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Best Of 90's Britpop - Part III

Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday. Got caught up in a lot of family issues and had no computer time...Well, here we are at Part III of a VIII part series. And, I will say we are still on some familiar territory regarding the bands highlighted here. This post brings us to twenty four out of sixty albums picked by Mojo Magazine's special Classic edition which features 60 Greatest 90's Britpop albums. The key to that last sentence is albums not bands. Which is why you will see a repeat of some bands here. I should have used the Blur image for this post. Blur, by far, has the most albums (Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife, The Great Escape and Blur) represented in this list and rightfully so. Oasis also has three albums (Definitely Maybe, (What's The Story) Morning Glory and Be Here Now) in this list of sixty. It definitely was a strong rivalry, during this decade, between Oasis and Blur.The remaining thirty six albums hold some surprises, at least to me, and hopefully for you. These are ones that I don't have in my collection but soon will. Some of these are bands that I have not really heard much of or experienced. So, I am playing catch-up regarding some of this decade's music and I don't mind at all.Some interesting notes about this post and some things I didn't know. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen... reached gold record status and also claimed number four on the UK charts during the summer of 1997. Also, the album claimed the NME album of the year award, beating out Radiohead's OK Computer. It also presented a strong rival to The Verve's - Urban Hymns. Also, to note another fact, was that Oasis's - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? reached number 1 chart status in 1995 and stayed there for three months. And of course we cannot forget that Blur was right in there with there S/T release in 1997. Featuring, Song 2 (which I didn't post because I think just about everyone is familiar with that track) which had American audiences taking note of this great band.There are a ton of other tidbits associated with these great 90's albums. I swear, I could spend a post or two on just one album. If you don't have these albums in your CD collection then I strongly recommend you get them and add them to your collection. 90's Britpop represents such a strong and vital time for music. And, definitely cannot be ignored.Stay tuned in on this series because (as I said above) there definitely will be some bands/albums that I am sure you are not familiar with. I am sure there are some 90's purists out there who are but a bunch of these bands/albums to come were unfamiliar to me.I will try to keep this series running until the end, without anything different in-between. That's not a promise but something that I will try to do. I do hope you are enjoying this series. I know, I am.mp3 Lucky ManThe Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)mp3 WonderwallOasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)mp3 Country HouseBlur - The Best of BlurOriginal from The Great Escape (1995)mp3 Still LifeSuede - Dog Man Star (1994)mp3 Hometown UnicornSuper Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic (1996)mp3 BeetlebumBlur - Blur (1997)mp3 TrafficStereophonics - Word Gets Around (1997)mp3 ElectricitySpiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)

from Mars Needs Guitars on August 15, 2009

The Words Aren't Coming

Image From HereThe words are just not thereElusive, hidden behind a wall of doubtUncertainty, lingers in the airThoughts come but nothing followsA blank piece of paper waiting to be filledAn unused pen waiting to be drawnFocus, focus, focusBut nothing comes outThere is nothing to sayBut what has already been saidNothing to be seenBut what has already been shownNothing but a vast array of thoughtsWith no real words to put behind themThe vagueness, the stillness dominatesThe words, they will come eventuallyBut for nowFocus, focus, focusmp3 Vague SpaceStephen Malkmus - Stephen Malkmusmp3 Your Life Is VagueThe Artificial Hearts - The Artificial Heartsmp3 Still LifeSuede - Dog Man Starmp3 The Uncertainty Of How Things AreDios - Diosmp3 WordsDoves - The Last Broadcastmp3 FocusPablo - Half The Time

from Mars Needs Guitars on May 16, 2009

Frozen Still & Numb

image from hereFrozen Still & NumbFrozen stillSolid as iceNumb like a charcoal gray dayEyes feasting on the remains of nothingThings that once were, now forgotten dreamsForward is reverse, light is darkTrickles of emotion dry like the SaharaMovement ceases to exist, stillness surroundsOnly the echoing, empty pain manages to surviveA constant reminder of something called life-dwmmp3 Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix)U2 - U2 - The Best of 1990-2000mp3 Frozen FeetTacks, The Boy Disaster - Oh, Beatricemp3 Forget To Be NumbDora Flood - Welcomemp3 Still LifeSuede - Dog Man Starmp3 Going NumbTin Cup Prophette - Liar And The Thiefmp3 Empty Picture FrameJets To Brazil - Four Cornered Nightmp3 Desert IslandXTC -

Suede - Still Life

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Best Of 90's Britpop - Part III

The Words Aren't Coming

Frozen Still & Numb