- Audio CD (9 July 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Anagram
- ASIN: B000024B2F
- Other Editions: Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 166,866 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
seriously underated Manchester punk band who unfortunately only released this album, but what a classic. All punk fans should own this. You can still play it today and it still sounds original and different. Buy it!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"Look at all those city drones, walking down your street" Hey, in 1977 it meant a lot. This band knew what was happening. they were tight!
26 Years later, I still like this stuff - my original lp is in a packing case in the loft, I'm now an accountant - but not a city drone - I see plastic people with plastic thoughts every day of my life - but like the band - I can see through U. Follow the journey and be inspired by a no hit wonder
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Forgotten Classic of '77 Punk
6 Feb 2000
Format:Audio CD
I've been waiting ages for this CD, and to my profound joy it's not just their brilliant Further Temptations album, but their entire discography!
The Drones had a hard-charging and somewhat more professional sound than the other Brit-punk bands of '77. They also show a good range. Persecution Complex and Movement are full-bore rockers, while City Drones is more melodic, and Sad So Sad features the kind of football-chant chorus that became emblematic of British punk.
The CD contains the very well-produced Further Temptations album and uses its famous 'blue girl' cover (worth the price of admission by itself!), along with the earlier ep Temptations of a White Collar Worker, which has terrible production and, in the anthemic You'll Lose, remarkably obnoxious lyrics. The CD ends with the Can't See single, which walks a thin line between being really cool and sucking really hard. It was their attempt to remake themselves as a pop band, which obviously failed.
Unfortunately, we don't know why it failed since there is no retrospective included in this compilation. This is a sinful omission given the high quality and historical importance of this CD, but don't let that stop you from enjoying one of the finest Brit-punk albums of 1977.
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