But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
I think their undisputed masterpiece is 'Hip to be Square', a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. Yes it is! In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album.
Why are there copies of the style section all over the place, d-do you have a dog? A little chow or something? He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
