Lazer Guided Melodies

Not really as immediately catchy or awe-inspiring as the Ladies and Gentlemen... album. I would say this one is quite a bit more ambient and therefore kind of just meanders through many of the songs for 6-7 mins. 5/10

This isn’t a patch on the other record we’ve had. I quite like it, but nothing really stands out. Theyve got a cool sound that just gets milked each track, whereas the other record felt like they pushed things more. Its ok, but not essential

Why are these coming up again? Preferred the other album, this one was about one third primal screamy bassy rock and two thirds ambient droneyness. There were snippets of half interesting stuff but not enough take any of the songs to a reasonable level. Not 1 level terrible but underwhelming.

Ladies and Gentlemen... was pretty great; this is naff. It's pretty clear where they condensed and clarified their sound - too many turns down meaningless alleys, too many never-ending fades, emphasis of noise over melody. I get they are known for this, but the album is unrefined. For my #500, overall, rather disappointing. Tuneless signing works when the background stands out.

Have enjoyed both the spiritualized albums we've had so far, didn't think this one was quite as good. Very atmospheric again. Enjoyed having it on in the background while working. Probably didn't listen closely enough to give a proper rating. But 3 at least

Spacy

Spacey indie rock. Definitely a vibe album. Fortunately I happened to listen to this album driving by myself late at night in the rain, and it fit perfectly. Most of the songs were fine, but the final song on the album literally had a woman counting from one to a hundred in the background and it made me feel like I was losing my mind.

Bit of a struggle to listen to. I've heard plenty of similar music from other bands, but it's a genre where the music either clicks with me, or I can't be bothered to listen to it anymore. It was the latter for me. Fun album art though.

3.5

Interesting, but boring

6/10. Pleasant, but not the best thing ever.

Interesting

Abit too slow for me, without the unique feel to their other album on this list. I don’t need a track where it’s just spacey noises.

3/5 - I remember this era. Walls of cool sound but they didn’t age well I don’t think

Is this Shoegaze again? I should learn to be suspicious when Apple Music just labels an album as Alternative. This is, for the most part, boring and too long. It had a few moments where I wondered how it would sound if they were awake and lucid. Was "Run" a mashup of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Velvet Underground? It was probably the best track. I'm listening to the last track now, thank goodness. Is she just going to slowly count all the way to 200?

what you should listen to when you actually don't really feel like listening to anything at all.

It's not terrible, but it is boring. I'm not really in to super spacy music like this. It seems best suited for just laying around listening to music and doing nothing else. I don't do that, so for me it's just boring music that I ignore.

put me to sleep (figuratively) but in a bad way

Pretty good if in the right mood Standout songs Step into the Breeze Take your time 200 Bars

If anything, a very musically consistent album. Every track has soft, semi-psychedelic vocals overlaying a thick and emotion-laden instrumental, with a guitar playing a repeating two-bar melody over various chords that work well with the melody (mostly I/i and IV/iv). It's cool, though once you figure out the trick, all the tracks start to blur into one another. In terms of specific tracks, Shine a Light is the strongest, despite also being the longest. It's positive, dreamy, vibey... somehow without overstaying its welcome. But on the topic of overstaying welcomes, let's talk about 200 Bars. The best thing I can say about this track is that it's experimental. Until now, I've never heard a song whose lyrics (half of them) are spent counting which bar we're up to, like a lousy band director. And the backing - Spiritualized's signature I-IV-I-IV repeat - isn't anything particularly inspiring. These two songs represent the best and the worst of the album, and the whole track list balances out at a fair 3/5. 3/5 Key tracks: You Know It's True, Run, Shine a Light, Sway

Electro ethereal soundscapes. I liked this album very much.

This was good background music. Probably wouldn't play it for any other reason.

I don't think album will convert anyone to this genre of music, but I enjoy this type of meandering, go nowhere space rock. I'll revisit this album again.

Needed spirits to get through this one.

A good album to put on while reading a book, as it's too barely-there to ever be an intrusion on your concentration. Not unpleasant background sound

Definitely not my style. It all sounded the same, and was boring.

I'd say Spiritualized didn't hit their peak until "Ladies and Gentleman" but this is nice dream pop / psychedelic indie. They create some lush sounds and it's super relaxing

This experiment failed.

So this is "space rock" or "drone rock" ? The Wikipedia quote of what "Critic Simon Reynolds wrote in his Melody Maker review of the album" seems definitive in its description. People will poke their fun nonetheless. I like a bit of floaty mood music sometimes. Apparently their best stuff is in the blue album with white blister pack, called "Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space". Music to file under "good anaesthesia". Its good, but falls short of utter brilliance of Brian Eno on his Ambience albums.

I knew nothing about the band. The album sounds a bit like a user-friendly Jesus & Mary Chain. Or perhaps an ambient relation. It’s background music for me. I have no desire to pull it apart. but I quite enjoyed it, particularly Run.

