a couple of irl ppl I know rep for Silver Sun on the basis of them being "classic powerpop" or something like that
not sure I'm behind that drive
― listicular fortitude (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
Were Catherine Wheel and Swervedriver not included because they're not considered Britpop, or weren't popular? When I visited in Fall '97, "Bittersweet Symphony" was playing everywhere. EVERYWHERE!
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
Pulp will take and it gets my vote despite the album being too goddamn long. But The Menace is not bad at all and shorter than its competition.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
It says a lot that length is a factor in this poll
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
In It For The Money was the last Supergrass album I was really excited about. After that, the drummer's Moon-isms vanished,
I don't pay attention to Britpop drummers. Period.
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
I always thought Goffey was great, but drum geeks seem to think he was all-over-the-place.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
I still think Supergrass when better for each time until the fourth album. Then they started moving the wrong way again, but the debut remains their weakest to me, not really getting good until the tempo is being slowed down towards the end.
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
Silver Sun
first album is great, and the best nigel godrich production imo
second is dire, it was clear that dude had completely shot his songwriting wad by this point
― the aower of aussy (electricsound), Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:18 (twelve years ago) link
pulp slightly over supergrass
― nakamura, Sunday, 6 May 2012 13:13 (twelve years ago) link
Blur or Supergrass. Leaning toward Supergrass.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, May 4, 2012 9:10 AM (2 days ago)
I listened to both and went with Blur.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 6 May 2012 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
The first Silver Sun album is genuinely great powerpop throughout, plus their 2000s albums are much, much better than 'Neo Wave'.
― Morrissey & Clunes: The Severed Alliance (PaulTMA), Sunday, 6 May 2012 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
man what a huge load of shit
― goole, Sunday, 6 May 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
went for C'mon Kids... In my head I've written one of those 33 1/3 books about that album focussing on its classic status as follow up album to successful britpop release.
essentially, this thread in small book form.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
even geir's posts?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
i expect a lot of albums to get no votes here
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
Well, I voted "menace"
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 06:21 (twelve years ago) link
i dont think i ever heard it tbh. probably haven't heard most of these albums mind you. For everyone saying its a depressing list and its proof the 90s were bad.. just remember most of these sold sod all.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 11:03 (twelve years ago) link
C'mon Kids is the one of these I've listened to recently and thought it still sounded fresh and good.
( and if This Is Hardcore is on here, why not OK Computer? )
― thomasintrouble, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
(because that one was reasonably successful compared to the previous album)
(OK, TIHArdcore got to number one, etc)
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
the ads say drink bottled water but we know that it tastes of peeshould be getting our tampons freed.i.y. gynecology
― thomp, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
impossible not to vote for pulp here...though i had no idea kula shaker had a second album, maybe i should listen to that before i cast my vote SIKE
― bene_gesserit, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
i never heard that suede album either but i didn't even really care for coming up/post bernard butler suede.
i remember enjoying the great escape at the time but most of blur's stuff has not held up for me and i find myself just cringing at everything damon albarn does.
― bene_gesserit, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
love 1st 3 Suede but man those 2 horrible horrible albums make me want to punch brett.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
Trash is my favourite Suede song. Is that on it?
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
Trash is on Coming Up. Head Music had.. umm.. 'give me head, give me head, give me head muuuusic insteaaad' *looks up tracklisting* Electricity, She's in Fashion, Can't Get Enough.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
no those sound shit.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:18 (twelve years ago) link
they are
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
i want to start a thread for horrible album cover art from 1998-2002 era that looks like it was knocked up in photoshop in about 10 seconds and now plagues the shelves in Poundland up and down the country.
Prime examples:
http://www.140db.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/danton-supple-albums/suede-head-music.jpg
http://img.noiset.com/images/album/manic-street-preachers-lifeblood-cd-album-art-2051.jpeg
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
The London Suede?
This is even worse:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/A_new_morning.jpg
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
We had to call them the London Suede in North America because there was some country(?) act named Suede already. Ditto Bush "X"
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
charlatans uk?
i dont remember Nirvana US for some reason
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
feel schitzo everso psychoKicking at an old tin canI feel real like a man like a woman,Like a woman, like a manI make deadspace feel like a head caseTake it like a teenage toughI feel real now watching those wheelsAnd shaking that stuff,Singing "I can't get enough"Singing "I can't get enough"
Singing "I can't get enough"Singing "I can't get enough"
Read more at http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/16617/#SSR7HiYP8lY8ow9U.99!
― thomp, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
Nirvana paid Nirvana off
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 02:00 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Nirvana (US) agreed not to pass themselves off as a psychedelic band ever.
At which point, post agreement, Nirvana (UK) released a cover version of "Lithium".
― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 08:41 (twelve years ago) link
The only thing worse that Brett on smack'n'crack was Brett cleaning up. 'Head Music' ("great big crack" indeed) is bad in places but 'A New Morning' is terrible.
― 'scuse me, while I Rim the Sky... (snoball), Friday, May 4, 2012 8:50 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
If those were the ONLY TWO Suede albums that existed, and I were forced by gunpoint to listen to one of them, I'd choose A New Morning without any hesitation or doubt. I don't think either are very good, but A New Morning would win out just because it's got 'Obsessions' on it. I love those first three Suede albums, though, and the 'Sci-Fi Lullabies' B-side compilation (ESPECIALLY THE FIRST DISC) is essential, IMO.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
― thomp, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 4:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
She live in a house, she stupid as a mouseAnd she going where the lights are onShe's shaking obscene like a fucking machine and she's gone, gone, gone...She's cooking crack giving us heart attack
etc. etc.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
still love that manics album.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
She live in a house, she stupid as a mouse
See, I like that song
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
To be fair, he was on crack
― Morrissey & Clunes: The Severed Alliance (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
my mate saw suede on the head music tour and said it was great and that the songs were really good live and that it was the production on the album that was really bad (despite the melody maker review praising it). The album after was just pure shite though.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
i sold head music actually way back. was so disappointed in it. its something i never do either.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
I think the album is fun because it is so stupid (like these lyrics), but I would never seriously try to convince anyone that this album is any good.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
it's not like the guy has an inflated sense of his lyrical talent or anything
― like Joe Pasquale and Gandhi (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Heh, quite a few in this list I came >>this<< close to buying, but thankfully didn't. Don't have In It For The Money but do own all the singles from it on 7", so voting for that.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
OMG someone please buy this for me, it would be like having a Tommy Wiseau signed copy of The Room.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
The Menace
― da croupier, Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
head music is better than coming up imo. actually some of the remixes on the head music singles are among my favourite suede tracks (partic the lironi version of she's in fashion)
― 12plsrU (electricsound), Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:30 (twelve years ago) link
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 18:07 (Yesterday) Permalink
I saw Suede at V Festival in 1999... I don't think Head Music had been out for very long, and I do remember the songs coming across much, much better live. From what I can glean from the Suede book 'Love And Poison', the album was pretty much created from samples of the band as opposed to any kind of live playing. It's a very sterile sounding record. Production aside, there are some shockingly bad songs on the record, and the lyrics have to easily rank as some of Brett Anderson's worst. He always did have his lyrical crutches, but on Head Music he pretty much leans every single last one of them. You can tell his mind was elsewhere.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:33 (twelve years ago) link