Eternally Yours

Excellent album from another band I wasn't familiar with. 80s college rock feel that I loved

It has been years since I have listened to The Saints, but never have I ventured onto their sophomore album Eternally Yours until now. As many others have pointed out the opener, Know Your Product, is by far the best track here and everything else really doesn't seem to get the memo. It also doesn't help that Ed Kuepper tries to make himself seem like a competent singer when he just does not have the vocal range he thinks he does. A lot of the instrumentals really highlight that as it moves away from the Punk Rock sound into a more Soft Rock sound like on A Minor Aversion that really highlight his weaknesses. It isn't a bad project but it doesn't feel as well thought out as The Saints' debut album by any means. It feels more like a passion project for Ed and while I respect that idea, I do think that there should have been more review of this album as a lot of its' problems stem back from how the band's vocalist presents himself here. Eternally Yours is not a good album by any means, but it is also far from being a bad Punk Rock album, just a misfire if anything.

A very pleasant surprise - never heard of them or heard them before - and it was decent punk record

Nice album, I've enjoyed playing it and it flows well. punky and good riffs all around. Not something I'll revisit but I don't mind ! Definitely prefer the other Aussies from the same era !

Doesn't sound groundbreaking and don't think i'll get a lot of enjoyment from it in the future. A couple of good tracks though.

I feel like they said “let’s make an album that sounds like The Clash but since we aren’t anywhere near as good as them let’s just make the album really long”

I have no interest in finishing this one

Starts off with songs that I was really surprised came from 1978, but kinda settled into a more recognizable sound afterwards. Honestly some really cool music and definitely punk music that I enjoy a lot.

Alright. Finally one of these punk/post punk bands that’s not just a noisy mess. I dug it, particularly the tracks with horns. 4.5⭐️

Not boring, not mind-blowing....middle of the road for me.

Excellent new-to-me discovery. Another band I’d never have found without the book/project. Enjoyable listen.

Ahead of it's time. Turn up to 11.

Hated

no lo terminé 🥱

I appreciate the energy here, but it's not for me. This album sounded like the band at the dive bar where everyone gets completed blasted out of your gourd, and everyone has a good time, but NOBODY remembers what happened. And because this was before cellphones, no pictures were taken, so you make up your night. But you KNOW you had a good time. My Rating: 2/5

Like -- this was fine. How many punk albums are we listening to here? How many were actually pioneering? First track made this seem like it was about to be a lot cooler than it was. This was decent. Fave tracks: - Know Your Product - Private Affair - No, Your Product - Run Down - Orstralia - Untitled - (I'm) Misunderstood - International Robots

This album is exactly why I got myself into this 1001 Albums project in the first place: to hear something I’d never heard before and be absolutely blown away. My God, it's so good! It has pure punk rock structure and attitude, but then they decide to throw in... horns! Suddenly, it goes from a pretty cool punk band to a fucking awesome one. Punk purists be damned.

They do not sound or look like saints at all but this is very fresh, very, very good music.

Know Your Product 3.4 Lost and Found 3.5 Memories Are Made of This 3.6 Private Affair 3.3 A Minor Aversion 3.5 No, Your Product 3.5 This Perfect Day 3.2 Run Down 3.3 Orstralia 3.3 New Centre of the Universe 3.5 Untitled 3.4 (I'm) Misunderstood 3.4 International Robots 3 Score:3.376923077

Know Your Product starts with in-your-face horns that carry the melody. This a pretty smooth and accessible version of punk from Down Under. Lost and Found is more traditional, eschewing the horns now but it's still a bouncy romp with a solid rhythm section. After this it's mostly punk with some jangly alternative stuff mixed in. The horns reappear at some point, and there's a harmonica in at least one song. I don't dislike this, especially A Minor Aversion, but it feels very inconsequential. Or maybe I just don't _get_ punk rock. I wouldn't be mad if someone put this on, but I'm never going to reach for it myself.

2/5 Know your product e Orstralia até que são divertidas, mas as demais faixas são monótonas. A gravação é terrível.

Turn up the volume of the guitar, I can almost hear the singing

По-моему, в этом панке музыка и голос живут отдельной жизнью.

Nothing certainly bad or good, just decent, but i dont Think i will listen to this again.

I thought this was pretty decent. Definitely better than some of the other punk that we’ve heard.

A good selection of uptempo punk and rock songs. The band behind the vocalist was on point and the drawn out lyrics works well with the fast beat. A good listen overall

Well, whaddya know? We actually got some real punk on this list instead of the post-punk, pop-punk crap we’ve been wading through lately. You can definitely hear the parallels to The IStooges here, but The Saints are more melodic. They were one of the first punk bands and their sound helped birth the movement’s explosion in the mid-70s. They provided substantial influence on many big name descendants in this style, and you can hear future bands like the Ramones, the New York Dolls, Rancid, and the Libertines in these songs. It’s hard to believe this album is from 1978 because it still sounds alive and fresh today.

Know Your Product kicked the album off with a bang, I'm a sucker for a good horn section and this song delivered. Bass was a highlight throughout the album, nothing fancy but dude was jamming. I think the rest was just average, nothing special but enjoyable enough.

