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 Sunday.
Here is the Top 40 in full.
I've decided against repetition from previous weeks moving forward so will only feature the records I'm reviewing for the first time. I also won't repeat the reviews from the Top 20 in 1999 Reviewed posts.
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 records new to the top 30 from this week in 1999 with my verdict on each record:
Yes that's right, Kavana was still going in 1999 just about. This was his 8th and final Top 40 hit to date. It's a dreary ballad which was enough to put off the few people who still were buying his records. Hopefully I won't hear his music ever again.
Verdict - Rubbish
With this record Daniel O'Donnell became just the 5th act to have at least one Top 40 hit every year between 1992 and 1999 after Whitney Houston, Elton John, East 17 and Madonna. Whilst many people could name a number of hits by those four, how many could name a Daniel O'Donnell hit? I've forgot this one already.
Verdict - Rubbish
Apparently "74-75" by The Connells inspired this song. There's no resemblance though aside from the fact both are mellow songs. Whilst The Connells record is really well made, this Travis record is just as boring as....well a Travis record.
Verdict - Rubbish
I recall Orbital being an act who benefited from the surge in popularity in dance music by the end of the 90s. They had gone from someone only the dance music community spoke about to someone everybody was talking about. That sort of ruined it for me, but there was no denying that they were still making top music.
Verdict - Good
This record marked the end of the late 90s revival of The Beautiful South. A small number of minor hits that I don't remember followed in the 21st century but I remember this one very well. Although I don't remember anyone specifically liking this, it has got me thinking about a number of disagreements I was having with a number of people about music at the time. Maybe I pretended to like this one just to piss them off.
Verdict - Rubbish
The final Top 40 hit of the 90s for REM bringing their total for the decade to 22. I remember around this time someone pointing out numerous times that REM should be held in high regard because they had also been around in the 80s. Like with a lot of so called legendary bands who were around for a long time, their music is a mixed bag. This ones a ballad and actually isn't bad, but nowhere near their best.
Verdict - OK
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%. The good ones have stuck around it seems.
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