I love me a drone. I am a huge fan of Spiritualized. I was obsessed with the "Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space" album when it first came out, and I would still rank it amongst my favourite albums of all time. This album is an important step from the 60s-influenced psychedelic infused drone rock of Spacemen 3 to the more orchestral, gospel tinged, psychedelic drone rock. But, frankly, it is a transitional record, and I think this is really a proof of concept , rather than a fully realized version of Jason Pierce's vision. Much drone rock is a bit more 'rock' but nature (cf. Wooden Shjips or Water Damage), so Spiritualized's more mellow, more lush, a bit more melancholic, more overtly emotional approach is unusual in the genre. They strengthened in their resolve over the following albums, Pure Phase, and Ladies and Gentlemen..., to great effect. I am pretty impressed that they managed to record a record that sounds this big and great for only 3800 quid; there are plenty of records that cost 100 times as much that don't sound this good. The songs aren't that well developed, but it sounds pretty damn good. I enjoyed listening to this record, because it is repetitive and noisy and repetitive (which is how I like my music). I really like what Spiritualized do, but this isn't their best work. Three stars. I wish I could give it more, but I just can't justify it.

This wasn’t BAD but it was very boring. Nothing stuck out to me

It feels a bit derivative but I can't tell if it's where this sound originates and many imitators came after. In theory a sound I like, but I would like a bit more dynamism and action, it is a bit too mild. I am bored half way through, I don't think I am enjoying it at all. All the songs last far too long without anything really happening. 2.5

Still sounds modern. Ethereal velvet underground vibe.

Not even sure what it was I listened to. I didn’t know if I liked it or just tolerated it. I guess it was ok.

Meh. Boring.

Maybe good if I was high.

The album was just a bit too long, but I really enjoyed it. The flow, the melodies - it was the gentle start to my morning and work day that I needed. I think you have to be in the right mood to like this kind of album. It feels like you're floating in space.

The cover art and the name of the album had me very optimistic that I would love this. I do not. I tried to listen but pretty soon I started doing something else too because otherwise it would have become sleeping at my desk music. It's pretty but there's no there there.

Really liked!

I enjoyed the other Spiritualized album I listened to. This one didn’t grab me as much. I vibes do a lot of it. It too much of the album felt repetitive in a bad way. 3/5

Sigh. It's really hard to impress with dreamy weird stuff. Not everyone can be radiohead. Lots of props for the winds--I was just reading someone say it's revolutionary to take winds into rock, that only Ben Folds, Paul Simon, and Bon Iver are that cool. Well the person saying that (Bon Iver's trumpeter) obviously never heard this stuff. Shine a Light is insufferable. But the rest..... I think I'll try to return to this later. I think it might grow on me.

I ascended to this album.

It was okay

Eh, fine.

On the perfect line of never wanting to turn it off, but also never feeling a modicum of emotion or excitement.

2.5

Listened to this while playing Calico solo. I won! I really enjoyed this album. I was a big fan of Brightblack Morning Light back in the day, and I can absolutely hear the influence this album had on their sound. Listening to this brought me back to the lazy hot stony days at Burning Man. This album would be perfect for hanging out in the shade while nursing a hangover.

All of the aesthetic of 80s rock with none of the charm. F teir.

Interesting rockish album

Absolutely not for me. "Run" was pretty good though.

I don't think I ever truly appreciated how much spacier this album is than the Spiritualized album that literally has 'Space' in its title.

I like spiritualized quite a bit, but this album is a 'going to sleep' album. more like an ambient extension of spacemen3 and not quite as exciting as his later efforts.

Very relaxing. Easy to listen to while working

I almost fell asleep during the first track.

Didn't love it or hate it. It was just sort of there. Atmospheric melodies aren't really my thing, and this has them in spades, but at least it was unoffensive. But it wasn't really remarkable to me either.

Vast outer soundscapes Stretching to infinities Brings a spacey bliss

Very soothing and soft sounds.

Album was kind of boring. Nothing was that interesting. 2/5 Won’t listen again

I probably won’t listen to this ever again but it worked weirdly well for running. I really need something I can lose myself in/drift off to so I can forget what I’m actually doing. Context is important I guess

92/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

Although I have enjoyed Spiritualized tracks before I found this a hard listen. The tracks seemed to blend over each other and I was wanting some change and development. Thought the first track was best

A vibe for making pancakes, and then a welcome cool down after the energy of eurovision haha

Spacey, enveloping atmosphere. Might like this one more than Ladies And Gentlemen for that aspect

Helt ok men fö mycke estetik

2.5

I don't usually like to say this about an artist but I'm making an exception in this case. ANYONE and I mean literally ANYONE could make this record. It took zero talent it effort to make this.

Really, really enjoyable - when you're in the right mood. If you're not in the mood, this album will put you in the right mood.... :) Ok, I like it.

I really hated this one. Such a bore, and they slaughtered call me the breeze. Just terrible in every way.

