Tekel Towers » Tek Towers Best Britpop Song Cup

Tek · 15/8/2015 8:38 pm

4 numbers from 1 to 52 please.

PatReilly · 15/8/2015 8:44 pm

14, 16, 27, 35, Tek.

Tek · 15/8/2015 9:47 pm

Many thanks once again Paddy.

The 3rd game of Round 1 saw a comfortable victory registered for 'Animal Nitrate' by Suede,and it will as a consequence enter Round 2 as a top seed.And joining it in the 2nd Round (albeit unseeded) will be 'Underwear' by PULP after it finished runner-up.Eliminated at the first hurdle are 'Haunted By You' by Gene and 'Detroit' by Whiteout.The latter registering no votes.

Round 1/Game 4 -

Blur - The Universal

Released - 13th November 1995
Chart Position - 5 (UK)

V's

Oasis - Supersonic

Released - 11th April 1994
Chart Position - 31 (UK)

V's

Super Furry Animals - Demons

Released - 17th November 1997
Chart Position - 27 (UK)

V's

The Charlatans - How High

Released - 9th June 1997
Chart Position - 6 (UK)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Sunday 16th August) AT 9PM
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Songs Eliminated from Round 1 -

1.The Bluetones - Slight Return
2.The Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
3.The Seahorses - Love Is The Law
4.Paul Weller - The Changingman
5.Gene - Haunted By You
6.Whiteout - Detroit
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Songs Through Round 1 -

1.PULP - Something Changed (S)
2.Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz
3.Teenage Fanclub - About You (S)
4.Shed Seven - On Stand By
5.Suede - Animal Nitrate (S)
6.PULP - Underwear

Sieb22 · 15/8/2015 9:54 pm

Probably won't make it through, but my vote goes to How High.

Tek · 15/8/2015 10:37 pm

Oasis - Supersonic

arabchanter · 15/8/2015 11:30 pm

The Charlatans

Tek · 16/8/2015 12:13 am

Liam was the coolest guy on the fucking planet in 1994.

Well him and Ivan Golac.

Andy · 16/8/2015 6:01 am

Never a massive fan of the Charlatans but probably my favourite song of theirs, also really like the Universal, but neither are Oasis.

Supersonic for me, one of my favourite Oasis songs.

huntedbyafreak · 16/8/2015 6:25 am

Demons

PatReilly · 16/8/2015 9:19 am

As it's the song rather than the artist to be voted for, Blur - The Universal, for me, unusual time signatures and all.

lifesanocean · 16/8/2015 10:55 am

Supersonic, no contest.

Foo Kin Twat · 16/8/2015 10:56 am

How High

Trap_6 · 16/8/2015 1:56 pm

Four heavyweights of the genre for me. I was a fan of all at various points.

SFA are just head and shoulders above anything else that came out of Britpop though in my opinion. Beach Boys harmonies, early Pink Floyd psychedelia, Beatles-esque knack for a beautiful pop song and much more. All in one band! Absolute geniuses.

DEMONS.

Tek · 16/8/2015 2:50 pm

Score Update -

Oasis - 3
The Charlatans - 3
Furries - 2
Blur - 1

lifesanocean · 16/8/2015 4:31 pm

The four of them were all great bands at the time. I saw the Charlatans at the Caird Hall in 97 and they were tremendous. I also saw the Furries at Fatties around 98 and it was fucking tremendous.

huntedbyafreak · 16/8/2015 5:09 pm

I'd had enough of The Charlatans by that stage. Didn't rate Telling Stories tbh. How High is a pretty weak single IMO

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lifesanocean · 16/8/2015 5:17 pm

'The Charlatans' and 'Up to Our Hips' were both better. Crashin In was a great single.

huntedbyafreak · 16/8/2015 6:18 pm

The Charlatans was a great album #haditbutlostit

Andy · 16/8/2015 6:33 pm

Listened to the Charlatans today, How High wasn't the song what I thought it was, it was North Country Boy I liked.

Made a cunt of if that, like I said - big fan.

Still Supersonic anyway, carry on.

huntedbyafreak · 16/8/2015 7:19 pm

I mind seeing the Charlatans in Livingston of all places in 1995 I think. They were magic. Got a feely at the gig as well. Epic.

Can't say I listen to them much now tbh. Out of the 4 in this round the one I listen to most is the Furry Animals.

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Trap_6 · 16/8/2015 7:30 pm

lifesanocean wrote:
The four of them were all great bands at the time. I saw the Charlatans at the Caird Hall in 97 and they were tremendous. I also saw the Furries at Fatties around 98 and it was fucking tremendous.

I was at both those gigs. Fantastic.

Furries PA kept cutting out as I remember? Had to leave the stage numerous times. Still blew the place apart.

Just checked the date - October 97. Decent guess mate...

Glasgow is tangerine · 16/8/2015 8:13 pm

oasis

Rocky Raccoon · 16/8/2015 8:19 pm

How High.

Tek · 16/8/2015 8:35 pm

Full Time -

Oasis - 4
The Charlatans - 4
Furries - 2
Blur - 1

*Oasis have won the tie as they reached the 4 votes first*

Rocky Raccoon · 16/8/2015 8:41 pm

West coast bias IMO