...The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released on July 15, 1997, by Capitol. Three singles were released from the album: "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" and "Boys Better". This is the final studio album to feature drummer Eric Hedford, who quit the band during the tour, and was replaced with Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer. The album featured a shift in style from the garage rock influenced sound of their previous album, 1995's Dandys Rule OK, to a more and pop-influenced sound. Taylor compared the track "Good Morning" to the style of musician Lloyd Cole.
I've heard a thousand bands that sound just like The Dandy Warhols. They sound like every Brit Pop band mixed with every 90's/2000's indie rock band. And yet, this album still sounds fresh and full of energy. All I'd heard of The Dandy Warhols was Bohemian Like You, which is a fantastic song. It takes a LOT to give an album 5 stars on first listen, but this came verrrrrry close.
The heroin song was ubiquitous in its era; hated it then, hate it now. Spent the rest of this swinging between thinking it was actually pretty good and finding the whole attitude incredibly irritating. The dullard sobriquet "Minnesoter" nearly pushed it into 2 star territory.
Mid. But it's got spirit.
It was very strange that within the first few moments of the first track, before any melody had actually begun, I had that sense that I would really like this album. Then the first few tracks really won me over. Somewhere in the middle it kind of lost its grip on me, but turned it back around in the end.
A fantastic experience of neo psychedelia with a Britpop sound, despite not being British. Albeit, the first half of this album carries a lot more than the second half. But every song is worth a listen! And the album flows fantastically.
never been in to the dandys like i probably should. I mean i know anton newcombe can be a prick but he was right about them selling out. Dandy's rule ok was a genuinely good album but this one is a classic example of all the jagged edges being smoothed and the grime cleaned off leaving some sanitised bland airplay worthy muzak that has none of what the original band had. at least its not some more folk nonce or neil fucking young.
This has always been a band for me that pops up here and there on playlists or whatever, but I've never taken the time to learn anything about them. I found myself liking many of these songs, even when I didn't want to - almost sounds like a metaphor for drugs, one of the recurring themes throughout the album. I like the bent towards psychedelic rock, but done in their own way. On the other hand, there is something rubbing me the wrong way about this band that's hard to put my finger on - maybe a sense that they're making a joke I don't quite understand.
Love this!
Wow! This album was so great! I think I’ve run across the Dandy Warhols somewhere in my past but was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this. A bit of an emotional rollercoaster with clever lyrics and some very cool songs. Mouth harps, organs, grungy guitars. Minnesoter! A hard on for Jesus! So much fun!
Love this Britpop by way of PDX sound. The synth gives them a unique vibe that's really fun.
I had "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" on a mix CD from back in the day. It's always fun to hear the context of what was always a random lone song that I liked and liked to share on other mix CDs. The more I listened to this, the more I liked it, and it always makes me happy when that happens. This is the sort of music I enjoyed in the '90s (even if I forget that at times), and I quite enjoyed it today. Such a cool sound!
9/10 super fun album lots of amazing songs throughout; my favorite of which is probably orange
Otroligt bra. Whipping tree och Pete international airport var tyvärr dåliga men resten är kanon! Första låten är en jävla smäll, även orange.
I had never really heard these guys before listening to this album. I love how this seems like one cohesive piece.
Klinkt lekkerder dan ik me herinner. Goed album, laatste twee tracks niet.
I've never heard of this band before. They have a very interesting sound, kind of reminds me of some psychedelic rock. I really don't dislike it, although it isn't my normal style for sure. It uses some repetitive aspects to the songwriting, but I don't think that's a mistake, it does add to the effect the songs seem to have, it kind of assists in the groove. I really like the use of the synth in a few of the songs. I'm struggling to think of whether this would be something I would just be willing to listen to again, or buy, mostly because it really just isn't my normal style. Due to the songs being catchy enough though, I think I can classify this as an album I would buy.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this. Know very little about this band and this is not something I normally would have listened to.
Surprisingly good.
Solid album that flows well.
