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all vibes no bite. soo dull
Good trippy space rock album, much better than I expected since I don't really like that band in general
I really don't get this band. I'm a big psychedelic rock enjoyer, but this... is just lazy unguided melodies.
I just don't get the hype for this band. Lazy songwriting, long-winded songs that lead nowhere... Can't feel any good musicianship either. I mean, it's not crap, but I don't get it.
Pas le style d’album que j’écouterais seul mais j’ai passé un agréable moment
Meh Passe bien mais l'album est très situationnel de mon point de vue Ce n'est pas de la mauvaise musique mais certains passages sont lonnnnnngs et il faut faire autre chose à côté pour esquiver Morphée Je pourrais réécouter, mais c'est très peu probable
Es agradable, pero era innecesario añadirlo.
Is it the most “fuck me, what pretentious cunts did that crap” album in the entire list?
I’m mostly familiar with Spiritualized from their later albums though I’d heard this one before. Revisiting it helps me appreciate how much of their vision has been present from the beginning. One of the most cinematic and atmospheric electronic rock acts ever I think.
Interesting and different
Love this album cover. It's cool that they gave one of the figures big tits. Favorite track: If I Were with Her Now 3.5/5
Very dreamy and not as discordant as most shoegaze tends to be. More warm and soft-sounding rock I guess. Kind of have to let things simmer and allow yourself to be immersed in the sound. It's harmless, inoffensive, atmospheric, but also plateaus as a certain point.
perfect album for gazing at shoes
This album is really fun and floaty. I also like the cover. Spiritualized's first song is "Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space" and I think that perfectly encapsulates what this album feels like to listen to. I love shoegaze I think it's yummy. I paused my project and was going back through them because I had to catch up on some I hadn't even listened to but I also didn't write out a review for some of the ones I left a star rating for. Revisiting this one I'm realizing how much I like it. I think it might go up one or two stars. This seems like a good album to listen to when I don't know what to listen to or I'm doing homework or something.
Boring background music
wonderful, beautiful, very big music, earnest enough to meet the challenges of one's most difficult experiences but loud enough to drown them out if need be. the last four tracks are particularly great - long, unwieldy pleas for divine intervention or, barring that, getting totally obliterated on a million different drugs that's to say nothing of the record's infatuation with the earliest days of rock n roll, which i find very powerful. love how these guys elevate the sounds they grew up with into something blown-out and cosmic, like they're trying to impress upon listeners the outsize influence of those records. just beautifully sincere stuff, love this!
kaia
I have no idea where each song ends and the next bgins at times. WHat i do know is that it feels so much newer than it was. It lacks any kind of a profound message or sentiment but what it does deliver is a feeling that i can't quite put a name to. It was a surprise to me.
Agradável, produção boa, um pouco mais longo do que o necessário.
chouettes vibes ! sur la fin un peu l'impression que l'album me criait : "AH t'AS AIMÉ LIFE IS STRANGE ? TU VEUX CHIALER UN COUP ?" c'est donc un banger.
En tant qu'expérience musicale c'est intéressant, on dirait vraiment qu'on flotte dans l'espace. Mais en tant qu'album, c'est plus compliqué, c'est plus de la musique d'arrière plan. L'album est très (trop) long à mon avis. Note : 2 À réécouter : Non
Weird album, mostly atmospheric, but not bad at all. Really enjoyed this one today. Not something I'd listen to all the time, but definitely an evening, chilled listen.
Strange music, strange sound.
I can see how this is enjoyable even if I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. It’s like floating around a frozen planet. This album drifts itself into the background better than any I can remember. Very trancelike even though I prefer higher tempo music that achieve that effect. I was counting down the minutes until it ended however. Rating: 1.7
I like the first part of the album. It goes downhill later. I'd give it a 4 if not for a few truly awful songs.
i'm sorry but this kinda sucks.. it sounds like an alien's first attempt at making human music fav song: If I Were with Her Now
Very vibey. Would have liked some more dynamic changes within each song. Felt a bit long, with no real standout moments, but still nice sounds and textures.
This was pleasant. Does this sound condescending? I supposed the album really stays on the same level all the way through, not the most exciting thing I've heard. With that said, Shine a Light is great, especially the end, I did not expected that superb finale and it really grabbed me. I just feel like this can't be a four and I feel bad.
Heard a little bit of Spiritualized before but this was the first time listening to an entire album. It was very good, reminds me a bit of latter era Talk Talk, though I think Spiritualized do lose their way a bit on the longer tracks which aren't quite as exquisite as East of Eden but still sounded good.
Cool, beautiful and relaxed
Very cool, liked the vibes
Spiritualized pick up about where Spacemen 3 left off, with hypnotic melodies and dreamy soundscapes. Things are a bit looser this time around, with less repetition and more space. The second track demonstrates the best things this album has to offer: three repeating melodies of bass and guitar with fuzzy textures. But a lot of this is so spacey it may as well not even be there, as the looseness turns into songs that float by without leaving much impression. It undoubtedly sounds nice, but it's too devoid of memorable moments or even those where you feel like something new is happening. Great for lying on the couch drifting off, but not much else.
This has a lot of influence from krautrock/kosmische, psychedelic rock, and ambient music - all of which I have a lot of time for. In this case, they are filtered into slow, dreamy indie-pop-rock with some baroque touches. Seems like it should work. But what I'm experiencing is watered-down, dreary hour of slow-motion Britpop. I've tried multiple times, but I hate it. Maybe if I was lying in a 1990s bedsit on scag, this would be revelatory. Until then, I find it aggressively insipid. 1*
great vocalist of all time
Sounds like it could be the best EDM album ever. It isnt, its not horrible but I knew before they were not gonna hit an album title like that. 2.5
Exceptional album. Very well done.
The music is nice and calming, but it isn't ground breaking
Erikoismeinnki, hyvin omalaatuinen meininki ja soundi. Jumitusmusaa. Vaatii erikoisen mielentilan kuulijaltaan mutta palkitsee, jos oma mielenmaisema ja tämä musa natsaa kohdilleen oikeassa hetkessä. Jopa tiettyä epämusiikkimaisuutta mutta kauniillla tavalla, ihan eri juttu kuin vaikka The Residents. Erikoinen, omalaatuinen mutta hyvä ellei erinomainen. 4/5
First listen
The most boring thing I’ve ever listened to
Hypnotic and enchanting
Very meh
This one was not it.
💤
Not bad, and not good either. Just forgettable. Generic melodies and riffs. Good for background sounds.
