Worst Of These Mid-Late 90s UK Bands?

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Who the feck are they?

Tom D., Thursday, 29 May 2008 13:12 (sixteen years ago) link

Alan McGee thought they were better than the sex pistols or something

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 13:14 (sixteen years ago) link

alan mcgee thinks his bowel movements are the second coming of george gershwin

electricsound, Thursday, 29 May 2008 13:16 (sixteen years ago) link

Dislike of 3CR's "This Is My Hollywood" tempered by mild enjoyment of "Copper Girl" (NB probably not heard since Lamacq left R1, certainly not going to bother watching the youtubes), lost in wondering if China Drum should've been on britrock poll, whether I'd still like Stony Sleep, and alarm at suddenly remembering My Vitriol.

a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 29 May 2008 13:27 (sixteen years ago) link

ugh my vitriol. They were terrible.

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 13:45 (sixteen years ago) link

A bit later on though, weren't they, around the time of JJ72, another stinker of a band. Early 00s: worse than mid 90s?

Neil S, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:06 (sixteen years ago) link

Christ on a bucket, JJ72 - did the world really need the Cranberries at 78 rpm?

Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:29 (sixteen years ago) link

They were really big for a short while weren't they. Looked they might do a Coldplay and conquer the world.

Neil S, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:31 (sixteen years ago) link

I remember reading somewhere about how JJ72 became bitter and twisted by the cynical music industry when their label wouldn't issue their second (or was it third?) album - so they split up in protest!

RESULT!

Rob M v2, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:34 (sixteen years ago) link

Steve Lamacq never recovered from the trauma.

Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link

How dare that label not have recognised their unimpeachable genius!

Neil S, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:41 (sixteen years ago) link

Although my love for them is large and enduring, I'm surprised not to see My Life Story on this poll.

Also, Rialto.

CharlieNo4, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:48 (sixteen years ago) link

Rialto formed out of Kinky Machine, right? We should do a Worst Of These Early 90s UK Bands poll for them.

Colonel Poo, Thursday, 29 May 2008 14:55 (sixteen years ago) link

London ilxors please help - who were the shitty early 90's band that constantly plastered the tube network with their crappy stickers? Not Underneath What, the other one. I'm racking my brains here.

Matt #2, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:02 (sixteen years ago) link

They'd have to be on that poll anyway, is what I'm saying.

Matt #2, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:02 (sixteen years ago) link

25th of May?

Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:02 (sixteen years ago) link

No, it was The (something)s.

Matt #2, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:04 (sixteen years ago) link

The Nubiles?

Colonel Poo, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:11 (sixteen years ago) link

The Nubiles' 'Layabout' was Justine Frischman's single of 1994, FACT! (and possibly also mine)

CharlieNo4, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link

Most sparsely attended gig I've ever been to = the Nubiles at Reading After Dark c1995. I (and seemingly everyone else) went to see the support band (some local dudes) and then promptly left after they finished.

Colonel Poo, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:16 (sixteen years ago) link

I'm not sure they ever actually released anything. I keep thinking it was The Lollies, but...no. Anyway, carry on with excoriating 3CR, don't mind me.

Matt #2, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:34 (sixteen years ago) link

The Divine Comedy should have been on this poll.

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:32 (sixteen years ago) link

Not a UK band

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:33 (sixteen years ago) link

Isn't he from Norn Iron?

Tom D., Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:35 (sixteen years ago) link

Yes

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link

So he is, from Derry. I always assumed he was from Eire.

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link

Posh boy, not much of an accent

Tom D., Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link

Also I imagine it'd be more accurate to say he's from Londonderry, if you know what I mean

Tom D., Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link

Fuck a 3 Colours Red. That's like one color dude. I know I know, that's so three hours ago, but I had to post this:

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the first time i heard this was during their gig at leeds where they announced their first split ! ending the gig on this song was what made me wanna be a writer ! its epic

RabiesAngentleman, Thursday, 29 May 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link

Isn't he from Norn Iron?

Yes, and the son of a Protestant vicar to answer Tom D's insinuation, but I always think of him as Éireann too, maybe for the Father Ted thing or maybe just because the press always called him "Irish". Meanwhile, didn't even blink at fellow NIers Therapy? and Ash on the Britrock poll.

