Britpop: Decades
Britpop Decades covers the ten-years that witnessed the birth, boom and bust of Britpop – a period in which home-grown indie guitar music from across the UK went mainstream, pop stars were cut from the most unlikely of cloth, and British culture made its voice heard with some incredibly bombastic choruses. Delving deep into the 75 key albums that defined a decade, the book includes full band biographies, detailed track-by-track discussion, recommendations for further listening and some personal reminiscences by the authors who together came of age during the 90s. Also featuring a year-by-year review of the era, highlighting all the key historical, cultural and pop-cultural changes that took place, this is your guide to one of the most exciting, vibrant and sensational periods British music had witnessed since the 1960s. Part of Sonicbond’s acclaimed Decades series, the book offers a window into the 90s for those that want to understand the time and a memory box for those that were there, but had too much fun to remember it.

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Britpop: Decades
Britpop Decades covers the ten-years that witnessed the birth, boom and bust of Britpop – a period in which home-grown indie guitar music from across the UK went mainstream, pop stars were cut from the most unlikely of cloth, and British culture made its voice heard with some incredibly bombastic choruses. Delving deep into the 75 key albums that defined a decade, the book includes full band biographies, detailed track-by-track discussion, recommendations for further listening and some personal reminiscences by the authors who together came of age during the 90s. Also featuring a year-by-year review of the era, highlighting all the key historical, cultural and pop-cultural changes that took place, this is your guide to one of the most exciting, vibrant and sensational periods British music had witnessed since the 1960s. Part of Sonicbond’s acclaimed Decades series, the book offers a window into the 90s for those that want to understand the time and a memory box for those that were there, but had too much fun to remember it.

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Britpop: Decades

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Britpop Decades covers the ten-years that witnessed the birth, boom and bust of Britpop – a period in which home-grown indie guitar music from across the UK went mainstream, pop stars were cut from the most unlikely of cloth, and British culture made its voice heard with some incredibly bombastic choruses. Delving deep into the 75 key albums that defined a decade, the book includes full band biographies, detailed track-by-track discussion, recommendations for further listening and some personal reminiscences by the authors who together came of age during the 90s. Also featuring a year-by-year review of the era, highlighting all the key historical, cultural and pop-cultural changes that took place, this is your guide to one of the most exciting, vibrant and sensational periods British music had witnessed since the 1960s. Part of Sonicbond’s acclaimed Decades series, the book offers a window into the 90s for those that want to understand the time and a memory box for those that were there, but had too much fun to remember it.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789521696
Publisher: Continental Sales, Inc.
Publication date: 05/07/2022
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.96(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Peter Richard Adams is a London-based writer / musician. A contributor to various music journals (NME, Joyzine, Rhythm & Booze), he is also the writer of the comedy podcast Pod To Pluto. Matt Pooler is an avid music collector, based in Worcester, UK. The owner of thousands of albums, he regularly contributes reviews for various sites and publications. Together they came of age during the 90s and played in cult, Britpop-inspired, noughties band AWWBLOT – And What Will Be Left Of Them?

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Part 1 1990-1992 - The Britpop Birth 12

1990 - There could be success outside of dark rooms with sticky floors 12

Key Album: Inspiral Carpets-Life (1990) 13

James - Gold Mother (1990) 17

Key Album: The La's - The La's (1990) 18

Lush - Gala (1990) 22

Ride - Nowhere (1990) 23

Key Album: Happy Mondays - Pills W Thrills and Bellyaches (1990) 24

1991 - A trial run? 29

Key Album: Carter USM-30 Something (1991) 30

The Farm - Spartacus (1991) 34

The Wonder Stuff- Never Loved Elvis (1991) 35

Key Album: Blur - Leisure (1991) 36

Key Album: Primal Scream- - Screamadelica (1991) 41

Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (1991) 46

1992 - American rock 48

Key Album: Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists (1992) 49

Ocean Colour Scene - Ocean Colour Scene (1992) 56

The Charlatans - Between 10th and 11th (1992) 56

The Lightning Seeds - Sense (1992) 57

Key Album: Morrissey - Your Arsenal (1992) 58

Key Album: Denim - Back In Denim (1992) 63

Part 2 1993-1996 - The Britpop Boom 68

1993-Yanks go home! 68

Radiohead - Pablo Honey (1993) 69

Saint Etienne - So Tough (1993) 69

The Auteurs-New Wave (1993) 70

Key Album: Suede - Suede (1993) 71

Key Album: Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) 76

Key Album: The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (1993) 82

1994 - The field is thrown open title? 88

Key Album: Pulp - His 'N' Hers (1994) 89

Key Album: Blur - Parklife (1994) 93

Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (1994) 97

Key Album: Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) 98

Shed Seven - Change Giver (1994) 103

The Lightning Seeds - Jollification (1994) 103

Suede - Dog Man Star (1994) 104

Ash - Trailer (1994) 105

Dodgy -Homegrown (1994) 106

1995 - Chart battles! TV specials! A Band-Aid-style charity record created by all your favourite indie heroes! 107

Sleeper - Smart (1995) 108

Radiohead - The Bends (1995) 109

Key Album: Elastica - Elastica (1995) 110

Gene - Olympian (1995) 115

The Boo Radleys - Wake Up! (1995) 116

Supergrass - I Should Coco (1995) 117

Paul Weller - Stanley Road (1995) 118

Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight… Yeah (1995) 119

Blur - The Great Escape (1995) 119

Echobelly - On (1995) 120

Key Album: Oasis - What's The Story (Morning Glory)? (1995) 121

Cast - All Change (1995) 126

Menswear - Nuisance (1995) 127

Key Album: Pulp - Different Class (1995) 128

1996 - Mad for it 134

The Bluetones - Expecting To Ely (1996) 135

Key Album: Sleeper - The It Girl (1996) 136

Ash - 1977 (1996) 141

Key Album: Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (1996) 142

Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals (1996) 147

Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic (1996) 147

Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out (1996) 148

Key Album: Suede - Coming Up (1996) 149

Kula Shaker - K (1996) 153

Part 3 1997-1999 - The Britpop Bust 155

1997 - Things, as they say, can only get better 155

Key Album: Blur - Blur (1997) 156

My Life Story - The Golden Mile (1997) 162

Supergrass - In It For The Money (1997) 162

Key Album: Radiohead - OK Computer (1997) 163

Oasis - Be Here Now (1997) 169

Stereophonics - Word Gets Around (1997) 170

Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time (1997) 171

Key Album: The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997) 171

Sleeper - Pleased To Meet You (1997) 178

1998 - The times they are a-changing 180

Key Album: Catatonia - International Velvet (1998) 180

The Bluetones - Return To The Last Chance Saloon (1998) 185

Key Album: Pulp - This Is Hardcore (1998) 186

Key Album: Embrace - The Good Will Out (1998) 191

Theaudience - Theaudience (1998) 197

Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours (1998) 198

1999 - Millennium Mania 200

Key Album: Stereophonies - Performance And Cocktails (1999) 200

Key Album: Blur-13 (1999) 206

Catatonia - Equally Cursed And Blessed (1999) 210

Key Album: Travis - The Man Who (1999) 211

Muse - Showbiz (1999) 216

Supergrass - Supergrass (1999) 217

Afterword 218

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