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Rating: One of the greatest rock bands ever to emerge from Australian soil, along with "The Birthday Party" and "Radio Birdman", who, following the teachings of the latter, manage to forge the best debut in punk and all rock genres.
Having grown up in sunny and puritan Brisbane, they feel that something important is about to happen in England. As soon as they arrive in London, they are shocked by the local scene and the ferment of bands that are starting to sprout like mushrooms. Aware that the nascent and narrow-minded punk mentality does not tolerate long hair or guitar solos, they throw both in their face.
The album (released in ’77 shortly after that of The Damned) is played with unprecedented iconoclastic fury, overshadowing in sonic violence all the debuts of the period from that of The Damned to that of The Clash, while that of the Sex Pistols, by comparison, seems like a 45 rpm played at 33. The force of the album lies precisely in the fact that it seems to be played against everything and everyone, realizing they will be outsiders for life. The fact remains that songs like "(I’m) Stranded", "Demolition Girl", "Erotic Neurotic" have not lost that charm even 30 years later. There is even room for some ballads like "Story of Love" and "Messin’ with the Kid", disregarding punk dogmas. Then there's "Nights in Venice", a tour de force of nearly six minutes where they come close to touching noise, while "Wild About You" is a cover of fellow Australians "Missing Links".
In essence, an immortal and unrecognized album at the same time.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 (I'm) Stranded (03:32)
Like a snake calling on the phone
I've got no time to be alone
there is some one coming at me all the time
babe I think I'll lose my mind
'cause I'm stranded on my own
stranded far from home
I'm riding on a midnight train
& everybody looks just the same
a subway light it's dirty reflection
I'm lost I don't have a direction
I'm stranded etc etc
Look at me looking at you
there ain't a thing that I can do
you are lost your mind is a whirl
baby such a stupid girl
I'm stranded etc etc
Livin' in a world insane
they cut out some heart & some brain
'been filling it up with dirt
do you know how much it hurts...
to be...stranded etc....
Stranded I'm so far from home
Stranded yeah I am on my own
Stranded why don't you leave me alone
07 Kissin' Cousins (02:00)
Well I got a gal she's as cute as she can be
Well she's a distant cousin but she's ain't too distant for me
And we kiss - all night. I squeeze - her tight
But we're kissin' cousins and that's what makes it allright
Well I know a gal and she taught me how to live
Yeah she gives a lot and boy she's got a lot to give
And we kiss - all night. I squeeze - her tight
But we're kissin' cousins and that's what makes it allright
We're all cousins that I truly believe
Just little lost children of Adam and Eve
Well I got a dame and she want a lot of love
Yeah and that's the kind of trouble I want me plenty of
And we kiss - all night. I squeeze - her tight
But we're kissin' cousins and that's what makes it alright
I said we're kissin' cousins an' that's what makes it alright
We're all cousins, now that I truly believe
Just little lost children of Adam and Eve
Well I know a gal and she taught me how to live
Yeah she gives a lot and boy she's got a lot to give
And we kiss - all night. I squeeze - her tight
But we're kissin' cousins and that's what makes it allright
I said we're kissin' cousins an' that's what makes it alright
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