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London, United Kingdom (1992 – 2001)
Elastica were a Britpop band formed in London, England in 1992 and made up of: Justine Frischmann (vocals and guitar), Donna Matthews (guitar and vocals), Annie Holland (bass), and Justin Welch (drums). Later members included Shelia Chipperfield (bass), Dave Bush (keyboards), Paul Jones (guitar), and Sharon Mew (keyboards and vocals).
Their first single was 1993’s “Stutter”, which was a word-of-mouth hit largely due to the promotional efforts of Radio 1 DJ and Deceptive Records label boss Steve Lamacq. In spite of a period of relative quiet, Elastica’s fame grew throughout 1994 as Frischmann’s relationship with Blur’s Damon Albarn made tabloid headlines. Elastica’s first LP, Elastica, entered the charts at #1.
Further UK chart hit singles followed: “Connection” and “Waking Up”. In 1995 there was a lawsuit from Wire claiming that many of the band’s melodies were taken from Wire compositions. Notably, Wire’s “I Am the Fly” has a chorus similar to Elastica’s “Line Up”, and the intro of “Connection” is nearly identical to Wire’s “Three Girl Rhumba”. Indeed the band had originally intended to sample the intro of the song directly. The Stranglers also passed comment that Elastica’s “Waking Up” bore a marked resemblance to their song “No More Heroes”. The band did not deny these accusations and were not ashamed by these similarities, stating that all pop bands have borrowed ideas and all music was eventually recycled.
Their first single was 1993’s “Stutter”, which was a word-of-mouth hit largely due to the promotional efforts of Radio 1 DJ and Deceptive Records label boss Steve Lamacq. In spite of a period of relative quiet, Elastica’s fame grew throughout 1994 as Frischmann’s relationship with Blur’s Damon Albarn made tabloid headlines. Elastica’s first LP, Elastica, entered the charts at #1.
Further UK chart hit singles followed: “Connection” and “Waking Up”. In 1995 there was a lawsuit from Wire claiming that many of the band’s melodies were taken from Wire compositions. Notably, Wire’s “I Am the Fly” has a chorus similar to Elastica’s “Line Up”, and the intro of “Connection” is nearly identical to Wire’s “Three Girl Rhumba”. Indeed the band had originally intended to sample the intro of the song directly. The Stranglers also passed comment that Elastica’s “Waking Up” bore a marked resemblance to their song “No More Heroes”. The band did not deny these accusations and were not ashamed by these similarities, stating that all pop bands have borrowed ideas and all music was eventually recycled.
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cjkisaragi wrote:
Aww
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Druid66 wrote:
I remember when they hit it big. Justine was so cool and imposing, very dry, just like a lead singer should be. I like "Car Song" and "Stutter".
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alliedbakeries wrote:
My VASELINE is well passed it's sell-by date.
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LiveBootlegs wrote:
Elastica – Live @ Roskilde Festival 1994 http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com/
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cochlearcandy wrote:
Odd man out/thom yorke doppelganger, Justin Welch, on drums.
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Warrior: Wow, brilliant. It couldn't POSSIBLY be that some people don't like Elastica, or don't know about them. No, it's because they hate women. Fucking brilliant logic.
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CRAZYBALLIZTIK wrote:
@krikozjabr, riot grrrl o_O It was in which movie?
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CRAZYBALLIZTIK wrote:
Their first is one of the best britpop album in the 90's.
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WarriorJones wrote:
Kind of curious as to why Elastica isn't more popular. I'm gonna guess sexism, because nothing else makes sense.
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JimMorrison71 wrote:
Nothing Stays the Same should be higher! What an awesome band, luv em, too bad they only made 2 albums.
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adriatiko wrote:
I love this band and the singer is too sexy, I'm in love with her boyish style.
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let-down wrote:
Dont get why All Nighter is the least listened to off the first record! Its one of my favourites :D
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rick-roll wrote:
one hit wonder
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cs81 wrote:
THEIVES!!
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krikozjabr wrote:
riot girls!!!
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BRIARDXA wrote:
A tribute to Ladies in: http://darkxodia.blogspot.com/
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Doma_overkill wrote:
what's up with them now?
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CCSandman wrote:
Debut album is a masterclass.
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