Gene - London Can You Wait?

Britpop Now Docummentary

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[rachfatcat]

There's no doubt this sounds like the Smiths but I loved the Smiths and I liked Gene too, the copyist tag never bothered me.

[cloudlightwater]

back in those days music fans couldn't accept any non-macho rock. given today, they would be kicking keane's fat asses.

[jrbgeog]

Definitely sounds like the Smiths, but still a good song.

[TJSundown]

From The Smith's to TV Smith.

Check out Dawning of False Hopes on his brand new Coming in to Land album.

...Pure GENEious!

[edmame]

they're evocative of the smiths like a younger writer might write in noel coward's voice, his sensibility or worldview etc. never bothered me either. it's a genre unto itself. gene indulged in melody variation more IIRC. pity they never toured my part of america.

[roguegeneandrea]

Fantastic! Saw them live lots. They rocked!

[hixsy]

if they had a different singer/voice they would still would be great, i love this era of music, they emphasized the tag indie in my opinion they were right in the middle of it and what indie shoudve sounded like. the best band of the 90s in this catergory.

[connaught2008]

great band

[johnnycheck99]

Rossiter was the biggest workshy fop of the mid 90's.

[PunkRockMom2000]

Look how young Martin looks..My All Time Favorite Band, most musically and personally..I got to meet them on several occasions, when they toured the states, and they not only were gracious, but wanted to hang out socially..I love and miss them..XOXO to Martin!!

[ThisCharmingFan]

One of the greatest songs of the 90's. Unfair that Martin Rossiter got chants of "Morrissey! Morrissey!" at earlier gigs. Nobody chanted at Liam n Noel "Beatles! Stones! T-Rex! The Jam! or Ian Brown! at Liam. There was snobbery towards Gene and OCScene for sounding retro but not at Oasis or Suede for doing the same.

[ThisCharmingFan]

Totally agree with what some have said here. I was thinking that Gene got a lot of stick in the mid-90's for being Smiths copyists. Totally unfair accusation when they were such a great band. Look at Oasis-they sounded like the Beatles, Stones, Jam & Roses and yet got high praise. Felt sorry for Gene, they should've been bigger. Fantastic band.