Nobody's Perfect (The Distractions album)

Nobody's Perfect (The Distractions album)
Nobody's Perfect
Studio album by The Distractions
Released 1980
Genre New Wave, Power Pop, Punk
Label Island
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Nobody's Perfect is the debut album by UK new-wave band The Distractions. Following the records's poor sales, the band split in 1981,[2] the album remaining The Distractions' only LP.

In a "Rewind" article on the band written for the NME, David Quantick described the album as follows:

Nobody's Perfect was The Distractions' chance to expand on their nascent genius and by golly, they did...[they] pulled every pop stop out and made a quietly glorious record. It was modern, yet it harked back through pop history; it was melancholy and it was daft; all the good pop stuff.[3]

Quantick later used the song "Valerie" from the album on a BBC Radio 4 documentary called "The Disappearing Art Of The Mix Tape".[4]

Track listing[5]

  1. "Waiting For Lorraine"
  2. "Something For The Weekend"
  3. "Boyscry"
  4. "Sick and Tired"
  5. "Leave You To Dream"
  6. "Louise"
  7. "Paracetamol Paralysis"
  8. "(Stuck In A) Fantasy"
  9. "Nothing"
  10. "Wonder Girl"
  11. "Still It Doesn't Ring"
  12. "Untitled"
  13. "Looking For A Ghost"
  14. "Valerie"

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Rarebird's Spotlight Album Review #8: Distractions - Nobody's Perfect". Rarebird. http://home.att.net/~rarebird9/distractions.html. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  3. ^ "Almost Perfect" from the New Musical Express, David Quantick (12 December 1987)
  4. ^ "BBC - Radio 4 - Factual - The Disappearing Art Of The Mix Tape". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/gqn3c/. Retrieved 2009-04-09. 
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Nobody's Perfect > Overview )))". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r35486. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nobody's Perfect — may refer to: Contents 1 Film and television 2 Music 3 Literature …   Wikipedia

  • The Distractions — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = The Distractions Img size = Img capt = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Manchester, England Instrument = Genre = Punk rock New Wave Occupation = Years active = 1975 1981 Label …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • Rockdelux — Logo de Rockdelux. Rockdelux est une revue musicale espagnole, spécialisée dans l étude des nouvelles tendances du pop rock alternatif et indépendant et de la musique électronique. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Island Records discography — Given the longevity of the Island Records record label it is inevitable that a large amount of data has to be gathered, managed and presented not only correctly but also usably. To this end, the label s history (and this discography) can… …   Wikipedia

  • D'Angelo — For other uses, see D Angelo (disambiguation). D Angelo Birth name Michael Eugene Archer Born February 11, 1974 (1974 02 11) (age 37) Origin Richmond, Virginia, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Franglais — Enseignes en franglais dans le quartier historique de La Rochelle, France Le franglais (en anglais, quelquefois : Frenglish[1]), mot valise formé des mots « fran …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”