Subj : Pop Punk
To   : August Abolins
From : Goren
Date : Thu May 15 2003 04:52 pm

Hi @Pseudo!

10 Май 03, August Abolins wrote to Vyacheslav Sokolov:

 VS>>> 2 English speaking subscribers: I used the word "pops". It's a
 VS>>> word from russian musical slang although it's taken from
 VS>>> english. It means a music "without a soul and a brain inside",
 VS>>> a music made only for entertainment, only for money.
 VS>>> Those who likes music such as metal, grunge, alternative,
 VS>>> punk rock, psychedelic rock, blues etc., and also classics and
 VS>>> jazz, use this word as an abuse. I don't know is there an analog
 VS>>> of this word in english. Can somebody prompt to me?
 AA> I never heard of that "definition" of POP on this side of the world!
 AA> But I wonder just how many metals, grunges, alternatives, punk rocks,
 AA> psycho rock etc..  is just for the money too!

I think that not really much. It's hard to play serious music without feeling a 
soul in it, as it can work for dance music.

Goren

--- GoldED/W32 3.00.Alpha5 UNREG
 * Origin: NC-Net ZC ■ ViwaNet SPB RC ■ Раздаются хабы, ноды (2:5030/1371.666)

.