Buzzcocks

Back in 1980, a buddy of mine used to drive me to high school in his Bug (an old beater in which – to my daily dismay – I could see the road flit by through the rust-eaten floorboards at my feet). He’d installed his own car stereo and would play homemade tapes on the trips to and from school. One day, he popped in a cassette loaded with music he’d recorded from his older brother. It was at this moment that my musical life was forever altered. Out of the speakers exploded a sound that grabbed me in way arena rock never had: It was aggressive yet hooky. Angry yet compassionate. Powerful yet in many ways fragile, ready to break apart. Most importantly, it seemed to speak to me – to my life and my concerns. One of the first bands to leap out of those speakers was the Buzzcocks. The album: Singles Going Steady. In the years that followed, I played that album as much as any one I’d ever owned. Amazingly, the Buzzcocks are still producing great music nearly 30 years later. Their 2006 disc, Flat-Pack Philosophy, may not be as groundbreaking as Singles Going Steady but it offers up 14 worthy rockers. Here are two of the best:

[MP3] Buzzcocks – Wish I Never Loved You
[MP3] Buzzcocks – I've Had Enough
[MP3] Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love? (from Singles Going Steady)

Read about the Buzzcocks
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Buy Singles Going Steady