oh, im really sorry, man. i should've been more careful.
but what i was trying to say is, (although i was an a$$hole earlier), that :
sikat = pop (doesnt need a question mark, since "pop" is an abreviation of "popular"), BUT there are not-pop artists na sikat.
pop = baduy is AS YOU MENTIONED, OBVIOUSLY not true. (I wasnt showing bias towards tool, but RATHER showing that tool is a prog metal band AND sikat sila, therefore, POP=SIKAT is easily disproven. (SIKAT is not equal to BADUY also if you think tool is not baduy). Where do not POP bands fall? Not SIKAT automatically? marami namang hindi "pop" na sikat diba? immediately you can disprove the equation.
and further more, i don't see any sense in the formula sikat=pop=baduy because of how subjective it all is. you have to define baduy pa, etc. in other words, paikot-ikot lang ang discussion n'yan if ever dahil flawed to begin with ang thread title. Hasty, sweeping generalization.
So, in the spirit of adhering to the title, and dahil yeah, mali ako sa unang post ko, i strongly disagree that sikat=pop=baduy.
P.S. - you don't need to do the "openmindedness" lecture on me talaga, mali lang talaga pagkasabi ko sa unang post ko. I'm neither prejudiced nor a hardcore metalhead. (I love the 80's and just recently filmed a music video for the Erasure song "Always" with me dancing and lip-syncing. Did I just say that?)
P.P.S. - Yeah sikat ang Tool. Hindi sila "mainstream" (new term) or "POP" pero sikat sila. See what I mean? semantics, terms, etc. Are you saying a band that sells millions of albums is not sikat? "Sikat" therefore becomes a term that needs to be defined again.
I just asked if you would agree because a lot of undergrounds, metals, and simply jerks who do not open their eyes to the whole world of music often prejudice us, Pop bands, Alternative Bands, R&B bands and the like do not know how much effort we put into our music composing it, making sure people would love it.
And in response to that, THAT, in my opinion, is exhibited prejudism. To begin with, the thread was made with prejudice AGAINST underground people and metals. metalheads. people who like metal.
See what I mean? To really dissect this thread, paikot-ikot lang. Peace, man. I hope I explained myself better this time. Sorry pare, alam kong minsan impulsive ako at malakas magsalita. Peace!