Teenage Depression

by Eddie and the Hot Rods

Teenage Depression cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1976
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 31:10
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Barrie Masters, Paul Gray, Steve Nicol, Dave Higgs

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Cited as a crucial link between the UK's pub rock and burgeoning punk scenes, 'Teenage Depression' channels hard-hitting R&B with a raw, punkish attitude. The production from Ed Hollis and Vic Maile captures the band's frantic energy, propelled by Barrie Masters' aggressive vocals and a mix of Dave Higgs' originals with high-speed covers of tracks by The Who and Sam Cooke. This synthesis of youthful frustration with reverent rock-and-roll roots solidified the album as a foundational proto-punk statement.

Genres

Descriptors: british, high-energy, loud, live, guitar-driven, fast, melodic, retro

Tracklist

  1. Get Across To You (2:44)
  2. Why Can't It Be? (2:30)
  3. Show Me (2:00)
  4. All I Need Is Money (2:18)
  5. Double Checkin' Woman (2:28)
  6. The Kids Are Alright - Live At The Marquee (2:37)
  7. Teenage Depression (2:56)
  8. Horseplay (Wearier Of The Schmaltz) (2:18)
  9. Been So Long - Live At The Marquee (3:21)
  10. Shake (1:29)
  11. On The Run (6:29)

Credits

  • Barrie Masters - vocals
  • Paul Gray - bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Nicol - drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Higgs - guitar, backing vocals, piano on "horseplay (wearier of the schmaltz)"
  • Michael Beal - art direction, photography
  • Howard Thompson - a&r

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