I Should Coco

This was fun. "Alright" was the only song I had previously heard from this album, shoutout How I Met Your Mother. It's crazy how much this influenced the early Arctic Monkeys, whom I love. The jam on "Sofa (Of My Lethargy)" was pretty crazy, defintely a standout for me. I'll be back to this one.

Fun

At a certain point a few years back, I decided that it was no longer worth my time follow new releases as closely as I did in the past. Anything worth hearing, I resolved, would make its way to me eventually but there was no need to rush. That, unfortunately, led me to become fairly insulated, only listening to the same stuff over and over ad nauseum, and it got boring. But I still wasn’t willing to put in the effort to look into every hyped up new release. So, my compromise was to dig into the past, exploring the already extant discographies of artists from yesterday. Sure enough, this has been pretty damn fulfilling for me, as I've found a veritable treasure trove of awesome shit that has just been sitting there for decades, waiting for me to find it. Weirdly, most of it was British and from the 90s. If I remember 2025 for nothing else, I will still think of it as the year I got, like, super into Britpop (my eventual Definitely Maybe review is going to be LONG), finding what came out of the UK in the early-mid-90s to be the first "movement" to match my love of what came out of CBGB in the mid-late-70s. Even before that, though, Supergrass had existed on the periphery of my awareness for quite some time. I first heard "Alright" after it was sampled by, of all people, Travie McCoy on that album that I had on iTunes for some reason back in 2010. Aside from that tangential connection, these dudes truly came onto my radar a few months ago and my immense enjoyment of this album was probably the single biggest direct factor that led me to pitch doing this project. I think it’s a pretty regular occurrence when talking about rock music (particularly older rock music) to hear about how impressive it is that x artist recorded y album when he was “only z years old” but it’s pretty fun to hear an album that unmistakably sounds like it was recorded by a bunch of young people and could only have been recorded by a bunch of young people. Gaz and his goofy sideburns were 17 when they started recording and you can tell; it's just got that energy, exuberance, hopefulness, feeling of invincibility, whatever you want to call it. It's infectious; Steven Spielberg saw the "Alright" music video and offered to produce a Monkees style television show, a veritable Sliding Doors moment if ever there was one. Over on channel.WAV, circa 9/12/2025, I said, "Supergrass has a remarkable ability to make me feel nostalgia for things that had no part in my own childhood." I don't know if that reads like as high of a compliment as I intend it to be, but I can listen to this thing and capture fleeting glimpses of feelings I haven't had since I was a kid. That's something truly magical. But, fleeting is the key word. The back half of the album sees whimsy give way to wistfulness and songs that have more of a melancholic vibe. I Should Coco is all the feelings of growing up packed into 40 minutes.

This album was Alright, pun intended. It really is by far the best song on this album. That said the rest of the album was definitely listenable.

I REALLY enjoyed the first half of the album, but then it faded away by the back half. Probably because my expectations of the album changed as I heard the first few songs. I wish they kept the catchy up tempo vibe throughout.

Perfectly fine.

A fun album that reminded me of my youth

Reminded me of Ponte Pilas. A reckless late-teens British energy casting aside rules, drunk on the good times.

Didn't do a lot for me at all. Feel like I've heard it before it the sense a lot of artists followed this brit pop template but didn't offer enough to be compelling

Yes! Some power pop fun. This is a band I skipped when they were around. I actually didn't know I had heard them until "Alright" came up. That song was everywhere back in the day. Lots of hooks and raw energy. The first half of the album holds most of the "pop" numbers. "Caught by the Fuzz" and "Mansize Rooster" are the most notable for me. Back half of the album is more musically interesting. Great stuff. My favorites: "Lose It" and "Sitting Up Straight."

Some of the middle is a little too boring (read: punk meh-lodies) but the rest makes up for it, particularly Alright and the last 5 songs, of which Sofa is my personal fave. 3.5 stars rounding up to 4.