Expected bland British fare from the album cover, but couldn’t be happier to be proved way off the mark. Can’t believe I’ve never really heard much of these guys when they sit at a clear intersection between early hard rock and indie - at times the tracks felt like a mix between Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Django Django, which wasn’t a crossover I knew I needed until today. This LP in particular manages to deftly dip its toes into several prominent genres of the time (including some notable shoegaze influence) without dating itself in the process. The back half slumps off with some wandering instrumentals, but even then it’s impossible to deny the strength of the opening gauntlet and most of the tracks on this album. I feel like a broken record here sometimes, but it’s undeniably albums like these that make the project worth the effort.
7/10. Quite good, but started to drag on the back half.
Brilliant in places, some filler stops it getting a 5
Surprisingly a quite good and enjoyable rock album
I really got a lot out of this, these guys sounded awesome and had such a distinct and full sound. A real flashback to 1997.
Fantastic. Mizerable but fantastic, good to sit and be moody to
Much better than expected.
I've actually listened to the Dandys a bit before. Young me was huge into "Veronica Mars" and their excellent "We Used to Be Friends" served as the theme, causing me to dig into their "Welcome to The Monkey House". I never dug too far into their past catalogue, admittedly. This is definitely more of a drugged-out, stoner version of Blur and Oasis, capturing more of the feeling of being high on record than Oasis did. At times it lags, but it always manages to come back up: peaks and valleys, if you will. My bias seeps in a bit, but I enjoyed the drugged psych pop it was. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Minnesoter", "Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth", "Cool as Kim Deal"
There's nothing terribly special here but it works, well. Basic power chord progression but with great fuzz/effects and production. I don't understand about 80% but I don't care.
One admits to a soft spot for the DWs, thanks to the cheeky humor (“heroin is so passe” and “Hard-On for Jesus” and “Cool as Kim Deal”), droning melancholia, and slacker-stoner vibe. All of these elements still sound good here, translating into fairly rich layerings, intermittent just-dark-enough shadings, and the occasional passage that rocks properly. There are just enough arty flourishes – including but not limited to the feedback-y sonic haziness – to keep it interesting, such as the broody-moody closers – the instrumental “Pete International Airport” (another great title!) and “The Creep Out;” the boys knew how to get weird, or least druggily contemplative (though the abrupt cut between the two tracks is unnecessarily juddering). There is, one must note, a non-life-changing undertone to the whole affair, a not-quite-compelling essence, that may be cause and/or effect of their not taking themselves too seriously, a generally laudable attribute of rock records, particularly from the ‘90s. And speaking of, like every other list-making record from that overindulgent era, this one can be credibly called too long (though space for those closers does add depth). Highly rated though on the always important metric of enjoyability. And their anti-grunge stance looks smarter with each passing year.
Space rock and shoegaze have their own unique and irresistible charm. This album managed to bridge the 2 decade long gap between the two, creating it's own charm in the process.
When I first saw this album (which I had never heard) on this list instead of 13 Tales from Urban Bohemia, the somewhat higher rated and the one I know from back to front, I ask myself why? Then I put on the opening tracks...nice atmospheric intro maybe a little long, sweet guitar figure, nice sweet toe-tapping rhythm, big crunchy bass and suddenly I'm out of my chair and dancing. Great start better that the start to 13 tales (Godless). As for the rest, pretty consistent album that kept me entertained from start to finish. 4 stars (for the record I would probably give 13 tales 4.5)
More of this.
I enjoyed this album - I have a soft spot for this type of sound, so I think it will definitely get a few more listens at the very least.
HL: "I Love You", "Junkie", "Good Morning", "Hard On For Jesus" Fine & dandy
Toch 2 nummers dat ik herkende. De rest van het album was ook wel oké
Rock alternativo.
Pretty chill
Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would based on the hipstery name. Especially loved the darker slower grungier tracks like Orange
Went on a bit long (could have done without the last two tracks entirely for me) but otherwise this was a very fun blast through a lot of different alt-rock styles
Impressions: So this is shoegaze. Interestingly fun. Favorite tracks: Minnesoter, Orange, Good Morning, Rating: 4/5
I liked this album, particularly last junkie on earth. I think they have a really good sound and is worth listening to again another time.
