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Good!
bit goofy but banging
OK, easy to listen to
I liked this more than I thought! I don't think you need to hear it before you die however. If you like 90's rock you'll love this.
First track was a little disappointing for me. Second track starts out like a Bowie song, but also has a very 90’s indie vibe with a great solo. Fuzzy is pretty good too. Songs really pretty inconsistent, in style and even in volume. R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe praised Fuzzy as "the best album of the year hands down”… that’s a bit much. That year also had Siamese Dream, Souvlaki, Enter the Wu-Tang, In Utero, Midnight Marauders, Björk’s Debut…. It’s good. Probably a 3 for me.
cool
I honestly thought this was going to be something different, like a 60s folk act. Probably because of the "Buffalo". Anyway for the most part it started off and it seemed like standard 90s alternative fare. But the the acoustic songs came in, and I liked those a lot more than the electric. It's just that the electric didn't have anything that made it stand out from anything else. At first I thought "The Hook" was going to be a cover of the Blues Traveler, but I found it pretty good. I hope that the band focused more on the acoustic side, because te electric stuff was just meh. So I can't really give a huge positive off of half of the album. 2.5 stars won't cut it, so 3 it is.
Yawn. Their song America Snoring seems to aptly describe this album. Nothing terrible, nothing overly special. Also, I'd like to think I know 90's rock but I don't know who these guys are at all. They're in that whole Wilco camp, which is more alt-country rock. Regardless, I'm not going to listen to more of their stuff. A 3 might be generous.
Hey! It's the troubadour from Gilmore Girls! Or, um, so I've heard. Very, very 90s. Not bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to again.
Really good album from someone I’ve never even heard of! This is why we do this! It’s nothing you haven’t heard before, but it’s great!
Never listened to this band before. Solid. Really enjoyed it.
This just made me kinda sleepy tbh
3 stars
Mulla ei ole tästä mitään sanottavaa. Ihan hyvää kai? Tai siis yllättävän hyvää, odotin tästä pettymystä. Tämä oli perusrokimpaa kuin costellomainen musa, jota jostain syystä odotin. Mutta toisaalta ei yllättänyt niin paljoa postiivisesti, että kiinnostaisi.
Melodisuutensa vuoksi erotettavissa niistä, jotka eivät hyvällä tahdollakaan jäisi mieleen. Mutta miksi passiivisuus, hitaus? Tarvitsen jotain singlemyönteisempää.
very good sound, enjoyed it. Fairly clean and polished overall.
eh, nothing special.
Not a single bad song
I thought I knew enough about music but the classification of this album as 'country' absolutely baffles me. What I think I'm listening to is a great mix of acoustic and electric music, which draws from the 70's rock, roots and Americana, with an absolute amazing lead singer, with a sound that's influenced by the grunge. Some incredible songs like "Jupiter and Teardrop" and "Fuzzy" mixed unfortunately with some lesser gods further down the tracklist. All on all a really pleasant listen. But Country? Really? Am I so out of touch?
Very nice music, very nice voice. Lyrics weren’t very interesting.
I should listen to more of his stuff. My brother did when we were younger but never took off for me.
Troubadour! Chillin' with some Gilmore Girls! They plucked him from complete obscurity and gave him a humble space in Stars Hollow to occupy with his musical noodling and musings. It feels like a value bin CD from Walmart that I might have been able to get into in the 90's. But I'm too old now for this formulaic and manufactured "poignancy" to strike the desired chord with.
Þetta er ekkert sérstakt. Ekki alsæmt þó.
Solid but didn’t make an impression at all
Um hello wtf is this? This is awesome? Never even heard of these guys before? Thanks 1001?
Totally bland. Why is it on this list?
I wanted to like it, but really didn't.
This was good. Not much else to comment on.
Alright
I did not expect to like this as much as I did.
mmm, not moving
Meh, not bad. Not gonna rush out and listen again, but found it enjoyable enough.
2.5
Couple good songs (the title track, really) but mostly forgettable.
Yeah, okay. It's definitely a slice of 90s music, I'll give it that. It sounds exactly like 85% of the rock of the time. But is there anything unique about it? Any standout tracks? Any singles? No, there's not. It's an utterly forgettable album sadly. Not sure why it's on the list other than to say, "this is pretty much what music sounded like in general in the early-mid 90s."
Grim
Country alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.
Me ha encantado. No lo concía. Un 5. Es como indie rock.
I enjoyed this alt-rock/Americana album from the first half of the 1990s. Nothing really stood out from it but overall it was pleasant, the production is good, the guitars and voices nice. I can see why Michael Stipe of REM thought this was the album of the year - its sound reminds me of REM quite a bit, though not as distinctive. 3.5/5
I love this album. I still think I generally prefer Mighty Joe Moon, but they're both 5/5 for me.
Really good alt rock, every song was good
If Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant hooked up (which, believe it or not, was actually a rumor floating around in the early '90's) and started a family, their children would grow up to form a band that sounds something like this. Grant Lee Buffalo deserved a lengthy career similar to R.E.M's instead of one like the 10,000 Maniacs had.
I really don't see how this album is considered a must listen. Nor do I see how R.E.M's Michael Stipe called this the album of the year in 1993. Was music just bad in '93? Don't get me wrong, this isn't bad, but it's probably among the most generic sounding thing I've heard so far in this list of albums. I don't get it. I don't like it. Dixie Drug Store was interesting, at least. The rest had me like America, snoring.
