Terrorvision were/are a funny one. Even in their heyday, I can't say I was much of a fan. Easy to forget, now, that they were a heavy rock act, albeit with alt pretensions. Perseverance was about as ear-friendly as it got for this 90s indie kid. But then there was Tequila, an entirely unrepresentative track, the Mint Royale remix of which got picked up and flogged by Zoë Ball in her Radio 1 breakfast show pomp. It soared to #2 in the UK chart, and possibly alienated a good section of the band's fanbase who preferred heavier fare - after all, this was a group that were hoovering up Kerrang! awards.
Anyway, the upshot of all the "salt, lemon and lime time" nonsense is that you will now often find Terrorvision making up the numbers on indie or Britpop-themed compilations... but that really wasn't/isn't their bag. They were capable of more sophisticated moments though, such as this track, offered up by the band for the 1995 War Child charity album, Help. I've listened to it a good few times, and read the lyrics, and am still none the wiser as to why Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt. Worth remembering that the latter, as well as being an entirely unpleasant character in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was also a grunge-lite band from Chicago (and is again). Maybe Tom, who needs no introduction, was a fan.
Anyway, this is better than Tequila, and probably not what you were expecting from five rockers from Keighley. Enjoy.
Now, how are you getting on with that quiz?
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