Calenture

Hmm, there were moments here that were alright, but I thought overall it was pretentious and over produced. A pretty low value of 2.0 stars for me.

Not for me. Not the worst thing I've ever listened to.

So mid I am so sick of the obsession with this kind of music

80's pop sound that I couldn't get into

peak

bored! 2

Boring

Not quite my mood or tempo.

Really not my vibe

5 / 10

Bury me deep somewhere so I don't have hear this album anymore.

I did not really get it. Maybe sounds like the Australian version of the BoDeans. Did not really jive with me, but I guess that have a big following. I can see them being good live, maybe?

2/5. This album is the musical equivalent of eating unseasoned boiled chicken and rice. Like sure it will sustain you, it functions as music, but it’s still pretty god damn bland. For an album that’s supposed to be about “insanity and deception” I really didn’t feel that at any point. I don’t really have anything interesting to say for this one because the album is so uninteresting.

There is a clear bias in this list towards british pop bands from the 80s, and I have to admit that I don't see the appeal. I know this band is Australian, but they are in the same vein as the other bands that just kind of suck (Dexy's Midnight Runners, Pet Shop Boys...the list is massive). Fuck this mediocre band.

Maybe there would be something there if you dropped the list 80s Phil Collins instrumentation and production, but as such there is not much here to recommend. Throw will sergeant in here and maybe it rises to average, occasionally good, but that’s not what this is.

It all sort of sounded the same to me.

Long

rubbish

Welp I was hoping that a band named after gigantic murderous postapocalyptic plants would be my kind of thing, but ah ha ha ha no This is like U2 minus any of the things that are appealing to me about U2. Like if U2 decided that they wanted to expand to an even more mainstream audience and told the producer "please make us sound more like Neil Diamond." I liked the title track (a minute or so of creepy piano that ends with a phrase that reminds me of Bowie's "Moss Garden”), so I’ll give it 2 stars.

Bury Me Deep In Love // 2.5/5

Long, boring with a dated sound.

I liked the vocals on this album (very reminiscent of Tim Booth from James), and it had a few tracks I enjoyed. The ending track was an odd note to end on, leaving the album with no momentum. Overall I didn't hate this nearly as much as many of the comments, but I agree with the overall opinion that it's an odd choice for this list. 4/10

not bad

bury me deep doesn‘t sound right when you just watched the episode from 911 where a man almost got buried alive besides that the album is not terrific

The selections from Australia have been a bit disappointing. Just too ordinary. Nothing special.

There were one or two songs on here that made me think “this is what Tom Waits would sound like if he sang normally,” but overall this was a very bland album. Nothing remarkable. It was terrible by any means, I’m just not sure there’s any reason I need to hear this before I die.

complete shlock omg i’m kinda gagged…

I’ve owned this record for almost forty years, and friends of mine hail it as outstanding, but I’ve never liked it. The rich dramatic vocal style doesn’t work for me, the production is commercial and sounds now horribly dated (didn’t sound great then), and the songs are a real mixed bag. I don’t understand the reverence in which it’s held, and am really surprised to find it on this list. 2/5

not my kinda jams but they’re alright

The concept is there. However, it's executed so poorly. The lyrics read like a parody, and the songs sound like they are working around McComb's voice rather than with him. While it's not the worst thing I've ever heard, these topics and feelings are portrayed so much better in other songs from this time period. I wouldn't recommend it, let alone group it with "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die."

I had never heard of the Triffids or this album prior to listening to this one. This is one of those albums that pops up on this list that I have to wonder how it got here. Nothing bad about it, but pretty boring. Some of the songs just weren't very good. Seemed a little bit like Nick Cave does yacht rock to me. When I read up on the album, it didn't do well commercially and didn't seem to be influential in any way. Most of the reviews were just middle of the road. It was re-released in 2007 as a 2 disc set with some bonus songs at the end of disc 1 and some rehearsal and studio cuts of the original album songs on disc 2. Let's just say that I only listened to the original songs on the original album and skipped the rest. Again, not because they were bad, but because I have better things to do with my Saturday morning.

Groupe inconnu. Pop/rock standard et plutôt mou, pas désagréable (+1) mais pas original. Pas de seconde écoute envisagée. =>2/5

Meh…kind of boring and the songs sound the same. They have a similar vibe as Echo and the Bunnymen which I like.

This selection is blah…one I really don’t an have opinion one way or another. Totally just background music.

I like the singer’s voice and the whole vibe is reminiscent of a lot of 80s stuff I love. But this album grates in places and drags in others. Some cool moments, but not something I think I’ll revisit in its entirety.

Washed over me, nothing special

Didn’t really care for it. Generic 80s pop

Just not my personal type of music

I see the vibe. I think they’re talented. I just wouldn’t choose to listen to this again

4/10 - A few fun/catchy songs. Very 80s in sound. Sounds to me like it was inspired by Bruce Hornsby “The Way it is”.

Feels like a poor man's Echo & The Bunnymen. Not something I would relisten to but I did like A Trick of the Light and Blinder by the Hour. 5/10

2 hours is a bit much ngl

Reminds me of 80s independent music, but the vocals are dull and the music not really inspirational 2.5/5

This was like a parody of an 80s album

kind of bland but it's not as bad as everyone claims

Bezveze album, baš ne znam šta bih mislila. Ne mogu ga ni pohvaliti ni posrati, eto. 2/5, 3/10

The cheesiness of this album alone keeps factory farming alive.

in no way merits inclusion on a list of a 1,001 anythings.

