| 1998 |
April must start off with an overdue salute to the Theremin, otherwise known
as the whiney noise thing off Good Vibrations by the The Beach Boys.
But where has it been since? It obviously has it's place in pop music in that it sounds nothing like
a guitar or a piano or keyboard. What it actually sounds like is something close to "Wheeeee-oooowh".
Thus we are delighted to hear it is liberally splattered over both Supergrass'
In it for the Money and the forthcoming Do It Yourself
LP from The Seahorses.
All this to distract us from the tragic news that Richard III was kept from the
coveted #1 spot by the official (in our house anyway) worst single ever "I Believe I can fly" (or some such)
by R Kelly - not even worthy of a change in colour.
Another ace single at #2 this month is Song 2 by Blur,
the 2 minute lo-fi rock blast responsible for everybody yelling "Wooo-hoo" everytime those chords ring
out across the pub. But above all be sure to look out for The Seahorses debut
single Love is the Law a fantastic effort standing dead on the classic-rock/pop
crossover, displaying a much brighter attitude than most Roses work along with guitar riffs that are unmistakabley
still the John Squire we know and love. I tried to buy it on the Monday it
was released: I visited 7 different popular record shops and in each and
every one the CD rack marked "Seahorses" was empty. I went back to the
Virgin Megastore the next day to discover a whole stack of the singles on
display right in the middle of the store! This is just a hunch, but I think
Love is the Law is going to be a something of a
hit!
Also reaching the shops this month is the debut offering Step into My World from
ex-Ride member Andy Bell's new band Hurricane#1. It's
like a Ride song only better if you ask me, and it's easy to see why Alan McGee
(Creation boss) has such high hopes for them.
Finally, watch out for another cool offering from The Wannadies.
Though it's easy to think they may never top You and Me song for sheer
brilliant poppiness, the new single is almost as charming. Hit
by name, and let's hope, by nature too.
I was in a queue of traffic when I first heard Going Out of My Head
by somebody called Fatboy Slim. It's a pretty
cool exercise in sample mixing, but if you know The Who's
I Can't Explain then you have the gist of it already.
Pause now while I call the register of the "not quite as good as our last single" club.
Answer please Kenickie,
The Supernaturals,
and Daft Punk. Not to say their latest releases aren't any good,
but we have better memories from you guys.
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