25 Years Since....May 1999

Wow 25 years since the last year of the 20th century, these were the tunes I was enjoying then:

The Honeyz - Love Of A Lifetime

This was the 3rd single for the Honeyz and by the time it was released Heavenli had left the group. As it only feels like yesterday I was making a post to mark 25 years since the Honeyz debut single it really shows how brief her time in the group during their glory years was.

The single version is slightly different to the album version and as a result I didn't consider this to be as good as their first two singles. However I think the album version is better than their first two singles.

Ruff Driverz Presents Arrola - La Musica

One thing I never did in the summer of 1999 was go to Ibiza. By the end of the summer I really wish I had been to Ibiza because it seemed the best summer to date to go there and I couldn't imagine any future summers being any better.

The reason was because of records like this. There were so many great summer tunes that were no doubt being played at the clubs it just really seemed the right time. The fact Ruff Driverz were more or less finished by the 21st century is one of many reasons why I think I was right about it being the best time to go to Ibiza.

Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now

Fatboy Slim was now a global superstar thanks to the success of "Praise You" which I considered to be his poorest effort to this point. He was back on form with "Right Here Right Now" though.

Although this is still technically a big beat record I don't think this sounds out of place in a house set and I do consider Fatboy Slim to be at his best when doing house sets as opposed to making records

Pete Heller - Big Love

One of many records that reminds me of Dave Pearce's Dance Anthems on Radio 1 on a Sunday night. It was also a tune I used to work out to when I finally decided to address how unhealthy I'd become since I'd left school and no longer had to do PE lessons.

Cassius - Feeling For You

The 2nd and final Top 40 hit to date for Cassius. This was a time before I knew that David Guetta existed and as such I was a big fan of French DJs/producers. It was different and interesting, almost going back to the disco era before it got too cheesy and evolving it from that point into the 90s.

Top 30 in 1997 Reviewed: Week 22

Here's my weekly look at the Top 30 from 27 years ago. The plan is for these posts to go out at 17:30 on a Friday.

Here is the Top 40 in full.

Obviously some of the records will be the same as last week so therefore the review will be the same for these. I've indicated which ones are new so you can skip the others if you read last weeks post.

Once again my opinions are inevitably going to differ from other people, but I'm not trying to convince anyone something is good or rubbish, I'm simply giving my opinion.

So this is the top 30 from this week in 1997 with my verdict on each record:

30. Jeremy Healy And Amos - Argentina (New)

I guess you could call Jeremy Healy the David Guetta of the 90s. He was the highest paid DJ at the time but it had nothing to do with his music abilities. Amos was his sidekick. Despite this I did quite like their first Top 40 hit together "Stamp". This one though is a bit cheesy and shit and possibly inspired David Guetta.

Verdict - Rubbish

29. Cake - I Will Survive (New)

The 2nd and final Top 40 hit for Cake which is a cover of the Gloria Gaynor record. It's done in a completely different style though. It's a guitar led record. I sort of admire how they made it their own, but it just sounds ridiculous.

Verdict - Rubbish

28. Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait

It had been nearly a year since Gary Barlow topped the charts with his solo debut "Forever Love" and it took that long for him to release his follow up single which also topped the charts. It was originally a Madonna song that didn't make the cut for her "Bedtime Stories" album. That's how shit it is.

Verdict - Rubbish

27. The Seahorses - Love Is The Law

The Seahorses are a band who completely passed me by in 1997. It's the band that John Squire formed after the Stone Roses split up and this was their Top 40 debut. That fact alone would have generated record sales. Maybe I had heard this at the time and quickly forgot it, that's the sort of record it is. I am familiar with it retrospectively. 

Verdict - Rubbish

26. Eels - Susan's House

This was the 2nd and highest charting Top 40 hit for the Eels. It's quite a haunting record that documents the grim side of everyday life of a run down area where "Susan" lives. I've previously tried to think of anyone else who's like the Eels and I can't. It's pretty unique and in a good way.

Verdict - Good

25. Fluke - Absurd (New)

The 5th and final Top 40 hit to date for Fluke. I'd say this one probably takes a few listens to get into but fortunately I've listened to it enough times to have got into it. It's a big beat record and has a bit of a dance/rock combination going on it it.

