Reviews; Music: November 2003 Archives

When this came out a couple of years ago everyone (i.e. the music press) raved about it, and the band were heralded as being the next big thing.

So, I was quite excited when I got it out of the library yesterday to listen to it.

That excitement lasted until I actually heard the CD.

Terrible, repititive, derivative rubbish. It's just noise, no melody, harmonies or great guitar solos - and no stand out tracks either.

My reaction on hearing it was: Is This It?

Presumably not the reaction the band were hoping for when they chose that rather apt title?

The Observer recently launched a new music magazine running along fairly similar lines (in terms of layout, style features etc.) as the highly successful Observer Sports Monthly – and it’s less successful Food counterpart (innovatively entitled Food Monthly).

The second edition last month had an interesting feature on the return of Britpop – and an amusing article on Nudestock (a recreation of the infamous 1969 concert – but for naturists).

But, best of all, it had a fabulous article with the Pet Shop Boys. It’s witty, irreverent, and well worth a read. You can read the Pet Shop Boys' Ten Commandments of Pop by clicking here - it's the best piece of music journalism I have read in a long time...