Reviews (page 4 of 8)
Suede went from arguably inventing Brit Pop to distancing themselves from it between their first and second albums. The rise of bands like Blur and Oasis may have turned them off from the label. A large amount of personal in-fighting in the band further strained them. The resulting second album is still pretty Brit Pop, but with a lot of orchestral and slightly experimental elements. But really, aren't they just doing the same thing as the others? This split audiences and critics and I can see why. It has a few good tracks, but some of it does come across as pretentious and over the top. The relatively straightforward "New Generation" is the highlight for me, but I wasn't blown away from the album overall.
Musically solid, but the singer consistently fails to channel his inner Bowie that he’s clearly reaching for
actually really enjoyed this def wanna listen to again and add songs to favs!!
The kind of album that deserves vinyl and a cigarette. Maybe some poetry.
Way too glammy for my tastes.
It was okay.
i'm meant to listen to an HOUR of this?!?
More like dog bob album
Representing the Bowie inspired glam art rock side of brit pop, Suede's crowning album is a massive sweeping music with arch high drama vocals. Great songs and sounds but the mix is muddy so it never fully realizes the grandiose scale they're going for though. A few tracks are immediately grabbing but overall it feels like a grower.
I always considered Suede one of the better bands of the Britpop era, although pre-Spotify I was never a big enough fan to check out their albums. Really enjoyed this one. Brett Anderson has a distinctive voice with great range and a beautiful tone. Will definitely be adding this to my playlists
Not a massive fan of. Did enjoy this album .
Suede’s Dog Man Star is the band’s grand swing for the fences, a record dripping with drama and self-seriousness, where Brett Anderson’s tremulous croon wavers between Morrissey melancholy and Bowie-in-space affectation while the band piles on glam riffs and the occasional prog sprawl. When it works, it’s striking: “We Are the Pigs” feels like Bowie fronting Meddle-era Pink Floyd, complete with a scorched-earth solo; “The Wild Ones” strips things down into bruised balladry; and “The Power” rides jangly guitars and lush strings. But the excess gets messy fast—“Introducing the Band” sounds like an art-school ritual gone wrong, “Daddy’s Speeding” veers into uncomfortable psychodrama, “Black or Blue” drowns in falsetto, and “The Asphalt World” stretches past nine minutes with little payoff. Ambitious, yes. Cohesive or consistently listenable? Not so much.
Nicht so übel ...
Suede were not for favourites when they were about I the 90’s. Had no feelings one way or another. But I really liked Brett Anderson’s solo work. This prompted me to revisit Suede and obtain one or two of their CD’s including this one. I have therefore learnt that Suede were a very competent band and this album one of their best. A welcome addition to this list on the day before the entire musical world goes bonkers over the next Taylor Swift album release! It’s now 11 pm so I’ll be joining the rest of humanity in an hour when streamed on Spotify for the first time. Wonder if the servers will cope? 4/5 2/10/25
That is a joke NME, the 31st greatest album of all time? The top 35 are like: one of these things is not like the others. British music press is wild. It's pretty damn good but anywhere in the top 500 might be an exaggeration. No bangers but an album I wouldn't mind returning to at all. "New Generation" and "We Are the Pigs" are the standout tracks.
It was ok, I like other Suede albums better
Mejor de lo que lo recordaba en general. Teniendo en cuenta que "The wild ones" es una de mis canciones favoritas y al oírlo pasado el tiempo me doy cuenta que siempre lo escuché mal. Los vendieron como los Smiths de los 90 y no eran eso, igualmente a día de hoy me suenan más experimentales de lo que los recordaba y creo que el disco ha envejecido/evolucionado muy bien.
2 stars Pretentious and often uninteresting, but not without its moments. One of those things that hit in the UK but don’t know anything about it here and in listening to it I don’t get the hype.
Het is goeie muziek en ook een goed bij elkaar passend album maar gewoon niet helemaal mijn stijl
nuevo descubrimiento, buena musica
Pretty mid but listenable.
Didn't enjoy any of it!
This evokes a time and a place
Rock. Gave me a strong Bowie vibe, I really liked it.
Milk toast
Too long. Even if it sounded cool.
As far as the brit pop albums go, I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Seems like a band that was not wanting to embrace the 90s sound because this very much sounds like an 80s record.
I had zero expectations going into this one. I just read "English post punk" and I got cringed, because so much of this damn project is British Indie. But damn, this thing slaps. It kind of feels like a David Bowie rip off, but I'm totally hear for it. Its like Bowie + The Stone Rose + Morrissey. But heavy on Bowie. I like the flamboyant vocals that are also sad and dark. I like how the music keeps you on the edge, but also keeps you engaged and flowing throughout. I was jamming this on a plane while I worked and was having a blast with it.
great brit rock
Pleasingly Bowiesque
Enjoyed this one. Definitely a sound that came out of Britain in the 90s. Well put together.
Gillar det! 90-tals alt-rock, några riktigt fina låtar och snyggt arrande
Quite a nice plane soundtrack. I think that I generally like this era and aesthetic, so I didn't need to pay too close attention in order to get what they were going for, which is good because I feel like this music is more about gesturing toward a vibe than anything.
brit pop seems to live and die with its vocalists and i'm going to have to ask brett anderson to go and have a seat with damon albarn, we'll call you when you're needed boys (rarely). swirly airy gothy guitar work that made parts of this interesting at least
An absolute slog that took me multiple days to get through. Not even that bad! Just forgettable, samey, draggy.
Grandiose in nature, but a bit dense... or maybe I'm just too dense to fully appreciate this thing. Idk, who cares lol.
I liked this Suede less than the other Suede. This one was less rocky, and more camp and Bowie-ish, which to me is worse.
Unfamiliar. Grew on me thru second listen… more of a fan of the second half. Fav was Stay Together (Long Version).
Pretty average 90s Brit pop rock.
Yeah it was ok
Meh
I was super stressed when listening to this so a lot of it when right past me but from what my freaked out mind understood this was slightly annoying and very britpop-y, which makes for an average and kind of weird cocktail mix of an album
The Wikipedia page describes this album being influenced by the works of The Smiths and David Bowie. That rings true. But the album is not as great as either of them and it's hard to point to exactly why that is. Maybe it lacks a bit of a distinctive character like those role models.
