I Should Coco

Tearing by at a breakneck speed, I Should Coco is a spectacularly eclectic debut by Supergrass, a trio barely out of their teens. Sure, the unbridled energy of the album illustrates that the band is young, yet what really illustrates how young the bandmembers are is how they borrow from their predecessors. Supergrass treat the Buzzcocks, the Beatles, Elton John, David Bowie, Blur, and Madness as if they were all the same thing -- they don't make any distinction between what is cool and what isn't, they just throw everything together. Consequently, the jittery "Caught by the Fuzz" slams next to the music hall rave-up "Mansize Rooster," the trippy psychedelia of "Sofa (Of My Lethargy)," the heavy stomp of "Lenny," and the bona fide teen anthem "Alright." I Should Coco is the sound of adolescence, but performed with a surprising musical versatility that makes the record's exuberant energy all the more infectious.

I wont jump on the bandwagon and bash Oasis here, but Supergrass were criminally underrated and deserved just as much hype as the top 4 britpop bands. This is a gem.

Some good bri-ish pop on a chewsday innit

I like this a lot due to the fact that i am trash.

I’m old enough that teenage me bought their debut single ‘Caught by the Fuzz’ on “Cassingle” the week it came out, because the NME told me to. (A ‘cassingle’ is a portmanteau of the words ‘cassette’ and ‘single’ that the record industry tried to make a thing for a while. You can google what a cassette is). I remember the NME review saying something about it being the sort of song where you’d find the CD (or cassingle) down the back of your sofa in a few years time and it would still sound great. I think they were implying that Supergrass would be a bit of a one-hit wonder so they didn’t really get that bit right, but they were spot on about the song still sounding good 25 years later. My opinion of this album is probably too influenced by the memory of teenage hormones and youthful naivety to be particularly objective, but I love it and it was a great journey down memory lane. On a side note, about a year and a half ago I saw Gaz Coombes play a free gig near my house, at the opening of a small bridge that doesn’t go anywhere (true story). He’s still great so I’d definitely recommend going and seeing him play, if there are any small, pointless bridges being opened within walking distance of your house.

Another new band and album! My first spin was a weak half-listen in which I prematurely dropped this trio into a pop punk category that I typically have no time for. But thankfully after a deeper listen, I was awakened to the radical statement that is "I Should Coco". After needing to calm down from I'd Like To Know, Caught By The Fuzz, and Mansize Rooster, the fourth song, Alright, helped me to really taste the British flavour and artistic ingredients with a fresh palette. What first felt simple transformed into a complex mutation of themes and sounds including bells, strings, organs, drums, and more. I am so stoked to have learned of this playful rock album! That is one of the wonderful truths about full albums - the more intentional the listen, the more you begin to hear. These strikingly manic mood shifts span a much broader spectrum than realized, and the musicianship & creativity is far more diverse. I really dig Strange Ones and the surprise harmonica in Time! While I truly appreciate every single song on the record, The Sofa Of My Lethargy showcases the breadth of writing and instrumentation that I missed the first time around. At the end, Time To Go is a pleasantly Beatlesque surprise desert to conclude the 13 course meal! ** I taste notes of Supergrass in Cage The Elephant, The Lemon Twigs and The Psychedelic Porn Crumpets? **I also was reminded how easily we can label or judge things before we know anything about them. Music is always a guiding light for me in this area.

This is exactly the sort of experience I was hoping for with the 1001 albums project. A band I had never heard of whose music was right in my wheelhouse. I had heard their single on the radio many years ago but the whole album is a banger. 4.5/5 stars

