...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

3.5

2.5

Last couple of tracks kind of took me out of it, but still pretty solid

3 keepers in 14 (21%). 1 klunker (7%). A lot of drudgery. A couple of catchy songs near the end followed by two drones is a flex. They can’t all be winners but why this is included is a head scratcher. 2 stars by math and heart.

absolutely loved this one. sounds like something i would listen to regularly. i love the pop-synth-rock vibe. i keep saying "i'll probably come back to this" for a lot of these but i actually mean it for this one and i wouldn't feel like i'm forcing it. favorite album so far (at the time of writing this i've listened to 8 others).

While this started out with a lot of promise (Be-In was suprisingly great), the record quickly becomes pretty samey. I also don't understand how Last Junkie was the biggest hit here, I found it to be pretty generic radio rock. Too much filler here, the album could be 20 minutes shorter and it would have the same effect. Not terrible, but I do prefer Thirteen Taes from Urban Bohemia.

Album #135: ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down Genre (W): Alternative rock, power pop, space rock, psychedelic rock, punk rock Singles: Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Boys Better I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I found the album pretty underwhelming. There was not much about it that stood out to me, it just felt like repetitive music. Very boring. Favorite tracks: Be-In, Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Cool as Kim Deal

Society failed me. I am just learning about this in 2026.

É um álbum legal. Tem umas sacadas bem interessantes de alt rock. CVJ Kira.

médio

Not bad, but nothing special either.

I'm very glad that Mr. 1001 Guy discovered what weed was in the 1990s so he could stick every Psych Rock album on the list he could think of. It put me down a really interesting rabbit hole that ended up helping me find two of my all-time favorite bands, The Flaming Lips and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (side note, Polygondwanaland and/or Nonagon Infinity should've been in the 2021 reissue of the list). While The Dandy Worhols certainly aren't on the same level as either of them, this is a great album with a lot to give. These guys have a really interesting flavor of Psych music that reminds me a lot of Spiritualized in a way. Bonus points for what I'm pretty sure is a jaw harp in a few songs.

Начало вроде бы понравилось, но дальше как-то не зашло, аранжировка показалась какой-то пустоватой. Возможно, переслушаю и поменяю мнение.

good stuff

1.79

Not what I was expecting at all. I also think Kim Deal is cool, but not super excited about this one.

Parts of it were enjoyable but a full album was too much.

I liked some of this.

Very average, but not bad

This is … interesting. I almost like it.

Pretty good but a little long. I’m interested.

I love this record. I listen to it from time to time and then it is on my playlist for a few weeks. The sound is fantastic. Takes you to the 60's, 70's, 90's. A very innovative record at a time that needed some spice.

Didn’t expect this to be so shoegazey based on the prior “not if you were the last junkie on earth” upbeat jam. It’s on this album and it’s their best song. The rest of the album kind of meanders and is just ok.

Really strong and consistent. Some confidence in the track ordering, having the more upbeat "hits" in the middle rather than upfront. Overall very good.

I enjoyed this so much I immediately started listening to their other albums. I'll be coming back to this one for sure

It’s pretty good if you don’t think music should be interesting or original.

I had a Dandy Warhols greatest hits and I feel like that was the best way to experience them. Junkie is an all timer. A real fucked up critique of an incredibly specific person, which is amazing. But this album on the whole isn’t really connecting. It feels a little disjointed and full of stuff that should have been left off. It’s 20 minutes too long.

There was nothing that I enjoyed on this albums. It was pretty bland and listless IMO.

2 or 3 decent songs, rest aren't for me.

I only knew Bohemian Like You from them before. This did not make me go Whoa Woo. Fairly bland 90s sound.

I had briefly heard of The Dandy Warhols before but I was never familiar with their style or their songs. Now I am, and I can say that I think they're really good. I love the alt, indie, shoe-gazey sound that this record has, a very fun time overall. Fav Songs Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Minnesoter Be-In Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? Yes. A really cool listen filled with catchy tunes throughout. If you like or want to like this style, this is a must listen

I hated [bohemian like you] when it was big, because it was the music for a Vodafone advert. This meant it was overplayed to death and subsequently I never listened to the band. Luckily that song isn't here.... ----- So this barely moved me at first through it's bloated runtime. Apart from one track [Not if you were the last junkie] the majority is slow, dream rock/pop that is content to float into the background. I gave some tracks a second spin and a few more stood out (Avoiding the last two ambient tracks) . Probably helps I grabbed my ukelele and had a jam along to [Green] and [Be-in]. I actually warmed to it the second time through. 2.5-3.

Ugh 66 mins, but starts ok. A general dreamy sludgey rock sound that I like. Hits a big dull patch around track 4. Picks up again though. Another too long 90s album. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No, 98/372 (26%) Will I get: No

Gotta love an album with a song named Minnesoter. The album fit my mood and was the perfect vibe I needed for this day.

Really liked the psychedelic shoe Brit-indie gaze

I mean it's alright!

