Rock and Pop

Pros: "The following field is required." Is it now?
Cons: Wass going on man?

Underworld - Everything Everything
An amazing live album, that got the critics wailing: "Live Dance music? But it's all on computers...". Still an amazing album from about the only band I know that bring laptops on to stage with them....

Pros: None
Cons: Ego is too loud for the backing track

For many years now Boy bands have dominated charts, but recently we have seen the likes of Robbie Williams and Ronan Keating move out of the bands and make a name for themselves. Prolonging what is a standard 3 year career for a boy band is something...

Pros: Highly Entertaining Site
Cons: Very Addictive

popEx : The Pop Exchange

This is a site I stumbled upon about a year ago. It is a mock stock exchange, the only difference being that the shares traded on this exchange are in pop stars!

When you join you receive £5000 in...

Pros: what's not to like? *okay....*
Cons: NSYNC

What is wrong with pop music? It's catchy, it's danceable. It can either portray no emotion and just be a dance song, or be the most intense song you've ever heard.

Nowadays, when we think pop music, we think Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys,...

Pros: -
Cons: -

Get picky. Get selective. How else are you going to know what CD to purchase?
Here's a few resources to seek out before your next visit to the CD store.
Radio Stations One of the most common places where people get updated on their...

Pros: singing "Oops... I Did it Again" in the shower
Cons: the humiliation of knowing what I just sang

Christina Aguilera. Britney Spears. The Backstreet Boys. Me.

We all make jokes about this stuff, yet we somehow know the lyrics. I was sitting in a class the other day- this is college, for the record- and I realized that we were having...

Pros: All pros
Cons: The Stone Roses broke up

Since the 1990's are over I felt it was time to post my Top Ten Album of the 90's list. Most critics and fans of music will Agree that the Pearl Jams, U2's and Nirvanas of the music industry all made superior albums in the 90's. My list however is...

Pros: people that think for themselves and buy what they like.
Cons: this sell out stuff I hear all the time from people,people that buy music because the person looks good

Several people I have talked to,have said "don't like someone because they are popular" or "I only like bands that a few people know about because the other kinds of music are liked by many people".I am referring to pop-rock music...

Pros: Great performances, memorable.
Cons: They had a few technical difficulties.

This year's MTV Video Music Awards, aired on September 7 2000, is a show to be remembered. I'll give you the highlights, the spoofs, mess-ups, that happened during the VMAs. I believe this year's presentation of artists was all centered around...

Pros: Some bands like Tool releasing great albums in 2001.
Cons: Still way too much bubblegum and teen pop.

Once upon a time, long ago, life was good. There was great music performed by great bands like Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Janes Addiction, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains...

Pros: Passion, Love, Very Romantic Album
Cons: Not smiling on the cover of the album

Jessica Simpson is a major pop queen right now in the real world. Keeping right up with teen sensation Britney Spears, she has a very good chance of getting the lead role for fans all over the world. Jessica's glorious album "Sweet Kisses" is...

Pros: non stop classics
Cons: Mainly pre-released singles

After almost 10 years and six Album's Blur have released their expected Best Of Album. The London based band have seen a career full of critical acclaim and chart success, yet still seem to be in the shadows of many British based Bands. The Band that...

Pros: Amazingly talented. Awesome live.
Cons: None.

October - Friday the 13th - bad luck for most, but for me a day I will always remember. I had decided to give myself a bit of a belated B-day present by grabbing tickets to the Voodoo Lounge for a show by Doro Pesch, of whom I have been a fan for...

Pros: Nothing is good about Lou.
Cons: Everything.

Most have contemplated over this question with scorn. Lou Pearlman has an extremely bad reputation in the eyes of Backstreet and Nsync fans worldwide. Lou's been somewhat credited for the creation of the Backstreet Boys, and completely credited for the...

Pros: great bands
Cons: boy bands

I have just been having a conversation with a friend about the influential people in rock. So in a High Fidelity style I though I might make a list and see what people think. Love to hear your comments.
They are in no particular order.

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