Suede

Sick riff in Animal Nitrate. The rest just sounded like my old band practice.

Love this record. Energy is there and some very unique sounds. It just works.

55

I know a lot of it but not everything. Most of it is great, some of it is ok. They have a such a distinctive style though. Crunchy but catchy. Saw them for the first time a year or two ago with the Manics and Brett Anderson just steals the show still.

I think I wanted to like this more than I did. Animal nitrate is incredible but none of the others really hit home with me. Some of the others had cool sounds. It got a bit Bowie at points such as when a bass sax sound comes in. The vocal pronunciation is interesting and quirky. I may revisit this, but I'm more intrigued by hearing a different album by them.

Louche: smooth but a bit sordid. I enjoyed it.

Thats a real slice of nostalgia. And funny thing is I have the same response now as I had 30 years ago... the singles sound great (esp metal Mickey) but the rest of the album is disappointing. I think Brett lives locally to me as I have seen him a few times with his family.

Suede I’ve never really jived with Suede, I do like a few of their songs but have never really found Brett Anderson a particularly interesting singer or lyricist, he’s always bit too Morrisey cos-play for me, and clearly in thrall to Bowie, but possessing none of his elan, panache or pizazz - viz the later rhyme of ‘Filmstar, driving in your car’. Despite those reservations I enjoyed a lot of this and found myself warming to him, especially on something as affecting as She’s Not Dead or Sleeping Pills. And the big singles are very good songs, Animal Nitrate and Metal Mickey, and there is an overall, slowed down melancholic feel to much of it. But then for great stuff like that there is always something like Moving, where I find his vocal affectations a bit much. I think the main reason though, that I enjoyed it is due to Bernard Butler’s stellar guitar playing. Whether knocking out chunky riffs or Ronson-esque lead lines or Stones Roses-esque shimmers or Byrdsian jangles, or a whole other host of sounds, it is a fantastic showcase of his skills. On the edge of 3 and 4, I think I’ll go for a high 3, as I’m still not totally sure about Anderson, but I did enjoy it and I’m interested to revisit it in future. 🐄🐄🐄 Playlist submission: She’s Not Dead

'So Young' is superb statement with which to open, the jazz break is particularly of the Aladdin Sane/Ziggy-era. It's followed by another classic 'Animal Nitrate', one of the all time Britpop bangers. Butler's guitar work is fantastic throughout. I also like the quite, jazz in the city type moments. It's an album that manages to escape the confines of the Britpop era it birthed. It opened the gate for a thousand guitar bands that coalesced behind it. And importantly it still hangs together as a cohesive album.

I want to be snarky about Brett Anderson's understudy performance in the role of Queer Rock Star but I can't, simply because I remember what 1993 was like. But that being said, there's less happening here lyrically than it feels like there ought to be. And if anything here's going to make me question my sexuality it's Bernard Butler's effects box.

Another Puerto Rico listen. I really enjoyed this. So Young, not sold off the bat but that piano part was intriguing. Animal Nigrate - solid She’s not dead - solid acoustic Moving - the swirly parts are nice The Drowners - great opening riff, great tune Sleeping pills - pumpkins / queen Next life - another quiet gem Where the pigs don’t fly - nice what-you-might-expect-but-still-good album ender

I somehow didn’t know this album, and it’s hard to understand why. This should’ve been up my alley in 1993. I really appreciate the sound, after all. Smart songs, too. I don’t quite connect with the vocals. If I did, this would be a solid four-star offering. As it is, this is probably closer to 3.5 stars.

meh

Cabrón está chido

It was ok

Bit boring innit

Pretty mid, all kinda samey

I don’t think I ever consciously listened to this but it feels so familiar. Like a warm hug, that kind of rock that aligns with your pulse. The world definitely was better in 1993. I love this, so perfectly nostalgic.

Searched for diamond, found peak

Decent album 3/5

Not as good as the last Suede album we had.

This band could benefit from a lyricist. Most of the tracks have the frontman sing the same line on repeat while the band plays in the background. Weak.

"Displaying a sound of Britishness..." - the Suede article on Wikipedia.

This was ok. 3.1

Had not previously been familiar with this work

A lot of non-notable tracks for me, but Animal Lover was an absolute banger.

good, no highlights tho

Highlight Song/s: Animal Nitrate and The Drowners Love how the album is jam-packed with most degenerate lyrics, featuring the favourites: Drugs, sex, and rock and roll. The guitar lines are quite good, kind of garage-y at times, and atmospheric on the other times or on some songs, both. The yelp-styled singing is quite unique and suits the album elements of the album. Now about Animal Nitrate, because it's just that good: I'm amazed a song about male-to-male sex (Animal Nitrate) has a CRAZY good hook, you'd think maybe with something taboo it'd be less poppy but nope. I loved when they played this song at the Brit Awards singing a song about jumping on a persons bones whilst high, in front of these guys in suits. The singer giving off a confrontational vibe, the bassist dropping his guitar with no regards after the performance and them walking straight off without waiting for the very forced-sounding applause to end. Punk as fuck!

It must have been the moment because I don't get it whatsoever.

Some really good tracks, and an already-retro early 80s sound that really crunches. But my attention really wandered.

i prefer dog man star

Very mellow 90s British alt rock a la The Cure, but not nearly as interesting

Empieza muy bien con "So young" y "Animal nitrate" luego no sigue escalando tan bien, pero es un gran disco que creo que no ha perdido nada con el tiempo.

Easy listen.

Mjög gott Britpop og ég er bæði hrifinn þá og nú, en ég veit ekki hvort ég togi hana alla leið í fimmu, þótt þarna séu vissulega fimmulög.

Good. Not great.

I had this on in the background and enjoyed what I heard. I would give it 3.5 if possible, but 4 is okay.

Прикольный рок, иностранный похож на pulp, но с большей энергией. В день отказа было приятно слышать

Technically nothing wrong. Everything in tune. Impressive or groundbreaking - NO. Just another britpop album.

