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Nick lowe s 1978 solo debut album, jesus of cool, is one of the great lost pop records of the last 30 years. Lowe s people cut off their right arms, castrate castro, love the sound of breaking glass, roam with alligators in the heart of the city, and go to see the bay city rollers. I hear the crash of music and a thousand guitars and the boys are on the prowl and theyre checkin on me they know a bird up in the hand is worth two out on the streets checkin on neat in the heart of the city heart heart of the city heart heart oh yeah. Lowe may have already been an experienced craftsman by this point, and would continue to develop into a superior songwriter. To let people relive their youth through me he produced costello and the damned and an amazing catalog of his own. In the us, this was released as pure pop for now people. I think nick lowe was a member of a uk pubrock band rockpile before he went solo with this classic album, which was released under different titles in the uk and usa. April 3, 2008 nick lowes born a woman provides a template for the philosophy and worldview that would drive him throughout his career. The single was nick lowe s solo debut following his departure from brinsley schwarz, and was the first single released on stiff records.

Pure pop for now people columbia, 1978 this is an amazing pop tourdeforce demonstrating that if the music is cute enough the words can be any old noncliche. Its ludicrous they put out records called fuck the police but they thought jesus of cool would. Bundle all of them together and get a great discount plus a limited edition nick lowe. Jesus of cool pure pop for now people newly discovered images available as signed limited edition photographs for the first time. If john was the king of seventies pop, the clown prince was nick lowe, who combined impeccable melodies with an incorrigible. In september 2010 yep roc issued the impossible bird, dig my mood and the convincer on vinyl for the first time, and after a onenight reunion concert with elvis costello in october in san francisco, lowe embarked on his first nonsolo united states tour this millennium. Nick lowe, the pure pop for now people candidate, sighs into his bloody mary. Lowe s first album under his own name in the united states, pure pop for now people was a delight, the first example except for two little. Revel in a bit of dave edmunds delta blues guitar on cracking up or hear the. But nothing improved on the thrilling rush delivered by pure pop, lowe s smart, jaundiced, madcap valentine to pop music and rockandroll.

Aug 05, 2017 get the nick lowe setlist of the concert at damrosch park bandshell, new york, ny, usa on august 5, 2017 and other nick lowe setlists for free on setlist. Nick lowe the yep roc reissues the fat angel sings. Unfortunately, both these outstanding pop rockabilly tunes are lost in a line up of some very mediocre songs to say the least. Lowe used all of his production and songwriting skills. Buy this one with much caution, because you really need to be into nick lowe in a big way to get anything of music enjoyment from it. Yes, i realize that jesus of cool is a much better album title than pure pop for now people, but i will argue to my grave that the u.

The long, strange and wonderful career of nick lowe. Nick lowe born nicholas drain lowe, 24 march 1949, waltononthames, england is a wellrespected british singersongwriter, producer, and multiinstrumentalist. This reissue of nick lowe s first solo album 1978, released in the u. The 58yearold musician talks about his new record, and today. Ive only seen nick lowe twice, seattle 91 and chicagoevanston 20. Listen to nick lowe soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create london.

The veteran british musicmaker, 63, is probably best known for writing whats so funny bout peace love and understanding, which. Jesus of cool is the solo debut album by british singersongwriter nick lowe. Nick lowes first two solo albums stand the test of time goldmine. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Produced by lowe, it was released in march 1978 by radar records in the uk. I refer, of course, to nick lowe s jesus of cool originally titled pure pop for now people in the united states which was recently released in a 30thanniversary edition that combines the slightly differing track lists of both versions with a number of extra songs. In the united states, the album was reconfigured by columbia records and retitled pure pop for now people. Cracking up, im getting ready to go had enough, i cant take any more no pills that i can take this is too real and there aint no escape it scare the daylights it make. Join facebook to connect with nick lowe and others you may know. The single american squirm was released in the fall of 1978 to little success.

Nick lowe had his biggest hit back in 1979 with cruel to be kind, a catchy tune that was a perfect example of the british songwriters ironic sense of humor and pop sensibility. Marking the big 50 today is nick lowe, the influential pop rock singersongwriterproducer who had a big solo hit at the height of the newwave movement and has fronted bands such as brinsley. Nick lowe setlist at damrosch park bandshell, new york. The new album finds the masked marvels paying tribute to friend, yep roc. The us version replaced this with a picture of lowe dressed up in a green. Nick lowe labour of lust pure pop masterclass from pubrock royalty rockpile were a nighon permanent fixture on top of the pops in the summer of 1979, courtesy of a string of hit singles released under the names of their two figureheads lowe cracking up, cruel to be kind and dave edmunds girls talk, queen of hearts. Yep roc records is excited to announce that for the first time in decades, you can now own nick the knife, the abominable showman, nick lowe and his cowboy outfit, the rose of england, pinker and prouder than previous, and party of one all on cd and lp. Lowe s solo debut album, released in england under the title jesus of cool, was originally released in the u. Nicholas drain nick lowe born 24 march 1949 is an english singersongwriter, musician, and producer. Nick lowe pure pop for now people 1978, pitman press. Stream tracks and playlists from nick lowe on your desktop or mobile device.

