Best Pulp album?

A lot of people understandably opt for the anthemic seminal Different Class, but for me personally, This Is Hardcore every time. As much as I love Oasis and Blur that album ****s on anything either band has ever released.

It has to be one of the most nihilistic albums I've ever heard, and the transition from the colourful Dance-Rock of the previous album to this subdued, brooding pit of paranoia is incredible. Not one skippable track, although admittedly I'm A Man, Sylvia and Glory Days aren't quite as strong as the rest of the album, but still good.

What about you?

 

Don't make me choose.

 

I understand your sentiment, all their albums are solid.

You going to catch them at Leeds/Reading next month>

 

Don't make me chose either.

























They're all equally pish.

 

Different Class for me. Not just for the tracks but for the time it was out. I was 16 and you had that, Oasis and Blur and I loved it. There was plenty smoked and drank whilst listening to them. Chasing girls and getting the odd bit of joy. Not a care in the world. I sound like an old bastard but **** it. I'm gonna stick Pulp on and have a wee spliff.

 

I'm a similar age. Difference being, I hated Britpop.

Oasis v Blur = Status Quo v Chas and Dave

 

That's some comparrison.

I loved it for about a year, made a change from all the Rave hardcore pish everyone was listening to. Sometimes things seem better if you are having a good time. I have turned Pulp off already as it sounds like one dimensional crap.

 

Never rated Pulp.

 

Early-mid 90s was a great time for dance music. I was never a hardcore fan but the techno scene was fan-fecking-tastic. Some great house music too. Then in came the 'superclubs' and everything went 'Pete Tong'. Quite literally.

 

Couldn't get into Techno but did love the House, trance thing. There was a guy Pablo Gargano who I loved. Loads more but my memory is gone. This the first Rave I went to.

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Greatest club that ever existed (and the source of my username) - Pure.

RIP

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The good ol' days! A sorely missed club night!






PS His n Hers was the best Pulp album!

 

Saw Pulp ten years ago. Still easily the best sounding live act I've ever seen.

 

Different Class by a wide margin for me. Common People and Disco 2000 were belting tracks on their own of course but it's the darker tracks like I spy and FEELING CALLED LOVE and how they all contrasted that really did it.

This is hardcore was very good too, but a bit too one-paced to be quite as good.