3.4/5. listened 1x catchup on 5/8/24. worth a second listen

Mellow but good

Repetitive, uninspired version of Krautrock mixed with 90's pop rock.

Low key almost jangle-trance. Don't remember any of it.

This was good, never really listened to them before.

Surprised by how much I liked this!

Too repetitive

Fine but completely forgettable.

This was pleasant to listen to but it was just. So. Long. 3/5

Crap. Didn't like any of the tracks.

Certainly! Here's an improved version of your review for the album "Lazer Guided Melodies" by Spiritualized: --- **Review of "Lazer Guided Melodies" by Spiritualized** "Lazer Guided Melodies" is an intriguing album that treads a fine line between Britpop sensibilities and cosmic exploration. While it doesn't quite reach the celestial heights of "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space," it still manages to carve out its own distinct space. The album's sonic landscape oscillates between dreamy, ethereal passages and moments of gritty guitar-driven energy. Tracks like "Shine a Light" and "Run" showcase Spiritualized's ability to create hypnotic soundscapes that linger in the mind long after the music stops. However, it's impossible to ignore the shadow cast by the monumental "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space." The latter remains a masterpiece, and "Lazer Guided Melodies" occasionally feels like it's standing in its predecessor's shadow. Yet, if we set aside direct comparisons, this album reveals its own merits. The personal preference factor comes into play here. While "Lazer Guided Melodies" may not dominate my playlist as frequently as "Ladies and Gentlemen," it still finds its way into rotation. Its quieter moments, such as "Symphony Space," evoke a sense of introspection, while the more upbeat tracks inject vitality into the overall experience. In summary, "Lazer Guided Melodies" deserves recognition for its unique blend of Britpop influences and cosmic aspirations. It may not soar as high as its predecessor, but it remains a captivating journey through space and sound. This is an intriguing album that treads a fine line between Britpop sensibilities and cosmic exploration. While it doesn't quite reach the celestial heights of "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space," it still manages to carve out its own distinct space. The album's sonic landscape oscillates between dreamy, ethereal passages and moments of gritty guitar-driven energy. Tracks like "Shine a Light" and "Run" showcase Spiritualized's ability to create hypnotic soundscapes that linger in the mind long after the music stops. However, it's impossible to ignore the shadow cast by the monumental "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space." The latter remains a masterpiece, and "Lazer Guided Melodies" occasionally feels like it's standing in its predecessor's shadow. Yet, if we set aside direct comparisons, this album reveals its own merits. The personal preference factor comes into play here. While "Lazer Guided Melodies" may not dominate my playlist as frequently as "Ladies and Gentlemen," it still finds its way into rotation. Its quieter moments, such as "Symphony Space," evoke a sense of introspection, while the more upbeat tracks inject vitality into the overall experience. In summary, "Lazer Guided Melodies" deserves recognition for its unique blend of Britpop influences and cosmic aspirations. It may not soar as high as its predecessor, but it remains a captivating journey through space and sound. 4 stars.

I’m a fan. This is not something to listen to whenever but for the right occasion the vibes are immaculate. I prefer Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space but mostly just for that one song. Light 4.

Again I’m not really a lowfi drone guy, but the bass on this was pretty good and made up for some of the other places it was lacking for me.

Didn't give this a fair listen, but what I heard was ok

Good to rest to. Probably wouldn’t listen otherwise but the cover of call me the breeeze was interesting.

uma merda

Dont listen if not well rested

okay but uneventful

I really like Ladies and gentlemen we're floating in space. This album feels like a stepping stone to that one.

After the third song, the rest of the album felt like one loooong song. Got pretty boring.

It's alright. It's got a real laid back, shoe-gaze, spacey stoner kind of vibe, while channelling the likes of the Stone Roses and the Jesus and Mary Chain at times. It's nice enough for what it is, but nothing leaps out and excites me about this.

Very forgetable. His voice fades into the background. Not unlistenable but not for me.

пацаны( я расстроен сам своей оценкой. но их floating in space на 10 голов выше этого алкоальбом: грустно пьешь один пиво (да и пиво среднее)

Не то чтобы я расстроился, но это сильно хуже, чем я ожидал. Мех. Ну да, прикольный эмбиент и всё такое. Но... хотелось больше погружения, больше энергии (любой, светлой, тёмной, нефильтрованной...)

don’t get it

Nice

Interesting and different. I have a hard time fully placing it in any of its Wiki Genres, but it does actually blend fairly well as a combo of all three of them. It gets a bit strange for me at times in the more "space rocky" moments. Liked it overall just nothing overly lasting for me.

nice & dreamy besser als ich gedahct hätte would listen again

Tunnelmallista ja hidastempoista kevyttä rockia. Siis tosi rauhallista. Laulaja ei kauheasti korota ääntä. Yksi kappale ihan ambient. Vähän ehkä puuduttavaa. Parhaat: Shine A Light, Sway

It was a good album and i enjoyed the style of music. I especially liked Run and Take Your Time.

Meh. Didn't care for this really. Didn't hate it though either.

