Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Makes you wish that blues and post punk was a more common combination, especially in the hands of musicians who know to use dynamics in rock music
Very good! Love the blues-punk fusion.
Sounded very ahead of this time, often funny! It was definitely stronger towards the beginning. 7/10
7/10. Pretty revolutionary to take punk music and merge it with genres that sound good. I can see how it was influential.
Decent punk. The energy in the first half was really good but it dragged a little by the end. 7/10
I love discovering punk/protopunk/postpunk/garage bands that I wasn't familiar with before, and this was a really good one. Shades of the Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Television, with a little blues and cowpunk thrown in for good measure. Pretty unique. 4 stars, will definitely listen again.
Didn’t hate it! Interesting album.
great stuff - good racket and actually tuneful unlike some early yank punk. 4
Interesting and fun in the beginning; didn't capture me enough to finish the album though.
16th August 2021 Listened on my phone while working and recovering from a fucking big few days. Quite forgettable to be honest, cool story about the front man being the president of the Blondie fan club and getting to collaborate with her but that's probably the main thing I took away from this.
Cool blues/roots punk. Sex Beat is a treat of an opener. great formational album of a lot of the grunge and alt rock.
Punk que diverte.
Lustiger Punk nur das erste und 3. Lied gut - sonst nix besonderes
Erträglicher Punk
August 2, 2021 This is really cool! I had no idea this band existed but this album combines some of my favourite musical influences (punk & blues, apparently?)
Nota: 4/5 No coneixia el grup i m'ha semblat molt fàcil d'escoltar. M'ha recordat a The Cure. L'àlbum m'ha passat volant.
Just wasn't for me, I don't love the chanting vocals. I like the combination of punk and bluegrass influence somewhat, but I don't think this is gonna find its way into my normal library
All right.
VU vocals without the poetry Television vocals without the virtuosity Violent Femmes without the humor Blind Justice without the warmth Blasters without the melody or soul
Could only listen to half the album but seemed alright
Decent enough driving music
Couple of points I did enjoy, but on the whole there are some far more interesting punk records out there
Nothing wrong with the album, but it didn't really do anything for me
## tracks - sex beat: surprisingly subtle lyrics for punk. no such luck on the melody. 6/10 - preaching the blues: cool vibes 7/10 - promise me: slide guitar mmm, - she's like heroin to me: strong 8/10 - for the love of ivy: same chords, rythm, vibes as she's like heroin? was I expecting punk to be creative.. - ghost on the highway: - black train: actually different, vocals ## overall thought hear one song and you've heard them all but that's the genre right? pick a different rythm, key, vocal delivery. innofensive background energy. 80s must have been dire if this is some of its best 5/10 mother of earth came on right after and hooo boy!
The sound is very empty or clean depends on your view of the album. I felt like every song was the same. And did they have a chorus in any of the songs? I couldn't tell. This shouldn't be on the top 1001 albums
Not good.
Enjoyed this more than thought I would.
Dark. I like it.
Really good album from a band I hadn’t heard of. I will put them into my rotation
Gave me major Presidents of the United States of America vibes. Fun, albeit slightly shouty rock
Punk halt, mittelmäßig hörbar
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: She’s like heroin to me, Black train
It was ok. Haven’t heard of this band or any of their music. Bit unmemorable.
Decent lo-fi punk rock with country vibes.
dogshit
Incredibly fun early punk album. Enjoyable lyrics, memorable riffs (especially the few times they edged towards surfer punk), and an album that is impeccably paced for punk. It was an absolute blast to listen to.
This was a good album and I would listen to it again.
I was familiar with a couple songs through covers, but never heard the original or this whole album. Really enjoyed it.
Fire Of Love is a fine rock album of The Gun Club. I prefer The Las Vegas Story album which has a wider range of styles and better songs.
really good early punk. would listen again.
Sub Lou Reed
Yeah I doubt I'll get through this whole thing either. Kinda boring punk rock.
i've heard worse, but not really for me
A right load of pretentious bollocks has been written about this band "there's never been music like this, before or since". Well good, because it's shit.
I had never listened to this album and it was fun to listen to. I even looked the band up and everything!
A solid blues-influenced punk album. 7.9/10
Is it weird I want to mosh to this entire album? I also can’t for the life of me remember where I heard Ghost on the Highway before but boy it slaps!!
It’s pretty punky and raw
omg its got sounds of previous decades with the blues and punk rock but not really what i would listen to
The Gun Club's debut is the watermark for all post-punk roots music. With Pierce's wailing high lonesome slide guitar twinned with Ward Dotson's spine-shaking riffs and the solid yet off-the-rails rhythm section of bassist Rob Ritter and drummer Terry Graham, the Gun Club burst out of L.A. Nobody has heard music like this before or since. Pierce's songs were rooted in his land of Texas. Fire of Love may be just what the doctor ordered, but to cure or kill is anybody's guess.
