Reviews (page 3 of 7)
Bit boring
Listening to this record felt like a breath of fresh air, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the band.
Pretty decent rock stoner rock album. Had some interesting sounds. Not sure its something I'd return to.
I enjoyed the second half more than the first - it had a bit of a Matt Johnson soundtrack vibe.
totally snooze inducing. not my jam at all
Interesting. Some songs reminded me of Nirvana, some a more emo s as lt band. Overall better than I expected.
pretty good! very of its time but more than meets the eye esp when i only know them for Veronic Mars
An hour was more time than I had. Not for me. ⭐
The only Dandy Warhols song I previously knew was the opening theme from Veronica Mars. They recorded part of this album in the lead singer's apartment...bet his neighbors loved that. Had to misophonia skip the one with heavy breathing. NOPE. Aside from that and the one about heroin, this was forgettable.
Not quite my style.
non il mio genere, però interessante la sperimentazione. Tracce preferita: Whipping Tree, Pete International Airport
The long instrumentals at the end threw off the overall album
Kind of boring
Surprisingly enjoyable! Ambient with a rock sound. A bit like a jam band towards the end of the album.
Parts good, parts too long and whiny. I do feel like I'm leaning on the negative side of this tho. Good Morning was my fav song of the album and fav first listen with Boys Better and Minnesoter being my other highlights
Meh 2.5/5
It was fine, 2 stars. Some good songs but too long, drawn out
The rock is nice and gentle, but lyrics are questionable.
Ok music terrible lyrics
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)
Likeable pop garage-grunge, enjoyable in its day (if a bit glossy) but sounds better today. Inevitably and needlessly coupled with BJM, and in fairness to the Dandies they were shooting for broader appeal I believe. Good crafty guitar pop (but nothing more)
So incredibly boring. These sound like sketches of songs because half of them go nowhere past their initial hook. Bohemian Like You is a banger of a song but nothing on this comes close.
3 out of 5. Almost a 4 but still a good listen.
Didn't think i'd ever heard anything from these guys but then I hit the "heroin is so passe" song lol. Nothing crazy but its a pretty decent album top to bottom
Pretty good.
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.
Once spent a night drinking with Courtney Taylor-Taylor, I was prick and he was a vacuous sponge, Lockett was nice as I remember and tired to explain Courtney was just a misunderstood humanist, maybe he is, maybe not, anyway I really like early Dandy Warhols albums ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
La música siempre me transporta a momentos, reales o imaginados. Por eso este tipo de lectura vuelve una y otra vez cuando escucho el disco. Me arma una escena: soy joven, universitario, de clase media; escucho …The Dandy Warhols Come Down de The Dandy Warhols porque suenan bien, porque tienen onda, pero sin esfuerzo. No están intentando ser cool: simplemente lo son. Es un álbum relajado, que fluye con naturalidad y suena bien sin necesidad de épica.
Андрій Варгола reference?
not into this at al. Stylistically poor AF. And I don't get the name - lame
At times really good.
Not my style
This hit me like when I found out people from my high school were famous as adults. Like, this is the stuff playing in your high neighbor's garage in the '90s, it seems like mood music to me, and it's super hard to see it as its own art.
A lot that’s killer, a lot more that’s filler.
hey these songs are in movies
Just bad. dready and weird. Not a fan
Что-то похожее на Gorillaz и Blur, но скучнее, и иногда даже раздражает.
They have a distinct sound of snark and sharp observation that set them apart from other bands of the 90s. Warhols just sound really good, too. “Boys Better” is my favorite on here, a great rolling buzz track. I don’t mind the two long instrumental tracks that the record back-to-back; they make a languid vibe that offsets the harder energy of what came before.
Dreadful. So dull. Nothing even vaguely noteworthy or memorable about it.
I was expecting to like this way more than I did. I've heard of The Dandy Warhols as an American britpop act. And I love britpop. But it was just kinda only okay. Maybe I'll revisit at some point, but for now I don't love it.