One Spiritualized album on this list seemed fair enough; two seems excessive. From what I’ve heard they’re a bit style over substance (i.e. not much in the way of memorable songs). Though to be fair it’s a pretty good style, and a few of the later tracks did suck me into their hypnotic space soup. I like the album art, too. Not enough to round up from 2.5 stars though.

Second review of a Spitualized album and like the first was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this music previously off my radar. This was even better as I love ambient music particularly late at night in bed. Thought this one had a lot of the quiet side of Stone Roses in it which is no bad thing. Like I said before about Spititualized, so glad this list brought them to my attention and I’m even more determined now to add them to my CD catalogue. 3.5/5.

I prefer their follow up. This one is a bit too spacey and drawn out. Still some pretty cool songs on here but too much fluff.

A bunch of nothing occasionally interrupted by some of the best music I've ever heard in my life. Every single Spiritualized/Spacemen 3 album that I've heard is like this, so I'm starting to suspect that they keep the guy who knows how to make music locked in a basement and he occasionally escapes and records a song or two without the other guys knowing. It's pretty good at the end of the day, I guess. I won't return to it, but it didn't bore me. There's much better Dream Pop out there (shoutouts to Souvlaki by Slowdive in particular).

songs all sounded pretty similar- it would be a nice album to listen to on the beach perhaps

This was mostly pointless. I kept forgetting I was listening to it.

Lovely listen I look forward to returning to.

Heard this one before- not the most revolutionary or original but I've always been a sucka for ambient chill music. It's pleasant and relaxing sounds.

3.5 - was blindsided by the hella psychedelic post-punk fuzz, but got into the vibes by the second playthrough. the "call me the breeze" cover was mad unexpected. will def come back to this.

Could be a grower. More familiar with some of Spiritualized more recent work, going to need to check this out again. 3.5/5

This was a pleasant surprise, I enjoyed this a lot. It's one of those where I think the whole is better than the sum of the parts. Only a few songs really stood out, but the whole thing just had a really nice vibe to it. I don't know if it's dream pop or shoegaze or whatever genre the internet says it is, but it's got a really nice sound. It's very layered and textural, a wall of sound that somehow never is overwhelming. It sounds ahead of its time to me too, I probably would have guessed 2000s. It's a bit front-heavy and some of the songs drag on a bit, but no major complaints, this was really nice. Favorite song: You Know It's True Other: If I Were With Her Now, I Want You, Run, Shine a Light 3/12/24

Boring as fuck and too long. 2 stars for Run and the the 2nd half of 200 Bars.

So disappointing after listening to Gentlemen we are floating in space which is a masterpiece.

Ok, kind of just chill.

Weird. chill lounge music. idnt hate it. but I can see why it needed a gimic to se;ll. the music alone would not do it

Couldn't get too into this (at least in a single day), felt like a no man's land somewhere near early 90s rock and shoegaze.

I had never heard of this band and I enjoyed this album. I would have shit myself if I discovered this band in first year university.

Unobjectionable but not interesting.

Should come with a warning sticker saying "only listenable if you are high"

Worse Brian eno

Tries to be hazy, but ends up sonically cluttered.

Proto space rockstars or not this album does not deserve a place on this list. A most average album where the most charitable thing you can say is that nothing stood out. Give me some passion. Give me some flaws. Give me something. I sort of felt something during "I Want You", but it quickly disappeared. After enduring nearly an hour of droning, the last track "200 Bars" just seemed like someone taking the piss with their cheeky counting. I would have given it a rating of a 1, but it was engineered and mastered well. A boring record that probably spawned a bunch of the boring brit and "dream" pop of the nineties. Pitchfork, Melody Maker, Rolling Stone, Spin; you can all fuck right off. This stuff is terrible. Dream pop the sound that is coming from my ass.

This is the debut studio album of Spiritualized, a spin off of Spaceman 3 following their dissolution. What can be categorized as space rock, this album is minimalist and devoid of emotion or energy. This album is pretentious and boring.

hmm

Shimmery and soothing but mostly forgettable. "Sway" is a nice track though.

boring, listless, uninteresting, uninspired, bland

Slow start but it grew on me. This guy should have been writing rock operas or something. I liked Angel Sigh the best.

Kind of dull. It was hard to tell when a song ended and a new one started unless I was fully focused on the song at hand.

Wasn’t as into this album as the last Spiritualized album. The 90s had so many chill beats, I see why Pure Moods was a thing.

I feel like Spiritualized makes the Gallagher brothers seem humble.

An hour long snoozefest. The only song having some kind of dynamics is Take Your Time, and that was an okay track. The rest just made me long for the album to end

I liked this better than "Ladies and Gentlemen..." There were a lot more musical elements that appealed to me. Pretty neutral listen overall.

I liked this better than “Ladies and Gentleman…” Solid album, but found it a bit underwhelming overall

I have never heard of this alternative band. Makes decent background music. Reminds me of that 90’s movie with Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder “Reality Bites.”

