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Matt and Luke Goss speak to Classic Pop
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CLASSIC
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electronic
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WELCOME TO
WHEN
CLASSIC POP
MET PETE BURNS JUST
A FEW WEEKS BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH
LAST MONTH FOR WHAT HAS TURNED
OUT TO BE HIS FINAL INTERVIEW WITH
THE PRESS, OUR APPROACH WAS A SIMPLE
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ONE – TO REASSERT THE SINGER’S POSITION
AS ONE OF THE
ar from the bulletproof
GREAT MAVERICKS OF
persona he presented,
THE MUSIC WORLD.
what comes across from
Paul’s interview with Pete
ALWAYS ONE OF THE
was his nervousness – Burns was
MOST FLAMBOYANT
uncertain about whether he’d be
FRONTMEN AROUND,
taken seriously any more by an
often unkind media. In the past
BURNS’ RECENT
few weeks, though, it’s been clear
INCARNATION AS A
from the wealth of tributes paid to
REALITY TV STAR HAD
the singer from the public and his
contemporaries in the music world
TOTALLY SHIFTED THE
that he’ll be much missed.
FOCUS AWAY FROM
We need our pop stars to be
HIS MUSIC CAREER
more outrageous, eccentric and
wittier than the average man in
TO SOMETHING
the street. Pete helped to write the
THAT DID HIM A
rulebook on that and pushed it just
about as far as anyone before or
MASSIVE DISSERVICE.
since. His waspish wit and much
PAUL LESTER’S FEATURE
more besides is a huge loss.
ON PETE ALSO TIES IN
Elsewhere, our cover stars Bros
have announced the most highly-
WITH DEAD OR ALIVE’S
anticipated pop shows of 2017.
EXPANSIVE 19-DISC
Their mega-gig at the O2 Arena
BOXSET
SOPHISTICATED
in London and UK tour has come
out of the blue – are you all tying
BOOM BOX MMXVI
–
Grolsch bottletops to your shoes in
WHAT WAS MEANT TO
anticipation? We sincerely hope
BE A COMPREHENSIVE
so. We meet the boys for a special
report that starts on page 36.
CAREER OVERVIEW HAS
Some of our biggest stars have
NOW TURNED INTO A
been in reflective mood this issue.
The Human League talk to
CP
POIGNANT EPITAPH.
F
other music icons, Johnny Marr
and Peter Hook, as they hit the
campaign trail for their respective
autobiographies. Will Johnny’s
book be as controversial as
Morrissey’s? Turn to our feature on
page 48 to find out. I’m already
halfway through Peter Hook’s hefty
750-page tome (I almost put my
back out lifting the thing). Hooky’s
tell-all look at his time with New
Order has to be one of the most
outrageous music books since
Motley Crue’s
The Dirt
– there’s
nothing they can do in Los Angeles
that can’t be bettered on a rainy
day in Manchester.
This issue we also take a look at
Simple Minds’ bold reinvention (for
one album at least) as an acoustic
act. As Spinal Tap would say, we
hope you like their new direction.
John Earls, meanwhile, meets
Marc Almond for an illuminating
look at 40 years’ worth of
envelope-pushing music. It’s been
one hell of a ride.
We hope you enjoy the issue…
Steve Harnell, Editor
about their superb
A Very British
Synthesizer Group
boxset and
we’ve bagged interviews with two
Follow me on Twitter:
@AnthemEditor
S U B S C R I B E
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@classicpop
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With our unique mix of features, flights of
fancy, playlists and reviews,
Classic Pop
is unmissable. Get yours delivered to your
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CLASSIC
eighties
electronic
eclectic
CONTENTS
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CLASSIC ALBUM
42
Beastie Boys’ rap-rock manifesto
Licensed
To Ill
was lewd, crude, infectious and hugely
misunderstood, and it almost transformed the
band into all that they hated most
JOHNNY MARR
48
The legendary guitarist’s book
Set The Boy
Free
covers an acclaimed life in music, from
The Smiths to his solo albums via Electronic,
The The, The Pretenders, Modest Mouse and
The Cribs
PETE BURNS
54
Just weeks before his untimely death the
Dead Or Alive singer talked of his past career,
his doubts and insecurities in this revealing
final interview with
Classic Pop.
“I should
have regrets,” he said, “but I don’t…”
PETER HOOK
60
The forthright bassist reveals the inner
workings of New Order in his must-read
new autobiography,
Substance
SIMPLE MINDS
66
Can the Scots’ widescreen music go over
without electronic bells and whistles?
Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill are
determined to make it work acoustically
POP ART: LAURENCE STEVENS
72
From Eurythmics to Annie Lennox,
Bananarama, The Birthday Party, Sleeper,
Muse, Gene, Morrissey and more
MARC ALMOND
78
10 CDs and 189 songs, yet
Trials Of Eyeliner
is still not quite enough to contain the output
of the ever-restless Marc Almond
Follow us
F E A T U R E S
THE HUMAN LEAGUE
24
At last, Sheffield’s finest are awarded the
career summary they deserve – and Philip
Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley
are here to look back with us at those golden
days. “There was some false smiling going
on,” they inform us
THE LOWDOWN:
PETER GABRIEL
32
The prog fans wept into their Genesis
T-shirts, but the singer was about to
embark upon a rich solo art-pop voyage
BROS
36
Rejoice – 30 years on, Matt and Luke
Goss are back! “We’re squidgy and
sensitive on the inside,” they claim
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N E W S
POP-UP
08
Tears For Fears reuniting is one thing, Boy
George collaborating with Paul Weller
another… but ABBA? Back together? Yes:
the Nordic gods of eternal pop are indeed
promising – well, something…
BURIED TREASURES
12
Four rarities to match our artists in this
issue: New Order, Peter Gabriel, Beastie
Boys and The Human League
RADAR
16
New releases on the horizon
SYLVIA PATTERSON
17
The writer remembers the heady,
irreverent days of
Smash Hits,
when
pop meant so little and so much
NEIL FINN
The 30th anniversary of Crowded
House has come around. The band are
celebrating in style, and Neil brings us
up-to-date with his latest plans
R E G U L A R S
TRANSMISSION
22
A chance to have your say about the
world of classic pop
LONG LIVE VINYL
84
ABBA, Prince, The Cure, Kate Bush,
The Magnetic Fields, The Jam, Madness –
a feast of vinyl, just in time for Christmas
COMPETITIONS
107
Win the new Dead Or Alive boxset or
some classic rock anthems on vinyl
The best releases and live concerts
SINGLES
88
With Absolute 80s DJ Matthew Rudd
NEW RELEASES
89
Robbie Williams, Kate Bush, Moby,
Sting, Simple Minds, Empire Of The Sun
REISSUES
96
PiL’s
Metal Box,
Alison Moyet’s first four,
XTC, UB40, Erasure, Black Grape
COMPILATIONS
100
Eighties anthologies galore
BOOKS AND DVDS
104
Tom Watkins’ outrageous life in pop
LIVE
108
ABC at the RFH – plus All Saints,
St Etienne, Gary Numan, Marc Almond...
R E V I E W S
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