Reviews (page 6 of 8)
This was a good listen. I appreciated a few tracks such as Instant Hit, So Tough, FM, and a great cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Punk music is a medium for those that don't have highly technical abilities but have a lot to express. As such the Slits used this perfect medium to layout some good music. Although I wouldn't buy this album in vinyl I'm glad I took time to listen to it.
Goofy maar fun 3/5
I didn’t expect like this album, but I actually did! It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the time in Britain. I especially liked the song Shoplifting and Typical Girls! It was a fun album!
Good choice for this list. Ska/reggae sort of punk-ish stuff, girls with attitudes. The singer sounded kind of German, reminded me of Nico and a little bit of the Shaggs (lol). Interesting lyrics and a unique sound. I'll give it another go.
Cut is one of those records that I've heard a lot of times. Frankly, it still sounds great. The production quality and realization of the style of delivery is complete in a way that I feel intention in all the spaces, gaps, and awkward moments (even if that is not historically the case). Everything is relevant, personal, and poetic. While it was the initial speed bump on my road to enjoyment, the vocals grew on me over time. And, if I'm honest, this is true of a good deal of bands that I enjoy.
Influential and well documented post-punk album from 1970. It certainly has its moments and nice reggae influences, but I always found it a little exhaustive to listen to in one go and was never able to fully get into it. The best song is a really great Grapevine cover, which is added as a bonus track.
Intriguing music that does however not quite grab me; the mediocre singing doesn't help.
Eh.
Though this wasn’t an Instant Hit, it wasn’t So Tough that I couldn’t take it in.
Punk? Det tycker jag inte. Ska kanske reggae eller experimentell någonting. Det var iallfall inte så bra. Gutturala läten och skrik gör det inte för mig. Men tufft med bara bröst som omslag. En solid 2a för det.
Skönjar många bra melodier men så blandas det med "ska" och rätt oskön sång. Hade varit trevligt med en annan approach och satsat på mer melodiskt och kanske lugnare eller rockigare. Sångens "svaghet" hörs tydligt på covern som ju är grym, men rösten/sången drar ner.
Jaha, nej det här var ju inte så bra. Kan man inte sjunga får man visa pattarna I guess.
I'm not sure what I'm listening
I really don't see the appeal of punk personally. It's just noise innit
Weird stuff on the first two tracks. the vocal lines are not directly anchored to the reggae beat. So there is this weird like floating feeling. Dude this was so weird. The cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine was a real treat but its not an original release.
Alright, kinda whatever, nothing particularly memorable
Decent
Not a great album, but an enjoyable listen. The instrumentation was basic and felt at home with punk/ post-punk sensibilities. But the experience was odd - I vacillated between: "this is great, feels like a late-70's version of PJ Harvey's "Dry" and "this reminds me of "my dog foot foot". And maybe that's the most punk thing ever.
Influential, yes. One of the greatest albums....no.
I was pondering a very generous 2 stars. Then up came the penultimate track, which is almost certainly the worst version of 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine'; truly an abominable insult to either the original or Marvin Gaye's version. Debate settled. 1 star.
Quirky good stuff, shades of B52’s but more punk edge
4/5
I fucking love this. So odd, out of place, yet completely enthralling and even catchy at points. The singer has a unique voice, kind of like Björk's voice. I think the drumming is the biggest highlight for me, so fun
They are really good!!!
3.5! Enjoyed
i LOVED this
I had a difficult time finishing this album.
Solo me termino de gustar 1 cancion (Shoplifting) pero si aproximacion experimental no se le quita . La escucha del álbum es agradable pero no me hace destacar más.
Pretty unique, messy in a good way most of the time. Will I listen to again: 60%
Cool and raw, but something was still lacking for me for that last star.
Listened Before? N This record gives new meaning to Lo-Fi. The mastering is so quiet on the version on Spotify that you can barely hear it. I read some reviews that refer to this claiming that it was intentional. Either way, it's not good. I'll give it an extra star for titties on the cover but that's about it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Instant Hit
Extra star for the cover
Eka kuuntelukerta oli ihan roskaa ja oli ilo kun spottari vaihtoi muihin saman genren artisteihin. Tokalla kerralla sai jo jalkaa vispaamaan mukana ja ihan vekkuli setti. Rimaa hipoen ja ehkä säälistäkin kolme*.
En ymmärtäny tän viehätystä. Jotenki tyypillistä punksekoilua. Kuulemma Cobainin kaikkien aikojen top50-listalle mahtunut levy. No olihan sekin erikoinen kaveri…
They are just typical girls
This album started off with a lot of potential and quickly went downhill. I thought the sound was new and fresh and then it turned into a lot of noise (summed up perfectly with the last song which is just banging of instruments). Almost Yoko Ono levels of screetching in places. Unique and I don't hate that it's on this list but it wasn't an enjoyable listen. 4/10 (2/5)
I liked the Marvin Gaye cover and Typical Girls. Not really my thing overall though.
Clash wannabes
I had never heard of the slits before, but I really liked this album! I dug the girl punk vibes and the use of strange sounds (at one point it sounded like spoons falling to the ground?)
This is like a 2.8ish for me. I kind of hate that we don't have a more precise rating range. I have seen this cover in my record collecting and did not expect it to sound like it did. I was expecting punk rock energy and this was more Ska/reggae/dub which was cool.
Idc
Idc
STANDOUTS: I Heard It Through The Grapevine OVERALL: 1/5; just...no. Noises.
Annoying, didnt like it
Levada do ska com vocal feminino e sotaque britânico pediam melhores melodias.
I loved this. Radical women being radical. More please.
Very good
Was kind of fun, not really my thing though and not much stood out to me
What an interesting album! I wouldn’t exactly call it punk but I don’t know what to call it. They were not shy about experimenting with new sounds and I heard a lot of stuff that would become prominent throughout the 80’s
Just some whatever that whatever.
If Kurt Cobain had posters on the wall of his room they’d be of this band. It’s just ok. Almost annoying but not. They sound like Jefferson airplane at times, but mostly not.
