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Bizarro by Wedding Present
Bizarro is an album by Wedding Present, released in 1989. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Brassneck”, on 2 lists with a best position of #19.
Bizarro, the Wedding Present's second album, came out on RCA in October 1989, their first proper full-length for the label after the Ukrainian John Peel Sessions folk detour. The Leeds band catches fire here: David Gedge, singer, guitarist and the one fixed point in the group's story, leads Peter Solowka, Keith Gregory and Simon Smith through guitars that come at you in a furious, chiming blur, strummed so fast they practically hum.
Only one single was officially lifted from it, "Kennedy", and it gave them their first UK top 40 hit. Early the next year they recut "Brassneck" with Steve Albini, and that version, plus its B-sides, was folded into the American release, whose CD also carried a cover of "Box Elder" by a then-unknown Pavement. A 2001 remaster added the "Kennedy" flip sides, including a go at Tom Jones's "It's Not Unusual".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Bizarro on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brassneck | 2 | #19 | – | 1989–2000 | |
| 2 | Kennedy | 1 | #2 | – | 1989 | |
| 3 | Take Me! | 1 | #14 | – | 1989 | |
| 4 | Bewitched | 1 | #24 | – | 1989 | |
| 5 | What Have I Said Now? | 1 | #45 | – | 1989 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.