I grew up with Britpop. I was 15 when “Suede” was released. I loved Blur, Oasis, Suede, Cast, Supergrass, Pulp, Ocean Colour Scene, Echobelly, Sleeper etc. Part of me said it was a fad and we’d all look back on it as a bit silly. But now that I’m older I look back and I still think it was epic. People from every generation probably do that but I think the 90s stacks up against other eras.
Totally. I mean it’s weird for me because I grew up in the 90s, that was my era to witness. Delving back into the 60/70/80s and working in reverse led me to discover an almost infinite collection of incredible music but I don’t remember it “coming out.” I guess sharing that moment of discovery with the entire world hits different. 🙌🏻
@@SpedSpedding That’s it I think. I was a huge Small Faces/Kinks/Beatles/Stones/Zombies fan but being part of the generation that lived it gives it a special place. Is “1977” by Ash better than “Hunky Dory” or “Disraeli Gears”? No. But I saw Ash live 3 times and that means something to me.
Everyone forgets The Bluetones, but the ‘Expecting To Fly’ LP was a favourite of that whole period - particularly the riff to ‘Putting Out Fires’. Adam Devlin from The Bluetones was a great player.
Sped's psychological theory behind the use of sus chords in Britpop is pretty solid. It's things like this that keep me coming back to this fine channel.
The aesthetics, the narration and production quality of this video is truly top level. The dry humour goes well with it. New sub. 👍 And sus chords were big part of that era, glad you talked about that.
Ah thank you! 🤘🏻🥹 it’s interesting isn’t it. Sometimes I doubt myself in whether what I’m talking about is relevant but maybe this was right. It was a genuine after thought when clicking out the video. Welcome to the channel! 🍿
@@SpedSpedding Defo right sir, sorry for the delay in replying. Stereophonics, cast, manic street preachers, travis the list goes on for sus chords in the 90s.
"Trapped in little houses with woodchip on the wall" is an epic callback. Love it. I was in my early 20's during the Britpop era, and I was like the only person I knew that was into it. This video brings back incredible memories for me - thank you. Viva Jarvis.
Great video!! It’s kind of funny because Brit Pop was felt over here in the USA. It just wasn’t as massive as it was in the UK. Alternative radio stations played it often and I was hooked. I have Noel’s Epiphone on order now. I have been blessed to see Oasis in Chicago and Wembley stadium. Plus multiple times when the band went solo as well. Keep up the great work. Thanks for your videos.
I would add animal nitrate to this list that was the start of britpop for me in 93 top tune and video. Amazing channel by the way i love the led zep and the smiths how to play videos could you do the smiths nowhere fast how to play video and have you considered doing a john peel sessions version guitar and bass cover of what difference does it make (capo 4th fret i think) andy rourkes basslines in that version are phenominal what a legend 👏👏👏
Andy was a formidable talent and player. Such sad news of recent. I never really tend to teach or draw attention to live stuff or the variations because they’re usually so unknown and niche that the videos never get any traction. I’ll take a listen though and if there’s some gold then maybe. 🤘🏻
Is that the hatful of hollow version of what difference does it make ? That version is the early raw sound of the smiths and how much they rocked it and how tight they where
I'm an American who only fell into Britpop in the past 5 years. I was never really a music person (movies are more of what I geek out about), but a friend shared Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory, and they just blew my mind. It felt like music that deep down I'd always wanted to hear, but never had. From there I started listening to all the other British groups and artists from that period and have been left with a far greater appreciation for rock music as a whole. It even got me to pick up a guitar and start learning to play for the first time since... Has to have been 15 years since I learned guitar basics back in school, and I'm more enthusiastic about honing my skills now than I ever was growing up.
I was born in 1970 and was a teenage mod during the 80s hanging on the tail end of the '79 mod revival. When Brit-Pop happened I was still young enough to feel a part of it, and I still feel really lucky to have been at that age in that era, and like you, the music always stays with you. With regards the suss chords, I think the influence of The Who and Townshend's guitar playing in particular is a big part of the range of influences on all those bands, and he uses suss chords all the time. It's just part of 'the sound'. But I like your theory about these chords symbolising the desire of the working class to break down the barriers and escape, as the first of my family to go to uni, that resonates with me as well. Nice work 👍
First five that came to mind from my 90s: Supergrass - Alright The Seahorses - Love Is The Law Reef - Place Your Hands Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City Kula Shaker - Hey Dude
I love the cheekiness of the Magic America riff by Blur. I've never managed to find a vid on it or anything and I'm a distance off of working it out myself🙈. Great track!
What a tune! I was supposed to support them in New York around 2013 at Webster Hall, but they pulled out due to sickness. We had to headline the show, you can imagine how many people turned up to see just the support band… 👻
Love the choices here and the lucky man intro lead guitar is so simple but so tasty with all the delay. Haha glad you thought the Suede riff was “mad” tricky to play for sure. You did it better than me :)
Oh hey! Haha thanks man, yeah it really is. It's the way it steps down and the picking isn't it. I bet he played it first time when he wrote it and never changed it. 😂
Brilliant! All my youth. Saw lots of them when they were touring in France in the 90s. I got the ES355 NG edition just to play those riffs. Supergrass Movin’ is a great tune too and of course My Iron Lung by Radiohead. I love your Led Zep tutorial, you should do similar one for some of britpop hymns.
