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So many classic moments! Bar Italia underrated.
Reminds me of the Smiths but more grunge less folk
Well this album about common people just not for common people.
Great range of an album. Calm tones such as Something Changed but then great energy such as Common People. Masters of the sound in 1995, British band balancing song and storytelling. 8.9/10.
Fire 🔥
One of the best albums I've heard
Maybe my favorite album ever. Kind of sad to get it as I liked knowing it was waiting for me. 11th perfect rating, 597 albums in Rating: 5.0
Take your year in Provence and shove it up your ass.
This might be one of the best British rock albums of the 90s. "Common People" alone puts this pretty high up there. I still don't know Pulp's discography very well, but this album is simply chock-full of vitality and creative passion. They reach for David Bowie heights and largely succeed. Excellent album, must-listen #72.
I enjoyed this album from the first song. Then common people played and I realised I never knew who did that song. I really enjoyed the rest of the album as well.
I've rated a few albums 5* in the last week so I've started to think maybe I'm setting my bar too low? This is an album that passed me by back in the day. But such great songs, really good lyrics (and I'm definitely no poet) and no filler. I'm still listening to it the next day. Cocker you're such a perv.
Big bold sexy kitchen sink drama orchestral indie pop. Fucking sublime soundtrack to the mid 90s. Made glasses and geekiness cool n sexy.
Possibly the best album to come out of the whole Brit pop scene.
This is one of my favourite albums of the 90's and it still sounds great 30 years later.
In a different class.
top form
I'm familiar with some Pulp songs but have never listened to this album before, one of my favorites on the list so far, excellent songwriting, Jarvis is a unique and brilliant frontman. Love the production as well, would definitely look to get on vinyl
Very good album. It’s very unique and weird for the time. I was definitely vibing with it and a shame I’ve never even heard of the band before.
lovely
pulp are the best britpop group, fight me.
Practically flawless
unusual but pretty
Monster
Diferent
"Oh is this the way they say the future's meant to feel? Or just 20,000 people standing in a field?" "Check your lucky numbers. How much money could drag you under. Oh what's the point in being rich? If you can't think what to do with it. 'Cause you're so bleeding thick!" Great comment on how poor people are exploited by the false hope of potential lottery winnings provided by governments, and the materialism that ensues with a potential win. (Ironically, Pulp won the pop lottery with this album!) I love this album, yet I don't like much else by Pulp. Liked Songs Added: Common People Disco 2000 Live Bed Show Something Changed Sorted For E's & Whizz Underwear
An absolute masterpiece, no notes
nice. Reminds me of Boomtown Rats
The first album that was ever important in my life. It’s been in my top three for decades, and it’s never not been perfect; never gotten tired of; it’s one of the all-time great albums, as far as I’m concerned.
An incredible album and a delight to listen to at anytime. BY FAR the best of all "Britpop" type albums.
Pulp - Different Class. I'm sure like many people, I recognised the lead singer's voice from their hit "common people". Jarvis Cocker according to a quick Google. One of the many icons of Britpop, and really one of the founders. The album really holds no punches as it's straight into full swing with Mis-shapes Video. A great opening track as it establishes the iconic sound of Pulp, with Jarvis' vocals front and centre of the mix, followed by some smooth bass and electric guitar groove to fill in either side. Classic Britpop sound oozes from every note. A fantastic start. Pencil skirt is a good second track, not as strong as the opener, but we're still treated to a more downbeat, sexy mood, with sexy lyrics to boot. A great contrast to other songs, showcasing the true range of Pulp. Right, here it is! Common People, their most iconic hit. Full Britpop here, with Jarvis shining front and centre. A great groove, relatable lyrics as well as just pure electric energy bouncing from ear to ear. Still carrying the, at this point, signature sounds of the guitar and bass, some more brassy electric elements are introduced, adding to the zap. A true classic. I Spy. Probably their least known song on this album. Jarvis' raspy vocals opening alongside a flamenco-esque guitar riff once again treat us to a different flavour of Pulp. The story-winding lyrics unfold a taunting and vengeful assailant's efforts with a woman. The lyrics alongside Britpop eclectic and more classic orchestral motifs really mix into a unique and interesting listening experience that absolutely needs to be heard. It is an experience, not just a song. Disco 2000, probably the second favourite of the album. Opening with Pulp electric guitar, the "Common People" similarities are instant. Once again cementing the foundations of Britpop, Jarvis' vocals weaved between the electric guitar and subtle synth elements are just glowing. A true Britpop gem of the 90s.
Different Class feels like an album that knows exactly where it comes from and exactly what it wants to say. From the first moments, it is sharp, funny, angry, and deeply observant, sounding like someone finally saying the quiet parts out loud. The music is confident and immediate, built to carry stories rather than overshadow them, and every song feels purposeful, as if nothing here is accidental or wasted. What makes it extraordinary is Jarvis Cocker’s writing, which is funny without being flippant and cruel without losing empathy. These songs are packed with characters who feel uncomfortably real, awkward, lonely, horny, bitter, and desperate to be seen. The album skewers class, sex, aspiration, and shame with a mix of wit and vulnerability that few bands have ever managed without tipping into parody. Even the big singles feel smart and biting rather than celebratory, turning pop hooks into delivery systems for uncomfortable truths. By the time Different Class ends, it feels less like a collection of songs and more like a complete social document. It captures a very specific time and place, yet somehow still feels relevant because its emotional core never dates. There is energy, intelligence, and heart all working together, and nothing here feels smug or lazy. It is an album that entertains, provokes, and lingers in equal measure
This is the biggest surprise of this challenge so far. I really enjoyed it.
Have loved this since day 1.
4.75
Different Class indeed. Masterful work from Jarvis and co.
Oh me oh Myra Pogo on that You twaaaaaaaat
Easy 5. Pulp were comprehensively a Different Class to the rest of britpop.
Classic
This was great, kinda punk kinda ska, I can see this being in regular rotation
SOLID START!! Geniunely enjoyed listening to it, new crashout song fr PENCIL SKIRT IS GOOD TOO!! OKAY YEAH NO SKIP ALBUM LOVED IT EVEN MORE THAN THE LAST, THIS IS DEFINITELY IN MY TOP 5 I LOVED IT OMG.
This is a really bloody good album. I like the classic rock feel. I like the vocals. I like how up beat it is. 8.5/10 #149
An all timer. In a time dominated by oasis and blur, pulp put the pop in britpop and this album shows why. A truly wonderful album to dance to. Rip Deborah and Steve Mackey
Basically a no miss album. It seems like it was supposed to be about the struggles and suppression of the working class, but Jarvis is way too horny to stay on message
Loved this. Definitely a band/album I feel like I missed out on but am glad to be discovering now!
one of the most fundamental works of one of the best pioneers of the genre
Loved this! Surprised and shocked that I never heard this. Granted, we had our first child that year…so I kind of had a few lost years. I need to find more of them. This is a great album band and an awesome sound.
shout-out british rock. i wouldn't normally give this one five stars but it has to be relative since i enjoyed listening to basically the whole album as opposed to the rest of these albums
I love this album. The bravado, the anthems, the Britishness -- it's all there! Common People is a banger. Disco 2000 -- love. Sorted out for Es and Wizz basically tells the tale of being high without a cell phone in the 90's. Even after all this time, this album makes me happy from start to finish.
