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November 10, 2005
Sad and Out of Touch.
I am absolutely delighted to be able to point out quite how sad and out of touch I am. The top ten best selling album perpetrators (via No Geek is an Island) in the UK over the past five years:
1. Robbie Williams
2. Coldplay
3. Dido
4. Eminem
5. Westlife
6. Norah Jones
7. Blue
8. Anastacia
9. Stereophonics
10. Oasis
It heartens me to be able to say that I own not a single album from any of them. Out of touch and proud of it.
No, I wasn’t at any of the gigs either.
November 10, 2005 in Music | Permalink
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Comments
I haven't even heard of several of them.
Tim adds: Oneupmanship eh? Always this competetive oneupmanship!
Posted by: Bishophill | Nov 10, 2005 12:39:01 PM
I'm not sure the best-selling albums are a good indicator of being 'out of touch'. I think people who owned all of them could be accused of that in more truthfulness.
Posted by: Matthew | Nov 10, 2005 1:17:51 PM
I can't believe it either!
Unfortunately I have heard of all of them, and heard all of them - although not listened. Gym membership forces you to hear this crap. But now I have an i-pod so thankfully I can listen to Country and Western instead of this tosh.
Posted by: angry economist | Nov 10, 2005 1:42:14 PM
and no Johnny Cash!
terrible.
Posted by: the-man-in-black | Nov 10, 2005 1:42:57 PM
me neither . amen
Posted by: rjw | Nov 10, 2005 4:15:21 PM
You should get in touch with Nora Jones though. Her first album is great.
Posted by: Rupert | Nov 10, 2005 6:59:51 PM
What!? No Eustache du Caurroy!? I am shocked!
Posted by: lemuel kolkava | Nov 10, 2005 11:29:49 PM
The wonder of the cheap CD is that, when one is not in the mood for Bach-to-Beethoven, one can listen to Jelly, Johnny Dodds, the NORKS, Fats, Pee Wee, T, Satch, Bix, Miss Bessie etc. Bloody wonderful. Why bother with dumbcrapprolemusik?
Posted by: dearieme | Nov 11, 2005 1:31:48 AM
Congratulations, nor do I.
Still, that's the music market for you - it preys on the young and ignorant.
Posted by: N.I.B. | Nov 11, 2005 1:59:25 AM
There's some great stores that do quality music for a fiver a CD. Much cheaper and better quality than i-tunes. Fopp is one of the best.
Posted by: the-man-in-black | Nov 11, 2005 10:26:24 AM