Verdict - Good

24. Geneva - Tranquilizer (New)

This was the 3rd a highest charting Top 40 hit for Geneva and this will be the last time they'll feature as their final Top 40 hit never made the Top 30. I wasn't sure I'd heard this before until the chorus came in. Just the usual whiny rubbish really.

Verdict - Rubbish

23. 911 - Bodyshakin'

With East 17 now out of the picture, 911 were the biggest active UK boy band at this point. They were perhaps overshadowed by Irelands Boyzone and Americas Backstreet Boys though. The solution for taking on the latter was to basically make a Backstreet Boys record. It worked though as this is the record they're best known for. It's shit though.

Verdict - Rubbish

22. Suggs And Co ft The Chelsea Team - Blue Day

It's that time of year again where we have a football team in the Top 40 with a song about their football team. They've got Suggs on the record, perhaps to give it a bit of credibility. Put it this way, I have a friend who is a massive Chelsea fan and he things this record is shit.

Verdict - Rubbish

21. Blackstreet - Don't Leave Me

Blackstreet may be best known for "No Diggity" but this was their highest charting Top 40 hit. It uses the same samples as "I Ain't Mad At Cha" by 2Pac. Both records are good in their own way and I own both albums each record appears on.

Verdict - Good

20. North And South - I'm A Man Not A Boy

North and South were a band from a children's TV show called No Sweat. This was their Top 40 debut and there's something quite amusing about a boy band singing "I'm A Man Not A Boy". It's just as shit as it sounds on paper.

Verdict - Rubbish

19. Basement Jaxx - Fly Life (New)

This was the Top 40 debut for Basement Jaxx. They were already well established in the underground but I don't think they really became a household name until 1999. That said this is a pretty well known tune and is one of the club classics. I think so anyway.

Verdict - Good

18. Monaco - Sweet Lips (New)

It must have been intentional for Monaco to enter the charts the same week as Geneva, funny coincidence if not. This was the 2nd and final Top 40 hit to date for Monaco who were the side project of Peter Hook from New Order. This ones very much a dance record and is much better than their bigger hit.

Verdict - Good

17. Strike - I Have Peace (New)

Yes this is the same Strike who did "U Sure Do" a couple of years earlier. It was their final hit and a change in direction compared to their previous effort. It's also really a bridge to the next phase of it's members careers with Freestylers and Plump DJs.

Verdict - Good

16. Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind

This was originally a Top 40 hit for Elvis Presley in 1972 but it returned to the charts in 1997 after being featured in the BT advert. I can't say I remember the advert in question, perhaps I'd learned to ignore adverts by that point. Anyway the Pet Shop Boys cover of this is so good it's difficult to listen to another version. I'll give it half marks though.

Verdict - OK

15. Faith No More - Ashes To Ashes (New)

This was the penultimate Top 40 hit to date for Faith No More and the last time they'll feature as their final Top 40 hit never made the Top 30. When this record came out I remember Posh Spice saying that she fancied Mike Patton, just imagine if she'd married him rather than David Beckham. I couldn't imagine brand Patton being thrown in your face like brand Beckham. Anyway to the tune, I'd say it's up there amongst their best hits.

Verdict - Good

14. Warren G ft Ron Isley - Smokin' Me Out (New)

I don't think I've heard this since 1997 and the main reason for that aside from the fact you don't really hear it anymore is that it always irritated me at the time. Listening now it's not irritating me like it used to, but I can see why it would have irritated me so I don't think I'll be listening again.

Verdict - Rubbish

13. No Mercy - Please Don't Go

That's right, No Mercy had another hit which doesn't sound all that different to their big hit "Where Do You Go". They make it obvious that it's going to sound the same with having a similar title as well. As their big hit was shit, so it this.

Verdict - Rubbish

12. Toni Braxton - I Don't Want To

After scoring her joint highest charting Top 40 hit with a ballad, Toni Braxton followed up with another ballad. This time it's written by R Kelly and is much better made. It's definitely an improvement over it's predecessor, but I'm not as tolerant with ballads as I once was so this gets half a mark.

Verdict - OK

11. DJ Quicksilver - Bellissima

I had a friend who was also a raver who I used to think just made up things about the rave scene safe in the knowledge nobody had anyway of proving otherwise. One day he had written quite a sizeable list of DJ names, some were ones I was very familiar with and others I thought he'd just made up. One such DJ was DJ Quicksilver. I questioned whether a DJ would really name himself after a brand of clothing. Then it turned out there was such a DJ. When I first heard this record it wasn't what I was expecting. I expected something of the hardcore or drum & bass variety, but this was club music. I still liked it though.

