Play The La's Radio
The La's
1,777,719 plays (245,659 listeners)
The La’s were for all intents and purposes Lee Mavers and John Power. Lee wrote the songs, had the vision, and provided the general masterplan for what The La’s were about; proper songs, strong melodies. John provided the bass, harmonies and endless amounts of enthusiasm.
Most people know The La’s because of one song - ‘There She Goes’, an example of standard pop songwriting that still resonates with the target audience as strongly as it did when originally released in 1988. The La’s wrote many, many more songs and those tunes evoke the memory of Merseybeat, the psychedelic vision of Syd Barrett and capture the time and place in which they were written.
The Liverpool Lee Mavers wrote about was a very different place from the one The Beatles knew. Times had changed, times were hard. But Mavers didn’t let that stop him celebrating the strength and courage of its people, and from celebrating the beauty in life, no matter what the circumstances despite the decrepit and decaying nature of the city in which he lived.
The La’s released only one album, a self-titled LP that is hailed by many as a modern classic and a blueprint for the so-called ‘britpop’ sound that would later dominate the music scene of the mid 90s.
Mavers himself hated the LP, dismissing it as a crude caricature of what The La’s were about. Many fans agree. There are dozens of different versions of the LP, some of which have now been given official releases. But no matter which version you hear, the beauty of the songs will shine through.
Most people know The La’s because of one song - ‘There She Goes’, an example of standard pop songwriting that still resonates with the target audience as strongly as it did when originally released in 1988. The La’s wrote many, many more songs and those tunes evoke the memory of Merseybeat, the psychedelic vision of Syd Barrett and capture the time and place in which they were written.
The Liverpool Lee Mavers wrote about was a very different place from the one The Beatles knew. Times had changed, times were hard. But Mavers didn’t let that stop him celebrating the strength and courage of its people, and from celebrating the beauty in life, no matter what the circumstances despite the decrepit and decaying nature of the city in which he lived.
The La’s released only one album, a self-titled LP that is hailed by many as a modern classic and a blueprint for the so-called ‘britpop’ sound that would later dominate the music scene of the mid 90s.
Mavers himself hated the LP, dismissing it as a crude caricature of what The La’s were about. Many fans agree. There are dozens of different versions of the LP, some of which have now been given official releases. But no matter which version you hear, the beauty of the songs will shine through.
Top Albums
-
The La's
The La's
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $4.00
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $7.49
- eBay Search
-
The La's - BBC In Session
The La's Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
There She Goes
The La's Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Lost La's 1986-1987 Callin' All
The La'sBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $6.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
There She Goes
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
Son Of A Gun
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
Timeless Melody
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Feelin'
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
I Can't Sleep
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
Doledrum
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Liberty Ship
full track
|
|||
| 8 |
|
Way Out
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Looking Glass
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
Freedom Song
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
Failure
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
I.O.U.
full track
|
|||
| 13 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 |
Shoutbox
-
dominic_john wrote:
bloody brilliant yet completely underrated band!
-
DrowsyDragon wrote:
Favourite band!
-
LiamGallagher wrote:
ZZ Top
-
jrabe wrote:
son of a gun <3
-
bexestabueno wrote:
<3
-
MARTHAES wrote:
EXCELLENT BAND
-
Oasisbobo wrote:
Looking Glass! [3] Indeed. One of the best on the album
-
ultimeciaweapon wrote:
i cant sleep toniiiiight
-
LiamGallagher wrote:
bongo's man!
-
f0rce0fnature wrote:
'The stone roses reissue got a perfect 10 on pfork!' That has absolutely nothing to do with the La's.
-
nesquiklisut wrote:
son of a gun !
-
ex_lion_tamer87 wrote:
Looking Glass! [2] Indeed. One of the best on the album.
-
polyesterrbride wrote:
The stone roses reissue got a perfect 10 on pfork!
-
fuckxyeahh wrote:
And I just can't contain.. This feeling that remains.. ♫
-
srtdavies wrote:
What a band.
-
callofgun wrote:
my music
-
llipo wrote:
supersong
-
chicalternativa wrote:
There he goes There he goes again Racing through my brain (8) (LLLLL)
-
tjms wrote:
they're amazing
-
JakeJustice wrote:
its sad how few plays they get.
Videos
See more
Listeners
-
CfcRyan
Listening now
to There She Goes -
Adam_Lee
Listening now
to There She Goes -
germanwonderkid
Listening now
to Son Of A Gun -
Russ263
Top Listener
-
IndieKids
Top Listener
-
thebodybreaks
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
kittyross, Matt_PAGE, DeanAlmeida and 2 other people added The La's to their libraries. 46 minutes ago
-
rh_ra_hot tagged The La's with alternative and indie. 7 hours ago
-
Lauralores, amaandaahl, jsotten and 1 other person added The La's to their libraries. 10 hours ago
-
kellie237 wrote about The La's in How Varied Is My Music Taste 2009. yesterday evening
-
madmanx1984, MonkeyEatBanana, JamieBigNose and 11 other people added The La's to their libraries. yesterday evening
-
mvoelk tagged The La's with ‘britpop’. Tuesday evening
-
mvoelk, biggreensmile, kelseyrm12 and 9 other people added The La's to their libraries. Tuesday evening
-
thelizster tagged The La's with ‘britpop’. Tuesday morning
-
JezzeRascal1, will_b_goode, j3nn1b0t and 18 other people added The La's to their libraries. Tuesday morning
-
ll0 uploaded The La's, 1991 to The La's’s images. Sunday afternoon
Related Journals
-
How Varied Is My Music Taste 2009
by kellie237 |
3 Dec 2009 | Add comment
-
Another one of these things.
by tjms |
24 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
YaY
by megz8786 |
12 Nov 2009 | Add comment
Groups (43)
-
Rule Britannia
161 members
-
Oasis
4,182 members
-
British is Better
1,925 members
-
The Eighties Habit
1,417 members
-
Born 1983
1,326 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on The La's from Universal Music.
