Year Released: 2004 Label: Spectrum Year Bought: Can't remember Dodgy were one of those bands kicking around in the 90s who weren't really going anywhere until Britpop took over, and then - bam. British? Play guitar? Sound a bit like the Beatles? Here you go lads, welcome to the Radio 1 A-List. Luckily, Dodgy did have a couple of cracking tunes, the most famous of which is 'Good Enough' - a tune that almost 30 years on is as bright, optimistic, and joyful as ever. The three-piece always sounded like they played with smiles on their faces, with that sense of 'aren't we having a great time' as clear as a bell on songs like 'Staying Out For The Summer', 'Found You' and 'Summer Fayre'. This 18-song release is not a singles collection, as there are omissions such as 'If You're Thinking Of Me' (the group's second-highest charting single), nor is it a best of. At least, I hope it's not a best of. If the Balaphon-A-Bing ...
Pretty much every day I listen to a record from my collection randomly picked by my daughter before she goes to school. This is to justify still having hundreds of CDs (and a few cassettes and vinyl)