Album · Datsuns
The Datsuns by Datsuns
The Datsuns is an album by Datsuns, released in 2002. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “In Love”, on 2 lists with a best position of #21.
The Datsuns' self-titled debut came out in October 2002 on V2, the same year the band packed up from Cambridge, New Zealand, and moved to London. It's a loud, sweaty hard rock record, all fuzzed-up riffs and hollered choruses, made by Dolf de Borst on vocals and bass, Christian Livingstone and Phil Somervell on guitars and early drummer Matt Osment. Three of its songs had already done time on 7-inch singles: "Sittin' Pretty", "Fink for the Man" and "Lady".
It went to No. 1 back home and into the UK top 20, and "In Love" and "Harmonic Generator" both made the British top 40. The video for "In Love" is nothing but black and white concert footage, which suits it fine, and when Headbangers Ball was revived in 2003 with Metallica hosting, Lars Ulrich talked the band up before playing it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Datsuns on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Love | 2 | #21 | – | 2002–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.