Worst Of These Mid-Late 90s UK Bands?

Geir, have you ever thought about writing a book - "Geir Hongro's Manifesto of Pop" or something similar? Your opinions are so strongly held that I honestly think it'd be a fun read. I'm sure Nick would be agree to be ghostwriter.

LOL

hahaha but he's busy with the UK entry for Eurovision 2009 just now.

Is a wistful yearning for times long ago, innocence and summer days and the girl by the riverside on long hot summer days.

it's called "Melody"

Something like that would probably work out as most Eurovision voters are in their 40s or 50s. It would have to be sung in Serbo-Croatian though.

(And contain flutes, bagpipes and a 13/8 pulse)

This is how early nineties Balkans based ethnic cleansing started.

And an organist! And a techno breakdown! And a giant bank of glockenspiels!

XP Probably not, as all participants in the Balkan war loved flutes, bagpipes and 13/8 pulses, plus they all probably understood Serbo-Croatian as well.

govori to ti je kao govoriti na računalu

(according to google translator anyway)

And a Stylophonist! And a keytar! And Steve Hackett!

Steve Hackett is always a good idea, but not sure if he is the right man to collect votes. He is heavily into 13/8 though, so never say never ;)

get your votes in!

Who is going to be ILM's most hated?

this has to be one of the most anticipated polls ever on ILM ?
personally i'll be glad when the results are in and thread finally dies.
being reminded of these shitty bands every time i refresh ILM is becoming a little too much to bear.

My prediction :

1. OCS
2. Reef
3. Space
4. Stereophonics
5. Dodgy

Although Shed Seven and Kula Shaker could be sleepers.

Based off of that link Matt DC provided, Seahorses might come from out of nowhere.

Seahorses might come from out of nowhere...

.. and then hopefully head straight back.

saw a flyer not so long ago advertising a john power gig at a pub in leytonstone

voted reef

My predictions:
Stereophonics
Ocean Colour Scene
Catatonia
Cast
Space
Kula Shaker
Sleeper
Seahorses
Travis
Dodgy

No Love for Adorable?
Freedom? There ain't no fucking Freedom .
Riot!!!

Disgusted of Disgusting

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

number three with a bullet

Stereophonics get the lurker vote due to still being around and popular unlike the rest of these bands.

Bluetones now officially ILM's fave britpop band lol

No Love for Adorable?

Adorable were great!

zero votes for bluetones is a disgrace

Disgrace to the corpse of Sid.

I'm sure everyone thought someone else would vote Bluetones.

And Dodgy on got 3 votes. They deserved more.

Bluetones first album Expecting to Fly is brilliant, they kinda lost it after that.

Adorable were great!

OT(fucking)M

nothing like a little hate to get ILM going, i think this is this boards biggest poll.

i refused to vote, though there are some bad bands on here, because i happen to like and even flat out love one of these bands.

i happened to like the fact that the Bluetones didn't get any votes. as i happen to like the first and third album, i could also add a few songs from the second and throw in some b-sides. their last two albums including last years self titled left a lot to be desired however.

Four people need their heads checked. Probably Yanks who think they're being culturally thefted.

Or maybe some growly walruses who think they're being parodied.

Louis, you just cant defend Gomez!

I can and I will.

It's impossible!

do it Louis!

and I'm disappointed Ocean Colour Scene didn't get about 200 votes.

Gomez are actually waaaaaaay more popular in 'Merica than they are here.

Gomez's first album is fucking brilliant.

The first record is actually quite good (xpost, yeah, "fucking brilliant"! YEAH!). For a brief period later on when they released the Machismo EP and In Our Gun they were really good. I'll possibly need Nick and Dimension 5ive to back me up on this. I can't really offer much more than subjective opinion as yet, but they meld electronica with American rock in a surprisingly subtle, engaged manner. They don't overstate things and thus lose the chemistry.

And yeah, they have a massive double-disc live album from an American tour, which I don't have.

Plus, they don't really sound like anyone else, they have a great ear for musical progression, and a way with a tune. What's not to love?

The vocals?

The band and all of their music?

You've heard and don't like Cardiacs, you don't count.

i'm shocked. that's not nearly enough loathing for reef.

This is how Nazi Germany started (xp)