Lose control with this one! (1977 - Ash)

Member Name: liamb71

Product:	1977 - Ash
Date:	08/02/09 (4 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: 'I'd give you anything' and 'Kung Fu'

Disadvantages: 'Gone the Dream' and 'Oh Yeah'

This album was, in my opinion one of the best indie offerings of the 90s, a decade which had more than its fair share of memorable ones! Ash have gone on to release four more albums, and all of them have their moments, but this is still my favourite of the five. Opening track 'Lose Control' starts with a Darth Vader sound effect, a reference to the album's title, because the film 'Star Wars' was released in 1977. It then bursts into the kind of intro which is tailor made for the start of an indie album or live set, it just gets you in the mood instantly! Second track 'Goldfinger' is the first of a number of singles released off the album, with the biggest hit of all, 'Girl from Mars' next up, the first Ash track for me and probably thousands of others out there, and 13 years on it still sounds as good as ever. Although it tends to pass unnoticed by most people, I love 'I'd give you anything'. with its insistent thumping guitar riff, but then we get to the only weak bit of the album, the rather insipid 'Gone the Dream'. I am not a big fan of 'Oh Yeah' either, although I know that I am probably in the minority on that one! But the boys soon get back to form with 'Kung Fu', my favourite track on the album, even though the lyrics are a bit bizarre! The rest of the album is also excellent, with 'Innocent Smile' standing out for me - I love the way it builds up towards the end and then comes crashing down.

If you are looking to start from scratch as far as your Ash collection is concerned, I would start here right at the beginning (excluding the mini album 'Trailer'). If you already own Ash CDs and don't have this one, then remedy that problem as soon as you can - you won't be disappointed!

Summary: A great debut album