― Jamie T Smith (Jamie T Smith), Friday, 12 November 2004 12:02 (nineteen years ago) link
I honestly don't know what you're talking about. I don't see how what you are describing translates into "snarking about popist tendencies." I don't like a lot of pop or hip-hop, and I do comment on that sometimes.
meanwhile if you wanna keep harping on how i say something instead of what i'm saying maybe i can send you an e-cuddle or something or whatever it'll take to get the sand out of your vagina -- cinniblount (littlejohnnyjewe...), November 11th, 2004.
High-five, dude! You're so clever with the grade school taunts.
― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Friday, 12 November 2004 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Friday, 12 November 2004 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link
BE TEHRE
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 22:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 22:15 (nineteen years ago) link
i actually voted for much less hip-hop than I should have on the singles list because I mad eit up inna hurry and because I voted for all 4 Disco Inferno songs - don't know what that might make me (strategic voting oh no). but, i think this thread has made me realize how little love hip-hop gets on ILM. and people like jess and even john mountain goat (huge scarface fan i think) probably hurt the cause.
also who else voted for "Everlong" #1
― artdamages (artdamages), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 22:59 (nineteen years ago) link
I've had trouble finding the poll results threads so I'm marking them with searchable terms.
― a banana (alanbanana), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 23:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 23:50 (nineteen years ago) link
This is hilarious. Saint Etienne are ROCK???
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 18 November 2004 10:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Thursday, 18 November 2004 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:03 (nineteen years ago) link
I don't even think of them as indie - okay, there's the kitchen-sink element to a few of their songs, but the style tends to be more dance or pop. I voted for 'You're in a bad way' because its perfect full-on bubblegum pop.
I think he meant to say ROCK. I am an ROCKER. I shall grow my hair long and get a MOTORBIKE.
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:10 (nineteen years ago) link
So the TS: Saint Etienne vs. Slipknot thread can wait, then?
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:18 (nineteen years ago) link
also, since The Pet Shop Boys no longer sell to pop kids, does this mean they're now indie? What about Duran Duran?
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 18 November 2004 11:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Though there are of course musical differences between Annie/St Etienne/PSBs and current chart pop too.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:23 (nineteen years ago) link
someone mentioned me?
hello dear. um, not quite. i'm whinging about indie because it's not as good as it used to be ;)
(N. is this helping?)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:38 (nineteen years ago) link
Tom Ewing would be ashamed of you.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:50 (nineteen years ago) link
i am still basically a great big pretender when it comes to that kind of pop music i.e. 'oh this is a great song, i hated it at the time but now...well actually i don't own it, wouldn't dance to it and wouldn't put it in my personal top 100 of the decade actually, hmm'
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:56 (nineteen years ago) link
Take That can also fuck off.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:57 (nineteen years ago) link
I was actually just amazed they hadn't been mentioned at all in either positive or negative terms, considering how they completely dominated the mid-90s in the UK (Take That) and worldwide (Spice Girls).
Never Forget is the best Take That song. Back For Good can fork off.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 12:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:02 (nineteen years ago) link
It's not real indignation, its faux-indignation in case you hadn't guessed.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:04 (nineteen years ago) link
East 17 are entirely without merit.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:53 (nineteen years ago) link
STAY NOW!!!
(sleigh bells)
Baby if you've got to go away
Don't think I could take the pain
This is the best "not actually a christmas song, but we'll add sleigh bells" song ever
― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:55 (nineteen years ago) link
hmm..let's see...one Arab Stap record, listened halfway through and currently in the pile of CDs I'm thinking about trying to part with.
I must have at least five ABBA records. So...is the hypothesis of the test flawed, do you think?
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Why is there no Best Of East 17 out?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:59 (nineteen years ago) link