Pulp

A mix of "celtic Yobs" and art-school wits, Pulp Created a culturally momentous update of old school glam. But Joining Londons Glitterati fragmented them.

Starting as an English alternative Rock band that formed in sheffield in 1978, pulp performed for quite a long time before being widely recognised and securing a position as one of the major figures of the britpop movement of 1990.

Their lyrics, consisting of themes social realism combined with a muscial style that can only be described as a mix bewtween pop rock and disco helped them to sell over 10 million records as of 2003, the best selling album "different class" being the most popular.


Most people would autmoatically think of the song "common people" when asked about Pulp, but if asked myself which song is the best, i would pick "the Birds in Your Garden"





Cocker was involved in a number of one-offs and side projects, including the group Relaxed Muscle with Jason Buckle and the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where he fronted a group which included Steve Mackey and members of Radiohead. Also in 2007, Cocker appeared on Air's album Pocket Symphony giving vocals to the two tracks "One Hell Of A Party" and "The Duelist". His first solo album Jarvis, with the participation of Mackey, was released to critical acclaim in November 2006. Also, Candida Doyle has performed live with Cocker on his solo tours. Mackey has produced tracks on the debut album by M.I.A., Arular and on Someone To Drive You Home by The Long Blondes, both of which were critically well-received. He has also produced tracks for Bromheads Jacket and Florence + The Machine.

On 11 September 2006 the band re-released three of their albums (His 'n' Hers, Different Class, and This Is Hardcore), each with a bonus disc of B-sides, demos and rarities. On 23 October, 2006 a 2CD set compiling all of Pulp's John Peel Sessions from 1982 to 2001 was released. In a March 2007 interview with magazine The Trip Wire, Cocker was sceptical about Pulp's future, saying he wasn't against it completely, but couldn't see a point in reuniting the band at the moment.

In June 2009, Cocker stated in an article in The Sun that he had no intention of reuniting the band but suggested that a financial incentive might sway him. He added that he would be watching how well Blur's comeback performances would be received at the Glastonbury Festival.

In October 2009, The People reported that Pulp were considering playing Glastonbury 2010. Cocker said "Glastonbury means an awful lot to me, I would love to play there again," he said. "We've talked about it, there we go, there'll be a band reunion." However, Cocker soon denied the rumours. He told Teletext: "Pulp have no plans to get back together... Someone asked me if I fancied playing at the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury, I said yes, they twisted that into a 'Pulp reform' story. It's not true."