Record Review: Neon Neon - Stainless Style
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Super Furry Animals songwriter Gruff Rhys teams up with hip-hop producer Boom Bip for a poptastic 80s-tinged concept album about the life of John DeLorean. Listen to a “muxtape†of songs featured in this review by following "this link.":http://neonneonsampler.muxtape.com/
Gruff and Mr Bip: "Cruise ship waiter called, wants jacket back"Jill: Can I just ask: who the fuck was John DeLorean? Colin: Listen to the songs and see if you can guess. [plays “Dream Carsâ€]J: Is he a drug-taker?C: You’re getting warm. That was part of his life, yeah.J: I knew I’d get it right!C: Hold on. That wasn’t his job. “Professional drug-takerâ€. He’s not Pete Doherty. There’s a clue in my Mog handle, Flux Capacitor.J: He invented a time machine! C: (laughs) [plays “I Told Her on Alderaanâ€]J: I’m a bit confused, because I don’t know if Alderaan is the name of a street or a drug or a space ship?C: It’s Princess Leia’s planet in Star Wars. Does that clear up your confusion?J: No, it makes me even more confused.C: Me, too. I think it’s just an 80s reference. The music is very 80s, isn’t it? That was DeLorean’s era. J: It’s the type of music you’d hear in that film where those two geeks make a girl [Weird Science]. Did he make computers?C: You’re getting colder. Another song is about Raquel Welch.[plays “Raquelâ€]J: He took her for a ride in his car. Because he fancied her?C: Naturally. She’s Raquel Welch.J: He had an affair with her?C: Correct.J: I’d say everyone had an affair with her, though.C: Are you saying Raquel Welch is a bit of a slapper?J: Well, look at the bikini like she had on in that prehistoric film, what was it called? Phantom of the Apes ?C: (laughs) Phantom of the Apes! Yeah, that’s right. Only, I can’t remember if she played an ape or a phantom.J: Something of the Apes! C: One Million Years BC. She played a cave woman. Trust me, I saw it as a teenage boy. Many times. Listen to the next song, it’s a hip hop tune about the life of DeLorean. [Plays “Luxury Poolâ€]C: Are you any closer now to knowing who DeLorean was?J: Yeah. He’s a car manufacturer. He makes sports cars. Did he make the car in Back to the Future?C: Correct. He made the DMC.J: That was one ugly-looking car.C: I liked it but the rest of the world agrees with you. ‘Cause nobody bought it. And it was made in Belfast (in Northern Ireland). [plays “Belfastâ€]J: Lovely tune. I would use that song to promote Belfast.C: But that’s where things started to go wrong for DeLorean. The song is essentially saying, â€Goodbye Belfast, it was a fucking disaster.†Great advertisement for the place.J: But the place is a fucking disaster. Have you ever been up in Belfast? You can’t hide from it. But Gruff sings about it so nicely. And The Troubles are over now. Goodbye old Belfast, it could mean, hello new. It’s meant to be brilliant up there now. C: Just don’t mention you’re Catholic in certain places.J: Or Protestant.C: (laughs) Say you’re a Buddhist.J: They hate those bastards the most! Just don’t talk religion, period.C: Good luck with that. So, DeLorean was head of General Motors, then he went out on his own, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). He was a celebrity, on all the talk shows. J: He had everything he wanted but he still wasn’t happy. C: Yeah.J: In other words, a selfish bastard.C: Then he built the DeLorean car. It didn’t sell well. J: Why not?C: I dunno. Maybe people were expecting it to have a Flux Capacitor. “Where do you want to go, kids? 2050?!â€J: “Aw, it’s not working. We have to just drive to the mall instead.â€C: “Damn that DeLorean!†[plays “Michael Douglasâ€]C: This song satirises the idea of implants by saying the rich and famous need a soul implant.J: Some bastards need a soul implant. A good soul. Are you given a new soul in heaven?C: Nah, your own one has to endure several lifetimes. Reincarnation is real. J: How do you know?C: It’s fairly obvious. J: How is it fairly obvious?C: It’s just fairly obvious. The real mystery is why everyone is reincarnating 80s music. Having said that, I think that they do it brilliantly here. No cheesy irony, either. And they make a serious point overall.. DeLorean’s life was about...J: A shit car.C: No. Okay, yes. He was a brilliant man who built a shit car. But why pick this subject? He was born poor in Detroit, became rich and famous, a drug taker and dealer, lost everything. But people didn’t learn from that. Because lots of people still aspire to that lifestyle. Even now. The American Dream. The more you have, the more you want. “I need more stuff†is the key line in that album. And it doesn’t make you happy. J: Are you saying we should be happy living in the streets?C: No! I’m saying, this lifestyle of the rich and famous is bullshit. You’ll need a soul implant by the end of it. Okay? J: I dunno. Maybe the rich are on the right line. They will be able to buy souls in the future. C: You can’t buy a soul! An arsehole, maybe!J: In the future, I’m saying. We could harness alien technology and...C: Okay, stop there. You’re reviewing a different album to me now. One by Babylon Zoo. 
