In a message dated 2/8/03 11:19:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
mrhonorama@hotmail.com writes:

> Or The Streets ORIGINAL PIRATE MATERIAL, which I 
> finally picked up a couple of weeks ago -- the record has such a vitality 
> to 
> it.

While certainly not "pop" in the sense that we usually talk about, I should 
also note that I think this album is just incredible. I know that few sit on 
the fence on this--you either get it or you really, really don't, and I know 
a lot of people who fall into the latter category, but if you're into a 
2-step/garage hip-hop record that sounds like it stepped out of "Lock, Stock, 
and Two Smoking Barrels" (or "Snatch" or "Trainspotting" etc), then you 
should check it out. At turns it even sounds remotely like a modern version 
of the Specials or the dancier side of the Clash. And yeah, every song does 
have a massive pop hook, too, so it's certainly catchy in the way that we all 
like. It made it into my top 10 and I still listen to it all the time. 
--Jason