Brit-Rock Anthems
Inspired by our Feeder feature on the frontpage of DiS today ( http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144439-guitar-musics-dead-i-think-thats-absolute-bollocks---dis-meets-feeder ) , I thought we should do one of those stalgic threads where we glance back and reminisce about bands from 'our youth' (well, my youth anyway, I know some of you are older and many far younger than I).
It was a time when brit-pop had become deflated but continued to hiss away. There were Americans ravaging us with their glossy major label releases filled with covers of 'Beat It' and 'Faith'. It was a time when the backdraft from Nirvana's implosion had left us wanting for more. We rummaged through Kerrang, Vox, Q, Melody Maker and NME, in the hope we'd find something special recommended beside the listings, something with riffs by some band who were opening the Reef, Manics or Skunk Anansie concert circled on our calendar which came free with a computer game magazine. Or maybe these hot young things with their grungy hair and cheeky 'tude would be playing at our local rock venue. Or at least one within driving distance.
Apparently the late 90s was a terrible time for music. Apparently the early noughties was a terrible time for British music. Let's see if we can make people reconsider this a little with some youtube links -perhaps even a playlist - of heroes and also-rans and might've beens....
Started A Playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/seaninsound/playlist/1xSjkzPurKjxzTyAGmQTu7
Muse – Agitated [Live]
Ash – Lose Control
Idlewild – A Film For The Future
3 Colours Red – Sixty Mile Smile
Mclusky – Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
Placebo – Nancy Boy (Radio Edit)
Manic Street Preachers – Faster
Seafood – Guntrip
Hundred Reasons – Drowning
Reuben – Eating Only Apples
Llama Farmers – Jessica
My Vitriol – The Gentle Art of Choking
Six by Seven – Ten Places To Die
Feeder - High
Wrong songs? Clearly lots more to add... need not be a definitive list.
p.s. I'd be surprised if one of you weren't in this bouncing mob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnTb475MO5I (...can anyone find 'Killing Position' online?)
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Faster seems a bit out of place
Masses Against the Classes perhaps? Kudos for the Llama Farmers though
Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi - Hear the Air
Tune
unsurprisingly this is not on Spotify
There was that Best Of Shine Spotify playlist around before
http://open.spotify.com/user/geordielee/playlist/678S2fv5gt9g5hNdPMsubU
Some of those could probably be copied across?
Mmm, probably too early actually. Ignore me.
Hell is for Heroes - I Can Climb Mountains
BOOM!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3TnkmFrtMA
Biffy Clyro - 57
Still maintain they were pretty good back then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0b1FgWrj3o&feature=related
Does it have to be "ROCK" or can we squeeze in lighter moments?
PJ Harvey "Good Fortune"
Life Without Buildings "The Leanover"
Super Fury Animals "Do Or Die"
Embrace "Come Back to What You Know"
Gomez "Whippin Piccadilly"
And what about dance/grime/crossover?
Goldfrapp, So Solid Crew, Moloko, The Streets were all strong moments in British music around this time.
But actually
Maybe they are right. It's not looking too strong really. It was all about US/Other imports at around that time.
all good suggestions but perhaps a bit off piste from Feeder
Well, if the task is to find good music that sounds a bit like Feeder
Then we are on a hiding to nothing.
ha
I've popped some Polly and Life Without Buildings on there now.
Late 90s/Early 00s >>> Whatever is happening at the moment
updated tracklisting from suggestions here and on Facebook
Muse – Agitated [Live]
Ash – Lose Control
Idlewild – A Film For The Future
3 Colours Red – Sixty Mile Smile
Mclusky – Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
Placebo – Nancy Boy (Radio Edit)
Manic Street Preachers – Faster
Skunk Anansie – Charlie Big Potato
The Cooper Temple Clause – Been Training Dogs
Seafood – Guntrip
Biffy Clyro – 57
Lostprophets – Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja
Vex Red – Can't Smile
Hundred Reasons – Drowning
thisGIRL – Bling Bling Bling
Reuben – Eating Only Apples
Llama Farmers – Jessica
Cay – Hooked On That
My Vitriol – The Gentle Art of Choking
Six by Seven – Ten Places To Die
Miss Black America – Human Punk
Feeder – High
Kerbdog – Sally
Jetplane Landing – Summer ends
Funeral For A Friend – Juneau
Kinesis – Everything You Thought You Knew To Be
Cyclefly – Crawl Down
Queen Adreena – Razorblade Sky
Million Dead – Pornography for Cowards
Hell Is For Heroes – I Can Climb Mountains
King Adora – Bionic - 2001 Re-Recording **Not To Appear On Artwork**
Crashland – Karaoke Ballad
Antihero – Body Rot
Rico – Sanctuary Medicines
http://open.spotify.com/user/seaninsound/playlist/1xSjkzPurKjxzTyAGmQTu7
facebook suggestions
http://www.facebook.com/seaninsound/posts/246597458752813
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=104999646296172&id=19343183144
BABY'S GOT THE BEEEEEEEEEEEENDS
WE DON'T HAVE ANY REAL [pause] FRIEEEEEEEEEEEENDS.
from my limited revisionist research this morning
some of these haven't aged too well (but that's mostly production).
and a lot of them have worse voices than i remember (tho i was too busy flinging myself around to notice or care at the time).
Ikara Colt - Sink Venice
Martini Henry Rifles - Infomercial
Eighties Matchbox - Psychosis Safari
No Therapy? or Wildhearts?
The Wildhearts - Sick of Drugs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whZ_uY80JN0&feature=fvst
Therapy? - Lonely, Cryin', Only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMlVskvdxE
Vex Red - Can't Smile
Wilt - Take Me Home
HaLo - Cold Light Of Day
A - Nothing
Haven - (that song wot they ad)
Badly Drawn Boy - (that song wot he ad)
Sitting at Home - Honeycrack
was going to say the same....
... remember the cover for the single...
http://991.com/newGallery/Honeycrack-Sitting-At-Home--64790.jpg
I've got it on vinyl and the red band slid off to reveal the fella's cock and balls and the woman's tits.... you don't get that with an MP3.
Apes, Pigs & Spacemen - Do I Need This?
Compulsion - Juvenile Scene Detective
Terrorvision - Oblivion
Baby Chaos - Golden Tooth
Joyrider - Strikes Sparks Everywhere
Spunge - Kicking Pigeons
Snuff - Martin
Terris - Fabricated Lunacy
crackout - you dumb fuck
Groop Dogdrill - Lovely Skin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HOB9ybYV4
Probably my favourite band 1998-2000
Embrace did one (1) brilliant song
it's called New Adam New Eve and really, really should be on this list
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzL6iWP5RRk
Everclear - Heartspark Dollar Sign
saw Feeder support them in Manchester actually before they'd released anything, there was another band on but I can't remember who.
Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
Tripping Daisy - Piranhas
except I've not read the thread properly...
...and as a result have suggested three American bands for Brit-rock..... time to go to bed
carrie
was the other band, just so you know.