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  • Audio CD (1 Jul 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: V2 Records
  • ASIN: B00006G9UP
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,707 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Hitching the sound of Antipodean rock forebears such as AC/DC, the Saints and the Scientists onto the stripped-back blues howl of the White Stripes and Detroit garage rock, Cambridge New Zealand rockers the Datsuns are men with no fear of cliché. In their gloriously simplistic world, riffs are basic and sludge heavy, guitar solos heroic and often utterly unnecessary and lyrical concerns don't stretch much beyond bad women who've done these volume-addled longhairs great unspecified wrong. A song like "MF from Hell" gives a decent idea of the Datsuns' template: guitars chug as brows furrow, singer Dolf De Datsun (Joey and Dee Dee Ramone would surely approve!) spits out a high pitched yelp, and the! chorus is big, dumb and excellent fun. There are touches of Mudhoney ("Lady" is basically "Touch Me I'm Sick 2002"), Thin Lizzy ("What Would I Know" apes their Jailbreak era), and any band who've formed without thinking much beyond booze, girls and sleeping in a ditch after a perfect show. Not rocket science, then, but if you wanted a lost weekend of full-on debauchery then the Datsuns would win over every time. --Ian Watson


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This is the eponymously titled debut album by the New Zealand act whose music has been compared to that of The Who, TheStooges and AC/DC. After a number of singles on their own Hellsquad label, the four-piece signed a deal with V2 in July2002. The single, 'In Love', is included.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You gotta love the retro-rockers..., 2 Jun 2003
I must admit to a little apprehension when buying this CD (after seeing them on Later with Jools), but all this was blown away like cobwebs in a hurricane by the end of track one.
The Datsuns manage to combine the sounds of Thin Lizzy, AC/DC with a bit of the Ramones and bring it all into the new millenium with a bit of style.
"M*F* From Hell" and "Freeze Sucker" are my two favourites, but unlike some of the White Stripes stuff each song has its own slightly different feel and a classic riff thrown in for good measure. "At Your Touch" and "Fink For The Man" wouldn't surprise you if saw (a young)Gary Moore or Angus Young appearing on the credits.
If you've bought anything like The Hives, White Stripes, BRMC, Audioslave and you like that, then don't be afraid go out and get The Datsuns, grab your air guitar and do your best Angus Young impression round the lounge and annoy your neighbours..!!
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dirty Rock N Roll at it's Finest, 23 Feb 2003
By S. Barnes "swingsandroundabouts" (Europe) - See all my reviews
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The Datsuns - they're big in the 21st century, they sound like they should be somewhere else... but that sure ain't a bad thing! Bringing that good ol' 70's feel to the 00's, The Datsuns are throwing their dirty riffs and sleazy vocals right where it feels good. And it doesn't get any better than this! Never before has a band with an a sound from 30 years ago fitted in so well. The Datsuns are, quite purely, amazing.

If you're a fan of bands like The Vines, The Libertines and The Hives, chances are you've heard plenty by The Datsuns. If not, I have to recommend you buy this album. It's lively, in-yer-face attitude can't be missed. You thought 'In Love' was good? Wait 'til you hear the rest! 'MF From Hell' is a surefire hit, and 'You Build Me Up' and 'Harmonic Generator' capture the essence of 70s rock. The Datsuns haven't copied anyone or anything - they are just showing the younger generation how good music really can be.

I challenge you to buy this album, listen to it all, without giving in to the dirty vibe and throwing yourself (and your guitar) around your room. There's no point trying!

You wanted it, The Datsuns are giving you it.

The Datsuns - "I'm in Love!"

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Datsuns, 12 Oct 2002
The Great NZ Rockers of the modern time with their hard hitting, great debut album. The best tracks are Sittin' Pretty, MF From Hell,Fink For The Man, Freeze Sucker & their great single In Love. There are far more gurning solos and no-balls vocals on this record than are normally heard outside of comedy. Indeed, it probably brings Spinal Tap to mind more than any other band.The Datsuns' debut album is not quite this year's best rock album. That honour -so far - goes to Queens of the Stone Age's Songs For The Deaf. But for sheer hair-shaking fundamentalist exuberance, it's hard to beat. Derided as derivative 'big dumb rock' since their inception seven years ago in Cambridge, NZ, the Datsuns recorded their tight-fast-loud manifesto in a mere two weeks with producer Liam Watson, responsible for The White Stripes, Billy Childish, and the entire British punk blues underground.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A revival of old skool rock!!
I've had this album for a coupla years and I loved it as soon as I put it on! It sorta kicks ya right in the face! Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2006 by ryan6450

5.0 out of 5 stars VOTE THE DATSUNS
I just saw them live at the Big Day Out festival (Auckland NZ) last week.. this band is unbelievable.. amazing.. so powerful.. waouh HUUUUUUUGE !!! Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2004 by harrisleo

5.0 out of 5 stars NZ ROCK AT ITS GREATEST
With a strong old rock sound and the fantastic voice of the lead singer Dolf this album is one of the best to come out of New Zealand. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2004 by Ecletic Music Fan

2.0 out of 5 stars The Datsuns-The Datsuns
Hilariously terrible garage rock. Harmonic Generator isn't that bad a song but recycling tired rock cliche's over and over again gets very boring, very soon. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2003 by beardlessharry

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
What can I say, as a Kiwi I have heard much about the Datsuns.
Whenever they are in London I always try and go and see them live, they are truely a Phenomenal band live, I was... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2003 by kiwilad

2.0 out of 5 stars Re-heated soup
The album has an admirable use of guitar solos (something nu-metal bands are actively discouraged from using as it doesn't fit the neat categories used by the record labels)... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Listened to 30 seconds in a shop and was blown away!!
I was looking to see where I could get the new Foo Fighters album the cheapest. I was stood listening to the new album at an instore music station and underneath it was an album... Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2002

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Time
The Datsuns are a beneficiary of the British press's current worldwide search for the next garage/noise rock superband, i.e. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2002 by Matthew White

5.0 out of 5 stars Kiwi rockers pump up the volume!
Take four young men, get them together at the age of 14, start a band and play live. In essence that's the Datsuns. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2002 by Mr. M. L. Hawes

5.0 out of 5 stars Rocktastic
Anyone that grew up listening to bands like "Deep Purple", "Led-Zep", "Golden Earring" and bands of that era are gonna love this album. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2002 by stebol29

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