...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

I was introduced to this band as a reviewer — got served their first album and wasn't particularly impressed. Then, as part of a biz trip to Boston, a friend turned me onto this album upon its release and the rest, as they say, is history. Loved this immediately. The guitar driven, synthy, lush, saturated psychedelic pop took me on a trip, and this has been a fave ever since. Not perfect, there are a couple of tunes toward the end that, IMO, would have better served as extra material (or something other than included on this release), but I'm giving this 4.5 the bump because it started my love affair with the band. P.S. This album is not included in the printed version of the book, which is why I served up a later release in our extracurricular enterprise. Glad this made it in, it deserves it.

When Andre turned me on to the Dandy Warhols, I was all in. Still am and so are our kids. This is just a perfect album. Every song just oozes cool.

Albums like this are what makes this project worth it. Don't know if or when I would have listened to this. But now it might become a new favorite!

DEFINITELY BIASED HERE. This band turned up the drone-pop on this album and I LOVE IT. Zia turned 50 years old this week, which makes it sound like I know a lot about this band and I kind of do but I swear I only know that by accident. Anyway, back to the allcaps adoration. THE BE-IN SLOW-BURN ROCKS AND NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH POPS AND BOYS BETTER JAMS AND YES THERE'S NOT A TON OF SONIC VARIETY HERE BUT COOL AS KIM DEAL IS PUNCHY AND THE DRONEY STUFF STILL SHOWS DIRECTION SO GLAD THIS ALBUM MADE THE LIST. "GREEN" IS A LOWKEY SLOWBURNER THAT BUILDS SUCH A MOSSY AMBIENCE, IT MAKES SENSE THIS BAND IS FROM PDX.

Qué discazo. Confieso que no conocía a los Dandy Warhols, pero fueron una sorpresa desde los primeros segundos. Genial disco de rock, temas variadísimos y cuando la cosa tiene que ponerse intensa y psicodélica, no le dudan ni tantito. Los dos tracks finales son un viaje. Gran añadido a la lista.

I previously only knew this band as the writers of the theme song for Veronica Mars, a banger. Thought I was gonna hate it, had to delete my angry first comments as I listened. I love the reverb, brother. Songs, they’re good. It’s like a great middle ground of shoegaze and alt rock. I think I’m back to back 5s today. The I love you and don’t do heroin songs really sold it for me. I listened to it like 4 times today and it’s better every time go team reverb.

Pretty good. Pretty fun. Like mbv, but not as noisy. 5/5

Really solid album. Mantra-style grunge rock, but it’s groovy. Sounds a bit like Nirvana, with a new twist.

RATT Classic

I was not particularly looking forward to this, something about the name of the band, and them including their name in the album title (it irks me, like a fourth wall break that I don't like or something) really put me off. I was expecting something... very different. I thought to myself "it'd be funny if it was actually not what i'm expecting and I also really enjoyed it" - nailed it on both! It was so good, I followed M.I.A's Arular with this for the second half of my trip home and it was spectacular vibes for driving into golden hour then the sunset as I crossed barren plains, the hills, and saw the city sparkling in the distance. Incredible guitar presence, vocals are quiet and mostly hard to catch what's being sung at all, but that didn't detract. I really enjoyed this album.

quite dandy indeed

I’m not sure if I was just in a really good mood when I listened to this but I really liked it. The guitars are mixed well

Killer album.

This is the 99th album I’m rating. I don’t know what this is. Adding to my Playlist - Be-In, Boys Better, Minnesoter, Orange, I Love You, Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Good Morning, Whipping Tree, Green, Cool As Kim Deal, Hard On For Jesus, Pete International Airport, and The Creep Out. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. All in all I liked 14/14 songs. Very good album all in all.

I’ve heard of the Dandy Warhols before, but I couldn’t tell you a single thing about them. I listened to a fair amount of radio alternative rock in the late nineties, but there are so many artists that I’ve never been exposed to. I’ve really enjoyed getting to listen to a lot of these rock albums from the nineties that I didn’t get exposed to at the time, so I’m hoping this album joins the ranks of Suede and The Afghan Whigs! I’m happy to say that I really enjoyed this album. The overall sound was really unique, and I loved how they infused shoegaze and psychedelic sounds into alternative rock. This album was incredibly strong from start to finish, bolstered by some great guitar playing, solid keyboard riffs, and strong songwriting. This album sounded British to me, and I was shocked to see that the band is actually from Portland, Oregon. There were some songs that I didn’t enjoy as much as the rest of the album (“Orange,” “I Love You,” and “Whipping Tree”), but while those songs weren’t my particular taste, I thought they were still good, and they didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the album. “Be-In” really snagged my attention from the start. I loved the distortion and fuzzy guitar sounds, and there was a lazy vibe to the sound that matched the lyrics really well. The segue into “Boys Better” was fantastic, and this second song was just as strong as the first. My favorite track on the album was “Every Day Should Be A Holiday.” The guitar effects were outstanding, the keyboard playing and electronic effects added a beautiful depth, and they rhythms were incredibly groovy and fun. I really enjoyed the last two instrumental tracks as well. For an album over an hour long, this really flew by. When I’m done with this project, I definitely want to check out more albums by The Dandy Warhols.

Way baggier and way, way better than I expected. Every Day Should Be a Holiday is supreme pop. I'm sure Tony Wilson was proud

fuck yeah.

Mr Come Down, so pleased to see you again. I could write so much about this album, and the band. It was nothing short of revelatory when I first heard it, aged 17. It was the antidote to both tedious Britpop and increasingly middle-of-the-road American rock, existing somewhere in a swirling bongwater ether of the Velvet Underground and Rolling Stones, but also taking in influences from shoegaze and stoner rock, with a snide, cool, and nihilistic attitude. Come Down was at once deeply uncool and the coolest thing I'd ever heard, and I just couldn't understand why more people didn't like them. I saw them live a lot. I got the t-shirt. I wrote an essay about them at university. I got a tattoo. I was obsessed. I still think it hangs together as an album, and it needs to be listened to as loud as possible. "Be In" builds layer upon layer, "Boys Better" smacks you with one of the short, sharp catchy pop songs that the Dandys do really fucking well, then the pace slows and it gets into this soporific sludge, in the best possible way, before hitting the double-whammy of "Junkie" and "Holiday," and then "Good Morning" is a come down from that burst of energy and a return to the more stoned fug of the first half. It's by far their best album and I wish they'd continued on this track and not tried to go all electronic. So yeah, five stars, always and forever.

I liked them. Will listen to more.

Familiar with the Dandy Warhols and these songs didn’t disappoint. Tracks bled together a bit but overall this type of music is my bread and butter lately. 4.5/5

Really enjoyed this.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down is such a weird, wacky and wonderful album. I initially came into this album thinking that it was just going to be a standard alt-rock album (which i still would have been fine with) but as it went on, it started introducing more and more crazy elements that really added to this album's individuality. The vocals were great here to ranging from regular alt-rock vocals to a much more quiet vocal style which i would have found many reasons to criticize if the album didn't handle these vocals so well but it ended up doing just that. Many of these aspects made this 66 minute long album more than worth my time. Best Song: Hard On For Jesus Worst Song: Pete International Airport

добавил 10 песен

I got Welcome to the Monkey House one Christmas, so the Dandy Warhols sound have a weird winter/Christmas association for me. So, I find it fitting that this is the album the day after Christmas. Plus, Hard On for Jesus! I love Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth and all the other songs too. The Creep Out is an awesome final song on the album.

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

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

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!

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.

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."

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Definitely will listen to this one again. Lot of really fun sounds/melodies on this joint

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".

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.

Honestly ate that up. Milo is on to something

Look, before I even dig into this: i'm prepared to like this. I enjoyed “Not if you were the last junkie on earth.” But something described as one of “the best britpop albums not by brits” feels really really non-essential. This Could be a 5 and it should not be here. And honest? I do like this from the start. As a 90s kid, this sort of chugging fuzz tickles a certain part of my lizard brain. It's rare at this point to hear something that strikes the same chords that enamored me with so much music then (it's rare with bands I didn't know then, almost impossible with so called modern “revival” acts). It's something I am glad I have now been exposed to… the Dandys haven't exactly been on my follow up list. But does anyone but me need to ever hear this in 2026? What makes this a must listen to for anyone other than someone who wants to explore the mid-90s rock scene with a fine toothed comb? It's an album that tops its biggest song immediately after its biggest song. It's an album that very rightly recommends being as cool as Kim Deal, but on a list that snubbed Last Splash. Overall a weird pick. It's a definite relisten, probably an add to my collection. I'll give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on enjoyment. But it does call into question who the book itself is made for, what the book itself is defining as must hear. This time it worked in my favor, but lots of these picks… much less so.

4 1/2

Liked.