I remember first hearing this record when my friend Dave let me borrow it when I was in High School. It really ruined for me what I thought Brit Pop was - because nothing compares with this masterpiece.
recentemente, esse se tornou top 5 albuns da decada de 90 pra mim definitivamente coloca o POP em britpop. um absurdo, synth até o cu fazer biquim como estudante de federal por 6 anos, já conheci gente demais que era super rica e tentava/fingia ser pobre fudido. common people é um clássico.
An incredible album that I'm very familar with. Common People is an absolute cracker, Disco 2000 is still great fun, an every song has something going for it.
Wow I liked this so much more than "This Is Hardcore". I'd have to listen back to back to know why. I mostly just remember the other album feeling "samey" and "forgettable". The mood of this album is somehow both sinister, sinuous, and tangible. Hard to pick out a favorite song because I thought it was back to back bangers. Really shocking to get two controversial artists in a row!
Fuck it 5 stars
Topalbum. Common People is zo goed gemaakt en heeft een geweldige songtekst, maar ook Disco 2000, Something Changed, Sorted for E's & Wizz etc... zijn allemaal kleppers. 4.5
1. We want the things you won’t allow us 2. Watch my conscience disappear now 3. And they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why 4. I’ll hold your body and make it sing again 5. Would you like to come and meet me maybe? 6. Something beautiful left town 7. Where would I be now if we’d never met? 8. I lost my friends, I dance alone 9. This room has become the centre of the entire universe 10. There’s no way to get out, he’s standing far too near 11. Why live in the world when you can live in your head? 12. ‘Cause I’m fading fast and it’s nearly dawn
Excellent album
Did not know this album but loved it from the beginning. The opening part of Mis-Shapes got me hooked right away. I've listened to it a few more times in the meantime and it does not change. Wonderful and simply very nice.
Different class.
One of my favorites!
Biased because I've loved this album most of my life, enjoyed an excuse to listen to it again!
First time through was interesting. Second time through was still interesting
Great album. Disco 2000 and Common People are the obvious hits, but it's really consistent. Some of the other highlights include Mis-Shapes, Pencil Skirt, Something Changed, Sorted for Es and Whizz, Feeling Called Love.. basically every track is good I love Jarvis Cocker's lyrics, he can write songs that are wry, satirical or introspective, with the occasional singalong banger for good measure Easy 5*
1995 var verkligen peak britpop. Alla låtar på den här skivan rör sig på en skala mellan bra och svinbra.
Lovely stuff!
The best Britpop album. Easy. 5 stars
This is one of my favorite albums! It was one of the first CDs I bought and was incredibly formative for me. An album about being a working class nerd who’s bizarrely sexy? What’s not to love? It’s wonderful. The songs range from pop greats like Common People and Disco 2000, to the sort of James Bond-y themed I Spy. Honestly I like something about every song on the album. It’s wonderful.
My favourite Britpop album
Really enjoyed this one. Common people spoke to me, having lived in a rat-infested Camden flat in my 20s.
p766. 1995. 5 stars. Quality 90s Brit-pop with sharp lyrics, great tunes and a sense of humour. What's not to like?
Lemppari: Underwear
Really well structured songs with a unique sound andsome great storytelling that brings on memories of growing up. Oh, it looks like I’m gonna be hitting the five stars rating… yep, here I go.
Pre-listening thoughts: Oliver insists I’ve heard Pulp but I cannot remember any of their stuff. Post/during listening thoughts: Really loving the sound of this so far. It’s more poppy than some of our previous listens which I needed. Very very British once again but this time I’m not opposed to it. It reminds me a little of Bowie? Like if Bowie’s lyrics were a little more incel-ish. There are definitely elements of disco in some of these tracks too. A really nice genre blend with lots of upbeat, fun moments that I think could hook anyone. Common People alone bumps this up a point. 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: lowkey yeah Fav tracks: I Spy, Disco 2000, Common People, Monday Morning Least fav tracks: n/a
Modern classic
Title says it all. What a joy to listen to this album, in full, in the order it was designed to be listened to. Pure class.
I love cock- I mean Jarvis Cocker. Listening to it I’ve realised that I’ve heard most of the songs already thanks to my mum and her impeccable music taste. It made me think about her and that’s made me happier. Nostalgia and reminiscing aside it was also great music obviously if my mum liked it. Jarvis cocker would’ve loved being a theatre kid and you would agree if you’ve seen him live. 9/10.
Very Northern british sense of humour here. Cocker and Heaton excelled at it during this period and its cutting, vitroilic and utterly enhanced by the upbeat soundtrack which belies the darkness underneath. Clearly, these are most uncommon people.
Fantastic album, no bad tracks, all good stuff
Common People might be one of the best songs of the 90's. Iconic. The rest of the record is no slouch either.
Superb album. Somethings Changed a beautiful song.
I love this album. Such a great sound, some absolutely bangers. Yeah it's a little cheesy in places but I think it's on purpose and adds to the complete album.
Epic album. “Smiled and Held My Hand”
BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME IM SO SERIOUS
Wow, seriously great album. Sorry I missed out on Pulp when they first came out--they're terrific. First time new-to-me music reminded me of David Bowie.
I have never listened to this album all the way through. Its now time!! I had not heard the opening 2 tracks before but thought they were superb, leading into the brilliant common people. Something changed was a really good track. Favourite song: Common people and disco 2000 are classics. Least favourite: Every song on this album is really good. Album artwork: Iconic cover This is a 5/5 for me. Really good album.
Reminds me of Claire <3
I loved this album!
Holy smokes! This record is a masterpiece of Britpop, I absolutely love the style of the witty lyrics. The riffs are catchy, and each track delivers a mix of humor and poignancy. The whole album feels very alive. Sexy, dancey, beautiful music. Easy 5.
Breakthrough art, one of the greatest albums of all time.
Genuine class. A really great album, definitely belongs in the top echelon of this already select group.
