Shine 6: on and on and on and on and on and on

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

See, I loved My Life Story at the time! They had lots of violins! Cor, what is this new and exciting take on britpop! And they wore shiny shirts, which I believe was considered to be some kind of statement to image obsessed yoof! I bought their singles, oh yes, I even taped the alBUM of a friend, but in my later years I simply must ask myself how I could EVER have approved of a band who flaut the "virtues" of a gurlie who "leaves the pie, but always, always, eats her greens"? JAKE SHILLINGFORD with your STUPID CURL, I denounce you! Anyway, back we are in September '96, with a STUNNING selection of also-rans at the bottom of the selection (Bawl, anyone? Ruth?), ON AND ON by the Longpigs, and of course the obligatory Cranberries track. Don your Addidas trackie tops/Man City footie shirts and VOTE!

[Poll #735243]

Comments

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I should really have used the texty box for "Design For Life. Not good, really, is it, despite, you know, the first single back. Sorry lads. DISCUSS".

Dear oh dear

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I ticked it! This Shine is my Dadrock moment, as I really like "One To Another", more than anything the Charlatans ever did before or since.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

BLASPHEM- oh I dunno. If we start engaging our critical faculties when talking about Manics records pre-These Are My Pants, Show Me Yours, where will it end?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Can anyone remember Sarah Cracknell's solo single?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I bought it. It was the work of a weed and a wet.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Yes. I never really understood why she made a solo album when it sounds exactly like St Etienne anyway only more tweer and duller (but still OK in places).

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell, ELCKA??

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

I REMEBER ELCKA! my mates did a couple of gigs with them. i seem to recall them using AN HOOVER as a mike-stand, crazy days...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I BOUGHT Rocket From The Crypt on CD, only to find it was CD3 and contained a rub live version. So I took it back to Our Price to swap it. But by then I'd gotten sick of the song, and swapped it for.....






... Marblehead Johnson by the Bluetones!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I bought it on CD as well, the three cd containing "multi" container made me think they were VERY CHEEKY cos I didn't want to buy it blooming three times DID I. And then I went ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE ON A ROPE and think an ex-boyfriend nicked off with it or something.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough, I bought the Bluetones album containing 'Marblehead Johnson' (I forget the name), and then realised it was a pile of poo so I took it back to Our Price to swap it and shout at the Sales Assistants for not warning me of its innate rubbishness.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

yay kenickie see them go!

[zenith.livejournal.com]

It's interesting how they've outlasted so many other, maler bands in people's hearts. As have Elastica. Coinkydink?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I like much Kenickie but not this one, I'll still be happy to see them winnit tho.

WHERE IS SPEEDY BAND?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

ahem

Re: WHERE IS SPEEDY BAND?

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Shine 7.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Soooo hard to choose between two of my favourite records of the 90s... Rocket From The Crypt versus Sleeper. Goddammit... even that Longpigs track would probably have been my favourite on most of the other Shine compilations, and that's not even in the top 2 here.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Oh, why are people voting for Dodgy? That song was the bane of my life, bane of my life, d'you hear? Otherwise splendid nostalgia collection here.

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Wld you like to unite and form the anti-Dodgy coalition? Because there should be one, and we should be it.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I remember feeling really annoyed when freakytigger and thebopkids conspired shamelessly to get Punka "out of the way early" in the FT best singles ever poll. Fortunately publication of the poll died out before the tragically low position could be revealed.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

it was carsmile who nommed it tho wasn't it?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It will be back here after the Pop World Cup ends!

There was a whole run of "sink the belgrano" indie torpedo action, we did for Franz F at around the same time.

Entirely Predictable Comment #2

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

What a load of t0ss!

Re: Entirely Predictable Comment #2

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

srsly?

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Bawl = the remnants of Puppy Love Bomb (I think) who ran a caff just up from college, and had a t-shirt that said "Dublin is Dead" in the middle and lots of bands from beyond the pale (obv excluding The Pale) around the outside, which as you might imagine got them some press.

I still have Beyond Safe Ways, it's quite good.

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

One of the worst memories I have in my life is taking my sister to the Weller concert around the time "Peacock Suit" was out (she cannot drive and had no other way to get to the venue). All through the concert there was this 50ish yuppie couple that were getting it on to the music. Damn this Shine compo for bringing it all back.