Review: The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
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The Modern Lovers' eponymous debut LP is a benchmark in the canon of Rock n' Roll history. Its influence helped bridge the gap between the Velvet Underground and the CBGB American punk scene. It is an essential cog in the evolution of rock music, but has been inexcusably out of print in the United States for the past twenty years. Jonathan Richman's funny, heartbreaking and defiant lyrics embody the epitome of early adult angst. In a quirky nasal drawl, he elicits a barrage of personal sentiments that permeates deep into the soul of post-war American suburbia. The honesty and restlessness that...
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