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What modern music (today) is considered to be both pop AND intellectual?

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superboyac:
Really wondering about this.
Jazz is too intellectual.
Most pop is too pop.
What is in the middle that is still relatively well known, but also can be appreciated by intellectuals?

TaoPhoenix:

My vote might be European melodic metal, soft or hard to your taste.

Just as one fun example:
Blind Guardian Nightfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoyToHOWSV8

40hz:
Joni Mitchell
Kate Bush
Al Stewart
The Pretenders
David Bowie
Peter Gabriel
The Who
Thomas Dolby
 :D

Edvard:
What is in the middle that is still relatively well known, but also can be appreciated by intellectuals?
-superboyac (June 04, 2014, 06:09 PM)
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Aw... that stuff went out by the late '90s  ;D

Besides, today it isn't just a matter of tuning to your local station or reading Rolling Stone or Spin.  No, now you have to plumb the depths of Soundcloud, Reverbnation, or any of the other myriad "upload your music and gain a following" websites.  I'm really sorry I can't suggest anything, but I would perhaps look up interviews with smart pop folks (see 40Hz's list) and what they are listening to nowadays.

My vote might be European melodic metal, soft or hard to your taste.

Just as one fun example:
Blind Guardian Nightfall
-TaoPhoenix (June 04, 2014, 06:18 PM)
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 8)

40hz:
For intelligent bluesy-influenced:

Fiona Boyes ;D
Dana Fuchs :-*
the most current incarnation of Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters (i.e. Ronnie Earl,Dave Limina, Lorne Entress, Jim Mouradian)

For Jazzy: Snarky Puppy :-*

For Rocky: Jethro Tull, Camel

And for just cool-weird: the Slowbots. :Thmbsup:

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