я мало что осознала, что-то вейгли инди как будто
Quite chilled
It was slow, gentle, pleasant. Not soft rock, more like feather rock. It was boring, but not necessarily in a bad way? It was very relaxed, I could imagine sleeping to it. I was standing up during the last track, 200 Bars, and got a little drowsy. Not sure if this was intended to be a sleep album, but it did make me sleepy, which I find pleasant and valuable.
Kinda liked but also just passed by, I like the cover Will I listen to again: 25%
Tienen cosas mejores.
11/03/2026 1. you know it's true - like the guitars and bass... very dreamy... very sweet lyrics. *2. if i were with her now - love the distorted guitar... bass just started. very psychedelic. oooo instrumental is great.... are there horns? *3. i want you - love this!! 4. run - a lot rockier.... maracas? loving this album!! bit trancey how everything keeps repeating... *5. smiles - oooo love the organs. lovelovelove this one... completely gorgeous <3 *6. step into the breeze - the violins and the bass... love the guitar in this one. 7. symphony space - love how the prev track faded into this one... one min in, guessing this is instrumental? nice, very ambient :) *8. take your time - bluesy guitar. love how loud the bass is in this album. love how this one is building up... love the keyboard/synths(?) near the end. *9. shine a light - liking the start of it... drums are nice. love the dreamy, slidey guitar... wow love the horns. love how screechy it's getting. great!! 10. angel sigh - really nice :) 11. sway - really nice again... *12. 200 bars - love the beat drop... knew a few songs from ladies and gentlemen.... but never listened to a full spiritualized album and really loved it <3 will relisten to again soon!
Had never heard about Spiritualized before. This kind of music deserves a place in my rotation. Very chilly. Like that. After some stupid country and Western yodeling and strange folk and rap music this suggestion restored my confidence in this project. Thank you!
This is a vibes album. So far, Run was a solidly good vibe. Take Your Time, also cool vibes. This album is a mood and I'm gonna come back to it in the future.
not my type of music. a lot of ambient sounds did do well in a loud enviroment.
A band I've always disliked for their pretentiousness and their love of drug culture. Having said that, I was in the mood for this! Perhaps I shouldn't have walked out of their festival gig after one song a couple of years back after all! Ha ha!
It was decent, but I’m not sure I’d remember much of it a week from now. It’s got that hazy, floaty, “stare at the ceiling” sound going on, and it does it well enough. The problem is it kind of stays in the same headspace the whole time. Nothing really jumped out and grabbed me. It’s fine while it’s on, then it’s gone.
Ok in places but sometimes I thought that it was one long song , but was in fact 3 or more
Lovely bit of space rock.
This album is both a sonic masterpiece and my least favourite Spiritualized album! Definitely more of the Spaceman 3 vibe feel that his later efforts where more depth and variety is added.
It’s like a dear old friend this album. Not a friend you see that often, but every year or so you say Hi and instantly feel very at home and relaxed in their company. So yeah Spiritualized went on to bigger and bolder things (musically/technically speaking with strings, gospel backing etc). But ultimately this is the simple essence of them, a reverby repetitive slow groove. I personally think ‘200 bars’ has the best telegraphed albeit subtle ‘drop’ ever (not that I can think of much competition, but that’s not the point). And relax….
Album repeated like 4 times and I didn't even notice
This might feel life-changing if you were high at burning man, but otherwise nah
3.5. Good, not as good as ladies and gentlemen…
Grand instrumentals and atmospheric effects that slow a restful listen
As one half of UK space rock legends, Houmous & Chutney, in an authority on this genre. 3.1 12/12 200 Bars
Noisy garbage disguised as a cool album.
Calm and cool
First listen to this record, started with their next album many years ago. This band is fantastic.
Lazer? More like snoozer.
Dreamy. I liked it.
Was surprised by this, really enjoyed it
Yeah this was vibes
- ei oikee lähteny
Light 7
Ok
Inoffensive. Not interesting. I can sum up the entire album by talking about the final track: This person is counting off, like 1,2,3,4 like musicians do to start a song. 5. What? I waited until 25 before being sort of irritated, then looked at the name of the song. 200 Bars. There's no fucking way I'm listening to someone count to 200. ⭐⭐
Solid Lou Reed style album with absolute highlight being final song 200 bars
Ba mi-o plăcut foooarte mult e chiar fain
A real slog. Honestly sounded like music to sit in an isolation chamber to.
Not really sure what this was, it was calm and kind of trance inducing. The closer was an absolute ripper. Some good songs but none I would revisit, too long for my taste.
I fw this shit.
Best Song: Shine a Light. This had a really expansive sound, with the perfect mix of fuzzy background and groovy, discernible melody. Worst Song: Symphony Space. This song feels like it is most significantly trying to capture a "we're in space now" vibe, but it just feels like it replicates (or influenced maybe, I don't know. this album is old) all the cliche tropes of space in media. Listening to this song, all I can imagine is people floating in zero-G, looking incredulous as their arms float up in front of them. Overall: A really chill space rock album. That alone makes it interesting, because I feel like a lot of albums that purport to do space rock/opera music fall much heavier on the "opera" than the "space" end of the spectrum. Very relaxed background music for reading, but still too often too understated for my taste.
Trippy, gentle and atmospheric or bland, boring and sleep inducing? I won’t be revisiting it.
Late at night after having a few drinks this would be good for background music, when you don't even notice it. I liked the album cover.
I wasn’t expecting much, but it was pretty peaceful
Nice relaxing album
Yeah. I'm good with this now. I tried these guys out in the late 90's and didn't get it - there wasn't enough for me. Now, this is the vibe that I can do all day.
Never really heard of this band but this was good. In my opinion it sounds like a very spacey Love & Rockets. Excellent piece of work.
This didn’t offend me, but it was mostly pretty uninteresting.
Those were some funky guitars.
Some of these songs are amazing. Some in the second half were awful.
I think this one would be great if I was using some mind-altering substance. Since I'm not, it was just okay. 2 1/2 stars
Apparently I dont care much for just standing there gazing at my shoes.
If this was just 30-40 minutes, I’d love it. But it’s not, and so this is the highest I can give it.
Never heard of them before this, but really liked the album. Almost like Sigur Ros meets Britpop. Standout tracks were If I Were With Her Now, Shine a Light, and Angel Sigh.
Extremely boring
I listened to this once over speakers while working and it failed to catch me at all other than being pleasant in the background. I felt like that wasn't giving it a fair shake so skimmed through it again on headphones. I really like the way they end most of the songs but there's too much buildup to that. Still a pretty nice listen. I think I maybe don't like shoegaze as much as I think I do.
I don't know what I expected but it was not a clear inspiration for bands like Cut Copy, Tame Impala, etc. A little divided between 3 and 4 but dips down a bit too much for me to go with 4 I think.
