Their first single was called Change Me and it was awesome. I think the lead singer of Jocasta died a few years ago. He was a heroin addict and had some connection to the actress June Brown, I seem to remember.
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not-a-medical-Dr Jessica Taylor monetising the Russell Brand and David Walliams news is disgusting. She forced her vulnerable employees to sign an NDA to stop them whistle blowing. She threatened survivors of sexual abuse to sue them for “every single one of their assets” if they spoke up. She is one of the most dangerous people in the VAWG sector and does so much harm to women and girls.
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I really liked Kula Shaker.
There. I said it
There. I said it
I got K for Christmas that year and had anxiety dreams my mum would get me the wrong cd. I thought they were good tooI really liked Kula Shaker.
There. I said it
I got K for Christmas that year and had anxiety dreams my mum would get me the wrong cd. I thought they were good too
Well done Mummy Mercury!
I remember seeing Kula Shaker supporting Reef in about 1995. Crispian looked a bit like Princess Di and no-one was really sure what to make of the songs with Sanskrit in them.
Yes! I saw them twice, once in the Hop and Grape which Is now Academy 3 I think in MCR and once at the Hacienda with Powder (I like Pearl but they weren't good).
supporting. These gigs both 94, they only had enough tunes for a 35 minute set
The Hacienda sounds like an amazing place to see a band but the pillars everywhere blocked the view and the sound was rit.All the Super Furries chat has reminded me of the tank they bought and customised and took to Reading and the giant pandas in 96 for Radiator. I think McGee was intoxicated with Oasis cash and spent it on some important stuff
Yep, you got usually them with Q, Select and Mojo.
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I saw the Seahorses support U2 at Murrayfield back in 2007 when they did the PopMart tour. Love Me Or Leave Me was so catchy, I went straight to Woolies the day it came out and bought it.Oh my, I was really into the Seahorses and I liked Gay Dad
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I remember Britpop clearly but because all the dickheads at my school were super into either Blur or Oasis, i pledged allegiance to bands like Geneva, Marion, These Animal Men, Dubstar…. Anyone who was on the Shine compilation really
What a great thread! Makes me yearn for those days. Loved Geneva and I also LOVED Shed Seven too. So many great bands around during the Britpop years. Another favourite is Space, they were something a bit different but I would still put them in the Britpop genre
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I loved the Shine CDs. I think there were about 12 of them altogether and quite a few were just doubles of earlier versions but I was daft enougwh to buy them anyway. There was also one brought out called the very best album in the world or something like that. It had a blue cover and had a lot of the same stuff on it.
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Anyone remember Cast? Found the single guiding star in my old cd stash….Ah memories.
I loved Cast! I wish I had caught them live. I listen to their Mother Nature Calls album quite often, it's so beautiful. I bought tons of cds at that time and ended up selling or donating most of them apart from Oasis, Blur and Supergrass (SG whom I love, no regrets there), I should have kept the more singular, interesting stuff. A lot of packed, sweaty gigs, smoking, drinking, reading the music papers and magazines, watching and recording music tv, wild adventures where your feet didn't touch the ground for 48 hours...it was a great time, I look back and it was like I was another person. Happy I had the chance!
Nah, they’ve K by Kula Shaker down as a one song album, so I fundamentally disagree. Also, not sure I’d class The Charlatans as Britpop? They were one of the first bands I saw live, just after their second album and Weirdo had come out. They were brilliant. I think Liam Gallagher nicked the way he sings into the microphone off how Tim Burgess did it back then (also it boggles my mind a bit that TB is now dating Sharon Horgan).Do we agree?
10 terrible Britpop albums with one classic song
There were some era-defining records made during the Britpop boom, but some stinkers too. Here's ten terrible efforts that were saved by one song.www.loudersound.com
Checked the oasis-album once again, and they might be up on something. I did like Sunday morning call at that time, but now I really don’t care about it.
The other songs I mostly don’t even know though.
Completely agree Charlatans not Britpop, they formed back in the 80s and well established by the time all those lesser bands came along, did not know that TB was with Sharon Horgan tho, odd combination. The first dance at our wedding was Charlatans much to our grannies disgust!