Grunge meets punk pop.

I wish this was a little shorter, but this was a fun ride.

I’d never heard of this band and album… until I got to Alright. Wow. Pretty iconic and popular song. I like it though, it’s good. Strange Ones, Time and Time To Go are pretty good. 2

Too punky for me but solid

Punky

Yup, I liked it! I heard several songs from this album already in the past, so here I am :)

Not too shabby

Supergrass’s I Should Coco landed in 1995 — the same year as The Bends, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. In other words, the absolute peak of mid-’90s alternative rock. Yet somehow, these barely-twentysomething lads from Oxford — Gaz Coombes was only nineteen — managed to release the best-selling British debut since Please Please Me. Not bad company, even if Supergrass would never reach Beatles-level myth. This record is, simply put, a riot. A hyperactive, 40-minute burst of unfiltered joy — as effective against gloom as Sinatra’s Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! but delivered through a wall of guitars, grins, and caffeine. Wikipedia dutifully lists The Buzzcocks, The Jam, Madness, and The Kinks as influences, but the lineage feels more Small Faces than Jam, more Who than Kinks. Danny Goffey drums like he’s had three espressos too many and worships Keith Moon; Mick Quinn’s bass lines bounce and punch like John Entwistle in a sugar rush. And yet, I Should Coco isn’t about heritage or reference points — it’s about sheer, combustible fun. From the explosive opener “I’d Like to Know” to the euphoric “Alright,” every track radiates youthful recklessness. “Sitting Up Straight” teases calm before detonating again, while “She’s So Loose” finally slows the tempo — a small masterpiece in miniature. Then comes that moment: “We’re Not Supposed To.” Recorded at double speed and sounding like a helium hangover, it’s the album’s one real misfire — a juvenile in-joke that should have stayed on the cutting room floor. But the band redeems itself immediately with the lazy sway of “Time” and the hazy, unexpectedly intricate “Sofa (of My Lethargy),” which drifts toward something almost prog-like. By then, it’s clear that beneath the chaos, there’s surprising depth — and maybe even a fondness for ’70s pop à la Smokie lurking beneath the fuzz. The pseudo-farewell that closes the record is unnecessary but harmless — like one too many pints after a perfect night out. Minor flaws aside, I Should Coco remains a blast of pure mid-’90s exuberance: fast, funny, and gloriously alive, the sound of youth with nowhere particular to be and too much energy to sit still.

This was a fun discovery of 90’s punk pop. Will explore more of the Supergrass catalog!

Previously rated: #200 - In It For The Money (3/5) ****************************** Album #945 I don't remember what their previous album sounded like, but I gave it a 3, so this one was better. A little punk, a little pop, it sounded older than 1995 for sure. I did recognize the song Alright, probably from a TV commercial. This was a pretty good album. The slightly grating vocals could have become an issue if the album was longer.

In late 1994, so the story goes, Supergrass were introduced to Sir Cliff Richard as "a young group aged just 18 who just released their debut single". To which Sir Cliff replied he started at age 17. In a magazine a year later, Gaz Coombes of Supergrass recalled his response: “Yeah, but I bet it wasn’t about snorting coke.” Perhaps apocryphal but it's a story about quick wit, a finger up against the establishment, and utter confidence. And that pretty much sums up this album. Fun times.

Frenetic. High energy. This was a fun album. “Alright” I recognized immediately. The music doesn’t demand your attention and can be enjoyed as a backdrop in the background.

From the opening I thought this will be fun. Really enjoyed it and it didn’t seem to me like what I think of as 1995. Some of it felt older and other parts newer. It had a familiarity to it, I think that was because of where they drew inspiration for their melodies.

någen ganske kule sanger, va litt drygt til tider.

J’étais assez sceptique au départ, mais certaines chansons m’ont beaucoup plu!

Great britpop album, seems harder rock than most and really enjoyable

Love the band but think this album is just alright. Personally think road to Rouen is much better

Good album. Has that song from the advert on it.

