The History Of Pop Part 26 aka My life is a cage but onstage I'm free

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 26 stakes a claim for 1993 as BEST YEAR EVAR - a line-up packed with heavyweights and it's a sad quirk of fate that only one can qualify. Compare if you will Now 25, which "All That She Wants" won at a canter from New Order, and then a chasing pack of relatively low scorers (including though a disgracefully high mark for "Everybody Hurts" of all things!).

But this - this is a different matter! Post-Soviet gay disco! Jacko-tweaked R'n'B! Will Smith! Mr Raider! And a wealth of brilliant bit players like Stakka Bo and Apache Indian too. Which will be the winner? I'm hoping for a play-off frankly. The overall impression here is of a thriving, bustling, multifaceted and multicultural pop landscape, a chart happy to gobble the best from the UK, US and Europe, a rich pop ecosystem which it will be instructive to compare with the soon-coming "Britpop years"...


[Poll #678617]

Comments

POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

- Is this the only Now to feature an artist that is also a song title (GO WESSS)?
- This version of Disco Inferno is ACE on a STICK
- Relax 93 = indistinguishable from original Relax
- Stakka Bo = Brilliant and could someone YSI pls
- Ditto The Goodmen
- How many appearances have the Tlimited had now?
- UB40 song in actually bearable shockah (but not worth a tick)
- Sping Doktors = NOT REAL DOKTORS!!!

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

- Is this the only Now to feature an artist that is also a song title (GO WESSS)?

excellent spot

Relax 93 = indistinguishable from original Relax

yes although there were proper dance remixes big in the clubs that were quite different...if anyone has the main one that would be a welcome and worthy YSI (for me Ultramix 93 innit)

Stakka Bo = Brilliant and could someone YSI pls

think i have it at home, but what i would really love is a YSI of the follow up 'Down The Drain' which is nearly just as good!

Here we go go go to the temple of consumption

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I *may* have "Down The Drain" at home, certainly I have the mighty Stakka.

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I was super-confused by Go West at the time. Young Kat thought it was a bit quick off the mark for them to be named after the PSB song, and a bit weird for PSB to write a song about them as they were a bit rubbage. Then I saw the Singer From Go West on Smell Of Reeves & Mortimer and it all made sense.

CRUMBS

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

- Sping Doktors = NOT REAL DOKTORS!!!

no, they were dentists like Dr Allbran.

(except the lead singer, who went on to play for USA in world cup '94)

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

actually i think Mr Haddaway was himself An Proper Footballer prior to pop career.

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Whenever I see Haddaway I MUST think of DeLacy's Hideaway and sing "I need a Ha, Ha, Ha, Haddaway" instead.

WHAT IS LOVE!?

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Baby don't hurt me!

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

wasn't he in the army with sydney youngblood and terence "trout" d'arby?

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

and Shaggy and Turbo B!

Re: POINTS OF ORDER from someone who listened to this album non stop in 1993

[graciousviv.livejournal.com]

Here we go again, here we go go go to the temple of consumption. Yes want please pleaze.