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* Whatever anyone else has told you, this is not primitive music. Drummer Paul Cook amplifies the anarchic chaos but somehow holds it all together with his loud and swingy syncopation using every surface within his reach. Cookie’s masterful, pounding, crashing triplets as the song builds to its ultimate crescendo always blow. my. mind

No future

How’s life by you?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 13, 25 @ 7:18 am

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  1. Steve Jones also plays a fairly mean guitar on most of the tracks.

    Pretty Foggy here in downstate Illinoisi

    Comment by Jr. Neef Wednesday, Aug 13, 25 @ 7:37 am

  2. The White Sox kicked the Tigers in the keister last night, so that’s good. The season is in the dumpster but it always feels good to beat the first place team.

    That Montgomery kid is really something. Getting my hopes up for him.

    Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Wednesday, Aug 13, 25 @ 8:01 am

  3. May I humbly offer this recent Tiny Desk recording by another UK band from the class of 1977?

    (Their drummer is very much not a primitive — but the guitarists?)

    https://youtu.be/iSwIW7UKjCw?si=0ttqQhOy5×3sDBK5

    – MrJM

    Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, Aug 13, 25 @ 8:06 am

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