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(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
- 4 new and 0 re-entering and 4 chart entries :
- 40 Chris Brown – Superhuman
- 39 Bloc Party – Talons
- 35 (50 CH) John Legend feat. Andre 3000 – Green Light
- 34 (55 CH) The Game feat. Lil Wayne – My Life
- 33 (47 CH) Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care
- 32 (46 CH) Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon – Dangerous
- 3 The Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008
- 1 Girls Aloud – The Promise
- 40 Kid Rock – All Summer Long
- 39 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
- 38 Miley Cyrus – See You Again
- 37 Flobots – Handlebars
- 36 Oasis – The Shock Of The Lightning
- 35 Will Young – Changes
- 33 James Morrison – You Make It Real
- 28 The Ting Tings – Be The One
- 5 (30) Razorlight – Wire To Wire
- 7 (26) Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
- 8 (11) Kanye West – Love Lockdown
- 18 (27) Jack White & Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die
- 24 (29) Jordin Sparks – Tattoo
- 33 (34) Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome – Dance Wiv Me
- 4 Kings of Leon – Sex On Fire
- 9 Sash! feat. Stunt – Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)
- 10 (3) Sugababes – Girls
- 18 (13) Boyzone – Love You Anyway
- 19 (12) Platinum – Love Shy
- 36 (16) Oasis – Shock of the Tedium
- 52 Keane – The Lovers Are Losing
- 59 Akon feat. Lil’ Wayne – Im So Paid
- 62 T-Pain feat. Chris Brown – Freeze
- 63 Adele – Make You Feel My Love
- 65 Frank Turner – Long Live The Queen
- 70 The Guru Josh Project – Infinity
so the following dropped out :
6 climbing :
2 not moving :
and 24 going down. Big fallers include:
New entries from No.41-75 :
Sweet About Me
[Lessons To Be Learned]
Quite a decent, jaunty little track and one that sounds like an old Motown tune.
Click here to see the video
[Sam Sparro]
Funky as hell, this is a wonderful piece of music and the kind of thing that,when it does get released, normally gets overlooked, but here it’s all payingoff in spades.
I’ve never heard of Sam Sparro before, but here’s hoping we hear a lot morefrom him in the near future.
Rather average and, wot, no fit women in much of the video??
[Let It Go]
Hmmm… he normally does fairly decent tracks since he shook off the ‘PopIdol’ beginnings, but this track started off okay and then just didn’t seemto know which musical direction to head off in!
Click here for the video
Shock of the Lightning
[Dig Out Your Soul]
Another typical raucous mess from Manchester’s most tired band.
[Year of the Gentleman]
Predictable and uninteresting.
Click here for the video
[Rock ‘n’ Roll Jesus]
Lazy dance-ish track to the tune of Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London.
[Viva La Vida…]
Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn! What a bunch of pompous, stuck-up arseholes!
This track made No.1 originally based on downloads alone, but it’s rather mediocre anddidn’t deserve the top slot.
[One of the Boys]
“Oh, look, I’m pretending to be a lesbian”. Bollocks.
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Peter Kay used to be a funny man, but after he finished Phoenix Nights and went onto Max & Paddy’s Road To Nowhere, it’s clearthat the other writers of PN, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice, were the ones that wrote all the funny lines so no wonder they’llno longer work with him since he claimed all the credit.
“Britain’s Got the Pop Factor” may be well observed but The X-Factor is a spoof that didn’t need spoofing, since it continuallysends itself up with the way it behaves.
Still, there’s one born every minute. A lot of people bought the single by Katy Perry in which she pretended to be a lesbian,and now lots of people have bought this joke-free song. God knows why.
The only plus is that it got higher than the single from X-Factor Leon “where has he been?” Jackson.
[Chasing Lights]
Ah, The Saturdays. Good to look at, and they were on Something for the Weekend recently. Watch here:
Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3
Click here for Part 4
Sex On Fire
[Only By the Night]
Great band. Not a bad track, either and great to see them at the top slot.Certainly more deserved than most things that get there.
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Infinity 2008
Although the 80s is my decade of great music, I was at Uni from 1990-93, and in the first year the original track of this was out and about all over the place and it was fantastic. Great to hear a remixed version!
