"Singles Going Steady", Buzzcocks, 1979
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Ano: 2013
Ano: 2013
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The Trouser Press Record Guide – Fourth Edition (Collier Books, 1991): Singles Going Steady is a stunning compilation of the band's eight classic UA 45s, proving conclusively that the Buzzcocks were an amazing singles band, perhaps one of the best ever. From the teen angst of the Devoto/Shelley "Orgasm Addict" to the 20th-century malaise of "Something's Gone Wrong Again", the songs are across-the-board great, and the album is a non-stop hit parade.
The A to X of Alternative Music (Continuum, 2004): "What Do I Get?", "I Don't Mind", "Love You More", "Ever Fallen In Love?", "Promises" and "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" all appeared in a thirteen month period between February 1978 and March 1979, and there were three albums in eighteen months.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Third Edition (Random House, 1992): From "Orgasm Addict" (1977) onward, the band issued a flow of evocative three-minute eruptions. Lead singer Shelley is a perfectly capable and affecting howler. Singles Going Steady, the group's US debut, follows as the Buzzcocks leap from peak to peak: "Ever Fallen in Love" is barely the tip of the iceberg. ★★★★★
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave (Virgin Books and Muze, 1998): They recorded some of the finest pop-punk singles of their era, including the Devoto/Shelley song "Orgasm Addict" and, after the split, Shelley's "What Do I Get?", "Love You More", the classic "Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?", "Promises" (with Diggle), "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" and Diggles "Harmony In My Head". ★★★★
AllMusic: If Never Mind the Bollocks and London Calling are held up as punk masterpieces, then there's no question that Singles Going Steady belongs alongside them. ★★★★★
Rolling Stone: It may be a private battle, but on Singles Going Steady, it's the stuff of high rock & roll drama.
Rolling Stone – 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums [N.6: 'Singles Going Steady']: Although the Mancunian crew – which formed after seeing a Sex Pistols gig – released a number of brilliant long-players, none of their albums topped the compilation Singles Going Steady, which traces the origins of pop-punk one 45 at a time
Pitchfork – The 100 Best Albums of the 1970s [N.16: 'Singles Going Steady']: Like most of their best contemporaries, the Buzzcocks articulated the quotidian anxiety and social fears of young Britain, but did so armed with intensely infectious melodies and hooks. Romantics at heart, the band are burned by misplaced affections, led astray by broken promises, and even driven to obsessive self-love. (...) Singles Going Steady is a breathless document and one of most fantastic marriages of pure pop sensibilities and aimless ennui.
BBC: Released quickly after their third studio album, A Different Kind Of Tension, in 1979, Singles Going Steady collected their first eight United Artists singles, A-sides on the first side, with B-sides on the reverse. From the hits “Love You More”, “Promises”, “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” to the bleak “Something’s Gone Wrong Again” and the repetitive, mantra-like “Why Can’t I Touch It”, this captures the group at their fleeting best, as essential to the late 70s as the Sex Pistols or the Clash.
Punk News: This is perhaps the perfect punk album in both length, sound, style, and inspiration. (...) You do not need to shuffle around with the tracks. Each song is amazing.
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