http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunscreem
I pulled O3 out of the CD rack and played it while showering this morning. It's probably the first time I've played it in about 11 years; it's certainly the first time I paid attention to the lyrics to "Love You More", which is apparently a euphoric house song about getting raped by your father. (!) Most of the songs are sunny, loved-up mid-90s anthems but lyrically, they seem to have been in a very dark, unhappy place on this album (see also "Pressure" and the cover of "Broken English"). According to Wikipedia, they had four other albums. (!!) Anyone ever hear anything off of them?
― HI DERE, Sunday, 23 December 2007 03:52 (eighteen years ago)
I misread the thread title and thought this was a Baz Luhrmann thread.
― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 23 December 2007 03:57 (eighteen years ago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shamen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Baby
― PappaWheelie V, Sunday, 23 December 2007 04:53 (eighteen years ago)
haha, fact: Sunscreem were the first band I ever saw live twice (both times opening for other bands)
I think I heard parts of their second, and maybe their third album, but I had no idea they had five in total!
I remember my surprise at hearing "Love You More" played on an episode of Beverly Hills 90210!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 23 December 2007 06:20 (eighteen years ago)
"Love You More" cracked the Billboard Top 40! Sometimes I miss the 90s.
― HI DERE, Sunday, 23 December 2007 06:32 (eighteen years ago)
Had that first album for a bit. There's a subgenre here worth thinking about (ranging from One Dove to Republica and beyond...Opus III as well)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 23 December 2007 06:51 (eighteen years ago)
Curtis, me too. I was all excited about the content of the thread. Now I'm like "?"
― stevienixed, Sunday, 23 December 2007 07:21 (eighteen years ago)
There's a subgenre here worth thinking about
More bands in this "subgenre":
latter-day 808 State ("Gorgeous" and everything after it) the first Electronic album
present day: Of Montreal? (the combination of bouncy, euphoric beats + off-kilter, twisted lyrics)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 23 December 2007 09:12 (eighteen years ago)
The bands in this "sub-genre" are really good, actually!
(maybe not Republica ...)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 23 December 2007 09:13 (eighteen years ago)
I'm not mad at Republica. That first album is pretty okay!
― HI DERE, Sunday, 23 December 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)
You can make the sun turn purple You can make the sea turn turtle
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― pc user, Sunday, 23 December 2007 16:40 (eighteen years ago)
i don't understand how this song is about being raped by your father but maybe I'm missing something
― akm, Sunday, 23 December 2007 19:40 (eighteen years ago)
'Perfect Motion' was alright. Some of the stuff on Juliet's album from 2 years ago reminded me of Sunscreem esp. 'Ride The Pain' (nothing like the great 'Avalon' tho).
― blueski, Sunday, 23 December 2007 19:46 (eighteen years ago)
I remember "Love U More" being played to death on nyc radio when it first came out. I had the cassingle, and later the CD single. A few years ago I picked up the 12" for 50 cents. Then I even attempted to do a deep housey remix of it. So I guess I kind of liked it...
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 24 December 2007 03:05 (eighteen years ago)
We can turn wine into water As fathers rape their daughters But you know you can never make me love you more
― ian, Monday, 24 December 2007 03:09 (eighteen years ago)
s'got some fruity-ass lyrics, deffo.
― pc user, Monday, 24 December 2007 12:50 (eighteen years ago)
add Sean Mclusky's first adventures in the pop world with the dance-pop of If. early 12" were on the same tip as sunscreem - and some of the remixes still sound great. the album was shyte though. another entry : Sunsonic an album i still play often as its bloody great !
― mark e, Monday, 24 December 2007 14:13 (eighteen years ago)
akm, there's also the line about "my sex hung, drawn and quartered" that makes this not a very nice song lyrically.
There's another song on the first album that seems to be about Marilyn Monroe's murder called "Idaho" that's pretty good
― HI DERE, Monday, 24 December 2007 22:49 (eighteen years ago)
Friend mentioned listening to "Love U More" today and instant flashback once again.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 February 2013 21:16 (twelve years ago)
Jesus had I heard this specific arrangement before, I don't know, but goddamn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4MPPOTarDM
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 February 2013 21:21 (twelve years ago)
And hey, still going!
https://www.facebook.com/iScreems
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 February 2013 21:23 (twelve years ago)
this is still one of my all-time favourite remixes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MG2J0CJnP4
― So: The Answers (or something), Saturday, 23 February 2013 21:54 (twelve years ago)
just found their second album, change or die, in a local charity shop (had no idea there was a second album !).
tis proper bonkers old school techno-rave-pop ..
and rather bloody ace.
― mark e, Friday, 3 October 2014 16:24 (eleven years ago)