One of the most important days in the UK music calendar, today is Mercurys day. 12 albums from a wide vareity of genres have been nominated for the twenty thousand pound prize, which has become a well respected honour over the last 20 years. Artists such as Dizee Rascal, Pulp and Elbow have won the … Continue reading
Category Archives: 808s
Adele
During 2011, the topic that has come up most when people talk to me about music has been decidedly absent from this blog. Adele is undoubtedly the Queen of the charts right now becoming the first artist of the decade so far to sell 1 million copies of one song, and selling a ridiculous amount … Continue reading
Top 25 Albums – Updated List
After going through my singles list, I found that my opinions on my top albums had changed a fair bit in the last year. So I decided to rejig my list and post it again here. I’ve gone for a picture approach instead, with some extra comments underneath. As I have done with my Singles … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – Roundup
So there we are, the list of my Top 10 singles is official, with some entries that surprised even me. Here is the list in full: 1) Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) – Rihanna 2) Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) – Kanye West 3) Break The Ice – Britney Spears 4) Say It Right -Nelly Furtado 5) Be … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #1
Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) – Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad – 2007 Uvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); I have never mentioned … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #2
Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) – Kanye West – Graduation – 2008 Fvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Another obvious one if you’ve … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #3
Break The Ice – Britney Spears – Blackout – 2008 Bvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A song I gushed over when … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #4
Say It Right – Nelly Furtado – Loose – 2007 The final Timbaland production on the list, Say It Right is his masterpiece. Infectious synth and 808s are just the start, as Furtado’s most impressive vocal to date echoes across them. It sounds as if she is calling across a vast open landscape, an effect … Continue reading
Best Single 25-18
25) My Love (Feat. T.I.) – Justin Timberlake – Futuresex/Lovesounds – 2006 2var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Production so entrancing only … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #5
Be Mine – Robyn – Robyn – 2005/2008 Bvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); I knew that both Be Mine and Dancing … Continue reading
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