Another Year In Pop: 6

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's nu-mumpop vs old-mumpop! And some other stuff in the busiest week so far this year!

[Poll #1136678]

There is another BIG POLL to come on Poptimists today - DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL especially if you like BORING OLD ROCK MUSIC (erm). EDIT: BIG POLL delayed until tomorrow, sorry dudes.

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Somehow, despite Timba making such a big deal out of his presence on 'The Way I Are' and 'Scream', both songs seem...oddly anonymous? Like, so generic that they sound less like "Timbaland, Most Important Producer In The World" and more like some dude ripping Timba off? They both play by the rules to the letter, and end up somewhere quite amazing and pure, because it's the gorgeousness of the sounds and melodies somehow divorced from Timba being annoying. It could be anyone, so it's...universal and all-encompassing.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I've still listened to that album a grand total of 0.8 times, and something pretty spectacular would have to happen to get me to listen to it now. Timbaland is background telly music, not music I make an effort to listen to.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It's still a bad album! 'The Way I Are' and 'Scream' both benefit from being taken out of its context.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

as would 'Bounce' and 'Miscommunication' - making Shock Value almost a half-good album.