Sean and Paul look at Godley and Creme's ground-breaking second and third albums in this week's podcast. This is great news for Mr Macreavy, as he's a bit of a 'Kev and Lol-ist'. Paul's more reticent about many of the songs because, as he correctly points out, with chords and melody often in short supply, some of these tunes are difficult!
We rave about the stone-wall brilliance of these albums' opening tracks, This Sporting Life and An Englishman in New York. Have any of the 10cc boys bettered these since? We don't think so... There are many other superb moments that we dissect, such as the beauty of Art School Canteen and Get Well Soon, the wacky fun of Sandwiches of You and the fascinating lyrics of Punchbag, Freeze Frame and Group Life. Sean gets very excited about the 'spreadsheet' lyrics for this one! We marvel as well at so much of the musical invention and creative brilliance on offer here. Gizmos rub shoulders with harmonisers, saxes and the usual huge array of unusual instruments. This is Lol and Kevin really getting Consequences out of their system, with their own inimitable take on 'getting back to basics'. In their case, that is a very different and unique vision of 'basics' indeed! It's hard to believe that these were recorded in the same room as 'Outlandos d'Amour'. We marvel at I Pity Inanimate Objects, but even though it was twenty years ahead of its time, we confess to being annoyed to death by it!
L is an exhausting listen: dense, wild, hard-hitting, even lacerating in places. Lol says he finds it impossible to listen to! We can totally understand why. This episode is not for the faint-hearted...
Oh, and where's Paul McCartney?
The Consequences Podcast 99 - Pany Turns the Tables: Paul and Sean on 50cc
The Consequences Podcast 98 - Do You Like Würms? Bull Session with Iain Hornal pt 2
The Consequences Podcast 97 - Saying the Word with Iain Hornal pt. 1
The Consequences Podcast 96 - Time, It’s a Flyer with your pilot Stuart Tosh
The Consequences Podcast 95 - Charlie Thomas pt. 2: Lots Of Love or Laughing Out Loud?
The Consequences Podcast 94 - Charlie Thomas on The Worst Documentaries in the World
The Consequences Podcast 93 - Chronicles of Modern Life: Henry Priestman on The Christians, his solo career and more rarities with Graham Gouldman
The Consequences Podcast 92 - Yachting Types: Henry Priestman on 10cc, Graham Gouldman, Yachts and his early years
The Consequences Podcast 91 - Paul Canning: Jiggery Pokery on the 10cc Bandwagon
The Consequences Podcast 90 - Paul Burgess pt 3: Journeyman par excellence
The Consequences Podcast 89 - Carol Jason and The Ballad of the Shape of Things, part 2
The Consequences Podcast 88 - Carol Jason and The Ballad of the Shape of Things, part 1
The Consequences Podcast 87 - Paul Burgess: Bloodied Tourists, 1978 - 83
The Consequences Podcast 86 - The Man at the Back: Paul Burgess, pt 1
The Consequences Podcast 85 - People Not in Love (for 24 Hours)
The Consequences Podcast 84 - 50cc
The Consequences Podcast 83 - Waxing lyrical with producer and songwriter Phil Thornalley
The Consequences Podcast 82 - Love Will Tear Strawberry Apart - with engineer Jonathan ‘Baz’ Barrett
The Consequences Podcast 81 - The Dean and Us
Consequences 10cc Podcast 80 - Strawberry Studios Forever: a ‘pod-umentary‘
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