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Did not finish not list worthy but it didn't hurt my ears so I'll be nice and give a 2
Just not my thing. Repetitive and very long, just became easy to not pay attention while listening. 2/5 Won’t listen again
The title track is good but like everything else, at least twice as long as it needed to. The rest, that I could bear is self-indulgent twaddle.
Brutally long. Not for me or anyone else who doesn’t like hearing the same thing over and over again for an average of seven minutes and an at worst of 21 minutes.
I lack the patience for this, while competent and has a nice sound it is not something I feel compelled to listen to again and have trouble finishing it on the first listen
i can't tell why this is distinguishable from other D&B besides it being first or early or something?
Man, what a bit of a disappointment. Loved the album cover, loved the Wikipedia description, OK, i thought, this would be an ace discovery for my music collection, but it just didn't land for me. Neither did other albums of Goldies. I listened around. Hopeful. I was dreaming for an artist a bit more like Massive or Big Audio Dynamite, and this wasn't that. Disappointed. 2 stars. Not hated, not liked..
The fact that this was my final boss battle to fully catch back up with the list was absolutely sickening. BA DUM BA DUM BA DUM DUM BUM BA DUM. I don’t even know the proper verbiage to use to explain the noises that filled my ears. But those kicks all sounding super similar on every song was so aids man. Honestly if I was playing need for speed or something this album might slap. Or maybe Tokyo at night. What am I doing with my life right now?
I am being transported to another dimension here. I just finished reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and this album feels like that book, so unique and random. It is very kenny G in the second half. Not so much DNB its so soulful and jazzy which weirds me out. The second half is more trance with light light DNB elements it just is ambieance. Not that fun and a little droney. I enjoyed the expereince as much as one enjoys hearing car traffic not much but gives a sense of perspective. When you ask me to be patient and nothing happens I feel worse listening and it doesnt help that the songs kept stopping because wifi is bad.
Early electronic that was pretty dull but for the time I think it held its own vibe
Slow moving electronica that has some tracks that are over 20 minutes. Simply not my thing. Not unlistenable, but won’t try this again. 2/5
Endless
This music bugged me, 2 songs 2 stars
Not my kind of music. Something jarring about the style that grates
Good new age/ alternate group/singer.
I tried with this one, and I have NO DOUBT it was as influential as it claims to be, but listening to this now, nearly thirty years later, all I can think of is "this album looks like an WinAmp skin and sounds like the kind of music a WinAmp skin would make if it could make music."
"Oh, no, it sounds alright, mate, but it sounds a bit like Goldie." This quote says it all really. But let me add... I was surprised how repetitive this was. And so long! 1hour 53 minutes!? I know quite a few tracks without having listened to the album before. I guess it was everywhere at the time. It's okay as background music, I guess, but it's a bit boring. I'm marking it down from a 3 to a 2 just because I can't really see myself listening to it again.
I like this genre, but this was a miss for me.
Undanceable
Drum and Bass. Liked the first song albeit it lasted for 20 mins. Everything else after sounds the same
Absolutely not timeless. Generic garbage. 1.5/5
The classic D&B sound: deep bass grooves combined with rapid fire drum machine programming, synth parts for texture and mood, then diva-style vocal singing/samples strung across the top to give it a center. Was this album making or just mainstreaming this template? Despite the kind of spasmy herky jerky feel of the rhythms, it does work incredibly well as a tune everything else out and focus on some bullshit kind of functional music, though it adds a layer of ambient stress to the focus. Not sure it needed to be two hours long though, JFC! It's called Timeless, but it is incredibly of its moment. Interesting that this era of Jungle, Drum & Bass, House and electronica in general had a much more widespread presence in UK pop than in the US, where it seemed relegated to clubs rather than radio...or maybe it just passed my suburban existence by...
Drum and bass, not exactly my kind of jam. Angel and State of Mind were decent tracks, the rest was just 'there'. And boy, did the album go on and on and on and on! Okay background music while working, but nothing I would put on just to listen to.
3 / 10 Música electrònica de los 90, pasada de moda. Parece que ha querido meter todos los sonidos que había descubierto, sin ningún sentido.
If This Is Spinal Tap had been made in the 90's it would have been about this album.
I’m shaking my head no
Generic 90s EDM without anything resembling a redeeming feature. 1.5/5
Ik ben fan van drum n bass, maar een album van 2 uur uit 1995 zou zomaar teleurstelling kunnen opleveren. Desondanks ben ik verrast dat zo'n album er in staat. Na 4 tracks (het klinkt niet veel, maar in dit geval is dat 41 minuten) heb ik alleen wat we tegenwoordig denk ik liquid zouden noemen gehoord, een drum n bass subgenre waar ik wat minder mee heb. Het klinkt als een raamwerk (of skelet) van iets waar ik later veel plezier aan heb beleefd. Aangezien ik nog een uur en 10 minuten moet hoop ik dat we zometeen wisselen naar wat actievere dnb anders vind ik dit wel heel langdradig. Track 7, een remix van iemand anders, is eigenlijk de eerste track die ik leuk vind. Als ik goed tel heb ik er dan al een uur op zitten. Als ik denk aan oude drum and bass dan denk ik aan Konflict - Messiah en Dj Krust - Warhead. Dit komt daar nog ver voor en is voor mij helaas te oud. Het is qua lengte veel, qua inhoud weinig. Ik vind dit niet super geslaagd. Het kan altijd erger en op de achtergrond is er weinig mis mee. Als ik dit actief ga zitten luisteren is het wel echt veel te lang. Ik doe niet aan punten voor culturele relevantie of puur voor het feit dat Goldie een grondlegger is. Ik kan niet hoger geven dan een 2.
There were some really nice melodies on this album.
Puh. Zum Ein- und Durchschlafen ganz gut geeignet. Aber nicht der Hit.
didnt really feel like top 1000
What a silly album. The drums were great, but the rest was bleh at best. Makes the drumming seem less than when the rest of the parts aren't great. Just not something you would choose to put on in the background or to listen to actively.
