Different class is such a good album and I feel way superior to "this is hardcore".

opinions? suggestions? I only have these 2 albums btw.

(disclaimer to the punk listeners as pulp has nothing to do with "hardcore" as most of us know it)

different class is the only pulp album i've ever really listened to regularly

I think Different Class is their best album, Common People is a modern classic. This is Hardcore is good too, but a lot darker.

Jarvis is GOD!

He's not jesus, but he has the same initials

I was introduced to them via "This is Hardcore" so that is sentimental to me (if you can consider those songs "sentimental" )

I saw them here in Boston on that tour and they were one of the best bands I've ever seen live.
They also played for about 2.5 hours. Not too many bands do that in a club these days...

Great band. I can't say I care for Jarvis' solo stuff though.

would that have been their last tour? (never seen them live before)

I saw a jarvis solo show though... very entertaining. was afraid a small breeze might go past the stage and blow him off though.

yep that was the last one. the weird thing was, the show sold out when i first tried to get tickets. they made more available the week before the show...i was so stoked.

i came into the pulp game way too late to ever have seen them live

I missed them live as well. I don't think they hit the west coast for the Hardcore tour. I saw Jarvis at Coachella last year though, he was pretty good and definitely knows how to work the crowd.

they are both good albums. the song "this is hardcore" is so freaking dark and wonderful with its deconstruction of love/porno/intercourse
it makes a good companion on the playlist with the disco song "more, more, more" by andrea true connection.

different class is well rounded as an album.
i'm a bigger blur fan. which do you like better blur's parklife or great escape? escape for me.

I love 'Different Class', but slightly prefer 'His and Hers'. Jarvis Cocker is a huge influence. I adore his music.

i think i like great escape the most also... enjoy the horns.
i liked their modern life is rubbish/parklife/great escape era... although i didn't start really listening to them til after great escape came out

one thing i especially liked w/ these '90 britpop bands is they had some really awesome music videos

Blur - country house was brilliant. As was Year 2000 by Pulp.

Originally, way before they hit the big time they were called 'Arabicus Pulp' Different class was IMO superior to This Is Hardcore, way more stand-out songs. I also like Mile End which was included on the Trainspotting soundtrack.

This is turning into the brit pop thread. I have to say that Blurs best album is the second self titled album, the one with song 2 and coffee and TV. That was the best combination of Albarn's lyrics and Coxon's guitar playing. Graham's work on the record was amazing. His solo work is pretty good as well.


And as far as videos go, here are a couple of good oldies and newies


Pulp:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F39RS3I0D0Y&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCKzAn0612o

Blur:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g50_9weSUKc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUil383us4

i remember when i first watched the bad cover version video.. i was wondering, "why does it sound all fucked up?" and... "is that missy elliot?"