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| From | "AssociationWorks" <AssociationWorks@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Top 20 of 2004 poll update |
| Date | Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:47:44 -0800 |
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I think my point here is (and sorry for not elaborating) is that there is a
UNIVERSE of
style and sound between Eugene Edwards and Franz Ferdinand...both in the
indie
and major label market. I'm just surprised to see FF lumped in with nine
other top albums
I would consider more befitting the tastes of people on this list...and I
chalk it up to HYPE.
What's onerous about these "best of" lists is that they are reflective of
exactly what
people bought in a given year and/or couldn't get off their radar
screen...and is not
reflective of a broader range of stuff released in a given year. If everyone
in a poll was given
the opportunity to listen to the same bunch of records, you'd have a much
more relevant
and interpretive Top 20 list.
IMHO....FF is a very mediocre indie pop record that is riding the successful
wave of post-punk revivalism spawned by other peddler of rehash like the
Strokes, Interpol, etc. Had the album not received half the gushing press
and radio play they got in 2004 no one on this list would give a
rats ass about them.
That's my opinion......I'm sticking to it......and I welcome more snappy
remarks from Stewart.
fire away pop soldiers,
Jeff
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