I know I posted plenty of 90s tracks a little while back and plenty were from British bands each I listened to quite a bit back then. Oasis and Blur were the big ones during the Britpop years, but when Different Class came out it seemed as though a lot of people could get behind “Common People” and the rest. And while they’re not as known over here, they were surely one of the biggest 90s bands over the pond. I’d say it was indeed warranted too as they were a bit of a different sound compared to a lot of what was out there then and they also had a run of three pretty strong albums in a row along with a couple of film soundtrack appearances including Trainspotting’s. They’ve been covered by Franz Ferndinand (this track) and even David Bowie. “Mis-Shapes” is not my favorite Pulp track, but it’s up there. Seems yet another anthem from Different Class and it was a great track that to kick off the album with. Finally, I’ll add their recent comeback with a track from their latest album (which I’ve not heard).
I’ve never been the biggest Eagles fan, but I’m not The Big Lebowski when it comes to them either. Heard this one recently and I’m definitely a fan. Makes me think of a night out in say 70s LA.
I re-watched American Beauty for the first time in some time a few weeks ago. It still holds up. Anyway, this one is in it and another great track from The Who, who I still say are an underrated band in comparison to their British Invasion peers.
With all my talk about Dan Boeckner you’d think he’s my favorite musician. Not sure I’d say that, but just appreciate how many projects he’s done well. He had his first solo album about a year ago. From what I’ve heard I don’t love it, but definitely like this track.
LOVE that James! I’m fortunate thus far not to have more than two surgeries in my lifetime (knock on wood) and all I remember from the first was talking to them about MASH before they put me under.
I think I’ve only posted on Arcade Fire track thus far, though they have so many. This one came across my path again tonight. I’ve mentioned Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and pretty much all of his other endeavors before, posting many tracks. Well you’ll see him in this video and he toured with Arcade Fire during this tour. On the one hand I think he’d make a great addition to the band, but on the other I like all of his other projects. Anyway, one of their more recent tracks:
From what I have found, it’s just under the same name as 26.2, but I also havent seen a change in any ratings so I have no idea haha
Definitely some ratings changes. Lamine got another notable upgrade, as should be the case. Some others as well, but some real misses from FM per usual.
I discovered New Order well after what I would say is their peak, but if you never hear something you never know. Music is much more easily accessible now. Still have plenty of New Order to explore, but definitely like their sound.
Also from The Virgin Suicides, which then reminded me that it was also in Swingers. Of course you don’t have to have seen those films to know this one. A band that for me had different sounds as they chameleoned from this 70s sound to a different sound and of course look in the 80s. They are in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame I might add and I have to say they have quite a few tracks I like.
Bit of a deeper cut from Bowie today. Bowie is one of my all time faves and has quite the catalog. Not the deep cut I originally had in mind, but love this one.
I listened to my fair share of Blur back in the day. In fact, after seeing them in Chicago with a friend back in the day we nearly met Damon Albarn in a bar in Chicago, but he was out of it at that point in the evening, though he was still able to play a piano. Anyway, never really listened to Gorillaz much though I… appreciated I guess their “new” sound and Albarn’s ability to “reinvent” himself. Of course Fleetwood Mac are pretty legendary if you ask me. I was somewhat surprised by this one, but I do like it.
Sub Pop is a smaller record label out of Seattle, Washington. If I’m correct, I think they were the first label to sign Nirvana. As a record company, they’re still very grunge/Seattle in… I guess how they present themselves. That said, they have a lot of different artists with different sounds and they get a lot of up and coming artists before they move on to bigger labels. When I was buying more vinyl I’d get a lot of their releases from bands that I liked. They would always do a “loser” edition of the records on vinyl, always on some variant of colored vinyl. They’re now worth notably more than what I paid for them which is always nice.
After a while of figuring out that I liked my fair share of Sub Pop artists, I started looking at some of their bands and discovered Beach House. Sub Pop lets you listen to at least some tracks initially and then I think full albums upon release. So I listened to a little Beach House and quite liked them. So I bought their latest release at the time, which I believe was their second, Teen Dream. They broke immediately after and subsequently have released only a few more albums since, but some excellent stuff to be sure. I hadn’t listened to them in a quite a while, then heard this the other day. So glad I did.
