oh love Ash and 1977 is such a brilliant album, not only the singles but lots of great album tracks too

I'd argue Girl from Mars is the most well-known song on the album rather than Goldfinger

My fav track from the album is probably Oh Yeah

oh love Ash and 1977 is such a brilliant album, not only the singles but lots of great album tracks too

I'd argue Girl from Mars is the most well-known song on the album rather than Goldfinger

My fav track from the album is probably Oh Yeah

I'd agree with the above personally. Usually when I think of Ash I think of Jack Names the Planets and Kung Fu first because they're the ones that I first knew but always think of Girl From Mars as their biggie from that time. Probably followed by Oh Yeah.

 

I tend to forget Goldfinger exists

I'd agree with the above personally. Usually when I think of Ash I think of Jack Names the Planets and Kung Fu first because they're the ones that I first knew but always think of Girl From Mars as their biggie from that time. Probably followed by Oh Yeah.

 

I tend to forget Goldfinger exists

I think of all 3 of those - one of them is still to come!

 

Have been after 1977 on vinyl for a while now, but it’s not cheap :(

I loved Goldfinger, at the time it was my favourite of the Ash singles. Would also agree that 1977 was a great album, if you cut it off before the vomiting(!)

are there gonna be more Suede songs? or that was it for them?

are there gonna be more Suede songs? or that was it for them?

2 more :D

38. The Lightning Seeds – Change

 

 

Release: 1995 Chart Peak: 13

 

 

I might be going a bit left field by counting the Lightning Seeds as Britpop, but I think the Jollifcation album sounds just about qualifies them. I am a huge fan in particular of the second single Change, their biggest hit in 1994/1995 before THAT football song came along in 1996. Is this Britpop? I guess you will all give me your opinion :D

 

 

 

Jollification is one of the first albums I bought, it's as much a pop record as anything else. My favourite song on it is Perfect (what a title).

For me they're like James, in that it's hard to consider a band that started in the 80s as Britpop, but they certainly rode the wave and tried to emulate the sound.

For me they're like James, in that it's hard to consider a band that started in the 80s as Britpop, but they certainly rode the wave and tried to emulate the sound.

Pulp started in the 80s as well and they are Britpop for sure - as you say some bands adapted their music to fall in with the trend as I would say James did the same in the mid-90s (and I do have a James song coming up in the countdown).

 

Goes to show that there is a pretty elastic definition of Britpop!

Pulp started in the 80s as well and they are Britpop for sure - as you say some bands adapted their music to fall in with the trend as I would say James did the same in the mid-90s (and I do have a James song coming up in the countdown).

 

Goes to show that there is a pretty elastic definition of Britpop!

That is very true about Pulp and makes my argument look silly. But I guess I find it easy to dismiss that objection to their inclusion because of the many line up changes they went through before the 90s and that they were right at the forefront of defining the sound of Britpop.

 

I'm arguably being overly restrictive in my own criteria but there's a bunch of bands I wouldn't define as Britpop personally, yet would never object to being included in a list like this

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I'd include the Lightning Seeds in a list, I think that Marvellous is probably my favourite of theirs as it's just so joyous

looks like everybody has different favs from the HJollification album, mine would be Lucky You

 

to me LS are more pop than britpop, if that makes sense

Lightning Seeds are fab, British and poprock. Qualify to me, but then I'd just go "90's British poprock bands" and be done with it :) Sense is my fave, but everything they did was class.

37. Pulp - Disco 2000

 

 

Release: 1995 Chart Peak: 7

 

 

The first Pulp track on the countdown! I had much trouble picking the 4 Pulp songs that showcased their impact on the music scene in the mid-90s and on Britpop. Disco 2000, the third release from the million selling seminal Britpop album Different Class, is an example of Pulp at their slightly pervy finest.

 

The song is based on Jarvis Cocker's memories of crush Deborah Bone and how it would be strange meeting again in the Year 2000 (it seemed a way off at the time) - how would their lives have changed? Would they be married to other people? Have children?

 

Its a Disco inspired track (linked with the name of the song and containing a riff from 'Gloria') and the video features the famous cardboard cut outs of the band appearing around a couple independently preparing for a night out, then meeting and getting together. Fun fact, the song was initially titled Fully Grown. Disco 2000 is much better imo.

 

All in all, a prime bit of tongue in cheek Pulp. Plus woodchip on walls.

 

 

Pulp were on fire by this time, one gem after another...

Pulp were the defining band of Britpop for me, I’d definitely choose one of their songs if I had to just play one track that embodied everything about it

Pulp's His n Hers and Different Class are my favourite 2 Britpop albums by far. Perfection

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Pulp's His n Hers and Different Class are my favourite 2 Britpop albums by far. Perfection

Amen!