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| | Rolling Stone : Nick Lowe: The Abominable Showman : Music Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | But he also knows that on a deeper level, though songs may come and go, style's the thing, and he's heretofore been able to animate a subculture with stylish wit and knockabout rock & roll. |
 | | On his first record, Pure Pop for Now People, Lowe authored a primer of modern poses and virtually reinvented power pop with songs like "(I Love the Sound of) Breaking Glass," "So It Goes" and "Nutted by Reality." Pure Popand Labour of Lust, toowere entertaining and culturally acute; The Abominable Showman is merely entertaining. |
 | | As for the music, where's the crunch, the 4 4 slam, of Labour of Lust? |
| www.rollingstone.com /artists/nicklowe/albums/album/97061 (405 words) |
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