Even if you do think they're just pop, you have to admit their style is a lot more similar to indie than most other pop artists.

 

 

its the new version of pop i call - 'camoflaged pop' :D pop being smart and appealing to a broader audience in comparison to westlife and boyzone 10 years ago

its the new version of pop i call - 'camoflaged pop' :D pop being smart and appealing to a broader audience in comparison to westlife and boyzone 10 years ago

 

I would describe Westlife's music as being of the 'easy listening' genre.

I would describe Westlife's music as being of the 'easy listening' genre.

 

I would describe Westlife's music as being of the '$h!te' genre.

was trying to think of a better way of putting this!! :lol:

Even if you do think they're just pop, you have to admit their style is a lot more similar to indie than most other pop artists.

It's straight-up guitar pop, like the vast majority of 'indie' stuff from the last few years...

Rock music is only dead in the charts because of the death of physicals, really. Before, even when the genre was on a commercial downturn, it would always have solid representation in the chart because of those "fanbase buys" that would debut at #7 and then drop like a brick, and be out of the chart three weeks later. The chart that gooddelta posted from 2000 is a good example of that, with Iron Maiden coming in at #9. It will come back, I think (or at least I hope), but it will probably never be as successful in the download era because even in other periods where it was doing well in recent times (Britpop, and in the mid-00s), there were still only a few genuine hits outside of those kind of songs. Fact is that it just isn't that appealing to the general public outside of certain acts/hits that manage to crossover.

 

It is a shame because Britain has always been the country of rock, but it seems we are fast becoming the country of urban, which isn't really good for the variety of the charts as America already firmly has that covered. I mean, this kind of success of the genre isn't even that new. It's been racking up multiple hits for a long time now, only now it's becoming even more dominant, which is mostly thanks to the British urban music really breaking through, whereas before that it was pretty much always American-based. Heck, I would even argue that 2005 was the year of urban rather than the year of rock in terms of number of real hits for the two genres, it's just that rock music was racking up lots of smaller hits at the bottom of the top 40.

 

As for the country representation, that could also in some ways be linked to the genre thing. If rock music becomes dominant again, British music will be doing well. If dance music becomes dominant again, then Europe as a whole will be. And if, as now, urban music is doing well, then America will be, with Britain fast coming in on that - though it remains to be seen whether it's more than a passing fad.

I would describe Westlife's music as being of the '$h!te' genre.

 

Well, the two *are* often not easily distinguishable... :P

Rock music is only dead in the charts because of the death of physicals, really. Before, even when the genre was on a commercial downturn, it would always have solid representation in the chart because of those "fanbase buys" that would debut at #7 and then drop like a brick, and be out of the chart three weeks later. The chart that gooddelta posted from 2000 is a good example of that, with Iron Maiden coming in at #9. It will come back, I think (or at least I hope), but it will probably never be as successful in the download era because even in other periods where it was doing well in recent times (Britpop, and in the mid-00s), there were still only a few genuine hits outside of those kind of songs. Fact is that it just isn't that appealing to the general public outside of certain acts/hits that manage to crossover.

 

The think with rock is - while it often has a very front-loaded sales pattern, certain songs have a habit of being extremely steady sellers over exntended periods, e.g. Chasing Cars, Don't Stop Believin', I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing, etc.

Admittedly not as much as New Zealand thankfully. Have you seen their charts recently - it's not unheard of to have 19/20 US songs in the top 20 there :lol: I'd have to leave the country if that happened here - I love American music but that's insane, I do like to see homegrown talent doing well. They should at least support some Australian music if not their own.

 

 

But the Patea Maori Club is currently number 2 on their i tunes chart although it is a song from the eighties - check out the video on you tube !