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THE HOT AND
NOT LIST as of October 22nd 2000
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- The
Wannadies: "Yeah". If you want some really great British rock,
it seems you'll have to go to Sweden (!!) to find it. The Wannadies, together with Kent by the way, are an example of a band who have adapted the
British music tradition. But they haven't left it at that. They have further developed
their style to now contain much more substance than the ridiculous amount of only
half-decent British rock bands launched every year. Check out this new album.
- Monaco
have released their second, self-entitled album. It may not be legendary stuff but
alongside bands like Electronic they keep putting out very decent electronic pop music to
keep a steady flow within the genre...
- The sax solo in Richard Marx's "Keep Coming Back" is absolutely
brilliant. Just send shivers down my spine every single time I listen to it. Together with
the legendary sax from George Michael's "Careless Whisper" it's one of the best
rock/pop sax pieces from the last couple of decades.
- Bruce
Hornsby: "The Way It Is".This is just such an unforgettable
track I've rediscovered over the last week. I think it deserves to be mentioned again and
again.
- '80's maxi
versions. I've been going over some of the great hits from the '80's - but
in their extended format which in this case has made them only greater songs. I'm talking
about stuff like Belouis Some's "Imagination", Pat Benatar's "Love Is A
Battlefield", "Smalltown Boy" from Bronski Beat and "Easy Lover"
from Philip Bailey and Phil Collins. That was the time when extended versions really had a
life of their own. Today, too many of the mixes are crap and quickly forgotten.
Notlist
- BeePop.
Horrible new Danish pop group launched at people who "dare to be happy". It's so
bad that it has got to be a joke. Honestly, please let it be a joke....I thought we had
reached the bottom...
- Caroline
Henderson: "Dolores - The Butterfly". Danish pop queen going
cover disco. She should have stayed away - the originals are so much better and seem even
better after listening to this mild fiasco.
- Record
shops. I was bitching about cd prices and the shortcomings of online music
stores on the last Notlist. Now I need to take it one step further: the physical record
shops are really in an increasingly disappointing state. There was a time where it was
interesting to visit the major record stores because they always had a large assortment -
including much of the older stuff from many artists. Now it seems like they focus only on
new releases and what they just happen to have instore. Most older stuff will have to be
ordered and you'll have to wait weeks to get it. What separates them from online stores
then, one mights ask? Maybe they're afraid to build up stock because it's expensive to
have lying around when older stuff sells really slow. BUT - if they want to retain a piece
of the market for the large back catalogue of many artists they must have these releases
instore. Otherwise, people will slowly give up trying their local record shop and go
online right away. So even though it does cost more to keep a somewhat updated assortment
in the store, it is in many ways an investment in the future - and in their own
survival...
- The
creation of boybands. Now, I guess we can all agree that most boybands (or
girlbands for that matter) are hardly put together because of their deep love to music or
urge to say something artistically. Yep, it is all about money and fame...that's no
surprise. But I've been watching a few episodes of a TV series about the creation of a
boyband and it somehow really bothers my more idealistic approach to music that these guys
have absolutely nothing to bring to the table. It's all about fat men controlling
everything and deciding who will sell best merchandise-wise. And listening to the
ambitions of the guys in the band really doesn't help. Damn!!! Give me a poor guy with
smelly feet but something on his mind any day! At least here you can still find something
genuine...
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