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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

1997

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
Album Summary

...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.

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3.11

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Aug 27 2023
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5

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.

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Aug 18 2023
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4

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.

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Apr 10 2024
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5

Wow I REALLY liked this album. Has never heard it before, didn’t know what to expect. Good atmospheric music. Almost a five? Maybe not quite? Can an album I’ve never heard of before be a five? Can an album that I’ve listened to several times in one day NOT be a five?

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Aug 27 2023
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5

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!

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Aug 30 2023
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4

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.

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Sep 15 2023
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4

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.

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Mar 01 2024
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5

Lovely lovely modern shoegaze style psychedelia with song bangers thrown in the middle and a a good balance flow throughout its length. A record’s record. It’s meant to be enjoyed as a whole.

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Nov 30 2023
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5

Enjoyed this one, and will probably listen again and explore more of there music

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Aug 27 2023
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5

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!

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Sep 08 2023
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3

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.

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Aug 14 2023
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3

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.

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Nov 04 2024
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5

Wasn’t expecting to like it, had only previously heard “bohemian like you”. Enjoyed every song. While there was nothing that I felt was amazing, Will definitely listen to it again

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Apr 13 2024
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5

Surprised how much I enjoyed this. I only already knew the one "hit"

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Apr 10 2024
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5

Way better than their name sounds (I hate their name so much), but this is a bit of fun. The second half dragged massively for me but enjoyed overall

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Apr 03 2024
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5

An oasis of indie-rock goodness that emerged within a desert of cookie-cutter pop punk, Britpop, nu-metal, and grunge knock-offs in 1997.

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Feb 26 2024
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5

Love this. Really hits the spot.

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Feb 16 2024
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5

I didn't like their major hit, thus I lost my interest in exploring their music further. I was so wrong. This album is amazing!

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Feb 07 2024
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5

Daaaaaaaaaaamn this is good. I haven't liked a lot of the new-to-me 90s and later rock I've heard on the list so far, but I loved this. Every song was so damn good. Definitely keeping this one on my phone and forcing other people to listen to it!

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Feb 04 2024
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5

Whole album is a masterpiece !!!

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Feb 04 2024
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5

solid album!!! this came on a day where the suns out and this perfectly encapsulated that feeling of seeing the sun for the first time in a long time :)

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Jan 14 2024
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5

Cet album ne vaut pas 5. Trop de titres pas si fous, et ce n'est pas possible de terminer un album par deux instrumentaux sans grand intérêt pour un total de 16 minutes, surtout "Pete international airport". Par contre, parce qu'il y a "Be-In", "Boys Better", "Not if you were the last junkie on Earth", "Good morning", "Boys better", "Cool as Kim Deal", parce qu'il n'y a pas (scandale !) 13 tales dans le liste des albums, parce que l'Elysée Montmartre, parce que Dig !, parce que les Dandy Warhols, ce sera 5.

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Jan 06 2024
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5

Somehow I missed this in '97. One my favorite discoveries so far. Another reviewer mentioned that they knew they would love this just moments into the opening track, I had the exact same experience. Dirty, droney, psychedelia. (The Dandy Warhols > The Brian Jonestown Massacre)

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Oct 08 2023
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5

I had never really heard these guys before listening to this album. I love how this seems like one cohesive piece.

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Sep 25 2023
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5

Otroligt bra. Whipping tree och Pete international airport var tyvärr dåliga men resten är kanon! Första låten är en jävla smäll, även orange.

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Sep 13 2023
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5

9/10 super fun album lots of amazing songs throughout; my favorite of which is probably orange

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Aug 27 2023
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5

Love this Britpop by way of PDX sound. The synth gives them a unique vibe that's really fun.