I'm not familiar with this album or artist, which I like. It's also nice when a total mystery album turns out to be good. It's spacious, unbothered music. I wish I could understand the lyrics better (I'm a words person), but the vibe is immaculate. And as the album title implies, the melodies are great. There are dynamic builds in the instrumentation, the production is clean, and I really dig the variety in guitar sounds. It does get a little sleepy in the middle and overlong by the end, which holds me back from completely loving it. 3.5/5 Highlights: If I Were with Her Now, I Want You, Smiles, Angel Sigh

Das erste Album, das ich nicht zu Ende gehört habe. Unfassbar langweilig.

Mystical and atmospheric. Enjoyed some calming tunes

Spährische Klänge mit viel Synthy, Orgel und einer mäßigen Stimme. Auf dem Album ist leider keine Supernova sind eher Mondfinsternis. Es gibt sicherlich besser Platten des Genres.

This was not good. Way too long and just annoying. Why does Spiritualized have two albums on this list? Avoid it

Firstly: Oh God why? On the other hand: do you like a single pad note slowly raising in volume for 50 seconds straight? Do you like whispering and nothing different than that? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, boy do I have the record for you! The sad part is that in here there’s a great rock album with a stellar production and solid riffs, but they just said fuck that, we’ll whisper over the whole record while rambling about random stuff, and while we’re at it, let’s also add random fucking intros and outros with 2 minutes of tension that we’re never gonna resolve. I wanted to give this a 3, because really, great riffs man. Then i got to the song “200 Bars”, which literally is just a guy counting numbers, and in good conscience I can’t go higher than 2. Still salty about the vocals though, what a waste

I can see why someone wouldn’t like this and am not at all surprised by the poor ratings, but I really like this. 4 nah 3 I like it tho

Mellow spaced-out indie guitar like a less noisy version of My Bloody Valentine.

Rating: 5/10 This album has moments that are very beautiful and a few great songs but most of it is very forgettable and extremely boring. Favorite songs: You Know It's True, If I Were With Her Now, I Want You, 200 Bars. Worst songs: Smiles, Symphony Space, Take Your Time.

Very easy listening but didn't grab me

2.5

Who is this one of the 1,001 albums I should hear before I die? This was so dull it about killed me.

2.5

Really like the peaceful/ethereal sound.

Not very good. Boring.

The sleepiest album I've ever heard. Not sure what the splooge people on the cover are dancing to - certainly can't be this record. A more apt design would have been cum-people tucked into bed.

This one was not bad, but YouTube then took me to one I'm actually enjoying more: Atmosphera - Lady Of Shalott 1977 FULL VINYL ALBUM (prog rock, symphonic prog)

So mid

I mean, Spiritualized is incredible. They very much have their own thing going and it is so big and beautiful and spacey and strange. I love it. I don't know that I think this is their best record but I do love it.

I really liked this, could be good airplane music.

i never understood the appeal of spiritualized or spacemen 3 when i was in high school. im 29, having now tripped a handful of times i TOTALLY get it now. cover art is so sick also

First album I’ve seen with a perfect three rating. I’m going to try to rate this album before listening just by album cover and see how that goes. Pre-listen review: mid, ok I guess Post-listen review: see pre 3/5

Two albums by this band? Woof.

Gefällt mir nicht.

eins og flest í katalógnum er þetta seintekið. aðra umferð. 3,5.

Good psychedelic EDM.

Ne partez jamais faire un jogging en écoutant ce mec s'endormir sur son micro.

Idéal pour faire une sieste, pour profiter d'un bon album de musique on repassera

Interessante. Gli si può concedere un secondo ascolto

I actually really liked this. Very melancholy but interesting.

Junkie burbles on about how he can’t get his life together. Not as slick as Ladies and Gentlemen, which is far superior.

this is the kind of album you put on when you have a fever and you just need something decent enough to soothe you but underwhelming enough to not make you dizzy. it drags. but it’s not terrible.

This feels very ahead of its time, especially as this is from 1992 and I feel like Tame Impala just put this album out last year. Not really my kind of music is all.

I like it. Easy listening background music. Shine a Light got a bit annoying. But all in all, not a bad album.

Just okay. You have to be in the right mood and I was today, great for data entry.

Cowboy Junkies are rehearsing but their female singer doesn't show up, so they decide to go hang with Jesus and Mary Chain but get waylaid by Luna. Probably as good as the best of these, maybe better. Still, a little too much fade, though the first few songs got off to a good start.

Very vibey. But some times it was too vibey, didn't think some songs merited going on and on for over 6 minutes. Not my taste.

vibes

Once in college, a friend and I went to her friend’s house to drink and smoke weed and do the usual college kid things. We maybe played Jenga and definitely beer pong where someone won with a 360 no look shot. One of the guys was very very high and asked for some chill out music. My friend and I ribbed him by putting on other, more interesting music. I put on the sprawling psychedelic “Hey Jane” by Spiritualized from their 2012 album Sweet Heart Sweet Light. I bet he wished I put on Lazer Guided Melodies instead.