Knowing bookish singer-songwriter: try to assemble Joycean lineage; noisy rock dudes: front cover of Kerrang! says WHOA NEW BRITROCKKKKK REVOLUTION (some participants may be not British)?

a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 29 May 2008 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link

Dig a bit deeper into Northern Uproar's site and you discover they had a spot supporting on Mark Owen's tour. Ha!

I was on the guest list for the Glasgow show on that tour! Then I went to the pub with Northern Uproar. They were really annoying so I left and went home. The end.

ailsa, Thursday, 29 May 2008 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link

SEAHORSES!

It was obvious then, and even more obvious now, that Squire had intentionally surrounded himself with a bunch of absolute no-hopers who would never, ever outshine him musically. NME were unusually spot-on when they said the only reason Squirehorses existed was so he could be Special Guest Guitarist in his own band, forever.

Pheeel, Thursday, 29 May 2008 18:51 (sixteen years ago) link

Dodgy had one good song - In a Room.

Great song, but their best single moment was "Staying Out For The Summer". Those fantastic backing vocals in the chorus: Classic all the way!

Geir Hongro, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link

Reef were great. They get my vote. Place Your Hands on a pair of sharp scissors you floppy haired wankers. Almost as good as Toploader.

All of that list is cunt, bar 3 colours Red - for 'Copper Girl' only.

No wonder I was a Yankophile

Fer Ark, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:07 (sixteen years ago) link

I forgot about Toploader. They would've ran away with the poll though so maybe it's best I didn't remember them.

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:15 (sixteen years ago) link

My girlfriend still reps for My Life Story, Rialto, The Divine Comedy and the like. It's the type of stuff she has on pre-recorded cassette.

Raw Patrick, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:26 (sixteen years ago) link

mls were worse than the divine comedy IIRC

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:52 (sixteen years ago) link

GENE are the worst. Really.

edwardo, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link

My guess it's between Stereophonics and Space for the win atm. Not enough people voting OCS yet.

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:04 (sixteen years ago) link

OCS=genius

Stereophonics=not quite shit, but not the usual top Britpop quality either.

Geir Hongro, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:34 (sixteen years ago) link

Space had 'The Female Of The Species' though, which was/is a great pop song. Stereophonics, begrudgingly, have 'Dakota' (although not in the mid-late '90s they didn't). Ocean Colour Scene had NOTHING.

CharlieNo4, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link

my vitriol really weren't that bad - their first three singles are still great, before their own self-regard got out of control

electricsound, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:59 (sixteen years ago) link

OCS=genius

very liberal use of the word genius there. dictionaries the world over are angered.

m the g, Friday, 30 May 2008 00:16 (sixteen years ago) link

Stereophonics.

Gomez are a band I don't have great feelings for but c'mon they're on a different planet to most of these piss-artists

Also, OCS, Kula Shaker and Space, aside from being infinitely preferable to the likes of The View or The Pigeon Detectives or Scouting For Girls, each have ONE song I really like. Get Away, Hollow Man (yeah I know Pt. 2 is a Dear Prudence rip-off, so what) and Piggies respectively. Don't ask how or why. Actually I haven't heard Piggies for four years, maybe I'd hate it now.

Just got offed, Friday, 30 May 2008 01:23 (sixteen years ago) link

Ocean Colour Scene had NOTHING.

"The Day We Caught The Train" is a fantastic pop song. Easily in my Top 10 singles of the entire 90s.

Geir Hongro, Friday, 30 May 2008 01:25 (sixteen years ago) link

OCS had 'sway' which is a tremendous single

electricsound, Friday, 30 May 2008 01:29 (sixteen years ago) link

Actually, Space are possibly not preferable to those aforementioned bands. I am well disposed to them because they let their keyboardist write one track and it was by far the best thing they ever did. I regard that as some kind of victory for the little man. I know there are a few Octopus' Contrarians out there but realistically I think it's the only example of a novelty one-off actually had more musical value than the regular shit. This probably says more about Space than their keyboardist.

Just got offed, Friday, 30 May 2008 01:34 (sixteen years ago) link

Louis' back!!!!!

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 30 May 2008 06:57 (sixteen years ago) link

In addition to "...Caught The Train", "You've Got It Bad" was also a great single. OCS have always been great as long as they've kept some distance to the blues and written more Beatles-influenced stuff.

Geir Hongro, Friday, 30 May 2008 09:13 (sixteen years ago) link


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