The History Of Pop vol 23 aka Too many bombs in the world it's like a living mine

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Now 23 is the BIGGEST! NOW! YET! with 39 tracks - and looking at the tracklisting you can understand why. Not because that tricky 1992-1993 bridge was a particularly fertile time for pop (in fact it looks pretty awful on this selection), but because some of the tracks have featured in these polls before. Freddie and Monserrat get a 'lympic-driven second crack of the whip; Heaven 17 return in remixed form; Simple Minds return for no reason I can see whatsoever. Meanwhile we have toytown techno, a few dead pop stars, a truly disgraceful 'tribute' to one of them, and - something I had genuinely and happily forgotten before typing this poll out - The Farm covering Don't You Want Me.

How thankful I am to look back on Now 22, which "Rhythm Is A Dancer" won by a single vote from En Vogue. CeCe P3n1ston came in third, and then SL2 and Utah Saints with scores in the mid-60s. Given the staggering greatness of SL2 and Utah Saints this brings me sadface, but there's no accounting for poptimist taste. Nick Berry and Jimmy Nail shared the dishonours, though Jimmy also had several fans. A predictably wide set of highpoints for Carter USM, with decking Phil Schofield and "Bloodsport 4 All" (TOPICAL INNIT) roughly most mentioned.


[Poll #672275]

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I thought the Sophie was track was okay at the time but eeh.

The lack of love for Bizarre Inc is far more disappointing.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i'm going to get you YES I AM

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Another one I don't remember.

YSIs 4 votes swap shock scam!

I was v indie at this point, I liked PJ Harvey and everything.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

Any Ride in the NOWs ever?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Good.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

PJ Harvey isn't indie! I love PJ Harvey! So she can't be.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

GIVE IT UP MAN

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

She's UNCATEGORISABLE.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

luckily YOU are ;-)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

she is even more indie than Sporty Spice

Re: Dilemma

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Dude! Her first records were on TOO PURE! Home of STEREOLAB, TH'FAITH HEALERS and none-more-indie TEH MOONSHAKES!

(Not to say that any of them weren't ace, cos they all were, but, man, so so so indie.)

Re: Dilemma

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Stereolab aren't indie either! I love Stereolab! Also they have FORWARD-THINKING ELECTRONIC SOUNDS in their songs and as we know those can never be indie.

Re: Dilemma

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Forward thinking electronic sounds = integral part of indie in those days. It were all having dance elements to our music round here when I were a lad etc.

Re: Dilemma

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I am glad that this is no longer the case otherwise I might be at risk of being indie, and we couldn't have that.

Re: Dilemma

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

going 'la la la' in a French accent outweights any crazy analogue oscillations, sadly.

Re: Dilemma

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'La la la' in French accent = POP! Vanessa Paradis! Alizée!

Re: Dilemma

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

but they don't literally go 'la la la' on any songs i've heard by them!

Re: Dilemma

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

STOP IT NOW or we will have to start an amiindieornot community!

Re: Dilemma

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Can you have a community with only one person?

Re: Dilemma

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

ffs stereolab were like "yes we're forward-thinking bcz THIS IS 1961!!" ie *ace* don't get me wrong but not like NOW forward-thinking and on the contrary hyper-indie.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I feel one times poll coming on.

Is alexmacpherson:

[ ] Indie?
[ ] indie?

[submit]

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

http://marna.org/rave/Bizarre Inc - I'm Gonna Get You.mp3

Hurrah for Rave 92!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

DUH!! Of COURSE I know it.

And it should be doing WAY better than it is.