### In-Depth Review of "Different Class" by Pulp "Different Class," released in 1995, is the fifth studio album by the British band Pulp. This seminal work not only propelled the band to the forefront of the Britpop movement but also stands as a landmark in British music history. This review delves into the album's lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence, while weighing its pros and cons. #### Lyrics Jarvis Cocker's lyrics on "Different Class" are a highlight, brimming with wit, observation, and social commentary. The album paints a vivid picture of British society, particularly focusing on class struggles, sexual politics, and the mundanity of everyday life. 1. **Social Commentary**: Songs like "Common People" epitomize Pulp's incisive take on class distinctions. The narrative of a wealthy girl wanting to experience life as the "common people" do is a sharp critique of class tourism and the superficial understanding of poverty by the privileged. Lines like "You'll never live like common people / You'll never watch your life slide out of view" starkly contrast lived experiences with romanticized notions of working-class life. 2. **Sexual Politics**: Tracks such as "Pencil Skirt" and "Underwear" explore themes of sexual desire and relationships with a raw honesty. Cocker’s delivery is both provocative and vulnerable, providing a nuanced look at the complexities of human sexuality. 3. **Everyday Life**: "Disco 2000" and "Mis-Shapes" capture the essence of growing up in a working-class environment, highlighting feelings of alienation and the longing for escape. The lyrics resonate with universal themes of youth, rebellion, and the search for identity. #### Music The music on "Different Class" is an eclectic mix of styles, seamlessly blending elements of pop, rock, disco, and new wave. This musical diversity is one of the album's strengths, providing a rich and varied listening experience. 1. **Instrumentation**: The instrumentation on the album is both inventive and accessible. From the anthemic keyboards in "Common People" to the jangly guitars in "Disco 2000," Pulp creates a soundscape that is both familiar and fresh. The use of synthesizers and orchestration adds depth to the arrangements, enhancing the emotional impact of the songs. 2. **Melody and Harmony**: The album's melodies are catchy and memorable, often juxtaposed with darker lyrical themes. This contrast is particularly effective in tracks like "Something Changed" and "Live Bed Show," where the sweet melodies belie the underlying melancholia of the lyrics. 3. **Rhythm and Groove**: The rhythmic elements of the album, particularly the bass lines and drum patterns, are integral to its appeal. Songs like "I Spy" and "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E." demonstrate Pulp's ability to create grooves that are both danceable and introspective. #### Production Produced by Chris Thomas, who had previously worked with artists like the Beatles and Sex Pistols, "Different Class" boasts a polished yet edgy production. The production choices contribute significantly to the album's timeless quality. 1. **Sound Quality**: The album's sound quality is excellent, with a crisp and clear mix that allows each instrument to shine. The production balances the raw energy of the performances with a polished finish, making the songs radio-friendly without sacrificing their authenticity. 2. **Atmosphere**: Thomas's production creates a cohesive atmosphere throughout the album, despite the variety of musical styles. The use of reverb and echo effects on Cocker's vocals, for instance, adds a sense of intimacy and urgency to the songs. 3. **Innovative Techniques**: The production includes some innovative techniques, such as the use of ambient sounds and unusual recording methods. These add an extra layer of texture to the music, making repeated listens rewarding as new details emerge. #### Themes The themes of "Different Class" are deeply intertwined with its lyrical content, providing a rich tapestry of ideas and emotions. 1. **Class Struggle**: The most prominent theme is class struggle, explored in almost every song. "Common People" is the centerpiece of this exploration, but other tracks like "Mis-Shapes" and "I Spy" also delve into issues of social inequality and disenfranchisement. 2. **Sex and Relationships**: Another major theme is sex and relationships, depicted with a frankness that was groundbreaking at the time. Cocker's exploration of these themes is neither gratuitous nor sentimental; instead, it is characterized by a candid realism that resonates with listeners. 3. **Alienation and Identity**: The themes of alienation and the search for identity are also prevalent. Songs like "Sorted for E's & Wizz" and "Live Bed Show" reflect the disillusionment of a generation searching for meaning in a rapidly changing world. #### Influence "Different Class" has had a profound influence on both the Britpop genre and the broader landscape of British music. 1. **Britpop Movement**: The album was a defining moment for Britpop, influencing contemporaries like Blur and Oasis. Its success helped to solidify Britpop as a dominant force in the 1990s music scene, characterized by its emphasis on British culture and working-class sensibilities. 2. **Cultural Impact**: Beyond its musical influence, "Different Class" has had a lasting cultural impact. Its incisive social commentary and exploration of class issues resonated with a wide audience, making it a touchstone for discussions about British society in the 1990s. 3. **Legacy**: The album's legacy is evident in its continued popularity and critical acclaim. It is frequently included in lists of the greatest albums of all time and remains a reference point for new generations of musicians and fans. #### Pros and Cons **Pros**: 1. **Lyrical Depth**: The album's lyrics are intelligent, poignant, and relatable, offering sharp social commentary and emotional resonance. 2. **Musical Diversity**: The varied musical styles keep the album engaging from start to finish, showcasing Pulp's versatility. 3. **Production Quality**: The production is top-notch, striking a perfect balance between polish and raw energy. 4. **Cohesive Themes**: The recurring themes of class struggle, sex, and alienation give the album a strong sense of identity and purpose. 5. **Influence and Legacy**: Its impact on the Britpop movement and British culture at large solidifies its status as a classic. **Cons**: 1. **Pacing Issues**: Some listeners might find the album's pacing uneven, with a few slower tracks potentially disrupting the overall flow. 2. **Niche Appeal**: The heavy emphasis on British cultural references may make some of the themes and lyrics less accessible to international audiences. 3. **Production Choices**: While innovative, some of the production techniques may sound dated to modern listeners, particularly the use of certain synthesizer sounds. 4. **Cocker's Vocal Style**: Jarvis Cocker's distinctive vocal delivery, characterized by its theatricality and idiosyncrasies, may not appeal to all listeners. ### Conclusion "Different Class" by Pulp is a masterpiece that captures the zeitgeist of 1990s Britain while addressing universal themes of class, sex, and identity. Its lyrical brilliance, musical diversity, and high production quality make it a standout album in the Britpop genre and beyond. Despite minor flaws in pacing and niche appeal, its influence and legacy are undeniable, cementing its place in the pantheon of great albums. Whether you're a fan of Britpop or a newcomer to Pulp's music, "Different Class" offers a compelling listening experience that continues to resonate nearly three decades after its release.
If the Kinks had gotten their start in the 90s, this is probably what they would have sounded like—and that is a compliment. “Common People” is an all time great social satire.
Very solid album with a lot of nostalgia for me. Going to put it on the 5 side of 4.5. Some really great tracks and the whole album is easy to listen to.
I must be one of the many people who only knows pulp from common people. This album took me by surprise and I damn myself for sleeping on this. This is great and feel like they've been a big influence on MGMT which is a great thing
Up there with blur and oasis great album
bien fokin serio 9/10
It's from the Brit Pop era, but being led by an ironic crooner styled frontman in Jarvis Cocker, they always stood out a little. I love the storytelling, the wit and sense of provocative drama, the dark seediness and sexual fantasy, the little details of people's lives, the ironic posing and vocal phrasing. And musically, they sure know how to build the songs up from a simple riff to a euphoric climax. They also manage to be funny and touching at the same time, mainly because there is a sense of empathy for the characters in the songs. 30 years on this clever album still sounds amazing and it's another contender for best ever album on this list.
Bit of a guilty pleasure of mine
Great album all the song are really strong, groovy and funny. It's a story book of love, frustration and parties from the master story teller of the brit pop era. Its also a slice of 90s working class life its dreams, fears and asspirations. The likes of which mr Alburn or the Gallagher brothers were never able to articulate.
Bitpop winner, great album
The relief of a familiar album! Not having to wade through an obscure 80s, cheesy 50s or acid-drenched 70s album. 5 stars because I would choose to just put it on from time to time all by myself. I like the lyrics (although the creepy ones go a bit too far sometimes) and the tunes are interesting and catchy.
I wasn't really into Pulp during the mid-90s, sure Common People and Disco 2000 were instant classics, but for whatever reason I wrote them off at the time and never listened to this album. Last year on the 1001, we had "This Is Hardcore" come up, which I quite enjoyed. So, finally time to give "Different Class" its due... and it did not disappoint, great tunes, great social commentary, great album!
A wonderful album!
Brilliant, brilliant album. Common People, Disco 2000, Mis-shapes and Underwear are the standout tracks, but the rest of the album is good enough to have been lead singles from most other bands in that period. Very close to a perfect album for me.
Brilliance
Good stuff
last year i had a season ticket to burnley fc and developed a tradition of listening to pulp (and in particular this album) on my way to games. for those that dont follow football: we did very very well. this year i havent had a season ticket and have not listened to pulp on the way to the few games ive made it to. weve been absolute dross. great album though.
