THE BRILLIANT CORNERS

Hooked

1990

 

 A History of White Trash

1993 

 

Discogs

Artist Biography by Michael Sutton

The Brilliant Corners were one of many British jangle pop acts in the '80s that never managed to corral a mainstream audience. It wasn't for a lack of trying, either. The Brilliant Corners injected many of their early records with finger-snapping hooks, but they were mainly applauded by a cult of devotees. The Brilliant Corners were formed by David Woodward (vocals, guitars), Chris Calvin (bass), and Bob Morris (drums) in Bristol, England, in 1984. The group released their first album, Growing up Absurd, on SS20 Records in September 1985. In 1988, the Brilliant Corners released their most critically acclaimed LP, Somebody up There Likes Me, on McQueen Records. Despite hummable tunes such as "Brian Rix" and "Your Feet Never Touch the Ground," the Brilliant Corners were denied a commercial breakthrough. In 1990, the band veered from its buoyant mix of jangling guitars and trumpet for the album Hooked, instead directing its sound toward the shoegazer movement. The record disappointed many of the Brilliant Corners' fans with its creative shift. The group returned to their original formula on A History of White Trash in 1993; however, it was their last album as the Brilliant Corners called it quits. Woodward later joined Experimental Pop Band. 


Hooked

Tracklist 

1	Long Long Way To Go	4:30
2	Where Are The Supremes Tonight	3:05
3	The Pope The Monkey And The Queen	2:57
4	Sandy Knows	2:50
5	Gone	4:10
6	Positively Lips	2:55
7	Sam	4:47
8	Desperate Situation Blues Song	3:03
9	Heaven Inside Her	3:58
10	Take The Gun	3:32
11	Subtle As The Bomb	3:05
12	Love Is Over	5:10
13	Love It I Lost It	6:14
14	White Gates	2:39
15	I Cried

A History of White Trash

Tracklist

1	Get It Up	3:35
2	Around The Bend	4:14
3	You Make The Days Seem Longer	4:10
4	Death Of A Protest Singer	0:51
5	I Like It Here	3:35
6	Gushing	4:26
7	Electric Slam	3:50
8	La	0:26
9	Jukebox Junk	4:47
10	He Looks To Be With You	2:10
11	Closer	4:26
12	Always On A Sunday	3:08
13	Electric Slam No. 6	3:50