Eight years ago today...

[Colin Zeal EFM]

... what I consider to be the best album of the '90s was released.

 

 

[Tall n Cool]

Was it Chas n Dave's Greatest Hits of the Nineties?

[YELLOW]

What's the Story? Morning Glory?

 

Seems like yesterday! Great days!

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Certainly were, YELLOW. I have a lot of good memories from that era of my life. And What's The Story forms the soundtrack!!

 

 

[Bald_Eagle]

Smoking gear in the back of sports cars, concerts and easy women.....1995 was magic.

 

For what it's worth, Hey Now is my favorite track on the album but I do think Suede's coming up or Pulp's this is Hardcore was the best album of the 90's.

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Hey Now has kind of remained fresh, as it's literally the ONLY track on the album that didn't get played to death. All the other songs you'd hear everywhere - radio, tv, pubs, car stereos, shops.

 

I cannot think of another album from the last 20 years, where everyone knew every word of every song. Unbelievable!

 

Summer '95 to Summer '96 - a golden era, Baldy!

 

 

[YELLOW]

That's definitely true Zeal. Even the tracks that were not released as singles everybody knew the words to. Even people who were not big Oasis fans went out and bought that album.

 

I think Hey Now must be the only track on that album that I haven't heard the band play live.

 

I think you have to say that Champagne Supernova is the best track on that album. Simply awesome especially when played live.

[Colin Zeal EFM]

I've seen Oasis three times now, and they haven't done Hey Now or She's Electric on any of those occasions.

 

Pretentious I know, but I can't pick a 'best song' as I think the album needs playing from start to finish in one go. What's that expression about the "sum of the parts being greater"? That's exactly what this album is. Songs like Don't Look Back In Anger and Morning Glory only sound truly great when played alongside their mates!!

 

 

[YELLOW]

At the Finsbury Park gig last year, Noel sang 'She's Electric'

They did it on the Friday I was there and on the Sunday as well, as I have that gig on tape.

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Hmmm. I went on the Saturday and don't recall that. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

 

 

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

YA, how old were you in 1995?

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Same age as we were when the Stone Roses and Inspirals came out, so probably best not to mention it!!

 

 

[YELLOW]

I was 16 in 1995, starting my first year at college.

[Chubbhead EFM]

Do you realise, it will be 10 years next year since the release of Definitley Maybe! That's actually quite scary. I was 10 when WTSMG came out, but I was still able to appreciate the album in a basic way at least. Needless to say my appreciation of the album has grown through the years, it's been with me through all the teenage traumas (!)and it means a lot to me (DM does as well). Sometimes it doesn't matter how old you are when a certan album comes out, if it means something to you you'll love it and understand it no matter what.

[CANV EFM]

'all mod cons' by the jam.. now that was an album.. mind you 'setting sons' wern't too shabby either.. and when it comes to tunes for teenage 'agnst' then im afraid oasis arn't in wellers league

[ESG]

kin 'ell Canv

spot on

All Mod Cons my first proper album...a work of pure genius

 

"they smelt of pubs and wormwood Scrubs...

 

Parralel (sp.) lines by blondie didnt count

 

Setting sons a so called "concept ," album another work of pure genius

thick as thieves.us we've been together a while..

howabout that, far out man

wear cheap perfume coz thats all they can afford

regards

David Watts

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Of course, you don't need me to tell you that Ray Davis wrote David Watts, and not Paul Weller!

 

 

[ESG]

of course u dont!

 

just keeping u on yer toes CZ,

[Chubbhead EFM]

That's my favourite tune on that album. Is 'English Rose' on All Mod Cons? I know it's a cliche but I'd have to say my favourite Jam song is 'Town Called Malice', by a country mile.