Reviews (page 6 of 8)
This just wasn't my cup of tea, being long, weary, and whiny as far as I was concerned.
I am going to go with just an okay on this one. I kind of like what was happening from time to time, but overall, not so much.
I wasn't super excited to see another Suede album so soon after having a tepid response to their eponymous debut but this won me over with its strong start and even stronger finish. Well done.
I liked the previous Suede album… but do I need to hear another from them? Yes! This album is really impressive. Melodramatic in all my favorite ways, this album has terrific songcraft that defied my questioning mind. It seemed to just continually get better and better and leaves me no choice but to give it a 5. Fantastic! Lots of songs I liked at first listen - immediate stand-outs: We are the Pigs, The Wild Ones, The Power, New Generation, The Two Of Us, The Asphalt World, Still Life.
Beyond bummed to discover that a second album by this band is on this list. What a waste. Suede sucks. I am not in to this at all.
Sounds like end credit music for a not so good movie
Another grower. I have other Suede albums but had never heard this one. You can definitely hear the influence of Bowie on this album. A cracker!
The ballads from this band – including The 2 Of Us, Daddy's Speeding, and The Wild Ones – are fantastic. Seriously. 5/5 on that front. The vocalist's expression is pretty darn top-notch in those. (As I would later find out, they aren't all fantastic; I'm not a fan of the song Black Or Blue and its wavering, uncertain melody. Failed attempt to be theatrical.) The higher-energy pieces are a little more questionable, particularly ones like This Hollywood Life and The Power that try to pass themselves off as masterpieces when they don't quite have the lyrics or hook memorability to pull it off. I do appreciate the track Introducing The Band, where the vocalist's strong English accent and repetition of the title is reminiscent of the "Sgt. Pepper's" title track. Love the non-traditional instruments here mixing in with the (alt-)rock genre. The low flute-sounding thing in The 2 Of Us, the brassy (yet not quite rock) horns in several tracks, and the odd, spacey guitar filter in Black Or Blue – to name a few. I was trying to find another artist to relate this to, and couldn't quite put my finger on it for a while... Ah, yep, Bowie. Pretty much all the tracks sound heavily inspired by the Starman, with the thick British accent in the vocals, haphazard self-harmonising, experimental instrument combos, and lots of quirky little vocal mannerisms. As I'm typing this part, I'm listening to The Asphalt World (which is a perfect example), but this applies to the other tracks too. A very good album, particularly on side 1, but not quite a 5. 4/5 Key tracks: The Wild Ones, The 2 Of Us, Daddy's Speeding, Introducing The Band, We Are The Pigs
2.5
Dude can't decide if he wants to be Bono or Bowie. Was well over this album before it was finished. 1.5
I should love this since it kicked off the Britpop that I love so much. But I didn’t listen to it then and it’s not that special sounding now.
Too experimental
Rock alternativo, britpop. Ni fu ni fa.
This was one of the more difficult albums for me to rate thus far. I liked a few of the tracks on this album quite a bit, however, the tracks I liked tended to be ones that were then repeated later in the run time of the album. My main issue with the album lies in the run time and repeating of tracks. After about an hour in I felt I had heard everything the album had to offer and the next hour felt like an inconvenience more than anything. To say it overstayed its welcome is an understatement. I listened to this album on a road trip and had planned on catching up on some of my backlog of albums during my 4 hours in the car. I got a phone call in the middle of the album causing this one album to then take up a majority of the drive. I know that’s not the albums fault, however when the last half of the album contains a number of different versions of songs heard on the first half of the album it begins to be a bit fatiguing and feel as though it’s wasting my time. I really wanted to give this at least a 3 maybe a 4 but cannot justify that given that I was angry with the album by the time it had finished. I’m giving this a 2 only because I feel as though the musicality on display here was good, albeit nothing special. The album isn’t objectively bad enough to earn a 1 but also overstays its welcome to the point of genuine frustration.
En su general es un disco genérico de rock de los 90s. Básico, insulso. Pero rescaté cositas buenas eh, algunos arreglos buenos tiene.
Barely a 2
Tbh never heard of Suede before! Pretty solid album! Nothing I’d revisit often probably, might be basic to say but I’d much rather just put on Bowie instead of this
I was sick yesterday so I listened but it was not the vibe and didn’t really leave an impression at all…
Did not care for this. Too Morissey-y for my tastes.
had never heard of this or really encountered it! Fun but kind of a bummer!
i’m shocked i’ve never heard this band before, this is spectacular. it’s a little over the top and theatrical but sometimes that’s what you need to make the music work. the first half of this is a great post-punk album and the second half is blues revival and glam rock? it’s all over the place but i think it works. Suede definitely shows that they’re more than a one trick pony and are willing to try their hand at almost anything
Not good
Better (different!) than the other album I've heard from them on this list. Singer found his niche: dramatically belting out a song like it's a musical's closing number. I rather liked "The Wild Ones." "The 2 of Us" is full of anguish. Given how much I loved Queen (and glam rock) when I was a teenager, I probably would have gotten into Suede if I had known about them.
There were times while I was listening to this album that I got pretty into it and enjoyed it a decent amount but those moments came and went. Now I’m left with the feelings I had at the start of the album, mainly that it just sounds like a cure/smiths/david Bowie album smashed together with very few defining characteristics. Maybe the combo *is* the unique selling point but I didn’t find it terribly impressing.
Great!
Great beginning and end. Middle dip.
Not at all bothered by this. Rather beige.. like suede is I suppose. Luke v upset by this band, negative reaction
Meh, they are just a wet Pulp. I remember I had to do a presentation about Suede for GCSE music. I remember thinking they were really boring then and really boring now. I guess there were some nice guitar breaks on some of the better tracks but I generally have no interest.
