Drinking In L.A. * Steal My Sunshine * In The Meantime * Get What You Give * Novocaine For The Soul

or opm, whatever

From Wiki:

Spacehog is an English rock band formed in 1994 in New York City.

so perfect

they're from LEEDS ffs

spagehog are originally from leeds.
and the opening of that track was used in a phone advert for years in the uk, hence the inbuilt animosity for many people.

xpost !

(one of my mates had moved from Leeds and I think this was partly responsible for us playing it for like the entire year)

what about White Town, 'Your Woman'? It's a bit English, and not the sunniest of songs but it has that phone-crackle '98 hip-poppy vibe going.

one of spacehog married Liv Tyler
#spacehogfacts

that lfo one posted above for sure. am I imagining it oe did it stand for Lyte Funky Ones

that Bloodhound Gang one too. God that was awful

drinking in la is a great song

re space hog : lead singers brother then tried to cash in on the family z-list celeb status by forming kidsymphony.
got a 5 track promo ep, not sure the full album was ever released.

#spacehogfacts

weren't both brothers in Spacehog? or was there another one

I backtracked a bit on a previous post about the initial selection

that’ll teach me to read the whole thread

In 2010, Spacehog guitarist Antony Langdon gained notoriety for his role in the controversial mockumentary starring Joaquin Phoenix I'm Still Here. Langdon, who was one of Phoenix's assistants as well as a musical partner, staged a falling-out with the actor during the documentary's filming and is shown defecating on the troubled actor in retaliation for an earlier argument.

weren't both brothers in Spacehog? or was there another one

another one - Christian Langdon

and checked, other then the 5 track promo ep, the album was never released.

that’ll teach me to read the whole thread

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:12 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that's cool - we're all busy :-)
(evidently)

None of these songs have anything in common. Anyway, “Steal My Sunshine” rules.

Smash Mouth - All Star

i mean now I'm just listing the worst songs ever recorded

there's only so far you can go with this vibe before it evolves into nu-metal/ Blink 182 landfill

that lfo one posted above for sure. am I imagining it oe did it stand for Lyte Funky Ones

― kinder, Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:02 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark

oh god I think you might be right

here's another stinker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FEDrU85FLE

something v post-Beck about this aesthetic

My two nostalgic favourite post-Beck-type minor alternative hits from this era: Naked Eye by Luscious Jackson and Hand in Your Head by Money Mark.

Post-Beck is a pretty otm name. Commercial, vaguely ironic music that signals it's aware of hip hop.

i probably meant Walking on the Sun by smash mouth, not All Star.

haven't heard that Money Mark track in years! Going down a nostalgia hole right now.

Marcy playground etc

These are all songs about being young and unsure of what to make of life.

The two first songs feel like pivotal moments in my teenage years. Have too many good memories attached to both and the nostalgia goggles wont let me hear them separate from those memories. Maybe they actually suck for someone hearing them for the first time, trying my best to hear them with fresh ears I can only gather all of the nominees are some weird one hit wonders even for the late 90’s.

I think I have to go with Len, I love the sample and the delivery.

would like to refer everyone itt to this excellent blog http://pre-durst-blog.tumblr.com/

Another post-beck hit I remember

butthole surfers - pepper

There should be separate thread for these, I feel like there’s plenty of examples out there.

I h-a-t-e-d the Young Radicals song – and I worked at VH1 at the time, so it played on a TV over my head 4-5 times a day.

My two nostalgic favourite post-Beck-type minor alternative hits from this era: Naked Eye by Luscious Jackson and Hand in Your Head by Money Mark.

<3 Money Mark. that song was on both his first and second albums but in different iterations

None of these songs have anything in common. Anyway, “Steal My Sunshine” rules.

― i’m still stanning (morrisp)

Theme-wise they’re all about procrastination and depression.

Sadly I can't find Money Mark on spotty

these songs are all a lot of fun, except Novocaine which I fucking despise, but "You Get What You Give" is the runaway winner here. Pure euphoria, would've been a hit in any decade, not sure if I could say that about the rest.

Also briefly considered Steal My Sunshine and In The Meantime, but the vocals and songwriting don't compare.

Happily Surprised at how many people here like Hand in Your Head, I never hear it mentioned anywhere.

Apparently Royston Langdon is a bigwig at Spotify now

“You get what you give” feels like the best written song out of all of these and the only one you can modernize and rearrange without losing what makes it special but I still prefer “steal my sunshine”

El Scorcho definitely fits in this weird category, doesn't it?

Scorcho predates these. All of these are from 1998/1999 I think.

also not much of a hit iirc

"Butterfly" is definitely a post-"Loser" track.

how about "Butter of 69"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WweOg2krMPE

I like the len song the best, im allergic to new radicals one, and i secretly liked spacehog one.

also not much of a hit iirc

― Simon H., Thursday, June 28, 2018 9:56 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i guess not. it has the most plays of any pinkerton track, whatever that's worth

in the meantime came out in 1995

Whale - Hobo Humping Slobo Babe isn't quite in this but I feel like it needs an honourable mention for being bonkers

wow I should not have checked to see what Weezer's current Top 10 tracks are on Spotify

xp actually I'm listening to it now and despite the proto-nu-metalness, it's absolutely this

That whole Whale album rules imo.

Theme-wise they’re all about procrastination and depression.

So were most other songs in the ‘90s, lol

how has nobody brought up this classic?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc

Not sure about this one cos it straddles Sunny-D and acid jazz/new jack, but it's definitely in that Michel Gondry hip hop vibe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBjhBL9G6U

okay i take it back