I don't think I have heard any of this before, but I like it! Reminds me a lot of the Jesus and Mary Chain? Anyhow album this gets a 4 for my particular tastes and for being a nice surprise. In complete honesty I think that it doesn't make it on the UFO-shaped space ship leaving the exploding planet save for the fact that it is from the UK where 1001 heavily skews towards in terms of pure **importance** since I don't think I'd ever heard of it before and I can see that it probably wouldn't have a lot of broad appeal.
Love the album art. Slow peaceful vibes of the first song at the start are what I need this morning. Definitely a neat ethereal album. I’m into it.
I sat with this album for a while. I really enjoyed its slow building pace, its trance like flow. It’s pretty weird and drowned in reverb, very dreamy and otherworldly. I really enjoyed it. It’s super weird. Right up my alley. It’s a slow burn, feels like a meditation.
its was fine
Brilliant.
OK - this was fine, I guess. Didn't quite put me to sleep, but it wasn't far off. I'll say 2.5, round up because it wasn't bad enough to be a 2.
This was incredible. My brain seemed to sync with whatever energy this album was emitting and I got a lot of word processing done. I am a fan of this band's work when my cousin gave me one of their CD's (burnt). I've always liked the atmospheric indy sound.
Some neat ideas but this is too long and boring.
This was ok
Heel relaxt album. Leuke vondst!
Serene, spaced-out, and self-indulgent. Not quite hitting the mark for me.
Easy listening music
I remember Spiritualized were darlings of the English music press in the 1990's. I didn't understand then and I don't understand now. Songs start, songs end. And nothing happens inbetween, apart from repetition, usually in crescendo. Many of them are overlong, but even the shorter ones seem to drag on forever in endless repetition. Laser guided torture. And that bland, nothing voice. Dull, pretentious rubbish. Frustrating to have to give it even one star.
It's fine. Like kinda dreamy Britpop. It's not terribly exciting and kinda seems full of itself, but it's not offensive to the ears. I'll tell you what though: I fuckin' haaaaate the name Spiritualized. Like what the fuck even is that? Should be New Age mixed with Goa Trance. Spiritualized is the name of a Goa Trance party. I think I might like this more if they had a more compelling name. Seriously, Spiritualized is one of the worst names ever.
First section featured just a touch too much fuzz for my liking. Could not seem to find the ideal volume for the album. The record gets significantly spacier as it progresses but I find that it isn't very courageous, just misting around between the ambient and rock spaces, not really committing to engaging its listener. I've heard Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating with Space before, which is also good, but it's not really something I repeat often. Probably this will grow on me over time. Amazing cover art.
I just dug this.
sounds like if pink floyd only kept in the boring bits
Really liked how spacious and ambient this was while still having lots of more focused moments of songwriting
Well I belive there are some people who might find this piece of dog s enjoyable. On the other hand I know people who enjoy cereal with water and I think that both those opinions are equally wrong
eh background noisy 3
Never heard of this band before, and had no clue what to expect, though the name pointed at electronica. Instead what I got was some solid space rock. I don't like making comparisons, but it felt like it could have inspired subsequent bands like Explosions in the Sky, though this album includes singing. Though the music can be repetitive, it's often in service of a slow building crescendo. "Shine a Light" in particular is guilty of this to great effect, and yet through the cacophony you order to the mayhem. I enjoyed this a good deal, and though I can't give it a full 5/5, it's a solid 4.
Definitely not as ambitious as Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space but a cool listen. It feels a lot smaller and more chill. It's a vibe for sure. It didn't captivate me nearly as much as the other album I mentioned but I'll definitely be revisiting this one in the future when I want a more chill psych listen. This probably didn't need to be on this list, especially since Spiritualized already got an album on the list that's better. I guess since this album came first maybe it's on here because it prepped them for floating in space??
This was rad. I've enjoyed both Spiritualized albums we've gotten so far. I think my favorite part of this music is how spacey and progressive it is. There's a lot fluidity and movement in each track, but its also really spacey. I think the best parts of this record are a feature and a bug. I love the spaciness, but it does tend to run a bit long in the middle. They could have shaved 15 minutes off this one. Either way, I had a blast with this.
Album No. 0149 on my list. I had heard of the band Spiritualized before, but "Lazer Guided Melodies" was nevertheless something completely new to me. To be honest, I'm not sure what to make of this album tough. It's certainly not a bad album. I kinda like this spherical space rock style, the whole album really feels like floating through some amorphous medium (just like these two thingies on the cover do). Yet, the album doesn't really "do it" for me either. None of the songs are really catchy, the lyrics are not really present, but it's also too much for some laid back music playing in the background somewhere. I'll add "You Know It's True", and "Angel Sigh" to my playlist. In the end, it's a very narrow decision between two and three stars for me. Heck, I think I'll have to have fate decide again. Aaaand, in the end, it is: 2/5 stars (thank you random number generator)!
I love this album! Solid all the way through. Warm vibe, subtle jams. Cool lyrics if you stick around long enough to hear/remember them. But you don't have to! It's just a great jam to have on in the background. His voice is good - nicely melodic. Nothing super dramatic or explosive. but it feels good for the style they're going for. The music is great, somehow staying even and non-intrusive, while still being quite ripping with some cool guitars. I do like the genre a lot - bands like this, Tortoise, and Yo La Tengo all make me pretty happy. Love the vibe. I hesitate to give many albums on this list a 5, but I can't find a bad 30 seconds on this album and it greatly exhibits a certain style/genre of music, so... 5 it is!
I enjoyed the last album I heard from this guy and thought this may be similar. I was wrong and did not enjoy this overall. It is too atmospheric for me.
This album feels a little to heavy to be a psychedelic listen. The droning harmonies aren’t taking me anywhere, and the listen feels more like a drag
Lazer Guided Melodies is clearly made with care and musicianship, but it largely functions as atmosphere rather than expression. There are moments of beauty and texture, yet the album rarely asserts itself emotionally or structurally. Much of it fades into the background, not because it’s bad, but because it seems more interested in sustaining a mood than creating memorable or resonant moments. Admirable in craft, restrained in ambition, and ultimately distant. Respectable, but not engaging enough to demand a return visit.
It's fine. It's just not at the level where I'd be excited to tell anyone about or listen to again.
WOW!!! i really love this. feel like im in my own world while listening to this. space and rock are genres that i wouldnt immediately think of putting together but it works so well?? those rifts are insane and they manage to really create such a rich soundscape.
