Comments on: The Brit Box Giveaway! http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/ The Independent Rock Blog of WOXY.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:03:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Virginia http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-665 Virginia Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:41:29 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-665 In the fall of 1995 I went to the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England- at the height of the Blur/Oasis rivalry. (Blur was winning) We were fortunate to have a great concert venue on campus where up and coming brit-pop played. The best concert I saw there was the Boo Radleys, with Electrafixion opening for them. (Electrafixion turns out to have had several members of Echo and the Bunnymen involved with it). But my favorite British band has to be PULP, who I discovered and loved while there. To this day, I am not allowed to listen to "Common People" while I am driving, because I start driving way too fast. It's a bit disconcerting to find yourself driving 90mph in a 1992 Saturn! In the fall of 1995 I went to the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England- at the height of the Blur/Oasis rivalry. (Blur was winning) We were fortunate to have a great concert venue on campus where up and coming brit-pop played. The best concert I saw there was the Boo Radleys, with Electrafixion opening for them. (Electrafixion turns out to have had several members of Echo and the Bunnymen involved with it).

But my favorite British band has to be PULP, who I discovered and loved while there. To this day, I am not allowed to listen to “Common People” while I am driving, because I start driving way too fast. It’s a bit disconcerting to find yourself driving 90mph in a 1992 Saturn!

]]> By: Trish http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-664 Trish Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:46:49 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-664 Belle and Sebastian because Scots are always seem to be underrated, and because B & S arrived on the scene in the mid-1990s when Oasis had a tight grip on Brit-rock and were able to make a name for themselves with their soft-spoken, modest, yet brilliant, Tigermilk. Belle and Sebastian because Scots are always seem to be underrated, and because B & S arrived on the scene in the mid-1990s when Oasis had a tight grip on Brit-rock and were able to make a name for themselves with their soft-spoken, modest, yet brilliant, Tigermilk.

]]> By: Eleanor http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-663 Eleanor Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:47:20 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-663 25 years takes us back to 1982. I was 10 years old and just starting to get into music. Within the next couple of years, MTV comes on the air, and I'm introduced to the British Band that I've listened to the most over those years - Duran Duran. I remember purchasing Seven and the Ragged Tiger while on a family vacation in Florida in 1983. I had a poster of the band on my bedroom wall and in my locker in junior high (the only band that rated a poster). Rio has probably been my most listened to album, with "The Chauffeur" being played, rewound, played, rewound, etc. I finally got to see them in person in 1995 at Sawyer Point. While other British Bands have been added to my list of favourites - Blur, The Stone Roses, The Cure, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order - Duran Duran occupied the top stop first and will always remain there. 25 years takes us back to 1982. I was 10 years old and just starting to get into music. Within the next couple of years, MTV comes on the air, and I’m introduced to the British Band that I’ve listened to the most over those years - Duran Duran. I remember purchasing Seven and the Ragged Tiger while on a family vacation in Florida in 1983. I had a poster of the band on my bedroom wall and in my locker in junior high (the only band that rated a poster). Rio has probably been my most listened to album, with “The Chauffeur” being played, rewound, played, rewound, etc. I finally got to see them in person in 1995 at Sawyer Point. While other British Bands have been added to my list of favourites - Blur, The Stone Roses, The Cure, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order - Duran Duran occupied the top stop first and will always remain there.

]]> By: Talal http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-662 Talal Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:54:27 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-662 I would have to say Blur. To be honest, I didn't have much interest in music early on as a teenager and what cassettes and cds I did own, in retrospect, were in pretty poor taste (of the top 40 variety, that bad, though I don't name names). Not knowing a single thing about brit pop or, for that matter, most bands that Clear Channel type radio stations ignored in my town, my first listening of Blur self titled album blew me away. I imagine it's like that first hit of crack. I started listening to earlier Blur albums, checking out bands that other friends with mutual Blur appreciation listened to (Yay Pixies), traded mix tapes with friends , and attended as many local shows as possible. Blur turned me into a music junkie. I would have to say Blur. To be honest, I didn’t have much interest in music early on as a teenager and what cassettes and cds I did own, in retrospect, were in pretty poor taste (of the top 40 variety, that bad, though I don’t name names). Not knowing a single thing about brit pop or, for that matter, most bands that Clear Channel type radio stations ignored in my town, my first listening of Blur self titled album blew me away. I imagine it’s like that first hit of crack. I started listening to earlier Blur albums, checking out bands that other friends with mutual Blur appreciation listened to (Yay Pixies), traded mix tapes with friends , and attended as many local shows as possible. Blur turned me into a music junkie.

