What about Billy Connelly playing his bloody banjo?
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I only like bands that write their own stuff and play their own instruments. I only call bands that cant pop. So Beatles dont count in my eyes. So if we have to go for pop and my favourite I would say, I cant choose they are all awfull.
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But, but... Take That write and play their own stuff, so what on earth would you call them?
They are the very essence of pop!!
We should invent a new genre for them and call it Barlow.
I very rarely like any new music, I don't listen to the radio much anymore, if I hear something I like, that's good but I don't really go looking for new music.
I've been catching up on Ella Fitzgerald lately, lol, some of it's new to me. 
Quote: zooo @ June 24, 2007, 8:18 PMBut, but... Take That write and play their own stuff, so what on earth would you call them?
They are the very essence of pop!!We should invent a new genre for them and call it Barlow.
But apart from the one writer 'whats his name', who plays piano all the others do is dance about & wail. They are POP. The whats his name that can write & play is the talented one.
Oh and the most talented one of them all is now a solo singer, who was only allowed to sing things like "oooh ahhhh" before when he was in TT.
Sorry Zooo I know you lurrrrrrrrrve em & thats cool but I dont. I was offered a free ticket to go & see them & I havent spoke to the girl since. I mean all those years I have been friends with her & she doesnt take note of my musical taste. The Biatch!
Ps. I want to see a band play their instruments. That to me is a band.
Quote: Leevil @ June 24, 2007, 8:21 PMI very rarely like any new music, I don't listen to the radio much anymore, if I hear something I like, that's good but I don't really go looking for new music.
Ditto. It's been a very, very long time since I heard a 'modern' piece of music which I really liked. It all seems to be poo now. 
Quote: charley rance @ June 24, 2007, 8:27 PMOh and the most talented one of them all is now a solo singer, who was only allowed to sing things like "oooh ahhhh" before when he was in TT.
Except he's ruined his career by making really poor records, getting a drug habit, and so is now planning on getting back into TT. Classic story!
I just don't think that 'pop' is a value judgement.
Taking Take That out of it completely for a moment, there are good pop bands who write amazing songs and play their own instruments (The Beatles) and bad pop bands (who are put together by a businessman and mime all their songs.)
They are still both pop.
I agree, Zooo. There is a reason for excluding The Beatles and that's because they'd win hands down.
Pop is, strictly speaking, not a genre anyway. It's just what is popular.
I think by todays standards the Beatles would be classed as Indie. I would call them Rock for their time.
Take That are one of the better pop bands I grant you that. I despise the Spice girls. None of them can sing, they are all rotten looking with exception of Emma B who is probably the best of a bad bunch, Just. Now Girls Aloud can sing and look good. I just like a 'proper band'. The ones that started off playing pubs & clubs & worked their arses off to get where they are.
Quote: charley rance @ June 24, 2007, 9:47 PMI think by todays standards the Beatles would be classed as Indie.
Ooh, I haven't thought of it like that before.
They'd be like the bloody Kaiser Chiefs. There's a scary thought.
Quote: charley rance @ June 24, 2007, 9:47 PMNone of the Spice Girls can sing, they are all rotten looking with exception of Emma B who is probably the best of a bad bunch, Just. Now Girls Aloud can sing and look good.
I like the Kaiser Chiefs. Not as much as I like The Red Hot Chilli Peppers though. The Strokes are cool too. I like dirty looking male band members, who look like they need a good old bath. You know the kind of bath you have to get into with them. Straight after you made sure they got even dirtier. This excludes Sir Bob. I would just hand him the soap & leave him be. Well maybe.
My vote is Girl aloud, I'll love them all even the blonde one as long as she wore a bag over her head and didnt make a sound.