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Trailer

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I don't see why people dismiss this album as being a practice album. Everywhere I look, I see "1977" as their debut album. Now wait just a second. Grant it, I am big fan of "1977," but "Trailer" is just as good, if not better. The song,"Uncle Pat" alone makes the cd worth getting. Now most of you out there only want to buy a cd that is going to have a lot of good songs and not just a few. Well, in my honest, personal opinion, every song but 2 are good (if not incredible). If you at all like catchy melodies, soaring and mesmorizing guitar, and good music to rock to; get this. You will thank me later. Now go do yourself a favor.

I'll admit that at first i wasnt too interested in this album because its garage-like music with scatchy guitars sounded a lot different than Free All Angels, which had more rich and well produced music. I guess i was so entertained listening to the other stuff i never spent time listening to this one. Well i've come around putting some time and WOW! This stuff really has some youth heart. The first song that really got me hooked was "Uncle Pat". How can some young adults write a song so great and with a chorus that sounds this beautiful without even any lyrics? Then "Jack Names the Planets" caught my interest as well. The scrathy garagelike and even sometimes bubblegum (but not in a bad way. check out "Punk Boy") music is so innocent and excellent that how can you resist it? Overall i think the whole cd is excellent (and i can go forever talking about how "excellent" it is and describe every track but ill stop there) except "Hulk Hogan Bubblebath" and "Obscure thing" which are OK but dont count cuz they have no lyrics! I also think this CD is overlooked and shouldnt be counted as simply a practice album. Folks, this album is the real deal. This album has a lot of heart like the albums to come from Ash would have and is worthy of being an Ash album

This is a brilliant, yet perhaps a little naive beginning to want is becoming a great rock band. Even though they don't show much artist promise on this record, the noisy and rapid feedback of Tim Wheeler's guitar and Mark Hamilton's thumping bass makes for a very entertaining listen. Catchy, youthful euphoria is displayed on tracks like Petrol and the excellent Uncle Pat. If you like this album you will certainly like 1977 and Nu-Clear Sounds. Perhaps one of the most promising bands to evolve from Ireland in recent years.

The US version of this album, initially released when the members of this Northern Ireland rock group were only teengaers, featured a slightly different tracklisting to the UK one, and this is the one I'm reviewing here.

As with any young band, sheer younthful exhuberance is at the fore here. Tracks like Day Of the Triffids, Jack Names the Planets and Season bounce along at unabated pace, but as far as I'm concerned the two highlights are the cathcy and memorable Uncle Pat, with slow verses interspersed with a neat guitar line, and Get Out, a 1-and-a-half minute blast of power, certain to clear the cobwebs. Havging these two tracks next to each other is a good demonstrations of the talent for many types of songs, which came to fruition later.

How can such young people produce such great music?
Great stuff!!!

I'll admit that at first i wasnt too interested in this album because its garage-like music with scatchy guitars sounded a lot different than Free All Angels, which had more rich and well produced music. I guess i was so entertained listening to the other stuff i never spent time listening to this one. Well i've come around putting some time and WOW! This stuff really has some youth heart. The first song that really got me hooked was "Uncle Pat". How can some young adults write a song so great and with a chorus that sounds this beautiful without even any lyrics? Then "Jack Names the Planets" got me too. Overall i think the whole cd is excellent (and i can go forever talking about how "excellent" it is and describe every track but ill stop there) except "Hulk Hogan Bubblebath" and "Obscure thing" which are OK but dont count cuz they have no lyrics! I also think this CD is overlooked and shouldnt be counted as simply a practice album. This album has a lot heart like the albums to come would have.

I've been a fan of Ash since Girl from Mars was released in the UK and got 1977 as soon as I could. Being a naive 13 year old at the time,I didn't know about Trailer and its a shame as I think I'd probably have appreciated it more then. I obtained the album some time after my 15th birthday in 1997 and its simple melodies, rifts and vocals were just enough to keep me happy, and although it gets the odd play on my stereo now and then parts of it make me cringe in the worst possible way. It isn't that Trailer isn't good, its just that, well music has moved on and the innocence of this album is about all that is lovable about it now. 1977 is by far their best album and the addition of Charlotte has strengthed them. If you are a fan of Ash than buy this album, if not then move on to 1977. Trailer is a fun first album, reminiscent of days banging around with your first guitar with a broken 6th string and a beaten up set of drums. It's youth baby!

This cd is brimming with talent; it just isn't organized in the right way. Tracks like 'Different today,' 'Uncle Pat,' and 'Punk Boy' show great songwriting technique. Unfortunately, this can't quite measure up to 1977. Buy this if you are a serious Ash fan.