Vic Godard was, along with Perry, Devoto and Lydon, one of the four great figures of the punk era. You definitely ought to get acquainted with their second single, Ambition. Thirty five years later and he's still plugging away, sometimes still under the Subway Sect moniker. Vic very rarely indulges us with any new material, so a new a new single should be cherished - Better Not Turn On, this year's offering, is fine. Not great, but fine. As usual, you can't hear a word he's saying, but as with Mark E Smith that somehow barely matters. The b-side is not Godard, but Georgio 'The Dove' Valentino. How is it? Meh. More mellow, and less good. I only paid £1 for the single of their website, so it was just about worth it. Also listen to Vic's 6Music session with The Sexual Objects here. We can expect a new album next year, 1979 Now! which I think is a re-recording of the album which got lost in a flood back in 1979.
Monday 10 December 2012
22. Vic Godard - Better Not Turn On
Vic Godard was, along with Perry, Devoto and Lydon, one of the four great figures of the punk era. You definitely ought to get acquainted with their second single, Ambition. Thirty five years later and he's still plugging away, sometimes still under the Subway Sect moniker. Vic very rarely indulges us with any new material, so a new a new single should be cherished - Better Not Turn On, this year's offering, is fine. Not great, but fine. As usual, you can't hear a word he's saying, but as with Mark E Smith that somehow barely matters. The b-side is not Godard, but Georgio 'The Dove' Valentino. How is it? Meh. More mellow, and less good. I only paid £1 for the single of their website, so it was just about worth it. Also listen to Vic's 6Music session with The Sexual Objects here. We can expect a new album next year, 1979 Now! which I think is a re-recording of the album which got lost in a flood back in 1979.
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