A Year In Pop: Week 12

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Avril! Hilary! The UK charts turn teenpoptastic this week with a #3 debut for La Vigne (and a #29 cameo from Hilary). Meanwhile the comical relief Proclaimers thing is number one.

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*the Pink record was left off last week's poll. I am reasonably sure I have not forgotten any more!

Comments

Re: This week's mob

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Hurrah. Strong week. I've ticked all the ones I've heard. Will try and listen to Tiny Dancers and Seamus tonight.

Agree with Tom about Ciara, though - reluctant tick. That said, it took me a good while to warm to Cassie, so maybe this will grow on after Lex sends me a copy of I finally get to hear the album.

The P!nk=punk grew on me loads after repeat plays of the album.

Re: This week's mob

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

OK, after having heard the two I didn't previously know, maximum tickage this week. Fantastic!

Tom, you're a bit off beam re Tiny Dancers - it's European OOMPAH POP not ska that this is channelling. Which OK is still clod hopping, but that is its nature of oompah innit. Actually, the band's sound reminds me of 70s glam-pop a bit (not T.Rex et al, which = glam rock or glitter) but stuff like this (http://hometown.aol.co.uk/glamrockbear/page9.html). Add in all the tempo changes and their song fully deserves "any good at all" status. Don't much care for their look, though - the video brought to mind raggle taggle bands like The Levellers eek!