This is fine. Forgettable but enjoyable enough I guess
Top listen. Like the Warhols at the best of times. Gets a little heavy towards the middle of the album (“Orange” I think in particular), but top scores otherwise. Helps that it was listened to at beach club in Tenerife!
I have heard and enjoyed a few of their songs before. First few songs are ok. They sound very REM. Then you get to "I love you" which is dreary. Every day should be a Holiday is decent. Minnesoter is my other pick. Album is ok but needs about five songs cut.
le sobran canciones y les falta actitud, pero es el sonido que me abrió las puertas de la música que no sonaba en los 40, no puedo odiarles
Pfff. What's this album doing on this list
Algo falto de carisma e cunha duración excesiva. É máis, ao principio estaba bastante dentro da movida de psicodelia lixeira e bucles de guitarras distorsionadas sobre os que canta unha voz falta de espírito. Pero non é suficiente para soster o tinglado durante unha hora enteira. Non, non, non todo é o que parece, amigo. Hai que pensalo moi ben. Ai, ai, ás veces metes a pata, tío, e todo sae do revés. Ademais, vindo de escoitar onte o de Faust, as comparacións son odiosas. (#20 dos 1.001 discos que escoitar antes de morrer: 2,5/5)
desinspirats
Pan sin sal, sangre de horchata, manos de mantequilla, un árbol de Navidad sin bolas, una barbacoa sin panceta...
Blind album and artist. This album sounds so good, and I love the synth and the soft sounds as well as the rough sounds and harder hitting songs. It's a great blend of different songs that still flow very well and have a glimmer of something special in each track. I love this album and feel it should be a 4 but I've gone back and listened to it the next day and so.ething that does that makes me feel it's a 5.
I honestly expected a terrible Velvet Underground cover band, but I was impressed by some of these tracks. For me, the issue with shoegaze is that I prefer shorter EPs or albums because my attention starts to fade when all the songs are so atmospheric that I can’t really distinguish the individual tracks from one another. I had fun listening to the album, but nothing except “Every Day Should Be a Holiday” really stuck with me. 7.5/10.
So good. Great melodies, loads of phaser, but yeah it's probably about 15 mins too long...
It's all right, but pretty bland, and for every track I like (Good Morning is a stand out), there are several that bore me. 5/10, and can we swap it out for The Brian Jonestown Massacre?
Just sounds like a bunch of other crap from this era.
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.
Enjoyable. A little forgettable tho.
It's... ok. Not sure what it's doing in this list honestly. 13 Tales From Urban Bohemia is a lot better, IF you're going to include the Dandies on this list at all. This record doesn't even really have historical significance as far as I'm aware. It's a bit of a slog.
I like these guys but this isn't their best album. They're the masters of the indie rock drone though, there was at least some decent droning throughout, especially The Creep Out. The quality of songs wasn't as engaging as Urban Bohemia or Monkey House.
I actually like this record but I’m not sure what it’s doing on this list. That being said, Minnesoter is such a good track.
This is perfectly ok as an album. I would have loved this in the late 90's
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Okay, love this sound! Will definitely be checking out the rest of their albums. 3.5
Favourite Songs: Orange Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth Every Day Should Be A Holiday
3.5
3 stars. Sort of anonymously 90's sounding.
It was neat kinda old times sounding psych.
Ah.. the '90s. When I'd enjoy a couple of songs a from a bands new album, so save up and go by the CD. Only to find out they're the only 2 good songs on the album, the rest are average at best.
per me tendeva pure al 4, solo che verso la fine l’ho trovato un po’ pesante. comunque top 3 non in ordine: i love you, good morning, green
Carino, forse un po’ troppo lungo e alcuni pezzi troppo psichedelici
Pleasantly surprised by this one. Interesting riffs, cool fuzz guitar tones, catchy tunes. I'm keeping this review simple. 4 out of 5.
didnt listen to all songs, kind of forgettable
A nice blend of fun party songs and chill ambient songs, with a variety of interesting guitar sounds.
