Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
Some REAL turkeys in this weeks chart, and we're not talking about Robbie Williams (No.2) or Mr Hudson (No.20), we're talking about the albums.
Firstly, before we start the tomato throwing, congratulations to The Editors, on their number one album "In This Light And On This Evening", showing losing the daily post-3.30pm school run plays from Edith Bowman weren't needed after all. Cancel that. They got to number one with just 30k sales - seriously piss poor. Muse's album did 148k week one. PETER ANDRE managed 53k!
Chipmunk - he's been everywhere hasn't he? On everything, in everything and winning awards too - Best Newcomer at the 2008 Mobo Awards, Best Hip-Hop Act at the 2009 Mobo Awards, and he seems to be a really lovely guy. Two huge singles, including the played to death, the No.1 "Oops A Daisy". It's a great song, the chorus is brilliant, and much like the comments we made on the Robbie Williams track, we'd like to hear the rest of that song, not Chipmunk's ramblings inbetween "find cupid and put him in a headlock" (yes, that'll help) or his constant shout outs of "chair". His album imaginatively entitled "I Am Chipmunk" debuted at No.2 - hooray! Champagne-sorry, Cristal all round? Doubtful - he wasn't pipped by The Editors, he was 7k short. So on last week's chart you needed to shift 23k copies to get to No. 2 - this is seriously SHITE.
But believe it or not, these aren't the turkeys.
These are;
9. The Saturdays "Wordshaker" - NEW ENTRY, selling just 15k *ouch*
14. Tiao Cruz "Rokstarr" - NEW ENTRY, hasn't he just had a No.1 single with that really annoying "break break bur-break break my heart"? Yes. Kids have got that, they don't want another 10 or so tracks obviously. *owwww*
And saving the best for last.
35. The Veronicas "Hook Me Up" managing a pathetic 7.6k sales week one - it's a shame. *Gobble gobble*
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Robbie Willams "Bodies"
As Charlie Brooker said recently, "Angels is played at funerals, Bodies will not".
We thought this song would "grow" on us. We wanted it too, but it hasn't, it just gets on our nerves, because it's clearly two songs cut 'n' shut together.
You've got the Rudebox style Robbie nonsense in the verses, and the classic Guy Chambers style Robbie in the chorus. Two completely different songs have been mashed together - this is a technique that super-producers Xenomania admit to doing (and very well) - listen to the way "Bodies" connects them, like a corpse falling down the morge stairs from verse to the chorus - the lyrics meaning anything seemingly unimportant;
Verse:
Bodies in the bodhi tree
Bodies making chemistry
Bodies are my family
Bodies in the way of me
Bodies in the cemetery
And that's the way it's gonna be all we've ever wanted
Is to look good naked
Hope that someone can take it
God save me rejection
From my reflection
I want perfection
You might have missed it, so here it is again (1:06 on the video below)
"And that's the way it's gonna be BANG BANG CLUMP CLUMP CRASH STUMBLE all we've ever wanted" What the hell are you talking about? Was the Bodies in the bodhi (?) tree, bodies making chemistry bit the original chorus for this song, before it a new one was slipped in afterwards?
The new chorus sounds like its from a great song, it's a shame we won't get to hear the rest of it.
We thought this song would "grow" on us. We wanted it too, but it hasn't, it just gets on our nerves, because it's clearly two songs cut 'n' shut together.
You've got the Rudebox style Robbie nonsense in the verses, and the classic Guy Chambers style Robbie in the chorus. Two completely different songs have been mashed together - this is a technique that super-producers Xenomania admit to doing (and very well) - listen to the way "Bodies" connects them, like a corpse falling down the morge stairs from verse to the chorus - the lyrics meaning anything seemingly unimportant;
Verse:
Bodies in the bodhi tree
Bodies making chemistry
Bodies are my family
Bodies in the way of me
Bodies in the cemetery
And that's the way it's gonna be all we've ever wanted
Is to look good naked
Hope that someone can take it
God save me rejection
From my reflection
I want perfection
You might have missed it, so here it is again (1:06 on the video below)
"And that's the way it's gonna be BANG BANG CLUMP CLUMP CRASH STUMBLE all we've ever wanted" What the hell are you talking about? Was the Bodies in the bodhi (?) tree, bodies making chemistry bit the original chorus for this song, before it a new one was slipped in afterwards?
The new chorus sounds like its from a great song, it's a shame we won't get to hear the rest of it.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Florence And The Machine
There's one thing that scares the hell out of us at The Enc its the state of the charts.
Florence And The Machine look likely to be the ONLY new British artist with a platinum album this year. Not Little Boots, winner of the BBC's much repeated Sound Poll of 2009, nor La Roux, VV Brown, White Lies (there's a band called that, not to be confused with Mr Hudson), or Frankmusik who all appeared in this hype chart.
So for those that didn't appear in the Sound Poll this year, it makes you wonder exactly how many albums they are selling, and how much the labels are spending on them to try and convince the music buying public (there are still some) that a package containing the tracks they have heard on the radio, with 7 or 8 fillers is worth coughing up for. In many instances, of course it isn't, and the labels are spending far too much - but why then has Florence And The Machine "connected"? Might it be as simple as having good songs that people can sing along to in the car? And why did the critics / DJ's / pundits not spot this when voting last November?
