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| 774.1 | | PEKING::AMANNP | And the Majorettes marched in. | Thu Dec 06 1990 17:30 | 3 |
| I think it's a lousy idea Matty,
coz I won't be here to see the result! ;'{
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| 774.2 | | JGO::KWIKKEL | The dance music library 1969-20.. | Thu Dec 06 1990 18:55 | 3 |
| Want mine too? :^)
Jan.
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| 774.3 | Talk to me! | IGETIT::BROWNM | Mistake! I dod that on porpoise! | Thu Dec 06 1990 20:34 | 8 |
| Jan, Yeah, anybody's. The more input the fairer the result.
BTW, my motives for doing this are purely fun related. It IS another
list topic, but hopefully we shall get some funny comments and some
interesting results.
matty
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| 774.4 | | SHAPES::FIDDLERM | | Thu Dec 06 1990 20:45 | 4 |
| Why don't we all just make up topics as we go, rather than compiling
results? And keep everything to one reply. Sounds nice n vague to me.
Mikef
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| 774.5 | | IGETIT::BROWNM | Mistake! I dod that on porpoise! | Fri Dec 07 1990 15:04 | 2 |
| re-1. Yeah, why not.
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| 774.6 | GO.. | XSTACY::PATTISON | A rolling stone gets the worm | Mon Dec 10 1990 20:26 | 26 |
| 774.7 | | PEKING::AMANNP | And the Majorettes marched in. | Mon Dec 10 1990 20:48 | 13 |
| Best singer (female) - Sinead O'Connor
Best group - They Might Be Giants
Best album - Flood
Best Video - Nothing Compares 2 U
Best TV - drop the dead donkey
Worst singer (female) - Madonna
Worst singer (male) - Paul Gascoigne
Worst group - New Kids on the Block
Worst single - Ice Ice baby (or whatever that wretched things called)
Worst TV - Ruth (bore me death) Rendell mysteries.
Paul.
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| 774.8 | Say what you like... ...but not that! | IGETIT::BROWNM | Mistake! I dod that on porpoise! | Mon Dec 10 1990 20:58 | 8 |
| > Worst singer (female) - Madonna
Paul, do you want a punch or what? ;-)
matty
(one of Maddy's unpaid body guards. ! :-)
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| 774.9 | | XCUSME::KENDRICK | | Mon Dec 10 1990 22:39 | 13 |
| >Worst single - That one where Suzanne Vega dum-de-dahs all the way
through.
So THAT'S who does that obnoxious piece of doo-doo. The very first time
I heard it I couldn't believe anyone actually released something
that wretched. From then on whenever that dum-de-dah started up
I immediately started punching the "next station" button, so, I never
found out who did it.
Thanks for solving the mystery,
TK
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| 774.10 | tomight we're gonna party | SHAPES::FIDDLERM | | Tue Dec 11 1990 11:49 | 57 |
| OK...lets put some goodies in here for that year they are already
calling '1990'...
LP of the year - Extricate, The Fall
Single - Glider ep, My Bloody Valentine, all on you(perfume) - Paris
Angels (ok, I know thats two)
Highlights:
Reading Festival, Cure at Crystal Palace
Meeting Stuart Potter
Looking forward to visiting Ed
Lowlights
Not visiting Ed
Stuart Potters haircut
Song that most made me want to take my trousers off:
joy in repetition - Prince (from Graffiti Bridge)
Favourite (worst) shirt:
Only one contender - Bob Green, come on down!!
Best new Band - Papa Brittle
Accent most dificult to cope with after a pint or two - That man Stuart
Potter!
Best exploding car - Mine!
Best film - Crimes and Misdemeanors
worst single - The crap that people buy and put in the charts amazes
me, but then I guess they would think the same about my record
collection, so who cares. I'm trying hard to think which I detest most
- tedious rap records, or American style 'soft rock' (leather jackets,
clenched fists, anguished expressions, no talent). I think the latest
New Kids single has to be the pits for me.
