Fewer comebacks in 2018 will be more welcome – or better timed – than that of Matt Johnson, aka The … More
Category: Reviews – 1980’s Releases
The The – Infected Review
“Devil incarnate Ronald Reagan lay hidden amongst the rows of high cotton.”
Scritti Politti – Cupid & Psyche ’85
“Was this merely pop as a meaningless science project with no more merit than pulling the legs off a hapless spider?”
Happy Mondays – Bummed
“It’s the sound of drugs, work-hating lethargy, nefariousness with no direct victim and a life on the trainered hoof that required fingers in lots of dirty, dirty pies.”
Cabaret Voltaire – The Crackdown
“This then was the landscape of Dick’s A Scanner Darkly set to music; Kirk’s sibilant vocals, devoid of tone or melody bearing the inhuman quality of a mendacious autopilot. “
Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen
Originally released June 1985. Subsequently Retitled “Two Wheels Good” in the US at the request of the McQueen estate. Original … More
The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
“Meat is Murder was the point where cerebral met celibate and the social, political and cultural ley lines of this island nation were united under a flag of The Smiths’ convenience. At the time, most other things seemed pointless.”
Husker Du – Candy Apple Grey
“Don’t wanna know if you are lonely” should be fed to cheating lovers with their breakfast cereal; “Sorry Somehow” spits deep into the cavernous hole your heart was ripped from.”
The Gun Club – Fire of Love
Originally released 31st August 1981. Review originally published April 1st, 2007. Author’s note: The first drafts of this piece were … More
New Order – Technique
Originally released 30th January 1989. Review originally posted 29th August 2007. Of all of the Mancunian’s albums between Movement and … More