We Are The Pigs The Wild Ones New Generations Black Or Blue
The blurb said this was panned as pretentious when it first came out and I have to agree. Not much here for me but sounded fine. Kind of Muse-y. Low 3.
I wish the vocals were as good as the guitar. “Stay Together” was the best example of this. Really awesome playing and dynamics but the bad falsetto took me out of it a bit.
Not my thing nor is it anything I would choose to listen to.
5/5
3.5/5
Very nice album! There are two tracks - The 2 of Us and The Asphalt World - that are the masterpieces! I never heard them before.
The only gig I ever walked out on. Whst a load of arse
This album was a fun surprise! I'd never heard of it and was generally blown away. It was like 90s grunge mixed with the beatles mixed with prog. It wasn't perfect, but it was great! Best Songs: We Are the Pigs, Heroine, New Generation, The Asphalt World, Worst Songs: Daddy's Speeding
5/5. A pretty excellent, drug-infused britpop album that is not quite exactly that with new instrumentation and actually catchy songs lol. There wasn't a bad song on here and I'm hard pressed to believe this may be the best Britpop album I've listened to. It feels new and unique despite it's release date. Best Song: We Are The Pigs, The Power, This Hollywood Life, Still Life
Certainly ambitious, but almost equally overdone and seemingly empty in its poetics. Ocean Rain is oddly more moving by using more specific imagery and narratives. This feels weighty and bombastic. I think deserves a listen or two but for me it seems to push its own importance to the fore and lacks playfulness that could help balance the gravity it exudes.
Some of the best brit pop I've heard. Almost sounds like a long lost Bowie album. The first 5 or so songs are really great, but then the middle does drag a little and sounds a little generic. But the production through out is great. This is really close to a 5, but not quite.
Fun Bowie and Smiths vibes - album starts and ends strong, but sags in the middle. 4/5.
Mais um britpop extremamente cansativo.
I was not expecting this album to be this good to me. I’ve been downloading songs left & right. We are the Pigs woke me the fuck up this morning!!
A couple of interesting songs here: Introducing the Band, Still Life, Stay Together. All the rest drifted past my indifferent ears.
Man I love these guys. They make music that just gets me the right way. I’m so glad that I was able to listen to their first two albums in order. This album has what I loved about the first: an interesting set of instrumentals which isn’t afraid to be twangy, sporadic, and kind of whimsical, along with a bunch of just fun songs. I’m this album they get more cinematic with some orchestral backings to the lyrics in the second half of the album. Don’t know who the lead singer is, but I love his vocal inflection. My standouts are most of the songs here because I can’t decide which to throw out: Heroine, The Wild Ones, The Power, New Generation, The 2 Of Us, The Asphalt World, Stay Together, and Whipsade.
Nice little moody listen. Not much diversity of sound within it, so it feels a bit long, but very consistently pretty music. I think it best fits a cloudy day when you just want to lounge in bed and let your mind wander.
Distinctly early 90's alt vibes with a little less angst. Pretty uninspiring to me but overall solid. 3.5
OK album.
Regular album, I think I'm more into the latter albums in Suede's career.
It's OK. Solid 2.5.
Not horrible but nothing stood out to me either!
Slough to get through after a while - it has some good songs but gets boring.
Interesting sound. I don't hate it but some of the songs did suck.
B+ Introducing The Band 3 We Are The Pigs 4 Heroine 4 The Wild Ones 4 Daddy's Speeding 5 The Power 3 New Generation 3 This Hollywood Life 3 The 2 Of Us 4 Black Or Blue 4 The Asphalt World 4 Still Life 4 Where did this come from? Wholly unexpected, but that made it all the more special.
Strong start to the album and continues throughout. Definitely an artist I'm going to explore more. I liked We Are The Pigs, New Generation, This Hollywood Life and Whipsnade the most.
ok album nothing special
Probably would have been a 3 but the closing track was incredible
beef wanted this to be a 4
some really good songs, some bleh songs, decent enough.
Sounds like a combination of 80s new wave and 70s psychedelic rock. I liked it.
Spectacular summation of British rock up through 1994 - great songwriting, amazing production, fantastic production.
Yuck! :) Can’t stand too much more of this nonsense. This is unimaginably derivative, insincere, and almost always unbearable. There are moments of pleasure, the instrumentation and writing are nice. The vocals and lyrics are what they are. Could give more, but it is what it is. Maybe just not a phan of this genre. 3/5
Backyard listening tunes, mixed with show tunes from Hamilton. Gave me weird vibes.
Riktigt unikt och coolt sound. Fick detta band två dagar i rad utan att ha lyssnat på dem innan, eller knappt ens hört talas om dem. Jag hann inte lyssna på första och dagen efter lyssnade jag på denna skiva. Jag insåg då att jag var tvungen att lyssna mer på detta och ville vänta lite med att göra en review. Sen om det går emot detta projekt, det skiter jag i lite. Iallafall, det låter som en goth version av typ Bowie och Pink Floyd. Sångaren låter som yngre Bowie blandat med Roger Waters, vilket verkligen är en unik typ av röst. Jag lyssnade inte på texterna så de kan lika gärna vara skit men låtarna och deras struktur var riktigt bra. Det är uppbyggt som ett riktigt album och inte bara en massa låtar som är ihoptryckta. Blandat sound med många olika influenser. Sen kanske jag inte älskade alla låtar men några var skitbra och albumet i sin helhet var suveränt.
A few good songs with a Bowie-like influence, but also quite bloated and feels a bit too derivative at times
Dreadfully boring.
Love the band, but the album isn't that amazing here, as it became later, around Coming Up
Weird cover. Anyways this is a bit better than their debut, with a few good songs on it.