Good poppy shoegaze stuff

Kjedelige greier. Men nesten en 3'er

I'm glad I listened to the Dandy Warhols. Before today, "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia" was the only Dandy Warhols album I had heard. It was a forgettable experience, with the only highlight being "Bohemian Like You". "...The Dandy Warhols Come Down" is the opposite, with many great songs. I bet "NIYWtLJoE" will end up in my playlist for days to come. 4 stars for "...The Dandy Warhols Come Down".

This was a new one to me, though I’ve heard of the band. A fun weird little odyssey this one is.

I have 'Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia' in my record collection, but I’ve never listened to this one in its entirety before. The highlights on 'Thirteen Tales' are better, but this one seems to be a more consistent (and better!) album overall. Great guitar sound!

Coffee-shop hip, which isn't real praise. I found it ok but bland and the last two tracks confused and angered me.

Nett zum warm werden für das Krach am Bach am Wochenende. Ansonsten nicht das ganz große Kino.

Dachte vorher, die wären ein One-Hit-Wonder. Fand das Album belanglos.

#1014. This kinda sounds like if Radiohead made pop music, and we're perhaps less pretentious. 4/5: it'll do

The Dandy Warhols just sounded effortlessly cool, especially the singles from this album. Unfortunately’Boys’, ‘..Last Junkie’ and ‘Every day should be a holiday’ are the standouts, with the rest of yhe album good but never quite reaching the same level. ‘I love you’ borders on annoying, but unfortunately this album sums up the Dandy Warhols for me, so much potential but not quite able to deliver consistently enough to be great.

Dull. Boring. Far, far too long. “Hard On For Jesus” is a great song title, mind.

Look, I'm not going to claim this is in anyway groundbreaking or innovative. And it definitely runs out of steam before the end. But I have a simple brain that hears the many, many hooks and gets them firmly embedded in there and so ends up humming Boys Better all day. If this record managed to maintain the same level throughout, it'd be on for a 4, but it really tails off, so: 3/5

Was druckt mer da wider im Schueh? Oh, es Shoegazeled widermal, hoppala! Pluspünkt für de Name, und für d Musig. Bravo. 4 Dincent Van Gogh

Spannend aber zwenig carchy zum 4 warhols inde drucke Sorry dandy

Like it

None of this sounded like Bohemian Like You and honestly, despite liking that song, I'm glad.

Unfortunately this did not grab me. No strong feelings just neutral.

Honestly I thought these guys were a one hit wonder. Only ever heard of Bohemian Like You before so was quite surprised this popped up. It was an alright album, nothing particularly special about it. It almost lost a star at the end, The Creep Out goes on for a bloody eternity. Top Track - Every Day Should Be A Holiday

Erg leuk! Paar nummers kende ik al.

I remember buying this album when I was in Okinawa. I thought I was going to be amazed by it but I listened and I think I liked a few a songs. I didn’t really listen too often after that. Today I listened and those same songs are good and the rest is just kind of okay. I wasn’t interested in it at all. Reading the wiki on the album I think the lead singer thought he deserved the fame. Having not been signed earlier because of grunge but other bands were signed that weren’t grunge at the time so that just strikes me as odd. But he got signed and had a fairly long career because I just listened to a covers record they just released. I listened based on name recognition. It wasn’t bad. Just like this it was mid.

Good stuff. Indie pop style Boys Better, Minnesoter, Junkie song: all very good. Nice and catchy songs. Vocals good, excellent guitar. A very good album: four stars

This turned into background noise for me. Aside from my favorite tracks, everything else fell into a liminal space of indie rock. Favorite Tracks: Be-In Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Cool as Kim Deal

Heroin Is So Passe 1001 Albums Generator 311 (7/22/2026) The Dandy Warhols had some cool ideas and some really boring ideas. Interesting, catchy, glammy psychedelic rock clashes with boring ambience and repetitive composition to create an album that's simply just okay. The last two songs are completely unnecessary. 2.5/5, rounded down to a 2 because I will never come back to this in full. Favs: Be-In Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Every Day Should Be A Holiday Least Fav: Pete International Airport

Alterna pop shoegazey at points. I didn't mind it. 3/5.

Listened before: nope Be-In - 4/5 Boys Better - 4/5 Minnesoter - 5/5 Orange - 4/5 I Love You - 4/5 Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth - 5/5 Every Day Should Be a Holiday - 4/5 Good Morning - 4/5 Whipping Tree - 3/5 Green - 4/5 Cool as Kim Deal - 4/5 Hard on for Jesus - 4/5 Pete International Airport - 2/5 The Creep Out - 3/5 Average score: 3.9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ wasn't sure about this one based on the album length but honestly, this was a vibe. some tracks overstay their welcome in terms of length, others just didn't have to be here (particularly the last 2 instrumentals), but for the most part this was enjoyable. Minnesoter and Not If You Were the Last Junkie were my favs here

Meh

5번 트랙은 멘헤라가 썼나

Well, I'm sorry, Dandy Warhols, we used to be friends, but from the vantage of 20 years off the hype machine, you feel like minor figures in my life and the life of music.

