Reviews (page 7 of 7)
Como un huevo sin sal. Deseando que se acabase desde antes de la mitad. Repetitivo hasta la saciedad y sin aportar nada. Como comer un cartón. Cuando terminó me puse Red River de Salem para sentir algo de nuevo.
I mean, yeah? It’s ok. It’s kind of forgettable. Best debut album since definitely maybe? Eeeh. I suppose. Do I need to hear it again? Not really. It’s pleasant enough. But? I suspect this is someone’s youth rather than a truly important album.
'Lost Souls'? More like 'Lost Interest'. I found myself constantly drifting off to sleep while listening to this at 10am. This album is yet more evidence that Mercury Prize nomination is a strong indicator of dull mediocrity. Contrary to its inclusion on this 1001 albums list, you could (and should) lead a long, happy and fulfilled life without ever hearing this album by these tepid Coldplay-wannabes. You know you're in a charisma-free zone when you find yourself wishing for Chris Martin to turn up and give things a bit of life. Heaven help me. It made so little impact on me, that I have just finished listening to it and cannot remember anything about it. Forgettable and bland and a bit of a slog, like eating a bowl of cardboard.
Reminds me of Coldplay.
Meh
Feels s focus grouped Brit pop album
Hmmm. It's fine I guess (fun fact - I was once on the same flight as Doves from UK -> America. They were ......................... perfectly nice and polite)
Subpar indie blah blah
I really like Guy Garvey as a Radio host. But I've never got on with Doves melancholic northern blandness. There's probably a time and a place for it, in just yet to find it.
Simple soft rock. Nothing much here.
It’s alright, I didn’t really feel much listening to this. I feel like I should like this more than I do, it seems well done but I can’t connect with any of it and it seems bland. Maybe listening at the right time makes this album worth listening to but I just have no desire to revisit this.
It might have been better if they had found some of those lost Souls.
Sucks
A complete nothing-burger album. Shouldn’t be on this list.
Definitely not my style of music.
Previously rated: The Last Broadcast (2/5) **************************** I completely forgot I had heard this band before, 800 albums ago. They both ended up with the same rating, though, so my opinion hasn't changed. This is some boring-ass rock music. When Catch the Sun started playing, I thought it was an ad at first because of how different it sounded from the rest of the album. It sounds like a generic Foo Fighters song, but it’s still the standout track. The rest of the album is almost Radiohead level bad.
Just your run of the mill album nothing really special about this to me
Meh. Nothing bad. Nothing good. Just Meh. Overly mellow and completely uninspiring.
weird, not my cuppa
Like Radiohead but shit
Not really memorable
Catch the sun sounded familiar but the remainder was forgettable
It was alright, but nothing memorable.
What is this drone? Why is this good? How did this get on the list?
Like the melancholic vibe, overall 2.5 stars overall. Enjoyed it but bit of a slog to get through a full album.
"the first great album to come from Manchester since Definitely Maybe...". Nonsense. The Verve is just one example and their 1997 album is miles ahead of this. It's Radiohead if they were from Manchester and shite. This doesn't belong on this list. 2/5.
Indierock, ikke rigtig noget at råbe hurra for
Pretty and sad. is bringing me down though. The first few songs in particular were excruciating too.
Tein sen virheen, että luin Wikipediasta, että tätä on verrattu Oasiksen debyyttiin… siinä missä Oasis lyö aina väistämättä vähän naamalle, tässä ei ollut sitä iskua. Ihan kiva maailma, mut ei mitään koukuttavaa. Vaatis muutan kuuntelukerran varmaan, mutta kiinnostaako se.
I guess someone left this at my old job and I listened to it a few times? I guess? But not really clicking for me.
This just didn't do anything for me. Seemed safe and cliche. No song stood out. 2 stars.
This is either a hungover or post club album, listening to it any other time just doesn’t feel right
Found this just to be boring. Nothing really stood out as the album droned on in the background of my morning. Can’t believe this was a highly rated album.
A very bland record, felt like everything melted together
Weird, spacey, slow and boring.
Inoffensive and forgettable.
I’m always excited for a modern band that I haven’t really heard of before but this was honestly just kind of boring to me. Nothing really stood out. Not bad but meh.
Nothing wrong here but it really didn't do anything for me. It's just early 2000s pop like rocky thing. It's just not very compelling. It's not bad but it's nothing.
I forgot this album even while I was listening to it.
