or blu
― dyl, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
I think this is an OK list, and the reviews aren't too shoddy either - I'd assumed that Smash Hits had dropped off an editorial cliff by now, but there's still evidence of its old wit. (NB: by the end of its run, the "singles reviews" had shrunk to three or four very brief capsule write-ups, so worse was to come.)
Blue is indeed surprisingly good, but then I've softened towards millennial pop in my dotage. I don't mind the U2 - I'll never truly rate them, but I found this era one of their more bearable ones. Bubba Sparxxx is good, Blu Cantrell is very good, but I'm sticking with The Charlatans.
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 21 November 2021 13:12 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 22 November 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
A sound result, but the lack of "engagement" for this one suggests that 2001 is just too dangerously modern.
In that case, let's head back to 1967, with this absolute goldmine of a poll:
RECORD MIRROR Singles Reviews, 25th November 1967
― mike t-diva, Monday, 22 November 2021 10:53 (two years ago) link