Pretty sure if I wrote my review after the first listen, I would have rated very low. While I didn't hear anything that blew me away, I thought my listen today was pretty good. Or at least it was nice work, background music. Songs that stood out for me include The Hook, Grace and You just have to be Crazy. It was a little mellow and slow at times, but not in an annoying way. I thought this was decent enough to give a 3. Nothing I downloaded but think I would recognize a few of these songs if they start throwing in my random plays on Spotify
Wow what an unexpected listen! This is another one of those "How have I never heard of these guy before??" moments. It has that 90's alternative sound that I really dig. At times almost sounding like a 90's Rolling Stones (Not actual 90's Rolling Stones - like, if they actually evolved their sound) It got a little boring near the end but as an album I really really liked this. 4
3.5 One of the few things Wikipedia has to say about this album is that Michael Stipe once named it as one of the best releases of 1993, which is apparently all it takes to make a list of 1001 all-time best albums. Well, much like a lot of Stipe’s own work, I found this to be pretty good, but not great. I liked the acoustic, alternative rock sound, which seems to have some elements of garage, folk, and country sprinkled in there, but despite all of that, for the most part I thought it just kind of blends in with a lot of other alternative rock from the era. Not to say that’s necessarily a bad thing though - I tend to enjoy most stuff from that era of music, so even though I don’t feel like there was a ton of range or anything particularly unique going on in the songwriting, the overall sound was enjoyable enough to keep me mostly entertained for the duration of the album. It started wearing on me just a bit at Grace, but fortunately it starts wrapping up soon after that. I’m not sure how many individual songs I would return to (if any), but I can walk away saying I had a good time with the album, even if it didn’t blow me away by any means. In some ways I can see how it could be considered a precursor to the later, softer 90s alternative rock sound to come, in particular groups like The Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, and Matchbox Twenty - all groups that I would classify as “solidly decent” and a step down from the earlier sound of the decade, but still enjoyable nonetheless.
Une pochette d'album qui ne paye pas de mine avec un faciès tout à fait banal. Ce Grant Lee Buffalo va pourtant partiellement nous baiser la gueule, se cachant de temps à autre derrière un masque de Jeff Buckley bébé.
Cet album ne laissait rien présager de bon, la présence du terme "Buffalo" dans le nom de l'artiste nous laissant envisager un enième album de coutnry. Il n'en fut rien, Grant Lee Buffalo nous proposant un album relativement solide et agréable. Petit point un peu gênant en revanche, Grant Lee Buffalo ne cesse de chuchoter "Père où êtes-vous ??" ou en encore "Il va bientôt revenir ?" de façon presque imperceptible sur plusieurs titres, mais cela n'entâche pas trop la prestation globale de l'album.
There are some really strong songs and great highs on this album. I think the main thing holding back a 5 star review is a few weaker songs in the back half, but some really interesting and delightful sounds throughout. "Fuzzy" and "The Shining Hour" are key tracks for me.
A solid ‘meh’
It was ok, not bad not great
I liked this album! I'd never heard of Grant Lee Buffalo before. They sound like a mix of older Neil Young with a little Robbie Robertson in there.
I wavered constantly being hating this and kinda not minding it. It was a tormenting listen. None of the songs particularly interested me.
I had forgotten how much I adore this album
No wonder he hears America snoring, this shit is soporific
shame he couldnt decide on a genre it was alright but could have been better
The first couple of tracks (give or take) have the promise of a bold, fresh Americana sound, but most of the rest of the album can't keep up. Feels like unrealized potential. Also, the singer pronounces words that end in vowels like a Brit, which is...distracting at best. Best track: Jupiter and Teardrop
1.5
An old CD friend, doesn't hold up as well as I'd have thought it might. Certainly not in my top 500
The name GRANT LEE BUFFALO screams country, but the cover photo says it's not gonna be that cool. Ok no, it's not that cool. 90s alternative of some kind. And it's garbage. Nothing worth my time here. 2/5.
6/10. Whatever, dude
Not really a country album. I got vibes similar to Pavement when listening to this - that sort of hidden gem with enough of a literary slant that it'll end up on thrift store shelves for hipsters to brag to their friends about discovering. 7/10
Doesn't appear to be as good as any of his obvious influences. Mediocre.
i actually ended up liking this more than i thought i would. distortion and tribal drums for a country album made for a really unique alternative sound
ok 3 stars
Not bad!
Pretty solid album.
I never really paid them attention at the time. In fact, I had always had an imagined history for Grant Lee Buffalo: He was an uncredited member of Buffalo Springfield. He was a player on some Grant Hart solo records. He was in Buffalo Tom. Of course, I was wrong. He was, in fact, a whole band. And yet, how wrong was I? Basically, Grant Lee Buffalo music feels like a cross between some Neil Young and Buffalo Tom. If you ear-squint real hard, maybe you can even hear the softer side of late Husker Du somewhere in there. Anyway, this record is the reason I'm engaged in this project. Let me hear some things I completely missed and let me re-appraise some things I let pass me by in my high snobbery days. This is a solid record from a band that totally fell by the wayside for me.
8/11
interesting
I very much enjoyed this album which was a new discovery for me. 4.5/5
Quelques moments un peu faible, mais généralement un style de rock très solide et qui a une certaine originalité, sans sortir pour autant des sentiers battus. C'est une belle combinaison d'alternatif et de folk rock/americana. Ça sonne vraiment typique 90s, mais sans tomber dans les stéréotypes faciles. 7/10
3.5
Alright
Didn’t expect much from this album from the album cover, buts it’s brilliant great album deserving of its place on the list and now added to my rotation.
