First subject:

Sleeper - What Do I Do Now? Vs. Echobelly - King of the Kerb

Which is better?
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Hmmmm. I always quite liked Elastica.

Sleeper. Never liked Echobelly.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Echobelly although it the sleeper track was Inbetweener that would win.

Menswear -I'll Manage Somehow Vs Supergrass -Lenny?
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were embrace ever any good?

Supergrass evey time.

Nick, Embrace were still good last October when I saw them in Manchester.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Embrace were good a very long time ago, these days they are quite dreadful. First 2 albums still stand up but they never did anything nearly as good.
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Danny's still fit though.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Supergrass definitely.

Bis - Kandy Pop vs. Nowaysis - I'd Like to Teach the World to sing

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nomio noooo!

if embrace were ever any good it was only with the fireworks ep stuff.

I never liked Embrace, sleeper or Echobelly. My teenage years were all about Pulp, Longpigs, Blur, Elastica and a cheeky bit of Supergrass and Super Furry Animals.

The Bluetones are back apparently. Wonder what they are like nowadays.

Pushy, didn't you buy the Nowaysis single?

The winner is Bis by a mile.

Northern Uproar -Rollercoaster Vs Kula Shaker -Tatva
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Oh wow, I have to go hunt out my Sleeper cd! I used to adore "The It Girl"

From Shelleybean :)
Damn the man! Fuck the fuckers!

Sorry Nick but I love 'em and I don't care.

Pushy, I'd rather cut my ears off.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Longpigs were quality. On & On, Far etc etc
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"Pushy, didn't you buy the Nowaysis single?"

I am happy to say I didn't.
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I love Longpigs. From Sheffield too.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Best Britpop bands.

Gene
Supergrass
Marion
Pulp

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Marion yes! Longpigs I'd probably add.
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Longpigs were ace, but Britpop was all about Marion and SilverSun.
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My gold medal def goes to Pulp

Silversun, was that 'Lava'? That was great.

The Supernaturals?
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Forgot Longpigs, they really were a decent band.

On & On and Far are quality. Blue Skies went almost unnoticed
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Heavy Stereo were pretty cool, but no-one remembers them...

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I have some Heavy Stereo cds, they were alright. And whilst we're talking of Oasis band members, Hurricane #1?
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I had a copy of Deja Voodoo and enjoyed it. Gem is wasted in Oasis
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Gene. Ugh.

Pulp were awesome.

Marion. Hmmm. I have their debut on vinyl but I bet I haven't listened to it much. 'Toys for Boys'?



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Much of Marion - This World & Body is pretty decent, 'Sleep', 'Wait', 'All For Love'.
Nomio, you're wrong, Gene were great.
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Yay! I've got the first Marion record on vinyl, and its great.

Last I heard, the fella from Marion was a smack addict, but he's cleaned up and they're back again... I'd love to hear a new Marion album.

As for the most excellent Silver Sun, they brought an album out somewhere near the end of last year, but they're signed to a shit record company who doesn't promote them at all.

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"Last I heard, the fella from Marion was a smack addict, but he's cleaned up and they're back again... I'd love to hear a new Marion album."

Yeh, they've played a few gigs so far, but I think it's just two of the original members. James Hardy is off the smack now apparantly.
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I heard that Marion-bloke only got clean ater he got arrested for stealing garden gnomes.

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I was at Glastonbury 95'and saw all the big names.

Oasis
Pulp
Shed Seven
Marion
Menswear
The Verve
Boo Radleys
These Animal Men (not really big but still Britpop)
Gene
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Oooh Shed Seven. I <3 them.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Speakeasy! At the link it's easy!
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Feels like I've been to every single disco all around
Another night another town
It's time to burn this disco down



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

Space, they had some good tunes. A lot of 'Britpop' was cack. Mansun were another good band.

These Animal Men!!!!!!!

'Speed King' was a choooooon!

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Didn't Shed Seven win a Brit last week - no wait, it was the killers. They sound exactly alike.

See nobody has mentioned Suede yet. They were def one of my favourite Brit Pop bands. Though not everyone is fussed on Brett Anderson's voice.

I loved Suede. 'Metal Mickey' was brilliant.



But all I know is
I'm not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I'm hopeful yet

There are early Libertines tunes that rip off suede completely... Breck Road Lover springs to mind.

Suede are really under-rated, for some reason. Gawd knows why - their first 2 albums were amazing.
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Bernard Butler is one of my favourite British guitarists of the last 20 years along with Johnny Greenwood. He's also a damn good upcoming producer
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anyone remember menswe@r?
blur were the ultimate britpop band.

I loved the Boo Radleys and no one has mentioned The Bluetones yet. Mark Morrison was and still is super cute.

loved, and still love

Oasis
Blur
Ocean Colour Scene
Charlatans UK
Embrace(not as much as i used to)
the La's (do they count)

still like some songs from
Cast
the Seahorses
Hurricane #1

"loved, and still love

Oasis
Blur
Ocean Colour Scene
Charlatans UK
Embrace(not as much as i used to)
the La's (do they count)

still like some songs from
Cast
the Seahorses
Hurricane #1"

Ha Ha the Seahorses - I used to play the riff from Love is the Law on my guitar all the time.

Cast drive me crazy though... and I saw Ocean Colour Scene/ Manic Street Preachers/ Oasis at Maine Road [I think] - I was unimpressed.