1990 was, most definitely, time for the Guru. Now 2008 should be as well but too often there’s some stupid lyrics being spoken here which breaks theflow of the track which was only ever meant to be an instrumental!
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[Funhouse]
So what, indeed?
[Out of Control]
And the reason for this being No.1 is? Where’s the hook in this song? It’s as bad as Will Young’s “Changes” in that it just goes all over the place.
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New releases :All the new releases info comes courtesy ofHaven Forum.co.uk
[Out of Control]
Oct 27th:
- Adele – Make You Feel My Love
Ava Leigh La La La
Buzz Junkies feat Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives
Connected feat Max C – A Feeling
David Guetta Tomorrow Can Wait
Dido – Don’t Believe In Love
Eugene McGuinness Moscow State Circus (7)
Girls Aloud – The Promise
The Hold Steady Stay Positive
Katie Melua – Two Bare Feet
Laura Marling Night Terror
Little Jackie The Stoop
Lykke Li Little Bit
The Paddingtons Whats The Point In Anything New?
Primal Scream Uptown
Razorlight Wire To Wire
Robin Thicke Magic
Roots Manuva – Let The Spirit
Stereophonics You’re My Star
Stone Gods – Dont Drink The Water
Sugars Gossip / Way To My Heart (7)
Team Water Polo – So Called Summer (7) [Limited]
Tommy Sparks Im A Rope
Twisted Wheel Lucy In The Castle
The Verve Rather Be
The View – 5Rebbeccas
The Virgins One Week Of Danger
Wave Machines – The Greatest Escape We Ever Made
Nov 3rd:
- Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing
Beyonce If I Was A Boy
Christina Aguilera Keeps Gettin’ Better
David Jordan Only Living Soul
Enter Shikari – We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don’t Want Us To Escape
Farley Jack Master Funk – Love Can’t Turn Around 2008
Filthy Dukes – Tupac Robot Club Rock
Herve feat Plastic Little Cheap Thrills
Ida Maria Oh My God
Kardinal Offishal feat Akon – Dangerous
Leona Lewis Forgive Me
Madcon Liar
Paul Carrack feat The Eagles – I Dont Want To Hear Any More
Paul Weller – Sea Spray / 22 Dreams
Scouting For Girls I Wish I Was James Bond
The Shortwave Set – Glitches ‘N’ Bugs
Sneaky Sound System – UFO
Tony Christie Born To Cry
Tracy Chapman – Sing For You
VV Brown Crying Blood (7)
Youthmovies Polyp (EP)
Nov 10th:
- The Automatic Magazines
Coldplay Lost
Emmy The Great – We Almost Had A Baby
Enya – Trains and Winter Rains
Frankmusik 3 Little Words (EP)
Gabriella Cilmi Sanctuary
Grace Jones Williams Blood
James Blunt Love Love Love
The Kills Tape Song
Liam Finn – Better To Be
Miley Cyrus 7 Things
Nickelback If Today Was Your Last Day
Oasis – I’m Outta Time
Same Difference We R One
The Script Break Even
Taio Cruz – I Just Wanna Know
Tom Jones – If He Should Ever Leave You
Twisted Wheel – Lucy The Castle
Nov 17th:
- Alphabeat What Is Happening
Asobi Seksu – Me & Mary (7)
Chris Brown Superhuman
Daniel Powter – The Best Of Me
Death Cab For Cutie – No Sunlight
John Barrowman What About Us?
