#104

haven’t read the article yet (saving it for a special time)

are powder in the top 10?

#105

was referring to Blur the album as opposed to Blur the band. that particular record belongs in a different reductive subset.

#106

ah right, sorry. Misunderstood. I agree then.

Any news on Powder?

#107

I thought I was the only person in the world who knew Powder!

#108

Makes me feel old that I fancied the lead singer (Pearl?) and now her daughter is famous.

#109

I’ve got a box of records in which releases by Powder, Deadstar, Bis, Gouge and others can all be found. I like to think of it as my shrine to failed dreams.

Mind you, Bis make a comeback recently didn’t they?

#110

the band? or is there a particular chemical substance you’re after?

#111

Yep, I’ll probably do the same. After my 1001 albums thing (659 to go). This morning’s actually looking brilliant: Patti Smith - Horses, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Queen - A Night At The Opera.

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#112

Great call on Only Forever by Puressence, used to love that record.

#113

with you on Geneva and Strangelove.
I Should Coco though-when one can bear to sit through Alright- is hands down the best 'Grass album… Sofa… Rooster… Fuzz… Lenny… etc

#114

Yes, totally agree.

#115

Bis have never really gone away, although they’ve had the odd sabbatical I think. They were called Data Panik for a while but they’re still plugging away. A long way from Kandy Pop now though.

Did Powder ever do anything apart from the chorus of Afrodisiac?

#116

Modern life is rubbish should be number one, ill argue that to the death!

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#117

lol, the political side of this thread is basically what i wrote my dissertation about.

#118

Round 2

#119

You ever heard of a band from Tennessee called The Silver Seas? Apparently they have some Britpop leaning and good reviews.

There’s a great Swedish band called kent, they were briefly nicknamed Swedish Radiohead because their 3rd and 4th albums from 1997 and 1999 sounded like Radiohead’s The Bends and they also made an inferior English version of both of those, I’d probably argue that Hagnesta Hill is better than The Bends.

Also there’s an Icelandic band called Leaves with a pretty good debut album from around 2002 but their sound is closer to the post-Britpop of Embrace, Travis, Keane, and co.

#120

I really like Turbonegro’s cover of ‘Back In Denim’ [No. 50 on the list]. Never heard the orginial. Obviously.

What makes ‘Everything Must Go’ Britpop, but ‘The Holy Bible’ not?

#121

No way is holy bible a britpop album it’s far too seething maaaan

#122

The answer to this question is A Design For Life.

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#123

come on guys it’s obviously supersonic because will all need a healthy dose of wonderful delusion (you gotta be yourself) to keep us on the straight + narrow

Also when you sing it how much more true does it become?

A lot more I think.