Brilliant and really interesting to hear what was going on in the US at a time I was getting into music from the UK. An influence on loads of bands I love you, without actually sounding like any of them. A new favourite for me, and exactly the reason I started this project!
Didn’t know this artist before listening, can’t remember this artist after listening. Sorry buddy.
Album didn’t really engage me. Ok, might listen again at a later date, rating 3 for now.
Kind of annoying to be honest
Pretty generic but fine. Voice a bit grating
Tome was not my friend so I only half listened to this. What I heard wasn't working for me
According to the WIKIpedia article, 'R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe praised Fuzzy as "the best album of the year hands down".' It would appear Michael Stipe and I have wildly differed musical tastes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in_music -- Decide for yourself.
There is a timelessness to the songs on this album. Obviously a gifted songwriter and musician. Enjoyed this quite a bit.
Cool, mais sans plus
Pretty chill stuff
Needs another listen but I enjoyed it. Front half more than back half but yeah.
Pretty solid
Hmm, this didn't really hit for me. It's not bad by any stretch, just didn't hit. I dunno, could use another listen maybe? Solid 3 so far.
I think it'll need a few more listens. I like the lyrics, the frontmans voice, which feels like a yeehaw Kurt or Frank Black, and the variety on show. It may yet be a bit too country for me, but it seems to hold a lot of promise.
2.5
not bad.
1993, le grunge était très fort d'après moi quand cet album est sortit. Es-tce que c'est bon, oui. Est-ce que c'est un bon album grunge/rock. Oui. Est-ce que comparativement a d'autre dans cette liste, c'Est vraiment moyen, oui. 3.10
Rockmuziek op 't gemakske. Wel oké
It’s strange. So many elements of this music appeal, his voice is excellent and interesting, I love the fun backing vocals, guitar licks, acoustic accents, and soft rock vibes. It’s more that the music never fully hits a stride, it’s like a shadow of a good song, on repeat. So many foundations to make a hit, but they lack a certain element.
Mes chansons coup de coeur ne cachent pas le reste un peu plus moyen. The Hook, Fuzzy, Stars & Stripes <3
A masterpiece - almost every song is haunting but the title track alone is a juggernaut. I had forgotten this album, and it seems to me even the rest of the world but it is probably objectively one of the best of the 90s decade.
I enjoyed that! Instrumentally it wasn't my favorite, but would listen again
Mellow soft rock songwriting
dislike the first track, the rest are pretty good
The way this album started off I thought it was going to be a fun 90's record but boy did it drop off quickly. Nothing really stood out to me This led me to discover that Grant Lee Bishop was the troubadour in Gilmore Girls and turns out he was in the show a LOT and completely unmemorable 3/5
Average
This was ok
cranboneeeee
3.5
Enjoyable.
This was alright, nothing wow but not bad
Music to shrug your shoulders to.
Apparently Grant Lee Buffalo is a band, rather than a man or indeed a buffalo (as per Peter Rabbit, Rupert Bear or Phileas D. Hedgehog). From this, they seem to have a penchant for 90s soft rock music that washes over you. It is a not unpleasant experience, but also not one that you are likely to recall 10 mins later. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Jupiter And Teardrop Date listened: 14/02/23
Reminded me of an American Oasis. Reverb was doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Overall felt like it was taking itself too seriously. Didn’t get much out of it but sounded fine.
👍
It's pretty decent. I'd listen to it again.
It took a few iterations through the album before it took a hold, but i like the overall style and tone. Certainly very 80's/90's alternative... a good balance of interesting lyrics and instrumentation. Songs like Fuzzy and The Hook are really strong, but there's lots of treats along the way.
The album name, cover and everything made me think this was going to be another boring country album, and then that first song hit me with Puzzle Plank Galaxy from hell and I'm like "wait, this might actually be good". And good it was. I had no idea "gay melodramatic alt-country music" was a genre, but turns out I'm a fan. Makes me want to put on black mascara and watch my fuckin' carrots grow, pardner.
3 may be a bit generous. Talented artist. Mediocre lyrics/melodies.
Meh
Why is this marked as Country and that's all? There's a lot more going on here than that. This was pretty good otherwise. The starting songs were easily the best of the album, with some more good songs peppered throughout, but still pretty solid, was expecting to dislike this more than I did, though. It has this feeling of "meh" resonating from it.
I liked it. Early alt country. A sign of what would take over ten years later with Wilco and Ryan Adams making their way into the mainstream. A little one note, but there are some stand out tracks - Dixie Drug Store in particular.
Fine alt country.
I’d never heard of Grant Lee Buffalo before today. Apparently, Michael Stipe from REM says this album is one of the greatest of its time. However, I’m not really a fan of REM so that doesn’t mean much to me. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: The Shining Hour There was nothing exactly bad about this album. I enjoyed having it on and had a pleasant experience listening while doing some studying. The only problem I have with it is that it is very much a background album. I feel that actively listening to it for the sake of listening would get quite boring, but it’s fine to have on in the background while doing other stuff. There wasn’t a single song that remained stuck in my head after the album finished.
Pretty bland. I like Americana but this style of 90s alt-rock just isn't appealing, or at least Buffalo's implementation of it feels entirely hollow. Everything tries to have an edge but it is marred by pristine production and showy instrumentation. Nothing on this album stuck with me other than the grating guitar tone.
