The Historiography of Pop Part 9 aka TEH FINAL

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Right, after 72 polls and a squidillion votes it's come down to this. In one corner the Pet Shop Boys, in the other Pulp.

I would do pictures of them but we all know what they look like.

[Poll #806433]

Please answer both questions!

Comments

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

awesomewells: The intro is the most joyout 'OMG MUST RUSH TO DANCEFLOOR NOW!' moment in the history of pop

On reading this, I thought you'd recanted and voted Pulp! I definitely can't remember the intro to AOMM.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

another thing that can't tell them apart. they both have amazing, distinctive, euphoric sounds in the first .5 seconds.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I didn't notice before that that sound is so similar to the Greatest Second in Indie & Pop (1.47 in)

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

How is this possible?! Than enormous synth fanfare!

Common People isn't actually very danceable at all for the first couple of minutes.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

AOMM may well have the best synth riff of the 80s.

The moment it comes in on the 'In My House' version is just..... :-0

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I've said it before but my favourite thing on AOMM remains that bit immediately after the second "you are always on my mind" where two two-note string sounds move the whole thing upwards (virtually at least).

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I have yet to hear ... In My House. THIS IS A BIG HINT PEOPLE WITH IT ON THEIR HARD DRIVES.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I concur.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

can't remember but does 'In My House' extend the opening 2 bar 'intro'? i'd love an epic version that just looped that for like 1x minutes!

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

well the 12" does a good job of that it goes on for bloody ages. in a good way :-)

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Theory: There is such a thing as a great intro, and there is such a thing as a distinctive intro to a great song. These things serve the same purpose.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I agree with you in that AOMM intro isn't a particualrly distinctive intro but when it cames in there is still this strong sense of 'HI DERE' re dancefloor, probably more than any other PSBs single at least.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

"AOMM intro isn't a particualrly distinctive " - eh wot?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

just cos the drums are there from the start and it's very brief on the radio edit - just 2 bars with no significant sonic detail bar the cowbells and that 'grunty' sound.