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This is my kind of punk. A straight jam. There are some scathing reviews of this album by some people participating on this list. It's fine those people don't get this but like, shut up?
Pretty good. This was the best punk era.
I love the Buzzcocks, classic early punk. Great album, no notes!
Instantly forgettable. You could say I will never mind the Buzzcocks after such a boring album
I listened to this. Simpsons: Yes
I love 70's punk but the buzzcocks always passed me by a bit, with the exception of their hits and this did nothing to change that
Buzzcocks have some bangers but this fell flat for me
Fine. Niet geluisterd in de keuken.
Vrij vlakke Britse punk. Voelde dubbel zo lang als het daadwerkelijk duurde.
That era of punk/post punk/alternative is really great. Listening to this you could hear the past (Ramones/Clash), the present (Dead Kennedys/Black Flag) and the future (Dead Milkmen/Fugazi) and even some pop influences. Just right on the edge of being great and the edge of being total crap. I love it for this! 4.
The lyrics were sometimes repetitive, but it was still a great example of good music from the genre as a whole. The drumming and solos were very good.
Is it a musical masterpiece? Definitely not. Is it fun af though? Hell yeah it is.
Favorite Song: I Don't Mind
Good album from the Manchester boys
Turns out I don't mind the Buzzcocks.
Solid. I always thought early Buzzcocks sounded a bit like the Sex Pistols but with better musicians.
Now thats good eatin. Not a ton to say other than its just a rock solid earlier punk record. Just good song after good song. Great speed. Great vocals. Just a hell of a lot of fun. I will say I listened to a deluxe version and the bonus songs were maybe my favorite ones, orgasm addict and what do I get. But the core songs are also very good. Tons of saves. Ive always knew i liked newer buzzcock stuff but I never gave em a shot. Good thing this site made me. Thanks. Great record from real
Punchy punk and legendary influencer. Like most of the early genre trailblazers, can get repetitive, but certainly not due to lack of energy or charisma.
Liked the music but not too fond of the vocals
i can hear the influence on future pop punk bands like green day decades later
About two months into listening an album a day, it has become obvious that this list of 1001 albums leans very much into American/British rock music. A bit too muchZ Now, I understand that the Buzzcocks are pioneers of British punk, but really, this is a top 1001 album? It lacks the timeless impact of Nevermind the Bollocks and isn’t musically interesting like some of their later work, or music by The Clash, for instance. 2 stars. Only because I’m in a good mood
This was a strong and fun debut album from Buzzcocks! Nothing too mindblowing but an energetic and fun punk album none the less. Overall, I had a good time listening to this album and would give it another listen in the future!
I tolerated one song. I have heard enough punk music to last me the rest of my life.
Good
Solid early punk. The genre has come a long way since then but it’s still good for what it is.
I have said it before and I will say it again ... my punk bar is set at Ramones ... and everything else, is just everything else.
A pleasure to listen to !!
This was a lot of fun
my type of music right there
Ok
This is my type of punk. Brimming with attitude, catchy but not over-exaggerated, intelligent but not overstated, and quintessentially British in its cynicism. Instrumentally, it's more than just four chords and the truth as well, with songs often stretching to breaking point as the album advances, in a manner that the likes of Subhumans would later inherit. I've got a couple of Buzzcocks releases in my collection, however this one eludes me. That won't remain the case for much longer.
Boring
all im saying is my dih is getting chopped...
This felt like they were trying to imitate the work of others, notably Pink Floyd. If that was the goal, it didn't do well. I found the vocals too bright and annoying. That vocal style works great in some music styles, but didn't work for me here. Might be worth revisiting, but this one wasn't my favorite.
Not the most appealing thing ever. Nothing terrible though. I definitely liked aspect of this album. The singing isn't great and I don't care for the lyrics. It's solid punk.
honestly i think the buzzcocks r very likely the most Likable of the british punk bands. they have very little in the way of Political Ambitions on here (at least not in a Direct way...sexual politics are still politics!), and while punk snottiness/bitterness isnt my fave thing in the world, idk, something ab it rly clicks for me here. maybe its just the pure Sweaty Expression of everything in high octane ways, sorta cartoonish but also emotionally real? or maybe its just that the music rules mercilessly man, like their ability to pack so much musicality into these spaces is so good. recently i did a one-sentence writeup of Group Sex...not to Explain The Joke but basically as a Form Matching Content sorta idea...and despite that record being a lot more Hardcore i think the connection i made there to Minimalism is pretty important. esp because while this record has thrashing, economic pop songs, it also manages to cram in the occasional left-field structural idea that emphasizes the Hypnotic qualities all the more. one song has a cool instrumental coda, and it feels like ur warning shot before the honestly Incredible big jam that closes out the record. repetition, and material Worth Repeating, ect ect, this is an awsom album
Quite possibly the least sonically interesting album that's been provided thus far. It's not even bad enough to hate; it doesn't provide a single shred of evidence that any creative talent is on display. Incredibly dorky and pedestrian. Fast Cars, No Reply, and I Need feel like songs you'd hear written by a high school garageband. Damn, those cars do be fast & annoying, I guess. Very insightful stuff. If it's British and from the 70s, I guess it automatically gets a spot on the list. At the very least, I suppose it's pithy.
Punk rock if it were written by a 13 year old
Fun, sardonic punk rock.
Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978) is the debut studio album by the Buzzcocks. I don’t know if the album generator is entirely random or whether this was purposely selected as the antidote to yesterday’s sombre offering of Nick Cave & The Bad Seed’s The Boatman’s Call. Another Music in a Different Kitchen follows my rule of keeping albums short and to the point at eleven songs in just over 36 minutes. Seven of the songs are under three minutes (including all of side A except ‘Sixteen’). Although the Buzzcocks are certainly a punk band in terms of energy and attitude Pete Shelley’s song writing produced what Alexis Petridis described as “compact, perfectly constructed pop songs” and rather embodying the aggressiveness of punk Pete’s delivery was softer and a lot more vulnerable. The best song on this album is the single ‘I don’t mind’, which in keeping with a lot of Shelley’s writing is a melodic jaunt through the confusion and frustrations of (quite often unrequited) love. There’s an ambiguity in Shelley’s writing that allows people of any gender, any sexuality to relate to the universal feelings he’s expressing. “Reality's a dream (O-o-o-ooh) A game in which I seem to never find out just what I am I don't know if I'm an actor or ham, a shaman or sham But if you don't mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind, I don't mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind” I should say that despite how much I like the Buzzcocks, the only record by them that I own is their 1979 single ‘Everybody’s Happy Nowadays’ which for some reason resonated with me as an eight year old! I think it was the pounding guitar and the Nihilistic refrain “Life’s an illusion, love is a dream.” I did own a copy of their Singles Going Steady compilation but I seem to have lost it somewhere along the way. Another band to add to my wish list! Side A: 1. Fast Cars - 3/5 2. No Reply - 3/5 3. You Tear Me Up - 3/5; 4. Get On Our Own - 3/5 5. Love Battery - 3/5 6. Sixteen - 4/5 Side B: 1. I Don’t Mind - 5/5 2. Fiction Romance - 4/5 3. Autonomy - 4/5; 4. I Need - 3/5 5. Moving Away From the Pulsebeat - 4/5
Pretty rad
Didn't do much for me, honestly. Fiction Romance and Moving Away From The Pulsebeat are both kinda solid, even if the latter goes a little longer than it should. Just not my genre, I guess.
Kinda rocks, kinda all sound the same.
This was fine. Sex Pistols clone.
It took me some time to adjust to the way the singer's voice sounds, but I like a handful of the songs.
Enjoyed the guitar riffs and had this one on in the background while I was tasking. Will I listen again? No. Was it bad? No. 3/5 stars.
Not really my thing.
Childish lyrics and every song sounding basically the same, and I'm generally not into punk, all adds to a 1 for me.
Rocks so hard. I’m upset I never listened to it before.
it's pretty solid I've never really listened to them for some reason Will I listen to again: 81%
Really enjoyed this punk sound. Well produced and fun.
pretend punk. lacks the frustration and anger to be really good. It was just ok wasnt overly impressed
I thought I'd already had this. It's another of those washed up bands I've seen at cheap summer festivals. I've almost had the entire lineup of the 2018 Kubix Festival now. This band, to my knowledge, had two hits. Neither are on here, which seems to defeat the point. They were okay to have a pint to in the summer. This was okay but nothing special.
I think that I've only ever listened to Singles Going Steady so this is a really fun early punk album. These guys are a riot. Fast Cars is more relevant than ever and I love the Ralph Nader shout out.
Fast, good energy fun.
First time listening to more than a one off. Really solid album.
Not every brit punk record that you listened when you were fourteen deserves a spot on this list
OK, even made me want to start sniffing glue at times.
Good riffs, good playing, terrible vocals.
I was positively surprised by the lsound of this album and the grooves. The singing wasn't to my liking and why on earth did the last song stretch on for as long as it did? Solid 2,5/5 and I'll round up to 3 stars as I was expecting this to be worse than it was. Best song was I Don't Mind or Fiction Romance.
Punk again. It's all ok but it does very much have the feature of punk where it all sounds the same. It's fine, but I don't find myself very inspired to keep going. Sticks the landing at a 3 I think.
Great early punk album. Fav: Autonomy
There’s a lot of raw energy here, but it’s all very monotonous to me. It’s just all so much noise to my ears. I can see how this would be very captivating to a lot of people who had tired of the self-righteous pretentiousness of most 70’s mainstream rock. But, it does nothing for me.
Decent. Reminds of the Clash.
It was fine.
6/10 Pretty good early punk (??). I have no strong feelings about the album, but it doesn't repel me as much as punk usually does, so that's a plus, I guess.
Pretty solid
Não conhecia a banda Buzzcocks, mas a capa me passou uma certa idéia de como seria o seu som, acabei esperando uma sonoridade anos 80, cheio de sintetizadores e outras baboseiras que carregam o som desnecessariamente… Mas (felizmente) estava completamente enganado. O som da banda é agressivo, imparável, elétrico e extremamente animado. Guitarras uivantes e vocais suplicantes criam uma atmosfera inescapável. O disco é recheado de atitude e energia do começo ao fim, fazendo com que seja uma escuta realmente excitante. Um dos melhores discos de Punk puro e inalterado que peguei até então na lista. Um álbum divertido acima de tudo, e extremamente memorável. Parabéns. 4.5/5
It feels like a very direct blueprint for punk. It’s fast, sharp, and stripped down, but the riffs and melodies are still clear. It doesn’t feel chaotic for the sake of it — it feels focused. I Don’t Mind and Fiction Romance might be my favorites. They’re simple, but the hooks are strong and emotionally direct without being dramatic. Moving Away from the Pulsebeat is interesting too. It runs over seven minutes, which sounds unusual for punk, but it still feels completely punk.