Classic UK punk album. Pretty good for what they were trying to go for. Their song "We're Not Supposed To" is pretty creepy and unhinged though. 4/10

A fun find! Surprised this came out in 95; it sounds like such a 2000's album. I'm into it.

Supergrass’s I Should Coco comes barreling out of the gate with a frenzied, youthful swagger, the trio clearly enamored with glam rock’s strut and sneer, but the album’s blown-out, everything-in-the-red production keeps it from ever fully shining. There’s a raw, shout-along exhilaration in tracks like “Mansize Rooster” and the sugar-rush anthem “Alright,” which captures the band’s wide-eyed, hyperactive charm so perfectly that it practically advertises itself. But the lo-fi muddiness often mashes their bright hooks into a noisy smudge, and when they stretch into cheeky pastiche—like the throwback weirdness of “We’re Not Supposed To”—it starts to feel more like affectation than attitude. Still, the record winds down nicely with the strummy, mellow “Time to Go,” hinting at a band that could sharpen its sound and still keep its pulse racing.

Full of energy, genuinely excellent songwriting and instrumentation. Sounds like a group of kids playing their heart out for crowds of 100 in shitty dive bars. Some of the best shows I’ve ever been to fit that bill. I’m almost 30 and this taps into my brain in all the oozing nostalgic, teenage rebel I never was type of ways.

Absolutely solid album, every song a winner

Enjoyed this!

Alright lukter Fifa.

One major banger + an assortment of minor ones... fun!

Big surprise for me!

Days since I last listened to this album before it came up in the generator: 11

Not for me!

i thought In It for the Money was a pretty good album, let's see how this measures up I'd Like to Know - 4/5 Caught by the Fuzz - 4/5 Mansize Rooster - 5/5 Alright - 5/5 Lose It - 5/5 Lenny - 4/5 Strange Ones - 5/5 Sitting Up Straight - 4/5 She's So Loose - 4/5 We're Not Supposed To - 3/5 Time - 4/5 Sofa (Of My Lethargy) - 4/5 Time to Go - 3/5 Average score: 4.2/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ pretty good. i liked this about equally to the other album i heard some months ago (and they scored pretty similarly)

Raw, energetic, chaotic, distorted, energetic, alive. Unlike some pop punk albums, its musically interesting and authentic. Definitely makes you feel young and free. The whole album really stands up and the tunes are fun and catchy. Favourite track - Mansize Rooster or She's So Loose. 8.5/10

Son com uns Blur accelerats,ni tan mal,un hit comercial entremig i diversió. Lo dit...ni tan mal. 6'5.

Hmm. This is tricky. On the one hand, the shredding rock on here is great, while the mellow tracks are more forgettable and blend together. Don't think I'll listen to it again.

The substance isn't deep but very enjoyable, just as you think you've heard it they change things up. It has a teenage juvenile quality, full of urgency and tongue in cheek. But the instrumentals aren't simple either. Perfect 4 territory, fun but flawed.

Hey, this album. YouTube Music recently put on a song from this which I remember liking. This is 90s alternative, if I'm not mistaken. I'm curious to rediscover the one song from this that I liked, so I may as well just hop into it. Yeah, not bad. There's a surprising spread of stylistic influences on this album, and the echoey guitars and distinctly Britpop vocals are both pretty good. I'm not too crazy for this style of music and I think the album gets weaker as it enters the second half, but this was a good time overall. "I'd Like to Know" is a solid opener. The drum explosion at the beginning of the song is attention-grabbing and the guitars have a nice bit of weight to them. Decent vocals, too. "Alright" is the song I've heard before. I never would have guessed that it hails from an album with a prominent punk influence. Still, it's a good tune. The piano guides the song along nicely, and the punchy vocal melody makes for a gratifying listen. "Lenny" has a pretty good guitar loop. "Time to Go" is a nice closer. It has some more of that nice guitarwork, and the addition of an acoustic guitar goes a long way in creating a nice, layabout sound. I'm checking the book. The band were pretty young when this was released. Nothing else is in there aside from a history lesson. Wikipedia reveals that this album released at the height of Britpop, was influential within the genre and charted pretty well in the singles and album department. This doesn't appear to have much in the way of an enduring legacy for this album and I'm beginning to grow weary of the reverence this list has for Britpop, though I can let this one slide. It's pretty decent, and I'm beginning to hit a deficit of albums that I can replace the weaker cuts with. I cosign this inclusion.

