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Tracklist
- A1One Chord Wonders2:48
- A2Bored Teenagers1:45
- A3New Church2:24
- A4On the Roof2:58
- A5Newboys3:13
- A6Bombsite Boy3:43
- B1No Time to Be 212:36
- B2Safety in Numbers3:14
- B3Drowning Men2:17
- B4On Wheels3:14
- B5Great British Mistake3:44
Reviews
Rated 8/10
British punk. It's not my thing, but this was a lot more catchy than I expected it to be. Tons of energy, even if it's not going to be one of my favorites.
Rated 6/10
Never heard of this, but (even though the album came out once punk was already dead) it's great 1st wave British punk so basically just regular ol' rock played fast and sloppy with a bit of a snarl to it. Classic teenage themes of being bored, rejecting religion, fighting bullies, staying up late and hanging with the fellas. Lots of chaotic energy, a lingering pop sensibility that leads to some very catchy melodies, and despite the adverts, songs with 3+ chords! The Great British Mistake is incredibly prescient for some 70s punks - staring complacently at your own past as history passes you by. Hmm...
Favorites: One Chord Wonders, Bored Teenagers, Newboys, On Wheels, Great British Mistake
Rated 8/10
Catchy album - a combination of punk/glam with a bit of a 60s proto-punk sound (which would make it a throwback?). Sounds like they'd be fun to see live. Reminds me a bit of early Midnight Oil (except clearly not taking themselves as seriously as the Oils). A decent amount of variety for a punk album. Favorite tracks: One Chord Wonders, Bored Teenagers, Gary Gilmore's Eyes (I typed Gary Glitter's Eyes, which could also be problematic), No Time to be 21, Safety in Numbers, On Wheels.
Rated 4/10
Never heard of this band, after one listen I can see why. They aren't terrible, but their immaturity and inexperience does show. I assume they are on here due to them being an early UK punk band, not sure how influential they actually were though. It's not like they were the first. Most of the lyrical references are very of the time, so it hasn't exactly aged well. I had to look up Gary Gilmore to see why he was so controversial, that is quite funny actually!
Rated 6/10
Would be a low 4 but it just doesnt sound that great… The mixing is all over the place. But the music is good stuff
Rated 6/10
Too long but better than I thought it would be when I learned what it was.
Rated 4/10
Curioso como inicios del punk, aunque me sonaron más a New Wave sin ser yo experto. Se deja escuchar pero tampoco lo pongo en imprescindible.
Rated 6/10
punky
Rated 10/10
Now this is a punk sound. Unpolished in just he right way. It feels like the Ramones in a very good way.
Rated 6/10
Decent punk I suppose, but it got more annoying as it went on. A single by this band on a compilation or playlist would be fine, but a whole album just starts to sound fatiguing. Pales in comparison to their contemporaries like The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Damned, etc.
Rated 6/10
Oi! Oi! Oi!
🤘 🤘 🤘
Rated 4/10
All of the late 70's brit-punk hallmarks are there, but it's the blend chaos-to-polish-ratio and their more expansive lyrical focus, that sets the Adverts apart. It's like that noteworthy, albeit significantly lesser known, ancestor that gets a sentence or two in the genealogy.
Rated 6/10
this is a fine early punk album.
Rated 2/10
Really nothing all that interesting....definitely the most generic out of the "formative late 70s British punk bands" we have listened to before. Had never heard of them prior to this listen and nothing I heard made me felt I should have... 1.5/5
Rated 4/10
Not good. A song about Gary Gilmore? Really?