The Pop World Cup: Group Stage Roundup

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's HALF TIME in the pop world cup. Well not really, the competition is going on until June, but we've now heard half the songs we're going to hear. Here's a post to round up the stuff we've heard so far and see how it's gone. Have you enjoyed it? Has the standard met your expectations? Any really amazing discoveries? Notice any trends?

I'd like you to vote in this poll if you've been taking part in the PWC - you don't have to have voted in all 8 groups or anything like that. I want you to pick your EIGHT favourites of the thirty-two tracks we've heard in the group stage. This has two functions - firstly it helps me sort out the tracklisting for the special souvenir PWC CD that I'm giving away at the pop quiz on Thursday. And also the top 8 in the poll will go through to the eventual Player Of The Tournament vote at the end of it all. (I know this involves a certain amount of memory stretching but it really would be useful!)




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All tracks available at: http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/popworldcup/

I've had lots of fun so far and I hope you have too.

(PS: If you have enjoyed the PWC, feel free to promote it on yr LJ or elsewhere online!)

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Apologies to the last two groups, I didn't partake because I completely lost interest after my team's undeserved loss I haven't been able to download so I haven't heard yours. Apart from Saian Supa Crew which I'd heard already!

Cansei De Ser Sexy fans may be interested to note that I have managed to track down what appears to be an entire album by them, it is ace throughout.

I only just found out that Bodies Without Organs got their name from a Deleuzian term, this makes me even more angry at them because I love the idea of pop groups naming themselves after things Deleuze said but hate that the one which did is so crap.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it is AXIOMATIC that pop groups named after things deleuze said are RUB ONE AND ALL

(deleuze: "cat power! pavement! the clash!")

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I would dearly love a copy of said CDSS album pls the Lex. It would bring cheer to my dull Tuesday innit.

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

Whot the Kat said about CDSS - today is being particularly RUB!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

if you will be at the pop quiz thing on thursday, i can give it to you then!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I will indeed be there.