More Gems This time it's "Singles Going Steady"
the songs drift on aimlessly, never grabbing my attention. the production sounds dated, the melodies weak and the whole cd has since been turned in for better music.
After hearing "What Do I Get?" in a Toyota Rav4 commercial, I absolutely fell in love with it and spent about a year searching for it. I didn't know who it was by, and when I finally found the Buzzcocks album it was on, I realized I'd never heard of them. Funny, because at the time I was a die-hard Sex Pistols fan and they're in a similar league, but I has a rather novice punk fan (I was only 12), and the band was unfamiliar to me. When I brought the CD home and listened to it, my heart rejoiced at hearing that snotty, high-powered pop punk anthem in full...I guarantee that any old school punk-listener will find What Do I Get? very good. There are a few other good songs on this compilation, like "Orgasm Addict," "Everybody's Happy Nowadays," and "Autonomy." Otherwise, the music begins to turn into a poppy mass of British drivel. Considering the low price, it is worth it to buy the album, but there is a considerable amount of filler material. I just hope you're into the strangely familiar-sounding "Everybody's..." or the schoolboy-horny "Orgasm Addict"...and to bring back that warm fuzzy punky feeling you got when you saw that car ad, turn "What Do I Get?" up to full blast and repeat, repeat, repeat.
I bought this album because I was told that it was a definitive punk masterpiece, but Ive owned for at least a year and a half and I still dont really see why. It doesnt really have great pop hooks OR the true energy of punk, only superficial impersonations of both. The great song, in my opinion, is "i dont mind", but other that that, i dont really listen to it. If you want a band that mixes upbeat pop with punk, go for the Ramones' "All the Stuff and More" collections. Its a lot more satisfying.
