Buzzcocks
- Discography and Biog
Formed
in Manchester, England, in 1975, the Buzzcocks were one of the
most influential bands to emerge in the initial wave of punk rock.
With their crisp melodies, driving guitars, and guitarist Pete
Shelley's biting lyrics, the Buzzcocks were one of the best, most
influential punk bands. The Buzzcocks were inspired by the Sex
Pistols' energy, yet they didn't copy the Pistols' angry political
stance. Instead, they brought that intense, brilliant energy to
the three-minute pop song. Shelly's alternately funny and anguished
lyrics about adolescence and love were some of the best and smartest
of his era; similarly, the Buzzcocks' melodies and hooks were
concise and memorable. Over the years, their powerful punk-pop
has proven enormously influential, with echoes of their music
being apparent in everyone from Hüsker Dü to Nirvana.
Discography
ALBUMS
1978 Another Music in a Different Kitchen United Artists
1978 Love Bites United Artists
1979 A Different Kind of Tension Nettwerk
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