@@SpedSpedding exactly, it’s indeed a truly super skinny neck but very easy to play for small handed person. Actually it is the same model as Johnny Marr who wrote “heaven knows I m miserable now” on it and who therefore strongly influenced Bernard Butler in having the same guitar. There are videos on it on RUclips. Sure you will get lot of views for this video so you can make some tutorials for Stone Roses Love Spreads (very Jimmy Pagic) and Suede Asphalt World ! Will just have to change your 70’s haircut to something more consistent with Britpop style. Cheers from Morocco mate, you definitely rock!
A few suggestions of riffs from that era that I love: Gene "Be My Light Be My Guide", The La's "There She Goes", Blur "There's No Other Way", Suede "Animal Nitrate"...
I could not have picked better ones. In fact i was about to name the same. All tracks are in my various spotify playlists Maybe however I would pick haunted by you by Gene
Take it from an old bloke, this is so true. I can't remember what I did 5 minutes ago, but I can still remember the songs I learned within the first few months of learning to play guitar 45 years ago. I can't say what most of them are, they are mostly embarrassing, but I'll mention two acoustic ones: the intro to Boston's "More than a Feeling", and Black Sabbath's "Fluff".
When I got the intro to Suede's "The Wild Ones" I could have cried. And when I discovered what triads were - Johnny Marr suddenly started making sense instead of being completely indecipherable to me.
Great vid. Great songs. What a conversation - we could go on for weeks. Mine looks like this…. Although, I could write a new one everyday! Oasis - Supersonic / Cigs & Alcohol The Verve - Lucky man Blue - Girls and boys Shed Seven - Bully boy
Mate your taste is top notch, every single time I was like “that’s a personal favourite” some of the first songs I learned to play, I was 14 in 1996 so britpop is my shit!!
Great episode Sped, and a nice continuation after seeing NG on That Pedal Show last week. After Oasis and The Verve, I'd have to go with Supergrass as my favourite of that era, In It For The Money is such a great album. Also, thanks for the 40 year flashback I just had at the mention of "woodchip".
Hahaha brilliant. Supergrass are great year. I didn’t learn anything by them as a kid, no idea why. Some stuff passes you by doesn’t it. This house we’ve just moved in to, all be it not small, I’m surrounded by woodchip on the walls. 😂
Great video man! I watch a lot of RUclips guitarists, and find some a bit annoying, like they’re trying too hard to be funny. Love your dry sense of humour 👍
I would be curious what do u think about Glasgow band GUN. Back in the 90's TOTW album was for me a Masterpiece. Later more known because of Word up cover. But 30 years later I still hang with the First Album. Great Powerful riffs , arrangements and songs
I only ever really heard their version of Word Up and maybe Better Days but I will live with the album on rotation for a bit. I feel like Steel Panther would be fans of GUN, Just Like Tiger Woods reminds me of Better Days in a weird way. The way the bass hangs low throughout, clever guitars laced throughout and similar accenting on the vocals in places. Thanks for the shout. 1989, wow!
The guitar work through all the record I think is great. Maybe was not the right time for them. Anyway if yiu deserve to open for the Rolling stone on the European tour on the time theyare surely not a bad band.
Acceptable. You know what, I actually remember playing this old John Madden Football game and the graphics were awful. I had Nio idea of the rules or any of the buttons. I remember hating it. 😂😂😂 Still played it though just to switch things up.
when I think of brit-pop the one song thats reminds of the mid 90s was connection by Elastica, great band plus they had Justine Frischmann who was and still is a babe.
How High by The Charlatans. At school in North Birmingham I was the only kid who liked The Charlatans in the mid 90’s and so my copy of Tellin’ Stories was in high demand from my mates who wanted to copy it.
Sped! For some reason you don't show up in my feed so it's been a while! I see you're over 125K - seems like only a few months ago you had the special 100k episode. Congrats on the growth - well deserved. One of my favorite riffs (Not BritPop but British) would be from The Core - the Clapton song from the 70's. I spent WAY TOO LONG practicing that one to get it up to speed but it's one that never gets old for me. Cheers!
Strange, have you got the bell turned on for all notifications? I don't know what the old algo is up to nowadays. I just make my content and slap it out there! Haha. Thanks for the congrats, its mad seeing the numbers fly up!
Really enjoyed your video and I'm a massive Britpop snob/RUclips snob. Your videos have never popped up on my feed before. My once played never forgotten track would be Big Bottom by Spinal Tap....Talk about bumcakes? My girls got 'em. Thanks Andy Starkey from Britpop Reunion.
As an American who mostly just knows Britpop from a few songs by Oasis and that the guy from the Gorillaz used to be in a band that did the "Woo hoo" song, this was enlightening. I want to check out Britpop now. Comments section- what should I look into?
I hope you liked the three others I put in there. A few bands to check out would be: Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp, The Verve, Supergrass, James, The Charlatans, The La’s, The Lightning Seeds. There’s loads more but that’s probably enough to dive in to.
