{"product_id":"the-modern-lovers-the-modern-lovers-music-on-vinyl-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers (Music On Vinyl 180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I was in art school (s\/o to Manchester Community College), I pretty much only listened to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=television\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Television%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTelevision\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=talking%20heads\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Talking%20Heads%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Tom%20Tom%20Club%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=the+modern+lovers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Modern Lovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e (OK, I listened to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=kate+bush\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e too.) When I was writing my artist’s statement for my annual critique, I worked in a reference to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=pablo+picasso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and more specifically, how no one ever called *him* an asshole. (Personally, I am not quite so lucky.) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=jonathan+richman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Richman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e hails from Natick, Massachusetts and was an early fan of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=velvet+underground\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVelvet Underground\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, moving to NYC (and living on their manager’s couch!) in an attempt to break into the music biz before returning to ‘Beantown’ and founding the Modern Lovers with some local folks, including \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e (later of the ‘Heads) and \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e (later of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=the+cars\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e). In 1972, they worked out some demos with the Velvet’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=john+cale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, but these tunes wouldn’t come out until long after the group had broken up, in 1976. \u003cem\u003eThe Modern Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e provided the post-Velvets template for what became Punk Rock, their simplistic three-chord (or two-chord, in “Roadrunner”’s case) tracks standing in stark contrast to the hour-long-drum-solo excesses of Prog rock and the raw, androgynous energy of Glam. Richman’s wide-eyed, unaffected outlook on life softened the hard edges of his influences, adding charm and whimsy to his geeky angst and frustrations. “Roadrunner” starts the record off with a countdown to rock and roll perfection - snappy snares, juttery rhythm guitar, and I can’t stop listening to whatever the organ is doing at any given time. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=the+sex+pistols\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sex Pistols\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e did an early cover of this on \u003cem\u003eThe Great Rock and Roll Swindle\u003c\/em\u003e. And I still get my groceries at Stop \u0026amp; Shop.) “Hospital” was culled from a 1971 demo tape, Richman pleading tunelessly over little more than snare and bass. “Someone I Care About” has fierce acoustic strumming, a precursor to Richman’s increasingly “unplugged” aesthetic throughout the years. “Modern World” closes the disc with jangly guitar solos and spirited, but totally weird sounding, claps. This is the 180g \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=music+on+vinyl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMusic on Vinyl\u003c\/a\u003e pressing, which has better bass reproduction than the last few domestic reissues. Utterly essential for any collection of recorded music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Music On Vinyl 2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by D. 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