Banging, 2x opnieuw geluisterd want de vibes waren aan. Weinig variatie in de toon van de nummers zelf maar dat hoeft wmb bij dit genre ook niet. Nog even getwijfeld tussen 4 of 5 sterren want ik denk niet dat het een perfect album is maarja toen het klaar was wou ik meer horen dus ik denk dat ik er niet omheen kan
Zo Engels I love it. Er zit echt een vrolijkheid in dit soort punk en daar ben ik erg voor!
Normally quite a big fan of this genre, but this album just didn't hit for me.
my cock is buzzing my buzz is cocking etc
This is pretty good generic English punk rock/pop punk. I enjoyed it, and I'd probably listen to it again, though I'm not going to go seeking it out.
This feels like the UK's answer to the Ramones, with the number of one dimensional power chords. I like some of their songs, but not really in this album unfortunately. I think it gets better towards the end, but it already feels a bit dated by 1978, where punk bands had moved on to more broad sounds
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Buzzcocks are cool and this album is good! Must-listen #29
Another Music in a Different Kitchen is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band Buzzcocks. It was released in March 1978 by the United Artists. The album includes the single "I Don't Mind", which reached number 55 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978.
This album is clever and enjoyable. The production is clean and sounds great, the guitar riffs are awesome, and the lyric writing is great. "Fiction Romance" is my favorite track, but I also enjoyed "Get On Our Own," "I Need," and "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat."
Liked it, not amazing for me but an easy enough listen
Bra om ingen annan musik fanns
These punks almost have me believing that I like their kind of music.
Pop punk, changed brit pop Get on your own Id don't mind
This is great punk. One of the best punk albums ever made.
This is #day553 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some good ol' late '70s British post-punk. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day554.
having punk 2 days in a row makes me want another punk album also surprised this band is still going in 2026. good on them. at the end of the album it left me wanting more from them it also makes me want some Anarchy.
7/10
I found some of this was good, but thought a lot of it wasn't. The rest was maybe OK while strangely boring for a punk record. The vocals were a bit grating and the music wasn't all that memorable. While I wouldn't necessarily call it bad, I can't say I found this to be anything very special. Overall: 1.9/5
A really good album if you like english Punk music!
Boah ne, tut nicht Not
naja, nichts für mich
Brit Punk, ok, bringt meinen cock nicht zum buzzen
Enjoy this era of British punk. Wanted to like this one more than I did. Still not bad.
It was ok
interesting 3 *
Didn't mind the music but found the voice annoying.
More music from my youth! There are great albums that can bring back memories that one might wish to forget. This one isn’t that. Loved blasting this album, blazing down the highway, top down, home in the rear view, the world like a blank slate thru my Ray-Bans. Glory days!
Their first studio album. Punk. Punchy, smart and uplifting energy. Good, solid Punk riffs and overall a fun album. It has the energy and not the gritty lyrics of other 70s UK Punk albums, which in this case is a good thing. The album does exactly what it says on the tin. I also liked the unusual ending for a Punk album.
No
This is a hard pass from me.
More brit punk that doesn't really do anything for me. It's got decent energy and is fast moving, but it's just more punk. Nothing to see here
Punk was enormously important for music, especially in the UK, but I’ve got to admit this just bored me after a while. As a snapshot of a moment, it works, but it quickly loses its novelty and charm and doesn’t stand up as a great album.
One of the greatest rhyme schemes in all music from Fast Cars: "Sooner or later, you gotta listen to Ralph Nader I don't want to cause a fuss, but fast cars are so dangerous!" I have a deep and abiding love for The Buzzcocks. This album is a burst of youthful energy like no other. There's some really interesting musical complexity that you won't notice on first listen, or if you have a bias. Things like little key changes, long bridge sections leading into the solo, double guitar attacks, vocal harmonies that ground the tunes in the British Invasion. Goes fast, chews up everything in its path, spits it out. Nihilism for the rejected lover music, more intimate than a lot of other punk from that era.
Sure is a lot of punk rock in this list.
Album #53 Buzzcocks: Another Music In A Different Kitchen Potentially their best studio album, or at least their most important. The godfathers of pop-punk were really the first band to go mainstream, blending punk attitude and vocal delivery with pop structure and instrumentals. So, because of that, their debut will always be the go-to album for a list like this, since it was the most innovative. However, their first three albums are all very similar in quality, which is why my preferred Buzzcocks listening comes from their behemoth compilation album Singles Going Steady, which combines all the best tracks from their first three albums; notably including their magnum opus: Ever Fallen in Love? (With Someone You Shouldn’t Have). But a lot of the best tracks are also on Another Music in a Different Kitchen, the album is very consistent and energetic, the only song I don’t really enjoy, though a classic, is Orgasm Addict, simply due to the moaning. Best Songs: Fiction Romance, Fast Cars, What Do I Get? Worst Song: Orgasm Addict Score out of 10: 7
I mean meh...they were okay, but it felt like simple bland punk. Nothing life changing or really pushing the envelope that much.
Buzzcocks are my new favorite cardio dance band. Perfect music for doing jumping jacks, running in place, & generally jumping around the room playing air guitar. Beyond that I would probably not listen to it. The Clash is still my favorite British Punk Band.