This is so bad that I was actually glad for the extraordinarily weak production, obscuring at least some parts of this auditory abomination. It's fitting to my understanding of the punk and reggae genres how the band's description on Spotify talks about the band's utter lack of any musical skill or experience and how much they were derided, as if it doesn't matter at all. Sure, if these girls taught other little girls that it can be fun to mess around with instruments and rock music, that's a very positive legacy to have. But in terms of musical quality, this is a top contender for worst of the 1001 albums in this book, and that's saying something.
troppo funky mamma vienimi a prendere mi hanno costretto ad ascoltare del reggae rym 3.61 lo odio non vedo l'ora che finisca più cresco e più capisco che non sopporto il punk 1/5
The Slits is a name I've known forever, but never listened to until today. But I listened to this album twice, it was really good. They are super effective at blending Jamaican/reggae influences into their style, better than I think I've heard most other punk bands pull off. New household favorite, for sure.
Love this album. It does take a bit of a dive in the last little bit though. Overall, I can listen to 80% of this album on repeat. 4.5/5
I’m really running out of things to say, aren’t I? But this is pretty good stuff, I can see why it resonates. B
This was alright but I feel could use some context to it or I feel like there is something more to this album than naked chicks and some ok punk songs.
Much better than all the rest of the post-punk dogshit on this list. 2.6
This album rules! I appreciate the rough around the edges sound to music and I like the character this album has. The first song had me hooked. Interchanging between 5/4 and 4/4 is not something often heard on a punk/reggae record, although I guess a punk/reggae record isn't something often heard anyway. The bass playing stands out on this album as a highlight. The bonus track cover of 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' is absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend this album, I had never heard of this band or album before but I am a new fan. FAVORITE SONGS - Instant Hit - So Tough - Typical Girls - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Bonus Track) 4.25/5
Decent, melodic 70's punk.
Hot take, but I don’t think people who can’t play their instruments should be putting out records
read abt this albums influence, not a big enough fan of the genre to know if that holds true or not. it’s cool, but not my personal cup of tea. few good songs tho
I wanted to like this more. It was fun overall, but some of it was grating.
Wtf this is awesome from the start. Really surprised by this one. I dig the style. Crusty and reggae. Going 3.6+ on this.
Liked this one. Bounced along very nicely
Pretty good actually, fun quirky punk and reggae songs. It’s meh at first but it picks up steam eventually. Cool!
Quite liked Heard it on the grapevine but tbh the rest is shite
One of those album that influenced better albums, therefore probably deserves to be on the list for that reason alone
Instant Hit was a fantastic song, I'd never heard that before. I was indeed captured by the instantaneous hitness of it, the unusual instrumentation, the dissonant rhythm, the call & response harmonies. However, that was the high point, I didn't care much for the rest of the album. Grapevine was ok I guess but more out of familiarity than the quality of the cover. I struggled to decide on the score for this one. On a whole it's a 2/5, it's a non-repeatable album and I have no interest in exploring the rest of their discography. But I did really enjoy Instant Hit to the point that it increases the score to a strong 2, rounded up to a 3.
I just did not like this. It was very disjointed which is probably the point but I just didn’t like listening to it. Best song was the cover of I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I could get why people like it if that was their preferred genre but I didn’t care for it.
Not for me.
It’s fitting that my 1089th and final album for this project is a seminal post-punk record as that genre has become one of my favorites over the last three years. The Slits are the rare white band that uses reggae and dub elements well. They infuse their defiant punk background with reggae and art pop to create something unusual and truly unique. I can hear the influence of this record in later post-post and fem-punk bands especially in its eclectic and masterful use of various genres.
I’m honestly not sure what to think. At first I just couldn’t wrap my head around what I was hearing and it felt like people playing instruments and singing completely different songs from different locations and mashing it together. I liked the punk/reggae fusion but just still felt like a lot of it was disjointed. Some of the lyrics which much better than others. Just overall couldn’t get into it as much as I tried.
I'm gonna be real with you all, I was dreading this album when I first got it. I mean, an English punk-reggae fusion album from 1979? That sounded like Hell to me. I just "knew" that the vocals would be annoying, the lyrics would be meaningless, and the songs would all sound the same. I was so caught up in being upset that I got such a "bad album" right after The Dark Side of the Moon that I didn't even realize until just before I listened to the album that it was from an all-female band! I just thought the album cover was a random thing they found from like a movie or something. Anyways, this album, despite my preconceived notions, wasn't bad. It was kind of like Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex in a way. A surprisingly tolerable English punk album with a female vocalist that does something instrumentally to stand out from other punk albums. My main worries were that the vocals would be annoying. Fortunately, while they were a bit quiet and hard to understand at times, I wouldn't say I found them annoying. The writing has variety and isn't meaningless. The sound is fine. It's perfectly fine. I think I kind of enjoyed it. This is FAR from my favorite album I've gotten for this project. Again, I listened to The Dark Side of the Moon yesterday. This is nothing compared to that album. But, I respect this album. I'm not upset that I listened to it. I can see why it's on the list. This is an album with value. It's just not really my thing personally. Light 3/5.
So cool
Genuinely surprised to find out this isn't a joke pick like what Philosophy of the World would be
More like The Slits my wrists
Fm //
It's clear everyone on the record had more fun making the album than I did listening. I sincerely doubt I'll ever return to this one, I guess it's a popular early Post Punk record so good for it but I'd just rather listen to something else.
Not horrible but not good either. Perhaps the worst ever cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”
Not for me, nope I get the whole It was super punk at the time, but the music is very meh
damn they just got em hanging out like that? i respect it
This has to be the best music ever made by a white person who grew dreads. (are there even any other contenders...?) Clear vision, inventive, invigorating. What more can you ask for? They sound a fair bit like the Raincoats tilted more aggressive, upbeat & silly, and I think I will mostly continue to go listen to the Raincoats instead. but like the Raincoats this is as cool as it gets. There's plenty of art of all kinds that takes itself too seriously, plenty that's irreverent & not much else. Every once in a while there's something that takes both itself and its audience the exact right amount of seriously to be fun, a little challenging, moving. music: rules. (⌐■_■)
This is the good stuff, to me. Kind of a pointless thought here, but: feels sort of stupid and arbitrary that early English punk often gets distilled down to just two bands, when there’s so much wild and interesting other stuff. Why not The Slits?
