Old Soldiers

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I was tryin to work out why the thought of the next 10-15 or so Now polls fills me with more nerve than glee, harbingered by my slight anomie today due to the imminent victory of Massive Attack (a song which is RLY GOOD!!) (as is say "Ms Jackson" whose potential anointment also gives me a vague sinking feeling). Why this resentment? I figured that it's probably because we're now swinging into the period when I rolled up my sleeves and got my hands dirty online - setting up FT, setting up NYLPM, founding ILM etc. - and so the particular battles and twists and turns of orthodoxy that characterised them are all still semi-fresh, wounds that might yet be re-opened when the wrong reflex gets triggered.

(despite the fact that "we" WON!!)


"Chap with artistic intent - five rounds rapid!"

Of course the other side of me thinks, the more recent the Now polls get the more INTERESTING and factional they get - these next few years are still unformed canon-wise after all...

(I probably need to stop caring about the effing canon AT ALL, but then I wouldn't be me, sigh.)

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It had better not be, it's got the DEBUT OF KELIS on it! I foresee a battle royale.

Also you hate pop, in addition to the above it's got TWO Artful Dodger songs (oh 2-step how I love thee) AND the Backstreet Boys' greatest ballad AND Britney at her most abject AND 'Bingo Bango' AND 'Thong Song' AND the debut of Jamelia AND sun-kissed Moloko AND the best Honeyz song AND monster Gabrielle positivity ballad AND Craig David getting filled in AND the only good Mel C solo song AND Madison Avenue AND about ten Baby One More Time copyists!

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I hadn't noticed the Kelis or Jaxx (Madison Avenue would get my vote out of that lot). I never liked 2-step AT ALL really.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Aah, that's why - I only saw the tracklisting for the first disc. Movin' Too Fast is great though, only Artful Dodger song I liked.

Actually, the Thong Song is going to win, isn't it? Still the greatest key change ever.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

YES.

I can't believe you hate 2-step, I never understood how it was possible to hate gorgeous gorgeous 2-step! Artful Dodger album is AMAZING.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

You forget I hate slickness and smoothness - I want my music to sound DIRTY.

I think I also resented it a bit - everything went all slick and UKG at exactly the point my mind was in a place when I wanted local dancefloors to be all BASHBASHBASH!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

yes that does sound good. brimful of smashers on a 45!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

BOOM TISH