I’ve not been very good with the whole blogging thing in recent weeks….especially keeping up with the wonderful comments left behind here after each post…..and I’ve not visited many old friends for far too long. Not sure when things will get back to normal, but I’ve a couple of hours tonight to catch-up on a few things with T(n)VV.
Delighted to see some love for Popscene and it’s b-sides. I’m a big fan of Blur…they are an act I’ve long wanted to do an ICA on but there’s too much to choose from. I have had an e-mail offer for an ICA from a regular reader which I’ve accepted so there’s something to look forward to.
The Robster said this earlier today….
Popscene was not the hit the band or label thought/hoped it would be. They were gutted. It was planned for the second album, along with the follow-up single Never Clever, but when Popscene bombed, they scrapped plans for Never Clever’s release. After the second album was rejected by the label (who wanted it to include some “hits”), the band decided Popscene should left off altogether in a bit of a strop. “We thought if you bastards didn’t want it then [when put out as a single], then you’re not getting it now.” Since then they’ve held true to that outlook and never released it again, despite many believing it to be one of their finest moments. Never Clever remains an obscurity…
That may well be the case….but it hasn’t stopped me all that often before.
mp3 : Blur – Never Clever
Enjoy. It’s a belter of a tune.
JC
Outstanding. Thanks to Robster for putting it on the radar and JC for hunting it down. Adding Graham Coxon to my ever-growing list of under-appreciated musicians.
You might be interested in more about Popscene, Never Clever and what the second album might have been like if it wasn’t originally rejected over at the excellent blog Albums That Never Were, here: http://albumsthatneverwere.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/blur-britain-versus-america.html