bosstrabs Are we just naming electronic bands now? Homegrove, can you start a Metallica thread, and we’ll just name all the other hard rock acts we can think of?
BlainSA bosstrabs Must include contests for Master of Puppets downpicking and poster with the best mullet past or present.
alistair Leftfield had one great album and a couple of excellent twelves and then the magic well and truly wore off. Bit like the Roses. Can’t be put in the same bracket as Chems, Underworld or Prodigy who made a string of at least three top albums and tour today
BlainSA alistair Seen them twice live - once at Glastonbury 2000 and once at some festival in London about 10 years ago. Both times were considerably better than the Chems, particularly the second time which had the crowd going ballistic like it was 20 years ago rather than the shuffling you get now.
Dan Quality over quantity? Long before Leftism they had a massive back catalogue of excellent remixes. I think following up Leftism was a massive task and they tried a different direction/sound…..creatives differences prob made them split.
mono-stereo Dan Quality over quantity? Exactly this. The amount of garbage THE CHEMS have released is extraordinary. It’s festival techno for NME wankers. Leftfield are in a different league entirely.
nicksneddon Shall we all just start naming our all time top 5 GU albums and get this thread over with
hugopal zackster The hierarchy of live British dance act duos, from the golden age, is as follows: Underworld The Orb FSOL Orbital The Prodigy Basement Jaxx The Chemical Bros. That, and this thread in general, reminds me - what the heck has happened to all the festival headlining dance acts?! In the current era you only really have at a stretch Bicep. It’s crap.
alistair hugopal Depends how broad your definition is. LCD Soundsystem and Jon Hopkins spring to mind but there are only a few. Far from a headline act but Rival Consoles are consistently good snd excellent live
RichM Dubman just seen they are doing a tour this month. Kentish Forum on 25th I saw them at Royal Albert Hall in 1998. Was an epic gig, helped by some acid and getting stoned in the venue. Happy days
hugopal alistair Depends how broad your definition is. LCD Soundsystem and Jon Hopkins spring to mind but there are only a few. Far from a headline act but Rival Consoles are consistently good snd excellent live LCD Soundsystem peaked 15 years ago! Jon Hopkins has nowhere near the same mainstream appeal and size of hits as the likes of Underworld/Prodigy/Chemical Brothers etc. Rival Consoles are also not comparable at all.
