A double dose of nostalgia today. The 90s and Boghead.

Boghead was of course the ground where the mighty Sons of the Rock used to play before they moved to The Rock in 2000. At that point it was the oldest ground in Scotland that had been in continuous use.

This clip shows the new “Postage Box” stand, erected in 1980. This held 303 people rather than just 80 in the old one.

Where Boghead once was is now covered in housing.

The Supernaturals: High Tension at Boghead

The Cranberries are the group I started this category off with.

It’s about time I returned to them.

This was their first hit.

The Cranberries: Dreams

By the time of this song’s release, the third single from the This Is Hardcore LP, Pulp’s star was beginning to wane. It has all their signature marks, though.

Pulp: A Little Soul

This week, a piece of weirdery from 1990.

They Might Be Giants: Birdhouse in Your Soul

This Del Amitri song was first released as a single in 1989 (making a stellar no 59 in the UK charts) but did a bit better on re-release the next year after the relative success of Nothing Ever Happens (which, criminally, did not reach the top ten.) That time it reached the stunning heights of no 43.

Del Amitri: Let’s Kiss This Thing Goodbye

I haven’t posted a Lightning Seeds track for a while.

So here’s a no. 12 from 1997.

Lightning Seeds: Sugar Coated Iceberg

US group Soundgarden’s biggest UK hit.

I saw in the Guardian that Angelo Bruschini, guitarist for Massive Attack from 1995-2003 has died.

I can’t say that trip-hop was ever my thing but it was a significant genre in the 90s.

Massive Attack: Angel

It seems some mystery surrounds Bruschini’s birth date.

Angelo Bruschini: 1960/1 – 23/10/2023. So it goes.

Despite his protestation about playing their hit (singular) this song actually reached no 20 in the UK before Babylon did.

David Gray: This Year’s Love

Another classic from Radiohead. From 1998 this time.

Radiohead: No Surprises