At last, it is ready. My epic 1995 compilation, six CDs of incredible music from a glorious year. Remember when pop music was made by musicians who had talent? 1995 was a year that changed many lives as Britpop took the nation by storm and music entered a new (and final) golden age... While parts 1,2 and 6 deals with the indie guitar legends, the other instalments of this compilation delve into more eclectic worlds. Truly, there was no better time for me to grow up. Sometimes part of me wishes that I could have been a few years older, so I could have understood Britpop more at the time and experienced it fully. But it was fate that it all happened before my teens. It put me on the right path, at the right age, at just the right time. A few years later it would be a lot more difficult to discover great music in the mainstream, but I got there just in time. If I didn't, I wouldn't be talking to you now. If people told me back then that those were the best days of my life, I wouldn't have believed them. At that age all I wanted to do was grow up. 1995 was a year that changed everything for me, hence why I have spent such a long time writing about it. People will argue that many of the Britpop bands were far from alternative, but to an 11 year old in the mid 90s this really was something new and exciting. Many of the bands and artists who arrived into my life in 1995 have never left. What a year. You can read two rather lengthy articles about my memories of 1995 HERE...
The Sound Of 1995 - Part One by Rw/Ff on Mixcloud
CD1OASIS - HELLOTHE VERVE - THIS IS MUSICBLUR - STEREOTYPESSUPERGRASS - MANSIZE ROOSTERCAST - FINETIMETHE BOO RADLEYS - IT'S LULUTHE BLUETONES - BLUETONICSLEEPER - INBETWEENERECHOBELLY - GREAT THINGSMCALMONT AND BUTLER - YESMENSWEAR - DAYDREAMERMARION - SLEEPTHE CHARLATANS - JUST LOOKINGBLACK GRAPE - IN THE NAME OF THE FATHERGENE - HAUNTED BY YOUCAST - SANDSTORMDUBSTAR - NOT SO MANIC NOWPAUL WELLER - THE CHANGINGMANASH - GIRL FROM MARSPULP - SOMETHING CHANGEDOASIS - SOME MIGHT SAY
The Sound Of 1995 - Part Two by Rw/Ff on Mixcloud
CD2ELASTICA - LINE UPGENE - FOR THE DEADEDWYN COLLINS - A GIRL LIKE YOUTHE BOO RADLEYS - WAKE UP BOO!OASIS - ROLL WITH ITBLUR - COUNTRY HOUSEPULP - COMMON PEOPLESUPERGRASS - ALRIGHTSLEEPER - WHAT DO I DO NOWECHOBELLY - KING OF THE KERBTHE CHARLATANS - BULLET COMESMENSWEAR - BEING BRAVETHE VERVE - HISTORYCAST - ALRIGHTLEVELLERS - FANTASYRADIOHEAD - HIGH AND DRYTEENAGE FANCLUB - MELLOW DOUBTBLACK GRAPE - REVEREND BLACK GRAPEBLUR - BEST DAYS
The Sound Of 1995 - Part Three by Rw/Ff on Mixcloud
CD3Spiritualized - MedicationThe Chemical Brothers - Leave HomeBjork - Army Of MeDavid Bowie - The Heart's Filthy LessonTricky - OvercomeLeftfield - AfroleftThe Orb - Oxbow LakesDreadzone - Little BritainThe Fall - The JokePavement - The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly WingsPJ Harvey - Down By The WaterGarbage - QueerLevellers - The FearRadiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The Sound Of 1995 - Part Four by Rw/Ff on MixcloudCD 4THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - LIFE IS SWEET (WITH TIM BURGESS)DAVID BOWIE - HALLO SPACEBOYLEFTFIELD - MELTTRICKY - HELL IS ROUND THE CORNERSHANE MACGOWAN AND SINEAD O CONNOR - HAUNTEDTHE CONNELLS - '74-'75THE SMASHING PUMPKINS - TONIGHT, TONIGHTPJ HARVEY - GIVE HIS LOVE TO MEBJORK - ISOBELGARBAGE - MILKPAVEMENT - Father To A Sister Of ThoughtTHE FALL - DON'T CALL ME DARLINGELASTICA - WAKING UPCORNERSHOP - 6am Jullander ShereTHE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - SONG TO THE SIRENRADIOHEAD - JUSTLEVELLERS - MEN-AN-TOL
The Sound Of 1995 - Part Five by Rw/Ff on MixcloudCD5EDWYN COLLINS - THE CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ROCKLEFTFIELD - ORIGINALDREADZONE - ZION YOUTHSKUNK ANANSIE - WEAKTHE BOO RADLEYS - FROM THE BENCH AT BELVEDERECATATONIA - BLEEDTHE CARDIGANS - CARNIVALGARBAGE - STUPID GIRLTEENAGE FANCLUB - NEIL JUNGMARION - TIMEMENSWEAR - SLEEPING INMORRISSEY - SUNNYRADIOHEAD - FAKE PLASTIC TREESDAVID BOWIE - STRANGERS WHEN WE MEETPASSENGERS - MISS SARAJEVOLEVELLERS - JUST THE ONETHE BEATLES - FREE AS A BIRD
PAUL WELLER - BROKEN STONES
PULP - BAR ITALIA
BLUR - THE UNIVERSAL
OASIS - CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA
