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Track Listings
| 1. The concept |
| 2. Satan |
| 3. December |
| 4. What you do to me |
| 5. I don't know |
| 6. Star sign |
| 7. Metal baby |
| 8. Pet rock |
| 9. Sidewinder |
| 10. Alcoholiday |
| 11. Guiding star |
| 12. Is this music? |
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a Joy Division and Nick Cave fan, this isn't the kind of album I'm meant to like. However, this album simply contains more perfect pop songs than any other album. It is highly derivative of the Beatles, Byrds, Big Star, Faces, Slade, Stone Roses, but it actually adds to all to its sources to produce the perfect retrospective of all that has been good about pop over the previous 30 years (now 40 years !). In particular, The Concept must have the best opening lines of any song "She wears denim whereever she goes, says she's going to buy a record by the Status Quo". "What you do to me" is one of the simplest 3-line songs endlessly repeated but endlessly catchy - it puts an ear-to-ear grin on my face and makes me remember the joy of falling in love for the first (and second, and third ...) time.
The second half of the album is simply flawless - Starsign, Metal Baby, Pet Rock, Sindwinder, Alcoholiday, Guiding Star and Is this music is probably the greatest sequence of songs ever put together by any band - there simply isn't a flaw in any of them. Alcoholiday encapsulates the enjoyment of completely losing control and responsibility, and getting f***ed by some complete stranger. Guiding Star sums up the feeling of hero-worship that all of us have at some point felt, and felt half-ashamed of, but still succumbed to. No matter that the object of Norman Blake's hero worship (Alex Chilton) was not a very nice man.
What really stands out over the whole album is the Norman Blake's raw vocals, the jangling and slightly delayed chords, the quality of the lyrics, subject matter (there's simply no substitute for teenage kicks when it comes to pop song lyrics), and the fact that it sounds like the kind of album the Beatles should have made, but never did.
If they have school discos in heaven, then Bandwagonesque is the first disc on God's playlist.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I got this album in 1991 on a pre-release. Listening to it then I couldn't believe that a band had made such a gorgeous timeless collection of music. I have had to buy this FIVE times now due to wearing it out or giving it away in moments of elated altruism. Live, the band still pull a few of these songs out, and despite making about six albums since, they have not bettered it, well maybe close with Grand Prix, but THIS IS THE ONE. Stop reading and buy it... or come and see me and I'll give you mine!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Nicholas Davies
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
I got this album about eighteen months ago, and while I will admit that I don't play it anywhere near as much as I should I am always completely destroyed by it everytime I hear it. the warm fuzzy rock that the fannies have produced here is such a leap on from their first album and still sounds like their most vital piece of work (even though it is probably not their best). The three songwriters (messsers blake, mcginley and love) are all present and offer superb tunes. Blakes glorious "concept" is joy and a brilliant album opener and descends into a heavenly cascade of guitars "ahhh's" and noise..mmmm. he also contributes the excellent alcoholiday which must rank up their with the best fannies tunes and comes complete with more wonderul backup vocals (you know the bit). But this album really seems to be Gerry love's. He contributes four stone cold fannies classics in "december", "is this music?", "guiding star" and the stupendous "starsign". The last mentioned song builds up to a heavenly climax of guitars before exploding into the bands most explosive condensed five minutes of brilliance. I am running out of superlatives really, but this album is a must for beatles, byrds, travis, weezer fans so make sure that you buy this, and the rest of their albums. Oh yeah, never listen to anyone telling you that thirteen isn't any good cause it might even be better than this...but that's another story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
To those that have given this album I salute you....
with my middle finger. Idiots. This lp is great, an early 90's classic of melody and noise blended to perfection. Lyrically strong too its right up there with the best of TFC.
Published 1 month ago by D. Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get it. Listen to it. Adore it.
Scotland's Teenage Fanclub is one of those bands that you simply have to love. They're adorable. Their songs are like warm sweaters that never go bad. Read more
Published 14 months ago by reviewsahoy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Misfire
Can't bring myself to enjoy this one bit. I was very much looking forward to giving this a spin once I'd bought it for I'm always on the lookout for timeless guitar pop records,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Robin
1.0 out of 5 stars
random noise
Bought another album (Howdy) of this band and thought it was quite good.
This album, on the other hand, contains a mess of random noise and is just not very good. Read more
This album, on the other hand, contains a mess of random noise and is just not very good. Read more
Published on 6 May 2011 by G. Nugent
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the two later albums first
Songs from Northern Britain and Grand Prix are classics. This isn't ... so buy the others first then if you want to fill in the gaps, get this one. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by Frids
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece
Loads of people maintain that Grand Prix is better, and as far as a collection of songs by a fine British band at their peak goes, you can see why - "Sparky's Dream" and "Niel... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2008 by Benjamin D. Sumner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Need yer tunes like
I bought this album after a mate recommended it to me and it truly is a classic. Definitely an album u can play from start to finish. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2007 by King of Carrots
5.0 out of 5 stars
grungetastic, 60's/70's throwback pop. Amazing
I first heard this in '93. I am ashamed to say I was listening to chart music at the time and couldn't really understand the concept of "grunge". Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2002 by "willie66"
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Greatest British Band of the Nineties
I was highly suspicious of Teenage Fanclub when I bought this, for reasons I can't remember. I only really fell in love with them when they released Grand Prix. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars
This album will make you seriously happy
Teenage Fanclub have made a better album than this in the form of Grand Prix, but the emotional vitality and warmth at the heart of these songs make Bandwagonesque an essential... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2000
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