tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630545367835964274.post7485370359966029624..comments2009-04-24T09:54:21.827+01:00those we left behindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16359907054069008757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630545367835964274.post-31251771322500046702009-04-24T09:54:00.000+01:002009-04-24T09:54:00.000+01:00I loved the Soup Dragons. My first proper gig was watching them at the Hummingbird in Birmingham in 1988 when they touring their 'This Is Our Art...' album. I love all the early stuff (and I too have the Hang Ten 12 inch!), but the finest thing they did prior to the 'Backwards Dog' and 'Crotch Deep Trash' releases was 'Just can't Take No More'. I played that incessantly. they also did a great cover of 'Our Lips Are Sealed', that is nearly as good as the Fun Boy 3 version. Nearly.<br /><br />Supercherry is indeed a work of genius, and the follow up 'Superangel' of the 'Crotch Deep Trash' 12 inch is not shabby either. After that it did start to go a bit awry, but 'I'm Free' is a fantastically happy summer single, and 'Mother Universe' suited the mood of the times. I agree with you that it would have been fascinating to see where they would have gone if they had not ridden the coat tails of Primal Scream et al and gone baggy.<br /><br />Good to get some feedback from another Soup Dragons fan. Thanks for posting!those we left behindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16359907054069008757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630545367835964274.post-74771039686904422682009-04-24T05:13:00.000+01:002009-04-24T05:13:00.000+01:00Supercherry. What a track. Was a big Soupies fan in the late 80s and must be one of about 15 people to actually have bought the Hang Ten EP...<br />Heard a few of the tracks off Lovegod before they got the "baggie" treatment, and although I'm from Manchester myself, I wish they'd stayed off that particular bandwagon and carried on in the direction they were headed. Superb stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com