Brilliant
Absolute surprise. What an album.
one of the great in nineties
Pulp is my #1 Britpop band. Oasis can shove it
The album starts strong and never lowers the level. On top it has got the hit-singles "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Very diversified. Fun to listen to every single time. Britpop at it´s best. Simply a "Different Class" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ While I actually own this one as a CD I'd like to give extra credit to the Cover-Concept and Artwork with the picture frame and all the different fotos.
A classic, every track is great. Awesome!
This album, literally, is different class
Wish I could give this masterpiece 500 stars
Brilliant from start to finish. The singles are massive - we'll come to Common People, but let's pause to acknowledge Something's Changed, Disco 2000, Underwear, Es and Whizz and Mis-Shapes - and it's well backed up by songs like L.O.V.E (I ain't typing that out in full Jarvis, no-one has time for that). It's a testament to an era, and to a counter-culture to the laddish glorification of normcore happening elsewhere. Pulp are knowingly weird, subversive and un-alpha, and I love them for it. And finally, it's become a cliché to love Common People I assume, but get the record, stick on the full length version, and glory in the total evisceration of poverty tourism, told through some of the starkest, most brutal poetry known to man. It's magnificent, and this particular listen has put it back into my own personal conversation for the GOAT song.
I fw this
common (people) w
Just terrific. Every track a winner.
admitting with a HEAVY sigh that some great art can still come from that worthless slab of an island.
WHORE ❤️
Best Brit rock album of the 90’s
Love it! This album is freaking awesome. It’s catchy and broody and dancy and sexy and hopeful and lustful and just all the things. I was familiar with a couple of the songs, but damn, this whole thing is just perfection to me.
What an absolute banger of an album. The gritty, lower-class Brit Pop of Pulp (and Blur) is so good.
They hit the right kind of manic energy that really drives the music forward. Lyrics are a bit dodgy maybe, but overall a very nice experience
Pretty cool stuff! I knew Common People, but their other songs are good too.
Favorite Tracks: Disco 2000 Common People Something Changed
obviously i love this album i have listened 1 million times and also travelled to sheffield to see pulp. it is perfect it is so diverse but so consistent. and disco 2000 is probably the best song ever
Different Class is one of the biggest highlights from the Britpop era. I can see how this album impacted british music, like Arctic Monkeys. The songs represent differences in class and wealth and mirror issues with society that are still ongoing. The only song that was a true detriment, in my opinion, is Pencil Skirt. It feels a little too creepy. Overall, this is a great album that borders on a 5. Best Songs: Common People, Disco 2000, I Spy, Monday Morning, Bar Italia Worst Songs: Pencil Skirt
Pulp schlug damals ein in meinen Ohren: ich war begeistert über die fantastischen, eingängigen Melodien und die unglaubliche Vielfalt. Ob Balladen , Rock und Popmusik sie beherrschen das Songwriting. Eine kreative Band , die tolle Arrangements schreiben kann. Kein einziger Ausfall. Und heute? Wundere ich mich, warum ich dieses tolle Album lange nicht mehr gehört habe. Ich bin immer noch begeistert.
Another 90s Band I knew only for the name. Apologies, I was busy. It only took about 30 years to listen for the first time and way better late than never. I recently became aware that Jarvis was a big deal in Britain but I didn’t connect him to Pulp. Again I apologize. This is a very good album. Lyrics, music & voice make it so for me. Just about every song I can easily listen to again …and again.
One of my favourites of all time
NO WAY I was listening to this the other day after buying the CD and I nearly finished it but got interrupted. I got to the start of ‘FEELINGCALLEDLOVE’. I have heard the singles many times (I rather like Pulp) and I loved the album ‘This is Hardcore’. This is one of the albums where the less good far outweighs the amazing. Suffice to say all the songs are my favourites except for ‘Live Bed Show’ and ‘Monday Morning’. How can few of the top reviewers on here understand satire? Is this a strange American thing? It’s quite clear that the bizarre sex fantasies are a persona put on to mock the upper class’ very low expectations of lower classes as ‘dirty’ in more ways than one. I know we Brits are great at sarcasm (see what I did there?) so I would have thought it was fairly obvious we wouldn’t have bought 1.33m copies of an album that is serious about rape and other assorted perverted fantasies. 10/10. Possibly better than ‘This is Hardcore’…
I feel like I know these people. I've had these conversations. The emotional content resonates on the same wavelength as my anxiety. Every part of this album is working for me, from the sweeping arrangements to the razor-sharp lyrics, I'm only sad that I didn't discover this album sooner. Added to my collection.
Pulp is just the Killers if Bowie was the lead singer. I think this was my first exposure to Pulp. A bit dramatic at first and took some time to get used to the vibes but overall really enjoyed it. Common People was amazing.
One of the finest albums ever made. I'm not surprised to read some of the reviews on here of people so far removed from England who just don't get it. But if you do get it, it's transformative and raw.
Brilliant portrayal of mundane, unfulfilled life. Does anyone else make music about normal lives? Does what it says on the tin - different class. 5*
CLASSIC BRIT POP
We all know I loved this one.
Fucking great
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Pulp je prošle godine bio otkriće
I love this album. It ages so well. The songs on this are so good that they could have released almost any. One of my fave pulp songs lives here and it was never released. A beautiful bit of social commentary, some dark storytelling and so much humour. And you can dance to it! What more can you want.
I lived in Sheffield for nearly a decade, no way I could give it less than a full five.
The top, the highest, the peak of Brit Pop that holds its weight today.
Loaded with a variety of bangers. Even songs that start innocuously have something up their sleeves.
Different class 👍
Pulp emerged from Sheffield as part of the Britpop scene, but always stood apart from the pack for various reasons. For a start they were older, having been around as a band since the late 70’s. They were also less laddish than either Blur or Oasis, and while Suede made Byronic pansexuality part of their aesthetic, most of their songs were actually about women or drugs rather than other men. Pulp’s topics were heterosexual sexual and class politics. And they did it fantastically. There’s a genuinely unsettling darkness in a lot of Jarvis Cocker’s lyrics. A sense of sexuality as conquest, as a way of crossing class boundaries, that miraculously doesn’t ever cross into misogyny, because Cocker is as aware of the female presences that he is conquering as he is of the underlying class struggle behind his sexual desires. And despite all the despair regarding the character’s circumstances, there are moments of genuine romance embedded within the cheating and failed relationships. And on top of all of the fantastic songwriting, Jarvis Cocker being one of the great British lyricists, Different Class is just fantastic musically, an incredibly catchy, simple yet layered Pop album that draws on the traditions of Rock, Pop, and Electronica from every decade since the sixties, with a modern twist that still stands as a template for Indie Pop nearly 30 years after the fact. Maybe I’m just guilty of assuming that everyone is as interested in this sort of topic as I am, but I genuinely do not understand the criticism of this album in some of the top rated reviews. This is one of the few mature, realistic looks at class & sexuality in the modern Pop canon, and anyone who can’t see what it’s trying to do is genuinely missing out
impossível não dançar. nunca tinha ouvido falar da banda, acho que foi ofuscada por não ser tão idiota quanto as rivais da época
Pulp is such a strange anomaly. My experience with this band is probably not much different from most, which was hearing a few songs occasionally, usually on someone's mix cd, or in various places and always left me with an impression of curiosity. That curiosity leads me wondering if this is the ultimate britpop album. If not, then it would be way up on the list. At first listen, I wasn't sure how this was going to unfold, but then something clicked. Not a bad song here and it holds some interesting depth that seems wholly unique to this band.
Maybe the best gig I've even been to last summer, bangers galore.
