Tuesday, October 15, 2002
when is a bootleg not a bootleg? when the acapella isn't married with another track, but totally brand-new music. tim "jacknife" lee, he of "missy gets her 9-pound cock on" fame, has worked his guitarrific magic on eminem's "cleanin' out my closet." "closet" has nice 'n fiesty lyrics, but some of the most boring music dr. dre has ever committed to wax. lee solves that problem by pairing em's quasi-confessional, semi-jungian-therapy shout with walls of guitar noise. suddenly, em's primal screaming has a new urgency missing from the original production, like if andrew w.k. wanted to do more than party, maybe. ace. find it at boomselection.
nirvana's much-touted "you know you're right" is nice to hear, but nothing ear- (or earth-)shattering. it's a nirvana song, people. you already know how you feel about it.
I had no idea there even was an american radio remix of kylie's "love at first sight" - the third consecutive killer from her fever full-length, for those keeping score at home, even if you're alone - until I heard it in a friggin' bally's commercial, of all things. I wouldn't say it's an improvement, exactly, just different, but pleasingly so. the biggest change is a beefing up of the bassline, making it sound all rubbery and p-funky. it's almost like kylie-meets-daft punk, yay!
she-who-would-be-kylie, sophie ellis-bextor, is releasing an oddly belated fourth uk single from read my lips - in time for christmas socials? either way, I certainly won't complain. becks is one of the great pure pop stars to emerge in the last 5 years or so: attitude, vocals, and tunes to match. for pete's sake, she started her (solo) career covering cher's disco hit! "murder on the dancefloor" is one of the singles of 2002, and she (nearly) closes the year with "music gets the best of me," a little less fierce than her other hits, perhaps, but no less perfect, creamy, dance-pop. and that voice is like a hand in a velvet glove - one that'll slap you if you're not careful. a soft caress with the ability to sting, that's becks. I love her.
nirvana's much-touted "you know you're right" is nice to hear, but nothing ear- (or earth-)shattering. it's a nirvana song, people. you already know how you feel about it.
I had no idea there even was an american radio remix of kylie's "love at first sight" - the third consecutive killer from her fever full-length, for those keeping score at home, even if you're alone - until I heard it in a friggin' bally's commercial, of all things. I wouldn't say it's an improvement, exactly, just different, but pleasingly so. the biggest change is a beefing up of the bassline, making it sound all rubbery and p-funky. it's almost like kylie-meets-daft punk, yay!
she-who-would-be-kylie, sophie ellis-bextor, is releasing an oddly belated fourth uk single from read my lips - in time for christmas socials? either way, I certainly won't complain. becks is one of the great pure pop stars to emerge in the last 5 years or so: attitude, vocals, and tunes to match. for pete's sake, she started her (solo) career covering cher's disco hit! "murder on the dancefloor" is one of the singles of 2002, and she (nearly) closes the year with "music gets the best of me," a little less fierce than her other hits, perhaps, but no less perfect, creamy, dance-pop. and that voice is like a hand in a velvet glove - one that'll slap you if you're not careful. a soft caress with the ability to sting, that's becks. I love her.
# posted by Thomas : 7:35 AM
