The spirit of rock 'n' roll is alive and well, and it is dedicated to the first Sugercubes album. Where were YOU in '89? Have you ever dedicated an ideaological way of life to such a transitory item as a pop record? It seems churlish to me, but then perhaps I am not sufficiently imbued with the ghosts of The Camden Falcon. Or even The Spreadeagle, stretching the point somewhat, at such times as certain unknown (but no less - or, perhaps perversely - more important) pop icons have graced it's hallowed bar stools with their messy-haired presence. Perhaps pop should not be dedicated to aspects of life, instead we should postulate the theory that pop music IS life itself. Every intonation of the picking hand fires the imagination, especially when said player is of sufficient talent to rise above even his or her band-mates (good as they may be) and lift otherwise pleasant songs to stratospheres as yet uncharted. My God, he plays it BETTER LIVE! Contained within even the most basic of lyrical movements, something will stir the belly of one small boy, who watches, and dreams, or doesn't dream, but does. What was the first song YOU ever wrote? Dreams are never meant to be real, though. He dreamt of adoring crowds and all he got was this lousy quiff. Waiting for the more important to soundcheck. Going nowhere to most folks, travelling at light-speed to others. Perahps they cancel each other out and he ends up back where he started, confused, but happy. And with the memories. Where were YOU in '99? Some people even find love through pop music. He met a girl. She moved away. He wrote a song. He went to find her. He would have swum the ocean, but a plane was more convenient, and much less tiring. They flaunted their imperfections at each other, and were happy for a while. Some things ARE more important. A snapshot of his life was all he ever gave them, but the flash didn't wake them up, it was the music that did that. The music of someone he loved. They went to the park. Someone, somewhere, caught a bus. Alasdair Cook is out at the moment. Please leave a message after the tone. Beeep... xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+