The
Hotlist 
THE HOT AND NOT
LIST as of June 16th 2001
Le Mec:
Hotlist
- Travis:
"The Invisible Band". Travis continue to develop their sound with even more
depth to it. A very fine third release.
- Radiohead. Well, they're back with the new
"Amnesiac" and I finally decided that was a good thing and put them on the
Hotlist. After all, after the very disappointing "Kid A", the new release is a
step in the right direction with more regular songs. However, I'm still trying to
understand why this band can't just do
more of what they do so well. I mean, if you can make songs as great as "Knives
Out" I find it a little bit annoying that they insist on over-experimenting yet
again. Still, the album does hold some promise for the future. And the guitars are back.
- Nik
Kershaw: "To Be Frank". To many of you it may seem odd that I
keep bringing this old bag up again and again but I'm gonna keep doing it. I still have a
soft spot for his music and this new release brings another bunch of great songs to the
table. Superior pop - no less...
- Pet Shop Boys remastered. If you haven't
already got these brilliant albums, the first six PSB albums have been re-released in
remastered versions, all with an extra cd with B-sides and alternative remixes. Go get!
- Deacon Blue: "Homesick". Just wanted
to remind you of this fine pop band - reunited with a new release.
- Gemm.com. I've
been bitching a lot about the lack of decent places to shop music online. Now, however,
I've found at least some relief...The place is called Gemm.com and is sort of a portal for
people who have music and books for sale. This means online stores as well as private
people like myself. The site gives you a way to look for all the things you can't find
elsewhere and to compare prices rights there and then.
Notlist
- Mike
Oldfield. You remember the guy who only sells albums when he calls them
"Tubular Bells xxx". Well, it seems like he's finally run out ideas. So what
does he do? The answer is release a "Best Of Tubular Bells". Somebody has got to
stop this guy before he ends up having more compilations that actual release on his
resume...
- Danish
dinosaur artists from the '80's complaining about no getting a chance on
radio/TV. Well, they may have a point that today it's all about looking good and selling
units - that's part of the explanation. And we can all agree how sad but true this is.
BUT, could the most obvious explanation be that they are just not making music worth
listening to anymore? Could it be that time has just surpassed them...? And I guess this
exact situation exists in most other countries as well. It's hard for the old big ones to
realise that their time is gone...
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