anth25
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Just thought I'd post to see if there is much love for these guys on here.
For me, easily one of the best bands to come from these shores and in Gruff Rhys they have one of the greatest songwriters in my generation.
However I feel they often get overlooked probably because they had a tendency of self sabotage, maybe because they never really wanted the limelight in the way some of the other bands from the time did. Mountain People is a perfect example. The first four minutes are glorious and would stand up to any of the big ballads of the time that the likes of Blur, Pulp or Oasis were knocking out. However the last two and a half minutes turn into a distorted techno rave, which is great, but might put off the more casual listener. Turning £1m down from Coca Cola for the use of one of their songs another example. Or having a song with the world record for the most uses of f*ck is not exactly the right way to get radio plays!! But I guess that while these sorts of things are what might of held them back from becoming huge it is probably what makes them interesting to those that do like them
Anyway be interested to hear what others think. What are your favourite tracks?
For me, easily one of the best bands to come from these shores and in Gruff Rhys they have one of the greatest songwriters in my generation.
However I feel they often get overlooked probably because they had a tendency of self sabotage, maybe because they never really wanted the limelight in the way some of the other bands from the time did. Mountain People is a perfect example. The first four minutes are glorious and would stand up to any of the big ballads of the time that the likes of Blur, Pulp or Oasis were knocking out. However the last two and a half minutes turn into a distorted techno rave, which is great, but might put off the more casual listener. Turning £1m down from Coca Cola for the use of one of their songs another example. Or having a song with the world record for the most uses of f*ck is not exactly the right way to get radio plays!! But I guess that while these sorts of things are what might of held them back from becoming huge it is probably what makes them interesting to those that do like them
Anyway be interested to hear what others think. What are your favourite tracks?