Meh, extremely repetitive and not great
Maybe I need some molly to enjoy this. Why are albums like this so long? I'm ok with monotony if it's going somewhere, but a two hour album seems a bit much. Ultimately, just not my bag.
Oh dear. Well, I get why this is on here because it was influential in drum and bass. But my god, nearly 2 hours of this stuff? Absolutely no need. I was willing it to be over by the end
Meh. Underwhelming for a long album. Soft Prodigy. Like a Moby.
His first album is a DOUBLE album? Two albums of this? And every song just goes on and on and on. Some of them have obvious breaks in them which I guess you can call movements. But I shouldn't look at a song and think "10 minutes?!". It shouldn't be a chore. The music itself is okay, but every song just went on WAY too long and was way too repetitive. Next.
No, no, no. Almost 2 hours of "drum and bass". That's a bit much. He should've stopped after disc one, which was already about an hour. It's not the worst thing I've ever heard, but I don't need 2 hours of it. And honestly, after a few songs I was kind of done with it because it just felt like the same thing over and over. I had to quit the double album version after 10 of 14 songs. And the only reason my rating isn't lower is because the single album version has 4 fewer songs and I might've made it through that one.
this is 2 hours of mid 90s drum and bass. i did not finish it.
HOW DOES IT JUST KEEP GOING? WHY WON'T IT END? WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER NEED TO LISTEN TO 2 FUCKING HOURS OF DRUM AND BASS WHY WHY WHY 3/10
It's on the minimal side; has some features of electronic I enjoy, but not breaking into favorite album territory. I couldn't believe how long the first track went on for, and every track thereafter. I generally enjoy this type of music, but this just went on too long. Again, not a 1001 thing you should listen to before you die, not missing anything by not listening to this. 2* Skipped the last 2 edit tracks in the end, I was done. Daft Punk's 'Around the world' is less repetitive than this.
I’m sure it was groundbreaking
Maybe this record is ahead of its time? Songs are to long and go nowhere in my opinion
It has its moments, but this is just too freaking long. A 20-minute opening track pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the album. Desperately needed to be whittled down.
The good parts were good (and not DnB), and I suppose early for that. Maybe I've only heard this before by the good bits being sampled since.
If this album was an hour shorter I might like it. I appreciate it for what it is though and can see how it is considered a great album in its genre.
i’m sorry i don’t really know what’s supposed to be good about this
stopped listening around song 3
"So you think maybe you'll be a prostitute Just to pay for your lessons, you're learning the flute The ladies wouldn't pay you very much for this Looks like you'll never be a concert flautist You don't measure up to the expectation When you're unemployed there's no vacation No one cares, no one sympathizes You just stay home and play synthesizers" A very far cry from its name, this album becomes grating after just three tracks, which surprisingly cover half an hour of the record. But that's not even the best part...it's two hours long! Yay!
I gave up on this around track 9. It has it's moments. It's not bad background music if you want to feel like a 90s hacker, but I listened to enough of it to know that it's not for me.
this gave me a big headache. the bass is also creepy
Not really my speed
Timeless? Seemed more like Endless. It took me the first eight songs (72 minutes on an elliptical) to finally figure out electronica. It’s the new and improved version of “tune-up” jazz for the neXt generation. Wow, these songs are long and repetitive, rep, rep, rep, rep, repetitive, repetitive… (2.1*s)
If I could give it less than 1 star I would.
This album surprised me, although not timeless, it's pretty decent (it's definitely stuck in the 90's). Good beats, good mix of sounds, good ambients. I liked the female vocals too. However, a lot of the songs are repetitive with no real standouts. It was good as background music while working.
I love electronica and got into it in early high school with Chemical Bros and Crystal Method. Bought a lot of mix cds too and my least favorite of the genre was always the break beat. Too spastic and so repetitive. Others like house or trance have the same beat for almost every song but meld better with the whole delivery. Break beat sounds too out of place. Just never been my fav.
I would consider myself a passive fan of electronic music but I've never heard of Goldie. A mix of groovy beats and sensual electronica. I was pleasantly surprised by this album as I didn't know what to expect going in. Reminded me of Aphex Twin, Oakenfold and others. It's way longer than it needs to be and starts to feel a little redundant, but I found myself enjoying the majority of it. 2.3 stars
doesn't quite reach the depths of kraftwerk but I only barely didn't hate this
This wasn't terrible, but it all felt the same.
C- Timeless 2 Saint Angel 2 State Of Mind 3 This Is A Bad 2 Sea Of Tears 2 Jah The Seventh Seal 2 A Sense Of Rage (Sensual V.I.P. Mix) 2 Still Life 2 Angel 2 Adrift 2 Kemistry 1 You & Me 2 Absolute dog sh**.
Between this and the LTJ Burkem compilation I got a few days ago, I've come to the realization that I just don't like jungle or drum n' bass. Sure, I can recognize merits in the genres and figure why people would like them, but for me... Nah. Not me. I mean, it just says something to me that the only track I really liked and devoted a good portion of my attention to was the third track from the first disc, which was the only one to me that didn't sound like drum n' bass. (It's for that reason, in fact, why I'm not recycling the review I gave for LOGICAL PROGRESSION like I'd honestly planned to. Believe me, though, with that **TWENTY MINUTE** nothing of a title track and opener I very easily could have.) End of the day, I just hope there aren't too many of these left on the list, if there are even anymore at all.
Completely competent drum and bass that I listened to while doing my morning routine. Just a 2.
Couple of decent-ish tracks but as someone who really likes some Dn'B , I dont understand the legendary status of this record. Also, Goldie is a horrible human being.
Era of ecstasy you needed to be on it to get it…I guess 2/5
Not very memorable. Some of the breaks were nice, but I can’t imagine putting this on
Took me a while to click Goldie is the same Goldie who was a bit of a Z list celebrity back in the 00’s, shocked he actually had an album that made the list. After listening to the album, I’m still shocked this album is on the list.