Most damn fine cup of coffee - the one I'm about to have.
Record that most ought to be turned into a flowerpot -
Prefab Sprout - Jordan the comback (and please go away again)
God knows, I lived and breathed the first two PS lps, but this latest
thing...
Singer who I would most like to invite home to meet mother -
Maria Mckee.
If I think of more later...
Mikef
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| 774.11 | | SIOG::OGRADY | | Tue Dec 11 1990 12:53 | 27 |
| Here goes...
Best singer (female) - Liz Frazer of the Cocteaus
Best singer (male) - Mark E. Smith (two votes !!)
Best group - Pixies
Best Live Act - Pixies
Best single - 'Raining' by Ancient Beatbox ( Sheila Chandra on vocals )
Best album - 'Heaven or Las Vegas' by Cocteaus
Best Video - 'Raining' again, directed by Angela Conway of AC Marias
Best TV - Twin Peaks, Snub TV,
Best Movie - Goodfellas
Worst singer (female) - Michaela Strachan of SAW's 'Hit man and her'.
Yes, she did a single. It bombed.
Worst singer (male) - Jason Donovan.
Worst group - Status Quo, for that AWFUL single.
Worst single - Any of Phil Collins' of 1990
Worst album - Kylie's new one.
Worst Video - Jason Donovan's last one. can't remember the song name.
Worst TV - Eastenders. I'm going to slash my wrists if i see that
again.
Worst Movie - That mutant ninja turtle thing.
Highlight of 1990 - World Cup ( come on the boys in green! ),
Bore of 1990 - All those pictures of Shaun Ryder on the covers of all
those magazines.
Martin
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| 774.12 | | CHEFS::PRICET | Shaking The Disease.. | Tue Dec 11 1990 15:52 | 37 |
| Well here's my list
Best single: Ride EP
Best Album: Nowhere - Ride
Best Female Vocalist: Madonna
Best Male Vocalist: Mark E Smith
Best Video: World In Motion - New Order/England, well it was great to
see it at the time, PLATT YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS
Best Gig: Ride - CO-OP Hall Feb/Weddoes - Brighton Jan 31st
Best Moments: Interviewing David Gedge, Billy Bragg and spending the
weekend with Ride (Namedrop namedrop)
Reading Festival
Englands World Cup
Passing my 2nd year exams, phew
Funniest thing on TV: The Singing Corner's Purple Haze, closely
followed by a Yell interview in which they said
"We've proved we can sing now we want to prove we
can play live" - they should be comedians
Worst single: Jive Bunnny/Bombalurina or whatever it was called
closely followed by Gazzas effort
Worst album: Must be Jive bunny or anything connected with SAW
Worst Female Singer: Sonia - "I'm a cheeky loveable scouser"
Worst Male Singer:Michael Bolton - I hate his %^^&^^%% ballads
Worst Gig: Inspiral Carpets in Brighton - yawn although they were good
at the festival
Worst moments: The Penalty shoot out vs W.Germany
Iraq invading Kuwait
Relationships - having one and not having one =8*)
Being in the same hotel as the New Kids and a friend or
mine getting a fist in her face from their security
for walking around behind Jonathon New Kid - this was
our Poly Ball
Tim
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| 774.13 | | SUBURB::ABSOLOMT | | Wed Dec 12 1990 12:41 | 13 |
|
In reverse order...
Best Single: Kingston Town-Nothing Compares 2U
Best Album: Beautiful South's latest
Best Female Vocalist: Madonna
Best Video: Nothing Compares 2U
Best T.V: Has to be Harry Enfield's TV show. ONLY MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
"George "Integrity" WhiteBread's the name, I speak my mind me. I say
what I like and I like what I bloody well say."
Worst Singer:
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| 774.14 | Tony James Talks, very,very boring | SUBURB::ABSOLOMT | | Wed Dec 12 1990 13:09 | 24 |
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Continued...
Worst Male Singer: Francis Rossi or Elton John (who is really letting
himself down this year)
Worst Group: Without doubt Status Quo for becoming Chas & Dave '90. (to
think they opened Live Aid).