This was one of the first albums I ever bought, when I was eleven. I genuinely loved Alright when it came out, though I preferred Lenny. Indeed, I even had a pair of rudimentary sideburns aged 11 (though in fairness I've somehow always had a pair of Sidney Sideboards ever since I was about 8; I didn't spurt into puberty especially prematurely, I just always had sideburns). Now, I have no problem with me loving this album as kid, but how would I respond to it as a 30something? Very warmly, it turned out. We have here an amiable, sincere yet playful and funloving record. It's an adolescent record (indeed, children liked Supergrass), but thankfully focuses on the carefree happiness of your first spliff and your first caress of a bosom, rather than 28 tracks about self-harming and hanging round cemeteries. To add a note on the album's eclecticism, I Should Coco has a intriguing number of different styles. Yes, these styles aren't jarringly different from each other, forming part of the standard canon of British indie rock (Beatles, Kinks, Who, Clash, Jam, Smiths, Stone Roses etc.), but Supergrass' embrace of them feels organic, as if they actually just like those bands, rather than out of a need to brag about their record collection (looking at you Spiritualized, Primal Scream and Radiohead). It's a pleasing, natural variance that doesn't reek of showiness. Basically, not a duff track, and that's great enough.

This has to be one of the worst album covers of all time. That transgression aside, this record is better than just about every other British alternative record I’ve encountered on this list thus far. It at least has some aggression…some chutzpah, if you will. They’re playing with a sense of urgency and reckless abandon unlike any of their mid-90’s British compatriots. That album cover is absolutely terrible, though… the dog’s breakfast. Bad enough that I wouldn’t even consider buying this album if I saw it in the store without having heard the music. I guess that’s why they say not to judge a book by its cover.

I was definitely losing interest during some tracks, but then just as I was about to note the track name down, they would change up the rhythm or instrumentation to grab my attention again and this was a running theme. I would say that I only really knew of ‘alright’ from this album before listening, and that track is probably the worst representation of what this album provides. This is classic brit-pop playfulness mixed with some rather Jammy basslines, solid riffy guitar work and a buttload of energy that tails off gently towards the albums final tracks. Quite mature themes for a band in their teens. Will probably come back to this album for long summer road trips or getting ready for a rowdy night on the tiles.

Alright

It's just a fun album. Distinctly of its era in the 90s. I surprised this one has passed my by until now. Lots of variation in the songs. Lots of energy in the first half of the album, and then it slows down in the latter half and has some more noticeable instrumentation. There's a little bit of Beatles in this album. Fun pop music that you can still take seriously. I imagine this band would have been awesome to see live during this era 4/5

Ah, air-heady positive wholesome indie fun. Not wholesome in a twee moth-eaten sort of way, but in a youthful exhuberant summery sort of way. Two well-known tracks to sing along to, and the rest zips along with fresh speed. More than a three? No

Gosh, this is fun. I love the energy of this album. Catchy and tuneful, but also totally rocks. Starts fun and punchy, ends sweetly. This is Britpop masterfully done. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Sofa (of My Lethargy), Time, Alright, Time to Go, Mansize Rooster, Lose It, She's So Loose, Caught by the Fuzz, Sitting Up Straight, We're Not Supposed To, Lenny, Strange Ones, I'd Like to Know

i love this shieeet

Enjoyed second half of album more. Reminds me of Buzzcocks but slightly more melodic with more accessible grooves.

Things I was doing in 1995: - playing a lot of NHL '94. - touring with a band in the back of a van around the northeastern US. - eating poorly. - holding down a tech support job during the day which funded the rest of said list. Things I was not doing in 1995: listening to pop/punk. So I missed this one although kind of surprising considering how embedded I (thought I) was into the current music scene, almost by necessity. I do like the songs "Alright" and "Time To Go" - nice melodies - the keys on Alright are a nice instrumental change-up and Time To Go is a great pace slowdown from the rest of the album but on the whole it is not in my wheelhouse, being fast-paced shouty punk-ish music. I'll give a nod to the fact that it's much more melodic than I might have expected but its never-ending frenetic pace is just too much for me. This one I can see how others would like but not my cup of tea (tea very much a pointed analogy. they're British? get it? of course you do.). 4/10 2 stars.

Britpop at it's peak and it totally rules. Just such a large sound being used to the full extent of it's abilities. It feels like they frontloaded all the good songs though, because it ends up losing some steam after Lenny. Still worth a full listen though; the Britpop history is a fascinating one which I'm happy to explore outside of the usual Blur and Oasis records.