Album no. 3/1001 Great, album with Common People and other songs fit well. British, rock, catchy, good memories. My thing!
I’m so glad I finally listened to this whole album! Anytime I’ve heard a Pulp song in the past I’ve dug it big time, and it turns out I dug the whole record! There’s a timeless quality to this - I had to keep reminding myself it’s from the 90s, not the 60s or 70s. It’s just this wonderful wall of sound with amazing production and cheeky lyrics. I listened to it like four times yesterday. Common People is truly an all-timer of a bop.
Amazing
Exceptional!
I'll start with a declaration. I'm not objective about this album. I'm English, was 13 years old when this came out, saw them at v96 at 14 and had my kind blown, own all Pulp albums, listen to Jarvis on the radio and just finished his book. Let's say this is my music. In an attempt to be objective, the music is brilliant pop, the lyrics should win the Pulitzer and I listened to this and danced around a shopping centre. The hits are unparalleled and the album tracks are equally good, there is no filler. If I'm being subjective, this is a core memory for me and fills my old man heart with the joy and vigour of my younger self. If I was in a coma, then play this and I'll wake up.
Thanks British guy. Pulp is Alfa.
Liked it!
A classic
I notice that all the one star reviews are from Americans, and I’m not an American, so it’s above one but I’m also not British so it’s lower than five. Nah it is still a fiver
excelent
First album of 2024, and we're off to a great start. This was honestly just really strong across the board. I wasn't familiar with these guys at all, and didn't have super high expectations since the last Britpop album I got was a bit of a dud for me, but I loved pretty much everything on this. The sound is really smooth and fun. It's kind of giving me like Saint Motel vibes, but significantly more British. "Common People" might be a dark horse contender for my favorite song I've gotten on here yet, just builds throughout in such a compelling way, and has this like subtle frustration in the lyrics that you can just get. There's also this cool little synth thing on "Sorted for E's & Wizz", and then the last line ("what if you never come down") is just delivered perfectly. "Disco 2000" is great ,"Something Changed" is slower but really nice, "Bar Italia" closes it strong. It's just solid top to bottom (with like a couple exceptions, but they were still ok at least), with a few top tier songs. Favorite song: Common People Other: Mis-Shapes, I Spy, Disco 2000, Something Changed, Sorted for E's & Wizz, Underwear, Bar Italia 1/1/24
Super fun and funny and glammy and danceable and a bit dark.
In my hometown of Sheffield, there’s a blue plaque on the wall of famed club, The Leadmill. It marks the site of the first Pulp gig… in 1980. When I first saw it, I had to double-take. 1980? What?! But that’s… a whole fifteen years before their brilliant commercial peak of “Different Class”! Where they sound like a young, vibrant, barely-past-their-teenage-years band! How could it be? Well, in reality the band had gone through many different guises before hitting the big time in the mid-90’s. It’s one of the reasons why Pulp have always had a thorny reaction to being called “Britpop”: the boom of the genre happened to give the band’s profile a lift, but Jarvis Cocker just considered it a lazy term for something happening to other groups. This was also why it was a while before I appreciated “Different Class” for the work of genius it is: the Britpop association used to turn me off. Take the opening track “Mis-Shapes”: a gloriously affirming, glam-rock tinged ode to social outcasts, which mutated into a spearhead for loutish lads up and down the country (to Cocker’s chagrin). To an extent, even the righteous anger of “Common People” has been diluted and repackaged as a summer singalong. That, coupled with the abject unpleasantness of a track like “Pencil Skirt”, did little to endear it to me. But really, at the centre of “Different Class” is Cocker’s working class upbringing, and his fury (and scathing sense of humour) towards the upper and middle classes. A born poet, he spins all manner of personae and characters across the record, from loathsome and lecherous (the dodgy content of “Pencil Skirt”, the pleas of “Underwear”) to deft character studies (“Live Bed Show”, “Common People”) to desperately romantic and sentimental (“Disco 2000”, “Something Changed”). His extended monologues are a masterclass: wonderfully lyrical, full of theatrics and gravitas without ever feeling hammy or pretentious. The introduction of “F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E”… the break in the middle of “I Spy”… the middle of “Sorted for E’s and Wizz”… all superb. The rest of the band- drummer Nick Banks, bassist Steve Mackey, keyboard player Candida Doyle, guitarists Russell Senior and Mark Webber- fill out the tracks into something between glam revival, disco hits, Bond soundtracks and Broadway show tunes. There’s the yearning euphoria of “Disco 2000”, a nostalgic pop classic. “Something Changed”, reworked from an old composition from the 80’s, is so sweet and sentimental it’s almost out-of-character.“Sorted for E’s and Wizz” is a bleak exposé of recreational drugs dressed up as a semi-psychedelic festival singalong. “Bar Italia” is a dramatic, theatrical finale with clear hints of Bowie’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”. And even then, I haven’t mentioned the band’s signature manifesto: “Common People”. What. A. Monster. Keep the Monkeys, Human League or ABC: Pulp will always be the band that make me proud to be from Sheffield.
Rocky dark beatles vibe ! Me liky
J'avais jamais entendu parler de ce groupe avant aujourd'hui. Et la moitié de l'album rentre déjà dans ma playlist. Une belle découverte franchement. Common People c'est banger.
I'm quite shocked how divisive this album/band/singer is but to me it's a real slice of life and highly distinctive regardless of whether you like(d) it or not. At least 3 big hits on this and they really strike me now despite struggling to think what's REALLY different about them? Same structure, instruments so maybe it's the swagger and the style?
Haltu kjafti hvað þetta er flott verk. Elska byrjunina, elska Common People, elska skiptinguna frá I Spy yfir í Disco 2000. Something Changed snerti við mér og tengdi ótrúlega við Monday morning enda í algjöru þroti. Þetta var falleg gjöf frá algorythmanum að fá þessa plötu. Fokk sjálfumglaðir elítistar og forréttindapésar. Áfram Pulp, lang skemmtilegasta Britpop bandið. Blur vs Oasis? Neee Pulp!
Þetta er plata fyrir mín tónlistareyru. Besta plata Britpoppsins. Ekki einn veikur hlekkur. Smellirnir algjör klassík og meðlögin frábær líka. Þau eru svo góð að það er eiginlega ekki hægt að gera upp á milli þeirra. Toppað með hnyttnum samfélagsádeilu textum. Ég bið ekki um meira.
I have no idea why I put off listening to Pulp properly for so long. In my opinion, a far far stronger album than Blur and Oasis ones but not the moving powerhouse singles so not as many get drawn in, but you're blessed if you do give them a proper go
While their previous work is still my favourite, in this album you will find the greatness of Pulp at their max. Elegance, accuracy, sense of humor and intelligence mixed together with melodic pop. One of the most important albums in UK music history.
Really good album, thoroughly enjoyed this one. Had a sort of pop punk vibey wave sound I liked a lot. I ended up checking out more of Pulp's stuff.
#9, #3, #12 #9 is a banger
I never was into Pulp and I came back to this fully expecting I'd dunk on it as not quite good enough Britpop warbling. But, well, even misfits have their moments of mainstream and this is as good as a pop/britpop album as any and it's full of gleeful fun songs that bring back great times. For one album, amongst a load of their average indie output, Pulp wrote and performed a masterpiece.
excellent mis-shapes pencil skirt common people i spy disco 2000 something changed sorted for e's & wizz feeling called love underwear monday morning bar italia
One of my favorite albums. Already downloaded for offline play.