2/5. This might be a good drums and bass band but it kind of feels like someone took already established instrumental songs and added lyrics to them. I can't remember what the songs were even about just that they had a good beat. Then all of a sudden in the second half, they are making regular pop-rock songs. Some of them stand out but overall, not anything crazy there either. I wouldn't say this was terrible but it's not down my alley. Not a 1 because the instrumentals were good and one or two songs were actually kind of good. But this is background music at best. Best Song: The Cedar Room, Firesuite, Melody Calls
It's ok
Wikipedia calls this the best debut album since Definitely Maybe but I swear I've never heard of this band. At the same time some of the songs here felt quite familiar, I'm not sure if I'd heard them somewhere before or they just remind me of other songs from the era. It's a deeply inoffensive and uninspired album, can I listen to Oasis instead? 2/5
Exceptionally mediocre uninspired pop rock. I did like the instrumental "Firesuite" but otherwise was unsure why this is on here.
This is such a "the brits are at it again" pick. It's fine.
2,5
Who album felt like background music, but like sad background music. Not sure when you would ever want to listen to this. Didn't like that the lyrics were relegated to the back of the mix so you don't really hear them.
в тегах альбома вижу "coldplay" - ну уж так совсем не клеймите продукт.....
Remembered these guys a bit more fondly than I maybe should have. A sort of proto-version of the indie rock of my youth, stuff I found really compelling at the time but find kind of bland now. Maybe over simplifying, but this album made me think of Spoon, but not as good.
2 out of 5.
Sorry, Doves, but this hits me like untoasted white bread. Bland.
“Lost Souls is considered by many to be the best debut album since Oasis' Definitely Maybe” Who is this “many” Like the most boring Coldplay imaginable. Back third of the album is slightly better but not by much.
Its like an experimental psychedelic alt rock album. But at the end of the day it feels more like background noise to me than a set of songs.
The UK bias rears its ugly head again! It’s not that this is horrid, but I didn’t need to hear it and I won’t listen to it again. Most tracks have some good stuff going on, but then go on for another two unnecessary minutes. I’m tired now and I’m supposed to go to the gym later. I might have to save the rest for later, but this isn’t getting better than a 2 anyway.
Bland, generic early-2000’s British “indie” “rock” of absolutely no import or significance. This list is a joke.
Very Coldplay
indie rock deftones
Nothing really stood out on this record. 2/5
This what I imagine indie sounds like to the average person. They don't like it and honestly, I don't blame them.
beh
Boring.
some interesting sounds, but it gets pretty dreary by two thirds of the way through
1. fire - 2 2. here - 1.5 3. break - 1.5 4. zea - 1.5 5. rize - 1 6. zoulz - 1 7. melody - 1 8. zun - 1 9. man - 1 10. cedar - 1.5 11. reprize - 2 12. houze - 1
Sorry. Chan nöd conecte.
I had to look it up; Steven Wilson is NOT in this band.... They do have a few good moments on here, but mostly I found this album to be resoundingly mediocre.
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die...If You're British?
This album is quite underwhelming. At one point, I didn't even notice it was still on! It gives off some serious Band of Horses snooze-fest vibes.
Well, that was fucking boring.
It’s alright
More hipster pop that is mildly entertaining, but not enough to engage my jaded, opinionated tastes.
Meh, sounded like a Radiohead cover band.
1001 (sort of ok underwhelming) ALBUMS (from random obscure artists from the 1990s beloved by British music critics that haven’t maintained any relevancy or influence) YOU MUST(unfortunately)LISTEN TO BEFORE YOU DIE(soon I hope)
Underwhelming.
J'ai réalisé après coup que j'avais déjà eu un autre album d'eux. Que j'ai préféré, car lui était tellement ennuyeux, j'avais juste hâte qu'il finisse. Un autre biais UK évident. 4/10
Fav song: Sea Song Not a bad album, a little bland in places but had some interesting tunes. I like how much the singer sounds like Dave Grohl at times and how sometimes the instrumentals are reminiscent of Radiohead, but I feel like this is another band from the 2000’s who struggled to find their identity. Maybe they got better in later albums.
Was this designed to wash over people? Apart from where the drums are way too high in tbe mix, there's nothing to attract attention. It's not unpleasant, I just struggled to pay attention - it's like a musical weather forecast.