Meh. The're fine I guess. Not offensive, but nothing special. Why are they on this list??? Strikes me as another one of those deals where someone creating the list just thinks it looks cool to include obscure bands even when they're not worthy.

It’s always cool seeing Aussie’s on here but in this case, this was probably one of the most meh albums I’ve ever heard.

Okay it's pretty boring but all the reviews about it being bad Christian rock I'm not picking up on. It's just kinda dull indie music.

Just within the scope of the 1001 Albums Generator, I've heard so many other acts make better versions of this style of music. This is only a must listen if you need an annoyingly mediocre baseline to make other acts like New Order sound even better by comparison.

It’s ok. Fairly bland,formulaic eighties really. Not much else to say. Won’t be listening to it again.

This flirted with 1 star but I almost liked Trick if the Light, so... I don't like the voice, songs or production for most of these. Meh.

Parts felt like they were going to build into something, however overall it didn't capture me.

Only interesting in places , dragged slightly

Let down by weak songwriting

The instrumentation is beautiful, the production sublime, but the songwriting is drab and boring. At its best, a rare song like Blinded by t!he Hour reminds me positively of Echo & the Bunnymen, but most of it was uninspiring.

I mean, it definitely sounds Australian whatever that means.

Not loving this album. It sounds 80s but tired and not as fun or deep as other bands.

As a child of the 80s, I have developed a taste for plenty of cheese, but I guess because I didn't hear this in my tender years, this variety of Limburger never imprinted on me.

Yeah, this really isn’t great. I was cringing at times at the terrible lyrics and the amateurish feel of it all. It comes off like a high school musical production. Only saved from a one when I realised 2nd time around that I didn’t have to listen to the last 5 tracks on disc 1 as they are the extras

Big standard 80s rock

Little cheese, not much substance musically, lyrics are mid. Second song was kinda cool. Everything else jus blended together into boring 80s indie rock. 2

Десь 2.5. Деякі пісні прям сильно не сподобалися. Хоч і є досить непогані композиції як Hometown Farewell Kiss. Дуже необов'язковий в цьому списку.

Щось таке абсолютно ніяке. Дефолтний поп-рок 80х. Сподобалась хіба що пісня Unmade Love.

Eh. Bland and dated. I might like the songs if they were done acoustically or in some format without the dated production, but did nothing for me as is.

A fairly pedestrian album without much to be excited about.

Eh. Not really my thing

One or two decent songs but not a good overall package

Sounds like a bunch of mid-tier 90s Irish Eurovision entries.

"we have echo and the bunnymen in australia" the echo and the bunnymen in australia:

Idk, I only liked one song

Não me puxou

Not my favorite. Couldn’t get interested. Forgot every song after it ended.

al principio me estaba gustando bastante pero mientras avanza perdí el interés no es malo pero me tiene pensado si en verdad necesitaba escuchar esto antes de morir

Some good songs but other than that painfully average

Never heard of this band. Interesting listen. First song was the best.

I strongly disagree with the book editor who suggested we need a “gospel-indie” genre. No, no we do not. Especially if it encourages more music like this. I did give it at least two listens because I kept thinking I was missing something. I wasn’t.

There’s nothing in this music that raises it above anything else. The lead singer sounds like some random guy in the crowd who got pulled on stage by the band and is experiencing the only exciting thing that will ever happen to him…never moving forward to try to have newer better experiences. He’ll still be talking about it in 40 years to people who don’t really care but are stuck in a conversation that they can’t get out of.

Eh

I felt like it went on forever and most songs just blended together into one long melancholic sound

Not sure WTF, but it coo

There's nothing inherently wrong with the album, there's just no depth to it.

I don't know anything about the Triffids, other than what I just read on Wikipedia. Laid back alternative rock, pleasant enough but pretty dull. Gave up after six tracks

Never heard of this group. Based on the name, I can only assume they were another rock group out of the UK. Sorry, they're Australian. Anyway, this was fine. Kind of a lighter and folkier/country sound. But most notably, it sounded like an inferior version of pretty much any other 80's new wave group. Like most albums in this list, somewhat unmemorable at the end of the day.

Not my favorite. Trick of the light is nice

There's nothing interesting in this.

I’ve never heard of this band before. I was a bit hopeful seeing that this was released in 1987, still an exciting time for music, but was pretty disappointed with how bland this album sounded not just in style but in production. Another one of those albums that makes me wonder what kind of biases helped put this on the list. It’s not entirely terrible though. Maybe I’ll check out their albums before this one to see where they came from but I’m in no rush to do so and there’s a good chance I’ll never get around to doing that.

They need to remove this album from the list. Boring, bland and uninspired with not a single standout track. Also way too long! Meh.

