Comments on XO's Middle Eight: 10 Musical Thoughts, v.?

Got the Robbie album and its fantastic. The Body D...

2009-10-28T16:02:30.442-04:00

Got the Robbie album and its fantastic. The Body Double remix of Bodies is terrifyingly good, and there's several other potential singles there. I'm really impressed.

I've only listened to the Rihanna song once so... ...

2009-10-27T19:51:06.279-04:00

I've only listened to the Rihanna song once so... No real desire to go back to it either? Who knows, it might grow.

Who would Nicola work with??!! Could you imagine?! I actually think the next single after 3 Words should be Parachute, but I think it might end up being "Stand Up", sadly.

I have to agrree with D'Luv, the Rihanna song is b...

2009-10-26T20:05:43.584-04:00

I have to agrree with D'Luv, the Rihanna song is bad. Not what I expected for a comeback single.

I'm happy that I wasn't the only one who like 3 words. Still, I'm not convinced with Cheryl's solo career as of the moment. Give me Nicola or Nadine anytime and I'll take it.

and Nerina Pallot's 'It Was Me' is one of my favs. I just wish she gets pop music exposure as others do. Her music is so damn good. :)

The Aeroplane remix of Bodies is good. Dreamy.

2009-10-26T02:15:30.119-04:00

The Aeroplane remix of Bodies is good. Dreamy.

The new Rihanna song is bad. You just haven't let ...

2009-10-25T18:15:38.658-04:00

The new Rihanna song is bad. You just haven't let go of the denial yet.

One other thing: The Spandau thing reminded mew to...

2009-10-25T18:06:03.649-04:00

One other thing: The Spandau thing reminded mew to mention the Alison Moyet 25 Years album with the 2nd disc of live session updates of old songs. It's bloody marvellous stufff!

I've been playing the new Alphabeat today. At firs...

2009-10-25T18:04:35.654-04:00

I've been playing the new Alphabeat today. At first I was unbothered but it's grown on me already. Kind of tlike the single did.

re those X-Factor chicks, is Alex the fast song version of Leona or is Leona the ballad version of Alex? I say "meh" to identikit pop by committee and anything involving Satan Cowell is avoidable, I will stick to my creative individual pop thanks.

I'm pleased that one version of the Robbie song ha...

2009-10-25T17:36:47.829-04:00

I'm pleased that one version of the Robbie song has won you over. Elements of the album are fantastic.

I'm obsessed with all of the new Alphabeat album but will now go back and pay particular attention to the last track.

Re: the Ryan Tedder sound. I think it will die out fairly soon. Unfortunately I think it may be too late for Leona's single and album, though I find Happy quite lovely. Alexandra's album is surprisingly good - and I really actively disliked her :/ So i've been won over. Leona needs to do a cover of Lisa Stansfield's In All The Right Places. Epic.

Nerina is a goddess. Literally.

The Body Double remix of 'Bodies' is superb. Remi...

2009-10-25T16:22:15.909-04:00

The Body Double remix of 'Bodies' is superb. Reminds me of an epic FGTH production by YouKnowWho. Love the drawn out intro. Did Trevor do this remix? Like the pun on Body Double (the extended mix is pretty much the single x 2).

I am well impressed with the Spandau album. I know some blogsters have accused Tony et co of being dangerously middle-of-the-road, but what the hey! They ARE middle-aged men, and the reversions are workable and sound like they'd hold up well live. 'To Cut A Long Story Short' works well with the piano and strings replacing the original rubbery bassline. Lovely.

I had no intention of checking out the SB disc, bu...

2009-10-25T15:08:19.047-04:00

I had no intention of checking out the SB disc, but I will do so now, as well as the Robbie remix. Sting will always seem pretentious to me, so one comment that I absolutely agree with will not change that. I am looking forward to hearing the whole Alphabeat CD, but I was bored with the Cheryl sampler that I heard a week ago. If Rubin can do for Adele what he did for the Gossip, it will be nominated for Album of the Year. The fact that the Gossip haven't broken through here is a travesty, and seeing them live last week drove that fact home.

Ryan Tedder needs to join Kanye for an extended break. Please.

Spandau's album is far better than you might expec...

2009-10-25T11:15:24.775-04:00

Spandau's album is far better than you might expect when they could have just gone through the motions. Nerina proves there's not enough piano ballads in the world these days. On the Robbie remix - good but I'm bored of remixes when it's clear that 99.9% of artists have no input at all into who or how their track is mixed. It's almost artistic cheating. On Alex and Leona, they'll be compared but they're very different personalities and vocally also streets apart. And comparing the new albums suggests they're at different ends of the pop spectrum as well. On Cowell and Adele, I'd heartily disagree, he'd love her as that classical sound is his bag when it comes to what he listens to - just look at his outspoken support of Amy Winehouse's talent when she was getting stick from the tabloids. Still not getting the Cheryl album though Fight For This Love has grown enormously on me after at first detesting it - would agree the project feels horribly rushed.

Totally agree on the Nerina front. Thanks for draw...

2009-10-25T10:32:02.926-04:00

Totally agree on the Nerina front. Thanks for drawing my attention to the Robbie remix - it is very good.