I've Found It! I've only gone and found it!

[AlexTaylor]

At last! I've found the song that I spent many years shoegazing to at 6th form and university that I never found out from the DJ the name of and who it was by! I always wanted it but had long since given up hope.

I was looking for some 'Lush' cosmetics for my wife on the tinterweb and came across the 4AD website. Things started to come in to my mind. I remember the jangly guitar ethereal voiced band Lush and thought ooh, I wonder if that ace song was them, cos it sounded sort of like them, or the Cocteau Twins. It was! I was so excited I ordered faster than i've ordered anything in my life.
Hearing it again has brought back so many memories I was quite dewy eyed let me tell you. I could close my eyes and imagine me and my mate andy drinking cans of red stripe in 'The Welly' club in Hull or cheap stella at the students union. I could even smell the air there (slightly musty but not unpleasant in a reminiscent sort of way).

Has anyone else had a similar experience where they used to love a song and never owned it / not heard it for years that you have heard again and it has brought memories flooding back?

(The song was called monochrome by the way)

 

[RickyC6]

Nice post! Big up for The Welly - spent my formative years there (as a local not a student - we didn't hate you lot really - well you threw some great house parties!)

Coincidentally I had a real "shiver down the spine" moment last night listening to China Crisis. The song "African & White" took me back to another Hull club (The Silhouette) and some gorgeous blonde girl and stuff......aaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers

Rich

 

[AlexTaylor]

Sils! I always felt very odd going for a visit to the toilets in there due to the bizarre muzak they played, such as the theme tune to camberwick green etc.

 

[Thom PC]

Oh yes, Lush memories ... I really listened to that album a lot - "Spooky". Your post made me remember and I just put it on - that music really has a very special feel and athmosphere to it.

Thom

 

[AlexG]

The Telescopes

I've had a very similar experience - I picked up a CD copy of The Telescopes' '# - untitled second', which is (I am 99% certain) the same as an album I had on vinyl in the early 90's. It sounds very familiar, and utterly wonderful.

A shoegazing day ahead for me...next up: Ride's 'Nowhere'.