Lazer Guided Melodies

This just wasn't very interesting to me.

The whole album feels like a slow buildup to a climax that never hit.

One song was enough & I didn’t even dislike this. Every song had the same exact progression. I could have listened to just Angel Sigh & got the whole thing

Guide a laser into my eardrums

Confusing, bouncy, and I probably wouldn't have this on my rotation. It is reminiscent of the airiness of road trips, and the dreaded turning point where you are as far from home as you'll be, and you are only at that point returning.

I like stuff like this but wasn't so blown away I thought it was really valid for the list.

Day 11: Best tracks: 5/10.

Meh. Nothing wrong with it, but it’s just instruments and vibes, nothing remarkable

Opening three-track run is INSANE

I love this album so much, hypnotic and dreamy.

Much better than the Spacemen 3 album on the list, but probably still not something I'm crazy about. I like my dream pop/shoegaze to be more structured whereas this album is a lot more spacey and ambient. Still, really good album. Kinda sounds like if The Beatles were a shoegaze band. Angel Sigh is the standout for me on this one.

Kind of spacey and simplistic, but not in a way that tickles my brain. It's okay.

No había escuchado sobre este álbum o grupo, lo cual no me sorprende porque no considero que sea una obra remarcable. Con excepción de algunos momentos en los cuales conecté con la cualidad psicodélica del álbum, es un disco poco memorable. Me gustaron los sonidos y las texturas creadas, pero no decide si ser del todo una música "ambient" o un álbum indie pretencioso. No creo que sea un mal álbum, pero me deja indiferente y con poco para comentar.

A bit boring for my tastes, other people may vibe to it

n curti, muito paradao

Actually pretty good

Vähän tyhjäksi jäävää taiderockia.

I think with an album like this, the environment in which you listen to it is really important. For me, im not sure it got the focus and attention it needed to properly shine. I did enjoy the floaty ambience and I found it an enjoyable listen but I wasn't blown away. No one favourite track. 7/10

i think my dad has stockholm syndromed me into liking this

Eh. I was really hoping this would have been better

Lush sounds but lacks variety

Alright background music

Warm ethirical

Mellow gold

Felt like I was being edged the whole time. There were some two-star moments, some four-star moments....but mostly bang average 3-star moments.

This music is tailor made for an emotional montage in a movie. Doesn't even seem like it's for listening. Enjoyed their sound on a couple tracks, but it really is like ambiance music, sad nostalgia.

200 bars kind of goated?

++*: Take Your Time ++: If I Were with Her Now, I Want You, Run, Step into the Breeze, Symphony Space, Shine a Light, Sway, 200 Bars +: You Know It's True, Smiles, Angel Sigh 9,5/10

Spiritualized feels like a more hazy, less focused, and yet somehow maximalist companion band to Radiohead. I can see what the band was trying to do but it grated my ears. I quite liked "I Want You" though. However, do check out their 1997 album 'Ladies and Gentlemen we are floating in space' with a similarly minimalist cover. That is a more realized version of what this album was trying to be.

- Hat einen entspannteren Vibe - Ab und zu nice Gitarrensolos und nicer Bass - zum Ende hin hören sich alle Lieder irgendwie gleich an und die Lieder selbst variieren auch wenig Topsong: I want you

Walls and washes of guitar noise and whispered vocals that blend into a mix of shoegaze and dream pop with occasional dashes of glam. I couldn't whistle any of the tunes though so the album title is a tad misleading. Best Tracks: I Want You; Run; Shine a Light

Grintcore. Helped me to focus on some work.

Drifty. Intense. Easy to zone out to. Lush in places. Sneering and indie in places. Life is so much cinematic comedown music.

Boring

Spacey, dreampop-meets-britpop kinda vibes

Rock, Pop, getragen, 1992 -> 1-2

Pretty chill, good work music

Almost fell asleep. Kind of the point I guess. Some nice songs but very long winded

Really floaty and dreamy sounding, but kind of boring. Almost put me to sleep while driving

- I thought at first this was going to be another late-60s psychedelic rock album until I looked up the group and saw they were an early-90s group from the UK. the opening track is a little like early Pink Floyd and David Gilmour’s more subdued vocals (“Fat Old Sun,” etc.) - some albums seem really reflective of the time period in which they were produced, but I would have a hard time figuring out which decade this came from if the first few tracks were all I had to go on. there's a kind of timelessness to it, which is aided in part by the tambourine, some hand drums/bongos, and acoustic guitar mixed with electric (not to mention some of the very psychedelic effects in tracks like “Angel Sigh”) - I’m having trouble figuring out which group this mostly reminds me of. I hear a little of Air in the repeated bass riff and minimal keyboard sound effects (especially in “Take Your Time”), but there’s another group I can’t think of right now (that I’m sure will come to me in a dream or similar time when I least expect it) - overall, very pleasant to listen to while working. the vocals aren’t at the foreground enough to be distracting, and the instrumental sections (like in "200 Bars") are repetitive enough without being annoying. it makes working feel 10% less soul-draining than normal, and I'm sure I'll put this on again when I'm having trouble concentrating on a task

Space noise. Silly. Last couple songs almost redeemed the early nonsense.

This was an alright album, didn't blow me away but it wasn't bad by any means

not so moving

I was open to this, no preconceptions, but it didn't do it for me. Some gorgeous synths and a moody atmosphere. No doubt because it was 1992, the songs themselves were a bit Manchester-sounding in their vocal arrangements, melodies and chords (despite the band hailing from, er, Rugby) but sadly, they lacked the dance factor. It was bit like the Stone Roses crossed with Pink Floyd, but only the very dullest bits of each. Disappointing.

A really good album, but one that I didn't resonate with as much as I expected. It's early dream pop, gentle shoegaze, every song a crescendo into the air. I guess that's where I kind of struggle with it-- each song has a similar formula of ascending to something, but it never really reaches a goal. The sonic textures are clean and simple, but what are we building towards? Each track feels like the introduction of something else or the opening tracks to an epic album, but it's like that for an hour. There seems to be a lot of space-filling (and maybe that's all the goal is) but with it seeming to build, and then nothing coming, it's like being musically teased over and over. That said, it's a nice album to turn the lights off and sink into for a while. Put on your noise-cancelling headphones and turn it up to hear all the layers of instruments. I just felt it missed the opportunity to rise to the next step of releasing the tension that builds throughout.

