The Only Ones

I'm not sure the Violent Femmes' singer was the right choice for a power pop band

Reminds me a bit of the Brit rock of the 2000’s, the lazy, almost slurring vocals especially. Another girl another planet was the highlight song for me, sounded like it could easily be a song by the church, or another Aussie band from the 80’s

Not familiar with this band at all. Another British band that I never heard of. Early on I get a little bit of jangly surf rock vibes. Then a saxophone hits and it just doesn’t mesh with the vibe of the opening track. We’ll see where the rest of this goes. This is kinda just catchy British rock mostly. Liking this mostly and the different guitar sound. It’s pretty interesting. Liking the songs overall but after a few songs, it does seem to stall out a little. Thought I was going to like it more but really lost me after the first few songs. Not that it’s bad at any point, but just feel very middle of the road about it. Feels like somewhere between a 2 and 3. Doesn’t feel essential listening at all even though it’s mostly an enjoyable listen. I think I’ll go up to 3. It’s mostly a fun album just felt like it was going to be more.

What a fantastic find - one that i would probably have not found without this list. Great new wave/post punk. Television meets The Buzz Cocks with one of the best pure punk/rock tracks ever just thrown in there. But yet, its the instrumental breakdowns where this album truly shines. The often jazzys breakdowns bring a whole new level.

Every single ounce of possibly great musicianship is sabotaged by the god awful vocal production. There is nothing intriguing about these blurted out, constantly running away from anything resembling a pleasant or at listenable tone, vocals. Lou Reed pulls this vocal style off well. The Only Ones cannot. I'm not sure anyone else can really do it, to be honest. But The Only Ones surely aren't the ones.

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I’ve never heard of this band but this was a fun listen.

Neither enjoyable nor unenjoyable

i would say this was a solid look into brit indie music from the 70s! particularly enjoyed the instruments (guitar especially is what i enjoy about this genre 🤤) and their solos in the tracks… the voice not so much, unfortunately, although it does suit this type of style. favorites were another girl another planet, breaking down (!), no peace for the wicked (!!), and as my wife says, but it’s not something i see myself coming back to much as it got a bit boring being too long (even if the songs were the perfect length at 2 mins). city of fun would so be apart of the flushed away soundtrack lol.

ta medio raro no?

I really enjoyed this one. Never heard of the band before but immediately recognised Another Girl, Another Planet from a blink 182 cover. It’s punky, a bit funky and really good fun. Good variation throughout the album. I wasn’t sure about the vocal style on the first listen but it really grew on me. I was really hooked on a 2nd and 3rd listen and will come back to this album again and again. Top Tracks: Another Girl, Another Planet, City of Fun, The Immortal Story

Really liked the sleeve photo but no one is credited.

I like the music, not so fond of the vocal style though, which is too bad because it’s otherwise a good listen.

(Strong 7/10) Not bad actually! I wasn't expecting to come away from this enjoying it as much as I did. The first song gets things going a bit slowly but by the time track 2 comes on, you've got sharp songwriting and biting punk riffage and guitar leads winding all throughout this thing. The songs are like a more raw Buzzcocks, which they obviously took inspiration from. I dug this quite a bit! Very easy to put on repeat.

Pretty enjoyable

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-only-ones/the-only-ones-7/ Pretty fun, if nothing mind blowing. Another Girl, Another Planet is the clear standout.

Vakke dårlig, men not my kind of burger

Føle de gjør for mye av feil ting og for lite av de riktige tingene... Vente liksom på någe bra, men d e bare ennå merr nedkjøring av trommene mens de drar de rare 80talls vokalene sine... jaja Eg blei veldig optimistisk når eg såg albumcoveret då, tøft, men igjen for lite swag, for mye googlefont...

Another one of those missing links in the punk evolutionary chain. Not sure I will return to it but glad I heard it.

Interesting compositions with a fun sound

Boring

Meh Only Ones. Like plain chocolate ice cream. Enjoyable in the moment but not tremendous. And I don't feel that great afterward.

Holy shit this rules. I have never heard of this band and this is right in my wheelhouse. Big, cool power pop. Huge Aussie dolewave vibes too. Love it, what a find.

'Power Pop' from '78...

Groovy

Sonically i like it, it kinda sounds like a lot if british music in the 80s i like, and its good in album format, but this guy cannot sing. It is never worse than it is in the first song, but it never gets good

I wasn't a big fan of this album but it wasn't necessarily bad. The vocal quality varies, some of the instrumentals are messy, and the lyrics very from nice and poetic to annoying. Favourite song: Peter and the Pets Least Favourite song: No Peace for the Wicked (it's giving Morrissey tearing his shirt off why me boo hoo vibes)

It had it's moment for sure, and either the back half of the album is a lot better or I was just getting used to the singers tone, which...I wasn't a huge fan of. Shame becasue there were a few elements I liked in this. Highlight: City of Fun

Singer bad, music ok at best. Actually surprised this received such positive reviews. I don’t get it, but maybe just not for me.

