P624 Teletext 624 Dec30 20:41:13 —————————————— —————————————————— ALBUMS OF THE YEAR — 10) MIKE SCOTT Bring 'Em All In No bass, no drums, and Scott plays everything, leaving the songs to speak for themselves - the perfect illustration of how to play powerful songs with minimal backing. 9) BLACK GRAPE It's Great When You're Straight....Yeah! Shaun's at his swaggering and surreal best, and cool Kermit compliments him perfectly, especially on Kelly's Heroes The opening half is out of this world, and it's all a monster monster mix. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— GROOVES reviews bz Paul Goddard THE GROOVES '95 AWARDS POLL! p623 Charts Tour Dates Gigs DigitisjtP624 Teletext 624 Dec30 20:42:06 —————————————— —————————————————— ALBUMS OF THE YEAR — 8) EZIO Black Boots On Latin Feet Ooozing class, skill and lyrical deftness, it's mellow mood music that avoids the glossy overproduced "wine bar" trap. The interplay between Ezio's voice and Booga's guitar is exquisite. 7) WANNADIES Be A Girl Scandinavian power pop from the mighty Indolent stable (Sleepjt and Duffy), and one of the most infectious LPs you'll hear. Best track by millions is the poignant, painfull, but somehow positive and uplifting Dying For More. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— GROOVES reviews by Paul Goddard THE GROOVES '95 AWARDS POLL! p623 Charts Tour Dates Gigs DigitisjtP624 Teletext 624 Dec30 20:48:29 —————————————— —————————————————— ALBUMS OF THE YEAR — 6) CHUMBAWAMBA Swinging With Raymond CD1 is a pastiche of all those late 60s sweet girlie happy songs - corrupted with biting 90s lyrics. And CD2 is a ranting but incredibly catchy Carter meets Redskins riff-fest. 5) TEENAGE FANCLUB Grand Prix From the beginning this is a crashing collection of hot hooks, lyrical gymnastics and musical masterstrokes. Mellow Doubt, Verisimilitude, Neil Jung Sparky's are all fab! ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— GROOVES reviews by Paul Goddard THE GROOVES '95 AWARDS POLL! p623 Charts Tour Dates Gigs DigitisjrP624 Teletext 624 Dec30 20:44:14 —————————————— —————————————————— ALBUMS OF THE YEAR — 4) RADIOHEAD The Bends Stark, biting and musically magnificent Indeed, while Creep was undoubtedly a great song, High And Dry, Fake Plastic Trees and Street Spirit are all better. 3) ELASTJCA If ever a record could be described as a rollercoastet ride it's this one - from the opening chords to the final fade out it's fast and furious. Waking Up is a classic and Never Here is a turbo-charged masterpiece. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— GROOVES reviews by Paul Goddard THE GROOVES '95 AWARDS POLL! p623 Charts Tour Dates Gigs DigitisjrP624 Teletext 624 Dec30 20:45:17 —————————————— —————————————————— ALBUMS OF THE YEAR — 2) OASIS (What's The Story) Morning Glory? There's more depth and variety than Definitely Maybe - full marks for not taking the soft option - and Wondjrwall and Champagne Supernova are nigh on perfection. 1) POPSICLE Abstinence Scandinavian indie-rock ala The Jame meet Smashing Pumpkins - only better Histrionics apes Born To Run perfectly and Could Be has an aching monster of a melody that can only bj termed sublime. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— GROOVES reviews by Paul Goddard THE GROOVES '95 AWARDS POLL! p623 Charts Tour Dates Gigs Digitisjt