Rock critic Piero Scaruffi considers “Y” to be, “One of the most intense, touching and vibrant albums in the history of rock music.” Bold praise, no? He continues, “[It] was the outcome of the Pop Group’s quest for a catastrophic balance between primitivism and futurism: the new wave’s futuristic ambitions got transformed into a regression to prehistoric barbarism. At the same time, the band’s furious stylistic fusion led to a nuclear magma of violent funk syncopation, monster dub lines, savage African rhythms (Bruce Smith), dissonant saxophone (Gareth Sager), and visceral shouts and cries (Mark Stewart). The lyrics celebrated the unlikely wedding of punk nihilism and militant slogans. Both the method and the medium were permeated by an anarchic and subversive spirit. In fact, Stewart’s declamation was closer to Brecht’s theater than to ‘singing’.”
If that description doesn’t scream required listening material than you don’t belong here. I imagine a lot of you have already heard (and subsequently fallen in love with) this album, so feel free to laud it copiously in the comments section. To the uninitiated, be prepared. Wonderful sounds await you…
The Pop Group
Y
Radar Records, 1979
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01. Thief Of Fire
02. Snowgirl
03. Blood Money
04. Savage Sea
05. We Are Time
06. Words Disobey Me
07. Don’t Call Me Pain
08. The Boys From Brazil
09. Don’t Sell Your Dreams
