Julian Cope presents Head Heritage

Julian Cope- Revolutionary Suicide. Bought from a proper, "high street" record shop, I might add. And... I like it. Musically at least, and yes, it grows on you with subsequent plays. Melodic, catchy, tender, melancholy, uplifting etc.

But- I still feel uneasy to say the least about the ongoing anti-Muslim theme in Julian's lyrics. I know that yes, he's against all religions (even though, in 'The Armenian Genocide' "the Christians" are "us"), and that his reasons are decently humanitarian and feminist informed. But it's lines like "fell all the mosques" that jump out at me; sentiments about rejecting foreign religions from desert countries, and comparing religious tolerance and multiculturalism in the UK to Neville Chamberlain appeasing Hitler, FFS. And yes, I know his constant hymning of Odin is nothing to do with all the far-right Odinist groups active all over Europe, with their notions of Nordic racial purity, but there it all is, all wrapped up in one handy package which in the current climate of fear and xenophobia seems either a little dangerous and insensitive or maybe he's just stating his position loud and clear and we just don't want to hear it? This should really have gone in the discussion thread for the album I know.