Reviews (page 7 of 7)
Very surprised to see a second ! Doves album on this list. This one doesn’t hit anywhere near as hard as the first one we got. Even the other one had mostly boring-ish songs but it had enough musically to carry it and make it a solid overall album. This one was just the boring songs without much else. Good to see that they evolved as a band between this one and the other one we got which was released 2 years later I think
I liked the first song & catch the sun
Enjoyed
I somewhat remembered this album from its original release but I didn’t remember how dull it was. It never gets going and never goes anywhere. I clearly didn’t remember it very well as it’s just not that memorable. The follow up was much better.
Not that great, not sure why.
Another 3.5 for me
Good stuff
It’s like an Oasis meets Radiohead, with way more emphasis on the indie rock vibes. Very spacey and ethereal. The singing is good, but I always feel like the British versions of this genre get a little cheesy. Just my opinion. Some songs hit their stride and become power pop ballads, but for the most part it’s passable and not worth a relisten.
Nothing wrong with it I guess, kind of reminds me of a less good Elbow. Catch the Sun was very listenable.
understated. can't say I'll regularly listen in the future however
Best song - Sea song
Not bad.
Somehow avoided hearing them despite seeing them around for years, just never got around to it. Turns out they can write a pretty decent song, and create some nice atmosphere. It's just overall a little underwhelming, no songs really made my ears stand up and take notice.
longer and proggier than i expected. what a voice that guy has. solid
This really grew on me as I listened. I didn’t love the first few tracks but thoroughly enjoyed the end of the album.
Never heard of this group. Quite enjoyed most all of this. Several of the tracks remind me of one of my fave groups, Zero 7. Listened to their most recent album from a couple of years ago — not as good. But I would definitely listen to Lost Souls again.
I had never heard of this band, so I set out to read up on them. The comparisons were Oasis, Blur, The Verve, Elbow, Coldplay, Radiohead! How exciting! This is going to be my new favorite band! Nope. It is indeed a British band that plays rock music. But not my new favorite one.
Nice melancholy feel. Probably overrating it, but I did really enjoy this. Maybe just fit my mood perfectly at the time.
Not bad so far! 3 songs in.
this is the second album by Doves ive had on here and neither of them have been anywhere near as good as kingdom of rust. that should be on here.
Enjoyed it
This is sleepy music
Its OK. Nothing great, nothing too bad. Like the instrumentals more than the songs with lyrics
A great album with its own style
3.5 It's alight.
Child: mom can we get some U2? Mom: we have some U2 at home This is the U2 we have at home
Nice dreamy stuff.
For the most part, I just found this rather uninteresting...not particularly challenging, but just nothing enticing. However, by the end I was kind of getting impatient with it, so it lost some ground with me.
This did not excite me.
Well, I see why the previous Doves album was demoted from this list, as I am not sure two albums from this group are needed. But this was every bit as good as the other album. Happy to have one of these still on the official list. I loved it.
This is not derivative of Coldplay. Both band's debuts were released in 2000 and Doves were an electronic act called Sub-Sub before that, and were Badly Drawn Boy band members in between. And that's what makes the difference. Doves arrived with a bit of dance/groove built in from the start, and sound Northern and bleak and they are named after the imprint on a popular ecstasy tab. Whereas Coldplay were a bunch of posh London boys who had more in common with Travis initially before becoming the worlds most bland and therefore most successful outfit. This is one of my favourites of all time, it came out when it was all festivals and girlfriends and hot-hatchbacks and post-pub sessions and job prospects for me. It's mix of doomy atmosphere, driven percussive songs and grimly-fought euphoria hooked me straight away and has stayed with me since, even if all the other things mentioned buggered off ages ago. It's a well paced and atmospheric album too and works as a piece. The portentous opening, followed by a series of engaging songs that are in turns optimistic, reflective, swelling, and then coming down to earth with the title track before we are off to a forgotten night at the fairground with 'Melody Calls'. Absolutely in place 'Catch the sun' ditches the introspective and bitter-sweet tone that preceded, and blasts into the open sunshine for an air-punching anthem, even if we do seem to be only just outrunning the ever present storm clouds. The album ends with the wrung out heartbreak of 'Cedar Room' then ultimately 'A house' which hints at the studio fire that caused Doves to become Doves. For a lot of people this will just be another gloomy English guitar band album but for me it's a stone-cold, copper-bottomed, masterstroke.
Too long. Boring. Idk or c why I had to listen to this. Here It Comes is good though.
Decent
A beneficiary of NME’s lust for hype. The album is a perfect mean of oasis, blur and broadcast. It’s not as interesting as the latter, and lacking the charisma of Gallagher, Albarn or even Chris Martin. 2.8
This album is really good, with a great moody vibe. Overall a lovely listen, although some of the middle songs land flat. Fave Songs: Lost Souls, The Cedar Room, Sea Song, Break Me Gently, Reprise, Rise
Glad to listen to this. Sounded like something I would have liked when it came out. Hard to connect to it now.
