was a long-term British problem? I thought it was reasonably popular here! Resistance to "smooth" "classiness" - yes, I'm beginning to be aware that poptimists don't go for this at all, but...why? I can't think why these are bad things. And it seems to be more the FT old-skool poptimists who are anti-smoothness too.
Re: Reasons this poptimist has not warmed to Funky House:
Trackiness - don't think this is a problem, it's more apparent at actual club nights - most of the big anthems have pretty obvious choruses and so on
Resistance to Latin music - didn't realise this was a long-term British problem? I thought it was reasonably popular here!
Resistance to "smooth" "classiness" - yes, I'm beginning to be aware that poptimists don't go for this at all, but...why? I can't think why these are bad things. And it seems to be more the FT old-skool poptimists who are anti-smoothness too.