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A UK Indie Chart No.4 smash when first released in late 1982, this was the first proper album by the brilliant Peter & The Test Tube Babies - Includes ten bonus tracks, amongst them Zombie Creeping Flesh (No.2), Blown Out Again (No.40) and Wimpeez (No.8) as well as the Jinx single -Vocalist Peter has provided typically forthright sleeve notes and the booklet features lyrics to all the songs - The definitive version of this acclaimed Punk Rock classic
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first heard this album back in 1986, when I was listening to the likes of the Cult and the Mission. It blew me away back then with the great guitar tunes and tight rythm section. I found the tuneless vocals off-putting as I was used to "slightly" better singing (if you can call Astbury and Hussey better at singing, that is!), but the vocals grew on me and they do match the songs rather well.
The lyrics are very down-to-earth and are good social commentaries in their own right. A couple of songs make me smile.
Definitely take a listen to this if you like tuneful, sing-along punk that has a lot of energy.
The lyrics are very down-to-earth and are good social commentaries in their own right. A couple of songs make me smile.
Definitely take a listen to this if you like tuneful, sing-along punk that has a lot of energy.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The Mating Sounds of South American Frogs really is the best punk rock album ever made!!
Each of the twelve tracks is blessed with sublime, catchy guitar riffs, perfect uptempo beats, and unforgettable choruses.
This album is the least comedic in the band's career (the humour is more subtle on the likes of 'Let's Burn' and 'Easter Bank Holiday '83'), but the album's so musically accomplished that too much comedy would have ruined it anyway.
From the opening melodies (yes, melodies!!) of September Part 1' it's clear that here is a band with a great tight rythm section, truly talented guitarist and a knack for penning tunes you'll want to keep going back to. The production is superb too, making it hard to believe this album's almost 20 years old.
You want classics? This album is full of'em: 'The Jinx', 'Blown Out Again', 'Never made It' ... they're all here, and as great as 'The Singles Collection' is, they make much more sense when heard in their original environment.
This album is punchy, powerful, melodic abd catchy. It's hard enough to please the more 'hardcore' minded, yet is chock-ful of tuneful riffs and clever musical ideas that will please anyone with an ear for a more melodic variation of Oi!
It's got it all - humour, top songs, a great title ... this was the band's debut album (Pissed & Proud came first, but that was a live album) and is easily the best thing they've ever done - so far!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
still makes me want to slam dance after all these years
26 Oct 1999
Format:Audio CD
Fast and punchy, with a healthy dose of test tube baby humour in the lyrics. This was like a breath of fresh air to myself as an punk/indie music devotee in the early eighties and some of the songs ie lets burn and never made it wouldn't fair too badly among some of the indie releases on youth radio today. Ah takes me back.
Great, AOR Punk!
14 Oct 2005
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A concept album, maybe? Never the less, a must have for all punk fans. Not just for those argo/oi-ish types. I have friends now in their late 30's who still keep this in their heavy rotation.
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