5/10
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First time listening to this. Enjoyed much of it.
Recuerdo haber escuchado “So Young” en la radio y recibirlo como aire fresco en el panorama musical de los 80. Sin embargo, perdí la pista se Suede a continuación y durante los 90 hasta volver a retomarlos con pasión en los 2000. Al reencontrarme con su discografía enseguida me quedé prendado por la oscuridad y el lirismo de “Dog Man Star”. Desde el minuto uno me enganché con “Heroine”, “We Are The Pigs”, “The Power” y, sobre todo, “The Wild Ones”. No tan comercial como su siguiente álbum pero un dignísimo seguidor de su primer disco homónimo. Un clásico.
Brilliant. Dark and decadent. Loads of great songs. Very Bowie. A British classic
Aurait sa place comme nouvel élément dans le tableau périodique : pas pesant mais plutôt lourd. 2.75 étoiles
i get why people might like this but i dont really. its sorta boring and good but not in a way id ever really get into. kinda gay. i like blur better
I've never listened to this album (12). Cool stuff to discover! Very well produced, with more bite than a lot of the Britpop that came later. Great bass throughout.
Æ trodde æ kom til å like Suede, men det gjorde æ ikke egentlig.
First time listening to any Suede. I like the first track! Overall I like the sound and the riffs throughout, though the album does lose me somewhat in the back half.
Surprised I liked this one, not bad for Britpop
Sehr gut
Not for me
It’s good but you know precisely where the band is from and when it was recorded by its sound.
this is the second album from Suede in this list and it does not disappoint
Sitting on the fence with this one! Didn’t hate but didn’t get excited about it!
Such an incredible album. I'm a sucker for britpop bands oasis and blur but this takes britpop and turns it on its head. I could see how they could get lumped in with that genre but they truly are something else entirely. Favorite track is still life. So happy this was my introduction to the band.
Meh
This album had many sad undertones I found myself relating to even if I prefer upbeat and happy to escape my own pain. It felt like a sixties album released in the 90s. Very unique.
please give me something interesting soon
I was happy when I saw Suede pop up again. The album they had on the list a few months ago was one of the happier surprises I had encountered here. This wasn't as good - And it had potential. I'm not sure what they were shooting for but the intentionally muffled sound throughout the album was a put off for me.
The combo of lyrics, singing style, and orchestral, dramatic flourishes gave me the irresistible urge to roll my eyes. It is a physical reaction. For some reason it reminded me of the physical urge I get whenever I see Tucker Carlson's mock-incredulous, slightly mouth agape face. It's not just a punchable face, it's a punch-demanding face. In the same way, this album demands an eye roll.
That's not my taste in music - But some pleasant songs
This album could have absolutely benefitted from some editing on the track list. It starts fairly strong, but there's a lot of uninteresting and unremarkable material that I struggled to connect with. Even when the penultimate track roped me back in, the last track goes right back to the same boring structure with some faux melodrama. Some decent individual songs, but a lot to skip. Top tracks: The Wild Ones, The Asphalt World
Maso
The writer seems to have a certain kind of voice that they are drawn to, like Morissey meets Depeche Mode. And, it is irritating. There is such good music that was around during the 80s/90s and we keep being forced to listen to this British, new wave mediocrity. I guess musically, it isn't terrible but it is REALLY hard to get by listening to that singer. 2/5
J'ai écouté un peu distraitement mais je suis déjà conquise ! À réécouter sans hésiter.
Unending melodrama. A really tough listen.
This was a decent British psych rock album (which may not mean much from me, an amateur in this genre). It had a gritty sound to it; I was particularly a fan of the production for this reason, because I felt it was done well. The guitar was a star throughout the album! My favorite tracks were The Wild Ones, New Generation, and The 2 of Us. My main critique is that this album is very long, and not for good reason in my opinion.
We Are The Swine 1001 Albums Generator 104 (08/26/2025) Suede is one of the big four of britpop (along with Oasis, Blur, and Pulp) and they are the only one that I have never listened to. Dog Man Star is an interesting album that leans into the artsy, glammy side of britpop that Pulp was also in. This album reminded me a lot of This Is Hardcore. It is long with a really strong start (the first four songs are fucking fantastic), but drags on a little bit. We Are The Pigs and The Wild Ones are especially great and energetic. The 2 Of Us is a grat ballad that earns its length, and I also like the last two songs. The Asphalt World is an epic, proggy song and Still Life is a beautiful chamber pop ending. Some songs in the middle drag along and blend together for me. The memorability factor of this album is not quite as high as the Pulp or Blur albums that I have listened to so far. This is like a 3.5/5, rounded down to a 3. Favs: We Are The Pigs The Wild Ones The Asphalt World Least Fav: Black Or Blue
Suede siempre es un acierto, aunque escuché el disco remasterizado que dura cerca de 2h30min...y a lo mejor me hubiera llegado con el original de 1h30min. Pero Suede siempre es un acierto seguro.
Love me some Suede. Brett Anderson is one of my favourite singers. One of my easier 5 stars. Top Track - The Wild Ones
convincing
Huge sound, melancholy tone, and great melodies. I think a lot of David Bowie and the Smiths, both of whom have inspired plenty of bad bands, but this was quite good and well-crafted. Best song: New Generation
Great record! Love Suede and the way they build their sound in the Brit pop era.
This is #day378 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my second and final Suede album, meaning I'm closing out another band on the list. Suede is one of my favorite bands. I enjoy listening to them with my wife. She's the one who reinvigorated my interest in them and in Brett Anderson. We've been together since just before The Blue Hour came out, so it's fun to track that time through music. Suede and The Manics (Resistance Is Futile dropped the same year) feel like personal bookmarks now. As for Dog Man Star... It's beautiful in its darkest way. Their defining record. Not at all what you'd expect after the debut, but that's precisely why it works. It's everything Britpop isn't. Among the absolute highlights in the form of "We Are the Pigs," "Heroine," "New Generation," or "The 2 Of Us," there's a clutch of deep cuts like, say, "Daddy's Speeding," and of course, the sheer gorgeousness that "The Asphalt World" is. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day379, and also to Antidepressants, out in a little over two weeks. "Disintegrate" and particularly "Trance State" have been amazing.