Boys Better Minnesoter Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Hard on For Jesus Skip track Last two jams

224. boring

*Too many songs sounded like a drone with little variation *Had a few bright spots but this did not get me excited to listen to it at all

I was pretty cranky when I saw the release year, the length, the indulgent album name, and the inscrutable album cover, but ended up enjoying it plenty. Some great ideas and solid atmosphere (especially “Orange” and “Good Morning”). A lot of space and patience, but also isn’t lacking for hooks. Love the way the lead guitar sounds throughout. “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth” strikes right on the breezy 90s-radio sweet spot. Heroin *is* so passe; so true bestie. That song also leads straight into “Every Day Should Be A Holiday”, an unquestionable banger with a tight little riff at its center. (The topline melody of the verses reminds me of another song that I can’t put my finger on.) I’m still not sure all the sprawl is to this album’s benefit; a tight 45-minute runtime would be a huge facelift. There isn’t anything here on paper instrumentally or songwriting wise that obviously sets it apart from its contemporaries, but I still enjoyed it more than a lot of those records. I think it’s because it never comes off as drippy. Keeps the party going.

oof this was a CHALLENGING listen... i went into this expecting something pretty good, especially because the genres seemed interesting and i generally do kinda enjoy this kind of music but this was really just painful to listen through. the one notable exception to this was two songs in the middle: "not if you were the last junkie on earth" and "every day should be a holiday", which were just some pretty alright alt rock songs, though nothing too special. (i can't tell if they're actually good or if i just liked them because they were a relief from the rest of the album!) "pete international airport" was also quite nice because it actually gave me room to breathe while listening, and was just a nice ambient track in general. the rest of the album was just droning nonsense with nothing noteable happening at all. 1/5, only redeeming factor are the three songs in the middle where it gets listenable. (also should not be here, this absolutely does not rank among the 1001 most important albums of all time)

🤘🏻🫯🍌🎧🎸

Overblown tripe with too few redeeming moments.

This has not aged well.

Pretentious and boring.

Ugh...

Well, I really liked that. There's also a song by this band on my list of favorite songs. I hadn't listened to a full album of theirs before. I've caught up on that now, and there's even more to listen to. 5/5

i like them

Fantastic! 4.75/5. Super cool vibe, psychadelic, moody groovy, a little grungy on the bass, beatles meets blur meets fontaines meets foo fighters. Was gonna be boys Better for me until the last track, what a fucking outro! The Creep Out well done.

Boring

I think this was a fine album, perhaps a little long.

Pretty good album, but it kinda fizzles out towards the end. I'd probably check out more of their stuff. Favorite Track - Be-in Least Favorite Track - Pete International Airport ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had to stop my first listening somewhere I couldn't remember. For the second try, I tried to find the last track I'd heard. Well, I couldn't figure it out. So I listened to it all again. Just to find me after some time towards the last tracks without remembering any of the previous tracks. Just a continuous droning in the back. Not bad, just completely forgettable.

music is love

I had previously only ever heard their one-hit-wonder "Bohemian Like You" and was pleasantly surprised by this album.

A welcomed change of pace for me

Veronica Mars theme song NOT on this album

Didn’t do much for me.

I liked a few of the songs here but most of this album kinda bounced off of me. I was busy so I know it’s not the fairest rating as I couldn’t just sit and listen like I normally do.

Atmospheric and moody, its never too unique or experimental, but it knows what it is and does it well. 7/10

Now here is a genuine delight for me, sometimes the project comes through. I avoided this band because of its terrible name, I have to admit. But this is an excellent record that straddles the line between Madchester and Shoegaze. This veers from the almost bubblegum pop of Not If You Were The Last Junkie In Earth to the Stone Roses-ish Boys Better to the near sludge of Orange. It's a fun ride, will definitely be checking out more of their records and shame on me considering the names of the bands I did/do listen to all the time

Swag!

I saw The Dandy Warhols open for Bowie in 2003. I only knew their uber hit Bohemian Like You (which they teased but didn't actually play) at the time and came back getting their then-current album Welcome to the Monkey House because they really blew me away. I sort of lost track of them along fhe way, even though Monkey House frequently found its way into my headphones/earbuds. Fast forward to 2025, the family was out of town and I had an evening to kill and I found the Dandy Warhols were in town. I went - on my own - and a great evening was had by all. (They did play Bohemian that time, but it would have been a great evening regardless.) In other words, The Dandy Warhols are one of those bands that can grab you, let you go, but then still entice you to come back, and this collection of tunes is a testament to everything they're capable of.

Tipična dosadna kenjkavica od albuma, puno ih je previše na ovom projektu. 2/5, 3/10

Nothing as good as ‘Bohemian Like You’ on this album. Some decent songs towards the middle, but few of the songs are really memorable. Like Not if you were the Last Junkie on Earth and the melody of Good Morning (if not the vocal).

I kept thinking that I would like a oarticular track then it would fade into something I didn;t like. A but too psychedelic for me.

Was alright

3.5

This was very blah.

The music is fine. Dandy, even. 3.5*, but rounding down because I heard little reason to return for a second listen.

