The Wednesday Canon: DANCE DOUBLE HEADER!
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poptimistsA special double edition of the Wednesday Canon spotlighting those two titans of what top dance journo Ronan calls "album dance" - Basement Jaxx, and the Chemical Bros. Both blokey duos, both shifting plenty of units to the non clubbing inclined, both with a penchant for using guest vocalists from the worlds of pop, rap and Nindie. Let us see which of their hits rate, and which are RANK. You get FIVE per artist.
[Poll #717339]
And what of New Order, eh? Here's the official real actual canon:
1. Blue Monday (33 votes)
2. True Faith (31)
3=. Love Will Tear Us Apart (26)
3=. Regret (26)
5. Temptation (23)
6. Atmosphere (22)
7. World In Motion (16)
8=. Ceremony (15)
8=. Thieves Like Us (15)
And the best member is, obviously, Gilliang.
[Poll #717339]
And what of New Order, eh? Here's the official real actual canon:
1. Blue Monday (33 votes)
2. True Faith (31)
3=. Love Will Tear Us Apart (26)
3=. Regret (26)
5. Temptation (23)
6. Atmosphere (22)
7. World In Motion (16)
8=. Ceremony (15)
8=. Thieves Like Us (15)
And the best member is, obviously, Gilliang.
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Date: 2006-04-26 01:45 pm (UTC)luckyunfortunate enough to be kissed on the cheek by a rather worse-for-wear Tim Burgess. Who was supposed to be "DJing" the night, but in reality, was selecting records from his collection and then getting some other bloke to play them because he was too busy getting drunk/snorting coke etc.no subject
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Date: 2006-04-26 01:47 pm (UTC)But then when doing the actual voting I realised that I have really gone off a lot of Basement Jaxx! O NOES! I am turning into
Obviously the Chemmies, ATARN, would be better if they ditched the likes of RICHARD EFFING ASHCROFT and WAYNE EFFING COYNE.
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Date: 2006-04-26 01:48 pm (UTC)On the other hand, Basement Jaxx, HEARTS. They seem oddly oncongruous to where dance has now gone!
I suspect I am alone among Poptimists in rating Rooty the worst Jaxx album (though still ace obv).
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Date: 2006-04-26 01:56 pm (UTC)I am an cliché
Date: 2006-04-26 01:58 pm (UTC)Blimey, current music = Texas Cowboys by The Grid. HAHAHAHAHAH NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
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Date: 2006-04-26 01:59 pm (UTC)Liam is an even bigger rockist twat than Noel and doesn't like the dance music.
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Date: 2006-04-26 02:01 pm (UTC)I think I might like Let Forever Be so much because of the excellent video, obv.
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Date: 2006-04-26 02:05 pm (UTC)(I only ticked 4 Chemicals trax. They're a bit average for a Wednesday canon, no?)
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Date: 2006-04-26 02:05 pm (UTC)(beatles song in question also crap, and with dire dire vocals)
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Date: 2006-04-26 02:13 pm (UTC)Y'see that should be ace, but 99% of BB didn't actually sound like that. Basement Jaxx OTOH, *did*.
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Date: 2006-04-26 02:13 pm (UTC)How can a genre 'self-describe'? 'Lagered up' is wankhack speak! How can you say the beats were too small?
I know we've had this argument before and probably will again...tho we really shouldn't.