Eternally Yours

This is a fun old school ‘70s punk album by a criminally underheard band. As punk albums go, this is solid and it totally rocks. But the Saints are also a bit slicker than some of their peers, with somewhat better musical chops and a willingness to go for more complex arrangements. The horns are an interesting addition on a couple of the tracks. I could see putting this on to power me through a dull project at work. Fave tracks: (I’m) Misunderstood, A Minor Aversion, The Perfect Day.

I had not heard of them before this album came up here for me. Wow! Very impressive. Super-tight and musical for a "punk" band. Much as I love a lot about the punk movement, some (maybe many?) punk bands seemed too hellbent on proving they are anti-establishment and could veer into dissonance for dissonance's sake. What I absolutely LOVE about this album is the balance between how strongly steeped in early punk it is yet how superbly skilled the musicianship is. A punk band with tight rhythms and even some freakin' brass arrangements? Hecks, YES! I'll now listen to this band regularly.

I opened this album the other day and said my good lord Jesus why did they give us another unknown shitty punk album. And then I pressed play. And they hit me with TRUMPETS?! I’m a sucker for trumpets first off. And then I kept listening and realized, wait a second, now I remember why I like punk. Because real punk is actually fucking good. And for the first time they gave us a real punk album, with great guitar riffs and drum beats that go insanely hard. Plus, it went beyond the classic 4 instrument setup, which was magical. This album made me want to run through a wall in the best way, a few of these songs will be put on the playlist, and I actually went back to an album for the first time. This is exactly why I joined this group - I wanted to find albums that I had never heard that speak to me on a deeper level, and this one brought out my inner emo kid. My first 5 star review, and well deserved at that.

"That's not a knife, THAT's A KNOIFE" Never heard of these Australians but they've got great sounds and I totally dig them. Eternally Yours is dirty, lo-fi 70's punk rock plus. The album kicks off with 'Know Your Product' featuring a full horns section and a singer full of blast before slinking into the sounds you'd expect to find at venues like Al's Bar or CBGB's. However, the band doesn't stay within the confines of a late '70s four-piece punk band. The horns make another appearance on 'Ourstralia' and there's strong harmonica on 'Run Down'. There are subtle changes in their sound throughout the record. The 'Untitled' track and "Memories are Made of This, / The Ballad' are slower paced. 'A Minor Aversion' has a country western twang to it and 'No Your Product' would've made a perfect contribution to the Repo Man soundtrack. It's hard not to smile to the fun had while recording 'Do the Robot'. This track is complete with giggles, sloppy clapping and a chorus chanting 'dum-do-de-dum-dum' in the background. So good... This album is a great listen and these guys must've had some good times touring back in the day.

Punky.

An absurd proudness washes over me knowing that this was coming out of my river city homeland at such a pivotal moment in heavy guitar rock/punk history. Same when I think about what the Cosmic Psychos were doing. What an outrageously excellent album. No, Your Product sounds exactly like The Strokes could've released it on Room on Fire. I can see how the horns would not have been well received at the time but they hold up beautifully in the world of today's post punk

super punk and raw as hell, especially that last song. the energy of this album is killer and i knew by the album name and band that itd be pretty good but it exceeded expectations. insanely goooooood

Rating: 10/10 Best songs: ALL

I enjoyed Eternally Yours more than I expected, it's a more polished punk sound than a lot of stuff from this era and the horn section definitely goes down well with me when used, I've always enjoyed ska-punk and adjacent genres. It's not flawless, the bookends of the album are weaker than the middle, but the run through the middle is really good and No, Your Product is a genuinely brilliant song that sounds 25 years ahead of its time. Think it's a high 3 on balance but there's quite a bit of good stuff on here and a coupla tracks I'd definitely go back to regularly.

I would have loved this when I was 16.

Mais quel est l'intérêt de cet album à part de créer la confusion dans nos esprits lorsque l'une de ses pistes tombera lors du Grand Quiz du Générateur qui se tiendra je vous le rappelle en 2024 ?L'album ressemble à la fois à tout et à rien. À propos du Grand Quiz, vous avez probablement lu les derniers sondages réalisés par plusieurs instituts me donnant largement favori face à mon concurrent elmaghreb. Je vous partagerai les chiffres exacts dès qu'ils me seront communiqués.

