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Surprisingly good. Love the basslines. With heavier guitars it wouldn't sound out of place in 90s punk era. Decent. Vocals not really my cup of tea
Typical punk rock. Good album if you are a fan of the genre. Think Sex Pistols instead of the Ramones
Pretty good for Punk
Overall good, i wouldnt listen to most of them again
The type of punk rock that I prefer. Fast cars was my favorite song. I’d gladly listen to this one again.
AJ: buzzin
Like their energy, but it's nothing special.
Já já, þetta er ágætt.
Part of the first wave British punk scene, the Buzzcocks would influence many bands in the years to come. Good listen, but not necessarily compelling.
I dunno I should like it more than I do, but it is just "okay" punk for me. I guess it's kind of in-between proto-punk and punk proper so it's kind of not the best of either world. There's also this up and coming 80s new wave-ness to it that I'm not super into.
I am pleasantly surprised while listening to this album. I might not have been the most... welcoming person when it comes to listening to these old rock albums, but this sounds surprisingly fresh.
70s british rock big downgrade from 60s British rock kind of a precursor to punk
its ok
The beginnings of one of the bands who invented pop-punk. Short blasts of feelings through poppy melodies though still enough oddity in here to keep the punks happy. Best Tracks: No Reply; I Don't Mind; I Need
Buzzcocks have always come off just like The Ramones to me - probably pretty mind blowing for their time, but we've come so far since that it's hard to listen to now. The album is mercifully short though, which I've always appreciated about punk. I appreciate my predecessors, but I can't stand listening to them.
It's OK
Not bad, definitely more poppy than other punk I've listened to, which is kind of nice. However, I don't really see the appeal in this album. It's kind of just another album, nothing amazing going on here.
Bit up and down
Yeah like sure, okay, you know what you're getting really don't you
It's good but his voice is kinda annoying
Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Here’s the Buzzcocks.
p411. 1978. 3 stars. The inspiration for a thousand English kids to pick up a guitar in the late 70s, so points for that. Set against that are the dreadful nasal whine of Pete Shelley's voice and the lack of standout tunes. Bonus point for I Don't Mind.
I enjoyed this one.
O tempo gasto para conhecer o começo do punk foi bastante proveitoso. OU seja, complementou bem a jornada de aprendizado sobre o punk.
Not really good, not bad either
Seminal Manchester Punk. It has a vibrancy and energy that was common at the time. Let's face it though the musicianship and lyrics aren't the best but tell that to the kids in the front row pogoing around....
Don't know anything really about the Buzzcocks, other than knowing who they are, and knowing that they're in a genre that I don't rarely listen to. It's nice to hear. It's a good listen. But, Punk is not much of a genre that I attract to.
This is music I would've hated if I'd ever had a boyfriend who listened to it, but then would listen to five years after we broke up.
Starts awful but then some palatable punk emerges.
Above average 3/5. Solid! I include the 1996 bonus material - which contain some of the best songs on the album! (Orgasm Addict, Oh Shit) Standouts: I Don't Mind, Orgasm Addict.
29th March 2023 Listened during the day while hungover in the office. Drove mum home and got back late. The whole album buzzes through driven by strumming guitars and pounding drums. 3.5 if I could.
Okay
Not super original or anything. Typical British music of the era, I feel. And not even a particularly great example imo. Good regardless.
This was a spicy little number. I never listened to this band, but absolutely thought it was great. Would listen again!
Not sober. Not drunk. Just a little buzzed.
Good punk album. I like it but didnt love it and nothing stuck out
Here comes another punk album, though I kind of enjoyed this one more than the last one. Maybe because it sort of sounded like rock. Either way, it felt similar to a lot of other bands on here. Props to these guys calling themselves the Buzzcocks, I guarantee it was the fella on the far right's idea, he looks like a stinker. Hell they all do.
Enjoyed it.
Toma punk para la limpieza semanal de la casa.(LNB) El punk siempre viene bien 👅(PSP)
Definitely getting more Buzzcocks!
Not my favorite style of punk but I enjoyed this. Had a lot of heart and skill.
De nouvelles clébarderies sans intérêt.
Un second bon album de punk après celui des Hives entrevu il y a de cela plusieurs mois. Cela n'est toujours pas suffisant pour redorer le blason de ce genre musical mettant en scène multiples coliers à clous et autres clébards dégueulasses, mais cela permet de faire renaître un peu d'espoir.
