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This Is Hardcore
Rock · 1998 · 13 tracks

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

A cinematic, noir-inflected descent into the dark side of fame. Lush orchestral arrangements meet gritty, voyeuristic lyrics in a masterpiece of the morning-after.

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The sound of a Britpop superstar having a nervous breakdown in a very expensive hotel room.

A relentless, cinematic descent into post-fame anxiety and existential dread.

This Is Hardcore · vs · Pulp
Brooding+2.1σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
The Fear
5:35
02
Dishes
3:30
03
Party Hard
4:01
04
Help the Aged
4:28
06
TV Movie
3:25
07
A Little Soul
3:20
08
I’m a Man
5:00
09
Seductive Barry
8:32
10
Sylvia
5:44
11
Glory Days
4:55
12
The Day After the Revolution
5:52
13
Like a Friend
4:33
14
Tomorrow Never Lies
4:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the title track builds from a skeletal drum beat into a terrifying, brass-heavy orchestral climax.
The sudden, jagged guitar riff that pierces through the hazy synth wash of 'The Fear'.
Jarvis Cocker's transition from a conspiratorial whisper to a desperate howl during the bridge of 'Sylvia'.
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