Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Found it quite plain. Pretty much all around, the vocals and instrumentation don’t leave much of an impression. 3/10
Uno de los grandes defectos de muchos discos está referido a que no es posible distinguir una canción de otra. Este disco sufre mucho de eso.
This album was confusing... 60s style songs, 90s style grunge but with 80s drum kit. The whole thing felt... "blah". Uninteresting, nothing standing out. No favorite track.
Meh
I guess I can see why this was popular in the timeframe it was released. I find it unremarkable though.
I need to go through the lyrics. Sounds to me like a phoned in album. Lead singer doesn't sound like he's even into it.
2/3
each day is getting better but we are not there yet, felt like generic 80's music.
First Listen. LOVE their sound. Every song sounds great. Can't wait to get to know this one better. 2/5 for now, but I can tell this will be higher, next time I listen to it.
33 tracks and a 1 hour 44 minute run time? That's a lot. First song has some vaguely U2 sounds to it. It's growing on me over time - there's a sort of campy Suicide meets the Doors feel to it. The Surfin' USA cover is suitably dark and gothic.
I know this band exists, and I know they are held in high regard, but I must admit, outside of Fool's Gold, I hadn't listened to much else. It's a nice enough album, a little 'of its time' for me. I'm sure the Brits still froth over it.
Another pretty heavy 80s sound. Tried to keep an open mind but wasn't really for me.
Meh
Hummmm paso sin ver
Boring
É possível perceber a importância, só não é suficiente para sensibilizar para mais audiências.
Pretty boring. Honestly didn't even bother finishing it.
It wasn't bad bad so it saves itself from a 1 star review, but man was that a whole lot of unmemorable nothing
Generic soundtrack music that all blends together.
I don't really have much to say about Darklands; it was mostly just background noise for me. Nothing really jumped out as I listened to it, and the lyrics were like a less grating, slightly-more-punk version of Morrissey. If I were feeling a little more generous, it'd probably be three stars.
while I actually love their first album, Psychocandy, I've never been a fan of anything else they've done. but, I said I'd give it a fair shot. the only thing I've really gleaned from this is that I suddenly realized where the Stone Roses got their influence. so following that influence line, without this album, there'd probably be no Oasis, which is either great or terrible news depending on who you are. anyway, decently catchy melodies, but in the end it's a very plodding and vapid stretch into the pop sphere which leaves me neither loving nor hating it.
Tja, het ging een beetje aan me voorbij. Niet slecht, maar ook niet erg spannend.
It was okay.
underwhelming
Nothing noteworthy about this album
Like the sound but too many weak songs.
I respect it but I’d never play it again
A solid proto-alternative album. But nothing really stood out. Was good in the background, but never demanded my attention. They made an impact on some though - apparently they are name-dropped in songs by Death Cab, Jimmy Eat World, and Shins, so it sounds like they were influential even though I had heard the name but didn’t know their music.
Meh
I find nothing remarkable about this album or this band. Although I knew their name, I'm actually surprised I'd never heard their music before. The music doesn't hit my 80's sweet spot. (Possible exception is the final track - the acoustic approach is much more interesting to me for their sound than the rest of the album.) It actually sounds more like some of the forgettable 90s bands, so maybe they were ahead of their time. But I haven't missed having them in my life and don't think I will.
kinda boring but there's some okay songs
ambient, good
It was fine. Just wasn’t all that interested.
Can tell they're British. At times the riffs sounded a bit like The Lightening Seeds. Pretty average though, some tracks were alright, didn't excite me much. 2/5
It's just so boring. Maybe I don't *get it* but it's just wailing over the same two chords for the whole album
Could probably give this another listen, but I'm starting to get pretty behind. Nothing special or particularly compelling, just decent alt rock
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: April Skies Cutting Edge: Happy When It Rains Overall Notes: Fairly one-note. I know their song Head On and that song is better than the entirety of this album. I can see how this would've influenced grunge and stuff but this album was just aight.
Nah
Nothing special.