This was a cool album. Just had that sort of jam to it. I enjoyed it, but honestly can't really distinguish between the different songs. Even so, I was able to enjoy the whole thing.
This type of alt rock is so up my alley. The vocals were so good, instrumentals so good. This really doesn’t sound like the 90s it sounds a bit older which is interesting. I really loved this.
First time listening to Suede for me. Great album
Pretty good. It's a shame I will always associate this album with wet shoes and rainwater.
Grew on me
reminds me of Bowie, Queen, Pulp, Manic Street Preachers. good songwriting, but maybe too theatrical for my tastes.
This release did nothing for me. It didn't leave any impression at all; it was terribly boring.
Definitely their best. Great listen - still strong
I really gave this a good go but it just didn’t click, kind of like echo and the Bunnymen but years too late
Really enjoyed this album. We are the pigs and the wild ones highlights. Definitely guna return
Whiney Brit crap. And a horribly long double album's worth of it too. Can we please just skip all the random British bands that nobody outside of the UK has ever heard of? Every time I think this list is doing something interesting and showing me some new music to dig into, it goes and buries me with a week of unlistenable bullshit like this. I can hear undertones of Bowie and U2 in this, but it's faint and really poorly done.
No me pareció un álbum tan experimental como lo mencionaban (aunque tal vez se deba a que es mi primer álbum de este estilo siendo fan de skz) pero me gustaron algunas melodías, es verdad que abarca algunos ritmos diferentes pero no me parece tan exagerado. La diferencia entre aquellas canciones con el guitarrista Butler son muy diferentes a las que ya no lo tienen, pero siento que ambas versiones son muy interesantes de escuchar. #1
I thought it was quite good. A little too long for the time frame I had so listened to the first few songs and thought they were quite good. Nice break from the normal ones that I hear on the radio. 4/5
goed voor enkele nummers, maar niet voor een hele plaat na elkaar
Wow, what a start. I didn't know what to expect as I don't listen to britpop a lot (a few songs by Oasis and Blur, but that's it). This blew me away. Liking it a lot on first listen. 4/5 maybe even 4.5
Quite some fun instrumental climaxes on multiple of the tracks here, but many others keep a very slow and nothing vibe. Not a big fan of the singer in general, and when the instrumental is sparse it really feels like nothing much is happening. Has some good moments, but as an overall product it feels lacking. 2,5/5
The power, asphault world, still life, stay together all standouts
Dogshit
Getting into a habit of needing to take a couple listens to really hear what's going on, which is kind of time consuming. Second listen - think it's a great but flawed album. A lot going on, but never trying to be showy. 3 seems harsh, and 4 generous. 3.5
This one caught me by surprise. The last Suede album I listened to was pretty mediocre, so I went into this one a little hesitant, but I ended up enjoying it. It sits on a Britpop foundation, but there’s this dark glam element that gives it a heavy, almost cinematic atmosphere. The vocals are theatrical and grandiose, almost operatic, and the whole album carries a moody tone. Normally, by the way I’m describing it, you’d think it wouldn’t appeal to me, but somehow it all comes together into something I actually enjoyed.
Ok. I don't like the falsetto whining.
There are so many better and less pretentious Brit bands from the 90s.
what if david bowie was born in 1973 and had zero sense of subtlety?
1. band - 1 2. pigz - 1 3. heroine - 1.5 4. Wild - 1 5. Speeding - 2.5 6. Power - 1 7. Generation - 1 8. Life - 0 9. Us - 1.5 10. Blue - 1.5 11. World - 1.5 12. Asphalt - 1.5 13. Life - 1.5 14. Together - 1 15. Whip - 1.5
I’ve really enjoyed some of the other Suede albums I’ve heard, and this one seems to be their highest regarded. Naturally, I was excited to hear this, but I was left quite deflated. If I was to summarise this album with one word, it would be “boring”. This isn’t an adjective I’d usually use for Suede, but this just didn’t grab me like their self-titled album or even Auto-Fiction. It makes me wonder if I somehow listened wrong, but I just didn’t vibe with it.
'Introducing the Band' came on and it was giving me horrible flashbacks to an old Spotify algorithm where it thought that I liked Suede. The voice grated on me, and I didn't think it was particularly inspiring musically or lyrically. In fact, it took me three listens to really get through this album. I will admit that it got better. I even found myself caught up in the hook of several songs, including 'Heroine'. And, as the album progressed, I found I wasn't that bothered by it. In fact, I kind of liked it. I really emphasise 'kind of' here. Not sure I'd look them up, but they have their place. 3 Stars.
This album is like being a 90s kid who is madly in love with the popular girl at school. She is dating the captain of the football team and doesn’t know who you are, so you join the drama club as a means to express your emotions in a safe place.
Some great guitar work and their rocks songs worked well. But the attempt at mellow songs fell flat
Some people rate this as Suede best album, for me it's too over dramatic. But I'll keep New Generation and We are The Pigs as highlights of the band.
Wasn’t in the mood for it today. Try again sometime.
I'm unsure if I was bored from the first or second song.
Bog off Suede. It's very hard to get past the mix of Brett Anderson's fundamental weirdness, combined with a really quite run of the mill (Butler apart) outfit. His voice is in full annoying mode on this too. Basically, if it's not Trash, then his whiny vocals are not worth my time.
One of my favorite albums by one of my favorite bands. It's epic, biting, classic while also being a commentary of both the present and future. The guitar work is sublime, and while I understand not everyone may like Anderson's vocal style, I think it is beautifully haunting.