Slow, not a lot of action, but dreamy, a little underseasoned but I still like its flavor
Most of the songs were missing a hook and an obvious ending, maybe that was the point but the couple of tracks 9 & 10 that had it were so much better. I can see the 1997 album had orchestra and gospel singing which would definitely make it better
It flows very well but weirdly inconsistent in sound / quality throughout, sympathetic to the ambient stuff but I much prefer when they rock out
giving this a 5 simply to see if i can goad rob into listening to the opening 40 seconds
Day759 - give me a stripped down version of this and maybe i could be persuaded to enjoy it
2.0 Listened to the first half on my newly extended commute to work (more traffic with GOA return to office thanks Marlaina ) and the 2nd half at my desk as background music. It works better for me as background music
3.75
Pleasent
Wasn't bad as background music, nothing really stood out
I'm not usually the type to enjoy long instrumental songs but I reallyyyyyyy liked this album. Within the first minute I knew this album was gonna absolutely smash. To me it's sort of a mix the dark side of the moon by pink Floyd and the stone roses self titled. Two incredible 10/10 albums and some of my favourite albums ever. I would give it a 9/10 but since this is on a 5 star system I'll round up.
honestly kinda cool. liked this more than I thought I would. very floaty feeling. good as background music for studying 6/10
In the right mood, this is wonderful. I've no idea what the lyrics are, but the music takes me on a pleasant and comforting journey.
Viajante
Dreamy electro pop shoegaze. I was at work while listening, but it probably pairs well with some THC gummies.
Sucked me in, I really enjoyed the dreamy vibes, it feels like I'm floating in space. Occasionally a bit repetitive, otherwise I really enjoyed it.
I was so incredibly bored by this album. It took me multiple days to finally finish it bc I just could not bring myself to put it back on. The overall vibes for okay ig, just so boring.
I can understand why folk wouldn't necessarily like this but I did, I felt like I drifted along with it, like being in a small boat drifting down a river....good stuff & considering it was early 90's (I had to doublecheck) sounds a little ahead of its time.
Lush melodies as if I was floating through space. I'm glad I listened to this and it was very enjoyable.
Electronic music, new my ears
5- Stars (13/15)
There's a special type of frustration associated with being disappointed by an album you had really high hopes for. I was filled with that frustration all through my listen of today's album. It sits in a musical space that should really connect with me knowing what sort of music I like, and the album cover really reeled me in and I was ready to be wowed... but I just really didn't feel much listening through Lazer Guided Melodies. And it was deeply, deeply frustrating. I think its the super super slow, repetitive nature of the songs and just the sound of Jason Pierce's voice that leaves me with not much to hang onto and love. That being said, by the end of the album on my second listen through I was starting to enjoy the groove a bit more, particularly on the last three tracks. I can definitely see myself going back to this one, but whether my rating will go up or down from there is to be seen. Fav Track: 12 - 200 Bars Best Three Track Run: 10, 11, 12
Def one of my favs in a while ! I love how calming and relaxed 😌 it is and it was a great edition to my ride this morning to therapy !
Favorite track(s): If I Were with Her Now, Symphony Space, Take Your Time, Sway
Kinda dig the spaced out vibe but I'm not really seeing the need to go 4 I really liked the vibe of it at the time just not really anything that stands out to me
A favourite of mine back in '92, but I've gone back to it less than their other albums, and had a slight thought it might not stand up as well. It's still too familiar to me to judge objectively, but I still love it - beautifully produced psychedelic space rock. 9/10
Awful
So good
27/01/2026 I was erring on the side of caution with this, this really could have gone either way. Spotify listeners: 277.1k
Very vibey and feels ahead of it's time for 1992. Not sure I'll go back but enjoyed this listen.
I feel like I liked this better than ladies and gentleman we're floating in space....but maybe just because there was less expectation. This is also like the 5th time a band I was sure would only have one album on this list has had 4 or 5....wonder what he left off for this to be here....sad...
Loved the whole vibe but kept thinking I was listening to The Jesus and Mary Chain. That's a me problem though.
Anytime I see the description is 'debut studio album by English <extremely niche musical style> band' and the most listened to song is like 500k I am extremely skeptical. This is far from being top 1000 worthy!
Fever dream rock, but it worked well. Favourite track: Symphony Space
Still to listen to. I’ll come back and review this one later.
When to listen: spacey, trippy, chill vibes. Idk why this album got hate on here I think it's unique and a fun listen. Is it... essential? Maybe not. But enjoyable!
Heard some Spiritualized before, and recently had Spaceman 3 here. This sounds pretty much what I expected it to. Has some interesting moments, sort of flows over you. Shame to break the great week I was having, but this lacks a punch, although the last 3 songs are cool. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No 46/181 (25%) Will I get: No
Very interesting and different instrumental choice!
No thank you majin bu
At times ethereal and spacy, at times just kinda whiny rock. Sounded like Khurangbin run through U2. Not for me.
Incredibly dull music
Really need two Spiritualized albums on here huh. I can at least understand it in that I can see how this album would really resonate with people. It doesn’t do that with me but I get it. It’s completely acceptable music. It sort of sounds like Stone Roses but more boring, which is not what Stone Roses needed. It’s just kind of another distillation of Brit pop.
Better than I expected. Not very good for sitting and actively listening, but good for background tunes and I'd bet REALLY good performed live.
Har ju kompisar dom gillar dom, men har aldrig riktigt lyssnat på Spiritualized. Som sveriges kanske fjärde största Sterolab-fan är jag ju väldigt svag för användningen av analoga synthar i psych från 90-talet, men tycker det saknar lite variation och ljudet blir lite för stort och abstrakt för ett högre betyg... En jäkligt trevlig lyssning första gången, och sen ännu bättre en andra gång bäng. Skulle dock behövas lite mer utmanande utstickare och mer variation men en riktigt stark trea! Kommer lyssna vidare på andra album
Bra morgonmusik. Det lyste upp min morgonpendling
Blev förvånad när den här plattan dök upp! Jag älskar Spiritualized, men skulle personligen nog inte ha med detta som en av deras fem bästa som helhet. Vackert och stämningsfullt, men tråkigare än deras album som följt och känns inte riktigt som det klickat här än. En jättestark trea!
Ta mig ut i rymden och ta med en feting!
Blir nojig av cannabis tyvärr. Borde nog gett den här en lyssning till men lättjan tog över och drev mig till Erykah Badus trygga famn istället. Föredrar kantslag framför rymdambient. Baduizm: 5/5 Rymdrock: 2/5
Hmmmm........... Skulle uppskattat mer variation, vet inte om det här har nog för att göra ett helt album av, som dessutom är en hel timme. Jag är av någon anledning svag för röstförvrängningar och det finns det en del av. Diggade nog för en någorlunda stark trea.
