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something I am grateful for today
Jan. 31st, 2014 06:31 amThe release twenty years ago today of Line Up, the first chart single by Elastica.
Elastica was the first Britpop band to be influenced primarily by 70s punk as opposed to 70s glam or 60s rock, thereby widening the range of retro available for Britpop to draw upon. They soon became phenomenally successful in the UK [as we'll see when their album comes out in about a year] and were considered one of Britpop's Major Players.
Line Up's B-side Vaseline is one of my fave Elastica tracks -- hear it now!
Elastica was the first Britpop band to be influenced primarily by 70s punk as opposed to 70s glam or 60s rock, thereby widening the range of retro available for Britpop to draw upon. They soon became phenomenally successful in the UK [as we'll see when their album comes out in about a year] and were considered one of Britpop's Major Players.
Line Up's B-side Vaseline is one of my fave Elastica tracks -- hear it now!