3.7 - Some fun, hard-charging guitar riffs with androgynous vocals. But I’d struggle to identify this in a lineup with other UK/Aussie punk outfits from the 70’s. Highlights: “Fast Cars”, “Love Battery”, “Moving Away From the Pulsebeat”
Fine punk
Every track sounds like an embryonic version of "Ever Fallen in Love With," apart from one where the swear a lot.
3.5
Fun, fast, juvenile, punk. It does miss that extra spark though.
Fun, you can tell its a pre-cursor to good stuff
First time listening to the Buzzcocks and to me, this is punk rock. Most songs under 3-3.5 minutes, loud, fast and in your face. Have to say, fun and upbeat, but a little repetitive at times. At first, I thought the singer was a girl. He wasn't. Favorite songs include Fiction Romance, What do I get? and Oh shit.... Strangest/most uncomfortable song, Orgasm Addict. Perfect song to have a co-worker walk in and ask, WTF? Overall, fun and upbeat. Liked some and some sounded the same, but generally enjoyed. 2.5 for me. Liked because it was new to me, but not sure I would go back and listen again.
3 While I love a good punk album, Buzzcocks have never been my favorite outfit of the genre. They have a few songs I really like, but having now listened to an album of their lesser known stuff, I stand by my initial thoughts on the band. While every song has that early punk energy and attitude we all know and love, there’s nothing particular of note in any individual song, and despite the group riding a musical wave defined by counterculture and protest, it doesn’t feel like much is being said here. I would rather just listen to Singles Going Steady - I feel like I can get the full Buzzcocks experience I need from that album, and I would urge any other skeptics to do the same. Honestly, I think it’s likely we didn’t get that album instead because the listmakers didn’t want to include compilations, which is fair, but in this case it feels like an unfortunate oversight. Favorite songs: I Don’t Mind, Get On Our Own, I Need
Generic 70s punk
71/100: This was like a slightly less abrasive version of the Sex Pistols, which means I liked this better than the Sex Pistols; however, that's a relatively low bar. This was a pretty good album, but it got repetitive and a bit boring by the end. Probably won't listen again.
Not bad, liked the punkyness
I generally like Buzzcocks, but the songs on this album didn't really do it for me. The extended version with the singles on makes it 100% better.
yeah it was okay it didn't make me feel much. sounded alright 6/10
Decent early punk music but probably won’t go back
So, as Simon well knows I've never been very good at doing my musical homework. If I was, I might have listened to these guys sometime after becoming (and remaining) a fan of the early albums from The Offspring & to a lesser extent Green Day. As it is, I'm happy to start catching up now, and intrigued with this album that seems to be poised right on the cusp between the "original/classic punk" sound and the emerging punk-pop that these guys evidently helped to pioneer. Good stuff...but two listens was enough for me. 3.5 stars.
Early British punk rock. It was ok. 3.5 stars.
I'm a huge punk fan, and this is fairly good punk. I'm not too into the classic punk bands/sound but The Buzzcocks are pretty good.
A decent Britpop/rock LP. Don’t know if any of these tracks will stick with me through the end of the week, but they were at least a joy to listen to in the moment
Fun band and fun album. Will listen to more Buzzcocks for sure
I liked this album. Never heard of the Buzzcocks before but they have that enjoyable 80s/new wave sound and I will definitely listen to them more in the future. Nothing else to really cover as this album is good, but not anything special.
Catchy but lost its brilliance over the years for me
first listen it's fun
Classic shouty punk :)
I think I wanted to like this more, it's okay, very punky and lyrically are fun, but I found myself zoning out at points and getting a bit bored.
Pretty good punk music but no bangers
Ralph Nader line FTW
Best band name ever
High speed punk
Really enjoyed this one, although it didn't blow me away
Never mind the Buzzcocks! More punk. The random album generator has certainly got an appetite for punk at the moment. It's fine tho, we all need some shouty, shouty, fast and furious now and then. Vale Pete Shelley.
The Buzzcocks are a greatest hits band who never had any hits. (6/10) FT: I Don't Mind, Fiction Romance
This is the debut album from English punk rock band Buzzcocks. It is a highly acclaimed album with a great track list. I liked the album and would recommend it to any punk rock fans.
