The world seems to have discovered Martin Gordon backwards. His first band Sparks have
recently returned to international prominence thanks to their repetitive falsetto twittering
and equally falsetto dancing; his second band Jet, despite accusations of not being
Australian, are now acclaimed as the first supergroup of glam, and their recordings sell more
today than they did when they were first released, although this is by definition not a
significant achievement. His third band Radio Stars have been recently rediscovered by
lovers of pop music with a veneer of humour disguised by electric guitars, and their
catalogue has been made available once more to the masses.

In the intervening years between these bands and the present day, this intrepid musical
warrior has travelled the globe, recording in India with Asha Bhosle and Boy George, in the
UK with George Michael, Primal Scream and Kylie, in Germany with the Tiger Lillies, in
Morocco, Ghana, the Gambia, Bali, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and, perhaps most notably, in
France with the Rolling Stones. Spending a year working on Sezen Aksu’s album in Istanbul
reminded him of the joys of hogwash, and he returned to his roots with a series of solo
recordings that critics have, perhaps accurately, referred to as the Mammal Trilogy (the
Baboon in the Basement, the Joy of More Hogwash and God’s on His Lunchbreak).

‘Baboon’ (2003) was based loosely on the work of Carl Jung. ‘Hogwash’ (2004) was even
more loosely based on the work of Dr Alex Comfort, and ‘God’ (2005) was based
tremendously loosely upon the work of God, who also contributed backing vocals.
Following this burst of effort, 2006 saw the release of a book (the ‘Companion Volume to
God’s on His Lunchbreak’), a box set (the ‘Mammal Trilogy’) and a best-of compilation
(‘How Am I Doing So Far?’). And now, lawsuits, idiocy and dismal transactional __scripting
notwithstanding, 2007 sees the release of the long-awaited fourth part of the Trilogy.

He Was the Best An ode to the much-missed skills of George Best

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