735/1001 2026.10.30 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

"Hmmm, been going on a little while has this, surely it's nearly over?" *checks Spotify* Track 6. In fairness it's not that bad, just fairly unremarkable punk with a pound shop Lou Reed droning and whining over the top of it, which probably makes it feel much longer than it actually is. I managed to push on through to the end, but there wasn't a great deal which really perked up my ears.

I had completely forgotten about The Only Ones - proof that the old grey matter can only retain so much information these days! Sonically, music from this era transports me straight back to my teenage years, much like a familiar aroma taking you right back to your mum's kitchen. 'Another Girl, Another Planet' was the spark that brought it all flooding back, and it's easily the highlight for me. Peter Perrett's laconic vocal delivery - reminiscent at times of Pete Shelley - complements the melancholic atmosphere and sharp guitars. It stands up as a very strong album from start to finish. Side one 1 "The Whole of the Law" (4/5) 2 "Another Girl, Another Planet" (5/5) 3 "Breaking Down" (3/5) 4 "City of Fun" (4/5) 5 "The Beast" (4/5) Side two 6 "Creature of Doom" (4/5) 7 "It's the Truth" (4/5) 8 "Language Problem" (4/5) 9 "No Peace for the Wicked" (3/5) 10 "The Immortal Story" (4/5) Total - 39 Average - 3.9 460/1001 243/460 albums reviewed were new to me.

Not a bad listen. Not really interesting enough to come back to.

The Only Twos.

Proto-Femmes... But also very 1978 post punk/power pop. I can't say I'm sold on every track especially when they get slower which strangely enough is when he sounds a lot more like Gordon Gano. But there are quite a few tracks I really enjoyed. The one of the two biggest ones were of course the big single "Another Girl, Another Planet". Honestly I had not heard before, but by a good margin the best song on the album. I also absolutely loved the final track "The Immortal Story" (that track that almost made me want to bump it up to the four-star range). I also liked "City of Fun" and "Language Problem" (which he almost channels his inner Johnny Rotten on the latter) But I don't know how this happens way too much, but two of the bonus tracks were better than half the tracks on the album, which were the two sides of their debut single "Lovers of Today" b/w "Peter and the Pets"... I think this would have been a solid four if those two had been on the album (7.8) ★★★½

Not the most essential thing I have heard, but a good new wave album. 3.5 stars

I knew "Another Girl, Another Planet", but never heard anything else by this band before. It's cool. Peter Parrett kind of sounds like a British Gordon Gano and musically they have this loose, art rock style that kind of reminds me of a poppier version of Television. Also some shades of Lou Reed at times. "The Whole of the Law" and "Another Girl, Another Planet" were great, but it was solid throughout. 4 stars.

Appropriate band name minus the plural because there’s ‘only one’ song here that’s seriously worth checking out - Another Girl, Another Planet which is sort of the spiritual moopah to Girl From Mars by Ash. Other than that obvious power pop gem there’s not a lot to say about this record. First track had especially atrocious vocals. Some of the later ones were alright but it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Oh wild and the only ones, tell him where you are!

So this is where "Another Girl, Another Planet" comes from! Nice album.

I never heard about this album before. I didn’t like it from the very first song. Sounds to me like ‘Television’ or ‘Violent Femmes’ had siblings, but they were a bit more ugly. (Listened to it on Apple Music)

it sounds like an SNL skit about oasis

I liked it. Sounded a bit different. Definitely had some edge even though it's classified as pop music. Guitars and drums kept me interested throughout

2.573128408527516

Good pre punk but something wasn’t clicking wanted to like it a lot more than I did

Pretty nice. 4/5

Good og pop punk record

Another Girl, Another Planet stood out. I see that's their big hit, but I don't know if I've heard that or not. Language Problem stood out as well. This was fine. Sounds like a lot of other bands in the genre. 2.5/5

Decent Power Pop. Not much else to say. Favorite track: Another Girl, Another Planet

I had never heard of "The Only Ones" but I liked the album. Some tracks I enjoyed: "Another Girl, Another Planet", "Breaking Down" (nice jazzy sound), "The Beast" (probably my favourite, really like the vocal delivery and the guitar work), "It's The Truth", "No Peace For The Wicked" (which sounds ahead of its time), or "The Immortal Story" (mostly the instrumental second half). In general, I like the punk tracks, but I prefer the slower, longer, ones. Pretty varied and interesting. In the range of 4 stars for me.