,,

Yeah, this is not it... could be the genre, as it not my cup of tea, but this quickly became background music as the album went on. Nothing inspiring I could pick up (for my taste, obviously), and not a single memorable moment. It's music, I guess. Did not like this one at all.

what if we made Pink Floyd but like a lot worse??? was LSD a pre-req for this to be an “album to listen to before I die”? not sure I get it

Boring, slow, repetitive, and uninspired. "Essential" albums shouldn't sound so lame that I could have recorded them in my basement without any musical experience or skill.

Enjoyed this rather more than the other one of theirs on this list, which reminded me of Kraftwerk, if I remember rightly (although it has been over 900 albums now, so I may be mis-remembering). Captured the mellow Monday morning work mood to a tee. Couldn't name any of the tracks (despite playing it twice back to back), but it drifted past pleasantly in an ambient haze. Not bad.

Scuzzy, but nothing new. 8am on Monday morning wasn't the best time to take in all the thrills. Will revisit after a couple of shandies.

This one was not made for me. Very long, very aimless, not sure it accomplished the grandeur that it was trying to. 1 is too harsh because there’s some great effects and ideas and soundscapes but I wouldn’t ever listen to this this on purpose ever again.

It was quiet and soothing. Great music for a slow evening

7/10 Favorites: Step into the Breeze Shine a Light

Spacey, not bad, good work music. 3* Highlights: shine a light

interesting listen. i wouldn’t recommend listening to it while driving, however. i swear that some of the songs put me in a trance.

Jesus

You Know It’s True // I Want You // Shine a Light //

No strong feelings bout this one, spiritualized would to much more interesting stuff later anyway 2/5

Prima werkmuziek, daar is t ook mee gezegd

It grew on me. But listen to New Age Healers instead it’s better.

Excellent. About as good as "Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space."

Jako čudan album, ima svega i dosta sam zbunjena. Od nekog lošeg rocka, do krauta, psihodelije, nemam pojma šta se tu događa. 2/5, 4/10

New wave synth music, almost all tracks are instrumentals. Very well produced and clean, full sound. Gentle, dream-like, and interesting listen. I thought of King Gizz's Butterfly album when hearing it.

Spacey and atmospheric, lush soundscapes meet classic rock sensibilities.

maybe I would have liked it more if I was on shrooms

Vacation’s over, we’re back. This was fine. We listened to it while on a drive and I think it made nice background music, but I couldn’t say anything that stood out to me about it. I frankly couldn’t really understand what he was singing about, but I still found it to be miles above paul simon’s album, which is apparently my new litmus test for a three-star rating. I’ll never listen to it again but it served me well for a single hour.

BOOOOOORRIIIINNNNNG. I like shoegaze but this didn’t do it for me. It sounds like something I would like but the execution did not hit home so I didn’t finish this one.

This album was too situational and specific to broadly classify as a “great album”. It felt like most of the music could he enjoyed in the background - but to truly appreciate the album it almost feels like you have to be on acid or smoking a ton of grass. Angel Sigh was a particular highlight though.

Pretty, spacey, and so subtle it sometimes vanishes mid-listen. Run drifts a J.J. Cale (more famously covewred by Lynard Skynar!) lyric into the cosmos ; I knew I’d heard it before but couldn’t place it, like awkwardly spotting a coworker at Costco. Gorgeous in theory, but too mellow to hold focus for long.

a softer rock album very spacey kind of sounds like background music some songs are too long with little lyrics

Not only does the crap not belong on a list of "musts," it doesn't belong anywhere. Cut out the garbage, weird, obnoxious, and stupid is just weird, obnoxious, and stupid, not something one needs to hear. 0.00

I started listening to this on my way out but had to finish up the following day, feeling slightly hungover, and this is quite the tonic! It’s dreamy and spaced out. It’s right up my street so will have to return to this, especially as this feels like it would take time to properly absorb. My only slight criticism is that, being quite long, requires a patient mood so might have to pick my moments to return to this one.

What a great nap I just had.

not as good as their other record on this list

I excellent album, psychedelic, spacey with really patient well crafted builds to their songs. It’s droney but a very lively, danceable drone if that makes any sense at all. It’s a very dreamy, lovely album all the way thru. Shine a Light is one of the best songs I’ve heard in quite some time, I should have heard this sooner. 5 stars

Not what I was expecting. Decent

Let's be honest, it's a bit shit isn't it?

Weird. J'hésite entre 2 et 3. Ce n'est pas horrible mais ce n'est vraiment pas mémorable. Je suis surpris que ça fasse partie de cette liste.

Sleepy as shit

Spiritualized would go on to make better albums. This is a solid start.

Excellent. Reminiscent of the Jesus and Mary Chain.

I gave this another listen, just to be sure. And now I am. As of right now, this is the album I have the least thoughts on. It's just there. I don't hate it, I don't like it, I didn't hear anything new or interesting or good or offensive or emotional or annoying or fun or... anything. It's just... there.

7/10… space rock / shoegaze 👂

Another rerun. One Spiritualized album was sufficient.

I always want to like Spiritualized more than I do.

Not good, not bad.

Чисто в музыкальном плане - неплохо, можно даже сказать - хорошо. Но мне не понравился вайб и настроение

Not for me but some were interesting. Way too long though

Disappointing

Like it!

So so

this took me like 2 weeks to finish im sorry its so boring

If quiet monotony is where you want to be, you need something extra to grab my attention. It was not provided here.

They got a little too lost in the ether, I think.

Dreamy

This was a huge surprise. It really grew on me over the course of the album. Feels like a sleepy, very early version of alt-J. I think it'd be rewarding on a re-listen, but I'm not sure if I'll ever actually do that.

lazer guided not interesting to me

I came in already having heard this album. This is a pleasant listen. It's ambient and interesting, really makes you feel like you are floating. While the whole album is worthwhile, the track Shine A Light stands out. I would listen again for sure.

