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this weeks #1 on goodie's chart: uptown funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
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Post by goodie on May 26, 2007 23:43:29 GMT -5
this was a special on max (aussie music channel) which counted down the top 100 artists of the 90s based on performences on the single and album charts globally aswell as considering music awards as such, so everyday i'll countdown 1 artist so then we can discuss that artist (any early predictions as to who will be #1)  ? #100. Meatloaf
Biggest Hit of the 90s: I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Biggest Album of the 90s: Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into Hell
Other Singles from the 90s: Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through & I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)
Biography of the 90s: Meatloaf, an artist from the 70s & 80s continued to ride his wave of success into the early 90s, producing the first commercially successful Meatloaf album in years, 1993's Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell. The album sold over 15 million copies worldwide and spawned one of the biggest hits of the decade, the hit single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)." Meatloaf had a few other minor hits in the mid 90s but nothing that came close to the success from his single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" in 1993. |
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Post by goodie on May 26, 2007 23:46:38 GMT -5
i found meatloafs songs 2 be very long n somewhat annoying after a few listens!!!
strangely enough, i also thought celine dion's song was an old meatloaf song when it was released in 1996 cos it sounded similar 2 meatloaf n last year meatloaf did a cover of it!!!
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Post by jt40 on May 27, 2007 8:56:05 GMT -5
Sucks.
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Post by billcs on May 27, 2007 15:23:15 GMT -5
i found meatloafs songs 2 be very long n somewhat annoying after a few listens!!! strangely enough, i also thought celine dion's song was an old meatloaf song when it was released in 1996 cos it sounded similar 2 meatloaf n last year meatloaf did a cover of it!!! It's All Coming Back To Me Now was actually written by his one-time partner, Jim Steinman, but originally for another group in the early 90's. Celine covered it in 1996 and then Meat Loaf himself covered it last year. Bat Out Of Hell II is an extremely enjoyable CD! |
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Post by qnx100 on May 27, 2007 18:56:27 GMT -5
He's had a few good songs here and there, but overall, I'm not a big fan of him.
"I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" is my favorite from him.
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Post by goodie on May 28, 2007 7:20:23 GMT -5
#99. Take That
Biggest Hit of the 90s: Back For Good
Biggest Album of the 90s: Greatest Hits
Other Singles from the 90s: Pray, Relight My Fire, How Deep Is Your Love & Never Forget,
Biography of the 90s: Take That are an English pop boy band that originated in Manchester, England, in 1990.
Take That sold 19 million records between the years of 1990-1996. Between the band's first single release in 1991 and their breakup in 1996, the BBC described Take That as "the most successful British band since The Beatles in the UK, beloved of young and old alike". Take That's dance-oriented pop tunes and soulful ballads dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s, spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with Everything Changes (1993) and Greatest Hits (1996).
The band split in 1996.
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Post by goodie on May 28, 2007 7:22:28 GMT -5
i'm not much of a pop fan but i did like 2 or 3 songs from these guys!!!
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on May 28, 2007 12:26:04 GMT -5
So far, looks pretty good... Meat Loaf had an impressive 90's comeback, and I did enjoy Take That, still do today actually ;D
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Post by jt40 on May 28, 2007 12:28:35 GMT -5
I only know two Take That songs, but I like both of them.
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Post by qnx100 on May 28, 2007 13:23:23 GMT -5
I only know two Take That songs, but I like both of them. Same. They were much more popular in the UK than in the US. |
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Post by Jason on May 28, 2007 13:28:27 GMT -5
The only one I know well is "Back For Good." But what a good song. It's a shame that they called it quits right as "Back For Good" achieved success in North America. I heard one of their new songs, "Patience," but didn't think much of it. I haven't been interested enough in their reunion to seek out any of their other new tracks.
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Post by Jawshii on May 28, 2007 20:27:13 GMT -5
Meat Loaf should be MUCH higher!