La primera me ha gustado pero a partir de ahí un poco coñazo... 2
Me sorprendió. Si lo hubiera escuchado en esa época habría sido uno de mis favoritos.
ok
Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate
Was echt chill
Ik vond dit nice
#132. Reminds me or Radiohead, but not as good. 3/5: whatever Song added to playlist: Lost souls I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Great album
Firesuite // 2.5/5
Strong 4
3.1. Some melancholy jams. Front half of album > than back
I enjoyed this when originally released, British “indie” guitar music driven by instrumentals and groove. A bit mellow and vaguely “shoe-gazing”. A few songs are still good, well crafted and at times beautiful, but ultimately not that special.
didn't know them, intriguing and diverse album!
agréable
Not really that great or interesting by any means. Nice but kind of a bore.
Really great. A little weird. Never heard of them before but I could see getting into this band.
Ambient and ethereal modern rock
At first I was really enjoying that, was thinking '4', then it went on a bit, so 3.5. never actually listened to Doves before, different to what I was expecting
hui, veery atmospharic
woah
I'll have to admit, this album had a nice atmosphere, although I didn't really feel inspired by it. The instrumental parts seemed very simplistic and, to be honest, boring. Similarly, vocal didn't really add anything to the equation. They went all-in on the feeling, and looks like it didn't work out in the end, at least in my case.
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.
Modern Macunians. I hear pieces of Oasis meets The Chemical Brothers. Even a little Liverpool with some nice Beatles harmonica pop. Clearly of a time and place with Radiohead but never quite reaching the heights of any of those bands. I love the swirling electronic backgrounds and experimental layers. Some nice melodies and I really enjoy when the album gets eerie. Catch the Sun feels so out of place. 30 seconds in I thought this was put on the album by a producer from the record label that wanted something “accessible” for the radio. The Man Who Told Everything is more of the same. These two songs feel out of place before we come back to the Cedar Room and the feeling I like best in the album. Really catchy and vibesy. Great music for cleaning the house on a Sunday morning. I guess that’s the old man version of the late night afterparty for which this was intended. The final track "A House" really ended strong. While the mainstream singles in the middle of the record were a low point there was a lot to like. Overall though it’s an average album
Really cool
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
Really enjoyed this. Ethereal
This album had so much potential but just didn’t quite make it work as well as it could. The music itself is expansive, ambient, and takes influence from Shoegaze, space rock, and the Madchester scene. There’s a lot here to like, especially in a debut album, but some of the ideas just didn’t come together.
Pretty nice
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
Good early 2000s album with a more modern feel. There are glimpses of 90s influences here and there but it still holds up. A few solid tracks but nothing stand out beyond rise and cedar room
Tepid.
Relaxing “mood music” mostly. I enjoyed the vibe overall.
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,
Solid
Kändes som en typisk tvåa men så kom några låtar som räddade upp albumet till en trea.
2000 Genre: Indie rock, dream pop, neo-psychedelia, shoegazing, space rock. Interesting sounds. Singles: ------------------------------------------------ The Cedar Room (#33, UK) Catch the Sun (#32, UK) The Man Who Told Everything (#32, UK) Here it Comes (#73, UK) 5/5: The Cedar Room 4/5: Firesuite, Break Me Gently, The Man Who Told Everything, Catch the Sun, Sea Song, Lost Souls, A House Rating: 3.75
That deserves a second and third listen. I enjoyed the album and would listen through it again. I didn’t love every song, but I loved a few and liked the rest.
Nothing exciting. It sounds like an early less rocky version of Nickelback.
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.
cool
This album was amazing. I unknowingly already had a couple songs in my favorites. Will check out their other albums.
I like this. Kind of like a more indie, slightly darker, and far less yellow, Coldplay.
This one could've been so much more in my opinion – the opening track bursts onto the scene with an amazing, prescient mix of shoegazy melodies that promises much, but when push comes to shove across the bulk of the LP there's too much early-'00s Britpop influence to make this its own statement. That being said, there are some great tracks on here when Doves stray away from the Coldplay/Oasis sound to one of their own, and I can't knock the technical prowess and forward-thinking instrumentals. Just feels like there's so much unrealized potential on this one!
I've vaguely known this album for about 20 years. I don't really rate the start of the album. From Catch The Sun onwards it really picks up, but the beginning is quite muddy.
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
Liked this! A bit long for the type of music for me though.
One likely to improve with repeated plays.
Definitely something I would not have found on my own. Great relaxing music to help keep calm during a rough commute.
Very atmospheric indie rock. Although recorded over a longer period, it maintains a strong vibrant back-bone.
Þetta eru ljúfir tónar. Skemmtileg plata og fínasta vinnutónlist. Áhugaverð saga bandsins og hvernig þeir breyttu um stefnu.
Virkilega góð plata sem hafði farið undir radarinn hjá mér. Virkilega gott stöff sem ég mun hlusta á aftur.
