But O-Town? Come on. I don't think that qualifies as music.

Hehehe. Just joking.

first of all, it's a goofy name.

second of all, they (and all groups* like them) are the living concept of "Artifical Intelligence," as applied to music.

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Originally posted by Bridge612:
I didn't realize people here were so rude.

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Well, now you know.

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Originally posted by Bridge612:
Hm....I didn't realize people here were so rude. If you don't like my post then don't reply to it.

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not rude, strictly opinion.

such as mine for this topic:

O-town, and the like, are untalented hacks and won't ever have a huge influence on music.

film scores, on the other hand, have already created a huge influence.

now, that may seem harsh, but it's only my opinion.

I certainly wouldn't ask that everyone agree with it.

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Originally posted by DeadPoet:
O-town, and the like, are untalented hacks and won't ever have a huge influence on music.

film scores, on the other hand, have already created a huge influence.

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Jason, this strikes me as a wee bit nearsighted. We film score collectors are a teeny tiny little niche. And film scores just don't have anywhere near the cultural influence of stuff like O-Town and N'Sync. That's why they call it pop music.... it is popular.

True, once in a while, a film score like Titanic or Last Of The Mohicans rises up from the heap into pop culture acceptance. But that in an exception to a pretty hard and fast rule.

And as for the whole "film-music-is-a-higher-form-of-music-than-bubble-gum-pop" well anyone who care about that argument can shove it up their...

Music is music. And that's the end of it. No form is higher than another other. Tastes are different. Preferences are different. End of argument as far as I'm concerned.

Saying things like "boys bands or bubble gum pop don't qualify as music" or anything to that effect, is dumb.
And remember the same has been said about Steiner, Williams and Rozsa by many classical music extremists who consider film music as a lower form of music...

Though some are joking about pop music being crap and lower form of entertainment, many are serious. And it's the serious ones who piss me off...

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[b] O-town, and the like, are untalented hacks and won't ever have a huge influence on music.

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Jason, this strikes me as a wee bit nearsighted. We film score collectors are a teeny tiny little niche. And film scores just don't have anywhere near the cultural influence of stuff like O-Town and N'Sync. That's why they call it pop music.... it is popular.

True, once in a while, a film score like Titanic or Last Of The Mohicans rises up from the heap into pop culture acceptance. But that in an exception to a pretty hard and fast rule.

I'm not saying anything about what's good or bad... God knows I can't listen to that pop junk. But as a wise man once said, it is "more powerful than you can possibly imagine". [/B]

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I understand what you're saying. My point, however, is that there has been a number of themes composed for films that have stood the test of time and have become instantaneously recognizable to people who are or are not film score enthusiasts (Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jaws, etc.).

These themes will continue to be remembered years from now.

I'm afraid I don't see O-town, or other boy bands, being remembered years from now.

Of course they're popular now, and of course they are far more culturally influential to people than film scores, but they'll be forgotten eventually, and famous film score themes won't.

Released on June 18, 2000 (51 weeks ago) was the soundtrack to Pokemon: The Power of One. Not one but two O-Town songs graced the album: the superpowerful "The Power" and the superexhilarating "Comin' To The Rescue."