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Sep 26 2024
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4

It is fitting that this album popped up just as I am experiencing possibly the worst fever of my life, because The Dandy Warhols Come Down feels like a fever dream. The music drifts between woozy, reverb-soaked soundscapes and sharp bursts of psych-pop energy. It’s a swirl of hazy guitar riffs, hypnotic grooves, and vocals that float in and out of focus, like you’re slipping between consciousness and delirium. To be honest, I hadn’t thought of this album in a while, but a long time ago, a teenaged me overheard "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth" at a local indie record store, and I remember feeling almost hypnotized. I picked up the CD without even hearing another note. When I finally played it, it was like nothing else in my then-modest music collection. The Dandy Warhols have an uncanny ability to mix catchy, sun-drenched melodies with layers of fuzz and distortion, creating something both accessible and otherworldly. Their blend of psychedelic rock, alternative pop, and ironic detachment makes this album a unique and unforgettable listen. The album opens with the sprawling, 7-minute "Be-In," a bold and unusual move that sets the tone for the band's refusal to play by typical alt-rock conventions. It’s a slow-building, psychedelic haze that feels less like an intro and more like an invitation to get lost in their world. Then there’s the aforementioned "Junkie," a punchy and sardonic hit with its infectious chorus and playful critique of drug culture. On the lighter side, "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" offers a sunny, feel-good escape, with its jangly guitars and carefree vibe, embodying the band’s more accessible pop sensibilities. The quirky "Minnesoter" showcases their offbeat humour and knack for blending catchy hooks with psychedelic textures, while "Hard On For Jesus" blends irreverent lyrics with a driving beat and spacey instrumentation. As the album winds down, the Dandy Warhols once again throw convention out the window, closing with two tracks—“Pete International Airport” and “The Creep Out”—that stretch over 14 minutes combined. Both songs drift into spacey, instrumental territory, a fittingly hypnotic end to an album designed to take you somewhere strange and unexpected. From start to finish, the band plays by their own rulebook, and it’s this sense of unpredictability that keeps Come Down feeling fresh, even decades later. Did/Do I own this release? Yes. Does this release belong on the list? It’s unique, enjoyable, and has stood the test of time—so why not? Would this release make my personal list? As mentioned, I hadn’t thought of this album in a while, but it does tick many of my boxes. Will I be listening to it again? For sure, frequently.

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Jun 06 2024
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4

Neo psychedelica that stood the test of time? I'm in

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Mar 23 2024
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4

Somehow, I came away from Dig! finding the Dandy Warhols more insufferable than the Brian Jonestown Massacre, which, if you’ve seen that film, is no small feat, but I can’t really put my finger on why that is - aside from maybe thinking that BJM is a more interesting band. Putting that aside, this is a decent record, a good blend of fuzzed out psych and power pop, though it starts to feel repetitive towards the end.

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Nov 25 2024
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3

I remember when this came out and it had some catchy tunes but to me they don’t hold up to repeat listens

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Nov 25 2024
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3

Never really fully got the hype around these guys. It's solid enough power pop but doesn't blow me away or anything. I don't think it's terribly notable.

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Oct 27 2024
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3

I've heard an album by this band before (the one after this, the one with the big hit on it) and I'm a bit surprised this one made it in over that as that one was more successful and gets more plaudits. This is American Britpop, and this is the only American band I've heard that goes for this kind of sound. They obviously took a lot of inspiration from bands like Spiritualized and The Verve, because it sounds exactly like them. I'm ambivalent, like The Verve and Spiritualised when they're good they're good but many of the songs are more drawn out than they need to be, and the album ends up being far too long as a result.

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Feb 15 2024
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3

I live in Portland so I suppose I should like this. I don’t know how much of this band I’ve actually heard, but the first track isn’t ringing any bells. This has elements of other 90s Portland bands that I do know, like Heatmiser, but more Neil Gust, with little to no Elliott Smith. Thankfully they sound nothing like Everclear. I probably would’ve loved this if I’d heard it closer to when it came out. It’s a little samey for me on first listen. I don’t mind it, though. It’s fine.

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Sep 13 2023
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3

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.

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Nov 10 2024
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5

Like if shoegaze, psychedelic, and garage rock had a three-parented baby with a Siamese twin who can play the hell out of a keyboard. Upbeat songs with hints of punk are split up with slowcore-esque songs to prevent plateauing. Somehow pulled off closing the album with back-to-back instrumentals. 14 songs and zero skips. Favorite Song: Cool As Kim Deal

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Oct 02 2024
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5

I really enjoyed this, it was more adventurous than I expected

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Sep 17 2024
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5

For some reason I thought The Dandy Warhols were something completely different. I guess I should’ve known better after having watched Dig! but it didn’t register. Expected boring Britpop and got cool PNW shoegazey vibes!? I need to dig into their discography more!