Meh, I mean it was okay. British mod, glam rock or whatever it is, this just sounds like the rest of it that I have heard. It all starts to sound the same after a while and the voice is just a little grating. I don't hate it, one or two songs would be fine but a whole album is just okay. Maybe the lyrics are super deep and I could get a lot if I listened but I don't want to.

Animal Nitrate, Moving, The Drowners, & Metal Mickey are my favorites. I like their sound & at times the vocals remind me of Siouxsie.

That album cover is genius. Is it two boys kissing? Two girls? A boy and a girl? Complete androgyny. It sums up their dramatic glam sound so perfectly. Suede sounds like Pulp with a different lead singer. They seem very inspired by David Bowie. Do I love this? Not immediately, but I could see it growing on me.

I love me some British glam rock. This didn’t hit me quite like Pulp but still super fun.

3.5

I do like.

Pleasant enough but not quite worth how hard it was to find. 3.5 stars.

not bad just not in the mood today. 3/5

nothing really stands out on it, vocals pretty grating to me

Very cool album. This sounds a lot like it the new Cure tried to sound like the old Cure. Kinda poppy but still has that moody ethereal feel to it. I wouldn’t say it’s ground breaking for what was coming out of the time but it’s music that I really like.

Smiths wannabes

British music summed up into one album pretty much 8.1

Hey guess what? I like this. It’s certainly in that British Pop genre that is a real mixed bag of stuff, but I think this time I enjoy this album, particularly the instrumental parts. It does kinda shit the bed in the second half becoming a vastly boring soft rock album

2.5

We love Britpop, don’t we? Just look at the Oasis reunion- sold out, prices higher than the Tower of Babel, do they even have enough good songs to justify the pomp and circumstance? This isn’t about Oasis, it’s about Suede’s self-titled album, but the spectre of Britpop remains large enough that people will mortgage their council estate just to go see the Gallagher brothers fight onstage. As I’m not British and wasn’t listening to much music in the mid-90s I’m unable to listen retroactively; no rose-tinted lenses for me. What I hear is music a bit indebted to the Smiths, some other Rough Trade artists of the 80s and of course the Beatles and the Who. There’s a poppiness and an utter Britishness to Suede that ensured they’d never really cross over the pond, much like The Jam and The Smiths before them. ¨Animal Nitrate¨ is killer, a writhing guitar and a soaring chorus. The album in general slithers here and soars there. A bit dark without being mopey, a bit anthemic without being cinematic. The album is enjoyable but, at least for me, not very memorable. Best songs: ¨Animal Nitrate,¨ ¨So Young¨

Like if Bowie did britpop

Not bad for britpop

I didn't think I was going to like this at all, but it's not bad. In fact, it's good for what it is... it's just that what it is isn't my favorite. But, there's definitely good songs on here that I'll revisit... just not the whole album.

Na ovom albumu mi se ne sviđa jedna jedina stvar. Produkcija. Dala bih im koju kintu da sredimo ovaj album da bude na svom blistavom vrhuncu. Inače, možda nije baš Coming Up nivo ali je lijep, smislen, kohezivan, dovoljno dug i ne predug. Još samo da mi ga je čuti sa boljim zvukom. Ova četvorka bi jednog dana i bez toga mogla postati petica.

Cool stuff

Great sounds. It’s got this melancholy Bowie glam to it. Super solid for 90s British rock vibes. Would listen again

Anyone giving this a 5 needs their head checked. Putting Suede in the same bracket as the Beatles, Fleetwood Mack, Nirvana or Stevie Wonder is crazy. Average Britpop. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

This is the ultimate uk gen Xer rock that no one else likes

ive always been intrigued by the murky production, it works but ive always wondered how rad itd sound if it didnt sound like it was mixed underwater. still flawless since i love it the way it is.

I need to listen to more Suede. Favorite track: So Young 3.5/5

Not as good as the other Suede album on this list, but not bad

They have a nice London accent for like 80% of their songs. It is a really nice blend of rock and like a smoother genre. The whole album is actually really good I quite recommend although Al is probably never gonna give it a listen…

Not quite

Está bueno, pero tampoco tanto. Lo mejor que tiene es la onda.

Sounds like knock off smiths. And I don’t really like the smiths much

Instrumentals okay, but I really disliked the vocals on this. A bad case of "Bowie voice". I don't understand where that comes from, it seems to only affect British singers but I've never heard anyone speak like that in real life. Anyway it's not my cup of tea. I found it very difficult to make any sense of the lyrics so can't really comment on those. Reading the Wikipedia page for this album it looks like the band were enormously hyped before its release, which is honestly baffling to me

Gotta be honest. I'm just impressed the author can find so many albums that sound the same and feels that I need to listen to them all, I can't even tell them apart.

I like Suede but I don’t think we need 2 of their albums on this list.

solid, no bangers.

different

This is a decent album and comes with high energy and a consistent sound. I get the comparisons to The Smiths.

I liked some of the guitar riffs. Vocals not so much. This is just forgettable. Not required listening I hate the album cover for it's colour palette.

Sounds like the regret the protagonist of a late 90s foreign drama TV show feels before running back to their love. It sounds like love, it sounds like messy love, it's sounds like humanity. PEAK

Brit. Pop, schwülstig, 1993 -> 2

Okay

Quite liked the songs, but the whiney vocals were too much to handle.

Cool

I should like this, but I didn't. 2/5

Good

An excellent debut album.

I like this album more than I should. Normally I don’t like lead vocal being too nasal or too dramatic. He used lots of cries and falsettos which I normally don’t like. But somehow I could feel how much they must have loved their own music. His presentation suits their style quite well. I do like the next life. When you start talking about the next life, it suggests you may well like your current life, and you want to experience it again. It’s an enjoyable moment for me.

not a huge fan of this. not bad enough to be a one... but i don't get what this album is doing here.