I like the guitar work enough that I looked up the guitarist, Bernard Butler, and am planning to listen to his stuff later.
good! but disappointed based one what suede music im already familiar woth
#205. I don't know why there's a greater than zero amount of Suede albums on this list. They're both a bit shit, aren't they? 2/5: narp Song added to playlist: We Are The Pigs I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
It feels extremely important if you’re British, but otherwise? Eh, okay, I guess?? Honestly, if the production didn’t feel so insanely dated even compared to its contemporaries, I’d enjoy it a lot more. I get that it’s trying to sound dated in an attempt to sound timeless, but frankly, that choice is a brick wall that holds back a lot of the potential magic here. I also don’t love the Bowie pastiche, but that’s more a personal gripe with Bowie — these songs are better than Bowie’s, even if they’re rip-offs. Still, this is the closest to a 4-star rating an album can get without achieving it. It’s a sloppier Kirin J. Callinan, or a more sophistipop Pulp. I see its influence, and I like a lot of the songs, but something always holds it back. A chipped gem is still chipped, after all.
For most of this album I admit I was ambivalent, but goddamn The Asphalt World into Still Life may be the best two closing tracks I've heard on this list so far. So much so that I'm going to have to relisten now the I have the full album as context. An easy 4/5.
Suede - Dog Man Star (1994) WHAT I ENJOYED: the v british accent, pretty string arrangements, surprisingly run basslines, relatively unobtrusive as background music. The album felt like it had a noticeable arc and structure -- even though I was listening to it while doing other things, I had a sense of where I was in the narrative of the album the whole time, even though it was my first listen, which is nice. GRIPES: A lot of it felt showboat-y & overwraught in a Morrissian way. It's not really what I'm into. RECCOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE: The Divine Comedy, the Cure, your pop rock on the theatrical side #501 revealed/ #513 rated
Yep this is really good, missing a lot of what I love about the other 2 albums sonically but theres a depth here
Jotai kakkosen ja kolmosen välis
I don't think I'll come back to it, but it was pretty good.
Weird. Not in a bad way, but not necessarily in a good way either.
Not as bad as the other Suede album on here that I hated (no more please) but still not very good. That singer really comes across as trying to be Bowie, he's no Bowie and these songs don't even compare with his work.
I quite liked The Power and The 2 Of Us. It took me a bit to get into it.
Just what I wanted: another bullshit British post-punk album to ruin my day. Thanks 1001 😀. 1.38 per track
он лучше чем просто крепкий альбом, но сверхестественного ничего не происходит время, потраченное не зря
Очень боуи альт рок. Прям британство сочится Да и музыка хорошая, местами прям дум настроение ловишь, но норм алкоальбом: джин old tom
Я то ли Жой Дивижн послушал, то ли Дэвида Боуи, то ли MBV местами вообще. Прикольно и забавно, дети появились даже в какой-то момент... Но чёт как-то не вкатило прям на соточку. Была у нас группа - War on Drugs. Вот мне кажется, они - дети Suede. Но может кажется.
Sweet album. Really epic instrumentation that wasn’t too cheesy. Still Life makes me feel like I’m having a profound connection with the world.
Very solid album. Nearly 5 stars + saved
Damn there was a 4 song stretch between The Wild Ones & New Generation that was unreal. Rest of the album was pretty solid too. I think it’s a 3 because there were a couple songs i didn’t love (specifically the 2 of us & black or blue), but i could prob make an argument for 4.
It's like The Cure meets Radiohead but I guess that could be said for a lot of the Britpop acts coming out of the 90s. Overall it's fine but no surprise I've never heard of them.
Me da la sensación de que el disco ha envejecido regular. De cualquier modo me resulta poco menos que insufrible.
A couple good songs, but many flew by
Suede? More like shite.
Dog Man Star is certainly more audacious than much of the 90’s British rock that litters this list, so it gets points for creativity and risk taking. However, I find it hard to disagree with…I can’t believe I’m going to say this…Rolling Stone’s assessment that this record is “one of the most pretentious albums ever released by a major label” - well, at least when viewed through the lens of the timeframe it was released, that is. I’m sure there have been more pretentious releases on major labels in the intervening years, but there is a definite air of haughty self-importance going on here with Suede. Which is fine, I guess, but rarely do the songs here have the energy, urgency or unpredictability that would justify such a sense of inflated self. It’s a record that feels very labored over and unnecessarily calculated at times - particularly with some of the interstitial choices: Whether it’s by way of a seemingly impromptu children’s choir or a bizarre saxophone riff that devolves into overly processed effects, you might be left wondering “What purpose did that serve?” and it seems like “We did it to show people that we could,” might be the only reason.
Never really listened to too much Suede before but it's kind of what I expected from a full album from them. Overall a pretty good album but there's much better on the list. Fav songs: The Asphalt World, The Wild Ones, We Are the Pigs
yeah, yeah Not bad but nothing special
This is second Suede album I have gotten on this list. I questioned the thinking behind putting the first on. This makes me question the validity of all the choices on this list. I don’t think anyone should ever have to listen to one, let alone to suede albums. Or even songs. This album might be better than the first, but that’s kind of like saying, I’d rather be punched in the stomach than n in the face. There needs to be a setting on Spotify called “Just Exploring" so that you can listen to new stuff without Spotify thinking it’s something you want to hear again. I now have two Suede albums counted against me.
01) Introducing the Band - 8,5 02) We Are the Pigs - 9,0 03) Heroine - 8,0 04) The Wild Ones - 9,0 05) Daddy's Speeding - 8,5 06) The Power - 9,0 07) New Generation - 8,5 08) This Hollywood Life - 8,0 09) The 2 of Us - 8,5 10) Black or Blue - 8,0 11) The Asphalt World - 8,5 12) Still Life - 9,0 TOTAL: 8,54 (85/100) I had the pleasure of listening to Suede live in 2019. and checking the setlist, it seems I heard 4 songs from this album live (2, 4, 7 and 9). I was never really into Suede, I always felt that I ought to love them more than I did, but we never "clicked". Not even after I heard them live. But listening to this album, I must say the songs are good, the guitars are great, it keeps me interested, and I didn't expect that. Not even the 9-minute song felt boring. It's not 5 stars, but it's a very solid 4 from me. Oh, and I love the album cover.
