90s british 'alternative' music - it was shit wasn't it?
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killer b said:
nah, it was all great!! the early stuff was very rough and ready, especially on "box frenzy" when you could tell they were still getting to grips with the new technology, but i can honestly say that i love every track on every album they've done, and all of the b-sides too
saw them for the 8th time this year when they did the reformation tour and they were absolutely fucking ace 
BadlyDrawnGirl
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Yes!!!Major Tom said:
They had their moments, but I feel that without The Smiths they would have been unlikely to exist at all. Maybe bar being one-hit-wonders with 'Fighting Fit'...Major Tom said:
BadlyDrawnGirl
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Ned's Atomic Dustbinkiller b said:
Mega City 4
Eat
Sandkings
clandestino
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right then...
radiohead, super furry animals, belle & sebastian, elastica, pj harvey, god machine, teenage fanclub, bark psychosis, spiritualized, suede (first two records), huggy bear, stereolab, cornershop, tindersticks, boo radleys (pre-britpop), gorky's, mogwai, prolapse...
radiohead, super furry animals, belle & sebastian, elastica, pj harvey, god machine, teenage fanclub, bark psychosis, spiritualized, suede (first two records), huggy bear, stereolab, cornershop, tindersticks, boo radleys (pre-britpop), gorky's, mogwai, prolapse...
fucking back to the planet were awful! and all that cringeworthy dance/rock/hiphop stuff - senser, credit to the nation, collapsed lung... it were all turd.
i seem to remember the boo radley's 'giant steps' being really good, but haven't listened to it for probably 10 years. can anyone confirm or deny this?
i seem to remember the boo radley's 'giant steps' being really good, but haven't listened to it for probably 10 years. can anyone confirm or deny this?
clandestino
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killer b said:
it was - and still is - excellent.
acid priest said:Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Mega City 4
Eat
Sandkings
ned's i liked at the time...but in retrospect...a bit rubbish
mega city 4, again, i liked at the time, but in retrospect... very rubbish
eat - one good song, and put your cock away, ange!!
sandkings - rubbish (and then babylon zoo!!!
(rubbish))
BadlyDrawnGirl
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I would definitely have mentioned these, but IIRC their debuts came out in '89...'Ichabod And I' in particular was a sodding hard record to find!ianw said:
Several of these get my vote too. We forget so quickly. GYBE too.ianw said:
killer b said:
quite some time ago because i've lost the tape i had of it, although i have been looking at getting a copy of it from amazon or e-bay recently, as it happens
but even if i've not listened to it for ages doesn't mean i can't think it's good. there's loads of records and CDs i ahve at home that i rarely listen to and i still think they're brilliant.
BadlyDrawnGirl
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killer b said:
Ah yes, you are indeed probably right there. Canadian I think. I am a muppet sometimes...Very true. I was going to start the same thread actually a few days ago, but forgot.
When i was a teenager I was very into 'indie disco' music, but hated all the British stuff. It was all either wavy stuff like neds etc, that was neither catchy nor heavy, just a din (yet without the head banging quality of metal) or it was reactionary old dunderhead dad-rock dressed up as indie, like the bluetones, stereophonics etc.
I was way more into American music in the 90s...
When i was a teenager I was very into 'indie disco' music, but hated all the British stuff. It was all either wavy stuff like neds etc, that was neither catchy nor heavy, just a din (yet without the head banging quality of metal) or it was reactionary old dunderhead dad-rock dressed up as indie, like the bluetones, stereophonics etc.
I was way more into American music in the 90s...
Major Tom said:
There was loads of good music in the 90s, it just wasn't British - or more specifically wasn't English
ianw said:
True, but the thread is about the crap british music of the 90s...
killer b said:
I would have to add St Etienne, One Dove (the most overlooked band ever) and Primal Scream in there...
ianw said:
God Machine were one of the best bands ever, and Scenes is possibly my favourite album ever, but weren't they Americans who merely happened to be based in London?
killer b said:
I quite liked Senser, but dunno if I still would. But Credit to the Nation, even that I thought was quite crap at the time. The only reason it was so well known was that he sampled Smells Like Teen Spirit, thus causing the frequent occurrence of many grungers piling onto the dance floor before realising it was a rap song.
And it simply wasn't very good rap.
Play CTTN next to Roots Manuva these days and it would be like Barnet playing Barcelona.
Major Tom said:
But let's face it, the vast majority of people only got into Primal Scream in the 90s.
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