Finally! An album that surprised me, in a good way. What a corker! A perfect album for this heatwave we are having (June 2026), I have thoroughly enjoyed the delicious mix of shoegaze and indie pop. Will revisit for sure.

A terrific indie rock album. A band I’ve known of forever but never dove in.

Pretty decent 90s rock album

I was pleasantly surprised with this album, I thought it was going to be just some boring 90s power pop album, but it was actually good throughout. I especially enjoyed some of the more psychedelic songs such as Orange and Whipping Tree, but there really weren't many songs throughout that I didn't like.

I was not well aware of this group and I enjoyed their music a lot.

This was a surprisingly great album! I really don't like the band name, but I really enjoyed the psychedelic twist on what almost sounds like a brit-pop album, despite being from Portland.

Strong 3,5

I enjoyed this but wish it had a bit more oomph.

2026.06.09-10.

reading the reviews before listening to this had me very surprised that the dandy warhols AREN'T british, the amount of britpop comparisons this album gets really fooled me. i actually prefer the less poppy songs on here (orange and i love you worked quite well back to back, in my opinion). some points on this album really feel like stuff by the strokes, which is a strength in my books. liked this a lot honestly it's nowhere near the BEST thing i've ever heard but i liked it for what it is.

Heard of them. Never listened to them. Now have and really enjoyed.

I'll have to give this another listen it was interesting

Good stuff, will have to add to my playlist rotation

A little on the long side, but that's okay because I really enjoyed the sound here. I think part of why I like this album so much is just really good production. The sound feels full and lively so even when I'm not paying attention to what's going on I still feel sucked in. Idk if I'm listening to it many more times after this but I did very much enjoy it.

A band similar to Sonic Youth in that I was aware of them at the time but never delved in and had I listened to their albums I probably would have been really into them. The Dandy Warhols have a very British indie rock sound at times, and then there are songs like Minnesoter, which has a very Neil Young vibe to it. They became famous for one particular song later on but there are 2-3 here that were familiar, Last Junkie being the famous one from this album that apparently wasn’t enough to hook me in at the time but I’ll definitely return to this album now.

Goofy rock but endearing. The two lengthy, back to back instrumental tracks at the end kind of broke the experience of the album for me, but good overall

I quite like this! It's like a wall of sound

Good, sounds like the era. Enjoyed! 4/5

This walked very delicately along the fine line between well drawn-out shoegaze drones that build tension between the more conventional rockers, and just getting lost in its own groove. Some of it is really fantastic but it doesn't quite pay off frequently enough, for me. It's all very well building up a wall of sound but you need to then stick the landing, and sometimes they end up just drifting around six feet above ground for so long, I gave up waiting for the climax. I was pleasantly surprised that this wasn't the album defined by the one hit they had (Bohemian something or other), but on reflection, it wouldn't have hurt to have a bit more radio friendly fare to give it some structure and dynamic variance. I have enjoyed it, will listen to it again and will have a little dabble into their other stuff, but I wanted to like it more than I did in the end. One of my weaker 4s but on balance better than the 3s.

Good 90s alt rock

This was another big surprise. A britpop sound without even being British, elements of neo-psychedelic shoegaze, and plenty of drones later on, creating a rather nifty stoner rock album that I can imagine being quite formative for the genre. Really nice enveloping sound to this one, and one that works perfectly on a long walk. Cracking stuff. Favourite track: Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Least favourite track: Pete International Airport

# In-Depth Review: *...The Dandy Warhols Come Down* (1997) ## Overview Released on July 15, 1997, via Capitol Records, *...The Dandy Warhols Come Down* represents a pivotal moment for the Portland, Oregon quartet. It was their second attempt at a major-label debut—Capitol had initially rejected their first submission, *The Black Album*, for lacking viable singles . What emerged was a fascinating hybrid: an album that critics like *Rolling Stone* hailed as "the most exhilarating '60s-into-'90s excursion yet attempted by an American band" , while simultaneously being the band's most commercially accessible record despite its left-of-center sensibilities . --- ## Music & Production ### Sonic Architecture The album marks a deliberate shift from the garage-rock rawness of their 1995 debut *Dandys Rule OK* toward a more **psychedelic and pop-influenced** sound . The production creates a distinctive haze—vocals are often pulled deep into the mix rather than pushed forward, a choice that felt radically out-of-step with late-'90s alt-rock conventions . The sound is built on **layered, hypnotically droning riffs** delivered through waves of fuzz guitar and garage-band keyboards, drawing from sources as diverse as the Seeds, the Velvet Underground, Stereolab, and Spiritualized . As one retrospective noted, the band "really do a lot with a little, keeping the songs simple and catchy so you can get lost in the weird sounds" . ### Instrumental Textures The album's sonic palette is remarkably varied: mouth harps, organs, grungy guitars, oscillating synths, and spacey electronic effects all feature prominently . "Hard On for Jesus" pairs a surging Chocolate Watch Band-style riff with "blissed-out Brit-pop vocals and maniac synth squiggles" . "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" has been described as what "an acid-house remix of ZZ Top's 'Legs'" might sound like—decidedly un-'60s yet somehow spiritually connected . ### The Drone Problem The album's closing one-two punch of "Pete International Airport" and "The Creep Out" stretches across roughly 14-16 minutes of **instrumental, spacey drift** . For some listeners, this is indulgent brilliance; for others, it's "fifteen minutes of drone that only they could understand, justify, or make you accept" . The sequencing choice remains divisive—some turn the album off before these tracks, others find them hypnotically perfect for the right mood . --- ## Lyrics & Themes ### Sardonic Artifice Frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor's lyrical approach is **ostentatiously arty, sardonic, and clever**—a self-aware posture that simultaneously pokes holes at rock's own mystique while participating in it . There's a notable absence of traditional love songs in the band's catalog; instead, Taylor-Taylor gravitates toward references to other artists, life in Portland, and the stupidity of drug culture and religion . ### Drug Culture & Irony "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"—the album's most famous single—declares heroin "passé" with prosaic, almost dismissive lyrics that somehow make it "a uniquely moving anti-heroin song" . The track functions as both satire and genuine lament for Pacific Northwest alt.culture. Elsewhere, "Hard On for Jesus" blends irreverence with driving urgency, while "Minnesoter" (with its infamous lyric change from "When she moves, I really wanna jerk off" to "In a mood, she'd rather if I jerked off") explores frustrating relationship dynamics rather than empty lust . ### Isolation & Stoned Fug "Be-In" opens with the lines "In my room / Alone in my room / And I'll be in for a while"—a simple, resonant portrait of isolation that builds across seven minutes of slow-moving drone . The album frequently returns to this **soporific, stoned atmosphere**, creating what one fan described as a "swirling bongwater ether" existing somewhere between the Velvet Underground and shoegaze . --- ## Key Tracks | Track | Notable For | |-------|-------------| | **"Be-In"** | Seven-minute opener; slow-building psychedelic haze; sets the album's cinematic, unfolding mood | | **"Boys Better"** | Adrenalized pop charge; one of the band's sharpest hooks | | **"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"** | Breakthrough single; sardonic anti-heroin anthem with infectious chorus | | **"Every Day Should Be a Holiday"** | Sunny, jangly pop peak; reached No. 29 UK Singles Chart | | **"Cool as Kim Deal"** | Punchy, sing-song Britpop-influenced number; tribute to the Pixies/Breeders bassist | | **"Hard On for Jesus"** | Three-chord drone mastery; irreverent lyrics with surging instrumentation | | **"Good Morning"** | Moody, Lloyd Cole-influenced come-down track; transition from energy back to stoned fug | | **"Pete International Airport" / "The Creep Out"** | Back-to-back instrumentals closing the album; 14+ minutes of spacey drift | --- ## Influence & Legacy The album occupies a unique cultural position. It arrived at a time when American alternative rock was transitioning toward hybrid hip-hop territory and "wacky, idiosyncratic soundscapes meant to evoke DJs" . The Dandy Warhols' stubborn commitment to **European atmospheric modes**—shoegaze, dream pop, Britpop by way of Portland—limited their American commercial success despite being arguably their most pop album . The record has proven remarkably **time-resistant**. As one listener noted, "I've heard a thousand bands that sound just like The Dandy Warhols... And yet, this album still sounds fresh and full of energy" . It sits at a clear intersection between early hard rock and indie, prefiguring sounds that would become more prominent around 2000 onwards . The album also gained significant cultural visibility through the 2004 documentary *Dig!*, which chronicled the parallel careers of the Dandy Warhols and their friends/rivals The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Sales figures show the album moved **103,000 copies in the U.S. as of 2008**—respectable but not blockbuster numbers for a major-label release . --- ## Pros & Cons ### **Pros** - **Unique sonic identity**: No other American band at the time was merging Britpop, shoegaze, and psychedelic drone with this particular sardonic detachment - **Exceptional hooks within experimental textures**: The band balances "catchy lead or a great vocal melody" against hypnotic drone, making complex sounds accessible - **Strong opening stretch**: "Be-In" through "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" represents one of the more compelling side-A runs in '90s alternative rock - **Clever, self-aware lyricism**: Taylor-Taylor's writing subverts cliché song topics with genuine wit rather than mere snark - **Timeless production**: The hazy, reverb-soaked sound avoids the period-specific dating that afflicts many '90s rock records - **"Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"**: A genuinely perfect single—ironic, catchy, and culturally specific ### **Cons** - **Inconsistent second half**: Tracks like "Orange," "I Love You," and "Whipping Tree" lose the momentum established by the opening gauntlet; the album "slumps off with some wandering instrumentals" - **Bloat**: At 66 minutes, the album is "twenty minutes too long" by some estimations, with several tracks running a minute past their natural endpoint - **The closing instrumentals**: "Pete International Airport" and "The Creep Out" are either transcendent or tedious depending on your patience for drone; many listeners skip them entirely - **Vocal production choices**: The buried vocals and intentional "ugliness" in tracks like the *Black Album* version of "Good Morning" (carried over in spirit here) can feel antagonistic to the listener - **Smoothed edges**: Some fans of the rawer *Dandys Rule OK* felt this album represented the "jagged edges being smoothed and the grime cleaned off," leaving "sanitised bland airplay worthy muzak" compared to their earlier work - **Lack of variety**: While the sound is distinctive, "there's not a ton of sonic variety here," which can make the full-album experience feel monotonous --- ## Verdict *...The Dandy Warhols Come Down* is an album of beautiful contradictions: it's the band's most pop record and their most stubbornly uncommercial; it's deeply influenced by British psychedelia and shoegaze yet unmistakably American; it's accessible in its hooks yet demanding in its runtime and structure. The album works best when accepted on its own terms—as a hazy, unfolding cinematic experience rather than a collection of radio-ready singles. While inconsistent and occasionally self-indulgent, it remains a compelling snapshot of a band that, as *Rolling Stone* put it, managed to "inject some genuine psych-punk abandon into the sluggish bloodstream of American rock" . For listeners willing to get lost in the drone, it's a gem that "sticks out among the rest of the '90s sludge" .

