Popeye 14/1/01 - Responses

"I go wild when you touch my secret smile" - pretty unequivocal I think. J Lo isn't *that* bad, manages to sound like a watery watery version of Pink which is a step up from Carey imitation.

Anyway we will soon find out exactly who reads Pop Eye.

I thought Wating for Tonight was brilliant (although I'm a sucker for any song which rhymes "fingertips" and "lips") and so the new single by "J. Lo" (snicker) is a real letdown -- also far more lyrically wimpy than the best of the R&B out there -- more hung up on "real love" rather than benjamins and clubbing. The Misteeq track is excellent.

On the Stateside music charts, I'm sick to death of He Loves U Not, and I'm still digging the new Madonna single, which has an ultra stylish music video, rescuing the Marlboro man from the cesspool of "Bob, I have lung cancer" anti-smoking ironic smugness to which he was relegated, and confirming that this album really is Madonna's stab at "heartlan

"heartlan" what, Sterling :) ?

You're right about the lyrical emphasis - when I first heard the single, artist unknown, I thought it had to be a British R&B imitative - who else would be so wimpy?

I notice Toploader are still in the charts. Has nobody put a bounty on them yet?

er. "heartland" music -- explicitly american folk and country derived -- which is to say that the cowboy hat isn't just style, but is consonant with the sound of the album.

And more on Misteeq -- production marks it as another Garage crossover track, stealing sh'kespere production for the orchestral loop, then catchy vibes and electronic blooping and vocals feel fast and aggressive, vocordered occasionally, and... goddamn this track is as packed as Masterblaster. Also vocals go between r&b and some sort of r&b rap hybrid, rather than to ragga. This is the song that Dream's He Loves U Not should be.

"Why?" is excellent excellent excellent indeed Sterling. It's like all the garage-r&b tracks released so far combined and forcefed too many amphetamines. It's also getting a huge push from the garage community because the remix is from Matt 'Jam' Lamont who used to be in Tuff Jam, who were huge during speed garage but missed the boat on 2-step, and everyone feels a bit guilty that they so thoroughly forgot their former heroes.

But, BUT, what is wrong with ragga? If I had my way Dynamite's "Dancehall Queen" would be ruling the charts with an iron spliff right now.

My Love Don't Cost A Thing sounds a lot like He Wasn't Man Enough For Me

It's a bit "He Wasn't Man Enough", except Toni Braxton sounds like a man and J-Lo doesn't - but the actual melody where Ms "I Swear I'll Be Celibate if Puffy to Jail" Lopez sings "my love don't cost a thing" is really similar to Brandy/Monica's "The Boy Is Mine".

That makes it pretty damn bad. Still a more worthy Number One than Limp Bizkit though.

I think dat misteeq's track WHY is phat. since I first heard it on 'DJ Luck and MC Neat presents' I fell in love with that song and till this day (24th may) I still love it. And their new track 'All I want' is just as good. Keep up the good work girls