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Jul 21 2024
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5

Subversive to the point of not being able to trust the pop aligned songs like Good Morning, something about that acoustic strumming feels like it's about to belt you at any moment. The Creep Out could well be the best album closer of all time. Fuck it's great. Especially when you realise it's just been him fucking around on a vocoder the entire time. Sounds like where Cousin Tony's yot the feel for Stratoblaster.

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Jul 18 2024
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5

This is one of those albums that grabs you immediately. Not the best album on this list, but it rounds up to 5. The instrumentation is definitely what puts this over the top for me. Favorite track: "Every Day Should Be A Holiday."

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Jul 11 2024
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5

Just by the name and album artwork, I had assumed this was going to be the aural equivalent of a shitpost, but I was pleasantly surprised by this psychedelic record! The Dandy Warhols generate a hazy atmosphere and trip which is neatly capped off with the final two tracks (“Pete International Airport” and “The Creep Out”). The band plays a grimy form of rock that occasionally reminded me of desert rock/metal, which would make sense seeing as drugs play a central role in these forms of rock. This record deserves a 5/5!

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Jun 30 2024
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5

Band name and album cover made me expect some self-absorbed post punk nonsense. The Wikipedia article makes them sound like a garage rock band and also mentions them sounding like brit pop. None of this seemed particularly appealing. Turns out, all of it that was inaccurate and they're rather somewhere in between 70's space rock like Hawkwind and 00's post-rock. That's definitely more up my alley and they're pretty good within this particular niche. As is it sometimes goes, the singles (at least "Not If You Were.." and "Every Day Should..") are the obvious worst tracks on the album - boring, accessible, dime-a-dozen pop rock. But whenever they're doing their own thing instead of trying to please the studio's misguided desire for mass appeal, these guys are pretty awesome.

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Jun 25 2024
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5

Pretty surprised how much i enjoyed this... has the clear alt. rock vibe but it is pretty interesting in that it has some pretty straightforward songs but also delves into sonic landscapes that are engaging (maybe Pete's Airport is a bit of a lowlight). I found myself liking it more and more on subsequent listens... it is varied enough that it stays fun and engaging for the whole album.

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Jun 21 2024
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5

I love this album. It was pivotal in my musical development, and even though it feels more trite now, in 2024, I still think it is a great achievement for alternative rock with strong vibes and catchy hooks.

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Jun 14 2024
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5

Day 12 - June 13, 2024 Normally I hate shoegaze with a burning passion, but I did enjoy this album. This was a surreal listening experience. This album is how you do experimental. 5/5

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May 30 2024
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5

Mange som sammenligner dette med britpop, men for min del er det i mye større grad alt/psych. Jeg har lenge vært red for at det kommer ingen femmeralbum, men dette er akkurat over grensa.

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May 16 2024
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5

I really like The Dandy Warhols' schtick - sometimes poppy, sometimes psych-cinematic, sometimes goofy, and this album is a great showcase of all of that, but c'mon - including this rather than "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia" is a joke. Not only does "Thirteen Tales" have their global hit on it, but the three track opening of "Godless" -> "Mohammed" -> "Nietzche" is just _so damn good_. Probably my favorite three track run from any genre! Anyway, back to "Come Down", it's still great. "Boys Better" is an absolute tune, and "Not If You Were The Last Junkie" is fun. The non single tracks are mostly great too. Fave tracks - as well as the aforementioned, on this play through I really liked the psych outro provided by "Pete International Airport" leading into "The Creep Out".

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May 05 2024
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5

This was a fun 90s alt/indie rock album. There was nothing super memorable about it but it passed an hour pretty pleasantly and was a nice palate cleanser after listening to an album about killing yourself all day yesterday (also wanted to add that the combos of metal, industrial, and synth on downward spiral were awesome). Reminded me a lot of mainstream sonic youth stuff and I love you was the only standout for me but all of the songs were at least decent. However, I listened to it again today and a lot more of it really stuck to me and was enjoyable to the point where I might give it a 5. Gained a lot more appreciation of like the first three track and a couple more throughout. And it passes the weed test.

