Saturday, June 11, 2011

Flashback Friday - The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy

I completely wore out the albums "Distressed Gentlefolk" and "Sex and Travel" back in the Eighties. The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy could be hilarious, heartbreaking, and/or disturbing, sometimes in the same song. "The Devil is my Friend" still makes me laugh. "Drink" is both funny and sad, being about the band's serious problem with alcohol. "Who Loves You Now?" starts out like a pretty love song but quickly takes a turn towards the dark and sorta creepy. If you missed them the first time, check 'em out now: