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Best.. Album. Ever.
Stands the test of time
A Great Discovery
The first of Ned's distinctive three albums
Pure pop rock

God Fodder
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000027SB
Release Date: 1991-07-02

Tracks:

Kill Your Television
Less Than Useful
Selfish
Grey Cell Green
Cut Up
Throwing Things
Capital Letters
Happy
Your Complex
Nothing Like
Until You Find Out
You
What Gives My Son?

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Maintaining a unique sensibility for pop hooks and lyrical charms, Ned's Atomic Dustbin create British pop sounds that are instantly recognizable in their headshaking catchiness. Forged with standard rock instruments, the Ned's sound is even more salient because of the dual bass guitar lineup which provides jolting cross-melodies like no other. A constant barrage of dirty guitar scratches across the surface with flange and wah-wah providing spongy effects. In between the rapid movements, themes of post-adolescent angst come off brilliantly with the shrewdly idiosyncratic lyrics of singer John Penny. With a little help from the "Madchester" scene, they enlivened the steps of listeners further beyond the realm of the typical shoegazers of the time. --Lucas Hilbert

Customer Reviews:

Best.. Album. Ever........2007-01-16

Very few albums are listenable start-to-finish, but this one is fun throughout.

Stands the test of time.......2006-12-11

This is just one of those great debuts. Jesus Jones? Go home. EMF? Sit down. This is what you meant to do but couldn't, even if you did score the bigger hits.

While I hadn't joined a previous reviewer in making the Sugar/Neds connection, probably because Bob Mould tends to be a bit more somber when planning his guitar assaults: it does make sense, and it's all to the Neds' credit.

The dual-bass thing works terrifically, the drumming is maniacal, and one melody-drenched song after another simply sounds as though these guys were having the time of their lives.

BTW, _Blame Everyone_ by Grand Theft Audio is not far removed in its general approach, if anyone out there is hankering for a new-millennium shot of Nedsy goodness.

A Great Discovery.......2006-01-08

Even the "B side" material on this CD is mostly top-notch early 90s alt rock. This album is just bursting all over with manic psychedelic energy--in some ways quite similar to Bob Mould's early 90s band, Sugar, yet with its own unique flavor. Ned's is not as famous as some of the other punk-influenced bands of the era, but this CD is worth listening to many times over.

The first of Ned's distinctive three albums.......2005-11-07

Sounding almost like a more melodic version of speed metal, with a distinctive, early 90's, British pop sound, Ned's Atomic Dustbin made music which was quite unique and consistent in its superior quality. However, I think the reason that they only lasted for three albums, is that the sound never really changed, and became quite repetitive.

Being their first album, "God Fodder" (a cool name, isn't it?) is, to me, easily the band's most innovative album (although one can't really say it was influential, in that no other subsequent band really sounded like Ned's). My favorite two Ned's songs are here: namely "Selfish," and one of their most recognizable songs, "Grey Cell Green." I've always felt that these two songs should really be listened together, and act as counterpoints to each other: the subtle sound of "Selfish" leads perfectly into the kinetic "Grey," both with quirky lyrics. When the latter was played at a Ned's concert I attended at a small N.Y.C. venue, the audience literally went crazy.

Other highlights on the album are "Happy," and the lead-off song: "Kill Your Television." Listen to the aforementioned four songs and you basically get the idea of the one-of-a-kind two bass driving sound that is heard in basically every other song on all three albums. The nine remaining songs on this particular album are consistently decent, making "God Fodder," a solid four star effort.

Pure pop rock.......2005-11-06

I bought this the same day I bought Nevermind by Nirvana, and to this day this album ranks higher on my list of favorites. Maybe it's because I was just a kid when I first heard this, but it sounds so vibrant and original.

Yeah, the band utilized two bassists to form their sound, which sounds gimmicky until you hear it. Basically, they had a guitarist and bassist playing the rhythm/backing parts and one bassist playing the crisp/trebly lead, which gave their sound this bright and aggressive feel. And John Penney's voice is perfect for the music; it's a little angry, a little strange, and a little hopeful.

This band won't be remembered as an "important" band (like Nirvana, Pearl Jam or other bands coming up at the time), but I don't think they would particularly care to be. This is music made for the moment, and sounds pretty pure because of that.

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