Bloated and derivative (Pink Floyd, Young, among others), but this dream rock works for them. They deserve their 15 minutes.

Pretty blah. Nothing exciting, but nothing moving either Best Song: Not Even if you were the last junkie on earth Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2

Wasn’t expecting much from this one but really enjoyed it! Would give a second listen.

наче й добре, проте загалом нудненько. В мене сьодні недосип, і оце слухати зрання було... цікавим досвідом. Слоуд-реверб, стоунер-роцк, це вже є ці ваші шугейзи?

Extremely average. Just, fine.

3.5

Another in the long list of music i see as good but really does nothing for me personally. It has song that I can see others being very into its everything i dislike about alot of other artists. Its vapor. Like it has this obscured quality to it. Just like those last few sentences. Its hard to put a finger on it but its just not worth it. The songwriting is behind a wall of sort of interesting sound but only sort of. I could see a song inside these tracks but its hiding. There are lots of songs that dont move in any interesting way either. Those last 2 tracks are the epitome of the uninteresting and repetitive nature im talking about. Its one single musical idea that isnt bad per say but its overdone to the extreme. 8 minutes of even the best ideas payed ad nauseum will always end up bad in the end. And no vocals at all or some garbled incomprehensible voices are hell for me. Ive been very negative this whole time. But I dont hate it. Im just frustrated that there is so much of this lauded and popular music that I can see the appeal and still feel zero for it. I was OK with the length and not looking for it to end but I wasn't loving my time either. All in all im ok with this but just wish I could see the vision. But I dont.

Very forgettable

neither excited nor moved me. doesn't seem to excel in a single aspect of music i look for or appreciate, and every song is twice as long as is ought to be. just a smear of a musical experience. favorite song is probably The Creep Out: i feel like it was at least trying something kind of fun

Rating: 5/10 It's like, almost interesting and good but ultimately is very long, not so unique 90's indie rock. It does try for a lot of different things and I wish it stayed more focused. To be honest Be-In was a pretty sick first track and I would have liked more of it, and Boys Better is a pretty decent song along with some others. Lead singer's voice can be annoying. Not nearly noteworthy enough to be here

This is exactly the kind of music I would expect a band named The Dandy Warhols to make. It's one of those albums I don't have strong opinions on because nothing really happened - I suppose releasing this album is kind of a cool '97 thing to do where it's like yeah duuuude we're just making chill music just chilllll out brooo just vibes man we're all pretty unbothered dudeee but here in the big 26 I need some more mental stimulus than this to rate things higher than a 3.2/10

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.

On the one hand, it’s a bit try-hard, but on the other hand that effort did pay off with some decent tunes, so fair play to the Dandy Warhols.

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.

Another wide epic album that sounds like feelings but stayed with me no further than the final reverb tail. Not bad, but not amazing.

1. be - 1 2. boyz - 0 3. minezotter - 1 4. orange - 2 5. love - 2 6. junkie - 1 7. holiday - 1 8. morning - 2 9. tree - 3 10. green - 2 11. kim - 1 12. hard - 0 13. pete - 1 14. creep - 1

This album was a winner. Can't say I knew of this group. Enjoyed the laid back style of music. This will be added to the collection.

Music of this type all sounds very similar to me. Having said that, this was better than most. Would like to give it a high 3.

Everything about this album just screamed 90s. There were a couple of highlights that helped it stand out against all the other 90s rock albums, but overall, pretty average and a little too long for my liking.

It was alright, a solid 7/10

Another surprising inclusion. I would have categorized this as a “before they were famous” album, but somehow 3 tracks from this hit the top 40 in the UK. Three! Despite being American, they didn’t gain notoriety in the US until “Bohemian Like You” from Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia, which is far more high-energy than most of the tracks on either album. Honestly I’d rate their debut album higher than this one. It’s a lot more hooky and less dated-sounding.

Pretty decent 90s rock album

Det va Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia som i sin tid va mitt Dandy Warhols-album, men æ like for så vidt det her også, om enn ikke fullt så mye.

This is interesting. The album gets better as it goes on. Starts out sort of trite and poppy, but then develops a dark and rich vibe — with interesting lyrics. A real mix. I want yo listen to it again, but for now it’s a 3.

335/1001 The Dandy Warhols - The Dandy Warhols Come Down Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ This felt like it lasted forever. There were just so many tracks that sounded exactly the same and when it's this stoner kind of aesthetic, it needs to be shorter. Probably should have cut my losses halfway through, but pushed through in the end...

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.

Seria um 3.5

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

Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Some of it was just weird.

Standouts Minnesoter Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth

So someone decided we needed American Britpop. It's just like every other Britpop album on here. Ok as background music to slightly annoying.

There is a lot of silence in this album that confused me a few times. Anyways generic rock music it’s fine but it’s nothing special.