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i'm from the U.S. and got into British music in like '95 after Oasis really broke here. i got obsessed, and most of those cds i had to get on import.

i've seen the Charlatans UK, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, and the Stereophonics. All in very small places here. the Charlatans/Stereophonics show was probably the loudest show i've been to. i dug seeing all those bands.

oh, forgot about Kula Shaker too. haha

p.s. the "Love is the Law" riff is killer

Ah Kula Shaker, I loved 'K' at the time.
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"During the food fight, some food is thrown onto Tinkerbell. The food is the same size as it was when it was thrown at the Lost Boys, even though she's roughly 1/18th their size."

man, i'm having fun with this thread, as i got started revisiting all this stuff just yesterday.

bands that are still putting out great records are Supergrass and Superfurry Animals.

Anyone ever get into the Stands? They were newer and sounded very Brit-pop but broke up after 2 great albums.

oh, and the Catherine Wheel was like shoegazer, but bordered on Brit-pop
Adam and Eve is still a great album

ocean colour scene, they are/were the best brit pop. touring in april!

the charlatans are still going strong too.

I don't what style this is, but have heard of the Earlies lately quite a bit and know Secretly Canadian is such a great label! so...just checked out one song!

wow! holy shit! This one song 'Breaking Point' is very powerful and seems like...detecting a sortof sitar riff going on in background....slightly Govindaish or Cornershop style or something. Love to see them live! Big sound. Gotta check out more of their music.

ya, I love Supergrass! The Coral I was into for a while too...really good. don't know if that's pop tho.

or what about The Stone Roses? but that's more rock than pop, maybe? I don't know. Not so clear on all that. style titles.

maximo park!!
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Cornershop is a band I so have loved, stylewise, whatever that is...sortof fusion.

"Cornershop is a band I so have loved, stylewise, whatever that is...sortof fusion."

You'd like The View – Same Jeans, as they basically copy the entire song.
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"so i am now one of those dorks i used to call out for interwebbing some computershits. damn.
i am the captain of the USS NERD special forces. WTF."
Ryan Adams

"Athlete?"

Oh hell no. Awful, awful, awful.
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In my youth i wa a big fan of Pulp, Kenickie, Suede, Ash..the firt album i ever bought was Expecting To Fly by the Bluetones, hmmm....

Read the other day that Ash are going to stop bringing out albums, and just do singles instead.

Pretty cool idea.
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is it balls.

Why not say what you really think?

:D

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You would have thought after all these years that Tim Wheeler's voice might have improved slightly.
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I'm so excited about this it's not even funny:

A four-CD compilation featuring 78 seminal UK bands including The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Charlatans, Ride, and Cocteau Twins is due to be released Stateside this fall.

'The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit Pop Gems of the Last Millennium' is due out on October 2 via Rhino and includes recordings from 1985-2000.

Also featuring on the compilation are Happy Mondays, Lush, Suede, My Bloody Valentine, and several other noteworthy bands of the era.

The box will come packaged in a 6" x 12" recreation of a traditional English phone booth, and will include an 80-page booklet filled with photos and interviews with producers Stephen Street and Alan Moulder as well as tastemaking DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.


Disc 1

The Smiths -'How Soon Is Now?'
Cocteau Twins -'Lorelei'
Felt -'Primitive Painters'
Shop Assistants -'Somewhere In China'
The Mighty Lemon Drops -'My Biggest Thrill'
The Cure -'Just Like Heaven'
Echo & The Bunnymen -'Lips Like Sugar'
The Jesus And Mary Chain -'April Skies'
Spacemen 3 -'Walkin' With Jesus (Sound Of Confusion)'
The Primitives -'Crash'
The Wonder Stuff -'Unbearable'
The Stone Roses -'She Bangs The Drums'
The Charlatans UK -'The Only One I Know'
Happy Mondays -'Step On'
Primal Scream -'Loaded' [single version]
Inspiral Carpets -'This Is How It Feels'
The Trash Can Sinatras -'Obscurity Knocks'
The La's -'There She Goes'
The Sundays -'Here's Where The Story Ends'

Disc 2
Ride -'Vapour Trail'
Pale Saints -'Sight Of You'
My Bloody Valentine -'Only Shallow'
Lush -'For Love'
The Telescopes -'Flying'
Chapterhouse -'Pearl'
Catherine Wheel -'I Want To Touch You'
Bleach -'Trip & Slide'
Curve -'Coast Is Clear'
Five Thirty -'You'
Moose -'This River Will Never Run Dry'
The Family Cat -'(Thought I'd Died) And Gone To Heaven'
The Dylans -'(Don't Cut Me Down) Mary Quant In Blue'
Thousand Yard Stare -'0-0 A.E.T. (No Score After Extra Time)'
Ned's Atomic Dustbin -'Grey Cell Green'
Birdland -'Shoot You Down'
Manic Street Preachers -'Stay Beautiful'
Teenage Fanclub -'Star Sign'

Disc 3
Suede -'Metal Mickey'
Swervedriver -'Duel' [radio edit]
Eugenius -'Breakfast'
Superstar -'Barfly'
New Order -'Regret'
James -'Laid'
Nick Heyward -'Kite'
The Boo Radleys -'Lazarus'
Saint Etienne -'You're In A Bad Way'
Stereolab -'Wow & Flutter'
Blur -'Tracy Jacks'
Oasis -'Live Forever'
Pulp -'Common People'
These Animal Men -'Speeed King'
Mega City Four -'Wallflower'
Echobelly -'Insomniac'
Gene -'Sleep Well Tonight'
Menswear -'Sleeping In'
Supergrass -'Alright'
Cast -'Alright'
Elastica -'Stutter'