This was fine, it felt like standard British punk fare. I thought the lyrics were pretty good and it was rockin', but overall nothing stood out as wildly different or groundbreaking.
I suppose the whole purpose of punk rock isn't to sound good
good stuff 4/5
I liked it, but nothing really stood out to me.
Is that the riff from 'Boredom' at the start? *checks wiki* ah, yes, I see. A pretty great punk lp. Reissue version adds Orgasm Addict and What Do I Get, which pumps it up to a 4. Some great, catchy songs, rough but still melodic, snappy and bratty with some clever lyrics. Not as mindblowing as Spiral Scratch, but a valid appearance.
No thank you...not my genre.
Short, punchy 70’s punk rock holds a special place in my heart and the Buzzcocks are high on that list. To me, Singles Going Steady is the more definitive listen of theirs, but I understand that a proper album is better for this list than a compilation.
It’s ok
Can see their influence in other music - it's kinda fun but a bit repetitive.
Favorite Track: Autonomy
Singles Going Steady is their absolute must, but this is still fun
Good Punk Rock with great guitar work.
Cool band! I can't say I'll become a full time fan, but the songs are great, catchy and well put together!
Yes, it's punk. It's really fun to listen to now and then. It won't be my favorite in this genre, but it's funny. I might listen to it again. 4/5
Somewhat juvenile. Didn’t wow with any songs.
Exceedingly excellent!
It's seems like fine punk, but it doesn't really do anything for me. I will not intentionally come back to this album.
I wanted to ding this for sounding kinda shitty in the way that all punk sounds kinda shitty...but there was more than just noise on this album. Still plenty of noise, and the vocals are bad, but better than some punk. I probably would have loved this if I were a teenager when it came out, but alas this just ends up as "it could have been worse." 2.8
Decent punk album with a few good songs to me. Nothing blew me away but I was not itching to turn the album off.
Nope.
Energetic, punky, and lowkey chaotic. Vocals were good and I loved the repetitiveness of the riffs in many of the songs. Absolutely loved the basslines and that deep strong bass sound added a lot to the tracks. 6.5/10, Favorite Song: Moving away from the pulsebeat
lyrics are so bad and all the songs sound the same
1. Fast Cars - 3 Instrumentally this is okay but lyrically and vocally it's absolutely abysmal. 2. No Reply - 2 Same problem as Fast Cars but with even more repetitive lyrics. Drone out of a song. 3. You Tear Me Up - 1 It's just a bad track. It's the same issue with the first two track but despite a solid riff, the instrumentals this time are also very repetitive. 4. Get On Our Own - 3 Much better lyrically than the previous three tracks but the sound of the vocals is like nails on a chalkboard. 5. Love Battery - 2 Too repetitive like You Tear Me Up. 6. Sixteen - 0 Lyrically very weak and the entire final minute and a half to two minutes is just noise and don't even need to be on the track. 7. I Don't Mind - 1 Instruments go out of key. Vocals go out of pace. Not enjoyable. 8. Fiction Romance - 5 Much better lyrically and instrumentally. I am not a fan of the sound of the vocals but overall this is the best track on the album so far. 9. Autonomy - 2 The riffs are great but the song really just boils down to two really short verses, an endlessly repeated three line chorus over and over again, and a few progressive chords. It's not of any measurable quality. 10. I Need - 3 Instrumentally it's good. Lyrically it's good in parts but the whole "I Need" is just too repetitive and the most enjoyable part of the songs are the parts without lyrics. 11. Moving Away From The Pulsebeat - 5 Solid instrumentals, which is what 90% of the track is. Average Rating: 2.70 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 1.35 Rounded Down: 1 Star
Only got through a few songs. Not due to lack of enjoyment, but lack of time.
Apparently, this album is the third different line-up this band has had, despite it being their first album!?!? Not a great sign. I cannot stress enough how much I dislike the singing style on New Wave-genre bands. It's just not good, and it takes away from what is pretty good 70s punk rock. Like the bass lines rip, and the guitar riffs are pretty solid. That's really about where the good things end for me though. When the instruments click, it's pretty nice! But the singing ruins most of the good things going on, and it really doesn't click all that often. On "I Don't Mind", the singing actually doesn't suck terribly, so it easily locks up my favorite song on the album. Favorite Song(s): I Don't Mind
Kommen nicht an ihre Vorbilder heran.
One of the great Punk debuts. Fuses fast guitars with melody and pop sensibilities.
Didn't wake any emotions in me. 1.7
Das war schlecht, aber nicht das Schlimmste...
Enjoyed this, punchy, short and catchy punk songs with some decent guitar riffs. I'd only ever heard "Ever Fallen In Love With Someone" before so was good to hear some more from this band
Buzzcocks – Another Music in a Different Kitchen Another Music in a Different Kitchen is a high-velocity "body of work" that delivers a perfect surge of "grungy" punk energy. It thrives on a raw, high-testosterone vibe that is ideal for focused listening, yet it avoids being "unidimensional" through its sharp songwriting and technical "interplay." Standout tracks like "Autonomy" and "I Don’t Mind" showcase an "immaculate" balance of speed and melody, while the atmospheric drive of "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" adds a layer of depth often missing from the genre. It’s a powerful, high-energy experience that revitalizes the listener, proving that punk can be both "gritty" and technically sophisticated. A solid 4/5 that keeps the momentum of Month One hitting hard.