I got so excited when this album appeared I literally shot my fist into the air. I love Pulp. I love Jarvis Cocker. I love this album. My first exposure to Pulp was the Mission: Impossible soundtrack. That album ruled. “I Spy” was a standout - but I was sort of into that Cold War/wet European streets kind of music at that time (Massive Attack, Portishead), so it clicked. But I had no idea what was waiting for me when I ordered this album from Columbia House. I was in. To call Cocker’s sexuality overt on this album is an understatement. But it is tied into many of the frustrations of coming of age in Thatcher’s UK. Sex is all over this album, but it’s really class that’s front and center. Take some of the lyrics with an ironic grain of salt, but listen up when he’s talking about the haves and the have-nots. Brit pop stalwarts for good reason. Excellent album. 6/5. Coda: do yourself a favor and listen to the William Shatner/Ben Folds spoken word version of “Common People.” It will change your life.
5 stars, incredible yet still not as good as This is Hardcore. Jarvis Cocker is a vastly underrated songwriter/storyteller. Common People is just great an d Something Changed is beautiful
Like pink floyd without the hour long solos
You know, I swear I had this back in the day but I don’t think I ever listened to the whole album. It’s majestic. Obviously the singles are great but the album as a whole is better than I could have hoped. Jarvis is one of the best frontmen I have ever seen life. No idea what that idiot American reviewer is thinking rambling on about the blues. Weird
Ahhhh now we're talking! What a classic album! This album is a different class in itself. Probably one of the best albums of the 90s - timeless songs. Common People and Disco 2000 will always be certified bangers. Apart from the classics, Something Changed is probably my fave, or Underwear.
Great emo!
Wow. Excellent songwriting. Theatric. Glam. This album is a beautiful work.
I never heard before about pulp, it was different from what I usually listen. I liked it
One of my favourite albums, bought this when it came out saw pulp at a festival in Leeds. Totally fitted into that 90s britpop vibe. Not listen to the whole album for years. Still measures up.
One of the reviews here suggests that this is the best album of the 1990s. Now, I wouldn't go that far, but it's definitely in contention for it. While some of Cocker's lyrics are a little less than savoury, he writes from a position of knowing, living and breathing the realities of his subject. He's a dirty little bastard, he revels in it. There are few albums that can consistenly blend anger, filth, comedy, yearning and reckless self-destruction together while still being poppy and winsome. Listening to this again (I bought it on CD when it came out) I can see how Cocker's vocals could be distracting, and the simplicity of production may not appeal to youthful tastes, but being of and from its era, it is a masterpiece.
9/10
I slightly prefer This Is Hardcore of the two Pulp albums I've listened to, but only slightly. They are both amazing 90s classic Britpop albums.
Really good proto-emo, I loved basically every track. Opener is fantastic.
feels like the smiths with less angst
One of my favourite albums of all time. Easily the best thing to come out of the britpop era.
Listened to the singles over and over, great album
So many great tunes, equally of its time and timeless, arguably the best Britpop album
Þetta er frábær plata, nostalgísk en samt tímalaus. Það eru forréttindi að hafa heyrt þetta þegar það var nýtt og ferskt, og mikil gleði að skella aftur undir hinn óeiginlega geisla. Fullt hús.
Really great transitions between songs. I had never heard this band before and now I'm very interested!
Heard before: yes I wish it weren't such a normo take, but Common People is one of the best songs ever written, despite the over-exposure and mediocre covers; I mean, he even says "whilst" in the middle. What needs to be acknowledged is that, toes to tits, this is also the best Britpop album. Hilarious, deadly, cocky, smarmy; there's a moment in every song that's a gem. "I've kissed your mother twice, and now I'm working on your dad." Ahahaha! Oh Jarv! This record wants to fuck you and kill you at the same time, if it can be bothered to do either. Top tracks: Common People, Sorted For E's & Wiz, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
One of my favourite albums as a teenager and it still is.
Only listened to this album for the first time in the last couple of years. It's a brilliant brilliant record. Something Changed is the best track on this.
Classic album
Common People is one of the best British pop songs of all time and the other singles aren’t too far behind it. Some cracking album tracks too. Possibly the best Britpop album
Absolutely stunning album from start to finish. Best britpop album by a mile, not kidding. Do listen to this album, honest advice
Geweldig album!
Peak 90's Brit pop. Holds up well
I'd never even heard of this band, but I really liked it. Incredibly British. Great voice, dude's almost in my ear a few times. Something about this era of rock is really connecting with me.
Perfect Britpop
Striking the perfect balance between the party’s highs at 10:30 pm and the ominous stumble home at 4 am, Cocker and company explore status and sameness on and around the dancefloor. Jarvis sounds like the sleaziest lounge crooner ever, but as he goes on you get the sense he may be the only friend you’ve got.
Goddammit Britpop, decide if you're gonna be ass and one of the worst genres I've heard or producing some of the best albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to, like this album is. Every song on here is a masterpiece in music, I'm not joking. The singer's voice is a perfect blend of the Bowie voice so many Britpop singers try to emulate and someone like Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy, and the understanding of making a good chord progression is unmatched as an album, with nearly every movement here so satisfying and enjoyable. It may be a little long, but I was never waiting for it to end like most albums, and stuff I actually knew before like Common People are suddenly extremely good even though I didn't think too much beforehand. I'm just utterly impressed by this gorgeous, whitty and frankly awe inspiring album.
Killer!!!! I only knew COMMON PEOPLE, but I will definitely keep this album in my rotation.
This album definitely is different class.
Pulp better be The Churnups at Glastonbury. Fuck Dave Grohl banging on about his dead drummer for an hour. Save us Jarvis.
brilliant. Depraved tales. Lovely use of different volumes and tempos within tracks. Subtly awesome.
Before today, the only Pulp song I'd heard was "Common People," courtesy of 60 Songs That Explain the 90's. I held off on listening to Different Class because I knew it was on this list, but I was probably only going to hold off until 200 albums into this project, at the latest. Thankfully, it was well the worth the wait to listen to this album, because I absolutely loved it. From the opening words and guitar riff of "Mis-Shapes," to the slower "Bar Italia," I loved every track on this album. I loved that the theme of class struggle managed to permeate the whole album; even the songs where Jarvis Cocker was lusting after some married woman were oozing with disdain for the social hierarchy. The instrumentation on this album was great too; the faster tracks are insanely fun and catchy, and the slower tracks add a tone that prevents the album from feeling tongue-in-cheek. Jarvis's vocals are great too, and he sings his best on "Feeling Called Love." I was thankfully able to listen to this album twice, and the second listen just solidified that I found a new album to add to my regular rotation. "Common People" is my favorite track, but "Disco 2000" is a close second. I may not wait to be assigned another Pulp album before checking out the rest of their discography.
yo this fucks five stars
I loved this album: Before listening I only knew two of the songs but what bangers they were. I was sitting there waiting for the tracks with all the other songs placed around them feeling mid at best but then I hit the end of the album. Something must've clicked bc I was loving ever last second of it from there on out. Kind of wish it was longer bc it absolutely slapped.
Wowowowo i never never got around to listening to the whole album before despite my friends recommending it constantly. Monday morning is by far my favourite song Solid 5 stars from me
Pure perfection. Could listen all day 9.5/10
Este sí que sí
A great beginning.
Sometimes it lags, particularly in the second half, but it's top tier britpop because of its incredibly glam sound and Jarvis Cocker's unique persona.
