1977 - Ash Reviews

I don't think I really appreciated this album fully when I first bought it- I could probably have only told you the names of the singles and was of the opinion that the rest of the songs just padded the album out- however I listened to it again after I've not heard it for years and found that I knew all the words to all the songs and they are all ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

The album did not come in 1977, arriving in the midst of a whirlwind of press hype in 1996. Fronted by Tim Wheeler, Ash blasted out a string of high energy indie rock anthems. On this album: 'Girl From Mars' broke the band onto the music scene, blistering guitar riffs coupled with Wheeler's youthful and exuberant vocals, ...  Read the complete review

This was the first ever album I bought myself. I loved the fact that ash were still teenagers when they wrote and recorded this. I don't think their is one song that I don't like. I can honestly say I know every single song and can sing along with ease (is that sad?) I think its great it has several hidden items. I managed to find the hidden ...  Read the complete review

1977 was in fact the second album that Ash released, their first was a mini-album Trailer. That brought them some recognition and their talent and potential was starting to show through, but they got very little wide publicity. Their latest release Free all Angels has been their biggest success, while for me it is a very close thing for 1977 ...  Read the complete review

Confession time: I am usually a bit of an indie snob,i.e. I have a huge dislike of most pop music (Steps/westlife),with its bland highly produced sound, and vacuous lyrics (etc,etc,etc). I tend to like miserable-ish music that is bleak, but is at least beautifull and lyrical (etc,etc). Although this music is good, it is very contemplatative music, ...  Read the complete review

I can remember vaugely "Girl From Mars" being played on the radio when i was about 12!Then i happened to stumble accros it in a mates record collection before christmas and the song on full!I love that song!Any way we left it on and it went through the other great songs on this album, i.e Kung Fu and Oh Yeah (both i rember from the radio ...  Read the complete review

No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones in1977!" quoth the Clash in that oh-so-significant year of pop culture upheaval. It was the unofficial start of the punk era, the year "Star Wars" first appeared in the local bijou, as well as the year that Ash singer/guitarist Tim Wheeler and bassist Mark Hamilton first appeared in the Irish ...  Read the complete review

Ash were born in the mid-ninties, an era most remember for brit-pop, but Ash were different, this album in '96 included a combination of pop and rock songs. 'Girl from Mars' had to be one of the main selling points of this album, it's simple chord structure did not hinder it's effect on the public. The Irsih lads also helped ...  Read the complete review

I heard one of thir songs from an old playstation game (GT1 anyone?) - Lose Control. WOW!! oh well this band wont ever have an abulm....little did I know it already had one! 1977 The year of many great things..... The Birth of the main man and his crew (most of them were born in the same year!) and star wars, if you listen closley at the start of ...  Read the complete review

I bet thats what people will say when you play this to them. This is quite simply a great album. The guitars range from fast and hard right down to soft and mellow(but not too much of the latter). The lyrics are nice and uncomplicated. The songs are timeless(5 years on and its still better than most of todays dull indie rock). 'Lose ...  Read the complete review

Ash arrived on the music scene in the middle of the 90’s during the Brit Pop boom and they’re music reflects this. They’re very much rooted in the indy-rock style which was so very ‘OK’ to like. Think of it as punk crossed with the standard Brit Pop influences, Velvet Underground etc. Happily, unlike a lot of ...  Read the complete review

This album is filled with memories for me. It can out in the summer of 1996, just as I was finishing fourth year (so work out how old I am from that!) and it was never out of my CD player. It was the album I listened to revising for my exams, when I was with friends. When I was down I listened to it, so you could imagine there is quite a lot of ...  Read the complete review

This album and in my opinion ASH have been very underated both by the music press and the music buying public! From start to end there is one excellent song after another. The two outstanding tracks are Girl from Mars and Angel Inteceptor which have amazing guitare riffs and superb lyrics that without fail will cheer you up and make your problems ...  Read the complete review

The second long-player from the Irish trio was hailed as a huge a sucess, and by gosh, it was! crammed with commercial hits such as 'Kung-Fu', 'Oh Yeah', and probably the biggest hit to date for the band so far 'Girl From Mars', my personal favourite! With solo's to die for, huge riffs all the way through the album, ...  Read the complete review

Ash emerged from the explosion of Brit pop in the UK. They however are not a Brit pop band. They have an infectious blend of rock and pop for their style of songs. Their hits include the incredibly popular 'Girl form Mars' which can be found on this album, track number 3. Fans of Gran Tourismo on the playstation may be pleased to hear that ...  Read the complete review