Can't sing? Run your voice through a distortion filter. Can't play? Just bang out some basic staccato chords in a rhythmic pattern. Can't write anything meaningful to say? Just string together some generic lyrics about young love and teenage angst or some such. Now you got the recipe for Superass.

Don't have a lot of thoughts on this one. Pretty good, wouldn't hate listening again but not particularly tempted to replay immediately.

Good

A nice listen, tracks flow nicely

Decent guitar band. Didn’t change my life

more britpop. alright is a great song

This was a lot of fun. Had no clue what I was in for but there wasn’t a bad song on the album

Pretty good stuff never listened before. Will probably go back

Great, your annoying little brother and his group of friend started a Britpop band and now they’re making perennial power pop/pop punk-whatever anthems for other dirtbags teens. Can’t write for shit, but that’s “alright” since the music doesn’t need it to have a good time. If Oasis and Blur were the Beatles and Stones of their scene, then Supergrass must be the Monkees. Favorite Tracks: I Like to Know, Caught by the Fuzz, Alright, Strange Ones, Sitting Up Straight, Time, Sofa (of my Lethargy)

"Time" is the standout track. “Alright” is just that.

Too Brittpoppy for me

Started to all sound the same towards the end.

I had never heard this album before, but it's rockin'! Added to my collection for future listening for sure.

Oi listened to thees punky album on a chewsday innit

to angry for my liking, but a few good songs

Kitschy, forgettable. Don't understand what qualifies this as "standout" enough to prove meaningful to music history. Please enlighten me.

Musical equivalent of a vodka red bull. Not the kind of thing i could play on repeat but feel like i’ll always enjoy it whenever I do.

I had not listened to this album in more than 20 years. I didn’t care much for it then and after listening again, nothing has changed. It sounds outdated and old fashioned now. It simply does not hold up 30 years later. Personally, I would not call Supergrass a Britpop band. They were just a rock band who happened to be around during the Britpop era. It’s like calling REM a grunge band, just because they were contemporaries of Screaming Trees and Nirvana. It’s not accurate. In fact, this album is an insult to the memory of Britpop. The singer overdoes the British accent to such a comic degree that the System Of A Down shouter would tell him to cool it with the exaggerations. His voice really is annoying. Musically, there is some good stuff here, but it’s mostly undone by the histrionic chaos of the record. “Alright” is one of the most irritating songs ever recorded, “Caught By The Fuzz” is a bad rip off of late 70s punk, “We’re Not Supposed To” literally made me say out loud “What the f*ck is this?” and “Time” is so boring that even Dave Matthews would reject it. The only bright spot on this album is “Lenny”. People will give this a 5/5 review just because of the nostalgia, but it’s not a good record. At least I know that I was right all those years ago.

Some bangers here. I was only familiar with Diamond Hoo Ha, which apparently is considered their weakest album.

Ganz gut

Solid Brit-pop album. Solid bunch of rock songs, nothing exceptional here aside from one track “Alright” which is a wonderful pop tune! 7/10 Favorite tracks-“Alright” “Mansize Rooster” “Strange Ones”

Fav Song: Alright

Oh yeah, this was great. Love the energy from the start. Felt like a mix of punk plus Madness.

I recall enjoying a lot of Supergrass in college.. Still fun occasionally as an adult. 3.5.