There were a couple good songs, but not really anything that was super memorable. I enjoyed the mix of sounds and wouldn’t mind if it came on in the background. Middle of the road album.

Not bad. Really nothing to complain about here. I would probably give it a 3.5 if I could.

Suede’s self-titled debut is a bold, swaggering introduction to the band’s glam-tinged Britpop sound. With Brett Anderson’s dramatic vocals and Bernard Butler’s soaring guitar work, the album is equal parts gritty and romantic, capturing a raw energy that feels both decadent and melancholy. Tracks like Animal Nitrate and So Young define its sleazy glamour, while slower moments reveal depth beneath the gloss. It’s not flawless, but its ambition and attitude make it a landmark debut.

Starts out very strong, heavy 90's britpop. The second half of the album was a let down for me.

Ok

Pretty good, not my cup of tea har har har

One of the better bands from the Britpop era, very recognisable vocals over more generic music. Not bad but it doesn't move me much.

Apparently patient zero for Britpop as we know it. The hallmarks are there: soaring choruses, layers of guitar, opaque lyricism, Smiths homage. It would probably really work for someone, although that person isn’t me. The Zodiac sign breakdown in “Sleeping Pills” was one of the only discernible lyrical moments for me which is not great.

Brit alt cry rock

Everything about this was meh

Another Brit rock album, but this one had some tracks that were enjoyable, I especially liked ‘The Next Life’ but the others weren’t so impactful.

There's definitely something here, it's a lot of great Bri'ish guitar music all put in a big pot and stirred up! 3.5*

anguished, mannered, and rather dreary

Often overshadowed by “bigger” bands of the time, Suede were in a class of their own. Holds up well 30+(!) years later

another great find here

Along with Pulp, easily the best of the Britpop-pack well away from the Blur vs Oasis nonsense. Soaring vocals, sharp suits and pointy shoes, this album feels as fresh as it did to my young ears on release.

There’s a lot of reheated Smiths on here. This among it.

Ein starkes Debütalbum mit charismatischem Gesang und atmosphärischem Britpop-Sound. Einige Songs stechen besonders hervor, andere wirken etwas blass – insgesamt aber ein stilprägender Klassiker mit viel Seele.

What’s annoying about this one is that there’s some good stuff here hiding in the schmaltz. “Pantomime Horse” and “Metal Mickey” are awesome. But there’s so much more that’s not great and that sounds incredibly dated. Next to this, the popularity of grunge makes so much sense.

It was interesting. Not too basic, nice vocals, I enjoyed it. 3/10

Meh.

In 2025, sounds like very generic UK rock. Tried it twice, but, ultimately, very forgettable. Couple tracks with some good guitar work.

If The Smiths and The Cure had a band baby this could be it.

This was fine I guess.

8/22/25. Expanding my Britpop knowledge with this one, some really good songs on here. First half is strong and enjoyed that it's not simple songs all the way through.

yaoi. 50/100

so young- 5 or 6 animal nitrate- 5 or 6 shes not dead- 5 moving- 5 or 6 pantomime horse- 5 the drowners- 5 or 6 sleeping pills- 5 breakdown- 4 or 5 metal mickey- 5 animal lover- 5 no more its like almost good but it falls into a lot of pitfalls most britpop does which is called being very boring

Wasn't sure what to expect from this, don't think I've ever listened to them before. I see the Bowie thing definitely, and it's a bit glam rock too. Fine, but not really my cup of tea.

Wailing, annoying voice.

5/10 Want to like this but it just gets exhausting after a while. 45 mins of Suede is too much, sry. Highlights: Animal Nitrate So Young

Not quite as good as the follow-up, but for a debut, this is pretty spectacular

Enjoyable with notes of Bowie. New to me.

My wife hates Bob Dylan, can't get past the voice to get to the poetry. I finally understand a bit better.

Average Brit pop 80s album.

This is too overly dramatic for my taste.

What a debut. 'So Young' and 'Animal Nightrate' are a magnificent opening couplet, a real statement of intent. Edgy glam, full of back street neon glow atmosphere, full of attitude and full of riffs. 'She's Not Dead' drops the pace and is gorgeous, 'Moving' picks it straight back up with thunderous drums and frantic guitar, Brett rides the wave. 'The Drowners' has that mighty riff, maybe my favourite live track of theirs. 'Metal Micky' was the first single of theirs I bought. It still sounds magnificent. Things drop a bit but the guitars on 'Animal Lover' are great and 'The Next Life' is a wonderful closer. One of their very best, and most moving songs. There are a few weaker tracks but this is still a wonderful album. I've only seen them live with Richard Oakes, and while they were great I wish I'd seen them live early on with Bernard Butler too. 9.5 gets marked up x

Suede are very recognisable, largely thanks to their vocalists style that reminds me a little of my voice breaks in my teenage years… Some good tunes, but most likely only memorable due to previous exposure. Favourite track was probably “She’s Not Dead”. Listening to albums on my Thameslink journeys does help to pass the time!

A very solid 3 stars. Suede will always have sentimental value to me as they were the first band I ever saw live with my family, I must have been 11 or 12. I might have given this 4 stars if not for Brett Anderson’s sharply descending vocal inflictions on almost every word. It gets irritating - he didn’t do it when we saw them live, and they sounded much better for it. In places it sounds quite Bowie-esque, wrapped up in a britpop package. Also sounds similar to Blur, who in my opinion were much better. I’m 26 and am fortunate enough to have seen Suede, Blur, Oasis, Richard Ashcroft, and Supergrass. And I’m seeing Radiohead soon, to put an end to my own britpop era!

Definitely sounds of my time, but it's too far on the melodramatic side of alternative (yet without the sonic charm of The Cure) for me to enjoy very much.

