A Year In Pop: Week Two

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

After last week's appetiser the chart gets back to feasting (on its young) - THIRTEEN new entries to rate and contemplate, we see now why Stevem's monthly polls were so huge. Possible points of interest include the BBC's "Sound of 07" Mika with the highest new entry, and nu-ravers The Klaxons getting their first proper hit. And of course download revolutionaries KOOPA.

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I have downloaded all of these and will give them an listen and report in the comments thread. But don't take my word for it!

Comments

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

I prefer the Nancy version, but Jarvis's is good too. I like Jarvis's take on "Baby's Coming Back To Me" more, though. It's gentler, which fits better. He should have release "From Auschwitz To Ipswich" as the single, though.

I thought I was down with the whole Mika thing because "Relax, Take It Easy" was so splendid, but the album to me is as dull as the second Scissor Sisters album, whereas "Relax" suggested something as fun as the first Scissor Sisters album. FEH.

The Evanescence one is not bad.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Nancy's 'Baby's Coming Back To Me' is one of my favourite performances EVER - I highly doubt Jarvis could improve on it.

Yeah Mika and second Sizzasizzaz comparison is otm.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Nancy's singing is better than Jarvis's, but I like the arrangement of Jarvis's version more.

I strongly dislike "Grace Kelly" I have decided.