Cut

Hadn't heard of them before. I'm a sucker for guitar driven surfy-punky stuff like this, and this had a more unique bent to it. Super cool.

3.5 I do enjoy the Slits, but I also kinda find them hard work.

4.3 - Snarky, hip-shaking, finger-wagging anthems of disaffected young women. They blend a clattering riot of sounds and sensibilities to expand and improve upon punk sonics. For me this feels way more interesting and artful. Also, I think “Shoplifting” might have the single greatest scream in rock (better than Idol’s scream on “White Wedding”, or Prince’s on “Beautiful Ones”).

oikei kiva ja sellane tarpeeks jytinä !! uus tuttavuus joka slayas

3.5/5

I don’t really care for the lead’s voice, but this group has such a unique and captivating style. Not that this is a mark of a great album, but the variety in the tracks is a nice departure from the samey Aerosmith album I listened to yesterday.

Speciaal, maar wel plezant

Wow, they reminded me every female vocalist I like: I hear Nico, Bjork, Fiona Apple, all of them. That’s interesting

It was nice

Short art pop/post-punk album, it's different and fun. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Reading about this group, it says this album was a big influence on riot grrrl and I can absolutely hear it. I like that genre and I'd never heard of this so it was a great listen.

Astoundingly current and modern sounding, far more than I would have expected for its age. Really clear production as well, especially given the time and scene they were working in. I liked it, and see it as worth its place on this list, but didn't (quite) love it. A great discovery for me though

I’m surprised this one is ranked so low. A seminal reggae-infused punk/new wave album that is catchy and dissonant and just a whole lot of fun

Great energy, could probably put this on a running mix. Don't know what the hell anyone is actually saying though. Kind of like they have hiccups and they're trying to sing.

Pioneers of the fusion of punk and reggae. I don't want to belittle them by pointing out that they were an early example of a girl punk band because their influence and experimentation go well beyond that. But credit where it's due for helping to break the glass ceiling of punk. They may be lacking in talent but punk was never supposed to care about that anyway.

Experimental post-punk/proto-riot grrl with reggae stylings. I dig this quite a lot tbh, call it another 4 with room to grow.

Largely fun, mostly light, and a fairly original melange of punk, reggae and other sub-genres that were merging anyway. Slits contributed, yes, but not in any world-historical sense. "Grapevine" is quite good, if outright gimmicky. One is generally suspicious of acts praised for their fashion (or anti-fashion) sense) but in this case one feels it's appropriate to round up for the album cover.

fun punk? album - a little raw but good

Less punk racket and more angular post punk, which wasn't what I was expecting... But was far cooler. It went by faster than expected which is always a good sign, and I enjoyed it.

Gesang und Gitarre 10/10, stilistisch kohärent und einfach gute Musik

Really interesting I'm sure I'd get so much more out of this on a few more listens

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Fm, Typical girls, Adventure close to home

Heard before: no Another victory for 1001 records! Having seen this record for so many years and never heard it, I was expecting some loud, heavy proto-punk. Turns out, it’s proto-feminist and proto-reggae influence on punk. Still sounds fresh, could have been this year, and you hear the influence on multiple threads of music - The Clash and their ilk, Riot Grrrl bands, and even new wave goths like Siouxie. Short, angular tunes with edge and groove, with a great Grapevine cover too! Top notch. Top tracks: Typical Girl, Newtown, Shoplifting

I really enjoyed it and will definitely put this on regular rotation. While there are some additional sound effects, I really love the simple instrumental setup (guitar, bass, drums) throughout, and The Slits make the most of it. Great blend of punk aesthetic and reggae sonics.

I'd heard of the Slits, but never listened to this album. Turns out it was well worth listening to - fun post-punk. Strays slightly too close to reggae sometimes for my tastes, but not overly so. Highly enjoyable. Some great percussion too.

Nice music

interesting and fun

Atypical girls.

The Slits were no doubt an important band, not only because they were one of the few (maybe first) all-female English punk bands were perhaps years ahead of their time. The music on Cut is more of a Reggae/Dub, art-rock, post-punk sound than punk and on several tracks the vocals remind me of Bjork. I have to admit, at first listen (years ago) I was a bit disappointed I thought they would be more edgier and fast, but there are some standout moments and the more I listen to the album the more it grows on me. The version I listened to this time was the deluxe version from 2009, that included Peel sessions from 1977, along with rough mixes, demos and outtakes from Cut. On these tracks, the band does sound more punk, less polished and much more urgent and interesting, which I prefer over the final/cleaner mix on the actual album.

way better than i was expecting not gonna lie, reminded me a little of a local band i saw a while ago - “maraudeur”

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Fun lil ska / punk album.

Classic post-punk! I love "Typical Girls", "Shoplifting", and the "Heard it through the Grapvine" cover. It's really spare-sounding and catchy in parts but full-sounding and powerful in others. Irreverant and full of punk rock spirit.

pretty good alt

This took me by surprise I must say. I was expecting some standard punk rock but this was much more intriguing. Kind of like Nico, Bjork, and Yoko Ono had a baby and that baby decided to make a reggae album. Although that might not sound like it would turn out great, it did! Interesting, different, and enjoyable. 4 stars.

I like the raw lean style of this album.

I really only know The Slits from the LCD Soundsystem song Losing My Edge where James Murphy rapid-fire namedrops every cool band and artist he knows. He says "The Slits" with a kind of slickness, like it was a bad word. Hardly bad, an all-woman post-punk band that is rough around the edges, but embraces that wholeheartedly. Cut is a definitively creative album, finding rhythms and harmonies in the most unlikely of places. It's a strange and perhaps polarizing sound that is certainly not going to appeal to many, but I think the innovative aspects of The Slits is what makes them so great.

Real nice early post punk, stoked there are so many post punk trail blazers on this list to be exposed to

Hey, it’s that album with boobs on the cover! J/k - it’s actually a really good album with a lot of replay-able tracks. 4/5

Good stuff. The early days of punk rock were weird and so were the Slits. I dig it.

The unpolishedness of the album is perhaps its defining characteristic. I was amazed by the fact that they were supporting The Clash on tour years before releasing this debut album - I looked up some live footage of them and it answered all my questions about how they might have pulled that off. The charisma, and lack of self consciousness of those performances, luckily is captured reasonably well in the album as well.

