Yes I agree I loved their sound when I was younger but they are a rip-off band and Justine couldn’t sing or play and that’s why Bernard Butler couldn’t stand her. She had huge ambition but no real time honed talent or skill. It’s not good enough to be a copycat or not very good and say hey that’s punk. No it’s an insult to punk. Punk was original and raw.
The initial hype wasn't about Damon Albarn, at all - we didn't even know he had a connection to the band. We just heard that first song playing in record shops and went in and bought it.
Nah, elastica was heavily promoted as the band who’s front chick was dating the front bloke from blur. Pretty much the first info you’d read about them back in NME or Kerang back in the day.
(I say this as a Brit, so may have been different in the states and elsewhere. In the uk, you knew the connection to blur before you’d heard an elastica record)
@@robthebloke by the time Damon's connection to the band was really a thing in the press, three singles had been released over the preceding two years. When "Stutter" came out, we didn't know the band line-up, much less the connection to Albarn - the record came out that day, and was sold out by the next. If you were lucky, you got a copy. That initial buzz was all sound and word of mouth. And I'm saying that as someone that bought Stutter day-of-release, in the UK. Where the connection to Blur didn't really arrive until early '95, with the release of the single "Waking Up".
@@philwillett9102 It wasn't just the Wire - it was a ton of bands. But to be fair to them - doesn't rap music do the same thing? They made each song their own. It was crazy though because back then, almost no-one had heard the songs they copied from
@@robertwilson3866it’s common in rap music, but people call it samples, instead of “stealing”, considering rappers (usually) ask for consent to use the song as a chorus, backing track, etc. elastica just simply stole a bunch of riffs and notes from underground bands, expecting to get away with it. no wonder they lost in court twice lol.
I will never forget the first time I heard their debut album, I was absolutely blown away. To this day its one of my favorite albums of all time. Love Elastica
Saw them play in NYC when the first album came out and was able to interview Justine because my fanzine was named after the second Wire album. The entire band were very down to earth people and I’m glad to hear Justine has gotten her life in order after what happened in the latter half of the 1990’s.
I'd no idea their first album was so popular in the USA, I never really got into them myself although I did (and still do) love suedes early albums. That's really cool you got to interview Justine and they were all down to earth-its nice to hear when a band is like that to their fans
Interested in when the first album came out over in America? Way too many people are saying Damon made them hit fame but he really didn’t, they were famous long before she met him back here in U.K. she was a founding member of suede and was famous as one of he first androgenous female rock stars , her affair with albarn was hardly mentioned in U.K. till both bands started to fall apart. I’d love to see what your views on that are. Obviously what you Hera 6k miles away from where things are happening is not how it happened but it’s super interesting.
Also in 1999, Justine briefly reunited with Suede for a b-side recording of their early Justine-era track "Implemeant Yeah!". Suede V1 with Frischmann sounded quite like The Fall.
Still one of the best debut records of all time, sure they borrowed off of The Stranglers and Wire, but the fact that Oasis pilfered wholesale from T Rex and The Beatles never seemed to stop them, did it..?
Suede is the best UK band of their generation, IMO - dwarfing their Britpop rivals. They were self-defeating in that their best singles were B-Sides & few know how good they are. The forced name change didn't help. But even today when I go to shows in Hollywood, I see kids with Suede tees. Someday, the band will receive the acclaim they deserve.
@@bigneon_glitter absolutely, the name change probably sealed their fate in America and it's so true some of their best songs were B sides. "This Time " is my favorite Suede song and you have to buy their B side and rarity compilation, Sci Fi Lullabies, to own it. Btw there's a pretty decent video for that song someone put on TH-cam, consisting of clips from their other music videos synced up to the "This Time" lyrics. "Sound of the Streets" is my second favorite Suede song, again, a B side.
@L W That's cool, "This Time" is a track I use to initiate newbies. _Bloodsports,_ _Night Thoughts,_ _Blue Hour_ - brilliant albums. Digging BH, at the moment.
@@bigneon_glitter Blue Hour must be newer, I don't know that one. I didn't know they'd released anything since Night Thoughts. I couldn't get into that album.
I remember in 95 hearing this banging song on the university of iowa station and trying desparately to call them to see who it was....the song was "never here"...bought the CD that day...that first album rocks!..still good!..
I've heard both "Connection" and Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba", and boy do they sound similar. To be fair, Elastica weren't the only culprits: Ministry's "Thieves" has a similar chorus to Wire's "Mr. Suit" from the same album. People really enjoy Pink Flag.
Good video. _The Menace_ is the sound of a band flaming out but it's pretty great & an underrated LP - fewer Wire lifts. Albarn would go on to write "No Distance Left To Run" about Justine. Justin's a lovely bloke & became a music teacher. Still somewhat active, he toured with Lush on their brief 2016 reunion run.
if you listen to The Menace now though, you realize how far ahead of its time it is. it expands the sound beyond the first album while not betraying it.
