Saints - I'm Stranded
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Free Music Review: Not the most important punk album, but probably the most fun
Hit: 5 Stars
Absent is the cartooniness that made the Ramones impossible to take seriously. In addition, another thankful omission is the overbearing rage and political grandstanding that make people take the Pistols and the Clash too seriously. Basically, this is arguably the best garage band ever(at least on this album), and they're flooring it on almost every tune with a punk energy that's rarely been rivaled. "(I'm) Stranded" is a great song, but "Messin' with the Kid"(slow, grungy rocker), "Erotic Neurotic", "No Time", the cover of "Kissin' Cousins", and "The Story of Love" are its equal. The best tune - in my opinion - "Night in Venice", buries most punk songs with its potent, chord-ripping fury, and makes a great finale to a great album. The extra songs are good too. There's not a weak track here, and for a punk rock album, that speaks volumes.Free Music Review: From Brissie To The World - A Classic!
Hit: 5 Stars
I was lucky to see The Saints practising 'I'm Stranded' in 1974-75 hours on end, along with all their other originals and covers. The Oxley boys, a suburb in western Brisbane, played what they loved, ...great music. They had been together since 1973 and therefore, were well ahead of the pack that was to follow.This album is a classic! You will never get tired of listening to this truely great rock'n'roll album as we Brisbanites never got tired of seeing them live! The boys reunited briefly for last years 'Pig City' Music Festival of great Brissie bands [including Go-Betweens, Ups & Downs to name afew] & we continue to hope and pray that the world gets to see their combined genius once again. Finally, Chris Bailey was asked what was the best thing about going to Sydney [the 'big smoke' for us back then]to spread their music, his reply "meeting Radio Birdman". The music Gods were definitely smiling on Australia.Free Music Review: blistering, nosiy, exciting album
Hit: 5 Stars
Huge slabs of chainsaw fuzz guitars, lyrics that invariably include "C'mon" and "Awl Right" and a great big helping of that rough and ready DIY fun that made late 70s punk so much fun and kept it fresh all these years. There are lots of hints that this band was going to be much better than the vast majority of its contemporaries: Ed Kuepper's forceful but oddly understated guitarwork and Chris Bailey's rasping world weary voice are obvious examples.As other reviewers have pointed out, this is not the politically correct Anarchist punk that exploded in the 80s, this is real "garage band" stuff, with rather obvious nods to the Rolling Stones, The Who, The Stooges et al. For an interesting experience, compare "Messin' With The Kid" with the Stones' "Sway" on "Sticky Fingers".
Free Music Review: One of the original punk rock artifacts
Hit: 5 Stars
Sure, it sounds like it was recorded on a RadioShack C-120 cassette in an aluminum shack during a hailstorm with the treble turned up to ten, but what a buzz this album still delivers! The cranked momentum of the manic title song amazingly leads into more dementia, stopping for a breather only during the six-minute stomp of "Messin' With the Kid" and the (comparatively) Dylanesque "Story of Love", and then racing to the finish line with the mind-melting Stooges-style riff-insanity of "Nights in Venice". Ed Keupper's lead guitar is all fuzz and treble throughout, spinning flashy solos where punks weren't supposed to do such things, and Chris Bailey's gruff howl attains a tuneful charisma seemingly through the force of will. It was a pleasant surprise in '77; it sounds even more surprising now.Free Music Review: Actually, it came out in 1976... think about THAT.
Hit: 5 Stars
Apparently the Saints were one of those weird quirks of spontaneous invention -- like where the wheel or the hot-air popcorn popper are invented on separate continents at the same time -- in 1976, Australia's greatest punk band, the Saints, came out with a blistering salvo of snotty, kickass guitar rock that was as notable or as gnarly as anything Joey Ramone or Steve Cook were thinking up that year. They also conjured up a major-label record deal, which helped get their foot in the door pretty early in the annals of punk history. This whole album doesn't floor me, but the single - "I'm Stranded" is an unconquerable blast of edgy, snarly pure punk heaven. Also check out their second album, "Eternally Yours," which is about eight times as amazing. Both albums are highly recommended!