On Thu, 7 Nov 1996 10:35:38 -0500 Zenon M. Feszczak had a revelation:
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> FSOL's "Dead Cities" is what the Art of Noise would be doing if the Art of
> Noise were still the Art of Noise.
Might this be tweaked into an entertaining parlour game for Listees for
those rainy list days . . . ?
It might be expressed as:
[contemporary act X] are a 10 years-down-the-line revisiting of
the "spirit" of [defunct/has-been act Y].
How about Underworld as Frankie Goes To Hollywood . . . ?
[think about it: hyped-up production-job dance-round-the-handbag cheese
with dodgy vocals and delusions of grandeur/social significance]
Controversial . . . ? <g>
alan/beyondthebristolsound
PS. Anyone remember an underrated ahead-of-their-time outfit on the
same label (ZTT) as Art of Noise and Frankie by the name of Propaganda?