Not bad, but too long and felt lacking in ideas. Some inspired moments though, like the opener/closer.
An interesting album. I don't think I could guess the singles, however a quick check shows my least favourite "not if you were the last junkie on earth" is one of them. If the singles hit stronger with me I'd give it a 4, but otherwise going high 3.
I’m going high 3 for Dandy Warhols, a lot of variety. The shoe gaze bits and when the keyboards kick in are the best bits. Feels a bit disjointed at times
Liked the spacey, echoey slow parts, reminiscent of early Verve. Lost it towards the end and could have been better without last 2 tracks.
Dandy Warhols started positively for me and some bits are very cool and kind of interesting, however it’s long and a lot of it is a bit bland and boring to my ears, so a high 2
I thought Inknew them, but I guess I did not. But, decent enough spin.
inoffensive to the point of being uninteresting. not a bad sound, but very few remarkable moments. it certainly captures a moment of the late 90’s, but it could’ve been 20 minutes shorter.
A good album, I liked Boys Better and Orange the most.
Like it 3/5
I didn't know who this band was. A couple of the songs like Hard On For Jesus and Cool As Kim Deal grabbed me simply because of the title. The album itself was just ok for me. No stand out hits really. And no songs that made me stop and dance or add to playlist.
I had heard of the Dandy Warh9ls but wasnt super familiar with their work. I actually enjoyed this one- i could see how it was influential to early 2000s alt rock. Almost like a more American take on brit pop. Overall- good album. 3.5/5
Meh. I could have certainly gone my whole life not having listened to this album.
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
Gostei
It was good. Kind of reminded me a bit of Yo La Tengo. Catchy at times, but also a bit repetitive. 3/5 Might listen again
- les ptit riff de guitares qui ont des vibes tantot punk, tantot plus chill indie c’est vraiment un vibe - minnesoter et not if you were the last junkie on earth are straight up bangersssss - it’s very good but not great, 3.5/5
Textured psychedelic effects and poppy vocal hooks combine in this decent 90s alt rock album. The music is best when the efforts to really fuse these are strongest - the songs that lean too heavily toward traditional pop-rock sounds or slowed druggy music aren’t as interesting as those that integrate them. There are a few songs I enjoyed quite a lot, especially the first few tracks and a couple scattered through. It’s not consistent enough for a high rating, but some aspects caught my interest and I’ll likely revisit to see if that changes with familiarity.
I didn't really enjoy this.
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?
not bad
Not as bad as I thought but I can't stand that man.
Fell off at the end
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
Meget mere mig. Fed lyd, lidt for skramlet, men overordnet rigtig fedt.
Great album and mix of songs. Pete International Airport was just sounds and should not have been put on the album.
Lang, anstrengend und langweilig. Habe auf das Ende gewartet.
Haven’t played this in years. Still love it. The wigout at the end a little unnecessary but doesn’t detract from a 5 star rating
Cool, drone-y grunge. Easy listening imo. Just didn’t shine enough to fall in love. It’s like a 3.5
That army has got some well nice trenches! This started very strongly, quite Neil Young-esque psychedelica, but then the slower tracks like Orange get in the way a bit. The album also closes with 15 minutes worth of somewhat plodding instrumentlas. It's over an hour long and could've been much better with a few fillers cut.
they went towards pop with this second album and it sounds as hundreds britpop bands
its a good blend of whatever its blending
fine but mostly just boring
I've never really listened to them, except for that one that's always on the flippin' radio. Going in... , listened to most of it, couldn't;t quite stick it out till the end, it started to get on my nerves.
Wow! I really enjoyed this. Never heard them before.