Thanks. I really enjoyed that. I was lucky enough to see them live in a small club when they toured their debut. Never knew about the Naropa University / Buddhism connection. Thurston Moore has taught poetry there. I'd love to visit some day.
Excellent band, they were lumped in with the New Wave of the New Wave lot before it became Britpop. I loved it as it was like the punk bands were back again from the late 70's. I bought Stutter and the LP and as a late 20's something going from Brighton to Camden a fair bit then, you saw a lot of the faces about (Saw Annie a good few times as my missus child minded for her next door neighbour and I did a bit of graft for her parents, lovely people). Great times, great band and Blue is still my favourite song by them.
at the end when she said "I dont really have any desire to make music" it just saddened me. Ive been recording for 40 years. I get tried of my songs, or those grueling projects where I can't let go. but there's alway a horizon with some new fresh idea that inspires me. I have hundreds of unfinished 30 second songs.. sometimes I take 6 month breaks and never touch an instrument. but I dont think I would ever say "I dont have any desire to make music".. music is art, its like poetry or photography or animation or any thing you can put your mind down on. sometimes I will sit down to record a baseline and thats my only goal. then a month later ive got this amazing fleshed out song that moves me. I dunno, just seems like a sad thing for a musician to say
@S.H.I.T. Southern Hauntings Investigation Team well im not teddy P, I just like his music. and you never heard anything I do because I dont make music for public. just lay down my mind waveforms like a diary. its the best way! cheers
I love Elastica,Elasticated, do. I pushed their album when I worked in a record store at the time. I'd love to see a story on the band The Romantics. They continue to thisnday and had a crazy story about finally getting paid over their big hit What I like about you few years ago. I worked with them as a photographer for a few years and have pics you could use.
Saw them at the Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas TX in 95. Great show. Justine actually mingled with me and my bud in the crowd before performing. We were the only ones that recognized her lol.
Justin Welch is working with me and Ricky Maymi from the Brian Jonestown Massacre on a project called the Stalwart Lovers. He is also the drummer for Piroshka and has recently toured as drummer for the Jesus and Marychain.
Your videos are great man . Most of the band's I personally don't like or never enjoyed . However , I enjoy what your doing and how you're doing it . Very interesting , respect man 👍
Very interesting! I bought thier first album in 95' when it came out, i have the CD in my truck right now lol. Didn't know until just now that her and Damon dated. 😬
The first LP was the best "Old School Punk" record not released in the 70s or 80s, it really sounds like a record that should have come out in 1977, I still listen to it.
They were the best thing out of that BritPop wave. I would say that they're the better definition of "PunkPop" Their album art cover even has them in a total Ramones nod pose. I find it strange how not many people got into them in the US. They do have a lot of B-sides and demos that would make an excellent 3rd album.. Get back together you slags!
I'm a fan of Elastica from the early 90s but have to say they completely ripped off Connection from post-punk alt band Wire. Still a great song though.
They never were super huge here in the US. They released that album in the Fall of 95’ and by 96’ they were more or less forgotten lol.Connection was their only hit here in the US. The album never even went gold here in the US. That 95/96 period after grunge died was a weird period. This band,Better than Ezra,Dishwalla,Local H,Presidents of the US etc. it was a weird time and one of many one/two hit wonders. By 97/98 those bands all faded into obscurity.
Do Cinderella and Tom Keifers vocal chord problem I think it was that made it so they couldn’t tour to support there first 90s album. Freewheelin Is underrated on that one.
Still have this CD somewhere. 90s were simply amazing time for music. Would consider Elastica a 2 hit wonder, Connection and Stutter. Great pop songs. Reminds me of more one hit female fronted bands: Salt - Bluster Republica - Ready to go Fluffy - Black Eye Belly - Feed The Tree Letters To Cleo - Here And Now
Justine Frieschmann was in relationships with Brett Anderson of Suede, Damon Albarn of blur\Gorillaz and Stephen Malkmus of Pavement. Three incredibly different yet very talented dudes.
Elastica is the BEST, COOLEST, most amazing girl group most people have never heard of. Their sound, their riffs, their accents - kind of amazing that they never got bigger than they did. Of course the rock and roll scene is all about the boys, and always has been. These gals and Luscious Jackson were two of the best girl groups of the early 90s I've ever come across. Of course they were overshadowed by grunge which was in full force at that time. But Elastica's self titled album is a masterpiece - there's not a bad song on it. I'm going through a grunge phase right now, but I may have to break out those 2 CDs again and give my ears a tickle. So great!