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Dec 13 2024
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4

I used to think of this band as middle-of-the-road alt-rock, especially since their hits gave off that vibe. Back when this was released, I didn’t fully appreciate the neo-psychedelia sound. But revisiting it now, the deeper cuts really stand out. It was a pleasant surprise, so I’m bumping my rating up from a 3 to a 4.

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Dec 13 2024
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4

Top to bottom a pretty strong album of indie/alternative. DW had a definitive sound which risks getting repetitive but instead keeps a flow across tracks. Super listenable straight through.

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Dec 13 2024
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4

I thought this band was so cool in 97. Some great tracks on this like Boys Better, Junkie, and Holiday. I don't remember the spacey instrumentals but over all this lives up to my memories of it.

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Dec 13 2024
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4

I had this CD in high school/college and I played it a lot. And the reason I played it a lot is because it's really good. It's been a few years since I listened to it all the way through, which is a shame. Is it a 5 star? No, not quite, but it's pretty close.

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Dec 12 2024
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4

When I heard the first song, I immediately thought this was Britpop and I had an instant pavlovian response of giving this 1 star. However, once I got past the first song (which was pretty bad), the rest of the album fucking rocked. This really does sound like the American version of Britpop, but in a good way. There are plenty of weird songs on here (like I Love You, wtf was that about), but then they crawl it back with absolute bangers like Last Junkie On Earth, which was both funny and interesting. Nothing really blew me away here, but I definitely enjoyed this one and there's plenty of songs I'll be coming back to.

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Dec 06 2024
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4

Forgot about these guys until now, has held up well, really enjoyed it.

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Dec 02 2024
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4

some solid late 90s rock music that is totally bogged down by impressively long and vacant noise tracks. there is some pretty decent stuff on here that is not quite memorable, but will be overshadowed in my mind by having to listen to long stretches of shoegaze noise. if the noise had been trimmed a little bit to cut the length of the album down, this would've gone up a bit more in my esteem, but as it stands right now, it's good, but much closer to a 3 than a 5.

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Nov 29 2024
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4

Never really given the dandy warhols a chance and now I have no idea why. Loved this and right in my wheelhouse. Came close to 5 but flagged a little bit mid album

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Nov 28 2024
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4

The instrumental parts at the beginning and end are pretty boring, but the rest is quite good. 4 stars or B-.

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Nov 28 2024
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4

The Danny Warhol‘s hit it big for three reasons. The first was the introduction of social media, particularly Napster allowing them a way to get their music out there when normally they would’ve just been stuck in small club circuits. The second was the notorious movie Dig following the careers of the Dandy Warhals and the Brian Jonestown Massacre in the early days looking at the contradictions of their success and failures. And the third: the music is just really good. I forgot how good this album is. I don’t remember hearing of The Dandy Warhols until at least late 1990s. This early work is an excellent example of the development of Indie rock in the United States. He songs for me we’re Better Boys and Every Day Should Be a Holiday. I need to pull the CD out and listen to it more often. It slaps!

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Nov 22 2024
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4

Like these guys a lot more than expected. Excellent 80s vibe.

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Nov 22 2024
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4

A very good DW album, not too keen on the britpop influences and probably like the two albums after this one a bit more.

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Nov 12 2024
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4

I figured this would be awful, based on the one big hit that is my only reference for the Dandy Warhols. But it turns out that this was actually right up my street and I didn't hate it in the slightest. Definitely the pop-end of Shoegaze, but it was experimental enough to keep my interest from start to finish. I can't bring myself to award the full five stars, so four stars it is.

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Nov 10 2024
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4

Heavy turn of the millennium nostalgia vibes for me on this. Probably makes me like it more than I would otherwise. Nice record to blast first thing in the morning.

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Oct 28 2024
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4

I wish bohemian like you was on this album 😢. Still rlly good tho I like it.

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Oct 24 2024
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4

I really enjoyed this one. Not sure how they escaped my attention till now, will definitely be looking through their work.

