That's the first thing I always look for in any form of music - good lyrics
― Vitbe... *pause*... Is Good Bread (Dada), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:56 (eighteen years ago) link
i never want to hear any of you so-called 'pop' 'kids' mention her name to me again.
― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 5 May 2006 09:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 5 May 2006 10:47 (eighteen years ago) link
so's we don't get confused - "Go DJ" is by JAMMIN' (aka DJ Zinc) (NOT the later grime dude Jammer, whose early productions were routinely FABO!)agreed re Zinc, most of that whole run of breakstep is dudone tune at a time ain't bad though, whole night of em's excruciating
love Lily's mix!
― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 5 May 2006 11:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 5 May 2006 12:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Friday, 5 May 2006 15:58 (eighteen years ago) link
"LDN" sounded pretty good on first listen, but I think that "Smile" song on the mixtape is even better, a lovely summer jam. Old bluebeat tune plus cheeky cockernee singing works for me.
― Jeff W, Friday, 5 May 2006 16:37 (eighteen years ago) link
ROFFLE
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 May 2006 18:10 (eighteen years ago) link
Agree that 9 isn't Montana Slim as I'd originally thought, but, um, which one is that '31 seconds' tune? I'm still not getting a name for 7 some dancehall guy, 8 another dancehall guy, and 17 some funky dubby thing (one of which may be 31 seconds for all I know).
Only heard two or three Nellie McKay songs but once upon a time read scads of Forced Exposures, and I'm not perceiving Lily having much connection to either Nellie or FE. I suppose she's closer to them than to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, but still not particularly close. I mean, I doubt she's fucked a pig in her life.
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Saturday, 6 May 2006 02:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Saturday, 6 May 2006 02:55 (eighteen years ago) link
the jungle track at the end is origin unknown's "valley of the shadows (31 seconds)", omni trio VIP remix, right?-- DEEDS NOT WORDS (vfoz...) (webmail), May 4th, 2006 8:29 PM. (vahid) (later)
uh, hello?
― Captain TeenTalk (vahid), Saturday, 6 May 2006 04:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 6 May 2006 12:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 6 May 2006 12:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 6 May 2006 12:24 (eighteen years ago) link
(also, i actually *like* this stuff! i listened to 'ldn' about six times yesterday.)
― maura (maura), Saturday, 6 May 2006 12:43 (eighteen years ago) link
does this mean there's mnore than one mix? her site seems to be down...
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Saturday, 6 May 2006 15:16 (eighteen years ago) link
I knew exactly what you meant!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 6 May 2006 15:23 (eighteen years ago) link
Playlist for 05.05.06(...)Lily Allen Smile Mark Ronson Oh My God feat. Lily Allen (...)
oooh, and he's into our buddy Mickey Avalon too, apparently.
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 6 May 2006 15:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― -+-+-+++- (ooo), Saturday, 6 May 2006 16:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 6 May 2006 16:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― toby (tsg20), Saturday, 6 May 2006 17:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― JoB (JoB), Saturday, 6 May 2006 18:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 6 May 2006 18:26 (eighteen years ago) link
I had a cynical wish that this was going to be Desireless "Voyage Voyage"....
― al dada (JTS), Saturday, 6 May 2006 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Sunday, 7 May 2006 11:49 (eighteen years ago) link
I want to like LDN - I really like her voice, that kind of crackly-forties-radio winsome tone, but I can't stand the lyrics and the tune's pretty flimsy. I got bored of the mixtape pretty quick as well, her songs didn't stand up that well with what surrounded them, sadness.
― permanent revolution (cis), Sunday, 7 May 2006 12:08 (eighteen years ago) link
And many people who like M.I.A. are people who like pop "in the wrong way".
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 7 May 2006 12:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:11 (eighteen years ago) link
had a cynical wish that this was going to be Desireless "Voyage Voyage"...
Which I've never heard, believe it or not, though I've got two different versions in Spanish ("Vuela Vuela"). What's cynical about wanting to hear it?
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:13 (eighteen years ago) link
NOT FAKE HIPSTER DANCEHALL
NOT TWEE GRIME
NOT REAL GRIME
STOP WASTING TIME FANTASIZING HOW WACK SHIT LIKE THIS WILL DO ON OUR POP CHARTS
THIS CHICK WILL BE LUCKY TO MOVE A 1000 UNITS IN HER OWN COUNTRY
NOW
DONT GET ME WRONG
I FUCK WITH UNDERGROUND SHIT THAT BRICKS TOO
BUT I DO NOT SPEND ALL DAY DRESSING UP MY RAS KASS PAPER DOLLS & WRITING GAY FAN FICTION ABOUT KILLAH PRIEST HOLDING HANDS WITH YOUNG JEEZY ON 106 & PARK
SO
WHY DO THAT WITH SOME TWEE GARBAGE THAT WILL SELL 1/1000th AS MANY COPIES BUT GET 100000x AS MUCH PRESS????????
THAT IS ALL
― -+-+-+++- (ooo), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:28 (eighteen years ago) link
I agree totally.
Lily Allen's sales: Higher than Mia's, lower than Estelle's.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:31 (eighteen years ago) link
She's alright, pleasant, cheery, a bit individual & doesn't blend into the background (production, personality or otherwise) like a majority of pop at the moment. I think she's going to be oversold relative to how good she actually is (see also: Arctic Monkeys) as a result of the otherwise drab state of English chart pop (that isn't some kind of house-dance) in general.
I dunno, I might just delete those mp3's and wait for the album. I think all of these songs are going to sound much better on that somehow. I think my favourite of hers might be "everything's just fine" actually. The lo-fi-ness already suits the 60's kitsch-en sink backing to a tee there.
― fandango (fandango), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― -+-+-+++- (ooo), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:41 (eighteen years ago) link
about the lyrics wincing thing, definitely otm.
― Tommy Tannoy (Tommy Tannoy), Sunday, 7 May 2006 18:09 (eighteen years ago) link
Nah, I just think this is wrong. She has big potential over here (UK): she will get press because of her dad; she will get radio play because Radio 1 has the shits for novelty sounding stuff and everyone must get sick of turgid misery-rock soon; she will not have a career, but she will have a hit single for sure, and maybe a reasonable-selling album. OK doesn't mean much but it's better than nothing. I think what UK folks on here are hooked by is the crossover potential which e.g. Annie and MIA never really had.
― alext (alext), Sunday, 7 May 2006 18:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― -+-+-+++- (ooo), Sunday, 7 May 2006 18:22 (eighteen years ago) link