So my first impression of this CD is that it sucked, and I think that's largely because the beginning of the CD really does suck. But the back half is significantly better than the first. It's another of those fin-de-siècle somewhat genre-less British CDs that this guy really likes, in the same vein as Travis and Badly Drawn Boy. Relative to those two it's generally gloomier. I don't like it as much as Travis, but it's on-par with BDB. So yeah, the first half is awful. It opens with a long, boring instrumental. I honestly can't for the life of me understand why you would do that. Even once they get to the point, the first several songs are incredibly monotonous. "Here It Comes" and especially "Sea Song" are really the same thing over and over again for 5 or 6 minutes. They're a 1-of-5 straight slog. The band really starts to find their footing with "Melody Calls", which is the first borderline-normal song. Thereafter the whole CD is pretty solid. "Catch The Sun" has some really clever changes and a very cool sound - it's just a catchy song. That's the standout highlight. Overall though this is like a 3-4 on the back half and a low 1 on the front half. I prefer that order over the reverse, but all-in it's still just OK.
2 sterne
Meh
Meh
It became background noise. Ameturitistic but a very clean sound. Generic. Seems like they liked to jam a bit more than have a structured song as there was not a lot of lyrics/vocals throughout. 4/10
Boring but at least listenable i guess?
Maybe when I get the other Doves album I’ll be in a better mood for this one. Influences and cover art looks like something I’d like but didnt. :/ Rating: 2.4
While not objectionable, this was overlong and too pretentious for its own good. I can see exactly why this was selected for the list - it fits exactly into what the MeldodyMaker/NME type journos fanwanked over at the time, but bears little merit outside that context. Better than contemporary acts, though.
Tedious; I found absolutely zero entertainment value in this album.
Only listened to a couple if tunes will listen tomorrow
This was semi interesting, but just really droned on too much for me, then a few more catchy songs at the end didn’t seem to fit in with the rest of the album. Wouldn’t recommend
Mostly sets a mood and feel (“late night after hours” they say) but kinda boring other than a few songs, though even the songs I liked weren’t particularly memorable. Fire Suite was actually a cool start to the album with a trip hoppy kinda riff. Just felt like things never took off from there, though Lost Souls was pretty weird. The vocalist is a bit poppy and falsetto-y for my taste, preferring when the vocals are more effected and reverb-soaked. Inoffensive, just didn’t really have any impact on me. I prefer The Last Broadcast, and that I thought was ok.
A weird alt-rock type of album, it almost felt like different bands making so many of these songs. I really don't know what to make of this one. A couple tracks I did enjoy, but scratching my head at this inclusion. Favorite tracks: Here It Comes, A House. Album art: Looks to be a guy on stage, lights casting shadows far behind him. The lights are most of what you can see. Also, black and white. Doesn't add up to much. 2.5/5
meandering pink floyd but if it was coldplay
Pre-listening thoughts: I have never heard of this band or album (lots of albums I'm gonna repeat that sentiment with on this list!). I don't even have an inkling of what this will sound like. Post/during listening thoughts: Am i tweaking where are the vocals. Ok wait nevermind the opening was just an instrumental phew! Thought this was a weirdo soundscape album. It sounds like aimless Coldplay. Choppy vocals on Break Me Gently are not doing it for me. This is like lowkey the most forgettable genre of music for me. I am zoning out so hard rn this is so boring lol. Why is every song so long like bring back the 3 minute song! 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: absolutely not Fav tracks: Melody Calls, Catch the Sun Least fav tracks: Break Me Gently
Kalsarikänni-videopeli-illassa laitoin varmaan 4 alusta levyn, mutta ei silti mitään mielikuvaa millaista tämä oli. Ei tainnut siis kolahtaa.
Vähän oli sellasta melankolista liitelyä turhan paljon ja paikoin sitä kuuluisaa muniinpuhaltelua
Not horrible but not memorable anywhere either. Rounding down.
First half OK, 2nd half not so much.
Style over substance. I generally dug the vibe on here, but boy the compositions are lacking. And after three songs it all just started to sound the same.
Inventing maudlin cinematic jangle pop only 30+ years after everyone else.
"Firesuite" was the best track. The rest of the songs were pleasant enough to listen to without having anything really jump out from the others. This has some flashes of Coldplay (not sure which group came first). That's not a bad thing, but this album felt just a little too safe for me.
