Oh of course entirely up to you :D was just interesting to see someone having a stab at it time wise. Hoping for some Geneva, Rialto, and Gene to come :dance:

You’ll be happy with 1 out of those 3. My favourite from the lovely Rialto (Monday Morning 5.19) was released in 1998 and is outside the scope of the countdown :(

You’ll be happy with 1 out of those 3. My favourite from the lovely Rialto (Monday Morning 5.19) was released in 1998 and is outside the scope of the countdown :(

It was November 1997 :( Sorry i'm being a pain haha

It was November 1997 :( Sorry i'm being a pain haha

Ooooh! In that case, I am off to do an edit to my list :P

I was never much of a fan of OCS. I don't dislike them, but they never really did anything for me.

I'm the same- they always seemed far too serious for my pop kid heart.

Ooooh! In that case, I am off to do an edit to my list :P

YAY! I'll be quiet now. :)

47. Geneva - Tranquilizer

 

 

Release: 1997 Chart Peak: 24

 

 

Geneva were one of those bands that were bigged up by the music press (NME especially) but didn't quite make the big time. Nonetheless, their album Further is a darker brooding triumph - not much pop but still Brit! They have echoes of Suede (especially Andrew Montgomery's voice) and even shared the Nude record label.

 

 

I have seen some suggestions that the period ran from 1993 with Suede's debut album and Blur's "Modern Life Is Rubbish" through to the release of "Be Here Now"

 

That's a fairly good definition. I would agree that 1993-1997 were the peak years of Britpop, after that it evolved into that Post-Britpop type era where Travis, the Manics, Stereophonics and early Coldplay were dominant.

OCS not very popular then? For what it's worth I really like both Riverboat Song and The Day We Caught The Train!

OCS not very popular then? For what it's worth I really like both Riverboat Song and The Day We Caught The Train!

They were pretty marmite at the time. I like their debut album, but lost interest after.

I know I'm in the minority but really liked OCS and bought 3 albums (Moseley Shoals, Marchin'Already and One from the Moment)

They have tons of great songs, some very good singles like The day we caught the train, The circle, Traveller's tune,...

but also very good album tracks like Get Blown Away, It's my Shadow, Lining Your Pockets,...

Yay- Geneva were great during their debut album period. "Tranquillizer" is fantastic and that chorus!

I have a huge soft spot for Sleeper and Sale of the Century was definitely one of their best :wub:

I know I'm in the minority but really liked OCS and bought 3 albums (Moseley Shoals, Marchin'Already and One from the Moment)

They have tons of great songs, some very good singles like The day we caught the train, The circle, Traveller's tune,...

but also very good album tracks like Get Blown Away, It's my Shadow, Lining Your Pockets,...

I bought those three albums as well, Marchin Already is my favourite. One From The Modern was much weaker compared to the previous two albums imo.

I’m going to learn a lot from this thread clearly. I was 10-13 at the time and I think I assumed this sort of music was for the cool kids (definitely not me).

 

Enjoyed all of those but particularly Sale of the Century.

I admired Blur as a singles act, and Parklife was undoubtedly one of the albums that defined Britpop, but Song 2 is the only one of their songs that I still regularly enjoy, despite its lyrical meaninglessness.

 

My favourite OCS song is Up On The Downside from 2001. The Day We Caught The Train is a great 'sound of summer 96' staple too.

I'd say Britpop really began in Spring 1992 when Blur released Popscene, Pulp released Babies and O.U. and Suede releasing The Drowners, after that as more people got on board with what was happening in London things snowballed but it was definitely (Maybe?) over by 1998 with 1997 being the year it all imploded in on itself.

 

Agree that Radiohead were never part of the scene and I find it odd with the Manics, who aligned themselves with Nirvana and proclaimed The Holy Bible as the antidote to Britpop, but then went on to support Oasis at Knebworth. Of course, Everything Must Go was about wiping the slate clean though and they used the era to their advantage.

 

 

The list so far?

 

One of my favourite Blur songs (never a fan)

Geneva kind of left me cold

Like the Sleeper track but far from their best

Never cared for OCS but it's OK

 

 

Look forward to seeing the rest

46. Elastica - Connection

 

 

Release: 1994 Chart Peak: 17

 

 

Elastica, including members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch, were formed in 1992. By 1994 they released Connection and the single reached 17 in the UK charts, buoyed no doubt by the press articles regarding Justine's relationship with Blur's Damon Albarn. Connection has aged very well imo helped by its heavy use in Trigger Happy TV and Captain Marvel.

 

 

 

I loooove 'Connection' (although I do also always associate it with Trigger Happy TV)

Elastica were never too shy about stealing other people's tunes and this slight re-write of Wire's Three Girl Rhumba was beyond blatant. That said, they built on it and made it their own.

 

Both Connection and (the equally Wire stealing) Line Up are brilliant

Connection is one of my absolute favourite tracks from the era, I'd definitely have that one quite a lot higher!