Verdict - Good

10. R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly

This was the main song from Space Jam and I asked the question why do they always have ballads for cartoon films. That said, I did think this ballad was much better than your average ballad so not a bad choice really. 

Verdict - Good

9. Damage - Wonderful Tonight

This was the 4th Top 40 hit for Damage and their highest charting. It's a cover of the Eric Clapton record. One of the YouTube comments sums up this record nicely which is "they seriously damaged this song". What else can I say.

Verdict - Rubbish

8. Katrina And The Waves - Love Shine A Light

I remember there big a big fuss and performance in selecting the UK Eurovision entry of 1996. In 1997 though all I remember was hearing the news that this was going to be the UK Eurovision entry of 1997. I thought it was a step backwards as Gina G the year before had a far better song than any of the other countries, but to me this record was just as shit as what the other countries came up with. It worked though because it won.

Verdict - Rubbish

7. Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody

As the story goes, Shola Ama was singing on the tube one day and was heard by someone in the business which eventually led to this her Top 40 debut. It's a cover of a Turley Richards record made famous by Randy Crawford. I do quite like this record.

Verdict - Good

6. The Cardigans - Lovefool

When it came to the soundtrack for "Romeo + Juliet" this was seen as the big record from it as opposed to the much better "You and Me Song" by The Wannadies. A very poor choice of record in my opinion, there's nothing to like about this record, it's irritating.

Verdict - Rubbish

5. The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You

This of course was the theme song for the TV show Friends. I used to watch Friends back in the 90s and I liked it but I have to say it's not aged very well. The theme music though was always shit, but it was probably intended to be that way.

Verdict - Rubbish

4. Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (New)

When I was on Champions League Popmaster I'd say the easiest question I had was to give the surname of Rosie who had a hit in 1997 with "Closer Than Close". I remember this very well at the time and it was one of those records I was supposed to like but wasn't convinced by. It's aged really well though and has become a bit of a classic.

Verdict - Good

3. Olive - You're Not Alone

The only member of Simply Red that most people know is Mick Hucknall. In a way that was a win win situation for former Simply Red member Tim Kellett when he formed Olive. The music is nothing like Simply Red, but people would buy it without being put off it being by a former Simply Red member because they wouldn't know. At the same time Simply Red fans may have bought it because he used to be in Simply Red. Either way this is an undeniably good record.

Verdict - Good

2. Sarah Brightman And Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)

This record appeared in the Top 40 I reviewed for my best year search. I found it to be better than I remember it being. At the time I wrote it off, but it's actually not bad. Not sure I like it enough to give it full marks, but it's definitely worthy of half marks.

Verdict - OK

1. Eternal ft BeBe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One (New)

It had been nearly 4 years since Eternal had made their Top 40 debut but it took until this, their 13th Top 40 hit to top the charts. It did sound like they'd finally cheered up in this record have had a string of rather miserable hits. All was not well behind the scenes though as this would be the penultimate Top 40 hit with Kelle Bryan in the group. Still a rubbish song though.

Verdict - Rubbish

If we give the records which were good 1 point each and those which were OK half a point, the final score is 13.5/30, or 45%. Less new entries and we've improved.

London Elektricity - Are We There Yet? (2015)

London Elektricity is the alias of Tony Colman. I picked the "Billion Dollar Gravy" album as one of my favourites. He was the label manager for Hospital Records, the same label High Contrast was signed to. The liquid funk form of drum & bass from that label was of the variety that was more listen at home friendly that your regular drum & bass, something that was needed around the turn of the century.

When the first London Elektricity album came out in 1999 Tony Colman was 38, so for years at the back of my mind I thought there's still time yet for me to break through in music. That time has long since passed.

Drum & Bass is arguably the only dance music genre from the 90s that has grown to be much bigger in the 21st century. At the big raves in the 90s drum & bass would be one room at best. In 2014 I went to Hospitality which sold out Brixton Academy where not only was every room doing drum & bass, it was specifically Hospital Records.

