[identity profile] freakytigger.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] poptimists
The Brit Box is Rhino Records' new box set repackaging - for an American audience - of the history of British indie music, 1984-1998, taking the story from the Smiths all the way to...well, you'll see.

I thought it would be a good one to do as a canon - MOAR FOOL ME as it took ages to type and typing really made me think the whole thing is incredibly badly put together. But don't take my word for it, go and use your TWENTY-SIX!!!! tickys yourself on the below.

[Poll #1092622]

(Also appearing on the Brit Box was "Common People" by Pulp, which I somehow forgot to include on the poll. I'm sure it would have done very well.)

SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
SILVER SUN????

even silver sun's MAMS wouldn't have put them on this compilation! at least gay dad were notorious. should have been ultrasound/symposium/tiger/effing BENNET, anyone but silver sun, and AND IT'S NOT EVEN THE HIT, ie LAVA...

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] martinv.livejournal.com
Silver Sun were better than all of those bands except Ultrasound, to my mind. The album with Lava on it is quite good. Not very British, but hey...

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
oh come on, EVERYONE was better than bennet ;)

i think i'd rather see midget on there than silver sun, but then we're straying into the 00s...

symposium were GREAT though, proper jangleindie...

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] martinv.livejournal.com
At a Time, along with At The Club, was the soundtrack to my early days of drinking in parks, etc, when I was 14/15. Happy times.

They were a bit crap though, weren't they? Then again, perhaps Silver Sun were, also...

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
dude, this alBUM, with only a few notable exceptions, should be subtitled "They were a bit crap though, weren't they?" and i ♥ two-thirds of the bands ;)

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] martinv.livejournal.com
Good point, well made.

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] martinv.livejournal.com
Also, half of my prev comment has disappeared. It read: 'Oh, I loved Symposium at the time. One Day...'

As it stands it makes little sense.

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
at least kurt cobain wore a captain america t-shirt for like 3 years...

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] martinv.livejournal.com
I never heard any Eugenius, but... Eugene Kelly? Surely they must have been good, no?

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
a little "minor" though, even in terms of this comp, "wot no bmx bandits?" is what i mean i guess...

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] martinv.livejournal.com
Good point. The Vaselines = great.

Teenage Fanclub are on there, with a less than great song.

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] carsmilesteve.livejournal.com
i'm guessing the vaselines are a bit c86 which is entirely absent (wot no weddoes even!).

also TFC innit, although i agree that there should be many more lovely scottishes

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mcarratala.livejournal.com
Except for the Shop Assistants, who were on C86... and very Scottish.

Re: SILVER SUN???????

Date: 2007-11-21 04:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whalefish.livejournal.com
Bennet = first band I remember seeing live! At some arts centre in Farnham (rock city).

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