Hooky and melodic punk, it’s easy to see how this points forward to new wave and why people get excited about it but really it’s no great shakes for me personally. 3.2/3
I am not too sure that I was familiar with any of their work aside from their name going into this album. I managed to listen to the album once again while on a walk with the dog. Classic punk sound but I think that I need to go back and give the album a deeper listen. The album was good and I would go back to check out more from their discography.
Somewhere back there - I think it was during the phone sample in No Reply - I wondered if the Buzzcocks were going to do something conceptual. They most certainly did not, but pack their love songs with enough melody to stay sticky.
So this is where they started? Nothing I recognise, nothing I especially like or dislike. Can see it for it's relevance. Will never listen to again.
Good melodic punk album
In and out in 37 minutes. You love to see it
Most of these mediocre punk albums I rate a two but this one was just interesting enough to be average
Melodic punk. Great album
Mais um álbum de tomar cerveja em pé para nós
3,5 Num escutei tudo pq deu preguiça
L'eterna banda per descubrir del punk anglés. No tan iconoclastes com els Pistols, ni tan excelsos com The Clash, ells van anar al seu ritme, amb un punk rock accessible i original, molt personal. Malgrat l'aparició d'aquest disc a la llista, cap dels seus àlbums s'apropa a l'escolta "obligatòria", però la majoria d'ells són suficientement bons com per pertànyer a qualsevol col.lecció, i sempre amb alguns temes excel.lents, tot ells recopilats a la, aquesta sí, imprescindible 'Singles Going Steady'
Upon my initial listen I am not extremely thrilled with this piece. I think that it's very prototypical punk music, and that modern music would have suffered without acts like Buzzcocks. Unfortunately, I don't think I understand it yet, and most of the album just bleeds together for me. After hearing the song Ever Fall In Love from a different album, I think I understand the influence, but I need to listen to more of their work to fully respect what this album and the group means for culture going in to the future. Just an average score for now.
Same music. Same kitchen. Fun enough.
an end of the 70s punk album. meh.
This album has an interesting sound and I think I like it...but it wasn't grabbing me until the second time around. Would not mind coming back to this, but not something you can pop on in mixed company.
Chelsss hatesss fast kahhsss 3.5/5
It’s Buzzcocks!
Lekker snelle rockmuziek! Maar het is nu ook weer net niet de vrolijke melodieuze punk die ik leuk vind. ***
It’s fine, but never mind
Quite good fun, much more enjoyable than Sex Pistols. Some recognisable singles. Elements of good musicianship. Quite good.
I didn't click with punk when it first came out. I've come to appreciate it over time.
its good, but somehow felt too long (even though its not that long)
Standard punk. Love the energy and vibe.
6/10
Schöner Punk, aber ist nicht mein Style.
Quite fun! Lots of bangers, didnt love love though
Not a bad album and a good sound but not a huge fan, which is strange because on paper it's right up my street.
Bit too repetitive
There were a few moments of melodic punk which I enjoyed but these came later on the album.
Hmm, 3.5. The Buzzcocks have a very good sound but I have to say nothing on this particular album is quite memorable to me.
It's a pretty good punk album all things considered. Unexpectedly, they didn't have full on noise like some other bands on this list from this genre. The sound is pretty basic, but it's a good sound so credit where credit is due. One thing of note is that I liked the additions to the album at the end a bit more than most of the rest of the songs, but all in all it was fine. Favorite track: Fast Cars
Decent punk album that actually is fairly calm and "beginner-friendly", not all that raw and aggressive
Fun stuff. Good energy, not as sloppy as some punk can sound. I like it.
This was okay. I liked a few of the songs. Solid 3 stars
It has been quite hard for me to catalogue and rate so many punk albums being that I'm not very fond of the genre, but this one was not so bad. I mean, it's good and it doesn't get tiring or anything like that at all.
It's fine pop-punk. 5-6/10
So many songs I kinda liked, until the vocals started.
Good tracks but not particularly memorable
Solid album. Late 70s punk
A classic, but somewhat generic in the current musical climate.
No dispute that this album is a staple in the beginnings of the punk scene. It’s fast, raw and juvenile to the bone. While there’s certainly a place for it as one of the most important albums in music history, I’ve got to be in the mood and headspace to really enjoy listening to it.
Punk rock group that I hadn't heard before as back in 1978 I wasn't much into music yet. Mostly good stuff, but some of the material is a bit "homogeneous". Fiction Romance was my favorite, but Autonomy and Moving Away From the Pulsebeat also good. Last half of the album better than the first! Probably 3.2 out of 5?