Don't Care

++: Trick of the Light, Blinder by the Hour, Vagabond Holes, Calenture +: Hometown Farewell Kiss +-: Bury Me Deep in Love, Kelly's Blues, Unmade Love, Open for You, Holy Water -: Jerdacuttup Man, Save What You Can 4,5/10

Not that good at all. What made it special? Not sure. What qualified it? Not sure. Would I listen to it again? Nope

Better than Morrissey

Just couldn’t get into it. It’s like a watered down Depeche Mode.

we’re just adding fucking anything to this list aren’t we

Very 80s pop rock, taking itself a bit too seriously for how throwaway most of it sounds. Occasionally sounded like a low quality Duran Duran. There were about 3 bits I liked that turned out to just be small turns in otherwise bland songs. Yeah not for me this.

I feel I've hamstrung myself here, by giving Ryan Adams 2.5 yesterday..... This is way more interesting, and I enjoyed it more, but not sure it's worth more than 2.5. I think the public reviews make this sound awful, it really isn't. Pretty interesting in parts. Sounds 80s, but not full of all the synth nonsense. I won't be back I doubt and another 2.5, but it wasn't bad

Bad 80’s Rock. This album was released in Australia in 1987 where it topped out as an album at # 32 in their charts (i had to look them up because I had no recollection of ever hearing of them before) and it was rereleased in the 2000’s with 5 bonus tracks. Two discs and 29 songs in all and I will never get those 2 hours of my life back. This could easily have been one of the bands playing in Adam Sadler’s “Wedding Singer” movie and no one would have thought twice about it. No clue how # 32 on the Aussie charts equates to one of the 1001 must listen albums of all time, but it did.

Soooo, that's what alt rock in Autralia sounded like in the 80s. Now I know.

Not very uplifting, but more uplifting than Nick Cave.

Too long and not really doing much for me. New wave pop rock without much flair. 2.5/5

Thought it was very long and it became boring

Random thoughts: * I thought this was a double album when I put this on. I listened to the first few songs and thought there was no way I could make it through this whole album! I was thankful when I heard a different version of Bury Me Deep in Love later on. Whew! * I guess that reaction kind of sums up my thoughts on The Triffids. Not sure I'd turn to this again as it felt like a chore to get through. * It wasn't bad but just blah and boring 80s. Sounded like a toned down version of Dexy's Midnight Runners mixed with a subpar version of U2. * I was certain this group was Scottish or Irish or something from the British isles. I was surprised to learn they were from Australia. * Jerdacuttup is a rural town in Western Australia. I thought it was some British slang I wasn't aware of. It's just a place. * Anyway, I listened to this and I can tell anyone that asks, I've listened to it. Chances of anyone asking, basically 0%.

Fraaaaaaank music

I like INXS more

Interesting

It definitely is and sounds of it's time. And I do enjoy new wave, but nothing really wowed me here. I like the vocals and the lyrics are interesting sometimes.

It could have been worse.

As a big fan of Dave and The Triffids I have to say there is not a lot to recommend here. Bury Me Deep and Trick of the Light are fine tracks, but I think this was the album where the record company brought in session players and tried to make it all about Dave. Which in effect meant it was over for them as a band. I'd recommend Treeless Plain and Born Sandy Devotional but not this deadbeats.

When this album started I couldn’t understand why people in the reviews were so harsh. It seemed quite pleasant. By the end I totally understood L.

Not necessarily bad songs but rather an absence of great songs. Just felt kind of meh about it.

Its fine. It sounds like background music from heartbeat a little bit. I liked kelly's blues, I didnt like bury me deep. Not a fan of lyrics theyre just "oh woman pretty we took a drive blah blah". The rest of the album was listened to in background and I took very little in.

Real mixed on this one. At first I thought it was one of those 90s UK/Irish folk bands (similar to like an XTC). Then I saw they were Australian but the vibe still remained. It's got a key 90s touch, but so much of this album and its songs seem redundant. I really hate to say it because the songs are largely well made with this orchestral flair and good musicianship, but here a little bit out from listening to it and I cannot tell you a single song that was on it.

My first impression of this before starting it was that it was going to be a cheesy album. And it was, 'Bury Me Deep In Love' cemented that feeling straight away. Many tracks sounded very similar to each other, and I just couldn't get past the feeling that this just felt like a very 80s sounding uninspired album. Don't want to give it another swing, so will settle for 2 stars.

2.5

Besides the one 1 minute long piano interlude towards the end, it was quite tiring and not interesting in the slightest. It drained me so much from energy, it wouldn't even be a good soothing evening album. It's just... empty.

These songs are just really boring to me.

i liked some of the songs later in the album better than the beginning, but overall nothing really stood out to me

this was a total unknown for me, and seems like a fake band and album that someone tried to convince me was real, but no, they're just australian. mid to ok! 2.5

Questioning the inclusion on the list

Un gros BOF

This felt very long.

Album No. 0110 on my list. I had never heard of the Triffids before, this was really completely new to me. I’ve checked some of the other reviews for this album and have seen that it did get a lot of hate. I honestly have to say: I don’t like the album much, but I don’t think it deserves the hate. I personally neither liked the singers’ voice and the over-produced 80s AOR sound of this. But then again, it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever heard. To me, the album is forgettable rather than bad. The rather cryptic lyrics certainly added to that. For me, there is nothing really catchy on “Calenture”, except possibly for “Bury Me Deep In Love”, which is actually not a bad song and the only one I’ll be adding to my playlist. In summary: pretty forgettable, not sure why it is on this list, but it’s also not that horrible. 2/5 stars.