# Playlist Track - Shine A Light # Notes - Needed to listen to it a couple of time before actually enjoying it. If my memory serves me right, their other album in the project had a similar effect. - It's an annoying listen at times. The pauses and drama drag a bit too long, and it gets a bit boring while you wait for the next cool moment. But those moments are there. - Good, not great. Recommend for the indie folks only.

Well-crafted, laid-back sounds, good for sleep or ambience. 3.3

Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze

At moments it reminds me of Sims melodies, at moments it is reminiscent of the OC like the 200 Bars, its a very good closing song, I loved Angel Sighs it evokes a transformative and victorious energy, Shine a Light too. Some songs just sound like something you hear when you get a psychotics breakdown.. All in all its ok, But Idk when I would crave to listen to this.

Very nice album for a laid back Sunday morning Love the bass rumbling through

Songs to sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Meh

dreamy shoegaze. Forgetable. fine.

If I ever want to listen to spiritualized I’ll listen to ladies in gentlemen.. So this is the first time I’ve listened to this album. I enjoyed it. But it’s not changed my view that there’s only one of their albums I’ll go back to regularly.

Pairing notes: beanbag, winter sweater, ability to zone out and do fuck all for an hour. Enjoyed it but took a couple of listens to appreciate

Some good, a lot of meh

(3.5/5) I'm pretty sure this is the first band I had never heard of prior to the generator. I'm sort of surprised because they're pretty cool. I'm also learning that their sound is somehow "space rock"? I imagine some more Hawkwind type of intergalactic psychedelic shit when I hear that term, not the ambient, moody, patient stuff on this album. My music education continues, I suppose. Anyway, at first I thought this might be the first random album that blows me away, but it never quite got there. I like the sound, I like the production, I like the overall mood, but none of the songs really took me to the higher plane I anticipated. I'll keep checking them out for sure, though. Also, I've seen some scathing, angry reviews about this album on here. What the hell? What about this music elicits anger? It really makes you scathe-y? Calm down, pal. We've bigger fish to fry.

# Album Name: Lazer guided melodies # Artist: Spiritualized # Rating: 1/5 # Comments: Absolutely terrible. jesus, what did i just listen to. Definitely need to be high AF for this. I was not. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? No

I'm not saying this bad, but just not my cup of tea. Why are there so so so many English groups on here that really provide nothing to the overall concept of this list? 2/5

That was a cool experience, not my genre normally, but sure that would have been great to cop as a novel genre at the time. Kind of dragged after a few songs and I tuned out but

Synth alt album, a bit heavy, not too bad.

I must have been in the mood to listen to Shoegaze, because I didn't hate it.

Ihan ok, ei lähtenyt koskaan täysillä. 2/5.

as i am in a process of getting my work permit approved and got a call today that i need to submit more papers, even though was told it would finally be over, this album helped calming my nerves and getting past the workday. 3/5

I guess this is one of those albums that is 5 stars on certain substances, like Phish or Stars of the Lid. Sober, I don't get it.

I cannot recall ever being this bored listening through an album. I really don't know what makes this worthy of the list.

Spacey shoegaze for the sake of being spacey shoegaze. The writing and production were at least competent but any emotion I was supposed to feel was overwritten with boredom

As the title and artist name suggested, this was a bit ethereal. Fine enough but lacking a bit of edge to make it too interesting.

There's not much here, really. It's not terrible, it just doesn't do anything for me. There's barely melody.

2.5

An absolutely stunning aural scape. I wish I would've heard this upon release. It would've been one of the most important albums of my life. Oh well, better late than never.

Sehr gut aufgebautey Album, war schön

On their 1992 debut Lazer Guided Melodies, Spiritualized drift away from Spacemen 3’s grit into a haze of looping guitars, narcotic rhythms, and soft-focus atmospherics that feel oddly prescient—like indie electronica a decade too early. Jason Pierce stitches the album into one continuous suite, more concerned with mood than hooks, and while moments of beauty surface, they often dissolve into excess. The highlights show the tension clearly: “If I Were With Her Now” aches in its stripped-down first half before being overwhelmed by orchestration; “I Want You” brushes up against Britpop catchiness through a narcotic fog; and “Run” shimmers like Elliott Smith on ecstasy. Dreamlike and ahead of its time, Lazer Guided Melodies is as frustrating as it is fascinating.

3/5

Floating

Perfect work music.

Mystical, captivating, amazing

I don't know if there will ever be a day when I enjoy this, but it's really pissing me off today.

Lots of short, repeating arpeggios and chords. Tracks don't seem too different from each other, but it was a comfortable background listening experience

The first time I listened, I was driving down the freeway, so I could barely hear much of it beyond some electronic blips. After listening to the almost the whole album again at home with headphones, it clicked: you absolutely need to be in a certain state of mind, possibly altered by some illegal substances, to truly appreciate this. Too much of this album is wasted on formless instrumentals and songs that seem to never end, but when they focus their pop instincts you can hear something special.

Lots of 90s music just isn’t it for me.

Not unreal for a first listen. Imagine this type of droning would need some time to appreciate it more.

I enjoyed it, but after a while it occurred to me that it's basically an album full of closing songs. A bit redundant after a while, probably 3.5 for me but bumping. Would and will listen again!

I really enjoyed the back half of this album. Truthfully, their next album is the best of their catalogue. This mixes some good with some very middling tracks. It's fine. Good "heads-down-coding" music. 6/10

Nope.

Carajo. Se me borró la reseña. Voy a sintentizar lo que recuerde que había puesto: este es un gran disco, le pongo 5 estrellas (sería un 9/10 como Siembra). Spiritualized es un gran combo de neopsicodelia, rock and roll y música religiosa y creo que este disco es el mejor para empezar a escucharlo y no el tal vez más popular Ladies and Gentlemen (que tiene mejores canciones, pero también peores). Este disco en cambio es muy parejo aunque perjudica que las canciones estén medio en bloques. Mi canción favorita es Shine a Light (como la de casi todo el mundo, creo); me gustan mucho también If I Were with Her Now, Smile y el cierre del disco. Todo el disco es bueno, pero tal vez lo peorcito es Take Your Time (que irónicamente dura mucho tiempo) y Run, que es muy reminiscente de The Velvet Underground y corta un poco el trip. Eso, in a nutshell.