This had some good moments but it is not good enough for a true classic
Ehhh si Fav songs: Heroine The wild ones :$
Love Brett's soaring vocals. Suede were always the thinking man's Britpop compared to the lager fuelled nonsense of *some* of their peers.
Every song starts off really promisingly, but then the vocalist starts singing.
gayeeeeeee
This is exactly up my alley. Dog Man Star is so close to being something special, but it falls short. The Asphalt World is what Suede can be, but they mostly strife to that and don’t make it. 6.6/10
I have had enough Britpop for the rest of my entire life, I am begging for another genre
Getting tired of punk, neo-punk, post-punk etc.
This was fine, but wasn't great.
Not my style… 90’s yuck
Pulp for Southeners
Finally a good britpop album, helps that it doesn't stick only in that lane and incorporates a broad set of influences.
The Asphalt World kinda rules...
Meh. Too much David Bowie and I’m not a huge fan. Liked the album less and less as it went on. Made me think of a lot of other artists as well, but not as good as them. Two stars.
Ups and downs. Not worth listening again.
A bit long but ok
There are some lovely dreamy sequences, unfortunately they get interrupted by a boring mess.
Pretty nice actually
This album surprised me because it was so good even though I had somehow never heard of Suede before. There was a high production quality, overall thoughtful lyrics, and diversity in sound from song to song. The highlight for me was definitely "Still Life," a song that had a powerful orchestral build and ended with a reference to Ravel's Bolero.
It sounds like Echo and the Bunnymen...but not quite as good.
Interesting not really my first go to, but I get it.
😐 would listen to that on purpose again.
Ehghhhh
Ambitious double album but there are too many weak tracks. Not an awful album, but one that I was waiting for it to be over about halfway through. 2.9/5
It's a funny one this. The debut Suede album was a slutty great wallop of glam pop singles, and did light a bit of a fire under the UK music scene in the midst of US dominated grunge. And then the one after this 'Coming up' was similarly full of swaggering original and snarky music that did very well. This one, was a bit of a wet fart by comparison (possibly pictured on the cover). So just classic second album doldrums? Well listening to it now maybe not, it's so totally of it's self, it's pretty theatrical and not that amazing, but it does have a strong central identity and some bordeline anthems. 'Wild Ones' is better than I remember now, though it is a bit too emotionally overwrought for my tastes. Suede kicked off Britpop yet never conformed to it which is a rather neat trick. The best was still to come.
I've tried a couple of times with this album and I just can't make it all the way through. I can tell there are some decent melodies buried in these songs somewhere but it sounds like garbage. The production is so weak and airy, there's no punch to anything and the caterwauling vocals really grate on me after a few songs. I think the Bowie comparisons are honestly insulting to Bowie. Not my kind of thing at all.
good lyrics from what i heard and what i read. i didnt read and follow the lyrics of EVERY song but yeah.. sonically good too 3
I'm not big on Brit Pop but this wasn't too bad. I'd need to give it a few more listens to make heads or tails out of it but on first blush it was pretty good! Standout Tracks: The Wild One's, Daddy's Speeding, Still Life
I recognize that this might not be everyone's cup of tea, especially if you have no context for these guys. This is what my radio sounded like in 1994, though, and I have very particular and long-lasting associations with this record -- in particular "The Wild Ones", which was a radio hit, and "Still Life", which feels like a farewell to that era.
An ambitious exploration of sound with strong Bowie influences. Not one for background while focussing! Will listen again sometime to pull apart some layers, but not in a rush to do so.
It's bleak, and unlike the albums either side, is light on singles. But that is perhaps a feature and not a bug.
The britpop crazy never fully landed for me. At least not this wave of it, but this album is quite good. I really wish more of it was like The 2 of Us and less like We Are the Pigs. I found their more rocking stuff cheesy and while technically very well done, kind of lackluster. The ballads are where I really felt their musicality shine through and got some hints of Bowie that I really liked. It's a good album but not going into my all timer list.
Well I wasn't sure as I thought this was the failure sandwiched between the debut and Coming up but time has been kind to this and I like the (now retro 90s) sound. It is pretentious and grandiose but hot dang I'm loving it. Lush stylish and overblown it's like a luxurious spa treatment with lots of oil and soft sponges.
ok first song sucks. second song also not good - hate the horns. song three - overblown, overproduced, don't like this dude's voice. song four - trying different headphones to see if i like this any better. song five - headphones not helping. going to be tough to get through this. song six was tolerable. song nine is emoting me to death. only 5 to go. song 11 - over nine minutes of torture. nothing under 4:20 left. no relief. song 13 - the long version. lucky me. song 14 - just noticed it was a b-side but notices too late to not listen. add this one to 1001 albums i hope to never hear again before i die.
Not their best work - still a good ride though.
I've never really thought of how much Suede 'borrowed' from Bowie...
I barely heard what this album as, just kinda drifted past without standout tones.
Suede: Like the experimental nature but don’t like the lead guitar or his voice. Very dramatic and sad. This list really loves english alternative rock bands with strings/ orchestra. I think I like other suede album a bit better. Would like a shorter version of this album Weird that we’ve gotten two suede albums but haven’t gotten a grunge album yet beside Pearl Jam…. Favorite songs: Wild ones New generation Least favorite: Daddy’s Speeding 2.5-3
A point for weirdness, definitely was a ride but that kind of singing kind of annoys me.
What a wild ride this was. How about Still Life seeming like a b side of phantom of opera?!