This was alright. Inoffensive but nothing that really caught my attention. Not biggest fan of the voice but grew on me over the album.
This got a lot of buzz when it was first released, and I do believe it was high up on my list of best of 1993. Looking back, it deserved its slot on that list. Very good songs, lots of Americana influences and great vocals by Grant Lee Phillips helped carve out a niche at a time of grunge dominance. A lot of highlights, but Soft Wolf Tread and Dixie Drug Store stand out.
Familiar with the name but not the music. I thought this was pretty good. As usual, I prefer the more rocking songs to the quieter ones but this record has a good amount of both styles.
This was fine. I have no real complaints, but why was it on here? I feel like Jeff Buckley does a much better version of the same thing but maybe I’m missing context?
Kinda folksy and boring. Not for me.
I was surprised how much I liked the first song. Like other reviewers said, more alternative rock than expected. It was alright.
Solid album...despite never hearing I think I think a little higher hopes than what was delivered. 3.5/4
only vaguely had heard of the band. loved the album, right up my alley
This is the kind of stuff I came here for... bands I really should know, but don't. I liked this quite a bit. Sounds very 90's when listening to it for the first time now, but there were some really beautiful melodies and just all around good songs here.
Never heard of this band before and enjoyed most of this album. Would not think of it as country music more rock. Not all songs were that strong for me. Overall good album and may try other Buffalo albums.
First song sucks, not a great start - skip. Second song "Jupiter and Teardrop" is completely different and I like it. Fuzzy is next and it's really nice as well. Lots of nothing in the middle. America is Snoring, and so am I... Sounds like he's trying his best impression of Bono, and failing. Poor vocals, instrumentals and production. The worst part for me is the lyrics, no depth or emotion.
I know I listened to this but I barely remember doing so. Blah.
Not for me. I stopped after 5 songs.
A big, emotive style, that makes me think of the Waterboys with a dash of U2. The album grew on me as it progressed, but much of it was unmemorable. Fave Songs: Grace, Stars 'n' Stripes, The Hook, Fuzzy, America Snoring
bad
Beyond this list, this felt like a middle of the road album by a knock off of other better albums. I couldn’t place it but it just felt like I’d heard songs like this before and it made me wish for those. No way does this album need to be on here.
Whoa, really liked this one! It's rock, feels like it's got a tinge of Americana to it, but the melodies and vocal performances are just so full of life and excitement, it's such a nice departure from what we've had lately. It's weird, I can't really point to any one thing that's fantastic on here, but it's all just done really well. Very crisp and engaging instrumentals, great vocals, just really good stuff. I'm always leery of artists I've never even heard of appearing on a list like this, but damn, this was worth the inclusion for sure. Favorite tracks: The Shining Hour, Wish You Well, The Hook, Dixie Drug Store, America Snoring. Album art: Just a guy, low-res guy even. Not at all suggestive of how good the music is, extremely unassuming. I can't say I like this cover, but I like what it's hiding. 4.5/5
I like the sound but I think the album as a whole fell a little stagnant and flat
Never heard of this band/album before and nothing about it feels memorable or distinctive
I feel like I may have heard Grant Lee Buffalo a handful of times as a teenager and blown it off. I was mightily impressed to hear it with a more mature outlook. The vocals were slightly reminiscent of Bowie and I think it is a very rich and unapologetic album that stands pretty tall. I gave it two listens, because I am always intrigued with artists that I truly hear for the first time and genuinely like! This sounds authentic and technically pleasing.
This album sounds a lot like the 90's soft rock drivel that rides the line between real music and Bruce Hornsby. It's very similar to the band Live who appealed to a broad range of college kids studying to be lawyers and also to those who dropped out because it was too hard. Grant Lee Buffalo takes it's music too seriously and Fuzzy laces in angsty-dramatic vocals with inconsequential lyrics of banal stories. Fuzzy is in love with itself and plays too smart while simultaneously being ordinary. Regardless of all that, you may easily find yourself bobbing your head to the song Grace, and forced to declare it a guilty pleasure.
The fact that Stars Hollow had a town troubadour was just one of the many fun quirks of "Gilmore Girls," but the troubadour and his songs were ultimately quite forgettable. And just as forgettable as town troubadour Grant Lee Phillips was, his previous incarnation as 90s rocker Grant Lee Buffalo was just as forgettable.
It's quite nice in places, but doesn't do enough to elevate itself beyond just pleasant middling listening overall. Easy 3.
Fine, nothing more, nothing less. Perfectly serviceable 90s rock, but nothing stands out to me on this, won't listen again, and it drags towards the end. 2/5, not unpleasant but nothing worth recommending.
Not going to lie, I couldn't get through this one though I did really enjoy Fuzzy and Jupiter and Teardrop. There was just nothing catchy enough to stick in my head for very long. It gave me some Gilmore Girls esque vibes though and the album would definitely work as part of a film soundtrack. At once point I thought they reminded me of Elliott Smith and in fact, an Elliott Smith track is included on the album radio on Spotify.
Not bad.
Mildly pretentious, though as much as I found the protest song a little full of itself, I still think it had a catchy melody. The vocals alternated between annoying me and genuinely enjoying them. Very 90s. Don't think I'll be revisiting it. Favorite tracks: "You Just Have to Be Crazy", "The Shining Hour"
It took me a bit to warm up, but warm up I did! This was new music and a new band to me (although I realized I'd seen Grant-Lee Phillips as the troubadour on "Gilmore Girls"). I really liked the acoustic alternative sound. I'd be happy to listen to more!