Після чергової ночі з сусідом-довбойобом цей альбом був хорошим способом трохи переключитися. Є в ньому цей розслаблений та відсторонений настрій, який зараз був мені треба. Пісні досить повільно розвиваються, є репетативність, яка мені часто подобається в музиці. Гурт не заходить на територію якихось виражених експериментів, як це буде робити далі в своїй музиці. Все тримається в межах космічного дрім-попу з психоделічними вкрапленнями. Несподівано для самого себе альбом сподобався. Цікаво буде переслухати іншим разом

Чесно - мені нудно від цього альбому.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are lukewarm on this album. It's like an analog ner'd wet dream at a Guitar Center.

Paired immaculately with the smoke in my lungs and the fog in the air during a supremely spacey Thursday morning walk.

Definitely my favorite experimental album of The ones I've listened to so far. I'd write more but I have 8 hours from getting off to going back to work.

So, I didn't save my review from yesterday. Unfortunate! Anyway, I couldn't finish the album yesterday as the album put me to sleep, but in mostly a good way. It's peaceful and definitely is something I'd listen to in between songs with heavy guitars and strong vocals.

Boring. Not awful, though.

Very floaty and relaxing. I enjoy the way it meanders along

It was pretty good but it never really captured me.

Yawn... This was soon boring...

Too warbly

2/5

So so cool. Incredibly atmospheric and immersive. I especially love the slow burn of Shine a Light with the frenzied horns and noise fading in over the serene jazzy beat. Excellent album!

7/10. Pretty good. Kinda like Stone Roses but it had more oomph, more energy.

Didn't really care for this

It’s quite an achievement to make an album that you can listen to for an hour and have absolutely no memory of what you’ve just heard. As the final track finished, I genuinely struggled to recall anything about it. I guess it’s 60s psychedelia through a 90s shoegaze lens, with bits of ambient and drone music thrown in. In theory this should be right up my street, but it’s not quite as good as the bands that it tries to emulate - there are nods to the Velvet Underground, the synths from 70’s Who and Hawkwind, and possibly a bit of Brian Eno, but it never quite gels. It’s billed as Space Rock but it never gets much beyond a disappointing sub-orbital flight.

I tend to like this kind a dreamy, shoegazy, psychedelic stuff, but apart from bits here and there, it kind of fails to click. Nothing really bad, but nothing particularly standing out. Feels like it could have been better.

Sounded like a soundtrack, to what I don't know.

Put on some headphones and float in outer space

It's a decent album to listen to when you're staring out of the window. On the other hand there are hundred better albums for this purpose alone. Could it at least not have been british?

Parts of this album are really cool. Other parts are kinda meh.

Pleasant enough, but nothing special. Extreme background music.

:-) I can imagine there are mindsets where this is just the greatest album. I liked it just fine.

Its alright

Brilliant and beautiful. Somehow missing from my library until now

Good vibes music

Showgaze bore-athon.

2.5

3.5

I'm having a hard time nailing this one down. On one hand the melodies tend to bore me a good bit, but when it gets spacey and crunchy, I fucking love it.. I'm gonna slide to a light 4 for now only because the crunchy side is winning my affection (8.15) ★★★★

I really like the atmospheric, shoegaze-adjacent sound on this one, and it was released on my 8th Birthday. 4.5 stars

3.5/5

Spirtualized was a band I never really listened to before this 1001 project, but think both of their albums in this list are really cool. I slightly prefer Ladies and Gentlemen to this one, but this is really nice, and it sounds more timeless than a lot of the stuff coming out of the UK at this time. I do think this sags a little bit in the middle, but it really bounces back -- the last 4 tracks are really nice. Highlights for me are "You Know It's True", "Shine a Light", "Angel Sigh", and "Sway". 4 stars.

3.5

More like Lazer Guided Piffle. This is the most yawnsomy, bleary hour-long pile of whatever I’ve encountered yet on this list. I can’t bring myself to call it Space Rock or Dream Pop, I’d instead have to give it blank spaces in regard to genre descriptors. After listening to this I feel about as spiritualised as Steve The Extremely Serious Atheist at the world’s most serious atheist convention.

I bit tedious if I’m honest! I bought …floating in space when it came out and tried many times to get into but never could. It’s all a bit one dimensional and yawn, boring.

Great album of spacey rock. Really takes off from Shine a Light to the end.

Ugh

I wasn't familiar with the band or the album before. After reading the reviews and the Wikipedia article, I was expecting the worst. But this music is right up my alley. I enjoyed listening to it. I think the album is worth listening to again. 4/5

Luna-esque

Way too trippy Would’ve loved this in my partying days, but not now

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space is one of my favorite albums of all time, but I wasn't all that interested in checking out Spiritualized's other works. For me, that album captured such a specific, unique vibe that I had no faith in it being replicated with enough success anywhere else. Unsurprisingly, this album doesn't do that. What is surprising is that it's not that much worse. It is still incredibly hypnotic and atmospheric, just like We Are Floating in Space, but not quite to the same degree and with more downtime. This album doesn’t reach the same highs, but is still great.

Lame as fuck

This sounds a lot like one of those sleep music playlists you listen to when you can't get to sleep. There's nothing bad about this music, it's just not something I would want to listen to unless I'm wide awake in a dark room at 3 AM.