Oky album. Would give 2.5 stars. For every thing I liked about a song there was 2 things I didn’t like. Guitar and piano both pretty consistently good. Not a fan of vocals. Rhythm of music seemed weird as well. Overdone almost
Very interesting stuff - gives me a Beatles/Oasis/Rush vibe for some reason. Somehow very classic rock, prog rock, and brit pop rock all at the same time. I like it.
Very interesting album. I am enjoying this web site entirely to learn about all the great music I missed. I believe if I listened to this album a few more times I would love its artistry, dissonance, and aesthetic. I hope to do this and let the work garner another star.
Får lite Bowie-känsla av första låten. Kanske mest är rösten? Liknar The Smiths lite också. Tydligen är det samma trummis. Vissa låtar är 5/5, men osäker på om hela albumet är det än så länge. Alla låtar är bra, men albumet är inte riktigt 5/5. 4/5
• Omslaget ser ut som något ur en skräckfilm, sättet träden överlappar med bilden är intressant • Aldrig tänkt på att Suede har lite Bowie-vibbar • Har inte mycket mer att skriva än att det låter som Suede • Inget låt som sticker ut direkt; kombinerat med att det är ett rätt långt album gör allt till en dimma • Även albumnamnet är väldigt Bowie Betyg: Även med ovanstående kritik så tycker jag om Suede, inte deras bästa album men bra ändå => 4/5
Ändå bra album. Låter som David Bowie sjunger hela albumet men det har väl alltid varit så med Sued nu när jag tänker efter. Bra gungig suedorock. Vet inte om jag hade lyssnat hela igen men det var ett bra sammanhängande album
Not sure how I feel about this one. Don’t love it but don’t hate it either.
Not going to lie, I checked the time multiple times seeing when it would end. Found it to be a little boring and not much depth. Didn’t enjoy the lead singers voice
Found it whiney and boring
It’s better than I had remembered. Gothier, too. Very mid-90s, London alt-pop. Very heroin chic. A little too theatrical. Good production. The individual songs are easy to listen to. But it can be a slog going all the way through. I don’t think it’s a necessary album, but it’s a nice album. Tapping out after 40+ mins. That’s more than enough of this.
I have always loved this album. Dog Man Star has such a raw, dramatic and slightly gothic sound. It feels darker and more theatrical than a lot of Britpop from the same era, and that is exactly why it stands out. There is ambition in the songwriting and a real sense of atmosphere running through the whole record. Heroine and We Are the Pigs are particular highlights for me. Both have that brooding intensity and sweeping feel that Suede do so well. The album is bold, emotional and never plays it safe. I have also seen them live and they were superb. The songs take on even more power on stage, with that same intensity and presence that makes the album so strong. Favourite songs: Heroine and We Are the Pigs Least favourite: None that stand out negatively Album artwork: Moody and striking. A perfect visual match for the sound of the record
Yay. Ok
Solo después de su época pude reconocer el genio de Suede
This is fine, middle of the road, nothing memorable, meh, whatever
Not a bad album at all, however I prefer ‘Coming Up’ from them. Probably because it has more of the well known songs on it. Some of the songs on this album were a bit too long for me.
Just doesn't do much for me. Have to admit, I was bored.
Its like one of those albums where a pretentious hipster woukd tell u to listen to it and it sounds like that but actually some of the songs are quite good and I like the emotions im how the lead singer singers anyways best songs the 2 of us and black or blue
no major standouts, nothing terrible, but nothing great either.
Generic English rock, rather listen to new order
This was a lovely album and actually paced well even though it is from the CD era. Much stronger than their debut record - which could get a bit tedious - this one doesn’t.
9/10 it took me a while to get into the album and start appreciating its vibe, but when I did, dude, this album HITS banger after banger, crazy good production I really really love this
Have to say that I am absolutely shocked that this album is on this list... And I thought Emerson, Lake, & Palmer were pretentious and bloated - but they have NOTHING on The London Suede... You could tell that there were some redeeming qualities in there somewhere, but any goodness was just completely over-run by all of the bloat... Lyrics were often whiney, the lead singer's voice did not help (i.e. trying to sound like Bowie but not having the voice for it...), and most songs were just a mess... Like I said, there was some goodness in the guitar section near the end of "This Hollywood Life", and the last minute of "Stay Together" was pretty decent - and I'm sure there were a few others - but those moments were few, and WAY too far in between... Only song that I actually thought was decent, was the last one "Whipshade" - probably because it wasn't bloated, and was fairly straightforward...
Whiney and boring
Much as I usually enjoy Suede, I straight up think this album is dull as ditchwater. It's all filler, no killer. The only truly stand-out track is Stay Together, which isn't really a track from the album.
A little Stone Roses, a little Depeche Mode, and a lot of “meh.”
One of my favourite Britpop Albums!!
Sucked
When this album landed it was unique and different. The band had a really strong identity and they rocked.
"a startling record: an album surrounded by the white heat of something close to genius." He added: "the songs of Dog Man Star are grand designs, enacted against grandiose backdrops." - John Harris, NME "With Dog Man Star the group has vindicated just about every claim that was ever made on their behalf. A long, sprawling and not entirely flawless album, it will be hailed in years to come as the crowning achievement of a line-up that reinvented English, guitar-band rock'n'roll for the 1990s." - David Sinclair, Q ITS FUCKING SHITE
I was a floppy haired indie kid in the UK in the 90s but I never liked Suede. You’d think I’d at least recognise some of the choruses of the singles? No, that’s how forgettable these songs are.
This was just bad was a rap variation and almost said I’m not finishing it.
The singer tried way too hard to mimic Bowie with little success--it actually made it hard to listen to. I didn't finish this. I got away from it and saw little reason to come back to finish it. 1.5/5
Good production and playing, but it does little for me.