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Post by goodie on May 29, 2007 3:36:29 GMT -5
#98. Eternal
Biggest Hit of the 90s: Stay
Biggest Album of the 90s: Always & Forever
Other Singles from the 90s: I Am Blessed, Don't You Love Me, Power Of A Woman, Angle of Mine, I Wanna Be The Only One & Just A Step From Heaven.
Biography of the 90s: Eternal was a London based 1990s R&B girl group that found fame in 1993 and went on to become one of the UK's most successful girl groups of all time, achieving both domestic and global success.
The group was made up of church-going sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett and school friends Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding (also known as Louise and Louise Redknapp), who both went to the famous Italia Conti Academy stage school.
In 1995, Louise left the band amid marked controversy over the fact that Louise was the only white member; some quarters suggested Louise was dumped to improve Eternal's chances of breaking America. Eternal's management, however, denied this was the case. Louise has stated on many occasions that she simply wanted to pursue a solo career and had signed a solo deal with EMI six months prior to her official departure.
As Louise embarked on her (what was to be considerably successful) solo career, Eternal continued to enjoy success as a trio with their second album Power of a Woman, which gave them four Top 10 hits. In 1996, they were asked to sing the theme song for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Someday. However, whilst this seemed like the ideal opportunity for the group to break America, for some reason Eternal's version was used everywhere except the USA (where American soul group All-4-One took the vocal honours).
In May 1997, the group joined forces with US singer BeBe Winans to score their first - and only - UK chart-topper, I Wanna be the Only One. Taken from their third LP, Before the Rain, it became Eternal's biggest hit to date: it was the third most played song on British radio in 1997 and earned them a MOBO Award and Capital FM Award for Best Single. It was also nominated for Best Single at the BRIT Awards; although the gong went to All Saints, unofficial reports suggest that winner Never Ever was closely challenged by two acts: Eternal and Spice Girls.
After a further Top 5 single, Angel of Mine (which went on to become a U.S. no.1 for R&B singer Monica in 1999), Eternal released their Greatest Hits package in October 1997. The compilation contained fourteen consecutive Top 15 hit songs - an unprecedented record for a British girl group - and rocketed to no.2 on the British album charts. It sold in excess of a million copies (the biggest-selling LP of 1997 not to reach no.1), making it 1997's ninth best-selling album and the biggest hits package from any act that year.
In 1998 Kéllé departed in yet another debacle when it became apparent that Kéllé had been asked to leave the group by Easther and Vernie via a letter from their solicitor, following a reported breakdown of professional relations between the sisters and Kéllé.
Easther and Vernie recruited for a replacement and appointed a singer named TJ, who subsequently left the group after only a brief stint, leaving just the two founding Bennett sisters once again. The now duo released one final single, What'cha Gonna Do (which reached a disappointing no.16) in 1999, and a critically acclaimed self-titled album that performed dismally - it failed to even make the Top 75 - before being dropped by EMI in 2000.
In less than seven years, Eternal became the most successful British R&B female group ever, achieving notable popularity in Japan, where their song Who are You? was used in a Toyota advert, south-east Asia, Australia and parts of Europe. They even managed to score a Top 20 hit in the US with Stay - a big achievement for a British female act in the pre-Spice era of the mid-90s. They also scored a string of hits in both Australia and New Zealand where both "I Wanna Be the Only One" and "The Power Of A Woman" achieved platinum sales. Globally, Eternal's total sales stands at over 10 million.
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Post by goodie on May 29, 2007 3:38:02 GMT -5
i didn't mind some of their songs when they came out but i must say i'm having a hard time even remembering some of them now!!!
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Danny's #1 : Hooray For Earth "No Love" [1 week at #1]
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Post by Doctor Blind on May 29, 2007 6:40:35 GMT -5
Eternal were great, I was a big fan of them when I was like 7.  " Stay" and " Just A Step From Heaven" are my faves. Clicky on the titles to see the videos. |
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I had to go check out that song