The Songs You Absolutely F*cking Love Thread

Exhibit A.

Check that f*cking bass out

Out Come the Wolves was one of the cornerstone albums of my youth. Was spinning it last night with John and singing along to every single word. It's pop music, really. Seen this lot back in 98 and it was one of the most brutal pits ever.

Wonder if Belle and Sebastian were listening to this when they wrote Dog On Wheels?!

#Won't you take a ride on the flying spoon?
Doo doo doo#

Amazing band, these were. Seen 'em twice, once in 98 and once in '05 just before they split up. Brilliant.

(Song starts about two minutes in)

I'm currently fixated with Three Years by a 90s band called Barefoot Contessa, but they're so little-known that I can't find an MP3 or a vid of it anywhere to show you.

First time I ever heard this band I was about fifteen and mark Radcliffe played one of their singles; this was back in the golden days of Radio 1 when you'd have the Evening Session with Steve n Jo, then mark n Lard, then Peel. I only heard the song once but loved it and always remembered the name of the band. Some ten or eleven years later, when I finally got online, I managed to track down their first album, and it's been a favourite ever since.

has transpired in recent times that thet recorded a lot more than I thought so have bought a further two albums this week. This is off their second, from 1996. It's sparse as f*ck, just guitar and vocals for the most part, loads of reverb, plaintive strumming, beautiful melodies and a palpable sense of lingering loss permeating every single note. F*cking wonderful. If anyone's imnterested, hit me up with a PM and I'll send you some files, just like in the old days when I first darkened VRs door.

Everyone should listen to these guys... that's why I'm putting 2 links in this post , I have trouble deciding which of these I prefer

Since I saw The Wildhearts this week I cannot stop singing this, I'd forgotten how awesome it is.

My new favourite band.



This is the b-side of the single. Have spent a couple of nights in the last week just spinning the 7" over and over and over again. F*cking love this, makes me feel like a horny teenager again.

Unfortunately the Beeb have scuppered them already by declaring them to be 'the future of rock'. They're clearly not - Peel played bands like this every night for years - but who gives a f*ck about all that? Really looking forward to getting the album when it comes out in July.

Back when they were a real band. That crowd is pathetic though. Seen them a few times in the 90s over here, and they were f*ckingmental

I've got a bootleg of this whole set that I recorded off the radio at the time. I was fourteen. So funny that all the talk that summer was Blur/Oasis, but Pulp just stole the whole show with Common People and this absolutely wonderful headline set at Glasto.

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I've got a bootleg of this whole set that I recorded off the radio at the time. I was fourteen. So funny that all the talk that summer was Blur/Oasis, but Pulp just stole the whole show with Common People and this absolutely wonderful headline set at Glasto.

Earnestly believe that Shatner did the definitive version of Common People.

RIP, Bill Doss. You were a wonderful man.

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Totally recommend this album. Fresh as f*ck.

Wee bit obsessed with him. Going to see him again in September.

I've absolute caned that album this last six months, can't get enough of it. Got another one of his in the post. Proper distinctive voice. Really good lyrics too. Any craic live? He's playing the Scala in London on that September tour and any other month I'd've been heading down there to see him with Phil, but it's the day before Liverpool Psych Fest so can't do it. Hoping he'll crop up at the Brud at some point soon.

Best song the Ramones never wrote: