A Year In Pop: 7

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A somewhat slack week for new entries this. Perhaps we could talk about something else?

[Poll #931262]

Any ideas? Actually, here's something - was anyone reading this into Snow Patrol before they were enormous - and how do they feel about the band now they are The Biggest Band In Britain?

Also, don't forget to vote in the Jop Tournament quarter-finals.

Comments

Ewwwwwwww

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

The Omarion is great but as with a lot of the JT/Timbaland stuff there's something missing, or impenetrable, or...something. Can't quite put my finger on it but it reminds me of when I got this Macbook last week, and I was totally in love with its shininess and sleekness and prettiness, but ultimately I didn't know how to make it do anything beyond the basics, I couldn't get INTO it. So maybe I just need to take Omarion and JT round to Gareth's house.

Everything else - OH JUST GO AWAY

Re: Ewwwwwwww

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean - shimmery is all v well and good but we want some BASS OOMPH SQUELCH amiright?

Re: Ewwwwwwww

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I suspect I actually mean I would like some HEART but I don't think this is quite what is missing! On 'My Love' and 'Ice Box' JT and Omarion do both sound emotional and invested in the song but there's SOMETHING MISSING. And I don't know what it is.

Re: Ewwwwwwww

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

EPICness?

Re: Ewwwwwwww

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

A way inside it, maybe. As per below I like it, but it's more like admiring from a distance rather than really loving it.

Ice Box

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I must say I was very impressed with 'Ice Box' on first listen. But I'd need to hear it a few more times to explain why it's good. Perhaps we need martinskidmore to come in at this point, as I noticed yesterday the song is on his "best of '06" mixtape.

Re: Ice Box

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I was too - don't get me wrong, it is a very impressive song. Maybe too impressive actually, maybe that's it, I feel I can only admire at a distance rather love from the inside.

Re: Ice Box

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's so cold! :-)

Re: Ice Box

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

HE HAS AN ICE BOX WHERE HIS HEART USED TO BE :D

Haha suddenly it's become a bit perfect.

Re: Ice Box

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i don't think it's impressive enough really. it's just pleasant Timbaland by numbers, production wise. competent and confident, but maybe a bit too workmanlike/sloggish?

Re: Ice Box

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Hello! Yes, I love it, and have played it lots - I love the refrain particularly, and find it very chilling in exactly the way it's meant to be.

Re: Ewwwwwwww

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

The main thing I like about Ice Box/Omarion here is that he is not doing a weedy falsetto ala Usher, Ray J, Justin and thingybob which I am v bored of and find ineffective generally. Maybe I am being too much of a grizzly bear of a MAN about this...altho looking in the mirror frankly this is doubtful. I think I just want to hear more soul dudes singing with their balls in their throat, like, um, Tom Waits? uh

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Otis Redding, I think you mean

Re: Ewwwwwwww

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

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