i never used to understand why people hid their pop preferences like they might hide a **** room... or like: the toilet paper ran out, so i jumped into the shower story; what's with pop music in older people and getting the embarrassment sticker that says: HI, MY NAME IS JEFF AND I LIKE BRIE POP FROM SCANDINAVIA: nostalgic culmination? death growl dark metal: the frustration apparent throughout: frustrated amateur singers with their strained veiny necks... see that aorta? opera singers? are they even opening their mouths, or is this opera meets Roy Orbison? and by god, that's the case, people are ashamed to actually acknowledge their pop preferences... no wonder Patrick Bateman is fuelled by it... it's very much like that... pop's the foundation in you actually liking music... shame i love music more than women: keeps my sanity... 2 months apart and you can't hear a vacuum cleaner, maybe once a week... maybe... then the radio starts playing some vintage Roxette... Abba who? that's for those aged 40 and above... Roxette is my generation's equivalent. Roxette's masterpiece? Joyride: the entire album, yes, you'll listen to this album like some prog rock feast: Joyride ( : + italics is the same as bold: double emphasis ) *****, you will! Roxette's Joyride is the epitome of pop!