Listened Before? N Interesting and vibe-y at first, but gets old quick. Not sure why this is here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Angel
Went in completely blind to this project and did not expect what I was going to hear. Not a fan of long albums so my interest wasn’t sustained. It put me to sleep - which isn’t necessarily a criticism.
I felt this album was a pretty 'meh' experience. I get how it 'totally changed the face of drum and bass' but sounds pretty dated now. Also as a 2 hour album it massively drags.
Really felt like the soundtrack to a 80's techno thriller. As a standalone album, didn't grab me.
Not for me
HOW FUCKING LONG WAS IT??
Just too long. Not repetitive enough to put on a background working music. Not interesting enough to just listen to. It may be a clinic of drum and bass music but that doesn't make it enjoyable
It’s fine I guess? Very repetitive and most of the songs sound like all the other songs. I lost track.
Très long. C'est électronique et ça bouge mais à part ça c'est moyen comme album même pour ce type. 2.75
There are no individual songs that I specifically hate. The drum and bass genre is just way too repetitive for my liking. Especially for an album that falls just shy of 2 hours. It feels like there's a ton of fat that should have been trimmed off this album. I would've enjoyed my time listening to it a lot more if it was like 30 mins long.
Could have been about half as long. Sounds to me like the EDM version of a jam band.
Can’t believe the dude from snatch is a DJ
90 min of electronic music is not my thing
- I would be lying if I said I listened to all 1 hour and 53 minutes of this thing - It's great background music - The songs were completely okay but it's nothing I could sit down and deeply listen to - 2.5, rounding down cuz nothing needs to be this long
- OG DnB album? - it’s interesting - not really anything that I enjoy listening to
Was fine but so long
Not my genre but cool
I'm more an idm guy. Bit to repetitive but not bad to listen to but wouldn't again. Need to review at the time I can never remember. 4/10
Hypnotic. 2.9
Timeless. A good description in a way, as time did seem to pass less quickly than normal during this mammoth trip through drum and bass-land. I guess it's quite impressive, on its own merits, but it's not fun to actually have to sit down and listen to. A bit like Orbital earlier in The Project, I feel harsh judging this after I'd listened to it during the working afternoon, rather than at 2am in a warehouse somewhere (which for the record, I'd hate).
Not for me
I understand the inclusion of something like this, but a nearly 2 hour long album is a bit much. This is just also not for me and feels like maybe a candidate to drop for this thing.
Very ... alternative. The first song being over 20min long didn't make me excited in the first place, but the whole album is like that. It's not really a coherent song list as well, other than all of them having a focus on instrumentals and are extremely long. I could see this album working as background music for a film, but nothing I'd listen to for the sole purpose of listening.
Anything but. A title like this begs the question: does the music sound dated? And the answer is: very much so. And from the very first notes, too, those skittering synthy-drum machiney beats which woulda been very au courant and an essential underground-y sound for at least 15 minutes in 1995, but not much longer and just serve to make listeners jittery, whether or no they are appropriately intoxicated. Maybe it was ahead of its time then; now it just sounds like then. Drum-and-bass vibes dominate, ultimately falling to a level that is just above background music – and annoying background music at that. Vocals add very little and also mire in sheer '90s-ness, this style of singing having gone the way of chokers, crop tops and bucket hats. Re "Sea of Tears" – one personally weeps at a much lower BPM. The record has ample ambition and aims for a wide scale/scope; and there are a few moments of interest (the quite pleasant "Adrift," as apt as a song title as the album title is inaccurate), but not enough to make up for its being utterly bereft of soul, which is what makes music reach across generations and eras to become, you know, timeless and which so much of club-oriented synth music so glaringly lacks.
Un nouvel album de castor-beat caractérisé par des boucles interminables et répétitives. Goldie a d'abord utilisé ses incisives pour tailler des sillons dans un tronc d'arbre, créant ainsi un vinyle fait maison. Il a ensuite enregistré les pistes en utilisant des instruments rudimentaires qu'il a fabriqués à partir de branches et de cailloux. Pour la voix, il a invité d'autres animaux à participer en utilisant leurs sons naturels, parmi lesquels des pets. Le résultat est un enregistrement singulier, mais réservé au monde des castors.
On en peut plus, ceci est un appel à l'aide
Not really my jam here…to me much of this sounds like noise, frankly. State of Mind is solid, really liked it. Something about the fast drum beats paired with the slow melodies makes me uncomfortable. I like off signature times but not in this context
Started good, then got repetitive and boring.
Bog standard BGM. Sea of Tears was not sad, nor did A Sense of Rage inspire any rage. Put this on if you need some non-distracting study music or something, but don't expect it to keep you awake.
Makes me feel like I'm playing a space shootey Playstation 1 game
Warehouse 90s techno
Goldie be like: 'I am going to make an album that is so long' Like seriously, there's some genuinely good stuff in here, but Jesus CHRIST why did this have to be 110 minuets long, like holy shit. This is clearly an absolute trip of a producers ego and I won't be revisiting it any time soon lol.
not my vibe
Not in the right headspace for this at the moment, verging on bad trip territory
Lacked spark. Maybe I just needed some more snap.
this is the most boring ahh album, i need to be in a club for this to be good
Some of these songs are entirely too long and drag WAY on
Not my taste, but nothing egregious. It was fine as background music, but I wouldn't seek this out myself.
Ok...but WAY too long. I am a decently large EDM type music fan, especially from this era, but Drum N Bass was never really my thing. 2/5
Award for the most ironic name goes to: Goldie. It’s not Timeless at all but in fact extremely dated. But it’s also pretty iconic. I think it’s a bit of a disservice to have it on a list like this, next to The Undertones one day and Elton John the next. This is dance music and it’s not really designed to listen to as an album (I don’t think so anyway). Is it an important album? Yes. Is it a pioneering album? Yes. Do I want to listen to it all? No. Maybe one isolated track, in the mix, while on drugs, in a sweaty club, but not for 2 hours in the kitchen while I cook tea.