A great entry in the 90’s British Invasion, more psychedelic than I expected but not in a bad way. Will definitely be return to it and adding to my rotation. 4/5
2/5
Groupe inconnu. Pop/rock assez lent avec des morceaux très longs mais pas désagréables. Rien de bien intéressant ni original. Je me suis ennuyé assez vite. Et l'album est vraiment trop long. Pas de seconde écoute envisagée. =>2/5
This was fine. I didn't get a lot out of it. Won't revisit this
I am a dog I am a man I am a star The world is my stage And Suede is my soundtrack
Didn't like them at the time, this listen hasn't change that. Nothing stands out except Maybe This Hollywood Life. Sub-Bowie, identity-less dull pastiche. What I have heard of Butler's other work is more interesting than this. 2 Head before? No Owned: No 0/1001, 0/1 Will I get? No Recommend: No
Solid Bowie inspired songs.
Not for me
Dear Mr. Dimery, Just because a person sounds vaguely like David Bowie and charted at some point in the UK doesn’t mean that they’re at all influential or that they qualify as “must hear before you die”. Sincerely, Listeners
Bang average album. As far as Britpop goes, it's one of my least favorite, albeit I haven't listened to many. I won't ever listen to this again. 4/10
I liked this a lot. Great stuff
I like it more and more. However I still can’t say that I love it.
I know Suede from the two big ones in the 90’s. There is a reason that I’ve never bought one of their albums. This is proof that I’m correct, I don’t think I would ever actively seek out an hour of my life to listen to Suede do a bad Bowie impression. To summarise; hair too floppy, trousers too tight, tie too thin.
What an album
this hurts It made me sick Went to galaxies tonight
I just...I don't know. Something about this album was just so inconsequential to me. Like, I listened to it, and I immediately couldn't remember any of what I had just listened to. So then I listened to it again. Still nothing. I don't even really know why -- it's not bad? I guess I'm just really not a fan of the David Bowie thing. I can see how people would call it melodramatic, that finale is something else. But for whatever reason it just floats right past me. Fave songs: - We Are The Pigs - The Asphalt World I think??
A handle full of okay tracks. Solid 2 star.
Blimey, how have I never listened to this before? I've always really liked Suede but this really took me by surprise. No skips album and a real vibe mix. Quite a long album mind! These moments are the real benefit to committing to this daily exercise. Big love to Richard Osmond's brother
Although they were around at the same time as Britpop, it would be almost disrepectful to call them a Britpop band, they had so much more to them than that. Atmospheric, orchestral at times, dark, doom-laden songs with a deep need to connect with something, anything, someone, anyone running through them.
Great discovery, I have heard about the band but did not listen much from them. Loved it.
too alternative.
Not for me.
Not bad but certainly not a classic.
This was a band I've not heard before they were not bad either! The album I was worried about after reading the wiki about but ended up being way better than I thought it was gonna be!
When I saw this album I thought I was in for another boring, pompous, melodramatic Britpop album that ultimately didn't really influence anyone. It definitely has elements of that, both in its production and in its songwriting ("The 2 Of Us" in particular being a track that typifies the type of British music I fucking hate). But, to be frank, this album was dope.
yeah yeah man i get it
Bjóst ekki við neinu, en þetta er mjög þétt plata. Soundið gott og svolítið spes eerie fílingur í þessu.
Ég hef ekki verið sérstakur aðdáandi Suede sándsins, en þessi plata fannst mér mjög heildarverk. Eiginlega ekkert leiðinlegt lag.
11/1001 :: The London Suede - Dog Man Star Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: Strong 8 Fav Tracks: This Hollywood Life, The Power Was cool to see the reactions when I posted to #NowPlaying this Am. It was easy to see how someone could fall in love with this album. Dynamic, very operatic (like Queen at times) and also very very Bowie. Felt like Ziggy Stardust Vol. 2 in many cases. That’s not a bad thing if it’s done right and for the most part I’d say it was. Albums like this is why I’m doing this exercise. It’s a little over the top for me at times but that’s OK overall this album was fucking great. Wonder if these cats have enough good albums for a Discogs run? Lastly, feels like this album should’ve come out in 84 VS 94 but whatever I’ll take it…
Much more epic and defiant than I appreciated on a first listen. It really does feel like a classic Bowie album for the 90s. Insane to release this at the same time as Definitely Maybe and Parklife.
4/5
Great britpop (better than Oasis/Blur) but still a bit bloated.
Mostly uninteresting, but The Asphalt World is a great song.
This would've been better if they didn't have a karaoke singer as a vocalist.
- ganz stimmig mit einigen Längen zwischendurch, zum Ende dann aber nochmal richtig stark 3-4/5
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. hat mir sehr lecker geschmeckt.
fine
Britpop, but better than the usual suspects. 3.5/5
Not really doin it for me. It has some good songs and elements but a lot of the “hits” just feel like 70s rock filler if it was made in the 90s.
It could be I only heard Suede after Bernard Butler left and maybe I just like them without his influence. This left me a little cold
I log this album, will be listening to it often, one of my favorites
Meh.
Suede have largely passed me by, though having heard this I have definitely heard other songs by them It would seem they got lumped in as Britpop just because they were around at the right time but they don't really qualify. Definitely trying to sound like Bowie and there were bits that reminded me of Pink Floyd. ...I didn't really like it. Wasn't bad but had that issue where it seemed like they just chose some really route one chord progressions and accented them with the 'Suede' sound. Would struggle to pick out one song over the other.
A strange one - really pleasant to have on in the background, but totally anonymous and forgettable. The Asphalt World was good, mind. Smiths-lite.
I've listened to this before, although suede passed me by at the time. It feels bigger and has more weight to it than most Brit pop albums. This works, but also makes it a bit of a slog in parts though. There are some great tracks though. I think it starts really well and ends really well, but it lost me a bit in the middle. Highlights: We are the pigs Heroine The wild ones Stay together Whipsnade 4
I have mixed feelings about this album but I think that's because I can't really figure out what it is. I guess it's considered alternative and I guess as a description of the music - alternative it is. It shifts from quiet to loud, mellow to bombastic, normal to ... not normal. I liked some of it fine but there were some things where I just looked to Gina and said "well, this isn't a good song." I guess Rolling Stone called this pretentious but I think I would go with confident - perhaps occasionally misplaced but it is unabashedly exactly what it is. I'll never listen again but I made it through this once.
Cracking album from a band that feels like it was a real 90s indie player
Suede might be from London but let's not mention that in the artist title for an absolute powerhouse of an album.