The vocals ruin it for me. I won’t be listening to this again.
Unimpressive and uninteresting 70s punk. Hot take: this kind of music aged like milk.
Not too interesting to be honest. It's like punk lite especially from the '70's. I enjoyed some of the play on mono/stereo.
Again, British punk is better. Still, there are limits if you aren't the Clash, but this albums at least did some interesting things, had some good instrumentation and hooks. And I liked the sentiment of the first song hating Fast Cars. I Don't Mind and Fiction Romance were enjoyable.
i want to give this both a 3 and a 4 and i keep going back and forth. choosing one on random now.
I love the buzzcocks, this was good fun, lots of energy. I feel like it was missing the killer tracks though, if it had orgasm addict on it, or what do I get on it, it would have really elevated it. Still enjoyable, but a shame. Some of the lyrics feel a bit childish, maybe naive, but the music is fun so I didn't mind too much.
Not a big fan but I do appreciate these guys for what they are, raw rock and roll!
Easy 3 - I like the Buzzcocks but have never been a huge fan either.
shouldn't be surprising, but the guitar tone is killer
Punk rock sexiness
1 of 5. +2 stars for last track
Does these mean there are two Buzzcock albums on the list?!? Punchy, aggressive melodic. Not nearly as awesome as singles going steady though
Glad they did what they did!
I’m kinda torn. You have to listen to Buzzcocks before you die. They’re such a perfect band. The first band to perfect the melodic poppy punk sound. Aggressive and melodic. So great. Thing is their best record is Singles Going Steady. Technically a compilation but most of their singles are non album tracks. This album is a good example of their sound but not the best one. Let’s do four stars.
stabil, ein bisschen einseitig
Schöner Punkrock!
I like it
2,5 / 5 + Second half is really good + strong album opener song, cool outro song + There is no bad song... - but most of it i don't really care for - at first it felt a little generic sounding and didn't feel the Energy many reviews were raving about - first listen i didn't have too much opinion about the whole thing, which normally is bad Fav: Fast Cars, Fiction Romance, Autonomy, I Need Least Fav: -
Bissle zu simpel
Bissl anstrengend
Fand ich gut
Congratulations, your music is just as shit as all the other punk music ever released. I think there must be a mass delusion at play here, or do people think that liking this sort of wank makes them interesting or edgy? Be honest with yourself, you hate it too, but you have defined yourself by this genre and you can't get out now so you have to keep maintaining the lie to save face. Don't worry, we'll respect you for owning up, let's come together in a world where we can forget about music that is devoid of novelty, beauty, and lyricism above the most banal.
о старый добрый панк, одни и те же тональности, одни и те же слова)
Sure, I don't mind. Brits did punk better than anyone.
3/5
3/5
this didn’t make my cock buzz.
Punk qui s'écoute bien, rien de plus à dire
M’oui Des airs a la rolling stones Toujours le même style…
Du rock et je n'ai plus la patience
This is fun and I love the Buzzcocks, but this isn’t even their best album
Det flyder sammen for mig med punken. Enten så rammer den mig på dagen, og ellers gør den intet for mig.
Jeg begynder at finde den klassiske punk lidt kedelig. Ikke fordi det er vildt dårligt, men det har ofte et barnligt skær over sig.
Feels like an album I'm supposed to love but I can't get into it.
5/10
The final track is really cool reminds me of Adam and the ants… before adam and the ants. The rest is solid punk
Coming in with no expectations and was blown away. "Moving Away From The Pulsebeat" is a banger, and the entire album has some great guitar work. It might not be London Calling, but it is a damn good album and is making me realize I might actually like punk.
The are many musicians who decide to create an album of a popular genre of the time, when maybe they should slow down, and have a think if they should. This is an example of said musicians.
Struggling between a 2 and a 3 for this one, because it’s just a completely fine punk album. I guess my lack of feeling predisposes me to give this a 2.
Early British punk rock, with a little hint of Malcom McLaren and a whiff of The Ramones.
In the US in the 1980s, you could only get two Buzzcocks records: the compilation Singles Going Steady and A Different Kind of Tension, their final album (or so we thought at the time). They both were in heavy rotation and we hungered for more. The guitar player in our band (who also gave us our excellent name: The Jalapeno Tabernacle Choir) knew someone who possessed an import copy of their first ep Spiral Scratch and we got to hear it once and we tried desperately to memorize "Boredom" so we could play it later. Did not work out so great. That was all we knew of these guys but we loved them. You heard about this album Another Music In A Different Kitchen, but no one in America actually got to hear it. What makes the Buzzcocks so great and possibly the most influential of the original punk bands is the two guitar attack leading a monster band sound whose power and energy somehow miraculously survives the studio recording process. That sound is something to behold and today is a great day to crank it up and introduce it to your neighbors! Sprinkle on top Pete Shelley's bad romances explained in three minute songs and you've got the paragons of power pop. And I am pleased to report that the boys are striking on all cylinders here! I got spoiled growing up on their singles compilation where every track is a banger and it makes the songwriting on this sound uneven by comparison but that's not fair. This is more of a proper album, with ebbs and flows and even the callback of borrowing the opening riff from "Boredom" to bookend the album, and it's a great ride. The sequencing follows what you could imagine to be a live set. Well paced and helps make this feel like more than the sum of its parts. So if you'll excuse me, I think my neighbors need to hear this one a couple more times today...