Nearly gave up on this. I get that this is a pioneering album for the genre but it sounded badly mixed and dated. The first track being 20 mins was a joke. There were a couple of enjoyable parts but it mostly dragged on.
Kind of boring.
with enough green stuff, maybe. At work, probably best to avoid for TP employees.
Favourites: • Timeless: I. Inner City Life II. Pressure III. Jah • Still Life
28th July 2023 Listened throughout the day on Friday. Went to watch Oppenheimer then out to dinner in Cheltenham. Live yes. Listening as a full album no.
Just not my thing, has it's merits for the genre, but it's one of the few genres I can't stand.
Living in the city, you know you have to survive. Living in the city, you've got to keep the dream alive.
Way too long, kind of repetitive, but I didn’t completely hate it.
It was too long.
It was fine to have on in the background, wasn't terrible, wasn't great either, just felt long, so so long! 2.5
Too heavy for me
kind of spacey and futuristic. Very produced and engineered. Nah
Its very zeitgeist. A bit of a splash in its time but you wouldnt choose it nowadays. Also, it was always way too long
I don't know. There's a lot of energy in this for the specific place, specific time, specific shroom. I'm not in that place right now, and most likely won't be in the foreseeable future.
I was definitely looking forward to this one being over. It is LONG. And the music is interesting when you're just dissecting the various pieces and layers; there is a lot going on. However, the music is like jazz electronica, it's all over the place and as a listener there is no groove or easy rhythm to attach to. It's actually stressful to listen to. Not my cup of tea.
I’ve tried listening to this one twice, it’s just not my thing.
I dont have anything against Drum&Bass but this is a drag. The songs feel aimless and meandering. I will concede that it is possibly quote well suited as background noise but that is hardly a compliment about its quality. For a conscious listen however, life is just too short.
I don’t have a clue how to rate this. I’m listening to this on the train to New York and it’s the first time that I’ve felt like I had to do something else (e.g., reading) while listening. I didn’t not like it though, it’s just music that to me is typically background noise and not a standalone thing to listen to. It also clocks in at 113 minutes which is really really long. The first song alone is 21 minutes. It seems like this was pretty critical for early electronic drums & bass type music. It’s just a little too up tempo and intense at a lot of points for it to be really strong to me for background music purposes, and it’s not interesting enough to stand out otherwise. Favorite song: Sea of Tears Other: Adrift
I don’t have familiarity with drum and bass enough to comment with confidence on this album. I had to read up on Goldie, and Timeless, to understand the impact this album has had, but I still don’t have a frame of reference for exactly how it influenced other musicians. The only thing I kept thinking was “this sounds like generic drum and bass that you’d hear in the background of a movie or video game”. And that’s valid, because Goldie apparently set the soundscape for others. Maybe other drum and bass bands aren’t very creative and are just sticking to imitation, maybe I haven't found a band that is creative and unique yet (likely), or maybe I just don’t like drum and bass.
For a record called Timeless this sure sounds like a playstation 1 racing game
It feels like I’ve already listened to this one twice over before thru this project alone. This style of electronic is definitely more easily digestible than say Prodigy but it lacks the energy I really want from this genre, it should make me at least want to dance a bit? I guess it’s chill wave electronic? I made it; it’s done. 2 stars
2.5 stars. Groundbreaking electronic album that feels dated. The fast beats are good at times but nearly 2 hours of this drops the rating for me. I appreciate something that moved forward the EDM genre but probably won't go back and listen to any of it.
It's the guy from Snatch! I didn't know he's a musician. First of all, the length of the album which is 1h 53m is discouraging. Secondly the genre jungle and drum and bass. I like Pendulum a lot but that's about it. I haven't found many other in the genre that I like. After listening to this the length was indeed an issue. I was waiting for it to be over and it doesn't have to be this long. I also didn't like this type of drum and bass. It felt very bloated and repetitive. I can't give this a 1 as I've heard a lot worse on the 1001 album list.
It has been an interesting listen. In my early twenty's I had a lot of friends listening to GOA trance and Drum 'n' Bass. So I was aware how influential this album was. It doesn't mean it's a really good album though.
It was a bit of a chore to get through this one. It's very much of its time and also very much in need of some serious editing. There's nothing on here that justifies the length. I get the significance of this to its genre and can't knock it for that, but it was hard to stay engaged with this one. Diane Charlemagne's vocals help warm up the sound considerably where she appears. But much of this is forgettable. Fave Songs: This Is a Bad, A Sense of Rage, State of Mind, Angel
A lot to appreciate here, but also... A LOT. It's far too much for a single album, the bloatness makes it a challenge to appreciate it's best parts. Speaking of best, the opening track "timeless", running for more than 20 minutes, is absolutely fantastic, and the highest point in the album, which is almost two hours long.
I was pretty bored by this. Couldn't make it through. 2/5
eh
Not really my thing
too long kinda meh Sea of Tears was alright
Takes me back to some PS1 games where I’m driving a jet ski off of ramps and catching big air, while the high tempo drumns n bass are blasting me into a futuristic state where nothing else matters except the water and waves. Therefore, younger me would probably give this a higher rating considering it also reminds me of the original Killer Instinct soundtrack, which I absolutely loved as a 7 year. So merely for the nostalgic kick I will treat this album a little more fairly.
J'imagine que je peux comprendre comment cet album a pu avoir un impact majeur sur la scène électro, mais je l'ai trouvé inutilement trop long. Les beats sont bons, la production est intéressante, le côté atmosphérique est bien, mais certains passages sont en boucle pour pour beaucoup trop de temps. D'une pièce à l'autre c'est beaucoup trop similaire. Généralement super long et monotone. Ça sonne plus comme une musique d'ambiance pour avoir en background. 4/10
i mean i’m sure it’s good for what it is but it’s a 2 hour long techno album. i’m not gonna enjoy just sitting down listening to it
I noped out of listening to the whole album. Once again, an album that should not be listened to at 5am after a really good night’s sleep.