Razigran punk album sa nekim dobro poznatim stvarima. Dobar album gdje po meni bolje prevladava prvi dio albuma, na prvo slušanje mi se dojmio album, al na drugo i treće je to manje više nestalo.
Fetzt haut mich aber auch nicht um
John Lydon of The Sex Pistols showed that you don't have to be able to sing to be a lead vocalist, and The Buzzcocks took that information and ran with it.
Местами вроде бы бодрое оригинальное звучание, но в целом - дженерик панк какой-то.
Another piece of evidence that this is a very British-centric list. The Buzzcocks bring their energy and fast-paced playing into an album that highlights punk and its British movement. Despite not having any major tracks to take away, it is easy to see how they impacted the genres and others to follow.
Primitive punk. Three decently good tracks save this one
eh
Great wee album, Yiu can still hear the influences today.
Fun record with some great tunes - gets better from Get on our own. Autonomy is a cracker and pulse beat is brilliant
false
Makes me want to listen to the Strokes
Production: 7/20 Songwriting: 12/20 Innovation: 7/20 Bangers: 15/20 Emotional response: 9/20 = 50
Yllättävänkin raikasta punkkirokkia 70-luvun lopulla tehdyksi. Harkitsin jopa nelosta, mutta ei nyt sentäs niin paljoa vavisuttanut.
Menevää punk-rokkia 1978. Kuriositeettina mainittakoon, että levyn avaavassa Fast Cars -biisissä lausutaan useampaan otteeseen "Fast Cars!" mielestäni hyvin samaan tapaan kuin Agent Orangen Bloodstains -biisissä (1980), mutta ainakaan googlen ensimmäiset hakutulokset eivät paljastaneet tieteellistä yhteyttä näiden kahden välille.
3/5
This is probably my least favorite punk record so far on the list. in that I like it but I don't immediately love it. The soundscape overall is very tinny and scratchy.
Classic punk rock! Really a joy to listen to... Once every three months.
Some interesting moments. 5/10
not my bag
Never listened to this band all that much, but I feel kind of weird about the fact I really preferred some of the extra tracks on the extended version I listened to than the main tracks that make up the original sequencing. And, I mean, that nevvvvver happens. Usually those songs don’t make the cut for a reason, right? But “Orgasm Addict,” “What Do I Get?” and “Oh Shit,” are all pretty awesome. Favorite track overall though is “Sixteen.” Hands down. Otherwise, this is really a record that made me further realize that like 98% of all classic punk is really just sped up distorted pop songs.
Recuerdo haber tenido un par de canciones de los Buzzcocks en días perdidos de Napster. Siempre me gustaron sus canciones se sentían con bastante energía y mejor realizadas que mucho punk. Honestamente, aunque me gustó esperaba más del disco; sobre todo la primera mitad medio desinfla. No sé por qué... es el tipo de punk que me normalmente me gusta más. Quizá en este caso en disco completo llegan a sonar demasiado iguales a ratos y se pierde un poco, quizá es mejor banda de sencillos que de álbumes. La segunda mitad del disco es mucho mejor y toso se empieza a mezclar más. Me gustó en especial Autonomy y me encantó Moving Away from the Pulse Beat, que aparte de ser una canción de punk de 7 minutos tiene quizá de los mejores y más originales trabajos de batería y guitarra del género. Entiendo que este sea el debut, pero incluso sin conocer a fondo la discografía se que les he escuchado mejor material. Al menos sí es disfrutable. Una anécdota simpática… ¿Se acuerdan de Sister Ray? Esa canción de Velvet Undergound que hablaba de una historia de drag queens teniendo una orgía fallida mientras la banda toca un improvisado de diecisiete minutos en torno a tres acordes. Los Buzzcocks se formaron porque a los integrantes les mamaba esa canción.
Their sound and energy comes rip Roaring out of the gate with their debut / I think their songwriting skills were still in development - to be on display on later albums
Disco de punk standard, bien ejecutado y sin complicaciones. De los discos de punk que han salido, el que más me ha gustado. 3 estrellas, sin saber si es sólido 3 o 3.5 que baja, al final no hace diferencia pero es un muy buen disco.