Worst Single: This Ones For The Children-NewKOTB. An absolutely
disgrace. How any had the stomach to do something as sick as this Iwill
never know, Bleurrggghhhh!!!!!!
Worst Album: Jive Bunny.
Worst Video: This Ones For The Children-NewKOTB. The ol' backslapping
round the Joanna.
T.V: Normski, what a pr*ck!! And, of course, Blind Date.
Highlight: The Cameroon game, and the return of Iron Mike. Mr Frisk
winning the National with my money on it.
Bore: Turtle Power, Madonna bashers, Gazza media-hype.
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| 774.15 | | FORTY2::QUICK | 17 hands, now that's more like it | Wed Dec 12 1990 14:38 | 15 |
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Best female singer - Sinead O'Connor
Best music personality on TV - Sinead O'Connor
Best politically motivated musician - Sinead O'Connor
Best group - The Sugarcubes
Best male singer - Gary Moore
Best guitarist - Gary Moore
Best producer - Gary Moore
Best single - Walking by myself (Gary Moore)
Best Album - Still got the blues (Gary Moore)
Best remix album - Led Zeppelin (surprise surprise)
Best comeback album - John Mayall's new one
Most overrated ex-stripper - Madonna
Jonathan ;-)
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| 774.16 | | VULCAN::SMITHP1 | Well thats another topic ratholed | Wed Dec 12 1990 19:21 | 7 |
| > re. Note 774.10 by SHAPES::FIDDLERM
>
> worst single -
> The crap that people buy and put in the charts amazes me...
You've heard the latest Madonna single then Mike ??
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| 774.17 | It All Helps | LARVAE::GARDNER_L | | Wed Dec 19 1990 19:48 | 31 |
|
Lets start with the dustbin stuff
Worst Type Of Music: RAP
Worst TV Eastenders,Cora and lots more
(Get The Idea)
Worst DJ David Jenson (Drive Time)
Worst Single Timy Mallet/ Jason/Kylie/Craig etc
Worst Moment England V West Germany.
Worst Fashion Flares
Worst Person Saddam Husain
Worst Paper The Sport
Worst Hangover 17TH August
Best DJ Chris Tarrent (Laugh or wat)
Best Female Vocal Whitney Housten
Best Group The Cure
Best Moments World Cup.
Best TV Steve Martin Films
Best Fashion Girls looking like Girls
Best Paper Daily Express
Best Pizza Hot n Spicey
Best Drink Becks
Most useful traffic news from Russ "the flying eye" Caine
"Waterloo Bridge looks busy as does....etc"
Does he take off to find this out every day ?
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| 774.18 | Bonsoir, Reading calling.. | SUBURB::TUDORK | SKEADUGENGA | Thu Dec 20 1990 21:37 | 15 |
| Best Singer(female): Anne Wilson
Best Singer(male): Peter Gabriel
Best Group: Heart
Best Single: TMBA - Berlin (yes I KNOW it was a
re-release)
Best Album: Journeyman
Best Music in a TV advert:The one we couldn't get from K1664
Worst Singer(female): Suzanne Vega
Worst Singer (male): Jason Donovan (he's not even modest and he's
got a lot to be modest about.)
Worst Group: Jive Bunny
Worst Single: Wotsits cafe (see above)
Worst Album: Ancient Heart - Tanita Tikaram
Worst music in a TV advert:BT's "Busy Line" aaaaaaaarrrrrrgh
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| 774.19 | | WELMTS::GREENB | Comes but once a year | Fri Dec 21 1990 11:28 | 10 |
| Best albums: Flood, They Might Be Giants and Wrong Way Up, Cale/Eno
Best single: Birdhouse, TMBG.
Most Intense Gig: James at Brixton Academy
Sweatiest Gig: Inspiral Carpets, Reading University
Most Fun Gig: They Might Be Giants (2 times), Town & Country.