Wasn't into Blur or Oasis,,I had a soft spot for Reef and Kula shaker ,,,I was balls deep into The Black Crowes (The Rich Robinson & Marc ford years),seen the verve support the black Crowes 92/93. 👍
What a video! Love it. Totally agree on the riffs chosen but, honorable mentions for: Shed Seven-chasing rainbows, but actually all their songs are rammed with great riffs Blur have so many, but charmless man is the one that sticks for me. Elastica - connection. Yes it is ripped off, but yes it is great. For lyrics, it is a tie between Jarvis Cocker, Richard Ashcroft and Louise Wener.
Feel like we’re putting together a super group right there. Very cool picks. Let’s be honest there’s far too many to mention, I could do a top 50 and we’d be short. 😂❤️🔥
It's funny I was thinking Champagne Supernova before you got to the riffs, Street Spirit (Fade Out) would be my second choice followed by The Riverboat Song. I forgot how awesome that opening to The Beautiful Ones was, I'll have to give that a go at some point.
On of my favorite Britpop band that didn’t have the success of all those mentioned (that I also love, adding Radiohead to the list) is Strangelove. Used to love the intro of the song Wellington Road
Why are hollow bodies so paired with brit pop? I mean we could buy them here but was that like the only guitar being sold in london shops or something?
Johnstone’s paints, eh? Good choice. Funny how the music of your youth always keeps dragging you back - in my case Hendrix, Led Zep, Wishbone Ash, John Martyn, just keep coming in waves through the decades (quite a few now). But yours were pretty cool too. Plus, polishing the guitar and mundane string changing as art. Well I never. Cracking video. Keep it up.
Some specials bands in your collection there. It really does make a difference living through the decade as opposed to going back and wading through in your own time. As much as I love Hendrix and Zeppelin and the like they predate me so it was always through old albums or magazines I would find stuff. Explains why it’s rooted in me.
It was so hard "it took me about an hour to figure it out!" You can go off some people 🤪 Plenty of top-drawer riffs in there mate, nice one. Reminded me to go and listen to Parklife for the first time in years.
Well it was half an hour of practice and then half an hour sat with my feet up and a brew admiring my Britpop achievement. Yeah get the album on... oi.
Not exactly Britpop, but of that era: "From The Rush Hour With Love" by Republica has always been a favourite. It's basically just mostly a D barre chord dragged all over the neck, but it just... Works. Sometimes, simple is all that's needed. 🙂
I like D chords dragged all over the neck. Kings of Leon - The Bucket drags a D all over the neck and it’s great. What’s the big one by Republica? I remember learning it from an old guitar mag when I was a kid.
@@SpedSpedding Most likely "Ready To Go". in Drop D. Still played at a lot of sports events. You're right about Oasis. They did make a huge sound. I was at Knebworth in '96 and it was an epic gig. Nice bit of "Disco 2000" you played there too. I thought Pulp were covering "Gloria" by Laura Brannigan when I first heard that on the radio back in the day!
‘Scuse me for butting in some while after the fact, but Republica’s biggest hit was probably “Drop Dead Gorgeous”. That’s the track that gets slapped on most of Britpop/indie guitar compilation CDs anyways...
Thank you so much for your videos, and this one in particular, Sped. I live in small town America, and you always bring me a good laugh/snort (from the soul) in an otherwise uneventful schedule. Cheers and good health to you and yours! #slideaway
Amazing Justin! That’s why I make these videos, to entertain or educate but mostly the former. 😂 I’m honoured to be sending you into the weekend with a grin. 🤘🏻
@SpedSpedding I thought you were gonna chuck in Love is the Law as well! I'm still obsessed with that one and keep going back to your tutorial on it. If there's ever another pandemic, maybe you could do one on the solo at the end of that banger, keep you busy 😉
Oasis was something else man. Your Epiphone is a beautiful guitar. Got me thinking about getting a semi-hollow guitar at some point in the future. Basically all of the songs from Weezer's blue album have stuck with me. The dissonance of the Undone Sweater song and the emotional charge of Only in Dreams. Yeah, Champagne Supernova was a great choice for this video. That song is super charged with emotion.
It really is. It’s not been out of the case for a long while. It was such a workhorse with me in my previous band. The switch and jack socket are a bit knackered but nothing I can’t fix. I’ll make sure I bring it out a bit more. ❤️
@SpedSpedding And I bet it sounded note perfect too 👌. It was the Kenny Everet Video show performance from 1979 that stuck with me,, which I remember from the time as an 11 year old.
Soundgarden - Room a thousand Years Wide... Masters Of Reality - Domino...... Free - Walk In My Shadow.....Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks....Sisters Of Mercy - Doctor Jeep..
No Sandstorm by Cast? Would love to see your take on that. Failing that, Seahorses, Blinded By The Sun would be a lesson I’d really like to see. Great Video, i enjoyed that.
Hey Sped! Not sure if it’s an optical illusion on my end here or not, but is that bridge on your Epi concaved some? This happens to the ABR-1’s and possibly on the Nashville types as well and more commonly if the player tends to use heavier string gauges. Anyway…. Eyeball it quick and let me know haha! I’m guessing it should be arched to a 12 radius like most of them. Yes…. My OCD is certainly kicking in here lol! 😂 PS ~ I’m still working on your Dyer Maker tutorial to get it ‘right’ here, once it’s good to go I suppose I’ll move onto your Slash one 🤙 Best channel on RUclips by far!
