DalekTurret32

Doctor Sleep.

You had Bonita Applebum on vinyl. Wow! I have the Erasure LP and the Shamen LPs you listed in my collection as well

My guesses 1. Love Simon 2. Infinity War 3. Coco 4. A Quiet Place 5. Crazy Rich Asians

My Top 3: 1. About Work The Dancefloor 2. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 3. It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)

Dawn Chorus is incredible, like the rest of his album. I covered three of the new entries on a thread where I give my thoughts on the singles that debuted in the UK Singles Chart each week.

Has there ever been a song that has charted at every position in the Top 10?

Better put that date on my calendar.

01/08/2019 NEW ENTRIES: #100. Taylor Swift - The Archer #87. Beyonce, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen - Can You Feel The Love Tonight #74. Nafe Smallz feat. Yxng Bane - Fake Love #58. Charli XCX feat. Christine And The Queens - Gone #56. Beyonce, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino - MOOD 4 EVA #42. Beyonce, SaintJhn and Wizkid feat. Blue Ivy Carter - BROWN SKIN GIRL #12. Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep The Archer opens up with some beautiful sounding 80s-style synths while Taylor presents a great sense of vulnerability in her vocal performance, like she did in Delicate (my favourite song from her, along with Love Story, until I heard this). We get a look into how being a controversial public figure can affect other people as well as some sympathy and sorrow felt from Taylor while she’s looking over her actions from her past relationships. We have three new entries related to the forthcoming remake of the Disney classic The Lion King. The first one is the remake's version of Can You Feel The Love Tonight. The original version from the movie sounds very passionate for a love song with a lot of liveliness from the traditional instrumentation. Elton John’s version for the end credits, which is set at a slower tempo and driven by a piano (like with most of Elton’s works from the 1970’s) along with some orchestral arrangements, is also very good. How does this version compare? Not as good as these two, but I still like it. This version keeps the soothing panpipes from the original and both Beyonce and Glover sound very good in their parts. I didn't like Eichner and Rogen's parts with them playing the roles of Timon and Pumbaa in this as much as those of Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella in the original, but they were decent (though Rogen's ad-libs at the beginning were distracting) The other two entries are from Beyonce's soundtrack album "The Lion King: The Gift". MOOD 4 EVA makes a good use of a Malian language sample (like how Spirit applied some elements of Swahili in the beginning of the song). Beyonce pulls on a great, braggadocious performance throughout the song while comparing herself to royalty and referring to different Lion King characters. Jay-Z's verse is also really good with his interpolation of "forever ever" from Outkast's 2000 hit Ms. Jackson (This isn't the only charting song this year to make use of an Outkast allusion. Just Us by DJ Khaled and SZA from last month carried a similar melody to Ms. Jackson) and his shoutouts to hip hop artists such as Nas and the late Nipsey Hussle. Childish Gambino contains some Jamaican like elements to reflect on the royalty theme recurring throughout the soundtrack album. BROWN SKIN GIRL has Wizkid show off a pleasant personality in the 1st verse, while Beyonce's verses present a good message showing appreciation for girls of different colour. Fake Love carries some discordant, but catchy sounding instrumentation with Dra... ... I've got the wrong song again, haven't I? .... ...... Y62EgHvwa8k Fake Love carries a piano line that's decent enough and that string solo at the end was a nice touch, but I'm not fond of most of the lyrics and the autotune on Yxng Bane's voice was a bit distracting, though the line in which he only wears glasses when he's not allowed to swear was quite funny though. Gone has a flamboyant sound to it thanks to the 80s style synths and both Charli and Christine complimenting that sound really well with great vocal chemistry between them. I also like how the song explores isolation and insecurity throughout its lyrics with the instrumentation giving life to them. The cut up vocal part in the outro sounded weird though, but I’m getting used to it. Is it me or is Sam Smith changing sound from gospel-influenced singer-songwriter ballads to beautiful sounding pop. I really liked his duet with Normani on Dancing With A Stranger. Follow-up single How Do You Sleep is also very good, but I don't like it as much as its predecessor. I like the chiming music box sound playing at the start, it adds a level of meaning to the sleepy imagery the song is attempting to convey. Sam details his insecurities and struggles in a lifeless relationship well, while being accompanied by an instrumental texture consisting of a glossy synth sound and trap percussion The use of pitch-shifting in the post-chorus is a bit of a turnoff though and bumps the track down a bit. Other than that, I really like this. This week was fantastic. Really liked every debut here, except for one I was mixed on. #100. Taylor Swift - The Archer [[GOLD]] (Fave Of The Week) #87. Beyonce, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen - Can You Feel The Love Tonight [GREAT] #74. Nafe Smallz feat. Yxng Bane - Fake Love [MEH] (Least Fave Of The Week) #58. Charli XCX feat. Christine And The Queens - Gone [bRILLIANT] #56. Beyonce, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino - Mood 4 Eva [[GOLD]] (FOTW HM) #42. Beyonce, SaintJhn and Wizkid feat. Blue Ivy Carter - Brown Skin Girl [GREAT] #12. Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep [bRILLIANT]

This chart looks great, WhoOdy!

