Radios Appear

Radio Birdman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pg Witness
• ASIN: B0002EBFOY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,503 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Aloha Steve & Danno

2. Non-Stop Girls

3. Anglo Girl Desire

4. What Gives?

5. Murder City Nights

6. Man with Golden Helmet

7. Descent into the Maelstrom

8. Do the Pop

9. Hand of Law

10. New Race

11. Love Kills

12. Monday Morning Gunk

13. Hit Them Again

14. T.V. Eye

15. You're Gonna Miss Me

Editorial Reviews

2002 Import reissue of the Aussie punk legend's 1978 debut album. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of meat on them bones, November 6, 2006

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B. Malloy (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Radios Appear (Audio CD)

There is a lot of better material on vinyl from these guys that has never been re-issued in a digital format, and that's a shame because this is a great band -- you'll think you've heard them before and then you realize that they invented a lot of what became cliches in the hands of less talented groups. This is probably the best intro to them available on CD -- there is another collection called "The Essential Radio Birdman" that has a lot of the same material (enough of it re-mixed to appeal to the collector) -- but this and "Living Eyes" are closer to the original sound and have a little less of the "greatest hits" quality. For the life of me I don't know why this band didn't get more attention but they are well worth listening to. A stripped down surf-punk sound that sticks with you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Radio Birdman's First Album Was Their Best, April 21, 2009

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A. Woodley "A Stooge" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Radios Appear (Audio CD)

I agree with the other reviewer that there is a lot of cool Radiobirman stuff on vinyl that isn't on CD. For example, there are some really cool live shows I have managed to pick up on vinyl in various shops that aren't even listed on amazon, so if you're interested, they're out there. Radiobirdman only released two albums: this and Lying Eyes. They did release Zeno Beach but that's more of a reunion album. This album is their best. If you're looking for a place to start with Radiobirdman than this is it. There is a Sub Pop collection entitled The Essential Radiobirdman which has most of the songs off this album but I would still suggest buying their two albums seperatly for the geniunie feel of what the band was putting out. I bought this because someone said they were like The Stooges. I wouldn't compare these guys to The Stooges but more The Clash if they were hybred with The Cramps. It's surf punk. If you're a fan or protopunk, than you must own this album. If you're a fan of rock and roll, than you must own this album. I guess what I am getting at is buy this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get the 96" "Red Eye Records" reissue instead., March 29, 2011

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William S. Sellers (Shreveport, La.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Radio's Appear (Audio CD)

This review refers to the 2002 Citadel Records re-issue.

If you're a Radio Birdman fan this is the album to have! Unfortunately, when they remastered this in 2002, Rob Youngers's vocals got buried in the mix. It's so bad, that in some places you can't make out what he's singing!
Red Eye Records did it right in 1996. If you can find this copy, buy it instead.