This record took some time to grow on me except for the track Alright which I’ve always liked.

It kind of wonders with the last couple songs, but overall a solid britpop record.

This was really good. A few songs at the end kept it from being a 5 for me but it was real close.

3/5

3.5 like it

Slaps. One of the better and more approachable punkish album on here

The 20th Anniversary edition on Spotify just might make this the longest album ever! Not a huge fan, so I should go!

Really enjoyed this, would spin again.

Whata fun album. I never thpught Supergrass would offer such a round britpop album 4/5

Quite liked this one. Already knew and loved Alright.

This album was a mixed bag for me. Some good stuff, some bad stuff. I can appreciate that it definitely wasn’t a one note album. There’s a lot of variation between the songs that make them distinct, which is something that a lot of these rock albums lack. Though, I personally didn’t enjoy all of it. Alright is still a fantastic song and I’ll enjoy that on any listen.

Why these dudes aren't selling out stadia on the level of Oasis to this day is beyond me. But what the hell do I know, I was under the impression they were an American band for the longest time til I actually heard them. Supergrass is funny, clever and they play they shit out of punky, punchy rock songs. Their best song isn't even on this album, but that just means you get to discover more.

Two straight days of some UK rock. I enjoyed this more than my previous listen, though. Caught by the Fuzz is fantastic. A really good and really strong album. It's all gas and no brakes and I love it for that. I was surprised that I had not heard this album before today. I would definitely purchase this album. Favorite Tracks: Caught by the Fuzz, Lose It, She's So Loose Listened on Apple Music with Airpods Pro Max in the office.

7.9/10 had no idea that i was so familiar with so many songs of theirs. i only was able to listen to it once, but i would definitely revisit. very nice

Really liked this one!

I expected to hate it, I've always found britpop to be overrated but this started like a train. And the alright happened and that song is much more ploddy than I remembered. From there it seemed to promise excitement a lot but never quite delivered.

A welcome antidote to Suede.

Finally, a Britpop band I can unironically get behind. Such a contrast with yesterday's Suede, which was too dull to even comment on. This is really fun.

3.5

Supergrass is always a solid B+ for me, but somehow never higher.

Beach babies and grunge. Second side much better

Banging

I hate Brit-pop. That has become more and more evident the more I work through this project. All of the songs sound the same in a bad way. Nothing interesting, kind of whiny.

1995 Purchased back in the day, and I must confess to still loving it. Enjoyed giving this a spin again. An alternative and far more creative side to the Britpop era. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆ (7/10)

As a 90s teen, it would be impossible to not recognize Alright by Supergrass. I mean, as if!?! I’m just totally bummed now that I didn’t bother to take more interest in the band than Cher Horowitz did in her driving. This is the kind of album where it doesn’t even matter what they’re saying because the delivery just rocks. The short, explosive songs feel like fever dreams in the best way, while the more mellow ones give a bit of respite. The musicianship is tight and the rhythms are intoxicating. The album feels like it mellows toward the end, but I enjoyed that as a natural progression in energy flow. I’m beginning to realize I’m apparently a pretty big Britpop fan. “To thine own self be true!”

Didn't get through it

B I'd Like To Know 3 Caught By The Fuzz 5 Mansize Rooster 3 Alright 4 Lose It 3 Lenny 3 Strange Ones 4 Sitting Up Straight 3 She's So Loose 4 We're Not Supposed To 4 Time 3 Sofa (Of My Lethargy) 3 Time To Go 4 It’s a fun album, but I wish Wait for the Sun was in it instead of being bonus content because it’s the best song.

Wake me up, before you coco. 5/5

Finally, the author of this book has selected a good punk band. Now I have to rate it 5 stars so that it looks like I don't hate punk lol.