Ще один альбом на межі 3.5. та 4. Хороші пісні, є хіти, я теж хочу бути крутим як Кім Діл. Пару композиції здались затягнутими та трохи перекрученими, але загалом стиль тримається добре.

I don't know the DW, but I liked this album. Nice discovery!

Hadn’t heard this as an album before, although I knew bits of their stuff. Really like it and have downloaded it

Really great stoner pop.

3.5 better than i remember

Close enough, welcome back chumbwumba Why am I listening to 6 minutes of straight wind noises Pretty solid like 3.5/5 First half was way better A little longer than my liking but also if they were better songs at the end it’d be fine

This is why I'm doing the list. Great discovery of a band ahead of its time that I missed during mine.

Full of 90's irony in a way I really liked

This one took a second listen and it really impressed me. At times it blends together and the last 2 instrumental tracks are unnecessary, but I will definitely put on again. It might grow from 4, but its solid for now.

Really enjoyed to be fair, just too long

I really dig this record.

Best Track - "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth"

The Dandy Warhols are a band that I've been aware of the name for years, but couldn't tell you a single thing about them. It turns out that they put out some excellent music that's both accessible yet weird. Their major-label debut features a variety of styles as you can hear elements of shoegaze blended with psychedelica. I can also hear a sprinkling of britpop in their sound, despite them being from the US. This feels very nineties in a positive way. This is mainly due to their ironic sense of humour and having a song crushing on Kim Deal - you can't get more nineties than that! This may be too long for its own good and the vocalist doesn't have a lot of character once you really focus on them. The last two tracks are noisy and experimental instrumentals that have a lot of drive to them. It is certainly a bizarre way to close the record, but it works!

This was a good listen. I had coworker years ago that tried to get me into this band and I just wasn't ready to give them a try. It's not my usual thing, but I found it interesting enough that I wanted to hear more. Nice mix of psych and spacey shoegaze tones delivered with a pop sensibility and solid songwriting.

Color me surprised! Have heard of the Dandy Warhols, but never checked out their music. This album was really good. Solid alternative/indie rock of the 90’s. The last two tracks were unnecessary to me. But besides that, great album. This is probably the first time I’m giving an album a 4 after first listen.

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Boys Better, I Love You, Pete International Airport I... think I liked this? Yes. This is starting to click. It felt introspective, atmospheric, melancholy, and vaguely Modest Mouse. My initial impressions were: this is bland, early-American-indie music, before the "indie" genre experienced its revival in the mid 2000s. But, as I've spent more time listening, there's something else in the music that I am trying to suss out: a sullen, middle-America, nothing-ever-happens-here quality. The music evokes a sense of: the barren wasteland towns you might drive through but absolutely never stop in, except maybe to use the bathroom at a rest stop or get some food at the local, but highly-commercialized fast-food restaurant chain. There's a sense of dread in the music. There's a lot of drawn out guitar wobbles and feedback and static. There's sounds of trains on tracks screeching and groaning in the distance. One of the songs is about Heroin ab/use, but its sort of wrapped up in this cheery bop. A strange juxtaposition. Anyways, I think I've talked myself into liking this. I certainly more on that side of the fence. It feels offbeat and slightly weird. I like offbeat and weird.

optomistic for this one - esp after the first song i know I've never listened to this album but something about it feels very familiar and I likey favorite song: be-in

Really good! I’ve had boys better stuck in my head since I woke up this morning. This is a great mix of my favorite vibes with some clever lyrics thrown in for good measure. Finally, a good American rock band. 🦅

I've listened to in the past. Some great songs on this and nice vibe that carries throughout but a little too long . Stand out song - everyday should be a holiday ( one of my favourites of all time)

Boys Better, Be-In, Minnesoter, Junkie, Good Morning, Holiday... are all great. Other stuff works largely. If this had better editing and was 20 minutes or so shorter it may be a higher 4 or a 5. But you can't not enjoy the Dandys.

this would be 5 stars if it was 15 mins shorter

I enjoyed a lot of this, but sound wise it feels like a real mixed bag, some very different sounds within an indie landscape. Some kind of drony bits and strings things and then the more recognisable as the dandy warhols heroin song which feels very much more what I expected. I seem to quite like all the tracks, but as an album I would have preferred more consistency I think. It felt more like a compilation of bands rather than a succinct album. I feel like I've said the same thing 4 times there. I feel that playing the drone guitar for the jesus track would be really boring. Maybe it's actually a synth and you could just put a weight on the keys and go to the bar.

Shoegaze with a splash of Oasis. Up my street.

I listened to this band a lot in college and had somehow forgotten them. Great stuff and it is a real toe-tapper.

A friend of a friend loaned me this album in the late 90s because he said I seemed like the sort of person who liked stoner music without actually being a stoner. I can't recall what musical choices led him to believe that, but 20+ years later, I think it checks out. Yet I haven't listened to the whole album since then. In 2026, I find it mellow, reassuring, yet still alive to possibility. The closest analogue is the observational songwriting of Fountains of Wayne... these guys feel like their more excitable cousins. Nothing earth-shattering, but music I could enjoy any given day either sitting by myself or at a party. Might have been a 3.5, but the fact that they wrote the Veronica Mars theme will always put them over the top.

Went in knowing nothing about this band, and was pleasantly surprised! It’s like a heavier, more listenable version of REM. Lots of 60s influences in the music, but they put their own unique spin on it that made it feel right at home in the 1990s. It’s not perfect, definitely a couple clunker songs, but I liked it enough to bump it up to a low 4/5. A nice unknown gem for me

Enjoyed the textures and the way they ride the line between pop and alternative/garage band.

Ending the album with two instrumentals is certainly a bold decision. This is another band who I had heard of but had absolutely no idea what their music sounded like. I always lumped them in with the Flaming Lips for some reason, which really isn't that "off" of a comparison, I guess. The Dandy Warhols have some interesting song titles and subjects, many of which are clever without being too clever. I enjoyed the album, even if it felt all over the place at times. Sometimes stuck with 60's psychedelia and other times with pop songs. My favorite tracks: Be-In Boys Better Minnesoter Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth Everyday Should be a Holiday Good Morning Cool as Kim Deal

Wasn't expecting that.

Kyl mää sillai oon aina tykännyt tän bändin ainakin niistä hittiviisuista. Enkä tarkota vaan sitä bohemian räpsödiä vai mikä se olikaan. On niitä muitakin. Tälläkin levyllä ainakin kolme. On näillä jotenkin tosi omaleimainen ote miltä kuulostavat ja vaikka se monen mielestä onkin varmaan ärsyttävää lanausta, niin kyl meikä ja klaus järvinen tykätään. Pirkko liimanaamasta en tiiä mitä mieltä on. Sillainhan tää levy on liian pitkä ja värittelyt lähtee hanskasta, mutta koska warhölli tuskin pääsee enää ääneen näissä kuvioissa niin annetaan sit posipetterin puolelle reippaalla kätösellä eli nelkkua.