Truly awful

Dig it, good stuff and apparent canon for punk

Ei ainuttakaan erityisen miekeenpainuvaa biisiä. Silti varsin kuunneltava albumi. 3/5

Joa, nicht schlecht, nicht gut. 70s prog rock, lazy vocals. 3/5

Um, what makes these guys stand out? It wasn’t bad just was so ordinary.

Listenable, lacks specials. 5/10

Ass

“Besides, it's just punk rock, man. You know, you don't have to know how to play. All you just got to do is be a punk, man. We could do that.” Check and Chong’s Up in Smoke (1978)

Not bad, not brilliant

Not a full listen- but sounds JUST like violent femmes vocals.. but just not as catchy. Solid, but three stars on first impression

Urgh

I only know the big hit single which has appears on every punk and new wave compilation album, and with good reason, it's a banger. On closer inspection it's revealed that the engineer on this record was John Burns, who is best known by me for being Genesis' engineer (and later producer) of Foxtrot and the following 3 lps......so I have high hopes for this... Not sure why this is classified as a punk album, if the first song on a record features a saxophone, then its not punk... nice opener though TUNE !!!!!!! Time to dose up on E111 and bounce around the furniture....perhaps the best tune glorifying Herion use ever written, and that includes Lou Reed's entire catalogue.... Track 3 is nice Track 4, another up tempo sofa jumper...I would have loved this as a hyperactive 8 years old, my parents less so.. Bass player is really good .. Track 5, this record is good Track 6. Punchy, nice Track 7, Was the vocalist fucked out of his tree throughout the recording of this, i suspect so. Judging by the standard of musicianship i'd be amazed if the other guys were..... "You see, I think drugs have some good things for us. I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favour. Go home tonight, take all your tapes and your CD's and burn them. Cause you know what, the musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years were rrrrrrreal fucking high. The Beatles were so fucking high they let Ringo sing a few tunes" Bill Hicks. I will definitely be referencing this quote again in the next few weeks. Track 8, back to the sofa! Track 9, Has a Stonesy feel, languid. This record is really very good. Track 10, Favourite tune that isnt track 2. The Libertines must absolutely adore this band.. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and all. Noisy messy fun... Track 11. Doesn't veer from the formula, but who cares.. Track 12. This album is essentially a blueprint for The Libertines...and I have a soft spot for their raucosity. Track 13, 14, 15 see above comment. This album is rightly regarded as a classic, its fingers of influence spread far and wide, mainly to UK pubs 2000-2010, no wonder they had a renaissance in 2009....I remember seeing them on Jools, they played the single and some new material which paled in comparison. Another re-issue to be acquired, this could get expensive. Three 4 star reviews in a row, perhaps this.list isn't all bad after all.

This was pretty much a venture into the unknown but I really liked the journey. A decent mix of songs and with a couple of exceptions I enjoyed every one of them. Excellent musically, occasionally the lead singer’s voice grated on me a bit but this is really the only quibble and a minor one. Discovering new artists that I will listen to again and discover more is why I started doing this exercise so mission (partly) accomplished. A very healthy 4/5 for The Only Ones

I must say, looking at the cover and the year, this absolutely wasn't what I was expecting at all. Lyrical garage rock with a kitchen sink full of influences from blues, psych folk, through punk to new wave. It started slowly but just seemed to get better as the album wore on. I loved the almost epic Beast, that could have snuck into a Wishbone Ash record unnoticed. It weirdly reminded me of Second Coming in that you could almost pin each song aginst a different band, with one of the later ones having shades of Pulp, which was unexpected, maybe they had a musically talented clairvoyant amongst them. 3.5, will lean towards 3, but felt like a real grower, so would probably get a 4 next year. Edit - gave it another play on the proper stereo and it has been promoted to a 4

One classic song, and a bunch of average ones

I’m glad I went back and gave this one another try. First pass it felt forgettable but actually this is super fun and I’d definitely keep this in a road trip rotation or for something upbeat

Punkahtavaa kamaa jossa laulaja ehkä valittu tikkua vetämällä tai jotain. Tylsähköä

Omaan korvaan taas yks näitä kolmetoista tusinassa rock/pop -levyjä. Ärsyttävä laulaja, perus lainattiin vähän muilta bändeiltä soitantaa. Silmiä rupes pyörityttämään jossain kohtaa että jokohan tää ny olis kuultu. Ei ollu "The Only One" tätä laatua, ainakaan omaan korvaan.

Saw the band image, saw it was punk, saw it was from the 70s and immediately sighed. Not typically what appeals to me, however, I was surprised. Felt a bit like the Clash, but more like the Buzzcocks, except the instruments and music felt more organised and well assembled. It may or may not be the case, however that's how it seemed. Can't say I'm a fan of the vocalist, however it fit the band and the era. Only knew 'Another Girl, Another Planet' as well as the instrumental of another track. 'City of Fun' and 'The Immortal Story' were personal favourites on the album.

