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Hey! I figured something out. We all know what Britpop means. It was some shit that came from England and was popular. I say we stop saying “Grunge” and start referring to those bands as “Seattlepop”, “Starbuckspop” or “Portlandiapop”. “Flannelpop” would also be acceptable.
 
TrainFan73 said:
Hey! I figured something out. We all know what Britpop means. It was some shit that came from England and was popular. I say we stop saying “Grunge” and start referring to those bands as “Seattlepop”, “Starbuckspop” or “Portlandiapop”. “Flannelpop” would also be acceptable.
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Yeah it’s basically a catch all for stuff that came out during the British guitar band boom of the mid 90s. If we were to try to look deeper into what the idea of britpop might be it’s probably really just the blur British trilogy of albums and the fact that Noel used a Les Paul with a Union Jack on it for a few gigs and Top of the Pops shows in 95/96.
 
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TrainFan73 said:
I like this a lot more than the Blur and Oasis I’ve heard.
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I'd say Supergrass is more consistent than Blur or Oasis, but the highs from Blur and Oasis are higher.

That being said, In it for the Money is by far my favorite, and was actually my introduction to Supergrass. I heard "Late in the Day" and "Sun Hits the Sky" on some old MTV reality show (Real World? Road Rules?) and went on a quest to find out who the band was. "Richard III" is a banger. Some strong tracks towards the back of the album. 4.5/5 for me.

For anyone anyone new to Supergrass I'd suggest either of their greatest hits albums "Strange Ones" or "Suprgrass is 10" (my personal choice). Hardly a bad track to be found.
 
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Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bullocks Here’s the Sex Pistols



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Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols released in 1977. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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I love this one but appreciate it in a totally different context than it's usually considered. Humor me...

My perception of this LP is the most 'punk' thing about it was the Malcolm McLaren driven promotional machine and the personas the band adopted and played to every chance they got to blow them up in the media. Sure, there's some lyrical content in there that would've been interpreted as inflammatory back then, but it's really pretty tame. The most punk thing about The Pistols was the image, not the actual music.

To me, this is a great straight-up rock / power pop record. Every song seems to contain a riff or a vocal or a line that turns out to be a little earworm you can't shake. By all admissions at the time, these guys could barely play but they managed to crank out musical gold. As @TrainFan73 alluded, lots of punk listening knocked this record down the totem pole. That's because it's not really a punk record. And in some respects, it's actually a more memorable one than lotsa records considered legit punk.

In rock terms, listen to this record and image a band like Cheap Trick during the same 70's era playing these songs. I think it would work perfectly. And there would be a couple "hits" in there. As far as the power pop angle, there are riffs and phrases galore, but I'll just leave it at the song "EMI". Most folks have likely never noticed. but this song is a noise inspired version of The Modern Lovers. The "EMI" vocal coda is a direct homage to the "radio on" vocal coda in their song "Roadrunner".





I'm likely on an island here, but I'll enjoy it til climate change turns me into Aquaman.
 
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