Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool
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Artist: Nick LoweEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Music Label: Yep Roc Records
Soundtracks:
- Music for Money
- I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass
- Little Hitler
- Shake and Pop
- Tonight
- So It Goes
- No Reason
- 36 Inches High
- Marie Provost
- Nutted by Reality
- Heart of the City [Live]
- Shake That Rat
- I Love My Label
- They Called It Rock
- Born a Woman
- Endless Sleep
- Halfway to Paradise
- Rollers Show
- Cruel to Be Kind [Original Version]
- Heart of the City
- I Don't Want the Night to End
Music reviews of Jesus of Cool
Music Review: A Few More Songs Please
Rating: 4 Stars
Because I had the initial issue of Jesus of Cool on CD I was looking forward to getting an updated copy with upgraded sound. The sound is a little clearer but not to the extent that it has been with other CD's when a proper remastering has been done. I guess I was expecting a little more of a boost sound-wise I always thought Lowe's early work could use it. I also do not tend to like digipaks though this one is pretty good. However, there is a little bit of difficulty accessing the CD as the packaging for the CD is similar to an LP sleeve. The main problem is the fit is kind of tight. My primary issue is that I had hoped a few more songs would have been added to this release. The downloads were nice, but since the CD is 62 minutes there is room for more tracks. For instance, we have "Rollers Show" but not its "companion" song "Bay City Rollers We Love You." "Let's Go To The Disco" and "Fool Too Long" should have also been included. Heck I even would have liked to have "American Squirm" but I figure that will wind up on 'Labour of Lust' whenever that is reissued. My review does not detract from the music which is great. This barely made a ripple in 1978 because it was lost among 'Saturday Night Fever' and the whole disco era. I'm glad to see Nick getting his due.
Description of Jesus of Cool
2008 marks the 30th anniversary of Nick Lowe's seminal 1978 album Jesus of Cool. The album, released in the U.S. as Pure Pop for Now People, marks the beginning of one of the most storied and influential solo careers in pop music and marks the true emergence of a songwriting monolith. The album is a literal compendium of 25 years of pop music history. Here, the sweet melodies of pre-Beatles pop, the energy of the British Invasion, the excess of glam and elements of ska and new wave don t blend but stand side by side on the field of battle, each one willing to lay down his life for the other. Jesus is the crossroads where pop music and pop culture collide, self-aware for the first time, fusing into a white hot chunk of rock n roll energy.Here, on this 30th anniversary edition of the album, the original and U.S. versions of the album are combined to include all material ever available on either release. In addition, seven bonus cuts are included making this the definitive version of this undisputed pop masterpiece.
If you have a dog-eared copy of Nick Lowe's Pure Pop for Now People, here is your chance to revitalize. That 1978 record, an ingenious and melodic pop gem, is really the Americanized version of Jesus of Cool, Lowe's European debut, released the year after his departure from pub-rockers Brinsley Schwarz. This 30th-anniversary edition combines the original Jesus, extra songs that appeared on Pure Pop, and seven bonus tracks (including the original version of Lowe's most successful single, "Cruel to Be Kind"). The collection is without an Achilles heel, from "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," with its Bo Diddley riff, on through Lowe's experimentation with pre-Beatles pop ("Little Hitler"), glam rock ("So It Goes"), new-wave rock ("Shake and Pop"), and even disco ("Nutted by Reality," a jocular salute to Fidel Castro). The morbidly funny "Marie Provost," a power-pop tale of the tragic silent-film actress, ranks with the best in Lowe's stash and serves as the anchor for the record, which features guest players Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner, and the Attractions. --Scott Holter
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