Oh no! I suddenly have a yearning to track down and hear "Consequences" by Godley and Creme!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h28R5LhTRCw

Been crushing my mp3 copy of this the past few weeks. For a record reviled for its extra-musical ambitions, there are some outstanding tunes here. “Five o’clock In the Morning” is just a stunning fucking song (and employs the “I’m Not In Love” vocal trick for those interested).

The announcer "we can beat this if we join together" but ends suddenly as if this was his last words..

I didn't know this was a direct lift from Woodstock until this morning, listening to the 3cd recent best of. (The one with no hendrix)

I quite liked it, Grateful Dead was a snooz but hey..

Fucking hell! I just heard "Under Your Thumb" on the radio today for the first time and I haven't heard anything that jumped out at me like that on a major radio show since forever ago.

I haven't heard Consequences, but I have been listening to their subsequent three albums. I like L, but didn't find Freeze Frame and Ismism very listenable behind the cleverness.
Their 10cc songs had such interesting melodies and textures that spoken-word/rapped lyrics over sequencers and drum-machine beats were never going to be the best way for them to display their talents. Also, Lol Creme eventually handed all the lead vocals to Godley, which made the records even more monotonous.

I'm gonna go for Ismism first, on the strength of "Under Your Thumb", taking note that the earlier albums are supposed to be better.

That song and one or two others on Ismism have melodies, the rest are one-chord Talking Heads-like "grooves" with raps on top.

Yeah, that single completely buried "Consequences" and the fall-out of after. Minimalistic, direct and to-the-point.

Big hit, in other words.

Well, part of what jumped out at me was how busy and detailed it sounded

That, as well.

It's a cracker. M.R. James meets Giorgio Moroder. It was a surprise hit, apparently, and they didn't have time to shoot a video for it, which is a shame. With such an atmospheric song to work from, they could have dreamed up some great visuals.

I got the deluxe edition of Consequences a while ago because it was the only thing I saw in Fopp and I mostly listen to the music-only version of the album. I absolutely love "Honolulu Lulu", makes me think of bits from Zappa's We're Only In It For The Money but more cinematic

One of my favorites as well. The Rogers and Hammerstein is strong with that one.

It's one of those tracks that makes me want to say "can we have a few albums like that, please?"

I've only seen The Sound Of Music (film), so I'm not that familiar with Rogers & Hammerstein, I will youtube them.

I think you will find that you are familiar with Rogers & Hammerstein, even if you don't think you are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81NROmUb7o0

Thanks, that's really nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twuHBAnMfKQ

Did anyone hear Kevin Godley's Muscle Memory? I seen it on someone's year end list for 2020 and they said he's still doing amazing stuff.