Nineteen Something

Les Thugs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 7, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B000007SPO
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,052 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Les Thugs' Nineteen Something is a great leap forward from their previous releases Strike and As Happy as Possible. While they stick to the hook-happy ditties that made them France's best-loved punk rockers--evidenced on cuts like "Side by Side" and "While I'm Waiting"--Les Thugs cling fast to artistic growth, downshifting into the misty-sounding "Les Lendemains Qui Chantent" (their first number en Français) and going psychedelic on the organ-burned "Magic Hour." Kurt Bloch, the ringleader of Seattle's Fastbacks, helmed the soundboard to put the "ooh" into Nineteen Something's potent "la la" machine. Bloch's not just a producer but also a fan; his tight-cornered rendering augments Nineteen Something's escape from the confines of typical punk rock. --Jason Josephes

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great french punk album . . . has your head exploded yet?, December 8, 2002

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"transmet451" (Allston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nineteen Something (Audio CD)

This cd is more of a 4 and 1/2, but why split hairs. Fact is Les Thugs have put together a really tight bit o' punk rock. The whole thing is a wonderful lesson in balance. The guitars are raw and rough without being sloppy or amatuerish. Bass pops and drums crash without getting in the way. Melancholy, angry, with a bit of forlorn optimism. The lyrics are emotional and intelligent, without being pretentious or overly whiny. And they're ...FRENCH! If you are a Mission of Burma fan you will probably love this album. There are a lot of similarities in the sounds of the great avant-punksters of MOB and the relative youngins Les Thugs. Like Burma they push boundaries adventurously without getting too weird. The best songs: Henry's Back, Side by Side, Il Gruppetto, and Magic Hour, but every song is worth the time. A great cd to listen straight through without jumping around. These guys really ended on a high note.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars trans u mentioned ended on a high note, October 30, 2005

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that "wierdguy" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nineteen Something (Audio CD)

So i assume that they are gone. It's odd. I thought it would hurt more. I have chased after this band all my life- i saw them live only once by accident. I couldn't remember there name and it took me like 5 years to figure out who they were. After that i sought out all the records (cd's for you young' ones) i could find but i always seem like a day behind. My friends thought i wierd because i liked these guys better every year since 1993. I held "As Happy as you can be" up to nirvana's nevermind as the masterpiece of a generation. I got this album about a week ago. This is the first time i've had the (liquid) courage to write. RIP Les Thugs.