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Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in ‘83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
In ‘87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip to be Square”, a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself.
Troy, I’d love to have you over to discuss this sometime. Don’t mind the place…I have pages of the Style section strewn about because I’m…remodeling.
Oh God, that chapter of American Psycho bored me to fucking tears. After that and the Genesis chapter, I had to completely skip the Whitney Houston chapter. Ugh.
BTW, if you’re taking requests, how about some Joan Jett?
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March 3rd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in ‘83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
In ‘87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip to be Square”, a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself.
Troy, I’d love to have you over to discuss this sometime. Don’t mind the place…I have pages of the Style section strewn about because I’m…remodeling.
March 3rd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
That, kids, is the defintion of a BRILLIANT comment.
Well played, Mr. Ba–, er, Huxford.
March 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Well are you just going to stare at it, or are you going to eat it?
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Oh God, that chapter of American Psycho bored me to fucking tears. After that and the Genesis chapter, I had to completely skip the Whitney Houston chapter. Ugh.
God, I hated that book.
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:59 pm
BTW, if you’re taking requests, how about some Joan Jett?