Yes, that album doesn’t put a foot (or dr Martin) wrong! They were the epitome of cool, no song longer than 3 mins too - the perfect rites of passage for punk but with melody! The press went after Justine hard as she was a) from a privileged background b) had a famous partner and used to goad her in many interviews - just enjoy the music for what it is. They were the epitome of the ‘90s and put two fingers in the face of all the over rated MOR lad bands that were having a ‘flying ant day’ at the time! Go girls! Love this album!
Justine is one of the most underrated female singers in rock history. It sucks and it's sad there will never be an Elastica reunion, as Justine she doesn't really acknowledge her contribution to music anymore, and when they disbanded, she was clearly done with that era of her career.
Isn't Jason Pierce the connection between all three of them groups? (He was in 2 and if I remember, himself and Richard fell out over a woman? I know it's not that trivial I just can't remember the full story..what I do remember is the lyric "There's a hole in my arm where all the money goes"...damn man..I hadn't thought about all that in a while) would be a good topic.
Their debut is to me an all-time personal classic! Their sound, energy and subject matter were a serious breath of fresh air back in the 90s, and I still listen to it nowadays. Their debut never ages! The Menace was good in spots (especially Mad Dog God Dam, Generator and How He Wrote Elastica Man) but it never caught fire with me like the debut. And oh how I wish they made better videos....
I was already a huge Britpop fan when this album came out and it was one of the few albums I bought after only hearing a song once. Being in the US I had no idea of the Albarn connection with the band. He even got a producing credit on it (Dan Abnormal) and I question of much of an influence he had on the album after hearing the hugely disappointing 2nd album without him.
They had at least one song about how annoyed Frischmann was with this idea. I've never bought it myself - Albarn was all about Bowie and the Beatles and the Kinks at the time, Elastica were into Devo and The Wire. I think more of Albarn's pretention would have crept in if he'd been all that involved. The second Elastica album is just what happens when everyone is using drugs and burned out.
I was at the reading festival show that you mentioned in 1999. I was really excited to hear their new stuff... but it was one of the worst shows I've ever seen. They were on a smaller stage and Justine seemed completely off her head. She was out of time, out of tune and barely awake. It was really sad.
Elastica first debut self title album is one the best. I remember bought the cd around yr 1995.. My fave single track of the album "Connection" .. plus Justine Frischman is the coolest female rocker.. 😊❤❤❤
A couple of spelling errors to correct here, Justine is referred to as Justin throughout the video and as Justinc (?) in the video's title. Still enjoyed it though.
I don't understand your description of UK "middle class." Not accurate as most people are working class and poor. i.e. Not wealthy. Justine came from a very previleged backround and had way more opportunities than most. From a very wealthy family. Just wished to clarify to allow others to be aware of...
I think "middle class" has a different definition in the UK than America. "My father's a bank teller." = Middle class. "My father's chairman of an engineering consulting company." = Upper middle/wealthy class.
Also I like how they end it with a cover of the silly, trashy, yet incredibly catchy "Da Da Da". If you see the album as a direct response to Blur's 13, it's such a funny contrast to Albarn's mournful "No Distance Left To Run". It's as if she's saying "yeah, I don't care. Get over it already" lol
Elastica stood on their own. The hype was real. That first album is out of this world. Along with Supergrass, the best band of the brit pop wave. Oasis and Blur, although great bands, stood on the tabloid exploitation of their "dispute" for the first place.
I agree with that. Supergrass and Elastica were the two bands from that Brit Pop era that stood out. The whole Blur and Oasis thing was media Hype. Oasis were an over hyped pub band.
Without a doubt, they appropriated the chord progression from Wire's 'Three Girl Rhumba' for 'Connection'...but Wire appropriated the chord progression from The Velvet Underground's 'Sister Ray' for 'Strange.' I'm a huge Wire fan, but fair's fair.
@@matthewcoombs3282 Yes, I'm aware of the settlement, but that doesn't affect the issue of plagiarism. Obviously it *was* plagiarism. My point is that it would have been very easy for the former members of The Velvet Underground to sue Wire over 'Strange' (or for Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to sue the Undertones over 'One Way Love'). That didn't happen, but Wire still swiped the chord progression from 'Sister Ray.' It's even in the same key.
It's depressing how so many of these bands, even middle class to posh bands like this, fall into the same old rock'n'roll traps of drugs, petty resentments and ego trips. And evidently it's not just a male thing as the same fate befell the Runaways, GoGo's and other female groups. Nature of the beast, I suppose.
