SHINE 5 - wife swapping is the futcher

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

SHINE 5: you know that it would suitcher! June 1996, the year Shine went MASSIVE in more ways than one, I think this is one of the best Shines yet, except for Shine 3 which was of course, my first Shine. This is the year Ash went "sensitive" and made "timeless touching pop moments" with Goldfinger and Oh Year, clearly a good move seeing as they appear on this compilation not once but TWICE - Marion and the Longpigs have their STRONGEST SONGS YET and the sodding Cranberries make yet ANOTHER baffling appearance. Audioweb make their first appearance on a Shine. WHY!!!

So, anyone remember Salt?? ON WITH THE VOTES!

[Poll #722321]

Comments

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I am dreadfully sorry Sice, but I cannot remember the EGGMAN track at all. I can't remember the 60ft Dolls at the moment either, I think I hated it at the time, but perhaps now... I might like it?

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

Am I going to remain the only one who ticked Whipping Boy tho? (I *think* it was the Twinkle track I loved, they did have a rub follow-up... rather like HARVEY'S RABBIT oh yes)

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I don't remember what it sounds like! I will be interested if any brave punters choose me in ticking KULA SHAKER! I am ticking that mostly on my gleeful reaction to it at the time, too much for me not to be able to tick it in all good conscience as being "any cop"!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Man this one is full of GOLD!

I have only ticked Take It Easy Chicken for historical reasons that shall not be mentioned in this here place.

Stereotypes is an GRATE Blur song. DISCUS!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Actually I quite liked that Dodgy song. Does that make me a BAD PERSONG?

[plumsbitch.livejournal.com]

My god. Indie music really is rubbish.

happy indiekid mem'rees have been well and truly stamped on.

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry, but most of this looks like the worst music in the world ever (Shed 7; Dodgy; Levellers; Space; Super Furries; Marion; Gene; Ash; Longpigs; Ocean F***ing Scene). In other words an excellent dry run for rockin' Britain c. 2006 (Editors; Kaisers; Arctics; Fallout; Snow Patrol boy and all the other gloomy rock curmudgeons clogging up ver radio every time I put it on).

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I can only remember that in the chorus he does a high voice which goes "tekk it eeeeeeeeee...eeeeee...SEEEEE", and then I can't remember anything else about it. That might even be a different song! If it is on the ATAK OF THE GREY LANTERN alBUM then I may have it, as I nicked that maxicassette from L____ Woolies (the same place I also nicked Placebo's Bruise Pristine, FAKT FANS).

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I think Charmless Man is good but not so much Stereotypes. Not sure why though.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Only if you liked 'Good enough' too.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

YES!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I think Mansun hold up well!

WHALES et DOLPHINS

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I want to hear this song RITE NOW.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It REALLY IS, isn't it!

Ugh Britpop. The ticks piling up for...all but like FOUR of these songs are VERY SURREAL TO WATCH.

Poptimists are sleeping on Whipping Boy

[zenith.livejournal.com]

The follow-up, 'We Don't Need Nobody Else' was "controversial" because the guy says "I hit you for the first time today" and wot if it was TRUE?!?11? But he also was snide about Bono in a very amusing way. I liked it. These were basically their only two good songs though. But what songs!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

:-(

Extra shame for ticking the Levellers again. WOT IS WRONG WITH ME!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

BOYS + GUITARS = AAAARGH

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I actually like an awful lot of songs on here. After ticking like, ONE song last time I have ticked a MYRIAD here! May the God Of Bosh forgive me!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Ask me abt it again sometime.

Re: Poptimists are sleeping on Whipping Boy

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

RIGHT! Can someone YSI Whipping Boy? :)

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Despite the fact that it's currently in second place, not a single one of you HEATHENS has correctly answered that the best song on this Shine is, of course, 'You & Me Song' by The Wannadies.

You're all WRONG!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I suppose Blur became cultural studies hem hem dahlings wot with their incisive descriptions of bored suburban lifestyles - was this genuinely something new in by now mainstream pop? The lyrics look CLANGINGLY SMUG taken without context of the song - but is that me bringing my own memories of smug All-Bran Smash Hits interview baggage to the tableaux?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

"Na na na na na na naaaa, naa nyaaaaargh"

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I think I like Stereotypes more cos it's on the other cd of Best Ov Blur and it is a Live Version. [I am quite proud of owning 0 Blur albums, haha.]

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

KAT STEVENS MAY YOU BE FORGIVEN :oooooooo