Some Girls - Racey

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...During the mid-'70s, the Rolling Stones remained massively popular, but their records suffered from Jagger's fascination with celebrity and Keith's worsening drug habit. By 1978, both punk and disco had swept the group off the front pages, and Some Girls was their fiery response to the younger generation. Opening with the disco-blues thump of "Miss You," Some Girls is a tough, focused, and exciting record, full of more hooks and energy than any Stones record since Exile on Main Street. Even though the Stones make disco their own, they never quite take punk on their own ground. Instead, their rockers sound harder and nastier than they have in years. Using "Star Star" as a template, the Stones run through the seedy homosexual imagery of "When the Whip Comes Down," the bizarre, borderline-misogynistic vitriol of the title track, Keith... Read review

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Advantages: Some good poppy tracks
Disadvantages: Some poor tracks

...The It Girl - Some "It", some "Sh.." ... Brought out as their second album in 1996, following their first, Pleased To Meet You the previous year, this was the much-described “Make or break” second album for Sleeper. Thanks to the indie explosion of around the same time, and continual plugs on Radio One and TFI Friday thanks to Chris Evans, who was also enjoying a popularity explosion at the same time, this album looked set to make Sleeper. Although primarily billed as an indie group, there’s no doubt that this album had roots in the pop world, with catchy lyrics and pop sounds that belied it’s indie title. Below I’ve listed the tracks, though I’ve only given descriptions of the better ones for reasons that I list at the bottom. * Tracks 1. Lie Detector A poor song to open an album with, a dreary poor indie song... Read review

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Advantages: The ultimate pop songs by the ultimate pop band!
Disadvantages: I'm a bit tired of Nadine singing EVERYTHING

...Back in the Summer of 2002 something special was happening; something that would have massive repercussions for the music industry and the future of reality TV; ten beautiful girls and ten moderately attractive boys were battling it out in a London studio in front of three famous music industry insiders for the chance of winning a music contract and achieving worldwide fame. Now, put like this, it might not seem like the most exciting prospect in the world but it was this show that not only eventually launched the most successful girlband since the Spice Girls, but it was also their success that proved to all the doubters who had, erm, doubted the significance and credibility of reality TV since the sad flop that was Hear'Say that televised talent shows would, and could, generate talent, longevity and music worth listening... Read review

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