Best Singer/Worst Dancer: Tim Booth
Most Unconvincing Rapper: That bloke in Twenty 4 Seven who says "Come
Owaaahhn...", even makes Gazza sound good.
Most Tedious Hypes: Gazza, Turtles, John Major, John Lennon.
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| 774.20 | | WELMTS::GREENB | Comes but once a year | Fri Dec 21 1990 11:30 | 6 |
| p.s.
Laziest Gits, Where Are They Now and Does Anyone Really Care Any More
special award to: Stone Roses.
Bob
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| 774.21 | | RUTILE::MACFADYEN | Now located @ FYO | Fri Dec 21 1990 17:08 | 5 |
| Yeah, the speed of their rise to prominence was matched only by the
speed of their disappearance. Or is it just us, being fickle?
Rod
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| 774.22 | | WELMTS::GREENB | Comes but once a year | Fri Dec 21 1990 17:26 | 6 |
| Well, Rod, it might have helped us choose to be fickle if we'd actually
had some 'product' to ignore. As it is, I won't be getting too excited
about their next record, whenever they actually deign to enter a
recording studio, that is.
Bob
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| 774.23 | | CHEFS::PRICET | From the global village.... | Fri Dec 21 1990 17:41 | 9 |
| I don't think they are allowed to record at the moment due to contract
wranglings. I seem to remember that they were trying to wriggle out of
their contracr with Silvertone who have them signed up for 35 years!
Should have read the small print or did they and are they just being
greedy now
Tim
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| 774.24 | | WELMTS::GREENB | Comes but once a year | Fri Dec 21 1990 18:28 | 4 |
| But that shouldn't stop them touring, should it? Didn't they pull a US
tour earlier in the year?
Bob
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| 774.25 | | CHEFS::PRICET | From the global village.... | Fri Dec 21 1990 19:04 | 8 |
| You're right, they didn't exactly do a lot here either one gig on an
island that nobody has ever heard of which was reputedly awful and a
couple of other stadium type things. I reckon the reason they are so
quieton all fronts is that they have no decent new material, time will
tell no doubt.
Tim
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| 774.26 | | CLADA::MEAGHER | These are the hands of a tired man | Wed Jan 02 1991 12:33 | 18 |
| Best female singer: Madonna
Worst female singer: Kylie
Best male singer: No one springs to mind!!!
Worst male singer: Jason (pips Elton at the post)
Best Newcomers: The Farm
Best group: TMBG (why not?)
Worst group: New Kids on the Block
Best single: Dub be good to me - Beats International
Worst single: The Joker
Grooviest single (man): Fools Gold - The Stone Roses
Worst remix/cover: Joe's Diner with that AWFUL beat
Best album: Happiness - The Beloved
(with an honourable mention to Goodbye Jumbo)
Best rock album: Stuck together with God's glue-Something Happens
Best debut album: Paradise in the Picturehouse - The Stunning
Most original album: Flood - TMBG
-Brian.
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| 774.27 | ! | SHAPES::FIDDLERM | | Wed Jan 02 1991 12:57 | 5 |
| re - 1
Best Newcomers: The Farm!!!!
Mikef
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| 774.28 | non ? | CASEE::LALLI | Didier - BCE Valbonne - DTN 828.5423 | Wed Jan 02 1991 14:02 | 8 |
|
I have this question I wanted to ask for a long time. Probably poorly related
to this topic.
Am I the only one to find that "Dub be good to me" is a rip off of "Guns of
Brixton" from The Clash ? I mean the music (not the voice).
Didier
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| 774.29 | | YUPPY::FELLM | | Thu Jan 03 1991 12:55 | 8 |
| Apparently not!! I understand that Beats International were
sued by The Clash for nicking their music on this one. Don't
know if they were successful in proving this though.
All that aside 'Dub be good to me' was a brilliant single.
