Reviews (page 8 of 8)
I will never get that time back from listening to that album.
Cheesy eighties schmaltz. The first song sounded a bit cowpunky right at the end and I got excited it might improve, but that was the high point of the album.
Really didn't care for this one. Seems too aligned with blue eyed soul and brit pop-ish. I don't care at all for either. 1.49.5
OMG - hated this album, just so wank!
It’s not offensive - it’s just bland. Why is it on this list.
Why. Why? Why?! WHY?! Why is this album on the list. So wack. I love George Gershwin too but if I referred to him as Georgie Gershwin, I hope someone is there to slap me.
This is horrible. It's bad loungey electro music and this should not be on this list. One definitely can go without hearing this album.
80s Pop. Not quite for me.
Awful!
Worst album I have listened to so far, starts off dull and somehow gets worse. Elevator music for the lift to hell
This was boring as hell.
Early Brit Pop doesn't do it for me
Sounded like the soundtrack to a musical. Not for me.
Well now I know for sure that I hate "sophisto-pop". I'm sure that there's lots of people out there who like jazzy pop music about relationships, but I hated every minute of this. Even the half-hit that I vaguely remembered was just a further reminder that I hated that single when it was released in the 1980s, that single was what I based my opinion of Prefab Sprout on, and my opinion was right. There was nothing here to change my mind, just dull and entirely redundant music that I could have happily lived without. This was a waste of almost an hour (for once Spotify adverts were a blessed relief from the chore of this album). Since starting my journey through 1001 albums, I've listened to many albums and musicians I hadn't heard of before. I've found music I now love, but I've also found music I just don't get - this is clearly in that latter camp. I really can't understand why anyone would like this at all, it's just worthless pap.
Easy listening bollocks.
Load of pish
So tired of British rock
First listen Saved 1/11 Top track: Bonny
With the notable exception of the opening track, this is just like everything else I've heard by the Sprouts; tweely irritating.
The first song was kinda cool, but I didn't finish the album.
Poor kinda biring 80s vibe man
Best left in the 80's bargain bin. Where it pretty much started started.
Not for me
1.75
Slick production. There are interesting elements but it's way too sugary for my tastes. Definitely a pop band. Not sure the "jazz" elements help with me either. Some kind of ick factor with this band. Feels like Patrick Bateman would discuss them in detail. Couldn't wait to get through this. Almost a 2 for some of the interesting parts... but the more I listened to the album the worse it got.
Meh. Sounds almost exactly like a hundred other bands. Completely uninspiring.
Not my jam. A bit too poppy
Really didnt like. Made me think of cheap elevator music
No ty
Really not my case, except maybe for "Appetite"
I have no idea why this album of Prefab Sprout is on the list. Uninteresting jazz pop from the 1980s and very very boring.
This album is what they play at the parties no one actually wanted to attend.
-New band to me -First track rips! Love how the punchy post-punk guitar-work mixes with the twangy banjo(?) and country drummin'. Some more weird effects + harmonica are added and turn this thing into an acid drenched western tune..I'm about it -The album then sadly "breaks down" into some standard 80s pop fare and fails to rebound 🌟
Aburrido
The album had very somewhat nice and decent beats but that's about it. I only somewhat liked one song from this album but barely.
Gash
dated
More dull than a spoon