Pulp
Historia
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in
Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar),
Candida Doyle (keyboards), Mark Webber (guitar), Steve Mackey (bass) and Nick
Banks (drums).
Throughout the 1980s, the band struggled to find success,
but gained prominence in the UK in the mid-1990s with the release of the albums
His 'n' Hers in 1994 and particularly Different Class in 1995, which reached
the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart. Different Class spawned four top
ten singles, including "Common People" and "Sorted for E's &
Wizz", both of which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Pulp's
musical style during this period consisted of disco influenced pop-rock coupled
with "kitchen sink drama"-style lyrics. Jarvis Cocker and the band
became major figures in the Britpop movement, and were nominated for the
Mercury Music Prize in 1994 for His 'n' Hers; they won the prize in 1996 for
Different Class.
The band would release two further albums, This Is Hardcore
(1998) and We Love Life (2001), after which they entered an extended hiatus,
having sold more than 10 million records.