The Bigger The God - Pentonville

Promo for Oxford band The Bigger The God. Though it cost less than £100 to make it did get a play on Top of the Pops on the BBC. More stuff on the band can be found at
http://tbtg.oxfordmusic.net

The Bigger the God flirt casually with Vaudeville, Burlesque and plain old camp drama to weave mini-operas peopled by sleazoids and weirdo's. If you can get over the intial shock of the concept, you may find there's some decadent fun to be had with David Cowles-Hamar's swooping theatrical voice."
Martin O'Gorman, '...And the Ugly' album review, Record Collector, March 2000. "'...And the Ugly' is a little beauty."
Andy Basire, '...And the Ugly' album review, Making Music, January/February 2000. "I could go on. I will go on. Variety is a breathtaking liberty-taking dash through 20 years of pop music. There's five singles on it already, and eight more waiting. it's not a Variety pack, it's a greatest hits-to-be. It's all Coco Pops and no Bran. It's a hit!"
Mark Luffman, Variety album review, Melody Maker, 9th November 1996. "The Goddies are an endearingly off-kilter offshoot of the British ill-fitting scene, where charity shop chic collides with healthy cynicism."
Simon Williams, On Piece, NME, 16th October 1996. "Exhaustingly good. A tune that would make the dead jig."
Jennifer Nine, 'Mum Steals Boyfriend' single review, Melody Maker, 8th June 1996. "The Bigger the God bloom as surprisingly beautiful as a lily from an apple pip."
Mark Luffman, live review, Melody Maker 6th January 1996. "Marvelously affected vocals and a witty, painful, familiar lyric."
Lee Fisher, 'Miss Pritchard' single review, Music Week 2nd December 1995.

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[fistofonan]

I'm sure the lead singer used to sell me veg, in the greengrocers in Summertown. Am I right?

[sawbodude]

I remember scouring music shops to buy this on vinyl. I was pretty sure they'd be the next big thing. Shame they didn't make it as this tune is fantastic.

[torridscene]

Really good, this song. Why, I wonder, didn't TBTG make it big? They're certainly one of the best English bands I've heard in the last ten years.

[robinkane1]

Great stuff!!

[clockworkpurple]

Gartcosh37: I seem to recall it was Shotover Hill. Although how I've remembered that after 13-odd years, i have no idea....

[Gartcosh37]

A very underated song. Does anyone know on what hill the band play on at the end of this video?

[MonkeyKing1969]

Still the best band to ever come out of Oxford - spent many nights thrashing around the Zodiac and the Jericho Tavern to this lot. Thanks for sticking this one up!