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The best album of the 90's - Different Class vs Screamadelica

Which is the better album?

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Our sixth contest sees Pulp up against the Scream. Two great albums that were undoubtedly amongst the biggest of the decade.

Pulp - Different Class

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Different Class is the fifth studio album by English Britpop band Pulp. It was released on Island Records in the UK on 30 October 1995, and in the US on 27 February 1996.[1] The album became a huge success for the band, reaching #1 in the UK Albums Chart, going Platinum four times and winning the 1996 Mercury Music Prize. It had sold 1,255,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2011.[2] In 2013, NME ranked the album at number 6 in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[3]

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Primal Scream - Screamadelica

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Screamadelica is the third studio album by the Scottish alternative rock group Primal Scream. It was their first to be a commercial success. It was released on 23 September 1991 in the UK by Creation Records,[4] and 8 October 1991 in North America by Sire Records.[5]Screamadelica peaked at #8 on the UK Albums Chart upon its initial release.[6] The album received positive reviews and has been frequently named one of the best albums of the 1990s in critics' polls. Screamadelica also won the first Mercury Music Prizein 1992.[7] It has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
 
I'm torn on this one. Pulp I like to bathe in custard to the question "Who do you prefer Blur or Oasis?" and Screamadelica was massive.
 
Pulp, obviously. Brilliant songs, poignant lyrics, amazing. Screamadelica wasn't cool then and isn't cool now.

I once went to see Pulp at Wembley - the music started building... the song starts pumping...Jarvis came flying out of the traps and started performing on one side of the stage for a bit... then the real Jarvis came out on the other side of the stage and carried on. Wowzers.
 
Primal scream all day long for me. Love his voice and they revolutionized that whole indie/dance sound with this album. It really has stood up to the test of time too. Listen to it today and it still sounds fresh. Can't say the same for different class....
 
Pulp for me. That album pretty much defines the 90s in a musical sense.

Screamadelica sounds very early 90s and is showing its age. It's not even my favourite Primal Scream album.
 
Screamadelica is a feeling
Different Class is a social commentary, almost a case study

Both excellent in entirely different ways. Like tea vs coffee.

Different Class edges it for me because it has strong music and exceptional lyrics.

Kids should, however, be made to listen to both and they'll learn a lot about the late 80s-mid 90s from two very different angles.
 
monkeybarry said:
Screamadelica is a feeling
Different Class is a social commentary, almost a case study

Both excellent in entirely different ways. Like tea vs coffee.

Different Class edges it for me because it has strong music and exceptional lyrics.

Kids should, however, be made to listen to both and they'll learn a lot about the late 80s-mid 90s from two very different angles.
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I agree on your summing up of both albums but went for Screamadelica instead. I think that it hangs together as a whole album a little better of the two and it's impact and influence was greater. Different Class is still a great album though and packed full of fantastic pop songs.
 
If it's a draw, I can put a vote in, even if I think none of them should go through to the next round. At least 50 others that are better.
 
Kandi1977 said:
If it's a draw, I can put a vote in, even if I think none of them should go through to the next round. At least 50 others that are better.
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No. If it's a draw, it's going to be decided by a dance-off between Jarvis roosterer and Bobby Gillespie
 
I was expecting that to be a close one but it ended up being a walkover for Pulp. They go on to face the Wu-Tang Clan in the next round.

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