Total outsider music, which kind of makes it awesome. Their origin story is fun, basically didn't know what they were doing... until they did-ish. A strange punk meets reggae oddity, it didn't make much sense until I read Wikipedia. Fav track is Shoplifting followed up by Typical Girls

The Slits are one of the many, many cool female rock groups that slipped through the cracks while their more mediocre male counterparts got all the credit. I've had to hear about the Sex Pistols for my entire life, despite the fact that they were nothing special compared to a lot of their contemporaries, and yet I never hear about the Slits. Shout out to the No Dogs in Space podcast for introducing me to this group and their history As far as the music goes, it's really cool to see how fast punk groups shifted to post-punk and started exploring other genres. The Reggae influence on this album is clear from the first song, but you can also hear psychedelic influences among others, on top of the punk music that the band coalesced around. 4/5

I'd heard of The Slits but never heard their music. This was surprisingly interesting, and a bit different given when it was released.

This one won't get many 5/5 reviews, obviously. Which is a bit of a shame. *Cut* is a very *weird* record, especially compared to what "normies", for lack of a better word, usually expect from music. But it's exactly where its many charms lie, at least once you manage to let go of said expectations. The only serious issue I have with The Slits' music is that it's very hard to describe to newcomers. Said music is actually brilliantly written and performed--with many borrowings from reggae dub that allow the band to implement arrangements that are precise, intricate and fully original (hence the choice of a reggae producer for this one). If you don't pay attention you may dismiss the end result of that encounter between punk and dub as sheer nonsense (this is definitely not "background music" we're dealing with here). But if you *do* pay attention, most of those tracks' instumentations are pretty rewarding on subsequent listens. Likewise, Ari Up's vocals will probably sound too "out there" during your first encounter with those songs. You may even consider she's off-key most of the time. But that might only be some sort of myopic effect: Ari is actually not really "off-key", she's just extremely theatrical, expressive, "hysterical", you name it... And this is just a perfect way for her to fully inhabit her subversive and sardonic lyrics (won't go through the details here, it's pretty much what you would expect from a witty feminist punk, making those lyrics as relevant today as they were in 1979). Oh, and some of the backing vocals, sometimes popping out in surprising places, are quite impressive as well. A fun anecdote, by the way: a very young Neneh Cherry is among those background vocalists. Of course, not every "cut" (ahem) works perfectly in this record. "Adventures Close To Home" sounds a little too linear and far-fetched, and therefore tried my patience a little. Likewise, "Love And Romance" is still too indebted to the early punk beginnings of the band to fully mutate into a convincing art-rock/dub/experimental tune, just like most of the other tracks manage to do in this record... Yet those missteps do not outweigh the many successful moments in *Cut*. There is a stretch of songs in this album that is absolutely fantastic, the one starting with the hilarious "Shoplifting" , and then going on to "FM" and, finally, "Newtown", a pretty evocative description of urban idleness, "where everybody goes around sniffing televisina or taking footballina". The dub rhythm on that track, helped by the addition of extremely subtle organ and piano touches, is simply infectious. And of course, later on, you have two perfect gems, underground hits in their own right: first "Typical Girls", a feminist anthem for the ages, and the deliriously groovy cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (a version that's radically different from the cover Creedence Clearwater Revival once did, and yet that can be considered as its perfect match). I know that this cover was only released as a single originally. But damn it, the original album was not that long in the first place anyway, so you might as well consider it's part of it now. To put it in a nutshell, this is definitely not a record for everyone here, hence why I'll be reasonable and refrain from giving it a perfect score. But it fully deserves to be on this list, if only for its groundbreaking nature and the influence the Slits had on countless acts later on. Besides, you still have blokes (mostly blokes, right?) considering Beefheart's *Trout Mask Replica* as a masterpiece. Well, *Trout Mask Replica*'s "historical" importance is not to be denied, sure. But compared to other famously "off-kilter" albums such as *Cut*, it's just a sinister experience. At least The Slits are fun to listen to, while having something relevant to say. And *Trout Mask Replica* is neither of those things. Which is why The Slits' debut album will here get a far higher mark than Captain Beefheart's supposed "masterpiece". It won't help a lot for its overall score, but what are you gonna do? 🤷‍♂️ Number of albums left to review: 649 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 177 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 84 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 96

Here we have some badass bitches out in the wild, harnessing the combined powers of punk rock and unapologetic raw sexuality to flip misogynists everywhere the bird. We control our bodies, we control our messages, and you can fuck right off if you think you're entitled to a say in any of it! I love the boldness of it, I love the sounds of it. I love all of it.

рэгги панк рок? Это прикольно, но какой-то не мой стиль, но я как начал слушать, так сильно прихуел и сразу решил до конца слушать

Ну не, что-то у меня было больше надежд на обнажённых девушек с обложки. Вообще очень забавный альбом, переосмысление регги в какой-то степени. Или даже чем-то напомнило французское йе-йе 60х, типа Галль или даже Бардо. Это было интересно слушать, но в некоторых местах был перебор с "экспериментальностью". Ну и кажется я уже писал, что вокально-мелодические диссонансы мне, видимо, заходят сильно меньше. I Heard It Through The Grapevine у меня почему-то вызвала ассоциации по стилю с группой Eruption (One Way Ticket/Синий Синий иней). Но только в более нуарную сторону, всё чуть больше с надрывом, нежели на расслабоне. 3.5/5->4/5. Хорошо девчонки поют, кайфово. Я вот только на тексты внимания особо не обратил... вокал отвлекал, очень уж резкий, но разнообразный. P.S. Глянув на статистику, увидел интересный факт: самая прослушиваемая песня не была издана на первоначальной пластинке, а была добавлена только в deluxe-версии.

Ну блин, это прикольно. Не сказал бы, что я прям не ебейше кайфанул с каждого трека, но удовольствие получил

I had not heard of the band or heard their music before. This album is a lot of fun and it's interesting, too. For the late 70s, it's a rather inventive mash-up of a handful of styles and genres, and there's an intelligence to it masked by its irreverence. It's rare to see a band pull that off because too often the music slips into parody and silliness, and that's usually more distracting and, frankly, boring. This album avoids that, thank goodness. The percussion is really strong on most of these tracks. Unusual but not too random. The vocals are delivered superbly. One can hear how they influenced so many acts that followed. Bass guitar and guitar are performed so well. This is a heck of a band. I need to hear more.

Great all girl post punk band. Typical Girls and Grapevine cover the highlights.

Fun album. Kept me listening all the way through.

Great punk/post-punk album, nice dub stuff too. 4 stars.

Innately more drawn to punk rock’s thunderous blasts than post-punk’s subtly spaced minimalism, I’m surprised how much I enjoy this when it’s on. Dig the palm-muted guitar scratches and playful piano hits.

Liking this more than I thought I would. Nothing intelligent to say about it, just that it was really fun to listen to. Punk and post punk have long been a musical blind spot for me so I’m excited that this generator is giving me a chance to fix that. Lots of cool sounds here, and oddly catchy stuff.

