Who’s King Of Pop Now?

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     Here is the problem: there are too many ways to download music (or buy it for that matter) to actually decide who is the best seller. With crazy piracy rates, it is impossible to tell who is number one. Sure, Cohen was atop Amazon for a while, but does that make him the king of popular music? Not quite. He has written some of the greatest songs ever, such as Hallelujah. This does not make him the greatest pop musician in the world because, to be honest, it is completely aesthetic. Cohen is far from my favorite pop musician. Some bands atop the list are Oasis, Mumford and Sons, Panic! At the Disco, and Guster. None of them even resemble Cohen which leads me to my next point: stop categorizing music as pop. Just because it is popular doesn't mean it is the conventional form of "pop", meaning Britney Spears or Miley Cyrus or someone like that. Call Oasis indie, Mumford folk, Panic! rock, and Guster indie. Stop calling music pop, or even worse, the lazy way out, which is of course, alternative.
     I really liked some of the points the author raised. "Until the last century, there was no expectation that artists would constantly change styles and messages." He just crapped all over our generation's music, and while I don't agree with a lot of it, it is true that some of the older popular artists have stayed true to their original genres. You don't hear Paul rapping. But I do have to say that musical taste does evolve, and it is a creative freedom that we posses to be able to move on. I don't think we should judge bands based on how closely their newest album resembles their oldest. While the author claims that music should not be like fashion, I must disagree and say that if music never evolved, we would still be singing drum beats from thousands of years ago. There is no final destination, and just because we are in a dark age right now, don't go bashing people's musical talent because they're popular. By all means, do it if they suck, but Cohen doesn't. He wrote probably the most influential piece of music of all time, so don't say anything about him. Clearly this writer doesn't know much about music and its history. Ethos is way out of whack here. You cannot simply rely on pathos when discussing music. Try again next time.