Meh!

This is a really sappy album. Some songs are fine (but bland) and some are downright annoying. I wish such a cool band name had been used on a better band.

Very 80s sounding and not really interesting. 2.5 stars

Didn’t enjoy my ‘day with The Triffids’. Would prefer to have been attacked by actual Triffids because that would have been more exciting. This just sounds like an inferior version of a huge bunch of 80s bands… INXS, Waterboys, Echo And The Bunnymen. Echo And The Plantmen would have been another good name for this group. There is a soft highlight at the end with Save What You Can which is a bit sweeter in sound and a bit like another plant group Prefab Sprout but other than that this was a very uninspiring listen and needs to be taken out of the 1001 List and straight onto a compost heap.

The Triffids was the collective noun Len Houmous used for his 5th-9th wives 2.0 1/17 Bury Me Deep In Love

it started okay and now it’s awful. holy water could be a least fave song of this whole project so far. why is there 17 songs and by song 8 i hate it already. hope it picks up my god

did not mind listening much. 2 stars.

Too much slange.

The spots I liked reminded me of the go-betweens but overall I found it pretty bland and forgettable. (2.5)

I'd normally do track rankings but I just could not get through the entire album. The song content is the epitome of cromulent. There wasn't really anything special that made this album stand out against its fellow peers in the jangle pop world. It seems more like a Eurovision entry that you know for certain will not qualify, fine enough on its own but there's no wow factor. My main question is why is this part of the 1001+ albums? Was it because it was a critical darling? It didn't do too hot in the charts in their home country of Australia and this is literally the first time I've ever heard of the Triffids, so whatever international appeal clearly didn't stay around. The only good thing I can say about what I listened to was that it seemed well produced, but besides that I don't think I'd ever return back for future listens. Overall: 2/5 Favorite: A Trick of the Light

it's beyond me how some of this stuff landed on this list.

Think James, but without the talent or good songs. Blinded by the light is the only decent track. An odd album to be on this list

Snooze Some nice ones though

Struck in a time machine, this album does not impress nor offend.

I listened to this for six songs, and there’s just simply nothing remarkable about it.

Kind of reminds me of a mashup of The The with made-for-screen band The Replacements, but lacking the transcendence of the former and the bar band steadiness of the latter.

This album had some moments but they didn’t last. The ratio of tracks enjoyed (3) to tracks included on here (17) explains my rating enough.

Ástralskt eitís en ekki gott. Veit ekki hvað þessi plata er að gera á listanum.

Not the worst but not very good and way too long.

Why did these guys merit inclusion? They’re like a worse version of all the bad English and Irish bands we’ve already covered. They make Bono sound like Led Zeppelin.

No no no, this was bad. This sounds like some budget sad songs you'd buy when making your student film in high school.

Boring early rock.

Drippy and trying to hard to be “deep”

didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. Guess I’m not an Australian indie pop guy?

Borderline pass. Nothing stands out tbh. Another album recorded in someone’s bathroom. Music wise also very mediocre. Has some poppy elements but not catchy at all.

this felt like it rode the middle between folk and pop, but ultimately couldn't choose what side to be on. some songs were fine... but that was all i got for this one.

I listened to this whole album and never really thought much about it until it was over. And the only thought I did have was that the lead singer had moments where he sounded like Nick Cave. I’ll stick with this modern Australian rock movement that’s happening and skip the older stuff.

Poopenture by The Turddids Not the worst we’ve had but one of those albums that has no business being in this list

Such a long album I was kinda onboard with the generic 80s altpop by the end.

This will ruin the algorithm. Not listening to disc 2's demos, that's for sure. 80s synth rock crap Jerdacuttup man had a catchy chorus

Pretty dull dated indie pop, not that enjoyable. Avoids a 1 for not actively upsetting me

Based on all the negative reviews, I didn’t expect the Triffids’ Calenture to be very good. While I didn’t dislike it as much as I anticipated that I might, don’t take that as an endorsement – it’s still not great. Like many albums I’ve given two stars to, the best thing I can really say about Calenture is that I didn’t actively hate listening to it. After a few tracks, it just kinda became ‘80s background noise, falling somewhere between Nick Cave, U2 and Depeche Mode on the musical spectrum. The thing is, all of those acts have songs I actually like and that wasn’t really true of the Triffids here. Hometown Farewell Kiss was probably the one I got the most enjoyment out of since it had an unusual bit of twang to it, but it’s honestly not something I’d go out of my way to listen to. Part of me wants to give this one star just for wasting my time and giving me nothing worth talking about or revisiting in the future, but I’m trying to be conservative with my ones/fives and it was at least a competently-made album at the end of the day, even if the songwriting was lacking. Highlights: Hometown Farewell Kiss

I didn't know anything about this band - if they had success in the UK, I missed it. I thought track 1 was awful, just really boring soft rock. Track 2 was more interesting and the singer was attempting a Nick Cave style vocal (I see from Wiki I'm not alone in thinking that). But then it all settled into dullness. I'm surprised at the general tone of the plaudits from the critics on Wiki, to be honest. They talk about the singer's vocals as having "fiery passion" that "never dwindles in intensity", but to me he sounded more like Lloyd Cole - good, but more conversational in style and tending towards low-key expressiveness - and about "melancholy songs with stark yet beautiful and uniquely Australian imagery". Was I listening to the right album? I thought the songs were weak and a bit dreary, and I can't see anything special in his voice. Michael Hutchence was a far better, more passionate singer, imo, and Nick Cave is in a class of his own in every way. I concede that the lyrics are quite good. But I was uninspired by the music. Sorry, Triffids.

