Posted October 28, 200816 yr '97, '98 and '99 has caused some great debates. So, what about '96? My favourites of the year: I was mainly into club tunes at the time, hence why most of this list are dance tunes. 1. Stretch & Vern - I'm Alive One of my favourite club tunes - ever. Great memories 2. E'voke - Arms Of Loren I remember Radio 1 getting right behind this, so I was shocked it only made #25. Superb tune! 3. Chicane - Offshore The first hit from my favourite dance act 4. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life Storming epic 5. Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun Fantastic! Well deserved No.1 6. Prodigy - Firestarter Surely no list of '96 could be complete without this? Loved Breathe too. 7. Todd Terry - Keep On Jumpin' (Rhythm Masters Mix) CHOON!!!!!!! 8. CJ Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter Don't know if I prefer the original or the Armand Van Helden mix. Both fantastic. 9. Cathy Dennis - West End Pad Anyone remember this? 10. Underworld - Born Slippy Still adore this! Lager lager lager etc 11. Damage - Love II Love Don't know why I liked this so much. 12. Everything But The Girl - Wrong Cracking tune! 13. Tina Arena - Sorento Moon Bit of a guilty pleasure, but its a gorgeous song 14. Alisha's Attic - I Am I Feel Loved this song. Should have included Indestructable in my '97 list come to think of it. Worst of the year - well, some tough competition this year! Personally I hated 'Mysterious Girl', 'Flava' and the other one from Peter Andre this year. Didn't like anything Boyzone put out in '96, but surely the biggest waste of plastic had to be The Smurfs - "I Want A Little Puppy"? Still gives me shudders to this day :lol:
October 28, 200816 yr 1996 was quite a good year IMHO and the best for music for ten years, heres my listing of some great tracks that would be on my 'album of.... 1996'. 1 Oasis - 'dont look back in anger' . gotta be an all time anthem and one that if the beatles had released it in '67 could have been THE record of the decade. to me it has everything a damn good pop song should have, one of the best tracks of the 90's. 2 Age of love - 'age of love' a superb dance track that was one of the first 'ibiza' style trance tracks 3 Harvey danger - 'flagpole sitta' a great little upbeat track use as the theme for mitchell and webbs 'peep show' 4 Echobelly - 'dark therapy' utterly love this little known track, superb harmonies, great guitar. 5 Trick baby - 'indie yarn' a real odd track, asian indie, but i like the attempt of trying something different. 6 Cher - 'one by one' i reckon her best since 'gypsies tramps and theives' in 71.. 7 Supergrass - 'going out' britpop top group with i reckon their best track. 8 Bluetones - 'marblehead johnson' another britpop classic, superb guitar riff, their best track . 9 Los del rio - 'macarena' lol... well... i went to spain! 10 Stretch n verne presents maddog - 'im alive' a lively dance track 11 BBE - 'seven days and one week' another good ibiza anthem, like its 'sunny' sound, it fits ibiza and sums up that holiday feel... 12Cast - 'sandstorm' britpopers again imho reaching their zenith, love this track.
October 28, 200816 yr 1 Oasis - 'dont look back in anger' . gotta be an all time anthem and one that if the beatles had released it in '67 could have been THE record of the decade. to me it has everything a damn good pop song should have, one of the best tracks of the 90's. I thought they did.... :o ;)
October 29, 200816 yr You know what, I think this might be second to 1999 in terms of all-time best music years, there was summery pop, fantastic Britpop and timeless dance anthems! Here's a long list of some of my faves, here goes: Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger Suede - Beautiful Ones Underworld - Born Slippy Faithless - Insomnia/Salva Mea Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Dexy & Jones remix) Beautiful South - Rotterdam Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive Pianoman - Blurred Stretch & Vern - I'm Alive Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy Dodgy - Good Enough Robert Miles - Children Klubbheads - Klubbhopping Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl :blush: JX - There's Nothing I Won't Do Gina G - Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit Healy & Amos - Stamp! Rocket From The Crypt - On A Rope OMC - How Bizarre Dreadzone - Little Britain Leftfield - Release The Pressure Scooter - Back In The UK/Rebel Yell/I'm Raving Pet Shop Boys - Se A Vide E/Single-Bilingual Dubstar - Stars Way Out West - The Gift Chicane - Offshore Erm yeah...think I'll stop there or I'll go on forever!
October 29, 200816 yr 'offshore' was 97, ok it entered the uk charts at the end of december 96, but peaked and re-released charting higher in 97... so for me, its 97.