Mazzer
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| 774.30 | | WELMTS::GREENB | Apache Twins: This year's models | Thu Jan 03 1991 12:58 | 9 |
| Similarly, Vanilla 'Ice Ice Baby' Ice sampled a bit of the Queen/Bowie
hit, 'Under Pressure'. I heard there was going to be a case about this,
but haven't heard anything more definite than that - does anyone know
any more?
Bob
p.s. heard a bit of Queen's new one (Innuendo) on the radio yesterday.
Unbelievable!!!!!!
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| 774.31 | Freddie's back!!!! | KIRKTN::GGOODMAN | Born to party | Mon Jan 07 1991 04:57 | 9 |
|
Re 28 & 29.
Apparently, Norman Cook, the man behind Beats International, wrote
the song as a tribute to The Clash, but unfortunately it slipped his
mind to ask them if they had any objections. Suspicious? Not at all..
Graham.
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| 774.32 | My favourite's of 90's. | IGETIT::BROWNM | SpacebassmanBrown | Fri Feb 01 1991 15:51 | 91 |
| Here's some of my favourite records of last year. There are a few
missing, it was a great year for music (aren't most) and it's difficult
to remember so many. Also there have been some great records I've
bought this year, or records that I had not heard before but come from
previous years.
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Hardcore Uproar - Together
This has got to be one of the best House records ever. Bleeps, great
samples and a great rhythm track. They also use it on Sportsnight!
Scarlet Beautiful - The Beloved
Hi NRG stuff. Should have been a single but stayed on the LP for some
reason.
All On You (Perfume) - Paris Angels
Sounds similar to New Order's `Temptation'. Great acid bass noises mixed
with jangly guitar, Funky Drummer rhythm and a few vocals for good
measure.
Fascinating Rhythm - Bassomatic
Great dance track with nice sounds all the way through. Nice vocals
too.
The Storm - World Of Twist
A bit like the Paris Angels, but with whirling organs and whispery
vocals. The song is as catchy as anything the Beatles every did.
She's A Rainbow - World Of Twist
The b-side of the above. It's a Rolling Stones song, but this version
has all the right beats and keyboards to make is sound fresh. More
pounding acid bass noises.
This Is How It Feels - Inspiral Carpets
Great moody song, but it's so catchy. More organs - I suppose I have a
thing about organs. :-)
Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode
I love the choir voice on the keyboard the use for the chords. So good
it's unbelievable.
The Only One I Know - The Charlatans
A mixture of the Stone Roses and the Inspirals. This was the best of the
typical Manc records IMO.
Kennedy - The Wedding Present
Again, dead catchy. Very noisy with great Yorkshire sounding vocals.
Made Of Stone - Stone Roses
Dead dead catchy. Came out ages ago, but I only bought it this year.
Playing this reminds me of how I felt when the new decade started - ie.
very positive.
Waiting For Her - A-ha
A bit like U2's `With Or Without You' and at least as good. I prefer
Morton (Hamstead? ;-)) Harket's vocals though. Great arrangement with
strings pianos, the works.
Pro Gen (Paul Oakenfold Mix) - Shamen
This would have been a brilliant instrumental track on it's own, but the
rap is so good. The guy sounds good, but best of all are the lyrics.
They're all about being positive
"The Shamen are a new generation who are provin', you can be what you
want to be, let your mind and your body and your soul be free..."
Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
Everyone's heard this. It just shows the originality you can achieve
while sampling old records.
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Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco
Shame - Betty Boo
Won't Stop Loving You (12") - A Certain Ratio
Strawberry Fields - Candy Flip
Where Are You Baby - Betty Boo
Vogue - Madonna
Lightning Man - Nitzer Ebb
MTO (Minus Mix) - New Order
Hold On - En Vogue
Brother And Sister - Erasure
Shall We Take A Trip - Northside
Sunshine On A Rainy Day - Zoe
Commercial Rain - Inspiral Carpets
Cry Baby - Madonna
Waking Up In The Sun - Adult Net
Come Together (Andy Weatherall's mix) - Primal Scream
Dream Beam - Hypnotone
20 Seconds To Comply - Silver Bullet
Disappear - INXS
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