Pulp have been a band for 18 years, but their sound is still on the cutting edge of Britpop. Frontman Jarvis Cocker has been called "the Morrissey you can dance to" and "the Nineties Tom Jones", and the band has been likened to "The Smiths with synthesizers". This book tells all about the five-member band from Sheffield through exclusive interviews and over 100 photos. most in full-color.
Mostly a Jarvis-centric puff piece with some inaccuracies—(will the real Steve Mackey please stand up?)—but its colorful collection of glossy photos is lovely, bar the few that are obviously stretched or compressed. (In truth, I nabbed it strictly for a few “new” shots from the band’s better-known photo shoots.) An amusing if superficial read for the seasoned Pulp fan.