'Second Coming' got a raw deal
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago) link
Credit to the Nation were Britpop?
― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:50 (twenty years ago) link
67] Pulp: Babies
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:50 (twenty years ago) link
i've always thought of it as more reminiscent of a certain strand of 60s pop - but then that's what britpop was all about wasn't it? that's my favourite saint etienne moment (hmm...maybe hobart paving...hmmm...maybe 'i buy american records'...hmmm...maybe....no i'll stop there) . unlike most people, i prefer their 'fluffy' stuff that you're not (really) supposed to like - largely because they do it so damn well.
i could chuck about ten of their tracks in, but instead
64. elastica - waking up
sure, it was a rip off, but it was a good one.
63. pulp - she's a lady
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:51 (twenty years ago) link
Definitely.
66. The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:52 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:52 (twenty years ago) link
Ya-ha. April 1993 in select was the big article/cover (by stuart maconie i think). circa 'modern life' and 'suede'
77. The Nubiles - "Layabout" (Justine Frischmann's favourite record of 1994, as I recall, and one of mine too)
=first band i ever saw (supporting blur)
yeah, why not?
― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago) link
59. The Divine Comedy - Something For The Weekend
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago) link
actually from '99 and quite dancey and perhaps not really in the same meld as much else here, but it's the best single they ever did imo
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:54 (twenty years ago) link
It gets no more Britpop surely.
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:56 (twenty years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:57 (twenty years ago) link
Eng-pop surely?
― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago) link
especially the long version with the funny whale noises on the end.
no, really.
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago) link
well phshaw, i'm finding it hard to find it, even after all this time.
57) Fat Les 'Vindaloo'
― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago) link
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― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:59 (twenty years ago) link
53. Chumbawamba - Someone's Always Telling You How To Behave
B-b-but Ailsa a part pretending it's speaking for the whole is the entire POINT of Britpop!
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 12 January 2004 12:59 (twenty years ago) link
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― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:01 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:01 (twenty years ago) link
I am also peeved because I wrote a big long post about how Tattva was great despite Kula Shaker's general odiousness, but didn't post it for fear of being sniggered at. So cheers, Enrique, I'm glad it's not just me.
45) Catatonia "You've Got a Lot to Answer For"
― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:03 (twenty years ago) link
did they include this on the singles comp? i had the 12"
44) Northern Uproar 'Rollercoaster' (I'm sorry, you can disregard all mychoices, I hate them too, I'm just trying to keep it representative of the truth)
No Ailsa, it is just you, JS are the WORST BAND IN HISTORY
― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:04 (twenty years ago) link
44. vanessa paradis - be my baby43. catatonia - mulder and scully (the first time i heard that voice - affected, of course, but somehow still kind of cool. i still like her.)
and aisla....? i have to admit i liked tattva too.
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:04 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:05 (twenty years ago) link
but if anyone mentions 'You're Gorgeous' i will kill them
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:06 (twenty years ago) link
42. Reverend Black Grape.
Will anyone be brave enough to add Ocean Colour Scene? I feel like 'The Riverboat Song' deserves to be here through its sheer omnipresence at the time, but frankly I just can't quite bring myself to do it.
― Jason J, Monday, 12 January 2004 13:06 (twenty years ago) link
hmmm... vanessa paradis = not very british, innit.
ignore that one, then..
although it SOUNDS like britpop.
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:06 (twenty years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:07 (twenty years ago) link
point taken...
what the hell, then, let's shove some saint etienne in there...
44. saint etienne - hobart paving... just because..
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:08 (twenty years ago) link
I read your mind Jae
― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:08 (twenty years ago) link
42. Bubonique - "Oi Copper"
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:08 (twenty years ago) link
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― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:09 (twenty years ago) link
it was the last track on the cd single. i haven't seen the singles comp. - wasn't keen on a lot of their recent output.
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:11 (twenty years ago) link
The Wannadies moved to London didn't they? So I think they're allowed.
37. Shampoo - Trouble
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:13 (twenty years ago) link
indeed
black grape fucking ruled, but britpop??
36) Underworld 'Born Slippy' = dance music it's okay to shout along to. Tico, this is serious sociological work: don't let you subjective sense-impressions fool you!
Mencap: WORD!
― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 13:14 (twenty years ago) link
The NME have done exactly this, every week for the last 20 fucking years
fixed
― Koné 2013 (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:34 (eleven years ago) link
yeah.. but this week they have done a list. 100 britpop classics.
tbh, I saw a 'catatonia' entry, and I did sigh, etc.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:38 (eleven years ago) link
Seriously you think they'd be embarassed about it by now.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:38 (eleven years ago) link
THey also did a top 20 by sales:
summary: Oasis oasis oasis oasis oasis oasis oasis blur oasis oasis pulp oasis oasis supergrass oasis catatonia
― Mark G, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
Srsly if you'd told anyone in 1996 that the name 'Gene' would be on the front of the NME 17 years later they'd have pissed themselves laughing.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:46 (eleven years ago) link
you mean there are people who didn't in 1996 ?
― mark e, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
luke haines @LukeHaines_News 7hVery embarrassing to be on the front cover of the @NME this week. Might have to sue.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:49 (eleven years ago) link
Also, Bis.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
I went looking for a postable list, didn't find one yet, but they are doing a 'vote yr favourite'
"Caught by the fuzz" is winning, which.. mm, I'm OK with actually...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 14:58 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/feb/15/britpop-songs-10-of-the-best-oasis-blur-pulp
Plenty of comments of the 'bbbbut what about Ocean Colour Scene/ dodgy' but this article seems to have used *that* "Select" front page as the initial template..
― Mark G, Friday, 17 February 2017 07:40 (seven years ago) link
They should know better than to inflate Haines ego like that.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 17 February 2017 12:41 (seven years ago) link
Sleeper is reuniting. http://www.radiox.co.uk/news/sleeper-first-gig-19-years-star-shaped-festival/
― Ex Slacker, Monday, 20 February 2017 06:18 (seven years ago) link
Ash's Girl from Mars suggested twice, but no rep for the brilliant Goldfinger, till now
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 00:15 (seven years ago) link
Classics only.
― The times they are a changing, perhaps (map), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 03:46 (seven years ago) link
My list would be only Supergrass, Blue and Pulp songs and probably wouldn't get to a hundred.
― chap, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 10:01 (seven years ago) link
Blue?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:27 (seven years ago) link
Technically they're pop from Britain.
― chap, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 13:19 (seven years ago) link
I probably shouldn't ask, but how on earth does Indian/Pakistani(LOL) music fit better into a European musical tradition than "American" music, by which I assume Geir means African-American music? It surely fits in less well?
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:50 PM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 17:09 (seven years ago) link
Is that true?
I mean, estimate a percentage..
― Mark G, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:28 (seven years ago) link
well i imagine geir subscribes to the aryan racial theories of Houston Stewart Chamberlain so to him yes
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:57 (seven years ago) link
xxp, 1973 Britpophttp://youtu.be/pBk61fPE4Yk
― Ρεμπετολογια, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:43 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk61fPE4Yk
― Ρεμπετολογια, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:45 (seven years ago) link
Geir's not a bad guy but idk where to start with his 2009 posts here.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 23:43 (seven years ago) link