Wank. Apart from the anthemic "We Are Young" there's not much to set this apart from any of the sub standard 90s Brit pop. The heavier numbers however, do make them sound like a bit of a British Green Day which isn't a compliment btw.

meh, Supergrass is another band for people that like shit like U2 and DMB.

Why album generator, do you insist on giving me albums that are terrible? Punk/ska. Really? I couldn’t listen to this.

Energetic, obnoxious. The type of Britpop I want more of.

What is the perfect barometer for a person’s snobbishness, elitist music taste, and all-round dickishness? Take it from me: it’s their response to hearing Supergrass for the first time. Let me tell you a story- in my final days of university, things were finally starting to work out with an absolutely beautiful girl who I’d had a crush on for three years. It was the day we’d just completed our final exams, and we spent that afternoon in our own perfect bubble, hanging out in the rafters of one of the drama studios, playing each other some of our favourite songs through the PA. At some point in the day, she cued up Supergrass’s “Mansize Rooster”. She nestled up close to me, bopping her head along and telling me how brilliant it was that the band were only fifteen when they wrote it. My response? To sniff “…yes, you can tell.” Perhaps the band’s frenetic brand of guitar-based Britpop didn’t gel with my idea of a romantic afternoon. Perhaps I was feeling whiplash from the abrupt tempo changes and mistook it for amateurish songwriting. Perhaps I was just bitter that my teenage years were well and truly over, and none of them had been spent topping the charts or releasing seminal albums. Overall, it’s no surprise that I was wrong to sniff: “I Should Coco” is a fantastic album. While other albums from the Britpop age may have remained more in cultural consciousness (Oasis) or aged better artistically (Blur, or Pulp) “I Should Coco” remains a generational classic. Rather than gently easing the listener in, it hits the ground galloping with “I’d Like To Know”, forcing us to join the band’s pace. “Caught by the Fuzz”, “Lenny”, and yes, “Mansize Rooster”, are adrenaline fuelled, sharp yet sugary rock classics. Gaz Coombes’ rapid fire vocals in “Sitting Up Straight” - nigh-on impossible to sing along to - are genuinely impressive. Elsewhere, “We’re Not Supposed To”, with its daft helium vocals and cutesy delivery, is a convincing “Hunky Dory”-era Bowie tribute. Even “Alright”, a song that soundtracked the decade and would eventually grate on even the band from sheer overexposure, has its place here. The band don’t turn their hand to many other styles or ideas- there are no convincing ballads here, for example- but it’s so flippant and fun that it’s probably for the best. As for the band’s legacy… fear not! There are some happy endings in the world: thirty years on from “I Should Coco”’s release, the band still enjoy critical renown and have reformed to play the album in full to rejoicing Britpoppers old and young. And seven years on from that fateful afternoon in the rafters of the drama studio, that beautiful girl is still by my side, living through the days with me, and we had a joyful time listening to “I Should Coco” ahead of this review. “Alright” indeed!

It’s like.. on the verge of being amazing. But not quite. I liked it a lot though.

This was overall pretty enjoyable. Favorite track: "Mansize Rooster," probably.

High energy album with a lot of cool riffs.

Surprisingly good. High energy fast paced music, and a hint of Beatles so you don't have too much fun. Liked Lose It the most

I Should Coco is collection of fun, catchy pop songs, which are done in a variety of styles. This was Supergrass's first album, and the members were all teenagers when the album recorded. These songs are teenage anthems - celebrations of the joy and frustration of youth. That said, these songs are not juvenile or simplistic. The songs are interesting and varied, showing the band's wide range of influences and surprising range.

I had to go back and gave it a second run-through just to be sure but it turns out, this is a pretty good album. I started skeptical but, the more I listened to it the more I ended up really digging it. The songs are fun, the production is great, and the guitar tones are truly exceptional. I'm honestly shocked that this wasn't on my radar before now.

Quite good. Quite fun. Full of youth.