To a point it is the nature of the beast, or rather, the business. The drugs are a useful signpost; one can't really afford to buy any but the very cheapest things while you're struggling away trying to get signed, etc.- but if you do get popular people will give the "good" ones to you for free. Absolutely nobody cares about you until, suddenly, everyone does; but only for what clout they can get for being around you. That brings me to the last two; resentments and ego. You *must* cultivate a nearly insane level of self-belief to even survive at the lowest end of the music business, bc the indifference and contempt you will be treated with there are crushing. This level of belief becomes a habit, not unlike a drug; and if you do get popular at some point? You'll unshakably believe you were "right all along"; and anything or anyone that threatens that idea in your head, real or imaginary, you will want to destroy. It's not class, it's the business that does this.
I loved them especially Justine Frischmann a brilliant frontwoman I love Connection Republica too Saffron Aka Samantha Sprackling I was in high school back in the mid 90s BTW I graduated from high school in June 1996 now I'm almost 44 in a month it's a classic song it could have been either a Blondie or The Pretenders absolutely brilliant no question about that it's a shame that they broke up after the internal conflicts and drugs it would be great if you they would not strangle each other verbally not literally
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Here's another story i did on another british band that were popular around this time Republica th-cam.com/video/PsVXXrZyd5E/w-d-xo.html
That first Elastica album is one of the best albums of the 90s. It holds up SUPERBLY- sounds like it could have come out last week.
Exactly , one of my favorite all time favorite albums from the 90's !!!
Yes...probably my favorite british album of that decade...👌
It’s a good album, they knew how to steal from the best. The Stranglers, Wire, etc…
Jesus this band sucks! 👎💩
Yes I agree I loved their sound when I was younger but they are a rip-off band and Justine couldn’t sing or play and that’s why Bernard Butler couldn’t stand her. She had huge ambition but no real time honed talent or skill. It’s not good enough to be a copycat or not very good and say hey that’s punk. No it’s an insult to punk. Punk was original and raw.
The initial hype wasn't about Damon Albarn, at all - we didn't even know he had a connection to the band. We just heard that first song playing in record shops and went in and bought it.
Correct, I bought their album and a single before I knew they had anything to do with Damon Albarn.
Nah, elastica was heavily promoted as the band who’s front chick was dating the front bloke from blur. Pretty much the first info you’d read about them back in NME or Kerang back in the day.
(I say this as a Brit, so may have been different in the states and elsewhere. In the uk, you knew the connection to blur before you’d heard an elastica record)
@@robthebloke by the time Damon's connection to the band was really a thing in the press, three singles had been released over the preceding two years. When "Stutter" came out, we didn't know the band line-up, much less the connection to Albarn - the record came out that day, and was sold out by the next. If you were lucky, you got a copy. That initial buzz was all sound and word of mouth.
And I'm saying that as someone that bought Stutter day-of-release, in the UK. Where the connection to Blur didn't really arrive until early '95, with the release of the single "Waking Up".
In the US nobody knew early on that they were dating. Elastica succeeded on their own merit
I can listen to Elastica (1st album) front to back. And that's really rare for me.
The ONLY song I always skip is Indian Song
Yeah same here, which others are on your list? 💃🎧😁
Always baffled me why Elastica never seem to crop up in *classic debut album* conversations.
It is stone cold & still sounds fresh as a daisy
Most likely because, as good as it sounded, it wasn't very original....They pretty much copied the band Wire's riffs and melodys.
@@philwillett9102 It wasn't just the Wire - it was a ton of bands. But to be fair to them - doesn't rap music do the same thing? They made each song their own. It was crazy though because back then, almost no-one had heard the songs they copied from
@@robertwilson3866it’s common in rap music, but people call it samples, instead of “stealing”, considering rappers (usually) ask for consent to use the song as a chorus, backing track, etc. elastica just simply stole a bunch of riffs and notes from underground bands, expecting to get away with it. no wonder they lost in court twice lol.
FACT
I will never forget the first time I heard their debut album, I was absolutely blown away. To this day its one of my favorite albums of all time. Love Elastica
@Ed Mqz Justine is that you?
Saw them play in NYC when the first album came out and was able to interview Justine because my fanzine was named after the second Wire album. The entire band were very down to earth people and I’m glad to hear Justine has gotten her life in order after what happened in the latter half of the 1990’s.
I'd no idea their first album was so popular in the USA, I never really got into them myself although I did (and still do) love suedes early albums. That's really cool you got to interview Justine and they were all down to earth-its nice to hear when a band is like that to their fans
They were my favorite band in 5th grade when I saw them and met her. It couldn't believe it. I still have dreams where she is my best friend.
Nice I'm from New York City
Interested in when the first album came out over in America? Way too many people are saying Damon made them hit fame but he really didn’t, they were famous long before she met him back here in U.K. she was a founding member of suede and was famous as one of he first androgenous female rock stars , her affair with albarn was hardly mentioned in U.K. till both bands started to fall apart. I’d love to see what your views on that are. Obviously what you Hera 6k miles away from where things are happening is not how it happened but it’s super interesting.
