GUARDIAN NAME ‘WIDE OPEN SPACE’ IN TOP 10 BRITPOP SONGS

The Guardian have included the iconic Mansun track ‘Wide Open Space’ in their
list of top Britpop songs, although they say that, in their case, ‘Britpop’ was really a misnomer.  The article continues

Leader Paul Draper was a fan of Prince and John Barry rather than the Beatles, and his band’s 1997 debut album, Attack of the Grey Lantern, was a theatrical concept affair leagues removed from the breezy simplicity of contemporaries such as Cast and Dodgy. Along with a musical vision, Draper had a strong grasp of melody, yielding an album engaging enough to hit No 1. Wide Open Space was one of its singles, and – compelling and hugely anthemic – as close to Britpop as the band ever got.

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