Sunday 26 December 2010

Ol' Skool Come Back Or Stay In The Garage?

Remember hanging outside the youth centre when you were a kid? Remember your first kiss? Remember secondary school? Remember when you were a chav? Remember being beaten up by chavs? Well. If any of these thoughts ring a bell, then you'll remember these artists. If you had to choose which one of these ol' skool garage artists should come back, which ones would you choose and could they survive the current modern musicians out right now?


Na Na and The Architects: This trio had a massive number 1 hit with their track 'Body Groove' in 2000. After that they released a 2nd track called 'Show Me The Money'.

If in 2011 they decided to come back with a fresh sound, do you think they would be as big as they were 10years ago?




Sweet Female Attitude: It was double
trouble when these 2 got together and released 'Flowers', which reached number 2 in the charts in 2000. 'Flowers' became the 37th biggest selling single of that year. Their 2nd single '8 Days A Week' stalled at number 43 in the charts.

If the duo decided to come back and show Booty Luv some competition, would they dent the charts?




Craig David: The youngest male solo artist (he was 19 at the time) to ever have a number 1 in the UK charts with his 1st single 'Fill Me In'. His debut album, 'Born To Do It' sold more than 7million units world-wide. It seemed at the time this guy was destined to stay around for a long time. It went down hill some where between his 2nd album 'Slicker Than Your Average' and his final album 'Signed Sealed Delivered'.

Could he out sing Labrinth and Bluey Robinson if he was given the opportunity?

Shola Ama: The soulful singer got to number 4 with 'You Might Need Somebody' even though it weren't her first single. Her debut album 'Much Love' won her a Brit Award and 2 MOBO Awards. in 1999, Ama released her 2nd album 'In Return' which was branded as a 'commercial flop'.

Can Shola Ama be as soulful as she was if she came back with a hit? Or will she be branded as 'whack'?


So Solid Crew: The biggest urban musical collective to ever come out of the garage scene. With hits such as 'Oh No (Sentimental Things)', 'They Don't Know' and their number 1 hit '21 Seconds'. This crew knew how to create a hit after hit after hit. But their chart toppers was ended when they were always seen as negative. 'Broken Silence', which spoke out about government prejudice which they felt they had faced, was the last track they had released as a crew before pursuing their solo careers.

Could they come back and carry on from where they have left it? Or have their '21 Seconds' of fame ended?

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