To tell the the truth I felt I was a bit old to be going to these nights by this point. London Elektricity may have been in his 50s but most of the attendees were in their 20s I would guess. 

What we have then is a genre going from strength to strength thanks in part to the youngsters getting into it. Basically music for the masses and music for the kids which generally isn't music for me.

This becomes apparent with this album. Making the music accessible is taken to another level, more vocals and the beats get more watered down.

I can totally understand though, do you make something a retiring raver like me would like knowing I'm most likely to prefer the older stuff or do you make something for the new generation of kids coming to your raves.

A poor album then and I've still got to listen to a newer on of his.

2006: The End? - October

When I used to watch the Galaxy Chart on MTV Dance one thing I discovered I had in common with presenter Jo Good is that we both don't like vocals in dance music. She mentioned it several times and quite possible mentioned it with one of the records from this month.

Chris Lake had an instrumental tune called changes and it's a very good tune. For its Top 40 release though he added vocals to it making it nowhere near as good. Because the instrumental is so good though it just about gets a point. No points for the other 2 dance records though which came from Bob Sinclar with essentially a remake of "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory which is a tune I've never liked. The other was "Superfreak" by Beatfreakz which just sounds pointless.

No points for either of the rap records, there was "Prangin Out" by The Streets which I don't think much of any "Come To Me" by P Diddy which is just nonsense.

Not only do the 3 R&B records get no points but all 3 are really strong contenders for worst record. There was Cassie with "Long Way 2 Go" who fortunately never troubled the charts again after this. Then we have Beyonce with "Irreplaceable" but as bad as it is she's done worse.

The worst record though goes to fellow former Destiny's Child band mate Letoya with "Torn". It takes a soul classic in "You Are Everything" and completely ruins it with her singing something completely different.

Another very strong contender for worst record was Amy Winehouse with "Rehab". This was actually her Top 40 debut and I took an instant dislike to it. I never saw what the fuss was with Amy Winehouse, I thought she was terrible.

The best record was an easy pick, "Welcome To The Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance. I just love the speed and energy of it and it was the only record aside from Chris Lake to get full marks.

Just the one record gets half mark which is "Anthem (We Are The Fire)" by Trivium. It was nice to hear some guitar music that wasn't the boring indie records of which there was still plenty of.

Here's a list of the records with the best on top, worst at the bottom and the good ones in green, OK ones in amber and rubbish ones in red (and in no particular order):

Score: 8%

Here's a look at the chart:

The joint worst month so far and given the percentage score is helped by the small quantity this really is the worst month so far.

Top 30 in 1998 Reviewed: Week 22

Here's my weekly look at the Top 30 from 26 years ago. The plan is for these posts to go out at 17:30 on a Wednesday.

Here is the Top 40 in full.

Obviously some of the records will be the same as last week so therefore the review will be the same for these. I've indicated which ones are new so you can skip the others if you read last weeks post.

Once again my opinions are inevitably going to differ from other people, but I'm not trying to convince anyone something is good or rubbish, I'm simply giving my opinion.

So this is the top 30 from this week in 1998 with my verdict on each record:

30. Adam Garcia - Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever was one of the biggest films of the 70s and in 1998 it turned into a West End musical. The star of that musical was Adam Garcia so therefore he did a cover of the Bee Gees record to promote it. Very much a karaoke version.

Verdict - Rubbish

29. Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home (New)

Shawn Colvin made her Top 40 debut in 1995 as part of a duet with Mary-Chapin Carpenter with "One Cool Remove" and this was her only other Top 40 hit. This is the sort of record I could imagine appearing on the TV show Dawsons Creek. It probably did, but it's the sort of music that makes me cringe.

Verdict - Rubbish

28. Catatonia - Road Rage

We're now reaching the time when I started opening myself up to music that wasn't rave. There was always non-rave music that I liked, but when my friend who taught me all I needed to know about rave in the beginning played this song on the jukebox in the pub it started to seem more acceptable. I also realised that I liked this record whilst listening to it in the pub.

Verdict - Good

27. K-Ci And JoJo - All My Life

The biggest hit for K-Ci and JoJo. I was still purely listening to rave at the time but did find myself drawn towards this for some reason. I did eventually get into K-Ci And JoJo via the garage scene which then lead to me buying all their albums. The "Love Always" album is one of my all time favourites.

