1977 - Ash

I am reviewing the album 1977 by Ash which is an excellent album. Apparently this was the first No1 album by a group from Northern Ireland & I think it was helped by the fact that if you bought this album on tape or record they charged 1977 prices which was just £3.99. The cd was full price and 1977 was the year of Ashes birth and perhaps more significantly was the year Star Wars was released which was Ashes favourite film. Ash was sitting his A levels at the time this album was released. Tim Wheeler wrote most of the songs. The best track is Goldfinger although every track is pretty good. I think in Britain this album would be classed as alternative music & in America it would be rock or maybe punk although they don't die there hair.