Wouldn’t seek out but wouldn’t balk if on
Ein paar gute Dinger dabei, aber auch viel Langweiliges. 3-4
This was pretty great! Easily one of the better Britpop albums I've heard thus far. Sounds somewhat like younger Bowie. The playing is great, the songwriting strong and encompassing several tempos and styles. I'd listen to this again for sure.
The Asphalt World was pretty good. Most of it was all pretty good, some sleepers near the end. Will I listen to again: 20%
Not a big Brit-pop fan
Was never a fan, but certainly got a bit nostalgy about it.
La 1ere écoute m'avait laissé sur un avis mitigé, je ne sais pas pourquoi. Et depuis, je l'ai écouté plusieurs fois et en fait, je trouve ça pas mal du tout ! J'aime beaucoup même. Bonnes mélodies, bons rythmes ! Ça vaut bien le 4.
Not bad enough to be a 2 but generic enough to be a 3.
sounds like a parody of itself
Pretty wild album, sounded like something from the 70s - was surprised it was from the early 90s.
I liked this one overall. Triumphant moments and overall dynamic.
Suede meant a lot to me as a kid, they were the first band I really got into. I preferred the first album but this one still meant a lot to me when I was 11... but now I listen to it and find it very annoying. We are the pigs and wild ones are still really good tracks, but a lot of it I had no memory of, even though I must have listened to it 1000s of times in the 90s.
This album is indie /brit pop. This is the second Suede album I've had (the first being their self titled debut). I don't care for this one as much as the first one I had. This one is pretty weird. A lot of the songs on this record have like 20-30 seconds of silence after the song ends before the next song begins. Seems like something that should have been fixed prior to release. Favourite songs: We Are The Pigs, This Hollywood Life, The Power, New Generation Least favourite songs: Daddy's Speeding, The 2 of Us, Black or Blue, Still Life 2/5
No es un estilo de música que me agrade mucho. Demasiado depresivo.
‘Nosebleed-post-punk-reverb-junkie’ If I had to describe it. I'll give them an A+ for consistency at least: 2023’s (latest release)album is as angsty and reverb-laden as this one from nearly 3 decades ago. Added ‘Killing of a Flashboy’ to the Kaizen Project
I found this a really interesting album, with a great mix of sounds. I've never given Suede a proper listen but now I'm inclined to go and explore their discography. There's a mix of art rock, glam, new wave, and obviously britpop in here. It properly shouldn't work as well as it does, but now tracks come together really well. The vocals and guitars are great, and the songs are dark but beautiful and bold.
Reading a bit about Suede on Wikipedia and the critics kinda nailed this one, I'd say. Overblown and pretentious. Not bad, necessarily, but I feel no need to listen to it again.
So while I prefer Coming Up, Dog Man Star is good, with lots of obvious parallels to Bowie (their voices are remarkably similar at times) and strong songs in all three singles released from the album. The 2 of Us is also good, but the rest don't land so well and, knowing what came next, I'm only gonna give this a 3, but a strong 3.
Didn't do it for me, it's a bit too noodley and doesn't have the same energy as Coming Up (which I think is the only Suede album I actually know). Wild Ones and Stay Together (which doesn't seem to have been on the original release) my favourites, but still don't really grab me. Sounds halfway between the Smiths and Britpop, doesn't have the lyrical wit of the Smiths or the energy of the bigger Britpop bands. 3/5.
Really good.
Proto the end of brit pop and Radioheads rise. Glammy
At times boring.
Starkes Album. Kannte die Band nicht, aber hat mich direkt abgeholt.
I’m a bit on the fence with this one. I liked it, and while listening, I was impressed by a lot of the songwriting choices and guitar work. Yet when it ended, I found myself struggling to remember any of it. As soon as I hit play again, I was enjoying it though. Having read about it, its impact and story, it definitely makes the album feel more significant than I would have initially imagined. I do like the glam-Britpop sound, and the last track was pretty epic. Also, I hate when people throw around the word “pretentious” with music. It’s a strange criticism for being ambitious.
One of my favourite albums
Can’t say I liked this group or the fact there were 31 cuts included. Listen to half, advanced up to the last one and fast forwarded after listening to a few minutes. Music and lyrics were dark for the most part, not worth listening to in my opinion.
I had not heard of these guys before. Apparently a very British band. I didn’t really care for it much. The production seemed very muddled and hard to hear. Maybe it’s just my old ears…..
I enjoyed this when I first heard it in the 90's. Listening to it again now it is just feels too grim for me.
I quite enjoy this despite there being no brilliant tunes. But it’s too long and so gets a high 2. If they’d knock 25 minutes off this it would be better for it.
Liked this
De tre första låtarna är jättebra men sen går det bara utför.
Liked this mostly
Fine but not at all interesting
Can’t say that this isn’t well conceived art. However, as with all art it is subject to subjectivity. And subjectively this gives me “let’s try the Oasis route and miss the mark, let’s also borrow from Bowie and then recreate that really crappy 90s Brit-pop composition.” I don’t hate this music, I just know that I’ll never be in my feels and think this is a good medicine. Good voice, good production, unique songs.
Solid album for a genre I don't align with much.
Sophomore effort, better Butler
Epic! This was a game changing album on the alternative rock scene when it came out. Still has quality, musically and lyrically
Hard to figure out how i feel about this one, feel like i'd need a few more listens to it. Couldn't pick out any single highlight songs but it was all pretty decent, like the horns on a couple of tracks.
This honest sounded good and I liked this album a lot, it had some like weird nice feel to the instruments.
Not too sure about this. It's not a masterpiece as some say and I definitely get why it's overlooked. It needed more direction and focus to grow towards a masterpiece
Not for me, but nice butt.
I thought I didn’t like Suede, but perhaps now I do?
Interresting!
They touched many buttons of mine. In this album there is everything - psychologic, musical, rock, epic progressions, etc.
What an amazing album, another one that has been lost in time for me.
Not really listened to them before, really enjoyed the album. Will have to listen to more of their albums.