Loved the guitar work in this!! Punk = cool. His voice is v funny though, sounds like he's speaking almost?? Hahaha guess it was probably an artistic choice and you know what, I don't hate it

Went to read their Wiki to learn about them. Fucking Nick Cave reference. I can't escape him

Was OK.

I liked the first one but then I kinda tuned out, it all turned into a Ramones type buzzing.

It’s okay but not something I’d return to, and the singer grates on me

Decente, no tiene algo que destaque mucho, pero es escuchable.

This group reminded me of The Clash, The Ramones and mild Sex Pistols.

Utterly unremarkable

Never heard of this, but I agree with others it sounds super polished for a punk album, which I really like. Good musicality; these guys feel underrated. 3*

The R&B sound is completely lost here and only the first track has the horns section. These guys were probably on Kurt Cobain’s mix tapes.

I liked this!

Solid punk record.

Not my favorite, but it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard. 3*

A new-to-me banger!

> the Beatles

From the description I was expecting way more horns. They were really only present for the first song. More punk than the wiki blurb would have lead me to believe. Still a good album.

Great energy

it's exactly what you think of when you think run of the mill punk rock... and it's in 2009. why is it on this list??

Not bad actually.

Punk clasico. Canciones rapidas y sencillas muy parecidas entre si que no expresan mucho.

Still don't like punk rock.

Loved it

okayish

The Stooges? No? Alright. It just didn’t connect with me.

The one thing this list has taught me, is that I'm not a fan of punk. That being said, this is one of the better efforts so far. Some decent songs here, ropey vocals but that's par for the course in this genre. Particularly enjoyed the cover of River Deep Mountain High, which was very unexpected. Overall a middle of the road 2.5/5

I don’t know. It was fine I guess but pretty forgettable

It was cool to learn that this came out even before the Damned released anything, but it felt very generic even though it was so early to the game.

Brisbane’s finest. Such a good punk record, catchy tunes, excellent recording.

Good

Surprisingly good. Wish the mixing was better so I could hear the vocals more.

had never even heard of the saints until now, wow i've been missing something great. loved this

one of my favorites!!!!!! i love the saints!!!

Interesting to read about this band both coming from the Aussie pub rock thing which sort of explains their incorporation of like Northern soul / British R&B / the blues into their sound, and also interesting to read about their disillusionment with the "conformity" of the London punk scene that they emigrated to. I like this album on first listen, definitely see room for this band to grow in my esteem though.

6/10

Classic punk sound. I liked it enough

This was an awkward day for a listening experience but I think I was able to get the gist of this. It's punk with a slightly happy-hippie energy. It's quirky but carefully executed, which is something I expect from Australian talent. It sounds older than it is, though I feel the bones of the project could make for a really solid modern-day interpretation. The mastering feels too raw, which is funny when I'm listening to the remastered version. 3.1/5

Wasn't boring and was pretty energetic. Exactly a punk sound like a punk album should sound? Guess it's neither here or there with my stars, but I'll give it extra because it wasn't boring me.

trash

Good times, dig.

Quite inoffensive, which is maybe a criticism for a punk album, I don’t know

not for me, thankfully wasn't too long.

I hated it but not enough to be a 1

This was a pretty fun album. Not something I see myself coming back to, but still a good time.

Ok

Holy shit! A punk band that can play and has some horns. One of the best punk albums I’ve gotten.

Didn't stand out to me.

Nice!

yeah, up my alley

Different, innovative. Enjoyed this.

WHY ARE WE GOING SO FUCKING FAST???

another punk band?? enough

2.6 2x decent

Listened Before? N Eh. It was fine. Australian guys trying to sound like Sex Pistols with horns. Not memorable. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Know Your Product

Really cohesive but can be a detriment. I unknowingly played the expanded edition and got a few tracks in before realizing it was repeating (2.5/5)

Early punk scene is cool but not really for me, mostly.

Not my cup of tea.

The punky tracks on this Australian band's album from 1978 are fairly ordinary, with lots o' loud guitars but no memorable hooks to speak of. Better are the new wave / power pop tracks like "Memories Are Made Of This" and "A Minor Aversion" which are more melodically developed than the nondescript punk numbers that make up the majority of this record.

I'm not sure why I liked this, haha. I had a hard time getting past the lead singer's voice, but as it went on couldn't find anything to get upset about. Solid album. Maybe a 3.5 for me? Needs more listens.

Fav- lost and found 3/5

Punkzinho que parece que estaria na soundtrack do Tony Hawk, bem massa, mas começou a ficar repetitivo. Voz toda torta característica do estilo.

Neat.

Standard punk rock of it's era. The horn section on a couple of tracks helped it stand out a bit but I can't imagine going back to this.

Proto ska with the horns. This rips!

A little light, but I enjoyed it a lot. ★★★

Ótimo álbum! Energia e Punk rock com elementos mais sofisticados. TRN VX Pro+.

★★¾

Pleasant surprise! I have not listened to this band before but will be returning to re-listen to this album in the future.

Another band I'm not familiar with. This one's got a classic punk sound that I can get along with. I'm not sure I'd say it's a must-hear, but it's definitely worth a listen or three. And it's certainly got me wanting to hear more by The Saints. I'm going to give this album a solid four stars.

First listen

Funny coincidence, I just listened to this album last week. I saw an interview with someone (I want to say Glenn Danzig?) who said The Saints are this massively influential band to a whole list of punk and metal all-stars. So I checked it out.

Hmmm, it is OK. Sort of punk, sort of Iggy Pop-ish.

BORINGGGGG

YES! YES! YES! Knew about them, but never had a chance to listen to them beforehand. Well, randomizer gave me some good albums I haven't heared before, even some 5. But this stuff grabbed me by the balls instantly. Well, as much as I love early Ramones and early Pistols, this one is just as good, just with different types of British Invasion influences, other kind of roughness, and street cred that could only came from an Australian record and we all know that Australians rocked hard back then. Few weeks ago I have X-Ray Specs and thought that horns and punk don't mix really well, but this myth has been disproven here. Even Chris Bailey on the cover is already looking at me as if I'm his friend, because he has same energy as me and most of my friends... I'm already in love with this album. I'm writing this review and then I'm giving it another round immedately. Going to jam my guts out to Lost And Found tonight.

Fun punk rock, but it sounds just about the same as every other punk rock album on this list.

Australian punk (or maybe garage)? Ok, I'm interested. Turns out it's great. At least as good as early Ramones, all the anger and the speed and with, honestly, better instrumentation. The vocal delivery (Chris Bailey) sounds a little Mick Jagger, giving this a Stones-on-speed kind of vibe. Ivor Hay and Algy Ward make up an excellent rhythm section (drums, bass, respectively) and Ed Kuepper's guitar solos are excellent -- just a little elevation of the music. You'll really understand The Vines (and a lot of Australian music) after hearing this. I'll also note that the guitar textures are better than average for an early punk band. Just about everything about this holds up. 4/5

I thought this was the antagonist from Warriors when the album popped up. Alas, it's not, pretty decent 70s punk from down under. A few stands out tracks, great opener, good all round effort. I enjoyed it.

Got bored and had to change it

Mycket bra! Har aldrig hört talas om detta band tidigare. Bra rakt igenom!

Eh. First track was interesting but it didn't really grab me after that.

I really like it. Reminds me a lot of the Stooges. Will seek out and listen to more of them.

Never heard of them, enjoyed this album and wanting to listen to more

Definitely reminds me of The Ramones. After not long, the songs started to all sound the same though.

70s punk is better than current punk but that doesn't necessarily mean it's good.

Kicks ass

The vocals felt too childish for me

Not very good.

Instrumentals are decent but I just can’t get behind the vocals. He gave me the ick

The man is a genius. But I’m not.

I liked it, but it’s not going in the rotation or anything

Interesting album. The arrangement with horns and some of songs were less punky.

Most punk albums would be a 1 or 2, so this being a 3 is actually a big compliment

Much better than the other recent punk albums

I’m so WHAT?! Fuck you asshole hold this 2

Kinda refreshing to hear a punk band where they’re actually good musicians 4

Australian early punk - sometimes with horns!

A lot of noise, not great vocals, not impressed.

Hell yeah I would totally play a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to this Really solid early punk. Apparently these guys were on the scene before *any* of the big British wave bands, which is cool. I had never heard of them. This is a very strong three, like the top percentage of threes. Looking at my 4s they are all stuff I think is rather clearly a cut above what I've given threes to.

This was really monotonous - I kept skipping songs halfway through. Felt like once you heard one, you heard them all.

I hadn't heard of these guys before. The first Australian punk band! Great thing about punk rock is you can look up "First punk band in {country}" and get a fun little history lesson. Anyhow not sure if there is anything earth shattering this album, but it's good early punk though — you can listen to this and still enjoy yourself. 3 seems about right, here.

What a treat! Never heard of the Saints and I thoroughly enjoyed this. This lead me to also check out I'm Stranded which also rules. The Saints rule.

Pretty cool collection of punk rock songs. Softer than the punk that would come in the 80's but harder sounding than its genremates. We love an inbetween genre evolution piece. This shouldn't be a complicated tastemakers album to anyone and if it is they have unique context. Additionally if this is your favorite album of the genre nothing wrong with that but you have some elite knowledge. My gripe with this album is it seems to try and be a concept album, which doesn't make itself clear enough to the audience. The album is too long for punk and not fancy enough to be a progressive act between genres. 3 stars. Better albums exsist but if you listen to this you should walk away smiling.

Wow long album:0 It was pretty good

This was excellent.

All these songs feel fresh out of an action movie, specifically when there's a chase at the beginning. Favourite track: Untitled- 2004 remaster

I enjoyed this album so much, and I'd never heard of the saints. Some of the lyrics haven't aged well, but it's not aggressive. Classic punk of that era with the perfect Australian vibe. Definitely revisit this one

Sounds like all of the "The ___" bands from the early 2000s, but better.

tidy rock album

Worth a listen

A new discovery for me and another band to file under the header - bands I would have loved when I was 16. Listened a couple of times but feels very generic punk to me - not bad - but no real moments that grabbed me. I'm not sure if their qualification was because they are Australian? Buzzcocks/ Stiff Little Fingers had better be on this list if the Saints qualified.

