Johnny b.
Johnny b.
29 aug 18

DeRank™: 7,24

Silver Jews New Orleans

Today I’m obsessed with Indie Rock rooted in Folk and similar stuff from the Nineties and early 2000s. How can we not remember the Silver Jews, led by Berman, who had great writing skills and was a decent singer? I’m not sure what illness he had, but he couldn’t and didn’t want to perform live. Luckily for him, his college friends helped him significantly to maintain a decent underground career—Pavement’s Malkmus and Nastanovich, and his friend Yo La Tengo’s McNew, even though the latter never participated in any of his albums. The one tour in 2006 speaks volumes about Berman's struggles with being in public.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
29 aug 18

DeRank™: 2,89

BEACH HOUSE -- "DRUNK IN LA"

You couldn't mess up a record even if you tried.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
28 aug 18

DeRank™: 16,19

Blur - Girls & Boys

#britpop 93-97
1/40
Parklife = Absolute peak of Britpop, the perfect synthesis of 30 years of British Pop Rock skillfully distributed across 16 tracks, with Beatles and Kinks above all.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
27 aug 18

DeRank™: 26,05

Blur - Song 2 (LYRICS) HQ

#britpop 93-97
2/40
In just over four years, the genre had fired off—almost exhausted—all the bullets in its arsenal. The Blur, as the magnificent four (Suede, Pulp, Oasis) being the most diverse, deliver to the press an album that retains much of its sound while adding a lot of American Alternative Rock from the period and TripHop. Unrepeatable.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
27 aug 18

DeRank™: 1,10

The Go-Betweens - The Clarke Sisters

Wonderful piece of refined Pop.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
26 aug 18

DeRank™: 8,89

Suede - Still Life Lyrics

#britpop 93-97
3/40
How to try to raise the stakes and surpass the debut album? Bernard Butler had envisioned Dog Man Star differently, but when the music business is involved, compromises are part of the game. Unsatisfied, Butler will leave Suede, hurting both himself and the band, who will go on to release Coming Up, their best-selling album, two years later, the so-called Swan Song. I don't know how it could have been, but what matters most is that the compromise album that emerged serves as a perfect bridge between Progressive and Symphonic Rock, always passing through the Neo-Glam of the debut. Wild Ones, New Generation are the standout tracks, but even after so many years, the last four—Two of Us, Black Or Blue, The Asphalt World, and the stunning Still Life—prove to be the real gems of the album, setting them apart from the usual Britpop band.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
26 aug 18

DeRank™: 16,95

Suede - So Young (Audio Only)

#britpop 93-97
4/40
If a track like Creep goes unnoticed, labeled as depressing by radio and industry insiders, it says everything about how the English were affected by Grunge sounds and the overwhelming global power; so they invented the phenomena The New Best Thing and Britpop (how much I dislike this label) which were inaugurated by Suede. Fortunately, the album is a little Neo-Glam gem that shamelessly references Bowie’s Ziggy period, Bolan and his T.Rex, Smiths and Roxy Music, coming off fresh and retro in equal measure. A cornerstone.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
25 aug 18

DeRank™: 15,39

Common People - Pulp

#britpop 93-97
5/40
For me, without a doubt, the best britpop album, with Jarvis Cocker in a state of grace, an invitation to all nerds to rebel, full of irony and sarcasm towards the bored middle-upper class English, and the usual themes of Love-Sex. A manifesto album.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
25 aug 18

DeRank™: 15,78

Live Forever - Oasis (Remastered) (HQ) (FLAC)

#britpop 93-97
6/40
For some specialized UK sites, the best Rock album of all time; I really don’t think so, and not even for Britpop (they’re partly to blame for being so hated), but if an album can save the Creation label from bankruptcy (a bit of blame goes to MBV) and brings British Rock back into the limelight, it deserves all my respect. Liam Gallagher, one of the most imitated singers since '94.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
24 aug 18

DeRank™: 11,27

Champagne Supernova - Oasis

#britpop 93-97
7/40
The closer you get to the top positions, the more everything becomes debatable. The leading britpop album in terms of sales, with over 22 million copies sold ten years ago and topping the American charts (Billboard). Sorry if I don't include Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, my favorite Oasis track.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
24 aug 18

DeRank™: 19,35

Fake Plastic Trees

#britpop 93-97
8/40
Not exactly the prototypical Britpop album but a lot of British Pop Rock filtered and updated for the nineties.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
23 aug 18

DeRank™: 12,70

Kula Shaker - Tattva

#britpop 93-96
9/40
In less than four years, the rise and fall of one of the most interesting bands in the Britpop scene was attributed to a misunderstood interview of the leader, who was mistaken for a Nazi, when in reality, as often happens after a stellar debut, K's psychedelic raga rock and brit pop, blended almost to perfection, failed with their second album, which was horrendous compared to K.
 
Johnny b.
Johnny b.
22 aug 18

DeRank™: 9,78

Pulp Lipgloss

#britpop 93-97
10/40
Being in the right place at the right time is essential, but waiting 11 years for that to happen is something extraordinary beyond all logic. Sensual keyboards, disco beats, and lyrics that talk about youthful sexuality are the tools to pull them out of the quicksand they had gotten themselves into. Even more importantly, they will produce three more fantastic albums after this one.
 
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