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Opinions and all that but i think Leisure is awful. My comprehensive review of Blur albums are as follows:
Leisure - Awful
MLIR - Good albeit maybe a couple of tracks too long
Parklife - Decent albeit with a couple of stinkers like Parklife
Great Escape - Awful
Blur - Probably their best in my opinion
13 - Pretentious garbage
Think Tank - Dull, dull, dull
Magic Whip - Not bad, lot better than i thought it would be.

 

I'll take this to my grave, but Be Here Now is my favourite Oasis album. Its everything they set out to be. Huge guitars, 8 minute songs, 'look how good we are'. I loved Oasis. Adored them. I was 15 when Definitely Maybe came out those next three or four years were just brilliant for music. Oasis, Blur, Pulp. The 'Championship' of Britpop bands like Ocean Colour Scene and Cast did some magic songs - Riverboat Song and Walkaway. Shed Seven, The Bluetones and Dodgy were great too - Chasing Rainbows in one of my favourite ever songs.

Even the pop music was great. Gary Barlow wrote Never Forget. Amazing song.

Agree with the post above regarding Noel too. He needs to put his synthesiser down - it's like he's just discovered keyboards in second year music class.

Anyway, this has nothing to do with the OP, but I enjoyed writing it.

 

Too easy!! I wasn’t being entirely serious he’s ok.

 

the first time I heard of Placebo was when they supported Bush at the coach and horses pub in Leeds around 94-95, the blew Bush away and I was a fan right there. Saw them a few more times since.

 

It is, though I still prefer New Adventures in Hi-Fi. REM are one of those bands though whose output was so consistent yet diverse, that it's pretty impossible to name a "best" album. Ask ten REM fans what their favourite album is, and you're likely to get at least eight different answers.

 

We'll have to agree to disagree about Dog Man Star, as I think it's amazing. Probably my second favourite British album from that era after The Holy Bible. Can see why it wouldn't be to everyone's taste though.

Completely agree about Country House, it's horrendous. Totally irredeemable *****. Hard to fathom that a band who a few years earlier had recorded such gems as Sing and She's So High to name just a couple regressed to the likes of Country House and Mr Robinson's Quango.

 

I know what you mean about Leisure, as it can be a bit disjointed in places. But the highlights are really, really impressive. I absolutely love Sing and She's So High. Modern Life is Rubbish is much more coherent though.

 

The best album of the early 90s is Seamonsters by The Wedding Present. The best album of any era is Seamonsters by The Wedding Present. Released in the same year as Nevermind but people bought that rubbish instead. Melody Maker infamously described listening to Seamonsters akin to getting your ears sandpapered. Melody Maker are heathens who will be first up against the wall come the revolution.

 

Seamonsters was a great album, most of my 90s mixes started with Dare.

 

Hi-Fi also my favourite REM but the anniversary remix of Monster a couple of years ago is brilliant, like listening to a new album, and that’s from somebody who likes the original!

 

Had Be Here Now been a debut album, it would've been raved about. Production may have been a bit over the top, but the tracks were as good as most stuff released that year. They probably regret burning so much material on B-sides at the time as well.

I think Heathen Chemistry and Don't Believe the Truth would also have been raved about if it wasn't for how good their first two albums were.

 

My first exposure to The Wedding Present was Brassneck, but as I was only 10 when it was released, I probably didn't really appreciate it and never really got into the group. I'll definitely give Seamonsters a listen off the back of your recommendation.

Do you seriously not rate Nevermind?!

Edit: as far as exacting judgement on Melody Maker, you'll have to get pretty creative if you want to outdo Jeremy from the Levellers.

 

When you've seen the light after listening to Seamonsters give Bizarro a go aswell.

 

Green.

 

A work colleague's wife is David Gedge's cousin, they meet up for a Christmas get together every year (except last I suppose).

 

As hard as I’ve tried, I can’t find any reason why Radiohead have such a cult following.
Does anyone on this chat actually think they are good ?

 

Yes.

 

Funnily enough, I listened to The Bends just yesterday for the first time in ages and I can confirm it's a belter.