älskar detta!
Han inte lyssna så noga tyvärr
I once roadied for Spiritualized at a festival and they were nothing but polite and gave me and some of the other crew who stuck around for load out a load of beers BUT they also had me and this other guy carry a really heavy gong up a big ramp and then they only used it once so for that reason I must give this three stars.
I thought this sounded like Spacemen 3, and it's the same guys. I like Spacemen 3 and I like this. Slightly psych-rock, calm, meditative, a bit krautrock. Maybe 4 stars is a bit high but I like this a lot more than most of the albums I've given 3 stars.
this was really intriguing - wonderfully weird with some beautiful tracks and a way of pulling you in by how unique it is. definitely a fun listen even if it isn't everyone's thing
This seems like a real step forward from Spacemen 3, with a wider array of instruments and a dreamier, blissful feel. They got even better with Ladies and Gentlemen... I was hovering between 3 and 4 but have rounded it down for spelling. That may seem harsh, but with no half stars available there are bound to be some narrow calls. Zorry Jazon
Decent.
Interesting and enjoyable. 3 *
Overall: 8/10 Vocals: na Lyrics: na Instruments: 7/10 Likely to listen again: 10/10 i didnt listen to it completely Symphony space is so good, it feels like your floating.
Wonderful - evocative, emotional and compelling. Worth many repeat listens.
A rare album on the list that I’d not only never heard before, but didn’t know existed. I really enjoyed the sonic textures that get layered on as each song progresses. It felt a little like Jesus and Mary Chain if they weren’t as tied to the traditional pop/rock song structure. I felt like this was headed for a solid 4, but the length did start to get to me a little. Not every track justifies its runtime. That said, I enjoyed my time with Spiritualized and am interested to check out their more-successful work that followed this one. Still a light 4!
Early 90's indie music with fuzz. similar to The Jesus and Mary Chain (look up the song "Just Like Honey") but a little more "spacy" and mellower (In the same vein of Mercury Rev). I liked the songs "I want you" and "Smiles". I liked it and would listen to it again. a mellow type of album that you would listen to driving by yourself at night or just chilling in a half-lit room with a beer.
After listening to something like this, it really makes me wonder if there even is 1,001 albums if this makes the cut. Absolutely NOTHING inspiring about this. Just so boring and mediocre.
My definition of a 3. A pleasant and enjoyable listen. Would not purchase. No songs that I loved and no songs that I found horrible. A good average alblum
I surprisingly enjoyed this album. It was very relaxing… like I was at a spa getting a massage. Bonus: the alien on the album cover with the nice round boobies.
Surprising and excellent.
Rv
Little weird tecno but not bad
Interesting album that is a lot more spacey than contemporary Shoegaze albums were at the time. Apparently it also leaned harder into Blues, but I only heard a little of that. It does feel like there are some old standards here buried between layers of drone and feedback, makes for a pretty unique album. It does get a bit same-same at times, the sprawled out spaceyness makes it more monotone than other Shoegaze albums, which can already have some boring moments to begin with. Album cover on streaming is a lot less cool than the cover shown here too.
Me había escuchado el otro mítico pero nunca le había dado a este. Buen shoegaze o dream pop o space rock o lo que sea esto. Me mola mucho el rollo de esta peña. Absolutos pioneros de algunos de los mejores géneros de la historia. De repente el tema Run es un tema de The Doors shoegazeado, cosa que no me esperaba. Buen disco (aunque me mole más el de Ladies and gentlemen etcetc.)
Really lovely discovery through the 1001 Albums process. Highly atmospheric, simultaneously harsh but mellow. Dreamy but alive. A true "album", as it is way more than the sum of its tracks.
Was surprised by this - not sure why as I feel like Spiritualized have always been fairly well regarded. Really vibey, spacey rock music that sort of allow you to drift along with it.
"This genre is ""space rock"" which is objectively hilarious. I'm not sure what type of music I was expecting but this wasn't it. I don't think I could watch a concert of their music but it could be perfectly suitable in the background of a coffee shop. It's very soothing. "
Tracks 1-3 fail to grab me in any way, but once that cover of JJ Cale's "Call Me the Breeze" revs into gear the album is a fantastic psychedelic experience of super cool production and sound. So many neat parts you would not expect to be included on a psych pop record fade in and out, like the honky tonk piano on "Take Your Time" or the bass saxophone on "Shine a Light." I can see why people would find this boring, but I was engaged throughout by the warm, smooth mix and the max-reverbed instrumentation.
So few of these albums manage to feel truly novel, but this one easily crosses that line. I feel like it pulls together some of my most disparate favorite musicians like Air, My Bloody Valentine, and even Terry Riley. Cool stuff.