To be honest, my day was insane and I didn’t get to listen to the lyrics and vocals as much as I would normally …. But ….. this was great background music during a hectic day. I’ll definitely give it another go

ending of song one kinda reminds me of duster in a good way 7.4

Jason Pierce... we meet again. Back in February of this year, I listened to an album called Playing With Fire by a group called Spacemen 3. I didn't like it. Most of it was just whatever, but one song on it sucked and dragged it down to a 2/5. However, I knew that one of the guys behind that group, Jason Pierce, was also behind another project that happens to have 2 albums on this list, that being Spiritualized. I said at the end of the Spacemen 3 review, "Maybe I'll vibe with Jason Pierce's other project Spiritualized. We'll see when I get there." Well, I've finally gotten there. After listening to Spiritualized's debut album, Lazer Guided Melodies, I can now say that I do in fact vibe with Jason's Pierce's other project Spiritualized. This album's good! This album definitely takes more of the ambient spacey elements of the other group into focus while minimizing that noisiness. That's not to say that there's not noise here. This could reasonably be considered shoegaze after all, but it's also got some dream pop and space rock elements that I really like. This album does make me feel somewhat like I'm floating in space, which I like. The instrumentation is a lot more gentle than the Spacemen 3 album, which appeals to me more. The writing is kind of vague but also somewhat intriguing. The vocals match the hazy dreamscapes of the instrumentals quite well. The album's a bit long, but it's not too egregious, especially since the time is spent well due to the album's good pacing and solid music. It also helps that, while the tone is consistent, the album doesn't all blend together into a mush. Standout moments and songs do exist. So, yeah, Spiritualized is cool. Apparently this isn't even their best album. I guess I have something to look forward to with the other album of theirs on the list! Light 4/5.

Lazer Guided Melodies is the definition of an album that’s greater than the sum of its parts, which, arguably, is what the album format should aspire to in general. In isolation, no single song stands out as exceptional, but when experienced as a whole, the intention and the concept come into focus and become completely apparent. It’s less about individual moments and more about the atmosphere it sustains. And speaking of atmosphere - this album is full of dreamy, layered textures and spaced-out noises and drones. And while I really appreciate it for this, I still needed something more to latch onto here - a brilliant melody, an interesting lyrical line, something unexpected. At times, the band feels low on momentum: hypnotic, yes, but also slightly lethargic. It's an approach that Jason Pierce would refine with more emotional and dynamic contrast on future records. That said, Lazer Guided Melodies succeeds fully on its own terms. It creates a world of its own and pulls you in for an hour, and immerses you in its atmosphere. 3/5

Going blind into another album let's go. Opening track starts with a slow soft sung love track, heavy on the keys and reverbed clean tone electric guitar very easy listening, transitioning into heavy digital effects towards the end of the track. 2nd track picks up the BPMs a bit, big distorted guitar chords, the use of almost whispered lyrics add to it very nicely. There's a consistent echoey type effect with the vocals that really contrasts with a mixture of funky basslines and high end drumming. The album bounces between these two paces making it fairly consistent album overall. Overall it's a fairly easy listen but not an album I'd revisit anytime soon, it's not bad but it's not exactly grabbing me in any kind of way. 2/5 MTW A proper throwback to childhood for me - minimalist rhythm and dreamy vocals. I didn't realised how stoned my dad was for most of the 90s until I was WAY older. Whenever anyone tries to talk to me about shoegaze I just mention Spiritualized and then run away, so I will admit this type of music isn't my bread and butter and I'm not overly qualified to speak on it. You can however hear the influences a lot of bands since have taken from this record in particular, i.e. Radiohead (Tracks 2 and 6), The Verve (track 4), Arcade Fire (most of the record) to name a few. I find LGM to be a very up and down record, with a lot of tracks taking too long without presenting enough meat. It is bookended excellently though by my highlight tracks being the opener and the closer. 200 Bars has the right balance to it and ends the album on a high with a hopeful feel, positive guitar and a still-awake vocalist, against all odds. 2.5/5

First album, exactly 1 hour long which was my estimated time to set aside for an average length album :) A bit shoegaze-y, a bit too discordant in parts but enjoyed the piece as a whole. Not in a rush to listen to it again.

Space rock…the name says it all.

Wow, how have I never listened to this album before? Has that early 90's indie sound with elements of dance, ambient, psych and some nice crunching glam chords thrown in for good measure. Everything great that British guitar music threw up over the preceeding 25 years is here and it's beautiful.

Day 6 First listen- Wow what a lush and a beautiful album! Enjoyed every minute of it! The mellow tracks and gorg melodies really transport you to another dimension! (4/5)

woah, ok, very spacey feeling, good for background white noise. Otherwise, don't like it

More like Sleepy English Space Rock. This album was fine, but almost every song sounded the same, which I guess works in your favor when your genre is space rock, where the 1 hour run time makes the record sound like one continuous track. I didn't hate it, but I won't be seeking these guys out again... unless they have another album on this list, that is. And my guess is that they probably do.

This mind numbing barrage of one bassline and sound throughout the entire album was exhausting. So exhausting I may need nap. I firmly believe that repeated listens could bring on a spontaneous coma that I might never recover from. I'm going to need to kick things up to 11 after the coalescence of melancholia and despair that this album exhumed.

A modern classic. This has so many good songs that I think it is incredibly underrated.

I really enjoyed this. It was just different enough and soothing enough to be nice.

I was exhausted when I listened to this and it made me start seeing through walls.

ah...shoegaze...i see.. Conversation that never happend: A: Hey let's listen to that song symphony space again B: oh hell yeah that track is so awesome A: yeah and it has the perfect length

certains son incr

2.5

Another boring album taking up a spot on this list that could have been filled by an actually good album.

I thought this could be a 3, but it just starts to grate on you.

The birth of shoegaze? I’ve been waiting 35 years to listen to this. It did not disappoint.

Easy, enjoyable listen but somewhat bloated. 3.5

I enjoyed the second half much more than the first. I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about it overall, but I liked it well enough to give it 3 stars.

Perhaps a hot take, but my least favorite Spiritualized record. They get so, so much more interesting for me after this. 3/5

Boring noodle-y synth stuff

Boring, bland, forced myself to listen to the full thing. Upon further research, realised it was the guy from Spacemen 3 and I hated that album when it came up too.

There's a lot of beauty here, but it does get a bit backgroundy/droney

Space-Rock? I was expecting them to sound like Hawkwind, but they're more experimental, and have a with a Horn section! Meh!

So-so dreamy pop. I didn’t hate it, but I wouldn’t rush to listen again soon.

ok

A really good psychedelic rock album not as great as the third album (Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space) but well worth owning if you dig this sort of thing.

Not my cup of tea.

not a fan

Good one, really trippy. Great to listen to while doing something intense

Beautiful record but probably not one I’ll think about or return to often. 7/10

Not for me

not bad, not great

Sonic layered space rock. There’s a lot to hear in the mix. I just wish it had a point or point of view. This feels more like soundscapes at times than songs.