"Lost Souls" is the debut studio album by British indie rock band Doves. Without any hooks, this album sounds like mediocre background music to a RPG, and is worsened by the overlaying whiney, overly produced vocals and totally harmonica. "Catch the Sun" is probably only single worth listening to and comparing Doves to Oasis is offensive.
Boring boring boring.
not really a fan, but i see the appeal
This was a weird one...I didn't hate or even dislike anything, but I will never seek this album or them out again. Their music is in my preferred genre so I could like something by them but nothing in this album pulled me in to want to investigate them as a band further.
Lo he escuchado antes, pero no es mi disco favorito de ellos. Solo tengo guardada la canción "Catch the Sun", a ver con una segunda escucha. He añadido otra, pero no da mucho de sí.
It exists ... And it's music. Really not memorable.
bit dull
# Playlist track - Firesuit # Notes - Solid opening track (Firesuit) and follow-up (Here It Comes). - On Break me Gently, the "breaking" effect on the vocals is overdone and distracts from the song, which wouldn't be bad if it didn't sound like it was streamed over a bad connection. -1 star. - The rest of the album sits between "nice" and "forgettable" most of the time. - The band doesn't bring enough variety to fill the entire hour of the album. The damn "breaking" effect comes back in the beginning of "The Cedar Room" (the most listened to song in Spotify) and I can't help but skip it every time. -1 star - Reprise and A House are completely unnecessary filler and add nothing to the experience. -1 star
2.5
It reminds vocally of Anthony Kiedis a bit…without obviously copping…which is nice. I prefer lower register lead vocals…with some low end resonance…it’s refreshing in pop music as there is not near enough of these artists who get the spotlight they deserve.
The album art is freaking me out a little. Is this two different photos? The music is less interesting. Atmospheric, sure, but not a vibe I'm ever looking for. It's fine for what it is. Did I *need* to hear it? I don't think so.
2.5
A whole lotta meh.
So. Boring.
Meh.
Kind of good but also kind of boring lol
Musically kinda interesting... Don't have anything else nice to say.
Still don't like the lead singers voice. This was ok.
The first song really drew me in, but it turned out to be a regular British indie album from the early 2000s.
Maybe if this album didn’t have the misfortune of coming to me the day after an Adele album it would have fared better- but by comparison it’s just really boring
Apparently I loved Doves’ last album (The Last Broadcast) on our list. But I can’t remember any of the songs! That does not bode well. My impression overall is: could have been worse, but not great. Dunno if this is unfair, but I get the feeling that nothing really... happened. Maybe it’s the fact that the vocal is mixed so far down, it would be unmemorable if it wasn’t simply inaudible. I think the band and their decisions are really in sync, there’s a lot of sympathetic vibrations and good band play. But the vocal makes Snow Patrol feel risky and alive! This does fill in a missing puzzle piece for me, between Blur and Radiohead on one end and something like Coldplay, very soon to come. But it's far, far less exciting than any of the things I just mentioned, the songs aren't tight, and I have a feeling we aren't going anywhere. Really, the first song made this out sound much more interesting than it ended up being. Could do without this. 2/5
The three first tracks, which try to create an atmosphere but only create background muzak, make me lose interest so much that I think this will be a drag to finish. Then comes an interesting guitar pattern in Sea Song, with vocals that brings to mind OK Computer era Radiohead, and it's quite good, apart from the fact that it lasts six minutes and doesn't really go anywhere. Then the snoozefest starts again with Rise and continues for 3 tracks. I understand what they're trying to do, and why people might like it, but it's not my cup of tea at all. I'd rather listen to Sigur Ros all day long. Catch the Sun and The Man Who Told Everything and lift my spirits a little, being more guitar-oriented and poppy, before the album ends up in an underwhelming manner. Electric guitars are few and far between in this project, aren't they?
Like a worse Oasis listened through the lense of a conch shell. Low 2.
I read this band was #1 in the UK during their heyday. But the UK also gave us Coldplay and Oasis. That’s a big pile of “meh,” for me.
I liked the first song & catch the sun
Not that great, not sure why.
Too long. Boring. Idk or c why I had to listen to this. Here It Comes is good though.
La primera me ha gustado pero a partir de ahí un poco coñazo... 2
ok
Firesuite // 2.5/5
Not really that great or interesting by any means. Nice but kind of a bore.
hui, veery atmospharic
Radiohead, portishead, Coldplay. Good festival band but fairly in ineffectual. Too derivative and middle of the road to warrant a great score even tho I didn’t hate it.