They suck.
Also in 1999, Justine briefly reunited with Suede for a b-side recording of their early Justine-era track "Implemeant Yeah!". Suede V1 with Frischmann sounded quite like The Fall.
Justine's current career as a painter is going quite well from what I can gather.
Still one of the best debut records of all time, sure they borrowed off of The Stranglers and Wire, but the fact that Oasis pilfered wholesale from T Rex and The Beatles never seemed to stop them, did it..?
Shakermaker is Get It On and Day Tripper played at the same time
Yes but Noel never lied about it
@@joeljones8066 Shaker Maker is a rip off of the Coke song mate. Think You've got it confused with Cigarettes and Alcohol.
@@gothgurlfriend yeah i'm old lol
One of the best debuts of all time ???
I wish more Americans knew about Suede, they're a great band. They had to go by a different name, the London Suede, in America.
Suede is the best UK band of their generation, IMO - dwarfing their Britpop rivals. They were self-defeating in that their best singles were B-Sides & few know how good they are. The forced name change didn't help. But even today when I go to shows in Hollywood, I see kids with Suede tees. Someday, the band will receive the acclaim they deserve.
@@bigneon_glitter absolutely, the name change probably sealed their fate in America and it's so true some of their best songs were B sides. "This Time " is my favorite Suede song and you have to buy their B side and rarity compilation, Sci Fi Lullabies, to own it. Btw there's a pretty decent video for that song someone put on TH-cam, consisting of clips from their other music videos synced up to the "This Time" lyrics. "Sound of the Streets" is my second favorite Suede song, again, a B side.
@@bigneon_glitter also their album Bloodsports was surprisingly good for a comeback album. There's several very catchy songs on that album.
@L W That's cool, "This Time" is a track I use to initiate newbies. _Bloodsports,_ _Night Thoughts,_ _Blue Hour_ - brilliant albums. Digging BH, at the moment.
@@bigneon_glitter Blue Hour must be newer, I don't know that one. I didn't know they'd released anything since Night Thoughts. I couldn't get into that album.
I remember in 95 hearing this banging song on the university of iowa station and trying desparately to call them to see who it was....the song was "never here"...bought the CD that day...that first album rocks!..still good!..
Elastica’s self titled was one of my favorite albums in the 90s. It’s too bad it didn’t go on to much more afterwards.
I've heard both "Connection" and Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba", and boy do they sound similar. To be fair, Elastica weren't the only culprits: Ministry's "Thieves" has a similar chorus to Wire's "Mr. Suit" from the same album. People really enjoy Pink Flag.
Pink Flag was the best album of 1977, matter of fact it's the best punk album period. All the other albums from 1977 and 1978 sound dated and weak.
What Happened? I'll tell you what happened....The same thing that happens to the majority of these stories........Heroin.
That's a Bingo
As a teen, I had a massive crush on the singer's voice
I remember seeing them on David Letterman and completely falling in love with their sound. Such an amazing first album. Blew me away.
I remember that too.
Good video. _The Menace_ is the sound of a band flaming out but it's pretty great & an underrated LP - fewer Wire lifts. Albarn would go on to write "No Distance Left To Run" about Justine. Justin's a lovely bloke & became a music teacher. Still somewhat active, he toured with Lush on their brief 2016 reunion run.
Justine’s a lovely bloke??? You know she is a woman right??
@@jamesjordan-davies2704 OP is talking about drummer Justin Welch
Justin's a member of Miki Berenyi's post-Lush band Piroshka, they've done two albums together so far.
Oops I read that wrong
if you listen to The Menace now though, you realize how far ahead of its time it is. it expands the sound beyond the first album while not betraying it.
Justine was SUCH hot shit to my impressionable teenage senses back in the early 90s. Same with Toni Halliday and Miki Berenyi.
Thanks. I really enjoyed that. I was lucky enough to see them live in a small club when they toured their debut.
Never knew about the Naropa University / Buddhism connection. Thurston Moore has taught poetry there. I'd love to visit some day.
Thanks glad you enjoyed it
At least this band ended without tragedy. I was afraid at the beginning that they would end like many others.... NOT GOOD. I enjoy your videos.
