From Robbie Williams' now-retracted caps-lock poptimist rant. "Any quarter-decent three-chord knobheads could and did get a deal in the ’90s. I won’t name names because it would be unfair on… Echobelly, Shed 7, Symposium, Menswear, Sleeper, Hurricane Number 1, Ride, The Bluetones, Northern Uproar, Chapterhouse, Curve, Salad, Adorable, Cud, Spacehog, Kula Shaker, The Audience, Powder, King Maker and Geneva. "Should I go on? Cos I could and they sure fucking did. There were a few special indie bands then just as there are in every generation and just as some pop bands are useless, some are magnificent. I feel sorry for the people who are too bigoted to appreciate the latter. The world's a lot more exciting with One Direction in it and more hearts will genuinely race at a new 1D album than they ever have or will at any Suede album in any period."
Impressive cratedigging knowledge there. But which knobhead is best?
Poll Results
Option | Votes |
Ride | 27 |
Curve | 19 |
Kula Shaker | 6 |
Salad | 5 |
Spacehog | 4 |
Cud | 4 |
Adorable | 4 |
Echobelly | 3 |
Geneva | 3 |
Sleeper | 3 |
Shed 7 | 3 |
Chapterhouse | 2 |
The Bluetones | 2 |
Kingmaker | 1 |
Symposium | 1 |
Menswear | 0 |
The Audience | 0 |
Powder | 0 |
Hurricane #1 | 0 |
Northern Uproar | 0 |
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 22 March 2013 09:56 (eleven years ago) link