There’s nothing bad about this album. I can listen to it straight through without feeling the urge to skip anything, and a lot of the songs are pretty catchy. Still, nothing really stands out or sticks with me once it’s over. 3.5/5
Felt like The Velvet Underground got older and more stoned for most of the record, until they got a wave of energy and made a couple of singles. Great album to make and eat dinner to.
Better than I thought it would be.
A band from PDX having a song called "Minnesoter" sure hits different in January 2026!
#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!
Ok
As someone who also has a hard on for Jesus, I feel seen 🙏
pass
"Never thought you'd be a junkie because heroin is so passe." Probably my favorite line ever.
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
cool and vibey re a certain era
Not a huge fan of this. It all ends up sounding kind of the same and drags on too long, not surprising that my favourite tracks ended up being some of the higher energy ones. Might have given three stars if it was about 20 minutes shorter. Favourite tracks: Be-in, Cool as Kim Deal
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).
No thanks. 2
Daddy Warbucks, Andy Warhol - right from the start I wondered what this band was playing at and thought their choice of moniker cast doubt on the proceedings - it was all downhill from there.
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.
5.8
Well produced but not super memorable. I think I would nominate other Brit pop over this.
A low three. There was one song we liked but otherwise this was unremarkable.
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
Cero interés
Off to a strong start with the intro Be-In. Love me a good 6 minute jam The intro and outro of this record are great! I love that the record is bookended by long, instrument jams. I had never heard of this band even though I am from the Portland area (embarrassing, i know) and I really enjoyed listening to this.
bland and didn’t worth listening to
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
i was hoping theyd push the envelope a little more but its not bad
Good songs. The bad ones are enough to take it down a notch tho
My first Dandy Warhols album and what a pleasant surprise. Didn’t know what to expect but loved the guitar sounds, vibe and variety of the record. Looking forward to listening again!
This is a banger! I was sort of casually familiar with The Dandy Warhols but I don’t think I’d ever say and listened to an album all the way through. I missed out! I really liked this one a lot and will definitely seek out more of their stuff. Would love to have this on vinyl. 4.75/5
Holy shit, this album rules. I'm 25 again - how did I miss this when it came out?
This is OK. I remember the Junkie one, but I can't imagine I'd recognise any of the others if I heard it again.
OK,
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!!!!
Too long. I didn’t know any of the songs. I liked Minesoter because it mentioned Minnesota a lot. Long instrumental sections = yuck! Boring, dour songs. It didn’t have the one Dandy Warhol song I like on it (Bohemian Like You). I thought I would like this more than I did.
Solid little 90’s album. 3.5⭐️
Exemplar of the mid-90's alternative rock scene. Holy nostalgia...forgot about the "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" song. That still bangs, but nothing else really sticks out that much to me. Also, it's really long. This didn't need to be 66 minutes. We get it.
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.
A go-to christmas album for sure. Don’t know that I’ve ever sat through a whole christmas song intentionally before, but it was kinda fun. Fave songs: White Christmas.
All of the elements are there and yet comes off unremarkable and frankly mid. The instrumentals on the back end of the album shine but not enough to save it. 3/5
An hour of monotone harmonies and boring riffs.
Space rock Boys better Every day should be a holiday
Music was okay
A REAL band playing real music. I liked it very much.
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
On paper this should be right up my alley. Maybe I was not in the right mood, but boy: what a drag. It's not even bad, it's just boring. The problem starts with the stupid name which shows a deeper issue I have with this album: There is little room for real, unfiltered sincerity, there is always a certain level of sarcasm. This could be interesting if the band would fully commit to the sarcasm but they also want to be a serious rock band. All in all they deliver competent but lengthy, soulless bit of music.
Sounded a bit like Oasis with a tuned guitar. Not overly impressed.
