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Post by Laurence on Jun 6, 2018 0:42:41 GMT 1
Although I loathe many of the artists this would have affected it was very subjective (the likes of Tay K and 6ix9ine seemed to not be on the list and let’s not get into talking about MJ) and was effectively censoring music.
There have been a few articles recently saying why isn’t everyone boycotting Kanye West for supporting Trump and making dodgy comments about slavery but unless it’s inciting violence we should have free speech.
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Post by Laurence on May 31, 2018 0:55:21 GMT 1
Cool, this is a great hint! Thank you! Another question from my side. Do you prefer spring or fall? Wow! Talk about resurrecting the dead! That's an old old thread! It is! I just noticed this - answer definitely Spring though
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Post by Laurence on May 23, 2018 0:21:39 GMT 1
The top 10 for the week ending 15 September 1991 is pretty epic. Reading upwards, Utah Saints, GnR, Erasure, Prodigy, Zoe, Oceanic, Salt n Pepa, and Right Said Fred. Only spoilt by the overwrought Loose Women soundtrack from Bryan "let's not credit the band" Adams. I've missed one out. This was at no. 9. I suppose the garage backing was for the airplay, but the gospel vocals made it a hit. Seems to be just about it for Sabrina Johnston, a few desultory follow-ups and that was all she wrote. But at least she had this stormer. The chart a few weeks back when Prodigy, Oceanic and Utah Saints all entered the top 40 was pretty much a milestone chart. 1991 was by far the most diverse chart year ever and the one I’ll Never forget. Can’t wait till Gezza starts the 1991 thread!
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Post by Laurence on Feb 15, 2018 21:08:58 GMT 1
I’ve never got into downloading but have made the change from CDs to Spotify with no regrets. I of course use Premium for the absence of ads.
Very occasionally if a track isn’t on Spotify I use YouTube.
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Post by Laurence on Feb 5, 2018 0:31:59 GMT 1
This one was a top 10 hit in early 1990. I bought the 7" but I have no idea who JT and the Big Family actually were and have rarely heard it since... I'm looking forward to seeing if Gezza's 1990 sales thread in the Chart Music forum will hold any answers. Liked it too as I just loved anything Soul II Soul back then although it was a bit “too easy” and using the voiceover from a Milli Vanilli track was a bit tacky. Still a pleasant three minutes. They were Italian - one of several Italian house music hit makers but nothing else.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 15, 2018 23:47:56 GMT 1
Definitely better than RagbBone - absolutely excellent. Needs to get streamed though which is unlikely.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 15, 2018 23:31:30 GMT 1
Big fall for All Saints but their other no. 1 is better.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 15, 2018 0:06:52 GMT 1
The One And Only is one of those songs whose reputation seems to have improved over the years. It is indeed a decent enough pop song, but that doesn't make up for keeping Sit Down off the top. Well the band James themselves described "Sit Down" as their musical albatross, which is why for 1999-2000 gigs they played it as their opening number to get it out of the way. With Singer/lyricist Tim Booth comparing it to "I Just Called To Say I Love You" lamenting why the Great British public did not love the band's favourite song "Sometimes" more instead (I completely agree with him on this matter as I find the 1991 hit remake "Sit Down" annoying to listen to; whilst "Sometimes" now sounds like a track that should have spent 9 weeks at #1). As for "The One & Only" ... it was the first song Nik Kershaw wrote after being dumped from his record contract with MCA. As far as defiant FU songs go, there have been few better written in the history of pop! It probably helps explain why when in 2011 when Tim Booth was promoting his third album Low Life, he was asked about his mixed feelings about his band's biggest hit on BBC6 Music Radcliffe & Maconie Show and his thoughts about it stalling at UK #2, he said that he genuinely thinks "The One & Only" is a better song and deserved to be more successful! Seen James three times recently (only got into them in last couple of years) and heard virtually all their top 40 hits at one or more of their shows including ‘Sometimes’ at each of the shows but NEVER ‘Sit Down’ which surprised me so thanks for that info. That said ‘Sit Down’ is an absolutely brilliant emotionally fulfilling song IMO.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 14, 2018 23:27:13 GMT 1
