The Diodes

The Diodes were part of the first wave of international Punk bands to surface in 1976. Their appearance supporting the Talking Heads, January 1977, at Ontario College of Art is legendary in the development of the alternative music scene in Toronto and in Canada. In their short career, the band went on to achieve many firsts, including; running Canada’s first Punk club, Crash ‘N’ Burn; the only Canadian Punk band to sign a major record deal (CBS/Epic), releasing an album in October 1977; ahead of The Sex Pistols and other spearheads of the Punk genre. The album was domestically released in many European countries achieving a cult status in Italy, Sweden, Holland and France. The Diodes toured extensively between 1977-1981 supporting The Ramones, The Dead Boys, The Runaways, The Cramps, Ultravox, Gary Numan and U2. They headlined New York’s CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City, Peppermint Lounge and LA’s The Whiskey A Go Go to rave reviews in The Village Voice, New York Rocker, The Trouser press, Cream. NME, Sounds and Billboard. The Diodes were also the first Canadian Punk band to chart in RPM’s Top 100. High decibel, high energy set with aggressive guitars and swirling melodic vocals…here are all the elements you can hear in their music! A great chance to know one of the greatest Punk Rock bands ever!!!!!

The Diodes (1977)

01 - Red Rubber Ball
02 - Child Star
03 - Tennis (Again)
04 - Blonde Fever
05 - Plastic Girls
06 - Death In The Suburbs
07 - Behind Those Eyes
08 - Midnight Movie Star
09 - We're Ripped
10 - China Doll
11 - Shapes Of Things To Come
12 - Time Damage

Released (1979)

01 - Red Rubber Ball
02 - Teenage Nation
03 - Photographs From Mars
04 - Madhouse
05 - Mercenary Flight
06 - Tired Of Waking Up Tired
07 - Jenny's In A Sleep World
08 - Weekend
09 - No Right To Make Me Bleed
10 - Terminal Rock

Action/Re-Action (1980)

01 - That Was The Way It Was
02 - Catwalker
03 - Strange Time
04 - Polaroid
05 - Action Re-Action
06 - City Of The Dead
07 - Rock It Over & Under
08 - Everything I Am
09 - Edge Of Darkness

Survivors (1982)

01 - Survivors
02 - When I Was Young
03 - Hot Sands
04 - Heat Or The Beat
05 - Lost In The Dark
06 - Burn Down Your Daddy's House
07 - Curiosity Girl
08 - Roses And Thorns
09 - Coma
10 - Play With Fire

Tired Of Waking Up Tired: The Best Of The Diodes (1998)

01 - Noise
02 - Red Rubber Ball
03 - Child Star
04 - Tennis (Again)
05 - Blonde Fever
06 - Plastic Girls
07 - Death In The Suburbs
08 - Behind Those Eyes
09 - Midnight Movie Star
10 - We're Ripped
11 - China Doll
12 - Shape Of Things To Come
13 - Time Damage
14 - Headache
15 - Burn Down Your Daddy's House
16 - Teenage Nation
17 - Photographs From Mars
18 - Madhouse
19 - Mercenary Flight
20 - Tired Of Waking Up Tired
21 - Jenny's In A Sleep World
22 - Weekend
23 - No Right To Make Me Bleed
24 - Terminal Rock
25 - Dead On Arrival

Action Reaction (Remastered) (2011)

01 - City Of The Dead
02 - Everything I Am
03 - Rocket Over And Under
04 - That Was The Way It Was
05 - Action Reaction
06 - Cat Walker
07 - Edge Of Darkness
08 - Polaroid
09 - Ghost Story (Previously Unreleased)
10 - Heat Or The Beat (Bonus)
11 - Strange Time
12 - Play With Fire (Bonus)
13 - Survivors (Bonus)

Action/Reaction (Deluxe Edition) (2012)

01 - City Of The Dead
02 - Everything I Am
03 - Rock It Over And Under
04 - That Was The Way It Was
05 - Action/Reaction
06 - Edge Of Darkness
07 - Catwalker
08 - Polaroid
09 - Strange Time
10 - Survivors
11 - Ghost Story
12 - Heat Or The Beat
13 - Catwalker (Demo Version)
14 - Spanish Main
15 - Play With Fire (Live)

Time/Damage (Live 1978) (2015)

01 - The Shape Of Things To Come
02 - Time/Damage
03 - Coma
04 - We're Ripped
05 - Red Rubber Ball
06 - Blonde Fever
07 - Mercenary Flight
08 - No Right To Make Me Bleed
09 - Madhouse
10 - Terminal Rock
11 - Tennis Again
12 - Death In The Suburbs
13 - Behind Those Eyes
14 - Nowhere Fast
15 - Dead On Arrival
16 - Tired Of Waking Up Tired

Rarities (2017)

01 - Parasite (1977 Previously Unreleased)
02 - Curiosity Girl (1977 Previously Unreleased Version)
03 - Lawn Boy Lover (1977 Previously Unreleased)
04 - Tired Of Waking Up Tired (Original Demo 1978)
05 - Photographs From Mars (Live At The Horseshoe, June 7, 1980)
06 - Time Of Your Life (1978 Previously Unreleased)
07 - That Was The Way It Was (Eastern Sound Demo 1979)
08 - Hot Sand (1981 Remixed Version 2017)
09 - Tennis Again (Sept 1977, Toronto Sound Demo)
10 - Time Damage (Sept 1977, Toronto Sound Demo)
11 - Mercenary Flight (1978 Alternate Version)
12 - Terminal Rock (1978 Alternate Version)
13 - No Time To Cry (1981 Previously Unreleased)
14 - Tired Of Waking Up Tired (Live On Open Mike With Mike Bullard, Jan 22 1999)
15 - Nowhere Fast (Aug 1977, Crash 'N' Burn Demo)
16 - Behind Those Eyes (Aug 1977, Crash 'N' Burn Demo)

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