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The amazing history of JOP reels round to 1995 - NINE ticks from 25 singles!

[Poll #856398]

1994 - Joptimism Unplugged

1. Girls And Boys (39 votes)
2. Sabotage (38 votes)
3=. Regulate (35)
3=. Here Come The Hotstepper (35)
5. Loser (34)
6. Gin And Juice (31)
7. Cut Your Hair (30)
8. Whatta Man (25)
9. Doll Parts (23)
10. Miss World (22)

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From:

katstevens.livejournal.com

I'd never heard anything like it before! Tucked away on the end of Now 30, it was a total "WHAT THE FUDGE MUST BUY ALBUM NOW". Beginning of the end.

From:

braisedbywolves.livejournal.com

It was on Now 31 according to the polls. Which gave me great joy because I really can't stand it, and not only did it not win (or come close) but it got STUFFED by Common People. And beaten by A Girl Like You, strangely. And Alright :)

From:

katstevens.livejournal.com

You are correct. I was thinking of "Glory Box". Which was the listening-habits-changing song I was referring to above and prefer way over Sour Times. I am a fule and may have to change my ticks.

From:

braisedbywolves.livejournal.com

Ah blimey so it is! I was going to add a sarky note about how everyone who chose P'head as the most important was being fooled by the fact that all their songs sound the same, but allmusic.com convinced me that Sour Times was released first. Bloody allmusic.com

From:

alexmacpherson.livejournal.com

'Sour Times' was released first but wasn't a hit. Then 'Glory Box' was a hit, then 'Sour Times' was re-released and was also a hit.

I love 'Sour Times' and it is OBVIOUSLY way superior to any Pulp/Supergrass crap but it is not the masterpiece which is 'Glory Box' that's for sure.

From:

freakytigger.livejournal.com

I heard Sour Times first I think. Well, I heard whatever was first track on the album first - I was in a low mood and believed a review I read which told me the album would transform my life. (It didn't, but I did love it for a while).

From:

katstevens.livejournal.com

Well it certainly transformed me into a goth...

From:

alexmacpherson.livejournal.com

It's strange to think how weird it sounded to me back then, I had never heard anything like it and had no conception that music could be anything like this. And now...

It was never the dinner party soundtrack it's since been painted as though, far too actively gloomy and some of the beats are far too oppressive and headachey.