Excellent band, they were lumped in with the New Wave of the New Wave lot before it became Britpop. I loved it as it was like the punk bands were back again from the late 70's. I bought Stutter and the LP and as a late 20's something going from Brighton to Camden a fair bit then, you saw a lot of the faces about (Saw Annie a good few times as my missus child minded for her next door neighbour and I did a bit of graft for her parents, lovely people). Great times, great band and Blue is still my favourite song by them.
at the end when she said "I dont really have any desire to make music" it just saddened me. Ive been recording for 40 years. I get tried of my songs, or those grueling projects where I can't let go. but there's alway a horizon with some new fresh idea that inspires me. I have hundreds of unfinished 30 second songs.. sometimes I take 6 month breaks and never touch an instrument. but I dont think I would ever say "I dont have any desire to make music".. music is art, its like poetry or photography or animation or any thing you can put your mind down on. sometimes I will sit down to record a baseline and thats my only goal. then a month later ive got this amazing fleshed out song that moves me. I dunno, just seems like a sad thing for a musician to say
@S.H.I.T. Southern Hauntings Investigation Team well im not teddy P, I just like his music. and you never heard anything I do because I dont make music for public. just lay down my mind waveforms like a diary. its the best way! cheers
I love Elastica,Elasticated, do. I pushed their album when I worked in a record store at the time. I'd love to see a story on the band The Romantics. They continue to thisnday and had a crazy story about finally getting paid over their big hit What I like about you few years ago. I worked with them as a photographer for a few years and have pics you could use.
One of my favorite bands ever, the self titled album is one of the most solid through and through albums.
Saw them at the Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas TX in 95. Great show. Justine actually mingled with me and my bud in the crowd before performing. We were the only ones that recognized her lol.
Their drummer toured with Lush in 2016 and just killed it
He plays drums with a band called, Piroshka. Miki, from Lush, is the lead singer. Great album--"Brickbat"--2019.
@@jessegonzalez8167 Brickbat was not great. It was a bore. 5/10.
Dude is a machine with his impeccable tempo
"Rock star?! Go to school, dummy!!!"
- Every parent ever
Nice. Can we have something about the band Ash?
Justin Welch is working with me and Ricky Maymi from the Brian Jonestown Massacre on a project called the Stalwart Lovers. He is also the drummer for Piroshka and has recently toured as drummer for the Jesus and Marychain.
these guys were the only Brit Pop band from the 90's that i really liked a lot back in the day... i still listen to both their albums :)
Your videos are great man . Most of the band's I personally don't like or never enjoyed . However , I enjoy what your doing and how you're doing it . Very interesting , respect man 👍
Very interesting! I bought thier first album in 95' when it came out, i have the CD in my truck right now lol. Didn't know until just now that her and Damon dated. 😬
I saw them playing at Lollapalooza '95. They where awesome!
Despite getting great reviews The Menace flopped, which is a shame because I loved that record. Their performances from Letterman are on the youtubes
".....the Stranglers and Wire!"
NO FECKIN WAY!🤣🤣🤣🤣🖖
The first LP was the best "Old School Punk" record not released in the 70s or 80s, it really sounds like a record that should have come out in 1977, I still listen to it.
They were the best thing out of that BritPop wave. I would say that they're the better definition of "PunkPop"
Their album art cover even has them in a total Ramones nod pose. I find it strange how not many people got into them in the US. They do have a lot of B-sides and demos that would make an excellent 3rd album.. Get back together you slags!
My favourite album of all time. Every song on it is incredible.
Saw them on last US tour. Don't believe ever be a reunion as Justine changed so much.
Not only has Justine changed so much, but clearly she doesn't acknowledge her contribution to music anymore and was done with that era in her life.
I'm a fan of Elastica from the early 90s but have to say they completely ripped off Connection from post-punk alt band Wire. Still a great song though.
I think Wire settled with them for an undisclosed sum.
They never were super huge here in the US. They released that album in the Fall of 95’ and by 96’ they were more or less forgotten lol.Connection was their only hit here in the US. The album never even went gold here in the US. That 95/96 period after grunge died was a weird period. This band,Better than Ezra,Dishwalla,Local H,Presidents of the US etc. it was a weird time and one of many one/two hit wonders. By 97/98 those bands all faded into obscurity.
Do Cinderella and Tom Keifers vocal chord problem I think it was that made it so they couldn’t tour to support there first 90s album. Freewheelin Is underrated on that one.
Video idea:Lemmy in the I want to be a cowboy video.
A vid on that band would be sick! They're one of those forgotten bands of the 80s.
That video is so over the top, it's hilarious.
Still have this CD somewhere. 90s were simply amazing time for music. Would consider Elastica a 2 hit wonder, Connection and Stutter. Great pop songs. Reminds me of more one hit female fronted bands:
Salt - Bluster
Republica - Ready to go
Fluffy - Black Eye
Belly - Feed The Tree
Letters To Cleo - Here And Now
Justine Frieschmann was in relationships with Brett Anderson of Suede, Damon Albarn of blur\Gorillaz and Stephen Malkmus of Pavement. Three incredibly different yet very talented dudes.
That’s a LOT of indie semen.
