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Once known as the Bob Dylan of Punk in looks he did some recordings on the CBS label.I had one of his import albums,thinking that he was a singer.As it turned out,the whole album was nothing but poetry reading.I did not like it,and my expectations were high at first,but was let down when I found out that he did not sing(at least not on the album I had he didn't) Does anyone know if he ever did any albums where he just sings? Or are every one of his albums just poetry readings? Ugh.

JCC was (and still is) a poet. I've got all his albums and they're all just him reciting poetry over some music.

I got turned on to him from the URGH! A Music War film and have been a huge fan since.

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Great singer with very intelligent lyrics

Im' searching this records where hopefully reissueds officially

http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/johncooperclarke.htm

http://www.cyberspike.com/clarke/

bye

pilon

Saw him do his thing in Machester at the Bridgewater Hall at the beginning of March this year. Very talented wordsmith and hilariously clever man, saved the evening for me after a few pretentiously uninspired sets from some old Manccy punks.

I saw him open for David Johansen and Rockpile back in 1979. Perhaps it's the folly of youth, but I found him simply dreadful. He was on for 20 minutes, just himself, no musical backup. He had this one poem where he just said the 'f' word followed by a

The auditorium was roaring with laughter when I saw him in Manc. He was quite engaging. He had a backing band with cellos and violins for "Beasley Street." Sounded marvelous.

[quote]Originally posted by LadyLazarus
[br]...saved the evening for me after a few pretentiously uninspired sets from some old Manc

Mark E. Smith, actually. [8)] Pete Shelley & Howard Devoto were there as well, but to be fair, they did well considering the pretense of the evening. A museum venue is just the wrong atmosphere for something like this. Pete Shelley didn't take himself too