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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 1, 2020 15:59:20 GMT 1
Usher - Pop Ya Collar I've no idea what that title even means, but this is a pretty good tune even if it hasn't aged quite as well as some of his later stuff. That's only a minor detail though because it's still doing it for me, and so is he on the cover of that sleeve!
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Post by onehitwonder on Nov 1, 2020 18:09:06 GMT 1
6 decent enough number 2's until Kids.
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Post by Roo. on Nov 1, 2020 18:38:20 GMT 1
I love I'm Over You!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 2, 2020 19:46:51 GMT 1
U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of This was the follow-up to 'Beautiful Day' I believe, and I have to say that I actually prefer it. I always think that U2 peaked in the eighties, but still released some great songs after that - of which this is one of the best. It's really nice to hear it again, as it's one that I tend to overlook when I fancy listening to some U2.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 2, 2020 19:51:35 GMT 1
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag This is one that I can take or leave really. I can recognise that it is a good song with a great hook, but I guess hearing it too much at the time has distorted my view of it somewhat. That said, I do still like the bit at the end, where it goes quieter before building back up again.
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Post by Good Old Days on Nov 2, 2020 20:03:07 GMT 1
6 decent enough number 2's until Kids. For me it's five awful songs + On A Night Like This.
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Post by Good Old Days on Nov 2, 2020 20:06:23 GMT 1
As l remember Jenny Frost was glad to beat 2 rock acts (U2 and Wheatus).
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Post by Smurfie on Nov 2, 2020 20:09:34 GMT 1
I do too! I always assumed Pop Ya Collar was about flicking up the collar on your shirt to make yourself more confident when approaching a situation when you had to make yourself more cool (eg trying to chat up a lovely lady). Though it’s been nearly 20 years since I’ve listened to it. I really liked the song at the time.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 20:41:05 GMT 1
Outkast - Ms. Jackson One of two really famous American Hip-Hop duo Outkast hits, 'Ms. Jackson' has lost none of its appeal over the years for me. In fact, even though I liked it at the time I wasn't crazy over it or anything - but it sounds great in a retro early noughties Hip-Hop vibe-y kind of way.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 20:48:42 GMT 1
Ronan Keating - Lovin' Each Day I've never quite understood the concept of 'Loving each day as if it's your last', as surely you wouldn't be at all happy knowing it was your last day on Earth. Anyway, this is quite a good pop song I have to say, and on Googling it I find out that it was actually written by Gregg Alexander, who is the lead singer of the New Radicals, and Rick Nowels who helped write some of Belinda Carlisle's hits - so it's no wonder really that it's not too shabby.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 20:58:39 GMT 1
Mis-Teeq - All I Want Mis-Teeq had all of the credentials to be the next big R&B girl group when they burst onto the scene in 2001, but sadly their career was short-lived - although Alesha Dixon did go on to become a bit of a household name. This is a far better slice of Garage Hip-Hop (if that was a thing) than I remember, and like the Outkast one it's sounding pretty decent in retrospect. With the depression of lockdown looming again, this is a welcome blast.
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Post by Jordan on Nov 3, 2020 21:03:07 GMT 1
The fact that denim skirts were cover-worthy (and not in an ironic way) in 2001 blows my mind.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 21:04:05 GMT 1
D12 - Purple Pills Oh now here's one that had completely been erased from my mind! This is the unmistakeable lead vocal of Eminem, and I have to admit I did used to love it at the time. I'm not sure it's aged particularly well - which is sad because I was really looking forward to hearing it again, but I still like the chorus. It's definitely not as good as I remember it being though, unfortunately.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 21:08:56 GMT 1
Destiny's Child - Bootylicious Well the opening bars and backing track of this are far more recognisable to me as the absolutely fantastic 'Edge Of Seventeen' by goddess Stevie Nicks, and I find it hard to listen to the vocals without concentrating fully on that sample. I don't really know about this one to be honest - the chorus has got a certain appeal, but I'm not loving it at all.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 21:15:18 GMT 1
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Take Me Home Another goddess now - Cher I mean, who released the original disco version of this song in 1978 but it criminally failed to chart at all in the UK. I do love Sophie too though a bit, and this was a pretty competent version (although not as good as the original) and it did incoporate a few extra parts into the song too. She did go on to do better things, but I do still think this was a pretty good effort.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 3, 2020 21:21:18 GMT 1
The Supermen Lovers Featuring Mani Hoffman - Starlight I used to think that the dance music back then wasn't as good as the nineties, but now I'm looking back thinking it was a pretty great time in its own right. This quite a smooth, laid back track, but with a great beat that would entice you onto that dancefloor.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 4, 2020 9:54:34 GMT 1
Back in 2001 I was mostly buying my music, although there was a small amount of "illegal downloading" via audiogalaxy. Doing the latter did give me the chance to actually listen to songs I wouldn't have bought. My buying habits was to go to Virgin Megastore and head of the "listening posts" with several new releases - there were 2 such posts with different songs, and then from those I would normally pick the ones I liked - often most of them.
However I also expected some "value for money" and if the CD had remixes rather than new songs as B-sides I didn't consider that value for money, which ruled out most dance-orientated music.
It had to be Oxford Street - the shop near Tottenham Court Road, which later closed and there was a Primark there last time I was in the area. They had far more new releases than anyone else. I would even drive from my work-place in Watford (where I worked from March to August) all the way into the West End after work, such was my dedication.
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Post by onehitwonder on Nov 4, 2020 22:16:58 GMT 1
Take me home, Bootylicious, All I want and Ms. Jackson - all great songs!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 5, 2020 14:35:44 GMT 1
Steps - Chain Reaction It's hard to listen to this without comparing it to the Diana Ross original, because while it may not be the worst cover version I've ever heard, Steps do very little to change it up and make it their own. I can't really think of an occasion where I'd opt to listen to this version over the original if I'm honest.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 5, 2020 14:41:36 GMT 1
Michael Jackson - You Rock My World Ok so this was no 'Billie Jean' or 'Man In The Mirror', granted - but then none of Queen's later works was a 'Bohemian Rhapsody', but it was still mostly great music. I actually think this is a great tune, and the album 'Invincible' has some brilliant tracks on it that should have been singles - 'Heartbreaker', 'Speechless', 'Break Of Dawn' and 'Whatever Happens' to name a few...
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