I'm sure this is a well-loved classic among the punk cognoscenti, but I'll admit to the untrained ear this sounds a lot like the other half-dozen British early-punk-era albums in this collection. Fine, but not all that musically or lyrically interesting (to me at least), although Pete Shelley's weirdly distinctive voice and surprisingly romantic perspective (for a punk) gives it a bit of an unusual edge. "Sixteen" was a highlight, and funny to get a 7-minute-plus track ("Moving away from the pulsebeat") on a punk album.
Enjoyable though the songs seemed a little lightweight.
Wasn’t a fan. Kinda sounded all the same to me. Has that Ramones vibe though
# Album Name: Another Music In A Different Kitchen # Artist: Buzzcocks # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Not bad. Midrange in all honesty. I was expecting a bit more. In reality i got a few good tracks with plenty of average ones. # Top Tunes: Fiction romance / fast cars / i dont mind # Would I listen to it again? Couple of tracks
Raw early UK punk. Overall a pretty fun ride.
This was a rough listen whilst driving at 7.30am on Christmas eve! I almost turned it off, but to be fair two of the later tracks were ok.
Again, this was alright enjoyed hit probs won’t add into the rotation
Bit heavy for me
I like the Buzzcocks, but I think the recording here isn't good. The songs feel a bit distant and lacking the punch that they should have. The songs themselves are good, but it's just a shame that the dynamics in the songs don't come through.
I had a couple songs I really liked. The energy was good. Not something I'll reach for but not a bad listening experience.
Awful
Early brit punk never does it for me.
70er Punk-Rock. Kann man hören, muss man aber nicht. 2-3/3
It’s pink.
there's a few too many english punk bands on this list....
Decent rock tunes, but the vocals are not my jam.
Fine
solid, all the tracks kinda blended together, strongest song was def the first and the last one was not good at all.
They’re relentless in driving beat and lyrics. Seems to be a very British them from a certain ilk of performer. This was a grower, thought I’d heard it all before to start but by the end I was brought into the fold
maybe it's just because I'm sick, but I feel nothing but irritation while listening to this
Kind of the closest thing Britain had to the Ramones, although they’re snider, shriekier, and less catchy. It falls into the large category of albums I liked fine but wouldn’t have put on the list.
Really love this ‘pack of animal’!
The name of the band is great, but the music is a bit meh, nothing too exciting. It's overall alright, but it's not super cool nowadays, possibly because it's relatively old.
It's loud enough that I think the music might be coming from this kitchen...
7/10
Meh rock. Didn't make an impression
Knew some songs, ready to ice it a three star rating... then Moving away from the pulse came in and elevated this album for me to a four. Damn that song is brilliant.
Crazy how well-formed this is for a debut.
Ha spaccato! Non me lo aspettavo
This band was shamefully overlooked. They were great.
12/8/25. Cool pop punk, sounds like this album influenced a lot of future bands, Green Day and Blink-182 come to mind. Cool arrangements and liked the drumming.
Slightly better than average punk.
Maybe on another day I would like this more; not today.
I liked it better than most punk I've heard. 3.5* rounding down.
I thought this was pretty cool. This band actually played in my city recently and I'm kinda bummed I missed them. It's pretty british punk standard but not the grating, whiny, annoying style as much as some others. Would listen again.
Haven't really listened to much buzzcocks but they are very much proto garage rock of the type I'm very keen on. Knew I don't mind from an Ash cover for example. Wasn't so stand out that it blew me away but I'd happily listen again.
All the songs sounded exactly the same. Punky, same progressions. Autonomy was decent. Didn't particularly enjoy the rest.
I feel like on paper this should be right up my street but it didn't really grab me. Didn't know any of these tracks though. It was good, but I thought I might enjoy it more than I did. "I don't mind" is the clear standout 3.5
3.7/5 B
I went to secondary school just as punk arose in the UK. I loved Buzzcocks - "Ever Fallen in Love..", "Orgasm Addict", "What Do I Get?" - and had the Singles, Going Steady collection, but I don't know if I ever listened to this album before. None of the singles I know are on it, and it is excellent. Buzzcocks were always on the poppier side of punk rock and this album is full of short, fast, melodic, pop songs (and one long Krautrock-inspired closer). It's fun despite, or maybe partly because of, the recurring lyrical themes of unrequited love and sexual frustration.
I liked a few songs, but really didn't like the guys screechy voice. Most songs were incredibly repetitive though or annoying. Still better than a lot of albums I've listened to though 3 ⭐️
Nope not this one… came out rocking but that is all they had.
The Buzzcocks are great and i enjoyed this without being blown away. It lacks a rawness that others of this time and genre had and also doesnt have a killer single or hook to get you onboard.
I, too, hate Fast Cars. However I'm referring to the song Fast Cars by Buzzcocks.
Fast Cars 3.6 No Reply 3.4 You Tear Me Up 3.5 Get on Our Own 3.5 Love Battery 3.3 Sixteen 3.4 I Don't Mind 3.6 Fiction Romance 3.8 Autonomy 4 I Need 3.7 Moving Away from the Pulsebeat 3.5 Score: 3.57
Overall Rating - 3.00/5 (6.00/10). Nothing particularly memorable on the album, but solid musicianship, and a classic punk sound.
