The History Of Jop Part 14 aka Let me understand your plan

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

After the blockbuster commentsfest of 1991, the Poptimists pollmasters bring you.....1992, obviously. Will punk keep breaking? Are we all ternative? Whose trousers were on back to front? ect ect.

"How I Could Just Kill A Man" has been left off this list because it was on the last one, thus leaving you NINE ticks to make.


[Poll #848522]


1991: Other People's Poptimism

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit (36 votes)
2. Losing My Religion (28)
3. I Touch Myself (27)
4=. Enter Sandman (25)
4=. Unbelievable (25)
4=. Mama Said Knock You Out (25)
7. Gett Off (23)
8=. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (22)
8=. My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style (22)
10. Bring Tha Noise (20)

Comments

Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[koganbot]

I ticked it (just barely) but "Erotica" was when Madonna went from sexy to erotic, and got way more boring. The track's good, but what it portended wasn't. Dance tracks as art moods, or something.

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

could you not say the same about 'Justify My Love' or did that stay sexy enough (despite background Kravitz)?

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[koganbot]

Well, I love "Justify," but you've kind of got a point. I'd say that the background Kravitz helped to drive it along and make it rock. It was basically sampled from Public Enemy (right?). "Justify" was when Xhuxk told me that Madonna was getting boring, but I didn't believe him.

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I was actually gonna pick 'Erotica' as most important because it showed Madonna making 90s transition i.e. still popular, still doing good pop. But I think I actually was also a bit bored of her at the time - 'Deeper And Deeper' came out at the very end of the year and it was a grower. Now I adore that track and think it's the best on the album. Epic disco pop rules.

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

my top "EW EW EW" moment of this year wz the awareness that ANDREW NEIL wrote a good review of the madonna sexbook

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

DO NOT WANT

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[koganbot]

"Deeper and Deeper" was good. As of course are other post-'91 Mads. But compared to "Holiday," it all felt tired. Maybe the problem is that inexplicably I still expect each new album to be great, and then I'm always disappointed.

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

AN AWFUL FIRST WEEK AT UNI STORY:

1. Sex by Madge comes out. Much discussion.
2. Close neighbour in building is big Madonna fan and fellow "fresher" A. H4rmsw0rth - he is somewhat of a social incompetent (as are most of us).
3. Making polite conversation on learning of his Madonna fandom, I ask "Oh, did you get the Sex book then."
4. Immortal horrible reply: "I've got it - and I've had it."

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[koganbot]

Todd Snider's sad Madonna story. (Gary Allan's version is far far better, but YouTube didn't have it.)

Re: Madonna goes from S to E (minus the X and C?)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

no way! Erotica is totally my favourite madge album - it and Bedtime Stories are so underrated. I love its coldness, its art-ambition, its moodiness. It's definitely the queerest of her albums, and it's got the most mystique about it.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

shorter the lex: "madge went indie"

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

She went ARTY!

Like A Prayer is the most indie-rockist of Madge's albums. ARTY != INDIE.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

she actually picked up a guitar herself for 'Music' tho, guh

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yeah but the result was 'Don't Tell Me' so FORGIVEN

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i was thinkin of 'Candy Perfume Girl' which she played guitar to live - but yeah i think these songs are good so no problem. her worst crime remains 'American Pie'.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I like her 'American Pie'! Much better than the original. I don't think she's really put a foot seriously wrong ever.