Eternally Yours Never heard of the Saints, looking at the cover and year I assumed that they were a US punk band. But it turns out they are an _Aussie_ punk band. And it turns out that although they are a punk band, they are a more interesting proposition than that. Like The Mekons incorporating country into punk they incorporate a bit of soul into punk, and it works well, the horns on Know Your Product and Orstralia, the organ on No, Your Product, the harmonica on Run Down. They also explore some moody acousticy post punk 80s pop-miserablism, rather akin to REM, Echo and the Bunnymen or the Cure; Memories Are Made of This and A Minor Aversion are excellent and Untitled is great too. The more standard punk fayre of things like Lost and Found, Private Affair (although I like the sardonic lyric on this one), This Perfect Day and I’m Misunderstood, despite perhaps being a little less interesting than the others, are still fun, with some good punky choruses, hooks and nice guitar playing. I also like the robo-babble on International Robots and the humorous lyric. On first listen I thought three, but I liked it more each time, and in particular Memories Are Made of This and A Minor Aversion I thought were great so I’ll tip it into a 4. 😇😇😇😇 Playlist submission: Memories Are Made of This

The intro of 'Know Your Product' sounds exactly like Julian Casablancas exclaiming 'yeah' with cool New York apathy. Turns out these fellas are from Australia, and with the surprising advent of the blaring horns a few seconds into track 1, it becomes less Strokes and more Jet. That is, trying hard to be liked, and as a result a tad throwaway (and the melody is very similar to The Temptations' 'Get Ready'). Thankfully the horns slathered everywhere, don't crop up for the rest of the album (except the ordinary 'Orstralia'), confirming this is pure gimmickry. 'Internarional Robots' is the other album bookend and just as dopey. 'Memories are Made of This' is an excellent track, leading with acoustic guitar coupled with punk drawl. 'A Minor Aversion' is the equally good companion piece, and it gives the Saints a bit of a USP vs distorted contemporaries - think Psychedelic Furs, think Violent Femmes (and with all their melodic capability). It has a college-rock feel that really resonates. 'Untitled' is similar in approach, and the lack of ramped up distorted guitar allows a certain melancholia to trickle through against the resigned vocal, in the most effective way. Aside from that 'This Perfect Day' is a rocking humdinger delivered with a curled-lip. But overall when comparing with contemporaries, The Cramps, The Ramones, Modern Lovers or others this does falter somewhat. It feels rather average, that's except that core of acoustic punk which gets this to a high three.

alright album

Not crazy about most punk but this was wasn’t too bad

I put this on without researching anything about it. The remastered album on Spotify has the year listed as 2009, so I saw the cover and thought, ‘damn, some band I’ve never heard of trying to capitalize on punk nostalgia. This is guaranteed to feel inauthentic.’ The music started, and still thinking this was recorded in 2009, I literally said to myself ‘this would’ve been great if it came out in the seventies, but considering this is only fifteen years old or some shit, this sucks!’ Around track three or four, the singer starts calling people retarded, and I wondered, ‘were people still saying retarded in 2009? Maybe that was the tail end of that phrase? What bad taste, either way. They should’ve been more culturally aware, and the 1001 albums people should’ve been aware, yadda yadda.’ By the time I realized this was from the 70’s, and therefore was true-blue grade-A punk, the damage had been done within me. I had a negative experience with the songs and can never go back. It still sucks they called someone retarded in a song over and over, regardless of the year. I don’t really want to listen to that. Would I have been more open and accommodating to this had I known the recording was actually from the 70’s? Probably yes, which I think exposes something problematic within myself which I now have to work on. Thanks Saints. The emotional and intellectual situation you’ve put me in, now that’s retarded!

Niet mn ding

I really liked the first song, which got my hopes up for the rest of the album, but otherwise I found it to be a pretty typical albeit solid punk record.

Another artist I wasn't familiar with! Australian punk band "pursuing a more R&B sound," with horns? Sign me up! I liked this. I assume The Vines worshipped these guys.

Het album begint met een punk track met een aantal blazers erbij die van mij achterwege hadden mogen blijven, maar gelukkig lijken die op de andere nummers niet of een stuk minder van stal gehaald te worden. Ik heb ze niet meer vaak opgemerkt in ieder geval. Verder is het wel aardige muziek, maar ook weer niet heel memorabel. Gewoon prima punk. Leuk om een keer te horen. Er is af en toe wat The Hives te bespeuren. Sterretje of 3, misschien zelfs 4. Ik zou dit vaker aan kunnen zetten, maar zal dat waarschijnlijk niet doen. Prima eigenlijk. Ik doe gewoon 4 sterren, kan mij het verrekken. Dit luistert zoveel leuker weg dan Tina en Anita.

Got off to a strong start; I enjoyed the brass on Know Your Product (did it inspire Dexys' Geno?) but everything after that was a bit disappointing.

okay this was fun

I am enjoying the fast beats and songs on this album, which surprises me since I have enjoyed very few punk albums so far in the album generator.