Another reminder that punk was around for a long time.
a ton of songs that are only 2ish minutes long which i really like because rly complements the fast-paced, energetic punk rock genre so you just get spurts of different songs to rock out to, but they all kinda mesh together
Average
Production: 7/20 Songwriting: 12/20 Innovation: 7/20 Bangers: 15/20 Emotional response: 9/20 = 50
Not bad. I’d listen again.
No pareciera que fuera de los 70's, se escucha muy fresco y potente. No baja de intensidad y te mantiene a tope como todo buen punk Punk punk de la vieja escuela
Otro disco de Punk pero sin las historias alocadas de los Sex Pistols o la influencia posterior que tuvieron otros. En general lo sentí como un montón de canciones olvidables y tal vez solo un poco entretenidas.
Ok. Don't live it.
Ihan menevää peruspunkrockia. Voisi toimia livenä hyvin jollain hämyisellä klubilla, mutta levyltä jättää snadisti kylmäksi. Soundeista tulee kovasti mieleen Supergrass tuoreemmista bändeistä. Peruskolmonen.
Fun, but not my style
It’s fine. “Sixteen” is a jam tho.
Good poppy punk... don’t rave about it like some though!
My favourites were Fast Cars and I Don't Mind, I really disliked Sixteen and Autonomy. The rhythm section sounded quite thin for the whole album, I like punk music but don't listen a lot and here there wasn't enough variety for me to want to listen to a while album of it. It felt a lot longer than 36 minutes to me.
Boring Brit shit
Nu heb ik zelf ook weinig met snelle auto's. Dat kan ik inspreken en AI er een simpel muziekje onder laten zetten. Maar dat maakt mij nog geen muzikant. We mogen blij zijn dat deze lui die AI nog niet ter beschikking hadden. Want de muziek heeft nu al zo weinig aandacht gekregen dat ik in het verlengde van het album eigenlijk maar één zin wilde typen. Soms is zo'n standaard simpel repeterend gitaartje wel uit te zitten, zoals bij Fiction Romance. En een nummer als Autonomy heeft zelf een extra lijntje en opbouw. Dus vooruit, dan maak ik er ook iets meer van. Maar ik zal in lijn van het album niet naar een voldoende streven.
Never been a fan of Punk.
4/10
Vanhaa punkerorokkia. Ei se toimi.
Didn’t enjoy listening to this.
I only really know ‘Everyone’s happy nowadays’ and ‘Ever fallen in love’ by the Buzzcocks and I’m not really sure why I’ve never ventured deeper into their back catalogue, so this is an intriguing prospect. I spoke too soon as there is nothing interesting about this album. It is fine, but nothing really excels are lifts this above the mundane.
Aside from their big hit, which was not on this album, I have never knowingly listened to Buzzcocks. This, however, sounded exactly as I expected to - which is to say, it was (mostly) quick and punky. Which is fine, just not really my thing.
Dude this (to me) sucked hard. Like I'm assuming they were probably a cornerstone in punk rock or something of the like, but holy hell. Nothing more to say really
Old school punk in the vein of sex pistols era, it was good, the guitar tones and production seemed very modern, but overall.. meh?
If only someone had told me to pay no attention to these guys. Their four minute songs felt like 7 minutes but somehow their 7 minute song was fine
I started this going "yeah this is rocking and grooving" but it never went anywhere I'm afraid
Ouch, my ears. 2
Ok. Take the lyrics and set them to different melodies and sing them with a voice that isn't this one,, and you might have something I'd listen to. So creativity is a 3, but the vocal is a 1. Drums and guitars each had moments, so 2. Averages out to a 2. And this is a one and done for me.
Not that interesting punk album. Some funny songs and lyrics, but the predictable and low-fi sound didn't do it for me. I'd expect this band made better albums than this one.
Generic Punk
A couple of songs here are pretty tuneful, and the lyrics are more fun and gleeful than angry rage. But it's still punk, not offering much musically.
historically interesting to hear the origins of punk. apart from that, not that much of interest going on here...
i mean cool but ok
So so punk rock. Nothing really stands out. Certainly not as good as the clash, Ramones or the Sex Pistols
Pretty average british punk music. Really, nothing stood out to me
Honestly I don't think I'm the biggest fan of early punk stuff. I just found this all very same-y, like the kind of indie rock that is so oversaturated nowadays, but with often more annoying vocals. Most of the lyrics just felt silly and not even that rebellious or "punk". It's fine, just really quite boring. There was one bit that went a bit more glitchy and experimenta, but it wasn't really the point of the album.
