Name: Mainstream by Lloyd Cole
Brand: Lloyd Cole
SKU: 042283369122
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2 (70 reviews)

ALBUM

If Lloyd Cole was less worried about depressing his listeners on his third album, he also seemed determined to stir them up, adopting various personas in his songs, from the lover who tattoos himself with the name Jennifer only to find that the ink lasts longer than the relationship in "Jennifer She Said" (a U.K. Top 40 hit) to Sean Penn. There were a few song narrators who seemed close to the singer himself, and they sounded just as discontented. There was little to alleviate the vitriol in the music, which was unusually muted, and long before the end Cole had begun to sound like a crank. The album's saving grace was "Hey Rusty," a song with a Springsteen-like theme and a U2-like musical track. If there were more songs this coherent, specific, and moving, Mainstream might have ranked with Cole's first two albums.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo

1. My Bag

by Lloyd Cole

Performer: Lloyd Cole; Performer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Vocals: Lloyd Cole; Performer
Composer: Derek Mackillop
Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Lyricist: Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Derek Mackillop; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Derek Mackillop
Stephen Irving; Other

2. From The Hip

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Blair Gray Cowan
Lloyd Cole
Derek Mackillop
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Derek Mackillop
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Blair Gray Cowan; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Derek Mackillop
Stephen Irving; Other

3. 29

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Blair Gray Cowan
Lloyd Cole
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving; Other

4. Mainstream

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Blair Gray Cowan
Lloyd Cole
Derek Mackillop
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Derek Mackillop
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Blair Gray Cowan; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Derek Mackillop
Stephen Irving; Other

5. Jennifer She Said

by Lloyd Cole

Performer: Lloyd Cole; Performer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Vocals: Lloyd Cole; Performer
Composer: Derek Mackillop
Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Lyricist: Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Derek Mackillop; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Derek Mackillop
Stephen Irving; Other

6. Mister Malcontent

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Blair Gray Cowan
Lloyd Cole
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving; Other

7. Sean Penn Blues

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Blair Gray Cowan
Lloyd Cole
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving; Other

8. Big Snake

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Ian Stanley
Lloyd Cole; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Ian Stanley; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ian Stanley
Lloyd Cole; Other

9. Hey Rusty

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Stewart Copeland
Ian Stanley
Julian Mendelsohn; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Additional Producer: Ian Stanley; Other
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving; Other

10. These Days

by Lloyd Cole

Composer: Blair Gray Cowan
Lloyd Cole
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark
Stephen Irving; Composer
Primary Artist: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions; Main Performer
Lyricist: Stephen Irving
Lloyd Cole
Blair Gray Cowan
Lawrence Donegan
Neil Robert Clark; Composer
Mixing: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Producer: Ian Stanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Bruce Lampcov; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lloyd Cole
Neil Robert Clark
Lawrence Donegan
Blair Gray Cowan
Stephen Irving; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 1 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1423x1423 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

9/10 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, College Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Jangle Pop

Label

Polydor Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 31, 1987

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

42283369122

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Notification

Mainstream

1. My Bag

2. From The Hip

3. 29

4. Mainstream

5. Jennifer She Said

6. Mister Malcontent

7. Sean Penn Blues

8. Big Snake

9. Hey Rusty

10. These Days

Technical Specifications

Mainstream

Product information

Release options

1. My Bag

2. From The Hip

3. 29

4. Mainstream

5. Jennifer She Said

6. Mister Malcontent

7. Sean Penn Blues

8. Big Snake

9. Hey Rusty

10. These Days

Technical Specifications