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Published on March 24th 2006
Buzzcocks are in the midst of an unprecedented revival. I rack my brain to figure out a single band that's pulled off an exceedingly late career turn-around like this, and I can't honestly think of one. While the band's reunion physically took place some fifteen or so years ago, it seems to only have come together spiritually with 2003's Buzzcocks. Self-titling a record some 27 years into a career of a long-established band is a pretty presumptuous move in itself. Of course, Shelley and Diggle intended to signify a rebirth of sorts, but there's a well-established precedent working against them. It's pretty much a rule that old bands are labelled as such precisely because their best years are behind them. If anything, they should be quietly touring and selling t-shirts to their old band fans.
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As for my post below, I don't know what I said either! Great stuff! It's always great when I band that helped pioneer a certain sound can still do it better than many of the impostors!! I bought this album the 2nd day it came out and was not dissapointed, it is truly a masterpiece and although they are getting a little older, I'm sure we will see 2 or 3 more albums from em... Nice review, great album. i have yet to purchase this albumn but i borought the single a few weeks back and from what i think of it i'm guessing the albumn will fail to dissapoint me Elephants can be fucking crazy. I heard a story on the radio one day about elephants destroying a village in India because they remembered humans destroying their habitats. I hope to sound this good when I'm 70 years old. good album! There's a show on right now on National Geographic about evil elephants and it's called "Elephants: The Dark Side." Shit, if the music is good what does it matter if it's from an old or new band? You know, I'm sick of people who only listen to old shit and I'm sick of people who only listen to new shit. Shut up. Miranda just knocked out Eastman for Christ's sake. "Give me a fucking break. It's just a goddamn record, and I don't ever aspire to become a music historian. Elitist. I believe that was my point. But, unlike the person below me, I didn't need to make any spelling mistakes to put it forward. Uh, boys, isn't the point that good music is good, regardless of the era? So, let's not assume anything is necessarily good or bad depending on the decade, eh? Chalk it up to people with no depth or sense of history. It might just be a personal reaction against the many people who say that there's no more good new music being produced. (I think of them as the "faux-hipsters"; you know, the kind who listen exclusively to The Who, Rush, and Pink Floyd). Chalk it up to people with no depth or sense of history. "I'll just stick with the Briefs/Dirtnap Records ensemble. I'm not going to pretend that I like any old-school punk, with the exception of perhaps first 8 or so songs on the Minor Threat Discography album." I'll just stick with the Briefs/Dirtnap Records ensemble. I'm not going to pretend that I like any old-school punk, with the exception of perhaps first 8 or so songs on the Minor Threat Discography album. Go listen to my acoustic shit. no they don't have classic reviews. do they even have classic reviews anymore? great another ripoff of the strokes and the hives i meant to put 5 stars. Damn preview mode Wasn't 2003 when Joe Jackson put out his punk reuninon album? They should've toured with the Buzzcocks. That would've been the shit. To the guy below me: Not sure what you're talking about, but this is a new studio album by Buzzcocks. Sorry cuz I am a fucking stupid, this is an another compilation or a new LP? Jesus, I need to look over what I type before I hit the post button. That's a pretty sign it's time for bed. I had no idea this was already out I gotta say, I've listened to this four or five times since I got it and it's so good. I can't pick out any favorite songs yet but it just blurs by and makes you want to listen to it again. adam, i'd say you are my favorite reviewer on this site i'm picking this up tomorrow. can't wait for their tour since i missed them last time. I just finished reading "lifes little annoyances". Great book, but some people just go through way too much trouble for so little. I blame Brian's editing. "there's a well established president working against them" |
