Britpop : Time For Reevaluation?

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There is a group called Earlies now.

zeus, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

Surely the plodding, pseudo-meaningful balladry of Coldplay, Keane et al owes a lot to the Verve - more than to Radiohead arguably. [i]

There were two sides to Verve. Coldplay, Keane and Travis owe a lot to the good side of Verve, the great songwriting side that gave us such great classic songs as "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Sonnet". However, The Verve also had another side, consisting of boring overlong "jams" mostly based on only one chord. And luckily Coldplay etc. haven't paid much attention to that heritage.

Other than that, there [i]is
a lot of "The Bends" era Radiohead in their style, but also lots of U2 and a-ha. (Travis and Keane are great a-ha fans)

Geir Hongro, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:51 (nineteen years ago)

Oh and if only the Britpop bands had the vision to create and album like "Giant Steps".

Would have been a lot better if Boo Radleys had created more albums like "Wake Up" instead. Lots of screaming and noise just doesn't make good pop music.

Geir Hongro, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:52 (nineteen years ago)

This thread goes from strength to strength.

Dom Passantino, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

Lots of screaming and noise just doesn't make good pop music.

Beatles to thread.

Marcello Carlin, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

Geeeeiiiirrrr...!!!

the next grozart, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:33 (nineteen years ago)

Geir excels himself again.

Marcello OTM

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

ten months pass...

Oasis and Blur have reportedly been lined up to appear in a Britpop special of The Weakest Link.

The show's bosses have contacted Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex James to appear in the episode of the gameshow, according to the Daily Star.

"If we can pull this off it would be unbelievable," commented a BBC source. "Noel Gallagher admits he’s a Weakest Link fan."

Other stars that bosses want to have on the show include Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield and Suede's Brett Anderson.

blueski, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

Shit will be pointless without Johnny Dean.

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:37 (eighteen years ago)

Predicted final line-up:

Bonehead
Neil Codling
Gary Crowley
Fruitbat
Chris Gentry
Tony McCarroll
John Power
Matthew Priest
Russell Senior
Louise Wener

Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:44 (eighteen years ago)

if they got Noel and Damon would watch it for sure.

chap, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:45 (eighteen years ago)

No Drummer from Gay Dad?

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:45 (eighteen years ago)

He's too busy fearing breakbeats in the shires.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:47 (eighteen years ago)

Luke Haines
Crispin Hunt
Suggs
Curly-haired twat who used to drum for Stereophonics
Some bloke you don't recognise in a stupid hat
Skin

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:48 (eighteen years ago)

Junkie wife of dude from Supergrass

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:49 (eighteen years ago)

John Robb will be on it

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:49 (eighteen years ago)

Then I won't be watching it

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:50 (eighteen years ago)

At least one of Terrorvision.

chap, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:51 (eighteen years ago)

Crispian Mills
Buster Bloodvessel
Danbert Nobacon
Bez
Crispin Glover
Beaky

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

Some bloke you don't recognise in a stupid hat = Shovel Out Of M People

Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:54 (eighteen years ago)

Nah, I recognise Shovel. He's that bloke in the stupid hat out of M People.

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:54 (eighteen years ago)

I feel a Weakest Link "Some bloke you don't recognise in a stupid hat" Special is but months away

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:55 (eighteen years ago)

MC Tunes

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:55 (eighteen years ago)

Freddie Garrity
that dead bloke out of Lush
Mika
Jack White

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:56 (eighteen years ago)

Freddie's Dead

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:57 (eighteen years ago)

Phill Jupitus
COMEDIAN

Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:57 (eighteen years ago)

xpost

So's that dead bloke out of Lush.

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:58 (eighteen years ago)

Is he?

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:58 (eighteen years ago)

This is how it goes: Pop star states a liking for some TV show. TV show exec gets overexcited, releases press statement about getting them on the show. Pop star says no.

Morrissey : Eurovision was the last one.

Mark G, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:58 (eighteen years ago)

Phill Jupitus
COMEDIAN

Not when I saw him at Edinburgh festival.

Billy Dods, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:59 (eighteen years ago)

I'd like to see an "all dead people" edition of TWL. Especially with Anne Robinson hosting.

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 16:59 (eighteen years ago)

Jamie Oliver
Jamie Bell
The Bridewell Taxis
Aleister Crowley
Dr Albarn

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:01 (eighteen years ago)

Shampoo
PJ & Duncan
Sean Maguire

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

The not famous Gallagher brother.

chap, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

Pete Best
Pete Burns
Pete Hooton
Pete Noone
Pete's Dragon

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

PD Heaton FTW

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:04 (eighteen years ago)

take that

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:04 (eighteen years ago)

Jaz Mann
Leeroy out of The Prodigy

chap, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:07 (eighteen years ago)

Jimmy Nail
The Mad Stuntman
John Selwyn Gummer

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:07 (eighteen years ago)

Jyoti Mishra
Scatman John
Sylvester Stallone's mum
the one out of Atomic Kitten who isn't a crackhead

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:08 (eighteen years ago)

I hate to break it to you jim, but the scatman has gone to the great jazz club in the sky.

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:09 (eighteen years ago)

Oh no! Say it ain't so!

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:10 (eighteen years ago)

He's scatting for Jesus now.

chap, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

FUCK

RIP Big Fella. Heaven needed some dude with a big moustache.

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

"Scat Paradise" (EP) [*] (1995) #45 Japan

^^^ This was epic

The blue-green world is drenched with horse gore, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

Scatman John RIP

Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:13 (eighteen years ago)

Shocker

Tom D., Thursday, 17 January 2008 17:14 (eighteen years ago)

The show's bosses...

"bosses"?? lol britspeak

dell, Thursday, 17 January 2008 20:39 (eighteen years ago)

its an american term tho, like poobah

blueski, Thursday, 17 January 2008 21:47 (eighteen years ago)

Christopher Biggins
Guru Josh
Someone out of the Longpigs who isn't Richard Hawley
Someone out of Hepburn
A COMEDIAN you've never heard of but the BBC have this deal they can't get out of

Dingbod Kesterson, Friday, 18 January 2008 09:42 (eighteen years ago)


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