Pretty British

Pretty fun

I knew alright from this album but nothing else. Some songs are jams and then the very next one will be mediocre. Overall, I dig it. 3.5

Fun. I imagine for people who grew up when it was new it would bring back lots of memories. Britpop sort of passed me by, so it really doesn’t mean as much to me. Of course I know Alright from its usage in commercials, the rest of the tracks range from Ok to pretty good. Probably not going in my rotation though, so 3/5

I didn’t love the heavier songs and intensity at the start, but the star single I know really well and actually really enjoyed the more mellow back half. Probably won’t come back to this as it didn’t really move me

Never been a huge fan of the most well-known song on this album "Alright". The rest of the album is passable.

I've definitely heard Alright before. A nice and bright bopper built around a plonky bit of repetitive piano and a dancey bass line that calls to mind Bowie and the Beatles simultaneously. Singer sounds a hell of a lot like Supertramp on this one -- almost uncanny. Lenny is a fun little ripper made for driving to. Sofa (Of My Lethargy) was a very enjoyable bit of pop-psychedelia that gave way to a dripping instrumental jam session. I'd say that this along with The Verve and Happy Mondays make for a streak of solid brit-pop, with some strong psychedelic influences. This one averaged good-to-great throughout and I wouldn't mind another tour through. For that I'm giving this a soft 4.

Not much to say except I definitely recognized Alright.

Some really fun different punk songs and then some that were not so spectacular. Pretty much right down the middle 3

I definitely know this Alright song from a commercial or something. We're Not Supposed To is a bad trip inducing song. Sofa (Of my Lethargy) is a standout. Great track. I appreciate that is got weird and didn't stay classic Britrock/pop. Nothing was mind blowing but definitely enjoyed this. Low 4.

Té alguns temes bons però és un disc que no tornaria a escoltar.

Another solid album. I always forget that Supergrass have a harder sound than their singles catalogue would suggest and it's great

I enjoyed this, but it didn’t blow my mind.

Probably quite influential on all the garage rock bands of the noughties but I didn't find it all that exciting.

The kind of music 14 year old aspires to like. I knew Alright already but the rest was new. Super energetic and edgy, sometimes in a good way, sometimes not. Overall fun, makes me want to make bad decisions.

Enjoyable listening. 3.5⭐

A few days later and I barely remember this. The only thing I remember is being annoyed by yet another Brit Pop album.

Good album

Not my style. Probably and excellent representation of the genre but there are better. Didn’t finish all songs.

meio punk top

They are okay.

I saw Supergrass run through most of the songs from this on their 30th anniversary tour this summer and let me tell you, nothing makes a field of middle aged Englishmen feel young again quite like the piano riff from Alright. This is a cracking album and the first 4 songs are particularly brilliant and yet completely distinct. The album does bog down a bit about 2/3 of the way in before picking up for Sofa of my Lethargy But it’s the type of album you can only make when you’re as young as Supergrass were when this came out. It’s probably also best enjoyed if you’re listening to it at that age as well

I think it's funny how Alright, a nostalgic banger of a track that's only really known for its use in Clueless and other commercials in America, comes to me at a time when I'm depressed out of my mind. But with that fact notwithstanding, Supergrass' debut is well worth the time. There's some weird tracks with high pitched Cockneys running wild. It sort of takes away from those songs, but most of the other songs aim to kick ass. They do it well too. It's English punk with the alternative/Britpop flavoring. Also I learned that Spielberg saw the video for Alright and wanted to make a Monkees type TV show out of the band, true story (7/10, 3/5 on this scale)

Standouts Time Sofa of My Lethargy

Very fun, great energy

Firstly: SHES SO LOOSE SHOULDVE BEEN A SINGLE Secondly- WTF! I haven’t had this album yet?! It’s one like the 1st garbage album where I don’t think theres a bad track but I rarely revisit. But it’s banger after banger… caught by the fuzz, lose it, lenny and sitting up straight would work being played in some small scale grimy punk rock venue. While strange ones reverses the role of verse and chorus perfectly and the way gaz sings ‘every fucker needs a home’ is a classic moment. Alright and mansize rooster are great piano rockers. Time is incredible a very old favourite song of mine I sadly neglect a bit now same with sofa of my lethargy. Fuck even we’re not supposed to is fun. Oh and she’s so loose is perfect!!! 5/5