Man oh man did I notice that myself. I reckon this guitar is 16/17 years old and all stock. I think I have a couple Graphtech bridges knocking around that I will swap it out for. Although, as you can see and hear, it ain't half bad haha. The switch is gone though so I will be replacing that with a switchcraft one.
@@SpedSpedding Ok cool, so I wasn't seeing things LOL! Ya man, lots of options you can get for that thing for sure. Just check your posts / threads since they maybe metric so you get the right ones or you can just yank the inserts and change the posts with it, good luck. And yes it did still sound pretty damn good too!
I grew up with Britpop. I was 15 when “Suede” was released. I loved Blur, Oasis, Suede, Cast, Supergrass, Pulp, Ocean Colour Scene, Echobelly, Sleeper etc.
Part of me said it was a fad and we’d all look back on it as a bit silly. But now that I’m older I look back and I still think it was epic. People from every generation probably do that but I think the 90s stacks up against other eras.
Totally. I mean it’s weird for me because I grew up in the 90s, that was my era to witness. Delving back into the 60/70/80s and working in reverse led me to discover an almost infinite collection of incredible music but I don’t remember it “coming out.” I guess sharing that moment of discovery with the entire world hits different. 🙌🏻
@@SpedSpedding That’s it I think. I was a huge Small Faces/Kinks/Beatles/Stones/Zombies fan but being part of the generation that lived it gives it a special place. Is “1977” by Ash better than “Hunky Dory” or “Disraeli Gears”? No. But I saw Ash live 3 times and that means something to me.
Bluetones: Slight Return.
That intro....and then it just keeps getting better!!!
AND, Cast: Alright. Flat out from start to finish.
Happy days...
The Bluetones! No way. I actually played with them in Darvel I think around 2006/7 at a festival. #WhereeeeeDidYouGoooooo
Everyone forgets The Bluetones, but the ‘Expecting To Fly’ LP was a favourite of that whole period - particularly the riff to ‘Putting Out Fires’. Adam Devlin from The Bluetones was a great player.
Bluetones, my favourite group of the 90's.
Sped's psychological theory behind the use of sus chords in Britpop is pretty solid. It's things like this that keep me coming back to this fine channel.
I’m a qualified musical therapist don’t you know… 😂🤷🏻♂️
The aesthetics, the narration and production quality of this video is truly top level. The dry humour goes well with it. New sub. 👍 And sus chords were big part of that era, glad you talked about that.
Ah thank you! 🤘🏻🥹 it’s interesting isn’t it. Sometimes I doubt myself in whether what I’m talking about is relevant but maybe this was right. It was a genuine after thought when clicking out the video. Welcome to the channel! 🍿
Agree with everything @whitedragonracing says!
New sub here as well, Ernie balls and an epi dot ? Spot on.
Great stories as well.
@@SpedSpedding Defo right sir, sorry for the delay in replying. Stereophonics, cast, manic street preachers, travis the list goes on for sus chords in the 90s.
"Trapped in little houses with woodchip on the wall" is an epic callback. Love it. I was in my early 20's during the Britpop era, and I was like the only person I knew that was into it. This video brings back incredible memories for me - thank you. Viva Jarvis.
Great video!! It’s kind of funny because Brit Pop was felt over here in the USA. It just wasn’t as massive as it was in the UK. Alternative radio stations played it often and I was hooked. I have Noel’s Epiphone on order now. I have been blessed to see Oasis in Chicago and Wembley stadium. Plus multiple times when the band went solo as well. Keep up the great work. Thanks for your videos.
What about other bands? Like Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, Kula Shaker, the Bluetones, Pulp, Supergrass, Ash, the Verve, the Charlatans, Suede etc etc
Waterfall and Sally Cinnamon for me.
I would add animal nitrate to this list that was the start of britpop for me in 93 top tune and video. Amazing channel by the way i love the led zep and the smiths how to play videos could you do the smiths nowhere fast how to play video and have you considered doing a john peel sessions version guitar and bass cover of what difference does it make (capo 4th fret i think) andy rourkes basslines in that version are phenominal what a legend 👏👏👏
Andy was a formidable talent and player. Such sad news of recent. I never really tend to teach or draw attention to live stuff or the variations because they’re usually so unknown and niche that the videos never get any traction. I’ll take a listen though and if there’s some gold then maybe. 🤘🏻
Is that the hatful of hollow version of what difference does it make ? That version is the early raw sound of the smiths and how much they rocked it and how tight they where
Yes thats the one. Also girl afraid is a great tune johnny marr absolute class guitar work as always 👌
I'm an American who only fell into Britpop in the past 5 years. I was never really a music person (movies are more of what I geek out about), but a friend shared Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory, and they just blew my mind. It felt like music that deep down I'd always wanted to hear, but never had. From there I started listening to all the other British groups and artists from that period and have been left with a far greater appreciation for rock music as a whole. It even got me to pick up a guitar and start learning to play for the first time since... Has to have been 15 years since I learned guitar basics back in school, and I'm more enthusiastic about honing my skills now than I ever was growing up.
