Best British band of the 90's (single, fan, Radiohead, quote)

lucifer_sam · 11-13-2008, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

Interesting choice. I hadn't thought of them, and might actually agree with you, for once.

But otherwise I woulda said My Bloody Valentine in spite of their activity being confined to the early years of the decade. Or Portishead, even...

And yeah, with regard to the Radiohead discussion, when I said "only striking achievement" I meant that in an artistic sense. The Bends is a not particularly great alt-rock album, and Creep, while a good track, is in the end just one song.

I just can't imagine a British band in the '90s which I enjoy more thoroughly. The new stuff that Jason Pierce puts out is remarkably good, even in comparison to We Are Floating in Space. On the other hand, Kevin Shields hasn't been nearly productive enough to fill out as great a musical void. With Loveless as his only contribution to music in the last eighteen years (and the entirety of the '90s), I think that he has an appropriate influence, but much too overstated for his short productive era. Similarly, I would never put Neutral Milk Hotel in that category (yes, I am aware that they are American). One good album just isn't enough.

And I agree with you about Radiohead. I mean, I enjoy The Bends and OKC but I would never go as far to call them a defining '90s band, especially when they never really achieved their trademark sound until '00.

Rainard Jalen · 11-13-2008, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

I just can't imagine a British band in the '90s which I enjoy more thoroughly. The new stuff that Jason Pierce puts out is remarkably good, even in comparison to We Are Floating in Space. On the other hand, Kevin Shields hasn't been nearly productive enough to fill out as great a musical void. With Loveless as his only contribution to music in the last eighteen years (and the entirety of the '90s), I think that he has an appropriate influence, but much too overstated for his short productive era. Similarly, I would never put Neutral Milk Hotel in that category (yes, I am aware that they are American). One good album just isn't enough.

And I agree with you about Radiohead. I mean, I enjoy The Bends and OKC but I would never go as far to call them a defining '90s band, especially when they never really achieved their trademark sound until '00.

Songs in A&E is an impressively good album for a band that have been around for such a long time. By the looks of things, it is still in my top 30 albums of the year to date, and I'm giving it a listen pretty soon to evaluate its position.

Sneer · 03-11-2009, 01:05 PM

I wish to resurrect this as i was thinking about this very topic the other day.

In the end it came down My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Prodigy, Tricky, Portishead, Slowdive, Ride, Lush and Radiohead. Basically shoegaze and trip hop. These acts are, to me, a level above certainly Oasis, Pulp, Blur, Suede and the like whilst, though i respect them, Aphex Twin, Leftfield and Primal Scream really dont do it for me.

It then got me thinking how shit British music has been for the last 20 years. With exception to the bands i've listed above, there isnt much British material at all that i like from 90s - and the 00's are even worse.

Btw, in the end i decided on Massive Attack.

Guybrush · 03-11-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu

With exception to the bands i've listed above, there isnt much British material at all that i like from 90s - and the 00's are even worse.

Same here. Comparatively, most of my love for british music goes to the pre-90s bands and artists .. by far!

03-11-2009, 01:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,397	I wish to resurrect this as i was thinking about this very topic the other day. In the end it came down My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Prodigy, Tricky, Portishead, Slowdive, Ride, Lush and Radiohead. Basically shoegaze and trip hop. These acts are, to me, a level above certainly Oasis, Pulp, Blur, Suede and the like whilst, though i respect them, Aphex Twin, Leftfield and Primal Scream really dont do it for me. It then got me thinking how shit British music has been for the last 20 years. With exception to the bands i've listed above, there isnt much British material at all that i like from 90s - and the 00's are even worse. Btw, in the end i decided on Massive Attack. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show