tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post140021410346121981..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Top Tunes of 2008Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-62428002242158724652009-01-04T21:29:00.000+00:002009-01-04T21:29:00.000+00:00Yes Mike, it's great! Honest!(Admittedly, a pencha...Yes Mike, it's great! Honest!<BR/><BR/>(Admittedly, a penchant for cheesy eurodisco helps).Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-24447127732564900992009-01-04T18:18:00.000+00:002009-01-04T18:18:00.000+00:00The Icelandic Eurovision entry at no. 6!The Icelandic Eurovision entry at no. 6!Merseymikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231364271812168188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-20489588759756495142009-01-01T14:15:00.000+00:002009-01-01T14:15:00.000+00:00No Sigur Ros????No Sigur Ros????ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565935718500940885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-32461187945265581032008-12-31T11:30:00.000+00:002008-12-31T11:30:00.000+00:00No Sébastien Tellier?No Sébastien Tellier?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-72192798163794765052008-12-31T10:50:00.000+00:002008-12-31T10:50:00.000+00:00Check out The Kid's 'Transient Blood' from this ye...Check out The Kid's 'Transient Blood' from this year, but don't mention to New Order that a Swedish quartet have been nicking their tunes wholesale.Imposs1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-19489629525997478802008-12-29T09:52:00.000+00:002008-12-29T09:52:00.000+00:00I'm totally with you on You Belong. It sounded as ...I'm totally with you on <I>You Belong</I>. It sounded as if an edgy act from 1992 had stuck the track in a time capsule, only for it to emerge 16 years later. But alas I did prefer <I>Blind</I> because I hadn't heard anything like it for quite some time. On the back of those tracks I had high hopes for their album, which, unfortunately, were misplaced :(<BR/><BR/>Portishead had a good year and their offering did live up to expectations, IMO. You know what you're going to get when you acquire one of their records. A bit like Status Quo, but not like Status Quo, obviously.<BR/><BR/>Guilty sin time - I really liked (most of) the remixes of Alphabeat's singles, esp. <I>10,000 Nights</I>. And as you can see from my list, Iceland's Eurovision entry made it into the best choons. It's so cheesy, but catchy and, erm, brilliant!<BR/><BR/>For 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if trance has a big renaissance. Armin van Buuren's radio show regularly pulls in 25 million listeners, which shows huge market potential! Plus in these gloomy times, a large audience will be looking for uplifting music, which trance certainly supplies by the bucketload. If it does happen I will be very happy!<BR/><BR/>Last of all, already there is a contender for the track of 2009 on the radar - <A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=P02i2RIwKTo" REL="nofollow">Close My Eyes</A> by Sandar van Doorn vs Robbie Williams(!) is just superb.<BR/><BR/>The risk of freely giving your musical opinions is that someone will give them back!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-84729333070880734522008-12-28T22:43:00.000+00:002008-12-28T22:43:00.000+00:00I'm hot for The Bird and The Bee for next year...I'm hot for The Bird and The Bee for next year!<BR/><BR/>Hercules & Love Affair's 'You Belong' was also amazing. Lupe Fiasco's 'The Cool' showed how mainstream hip-hop is meant to be done.<BR/><BR/>I do like the current Girls Aloud single ('The Promise') a lot too. The new Portishead album was good... not that much of a change though, I didn't think.<BR/><BR/>Ach, I should never be invited to talk freely about music! :-DKJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571556157838498964noreply@blogger.com