Power punk! Me recuerdan a los Ramones, The Hives e inclusive a los Strokes. Pero de golpe las baladas me recuerdan a REM(?) Curiosos

3.5

3.5

I dig this a good bit. For the most part this is straight forward 70s punk, but I do like the added horns, wish they had explored that a bit more. It would have definitely made this album stick out of the pack a bit more (7.8) ★★★½

It is fine, nothing more or less. 3 stars

This is a pretty cool album. They kind of remind me a bit of an Aussie Clash, leaning toward the pub rock side of punk and also expanding on the idea of what punk sounded like. Highlights for me are "Know Your Product", "Lost & Found", "Memories Are Made of This", and "This Perfect Day". 4 stars.

3.5

G’day mate. Never heard of this before in my life. You call that a punk album! This is a punk album *pulls out a copy of Random Access Memories*. This all Saints stuff is OK I suppose but not totally bonza. It must of fell out of the forgettable tree and forgot to not hit every branch on the way down. Throw another album on the 1001 barbie, now there’s a good drongo.

It’s fine, but ultimately did not move me.

Excellent hidden gem.

Never heard of them!! But this was pretty good

Guitar is good but a lot of the songs sound very similar. Not my cup.

Nice sound but nothing stood out to me.

Gear: Hifiman HE6se v2 SE Artwork: 🫩🪮📸 Production (2004 Remaster): 🤔🫢👍 Music: 🧷🎺⚡️ Rating: 😇😇😇/5

This was a pleasant surprise. Compared to a lot of the punk records I’ve encountered in this project, Eternally Yours stands out musically. The playing has real shape and intention, and the arrangements stretch beyond the usual punk minimalism. The horns on the opening track immediately set the tone and add a sense of swagger and texture that pulled me in right away. I’m listening here more through a musical lens than a lyrical one, and on that front this record delivers. There’s groove, looseness, and a willingness to reach beyond genre constraints that makes it more interesting than many of its peers. It feels less rigid and more exploratory, which I appreciate. That said, it’s not something I see myself returning to regularly. The discovery itself was the reward. It’s a record I’m glad to know exists and glad to have heard, even if it doesn’t stick in my long-term rotation. This lands as a high three for me. Musically engaging, especially for its genre, and a genuinely nice find, even if it doesn’t quite cross into essential territory.

Australian rock continues to be my favorite rock export with this Saints record. Mostly classic meat-and-potatoes punk rock with a few extra flourishes sprinkled throughout (e.g., the horns on "Know Your Product" and some mid-tempo tracks that sound like proto-R.E.M.). If you enjoy stuff like early Clash, give it a shot. Standout Tracks: Know Your Product, This Perfect Day, Untitled, (I'm) Misunderstood Score: B

Absolutely amazing album- never heard this one before and it's going into steady rotation.

Zespół, który rzekomo wyprzedzał swoją epokę, ale był z Australii, nie z USA czy UK. Spoko granie. Słychać cechy charakterystyczne dla punk rocka. Tempo, bicie, prostota kompozycji. Dla mnie jednak bardziej jako historyczna ciekawostka. :-)

loved the guitar. never thought i would like this kind of music honestly. fauvorites: no, your product, run down, orstralia.

Blech. This felt so generic and uninteresting. I don’t know, maybe just me.

Fun and quick but not necessarily memorable

A lot of energy here...wonder why I've never heard of them

Though it's way too long for a punk song, I dig No, Your Product. They've got some great guitars going on throughout.

Started strong but faded a little

It’s ok. Just blends in. Nothing soecial

Not usually an early punk kind of guy, but this was pretty great! Opening with a bold energetic brass riff certainly helped. As an Aussie, I can also hear that thing - I don't know what it is, but so often there's some distinct quality to Australian music that you can just hear... I couldn't possibly describe it and it's certainly not all Australian music, but occasionally I hear it and just know. (No, I'm not talking about Aussie accents) The brass on the opening track is very reminiscent of "Kick" by INXS. Same chord structure, big bold brass section intro over the rock guitars... Frankly it's crazy that INXS aren't on this list, but I'll take "Know Your Product" for the "Kick" vibes for sure.

Punk/rock/garage, not sure. Dudes hopefully learned a few more chords later in their career.

New to me. Great fun

10/10 my type of music

Tough listen on this one. So brit rock sounding (its australiam) but just misses the mark. As a wise woman once said “the stones and the kinks but 10 years too late”. Zero tracks saved. It also repeats a lot of songs.

Wannabe stones/kinks but emphasis on wannabe

The era of punk where you could churn out 20 songs that all sounded the same

Alright, this is good. This project has reinforced the idea that there are thousands of bands that you are never going to hear. Way better than The Black Album. Lars Ulrich sucks.

So annoying

Forgettable

If you look up "awesome" in a dictionary there's a picture of this album. These guys are the band the Sex Pistols wanted to be - literally so, since The Saints had a record deal and the Pistols didn't. This is purest punk. The sneering snarl of Chris Bailey's vocals; the power of Ed Kuepper's guitar riffing; the solid wall of the drum and bass driving everything on. It's like the fiercest of angry animals coming at you. And they add a horn section. At the time that horn section caused some angst because "real punks don't use horns". The Saints, who WERE real punks (and Australian punks at that) just told them to stick their heads up a dead bear's bum and did it anyway. This is real punk and if you've grown up with bands who claim to be punk rockers (looking at you Blink-182) then listen and learn. Also, their first album - (I'm) Stranded -goes even harder.

