January 8, 1985
LLOYD COLE must know how it feels to be a tug-of-war rope. Hailed in some quarters as a truly gifted kid, a bright spark in the school of literate pop, …
January 26, 1986
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions. Geffen. After entering the intellectual-but-sensitive-young-man school of British rock on last year’s “Rattlesnake,” Cole and company are trying for more depth by incorporating a style …
February 24, 1986
Their 1985 debut album, Rattlesnakes, earned Britain’s Lloyd Cole and the Commotions a reputation as a thinking man’s pop band. With a musical style borrowing heavily from American folkrock, the …
November 25, 1987
THIS title is very misleading. Lloyd Cole has, in fact, moved right away from his former mainsteam of bright rock music and this album has a bleakness about – both …
January 15, 1990
WHEN Lloyd Cole pushed off to New York it seemed reasonable to fear the worse, and when he produced his new set of publicity photos it seemed the fears were …
February 17, 1990
“Lloyd Cole” is a record of hirsute brilliance. Lloyd has always
been a bookworm in black, but now his lyrics are funnier, crueller, more
capable of being hurt and of lashing out.
February 17, 1990
Lloyd Cole is lust one of those artists you either love or hate. You either think he’s brilliant with his winsome, almost introspective pop, or you think he’s a fat …
April 22, 1990
Cool Lloyd Cole used to be synonymous with black turtleneck sweaters, perfect skin and Amsterdam weekends. Thanks to his songs we were ready to be heartbroken and knew to watch …
June 10, 1990
Lloyd Cole and The commotions are no more. After three fairly successful albums with the band, Cole packed his bags and moved to New York. Maybe it’s those artsy Big …
June 15, 1990
LEAVING HIS Commotions behind in Glasgow, Scottish songsmith Lloyd Cole moved to New York for his first solo album and enlisted such Lou Reed sidemen as drummer Fred Maher (who …