The Slits fuse together post-punk and reggae pretty seamlessly on Cut. If there's one word to summarise this record, it's groove. The rhythm section that lays behind the shouty vocals and angular guitar riffs dictates the pacing and feel of each track expertly. 'Typical Girls' is the prime example; opening with this driving bass and drums which transitions into this swinging, more low key rhythm that is still forever danceable, and then returning with the piano for the chorus later in the song. 'Love Und Romance', 'Instant Hit' and 'Fm' present the most reggae like aspects of this record, which all come off as genuine renditions and incorporations of the foreign genre. There are also more stripped back and "basic" punk tunes such as 'Shoplifting' which provide further musical diversity. It's also important to commend the all female lineup aspect of The Slits, as they are grouped into the male dominated genre of post punk. I can pinpoint current bands such as 'deep tan' as taking major influence from this record. Occasionally, the band dwells on a musical idea for a little too long. 'Newtown' and 'Ping Pong Affair' become a bit of a hassle to listen to as they continue past their shelf life. There's a part of me that wishes the band diversified the lyrical focuses more, as while they represent the lifestyle of a British woman in the 70s pretty well, more socially charged lyrics would have added quite a lot to this album. There are a few other records from the same era (Entertainment! by Gang of Four, Pink Flag by Wire as examples) that provide greater lyrical insight, and as a result are more memorable in comparison. Despite its flaws, The Cut is absolutely worthy of being remembered as a post punk classic of the late 70s. It does the basics extremely well and works within its sonic limitations, whilst simultaneously embracing some unorthodox musical fusions for the time. Far from perfect, yet still really enjoyable! (First album that I've really enjoyed on here so far)

Sometimes there’s no explaining why you like an album so much. For me, Cut is a total one-off. Of it’s time, it contains The Slits debut single, Typical Girls, released at the same time as the album, and one of the defining tracks of the punk/post-punk era. The flip-side of Typical Girls is one of the greatest cover versions of all time - their crack at Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine. But the album is not an easy listen - it depends on dub & reggae but it’s weird, it’s shambolic, to say the least (like so much post-punk music). But it’s never boring and, hey, Side 2 opens with a track called Newtown. I saw the reformed band at the Gaelic Club in 2007, and there’s no denying they were all over the shop, but they were bloody entertaining. See if you can find the episode of Spicks & Specks that Ari Up appeared on during that tour & you’ll have some idea how crazy she could be on stage. I walked out of the Gaelic that night, jumped straight into a cab out the front & looked at the driver - it was Blackie from the Hard-Ons. Top night.

4.5

great stuff

Enjoyed it quite a lot! Can hear the reggae/Ska sound in it that was punk at the time right?

I mean, it's not really my genre, but it sounded so weird.. I loved it. Never heard this kind of polyphony (maybe?) before in a song

Not enough from the era with female,pov

Early manifestation of Bjork fusion, edge and creativity in terms of instrumentation, experimentation of vocals…but infused with more punk.

I liked this a lot (not just for the album cover). Some of the lyrics weren’t that great, but a lot of them were solid. Just fun.

Cooler than I’ll ever be

Kinda fun until the last track

4.25

-Fast high hats & nice singing in "So Tough" -Cool bass groove and catchy chorus in "FM" (song that says "Frequent Mutilation" a bunch) -"Adventures Close To Home" has some catchy bass and an interesting enough baseline -"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" has a very strong bass line and I like the passion in the lyrics of the chorus, as well as the bongo blast in a later chorus -"Liebe And Romanze" was actually a pretty cool slow, grooving instrumental. I actually liked the 2 bonus tracks the most... -A weaker 4, but pleasant and interesting ideas. I don't have much desire to go back but I feel it separated itself from the 3's enough

Love the Slits. No dogs in space do a really solid podcast on them, and how important they happened to be for the genre as a whole, even thoughts it's not strictly punk.

Génial Prefs: Instant Hit, So Tough, Shoplifting, FM, Ping Pong Affair, Love Und Romance, Typical Girls, Adventures Close To Home, I Heard It Through The Grapevine Moins pref: Newtown

The mixing early on was a bit off but I really enjoyed it!

sure why not

Really cool marriage of reggae rhythms with punks sensibilities./ did attitude. 4 🌟

These ladies are fun. I’m a sucker for female-driven punk - something about it is just MORE punk to me. This was good, sloppy 70s punk, but they were savvy enough to show some flashes of really crafty licks and arrangement that showed like, “yeah, we know how to play we just don’t give a shot because we’re punk. Badass.

Been meaning to listen to this band for years and they did not disappoint. Incredible baselines and great lyrics delivered with great shakey effect making his a banging listen which I will defo revisit. Made me want to pogo in the air and shout 'Oi' take down the establishment and give everyone a hug.

Love this! Proper punk chaos with a dose of fun on top

Manchmal arg chaotisch, aber ich mags trotzdem.

Unusual, punky, fun

Continued on into the bonus tracks with no complaints from me. Good album.

Yes

Lots of fun from beginning to end. I love punky girls. That Grapevine cover is a hoot.

The Slits know how to throw down and rock. They have a funky sound while still raging for traditional punk sound. Hearing them perform this album opening for The Clash would have been a bonkers show. One of my favorite punk albums.

I'm so glad we met by chance

Rock meets reggae meets world music. The Slits were more punk than all the boys.

Weird interesting out of tune vibes

Never heard this before but really enjoyed it.

Loved this album. Like a female version of Talking Heads. Recent artists reminds me of are Remi Wolf and Nilüfer Yanya. First song comes in hot.

Pretty good.

Found this really unique, love the singing style. Excellent cover of Grapevine as well

This is just a great record that was so ahead of its time.

As JF said, not bad at all, definitely could re-listen with the right context (African girls dancing around me ideally)

Good shit, good vocals

Great album. What struck me was how much the songs changed, in-song. Great listening album, with bits and pieces popping up to raise your interest. Grapevine, obv, plus Newton and Instant Hit were the big ones for me.

Guitar and bass provide a consistent road over which the percussion and vocals coast and swerve. And that percussion comes through in that this is a highly percussive album. Not hammering to the ears, though; There's plenty of energy here but the band is discursive while they are always together. The result is music both tight and loose, a sound that comes close to others but is always its own and good at it.

This is kinda fun but a bit of a mess. Seems like it was influential but it hasn’t worn particularly well. 2.5

Liked this less than I hoped.

Strangely catchy. Kind of grows on you with each listen.

Fun! It’s like Blondie with a more punk attitude.