**In-Depth Review: *Lazer Guided Melodies* by Spiritualized (1992)** *Genre: Space-rock / Shoegaze / Psychedelic / Gospel-infused ambient blues* --- ### 🎧 **Musical Architecture & Production** Jason Pierce (a.k.a. J. Spaceman) built the record as **four vinyl-side “suites”** (Red, Green, Blue, Black), each a self-contained mood-cycle. - **Instrumentation**: traditional rock lineup is swollen with **cellos, dulcimers, autoharps, sax, trumpet, gospel organ** and waves of **phase, spring-reverb, Echoplex loops**. - **Mix philosophy**: vocals are mixed *low* and *wet*, functioning as another instrument rather than a narrative loud-hailer; bass lines are pushed *high* and *melodic*, giving the record its weightless drift. - **Continuity**: cross-fades and recurring motifs (the same three-chord guitar figure, heartbeat kick pattern, distant horn line) make the 52-minute disc feel like **one long celestial suite** rather than twelve separate tracks . **Stand-out sonic moments** - “Step into the Breeze” – a slow-mo rocket-lift-off created simply by riding a single chord and filtering in white-noise hiss. - “Shine a Light” – seven minutes that begin in hushed gospel prayer (“Lord shine a light on me”) and end in Stooges-style free-jazz freak-out, yet remain weirdly *serene* . - “200 Bars” – Kate Radley counts the bars in a detached admin-clerk monotone while the band floats on a morphine-drip groove; a perfect metaphor for the album’s rock-yet-un-rock dialectic . --- ### ✍️ **Lyrical Themes** Pierce’s words are **minimalist mantras** rather than story-songs; they circle **addiction, unrequited love, spiritual fatigue and the hope of transcendence**. | Track | Core Lyric Hook | Sub-text | |---|---|---| | “You Know It’s True” | “I love you… I don’t like it anymore” | Love as gravitational pull you can’t escape. | | “If I Were with Her Now” | “If I were with her now / I’d tell her” | Day-dream projection; the high of fantasy. | | “I Want You” | “I want you… to set me free” | Desire framed as salvation/drug. | | “Run” | “Call me the breeze… I keep blowin’ down the road” | Borrowed JJ Cale line; life as endless drift. | | “Sway” | “This life sure is weird, but what else have I to know?” | Pierce’s cosmic shrug—acceptance of the strange trip . | The **gospel lexicon** (“shine a light”, “lord”, “angel”) is present but **secularised**—light is chemical as much as spiritual, angels are lovers or drug companions. Recurrence of **air / breath / wind** imagery reinforces the album’s *weightless* aesthetic. --- ### 🎼 **Musical Motifs & Songcraft** - **One-chord drones** (Spacemen 3 DNA) but fleshed out with **orchestral voicings**—e.g., “Symphony Space” is essentially a suspended E-major chord held for four minutes while harmonics, sax and synths orbit around it. - **Repetition ≠ stagnation**: pieces *evolve* by **additive layering**—a trick borrowed from Steve Reich and early techno; every 8 bars another element (tambourine, trumpet, backing whisper) enters, creating slow euphoria without traditional verse/chorus payoff. - **Rhythm**: most tracks sit at **laid-back 80-90 BPM**; ride cymbals and tambourines provide *shuffle* rather than *drive*, enhancing the **narcotic sway** . --- ### 🌌 **Influence & Legacy** - **Immediate context (1992)**: arrived alongside *Loveless*, *Spooky*, *Soul II Soul*’s dub-gospel; offered a **UK counter-mythology** that fused African-American gospel & blues with white indie experimentalism. - **Downstream impact**: – **Post-rock** (Mogwai, Sigur Rós) borrowed its *crescendo-by-texture* approach. – **Dream-pop / Chill-wave** artists (Beach House, M83) cite its **reverb-saturated serenity** as a template. – **Spiritualized themselves** would scale the same blueprint up to orchestral size on *Ladies & Gentlemen…* (1997), but many fans argue the **purity of vision** heard here was never quite recaptured . --- ### ✅ **Pros** 1. **Seamless flow** – arguably one of the most **cohesive “album-as-single-piece”** experiences of the 90s. 2. **Emotional dualism** – manages to feel **numb and hopeful** simultaneously; perfect soundtrack for autumn, comedowns, or late-night existential reassurance. 3. **Innovative production** – **layered without sounding busy**, proving you can achieve *cosmic* scale with 16-track tape and patience. 4. **Timeless sonics** – its **reverb-drenched minimalism** still sounds modern; predates and outlives many shoegaze contemporaries. 5. **Gateway drug** – an excellent entry point into space-rock, gospel-infused psych, and even ambient music . --- ### ❌ **Cons** 1. **Low vocal presence** – Pierce’s **submerged murmur** can feel emotionally distant; listeners wanting lyrical narrative may zone out. 2. **Repetition fatigue** – motifs *intentionally* circle; if you crave chord changes or hooks, tracks can feel like **“an album of closing songs”** . 3. **Mood specificity** – requires **headphones, darkness, or at least patience**; in the wrong setting it dissolves into background mush. 4. **Derivative accusations** – borrows heavily from **Velvet Underground, gospel, JJ Cale**; critics argue it **“blisses-out the blues”** without adding new musical substance . 5. **Physical demands** – vinyl-centric sequencing means **CD/digital gap silence** can break the hypnotic spell unless you use gap-less playback. --- ### 🏁 **Verdict** *Lazer Guided Melodies* is less a collection of songs than **a self-contained weather system**: hazy, narcotic, yet quietly uplifting. Its **innovative production architecture**, **minimal-yet-universal lyric mantras** and **genre-splicing ethos** make it a **landmark of 90s psychedelia**—even if its **glacial pace** and **refusal of pop payoff** will forever keep it a **cult favourite** rather than a chart contender. Slip on headphones, turn the lights low, and let it **shine a light** on whatever weight you’re carrying.
3/5
I don't like it
This was not at all what I expected given the album name and band name. Rather relaxed semi ambient electronic music. Interesting. Probably requires more listening.
Background music & entirely forgettable.
This was probably about 20 minutes longer than it needed to be.. I liked some of it quite a bit, but the filler tracks in between made the whole thing drag..
Listened on my drive to work and I really enjoyed it thought I'd check out more of their stuff. I didn't think I had heard of this group before, but saw a liked song from the previous album I rated. When back & looked at that rating LOL So I guess this may end up being a controversial artist for me, because I'm giving this one a 5
Spiritualized is cool but all their albums have slow openers or otherwise don't really get interesting until the 2nd or third song. After a while, the albums usually rip. Fun otherwise.
Slow-burning, narcotic textures built from droning guitars, organ swells, simple repetitive rhythms, and vocals delivered in a distant, weary murmur move this space-rock album like drifting through a dimly lit tunnel where the lights blur into streaks—hypnotic in motion, yet numbing and isolating the longer you stay inside.
Wasn’t for me
It’s ok. Early shoegaze but super spacey and ethereal.
If this list didnt suck before it does now.
Listen, when I see this listed as things like "shoegaze," "indie," and "dream pop" I know I'm not going to enjoy it. But still I tried to go into this with an open mind, and honestly it was worse than I expected. Bland and boring. Songs were too long. Almost everything sounded the same. Could have died having not listened to this and would be just fine.
I know I've heard of this band before but not sure if I've listened to any of their stuff before. I'm digging the chill psych vibe with a great buildup in the first three songs. It's not bad, a bit too mellow for my taste, I would give it a 3.5 if I could.
Enjoyable
Very slow and ponderous. With enough drugs and time, I imagine it would be great to indulge in. Why use jizz figurines as your art work, stick people have been around for years?
I’m glad I gave it a chance, but that ambient sound just isn’t my jam. It’s fine for what it is.
Pretty dull. Inoffensive
Big old zilch here. As per usual nothing all that wrong with it per say but I got nothing outta it. Just a waye of an hour. The nail in the coffin was the closing track. 200 bars is just a lady counting to 100 then they write an actual song for a bit and then she says 200. Im happier with that thay just counting out the 200 measures but only slightly. Like its pretty at times but the count from sesame street didnt need a feature. That was the only memorable moment the whole time so I guess thats it. Fine enough but not for me
More ambience than a traditional record, but still a vibe.
