Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure,the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes (keyboards),Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey. Originally a three-piece,the band was officially joined by Rob Coombes in 2002.
Urban Hymns is the third studio album by English alternative rock band the Verve,released on 29 September 1997 on Hut Records. It earned nearly unanimous critical praise upon its release,and went on to become the band's best-selling release and one of the biggest selling albums of the year. As of 2019,Urban Hymns is ranked the 19th best-selling album in UK chart history and has sold over ten million copies worldwide. This is the only Verve album to feature guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong,who initially joined the band to replace their original guitarist Nick McCabe. McCabe rejoined the band soon after,however,and Tong remained in the band also considered as the fifth member;this makes the album the only one that the band recorded as a five-piece.
The Fat of the Land is the third studio album by English electronic music group the Prodigy,released on 30 June 1997 through XL Recordings. The album received critical acclaim and topped the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide as of 2019. It is their best-selling album.
I Should Coco is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Supergrass,released on 15 May 1995 by Parlophone. The title of the album is Cockney rhyming slang for "I should think so".
Supergrass is the third album by the English alternative rock band Supergrass. It was released in the UK on 20 September 1999 and reached #3. It is often referred to as "the X-ray album",due to the picture on the sleeve. In Australia a free CD was included with some live tracks. In 2022,the album was remastered and reissued as a 2CD deluxe edition,which includes new remixes of several of the songs created by John Leckie and John Cornfield among other bonus tracks.
Life on Other Planets is the fourth album by English alternative rock band Supergrass. It is the first album that includes Rob Coombes as an official member of the band,and originally went under the working title of Get Lost. The American edition of the album included many bonus tracks and rare live editions. One of these live editions became infamous when it was discovered you can hear a gunshot in the background of the song. It peaked at #9 in the UK charts.
Gareth Michael "Gaz" Coombes is an English musician,best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the band The Jennifers which featured Supergrass bandmate Danny Goffey.
Daniel Robert Goffey is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for Supergrass. He briefly toured with Babyshambles in 2010,following their drummer's departure.
Road to Rouen is the fifth studio album by English rock band Supergrass. The album was released in the UK on 15 August 2005 by Parlophone,and in the US on 27 September 2005 by Capitol Records. The title refers to the city in northern France where the album was recorded,as well as the 1978 album Road to Ruin by punk rock band Ramones.
"Pumping on Your Stereo" is a song by Supergrass,released as their first single from their self-titled third album (1999) on 24 May 1999. The single reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart and in New Zealand. It also peaked at No. 13 on the Canadian RPM Top 30 Rock Report in May 2000. In October 2011,NME placed it at No. 124 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
"Moving" is a song by English rock band Supergrass from their eponymous third album (1999). Released as a single in September 1999,"Moving" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Supergrass's last top-10 hit. In addition,it peaked at number 14 in Finland,where it is the band's sole top-20 hit,and number 81 in the Netherlands. The song later appeared on their greatest hits compilation Supergrass Is 10 (2004). The song features over the closing credits of East is East.
"Alright" is a song by British alternative rock band Supergrass. It was released with "Time" as a double A-side single from their debut album,I Should Coco (1995),on 3 July 1995. It was concurrently released on the soundtrack of the 1995 movie Clueless,which helped it become a big hit for the band. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,number six in Iceland,number eight in Ireland,number 30 in France and number 96 in Australia.
"Going Out" is the first single from English rock band Supergrass's second studio album,In It for the Money (1997). It was released on 26 February 1996,more than a year before the album,and reached five on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was apparently originally written in the key of E because the engine of Supergrass' tour bus would tick at that same musical pitch.
"Richard III" is a song by English rock band Supergrass. It was the second single to be released from In It for the Money,the band's second album. The single was preceded by "Going Out",which was released over a year before. "Richard III" was released in March 1997 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart on 6 April,their highest placing since "Alright"/"Time" in 1995,which also peaked at number two. The song also reached number 21 in Iceland and number 30 in Ireland.
"Sun Hits the Sky" is a song by English rock band Supergrass. It was the third single from the band's second album In It for the Money. It was released in June 1997 and reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. The B-side,"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others",is a cover of the Smiths' song.
"Late in the Day" was the fourth and final single from Britpop band Supergrass' second studio album,In It for the Money (1997). It was released in October 1997 and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted in Iceland,peaking at number 32 in November 1997. The two CD releases of the single have the same photo as their cover but the colours of one have been reversed on the second one.
"Cheapskate" is a song from English rock band Supergrass's second album,In It for the Money (1997). It was released only in the United States and Canada in 1997,rising to number 35 on the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 11 on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30. While being only a 7-inch jukebox single with "Going Out",it has an accompanying music video that was left off the Supergrass Is 10 DVD. The song is said by the band themselves to have drawn influences from Kool &the Gang.
The discography of Supergrass,an English alternative rock band,consists of six studio albums,three extended plays,two compilation albums,26 singles and 24 music videos. They were formed in 1993 by Gaz Coombes,Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey. Rising to prominence during the Britpop era in the mid-1990s with their single "Alright",they were joined by Rob Coombes in 2002 (keyboards) until their demise on 11 June 2010.
Diamond Hoo Ha is the sixth and final studio album by British alternative rock band Supergrass,released in the UK on 24 March 2008,and offers a return to punchier Supergrass songs,in comparison to the more mellow Road to Rouen,their previous album released in 2005. Several songs appearing on the album were performed at Guilfest 2007. In November 2007,the track "Diamond Hoo Ha Man"—one of the songs debuted at Guilfest—was distributed as the first single on a limited vinyl release,restricted to 1500 copies. "Bad Blood" followed as the second single on 17 March 2008,peaking in the top 75 at number 73.
Live on Other Planets is a double live album by Supergrass. Released on 27 November 2020,it consists of songs recorded during the band's reunion tour from earlier that year. Its title is a play on the band's fourth studio album,Life on Other Planets.
