Suede - POX

Heroine
Film Star
Lex Yeux Femmee
Saturday Night
My Dark Star
Beautiful Ones
She's in Fashion
Elephant Man
Animal Nitrate
Wonderful Sometimes

The Drowners
My Insatiable One
The Wild Ones
Stay Together
Pantomime Horse
Metal Mickey
Trash
Still Life
Animal Nitrate
We Are The Pigs

The Asphalt World
My Insatiable One
Stay Together
Heroine
The Drowners
Sleeping Pills
Still Life
To the Birds
New Generation
Modern Boys

The self titled does sound dated but still think Dog Man Star is one of the best albums from the 90’s. It’s such a Rock ’n’ Roll record with a cover that still confuses me, too many drugs, and a band splitting at the seems. Brett’s subject matter is so dark and gloomy with Bernard playing the guitar like a man possessed. Originally, "The Asphalt World" was a 21-minute song buy was cut down. I still wonder it they, or at least Britt, was into smack because of the song "Heroine" but could be about a girl.

They played, at the Palace in Hollywood, during the Suede tour when Bernard was still in the band and did a version of "Brass In Pocket (I’m Special)" that still ranks as one of my most memorable concert moments. It was brilliant with Britt getting all sexed up and Bernard going off with his guitar. I still haven't found their version of this song and need to start looking for it again.

Everyone here who assumes that Suede jumped the shark after Bernard left needs to hear "Coming Up", i.e. the flashier, catchier, more heartbreaking sequel to their debut.

Thanks for the tip on "Brass In Pocket" and thanks to P2P networks where I hope to unearth this little gem.

Good way of putting it. I still think it is a much more successful album than Dog Man Star, which may have a couple of higher highs but has some equally lower lows.

That's why comparing Blur to Suede vis a vis their lead guitarists leaving the band doesn't really work. Sure, no band remains the same once a key member decides to leave. But Blur became a drastically different sounding band once Graham left. Suede's sound didn't change much. "Dog Man Star" was Bernard's diversion, and once he left, it was back to the regularly scheduled program.

Good point, and I added personally for this very reason, it my own little thing adding London (along with the US record companies). I never added the to Verve because it just one of my things that I do. My point was they lost 50% of their songwriting team and was a big part of what they did. In fact they replaced him with two people and who’s to say what direction they would of went if he stayed a bit longer. The same singer and, granted, sound was similar so I understand where you are coming from. When the Cure kicked out Tolhurst or Oasis doing the same thing to McCarroll it was very minor and didn’t make a difference. Butler was far more important because he was part of the songwriting. With Blur, Graham was around much longer so yes you have much more to draw from but was the first example that popped into my head.

No luck with "Brass In Pocket" on slsk and if anyone has a copy of this song can you meet me in the I Love Music Room and let me get it from you? I use the same name and would appreciate it.

(it hurt me to have to leave out Trash, Hi-Fi, High-Rising, These Are The Sad Songs and My Insatiable One)

1. "Filmstar"
2. "She's in Fashion"
3. "We Are the Pigs"
4. "So Young"
5. "the Drowners"
6. "The Next Life"
7. "Metal Mickey"
8. "Animal Nitrate"
9. "She's Not Dead"
10. "She"

my dark star
so young
my insatiable one
killing of a flashboy
we are the pigs
the living dead
new generation
down
pantomime horse
europe is our playground