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Old 31-05-2013, 15:44
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i got into them at a bit of a random time 95 almost prior to richey's disappearance so EMG era was the start of my fandom although at that time it was the back catalogue i was listening to/that cemented my love of them

With all due respect to Richey i don't think they'd have survived carrying on in THB vein (obviously on a personal level - certainly not commercialy) I love that album but it's dark and painful (which is why it's fab but to many it's just too obscure)

EMG was the album that kind of made them a part (albeit at the latter stages) of Britpop ADFL was massive as those that were around at the time will prob agree...suddenly my older brother/sister/friends were listening to them, they appeared on mainstreem Shine type compilations and they were taken a bit more seriously/gained recognition

I don't think the Nirvana/foo fighters comparison is along the same line (and i was a Nirvana fan too) for the obvious reason that Richey wasn't the singer and therefore 'frontman' and Foo Fighters at least at the start was basically Dave

Personally i think they would have disappeared into obscurity after THB had they not carried on maybe cult status but to a small few not in the main
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Old 31-05-2013, 20:55
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Hmmm maybe then Wire would actually do something that has to do with his politics degree?
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Old 31-05-2013, 22:25
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Hmmm maybe then Wire would actually do something that has to do with his politics degree?
I haz a politics° The Movie on cinemas on summer of 1996
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Old 01-06-2013, 00:48
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And it would have got a 2.2 rating on IMDB.
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Old 01-06-2013, 11:47
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On a more serious note, yes I'd agree with this. I reckon James would have done a couple of solo albums, along with producing the odd album like he would go on to do anyway with Northern Uproar.

With the band, I reckon they would still have become mythologised, but not any more so than they are now, as they would have remained slightly more unknown and obscure to the mainstream; and more people would have forgotten about them, like some of the other early/mid-90s bands they shared the same small level of success with.
I doubt James would've had the confidence to go it alone back then. He probably would've joined another band. Therapy wanted him if the manics split.
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Old 01-06-2013, 17:37
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Therapy wanted him if the manics split.
JDB joining Therapy? ? How awesome would that be???
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Old 01-06-2013, 18:14
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JDB joining Therapy? ? How awesome would that be???
no idea. Only really know Screamager though i do have Troublegum somewhere

EDIT: Digged out Troublegum and played it a couple times. I think I agree with you

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Old 01-06-2013, 20:56
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And it would have got a 2.2 rating on IMDB.
maybe even that would be generous:-)
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Old 02-06-2013, 10:55
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no idea. Only really know Screamager though i do have Troublegum somewhere

EDIT: Digged out Troublegum and played it a couple times. I think I agree with you
I prefer Infernal Love to Troublegum, but the latter's still a great album. Too bad they've fallen into obscurity in the noughties.
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