Ok, absolutely loved the sound here. Everything great about 90s/00s alternative (Spoon, Beck, Eels came to mind throughout) but with their own style. Loved the music, not totally keen on some of the subject material. Much was cleverly written, some mildly offensive. But wow, the music! 3.5 stars leanining to 4
This album sits at the crossroads of neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, Britpop, and college rock. What's interesting is that this is an American band. They completely had me thinking they were a British band by their sound and mix of genres (despite the college rock tinges throughout). Their musical lineage seems to circumvent grunge altogether which is notable for the time. Overall, this was an enjoyable album that featured melodic repetition and slow building songs that still had a pop sensibility.
I fucking hated this band in the 90s. They were always being played on music clip shows instead of cool things like metal, lol. But let's see in 2023. Ok it's not all out hateable anymore. It's mildly annoying in that way that 90s alternative usually is, but it's not unique or awful. Just bland, monotonous, overlong and thinks it's artsy when it's not (see band name). But it could be far, far worse. 3/5.
I enjoyed this, it sounded good, but was a bit boring Maybe more listens would help pull out the subtlety and help me see more of what's interesting here
Decent - singles and trippy bits are good
Enjoyed it more than I thought but on the whole still pretty forgettable
Interesting shoegaze
Nice rock music that just lacks that bit of a spark that will turn it into the truly brilliant
This chugs and grooves along on a layered ocean of textures, with a smattering of catchy hooks throughout. I listened to this whilst mowing the lawn, and it was a good accompaniment. I probably would have cut the final two tracks, which are nothing but 16 minutes of instrumental texture, but overall this did (just about) make feel wu-hoo wooooo. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Date listened: 23/08/23
Lite långt men trevligt
The junkie song was enjoyable but I didn’t care about much else. 5/10
This album is very hit or miss for me. In general, I like the ones that work more than I dislike the ones that don't, but ending on a very long, apparent Frampton tribute left a bad taste in my mouth. Best track: Be-in
2.5
Not a bad rock sound, but drags on with no real high.
Loads better than I anticipated. Some solid songwriting and musicianship
at least its not some more folk nonce or neil fucking young
Pretty good. Album a bit too long and lagged at times.
It's not bad, but feels like radio bait for Brit-rock crowds. It's safe, but could be so much better. I remember liking a few of their songs when I didn't know there was better stuff out there for me. I won't fault anyone for liking it though.
Good, with a couple of crackers - every day should be a holiday was one I had forgotten how much I loved it. Drags a bit (a lot) towards the end, with way too much instrumental noodling nonsense.
Not bad.
Dit klinkt best wel lekker eigenlijk
Lange zit, maar wel de moeite waard!
I figured there's a reason I did not listen to this band in the 90's, but they really surprised me here. I don't love this album, but it's got a few nice spots that I wouldn't mind hearing again. Especially liked Minnesoter. Also Cool As Kim Deal, because she was my high school crush.
I don't recall hearing of them before -- maybe: that name is familiar, probably just in passing -- but I really don't think I'd heard any of their music in the past. This is some pretty good rock/pop/garage stuff here. After a while as I listened to this album, it did feel a little repetitive, but I also so rarely listen to albums in full these days -- mostly it's shuffled or randomized playlists via streaming services -- that might play into the feeling of sameness to me. Can't blame them one bit for making a song called 'Cool As Kim Deal' because she is definitely and absolutely completely cool. (I can't quite make out the lyrics so if this song is mocking her in any way, forget what I said about the song, but I stand firm on my view of Kim Deal!) I like 'Whipping Tree' particularly. Sure, has a lot of similarities to Pink Floyd's 'Breathe' but at least in my subjective view, that's a wonderful song to be inspired by. Overall, though, it's good music to my ears, and they are very skilled performers.
