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Re: Great Commercial Suicide Albums

May 11, 2011, 11:58

Of course. Metal Box by PIL. A wonderful wilful act even by their high standards.

Kate Bush - The Dreaming. Glorious seizing of complete artistic control. Luckily she survived

If Mark Perry had been doing a “David Essex at the end of Stardust” when he released Vibing Up The Senile Man then his shedding of an audience he had come to dislike would have been historically heroic, rather than a footnote nobody cares about.

Neil Young, an admirable mule head, has kept various record companies on their toes by releasing albums that were, erm, difficult. High point must have been at the turn of the eighties. Giving Re-act-or to a doubtless delighted Warner Bros as a parting gift. And then Trans to Geffen. Respect. Not forgetting Arc and Weld in ‘91 for Reprise.

(Bov, wandered off to do a bit of gardening, so did the Neil Young bit before I saw your post. Nice to know someone else likes eighties Neil. Except Everybody's Rockin' of course.)

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