The Killers is my fav britpop band ever! 🙃
Las Vegas, UK. In the wet desert. 😂
Gotta love some Shed Seven too...
So many people talking about Shed Seven!
I was born in 1970 and was a teenage mod during the 80s hanging on the tail end of the '79 mod revival. When Brit-Pop happened I was still young enough to feel a part of it, and I still feel really lucky to have been at that age in that era, and like you, the music always stays with you.
With regards the suss chords, I think the influence of The Who and Townshend's guitar playing in particular is a big part of the range of influences on all those bands, and he uses suss chords all the time. It's just part of 'the sound'. But I like your theory about these chords symbolising the desire of the working class to break down the barriers and escape, as the first of my family to go to uni, that resonates with me as well. Nice work 👍
First five that came to mind from my 90s:
Supergrass - Alright
The Seahorses - Love Is The Law
Reef - Place Your Hands
Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City
Kula Shaker - Hey Dude
seahorses are class
Good luck trying to play Love Is The Law. Jeez thats some elite playing
@@nottheonlydreamer9512the riff itself is pretty easy, the outro not so much 😬
I love the cheekiness of the Magic America riff by Blur. I've never managed to find a vid on it or anything and I'm a distance off of working it out myself🙈. Great track!
There She Goes, there she goes again.... Yea that is the #1 Brit Pop ear worm of all time.
What a tune! I was supposed to support them in New York around 2013 at Webster Hall, but they pulled out due to sickness. We had to headline the show, you can imagine how many people turned up to see just the support band… 👻
Love the choices here and the
lucky man intro lead guitar is so simple but so tasty with all the delay. Haha glad you thought the Suede riff was “mad” tricky to play for sure. You did it better than me :)
Oh hey! Haha thanks man, yeah it really is. It's the way it steps down and the picking isn't it. I bet he played it first time when he wrote it and never changed it. 😂
Feeder: Sweet 16 live is the riff for me. Could play it all day
I wonder just how many hours I spent cruising around in my Dodge Viper on Gran Turismo 1 listening to that as a kid.
The last hurrah of culturally significant British guitar music.
Just found this, absolutely cool.
My music tastes are so eclectic, but i love going back to bit of britpop when the weather is hot and sunny.
All in the mind - Verve (B side). Since then - Ride. Stone Roses Fool’s Gold (well .. to be fair… many Roses..).
I like those! Thanks for the comment.
Brilliant! All my youth. Saw lots of them when they were touring in France in the 90s. I got the ES355 NG edition just to play those riffs. Supergrass Movin’ is a great tune too and of course My Iron Lung by Radiohead. I love your Led Zep tutorial, you should do similar one for some of britpop hymns.
That’s awesome. Is it the one he was referencing with the super skinny neck?
I might do you know if people take to this vid. 🙌🏻
@@SpedSpedding exactly, it’s indeed a truly super skinny neck but very easy to play for small handed person. Actually it is the same model as Johnny Marr who wrote “heaven knows I m miserable now” on it and who therefore strongly influenced Bernard Butler in having the same guitar. There are videos on it on RUclips.
Sure you will get lot of views for this video so you can make some tutorials for Stone Roses Love Spreads (very Jimmy Pagic) and Suede Asphalt World ! Will just have to change your 70’s haircut to something more consistent with Britpop style. Cheers from Morocco mate, you definitely rock!
Loved working on this with you 🎉❤
You the best! Hope the brush didn’t hit you! 😂😂❤️🔥
Get a room.
A few suggestions of riffs from that era that I love: Gene "Be My Light Be My Guide", The La's "There She Goes", Blur "There's No Other Way", Suede "Animal Nitrate"...
There’s No Other Way! Love that song. I remember learning it from a guitar mag as a kid. I remember struggling with it. 🥹
I could not have picked better ones. In fact i was about to name the same. All tracks are in my various spotify playlists Maybe however I would pick haunted by you by Gene
Love Britpop and this appeared in my feed. Serendipity of the highest order. You are a fine guitarist and excellent raconteur!
So cool that the vid is reaching fans of Britpop. Glad you liked the vid!
Take it from an old bloke, this is so true. I can't remember what I did 5 minutes ago, but I can still remember the songs I learned within the first few months of learning to play guitar 45 years ago. I can't say what most of them are, they are mostly embarrassing, but I'll mention two acoustic ones: the intro to Boston's "More than a Feeling", and Black Sabbath's "Fluff".
The Longpigs on & on, just sublime
When I got the intro to Suede's "The Wild Ones" I could have cried. And when I discovered what triads were - Johnny Marr suddenly started making sense instead of being completely indecipherable to me.
Great vid. Great songs. What a conversation - we could go on for weeks.
Mine looks like this…. Although, I could write a new one everyday!
Oasis - Supersonic / Cigs & Alcohol
The Verve - Lucky man
Blue - Girls and boys
Shed Seven - Bully boy
Hey Sped, I enjoy you’re videos. You help in courage me to be a better guitar player. Thanks.