Bitt of a nothing album
How could something categorized as space rock revival, alternative and psychedelic rock make me feel rather unamused for this long? This album had me interested just from what I thought I was getting myself into. In reality, it's a lot of sludge with no real ascension. Some of the intros are too long and meandering before they get to any lyrics. Some of the lyrics are just sort of lame to me. I imagine this is the band that record store hipsters who try and stand out say they listen to. Oh, you listen to Pavement? I LISTEN TO DANDY WARHOLS! We are not the same. Something like that, maybe I'm wrong. But really, I thought this lacked (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)
1997, to me at least was one of the best years of music. Mostly due to the sleeper tracks coming out at the time. But in the 90's there was this compulsion to fill a cd to 70ish minutes as well. Ive never ventured past Not if you were the last junkie or every day should be a holiday but I was surprised. Its a mix of Brit-Pop and something else...
This album clearly belongs in the 90s with its thick-sounding guitars and lush production, but its clear The Dandy Warhols aren't necessarily going for hit singles with '...The Dandy Warhols Come Down'; rather, they're going for an hour-long collection of soundscapes that take their cues from alternative rock, psychedelic rock, space rock and shoegaze. With the voice of Courtney Taylor-Taylor operating as either a delicate whisper or a hearty chant (depending on the song), the record conveys plenty of different emotions, however many of the songs tend to let the noise take the lead, which doesn't always work. Some songs work quite well, like the obvious singles 'Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth', 'Every Day Should Be a Holiday' and 'Boys Better', but outside the singles, the album can be a bit of a drag at times, as the lyrics can get a bit overly repetitive and many of the instrumental passages descend into aimless noise. If the album was a bit more like the singles, it'd probably score higher from me, but there's just a bit too much filler here. I call it a symptom of the CD era where so many artists were tempted to hit the 60-80 minute mark, ti varying effects. Best songs: Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday and Boys Better
Really enjoyed this. Some of these songs don't sound like they belong together, or maybe it's the order of the tracklist, but regardless, it's a great record
Decent rock record
Surprised how much i enjoyed this
This is #day494 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I've heard of the band's name, but, as it happens, never gave them a listen. Listening to this record now, I kind of understand why. What I can't understand, though, is why you must hear it before you die. Dreary '90s space/psychedelic rock. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day495.
73/100. Some great psychedelic, spacey rock throughout this one. It definitely has its weaker moments, but the highlights make it worth the listen.
Standard 90s alt rock album with a bit of a spacy twist. Like a lot of albums of the CD era it's about 15 minutes too long. I dunno. I liked a couple tracks.
Oh god another one of this kind...
I see this growing on me.
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.
Really good start but the tail of the album really didn't need to be there?
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
The instrumentals were enjoyable on many tracks on this album. Overall, I found the bubbly pop sounds underlying this record to be underwhelming. Also, there is a lot of wasted space on this album due to multiple drawn out tracks that go nowhere. Lastly, the album ends with a pretty disappointing pair of instrumental tracks that leave me wanting more.
I think they're playing dress up. It's not terrible, but it lacks soul.
A good sounding record but a little one dimensional. A bit like meringue, tastes nice but has little substance
Thank god this shits over. Once again DVD menu ahh music you wake up to and you’re too lazy to turn the shit off
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.
There is a really distinct energy here that grabs you immediately. It feels loud and layered in all the right ways. Then it feels like it starts wandering without a map for a while. There are still some great moments scattered in the back half, though. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Minnesoter - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth - The Creep Out
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.
Britpop should have never left the Home Nations. 0.5/5
Was this the best Dandy Warhols album they could recommend? Fave track: Good morning
Better than the global average would have you believe. 3.5/5
OK I suppose
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
once it set in that the entire melody of the first song was a straight A, i knew i was gonna be tired by the end of this <3 Some of the lyrics are very entertaining, like "Minnesoter" and the "Junkie" one, but i'm getting worried that i'm gonna ask "why is this on this list" every time i listen to one of these albums... like who is litening to "Green" and is like 'this is life-changing...' maybe this just isn't my scene i mean, really, the last song is the same thing for 9 minutes straight idk
This album was all over the place for me. The intro was priming me for a 1. Most of the songs sounds like they would be used in a trailer for a quirky action family movie. The slow melodic songs in the middle (Whipping Tree/Green) I enjoyed a lot, but they are not the main feature of the album. With all that being said, I did enjoy the album and it was cool discovering a band that I have never heard of.
