Julian Cope – Saint Julian
After achieving moderate success with “The Teardrop Explodes,†Cope became a complete acid-freak who at some point took a break from LSD consumption long enough to record this wonderful solo album. While I’ve always found his earlier work spotted with moments of brilliance – but largely inconsistent – this album manages to maintain its excellence all the way through. It’s downright mainstream rock at points, but contains enough power to really set it apart from the standard fare. This one can rock in a sort of David Bowie or Iggy Pop way. A smattering of incredibly crass lyrics adds another dimension and gives it all an irreverent feel, which also plays off the album’s title as a contrast.
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Interesting choices. With the Ramones craking out so many albums, it was a sure bet that one of them would earn the label ‘under-appreciated’.
Interesting take on David Byrne solo albums. The ones I have are pretty good, but they don’t make it into heavy rotation in the media devices.
Julian Cope’s World Shut Your Mouth was genius. I was in a band at the time and we looked to Julian and that era for inspiration. I saw Teardrop Explodes live shortly before their demise and they were amazing. While Echo and the Bunnymen got more press in the U.S. Teardrop Explodes were the real deal.
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D