First track was pretty disappointing. I'm not into sleepy stuff usually. There are some interesting ideas on the following tracks, "If I were with her now" in particular. But honestly I didn't find this album very compelling even if its probably someone's favorite. I think I had the same impressions when I saw them at Sasquatch.

Not bad. Gets a bit weird at times

It was pretty good. The only problem I had was that some of the songs dragged on a little, but I think that was the point.

trying to be so sonically impressive but ends up being nothing at all in the end. like it's so ethereal it's not music any more. didn't enjoy

Production feel way more modern than 1992 tbh

I loved this album

You know its true - ★★★☆☆ If I were with her now - ★★☆☆☆ I want you - ★★☆☆☆ Run - ★★☆☆☆ Smiles - ★☆☆☆☆ Step into the breeze - ★☆☆☆☆ Symphony space - ★☆☆☆☆ Take your time - ★★★☆☆ Shine a light - ★★☆☆☆ Angel sigh - ★★☆☆☆ Sway - ★☆☆☆☆ 200 Bars - ★☆☆☆☆

always considered the cooler spiritualized album - plenty lovely complex nothings to wash around

3.2/5

Struggled to focus on this despite 3 listens. Seems fine.

It was cool as background music, I guess

Standard Brit pop/ shoegaze album. Heard better…heard worse. Average at best.

Spiritual auf ganzer Linie - nüchtern nicht meins.

Turns out I like shoegaze (dream pop?). Spiritualized is starting to grow on me.

Another one in the pleasant but won't revisit column.

spacey

This worked for me today as background. It's very gazey.

Calm. Good music to mellow out to.

It's boring AF and no amount of noise of distortion can help it.

Beautiful, drifting, stately, otherworldy etc. Jason would get the tunes sorted in subsequent albums to add to the vibes on show here. Three stars.

Setting a template for later bands, whilst shamelessly mining earlier glories; still a great listen though.

I'm currently about 1000 albums in, and this album popped up as 853 for me. I've been waiting to review it because I've received a Spiritualized record in the past, and felt like the proper headspace for this was with a head of (at the *very least*) THC. But I'll admit, I want to check the box, and if a record needs drugs for it to work, maybe there's something wrong with that. I enjoyed the record, especially the crescendo near the end, but you can really be excused for not waiting to listen through a ton of ambient noise and murmured melodies to get to the last three tracks. The payoff is good, but maybe not that good. Favorite tracks: "Shine A Light", "Angel Sigh"

Perhaps not the right moment to listen but didn’t really enthrall me.

I love a lot of trippy music, mainly from the 60s and 70s. When Wikipedia called them a space rock band I was excited to hear something like Hawkwind or early Pink Floyd. Instead this album was far more boring than that. There were some cool sounds, but they usually dragged on too long without enough meaningful change throughout. It was often more of an ambient album than a rock album. Very disappointing Maybe I should try listening with a good set of speakers for the full effect

this is doing nothing for me. background

Musiikki soitanta.... fits the day... thats how it be....

Enjoyed that.

I’m so on the fence about this album, I could have a picket up my rear end. Yes, it’s floaty and spacy and ethereal; occasionally little bits of meteorite whizz past that are interesting to look at or some space debris comes along that you can cling onto, but mostly there’s just a lot of invisible dark matter. I can’t tell whether I like it or not. I was positive that there was one song really stood out for me, but couldn’t remember what it was. So I went through the whole lot again, looking for the brightest star, couldn’t find it, and still couldn’t make up my mind, whether I liked the tunes or not. I can imagine it playing in the background of some science exhibition or on a ride at Epcot. It’s definitely music that contributes to an atmosphere for something else, but I’m not sure I choose to listen to it on its own. It’s a 2.5, but I’ve listened to worse.

On one hand, I liked this album more than I thought I might. On the other, it tended to bore me. So, not exactly a glowing review, but I ain't panning it either.

I liked the other Spiritualized album (Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space) much better. On this one, I think they're still finding their voice. It's OK, but I would cull it from the list.

Love me some space rock. Sway!

wasn't as terrible as the other album from these jokers but I didn't like it

Very interesting. Like 90s techno and spa music had a baby

Had some interesting moments, sounds and ambience but not amazing

Forventa meir elektronika-aktig shit, men va visst bare kjedelig shoegaze

3.1/5 - Soft and spacey. Every beat feels like it is in the right place. But this is just not for me.

mira, me gusta más el Ladies and Gentlemen.

I’ve really enjoyed both spiritualized albums from this list. An album I’d have listened to a lot if it had arrived with me at the time.

Fucking space rock. Is this genre really so important that it requires more than one album of representation on the list? I hate this.

One of the greatest records ever made

meh

Sonically fun and something to throw on in the background. 3.5/5

Pretty good dreampop/showgazepop album!

