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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Desperate Straights is a 1975 album by Slapp Happy made in collaboration with Henry Cow (as opposed to In Praise Of Learning of the same year which is a Henry Cow album made with some contribution by Slapp Happy).It shifts more towards avant-prog while still remaining a mostly pop album. It sold quite fairly for such an unpopulist band and was one of the factors driving Slapp Happy and Henry Cow together to form "Happy Cow" (an unofficial name). |
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Ambient |
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Ambient: "Caucasian Lullaby" is essentially this, before Brian Eno. To be exact this track (unlike most here) is credited to Moore and Chris Cutler from Henry Cow, so the style was pioneered by both bands. |
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Face on the Cover |
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Face on the Cover: Dagmar Krause drawn by Peter Blegvad. |
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Title Track |
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Title Track: The penultimate track on side 1. |
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Alliterative Title: "A Worm Is at Work". |
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Miniscule Rocking |
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Miniscule Rocking: Five tracks are under two minutes. The shortest of these, "Riding Tigers", is arguably the most memorable track (perhaps bar for the opener) on the album. |
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Rock Me, Amadeus! |
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Rock Me, Amadeus!: "Excerpt from The Messiah" is Blegvad's take on the work by Handel. |
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Uncommon Time |
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Uncommon Time: "Bad Alchemy", which has bars in 3/4, 6/8, 2/4, 4/4, 9/8, 7/8 and 10/8. |
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Fun with Homophones |
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Fun with Homophones: "Europa" has two pairs of near-homophones in one verse: Also "Apes in Capes". |
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Empty Eyes |
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Empty Eyes: In "Riding Tigers": |
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Epic Rocking |
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Epic Rocking: Averted with the last instrumental track, "Causasian Lullaby", which while lasting 8:20 is by no means rocking in sound but rather minimalistic. |
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin |
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin: The track "Some Questions about Hats" starts with: |
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Continuity Nod |
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Continuity Nod: The third track "A Worm is at Work" references the first track: |
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Shout-Out |
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Shout-Out: "A Worm is at Work" references the song "War" off In Praise of Learning, the other collaboration where Henry Cow authored most of the material. The opener, "War", is uncharasteristically penned by Moore/Blegvad and recorded during the same session as this album. |
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Word Salad Lyrics |
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Word Salad Lyrics: An omnipresent trope here. |
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