This thread's also reminded me of an annoying ex who was convinced I just pretended to like things. She'd go "All that stuff by Wounded Nurse and books about German terrorists, you just have them around because you think they're cool and to impress people." I remember thinking, how many people do you think traipse through my fucking flat? And of course I think they're cool. But no, sure, it's all a pose...I hide my Snow Patrol CDs under the bed and cradle them when the goth chicks in the Myra Hindley T-shirts go home...
By the way, I always thought Gang of 4 on Cheeseburger were singing "Sieg heil, I'll put food on the table / I won't see my daughter go to the reds!" Turns out it was See how I will run the table / I won't see my dollar go where they rig it. Crap band anyway, IMO.
He did a good breakdown of the lyrics of "Five Ten Fiftyfold", linking them to SARS! But...I'm not in a position to take the piss, seeing as I spent March-April 2020 caning that tune while reading The Wasteland and watching rolling pandemic updates. I honestly believe Head Over Heels is a precog concept album about Covid, esp. that song and Glass Candle Grenades. I was drinking a lot at the time, though.Think Luke mentioned some conspiracy blogger who was obsessed with Liz Fraser from Cocteau Twins.
Totally agree, that song is ABYSMAL. But some of the early stuff is OK, esp. the one with the news footage about the strikes and Carnival kicking off, or the one off the St Pancras EP (@subvert47 knows what I mean)Scritti are one of those bands I actually do want to like but they're just way too parodic. It's this stumbling bloc I can't get over.
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By the way, I always thought Gang of 4 on Cheeseburger were singing "Sieg heil, I'll put food on the table / I won't see my daughter go to the reds!" Turns out it was See how I will run the table / I won't see my dollar go where they rig it. Crap band anyway, IMO.