I mean, she even looked a fair bit like Brett as well, some people must've thought it was incest or summat...lol
Looks like a man
There 1st album was one of my absolute favorites from the 90’s. Happy to hear that they’re all still doing well and had no tragedies.
Elastica, finally!!!! Still hoping for the video on Teenage Fanclub.
Loved this band back in the day 🤟🤟
Elastica is the BEST, COOLEST, most amazing girl group most people have never heard of. Their sound, their riffs, their accents - kind of amazing that they never got bigger than they did. Of course the rock and roll scene is all about the boys, and always has been. These gals and Luscious Jackson were two of the best girl groups of the early 90s I've ever come across. Of course they were overshadowed by grunge which was in full force at that time. But Elastica's self titled album is a masterpiece - there's not a bad song on it. I'm going through a grunge phase right now, but I may have to break out those 2 CDs again and give my ears a tickle. So great!
Yes, that album doesn’t put a foot (or dr Martin) wrong!
They were the epitome of cool, no song longer than 3 mins too - the perfect rites of passage for punk but with melody!
The press went after Justine hard as she was a) from a privileged background b) had a famous partner and used to goad her in many interviews - just enjoy the music for what it is.
They were the epitome of the ‘90s and put two fingers in the face of all the over rated MOR lad bands that were having a ‘flying ant day’ at the time!
Go girls! Love this album!
Justine is one of the most underrated female singers in rock history. It sucks and it's sad there will never be an Elastica reunion, as Justine she doesn't really acknowledge her contribution to music anymore, and when they disbanded, she was clearly done with that era of her career.
I used to listen to it on cassette all the way through over and over
please make one on the verve, spacemen 3 or spiritualized
Isn't Jason Pierce the connection between all three of them groups? (He was in 2 and if I remember, himself and Richard fell out over a woman? I know it's not that trivial I just can't remember the full story..what I do remember is the lyric "There's a hole in my arm where all the money goes"...damn man..I hadn't thought about all that in a while) would be a good topic.
Is that the Bittersweet Symphony or We Were Merely Freshmen group?
Fabulous Album just played and played favourite 90's album ❤ 👏 🙌 👌
Ace band! That album totally still stands out...
Elastica did not break up. They merely took an indefinite hiatus before retreating back to the recording studio.
I once saw the bass player walking out of the job centre in Brighton. Probably not how she thought her rockstar career would end up.
Their first album holds up
Their debut is to me an all-time personal classic! Their sound, energy and subject matter were a serious breath of fresh air back in the 90s, and I still listen to it nowadays. Their debut never ages! The Menace was good in spots (especially Mad Dog God Dam, Generator and How He Wrote Elastica Man) but it never caught fire with me like the debut. And oh how I wish they made better videos....
I was already a huge Britpop fan when this album came out and it was one of the few albums I bought after only hearing a song once. Being in the US I had no idea of the Albarn connection with the band. He even got a producing credit on it (Dan Abnormal) and I question of much of an influence he had on the album after hearing the hugely disappointing 2nd album without him.
They had at least one song about how annoyed Frischmann was with this idea. I've never bought it myself - Albarn was all about Bowie and the Beatles and the Kinks at the time, Elastica were into Devo and The Wire. I think more of Albarn's pretention would have crept in if he'd been all that involved. The second Elastica album is just what happens when everyone is using drugs and burned out.
Yeah he wore funny glasses and played keyboards on top of the pops I think 🤔
But you didn't answer how he wrote Elastic Man....
Another obscure band that wasn’t as popular as their fans like to think they were.
The music is really good man and that's all that matters
You should talk about the history of Mayhem!
I was at the reading festival show that you mentioned in 1999. I was really excited to hear their new stuff... but it was one of the worst shows I've ever seen. They were on a smaller stage and Justine seemed completely off her head. She was out of time, out of tune and barely awake. It was really sad.
Same thing when they played Reading in 2000.
I always seem to play their debut album when I’m drunk for some reason
Stutter is still a classic song. 😃👍
Elastica first debut self title album is one the best. I remember bought the cd around yr 1995.. My fave single track of the album "Connection" .. plus Justine Frischman is the coolest female rocker.. 😊❤❤❤
These girls in this band were so gorgeous… And i could listen to them talk even in my sleep…until i die :)
A couple of spelling errors to correct here, Justine is referred to as Justin throughout the video and as Justinc (?) in the video's title. Still enjoyed it though.
I don't understand your description of UK "middle class." Not accurate as most people are working class and poor. i.e. Not wealthy. Justine came from a very previleged backround and had way more opportunities than most. From a very wealthy family. Just wished to clarify to allow others to be aware of...
Really interesting. Thanks!
That first ELASTICA album (top to bottom) amazing! Short, sharp, jagged, catchy. Do yourself a favour & check it out...
I absolutely love this band.
