Echobelly: Echo + Belly? C or D?

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My girlfriend played this the other day. I think it was pretty cool. Knowing nothing about them, I said, "Hey, did they break up to form Echo and Belly" and she goes, "Yeah. No, what? I don't think so." I don't think so either. But, clearly, we know jack shit about this band. It's happy stuff, though. I liked it. Wonder what album it was. Hmmm.

― Nude Spock, Monday, 29 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sonya touched my hair at a gig. They were opening for Electrafixion (Echo reference, haha!). Britpop was a lovely era. Since I do not want to sound like the 'belly specialist, I'll stop this now.

― Simon, Monday, 29 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

god they were so dud. i think i had the misfortune of seeing them do an acoustic set at a Melody Maker party thing. dire!

― m jemmeson, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

They had a few good singles. "Great Things", I think it was called. And "King Of The Kerb". Other than that, a big old dud.

"Blur, Oasis, Echobelly, Pulp, Supergrass - they're the big five of Britpop, aren't they?" - Harry Hill

― Chris Lyons, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Capable of the odd decent riff ("Car Friction" springs to mind), but not especially crucial. Sonya was (and presumably still is) lovely, however.

― alex in nyc, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I went to the echobelly website last night. The CD that we have isn't even listen on the discography. It's really old, I guess.

― Nude, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I thought echobelly were okay. They mostly got noticed because they had a hot lead singer though. Didn't madonna have a cruch on her or something at one point?

― g, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We should stop saying "were". Apparantly, there's new stuff just released or coming soon.

― Nude Spock, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If their albums are chock full of gems as shiny as "King of the Kerb" then the just might be classic. But, being a Yank, "King of the Kerb" is the only Echobelly track I've ever heard.

― Lord Custos, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Total guilty pleasure band. They made perfectly average good mid- 90's Britpop, but were never exciting enough to get very far amid the competition. I don't think there's a genuinely bad track in the entirety of their first two albums. They came up with decent hooks, had big and crunchy guitars, and never got too self- indulgent.

Everyone's Got One is a decent record with lots of feminist lyrics and a bouncy melodicism that's kept up straight to the end.

The second album On is more of the same, but I think I like it a little better because the bombast is toned down a bit. I still haven't heard the third album.

― Oliver K., Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was going to say a ditto on the guilty pleasures thing, but sod it, no apologies: I thought they were the biz. ho hum. i really did though. Fab pop songs, belted out lyrics, some not too stoopid lyrics, yes a vocalist with more looks than is really fair in the real world, and a more than competent lead guitarist.

Shiny (I can't imagine the world without me) and not so shiny pop (Bellyache). Probably the last standard indie band i really liked. Good b-sides and good live too. I was bored by the third album though.

I seem to recall they were in the canon of "curse of morrissey" bands. i.e. mozzer mentioned he quite liked them, and soon after they floped out of sight.

― Alan at home, Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I really loved an early single of theirs, the name of which I can't for the life of me remember now -- probably not a sign in the 'belly's favor.

― Nicole, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"King of the Kerb?"

― Lord Custos, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nope, didn't like that one.

The only line I can remember is "No sleep at all, carry me home". Anyone?

― Nicole, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That song would be "Insomniac".

Their first single maybe. Not sure. It's on their first album.

― Oliver K., Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one month passes...

Greetings and salutations. The only album that I own by Echobelly is "ON". It's a great album. It's got King of the Kerb on it. I really like their sound, they remind me of the Cranberries a little bit. Anyway. I plan on getting some of their other albums. I think all of the songs on "ON" have a similiar sound to them and similiar guitar riffs. But the driving chorus on a few of the songs really takes them into another realm and sets them apart from the filler songs. "Worms and Angels" is good. I really like one song but I don't have the play list in front of me. I happened on them by accident. I had never heard of them. I gave my friend back home the new U2 CD "All that you can't leave behind" and in a kind gesture he hooked me up with the EchoBelly CD. Must say I like what I hear. Peace.

― Arrin Stoner, Friday, 14 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i must say that the songs "worms and angels", "Car fiction" as well as "Go away" are undoubtedly a few of of the better tracks on their second album "On".on the whole, the album "On" is worth listenning.

― Seth, Monday, 17 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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