Another one that didn't make my earholes bleed, but it was not interesting nor was it inspiring for me. It just became a drone in the background. My ears did perk to Dixie Drug Store, but not enough to save this album for me.
Okee dokee. I listened to that. What's next?
Never heard of this artist before. The first song had some pretty interesting lyrics and I kind of liked the music. Throughout the album I didn’t always get all the myriad of references and wasn’t always sure I knew what the lyrics were about… at other times they seemed way too spot on tied quite specifically to the early 90s. Speaking of the early 90s, I think I might have liked this album better then. Today it sounded muddled and didn’t really compel me to want to listen again.
Nothing too exciting.
I didn’t expect it but the album has everything I enjoy and will easily become one of my all time favourites. Grungy 90s vocals, folky tunes, Americana and just a right amount of politics make this a perfect combination of 90s alternative. I love it! Also I feel like there’s not a single filler on it - each song has something that draws me further into them. Hard to pick a favourite track!
Never listened to Buffalo before and my first impression is that I enjoy the guitars, melodies and vocals, but it's a fairly standard alt-indie-rock sound from the 90's. The songs don't stand out to me as anything above average or special and though it's a competent effort and it sounds fine, I don't understand how it made the 1001 list. Not essential, just saying...
You know what, quite enjoyable. Almost bland on first listen but had some high points on the second. Something I'll listen to again just to be sure. Soft rock rhythm, upbeat. It sounds as if the album was very influential on noughties US indie and UK musicians such as badly drawn boy, iamkloot and the like. Perfectly nice.
This felt somewhat similar to my last album but with a lil more rock instead of blues. Every song on this album seemed to start off pretty average and then turn into a banging powerhouse in the last half, Jupiter and teardrops + fuzzy being the best examples of this. Overall, I think this is either a really weak 4 or a really strong 3
Saturday, porch fest? Book pizza, stuffed pepp, weird thoughts about friends and choice and time and partners, home, drinky, bikey, monumenty, a good talk good vibes
Some moments I enjoyed but overall dragged
Not bad
Too expressive for a convenient background listening. But still good energetic performance. A discovery to me…29 years later finally.
A pretty pleasant americana singer-songwriter album. Good musicianship, nothing to complain about from a technical point of view. But also shallow, hollow and ultimately, not interesting enough.
Never heard of this guy before. It was slick and 90s sounding production. Nothing to write home about. Pretty middle of the road. Completely forgettable.
7,6 Nice sounding instrumentals Bit slow in the middle, but makes up for it at the end
This is gorgeous. Lush, wild, romantic, gothic. More than a whiff of the Buckley's about it.
No thanks.
I liked this! As someone else on this site noted, some of it is a bit like an acoustic Pixies, some more folky. I think it might need a few listens to get the hang of it, but there’s lots here to like.
Good enough to buy after one listen.
Dull. Not a sound worth galvanising.
90s nostalgia trip, loved it then, still got it now. Fuzzy is a great groove.
Cozy and grungy. Low paced soft rock with nice overdrive.
Good music. Kind of folk rock.
What a gem — such a solid alt-rock album with a mix of styles on it. I’ve listened to it twice through on long-ish drives and really enjoyed it. It’s great highway music. He’s a great singer too. He sounds like Father John Misty on a few tracks. The opening notes of “Jupiter and Teardrop” sound so much like David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” It has to be a direct reference / deliberate fake-out. I got a kick out of that. My favorite songs so far: “The Shining Hour,” “Jupiter and Teardrop,” “Fuzzy,” “Stars n’ Stripes,” “Dixie Drug Store”
I like this guys voice more than I thought I would. I went into it expecting it would be like super americana folky-western classic rock, but it's not. Maybe the name through me off. I thought this album was pretty good and I really went into it not being super enthused based off the album cover. I thought the songs were plenty catchy and the singer has some great vocal parts. He kind of sounds at times like Sonic Youth's singer (atleast in the first track). I wish the choruses were a little less repetitive though.
3.75
It was okay
pretty good indie-rock/americana. Didn't blow me away and I enjoyed some of the spotify mix that came after more than the album. But still, not bad.
An unknown album to me, but it's great.
legalzinho, pegada smashing pumpkins mas mais agradável
Very boring - fine voice but nothing stood out
Pretty chill. I like the one about New Orleans.
It sounded like it was muzak.
Nice folk/country jams with a rock style. Not a fan of the singer but overall easy listen.
nada de mais
Soft rock, early 90's feel that I dig!
i was close to liking this, but it went on a bit too much.
Fuzzy duck, does he fuck
Warm and appropriately "fuzzy" Americana rock. Nothing here blew my mind or anything, but it was a very solid listen I see myself coming back to.
Fuzzy is an accurate descriptor of this album. It is warm in the cold. A big heavy blanket. Maybe a tad too heavy though.
I was not familiar with this band. None of the songs really stand out in terms of if I would recommend them to anyone. Overall the album was alright. At times it got close to indie music and a little bit of country but that was rare.
There are bright moments of interesting composition and guitar work on this LP (most notably the genre-androgynous title track), but most of the album just felt too pedestrian to be overly memorable
What you get when you order Bruce Springsteen from a 1910 Sears Catalog.
Not dinstincitve enough passable melodies but nothing to write home about
Grande Trovador! Album maravilhoso! Amei demais! Melhores músicas: Jupiter and Teardrop, Fuzzy e The Hook
Very pleasant alt-country. Clear influence on Father John Misty. Will listen again.
