Top 10 Reasons Why Pop Music is Awful

Taylor Swift doesn't have what I'd consider a terrible voice. It's well-trained, but it's weak. Very weak. The same goes for most pop "musicians" - no vocal power whatsoever, so they rely heavily on autotune.

Let me just share my opinion: I don't think they're bad singers. I just don't think their voices are good. That's why I stopped liking this type of music and became more into hip-hop and rap. I find those voices more attractive and likable. No hate toward them. It's just my opinion.

Some of the worst lyrics, in my opinion:

- "I was busy thinking about boys, boys, boys."
Who cares if you werethinking about boys? It's like some stranger coming up to you and suddenly saying, "Hey, I was busy thinking about boys!" What would you do? You'd probably keep walking, pretend you don't hear, walk away, or listen and then angrily say, "I don't care!" or "You're wasting my time!"

- "Till I find someone I love, kissing strangers."
The songwriter must be abnormal. A normal person would never kiss strangers. Can you imagine the disgusted reaction from strangers if you suddenly kissed them? I can guarantee they'd think you were crazy. I've never tried this, but I can use logical thinking.

I don't think all pop music is bad, but it is definitely overrated. Singers in this genre don't even need to make a song that sounds good, and it instantly becomes a hit with hundreds of millions of views. Compare Justin Bieber to Sum 41 or Green Day. While the latter two put their talent into their songs and music, all Justin has to do is try to sound sexy, and his fans go crazy.

People have their own preferences, but it's not a coincidence that everyone only likes pop. To all the pop fans out there, take some time to listen to other genres like pop punk, alternative rock, soft rock, hard rock, post-hardcore, etc.

Pop music is supposed to be universal, yet nearly every pop song has an explicit version. It's too bad because when a kid hears a cool song on the radio, they might want to listen to it again elsewhere. Unfortunately, it often has explicit lyrics. Explicit lyrics don't bother me, but pop stars should really try to keep it clean. Who else will want to listen to modern pop besides the kids?

Example: Unholy is literally about a man cheating on his wife to go to a strip club, where he then gets hooked.

It's completely processed, made with a team of audio engineers to clip the sound and beat-correct the instruments. There's no musical talent or effort shown.

Most of them are either made by phony SoundCloud rappers or Scandinavian ghostwriters (no racism intended). I'm actually glad to be an electronic teen because people write their own songs.

Most pop music nowadays is literally made by the same two people and is created just to sell.

Ghostwriters cause pop songs to become repetitive. They follow a formula aimed at the masses.

No wonder I cannot tell Katy Perry and One Direction apart.

Max Martin and Dr. Luke, along with two others, write like 90% of pop music.

Listen to a few Metallica songs like "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "Master of Puppets," and then you'll look at pop music and cringe at its chronic absence of artistry.

There is a total lack of creativity. Songs are being made with computer-based software, making people famous who have no real talent to begin with. Vocally, we now have so-called "singers" who are nothing more than "noise makers" (Adele, Rihanna, Adam Levine, and many others).

Using computer-based software to make music is not a problem. It makes the process faster and frees up time for those with real instrumental talent, like Prince. However, it also allows talentless "cockroaches" to infiltrate genres that were once considered great, such as Rock, Hip-Hop/Rap, and R&B. Heavy Metal is now basically forgotten, and that's sad.

To me, music creativity peaked in the 1970s, mainly between 1975 and 1979. Everyone brought their best, their A-game, and their unique style. If you tried to copy an established artist, you simply couldn't compete. In short, today's mainstream music is irritating and has no redeeming value.

Radio stations should play a wider variety of music. It's probably been like this for decades.

I somewhat agree with this. I don't listen to many male pop stars or male singers anyway.

Yeah, not only can they barely lift a weight, but they can also barely read a children's book.

Music is meant to be passionate. Artists compose, play, and sing about a topic because they feel a connection, a passion. They sing with all their heart to convey a message. They play an instrument until their fingers are sore. They compose until day turns to night.

However, pop music lacks passion. Its creators only care about money, and even songs about that are rubbish. Ask pop music fans if they've ever cried to a piece of pop music. Their answer will most likely be, "No, but... I thought..." or "Umm... Yeah..." (lies).

It's true. Most artists don't care what their fans think. They don't sing from the heart, and that's the most important part. I don't blame anyone who's attracted to the music, but the only artists I know of who still sing from the heart and don't focus on sex are Adele and Janet Jackson. That's pretty much it. Pop music today is the worst in the history of... music!

Modern music artists need to stop putting their personal lives into their songs.

Every pop song that has ever existed is about relationships. Every pop song is either "My girlfriend is mad at me, and I want to make amends" or "I love my girl." It is the most unoriginal, exhausted, overused, and unrelatable subject to write a song about, and it needs to stop.

Subgenres of pop? Um... pop.
Subgenres of metal? Thrash metal, black metal, death metal, Christian metal, speed metal, heavy metal, doom metal, stoner metal, etc.

Dig a bit into the independent music scene. The artists listed on my "homepage" button on my profile are a good starting point.

Electronic artists use a month to combine various sounds and create a truly amazing track, often without getting much attention. Meanwhile, those pop "artists" spend an hour writing a song with meaningless lyrics, sounds, and juvenile delinquency. Hopefully, more electronic artists can gain popularity and show people what true music is (in my opinion).

As a music reviewer, I pick apart the songs and analyze them. I can get everything out of a pop song with my first listen. Why would I want to listen to something as simple as a baby's lullaby when I can listen to less commercial music, perhaps prog rock/metal, which provides so much more? This also causes pop songs to get old fast.

That's because modern people are too ignorant to look up some real, real music.

Why do you overshadow amazing songs?

I dare you to translate Despacito to English!

And Zayn Malik can't write two songs without using the F-word!

All their songs are about how much they want to mingle with a random woman they see!