Tiene una producción excesivamente ochentera, pero las canciones están bien hechas.

Never heard of these guys. I found this really middling, if not straight up annoying at times. A couple tracks like Holy Water with the almost tropical vibes and Jerdacuttup Man are a bit interesting. A lot of forgettable stuff though. At times they sounded too much like The Waterboys, a band I like the hits from but get easily tired of. Really dont see a reason for this to be on here

Not much to it.

This is one I could see growing on me, but it didn't resonate with me too much on the initial pass.

With this band name and this album title, I was expecting something much more experimental. Not bad but I got distracted and forgot to come back and finish it, which is a bit damning.

Not overly impressed , very formulaic in terms of the songs , nothing out of the ordinary and could name a number of post punk bands who have done this better and stood the test of time . Professional production but very forgettable

I never heard this band before. Not for me. 2/5

Like a discount Nick Cave.

The songwriting is nice, but sound is very annoying for me... Two good songs, but I don't even remember their names.

A coming together of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen but in a sort of 80s soft rock style. About as poor as it sounds 2*

It had some moments of glitz, and glamour, but most of this is the 1980s Pop-Rock animal in a nutshell. Favorite Track: "Jerdacuttup Man".

Why is this on the list?

Bury me deep, so Robert Dimery can't hurt me anymore.

I don’t really remember this. It weren’t too bad though i guess.

Yeah, just file this one under unmemorable 80s slop. Not good, not bad though, not really deserving of a three either though.

tiene vibes guays, pero hay algo que no me acaba de convencer, la cancion que mas merece la pena yo creo q es Kellys Blues y Open for you.

It's pretty inoffensive, really. There's not a huge amount to get excited about or offended by. Some of the guitar and synth tones are nice, but that's about all I've got. "Holy Water" is dreadful, though.

I already didn't like „Sandy Devotional“ very much, so I couldn't be bothered by this one. I felt taken for a ride, cause the music is actually pretty dilettant. I hate it when I have the funny feeling appreciation of an artist isn't because of his music, but because he was a. gay and harrassed b. died of alcohol or drug abuse c. killed himself (b applies here).

Loved the beginning tracks of the album, with A Trick Of The Light as a highlight. Left the door open, closed mine for this album tho. Sounds like a church song? Still some nice mellow songs later in the album.

This didn't really grab me at all. Extremely 80s and not in a good way.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: there is WAY too much 80s music on this list.

This album was just ok. It seemed like a blend of folk rock and post punk that just didn't mesh very well for me. I kind of felt like it was too overproduced for both of those genres. 2.4/5

Less good version of Nick Cave + Morrissey. I didn't care much for it but there are worse things. 2.5/5

Nothing too inspiring or must listen album to this listener. Got pretty bored quickly. Best thing I can say about this album is sometimes I thought the singer sounded like Ian Astbury, lead singer of The Cult. The Cult has some really good tunes. These guys, not so much. 2

2 Before I get into my review, I want to point out that this was produced by Gil Norton. Other works from Gil Norton include: Pixies - Doolittle Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape Jimmy Eat World - Futures All albums I love… so what happened here? There’s no sense of edge or lush instrumentation to be found anywhere - it’s just generic ‘80s adult contemporary. Except, it doesn’t seem like this was popular in the ‘80s either. How did this end up here? The most positive thing I can say about this album is that the Irish instrumentation was enjoyable, but those moments were few and far between and only felt hinted at at best. I was also going to give The Triffids shit for being an Australian band trying to sound like an Irish one, but I guess they had relocated to the UK a few years before this released, so it’s somewhat justified. Instead, I’ll give them shit for not fusing the two cultures musically as well as AC/DC did on It’s The Long Way to the Top. As far as the negatives go, I don’t have much to say on that front either, but that’s really because this album is just kind of an unremarkable nothingburger. It borders on new wave just enough where you can almost get a taste of the sound, but you’re ultimately left unsatiated and wanting more. It’s even kind of reminiscent of Echo at times, but moreso a low-cal, sugar-free, off-brand version of the Bunnymen. Far from the most offensive music I’ve heard in style or substance, but I was snoozing pretty early on. I’m glad it was only uphill for my guy Gil from here - I’ll just assume this was an early project he took on to support his still fledgling career.

Those are some odd lyrics

Was already over this album halfway through the first song. I want someone to defend their reason for why I must hear this before I die.

This one was very underwhelming overall, though the back half seemed to be a little better. I never heard of these guys an probably will not listen again, but who knows. I won't actively avoid it though so that's why I give it a 2 and not a 1

Easy to listen to.

