CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
I’ve always felt guilty about ignoring Giorno’s self-promotions, which combine name avant-rockers with name artist-artists, so when this one led off with Husker Du and David Jo I listened forthwith. And found myself returning—to hear Giorno and his buddy Bill Burroughs.
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ROBERT CHRISTGAU
A DIAMOND HIDDEN IN THE MOUTH OF A CORPSE (Giorno Poetry Systems)
I’ve always felt guilty about ignoring Giorno’s self-promotions, which combine name avant-rockers with name artist-artists, so when this one led off with Husker Du and David Jo I listened forthwith. And found myself returning—to hear Giorno and his buddy Bill Burroughs. The bait is perfectly OK. But compilations are usually less than the sum of their parts anyway, and I don’t get the feeling Giorno’s rock allies save their best songs for him. Giorno himself, on the other hand, is making a pop move. And Burroughs knows he’s the star of both. B
KATE BUSH “Hounds Off Love”
(EMI America)