Description
Recorded at Sawmills Studio, Cornwall, England.
The songs on I SHOULD COCO play like missing pieces of the Buzzcocks' SINGLES GOING STEADY, HUNKY DORY-era Bowie, and when the Stones still existed BETWEEN THE BUTTONS. At the same time, Supergrass fit perfectly into the very retro "punk" tastes of the mid-'90s charts, and make it all seem exciting again.
Combining breathless pop-rock with an ebullient and glamorous sense of humor, Supergrass are nervy and fun. "I'd Like To Know" and "Caught By The Fuzz" show off Supergrass' undeniably British sensibilities (the chirping Cockney harmonies, the acoustic piano, the topsy-turvy bass lines), but it all works. The album is a rare breed--one that plays like an old favorite, but isn't an exercise in redundancy or nostalgia.
I SHOULD COCO isn't a painful reminder of eras gone by, but an adoring school-boy homage--exactly the one that Supergrass plays up to. Because anything too serious might ruin a good time.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Supergrass
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- EMI
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 1995
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 1995
- Cast & Crew
- Supergrass (Music Performer)
- Sam Williams (Producer)
- John Cornfield (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
...`Eclectic' doesn't begin to describe the deft plunderings of these barely legal-age lads, who, in their evocation of the Beatles, Bowie, and the Buzzcocks, seem equally at home as glamour-puss fops and snot-nosed hooligans." - Rating: A Entertainment Weekly (7/21/95, p.64)
Ranked #7 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year' - "...Druggy, deranged, bright-eyed, innocently sleazy, mercilessly addictive. Like mainlining a dose of uncut fun. Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67)
...I SHOULD COCO is absurdly crammed with musical intelligence....a massive heap of informed rock madness....Supergrass have a unique take on pop music... Mojo (7/95, p.106)
Ranked #6 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995 - "...the 'Grass turned their day-to-day into cartoon, and still had you gasping at the sheer thrill of it... NME (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23)
...cobbles together ideas from the record collection, then pieces `em together in not-necessarily-novel but at least catchy arrangements--cheeky thievery being the sincerest form of flattery, of course... Option (1-2/96, p.120)
Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995. Q (2/96, p.66)
4 Stars - Excellent - "...petulant middle-class brats with an instinctive grasp of melody, midway between The Clash and Buzzcocks....the more Supergrass reveal of themselves, the more childish things are set aside in favour of an embracing of pop history... Q (6/95, p.118)
3.5 Stars - Good - "...regardless of how silly Supergrass become, the strength of their songwriting always shines through. Combining the best elements of classic British pop and melodic punk, the band leapfrogs decades and spans the gaps with wide, grinning hooks... Rolling Stone (8/10/95, p.59)
6 - Reasonably Good - "...Supergrass is a mod band....I SHOULD COCO...works best when [the group] is careering about like Dickensian urchins in smeared lipstick, blinking through hula hoop-size pupils, gleefully anticipating corruption... Spin (9/95, p.113)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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I'd Like to Know
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Caught By the Fuzz
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Mansize Rooster
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Alright
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Lose It
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Lenny
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Strange Ones
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Sitting Up Straight
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She's So Loose
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We're Not Supposed To
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Time
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Sofa (Of My Lethargy)
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Time to Go
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Hit Songs
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Supergrass - I Should Coco:
"I Should Coco" is the 1995 debut from British band Supergrass.
As a debut album from a rock band barely out of their teens should,it spills over with youthful exuberance. Stand-out tracks "Caught by the Fuzz" and "Alright" make this clear.
It is an energetic mix of styles in the British rock tradition: The Beatles, Buzzcocks, The Jam. A bit of all of this and more, but definitely their own sound.
Supergrass would release several, somewhat underrated, albums after this. Their best probably their next one, "In It for the Money", but never again this youthful.
An enjoyable ride through pop and rock full of energy. Recommended.
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