Don't know it. Just heard its disappointing after the first one. Maybe its waiting to be rediscovered 😕
Completely disappointing indeed. Not a single tune on it. No wonder: Damon Albarn was no longer there to help on the songwriting. Like many of us, i love Justine. She was part of the greatness of the first LP. But as for songwriting, it really was her and Damon, the drummer admitted it in an interview. That lovely couple was behind that flawless LP
I just listen to this and I totally agree with you. Not one single track as good as the first album. But then again, I only thought about three songs on the debut were great. Especially Never Here. That was an excellent song.
Also, probably shouldn't forget about the Wire and Stranglers "tributes" on the debut. I'm in no way against it because they sound great- but you've got to give credit to the guys you are nicking the best riffs from.
ok, they were heavily inspired. But with Elastica big britpop sound, it's kind of different. I bet we'll listen more to Elastica's 1st LP than Wires' albums in the future
Also, probably shouldn't forget about the Wire and Stranglers "tributes" on the debut. I'm in no way against it because they sound great- but you've got to give credit to the guys you are nicking the best riffs from.
ok, they were heavily inspired. But with Elastica big britpop sound, it's kind of different. I bet we'll listen more to Elastica's 1st LP than Wires' albums in the future
Don't know it. Just heard its disappointing after the first one. Maybe its waiting to be rediscovered 😕
Completely disappointing indeed. Not a single tune on it. No wonder: Damon Albarn was no longer there to help on the songwriting. Like many of us, i love Justine. She was part of the greatness of the first LP. But as for songwriting, it really was her and Damon, the drummer admitted it in an interview. That lovely couple was behind that flawless LP
I just listen to this and I totally agree with you. Not one single track as good as the first album. But then again, I only thought about three songs on the debut were great. Especially Never Here. That was an excellent song.
Love this song too. Very Cure. Also, it reminds me of Shadowtime from Siouxie and The Banshees (same atmosphere)
I listened to Suede Head Music and Sleeper The It Girl. On both I really enjoyed the awesome guitars, and on both I thought that the songs weren't very good. The tunes are kind of crummy. But I thought both were worth listening to just for the music itself. And it made me want to check out the rest of their stuff.
I was listening to some of the tracks of the Sleeper album earlier today. Just picked out the singles though. I get what you saying about the tunes not hitting the mark but for me some of them do. I get a pure pop sugar rush from What do I do now? and Statuesque. I don't suppose its an album that's a total keeper. Even these tracks. Fun for a bit and then forget about it.
Have you heard the first two Suede albums? I like them so far. During the second one guitarist Bernard Butler left, which was a pretty significant change for the band.
[url=https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=8125]Bring it on by Gomez Not working hmmmpf 🙁
I listened to this one earlier today as well. You could probably call it post-britpop as there is a britpop influence in there I think 🤡 . Much more American and more Psychedelic stuff in there too. Gomez suffered the curse of winning the Mercury music prize-they stopped selling albums after this.
Once again, I was surprised by how much I liked it. I used to own the album but never really liked it. I think I like it more now-it has some nice easy, relaxed vibes. Some nice grooves and catchy choruses. Who had a thread about laidback, funky, poppy music recently? I think Gomez were mentioned. This whole album fits the bill.
Yeah! This sounds perfect. 😁
I've like Gomez, but have never fully immersed myself in any of there albums. thanks!
It does seem like winning the Mercury is a curse, doesn't it? LOL. Had never thought about it before since I'm American, but now that u mention it. Is this sth that's talked about?
Hey Tilly, good to hear from you-thanks for the feedback 😄 Yeah, I'm a bit the same with Gomez. I just didn't fully commit to them in the past. I think they were a band who needed a champion in the mainstream music press and never really had one. Kind of got pigeon-holed as a less cool Beta Band in the UK.
Lol the curse of the Mercury prize is totally something that gets talked about in the UK. The award is not always well-regarded as some people think that favouritism is given to alternative albums from not well-established acts instead of 'big albums'. There's a few bands who have had underwhelming careers after winning the Mercury Prize with their debut.
Also, probably shouldn't forget about the Wire and Stranglers "tributes" on the debut. I'm in no way against it because they sound great- but you've got to give credit to the guys you are nicking the best riffs from.
ok, they were heavily inspired. But with Elastica big britpop sound, it's kind of different. I bet we'll listen more to Elastica's 1st LP than Wires' albums in the future
Yeah, I totally agree that the songs are so different:from jerky post-punk into spunky and sugery pop-punk. Elastica were creative with how they used those riffs and there's no harm in nicking things from other bands when its turned into something really good. I just think there should have been a writing credit for Wire and the Stranglers on Connection and Waking Up when the album was first released. I think the bands settled up pretty easily though.
Just listened to this again. Follows the Gomez one nicely as it's a very chilled, groove-based listen. There is a mix of laid back funk, rock, hip-hop and influences from indian music as well. This band really know their musical chops. This is just a cool album to have on in the background and chill-out to. Nice grooves and infectious melodies.
A lot of people prefer Fatboy Slims remix of Brimful of Asha (and this was the version which made the band a recognisable name). I prefer the more chilled and organic Cornershop version though. I'm also getting into the cover of Norwegian Wood on this album. They cheekily poke fun at the Beatles' incorporation of Indian music by singing the song in Punjabi and amping up the Indian instrumentation. It works too.
A lot of people prefer Fatboy Slims remix of Brimful of Asha (and this was the version which made the band a recognisable name). I prefer the more chilled and organic Cornershop version though. I'm also getting into the cover of Norwegian Wood on this album. They cheekily poke fun at the Beatles' incorporation of Indian music by singing the song in Punjabi and amping up the Indian instrumentation. It works too.
Lol sounds like I'm describing a frozen chicken, not a song.
Edwyn again. Doing 90s irony. This is a cool song and ok video. I'm sure that is Jad Fair of Half Japanese next to Edywn in the audience 😕 Maybe just my imagination.
I didn't like this one when it came out because of the bad grammar in the lyrics. I was such a serious teenager 🙁 It's a cool song. Surprisingly sexy video for Britpop. They didn't get all camp and ironic about it like Blur would do.
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