#ManicsAnthology
14: Futurology
It feels nice to be in agreeance with the Manics fan base at large for once; this is a great record.
Futurology
Walk Me To The Bridge
Let’s Go To War
Sex, Power, Love and Money
#1999Top20
7: Destiny’s Child - Bills, Bills, Bills
The first repeat offender on my list, everything about this single and video is so fantastically ridiculous and brings me great joy; the audacity of “automobills” alone earns it a spot here.
youtu.be/NiF6-0UTqtc
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17: Before (1996)
Wonderfully unlike much else in their catalog, the smooth soul sound fits them well; the joke of the promo sleeve is naughtier than usual for them but fits their sense of humor perfectly.
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This Mortal Coil - I Come and Stand at Every Door
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#1999Top20
8: Suede - Electricity
The song that changed my mind about Suede, it’s still as thrilling today as the first time I heard it.
youtu.be/ygHrqRx7Abg
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18: I didn’t get where I am today (2003)
Another excellent hold out from ‘Release’, this one captures a sixties pop vibe very well and wouldn’t have been out of place in the ‘Very’-era. (1/2)
youtu.be/uGjX5Gj3MHk
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18: I didn’t get where I am today (2003)
No stranger to a well-placed sample, the Boys make excellent use of the late-60’s pop gem “Father’s Name is Dad” as the base for this one. (2/2)
youtu.be/3helJXwGBSI
The only answer for the top choice in #5Albums80s5 … the world still isn’t ready for this one.
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12: Postcards From A Young Man
They fully embrace making a big dumb stadium rock record and it suits them well.
(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
Postcards From A Young Man
Hazleton Avenue
A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun
#1999Top20
9: Geri Halliwell - Look At Me
Ginger Spice answered the doubts if she could make it on her own with a MASSIVE yes. Everything about this single is pop genius.
youtu.be/31mlEEs9_Vk
Bonus #1999Top20 track with the electro nightmare remix of “Look At Me” by Terminalhead; incredible.
youtu.be/JMcbh0K0J0w
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19: Positive role model (2002)
The best-of single that never was, it was part of the musical before getting a proper *ahem* release as the b-side to “London” (in Germany, very PSB) then finally settling on the excellent ‘Disco 3’.
youtu.be/tAcC9Qg2mFE
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The Jesus Lizard - Dancing Naked Ladies
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#1999Top20
10: Geneva - Dollars in the Heavens
Geneva’s return found them exploring a sound that had been hinted at on some of the ‘Further’-era b-sides and it fit them VERY well.
youtu.be/9JRqM8TzugE
#PetShopBoysTop30
20: Feel (2024)
Tour de France microbeats, lush strings, a soaring melody…if I could construct a perfect PSB track in 2024, it would be very close to this.
youtu.be/AhvF4McSyqk
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The Monkees - Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
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11: Underworld - Bruce Lee
Life, kid, suck the box. (I can’t believe this couldn’t even make my Top 10, 1999 spoiled the hell out of us.)
youtu.be/tDssKmYtLk8
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21: Motoring (Demo) (2001)
Crashing Stravinsky-esque chords give way to a soaring melody about driving and air pollution. Even more infuriating that they went with the ‘Release’ they did when they had things like this in their pocket.
youtu.be/densV8LIcs0
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Super Furry Animals - Wherever I Lay My Phone (That’s My Home) 💙💙
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