‘A Different Kind Of Tension‘ by BUZZCOCKS
Released: September 1979 / The Manchester legends’ third LP
Score: the LP reached #25 in the UK

ALL MUSIC wrote: “The final album of the Buzzcocks’ first phase of existence is the most fragmented of the three, with increasingly ambitious songs fighting for time with tracks
that sound much like the group’s earliest efforts…  As the album closes, the sense of slight schizophrenia resolves itself as the group embraces all-out experimentation, producing some
of the Buzzcocks’ all-time best songs….  Shelley’s slightly bemused recitation of all the things he believes in is suddenly interrupted by the line “There is no love in this world anymore,” turned and electronically distorted into an obsessive, anthemic mantra as the band charges along with him up and out. An invigorating blast of, indeed, tension and angst, it alone makes Tension worth investigating.” – Full review here – Score: 4.5/5 

TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: Their most coherent and  intriguing album ever,
proving that Buzzcocks were damn great songwriters, musically and lyrically, and
not just the speedy pop-punk teenagers they gained world fame with.

TOP TRACKS:  Sittin’ Around At Home /  You Say You Don’t Love Me / I Don’t Know
What To Do With My Life / Hollow Inside / I Believe

ALBUM in full…

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