NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN
Nothing Is Cool
FURTIVE
The Neds are a cross between Jesus Jones and the Toxic Avenger, and
their recent debut LP, 'God Fodder', was a melodic guitar-blast that
scraped polystyrene in the ears of early detractors. But a video band
they are not.
Nothing Is Cool is a grainy, home-movie affair that
follows the Neds' VW Turbo on a cliche-ridden trip through England,
Ireland and over to Holland.
The Mary, Mungo And Midge graphics of the Channel
flight are a witty touch, and the whole affair might just have worked,
had the band had anything interesting to say. As it is, we 'learn' that
being on the road involves travelling and getting bored, that "it's
very cold" in the snow, etc.
The concert footage cements the fivesome's reputation as a frenetic
vindaloo of a live act. But even that suffers the usual loss of atmosphere
on transference to celluloid.
The highlight is the promo video for 'Until You Find Out', with the
lads larking in a pool. But, in general, Nothing Is Cool is low on imagination.
The 'Happy' promo wraps matters up, a collage of the previous 45 minutes.
But by that time, we've seen it all before. A dozen times.
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NICK GRIFFITHS