I had seen this group recommended online countless times, but never got around to listening to them, probably because their name is not that great. That was a mistake; I thoroughly enjoyed this album and will be seeking out more of their music.

The rare album where nothing stands out and that's somehow the whole point. Hazy, unhurried, and easy to spend an hour with. Didn't skip a thing.

I own this album, and I like this album, but I'm really wondering why it's on this list? It's got a nice thick low end, and it's very enjoyable. I love the constant guitar squeal (and name) of "Hard On For Jesus". But still, one of the albums I *must* hear? Not really.

Surprisingly enjoyable! Ambient with a rock sound. A bit like a jam band towards the end of the album.

Sounds like an updated 90s version of psychedelic rock. I do like the pop-rock melodies more than the drone tracks. There was also like kind of a Weezer vibe to it. (3.5-4)

An impressively experimental broad album for the band most only know for the song Bohemian Like You. They avoid all the normal principles of song order on the record and with first half of the record deliver a slow build of soundscapes, drones, and slightly sinister, sexy grooves some might consider dirges. But they do work, it's like a well crafted DJ set with a slow build. By the mid-album the energy's been wound right up and you're catapulted into `Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth`. A song which has a great vocal hook, a sense of humour and a delicious jangly rhythm guitar chug. The thing that really stands out musically in the album is the use of guitar tones to build interesting texture with often very simple chord arrangements. Vocal harmonies are also applied judiciously just when needed. `Good Morning` is a really beautiful example of that, so simple, but just keeps pulling you further in, even surprising with a deliciously simple guitar solo through some unusual pedals, sounding more like a synth than strings. Honestly, just album with a surprising scope and ambition, really pleasant surprise. So much here to remind of Pink Floyd, The Who, and bands clearly inspired by their sound somewhat in the 00's like London band Peace, an old favourite of mine. Dandy Warhols, I bohemian like you too.

At times really good.

So good. Great melodies, loads of phaser, but yeah it's probably about 15 mins too long...

top 3 - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth, The Creep Out, Minnesoter. Never heard of them before, enjoyed it a lot. Will check out their other stuff! :)

slapped!

Not bad. I don't mind a bit of Dandy Warhols, I think they were better early on than later. Not brilliant by any means, but decent.

Favourite Songs: Orange Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Every Day Should Be A Holiday

Pleasantly surprised by this one. Interesting riffs, cool fuzz guitar tones, catchy tunes. I'm keeping this review simple. 4 out of 5.

These guys deserved better than a one hit wonder status. Interesting that this is not the album with the hit

Didn't expect much from it, or anything at all, but I very much enjoyed it. A bit of a unique sound compared to some of the other albums I've listened to from the list so far. Would listen again. 7.5 / 10

Am I the only one who hears a little bit of Neil Young in Boys Better? Good album - seems to have held up well.

Portland's version of 90's grunge: a little more laid back than the Seattle version, but fits right in.

Enjoyed it...will definitely check out more of their stuff.

I only knew Bohemian Like You before this, which I really like, and (apparently like some others) I'd assumed they were British. Listening to a whole album clarified that they're American, not only because I looked it up, but because you can hear it in some of the musical choices - echoes of the REM/ TMB Giants type thing, in amongst the Brit pop rhythms. Anyway, I really enjoyed it. The Junkie song seems to be a prototype for Bohemian Like You. I love all this psychedelic type harmony and guitar stuff, especially when packaged into music that makes you want to dance. Annoyingly, I had to get through this quite quickly to get to today's, and I haven't done it justice, but I'll be coming back to it. Fab!

I really liked this but did Django Django copy some of the tracks?

I didn't expect to like this band based on the unserious title. It's reminiscent of the names of unprofessional punk bands from several decades prior. So imagine my surprise with the dense, complex, almost shoegazey sound of the first track, Be-In. Boys Better is a continuation of the exact same sound – there's even a smooth song transition, which is always excellent in an album – and is completed with decent vocals and a simple, fun melody. The next few tracks are pretty much the same, with enough variation between songs to keep the listener guessing. At around the point of I Love You, I did find myself wondering if the Dandy Warhols could do either a slow ballad or a faster, sharper track – but do they really need to? They've kind of got this sound down. Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth could pass as a grunge track – and a very strong one at that. Those synths in the right channel cheapen it just a little bit... or do they? The higher frequency creates something akin to a soundscape. It's upbeat, hearty, uplifting. And (seemingly) anti-drug, though you can never really tell. Regardless, I love it. The best song on the album, and it seems other listeners agree. Around the middle section of the album, the energy dissipates quite a bit – and I wouldn't mind cutting a few of these tracks out. Not that they're bad, mind you. They're just weaker than the rest of the album (ones like Green, Whipping Tree, and Pete International Airport). And 66 minutes is about 26 minutes longer than the ideal length for a single-disc LP. Cool As Kim Deal is an exception to this section of the album. The power chords and frenzied percussion work well to dispel the preceding slump in energy. Pete International Airport does not do the same job. It's essentially six minutes of one droned chord with layered high synths on top, and while that's cool for the first half, it gets old pretty fast. The album closer, Creep Out, does slightly better. 4/5 Key tracks: Boys Better, Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth, Every Day Should Be A Holiday

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Great album and mix of songs. Pete International Airport was just sounds and should not have been put on the album.

its a good blend of whatever its blending

#243/1001. I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would, and what the initial impression was. Poppy psychedelic shoegaze, listed as one of the best Brit-pop albums...which is not British. I like the drony textures and really have to tip my hat off to the song Pete International Airport, it is probably so far closest to sound art what this list has offered me. Well except Butthole Surfers perhaps. Heck, a four!

Only knew their one song before this and enjoyed much more than expected. Reminds me of spiritualized.

Boys Better: the best Neil Young song Neil Young never wrote? After a quick internet search, I am far from the first person to make that observation. This album is pretty good. I should listen to more Dandy Warhols. I really enjoyed that Dig documentary from 20ish years ago with them and Brian Jonestown Massacre, but for some reason never dug deeper into either band.

Fun! I don’t really know them outside Veronica Mars, but this was very Spiritualized.

Pretty decent

Thought I wouldn't like it - good surprise. I'd give it a half star less or a 7 if scale to 10, but I'm a generous fellow when surprises are good. Very solid album from the group I was only familiar through their biggest hit (and it was not on the album).

A band I’d never even heard of before but a great album, there’s probably some skippable moments which is the only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars

I enjoyed the album although I couldn't say specifically why. I'll check out more of their stuff

A fun 90’s alternative band with some good hits on this album.

I didn't know the DW's music before now but this worked for me. I enjoyed it and would welcome another listen.

Great album. Surprised me, didn't expect so many to hit.

Good

Actually 3.5, enjoyable listen

More of a 3.6, but rounded it up do to the highs of songs that were great. I don't think I had listened to the whole thing previously but knew quite a few of the songs. Just a little overlong

Good songs. The bad ones are enough to take it down a notch tho

Well, 2025 is over. This is the last review for me going into 2026. I can’t say it was an amazing year for anyone really, but one thing it did give me specifically was this website. I started on March 30th with Self Titled by The Foo Fighters. That album came out the year I was born, and the fact I rolled it first just gave me an immediate special attachment to this website. With fate alone giving me that banger, I knew I was in for something special here. With the goal of writing a detailed review for every album in the book, I made it a self commitment to listen to every single album front to back at the bare minimum one time, usually always listening to the album for the entire day if it wasn’t ear torture. I gave the first album a 4, and I'm going to give this one a 4 as well. At the end of March, I’ll officially have an entire year of albums on the site, which I’ll provide an additional little blurb for as well. But so far I’ve come to find out that every genre can surprise me, even the ones I don’t generally like. Enough reminiscing, let’s get back on track. I’ve never heard of “The Dandy Warhols” before. This is very basic and by the books 90’s era angry, angsty and aggressive Rock with some nice funky Britpop elements mixed in, and it doesn’t do anything I haven’t heard before. By all accounts, I should forget about this one by tomorrow. After all, I’ve heard hundreds of Indie Rock albums that sound similar to this now. But wait, I don’t know what it is about this one specifically, but it just reached out and grabbed me differently than most other albums of a similar sound have before. Every song is energetic, it’s got some really good ambience, a catchy and addictive rhythm, and a charmingly upbeat singer that I really kind of love. Man, something about this album just made me absolutely fall in love with it. I think my favorite song on the album was “Boys Better”, but there’s a lot more to love here in general. It’s long too, at an hour and six minutes total. Despite the length, it’s easy to get through and never drags. No filler, all killer. Multiple songs added to my usual rotation, and I’m most definitely going to be returning to this one more often. It’s closer to a 5 than it is a 3. Awesome!! Here’s to a good 2026. Please, for the love of us all be better than 2025. I think we all need it. Cheers!!!!