2.5 rounded up I guess? I heard it through the grapevine is the one iconic one I guess. Nice to have some female representation in this genre

I enjoyed the idea and vibe of this more than the music. The bass was by far my favourite bit and it was very groovy, and whilst I did like the vocals too, I found the overall song structures too boring and repetitive, with most of the songs being rather indistinct.

The first half of the album was decent. The second half was less decent.

Reminds me of Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses, pretty unique, but also didn't take my attention too much.

Well… album cover caught my attention. The songs were simple and amateur … but not in a great ramones way. Eh.. 2.5

Found this surprisingly charming. Atonal and messy, but charming. And catchier than I expected. 7/10 Quite Likeable

Mélange étonnant de punk et de dub, je suis assez difficile en dub mais j'aime beaucoup le punk alors je trouve cet album assez sympa mais pas sur que j'y retourne

more interesting/less grating than I expected. I new from the first note this would be some sort of art punk but I was generally into it.

This is such a quirky and different album but I’m not sure it’s brilliant. There’s no doubt that they led the way for other female bands, so credit for that

I didn't really enjoy it but I'm glad it's on here because it's at least unique and interesting.

Well I’ll be darned, I guess there IS a punk band I like. That cover of Heard it Through the Grapevine is pure fire.

It's ok.

kind of suprised i liked this! it feels like an album/group daria morgandorfer would listen to, which i can certainly appreciate. i went in fully prepared to hate it given the intensity of some of the 1-3 star reviews. i give it a 3.5

140626 10:59 3.5

I was late to the party and first heard this in the late 80s. Unique sound, especially for that time. I love the dub and reggae influences and the vocals by Ari Up add that extra frenetic quality to it. A debut and stand alone album that stands the test of time. Pity their ever changing line ups eventually prevented them from adding another release until much too late. But a seminal album that really deserves more credit.

Liked the dub/reggae influence, kind of like a female version of the Clash. Album was good and enjoyable to listen to. 3/5 Might listen again

You, digging the dub step vibe. Didn’t expect that from the album cover. Horner it could use some more oomph. Doesn’t reach ska levels, and when more power was attention the vocals went off tune. Good attempt but unfortunately a miss.

Liked the raw energy, this version of "I heard it through the grapevine" is very cool.

If being bad on purpose and landing it with pizzaz is supposed to be a punk calling card, then this album fits that bill. I’m not sure what to make of their bio making it sound like they slept their way to the top because they were hot and therefore had access to producers who could and would turn dog shit into a marketable product. I don’t like it. Couple that with the rather on-the-nose band name? Still, reggae punk vibes is an under-explored sound, today, let alone back then. That AND Cobain listed this as an influential album. Several other notables said similar things, especially among female musicians. I think those two things paired together come out in the wash.

Listenable but nothing special.

Was good but wouldn't listen again

Foundational but not particularly relevant today.

This was a good album, not exactly what I thought it was gonna be, but still good

Silly some interesting stuff her not that great but not hated probably will revisit once years from now and be like yeah that was nice

Nothing to dislike here, just an enjoyable 40 mins

Interesting mix of punk and reggae with a quirky vibe. I love getting to discover unique bands like this but I didn't like enough to want it on regular rotation. I remember seeing the singer Ari Up on an episode of Spicks and Specks and the vibe of this album matches her crazy energy on the show.

*Person who's only ever listened to Yes* Apparently Jon Anderson was the godfather of the lead singer of this group, I'd like to know the story behind that. Doesn't really mean much in the grand scheme of things, it was kind of a fun album but I won't be revisiting it

Solid

At times this was loads of fun - full-bodied female-fronted pop-punk (not to mention a real hyphen-fest). At others the production and, bluntly, the amateurishness of the music was quite stressful. The cover of Grapevine, which I've seen praised quite highly, also let's it down a bit.

Coole cover van Marvin Gaye

Weird and wonderful! Kan rigtig godt lide forsangeres meget genkendelige stemme. Elsker hvor løssluppen og fri en energi der er på albummet og hvor kaotisk mixen er med mange forskellige lydeffekter og fragmenterede instrumentationer. Rytmerne på dette album er også nice. Dette er måske den introduktion til female punk rock jeg har ventet på.

Aged surprisingly well.

Weirdo spazzy reggae that I can’t believe exists. Kinda good, though. The cover of Heard it Through the Grape Vine slaps.

Punk light. Lots of yodeling

Actually didn't hate it! Worked well as background music

First listen

How have I managed to miss this? Punk/ Reggae crossover at its finest! That doesn't mean I shall be listening to it reggaeularly any time soon, but it made a refreshing change from straight punk, which can be a boring genre at the best of times and standard Bob Marley, who I can barely tolerate. So a fusion of this kind was like washing my mohecan in Lenor or something refreshingly different like that.

Sharp, punchy short and sweet Good 3

Fun punk/reggae songs. The cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” is pretty great.

Unexpectedly fun album overall

Ho hum

This was mostly pretty fun and only occasionally irritating. I didn’t think it started all that strong but it picked up as it went along. The rough edges in the playing and singing add to the appeal. Everything from FM on was pretty good. The late 70s seems to be a great era for the deconstructed 60s classic. Heard it through the Grapevine is probably my favorite track on the record, and might be my favorite version of the song. The reggae influences aren’t my favorite element, but they don’t bother me here nearly as much as they do in The Clash. I like The Slits best when they’re reminding me of Pylon — a band I’d honestly rather listen to. This is still a strong 3 and I admit I might be underrating it. It’s just that hearing it right after Devo’s debut (which I gave a 4) definitely highlights a gulf in quality between them.

Never heard of it, interesting cover...

I knew about them through the "Stay Free" podcast. Never listened to their music on it's own. I cannot say this was amazing, but it has it's special moments: - Newtown - Typical Girls - I Heard it Through the Grapevine The guitars were small and tight which works on some songs, not so much on others. I liked the bass even though it was too mushy at times. The vocals were authentic and fitting. The drums were possibly the highlight of the whole album. Which now as I read the Wiki page it seems was a session drummer...

I’m not entirely sure about this album, the vocals leave a lotttt to be desired but something about the catchyness of the songs kept me listening for 2 full listens. The chants of “do a runner” in shoplifting a personal highlight as I found myself chanting along with my daughter. I’m Glad the album wasn’t any longer than it was but what was here put a smile on my face! Fave song- ‘shoplifting’ Worst song- ‘FM’ 6/10

I have absolutely no strong feelings about this one way or the other. It exists

interesting! i like the style but most tracks left something to be desired in either songwriting or performance

Fun!

This was not bad, good groove.

