Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker likes to have a laugh. At his expense, at yours, at life itself. Whether its tragedy turning to farce or his youth getting old, Cocker sees something in the transformation that makes for engaging cinema. As the leader of Pulp, hes determined to wring the full entertainment value out of the situation with mannerisms that send things over the top. Im not Jesus, though Ive got the same initials, he sings with a wink, I am the man who stays home and does the dishes. 1998sThis is Hardcorewas considered a bit of a comedown after the ebullient pop and social class study of 1995sDifferent Class, but its a matter of texture and expectation.This is Hardcoreis the darker, more confused album. How does a young pop star deal with the fact that getting what you want doesnt guarantee satisfaction? With music that borrows from early Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople and the Kinks, Pulp celebrate their British roots in style. Theres an epic grandeur to The Fear, a quiet desperation to Help the Aged, Seductive Barry and A Little Soul, and a hip, knowing confident leer to Im a Man that made the group one of Britains true bright spots in the 1990s.
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