Disc 4
Dodgy -'In A Room'
Ash -'Girl From Mars'
Sleeper -'Sale Of The Century'
Marion -'Sleep'
Kula Shaker -'Tattva'
Ocean Colour Scene -'The Riverboat Song'
Babybird -'You're Gorgeous'
The Bluetones -'Slight Return'
Super Furry Animals -'Something 4 The Weekend'
The Divine Comedy -'Something For The Weekend'
Cornershop -'Brimful Of Asha'
Silver Sun -'Service'
Spiritualized -'Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space'
Mansun -'Wide Open Space'
Hurricane #1 -'Step Into My World'
The Verve -'Lucky Man'
Rialto -'Untouchable'
Catatonia -'Mulder And Scully'
Placebo -'You Don't Care About Us'
Gay Dad -'Oh Jim'



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

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That looks great! Good to see Marion and Gene on there.
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I wish they'd put Kinky Machine '10 Second Bionic Man' on instead of Rialto though.



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

i read a book by the women from sleeper, now thats time i am never going to get back

but she did look great in one of the early videos. better than the elastica women or echobelly, or poweder or any of them.

the only also ran britpop song i can still stand is walkaway by cast, shite band with a great song, i think he stole it from the LA`S

Visit me

Silver Sun too! Odd that it's not Lava, that song was great fun.
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any bluetones fans?!

"the only also ran britpop song i can still stand is walkaway by cast, shite band with a great song, i think he stole it from the LA`S"

I can't listen to it without hearing over the top - "AND ENGLAND HAVE GONE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP...". It then makes me laugh and I turn it off.
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It's missing a bit of Symposium too. Ooh and my indie claim to fame: I used to work with the guitarist from The Dylans.



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

Why is this thread still running?

BRITPOP SUCKED MONKEY ASS!

"any bluetones fans?!"

Hell no!



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

"any bluetones fans?!"

Damn straight. Return to the Last Chance Saloon is the best album of theirs.
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"It's missing a bit of Symposium too."

I used to love them; saw them live a number of times. Drink The Sunshine, Fairweather Friend ah...



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They were a bag of crap, trees. I may admit to a liking for 'Slight Return' but that's as far as it goes.



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

'If' by the bluetones is a great song.
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Spooky, tramp...

has that one got Sleazy bed track on it?


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Can't remember, haven't listened to it in ages.
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Ian Brown calls them the Bluetone roses.

Got a knack for comedy that kid.


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I've got a whole load of Symposium singles on vinyl. I thought they were great.



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

Ryan Adams should copy Gene a bit more. Get his emotive, anthemic, smiths-rip songs back on track. I adore Gene.


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Did the guy from Gene have a solo thing?

Did he do a song called 'I can't comfort you anymore?'


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Martin Rossiter? Don't think so.
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oh no, it wasn't him...it was someone else...hang on

someone from some other limp wristed guitar band...

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longpigs ?????



Visit me

I love Longpigs 'Jeeesus christ!'



"Nomio, if no one's told you yet today, you're freakin' great!" - voice of reason

This house is a circus, berserk as fuck.

lol that is a cool track, wasnt hawley in them ????

Visit me

Yup he was. The Sun Is Often Out is an awesome album. Far, On & On, Jesus Christ etc etc
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Anyone see the programme on Britpop that was on last night? It was quality.
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yep i saw it, it was nice getting taken back into the mid nineties.

the whole blur vs oasis was mental

Noel Gallagher still holds a grudge doesn't he? I thought Brett Anderson came across really well.
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noel holds a grudge against everything and everyone, when he feels like it. his ego is beautifully horrible.

bret did come accros well, a good controlled expression.

it was a total flash back to high school...

also - i think I've probably heard all I want to hear of Franz Ferdinand - why did they feature so heavily at the end?


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The whole Franz thing was a bit odd; I too was curious as to why they featured so heavily - I think perhaps their record label donated money to the making of the programme or something.
Also, Echobelly were really bad weren't they? She was quite cute though.
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Yes - she was. I think I liked them and [sleeper] not entirely because of the music.

The guitarist from echobelly told me I looked like Bjork when I was about 15.


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ye, franz ferdy are shit, they should nt even be allowed to comment on such a subject what are they qualified totalk about. could nt even lace the boots of oasis, pulp, blur etc.

"The guitarist from echobelly told me I looked like Bjork when I was about 15."

Dear me.
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what were people upto during the britpop era? around 1993-97

I went to Paris for a week during the middle of it.

I was probably at the Guildfest watching Bis, Menswe@r and Marion.
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I grew my hair.


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"I grew my hair."

Fuck, me too. Those 4 years were crazy.

I went to the Brighton North Lanes to find second hand adidas stripe jackets. I found one of these recently, it's atrocious.
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I had a brilliant adidas jacket [note: when I say brilliant here, I probably mean quite the opposite] - it was bottle green and it was from the seventies - the zip was bright white - and the collar was bigger than everyone else's - I must have looked a right cunt with that and my purple hair.


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Fashion escaped me in my britpop years. Luckily, it did all my my friends too so I was safe.
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how did i miss this thread!?!?!

"mate im dying for a duke, ive got to get one on sdaturday even if its a munter!"- Scummy Man

Suffering from the hell that was secondary school. I believe my fashion choices during the time included dungarees, army surplus shirts and ill-fitting bras.

No wonder I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 18.