This felt like a record that would have come out in 2005, not 1995. Was a fun, but not amazing listen.

Top end of a 3, this one. Really liked the energy and had a bit of edge to it. I really don't like Alright though, find it really grating despite its popularity!  Can definitely tell that loads of the indie bands from the early 200s listened to stuff like this, it's definitely got more attitude and oomph than most Britpop (but it's not as catchy as Oasis or as clever as Pulp).

“I Should Coco” by Supergrass (1995) Well, this is fun. In the genre of unserious rock, this competent trio entertains the listener with artfully executed shallowness. It can be described as thin slices of nothing you’ve never heard before, pasted together with deliberate incoherence, producing an overall effect of “Oh, what the hell.” Musically, we have up tempo compositions with good rhythm guitar, better bass, and not quite so good drums. Lyrics are frequently an inscrutable pastiche of conversational tidbits that don’t quite rise to the level of wit—but that’s okay, because this is all about fun anyway. Lots of lyrical references to what is “strange”, indicating both a fixation and a certain naive lust for life, but hey, these are kids. The track “Strange Ones” is almost interesting. Along with “Sitting Up Straight”, it’s a song that starts off with musical potential before quickly crashing back into unalloyed silliness. I enjoyed listening to this, but I don’t think I’ll ever listen to it again. 2/5

If you were to tell a computer to take 1,000 punk records from the 90s-00s and make a new punk record that is the exact average of all those, it would be this record. The most formulaic, by-the-number punk record with absolutely nothing of note here whatsoever

Meh. I couldn't get through a single playthrough. I have got to believe that there are at least 1001 albums in the world better than this one. Sure, I recognized 'Alright', but it sounded nothing like the rest of the album. If that was the only song that got this album on the list, then I'm really lost. I did appreciate that the related wikipedia page taught me about cockney rhyming slang, so at least I've got that going for me.

Long live The Strange.

I know some Supergrass, but never listened to a full album before. The first song had me hooked. Standout tracks: - I'd Like to Know - She's so Loose

Una razón más para enamorarme del rock, lo sentí muy distinto al rock que ya escuché, reconocí Alright al primer segundo y me hizo sentido lo bueno que es el álbum. Cada canción tiene la duración exacta y nada se siente fuera de lugar. Un álbum que seguramente voy a escuchar frecuentemente.

Fuck. Wanted to not like this. It's perfect. Fuck.

classic, seminal, mastapeece

This was a great album to listen to. The cover doesn't do justice to the music. Great stuff

Banger en vrai

I think that the album caught by the fuzz Is pretty good because I liked the lyrics cause it kinda tells the story of the person in the song being kidnapped and wishing they had stayed home and he regrets that he didn't stay home and also talks about how his brother could have helped him if he was there another think I like is the singers voice because it fits the song pretty good I think this song is good and I recommend listening to this album

Wow. I like this album, and I thought I wouldn't. I like this album because I love the background music and the singer's voice. I also like this album because it has many different vibes to it as well. I highly recommend this album!

yes

Have on vinyl. Anarchic pop, better than anything Blur and Oasis ever did

Didn't realise they had so many more good songs other than we are young on that album

Oh, this is a good one. And they were quite young when they released this. Gaz, vocals and guitar, was 19. NINE. TEEN. I can't remember what I was doing when I was 19, but I know it wasn't putting out amazing albums.

Wow just wow. A pop punk rock gem. Clear influence of punks best in a fussion with Elvis Costello and other pop rock bands from the 80s A lot of bands have tried but these guys feel fresh and this album is good since the first chrord strikes. A little bit of ozzy and english metal as well. Had not listen it in a minute but it holds up and I think they will have a resurgance in 10 years and become bigger than when they first came out. Amazing album produced by themselves no big producer or lable pushing for commercial hits and these guys delivered hard punk rock and a pop commercial hit.