I'm just going to copy another reviewer: Oh good, more late 70s English punk. Again. After all the rest of it. But it's ok, I'm sure THIS one will be a masterpiece and not amateur garbage like everything else from that time. And they're called the SLITS! I'm sure that's not a reference to anything. About as subtle and sophisticated as everything else about this genre I guess. But I'm prepared to be blown away. ha ha no, it fucking sucked. 1/5.
Had never heard of them but a few songs deeper in the album had me grooving
A perfectly for. Album and maybe one of the first punk albums by a pure nepobaby?
Interesting to listen to. Quite a lot more Ska style than I was expecting. Nothing stood out to me though apart from the Grapevine cover.
Okee Dokee... The Slits... ... Yup. Gotta' nope out on this one... For my tastes it is too... weird maybe? It isn't like I wasted my time or was not entertained or it has no value musically in my opinion, it is more to do with finding no place to settle... the singer outright screams sometimes, the music is... kinda jarring often... lyrically it is sometimes funny and sometimes saying something but often kind of garbled and jumbled and I suppose meant to be social critical fun... But yeah, sorry... just too weird.
Love the energy, love the band name, the music leaves me cold.
I like New Wave and post punk music, and recognise that this is an album that really bends pop and rock into unusual, oblique shapes. The infusion of reggae is cool. The guitars are twitchy and wiry, stabbing away as a needling counterpoint to the bass. And that bass - it anchors everything, throbbing away with a rare potency, making this weird music - dare I say it - danceable. Perhaps it's Ari Up's Teutonic caterwauling - influential in itself - that puts the brakes on? I can't imagine another vocalist making such a splash - she sounds unhinged - but I'm not sure I love it. Strong meat, perhaps best enjoyed sparingly.
I've spent too much time listening to riot grrl music and '90s Ska punk to not have a blast listening to this
This is like being yelled at by a 13 year old. Why is it on the list?
It feels like she’s just mumbling out of tune the whole time?? I don’t get this album honestly, and don’t like the shake/vibrato she puts on her voice. Apparently has some Jamaican influence, I’d argue they’re not good ones.
Musically this really isn't great. It's jangly and her voice goes all over the scale. It sounds like some pretty talented but young girls playing in the garage across the street. And I love it. It's so appealing and real and passionate. Best song: Ping Pong Affair. 4 stars
Surprising that a Girl Band imitating the Clash in 1979 never took off. 2.75 for trying.
This album is more a testament to the fact that Heard it Through the Grape Vine is such a good track that anyone can make it sound good. In all seriousness, I hear the shape of feminine punk to come within this album. Not the easiest listen but probably influential
Kann man nicht anhören. Ständig schief singen.
Off-key and offbeat by design, I couldn't really get into it though. Favorite track was typical girl
This would normally be something in my wheelhouse and I like the idea of it more than the execution. I'm not a big fan of Reggae tho, so probably why I checked out. Probably awesome to see live!
Not much to say about this one. I didn't really like anything. I read that it had Jamaican influences - I wish I had heard some because I may have enjoyed it more. The bonus track of I Heard It Through the Grapevine was mildly interesting.
The first half of this album felt like I was being trolled. Then the second half hit and I was sure I was being trolled. The cover of "Heard It Through The Grapevine" was fiiiiiine I guess?
Eh
First time through I didn't vibe with this one too much. Second time through I enjoyed it a bit more, but still didn't make it out of a 2 star range. It was just a bit too weird for me with not enough to pull me back in.
Well, that was definitely something.
in a lot of reviews i end up just saying i think an album is really cool and dont offer much else. i should probably work on putting my thoughts down more coherently. anyway, thought this was a really cool album.
Bland
I've only heard of The Slits because I reviewed Neneh Cherry's album several months ago. I was looking forward to this album, but lukewarm reviews dashed my hopes a bit. I thought this album was pretty good, and a little bit better than user reviews suggest it is. The lyrics were the star of the show here, and were really the only thing about this album that felt punk. "Spend, Spend, Spend" and "FM" were probably the best songs when it came to lyrics, and I thought that FM standing for 'frequent mutilation' was pretty clever. Musically though, this album was pretty middle of the road. There were some really good moments (I liked the drumming, and the ska and reggae influences were unique), but it seemed like none of these parts ever came together to create a whole that attracted my interest. I really loved the scratchy guitars on "Newtown" and the piano on "Love Und Romance." Ari Up's German accent gave the album a nice touch as well, and I'm glad she didn't hide her uniqueness in her singing. Even though this album was pretty middle of the road for me, I can understand why it's on this list. The ideas here are big, even though the end result couldn't cash in, and you can hear this album's influence in so many other artists' work. This was an interesting journey, but I don't think I'd go back down that road.
Weird art-punk/new wave that's, I dunno, endearing and charming. The kind of band that's always fun to have pop up on a playlist but I wouldn't go crazy listening to entire albums.
I like it. Kinda bouncy sometimes. Kind crazy other times. Good listen. Looked for more and was disappointed by how little I found.
Ok, this was surprisingly good. It has a kind of bolt, energetic style, partly punk, some reggae, and the mixture works.
It's just crazy enough to work. I really like this shit. I think Rainbow Arabia took some influence from this record. I was not expecting some Caribbean punk sound, but dang it works for me.
Interesting but not for me
More like 3.5 but I'd rather estimate high on the punk records
I loved this from the opening track, “Instant Hit.” It was so not what I was expecting, but so fun, distinctive, bizarre, and imaginative. Their sound is a unique amalgamation of Talking Heads, The Cranberries, The Sugarcubes, and The Police. Or like The Shaggs if they were actually good. I feel like half the people in the reviews didn’t actually listen to this album. They talk like all punk music sounds the same. That’s bullshit. Punk has got to be one of the most varied subgenres of rock. I guess I can see not liking this, but it’s unfair to say they “lacked musicianship” or were just making noise—that is clearly not true. But as T-Swift once said, the haters gonna hate. I loved this album, and their cover of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is better than the CCR version (and I love CCR).
like the reggae punk vibes. some of it sounds like a female version of the Police.