I had a bright red top with a racing strip down the side, bought because Sci-Fi Steven from Bis had one. I'm not sure I ever wore it in public.
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i generally busted my global hyper-colour t-shirt whenever and where ever possible... usually with a pair of blue bolt jeans.

Man, I had a hyper-colour t-shirt too - they were amazing.
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@Man, I had a hyper-colour t-shirt too - they were amazing. @

i had a purple one that turned pink it was colossal!

"mate im dying for a duke, ive got to get one on sdaturday even if its a munter!"- Scummy Man

"i had a purple one that turned pink it was colossal!"

...must....resist....
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Please succumb.

No, there are ladies present.
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Ill admit it I was mad on Ocean Colour Scene they were brilliant live in 97/8

I used to have a pair of patchwork, tie-dye dungarees. I LOVED them. I also had the obligatory Manics fan ex-army jacket.



And I lie behind you/And I cradle you in the palm of me

TheRoses is right. It's AWESOME seeing Britpop bands in little dive bars here in the States. The first time I saw Oasis, they played the National Guard Armory.

And I would TOTALLY buy that Britpop box set, Nomio, even though I own a lot of those tunes already.

I still haven't bought it.



And I lie behind you/And I cradle you in the palm of me

a fantastic time to be in the uk when the oais 'britpop' thing kicked off

longpigs remain one of my fave bands

crispin has co-written a fair bit of the newton faulkner [crusty hippy shite] album and is meant to be doing the solo thing soon [also wrote a few tune for/with mark owen]

bluetones were a cracking little pop band

blur still impress and definitley maybe and dog man star were and still are classics



...and i wake up blind
...like my dreams were to bright.

"crispin has co-written a fair bit of the newton faulkner [crusty hippy shite] album"

Oh dear, oh dear. He always was a dick.

'The Sun Is Often Out' is an awesome album though.



And I lie behind you/And I cradle you in the palm of me

I fully endorse the love for Longpigs and Bluetones.
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Suede - Dog Man Star vs. The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly


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You read through my poets
From Sappho through to Auden
I saw the book fall from your hand
As you slowly died of boredom

You would say that. Do you model yourself on Brett Anderson?



I would agree with Suede though.
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Yes.


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You read through my poets
From Sappho through to Auden
I saw the book fall from your hand
As you slowly died of boredom

Not really a contest though is it? Whoever played guitar in the Bluetoneroses vs Butler? The Drowners Vs the Fountainhead?


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You read through my poets
From Sappho through to Auden
I saw the book fall from your hand
As you slowly died of boredom

ok

Elastica vs Sleeper

discuss
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

For serious?

Elastica by about two million country miles.

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You read through my poets
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I saw the book fall from your hand
As you slowly died of boredom

ok, please add BelleX1 to this list! not only were they absolutely and surpisingly (to me) fantabulous live the other night...even rousing the very cool and usually aloof indie rock crowd....so much enthusiasm both on stage and in the crowd! But also their album is quite good! It's pretty! My friends were listening too and were equally impressed. one unmusicsavvy friend commented "Chris Issak?" which I didn't get. Another mentioned Talking Heads...I didn't get that either. But we all agreed on a bit of a Dave Matthews singing sound on some songs near the end of the album.

anyways, tons of variety! at first I thought they sounded quite a bit like Snow Patrol or ColdPlay...that notorious UK sound that's quite popular right now. but in truth, their music has sooo much variety! by the end of the show there was a strong element of funky soulness that I rarely hear in indie rock music nowadays. refreshing! what a wonderful show experience! so good that I ended up missing most of Sea Wolf's set that I had actually planned on going to. (tho I did catch 3 of their last songs and man, they were good the other night too! way better live than the first time I saw them!)

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"Another mentioned Talking Heads...I didn't get that either."

BellX1 aren't Britpop, but the first time I saw Paul Noonan sing live was when he did a cover of Psycho Killer with Duke Special.



Holy cow I love your eyes

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elastica were the better band but my God! Louise Weener i would have married from sleeper
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

I met Louise a number of times - I did really like her...though if Donna from Elastica had been more approachable it;d have been all about her...


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I forgot that the singer of Echobelly was quite fit actually. In a kind of pixie, put-in-your-pocket type fashion. And yes, Louise Wener was bang.
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elastica were amazing. but yeah would love to hand out the back of wener


"the english org holy trinity of mick, scum , and trees" - Badgerwolf

"ye big weekend planned, im gona buy everything the verves ever done, put it all on repeat and see how long it takes me to kill myself!" - scummy man

Yep...




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Something beautiful is dying...
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ahhh donna matthews yum
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

and louise oh


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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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look what she does now

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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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I would put money on it that Mickey, Badger and Scummy were all massive fans of The Seahorses.
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Badger, What does she do now?


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Something beautiful is dying...
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She's an author is she not?
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voice overs



shes also a novelist i believe
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Seems you can hire her for her oral skills.


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Something beautiful is dying...
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i honestly 100% fuckin hated the seahorses
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

"i honestly 100% fuckin hated the seahorses"

That leaves Scummy and Mickey. Scummy I could be wrong about but Mickey must be a fan.
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"I would put money on it that Mickey, Badger and Scummy were all massive fans of The Seahorses. "

sorry , not I


"the english org holy trinity of mick, scum , and trees" - Badgerwolf

"ye big weekend planned, im gona buy everything the verves ever done, put it all on repeat and see how long it takes me to kill myself!" - scummy man

I think I bought Blinded By The Sun.
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what was their big hit Love is the law/key/erm..??

i saw them at V once on before the Verve..they were a pile of cunt
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Love is the law was a great riff to play on the guitar...

