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poptimists2008-11-03 12:43 pm
katstevens.livejournal.com) wrote in poptimists2008-11-03 12:43 pm
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Another Year In Pop: 44
The X Factor chaps have knocked Girls Aloud off the top spot. Get used to it - they're sure to be hanging around for a while.
[Poll #1290378]
Halloween bonkers re-entry effect: as well as Jacko, Ray Parker Jr's 'Ghostbusters' is straight in at 49, and the Monster Mash is at no.60!
Bonus mistakenly downloaded track watch: Mariah and Enrique's completely separate and different (sort of) 'Hero' songs are at 80 and 93, and the Chris Cornell song from the last Bond film is at 86. Oh dear, there must be a fair few 79ps gone down the drain there!
[Poll #1290378]
Halloween bonkers re-entry effect: as well as Jacko, Ray Parker Jr's 'Ghostbusters' is straight in at 49, and the Monster Mash is at no.60!
Bonus mistakenly downloaded track watch: Mariah and Enrique's completely separate and different (sort of) 'Hero' songs are at 80 and 93, and the Chris Cornell song from the last Bond film is at 86. Oh dear, there must be a fair few 79ps gone down the drain there!
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X Factor Finalists "Hero": It's not my style or sensibility, but they actually do a passable job, keep off each other's toes (for better or worse), hit the high points and hit the harmonies. More pleasant than I was fearing. Not that it's remotely interesting. NO TICK.
Akon "Right Now (Na Na Na)": I remember when this guy first came along he really did seem like a new ray from the sun. Didn't ape anyone in r&b, and the singing, though obviously rooted in reggae, didn't follow the expected tics and tools of that trade, either. Light both in touch and sparkle, even if it wasn't particularly expressive. I wouldn't say it's now gone dark and heavy; actually, it's never been that flexible, always needed something to play off of, to get some of its spring from outside, a sample, a second singer. Feels incomplete and exhausted here, though it's not terrible or anything. NO TICK.
Adele "Make You Feel My Love": This is as predictable and soporific as the X Factor track: sensitive piano, generic Billie-minimal singing w/ a touch of soul, the "weird" gargle in her throat the same as Amy's and Tashbed's and Gabriella's and Sonya's. Which'd all be OK if I were even vaguely excited by the style, or the song had any notable features, since she is a good singer. NO TICK.
Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part": The piano part isn't the object of my hatred, since its being so irresolute in its chords puts all the weight on the tenuous singing. Surpisingly touching. TICK.
Miley Cyrus "7 Things": That Miley's voice is raw and blaring is generally a virtue. She isn't designed to go down easy. But this is just one song too far, Armato & James reverting to the Gerrard-Nevil norm, and I want this thing to shut up. NO TICK.
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Whoops. My bad!