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Pretty good, some of them were a little funny to hear. Overall 3/5
was pretty good, I didn't really like the vocals too much though.
Assaults the senses like a middle aged vegan named Karen who. Is. In. A. Hurry. And is standing behind you in the 10 items or less line and who has just counted 13 items in your cart. Having been in my second year of college when this album was released, I cannot recall any potential drug or combination thereof which would permit me to enjoy this uneven rhythm enough to listen to it again. Seem to recall it was against Geneva Convention to play this to POWs, but does have potential use as the album to play if you have unwelcome house guests.
This was a first time listen to a band I do not know. There were some elements that reminded me of other stuff I've listened to, but I can't quite pin down what it is. Another album where I don't have enough context to know why it's on this list. On fist listen, the music was fine (3 stars).
Post-punk emo that you really have to be in the mood to listen to.
no.
I already have this, but it clearly didn't make a memorable impression on me... It's pretty good though. Post-punk of the kind of slow-burning new-wavey variety. There's strong elements of "punk proper" still here, but also traces of what would become gothic rock, and some vocals & lyrics that foreshadow industrial/neofolk. It's never going to be in my top 10 post-punk records, but still glad I re-listened to it. 3.5
I liked it, quite like Lloyd Cole but rockier. Except for the Goldfinger cover. Shudder.
I got progressively tired of this album
Like it’s musical style but really not my cup of tea.
Was a 3 until Goldfinger.
Was ok - didn’t give it much time tbf
I will not be subscribing
Sonido pptente, no está mal
Was alright, only a couple of tracks stuck with me
Punkzera pao com ovo
Enjoyed a few songs, but a few too many strayed into cartoonish vibes that I was not digging.
I couldn’t tell if it was good or not
Gave it one listen. Didn't stand out much, and didn't sound like 2007. Sounded. More 80s. Kinda cool though.
I like it. It's something different.
Reminds me of the Ramones. Not really my type of music, but there were a few that I enjoyed. 0RS
Genressä lukee post-punkia ja sellaiselta tämä kuulostaakin. Lauluääni on kuin suoraan punkista, mutta soitto on moninverroin monimutkaisempaa ja seesteisempää. Levyä kuunnellessa on ristiriitaisia tunteita, onko tämä hyvää vai ei? Ehkä kallistun hyvän puolelle. Ei tässä mitään bangereita ole, mutta mukavaa tunnelmaa.
Liked Definitive Gaze. Liked the beat on several of the songs, but didn’t seem to hear the lyrics over that beat. By the 4th song I felt like the beat was just a continuance of the ones prior. The album cover resembles Nightmare Before Christmas. The remake of Gold finger was 😣.
First and last couple of tracks were a bit meh but middle section was bangers!
v good punk album
"You always collect your fists When my shadow falls upon your hands You're just giving body heat away But they say you're a nice enough young man" (My Tylpa) ""Why are you so edgy, kid?" Asks the man with the voice" (Shot by both sides) "Sometimes I forget that we're supposed to be in love Sometimes I forget my position" (Parade) Me gustan bastante las letras de este disco, pero se me hace un poco cuesta arriba la música. Too much progresivos para mí.
“Real Life” by Magazine (1978) Lyrics are good—frequently demonstrating artful juxtaposition of unexpected pairs of images. On “My Tulpa”, the line “My skin wants to crawl back to Ma” nicely demonstrates this. This feature forces the reader to read slowly, or the listener to listen more than once. But alas, the feature is almost undone by the musical compositions, which can obscure the words, or occasionally drive past them at breakneck speed. Magazine works hard to overcome this potential weakness through slow or half tempos, good mixing, and the almost comically exaggerated diction, all with partial success. So a serious appreciation of this album takes a lot of work. But it’s not quite worth it, especially since time and distance (UK of 43 years ago) make many of the idioms and references incomprehensible. The musical settings seem quaint today, utilizing then-innovative progressions and effects that are now dated, forcing us to adopt the same kind of ears we must use to appreciate, say, harpsichord renditions of compositions we’ve heard on piano. In term of performance, intentionally shabby vocals and ballpark tunings of guitar and bass require some getting used to. Guitarist John McGeoch should put down the saxophone. I’m not sure why at the outset I wanted to find this album ‘good’, but only ended up with a rating of ‘fair’. 2/5
wasn't a huge fan of this either. Better than the last album, the music itself was alright but could not stand the vocals.
Now here's a fucking album. So ahead of its time.
A punk rock with little psychedelic touch, good but did not stand out for me
Explodes on "Motorcade". 5/10
Not bad
I will listen to this again. Except that one song. You know which one...
Showing that you can know more than 3 chords and still do punk music. Hard to believe that the post-punk movement started just a year or two after punk broke out.
Never heard of this group. This was pretty cool, a good handful of tracks that I enjoyed, but a lot of the rest of it became background noise. Still, great guitar work and good melodies. Seems like the groundwork for a lot of rock that came after it. Favorite tracks: Definitive Gaze, My Tulpa, Motorcade Album art: Looks like a Scary Stories picture with a bit more color. I like it. 3.5/5
Not bad
blä...gillar inte.
wouldn't chose to listen to again, and has high potential for being skipped if it came on randomly
its good but why
I can tell it was a pioneer in the post punk world.
Didn't like
Not that great rock. Don’t love the vocals.
Electro-space? Cool beat and backing instruments, weirdly out of tune vocals Kind of generic rock, not very inspiring
Uusi tuttavuus itselleni. Bändin soittajat ovat varsin tunnettuja nimiä ainakin uransa myöhemmiltä vaiheilta, joten odotukset oli korkeat. Vähän liian kikkailua tämä kuitenkin on omaan makuuni, vaikka äänimaailma sinänsä on ihan potentiaalinen. Laulajan ääni ärsyttää hieman liikaa. Positiivisena biisinä mieleen jäi erityisesti Shot by Both Sides. Tällaista rempseätä rokkia olisi kuunnellut mielellään enemmänkin.
pretty good
Weird album but I kind of dig it
Mehhhhhh
Was on the fence initially but really started getting into it at the end
More like a 2.5. Not my thing but not bad!
Late 70s UK punk for me is The Clash, The Damned, Wire, and Magazine. This record fucks.
Ooh man, I hated this.
Very nice!
good punk rock album. would listen again.
Enjoyed this album, but I couldn't listen to it all day, that would be to much
Didn't finish it.
Weird, post-punk, art rock, almost new wave record. Pretty heavy use of synth, eccentric vocals. This might take another listen. Supposedly super groundbreaking, and it’s pretty cool and out there, but it’s not grabbing me on listen #1. Some Bowie influence here and there. Very vibrant and frenetic
Ei jäänyt mieleen...
Wasn’t a fan. Not my style
Taas kerran ihmeteltävä mitä tekee listalla. Laulaja oli kännissä? Kuuntelin läpi kuitenkin.
Wonderful mix of genres, especially those important to British post-punk as I understand it. Leans to the new-wave side as opposed to the skronky, but contains plenty of sax. The arcs of individual songs and the entire album are both satisfying, and there's a lot of interesting composition.
7.5/10 F.t.: shot by both sides
1978. Key Songs: Definitive Gaze, Shot By Both Sides
It was fine, nothing stuck out to me.
the Wikipedia link is not correct, it brings you to The Real Life by Bread of Stone
Bit dull