When hitherto great artists, or indeed, artists in their Imperial phase ((c)NeilTennant/Momus) produce something so utterly wrong, in all good faith...
You coul call this Dedicated to Terence Trent D'arby, but in fact it was prompted by finding a copy of "Never gonna fall in love (again) by Tom Robinson (and the Voice Squad) which pretty much ended his hit stretch... (but could be due a rebirth a'la "Are you ready for love") (yeah, I know...)
― Mark G, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:39 (eighteen years ago)
For the purposes of this, I should add, Metal Machine music does not count as Lou knew it wouldn't be accepted as such. Also, anything recorded as 'contract filler'....
― Mark G, Friday, 8 February 2008 14:40 (eighteen years ago)
Well, that worked!
― Mark G, Friday, 8 February 2008 15:29 (eighteen years ago)
We're all still waking up.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 February 2008 15:32 (eighteen years ago)
Metal Machine music does not count as Lou knew it wouldn't be accepted as such because Metal Machine Music is awesome.
― sleep, Friday, 8 February 2008 15:43 (eighteen years ago)
I would nominate School's Out, the album...not that it's bad by any means and the title track is among their best, but what made the Alice Coopers think that a West Side Story-esque concept album was gonna float with their fans, post-"Dead Babies"?
― henry s, Friday, 8 February 2008 16:32 (eighteen years ago)
".... it was prompted by finding a copy of "Never gonna fall in love (again) by Tom Robinson (and the Voice Squad) which pretty much ended his hit stretch..."
I donlt remember that one - was it before or after he attempted commercial and financial suicide with Sector 27?
(fwiw I actually quite liked Sector 27)
― Stewart Osborne, Friday, 8 February 2008 16:56 (eighteen years ago)
Before.
I think it was between "Power in the darkness" and "TRB2", and was co-written with Elton John.
And cut dead his street cred right there.
― Mark G, Friday, 8 February 2008 17:04 (eighteen years ago)
Right, I just checked, nad it turns out it was his last EMI single, After TRB2 and the singles (which all stiffed) off it.
Which means it was a contract breaker, and so thread dies of shame.
― Mark G, Friday, 8 February 2008 17:07 (eighteen years ago)
Several Lou albums make this thread - especially "Rock and Roll Heart". "Metal Machine Music" is excellent though - I find it soothing to listen to.
― snoball, Friday, 8 February 2008 18:27 (eighteen years ago)