Caught by the fuzz was recorded live complete with all the bleed and vocals through the live room speakers too. The buss compression was a combination of a neve 33609 and a BSS DPR 402 doing the final limiting. Trident series 80B, Otari MTR90 , Great sessions. :)
One of my own personal most iconic records of my teen years, bought the CD and battered it over those summers. Just listening to I Should Coco takes me back to those mid-90s summers as if they were happening again. Brilliant album. Thanks for your part in it.
Danny Goffey is such an underrated drummer. Serves the song every time and always brings immense energy while never overdoing anything. The intro to Lenny is an excessive in tension and release, driver largely by Danny’s flawless timing.
He has a great ear as well as I believe he came up with chord change for caught by the fuzz. Which is why the verse chord voicings are unusual as he’s not guitar player and just fumbled around and came up with it. Late in the day is another chord change of Danny’s
For me, Supergrass do that thing of sounding really simple but being complicated and also sounding jolly with an underlying current of melancholy. Massively underrated. Love u Justin!
I know exactly what you mean.. People like to decry simplicity in a song, but done right it makes a great song. Anything done RIGHT and in service of the song is the dogs bollocks.
as a clueless yank that's the only song i know, mostly from the video with the giant muppet arms and legs obviously it's time for a deeper dive into this band
I’ve spent my entire life falling in love with bands who never got their due, either by albums sales or in status. And out of all of them, as an American, Supergrass has always been the one that I found least understandable. I know the debut was big, but how In It For the Money didn’t make them the biggest band on Earth, boggles my mind. I guess 3 is the only number of British bands the US can support at the same time
"In it for the money" spoke to me in many ways, and I think it was partly responsible for me moving from the midwest to California. just the energy and triumphant quality of it
While I was at school in the early 2000s, their 2nd album 'In It For The Money' was played constantly on my stereo while everyone else was listening to Nu-Metal and Pop punk. It makes me incredibly happy to hear you speak so highly of them and especially of Gaz who is a huge hero of mine. Can't wait for your insight into Richard III.
"Moving" is my favourite Supergrass song. Fantastic video too. Supergrass are fantastic! Weirdly enough, I've been on a Supergrass listening bender lately....Supergrass band names comes from being a grass or a snitch...Gaz Coombes is a legend, his solo stuff is excellent too...
Nope - I was wrong about Supergrass being a snitch. Its' a character that they invented..Theodore Supergrass...well, well, well, you learn something everyday....
Back here in September 24, having actually managed to secure tickets for their gigs next year. They were and are in my opinion the greatest band to emerge from that whole era. All 6 studio albums are fantastic and all progressed their music. They because a bonafide rock band, with shades of Bowie, T Rex, Mott the Hoople and so many other great artists. You get 25-30 songs when they play live and all are fantastic. I love them so much
I’ve been a fan of Supergrass from the beginning and finally got to see them live for the first time this year, 1st at a local club gig as a festival warm up, and 2nd at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute at Wembley on Saturday. Massively, massively underrated band. They’re simply exquisite. Their song writing is on par, and in some cases (*cough*Oasis) is massively superior.
Didn’t quite follow the end of that…who are you saying their songwriting is on par with. Get the better than oasis bit but which other band(s) were you trying to be favourable to?
@@loganstroganoff1284 you could be right. That doesn’t make sense though really given what he said.. “Their song writing is on par, and in some cases (*cough*Oasis) is massively superior. What would make more sense if he was trying to say something like: their songwriting is on par with any other britpop band (and In some casss *cough* Oasis) massively superior.
Festive Fifty was just John Peel’s end of year thing which was broadcast at Christmas where the audience to his show listed their favourite tracks of the year. It went from 1976 until his passing in 2004 and it’s all still up on the BBC website. Supergrass are awesome. Road to Rouen is an incredible album, I loved the huge change in direction and how melancholy it was.
Supergrass and Super Furry Animals were my favourite bands in the 90’s and early 00’s…. Both criminally underrated. Absolutely amazing records from both of them.
Is there anything more idiotic than calling things underrated? Both are pretty well acclaimed. Both have had worldwide exposure and captured all the audience they could. No more no less than exactly where they needed to be rated. Why Do they need to meet your weird standards? And what is the world have to change their opinion to fit your guidelines?
Massively underrated band, quintessentially British and always so tasteful... their music hasn't aged a minute. I still think Sofa of My Lethargy is one of the greatest songs of the 90s.
Love Supergrass. Their singles are nearly all bangers and their albums are proper sit down and enjoy session albums. Late In The Day is one of my favourite guitar solos ever, just fills me with joy every time. I bought a Burns Marquee after seeing them in Wolverhampton in 1997!
@@MrSandalwood my other half fainted at one of his gigs and the first thing he did was ask how she was both during and after the song. Such a lovely bloke!