This album was fine, but the length really started to bother me after a couple songs. Electronica is almost always way too long, which sucks if the song sounds good. I probably should have given some of my other 90's electronica albums a 2 as well. Anyway, my favourite song was probably Timeless, but it is long-winded.
Okay
Yeah, so this made me realize I'm not a jungle fan. This became more listenable as it went, but it's overly long and not my style. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
I have been enjoying some of the electronic music on the list, but this is too repetitive for me. It lacks enough musicla ideas to sustain 20+ minute track lengths
Wallpaper music. That just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on.
Klapper, schepper, klapp. Gähn. Nicht ganz furchtbar, kann ich aber nicht durchhören.
Nope.
Feels like it had a lot of good ideas and then overstayed it's welcome by an hour fifteen at least. Production is rad especially for it's time but maybe I just wasn't stoned enough to appreciate things like pretty much the same drum break for 20 minutes on the opening track
An album that got worse, the more I listened to it. Seriously impressive feat. The first 5 minutes, I had my jaw dropped… what is this symphonic, atonal, music, how are these drums hitting so hard? It was really a treat. It felt like the overture to an extremely enticing sci-fi film. But then the first track went on for 22 minutes. And it got worse! As in, repetitive worse. As a dance track, yes it makes sense. But then the album stopped impressing me. Its charm wore off by around track 3 or 4. Insanely interesting ideas at first, just lackluster execution that left me confused. 2/5
Not for me.
Standard DNB. Pretty boring.
Seems ok. 2.5
Background music
Hard to give this one a fair rating when it's being presented so far outside its intended context. If this was on at a club while I was out on the floor, then sure, I wouldn't mind the vibes. As a solo listening experience, however, it's way overlong, repetitive, and annoying - but again, I don't think it's /intended/ to be listened to on its own! Times like these are when I wish I had the 1001 blurb on hand to understand why exactly an LP like this made it onto the list.
I went to check how far along I was in the album and I was still on the first track! Holy fuck a 21-minute opening track. This is definitely not my style, but I'm sure somebody out there loves this drum/bass stuff. I loved going to raves but never liked D&B. I'm not on enough acid to want to revisit this.
The single CD version of this album is better than the 2 hour beast that is linked here, but it's still over long and a bit underdeveloped. Inner City Life is good and moody, but the rest is just 90s background muzak.
How do the vocals not match the music so badly background kinda slaps but Jesus Charli XCX takes inspo from this The song called “this is bad” u were right Only good for 3am when u leave ur body
Not really my kind of music. I tried listening through it but it all sounds the same. And while I felt there were some songs I liked in the first part they were all wayyy too long and would just go downhill in the second part. so I gave up in the first half of the album Saved songs: State of Mind, Sea of Tears
Was ok at times, but too damn long
Underwhelming. An artefact from a specific moment in time – of historical interest/significant alone. An analogy: compare Dizzee Rascal and Goldie. Rascal was a Grime pioneer. He earned the right to 'Bonkers' (which is a cool song, btw. But, you know, cred and all that.) Goldie had been in the D n' B trenches. But much more a water-carrier. An enthusiastic water-carrier, but still. Enthusiasm just meant that everyone was hydrated. it doesn't change the course of wars or anything.
How on earth do you review this kind of stuff? 'Timeless' is a long ass track. I like the beep-boop sounds around the 13 minute mark. 'Inner City Life' is the only part of the entire album that I recognize. 'State of Mind' is quite enjoyable and the album is atmospheric enough ('Still Life', 'Sea of Tears'), but it's just way too long. Even most movies have a hard time filling out such a runtime.
Not for me
This album was just nothing for me. It blended into the background really well once it started, and it only had me start listening a couple times throughout the album. Did I hate it? No, but the only situation I could imagine actually liking it is in the middle of playing something like Gran Turismo, otherwise I can't imagine dancing, or just listening to this.
I'm no electronic music expert, but I do enjoy the genre as a whole. So, despite reviews absolutely slamming this for being drivel, I thought "surely I'll find things I like about this album." Well, not really... Maybe Goldie is the pioneer of the classic drum and bass sound we know today that is so prevelant on this album. I don't know. But, listening to this, it doesn't sound innovative, it doesn't seem to stretch the boundaries, and half of the beats aren't even that catchy and danceable. I guess since this came out in '95 it was groundbreaking for the time? If you look at YouTube comments for each song as you go through, you will see that people LOVE this and consider it a masterpiece. Personally, I found it to be mostly boring and repetitive and the female vocals not outstanding. To say this album is too long is a massive understatement. I'm honestly looking forward to more EDM albums on this so I have something to compare it to, because in my mind, I don't see electronic music lending itself to "must listen" albums but rather signature artists and must-hear songs (a la "Sandstorm"). This one had it's moments, I suppose (the standout for me was one small section of "Sea of Tears"), but all the songs had basically the same drum and bass loop and never went anywhere.
This was an absolute chore to get through. '90s Drum and Bass is definitely not my genre. It sounds sooooo dated, too. Only reason I give it 2 stars is that every so often, the deep bass would shake my windows and I got a kick out of that.
Not really my style. Can appreciate the significance the album had for the dance scene though. 2/5
Endless loopy pap.
The beginning sounds like an endless song. And the end sounds like the beginning. 🤔
mehhhhh
I only give it a two because I love modern bass music and what’s happening in the EDM scene and because this guy is a pioneer for all other breakbeats and heavy bass in edm. If I compared it to current stuff, it’s absolute trash but probably crazy dedicated and new at the time so I respect with the two star.
Not my thing, especially not 2 fucking hours of endless loops of stoned club beats. Give me a break.