I like a lot of post-punk, but somehow never checked out this band. Psychobilly, "punk blues", and cowpunk are all things I don't care about - so maybe those labels put me off. But holy shit this is good. And holy holy shit, it sounds so much like Pixies. I mean, you could say it sounds like Pixies ripped off Gun Club... or more positively, it's like discovering a Pixies album I never knew existed. I surprisingly enjoyed the punk energy given an Americana tinge, and I definitely enjoyed the Black Francis-esque vocals. I haven't had a chance for a second listen, but I'll stick my neck out and say 5/5, because this is seriously good.
Great post-punk blues-y stuff. I already know this band influenced Japandroids ("For the Love of Ivy") and Jack White immeasurably, but they really do the impossible and make rockabilly sound cool.
Like some of the best albums we've heard so far, this one feels so ahead of its time. Really lays the foundation for a myriad of garage punk acts to follow. I can hear the influence on Japandroids, the White Stripes, and loads more.
No way, first track Sex Beat was an instrumental track that I really liked off Earthed 2, but that version was by Two Lone Swordsman. Had no idea this was the orginal. Sounds kinda like 80s punk but mixed with blues. Really enjoying it. 4
A pretty groundbreaking combo of punk and blues, it's really cool to hear the origin of this sound.
No fue pa mí
3/5 didn't stuck to my head
I don't have any strong opinions about this. It was good. I liked it.
Paar goede nummers, paar minder goede nummers.
Plezant punk-album, maar geen uitblinker in het genre
Blondie
Me gusta mucho la música que suena peligrosa. Y sucia. De sudor sexoroso y sudor de cruda. Uno de mis discos favoritos.
Too samey
Not really my thing, but it was ok
It was ok, was something different to listen to but nothing really grabbed me. 2*
Was decent, not amazing but not terrible. Kept me entertained
Nothing stood out really.
It was fine but I probably won’t listen again.
Faded into the background. I could enjoy the beats & guitar but I don’t see any reason to recommend. “Ghost on the Highway” stuck out though
I like sex beat best, and not just because of the name
El post punk angelino es siempre un SÍ. Además tienen grandes canciones y una producción que ya le gustaría a Dream Syndicate en sus primeros discos. Sí rotundo
Naaaaap not for me
Decent if mostly unremarkable Punk rock with a hint of blues. 2/5
Muy chido. Qué gran sorpresa descubrir esta banda. Me gustó todo el disco pero sobretodo she's like heroin to me y ghost on the highway que tienen ese efecto desenfrenado, torpe, estresa de algún modo. Mood: Amsiedad
Never heard of this mob but v enjoyable
Un dels discos emblemàtics del post punk, que moltes bandes han referenciat anys/ décades després. Mai li he trobat el punt i no serà per oportunitats. Temes molt genèrics amb actitud, però sense res especial a oferir
This just solidified my western pride as a whole.
Don't have a lot to say except welcome to the 80s?
Punky and bluesy, some decent beats. Singing is punk, not my favorite. Not awful, overall.
Nothing special. Guitar comp didn't vary much, if at all, between tracks. Vocals are fine but don't particularly grab me. 2/10, eh
Esto es como un punk que suena ya más producido. O es la impresión que tuve, como todo punk casi, son cosas que escucho y pueden emocionarme, pero a las que difícilmente me engancho con cotidianidad. Este es un disco medio ligero, con una que otra parte descollante y hasta ahí. La portada me gusta mucho, eso sí, puse poca atención a sus letras. Me gustaron "For the Love of Ivy" y "Black Train". 7.5/10
Its a great genre for concert, but as a listening experience, the songs themselves don't offer anything bad or great.
It was fine, I guess. Not an especially memorable album in my opinion. Not sure why it made it on this list instead of any of a million other rock albums.
Solid
Not bad
Liked this
Sounded generic on first listen but I really liked it after the second
The ivy song was OK. Everything else blended
Is this good? Essential? What differentiates this from a thousand other roots rock records?
really didn’t think this was anything special. it was all way too similar and there was no song I particularly liked. disappointing
pixies vibes. very nice. 4.5
Stuk beter album dan de vorige, best wel interessant
Average
2.5
Mostly standard punk. Not my favorite but could definitely hear the blues influence on some songs.
Great!
Really good punky stuff, I like it.
it was ok - all to say really.
great punk rock!
не зашло, на троечку
I'm generally not a fan of the rockabilly aesthetic (I find it a little cringy), but this is fun as a primordial source of it. The first track is incredible.
Decent but nothing remarkable or to remember
Pure punk-a-billy, can hear their influence in a lot of punk and indie bands that followed
2.5
Not really my style.
6.5/10 FT:Sex Beat