Further Temptations [Import]

Drones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Anagram Punk UK
• ASIN: B000024B2F
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,604 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #95 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk

Editorial Reviews

Repressing. Import expanded edition of one of the most collectable Punk albums of all time. Originally released in '77, this was voted by Q magazine as one of the '100 Best Punk Albums'. This CD reissue features the album plus seven bonus tracks that include non-album B-sides, 'single versions' and more.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten Classic of '77 Punk, February 6, 2000

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BrainDrain (Oshkosh, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Further Temptations (Audio CD)

I've been waiting ages for this CD, and to my profound joy it's not just their brilliant Further Temptations album, but their entire discography!

The Drones had a hard-charging and somewhat more professional sound than the other Brit-punk bands of '77. They also show a good range. Persecution Complex and Movement are full-bore rockers, while City Drones is more melodic, and Sad So Sad features the kind of football-chant chorus that became emblematic of British punk.

The CD contains the very well-produced Further Temptations album and uses its famous 'blue girl' cover (worth the price of admission by itself!), along with the earlier ep Temptations of a White Collar Worker, which has terrible production and, in the anthemic You'll Lose, remarkably obnoxious lyrics. The CD ends with the Can't See single, which walks a thin line between being really cool and sucking really hard. It was their attempt to remake themselves as a pop band, which obviously failed.

Unfortunately, we don't know why it failed since there is no retrospective included in this compilation. This is a sinful omission given the high quality and historical importance of this CD, but don't let that stop you from enjoying one of the finest Brit-punk albums of 1977.