A Year In Pop: 8

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Kaiser Chiefs at #1, and a flutter of Fratelli action in the lower reaches of the chart - but we're all about the NEW! ENTRIES! here.

[Poll #937040]

OK, who is Mumm-Ra?

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I assume this Killers song is more structureless Brooceian glop, if "When You Were Young" was the best lead single they could come up with?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

they covered 'Romeo And Juliet' on that Abbey Road TV show the other week. pretty pointless tho - the only good thing about The Killers is the occasional blast of synthey bombast

[koganbot]

On the previous alb's set of singles there'd be nice U2ish moments where the vocal and the keyb-guitarish swells would be rather swell; this track, though, guitar and keybs are taking up space that should have been left empty for the singing to stand on its own, which I think it could, perhaps. But "glop" seems the correct description for the orchestration.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I heard a bosh version of their last single (sung by Belle Lawrence who is usually good) - it really pointed up how dreadfully structured it is, the decision to drop the momentum for that meandering middle eight: even with a 4/4 dance beat it kills the song's energy dead.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Are there bosh version of the two good Killers singles lying around? There MUST be a bosh Mr Brightside somewhere surely?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Dunno about Mr B but there's a bosh Somebody Told Me - not all that good tho. I will check the archives.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

There's a JLC/Thin White Duke remix of Mr. B - I quite liked it.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Ignore that comment, I can't read. When You Were Young has a catchy hook but is ultimately annoying. SHAVE THE TACHE OFF BRANDON.