Another girl another planet is an absolute banger, the solo is beautiful. The rest of the album is kinda trash. 2.5 stars.

Never heard of this band. It's alright. l I respect it,

Och jee, het is er weer eentje voor de insiders. Een obscuur new wave-bandje met een even obscure hit, maar ik hoor er niks bijzonders aan. Het is niet supergoed, maar ook niet slecht genoeg om ze erop af te rekenen. Wat mij betreft een album voor het boek '2002 snob-albums die niemand ook maar ene mallemoer boeien'.

De zanger denkt soms nog in de jaren 60 te zitten en zeurt dan bijna al mijn energie en de eerste sterren weg (The Beast). Dan heeft hij door dat hij in de jaren 70 zit en punkt het laatste beetje energie en nog wat sterren weg (bij Language Problem lijkt taal mij nog het minste probleem). Het systeem heeft de laatste ster zo stevig verankerd, dat die niet weggeblazen kan worden.

Tja, wat moeten we hier nu weer mee. Ik ken het hitje wel en dat nummer is best prima, maar verder doen ze zich maar voor als ongeïnteresseerde pubers. Zoals veel van hun tijdsgenoten die zich in de new wave en punk storten. Qua stijl wordt naast punk rock ook power pop geschreven in de wiki en daarom had ik wat meer bombast verwacht, maar dat haal ik er toch niet uit. Het is meer punky met name door die verveelde Britse stem. Neem bijv track 4, City of Fun, dat klinkt op zich best lekker, maar dan gaat die zanger er doorheen lopen te jengelen en verstiert ie gewoon de muziek wat mij betreft. Volgens mij was het allemaal niet zo bijster succesvol en zijn ze verder niet zo beroemd geworden. Dat ene kleine hitje vind ik wat te weinig voor een albumnotering in de snoblijst. Ik hou het op een overbodige, verveelde 2 sterren.

Vocals aren't for me

Not sure why I needed to hear this before I died. Obviously fans of Lou Reed. Interesting mix of influences, which they wear on their sleeves. But nothing here that stood out to me. 2 Boolean: False

Sunday, 4 October, 2036 Loved this record. Way ahead of its time.

Highlights: Another Girl Another Planet. 2.4

The potential for all time greatness was in their grasp. Only if they had a singer.

Generic pop punk with an annoying singer. No business being on this list.

If Bob Dylan was not musically talented and chose to make a punk album, this would be it. No thank you.

Modular, interchangeable white plastic Brit pop. This is so generic. Because Steve Lillywhite touched it, it must be good? I call bullshit. This could be any of 3 dozen other bands of the time. It has no place on any 1000 album list - might not make my 10,000 album list.

Waste of a good band, that singer is rough. Sounds like Lou Reed on a fistfull of quaaludes.

This album was a fun and pleasant surprise. It sounded pretty fresh still. I hope songs from this album show up in my music app algorithm.

I know the first track from when Yo La Tengo covered it. They did it better but this is fine.

Yeah, it was alright. It had some great moments.

I love The Only Ones and I love this album. I don’t think I’d listened since my late teens so this was a lovely revisit.

pop punk

Competent power pop.

Went in extremely skeptical after seeing the terms "Pop" and "Punk" used to describe this band. Obviously I was wrong, I am a Violent Femmes fan, this was a good time (4.5 stars).

Just very meh

A bit of a slog. Not a single memorable song on here

If I heard this on the radio, I'd change the channel. Not good. Not skilled. Not enjoyable. High school garage band made an album.

Meh. Another Girl, Another Planet is good but there isn't much else to shout about. I'm not a fan of the dull vocals and the music doesn't do much for me.

Sounds like every other late seventies rock record. Just fine, but neither original nor essential as far as I'm concerned.

Worth a few stars just for "Another Girl, Another Planet"

This was ok

Bändin musiikki muistuttaa paljon Buzzcocksia, mutta biisit eivät ole yhtä tarttuvia tai muistettavia. Kivaa kuunneltavaa kuitenkin.

5/10… power pop / proto punk / *1978

With a voice startlingly like Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes and a lyricism reminding me of a nicer, more emo Lou Reed, this album surprised me. The first track really brought me in, the languid vocals and spare instrumentation. But most of the album sort of shuffled by me, it felt like it was missing some spark to really bring it all together. All around though, a decent album that I didn't get too bored of. Choice Cuts - "The Whole of the Law", "The Immortal Story"

The first song really hooked me and then I basically felt nothing until No Peace for the Wicked. Not bad for '77.