It's nice that Jarvis mentioned PulpWiki. I guess he looked at the 'On this day' listing on the front page. 'It' was indeed released 29 years ago today.
There's a bit more of the Pulpwiki bit in this article:
OK then, at the request of Tricia, here's a list of the reformation Pulp gigs by order of rarity. If a song was played at every one of the 31 reformation gigs, it gets 0 points. If played at 30 gigs, it gets 1 point, etc. This goes right down to things like His 'n' Hers, Glory Days etc. getting 30 points.
Thus the gig with the largest number of points should, be default, contain the 'rarest' songs!
Brixton Academy Night 2 283 Warfield, San Francisco, USA 223 Brixton Academy Night 1 211 Toulouse Le Bikini 205 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia 189 Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia 184 Terra Vibe Park, Malakasa, Athens, Greece 166 Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA 156 Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA 153 Royal Albert Hall 148 Øya Festival, Middelalderparken, Oslo, Norway 129 Glastonbury Festival 125 Festival Paredes De Coura, Praia do Tabuão, Paredes de Coura, Portugal 105 Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary 104 "Melt! Festival, Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen, Germany" 103 Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona 94 Open'er Festival, Poland 93 Wireless, London 93 Leeds Festival 90 Reading Festival 89 Way Out West, Slottsskogen park, Gothenburg, Sweden 81 "Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium" 77 Electric Picnic 76 Exit, Serbia 64 Isle of Wight Festival 48 T in the Park 48 Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, Brittany, France 48 Coachella, Indio, California, USA 45 Bazant Pohoda, Slovakia 42 Bright Side 2011, Perth, Australia 34 Splendour in the Grass, Woodford, Queensland, Australia 24
I've got them all on a spreadsheet if anyone knows how to upload such nonsense anywhere.
Would likewise love to see His 'n' Hers. Out of the 37 songs they've been playing since their comeback, I've managed to only miss seeing that, Glory Days, Help the Aged and Pencil Skirt (although it's been played 12 times!) I can live without Help the Aged, but would love to have seen HnH or Pencil Skirt...
Will, when did Darren Spooner sign? "The band seems good.. release may be beneficial" is a very Jarvis comment...
2012-04-18 13:21:39 GMT
It is a very Jarvis comment and I did wonder. But having looked at the details, I'm certain it's not him, unfortunately. The IP address used belongs to a UK ISP.
I've got them all on a spreadsheet if anyone knows how to upload such nonsense anywhere.
Google Docs?
Endorsement for Google Docs seconded. There are 2 "public" options with the "Share" button, or you can publish the spreadsheet to the web (under "File") and just copy/paste the code here.
I used to think Jarvis' voice had improved dramatically since recording It, having just watched the lighthouse vid... Has he just learned to write songs that suit his voice better?