Go Buzzcocks! Choose Buzzcocks!
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
What Jon said.
Agreed. "Why Can't I Touch It" popped up on the iPod last night, reminding me that the Buzzcocks were the catchiest damn band with chainsaw guitars outside of The Ramones.
The Damned album is great, too.
The Buzzcocks are excellent!
Somebody earlier mentioned Wire's "Pink Flag" -- I love that album. (But is that more post-punk?)
I love the Undertones too.
Ooh, and X-Ray Spexs.
Pink Flag is 1977, baby. That's ground zero.
And it's chockful of juicy songs. Everyone should have it.
The first time I ever heard Wire was when my roommate played Pink Flag. I was so impressed by almost every song that I assumed it must be a "best of" album.
And then the next one was also amazing but completely different.
I'm listening to Chairs Missing at this very moment.