Quarter-Decent Three-Chord Knobheads

In an amusing diatribe on his blog, Robbie Williams lists the 'quarter-decent three-chord knobheads' who got record deals at the height of Britpop. Amusing not least for his choice turns of phrase, it's bizarre to see some of the lesser-known names he included. Given the furore surrounding this rant in the national press, it's probably more publicity than some of these bands ever got at the time (outside of the pages of the NME). There are some good bands on there, or at least some bands who did a couple of era-defining songs, however he might have a point about a few of the names mentioned...

There's a spotify playlist below featuring most of these 'knobheads'.

Echobelly

Shed Seven

Symposium

Menswear

Sleeper

Hurricane #1

Ride

The Bluetones

Ocean Colour Scene

Northern Uproar

Chapterhouse

Curve

Salad

Adorable

Cud

Spacehog

Kula Shaker

Theaudience

Powder

Kingmaker

Geneva

Echobelly – King Of The Kerb

Shed Seven – Chasing Rainbows
Menswear – Daydreamer
Sleeper – Inbetweener
Hurricane #1 – Step Into My World
Ride – Leave Them All Behind
The Bluetones – Slight Return
Ocean Colour Scene – The Riverboat Song
Chapterhouse – Pearl - Edit
Curve – Fait Accompli
Salad – Drink The Elixir
Cud – Rich And Strange
Spacehog – In The Meantime
Kula Shaker – Hey Dude - 2011 Remastered
Theaudience – A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
Kingmaker – Ten Years Asleep
Geneva – Into the Blue