Loved that album. Were you ever into The House of Love ? I was a big fan and used to see them play at secret gigs, at Student union bars, obscure pubs etc.
That should have said TWO good albums, not too! Oasis released a lot of dross which can't be said of The Roses. Well, not until last year anyway. Happy Mondays also made some really good stuff. Ramshackle, but Ryders lyrics are marvelously mental. Used to know the drummer Gary Whelan quite well, he went out with a very good, and sadly departed, friend of mine.
A little bit but the Manchester/North west scene was so strong we didn't have to look outside it much. The NME used to rave about them but I was quite snobby about sticking to what I knew.
As an old ex-pro, I like to hear any band that creates their own music - it's what it's all about. Can't say I was a massive fan of either of the mentioned bands. Some stuff was good, some not. But the main thing for me is that it was their own music. More innovative bands/people please. And less manufactured crap.
I loved 24 hr party people and Wrote for Luck, but I couldn't ****ing stand that Twisting my melon man ****e.
Fair enough, the Manchester Scene was strong. If you ever get a chance though, check out some of those old House of Love albums. Spy in the House of Love is as good as anything The Fall ever produced.
They are good. I've a couple of their albums and I flit in and out of that music but Dave Grohl is one of music's absolute legends. And a thoughroughly nice man. I recommend listening to Queens of The Stone Age Songs for the Deaf album to see that he is right up there with the greatest drummers. Amazing. And here he is on guitar.
Dave Grohl is one of the greats. Who would've thunk it when he was the skinny, nerdy looking Nirvana drummer?!
Bummed is a bit more polished. Just! I don't think I've got squirrel on CD, only vinyl. Haven't played for ages as a result. Pills N Thrills is still good mind. Tapped into the E scene of the time.
I've got loads of old vinyl from that era. And I treated myself to a Technics SL1210 a few years ago, played through an old Pioneer A676 amp and some Bowers and Wilkins DM110's. There's stuff on that old vinyl that I never even heard when I was playing it on the cheap ****e I had back in the 90's. Never really liked Pills & Thrills. I thought the whole Madchester scene was on the wane by then. By the time I got into E's I was more into the south london R&B scene. MJ Cole, Tubby T, Sticky etc
Good man, have to keep the vinyl going, Im very much in the Neil Young corner of music. If its not on vinyl, don't play it.
I still buy vinyl now. But there are so many formats available now. MP3, MP4, Flac, Wav etc. My car is old enough fortunately to still have a CD player in it, so I tend to buy copies of albums on Vinyl and again on CD for the car. I'm sure there must be a cheaper way to be an audiophile ? Anyway, nothing beats listening to those Miles Davis Albums on vinyl.