I still have the cd i bought in 94. I had that in my car for a year at least playing over and over. To me they werent brit pop at all but just great english rock n roll. I dont think anyone besides maybe weezer wrote songs with that many hooks. I rarely met other kids in texas who knew who they were. I think at the time i also had jellyfish bellybutton playing over and over and supergrass were up in that stratosphere in my mind. Just legendary songwriters
This is one of those bands who somehow mostly escaped my attention at the time - I was aware they existed, but never really paid them a lot of attention. After seeing Gaz Coombes at the tribute, I pretty much wolfed down their whole catalogue and will likely continue to do so for some time.
I can remember seeing them supporting Shed Seven in 1994 just before Caught by the Fuzz was released as a single. Hadn't heard them before, and they absolutely blew Shed Seven away in every way possible.
Justin, you have an impeccable taste in music sir. We appear to agree on all our favourite bands and musical influences. Love it. Looking forward to the Richard 3rd episode.
Always been a big Supergrass-fan. Their self-titled album from 1999 is very important to me and probably in my all-time Top10. Love all their albums though.
They were an incredible live band when I saw them back in '94/95. Huge sound, brilliant musicians, very tight and full on energy from start to finish. "Time" is one of the overlooked classics of the early nineties. Brilliant band, and this was just the beginning!
Loooooove Supergrass! Got to see them open for Foo Fighters at the 930 Club in Washington D.C. Tremendous evening of music, enhanced by some...supergrass. Their progress and development over the course of those 6 incredible albums is a sound to behold. Rad they got back together for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute. Happy to see you dissecting their songwriting a bit. Love the channel, sir. Keep on keepin on
Thank you for these episodes. Had nearly forgotten about Supergrass but did I listen to both the 1st and 2nd records when they came out!! Been catching up since last weekend. Thank you for your contribution to the Taylor Hawkins tribute and keep these shows coming please.
I remember when they first came out I was an American living in Europe watching their first video on English MTV, loved them right away. Caught by the fuzz acoustic version is my favorite song of theirs .
Saw them in Edinburgh at the Corn Exchange in 2003, and this was the last song. The drummer's bass drum pedal shit itself and fell to bits. They stopped and changed it, and went straight back into it . I was impressed, and I got a drum stick as well which I still have to boot. I was at the front all gig and it rocked :) A nice way to say goodbye to Scotland before I returned to NZ .
My biggest lingering thought when I heard Taylor Hawkins had passed was how much I was going to miss his enthusiasm as a music consumer. He was a fan of music and musicianship and always spoke so eloquently and thoughtfully about what he was passionate about at the moment and the artists and songs that influences him most.
In 1994, I was an exchange student in Canada (from Australia), writing for the student magazine, so the first time I heard this song was when I was handed a free CD and a photocopied media release for this brand new band to write a review. BLEW. MY. TINY. MIND.
Supergrass are Fantastic! Been a fan since the first listen back in 1994, and have seen them many times, the rare band that's even better live. Just caught their reunion tour(back in May), and they just have It, even still. In It For The Money is one of the best albums of the 90's, so I think I'll go throw it on now
What a tune this is ...just brilliant. I used to be in a band and this tune always brought the house down - hilarious but fantastic vibe to it...rock ooon!
Long time fan of Supergrass The debut was remarkable. Gazs voice is immense. However, I always thought Time is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Massively overlooked The band totally transcended Brit pop as a label, time reminds me of everything I was and wanted to be. Total gem of a band. ❤️
Saw them on their 25th anniversary tour in 2020 and they were brilliant. I once heard them described as "everyone's 2nd favourite band" and whilst not literally the case I think it perfectly sums them up, I can't think of anyone who doesn't like them. Brilliant band
I bought this album when it first came out and loved it. I'm revisiting it these days almost 30 years after and I'm amazed. Probably the best debut album of the 90's (and not only of the 90's), lots of brilliant songs, underrated. I played "Strange Ones" in loop back then. I've done it once again today, the song deserves it
Saw them in a tiny local dive 'theatre' (see: it had a stage and a bar) just before I Should Coco got released. Great, energetic live band. Weirdly being supported by the Bluetones, who were mainly memorable for the lead singers dancing, but they were decent enough Edit: apparently they were on with Shed Seven. Apparently I'd completely forgotten about them. Sorry Shed Seven, I'm sure you were great too.
Justin!! Get a bunch of those faux fur trapper hats, sew in some great Bose headphones into the flaps, brand them as JHRA, and sell a million units. This is me being the first to pre-order!
Justin, this channel is an absolute delight. Every video is like a present on Christmas morning. Please can you do a video on The Fall? I'd love to see you critique Mark E. Smith's idiosyncratic ways. Keep up the great work.
