Monday, February 21, 2022

The 1981 Listening Post - Joe Head - Pincer Movement

 Joe Head - Pincer Movement



#274

1981 Housekeeping

Joe Head

Pincer Movement

Genre: Weird for Weird’s Sake

2.25 out of 5



Requisite 80s Cover: “Wimoweh”. A broken down reinterpretation of an interpretation. It’s probably the best thing on here. 


At some point in time Television Personalities were actually good. I liked their 1981 record. Guest Reviewer Brian San Marco didn’t hate it. 

What I didn’t know was that that band, which put out a terrible record a few years later, was made up of the likes of Jowe Head and Nikki Sudden. 

Now, I don’t care for Nikki all that much but I really really really hate his Residents cum Henry Cow Zappa wannabe compatriot Head. 

If you like droning post-rock warblings where people just garble the word “Crawfish” over and over, this is for you. (Or “Kyrie Eleison”….set to feeback and a parade snare)


Zappa taught me to hate him. 

By transitive property, I loathe Mr. Head now as well.

Repetitive and boring. 



https://music.apple.com/us/album/pincer-movement/578658250

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