They were shit though and I saw them live - didn't Liam Gallagher write one of the tracks on the album? The one that sounded a bit like 'Made of Stone'?



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Something beautiful is dying...
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seahorsea were non existant for me. i did however like gary barlows forst single release.

"love it has so many beautiful faces..."


www.myspace.com/owenjamesharvey

"They were shit though and I saw them live - didn't Liam Gallagher write one of the tracks on the album? The one that sounded a bit like 'Made of Stone'? "

yes he did

also scummy isnt telling porkies about gary barlow, he ws playing it in his house one time i was there!!! I D I O T


"the english org holy trinity of mick, scum , and trees" - Badgerwolf

"ye big weekend planned, im gona buy everything the verves ever done, put it all on repeat and see how long it takes me to kill myself!" - scummy man

Belle and Sebestian fall into this category correct?

same era but not genre lacey
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

What genre are they?

britfolkpop

i just made that up

at hmv they were just "Indie"
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Really? They don't seem indie at alL!

"My vision of scummy and mickey right now - is them with one extravagantly coloured drink and two straws. " - W-T

indie in the uk is different to us indie
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Then whats UK indie?

"My vision of scummy and mickey right now - is them with one extravagantly coloured drink and two straws. " - W-T

The Brits DEFINITELY listen to DIFFERENT music, than we do. Have you ever looked at their pop charts?

That's why I <3 online radio. I used to ONLY listen to Brit stations during the Britpop heyday. My friends NEVER knew what bands I was going on and on about.

what bands did ya dig wildflower

i love it that so many americans liked our scene

and for lacey
"In the United Kingdom, indie music charts have been compiled since the early 1980s. Initially, the charts featured bands that emerged with a form of guitar-based alternative rock that dominated the indie charts, particularly indie pop artists such as Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, the C86 jangle-pop movement and the twee pop of Sarah Records artists. Some definitive British indie rock bands of the 1980s were The Smiths, The Stone Roses and The Jesus and Mary Chain, whose music directly influenced 1990s alternative rock movements such as shoegazing and Britpop.

In the United States, the music commonly regarded as indie rock is descended from an alternative rock scene largely influenced by the movements of the 1970s and early 1980s and their DIY ethos. In the 1980s the term "indie rock" was particularly associated with the abrasive, distortion-heavy sounds of Hüsker Dü, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Big Black, and others that populated American indie labels, separating them from jangly college rock bands like R.E.M. and 10,000 Maniacs, who, by the end of the decade, were signed to major labels. The late eighties band Pixies is said to be the main influence in 1990s-present indie rock"
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

..and hows ya shoulder wildflower?
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Bands mentioned in this thread that I like include:

Ash
BellX1
Blur
Charlatans UK
Coldplay
Cure
Echo & The Bunnymen
Elastica
Franz Ferdinand
James
Jesus And Mary Chain
Kula Shaker
Manic Street Preachers
New Order
Oasis
Primal Scream
Pulp
Smiths
Spirtualized
Stereophonics
Stone Roses
Suede
Super Furry Animals
Supergrass
Teenage Fanclub
Verve

NOT that I think A LOT of them are Britpop, but . . .

a really underrated britpop band was hurricane (known as hurricane #1 in the u.s.), and also black grape, though i don't know if they count or not. also, i freely admit to loving the seahorses. anything stone roses-related, i am pretty much into.

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"Once this minor diversion is complete, I will finish posting my comment, then sit there like the worthless human being I am and wait for other commenters to respond. Because, as I mentioned before, I have nothing better to do with my life."

black grape with the Happy mondays connection are more indie than britpop. Hurricane of course was Andy Bells band who is now in Oasis. he was also in Ride i believe who are a classic british indie band
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

do curve and texas count as britpop?

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"Once this minor diversion is complete, I will finish posting my comment, then sit there like the worthless human being I am and wait for other commenters to respond. Because, as I mentioned before, I have nothing better to do with my life."

no and no

texas were a rock band that became a pop band when sharleen became a sex symbol and got em out (so to speak) and curve were around the britpop era but dont fit the genre
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

"Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States. In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands such as Nirvana, many bands positioned themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. Oasis, Blur and Pulp are often considered the scene's most prominent acts.[1]

Britpop groups brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British cultural movement called "Cool Britannia". Although its more popular bands were able to spread their commercial success overseas, especially to America, the movement largely fell apart by the end of the decade."

The origins of Britpop lie primarily in the indie scene of the early 1990s, and in particular around a group of bands feted by the music press and involved in a vibrant social scene focused in the Camden Town area of London. This scene was dubbed "The Scene That Celebrates Itself" by Melody Maker.[10] Some members of this scene (Blur, Lush, Suede) would go on to play a leading part in Britpop. Others such as Kingmaker, Slowdive, Spitfire and Ride would not. The dominant musical force of the period was the grunge invasion from the United States, which filled the void left in the indie scene by the Stone Roses' inactivity.[11]

Journalist John Harris has suggested that Britpop began when Blur's single "Popscene" and Suede's "The Drowners" were released around the same time in the spring of 1992. He stated, "[I]f Britpop started anywhere, it was the deluge of acclaim that greeted Suede's first records: all of them audacious, successful and very, very British".[12] Suede was the first of the new crop of guitar-oriented bands to be embraced by the UK music media as Britain's answer to Seattle's grunge sound. Their debut album Suede became the fastest-selling debut album in the history of the UK.[13] In April 1993, Select magazine featured Suede's lead singer Brett Anderson on the cover with a Union Flag in the background and the headline "Yanks go home!". The issue included features on Suede, The Auteurs, Denim, Saint Etienne and Pulp and helped forment the idea of an emerging movement.[11]