Beautiful
The turmoil that was going permeates this album, but it still doesn’t stop the grandiose splendour and undeniable playing of Butler. An absolute masterpiece
Hell yeah glam revival
I don't think I'm going out on a limb here when I say this album probably sounds exactly how they wanted it to sound. Clearly wearing their influences on their sleeves, while at the same time not being imitators. It might be perfect if this is what you're into. I don't really like the songs, but I do know a great album when I hear one!
Que albumazo loco. Es una onda art rock que me da unas leves vibes de shoegaze, por su producción tan masiva y llena, y me recuerda un poco a the smiths y the bends de radiohead. Me gusta muchísimo la primera mitad del disco porque tiene más este sonido que describí, mientras que la otra mitad tiene canciones más chill, a veces drumless y onda balada, que también son buenísimas pero personalmente prefiero la primera mitad. AMO We Are The Pigs y su mensaje como de tomar conciencia de ciertos efectos malos que tenemos en el mundo, hablando de ello como una protesta (y amo ese solo). Heroineee temón, habla sobre la adicción al porno en adolescentes y es super powerful. THE WILD ONESSS el mejor tema del album en mi opinion, el chorus es buenísimo, tiene un riffsito de guitarra bien pegadizo y la melodía es goated. La vibe es como de extrañar alguien a quien el cantante amó, como aferrandose al what could be si siguieran juntos, y escapar de las cosas mundanas de la realidad simbolizado por la frase "we'll be the wild ones running with the dogs today". En general todas las melodías de la voz del album me parecieron increíbles y las instrumentales ni hablar. Still Life es un temón de esos chill que hablaba, pero amo su instrumentación orquestral y la vibe de la letra, como yearning por alguien. En general las canciones evocan tristeza y soledad, en The 2 Of Us también por ejemplo. The Power temón, le da poder a las personas pobres o a la gente común en general. The Asphalt World, super interesante, es sobre una prostituta pero vista de una forma como poética y grandiosa (por eso asphalt world, tipo street). Dura 9 min y tiene un solo en el medio y una parte instrumental developing. Muy interesante. Amé este album la verdad, la vibe es inmaculada. Edit: bo This Holywood Life temón. Todo temones.
Every Brit rock Axum for this era on this list sounds the same and sucks
This was great! I did not expect to like it that much
Didnt like it much at the time, very glam rock seventies like.
Glam Rock being mid-tempo featuring distinctive, overly-emotive vocals.
Whiny.
I listened to this album yesterday and less than 24 hours later I can't remember anything about it. I guess that means it's ok?
Not awful, but definitely too long. Felt overblown and pretentious and completely unmemorable.
I like Suede, and knew the singles from this. Their beautiful guitar sounds and glam swagger, with echoes of Bowie, were always likely to mean this would get at least four stars from me. I hear they're a five star live band, due in part to Brett's charisma. There's something about his voice on record, though, that can jar for me, and I didn't love all of the melodies here, on first listen. In fact I'd say it dragged occasionally, although it picked up with the last two tracks: the epic The Asphalt World, and the gorgeously over the top Still Life. Overall, very much My Sort of Thing. Bernard - incredible.
Good but their first album’s better
Some really cool, psychadelic and emotive songs with definite relisten value. Unfortunately there were also some parts that were mixed in a way that sounded like a homogenous soup of noise
drei Smooth Operator
Pretty good, maybe a little forgettable.
I think this record helped me understand Suede better. I know they're big and I listened to their self titled, but it didn't do much for me. This one was easier for me to link it with the other britpop bands. Not bad, but I doubt I'll choose to put it on.
“The power” sounds like David Bowie. This is a good album. It’s sounds like all the popular English groups. At least vocally? I’m surprised my friends who were Smiths fans aren’t into this.
I liked more than I thought I would. Early REM vibes.
this is perfect for a manic main character bike ride at 1am, not that i did that at all, listening to this, but if i did i think that would be a great way to spend my time listening otherwise kinda gives general vibes, no big songs stuck out but pretty chill this one is actually just a solid 3 stars
Certainly an ambitious album, which clearly owes a debt to Bowie. The problem is, I didn't really get into it...
Art rock that is a bit too much but not overly eccentric so it's still listenable. Lots of David Bowie influence.
I enjoyed this.
Meh
Album feels more like a spiritual successor to David Bowie than a peer to Oasis or Blur. Favourite Songs: The Wild Ones, This Hollywood Life, The 2 Of Us, The Asphalt World. Least Favourite Songs: Introducing the Band, Black Or Blue.
Прикольно красиво
Ripper. I like this one more than the debut. Gnarliest of the britpop fellas.
This is good but not great. I came to Suede an album later, so this doesnt hit me in the nostalgias. I actually saw them libe last yer and they were really good still Some great tracks, an overly long run time and i know Bretts voice can be divisive.
Can’t believe people called this pretentious, a great transition between 80s bands and 2000s bands
Good
Nice
Meh
On the first 5 listens, this one is OK. On 10, it's even better and by now my ranking is a 4.5. Which puts me over to a 5.
I'm kind of a sucker for the Brit pop rock sound, so this one brings some interesting arrangements for me. While listening I had the thought "sounds interesting, perhaps a bit pretentious, but that's art, so oh well". Then I read the wiki and kind of hated myself for that thought... In the 90's there was probably no worse criticism than that, but I'd say this one has aged well enough. I've been through the Bowie and Smiths catalogues enough that it's kinda fun to hear a derivative that I wasn't familiar with, and Suede fills that niche.
Ok album...at best.
Sigh. I thought these guys were OK back in the day, but through the lens of the 1001, there's no reason for Suede to have two albums on this list. They just aren't that good. It's the classic UK 1980s / 1990s bias problem because of the author. I'm a little tired of it now that I've got 700+ albums done. Decidedly mid.
I liked the other Suede alright, but not this one. David Bowie has so many songs. He already had so many songs by the time Suede rolls around. There’s no reason for other bands to be writing more Bowie songs
Shades of Bowie and U2madhrd together.
Always had a troubled relationship with Suede. Animal nitrate is a truly great song but my appreciation tends to be restricted to their singles. This album just serves to reinforce my view that they were just a bit dull
I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t like it either - I’ve never been a fan of Suede and that opinion hasn’t changed listening to them again as an adult.
