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SMHarman · 26-11-2007, 15:20

1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die, as published by the Guardian recently.
What do others think of the list?
I guess I will be listening to them while on the plane / car / bus visiting the
1000 Places to See Before You Die
Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die

It's made me go back and re-listen to some of the artists and think of them in a new light.

Girls Aloud
The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits (2006)In 2002, it did not seem likely that Popstars: The Rivals would add much to the sum of human happiness. But someone at Polydor broke the cardinal rule of reality-show pop and took a risk, entrusting the songwriting to a stubbornly maverick crew called Xenomania. The result shredded all expectations. Julie Burchill rightly gasped: "It's as if pop music has been created from scratch all over again, this time perfectly." Thus Xenomania rescued the idea of manufactured girl/boy-group pop from the dry cynicism of Westlife, restoring the labour-of-love principles of Motown's hit factory. On their three albums together since, they have consistently asked how far you can push the sound and shape of pop while still hitting the Top 10. A multi-part romp with the abrupt verse-chorus *disconnect of Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out? Try *Biology. Cantering synth-skiffle? That would be Love Machine. Distorted electro-punk? Wake Me Up. But all Xenomania's exertions would be wasted if Girls Aloud were mere trilling ciphers. They don't have the distinct cartoon personae of the Spice Girls, but no matter - they are a unit, a team, a mob. Between Cheryl Cole's quarrelsome candour, Nicola Roberts' forbidding scowl and Sarah Harding's falling-out- of-taxis antics, they radiate an appealing bloody-*mindedness. Years from now, when someone wants to know how bold and brilliant mainstream British pop could get in the noughties, play them this. Dorian Lynskey

Made me go listening to the tracks again!

Listening to Abba - The Visitors again and also the whole what is it about Tarantino movie soundtracks line that is somewhere in there - royale with cheese anyone?

26-11-2007, 15:20	#1
SMHarman Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Services: Cablevision Posts: 8,305	1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die. 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die, as published by the Guardian recently. What do others think of the list? I guess I will be listening to them while on the plane / car / bus visiting the 1000 Places to See Before You Die Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die It's made me go back and re-listen to some of the artists and think of them in a new light. Girls Aloud The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits (2006)In 2002, it did not seem likely that Popstars: The Rivals would add much to the sum of human happiness. But someone at Polydor broke the cardinal rule of reality-show pop and took a risk, entrusting the songwriting to a stubbornly maverick crew called Xenomania. The result shredded all expectations. Julie Burchill rightly gasped: "It's as if pop music has been created from scratch all over again, this time perfectly." Thus Xenomania rescued the idea of manufactured girl/boy-group pop from the dry cynicism of Westlife, restoring the labour-of-love principles of Motown's hit factory. On their three albums together since, they have consistently asked how far you can push the sound and shape of pop while still hitting the Top 10. A multi-part romp with the abrupt verse-chorus disconnect of Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out? Try Biology. Cantering synth-skiffle? That would be Love Machine. Distorted electro-punk? Wake Me Up. But all Xenomania's exertions would be wasted if Girls Aloud were mere trilling ciphers. They don't have the distinct cartoon personae of the Spice Girls, but no matter - they are a unit, a team, a mob. Between Cheryl Cole's quarrelsome candour, Nicola Roberts' forbidding scowl and Sarah Harding's falling-out- of-taxis antics, they radiate an appealing bloody-*mindedness. Years from now, when someone wants to know how bold and brilliant mainstream British pop could get in the noughties, play them this. Dorian Lynskey Made me go listening to the tracks again! Listening to Abba - The Visitors again and also the whole what is it about Tarantino movie soundtracks line that is somewhere in there - royale with cheese anyone?