Annie (From Norway)

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Further to the above about Manc+Annie: first heard 'Greatest Hit' about two years ago, when Danny Webb (of Music Is Better) spoke in hushed tones about it one night. I was under the impression it was some mid 80s dance-pop track, loved it immediately and loving it more over time. Still not seeing the mad love for Heartbeat though. But yeah, looks like Manchester's been giving Annie love for some time now.

Alex, I'm handcarving you a podium out of marble as we speak - I'll let you know when I get something sorted so you can come over from Barnsley to wiggle to Jamelia.

Cheers for the help Rima, I might mail you off board to quiz about some likely venues, but it'll be a few months before I set anything up. Heard good things about Berlins but never been.

Another Annie track seemingly not on the album but essential listening is the George McRae cover, 'Rokkibaby'. See Ssk, see Ian SPACK (disko anne & karvaopelit - rokkibaby [rock your baby].mp3)

― Affectian (Affectian), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds good, maybe I'll even come over for a set, haha.

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Thursday, 2 September 2004 09:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't wait to hear the remixes.

YES

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 2 September 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I just caught the tail end of the Chewing Gum video today. Damn, I hate it when that happens. Is the album out this year then?

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I just grabbed Anniemal off slsk. My first impression is that it doesn't live up to expectations, but it's not terrible either.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 9 September 2004 05:06 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, so it's on soulseek then? i was going
2 put it up there @ the wknd. ace.

"start de rekkid..."

― piscesboy, Thursday, 9 September 2004 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Johnny and pisces, don't forget to come back and gives us a review.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 9 September 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

well you'll get no review as such from me but it's
the 2nd best pop album of the century so far* and at points genuinely gives me the feeling of being on aswell as in ecstasy.
other than that i'll leave it 2 the experts.

2 b honest i think that, having read the streets p/reviews on here pre-release, also on pitchfork and elsewhere, that i'll not read one again cause it kind of spoils it, like with movies.

* after daft punk obv.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 9 September 2004 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure I trust these Scandinavians.

― Tag (Tag), Thursday, 9 September 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

My god, Me Plus One! It's like an even jauntier version of Rip It Up! I had Heartbeat next to Rip It Up on a mix I was listening to last weekend, and this song's kind of like smooshing them together anyway.

― Michael Philip Philip Philip Annoyman (Ferg), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

That's Scandinous!

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Annoyman appears to ruin my joke like the pesky supervillain he is! HAVE AT THEE, FOUL VARMINT! I SMITE THEE IN THE ASS ON TUESDAY AND I SMITE THEE IN THE ASS ON SATURDAY!

― B.I.G. B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

this is fantastic.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Come to(fucking)gether!!!!!!!!

― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

SO does this mean it WILL be out this year? maybe

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Thursday, 9 September 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry Barms. My superpower appears to be disrupting message board quips with overenthusiastic remarks about synthpop records.

― Michael Philip Philip Philip Annoyman (Ferg), Thursday, 9 September 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I am incredibly impressed by the album as a whole. I need to spend more time with it, but my gut feeling is that this will be one of my top favorite albums for the year. No matter what, "Chewing Gum" and "Heartbeat" are top 10 singles for me.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 9 September 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Even the INTRO is genius.

― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 10 September 2004 00:18 (twenty-one years ago)

my gut feeling is that this is the album of decade and I haven't heard it yet.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 September 2004 00:25 (twenty-one years ago)

yep, it's a winner!

― manuel (manuel), Friday, 10 September 2004 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

It's good, but I don't think it's great. Chewing gum HAS rocked my walkman about 5 times so far today though.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 10 September 2004 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I got to hear 10 seconds of 'Chewing Gum' during MTV's Christian Slater spot yesterday. I've been listening to 'The Greatest Dub' to keep my anticipation up.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 10 September 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I downloaded it overnight, burned to cd this morning, played to and from work (and also throughout lunch hour quite a lot, and also when i snuck out to the car for 20 minutes to have a bit of a sit down and things), on maybe my eighth listen now ish and I can't quite shake the impression that this is sort of the best album ever made, it feels like it is totally completely Up There with all my very very very favouritest records of all time and I can find absolutely nothing about it that is less than superbly perfect really. I do hope I maintain this level of enthusiasm, it is a tremendously excellent thing to have happened.

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Tomorrow: Alex is embarrassed to find out that he has actually been listening to a mistitled set of Norah Jones tracks.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha.

Yo, this best be some sort of *genius* record, my thoughts on the best pop album of all time (well, 2) hold them in ridiculously high esteem.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

It is totally up there with BOOMANIA in so many ways. If that helps.

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

has somebody got it? I can't find it unqueued on slsk

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

(i am alexfack on slsk have at it dude)

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

brilliant. if you want to get anything off me I've added you.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 10 September 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I think about 90% of the copies of this on Slsk are in the ILM chatroom

― Michael Philip Philip Philip Annoyman (Ferg), Friday, 10 September 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

apparently she's DJing at Trash at that club The End in London in October. i went to see Erase Errata when they played at Trash - the crowd were the worst snotty corny indie types this side of a Vice editorial meeting. avoid avoid avoid.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Friday, 10 September 2004 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

haha I just saw these for the first time on popworld's repeat. yeah, ok.

― cºzen (Cozen), Friday, 10 September 2004 23:14 (twenty-one years ago)

It is totally up there with BOOMANIA in so many ways. If that helps.

I have a bigger crush on Betty than Annie, if that doesn't help.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Saturday, 11 September 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

But Grr! It's Betty Boo >>>> Boomania.
Anniemal seems like it's somewhere in the middle.

― edward o (edwardo), Saturday, 11 September 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Bits of this aren't so great. However, 'Me Plus One' makes up for them to a really quite ridiculous extent.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 11 September 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Basically, this album could be 11.5 tracks of dead air, but it would be worth buying just for:

This is D. This is I. This is F.F.I. This is C. This is U.L.T.
If ever there's a girl that could rock your world then that girl sure is me.

Best spelling out of a word... ever? Eats Diamonds and Pearls and FEELING CALLED LOVE for breakfast, it does.

― edward o (edwardo), Saturday, 11 September 2004 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

What do you think the chances of Annie marrying me are?

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Get in the queue!

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure that is the way marriage works, but it is true that I have little experience of these matters.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, we won't have a queue. All in ILM-brawl, last man standing wins Annie.

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a lover not a fighter.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:43 (twenty-one years ago)

(I will review this policy if needs must)

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:46 (twenty-one years ago)

YOU ARE CHEWING GUM! I AM CHOCOLATE!

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:49 (twenty-one years ago)

You have made me realise that I have yet to appreciate the message of that song. I shall withdraw from the race until I have worked out what Annie wants in a man.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:57 (twenty-one years ago)

This record fills me with joy. The good kind.

― adam (adam), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)

it's a very good pop album.
as was boomania.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Sunday, 12 September 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Headman remix also terrific!

― JoB (JoB), Sunday, 12 September 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The single (out tomorrow) has a b-side named 'Kiss Me', so London ILM, get on the slsk case.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Sunday, 12 September 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

She's such a tease!

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Her next b-sides will be named 'Can You Taste My Love?' and 'Come To Me', a cover of the JC Chasez track (with the line about masturbating intact and added moans and dirty talk).

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Sunday, 12 September 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

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