Muy bueno

This is an underrated album, and one of my favorites to come out of that 90s era of British pop rock. “Alright” is probably the song most people know from it due to it being in various tv ads and films, but I think almost all of the record holds up and is fun to listen to. This album has all the energy of a punk band without too much of the angst, and really excellent musicianship. The songs vary among a bunch of different rock sub genres, though none so deviant from the root style that it seems off. The difference between “alright” and “strange ones” is pretty stark stylistically but the core of the sound is there. That’s ignoring obvious ones like “we’re not supposed to” as well. My favorites are “Lenny”, “sitting up straight”, and “caught by the fuzz”. I love the frantic feeling this album has (minus the last few tracks) yet how well put together each song is. A total classic.

I knew the name, but didn't know the album. This album is fantastic, and the one hit off it "Alright" is easily the worst song on the album, and it also stands out like a sore thumb. This album is full of good, raw punk influence and is just a great listen.

Never heard of these folks before. Sort of a Ramones meets beach boys? At first I was taken aback and not a fan but after a few songs grew to like them some. And then I listened to the entire album a second time.

Very fun to cook to! Reinvigorated me

Super cool actually, really solid britpop album.

Brilliant always had this CD on repeat

Really enjoyed this one, had a nice mix of rock, punk, alternative pop.. sure I have heard a few of these tracks before but could only remember ‘Alright’

I listen to many albums every day throughout the years and what most of these albums have in common is that almost all of them are from a time that I didn't live through. But there was a specific period in my life, when I was in high school, when everything seemed more intense and albums like I Should Coco were part of my experience of what it was like to live at that time. I really lived intensely the things and people of my time and albums like this, Stone Roses, some by Oasis, Primal Scream are albums that connect me directly with that era every time I listen to them. I can smell the hormones, the cheap drinks, the crazy parties... Yes, there is a feeling of nostalgia, but I'm glad that this time has passed, and when I want to remember those good times, I Should Coco and Supergrass will be there. always available!

It's got the exuberance of the best sixties music with the energy of seventies punk, a little bit of goofiness, cool vocal harmonies, catchy songs, Buzzsaw guitars, plenty of flair in the arrangements all neatly topped of by Gaz Coombes distinctive vocals. The second half of the album is more mellow and sophisticated but equally brilliant. Every song is enjoyable, so for my money this is one of the best albums by one of the best britpop groups. As good as this is, their next album was even better. Love the 'grass

Hadnt appreciated this album at the time as had my head stuck in a synthesier. But it's really good, humourous lyrics, driving sounds think its much better than a lot of that brit pop guff.

It'd been a while since I last listened to this, great debut album!

I can safely say without any doubt that I had never heard of this band before. At least, I thought I hadn’t. From the moment it kicked in after that count off on the first track, I was sold. I knew that if this album was going to be anything like the first track, this was gonna be a good time. And oh man was it. Track after track is filled with really fun grooves, upbeat and energetic sounds, and just a real great party vibe. I could’ve been convinced this album came out in the last ten years pretty easily. I honestly thought “Alright” was a song by like, fun. or something (a band I despise). It sounds so new still. One of favorite bands (who didn’t make the list, unfortunately) is The Fratellis. I honestly think this album and group must’ve been an influence on them. For the group themselves, I hear some Talking Heads (because when don’t I, apparently) and some Elvis Costello. Combine that with 90’s alt-rock and you have a hell of a time. Oh that’s one other thing - I generally have found the alt-rock albums on this list to be pretentious and obnoxious (The xx, Arcade Fire, etc.), so I was very pleasantly surprised when I felt like I could give this album five stars. I label nine of the 13 tracks as standouts. I think that says it all. Five stars. Standout Tracks: I’d Like to Know, Caught by the Fuzz, Mansize Rooster, Alright, Lenny, Strange Ones, Sitting Up Straight, Time, Sofa of My Lethargy

Surprising 5 star. I know I liked them but I didn't expect this album to be that good

Ещё интереснее Проста имбовейшая вещь. Отличные пример для фразы "Всё гениальное-просто". Больше мне нечего сказать