Definitely on the more accessible side of punk. Some of these tunes are verging on pop but with a lovely, rich, punchy, distorted guitar sound backing them up. Hooks are pretty consistently catchy. Vocals are decent for a punk band, the snarling is there but without going over the top. Does suffer a bit from that punk issue of the songs beginning to sound very similar by the end of the record and i dont know if i would rush to spin again. However, it was a reasonable listen. No one favourite track. 7/10
Hey this is some fun punk.
Too much English punk for me.
Classic old school punk, can't go wrong
Everything good and recognisable about Buzzcocks is contained here, even if their most famous song isn't. Definite period piece, but has aged better than most imo in no small part thanks to Martin Rushent's production.
punk van toen punk nog punk was...
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Great riffs and melodies. I thought the lyrics were pretty good. John Maher’s drumming is really good throughout the album. I did think it’s a bit odd how there are these more avant-garde moments but there are so few of them, it feels like they didn’t fully commit. 4/5
Didn't get too deep into it. Was pretty put off by it in general.
So tired of all this british rock that is trash on this list.
Pas forcément le style de musique que j’aime écouter…
This album kind of pissed me off. I think maybe I was just in a bad mood to begin with. But fuck it, 1 star. This is like the Ramones but 10x worse. And I don’t particularly like the Ramones.
Sounds very much as an English punk band from the era. The singing, the distinct sound from the guitars, and the lyrics. I get why this and bands like this were big and great during their time from a historical point of view. Myself I don't like it very much usually and this album shows me why yet again. Its just not my vibe, had to specify more than that since its entirely a preference, nothing bad inherently in the album itself.
I mean, punk? Helt okej för att vara punk dock
This album is just a big ball of energy. Youthful punk rock at it's purest. I'm not a big punk fan by any means but found myself enjoying more of this album than I expected. Most songs didn't deviate very much from the same formula but it had some more interesting moments, including a surprising 7 minute track with "Moving Away From the Pulsebeat". I enjoyed the frantic pace of lots of the tracks here, props to the drummer and the bass player who I found shone through lots.
Typical punk
Not the biggest fan of punk. SORRY NOT SORRY.
Buzzcocky!
This was awesome. I came to punk just after this early era, with Bad Religion being my entry point. I can hear so many influences on my favorite bands in this album. Riff-based punk that is still musical and joyful? Yes, please.
Excellent album, I don't think the vocals are strong to have held up over time, other bands have done this sound better. But certainly worthy of being considered a classic album.
Non male dai
Now that's a stinker of an album. 2/10. Not as bad as OutKast.
The first couple of tracks didn't move me much, but from "Love Battery" onwards, I think it's pretty awesome. Definitely good enough for five stars.
The longest 35:48
I'm a sucker for punk music, and this album delivers. It's a bit on the pop side of things, but stay's mostly true to the genre. It's the type of album you put on for a summer road trip on the Pacific Coast Highway. ...If only I lived in California. Anyway, good stuff. Hard to pick just one song for the playlist, So I'll add two: "I Don't Mind" and " You Tear Me Up".
Punk be punk. It's punk.
Almost as good as it gets for punk music, especially so early in the genre's trajectory. This is right on the boundary between 3 and 4 stars for me, but I'm in a good mood, so what the hell.
3.35 Good, but not memorable
Fantastic stuff.
Fun and frolicsome, without being outright, you know, filthy. Doesn’t seem now as exciting as it once must have done.
So much fun. Great Ralph Nader shout out
Rough sounding, lame and boring.
Punk rock. Idk what else to say. Not really my genre, but I can listen to it from time to time.
jo men gött ju
Average punk album
pretty fun. i wasn't super in the mood for this but i liked plenty of songs on here. i can see how they were influential. not much else to say
I did not know punk could be so dull...
Just mediocre and annoying
Loud british noise. Not my jam
Great energy but somewhat typical punk.
It's fine. I'm not enraptured by these guys - I think I've been getting saturated by music that aggressively wears it's UK origin on its sleeve. I also like my punk a little less 'poppy'.
The lead singer's voice is awful and really keeps me from enjoying this album! low 2.5
I really wanted to like this album when I first hit play. The guitars, drums, and bass came in and I thought to myself, "Wow, this might just be the punk album that makes me a convert". And then homeboy started...singing? Talking? Complaining? Comentating? Idk what to really call it. Like...I don't hate this. I really don't. I really want to enjoy it. I just don't really know what is up with the vocals here. I can't get over it for some reason.
Very solid punk album - amongst the best of the genre. I was tempted to knock it down for not having any knockout singles, but 4 would definitely be harsh.
Fast Cars is a pretty good song but after that this feels repetitive and derivative.
This is one of those albums that resulted in my spending the majority of the time wishing it was over.
Pretty enjoyable punk album. The thing I'm appreciating about punk albums from this list is they very rarely outstay their welcome. Less is more.
Ich würde gerne eine 5 geben, aber den Vocals fehlt etwas
This is really great. The instrumentals all rock and the melodies and lyrics are good too. Pretty straightforward British punk done really well and there’s nothing wrong with that. Favorite songs were Fast Cars, Get On Our Own, I Don’t Mind, and Fiction Romance.
Another 'Singles Going Steady' fan here. However, I knew all of the tracks on this as well. Quick, quirky, fun, memorable, every track. A unique band and a solid recommendation for the collection.
