A homage to one of the greatest bands of the britpop era, actually any era... The popular voice asked were you Blur or Oasis... the clever amongst us were actually Pulp. Re formed and on at the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend It's easy to forget just how brilliant Pulp were sometimes. With some nay-sayers questioning the the band, it is a satisfying experience indeed to bask in the shimmering beauty of "Last Day of the Miners' Strike", a slow burner of a quality, maturity and beauty that would make even the harshest critic usher the band into the nearest recording studio as soon as possible. With a dignity that most of his contemporaries--even the Manics--could never muster, Jarvis sings lines such as "Some joker with a headband is getting chicks for free" and name-checks kids spitting on the town hall and frightening old ladies. "The future's ours for the taking now, if we just stick together." Let's hope for the future of interesting, diverse guitar pop that they do
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