Cream of 90's indie genre

[Rusco]

Happy Days is a bit to heavy metalish for me, but there are some great songs on it. 

I think some of the veterans of indie and grunge have become bit more metallish later on. Well not always, but if you listen to Smashing Pumpkins' newer albums; f.e Machina.

PS. Anyone remember the Popsicle?

[jez pike]

Gene.

[Master Ray]

Gene.

Gene... another band I forgot about!  Damn my failing memory!

All too often knocked as a Smiths rip-off, but much more than that IMO...

Loved 'Olympian', superb album.. 'Drawn To The Deep End' was also very good... dipped in and out after that but was never disappointed... I need a big old re-listen, don't I?

Hre's the title track from Olympian'... love this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbh6jTI8tfE&list=PLTEoX6bSWxM5RSmKoQQA4SL56LyoY8MdB

 

[Anna Woman von NRW]

Gene... another band I forgot about!

Me too ! Thanks Jez, thanks Ray for that link.

This post could have gone in the what makes you happy thread

 

[Master Ray]

I know damn well I've brought this band up before now... an one-album wonder who should have been bigger, saw 'em live a couple of times, so good...   

Feline, with 'Sun In My Eyes'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_axW1kigs

[Anna Woman von NRW]

I been lost in this again:

Save Me I'm Yours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3l5sBmvxI&index=5&list=PLTEoX6bSWxM5RSmKoQQA4SL56LyoY8MdB

[jez pike]

Gene were a band I so many times,some of my other faves were Suede,Idlewild,The Auters (much better live,dont think the cd's did them justice)

[jez pike]

I fprgot about Mansun ,Marion,Rialto and Shed 7.

[Rusco]

I think that Popsicle became Brainpool later on. They seemed to be Swedish bands so if any of you Swedes (Magnus, Mia, Fransson, Ava Enturin etc.) over there can correct am I right, please do so. I saw the Brainpool once and think they became more softier and changed their style in start of 2000's. (I admit I was more into the Popsicle.)

There's an old Swedish band called the Nomads too (started in early 80's?), and guess they got more audience with the Indie wave in early 90's. Nomads were considered as some kind of a legendary band.

[Master Ray]

Dunno if anyone is over Manchester way on Sat 23rd of May, but there's a big all-dayer at The Academy, featuring Echo And The Bunnymen, Inspiral Carpets, PWEI, Eat, Echobelly, Gang Of Four, The Primitives, Milltown Brothers, The High, Hurricane No 1 and quite a few others...   

[szmurf]

I mentioned that Swervedriver were working on a new album.  Well, it's here apparently.

http://pitchfork.com/news/57577-swervedriver-return-with-new-album-i-wasnt-born-to-lose-you-share-setting-sun-announce-tour/

[Rusco]

I mentioned that Swervedriver were working on a new album.  Well, it's here apparently.

http://pitchfork.com/news/57577-swervedriver-return-with-new-album-i-wasnt-born-to-lose-you-share-setting-sun-announce-tour/

And:

Dunno if anyone is over Manchester way on Sat 23rd of May, but there's a big all-dayer at The Academy, featuring Echo And The Bunnymen, Inspiral Carpets, PWEI, Eat, Echobelly, Gang Of Four, The Primitives, Milltown Brothers, The High, Hurricane No 1 and quite a few others...   

Here's also news from NME about Swervedriver tour on May. Cities like Notts, Manchester, Cardiff etc.

[Master Ray]

Spiritualized, anyone?  here's the first three tracks from 'Lazer-guided memories'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NVIEwzhoug

OK, funny story... I bought this album back in the early 90's without ever hearing anything by them thanks to awesome reviews... a big double vinyl album with nice artwork... and I loved the sound of them, the deep slow vocals and the sludge-y guitar sounds... it was like nothing I'd ever heard.  Truly innovative music.  Bloody loved it.

It was a couple of months before I figured out that those two vinyl records should have been played at 45rpm (single speed), not 33rpm (album speed).   

True story.  And, yes, I am an idiot...

[Rusco]

It was a couple of months before I figured out that those two vinyl records should have been played at 45rpm (single speed), not 33rpm (album speed).   

That's funny. Something similar happened to me when I bought the Naked City album "Torture Garden" 20 years ago.

Like that Spiritualized stuff. This goes straight to the heart of our long gone and lovely indie music. 

[Anna Woman von NRW]

Spiritualized, anyone? 

Oh yeah baby, how did I ever forget about this lot and in particular Lazer Guided Melodies??? The nights I spent late at night in bed listening on headphones absolutely stoned out my brain, coloured bulbs in all the lights, your usual young dopehead shite décor all over the place. Happy Daze 

Got that link playing nice and loud right now - cheers Ray, I feel young again