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Post by konichiwaboy on Apr 26, 2006 20:20:28 GMT -5
Better than I'd expected. Whats more its quite political.
Im thinking of pressing a pink t-shirt that reads "dont diss the mrs....robinson" but i think that would be ever so sad.
Anyway back to their Obsession Cd...its really diverse. I'd also like to add that my cd came with a album cover that included one of the girls(paula me thinks..) wearing pink legwarmers. PINK WOOLY LEGWARMERS!!
Pop is doing fine. With Clea and Mrs.Robinson(and Stiletto coming soon too) pop in the UK has never been better. Still, its the sound of the underground but me thinks its always been like that.
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Post by tesko suicide on Apr 27, 2006 3:47:31 GMT -5
Pop is doing fine. With Clea and Mrs.Robinson(and Stiletto coming soon too) pop in the UK has never been better. Are you out of your fucking mind? |
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Post by Kirkland on Apr 27, 2006 4:08:41 GMT -5
The sole function of Clea is to bring life to dead noise.
And who the fuck are Mrs Robinson?
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Post by Blackhole on Apr 27, 2006 7:53:17 GMT -5
And who the fuck are Mrs Robinson? Have you watched the TV programme 'Paparazzi' on Wednesday nights? The guy on it who owns BIG! Pictures started a girlband, who on the TV programme are called Twisted Sisterz but have since been renamed Mrs Robinson. |
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Post by alexxxxx on Apr 27, 2006 9:10:42 GMT -5
They are lovely girls I've had them on myspace for a while, but if I see one more fucking bulletin about their new album I'll scream, I can't see anything from my mates because its all THEM!
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Post by konichiwaboy on May 1, 2006 13:08:19 GMT -5
Oooh heres the Dontstopthepop review:
Track By Track
1. Teacher: If the ubergirlband Shampoo ever decided to comeback this would be the song they'd produce. A bit like the Faders if they donned electro backbeats and even has a brilliant bridge which turns the song into a chant-a-long anthem. However the song is not as good as it thinks it is and no one likes a clever swot. Yet..a swell way to start the album off. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 7.9
2. I'm A Career Girl: If you felt abused and amused by the Girls Aloud dirty twins Wake Me Up/Graffiti My Soul you will adore this. It even has a little Slovakian language lesson as in the girls actually word bits in the said language throughout the course of this electropulse gem. The vocals at the end are stunning. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 10
3. Don't Ask Me: Starts with some stunning Jungian prose "Sometimes I dream of being myself".... Muscially you are transported a lonely town in China which is a territory we've not visited since Steps did their After The Love Has Gone. However this particular journey is a typical ballad and as its so early on in the album it certainly suffers. Consequently you get the feel Don't Ask Me is a filler which is a shame because as its good song. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 6.9
4. Beautiful World: This is just weird. Its a country song. You are thrown right into the Brokeback Mountain hills. I can almost hear the bulls rumping the cows while the cowboys hold hands with other cowboys. Nevertheless its a brilliant track and theres even a fiddle! A fucking fiddle! If B*witched aint here no more Mrs.Robinson for sure make good use of it. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 6.9
5. Touched: Woah..another ballad. At this stage you might be thinking that girls can't find their sound especially after the two stunning initial tracks and sadly track 5 doesnt help to ease those fears. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING 4.2
6. I'm A Little Obsessed: The single. You should know it. Or Maybe you won't as it wasnt released. Oh well. If you like your Anna Sahlenes you'd like this track. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 7.5
7. Don't Forget My Name: Now this is more like it!!!! THIS IS AN ANTI-GULF WAR SONG!!!!!!Whoever thought a whistle on a guitardisco track would be sooooooo effective. My sources tell me that the ARMED FORCES are using this song in their recruitment promos in a few weeks!!!!!!!!!! If Only! Lyrically its about war, soldiers and the Gulf problematics:
"and though soldiers do what they can to survive..they're just pawns in a game built on lies"
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"they're living in darkness, they trusted their leaders words..."
