You should start where it all began: Rattlesnakes. Then go chronologically from there. His solo work post-Commotions is great, too. 'Antidepressant' from a couple of years back is wonderful.
'Rattlesnakes' is still one of my all-time favourite albums. There was a deluxe edition released in 2004 (I think), which has lots of bonus tracks, so you might want to get that one.
count me in!
waiting for the mail to bring lloyd's new boxset, all his bsides... commotions included methinks. they were kinda competing in the 80s, commotions & the smiths. lloyd's a self-confessed "folk singer" now, still writes good tunes. are the commotions bbc sessions worth picking up?
Tragically, I am not acquainted with the actual albums, but from my limited knowledge I love 'Lost Weekend', 'Jennifer She Said', 'My Bag', and at least one of the 'famous' ones.. There's also at least one of Lloyd's solo singles I like, as well. I know it's not much, but I've tried my best..
Your best is fine with me mate.
Take it from your name you're a United fan?
LC is underrated, thats for sure - not in the same league as say Morrissey, Nick Cave or The Bluetones, but still a great artist with a lot of good tunes.
His first 2 albums with the Commotions are well worth a listen, as are a few of his solo album albums, but in recent years he's become a bit turgid. I haven't heard his last solo album "Anti-Depressant", but the one before that "Music In A Foreign Language" is just boring.
Used to be a big Cole fan back in the glory days of '98, but he's faded a bit now.
Er.. I'm afraid not. I don't even like football. Over-paid prima donnas, the lot of 'em. More a boxing fan myself.
The name's a reference to the origins of the Skinhead cult. It's used by old-school Skinheads to refer to the original spirit of the cult as opposed to the way it became associated with racist violence in the late 70s and 80s.
I'm not a Skinhead, but I'm interested in the history of the movement.
Rattlesnakes is a great album - I still listen to it from time to time - lost him when he went solo, though