Is this a brilliant record? No. Is it groundbreaking? Not really. Does it deserve to be on this list? I like it. The Slits were sort of the punk band that was really only punk for a short time before they recorded this album. This album plays more like an early ska record. It's raw, uncomplicated, and inexplicably good sounding, maybe vocals excepted. You can certainly see who they were looking to for influence and I think as an all female band they had a good influence on bands that would come after. Even still, an all female rock band is relatively rare which is a shame if you ask me. They formed as teenagers who didn't really know how to play instruments and somehow landed a spot opening for The Clash. That in itself is something that would be so foreign to any band starting today. So does this record belong on this list? Yes, I think it does if not for them being sort of one of the pioneers of all female rock then certainly for their cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. 3/5
An interesting debut album from The Slits that was rock/punky and despite the Wikipedia entry claiming a reggae style - I can't really hear it. Cut feels ahead of it's time being an early girl rock band, as opposed to a singing disco/pop style group. Best: I Heard It Through The Grapevine Worst: Love Und Romance 3.5 Stars
Interesting, would give it a 3.5 if I could, but it’s not quite enough for a 4
2024-03-24...
Good
pre listening notes: just listened to the new cmbc on Carrie Brownstein/Sleater Kinney and i’m excited to listen to a female punk rock band! even if it’s like 20 years before Sleater Kinney. also i always joke to my sisters that if they see i’m listening to british punk it means i’m not doing well. Let’s gooooo. Instant Hit - woah this is.. reggae? what are they doing here. i haven’t heard anything like this before So Tough - i wonder if this song is about the same guy from before? interesting to me that they’re singing about men. very experimental sounding, the lead singers voice sounds very raw, almost like she didn’t warm up Spend, Spend, Spend - good to know that in the late seventies, consumerism was still destroying our lives as much as now Shoplifting - a great song to follow up spend lol. this is so fun actually. this is my fav one so far, the energy is palpable FM - who is going to tell the slits that fm doesn’t stand for frequent mutilation.. i honestly think this song relates to the present day in a way that is kind of insane? this song is over 40 years old but i still can’t help but wonder what is feeding my screen & waiting for todays transmission to give me the solution. i sound like a stoner. Newtown - back to reggae! i don’t care for the lyrics so much but i LOVE the way this song sounds, particularly in the second half. we need another fix! catchy. would listen again! Ping Pong Affair - i feel like this song in particular has had an influence on the girl punk scene (which like, i get referring to it with “girl” in the front is reductive but hear me out). i also like the message of this song tbh, fuck a man and his comics. this song follows a girl post breakup and i have personally related to so much of it Love Und Romance - they talk about Babylon a lot. what was going on back then. it’s also funny to have a song like this following a breakup tune. it kind of reads like a joke in the context of the rest of the album. again, Up’s vocals are so wild. Typical Girls - the message of this one is revolutionary for the time! i can see the influence on lager music here as well. i love the question “who invented typical girl?” and calling the idea of being a typical girl a marketing scheme because it is! god, sometimes i need to listen to stuff like this to realize that the capitalist critique i feel daily is not new. it’s a system that feels unnatural to live in. there’s a binchtopia ep where they talk about how the “teenage girl” was literally created to be marketed to. so much of what society considers a woman to be is a consumer. anyway, the song itself is also a bop. second fav on the album after Newtown (did i mention i like newtown more than shoplifting?) might be tied!! Adventures Close To Home - sometimes girls should be allowed to be crazy and selfish. idk! I Heard It Through The Grapevine - this song seems to be from the perspective of a man whose girlfriend is planning on leaving him for another man. and it’s a fucking BOP, feels of it’s time. this is their most streamed song on spotify and i understand, it is definitely the most easily digestible, i’m very used to hearing men moan about women. and as i said before it’s a bop. def a fav! Liebe and Romanze (Slow Version) - musical noise. i wonder what the not slow version sounds like. i will use this time to review the album overall! I feel like i wrote a lot more for this one than others but it just came to me at a good time and is a breath of fresh air after Kings of Leon.. sorry not sorry. this album was unique and inventive and not always my personal taste but had some certifiable bangers and it’s influence on other bands i like and respect is palpable. especially knowing the background of the band and that the people in it (thinking about Up in particular) we’re young and inexperienced musicians who just got out there and did the thing. like Abbey Road, I’m glad to have listened to it!! feels like music history. 5/5
I wasn’t expecting this album to be reggae- inspired. It is certainly different from what we’ve heard so far. I think I would’ve liked this album more if the singer didn’t sound like a 12 year old boy. Love Und Romance is an interesting mix of The Beach Boys and The Adams Family. Typical girls - they really called out the “not like other girls” girls/guys in the 70’s, ahead of their time I heard it through the grapevine - I swear this sounds like the guy from Naked Brothers Band singing. Fun cover! Honestly surprised this isn’t a more talked about cult classic album.
2.75
Absolutely trash. This isn't punk rock, this is just complete nonsense. What's up with the goat noises? 0/5
So I love punk, and especially a lot of the stuff that came out of the UK during this era, but man some of this music did not age good one bit. This was something that was probably good for its time, but meant for a specific audience, like 13 year old girls who are angry at the the world who still needs to figure their shit out. Anyways I can go on forever on why this was a tough record to listen to through the end, but like I said, over all it didn’t age well, and I think it’s something that’s better off keeping in the grave.
Kind of a meh album. Not a big fan of any of the tracks. Witty lyrics, but not my thing. 2/5.
Kind of weird, but I don't hate it.
It was OK. "Newtown", "Love und Romance" and "Ping Pong Affair" caught my ear.
This was a little too same same for me. This string of british punk rock may also not have helped. I'd take X-Ray Spex over this. The punk rock rendition of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" was interesting...though I'd probably listen to the original over this.
Guess I just learned about post female punk.
Not instantly listenable, but there's so much going on here, closer to dub than punk, and it's interesting and innovative, despite all the influences. Wouldn't have given it the time of day a few years ago, but genuinely enjoyed it now. Also, Viv's great.
hmm what if we combined punk yelling with some reggae beats? yeah we could make that happen! guys, IT WOULDNT EVEN HAVE TO BE LISTENABLE!! omg people would love it!!
3,5. hrátt en skemmtilegt. óttalegt lífræntsíðhipparugl auðvitað.
