Heh, people (e.g., Crass) were calling The Clash sell-outs for signing to CBS... Of course when Sandinista! came out (a triple which the band insisted could be sold for no more than a double) the critics were a little quieter.

Moon over Marin is .. quite different to their usual fare. Actually Plastic Surgery Disasters is quite polished overall..

I find Jerome Brunner an excellent SF writer. Haven't come across a bad book of his yet.