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Oct 24 2024
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4

Van de nummers die ik ken, vind ik Dandy Warhols altijd maar een beetje ongeinteresseerd over komen. Met een licht zeurderige zanger. Alsof het hem zelf ook geen reet interesseert of je naar zijn muziek luistert of niet, hij doet toch wel wat hij zelf wil. Gelukkig brengt het eerste nummer wel gelijk al wat grungerock. Met een lekkere vibe erin, groove. Het orgeltje geeft het ook wel een apart effect, hopelijk wordt dat niet te snel irritant. Ik hoor verder wat guns n roses invloeden, britpop. Doordat het af en toe wat repeterend is (en de akkoorden ook niet altijd even ingewikkeld zijn) heeft het ook wel wat weg van elektronische muziek. Ik bedoel niet dat elektronische muziek altijd simpel is, maar zet hier een bepaalde beat onder en het vloeit moeiteloos over. Ze brengen wel een aardig eigen geluid. Ik was vooraf wat skeptisch, maar het valt me alleszins mee. Ik heb me er prima mee vermaakt, dus ik geef lekker 4 sterretjes.

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Oct 23 2024
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4

This would be easy to dismiss as meh guitar pop but it way better rgab that. Songwriting, production and invention are pretty outstanding. Take a 4 you gorgeous bastard.

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Oct 22 2024
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4

Very 90s. 5 stars if you're looking for 90s. I certainly enjoyed it more as it went on; which does correlate to amount of whiskey consumed. But correlation does not equal causation & Pete International Airport was killer so 4 stars

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Oct 22 2024
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4

Enjoyed this a lot. Although not a big fan of shoegaze, this had a bunch of other things mixed into it, which was good. "I Love You," however, could have been cut. WAY too repetitive and drone-y. The instrumental at the end, "The Creep Out" was sufficiently creepy. Thought it was effective. Lots of good stuff here, really enjoyed it. I had heard of the DW, but had never listened to them. May have to change. Top tracks: "Boys Better," "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth," "The Creep-Out"

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Oct 22 2024
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4

A bit derivative, but fun to listen to. Cool to see that they opened for Bowie on his Reality tour. Favorite tracks: Be-In, Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday.

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Oct 18 2024
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4

One of my all time favorites to come out of the mini mod scene in the 90s. A little filler but mostly killer. Great for a nice drive.

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Oct 18 2024
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4

Already heard. Atmospheric, sometimes funny, edgy punkish-pop/rock

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Oct 16 2024
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4

Solid alt rock. I liked the steady tempo build they had going on. I don't think I'd what to see them live, but a good album to play at home alone.

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Oct 15 2024
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4

C'est drôle, j'ai la même impression de cet album que celui d'hier, je vais donc pas me faire chier: J’ai été vraiment surpris d’aimer ça, considérant que ça sonne borderline comme du rock alternatif générique qui jouerait sur le CHOM 97.7 MONTREAL SPIRIT OF ROCK

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Oct 14 2024
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4

This is an album in two modes. In its first mode, it's superb 90's power pop. Incredibly hooky with an infectious, driving energy. It's really as Pitchfork put it: it's one of the best Britpop albums I've heard, and it isn't even British. Seriously, it ranks right up there with the best stuff I've heard from blur, Oasis, and at least some of the dozen random Britpop acts this list has given up. All it's missing is a snotty, Cockney accent—though I imagine some people are pretty thankful it's nowhere to be found. In its other mode, it's space rock. Now, I haven't heard very much space rock. There's the stuff in Pink Floyd's early catalog that could be called such, and that's really about it. So, getting to hear a 90's take on this genre... Gosh, I'm floating. It's such a good sonic soundscape. I can just picture being at the helm of a spaceship, lazily drifting among the stars through the cosmos. Seriously, any song on this album, not just the space rock half, could have been on a GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Awesome Mix, as far as I'm concerned. If I hadda pick one mode I liked better... I believe I'd pick the space rock mode? Largely 'coz it's stuff I haven't heard before. As good as the power pop stuff is, I honestly couldn't shake the feeling that it all sounded like some other band I'd heard before, and I could never exactly place my finger on it. On top of that—and I might be speaking more about my preference for album length than I am CD bloat—I'm not sure if this really needed to be 66 minutes. Somewhere in the middle, I kept spacing out (no pun intended). Now, normally I'd chalk that sort of thing up to my attention span and not dock the album any points, but I'unno. This is one of those rare times I wanna be kind to an album, but combined with the remark about feeling like I'd heard some of this stuff before from others... Yeah. O course, it's still ultimately a 4 out of 5, and a heavy recommendation from me. The space rock stuff and the power pop I didn't space out on are too good to give it anything less, I figure. Like, it wasn't terribly consistent, but on the whole I'd still say I had a great time coming down with the Dandy Warhols. From where or what, I'm not sure, but, hey, it's the climb and all that...