John DeLorean: Brilliant man who built a shit car.….Upcoming reviews: Lykke Li, Santogold, Last of Shadow Puppets, Madonna…
Gruff and Mr Bip: "Cruise ship waiter called, wants jacket back"Jill: Can I just ask: who the fuck was John DeLorean? Colin: Listen to the songs and see if you can guess. [plays “Dream Carsâ€]J: Is he a drug-taker?C: You’re getting warm. That was part of his life, yeah.J: I knew I’d get it right!C: Hold on. That wasn’t his job. “Professional drug-takerâ€. He’s not Pete Doherty. There’s a clue in my Mog handle, Flux Capacitor.J: He invented a time machine! C: (laughs) [plays “I Told Her on Alderaanâ€]J: I’m a bit confused, because I don’t know if Alderaan is the name of a street or a drug or a space ship?C: It’s Princess Leia’s planet in Star Wars. Does that clear up your confusion?J: No, it makes me even more confused.C: Me, too. I think it’s just an 80s reference. The music is very 80s, isn’t it? That was DeLorean’s era. J: It’s the type of music you’d hear in that film where those two geeks make a girl [Weird Science]. Did he make computers?C: You’re getting colder. Another song is about Raquel Welch.[plays “Raquelâ€]J: He took her for a ride in his car. Because he fancied her?C: Naturally. She’s Raquel Welch.J: He had an affair with her?C: Correct.J: I’d say everyone had an affair with her, though.C: Are you saying Raquel Welch is a bit of a slapper?J: Well, look at the bikini like she had on in that prehistoric film, what was it called? Phantom of the Apes ?C: (laughs) Phantom of the Apes! Yeah, that’s right. Only, I can’t remember if she played an ape or a phantom.J: Something of the Apes! C: One Million Years BC. She played a cave woman. Trust me, I saw it as a teenage boy. Many times. Listen to the next song, it’s a hip hop tune about the life of DeLorean. [Plays “Luxury Poolâ€]C: Are you any closer now to knowing who DeLorean was?J: Yeah. He’s a car manufacturer. He makes sports cars. Did he make the car in Back to the Future?C: Correct. He made the DMC.J: That was one ugly-looking car.C: I liked it but the rest of the world agrees with you. ‘Cause nobody bought it. And it was made in Belfast (in Northern Ireland). [plays “Belfastâ€]J: Lovely tune. I would use that song to promote Belfast.C: But that’s where things started to go wrong for DeLorean. The song is essentially saying, â€Goodbye Belfast, it was a fucking disaster.†Great advertisement for the place.J: But the place is a fucking disaster. Have you ever been up in Belfast? You can’t hide from it. But Gruff sings about it so nicely. And The Troubles are over now. Goodbye old Belfast, it could mean, hello new. It’s meant to be brilliant up there now. C: Just don’t mention you’re Catholic in certain places.J: Or Protestant.C: (laughs) Say you’re a Buddhist.J: They hate those bastards the most! Just don’t talk religion, period.C: Good luck with that. So, DeLorean was head of General Motors, then he went out on his own, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). He was a celebrity, on all the talk shows. J: He had everything he wanted but he still wasn’t happy. C: Yeah.J: In other words, a selfish bastard.C: Then he built the DeLorean car. It didn’t sell well. J: Why not?C: I dunno. Maybe people were expecting it to have a Flux Capacitor. “Where do you want to go, kids? 2050?!â€J: “Aw, it’s not working. We have to just drive to the mall instead.â€C: “Damn that DeLorean!†[plays “Michael Douglasâ€]C: This song satirises the idea of implants by saying the rich and famous need a soul implant.J: Some bastards need a soul implant. A good soul. Are you given a new soul in heaven?C: Nah, your own one has to endure several lifetimes. Reincarnation is real. J: How do you know?C: It’s fairly obvious. J: How is it fairly obvious?C: It’s just fairly obvious. The real mystery is why everyone is reincarnating 80s music. Having said that, I think that they do it brilliantly here. No cheesy irony, either. And they make a serious point overall.. DeLorean’s life was about...J: A shit car.C: No. Okay, yes. He was a brilliant man who built a shit car. But why pick this subject? He was born poor in Detroit, became rich and famous, a drug taker and dealer, lost everything. But people didn’t learn from that. Because lots of people still aspire to that lifestyle. Even now. The American Dream. The more you have, the more you want. “I need more stuff†is the key line in that album. And it doesn’t make you happy. J: Are you saying we should be happy living in the streets?C: No! I’m saying, this lifestyle of the rich and famous is bullshit. You’ll need a soul implant by the end of it. Okay? J: I dunno. Maybe the rich are on the right line. They will be able to buy souls in the future. C: You can’t buy a soul! An arsehole, maybe!J: In the future, I’m saying. We could harness alien technology and...C: Okay, stop there. You’re reviewing a different album to me now. One by Babylon Zoo. John DeLorean: Brilliant man who built a shit car.….Upcoming reviews: Lykke Li, Santogold, Last of Shadow Puppets, Madonna…
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