what is your favorite pop act of the last 20 years?

[sundog]

since pop is such a broad umbrella, i'll narrow it & say an outfit that has achieved a significant level of commercial success

[Marshall McClueless]

1. If you define pop music as emphasis on strong melodic hooks,

then it's obviously New Order. Who else is there?

[sundog]

3. heee

:P

[Marshall McClueless]

6. Well....

the truth is the truth, n'est pas?

[sundog]

9. yes, just exclude republic & there will be peace in the world

:7

[Marshall McClueless]

11. Well, the second side, anyway.

Half of it is great, and a half-great New Order album still beats 99% of other bands' greatest works.

[sundog]

14. nothin beats pc & l

and yah, i thought get ready was great

have you heard waiting for the sirens' call yet?

it just occurred to me that i have not

[Marshall McClueless]

18. Nah, I'm too scared it'll be weak.

I'm always kinda trepidacious when it gets to this point in a great band's career.

I've always had a soft spot for LowLife myself, closely followed by PCL and Technique.

[tuvor]

2. MY favorite? Saint Etienne.

Pop don't get much better than that.

[lady raven]

4. The Cure

They haven't always been pop, and they started out more than 20 years ago (Horrifyingly, I have just realized that I have been a fan of theirs for 23 years), but they're fairly pop now and still going. So that's my vote.

[Montauk6]

5. Of the last 20 years, fphewwwww, ahhh... hmmmm

I guess I'd have to say The Police.

Sting is just not the same without Andy's hypnotic guitar licks and Stewart's exotic rhythms.

[sundog]

17. the first three albums maybe

:P

[Montauk6]

23. They definitely hit their stride with Zenyatta

And I think that Ghost was underrated. Synchronicity was SLIGHTLY below the peak.

[arwalden]

7. Depeche Mode,Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Electronic, New Order, Level 42, Abba

[sundog]

12. my dear arwalden

i think abba is longer than 20 years... unless you are a big frida fan :P

[arwalden]

15. Well... "Abba Forever Gold" Was Released In 1998

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000DLVO/qid=1131080121/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/002-6386321-0460848?v=glance&s=music


So there!

[sundog]

16. touche

:P

[MrScorpio]

22. I loved those guys back in the '80s

Especially, Level 42

We listened to a lot of the same stuff

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

33. Woohoo -- 'Pet Shop Boys'

They were my first ever "favorite" group & Introspective was the first album I bought.

[gollygee]

34. My vote goes to Erasure

I love their music.

[sundog]

8. sade

yeah i said it

[arwalden]

13. I Like Desree and Tracy Chapman

[XNASA]

10. I suppose my fave would be Radiohead

But Blur and XTC are close behind.

[sundog]

20. blur - good pick

my fave radiohead is kid a - though i have found that is a very controversial choice

[MrScorpio]

19. Steel Pulse

BEST CONCERT BAND EVAH!!!

[Gregorian]

26. Earth Crisis

I love them.

I think it was Earth Crisis. But my memory is...

[MrScorpio]

27. You are correct, SIR!!!

Give that man a dollar!

[Gregorian]

30. That whole album was aw some! Steppin' Out.

Steppin' Out was the one I was thinking of. GREAT.

:)

edit- no brain left. Can't spell. It's cool.

[MrScorpio]

31. And it was more excellent Live and in concert

Those guys are the greatest

[Awsi Dooger]

21. In '95 I had a painful sebaceous cyst inside the rim of my ear

Couldn't even hold the phone to my ear without substantial pain. The internal medicine specialist charged plenty but couldn't do a damn thing to get rid of it or lessen it.

One night I squeezed like hell several times and finally popped it. One of the great accomplishments of my life. If it were more than 20 years ago, I would have obeyed the specified guidelines and kept silent.

[DanCa]

24. Elton John - (nt)

[DainBramaged]

25. Tootsie

All flavors, especially the new green apple. Glad they ditched lemon and lime, yuk yuk yuk.

[Gregorian]

28. Ride or Darkside

This is really hard. There's no way I can pick one. I'm going to CHEAT.

Joy Division

Smiths

echo & the bunnymen

The Cure

DARKSIDE (prolly my fav) voodoo guitar is totally epic

The Verve

My Bloody Valentine


Geez, they sort of blend in together. I mean Jesus and Mary Chain aren't pop. But are they not? Heavy, man. I think I need to watch an episode of The Young Ones now. :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. Whatever one dies from a cocaine-driven unstoppable hemorrhage first

That pop act will get my undying applause.

Especially if they only managed to get less than three albums made before they were discarded by the ignorant shitbag segment of America that decides who's popular.

[Montauk6]

32. Another act, and yes, I'll say it; I don't care how UNHIP it sounds

Michael Jackson.

I know we're jaded by the current freakshow inhabiting this moniker but back in '85, face it, he was badder than a mug. He was still working with Quincy Jones putting out great R&B. It was a wonderful time.