Supergrass - Road To Rouen

cfletch11 · 02-10-2009, 05:13 AM

Supergrass are a vital band with much dollar value per square inch of music. I would guide people to their album 'life on other planets' it's a psychadelic punk mashup, brilliant song writing unique delivery. track that record down.

Guybrush · 02-10-2009, 05:33 AM

Wow, way to bump an old thread.

I like Supergrass a lot too, but I don't think I share the same enjoyment for their later stuff. It's been going down for them the last 3 albums, I think.

I should coco, In it for the money and Supergrass are all very good albums.

cfletch11 · 02-11-2009, 04:49 AM

yeah i know a lot of people agree with you...I guess a part of me agrees to, the first 3 are the classics, maybe my opinion is coloured by the fact that I saw them when they were touring their later albums, I feel a stronger connection with the riffs, melodies, and production of the last 3 albums......

Guybrush · 02-11-2009, 04:56 AM

Especially on the last album, Diamond Hoo Ha, I think the Supergrass sound is getting somewhat watered down. They're sounding more and more like modern rock contemporaries .. Road to Rouen was a good album, I really liked songs like St. Petersburg, but I tired of the songs rather quickly and they had little replay-value.

cfletch11 · 02-11-2009, 07:41 PM

whats your opinon of 'life on other planets'.....one of the songs off that album was meant to be on 'I should Coco'. I would say they are the third best live band I've ever seen!!!

Malicious Wakizashi · 02-11-2009, 09:56 PM

Yeah Supergrass has done some pretty good stuff. I Should Coco got me hooked and I think its a pretty good start for people interested in this band. In It for the Money is good, Life on Other Planets I have but have not listened to as much as the others... on Road to Rouen you can definitely tell they are moving a step forward... almost more serious with their music and less silly as on I Should Coco.

Guybrush · 02-12-2009, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfletch11

whats your opinon of 'life on other planets'.....one of the songs off that album was meant to be on 'I should Coco'. I would say they are the third best live band I've ever seen!!!

It's a good album .. there are some enjoyable songs like brecon beacons, rush hour soul, seen the light, run, can't get up, funniest thing, run .. all those are good, enjoyable songs. But I don't think any of them really touch upon the genius of songs like Time (I should coco), Richard II (In it for the Money) or Mary (Supergrass) ..

I prefer Life on other Planets to road to rouen actually, but I think overall, the sound is a bit simpler and the songs again have less to keep you coming back compared to the earlier albums.

For example, most should be easy to play if you're learning guitar. :p

TheBig3 · 09-08-2022, 08:45 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2whaIKWpFk

music_collector · 09-11-2022, 09:03 PM

I inherited their self titled album. I have yet to play it.

02-10-2009, 05:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Wow, way to bump an old thread. I like Supergrass a lot too, but I don't think I share the same enjoyment for their later stuff. It's been going down for them the last 3 albums, I think. I should coco, In it for the money and Supergrass are all very good albums. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-11-2009, 04:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Especially on the last album, Diamond Hoo Ha, I think the Supergrass sound is getting somewhat watered down. They're sounding more and more like modern rock contemporaries .. Road to Rouen was a good album, I really liked songs like St. Petersburg, but I tired of the songs rather quickly and they had little replay-value. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-11-2009, 09:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Malicious Wakizashi Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 203	Yeah Supergrass has done some pretty good stuff. I Should Coco got me hooked and I think its a pretty good start for people interested in this band. In It for the Money is good, Life on Other Planets I have but have not listened to as much as the others... on Road to Rouen you can definitely tell they are moving a step forward... almost more serious with their music and less silly as on I Should Coco. __________________ . ..a love sour ... ..a diesel supreme http://soundcloud.com/stoondtje-jupiter http://soundcloud.com/couldnthaveaparadesoimad

02-10-2009, 05:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
cfletch11 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: wagga australia Posts: 13	Supergrass are a vital band with much dollar value per square inch of music. I would guide people to their album 'life on other planets' it's a psychadelic punk mashup, brilliant song writing unique delivery. track that record down.

02-11-2009, 04:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
cfletch11 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: wagga australia Posts: 13	yeah i know a lot of people agree with you...I guess a part of me agrees to, the first 3 are the classics, maybe my opinion is coloured by the fact that I saw them when they were touring their later albums, I feel a stronger connection with the riffs, melodies, and production of the last 3 albums......

02-11-2009, 07:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
cfletch11 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: wagga australia Posts: 13	whats your opinon of 'life on other planets'.....one of the songs off that album was meant to be on 'I should Coco'. I would say they are the third best live band I've ever seen!!!

09-08-2022, 08:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2whaIKWpFk

09-11-2022, 09:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	I inherited their self titled album. I have yet to play it.