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Death Disco is about the death of his mother so his wailing angst reflects that. But, agree, some of their other stuff could be a tad turgid!

That’s not a bad list tbh. The Monochrome Set were vastly underrated but Jet Set Junta was utterly brilliant!

Absolutely. The intro to SEH is them at their 100 mile an hour best.

Their second album was indeed over-produced (although it still contained some belters, particularly when played live) and was panned by the critics at the time. By the time they recorded the London Calling album, their all round writing and musicianship had ‘matured’ to a different level. The...

Another vote for British although cap doffed to The Ramones, who significantly influenced a number of UK bands including The Undertones (best gig I’ve ever been to!). Punk’s ‘explosion’ in 1977 -(yeah, I know it started the year before)- had a profound effect on me in that IT (the music...

His junkie mother found him to be a useful relevance!