| Goldie Lookin Chain @ Academy 2 | - Date: Fri 15 Oct
- Rating: 8/10
- Reviewer: Alex McCann (Designer Magazine)
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Oh, the irony of it all and yet, in Bo Selecta style, the Newport massive are quick to expand on the act somehow bringing bizarre chants of "Fog On The Tyne", 1983 reference points and free ice cream to the party. They are much more than a simple concept. Underneath the lowest common denominator jokes of Your Mother's Got A Penis, there's some of the most intelligent lyrical wordplay brought to hip-hop since Eminem hit the scene. Self-Suicide name checks Michael Hutchence, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis and features the immortal line, "Jesus was nailed up to some wood, 2000 years later and book sales are still good, while 21 Ounces rips it out of So Solid Crew just before everyone forgets about the self-styled outcasts of the urban music scene. The aforementioned Your Mother's Got A Penis which sends the crowd going wild. A song which at one point was just another track in the GLC's repertoire but, over
summer festivals, has morphed into an anthem. Musically the GLC are magpies par excellence, creating genius out of the most bizarre sources. Soap Bar contains elements of Spirit In The Sky, The Maggot samples from Steelyeye Span, and Time To Make A Change borrows from a curiously named Liverfailure. Not since the early days of hip-hop has sampling been so refreshingly original and uncritical in its choices. Who knows where the GLC will be this time next year? Maybe the joke will grow tired for the band themselves as well as the audience or perhaps they'll surprise us all and become the British answer to the Beastie Boys, outgrowing their humble beginnings. Either way we're gonna enjoy the ride while it lasts. | 
