Dougie Payne's Top 10 for 1997

1. Radiohead: "No Surprises"
"I've chosen this because I think it's the best song on an absolutely brilliant album."

2. Embrace: "Fireworks"
"When we first toured with them, I thought his voice might be a bit ropy, but then I heard them do this song and realised he can sing."

3. The Verve: "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
"Numbers three and four go together really, because they are two comebacks which I am really glad to see. The video for 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' is completely brilliant."

4. Echo & the Bunnymen: "Nothing Lasts Forever"
"Ian McCulloch is the coolest man in rock. I saw him backstage at TFI Friday without his sunglasses, and it was like seeing the Pope without his cloak."

5. Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
"I have never really listened to Spiritualized before, but this album got to me because of the packaging. And the first track is just brilliant."

6. Belle & Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister
"I think it's amazing that they've gone against the whole music industry and done things for themselves--not appearing on sleeves or anything like that, and they're still doing well."

7. Oasis: "Be Here Now"
"This is Liam's favorite song to sing live, and you can tell because it comes across so much in his performance. He has such an amazing voice."

8. Lilys: "Returns Every Morning"
"I'm not sure if this came out last year or this year, but it doesn't matter because it's beautiful and no one else will have heard it, probably. It sounds like the Byrds, but fucked."

9. Finley Quaye: "Even After All"
"When I first heard this, I thought it was a bit dull, but it's a real grower. He has a very expressive, unusual voice."

10. Travis: "All I Want to Do Is Rock"
"It's a bit cheeky to name our own song but I don't care. It should've been Number One worldwide."

NME
December 20/27, 1997

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