the 2006 dirty poll: the results

[Sean]

Damn. And I thought the world forum could be rough.

[GforGroove]

There is this album called "Disco Romance" of Sally Shapiro.. that we totally miss in this list!! I just discovered it!!! and wow..Nobody knew about her!!
Is like Annie but more trippy. i think is from sweden too

one of the best of last of year for sure!

[dubman]

sally shapiro is the worst thing to happen in at least a year.
i dont hate hate hate an album often, but...

[patrick]

wow! now htat is some hate! did you dislike annie too? i'd have guessed you like annie from my memory of your tastes...


what's people think of the new RJD2? i'm so-so so far...

[GreenPea]

Originally Posted by patrick

wow! now htat is some hate! did you dislike annie too? i'd have guessed you like annie from my memory of your tastes...


what's people think of the new RJD2? i'm so-so so far...

It sucks. Mind you I only heard it once in a friend's car.

[dubman]

Originally Posted by patrick

wow! now htat is some hate! did you dislike annie too? i'd have guessed you like annie from my memory of your tastes...


what's people think of the new RJD2? i'm so-so so far...

i liked annie a lot, and i see what you're getting at with the comparisons, but the modern fourishes for annie were in how the tunes aggressively attempted to bowl you over half in its throwback and half in the saturation.

shapiro and her friend seem to just be relying on a sense of timing (it's 1980 in 2007! quirky!) to revive an exact same thing that i regularly channel surf through in late night infomercials. i've been told that there's minimal modern tweaking to distinguish this from a bad abba compilation, but if it's there it doesnt affect how positively stale it sounds. and to me it's either calculated or just unwelcome.

[Jafs]

hmmm, am I the only dude who voted for the Justin Timberlake album ?

[dubman]

Originally Posted by Jafs

hmmm, am I the only dude who voted for the Justin Timberlake album ?

i think JT may have cracked my top 30, if not 40, but the last half is almost too terrible to forgive, with exception to "summer love", despite the first half being pure crack of brilliant.

he only asked for a top ten

[GforGroove]

you are weird dubman.. You like JT and you dont like Sally Shapiro?
I mean is not the greatest thing on earth and is not Annie neither but is better than most of the pop out there.. and yeah sounds nice and is really catchy.. Like JT... but i dont want to discuss this too much with you because im likely to get fire by you!.. is just so weird.. snob :P

[dubman]

Originally Posted by GforGroove

you are weird dubman.. You like JT and you dont like Sally Shapiro?
I mean is not the greatest thing on earth and is not Annie neither but is better than most of the pop out there.. and yeah sounds nice and is really catchy.. Like JT... but i dont want to discuss this too much with you because im likely to get fire by you!.. is just so weird.. snob :P

i think we just disagree.
to me, this is a terrible excuse for pop. it's taking advantage of everyone's conception of the genre and assuming naivete and bald-faced vacuity sould charm everyone to her because it's all the same, weightless magical stuff.
and it's not, really. the biggest lack there is the lack of edge. there's always a rough snare to most good pop songs that you still come back for 2 months after it's out.
and if what JT and timbaland are doing isnt necessarily "new" for pop, it could certainly be considered to be a mix of different pop elements in ways which sound really fresh.
it exemplifies excellently what i heard someone else once say, that the people who hate on this and in the same breath insulate themselves with warp records fail to see that it's essentially using the same spirit of these bloops and blops for different ends that no one can get on a pedestal about..

i dunno, maybe i just prefer shameless hedonism rather than sexless disco.