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I really like the trio of albums I mentioned earlier because you can hear the confluence of influences in British guitar music at that time perfectly
Modern Life Is Rubbish ... Kinks, Bowie
Giant Steps ... MBV, folk music, especially the melodies
The Bends ... REM, Pixies, 70s Floyd and co
You get a real window in the breadth of the sounds floating around in 1993-5. They weren't viewed that way at the time, but still.
I like Modern Life Is Rubbish because the tunes are stronger, feel more immediate, and the band hadn't fully embraced the Britpop lad thing they were doing that make The Great Escape especially a little cringeworthy
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