A Different Kind Of Tension by Buzzcocks - Uhune

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

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. Said songs are often quite good, like the opening "Paradise" or the great romantic angst of "You Say You Don't Love Me," but one can sense the band working to avoid the trap the Ramones fell into by simply offering up yet more soundalikes. Diggle makes a definite mark on this album, as on the slow crawl then fast thrash "Sitting Round at Home," a highlight of Tension that also features his electronically distorted vocals. "Mad Mad Judy" is a slightly more straightforward blitz, but with energy to spare and a spacious feel (credit again to producer Rushent). 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. "Hollow Inside" shows the band's knack for disguising scalpel-sharp sentiments with seeming simplicity, and the title track's contradictory slogans/demands disturbing robot vocals and nagging beat and melody up the ante even further. "I Believe" concludes things (aside from the fake found-sound snippet "Radio Nine") on the highest possible note. 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. ~ Ned Raggett

Volume 1

1. Paradise

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

2. Sitting 'round At Home

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

3. You Say You Don't Love Me

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

4. You Know You Can't Help It

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

5. Mad, Mad Judy

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

6. Raison D'Etre

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

7. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

8. Money

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

9. Hollow Inside

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

10. A Different Kind Of Tension

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

11. I Believe

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

12. Radio Nine

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

13. Everybody's Happy Nowadays

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

14. Why Can't I Touch It?

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley
Steve Diggle
John Maher
Steve Garvey
Stephen Garvey; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley
Steve Diggle
John Maher
Steve Garvey; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

15. Harmony In My Head

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

16. Something's Gone Wrong Again

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

Volume 2

17. Are Everything

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Hannett; Production

18. Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Hannett; Production

19. Airwaves Dream

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Hannett; Production

20. Strange Thing

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Hannett; Production

21. What Do You Know

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

22. Running Free

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

23. I Look Alone

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Martin Rushent; Production

24. You Say You Don't Love Me

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

25. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

26. Harmony In My Head

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

27. I Don't Know

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Garvey; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Garvey; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

28. Run Away From Home

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Garvey; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Garvey; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

29. The Drive System

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

30. Mad Mad Judy

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

31. Jesus Made Me Feel Guilty

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

32. Something's Gone Wrong Again

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

33. You Know You Can't Help It

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

34. I Believe

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Buzzcocks; Production

35. Everybody's Happy Nowadays

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Bob Sargeant; Production

36. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Tony Wilson; Production

37. Mad Mad Judy

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Steve Diggle; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Diggle; Composer
Producer: Tony Wilson; Production

38. Hollow Inside

Primary Artist: Buzzcocks; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Shelley; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Shelley; Composer
Producer: Tony Wilson; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

38 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 4 minutes and 55 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 2400x2400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

34/38 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/38 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Punk, New Wave, Alternative, Old School Punk, Brit Pop, Brit Rock, Post-Punk

Label

Domino Recording Co

Music Distribution Service

Domino Record Co Ltd [UK]

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 31, 1979

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

887830012898