Great guitar tutorial for such a great song (and the Richard III)! Also, thank you for that little pinky finger version of the A chord. So simple, and I never realized it lol! I've been a huge fan of Supergrass since the beginning, through all their albums, and a fan of anything they might do in the future! The same can be said of my love for The Darkness!
Always loved supergrass, one of my favourites is Richard the 3rd such a tune 🤣 wrote this like ten seconds before Justin mentioned Richard the 3rd! Great minds an all that malarkey.
Yeah that opening immediately gets one’s attention and it just is a song that burst forward. Such a car song to put your foot to the pedal a bit harder,
One of the most eloquent song breakdowns I've watched in a long time... You know it's good when the producer chips in in the comments as well. Great insight, and brilliant song from the band that ran rings around their more famous contemporaries...
Soooooo LOOOOOVE Supergrass!!!!! Thank you for featuring "Caught By The Fuzz." I agree with your comment that their music transcends the whole Britpop movement. Their sound is just an entire force to be reckoned with. When I first heard I Should Coco, I immediately heard traces of The Jam, which made me love Supergrass even more.
Unencumbered by his bandmates and audience, JH has really blossomed into what can only be described as an anecdote-wealding rock guru whose arch quipping has me in stitches. Love this new persona. JH - the new Rick Beato of RU-vid.
I love Supergrass. I stumbled across them back in the early days of streaming (Limewire?). I was immediately a fan. Now, I have a question. I have learned of so much good music that I hadn't previously known from your show. For that I am truly grateful. Do industry people ever serve up $uggestion$ for show topics or are they all your own?
The great Paul Kossoff used that Open A position at times and it has made me a fan as well. That huge opening BANG at the beginning of Alright Now utilizes that position with glorious effect!
I had never heard of Supergrass before the Taylor Hawkins Tribute, but holy shit I am a fan now. I 100% agree that they are not Brit Pop, but they are a phenomenal band.
Lucky you. You have a whole back catalogue of incredible music to explore. “In It For the Money” is a masterpiece. Everything else they released was nearly as good. Even their b-sides were incredible. “Melanie Davis” and “20ft Halo” being personal favourites.
I was only 6 when this song came out, but I bloody loved it! Had forgotten all about it and “feel alright” until Taylor’s Tribute show, but their performance absolutely blew me away! I’ll definitely be listening to “I Should Coco” and probably the rest of their catalog too 🥰
Eh?! How was this episode able to sneak past me back then?? 😳 I too *love* Supergrass! 🤩 Especially their 3rd album, simply titled 'Supergrass' (with 'Moving', 'Mary' and 'Pumping On Your Stereo' on it) 😊 By the way, that A chord in 'Caught By The Fuzz' most likely is just a barré chord at the 5th fret, and he takes one finger off the fretboard for that A7 chord 😉
Thank you Justin for this amazing, inspiring, and wonderful video. I love supergrass. Thank you for being an amazing person. I hope you are doing well? ❤️🍻
Great to see you taking a glance askance at a relatively unsung band, one that I've seen live numerous times across their career and that have never failed to entertain. Thanks Supergrass! Can I suggest you take a look into the very obscure but equally delightful Blameless: a Sheffield band with one breakout single - Breathe (A Little Deeper) - and a thoroughly enjoyable album - The Signs Are All There. It's hard to track the album down on streaming, but worth a punt on a CD. Very varied songs veering from punky Pearl Jam to anthemic James styles, but highly rewarding listening. Keep up the great content, and look forward to seeing you on tour in Leeds next Feb!
One of the most overlooked bands of the 90's for sure, never overlooked by me though!!! I Should Coco was a top album, but one of my fave tracks from them was "Late In The Day", released a few years later.
Remember seen them on the 10 year anniversary tour , loved this song and didn’t want miss it , I want for a piss and heard it been played , rushed back ….dribbled all over my jeans , worth it
I love the way you explain that. It has given me a meditation moment of calm. “The harmonic information contextualises the melody”...ahhhhh.... Brilliant information and a beautiful tribute Reminds me of the time I got brought home by the Fuzz, tho we didn’t call them Fuzz, and my Dad was lying upstairs in bed with a sore back, and him a Peeler. ;)
Justin, this is one of my favourite supergrass tunes, it was amazing to be at Wembley last weekend and hear it live. I have been lucky enough to see supergrass 3 times and once Gaz Coombes solo, just through being in the right place at the right times and never specifically booked to see them, they never disappoint. I should co co is a great album and they are an under rated band. Also love the structure on late in the day. Love your review and the hat.
I used to share a house in Oxford with the guy who was driving the car that Gaz and friends were caught by the fuzz in. And you're correct that this story is the origin of the band's name; the cops tricked a young, scared Gaz into giving up the details of where he got the dope.
Hey I remember this band! I was in high school when pumping on your stereo came out and used to watch much music (canada) religiously to see if the video would come on. Such a great band. Edit: I was in elementary school actually, not high school.