Not bad. Getting used to listening to new things other than the usual.
What a mood! With time, this might be a 5/5. Turn of the century indie with atmospheric shoegazing elements
Doves hit you with some dreamy shoegaze-infused rock of the kind that could only be produced in the late 90’s/early 00’s. There are moments of outstanding beauty, claustrophobic introspection and plainly hidden odes to the British nightlife. It’s most of the stuff that works for me in British rock.
I was in the right mood to listen to this today- it slipped perfectly into the groove. Some diverse tracks- meandering from Post-Rock to Britpop and Indie soounds. A nice, well produced and executed album.
Cool Vibes. I liked it.
Loved this album--
Au début, j'ai cru détester mais il y a certains morceaux sympas. 2,5
Brit pop? Post Brit pop? Good whatever.
I don't know that band. I just have to listen to the songs.
It's funny how there are certain production techniques and sounds and rhythms that are so specific to a time period. This had a few that I find annoying, like the whole underwater fuzzy sound, but I did enjoy a good portion. I felt the last three tracks were unnecessary.
Part Indie Rock, part Dreampop, part Shoegaze, part Madchester, part Triphop. Makes for a absorbing combination. I'd missed this (and Doves entirely) when it came out, but really glad to catch up with it now.
Doves have a definite early 2000s Brit sound that hasn't aged well, similar to Coldplay. There are some tuneful moments here, notably "The Man Who Told Everything." But muddy production and drab vocals bring this down a notch.
This debut album by Doves was reportedly recorded over several years. The sound is reminiscent of Radiohead. It came out 7 months before Radiohead's Kid A. Did 1997's OK Computer influence them or is this a case of parallel development?
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.
Rock alternatif aux accents électros, fort en émotions; me rappelle parfois Coldplay
Lovely indie
I think this is the second or third doves album? I like them well enough. I prefer when they aren’t singing, for what that’s worth. High three low four, but I’ve been too free with my fours lately.
-never heard of doves! -love getting multiple albums in a row from artists i do not know -love that its an album from 2000 -these songs are very interesting -like the vocal affects they choose and the instrumentals behind it are cool -sea song so far is very pretty -so far sea song is definitely my fav -okay these songs are getting a little boring -lost souls feels too long -im kind of over listening to this album tbh -catch the sun is the first real not boring song -and its not that good -these songs were really not giving in the way i was hoping they would -but some gave more than others and thats why its getting a 3
I'm a sucker for tremolo. I usually listen to the albums at a relatively low volume, just as a rule. I don't need them filling up the entire space while I'm working. This one I turned up. Was "Here it Comes" a single? It feels *very* familiar. Not my favorite, but this is nice. It's layered, has compelling sonic textures. I'm not a huge fan of the vocals, but they're serviceable. Not bad.
Sounded good, but it got a bit samey after a while. Think it would've been better if it was a half hour album.
I think this album separates itself from the output of your run-of-the-mill millennium indie bands with it's "sonic soundscape", created by echoes, programming and technology, in general. Along with the piano, they give the record a moody, introspective feel, which I like. The songs are well-written and the vocalist is well-suited to the music, but it's the production that's the star.
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.
This album sounds like middle-aged depression.
Not bad but pretty average. Sounded like Foo Fighters a bit (2.5/5)
Super chill makes great background music with some emotional layers to it. Could imagine it in a soundtrack.
Could cure a headache
A great album, with interesting ideas in its instrumentals. The vocals are not quite for me, and the lacking dynamics of the record leaves the whole record feeling a bit flat at length.
I just somehow don't bite electronic music.
pretty solid
Couldn’t make my mind about this one. It wasn’t terrible but not something I’d return to. A generous 3*
Appreciated it a bit more having read the notes of where it came from etc but still just not my thing.
I really enjoyed this! I saw Doves live in like 2018 with Tom FA and whilst I didn't know much then, other than the main one we all know, I enjoyed their performance. Since I have delved in more and Cedar Room on this album is such a wonderful song. The whole thing is a bit more ethereal, almost prog/a bit shoe gaze that you would expect. Loved it
Not bad at all. Was quite good to have on in the background but nothing amazing for me. There were places where it sounded like Radiohead, just an observation.
This was fine to listen to, most of it didn't grab me but did enjoy Catch the Sun and The Cedar Room
Give it a 3.5. Man Who Told Everything was my favourite song.
Atmospheric and fun!
3.7 - A blend of shoegaze, dream pop, guitar rock, tinged with melancholy. I like this as background music, somewhat echo-y and shimmery but never demanding enough to steal your focus. Standouts: “Sea Song”, “Catch the Sun”, “The Cedar Room.”
Great to revisit the Doves as I had not tuned in lately. I think I played them so much when they hit the scene that I had to take a break and never went back. That said, it sounded pretty fresh again and I truly enjoyed it. I think this is a band whose music made a real difference and had a sound that was widely influential.
