The History Of Jop Part 12 aka Just lovely and delicious

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Another day, another decade - it's the 1990 Pazz and Jopp poll.

No particular gerrymandering this time so you get the full NINE picks. I left off some EPs (MBV's Glider, Ride's Smile) which I knew might have brought smiles to ageing Brit faces, but I figured the "I've heard of them" defense wouldn't really justify them being included when others weren't.


[Poll #840496]


1989: Joptimist Verdict is IN!

1. Like A Prayer (42 votes)
2. Buffalo Stance (40)
3. Fight The Power (33)
4. Me Myself And I (33)
5. Monkey Gone To Heaven (30)
6. Back To Life (26)
7. Good Life (22)
8. Straight Up (21)
9=. She Drives Me Crazy (19)
9=. Love Shack (19)

Comments

The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

The name given to all the post-MBV UK nindie noiseniks from the Thames Valley before "shoegazer" was adopted as the standard moniker.

Lush, Ride, Slowdive ... who else was in it? Did Blur belong at first?

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Moose? early Catherine Wheel?

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Boo Radleys ace early records (Ichabod & I -> Everything Alright Forever) ought to count.

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Sonically, yes. But weren't they from Liverpool or something? No OX or SL postcode, no ticky. :)

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

chapterhouse?

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

blur did beling because they used to get p!ssed down that club with the rest of them...

...also clearly all of these bands count:
http://www.shoegaze.co.uk/shoegazeforum/slough-festival-july-1991-t1578.html

(mock turtles?????)

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

haha the MM review of that Festival had the headline SLOUGH OF DESPOND

Re: The Scene That Celebrates Itself

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes, of course it did :)

the '92 one had JESUS JONES headlining, what were we thinking, etcetc...