Pulp - This Is Hardcore (2-Disc Special Edition) - 320kbps [Karl

***Pulp - This is Hardcore (2-disc special edition) - 320kbps - 1998***





"I'm not Jesus, though I've got the same initials," croons Jarvis Cocker in Pulp's follow-up to 1996's gleefully hateful DIFFERENT CLASS. Cocker's venomous, confessional lyrics are best evidenced in his trademark spoken sections--murmured tales of obsession punctuate the band's call to arms for the pasty, skinny dispossessed youth of the world.THIS IS HARDCORE boasts a fantastic palette of sonic textures, from the thick T. Rex-influenced grooves to spacey chimes, E-bows, and storms of feedback. Analog synths buzz and sputter, held aloft by rich string arrangements. As the title implies, sexual themes abound, notably on the cool rush of "Party Hard" and the slow throb of the title track. "Help The Aged" features elegant instrumentation and a lyric which manages to be poetic where lesser misanthropes would yield to the temptation to be comedic. The anthemic closer "The Day After The Revolution" carries on the proud Pulp tradition of nihilism, assuring us that, thankfully, that huge chip on Cocker's finely coutured shoulder isn't going anywhere.





Track listing 

1. Fear

2. Dishes

3. Party Hard

4. Help The Aged

5. This Is Hardcore

6. TV Movie

7. Little Soul

8. I'm A Man

9. Seductive Barry

10. Sylvia

11. Glory Days

12. Day After The Revolution



1. Cocaine Socialism (proper version)

2. It's A Dirty World (recording session outtake)

3. Like A Friend

4. Professional

5. Ladies Man

6. Laughing Boy

7. We Are The Boyz

8. Tomorrow Never Dies (rough mix)

9. Can I Have My Balls Back Please (demo)

10. Modern Marriage (demo)

11. My Erection (demo)

12. You Are The One (demo)

13. Street Operator (demo)

14. This Is Hardcore (end of the line mix)





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