in praise of 2003

i created this over on ds...but thought it might be appreciated here.. we will see

'is todays music as good as in the past', its a theme that often crops up. as an oldie, id like to champion the year 2003, as imho it was the best chart year for decades. ive chosen ten tracks which to me show that modern music (i know, its 7 years ago, but to me its yesterday! lol) is still as good and varied as it ever was. :)

1 Queens of the Stoneage - Go with the flow. ... a track that imho is one of the very best rock tracks to hit our charts. id suggest it stands up against the great tracks from the past.

2 Outkast - Hey ya .... a smashing 60's-esque pastiche of american soul/pop, very ike turner or sly stone. a damn good pop track, iconic video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wl6R8u6Zus

3 Blu Cantrell - Breathe ... even sean paul cant spoil this classic bit of blues/soul. what a great voice, pity she couldnt follow this up.

4 White Stripes - 7 Nation army ... raw blues, guitar very clapton, beck or hendrix, like. as good as anthing john mayalls bluesbreakers created? possibly, a damn respectable second if not!

5 Goldfrapp - Train ... modern electro pop at its best? i think so. i cant fault this.

6 Avril Lavigne - Im with you ... the queen of teenage angst? im impressed by her early work and this heartfelt track is just about as good as it gets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW2LTnzD-vE

7 DJ Sammy - Sunlight ... 'the sound of the balearics' as he discibes himself. i agree! this example of dance (commercial trance?) is the sound of summer, the mediterrainian, fits the sunshine isles perfectly.

8 Richard x vs Kelis - Finest Dreams ... an intelligent use of sampling and marrying two tracks. sos bands 'the finest' and the human leagues album track off 'dare' 'the things dreams are made of'.

9 Pharrel Williams - Frontin ... one of the best r n b examples of recent years. i like the soulfull vocals set against a gentle track.

10 Scooter - Maria (i like it loud) ... marmite, love then or hate them, i like their hardcore 'in yer face' unescapeable beats. the audience at their gigs look like they are really having fun.

so there you have it, a collection of imho classic pop music, variety, and id suggest as good as anything from the past!