Maybe it's that I expected something electronic based on the artist name, album title and its cover, but this is... Somewhat off-putting and not all that great. It's pretty bland which really keeps it from a 1, because I probably wouldn't even recognize it if I heard it again.

Sunday grocery soundtrack. Was chill but droned on a bit but not unpleasant.

It was pretty good. I liked some of the songs.

I love shoegaze & dreampop, but that was about he most boring version. Lazer Guided Mediocrity is more like it. 2/5

I've never heard of this artist or album before, but I really enjoyed this album. The arrangements were fantastic, and they had a really unique dream-like feel. I'm not super familiar with the shoegaze genre, but this album had a different feel than the few shoegaze albums that I'm familiar with. The guitar playing did most of the heavy lifting on this album, but the overall sound was great. I'll definitely revisit this album some day, because it would be something great to have on while I work out or while I'm at work.

It's not my style but I enjoyed it, it felt a bit different and like I need to try and explore the genre more.

Weird but really got in the zone working to this. Even noticed I was mimicking some of the sounds. Overall I liked it

I listened and don’t remember it being good or bad. So 3 star.

Good background vibes - concentration music

Better than expected. Very Stone Roses, Jesus and Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, Sigur Ros. Smooth production. Not too loud or too much. Nice balance. Not too pop, not too avant garde. Kinda peaceful.

A wildly calm and dreamy album that sort of floats around you earning it's Space Rock genre well. Paired with the cover art, I felt like I was Mr. Burns where Homer mistakes him for an alien. Best: You Know It's True Worst: 200 Bars

Album 245 of 1001 Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies Would do as background music. Nothing special to report here. Didn't suck to excess. --------------------------- Lazer Guided Melodies is the debut studio album by English space rock band Spiritualized.

The last quarter of Lazer Guided Melodies is notably weaker, but the record entire never stops moving. It's immersive, but not into one conceit, and keeps the fleshiness of human voices in the media.

That spacey floaty vibe. Most tracks repeat a refrain which you expect to break but never do so the whole exercise feels formulaic and unexciting. Occasionally hits a good groove but not consistently enough.

Not a bad mellow ride. Didn't think I would make it to the end at first but after the first few songs I was in it.

The surprise second half of If I Were With Her Now really blew me away the second time - the beginning also reminds me of I Got A Feeling. The overall sound of the album is extremely vibey. I normally like higher-energy stuff, but I think these guys are really at their best when they're leaning into the softer side of their sound. I Want You has big Freedom! '90/Movin' Up energy.

Mehh

It’s ok

Okay but slow at times

Sometimes has a bit of a Velvet Underground vibe. It's nice background music but that's pretty much it.

Chill but kind of meh.

Juuh jeej

Ok taustamusiikkia

Had only heard their “Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space”. I liked this one more. Like a chiller Radiohead. Lots of reverb and echo.

About what I expected, not bad but not my cup of tea

This was just chill I imagine the guy was high while recording it. It just feels like that kind of album. Not the best to listen to at the gym

Pretty chill. I imagine this would be pretty mesmerizing when high lol. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 3.5/5

it got dull for the last ≈ 20 minutes but still a solid album. no songs that i “liked” on spotify but i would say that i liked the album on the whole. a low 4

One likes to think of Spiritualized as Oasis' smarter, more reflective and less douche-y brothers. The dreaminess is the power, which builds slowly, through the layering and echoes and resonances, and only comes across fully on several listens. Floating through Space is the stronger record, straight-up, though one feels glad and grateful to be reminded how much one used to like this band. .

I found this album to be one where I just couldn’t connect. Even as background music, I found it to be something that didn’t move me. Not for me, 2/5.

Dream pop. Un rollo. Un 2. Casi un 1...

This album is a slow burning masterpiece. Every song builds and swells into something beautiful. There are elements of Britpop, ambient music, and electronic elements. The music itself is incredibly textured and has some of the best emotional releases.

I enjoyed this album. Little different. Would be hard to pick a "lead" song out of it, but great for a background album.

Some nice atmospheric rock. I really enjoyed while listening to it, but absolutely nothing stuck with me once I was done.

brilliant. perhaps the best space rock album ive heard, better even than we're floating in space. loved it

It’s alright in the background but not something I would throw on just to listen to

Not my jam

Not for me

good

A lot of whispering and soft singing like it was building to something. I kept waiting for something to happen....

Spiritualized is one of those bands where I really like a lot of the songs that I hear, but something doesn't really click when I try to dig into their albums. There are some great songs on here like I Want You, Run, and Shine a Light, but others that are kind of a slog to get through. Definitely a little too droney and slow for my tastes. That being said, the highs on this album are great.

God ambient, nice.

Solid listen, not a standout

Rock espacial Influenciado claramente por pink floyd, logran hacer una obra interesante Destaco por sobre todo el bajo del album

Me compré una pedalera: El disco No se si tengo mucho mas para decir ya que no me generó mucho ni para bien ni para mal. Mediocre

Squishy

Insipid

Kinda niceeeeee

Good

Really enjoyed that. Nice bit of Dreamwave/shoegaze. Perfect to zone out and work to.

