Another Year In Pop: 45

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Blimey! A bumper crop of new entries this week, with four lovely ladies barging their way into the top ten. None of them have knocked off the X Factor mess at the top yet, but give it time...

[Poll #1294584]

Bizarre re-entry watch: last week a competitive singing television programme had a disco theme which explains Blondie at no.91, but why is 'Mr Brightside' by the Killers in at 60? In the battle of the 'Hero's, Enrique is now ahead of Mariah (94 and 100 respectively), but expect that to change after Mariah's triumphant pulverising of everyone else on Saturday's X Factor...

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Bouncy: Not sure about this new acoustic AOR direction TBH. Might grow on me but as of now, strong chorus notwithstanding, this isn't a tick.

Britney: Still like this. The bit that bugs me isn't the "izer izer izer" but the stagey "I GOT your crazy". Still a tick.

Leona: Yeah, this is "Sweet Escape" with some kind of nasty raggle-taggle sound on it. Not awful but not a tick.

Alesha: Marginal tick - this actually reminds me a bit of Geri Halliwell's solo career, except the voice is grainier and has bags more character. Even so, not a wholehearted recommendation.

Xtina: Rachel Stevens offcut from 2005. As such it's OK, but sounds very out of date. Not summoning up much enthusiasm for this lot. Good lungs. Marginal tick.

Bellamy Brothers: THANKYOU ADVERTISING. Unwelcome. No tick.

Script: What a musical wasteland Ireland is. Credit to the Script for putting their shite chorus first so you don't have to listen any further. No tick.

Will Young: His voice is getting more nuanced as his material gets blander, but this isn't bad - reunion Take That with Will Young giving it some Green Gartside stylings. Tick!

TI: The Dragosta Din Tei riff is TOO RECENT for me to cope with this, and a bit of a waste of Rihanna. Would need another listen to work out if this is a tick - for now it's.... not.

Scouting: uh-uh.