Interesting mix of melodies.

This is really long and kind of just drifts around. I tried twice and mostly zoned out and didn't notice it either time. It wasn't awful, but it was forgettable and I don't know why if I could only hear 1,001 albums, that I'd pick something forgettable.

This sounds like a great version of whatever this is. I'm not sure why it is important for it to be on this list. A little too formulaic at times, which makes it sound like variations on the same song concept.

This album just floats. I don’t know how else to describe it. Listening to Lazer Guided Melodies feels like being gently pulled out to sea by something warm and benevolent, like the tide wants you to have a nice nap and forget about your obligations. It’s spacey without being sterile, psychedelic without being showy. Every sound feels lovingly placed, each guitar loop or drone or string wash lingering just long enough before melting into the next. I think what got me was how natural the whole thing feels, like the songs aren’t trying to impress you, they’re just there, existing in a kind of sleepy, blissful state. I really love how the tracks bleed into each other, which makes the album feel like a single piece. There’s structure here, but it’s so fluid that you don’t notice the seams. Shine A Light is probably the moment I keep returning to — the way it grows, slowly but surely, from this spaced-out murmur to something almost symphonic is just beautiful. And Run with its lazy, half-conscious groove really caught me off guard the first time. I was expecting something much messier, but this is so precise in its looseness — if that makes sense. For me, Lazer Guided Melodies is about surrender. It’s not an album that demands attention, but it rewards it deeply. I can put it on in the background and let it colour the room, or sit down with headphones and get properly lost. Either way, it always feels like it’s taking me somewhere I need to go

6/10

..who enjoys this?

10/10 I’ve listened to a lot of post-rock, but there’s something about Spiritualized that keeps my coming back for more

Not a huge shoegaze guy but this one really struck a chord with me. Whimsical and sometimes a little bit like a ghost peeking in, but the music and ambience was tip top. Gonna listen to this again.

Yawn. No thanks. 2.

*Kind of like if INXS but with absolutely no cool parts. *Fine background music, but pretty boring and sometimes just annoying. *Looks like Wiki described is as English space rock, which seems accurate. But light rock. *Meh. *Don't hate it, but very unsure why this would make any top album list. RATING - 4/10

Pretty good actually. Only the second album i’ve listened to by this group… maybe i should listen to more

Good. 3.999 stars. This album is very much My Kind Of Thing. Although truth be told their other bigger album might be the only one of theirs that deserves to be on this list. This album from this period of time being on this list is consistent with the UK bias of this project.

This one is new to me, but I know Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space, which is very similar. Both good, long and I just kind of forget about them when they’re done.

Not bad. Started strong. A bit boring, a bit long.

Really nice and relaxing listen, just started going in one ear and out the other towards the end.

super cool

Didn't expect these guys to pop up again. Their 1997 album was one of the first albums I generated, which I remember really liking. However I have neither returned to the album or the band since, despite how much I praised it. When it comes to this album I'm hoping for more of the same really. Expecting something bold yet concise. You Know It's True Soothing track with a pleasant supporting guitar and spacey synth. Uninteresting lyrics. There's a calming element to the vocals. Great instrumental section towards the end, has a psychedelic element to it which really knits the track together. Not the most exciting song ever, but a solid start. Decent. 3.5/5 If I Were with Her Now I like the light percussive elements in the intro section of the song. Interesting parallels with the harsh synth effects and the smoother guitar riff. Interesting mix. I like how the tension just deflates towards the middle of the track, creating a very satisfying buildup towards the next section. The repetitive instrumental with the oscillating percussion creates an hypnotic effect, making for a very stimulating ending. Good. 4/5 I Want You Very spacey. The noisier elements sound great. Lovely guitar distortion. I like the way the instrumental builds up towards the end of the chorus. Very dynamic, there's a lot of movement to this sound. Especially when contrasting the harsh effects to the thick but distant bassline. Good. 4/5 Run The instrumental has a lot of resonnance with the lyrics. Sounds very 'deserty'. Very electric. Love the subtle "whoosh" sounds in the background. Psychedelic and dense. Decent. 3.5/5 Smiles The electric organ just makes sense with this sort of sound. Fun percussion. Decent climax. Feels like a bit of an interlude. Fine. 3/5 Step Into The Breeze Has some pretty lovely positive undertones in the back of the instrumental. The strings in the background sound really warm, contrasting with the otherwise cold nature of the track. Really makes a lot of sense when you take the title of the track into account. Decent. 3.5/5 Symphony Space Cosmic sci-fi ambience coded. Reminds me a bit of something of off "Apollo" by Brian Eno. Lacks a discernable melodic element, but makes up for it with a lot of atmosphere. Very soothing. Good. 4/5 Take Your Time I like the synthline in the background. Don't love the vocals. They're a bit too quiet and almost sound incomprehensible here. Lovely guitar break. Honestly really repetitive and boring despite the slight variation between verses. The buildup towards the end is really good however, but it doesn't completely save the track. Average. 2.5/5 Shine A Light Spiritual and religious. Pairs well with the generally psychedelic sound of the track. Has some cinematic qualities in the instrumental. Really like how the two main melodic elements in the instrumental pair together and contrast with each other. Love the heavy distortion. Very large and climatic ending. Love the calm and soothing conclusion after a very chaotic and harsh climax. Great. 4.5/5 Angel Sigh Really appreciate a more normally structured track. Great guitar. Love the crashing drums as well. The vocals remain a bit iffy. Love the high pitched synth in the background. Decent. 3.5/5 Sway Really like the guitar effect. Hate the vocals. The high pitched effect in the background really works. The ambience of the track is kinda ruined by the effect laden vocals. Average. 2.5/5 200 Bars Churchy. The counting at the end of each bar does get the point across. Hypnotic atmosphere. Love how it rises and builds upon itself. Great bass once the vocals come in. Does have some ethereal qualities to it, especially with that high pitched background synth. Good execution of a cool concept. Great. 4.5/5 This album is a gorgeous sonic experience posessing great ambience and atmosphere. It's instrumentally rich, providing an ethereal and cinematic sound that takes you off to another world. Has interesting song structures with beautiful buildups, gorgeous slow sections and explosive conclusions. My only real complaint is that the vocals kinda drown themselves out. Either in effects or through the album's mixing. On quite a few songs on here the lyrics are completely incomprehensible due to this. I enjoyed it, but it's really slow and meandering at times, sporting a fair bit of repetitive patterns. This could come across as boring to some, so this is something you've got to be in the right headspace for. 4/5

Boring.

