Abba, Beatles, Girls Aloud (don't laugh, you know it's true), Ash, yeah I'd go along with Take That to an extent, even early Spice Girls stuff
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Quote: zooo @ March 9, 2008, 12:30 PMOh, you mean like TAKE THAT?
Can they even write their own names?
Blood....boiling...
Anger...rising....
Take That:
Write their own (fantastic) songs,
Play instruments,
Always sing live (and sound great whilst doing it),
Can also dance to a professional level (except Gaz) (Bless him) (But he still tries)
And do all of the above while managing to all be extremely good looking and very funny people.
SO FUCK OFF!!
Aaaaargghhhh! The wrath! It's just too much!
Take that are *gulp* great, really great - who were the Beatles, pah! 
I don't mind Take That, although I doubt I would CHOOSE to listen to them.
Ian, I think you may have just been excommunicated (or at very least sent to purgatory for a few weeks).
I largely agree with Leevil. They're alright. I wouldn't choose to buy their album or anything. But I don't mind them, and I wouldn't switch off the radio if they came on.
Ultimately, all a song needs to please me is a good tune and catchy lyrics.
Quote: Aaron @ March 9, 2008, 5:00 PMIan, I think you may have just been excommunicated (or at very least sent to purgatory for a few weeks).
I'm hoping I've managed to crawl out of it 
Actually, I hate the old Take That, but I have to admit they've been doing a lot of nice songs since the comeback - some of them I was singing without knowing they were Take That. See it's different now, I'm not 14/15, so there's no peer pressure, I can like and dislike what I want without fear of being beaten up .
And on the original topic, I say again, Aqua!
Yup. Ian's all forgiven and that.
May I also suggest Blur as bestest pop group ever.
Quote: zooo @ March 9, 2008, 12:30 PMOh, you mean like TAKE THAT?
Definitely NOT!
Quote: zooo @ March 9, 2008, 4:40 PMBlood....boiling...
Anger...rising....Take That:
Write their own (fantastic) songs,
Play instruments,
Always sing live (and sound great whilst doing it),
Can also dance to a professional level (except Gaz) (Bless him) (But he still tries)
And do all of the above while managing to all be extremely good looking and very funny people.SO FUCK OFF!!
But they're all crap middle of the road shit.
Look - to recap....
Have the Beatles got a stunning girl singer?
Can Girls Aloud do anything except look good?
Can Abba really rock?
Quote: David Chapman @ March 9, 2008, 8:59 PMBut they're all crap middle of the road shit.
Wrong! (You're thinking of Westlife.)
Anyway, the problem is, you're not asking 'is there a better pop band than Blondie', you're asking 'Does David Chapman think there's a better pop band than Blondie' - which obviously, you already know the answer to.
And the rest of us have already loooooooooong established the truth about David's musical opinions. 
Quote: zooo @ March 9, 2008, 9:01 PMWrong!
Anyway, the problem is, you're not asking 'is there a better pop band than Blondie', you're asking 'Does David Chapman think there's a better pop band than Blondie' - which obviously, you already know the answer to.
I'm saying the group that fulfils most sides of pop with real talent and appeal.
None of the others anyone mentions are as widely respected.
And no - I'm not thinking of Westzone or Boy That or Take Life. They are all interchangeable with no discernible difference.
Dave needs to relax and enjoy music.
Quote: David Chapman @ March 9, 2008, 9:22 PMI'm saying the group that fulfils most sides of pop with real talent and appeal.
None of the others anyone mentions are as widely respected.
And no - I'm not thinking of Westzone or Boy That or Take Life. They are all interchangeable with no discernible difference.
And again, Aqua.
Quote: Leevil @ March 9, 2008, 9:23 PMDave needs to relax and enjoy music.
Agreed.