I have a bit of a fascination with this late '90s post-Britpop period of UK guitar music - where everyone discovered Pro Tools and decided to make audacious records.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 7 October 2017 14:06 (six years ago) link
We had this discussion recently, trying to remember where...
― imago, Saturday, 7 October 2017 14:06 (six years ago) link
Yes, we did! I've forgotten where, though... but there was a lot of great stuff in the late '90s from bands/artists who genuinely were trying to move things forward in that genre.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 7 October 2017 14:24 (six years ago) link
It was the 'Let's rank the Blur albums' thread (which I tried to revive lol).
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 7 October 2017 16:55 (six years ago) link
Both the Manics This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours and Blur's 13 are attempts at 'doing an OK Computer', on their own terms. Both of them would deny this, of course.
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 7 October 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
13, definitely. This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, I disagree.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 7 October 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
Would it be right to say this record is a lot more *fun* than its reputation? For all its indulgences, it's full of amazing hooks and silly hummable bits. Even with a song called "Cancer", it's not as ponderous as, say, Dog Man Star.
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 7 October 2017 21:37 (six years ago) link
You'd be absolutely right.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 7 October 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
nats finally waking up
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 8 October 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
hahaha wrong thread
but also this is my favorite album of all time so nbd
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 8 October 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
lol, i almost also wrote about the baseball playoffs in the Cure thread.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 8 October 2017 00:44 (six years ago) link
'Friday, I'm on four"
― Mark G, Sunday, 8 October 2017 10:03 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 9 October 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Voted 'Shotgun'
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Monday, 9 October 2017 02:12 (six years ago) link
I'm voting for the title track here. I have been living with that shorter remix and that version doesn't do the song justice
― Bee OK, Monday, 9 October 2017 20:11 (six years ago) link
Just made it and going for "Cancer."
― the future is now, Monday, 9 October 2017 23:46 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
'Cancer' is probably my least favourite thing on this, fwiw.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
correct winner
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
fun fact: this album and the Manics' This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours came out a week apart. Recall that the Manics album features (the lovely) "Born a Girl."
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:08 (six years ago) link
Recall that This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was a piss poor follow-up to a great record, and this was a beyond excellent follow up to a good record.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
Hard disagree but this is not the thread for it lol
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:16 (six years ago) link
Ladies and gentlemen, Dominic Chad.
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― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:47 (six years ago) link