That Petrol Emotion : dud or dud?

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I got an lp of theirs for 50 cents. Seems a bit pricey after a listen.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

I only know them sporadically, as it were, but I love "Creeping Towards the Cross." I admit I'd rather listen to the Undertones, though.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Aw no fair...allright all of their albums 'cept "Chemicrazy" are crap. "Chemicrazy" is pretty fine indie pogo-pop. "Sweet Shiver Burn" is a gorgeous tune as well.

― Michael Bourke, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Never liked That Petrol Emotion. Gary Crowley would enthuse on GLR and I'd think, "erm, no". The Undertones were more than the sum of their parts to a greater extent than any other band I know, because Feargal Sharkey on his own wasn't much cop, was he?

― MarkH, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Guess I must be the only person who thinks Manic Pop Thrill was one of the best albums of the eighties. (Especially good in extended cd reissue form).

― scott, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

'CELLOPHANE'!!!

― the pinefox, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

a quiet revolution. more than enough to satisfy the crimes against rock and roll that that petrol emotion perpurated.

― doompatrol23@hotmail.com, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

'CELLOPHANE'!!!!!

― the pinefox, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

What's the punishment for a crime against rock n' roll? Do u get flogged with a cat o' nine tails?

― Michael Bourke, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

you are made to listen to travis/coldplay/starsailor....

― doompatrol232hotmail.com, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

Well, there is one in every crowd, so I must step in to be that one... I recently began replying everything from them... MANIC POP THRILL is still brilliant... some people had to wait until Nirvana to get some cool rawking album... but it was there from the time this album came out. The much liked second album is my least favorite... but the Petrols are sorely missed by this old guy.

― fernando, Monday, 16 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link

two years pass...

damn you lot are harsh. i dug out Chemicrazy yesterday for first time in ages and fell in love with this lp once again. quality mixture of guitars and excellent songs. but i now realise i am wrong in my judgement. oh well, nothing new there ..

― mark e (mark e), Monday, 29 December 2003 13:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Cellophane" is a classic "Where the hell is pop music off to anyway?" moment in UK history.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 29 December 2003 14:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

But- the singles "It's a Good Thing" and "Dance Your Ass Off" (Hilariously playlisted on daytime Radio 1 by Simon Bates as "Dance"!!!!!) are jolly good tho!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Monday, 29 December 2003 15:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Aw no fair...allright all of their albums 'cept "Chemicrazy" are crap. "Chemicrazy" is pretty fine indie pogo-pop. "Sweet Shiver Burn" is a gorgeous tune as well.
"Scumsurfin'!"

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Monday, 29 December 2003 17:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

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