Pre-listening thoughts: So like everyone else on planet earth, all I know from Supergrass is Alright. Expecting the full album to just be that song over and over since that’s the only song by them that gets airplay. Post/during listening thoughts: wait I love this actually. Love this dissonant, high energy opener. The album cover is a little unsettling to me for some reason but whatever. The song lengths are very short. This is very 90s, very British. Nothing I haven’t heard before on this list, but it’s a genre I seem to really like. Vocal harmonies are kind of awesome, especially on songs like Lose It. Yo they got the minions on We’re Not Supposed To! I think the biggest difference with this album and the other British alt rock albums I’ve heard on this list is the sheer energy here. This album is sooo upbeat and fun but I also think it mellows out really nicely at the end. 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: need? Nah. Want? YEAAA Fav tracks: I’d Like to Know, Mansize Rooster, Alright, Strange Ones, She’s So Loose, Time To Go Least fav tracks: n/a

Albumi #16, 12.08.2024 Supergrassin debyyttialbumi on yksi itselleni merkityksellisimmistä albumeista. Ostin oman cd-kappaleeni kesällä 1995 turkulaisesta levykaupasta hieman ennen armeijaan lähtöäni.

This is already one of my favourites. A surprisingly consistent album, perhaps, given the “one hit wonder” vibe of “Alright”. Quirky… cheeky… full of youthful energy… brilliant… five stars!

I'm totally blown away, they absolutely rock out and overflow with genius direction, distinct songwriting, and sturdily woven influences across several genres. It's amazing they debuted with this, and so young at that too, their teenage energy really bursts from this album, and it's an absolute thrill to listen to.

Delighted this came up on a day I need to drive to work and it's 37 degrees and July. I even enjoyed the hideously overplayed Alright on this go around. Just ever so slightly front-loaded with choons, but I adore sofa of my lethargy. The answer to 'Who is better, Blur or Oasis?' was always Pulp, Suede or Supergrass

You know how sometimes you get to an album and you realize when it was made and what it is supposed to be like…and you’re disappointed before you ever listen to one note. This is NOT one of those albums. this one exceeded my expectations and I loved it.

Phenomenally catchy tunes. History of British Rock N Roll up till that point

While Supergrass is not widely considered (to my knowledge) among the “big four” Britpop bands, this album shows that they are definitely one of the best from that era. A beyond solid record. 9.5/10 favorite song: I’d like to Know

If all Britpop sounded this punky, snarky, and excited, maybe I’d actually respect it as a genre.

In 1995, Britain was the place to be. While everyone was busy squabbling over who the better band was between Blur and Oasis, there were a small few that would think otherwise. One of those answers, probably, was a young and scrappy three-piece from Oxford called Supergrass who had put out one of the most exuberant albums in recent memory with I Should Coco. Full of adrenaline and chutzpah from start to finish, Supergrass refuse to let up as they provided anthems of a generation for a generation raring to take advantage of the new movement that was in the air. A timeless explosion that still stands the test of time, I Should Coco was the beginning of something special for all the strange ones out here.

The song from all the commercials! The rest of it is really good too. The right mix of rocking out and weirdness.

I was all set to give this a 4. It's an album I like, from a band I have a lot of time for. But probably viewd thrught rose-tinted glasses. A solid 4. Then I listened to it as a whole for the first time in years. It's a very, very good album, from a very, very good (and criminally underrated) band.

I really liked this album - I was very surprised to start it and immediately hear the horrible histories theme song, but overall it was enjoyable and I like the song alright

Britpop brilliance!

This sounds like the tutorial level for Cardiacs. If you put this on and told me it was one of the more accessible Cardiacs albums, I would believe you. But also that would be a really weird thing to lie about, so shame on you. I love this dumb fun nonsense. Shit works better than any ADHD medicine for me. Five outta five.

Really enjoyable album. Lots of fun.

How have I not heard this before?! Couldn't be more up my alley.

FINALLY! This is one hell of a debut album from one of my top 10 favorite bands. They were so young when this came out that it's amazing how good it is. Also how smart and introspective some of the lyrics are. Proper rock band, with proper influences. This is an amazing album (& amazing debut) and it's not even the best by Supergrass!

