Their debut album, "The Scream", was one of the first post-punk records released. It received 5-star reviews in "Sounds" and "Record Mirror". The latter said that the record "points to the future, real music for the new age". The music was different than the single; it was angular, dark and jagged. "The Scream" was later hailed by "NME" as one of the best debut albums of all time along with Patti Smith's "Horses". "Join Hands" followed in 1979 with war as the lyrical theme.