Didn't hate it but by the time I finish writing this I have already forgot about the whole album.
Listened Before? N Eh didn't really stick out to me. There's too many early 2000's indie rock records on this list so far. They all blend together. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Catch the Sun
Starts off slow, but gets better. Some of the songs are good, but nothing really catches the ear. 2.5/5 Likely won’t listen again
Tepid.
Two stars all the way.
Honestly, largely forgettable. Sounds like Coldplay if they were less interesting. I don’t really understand why this made it into the book. It has almost no edge. No intrigue. The arrangements are nice and it’s pleasant enough to listen to I guess but it’s just…there. Can’t win them all. Standout tracks: Firesuite, Lost Souls, Catch the Sun,
Sounds like Coldplay trying to be Oasis trying to be Radiohead. 2.5 stars
The album just never seemed to pick up any steam whatsoever
Tasapainoinen muttei silti ollut kamalan kiinnostava. 2/5
Ugh onpa jotenkin vähän rasauttava solisti ja hirveitä lauluefektejä välillä. Musa sinänsä ihan ok. Lopun The Cedar Room on kans toimiva biisi. Mutta sen verran vieroksuttaa monet biisit, että kahteen jää.
Liian pitkä ja aika tylsä vuosituhannen vaihteen indieplatta.
The aughts were a lost decade in England for me, mainly due to the ubiquitous, dreaded Brit-Pop that seemed to be everywhere and you don't want to get me started on Brit-pop. I must admit that the Doves are better than the average Oasis or Blur though but the vocal styling of this genre still grates me.
Didn't capture my attention today.
This sounded a lot like coldplay but managed to somehow be even more boring, quite an achievement honestly. Needless to say, I didn't really like it.
I just somehow don't bite electronic music.
Appreciated it a bit more having read the notes of where it came from etc but still just not my thing.
This is just ok. So so so uninteresting though. 2 stars on sort of principle
Meh
I don't get this album at all. It's trying to be a lot of things, or pulling from lots of sources, but doesn't do any one thing well. I hear little bits of all the 90s bands that came before them, but I'd rather just listen to any of those bands. Super mid. 2.25/5
Feels sonically muddy. Like it’s trying to be deeper than it actually is.
This album was such a slog. It doesn’t deserve to be on this list. While it’s not as sonically displeasing as some of the other albums I gave a 2, it’s not good enough to be pleasant background music or interesting enough to stand out.
Decently atmospheric background music. As with most of these early 2000's indie bands, the singer adds almost nothing.
I was thankful for having a couple of days without having to endure some britpop bullshit on this list, and then came these guys.
Great sounds but it didnt really take me anywhere
Erster Eindruck: eigentlich ganz geil. größtenteils instrumental, vielleicht sogar komplett instrumental. Sehr ruhig, tut nicht weh. Ich muss irgendwie an Radiohead denken. Und an Muse. Nicht so geil. Mir schlafen ein bisschen die Füße ein. Bin ungefähr halb durch. Mache ne Pause und dann später bei „Lost Souls“ weiter.
It was just kind of there. It was tolerable. It was a longer album. It was better than a 2 but not really a 3.
It wasn't bad, but it just kinda droned on for an hour. I cant remember any of it
A rather inconsistent album: some of it offers nice atmospheric tracks, while the rest of it is best classified as "nothing special". By tomorrow, I'll forget all about this one.
“Mom, can we have some Coldplay?” “No, we have Coldplay at home.” Coldplay at home:
I enjoyed it while I heard it, but it was pretty promptly forgotten.
A blend of Radiohead and Blur, with a dash of Oasis. I didn't mind it at first, but as the album drug on, I could no longer stand it.
2/5 Not my style Tone and musicality were fine, I can see the appeal
It’s ok as background noise when you’re trying work but I need someone to explain why it’s on this 1001 list.
This was enjoyable enough, but I doubt I will revisit it. A couple of the songs had a cool sort of loungey vibe. It’s definitely chill.
i don’t know. i thought this was kind of boring. not for me.
All right
This was incredibly boring
Wasn’t keen on this the first time I heard it. Liked it better the second time, good chill after hours vibes. Not sure I’d return to it though.
