Pop-Eye 22/4/01

Survivor has started to grate, although the rest of the DC album, per Napster preview, is brilliant. I had the terrible experience of flipping between my three favorite radio stations and finding them all playing Survivor roughly simultaneously. The Madonna single is unjustly maligned. The lyrics, though blunt, are actually quite strong, especially pared with what I consider a subtle and elegant production. Missy, however, is clearly unstoppable.

DC Survivor - aerobics maxi. Fabulous yet somehow uninvolving but I still dance round my room every time I put it on. May is my Month Of Exercise and Beyonce's mob will feature highly.

Ronan - even Gregg Alexander booster me cannot find a good word to say about this.

O-Town - fucking disgrace. Piss-poor lechfest, would shame Northern Line. come on America, boy bands is meant to be what you're good at!

Missy Elliott - awesome. Isabel's favourite single this year and mine too though "We Need A Resolution" is my favourite single RIGHT NOW. Elongated neck bit in video excellent. Missy's dancing (one move: upward rabbit-punch) also excellent. Beats DC on hook (just) tho DC have funnier lyrics.

Madge - totally forgettable. Music album continues to slide in my estimation.

Snoop Dogg - no hook at all that I can detect. Still quite good but come on Dre!

Orbital - maligned on Pop-Eye I felt, first Orbital single I've enjoyed in a while, nice'n'easy back-to-92 feel though Gothy vocals get annoying after a bit. Pete is right in nothing-funny complaint.

Hooray for the charts. What's out this week?

I agree with all of Tom's comments. Aaliyah's single has been unfairly panned - yeah, it's got no knock out chorus, but it's the eeriest song Timba's done in ages ("Get Ur Freak On" is eerie, but I don't really think of it as a song), and the most lovely. I also love the fact that both of the singles from _Survivor_ so far sound a bit half-hearted on the first listen and then untouchable from the tenth to the hundredth.

Erm, why the hell isn't the PopEye page working? Maybe it's just my internet. I dunno if more was said about the Missy VIDEO on PopEye, but I'd like to needlessly make these points:

- My favourite part is where Missy swings from a chandelier. - Which famous person is sitting on Timbaland's lap? It looks somewhat like Beyonce but it's hard to tell on a little TV. - Missy wearing a Motorhead t-shirt and studded denim has dented her cutting-edge cool slightly in my house. As far as I know, they've even stopped selling them in Top Shop. (Does that mean it's OK again? Where are you, fashion intelligentsia?(sic?)) - The brief song after the end of the, uh, actual song - that is some seriously great stuff! Anyone aware of what I mean? Is it maybe on the CD single? It's not on the 12" and it better not be a video-only thing!

Thankyou for taking the time to read this!

joel:

that song at the end of the video is "lick shots" which will feature on the album and which is just as excellent as "get ur freak on" in my opinion.

"we need a resolution" is the least of the big three aaliyah/timbaland singles, but i don't think it deserves to be panned. it's the first of the three, though, that makes for better instrumental listening, i think, as the track itself is quite beautiful.

tim, you're totally right about the impact of the last two d.c. singles. as i've said myself, they're unimpressive on first listen -- i even dissed "survivor" after first hearing it -- but once they get their hooks in you, look out. v. much looking forward to the album.

Fred, I hope you didn't dis it on the internet, cause that's really rude.

nick, i did, in fact, dis it on the internet, prefacing my comments by saying that, no, my momma didn't raise me better than that. i'm also shamed for having compromised my christianity when "survivor" really deserved no less than much success, no stress, and lots of happiness.

sorry.

I can't get this 'pop-eye' page either. Meanwhile, I have heard what I think are possibly some current chart records on the radio, and seen some on TV, recently. I think I saw a band called Toploader - didn't like that. Finally saw Stevie's faves, the Sugababes - thought they were terrible. Heard 'Shaggy' on the radio today - that was bad too. Have heard what I think is the current Madonna single, and found that irritating. Also, as said previously, new Travis video on ToTP - very bad.

im very worried about all of you