Gomez headlined Splendour a couple of years after Liquid Skin came out, and it was an absolute blast. Any British indie band with a remotely broad musical vision was expected to deliver the next classic to compete with Radiohead's beast, even though it should have been obvious that it wasn't going to happen. a b Shoup, Brad. "Gomez: Liquid Skin - Playing God". Stylus. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007 . Retrieved 30 July 2021. With popular momentum pushing them forward, Ottewell claims, the band never really felt the pressure from press negativity. Gomez To Tour North America". MTV. 15 March 1999. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021 . Retrieved 29 July 2021.

BO: I know we didn’t, I think we had an opportunity with 'Rhythm & Blues Alibi' – it was the song that charted the highest, but I think we were in the states and it just couldn't work to appear on the show – its a shame because they canned it pretty soon after that. I would have loved to mime on TV – that would have been great. (Laughs) BO: Again that song had been around for a long time, it was initially called 'Canderel' after the jazz guitar player, and the chorus was totally different. Me and Ian wrote that – it was one of those slow-burning songs, and eventually Ian came up with a chorus and it steadily built from that. That was when we went to Abbey Road to use the strings. All of a sudden, we were in a room with thirty string players telling them what to do. (Laughs) I don't think one of us could read music – it was exciting and a great experience. Gomez: Get in the Boat". NME. 17 November 1998. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021 . Retrieved 29 July 2021. Although our conversation pre-dates the run of full-album performances for Liquid Skin, the sheer joy and communal love for the music could be felt at every gig. People getting together to reminisce about a simpler time or discover what this is like live for the first time. Bring It On British sales certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008 . Retrieved 18 January 2009.

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a b Zupko, Sarah. "Gomez: Liquid Skin". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 3 April 2003 . Retrieved 16 August 2021. Members [ edit ] Ian Ball, Beautiful Days Festival, Devon, August 2006 Ben Ottewell, Beautiful Days Festival, Devon, August 2006 a b c Millar, Mark (10 July 2019). "Interview: Gomez' Ben Ottewell Talks 20 years of 'Liquid Skin' ". Xs Noize. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022 . Retrieved 2 October 2022. There was] the pop writing and there was my voice. If you had Steve [Mason] from The Beta Band singing a couple of our songs it would have been seen in a very different way.”

Gomez continue on from their reformation with the announcement of the release of an upgraded 20th anniversary version of their second album Liquid Skin. It was amusing because it wasn’t really felt by us, other than it’s just something that some frustrated musician has written. The whole point was that I was based on their idea of what was cool. The fact that we had been students was supposed to be some kind of problem, but every single band going had been to art college or university or something. Hold on a minute, what is the problem here exactly? Since 2020, Tom Gray has been lobbying the British government to regulate music streaming with his Broken Record campaign group. Gomez JPEG". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009 . Retrieved 31 March 2012.It may not be appropriate to use "Analytical" for a specific remaster, but it is. whereas the original has all the fun and excitement of Gomez. I'm not saying it's a bad remaster or bad pressing. cos it's good on its own. it's upto you.

My voice lends itself to Americana almost immediately, it has that kind of feel to it. Totally unintentional, it’s just the way I sing,” says Ottewell on the line from his Brighton home accompanied by his dog. Gomez - [Bring It On - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Disc1) 2008] Whippin' Piccadilly (3:12)Gehr, Richard (November 1999). "Gomez: Liquid Skin". Spin. Vol.15, no.11. pp.191–192 . Retrieved 5 January 2019.

Thornhill, James (13 October 2019). "Gomez on the 20th Anniversary of 'Liquid Skin' ". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021 . Retrieved 30 July 2021. Gomez - [Bring It On - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Disc 2) 2008] 78 Stone Shuffle (BBC Radio One Session) (3:27) Gomez - [Bring It On - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Disc 2) 2008] Whippin' Piccadilly (Turbo Version) (3:19) I used to write about music, but I don’t much anymore. I feel like there’s not much point to it. There’s still some utility in making an argument for someone’s time and attention when it comes to a book or a movie or a video game, but why tell someone what records they should listen to when it is utterly frictionless at all times and in all places to summon songs up through one’s devices and listen on their own? Waste of time. You can find Gomez’s Liquid Skin, recently refurbished on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, on Spotify. Seek it out. They could probably use the stats. Rhythm & Blues Alibi" (sleeve). Gomez. Hut/Virgin Records. 1999. HUTDX114/724389617825. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

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Blue Moon Rising' evolves from jazz-soul into something almost resembling Pearl Jam going Latin-country, 'Las Vegas Dealer' delves into odd time signatures while Northern Soul piano blends with ska rhythms. Again, it may have still been the 1990s, but "Britpop" this was certainly not. Topped by some wondrous, sparse touches of cello, 'We Haven't Turned Around' is anthemic balladry done the Gomez way; understated, soulful and with a distinctive hint of earthy funk.