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The Supernaturals were a five-piece guitar-based pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Fronted by singer-songwriter James McColl, they signed to Parlophone in 1996 and had a string of singles which were pulled from their three albums and four EPs. Other members include Derek McManus and Ken McAlpine. They had a few tunes included in TV advertisements (Smile and I Wasn’t Built To Get Up), but the group were dismissed by the media as unfashionable and never really broke into the mainstream. In total they scored 5 UK Top 40 singles.
The band’s sound was similar to many 1960s rock bands, with elements of 1990s synth culture, especially later on. Two guitars are used, often one acoustic and one electric, and a variety of effects. Drums are for the most part subdued.
The band’s lyrics are self-ridiculing, witty, and often amusingly-clever. Songs are often related to other songs on the same album by a common theme.
The creative output was extensive (some 100 songs in 5 years), as was the touring, where they entertained large crowds at summer festivals and supporting other artists including Robbie Williams, usually via costume and comedy.
There is now a Supernaturals MySpace page where you can listen to their songs!
www.myspace.com/thesupernaturalsmusic
The band’s sound was similar to many 1960s rock bands, with elements of 1990s synth culture, especially later on. Two guitars are used, often one acoustic and one electric, and a variety of effects. Drums are for the most part subdued.
The band’s lyrics are self-ridiculing, witty, and often amusingly-clever. Songs are often related to other songs on the same album by a common theme.
The creative output was extensive (some 100 songs in 5 years), as was the touring, where they entertained large crowds at summer festivals and supporting other artists including Robbie Williams, usually via costume and comedy.
There is now a Supernaturals MySpace page where you can listen to their songs!
www.myspace.com/thesupernaturalsmusic
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It Doesn't Matter Anymore
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A Tune A Day
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What We Did Last Summer
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The Day Before Yesterday's Man
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NikAspey wrote:
They were ace! Saw them something daft like 18 times in 2 years. Everytime was a blast, except the last one after Ken had gone. Just wasn't the same. If anyone has "Dylan's day off" I'd love to hear it again
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RoxasTwilight wrote:
The were really good Could somebody upload "What We did Last Summer"? i can't find it anywhere, I would really appreciate it, thanks :)
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brownieboy wrote:
Daaamn, this is crazy. "Smile" should have at least a thousand listeners... Where are ya all!!!!
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pouncing_panda wrote:
Saw them on the somewhat desperate rolling rock tour back when I was in school.
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Hellraiser917 wrote:
smile was 1 of the songs that summed up the period in my opinion
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Cocoonu wrote:
Were the best band to come from scotland
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cremepuff wrote:
...all is not lost! check out The Hussy's
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reos wrote:
Ufomammut + Lento ?
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cremepuff wrote:
One of Scotland's finest!
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DanAbnrml9 wrote:
What a wonderful band the Supernaturals were. They weren't the most important Britpop band but they really summed up what made that era in pop music so fun.
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daveyboy9 wrote:
The Supernaturals now have a MySpace where you can listen to some of their songs! www.myspace.com/thesupernaturalsmusic
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kateyay wrote:
i only got to see them play once but they were absolutely great! so sad they split up :(
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NoNotThat wrote:
The supernaturals are amazing, and not even popular enough to be underrated
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