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THE HOT AND NOT
LIST as of October 31st 2002
Le Mec:
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- 30 Seconds
To Mars. New rock band from the US sort of in the genre of nu-metal. What
makes them worth noticing, however, is a clear inspiration from bands like Depeche Mode
and The Cure. It never becomes too noisy and in all songs the guitars are there for a
reason.
- Van
Morrison. It's been a long way but I finally have to make a bow for him.
Respect for the man. Bought his greatest hits and must say that there's so much quality
stuffed into one cd and the pure joy of music just pours out.
- Simple Minds remastered. The entire Simple Minds
catalogue has been remastered. No extra stuff though...
- I've been reading the Robbie Williams "Somebody Someday" book. Really
an interesting, entertaining and truthful portrait of the single most interesting pop star
at the moment. And it's already in the cards: Robbie Williams will own christmas. His new
single "Feel" is of great quality and indicates something to look forward to
when the new album "Escapology" hits the streets on November 18th. An album with
him back doing pop instead of stealing from Sinatra.
- David Gray:
"A New Day At Midnight". A fine follow-up to the hugely successful "White
Ladder". What can I say? It's just music the way it was meant to be presented...
Notlist
- The Vines.
Australian rock band being hailed as the new saviours of rock. Well, I bought the album
("Highly Evolved) on reviews alone and got hugely disappointed. In my book it's just
ordinary rock with too much pointless screaming. Nowhere near the pure talent of The
Strokes.
- Richard
Ashcroft: "Human Conditions". Some consider him one of the great
British songwriters. I just think he's plain boring and is having a hard time staying
relevant now that the edge of The Verve has gone. Too many sobby slow tunes...
- Madonna:
"Die Another Day". Her new single for the next Bond movie is pretty crap!
Definitely a big disappointment considering her normal standards....
- Ain't it a shame. The feeling about
being a music fan has changed. There was a time when it was magical to go shopping for the
latest single by your favourite band. It's no longer special when your favourite band
releases a new single. The whole ritual about getting it just doesn't exist anymore. Now
it's all over the Internet and TV and too often drows in media mayhem. So that's one of
the things that disappeared with vinyl...
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