Not a weak track on here. Holds up very well.
F**cking epic. Looked to see how high the score for this is and shouldn't have done, some dinosaur gave it one star and wrote a conceited tome about how it's not the blues, and how it doesn't offer anything positive as a solution to all of the negativity. Who fucking cares?! Maybe there is no hope. When there's no hope, at least we can listen to Different Class, and that's fine with me. Every track is immense. If it's a one star album to you, either you haven't heard it enough, or your stereo wasn't loud enough.
I spent a lot of time in the early 90s out with a friend, attending different Pulp gigs around London, even before they became mega. She had a massive crush on Russell, the violin player. I loved Jarvis Cocker’s style and swagger. The songs are witty and clever and great social commentary, which still resonates today. Some of these songs were part of the Set List even before the album was released so they already felt familiar. Pulp were to the young British disaffected chattering class what Bruce Springsteen was to NJ blue collar workers. Their voice - their call to arms! It oozes brilliance! I still have the old Pulp CDs knocking around and they hold up. And Bar Italia is still a permanent fixture in Soho. This album is pre-Jarvis’s fantastic ‘mooning Michael Jackson at the Brits’ moment but I knew he was cool way before then. Most definitely in a different class!
I reallyyyy love Bar Italiaaaaa
It's Pulp, what's not to like
It's a different kind (Britpop) of class (masterpiece!) from the past - also Pulp's magnum opus. Fav Track: Something Changed
Nineties rebellion, but make it sophisticated. I loved this! For the songs to be as simple and minimalist as they were but still have a lot of spunk - amazing. Before this record the only thing that I knew about Pulp was that they sang Common People, but now I'm about to explore their entire discography. Standouts are Monday Morning, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E, Pencil Skirt, and Sorted for E's & Wizz.
One of the most important albums of the 90s
Britpop's crowning moment
Absolute classic
goat
A Brit pop masterpiece up there with the best albums of the 90’s.
Very nice sounding album. I knew one or two before this listen but this was my first time all the way through. Very good front to back, all great and at sometimes soothing songs that I really enjoyed! The sound was very very different and hard to describe, in you face and then sometimes very soft and to the heart. Love the Album cover too! Nothing too crazy but just really different and retro looking which I like. Whole album sounds way older than it is, giving off similar vibes to The Magnetic Fields and even some Joy Division! Really liked the songs I Spy, Sorted For E’s & Wizz, FEELINGCALLEDLOVE, and of course Common People! But all around I really liked the whole thing and will listen to the full thing again in the future!
Ooowee that was really something
An amazing album and a new introduction to me. “Common People” - a great find.
Bloody heck if half of this community didn’t partake in “britpop bashing” this would be one of the top rated albums for sure, it’s fairly unique, there’s not a bad song on here and the sequencing isn’t utterly botched either. And to those who call this creepy well Michael Jackson is a certified nonce (and we all know that Jarvis Cocker didn’t like Michael). And even for artists not in the top rated artists have creepier albums like that french nonce album (I can’t remember it’s name and while I like it violent femme’s debut is as creepy as this all your really gonna get here is a few uh’s. Also while I’m on this album what is it with the britpop hate on this website perfectly great bands like pulp or suede or oasis will get a ton of reviews right at the top moaning about how boring britpop is (have you actually fucking listened to these albums). Yeah I love this shit!!! 5/5 all the way maybe my all time favourite aswell.
I kind of love this tbh
hittas
Genius. Anyone who doesn't like this was not in Britain in the 90s! When the question "Blur or Oasis?" was asked, Pulp was the secret right answer. Every track makes you feel something, whether that is 'kill the rich' or 'Jarvis is a sleaze'. A flawless album, literally couldn't be improved in any way.
5. Obviously.
I don't think I'm quite ready for a Pulp reappraisal. Yes, it's a great album, but it's also still incredibly over familiar for me. I tried to listen out for anything new. The production has a lot more to offer than I first thought. The focus on Jarvis and the lyrics can lead you to oversee some interesting twists and turns in the music. Pencil Skirt in particular was pretty trippy for the music alone. It gets a little deep with I Spy. I thought 4 stars initially. But Sorted for E's made me smile and tipped me towards 5 stars.
This album is powerful, holy crap. Dark. Fun. Strange. Funky. Groovy. Playful. Had never heard of this album or this act and man, I want more.
I was introduced to "Common People" by William Shatner, which then led me to the original version by Pulp. The song is an all-time favorite in both versions. It's absolutely brilliant in so many ways. The more I listened to this album today, the more I loved it. It has such great storytelling with such a great sound. Such images and emotions!
In the late 1990s I discovered the songs “Common People” and “Disco 2000” and loved them. Fantastic songs that I put on many a mix tape. Fast-forward to today, and this album appears and I suddenly realize that somehow I never explored Pulp’s music any further. Absolutely wonderful. So much other goodness here! “I Spy” “Live Bed Show” “Something Changed” “F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.” “Underwear” were some new favorites but I loved the whole album.
Common People feels like “Honey” on Psychocandy in that one song alone makes it at least a four star album. Really enjoyed variety. Again another album that has some pop while still being guitar heavy which seems to be my sweetspot
I've always been a fan of Pulp, but rarely ventured into their albums as a whole. Clearly, I'm an idiot. This album is brilliant, and plays so well front to back, especially as so many of the songs tie into one whole, throwing up themes of class, resentment, and general depravity. I love the cover with this in mind. I also didn't realise how brilliant the lyrics were on some of these songs. Kicking off right away with Mis-shapes, it's superb, and really pointed. Jarvis Cocker is such a brilliant front-man. I really wish I were rich enough to hire him to just follow me around and read things for me in his overtly sexual perv-voice. Imagine him listing off a recipe while you cook.. "Add in two grams of... salted butter... and stir... vigorously... while you ladle over... ladle over the beef dripping, and STIR" So many big, sing-along classics here. And even if you didn't have the rest, this album has Common People on.... I mean come on... it's an absolute stone-cold classic. What a song. It's a big five from me.
miksi--- miksi vitussa tykkään 90 luku rock albumista.... vitun bri i sh kun viittii olla hiukan eksperimenttaalisia... miks vitussa tämä ei ole mitään erikoista musiikkia kuitenkaan miks vitussa tykkään tästä liiba laaba paskasta vittu lyriikat aivan saatanan kuiraa ei minkäänlaista ainesta kiinnostukseen siitä miks vitussa ...mielialasta kiinni...hyvällä päällä tänään.... live bed show... toiseksi epäsuosituin...hyvä....
Pulp, together with Suede and The Auteurs: the top 3 "britpop" bands from the mid-90s. His N Hers, Different Class and This Is Hardcore are all 5 star albums, but their music from 83-93 is not even *that* different in form and quality.. ..some of their old work is actually pretty great too (just wildly inconsistent). Anyways, Different Class was the best albums of the 90s and it aged pretty well. I am listening to some remastered version and every song sounds as great as ever. It is also an album where the order of the songs is perfect.
One of my favourite albums of all time.
Gran disco por donde se le vea. El sonido de Pulp por excelencia. Con éxitos como Disco 2000 y Common People donde pisan el acelerador al fondo y cosas olvidadas como I Spy y Underwear, este disco no tiene desperdicio. Además, ha envejecido muy bien, no se siente viejo y se puede escuchar de cabo a rabo.