Punk. No my favorite genre

This lot have passed me by, never heard of them, but really like. The first Aussie punks apparently

Surprisingly enjoyable

#812. American radio stations were legally restricted to only being allowed to play music from one Australian band back in the day due to Musical Tarriff Act of 1960. And unfortunately they all chose AC/DC instead of this. Too bad, really. 4/5: a cracker

Meh

This album is at its strongest on tracks like Orstralia where there is some unique instrumentation to drive the sound. Unfortunately those tracks are few and far between with a lot of somewhat forgettable punk music in the gaps. Not a bad listen, but not one I’m likely to go back to either.

Listen to the first track and you've got the gist. Dull.

Like it

I liked this much more than I expected. I'll listen again.

Solid album, not for me.

Punk rock has been hit or miss on the generator, but this is definitely a hit. It's fun and is very punk rock on the nose. Also, it's good to see punk from an origin other than the US and the UK.

This was a decent early punk album, but nothing really jumped out at me. It has the raw energy and attitude you expect from punk of that era, and it moves along at a good pace. That said, there wasn’t a track that made me stop and think, yeah, this is the one. Everything kind of blended together once it was over.

🥱

Actually really enjoyed this.

4.2 / 5 (Best Punk album so far, 121 albums in) As much as I love to hate on Punk albums and Punk music in general for often being extremely badly produced and mentally absent, I can't bring those arguments down to "Eternally Yours". It's actually not bad at all, which took me a bit by surprise, given that this list never offered Punk music that could be described as well-made before to us. First of all, it sounds very 70s, but the good kind of it. You can definitely hear that this band should've been on the forefront of the Punk movement with how good they sound, but ig they stayed underground. It might point towards The Saints being known in the scene way more than the average mainstream who comes across a Punkrock album only so often. Musically it's pretty fleshed out, by no means what I'd consider perfect, but it's Punk after all. "No, Your Product" especially hits me since it sounds very energetic and a bit orgasmic towards the second part (Although "Not" instead of "No," would've been an even more striking title). I gotta mention here that I really did not expect this level of audiophile quality from this album, it's actually great! Most songs from "Eternally Yours" sound well thought-out which can be said about like 5% of Punk music. But it's good this way since if the other 95% of Punkrock weren't shit, I couldn't claim that this album actually outshines most of them. Well done Saints, honestly. Yeah all in all I'm quite impressed, this album has a quality to it that matches The Offspring, die Ärzte and a couple other actually really good Punk bands. It's imho also the best album we've gotten this week and I consider it to be better than Beck's Odelay. Yes Tecno, you've read that correctly. 😂

Wat nondescripte protopunk. Of is het glamrock? Hoe dan ook, het is niet goed genoeg om van te genieten, niet slecht genoeg om af te zetten. De sneeuwvlokjes buiten zijn momenteel boeiender.

Na de eerste klanken verwacht ik een schijf met jaren '90 radiorock. Dan volgt al snel die punk-zang. Yep, toch jaren '70. Met dat eerste nummer waren ze hun tijd wellicht wat vooruit. Maar er volgt verder geen enkel nummer waaruit dat blijkt. Ze krijgen het voor elkaar dat ik wen aan de punkzang. Maar ik heb door die zang wel te vaak het idee dat ik naar een high-school-bandje aan het luisteren ben.

Weer zo'n bandje waar ik nog nooit van had gehoord. Punk met de typische matige zanger, voor zover niks nieuws. Het gebruik van toeters is misschien ook niet nieuw (of misschien ook wel voor die tijd hoor), maar een half orkest had ik niet verwacht. Het eerste nummer is veel toffer dan ik had verwacht, het geeft de doorgaans sobere en rauwe sound van punk ineens een veel voller geluid. Helaas is niet alles van dat kaliber. De zang irriteert net als bij tijd- en genregenoten, je mag blijkbaar niet fatsoenlijk zingen. Sommige songs zijn wel degelijk fijn, die me de ene keer doen denken aan the Hyves, andere keer aan the Strokes (No, Your Product bijv), dan weer aan Mad Caddies (Orstralia). Ook geen bands met zangers met een gouden keeltje, maar die desondanks wel lekker in het gehoor liggen. Op dat dunne koordje balanceren the Saints. En op datzelfde koordje balanceert mijn oordeel. Er zitten echt wel toffe songs tussen en dan neig ik naar een 4. Dan komt er weer een track waar de matige zang de overhand heeft en brokkelt de 4 weer onder je voeten af. Ik moet zeggen, uiteindelijk laat ik de boel positief doorwegen. Ik vind het beter dan die andere punkband van deze week, en die gaf ik een 3. Dus hop, ik geef gewoon een 4. Ik zal toch wel moeten compenseren voor een of meerdere zure broeders.

just another rock album to be put into this list. somewhat fast, a bit punky, yet nothing really special. 3.5/5

Really enjoyed this punky but more rocky Aussie album. Songs blurred into each other a bit but the horns smashed big time.

I was surprised I’d never heard this band before. They’ve got that garage ’70s punk rock sound that’s pretty listenable. Nothing on the album completely jumped out at me except for maybe '(I'm) Misunderstood'.

Harmonica fuck yeah!!

