2008 self-titled debut from New York City band The Virgins is a 10 track serving of party tunes written about the New York City life and everything in between. 10 tracks including 'Rich Girls'. Atlantic.
2008 self-titled debut from New York City band The Virgins is a 10 track serving of party tunes written about the New York City life and everything in between. 10 tracks including 'Rich Girls'. Atlantic.
"In a time where internet celebrities are perceived as more genuine than most of the artists on the radio, The Virgins are a welcome breath of old fashioned New Wave.
For fans of late 70s/early 80s New Wave fused power-pop bands such as The Cars, The Knack, Blondie, The Talking Heads, and Elvis Costello, this band (along with Vampire Weekend, MGMT and even Phantom Planet) continue in the tradition of creating wonderfully concise pop songs that are as deceptively simple as they are catchy.
Even the most jaded music listener won't be able to get "Rich Girl" or "Hey Hey Girl" out of their head after a single spin.
If you like melodies, hooks, slick (but not overdone) production, and genuine non-cerebral pop-rock, BUY THIS RECORD!"
Buy The EP!
Leonard G. Rizzolo | Philly | 08/13/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"The major label debut of the Virgins features some songs that already appeared on their earlier EP, and you should put your money there. The songs here are over-produced and have lost the edge that made them so amazing."
Disappointed
ck | Ar | 07/31/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard One Week of Danger on Gossip Girl, and loved it. I found it on You Tube and played it all the time, and couldn't wait for a full length album to be put out. When I picked up this album I was sorely disappointed to find out that the music I had loved so much for the past few months in no way resembled what I had just bought. The music was slick and stylized and over produced, not leaving any of the grit that I had loved. The lyrics to One Week Of Danger were not all the lyrics that I had been singing for the past six months. This album could have been put out by a completely different band for all I knew, it was that different. I won't say it is a bad album, there are some interesting tracks on it, but for those of you expecting the raw version you heard on You Tube and Gossip Girl, you won't find it on this album."
AMAZING CD
G. Boozan | Columbus, Ohio | 07/01/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I do not buy CD's anymore because I don't feel like spending 20 bucks on 13 tracks, only 2 of which I'll actually listen to. But this band is totally worth it, I LOVE this CD. I looked for it in record stores everywhere (the few that we have left) and no one close to me had it. GREAT music, every song is wonderful!"
Demo-itis
buttonmasher79 | Lansing, MI | 10/17/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I'll admit it. I've never listened to their EP. The first time I heard The Virgins was on my local college radio station. (Rich Girls)
Loved the song, bought the album. Loved the album.
Please, if you like upbeat, catchy NYC style rock n roll ala The Strokes, you'll dig this. Never mind the naysayer 1 star reviews by the typical "I heard this band like a whole year ago, they were great then but now they suck because other people found out about them" music snobs. Put it on already!"