◎ 與The Sex Pistols並立,榮膺「曼徹斯特的驕傲」,吵鬧公雞樂團Buzzcocks三張舊作,全新收錄、爆碟發行。
◎ 1979年的第三張專輯,【2CD】爆碟收錄七首B-Sides單曲作品、11首原創Demo,以及四首現場演出錄音。
1975年成軍於曼徹斯特的吵鬧公雞樂團Buzzcocks,素以順耳的旋律、流暢的吉他,加上出自吉他手Pete Shelly搶眼的歌詞成名,可說是早期龐克搖滾中最具影響力的樂團之一。啟蒙於The Sex Pistols,但Buzzcocks並不具有The Sex Pistols那樣怒聲的政治色彩,反而專心著重在將他們的音樂廣推至普羅大眾。Pete Shelly的歌詞以另類觀點有趣而坦白地描繪了青少年青澀而苦悶的愛情故事,在嘈雜的龐克們正憤怒地大鳴大放時,反而使Buzzcocks顯得格外突出。而其簡潔易記的旋律也在多年後仍然深具影響力,多年後在Nirvana等後輩的音樂中仍依稀可見Buzzcocks的影子。
Buzzcocks的靈魂人物Pete Shelly與Howard Devoto,在1975年因同樣對The Sex Pistols的熱愛而相遇組團。1976年Pete Shelly跟父親借了兩百英鎊錄製號稱音樂史上首張D.I.Y. EP《Spiral Scratch》後,Howard Devoto卻離團、另組龐克團Magazines,Pete Shelly因此站上主唱位置,隔年簽入United Artists Records旗下。龐克們的叛逆精神在Buzzcocks身上發揮的淋漓盡致。1977年十月首支單曲〈性高潮成癮症Orgasm Addict〉因聳動歌名遭禁播、未能一炮而紅,隨即第二波單曲〈What Do I Get?〉一出,果然竄上英國金榜成為排行金曲。在1978年三月、九月迅速地連發《Another Music In A Different Kitchen》、《Love Bites》兩張專輯,並在1979年初又展開第三張專輯《A Different Kind Of Tension》的錄製,發行後隨即前往美國巡迴,並於年底在美國發行單曲輯《Singles Goes Steady》。1980年,Buzzcocks暫停巡迴演唱,開始籌備第四張專輯,但因為唱片公司亟欲在英國發行《Singles Goes Steady》,引發了Pete Shelly的不滿,而他竟然就解散樂團以示抗議。
在1979發行的第三張專輯《A Different Kind Of Tension》中,幾乎都是由Pete Shelly獨力主導專輯創作,收錄包括〈You Say You Don't Love Me〉、〈Paradise〉、〈Raison d'Etre〉等有著流暢過癮的龐克節奏,而〈Sitting Around at Home〉則是大喇喇反對媒體宰制你我視聽,〈Mad Mad Judy〉甚至在結尾處驚喜來上一段饒舌。此外,在這張【2CD】中,更以CD2超值加收七首B-Sides單曲作品、11首原創Demo,以及四首先前在John Peel Show的現場演出錄音,共計22首的爆碟收錄,絕對是樂迷的珍藏首選。
編號 | 曲名 |
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1. | Paradise (2008 Digital Remaster) |
2. | Sitting 'round At Home (2008 Digital Remaster) |
3. | You Say You Don't Love Me (2008 Digital Remaster) |
4. | You Know You Can't Help It (2008 Digital Remaster) |
5. | Mad, Mad Judy (2008 Digital Remaster) |
6. | Raison D'Etre (2008 Digital Remaster) |
7. | I Don't Know What To Do With My Life (2008 Digital Remaster) |
8. | Money (2008 Digital Remaster) |
9. | Hollow Inside (2008 Digital Remaster) |
10. | A Different Kind Of Tension (2008 Digital Remaster) |
11. | I Believe (2008 Digital Remaster) |
12. | Radio Nine (2008 Digital Remaster) |
13. | Everybody's Happy Nowadays (2001 Digital Remaster) |
14. | Why Can't I Touch It? (2001 Digital Remaster) |
15. | Harmony In My Head (2001 Digital Remaster) |
16. | Something's Gone Wrong Again (2001 Digital Remaster) |
編號 | 曲名 |
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1. | Are Everything (2001 Digital Remaster) |
2. | Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore (2001 Digital Remaster) |
3. | Airwaves Dream (2001 Digital Remaster) |
4. | Strange Thing (2001 Digital Remaster) |
5. | What Do You Know (2001 Digital Remaster) |
6. | Running Free (2001 Digital Remaster) |
7. | I Look Alone (2003 Digital Remaster) |
8. | You Say You Don't Love Me (Demo) |
9. | I Don't Know What To Do With My Life (Demo) |
10. | Harmony In My Head (Demo) |
11. | I Don't Know (Demo) |
12. | Run Away From Home (Demo) |
13. | The Drive System (Demo) |
14. | Mad Mad Judy (Demo) |
15. | Jesus Made Me Feel Guilty (Demo) |
16. | Something's Gone Wrong Again (Backing Track) |
17. | You Know You Can't Help It (Demo) |
18. | I Believe (Demo) |
19. | Everybody's Happy Nowadays (John Peel Show 18th Oct 1978) |
20. | I Don't Know What To Do With My Life (John Peel Show 21st May 1979) |
21. | Mad Mad Judy (John Peel Show 21st May 1979) |
22. | Hollow Inside (John Peel Show 21st May 1979) |