One of PIL's best -- the version I had in high school was on cassette, and was titled... "Cassette". Though if I'd had a bit more money, I would have sprung for "Compact Disc". Seems the joke has been lost in the digital era. Still, well worth the time.
The second album (Metal Box/Second Edition) is the one that gets on all the historical lists but that one always seemed more of a curio than an enjoyable album to me. This one manages a terrific blend of post-punk and euro disco in a number of places. Very highly recommended tracks are #2 and #3, but the entire album is well worth the $3.43 download price.
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It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
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