Blur, a group that formerly mixed elements of shoegazing and baggy, took on an Anglocentric aesthetic with its second album Modern Life is Rubbish (1993). Blur's new approach was inspired by their tour of the United States in the spring of 1992. During the tour, frontman Damon Albarn began to resent American culture and found the need to comment on that culture's influence seeping into Britain.[11] Albarn's girlfriend Justine Frischmann (formerly of Suede and leader of Elastica) explained, "Damon and I felt like we were in the thick of it at that point [. . .] it occurred to us that Nirvana were out there, and people were very interested in American music, and there should be some sort of manifesto for the return of Britishness."[14] John Harris wrote in an NME article just prior to the release of Modern Life is Rubbish, "[Blur's] timing has been fortuitously perfect. Why? Because, as with baggies and shoegazers, loud, long-haired Americans have just found themselves condemned to the ignominious corner labeled 'yesterday's thing'".[5] The music press also fixated on what the NME had dubbed the New Wave of New Wave (or 'NWONW'), a term applied to the more punk-derivative acts such as Elastica, S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men.

While Modern Life is Rubbish was a moderate success, it was Blur's third album Parklife that made them arguably the most popular band in the UK in 1994.[13] Parklife continued the fiercely British nature of its predecessor, and coupled with the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in April of that year it seemed that British alternative rock had finally turned back the tide of grunge dominance. That same year Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe, which broke Suede's record for fastest-selling debut album.[13][15]

The movement was soon dubbed Britpop. The term "Britpop" had been used in the late 1980s (in Sounds magazine by journalist, Goldblade frontman and TV pundit John Robb referring to bands such as The La's, Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets and The Bridewell Taxis). "Britpop" arose around the same time as the term "Britart" (which referred to the work of British modern artists such as Damien Hirst). However, it would not be until 1994 when the term entered the popular consciousness, being used extensively by the music press and radio DJs.[16] A rash of bands emerged aligned with the new movement. At the start of 1995 Britpop bands including Sleeper, Supergrass, and Menswear scored pop hits.[17] Elastica released their debut album Elastica that March; its first week sales surpassed the record set by Definitely Maybe the previous year.[18] The scene around Camden Town was now seen as a musical centre; frequented by Britpop groups like Blur, Elastica, and Menswear, Melody Maker declared "Camden is to 1995 what Seattle was to 1992, what Manchester was to 1989, and what Mr Blobby was to 1993."[19]!
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

thanks for the info. i've read it, and still have no real understanding for why one band is classified one way, and one another. i don't get how ride, suede and pulp aren't all in the same genre. it's all british alternative rock, or british popular music, hence "britpop".

________________________________________________
"Once this minor diversion is complete, I will finish posting my comment, then sit there like the worthless human being I am and wait for other commenters to respond. Because, as I mentioned before, I have nothing better to do with my life."

"I know, it's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it."

britpop was born out of a direct reaction to grunge so the scene is tied to that era...hence pulp suede blur and oasis are no longer termed britpop bands...just indie now

you had to be there i guess but it was a celebration of being british in the 90s

listen to all the lyrics on Parklife to understand

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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

"a really underrated britpop band was hurricane (known as hurricane #1 in the u.s.)"

They were called Hurricane #1 here too surely? I have CDs of theirs with the #1 on.
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they were called Hurricane but added the #1 due to a legal dispute in the US
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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i remember reading a lot of them, and it always said "hurricane", but when the first album finally came out, it had a #1 added. i figured it was similar to suede being called "london suede" or the charlatans being "the charlatans u.k."
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"Once this minor diversion is complete, I will finish posting my comment, then sit there like the worthless human being I am and wait for other commenters to respond. Because, as I mentioned before, I have nothing better to do with my life."

Louise Wener's much more atractive now than she was in her Sleeper era. I can't help thinking that you lot are under the impression she'd be a filthy ho, for some unfathomable reason.



"I'll have to go along with all this "reclusive genius" stuff! She's going to be very upset when she finds out I'm a reclusive wanker!"

"I can't help thinking that you lot are under the impression she'd be a filthy ho, for some unfathomable reason."

Quickly she came dressed up for fame
Riding her perfume downstairs
Make up like glue she danced round the room
To the sound of her corduroy flares
Lets go to town taxis all round
We could stop for a couple of beers
He looks at it all stifles a yawn
She tries not to look like she cares

Absolutely filthy.

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Nothing to do with creating a character in a song? No? Thought not.



"I'll have to go along with all this "reclusive genius" stuff! She's going to be very upset when she finds out I'm a reclusive wanker!"

i did think she was filthy back in the day
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Ryan, were you reading our Britpop thread?

“so liam, the mesopotamian culture really derived all this left-over half-science from the……”

then he tells me chris was in the La’s- ……fuck/

Gem- Ride/ Hurrican Number one, the guy from the La’s and Andy, the fucking beans if there ever were on that badass fucking falcon of his.

awesomness.

my stomach hurts though. time for a walk. bye internetworld.