Background music. It was repetitive and not engaging at any level
Better than Coldplay
Complete ass. This sucked. I don't even know what this music is or what it's supposed to be. It just sounds like it wants to be a lot of different things...at one point, it's trying to be the Beatles, the next it's trying to be some sweeping soundtrack to a movie's crescendo. The vocals are lukewarm thin gruel. The songs don't go anywhere, they just meander. The guitars are just mushy and indistinguishable. Symphony Space is just a mood noise mess that's not interesting at all. Really, I've made the promise to myself that I'm going to listen to the full albums no matter how much I hate them but this is pushing my limits. I don't get why this album is on this list. I mean, I listened to Dark Side of the Moon the other day and that's absolutely fantastic. One of their lesser known works is Meddle, which is absolutely fantastic and probably my favorite Pink Floyd album out of all of theirs. And I don't know why that doesn't make the cut over something like this. It's a vastly more interesting album and a vastly more talented band...even if it's not as well known as Dark Side of The Moon or Wish You Were Here, something like that deserves a spot over whatever this is.
Really liked the album, put you in a hazy gentle space/psychedelic rock state for the entire listening experience. 4/5
Imagine spending all that time learning an instrument, forming a band, writing, practicing, going to the studio, agonizing over every effect, each mic placement, every slider on the mixing board, etc. and then you play the album for someone and they just nod their head and shrug and say: "sounds nice."
Love this album
If you like to fall asleep to music, try this.
2/10
Boring and it goes nowhere.
5.5/10
Just kind of washed over me, preferred his later records.
It’s buzzing kinda slowly but nonstop. Vocal is also very nasal. Not pleasant. Music wise ok but not catchy and don’t do much for me.
Pretty meh album. I did really like Angel Sigh, I thought that was super beautiful. But everything else just fell a bit flat to me. Kinda feels like a full album of lo-fi, which is fine but like… it makes this list?
This mostly just dragged on too long. I wouldn’t say it’s terrible by any means, I can appreciate some ethereal sounds here and there, but it didn’t seem all that significant to have made the list. Somewhere between a two and three but I’m rounding down.
Was the second half of "The Individual" really necessary? I was vibing with this album nicely until I had to listen to 2 minutes of dissonant sounds and tones. It really through me off. I think I'm going to stick with a 3, but it could have been a 4 without that.
I really didn’t like this. What’s the point of it? Plodding, overlong tracks that don’t ever go anywhere. I’d imagine the lead singer thinks his vocals are psychedelic, but he just sounds like a breathless, incoherent fool. Begs belief that this is on the list where more coherent and interesting groups like Gomez aren’t.
The album starts strong and feels very s of centered which works well early but the album drags as it moves towards the end. I do love run.
Interesting album concept with a unique sound, but nothing that really grabbed me. It wasn’t a difficult listen, but about halfway through I was ready to listen to something else…
I almost liked this in a few places, but then they'd do something to ruin it, add another instrument, whine a bit, etc. They're trying to hard to be all mystical and profound it makes me want to laugh at them. You can easily spot all the things they want to be, oh that's a Rolling Stones attempt, oh that's like Temu Beatles, oh Ian Brown wants his voice back. A very annoying album.
They should prescribe this album as medication to remedy stress. As far as shoegaze goes, these songs feel much warmer and more optimistic than a lot of the genre - definitely less raw and aggressive than the "punch you in the face" distorted guitars of My Bloody Valentine. There's something very calming about listening to this album. But it's never uninteresting. Every track is layered with unexpected sounds and effects, creating textured melodies that take subtle, unexpected turns as they flow into each other. That seems to be the point of the synesthetic colour-coding of the songs into groupings. Rather than standing alone, the tracks blend together to create broader soundscapes, each with its own feel, represented by colour. Repetition swells and builds slowly, becoming almost trance-like. By the time it ends, everything just feels a bit calmer. 4.5 stars
For space rock and neo-psychedelia, this was a solid album, but its biggest flaw is its pacing. The music is incredibly slow, and while it does take you on a journey, it’s one that unfolds at a turtle’s pace. That meditative quality might work for some, but it makes the experience drag a bit too much for me.
Honestly, I found it pretty dull. It's like The Stone Roses with added electronic elements and minus the playfulness.
Quite enjoyed this but more in the sense it wasn't very abrasive to listen to for it's run time, just pleasant enough to see it through easily.
Boring, and not in a fun way.
One should only ever have to listen to so much electronic ambient sound. This exceeded that.
I’m very generous to psychedelic stuff and this definitely is.
A bit. Slow A bit samey
Always love this album.
8/10 The first half of this album is awesome - beautiful, interlinking lines of guitar, bass and sonics. It was looking stellar. Somewhere around 35mins my energy wanted and it got a bit tiresome, which is a real shame as I love Spiritualised for reasons tangible (melodic, guitar, experiments with packaging) and intangible (a feeling, a sense, despite its simplicity). Still, very good and I reckon they'll have a 5 star at some point in this list
Esto es música ambiente para un anuncio de colonia. Es como los Stone Roses pero sin talento ni carisma ni, sobre todo, canciones.
There’s a couple good tracks here but mostly it sounds like a dude who couldn’t be bothered to make his own album. Whispered lyrics, overlong simplistic instrumentals. I hated this dude’s other band represented on here, and he certainly didn’t need more than one spot on this list.
3.5
psychadelic. nice to draw to
Not bad...Just unremarkable and boring.
Good but not my vibe I don't think but I like the pacing and backgroundness of it?
Slow paced and spacy. Shoegaze-adjacent. This one mostly bored me though. Nothing really stuck with me and the back half is a slog.
Well that was a slog
It's a bit too ambient and doesnt quite progress how contemporaries would go on to do. This seems like a stepping stone to radiohead that is now just outclassed.
This was a whole lot of boring soundscape that was maybe inventive at the time but has been done much better by countless others since. We've already had one Spiritualized album and this one is arguably worse. I can appreciate floaty, layered rock music, but it has to do something unique or eventually build to something like post-rock, but this really does neither. Maybe they were pioneers in the sense that nobody was making that kind of music in 1992 (which is not really true - electronic artists had been doing it for decades), but it hasn't aged well. I think the last quarter of the album had more to offer than the first 9 songs, which I couldn't tell you anything about despite just having listened to them in the last hour. The final four songs are a bit more upbeat and have more volume, if nothing else, than the rest. Angel Sigh might be the pick of all of them. I don't know, their other album wasn't good but at least it went somewhere. I say this as someone that enjoys ambient music, but this lies somewhere between pure ambient music and pop music without doing much of either properly. At least it's not offensively bad.