I liked 6 things about this album. All the songs sounded the same and were way quiet.
Man so much fun I love early punk stuff. I also (due to alphabetical seating) sat behind someone with a The Slits patch on her jacket for every exam I did in high school and it's very satisfying to finally give a proper listen and enjoy it. Finding out they didn't really know how to play the instruments makes sense lol but they made so much with so little at their disposal and I think that's the absolute pinnacle of what music can, and is supposed to be. I may not come back to this album too much but it easily gets 5 stars for being a representation of why I love music so much.
Fun enough and fresh-feeling, but very point-in-time seeming and also on the slight side, too. Slits were perhaps excelled by others working in the actual genres and sub-genres in which they noodled to admittedly enjoyable and melange-y effect. Jitterpunk would seem to work, without ever quite taking flight. All the cuts are decent, maybe "Typical Girls" is the best of a not overwhelmingly distinguished. The only real standout is the gimmicky (borderline novelty) but quite winsome "Grapevine," which suggests an alternative future where the Slits achieve commercial success comparable to that of the Go-Gos, Bangles or Bananarama. But maybe the album cover was too much.
This is so good I can't believe this was recording in 1979 especially when thinking of how different this is to the 1980 Steve Winwood album. I certainly have come across these gals before and I'm a fan. So hard to pick a fave from this album but maye Instant Hit, So Tough, Fm, Newtown, Ping Pong Affair.
A total shambolic mess, but enormously fun! I can definitely see why this would rub people the wrong way, but I really appreciate the experimentation. Wow, one of the other reviewers mentioned Amanda Palmer, and yeah, she really lifted a lot of her schtick from Ari Up, eh? Fave tracks - "Newtown" and "Typical Girls" from the album proper, but I have to mention the bonus track cover of "I Heard it Through the Grapvine" because it's tremendous!
I'm not sure whether this album is genius or horrendous, I find the idea of purposely playing your instrument badly very odd. But at the same time they are incredibly tight as a rhythm section, and you know that every song here was written for that effect, the bass & drums have a nice groove together and the guitar sounds like its both in key and out at the same time, but the odd times they actually lock in, in a more traditional sense you can tell that these are competent musicians playing an almost The Police meets Anton Webern mash up that is both repulsive and addictive
Punk was meant to be the nail in the coffin of what came before. When it proved itself to be bastardized into becoming more of the same, a newer more radical world opened up. Which was where The Slits operated. Presenting themselves as unabashedly experimental, free-form, chaotic and innovative as their largely male brethren, The Slits provided a cut (hehe) of what they were capable of. The carefree environment is wonderfully represented throughout and it doesn't feel neither pastiche or forced. It honestly comes as no surprise that Cut made it's influence apparent in the years and decades after its release, most notably far away in the Pacific Northwest. And for good reason, for this is the sound of those who come to the power of their potential and decide to wield it for maximum good.
Unexpectedly cool and polished. Clever lyrics. Not amazing singing but good personality. Was expecting much more abrasive. Favorite drum genre : white English attempting reggae see: watching the detectives. Standout grapevine. Solid bass too.
It’s a banger, boys. Like Gwen Stefani singing David Byrne lyrics over a Frank Zappa punk record.
I love that this band exists and I'm so grateful for all they inspired...but this album was not for me. I like riot grrrl, but I really don't like reggae. That cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine was 🔥🔥🔥 One star for early riot grrrl, one star for that cover
Quirky and silly, it's a fun listen all throughout. A fusion of the absurdity of post-punk with dub and tribal instruments to give it a mystical sound. As a fan of reggae and New Wave, this was an instant like for me. Very accessible but also artsy, it's an inviting listen for anyone to very quickly enjoy this on the first listen. The female vocalists are so fun, making all sorts of noises that work in the context of the album. They compliment each other well, whether as harmonious back vocals or to conflict and cause chaos. I enjoy how everyone plays. Whether that's the New Wave guitar, the sporadic drumming, or the groovy bassline. All 10 tracks are unique and memorable. It's only a half hour long, so with all the crazy ideas, it really flies by. The bonus tracks are great too! "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a strong and creative cover. As a lover of reggae, "Liebe and Romanze" was nice to listen to. And the Brink style dub version of "Typical Girls" was also fun, but could be a bit difficult for some.
Dit is gelabeld als Punk, ik vind het meer experimentele rock met gekke reggae invloeden. Al met al is het niet slecht, maar niet bijzonder.
First half better than the second. an interesting introduction. Always thought it was more punky from the name and cover.
Pretty interesting and a fun listen.
Schräg und schlecht
Kinda okay.
No. Weird. What, you put tits on the album cover and call this talent? Please. They should’ve kept their day jobs and shirts on.
Slightly bizarre, but oh, so fun. I really enjoyed this. Never heard of them before, glad I have now.
Heard it Through the Grape Vine is a great track and showed what was possible. The rest of the album sounds like a badly edited demo track. Like one made the morning it was turned in. You can wax on about how raw the sound was, how they influenced other artists, etc., and that’s just sophisticated cover for this album just wasn’t good.
Loved the hits for decades but never listened to the full record. Randomly got to see Ari Up perform at a party in Brooklyn, back in the 00s. She was tall and elegant, with no makeup and dreds to the floor. Cooler than cool could ever hope to be. This record is better than expected. Apparently, Bjork’s been channeling Ari Up, all along. The influence of The Slits is far broader than I’d realized. There’s something about Heard It Through the Grapevine that makes it one of the best covers of all time. And the original is immaculate. This version surpasses the typical karaoke style to make it feel fresh and reverential. Another one of those albums that improves with age. Hard to remember this was just a few teenage girls in 1979. Very clever work.
Creative but mostly not that good. I liked the first song
For punk, it's distinctly average. Out-of-tune vocals and instruments, fairly unskilled playing, and repetitive motifs that are very much hit-or-miss. When they hit, they hit reasonably well, with stronger tracks like Instant Hit, Typical Girls, and I Heard It Through The Grapevine (which, let's be honest, is hard to do a bad cover of). Most of the other tracks were a slog and a relief to get through, which is typically a bad sign. I will give a shoutout to the sheer boldness of an all-female punk band in a musical scene which (at the time of release) was heavily dominated by similarly hit-or-miss all-male punk bands. From what I've read, this album was also incredibly influential on the post-punk and wider music scene - possibly for that reason. This doesn't justify the music's messiness and the fact that punk, with few exceptions, is a difficult genre to enjoy through a modern lens.
