tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post8734162607484186869..comments2024-03-28T15:01:01.731+00:00Comments on Charity Chic Music: Quite Possibly The Best Pop Album of All TImeCharity Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-38498410325019491832015-04-09T21:16:28.307+01:002015-04-09T21:16:28.307+01:00Bit late to the debate but this was in my "cl...Bit late to the debate but this was in my "close but no cigar" list when I posted my Top 10 rundown recently. FORW's post sums up better than I could why it is such a great album...Glad you posted All Of My Heart which, for me, is the standout track...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958875416084119469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-90790505930899829562015-04-09T05:05:21.190+01:002015-04-09T05:05:21.190+01:00How To Be A Zillionaire is a brilliant record! Bea...How To Be A Zillionaire is a brilliant record! Beauty Stab is flawed - flawed, but still a wonderful record.Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-60356909980807495552015-04-08T19:59:12.048+01:002015-04-08T19:59:12.048+01:00Like the Robster saysLike the Robster saysdrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-3269513408436126292015-04-08T19:35:35.606+01:002015-04-08T19:35:35.606+01:00Controversial Luca!Controversial Luca!Charity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-42658850033054327052015-04-08T14:35:09.173+01:002015-04-08T14:35:09.173+01:00Don't be harsh on me, but actually my favouri...Don't be harsh on me, but actually my favourite ABC album is the oft-reviled 'How To Be A Zillionaire' one. Cartoonish, but I like its sarcasm a lot. 'The Lexicon..' is good, but somehow I never got to truly love it. And 'Beauty Stab' had better songs..Lucahttp://www.thisismyjam.com/lucathequietonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-48276981430649431212015-04-08T14:18:12.910+01:002015-04-08T14:18:12.910+01:00I have my torch and am sharpening up my pitchfork....I have my torch and am sharpening up my pitchfork. Let's get that Drew and Robster!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-380919484835416782015-04-08T06:53:51.325+01:002015-04-08T06:53:51.325+01:00I just tell my wife she's right even when she&...I just tell my wife she's right even when she's wrong.It just seems easier that way!Charity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-34758750920884754002015-04-07T22:11:50.324+01:002015-04-07T22:11:50.324+01:00I'm more than happy to be in the minority CC, ...I'm more than happy to be in the minority CC, but George, as I'm always telling the wife, I'm never wrong... ;-)TheRobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277941961790844321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-30592713404433970942015-04-07T21:25:58.501+01:002015-04-07T21:25:58.501+01:00A fine, polished, pop album. I haven't heard i...A fine, polished, pop album. I haven't heard it for many a year, but sang along with your selections, word perfect!The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-24909629890899816482015-04-07T20:22:38.879+01:002015-04-07T20:22:38.879+01:00.........you forgot to add that Drew and The Robst............you forgot to add that Drew and The Robster are wrong there!georgehttp://gaforsyth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-43574397192126460742015-04-07T19:47:54.315+01:002015-04-07T19:47:54.315+01:00Well, that's divided opinion although it looks...Well, that's divided opinion although it looks as though Drew and The Robster are in the minorityCharity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-64510942034546671732015-04-07T19:30:25.792+01:002015-04-07T19:30:25.792+01:00Lexicon Of Love is in my Top 5, certainly. Those ...Lexicon Of Love is in my Top 5, certainly. Those five can shift around with the ebb and flow of time and LOL has definitely been on top of the list in the past. <br />FoRW's passionate appraisal of the ABC debut is worth reading over and over.Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-68837156653233986322015-04-07T18:36:38.362+01:002015-04-07T18:36:38.362+01:00I'm with Drew. Never did, and still don't,...I'm with Drew. Never did, and still don't, get what people saw in ABC. It just sounded - and still sounds - like generic 80s chart pop with no soul. But that's probably just me, of course. Oh, and Drew.TheRobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277941961790844321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-82152543878985221282015-04-07T11:48:14.264+01:002015-04-07T11:48:14.264+01:00Definitely one of the very best. When I first hear...Definitely one of the very best. When I first heard 'The Look of Love' back in the old days I nearly cried it sounded so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-83976411278188912872015-04-07T10:05:16.842+01:002015-04-07T10:05:16.842+01:00Never could see what people found so good about th...Never could see what people found so good about this album or the band at all. Tried a few times but it did absolutely nothing to me I find it completely soulless. A couple of years ago a mate was raving about the album and so I got it out, cleaned it up and tried again thinking maybe it was just my youthful prejudices but nope I just don't get it. drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-56488125453632950812015-04-07T09:05:24.663+01:002015-04-07T09:05:24.663+01:00almost certainly the best lp of all time!
http://c...almost certainly the best lp of all time!<br />http://cathedralsofsound.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/desert-island-discs-1-lexicon-of-love.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-56418736779284370612015-04-07T08:32:50.912+01:002015-04-07T08:32:50.912+01:00It is indeed one of The Ten Best Albums Of All Tim...It is indeed one of The Ten Best Albums Of All Time. I'd forgotten that your Top Ten had stalledgeorgehttp://gaforsyth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com