Comments on planet mondo: Funky Friday - Britpopping

I'll tuck in shortly !

2009-07-08T21:10:21.377+01:00

I'll tuck in shortly !

Up The Charlatans EF, actually I didn't mind Echob...

2009-07-08T20:59:13.623+01:00

Up The Charlatans EF, actually I didn't mind Echobelly, Elastica were good for one tune

But more importantly waddayadoinghere? Should you be filling your boots with Podrophenia?

Hello PM. I keep meaning to say to you that I am d...

2009-07-08T20:11:03.794+01:00

Hello PM. I keep meaning to say to you that I am delighted with your recent references to the Charlatans and how under rated they are. I have all their albums and rate them very highly indeed. Have changed styles and influences many times and always produce the goods.

Brought back some decent memories this post and also some recollections of some horrific bands such as Echobelly and Elastica (which will be contraversial with your readers !).
Cheers.

Thanks for the award Keith a great start to the w...

2009-07-07T13:34:21.014+01:00

Thanks for the award Keith a great start to the week..

Did you ever see the Britpop docu 'Live Forever'ISTV? You can get it for tuppence ha'penny from Amazon. There's a great moment where the Gallagher's (being interviewed separately) discuss Noel's visit to number 10. Complete polar opposites..

I remember that Vanity Fair cover and wishing it w...

2009-07-06T17:06:43.666+01:00

I remember that Vanity Fair cover and wishing it was me in bed next to Patsy. I was amazed to find out they were a couple. Beauty and the beast, etc. If only I was a filthy rich rockstar...
Britpop came up with some good music but as for the Cool Britannia stuff, nah. Oasis hobnobbing with government bignobs at Number 10...why?

I hope you've had a nice weekend. I've given you a...

2009-07-06T00:15:01.142+01:00

I hope you've had a nice weekend. I've given you an award over at my Dino Lounge blog.

Thanks Gabbi - I didn't realise it was Michael Gon...

2009-07-04T15:56:39.685+01:00

Thanks Gabbi - I didn't realise it was Michael Gondry thanks for the tip off...

For me Menswear were the main offenders of Britpop overhype JC, and bands like Shed Seven and Cast,were a bit , well, dull and lumpy I suppose

There was a lot of crap associated with the Britpo...

2009-07-04T13:41:52.836+01:00

There was a lot of crap associated with the Britpop era, but there was also so much that will be timeless. Great bit of writing amigo.

Wonderful post Mondo... such a fan of that Michel ...

2009-07-04T12:21:38.506+01:00

Wonderful post Mondo... such a fan of that Michel Gondry video especially!

Wishing you a lovely weekend.

Would love to have seen that Simon, not so keen on...

2009-07-04T10:01:29.780+01:00

Would love to have seen that Simon, not so keen on the second album though..

Thanks Keith and have a happy holiday weekend

Drew, did you ever get The Charlatans 'high voiced' album (about 2002 I think) a cracker..

P It's easy to forget how quickly fey indie posing which had been a standard for years became swept aside once Oasis and Blur upped the tempo

Loved the Britpop movement, and the first time 'in...

2009-07-04T01:58:34.416+01:00

Loved the Britpop movement, and the first time 'indie' really became mainstream. There was a great vibe about, and an avalanche of quality bands. Many went by the wayside, or looking back maybe weren't as good as you thought, but at the time it was exciting times, and as you say, gave us a glimpse of what it must have felt like in the 60's. Even now, those heady days of the mid 90s seem a lifetime ago, and things seemed so much more uncomplicated don't you think? The net was in its infancy, mobile phones were still an oddity.

Motiv8 mix has always been one of my all time favs. And i ALWAYS pull it out ahead of the original - which is rare in itself.

Good post (and ta for the link!)

Piley

Mondo, The Charlatans were around long before Joh...

2009-07-03T19:48:18.034+01:00

Mondo,

The Charlatans were around long before John Harris believes Britpop started and I certainly never thought of myself as buying into Britpop when clubbing to the sounds of Orbital, Bjork and half of the others on the Lamacq album.

Britpop, for me seemed a rather parochial movement to me. But then again what do I know I'm from north of the border

Great post. I loved Britpop. There were some man...

2009-07-03T18:24:55.380+01:00

Great post. I loved Britpop. There were some many cool bands making some awesome music during that era. Glad to be reminded of it.

The Weekenders album is a great little document of...

2009-07-03T14:48:04.955+01:00

The Weekenders album is a great little document of the times. I love Black Grape. Reading 96, they were fantastic, easily the best live band I've ever seen.

I think you've nailed it the Black Grape album is ...

2009-07-03T13:22:08.252+01:00

I think you've nailed it the Black Grape album is exactly like TPE meets Happy Mondays...

Possibly my fave groups from the whole movement, but who were both busy before Britpop - and have mainted an output of steady quality since, are The Charlatans and Supergrass (In It For The Money is wall to all goodies)..

And you must try Lamacq's Weekenders album album full tracklist here...

Ah, Britpop, I watched it from afar and wondered i...

2009-07-03T12:42:59.634+01:00

Ah, Britpop, I watched it from afar and wondered if I'd missed something (something than all my favourite bands 'selling out').

Like the Pulp and Blur remixes, but I think you're going to have to work a bit to convince me that Black Grape with shouty Kermit are better than the Happy Mondays. And the guitar riff in that song sounds like That Petrol Emotion!!