Originally Posted by shadoquad

Pop music has been formulaic for a long time. Pop music doesn't usually bring any artistic merit to the masses, but that's not what it's about. Pop music is just about making people happy and warm the first time they hear it. It grates on the nerves after a while.

Truly deep and well-written music can take a long time, can lead the artist to other continents, can touch the soul deeply and lead to a life-long appreciation and inspire generations to come.

But there's a need for pop music as well. It's to occupy people today while the next wave of truly creative artists draw deeper inspiration from the really abstract and arcane music.