Great grooves. 2.2 outta 5

The music is not terrible, but it is boring. I had a hard time listening to the whole album. There is one bright spot. David McComb is clearly influenced by Nick Cave, but David McComb's singing voice is not even half as annoying as Nick Cave's. If you're listening to this on Spotify, the original album is just the first 12 tracks. Spotify has the much anticipated (I'm sure) 2007 double disc reissue. Yikes

Solidly meh

I'm pretty sure this is what you would get if you asked AI to create a generic 80s pop/rock album. Boring, bland, inoffensive. It didn't actively annoy me, so it gets a 2.

Tagged as jangle pop, but doesn't sound like it to me. It does sound like the 80s. The lyrics are terrible so they sure stand out. 2 Heard before? Nope Owned: Yes 16/1001, 16/60 (26%) Will I get? Nope

This is an album on this list.

This sucks

This was just ok. Some of it I liked, some was a pass. Overall it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good either. I liked the themes, but musically it could have driven those themes home a lot more powerfully.

Not my exact style but still listenable I suppose

point1.

I feel like there’s an identity crises happening here? Couldn’t tell what the sounds was in each song and it’d change by the next one.

Eh. It was ok.

Very strange and all over the place. Some interesting stuff. Heard all sorts of influences and such. Just not for me.

I feel like honestly I probably should have liked this album more than I actually did - I do resonate with this sort of very dramatic 80s production, I like the vaguely folk-y instrumentation in parts, the brooding/dark (almost emo at times?) lyrics. Had never heard of this band but maybe they were sort of like the Australian answer to the Smiths or Simple Minds, which I SHOULD like in theory, but something about it all just didn't quite work the same. Blinder by the Hour is actually a pretty decent song and I enjoyed it quite a bit, but some clunkers for sure. Didn't hate it but not likely to return to it.

2 80s.

Average 80's style "mid" rock. It's entirely uninspiring. I didn't necessarily hate any of the songs, but I couldn't connect with them either. I guess the best song from the album is, Kelly's Blues. I'll add it to the playlist, but I don't really want to.

Well that wasn't very good. They're no Men at Work, that's for sure.

I guess it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard?

Pretty lame, Milhouse Seriously, who the fuck is like, “Bro, you got to hear this generic ass, Australian, adult contempo album from the 80’s before you die.”

Australian folk pop. 2/5

I don't get it.... 3/10

It’s like a bad movie-musical soundtrack

1,8/5

Poor man's INXS?

I alllmost want to give this one star. But I won’t, because it’s not completely unlistenable. But god it’s sooo 80s (derogatory). And not even in the fun pop way. The songs are all one-note, the story-telling is weak, and the singer just sounds bad. Sorry bout it.

Generic and bad. Shame on you list

Was meh, wouldn’t listen to again

Ok band but not my thing.

It is not necessary that anyone listen to this ever. There were 1000 bands that sounded like this in 1987.

this is the most 80s album ever (derogatory) jesus, this is a long album two (?) of the songs were not-atrocious enough to merit a 2 instead of a 1

Niet m’n ding

no es malo pero es bastante genérico y olvidable

Haven't heard of them and I thought I know all the most important 80s bands that could be featured on the list. Listening to the album didn't help me understand why it's here. There were so many better bands in Australia in the 80s that'd deserve this spot more 2/5

Never heard of this band. Started out slow but somewhat grew on me over the course of the album.

I forgot to listen to it, probably alright though

Not the worst but I could only handle about half the album before surrendering

this exercise has really just taught me the 80s aren’t my vibe

Inoffensive but not sure why I’m supposed to think this is important

Has there every been an album with a blurry picture of a sad-looking white guy on the cover that didn't suck? Heard it once now; will never hear it again.

Not offensive, but it's *very* 80s in its cheesiness. Okay to listen to, but I can't say anything stood out whatsoever. Very minor plaudits for Bury Me Deep in Love and Jerdacuttup Man. Also docked some points for being a double album.

eh

I believe they made the record they wanted to make. It's just not a record I want to hear. It's not technically bad, but it's boring. I'd swap this for INXS - Kick, also from Australia, also from 1987, more exciting, more successful, and somehow not on the list.

Calenture song was good. 1.5/5

This really sucks. Like really. I think it's the style and performances that I don't like. And the songs, too, now that I think about it.

A nice listening, I can't say I particularly like or dislike it 2/5

I didnt think it was all that bad until I realized there were two parts and it was almost 2 hours long. Not doing all that.

Truly never have even heard of this, which kind of made it fun to figure out as I listened: big bang 80s drums, relentlessly earnest 80s lyrics, and some real easy cheesy listening arrangements, mixed in with flashes of country, synth, drama, and Jeebus. I can't say I liked it, but kind an entertaining experience. Why it's one of the 1001 records remains a puzzle. I guess 1001 is a lot.

When I first put this on, I thought I was listening to a Flight of the Conchords parody of bad 80s soft-rock. Don't think I will be revisiting this one anytime soon.

I am left wanting more from this album. It felt like something was missing; I did not find it super interesting to listen to. I wasn't the biggest fan of the vocals or the production. The album felt very 80s, negative connotation. While I do think the emotions behind the lyricism were captivating, the music and vocals were not doing it for me.

