Search and Destroy : Julian Cope

Peggy Suicide -> Jehovahkill -> Autogeddon -> 20 Mothers -> Interpreter

I mean, this was exactly the run where I first dipped my toes in, but yeah... such a fantastic run.

Which is to say I understand CC has its share of filler but the core is v v nugatory

Peggy Suicide -> Jehovahkill -> Autogeddon -> 20 Mothers -> Interpreter?

There should be a name for this era. When he became full archdruid making fantastic multihued earth-conscious concept records but still had hit albums and hit singles. It's the period I've always been the biggest fan of.

yeah, it's like the era of overlap between his pop star and drude phases

It's like the opposite of Abacab-era Genesis

(aka the best era of Genesis)

I too own My Nation Underground on cassette, and I love it! Had no idea JC was not into it but we all have our quirks.

lol I saw this thread in SNA and I thought, I'm going to post about how I regularly put on my cassette copy of My Nation Underground while putting away laundry ... and yeah! It's really fucking good!

xp that is indeed the best era of Genesis

I gotta say there is one blemish in that imperial drude phase and its name is autogeddon

Hey wait is “Charlotte Anne” a pun on “charlatan”?

Sure is. (Or at least I have always assumed it was.)

I gotta say there is one blemish in that imperial drude phase and its name is autogeddon

― realistic pillow (Jon not Jon), Monday, 30 January 2023 20:12 (six days ago) bookmarkflaglink

but it rules

I like the song where he brains a fucker but it’s mostly dud for me

Autogeddon is kind of crucial in two different sequences of Copework - it's a self-consciously "minor" album after Peggy and Jehovah, keeping a similar crew of regular players and ambitious songwriting, but with less production and more focused themes to the writing - which paves the way for the similar restricted instrumentation and non-fussy production of 20 Mothers - which broadly takes a more positive approach to themes than the 'hovakill->'geddon sequence, and continues up to the outright "fuck it, pop star!" vibe of Interpreter. (The sonic approach of Autogeddon also suits the lyrical concept, ofc.)

But it's also the culmination of an extremely minimal detour with Rite and Skellington 2 - it works as a final chapter in that trilogy, as a bridge back to fully-arranged songs, or as a grounding/reset after the two major-label double-albums.

This looks interesting -

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-teardrop-explodes-culture-bunker-1978-82/