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

This started out quite drab but there was a little run there near the middle but that jolt went as quickly as it came. Just kinda long and boring. 4/10

Forgettable stuff. Not sure if its a tribute or a parody of the velvet underground but either way this is nonsense

Man this album was great!! A lot of it is more hypnotic and atmospheric, especially when they stretch out into repetitive grooves and hazy guitar textures. The opener “Be-In” is basically the band announcing, “we are here to make a long psychedelic entrance.” “Boys Better” has more punch and swagger. “Good Morning” is the big slow-burn comedown track and probably the emotional centerpiece if you let it settle. this is a smoky, sarcastic, psychedelic 90s comedown record. Not dark like industrial, not heavy like metal, not emotionally devastating like Rain Dogs — more like lying on the floor after a party while the room is still spinning a little and the guitars keep buzzing in the walls, especially with the last track, The Creep Out

#222 listening diary -Boys Better Rocks. -issa funny when they say Minneso-TER innit. I do think so. -yee this is chill! -i love you and not if you were... I found a little repetitive, not too engaging. -Cool guitar riff on Everyday Holiday. -it's untelated but I have a headache. -Nobody's as cool as Kim Deal, c'mon. 3.5, could come back to this! It's cool!

This is pretty fantastic stuff. I might just be out of the loop, but a grunge/shoegaze/psychedelia crossover isn't something I've ever heard. Loved the production on this as well. Loses half a star for being so long. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

not bad but way overstays its welcome

2026.06.09-10.

1/5

4.1

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.

Everything after track 8 just get rid of, but I am a big fan of most of the first half of this album in both its spacier / shoegazier moments and its more POWER POP NOISY GUITAR HOOKS moments. Which I honestly wasn't expecting.

I find it hard to believe anyone is thrilled or interested by this in this day and age fairly tedious stuff for the most part 2.5*

How did I not know about this band either? This album is great. Made me think of Built to Spill, a band I grew to love after college. Maybe the album lingers a bit too long, and not all the tracks are standouts, but I listened to this twice and honestly loved it. I thought maybe a high 4/5, but I’m going to say this ekes its way into a low 5/5 for me.

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

This album is an achievement for sure, really full sound that at times was like a Wall-of-Soundified R.E.M. Really liked Boys Better and Every Day Should be a Holiday, Good Morning. But at the same time, made 1hr feel like much longer and dragged late despite the rich production value. Very interesting album missing something for me.

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.

This was an impressive combination of being way too long, all over the place, and somehow boring.

Did not age well

Pretty boring

fav song: orange hazy, textured, moody 40/100

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.

Dandy ear candy. ★★★

I was more of a Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips guy around the time this came out and there's only so much room one can have in ones heart for American neo-psychedelia. Then Bohemia Like You came out and it was a cool song but was then co-opted by a mobile phone ad in the UK and I quickly became sick of it. So I wasn't super excited to hear this. However, I enjoyed several of the tracks beyond the ones I already knew I can't for the life of me understand why they didn't just end the record with Hard On For Jesus which was great, instead they tack on two long, trippy, not particular interesting freeform jams which don't add anything. I was going for a 4 but the interminable coda bumps it down to a strong 3.

Tämä Dandy Warholsin levy menee samaan kastiin, kuin eilisen Flaming Lips. Kokonaisuus jää reippaasti plussan puolelle, mutta "se jokin" jää uupumaan.

A bit of a slog. Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth and Everyday Should be a Holiday are great tracks - but rest of the album is a real disappointment. Lots of fairly bland instrumentals / jams and forgettable album fillers. Disappointing.

'90s American college rock. Just kind of drifts on by without standing out.

Kinda stopped paying attention half way through which says it all I guess

This started out as a three - generic 90s Indie - then all the instrumental bollocks and repetitive dirges brought it down. I remember the name of the band from back then, and at least one of their songs which doesn't feature here. It's another album which seemingly has zero reason for being included on this list - didn't sell, had no hits, wasn't acclaimed, isn't influential. A bit bemused by all the 5 star reviews here. I can only assume Americans really like shitty Britpop when made by their fellow Countrymen.

4.5/5

I was only familiar with Bohemian Like You, which came out after this album, but this is a pretty great alt rock listen, i'm surprised it made this list, must have gotten it on sale on a bin or through Columbia House

5.5/10

Starts off pretty good, like some sort of Shoegaze band. That’s about as good as it gets though. The rest of the album either sounds like somewhat pleasant but drawn out Shoegaze or the “Come down” boredom the calmer songs on here bring. The last 2 songs are more of a sanity test than they are actual pieces of music and really make me consider giving this a bottom rating. The rest of the album is ok while some stuff is awful.

It’s alright

Not that great. A big minus is „not if you were the last junkie on earth“. What a shitty song.

never really gave them a listen. always one of the on the fringe bands but thought this was a good album will try their other albums

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

Very enjoyable, but not sure it quite makes it to 4.

Meh

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

Meh

Bueno

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.

Love that these guys have a unique sound.

I did enjoy listening to this one more than I expected. Not a generic late 90s rock album.

Pretty good

I liked quite some songs on here but it does get increasingly difficult to listen to the longer the album goes on. Nevertheless, some great music and interesting sounds to enjoy.