Really enjoyed the instruments and sound, singer was annoying to listen to
New to me, both the band and their music. I really like this album. The sound and style are familiar to me and I have a feeling the familiarity is because of the influence of bands like this, or at least this band reflects the evolving trends at the time. Not sure how to describe the sound and style. Kind of lo-fi maybe, with indie rock feel? I am not usually good at matching what I hear to categories and names. I don't really put a lot of energy into that so I think that's why I sometimes stumble with wording. The tracks felt a little repetitive after a while but 'Melody Calls' stands out for me a bit.
Okay background music.
Just had no interest in this one.
I lost something listening to this, not sure it was my soul though. Some interesting parts here and there but most of the songs felt like they dragged and plodded along. Bland
This band has no business being on this list
My god, is this still playing?
drab and depressing
Britslop. Sounds like AI Radiohead/Coldplay. Each song goes absolutely nowhere. Totally uninspiring.
puh indie melo pop. c
not for me
not for me
1/5 Listened to it twice but it was very boring.
Can you make the case for one Doves album on this list? Sure. I personally don't think they merit it, but the case can be made. Can you make a case for two Doves albums on this list? Certainly not. Musically, this is pretty boilerplate indie for 2000, so there's not really anything standing it apart. I appreciate the reviewer listing all the culturally relevant albums that released the same year that did not make this list.
Like Oasis if they weren’t cool, & Oasis if they weren’t cool isn’t aesthetically interesting. Add this to the plethora of Brits that ought to be left to grow old & forgotten on the shelves. P.S., some Brits I love unironically: Shakespeare, Emily Brontë, Dusty Springfield, Poly Styrene. But this is Radiohead w/ an upset stomach & too much time on their hands. Get lost you lost & white souls from the isles of Britannia! Like, seriously, seriously bad.
I barely have the time to listen to albums that I like so it’s a real drag to get something like this. It’s not bad per se, it’s just bland and totally forgettable. Writing this a couple of hours after listening to it, there’s nothing that stands out, no hooks or riffs that make me want to listen again. The British music press and Mercury Awards got it wrong yet again.
This album is boring, I have no other words
Don't get me wrong. It's good. I enjoy it. But it's very bland and forgetful and just kind of nothing. It feels like a dozen TV theme songs.
Idk, it's not _bad_ but it just feels devoid of any heart or soul.
Hard no
You know it’s going to be terrible when Wikipedia starts with something like “ … is the debut studio album by British indie rock band” 1.42
Crap, my fridge makes more interesting sounds at midnight.
Why are there so many British punky rock albums. They can't all be the best album ever. I just don't think any of them are that different. Ts is not groundbreaking bro. I like this it just feels like the logical continuation of what the last album I got on here was. Just kinda emo punky rock. Interesting but chill. Just kinda why. Like white guy crooning in a mic idc. Unremarkable tbh. Oh wait. Hold on. Follow that tyune. Yeah alright. Sure. Trying so hard to be edgy and just kinda hitting boring. I mean it's different but idk if that's a good thing. Just hitting every genre really. Favourite: Sea Song/Rise Least favourite: Lost Souls
I had never listened to this band before, but I remember that an old school friend liked their music. When I saw that “Lost Souls” was the album of the day, I sent him a message and he said it was “the better one”. Upon listening, I couldn’t help but think that if THIS is the better one, I dread to think what the others are like. It’s whiny, slow, depressing, unoriginal, pretentious, dated and boring. Everything wrong with post Britpop. Some of it sounds like a rubbish Coldplay cover band tried to write their own songs and this was the result. Nothing worthwhile to be found here.
no me gustó, indie? deja.
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Didnt get me. To be honest I didnt really listen.
I understand that it's difficult to rate the potential legendary status of recent albums. Also, I understand that this list of albums is heavily British-oriented. However, I think these examples also show how lazily this work/book has been done and I'm tired of the British's egotism and such bad records.
I have never heard of this album or group before but man so boring. That Y2K wasteland indie brit music is soooooooo boring.
Decently atmospheric mid tempo indie radio rock but it's so bloated and aimless and the vocals are a whiny bore, Thom Yorke rip off but lacking any angst or dynamism. The strummy acoustic guitars are meant to give it energy but just make it tiresome. Some good instrumental passages with shimmering guitar leads and the feel of explosions in the sky doing Champagne Supernova, really pushing for epic and sweeping, but ruined by the whinging singing. Favorite: Rise
Boring shite
To albums af den her kunstner alligevel? Ok
Weak AF. Very unremarkable.
