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Weirdos who love melody.
McGee called the label a random collection of misfits, drug addicts, and sociopaths.
The labels history isa lot.
(His famous management philosophy: Take as many drugs as the band.)
By now, this version of the Creation story (sometimes myth) has become established folklore.
Spud, plays McGee), including Danny Boyle, the film is more accurate in spirit than truth-telling.
Which, really, he could be talking about the label itself.
Through all the mess, the music remains vital and influential.
The LP went to No.
3 in the U.K. and was well-received by critics,thenandnow.
Yet McGee was onto something.
It also is the single most stunning guitar album ever made.
In 2010, Gillespie calledLovelessthe last great rock record that went somewhere new.
Its hard to disagree.
Its the quiet morning after, andDefinitely Maybeis the ridiculous night out before.
Rock and roll at its most bratty and parka-wearing glory.
(Creations other two 1991 masterpiecesScreamadelicaandLovelessdidnt even make the list.)
Honorable Mention:Bandwagonesqueis rightfully beloved, but 1995sGrand Prixis the better album.
In 1998, The Chain story came full circle as Creation re-signed them to releaseMunki.
(The labels first overall release was a 1983 single by The Legend!
doing a bad Gang of Four parody called73 in 83.
This LP is pretty much an excuse to talk about McGees favorite band at the time, Television Personalities.
The Deep Cuts
Though, depending who you ask, deep cuts might be misleading.
But you get the idea.
Decades later, the still-influentialSouvlakigot the last laugh.
Honorable Mention: Another band more beloved than known, though not as well-known as Slowdive, wasAdorable.
Both LPs are due for a revisit.
Honorable Mention:Velvet Crushs 1994 Creation LPTeenage Symphonies to Godwas produced by early R.E.M.
producer Mitch Easter and was well-regarded in its time.
Like Sugar, its all fun and deceiving.
It might not click with you right away.
When it does, it absolutely hits.
Honorable Mention: Speaking of underappreciated, McGee has consistently picked TrashmonksMona Lisa Overdriveas Creations last great album.
Muscular is rarely used to describe anything liked by McGee, but it absolutely fits for Swervedriver.
Now, those records sound like the kind of emo pop considered authentic by 2021 standards.
It didnt work, and that lack of pressure or self-righteousness actually benefited everyone.
The Boo Radleys,Wake Up!
(1995)
The Counting Crows of Creation.
Theyre also one of indie rocks strongest greatest-hits bands.
(This is a compliment.)
The Cramps:The beloved CBGB psychobilly pioneers released one album on Creation.
Guided by Voices:A.k.a.
the one Creation album they released that has that one song you heard once onScrubs.
Idha:Troublemakerwas the most Creation ever got to sounding like Elton John.
Kevin Rowland:Thatalbum cover.
Momus:The rare Creation artist who actually made dance music.
A special thanks toIsolation Recordsfor being an invaluable resource.