A hidden gem, such a good album.
“Break Me Gently” is melodic, but also uses distorted vocals and some segments of dissonant and almost industrial background sounds. Industrial music by itself is a big turn off, but Doves show that sounds and concepts can be incorporated into other genres to great effect. Doves’ past as an electronic act called Sub Sub shows through in these parts, and that’s where “Lost Souls” is most interesting. “Melody Calls,” and more so “Catch The Sun,” kind of killed a great vibe they had going. At the start of “Melody Calls,” Jez Williams sings “Moving to a new sound; Waiting to forget the past” - Doves definitely moved to a new sound right there in that song. They shouldn’t have forgotten the past so quickly. The later tracks became a bit more radio-friendly and anthemic - more Coldplay than Radiohead - and to stand out in the early 2000s it took more than stadium-ready Britrock. I wrote the above paragraphs on my first listen. Then I never finished the review. When we got “Last Broadcast” 30 albums later, I revisited. The first six tracks of “Lost Souls” are great, but the back half of the album certainly suggested what was to come on their follow-up album. If not for that shift, I would think better of Doves, and this album. But judging the whole, comparisons to Radiohead are barely deserved, and those calling this the best British debut since Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe” expose the late-90s British music scene (though Portishead’s “Dummy” deserves mention). Those years did see some great electronica and trip hop releases, but British rock didn’t really get rolling again until the early 2000s (and it wasn’t Doves driving the revival). It was six years between the debuts of Oasis and Doves, but the six years after Doves saw the debuts of Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Amy Winehouse, Gorillaz, Elbow, and more, ushering in an era of British music much better than the prior two decades, regardless of what Robert Dimery is trying to convince us about the 80s.
There are moments that remind me of the trip hop coming out of the UK in the early-mid 90s. And then there are times (Here it Comes) where he straight up sounds like Chris Martin from Coldplay. I like the niche they have carved out and this is one that I will be revisiting.
It was chill and kind of decent.
It was nice. It doesn't just hop on you and try to push the agenda. That's a slow composition. Just for Radiohead fans.
Bra musik. Fina melodier.
Yawn.... 3/5
Deeply pleasant album. Well put together (loved the reprise) and felt the album was generally for more consistent and memorable than the other doves album in here.
Liked this, enjoyed it a lot.
pleasant enough record but doesn't really speak to me much. i think if i gave it a few more listens, it would grow on me, as it is similar to the type of stuff i typically like. nice melodies, good musicianship. production is a bit bland. but otherwise, pretty alright.
Rather nice, really
I think I liked the first song the best. Pretty uneven album. The tone is pretty consistent, but some of the songs were pretty generic alt rock (in a bad way).
This is just ok. So so so uninteresting though. 2 stars on sort of principle
I enjoy me some shoegazey stuff but this was a little too long. Very soundtrack like. Perfect for the background but again could have cut a couple of tracks.
Meh
Doves break the sad-dance groove in for the likes of Broken Bells. The space is never in your face after the opening pan, but the record is an expanding, not thin, thing. There are kinds of movement for the heartbroken, and Lost Souls is subdued: Neither movement nor words are vital to the sat-in emotion.
Never heard of them but it was an interesting album that will require a second listen
This is interesting big atmospheric sounds. Reminds me of Radiohead I'm a way. I'm intrigued by this band who I've never heard of before and will check out some of their other stuff.
10/10 I’ve heard this album before it’s one of my favorite 2000s alternative albums
If Coldplay and Radiohead had a kid- worth a relisten
Some days I'm just a bit distracted and I don't feel like I give my album the full attention it deserves. This was one of those days. I *think* I liked this for the most part, but I need to give it another listen or two to be sure. For now, it's 3 stars.
Fairly soft, ethereal/atmospheric rock
Not my speed. A little too sleepy.
That was a pretty good listen for an album I've never heard before. Will be returning to it again!
I really liked this. Not every song caught me, but for the most part I really liked the sound and vibe of this.
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
Oops, forgot to do this. It’s alright. C-
Feels sonically muddy. Like it’s trying to be deeper than it actually is.
classique indie rock album. il s'influence de radiohead a fond. 3 mais bon on sait ce que ca donne. Quelque chose de genre copycat, pas mauvais, mais riende fou
A thoroughly strong record end to end - it’s one of those that is better then the sum of its parts. Loved it.
probably a better album than their more commercially successful ones.
The musical equivalent of Scott Kelly morphing into a human fly.
p856. 2000. 3.5 stars Decent enough background music, with no standout tunes. Worth a replay though.
This is completely new to me. I've heard of the band but don't know any of these songs! I feel like it's the missing link between Radiohead and Coldplay. Catch the Sun sounds like if early Coldplay did a Foo Fighters song. I was walking around on a crisp fall day and enjoying this. It sounds nice, nothing blew me away. Overall it's pretty consistent in sound and I didn't skip anything. Stand outs : Here It Comes, Rise, The Man Who Told Everything, The Cedar Room
Hear it comes and Sea Song had made it to a few of my playlists. Yet, I never listened to this LP all the way through until now. This was my loss. This is a great one.