I finished my first listen of this record with the sneaking suspicion that if I listened to it again it would click properly and be a 5 star record. It did, it is and here we are. This is the best type of punk, the kind that isn’t afraid to take risks, doesn’t adhere to some kind of notion of what punk is “supposed to be”. As a result, it doesn’t sound tied to its era. In fact, on songs like “Memories are Made of This” or “A Minor Aversion”, it sounds ahead of its time, prescient…a blueprint for what would become indie rock in the 80’s and 90’s.

Know Your Product is a great opening track. This is a real straight ahead, classic punk album, with the first sounds of ska. No, Your Product has a truck full of balls. The bonus tracks are kind of samey but i still liked some of it

Timeless-sounding Aussie early punkers, later favorites of Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan, The Saints rock pretty hard. This is good fun, rounded up for their influence on fellow Brisbanians The Go-Betweens to move to the UK, for Bailey's classic bolshy vocals (he has the definitive "Alright!", originally featured in "(I'm) Stranded" but plenty evident here), and for the unashamed rhyme of "well guarded" with "retarded". Alright!

Goddammit, that's yet another thing that's as old as me but has aged far better.

I feel like they could grow on me

Aussie Punk from down under... What amazes me is that they started as Kid Galahad and the Eternals (1973–1974)... therefore BEFORE the Ramones! WTF?

I enjoyed this new to me album. Some good tunes, but not sure if I would revisit.

Low tier punk-like rock. Just devoid of any life and substance.

The Ramonots, The Buzzcants, Sex Pisdonts. 3/10

Did the lyrics of a song from this album just use the word "retarded" over and over? Yes. Does this make me somehow dislike punk music even more than I did before? Yep. At least these songs are all short. Say what you want about punk, they don't belabor their point.

Probably groundbreaking in its time. Today it sounds like typical Glam-Punk. If you had told me that this was a T. Rex demo, or a forgotten New York Dolls project. I would totally believe you.

It's just punk rock template. It's fine, I guess, and if you're into punk you'll probably like it, but it's just so boring. Nothing unique or interesting about it.

Australsk punk-rock, ikke så spændende

first track was great. Then I remembered why I'm not a huge fan of punk.

This is a great album! Really solid and imaginative punk album, great lyrics and love those horns. 5/5

Where has this band been all of my life? And so early for punk!!! Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Great, powerful punk/rock. Like it!

The saxophone that starts the first side threw me at first but I ended up loving the record.

Loved it. Fuck yeah.

Never heard of this band and you would have to work hard in convincing me that isn't Joe Elliott on the cover. After sifting through records I don't enjoy, records I think are fine but should not be in here and all of the British bands that merit inclusion because they are British bands that merit inclusion...it's nice to have a new band that I really like. I had no idea what to expect prior to listening but the horns and sound of Know Your Product put me right in the headspace to enjoy this album. Supposedly, the band doesn't love this album so I may have to check out more of their back catalog. I know "Just Like Fire Would" because Bruce Springsteen has covered the song, but I have never gotten a punk feeling from the song. Perhaps it is just how Springsteen sang the song. I have found through this project that I enjoy mid-to-late 70's punk rock. Highly recommend this one for anyone who enjoyed The Clash, Sex Pistols or The Only Ones.

a MONSTER record, glorious, joyous and still fresh

I like the cleaver use of track titles "Know Your Product" and "No, Your Product". It's a funny joke within the album. Overall this is very much the kind of rock music I listen to on the radio. The driving, heavy guitar and drums feels like a precursor to the Seattle sound of the 90's. The horns are only in a few songs but they do add a fun new element you don't normally hear in rock music. A really fun album. Favorite song: "A Minor Aversion" Best representation of the album: "Orstralia"

Hell yeah, this album rules! I've never heard it before, but the onslaught of guitars, horns and organ was a hell of a way to start my day today. 4.5/5

Classic Australian punk that should be better known. If the “I’m Stranded” single was on here then it would be talked about in the same discussions as the Clash and the Damned.

This album kicks so much ass, man. The talent in punk bands never ceases to amaze me. Favorite track: No, Your Product

ROCK 'N FUCKING ROLL! Move over Strokes, Libertines et all, it was already here in 1978. I'm thoroughly enjoying this, also the more raw International Robot Sessions before they started playing with horn sections. 4,5*

Where the FUCK has this album been my entire life?! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Horns! This is much better and cleaner than I was expecting and I am into it!

