What a gorgeous record.
In any case, I hadn't thought about Cole since I can't remember when, but the other day, while going through the Stereo Review archives looking for possible stuff to include in the forthcoming book of my literary greatest hits...
...I chanced across a review of his 1991 album Don't Get Weird on Me Babe, which I thought was a) particularly well written and b) made me want to revisit the CD.
Excuse me now while I head to Amazon; hopefully it's still in print.
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There is a lot of Lloyd to go back to! If you have a chance you should check out his Patreon page - he provides video mini-concerts, video guitar lessons to play his songs, lyric notes, etc. It is a nice way to interact with and support a favorite artist.
My last concert before Covid was Lloyd at a small theatre in LA.
Will also look forward to your book!
In fact, I think it was the Stereo Review review of Cole's Love Story album that first introduced me to his music. Think it was Album of the Year that year.
The New Vinyl Villain blog did one of their ICAs on Lloyd recently....
https://thenewvinylvillain.com/2021/11/04/an-imaginary-compilation-album-300-lloyd-cole/
He brightened my review stack considerably in the '90s.
Lloyd Cole is one of my favorites. I've seen him a number of times, both with band (Commotions, Negatives) and solo. He's almost always good. His latest (from 2019), Guesswork, is light on guitars and big on keyboards and highly recommended.
- Paul in DK
Lloyd Cole is also one of my favorites. Brilliant writer. And his Mr. Malcontent on his third album, Mainstream, is one of the greatest self- and/or other-loathing songs ever written. Killer jangle and great guitar, too.
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