This is one of those albums that gives you a constant feeling of deja-vu. It's just completely uninspired, a plodding, overlong collage of tired neo-psychedelia tropes of the '90s, downright stereotypical. A couple of tracks do manage to break this suffocating mould, but they are few and far-between. 2/5

Yuck. Not feeling it.

Boring british mediocre rock

Quite a sombre experience; not necessarily because this album is depressiong (though, imo, it is) but because of the realisation that I might not have as broad a music taste as I thought I had. I think it might be the shoe-gazing, the raw instrumentation and mumbled vocals buried below layer upon layer of reverb fighting against years of cleaner-but-mass-produced music that I swam around in during my formative years. Regardless, on the whole, I wasn't a fan of this. It has an interesting... "sonic texture"... but not one that I want to chew on again.

I lived in Portland for 14 years and never knew they were from there, but buy does this sound like PDX.

Based on the band name that had no business being as good as it was.

Good 90s alt rock

It’s not perfect but it’s pretty good! A great departure from music of that era.

I've been familiar with this band for awhile, but this is the first time I've actually listened to any of their stuff. It's pretty good. Sounds like something I could've really gotten into back in high school. Favorite track: Boys Better 3.5/5

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

Sorprendió eh. Estuvo mucho mejor de lo que esperaba después de escuchar la primera canción. 5 puntos, pero bastante disfrutable.

33/1089 ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols I think this challenge is great, but sometimes it also makes me realise that some albums just need more time. It doesn’t happen very often that I instantly love an album on first listen. A lot of my favourite records took a few listens before they fully clicked. And honestly, I think this might be one of those albums. On first listen I got a bit bored and didn’t really connect with many of the songs. The album mostly just passed by me without leaving much impact. But at the same time, I can hear sounds and ideas here that feel like they should work for me. So even though I found it underwhelming overall, there’s definitely something interesting going on underneath the surface. I just don’t think I fully got there yet. Wine pairing? Some overly trendy natural wine that everyone says is amazing but you’re not fully convinced by yet. Food pairing? Cold pizza at 1am. Favourite song? Honestly, nothing really stood out enough yet. Vinyl? Don’t want it. First listen? Yes. Overall 2 out of 5.

"Be-In" could've been so much better if it had been cut short. That song was way too long for what it had to offer, dragged out beyond any possible need. "Orange" has such a cool instrumental; it is so interesting, kind of mysterious and unknown, treading lightly into a second of joy. On the other hand, "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" is kind of boring. It feels like I've heard that song a hundred times before, and I am not a big fan of it at all. I really liked this album at first, but it just got blander and blander as it went on. It is starting to make me snooze, and "Green" is the best example of this. He is also doing that half whispering, half talking singing voice that is so hard to nail without making me physically recoil, and he is clearly not succeeding at it. "Good Morning" is making me cringe a bit, too. It is just the way he says "good morning"; I do not know, I am just not a fan of that song. The singles are also kind of weak, in my opinion. I enjoy the lesser appreciated songs way more, and I am not saying that just to be "oh so different" and special; I think the hits were designed with a more commercial appeal in mind as they lean a bit more towards pop. I like the more alternative songs on this album. The album is fine as a whole; it is alright, nothing groundbreaking, but an easy listen. I think it pretty much is what you expect it to be, honestly. Why does "Pete International Airport" sound like that towards the end? The start is kind of meh, but it gets more interesting as it finishes. Was it their goal to make it sound like an abandoned airport with broken or boarded up windows? It is a zombie apocalypse, and not just any zombies, the DayZ zombies. You are hiding in said abandoned airport, a storm is brewing outside, night is falling, and everything is quiet. All you can hear is the gushing wind through the cracks, crevices, and broken windows when all of a sudden... basically, this is the vibe that song gives me. Now, onto the last song. This sounds like a really extended movie soundtrack, the type of sound played during a movie's climax. Those distortions kind of sound like an Australian didgeridoo, so in my head, this song feels Australian. It is like there is a group of guys stranded somewhere in the middle of the Australian outback, trying to get back to civilization, and this starts playing during the montage of them learning wilderness survival, the kind of thing that happens in these types of movies every single time. These last two songs are interesting regarding their composition, but I do not see why they were included in this album at all. I do not see them working well with the rest of it. Maybe I am too stupid to see the vision or understand the deeper layer. Fave song(s): Orange, Minnesoter Least favorite song(s): Green Deserving of being on this list? Eh. Its legacy isn't that great, the critical reception was just alright, and it is not an incredible album based on my taste, so I am inclined toward a no. Is it a fine album? Yeah. Should everyone listen to it before they die? No way.

Not that great or memorable. One point deduction for cloying band name. There are one or two decent tunes that keep it from a 1. The list is starting to piss me off.

