The History Of Pop Part 29 aka When we get home we're gonna get fried

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Welcome to Now 29, the summer of 1994, and The Big One as far as some Poptimists regulars are concerned - some legendary pop tunes, some legendary horrors, the first (and maybe ONLY) appearance of JUNGLE on a Now, the first (and far from only) appearance of WASIS, Kylie at the height of her Select-induced critical acclaim, boyband minnows Ultimate Kaos and 2wo 3hirds, the mighty Whigfield, AND MORE! What can possibly win???

Meanwhile when the dust settled on Now 28 none other than BLUR had won it, by one vote over Salt N Pepa and En Vogue, with Prodigy in third. What does this BODE as the Britpop years get rolling? Much diversity in the Damon Allbran career highpoints - watch for a Friday Canon on this very topic soon.


[Poll #685616]


If I can be bother'd I will do some stats later.

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I don't quite understand why Sparks has got twice as many ticks as 2wo Third3. Would one really be that much more memorable than the other? They're both very good I think.

Also why don't more people like the Massive Attack one? It's an exotic beaut...although I suppose it would seem dull to some on account of being only around 100bpm!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I don't know why I keep spelling 2wo 3hirds that way /\

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

it's 2wo third3, definitely.

i ticked sparks even though i don't really remember it, i am the only person who said 2wo third3 were best though...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think the poll readership are more likely to have heard the Sparks, because Sparks are a fashionable and oft-mentioned reference point, and 2wo 3hirds...aren't.

Both are excellent songs, on a similar theme too.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

'I Want The World' is one of those songs which, when you find it again, isn't quite as good as you remember it being - a common problem for Two Thirds, and only really escaped on the excellent 'I Want To Be Alone'.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

that sparks song is great! i had no idea it got on to a now.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't remember the Massive Attack one as being very impressive compared to Protection or Karmacoma, which were totally the soundtrack of that winter for me (esp as I had been dumped and was feeling thoughtful).

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Sly was responsible for my eventual abandonment of the Now series. I'd never heard of Massive Attack before (not even Unfinished Sympathy) and was totally bewildered as to why it was on this compilation. It was my fave track on here for AAAAGES and when impending Now 30 came along with Portishead on it, I thought "this is the best music evar! I hate pop now!"

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

It's so much better than the dreary old '7 Seconds' but that's proving more popular here, blargh!