Word: cool
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Peter Ocko and Jennifer Cool are both wonderfully comic as Arnolphe's hapless servants. The best, most balanced performance in the supporting cast is that of Linus Gelber as Chrysalde, Arnolphe's sage friend...
Nevertheless, the Hoodoo Gurus still blow most other pop groups out of the water. As diminished as their anarchic tendencies may be on Blow Your Cool, their playing is still more intense than that of any synth band covering similar pop territory. It just seems that the Hoodoo Gurus aren't having as much fun as they used...
...uninterested in important details. What it come down to, of course, is that we would end up with a president much like Ronald Reagan, except without a dangerous, warlike mentality. As for foolish barriers to the plan, such as the bother-some "just say no" campaign--dudes, just be cool...
...incomprehensibility. "Cheeking Tongues" and "Ambitious" are both uninteresting melodic synth-pop, with a self-referential allusion to "12XU" that makes the reunion embarassment of the album all too glaring. This is music for icy hip drones, to be filed next to your new Cabaret Voltaire records for those autonomously cool experiences of a lifetime...
...interesting record would suffice. With The Ideal Copy, the band has produced a void to fill a void, which will disappoint old and new fans alike. If you want to discover the truth behind Wire, the reasons behind their influence, check Pink Flag or Chairs Missing. If ultra-cool-progressive-art-dance-rock is your thing, pick up the latest New Order or SWANS 12-inch. But avoid The Ideal Copy. It's progressive rock with dentures...