“so liam, the mesopotamian culture really derived all this left-over half-science from the……”

liam “…………….” just joking. he’s so personable. but man, he is like a HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION when the curtain calls that dude….woah

then he tells me Chris was in the La’s- ……fuck/

Gem and Andy…wow… Ride/ Hurrican Number 1, CHRIS who played with The La’s from the La’s and Andy, the fucking beans if there ever were on that badass fucking falcon of his. gibson long neck guitars are HARD fucking instruments and he plays it like it was a sword or something. some viking ass rhythm and solos- toned out- so perfect next to Noel’s psych Thick-Tone Attack and Delay Badassness solo’s……god, i just want to see THEIR gig tonight.

playing is like getting an ice cream too.

awesomness.

my stomach hurts though. time for a walk. bye internetworld.

yes ryan would have read this
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Ryan loves the Britpop? I mean, I KNOW he likes Oasis, but . . .

ryan has talked about this era of british music alot...im sure he was a massive fan of Gene
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Don't say that as then I might have to like him.
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you fuckin love ryan you fearsome trampface
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

http://www.nme.com/news/brett-anderson/39434

Whatever Brett, whatever...
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oh brett you twat..you think youre the only one to do any sorta drugs ever!
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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who are tin star?
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Whenever I see the teen spirit video I can smell dry ice...

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who are tinstar?
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Do you mean Dubstar?

do you mean dubstar?????
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Not sure if you'd call them britpop, but their albums were out at that time. I got both!

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to be fair...dubstar were shit
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Get lost Badger. They were better than Menswear.

Who the hell are dubstar? I can't believe I don't know this!
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I had their single 'Stars' on cassette.

i remember dubstar they were shit.




"And of course...
An Arguement with Neal Casal Concerning Canyons" - Wheelingwind

I don't think there's enough Gene love in this thread.
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Gene were boring.

I'll boring your face!
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Gangstarr were awesome though.

Peas,
Baffy

"And her Baffy’s got arch
And her flipflop's all right"

Baffy’s MySpace

Ok, your favourite top 3 britpop bands!

Mine:

1) Gene
2) Supergrass
3) Longpigs
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Gene were shit. Gangstarr were mega


"And of course...
An Arguement with Neal Casal Concerning Canyons" - Wheelingwind

The Small Faces
The Faces
The Beatles

Peas,
Baffy

"And her Baffy’s got arch
And her flipflop's all right"

Baffy’s MySpace

Yeah man, I used to have a bunch of their stuff on tape... I need to get some kind of Gangstarr compilation! I think there's a 2 CD one that looks all kinds of cool!

Guru's subsequent Jazzmatazz project was awesome also! Especially the first album.

Peas,
Baffy

"And her Baffy’s got arch
And her flipflop's all right"

Baffy’s MySpace

"The Small Faces
The Faces
The Beatles"

Yeh, not quite.
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yeah baff, there is a double cd compilation, i forget what its called. but i have it at home somewhere.


"And of course...
An Arguement with Neal Casal Concerning Canyons" - Wheelingwind

Cool, I'll have to get that!!!!

Also, I want to get me Erik B & Rakim...

I made a hiphop comp I was listening to on the way to work this morning, which has Know The Ledge on it... that song has the sickest bassline ever on it... one of the funkiest songs I know.

Peas,
Baffy

"And her Baffy’s got arch
And her flipflop's all right"

Baffy’s MySpace

Gene were the greatest

i fuckin loved them and still do in a sort of attractive ex-girlfriend way

Mickey how can you be wrong about so many things lol ;-)

tramp ...you dont remember dubstar???

LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

"tramp ...you dont remember dubstar???"

I'm racking my brains and I can't think who they are. I must have heard them...
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tramp theres a dubstar vid i posted up this thread...look
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Ha! Yeh, I remember that song. God it's awful.
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something about "i was making myself the usual cup of tea when the doorbell strangely raaaaannnng...im not so manic now im not so manic now"

awful shite
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

Classic.
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hefner weren't considered britpop, were they? i liked them anyway.

Did someone say Dubstar? Stars was good and the singer was quite fit

Modern bands who sound britpop:

Kaiser Chiefs
The Feeling
The Hoosiers
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Gene WERE boring.

Ok, your favourite top 3 britpop bands!

Mine:

1) Gene
2) Supergrass
3) Longpigs

Right then...before I begin I would like to state that I feel Blur and Pulp are above the term Britpop and are just quite simply 'fucking great bands'. So my top 3 would have to be

1) Mansun
2) The Bluetones
3) Supergrass

as all 3 have records I would put in my top 25 records of all time.
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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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i loved mansun, there were great


"And of course...
An Arguement with Neal Casal Concerning Canyons" - Wheelingwind

I still do. Grey Lantern and Six are fucking incredible records.
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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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2nd best b-side band ever too, so many classics left off the LPs.


"And of course...
An Arguement with Neal Casal Concerning Canyons" - Wheelingwind

Yeah, they were one of those bands where you knew you had to buy every single as you were bound to get something special on the B-side. I'll never forget hearing Railings, the duet between Paul and Howard Devoto from Magazine. It sounded like no other band on the planet and featured one of the best guitar outros I've ever heard.
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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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Mansun were quality; not as quality as the Longpigs though.
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"Mansun were quality;so much better than the Longpigs"

Your last post was broken so I fixed it for you mate.

