A Year In Pop: 17

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The last poll of April.

[Poll #976589]

As ever you can go back and tick etc etc (or untick). Just follow the tag!

Comments

Re: My views

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

really really REALLY have to stop using 'clunky' and 'awkward' as descriptive terms for pop dance, people.

(i've not heard 'Song For Mutya' yet tho)

Re: My views

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Why? It is clunky! It goes stop-start zig-zag all over the place and I'm just like STOP IT AND FOCUS.

Re: My views

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

it just seems to me that you are against the kind of style they're going for here rather than this being a fair judgement of their competence at that style. i think this was the case with 'Crazy Itch Radio' too - usual great production by Basement Jaxx, it's just that what they were trying to do wasn't as exciting/interesting as before. GA have this problem too because they're also seen as dance has-beens.

but i must hear it before i can argue this properly of course!

Re: My views

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Well if it's the same style as Kish Kash, which I loved, then it is a criticism of the execution, but if it's not, it's a criticism of their decision to go for whatever this style is in the first place.

Re: My views

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

and they ARE has-beens!

as are B Jaxx.

Re: My views

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I'm obviously out of touch or getting old or something but I prefer both the new Groove Armada & Basement Jaxx albums more than any of their previous albums (and I mean as whole albums - both acts have had flashes of brilliance in the past but I've never particularly enjoyed their albums all the way through until now).

I think both the style (which I think is going for a retro 80s synth pop sound rather than anything dancier) is both well chosen and brilliantly executed, it sets off her vocals perfectly.