I love albums that do this, the first few tracks make you believe that it's just going to be a straight forward rock album, just a group of dudes playing their instruments and singing for 50 odd minutes. But by the time you're about half way through, you realise that it's actually so much more than that. You start to notice how the soundscapes are expanding and each song seems to be getting longer, more progressive, and more instrumentally focused. You then realise that you wasted a whole bunch of time listening to a 10 minute long drone track, but hey, the process was fun even if the music itself was weird and in some places meandering.

Have to say I enjoyed this album quite a bit. Pretty sure this will get played at one of our Redneck pool days. Played a lot of this album for my wife. She enjoyed and said we heard some of this back in the day, but I'm not so sure. This is one of those albums that seems to bet better and better with each listen. Can't say I was a big fan of some songs the first listen, like Orange, I Love You and Whipping Tree, but with each listen the majority of the songs grew on me. I Love You made me think of my obsession with Mindy. A little dark but love no less. Be-In my be favorite, but outside of a couple songs near the end, I thought every song was pretty good. I want to be as cool as Kim Deal too! Don't we all. Good morning made me think of The Jesus and Mary Chain sound, a band I enjoy very much. Heck, even The Creep Out had a good nice vibe and sound. Very good album. Up there with surprise albums of the year. I will definitely be checking out there other material and this won't be last I'll be listening to the Dandy Warhols. 4

4 I had a weird feeling that I was going to like this album for no reason in particular, and it did, indeed, turn out to be right up my alley. Cynical alt rock meets shoegaze? Sign me up. There’s Sonic Youth, Pixies, and My Bloody Valentine influence written all over this, and boy, does it mesh well. The opener, Be-In, in particular is so captivating and sets the vibe for this album so perfectly that I would have been totally cool with it going long past its already 7-minute runtime. It almost had me worried that the rest of this album wouldn’t be able to hold up in comparison (would not be the first time with this list), but fortunately, it stays pretty consistently strong, at least for the most part. The first handful of songs especially are all great, even I Love You, as repetitive and goofy as it is (though a bit reminiscent of Doolittle’s La La Love You in that way), however, things really hit a high with Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth. Simply put, I loved this song - not only is it catchy, but topically, I just found the sardonic nature amusing, given that its primary criticism of heroin lies in the drug being out of fashion. It also almost certainly will be responsible for my usage of the word “passé” probably going up by like 800% this year. Unfortunately, the album starts to mellow out a bit around the middle and not really in a good way. I still found songs like Whipping Tree and Green to be enjoyable, but they definitely didn’t grab me like the stuff before them. Thankfully, things pick back up with Cool as Kim Deal (hey look, Pixies again) and Hard On For Jesus (gotta love a good satiric take on Christianity), but then you’re immediately smacked in the face with two extended instrumental tracks in closing. Once again, they’re not bad, to the point where I’d even say they’re pretty good for what they are, but given this album’s 66-minute runtime, it’s hard not to question if much really would have been lost with their exclusion. It’s not a perfect album, but man, am I happy to have been introduced to this - there are definitely a few tracks here that will be in the regular rotation for at least the next several weeks. Be-In and Last Junkie for sure, maybe Green and Orange in ironic celebration of the Miami loss. Eat shit, Carson Beck.

A pleasant surprise - really enjoyed most of it

Surprised how much i enjoyed this

73/100. Some great psychedelic, spacey rock throughout this one. It definitely has its weaker moments, but the highlights make it worth the listen.

This is really cool. I remember the band’s name from the nineties but couldn’t tell you anything about them. The music is heavily influenced by the velvet underground and bravely veers in all kinds of art rocky directions. Some noise some psych. Very cool album.

I enjoyed this album a lot. Somehow it never made it on my radar really. I've heard of them, but never listened to them. Something tells me they didn't get a lot of radio play and at that point in my life I was working with only a radio in the shop. It's a great late 90's feel kind of album. Once I started listened I knew when it was released. Good stuff.

All I knew before listening this album was Bohemian Like You and We Used to Be Friends, this sounds nothing like those two tracks, love the shoegaze inspiration that permeates this album, but I dont think it was influential. 4/5

For better or worse, this sounds like the late 90s

that was better than expected based on the one song of theirs ive ever heard

A good sounding record but a little one dimensional. A bit like meringue, tastes nice but has little substance

This is a great album. It’s almost a shame that so many people haven’t really dug into their back catalogue before, because there’s so much to connect with. For me I think this is at its best when it’s more upbeat. It’s got real driving rhythms, and layers of sounds, synths and instruments to it. They kind of don’t sound like anyone else - It’s got a real sense of identity. I particularly love the keys whenever they crop up, which give it a real propulsive energy. The only negative for me is that the more sombre tracks don’t land as well. While I still appreciate their vibe, it is slightly jarring going from something like “I Love You” into “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth” (for example). Nevertheless, this is excellent, and we should celebrate it. 4.5 rounded down.

Pleasantly surprised.

I have to go back now and edit yesterday's Beatles album because this album is miles better than that because the Beatles suck ass.

Better than the global average would have you believe. 3.5/5

my only exposure to the dandy warhols was via their fake tiff with the brianjonestown massacre. having listened to the music, i can see that they essentially are in the same music vector space: music i put on when i do mindless tasks

4.5

I like it, I am my father's daughter

I have only listened to used to be friends, and this sounds good. I was very pleasantly surprised by the journey this album took me on.

Chill 90s

3.5 - Good

Bought this when it came out. At the time, I liked a reasonable amount of it (Be In, Boys Better, Good Morning and the main singles in particular), but felt it was too long (drop the last 2 tracks for a start and save 15 minutes) and some tracks drag a bit. "Cool as Kim Deal" is pretty cool but is it as "Cool as Kim Deal"? It still sounds decent today. A solid 4/5 for me.

Alright then. I was not familiar with these blokes, but that was solid. 3.7

3.5 Liked the first half of the album more than the second half

All new but pretty good

Enjoyed this, wasn’t sure what to expect as had only heard Bohemian Like You before this but nice 90s vibes and some interesting shoegazey elements as well which didn’t go amiss. A tad long for me in this style but on the whole pretty good.

Did you know that Zia McCabe of the The Dandy Warhols is a real estate agent in Portland, Oregon? If you are looking to buy or sell in the Pacific Northwest, check out A to Zia Real Estate. I only mention that because I was listening to ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down and I thought 'I like this.' Then I thought 'Who are these guys?' Well, on this album, there was Courtney, Peter, Zia and Eric. Later, Brent replaced Eric. To my knowledge, you cannot list your home with any of the other Dandies.

pretty impressed by this one: my usual musical milieu is most everything this album covers genre-wise, so to hear this run the genre gamut and still come out sounding like a breath of fresh air is a real treat. while the latter part of the album fell off for me, this lands at a solid four stars having managed to get more than one (!!) song stuck in my head after my initial listen through. great stuff!! highlights - be-in, boys better, minnesoter, not if you were the last junkie on earth, every day should be a holiday

i’m gonna say 4 but the end tracks were……….

That suited my mood when I listened to it. It was entertaining but a little annoying towards the end.

Kanske högre betyg egentligen men nu är det som det är

Loved this album, good amount of variation. Good morning was standout to me. Guitars great throughout, probs a 3.5 but I’m biased

The Four-Year-Old refers to “junkie” as “scary dandies” because he is both fascinated and terrified of the video

Professional and poppy, but still a nice garage rock tone to it. This is certainly The Sort Of Music I Like! Especially the faster songs and the ones with an organ. Nothing groundbreaking, I've heard a lot of music like this before, but it's fun and pleasant.

(87/100)

mysterious ahhhh beginning love that style of rockk sometimes a bit creepy > i love you pahaha good morning > nicee very special vibe in general

Few songs in the middle where the album lost me, but picked up shortly after and grabbed my attention again.

One didn't properly dig them in real time, but always admired/enjoyed them – in some ways, this is peak '90s qualikty. Today, one remains perfectly okay with / positively inclined toward the style-substance equation here, their artier-than-alt take on indie rock and their being less grungy and more shoegazy. They are more relaxed / less self-serioius than (and nearly as smart as) as Pavement, and thus some of the jokes and hipster insights/satire ("Heroin is passe") land better (if maybe a touch broader). The value of good song titles ("COol as Kim Deal," "Pete International Airport," "Hard On for Jesus") is not to be underestimated. It's a good mix of party tunes and sadder, morning-after vibes ("Good Morning" sounds very much like Lloyd Cole, which is a good thing). Again, this well-balanced throughout and bonus points for non-ponderous self-awareness, which makes more manageable their being distinctly non-transcendent and unlikely ever to be regarded as anything like timeless (though certainly better than Blur). Good clean fun as it were, with the plausible implication of much recreational drugs-taking and casual sex.