70

Totally weird

Almost 800 albums in and this is a fusion of sounds that I don't think I've ever heard before. Basically punk mixed with reggae. The lead singer almost reminds me of Nico though, which gave me some bad flashbacks. I'd rather focus more on the innovation and songcraft here. Each track kind of flows freely as well, not following the typical punk rock standards of the time (or general song structure for that matter). It's an...odd sounding album that I wound up being fascinated by the more it went on. Not the greatest piece of music ever, but interesting for sure.

Album #125 The Slits: Cut A lot of the reviews here seem to complain about the poor instrumentation and the supposed lack of talent, but is that not literally the point of punk? Thank god Joy Division didn’t decide to shelf Unknown Pleasures because some Ivy League students said they weren’t playing technical enough. Punk music is meant to be a form of expression for those who are not classically trained but still want to rock, and this album certainly accomplishes that. Part of me thinks that it is because they are women that The Slits weren’t as celebrated as some of their contemporaries; however, I am not huge on the early stages of punk, so I might be missing some of the nuances. This album is certainly fun and undeniably influential; that being said, it is not one that I would throw on on a Sunday afternoon. Best Songs: Typical Girls, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Instant Hit Worst Song: Love Und Romance Score out of 10: 7

Rude reggae.

I don't care for her sing-chant-sing-scream style very much. And generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of reggae-punk... if that's what you'd call this. It's OK and I appreciate the art (I guess) of it, but it's just not in my wheelhouse. I can understand the influence (particularly to The Clash, who toured with The Slits at this time, on thier next record Sandinista (1980))

This is a tough one to rate. Awesome to hear women doing punk rock. It was difficult to enjoy though, which is partly the point.

Weird af, but i’ll be honest several of the grooves had me spastically bobbing my head. They went for it and it definitely has a unique sound but no where near enough melody to impress me. Bounce house music 5.5/10

I recognise the pioneering aspects of an all female punk band with reggae influences but I don't really like Ari Up's voice very much. The production also isn't great, the B-52s first album came up on shuffle after this and that from around the same time, sounds so much better, with a crisper, less murky sound where you can hear each instrument clearly. I did enjoy Typical Girls, the cover of Heard It Through the Grapevine and the dubby version of Love and Romance though.

Honestly its nice for the first ten minutes, then it just became annoying

I’m coining a new subgenre - blue eyed dub. Much like the white American doing soul music in the 60’s, there seems to have been a lot of white British artists taking raggae/dub influence into their music. The Slots do lots of that on here, especially on songs like “Newtown”. This is still a post-punkish, alt rocker more than anything, but there’s plenty of dub influence. Outside of that, I liked this. Didn’t go crazy over it because towards the back half everything felt like it had already been done earlier in the record. But damn did they smash the hell out of the “Heard It Through The Grapevine” cover. Blew my expectations out of the water. Strong 3/5 could be a 4/5

As much as I find dub utterly fucking boring this was good!

Not bad. Good Marvin Gaye cover.

An exceptionally weird and fun album. No they can’t really sing, but who cares?

Not really my thing. But I respect an all women band making this kind of music in the 1970s and calling themselves The Slits.

2.5 Nothing really stuck out for me, found it rather uninteresting besides the grape vine cover. I wouldve gone to a show back in the day to see what it was all about, though.

I think I could describe this album as a more eccentric and dub influenced Talking Heads mixed with a bit of The B-52's. Maybe a bizarre comparison, but this album is labeled as art punk, a tag that describes very well Talking Heads music, so at least they share that, and The B-52's I think is more clear, due to the female singing style. This album is a compilation of incredibly wild and extravagant performances mixed with the catchy and melodic sounds of art punk and rhythms taken from dub and reggae. All these elements create a very unique experience, but the ones that highlights the most are the voices. The vocals in this album are truly the main attraction. They are incredibly accented, loud (with some occasional high pitched screams) and do effects such as vibratos to make them even weirder. What I don't really like about this album is that the mix is a bit moody. There are moments were the singing is a bit buried, and the guitars and drums sound incredibly rudimentary, in terms of production. Another aspect is that the album may become a bit stale once I started to get used to its sound, specially towards the second half. Some songs feel like they rely more in the impact of the first impression rather than creating memorable lines. But it in the end, this is an incredibly intriguing, fun and one of a kind experience that I truly appreciated, and it is also great to see some recognition for the role of women in music, specially in the underground sphere.

Blind album and artist. Start of the girl punk era? Kinda cool I guess. Sounds interesting but not my niche.

Very cool vibe and unique sound. I prefer the 80s albums - this one is is a bit too shy at times.

Interesting. Worth a second listen slightly rough and ready dub influence traces of Gang of Four and PiL

This is a Feminist Punk album that was progressive for its time. My biggest complaint about it is that almost every song sounds the same(which is a problem I have with many Punk albums anyway). By the way, why the hell would a band named The Slits title one of their albums "Cut"? Favorite Track: "Typical Girls".

This one is kind of hard to rate because I think I understood what they're doing with their musical style and they're pretty good musicians. I want to rate them higher because I love a girl group, and a 70s era punk girl group is so dope. But honestly I was just not vibing to the music as much as I wanted to. So they get a 3 for me. I was bopping my head along but sometimes I just didn't really love it.

typical girls is perfect. love the slits for being so out there but I hate the ska-ness. this album isn’t punk which makes me laugh because seeing weird women in a band leads the listener to call this punk because it doesn’t fit elsewhere, but if you don’t like this, it doesn’t mean you hate punk, it means you hate post-punk experimental reggae

if I have to listen to punk, it had better be punk women

Quite primordial sounding. Base, raw, simple, but a weird pre post-punk reggae sound. It was alright

This was probably the most hit or miss album for me so far. The rhythm section is doing incredibly awesome work mixing reggae and punk elements, but the guitar is very underwhelming and the singing is a mixed bag. I would listen to isolated tracks of the drummer and bass player again repeatedly but I would only revisit a few of the songs as a whole.

This was an interesting selection. I liked it more than thought I would. I like the fact it’s an all girl punk/post-punk band. I don’t know if there were any others at that time, but that alone must have made it pretty unique. All the different musical influences keep it interesting and most of the songs were kept fairly short so if one wasn’t your thing it was on to the next. I probably wouldn’t listen to it again, but I’m not mad I did.

I feared the worse, but was pleasantly surprised. My first listen to a female British punk band and I dug it.

I didn't hate it. There's a really interesting jilted nature to the beats. Shoplifting is probably my favorite, but I'm not 100% sure. I wouldn't say that the singing is good from a technical standpoint? But there's a certain charm to it, just how raw it is, especially combined with the really jilted beats. I don't know. Not my favorite, but it was enjoyable.