Haven’t heard of them - a rock album from 2000. Quite like Rock so let’s see… I’m liking it so far - not too heavy and good melodies/vocals etc. 4/5, enjoyed this one!
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.
I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
Nothing stood out to me.
This is an easy 3 for me. It's pretty good, I'm enjoying the instrumentation. The lyrics I could go either way on. It's a little bit too droney and kind of meandering, but I could see myself coming back to give it another listen. Repeats: fireside, rise Skips :
I was not interested in the sound of this album. It was way too bland for me. I bumped it up to 3 stars because I liked “The Man Who Told Everything”.
Man, I really loved that. All the things I love about Air's "Moon Safari" but with more structure to it. It's just such a good vibe from needle drop to record end. I'm so surprised at what a good time that was. Full marks.
Buen disco de pop-rock con canciones con intensidad (algunas) y con variedad instrumental. No ha destacado especialmente, pero se puede dejar escuchar
Decently atmospheric background music. As with most of these early 2000's indie bands, the singer adds almost nothing.
Some pretty good ambient/dreamy tones in this. Feels modern, feels like it could've been released anywhere between the 90s-now.
I was thankful for having a couple of days without having to endure some britpop bullshit on this list, and then came these guys.
Never heard of this band before, but really enjoyed this album. Will likely listen again.
Great sounds but it didnt really take me anywhere
I'd say this was good but not great.
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 alright, I liked a handful of tracks.
Not what I expected and an unusually broad variety in the sound, I found it hard to pinpoint actually. Not sure it quite added up to a cohesive artifact for me, but it's another one I feel deserves further attention.
I'll have to listen to this album again at a later date. After a listen and a half, it's really good. It has a Radiohead Kid A vibe to me which I enjoy. A lot of space, long notes and acoustic guitar for the rhythm. Good stuff! 4 for now.
Pretty good chill
Interesting listen. Probably would love it on a second listen
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.
Zeer plezierig! Ga ik vaker draaien.
Dit vond ik best wel tof eigenlijk.
Dit heeft vleugjes van early-Radiohead, maar ook van andere meer Britpopperige bandjes uit de jaren 90.
Ik dacht dat ik dit leuk vond, maar na een paar keer draaien kwam ik tot de conclusie dat het verschrikkelijk braaf en on-origineel is.
It provided a baseline enjoyment all the way through. Probably with more listens the songs would start to differentiate themselves but on one listen it seemed really monotonous. 6/10
Not what I expected. A lot of instrumental, almost psychedelic stuff at the beginning, then some oasis copying, and then I thought the back third was not bad. The Man Who Told Everything and The Cedar Room were my faves. Still, would not be on here if they weren’t british.
Great energy and song writing. They used more complicated chord progressions than your standard rock band but nothing too distracting. My impression of Doves is a more interesting Oasis
Not bad. Sounds like a less good version of Cold Play. I don't dislike it, but no reason to be on this list.
Never heard of this band before but this was solid overall. “The Man Who Sold Everything” had a great melody and the guitar parts in “The Cedar Room” were really nice. Sounds like it might have influenced Bon Iver and Hozier. Would I listen to this album again? Probably not but I’m not mad I heard it.
Très heureux de constater que le chanteur des Doves a rendu la voix de Chris Martin à son propriétaire, qui se faisait un sang d'encre.
Les Doves furent une des belles surprises du générateur à une époque qui parait desormais bien lointaine. 2 ans de décadence plus tard, on retrouve un album moyen, avec quelques fulgurances qui nous rapellent que nous aussi, un jour, nous avons pris du plaisir au sein de ce projet atroce imposé par Robert.
It wasn't bad, but it just kinda droned on for an hour. I cant remember any of it
I definitely listened to this at the wrong time of day. This is an album that’s supposed to be listened to at 3am on a Saturday morning when walking through the streets of a wet Northern city in a post-party haze. I listened to it over my lunch break on a Monday afternoon, and I liked it just fine, but I do think it’d be enhanced by listening in the correct setting
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.
Not my kind of music, but I can understand why people like it. So how should I rate it?
Never quite decided what it wants to be. Still, an interesting artifact from the turn of the millennium.
Not the most groundbreaking sound or anything, actually very derivative - basically every song made me go "Hey, this remind me of [insert 90s band here]", but they always pulled it off quite well. I sure as hell can't complain that there's more faux OK Computer-era Radiohead to listen to. A bit too long and the first half is substantially better than the second half (except for "The Cedar Room" which is incredible). 4/5, will definitely return to this in the future. Preferably while it's night and/or raining.
Too depressing, good sounds
“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.
Really has s nice indie rock sound. Sophisticated and consistent throughout the album. Interesting that this band played house music previous to this as Sub Sub and this was essentially a rebrand. I'm sure it allowed them to bring something unique to their rock sound and help them stand out.