Inoffensive shoegaze, but that’s about it. I don’t feel like this album did anything that really stood out to me. It just kind of happened, and I moved on and I’ll probably never think about it again after today. 2.25 / 5
Pretty good chill/spacey tunes I’d never heard of
Really chill and enjoyable record. Nice, soothing sounds throughout at a moderate pace. Vocals are serene and pleasant all the while. I like this one.
Beautiful
This was a fun one!
What a great album. Hope there is more of this on the list.
Not bad as background music, seems like it'd be painful to listen to actively
cool
***An ok album, instrumental, easy listening
This was very noisy, but I don't mind that. I have heard a better Spiritualized album. Liked Songs Added: Shine A Light
This was a long one
Enjoyed this, very spacey
Space rock... I judged hard with just the first song of the album. I never heard of Space Rock before, so I didn't know what I was getting myself into. This is....well the first song was putting me to sleep, but then it just got weirdly atmospheric. Yeah, I don't think I can vibe with this...it's too....left field.
I know I heard about Spiritualized within the past year. Founded by former Spacemen 3 singer-songwriter Jason Pierce, they're considered one of the most well-known groups in the space rock scene. That said, their debut record here, Lazer Guided Melodies, leans more toward shoegaze and dream pop, as Pierce and company utilized minimalist compositions with layered instrumentation, hazy sonic textures, and some string and horn incorporation to make for a cinematic soundscape. There's a serene, dazed-out nature with this album, as the guitar strumming and Pierce's soft-spoken delivery are thoroughly drenched in reverb. It certainly made for a peaceful listen. Yet, the issue I'm finding with this record is that it was rather difficult to discern, let alone latch onto any specific hook or melody. Aside from some very obvious lyrical incorporation from a few classic rock songs on "Run" and a particular horn motif on "Shine a Light", tracks tended to go in one ear and out of the other for me. That's not to say it was a bad experience, but rather one that proved hard to remember, like waking up from a dream and scrambling to remember the details. I certainly didn't mind listening to Lazer Guided Melodies, but I feel like the best of what Spiritualized had to offer is yet to come.
Meeting me in a spacemen 3 / spiritualized phase, this fits right in.
Just kind of ambient music? I liked this more than the other Spiritualized album that I listened to from this list but it managed to evoke almost no feelings from me.
This album sold 10,000 copies in the United States in 3 years - that sort of put this into perspective. Wonder how many of the 10,000 people regretted buying this, I would have. Just there and not the interesting. I had to finally look up what the style was - space rock?!? - I think navel gazing crystal deveining would be better classification.
floaty psychedelics~~ Tracks to Track: Shine A Light
I liked this debut album fine from Spiritualized. I felt like most of the album was pretty ambient and monotonous which led me to be kind of bored while listening. Overall, I thought this album was fine but it didn’t keep my interest the entire time. I’m not sure if I would listen to this again but I could see why some people would like the ambient space rock vibes of this album.
This one is a whole mood. Fortunately I was lounging at I listened and it’s perfect for that. I’ll probably go back to it some time when I’m camping and just want to gaze up at the stars. It risks turning into background music because it’s the kind of music that soothes and lets your mind expand and wander. Good find.
Let's just say not my cup of tea
Repetitive. Atmospheric. Some flourish. Prefer other records of theirs.
very mellow and focused on atmosphere over song structures or progression. other than Shine A Light which has some lovely brass tones, not a particularly great example of this type of music. but it does sound like what i thought Pink Floyd sounded like when i was 8, so that has to count for something. 200 Bars bumps this up a star to a solid 3 deserves to be one of the 1001? i think the Spiritualized picks are pretty decent. though if this one was missing i don't think i would really notice or care
It’s fine for background noise, but as for active listening it’s a little boring. I’ll say 1.5 and round ip to 2 stars since it wasn’t actually annoying but there is nothing I’m going back to here.
Eh, it was fine, but I'll only remember the album name and not the music.
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Not bad at all for some super chill vibes music.
This was a really cool listen that at times presents some nice sounds and feels that help it rise above shoegaze. Almost as if the Stone Roses are meeting Galaxie 500 in a world of chill airiness that keeps things moving forward without ever becoming boring. Shave some of the length off, and it probably rates higher.
Wasn’t expecting a shoegaze cover (sorta) of They Call Me the Breeze. This is a vibey listen but this style always leaves me wanting more. If you were to put this on for people, they’d probably think you’re cool but then ask “what else ya got” after about three songs.
Thought this started as a chill listen. But by the time we got to Step Into the Breeze, I was kind of checked out. Next two songs didn’t help. So I kind of slogged through after that. 2.5
I prefer "Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space" but this album is fine. A bit long for my taste but a chill listen that hits nicely if you're in the right mood. Good, not great. 2.75/5
Das Debüt von Jason Pierce und seiner Band klingt wie ein sorgfältig arrangiertes Mosaik aus psychedelischen Gitarrenflächen, sanften Bläsern und wiederkehrenden Gospel-Anklängen. Die Stücke sind zu längeren, farbkodierten Suites verbunden; das Ergebnis wirkt zurückhaltend ambitioniert — dichter Klangraum statt plakative Eingängigkeit. Mir fällt besonders die ruhige, fast meditative Geduld der Arrangements auf; die Platte braucht Zeit, bietet dann aber klare musikalische Charakterzüge. Aufnahmen / Studios: VHF Sound Centre (Rugby), Moles Studio (Bath), Far Heath Studio (Northamptonshire); gemischt u. a. in Gooseberry/Comforts Place und Mastering u. a. bei Abbey Road. Nationalität: Englisch. Einige bekannte bzw. prägende Stücke: „Shine A Light“, „Step Into The Breeze“, „Symphony Space“. Genre: Space Rock / Shoegaze / Neo-Psychedelia. Kurze abschließende Bewertung: Stimmiges, sorgfältiges Debüt; empfehlenswert für Hörer, die Atmosphäre über sofortigen Hook stellen.
Different. Not horrible
Atmospheric and sets a tone that’s not altogether unpleasant.
I never look for this type of music, but I cannot deny that I like its laid back sound and creative choices.
This is probably my favorite (?) shoegaze album I've yet to hear. Faint praise, but still. It's something. Two biggest complaints, though. 1. It makes me want to slip into a coma, which is rarely a feeling I'm interested in pursuing. 2. There's several songs where it seems like it's building up to something else, more dynamic. And then, suddenly, it doesn't.
Needs a relisten with quality headphones. Fav tracks: Run, Shine a Light. Saved a song: N RYM: N
Such a vibe. Need to listen to this 20 more times.
Sounded like a less-engaging BJM or early Dandy Warhols to me?
Of all the overrated 90s British bands that Dimery likes for some reason, this one is the most overrated