I like the up-tempo singles like “Last Junkie” and “Everyday” and I’m sure I’d get more chuckles if I listened closely to the lyrics. The guitar-strumming intros become predictable after a while and the drawn-out pieces that close out the album seem pointless, like they had a contractual obligation to stretch it past one hour. It’s still more uplifting than a lot of the stuff coming out of the Pacific Northwest at that time.
Fairly forgettable. Apart from the heroin song, which i remembered.
медитативные они такие, в примерно одной тональности) не подожгло
I enjoyed it. 6/10
Hazy
Pretty decent 90's grungey kind of alt rock. Nothing outstanding or bad. 3.5
dandy
Good, but this style of music does not do it for me at all.
Bit grungy vocals is a turnoff but this album was alright really
This is pretty good, but I don’t know why everyone was everyone was spunking themselves about psychedelia in the 90s. Hope it doesn’t come back again
I wanted to like it more
I thought this was a cool little piece of power pop. Definitely will be looking to check out some more of their catalogue
Indie Rock, la même sauce que la plupart des bands UK de cette époque, mais c'est vrai qu'ils ont une certaine saveurs de plus. Comme si il avait trouvé la recette. Mais bon ca reste un bon album dans le genre. Par exceptionnelle. 3.5
Andy Warhol would love this band. The Andy Warhol played by Crispin Glover in The Doors, that is. They sometimes sound like a cheap knockoff of The Velvet Underground, although they insist heroin is so passé. I can't tell if they mean the song or the drug. Probably both. Sorry fellas. Don't name your band the Dandy Warhols if you don't want comparisons to the influential band the actual Warhol championed.
Seems built around one good/poppy song - rest was a bit a dull for me
Full of that pre-millenia melancholy that permeates so much 90s music, but a tad too much bloat to really push it for me.
Emblematic of their era. Not much here for me personally.
Some pretty good beats, but none of these songs needed to be nearly as long as they were.
Really liked some of this but felt it was a little bloated and bogged down a few times.
Rating: 5/10
Rock album with songs ranging from lame to competent. There is no real heavy hitter, though. 3/5
Pop-rock más cercano al pop con algunas canciones más elaboradas y otras, un tanto más oscuras. No me ha producido nada especial escucharlo
It’s fine
I liked it.
Fun rock record.
Shoegaze noise. Not unbridled noise, but still enough to be upset by the lack of dynamics. I gotta hand it to these guys, though. They do know how to write some catchy riffs and chorus. The soft songs fall flat and the dull droning doesn’t click, let alone the 4 or 5 times identical songs are show-casing it. I’d say the better songs hit well and if the album were shorter and without the slows. It would be a solid 4
It was alright!
Starts strong but has lulls throughout. Inconsistent but a decent outing. It was my first time hearing this particular album but I have hear other Dandy Warhols songs and I've liked them. I'd be open to listening to this again.
There was so much going on and I think I enjoyed. Surely too much to unpack in one listen and I would have to listen again, but I am not going to.
Pretty enjoyable listening experience
Może być. Początek lepszy niż końcówka. Mocne 3/5
According to the Wikipedia page, they wanted to be "distant" from the grunge movement happening in the 90s. Yeah, it could be better to keep out this idea and just follow the flow. Some people are talented enough to oppose some trends, but it's not the case here.
Eh
Another obscure indie rock band from the 90's, great... The Dandy Warhol's music is like shitty rock music that caters to artsy hipsters (hence the band name). Their music is either OK, or complete garbage. There is nothing in between. Pete International Airport, and The Creep Show are just noise... Why?!? Also, the album opener, Be-In has 1:40 of basically silence for some reason. Overall, some weird bullshit today. The highs were high, but there was quite a bit of complete trash on this record. Also, the album kind of overstays its welcome at over an hr in runtime. Favourite songs: Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Minnesoter, Boys Better Least favourite songs: Orange, Be-In, I Love You, Whipping Tree, Pete International Airport, The Creep Out 2/5
Not impressed