I had never heard of this band. Enjoyed the music although I don’t know if I would revisit it.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
I think I might have liked this album a lot in the 90s, but I don't feel like it has aged well. It might be that there was a lot of music that was influenced by this album that mimicked the sound and style, but this album sounds a bit generic. It's fine, but it kinda just played through without making much of an impression on me 3/5
I don't really know much about GLB, and if this is their signature sound then good for them. A perfectly acceptable album. Fuzzy is certainly a standout, Soft Wolf Tread, and Dixie Drug Store also caught my attention. Oh, and any mention of Chocolate Cake or Ice Cream always grabs me.
Como música de fondo
Debut album from the Los Angeles trio. Some describe their music as a type of alt-country; I would put them firmly in the rock category. Their best songs tend to have soaring guitars and vocals building towards guitar solos in an almost epic and anthem-like style. And, there is no doubt Grant Lee Phillips has a great rock voice. I'd say they do the soft-loud-soft-loud dynamic but different than Emo or The Smashing Pumpkins. I read a comparison to Neil Young which I see especially with the mid-song guitar solos and the subjects he covers: environment, abortion, racial issues and broken dreams. There a number of very good songs on this album. "Jupiter and Teardrop" is good example of the soaring guitar and vocals towards guitar solos. "Wising You Well" is very dramatic and builds which this band seems well apt to excel at. "America Snoring" is a commentary of the USA circa 1993 and maybe the centerpiece of the album commenting on abortion and race riots in LA. This is the first Grant Lee Buffalo album I've dug into; well, I've been missing out. A definite keeper and makes me want check out their other albums, most of which appear to be worth doing.
It was fun. Only song that stood out was Dixie Drug Store.
Honestly, didn't care for it. I like that they tried, but I can see why it didn't work
Not a fan
04/28/2022 Never heard of this dude until today. Pretty standard alt-rock. Nothing amazing and nothing horrible. Glad this was suggested, and that I know about it now.
Mir fällt nichts originelles dazu ein. Vielleicht, weil das ganze Album nicht besonders originell ist.
Beter dan verwachte grunge
I liked You Just Have to Be Crazy. :)
This album is a big reason I’m doing this project: to discover an album/artist I didn’t know that is good. Great is better, but good is good, and I think Grant Lee Buffalo’s “Fuzzy” is pretty darn good. Major Bowie vibes at times, but set against more rootsy music. I listened to it once and then half of it again in the evening because I was still intrigued!
There were moments when I liked the music and his voice, but overall I thought it a weird and inconsistent album, and a band that didn't understand their sound or what style they were aiming for.
Kinda like a pop rock opiate dream. Not sure what I was supposed to take from it. {Prior rating}
Very calm and nostalgic. Feels like a movie character in thier "sadness montage" just before the resolution.
nah
Alternativ 90’er roots/folkrock, stille og roligt, akustisk guitar
What's special about this album? Is it the lyrics that don't seem to get anywhere interesting or introspective? Is it the instrumentals that feel bland after the first song? Is it the vocals, which sound like every other generic folk, or country, or Americana, or whatever the hell this is, singer? It's nothing special and it doesn't break the mold, which is a real shame.
This was an unexpected gem, a high quality, well assembled collection of alt country songs, perfect for a road trip or quiet nights in the evening. Really enjoyable.
I guess this was alt-country, but it was plodding both emotionally and in tempo. Glad I missed it back then.
Not bad although it tended to get a bit samey. As usual with albums, a couple of more enjoyable tracks, so an easy 3*
Listened to it in the morning and it had no impact on me. Worked much better in the evening with the lights down low I thought. Still though...
Fine album. Drags a bit for me, but good song writing. Very 90s.
This has always been a band I've had in the back of my head as something I should listen to and like. Here I am listening to them and liking. Enjoyably dramatic 90s rock. Vocals stand out, for sure. Gives me Jeff Buckley vibes? I'll probably go back to not listening to them, but thinking, "Ya know...I oughta."
Jupiter and Teardrop is one of the best songs ever. This is such a gem of an album.
I liked his voice and am interested enough to want to listen to more from this band.
Meh. Has all the right elements but somehow doesn't add up to much. His Mum should be proud of him but no-one else needs be. 2.5/5.
Dated early 90s rock. Reminded me of that No Alternative album.
Not digging this one. Has a college rock feel. Not very memorable. Lyrics and vocal line feel made up on the fly. America snoring is a highlight. Apparently front man grant compares himself to Neil Young. There's a very thick line between inspiration and imitation, and he's on the wrong side of it.
4.0 - Any of these songs would’ve been absolutely PERFECT as filler for a mix CD you gave to your crush back in ’93. It’s actually a solid record - very in the middle of a lot of different sounds from that era. "Jupiter And Teardrop" is a terrific archetypal 90s acoustic/electric love ballad. I like the way "Stars N' Stripes" trails off moodily at the end. "Dixie Drug Store" tells a fun story - very rom-comesque. "America Snoring" and "Grace" showcase some generic political coffeehouse musings. Lots of heart, lots of charm.
Really liked Jupiter and Teardrop along with Wish You Well. The rest were a mixture of good and forgettable. Good vocals and guitar playing, appropriate drum, bass and keys too. Also has a nice acoustic feel to it which is pleasant.
Less fuzzy than stoner rock. More buffalo than fried chicken.
Yeah, I enjoyed some of this...was thinking it would be a country album so was pleasantly surprised.