Isn’t that Big Shaq monstrosity a novelty single? it’d be scary if it was serious effort at good music.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 14, 2018 23:01:00 GMT 1
I know we had the Beatles by raliverpool but is there anyone else into a group before their time? I never listened to any Pink Floyd at all until I heard ‘Keep Talking’ from the Division Bell in 1994 (tell a lie I heard ‘Another Brick in the Wall part 2’ once or twice but knew nothing else) on Capital FM of all places! Thought it was ok but when I saw ‘High Hopes’ video on TOTP I loved it straight away. At that time I had started uni and there were a lot of Floyd fans and I bought most of their back catalogue in a few months. So certainly wasn’t around for their glory period as ‘High Hopes’ aside ‘The Division Bell’ is one of their weaker albums although better than ‘Momentary Lapse of Reason’! Kate Bush has released a few albums since I’ve been a massive fan but I put her 78-85 period as by far her best.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 14, 2018 10:20:45 GMT 1
Childish Gambino’s track ‘Redbone’ is amazing and very different to everything else in the chart so I’ve deserves an award based on sheer quality alone. Album good too.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 14, 2018 0:57:33 GMT 1
And it is kind of funny a complete unknown like Loyle Carner gets a non and SAM Smith doesn’t. Reckon Rag n Bone will be the bridesmaid of the night despite his huge success he won’t win anything as he’s in the wrong categories.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 14, 2018 0:15:20 GMT 1
I reckon Stormzy might take one or two of Ed’s awards like album. They’ll have to give Ed something (prob single and male) as there would be backlash if he got nothing but they’d want to appear diverse and reward the British urban scene so share the love and everybody happy.
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Post by Laurence on Jan 12, 2018 0:15:56 GMT 1
I'm sure moat people can guess that my first choice would be Suede! My favourite more recent band has to be Public Service Broadcasting. So not named after Morrissey song? All all my adult life I would have said Radiohead but I haven’t listened to them repeatedly for ages and based on the last year listening habits I’ll go for Pink Floyd well certainly up to and including The Final Cut. The Gilmour lead stuff isn’t up to scratch musically or conceptually. Favourite album - Animals
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Post by Laurence on Jan 5, 2018 0:28:44 GMT 1
I haven’t bought an album for a couple of years - certainly no need with Spotify Premium. I don’t know if I’ll join the vinyl boom though - opened a huge vinyl specialist stores near me and I can see the appeal as it’s such a middle class middle age hobby.
Doubt I’d go back to CDs though!
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Post by Laurence on Jan 1, 2018 0:29:57 GMT 1
I really liked her near top 40 hit - House of Love (which was the B side to Big Yellow Taxi). Every Heartbeat was nice and catchy too!
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Post by Laurence on Dec 30, 2017 2:53:30 GMT 1
Although response songs are usually terrible (think Frankee’s FURB) I really love this 2004 no. 8 hit and play it loads recently. Shola’s voice really works well here and the Enya sample/ minor key backing is more starker and haunting than the Mario Winans version. Plus Naila Boss is a great name for an MC.
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Post by Laurence on Dec 19, 2017 22:21:05 GMT 1
Beautiful, touching but atypical ballad from a group best known for their club bangers. Features Jamie Catto on vocals. Released twice making no.34 then no. 21 in 96/97. Sounds a bit Christmassy too.
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Post by Laurence on Dec 8, 2017 21:46:17 GMT 1
Nice funky track and gets beautiful especially in the last couple of minutes. What genre would you call it?
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Post by Laurence on Dec 7, 2017 23:02:25 GMT 1
That Mark Summers track is quirky but a struggle to listen too! Underrated gem from 1990 which I find incredibly beautiful. Made no. 34 in late summer at the same time that the Suzanne Vega collaboration ‘Tom’s Diner’ had just peaked at no. 2. No idea why there wasn’t a bigger gap between releases. This track is actually an interpretation of an early 80s Italian piece of music which they used to play randomly on TV to fill in some schedule gaps. Freemasons have also done their own version of this but prefer the DNA version.
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