This album was from 2009 but I honestly could not tell - it sounded straight out of early punk era of late 70’s/early 80’s.

Liked their sound

This band has come up a lot recently and for a good reason I see! Great stuff.

Det var fine.. Mycket repeterade låtar i remastern

Fun album, although I got tired of it before the end even though it was a little over half an hour.

Maybe too head banging to have before cup of coffee

This album did not impress me. So, I really don’t know what to write about it.

Interesting punk with other noticeable influences of other genres. I dug it more than I usually do.

Never heard of these before. It’s punk but with rounded edges and an interesting horn section to add a different style of punk energy. A decent record and probably worth a listen, although not sure when I’d find the time to come back.

This album sounds like it could have been recorded in the early aughts. Obviously very influential.

I found this album very enjoyable. I could hear a lot of Lou Reed and Velvet Underground but obviously with a more aggressive, punk approach. However, while it still feels "raw" and aggressive, it also feels refined and well produced in a pleasing way. I'd definitely go back to this. So, this is between a 3.5 and 4 to me, and I'll therefore round up

This was A Minor Aversion, but Memories Are Made of This.

Punk lite rock. A bit country and a bit jazz at times. Very fun.

this is pretty cool

Ok 2/5/5

3.5

Not another 70s rock album, I thought, there have already been SO many of them... Well this was refreshingly different, I'd never heard of this Aussie band before but their sound is ahead of it's time. Really enjoyed this one

One of my fav punk finds, enjoyed quite a few tracks and the energy

already listened to this prior to using this generator to track my listens, but i'll listen again to rate it. i recall not caring much for it first listen, but we'll see how i like it this time Know Your Product - 5/5 Lost and Found - 4/5 Memories Are Made of This - 4/5 Private Affair - 3/5 A Minor Aversion - 3/5 No, Your Product - 5/5 This Perfect Day - 4/5 Run Down - 4/5 Orstralia - 4/5 New Centre of the Universe - 4/5 Untitled - 4/5 (I'm) Misunderstood - 3/5 International Robots - 2/5 Average score: 3.8/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Im not a fan

Pure Punk. You can hear a strong Iggy Pop influence. I also think the lead signer borrows a lot from Mick Jagger. Musically its pretty basic, but sounds a lot like the best of early punk. Definitely appreciate the inclusion of lesser-known bands like this over the fifth best Neil Young or Joni Mitchell album.

++: Know Your Product, Run Down, (I'm) Misunderstood +: Lost and Found, Private Affair, A Minor Aversion, No, Your Product, New Centre of the Universe, International Robots +-: Memories Are Made of This, This Perfect Day, Orstralia, Untitled 5,0/10

copy and paste punk

Cool, never heard of these guys so that's always appreciated. Sounds like a decent punk album, but nothing super smashing great, definitely not bad either, probably once again middle of the road for me.

A little more nuanced punk. The horns are nice but after more than an hour I had enough for this life

Just ok

Well, it's always nice to see another Aussie band in this collection, and The Saints seemed to have held up decently well against a lot of other 70s punk albums from this project. I suspect part of their decent showing is that they seem to be more musically- and song-oriented than a lot of their contemporaries. But punk's never been my cup of tea, so it's hard for me to really judge the more subtle merits of the band and album. But kudos to them to include horns on their lone hit "Know your product".

A garage band that never really needed to leave the garage.

ok I guess...

Decent

No . 28 I had not heard of them before this album came up here for me. Very impressive. Super-tight and musical for a "punk" band.

7 - GOOD

Wanted to listen to this band as I’d never heard before but they were highly regarded in Creem. It’s ok

One saveable song, don't see why this album is on this list. Proto shit?

We must imagine The Sex Pistols happy

i'm rating it a 3 because people seem to think that they are too good for punk music just because they listen to genres that are considered "cult"

When this started I was like "yea this is a punk album". If someone was like make punk music for this movie, this is it. Really falls off as the album goes, don't love the black eyed peas moment but it was the 70's, it's not bad but it's not particularly groundbreaking.

It’s ok. Not an album I’d always put on but probably would have been part of my late teens skateboarding rotation had I discovered them back then 🤷‍♂️

Good album. Would listen again.

This is a pleasant surprise on the list, I actually really like this album quite a bit. Some of the more acoustic tracks aren’t exactly my vibe, but the rest of the album is quite a treat. Solid four stars, I love classic punk like this.

Solid late 70s punk album. This one really isn't obnoxious sounding. Vocals are typical for the style, kinda not caring, kinda trying. I got through this album and didn't feel the need to skip anything.

(I'm) tempted to say you are a contrarian who needs their list-making credentials revoked if you pick this over their classic (I'm) Stranded, but it's a great record with a lot of stylistic range.

The filthy riffs, fast tempos and snarling piss-and-vinegar vocals are all there, but The Saints can also write songs and add horns and harmonica and even slow things down once in a while and it sounds fantastic. “No, Your Product” is stunningly great, a visceral blast of white-hot anger. I had only ever heard their earlier single “Stranded” and am so grateful to discover this; it’s first-generation punk rock of the highest caliber.

Sounds like one of those punk albums that tanked at the time and later became influential in retrospect.

It's dynamic alright and okay enough.