Unfortunately every song on this album sounded like throw away indie trash apart from 2 songs in the middle Of the album that piqued a little interest- these been ‘Not if you were…’ and ‘every day should be a holiday’ It felt to me like the album was a band trying to jump On the Brit pop music takeover and they wanted to sound like oasis, unfortunately for them they fell flat completely. A terrible compilation of songs that in my opinion have no right of been in this collection. Fave track- ‘every day should be a holiday’ Worst track- could have been many but ‘good morning’ and ‘I love you’ really grated on me the most! 1.5/10

Dandy Warhols I actually listened to it and there's an hour I will never get back. What a load of generic indie shite. The Velvet Underground made some great records but have so much to beg forgiveness for when it comes to all the flacid white boy 3 chord rubbish it's 'inspired' For the first few tracks I'd barely noticed they'd even started it was so ponderously pointless. Finally with Not If You were the Last Junkie..... we finally got to something worth some attention. We then went into the horrendously outdated proto Jesus Jones guff of Every Day Should be a Holiday. Pete International Airport and its pseudo drone rubbish felt like a lifetime. If you really want to feel like your having some existential out of body experience then go listen to some Spacemen 3. Closed with the interminable Creep Out. Nah, just Fuck Off. 2/10

# 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.

Я не фанат оцього спейс-психоделік-рок ревайвлу, але цей альбом був нічогенький. Тільки "інді" місця в ньому слабкі.

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

I really wanted to enjoy this more because some of the songs on this are so damn good, but it's just like 20 minutes too long, and most of that is to do with the final 2 instrumentals.

I feel like I should like this album more than I do. It has a lot of the component parts of the music I tend to really like but for whatever reason, I'm kind of indifferent to this album. 3.5/5.

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.

Pretty crunchy but doesn't really resonate with me

(4/7) some surprisingly good stuff on here but also a high dose of strangeness

Ah, the infamous Wall of Noise.

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

Never listen to this before even though I grew up during its time. Pretty good and very 90s although I don't think I would have cared for it when I was younger.

Good vibe - I imagine it’s the kind of music you’d listen to handcuffed to the bed by your ex bf while his best friend goes down on you

Slightly grungey alt rock

Cool band, new for me!

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.

Fav song: Cool as Kim Deal

Really enjoyed to be fair, just too long

Alright but came across as self important and a little toxic

I really liked a lot of this album, but this is one of those times that less would have been more. If a few of the weaker cuts had been excluded, I would be giving this record four stars. As it is, I will settle on a strong three. It was for the most part, a fun listen. I am glad that it was included as I had zero familiarity with this band.

I really love their album Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia (for obvious reasons)... This album starts off a bit Neil Young and transitions into the Dandy Warhols I know and love the deeper I get into this album. I do love this band. I want to give it 4 stars(ish), but I also love this album the more I try to decide how much I like this album. Fuck it, 5 stars just because.

A stoned drunken shoe gaze populated meander. The power pop moments tie it together a bit, but it still is pretty unmemorable.

boys better - концовка классная minnesoter - вайбовый orange - прмкольный короче я устал выписывать треки. Каждый трек реально чем то примечателен, нереальный вайб

There were points where this was great and although nothing jumped out at me and included none of the tracks that I knew from them, it was a nice one. Nothing wow, but good.

As I get close to the end of the 1001, it's becoming harder to impress me. This was moody and interesting but nothing terribly exciting.

A more tuned-back MBV sound. Not quite as experimental. Overall quite decent. 3/5

Why is this album so looooooong

A decent listen.

The upbeat songs are fun, but there's not enough of them. The slower stuff just drags and grinds the album to a halt. Probably better served as music on in the background instead of being listened to intently.

About 5 songs into this album, you realise that the DWs have a formula, but it's a pretty good one. It's rock, but sanitised through production and multiple overdubs. It's upbeat, but it's not hugely compelling, and lends itself to passive listening. Scrapes a 3

I really like not if you were the last junkie so I was excited for this album but it was just so disappointing. Every day should be a holiday was pretty good though.

I really dig this record.

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

Post-punk pop vibes. Not bad, not great.

This album got nothing interesting, is really bland and is overly long. The music itself is uninspired and cliche. Atleast its not complete butt ? Extremely random pick honestly. 2.5/5 but ill give it a 2 because it wasted an hour of my life I could have spent doing something more interesting. Like doing cookies. Yeah I should bake some cookies.

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 album is best described like a wipeout while surfing, the intro. Your ripping the wave, having the time of your life. You get wiped out, it goes quite pushed underwater contemplating life. You get up again catch another one and your up there again. Time is rushing by, it’s just you and the Wave. The best park of the album is every song connects into the next one never really breaks keeps listening.

It's background noise to me

Meh

Started out ok but dragged on. The last 20 minutes of the album were boring and started to get downright annoying, not because of weird sounds or anything, it just grated on and on. 2/5

At points, this is pretty good. But it's a meandering thing, and gets lost.

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.

I don't really get the appeal but I don't dislike it either

Ain’t no Brian Jonestown Massacre

7 / 10

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.

