A Year In Pop: 50

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Good grief.

[Poll #1107478]

(ObReminder: LEAGUE OF POP AT GMAIL DOT COM TEN TRACKS DO IT NAO or before new years anyway)

Comments

Bah humbug

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Eva & Katie - I like both their voices and it's a nice simple arrangement. Not exactly earth shattering though.

Buble - I keep thinking he's going to launch into 'I CAN'T LEEEEEEEARVE, IF LIVING IS WITHOUT YOOOOOO-OOO-OOOO' but sadly no. I can't be bothered listening to more than 2 minutes of this, I have almonds to mash up.

Shaun - I saw an episode of this once where Shaun was sick of having cold baths, so they syphoned out the hot water from the farmer's bath into the swimming pool. Vic sounds bleddy awful on this. Come back Bob The Builder all is forgiven.

Amy M - get one chorus mdear!

Stereophonics - Kelly Jones has actually turned into one of those chaps you see in Waxy O'Connors sleazing on anyone with a pulse and thinking they are amazing specimens of manhood just because they've put on a clean shirt and managed to get their hair to stand up on end. The vocoder does good work here & the video seems to be a homage to Tegan & Sara's Back In Yr Head. They've done a lot worse but I don't want to hear this again in case I get aurally date-raped.

SFG - Not as catchy as the bowling alley one.

Chris Rea - one of my least favourite wobs songs.

Rihanna - a definite highlight off the album, PHEW

Foals - ATTN THE FOALS you could make this song way better by a) writing a bassline b) keeping some momentum and building up your riff instead of shouting for 30 seconds and sounding like you're drowning in a sea of pretentious c) investing in a mirror and some clothes that fit d) not being so effing dull. There's a great post-punk single lurking under the surface but the suffocating weight of trendiness isn't letting it come up for air.

Joko - oh bugger off. MOST ANNOYING CHILD CHOIR EVER.