Alternative Chartbusters

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共31首歌曲

艺人: The Boys / Men of Wells Cathedral Choir / Malcolm Archer / Rupert Gough
语种: 英语
厂牌: NEMS
发行时间: 1978年01月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Dave Thompson

Condemned at the time for offering up little more than a straight carbon copy of its predecessor, the second Boys album has since ascended to the pantheon of power pop greats, a combination of the band's own inestimable position at the forefront of what, by early 1978, was already a burgeoning movement, and their seemingly effortless grasp of the rudiments of, indeed, a great pop song. &Brickfield Nights,& the opening track (and the band's third single), is almost Spector-esque in its vision, a Wall of Sound that totally predicts all that the Ramones would later do with Spector himself, but transplants the action and emotions into a strictly English setting, a soaring paean to the lost innocence of youth, set to a transistor blast of melody. Elsewhere, &Taking On the World,& the deliberately Ramones-esque &Neighbourhood Brat,& and the sourly recriminatory &Do the Contract Hustle& all illustrate the Boys' vivid sense of musical humor. Delving into the bonus tracks only amplifies the group's achievement. Songs the quality of &Teachers Pet,& &Schooldays,& and &She's No Angel& are hard enough to find in any band's catalog. The fact that the Boys could simply bury them away on B-sides or the shelf only amplifies the sheer wealth of quality material that was at their disposal.

Alternative Chartbusters

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