So good and relaxing. Memories

Gotta say this is quite enjoyable

8/10 A lullabye for death. This is one long reverbed-flanged-tremolo-ed out sigh. The singing barely rises beyond a mutter, the guitars strum on a couple of chords (usually fifths) and gentle sounds wash in and out. He took Velvet Underground songs and took them in an even dronier direction. There isn't the frisson of john cale's screeching viola or the building tension of guitars. There are peaks but they get there languidly and never get too clamorous. This is an album of resignation and oblivion. It feels rather lovely.

Stellar blend of psychedelic, ambient and soaring rock in the vein of U2. ("I Want You" in particular sounds like something off of "The Joshua Tree.") I like how positive the music is. There's a joyful feeling in these songs. This would be a great album for a road trip. The songs take their time and build. I was into this one.

Droney, surreal yet approachable, intriguing. Also, Repetitive, muted, and kind of uninteresting. I feel like this record's music is maybe better for drug-induced live performances. I'm sober and sitting at my desk so maybe there's a contextual issue here? I did like "I Want You". I'm just kind of bored with the sound. This isn't some 1960's band trying to think about what the first moon landing is going to be like and making a sonic score to that. It's spacey as a negative. 2/5.

Didn't do much for me

This was the soundtrack to my summer in about 2001. 22 years later (!) and it takes me straight back to being high in some field somewhere. I know Spiritualized found success in love songs, but it's the longer sonic voyages that really stand out here. Just absolutely unlike anything that was around at the time (shoegaze? stoner rock? ambient?) and unlike anything since. Sway slow. Stay low.

a strong debut

Okay as background music I guess

ersten 3 Lieder hatten alle etwas was mir gefallen hat, bis jetzt ganz gut

First one on the list I hadn't heard of. Pretty dope. Reminds me of the Kentucky Route Zero soundtrack.

Good but nothing compared to Ladies & Gentlemen...

Yawn

meh

Lazer guided for your ear holes.

Spiritualized is such a vibe, but it's the vibe I want on this lazy Friday afternoon. Just love this album.

Pretty mellow overall, but I could listen to it every now and then

Background music, very loopy and repetitive, pleasant enough but not massively engaging.

Typical 90s soft rock. Solid, good quality sound, but safe. No stand outs. Low 3

Cool, laid punk melodic synthy.

Floaty airy boring

It was a cool, ambient record. Good for a late night drive with Dylan

Prob a 3.5. Background music, but the very good kind

I didn’t like this. I think the genre space rock should be much more exciting than what that was.

AJ: got through 5 songs. They made some good noises but it’s really not for me at all. I Want You was pretty ok but I think that’s mostly because the title made me think of Cat. And Bob Dylan’s I Want You, so then I listened to Blonde on Blonde.

What moron put this garbage on this list? I don't give a fiddler's fuck about this "shoegaze space rock" trash. 6 minute songs in which nothing happens except echoy boops beeps and zaps, with the odd song having reverb heavy moaned lyrics laid overtop. Fuck this garbage. Try being enthusiastic about the music you're making. My God I hate shoegaze. There's an hour of my life I'll never get back. The only song that had a hope in hell of being in any way good was Run (cover of Lynyrd Skynard's song Call Me the Breeze) but it was even awful.... Just less awful. The first half of the album was "better" than the last half simply because the songs averaged only around 3:30 - 4 minutes each, whereas the last half, they average 6 minutes plus each. No one needs 6 minutes of this horseshit. The album definately overstays its welcome at just over an hour of runtime. Overall, this album is garbage. No redeeming qualities. Just utter trash. Favourite songs: Run...i guess?!? Least favourite songs: Symphony Space, Take Your Time, Shine a Light, Sway, 200 Bars, and the rest of this shitty album. 1/5

Just exists in space.

Cracking album. Not as good as Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, but certainly sets the direction that Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space went in. Hurrah.

A lot of basic two chord vamps. Background Muzak.

Pochette affreuse, mais musique plus intéressante. Petit côté sombre. Je suis intéressée et curieuse.

Ótima opção para uma experiência sensorial e emocionalmente estimulante. Uma jornada sonora que envolve camadas de sintetizadores, guitarras reverberantes e efeitos espaciais.

I am so happy that this music project exposes me to a wide variety of genres out there. I have decided that I don't enjoy the Shoegaze genre at all. It's just not for me, but I totally get other people enjoying it.

I was not excited to see this album today, since I really did not enjoy the other Spiritualized album that I got on this list. However, this album proceeds a little more in the vein of the work that Spacemen 3 was doing prior to the breakup of that band. I liked Spacemen 3 a lot more, and I like this as well. I haven't gotten a lot of ambient music on this list, but I really like it, and it's well executed here. 4/5

For a shogazey album, I actually liked this quite a bit. Atmospheric but also interesting.