Even Serpents Shine (studio album) by The Only Ones

Even Serpents Shine by The Only Ones
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 4,697th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 35 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1979 (79th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (796th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,697th)
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The Only Ones bestography

Even Serpents Shine is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by The Only Ones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Only Ones is The Only Ones which is ranked number 4669 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 295.

The Only Ones album bestography « Higher ranked (4,669th) This album (4,697th) Lower ranked (23,302nd) »
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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The Softies (1979)
Aka Boys who pack an extra sweater. (Just in case! )

Love is just destruction under another name – [No Solution.]

Broken dreams have left you scarred beyond repair - [Someone Who Cares]



Are u a Hardee or a Softie?

I’m a softie. I like hugs. Playing D&D with my kids. Open bags of Doritos. That kind of stuff.

BUT, I also like loud music with teeth. Its feedback taking a bite out of my ass.

So bands like The Only Ones are my bread & butter. I can’t really relate to the nihilism and violence spewed by bands like Sham 69 or The Sex Pistols. I’m just too polite.

BUT, awkwardness around girls? Crazy love-hate relationships?! Alex, kind sir, I’ll take “Love Song”s for a thousand please!

And Peter Perrett, the lead singer & creative director of The Only Ones is just like me. And no. that’s not from reading his autobiography or anything like that. You just don’t have to. His heart is the open book. Filled with cottontails, sunflowers and secret kisses in that closet down the hall and to the right.

And while his band may not have got the limelight back then, Peter and his Only Ones foreshadowed the whole American Underground that was just about to happen. Bands like Galaxie 500. I mean just listen to the track "In Betweens" and try not to compare him to Dean Wareham. The voice of a long lost friend. That special someone you’d swap your Spider Man comic books with after school. A frayed sweater that u still keep in the that top drawer, just in case you need a hug.

The Verdict: For the second straight year, The Only Ones deliver a five tissue masterpiece with Even Serpents Shine. So break out some cough medicine, a deluxe box of Kleenex, and get ready to have a good old fashioned cry. Don’t forget your favorite stuffed Teddy!
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
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11. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
14. The B-52's by The B-52's
15. Specials by The Specials
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
18. 154 by Wire
19. Setting Sons by The Jam
20. Y by The Pop Group
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