Fairly generic shoegaze-y affair. A bit too long but not bad by any means.

This is the good stuff. I was slightly less whelmed by the album earlier in the Proj from Spiritualized that I knew much better than this one. This felt more shoegazey and a bit less far out maybe. Whatever; I enjoyed it hugely and would gladly listen to it on the regs.

i just cant get behind shoegaze but thats just me

Kolejna płyta na granicy 3 i 4. Pierwsza połowa, mimo mojej nienawiści do shoegaze zmierzała w stronę czwórki, ale niestety druga połowa: nadęta i zbyt kosmiczna na mój gust, zniszczyła moje nadzieje. Końcowe utwory są zbyt długie. Próbują we mnie wszczepić energię kosmiczna na którą mam alergię. Nawet przyjemny wokal i naprawdę mocna pierwsza połowa tego nie uratuje. 6.5/10 równane w dół.

Nobody really has to listen to this crap. Its a zero for me

kinda boring a little weird too

Unlike anything I've heard before. Reminds me bit of Godspeed! You Black Emperor. Unlike them though, there was a point when the songs started to blend together. Notable Tracks: If I Were With Her Now, Shine A Light, Angel Sigh

Likes a lot

Pretty chill and spacey, but also a bit boring. I'm very much torn what to think of this.

A surprisingly soothing experience! This album is filled with unexpected twists that kept me engaged from start to finish. It’s exactly the kind of surprise I look for in this long list of albums.

Like Oasis or Stone Roses but very boring and no grit.

Aight

Not as good as other Spiritualized album on the list. Lazer Guided Melodies falls a bit flat, especially after raising my hopes through "Ladies and Gentelmen..." Still quite entertaining, but slightly disappointing.

kind of easy to tune out but really good soft progressive backgound music

OK I've not been about but hey! These are playing tramlines! I don't know that they're my kinda thing but they're on the main stage before pulp so I'll most likely be seeing them This seems decent but I find it so hard to concentrate on this sort of thing I'm on like track 8 without noticing. I recognise Shine A Light. I have nothing else to say. Getting a bit boring now maybe I need to revisit this on drugs at 1am

No real reason for this to be an hour long. Background music, but nothing terrible. 2.5/5.0: Mixed

same complaint as their other album on the list, too long for what it is, still decent overall

A solid album. Had some very cool, trippy passages and some nice crescendos. Some tracks really drag on, though, but overall pretty decent listen.

Nice enough but don’t see how it’s possibly interesting enough to be on this list

This is why I’m loving this album a day thing. Didn’t know this album or band and now for sure a fan.

Absolutely lovely. I’m so happy to know about this! I’ve been so hypnotized, I didn’t catch the JJ Cale/Velvet Underground mashup on “Run” until my third listen.

I didn’t care for the first Spiritualized record on this list, but I really enjoyed this

Absolutely beautiful, what a discovery. Thank you

Liked this much more the second time through - I could see it growing on me. The sonic textures build into each other, rising and falling slowly - chant-like and meditative - boringly interesting

Pleasant background music, but a bit too soporific for me.

Symphony Space goes really well with the breeders opener from their album Pod. It is so damn calm that when it up the tempo it feels so refreshing, but that is not the norm. So I feel bored, why is this album an hour long Lets count up the numbers for the final track I'd say 2/5 for If I were with here now, but the rest of the material did not stick with me. Album art looks like some semen aliens floating in space or something.

Can't think of what I had to say while listening to it weeks ago, but I did dig it very much and am happy to explore more from this group finally. Some of the coolest album art on this list, too.

Una de esas buenas sorpresas

I’ve grown to really love Spiritualized over the years, especially the epic Ladies and Gentlemen We're Floating In Space. I first listened to LAGWFIS when it was listed as the #1 album of the year of 1997 by NME AHEAD of OK Computer. Jason Pierce’s band has put out another two incredible albums since then in Sweer Heart Sweet Light and And Nothing Hurt. That said, I’d never listened to his first album as Spiritualized Lazer Guided Melodies before this. As I’d hoped, it’s a fantastic listen. Maybe not the masterpiece LAGWFIS is, but it’s every bit the druggy psych opus you hope for when visiting Spiritualized.

Never heard of this artist. Interesting, first track a little out there.

Better than I expected. Like a mashup of Spa music and 80s metal pop. It's just weird enough to be good but not weird enough to be too much to put the whole album on in the background

Існує зовсім небагато альбомів, які змушують тебе у собі розчинитися. Later Guided Melodies є одним з них. З самого початку, він «забирає» вас своїми ефемерними ледь вловними мелодіями, та гіпнотичними повільними ритмами. Якщо намагатися виявити його жанр, то часто його приписують до так званої хвилі Space Rock Revival, що здебільшого покладається на психоделічні ефекти, що змішується з фузовими гітарами, розмитим нечітким вокалом а-ля дрім-поп, та подаються у вельми мінімалістичній манері. Завдяки цьому і створюється цей трансоподібний ефект, що відправляє вас дрифтувати «космосом власних мрій та думок», та повністю віддатися потоку цієї етерної тендітної музики. Такий ефект споріднює її з шугейзом, з тою різницею, що друге це все ж більш експериментальна та «брудна» музика в яку важче зануритись непідготовленим слухачам. Дебютник Spiritualized навпаки ж доволі легкий для сприйняття та зайде більшості пересічних слухачів. Достатньо просто лягти на траву у теплий літній вечір та розчинитися у чистому зоряному небі.

