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"We are young / we are free / Keep our teeth / nice and clean" is hardly an incendiary motto, but the lyrics to "Alright" rather summed up Supergrass' influential Britpop statement of intent, I Should Coco. It's about being young, about riding on buses, about smoking cigarettes and about getting a little bit tipsy. Harmless fun, even if it does involve being caught with a little bit of hash, as frontman Gaz Coombes memorably recounts on "Caught By The Fuzz". What makes Supergrass' debut so much more important than, say, Menswear's debut album, though, is that I Should Coco sounds every inch an unforced classic. "I'd Like To Know" and "Caught By The Fuzz" clatter along with vintage punk cheer, but later "Time" and "She's So Loose" demonstrate a mellow capacity for reflection. I Should Coco is so much more than kid's stuff; it's an almost too-perfect snapshot of adolescence. --Louis Pattison
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Rollercoaster debut album from 1995, includes "Alright" & "Caught By The Fuzz"
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is probably Supergrass' best (although 'In It For The Money' is superb too but this has more 'Mojo'). It combines classic punk with britpop in a unique way with VERY catchy songs which go by so fast that its easy not to recognise and appreciate the melodic complexity of them.
The album has alot of energy and is a very fun listen with tracks like 'Mansize Rooster' providing a very uplifting sound which features warm harmonised backing vocals that make you feel good and happy inside.
I recommend this album to any music fan and I would imagine you would have heard the single 'Alright'- well if you like that song (can't imagine why you wouldn't) then you will love this album.
I am proud that great artists like Supergrass are from Britain and i am very proud to have this album in my precious music collection!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By mister joe
Format:Audio CD
I was lucky i was at school pre mobile phone,when there was a vestige of morality,the pornography of celebrity a foetus,pre big brother and we were all mostly computer illiterate,i still am.These were the days i say as i put on my rather large rose tinted glasses.You came to school talking like a rapper stones would be thrown at you.I Should Coco is a classic british pop record that soundtracked my youth.And it stills pogos around like a kid with ADD who has drunk a litre of cola.Full of beans,cheek and humour it really is a wonderful album.Forget teen angst this is teen jinks.Incredible to think the boys were about 18 when they recorded this album.This is THE britpop album in the truest sense and if the albums of the time were trump cards you can have my Parklife and Definetly Maybe i will have your I Should Coco and Dog Man Star.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Just bought this album last week after listening to "In it for the Money" and "Supergrass" on a pub jukebox last week. Once upon a time, I used to listen to a hell of a lot of britpop, but since then I've got into all sorts of things. Listening to the two albums mentioned above reminded me how good Supergrass actually are, so I bought it, and I think it's just fantastic.
Of course, everybody knows "Alright", but that's nowhere near the best song on the album. "I'd Like to Know" and "Mansize Rooster" are just about the most fun a tune can be, and that's what this type of music is all about. Since this album, Supergrass have grown into a much more mature (but no less fun) band, and this record shows pretty much their most raucous adolescent side, which is at times hilarious, and at others, just a clear ineffable British coolness. Admittedly, it tails off a little towards the end, but when it's on in the background of a party filled with 18 year olds, beer and maybe a little bit of other substances (such as those that Gaz was caught by the fuzz for), it's just storming all the way through. A definate for Supergrass fans, but for those new to the band, get "In it for the Money".
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5.0 out of 5 stars
not just the best supergrass album...
... but one of the best albums ever released. The songs are supremely catchy without being facile, instantly lovable without being cheap, and embody a raw and cheeky energy that... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2010 by T. Blackburn
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Sweet memories of my youth come flooding back!!
Ahhhhhh its 1995 again. Endless parties, not a care in the world, no mortgage, no kids...... I digress! Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2009 by Norman Cheeseworthy
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Mental
This is the fourth album of theirs I've owned and it's absolutely brilliant. In my opinion, this one falls short of their second work 'In it for the money' but not by much at all... Read more
Published on 8 July 2008 by Peter B
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Hot Chocolate
Hello everybody. This is not generic indie band part IV.
This is Supergrass's first studio album and it is, without exaggeration, brilliant. Read more
This is Supergrass's first studio album and it is, without exaggeration, brilliant. Read more
Published on 26 April 2007 by Dr. Dinosaur
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strange Ones
Well, they are aren't they? And this was the best song on the album for me. The songs range from punk, Jam, early Bowie and Kinks influences, but with songs like Alright,... Read more
Published on 2 May 2006 by M. A. Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Supergrass' first, and best!!!
Debut albums are always hard. You have to nail it with great songs and build a good reputation at the start of a long career. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2005 by Mojo
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era-defining, summer indie pop
this album summed up my summer of 1995; young and full of energy. Its the perfect mid 1990's adolescent album, full of punchy tunes and memorable pop records. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2004 by R. Barnes
4.0 out of 5 stars
well done supergrass
awsome, brillient, any good descriptive of rock possible apply to this album
Published on 1 July 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
A sophisticated rock result...
Easy-listening but still a musical result of the highest quality. We wouldn't expect anything less from these four guys that constantly struggle to outdo themselves. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2002 by Kika
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy, buy, buy
This is a definate must have for all music lovers, the whole album has a wonderful energetic feel to it, with a hint of retro thrown in making it a timeless piece of work. Read more
Published on 11 April 2001
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