In fact, thinking about it, This is Hardcore is probably more reverby than His 'n' Hers. The drums are absolutely soaked in it, particularly on 'This is Hardcore', 'The Fear' and 'Help the Aged' ...
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
I should have listened to this before voting! David's Last Summer didn't hit me like I remembered until the somewhat ominous (and reverb drenched) last minute and a half. The disco drama of She's a Lady on the other hand had me punching the air, and I'd forgotten the chorus of Have You Seen Her Lately. Really anything could have got my vote except for Joyriders, Happy Endings, and Someone Like the Moon.
― what if bod was one of us (ledge), Thursday, 11 April 2019 08:32 (four years ago) link
xps I know what you mean - very echoey on the vocals compared to what came later.
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 11 April 2019 10:22 (four years ago) link
Really anything could have got my vote except for Joyriders, Happy Endings, and Someone Like the Moon.
With you there until the comma. I love Happy Endings & Someone Like The Moon but Joyriders is the only track on this album that I'm not so fond of.
"Joyriders" in particular sounded a lot like Suede.
Maybe that's why - I've never been into Suede!
― Valentijn, Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:06 (four years ago) link
there's a lot to enjoy on it, freaks and definitely on separations. it weirds out my brain that It came out a week before Hand In Glove.― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, April 10, 2019 9:22 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, April 10, 2019 9:22 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I agree that those albums have their highlights, just that I find them far less consistent than what followed.
What do people generally consider to be the beginning of prime Pulp, anyway? His 'n' Hers? The Gift Recordings? The single version of 'Countdown'? Separations?
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:19 (four years ago) link
Separations is the start for me. But it's an odd one as it was recorded before the hiatus in 1989 and half of it is in their Slavic folk style which was very much not part of Prime Pulp.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 11 April 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
They didn't play an awful lot from it on the His 'n' Hers tour, did they? I have a lot of time for the second half of Separations, mind.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
I'd forgotten the chorus of Have You Seen Her Lately
hahaha
― sarahell, Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
it kinda reminds me of "Beauty School Dropout"
― sarahell, Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
like Jarvis was my "early 20s Angel" idk
― sarahell, Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
I like early Pulp a lot (love Freaks), but prime Pulp for me starts with the Gift singles. 1992-1994 Pulp rivals 1980-83 New Order for me as best era of a band I love - so many great a-sides and fantastic b-sides, and HNH is such a fab album.
― lingereffect (Kent Burt), Friday, 12 April 2019 00:33 (four years ago) link
Yeah, the Gift singles is when things really get good. Intro actually makes a really solid album with some of their most underrated songs (O.U, Stacks, Inside Susan). If I'm going to listen to Pulp these days, it's either that or the second disc of the His 'n' Hers reissue. The B-sides on there are almost Suede level of brilliant. The Sisters EP alone is one of the highlights of their career. Seconds is my favourite Pulp song.
― kitchen person, Friday, 12 April 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
Pink Glove really stood out for me on this album
― Dan S, Friday, 12 April 2019 01:04 (four years ago) link
Love Separations, warts and all. Why Fire Records sat on it for so long while they finally began to 'make waves' is baffling
― PaulTMA, Friday, 12 April 2019 01:32 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Pink Glove was the first Pulp song I fell in love with, so gotta go with that.
― GlengoolieBlue, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 01:59 (four years ago) link
finally listening to it again, and still leaning towards babies, though it doesn't have the sonic heft of 'first time' or 'pink glove,' it's probably the prettiest pulp song, which counts for something.
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 14:49 (four years ago) link
I ended up going for 'Acrylic Afternoons' in the end.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 16 April 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
I can understand how those particular tracks with zero votes ended up in that position, but the album is remarkably light on filler really. I think I voted for "David's Last Summer", somewhat arbitrarily.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 00:17 (four years ago) link
i think she's a lady is a bit underrated, great full bass sound. a dry run for i spy
― voodoo chili, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 00:24 (four years ago) link
2019 results
Babies 14Pink Glove 13Do You Remember the First Time? 11David's Last Summer 5Lipgloss 4Acrylic Afternoons 4Joyriders 2Have You Seen Her Lately? 1Happy Endings 0Someone Like the Moon 0She's a Lady 0
2007 results
Babies 9Pink Glove 8Lipgloss 6Do You Remember The First Time? 5Acrylic Afternoons 3David's Last Summer 3Razzmatazz 1She's a Lady 1Someone Like the Moon 0Happy Endings 0Have You Seen Her Lately? 0Joyriders 0
― blokes you can't rust (sic), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 00:27 (four years ago) link