Hoosiers - this is better than their last single. How come they're doing so well with their wacky powerpop? Any theories? Whoever said it's a bit like "Mr Blue Sky" (keeper of the ELO flame jeff_worrell I guess) is right. ALSO ALSO is it about Steve Ditko's objectivist superhero Mr A??? There are superheroes in the video so it ACTUALLY MIGHT BE. Tick!
FFS Elvis.
Freemasons - is Bailey Tzuke related to Judy Tzuke?? (Ans YES!) I had a geography teacher who was a big fan of Judy Tzuke and went to see all her tours. Bosh-up version of an old Alanis song which I don't think I've ever heard, I like this, it's sung with delicacy. Tick!
Samanda - would have been better if they'd gone "Hi Big Brother" instead of "Hi Ken" - vocoder kenbot TO FAIL. Of all the videos I have youtubed at work for these polls, this is the one I absolutely least want my boss to catch me watching. No tick!
Roisin - Not as good as overpowered, the verses are good but the discofied chorus is a bit eh. To be honest #28 seems pretty fair. Marginal tick. Has lessened my desire to hear the album but I'll trust Lex on this.
Biffy Clyro - Katie Melua style lyrics over a mopey acoustic ballad. Not bad for what it is. They know what it means to work hard on "Machines". No tick.
Timbaland ft OneRepublic - Hurrah it is the incredible intersection of black and white music, the days of post-punk are with us once again!!!! (Actually this is an OK ballad and I'm feeling generous, marginal tick.)
Wombats - Thrashy urgent indie-rock with really clumsy JD references and some very big WTF moments before the end. Nowhere near a tick but I don't really know what to make of it (other than thinking its a bit horrible).
Nicole Scherzinger - Starts like a Pink Floyd track!! OK the first ten seconds anyway. Tippy-tappy R&B which is only getting a tick because I gave the Hoosiers and OneRepublic one.
Tom is right about the vocoder. TThe twins should have just released the version they performed in the garden of the BB House with Brian doing the Ken parts. Or better still, got Brian to do it on the record!
I'm sure it is about that Mr A, yes. I have autographed copies of the original comics! Ditko autographs are quite rare, I think. I got sent a set of those old self-published (?) things when he did a cover for my mag years back - one of the others was Avenging World, and I can't recall the other, but there were four in total.
You really should hear the Roisin album - it works really well as an album but also has some really amazing highs. It's very streamlined and confident - I think you'd like it.
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Date: 2007-10-17 10:44 am (UTC)FFS Elvis.
Freemasons - is Bailey Tzuke related to Judy Tzuke?? (Ans YES!) I had a geography teacher who was a big fan of Judy Tzuke and went to see all her tours. Bosh-up version of an old Alanis song which I don't think I've ever heard, I like this, it's sung with delicacy. Tick!
Samanda - would have been better if they'd gone "Hi Big Brother" instead of "Hi Ken" - vocoder kenbot TO FAIL. Of all the videos I have youtubed at work for these polls, this is the one I absolutely least want my boss to catch me watching. No tick!
Roisin - Not as good as overpowered, the verses are good but the discofied chorus is a bit eh. To be honest #28 seems pretty fair. Marginal tick. Has lessened my desire to hear the album but I'll trust Lex on this.
Biffy Clyro - Katie Melua style lyrics over a mopey acoustic ballad. Not bad for what it is. They know what it means to work hard on "Machines". No tick.
Timbaland ft OneRepublic - Hurrah it is the incredible intersection of black and white music, the days of post-punk are with us once again!!!! (Actually this is an OK ballad and I'm feeling generous, marginal tick.)
Wombats - Thrashy urgent indie-rock with really clumsy JD references and some very big WTF moments before the end. Nowhere near a tick but I don't really know what to make of it (other than thinking its a bit horrible).
Nicole Scherzinger - Starts like a Pink Floyd track!! OK the first ten seconds anyway. Tippy-tappy R&B which is only getting a tick because I gave the Hoosiers and OneRepublic one.
Barbie Girl
Date: 2007-10-17 10:57 am (UTC)I enjoyed the video though, hence my tick, erm...
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Date: 2007-10-17 12:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-17 12:39 pm (UTC)