Oy, this was tough to get through. Nothing in particular wrong with it, but nearly two hours of electronic music is not my idea of an enjoyable Wednesday morning. I feel similar to this as I feel about the band Rush - I appreciate the technical skill that went into it, but that doesn't mean I like listening to it. 2 stars.
Ovo negdje u klubu slušati. Dobro je, dugo traje, al to je normalno za ovu vrstu glazbe.
Can see the love and the hate when it comes to this album. I prefer rating these albums I'm given based on tightness of tracks, filler etc. While I can appreciate the drum and bass and this records influence. These tracks could definitely be shorter as a listening experience. Otherwise it's just background music and not an experience. Might be more of a journey if you're consuming substances. It's good and I enjoyed bits of it.
Well not really my thing.. I like the music, but vocals seem to be juxtaposed to the music. People need vocals so I get it.
Maybe as cocktail party background, or swanky, hip hotel elevator music, but it just felt interminable. I kept checking to see if I’d finished the album and it had started over. I like the music, but I couldn’t tell one track from the next.
Mostly it was just background music. It was a really long record and I won't be revisiting it. Lots and lots of the Amen Break though.
Not for me. Didn’t hate but didn’t really like it. And it’s way too long.
Timeless??? I beg to differ. This album sucked the life out of most of my morning… keyword: sucked. There is no earthly reason for the opening track to be 21 minutes long, it could have accomplished the same atmosphere and mood in far less time. Overall, this album was way too long. I would have hated it much less had it not gone on and on and on with mediocre beats and obnoxious singing.
Nah man
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is a 17 minute drum track. The producers of Timeless must've thought to themselves that that was a record that needed to be broken and created a 21 minute electronic drum track. The only problem is, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is good and Timeless' 21 minute eponymous opener and the rest of the album is total shit. From the original version of the book: "Some of Timeless sounds dated today, but few dance producers have come close to realizing such an ambitious artistic vision. It is the sound of future jazz from a distance planet, set to the sharpest beats." Andy Pickering, the poor individual charged with writing the paragraph for Goldie's entry must've fallen and hit his head. Nothing about jungle-drum-and-bass music is a must listen to and that music surely has not aged well. Nor has his entry for this album. 2/5.
Glad to hear the flight of the concords reference in timeless. Otherwise, is this album really relevant on this album?
Quick drum and bass. Doing it before I knew it was a thing.
Goldie was a new band for me, and Timeless was new music. The opening track reminded me of some of the soundtrack for the Power Puff Girls, but the rest of the listening experience dropped off after that. The album felt long. I did not enjoy many of the vocals, and the electronic music was repetitive enough that I had a hard time distinguishing between the tracks on the album. This album was not for me.
Well...this was an album. I can't say I HATED it, but the experience was profoundly underwhelming. It sounds like the stock music they used in early 2000s GTA games. It's not actively horrible, honestly. It's just really forgettable. I can't say I have a fave track but I also didn't hate it. A blah two stars from me.
Will say listening through this gave me more appreciation for DnB, but did not really like the album that much overall. Drum & Bass is already a very hit or miss for me as it is and this album did not hit. It felt like if the album had a thesis, it would've been "Melancholy". Much prefer Pendulum's style ;)
Långtråkigt, kändes tre timmar långt.
I appreciate Goldie for many things. Appearing on Come Dine With Me, accidentally giving away Banksy's first name, being in Eastenders. Musically, when he's at his most focused his output is exceptional. When i say focused..... I mean restricts his tracks to 7 minutes or less. I just feel that he sometimes veers into self indulgence and the more ambient side of his music just becomes a bit.....boring
Just boring. Almost every track could be 1/3 of the length.
A gave this a go. Really not my jam but actually more likeable than I imagined
Too long. I finished my commute before the 1st track finished. Cover art 2/5
Meh. Every song sounds the same. Every song on the radio station that it played also sounds the same.
Good, but songs were a little long. I felt I got the vibe for a few songs at the 2 out of 7 or 8 minute mark, and not much else was added in the remainder of the song.
File under “good for them for essentially inventing drum & bass” but not my jam (unless I’m in a sketchy basement with lasers & strangers of course 😂 )
that was too much DnB
Jungle ain't it
Goldie? Never even heard of it. Bet it sucks though. Oh and apparently it goes for almost 2 hours. Good, grand, wonderful! aaaaand it's scungy UK techno, annoying drums, instant ps1 snowboarding game vibes. Fuck off. 2 hours? More like 2/5.
4/10 this had some positive qualities but it was a lot of fucking drum and bass and some of the songs really overstayed their welcomes.
3/10. There isn't a lot of space in my life for a 90+ minute album of electronic music. There were enjoyable tracks here and there, including the 20 minute title track, but there were also some tracks that annoyed me or bored me, which is pretty rough when the average track is about 8 minutes. A high 3, but a 3 nonetheless.
Woof. 3/10
I understand the influence this album has in the drum and bass scene but feel it is better left in the clubs. To listen to this all the way through is difficult as it just doesn't go anywhere, I find it repetitive with no direction an from my standpoint uninteresting. It is also way to long. Listening to the entire work does not take me to a place that most music does, in fact it does the opposite in that it brings on a feeling of sadness listening to the album. There are a few tracks that are fine ("Inner City Life", "Sea of Tears") but overall it is not for me. I give it a 1 and a half - 2 stars.