Not entirely sure what I just listened to; Glammy not particularly jammy, more than a little miserable. There's struggle in Suede and not in the listening: The album's well-closed.
LOVE this album. I think this band is a new favorite over all. Big Smiths vibes with 70s psych guitar mixed in. Huge fan
Very close to a five star album for me. Every song is good, but it’s missing one killer hit. I love what sounds like a transitional sound between 80s and 90s, I love the Bowie influence and I was hooked for the whole record. I could well come back to this and see it as a five star album but right now it just falls shy.
Genre: Art rock, glam rock, alternative rock, Britpop 1994 Singles: We Are the Pigs (#18 UK) The Wild Ones (#18 UK) New Generation (#21 UK) Standouts: Heroine, The Wild Ones, We are the Pigs, New Generation, The Asphalt World Hard to believe I thought this was absolutely insignificant when I first heard it. It is dreamy, and complexly amazing. 4/5
Forgettable
This thing exceeded my expectations so god damn much. I was genuinely surprised how good this was. Amazing songwriting throughout, blunt and deep lyrics, the depressing sound, it all wraps itself in one for a sad masterpiece. Amazing!
It's fine, but I don't think this album will stick with me that long.
Favorite tracks: Daddy's Speeding Rating: 3/5
I understand why the Cranberries outshone these guys on tour.
Great album from a band I had previously unheard of. Really solid songs on this album that are worth checking out again and again.
I don't even know man, I listened to it, but did I even care? I don't know.
Sounds like they really wanted to make an epic sounding album, and I guess they were somewhat successful. It just didn’t wow me personally. The vocals in particular were kind of annoying. The music was fine. Best song probably We Are the Pigs.
Meh, it’s okay but doesn’t do a lot for me. I was thinking when this came up, “I don’t know a lot about Suede” and really, this doesn’t make me want to go any deeper.
The sounds on this album are really interesting, but overall probably not something I’ll come back to. It’s alright, not really one of my favorites though.
I was into it for the first half, then it kinda goes off the rails. I can see where the reviewers came up with "pretentious" to describe it. Not terrible, just very uneven.
Megamegamegamega bangers. Mega fan potential, too
I'll start by saying honestly I'd never heard of this band, but I went in with open arms and thoroughly enjoyed a lot of the sounds on this thing. This english alternative rock/glam rock band was a nice find, the vocals really gave big bowie vibes in a good way. My favorite songs on this thing were 'Heroin' 'The Wild Ones' and 'New Generation'. Theres so many good songs on this if you're into this english glamrock kinda vibe, even the closing track 'Whipsnade' is a jingle that got stuck in my head. I enjoyed this album as a whole a lot more than I expected to. I wasn't really in the mood to review an album yesterday, but I am very glad I just put this album on and gave Suede a chance because I found an old band I absolutely love. If you're a fan of The Smiths or The Cure, you'll probably like this album. Overall: 3.7/5
Didn’t work for me, not terrible but nothing standout either. 2/5
Pretty good album. Not very emotional and amazing instrumentals. Especially on my favorite track Still Life, which feels like the crescendo of a movie scene.
Just good
This is one I slowly lost interest in over time. It was great in the beginning and then slowly fell apart over time. But the half that was good was really beautiful. The melodies were very nice. This one was pretty mixed for me but was a fairly nice listen.
Much of the album is pretty great. A little pretentious but the songwriting is solid and the faux-Bowie 90s vibe didn't really come off as derivative. "Black and Blue" was terrible though, I almost dropped my rating. Thankfully, "The Asphalt World" is a pretty spectacular recovery.
a little too much wailing on the second half of the album for me.
Don’t remember this one at all.
Sure
Worth to keep on relistening... Will not get through just listening once
Someone wanted to be Bowie but couldn't pull it off. And really, nobody but Bowie can pull off Bowie. Which is why nobody should try. The whole thing is decidedly mid-90s and decidedly middling. Nothing standout, just generic 90s derivative rock. They clearly pulled in elements of their influences and just... dumbed it all down so it would all fit together.
all sounds the same.
So many different influences on this one makes it so fun to listen to. Very few songs that I didn't like, this whole album flows pretty well. I will say, I feel like the first half of the album has a lot more momentum, second half kind of slows down. Favorite songs are - Heroine, The Wild Ones (I really liked this one), The Power, New Generation. 4/5
It’s just okay. A 2 might be more honest, but I don’t quite have the heart for that.
Much preferred this to their debut release. We Are The Pigs, and The Asphalt World are great tracks. Some of the slower songs didn't hit, such as Daddy's Speeding, but otherwise this is an improvement IMO.
Boring
good
not my style
Really just felt like heavily Bowie influenced filler without adding much new
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: it was ok Favourite song: didn’t have one
Mnogo dobar
Really enjoyed, heroine, the asphalt world, and new generation were some that stuck out more.
It’s hard to appreciate the sound of pop punk or post punk without the context of what it existed alongside. Then again, maybe it’s just not for me
2.5 just not my kinda tunes
I remember finding the other Suede album to be a pretty lackluster album that did not leave an impression at all, so to see this one do far better in being something worth listening to is nice. I find that this album strays away from the stereotypes of britpop far better than most of its contemporaries, being more alternative rock than anything, and at least attempting to avoid that nasal that many bands similar have. I think this album just tries a lot harder to be its own thing, and I respect that quite a bit. The Pulp/Divine Comedy-like closer really bridges the gap to becoming a love letter to the era Suede is currently apart of, and it works magnificently. At the end of the day, still a britpop album, so there's a few boring tracks, especially on the front half, but the back half is good enough to really let the album pull through. Perhaps I need to give their self-titled another shot.
