Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
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Artist: BuzzcocksEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-07-14
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Orgasm Addict
- What Do I Get?
- I Don't Mind
- Love You More
- Ever Fallen In Love?
- Promises
- Everybody's Happy Nowadays
- Harmony In My Head
- What Ever Happened To?
- Oh Shit!
- Autonomy
- Noise Annoys
- Just Lust
- Lipstick
- Why Can't I Touch It?
- Something's Gone Wrong Again
Music reviews of Singles Going Steady
Music Review: Call it what you want, it's still great music.
Rating: 5 Stars
If you want to know how truly varied punk is, listen to this album, followed by Black Flag's Damaged, bearing in mind that both albums are part of the same genre. The effect is something that no ammount of halucinogenic drugs can reproduce.But nevermind all that. Singles Going Steady truly is a rare album, a collection of melodic, radio-friendly pop tunes that can still be considered punk classics, and rightfully so. The sixteen songs all have intense appeal, in a sort of singing-along, get-stuck-in-your-head-all-day kind of way (One of my worst work experiences was when I went into the office with "Orgasm Addict" lodged in the ol' cranium.) The tracks can all be considered rock standards, with rapid-fire guitar chords and a powerhouse drum beat, all of which sweeps you up into a flurry and brings a smile to your face. The songs are all delivered with a punky sort of tounge-in-cheeck humor, mixed with ironic cynisism ("Everybody's happy nowadays."). The energy of "Ever Fallen In Love" is irrisistable (though I can't imagine why anyone would want to resist it), and I challange you to listin to the chanting, anthemic chorus of "I Don't Mind" and not jump to your feet and start singing along. Well... maybe that's just me.
"Orgasm Addict" is a real pleasure (sorry), a rapid-fire two-minute lightning bolt of a rocker, backed by high speed guitars and a rockin' bass line, not to mention some of the all around greatest song lyrics ever, especially when you consider that it was realesed in 1979 ("You get in a heat/ You get in a sulk/ But you still keep on beating your meet to pulp/ Yeah you're an OR-GASM addict!")
Which brings me to my next point (how convenient). Pete Shelly sure knows how to write. Sophomoric lyrics of the afformentioned song aside, Shelly's words are powerful, introspective, and love-lorn ("Ever falln in love with somebody you shouldn't have fallen in love with?"). They perfectly capture the feelings of teenage angst without being whiny. This makes the songs surprisingly honest, and allows listiners to identify with the permenently blue lead singer. I guess this means that the Buzzcocks sacrifice a ton of punk credentials for that, but does it really matter? If the music is enjoyable, then what's the harm in a bit of genre-bending?
Hard-core punkers dismiss the Buzzcocks as being insufficiently punk, comparing them to the shi*ty "pop-punk" bands of today. What they fail to realize is that Shelly and Co can write good, entertaining songs, while Good (bad) Charolette and Simple Plan cannot (The 90's pop-punk scene has got to be one of the bigest musical disasters since Bette Midler. If I hear another whiny pre-pubescent "punker" whine about some girl just because Blink one-eighty-what-the-hell-ever did it, I'm gonna explode. But I digress). In fact, if you really want, you don't have to call the Buzzcocks punk. Call them rock, call them pop, call them whatever the hell you want, just ENJOY the MUSIC.
Description of Singles Going Steady
If you think Never Mind the Bollocks and London Calling are punk masterpieces, then there's no question that you need to hear Singles Going Steady. Manchester's legendary Buzzcocks were one of the best, most influential punk bands. Pete Shelley and company combined full-blast guitars, ear-catching melodies and social/romantic contents. This essential collection originally released in 1979 contains their masterpiece Ever Fallen In Love?. Original artwork, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl.With a name designed to shock, and song titles like "Oh Shit?" and "Orgasm Addict" the Buzzcocks were proud proponents of British late-'70s punk rock. But in retrospect, it's easier to see what else they accomplished--some of the catchiest, most provocative pop singles ever. Pete Shelley expressed heartbreak and frustration ("Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with?" goes one catchy chorus) without falling victim to lovey-dovey cliches. This definitive 1979 collection nicely captures the Manchester quartet's tight melodies, economic writing and appropriately fast pace. --Steve Knopper
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