Meh
Bit boring and samey
Tengo buenos recuerdos de este grupo, incluso alguna anécdota como el padre de un amigo diciendo que el vinilo estaba rayado que esas guitarras sonaban fatal. La cuestión es que es Darklands no me ha parecido interesante conociendo Psycandy, Automatic o Honey's Dead. Escuchable como complemento a sus otros trabajos.
I found this one kind of boring. Just felt like the same thing over and over Favorite tracks: “Down on Me”
Old style but wasn't the interested
2
Droned on for too long.
sleepy time, not bad - just not good
Pretty repetitive and not all that interesting.
not good, not terrible. kind of dated sound (80s drum machines and synths with tons of reverb), but it still works as background music. all the songs blend into each other.
Well... knowing the connection to Primal Scream helped a lot with context, but still not all that impressed.
Ok I guess
Again with the melodramatic
was ok igues neit speciaal
A few individual songs stood out, but each song sounded too similar to each other, i ended up getting bored half way through
i mean holy ass i think this album could be perfectly described by a self harm joke that i'm not going to make, but inadvertently have
1) Down on Me 2) Deep One Perfect Morning 3) Darklands Least Favourite: About You
Boring pop with a bit of guitars. Didn't like it. Nothing new to my ears. 1/5
The areas of Hell.
favs: darklands rating 0.5/5
I actually forgot this was playing. I was in the car too.
Käytännössä samat biisit ollu jo tän 154 levyn aikanaki jo 160 kertaa
★¼
Never liked them. It's like an overdose of quaaludes in band form.
Nope
proof that the drummer makes the song no drummer = no song
So boring I didn't even notice I was listening to it.
Terribly plain “rock” music with absolutely no edge. Mid-paced drum machines under generic chords and not a memorable line to be found.
The original shoegazers. Musically I found it pretty boring and lifeless.
turned ts off after like 5 songs. trash
Wat een onzin
Not good in my opinion. Very repetitive & slow. Not my kind of music.
Not a fan. Stupid songs, weird music.
They named themselves after an ancient mother and son. The son got nailed to a cross. The mother weeped. "Dad", the son shouted. The father was nowhere to be seen.
Sölig tråk-rock. Riktigt trist… Lyssnade inte klart
meh, it felt like it was trying to be the cure.
boring
Wow, this afternoon was even worse than I expected!
The only track I liked here was “Happy When it Rains”. The vocals are boring, guitar solos are uninspiring, and I couldn’t care less about the lyrical content. I’m getting tired of all of these 80s records that are a slog to get through.
bro this is just the same song forever
ja sama paska jatkuuuuuuuu äääääääää paska valuu ja valuu meikäpoika suu avoauki, apposen auki ottamassa vastaan kakkavettä.. päivästä toiseen tämä jatkuu niele gulp gulp niele niele älä lopeta gulp gullp guulp gulp gulp ahhhhhh lisää paskaa.... one of the most influential bands of their generation and beyond,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ei ole. hupsista keikkaa taisit laitta jotain väärin koska ei vittu ole. ketään ei vittu kiinnosta. hupsista keikkaa siinä hmm olisiko jonkinlainen transmutaatio tekstiin tarpeellista, koska siinä meni ehkä pikkusen ohi sen totuuden kertominen tälläpä kertaa jotain jotain virheellistä misinformaatiota taisi nyt pikkaisen näyttää kyntensä.... fall
This album is depressing dog shit 1001 album worthy: No - 24/43
Just the most boring forgettable album I’ve heard in a long time.
pre: I only know the name and have a vague note in the back of my head that people I respect respect them. nope nope nope. I recognize this period of this genre as important in linking music I like to music I like, but I do not like this specific period. I fully support everyone's right to be whiney about they emotions, but it needs to be better music for me to listen. Listened to the first two songs then sampled every other song, nothing for me here.
There were a couple cool guitar riffs, but overall it’s not really my style.
Can’t see how this is a groundbreaking album of note. Just normal stuff I’ve heard a million times before. There are at least 1001 albums better than this. 1/5 22/10/72
Not my style of music I guess. Wasn't too keen on the mix, and choice of feedback. But good at creating a vibe.
