MTV Top 500

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Saw them at the Astoria in 1998 supporting Strangelove!

 

Was it El President?

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

They are repeating this today and as I'm in charge I have it on (unless any senior managers pop in) They are running down from 99 at the mo and so far we have:

 

99 - Embrace - Come Back to What you know

98 - Dandy Warhols - Bohemium like you

97 - Franz Ferdinand - Maitinee

96 - Cure - Boys don't cry

95 - Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane

94 - Super Furry Animals - Northern Lites

93 - James - Come Home

92 - Radiohead - Fake plastic trees

91 - Snow Patrol - Run

90 - Pulp - Disco 2000

89 - Mansun - Wide open space

88 - P.I.L - Rise

87 - Electronic - Getting away with it

86 - Ocean Colour Scene - Riverboat song

85 - Keane - Something that we know

84 - Cast - Alright

83 - Bluetones - Slight Return

82 - Smashing Pumkins - 1979

81 - REM - Stand

80 - Kings of Leon - Mollys Chamber

79 - Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

78 - Travis - Why does it always rain on me

77 - Flaming Lips - Do you realize

76 - Strokes - Hard to explain

75 - Radiohead - karma police

74 - Beck - Where it's at

73 - Smiths - This cahrming man

72 - Oasis - Wonderwall

71 - Foo Fighters - Everlong

70 - Feeder - Day in, Day out

69 - Verve - Lucky Man

68 - Suede -- Bueatiful Ones

67 - Charlatans - North country boy

66 - Coldplay - Trouble

65 - Morrissey - Last of the famous international playboy

64 - Didn't catch the title as I was busy but it was crap

63 - Blur - Beetlebum

62 - Cure - LOve Cats

61 - Beastie Boys - Sabatage

60 - Stereophoics - 1000 trees

.............So far

 

To be honest this isn't a great bunch of songs so far, most of these artists have 1 or 2 better songs, I wonder if they will be in the Top 60?????

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

That is quality, mate.

 

Next time you notice it's being repeated, let me know and I'll get my dad to tape it all off SKY for me!

[Zagreus]

The most annoying thing about this, are the adverts after every three songs. 3 songs = just over 10 mins, then 3-4 mins of adverts.

 

Do you know if "Leave them all behind" by Ride has been in the top 500, or Revolution by Spacemen 3?

[Zagreus]

Here we go:

 

http://www.vh1.co.uk/shows/indie500b.jhtml

http://www.vh1.co.uk/shows/indie500.jhtml

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I only saw bits of 450-300 last week and those today but both them tracks should be in there!

 

59 - Razorlight - Golden Touch

Missed 58 as I was arguing with the Southern region

57 - New Order - True Faith

56 - Supergrass - Sun hits the sky

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Cool, won't need to write them all now!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Zag - Leave Them All Behind. Now you're talking, mate!!

 

[Zagreus]

Going Blank Again - one of my fav albums of all time.

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

I bought that the same day as Between 10th & 11th by the Charlatans - a cracking little double.

 

Chrome Waves - sublime song. The album mix far superior to the Leave Them... b-side, in my humble one!

 

Ride - what an underrated band. Nowhere and Tarantula both quality albums also.

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Funny you should say that I was playing some Ride off my MP3 in gertcha's car on the way home from Birmingham yesterday and we were saying just the same

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Unfamiliar my all-time favourite Ride track.

 

From the Today Forever EP in 1991. Never appeared on an album.

[JKiF]

i seem to recall my brother being into Ride

 

 

 

obvs. one of us was blessed with having good taste ;-)

[Zagreus]

I'm not that keen on Tarantula, I do like Black Nite Crash though! I love their early EPs, especially the one with the shark on the front. I think it's called "Today Forever" - the track Sennen is wonderful.

 

I bought the OX4 Ride box set last year. 3 CDs, a best of, a unreleased disc and a live set. Briliant!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Yeah, I own that too.

 

And we seem to have over-lapped on Today Forever comments!!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I got that OX4 album as well.

[Zagreus]

Well according to:

 

http://www.space-trash.co.uk/ride/discog/offdom/todayforever.htm

 

They released a video featuring all four tracks. Wouldn't mind tracking that down!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Leave it to me, Zag!!

[Zagreus]

One othe rband I used to love from the late 80s/ early 90s was Ultra Vivid Scene. The three albums they did are a treat to listen to - especially Joy. I'd love for a "rare and b-sides" compliation for UVS to come out. Soem of the b-side are great. They did a brilliant cover of a song called Codine. It's on the b-side of the Mercy Seat 12" if people know the band! Brilliant!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Staring at the Sun!