Verdict - Good

26. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

The 2nd and final chart topper to date for Celine Dion which was take from "The Titanic" movie. I remember how big that film was so it was almost inevitable that this would get to number one. It's also a depressing film given that people die at the end so I guess it's appropriate to have a depressing song for it. Musically though its just another Celine Dion record.

Verdict - Rubbish

25. Tricky - Money Greedy / Broken Homes (New)

This was the final Top 40 hit to date for Tricky. He was back with a new album and continued to experiment with his sound. He'd turned up the tempo on "Money Greedy" and turned down the tempo on "Broken Homes". Neither are bad records but both lack excitement.

Verdict - OK / OK

24. Imaani - Where Are You

This was the UK Eurovision entry for 1998. I'd learned by this point that Eurovision music was generally shit so didn't bother watching it anymore. The UK won it the previous year with a shit record but failed to repeat that success with a record that actually wasn't bad.

Verdict - OK

23. Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That

It had been 10 years since Run DMC had last been in the Top 40. This Jason Nevins remix of their 1983 record took them to the top of the charts and ended the Spice Girls run of number ones. It also made its way onto several dance compilations which validated me liking this record. 

Verdict - Good

22. Simply Red - Say You Love Me

We're in an era of Simply Red that was quite cover heavy from a Top 40 perspective, but this was the original composition in the middle of that. They might not have ever been the coolest group to like, but more often than not the music was pretty solid.

Verdict - Good

21. Beverley Knight ft Redman - Made It Back (New)

Beverly Knight made her Top 40 debut in 1995 with "Flavour Of The Old School" and didn't follow up with another Top 40 until I heard this record. It was the first time we had Redman in the Top 40. There was a remix of this the following year that incorporated a sample of "Good Times" by Chic. Knowing that I feel like this record is lacking something.

Verdict - Rubbish

20. Robyn - Do You Really Want Me? (New)

The final Top 40 hit of the 90s for Robyn and it would be nearly a decade until she'd return to the Top 40. It was originally a hit in her native Sweden in 1995 and Max Martin is nowhere to be seen on this. I always found it to be irritating.

Verdict - Rubbish

19. BBE - Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise) (New)

The final Top 40 hit to date for BBE. They had been credited with bringing trance music to the mainstream, not strictly true but it was no doubt trance music. They're going a bit more eurodance with this record though with vocals in it. Not bad but nowhere near as good as their previous efforts.

Verdict - OK

18. Collapsed Lung - Eat My Goal (New)

This was originally a number 31 in 1996 as part of a double a-side with "London Tonight" which was part of the Coca Cola adverts during Euro 96. With the World Cup just around the corner this was rereleased on it's own and fared better. 

Verdict - Good

17. Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

At the time I remember this being this opening song of Top of the Pops for a few weeks in a row. At least that's what it felt. There also seemed to be a lot of people on the stage so I assumed they were a band with many members, but it turned out there were only 2 of them in Savage Garden. Never before have I seen a song contradict a band name so much. I do like some of their music, but not the soppy ballads.

Verdict - Rubbish

16. Rod Stewart - Ooh La La (New)

It's Rod Stewart doing a cover once again. To be fair this time he's covering a song that was originally by his old band The Faces. I remember him appearing on TFI Friday where he performed this and then went out on the piss with Chris Evans and Gazza afterwards which led to Gazza not being picked for the England squad at the World Cup.

Verdict - Rubbish

15. Arsenal FC - Hot Stuff

It's that time of year where we have the football songs. This ones a cover of the Donna Summer record and the lyrics changed to reflect Arsenal. It actually doesn't sound too bad to start off with, but it soon turns into your typically shit football song.

Verdict - Rubbish

14. NYCC - Fight For Your Right (To Party) (New)

After Jason Nevins successfully done a dance remix of "It's Like That" by Run DMC it was time for Germany producer NYCC to have a crack at "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" by the Beastie Boys. This is bloody awful though.

Verdict - Rubbish

13. Madonna - Ray Of Light

This was the 23rd Top 40 hit of the 90s which meant Madonna had more Top 40 hits in the 90s than in the 80s. Mariah Carey would be the only other act to reach 23 Top 40 hits in the 90s. The total score I've given for all of the previous 22 Madonna hits of the 90s is a big fat zero. However she finally had a decent hit with this. The credit of course has to go to William Orbit who was the main man behind this record.

