Swoon
3/12/1984
- 40 min 40 secspotify ↗
- Don't SingPrefab Sprout
- Cue FanfarePrefab Sprout
- Green Isaac (I)Prefab Sprout
- Here On the EeriePrefab Sprout
- CruelPrefab Sprout
- Couldn't Bear to Be SpecialPrefab Sprout
- I Never Play Basketball NowPrefab Sprout
- Ghost Town BluesPrefab Sprout
- ElegancePrefab Sprout
- TechniquePrefab Sprout
- Green Isaac (II)Prefab Sprout
IanJ: Swoon by Prefab Sprout
12/5/2024
Originally the slightly awkward and too-smart-for-its-own-good debut, this has turned into one of my go-to Sprout albums. This is most definitely NOT The King Of Rock and Roll. Rather it is a collection of angular, scratchy tunes (and what tunes they are!) about never playing basketball, Jodrell Bank and the life of a celebrity chess master. Aztec Camera, Lloyd Cole, and The Smiths are all obvious reference points. But there never was and never will be a songwriter like Paddy McAloon.
Swoon
3/12/1984
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IanJ
@brodieconley - for sure. Inspired by seeing Martin McAloon earlier in the week doing his take on the Prefab's back-catalogue. Great to hear those songs live again, even if it's not the full experience.
Hell yeah! Love the Sprout!