]]> By: Lauren http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-661 Lauren Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:10:20 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-661 XTC....I just like them! They are chocked full of poppy-goodness XTC….I just like them! They are chocked full of poppy-goodness

]]> By: Buzzstein http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-660 Buzzstein Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:54:23 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-660 Easy. The Clash. I don't care that they aren't actually featured on the box set. They probably influenced every artist that IS on the box set, whether they know it or not. Not only did they help lay the foundation for punk rock, but they expanded on that sound and pushed the boundaries of modern rock in new and exciting directions. Nevermind the Sex Pistols. The Clash were the true innovators and THE quintessential British punk band. Easy. The Clash. I don’t care that they aren’t actually featured on the box set. They probably influenced every artist that IS on the box set, whether they know it or not. Not only did they help lay the foundation for punk rock, but they expanded on that sound and pushed the boundaries of modern rock in new and exciting directions. Nevermind the Sex Pistols. The Clash were the true innovators and THE quintessential British punk band.

]]> By: Brian http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-659 Brian Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:46:20 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-659 Super Furry Animals have remained my favorite British band from the time I first saw them live in 2000. I've never seen a band have so much on stage. It was like, playing a live show wasn't work to them. I've always really respected the band members for their eccentricity, wit, and professionalism. They will continue to bend foundations of their sound while other bands remain monotone. This boxset pretty much sums up what I've been listening to the last 12 or so years. I haven't heard all the bands on these discs and really look forward to new musical discoveries. Super Furry Animals have remained my favorite British band from the time I first saw them live in 2000. I’ve never seen a band have so much on stage. It was like, playing a live show wasn’t work to them. I’ve always really respected the band members for their eccentricity, wit, and professionalism. They will continue to bend foundations of their sound while other bands remain monotone.

This boxset pretty much sums up what I’ve been listening to the last 12 or so years. I haven’t heard all the bands on these discs and really look forward to new musical discoveries.

]]> By: matt http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-658 matt Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:38:06 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-658 A relatively unknown band named the Steamkings. Probably not at all influential, but i saw them in a small record store in Connecticut called Brass City Records (www.brasscityrecords.com) and they blew me away. They have two albums as far as I know, on the now defunct Earthling label. Hard to find, but worth the look. Overall influence would either be Swervedriver or the Stone Roses. A relatively unknown band named the Steamkings. Probably not at all influential, but i saw them in a small record store in Connecticut called Brass City Records (www.brasscityrecords.com) and they blew me away. They have two albums as far as I know, on the now defunct Earthling label. Hard to find, but worth the look. Overall influence would either be Swervedriver or the Stone Roses.

]]> By: John http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-657 John Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:09:51 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-657 For my money, it doesn't get any better than the Smiths. They have made such a lasting impression on me over the years. I still remember the day my buddy George lent me a few of their albums to play on my closed circuit radio show back in college. My taste in music has never been the same since. For my money, it doesn’t get any better than the Smiths. They have made such a lasting impression on me over the years. I still remember the day my buddy George lent me a few of their albums to play on my closed circuit radio show back in college. My taste in music has never been the same since.

]]> By: Deime http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-655 Deime Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:37:27 +0000 http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2007/11/28/the-brit-box-giveaway/#comment-655 Massive Attack. UK's finest import from Bristol, creators of the Trip Hop movement with Robert Del Naja aka 3D, Grant Marshall aka DaddyG, Andrew Voles aka Mushroom & started Tricky's career. Starting with Blue Lines, their 1991 debut which brought their electronica mixture of soul, jazz, rock and hip hop to the forefront of one of the worlds best bands. They continued with 1994's Protection with several vocal collaborations most notable title track featuring Tracey Thorn of EBTG. In 1998 they released the masterpiece Mezzanine - my all time favorite album featuring Angel, Teardrop, Inertia Creeps. We have had to wait years between releases with the last full release in 2003 100th Window. A greatest hits collection in 2006 - can't wait for their next release. Numerous collaborations with artists all over the globe - Madonna, Sinead O'Connor, Mike Patton, UNKLE - to name a few. Plus their stance on war/world peace, politics, the environment and giving back to charities, make them one hard band to follow. Massive Attack. UK’s finest import from Bristol, creators of the Trip Hop movement with Robert Del Naja aka 3D, Grant Marshall aka DaddyG, Andrew Voles aka Mushroom & started Tricky’s career. Starting with Blue Lines, their 1991 debut which brought their electronica mixture of soul, jazz, rock and hip hop to the forefront of one of the worlds best bands.
They continued with 1994’s Protection with several vocal collaborations most notable title track featuring Tracey Thorn of EBTG.
In 1998 they released the masterpiece Mezzanine - my all time favorite album featuring Angel, Teardrop, Inertia Creeps. We have had to wait years between releases with the last full release in 2003 100th Window. A greatest hits collection in 2006 - can’t wait for their next release. Numerous collaborations with artists all over the globe - Madonna, Sinead O’Connor, Mike Patton, UNKLE - to name a few. Plus their stance on war/world peace, politics, the environment and giving back to charities, make them one hard band to follow.

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