10/10 holy shit, I already have a HUGE bias for post-punk, it’s one of my favorite genres, but this album really surpassed my expectations it’s really insane just how creative and diverse this project is I love it so much
Cool vibe, very rhythmic and has really nice vocals and chorus works
This group may have inspired others to do good things, but themselves are just meh.
Quite strange instruments used. I don't like her voice
Fun, vibey album. Love the singles 'Typical Girls' and the 'Grapevine' cover.
Kind of some fun early punk.
Bit odd.
I pissed in my knickers.
Weird reggae punk. A few dope songs
You hate to see a banger album with such a low rating on here, I get it though, the weird post-punk stuff isn't for everyone. I love it though. The way the songs just flow from part to part, the wild vocals all over the place, sick basslines, it's so much fun to listen to. 'Shoplifting' and 'Typical Girls' are just straight up bangers, along with the amazing 'Heard it Through the Grapevine' cover. I hope nobody turned off the album before that one comes on at the end.
Not for me, but can recognize it seems well made for that genre. I'm probably missing something. Cover of Heard It Through The Grapevine was decent.
Vika bonus träkki todella hyvä... Ri löydy alkuprräisestä albumista... Albumi aika taiteellinen tits ja kaikki.. Only thing that hasnt let me down in this country is the forst ademnnebtnt and Boobs..
A whole lot better than Whole.
Why is this on this list?
Supposedly influential, so that gets them an extra star, but the only song I liked on this album was the one that I'd already heard - their cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". Otherwise, just rambling punk music that didn't really appeal to me at all.
Hah, well that was a bit of fun! I was really unsure at the start of the album - it is very much all over the place, but I really enjoyed it by the end!
3.2/5 Best Track: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
The slits more like the sluts with all the dick it sounds like they’re munching on 1.9/5
Definitely the highest quality, but a solidly ambitious and weird ordeal. I enjoyed it more than I expected to.
How does the author get so much content from so few eras. Psychedelic, punk are 2 in particular that are overrated in their value to music.
Che, está mal pero no tan mal. Algo me gustó. Bien las chicas! Dale. Vamos.
Not a fan...unpolished but not high energy enough to make up for it imo
I really wanted to love this one (go girl power!) But for me it was so much of the same sound over and over.
At first listen I thought this was just awful. Possibly my first 1!... but then they had to go and pull out that awesome cover of Heard it Through the Grapevine. And you know why I like her version better than the original? When she says she's just about to lose her mind, I fucking believe her! So I gave the album a deeper listen. This music is just really odd. The changes are totally bizarre. The more I listen, the more I can't turn away. It's really awful but in an awful way that I kinda like. Clearly nobody with good musical taste would give this album more than 2 stars.
This album could have been released today and it would still be fresh. It sounds like some indie group out of the Pacific Northwest. There must have been some strange art school ethic blowing through the minds of young musicians in 1979. It exists in the same vein as the B-52’s first album, which also came out that year. I feel like in the last year of each decade we get music that is truly pushing boundaries in anticipation for the coming decade. It never ends up defining the next decade but it sure does make compelling art!
Oof. This album was a fairly painful listen. It had a few tracks that actually sounded like music, and I did enjoy their Grapevine cover. Props to them for this somehow being influential though.
A better review will be delivered at a later date. 3.5/5
A couple good songs (the cover of Through the Grapevine is excellent!), but overall not very good.
Album Nr. 28 Man kann es evtl. so ausdrücken: Schwach aber stellenweise interessant.
An amazing find. Awesome debut. Seems this album is very polarizing. I can see why it’s influential, and while most people seem to dislike this album, I love it. Greta example of early punks.
I've heard of the Slits, but I think I've heard any of their music before. By the end of the second track, I could tell that The Slits would be categorized somewhere within the punk movement. Cut sounded like the album would fit in somewhere between the Clash and the Talking Heads. The music was okay, but I did not find any tracks that I wanted to save for a re-listen. I could listen to more from the Slits because there is potential, but I probably wouldn't come back to this album.
These songs all sneak up on me. They start and I don't really like them, and then by the end I'm bopping along. It's kind of refreshing to hear a DIY punk record that actually sounds DIY. Apparently The Slits couldn't really play their instruments when they first started, and although I can hear that on this record a bit, if I didn't know I would think this simply was creatively composed music. (And it is still that.) To be honest, as important of a record as I'm sure this is, I don't think I'll revisit anytime soon. But I'm glad I heard it and had fun along with the band. Highlights: Instant Hit, So Tough, Newtown, Ping Pong Affair, Typical Girls
throughout Cut, i wanted to cry. the Slits struggled to strike a balance between musical experimentation and cohesive songwriting. while their fearless attitude is commendable, it's ultimately overshadowed by a lack of musical cohesion and direction. solid 0/10 from me.
Took me off guard at first but really fun once I got into the groove. 4 stars
Punkig
Some future influences on the Cars, Police and B-52s???? Lyrics simplistic / repetitive.
Chaotic cacophony. The drummer is really the core keeping this all together. Leaning low score but I'll need to revisit
This just sounds a bit too artsy, while the effect they wanted to achieve with all the artsy stuff does not come through as much.
Buen álbum
bitte nicht
mmm. non mi dice nulla
Punk was deliberately shit. So it follows that 45 years later, it is still pretty badly shit - no extra points for boobs
No good
Classic punk album. ‘Typical Girls’ is really good. I keep getting albums I have nothing interesting to say about.
meh
Awful.
Cool record. Their vibe and sound reminds me of Talking Heads and XTC although the last song, Lieb and Romanze, which sounded mich different than the rest of the album was more like Bauhaus. Love their cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine.
