13 December 2021
Back to 1997…
Band: RADIOHEAD (UK)
Album: OK COMPUTER
Released: 21 May 1997 – their 3rd LP
Score: No 1 in the UK, Scotland
and Belgium, #21 in the USA
Pitchfork said: “The record is brimming with genuine emotion,
beautiful and complex imagery and music, and lyrics that are
at once passive and fire-breathing. OK Computer is like tossing
David Bowie, old U2, Spacehog and lots of Pink Floyd into a
blender and pushing the ‘kill’ button.” Score: 5/5.
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RADIOHEAD: Facebook
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Band: THE VERVE (UK)
Album: URBAN HYMNS
Released: 29 September 1997 – 3rd LP
Score: #1 in the UK, Ireland, New-Zealand
and Ireland, #23 in the USA
NME wrote: “Its sheer magnificence and spirit is such that
the danger of it overwhelming anything that follows it is obvious.
This, after all, is the musical signature of the year.” Score: 4/5.
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THE VERVE: Facebook
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Band: SPIRITUALIZED (UK)
Album: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE FLOATING IN SPACE
Released: 16 June 1997 – 3rd LP
Score: #4 in the UK
Pitchfork: “Masterpiece. The music is timeless.” Score: 5/5.
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SPIRITUALIZED: Facebook
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Band: PRIMAL SCREAM (Scotland/UK)
Album: VANISHING POINT
Released: 7 July 1997
Score: No 2 in the UK and Scotland
AllMusic said: “The group is still capable of creating exotic,
thoroughly entrancing sounds, which is what makes Vanishing
Point a remarkable comeback.” Score: 4.5/5.
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Band: GRANDADDY (US)
Album: UNDER THE WESTERN FREEWAY – debut LP
AllMusic said: “A fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest,
and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation.” Score: 4/5.
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GRANDADDY: Facebook
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6. The Boatman’s Call by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
7. Evergreen by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
8. Time Out Of Mind by BOB DYLAN
9. ‘Stupid Stupid Stupid’ by BLACK GRAPE
10. ‘Dig Your Own Hole’ by THE CHEMICAL BRORTHERS