Didn't hate it. Didn't love it. Don't remember a single song. Was I asleep?
Decent but not very interesting
Solides Alternative Rock Album. Hat gute Momente, ist jetzt aber auch nicht der Bringer.
This was fine, somewhat enjoyable. It is kind of plain, but that's not a bad thing. It could be worse, and it could be better.
One of the greatest albums ever recorded. Sublime.
Best wel lekker, met vlagen.
Nooit eerder een andere nummer geluisterd dan het briljante Fuzzy van Grant, maar hij mag blijven. Prachtig.
Tof album, vooral Fuzzy en Wish You Well zijn toffe nummers
Fuzzy is een prachtig nummer. En de rest van het album vind ik ook helemaal niet verkeerd.
Mooi hoor.
Surpreendente a sequencia de rock acústico.
Good, chill music with rock vibes. I enjoyed it!
Early 90s raw rock. This would equal the early indie scene while grunge was pushing hair metal to the side.
Ok, song nice songs but nothing that stands out too much.
Competent enough, just not my thing. Didn't speak to me
Mä en saa otetta tähän. Ei oikeen lähe. Vaatis ehkä jonku toisen mielentilan tai valiumii tai jotain... 2/5
Aika kädenlämpöiseltä rokilta tuntui. Vähän liian lätisevää ja hidasta mun makuun, en varmaan jaksaisi kuunnella uudestaan.
Olipa kiva yllätys, tykkään. Varsinkin alkupuoli erittäin jees ja pari oikein kaunista biisiä. Vähän kuin jenkkiversio Kentistä, eli konstailematonta ysärin alt rockia. Loppupuoli oli vähän meh ja meni ehkä välillä turhaksi indiekikkailuksi. Sanoisin silti tasan 3.5/5 ja pyöristellään taas ylöspäin.
Keskimääräistä parempi rock-levy, mut ei kuitenkaan ihan nelosen arvoinen
Pierwsze slysze, a brzmi dosc generycznie jak na rokowe standardy lat 90, to raczej nawet gdybym gdzies slyszal, to nie przypomnialbym tego sobie, plyta z 93, ktora jest debiuten pana Granta, nagrywana jako trio z Kimblem na basie i klawiszach oraz Petersem od instrumentow membranofonowych, sam Buffalo poza wokalem ogrywa jeszcze gitary, akustyka i elektryka, wiec plyta mocno overdubowana co dziwnie czuc, niby znosnie sie tego slucha i sa momenty gdzie zmiana pomiedzy akustykiem, a elektrykiem w locie daje ciekawe efekty, jak na tytulowym traku, ktory jako jedyny jest sluchany na spotifaju, bo iles milionow wyswietlen ma, gdy reszta plyty ledwo setki, bo reszte najkrocej podsumowac mozna jako mialkie 48 minut rozbite na 11 trakow, plyta nuzy nie tylko dlugoscia, jest to alternatywny rock, ale pan buffalo nie tylko z nazwiska czy okladki wyklada raczej na folkowca, bo lirycznie tez potrafi opowiadac o wszystkim i o niczym, a znalezc w tym cos dla siebie bylo mi ciezko, jedynie kawalek dixie drug store swoim poziomem absurdu i jambalajowym chorusem mnie kupil, wiec bedzie to plejkowy pick, ale reszta pomimo tego, ze jest sluchalna nie trafila do mnie, do tego dochodza denerwujace aspekty techniczne tego overdubowania, ktore nadaje sztucznosci brzmieniu, a zwlaszcza majac swiezo przesluchanego lajwa od Younga jest to jeszcze wyrazniejsze, kolejna sprawa sa wokale, ktore tez dziwne zmasterowane, bo o ile pan Lee spiewa jak spiewa ani mnie on grzeje, ani chlodzi, to jednak sa moemty gdzie trzeba krecic glosnoscia w jedna czy druga strone, bo pozycja wokalu lubi sie zmieniac z utworu na utwor, moze przez to ze w dwoch roznych studiach nagrywane, ale zeby az tak to bylo slychac jest niecodziennym sluchowiskiem
Hørte ikke godr nok efter. Men umiddelbart kunne det godt være udemærket. Men skal lyttes igen Mellem 3 og 4
Really good, classic of the genre and if it's good enough for Michael Stipe, its' good enough for me. "America Snoring" is standout track to me, but love the overall feel and mood of the record. My total sweet spot -- both in style and timing -- early ;90s but I didn't give them enough time back in the day. I almost certainly would have seen them open for someone but can't recall. They deserved more recognition for sure.
Rating: 5/10
boring
Meilleur album de cowboys qu'on ait eu jusqu'à présent Prefs: The Shining Hour, Fuzzy, Dixie Drug Store, America Snoring, Grace Moins pref: Stars'n'Stripes
Kende ik niet, ontdekking, verrassend. gevarieerd.
Kinda like a pop rock opiate dream. Not sure what I was supposed to take from it.
Nice music, no doubt about it, but ultimately, and especially over the years, this is a forgettable album.
Right down the middle. Not annoying, not outstanding. 3 stars all the way.
Reminded me of u2 in good and bad ways
seems disjointed, couldn't get into it despite nice chords
Fuzzy is the debut album from the rock band Grant Lee Buffalo. The songs are mostly Americana rock, which makes it surprising that this album only charted in the UK. I believe this album is forgettable and I'm not sure why it's on this list of "greatest 1001" albums.