Did not know what I was expecting when I started this album, but that second track just fucking blew me away. These Australians can make some banger punk tunes.

the best!

A brilliant fusion of many of the early British and US punk bands, with a clear influence on a bunch of Australian bands since - the likes of You am I, The Living End, Jet, & The Vines owe The Saints a huge debt. I loved it, especially because of its clear sense of both time and place. A brilliant record (which probably doesn't need the b-sides, rarities and live takes on the linked version)

This album has non stop energy from start to finish

After seeing the year this came out, I was shocked at what was coming through my headphones. I think this music was a little ahead of its time. I don't think of this type of garage-y punk rock gaining traction until the 1990s/2000s, but I thoroughly dug it. I found myself headbanging along to most of the songs. Makes me want to thrash about in a pit at a concert. I enjoyed this album a lot.

Great to see an Aussie band on the list. The Saints are a solid hard rocking punk band with their own sound and a bit more depth to their music than the average punk band

This rules why the hell didn't I know about it before?

New to me. Loved it. Was a great album.

Holy shit! These Aussie punks are obviously something Rancid and Tim Armstrong have heard before. High energy and mixing punk with 70s rock. The exact type of album that’d have me pogo dancing in downtown Melbourne!

Completely new to me. Never even heard of these fellas. Infectious beats. Punk and rock vibes with extra treats such as the occasional horn and harmonica. Great album overall. Added "This Perfect Day", "Lost and Found", and "Run Down" to my current playlist.

An Australian rock and roll album with loose punk ties and rowdy production. Love the horns.

Another great band I'd never heard of.

Terrific album by this underrated punk band from Brisbane Australia. No filler on this one. The horns are a nice touch without being overbearing. This should have been much bigger than it was. Still it was influential and I'm glad it's in the book.

Album number 417 is the 2nd Australian disc I've been given. First was The Avalanches, a truly, stunningly boring piece of repetitive twaddle. But this is the business! Bailey's nasal snarl over Kuepper's buzzsaw wall of sound is head-bangingly perfect. Know Your Product joins I'm Stranded in the pantheon of Oz Rock. They should headline the opening ceremony at the 2032 Olympics.

This was quality! Never heard of them before but it was great. I wouldn't have guessed it was from the 70s. Lots of energy, good use of brass (take note Suggs), good voice for punk. I knew from the first couple of seconds of the opening track I was going to like it. Reminded me of Iggy and the Stooges in parts, but he also sounds a bit like Tim Armstrong.... Highlights were: Know your product, List and found This perfect day The ballad Private affair I'll be back!

Pretty strong start and I enjoyed all of the riffs. Everything is pretty catchy too. I had never heard of them but their name is cool. I don't know what it is about this album, but I loved almost everything. Fave track(s): Memories Are Made of This, Private Affair, No, Your Product, Orstralia

This one surprised me, I love it!

"Memories Are Made of This" and "Orstralia" were the two that really stood out to me. This whole album was great. The songs didn't drag on forever, the singer actually sang, and it wasn't the same chord over and over throughout all of the songs.

One of the only albums better than this is the Saints debut. Raw, primal stuff with added soul

Holy moly How have I never heard of these guys before A fantastic album from start to finish with a brilliant horn section as well Kind of sounds like what a punk album by the Rolling Stones might sound like

Yeah yeah yeah, the true spirit of Punkrock! Raw, unpleasant and honest to the bone! Lots of fun to meet The Saints here.

Australia ska punk, sign me up

Another punk masterpiece. This one is hailing from Australia. The lyrics are good, too. And if the music's not exactly up to the level of The Clash and The Damned, it's still far better than the tracks usually played by punk bands such as The Undertones or The Jam. Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  less than 800, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

My expectations were low, but this album is stunning. Sounds as if it could have been recorded in 2001, alongside The Strokes et al.

jäkla gött album alltså. "No, your product" är ett asnajs spår. rocknroll så det står härliga till

Excellent punk album, with a little bit of a jazzy feel on a couple of songs. A lot of fun

Loved this record! It's an energetic time travel to the late 70’s. Some of these song made my playlists

all killa, no filla!

Descubrimiento. Punk rock primigenio, a la altura de Ramones. Tienen algún tema que parece actual. Fresco y divertido. Muy bueno.

