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Real Life
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Real Life is the debut album by Magazine, an English post-punk band built around singer and lyricist Howard Devoto, formerly the frontman of the Buzzcocks. He wrote all the lyrics. The music took shape in the preceding year, mainly together with guitarist John McGeoch. The band recorded the album in March and April 1978 at Abbey Road Studios and in a Virgin mobile studio, with John Leckie as producer. The re-recorded version of Shot By Both Sides, the first single, is included, as is The Light Pours Out of Me, which Devoto wrote with Pete Shelley.
The album was released in June 1978 and received a great deal of praise. Critics lauded McGeoch's unpredictable guitar solos and the daring synthesizers of Dave Formula, which gave Devoto's bitter lyrics a grand sound. Real Life is regarded as a groundbreaking post-punk album and later featured on countless lists of the best albums, including in Uncut and Sounds.
Listening
Track list
- 1Definitive Gaze4:28Apple Music ↗
- 2My Tulpa4:52Apple Music ↗
- 3Shot By Both Sides4:04Apple Music ↗
- 4Recoil2:52Apple Music ↗
- 5Burst5:02Apple Music ↗
- 6Motorcade5:45Apple Music ↗
- 7The Great Beautician in the Sky5:00Apple Music ↗
- 8The Light Pours Out of Me4:37Apple Music ↗
- 9Parade5:19Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