Urban75 Album of the Year 2002

[The39thStep]

The anti-guitar consortium, in 2003:

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Mostly Pop November 2012

by MrMoth Girls Aloud: Something New Yay! It’s Nicola, Kimberley, Cheryl, Sarah and Nadine! They’re back! It’s an objectively-decided fact that Girls Aloud created the greatest pop music of the 21s…

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Yay! It’s Nicola, Kimberley, Cheryl, Sarah and Nadine! They’re back! It’s an objectively-decided fact that Girls Aloud created the greatest pop music of the 21st century, possibly of all time. Yes, it is. And I know they came from a Cowell-inflected TV talent show, but it was back in the old days when the format was fresh and, crucially, they were launched with a sequence of tunes so astonishingly great they’re still pop benchmarks. Furthermore, their ratio of proper pop bangers to tedious ballads is a mighty 3:1 (yes, I did the maths), making them better than anyone ever. The songs are provided by ultraproducers Xenomania, of course, but Xenomania are behind lots of pop songs and none are as good as those performed by Girls Aloud. It’s kind of a perfect match. And one of their B sides was about the freaking Kronstadt* rebellion, because they’re a) awesome and b) really the last great working class band, now that you can’t be a musician on the dole. I haven’t really fleshed that argument out, but it’s 100% true. Who are our pop stars now? Mumford and Sons. Fuck’s sake.

 

[Knotted]

Votes are all in but it looks like I'm not going to get a chance to do this tonight. Mañana.

 

[belboid]

ee, I don’t know. May as well still have bluestreak doing it

 

[The39thStep]

Becoming more like an American election

 

[stavros]

Becoming more like an American election

We'll storm Knotted's house if there's the wrong result.

 

[The39thStep]

We'll storm Knotted's house if there's the wrong result.

I think he’s using the Florida method

 

[belboid]

I think he’s using the Florida method

Must be The Eminem Show for the win then.

 

[The39thStep]

Must be The Eminem Show for the win then.

I think he is desperately pm-ing people to get more last minute Coldplay votes tbh

 

[Knotted]

Not only late but I think I might have done a bad ruling.

 

[AverageJoe]

Not only late but I think I might have done a bad ruling.

What bad do you think you've done?

 

[Knotted]

What bad do you think you've done?

You'll see.

 

[hitmouse]

Not only late but I think I might have done a bad ruling.

Does this mean that Shangri-Las reissue is going to take the top spot after all?

 

[Knotted]

Does this mean that Shangri-Las reissue is going to take the top spot after all?

I think belboid would organise a coup if that happened.

 

[AverageJoe]

This is taking longer than that special extended edition of New Orders "Blue Monday" I have....

 

[RedRedRose]

My first foray has jinxed the whole enterprise.

 

[The39thStep]

My first foray has jinxed the whole enterprise.

Fast becoming the Nord Stream of Urban’s Album of the Year competition

 

[belboid]

This is taking longer than that special extended edition of New Orders "Blue Monday" I have....

It's taking longer than the second Stone Roses album

 

[CNT36]

At this point I might have to submit another list.

 

[Knotted]

Alright then let's start with a quick look at compilations.

 

[Knotted]

After all the fuss, it turned out to be a bit of a wash out. One clear winner, one runner up and couple of personal faves.

 

[Knotted]

Oh-OK were an off beat poppy 80's post-punk band, that I've never heard of. Listening to it right now and it's really ace. Makes me wish we were doing aoty 1982 again.

 

[Knotted]

My personal choice. A collection of Hungarian folk/rock/ambientish various. You won't be able to stream it but trust me it's great.

 

[Knotted]

I guess it does what it says on the tin and is really ace. I don't recognise most of the artists so maybe a good introduction to various.

 

[Knotted]

2002 U75 compilations runner up:

There's Ebo Taylor and K. Frimpong and lots of others. Fantastic stuff.

 

[Knotted]

Urban75 compilation album of 2002 is of course...

 

[Knotted]

Metro Area

Was unaware of them but I've listened to this three times now. It bangs and it slaps. I suspect if let loose on the main list it would be in the top 5 or so.

 

[AverageJoe]

How is that a compilation album?

Srsly. I'm confused.

 

[Knotted]

How is that a compilation album?

Srsly. I'm confused.

It's a collection of EP's. Most of the material has been previously released.

 

[AverageJoe]

Fair.

I was looking at compilation albums as something like Now That's What I Call Music. Or best of's.

My bad.

 

[Knotted]

Well this is very interesting. I like to start with the joy and pain of the lonely no.1's and they're well down at joint 36. This means we have a massive canon of 35 albums where there's reasonable consensus. It's going to be a long night.