первый брит что-то сначала кажется вообще не знаком, потом кажется очень знаком и в целом заунывен, как положено!

i liked it, but there were absolutely no novelty for me. a combination of early 90’s indie scene sounds. the album cover is great tho

Britpop was a thing, at least for us Brits. And this was as cool and important an album in that period as any.

7.5/10 Suede's self-titled album is the most sensual and dreamy britpop I've ever heard!! (the lead singer sounds a little wimpish, but that's okay) It's britpop for people who dislike the genre. (à la Parklife) it's more palatable than the quirky britpop I'm used to. this will be a grower for sure!! top three tracks: • So Young • Animal Nitrate • Sleeping Pills least favourite track: • The Next Life

It's like New Wave meets Britpop. The result: the production value is good, but the songs are dull.

Decent enough Britpop ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I wasn’t a fan of Suede at the time. The singing that could easily be that of a choir boy who had yet to reach puberty. The effete styling. The fact that they all looked like their hair could be done with either a good wash or a lot less Brylcream. The desperate nod and winks to Morrisey. I’m still not a fan now. I’ve only managed to get half way through. The lack of variation in the songs hasn’t managed to shift my pre-listening view that I don’t like Suede.

A stronger 3, this was perfectly enjoyable. I don’t think it has the songwriting strength of The Smiths or the catchy hooks of The Cure but it sits nicely in that sweet spot genre-wise. A nice way to while away the best part of an hour.

I was a little dismissive at first but actually not a bad album. I would turn this on its head though not specifically a trend setting thing or even original. It to me had elements of what came before it not the other way around. That said its a decent compilation of songs which for the most part were strong. I did like Pantomine Horse when I first heard it and while familiar in many ways you cant deny that Suede had an unique blend and characteristic. They are not titans but a decent listen and not nullified by boring norms that are typical of such bands.

Two tracks in and I was enjoying the vibes but I thought the recording was strangely distant and weak sounding. I'm no music technician, but somehow this was a feature of the production in few of the tracks on the album, like they were playing in a hole. Other than that, I really enjoyed the majority of the album. It's like a blend of The Cure, The Smiths, and a touch of Blur, "Pantomime Horse" exemplifying this Brit-Rock cocktail. Although a solid album, I found myself asking whether they had created anything new. Its more like a pleasing amalgam of other great band's sounds. Definitely an interesting listen from a historical perspective, but doesn't tip over the threshold of great album.

Ya know how some people just shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a mic? Yeah. That.

This all sounded the same. Felt like an eternity to get through this.

Tschebawskiiii! nonie vo dere Band ghört aber het mi grandios uf ihres musikalische Alternativ Rock Reisli mitgnoh. 'Moving' wükli e Banger woni amne Konzert umehopse würd wie am Nedi sini Geisli. 'Pantomime Horse' macht grad wiiter das de Nedi grad s gfühl het er mun mich zude Alp zrugbringe. Bi 'The Next Life' emotional umeblöked das de Nedi sich gfrögt het öb ich jetzt wükli es Geisli seg. 4 Zunge id Luftröhre

mmmh super geil! suede hani random mal bimne thrasher skate video döffe kännelerne & bin sither grosse fan gsi «so young». irgendwie nie uf d'idee cho meh sache vo ihne abzchecke, hed sich jetzt aber sehr fescht glohnt! 4 zungeküss is gsicht

Not my cup of tea

Generally felt a bit dreary to me and didn’t give me much interest. 2 stars

A band with a very unique voice and some good indie rock throughout. The album is very high and low. Some songs are great and I added them to playlists others don't catch my attention at all. That is true for a lot of albums though.

WERE SO BACK ITS UNREAL. probably one of my favorite albums in Britpop. we are so back its unreal....... not an all-time favorite but was very nice to revisit it! unfortunately I;m not the biggest fan of animal nitrate. I think the only personal con for this album is that I'm not a fan of Brett's vocals on some songs (which is weird despite liking voices similar to his...?) Stuck between a 3.5-4/5 for me. Favorites: She's not dead, Pantomime horse, Moving, The Drowners

Great album, love the vocals in particular

Rockier than I remember Suede being, while still being melodic and completely recogniseable

Suede could be the best debut album by a rock band in the '90s, (Definitely Maybe and the Blue album are its only rivals imo), yet it's not quite got the consistency of the very best albums of the decade. The bands core dynamic is the relationship between Brett and Bernard, it couldn't last forever but once one of them leaves, it's really all over for me.

Wikipedia says Suede is part of Britpop's big four, with Oasis, Blur, and Pulp, but I swear I've never heard of them. I guess this album was fine? 2.5/5 stars?

Good album.

Ok

Meh. Fine. Nothing more. Nothing less. 2/5

The lyrics are repetitive and boring. The music is decent but holy shit it's repetitive lyrics just remove any enjoyment of the band. It's like they tried to rip off better bands and got stuck on vibes.

This is my first time with this one. I am not a big fan of Britpop, so I wasn't expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised by this record. I found it enjoyable and will listen to it again.

Nothing of note.

Could be Oasis, could be Blur, could be Pulp. Need i go on? Not a bad album, but boy was Britpop a congested genre in the 90s

90s English alternative rock. Considered one of first Britpop albums. Really explores the whole genre, fantastic.

# Album Name: Suede # Artist: Suede # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Not bad. This album has two stand out songs with Animal nitrate and drowners. The rest sound like generic birtpop. Not offensive but not particularly standout to me. Even though i do like the genre. It was just a bit standard. # Top Tunes: Animal nitrate / Drowners # Would I listen to it again? Maybe

It’s not bad. Arguably, it’s pretty good. I’m just not much for the post punk, new wave, glam phase of the 90’s. Plus, sounds like U2 and the Smiths love child.

Love Moving. The album in general also great, though not the 5/5 great

When I first started listening to this album, I could point out almost immediately just how much this reminded me of David Bowie. Suede's music is reminiscent of Bowie's to some degree, but I suppose that is unsurprising given that Suede was inspired by him. This album in particular was heavily influenced by his Ziggy Stardust era, and it shows. It definitely leans more into melodrama and didn't really strike me the way the other Britpop albums I have received from that era have. However, I thought that it was quite good. I can not stress enough how much I enjoyed the song Animal Nitrate in particular.