Upon first listen this has a lot of very complex and impressive tracks. Lots of sounds mixed together to create a big but not overwhelming sound. The Bowie influence is extremely obvious, especially in The Power. Second listen is needed to better dive into the lyrics and themes. 4.5
such FUN punk rock, started off strong and gave me late 90s anarchy, rage against the machine, fuck the system vibes all the way, 8/10
Boring and pretentious.
See review for “Suede”. (love “The Power”)
Not my thing, not opposed to it, just not that interested.
I wasn't overly familiar with Suede coming into this, but was very pleasantly surprised. I loved this album. Probably my fav album of the day thus far.
I love this album
There’s some solid atmospheric and emotional stuff on here, but it suffers from the classic britpop trope of every track being a minute or two too long and just meandering towards the end, making what could have been a tight project a bit of a slog at times (especially that 9 minute track towards the end, Jesus wept)
Its good. Guitars sound wicked, solid song writing. Nothing really hooked me unfortunately but maybe that'll change with repeat listens. There's tracks I plan to revisit for sure .
Not quite for me but I can appreciate it for what it is.
A bit strange
Wiki said this was pretentious. I just found it kinda boring
It's a shame these guys weren't a bigger name. This record was pretty great. I'd never heard of them before this but really enjoyed this album. Fun mid 90s brit alt similar to the likes of oasis and blur. Very good stuff.
interesting 4*
A rather desperate pick of an album, innit?
uma que outra musica bonita, mas meio chocho na média
The music rests pretty firmly in the psychedelic rock genre, very reminiscent of early Pink Floyd. Bret Anderson's vocals remind me a lot of Queensryche's Geoff Tate. The songs are diverse enough to keep it interesting, and the musicianship is very good. All in all, a good album.
not now Bernard. a right moaning cunt is brett.
I love the feeling of suede as it brushes against my quivering thighs. I make my own suede condoms so I can surround my dick with confidence and style as I pound the life of whatever local trollope I've decided worthy of my pleasure. Usually Barbara the 63 year old barmaid at the Pig and Scrotum. She's a right goer. She orgasms very easily and squirts all over my suede shoes and masks. I make her wear a suede waistcoat, which her useless, floppy breasts slide out of. She is not an attractive woman, but by God, can she suck a dick and wear suede gloves well.
No trash, no party
Some great stuff, but then as is usual with the more modern albums on this list, they get experimental at times. In a few tracks it sounded like multiple Brit pop songs were playing simultaneously.
interesting.
truly incredible album. at the first track i thought it was just gonna be another average british kinda alt rock album but it was so much more. very cinematic at times in the best ways.
sinemaattinen, epätoivoinen..indie rock sound.. miellyttävä yllätys. taas vähän liian pitkä.. näitä 1h+ albumeja vähän modit spämmäilly.. HUOMENNA LYHYEMPI...SHORTER TMRW MODS.. albumi hyvä this hollywood life
Love it!!
Listened to about half of it and wasn't really feeling it but also wasn't paying a ton of attention Currently have to do my whole seven samurai essay in an hour + change Why is boyd such a japanophile
Really like this, needs a relisten
This album might be Suede’s best. It is a remarkably variable album that spans glam rock, art rock, post-punk, and Britpop. The album has a grandiose anthemic feel throughout and the production is stunning. The ambitiousness of the album pays off, and in it, the listener can hear the roots of some of the greatest albums that came a few years later from Radiohead and Spiritualized.
Whilst not delivering as many singles and big "moments" as the follow-up album, "Coming Up", this is a fantastic album. More experimental than you might expect from Suede if you're only familiar with their bigger singles, but it's just a great journey from start to finish.
Brit-ish
Just give me shoegaze or actual rock, so much brit-pop is lukewarm, middling, meh to my ears. This record is a fine example of the wet noodle sounds of many British bands in the 90s.
Thought it was decent and don’t know why it got labeled as pretentious so much. I didn’t dislike any songs but only heroine was an instant add. The others I could see growing on me with repeat listens Rating: 3.9
Most bands and artists have influences. This album is 120% influences. If I wanted to listen to crappy U2, I'd go looking for Pop.
Fun, but also the 90s sounds like this feels tired to me.
Brani Preferiti: - "We Are The Pigs" - "The Power" - "The Asphalt World" Note: Pochi sono gli album che possono essere considerati delle opere complete dall'inizio alla fine, che fluiscono perfettamente catturando l'attenzione per tutta la durata. A 30 anni dalla sua uscita lo si può considerare ancora un album di qualità, non so se al tempo queste canzoni era considerate normalità... non mi viene in mente nulla che sia stato rilasciato con tanta diversità al suo interno.
Niin tylsää ja aivan liian suureellista. Annan toisen tähden kuitenkin siitä, että tässä on silti mukana vilpittömyyttä, aitoutta. Harmi että ovat aidosti tylsiä.
Tämän yksinkertainen, geneerisyydelläkin flirttaileva melodisuus on itse asiassa aika lailla minun juttuni. En piittaa tuotannosta, ja vierastan varsinkin laulajan kummallista eläytymistä, mutta en voi kiistää biisien tehoa. Paras + liiallisesti venytetyin: Stay Together.
Rock alternativo, britpop. Ni fu ni fa.
Ugh this is depressing Brit pop again. They want to be the Beatles and Bowie I can’t do it.
Perfect album
Out of the 100 albums on this list I've gotten so far, this is without a doubt the best one that was completely off my radar beforehand. I mean to reserve a 5 for albums that are legendary. Is this legendary? Maybe, probably not, but it's been so long since I've heard an album and immediately wanted to listen to it all over again that I have to give this a top score.
Great rock album, start to finish
Wish I could give it 3.5. I really enjoyed this. I'd never head them before but this album has the feeling that it was super influential to a bounce of mainstream rock.
Not great One song had a Mars Volta type breakdown which was a highlight track for me but the rest very boring. Like if you took Joy Division/The Smiths and made them have less energy and much less to say