Talk:Jangle pop

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Hey... read the jangle pop article. Small. Very small. Which is fine... except REM wasn't the first jangle pop band, nor was it an American genre. For example, The Church, an Australian band, started out as a jangle pop band. Their first album, Of Skins and Heart, was released a year before REM's first EP (and their first single was released a year and a half before REM's first EP). Many other examples, but that's enough to prove the article invalid. Tis all... thanks.

Agreed, this barely scratches the surface of jangly pop bands...

Shouldn't The Smiths be wiht R.E.M. and the other bands on this? They are rather jangly (ex. THis Charming Man)69.249.46.86 00:08, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

This article says that jangle pop was primarily a southern and midwestern phenomenon and I question this. For starters, I have listed two bands from Boston, Mass. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sderoski (talk • contribs).

The Feelies were from New Jersey. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.197.126.242 (talk • contribs).

I certainly think that The Sundays deserve a mention.

[edit] Pretenders

Should the Pretenders be on this page? When reading the article they definitely came to mind.

[edit] Sources??

Without sources I'd say this article should be deleted. It's been tagged since March. Anyone feel like improving it? --John 19:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I vote delete. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable musically, esp. about some of the bands listed here, and I've never in my 45 years heard the term "Jangle pop" used to describe any of them. I don't believe there's any such recognized or recognizable genre. This is an invented sub-sub-sub-genre. It's completely meaningless. Someone cite a single, credible source using this term, please, or else this article has to go. (BTW, Pylon never jangled.)Cloonmore 00:56, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5483799 using the term "jangly pop," which is what I call it, not "jangle pop." National Public Radio is a serious source. I think the article needs a lot of improvement (the dominance of the Gin Blossoms in this style in the 1990's is not even mentioned), but I vote not to delete. It provides the basis for future improvement. -Larry Siegel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.84.252.238 (talk) 05:43, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

http://www.google.com/search?q=jangle+pop it's a category on Amazon. The term "Jangle" has been used for at least 20 years. I believe I first heard it referring to the Bangles. It's a well-established term. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Petchboo (talk • contribs) 13:15, 9 April 2008 (UTC)