Princess of (Brit) Pop!
This weekend I will be reunited with my CD collection. It dates back to the year 1995, when I bought my first ever CD single – ‘Charmless Man’ by Blur. Then their albums followed – The Great Escape, Parklife, Modern Life Is Rubbish, Leisure and the self-titled ‘Blur’. You could say I was a little obsessed with them. However, despite the rivalry between Blur and Manchester lads, Oasis, I was crazy about them both. And Pulp too. I remember spending whole days ripping out posters from any magazine they happened to be in and slapping them on any uncovered patch of wall I had left. My room was a shrine to all that was Britpop and I was by far, the youngest and most dedicated indie queen in the kingdom.
Other albums I’m looking forward to getting my paws on again are:
- Sleeper: The It Girl
- Pulp: Different Class
- Gomez: Bring it On
- Suede: Coming Up
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Take Them On, On Your Own
- Ian Brown: Music of The Spheres
- The Stone Roses: The Very Best Of
- Sleeper: Smart
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: BRMC
- Elastica: Elastica
- Kasabian: Kasabian
- Badly Drawn Boy: Hour Of The Wilderbeast
- White Stripes: White Blood Cells
- Space: Spiders
- The Smiths: Best Of
- Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
- Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Howl
- Bloc Party: Silent Alarm
- Oasis: Definitely Maybe
- and much, much more…
Recommended track of the day: ‘Something For The Weekend’ by Super Furry Animals.
