Something said in the pub

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

by thenipper:

"I think Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse have killed Xenomania style pop, in the same way Britpop killed off Take That."

(I paraphrase)

Let's talk about....THE ZEITGEIST of BRITISH POP.

Comments

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Okay, I get it, if you have people pulling in different directions then you can head in different directions (at different times) while still keeping everyone's brand intact?

I picked Madness because it was the subject of an old ILX poll about "for which band is it the most obvious that they have multiple different songwriters writing songs (no not the Beatles, back, back you dogs!)?"

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's really UNOBVIOUS with Madness!