Although Lloyd has his most obvious influences written proudly across his chest - Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed - he's still creating a rock mythology all of his own. On "Rattlesnakes" the influences of his Derbyshire birthplace and Glasgow - where he was educated - are stirred up in equal measures of hometown grit and academic wit. He juggles European and American references in the lyric - novelist Simon De Beauvoir, On The Waterfront - and still ends up with a peculiarly English blend. A rich and fascinating single of the week. (Martin Townsend, No1, November 3, 1984)
AM: Having just listened to Depeche Mode this sounds positively dated, but that's what people want these days. Why is it that old Marlon Brando movies are so bloody trendy these days? The guy's fat, bald and an American millionaire. Any musician who was like that would be out of the window straight away. What I want to know is, will Lloyd Cole be getting two million dollars in the year 203 for appearing in 'Superman 37'? (Andy & Paul of OMD, Record Mirror, November 3, 1984)
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