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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.
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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jotarvr wrote:
Lloyd Cole, incredibly talented, unfairly underrated and very sexy indeed.
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Geebert wrote:
For some reason I've always preferred Mainstream to Rattlesnakes.
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fastlane01 wrote:
not heard it in ages, still sounds very good, but then again all of Rattlesnakes was excellent.
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juniorunder wrote:
muito boa essa banda
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abfdrumz wrote:
If @sian_emily is the gatekeeper to Lloyd Cole fandom, we might well be doomed.
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GREENMANPOP wrote:
Rattlesnakes is my new favorite album.
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mvldk666 wrote:
love, love, love etc ... ... and even more love
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alphawaves_ wrote:
@sian_emily Thanks!
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sian_emily wrote:
Because, somatristessa, two years ago you were listening to fallout boy like every other hipster your age. Ugh.
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sian_emily wrote:
alphawaves_, it's on strange little girls, at least a non-live version is.
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alphawaves_ wrote:
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 wrote:
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 wrote:
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 wrote:
so few listens o.o
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Phlunked wrote:
Feel good stuff, mostly. Not exactly superficial, but hinting at slight emotion and just under the surface.
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fortunately wrote:
So underrated; how can I be a top listener with only 40 plays?
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Musicflyer wrote:
Can you see a young Morrissey there?
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rubysparkles wrote:
"She's got cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin and she's sexually enlightened by Cosmopolitan." No explanation needed.
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doctorjmo wrote:
he started indie as we all know it.
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slacker23 wrote:
Why so few listeners? :cry:
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