tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post142526580704436145..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Pure Pop For Then PeopleDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-16343711616786329602012-05-07T10:26:38.256+01:002012-05-07T10:26:38.256+01:00Music for Pleasure? Now there's a novel idea. ...Music for Pleasure? Now there's a novel idea. To think I'd always thought it was about being cool and sneering at others' tastes.Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743262251212584449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-6123277073052772422012-05-07T04:34:54.086+01:002012-05-07T04:34:54.086+01:00Music For Pleasure was also the name of a 1970s ch...Music For Pleasure was also the name of a 1970s cheapo compilation record label so they're probably being a little kitschy and knowingly referential there. <br /><br />Funny how ELO and that lot have gone from being a symbol of everything that was wrong with rock music pre-punk, to being enjoyed ironically, to actually being cited as positive influences.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-57589853135515136922012-05-06T10:39:33.842+01:002012-05-06T10:39:33.842+01:00I think the problem has been that it's quite h...I think the problem has been that it's quite hard to categorise this sound. What once seemed to be so ubiquitous it didn't require categorization now needs a category.<br /><br />A few years ago we had to make do with Guilty Pleasures as a make shift category for this kind of thing. I'd consider this a step forward.tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491980060104998055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-12660628117691143302012-05-06T09:33:26.080+01:002012-05-06T09:33:26.080+01:00If it looks like soft rock and sounds like soft ro...If it looks like soft rock and sounds like soft rock, chances are it's soft rock.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.com