I think The Wild Ones is a beautiful song and I was hoping to like this album much more as a result. But 24 hours after I listened to it, I couldn't really tell you anything about it. I think my big issue is that Brett Anderson's voice is appreciated best in small doses, as it can be a bit grating over a full album. Not really a 2 and not really a 3, I'm going to plump for a 2 but possibly try again with this album in future. 2/5
Brilliant
Some really strong moments and great vocals but the production falls flat occasionally and it drags a bit at points, may revisit this one again
Their second album. Alternative Rock. The band's move away from 'Brit Pop'. We Are Pigs, nice track with Bowie esque vocals. In fact Bowie's influence and sound is all through this album. It's grandiose and somewhat pretentious but has depth. Bowie / Glam / Brit Rock. Daddy's Speeding is a good track. The Power is one of the pretentious tracks, Ha! New Generation is nice. This Hollywood Life is gloriously dramatic with a random sax intro. Is this album really good or a huge self indulgent wank whilst doing your best David Bowie impersonation?
Have never got on with Anderson's whiny vocals
Good. But not amazing
4.5
The Rise & Fall of Ziggyphychostardustcandy 9.4 ★★★★½
A bit of glam and post-punk influences, which is not my favourite thing. Overall ok. Low 3.5 stars
I don't really get the acclaim of this album. I think they sound like a lot of other British artists, most notably David Bowie, but I don't feel like they really do anything interesting on top of being influenced by some good artists. "We Are The Pigs" is probably the highlight here, but I don't think the songwriting is that memorable though the rest of the album. Definitely my least favorite of the major Britpop artists. 3 stars.
4.5
A quite hopelessly dreary, smeary, dull snoozefest of a record. I almost said blur but it’s not actually even a 100th the quality of the worst songs from Modern Life Is Rubbish. Very soupy, wannabe grandiloquent and faux symphonic. It all falls flat because the songs are so boring and with barely any lingering hooks. Singer also has that really mingy, cod-glam, sub-Bowie whine. And put on some goddamn pants!
Not bad. Some halfway decent songs.
I hate Brett Anderson so automatic 1 star
Love the Rolling Stone review "one of the most pretentious albums ever released by a major label." Can’t do better than that.
Brilliant stuff
This came out in 1994?!? Holy derivative batman. I laughed about loud at the opening line of "The Wild Ones" so pretentious and yet cheesey at the same time. This is just awful.
What do people see in this band that gives them such acclaim? ⭐⭐1/2
was surprisingly good
Every song reminds me of another song that seems to be inspired by the album Haven’t finished but planning to
I enjoyed this way more than I anticipated. I’m not the greatest fan - too much of a Bowie tribute band but I was suprised by how good this album is. I will listen again. A 3 bordering a 4.
That was fucking awful.
generally uninteresting
Hints of Spiritualized and other bands in here. Very dramatic, but worth a listen.
I was initially quite skeptical of this album, feeling like it was trying to be overly artistic, but later in the album, I was hit with some good tracks (especially the final two) that I warmed up to it a little bit. Favorite Track: The Asphalt World
That was actually quite good! 4/5
You can’t be Sirius.
Sirius stuff
Didn't know Suede but got totally swayed by this album! The tracks are strong and diverse, well-constructed, original, performed well and mixed tastefully. Sounds kind of like a lovechild of U2 and Radiohead and Bowie. Great stuff. 4.75
Really enjoyed it
I come into this as a casual Suede fan, having only really dug into their singles before. There's things about this I really like - the expansive sound and the variance in instruments and approach. There's a few tracks that sit in the 'meh' category for me, but others grew on me with a repeat listen. It's a really strong ending to the album. The Asphalt World is real nice. It develops into a really lush, drawn-out proggy affair. 'Still Life' is an absolute banger to end on. I love the bombast there with all the violins and brass. We Are The Pigs is also top notch, what a tune. I originally went 3.5 rounded down, but it's grown on me and I've re-assessed.
It was interesting, clearly of a certain genre, heavy on The Smiths as inspiration, but not as well executed. Listenable if you like that style.
5/5 Neon-Tinged Heartbreak Aria This isn’t an album. It’s a soft crash landing on a bed of glittering debris. Every track sounds like someone sighing into a mirror before tearing off down a rainy street in slow motion.
Suede isn't really my favourite band, so wasn't super excited about this. As a side-track I actually decided to look them up a bit more and stumbled on a live video of 'So Young', which really kicked ass. So I feel that made me less hostile about their music. Unfortunately 'So Young' isn't on this list, but still. With all of that in mind, I did find this album a bit too... grand or glamorous somehow? It felt like some songs were made for some musical setting ('Daddy's Speeding', 'The 2 Of Us', for example), and I didn't quite like that sound. Many songs run a pretty gritty guitar sound, which is cool, but often there are not strong enough hooks in my opinion. Didn't really find any songs I would call "great" and there is barely anything on this album that makes me want to go back again.
We’ve had another Suede album, “Suede”, before. I really liked a few songs from that album (“So young” and “Animal Nitrate”) so was interested in this album. Last time I felt Suede was best with their more uptempo and energetic songs, I feel the same this time around. The album starts of strong with “Introducing The Band” and “We Are The Pigs”. Honestly, the general sound is just good. I feel like this is what “The Smith’s” should’ve been. It reminds me slightly in sound of the Swedish band “Kent”. For the hits of the previous album and this I think Suede is deserving of a weak 4 even though maybe it should be a strong 3 star by just judging this album by itself.
I don't think I've ever heard of Suede, nor anything from this album, which is always a potentially interesting prospect from this collection. I'm not sure they really delivered on that potential, but I also found the album a somewhat interesting collection of mid-90s alternative rock, with more than a healthy dose of David Bowie-esque influences and homages (most obvious on "The power" and "New generation", but present throughout). The album didn't really grab me, but I thought "Daddy's speeding" and "The asphalt world" were the better tracks of the lot. It didn't help their cause much to read all the sordid details of the guitarist/co-songwriter's split with the rest of the band mid-album over...I'm not entirely sure what, exactly, but it sounded pretty ugly and acrimonious, and didn't make a lot of sense given how ho-hum the album seems overall.