3 Stars (8/15)

Uno de tantos álbumes de rock alternativo de los 90...

Can't seem to place this band anywhere. So many influences, from post-punk to mainstreem pop. This is a great album, the guitar work is incredible, though its simplistic. Songs are catchy and memorable. The only problem I have with it are the vocals. I get that it's a stylistic thing, but they get a little tiring, because they're not that good. 4/5

I listened to this album 3 times, and with each time, I liked it less and less. I think I could just summarize this album as a compilation of two type of tracks. On one hand you have a more energetic and riff-focused songs and on the other you have the more sad or melancholic ones, but in the end, both types sound very similar and the majority land on the second type. I also have to mention that the vocals sounds very unique, and it sounds like they took inspiration on the New Wave sound, or at least that's the feeling I get. Anyway, this a very decent britpop album, with an energy similar to "grunge", but I don't think it has anything memorable.

This was much, much better than I was expecting

Yeah good shit. Simpsons: No

This was ok, even if it was a little depressing.

Another one I liked.

Listened to it yesterday and don’t remember it.

Some great songs. Can see why there was so much excitement over the band with this debut album.

I’m a sucker for BritPop and this is right up my alley.

very good vibes!

A very recognisable 80s British pop sound for me. Quite liked it, therefore a firm 3 rating.

Not for me

It’s nice

10/10

Good songs with the force multiplier of insanely beautiful frontman.

I admit a never heard of this band before and after listening to this album I know why. There is nothing new to detect on it.

One of the very few britpop bands I've never actually listened to before. And it really is just a solid album, nothing mind blowing, but definitely one that I want to get to know better as it's clearly quality stuff.

Just ok. The vocals are abrasive but the guitars are cool. Sounds like all the other bands in this genre trying to be something they aren’t. Not much authenticity.

Oh look, a 90s album that is capitalizing on the sound of bands that came 5, 10 or even 20 years before!

kinda weird

More Britpop! I can't even be mad, I love it. Got this one for today's album and I became compelled to do a bit of looking into what Britpop actually is, and I find it helps a lot to know that it was made as a response to grunge, a genre which I hold very dear to my heart. Listening to this record with that context in mind made me appreciate it more overall, and contrast it with bands of that scene. I think I liked this record more than This is Hardcore overall. A real treat to listen to! I dig the pacing, the vocals, the instrumentals... yeah it's just quite good. Some sick, larger-than-life moments perfectly mixed in with lower and slower moments. Honestly I was reminded of The Smashing Pumpkins several times throughout this... made me want to listen to Siamese Dream. Will definitely be revisiting this one!

I find Brett's voice and Bernard's guitar tone equally enjoyable.

So much Britpop on this list. Decent, but I prefer their second album much more.

The guitar work is mwah chefs kiss on the mouth

Bon. Un album correct. Juste correct. Rien d’impressionnant, mais rien de mauvais non plus. Un album correct, qui existe, ququi s’écoute, sans plus.

accidentally listened to this on shuffle, oops. im a sucker for britpop I guess bc I liked this

6/10 - it was fine not very memorable

I wanna like suede because they’re just another 90s britpop adjacent band but I just can’t get into them. Pretty boring album

Leather is better.

i didn’t hate it but i didn’t love it either, minus 1 point for sounding like an amalgamation of a million things that already exist, plus incestuous undertones on the drowners

Boring

The voice sounds like it is constantly cracking. I hope the singer tries to make a new album after puberty.

I found it kinda boring. For me, that is one of the worst things for an album. I did like the increasing pitch at the end of the 2nd last track (Animal Lover) though If music is very extreme like Kollaps’ album, I actually enjoy that cause it is something different and pushes the boundaries. Something unique to “listen to before you die”. Kinda like how love and hate are not true opposites. An opposite of love/hate would be boredom

Starts off strong, but overall, too long.

More Brit early 90s alternative rock. Cool little record I liked it. Never heard of these guys but apparently they inspired bigger acts like oasis. Never made it big. Worth the listen.

This was fine. Nothing that I'd want to listen to again though.

I don't hate this but I don't love it either. enjoyable to listen to but nothing quite grabs me

2.5 Oof that was rough. Really, really dull. It felt a bit aimless, bouncing round. The terrible Smiths-esque one right near the end killed it off

Britpop and Glam cocktail with a dash of smack on the rim. This is a band that personify the phrase 'elegantly wasted' - of course the issue is that it is not always a good thing. Much like this album. Some great tracks rub shoulders with the not so great. Brett Anderson's vocals can get a bit much. Mind you, this album is better than Dog Man Star and that's on the list so why not this one as well. Best Tracks: So Young; Animal Nitrate; Metal Mickey

There's some interesting guitar work on this album, but it's overshadowed by a lead singer trying hard to be a Morrissey bootlicker, and not doing a very good job at it. There isn't any song on here that really stood out. The singles are all flat and tedious. Quite the disappointment.

meh

3,5/5 Starts incredibly strong; "Animal Nitrate" is so amazing that the rest of the track list has a hard time keeping up, frankly.

Cool!

Ihan mukavaa musisointia ja muutamat passelimmat kappaleet. Ei silti halua kuunnella uudelleen.

3/5 for influence.

this is a very underrated britpop record, i think it’s one of the best ever, the quality is undeniable, the vocals are amazing and really ethereal instruments, very good

Not really listened to them before but this was decent

I dont really like this sound very much, but this album was still pretty listenable. Didn't finish it though.

Couple of catchy songs but the rest was a bit grating. I always liked Animal Nitrate. I think their Britpop contemporaries were much better than this offering.

6/10

Just Bad, the voice on this person is horrendous. I sure hope I get some better suggestions soon. I keep getting crap suggestions.

