slade were interesting -- and smart -- bcz no one was doin what they were doin then: which was getting across two linked but distinct energies in pop, bonhomie and bullying, turning a hinted nastiness into the hook without (eg) flourishing sociological or political worthiness as a get-out clause (which a lot of punk nastiness kinda did)
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Date: 2007-10-03 03:47 pm (UTC)slade were interesting -- and smart -- bcz no one was doin what they were doin then: which was getting across two linked but distinct energies in pop, bonhomie and bullying, turning a hinted nastiness into the hook without (eg) flourishing sociological or political worthiness as a get-out clause (which a lot of punk nastiness kinda did)