#54

I hope every copy of this album comes with a freepost postcard addressed to 3 Alveston Place, Leamington Spa to receive PR shit in the post.

Thanks to the Travis one of these, I’m one of the people in the middle of the CD sleeve for Good Feeling :slight_smile:

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#55

Strachan is probably the best song I’ve ever heard about football. Only one to run it close is The Referee’s Alphabet.
That Rialto song is brilliant. It’s the same plot as Spinning the Wheel by George Michael, but with more drama.

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#56

Not a fan of Give Him A Ball (And A Yard Of Grass)? Bloody love that song.

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#57

This’ll be another one I’ve not heard. Cheers for the tip.

#58

Steve Lamacq’s Landfill Indie? (Ok, not all of it but still…)

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#59

Seem to recall the last time I got a compilation he was involved in it had China Drum’s cover of Wuthering Heights… (I mean it is excellent but still.)

I think Symposium were definitely lots of fun live at a time when a lot of contemporary bands actually weren’t at all. Maybe the whole Britpop scene had resulted in just too many bands grabbed by labels so they’d have one of those sorts but there just seemed to be a lot of “playing the songs and looking serious” so Symposium all jumping about like mad felt quite special. (I also seem to recall they were really young which obviously sparked interest.)

Do you think bands still name themselves after films they’ve never seen?

#60

The subheading on that about Mark Bullock is a bit harsh TBH. I think the honesty is actually pretty touching:

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#61

Yes, it is quite a nice piece, guess the NME were just looking for click bait.

It’s maybe not suitable for such a sad subject but I feel I should also point out that there is a treat for all of us about four or five replies into the comments.

#62

My Vitriol will forever haunt these boards

#63

I’d completely forgotten about that tour. That was a great night out.

However, for this episode of “an old reminisces” it doesn’t compete with Fugazi, Silverfish, err Chumbawamba and Dawson at the Barrowlands. For five pounds!

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#64

I remember I also bought a Therapy? t-shirt that said ‘HeavyFuckingMetal’ on it and my mum went nuts.

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#65

One of my first ever Indie gigs was My Bloody Valentine supported by Silverfish at Reading Uni. Blew my little brain apart!

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#66

I saw the NME Brat Bus tour on my 14th birthday. Three Colours Red, Symposium, Tiger and Geneva (all represented on this album)

Symposium were a dream band at that age. Shouty bits, whiney bits, a singer going batshit on stage, finishing their set with a cover of A Hard Day’s Night, only had about 10 songs, and looked like they weren’t much older than me. Loved them, and their mini album was a banger

By the time their full debut came out, I (and I imagine many others) had discovered Idlewild, and decided they were much more my thing.

Three Colours Red had about 5 good songs. Tiger the same.

Geneva had some absolute belters (Tranquilliser is one of my absolute favourite songs from that era) but didn’t cross over the way everyone expected.

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#67

Best football song ever

#68

Saw them supporting Soundgarden at the Astoria - and Swervedriver were on first. All the S’s.

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#69

Loved their first album at the time. Very 90s…

#70

Found the t-shirt guys and it wasn’t actually the design I remembered…

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Had also forgotten the back print :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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#71

I had the Fuckin’ Driving Or What t shirt. Renamed by friends as Fuckin Puking Or What after a particularly heavy night of drinking.

Can someone start a campaign to get them on spotify? All the old CDs are packed away nowadays.

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#72

About a million years ago me and a mate wer walking along Deansgate and he was wearing his ‘Fuckin’ Drivin’ or What’ t-shirt and some old suit stared at him and muttered, “What a lovely society we live in these days…”.

Edit: (This is now the old farts talking about Silverfish thread)

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#73

Fucking CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

Sultans of Ping still put on an incredible live show.

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