Think about the Future

Hank, thanks for proving I'm not the only one who remembers Jeff Young's Radio 1 show. Earlier I argued that the dance scene had taken some wrong turns and replacing Jeff Young with Pete Tong was one of them because Def Jeff played a wider range of dance music (from house through soul and R'n'B to hip-hop - I first got into Public Enemy after hearing some of their tracks on Jeff Young's show) but didn't want to be the centre of attention. When Pete Tong replaced him the playlist became narrower and more faddish (i.e. he played a lot of whatever type of dance music was trendy rather than a wider range of the new music being released) and the show went downhill, especially when Pete Tong started to become a superstar DJ. As you've probably already guessed I'm not a Pete Tong fan: the only nice thing I will say about him is that he isn't Dave Pearce (who myself or a colleague once re-christened "Wanker Wanker Wanker Wanker Wanker").

Hank, I also get your point about there being "no future" other than something very similar to what we have now, both in terms of the music scene and wider society. I can't see any major changes despite some supposedly radical movements receiving a lot of hype and coverage: in music I'm thinking mainly of "electroclash" (which hasn't lived up to the hype, the most laughable element of which was the Ministry Of Sound's attempt to compare Fischerspooner's "Emerge" with Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and New Order's "Blue Monday") and in wider society I'm thinking of the anti-globalisation movement (which seems to have run out of ideas and steam). However, whilst I doubt that anything completely new will emerge (although you can never be sure of that) there may be attempts to recreate a past era or reverse recent changes if enough people look at the world around them and come to the conclusion that things are getting worse rather than better. There was an air of optimism in Britain when New Labour were elected in 1997 (and, to a lesser degree, around the millennium) but that's well and truly gone and it will take a bigger change to create a similar atmosphere.

Getting back on the subject of dance music, whilst I don't pay too much attention nowadays the only classic dance tracks that I have heard in recent times are Basement Jaxx's "Where's Your Head At?" and The Chemical Brothers' "Star Guitar" and nothing else I have heard has come close to them. In the late 1980's and most of the 1990's at any given time at least one classic dance track was being played a lot and was selling well and sometimes there was a glut of classics. However, since Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You" classic dance tracks have been few and far between and some of the tracks that DJs and journalists have hyped up as being the next classic have fallen flat. Has there been a dearth of great dance tracks recently or have some classics been made which I've missed because I'm a nostalgic old codger?

There's a thread somewhere on here were the subject of dance classics was covered, both old and new, about 100 or more posts.

Originally posted by Hank Wiseass©
There's a thread somewhere on here were the subject of dance classics was covered, both old and new, about 100 or more posts.

Any about LETTUCE LEAVES you GIT! How is garden of EDEN HANK?KETTLE POT BLACK! How is your shoplifting doin?And when can i have my bike pump back!

Originally posted by ROCKET MICK > Originally posted by Hank Wiseass©
There's a thread somewhere on here were the subject of dance classics was covered, both old and new, about 100 or more posts.

Any about LETTUCE LEAVES you GIT! How is garden of EDEN HANK?KETTLE POT BLACK! How is your shoplifting doin?And when can i have my bike pump back!

Everything's cool here in my Mersey paradise:D I thought your nature post was excellent actually.

Originally posted by Hank Wiseass©
> Originally posted by ROCKET MICK> > > > Originally posted by Hank Wiseass©>
There's a thread somewhere on here were the subject of dance classics was covered, both old and new, about 100 or more posts.

Any about LETTUCE LEAVES you GIT! How is garden of EDEN HANK?KETTLE POT BLACK! How is your shoplifting doin?And when can i have my bike pump back!

Everything's cool here in my Mersey paradise:D I thought your nature post was excellent actually. Now you are really starting to piss me OFF.I should get a LIFE ,a JOB or a DISHWASHER!Number three it is then! Morning HANK. MICK SOBER NATURE... this is RIDICULOUS :D

D'you think you could switch your mobile for days on end so I can leave you various messages asking what the bloody hell your babbling about?:D

Originally posted by Hank Wiseass©
D'you think you could switch your mobile for days on end so I can leave you various messages asking what the bloody hell your babbling about?:D

If ONLY life was so SIMPLE.And NO cos if i switch it on those naughty people at the DHSS ring with job interviews.It is not fair! Get the picture,yes we do.Now i have got your attention HANK why not have a go at the 7 inch THREAD.The BEST promo you LENT will do! :D ROCKET PLAIN ENGLISH MICK

I fear I've repeated myself too much already I'll try and think of something new to say.

I fear I've repeated myslef too much already I'll try and think of something new to say.

Done that gag once or thrice already as well.:D I say I've....STOP IT NOW!!!

Originally posted by Hank Wiseass©
Done that gag once or thrice already as well.:D I say I've....STOP IT NOW!!!

Yeah i know ,worse than NEW ORDER ,i NEVER change the setlist till NOW. LOVE VIGILANTES was a GREAT change though,Now which topic am i OFF here on?Did i tell you the one about...yes i thought i had!Still at least you upped your posting ratio a bit mate.:D