Tracks:
- 1. Love stinks-J Geils Band
- I hate myself for loving you-Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- Everything about you-Ugly Kid Joe
- Ever fallen in love(with someone you shouldn't've?)-Buzzcocks
- Love will tear us apart-Joy Division
- Pictures of you-Cure
- Answering machine-Replacements
- You're no good-Linda Ronstadt
- I'm not in love-10cc
- Love hurts-Gram Parsons
- Who loves the sun-Velvet Underground
- Glad to see you go-Ramones
Love sucks as a compilation rolls on and on one great song after another, all linked together by love. The bad part of love, the tough and unfair love....J. Geils thinks it sucks, Joan Jett hates herself for it. You get the feeling you should stay away from love. Why let it tear you apart? Why fall for the wrong person and end up hating everything about them? At least the Cure makes it sound like love is special and devastating. Then with the Replacements you can here the heart break in his voice. The switch from "Answering machine" to "You're no good" is a little ruff, maybe bring the Cure down to make a better mix. Can't talk about how hard love is without Gram Parsons. "Love hurts" sounds so calm and understanding, just what you need after love is gone. The Velvet underground at least sound upbeat about heartbreak, who cares about everyday things when in and out of love. And to send us off the Ramones are "Glad to see us go." This compilation hits it target right where it hurts, the heart.
Best song: Love hurts- Gram Parsons
Worst song: I'm not in love- 10cc
Weird standout: Answering machine- Replacements
PS. I have to say that the liner notes are hilarious. Written by Cory Frye,the northwest feature writer/columnist for Rhino, funny funny guy. First he badmouths the Beatles and there concept of every kind of love. Then goes on to pick love apart. You can see a real generation gap when it comes to thoughts on love. The way he writes you get the feeling he does not get that the only reason love sucks so much is because it is so good...while its good. Is it worth all the disappointment? Hell yeah it is!! Over and over and over loves brings you up to let you down, but the highs out weigh the lows most of the time. So maybe the Beatles where High on loves peaks, not just drugs. SQ
