russell senior: c or d?

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Since I like all his Pulp songs, even "Srpski Jeb", and since he can't really be blamed him for Venini's failure, I find him incapable of doing wrong. So, uh, classic.

― james, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Which Pulp songs did he write? I can only decide once I know!

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I imagine he contributed heavily on most of their stuff from when he joined up until and including "Different Class".. The songwriting credits don't differentiate between the band members.

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

He was the resident violinist, but only sings on a few tracks: Sprski Jeb, The Will to Power, Fairground, Anorexic Beauty, and This House Is Condemned. All except Fairground are classic.

― ciaran, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I disagree. Fairground is _also_ classic. Venini weren't bad, but they were obviously never going to be massive, and I still like "St Tropez" for some reason. Russell is, of course, classic, even though Pulp are as good as ever without him, although I do occasionally miss the violin when I hear their post-DC stuff.

― EdwardO, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Venini were the worst band I've ever had the displeasure of seeing. For that alone he must be deemed a big fat uberdud.

― RickyT, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Venini were pretty rub, and wasn't he involved in some other awful band after Pulp?

― Nicole, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Baby Birkin, about whom I heard *very* mixed reports.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Debbie Lime was the whole Venini package for me. I don't think Russell should be a dud just for backing her stupid lyrics (he's got a family to feed and all).

― james, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Both Venini and Baby Birkin are tripe, and I'm a big Russell fan (and bought all his post-Pulp records without hearing them first.. d'oh!). Venini are slightly better than BB, who irritate me almost as much as Pizzicato Five.

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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