Overall a solid listen

This album drips with confidence and swagger, with a good hit of decadence as well. You get the feeling the Dandy Warhols could have been the biggest band in the world if they really put their minds to it. Big open guitar chords and some actually really good rock synth work, and quality songs in there as well. Not actually their best album (13 tales would be my pick) - but a fine effort.

Late to the party, I a Dandy fan in the last couple of years. Glad to see this album pop up. I dig it.

Wow they really know what they’re trying to execute and do it well. Nothing in particular seems that unique but the blend of all the styles together does give them a unique sound. The first half was great. When it slowed down in the middle I didn’t get much out of it but then I enjoyed the ending as well. Really fun one and would’ve never guessed they were from Portland from listening to it. Rating: 4.2

Favorite tracks: Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Good Morning, Minnesoter I was pleasantly surprised to see this album on the list! High school Molly thought she was really cool for finding to this band. Great 60s psychedelic vibes brought into the modern era. Rating this one is tough because I really love the songs I enjoy, and the rest I would be fine never hearing again. A lot of the songs felt just a little too long, and we're interspersed with largely instrumental pieces that really dragged to me. I'll go with a 4, but I can't deny that it was nostalgia that set me over the edge.

Hits are upbeat, rest sludgy guitars

real good! like a more shoegazey horrors

I knew of The Dandy Warhols but had never listened to any of their albums until this one. It started off reminding me a bit of REM, certainly from the same college roots. The majority of the album is pretty decent and, apart from a couple of tracks which seem to go on a bit too long towards the end of the album, I really enjoyed it. Certainly a band I might explore further.

Not really any notes on this one, just a very solid album. High 4.

Veronica Mars!

A true gem of 90s rock, an effortlessly cool blend of indie rock with psychedelic and ambient shoegaze elements, coming dangerously close to but never quite going off the rails into meandering pretentiousness. It's not as good as their 2000 follow up 'Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia' IMO, but a very fine record. It still sounds great and atmospheric and timeless and it's easy to be seduced by its charms. From what I understand, the Dandys never quite got the recognition they deserved in the US, even though in the UK and definitely here in Australia they were relatively popular. It's a shame the US rock mainstream decided to spend its post-grunge years in the shittiness of nu-metal instead.

Something about this band that I appreciate is they understand the fundamental truth that Kim Deal is, in fact, cool as hell. This was a really good album that I went into without many expectations. The droney ambient bits are pretty cool. Favorite songs were Minnesoter, Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth, Good Morning, and Cool As Kim Deal.

The Dandy Warhols came about at a pivotal time, where grunge had been co-opted by shark fin businessmen, pure rock had been flirting with techno and the nascent forms of nu-metal, ska punk and adult oriented alternative began creeping into view. By coming on down, they make themselves stand out with an unapologetic stance with their power-pop approach, evoking influences from past and present to create a juggernaut of organized psych chaos. While they didn't take heed from the man whom their named after, this album could provide itself as a soundtrack for those to wash amateur home movies over makeshift screens at inexpensive lofts, should one take the chance to do such a thing. Favorites: Be-In, Boys Better, Orange, I Love You, Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Good Morning, Cool as Kim Deal.

I like this album. I guess you could say it was Dandy…

This is so close to being a great album. I wish Thirteen Tales…. Was the album that introduced the Dandys to this world. It’s grungy, brooding, shoe gazing, sludgey, poppy and trance like. Choice cut: Minnestoer

Bit too bloated and prone to bouts of aimlessness, but there are enough moments of sweet space-psych dandiness to make the listening experience worthwhile.

I dont usually listen to psych rock but this was pretty sick. I was pretty surprised this came out in the mid/late-90s because it feels like such an older genre. Would actually listen to some of these songs again.

I don't know why, but I knew from the start I would really like this album. Am I crazy for thinking this band is giving Radiohead vibes through the first few songs (just from an instrumental standpoint, not vocals)? Definitely into the spacey vibe. Loving the instrumentals in Whipping Tree...giving Pink Floyd vibes. Cool As Kim Deal might be the most fun, upbeat song so far. Alright well I'll be back for sure. Had some songs that I really enjoyed (Orange, Whipping Trees, Cool As Kim Deal) and others I think I would appreciate more on another run through (Last Junkie On Earth). Pretty high 4!

Very unique album with some crazy effects and cool rock elements. Really like when albums like this come up from a pretty popular band that I have never heard of. This album had a little bit of everything in it and I can't really put my finger on what genre it should be. Kept me on my toes. Especially the last song which was just a trippy cacophony of cool noise. This is a fairly high 4

I went through a big Dandy Warhol's phase as a young lad but it's been awhile. Already loving the spaciness of this first track. Absolutely loving Orange. Very atmospheric and reminds me of early Weezer. I Love You is a trip. Getting pretty shoegazey with this one. I bet Jackson hates it. Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth was the only song I recognized coming into this one. Makes sense considering it seems to be the most poppy one on here so far. Pretty catchy. Man that was a fun record! Part of me wants to give it a 5 but I'm going with a super high 4!

Very interesting, I feel like it also pulls from a lot of areas, and its very willing to be experimental, like having full songs of just a droney single guitar part lathered with effects, which I really respect, reminds me of stuff like the end of that one Unwound album where it slowly devolves into drone. I also think the parts of pop that it pulls from of this era, like the Weezer-style choruses and stuff are great, I think it shows that catchy stuff doesn't always have to sacrifice some substance. Also the areas of like dream pop it pulls from (and expands in experimentation) are great. Its also obviously got a sense of humour and doesn't take itself too seriously, which is always great. Favourite songs: all. Overall around 7/10

Was late to the party on the Dandy Warhols. Really enjoy all of their albums. That compressed 90’s sound usually annoys me but it works amazingly well for The Dandy’s.

Good

Never heard of this group, but really enjoyed this album.

Solid 90’s Brit-pop sound

Never listened to a Warhols album in it's entirety before, which is a bummer! Really enjoyed some tracks more than their singles. 🤙🤙🤙🤙/5

I’ve only listened to their hits so it was nice to go through a whole album in context. There was a lot more show gaze than I realized, but it still held my attention.

4.1

Solid album. Mic just sounded a little muddy at times, and it was too long, and droning at times

I didn't know what to expect with this album but was pleasantly surprised. Great soft rock/shoegaze. Very Portland. Very 90's. Good album for a rainy day driving around the city.

This is where I stopped? This is a pretty solid album that I enjoyed each of the many times I listened, but decided I didn't pay close enough attention to rate. Boys Better and Green were both fun. This seems pretty replacement level. 3.5 but I'll round up cause some of these were a barrel of monkeys.

thank you portland oregon

Downside is their repetitiveness - songs sound similar.

Really loved this! Felt like classic 90s rock. 4* because the last few tracks didn’t match up to the rest of the album.

Fun!

What a lovely surprise to see this album pop up. This is a fuzzy, hooky album and it's a big step up from their enjoyable debut album. It has a certain sonic swagger about it, and is well crafted. The second half of the album dips a little to my taste, but for an album very much of the CD age (i.e., too many tracks) it holds your interest and is compelling and fun. This is a great listen, and a very good album. 4 stars. If you like this, they have have a good catalogue that is worth exploring. "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia" is probably the album for you to go to next. Oh, and they are a great live band. Check them out. Would I listen to this album again? Yes, I do. Would I buy this album? I did. 1 "Be-In" - Wonderful opener. It's dreamy start into a pulsating groove. - 5/5 2 "Boys Better" - This has a great riff, swing and swagger. Super bridge, bringing dynamics, that then transitions smoothly back into the main riff. Superb. - 5/5 3 "Minnesoter" - The drawl of Courtney Taylor-Taylor is great on this. Again, the swing and swagger on this is great. - 5/5 4 "Orange" - 3/5 5 "I Love You" - Oh I love the simplicity of this song and it's droning qualities. It shouldn't work but it does. - 5/5 6 "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" - The wry humour in this is wonderful. Great song. - 5/5 7 "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" - Here's a real foot tapper. Wonderful, danceable, 'pop' song. Nice sentiment too if somewhat impractical 😉 - 5/5 8 "Good Morning" - Nice dreamy introduction. Good build into the groove. - 4/5 9 "Whipping Tree" - 3/5 10 "Green" - 3/5 11 "Cool as Kim Deal" - Short and sweet with a punch. Great. This is as cool as Kim Deal. - 5/5 12 "Hard On for Jesus" - 4/5 13 "Pete International Airport" - Weird, in a good way. But is it necessary? - 3/5 14 "The Creep Out" - Slow build. Hypnotic. - 4/5 Total - 59 Average - 4.21

Another gem discovered through this list. Started strong, a few duds, but the highs are damn high. Be-in, Good Morning, Green, Hard on for Jesus, The Creep Out. Lovely mélange of genres!

the dandy warhols aren’t british………….. good stuff! shocked i didn’t get super into this band when i was a teenager

DIG! was the first movie we screened with Truth and Dare, and I watched it three times and still never sat down and listened to Dandy Warhols (or BJM for that matter!). I even wrote about how they didn’t seem very good, and how that was a lot of what made the movie work. Well - turns out I do like it! It sounds good! Having seen the doc also made me enjoy it more, tbf!

