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".

[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.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell, ELCKA??

[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!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

yay kenickie see them go!

[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.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

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

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

NO COINYDINK. ELASTICA RUL3ZZZZZ!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

If I perchanced upon an Nindie Disco wot was playing said RFTC song I would indeed bounce up and down going 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.

[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).

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE GOT ME HANGING ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE GOT ME HANGING ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE GOT ME HANGING ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE ONNA ROPE GOT ME HANGING ONNA ROPE with the PUPPIES in the video AWWWWWWW!!!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

poptimists prefer gurlz

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I have absolutely ZERO MEMORY of this! Bob and Pete must have been slipping if they let her escape long enuff to record a solo work.

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

With the puppies. THE PUPPIES!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Wot, Client?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

You appear to be the only person who remembers JOYRIDER - please inform the class!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

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

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]

It's a cover of the Jane Weidlin soft rock classic ("ooh you send me!") - they were very much a one-hit wonder despite often coming back on the Evening Sesh to tell LaMac about how they weren't a one-hit wonder.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It goes

"I don't want your [something]
I don't want your [something else]
I don't want your [something else again]
eh-eh-ny-moooore"

I think it ruined St Et for me as it was the point at which I twigged how crappy her voice was.

WHERE IS SPEEDY BAND?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

ahem

[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?

[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.

[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.