Ben Folds Five - Whatever And Ever Amen - 1997

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Memorabilia Podcast

Rick & Kate

36 episodes

5 days ago

Season 2 is here!! Husband and wife, Rick and Kate, are dedicating each episode to an album from their CD collections, chatting about the bands, songs, what the records mean to us, and what was happening around release time in the news, charts, movies, TV, and our own lives. The podcast title is a nod to the track ‘Memorabilia’ by Soft Cell, with Kate being a big Marc Almond fan. Series one focused on our vinyl albums, mainly from the 70's and 80's; season 2 will be 90's onwards, covering britpop, indie, pop, grunge, and everything in-between, with a new 'Top 3's' section. Come join us :-)

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Ben Folds Five - Whatever And Ever Amen - 1997 - Ep. 22

Memorabilia Podcast

1 hour 44 minutes 1 second

3 years ago

Ben Folds Five - Whatever And Ever Amen - 1997 - Ep. 22

We are delighted to be back with a sublime album from the late 90's to kick-off Season 2! North Carolinan trio, Ben Folds Five, released their second LP on the 18th of March 1997 with much trepidation after a challenging time recording the album, trying to perfect the sound and document 'an event' by shunning the recording studio in favour of Ben's dilapidated house in Chapel Hill. If you've listened to any of our episodes during season one, you'll know we'll cover the origins of the band, each song in turn (both musically and lyrically) and finish by each giving a rating for the record out of 10. You'll discover how an auction bidding war that Kate was involved in is linked to the album opening track...

Before we get stuck in to all things BFF, we look back at 1997. What was in the UK album and single charts at this time, what were we watching at the movies and on the telly, and what was happening in the news? It was a time of political change in the UK, and musically, we were on the downward curve of Britpop, with boy-bands and girl-bands very prominent and dominating the higher reaches of the singles chart in particular. We talk about Bush, Dodgy, Cake, Kula Shaker, Gina G, Sash!, No Doubt, Wet Wet Wet, The Spice Girls, Blur, Mansun, Aqua, Chumbawumba, and Oasis amongst others. It was also the age of the 'hidden track' and we remember some heart stopping moments in discovering this new phenomena.

In the movies, we recall the likes of Bound, Fierce Creatures, Ransom, Jerry Maguire and one of Kate's favourites, Mars Attacks! On the TV, we discuss Sunset Beach, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the launch of Channel 5 (featuring the Spice Girls of course) and The Teletubbies. Halcyon days!

We have a new feature for Season 2 - 'Top 3's'. As we're named after a Marc Almond song, much to Kate's consternation, we started with our Top 3 Marc Almond / Soft Cell songs. She said it would have been easier choosing a favourite child!! Let us know yours...

No surprise that this features: https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8
Here's one of Kate's picks: https://youtu.be/0wIhbmC5_KA
Kate's Song of the week - Clarity, Vance Joy: https://youtu.be/7RREsx9lnNI
Rick's Song of the week - 6 Underground, Sneaker Pimps: https://youtu.be/2eBZqmL8ehg

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