This may seem an odd, generic forgettable choice at first. But I really think combining shoegaze and rock and pop together like this is really special. These guys do it well, where it doesn't sound like just some shoegaze music, it could also just be fun pop songs. But fuck me, why is this an hour long? There's an incredible album here just being hoisted down by fluff :(. Still a 4 star tho cause the first half is so killer

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. From the look of the cover I was not expecting much, but I actually really enjoyed this. I loved the shoegaze-y vibe of it, and it felt very inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins. I could have done without some songs (esp. Minnesoter and Green), but overall, great album.

Not as jingly jangly guitar as I anticipated. There is quite a few synth/pop tracks that have a acid/pysch rock feel. Some tracks remind me of Django Django, which this band clearly influenced, which is no bad thing. Overall, better than anticipated.

surprised me, vibe with a lot of the songs

slow build but when that beat hits it hits. Be in is a nice tune when it gets going. and then it overstays its welcome. boys better is a good tune. oranges is such a vibe. honestly i reckon this album on acid would be a belter. some beautiful melodys. its a vibe, at times drags but i feel that is the point. really enjoying it. everyday should be a holiday 100

I've had this cd forever and played the hell out of it when I got it. Be-In and Boys Better set a nice tone for what follows--ethereal and idiosyncratic. I absolutely HATE band names that pun on things irrelevant, but grrr can't avoid it.

I didn't get to give this a proper listen but there's a lot of good stuff going on. Some of it is a bit annoying but I think thats the point. I will need to go back and listen more.

i've always had a soft spot for this one. The sound is glorious. Having said that, it's a bit too long (like so many albums from this time) and the songwriting isn't quite as strong in the middle.

No habia prestado atencion a los Dandy Warhols mas alla de los exitos Bohemian Like you y We used to be friends. Este disco ha sido una sorpresa, por momentos se acerca al britpop mas blur y en otros al trance groove. Me ha gustado.

I do love the dandys

An interesting mix of grunge and classic rock influences. I especially like the psychedelic influences here

A hazy, playful mix of shoegaze textures, psychedelic grooves, and slacker cool, … 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 feels like the laid-back American cousin of Ride’s 𝘕𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. The swirling guitars and dreamy atmospheres are there, but traded in are the melancholy and intensity for irony, looseness, and west coast nonchalance. Not every track stands out, but the overall vibe is immersive and unique — a charming slice of 90s neo-psychedelia that still sounds fresh today.

I haven’t listened to this beauty for a few years, and it’s better than I remember it being. However, I find that repeated listens can wear you out, which is probably why I haven’t listened to it for a few years. This is the intersection between pop, shoegaze and post grunge, which is a delightful, sludgey Britpop-esque noise. It reminds me a bit of Sonic Youth at their more poppy, and Super Furry Animals, which is no bad thing. I love the soundscapes on their shoegazey tunes, and I the swing to catchy tunes makes it a good listening experience. It’s more cohesive than their debut but doesn’t have quite the same rawness. The last two tracks are entirely unnecessary, which make the album too long, but a lot of albums were in the 90s. Overall I enjoy the vibe on the album, and I can connect with (most of) it.

Solid late nineties album that feels like it was written on and off of drug trips with that dreamy far away feeling and almost purely instrumental sound

Holy cow I loved this

Coolt! Konstigt att man har missat dem. Fyra

Nice Pop-Rock Album with a slight touch of Country

I've quite enjoyed this album as my first exposure to any of the band's material. Its production is a big stand out for me - it boasts definition and provides a rock solid platform for the entrancing, spacious soundscapes which are aplenty here. This is very much a late 90's album in terms of its character and sound, but it translates well into the modern landscape too, with clear nods to shoegaze and hints of garage rock observable alongside the bendy, warpy psych-rock which takes the primary precedence. It's not all drifty here, however, with several tracks unafraid to dial up the energy a bit - notably "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth" and "Cool as Kim Deal". Very keen to dig further into their catalogue going off this evidence.

La duración de más de una hora que en un principio me parecía un problema al escuchar el álbum por primera vez, ha terminado sin ser un problema. Una hora y seis minutos de psicodelia rock, de irónicas y sátiras letras que, aun así consiguen hablar de temas interesantes como soledad, amor adolescente, las drogas, simbolismo queer, crítica social y referencias religiosas. Las melodías psicodélicas, que en algún momento me han recordado a Tame Impala crean una atmósfera musical muy agradable que en conjunto con la batería y voz del vocalista hacen que el álbum sea muy fácil de escuchar. Uno de sus puntos fuertes para mí ha sido la pista que abre el álbum “Be-In”, más de 7 minutos de duración que se me han pasado demasiado rápido. Considero que es un álbum que a pesar de tener casi 30 años, suena actual tanto a nivel musical como lírico. Canciones como la mencionada anteriormente o “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth” suenan muy actuales en ambos aspectos. “Every Day Should Be A Holiday” es una de las canciones que a nivel sonoro me ha parecido más fresca y actual; también en la letra y la importancia de dar espacio al ocio, el descanso y la desconexión en relación al yrabajo. Sin duda este álbum ha superado mis expectativas.

Good stuff.

I really liked it. 90's grunge + 80's Madchester vibes. 8/10.

Was pretty fun Will I listen to again: 57%

like a chill alt album from the late 90's. vocals don't really stand out very blended with the instruments. maybe some radiohead vibes.

I actually really like this. It doesn't necessarily seem like something that'd be on this list, but it's got that perfect mix of alt-rock, psych, shoegaze and Yo La Tengo that's right up my personal alley.

En el documental Dig!, que narra las peripecias de The Dandy Warhols y The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) durante su apogeo, ambos grupos, de sonido muy similar, son comparados con respecto a sus actitudes. Mientras que BJM enarbolan la actitud puramente hedonista y autodestructiva del rock and roll, The Dandy Warhols son más inteligentes. Firmaron con una gran compañía, centrándose en adaptar su sonido para que fuera más apto para el gran público. Este álbum es la culminación de ese proceso, tras haber rechazado Capitol Records su álbum anterior. El resultado es un álbum casi pop-rock, muy melódico y fácil de escuchar, pero que mantiene la esencia shoegaze psicodélica que caracteriza a este grupo, con ese sonido tan único pero que no se hace aburrido. Una especie de rock sesentero etéreo pero enérgico, que sigue sonando actual a día de hoy. De hecho, me recuerda a muchos grupos actuales de neo-psicodelia, como Wooden Shjips. Lo único que no me gusta de este álbum (y del grupo) es el nombre; por lo demás, lo tiene casi todo. Un sonido innovador, divertido y que se mantiene vigente. No puedo menos que darle buena nota.

An enjoyable listen. The slow intro and outro really set the stage and while I found I lost interest a little in the middle of the album, the good songs more than made up for it.

Nostalgia tinted plodding fun.

This album made me think heavily of Oasis and The Stone Roses

Strangely enough they have their own sound. Last couple of songs are real atmosphere drivers. I do miss the “bohemian like you” up tempo bangers though

Borderline 3-4 as it goes on a bit but feeling generous. Lots of fun for the most part. They're better at the catchy snappy tracks than the long drony ones.

This is a solid collection of melodic psychedelia that varies from the trippy "Orange" to the dirge-like "Whipping Tree" and the four-on-the-floor disco thrum of "Every Day Should Be a Holiday." These lads and lady do a good job synthesizing inspiration from power pop, British Invasion and indie rock.

A bit surprised the Warhols made the list. They're not British! Definitely in my top ten list of greatest band names ever. And Courtney Taylor-Taylor is probably on my top ten list of most pompous artist names ever. (Not sure I have a list for that but seems like Courtney would be a good place to start...) This is as drone as drone can get while still being pop music. And as pop as pop music can get while still being drone. If that makes sense. I don't think anyone pulls that off better than this bunch. It could be taken as a criticism that nearly all of their songs seem "almost fleshed out ideas but not quite" but I think that's the actual appeal of their output. It's more of a vibe than anything. Bonus being all the great electric organ on this played by Zia...who joined the band just to join a band and figured out how to play an instrument after the fact. Which is a great story.

really a 3.5 but i could see myself warming up to it with more listens

I like them. When they hit, it is really good. When they miss, it is still okay.