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.
I find the sound of Doves to be like someone is used to listening to very stereotypical indie rock but thinks Doves are doing something very interesting because they haven't been exposed to other bands. Much too pedestrian for my tastes.
Decent Manc album, not sure it's essential. 'Catch The Sun' is still awesome but 'Firesuite' is sounding a bit dated now. At this rate I'm going to be reviewing I Am Kloot records.
Seemed okah
I'm a sucker for mellotron. So when I heard that in the opening song, I was sucked in. Those first four songs just kept going from strength to strength. I really enjoyed what I heard. Wikipedia filed this under shoegaze, which I was not a big fan of, but this I enjoyed. Definitely would like to hear more of this.
Cool sound. The opening track Firesuite felt like a modern/2000's version of shoegaze - but the good kind (like the best of Catherine Wheel) and not the bad kind (like the worst of My Bloody Valentine). But it felt uneven from there, or at least I wasn't as captivated by most of the remaining songs as I was that first one. Catch the Sun reminded me of the Foo Fighters, and that's a good thing. Break Me Gently and Melody Calls both had cool beats reminiscent of other music I can't quite put my finger on (Coldplay maybe - Sea Song definitely had that vibe) but the vocals were so-so (skip the muffled effect on the former and don't let the drummer sing on the latter). This is an album that feels like maybe it grown on me and become a 4, but it didn't quite captivate me enough to test out that possibility.
2/5 Not my style Tone and musicality were fine, I can see the appeal
A sprawling, dark album highlighted by a unique approach from their old electronic music days. I hate that so many bands, especially British Indie bands are compared to Oasis, but this band builds and improved upon the blueprint those assholes laid out. Always cool to hear a new and important Indie album. A notable step towards the many 2005 and after British Indie albums
chill
Unsure where it singularly fits as a genre but broadly speaking it fits in the British Indie Rock vibe. It feels like the perfect after-hours soundtrack inan underground bar where you could go and just vibe out to the music, yet equally soundtrack an evening session at home with a few friends and a few bottles deep in the wine. With Doves' electronica roots they really know how to hook you in, and keep you begging for more. Best: The Cedar Room Worst: Melody Calls
Having never heard them before, I had a good idea what this would sound like when I saw they were a British Indie Band from 2000. I wasn’t far off but I definitely did underestimate them, this is a strong debut. At just shy of an hour this is an ambitious album, atmospheric and droning at times. It did tend to sag at times for me but I really did enjoy the peaks. Favourite tracks, Firesuite, Sea Song, Catch the Sun. 3.5 stars
It's a complex high quality album but not especially memorable
I reviewed their other album The Last Broadcast while recuperating after doing a hike in the Fiordlands of New Zealand. I was chilling to that album in a cheap and cramped hostel in Queenstown, but really loved the vibe. Their sound is representative of the post-Oasis Britpop sound. I probably don't seek out their music intentionally but really don't mind it.
It’s ok as background noise when you’re trying work but I need someone to explain why it’s on this 1001 list.
v chill
This was not something I found particularly engaging. Musically it's wonderfully played. For me though it sort of drones on and on and ends up going nowhere as a piece of music. Overall this is not a record I’ll be spinning again.
Pretty good! Firesuite is an amazing intro. Every song here is good, and had heart into it. Memorable tracks, cool lyrics, cool atmosphere. Very cool!
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.
Rock indie
I really wanted to like this because I really liked The Last Broadcast. This wasn't that. Shame. Best track: Catch the Sun
Sea Song was the stand out, the others range from solid to inoffensive.
Technically the first band I saw live (supporting Travis) but definitely not one I expected to see on this list. A perfectly cromulent band but are they that significant?
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Here it comes, Rise
I liked this album enough to go back and relisten to the last broadcast, which was one of my earliest albums on this list, and between these two albums doves should've been the main British rock export of the 2000s instead of Coldplay (and I like Coldplay). Lost souls has such a good ethereal yet overbearing atmosphere running throughout the entire thing and it's everything you could want from an early 00s indie rock album. I couldn't pick out as many individual tracks that I really liked except for the man who told everything but there was never a point in the album where I wasn't enjoying myself.
1.5
Nice. Dreamy. More unique than The Last Broadcast. The End.
Pretty good background music. Bit repetitive.
Doves have always been a 'nearly' band for me. I like some of their anthemic later singles but find their music can be a bit dour, a bit plodding, and the start of this album did nothing to dissuade me of that. The second half was a lot better though. Some very pretty stuff on there, which won me over somewhat.
Prvi put kad sam slusao album nije mi se svideo, mislio sam da su previse spore pesme i prazne Ali na drugi listen sam bio vise into it Muzika je za odredjeni mood ali u tom moodu je odlicna Top pesme - Lost Souls, Rise
Really cool, moody rock.