and heres the dig against Bush and his usage of rhetorics:
"it's easy preaching freedom while another mother buries her son"
Who would have thought: an album with Electropop, girlpop AND hardhitting radical leftwing politics...This album is starting to nudge out Clea's claim to the title of Best British pop release of the year. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 10
8. Hollywood Film Star: So think Kylies Loveboat with the message of P!nk's Stupid Girl. Listen to the way they say "whatever" and you'll fall in total submission with this band. This is their way of replying to Pay-TV's hilarious Miss.Captilist. Musically its very summery. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 8.9
9. Survive: Starts off with "You won't take me down" and sounds quite electric but in a softly soft way. Very Tatu but with a hint of 80's Cher. Haunting, revolutionary and uplifting with some raw hardhitting guitar rifts. We love the line "I'll survive and drink another glass of wine". This is I'm A Career Girl Mark II. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 9.9
10. Falling Asleep: I wasnt sure of this at first. It begins like the Celine's My Heart Will Go On. However it builds and evolves into a huge "waive-ya-hands" softrock
anthem. It sounds like a well-known hit that hasnt been released. We can't actually describe it other than its a bit like the New Radicals You Get What You Give and the Mandy Moores version of Whole of the Moon. Also has the beautiful conclusion to Mrs.Robinsons survival tactics of drinking wine previously mentioned on track nine with the lyrics "Red Bull and Vodka...again i'm wasted..alcohol is no friend of mine...". Cute song. DONTSTOP THE RATING: 9.9
11. Faded: Another piano driven ballad with sounds of children in background. I think this could be about a sibling dying much like the Sugababes Maya which was also the last track on their album. Nice but they really should have made this an hidden track and kept Falling Asleep the last track. DONTSTOPTHEPOP RATING: 7.7
In conclusion:
A very strong debut album which better be released or else! My only sour point is that the ballads take up invaluable space which is a real shame. Don't Ask Me should be moved and swapped with Falling Asleep. Actually you can hear the first three tracks from their album here. Its pretty annoying that they've kept the best songs to the back end of LP. Irregardless of position-for we all have Ipods don't we-this album could have have everying: You'll have eastern european languages, songs in discopop, electropop, guitarpop and songs about politics and alcoholism.
Obsession is interesting, singalong pristine, carefree, educational, cute and funny. Vocally its quite a surprise as the end of I'm A Career Girl proves. Well done Paula, Shareen & Tayna, you could have just made the most diverse British pop album of the year!
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Post by xolondon on May 1, 2006 16:13:35 GMT -5
Their website has MP3 downloads.
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Post by popknark on May 1, 2006 16:51:43 GMT -5
URL?
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Post by xolondon on May 1, 2006 16:57:42 GMT -5
check on the Don't Stop the Pop blog
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Post by scott2oo5 on May 1, 2006 17:01:08 GMT -5
was Im A Little Obsessed ever released?
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Post by helen0888 on May 1, 2006 17:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by konichiwaboy on May 1, 2006 18:19:27 GMT -5
Amazon lists the release for the single in may.
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Post by Pensiero Bello on May 6, 2006 18:06:25 GMT -5
Their manager Darren is a complete twunt. I feel sorry for them.
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Post by vasilios on May 6, 2006 20:07:14 GMT -5
Play com has the album for pre-order for the 15th of May. Weird!
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Post by hedi on May 8, 2006 9:23:11 GMT -5
'I'm a little obsessed' is a brilliant pop song. The lyrics are horrific and the video looks cheap (though apparently it cost quite a lot) and dillusional, but's it's got such a catchy melody and it's adorable in a cute pop 'With you' Jessica Simpson way.
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Post by scott2oo5 on May 8, 2006 10:33:26 GMT -5
Their album is out on the 15th May and apparently their single was to be released on the 8th may but i dunno if it was released. Woolies are even stocking the album  im shocked there releasing it with no real single to launch it and not that many people no about them. I think its gonna bomb big time |
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Post by calvinsteps on May 8, 2006 15:22:03 GMT -5
The lyrics to I'm A Little Obsessed are so horrible it's untrue.
The girls are promoting the album through MySpace bulletins! Hmm...
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Post by andyandy1987 on May 8, 2006 18:51:44 GMT -5
the single is absolutely dire. Why the fuck do record labels/artists think they can release such tripe and expect it to do well?! this also applies to clea's 'Lucky Like That' (how is this supposed to enable them to do well when songs like 'I surrender' and 'The Lie' sit in the wings probably never to see the light of day).
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Post by konichiwaboy on May 8, 2006 20:17:47 GMT -5
The single IS dire! It will be SUCH a shame if this album isnt released. There are 4 ballads which I'll leave but they are ok. I think the girls are really gonna try and get this album out there even if its a Tyler James/Unlikely Lad affair and ends up finding itself online.
Don't Forget My Name is to be a single for the Army. Which is really weird as its very anti-Gulf war/Anti-Bush/Blair.
To my ears the clear singles were
I'm A Career Girl-the end is amazing!
Falling Asleep-total anthem
Survive-broody electro "I can do better off alone" songs
As for Clea, Trinity is going to be released no matter chart positions. Both Physical and FreeStyle need to be aired as does I Surrender.
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Post by andyandy1987 on May 8, 2006 21:54:14 GMT -5
excuse my language but how fucking good is the Rapino brothers club remix of 'a little obsessed', it's definitely presented the song in a whole new light, brings me back to 'better the devil you know' (even though I was 5 when it came out) defo swayed me over the edge to buy the album even though it probably won't be on it.
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