http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2740&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rssLloyd Cole's songs are like Raymond Carver stories set to music -- sketches of self-destructive, lovelorn fools, and the short bursts of happiness they experience just before the next disaster. Originally lumped in with Morrissey, Cole was closer to the love song/Folk-Pop sides of Leonard Cohen, the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan. He quickly rose to fame in the Jangle Pop-crazed early '80s with his band the Commotions, but by the end of the decade had relocated to New York and nabbed Matthew Sweet, Fred Maher and Robert Quine to be his backing band. His solo albums have alternated between less stylized Folk-Pop (augmented by classical strings and experimental production techniques) and AOR-style workouts, all to varying degrees of success. However, when Cole sticks to just putting a song over straightly, as on his album <i>Love Story</i>, he always scores. - Nick DedinaAdult Alternativeen720Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:23:30 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2740&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lloyd Cole's songs are like Raymond Carver stories set to music -- sketches of self-destructive, lovelorn fools, and the short bursts of happiness they experience just before the next disaster. Originally lumped in with Morrissey, Cole was closer to the love song/Folk-Pop sides of Leonard Cohen, the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan. He quickly rose to fame in the Jangle Pop-crazed early '80s with his band the Commotions, but by the end of the decade had relocated to New York and nabbed Matthew Sweet, Fred Maher and Robert Quine to be his backing band. His solo albums have alternated between less stylized Folk-Pop (augmented by classical strings and experimental production techniques) and AOR-style workouts, all to varying degrees of success. However, when Cole sticks to just putting a song over straightly, as on his album <i>Love Story</i>, he always scores. - Nick Dedina http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038072&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2038072 tra.2038072 Lloyd Cole art.2740 1.29 Rattlesnakes alb.230649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/7/3/393765_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Perfect Skin tra.2038072 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038072&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038072&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038081&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2038081 tra.2038081 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Rattlesnakes alb.230649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/7/3/393765_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? tra.2038081 186000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038081&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038081&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805969&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 1 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 6805969 tra.6805969 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Music In A Foreign Language alb.6805109 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/8/4/674893_170x170.jpg 2004-04-01 00:00:00.0 2003-07-01 00:00:00.0 true Late Night, Early Town tra.6805969 246000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805969&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805969&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038078&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2038078 tra.2038078 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Rattlesnakes alb.230649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/7/3/393765_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 2cv tra.2038078 172000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038078&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038078&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967829&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 1967829 tra.1967829 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Love Story alb.244084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/2/9/1259238_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Trigger Happy tra.1967829 181000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967829&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967829&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968065&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 1968065 tra.1968065 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Love Story alb.244084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/2/9/1259238_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Love Ruins Everything tra.1968065 200000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968065&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968065&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544013&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544013 tra.544013 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Don't Get Weird On Me, Babe alb.241018 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/8/398343_170x170.jpg 2003-03-03 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true What He Doesn't Know tra.544013 245000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544013&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544013&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069288&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2069288 tra.2069288 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 The Negatives alb.109768 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/0/310777_170x170.jpg 2001-04-03 00:00:00.0 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 true No More Love Songs tra.2069288 199000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069288&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069288&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544022&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544022 tra.544022 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Lloyd Cole alb.200883 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/3/8/398334_170x170.jpg 1990-03-26 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Undressed tra.544022 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544022&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544022&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330183&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 330183 tra.330183 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 1984-1989 alb.261661 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/3/1/1041396_170x170.jpg 1998-10-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true My Bag tra.330183 235000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330183&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330183&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069296&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2069296 tra.2069296 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 The Negatives alb.109768 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/0/310777_170x170.jpg 2001-04-03 00:00:00.0 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 true I'm Gone tra.2069296 148000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069296&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2069296&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038074&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2038074 tra.2038074 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Rattlesnakes alb.230649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/7/3/393765_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Rattlesnakes tra.2038074 208000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038074&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038074&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805975&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 1 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 6805975 tra.6805975 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Music In A Foreign Language alb.6805109 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/8/4/674893_170x170.jpg 2004-04-01 00:00:00.0 2003-07-01 00:00:00.0 true Brazil tra.6805975 178000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805975&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805975&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805974&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 1 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 6805974 tra.6805974 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Music In A Foreign Language alb.6805109 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/8/4/674893_170x170.jpg 2004-04-01 00:00:00.0 2003-07-01 00:00:00.0 true People Ain't No Good tra.6805974 303000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805974&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6805974&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544037&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544037 tra.544037 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 1984-1989 alb.261661 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/3/1/1041396_170x170.jpg 1998-10-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Jennifer She Said tra.544037 183000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544037&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544037&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544034&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544034 tra.544034 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 1984-1989 alb.261661 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/3/1/1041396_170x170.jpg 1998-10-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lost Weekend tra.544034 195000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544034&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544034&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968073&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 1968073 tra.1968073 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Love Story alb.244084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/2/9/1259238_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true For Crying Out Loud tra.1968073 300000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968073&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968073&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968072&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 1968072 tra.1968072 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Love Story alb.244084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/2/9/1259238_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Let's Get Lost tra.1968072 122000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968072&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968072&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968070&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 1968070 tra.1968070 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Love Story alb.244084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/2/9/1259238_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Happy For You tra.1968070 230000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968070&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1968070&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544010&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544010 tra.544010 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Don't Get Weird On Me, Babe alb.241018 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/8/398343_170x170.jpg 2003-03-03 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Margo's Waltz tra.544010 243000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544010&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544010&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544026&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jangle Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544026 tra.544026 Lloyd Cole art.2740 1.29 1984-1989 alb.261661 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/3/1/1041396_170x170.jpg 1998-10-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Perfect Skin tra.544026 193000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544026&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544026&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13975169&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:23:39 -0700 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 13975169 tra.13975169 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Antidepressant alb.13967602 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/8/8/998879_170x170.jpg 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 null true The Young Idealists tra.13975169 162000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13975169&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13975169&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13975171&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:23:39 -0700 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 13975171 tra.13975171 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Antidepressant alb.13967602 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/8/8/998879_170x170.jpg 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 null true NYC Sunshine tra.13975171 261000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13975171&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13975171&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544030&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jangle Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 544030 tra.544030 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 1984-1989 alb.261661 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/3/1/1041396_170x170.jpg 1998-10-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Rattlesnakes tra.544030 207000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544030&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.544030&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038079&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lloyd Cole on Rhapsody Online 2038079 tra.2038079 Lloyd Cole art.2740 0.99 Rattlesnakes alb.230649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/7/3/393765_170x170.jpg 1999-01-12 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Four Flights Up tra.2038079 157000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038079&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2038079&variant=data&rws=%2Flloyd-cole%2Ftop-tracks.rss