Track 1: I like the guitar part and the random flute that comes in. Reminds of like a reggae beat. Track 2: I liked this one and the crowd vocals. Track 3: I liked the intro beat to this. I’m also digging the vocalist voice sounds really good. Fun rhythm in this one. Track 4: I like the chorus for this and the singers scream in the middle. I think the drum fills are also good in this. I like the pause beat they have too. Track 5: pretty good track. Track 6: I like the drums and bass in this followed by the random chord thrown in from the guitar. Track 7: fits the theme of the album so far. Track 8: I like the crowd vocals in this the random chords of the piano and the the bass riff and guitar. Good song. Track 9: this is definitely riot grrrl Track 10: decent song Track 11: I like this one and the end of it is cool with the fade out. Track 12: I like the bass in this a lot and kinda just letting it be a groove. Overall: 8.2/10. I liked this album. I liked the gang vocals and reggae sound behind it with all the lyrics too. This is definitely a good listen.
Was never a favorite. Some good songs. Like the reggae influence. Respect their contribution to early punk music.
Alright .. but didn't click for me. Still feels like they would be really influential though
Really poor musicianship unfortunately. Only song that really stands out is one they didn’t write, which makes sense. With better direction and better song writing they could’ve been something really cool. As can be seen with grapevine, all of sudden you see the potential of the vocalist. Unfortunately that is the only shining light. Influential but not listenable.
Interesting punk music but some kind of boring and not my taste.
Net niet
Was not expecting to fuck with this so hard. Björk but punk pop and… reggae??
Very strange album. Wikipedia gives the genre as post-punk/dub-reggae/art pop, and yeah! I'm OK with the post-punk/dub-reggae aspects, but so keen on the art pop side of things.
This got worse as it went, and it didn't start out well. Reminds me of what might have been playing in the background at a "cool" record shop, back when we had record shops. At least there's tits on the cover.
No. 83/1001 Instant Hit 3/5 So Though 3/5 Spend, Spend, Spend 2/5 Shoplifting 2/5 FM 2/5 Newtown 2/5 Ping Pong Affair 2/5 Love Und Romance 2/5 Typical Girls 3/5 Adventures Close To Home 2/5 Average: 2,3 Didn't like their style at all.
Sound is to shrill
Has the honor of being the most unorthodox, slightly enjoyable 1 rating so far.
1.9 not great
at least it sounds like they had fun
Everyone is raving about how The Clash brought reggae to punk but I think the Slits did it better. Somehow they managed to be more serious about their dub influences without losing any of their punk ethos.
Oh boy was that not very enjoyable.
A nice and pleasant art-punk album with creative and eclectic ideas all the way. Sadly, the songs are kind of not hooking our ears that much. 3 stars all the way!
En af de større opdagelser jeg har gjort mig gennem dette projekt, mega fed! Hvorfor er The Slits sådan et visceralt navn at give et band der kun er kvinder 😭
Meget tæt på at være en 5er! Mere dub i min punk tak. Helt oppe og køre over den her udgave af heard it through the grapevine
It's never quite right to use the word "enjoyed" when listening to punk or post-punk. That's not how it works. So, first of all, this wasn't something that enhanced my afternoon making homemade eggnog on Christmas Eve, but rather the opposite. However it did have a fascinating edge to it, an effective use of reggae beats, and a healthy dose of grrrrrl power that I liked. I would have liked to have been able to listen at a better time.
I found this interesting to listen to…not lovely, but intriguing, I guess.
Unique and interesting sound! I've long been curious about this band. Really enjoyed their take on I Heard It Through the Grapevine (bonus track).
That cover and the description of this album had me feeling like this might not be for me. WRONG! Definitely for me. Perfectly unique! Terrific!
Revolutionary at the time
Reggae was ok
Not a good album, nothing redeemable about this one for me. I didn't even want to try and like it, silence was preferable to the noise which this album was. I appreciate this album may have been significant at the time, it's just not for me.
Didn't enjoy this, the vocals are really grating and none of the songs grabbed me at all. Fair play for breaking conventions
Holy shit Not listening to any more of this (Got through first song) Nice badonkas tho
More UK punk/ska/not good music
Dig. Dag. Dug. Punky Reggae, influenced bands. Why do many word when less word do trick.
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.
Amazing
Hearing this one I thought to myself "Hmm, very PiL-esque." but then I looked into it more. "Wait, The Slits were formed before PiL? Wait, John Lydon is the stepfather of a founding member?!" Research into this one proved more interesting than expected. Either way, it's post-punk, which is proving to not really be my favourite genre in most cases, at least from what I've heard so far on this list. However this one was okay I guess? Made for a nice change hearing a post punk album by an all-female group, and the songs (and the album as a whole) tended to be on the shorter side which made this quite a bit more palatable than what I've heard of PiL. It has somewhat of a groove throughout, which helps too. However, I feel it does sometimes suffer a bit from being a thing with no real direction, simply existing just to be a bit jarring and avant-garde. "How about I let a blood-curdling scream midway through this track? Just try and fucking stop me." Once again, my favourite track on this post-punk album is the most disco-sounding one. The cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine was really cool, funky and danceable. That bassline and drumming though! I can totally see how Disco morphed into House a little later, when I hear tracks like this. Favourite: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
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”).
Pretty good but nothing special to my ears
Not bad. Did like their rendition of "Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Tough one. I wanted to like this; looks like it should be right up my street. Other than that awesome cover of Grapevine though, I just didn't get into it 🫤
Meeeeeeeeh
sounds like the matilda broadway musical kids. awful.
Nearly a three, but there's some rubbish on here.
Different!
Yet another british punk album. It started okay but as the songs went on they became more and more annoying. Maybe they are too british. Stand-out: Instant Hit
Ce n'était pas tellement mon genre de post punk. J'ai trouvé que ça manquait de mordant et l'instrumentation n'était pas asseez à mon goût. Ça se laissait écouter, mais c'est loin d'être l'album le plus mémorable de ce style que j'ai eu à date. 5/10
oikei kiva ja sellane tarpeeks jytinä !! uus tuttavuus joka slayas
3.5/5
good weird. instant hit fm newtown ping pong affair love und romance typical girls adventures close to home
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.
