2008 marks the 30th anniversary of Nick Lowe's seminal 1978 album Jesus of Cool. The album, released in the U.S. as Pure Pop for Now People, marks the beginning of one of the most storied and influential solo careers in pop music and marks the true emergence of a songwriting monolith. The album is a literal compendium of 25 years of pop music history. Here, the sweet melodies of pre-Beatles pop...
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Thanks, Tvox! This has made my day. It will likely make your day too. Original post blogged on b2evolution.
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...or something like that.Neill was indeed correct, the Music Challenge (or not so much of a challenge, perhaps) was Nick Lowe's "So It Goes." As Neill notes, it's originally off Jesus of Cool, though my personal copy comes from Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe, which is, as one might surmise, a collection of some of Nick's finest work.I knew I should have gone with my other Nick Lowe choice... i...
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Well, it's about time that I put a new album obsession up to replace Holly Beth Vincent. I'll put her back up again later. I have to give this some thought, though. Tough to narrow it down. Now, there's a major achievement: Writing three words with "ough" in the middle and none of them rhyme! Gabba-gabba-hey!Figured it out. The winner is: Nick Lowe, "Jesus of Cool" on Radar Records. At least, t...
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