2002: The Good Old Days? - February

When we reached the first zero points chart in 2007 we were past the time I said my music taste was dance, rap and R&B. It had changed to anything that's good. As we approach the start of 2002 we are possibly getting to before the time I declared that as my music taste.

In February though all the full marks come from the dance, rap and R&B genres.

Dance wise we have "Drill" by Dirt Devils and "To Get Down (Rock Thing)" by Timo Maas getting full marks whilst "What Ya Got 4 Me" by Signum and "So Lonely" by Jakatta both get half marks. Just the one UK garage record this month which is "Bring It On To My Love" by De Nada which I don't like, mainly because I can't stand the singing on it much like their other hit.

The best record is a rap record which is "Worst Comes To Worst" by Dilated Peoples. I remember hearing it first on the Top 40 countdown and instantly fell in love with it and eventually went to see Dilated Peoples in concert.

Also from the rap world is "Always on Time" by Ja Rule & Ashanti. This lead to me buying the "Pain Is Love" album which a remember listening to quite extensively come Easter time. The final rap tune getting full marks is "Got Ur Self A" by Nas which is taken from another album that I own.

R&B wise we have a record that was ridiculed at the time and long forgotten now. That record is "Ride" by Ana Ann. She was UK based but her accent suggested she wasn't British and she came from a rich family who set up a record label to release her music. She then promptly disappeared off the face of the earth and there's very little about her on the internet. The song itself featured a male vocalist who sounded a bit like R Kelly. I have to say though, I do like the record.

One single I did buy at the time was "Moi Lolita" by French singer Alizee which was sung in French so I had no idea what it was about. It was cheesy and rubbish but I liked it. Then I had enough and eventually sold it on eBay a few years later. I'm giving it half a point for nostalgia reasons putting aside the fact she looks pretty scary these days.

Onto the worst record then which goes to Britney Spears with "Overprotected". It was on the music channels all the time and I can clearly picture the start of the video where she has her back to the camera which at the time was a sign to change the channel. 

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: 22%

Here's a look at the chart:

It's really not been a great year. A decent January will just tell me that 2001 may have been the end of the good old days.