As the album progressed, it just compelled me les. Still not bad though.
The album really felt all over the place to me. I thought there were some decent tracks on here but it was mostly forgettable imo
inoffensive but unmemorable. shame that such a good band name was wasted on a completely unremarkable group
something about this one was really throwing me off in a bad way. i'm not sure i could tell you exactly what it was. alls i know is i don't want to hear it again. it wasn't "bad" or anything like that. idk man it just wasn't for me
I found this one to be extremely vapid. Just didn’t do anything for me at all. 1.5-2
The Dandy Warhols are a band I've always had the intention of listening to, but have never made it around to them, so I'm thankful for this list in that way! I found "Boys Better" to be very groovy, and was sucked into the song so much I thought it was a lot longer than it was. Some songs kind of fell into this same thing, for better or worse. The album could've been about 15 minutes shorter, I think. I did enjoy the variety of the tracks (regarding tempo, mood, etc.), though, as it kept me more engaged than other albums on the list have.
Usually these shoegaze groups are a flash in the pan but they had some sustained success leaning more into that punk rock revival early 2000s scene with the Vines/Hives ect. This album was enjoyable. Nothing incredibly memorable though. Seems like the list should have included their 2000 release instead? The late 90s early 00s albums right before this list was originally released don’t have that same staying power, which makes sense since they didn’t get to marinade as long.
I enjoyed pretty much every second of this album but there were way too many seconds of this album.
I still haven’t decided if this fucking rocks, or if it’s a Walmart “I’m Fluent In Sarcasm” graphic tee in music form. Maybe it’s both?
The long pre-lyrical instrumental buildup was interesting at first and then got tiring by the end. Although not my style of music, there were a couple songs I enjoyed but probably won't go back to. Additionally not a fan of scratchy or whiney voices, but it wasn't as bad as some other bands.
Wasn’t it the right mood, even though I am in Minnesoter. Should try it in the car perhaps.
4.5
holy bro I love this album seriously one of my favorites so far eeeeee so good I never thought you'd be a junkie cause heroin is so passe..
This was interesting! I had only heard of the one song but everything else sounded strangely timeless, if I couldn't hear the vocals, I would struggle to place this in the 90s. What on Earth were those last two tracks?
It was okay.
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.
Grungy version of Will-type music. Not quite up my alley but Pete International Airport's very stripped down and airy instrumental was intriguing. No other stand outs on this one for me...
Not great
Chill 90s
3.5 - Good
It was ok….nothing exciting. It didn’t hurt my ears.
Liked last two songs with no lyrics the best. Ok shoe gazer music which was never my favourite. But overall was ok. 3.5 stars
Favourites: Be-In Minnesoter Orange ★ Good Morning ★
alright, not the most interesting
OK. 2/5
The album has some great songs then some not so great songs. With a little ruthless editing this could be a killer album. 3/5
Immediately know this won't be the only Warhols on here. Man lazy.
I actually really enjoyed this and will come back to it again. the influences are really being worn on their sleeve (is that the phrase?) i can hear a bit of beatles, a bit of pink floyd in the background of some songs and you can hear the britpop too (despite them not being british?) I really enjoyed 'Not If you Were The Last Junkie on Earth' especially.
Really not my kind of music, found it really boring. Better than 1 star though
Meh
Good overall sound, but nothing stood out to me as particularly memorable. May listen again.
Unexpected and i enjoyed it. Right up there with Hookworms and The Beta Band, sounds that somehow I missed the first time but I'm glad I found now
Много ме изкефи
Not my thing
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.
this was fun!