October 29, 200816 yr Author 'offshore' was 97, ok it entered the uk charts at the end of december 96, but peaked and re-released charting higher in 97... so for me, its 97. lol, actually it peaked at #14 the week before Christmas '96. The re-release made #17 the following year. Sorry to nit-pick :lol: Edited October 29, 200816 yr by AH Gold
October 29, 200816 yr 'offshore' was 97, ok it entered the uk charts at the end of december 96, but peaked and re-released charting higher in 97... so for me, its 97. Fair point, although it was the instrumental that charted in 96 which is better than the vocal version, although the vocal was well done, agreed. 96 was a great year for music, personally, so let me get me thinking cap on...
October 29, 200816 yr 1996 was an excellent year. Each year after this was doesn't come close in my view. A year when dance music was dance music and not inundated with mini-micro genres. When the dance diva's had belting voices and kept their clothes on and even the pop scene was vibrant and healthy. 01: Leftfield "Release The Pressure"... Great track all in all, a shame their second album was dull as dishwater. K-qdrtWPgdw 02: Dubstar "Not So Manic Now"... A re-issue I think, but I associate Dubstar with 96. Great leftfield-esq pop moment. _X9oykOycwg 03: Alcatraz "Giv Me Luv"... Dark, moody and seductive US house cut that is a bit of a cult classic these days. Total trackage! 6oXN1liJnTI 04: Bjork "Hyperballd"... The kooky Icelandic songstress's brief moment of intense euphoria! Stunning track! nH6CXQtFbBE 05: DJ Misjah + DJ Tim "Access"... One of the greatest hard dance anthems for time. 4o4joooH5tg 06: Livin' Joy "Don't Stop Movin'"... Joyful piano-laden pop-house choon! Still love this! 116cYHHJ82I 07: LL Cool J "Loungin'"... Arrogant; yes. Cool; very. JJ5DutlAdOw 08: Maxwell "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"... A real throw-back, leading gem from his highly raved "Urban Hang Suite" album. 1Bc2owuxYwE 09: Charlatans "One To Another"... Classic stuff from Salford/Manc lads, HOORAH! bQ5UW_T1sKI 10: Pulse "The Lover That You Are"... Completely and totally timeless house anthem with knock out vocals. Should've been number one for 10 weeks, but stalled at No. 22! CSCDUzYfRg4 11: Bedrock "For What You Dream Of"... Titanic-sized house track that was made semi-famous during it's use from synomously-90s flick "Trainspotting". cUVEoqATi1c 12: Sneaker Pimps "6 Underground"... Night-time anthem. rrvk1bmTayg And the worse of 96? Easy!... It can only be, it has to be... Deep Blue Something "Breakfast At Tiffanys" :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: BcmH1LdPNKA
October 29, 200816 yr overall I really disliked 1996 music-wise. My favourites: Disco Citizens - Footprint (love the 97 version too) Chicane - Offshore No Mercy - Where Do You Go Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games, We've Got It Going On E'Voke - Arms Of Loren Kadoc - Nighttrain Masterboy - Land Of Dreaming Roxette - You Dont Understand Me Culture Beat - Inside Out Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever Skunk Anansie - Twisted George Michael - Jesus To A Child, Fastlove Neneh Cherry - Woman Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me Fun Factory - Celebration, I Wanna Be With U JX - There's Nothing I Wont Do TLC - Creep Alexia - Summer Is Crazy Garbage - Milk Alanis Morissette - You Learn, Head Over Feet The Fugees - Ready Or Not, Kissing Me Softly BBE - 7 Days In One Week Mr President - Coco Jamboo Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby Joan Osborne - One Of Us Warren G - What's Love Got To Do With It Coolio - 1,2,3,4 Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Moving Heller & Farley Project - Ultra Flava Me & My - Dub I Dub Captain Jack - Captain Jack Robert Miles - Children, Fable, One & One Ace Of Base - Beautiful Life Luniz - I Got 5 On It Faithless - Salva Mea (remix) Offshore made #14 in 1996, Offshore (vocal version) made #17 in 1997. So for me its 1996. The instrumental was always better anyway
October 30, 200816 yr lol, actually it peaked at #14 the week before Christmas '96. The re-release made #17 the following year. Sorry to nit-pick :lol: according to the guiness book, it entered the chart on dec 21, wether it was at its highest position or not is unknown. but it matters not.. :)
October 30, 200816 yr according to the guiness book, it entered the chart on dec 21, wether it was at its highest position or not is unknown. but it matters not.. :) Musheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! How could you close my topic?? It didn't even mention 2 unlimited! Was it because that whiney whinger whinge about it because it wasn't "retro" even though it was one of the longest running programs on the BBC so they can stick that in their pipe and smoke it! Anyway my 1996 chooooooooons Oasis - Don't look back in anger and many more! Edited October 30, 200816 yr by Feeling naughty
