Annie (From Norway)

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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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link


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 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm not sure I trust these Scandinavians.

Tag (Tag), Thursday, 9 September 2004 10:46 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

That's Scandinous!

B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:25 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

this is fantastic.

toby (tsg20), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:32 (nineteen years ago) link

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

myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Thursday, 9 September 2004 11:55 (nineteen years ago) link

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

Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Thursday, 9 September 2004 17:17 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

Even the INTRO is genius.

edward o (edwardo), Friday, 10 September 2004 00:18 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

yep, it's a winner!

manuel (manuel), Friday, 10 September 2004 03:47 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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

Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link

(i am alexfack on slsk have at it dude)

Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Friday, 10 September 2004 15:54 (nineteen years ago) link

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

Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 10 September 2004 16:08 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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

cºzen (Cozen), Friday, 10 September 2004 23:14 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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

Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:33 (nineteen years ago) link

Get in the queue!

edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:36 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm a lover not a fighter.

Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:43 (nineteen years ago) link

(I will review this policy if needs must)

Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:46 (nineteen years ago) link

YOU ARE CHEWING GUM! I AM CHOCOLATE!

edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:49 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

This record fills me with joy. The good kind.

adam (adam), Sunday, 12 September 2004 00:58 (nineteen years ago) link

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

frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Sunday, 12 September 2004 07:47 (nineteen years ago) link

Headman remix also terrific!

JoB (JoB), Sunday, 12 September 2004 10:30 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

She's such a tease!

Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link

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 (nineteen years ago) link

Now Barima is such a tease.
(Dear God. Please make this happen)

edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 12 September 2004 13:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I so rarely buy "new" records that I don't know where to shop...where in NYC does one find a copy of this on vinyl import? I've been rocking The Greatest Hit for years...

Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 12 September 2004 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link

I don't think its out at all yet.

The first half of this is great - just hearing the into ratcheted up my anticipation levels. Not so sure about the second half yet.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 12 September 2004 18:11 (nineteen years ago) link

I assume Dan is talking about the 'Chewing Gum' 12".

Alba (Alba), Sunday, 12 September 2004 18:12 (nineteen years ago) link


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