Divertido y energético, con un toque de instrumentos de viento que le da un aire estridente y festivo por ratos. Canciones que más disfrute: Wild Affair y New Center of the Universe, mención especial a A Minor Aversión que marca un cambio de ritmo y da un descanso auditivo con una vibra más chill. Mood: pedos peleando con canguros estos mad lads.

Who have i never heard these before. Proper punk! Would love to see them live . Bit of a Jam vide in there as well.

Never heard of them - bloody good stuff though :)

Post punk while punk was still happening Love it Dum de dum

After parking, will I keep the car running to finish the song? “Memories Are Made of This” passes this test I’ve unconsciously developed, and it’s not even a standout on this record, a rare punk record that holds my attention throughout. It has swing, surprise, tunes, a brawny guitar played smart, and singing that I want to listen to.

83% Best: Know Your Product; A Minor Aversion; No, Your Product; Run Down; Orstralia; Untitled Must-Hear? Sure

3.8

Overall: 7/10 This is a pretty good punk album! I like that it slows down the tempo occasionally and tries to stand out from the insane amount of punk bands coming out at the time. They even use acoustic guitars and trumpets! Nothing stands out as exceptional but it's still a fun time. Fav Song: No, Your Product Least Fav Song: Memories Are Made of This

Pretty nice classic punk album from down under!

like the punk

I’d never come across these guys before and it’s a weird but likable cross between Iggy and the Stooges and Motown. Definitely worth a listen

Pretty good punk album

3.75 - fun album

A fun and dynamic Aussie punk album with some killer brass hooks, but nothing else too memorable

Wasn't sure about this at first but really like the back half. Solid album

A surprisingly good album, had me hooked from the first song. Can’t believe I had never heard of these guys before but I will be rectifying that and listening more. I’m not giving a 5 because it’s not up there with my previous 5 stars but it’s a very high 4 if that makes sense lol.

I pressed play on this immediately. Expected mid rubbish but got some dank ass gold. Great punk and a solid mix of alternative. I was still unimpressed for the most part, because I assumed this had come out @1985. To find out this was a seventies album was astonishing

Fett bra

A really solid punk album. Somehow this band has escaped my attention. As a fan of the genre I feel ashamed. I'm sure I'll go back to this one. Maybe it'll be a 5 for me in time. Regardless, I quite like it

Padrísimo disco de punk australiano. Primero no me daba mucha confianza, no sabía qué esperar y terminó no solo gustándome, sino que hasta me eché todos los tracks extra. Me encanta que este reto me está haciendo escuchar y conocer cosas a las que seguramente nunca les habría entrado.

I hadn’t heard of The Saints before, and after listening this really surprised me. This is good old angsty punk music that sounds far before its time. There were certainly other punk bands in the 70s, but I’d be hard pressed to find many who still sound as modern as The Saints. Perhaps it could be considered proto pop punk, as there are plenty of catchy melodies to be found here. Anyway, yeah, I like this.

I didn't expect punk to be this musically interesting. There were interesting melodies, horns, catchy choruses. I'm a fan. I'll listen to this a lot.

mjög gott. pönk undir áhrifum osterbergs og co. saxófónn og fleira sem var minna notað annars staðar á tímabilinu.

Fun punk album. I checked out some of their othrt work and it was all good. 3.75/5

B-

Not too bad.

I was wondering what route this album would be going after the first song's big band, proto-ska, influence, and even after the album is over I'm wondering what was going on here. You have post-punk, garage rock type stuff, some pretty noisy, aggressive works (especially for 1978, holy cow!) and more jangle-y guitars like something outta Violent Femmes, it leads to a very versatile album, especially for the punk scene. It can still be pretty repetitive because of the amount of songs here, but I'm just impressed by the work involved here, and it leads to a pretty cool sounding album, especially, again, for 1978. No, Your Product is an awesome punk track.

Super lækkert sweet spot mellem punk og post-punk, vild med produktionen

This was fun and I would certainly give it another listen. It did start to get a tiny bit repetitive halfway through, so not the full five stars.

It was good, but it was the right length. If it was any longer it would be a 3

I didn't mind listening to this one. I don't know that I would be able to pick anything from the album from out of a crowd, though.

Exuberant and fun for the most part. But not a genre that I’ll seek out again.