Supergrass
Life on Other Planets (Island)
by Tim Den
How are these guys not fucking huge in the States? I mean, have we Americans lost so much of rock ‘n’ roll’s essence that Brits have to show us how to move our apathetic asses? Supergrass have been doing their Bowie/T. Rex/ Rolling Stones thing for four albums now, and the fact that these four greasy Biscuits groove fucking harder than any U.S. band amazes me every time. C’mon! The rest of the world caught on in the mid-’90s! Get with it, “patriots!”
With the manic energy of I Should Coco, the occasional hint of In It for the Money‘s lush moodiness, and the self-titled album’s rollicking bumps’n’grinds, Life on Other Planets is like a “best of” mix of your favorite ass kicking (classic) rock bands. Supergrass is the real thing.
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