shine 8: aka "there's this new music sweeping the nation called...."

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

INDIE!! Methinks lovely Emily from this year's Big Brother may be a little confused about the newness (or not) of everyones favourite indie moppets - shall we help her out by picking out some highlights and lowlights, o poptimists? It's Shine Poll Eight: VOTE!!

[Poll #994681]

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100% FOR REEF

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Long may it last.

??

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Ruth??
1962 - Grass Show?????

GUESS!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I have seen TWO of these bands perform the VERY SAME SONGS in the live environment at the VERY SAME JIG!

Can you guess which two bands, o readers?

[pot80.livejournal.com]

I quite like that Bush song!

I voted for Pavement in the "favorite" section cos they are my favorite band but truthfully I probably like "Beetlebum" more than "Shady Lane."

A guide to atommickbraneish

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

The Charlie Twins = The Charlatans
Ver Manixx = Manic Street Preachers
THE MIGHTY BENNET = ???

I feel a bit sorry for Tiger

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Can't pin down why exactly. I can't remember a band quite so obviously incompetent and unsaleable receiving any level of hype - maybe that was it. Anyway I ticked them.

Prepare yourselves o initiates for my mystical revelation

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

"Tattva" is pretty good.

Wot No 'Lastica

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I ticked way more than I should have, I'm feeling generous!

I can't remember how 'Hit' goes, but I'm fairly sure I liked it.

CHRIST I think I actually have Shine 8 on tape! ARGH.

OMG BENNET

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

It is not quite 'Mum has gone to Iceland', but then that is the best song ever writ. This one is probably the third or fourth best, I would say.

This is probably my favourite Shine against stiff competition with Shine Four. Shine Four has no Bennet on though.

Also Audioweb >> The Clash

Peeler Tater

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

This is totally around the time the Shirehorses were kicking round, weren't it?

SHIREHORSES SONGS THAT ARE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS:
- Single Bloke
- West Country Boy
- Peeler Tater ("oh b0ll0cks to it, let's have curry and riiiiiice")

Alas their version of Monaco was pretty poor. Blame it on the source material etc.

lovely lovely mansun

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i liked em just enough. sing ho for pompous prog.

Confessions of a student raver

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I don't know most of these seeing as I spent that time (96?) mostly worshipping at the temple of bosh.

In fact my favourite here (Mansun) I only know because of the remix that was huge in clubs at the time, and which I adore. In fact I have never knowingly heard the original until now - just looked it up on youtube. It sounds weird with guitars on.

Where is the Suede love?!?

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

This album was fantastic! This single was fantastic! And you people are voting for Mansun and Placebo? ARGH

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Whut whut whut whut whut- I know I am late to the game here but HEDONISM, people, jesusfvuckingchrist, surely this was a masterpiece?

I was deeply in love with taping off the radio in this era, whatever it was and consequently have nostalgic crushes on almost all of this. I remained in love with the 'record' function until I went to tunaversity and discovered that student loans were for spending on CDs, however, so am not convinced is wholly that or else would have more unhealthy interest in Bullet For My Valentine than I do.

Confession: I shoplifted that Lightening Seeds album from Woolies. Lesson learnt, etc. but it was fvcking ace.