The History Of Pop Part 32 aka On my knees in the night sayin prayers in the streetlight

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

OK, let's see if I can actually post this and not fvck it up.

IN BRIEF:

Now 32! Britpop in charge! Dance goes superclub! Goldie! Weller! Ricardo Da Force!

Now 31! Pulp walk it! Most votes ever! Commiserations to Ini Kamoze! Weezer liked by US posters, not by UK!

Now 30! Portishead on the hall of fame! Well done plucky Beth!


[Poll #694466]


TICKY BOXY!

EDIT: God knows why I've put Now 36 in the poll, this is Now 32 obv.

Comments

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I think this is where I point that they too were on TOO PURE!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Surely if this proves anything it is that being on Too Pure = NOT indie, if both PJ Harvey and Laika were on it!

oh my sides

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

IT IS THE GAG THAT NEVER STOPS GIVING

Re: oh my sides

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i am nearly exploding with "trying not to laugh in the middle of the office" here...

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Head + desk = BONK!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hit on head ---> Woken up Indie Amnesia

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Other bands on Too Pure (before they went rub):

Stereolab
Moonshake
Pram
Th'Faith Healers

All of which were ace, obv, but I think you would have a hard time arguing that none of them were indie (and like, Laika featured half of Moonshake AND a bloke who used to play bongos with God!)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Stereolab aren't indie either! I have not heard of the others.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Stereolab are back on Too Pure!

I care not if they are or were indie. They never 'went rub' tho. Ever.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This is true. They were always rub.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

But Stereolab are really good! They are like Saint Etienne plus Neu!