Favorite Songs: You Know It's True, Shine a Light, Sway Ladies and gentlemen we're floating in space is one of my favorite songs of all time, so I was very excited to get to listen to Spiritualized for my first album out of the 1001. My expectations were met, if not exceeded, and I'm amazed they were able to make an album like this in 1992. I believe if this album was made today it would still be ahead of its time.

the band name spiritualized sounds a bit too pretentious to me but this album was good. liked the cover and the calming tunes. not brain altering but relaxing spacey music i can listen too on the evening. (3.5/5.0)

That was actually better than I expected, as someone who didn't like the other Spiritualized album she heard! I don't remember any of it immediately after listening, but it was really pretty and went by way faster than I would have expected for an hour-long album.

Hadn't heard of this group from Rugby before despite being into alt-rock/shoegaze, but seemingly it's because they're not that great. This album was fine, low mood methodical, but lacked oomph. Seems to not be one of their bigger albums either.

stille og rolig

Odd album to be included here. I feel like albums like this get made all the time. Talented but with an outside flavor. They don't get any traction so we never here of them. This one was pretty slick but it didn't lean in a direction I prefer. Maybe I just couldn't meet it where it lives this day.

There were times in this where I thought, "you know, this isn't so bad." Then there were more times where I couldn't help but think, "this really isn't that great, is it?"

As far as shoegaze-y, melodic music goes...this one wasn't bad. I would 100& listen to this again. I'm a sucker for reverb drums and spaced out vocals. This came out in 92 and it feels like the precursor to the dreamy indie that started popping in the 2010s. 3.5/5

Nothing special

Never understood the hype around Spritualized. And I still don’t

This was so bad I had to take a break halfway through, and I almost never do that. So repetitive. Every song was so long and went absolutely nowhere.

This is a little weird and too long, but some parts of it were OK.

Too boring to be a one

This is so very repetitive, and dull. And it’s repetitive. It’s also dull, and repetitive. I do think it is repetitive, though, and dull.

Sounds like I thought it would. Hypnotic, psychedelic. Simultaneously soothes me and wakes me up. Makes me want to meditate and zone out. A lot going on but I don’t mind it, it’s quite cool actually.

Boring

The weirdest album I've heard so far, and weird doesn't mean bad. I love weird stuff. I made a mistake though, i listened to this album while preparing to exam. I want other experience with it. I feel like it has ability to make you to fall in trance. By simply listening to it's songs you may dislike it, misunderstand it, miss something. You must grasp it firmly and feel it's psychedelic affect. Sure, it has not only trip songs, some examples are "random good songs", but I think the purpose of this album is much more than random good songs. Must relisten to it 100%. Preemptively I'll give it 4/5. Songs saved so far: 4/12

The Lynyrd Skynyrd (and to a lesser extent Velvet Underground) "cover" of the Breeze (Run) is one of the more surprising things I've heard on this list. There's definitely an element of the British bias for this album's inclusion but it's not bad. Sounds like a less rock/more electronic version of the Stone Roses. Enjoyable, good to be exposed to something totally new, not sure if I will listen to it again. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)

A band I never really got into apart from a handful of songs, Run in particular on this album. There were much better Shoegaze/Dream Pop albums around in 1991/92. Ride - Going Blank Again, Lush - Spooky and Slowdive - Just For a Day to name 3.

I wasn't expecting Lazer Guided Melodies to be very good but this was quite a bit better than i was expecting. This is a space rock album so the name of the game here is ambiance since there is certainly a lot of that. Because of that, this album is best when in certain situations in which ambient music fits and this album won't be the easiest to get into but when you do get into it, it can be a pretty relaxing album that's good to listen to after a long day. This album also does have many quirks in its sound with all the extra instruments and sounds aside from the typical stuff and i find those to be fairly nice additions. This album is kinda hard to get into but if you do, you will find a pretty decent album. Best Song: Run Worst Song: If I Were with Her Now

Tough one. I like it, it's well crafted, and it has its place. Once again, I am reminded of the Jesus and Mary Chain, but only if they had taken truckloads of lorazepam. Anyway, I feel like the fact that the music is weightless also makes the album kind of weightless. Right music for the right time, but ultimately nothing to raise it above other "zone out while sorting through dead letters" type music.

Oh boy... Never been a big fan of shoegaze and the amount of navelgazing on this album is astounding even by those standards. Going to finish but just got to Symphony Space which is more like a waste of space. I know there are people who like to trance out to this kind of music but like at least do it to something with more interest beyond the surface. No, I am not dismissing the layers upon layers of production on each of these tracks. Those exist but like that's 101 atmosphere. Where is any harmonic movement? Where is the dynamic contrast? Where are the motifs, calls and responses, or polyrhythms? There's more than 5 minutes of music on every track, pay me off with something! Happy to put this away and go back to Sigor Ros. There is something meditative to Spiritualized but I did not need to hear this before I die. Note after finishing the album the piano at the end of Take Your Time and the horns in Angel Sigh are more what I'm looking for. The whole project is still lacking for me though.

Impossibly, Jason Pierce (Spacemen 3) manages to be both spaced out and thoroughly grounded. No part of me aimlessly floats listening to this record but, then again, there's a gorgeousness that's got me feeling: 'I wanna step into the breeze.' But vagueness, at least one that doesn't always adhere, has its breaking point, and on this album, that comes w/ 'Symphony Space,' an unnecessary instrumental offering. Lyrically, Pierce has a 'you' in mind throughout, one he doesn't exactly explore but merely addresses, e.g., 'And when you smile / You know you blind me / To all the horrors I see.' Quality production, tho, and elegances such as 'You Know It's True,' 'Shine a Light,' 'Angel Sigh,' and '200 Bars' furnish a triumphant sheen that's undeniably pleasurable.

Well, that was soporific. More like Lazer Guided Lullabies. But not awful or anything. Really 1.5 stars.

I never really got on with this band, even though I feel like I should be into it. Maybe the sound is a bit too droney; not enough for me to latch onto. Some cool textures throughout, but nothing stuck with me.

Not my thing. Never really liked Spiritualized much. I can see what there is to like, but I can’t grab it.

Largely shapeless, formless songs that meander and don't make much sense without pharmaceuticals. The second half, especially, just drags. 2.5 rounded up.

Very atmospheric, ethereal music. Sounds like a soundtrack to drifting up to heaven. Quite meditative and mellow but at times still dramatic. An experience but won’t listen again. Quite long and meandering.