Lloyd Cole and The Commotions
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Biography
Glasgow, United Kingdom (1982 – 1989)
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 name-dropping 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 band was 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.
Band members
Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) - vocals, guitar, lyricist
Blair Cowan (born 1960?) - keyboards
Lawrence Donegan (born 13 July 1961) - bass guitar
Neil Clark (born 3 July 1955) - guitar
Stephen Irvine (born 16 December 1959) - drums
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Rattlesnakes
51,255 listeners14 tracks
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Lloyd Cole And The Commotions 1984-1989
8,743 listeners14 tracks
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1984 - 1989
23,972 listeners14 tracks
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Mainstream
10,111 listeners10 tracks
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obsessed_nl
How did 'hipster' and 'fall out boy' end up in one sentence?
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KuriousBanana
Won't you put on your dress and come down to Magazine Avenue...
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gratisfaction_
jennifer we can't go wrong let's put it in writing
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ladyoftherock
Forest Fire. <3
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Bia_Correa
♥
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abfdrumz
Hey Rusty makes me cry like a little girl. Fuckin' STILL.
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randombob18
Forgot how great they were. I'm definitely from the wrong generation.
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jotarvr
Lloyd Cole, incredibly talented, unfairly underrated and very sexy indeed.
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Geebert
For some reason I've always preferred Mainstream to Rattlesnakes.
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fastlane01
not heard it in ages, still sounds very good, but then again all of Rattlesnakes was excellent.
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juniorunder
muito boa essa banda
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abfdrumz
If @sian_emily is the gatekeeper to Lloyd Cole fandom, we might well be doomed.
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mvldk666
love, love, love etc ... ... and even more love
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alphawaves_
@sian_emily Thanks!
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sian_emily
Because, somatristessa, two years ago you were listening to fallout boy like every other hipster your age. Ugh.
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sian_emily
alphawaves_, it's on strange little girls, at least a non-live version is.
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alphawaves_
Tori Amos did an amazing cover of Rattlesnakes at Victoria Apollo a couple of months back - shame it seems to be impossible to get hold of!
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Spumco
A look back at Rattlesnakes: http://www.panicmanual.com/2010/08/19/classic-album-review-lloyd-cole-and-the-commotions-%E2%80%93-rattlesnakes-1984-geffen/
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somatristessa
I love every single of the related artists. Why did it take me so long to finally listen to this amazing stuff?
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nothingbutflesh
so few listens o.o
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