Actually bad
At first glance, I thought that this album was going for punk stereotypes bingo. Shitty cover? Check. Tits on the cover? Also check. Half hour run time? Yep. Each song is like a max of 2 minutes? You bet. So I was pretty much right about it being a stereotypical punk album from the start and it got even worse with a shitty white reggae sound mixed with lame punk production but the two small bright spots were the lead singer, who sounded familiar but I couldn't tell from where (maybe it just sounded really generic) and the heard it from the grapevine cover which was really good. This seems to be a really influential album on some bands I like but I really don't think it's aged well.
Not my scene
The bass is decent. The other instruments are really weak for the most part. The vocals sound like they weren't trying at all
Features hints of ska and punk this is quite a trek for a record that’s only 40 mins long. I liked this but didn’t love it. As a punk aficionado it’s surprising to me I’ve never heard this. What I got was some excellent female fronted punk.
Speciaal, maar wel plezant
Probably notable to some extent but didn't age well. Ugh, the vocalist.
This is absolute crap.
Not for me at all, this. Female punk/ska, that's on the list because it's influential rather than because it's good, I think. Just too tuneless for me in the most part. 2/5.
Fun female fronted punk
Pretty good, it's amazing how many of these old albums have so much influence after the fact. Never would have known until now.
Пока дрочил на сиськи забыл о чем альбом и почему у меня косяк в зубах 5/10
Cool album. New Town caught my ear with the arrangement.
Crazy Punk album. I heard it through the grapevine was a cover. Then Typical Girls was decent. Not a huge punk fan tho.
Standout songs: - Instant Hit - FM - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Me opening up today's album: What is up with this cover? It looks like a still from a B-movie and I'm turning on MST3000. I've never heard of this band. Me listening to the first song: holy shit! This is awesome! Where has it been all my life??!?? The song definitely lived up to its name. Me listening to the final song: o.m.geeeeee will this never end??!?? It starts off ok but just disintegrates into crashing sounds. Now that I've listened to the whole thing, I can say that only liked a handful of the tracks: Instant Hit, Newtown, Typical Girls, and wow! I Heard It through the Grapevine. So this album is a hit or miss for me. 2 for the songs I don't like, 4 for the songs I do, and I'll average it out to 3.
I wouldn't recommend this to someone if I knew they would die at some point in the future
It’s fine but Lord it gets a bit tiresome over the course of an hour. Something that’s great for a song or two but not a whole album The Heard It Through The Grapevine cover makes you realise what a great sound they have when coupled to an actually decent song though
I always assume these late '70s bands will be punk bands. This was not. Interesting to see the evolution of punk to a reggae/ska genre. Sounds like early English Beat with more punk style vocals. Interesting historically. Will I ever listen to this again - no. But I guess it was an interesting listen.
A little off beat, off pitch, but that is probably kinda the point. They at least get some props for paving the way for some other female groups.
Learning that they fired their original guitarist because the Clash told them that she didn’t “look cool” really soured me on these girls. Album is ok.
Proto-riot grrl. Kind of annoying though.
Wow, they reminded me every female vocalist I like: I hear Nico, Bjork, Fiona Apple, all of them. That’s interesting
Some nice grooves on here.
Punk. Reggae. Se hace pesado
It was alright, very interesting.
A pretty solid record, although plagued by a number of tracks sounding very much alike. I wasn't expecting the reggae/dub influence given the labelling as punk, and it resulted in the record coming across much lighter than I was expecting. A pretty mid 3 for me.
Solid early new wave/post-punk feel. Was not previously familiar with them, but I enjoyed the album.
Can’t believe I listened to more than 2 songs. Call it wishful thinking
It was nice
Nothing really to write home about, but ther cover of "Heard It Through The Grapevine" was enjoyable.
Didn’t love it and probably won’t listen again but rating it for the influence
One of those albums that I've never listened to despite always seeing it on lists like this one. The description would always turn me off, and after listening I'd say my reaction was justified. This is just okay to me...and I'm typically a big fan of anything punk related. This really doesn't sound like what I'd classify as punk though. There's definitely a snotty attitude to the vocals, especially coming from a female in the 70s, but the music is mostly a reggae inspired new wave sound. Their cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine is fun.
- I do recognize how innovative and awesome must a post-punk all female band been in the 70s, but this album didn't age that well. - Didn't enjoy it that much. Maybe it's a bit too rough.
Short art pop/post-punk album, it's different and fun. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
i’m sure someone likes this
It was alright, I liked the funky sound
Not really my vibe, giving angsty
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 mostly enjoyed it: the oddness of it, the lead singer and background vocals, the weird drumming. It was unique and had quite a few fine moments. Definitely an attention-grabbing rendition of “I Heard it through the Grapevine.”
Awfully tedious. Singer sounds like a toddler just learning to carry a tune, making up songs while playing in the sand at the beach. "new town, new, town, newtown, newtown, newtown...." The cover is kinda coo, but the only thing worth returning to.
I mean, I get the whole DIY punk attitude. But I always felt that there still has to be something there. The musicians themselves seem to be pretty good, but the singing is just so... extemporaneous. I don't need punk singers to be great singers, but they need to be able to have some sense of what's going on around them in the song. This person didn't seem to, I feel like someone like David Byrne or Chrissie Hynde could have taken the song to another level. This just seems so... nonsensical. Next.
The lyrics were my favorite part; cheeky and like song 2 (So Tough) says, they deliberately seem like they don't take it serious. The music and beats leave something to be desired. If this is the pinnacle of white reggae then it should be left to non-whites. Typical Girls and Adventures Close to Home were better musically (or more passable) and just as witty as others. Overall, they blazed a trail for girl punk and riot grrrl, but later groups improved on the sound a lot.
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
Based on a first, agnostic listen in 2023, this doesn't sound like it belongs on a list of 1001 albums to listen to before you die. But then you realize it came out in the late '70s, and how it differed from standard punk, and how it influenced future grrl bands, and you can see why it's on the list. Even so, it doesn't belong with a lot of 4 star albums. I'd give it 3 1/2 stars if I could, but since I can't I'm rounding down.
Apparently very influential album, and additionally, totally unlistenable. A mix of reggae and wolves howl isn't that enjoyable, I was basically grinding my teeth while listening to them. It's a great milestone in music (I guess?), but we should be moving on from that and put it into Hall of Fame Bu Don't Listen Please.
Post-punk. Un megahit. Ni fu ni fa.