Meh

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. 🦅

Últimas canciones del álbum exploraron nuevos rumbos meramente instrumentales es lo que más destaco, su rock se ve que tiene influencia grunge, pero sin entrar de lleno por esa área, técnicamente hablando no se notó nada sorpresivo, pero como un todo, se nota la sinergia de la banda. Hay que tomar en cuenta que ninguna de las canciones de este álbum es insignia de la banda 2.7

no me mató, zzz no lo volvería a escuchar

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)

not for me. i was intringued in a few moments but maybe i didn’t listen it at the right time. however, it wasn’t complete sht

Inoffensive, I suppose, but it’s nothing special. The album didn’t grab my attention in 1997, and it still doesn’t. (Also, it’s 20 minutes longer than it needed to be.)

I was pleasantly surprised by this record! Definitely enjoyed the drone-y, almost early Tame Impala-esque tracks (like Be-In), but also liked some of the simpler pop tracks here. Some funny lyrics here and there as well! However, a lot of these (especially the slower moments) never really caught my attention. Not really the most unique or original sound, but whatever. Favorites: Be-In, Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth, Cool As Kim Deal

The Dandy Warhols are fine, and this album is solid, but would I include it on a list like this? Probably not. Victim to the CD bloat of the era, and I would probably pick quite a few other records from the 90s psych rock revival scene over this. (Please note no Elephant Six bands are represented on this list....) DIG! is great though, go watch that. I wonder if Anton is mad that the Dandys are on here and not BJM.

this album made me want to listen to Weezer

They forgot to put the banger from Flushed Away on this album. For shame. Also if they chopped this album at 45 mins maybe I would have passed it. The final 20 mins were a true slog.

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.

The band offers some interesting ideas, great sounds and intoxicating textures, but unfortunately they also run out of steam quite fast. At it's best the album is catchy and very trippy, but also has a lot of moments that feel boring and awkward.

Shoegaze with a splash of Oasis. Up my street.

Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth contains one of the best opening lines in modern musical history. 5 just for this beauty !!!

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.

What a complete snooze-fest. The last two songs in particular were just dumb.

First track was the same chords repeating over and over again and then the next sounded exactly the same. The sound is nice and rich but I don't dig such songwriting. P.S. I eventually liked one song (Good Morning) so I'm changing from 2 to 3

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.

Very mid, but has at least passion and drive behind it, you can tell they put a lot of effort into it, it's just a shame that their brand of neo-psychedelia wasn't particularly interesting

For some reason I thought this was the band that Bob Dylan’s son was in. It isn’t. I have nothing else to say about this album

Do not waste your time.

The first half was great, fun pop-rock with seemingly a bit of 90's grunge influence mixed in. I don't know why the last 20 minutes of this album wasn't cut. It just goes on forever for no discernible reason. Really killed the quality of this album holistically.

About 10 minutes into the album I had to check which song it was up to and was surprised to discover I was on track 2. I would have believe 1 and I would have believe 4.

Not bad, but nothing really notable. Listened to more of it on 3/27 and Ryan doesn't like it.

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

This was not bad, but did not particularly impress me.

7/10

Boring 2/5

Wasn't expecting that.

Atmospheric Brit Pop that was really quite nice. Over an hour was a bit much, though, especially with how much Brit pop of similar sound is on this list.

3/21 Boring album

Well...what can you say about this album? I guess I'll just lay out what I went through. Seeing the selection: "Oh, okay. mid-late 90s alternative album with a kinda cool cover from a band I've never heard of, this could be good" Seeing the length: "Uh oh, it's a bit on the long side, I hope this is good" Several seconds into the first song: "Oh no, this isn't going to be good" Several more seconds into the first song: "Wait a minute, this might actually end up being great" Some other point during the album: "Okay, this is too long and should end soon" After the album finished: "Yeah, that was a disappointment" 2.5 stars.

Ihan semi jees, voisin kuunnella uudelleen

Jotenkin todella PERUSmusaa, siitä kostoksi kagone

On tässä ihan jotain ideaa, mutta ei osu silti itselle.

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.

Siinä määrin tuttu bändi, että hyllystä löytyy peräti kaksi myöhäisempää levyä. Tästä ei sen sijaan ollut entuudestaan yksikään biisi tuttu, joten avoimin mielin kuuntelemaan. Kyllä minä ihan pidin tästä! Soundeissa semmoista pientä Madchester-pörinää, ja Courtney Taylor-Taylorin moneen taipuva ääni on aina miellyttänyt itseäni. Biiseiltään ei lähellekään samaa tasoa kun vaikkapa omastakin hyllystä löytyvä Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia, mutta kyllä minä tätä toistekin voisin kuunnella. Ihan nopan heittoa että onko kolmonen vai nelonen. Ehkä vähän turhan pitkä levy, niin mennään kolmosella. Jonain toisena päivänä olisi voinut olla nelonen.

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.

I actually liked this album but it is way too saturated. It gets rather boring there at the end not to mention it’s like bare minimum 3 songs and a good 20 minutes too long. If that was fixed the vibes lowkey are giving a high 80. The best part without a doubt is that mouth harp, such a freakin unique sound that I love!

Enjoyable

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.

Not bad, not blowing me away. Is this 'shoegaze?' Some kinda nice atmospheric jams but a little meandering.