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- Mar 2008
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- An oasis in the middle of Somerset
- Bath City FC; Porthcawl RFC;Wales in most things.
- Fig roll - deal with it.
Bloody hell, Mighty Mighty. We supported Mighty Might at the Croydon Underground. Their name was heavily ironic. Possibly the most insipid band I have seen live aside from The Woodentops.
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Originally posted by Snake Plissken View Post
Shine 10 has a Symposium track on it.
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Hardly a Forgotten band, but I was surprised to hear Ocean Colour Scene were still going, although they haven't had an album break the UK Top 20 since 2003.
Another one to add to the pile is Caerphilly band Ether. Emerged around the same time that the Manic Street Preachers and Catatonia became mainstream acts, so were lumped in with the "South Wales is the new Seattle" scene. Managed to release one album before splitting up, and were chiefly remembered for having a hotel brawl with members of the Chippendales.
Also: 60Ft. Dolls - I only recall their semi-hit Happy Shopper and some label wrangles that delayed the release of one of their later albums.
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Originally posted by Me Old Flower View PostHardly a Forgotten band, but I was surprised to hear Ocean Colour Scene were still going, although they haven't had an album break the UK Top 20 since 2003.
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- Mar 2008
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- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Seattle Mariners
- cream crackers spread with nutella
Originally posted by longeared View PostI kind of admire the way that they've kept on going all this time and haven't split up - although I think one of their members left and they became a trio and I guess they don't work with Gallagher and Weller any more - and have just continued to periodically churn out new music to the complete indifference of the industry and public. They also avoid the revival tours that are the preserve of their fellow second division Britpoppers such as Shed Seven / Bluetones / Cast / Space etc.
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60 Ft Dolls and Ether both had their moments, particularly the former.
I still have Ether's Strange album - not played it in donkey's yonks. Lead singer Rory Meredith didn't have the kind of voice that easily endured an entire album, however.
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I saw 60 Foot Dolls support the Boo Radleys at Cardiff Uni in 1995. Tickets were cheap because the Boo Radleys were recording a short show for Radio 1 or something.Last edited by Etienne; 08-11-2018, 13:23.
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I can certainly remember noting the similarity in intro when hearing it on the radio. MLS were one of those acts about whom I could never make up my mind.
Another 'forgotten' Britpop-era band: Tiny Monroe. Anyone remember them? Quite liked their single She, but the press always lumped them together with the other female-fronted groups - Elastica, Sleeper, Salad, Echobelly, Drugstore, etc.
Drugstore, actually. They were very good live.
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I was at that gig too. Free wasn't it. Absolutely rammed, unsurprisingly. A few weeks later Babybird did a free gig at the same pub (well before you're gorgeous) to complete apathy from 8 punters. I thought they were brilliant. Can't remember what the pub was called, though I know it became a firkin.Last edited by Etienne; 08-11-2018, 22:29.
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Originally posted by Etienne View PostLinoleum were another band that fit in with the band's Jag mentioned, who I thought were better than they got credit for. Better live than on record though dissent is pretty good.
In terms of adopting a 'Britpop' sound and style, however, few did it as precisely as Mantaray:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRru44qhX0
(Edit: I think I'll rename myself 'Jag' from now on!)Last edited by Jah Womble; 09-11-2018, 11:15.
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