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Oct 14 2024
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4

I dig this one, even if its just a bit of generic 90s alt rock. 3.5 bumped up to 4.

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Oct 14 2024
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4

I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll bump up to a 4. It’s a solid album. It’s certainly worth being on the list. It’s just not a great album experience, or at least one that’s not as cohesive as it could’ve been. This album has two distinct issues for me – they’re not big issues, but they’re enough to really mess with the flow of the album. The first involves the pacing – some of these tracks wander on a bit too long in their instrumentals, and they sort of dissipate the vocal moments in favor of letting the instrumentals shine. It’s not a bad approach, but it makes the album run much longer than it needs to. This is 66 minutes that could’ve been trimmed down. The other issue is simply finding a more proper balance between vocal presence and the instrumentals themselves – there are really good tracks here, but some of them have the vocals get drowned out by the instrumentals so much that the vocals don’t have any presence on them, or at least, not as much as they should. When this album finds the right balance between the two (see: I Love You & Whipping Tree), it hits really well and completely nails what it’s going for. It just doesn’t strike on it as much as I’d like. Regardless, I still thought this was pretty good – there’s a few tracks that aren’t as captivating as others, but this is just a really good blend of a lot of 90s stuff – sort of a “Pearl Jam meets indie rock” with a bit of Britpop influence as well. It’s a strong album, but it’s dragged down by its track length, its pacing, and arguably its track order – closing out on 15 minutes of instrumentals without one big encore payoff is a little too bold for my tastes. There’s a few tracks that feel too similar, too close to one another. Either way, I liked it. It’s a 3.5 that I’ll bump up to a 4 because I enjoyed it enough.

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Oct 07 2024
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4

Didn’t know what to expect and was very happy. Great album. 8/10

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Oct 03 2024
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4

Atmospheric, sometimes funny, edgy punkish-pop/rock

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Sep 25 2024
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4

It's really tame, but I can live with it.

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Sep 24 2024
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4

I liked this album but I grew a bit tired at the end. Minnesoter and Not if you were the last junkie on earth were my favorite

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Sep 18 2024
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4

An artifact of its time, but it's good memories and positive vibes. I'd listen to this again.

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Sep 10 2024
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4

This has really surprised me. The only two DW songs I knew were the very overplayed Vodafone advert one, and the excelled We Used To Be Friends. Had low expectations but this is pretty ace. Sounds quite ahead of its time. Sort of merges that UK sounding pysch with garage rock. Some remind me of a proto Django Django. I’m now amazed these arent/werent bigger but then saw they have over 1.5million active monthly listeners so theyre obviously doing something right!

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Sep 10 2024
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4

Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth was cracking - love the drums. Keeps on moving. Decent album overall.

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Sep 10 2024
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4

Thought I only knew 1 Dandy Warhols tune, I was wrong! Knew a couple on this album too. Thought it was mostly very good. Probably pretty similar to what I would've expected, but not wrong with that. Pretty hipster and artsy. Highlights: Boys better Not if you were the last junkie on earth Everyday should be a holiday

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Sep 09 2024
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4

After one listening I feel way much cooler. If it wasn’t for the weird instrumentals, this album would be a 5 but you know…

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Sep 01 2024
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4

I really loved this album. I had maybe heard of this band before, but I had definitely never listened to them. The guitar sounds are incredible. With some listens it could honestly be a five for me, but it’ll have to settle for a four for now.

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Aug 29 2024
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4

Perhaps an underrated album. This band is certainly polarizing, but I did enjoy it for the most part. 3.5/5

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Aug 28 2024
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4

Was expecting Bohemian Like You but was still entertained, they do have something unique to offer in the wash of British bands on this list.

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Aug 28 2024
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4

Alternative rock indie. Tranquilo sonoro.

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Aug 27 2024
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4

Where was I that I missed this aural explosion? I’ve definitely heard of The Dandy Warhols before, but I had no clue that they rocked so hard. The joy of this list.

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Aug 21 2024
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4

Enjoyed this - atypical of 1997 with interesting lyrics

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