This was a lot of fun, such a great sound that still sounds fresh.

This is a good pick for this list. Weird, not commonly known, the progenitor to a music movement. I’m glad I listened to it even though I probably wouldn’t put it on for fun

Respect the hell out of it — punk girls outdoing the boys in ‘79 — but it’s weird. Like… intentionally weird. Dubby, wobbly, a little feral. More “art experiment with attitude” than something you’re throwing on at dinner.

Alright

I enjoyed this one top to bottom in the moment but don't anticipate a return or thinking about it much. No standout tracks but I can respect the novelty for the time.

Didn't mind this, felt slightly reggae/ska in parts

Include one of the all-time great covers: I Heard It Through the Grape Vine.

Def early punk, though with a certain 80’s pop flair - which is weird since this is from ‘79. Sounded good, but would need to give another listen for the actual lyrics.

++: Instant Hit, Newtown, Love und Romance, Typical Girls, Adventures Close to Home +: So Tough, Shoplifting, FM +-: Ping Pong Affair -: Spend, Spend, Spend 6,7/10

It is immediately clear that this album influenced and inspired some pretty great bands. The Reggae beat that cuts under the whole thing reminds us that it also influenced and inspired some pretty terrible ones. Add a half-star for [redacted comment about the cover art].

I love the sound and the attitude of The Slits. I just wish they wrote better songs. Their cover of Heard it Through the Grapevine shows how good they are with good songwriting behind them.

Är underhållen. Svängigt och kul. Andra halvan starkast. Första lyssningen var bättre än andra faktiskt, rätt sällan det har hänt. Tänkte 4a först men landar på stark 3a.

omg jag har lyssnat på det här för typ tio år sedan. gillar Idén mer än Verket

White reggae! Fast bra! Stark !!!

I just can't make myself loving it. I will return to some song but not the whole album

I have such mixed feelings on this album. I keep wavering between genius and cringe.

3.5

This album's a seriously cool, rough mix of punk and reggae, nothing like anything else from back then. It's super obvious that young, experimental musicians made this, and they're not afraid to sound a bit rough around the edges for the sake of real creativity. The guitar and bass work together so well, creating this unique, catchy tension that gets better every time you listen. It's easy to see why it's such a big deal for feminists, it's raw, fearless, and doesn't give a damn about what's "normal" in music. I dug the overall vibe and production, but the singer's voice is definitely an acquired taste. Her style is all over the place, a mix of playground chants and weird avant-garde screams, her delivery and moaning can be a bit much, but it fits the album's whole DIY, kinda crazy vibe. Even with those vocals, tracks like "Typical Girls" and that weird "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" cover are essential, even if it's a bit challenging to get into.

Like a prehistoric punk band. Dug it.

very medium, but I couldn't find this particular album.

A relación inversamente proporcional entre saber tocar un instrumento e molalo todo na música. In this essay I will (#26 dos 1.001 discos que escoitar antes de morrer: 3,5/5)

oh babe this is fun and weird

so i loved that we had a freak vibe right off the bat, howeverrrrr, i wish i liked the music more i liked the kinda ska instrumental vibe, and i did like parts, but i wasn’t fully sold fun listen tho, hadn’t heard of this album/band so this was all new to me! points for the freako heard it thru the grapevine cover (3.5ish)

3.5

this was fun!

3

Punk light—not bad, not great. Adding an extra star for the band's name. ★★★

Nina Hagen auf steriodien. Beim ersten Hören etwas verstörend aber beim zweiten Mal ganz cool :)

This album seems to be intentionally quite noisy and erratic, but is an overall fun and layered listening experience. The fusion of genres and interesting vocal choices tickled me and absolutely transported me. I understand that it's not for everyone, but I personally got a kick out of Cut.

It’s ok

Really different than what I was expecting. It gets better as it goes along too. Very surprised at how much I vibed with this. Very fun album. It was unique and had very good production. Melody lines and vocal trackings were very interesting, and somehow both pleasant and a little gritty. The panned vocal effects were cool. Not sure if I’ll revisit, but not at all bad. 3.5/5

A fine old album with bags of influence

Surely revolutionary feministic and great at the time but nowadays hard to listen to...

i'm guessing that this one it's some kind of proto-punk album that has become of cult. it's quite unique. not sure if that makes it better, but definitely it's not something i would expect from that cover and that time period

Pretty fun! How is it punk though? Maybe I'm not so much into the early punk scene, so I don't know how it sounds, but I was expecting something different than what I got. I REALLYYYYY fuck with the beat on this whole album and I appreciate how it's in every song. I like grooving what can I say. My favorites are "Instant hit", "Ping Pong affair", "love und romance" and "typical girls". My brother did not like it as much as I did. I like the reggae influence

Number 40 here we go! Instant Hit was not as much as an Instant Hit as I would’ve liked it to be. I loved the rhythm section, I thought it drove the piece, but the quiet, repetitive vocals were really not for me. I enjoyed So Tough a lot more than the first track. It was different, but awesome. Spend Spend Spend honestly annoyed me a bit with the vocal choices. Shoplifter was good, but the London accent was painfully obvious in this. I can say that, half my dna comes from there. FM was very enjoyable! Newtown, less so, I didn’t actually hate it as a whole, but the musical choices weren’t my favourite. I loved Ping Pong Affair. The name honestly just made me laugh, but it was also a pretty decent track. Love and Romance was a good short track, even though it was only like 1.5 minutes it worked quite well. I also really liked Typical Girls. Adventure close to home had some really cool musical moments to it. The bass, the guitar, the drums, you could hear them all at points. I also really enjoyed Heard it through the Grapevine. Liebe and Romanze - slow version, was a nice instrumental track to round things out. Overall, 3/5 ⭐️. Liked some of it, disliked other parts of it, I think it falls in the middle. 40/1089

I kind of liked this, actually

Pretty good

It's good and it's influential, but I never feel like listening to it.