Feels like a guilty pleasure listen, if all the songs were as good as The Power and New Generation. I respect their over-the-top sensibility and picture them as glam rockers with hearts of gold.
Fine. This band seems like something I’d like given I like adjacent bands, but for some reason this band never connected with me.
Extremely meh. Like, the dictionary definition of inessential. And this isn’t even the only album of theirs on the list.
It had some nice moments, and some songs stood out more than others. It got a little boring and overly long, but I liked it fine.
Not bad.
Ok 2/5
Two Suede albums six days of each other? I'm on. I've remarked that a lot of people called Suede unimpressive and a The Smiths spinoff band, but I adored their debut, so I have high hopes for "Dog Man Star" too. — Originally, I was going to reward it three stars. I'll be genuine with you: The production is murky, and the album is more experimental and less consistent than their debut. Although "The Power" was a fantastic song, the musicianship on the half was perplexing. Overall, the album felt underdeveloped there on out. However, the second half contains beautiful songs —akin to their debut — like "The 2 Of Us," "The Asphalt World," and "Still Life," which has gorgeous orchestration. "Stay Together" was beautiful too: I love the jangly guitar work, the harmonizing, and Brett Anderson's vocals were phenomenal. The lyrics are genuinely mind-blowing: "Come to my arms I'm lost Just you and me together in the year of the horse Single file in the nuclear night And we can feel a little closer as we tumble through the sky" I think that most people quit after the first few songs, w/o giving the whole album a chance, thus accounting for the low ratings. I believe Suede had a lot of potential, and I'm disappointed towards the lack of appreciation towards Britpop, thus I'm awarding "Dog Man Star" a solid four stars.
Brett Anderson has an amazing voice, puts me in mind of Robin Gibb and Kevin Rowland. Overwrought and theatrical, slightly ridiculous in a good way.
I liked a couple songs, but really just ok to me!
Easily the best of the albums I've listened to as part of this challenge so far - made me feel disappointed that I hadn't listened to this band before. Songs like We Are The Pigs, Daddy's Speeding, and The Asphalt World were all standouts to me. Bust out a nice pair of headphones if at first it doesn't quite click with you!
Easy 9/10. Incredibly lush, layered production mixed with biting songwriting and a veritable cauldron of musical influences combine to create one of the best listening experiences so far. EDIT: I haven't been able to stop listening to this, 10/10 it is
Apologies to Suede but it just didn’t click with me.
I see the potential in Dog Man Star. This album had a couple of outstanding tracks (highlights: We Are the Pigs, Asphalt World), however they were usually followed by one or two duds that took me out of the album.
FANTASTIC. I heard everything, I appreciated everything, and I love the layers put into the music. What a journey! Three listens really helped me enjoy this one. I did not notice any of the pretentiousness in the reviews. The producer deserves a medal.
A little convoluted for my taste - but some bits were pretty great
Not bad
I definitely heard the David Bowie and Smiths influences. I just had a hard time caring. It’s well made but it’s something I would immediately flip past in the CD section of my local record store. I like other britpop albums more. Favorite song was Heroine.
Album 761 of 1089 Suede -Dog Man Star (1994) Rating : 2.5 / 5 This didn't offend my ears but I just never grabbed me. Some nice guitar work. Well produced. Can't say it is a bad album. Your time won't be wasted listening but don't expect too much.
Lots of Bowie inspiration. Notable tracks: Heroine, Stay Together (long version). Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Melodramatic pop hymns. Wonderful emotional.
Dog Man Star is a really good album but i don't think it's as good as Suede's debut. I guess i could attribute my feelings to my mood because i was pretty sleepy when i was listening to this but this album still feels like a step back in a few ways. The music took the biggest hit, while it was still good and still had a decent bit of interesting moments like the majority of the back half being reserved entirely for ballads but i still feel like the first album did it better. The vocals are about the same and the lyrics are a step up due to sounding a bit less weird. This definitely still is a really good album but i still prefer the self titled album. Best Song: New Generation Worst Song: The Wild Ones
It's ok for casual listening. Honestly, I was waiting for just goth club music so this is a nice surprise.
This is sort of my wheelhouse adjacent. The instrumentation was cool but the voice was a little too operatic at times for me.
Weird, 90s Brit pop. Wouldn't have expected this on the list. 🙄 Especially a 90s Brit pop band who clearly worship David Bowie
Hm, some good musicality and themes, but kind of a beige album. 3* Also no way I'm listening to the 2.5 hr version of this moany thing on a Friday.
not for me
Hadn’t heard of this one before, really solid though!
I didn't totally hate this, but at times the vocals were just over the top and gave me the impression of someone with a self-inflated view of themselves. The entire album feels melodramatic and pompous.
Meh! Didn’t really notice/pay attention to this one a ton.
I saw Suede live last year and, despite my low expectations they were amazing. Brett is such a natural frontman and he has the energy of someone a quarter of his age. This album is great as well; like The Verve, I much prefer their earlier slightly shoegazery stuff. It does sag towards the end a bit though.
I like Suede however I don't seem to enjoy all of their songs. Some work perfectly for me.. others I don't get them ;!
3, pulp if they sucked
Pre-listening thoughts: I’ve actually never heard a song by Suede despite really liking Britpop so we shall see why that is! Post/during listening thoughts: this is like if Pulp’s This is Hardcore met Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain. Certainly not as upbeat as other artists who get compared to Suede like Supergrass or Blur. I should love this, in theory. It’s just not really clicking with me today. Some parts of it just also sound poorly produced or mixed or something. Not sure if this was intentional but I don’t like when music sounds low quality. It’s also just too ballad-y. The front half is great but the back half is not as much. 6/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nope Fav tracks: Heroine, The Wild Ones, New Generation, Still Life Least fav tracks: The 2 of Us
It's genuinely getting hard to write reviews for Britpop. I've never heard of these bozos, nor am I sure what the "hit" song is on here that convinced our glorious 1001 book overlord to include this. Thanks for another Britpop album I really enjoy them a lot and think they're such a great attribute to music history.
