Now 68

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone, I've finished camping and frolicking around London, so it's time for MOAR NAO.

[Poll #1238616]

Also, does anyone know how to change text size on Opera? I just accidentally shrank mine twice.

Comments

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

A crime not obvious from this poll is that the second disc starts with Plain White T's, then continues to James Blunt, then Newton Faulkner, then The Hoosiers, then Scouting For Girls HORRA SECTION NO?

(and let's ignore the fact I've ticked the three middle ones)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

This is a great NOW. Pop music was awesome in the last half of last year!

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Opera: - and + control the zoom, so you might have accidentally hit that.

Let's talk about slow burns

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Looking at this track listing now my favourites immediately leap out - 'The Way I Are' and 'Bleeding Love' - but I don't think I would have picked either at the time, both took months to grow on me. Or, more accurately, I found myself continuing to play both obsessively, long after a bunch of other good tracks here had been consigned to "last played August 2007", and suddenly realising just how great they were. I think what continues to draw me to both is that I still can't quite put my finger on what makes them GREAT, not just good - I think these slow burn songs might ultimately be a lot more rewarding than eg 'Sexy! No No No' which is good obv, but I have no desire to really hear it ever again.

A Nerd Speaks

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I was turned around on previous hate object 'Young Folks' due to the ridiculously high score I managed to get on it on Audiosurf. :0

Also, does anyone know what the song sampled in 'I Found U' is? I really like the Axwell song, 90% for the sample, which is something I recognise from my Dave Pearce's Dance Anthems days but can't quite place.

It's all Richard Branson's fault, apparently

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Did everyone see this (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/09/popandrock.nowthatswhaticallmusic) btw?

Phil Collins Is a Gorilla

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

I think it was the APE commercial that got this one on the NOW comp.

Rock to the top

[koganbot]

New Order is slightly ahead of Nazareth at the moment.

[koganbot]

Surprised that the Freemasons did so poorly. Less surprised that I was the only one to vote for "Waiting 4." Btw.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

That second list is probably the worst portion of a Now CD EVER. Oh sweet jaysus... Blunt + Faulkner + Hoosiers + Scouting For Girls + Plain White T's + dull-as-ditchwater house = ARGGGGHHHH.

[ijgrieve.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo! A Now Poll I can actually take part in as it is taking place.