Claustro, Be Someone, All Day And Night and Let You Know are all great electronic tracks. Cross Me is my 2nd favourite track from his new album, behind BLOW. The Git Up is an amusing fusion of country and trap. Just listened to the Blood Orange mixtape a few days ago and recently did a short review of it on AlbumOfTheYear. It's really good, and Take It Back is in my Top 5 of that project. Not The News and Spell are both great. I managed to get Hot Chip's fantastic new album on CD to add to my collection of HC studio albums. My faves from the chart flashback are Chandelier, Stolen Dance, eez-eh, Gecko and guilty pleasure Rude.

Jel!

+5 Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock - Cross Me +4 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove +3 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People +2 Sigala & Becky Hill - Wish You Well +1 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road -1 Billie Eilish - bad guy -2 MIST and Fredo - So High -3 Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - I Don't Care -4 Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait -5 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Senorita Excellent Top 10. Find my Top 6 excellent and the minus 5 pick is borderline solid tune.

Recently saw: The Avengers Endgame Spider-Man: Far From Home Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Red Joan

The list has been revealed. Anna Calvi - Hunter Black Midi - Schlagenheim Cate Le Bon - Reward Dave - Psychodrama Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 (*inhales* YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!) Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel IDLES - Joy As An Act Of Resistance Little Simz - GREY Area NAO - Saturn SEED Ensemble - Driftglass Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships Sad that James Blake, Thom Yorke, The Comet Is Coming and Hot Chip didn't make it, but still a great list.

Me too, Dr.!

25/07/2019 #89. David Guetta and Martin Solveig - Thing For You [sUBLIME] #80. Beyonce - Spirit [[GOLD]] (Fave Of The Week) #59. Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha - Harder [ADEQUATE] #37. Remedee feat. Not3s and Young Adz - Love Of My Life [FAIR] (Least Fave Of The Week) #18. Krept & Konan feat. Headie One and K-Trap - I Spy [ADEQUATE] #3. Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London [bRILLIANT] (FOTW HM) Thing For You has some great production with a dark vibe that reminds me of CamelPhat. The lyrics deal with the "girl shouldn't be with this guy but keeps coming back to him anyway" concept that would usually end up falling flat, but the instrumentation elevates it (as well as the instrumental post-chorus). Also, Michael Calfan (the artist behind tropical summertime track Treasure Soul) is an additional producer of this and that's nice to hear. This week, we have Spirit, a track from Beyonce's soundtrack album to the forthcoming remake of The Lion King. Beyonce succeeds in evoking a powerful, gospel feel to fit with the themes and culture explored in the movie. There is also an integration of "Great I Am" from Exodus 3 to add another level to the gospel vibe. While there was some noticeable autotune in the chant in the beginning of the song, I did like the use of Swahili language in it (which is something I don't expect in a UK Top 100 single). Don't know if this will hold up compared to Elton John's work for the original 1994 animated version, but nonetheless, marvellous song. Harder isn’t as good as a ‘love me harder’ song as that of Ariana Grande from 2014, but it does have a groovy bass guitar line and Rexha gives off a decent vocal performance.. Love Of My Life has some sexually explicit lines (and flexing) occasionally popping up throughout the song but most of them come off as weak (though "eat the beat up like I'm Remedee" was ridiculously amusing). However, our two artists ride the beat decently and the synth pattern itself is nice. I Spy With My Little Eye, two things beginning with K. Krept and Konan! With their brand new single I Spy! It isn’t as touching as Last Letter To Cadet or as heartwarming as Ban Drill, but it’s pretty adequate. It’s good to see Krept And Konan join in with the drill movement considering their views on the controversy surrounding it around the time Ban Drill got released. Despite some ridiculous lines like "Suck your mudda, I said it with chest" (LOLOLOL), both of the K men's parts are packed with a solid sense of assertiveness and some good wordplay involving the likes of Mr. Muscle and NSG's recent Top 10 hit Options. There's also a solid reference to their restaurant Crepes And Cones in the 3rd verse. K-Trap and Headie One deliver some alright verses to go along with it and I also like the pitch-shifting voice at the back of the mix and the way it blends with the beat. So... Remember The Name didn't end up on the chart after all. If it did, it would have gotten a spot for my honorable mention this week. But hey, let’s get to this new Ed entry anyway! Take Me Back To London return to his grime collaboration roots from his No. 5 project in 2011 back when he was a relatively under-the-radar musician. Ed’s melodic rapping is a weird touch, but works solidly enough. He makes some amusing brags such as those involving his BRIT award and how his Divide album sold hundreds of copies. The production is also sublime, with the pizzicato strings blending smoothly with the trap percussion. We also have Stormzy, who nails it with his fantastic feature, and the way he and Ed switch up parts in the 2nd verse is also a nice touch to show some vocal chemistry between them. Not my favourite off of the No. 6 album but still a really good track.

