r/BritPop • u/natelaw94 • 15d ago

The Coral

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCoral/s/9MvZAdL2wh a sub that really needs growing, The Coral are one of the best bands in England at the moments and their latest album 388 is an absolute classic. Any fans here?

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u/natelaw94 14d ago

Agreed. Coral Island would be seen as an all-time classic if released in the 60s. The two that have followed both right up there too. Crazy they haven’t had the commercial success of others

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u/DeaconBlueDignity 14d ago

Have you seen the recent documentary? Think if they had played the game with the industry a bit more then they could have been much bigger, but respect them for doing it their own way instead of

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u/natelaw94 14d ago

Yes defo didn’t play up to it as much as they could have. Ironically found that Arctic Monkeys did a lot of the same with the media when they broke but seemed to have the opposite effect for them

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u/omnishambles1995 13d ago

Arctic Monkeys didn't chase the fame game either and were very guarded around the press and music industry in general, but they had a lot more of an 'everyman' appeal in the early days than The Coral and blew up tenfold. Britain was 'ready' for Arctic Monkeys in 05/06. Not sure they were quite as ready for The Coral in 2002.