I think "middle class" has a different definition in the UK than America. "My father's a bank teller." = Middle class. "My father's chairman of an engineering consulting company." = Upper middle/wealthy class.
being working class i guess im considered blue collar in america.
@@markduncan3246 In America, those 2 terms are synonymous.
Being a bank teller is definitely not middle class
@@_dude.. the median salary in the US is $60k; bank teller: $47k. So…in the middle class range :-)
Got to see them many times on the London gig circuit around 93-94 and they where a very good live band
In 1995-1996 I was 7-8 years old I remember seeing this music video on mtv and I remember I would laugh at the lip thing she did in the music video .
They should have gotten a Grammy just for the opening of "connection" very unique ! 🌞
@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 oh I didn't know that. I'll have to check it out. Thanks !
Huge teenage crushes on Donna and Annie back in the day
Love Elastica!
Favourite album of the nineties. Brilliant! Thinking persons britpop.
This show was so Fashionating!!
The Menace was great, always thought it was a shame it didn't get more airplay.
Like the Stone Roses before, they took too long to record and release their second album and lost the momentum that the band had
Yeah. The softer songs especially I like. My Sex is such an intimate and haunting experience
Also I like how they end it with a cover of the silly, trashy, yet incredibly catchy "Da Da Da". If you see the album as a direct response to Blur's 13, it's such a funny contrast to Albarn's mournful "No Distance Left To Run". It's as if she's saying "yeah, I don't care. Get over it already" lol
Great band 💗
Note to self: Elastica is not Republica
I had no idea they were British!! I thought they were just another band from the northwest corners of the U.S.A.
Favourite song by them is How I wrote elastica man with Mark E Smith.
‘Stutter’ still rocks 🤘🏽
Their self titled record is damn near perfect.
Elastica stood on their own. The hype was real. That first album is out of this world. Along with Supergrass, the best band of the brit pop wave. Oasis and Blur, although great bands, stood on the tabloid exploitation of their "dispute" for the first place.
I agree with that. Supergrass and Elastica were the two bands from that Brit Pop era that stood out. The whole Blur and Oasis thing was media Hype. Oasis were an over hyped pub band.
Frischman was more from an upper class than middle class family. She is from a very rich and influential Jewish family.
3:33 that's probably why I like their music so much
Without a doubt, they appropriated the chord progression from Wire's 'Three Girl Rhumba' for 'Connection'...but Wire appropriated the chord progression from The Velvet Underground's 'Sister Ray' for 'Strange.' I'm a huge Wire fan, but fair's fair.
Connection is more than a Chord Progression lift from Wire. Elastica had to settle that one with Wire.
@@matthewcoombs3282 Yes, I'm aware of the settlement, but that doesn't affect the issue of plagiarism. Obviously it *was* plagiarism. My point is that it would have been very easy for the former members of The Velvet Underground to sue Wire over 'Strange' (or for Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to sue the Undertones over 'One Way Love'). That didn't happen, but Wire still swiped the chord progression from 'Sister Ray.' It's even in the same key.
Their best song imo is S.O.F.T.
It's depressing how so many of these bands, even middle class to posh bands like this, fall into the same old rock'n'roll traps of drugs, petty resentments and ego trips. And evidently it's not just a male thing as the same fate befell the Runaways, GoGo's and other female groups. Nature of the beast, I suppose.
To a point it is the nature of the beast, or rather, the business. The drugs are a useful signpost; one can't really afford to buy any but the very cheapest things while you're struggling away trying to get signed, etc.- but if you do get popular people will give the "good" ones to you for free. Absolutely nobody cares about you until, suddenly, everyone does; but only for what clout they can get for being around you.
That brings me to the last two; resentments and ego. You *must* cultivate a nearly insane level of self-belief to even survive at the lowest end of the music business, bc the indifference and contempt you will be treated with there are crushing. This level of belief becomes a habit, not unlike a drug; and if you do get popular at some point? You'll unshakably believe you were "right all along"; and anything or anyone that threatens that idea in your head, real or imaginary, you will want to destroy. It's not class, it's the business that does this.
All the "who?' Comments should read. "I'm cool cause Im ignorant"
Wow, I didn't even know they released a second album
I haven't heard of them until now
Elastica is one of the best bands of the 1990’s
Not much more to say!
Have you listened to any other music?
They released one album in the nineties!
I loved them especially Justine Frischmann a brilliant frontwoman I love Connection Republica too Saffron Aka Samantha Sprackling I was in high school back in the mid 90s BTW I graduated from high school in June 1996 now I'm almost 44 in a month it's a classic song it could have been either a Blondie or The Pretenders absolutely brilliant no question about that it's a shame that they broke up after the internal conflicts and drugs it would be great if you they would not strangle each other verbally not literally