3.75
# 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.
Listened twice, couple of really nice songs on there will give their other stuff a go, 3.5
i don’t know. i thought this was kind of boring. not for me.
I unexpectedly really liked this. I'll put this on the list.
Not bad. Nice background music.
5+ stars. Always loved this album
Never heard of this album before - Its not bad. Maybe I was busy with other stuff in 2000? Anyway, its good and reminiscent of other stuff in that period - I hear more Filter/Coldplay sort of vibes than Oasis in here. 4/5
"Lost Souls" is the debut studio album by British indie rock band Doves. Indie rock, dream pop, neo-pyschdelia, shoegazing, space rock. Yeah, all that eventually. Doves is brothers Jez (guitars) and Andy Williams (drums) and lead vocalist Jimi Goodwin. The album was recorded over a period of several years which included a fire destroying everything and following the dissolution of their original house music band Sub Sub. Commercially the album hit #16 in the UK and critically received mixed but mostly positive reviews. It was on the short list for the UK Mercury Prize. An instrumental "Firesuite" starts things off with dreamy synths and a droning guitar. This leads into "Here It Comes" which continues the dreamy atmosphere and sets the tone for the next several songs. Drowned vocals, singing about drugs. A piano and guitar outro. An acoustic guitar and a Peter Hook-ish bass breaks up the dreaminess somewhat in "Lost Souls." Goodwin's clearest vocals. The second half of the album brings a string of their singles. "Catch the Sun" brings the rock-pop, their most traditional straight-forward rock song and it's a good one. Acoustic and electric guitars. Catchy. A fading guitar and they rock out at the end. "The Man Who Told Eveything" continues the traditional pop sounds. Syths, acoustic guitar and an orchestral outro. A droning, shoegazy, feedback guitar highlights "The Cedar Room." It's slower and works even with its seven-minute length. A break-up song. This album is dreamy, melancholy and at times jazzy and electronic creating an atmosphere. Honestly, it took me a few listens to really get into it and I did ,appreciating the laid-backness and showgaze and reminding me of Slowdive and Spacemen 3. If you're into that, you'll definitely like this album. The three released singles are very good rock songs which most people will like.
pretty good. That first song, Firesuite, was so familiar but none of the rest. The first track Spotify played after this was from Beck. Definitely an apt comparison, though Beck is a lot better.
All right
Really enjoyed this one.
Rara avis en el panorama del brit pop de començaments de mil.leni, Doves van tenir el seu moment just als albors del segle, amb aquest primer disc i la seva continuació dos anys després. Era un temps on l'eufòria dels 90's de bandes com Oasis, Blur, Pulp o Suede començava a desdibuixar-se, totes elles començant els 00's amb discos irregulars i fluixos. Travis era en aquells anys la banda a destronar, mentre que Coldplay i Muse donaven els seus primers pasos. En aquest contexte, Doves no tenia un encaix gaire clar, i de fet actualment gairebé ningú es recorda d'ells. Però van tenir el seu moment i cal reconèixer que temes com 'Catch the Sun', 'Rise' o 'Here It Comes' encara es disfruten força
This was incredibly boring
7/10. Enjoyable. On the low end of a 7, slow but had some energy behind it.
It was definitely more atmospheric than the previous Doves album we had, but still pretty boring. It doesn't help that I listened to this in a kind of fugue state while finishing up some urgent work. 6/10
One of the first albums of the new millennia. And to be completely honest, it's good, not great, but good. I was very content listening to this. It screams 3.5 /5, but I can't give SO KNOW that I want to give this a 3.5 not a 3. The Cedar Room also sounds a lot like Yellow by Coldplay.
Before listening to this I was really only familiar with their follow up, The Last Broadcast which I really liked and listened to a lot back in the day. I think I like this more and I guess like a lot of music it's a little derivative of what came before, I can hear some Oasis, The Bends/OK Computer era Radiohead, some Spiritualized and a little bit of the chilly psychedelia of late 70s Floyd. I dig it.
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.
I my review of their second album, I found them to be too derivative of other people's works, particularly Colplay. And I can sorta hear those vocals here too, but considering the timeline, I think now it more comes from Oasis. I'm hearing a lot of Beatlesesque melodies (especially "Lost Souls") mixed with a fuzzy shoegazy atmospheric grand sound, certainly a chiller, more focused form of Oasis. They weren't the only one doing this of course; you also had Verve and Spiritualized earlier, but this is just darker and pop-accessible. Highly accessible with a full, developed sound and somber mood. As a whole, it's a coherent experience, with songs flowing well and maintaining the same vibe. I found plenty of songs I liked, and I think I prefer this to The Last Broadcast. I'm not crazy about it yet, I did really enjoy all the songs, and I could put it on repeat. No bad songs. Giving it the full score, and maybe I should revisit The Last Broadcast.
Other than one or two songs, a stellar album.
Really enjoyed the instruments and sound, singer was annoying to listen to
Indie rock. Ni fu ni fa.
Really dug this
Interesting 90s alt rock sound
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.