It starts out horrible. Gets better, but not enough.

idk just feels totally nothing, quite souless, especially on the instrumental side. Its also quite out of date> quite a lot of the vocal parts feel like Nick Cave ripoffs, I swear I'm not only making that connection because they're both Australian, some parts sound exactly like Nick Cave songs. Not much else to say I feel like some songs have some level of personality. Its also really bloated, too long. There's also too much reverb on the kick imo, just sounds bad. Favourite songs: bury me deep in love, a trick of the light, open for you, baby can I walk you home, everything you touch turns to time. Overall around 4/10

I did not use a private session for this one. No idea what I was getting in to, but between it being an 80's album and the dude's hair I got nervous about keyboard heavy poppy rock. After giving it a listen, the album is more straight forward rock, a bit gothy and gloomy, sort of shoe-gazing, but with some country twang.

The Christian stuff stopped me in my tracks. Some decent orchestration.

#618. Spotify says there's 46k monthly listeners for this band. Surely there's not 46 thousand people at any one time listening to them for this list, so it makes you wonder who are these people out there listening to this intentionally? 2/5: not great

I was excited when this showed up as my album of the day. Courtney Barnett mentions the triffids in a song, so I always assumed they were super cool but had never listened to them. I usually try not to read other reviews until I've listened to the whole thing first and formed my own opinion. But this was so bad that by the third song I had to look up some reviews to see if I was just missing something. Nope, I'm not missing anything, this album is pretty much universally hated. As it should be. Because it sucks. Sorry Courtney. The song Unmade Love could pass for a The The B-side. The only bit of redemption on this album.

Tepid, like lit fic

I would have thought there would be a thousand other albums way better than this that could be included in this list. That being said the last four songs were pretty good so it got bumped up a star for that.

"Bury Me Deep in Love" is a fun (and incredibly cheesy) opening track, but the rest of the record is simply uninteresting and wholly underwhelming. If you're gonna listen to Australian bands, for the love of god, stick to Tame Impala or King Gizz.

2/5

Found the songwriting to be weak, and the music itself wasn’t particularly compelling

This album is the equivalent of motel art, only you're forced to stare at it for 1 hour and 47 minutes

This album didn't even make it into the top 30 of its own country's charts when released. I'm not surprised, I listened to it today, and it's as boring as batshit. It's upsetting when I think about some awesome albums that don't feature on the list and yet I have to listen to this dross. Lowpoints = vagabond holes (😳) and trick of the light

Couldn’t be more dull

Booring. Sounds like someone threw the lead singer of Tears for Fears into an uninspired 90s rock album.

Cheese

Я уже забыл о чем это было

It's ok. That's it. Wouldn't include this in albums I had to listen before I die tbh. Sounds nice but not something I would play again.

What is a Triffid? Is it even a real thing? Well, no they aren't. They're a fictional, predatory plant that could move around and kill other living things. They're from a 50's science fiction book called "The Day of the Triffids." Now, I didn't know that without looking it up. And I don't think you probably knew that when you listened to this album. I kind of think that's all I needed to know, really. I mean I didn't know that going into this album, and that's probably a good thing. I would've thought less of this album going in, and that wouldn't have been fair. But come on - to name your band after a fictional plant from an obscure science fiction book from the 50's? I mean you do you... This felt like the most generic light 80's rock I have ever heard good god. None of the lyrics are that incredible or insightful, the production feels like two dozen other 80's albums, and it's just...boring. It feels so safe, so *nice* and just so boring. What's something new that this brings to the table? What does it do exceptionally well that it deserves to be here? I'd love for someone to tell me. Because what does feel edgy (and there's little of it) feels derivative and the rest? A snore. Two stars. Standout Track: Calenture

J'ai trouvé les arrangements plutôt chargés et l'ensemble, sentimental et peu intéressant.

I really tired to see the appeal of this one. The fact that Domino Records re-issued it had me a little intrigued that there could be something special under the surface here. But I'm sorry to say that I just found it a bit boring. It's kind of the "smoother" side of new wave, maybe just as people were starting to get sick of the genre. I guess this is one of those "you had to be there" sort of albums to appreciate it. Unfortunately, I wasn't and this one was mostly forgettable.

2.5 A truly average album. It’s far from the worst thing I’ve heard, but there’s nothing really extraordinary about it. The first song stinks, but then the song after that is pretty good, and it kinda goes back and forth like that for the whole album. The good isn’t consistent, and the bad is just around the corner. The singer is also like that. One of the most average voices I’ve heard ever. Nothing special about it at all. For these songs to connect, he needs to be a way worse singer, like Leonard Cohen, so we could focus on the lyrics, or way better, like Bono so we can focus on the melody. As it is now, it’s just “okay.”

I'm partial to a bit of 80's now and then - with one of the great appeals being the nostalgia/ memories that the songs evoke. I don't know the Triffids - so am listening fresh without the nostalgia glow or the familiarity of having heard the songs on repeat over the last 30 years. Without this the album feels like generic 80's pop and I don't have time or inclination to listen to it enough for the songs to worm their magic.