Jonas Brothers Lovebug
Kid Rock Roll On
Killers Human
Koopa Gimme It Back
Lemar If She Knew
Santogold Say A-ha
Skint & Demoralised The Thrill Of 30 Seconds (7)[Limited]
Usher feat Will I Am Whats Your Name
Nov 24th:
- Britney Spears Womanizer
Christian Falk feat Robyn Dream On
Clinic – Planetarium Of The Soul
Ladyhawke – My Delirium
Dec 1st:
- HEARTSREVOLUTION Ultraviolence
Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part
TBA:
- Amy Studt – Nice Boys
Annagrace You Make Me Feel
Atlanta 5 Star Lover
Audio Bullys Flickery Vision
Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
Black Affair Japanese Happening
The Black Angels Doves [8th Dec]
Blue Lagoon – Break My Stride
Captain Echoes Of Fashion
Caramell – Caramelldansen
Cassie Official Girl
Celine Dion – My Love
Champagne Riot Paris & I (EP)
Christian Silva – Great To Begin
Clocks – She Wants Something Else
Cold War Kids Ive Seen Enough [8th Dec]
Coldplay Prospekts March (EP) [26th Dec]
Constantines Hard Feelings
Danny Bond feat Jennifer Jones – 3 Is Family
David Rubato – Deep Inside
Dizzee Rascal feat Lily Allen Wannabe
Doug Walker Obstacles
Duffy Enough Love
E-Type – True Believer
Echo & The Bunnymen – Think I Need It Too
Eve feat Sean Paul Give It To You
Everlast – Folsom Prison Blues
Eye Witness feat Charlene Oliver Ive Never Been To Me
Foxboro Hot Tubs – The Pedestrian
Fugative Its Summertime
Gianluca Motta feat Molly – Not Alone
The Great Northwestern Hoboes Won’t Let This Love
Hey Negrita – Room Service / The Last Thing That I Do
James Morrison & Nelly Furtado Broken Strings [15th Dec]
Jamie Scott & The Town Stare Into The Sun [Oct]
Jason Donovan Dreamboats & Petticoats
Jem Its Amazing
Jim Noir Dont You Worry
K-Klass Getting Ready
Katy Perry Hot N Cold
Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love
Kerry Leatham – Run Dry [Sep]
The Kic Pimpz No Stopping Us
Kidda – Under The Sun
Killers Joseph, Better You Than Me [Dec]
Kim Leoni Medicine
Kings Of Leon tba [Dec[
Kush Wanna Be Your Girl (Bittersweet)
Laura Your Loving Arms
The Lazarus Plot – Do You Want To Be Someone?
Leon Jean Marie You Must Know
Madonna Miles Away [Oct]
Mara Carlyle Weird Girl
Maroon 5 – Goodnight Goodnight
Micky Modelle vs Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You
Mihai Tornero
Missy Elliott Best Best
Mongrel Silence Is Talking
N-Dubz Papa
N*E*R*D Sooner Or Later
N-Force – All My Life
Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
Oh Atoms Sugar Mouse
One eskimO – Kandi
Out Of Office Insatiable
Panic At The Disco – Northern Downpour
Pendulum Granite [Oct]
Plain White Ts Natural Disaster
Poppy & The Jezebels Rhubarb & Custard
Private My Secret Lover
Raconteurs – Many Shades Of Black
The Rasmus – Livin’ In A World Without You
Razorlight Hostage Of Love [22nd Dec]
The Revelations Its You
Rihanna – Rehab
R.I.O. – Shine On
Sam Sparro – Pocket
Sandi Thom – Pink & The Lily
Scarlet BLONDE – Bedroom Superstar
Scooter vs Status Quo Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) [Oct]
Scratch – Let’s Go
Simply Red – Go Now [Nov]
Sirens Dreams
Slipknot – Dead Memories
Snow Patrol Crack The Shutters [22nd Dec]
Travis Song To Self
Vampire Weekend – A Punk
Vines Hes A Rocker
Vogue Another Night
Weezer Troublemaker
Will Young Grace [15th Dec]
Wombats – Is It Christmas? [15th Dec]
Sacred Arias
- This week there are new entries for :
- 1 AC/DC – Black Ice
- 2 Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads
- 4 Leon Jackson – Right Now
- 5 Katherine Jenkins – Sacred Arias
- 8 Sugababes – Catfights & Spotlights
- 10 Sash! – The Best Of
- 17 Mariah Carey – The Ballads
- 21 John Legend – Evolver
- 48 Strictly Come Dancing Band – Strictly Come Dancing
- 58 Imelda May – Love Tattoo
- The top 10 goes like this :
- 1 AC/DC – Black Ice
- 2 Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads
- 3 Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
- 4 Leon Jackson – Right Now
- 5 Katherine Jenkins – Sacred Arias
- 6 Keane – Perfect Symmetry
- 7 Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
- 8 Sugababes – Catfights & Spotlights
- 9 Boyzone – Back Again…No Matter What
- 10 Sash! – The Best Of
New releases :All the new releases info comes courtesy ofHaven Forum.co.uk
Oct 27th:
- Anastacia Heavy Rotation
Barlowgirl Home For Christmas
Bloc Party Intimacy
Cardinals – Cardinology
Celine Dion – My Love: Essential Collection
Chairlift Does You Inspire You?