The album's predecessor already won the prize, so I don't know if IIB would make it to the list. The last time a winning album's successor got a nomination for the prize was in 2011 with Elbow's Build A Rocket Boys (winning album being The Seldom Seen Kid).

Sisters Of Mercy looks amazing, Severin! Hope you enjoy it

This and the Gavin And Stacey special I'm looking forward too.

Doctor Who (New Year's Day special) Brooklyn Nine-Nine Adventure Time We Bare Bears The Simpsons Family Guy Big Mouth (Valentine's Day special) Big City Greens Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil Amphibia The Amazing World Of Gumball (ended off with an excellent finale) Summer Heights High (as well as the spin-off Ja'mie: Private School Girl) The Hit List The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann Outnumbered Miranda Father Ted Dad's Army Blackadder II Mock The Week Have I Got News For You Frankie Boyle's New World Order The Mash Report (I think I saw an episode of this) The Good Place Archer Don't know if Hip Hop Evolution counts, but I might add that in as well.

Nominees revealed in 25th July 2019 Winner revealed in 19th September. Possible contenders: IDLES Fontaines D.C. Anna Calvi Dave Little Simz Loyle Carner Slowthai Kate Tempest Black Midi Thom Yorke Villagers The 1975 (not sure though, since the album already won a BRIT Award) Lewis Capaldi (at least one commercial success album) The Comet Is Coming/Ezra Collective James Blake Paul Weller The Twilight Sad Personal wishlist: Foals, Sleaford Mods, Ex:Re, The Specials, The Good The Bad And The Queen, The Prodigy, Hot Chip, Blood Orange, Jungle, Teleman, The Chemical Brothers, Thom Yorke's Suspiria (if a soundtrack album gets nominated like in 2012. If not, then i would love for AMINA to make it)

Willie J HealeyImelda MayKaiser ChiefsThe WhoRideMichael KiwanukaThe Cure My favourites would have to be The Who, The Cure and Willie J Healey.

+5 Stormzy - Crown +4 Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock - Cross Me +3 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove +2 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People +1 Sigala & Becky Hill - Wish You Well -1 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London -2 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road -3 MIST feat. Fredo - So High -4 Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait -5 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita The Top 10 looking excellent. Pretty much like every song on there (especially the Top 3), with the minus 5 pick being a solid one. inb4 Take Me Back To London to be in the Top 2 of this week's DT32 Rates The UK Debuts

Birdman (2014) Wasn't pulled in until 30 minutes in, but nevertheless, 'twas an great watch for me. Riggan Thompson can be an asshole at times, but you can connect with him since his motives and struggles are understandable and some details of his backstory add to why he wants to run this play. His washed up, down-on-his-luck irrelevant actor characteristics reminds me a bit of BoJack Horseman. It's also quite interesting that his actor Michael Keaton starred in two Batman movies around the same time Riggan starred in the Birdman trilogy at around the late 80's/early 90's (albeit in the fictional universe in the latter's case). The flack Birdman 3 received reminded me of the negative reception Batman Vs. Robin got in some way (even though Clooney was the Batman in that film instead of Keaton). The way they show the conscience of Riggan Thompson through a deep voice is presented really well, and the magic powers he bears is a crazy thing to expect from a film grounded in realism. I also love the scenes showing the play adaptation of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, since they are complete with fantastic cinematography and an amazing sense of drama with great stage acting to go with it. Another part I loved about the movie was during a conflict between Thompson and his daughter Sam at the point where Sam snaps and shouts to her father saying that his shelf-life has ended and he's too afraid to admit his irrelevance. I really like the way it was delivered.

Saw the first half of Octopussy, which came up on TV while I was resting. I haven't sat down and watched a James Bond movie, with the exception of Spectre, so I took an opportunity to sit through most of it. I really liked what I saw from it, with the explorations of India, all the action and tension, Roger Moore playing James Bond and John Barry's fantastic soundtrack. Unfortunately, I was visiting another place for a few hours while watching it and I had to leave before I could finish it.