Pulp - This Is Hardcore [1998] (Limited UK Issue With This Is Gl

Pulp - This Is Hardcore [1998] (Limited UK Issue With This Is Glastonbury)(2CD) By 1997, the Britpop party had turned sour; Pulp chronicled the comedown. Those listening to This Is Hardcore expecting another dose of the band's trademark perky observation were in for a big surprise. If the strangely depressing single "Help The Aged" that preceded the album had not set alarm bells ringing, the message and mood of oppressive gothic-pop opener "The Fear" was unmistakable: "This is the sound of someone losing the plot/Making out they're okay when they're not/You're gonna like it, but not a lot," warned Cocker. He wasn't kidding. Pulp had at this point overdosed on fame. "Party Hard" hinted at the excess that fostered this atmosphere with detached self-disgust. This Is Hardcore is a profoundly unsettling piece of work (only Nirvana's In Utero matches it in recent times), from the celebrity-as-pornographer motif of the title track, to the nagging pessimism of the final song, which jarred so brutally with the manically upbeat mood of Blair's Britain. The album is also Pulp's most musically accomplished: "Seductive Barry" spools with relentless, mesmerizing menace; "Party Hard" is a deranged funk workout. Although it reached No.1, the album tanked compared to its predecessor, Different Class, which was probably exactly what Pulp wanted-and needed (though the cover sparked a minor furor, as the band were accused of pornographic exploitation themselves). Play it back-to-back with Different Class for a crash course on the perils of getting what you want, whenever you want, with whomever you want. Tracks: CD1 101 - Pulp - The Fear.flac 102 - Pulp - Dishes.flac 103 - Pulp - Party Hard.flac 104 - Pulp - Help The Aged.flac 105 - Pulp - This Is Hardcore.flac 106 - Pulp - TV Movie.flac 107 - Pulp - A Little Soul.flac 108 - Pulp - I'm A Man.flac 109 - Pulp - Seductive Barry.flac 110 - Pulp - Sylvia.flac 111 - Pulp - Glory Days.flac 112 - Pulp - The Day After The Revolution.flac CD2 201 - Pulp - The Fear.flac 202 - Pulp - Live Bed Show.flac 203 - Pulp - TV Movie.flac 204 - Pulp - A Little Soul.flac 205 - Pulp - Party Hard.flac 206 - Pulp - Help The Aged.flac 207 - Pulp - Seductive Barry.flac Æ’Ripping logs includedÆ’

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