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Lloyd Cole and the Commotions were a popular British pop music act of the mid 1980s, based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Formed in 1982 and signed to Polydor in 1984, the band was known for combining Clark’s twangy guitar style with Cole’s low-key singing style. Particularly notable were Cole’s literary lyrics (he was studying Philosophy at the University of Glasgow when the band started) and namedropping the likes of Norman Mailer, Arthur Lee, Grace Kelly, Truman Capote, Eva Marie Saint, Simone de Beauvoir, and Nancy Sinatra.

For a period in the mid 1980s The Commotions were one of the most successful indie acts in Britain, vying with The Smiths. The band broke up in 1989 amid reports of personality clashes between members, and Cole moved to New York City to pursue a successful solo career. The band reformed in 2004 to perform a 20th anniversary tour of the UK and Ireland.
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  • randombob18

    Forgot how great they were. I'm definitely from the wrong generation.

    9 days ago

  • jotarvr

    Lloyd Cole, incredibly talented, unfairly underrated and very sexy indeed.

    January 2012

  • Geebert

    For some reason I've always preferred Mainstream to Rattlesnakes.

    November 2011

  • fastlane01

    not heard it in ages, still sounds very good, but then again all of Rattlesnakes was excellent.

    November 2011

  • juniorunder

    muito boa essa banda

    August 2011

  • abfdrumz

    If @sian_emily is the gatekeeper to Lloyd Cole fandom, we might well be doomed.

    June 2011

  • GREENMANPOP

    Rattlesnakes is my new favorite album.

    September 2010

  • mvldk666

    love, love, love etc ... ... and even more love

    September 2010
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