The Diodes

Action Reaction is the third Diodes album and originally released in 1980. It was produced by Willi Morrison and ian Guenther and engineered by George Semkiw. This remastered version features several bonus tracks (originally issued on the Survivors album) plus the previously unreleased track, "Ghost Story".

The Diodes are John Catto (guitars), Paul Robinson (vocals), Ian Mackay (bass), and Mike Lengyell (drums).

Action Reaction

City of the Dead

Everything I Am

Rocket Over and Under

That Was the Way It Was

Cat Walker

Edge of Darkness

Polaroid™

Ghost Story (bonus track, previously unreleased)

Heat or the Beat (bonus track)

Strange Time

Play With Fire (bonus track)

Survivors (bonus track)

by  Sean CarruthersDespite the fact that the band was gaining momentum elsewhere in the world, that didn't stop Columbia Canada from dropping the Diodes. Compounding matters, the band had a new hit single ("Tired of Waking Up Tired") and a new album already in the can. Released, then, is a name that can go two ways: The band was released from their original contract, and their follow-up was finally seeing the light of day, thanks to the efforts of Epic. Musically speaking, the second album had a slightly different feel, possibly because drummer John Hamilton had been replaced by Mike Lengyell, but more likely because the band had logged countless hours onstage in front of demanding crowds. Rather than toughening up the band's sound, it drove them further into the world of pop -- piano takes a more prominent role here, and many of the songs have melodies you can actually hum along with ("Weekend," to name just one). One gripe is that though this album only contains ten songs, one of those ("Red Rubber Ball") had already appeared on the previous album. In 1998, most of this album would finally appear on CD on the Tired of Waking Up Tired compilation, but with "Mercenary Flight" and "Terminal Rock" replaced with alternate versions.

Released

Action/Reaction (2012 Deluxe Edition)

1998 marked the 20th Anniversary of "Tired Of Waking Up Tired", the quintessential new wave pop classic. And what better way to celebrate than to make available for the first time on CD, the complete Columbia/Epic recordings by The Diodes, one of the grea

Tired Of Waking Up Tired: The Best of The Diodes

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