Verdict - Good

12. Bus Stop ft Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

Bus Stop were Daz Sampson, the person who represented the UK at Eurovision a few years later and Flip & Fill. This is a cheesy eurodance remake of the Carl Douglas record which featured the man himself. I already knew the originally and remember wondering why people were singing it all of a sudden, then heard this and thought oh dear. 

Verdict - Rubbish

11. The Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adore (New)

It had been around a year since The Smashing Pumpkins had previously been in the Top 40 but they were still going strong. This wasn't their final Top 40 hit but it's the last one that's widely known. They've put some electronics into this one, but still sounds very much like a Smashing Pumpkins record.

Verdict - Good

10. Cleopatra - Life Ain't Easy

The 2nd Top 40 hit for Cleopatra which confirmed they were no novelty one hit wonder singing about themselves. My memory about this record was the line "don't just listen" and thinking I'd rather not even listen let alone do whatever else you want me to do.

Verdict - Rubbish

9. Leann Rimes - How Do I Live

The Top 40 debut for Leann Rimes. I once took part in a quiz where a question was who charted in 1997 with "How Do I Live" to which I confidently answered Leann Rimes. The answer was Trisha Yearwood who reached number 66 with it. Leann Rimes was in 1998 and is the better known version. Although not the first person younger than me to chart, I do recall a younger Leann Rimes charting making me start to think have I missed the boat already in my music career. 

Verdict - Rubbish

8. The Corrs - Dreams

Todd Terry may have now been finished in the Top 40 as an artist but he was still around. It was his remix of this Fleetwood Mac cover by The Corrs which gave The Corrs their Top 40 debut. At the time I recall someone asking me if I liked The Corrs, I thought about it and then said actually yes they are pretty good.

Verdict - Good

7. Aqua - Turn Back Time

What the fuck happened here? The first 2 Top 40 hits for Aqua were complete piss takes but then came this which was a proper song. I just could not get my head round the fact that Aqua could make a record like this. It take my hat off to Soren Rasted and Claus Norreen, the Aqua members in the background on stage but writers of all their hits. They clearly knew what they were doing.

Verdict - Good

6. Steps - Last Thing On My Mind

In the early 90s Stock & Waterman tried transforming Bananarama into the new Abba with this being one of their records but it failed to reach the Top 40. Now Pete Waterman tried the same with Steps and was more successful in doing so. Each female was given a verse each whilst you wouldn't even know the males were on the record from listening to it. Unfortunately we'd get more of these over the next few years.

Verdict - Rubbish

5. Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November

Although this wasn't the beginning of the solo career of Wyclef Jean it's the record that kickstarted it. What a record it is and you can apply it to a lot of situations. It has all the right ingredients, it's both a record for the busker on the street and for the radio and above all it's got soul.

Verdict - Good

4. The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away

There was a pub near where I grew up that had live music at the weekend. When I say live music I mean a singer, ocassionally one with a guitar and a karaoke machine. They'd sing the classics, but this song immediately slotted into the sets and I recall one particular night I swear the singer did this song around 5 or 6 times. Needless to say I got sick of it very quickly.

Verdict - Rubbish

3. Lutricia McNeal - Stranded

The 2nd Top 40 hit for Sweden based American singer Lutricia McNeal which was also her highest charting Top 40 hit. It was also the first Top 40 hit as songwriter for Rami Yacoub, one of Max Martins sidekicks. I did find it a little irritating at the time but I'm not minding it now.

Verdict - OK

2. All Saints - Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade

After being pleasantly surprised by who much I liked the first two hits for All Saints I decided to buy their album. On it was 2 covers and these were released as a double a-side for their next single. Maybe having 3 decent singles in a row was a step too far, the cover of "Under The Bridge" is particularly poor given how good the original is.

Verdict - Rubbish / Rubbish

1. The Tamperer ft Maya - Feel It

When I first heard this record with it's sample of "Can You Feel It" by The Jacksons it caught my attention because I like what it is sampling. Then I listened to the record the whole way through and realised that was the only redeeming feature, the rest was cheesy nonsense.

Verdict - Rubbish

If we give the records which were good 1 point each and those which were OK half a point, the final score is 12/30, or 40%. Just a slight drop this week.