7/10
boring
Love almost the entire album! Really clear sound, all of the elements of the music fit perfectly, original topics for the lyrics (at least in many of the songs).
Some of the songs were good. Most of them were fine. I didn't particularly like it.
I listened all day and can't remember a song... 2/5
This was a band I’ve never heard of but felt like I have before. Their style is unique but also what was done by other bands later in the 90s. At times it felt like radiohead a little bit. This was a good album that was a new experience. 7.3/10
I do not remember this
I have heard of Grant Lee Buffalo, but I couldn't tell you anything more than that they are a band. I know that I liked seeing Grant-Lee Phillips as a "town troubador" on TV, but this album was my introduction to the band. "The Hook", "Dixie Drug Store", and "You Just Have to Be Crazy" were the stand out tracks for me on the album. I liked the album.
Ooof. Self important. Insufferable. Dogshit. F
The moment I saw the album cover, name of the band and album cover, I knew I was going to hate this. After the first 30 seconds I wrote, “fuuuuck, I knew it.” But then after a while I realize even though I wanted to hate it, I didn’t really hate it. I heard I think all of the bands from the early 90s in their sound, Pixies, Morrissey, Jane’s Addiction, REM, Four Non-Blonds, Jeff Buckley, etc. mid way through there were a couple 4s in my rankings, surprised the breached 3. But then the lyrics started to stand out and I realized they were awful, Dixie Frug Store maybe the worst offender. And the quality dropped. Thank god I didn’t like it. 2.
Very nice pacing, the opening track sets the mood, and leads to one of the nicest campfire ballads I've heard on this list. First three songs are amazing, after that it just digs itself down in the depths of unrecognizable country music. Nice vibe, but it falls short as it goes along. high 3
I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Obviously a very unique voice, the only stand out part on this album, as the songs fail to leave a mark or truly inspire. Feels like a demo throughout.
Actually quite liked this, good voice, loved the guitar
Another band I probably never would've interacted with if not for this list. Tough to identify influences because they sound so familiar but kept thinking Alice in Chains and maybe some Smashing Pumpkins - might be way off on that. Great first half, last half dragged a bit. A high 3 Saved: Jupiter and Teardrop*, Fuzzy, Wish You Well, Dixie Drug Store
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: The Shining Hour, Fuzzy, The Hook, Dixie Drug Store Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Lil 90s folk-rock-ish album that I thought no longer existed in the 90s after Nirvana exploded everyone
Started off great, then disappointed me in the second half.
I had never heard of this band before and I am really digging this record. I'm surprised I'm connecting with it so much as I usually don't with this kind of rock but it's a great indie/alt album.
I really liked this. Interesting sound, sort of alt-country meets Radiohead. Excellent songwriting. 4 stars.
Didn’t make a big impression. Nothing in the lyrics really grabbed me, most of the singing wasn’t very strong, and the music was fine, but not as interesting as the reviews would have led me to believe.
His voice sounds very much like the waterboys on the first track, I swore he was irish and then saw it was an american rock group. It is not my favourite rock sound, like a mellow, laid back style of rock which doesn't resonate with me. It is pleasant enough though, I am happy to listen through. Not liking their choice of chords, they always seem so melancholy. It is making me feel a bit sad. America Snoring was better though.
True Rating: 73/100
really liked this album. The song Fuzzy is great.
Somewhat liked it but also kind of bored by it. New band to me. Makes sense that they toured with R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins - bands I feel similarly ambivalent about.
Had "Mighty Joe Moon" back in the day but never really listened to any of their other albums. Like their sound. Sort of like Jangle Pop with a little more punch.
Very REM/Pearl Jam esque. Not bad, Fuzzy is kind of nice. But, it feels a bit held back, but that's the sort of style that late 90s/early 2000s alt-rock sound had.
The first song and the guy's voice are good. The rest of the album is not even worth mentioning.
Tepid boiled chicken.
Some really nice moments and slick transitions. A lot of tolerable repetition between those.
Yeah this was paint by numbers rock and roll, throughly enjoyed
The first thing that struck me was this sounded quite a lot like Big Music era Waterboys, but maybe lacked a bit of their pizzazz. I gave it two listens, and it's perfectly acceptable, I suppose, but nothing really left an impression. Fave track.... uh, "Soft Wolf Tread", maybe? This album didn't make me want to look up specific track names very often. 😑
Really good album. Another band I wish I’d heard of before.
Good alt-country album. One of the strongest openers I've listened to. 'America Snoring' is also another great highlight.
This was not what I expected. The name made me think it'd be way more country than it was.... In the end it was really solid alternative rock with warm, driving, bounding bass and drums, unreal guitar tones, great piano interludes and an engaging vocal performance. The opener is a belter of an opening track for an album, and leads into a soft spoken tune with chorusey acoustic guitar at the opposite end of the spectrum... It was really good
Folk rock. Bastante bueno.
Pleasant 90s Indie
I sorta like the sound, but not enough to listen to nearly an hour of it. It's indie folk with Americana influences. The tracks are nice to listen to individually, and there are many redeemable qualities that folk musicians can learn from, but the flaws get increasingly annoying as the album goes on, becoming almost monotonous by the 2nd half. Songwriting not particularly provoking or clear either.
A great example of a classic 90's sound, that conjurs images of large cathode computer displays, enormous mobile phones, the election of Bill Clinton and yet becomes utterly forgettable the moment the album ends.
Best way to describe it is Robyn Hitchcock meets Neil Young and Mazzy Star