Didn’t really love the vocals. But compared to other bands from that part of the world in that era, I found it less “shoe-gazey” than Oasis and less pretentiously artsy than Radiohead. Overall, somewhat not awful.

The vocals bordered on annoying. The music got better as the album went on.

This singer is just so annoying. Maybe if he sang differently, I'd enjoy him? But he doesn't and I don't. 2.5* because the rest of the band is fine, but still rounding down.

A mix of big brash joyful rockers with fizzy guitars and a power pop harmonies and oceanic feeling blissful spacey tracks with a floaty sprawling feel. Though they have lots of overlaps with the other big britpop bands - blur's whimsy, the verve's chill psychedelia, pulp's drama, Oasis's catchy hooks - they're carving out their own shoegaze but upbeat glam rock lane. Somehow I missed this the first time around (they really never made it to the US radio) but this is a consistently strong but nicely varied, and great sounding album.

This might be the most boring Britpop album I've heard. So, props for beating Oasis.

shockingly raw and glamorous for britpop, which is like the least raw and glamorous genre out there lmao

Hä, scho weder Brit-Pop? Ergendwie werd's langsam chli langwiilig. Ned dass es schlächt seg oder so. S ganze Albom tönt halt e chli ähnlech and Brit-pop esch jetzt halt au scho es paar mol cho. Vorallem die erschte zwöi send aber no guet.

By track 3 I started liking it. Some soaring moments grabbed my attention amidst some fine shoegazey and spacey rock sounds. Sleeping Pills and Breakdown I enjoyed the most.

The first three tracks on the album feel like a big mess with unintelligible vocals due to poor mixing. Suede picks up after a faulty start with good energy on "Moving" and an immersive soundscape on "Pantomime Horse". The rest of the album didn't really move me, so I don't feel like I can give it more than 3 stars.

Not necessarily bad, but also not particularly interesting.

Kinda mad at myself for not being even a little familiar with this band prior to listening. But I am glad they were on the list.

Pleasant surprise. Made me feel nostalgic for this time even though I’d never heard of this group or album. I liked it!

Was unfamiliar, but enticing enough to visit again in the future.

This was a pretty good one. Better than I expected! I would listen to most of this again. I recently gave the gears to some British band, saying that all British bands fall into the idea of “What if we wrote a Beatles song?” at least once per album. That wasn’t the full story: sometimes they do that with Bowie too. This one had a fake Bowie song. Low point of the album. Annoying.

3.5

Suede was a bit of a tough sell in my group of friends. The book on Suede even before this came out (and we were confusingly told they were called the London Suede back in the States), was that they were into fucking. Everything. The androgynous cover of two people kissing betrayed a friendliness with bisexuality or homosexuality, still a bit of a shocker for early 1990s sensibilities, but then there’s a song called Animal Lover? You can imagine how this went over with a bunch of adolescent dudes (true to form, I shrugged, maybe we should listen to the tunes first eh?). As to the music and presentation, the angst felt performative in a way grunge and punk did not, very much the heirs to Morrissey and Marr right down to an overly dramatic singer with a gift for saying “outrageous things” and a mercurial, but kind-hearted guitar virtuoso. I didn’t go back to Suede for a few years until the release of Sci-Fi Lullabies, a rightly celebrated feature of British rock: the singles/b-sides collection. Largely due to cost - the albums carrying an inflated price - the singles market in the UK was viable and catered to in a way the US was not: great songs by The Smiths, Morrissey, Belle & Sebastian, Oasis, Pulp, etc were initially or only released as singles. The Beatles even had this written into their contract at first: 4 singles/2 albums per year. Add Suede to this tradition (although curiously Blur stayed away from this practise?). Sci-Fi got written up, at least in the American music press, as a way to catch up on a UK band that was more than a flash in the pan glam act. After that I made my way back through Coming Up and the s/t. The debut is still, to my ears, a bit short on quality past the singles. This is true for all of the Suede catalog - couple good tunes and then a great deal of vamping by Brett and whoever constitutes his songwriting compadres at the time. I imagine this same criticism can be levelled at any number of my favs - either you buy the whole schtick or you don’t. The Drowners and Animal Nitrate, plus b-side My Insatiable One (how was this a b-side?), all tremendous.

Now I remember why I never liked that then very much.

The Smiths (again), so no surprises here. An unobtrusive album that has little character, barely any stand-out qualities, and I couldn't name or even clearly remember a single song after listening. 2.5/5

britpop do fim dos 80/começo dos 90. vale ouvir de novo pra reavaliar!!

Some of it's OK, but a fair bit of droning and boring bits. Bit of a meh overall, not bad but nothing especially compelling.

This is #day283 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… you should've seen the look on my wife's face when I showed her what album I got this morning. She's very much into Brett Anderson and his early '90s androgynous looks, and Suede (along with Manics, though they're coming from a slightly different realm) is one of those bands we've bonded over throughout our marriage. This particular album is also one of those we own in our vinyl collection, the others being Coming Up, the most recent Autofiction, and the 30th anniversary 2-LP edition of Dog Man Star. Some absolute killers here, including So Young, Animal Nitrate, The Drowners, and more. This is one of those seminal albums that defined the era. I'm going with a 5. Can't wait to revisit Dog Man Star when it's time. Looking forward to #day284.

Love Brit pop, this was a vibe, but nothing really stuck out

So Young Animal Nitrate The Drowners Metal Mickey

Not my.cup of tea. Didn't care for it.

I recently listed the the Bandsplain episode about Suede so I had high hopes for this album. Unfortunately it sounds like a cross between bad REM and The Smiths. I can't go over 1.25/5. Bland jangly Britpop.

