Apr252024

The Cigarettes

The Cigarettes were one of those late 70's / early 80's combos that are impossible to pigeon-hole - which is great!! Were they Punk? Well, a bit too smart really. Were they Mod? The image may have been but the music was harder, more powerful. Were they Power-Pop? Once again, all the ingredients were there but the pure power and inventiveness of some of the songs meant that they could not fit in the Power-Pop catchy two minute song bracket. So, sod the stereotyping. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Frivolous Disguises

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1You Were So Young
9886
2They're Back Again, Here They Come
7215
3I've Forgot My Number (Now I'm Telling You My Name)
7214
4Can't Sleep At Night
6718
5All We Want Is Your Money
4826
6Screaming Dreaming
4242
7Looking At You
4190
8Damage Your Health
3755
9Stay Inside
3662
10Run
3389

Other Album Releases:

The Sky's Not Blue It's Happy
You Were So Young
The Cigarettes
Spoon Me!
Fuck the Mainstream Records Presents: Addicts, Drunks, & Junkies Vol. II [Redux]
Fuck the Mainstream Records Presents: Music from the frontlines Compilation
Fuck the Mainstream Records Presents: Addicts, drunks, & Junkies Vol.1 [deluxe]
Fuck the Mainstream Records Presents: ...and the horse you rode in on Compilation
Smile - EP

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