This is some fairly enjoyable punk rock. Not too shabby!

not bad

punk and rock, always works!

Maybe just not in the mood.

No

This sounded like one continuous song

I enjoyed listening the original and alternate versions of the songs on this album. No thrills, no tricks, nothing extra just good solid music.

3.7

2.5

I really loved Eternally Yours. It may be just your typical late 70s punk rock album but sometimes, that's all an album needs to be in order to be good. Though because of that, it's probably not gonna be an album where i will be saying too much about it, i just think that the music just speaks for itself. That music is very good, especially with all the guitar riffs sounding so sublime and while the vocals may sound bad in any other genre, they fit so well with the punk style here. I honestly really can't think of anything else to say here, neither good or bad so i'll just say that it's an absolutely sublime album that i loved the whole way through. Best Song: No, Your Product Worst Song: International Robots

*Great punk sound

I listened to about three songs, sounds like shlocky punk pop music, not great.

Haven't heard of them before. Honestly they sound quite cool. Not amazing or groundbreaking but I had fun 3/5

Excellent find this. A punk band who can actually play. Never heard of them before so thumbs up to this project

Extremely generic punk. This is probably some shit that was kinda popular only in the UK and made zero impact after a year, but Robert Dimery kinda liked it, so here it is.

Rock n roll, baby.

This was a first discovery of an Australian early punk pioneer that experimented with a horn section. I'm in.

goed recht vooruit album, maar beetje middelmatig wel

Finde ich recht langweilig. Muss ich nicht hören.

I’m a sucker for a good punk album. And this is. Short punchy tracks and they can play their instruments and sing. All I want

Didn't know them by name but definitely recognized the music. Fun punk album.

This is great. Early Australian punk. Opening with the horn section is a bold move but really works. Saints were punk but pretty great musos as well - check out 'The Way I Made You Feel' by Ed Keupper. And of course - if you haven't done so yet - listen to I'm Stranded. Standout tracks are Know Your Product and This Perfect Day. It's a great album.

This is great. I’ve never listened before but I will definitely do so again. It reminds me of The Stooges and even a punkier version of Television

Yeah, I liked it. The horn section works! It's a punk album, no doubt, but some more ballady stuff, some R&B elements. Will listen again.

Punchy

Great music to listen too on this early morning that I happened to listen them too during. Sounds like The Clash, The Who and Lou Reed’s stuff. Fast and quick but in a good way, these songs don’t have to be long. Recommend. 7/10

Sounds ahead of it's time, but still sounds like punk.

Fun, if slightly unmemorable. A low three.

This is just flat out a pretty good rock n roll album. Right up my alley. I never heard them before but definitely will add to my listening rotation

Meh

2/5

An early departure from pure punk, which was a smart move in 1978. Purity in that genre could get you running around in circles for a long time. In fact, the Saints seem determined to poke at that part of the punk subculture they found both Down Under and in the UK - the conformity found within the alleged nonconformity. But “you don’t need your brain more” and ultimately “we are watching the same movies.” The critique reminds of the Mothers of Invention, whose parody album “We’re Only In It for the Money” saw through the conformity of the nonconformists a decade earlier. And the overall musical direction reminds me of Green Day, a band that two decades later started out punk but didn’t want to be caged in. Don’t get me wrong, I like punk - but I love those who take its energy and attitude in fresh directions. This album does just that.

Another strong punk entry from 1978 that seems to have a little more sophistication, polish, and lyrical bite than its fellow rebels. I don't normally call out singles, but A Minor Aversion contains all the DNA of REM and some of their fellow alternative rock bands of the early 80s. Kind of like Television without such a dramatic lead singer and voice. Solid album for sure.

Got away from British punk and got sent right into Australian punk! It’s a little more polished than the last couple punk albums I’ve had. The lead singer has a decent voice and the guitar was was very good and high-energy. The opening song was an absolute banger, but unfortunately that was the height of the album. It’s gonna get the same score I give most punk albums: 3/5

Catchy

Not bad

Чувствуется что это очень влиятельная запись. Весьма неплохо. Поставил бы и 4, но все же пусть будет 3, так как часто слушать все таки не стал бы

Punk music with a horn section! I was at university when Punk took off so Punk music was hard to avoid but I don't remember this band, but that could be because they were from Australia. It sounds a bit dated now, and it's a bit boring, but not too bad.

Highlights: Know Your Product, Memories Are Made of This

Has some bangers

Like many of the albums of this list, this album doesn't have quite the same impact as it might have when initially released in 1978. While (apparently) controversial at time, the horns help keep this album feeling fresh nearly 50 years later. It definitely stands the test of time more than other punk albums of its time.

Not much to say - neither amazing or bad. Good energy. Maybe great when it first came up but unremarkable now.

I liked it. More like a 3.5 and while punk, can really feel some glam rock influence.

frischer punkrock von down under. gefällt!

Punk aus Australien. Nicht alles gleich gut aber solide.

Groupe inconnu. Mélange pas très inspirant de punk avec ... une section de cuivre sur certains morceaux. Pour les autres, punk standard plutôt dynamique, mais qui ne me parle pas vraiment. Pas de seconde écoute envisagée. =>2/5

Aussie Dead Boys.

This rips! Great blues-fueled early punk.