A Year In Pop: 16

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This one made for fairly grim typing.

[Poll #972309]

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's kind of all meh anyway until the ghastly back-from-the-grave triple whammy of OCS/BRMC/Travis at the end.

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

I felt uncomfortable about ticking Travis, but I must be honest. It is "any good at all". But it's not properly good.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oh god I'm so glad someone else feels the same!

It's not that good but it's...mildly touching. And it's weird to hear a song like that sung by someone with a tolerable voice, he's bland but he manages to convey a bit of emotion without being pathetic, he's not wimpy like Chris Martin or bereft of basic singing ability like most others.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Nope, I still think he sound pathetic.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Ha, BRMC was a borderline non-tick for me, I like the verses but the ghastly bombast of the chorus is a right turn-off. Back in "the day" I genuinely liked 'Love Burns' by them. They have polished production + a decent rhythm section + vocalist who's all about studied cool and who doesn't try to hit notes he can't = I don't like them much but I can tolerate them.

The Enemy were the worst thing here by miles (nb I did not even attempt OCS).

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Your tastes are a complete mystery to me. I expected screaming and shouting over the mouldering corpses of dadrock, and here we get one tick and one virtual endorsement!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

As I said, hitting notes and a decent rhythm section go a long way towards making something at least tolerable for me.

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

I was shocked and saddened to see that OCS STILL EXISTED, let alone back on the charts.