Despite it's title, album is the opposite of "Timeless", it's a time capsule of what was to come for the drum and bass genre. And to be fair, the beats are interesting and fairly complex, and there are some wild moments tucked away on this 2 hour long album, but that's where it lost me. I didn't feel engaged enough to warrant a two hour runtime, and frankly, it's difficult to judge Timeless without the satire music that has surrounded the d&b scene in pop culture. Fav Track: None
"This is a Bad" - Goldie Sorry, I couldn't resist. The fact that this nearly two hour record starts with lines that would come to be the centerpiece of a Flight of the Conchords track did not help me take this album seriously. Nevertheless, I have to admit that it's fine, I guess. There's some interesting moments, but I feel like it mostly washed over me. I can appreciate that this is regarded as an influential record in the history of drum and bass music, but I just don't find it all that compelling to listen to. Favourite track: "Sea of Tears"
not a dnb guy
i don't love d&b to begin with, and i double don't love mid-90s d&b. it just more or less completely fails to please the ear (extra points if you recognize those words!). as mid-90s drum & bass goes, this was...y'know, fine. but i'll likely never love it, barring some large-scale alteration of brain chemistry
“Brings jungle to a new level of cross-fertilization.” But not as good as Vivaldi.
Really? 2 hours of monotonous beats, strange slightly musical noises? A breakthrough? A masterpiece? I don't get it. Do I have to listen to all of this? How about we pass a law that albums like this be no longer than 45 minutes. Not totally bereft of value. But I have no desire to ever listen to it ever again. 2 stars
Was ok
Tbh I don't see nothing special in case of d'n'b, even taking into consideration the fact of releasing this album back in XX century. Nevertheless, it is still quite good, but I don't really understand why it is put here.
Only listened to half
Drum and bass. Largo. Coñazo
Not my thing at all but could have it as background music i suppose.
Not really my thing, kind of difficult to listen to all the way through. Some good songs on there though.
Why am I trapped in an early 2000's skating game for the Playstation 1? Jokes aside, Drum and bass does not work for me. I wince at the screamy razor-sharp and breathy female vocals combined with annoying effects and droning bass. The genre is perfectly fine when it is sampled... at times, but for a record that is nearly 2 hours it is not an enjoyable experience.
old dumb and bass, meh
too long ehhhh
When I first read the artist I thought it was a different Goldie. Interesting to hear D&B on this list. Interesting but not a fan of the lilting crooning woman. Some of the high pitched synth sounds are a bit grating too. Repetitive, but that's the style of music.
zu stressig
Bwahh
21 min for the first song??? wtf??
Drum 'n Bass. Veel drum 'n bass. Heul veul drum 'n bass.
Znawca elektryka nie jestem, ale dwa gatunki zawsze rozpoznam dubstep oraz drum&base, calkowicie nie moja bajka, zbyt szybka muzyka jak dla mnie, jednak ten material ma tez wolniejsze tracki, adrift you&me state of mind, z dziwnie skompononowanymi wokalami, ale jednak ma, mimo tego strasznie meczylem ten albumik, jego spotifajowa wersja ma prawie 2 godziny, wiec przyjalem ponad programowa dawke elektronicznosci, na plejke leci saint agnel oraz this is bad, wacham sie miedzy 2 a 3, pewnie gdyby albumik mial godzinke, to byloby 3, ale zbyt mnie ta sesja wyssala z zycia
Pretty decent DnB album but hasn't aged especially well for an album called Timeless, it doesn't stand out at all now.
Not really my thing, not so bad though.
Back when I was doing warehouse raves in the '90s I sometimes went to the jungle room because that's where the cute guys danced. I never lasted longer than four songs. I genuinely mean no shade to this artist, I just can't handle the whole freaking genre.
This album did not do to well in the Netherlands. I found it an interesting album to listen to. Some numbers sounded a bit like Soft Soul. These songs I liked.
Not very Timeless, and not really my thing, but it's interesting to see what's a really important landmark in DnB
Not into the jungle/ drum bass
Lol major techno vibes. It’s decent, just kind of sounds like everything else like this
No
I'm sure it's very good, but I can't handle those drum & bass style ra-ta-tat drums...gives me palpitations.
i was not expecting this site to have drum and bass on it why is it so long
This was a bit difficult to get through. Drum and bass just isn't really my thing.
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Que mal viaje. ni en mi momento más oscuro del tecnoatrapé me gustó el drum&bass y con esto confirmo por qué…y además dura 2 horas!
Very much need to be in the mood for this and I am simply not😬 // That said, I listened the next day and it was surprisingly effective work music, just have zero interest in ever listening again
think this is shit that im supposed to put on to help me sleep
way too long and not interesting
DNF’d this. First song was cool, would have been great for doing hw. But maaaan it got old quick.
Started off well with some nice ambient tones. Thought the majority of other reviewers had got it wrong. Lesson learnt to never underestimate the power and knowledge of the 1001’ers. August 2026 not going well. Third 1 star in a row. 1/5 3/8/26
Hypnotically boring
Not my bag baby. Very little variation between songs. Some cool stuff but struggled getting through it.
1/5
Listening to this felt like time had ceased to exist. Really horrible to sit through- if it hadn't been so long I'd give it a two, but really...
Starts out as background music and progresses to become noise. 1 star or F+.
Tooo long
Мои нервы такого не выдержат. Ладно бы нормальная длительность треков была, но с таким таймингом эта музыка годится только для пыток.
Retro video game background music
Not sure what this was
Let’s sample d’n’b drums with some orchestral samples, add some off-key vocals and add a few beeps and boops. Like trip hop but trip stop it mate.
Whatever this albums niche may be, I’m not sure it’s one that you MUST hear before you die…
1/1
Look, just because an artist titles an album “Timeless“ it doesn’t mean that it is timeless. If I recorded my cat throwing up and called it “Double Platinum Perfection“ would it too make the list? Probably. I don’t know what the point of this is. People listen to it on purpose? Crazy.
like a dvd menu for a dvd that makes you feel rather unwell
Jesus, there really is a lot of mediocre electronic music on this list, isn't there.
No private session used. Put the drum machine on a four second loop, occasionally throw in some keyboards and whacky sounds and you get this crap. If they wouldn't have made it so repetitive they wouldn't have gotten 1hour 53 minutes out of it.
lol, “THIS IS OUTRAAAAGEOOOUUUSSSS”. I love Jez and Superhans as much as the next guy who watched Peep Show, but their band sucked…and this sounds just like that, except without the comedy element. This just sucks. 1.5/10
This is album 964 and if I’m given another shit EDM record it will be too soon.
a kid banging on pans with a wooden spoon and someone straining for a poo. It was utter bilge.