Happy to help! Thanks for watching. 🍿
Mate your taste is top notch, every single time I was like “that’s a personal favourite” some of the first songs I learned to play, I was 14 in 1996 so britpop is my shit!!
Haha we’ve probably get the same rack or vinyl too. Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙏🏻
@@SpedSpedding haha deffo, and yeah your contents great mate 👌🏼
Great episode Sped, and a nice continuation after seeing NG on That Pedal Show last week. After Oasis and The Verve, I'd have to go with Supergrass as my favourite of that era, In It For The Money is such a great album. Also, thanks for the 40 year flashback I just had at the mention of "woodchip".
Hahaha brilliant. Supergrass are great year. I didn’t learn anything by them as a kid, no idea why. Some stuff passes you by doesn’t it. This house we’ve just moved in to, all be it not small, I’m surrounded by woodchip on the walls. 😂
I loved 'Solomon bites the worm" by The Bluetones
Like deployed 👍
Not familiar with that one!
@@SpedSpedding give it a listen, you may like it 😁
Sped!!!! The best monologs! Lol I like the film editing too. Getting more creative.
Thanks so much Andre! So glad you liked this vid. ❤️🔥
One honorable mention should be "Haunted By You" by Gene... Great guitar riff intro.
glad i stumbled into this. i was tryin' to get out of my nuno bettencourt phase and back to a johnny marr vibe in my playing.
Love that you've got an eclectic taste like that, two totally contrasting players and both genius in their own right.
Great video man! I watch a lot of RUclips guitarists, and find some a bit annoying, like they’re trying too hard to be funny. Love your dry sense of humour 👍
This is so relatable, it’s a genre that’s with me for life 👏🏻
I feel you. 🥹❤️
Wasn't expecting the champagne Supernova riff to pop up from nowhere..! It should be in the definition of nostalgia
I know right, it gets you immediately. 🥹
I would be curious what do u think about Glasgow band GUN.
Back in the 90's TOTW album was for me a Masterpiece.
Later more known because of Word up cover.
But 30 years later I still hang with the First Album. Great Powerful riffs , arrangements and songs
I only ever really heard their version of Word Up and maybe Better Days but I will live with the album on rotation for a bit. I feel like Steel Panther would be fans of GUN, Just Like Tiger Woods reminds me of Better Days in a weird way. The way the bass hangs low throughout, clever guitars laced throughout and similar accenting on the vocals in places.
Thanks for the shout. 1989, wow!
Just give a try
The guitar work through all the record I think is great. Maybe was not the right time for them. Anyway if yiu deserve to open for the Rolling stone on the European tour on the time theyare surely not a bad band.
Awesome video - great production value, fantastic montages, funny, and banging riffs! Class
Nice one! Glad you dig my stuff.
the NCAA 06 soundtrack is the soundtrack of my childhood
Acceptable. You know what, I actually remember playing this old John Madden Football game and the graphics were awful. I had Nio idea of the rules or any of the buttons. I remember hating it. 😂😂😂 Still played it though just to switch things up.
when I think of brit-pop the one song thats reminds of the mid 90s was connection by Elastica, great band plus they had Justine Frischmann who was and still is a babe.
Just great music proper people in bands playing instruments together…that’s it! BRING BACK THE NINETIES!!!! 🎶
Didn't appreciate it at the time as they were never off the radio in Ireland either, but going back nearly 3 decades later, I thoroughly enjoy oasis.
I get you. I didn’t realise how I’d feel about music from that period in the future. How could we? ❤️🔥
How High by The Charlatans. At school in North Birmingham I was the only kid who liked The Charlatans in the mid 90’s and so my copy of Tellin’ Stories was in high demand from my mates who wanted to copy it.
At the tender age of 73 I'm just getting into Oasis I watched 'Columbia' the other night on YT live at Knebworth (awesome)
Sped! For some reason you don't show up in my feed so it's been a while! I see you're over 125K - seems like only a few months ago you had the special 100k episode. Congrats on the growth - well deserved. One of my favorite riffs (Not BritPop but British) would be from The Core - the Clapton song from the 70's. I spent WAY TOO LONG practicing that one to get it up to speed but it's one that never gets old for me. Cheers!
Strange, have you got the bell turned on for all notifications? I don't know what the old algo is up to nowadays. I just make my content and slap it out there! Haha. Thanks for the congrats, its mad seeing the numbers fly up!
Sustained chords are used so much in brit pop look at Wonderwall
The britpop years growing up .. was the equivalent to our parents time in the 60s ... sadly it'll never happen again 😢
What’s the next big thing?
Never saw a guitar vid with parallel plot lines. Nice work mate.
Really enjoyed your video and I'm a massive Britpop snob/RUclips snob. Your videos have never popped up on my feed before. My once played never forgotten track would be Big Bottom by Spinal Tap....Talk about bumcakes? My girls got 'em. Thanks Andy Starkey from Britpop Reunion.
I’ve ordered Noel’s signature riviera what strings would you recommend I put on thanks ..
Here, here about 'Beautiful Ones' drove me round the bend too.
😂 It’s mad isn’t it, especially for a couple cowboy chords.
I hate to be that guy, but which Epiphone is that? Been looking at the Noel Riviera recently - thoughts on that? Great vid and gorgeous guitar!
