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Britpop night. BBC FOUR 16/08
I know people only look back when they've nothing to look forward to but this should be good.
Plus, Jarvis has been off our screens for far too long! |
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Pulp >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oasis and Blur
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Long live PULP!!!! Epitomised everything that was good about the BRIT POP era.
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Originally Posted by delboy85
Long live PULP!!!! Epitomised everything that was good about the BRIT POP era.
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Out of all the Britpop acts - Oasis, Blur, Elastica etc. Pulp were, if you'll excuse the pun, in a different class.
It probably helped that they'd been going since the early 1980's and had a wealth of experience of the music industry (if not fame). The first Oasis and Blur gigs I went to were fun and exciting, but also somewhat shambolic - very typical of young groups getting started. Pulp, by contrast, were incredibly professional and confident. Jarvis knew exactly what it took to get an audience going, and would make little monologues between songs - you got the impression that the man was not just a singer, but a storyteller (which always came across in his wonderfully evocative lyrics). He also knew when to call it a day after the death of the Britpop era, something which Blur and Oasis would do well to heed as their popularity begins to wane. He was always very down to earth and in touch with his audience, something that Damon Albarn and the Gallaghers quickly lost as their popularity grew. |
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anyone else think that some of last nights programmes were absolute bollocks? or at least parts of them.
i only saw bits of a couple of the shows and some of it rang true just, as i always seen it, but some parts i just couldn't agree with at all. |
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Just a quick, related question, what band was Lauren Laverne in. I'm pretty sure it was a brit pop band but can't remember
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Now that was a blast from the past.
I went through my record collection and found albums/singles from all the bands that featured on 'Britpop Now' apart from Powder. |
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Just a quick, related question, what band was Lauren Laverne in. I'm pretty sure it was a brit pop band but can't remember
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Just a quick, related question, what band was Lauren Laverne in. I'm pretty sure it was a brit pop band but can't remember
They were rubbish but she was, and still is lovely. |
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Plus, they weren't at all rubbish. Not even a little bit.
Which helped. |
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Kenickie..
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Brit Pop night on BBC4
Did anyone watch it all. I recorded most of it and wondered if it was any good. Looking forward to the Pulp bit best of all.
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Interesting article on the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/4146424.stm I've always thought Supergrass were the underdogs of Brit Pop. They didn't have to resort to pointless PR stunts or behaving like wanchors to achieve success. They simply produced (and continue to produce) great record after great record. |
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Originally Posted by Eraserhead
Out of all the Britpop acts - Oasis, Blur, Elastica etc. Pulp were, if you'll excuse the pun, in a different class.
There's a very good book by John Harris; (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...780543-6895007) A great read, the bitchiness and drug abuse are about on the same mammoth level. Liam doesn't come out of it too well but thre's some hilarious Oasis stories within. |
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Originally Posted by VinnieMole
...Liam doesn't come out of it too well but thre's some hilarious Oasis stories within.
He is a moronic idiot who has only achieved success on the back of his elder brothers musical talent. I am not a fan of Oasis, but whenever I have heard them play without Liam, they have sounded much better. |
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sheeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-ttohhhh!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Jack JJB
Kenickie.
They were rubbish but she was, and still is lovely. Away with you. They were a fantastic band
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Aye, again. What Hayden said.
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Away with you.
They were a fantastic band ![]() One minute they were a band and the next Lauren was appearing on Johnnie Vaughn's chat show. In the light of the appearance of their two fans, I withdraw my "rubbish" comment. They were a minority appeal band who did not appeal to me. They were probably preferable to many of the other execrable girl bands. Fair enough?
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Bought back memories. Liam maybe a **** but he is funny and an icon..in my eyes.
Been listening to my Oasis and Blur albums...fantastic. |
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Originally Posted by psychoscouse
Bought back memories. Liam maybe a **** but he is funny and an icon..in my eyes.
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