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Cheesy is American faux hipsters with confused priorities. Do other countries have a bunch of self hating prudes constantly flogging this or that supposed musical genius that nobody else wants to spend any money or time on hearing?
Music, especially POP music, is SUPPOSED to be fun and easy and sexy. So much better that it has some interest and depth and drama. Better yet that it also MOVES you emotionally. Even better, it is produced well. ABBA has all this in spades.
You ivory tower pretenders, with your Wilco and your Bob Dylan, can go hide somewhere. We're tired of your constantly lifting your noses to pop tastes. It's great that Dylan invented the electric guitar and songs with lyrics and ascended to heaven on the wings of angels and all, but can anybody actually listen to his so-called music without visibly wincing? Can anyone listen to Dylan and not immediately think that they need to step in front of the next bus? Does Dylan not remind most people of cats whining? What sort of music is THAT?!?