She's Electric is a lovely arrangement to play. Just learned it this week. Dunno why it's taken me nearly 30 years to do it frankly.
I’ve taught that a lot! Such a great tune.
Day Tripper!
As an American who mostly just knows Britpop from a few songs by Oasis and that the guy from the Gorillaz used to be in a band that did the "Woo hoo" song, this was enlightening. I want to check out Britpop now. Comments section- what should I look into?
I hope you liked the three others I put in there. A few bands to check out would be: Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp, The Verve, Supergrass, James, The Charlatans, The La’s, The Lightning Seeds. There’s loads more but that’s probably enough to dive in to.
@@SpedSpedding thanks much! I know love Pulp, didn't know they were considered Britpop
I would also check out Elastica, Sleeper and Echobelly as well.
Wasn't into Blur or Oasis,,I had a soft spot for Reef and Kula shaker ,,,I was balls deep into The Black Crowes (The Rich Robinson & Marc ford years),seen the verve support the black Crowes 92/93. 👍
Haha excellent imagery there. That was the beauty of the era. We were spoilt for choice.
@@SpedSpedding 👍
What a video! Love it. Totally agree on the riffs chosen but, honorable mentions for:
Shed Seven-chasing rainbows, but actually all their songs are rammed with great riffs
Blur have so many, but charmless man is the one that sticks for me.
Elastica - connection. Yes it is ripped off, but yes it is great.
For lyrics, it is a tie between Jarvis Cocker, Richard Ashcroft and Louise Wener.
Feel like we’re putting together a super group right there. Very cool picks.
Let’s be honest there’s far too many to mention, I could do a top 50 and we’d be short. 😂❤️🔥
It's funny I was thinking Champagne Supernova before you got to the riffs, Street Spirit (Fade Out) would be my second choice followed by The Riverboat Song. I forgot how awesome that opening to The Beautiful Ones was, I'll have to give that a go at some point.
Guess what ill be listening to on the drive home from work😂
Great video Sped. That champange Supernova riff sound was just lovely. May I ask what pedals / effects you were using to get that tone..
Cheers
Toby
Fantastic video! Love the B roll of stringing up the Epiphone dot. Now I need one. Your tones were spot on.
Awesome! Thank you, tried to get them close without stressing. 😂
Is that the Epi 335? (The Noel episode of the pedal show was Godlike.)
You can call it that. It’s a Cherry Epiphone Dot.
On of my favorite Britpop band that didn’t have the success of all those mentioned (that I also love, adding Radiohead to the list) is Strangelove. Used to love the intro of the song Wellington Road
Just stumbled into this channel, good stuff, insights and banter.
Glad you enjoy it! This was a fun video to make.
Did we know how lucky we were to come of age in the 90s? You know what, I think we did. ❤
Some of us did! Even if we didn't you can't deny the way you feel when you hear those special songs years later.
Why are hollow bodies so paired with brit pop? I mean we could buy them here but was that like the only guitar being sold in london shops or something?
Please tell me what amp/pedals you’re using? I have a Epiphone Dot and sounds nothing like that!
Johnstone’s paints, eh? Good choice. Funny how the music of your youth always keeps dragging you back - in my case Hendrix, Led Zep, Wishbone Ash, John Martyn, just keep coming in waves through the decades (quite a few now). But yours were pretty cool too. Plus, polishing the guitar and mundane string changing as art. Well I never. Cracking video. Keep it up.
Some specials bands in your collection there. It really does make a difference living through the decade as opposed to going back and wading through in your own time. As much as I love Hendrix and Zeppelin and the like they predate me so it was always through old albums or magazines I would find stuff.
Explains why it’s rooted in me.
It was so hard "it took me about an hour to figure it out!" You can go off some people 🤪 Plenty of top-drawer riffs in there mate, nice one. Reminded me to go and listen to Parklife for the first time in years.
Well it was half an hour of practice and then half an hour sat with my feet up and a brew admiring my Britpop achievement. Yeah get the album on... oi.
Not exactly Britpop, but of that era: "From The Rush Hour With Love" by Republica has always been a favourite. It's basically just mostly a D barre chord dragged all over the neck, but it just... Works. Sometimes, simple is all that's needed. 🙂
I like D chords dragged all over the neck. Kings of Leon - The Bucket drags a D all over the neck and it’s great.
What’s the big one by Republica? I remember learning it from an old guitar mag when I was a kid.
@@SpedSpedding Most likely "Ready To Go". in Drop D. Still played at a lot of sports events. You're right about Oasis. They did make a huge sound. I was at Knebworth in '96 and it was an epic gig. Nice bit of "Disco 2000" you played there too. I thought Pulp were covering "Gloria" by Laura Brannigan when I first heard that on the radio back in the day!
‘Scuse me for butting in some while after the fact, but Republica’s biggest hit was probably “Drop Dead Gorgeous”. That’s the track that gets slapped on most of Britpop/indie guitar compilation CDs anyways...
Cherub Rock... Love it!
This is an amazing channel. Love the approach.
Glad you enjoy it!
Cheers man- enjoyed that. A proper trip down memory lane!
Glad you enjoyed it Mark! That was the idea. Hits you in the musical feels right?
