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Old 29-01-2008, 18:34
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Following on from the great 80s thread with the same theme...

The careers of superstars pop act like The Spice Girls, Westlife, Take That, grunge legends like Nirvana get attention quite frequently on forums. But what about the bands that were never iconic but where still great? The unique acts and the one hit wonders?

All hail the low profile acts of the 90s! What were your faves?

I love this from the very early 90s: Banderas - This Is Your Life

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-rcLLa5mPvU

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Old 29-01-2008, 18:39
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From 92, the truely gorgeous Sleeping Satellite:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UuhDDx49TTw
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Old 29-01-2008, 18:48
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Moose, Chapterhouse, Slowdive, Revolver, Birdland, Thousand Yard Stare, Curve, Swervedriver...............

Just having a look at an early 1990 chart to remind me.......Halo James riding high with 'Could Have Told You So' (no, me neither) and The Beloved with that 'list of famous people' song 'Hello'.........
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Old 29-01-2008, 18:53
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Ace Of Base!
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Old 29-01-2008, 18:54
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Tanya Donnelly. One of the great female singer/songwriters of recent times and is criminally forgotten.

Belly - Feed The Tree


Belly - Slow Dog


I've had the pleasure of seeing her live a few times. A true 'lady' of rock.
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Old 29-01-2008, 19:00
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Moose, Chapterhouse, Slowdive, Revolver, Birdland, Thousand Yard Stare, Curve, Swervedriver...............

Just having a look at an early 1990 chart to remind me.......Halo James riding high with 'Could Have Told You So' (no, me neither) and The Beloved with that 'list of famous people' song 'Hello'.........
Charlie Parker, charlie Brown, Leslie Crowther, Come on down!

I liked the Beloved, I think they got some unfair criticism. Sweet Harmony was the song everyone was shagging to into 92

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=23lfNaPKKT4
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Old 29-01-2008, 19:08
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Remember " Haddaway" What is love ! great 1993 song also "808 state " pacific 202

and " Ten sharp "YOU !
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Old 29-01-2008, 19:17
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I was massively into the Britpop thing of the mid-90's and am still stuck there in many ways!

Anyway my favourite band at the time (after Oasis, obviously) were Space. Proabably best known for 'Female of the Species', they did so much more! There was 'Avenging Angels', 'The Ballad of Tom Jones' (which was a duet with Cerys Matthews) and three great albums, and they recorded another one that was never released!

A fantastic band, very underrated.


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Old 29-01-2008, 19:34
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I was miassively into the Britpop thing of the mid-90's and am still stuck there in many ways!

Anyway my favourite band at the time (after Oasis, obviously) were Space. Proabably best known for 'Female of the Species', they did so much more! There was 'Avenging Angels', 'The Balled of Tom Jones' (which was a duet with Cerys Matthews) and released three great albums and recorded one that was never released!

A fantastic band, very underrated.


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Neighbourhood is a fantastic song..and rather dark. "He's the local vicar..and a serial killer"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vi81DkeTkLo
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Old 29-01-2008, 19:43
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I thought this was from the 80s..nope, 95!

Independant Love Song

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c7dyXfHcYw8
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Old 29-01-2008, 20:12
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I loved the Voodoo Queens!


... and i still listen to Ride!
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Old 29-01-2008, 20:26
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MN8 - Someone has to remember them. Quality group.
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Old 29-01-2008, 20:43
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Flowered up, Carter usm, Snuff, Inspiral Carpets, Fishbone, Horse, Wedding Present......
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Old 29-01-2008, 20:59
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I loved the Voodoo Queens!


... and i still listen to Ride!
Bless you So do I, huge fan (<<see my services). Favourite Ride track???? Oooohhh....*thinks*

*still thinking* As much as I love the whole Nowhere...and GBA...I really can't choose. Actually, my favourite changes From Time To Time (arrffff!!!!!) ...and right now it's...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM6zbegCWQ
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:03
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Flowered up, Carter usm, Snuff, Inspiral Carpets, Fishbone, Horse, Wedding Present......
Someone ha put the mini movi Flowered Ups "Weekender" on Youtube. (I won't put a link coz of the drug themes and I don't want to mods to send me to Butlins) but go see. It's just soo 'of the era'.

Imo,they are the terrible godfathers of Hard Fi and suchlike.
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:09
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MN8 - Someone has to remember them. Quality group.
'I've got a little something for you'
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:10
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Some random ones I remember are:

- Hepburn (I Quit and Bugs)
- Alda (Real Good Time)
- Madasun (Walking On Water)
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:12
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[quote=Terrence Chant;21243832]Moose, Chapterhouse, Slowdive, Revolver, Birdland, Thousand Yard Stare, Curve, Swervedriver...............

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Chapterhouse - Pearl - bloody marvellous. Had Rachel from Slowdive singing on it.

Curve - Horrorhead - just brillaint

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xMR7mYPWU
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:21
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Always makes me laugh that Chapterhouse were one up on the bill of Nirvana at the 1991 Reading Festival..............
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:24
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Surely these lot were the best group of the 90's?
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Old 29-01-2008, 21:32
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Surely these lot were the best group of the 90's?
I watched one of those Top 100 programmes on CH4.......think the theme was 'worst 100 songs'..........

Apparently the Vanilla 'project' was some record producers bet that he could get a few mingers, record an annoying but catchy pop song and have a hit with it.........don't know whether the story is apocryphal though............
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Old 29-01-2008, 22:02
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I watched one of those Top 100 programmes on CH4.......think the theme was 'worst 100 songs'..........

Apparently the Vanilla 'project' was some record producers bet that he could get a few mingers, record an annoying but catchy pop song and have a hit with it.........don't know whether the story is apocryphal though............
Wasn't Pete Waterman involved in that?
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Old 29-01-2008, 22:31
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the word "Worst" and "Pete Waterman" never seem to be to far away from each other.
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Old 29-01-2008, 23:09
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Always makes me laugh that Chapterhouse were one up on the bill of Nirvana at the 1991 Reading Festival..............
And that's the reason I saw Nirvana at that festival. I didn't know who they were at the time, I was just waiting for Chapterhouse to come on

Also on the bill that year were the long forgotten and very underrated Catherine Wheel.
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Old 29-01-2008, 23:29
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From 92, the truely gorgeous Sleeping Satellite:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UuhDDx49TTw
That is a nice song. It does only ever seem to crop up as a "forgotten gem" though.

I didn't realise most people had forgotten Space! I loved them. I quite liked Hepburn because of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer connection.

Lauren Laverne's band Kenickie seem to have been all but forgotten. I quite liked this track of theirs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTh4RXH7iS8

One I remember because of my parents record collection is Dina Carroll. She did have a a good voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADVdaX8OLc
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