Very good
Some good old punk fun
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This is pure English punk from era when English punk sounded just like this. Not good, not bad but I have nothing bad to say about this album.
Buzzcocks is yet another band I've been meaning to check out for ages, but haven't gotten around to. I'm also scared to find it utterly crap and more pop than rock, lacking all that anger which I love in punk and hardcore. Glad to report it was pretty decent, very much in the Sex Pistols vein of things, but very much better played. I can hear echoes of things to come.
Não curti
Having already seen immense turnover before making their first record, Buzzcocks look to settle down and plant roots with Another Music in a Different Kitchen, yet they still found a way to be as snarky and slippery as possible. Squaring their music into a round shape to the best of their ability, they provide yet another entry into an increasingly intelligent sector of what had now become a tired, played out movement. One wonders what the other kitchens were lacking in contrast to this particular kitchen... Favorites: Fast Cars, No Reply, You Tear Me Up, Love Battery, I Don't Mind, Fiction Romance, Autonomy, Moving Away From the Pulsebeat.
A lot of punk riffs tend to be simple and repetitive. But some of the melodies on this Buzzcocks album are also simple and repetitive, and I find the songs a bit grating. Maybe it's also the singer's whiny wail. I found myself wincing through the first few tracks. “Get On Our Own” hits a nice stride though. It’s got an almost soaring quality. And a little later, "I Don't Mind" has some great 'Oooh-ooh' backing vocals. I love that. “Sixteen” is an interesting one. I can’t remember another time I heard a punk song that could also be described as a march. There’s definitely more going on here than I thought at first. Solid musicianship but not a lot that I connected with. 2.5
At times brash, at times whiney, all the time proto punk. If I heard this when I was in my late teens / early twenties I think I would have enjoyed it more. It's got that punk energy with cool guitar parts and vocals and it's set in a fun period of time where music production was starting to evolve. The back half of the album I felt droned on a bit. Really tracks 8-11 could have been one long song as it seemed like there were overlapping riffs and parts. 3/5. It's a cool little proto punk album. Not sure of it's cultural significance but I enjoyed it.
Bratty but not good
It's not as annoying as their last album, but it's still not doing much for me.
Nothing remarkable. Just punk. favourite: "Moving Away From The Pulsebeat" 2,5
Excellent stuff
I feel like there are 900 punk albums on this thing
In 1978 I was just beginning to explore rock music aside from just the radio hits, but punk was too "scary" for me at that point. When I was in college in the early to mid 80's I dabbled into it, but post-punk and the American indie scene was starting and that was where my interests went. This project has brought a bunch of the original British punk bands more to my awareness, and I've enjoyed all of them. Looking back, I didn't need to be so scared and I likely would've loved listening to this in the suburbs and being more than just my quietly rebellious self. I look forward to listening to more in the project, but I will do my own exploration as well.
I was 20 miles away on a walk in a forest - and I have to say: it was f***** loud.
"Fast Cars"... opens this record... it is like the quintessential punk rock song... fast... loud... and cool... if you liked The Sex Pistols.... you should LOVE these guys... very similar to my ear... i was just a bit young to be involved in the punk rock scene of The Pistols and The Buzzcocks... they sound very, very similar... Johnny Rotten has a way with a punk vocal... but so does Pete Shelley (RIP)... every song on this record is a fine example of the punk rock genre... eventually The Clash would break through over here... i mean, a little more than The Pistols and 'Cocks... to my ear... and my taste... if a punk rock record even comes close to a melody... counts double... and all three bands mentioned do that... back to this particular record... hey... if you LOVE punk and the era... this album is a NO BRAINER Five Stars... i would give it that... but, when put up against "Kind of Blue" and "Dark Side of the Moon"... how can i? so... Four Stars..."
Das Debütalbum Another Music In A Different Kitchen der britischen Band Buzzcocks erschien 1978 und wurde in den Olympic Studios in London aufgenommen. Die Band, bestehend aus Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle, Steve Garvey und John Maher, gilt als eine der prägenden Kräfte des frühen britischen Punk. Anders als viele Zeitgenossen kombinierten die Buzzcocks ihre rohe Energie mit eingängigen Melodien und einer ironischen, oft introspektiven Haltung. Bekannte Stücke wie „Fast Cars“, „Autonomy“ und „I Don’t Mind“ zeigen die Mischung aus Aggression und Popgespür, die zum Markenzeichen der Band wurde. Pete Shelleys Gesang wirkt gleichzeitig distanziert und verletzlich, während das Gitarrenspiel kantig, aber präzise bleibt. Die Produktion ist rau, aber klar genug, um die rhythmische Präzision und das melodische Talent hervorzuheben, das den Buzzcocks von härteren Punk-Acts unterschied. Das Album steht exemplarisch für den Übergang vom reinen Punk zum melodischeren, später als Post-Punk bezeichneten Sound. Es klingt spontan, doch durchdacht – ein Produkt jugendlicher Unruhe mit einem Hang zur Struktur.
Задорный альбом, большего после первого прослушивания пока сказать не могу. 6 из 10.
Kids being punk in a way that feels fun rather than disgusting.
Im a fierce critic of British music from this time, but punk wouldn’t be what it is today if it weren’t for the Buzzcocks. This is their best album, too.
Fuck yes
Good punk rock album. 16 and Getting Away from Pulsebeat were very listenable. 6.2
2.75
Cover 4 Meh.