Madchester Crap

[vincentvangogo]

Other great things about the La's was that while everyone was raving about their album, in interviews they kept on saying how much they hated it.

Slight There's She Goes vibe on this one.

[Graham Young]

Couldn't agree more with what's been said. I'm based in Leeds but gig pretty frequently in Manchester and it is noticeable how much harking back to that period goes on. I'm old enough to remember all that stuff the first time around. It was deeply uninspiring then and remains so now. You've got to remember a lot of that scene was about the drugs and self-aggrandisement. For an outsider looking in it offered little. There's not a lot of actual music or musicianship in all that.

What I find most disturbing is how some of this stuff is held up as some sort of apogee of the producers art! Give me a break!

I should add that this looking back trait is not unique to Manchester as a trip to their nearest neighbour will confirm. It's more an English disease overall.

[Jack P]

Originally Posted by Happy Musicfan

EDIT : You mean to tell me The La's wrote this tune ? Everyone knows this tune ! I thought it was originally written by some band in the 1960's, like The Byrds.

The La's There she goes - YouTube

Yes, He wrote the song and I'm sure has lived off it for the past 25 years.

It's a song about Heroin i've read..

[Dean Roddey]

Every song is a song about heroin I think, unless it's about coke of course. Greensleeves, yep, you guessed it.

[verve92]

I love the Stone Roses and Charlatans. But I'm a NY boy maybe I'd be sick about them if I were there.

[Beat Poet]

Originally Posted by badmark

For that thread of covers that are better than the original

Shaun Ryder was supposed to duet on it, but didn't show up at the studio.

[vincentvangogo]

Originally Posted by Beat Poet

[YOUTUBE]EDIT - How the hell do you get a video to show up?

The way I do it is to click the youtube icon on the reply bit, then paste in a copy of the code of the video you want from the top line on the youtube page, but deleting everything up to " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= "

[Beatwulf]

I just heard a rumour The Farm are getting back together.......brilliant.

[Goa-Dubs]

Originally Posted by Happy Musicfan

I haven't heard much at all of The Stone Roses / Happy Mondays / Inspiral Carpets. Could anyone recommend some songs showing them at their best ?

Better for what it is thats whats around atm.Proper jangly raw pop!!!! edit-understatement of 2012 : ]





Dont wanna go through it all again tho.At least they play there own instruments with attitude.....

[Beat Poet]

Originally Posted by vincentvangogo

The way I do it is to click the youtube icon on the reply bit, then paste in a copy of the code of the video you want from the top line on the youtube page, but deleting everything up to " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= "

Thanks, the vid I wanted to post is now visible!

[verve92]

Can't wait for Stone Roses US tour!
Just good pop.

[verve92]

Can't wait for Stone Roses US tour!
Just good pop.

[Happy Musicfan]

Originally Posted by Beatwulf

I just heard a rumour The Farm are getting back together.......brilliant.

Uncle Jessie told me you are anti-farmer !!

[vincentvangogo]

Originally Posted by Beatwulf

I just heard a rumour The Farm are getting back together.......brilliant.

'Love See No Colour' indie's very own 'Ebony and Ivory.'

[aaronsmith]

OP, yeah i know what you mean but so much great music came from that time.. i agree lets not do it again, but a return to classic songwriting is needed..

CAST... er, what you on about!
Cast were and are still a blinding band thank you very much, i love the La's but in some ways Cast were better..

[verve92]

Originally Posted by Jack P

Yes, He wrote the song and I'm sure has lived off it for the past 25 years.

It's a song about Heroin i've read..

Heroin?? Manchester scene? (huge sarcasm)
It could be about coke too as the lyric goes. "There she blows...."
Could be about both one to come up or down from the other.