Awesome, loved the energy and thought the songwriting was fantastic all the way through

A perfect brit pop debut with some punk and glam mixed in.

Love these boys, and this album will forever be associated with my mis-spent teens.

Fucking ROCKS right out of the gate and just doesn't stop until it's over (OK, I admit the lollypop-guild-voice song was a little weird). Brit-pop vibes are here but drown in fuzz and flashing a lot more garage sensibilities than the later material I'm familiar with. I'm always a fan of first albums and this is a GREAT one!

I had a blast from start to finish. No two songs were alike, and they never dwell on one story for too long. Any of these songs Could've been someone's favorite song in the album. They covered a lot of different sounds, and really filled out the dynamics. I only wish that it was easier to understand the lyrics. Probably between the mixing and the accent that made it difficult. There was something really interesting going on in "She's So Loose". The way they played around with the tempo was very interesting.

What can I say except this album was absolutely great. I wish I had known this album existed when I was in my Brit rock bangers phase. Every song on the album was unskippable and had me foot tappin, bangin my head, or just simply drawn in. Fantastic in every way and I will be definitely adding Supergrass to my regular listening rotation.

Catchy choruses, high energy, all together fun. None of the tracks felt like filler, and nothing was too experimental. Feels like they focused on making good sound. Loved the harmonies and layered vocals going on. If I discovered this in high school I would have been jamming it a lot.

I Should Coco It’s interesting looking back at Britpop bands and albums from a 25-30 year distance. While I still like bands like Cast, who were solidly in the middle of the pack, there are a few bands who were part of it all but were in hindsight a bit different and more interesting than the rest of those bands. Supergrass are definitely one of them. That may in part be because we know where their career went after this, as they escaped the clutches of the Britpop bucket and went into various different directions. But listening to this I think you can clearly hear they had something that set them apart, whether that be a more diverse set of influences outside of the run of the mill 60s sounds people were trying to emulate, a heightened melodic sensibility or a slightly different perspective on lyrical subject matter. The playing is also a real point of difference: Exuberant, energetic, playful, fun and with a swing and suppleness that is in contrast to a lot of their contempories. The keyboard and piano also are excellent, again setting them slightly apart. Aside from the pure exiting pop of Alright, Caught by the Fuzz and Strange Ones, songs like Time and Sofa of My Lethargy show a maturity way beyond their years. And overall, the songs are consistently great, I can’t really think of any duffers apart from possibly We’re not Supposed to, and even that whizzes past in such a flurry it doesn’t really matter. I think it has to be a 5. It may not be a Sgt Pepper a Rumours or a K but it’s a fantastically thrilling album of rocky punky poppy music. Maybe it’s nostalgia and familiarity but for this type of album I don’t think you can get much better.
It's mad that they were 18 when they recorded this. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐️

Listened once, didn't really get it. Turned it up on round two and really enjoyed this.

It simply exquisite album. Felt like the British version of MCR but with the same friendliness and fun of Electric Light Orchestra. When I say I saved every song to my playlist, I literally mean I saved every song. So nice, I listened to the whole thing twice. Had me bopping ready to take on the world. Led me to a great day yesterday.

Man this is a good find. Joyous, strong, pulsating. Ripping vocals. I don't have enough nice words. I'm sure others have. It's fun and I connect to it so well. It brings me back to my teenage tearaway years. Excellent! So happy to give this 5 stars. It's got all I want in an album. :)

Absolutely loved them

Britpop jangly punkish coolness.

Gem of an album by a pretty underrated band. Rawer more punk version of britpop. It sounds like the Vines playing Blur covers.

OMG I SHOULD COCO!!!! I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!! Great album!!! I love this album very much, its classic. The songs are well put together and I like the vocals!! I have to many favorites🫂💕💕

Energetic raucous rock record. I recognized one song but all the others were new. Never knew the name of the band. I’m a new fan. 5/5

Love this

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