Is it pop? Is it rock? More albums from 1991

Michael and Molly try to define what pop is and what rock is, and then they review Amy Grant's "Heart in Motion," R.E.M.'s "Out of Time," Nirvana's "Nevermind," and Pearl Jam's "Ten."
What do you think makes something rock vs. pop? Where do you think these four albums fall on the spectrum? Chat with us in the comments!
00:00 Introduction
00:44 What is pop? What is rock?
08:56 Amy Grant - Heart in Motion
14:36 R.E.M. - Out of Time
20:58 Nirvana - Nevermind
29:45 Pearl Jam - Ten
37:28 Conclusion

[@_knave]

As someone who wouldn't say they listen to any particular kind of music over another, I would say that Rock music is more focused on being authentic and presenting itself as that, whereas Pop music is more focused on a feeling it wants to sell. I think songs that use Pachelbel's Canon are good examples, Pop music usually uses the progression how it is (e.g. Memories by Maroon 5) whereas Rock music tends to change the progression with a major third instead of a minor one and change other chords too (e.g. Don't Look Back In Anger). Pop music is like a canal and Rock music is more of an artificial river traveling through a garden or something, they both do the same thing but one of them is trying a bit harder (I have no idea if that's a good metaphor but I think you can get the gist). Either way I love your stuff its so underrated, it feels like this channel should have over a thousand subscribers, I hope your channel grows a lot

[@ILoveThisBlank]

Your metaphor makes sense, and I get it! I just think it's hard to be very descriptive with what the genre means nowadays, especially when genres are blending into each other so much. But thank you very much for your kind words!

[@abrahamesparza01]

30:00 Ten came out before Nevermind. So you're wrong about record labels finding them because of Nevermind. They were formed in 1990 and were already coming up in the scene.

[@ILoveThisBlank]

Yeah, I knew that Ten came out first, but grunge was already growing as a genre before both of them. You're probably right about when they were signed, though.

[@abrahamesparza01]

Too low for Ten

[@ILoveThisBlank]

I disagree but respect your opinion

[@abrahamesparza01]

@@ILoveThisBlank at least a 9.5

[@ILoveThisBlank]

@@abrahamesparza01 We don't have anything rated that high yet - the 93 that Nevermind and Hounds of Love have are tied for #1. It's just a factor of how our rating system works. Everything sits kinda low. That's why I like to show what other scores are around it toward the end of a video: even if the number itself isn't right, I think the order that the scores come in usually is. (But it's also more than one person's opinion often, so it's hard for us to say for sure.)