Pulp
Pulp needed a revolution. As a band with a seemingly endless amount of talent, intellect and a handful of ignored albums, what Pulp lacked throughout the ‘80s was a cultural renewal they could score a soundtrack to. The mid-‘90s rise of Tony Blair, and with him, the renewed interest and impulse in English culture known as Cool Britannia couldn’t have provided a more perfect opportunity. Led by the flamboyant, working class poet, Jarvis Cocker, and armed with a battalion of guitar hooks, heavenly orchestration, bags of social and sexual wit and enough dance beats to keep the floor filled; Pulp needed a social and cultural movement to up the anti…and they got it. As one of the seminal acts of the mid-‘90s Britpop movement, Pulp lacked the... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Brit-Pop
- City Of Origin:
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Formed Date:
- 1978
