I'm listening as I am currently reading Truth & Beauty: The Story of Pulp by Mark Sturdy. Mainstream success may have been slow to arrive but in 1981, the band here were aged between 16 and 18... and they were recording a John Peel Session. Remarkable!
@Vibracobra23_Original5 жыл бұрын
I saw them at the Bouquet of Steel all-dayer at the Leadmill in August 1980, about 15 months before they recorded this session. They may even have still been at school at the time, as I was myself. They really weren't very good at that time, as I'm sure they'd be the first to admit, but they'd improved a hell of a lot by the time this was recorded.
@evad5203 жыл бұрын
That would make their youngest member 12 when they started.
@bhamacuk Жыл бұрын
Sounds much more accomplished than expected after reading Jarvis's account of the founding years in good pop, bad pop. It does sound similar to alternative bands around the time.
@radgybenno Жыл бұрын
Yes I'm here from reading that book too, I got it from the library and read it in less than a day so it must have been interesting even though I'm not a massive pulp fan.
@tomfairclough6082 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same. I was expecting something more acoustic and uninteresting from reading that book. This version of Pulp could have made it in their own right.
@deancommissioning3 жыл бұрын
Very Joy Division in places, especially the drumming. Love it.
@marguskiis77112 жыл бұрын
Sounds like JD recruiting Jarvis to replace Ian.
@carlosce51792 жыл бұрын
You know what ? They would sound cool and hip now in 2022, more than they did in 1981. I love "It" but I often wonder and much more after listening to these 4 songs again if a debut album with Jarvis, Jamie Pinchbeck , Wayne Furniss and Peter Dalton wouldn't have taken them further.
@LaraGutierrezM6 ай бұрын
Aguante PULP c t m ! Años escuchando este session! Ufffff puro sonido y RUIDO! 🔥 me gusta mucho! Gracias
@MelodySDM2 жыл бұрын
Reading good pop bad pop at the same time I love pulp ( Jarvis most)more and more
@wideernie2 жыл бұрын
Love the first track. Lots of similar sounding bands on Peel in those days.
@lunahlulah67724 жыл бұрын
It's weird hearing Pulp sound so early 80s!
@lunahlulah67723 жыл бұрын
@The FM Club wow. Wouldn’t Jarvis have been like 15 then?
@petermacleod24022 жыл бұрын
@@lunahlulah6772 18 yo
@tinmenendez Жыл бұрын
wishful thinking hits every single time
@phatphil757 жыл бұрын
Pure class, I would have never guessed the age of this, very original for 1981
@chadbot01294 жыл бұрын
I mean it still sounds 80s, but it's so bizarre that it sounds like an original genre that never took off. The ska sound with the random ambience thrown in the middle and then the xylophone throughout the song. Original indeed
@danw13743 жыл бұрын
Contains a few Eno inspired sound effects :)
@discosecret63632 жыл бұрын
Jarvis Cocker is proof that if you have talent and you stick with it, you can achieve big things. I respect his tenacity.
@petermacleod24022 жыл бұрын
Different class!
@ZeldaFitz6 жыл бұрын
Tear drop explodes springs to mind
@reverendsonhouse5 жыл бұрын
Completely agree, and a bit of Echo and the Bunnymen!
@chadbot01294 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else get a ska vibe? "Mirror in the Bathroom" perhaps?
@finlaymcdiarmid58322 жыл бұрын
A bit
@bt9106 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting! Great session!
@adriankelly4832 жыл бұрын
Brilliant pulp had lots of energy the First track reminds of the beats too nice to talk to.
@TheHiddenWarriorUtd3 ай бұрын
Amazing this is
@AndyCroftsofficial8 ай бұрын
Love it
@hopsakee7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@tomwilkinson93764 жыл бұрын
Pure class.
@mjmelia20022 жыл бұрын
someone was listening to Three Imaginary Boys
@teresawalters63587 жыл бұрын
Wonderful content! Sheer class !!!
@TheHiddenWarriorUtd3 ай бұрын
81 this mad
@harryperidol8 жыл бұрын
This is Ace! :)
@vr6swp2 ай бұрын
Makes me think of early Adam and The Ants, minus the Burundi drumming schtick
@thesound-chameleonman35803 жыл бұрын
THIS Wishful thinking should have been on the debut album it is much better! the lp version is a demo version really.
@george4747472 жыл бұрын
What an unbelievably beautiful song - by far the best I've ever heard from Pulp.
@FM_MARCIANO6 жыл бұрын
VERY GOOD ---- THANK YOU
@khadana_rawАй бұрын
Sorry to said that Jarvis, but it sound like goth music, and I love it
@simoncook8455 Жыл бұрын
Reminiscent of early Echo and the Bunnymen.
@delhidelirium90914 жыл бұрын
Huh ? The " Common people " people were already pretty great back in 81 . Who would had guessed it ?
@MelodySDM2 жыл бұрын
Does it sound good or not?
@Libri_amore_e_fantasia8 жыл бұрын
Are they the same band of "Common People"?
@Vibracobra23_Original8 жыл бұрын
+Marite Rossi Yes...they are
@Libri_amore_e_fantasia8 жыл бұрын
+Vibracobra23 Thanks! I never knew they were around in 1981. This song is quite good.
@markmckinney61298 жыл бұрын
Yes, they were struggling for 14 years before their breakthrough album "His and Hers". Proof that persistence does pay off.
@wilkatron7 жыл бұрын
Only Jarvis made it from this incarnation to "Common People". Maybe 4 or 5 albums between this time and His and Hers.
@user-ep7sp4nb6v7 жыл бұрын
3
@spaceengineer1452 Жыл бұрын
First song is great...rest...nope...
@kristajeanne5726 ай бұрын
This sounds a bit 60s to me.
@numinousbookofreview Жыл бұрын
If only their first album had been a bit more like this and less like Des O'Connor.
@TheHiddenWarriorUtd3 ай бұрын
Dont sound like them
@marguskiis77112 жыл бұрын
Joy Division copycats
@LARathbone2 жыл бұрын
They were aged 15-18... and they admitted to ripping off Joy Division. Anyhow, who cares, they didn't release an album for another 3 years and didn't have a hit for another 13 years.
@MelodySDM2 жыл бұрын
I dont think so.l
@alison1152 жыл бұрын
to be honest i hear more gang of four in their sound
@fabiomanic6977 Жыл бұрын
it sounds more like gang of four, josef k and pop group
@marguskiis7711 Жыл бұрын
@@fabiomanic6977 go4 was PIL copycat itself and very unmelodic and sparse one. Here you can hear try to create epic and catchy melodies which was the JD trademark.