Released: 1995
Supergrass were one of the more successful Britpop bands, though like many of their contemporaries, their popularity waned somewhat as Britpop did.
Because of the fairly youthful and energetic nature of the music on this album, and the video for 'Alright', Supergrass became known as the cheeky chappies of Britpop, and lead to rumours that Steven Spielberg wanted to make a Monkees-style TV show featuring the band.
This (their debut) is a very entertaining album, and certainly one of the best by any of the Britpop bands. Full of bouncy pop-rock tunes mixed with feisty punk songs and weirder, slower songs, the album flows really well, and along with Oasis's "Definitely Maybe", is probably the Britpop that best sums up youthful fun and enthusiasm. Featuring a bunch of killer hit singles, it was no surprise that this was one of the best-selling Britpop albums, though it's probably best remembered today for being the album containing 'Alright', a song you will still hear on radio today.
Despite the positives, some of the slower songs don't really work as well, and end up as the kind of songs you skip past when you listen to the album. These songs appear towards the end of the album and mean that it does tail off towards the end.
The band would go on to make five further albums, of decreasing quality, before splitting in 2010. A rather excellent singles compilation, "Supergrass Is 10", released in 2004, is probably the best way to get a flavour of the band.
Rating: 4/5
Because of the fairly youthful and energetic nature of the music on this album, and the video for 'Alright', Supergrass became known as the cheeky chappies of Britpop, and lead to rumours that Steven Spielberg wanted to make a Monkees-style TV show featuring the band.
This (their debut) is a very entertaining album, and certainly one of the best by any of the Britpop bands. Full of bouncy pop-rock tunes mixed with feisty punk songs and weirder, slower songs, the album flows really well, and along with Oasis's "Definitely Maybe", is probably the Britpop that best sums up youthful fun and enthusiasm. Featuring a bunch of killer hit singles, it was no surprise that this was one of the best-selling Britpop albums, though it's probably best remembered today for being the album containing 'Alright', a song you will still hear on radio today.
Despite the positives, some of the slower songs don't really work as well, and end up as the kind of songs you skip past when you listen to the album. These songs appear towards the end of the album and mean that it does tail off towards the end.
The band would go on to make five further albums, of decreasing quality, before splitting in 2010. A rather excellent singles compilation, "Supergrass Is 10", released in 2004, is probably the best way to get a flavour of the band.
Rating: 4/5
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