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SCRITTI POLITTI ANOMIE & BONHOMIE VIRGIN
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Scritti Politti frontman/ songwriter Green Gartside has always
been an innovator, and his first recording in more than a decade
shows he hasn't lost his touch. Avoiding keyboards entirely, the new
CD has a harder, guitar-fueled agenda, yet elements of sprightly pop,
hip-hop, '80s funk, and blue-eyed soul make their presence felt.
Gartside's Prince-like falsetto and quirky harmonies are in fine form
here; and the lyrics range from clever to cheeky to downright
subversive. Few artists successfu...
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Scritti Politti makes `Beer' run.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; Byline: CHRISTOPHER JOHN TREACY Anxiety and self-doubt haunt everyone. For Scritti Politti ringleader Green Gartside, they were a menacing hindrance to his career. Touring the States for the first time, Britain's Scritti Politti plays the Paradise on Sunday, supporting its recent release, White
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Enigmatic Brit puts stage fright in past: Gartside tours with amateurs as Scritti Politti
Chicago Sun-Times
; NEW YORK -- For the past 26 years, Green Gartside suffered from stage fright so severe, it kept him from attempting a single performance. But the angelic-voiced leader of British pop provocateurs Scritti Politti has a new band and a newfound confidence. The latest version of Scritti Politti, filled
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Scritti Politti.(Concert review)
Daily Variety
; Scritti Politti (Bowery Ballroom; 500 capacity; $20) Presented inhouse. Band: Green Gartside, Dicky Moore, Alyssa McDonald, David Ferrett, Rhodri Marsden, Ralph Phillips. Reviewed Nov. 10, 2006. To the casual observer, Scritti Politti--essentially nom de disque of Welsh singer Green Gartside--is a
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Better with age Scritti Politti's lifelong search for the perfect pop song.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Mark Guarino Daily Herald Music Critic Scritti Politti with Jeffrey Lewis Where: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago When: 10 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $20. (312) 559-1212 At age 51, pop careers do not typically burst to life, a reality Green Gartside is well aware he is bucking.
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Scritti Politti's "Jacques Derrida"
Artforum
; IN 1982, TWO TENDENCIES, neither exactly a trend, came together in a curious moment: the release of a single by the band Scritti Politti. What was notable though was not the A side, "Asylums in Jerusalem," but the tune on the flip side, a lite, elegant number called "Jacques Derrida." Tendency 1:
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