⭐⭐+ Inte dåligt inte men riktigt min påse. Ganska catchy men tycker det saknas 'stora" låtar som får helheten att lyfta. Karakteristisk sångröst som funkr bra till stilen. Även om jag tycker det är ok så tror jag inte att jag kommer lyssna på albumet igen. Bäst är Sixteen, I don't mind, I need
Mediocre
Initial post listing ranking: 3/10 Type of music / Reminds me of: British "people" Thoughts: I'm very much learning that these 1001 records are very much skewed in one genre direction. Did skip a lot of songs tbh. Do not really care for British rock this morning. Some elements to many songs are very repetitive and annoying. First 2 songs did not make me excited about an album when I hear annoying shit in the first 1 second. Favorite Track: NA
Sounds like any other British punk album from the time. No real comments about this one. Rating: 3/10 Favorite Song: Fast Car
Akosi ma na to extra nezaujalo...
Another one with flat dreary vocals.
Not a early punk fan I guess.
I'm not a car person either, so I'm not mad :)
I was like “I guess this is okay” but then I had good music queued up next and realized I was settling like sandy in grease
*sigh* another British punk band that somehow has a spot on this list.
I only know Buzzcocks from 'Ever Fallen In Love', which is a great track. I've been surprised by several punk albums on this list - it's not one of the genres I'd ever listen to outside of this list. This was another listenable album though. No real standout tracks, but not one track that had me reaching for the skip/off button.
Unfortunately only one track I found ok. Just not for me.
Just not for me in the slightest.
Hressandi á smá stund og verður hratt þreytt.
This isn't my weakest 2, but it's not a very strong one either. Maybe it's because I didn't listen carefully enough, or maybe it's because we've already heard a few albums in this space, but litmus test the sounds like the Ramones if not less interesting
I like the energy, but this kind of early punk is not that interesting to me
Appreciate the punk energy, but it does get a bit trying after a while. Love Bites is a much better album.
one-note pop punk
imagine if they got a real lead singer
I've never heard the Buzzcocks, I have only ever heard their name in the context of Never Mind the Buzzcocks. This first contact with them is underwhelming, some pretty standard punk. It's fine but sounds a bit dated and clean these days, just washed over me, although the final track, Moving Away From The Pulsebeat, with its pounding drums, piqued my interest a little.
I don’t like British
I find it hard sometimes to identify exactly what differentiates good punk from bad punk, but this is definitely bad punk.
There was not a lot of good here. It just kinda sucked. The singer isn't great and none of these songs really went anywhere. Some were fun, and that posts the rating to a 2 probably. It wasn't terrible just not great Liked Songs: "Fast Cars" , "Get On Our Own" , "I Don't Mind" , "I Need"
i can only do so much 70s punk…
Wasn’t for me
Not much to say really but was fine
fav songs: no reply energetic, punchy, repetitive 40/100
Punk, 1978 -> 2
(1.5) please lord stop making me listen to british punk rock
Absolutely not. Shrill, horrible vocals. I would like to rate it higher because I actually thought the musicians did incredibly well, but I just can't. I can only offer 1 additional star for the musicianship. My only goal in listening to this album was to get through it, and I did. Barely.
I guess I can't understand british?
The same music in the same damn British kitchen. Favorite Track: "Sixteen".
I don't remember the single "I Don't Mind". The album hasn't aged well and sounds dated. My favourite tracks on the album were "Fiction Romance" and "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat".
2/5
I already hate cockroaches, let alone ones that buzz. 2/5
It sure is a punk album
2/5
Buzzcocks have some bangers but this fell flat for me
Vrij vlakke Britse punk. Voelde dubbel zo lang als het daadwerkelijk duurde.
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
I tolerated one song. I have heard enough punk music to last me the rest of my life.
Ok
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Boah ne, tut nicht Not
naja, nichts für mich
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.
Sure is a lot of punk rock in this list.
I suppose the whole purpose of punk rock isn't to sound good
Somewhat juvenile. Didn’t wow with any songs.
It's seems like fine punk, but it doesn't really do anything for me. I will not intentionally come back to this album.
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.
Didn't wake any emotions in me. 1.7
Das war schlecht, aber nicht das Schlimmste...
The vocals ruin it for me. I won’t be listening to this again.