Computerclub – Before The Walls Came Down
Courtney Love Nobodys Daughter
Cradle Of Filth – Godspeed On The Devil’s Thunder
The Cure 4:13 Dream
Damien Jurado – Caught In The Trees
Daniel ODonnell – Country Boy
Das Pop Das Pop
Deerhunter Microcastle
Doug Walker Fear Together
Fron Male Voice Choir – Voices Of The Valley Home
Grace Jones Hurricane
Jennifer Lopez Greatest Hits
Joseph Arthur Temporary People
Katie Melua – The Collection
Los Campesinos – We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed
Mongrel Better Than Heavy
Neil Young Sugar Mountain
Nicola Benedetti Art Of
Pink Funhouse
Psapp The Camels Back
Red Hot Chilli Pipers Blast
Snow Patrol – One Hundred Million Suns
Squarepusher – Just A Souvenir
Now Thats What I Call Music: 25 Years
Nov 3rd:
- Andrea Bocelli Incanto
Ava Leigh Rollin
Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot Son Of Chico Dusty
Brian Houston – Three Feet From Gold
Cliff Richard – The 50th Anniversary Album
Dido Safe Trip Home
Elvis Presley Christmas Duets
Escala Escala
Fall Out Boy – Folie A Deux
Flipron Gravity Calling
Girls Aloud tba
Hayley Westenra River Of Dreams: The Very Best Of
Her Space Holiday – XOXO Panda And The New Kid Revival
Herbie Hancock The Definitive
Mavis Staples – Hope At The Hideout
The Paddingtons – No Mundane Options
Razorlight Slipway Fires
Satyricon – The Age Of Nero
School Of Seven Bells – Alpinisms
Seal Soul
Status Quo Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits
Nov 10th:
- Brandy Human
Chris Cornell Scream
Christina Aguilera Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Enrique Iglesias Greatest Hits
Enya – And Winter Came
Flaming Lips Christmas On Mars
Foo Fighters – The Best Of
Il Divo The Promise
James Fox – Rocking Chairs & Lemonade
Jason Donovan Let It Be Me
Joan Osborne – Little Wild One
Jonathan Ansell Forever
Keith – Vice & Virtue
The Smiths The Sound Of: The Very Best Of
Stereophonics – A Decade In The Sun: The Best Of
T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz
Tony Christie – Made In Sheffield
Tracy Chapman – Our Bright Future
Clubland 14
Nov 17th:
- Alesha Dixon The Alesha Show
Amadou & Mariam – Welcome To Mali
Belle And Sebastian – The BBC Sessions
Beyonce tba
The Fireman – Electric Arguments
Jools Holland The Informer
Josh Groban Meet Josh Groban
Nickelback – tba
Only Men Allowed tba
The Priests – The Priests
Rod Stewart – The Definitive
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards – Spirit Of The Glen Encore
Russell Watson Soul
Same Difference Pop
Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
Tom Jones 24 Hours
Now 71
Nov 24th:
- Akon Freedom
Andrew Bain – Presents Modern Classics
Connie Talbot – Connie’s Christmas Album
Craig David Greatest Hits
Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh
Jay-Z – Blueprint III
John Barrowman – Music Music Music
Kelli Ali – Rocking Horse
Killers Day & Age
Lemar The Reason
Lesley Garrett Amazing Grace
Pavarotti The Duets
Rhydian tba
Heroes (War Child)
Dec 1st:
- Bob The Builder – Never Mind The Breeze Blocks
Britney Spears Circus
Connie Francis Very Best Of
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid – NYC
Natasha Panas Yellow Flowers
Take That tba
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.