On a Britpop trip...

Placidcasual79

english_bob said:

Placidcasual79 said:

Is that 'post' Brit pop then?...... It can't be far off.... I mean there was no Altmont - unless we count Knebworth....

Knebworth is probably a good high water mark for the whole thing. 1997 had a bunch of stuff that was a definite turn away from Britpop- Blur's self-titled album, Spiritualized's Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, the Roni Size and Reprazent album, Dig Your Own Hole, plus of course OK Computer, which was a real sea change in the sound of British rock.

I remember 1997 being a really good year for music- Britpop was clearly past its best, and rock music was going in some interesting (and not so interesting) directions. Nu-Metal, Post Rock, Ska-punk, American Alternative Rock that wasn't grunge, British rock that wasn't Britpop, Electronica (including, IMO, being the year electronic music and "real" instruments met and made beautiful music) the "overgrounding" of drum & bass...

Actually, a lot of that stuff ended up being shite, but for a glorious moment there it was all so promising...

So much good music - the 90's were fertile times - Ladies and Gentleman is a stone cold classic - Dig your own hole is more probably the chemicals best album? Also Massive attack and Portishead.....

I also have to agree with the merging of real instruments and electronic music  - I didn't really got involved in Nu Metal, ska punk etc....

When were you born Bob?

english_bob

Placidcasual79 said:

When were you born Bob?

It's rude to ask a lady.

(1979. I turned 18 in the summer of '97)

I didn't go in much for nu-metal or ska-punk either- I had a Korn album around that time, and it was great for a minute but it got really old, really fast. By the millennium I was pretty much convinced that rock music had shit out forever.

Typical student wanker. Although I can still sort of see my point, looking back.

Placidcasual79

english_bob said:

Placidcasual79 said:

When were you born Bob?

It's rude to ask a lady.

(1979. I turned 18 in the summer of '97)

I didn't go in much for nu-metal or ska-punk either- I had a Korn album around that time, and it was great for a minute but it got really old, really fast. By the millennium I was pretty much convinced that rock music had shit out forever.

Typical student wanker. Although I can still sort of see my point, looking back.

Ditto. 79 as well. I think you had a fair point. I lost interest in 'guitar' music for years by the end of the 90's.  

frank1985

Babylon Zoo anyone? Although not strictly Brit Pop, this album contains a few stylistic elements of the genre in places, albeit in a more psychedelic form. These guys are commonly labelled one hit wonders but the album has a few decent numbers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKLWXkeehl8

english_bob

Placidcasual79 said:

english_bob said:

Placidcasual79 said:

When were you born Bob?

It's rude to ask a lady.

(1979. I turned 18 in the summer of '97)

I didn't go in much for nu-metal or ska-punk either- I had a Korn album around that time, and it was great for a minute but it got really old, really fast. By the millennium I was pretty much convinced that rock music had shit out forever.

Typical student wanker. Although I can still sort of see my point, looking back.

Ditto. 79 as well. I think you had a fair point. I lost interest in 'guitar' music for years by the end of the 90's.  

What brought you back? I got completely blown away by At The Drive In's Relationship Of Command - the sheer energy and craziness of the playing helped me overlook the fact that none of the lyrics made any sense. 

To be honest, I still haven't found much British guitar music worth getting excited about since the 90s.

Placidcasual79

Placidcasual79 said:

When were you born Bob?

It's rude to ask a lady.

(1979. I turned 18 in the summer of '97)

I didn't go in much for nu-metal or ska-punk either- I had a Korn album around that time, and it was great for a minute but it got really old, really fast. By the millennium I was pretty much convinced that rock music had shit out forever.

Typical student wanker. Although I can still sort of see my point, looking back.

Ditto. 79 as well. I think you had a fair point. I lost interest in 'guitar' music for years by the end of the 90's.  

What brought you back? I got completely blown away by At The Drive In's Relationship Of Command - the sheer energy and craziness of the playing helped me overlook the fact that none of the lyrics made any sense. 

To be honest, I still haven't found much British guitar music worth getting excited about since the 90s.

I've never been excited by guitar music again. I went from Britpop into electronic music then back through that to hip hop, disco, R&B, Soul, funk, Reggae, Ska, Dub, Blues and its derivatives - rock and country etc.  There continue to be new guitar based records that I enjoy (I've liked Pond, Tame Impala, Wilco, MGMT, Kasabian and NG's solo stuff) but I've enjoyed learning to play in different styles.  

EricTheWeary

Britpop at the BBC on BBC4 ( and presumably will be on iPlayer). Graham Coxon abusing a flanger. Drummer of Suoergrass looked 12. Who were Powder?* 
Enjoying it a lot more now than I did at the time and there’s a strong sense that Oasis weren’t Britpop at all ( and according to the programme didn’t see themselves as such anyway) in the sense that it was the U.K. response to grunge whereas they were straight throwbacks. 

No OCS though BBC?   


* model Daisy Lowe’s mum on vocals. 

gusman2x

James dean Bradfield is one the uk’s most under-rated players of all time. 

Suede were also a fantastic band

exocet

Dodgy have been mentioned a few times. My favourite of theirs was - In A Room, sounds like a lost Who track. Fantastic Keith Moonesque drumming.

https://youtu.be/ofhpVpNuc_k

Nunogilberto

exocet said:

Dodgy have been mentioned a few times. My favourite of theirs was - In A Room, sounds like a lost Who track. Fantastic Keith Moonesque drumming.

https://youtu.be/ofhpVpNuc_k

Superb song. The few radio stations who play Dodgy these days tend to forget about everything else bar Good Enough though...

the_jaffa

I've just got tickets for Ocean Colour Scene being supported by The Coral, The Bluetones and Dodgy playing at the Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield in August. Should be a good do

mburekenge

Slightly off topic but i crack up anytime I hear that version of 'dancing in the moonlight. It reminds me of the end of the Chris Morris film '3 lions'.

darthed1981

gusman2x said:

James dean Bradfield is one the uk’s most under-rated players of all time. 

Suede were also a fantastic band

Two correct statements

darthed1981

mburekenge said:

Slightly off topic but i crack up anytime I hear that version of 'dancing in the moonlight. It reminds me of the end of the Chris Morris film '3 lions'.

"F**k mini babybel man!"

Placidcasual79

the_jaffa said:

I've just got tickets for Ocean Colour Scene being supported by The Coral, The Bluetones and Dodgy playing at the Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield in August. Should be a good do

Thats a good little line up.....

I liked the Coral's most recent album. 

CHRISB50

darthed1981 said:

mburekenge said:

Slightly off topic but i crack up anytime I hear that version of 'dancing in the moonlight. It reminds me of the end of the Chris Morris film '3 lions'.

"F**k mini babybel man!"

Rubber dinghy rapids bro!