The House That Jackin Built

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There's been no poptimist post or thread on the Jackin' Pop poll, which posted its results this week - I've put the top 30 tracks under a cut, and you can see the alBUM etc votes at http://www.idolator.com/?op=compiledresults


1. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (169 votes)
2. T.I. - What You Know (89 votes)
3. Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. - My Love (79 votes)
4. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man (51 votes)
5. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me (49 votes)
6. Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland - Promiscuous (45 votes)
7. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack (35 votes)
7. The Raconteurs - Steady, as She Goes (35 votes)
8. Hot Chip - Over and Over (33 votes) 1 for Solid Groove Remix
10. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (32 votes)
10. Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks (32 votes)
12. The Killers - When You Were Young (29 votes)
13. My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade (28 votes)
14. Beyonce - Irreplaceable (26 votes)
14. Rihanna - SOS (26 votes)
16. Clipse - Wamp Wamp (What It Do) (24 votes)
17. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken (23 votes)
18. Kelis - Bossy (22 votes) 1 for Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix
19. Band of Horses - The Funeral (21 votes)
19. Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone - Ridin' (21 votes) 1 for NYPD Remix ft. Papoose & Jae Millz
19. Lily Allen - LDN (21 votes)
22. CSS - Let's Make Love (and Listen to Death From Above) (20 votes)
23. Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice (19 votes)
23. Junior Boys ft. Andi Toma - In the Morning (19 votes)
23. The Pipettes - Pull Shapes (19 votes)
26. Cassie - Me & U (18 votes)
26. Clipse - Mr. Me Too (18 votes)
26. Lily Allen - Smile (18 votes)
26. Nelly Furtado - Maneater (18 votes) 2 for remix ft. Lil Wayne
30. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (17 votes)
30. Prince - Black Sweat (17 votes)


Is this a recognisable 2006? Not if yr a Brit voter, most probably. (EDIT: I stand corrected, yrs Grandad.) I'm not sure I've ever heard TV on the Radio (who topped the JP albums list).

Comments

Who are...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

The Hold Steady, as seen on the albums list?

I have never heard anything by the Decemberists either but I think I know who they are (twee Canadian indie, yes?) and don't really feel the need to.

Re: Who are...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't know anything much about the Hold Steady - they're american indie rock, and the lead guy was previously in a bad called Lifter Puller I think. Lots of sensible people loved Lifter Puller but I kept hearing the word "Pavement" in conjunction with them so I never checked them out.

Re: Who are...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I always underestimate the number of people who actually really like all this indie rock crap :(

Re: Who are...

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

People usually use the term "American bar band" w.r.t. The Hold Steady - not sure I understand the term exactly, perhaps something to do with Craig Finn's songs being akin to a wit/smart-ass holding court at the bar, Mark E Smith-style, I think. Anyway, he and his band are completely appalling.

I had to listen to both a Hold Steady CD and a Decemberists CD as part of my 365 days project. Dear oh dear oh dear oh etc.

Re: Who are...

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

I again am surprised by the divide of the ocean here...

But, in America, lots of bars have house bands that play music in them on the weekends while people are drinking and chatting it up. Mostly they do covers of classic rock tunes, or 90s rock stuff, maybe with a few inoffensive originals of the same type. Very raw and rough sounding, but with a lot of energy to them.

Basically what it means is just classic old time, no frills, cut the shit rock and roll.

Re: Who are...

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

And for what it's worth, I think it's better than the average indie rock. Separation Sunday was a solid rock album, though I was a bit disappointed by Boys and Girls in America. Even then, it's still probably my fave indie rock album of the year (which speaks mostly to the dire straits of current indie rock), and way better than TV on the Radio. Needless to say, Lex, you would hate them.

Re: Who are...

[koganbot]

I've never heard the word "Pavement" in conjunction with either the Hold Steady or Lifter Puller. Have heard the words "Springsteen" and "The Fall." In fact, uttered them.

Re: Who are...

[koganbot]

Er, I see a Pavement reference there after all.

Re: Who are...

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

Imagine The Darkness but with worse musicians and instead of Justin Hawkins there's a dude yelling about being a teenager.

Re: Who are...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

That sounds actually like the worst thing ever.

Re: Who are...

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's up there. Rock critics like them because it lets them vicariously experience all the cool stuff they didn't get to do when they were actual teenagers.

Re: Who are...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh is it whiny teenage stuff or jaunty teenage stuff? Is this why they like that terrible Art Brut song about seeing some poor girl naked twice, too? God rock critics are pathetic a lot of the time.

Re: Who are...

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

It's basically "We went to this party and it was crazy and there was drugs but then things got fucked-up and now my life is ruined and oh I am such a tragic romantic figure, unable to resist this libertine's life even as it consumes me."

I think rock critics liked Art Brut because it was closer to their actual experience--"OMG naked girl, this is a whole new thing!" The Hold Steady's more "world-weary."

Re: Who are...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yeesh. Sounds ominously like the kind of thing which might be successful here too.

Re: Who are...

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't have said they were anything like The Darkness, like one of the above comments (would have said Bruce Springsteen, which makes it sound even more horrible), but the rest is pretty spot on. I really liked the album briefly and then realised it was a bit shit and I was just wrong.

Can't see it doing well here at all though, it's too 'classic American rock' in its sound and not remotely danceable, which seems to be the indie thing these days.

Re: Who are...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

also art brut are TEH ACES and lex is wrong.

Re: Who are...

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

Yes, agreed. (They were my #1 album I think.)

Re: Who are...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

:)

i think eddie should be my friend you know, i keep seeing him at gigs and he is fianced to someone i know. i just hope he actually WRITES the second alBUM (latest rumour, mute have given them a strict time limit to get some songs done, eddie has written 0 lyrics (apart from "my little sister", apparently))

Re: Who are...

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

Ha, my girlfriend has a total crush on Eddie. She noticed the ring though thankfully.

That's too bad about the new album, I was kind of wondering actually. He should write it all based on people's myspace pages.

Re: Who are...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

importantly i ph34r i may have inflicted TEH CURSE OF CARSMILE on them. no band that i have fallen in love with before their first alBUM has come out have gone on to make a second (in fact several of them haven't got as far as the first album...)

Re: Who are...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hi dere.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Eddie is my friend (http://eddie-argos.livejournal.com/profile). He's a nice chap.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

well, yes, clearly he's my "friend", i'm talking about going to the pub together innit ;)

Re: Who are...

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i side with Lex on the subject of Art Brut i'm afwaid

Re: Who are...

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

It's not really whiny, it's more "man I was fucked-up back in the day, let me tell you some stories about how fucked-up I used to get." Glory Days shit.