I’d never heard of Suede before I started this project, but I really loved Dog Man Star when I reviewed it. I know Bernard Butler left Suede before recording was completed on that second record, so I’m really curious to see what his presence will do for a full album recording. I’m hoping that I’ll enjoy Suede’s debut as much as I enjoyed their sophomore album! I really enjoyed this album, but it’s a little short of five stars for me. The guitar playing and songwriting were outstanding, and I loved how the production gave this album a unique sound and atmosphere that was also present on Dog Man Star. Not only was the guitar playing great, but no song sounded alike, and the album was still very cohesive in its sound and mood. The first half of the album was a bit stronger in my opinion, and I really loved “So Young,” “Animal Nitrate,” “Pantomime Horse,” and “Sleeping Pills.” Just like on Dog Man Star, the first song was really strong, and managed to completely hook me in to the album. My biggest complaint against this album is that some of the songs felt like they dragged on for too long, ending in what felt like a minute of unnecessarily drawn-out vocal refrains. Even though the guitar playing and production were great, the album’s sound did feel a little one-dimensional by the end of it. However, I think some of that was due to the fact that I was constantly comparing this album to Dog Man Star, which felt like it didn’t depend on the guitar playing as much. I wasn’t wild about the vocals on this album either, and I can’t quite pinpoint why. Still, this was a really good album, but I definitely enjoyed its follow up more.

This is Britpop?? Wow it's nothing like Blur or Oasis and I am not a fan. Really don't like the singer's voice

2.5

perfectly fine britpop. not much to say about this one

Very nice

I think I had them confused with a badn from the 70s...did not hate this though.

Another 3+ hour long record!? Didn’t know about this band so was glad to become familiar with them, but this many songs for too many hours is not how I wanted to do that. Was fine.

3.5

The guitar is the only interesting part of this album. The vocals, drums, and... bass? Can anyone hear any bass in this? ..are all milquetoast, bland, off-white wall, bread-and-dripping for dinner. There's no way anyone in the world needs to hear this before they die, it's laughable actually. More Gen X grunge-adjacent Ameri-Brit white boy stuff from the 80s-90s that won't move an audience outside of that small demographic. I've decided whenever I get yet another one of those 80s-90s angst repeat albums on this list that I'm going to look up "albums that should have been on the 1001 list" and listen to one of those instead. Today I got Yellow Magic Orchestra's self-titled second album. I'm so excited for this because everything YMO has put out was overflowing with musical and compositional talent, it was *groundbreaking*, it inspired a truly immense amount of music. Each of the members is individually a powerhouse and the way they come together is something you need to hear before you die. The guy who wrote this list has never heard of East Asia I guess. Though hard to imagine he has never played a video game... but clearly not realized where *any* video game music came from. Spoiler alert - it came from YMO! You should listen! Track 1 of YMO (song names are all in Japanese) is like an entire soundboard for the quintessential video game action noises we all know and love from the first Nintendo games. Every jump, every block break, every failed attempt to walk through a wall - all those sounds originate here. Track 2 is an absolute treasure of an upbeat melody. Track 3 is immediately recognizable as the melodic inspiration for the backing music of SO many early video games, and has a killer piano melody show up about halfway through the song. I could keep going but this is as far as I got for detailed reviews for the day. Fuck Suede, listen to YMO!

An eemo debut (with a little of The Cure and a hint of early Bowie.) Familiar with them from our previous listen, once again I’m Swayed. (3.3*s) I think the reason they didn’t make it bigger in the US was due to poor timing. Grunge was the music over here in the early 90s. Bad luck.

Suede, much like the fabric, is soft and matted but when you rub it one way it shows the texture. Definite Smiths sound but more upbeat and layered. I'm betting more attention was given to the album due to the cover art...2 dudes, 2 chicks, dude/chick? (I checked on it and it's 2 chicks). Interesting to find out that one of the founding members started her own band Elastica and dated Damon Albarn. Not a bad record but not much of a triumph either...2.28 stars.

Maybe Suede is bigger in England or have a far reaching influence that I'm unaware of because I didn't find anything special about this debut album. It's an OK listen but it does little to differentiate itself from a handful of other albums by bands that never hit the big time. A couple of the singles were OK but the rest of the album was mostly just filler. Even though its only 45 minutes long, the album starts to run together and by the end of it I'm not sure I could really tell you anything of detail about what I listened to. Starting to realize why despite being a fan of britpop Suede was never on my radar. Looks to be pretty in line with my prior review of Dog Man Star by Suede. Very middle of the pack. 2.58 stars

Did nothing for me. Just go hum didn’t like the lead singers vocals.

Audio trainwreck. Couldn’t finish the album.

Didn’t think it would be so enjoyable.

Managed to listen to half way.

smashing pumpkin vibes, good to work to

Back in the day, I tried really hard to enjoy this album. I had a friend who just loved it. I never quite understood the appeal. It's fine but...

Digger det. Kanke tro jeg nesten skippa det.

A bit on the fence with this one. Like the majority of brit pop, I personally find it fairly bland despite having some obvious highlights. Definitely an influence on Radiohead, and you can hear the Bowie, Smiths, and Roxy influences. The cover of Brass in Pocket is really solid, and now I just want to listen to the Pretenders.

Альбом заинтересовал, хоть и есть в брит-попе какой-то общий изъян. Думал какую оценку ставить.

It's okay. It sounds dated. Reminds me of the Smiths. I just dont find it very interesting. There are no stand out songs for me.

not gunna listen to this whole thing

Not bad. But not my style

It would be hard for this album to match the hype, because the hype was off the scale. It’s good but only in places. Suede are at their best in introspective, difficult teenage mode than in cocky confident mode; Tracks like She’s Not Dead and Pantomime Horse confirm that misery makes for better songwriting than happiness. These are tracks where Anderson channels Morrissey. Bernard Butler ploughs his own much more overdriven furrow than Johnny Marr ever did with The Smiths. The track Breakdown sounds early Bowie, though otherwise I can’t see the much vaunted connection. Glam I can see clearly but Bowie was generally less direct and obvious than this. The real difficulty for me is that I don’t like Brett Anderson’s vocal delivery. It’s too stylised and unnatural. He’s a much better lyricist than singer. I’d say the deep tracks on this album are better than the big singles which heralded it’s release. My top track is the closer The Next Life which I found genuinely emotional. So all in all, a good album, but not quite a great album.

