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Elastica | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Deceptive
  • ASIN: B000024GWV
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,018 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  1. Line Up 3:15£0.69
Listen  2. Annie 1:13£0.69
Listen  3. Connection 2:20£0.69
Listen  4. Car Song 2:24£0.69
Listen  5. Smile 1:40£0.69
Listen  6. Hold Me Now 2:32£0.69
Listen  7. S.O.F.T. 3:58£0.69
Listen  8. Indian Song 2:46£0.69
Listen  9. Blue 2:21£0.69
Listen10. All-Nighter 1:33£0.69
Listen11. Waking Up 3:15£0.69
Listen12. 2:1 2:32£0.69
Listen13. Vaseline 1:22£0.69
Listen14. Never Here 4:26£0.69
Listen15. Stutter 2:23£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Elastica were accused of many things in the wake of this debut album, not least that many of their songs bear a striking resemblance to stuff from New Wave punks Wire ("Connection" is said to have the same riff as their "Three Girl Rhumba"). But that's all missing the point. Here we have 15 spiky songs crammed into less than 40 minutes, a hit-and-run of an album in which Justine's detached, bored rich-girl vocals complement the addictively energetic "Stutter" and "Waking Up". There's a satisfying smattering of filth throughout, too, as "Car Song" has Justine cooing, "Every shiny bonnet / makes me think of my back on it," and it doesn't take a genius to work out what she's on about on "Vaseline". This stunning debut is bloody good fun. It's frantic, sexy and makes you want to leap about like an idiot, and, really, nothing else matters. --Emma Johnston

BBC Review

As albums that fall off a genre's radar go, Elastica's eponymous debut ranks high. Entering the chart at No. 1 in 1995 and nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, Elastica is a neglected gem from a time when bands were dominated by effervescent lead singers - none more so than the first lady of Britpop, Justine Frischmann.

Frischmann was more than just Damon Albarn's muse for the all-powerful Blur - her contribution can be seen in young female artists like Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse - brazen and brassy - Justine added a hint of androgyny into the mix and became the tomboy next-door that the NME craved.

Elastica is as memorable a record as the pretenders to Frishmann's throne at the time - Sleeper with Louise Wener and Republica's Saffron - were forgettable. The openly suggestive lyrics of groupie-bating ''Line Up'' and dangerous sex in ''Car Song'' are as crude as nudge-nudge-wink-wink tunes get, but they are no less fun for it - ''Vaseline'' almost pips ''I Touch Myself'' by Divinyls to the 'is she really singing about you-know-what?' award.

In ''Connection'', Elastica produced their blueprint for what Britpop should sound like - it was punchy, pithy and built on a massive rip-off of a Wire riff that they didn't care about - well, if it's good enough for Oasis!

Frischmann's monotone voice never becomes dull during the 40-minute blast and when they finish with the uncomfortably effective poke at impotence in ''Stutter'', so does their contribution to Britpop. She booted the door in, pouted and bitched until the drugs shut her up - for good. --Anthony Leaver

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Underrated 1 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
Elastica's debut album is one of the most underrated albums of the Britpop era. They were written off because Justine was dating Damon, so everybody saw them as nothing but a bunch of cash in chancers.

From the opening track, Line Up to the brilliant final song Stutter, this album simply roars past you at real speed. 15 Songs in 38 minutes, and they manaqe to go from all out pop rock like Waking Uo and Blue, to beautifully written atmospheric tracks like Never Here and Hold Me Now.

Its sad that Justine is still seen as "Blur Indoors" by many, but this debut album is simply too good to ignore. The lyrics range from flirtatious humour like in Car Song, to the lonliness of Never Here. The songs are catchy pop/rock tracks, but unlike most Britpop it doesn't sound like yesterdays news.

Its a shame Elastica never really followed this album up, but there is enough to enjoy on this debut album to allow us to forgive them for that. Nine years on and this is still a real favourite of mine, and if you can ignore all the media snipings at Justine for having a famous boyfriend at the time the album was released then you will be listening to a seriously underrated and quite brilliant album.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Elastica,a briefly hyped "New Wave of New Wave," and that actually gives you a pretty fair idea what you're in for with this solid if not exactly groundbreaking debut effort.A rare treat dubbed one of the greatest albums of the 20th century,with a facsinating mix of electronic and contrived electric and dare i say it indie the self titled album hits the spot.Lead singer Justine Frichman is a micture between debbie harry,chrissie hynde and Siouxsie Sioux she brings a certain stage credibility to the monotonous brit-pop at the time.
I was only 2 when the album was released but its a classic kind of a latter year london calling or hatful of hollow.Short spiky energetic songs make this debut a gem,It's the perfect driving album also so i daresay
buy elastica's self titled masterpiece you will not regret it!
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Still My Fave 24 Feb 2003
By Paul
Format:Audio CD
I would give this album 10 stars if i could. It's hard to express how many times i have listened to it since i bought it when i was 12 i think, now im 21 and this album still kicks ass. Almost 10 years old and however dated the whole new wave of new wave debate was, this band, and this album can never sound dated.

Punky-fast and fun(vaseline, blue) but still raw and beautiful (smile/hold me now)my fave song on this album is stutter, as i never listened to it as it was the last sonmg on the slbum until i was 15, i was soooo angry that i had missed years of loving the best song on the album.

It sounds like nothing and everything, blondie and wire are obvious comparisons, but the humour is fantastic (car song/waking up) and heartbreak is traumatic (never here/2:1).

The only thing i regret is that there is no more elastica.

But this album and remember that britpop was a media created farce, the decent bands shone!

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Love it.
I've never been a great fan of punk (I've never bought into the whole "let's put no more effort into our playing and songwriting than if we were just picking our nose), but I... Read more
Published 12 months ago by 333R333
Cheers me up every time...
I like this record! I know everyone goes on about how Justine only got signed because she was dating Damon... Read more
Published 23 months ago by n7misc
elastica they were yesterday but so good they could be today
I lived abroad when elastica hit the hieghts. I so missed out . I was recently introduced through a friend to this great band . This is definately the best of their albums. Read more
Published on 14 April 2009 by myrrharna eoin
One of the most singular albums released in the 1990s
Elastica's song Connections was featured rather prominently in a couple of episodes of the short-lived television series My So-Called Life, and I was so enamored with this song... Read more
Published on 21 April 2004 by Daniel Jolley
Utter rubbish
This is poor, signed up by a record label because she was dating Damon Albarn, Justine tried to record a short catchy album, and failed miserably. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2004 by djrevivalist
Get down to some serious headbanging
If you like the 2/3 minute song that is without any twee or sentimentality - i.e. gets straight to the point then you'll enjoy this album. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2002 by Lesley_Redd
One of the best albums ever
This is very good indeed. "Never here" is one of the best songs I ever heard. At the first the I heard it, I kept listening to it for 45 minutes straight. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2000 by wgcats@hetnet.nl
A must for any self-respecting indie woman
Tired of songs about men being romantic and satisfying women? Elastica told it how it is; brewer's droop, pathetic excuses and silly girls who need men to prove their worth. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2000
Early Blondie
I think this CD is great. It reminds me of early Blondie and is really fast and energetic. It takes me back to the late 70's. There aren't any tracks on it that I dislike.
Published on 3 July 2000
best album ever
it's just pure indie pop from start to finish. timeless and best of all now they've got round to releasing their second album it hasn't faded. i love it.
Published on 10 Jun 2000
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