The album opens with the savagely anodyne 'Bury Me Deep in Love'; a song that I would happily have believed was penned by David Brent. This was the soundtrack to Harold and Madge's wedding on Neighbours. As Neighbours-wedding songs go it comes in at second place, a good few laps behind Angry Anderson, and ahead of no others I'm aware of. 'A Trick of the Light' provides a glimpse of the dated pop glory that could have been, save for Dad vocal and truly bad lyrics ("I was beating on her like an anvil; beating her out of original shape"). 'Save What You Can' is also a decent one. But hey, even a blind squirrel will find a few acorns. I'm happily waving goodbye to the day of the Triffids.

What is that sound on the right speaker in 1:20 of Open for You? The rest of the album, just fine, dont see the reason of it being on a 1001 list to hear before you die. It feels like its drenched in reverb for no reason. Listened twice but was not impressed by the band, not feeling feverish as the title implies. 4/10

Not bad, but very generic and similar sounding throughout. Standout song: A Trick of the Light

There’s some really awesome Aussie bands that could be on the list and this is not one of them.

Forgettable (Definitely didn't need to be a double disk album with rehearsal / demo recordings for each track)

This is so absurdly bland, why is it on the list? The songwriting is so safe and predictable, it never goes anywhere I didn't expect. Musically, it's pretty toothless. It it just feels so safe. It nearly does things to pull me in, put gives up and goes back to being safe. E.g. I was kind of enjoying the country twang on Hometown Farewell Kiss but its pretty subtle and it eventually gets dropped entirely. The performances are generally fine but nothing to make a fuss about. Bury Me Deep in Love sounds ripped straight from the sad scene from a Dreamworks film At least David McComb's voice is pretty good (he shows that off pretty well on Unmade Love) and it has the 80s drums sound that I'm fond of Highlights: Unmade Love

Not the most exciting or revelatory album I've listened to. So far I'm struggling to find the point of this list

It’s an Australian band. 2 stars not for me

I had this on whilst I was making breakfast, and one of my dogs decided to shit on the floor. Cleaning that up was more memorable and enjoyable than this album.

Totally eh, maybe so should give it another listen

If I had heard this independently from this list I would have thought it was a group of semi talented teenagers who just need a little guidance. But to find out this was their 4th album and on this list is shocking.

Sounds like a cheap knockoff of Simple Minds ... and I don't like Simple Minds.

My initial impression is that this album would most often be found in a record store's CD bargain bin. While I'm positive that this could be a hidden treasure to some, it feels like off-brand Echo & the Bunnymen to me. There are hints of something greater, but overall unimpressive. Not sure this one needs to be here.

What is going on in AUS

Not my jam, but this was probably fine at the time. Kinda sounds like discount Billy Joel.

Disappointed.

There's parts in these songs where it's alright but I think I don't like the vocals, and overall the music isn't doing much for me.

Some of the tracks were okay-ish, but overall it was quite bland. 1.5

Like the Thompson Twins, but less interesting. I never thought THAT was possible.

Its like if HIM were a Christian band

Pretty condescending and treacly from a bunch of Australians.

About what you’d expect. Nothing notable

I think it’s a solid album, but I don’t think I’ll ever revisit.

started off being like, why does everyone hate this? it’s fun 80s stuff, some fun synth. then it definitely is too long and starts to get so derivative. but still waaaay better than some of the british crap on this list, respectfully

Just so long and boring

A couple decent songs, but mostly just that thin, echoey, terrible 80s sound.

Annoying with its bombastic ass sound. Their previous two albums are much better and nicer sounding with sparser arrangements, and with songs that are present here, but done much better. Literally, Jerdacuttup Man is a leftover track from In The Pines, albeit more rockish, while the former is more melancholic and desolate, like the outback of Australia where they based their sound from. And much better. Especially sad that this is in the 1001 albums list :/. They have better releases, people! ⭐⭐

This is a somewhat forgettable 1980s Brit-Pop album. There are some good songs, but it honestly doesn't really stick out as a full piece. Best Songs: Bury Me Deep in Love, Kelly's Blues, Vagabond Holes, Everything You Touch Turns to Time Worst Songs: Holy Water, Love the Fever

Uninteresting

Looking at the genres, I expected this to be a folkier take on Morrissey's shtick. Instead, I got if the worst of Nick Cave was produced by U2. Bleh. I usually think these low average scores are an overreaction, but I completely understand why this left a bad taste in many people's mouths. It's not awful, but oh so dull.

This album sounds cringe for some reason. It’s boring and nothing special. Not the worst I have listened to but cannot give it higher than 2/5

Mediocre version of other bands of that era

Gloriously, painfully 80s pop. Probably best left where it came from.

Not my jam.

long album, felt repetitive but sounded half decent

The most meh ive ever felt on this list. Its like the creators of the list want you to know how average music can be

Meh

After reading all the negative reviens, I wanted to be a contrarian and actively looked for positives om the album. Well, tracks 9 and 10 are listenable. The rest of the album is dull new wave-ish pop with both production, vocals and especially song writing being below par. Nothing much going on here, on to the next!

Even though this is shite, there are far worse that have found their way on to this list. So relatively speaking, I think a 2 is fair. That said, I will never willingly listen to it again.

Couldn’t get into this at all. Not sure what to make of it, none of it grabbed me, nothing stood out so I’m at a loss.

Quite forgettable tracks for the most part but quite liked Kelly's Blues. Won't revisit the whole album anytime soon though.

chill, alright