Florence And The Machine look likely to be the ONLY new British artist with a platinum album this year. Not Little Boots, winner of the BBC's much repeated Sound Poll of 2009, nor La Roux, VV Brown, White Lies (there's a band called that, not to be confused with Mr Hudson), or Frankmusik who all appeared in this hype chart.
So for those that didn't appear in the Sound Poll this year, it makes you wonder exactly how many albums they are selling, and how much the labels are spending on them to try and convince the music buying public (there are still some) that a package containing the tracks they have heard on the radio, with 7 or 8 fillers is worth coughing up for. In many instances, of course it isn't, and the labels are spending far too much - but why then has Florence And The Machine "connected"? Might it be as simple as having good songs that people can sing along to in the car? And why did the critics / DJ's / pundits not spot this when voting last November?
Friday, October 2, 2009
Chart News For Sunday
Filthy Dukes, new single "Tupac Robot Club Rock" currently on the Radio 1 A List are yet to make the top 100.. The "nation's station" has subsequently dropped the track for next week which isn't very helpful, and usually with a chart reaction like this, Radio 1 refuse to back further singles from artists. Unless they are American.
Natalie Imbruglia's new single, "Want" co-written with Coldplay's Chris Martin currently outside the top 65.
Sliimy - remember the big fuss about this chap, "the French pop sensation" signed via Perez Hilton to Warners? No? Nor do the charts. Couldn't find his single or album in the top 200. Its a shame isn't it.
Another couple of interesting things we've noticed just this week.
Pixie Lott's single "Boys And Girls" is riding high in the radio airplay charts, actually riding at the top of the radio airplay charts - this is not helping her debut album, that peaked at 6, and has dropped out of the 20 already. The post about the plane is coming true.
Much hyped The Xx, currently topping the Hype Machine chart with their frankly shambolic out of tune karaoke version of Florence & The Machine's version of Candi Staton's "You Got The Love" isn't helping them either, nor does a Later With Jools Holland performance, their debut album is out of the 100. But kids, its not just about record sales is it. No. More about this soon we promise.
Natalie Imbruglia's new single, "Want" co-written with Coldplay's Chris Martin currently outside the top 65.
Sliimy - remember the big fuss about this chap, "the French pop sensation" signed via Perez Hilton to Warners? No? Nor do the charts. Couldn't find his single or album in the top 200. Its a shame isn't it.
Another couple of interesting things we've noticed just this week.
Pixie Lott's single "Boys And Girls" is riding high in the radio airplay charts, actually riding at the top of the radio airplay charts - this is not helping her debut album, that peaked at 6, and has dropped out of the 20 already. The post about the plane is coming true.
Much hyped The Xx, currently topping the Hype Machine chart with their frankly shambolic out of tune karaoke version of Florence & The Machine's version of Candi Staton's "You Got The Love" isn't helping them either, nor does a Later With Jools Holland performance, their debut album is out of the 100. But kids, its not just about record sales is it. No. More about this soon we promise.
Mr. Hudson & The Mobo Awards
Can anyone explain why "Mr Hudson" got to perform live at this years MOBO awards (from Glasgow), and why he in particular is relevant to "Music Of Black Origin"?
"He recently worked with the best producer in Hip Hop Kayne West" ok (and you are?)
"infact, he and Kanye are so tight, that Mr West even signed him to his own record label Good Music" right..
"Yeah, the man's definitely a talent" is he nominated for anything?
"not only has he got one of the best songs on the new Jay-Z album but his album is coming out on blah blah, he's MY mate" the emphasis on MY is high praise indeed Reggie, I bet he is THRILLED.
The Mr Hudson performance raises an important question about what Music Of Black Origin is - it's a bit of a cliche because all modern music stems from rhytmn and blues doesn't it, so absolutely anything could be argued to be "MOBO" couldn't it? Ah no, its to reward people that are "performing black music" - but what is this exactly? Why is Mr Hudson performing "black music" when any other average white male solo artist isn't? Jay-Z covers Wonderwall now and again, so could Noel Gallagher perform next year - maybe from Manchester?
"He recently worked with the best producer in Hip Hop Kayne West" ok (and you are?)
"infact, he and Kanye are so tight, that Mr West even signed him to his own record label Good Music" right..
"Yeah, the man's definitely a talent" is he nominated for anything?
"not only has he got one of the best songs on the new Jay-Z album but his album is coming out on blah blah, he's MY mate" the emphasis on MY is high praise indeed Reggie, I bet he is THRILLED.
The Mr Hudson performance raises an important question about what Music Of Black Origin is - it's a bit of a cliche because all modern music stems from rhytmn and blues doesn't it, so absolutely anything could be argued to be "MOBO" couldn't it? Ah no, its to reward people that are "performing black music" - but what is this exactly? Why is Mr Hudson performing "black music" when any other average white male solo artist isn't? Jay-Z covers Wonderwall now and again, so could Noel Gallagher perform next year - maybe from Manchester?
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