1) Even if it is crap, which it's not, it's enjoyable, which is what counts. Pop music has to be appealing to the widest audience possible, by its definition that is what makes it popular. Most people are not intelligent enough to appreciate the finer points of the difficulties in certain music, so only a certain type of music appeals to them. What you can notice in pop music, even as an enlightened listener, is that most pop artists, even though they know they are dumbing down their music to their audience, slip in subtle notes, lyrics, and points of style as a reference to you the intelligent listener, and even if they don't, you can still dance to it.
2) I didn't "get used to" anything, I listen to stuff from the Baroque Era to the Modern Era. I have taken courses on Musicology at University. Pop music is 1/10th of the music I listen to, I listen to literally everything across the gamut. And if there's something I haven't ever heard I will listen to it. I love all music, and I think that the Pop Music of 2009 has been way better than the Pop Music of the last 4-5 years. Which is something worth celebrating.
3) Of all of the bands to criticize in our day, you choose the White Stripes? And your criticism is that they aren't talented? Jesus Christ I don't even know where to go with this one. That's just a fucking retarded statement from top to bottom.
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