Time's Up - Buzzcocks

Flat-pack Philosophy - Buzzcocks

Manchester. They were contributors to the punk rock explosion of the late seventies and played gigs alongside iconic punk bands such as The Clash, Damned and Sex Pistols. The Buzzcocks differed from the angry pack, as they wrote quirky pop-punk love songs. Their swansong being Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn t have fallen in love with". Flat pack Philosophy, released 28 years later on Cooking Vinyl records, see s a return to form from the Northern punksters. Several Bassists and drummers have left the band throughout the years; however the joint song writing partnership of singer/songwriter/guitarists Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle have survived. In ...

Flat-pack Philosophy - Buzzcocks

Manchester. They were contributors to the punk rock explosion of the late seventies and played gigs alongside iconic punk bands such as The Clash, Damned and Sex Pistols. The Buzzcocks differed from the angry pack, as they wrote quirky pop-punk love songs. Their swansong being Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn t have fallen in love with". Flat pack Philosophy, released 28 years later on Cooking Vinyl records, see s a return to form from the Northern punksters. Several Bassists and drummers have left the band throughout the years; however the joint song writing partnership of singer/songwriter/guitarists Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle have survived. In ...

Spiral Scratch - Buzzcocks

Spiral Scratch was the first single by the Manchester band The Buzzcocks . The four track EP was recorded in a day on a shoestring budget in Manchester in 1976 and released in Early 1977 on independent label New Hormones. The line up of vocalist Howard Devoto , Pete Shelley on Guitar, Steve Diggle on Bass and John Maher on drums was short lived with Devoto leaving to form Magazine shortly after this release. Undoubtedly it is Devoto s inimitable singing that makes this four track a punk classic. The opening track on side one is Breakdown features a gritty sounding guitar with Devoto sneering about not fitting, falling to pieces and despair. Second up is the ...

Spiral Scratch - Buzzcocks

Spiral Scratch was the first single by the Manchester band The Buzzcocks . The four track EP was recorded in a day on a shoestring budget in Manchester in 1976 and released in Early 1977 on independent label New Hormones. The line up of vocalist Howard Devoto , Pete Shelley on Guitar, Steve Diggle on Bass and John Maher on drums was short lived with Devoto leaving to form Magazine shortly after this release. Undoubtedly it is Devoto s inimitable singing that makes this four track a punk classic. The opening track on side one is Breakdown features a gritty sounding guitar with Devoto sneering about not fitting, falling to pieces and despair. Second up is the ...

A Different Kind Of Tension - Buzzcocks

Nine- This was not a song has such. It was the sound of a radio being tuned in to weak reception radio stations when finally a quick blast of the Buzzcocks singe Everybody s Happy Nowadays is tuned in, then its all over. This was a peculiar ending to a Buzzcocks album, considering the epics that ended the two earlier albums. Conclusion Following the success of the previous two albums, and their success of the single "Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn t have fallen in love with" (which title alone is nearly worth 500 dooyoo miles!) was going to be difficult. This album is a difficult listen and not as instantly accessible as its predecessors. ...

A Different Kind Of Tension - Buzzcocks

Nine- This was not a song has such. It was the sound of a radio being tuned in to weak reception radio stations when finally a quick blast of the Buzzcocks singe Everybody s Happy Nowadays is tuned in, then its all over. This was a peculiar ending to a Buzzcocks album, considering the epics that ended the two earlier albums. Conclusion Following the success of the previous two albums, and their success of the single "Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn t have fallen in love with" (which title alone is nearly worth 500 dooyoo miles!) was going to be difficult. This album is a difficult listen and not as instantly accessible as its predecessors. ...