Sounds of 90s video games, compiled but not arranged. It's like Wipeout and Ecco the Dolphin had a baby that survived an abortion. The drum beat is the Stock, Aiken and Waterman of this genre. Why doesn't it change?! Prrrrrrt p p p prrrrrt p p. MDMA had a lot to answer for, didn't it? This is to the 90s what LSD and Trout Mask Replica is to the 70s.
No standouts
Not my jam
don’t like 90s drum and bass
Not my genre
Someone once tried to explain Drum n Bass to me at a rave, they said I need to listen to the complex layers, and so I did... still sounds like crap. Very much a UK thing (as bad taste as the food) The only Drum and Bass I want to hear is Death From Above 1979.
Too long 2 hours long. It’s a slog, it’s like Aphex except he uses pan flute, asynchronous breakbeats 🥱, dolphin noises, and that 90s thing of a guy with voice augmentation going “YA-ya” over and over and over
Just a littttleeee bit too long. No need for such length when you’re not going to make anything out of it.
generous title... yeesh more brit garbo. that's some rough electronica
Oh man, I can't wait to listen to repetitive nothingness for 2 hours. If I was absolutely high out of my mind, I think I'd really enjoy this. That's about the only scenario where I would actually enjoy it, though. It's just way too repetitive which makes it really boring. There are moments that I actually like, but they're buried in 20-minute songs or surrounded by musical choices that I think suck. Things like really poor/off-key singing, electronic sounds that are really grating, or just the musical idea never changing for about 7 minutes. There were two remixes at the end of the album that I did not listen to, otherwise I would have (unfortunately) finished the album. Favorite Song(s): -
what the hell
I mean its Drum & Bass. If that's your thing then I am sure you will love it. Unfortunately I do not.
Time wasted
292 Struggled to get through this, even in my younger chemically enhanced days I disliked DnB but I find it pretty much unlistenable now
No reason for this to be on this list. I don't believe there's anyone who sits around and listens to this.
Tortura auditiva
Thumbs down lol
Longer than bitches brew and it’s this type of lame music??? Yeah I think that’s a skip for Eli.
Two listens, I don't get it.
Should have called it “anything but timeless”. Opening your album with a 21 minute song is nothing short of masturbatory, especially when it’s sparse and terribly repetitive drum and bass. And this is coming from someone who likes drum step and DmB normally. Overwrought underwritten self indulgent garbage. Couldn’t finish. ⭐️
Oh yeah, drum'n'bass. What all the posh kids at uni were listening to in '95. Dated and hard to listen to now. It was two stars to begin with, but lost another as it went on for so long.
Timeless? More like “Endless”.
I think this might be my first one-star review! Yay! I would love to find someone who gave this a close listen all of the way through stone cold sober. I would bet even Goldie hasn't done that. I feel like the drum and bass style lasted for like one summer's worth of raves and no one ever thought about it ever again. And certainly, absolutely, it was never intended for the album format. The only things that make drum and bass tolerable at all are a vast quantity of crystal meth and a vast desert mesa filled with people wearing glow sticks for necklaces.
It’s always the bad albums that have obnoxiously long opening tracks. This was just noise
Didn't like it at all. Really weird and really long songs
did not finish this. couldn't muster up the strength.
There is no word in the English language for how bad this is.
Welllllll, after seeing the album runtime of nearly 2 hours and the genre, I'm feeling pretty confident that I won't get through the whole thing. Let's see! Did I turn it off early? Press 1 for yes, 2 for no.
Can’t stand this what the he k
- why is one song 20 MINUTES LONG? I skipped that song along with any of the other songs over 5 minutes - the very second song, Saint Angel, is just this repetitive loop played over and over again. - State of mind, however, I liked. It had actual lyrics and had a nice beat/melody. I didnt like that constant phone buzzing beat playing the whole song tho. - I could only listen to a couple songs before turning this off. it's just the same repeated beat over and over with no good lyrics.
Nah, not going for a 2 hour drum and bass ride.
This album was a bit too long and unremarkable for my taste. I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it again.
I think I just kinda hate drum and bass
Industriele sci fi geluiden 2 uur lang
2.5/10 I feel empty
That was way too long. 21 minutes of random noise. That's just the opening track? Great. Now there's wailing. This Is A Bad. Yes, yes it is. 2 hours of this crap? I'm done.
Did enjoy the Flight of the Conchords tie-in.
This was atrocious. I cannot adequately put into words how much I hated this. Why is it 2 hours long? Why does it all sound the same? Why is it just the same noises on loop for 8 minutes for every track? Why is this on the list? Why am I still wasting words on this album?
I didn't get through it....
ok, but not for me
Who? Man, this list has some weird turns and some really questionable inclusions. This is definitely one that doesn't belong. A 21 minute first song? It's the movie soundtrack as they pan across the barren planet and see unusual creatures migrating and bird-like beasts soaring nearby. Then it picks up pace at the 11 minute mark and then goes AWOL 5 minutes later with dated drums and anxiety creating beats. It only got worse from there. This is so dated and sounds like a couple kids jamming in mom's basement making cool noises n' shit. If you can sit through all 7 mins of "Saint Angel" or "Jah The Seventh Seal" you are impervious to pain or deaf. "State Of Mind" is a jazzy meandering and that's the #2 song on the album at 1.4M listens. "This Is Bad" was bad, just a drum machine for 6 minutes! "Angel" had 1.8M listens, why?! Almost 2 full hours long?! Not good, not relaxing, not innovative, no hits, not smooth but just the opposite, hugely dated sound, no hooks and no song structure. Purest form of shit I've heard on here in a few months. 1 star because I can't go lower.