There she goes is such a lovely song. I discovered it because of the first Now compilation I ever bought, the 1990 annual one. Do they have anything else worth a listen? I know nothing about this group. As many of you probably know, There she goes will be back in the US chart a few years later, a cover will climb higher than the original one.
I was never that bothered by The La's but there's only one album proper - "The La's" (must have been up all night trying to come up with that) and even then Lee Mavers doesn't like it. Go Discs ran out of money and assembled the album from finished recordings. They were too in hock to their influences to manage anything other than a fluke like There She Goes.
I actually made good on my intention to listen to
The La's (as stated somewhere upthread), and I can't really say I was all that impressed. It wears its influences VERY on its sleeve. Reminded me of that transitional phase in the early 60s where stuff like the Everly Brothers was giving way to the British Invasion - so basically before music's greatest decade really found its
voice. It all seemed uninspiringly derivative to my ears, and 'There She Goes'
really stands out as the diamond here (album closer 'Looking Glass' was the only other one I recall appreciating).
To August! Hooray for the KLF reaching #5. I went on their Wiki page and it's a shame that
The White Room didn't do more business there. And in the UK too, actually - can't believe that such a talked-about record didn't top our charts. While I'm bigging up British acts, good on Seal for doing so well with 'Crazy' which might be my fave of his.
In the UK, Moby was taking off with "Go", a song which still feels important in the evolution of crossover dance music.
I fucking love 'Go'! I was going to make a comment about how weird it was that Moby made waves at the beginning and end of the 90s with nothing of note in between, only to find out that he was charting in the UK all throughout the decade! More homework to do.
Not familiar with Karyn White. I really enjoyed 'Romantic' but spent the whole time wondering if it was intended for Janet Jackson, and then: lo and behold, I read here that it's a Jam & Lewis special! If her other stuff is in this vein I may well investigate. Not enjoying Miss Summer's upper register on 'When Love Cries' (sorry!), but I listened to 'There Goes My Baby' as well and was all ready to have my claws out upon confirming it to be a Drifters cover (the original is possibly my fave song of the 50s) only to find myself approving her take on it. Would listen again!
Metal is probably my LEAST fave genre to listen to (
live is another story altogether, mind...), and the adulation commanded by Metallica has always completely eluded me.
Master of Puppets, which I believe is their most acclaimed record, is literally just the same old chords over and over again at cacophonous volume. What didn't I get?! That said, 'Enter Sandman' is a beast that even I cannot resist and I'm not surprised they hit majorly around this time. I see parallels between their blockbusting
Black Album and King of Everything Bruce Springsteen's
Born in the U.S.A. project. Two artists that had been releasing critically-heralded records for a decade or more, expanding their steadfastly-devoted live following the entire time, and then going absolutely nuclear as soon as they pivot to a more commercial sound and give the masses a chance to jump on board.
Diamonds and Pearls might not even be in my third tier of Prince albums, but I'm glad it re-established his general supremacy after the
Graffiti Bridge misstep (particularly as there are multiple Purple wannabes in the charts at this point in time). It must also be said that 'Gett Off' is his last 100/10 track for me: a depraved exercise in coarse animalism; the maniacally-uninhibited descendant of 'D.M.S.R.', 'Le Grind', et al. My hips can do nothing except helplessly surrender to so
pounding a Caligulan bacchanal.
Outrageous that this wasn't a global chart-topper, ugh.