For sure, but also makes me feel like a proper old cunt! 30 odd years ago now most of these tunes 😂!!
BEST SPED VIDEO. EVER. Please do it again with So Young and Song #2 and...
Yessss! 🤩 Thank you, so glad you liked this one! #WooHoo
Britpop was a term coined by Stuart Maconie who called it that in an article think it was in the NME. Radiohead aren't technically Britpop either.
Oasis - Supersonic, Blur - There’s No Other Way
Killer shouts.
Thank you so much for your videos, and this one in particular, Sped. I live in small town America, and you always bring me a good laugh/snort (from the soul) in an otherwise uneventful schedule. Cheers and good health to you and yours!
#slideaway
Amazing Justin! That’s why I make these videos, to entertain or educate but mostly the former. 😂
I’m honoured to be sending you into the weekend with a grin. 🤘🏻
Love this.
Remember the New Year’s Eve well and The General 😂
Does Auntie Del get royalties for the picture 😂😂😂xxx
Hahahaha I was gonna show her today but I'll leave it until next week. Video Inception.
splendid fella .....
Thank you mate!
Quality video as always Sped, love it 💙
Thanks a ton! Glad you liked this one. 🤘🏻
@SpedSpedding I thought you were gonna chuck in Love is the Law as well! I'm still obsessed with that one and keep going back to your tutorial on it. If there's ever another pandemic, maybe you could do one on the solo at the end of that banger, keep you busy 😉
Great picks! 🔥
Absolutely class video mate
Glad you enjoyed it
Really enjoyed this! Liked and subbed! 🙌🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Does anybody know the name of the song of the Intro (Instrumental)? If someone knows pls let me know, Thanks!
Oasis was something else man. Your Epiphone is a beautiful guitar. Got me thinking about getting a semi-hollow guitar at some point in the future. Basically all of the songs from Weezer's blue album have stuck with me. The dissonance of the Undone Sweater song and the emotional charge of Only in Dreams. Yeah, Champagne Supernova was a great choice for this video. That song is super charged with emotion.
It really is. It’s not been out of the case for a long while. It was such a workhorse with me in my previous band. The switch and jack socket are a bit knackered but nothing I can’t fix. I’ll make sure I bring it out a bit more. ❤️
That was so enjoyable. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
List would be to long but the guitar solo ,Thin Lizzy Waiting for an alibi is one of my favourites 😍
What a solo! I played that live at a jam night in London! 🤘🏻😂
@SpedSpedding And I bet it sounded note perfect too 👌.
It was the Kenny Everet Video show performance from 1979 that stuck with me,, which I remember from the time as an 11 year old.
Soundgarden - Room a thousand Years Wide... Masters Of Reality - Domino...... Free - Walk In My Shadow.....Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks....Sisters Of Mercy - Doctor Jeep..
That’s a list right there. Instant musical imprint. 🤩
Forget the boy Gallagher. I could listen Sped all day!
Haha, thank you!
My Sheraton is the same wine red colour 😎
Gorgeous isn’t it. Ages well just like a real bottle too. 😍
Excellent stuff ❤ No Ocean Colour Scene? Then again they were in a league of their own - too cool for Britpop ;)
What a band. I did a mini lesson on The Riverboat Song riff!
@SpedSpedding that tone on that Epi Dot too! What pickups have you got in there?
@@CastlesMadeOf... they’re just stock! It’s all stock. £299
@SpedSpedding well it sounded great. Must be the amp then 😉🤣
Richard III or maybe Lenny by Supergrass would be lovely
There has to be a few great tutorials in here. Would love to learn some of those happy days tunes
Nice one, any of the stand out as once to break down?
Radiohead Just. Amazing 🤩
No Sandstorm by Cast? Would love to see your take on that. Failing that, Seahorses, Blinded By The Sun would be a lesson I’d really like to see. Great Video, i enjoyed that.
Just wasn't one of my riffs sorry, but I'm glad you've added yours though! Thanks for sharing.
Hey Sped!
Not sure if it’s an optical illusion on my end here or not, but is that bridge on your Epi concaved some? This happens to the ABR-1’s and possibly on the Nashville types as well and more commonly if the player tends to use heavier string gauges. Anyway…. Eyeball it quick and let me know haha! I’m guessing it should be arched to a 12 radius like most of them.
Yes…. My OCD is certainly kicking in here lol! 😂
PS ~ I’m still working on your Dyer Maker tutorial to get it ‘right’ here, once it’s good to go I suppose I’ll move onto your Slash one 🤙
Best channel on RUclips by far!
Man oh man did I notice that myself. I reckon this guitar is 16/17 years old and all stock. I think I have a couple Graphtech bridges knocking around that I will swap it out for. Although, as you can see and hear, it ain't half bad haha. The switch is gone though so I will be replacing that with a switchcraft one.
@@SpedSpedding Ok cool, so I wasn't seeing things LOL! Ya man, lots of options you can get for that thing for sure. Just check your posts / threads since they maybe metric so you get the right ones or you can just yank the inserts and change the posts with it, good luck.
And yes it did still sound pretty damn good too!
Best channel on youtube
Cheers to that! 🥃❤️