WU LYF 4 LYF Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Did Flaming June ever finish his list last year? Â Nope. Got requested to finish it a few times though, so tempted to do another one this year if only in the hope that the vile, formal, over-serious, pretentious, pseudo-intellectual write ups give me that final push towards 'Dolt Of The Year' and 'Most Hated Poster: Lifetime Achievement Award'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted November 26, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 Nope. Got requested to finish it a few times though, so tempted to do another one this year if only in the hope that the vile, formal, over-serious, pretentious, pseudo-intellectual write ups give me that final push towards 'Dolt Of The Year' and 'Most Hated Poster: Lifetime Achievement Award'. Â In all seriousness, they should do that category this year seeing as though UKFF is 10 years old now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted November 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don't know about that.. but there will be at least one new category.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Gonna try and get a few more up today and tomorrow as it will likely slow to a crawl during Mon-Fri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted November 26, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2011 Bonus Track - decent but utterly uninspiring. Concerning seeing as Seven has alluded to this being better than everything else. 50 - not bad at all, reminds me of DIOYY 49 - really boring and twee 48 - decent, very indie 47 - nice, fun, catchy track 46 - eh, it's ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Let's resume.  "Why don't you teach your heart to feel?"  #45: 'Love Love' - Take That   Sounds like: Boasting.  Are there still people out there who snicker at the mention of Take That? They've been fucking great since reforming a few years back and even the recruitment of Robbie Williams didn't ruin it. Plus he's fucked off again so that's cause to celebrate. Gary Barlow might be doing his best to ruin his newfound credibility on The X Factor but tunes like this prove he's still a fucking talented songwriter. Incidentally, this is on the X-Men First Class soundtrack despite being tonally fairly off with the movie. Also, I saw the band live over the summer and it was fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 "It fuckin' hurt like hell" Â #44: 'Ghost On The Dance Floor' - Blink-182 Â Â Sounds like: A false dawn. Â Great track to kick off the comeback album and a much stronger track than lead single 'Up All Night'. Sadly the record itself is pretty front-loaded and can't come close to the excellent self-titled effort that Blink bowed out with in 2003. 'Ghost...' is essentially a microcosm of the album, with a sense of compromise hanging over it. Tom is very much in Angels And Airwaves mode - which it turns out is surprisingly tolerable when paired up with Mark and Travis, the latter of whom is, of course, the standout. I still kinda wished we got another +44 album instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted December 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2011 Is it wrong that I prefer the Breakbot remix of Nightcall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 "Woo!"  #43: 'Midnight Midnight' - Le Galaxie   Sounds like: A fucking belter.  Currently in the process of climbing the frankly incestuous and tricky ladder that is the Irish music scene, Dublin electro kings Le Galaxie are one of the most exciting groups to come along for quite some time. Obsessed with the 80's, synths, the future and various other fun and games, they pack as much punch as possible into their work. And they're an even better proposition live, often bathing whatever venue they grace in neon while tearing the place apart with their reverb-assisted sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Is it wrong that I prefer the Breakbot remix of Nightcall? Â Â Great remix but I couldn't put it over the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 "Don't ever look back"  #42: 'Sail Away' - The Rapture   Sounds like: Growing older.  Best known for stomping cowbell-assisted floorfillers like 'House Of Jealous Lovers' and 'Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks', New York hipsters The Rapture surprised plenty of people with latest album In The Grace Of Your Love, pretty much right from the opening bars of this opening track. A much more patient affair than what I'm used to from these guys, there's a sense running through the song (and the album) that vocalist Luke Jenner has lost a lot more than just his bass player since 2006's Pieces Of The People We Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2011 Never really been able to get in to The Rapture. Midnight Midnight is a great track, though. Just presumed they were French with a name like Le Galaxie, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 "L! O! V-E!"  #41: 'Beat Of My Drum' - Nicola Roberts   Sounds like: A winning formula.  Nicola Roberts is never going to land a string of solo #1's but she's unlikely to crash and burn like fellow Girls Aloud bandmate Nadine Coyle either. In fact, she's the most credible of that group simply by always being the one singled out for being 'ginger' or 'porcelain' or 'ugly' or whatever bullshit tag she got landed with. That aspect, coupled with the presence of Diplo, meant 'Beat Of My Drum' was always going to be swallowed up by the bloggers and mp3 aggregators. The unkind have speculated that the lyrics are knowingly taking the piss out of Roberts, but that's probably off the mark. Either way, song is fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Two interesting points that this thread has brough up, already; Â 1) I'd argue that Blink's self-titled effort (which was released in '03, not '05 Chuckles) is the bravest rock record of the last ten years, all things considered. And, it's a fucking belter, too. Â 2) If PJ Harvey doesn't make this list, I riot. The same goes for Radiohead, Tom Waits, Kurt Vile, The Decemberists and Kate Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 1) Whoops, why did I think 05? Â 2) You're going to be very upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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