Oct 25, 2017 lowe found commercial success with pop hits like cruel to be kind and so it goes, and has continued to release new music over the past decade. Pure pop for now people is one of my favorite albums ever. So it goes is a song written and recorded by nick lowe in 1976. Lowe released his first solo album, jesus of cool, in 1978 in deference to delicate american sensibilities, his u. I spent a lot of time working out what i was going to do when i got too old to be a pop star. Edmundsbremnerwilliams provided instrumental backing, with lead vocals and compositions in lowe s hands. Elsewhere, lowe wasnt about to let his pure pop go. He plays a solid acoustic of countryroadhouse rock. The best of nick lowe available from yep roc records. The cover of nick lowe s 1978 solo debut album in the uk, jesus of cool, features a collection of six photographsfive of nick lowe and one of. Lowes first solo album, 1978s jesus of cool retitled pure pop for now people by his squeamish american label, was a smorgasbord. Lowe released his debut album, jesus of cool retitled pure pop for now people for its american release, in 1978, which featured his first british top ten hit, i love the sound of breaking glass. The best nick lowe album on this list is the oldest pure pop for now people, a minor classic of smart rock popcraft so it goes kicks off the album and sets its tone with a little bemoan alongside a rock and roll beat. Nick lowe first came into earshot as a member of the seminal brinsley schwarz band.

Sep 30, 2015 nick lowe still making pure pop for the people correspondent published 9. Nick lowe tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Dave edmunds and nick lowe released solo albums in june 1979 that. Lowe s tunes, though, are invariably wellcrafted, charming and offbeat enough to hold attention. Nick lowe, the man who produces elvis costello and graham parker, is a rising deity on the english pop front. Produced by lowe, it was released in march 1978 by radar records in the uk in the united states, the album was reconfigured by columbia records and retitled pure pop for now people, a slogan that had appeared on the original uk album cover, with columbia opting for a different track listing. From the album pure pop for now people 1978 buy at so it goes i. I had my brief career as a pop star in the 70s, and things tailed off. Perhaps best known for his songs whats so funny bout peace, love, and understanding and cruel to be kind, he has also famously done. It was recorded and released at the same time as dave edmunds repeat when necessary and features the same rockpile personnel. Youll never get me up in one of those maureen gods gift to women the gee and the rick and the three card trick. His early pub rock recordings and bash it out now, tart it up later production style were important in.

Following a fiveminute varnishandrespray job by the beebs technicians, basher looks something like a waxed fruit himself. If you came straight to this page, click on the button below to explore the rest of this site. Nick lowe had its first single, i love the sound of breaking glassthey called it rock. Mar 20, 2008 upon its original release,jesus of cool pure pop for now people became an instant hit with critics, both in the u. But as you might guess from the title of this lp and its english equivalent the jesus of cool, lowe replaces costellos nerved up sneer with a snicker, and pure pop for now people is a catalog of socko production effects held. The latter is pure pop and pure lowe, a typically selfdeprecating gem whose vocal hook is inescapable. Theyre waiting for his new album to be released firsti told them theyed probably be better off releaseing the remasters first to generate interest in him once. Along with vocals, lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. Pure pop for now people and labour of lust were definately supposed to be remastered in 05 this according to the lable hes on now. Also produced by lowe, it was released in 1979 by radar records in the uk and columbia records in the us.

Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. But original know as the jesus of power pop, i love those compositions the most, so it goes, cruel, to be kind, whats so funny bout peace, love and understanding made famous by elvis costello, switchboard susan and breaking glass to name a few. Mar 10, 2015 this feature is not available right now. His hair, though still thick, has long since become a shock of white and gray. Labour of lust is an album by british singersongwriter nick lowe. Lyrics to tonight by nick lowe from the pure pop for now people album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Nick lowe jesus of cool pure pop for now people snap. Nick lowe still making pure pop for the people correspondent published 9. On the cover of his solo debut album, jesus of cool in the u. Cracking up, im getting ready to go had enough, i cant take any more no pills that i can take this is too real and there aint no escape. When two rockpile albums were disguised as solo records. On pure pop, lowe used pick up players from the pub rock scene, mostly andrew bodnar and steve goulding, and also, significantly, old brinsley bandmate bob andrews.

Nick lowe pure pop for now people 1983, vinyl discogs. Of his later work, i think the impossible bird is fantastic as well. Its from one of those old stiff records compilations. Nick lowe labour of lust record collector magazine. Nick lowe helped shape punk, produced elvis costello and spent quality time with johnny cash. New musical express, march 18, 1978 the elvis costello wiki. For its us release, the wildly diverse jesus of cool was retitled pure pop for now people by corporate wimps a copout preserved on the 1990 columbia cd. Nutted by reality is another witty, humorous pop song with a great melody and music for money ends this masterpiece of an album on a pounding rock note. On pure pop, lowe used pick up players from the pub rock scene, mostly andrew bodnar and steve goulding, and also.