Radiohead - The Bends
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
Pulp - Different Class
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory
Elastica - Elastica
Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
Other
I'll go for other, Tindersticks II, and in the process complete a nice pattern of voting over the period 92 - 95.
92 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
93 Tindersticks
94 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
95 Tindersticks
I don't know what I'll do for 1996 as neither Tindersticks or Bad Seeds had an album out.
They say what about the meek?
I say they’ve got a bloody cheek
Ehm, have you looked at the poll results yet?Originally Posted by gustavo
Definitely Maybe was a work of raw energy and creative drive and was the words and music of men who wanted to make music - WTSMG is an album specifically designed to be considered "Their Masterpiece" and is caught up with them being the "New Beatles" and how great their "genius" is.
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
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The Bends. Can't stand Oasis.
edit: that's not to say I voted for the Bends on the basis of my dislike for Oasis - TB is pretty damn good, think it might be a bit overrated though.
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Can't believe I'm the only one who voted Teenage Fanclub. What is wrong with you people ? I give up.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Murder Ballads in '96
Curtains in '97
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That's the spirit ...as Da Brady invited us all to remember - on our own we can only empty buckets, but together -we can drain lakes
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Oooops!!! Don't know how I forgot Murder Ballads. As well as Curtains in '97, there's probably my favourite Bad Seeds album - Boatman's Call, but at this stage I don't think Tindersticks or Nick Cave will be getting my '97 vote.
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I say they’ve got a bloody cheek
Even for the greater good, couldn't bring myself to vote for The Bends. Just not a radiohead fan. As everyone else welched out on Different Class, I voted Other: Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah on the basis that I would still listen to it more than Different Class. Another very good year in my opinion - I could've gone several ways really.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Looks like Pulp seems to be a Waterford / Limerick thing...
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
Help me, Arthur Murphy, you're my only hope!
I'm an Oasis fan but I wouldn't consider WTSMG the best of '95. I went for the Bends (on merit).
I've always thought that the running order on WTSMG was compromised by the 11th hour removal of "Step Out" as Track 6. It was an upbeat tune with a great Noel vocal that would have added a bit more variety to the album.
It has more than a passing resemblance to a Stevie Wonder tune. Stevie's lawyers threatend action - Oasis dropped the tune from the album.
It finally surfaced as a B-Side to Don't look back in Anger.
Honourable mentions to:
The Verve - Northern Soul
Supergrass - I should Co Co
Black Grape - Its great when you're straight......Yeah
Didn't the Boo Radley's release "Wake Up" in 95?
Quoting years at random since 1975
Not able to bring myself to vote for Radiohead even for such a worthwhile cause.
Many good candidates mentioned already - Leftfield, Dubstar, Presidents, Black Grape.
Tricky - Maxinquaye not mentioned yet I think, nor 'Pure Phase' from Spiritualized (alright, ...Electric Mainline), both top efforts.
Love that Elastica album too.
Exit Planet Dust was a close second for me though.
But 'Different Class' is, well... different class!
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I read that Wonder wanted too much money and Noel told em to **** off. 10% of the royalties because the chorus was similiar
They released it on a b-side and it's credited as a co-write so they obviously struck a deal. I've never heard the song, only read that it's strikingly similar, but Stevie Wonder would've been well within his rights to nail them to the wall either way as it wasn't cleared until the recording was ready to go (I believe the similarity was only flagged as a serious problem when promo copies were distributed). 10% (if that's the figure) strikes me as excellent value for money on Noel Gallaghers part.I read that Wonder wanted too much money and Noel told em to **** off. 10% of the royalties because the chorus was similiar
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
They did the same for "Whatever" which was a total rip off of "All The Young Dudes" and he wouldn't do a deal with Bowie. Made out like it was Bowies and Wonders problem that he was putting out derivative crap.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
10% from WTSMG glory wouldn't be!!! Wonder may have ended up with 10% when it went out as a b-side but the A side (don't look back in anger) didn't shift millions and millions of copies unlike the album. I think I read it in an Oasis book by Mather (forget his first name).
No, no, no. 'Whatever' was a complete rip off of Neil Innes' "How Sweet to Be an Idiot", with "All The Young Dudes" tagged on at the end.
Without even hearing the Innes song you can see that the opening lines fit perfectly. Or else get Monty Python's live at the Hollywood Bowl, as he plays it on that.
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Depends what they'd intended doing with it at the time. It was hoped it would be at least an album track. If Wonder felt that the song, containing his intellectual property, would drive up the sales of the Oasis album then the sky's the limit in terms of what he could've gone after from them.
But I was talking specifically about the song in any event. I'm told it's the chorus melody that's basically a straight lift from a Wonder song. On the basis that songs are roughly comprised 50/50 melody and lyrics then 50/50 verses and chorus ...that'd leave Wonder with a claim of around 25%.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Tricky call, but plumped for Pulp. Whipping Boy (still no Irish winner of a year?) and Leftfield take honourable positions on the podium.
That's cos none of ye would vote for My Bloody Valentine!
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