DE,NOW 1.1 DS,inserter SP,C:\Users\Rhys\Documents\teletext\P421.tti PN,42101 SC,0001 PS,C000 CT,20,T RE,0 OL,0,XXXXXXXXTEEFAX mpp DAY dd MTH C hh:nn.ss OL,1,R~k4~k4hj5 (l0n= j5(l0x$n= S jd =0 OL,2,Rj5oz%ozz%p n{5j5 j5n{5{%j5000Sf; (s% OL,3,R`````````ba```````````````````````````` OL,5,ENOW 1: CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS OL,6,EPeaked atFNumber 3Ein December 1983 OL,8,GIt was the occult fireside companion, OL,9,GPrediction magazine, that looked at Boy OL,10,GGeorge's birth star chart in 1984 and OL,11,Gforesaw he would soon stop collecting OL,12,Gdolls, settle down and get a nice wife. OL,14,FHindsight, unlike astrology, is an OL,15,Fexact science, but in spite of his OL,16,Finterview with Woman magazine where he OL,17,Fprofessed relationships with men and OL,18,Fwomen, few outside Culture Club would OL,19,Fhave known about George O'Dowd's OL,20,Fultimately troubled relationship with OL,21,Fthe band's drummer, Jon Moss. OL,22,F 1/4 OL,23,D]C More follows >>> OL,24,A AboutB IndexC Events F Archive FL,420,400,800,200,8ff,100 PN,42102 SC,0002 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0,XXXXXXXXTEEFAX mpp DAY dd MTH C hh:nn.ss OL,1,R~k4~k4hj5 (l0n= j5(l0x$n= S jd =0 OL,2,Rj5oz%ozz%p n{5j5 j5n{5{%j5000Sf; (s% OL,3,R`````````ba```````````````````````````` OL,5,ENOW 1: CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS OL,7,FBut that relationship turned out to be OL,8,Fthe dynamo behind many of Culture OL,9,FClub's early hits, and this is probably OL,10,Fthe tensest of those. Now 1's already OL,11,Ftreated us to Karma Chameleon (side two OL,12,Ftrack one), but the compilation's OL,13,Fcloser couldn't be more different. OL,15,FSparse and unsparing, Victims majors on OL,16,Fsolo piano and strips back the layers OL,17,Fto bare emotional bruising. Culture OL,18,FClub were always good at this - Karma OL,19,FChameleon is one of the most upbeat OL,20,Fsongs about alienation you'll ever OL,21,Fhear. OL,22,F 2/4 OL,23,D]C More follows >>> OL,24,A AboutB Index CEvents F Archive FL,420,400,800,200,8ff,100 PN,42103 SC,0003 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0,XXXXXXXXTEEFAX mpp DAY dd MTH C hh:nn.ss OL,1,R~k4~k4hj5 (l0n= j5(l0x$n= S jd =0 OL,2,Rj5oz%ozz%p n{5j5 j5n{5{%j5000Sf; (s% OL,3,R`````````ba```````````````````````````` OL,5,ENOW 1: CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS OL,7,FVictims, though, doesn't sugar-coat its OL,8,Fbleakness - it pulls back the mask and OL,9,Fwhat's revealed is red-raw. OL,11,FSo it's powerful melodically, and the OL,12,Flyrics? Ah... not so much. They're OL,13,Foddly throwaway, George sings of 'those OL,14,Fthings' repeatedly, and it's as if the OL,15,Fband had 'Finish words to Victims' on a OL,16,Fto-do list but didn't quite manage to OL,17,Fget round to it before release. Culture OL,18,FClub's strength in verbal, as well as OL,19,Fvocal, hooks isn't really in evidence OL,20,Fhere, and this smacks of a disposable OL,21,Falbum track rather than a Top 3 single. OL,22,F 3/4 OL,23,D]C More follows >>> OL,24,A AboutB Index CEvents F Archive FL,420,400,800,200,8ff,100 PN,42104 SC,0004 PS,C000 RE,0 OL,0,XXXXXXXXTEEFAX mpp DAY dd MTH C hh:nn.ss OL,1,R~k4~k4hj5 (l0n= j5(l0x$n= S jd =0 OL,2,Rj5oz%ozz%p n{5j5 j5n{5{%j5000Sf; (s% OL,3,R`````````ba```````````````````````````` OL,5,ENOW 1: CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS OL,7,FVictims is also an odd, and possibly OL,8,Fdefining, choice for a Now closing OL,9,Ftrack. Not the obvious smoochy school- OL,10,Fdisco finale you might expect, it's a OL,11,Fdeal more challenging than that. OL,12,FBut it's still an oddly unambitious OL,13,Fway to finish the first in a OL,14,Fcompilation series that certainly OL,15,Fhasn't lacked ambition over the years. OL,16,FWe've got at least 104 more episodes to OL,17,Fgo in that story. OL,19,CWith thanks to Howard Ingham OL,22,F 4/4 OL,23,D]C NEXT TIME: Paul McCartney OL,24,A AboutB Index CEvents F Archive FL,420,400,800,200,8ff,100