Good background music, but that's about it.
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
Good
I'm legitimately confused as to how the first song has nearly 7 million listens. I mean it is a fine song, but nothing particularly special. Sprawling atmospheric downtempo rock that has a cavernous feel. I dig it just fine, but there isn't a whole lot to sink in to. I listened to this in the background and enjoyed it being there. Listening through a second time a bit more focused and I will say I feel similar. I enjoy Break Me Gently a lot and the transition into Sea Song. Two spread out, no nonsense indie songs erring on the sad side of the spectrum. Sea Song has an interesting progression through the main melody with a lot of movement. The Man Who Told Everything sounds a lot like a RHCP song, but I can't quite place it. In general I found this to be a fairly enjoyable listen front to back, but found it to be more mood / background music than something I could focus on for an extended amount of time. For background music this is a 4.5, for everything else, probably a 3.5, but I'll round down.
There's some interesting sounds and effects used at the beginning of this album. It was a pretty unique and relaxing album until Catch The Sun which felt extremely out of place. It feels like an emo Foo Fighters song that was created to be a radio hit. Reprise was a lovely little number. This album had an interesting back and forth of being really relaxing and calm, to have unsettling ends of songs. This album feels like it has some legs to get to a 4, but I don't see myself revisiting this one anytime soon.
I think I liked the first half more it was a little more trippy while the second half become a lot more rock. I enjoyed the whole album but the front half sounded more unique. This is a high 3 for me
Man I enjoyed tf out of this. Pretty dream-like sounding songs with some melancholy added in for good measure. I was driving so no real review by song but can say this would be a good album to lay in bed with all the lights off and take drugs to. High 4 but it went on a bit longer than I usually like an album to be so will knock it down.
It's fine. Nothing to write home about. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio.
I need a little more time in the wild with it, but it feels like a grower. Lush in a good way.
Didn't enjoy. Got through half and gave up.
Aangename verrassing
This was fine. Nice vibe and made for good background music. None of the songs stood out for me, but they flowed together nicely.
Beautiful album, so much atmosphere. I have loved this for many years.
With a name like "doves" it's gonna be indie nonsense, probably UK *again* and probably unheard of outside the UK. Ok that wasn't too bad really. Not great, it just kinda existed - and did so for a bit too long, in a very "this is from England" way - but I couldn't say I wanted to smash anything out of frustration. 3/5.
Was not expecting a song with no vocals. Good, no bangers, yada yada, 3.5 stars.
It's unclear how much Coldplay copied Doves or Doves copied Coldplay.
I owned this album in my youth. I liked it at the time, mainly for the singles and stand out songs (Here It Comes, The Man Who Sold Everything, The Cedar Room and, particularly, Catch The Sun). From revisiting it with a more mature ear, the singles still stack up and my appreciation of the album overall has grown. It's layered, textured, atmospheric, varied and well sequenced. Really good. Incidentally (if you discount Party in the Abby Grounds featuring Katrina and the Waves without Katrina and 2 minutes of Mike D'Abo) Doves were the first live band I ever saw, opening for Oasis at Wembley in 2000. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Catch The Sun Date listened: 10/08/23
Hadn’t heard of this band. Thought it had some good songs, a bit slow in parts, probably be nice to listen to on a road trip. 3.5
I was familiar with this band in name only so I wasn't sure what to expect. Glancing over their influences and the album cover, I slightly assumed this would be a selection of alternative pop rock arena anthems. This isn't quite that. Instead, I discovered something that seems to defy easy definition. Yes, Doves had a big sound, but they created it behind a veil of effects and experimentation, influenced by shoegaze, and, to my ears anyway, neo prog. A small chunk of this actually reminds me of post Fish Marillion when they riff on the Beatles or even if the album 'Brave' was geared more as hangout music. Another surprise was the amount of Mark Hollis and Talk Talk touches with the use of keys, harmonica, and some guitar tone. This group seemed more content creating texture than hooks which might leave some feeling put off, but for me it was welcome despite not always being an easy listen. Multiple plays seem to reward the listener.
Every song very different. Wide range of sounds. Pretty mellow.
Just misses out on a 5 star rating cos it just kinds of makes you a little fed up with the relentless sameness after a while.
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This is someone’s favorite album of all time, and I know with a repeat listen, I would appreciate it more. Just the production alone is pretty astounding for 2000. That said, as a first time listener, I found it hard to really get hooked in as every song kind of just went a direction I didn’t care for. I wanted a hit, but maybe they don’t do hits. I will say the back half of the record seemed to flow more freely and sounded a bit more cohesive than the first half. Overall just more enjoyable.
I enjoyed many of the moody, melancholy components at play here but found they never truly coalesced into a resonant conclusion.
A solid album but the only outstanding track is The Man Who Told Everything.
I've liked other albums from Doves, but this one was boring. Does the producer just walk away from this with a sense of accomplishment or just a "well, that's over with"?