Even when britpop has a bit more glam and trippiness to it which is usually up my alley it still finds a way to sour on me with how mundane the end product usually becomes. I was actually enjoying a few of the tracks towards the beginning, particularly Heroine, but then after that daddy's speeding song everything started poetically going a bit downhill in terms of my enjoyment. I get it dude you have a lovely David Bowie impression now please turn the reverb down a little even I have my limit for that stuff
BRITSLOP DETECTED FIRE WHEN READY
One of the most nothing albums I've ever fucking heard. Opening track is cool tho I guess 4/10
Of all of the Britpop bands that have been lost to time (at least to the civilised world) that have come up on this list, this one was probably most interesting to listen to. At points its musical influences are extremely obvious and took me a bit out of the experience, the opening track is probably the most notable example as it feels like the band were a bit TOO into Live At Pompeii (reading the wiki for this album basically confirms this. Regardless, the majority of tracks on here are very listenable but I would find it hard to say that this album is particularly memorable. It was novel to get a britpop album that wasn’t total shit for once though, so this gets bonus points just for that. There is a good variety of vaguely sad music here and it’s colourful without being unfocused. These guys were overshadowed by the Cranberries on their own tour for good reason, if they had come out at a quieter time I’m sure they would have been bigger. Unfortunately we ended up with Oasis instead. Highlights: Heroine, The Power, This Hollywood Life, The Asphalt World
A friend got me into them right around this time, he's a brit pop dude and listens to nothing but. It's been decades since I listened to it but my first impression still stands, it's not my thing. The wall of sound with no hollows or breaks is not for me, so many bands at the time mixed their album in this manner. It's just busy with every nook and cranny filled with an instrument. "We Are The Pigs" has some good rock vibes going and is the one song I remember liking. On "The Wild Ones", his delivery is so dramatic, it highlights the fact that his voice is just OK at best The album got a Remaster and includes B-Sides now so it must be popular but the most listened to song ("Wild Ones") has only 11M listens and the average is under 1M for the majority of songs. Never would have made my T1001. Has its moments but overall it didn't age well, but then I don't think it was that great when it was released.
Bueno
Pretty lame Slow and predictable. Not all bad but nothing that stands out
90s glam. Pretty cool.
Listening to this felt like sitting in a traffic jam when you’re a kid and your parents insist on only listening to a talk-radio show where the guest and host don’t speak directly into the microphone so the volume is inconsistent. You get a headache, you’re unsettled. Said differently, it was like refreshing your Instagram feed for 1hr and 9min and only seeing the same meme you didn’t think was funny the first time. Said differently, I didn’t like it.
Some decent highs and corny lows.
kinda like Duran Duran + The Cult + The Cure... it was okay. It was kind of interesting but I found myself 4 songs in and wondering how much more I had to listen to. I turned it off.
I felt like the 1001 Album Generator person was punishing me by making me listen to this. Bad music and silly lyrics.
Nice scale of sound and the choruses slap. Like if Berlin was written and performed from the perspective of Lou Reed still being high.
proto-arcade fire vibes. i prefer the crispy cold braggadocio of oasis when it comes to 90s britpop but this, though uneven and overdramatic - it doesn’t suck
They must have listend to a lot of early 70s Bowie.
Not bad
Pa ono, nije najgore ikad, ali mi nije ni nešto predobro. Zvuči mi kao engleski ili američki Urban 😂. 2/5, 3/10
Hard to rate this one for me. The tracks weren’t all fine, just a bit boring… May have been a day where my patience was too short to give it a good enough chance, I will need to revisit
Timeless art rock album filled with great songs full of clever pop hooks and Bernard Butler's guitar playing at it's best. Not a single weak link on this album. Bit pompous and over dramatic at times, but always catchy and groovy.
I'm sucker for voice of Brett Anderson and string arrangement, I admit.
Just whining here… and when it comes to Brit-rock, Suede just doesn’t do it for me. One of the weaker ones, in my book.
I've not heard this album in full before! Suede appeared in my radar around the release of Coming Up album. I was more of an Oasis bruv. It sounds very familiar, maybe just a bit rougher around the edges, not that polished and I like it! Brett Anderson already has all of his mannerisms tho. I do like the recods for the most part. Some of the ballads are kind of weak tho, I skipped few tracks like that midway through out of boredom.
Although Suede hold a very special place in my heart (I've never since experienced the same fervour around a band as they had during the early 90s also was one of the gigs of my life - Sheffield Leadmill 1992). In my opinion they have never made an album that is consistently good. This one I like the faster tracks but they should have included Stay Together. The more slower songs remind me of show tunes unfortunately. It's a 7/10 but 8 for this format
Definately a little over blown, produced and wrought.. More than a little reminiscent of Diamond Dogs (starting instead of ending on a chant...) but lacking the songs. Undeniably has some moments though..
What is the true purpose of this list? If it’s to showcase the best 1001 albums of all, then this release has no place on it IMHO. If however it’s to showcase musical evolution and highlight interesting points along that journey, then Dog Man Star serves as a fantastic example of a bands failure to match soaring ambition with suitable execution. This is a warts and all exposé of a band in turmoil, consuming a shed load of drugs, and simply not working well together. The outcome is a divided group struggling to match the expectation that came with quick success and openly tearing themselves up as they lay down the tracks. If was not a huge fan upon release. I’m not a huge fan now. Bernard Butlers signature guitars inevitably stand out on the rockier tracks he plays on, but ultimately he was right, the production is god damn awful. The album has enough good tracks to lift it above mediocrity, but it’s messy, it’s not at all cohesive, and that production, eugh.
Another ‘sure, fine’ entry I’ve already forgotten, to be honest. At its best moments, it kind of reminded me of U2. Just nothing notable to me. (1.5 stars)
I keep going back and forth on this album. It doesn't quite sink its teeth into you, but I want to see what comes next. I keep thinking maybe it'll be over soon but being pleasantly surprised when it keeps going. I see the Bowie vibes but it never hits that full Bowie masterpiece mark, while also having plenty of other directions that it excels in.
Just found it a bit whingey
Hard pass