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?
Consequences 10cc podcast 79 - The Great Graham Gouldman Bake-off
Consequences 10cc podcast 78 - No Words Today, with Graham
Consequences 10cc podcast 77 - Shifting Through the McGears with Mike McCartney
Consequences 10cc podcast 76 - The Great Alcester Bake-off #3: Hello from Mike, Paul and Linda
Consequences 10cc podcast 75 - The Great 10cc Alcester Bake-off # 2: Life is a Missing Minestrone
Consequences 10cc podcast 74 - The Great 10cc Alcester Bake-off #1: This is Not an Orchestra
Consequences 10cc podcast 73 - Swinging our Benefits in a Red Bandana
Consequences 10cc podcast 72 - Beaucoup Plus Tard La Même Nuit à Paris
Consequences 10cc podcast 71 - One and One Make Acetates: rare treasures from Godley and Creme
Consequences 10cc podcast 70 - Adventures in Harmony & Lol's Magic Chord - with Eric Baumgartner
Consequences 10cc podcast 69 - Rick Fenn pt 2 - Life Could Be a Dream
Consequences 10cc podcast 68 - Welcome to the World pt 1 - with Rick Fenn
Consequences 10cc podcast 67 - You Didn’t Like It Because You Didn’t Bake It - tape deep dives #2
Consequences 10cc podcast 66 - Your Disco King: Andy Peebles on 10cc
Consequences 10cc podcast 65 - Natural Plunder - a Revlon tape deep dive with Eric Baumgartner
Consequences 10cc podcast 64 - Gizmo Fantasia and Mr Blint's Attic - with Giles Booth
Consequences 10cc podcast 63 - The Worst Zoom Call in the World - with Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman
Consequences 10cc podcast 61 - Kevin Godley: Muscle Memory
Consequences 10cc podcast 60 - This Strawberry Life - with engineer Mark Cockburn
Consequences 10cc podcast 59 - From Leatherhead to Seattle: Lalo Creme
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