The History Of Pop Part 35 aka The mac's back with the flava of the year

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 35, and we're still deep in the heart of 1996, a year I didn't much enjoy on any level, and this compilation isn't exactly beckoning me back to it. The Spice Girls ended up equal second on Now 34, tying with Underworld and two votes behind shoXoR winner Gina G: they get another go this time, as do all-conquering Pulp (with an BALLAD). Beyond that....well, I'll save my fingers for the comments boxes.


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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 36 is more interesting than this one :(

Unknown:

There's lots of rub which I can't remember but the synapses are particularly untickled by Jeremy Healy and Amos' "Stamp!", the Damage and 911 tracks, and BBE (though I know it's quite a famous one)

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

my god it's worse than the last one!

still, everything everything everything everything everything everything

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

God I hate Karl Hyde. :(

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of songs which seem to be second/third singles from bands who were classic for other songs entirely. I didn't even KNOW about this Livin' Joy one.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

stamp was totally a ripoff of something, but i can't remember what now (unfortunately NOT john wayne is big leggy :()

i remember JH's horrendous face on TOTP though...

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Healy & Amos = not that bad hardbag

the Damage track is not bad but no 'Ghetto Womance'

i still quite like the BBE even tho it heralded the popularity of minimal trance bobbins that didn't really do the genre any favours.

BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sheryl Crow - all her first 5 or so singles are GREBT, the halfway point between "It's A Heartache" era Bonnie Tyler and all those tuff new country people.

Stretch And Vern - "I'm Alive! The man with the second face!" - ????????

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes yes yes, S&V is PROPER BOSHIN'MAN

i desparately need to hear that ant and dec track too...

Re: BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

first six singles plus 'a change', 'home', 'my favourite mistake', 'anything but down', i say! i used to have her first two albums but lost them years ago; every eight months or so i vaguely miss them.

4 Sheryl Crow All I Wanna Do Nov 1994
33 Sheryl Crow Strong Enough Feb 1995
33 Sheryl Crow Can't Cry Anymore May 1995
24 Sheryl Crow Run Baby Run Jul 1995
9 Sheryl Crow If It Makes You Happy Sep 1996
12 Sheryl Crow Everyday Is A Winding Road Nov 1996
22 Sheryl Crow Hard To Make A Stand Mar 1997
8 Sheryl Crow A Change Would Do You Good Jul 1997
25 Sheryl Crow Home Oct 1997
12 Sheryl Crow Tomorrow Never Dies Dec 1997
9 Sheryl Crow My Favourite Mistake Sep 1998
19 Sheryl Crow There Goes The Neighborhood Dec 1998
19 Sheryl Crow Anything But Down Mar 1999
30 Sheryl Crow Sweet Child O' Mine Sep 1999
16 Sheryl Crow Soak Up The Sun Apr 2002
37 Sheryl Crow The First Cut Is The Deepest Nov 2003

You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Someone please explain the Deep Blue Something hate.

Re: You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's AWFUL! I'm not even sure I can explain it! It's the way it's so pleased with its really banal popcult reference, maybe. Or the way he sounds so weedy and strained as he 'launches' 'into' the chorus.

Re: You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh my god Dom it's TERRIBLE! Smug and stodgy and with this awful veneer of 'manliness' to it, it encapsulates a particularly noxious strain of US MOR for me. I've never heard the Dave Matthews Band but this is what I imagine they sound like.

Nearly fucking ruins a great book/film, too. Audrey would turn in her grave, and as for Capote...

Re: You say, we've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from...

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

now THIS is great when sung by Harry Hill and Stoufer

Pulp vs Spices

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I knew this was going to be close. "Say You'll Be There" is one of 90s pop's finest moments though, and "Something Changed" is just so-so by Pulp's standards, so I'm crossing my fingers for the Girls.

Re: Pulp vs Spices

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I can't believe Pulp are doing so well! PULP FANBOYS REMOVE BLINKERS PLEASE, 'Something Changed' has no tune and certainly no zinging synths on a par with 'Say You'll Be There'.

Re: Pulp vs Spices

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I love "Something Changed", but NO WAY is it anywhere near as good as "Say You'll Be There". Come on now, people.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

So far, SEVEN poptimists - over half at this point! - have named a Britpop guitar song as their favourite.

STOP IT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ME CRY????

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes, duh ;)

mind i picked stretch and vern so i am let off :)

There’s a man in number 4 who swears he’s Saddam Hussein

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Please discuss the career arc of Space here.

Re: There’s a man in number 4 who swears he’s Saddam Hussein

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

crap => crapper?

Re: There’s a man in number 4 who swears he’s Saddam Hussein

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

Better than that, I will draw an ASCII graph:


..Female of the Species
_/\
... \
.... \_Tom Jones
....... \
........ \
..........\ Can't be bothered.

HOLD ON MR SO CALLED DEATH TO STODGY GUITARS "THE" LEX

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Is this a tick for "Rotterdam" I see before me?

Re: HOLD ON MR SO CALLED DEATH TO STODGY GUITARS "THE" LEX

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Rotterdam' isn't horrible Britpop! It's vaguely tasteful MOR and that band are usually insufferably smug but not too much this time. Also, girls cancel out guitars.

britplop more like

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

PULP AND SUEDE = un-peed pus, lad!

Re: britplop more like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

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