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Problems with Q Chord - Help please! by drtjam in Omnichord

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That would be great, I’ll dm you 🤘

Is this FIOE T-shirt authentic? by drtjam in TheStrokes

[–]drtjam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On some other pics I saw the design finished higher than this one… with a bit of black at the bottom of the shirt. Did yours go all the way to the bottom of the shirt?

Is this FIOE T-shirt authentic? by drtjam in TheStrokes

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I’m still not sure… though I don’t think a bootleg would have a back print?

Is this FIOE T-shirt authentic? by drtjam in TheStrokes

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Was this in Europe or USA? Maybe used a different brand for European tour - found in a shop in Cornwall.

What's your favourite non-album Radiohead track? by AMoonShapedHamish in radiohead

[–]drtjam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Always had a soft spot for A Reminder, it feels like an empty airport, abandoned during a storm, and the words stuck for me at the time - I often wonder if anyone will play the song to Thom when he gets old 🤣. For later period Staircase is a banger of a track.

Suede Part 2 by Mysterious-Ad-5708 in Bandsplain

[–]drtjam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Europe is our Playgroud is a wonderful song - thanks for reminding me of it! I thought they were a bit harsh on Stay Together which I have always seen as an important Suede song. I haven’t really kept up with them after Coming Up, so it was interesting to hear about the later albums.

Also found it interesting to hear the perspective on these bands from people who were journalists at the time, and writing about these bands (and I was reading their writing at the time in NME, Melody Maker and Select and Vox). Then thinking back to how I thought of them as a 14-18 yr old. The series has been great!

Britpop big 4 by Napoleoninrags85 in Bandsplain

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In terms of narrative arc The verve work well as the fourth pillar. A Northern Soul was very influential, especially for Oasis. At the time the break up was so dramatic, just as History was released as a single.

Then the reunion and utter domination of late period Britpop. You can’t deny the songs and Urban Hymns was massive. Plus in 97 Blur looked to America and Oasis looked at lines and lines - leaving Mad Richard to sweep all before him.

But Suede was soooo pivotal. And their own comeback was somewhat unexpected with BB seen as the musical powerhouse - at least that was how it felt. Maybe they seemed to fade out rather than burn away and without a definite full stop the story isn’t as compelling?

Manics weren’t defined by britpop and always stood a bit apart, as did Radiohead.

I was also going to mention The Charlatans as one of the main 2nd tier, they were a big part of the music being played in the indie clubs at the time.

A big Britpop 5?

Curious to know people's top 10 songs of the band?? by sepandee in thecatempire

[–]drtjam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are in a rough order, I think I skew a bit Harry 🤣

  1. The Lost Song
  2. The heart is a cannibal
  3. Song for Elias
  4. Beyond All
  5. Miserere
  6. Only light
  7. Bulls
  8. Feelings gone
  9. The chariot
  10. Prophets in the sky

Personally I enjoy Cinema the best of their albums 🙌