Summary: <br> Welcome to episode 66 of Love That Album podcast.<br> <br> What happens if you mix stripping clergy members,<br> trainspotting, James Bond, and English village life? No, not a Monty Python<br> sketch – you get the 1997 debut album from Mansun, a band from the tail end of the<br> musical movement known as Britpop. The album, Attack of the Grey Lantern went<br> to #1 on the British charts – for one week -, but unlike “Parklife” by Blur or “Definitely<br> Maybe” by Oasis seems to have been forgotten about. What was it replaced by? Tune in and find<br> out.<br> <br> I am joined by Scott Phipps (one half of the excellent film<br> discussion podcast team, Stinking Pause) and my good friend Dave Blom (who<br> chose this album) to discuss not only our feelings about this record, but the<br> Britpop movement in general and the politics of England from the day that<br> surrounded Britpop. 1997 was also the year that gave us Radiohead’s “OK<br> Computer”, so that was the direction British music was inevitably headed to<br> (with a diversion somewhere in the middle!!!) We even find time to make a<br> connection to a classic Australian political jingle.<br> <br> My thanks to both Dave and Scott for making time to come<br> onto the show and bringing their enthusiasm to chat with them.<br> <br> Eric Reanimator returns with his Album I Love segment to<br> discuss a British album from the Britpop period, but stylistically very different.<br> Eric brings us a chat about The Wild Hearts’ 1993 album “Earth Vs The Wild<br> Hearts”.<br> <br> You can download the podcast at iTunes by searching for<br> “Love That Album”. You can also stream or download it at <a href="http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com/">http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com</a>.<br> <br> Any feedback would be gratefully appreciated – either<br> written or mp3 voicemail. You can send it to <a href="https://lovethatalbum.podbean.com/mailto:rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au">rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au</a><br> <br> Join the Facebook group at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum">www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum</a><br> <br> Listen to Scott and Charlie wax lyrically about films on the Stinking Pause at <a href="http://thestinkingpause.blogspot.com/">http://thestinkingpause.blogspot.com</a><br> or via iTunes.<br> <br> <br> <br>
