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Title: The WORST 2nd album in punk history!
Review: "Second album shortage" was a common problem amoung late 70s punk rock bands. The follow-up LPs of the Damned, Slaughter & the Dogs, Dead Boys and the Jam were frowened upon at their initial releases. Today, however, those albums ARE good. But the Adverts' second effort was a terrible album in 1979-and it's STILL terrible! It's not even a rehash of their great debut "Crossing the Red Sea". It's just poorly produced early techno pop recorded by a sleep-walking band. Time was not kind to this forgettible album & never will be. Even die-hard fans of "Red Sea" should miss this one.(However, decent versions of a few of these songs can be found on the Adverets' "Peel Sessions" CD. These "raw" takes have a nice Velvet Underground feel.)
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