Weird wizz pop at its best (I Should Coco - Supergrass)

Member Name: G-TOP3

Product:	I Should Coco - Supergrass
Date:	13/05/09 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: Brilliant debut full of gems

Disadvantages: None

During the 90's I was happily swimming in the Britpop bubble, where every new band was the next best thing, and the pool of British music talent was endless. As with most scenes or movements the bubble burst, and whilst it meant some bands who were riding the wave came crashing down, it's was only the truly great bands who kept on swimming.

The testament to Supergrass' musical abilities lies in the fact that they are still around today. While Britpop lightweights Menswear, Northern Uproar and Echobelly were soon found lacking, The Supergrass boys showed they had enough music in their tanks to go for a long journey.

Maybe like a few others, it was the tune 'Alright' that first caught my attention and got me to buy the album. But where 'Alright' could have been a sign of a one hit wonder band, it was actually a gateway into an album full of lively, spunky, exciting odd pop gems, revealing a darker side to the band than a video of the members on a motorised bed whizzing down a beach might have first suggested.

It is to the band's eternal credit that they didn't fall for the trappings that were offered to them there and then (Gaz got offered a role as a Calvin Klein underwear model, Steve Spielberg was keen to make a 90's version of the Monkees with the band). They instead decided to remain happy residents in their own music world, and following albums such as 'In it for the money' showed that 90's pop culture's loss was British music's gain.

Its always good to re-visit the first offering from a band that's had a long and successful career and listening to 'i should coco' now is both a nostalgic trip and a reminder of when Supergrass first came on our radar with a certain amount of fizz, pop and good old fashioned British weirdness.

Summary: A debut full of potential that the band went on to fulfil