bizzarny to byl trip, cut to debiut albumikowy rocznik 1979, grupy the slits powstalej w londynskiej dzungli, swoja muzyka staraja sie blendowac post punkowosc z elementami reggae czy duba, ale to chyba bylby najmniej dziwny opis jaki mozna dac tej plycie, bo the slits to trio girlsbandowe, chociaz nie wiem czy to najlepsze okreslenie przez to jak mocno sa one zwiazane z nurtem feministycznym, ale glowny sklad to 3 kobiety, istnieje duze prawdopodobienstwo, ze prezentuja one rowniez swoje wdzieki w blocie i skapym odzieniu na okladce plyty, glowny wokal jedna, gitara i bas reszta instruemntalnosci to creditowaniu artysci ktorzy wspomagaja drumowaniem i momentami klawiszowymi, czy dziwnymi efektami, bo brzmienie mozna najprosciej okreslic jako orginalnie dziwne, nie ma tu przepychu, ale jest miejsce na zabawe na kanalach czy poziomami glosnosci na niektorych elementach, ale to nadal nie jest najbardziej bizarna strona plyty, bo tutaj wyzsze pozycje zajmuja wokal, pani ari up, ktory przez polowe plyty zdaje sie miec wiecej z jakas eksperesyjna forma recytacji czy inkantacji niz typowym spiewaniem, a jak sie znowu pojawia spiewanie to potrafi brzmiec wrecz komicznie, ale najbardziej na glowe weszla mi liryka tych trakow, ktora jest tak kobieca, ze rownie dobrze moglbym sluchac jej po chinsku i tyle samo bym zrozumial, nie potrafie sie odnalezc w tym co wydaje mi sie byc gaszczem sarkazmu i zartu, zwlaszcza dlatego ze spora czesc albumu, jesli nie calosc odnosi sie do relacji mesko-zenskich z punktu widzenia wlasnie silnych i niezaleznych slitsow, ktore byly pionierkami kultury riot grrrlowej, czyli punkowy feminizm, jak czytalem wiki to sporo koncertowaly przez prawie 3 lata przed wydaniem krazka, wiec musialy miec prawdziwy fanbejs, musze skonfrontowac ten album z zenskim uchem zeby wydal werdykt czy jest on naprawde tak dziwny jak na moje ucho, na plejke dodam openingowego instant hit

expected worse, pretty enjoyable

remember this from the day. very enjoyable

Fun!! I’m craving for a slurpee from 7-Eleven.

I liked

Classic. Influential as heck. The ladies are mad cool. All that aside, never enjoyed this that much. Prefer the Raincoats.

For some reason I've been putting this one off for ages, possibly to do with the weird album cover and equally weird band name. I guess I ended up liking it more than I thought I would but definitely thought that the first half of the album was better than the second half. Part of me thinks that these women were a bit too focused on trying to fight for the female punk band thing and not the actual songs they were producing.

I thought this was going to be another rubbish punk album but was pleasantly surprised by the reggae influence this had. It made it much more palatable. I wouldn't say their voices are the best, but they got the job done. Some parts felt a bit discordant but I think that was probably intentional

3.5. Pleasantly surprised how much I liked this. These girls are bad ass. Even Paul got down

I think if I'd heard this album in my youth, I would've loved it, but today, I wasn't feeling it. Not saying I hated it, I just think today wasn't the right day to listen to The Slits. Typical Girls and I Heard It Through The Grapevine are great.

3.5

Okay 2 lyt.. Det er ikke så punk, men ihvertfald skabet nok til at det har stukket ud i slut 70erne. Cover billedet ligner lidt statister fra kanibal massakren.

Sjovt album. En af de oplevelser der gør projektet specielt. Punk med reggae vibes.

the female answer to weird British male rock

It is a quality album with a great cover at the end. Drugs must've been good back then, man.

Experimental, I like. Very ahead of it's time.

Demasiadas expectativas

An album I've always sort of been on the fence about. On one hand, I absolutely love the messy presentation, be it the skeletal production or the loose yet effective harmonies spread across the album. On the other hand, the dub fusions here just irk me to no end; it's not executed very well at all, nowhere near as good as other punk acts like The Clash, who tried similar things. It's unfortunate because that always held the album back for me; everything else about it is your typical post-punk - funky, groovy, tight, and witty as well. When they're just doing that, they're doing it amazingly. 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' remains one of the absolute greatest post-punk songs ever, just a great encapsulation of everything that defined the genre's sounds in the late '70s. 'Typical Girls' is maybe the wittiest thing here, a cheeky commentary that's also relentlessly catchy. 'FM' is another great track here. I love the introduction of the acoustic guitar; it sticks out in the mix, admittedly, but in a mostly positively jarring way. Given how much I dislike one of the core elements of this album, it could've been much, much worse than it is. I do still enjoy a good chunk of the songs here, which speaks volumes to this group's talent.

Proof that German is still in the British blood. The best songs are at the beginning of this feminist punk album, before the above truth starts seeping through.

It's OK.

Quirky and kinda fun

it was okay

I think I respect this more than love it. It's got great attitude but lacks stand out tunes. The cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine is excellent, however.

GOING IN: No strong feelings LISTENED WHILE: taking down xmas decorations FAMILIARITY: New to me SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Once was plenty DISCOVERY CURVE: Warmed up nicely ALBUM ARC: Ended better than it started VERDICT: Better than expected BODY'S VERDICT: Decent head wobble FAVOURITE TRACK: Typical Girls My Rating: 3 Not bad, not great either, but better than I was expecting. If someone else had this playing, I would happily nod along in appreciation.

Tiddies for Jesus I guess hahaha. The vocals on this thing are pretty painful. She sounds like a bleating goat at times. That said, I can’t tell if I love it or hate it. I think both, so I’ll give it the average.

Wow this was way better than I expected. Went in with exceedingly low expectations, came away surprised. Doubt I’d listen to it again but if I ever came across it again I wouldn’t mind. Their cover of heard it through the grapevine was actually really good.

Didn’t get a chance to listen to it all

Not without its charm, but it does make you wish they were better musicians. It can't sustain the full runtime on attitude alone.

Punk,but not harsh

Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Okay, gerade so.

Occasionally enjoyable, but mostly too minimalistic for my taste. The vocals on song like Typical Girls and Adventures Close to Home were satisfying. The unorthodox instrumentations also had its moments in some places, but ultimately this album felt way too quiet and sparse. Not bad by any means but not my thing.

More girl punk.

I appreciate it's all women singing. Funny sounding.

Think this is unique solid post punk. But I appreciate it more for it's influence rather than the quality itself. It wasn't really for me. 3 Stars.

I hear a lot of the beginnings of second wave ska in here

I surprisingly liked this album a lot. Very "Clash-centric" in its approach, but it's funny, wry, and just rude and self-assured enough to be compelling. I will return for sure. 6.5/10

Good punk music, sounds typical of 70s punk, but with a splash of Euro-flavor. Lead singer sounds a bit like Nico.

I expected worse, especially when I read a couple of reviews and saw the rating. But it's actually pretty good. I love how it feels so raw and it's not a flaw. Nice songs, but mostly of them aren't enough to be added to my playlist. 3/5 —————————————— Liked: — Fm

As late-Seventies White Guy Reggae goes (this time with White Girls) I feel like this beats most of the competitors (which isn't all that hard, honestly), but I was left with the feeling that I didn't quite connect with it on as deep a level as I could. Probably worth another listen with a lyric sheet in front of me. I will say "don't take it personal, I choose my own fate" feels like a good motto to take away from the proceedings.