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.
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: -
Bissl anstrengend
this didn’t make my cock buzz.
M’oui Des airs a la rolling stones Toujours le même style…
Du rock et je n'ai plus la patience
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.
Wasn’t a fan. Kinda sounded all the same to me. Has that Ramones vibe though
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.
Bit heavy for me
Early brit punk never does it for me.
70er Punk-Rock. Kann man hören, muss man aber nicht. 2-3/3
there's a few too many english punk bands on this list....
maybe it's just because I'm sick, but I feel nothing but irritation while listening to this
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.
Meh rock. Didn't make an impression
All the songs sounded exactly the same. Punky, same progressions. Autonomy was decent. Didn't particularly enjoy the rest.
Nope not this one… came out rocking but that is all they had.
Too much English punk for me.
Didn't get too deep into it. Was pretty put off by it in general.
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.
Not the biggest fan of punk. SORRY NOT SORRY.
The longest 35:48
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.
Average punk album
I did not know punk could be so dull...
Just mediocre and annoying
Loud british noise. Not my jam
The lead singer's voice is awful and really keeps me from enjoying this album! low 2.5
This is one of those albums that resulted in my spending the majority of the time wishing it was over.
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.
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
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
I feel like there are 900 punk albums on this thing
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.
Cover 4 Meh.
nope
Not for me
Punk: lots of energy; good songs (or talent) - not so much. 2/5
No destacan entre las bandas punk. lejos de the Clash o the Jam
Enjoyed the instruments but did not really like the vocals or lyrics Standout songs: Love Battery Autonomy
All I knew about the Buzzcocks before I heard this was the song What Do I Get? Presumably from a car commercial 20 years ago. I think that may have been all I needed to know. Punk is a pretty overrated genre there I said it.
Definitely 70s punk sound.
Solid punk/post punk album. Makes me wish I could skateboard, would be a solid soundtrack for that. Sound-wise, not a lot of variation track over track
Fairly straightforward brit-pop/punk. Some decent songs and driving beats help keep my attention, but a lot of the riffs sound almost identical between songs, and I found the vocals particularly unpalatable. Shorter runtime is a plus, but nothing overly worth coming back to. Top tracks: No Reply, Autonomy
This album was all over the place. Would never listen top to bottom again, but a few great songs just save it. The good the bad and the ugly probably balance out. Fav Track: Autonomy 4.9/10
new wave
Interesting punk music. Did feel a bit like the same song a number of times over though.
Not for me
Oh here comes more late 70s punk... great
Not my cup of tea zeg maar...
Yet another "just fine" album
Not intolerable but by no mean good
This one had some good songs, but as an album I can't say it was good
Not really my thing, brah
Didn’t do it for me…
So far, a few songs in and it's pretty boilerplate brittish punk rock. The rest of the album didn't stand out either. This is like the 5th punk album the author has recommended that wasn't good, haha. I like punk, or at least I thought I did.
I've heard of Buzzcocks before, but I've never listened to them. With a few exceptions, I haven't really been that big of a fan of most of the late seventies punk albums that I've reviewed. I consider myself a fan of late seventies post-punk, but for some reason, albums like this tend to miss the mark with me. I don't have high expectations for Buzzcocks, but I'm going to keep an open mind as I dive into this one. Unfortunately, my prediction about this album held true, and I didn't care for it too much. The guitar playing on "Fast Cars" was nice, and it gave me home hope for the rest of the album, but I thought "No Reply" and "You Tear Me Up" were pretty boring, and neither one of those songs offered anything unique or interesting to my ears. I liked the energy of those first three songs, but that was about it. I enjoyed the guitar solo on "Get on Our Own," but other than that, I didn't find anything particularly noteworthy about it. The rest of the first side of the album plodded along for me, but things did pick up a bit once I got to the second side. The backing vocals on "I Don't Mind" mixed things up again, and the guitar work felt a bit more varied than what was on the first side of the album. "Autonomy" had some of my favorite guitar playing on the album, and the bass line was really good too. The drumming on "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" was really good, and I liked the screeching guitar playing that was utilized. Even though those few songs on the second side stood out to me, most of my enjoyment of them came from them breaking up the monotony of the rest of the album. I didn't think there was anything special about Buzzcocks' approach to punk, and this album really didn't do much for me. When it comes to seventies punk, I think I'll stick to the Clash.