Geht so
This is a slow boring album. Definitely some Pink Floyd blended in, but I’m not a fan.
Piss
Sorry JMC busy with the JC album, no time 2waste
I enjoyed this, hit hair was nice and he sang very well, Clive aged 7
A small shit and a chain
I almost fell asleep
Couldn’t finish, not into it
Nothing really stood out for me, wouldn’t listen to this album again.
Tylsää settiä niin ajattelin testata laskeeko verenpainetta ja yhden haamutuloksen sainkin mittauksesta. En sit tiedä oliko kyseisellä bändillä mitään tekemistä asian kanssa.
Very forgettable, nothing really stood out to me but it wasn't painful. Just forgettable.
Fuck whoever put this album on this damn 1001 albums list. Some of the most bland, listless rock I've had the displeasure of listening to.
The Jesus and Mary Chain, what to say About You? I’ll say that I’m Down On you. This record is versatile in the sense that it’s just as perfect to put on when shooting heroine as it is when cleaning your heroine spoons the day after. The writing is pretty clearly On The Wall for me…it’s not great. I found the songs incredibly uninspired and boring. It may connect with some people, but not me. I don’t have any favourite tracks from this album. I noticed a few Bruce Springsteen-esque guitar riff rip-off’s, which was comical to me. So maybe those songs because they made me feel SOMETHING at the very least. In this genre, there were better songs created before this and after this. After the album finished on my Spotify it automatically went to some songs from The Cure, and it was Nine Million times better than this. And I don’t even like The Cure. Not quite sure how this makes its way onto the list. It must have been #1001. Quite unremarkable.
Similar to Primal Scream... not my thing. NEXT!
Boring.
Should come with a free rope
This is not something I will ever be interested in
Did not enjoy. Tried to listen to the album could not get through it.
Given my dislike of shoegaze, this isn't as horrible as I'd expected. But not something I'd choose to listen to, and not something I'll finish listening to today.
1.5
First time hearing and listening to this band. I dont mind 80s stuff but this album was quite boring.
This might be the most tedious album I've ever heard. Most of these songs are indistinguishable because they're mainly comprised of two chords: a root chord and then its major 4th chord, which they switch between ad nauseam. Once in a while there's a major 5th chord. Those are the 3 most basic chords in all of history. And they're played so lazily too. This album just oozes mediocrity. The singing is lackluster and the guitar playing is so dull; a below average 9 year old guitar student could've have written this music for all I know. I think I'd rather have no guitar at all than have to listen to this unimaginative, unimpressive trash. These guys have MORE THAN ONE album on this list, which is unfathomable. There is better alternative music from the 80s than this.
I just don't understand why some albums make it into the top 1001 whilst other less trendy singers/bands are out in the cold. Not even a sniff. Heavily biased selection in my view towards the 80's onward and towards glamorous groups with a few 00's Spotify plays. I don't mind this band but this album is just derivative and bland.
Boring
fuck off you rock fuckers
Nope
Darklands by The Jesus and Mary Chain (1987) It’s refreshing to hear baritone voices in a rock mix, but drum machine and lack of bass lines destroy this relentlessly boring attempt at music by two archetypically untalented sibling guitarists. Lyrics make you wonder what was on their alleged minds. Because they are ubiquitously expressive of completely numbed souls—delivered with an equally numb vocal tone quality. They sink this dud into a muddy abyss. Slowly. Don’t listen to this album before you die. Save it for Purgatory. 1/5
This isn't really all that good. Just dark and everything sounds the same. 3/10.
Jaren 80 bah
Couldn’t even finish it with a full dedicated 1.3/5
Das dieses nichtssagende Album in diese Liste aufgenommen wurde, ist eine Frechheit und ein Ärgernis. De Artikel über dieses Album in der englischen Wikipedia ordnet die Band zu allem Überfluss noch dem alternative rock zu. Es handelt sich um generischen Pop mit Gitarren.
Nope, not for me. Very tedious.
nice!
wow - where has this been all my life so far...sounds amazing. I am all in from the sound of the first song!
Okay