“What’s the greatest British disco album? The troubling answer might be 'Metal Box,' Public Image Ltd.’s second album, a record of apocalyptic grooves that is twisted, darkened, metallic and despairing, like 1970s Britain reflected through a rotted disco ball.”
Disco for funerals — PiL’s Metal Box and the grim power of freedom:
https://linenoise.substack.com/p/disco-for-funerals-pils-metal-box?ref=thetonearm.com
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