Friday, 27 April 2001
Pop Crucible
Josie and the Pussycats Soundtrack (Play Tone/Epic/Sony)
The Benjamins – The Art of Disappointment (Drive Thru Records)
The Rosenbergs – Mission: You (Discipline Global Mobile USA)
The most successful pop music operates on the conceit that it is fiction. And like all fiction, it relies on a blend of artful manipulation and real emotion to suspend its audience’s disbelief. “Sweet but true” might be the best summation. Paul McCartney convincing us Eleanor Rigby is someone we could have known is a perfect example of the drama and heart of pop music. (continue reading…)
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