October 30, 200816 yr I loved this year (no surprise there really!) I put up a list on the other thread of 18 or so tracks. This gives me the chance to rectify my mistakes and be more positive about a year at the same time! So this time with videos, here is Volume 1: Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 So in the year of Britpop I choose a grunge band. Oh well who cares. This is such a groove of a record and I still adore it. E2snP7rGP6g The Bluetones - Slight Return When I oh so badly wanted another Stone Roses record here came this bright and breezy perfection of a tune. 9oZRxAmQYZk Manic Street Preachers- Kevin Carter All the sweeter for being Richie's last lyric for a single. T7hw5NkSPvs Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger THE ANTHEM of 96. D-ysg62GmFo The Prodigy - Firestarter I was astonished when this got to #1. It was like having Ministry get there. Still one of the best records to hit the top. 28ow4TLMTqM Babylon Zoo - Spaceman I don't care - I loved this! t_9MI2ymN6s Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds- Three Lions I will never forget the semi-final against Germany and 100,000 people singing this at Wembley. Still brings a tear to my eye. 96-zW2c8H2o Ash- Oh Yeah A fabulous pop song s3WLaOdHi94 Lush and Jarvis Cocker- Ciao! Should have been a single - from the Lovelife album. ZlaWYhoGBzo Super Furry Animals- Hometown Unicorn Welsh wizardry. EQrJNKRyyQk Mansun - Wide Open Space Mansun hitting their stride with this gem. tj7aNPWbvgo The Folk Implosion - Natural One Cool Tune from Lou Barlow's other band. IYerwwTV5qc
October 30, 200816 yr Well here's Volume 2 Geneva - No One Speaks Lovely song from a completely forgotten band 8c0WyrD9nUI Butthole Surfers - Pepper The Surfers go pop but in their own warped way g4WUlNSx_Wk Screaming Trees – All I Know Epic track from epic last album "Dirt" oQ0-WrTX7Ik Mazzy Star - Rhymes of an Hour Beautiful HGjqbdk2xHo Baby Bird – You’re Gorgeous I still think this is an ace lyric b14h8o2v1JQ Prodigy – Breathe The other great song from them in 96 3kbW4ibIF8U Supergrass – Going Out One of the defining bands of the time zaQUyvZ4Owk Tiger – Race Great song from little remembered band MEB_Q__jO5o" data-tag="youtube" data-tagfull=" Echobelly – Dark Therapy Should have been massive " data-tag="youtube" data-tagfull="MEB_Q__jO5o">">MEB_Q__jO5o"> Echobelly – Dark Therapy Should have been massive MEB_Q__jO5o Suede – Trash Superb comeback song Nl2LTD_tu50 Rocket from the Crypt – On a Rope So love this – album’s good too! 777kGx7-qLw Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun Another brilliant #1 V7Y7fMbbaP8
October 30, 200816 yr The instrumental was always better anyway Sadly this is the case with every dance track re-released with an inappropriate vocal slapped on top. The only time it worked was that Fragma tune which took two $h!t tunes and put them together to make one slightly less $h!t. The following have been destroyed with stupid new vocals... Guru Josh - Infinity Liquid - Sweet Harmony (not sure what the 'new version' was even called) Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings of Life (HOW DARE THEY!) Gat Decor - Passion Layo & Bushwacka - Love Story Even Robert Miles' 'Children' was made worse by being sloppily mixed with a random acapella.
October 30, 200816 yr Musheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! How could you close my topic?? It didn't even mention 2 unlimited! Was it because that whiney whinger whinge about it because it wasn't "retro" even though it was one of the longest running programs on the BBC so they can stick that in their pipe and smoke it! Anyway my 1996 chooooooooons Oasis - Don't look back in anger and many more! hi kate :) yeah, sorry but this years totp aint retro :)
October 30, 200816 yr I loved this year (no surprise there really!) I put up a list on the other thread of 18 or so tracks. This gives me the chance to rectify my mistakes and be more positive about a year at the same time! a good selection there ... but didnt you like echobellys 'dark therapy'?..
October 30, 200816 yr Sadly this is the case with every dance track re-released with an inappropriate vocal slapped on top. The only time it worked was that Fragma tune which took two $h!t tunes and put them together to make one slightly less $h!t. The following have been destroyed with stupid new vocals... Layo & Bushwacka - Love Story dont agree with that one m8.... i think the vocals add to the already mixed up track (heavy on the sample for devo - 'mongoloid')
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