Kula Shaker were and still are brilliant. They released one of my favourite albums of last year and they are phenomenal live! They're releasing a new single this week and I can't wait 
I remain a huge Mansun fan despite Paul Draper's obvious problems. I missed the March 'Six' tour for various reasons, some personal, but also because of the reports of Paul being in a bad way and very disconnected on stage - I didn't want to see him like that. But I am very tempted to take a trip for one of the November gigs, especially as this is the last time 'Six' will be performed live. I really hope Paul can get over his demons and get back to making amazing music, I truly believe he's the best singer and songwriter of the Britpop generation.
I remain a huge Mansun fan despite Paul Draper's obvious problems. I missed the March 'Six' tour for various reasons, some personal, but also because of the reports of Paul being in a bad way and very disconnected on stage - I didn't want to see him like that. But I am very tempted to take a trip for one of the November gigs, especially as this is the last time 'Six' will be performed live. I really hope Paul can get over his demons and get back to making amazing music, I truly believe he's the best singer and songwriter of the Britpop generation.
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I overheard my teen son talking to his friend. They are heavily into indie music, Brit pop etc. it’s been great going to gigs with them and reliving it with them.
Anyway, I digress.
the conversation went, how friend hates hearing the phrase Brit pop. Things aren’t Brit pop. It’s not a cool phrase or a good description apparently. It’s meaningless and is just indie.
I was like
“what!”
“You werent there, you didn’t see the evolution, how it came to be”
She’s wrong. But she won’t have it.
Teens, they think they know everything.
Anyway, I digress.
the conversation went, how friend hates hearing the phrase Brit pop. Things aren’t Brit pop. It’s not a cool phrase or a good description apparently. It’s meaningless and is just indie.
I was like
“what!”
“You werent there, you didn’t see the evolution, how it came to be”
She’s wrong. But she won’t have it.
Teens, they think they know everything.
The first time I went to the Hacienda it was half empty and freezing (as you said with terrible sound and visibility). The 2nd time it was heaving with an acid house night and sweat dripped off the ceiling. It was legendary but actually a pretty crap as a functional venue. I never got to see Elastica but Powder seemed to support so many bands back then. Pearl had a great look and so different from the other 'Britpop' bands but they didn't do it for me musically. She seems to have had more success as a designer than a musician.Yes! I saw them twice, once in the Hop and Grape which Is now Academy 3 I think in MCR and once at the Hacienda with Powder (I like Pearl but they weren't good).
supporting. These gigs both 94, they only had enough tunes for a 35 minute set
All the Super Furries chat has reminded me of the tank they bought and customised and took to Reading and the giant pandas in 96 for Radiator. I think McGee was intoxicated with Oasis cash and spent it on some important stuff
This thread made me go down a britpopglory rabbit hole on instagram yesterday. My husband (same vintage) came in as I was listening to the music and we had such a nostalgia trip! Then we couldn’t for the life of us remember the Welsh band with the Welsh female singer who sang Road Rage. We kept sing Road Rage all evening, rolling the ‘r’s like Cerys. It was Catatonia btw.
Oh yeah and that duet they did with Space - The Ballad of Tom Jones
Paul that you?
Jokes aside i do agree with you. Seeing Paul sing Mansun songs again will amazing, i hope i feel the same joy i did all those years ago
Paul that you?
Jokes aside i do agree with you. Seeing Paul sing Mansun songs again will amazing, i hope i feel the same joy i did all those years ago
Not guilty - just an old and stubbornly dedicated fan haha!I saw the AOTGL tour twice, in Manchester and London, and it was incredible. There were moments when I could close my eyes and it was 1997 again. Mansun were to me the greatest live band I ever saw, and Paul solo was a different experience, not quite so intense, but then we're all older and wearier now. But just hearing his voice singing those songs again, when he'd been off the live scene for so long, was truly wonderful
I never saw Cast on purpose but have seen them maybe 4 or 5 times as support for other bands - they were the perpetual bridesmaid, never the bride for a good 5 or 6 year period - I bet if you had gone to the local school fete they'd have been on there as well
Speaking of support bands, I saw Wannadies for about the third time at Manchester Academy 2 many years ago, supported by SOULWAX(!) who were so ace I never saw Wannadies again
saw Pulp the other week... amazingly good
Teenge son loves al the Brit Pop stuff and tells me 'you so lucky you were around then'
Loved it all and love the memories and the bands and the fesitvals
Longpigs much underrated...
Teenge son loves al the Brit Pop stuff and tells me 'you so lucky you were around then'
Loved it all and love the memories and the bands and the fesitvals
Longpigs much underrated...