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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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I would agree about Pulp and Blur being above britpop so that's why they weren't in my list.
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I love The Bluetones. Never Going Nowhere is such a goddamn tune.
Mark's playing a solo set at The Dirty South in Lewisham on Sunday night, about 2min from my front door. Unfortunately this is at the exact same time as I am playing a gig about another 2mins up the road from there. How annoying.
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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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Does he play 'If'?
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Not solo no. He does usually play Homefires though, which is a hella tune.
His solo stuff is rather marvellous too.
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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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i know one longpigs song and i quite like it; can't recall any mansun songs, though. i need to freshen up on my britpop.

Quality, quality song:


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I always loved 'White Box' by Red Cross.
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Jesus (Don't Touch My Canyon) - Mickey
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'First subject:

Sleeper - What Do I Do Now? Vs. Echobelly - King of the Kerb

Which is better?'

I know I might be a bit late with this, but think I'm going to have to go for King of the Kerb.

Top 3 Britpop? That question hurts. Hmmm, seen as we're excluding Pulp and Blur it would be:

1. Supergrass
2. Longpigs
3. Suede



Only a vampire can love you forever.

Dog Man Star is a great album.
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My friend Louisa and I were all about Suede and the Manics when we were at school.

Also, I got a copy of '10 Second Bionic Man' by Kinky Machine for 99p t'other week. TUNE!



Only a vampire can love you forever.

Geneva supporting Mansun is the best britpop gig i ever dun!
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

do we include radiohead in britpop?
Their gretest album (ooh, controversial :)) Bends was smack in that time?
What about the prodigy?


www.ov-guitars.co.uk
myspace.com/ovguitars

Yay! Someone else who thinks that The Bends is Radiohead's greatest album. I knew I liked you, O.

I'd say if Pulp and Blur transcend Britpop then Radiohead do too.

The Prodigy are electronic/dance, aren't they? They do my fucking head in.



Only a vampire can love you forever.

good ol sprout! Bends is faaantasic isnt it? its got the human touch that went missing from OK Computer onwards i reckon...

www.ov-guitars.co.uk
myspace.com/ovguitars

The Bends isn't their best album. You're both wrong, and I think deep down you know it.
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fight fight fight!

www.ov-guitars.co.uk
myspace.com/ovguitars

you'd be a Pablo Honey fan then Pushy? :)

www.ov-guitars.co.uk
myspace.com/ovguitars

"good ol sprout! Bends is faaantasic isnt it? its got the human touch that went missing from OK Computer onwards i reckon..."

Hell yes.

Shut it, Tramp. You know we're never going to agree on this.



Only a vampire can love you forever.

"you'd be a Pablo Honey fan then Pushy? :)"

Hahaha. Anyone can play guitar.



Only a vampire can love you forever.

It's alright Nomio, there is no agreeing to be had. I'm just right. ;)
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Whatever.



Only a vampire can love you forever.

Yay! Someone else who thinks that The Bends is Radiohead's greatest album. I knew I liked you, O

i also agree with this statement.

for me...the bends is still their best album, but only just
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

It would seem being incorrect is contagious.
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kid a is a close second
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LONG LIVE THE KNIG!
"My folks generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but to me The Smiths are my Beatles and my Rolling Stones.
That one band covers it all for me"
- Ryan Adams.

They played Sleeper - What Do I Do Now? On Radio 6 the other day, I thought fondly of wheelingwind as he said it was his favourite song of all time.
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1)Gene
2)Supergrass
3)Menswear

Anyone got a copy of Britpop Now? It was like Jools Holland but just featured the cream of the Britpop crop.

Blur
Suede
Elastica
Pulp
Sleeper

Your daily dose of surreal, home-made, anime, britpop video:


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i bought this the other day, its supposed to be dead good....




www.ov-guitars.co.uk

myspace.com/ovguitars

whoa, that looks good.

anyone ever listen to the Real People?

stated reading the above book, very entertaining, had a few lol's already. recommended :)

"Is it ever right to strike a dwarf?"

www.ov-guitars.co.uk
http://ov-guitars.blogspot.com/

I can't stress strongly enough how much I fucking hate Luke Haines. I'd take a prison sentance to drop kick his smug little achieve nothing face off.
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Nights like these make me sleep all day - Ben Nichols
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you might like it then, hes quite honest about his own idiocy.

www.ov-guitars.co.uk
http://ov-guitars.blogspot.com/

But then I'd have to read words he's written wouldn't I.

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Nights like these make me sleep all day - Ben Nichols
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fair enough.
I ve got Yuri Gagarins biography on the way, i'll let you know how that one goes ;)

www.ov-guitars.co.uk
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Yuri Gargarin >>>>> Luke Haines.

I think I've made my point about Luke Haines now.

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Nights like these make me sleep all day - Ben Nichols
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On the day that Suede announce their comeback, I will stand by my belief that Gene were the best Britpop band by an absolute mile.

By this I am referring to material released during this time; blur released better stuff later on.
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So close to 300 posts..
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I loved Gene. Saw them live after the first album, one of the best gigs ever. They were a rockin' live band.

It surprises me how many people openly state their affection for the Seahorses in this thread.


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I kissed you once, kissed you again
My heart it tumbled like the stock exchange
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"Strap on Sally chased us down the alley, we feared for our behinds. Oasis was a shop with shoes so hot, they were sure to blow your minds"

I don't know what you're talking about Winter, Morrissey himself could not have done better.
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Well sure, if you pick their BEST lyric.


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I kissed you once, kissed you again
My heart it tumbled like the stock exchange
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Oh God, I can't get 'Blinded by the Sun' out of my head.
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Shitehorses, as they were also known.

The Seahorses had lyrics? I was too busy listening to John Squire's face melting riffs!

This one's for the Pushy