Det här var evinnerligt tråkigt. Albumet i lurarna, men märker knappt att det pågår. En ny låt? Är vi i början eller slutet av skivan? Jag har ingen aning. Till det positiva hör att det funkar att arbeta till. Absolut inga som helst störande intryck, varken positiva eller negativa. Catch the Sun och The Cesar room är väl de enda låtar sticker ut. Räcker det för en tvåa? Nja, inte riktigt. Heavenly kan så mycket bättre än det här.
If Oasis and Radiohead are the Beatles & Stones of millennial Britpop, these guys are The Hullaballoos. This is fucking boring.
Very depressing
Not my thing
Унылое г
Not my bag of tea
What a wholly unremarkable album.
Locked in a nihilistic battle with Coldplay and Elbow to dull us all to death
I want to like it, I would have loved it if I heard this when I was 20.
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Didn't even qualify as background music.
now that's what i call background music 46!
Why the fuck are there two Doves albums on here. A band I’ve literally never heard anyone talk about. Generic shit. Dime a dozen generic shit. Music to fade out to.
Dreary
Meh, didn’t resonate with me
Day653 - pretentious shoegaze garbage
I alle dager
Warmplay.
Woah holy shit I think we found the most boring album of all time
Kept wondering when the songs would actually begin. Did they ever begin?
Not the worst 1, but a 1 nonetheless
Catch the Sun
It was mediocre at best. Pretty folky but kinda all over the place. True rating: 1.8
This is the second album by this band I've listened to because of this list. I really hope it's the last.
I was expecting more from this. Not sure why. Stadium indie à la Coldplay / Elbow. Not for me, and way too long.
What do you get when you mix mid-90’s Britpop, OK-Computer Radiohead, and a hint of My Bloody Valentine? You get shit. This is shit. PS: “Catch the Sun” is still pretty great tho
coldplay did this better
Aural mogadon. Two of these on the list, but no Neutral Milk Hotel? ok ok
Not for me
Mopey, mid-tier filler. Background music for folding laundry. Why is this on a list meant for timeless classics? Stop cramming in these bland, post-Britpop nobodies. This isn’t “must-hear before you die.” It’s “accidentally heard once and forgot while still alive.” Did an NME intern time travel to 2025 and upload their playlist by mistake?
Meh
I gotta be honest, this one just blew right by me. Usually, even if I'm listening while I work, *something* is going to stick, good or bad, but that didn't happen here. As wallpaper music, it's fine, I guess? But as an album to listen to before you die, it's nothing.
Keskitempoisuus elämäntapana
At last, the cure for insomnia! Ten minutes of this and you’ll never wake up again. Music for sad dads to passionately tap their Crocs to on their drive to Home Bargains. Nothing wrong with it musically, but you could shove a load of meat into one ear and a few scoops of mashed potato into the other for a similar effect.
No
What is this Coldplay light? I’m falling asleep listening to this.
My soul got lost trying to listen to all of this. Boringgggggg
What's wrong little piggy boy? You've barely touched your trough full of unlistenable British crybaby wanky slop.
Ok alternative band. No great songs.
Tipicamente indie derivativo não sei exatamente de quê, mas fortemente descartável.
First track was good, reminded me exactly of zero things, then just awful from then onwards.
Sooo boring
pass
Yeah idk anymore so much British dog shit
This was boring. I tried but it did not capture my attention at all and a day after I can remember nothing other than being slightly annoyed. No thanks.
Not sure why the authors thought we needed to hear this noise.
Not really my jam. They sound like U2 if U2 was more indie rock alternative
Dull Indie Pop.
poundshop Portishead
I don't understand why Doves has 2 albums on the list. I kind of enjoyed the other one, but this one here is just annoying, and indeed, it is not something anyone should listen to before dying. I usually like to hear non-obvious albums around here, but when this is the best option, I prefer to go back to the recommendations of the Beatles and Beach Boys!
The sound is ok.
Urghhhh
Child: mom can we get some U2? Mom: we have some U2 at home This is the U2 we have at home
I hate this. It's boring as hell. Hated the other album from them on this list too. The only song that is remotely listenable is "catch the light" or whatever. I don't care enough to look it up. No more of this shit band, please.
This album sounds like middle-aged depression.
Not my speed. A little too sleepy.
1.5
# 66 : Ok background music, found my mind drifting off during the listen. No bangers and a bit tiresome. Songs that are so samey and nothing special.
Didn't enjoy. Got through half and gave up.