I only really knew Welcome to the Monkey House (and boy did I listen to a lot of that record for a while)... nothing here really grabbed me the same, but shout out to a song called "Cool as Kim Deal".
Dnf. Too drab.
Ik ken een paar hits van ze van radio of tv (een Vodafone reclame waar je een tijdje echt mee werd doodgegooid geloof ik), maar verder heb ik nog nooit een seconde bij deze band stilgestaan. Ze zitten in geen enkele playlist van me, ik heb het nog nooit zelf aangezet en in de dagen dat ik nog volle bak piraatje speelde heb ik dus ook nooit iets van ze gedownload. Toch kom ik er nu achter dat ik dat gerust had mogen doen. Dit album begint heerlijk met Be-In en dendert daarna lekker door. Ik hoor wat Blur, Nirvana en U2. Ook is het te omschrijven als het oudere broertje van Django Django. Met niet per se ADHD, maar wel iets waardoor ie nogal aanwezig is. Want dat moet gezegd worden: Het neemt allemaal nogal wat ruimte in. Zoveel zelfs dat ik dit in principe vermoeiende muziek vind. Heel veel galm, heel veel effecten, dikke fuzz gitaren, wat acid house achtig gedoe en dan ook nog zo'n druk orgeltje tussendoor. En toch vind ik dit album super vet. Ze doen iets wat precies het genotscentrum in m'n grijze massa activeert. We hebben zowaar te maken met een back to back 5 sterren. En met back to back reviews waarin in 'back to back' zeg.
Decent.
Alright then. I was not familiar with these blokes, but that was solid. 3.7
At the beginning of the album, I thought for sure I was going to rate this at least four stars...and then it stagnated with the same beats, rhythms, and it eventually seemed like I was listening to the same song over, and over(for over an hour). Favorite Track: "Be-In".
Later
Whole lotta hogwalash
I don’t know why but it’s like this is almost really good but falls a bit short. I feel like they had lots of ambition here but couldn’t quite pull it off. It’s nice enough but also too long. Cutting out some of the filler would have improved this no end. Absolutely no need for an hour plus
mid, common 90s rock L
Winona Riders, 25 años antes, y extranjeros. Gran disco
3.5 Liked the first half of the album more than the second half
Not their best
Like this more than expected. Chill 90s rock
All new but pretty good
Mehhhh... No songs really stood out here. I recall liking the dandy warhols when I was younger but this album just felt... Fine.
It’s okay, I’m neither annoyed nor excited by this one. Some songs are decent other are kind of meh. I suppose 2.5 rounded to 3 seems about right.
I liked it - little longer than necessary on some songs, but it was fun to listen to. I'll be more favorable to the rest of the catalog after hearing this one.
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.
I dunno. This has potential, but I just didn’t get into it.
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
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Meh
Último miércoles de octubre con esta banda que escuché hace un tiempo y a la cual volvemos hoy. Inevitable conectar el comienzo del disco con Sonic Youth, Pixies en sus canciones más baladeras o The Stone Roses. Luego, el álbum se mantiene en ése mood shoegaze, psicodélico, alternativo. Gran disco que no recordaba. Nos vemos mañana
Pretty depressing. Some of the instrumentals was good, but the singer sounds like he deliberately sings in a depressing maner.
i’m gonna say 4 but the end tracks were……….
Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
I was worried this album was going to sound like a certain song of theirs, and was pleasantly surprised that only about one and half songs met my expectation. The rest was kinda... shoegaze / dream pop? And while those genres are not things I'm hugely into either, I quite enjoyed (most of) this album. 3.5
I am not sure I’d put any Dandy Warhols albums in this list, but if I did it’d be Thirteen Tales. I like them well enough, but I’m more drawn to individual songs rather than the full albums, which tend to run longer than they need to.