La verdad es que no sé la historia de cómo Pulp llegó tarde a la batalla del Brit-Pop y quedó detrás de Blur y Oasis, porque la verdad es que, al menos con este disco, se me hace que tiene el nivel de los otros. Tal vez el problema es que es nada más este disco el que llega a ese nivel. Mi favorita, por mucho, es Disco 2000 que tiene una gran letra y ese riff de guitarra de la entrada con un destiempo ahí muy jiribilloso.
One of the most outstanding albums of all time. They could have released every track as a single and they'd all have been hits.
smug af. I love it. If you can't fuck to this -- shut up.
Brit rock classic!
It's got classwarfare against the upper classes, catchy indie rock riffs, witty lyrics, a 90s culture and drugs vibe: basically everything I love. Very little I dislike here, in comparison to the album that follows this. Compared to This is Hardcore, this is cooler, catchier, more meaningful and more enjoyable by a long way.
Insofar as any one album can change your life this is the one that changed mine.
bellissimo, espressivo, common people una delle mie canzoni preferite in assoluto
A bonus track from this album is in Trainspotting
Beautiful, funny, clever, sad - loved it then, love it now.
very good, glad I was forced to listen to it
不错
I actually really enjoyed this too british at parts but I still loved it nonetheless 10/10
"Different Class" is the fifth studio album from Pulp. It was released in 1995 pretty much at the height of Britpop. I know people may disagree with me but I think this is the best album of that genre. The title refers to a club night at Eve's Club and also to the British social class system. A double meaning, I like it. This is very polished and well-produced music. In a lot of songs, the music tends to build as the songs progresses. Their lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, has a great emotional delivery; he sings, he whispers, he screams. The lyrical themes are social class and relationships often intertwining the two. The first song on the album is "Mis-Shapes" which starts things off with spiraling keyboards and piano. The song is an ode to outcasts who were targets at clubs. The song was the second single released and was coupled as a double-single with "Sorted for E's & Wizz" which is sort of a happy-poppy-sounding song about the artificial nature of the drug culture. The first single and their most popular song is "Common People." This is a tremendous song which builds as the song progresses. A great keyboard (I think) intro and catchy chorus (both keyboards and vocals). About a rich girl wanting to live like common people and narrator saying that could never completely happen. Initially, I thought was listening to Laura Branigan's "Gloria" in their third single "Disco 2000," a very polished song with great keyboards and guitar. I know I'm repeating myself in some of these album reviews but not a bad song here (Well, they should be since they are supposedly the best albums). A album in the height of Britpop and may be the best one. By the way, I never heard of this album up until probably 10 to 15 years ago. Not big in the States in the 90's and never made it to my ears. Probably, since it was also released at the height of grunge.
If you ignore Suede (who aren't really Britpop) this is pretty inarguably the best, most consistent Britpop album. The absolute peak, and a lovely old evisceration of the somewhat vacuous culture that surrounded it. That the 90s are now looked upon by many as the good old days, tells you everything you need to know about the absolute state we are in now, in 2022.
Crass and perverse Brit pop, A+ listen, absolutely kicks balls
fab as ever
Common People is sublime and the rest is growing on me. An optimistic 5 Stars
One of the few albums on this list that I have listened to the whole way through a load of times before. This is proper nostalgia for me - I would've only been 5 when this came out, but my dad loved it so it was on in the car all the time. In retrospect, the lyrics are really inappropriate for a five year old to be listening to, but I don't think it's messed me up too badly! I can't give it anything other than a 5, the combination of some proper singalongs (Common People & Disco 2000 the most obvious) with a few of their hallmark album tracks (the slightly creepy, slower songs like I Spy and Live Bed Show) with a proper ballad (Something Changed) and some really clever social/political commentary. Fits together really well as an album, and closes nicely with the energy in Monday Morning into the drunken ramble of Bar Italia. Mile End (which is only on the Deluxe Edition) is also well worth a listen (and not just because I live just round the corner from there).
For now, this app says I don't like britpop. Wrong. I love it when it's well-written, topical as f*ck, smart and irreverent, nor to mention rich on a musical standpoint. Exactly what Pulp's magnum opus provides here. Oh, I almost forgot. And you can shake your rump on a dancefloor to a large chunk of those tracks, too. A huge plus that very few other britpop masterpieces can boast about. What more can you ask, really, eh? Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 909 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 50 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 26 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 19
Released in 1995, "Different Class" is the best and most fun rendition of '80s synthpop I have ever heard.
El pinnacle del brit pop i una de les cimes compositives dels '90. No hi ha un sol moment fluix en tot el disc. És curiós com una banda pot esclatar en un moment d'inspiració divina que ni abans ni després es torna a repetir, ni tan sols a apropar-se. Sort en tot cas van tenir ells de ser un dels pocs escollits per brillar d'aquesta manera
Clue’s in the name!
I thought it was nostalgia - but there’s isn’t a single song that does not pull at my heart strings when I listen to this album. Jarvis Cocker and lurid and lucid take on a Brit’s coming of age - is executed with panache and sardonic wit. A perfect album through and through - the best album from the whole Britpop era.
This is top tier brit pop, how have I never heard of them?!?!?
I’m a common people and I like this album.
Probably the best Britpop album? It's just a perfect mix of the fun anthemic bops and the darker, introspective stuff that Pulp excelled at (and explored even more for their next album, This Is Hardcore)
Japp men det är fusk för jag har lyssnat tidigare.
If 1995 were to be summed up in an album it would be this one. Forget Blur or Oasis, Pulp were always the clear winners of the Britpop wars. I hadn't listened to this in years, as I had overplayed it and felt it was maybe dated. Hearing it with fresh ears it is a such am amazing album. Timeless but also so link to an era it is a document of social commentary To 22 year old me, "Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?" because yeah it is
The best Britpop album (at the time) The best Britpop album (in hindsight)
If Ken Loach were a band, he'd be Pulp.
I think I'll have to go for the full 5 on this one. It is a bit of a masterpiece
Really, really liked this.
I mean... I've heard this millions of times lol
Love it - all the songs sounded the same, but I'm HERE FOR THAT SONG.
Don’t care what Mike thinks, Pulp are cool.
I'm giving a 5. I know I'm rating high. This reminds me of some of my favourite bands. 2nd song in it's Faith no More and the cure
Brilliant, peak britpop
Different. Class.
Great album…
Od svih koje sam dosad poslusala tu, ovaj mi je najbolji!
This is the soundtrack to me being 16. It's probably a 4 but I feel that's too churlish considering how much these songs are in my brain.
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Mostly great
Oduševljena sam. Preslušala sam ga tri puta. Dosl hodam nasipom i smijem se jer odavno nisam osjetila taj polet koji nastane kad otkriješ nove izvrsne pisme! <3
Obožavam. Već kad sam se polako zabrinula da me nista ne moze oduševiti ovaj album je to uspio. Da moram objasnit svoj glazbeni ukus ovo bi svakako ušlo u opis.
The greatest Britpop album ever made
A great album that was part of the Brit Pop explosion. Lyrics that reminded us of the struggle of everyday people
Préférées <3 Disco 2000 Something changed Feeling called love
Songs to stalk people in their bedrooms to Prefs : Mis-Shapes, Common People, Disco 2000, Something Changed, Sorted for E's & Wizz, Underwear, Bar Italia Moins prefs: NADA
Love it
Nice! Reminds me of Rick and morty
The question isn’t whether it’s a 5, it’s are there any better albums out there?