Reviews (page 8 of 8)
i'd be sad if this was the last album i listened to before dying
THIS IS MUSIC FOR GIRLS
I am a lyrics guy. On the one hand, this means I can really get into shittily produced bedroom pop with a great story. On the other, even if the production is fun, I can't stand by while lyrics like 'Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches Will you just take a look over there (where?) there Is she tryin' to get outta that clitares? Liberation for women That's what I preach' Or 'Little choosey Susie help me find eternity You and me, we're gonna be free We're gonna make love until you bleed Yeah, take it from me Hugh...' Rubbish, awful, not a good album.
Boring.
Finally, an artist I've never heard of. True music discovery. Three songs in, and I'm not feeling it. Sounds like a punk/new wave hybrid, and not much in the way of musicality. I know that's a feature not a bug, but it's not my thing. I'm going to push through and finish the album because who knows Eight songs in and my opinion hasn't changed. This sound is so spot-on new wave, it could be satire. Welp, I made it. Honest opinion: I hated it. I can see why this could be seen as the genre-defining album for New Wave, and I guess I learned that I hate New Wave. Rating: 1/5 No favorite song I'll probably listen to some 90's rock now, to cleanse my palette.
To be honest I kinda skipped this cuz it was just not the vibe
Oh look- another punk album.
this album is... really sexist?? why is this on here i get being mad about a girl cheating on you but christ almighty man this is just silly sorry she cheated on you bro, have fun being an incel i guess at least the new wave instrumental stuff is interesting
I didn't like this album. Maybe old school punk isn't my taste. The songs weren't very catchy and the singing didn't do it for me. Idk why, just not my thing I guess. Favorite song: N/A Worst song: Ugly
Creeped me out couldn’t finish
1 or 2 decent tracks. 1.2⭐
Awful
Je connaissais de nom J'attendais le hit que j'allais reconnaître... ... Un peu comme si les doors avait un peu moins de choses à dire, qu'ils avaient un bassiste un peu lourdaud, un claviériste et un guitariste beaucoup moins talenteux et trippaient sur jerry lee lewis au lieu de coltrane😆 Pas ma tasse de thé, j'imagine qu'ils ont d'autres albums meilleur, à ce que je comprends c'est leur premier...
Quirky. Like early B-52's. Pretty stupid.
This was a painful listen. There was very little to enjoy and I couldn't listen past peaches.
I was introduced to the Stranglers as a wide-eyed innocent singing along to "Golden Brown" in primary school. This was my first exposure to their hateful roots, realising why the teachers didn't go with a leery, irritating track like "London Lady" or "Peaches." Semi-competent musicianship, nice scalic basslines, organ a novel addition to the standard punk line up. Very mid-heavy sound across the record, with the guitars crunched up and fuzzed out to a point that they just murk up the production. Nevertheless, a scattering of half-decent instrumental passages, particularly in "Down in the Sewer." What lets it down? They're sexist pricks. "Sometimes" is a diabolical track with skin-crawling sentiment that should have been the first and last we all heard of the band. I can't, in any good conscience, enjoy a record with the opening line "someday I'm going to smack your face", written and delivered for Cornwell's girlfriend without a hint of irony, commentary, persona... It's the dark, regressive underbelly of 1970's Britain, and it's a shame to spotlight it in an appraisal of music's 1001 "greatest" albums. Interestingly, the "1001 Albums..." book addresses the album's misogyny. Its response to including the album despite its ugly violence? "WeLl WhAt DiD yOu ExPeCt FrOm An AlBuM nAmEd AfTeR a RaT?" Probably something better and more enlightened than this. And less dull.
horrific
Stopped after the second song
well his voice was a shock but at least its not another whispery type. music is okay lyrics are dumb. ewwww @ peaches. just not for me.
nah not for me
Vreselijk. Ik heb echt helemaal niks met die ouwe punkmuziek. Veel te staccato en noemen ze dat zingen. Pfff
Trash
just dirgy - not that good. Seems like a kinda half punk / half rock thing that i don't get.