Sounds good but lacking any bite or energy to make anything really stick. Few decent tunes in there but broadly too meandering
File it in the category of bands I liked the idea of, but never listened to. Glad to change that today. Pretty awesome stuff.
what in The Smashing Pumpkins!! this album was lit af!! a masterpiece. good shit!!!!
OK, you have my attention.....Loved it! I'm not sure if it's a 4 or 5, I'll give it a 5 just to be cool.
That suited my mood when I listened to it. It was entertaining but a little annoying towards the end.
Not my thing
Gillar, men glömde liksom bort vad det ens vad jag lyssnade på direkt
Det är bara bra. Så jävla bra. Vet inte om alternative rock blir bättre än såhär.
Gillat detta gäng sedan introt till Veronica Mars, men detta album var lite blandat.
Kanske högre betyg egentligen men nu är det som det är
Prior to listening to this album, the only song I knew from the Dandy Worhols was Bohemian Like You (although I also recognised Not If You Were The Last Junkie...). Really enjoyed this album, loose, relaxed 90s indie
Liked it.
I remember when this band came out it was alleged they were the next Sonic Youth in much of the indie music press. Well, they're certainly not. The Dandy Warhols Come Down is not terrible, but the band does come off as a bunch of pretentious art school pricks for sure. 3/5 #206
Loved this album, good amount of variation. Good morning was standout to me. Guitars great throughout, probs a 3.5 but I’m biased
Kind of cool - never heard of these guys but I'd like to hear more.
Propper Garage Rock with Pop influence.
This is an album with some great songs. But way too long, and very inconsistent.
The Four-Year-Old refers to “junkie” as “scary dandies” because he is both fascinated and terrified of the video
Easy to listen to if uninspiring.
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.
Favorite tracks: Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth, Hard On For Jesus. Another album that makes me wish this site did half stars! A solid 3.5 for me - the kind of mellow alt music I tend to like, vibey and a little sleazy. Overall the album is maybe a bit longer than I'd prefer, but there's plenty here that makes me bop along.
Unexpectedly excellent. Love the mix of more traditional grunge as well as some ambient and post-rock inspiration. Dandy indeed.
(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
Not that great if I’m honest. Just a bit too American if you know what I mean! College students trying to be a bit weird? I don’t know it just didn’t do it for me.
The Good: We get art from the factory! The Bad: Oh wait… dyslexia is a bitch! The Ugly: No art to be found here. IMHO… I’d heard of them… I might have heard a song, on the radio, maybe… Never bothered to buy a CD of theirs… After listening to the album, I doubt I will ever listen to them again. Noise… alternated with something resembling good music, yet not good enough to leave a lasting impression on me. Don’t know what to rate this… maybe it is because I am playing catch up, again, and I still have 8 more albums to rush through before I am up to date… 3* down the middle… though it should be 2* Edited, on the same day that I rated… So, uncertain if I was being fair, I decided to quickly listen to this again, also based off of commentaries I was reading from other people regarding this album… and I’ve decided to rate the album 2* and here’s why: a 7-minute intro song that hardly changes beat or chords, with shit lyrics, to have this followed by similar drivel, it is enough to make me really dislike the Dandy Warhols… so, please, stay down...
Couldn't get into it.
Good album with a really cool vibe. What drags it down are the two unnecessary instrumentals at the end, and the consequential too long running time. This kind of music warrants a 40-50 min album.
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.
The album has moments of fuzzy charm and slick grooves, but it often feels bloated and repetitive, like it’s trying a bit too hard to sound effortlessly cool. Favourite Songs: Boys Better, Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth, Good Morning. Least Favourite Songs: Pete International Airport, The Creep Out.
Fully admit, I slept on this band. The documentary implied they were posers, their most famous albums came out after my musical tastes had shifted, to and I just had them on an occasional shuffle. Until I saw them live. They blew my mind. Was excited to listen to this closely, from T to B. Incredible, incredible stuff. Rabbit hole diving commenced.