JELLYFISH
Spilt Milk (1993)
The San Fran power-pop kings displayed their influences proudly on their second, and final, album. Following their acclaimed debut Bellybutton, core members Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning had their tiny minds blown when they were sought out as collaborators for Brian Wilson and Ringo Starr. Giddy with recognition, they recorded a magnum opus with elements of Beach Boys, Beatles, Supertramp and Queen. It was an orchestra-heavy tour de force, dismissed by the grunge-obsessed US, but with its most McCartney moments The Glutton Of Sympathy, Bye, Bye, Bye and Brighter Day it found favour in the UK, and has been re-evaluated as a masterpiece. JK