Supergrass
May 28th 2006 23:44
Probably the most pop of the Punk influenced bands that I like, Supergrass are influenced by 'The Jam' and 'The Kinks' and are technically Brit-Pop, but who cares.
'Their Supergrass is 10' dvd is well worth a watch - it shows the band member's cooky personalities, and includes all of their video clips, such as 'Mary' which was cencored because it was apparently too creepy. Pansies, I mean honestly - there's a haunted house, that's about it.
Supergrass quickly achieved fame in Britain when they released their first album, 'I Should Coco', thanks to their furious paced songs, 'Caught by the Fuzz', 'Strange Ones' and 'Alright'
In 1996 they released their next album, 'In it for the Money' which was a slight shift away from their pop beginnings and towards a Punk sound. An unfortunate incident with a talkshow host in Italy left the band with one less country to tour, after the inteviewer didn't understand the sarcasm behind the album title.
Their third album, titled Supergrass slowed things down alot from their earlier albums. 'Moving', 'What Went Wrong (In Your head)' and 'mama and Papa' showed an emotional side of Supergrass that's pretty nice to see. 'Pumping on Your Stereo' is the obvious exception to this. The album was not as popular as their earlier stuff.
'Life on Other Planets' was even less commercially successful, but to me the songs 'Grace' and 'La Song' make it reasonable, as does 'Rush Hour Soul' It was about this time that the drummer from the Foo Fighters performed live with them, and if you want an incredibly fast pace song, that one is for you.
'Road To Rouen' had few singles, but the whole album was nice, fairly mellow affair, nothing spectacular.
Alas, in Australia they're pretty unknown, but they're still pretty famous in Britain, I'm waiting for their next Aussie tour, they do a mean live performance, so I have been told.
Peace
'Their Supergrass is 10' dvd is well worth a watch - it shows the band member's cooky personalities, and includes all of their video clips, such as 'Mary' which was cencored because it was apparently too creepy. Pansies, I mean honestly - there's a haunted house, that's about it.
Supergrass quickly achieved fame in Britain when they released their first album, 'I Should Coco', thanks to their furious paced songs, 'Caught by the Fuzz', 'Strange Ones' and 'Alright'
In 1996 they released their next album, 'In it for the Money' which was a slight shift away from their pop beginnings and towards a Punk sound. An unfortunate incident with a talkshow host in Italy left the band with one less country to tour, after the inteviewer didn't understand the sarcasm behind the album title.
Their third album, titled Supergrass slowed things down alot from their earlier albums. 'Moving', 'What Went Wrong (In Your head)' and 'mama and Papa' showed an emotional side of Supergrass that's pretty nice to see. 'Pumping on Your Stereo' is the obvious exception to this. The album was not as popular as their earlier stuff.
The album cover for the 3rd album, often called the 'X-Ray Album'
'Life on Other Planets' was even less commercially successful, but to me the songs 'Grace' and 'La Song' make it reasonable, as does 'Rush Hour Soul' It was about this time that the drummer from the Foo Fighters performed live with them, and if you want an incredibly fast pace song, that one is for you.
'Road To Rouen' had few singles, but the whole album was nice, fairly mellow affair, nothing spectacular.
Alas, in Australia they're pretty unknown, but they're still pretty famous in Britain, I'm waiting for their next Aussie tour, they do a mean live performance, so I have been told.
Peace
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