The History Of Pop Part 51 aka Are we having fun yet?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What fun we had with Now 50, which Kylie won at a canter, though with decent shouts from Britney and Bouncy. Kylie takes her place next to S Club in the pop and poll hall of fame. Sadly I have to report that Now 51 is less obviously glittering, though obviously your mileage may wobble. Some definite highlights though as we slide gently into 2002. And big hellos to Daniel Bedroomeyes, Christina Milian and...Nickelback!


[Poll #744186]


GOTTA TICK THROUGH THIS!

Comments

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

dude.

srsly though? you can't let chad kroeger off the hook that easily...

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah Chad isn't the greatest to say the least but this is a proper Megaballad innit, in the Bonnie Tyler style. I really must find a bosh version of it.

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

it's NOT EVEN VAGUELY in the bonnie tyler style, it is in the "poor man's pearl jam, trying to be ver jovi" style.

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's 1000 million times better than anything Pearl Jam, Soundgarden etc did i.e. it has a tune!

Re: grime, hang yr head etc

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

oh you big rockist popist

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Soundgarden had tunes! Admittedly, Pearl Jam were v.lacking in this dept.

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[koganbot]

But not as good as "Creep" by the Stone Temple Pilots (and maybe not as good as "Pretty Noose" by Soundgarden and "Black" by Eddie and the Pearlrodders, either).

uh oh monkey's paw moment

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i. LotR special edition w.commentaries
ii. Poor Man's Pearl Jam
iii. ???

one more strike and i'm NED!

Re: uh oh monkey's paw moment

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

can you say MST3K?

Re: uh oh monkey's paw moment

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

no i can't luckily! nor oasis! i am eyeing MBV in a worried fashion!

anyway MST3K = LotR Special edition w.commentaries -- i should blog this, the double act between p.jackson and his wife and her best friend is v.v.funny (ie on SHELOB as insight into tolk's views on wimmin)

Re: uh oh monkey's paw moment

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

MST3K = LotR ONLY if there is an outline of mr and mrs jackson's heads over the bottom of the screen ;)

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think I actually heard a bosh version once. That or my brain has taken to some very disturbing practices.

Are the old Focus Groups archived anywhere? The archive links on the FT website don't work.

Re: I LIKE NICKELBACK

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Mostly they are lost to history I think.