Bit of an odd one this: less energetic versions of barnstorming Punk numbers (eg Shoplifting, original 'dodgy' lyric thankfully changed here) and sheen added by personnel additions for this recording. As an album, it's fine, and Typical Girls / Adventures Close To Home are both classics. But still it always feels there's a 'lost' Slits album out there somewhere, something more akin to their first Peel session. I guess they got older & wiser, but I still don't rate Grapevine as a cover, although maybe I have just heard it too many times?

Not what I expected; I expected angry punk guitars! I loved the heavy, wandering dub-style bass and creative percussion. Apart from that, the songs were quite sparse, but with intensity delivered through the vocal. The songs weren't very memorable on a single listen, but I enjoyed it. Definitely a band I'd always meant to check out, and they weren't scary after all.

Strange one! Vocals hit first. Wild, expressive, unpredictable. Squeaks, shouts and oddly melodic interplay. Guitars are raw and angular which i like but im definitely not a fan of the reggae / ska rhythyms. A sense of trying to be avant garde for the sake of it. Sometimes feels a but contrived but maybe thats the charm and i just dont get it. For me the cover is the best track which says it all. 6.5/10

all punk all female, good 3/5

Female punk rock heros.

2 1/2, but I'll round up to 3 for giggles

No conocía el grupo ni siquiera había visto la portada en mi vida. Se deja escuchar y poco más, no me ha interesado ni para mirar su historia en Wikipedia. ... pero al final he mirado y ooooh casualidad de la vida la batería del grupo nació en Melilla. Habrá que escuchar más cosas de ellas.

I'm too far removed to really know how influential Artist x was compared to Band y and a lot of this album is what I would file under "generic" punk. Spiky, angsty and full of rage at the unbelievable shitness of the UK. I can only imagine how much tougher it was as a female so, despite it being very unlikely I'd feel the need to return to this album, my cap is doffed.

pretty nice sound but im not loving the songwriting.

I definitely appreciate this one more than I like it. Guitar work is great.

You can hear the blueprint for a lot of future sounds in here — post-punk, alt, even riot grrrl — but the record itself is more fascinating than it is enjoyable. The rhythm section has real drive and imagination, but the vocals and overall execution feel raw in a way that sometimes undercuts the songs instead of elevating them. It’s one of those albums that’s easier to admire than to love, more important than essential for repeat listening. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I guess it just was not to my taste but I did like the lyrics to several songs

I mean, I don’t know. Wasn’t a terrible listen. Anything from a 2 to 4 might seem accurate.

Interesting… Never imagined myself jamming to an all female post punk reggae band, but here we are. Can’t say I’ve heard anything like it before.

Pretty good

not what I expected at all. i like what they are about more than their song writing, but its good for a 3/5

Britain discovered syncopation in 1976 and didn't look back for 10 solid years.

Love their voices and cover of I heard it through the grapevine

Reminds me of the Clash. They have a fun sound. Not sure what the lyrics are about. Not bad.

Ja ok, die Bandmitglieder sind keine Virtuosen mit Stimme oder Instrument. Verlangt aber auch keiner bei einer Punk Band. Ich fands originell, holt mich mehr ab als Singer-Songwriter mit Klampfe.

Feel like Sting and The Police ripped these chicks off.

This is so hard to rate. I can't say I LIKED it, but I could also feel how it is important. The lyrics scratch an itch for teenage-college age me, who was often confused about my own emotions and just learning to be angry at society. I'd take this over a 10th Bob Dylan album, so 3 stars.

3/5

Across these tracks The Slits break reggae and pop music into fragments and reconstruct it (much like Captain Beefheart did with the blues on *Trout Mask Replica*), arriving at a post-punk sound that often leaves jagged edges and sharp corners exposed. Some of the time the results of this experimentation really click, like on "So Tough" and "Typical Girls", but for other songs the outcome is too disjointed to be effective.

Ihan kiinnostavaa kokeellista settiä ja hyvä cover I heard it Through The Grapevinesta, mut ei neloseen kuitenkaan yllä. Suht raju kansi myös!

This is a pretty cool post-punk/almost reggae album.

Well this was a weird one... Having read a few reviews I could see this was quite polarising, with some people touting it as innovative and influential, and others frustrated at the unpolished noise. Needless to say, I was worried. To my delight, I found that I liked it! I can't see myself seeking it out to listen to again probably, but it was an experience I'm glad I had once, it wasn't nearly as bad as I'd feared, and if someone else put it on I wouldn't object at all.

In a nutshell: dub punk. It's more textural than expected. Staccato foreshadowing Björk. Boppy guitar. Post punk meets reggae and dub. I like it. Overall: 5/10

Great little punk record

These ladies sound like a castrated version of The Police. (And no, that's not a compliment, if you were wondering.)

Not sure how this is considered punk by any means, but they definitely have a proto-reggae pop/rock thing going on that probably influenced anyone that stumbled on this album..... because boobs on the cover.

Excellent, engaging lyrics and a few standout songs.

Acceptable application of reggae for punk and I dig its oddity.

Arty, interesting, will never listen again

Enjoyed it more than I expected.

instant hit- 7 so tough- 5 or 6 spend spend spend- 5 shoplifting- these songs together are funny to me. 5 fm- 5 newtown- 5 ping pong affair- 5 love und romance- 5 typical girls- 5 adventures close to home- 5 heard it through the grapevine- 5 or 6 liebe and romanze- 5

A bit of a mixed bag but they are still way cooler than I am

Notes from before listening: oh boy, a girl punk album. I'm gonna hate this. Notes from after listening: ok, so I didn't hate it. It was a little better than expectations, but not much. I wouldn't call any of it catchy. Their cover of "I Heard It From The Grapevine" is an interesting take. I wouldn't listen to this again, but I also wouldn't voluntarily put it on. My rating: 3/5

Interesting, really different from the other British punk of the time.

Dig this one. Great mood, rhythms and instrumentation. The vocals are passionate and complement the music very well. The vibe is easy to listen to and the record is enjoyable overall. Will come back to this one in the future.

more interesting than some of the albums from that time

Patchy. In no way a classic. Bad singer

Is it the worst album on this list? No. Does its presence on the list confuse me? Yes.

It’s an ok album not as good as some of the other punk albums of the time, under produced and a very raw sound which I guess is what they were going for, but could’ve been done better imo

Enjoyable. Had a hard time accepting that it was not Siouxsie "singing".