| | Singles Going Steady CD (2 Customer Reviews)
SINGLES GOING STEADY is a collection of the Buzzcocks' singles, including both A and B-sides.
The Buzzcocks emerged from Manchester's thriving punk enclave with a succession of startling pop singles. Tight melodies and highly memorable hooklines were enveloped in a breathless group sound full of purpose and drive which contrasted with singer Pete Shelly's dispassionate, almost throwaway, delivery. These eight singles, both a-sides and flips, covered a variety of subject matter, from masturbation ('Orgasm Addict') to 1981 nuspeak ('Everybody's Happy Nowadays'), without recourse to obfuscation. Such seminal recordings have ensured the Buzzcocks' place in a lineage just a bit below the Kinks and the Smiths as one of the best purveyors of the 45 rpm.
Recorded at Eden Studios and Abbey Road Studios, London, England; T.W. Studios, Fulham, England; Olympic Studios, Barnes, England; Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England.
Buzzcocks: Pete Shelley (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Steve Diggle (vocals, guitar); Steve Garvey, Garth Smith (bass); John Maher (drums).
Engineers: Alan Wistanley, Doug Bennett, Martin Rushent.Spin (5/01, p.108) - Ranked #6 in Spin's "50 Most Essential Punk Records" - "...These 8 No. 1 hits...plus 8 brill B-sides...reveal Manchester's fey, frantic Buzzcock's as 1977's very own Beatles."
Q (10/01, pp.140-1) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This album has lost none of its vitality..." Singles Going Steady Music Singles Going Steady Songs Singles Going Steady Music Singles Going Steady Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  The Legend is True
One of the many bands that I had heard about for years but never listened to, I recently picked up this cd, which had always been highly regarded by critics. I found that this cd lives up to the hype, as the songs are infectious enough to stick in your mind for days. Indeed, I was literally addicted to many of the cuts here, for the better part of a couple of weeks! You can't go wrong with this one, if you like poppy punk/power pop.
Submitted by Scott (Aptos, CA)
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If you only ever buy one Buzzcocks CD make it this one. All the single A's & B's from the pre-reform days. The A's are all classic classy catchy pop/punk gems and the B's are all as good (if not better in some cases). The standout B's are "Autonomy", "Lipstick", "Something's Goes Wrong Again" & "What Do You Know". English mainstream punk doesn't get much better than this.
Submitted by eddtipton (Hereford, England)
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