Album
Mainstream
1987 · Rock, Pop
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Mainstream is an Alt/Indie album by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 42 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
<i>Mainstream</i> was the third and final album that British alt-pop craftsman Lloyd Cole made with his first band, The Commotions. Ironically, considering its title, it was also the least commercially successful, probably because it was Cole's least jangle-poppy release at the time. In some ways, it was also his most fully evolved work with The Commotions; the production is subtly textured and relatively stripped-down, and Cole's paints with a broader, more expressive lyrical palette than before. The opening track, "My Bag," is probably the funkiest thing in Cole's catalog, with a fat groove propelling the wordsmith's free-flowing, Beat-tinged verse. The album's melancholic title cut takes the opposite tack, mating Cole's existential musings with a poignantly sparse, balladic arrangement. And on several cuts ("Mr. Malcontent," "Hey Rusty") Cole's character studies are at their sharpest.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1My Bag3:55
- A2From The Hip3:57
- A3295:27
- A4Mainstream3:13
- A5Jennifer She Said3:03
Side B
- B1Mister Malcontent4:49
- B2Sean Penn Blues3:28
- B3Big Snake5:14
- B4Hey Rusty4:29
- B5These Days2:27
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- jangly
- wistful
- poetic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Blair CowanKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, BAND
- Lawrence DoneganBASS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, BAND
- Lloyd ColeVOCALS VOCALS, BAND
- Neil ClarkGUITAR GUITAR, BAND
- Stephen IrvineDRUMS DRUMS, BAND
- Fraser SpeirsHARMONICA
- John SlomanBACKING VOCALS
- Jon HassellTRUMPET
- Nicky HollandARRANGED BY , BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, ARRANGED BY
- Tommy WillisGUITAR LAP STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Tony JacksonBACKING VOCALS
- Tracey ThornVOCALS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 42 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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