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Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 1995)
• Original Release Date: March 21, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002B26
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,132 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Once described as a cross between the Sex Pistols and the Bay City Rollers, the angst-ridden teenybopper rhythms of Ned's Atomic Dustbin sound more than a little tired and contrived on brainbloodvolume. In the years since Ned's alternative breakthrough,Are You Normal?, its core audience has moved on to bigger and grungier things, like Candlebox. Good riddance. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Brilliant!, August 28, 2003

By	"blu-ray" (Wauwatosa, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This is Ned's at their heavy rockin' best! If there ever was an album that didn't have any dull tracks it's this one. "All I Ask..." is my favorite song ever! "Traffic" is just as good as the Offspring's "Bad Habit" to crank up in your car while flying down the highway. This band broke up after recording this album and it's a real shame as they were clearly headed in a wonderful new direction. A winner from start to finish and a must for any Ned's fan. The only thing I've heard that sounds better than this classic was when I saw them at The Rave in Milwaukee on their supporting tour of this album. It rocked!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just ignore Jim DeRogatis., September 7, 2004

By	Jonathan M. Leblanc - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ignore Jim DeRogatis, most do.
That is why he writes for the Sun Times.

This final Ned's album is their best, and most honest work.
If Ned's happens to sound fatigued, as DeRogatis states, it is only because they very much were at this point of their careers.
I highly recommend this album for any post-punk music lovers.
While you're at it, buy some Babyland, too.

Vortis sucks.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a band that evolved, June 23, 2003

By	mike miller (allentown, pa USA) - See all my reviews

this is a great final nail in the coffin for an amazing band. Too many bands today put out a hit record, then try and duplicate the same thing for their next couple of releases. Ned's evolved and grew with each album. Bite came out, they were young and getting their feet wet. God Fodder was released, they played as fast and hard as they could. Are You Normal showed growth in their songwriting, creative breaks, they learned how to slow a song down and build it back up again. Then this CD brought in some computers, and showed a band they wanted to evolve to stay fresh. Too bad their label didn't promote them well enough, they began to hate each other, and the narrow-minded fans of God Fodder who wanted a re-hashing of that record didn't get brainbloodvolume.
As a musician, I've always enjoyed discovering artists that were before my time, and I'd think about what was popular at that time, and that would show how much a band was pushing the envelope. If you think about what was on the radio in the mid-90's, and then listen to this record, you will know how far ahead of their time Ned's was.
This CD has the heaviness in All I Ask...., the danciness with a drum machine meshing with live drums in track 3, and the cool poppy slow-fast-slow hit potential of Stuck. If you like diverse styles and sounds, give this CD a shot.
I had the pleasure of seeing Ned's about a dozen times, and they are one of my favorite bands ever. Creativity with the pep, the two really don't exist nowadays, which is quite a shame. Can't even imagine what level they'd be on now if they were still together, it boggles my mind.