I was underwhelmed by this band at first but as the album went on I started to really fall in love with it. It also gets psychedelic at parts which was a very pleasant surprise. I’d say psychedelic rock is probably one of my all time favorite genres, so this album was actually interesting. It definitely had song that took me out of it cause they were either alittle too slow or just way too depressing (orange). But most importantly this album made me really want to look into more material, similar to how I felt after hearing Garbage by Garbage for the first time. I’m now going to spend the next several hours looking into both of those bands extensively, I suggest you should do the same.

The Warhols move on from the garage rock sound of their first offering to something more atmospheric and distinctly neo-psychedelic and more removed from the then all-conquering grunge scene. What distinguishes them from others in that and related scenes like shoegaze is that they can effortlessly combine atmosphere with solid structure and harmony - in other words, Courtney Taylor-Taylor can write songs. You have to love a lyric like, “…never thought you’d get addicted just to be cooler in an obvious way/I could say, shouldn’t you have got a couple piercings and decided maybe that you were gay”… from Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth.

I was certain to hate this, but I really enjoyed it!

Hey, I didn't knew it, but now that I took time to listen to them... The Dandy Warhols are a really great formation! This album has an overall great and enveloping vibe that just drift you away from start to finish. I can't explain it, I just really felt the music all the way.

Such a good album! Great alt rock band and one of their best! Solid album

This was pretty fun. A little flat mix, but still a coool sound

8/10… indie / psychedelic rock

I was not expecting this album to be this good.

Rally nice vibe and soundscape. Works best as a moodsetter while driving or doing something else.

4 because I enjoyed it. It was great music to work to. Not sure I love it all, but saved a few songs!!

Loved this. I always liked the Dandys but I never really dug in. This is a brilliant album. Hits all the right notes for me.

How’d this band get so underrated? Great jams. Maybe a little repetitive?

Ameríska tíundarokkið verður ekki mikið betra en þetta. Jú nokkur lög eru svolítið löng og drónkennd, enda þótti rétt að fullnýta allt plássið á geisladiskum, en hljóðheimurinn stendur algerlega fyrir sínu og bangerarnir eru mjög góðir, sérstaklega Last junkie on Earth sem er næstum of brútal.

Das Album The Dandy Warhols Come Down wurde 1997 veröffentlicht und in mehreren Studios in den USA aufgenommen, darunter die Studio 13 Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon. Die Band stammt aus den Vereinigten Staaten und bewegt sich stilistisch im Bereich Alternative Rock, mit Einflüssen aus Psychedelic Rock und Shoegaze. Zu den bekanntesten Stücken des Albums zählen „Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth“, „Every Day Should Be a Holiday“ und „Boys Better“, die durch eingängige Melodien und eine charakteristische Mischung aus Gitarrensounds und entspannter Rhythmik auffallen. Die Produktion ist insgesamt offen arrangiert, mit einer Vorliebe für Effekte und schwebende Klangflächen. Insgesamt vermittelt das Album eine klare Vorstellung davon, wie sich die Band Mitte der 1990er positionierte: als Teil einer Szene, die zwischen Indie-Attitüde und Pop-Appeal changierte. Die Stücke sind stilistisch konsistent, auch wenn manche Passagen redundant wirken. Wer sich für den damaligen US-Underground interessiert, findet hier ein zeittypisches Beispiel.

not what I was expecting - 3.5 rounded up

This was a lot better than I expected. I really expected some generic '90s alt-rock bullshit but it's got more of a dreamy space rock lean, very good for what it is. But the end is a drag, it's just bad droning stoner bullshit. Like the last few songs. What comes before is truly great pop rock/shoegaze songwriting. It's good!

4.2 Ooo I really enjoyed that. Shoegazy, light britpop, with a bit of robot rock thrown in there. Shades of the beta band, pixies, blur, qotsa, without sounding like they were ripping anyone off. Surprised Ive never come across them before. A nice new one to explore.

Really surprised by this one. Thought that this would be one of many but it really stood out for me. Had even chill rock cuts. Really worked for me. (4.0/5.0)

Crazy, fun and relaxed

Like earlier one better

Vibey chill, good easy listening

I'd totally forgotten that I used to listen to this a lot. It remains a pleasure (an only slightly guilty one). I know this album is pretty lightweight but there's something about the shoegazy rock that I really like and find very soothing. I used to listen to it a lot before exams at uni to help stay calm (along with BRMC). Plus I find the lyrics so cool: Taylor-Taylor must have been so proud of himself when he thought of the phrase "I never thought you'd be a junky because heroin is so passé". Who wouldn't want a girl as cool as Kim Deal? And there's a part of me that would still rather be cool than smart or loved. I also really like "every day should be a holiday", it's one of those sentiments that dares to throw away all accepted wisdom and just say maybe we can live for pleasure and forget about pain and the protestant work ethic, reminds me of "do they owe us a living?" (of course they fucking do) by Crass and when Guy Debord painted "ne travaille jamais" on a wall in Paris.

This is… slightly uneasy. For the band that gave us Bohemian Like You this is not what I expected

Why is this on here....? There is better DW material that could've been included like Distortland or Monkey House or even Urban Bohemia. Still pretty good. Don't forget to check out the Dig Documenatary!

What a wonderful surprise this album was. This was the first in the project I had never listened to. Such a solid album.

listened to it at least twice, I liked the song about heroin

I liked this one a lot; this kind of neo-psychedelia sound is right up my alley. I was half-drifting asleep while listening to it, and I think that only added to my enjoyment.

Noisy and Meandering I'm surprised I've never heard this band before today - they are very much up my alley.

Some good songs on there

Very 90's college radio Indie. I'm sure I played them back in the day. Decent album the whole way through. Deserves to be in a regular listen rotation for sure.

Lovely chill album for an afternoon. Really enjoyed it. Fabulous guitar on Black Queen.

I've been a fan of the Dandy Warhols for some time, and this is probably the best album to choose for them on this list. It's not necessarily their best - I still prefer 13 Tales... - but it showcases their weird, slacker-cum-hipster vibes the best for people who are new to them. It's distorted, drawn out, and definitely an album that expects you to zone in and out with it as it goes - I can appreciate that's not to everyone's tastes, but it definitely is mine.

I had a lot of fun listening to this album. It sounds like the good old days of 90's Britpop. I'll give it 4 stars.

I love bohemian like you, but it's not in this. Good vibes, enjoyed the sound, but the slow songs were kind of a drag 4* Highlights: every day should be a holiday

Enjoyed this more than I expected

Pretty sure everyone wants a girl as cool as Kim Deal. Not quite got the tunes that 13 Tales does, and some of them drag a bit (Be-In doesn’t even start until 2 minutes in), but still holds up pretty well. Probably a good stoner album, I wouldn’t know.

I need to revisit this one cause it's good stuff

Really like The Dandy Warhols. Never went this far back in their catalogue, but I had heard two of these songs and they are great. Rest of the album is pretty solid as well.

This was really really good, will listen to again.

Good, a little too bloated, but I’d probably come back to this.

> The Beatles

I’ve had this in my collection since it came out. I go hot and cold on the record. Sometimes I think it’s amazing sometimes I find it a bit draggy.

i fucking love the dandy warhols and not if you were the last junkie on earth is my favourite song of theirs

Love the vocals and wall-of-sound. Definitely sets a mood.

Great band name, great album!

Remember when records could sound lush and full but they didn't hurt your ears? The mid 90s remembers.

More shoegazy than I expected from knowing just the singles. I enjoyed it, but it could have been shorter. It still just about gets a 4, but would have been better if it was a tight 45 minutes rather than just over an hour.

i wasn’t sure what to expect other than the possibility of the Veronica mars song being on this album. i didn’t hate it, it sounded like stuff i’ve heard before, i actually really quite liked it, the song Good Morning. it woke something up in my brain. like, it set off all kinds of electricity in my brain and i fucking loved it. if they had all been like that; it would have been an easy 5. but i couldn’t quite give it that.

"The Dandy Warhols Come Down" has the distinction of being (as far as I can tell), the oldest album to have ever been removed from this list. Most releases past 2000 have been safe from revisions since the first edition of book. It's a shame because it's actually a pretty great album. I would struggle to think of any reason why it particularly needs to be on this list but I can also think of a lot of better ones to remove. Fortunately it's still in the generator. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this one. The first person who ever told me about The Dandy Warhols described them as an emo band and I'm afraid I've been dismissing them ever since. Art rock would be a better description with elements of Sonic Youth, Nirvana, 90s indie rock and classic rock. The singles are all incredibly catchy and there's not a bad track on here. I'm sorry that I've been sleeping on this one so long. It's a great find.

Artistic range from peppy to stand

Well here's a surprise, and in a nice way - I liked this one! Never really listened to them before, and this ... was good. Will come back again!

I actually dug this. Not sure how I escaped the nineties having never listened to this. They’re like a mix of Blur and My Bloody Valentine.

I like the Dandy Warhols, but this is not one of my favorite albums of theirs.