Enjoyable enough, could hear the influences. Better than I thought it would be.

Nothing to write home about.

I'm sorry in just not vibing: (

This was an album. What it did, I can’t really say because it’s run of the mill, droning britpop.

this mix sounds so strange in my ears, kind of muffled in a way? i don’t really enjoy this much. idk why. i’m just… noup. “pantomime horse” probably the best song. 2.8/5

I struggled to connect with this album—there was nothing particularly bad about it, but I just couldn't get into it. Everything sounded really similar for some reason. 3 stars

I love Bernard Butler's "People Move On" album, so I had high expectations for his work with Suede. — I was not disappointed: "Suede" is very Morrissey-esque, but edgier and grittier, with wailing guitars! I enjoyed every song. Their more melodic tracks (like "She's Not Dead") compliment the album's overall edginess incredibly well. Suede is a wonderful addition to my Britpop library, alongside Gene and Strangelove.

Not terrible by any means, but I didn’t feel the need to listen to it again. Which is normally a good indicator that something doesn’t quite do it for me. I’m just a bit too old to have gotten in to all the Brit pop stuff. Maybe if I were 10’years younger this would have been fabulous. Certainly bits were OL and some of the guitar work was quite pleasant

This is a me problem, but I was expecting something more new wave or punk adjacent. This is full of ballads. Like they are good but it's just not my speed.

This may have been the first big Britpop record, and it's a nice little one. But, of course, better albums in the genre would follow. I really like Brett Anderson's theatrical vocals, though. Key tracks: So Young Animal Nitrate The Drowners

Like Arctic Monkeys and British post-punk revival, only bands like Oasis and Blur are remembered in the public's consciousness today. This was apparently the album that started it all.

I recognize the skill but not my vibe

At first, I thought I was really gonna like this one. So Young has a cool chord change that hooked me. But the more I listened the more they got off track. I feel like the production is very poor on this album. And I feel like they were all over the place. I wonder if a lot of drugs were involved during the making of this album. Albums like this make me want to research the band to understand how they went sideways because it seems like they had a lot of potential. I just don’t know anything about suede. Cool album cover art though.

Some really great songs on this album. Will definitely listen again. Animal Nitrate was the only one I recognised but Sleeping Pills, So Young and the Next Life were all very strong. Excellent guitar work. A really impressive debut

It was ok, not my cup of tea!

This wasn’t bad. Certainly wasn’t what I expected. Need more time for a proper review. But time I don’t have today.

Very middle of the road. No songs jumped out at me as either good or bad. Would not listen to again.

actually I quite liked this one (~3.5 ★) - kind of cool, reminds me of the smiths etc

Not a huge fan of his voice but it works. Really liked everything else which surprised me a lil bit. Would be 4 star w more likable voice

i dont like this album at all. not my style. idk whose style this shit I fucking hate this

Personally, I love Suede, so I’m totally biased.

I've had 90s Brit pop for 3 of my last 4 selections. Mostly forgettable stuff. No thank you. 2/5 Album 28/1001

Really incredible work, clearly inspired some of the best British new-wave bands as well

On first impression when i got this, i was like not another brit punk rock. But surprised at how good they sounded. Favorite track: Drowners other picks: so young, animal nitrate, breakdown, next life

Ok.

Britpop can be cool I guess

This.. felt like glam rock put through a Britpop filter and then ironed flat. Not in a bad way, just… smooth. It has some swagger, some sex, but kind of in that overly self-aware “look at me” way. Think a less charming Pulp, or like early Blur if Blur were trying to get laid too hard. A lot of the songs hit a cool groove and then just sat in it until they got bored. I didn’t hate it, but it also didn’t move me anywhere. More mood than momentum. Not bad background noise for a rainy day with nothing on the calendar, which was apparently today. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - So Young - Animal Nitrate - The Drowners

Holds up pretty well. I think I might just like Dog Man Star a tad more. Some of the production is a little muddy.

I like it but enough britpop already!

Been on a listening streak of just "meh" albums, so to hear this was a welcome surprise. Absolutely dig the guitar on that first track, don't know what they're using, but man the sound of it makes me want more guitar leading songs, or perhaps a solo or two. It's just so clear and concise sounding. Overall solid album, the guitarist did the heavy lifting here.

Super boring late 80s English pop.

I’m not sure why, but this album cover feels more famous than the tracks themselves. I guess it was released in the early 90’s where there was a hell of a lot of gay stigma, so I’m sure there was some controversy around this. Surprisingly, I only knew one track off the album, Animal Nitrate, which is an ear worm that still gets regular play on the radio (in fact, after listening today, I put on Absolute Radio and it was playing there). On a different note, I always mix up Suede and the Manic Street Preachers. I don’t know why.

2.75

“Let’s chase the dragon, ahhhh” while Bernard Butler lays down one of the most earth shuddering riffs of all time. And then when the piano starts tinkling in during the big build up finish? Come the hell on, best song on any of these 1001 albums.

Getting this the day after Oasis's debut album puts things into perspective. This just sounds messy.

Sounds like The Smiths without any of the tension and talent that made the Smiths great. 5/10 Ten years late to a party no one wanted to go to.

Never listened to Suede to be honest, its very BRI'ISH Dad rock. Quite forgettable to be honest. Not much stood out to me but I did enjoy the riffs towards the end of Moving.

The voice is so British lmaooo I've never actually heard Suede's music but I know who they/he was?! Like I heard of the name before. Was an interesting listen for sure. Moving sounded like it was recorded underneath my bed Fave Songs: Animal Nitrate Pantomime Horse Metal Mickey