Franchement je m'attendais pas à aimer et pourtant c'était très très sympa, ça passe vite j'ai pas vu le temps passer c'est généralement une bonne chose. En plus de ça, la musique la plus populaire n'est pas la seul à être vraiment très sympa ce qui change de souvent.

I can’t claim to be the biggest Supergrass fan but I was very into this at the time and I still come back to it occasionally. A perfect distillation of Britpop, full of reverence yet also wearing its own heart on its sleeve, the collection of songs defies the mere 18 years of its principle songwriter Gaz Coombes who would go onto prove this wasn’t a fluke over a number of decades with The band and his solo work. It’s a fun album that’s aged really well and is packed with a youthful energy that perfectly captures that moment in time but also, any time and this wouldn’t sound out of place if it came out last week. _Alright_ is perhaps the fly in the ointment, as it’s been far too overplayed, although I DON’T have the disdain for it that many do.

I surprisingly enjoyed this album.

Britpop's weird cousin - frantic, slightly confused, and charmingly chaotic.

Another on the list of "this is a great debut album". Fun, well done, and a cohesive sound throughout. Good listen.

A fine album, well done. It doesn't really bring anything new, but it is well constructed. Some fun pop garage rock kind of sound. Give it a go.

Average at best.

Alright is a great song. Rest is meh

Rating: 7.5/10 What a fun, groovy album. Really enjoyed the punk influence which made the songs have this infectious vibe to them. Definitely better than their other album on the list.

Spätsommerpunk

Ok

Better than I expected from supergrass/a post punk album in general. 3/5

Everytime Len Houmous met Gaz Coombes he always called him Damon Alburn. Gaz hated it. 2.5 4/13 Alright

Favorite Track: Alright

7/10 - I enjoyed this album. I thought it was solid all the way through

Like a freakier oasis. Liked it a lot

este álbum me ha gustado mucho xd

What a joy! I was absent from any awareness of good pop music during this era. I was a geezer at this point (now I'm just old), and crucially had no connections to inform me about the good stuff. My contemporaries were listening to adult fare. _Creem_ magazine was long gone--they would have been on this one for sure! I didn't find out about Oasis until years after they'd broken up. This reminds me of the Vibrators and a host of other cool young bands. 'll be snagging this one. 5

Nothing on here that cought my ear. It was ok but not special.

Day 45 Listened to this a lot as a teenager in the 90s, musically or lyrically it’s not reinventing the wheel but it’s still pretty fun 6/10 Highlights I’d Like to Know Lose it

British proto-white-stripes with harmony? and a bass guitar?? sign me up

Starts as pretty typical 90s British grunge/punk but gets pretty deep and melodic near the end. Would listen again.

Woah man. I guess I...love britpop? The fuck? There's something smack-dab perfect here for me. It's gritty and alternative while still emphasizing the musicianship needed for truly good music; it's aggressive, but it doesn't take itself too seriously; it rips along at a sprint, but takes some time to lean back as well. Supergrass, you have my love. A+ album cover also, it's weird and fucked up and kind of weirdly pretty.

I'm begging this website to stop giving me shitty British alt-rock music 🙏. This album was not the worst British alt-rock album this website has given to me so far, but it wasn't good. 2/5 Favorite song: "Alright" Least favorite song: "Caught by the Fuzz"

22/09/2025 This was a relatively okay album and what i needed while on holiday in Tunisia. What a dive! Spotify listeners:

Honestly thought this album was pretty obnoxious but respect to em.

Some great tracks here. Love the sound. I enjoyed this one

bra det

Songs vary wildly in quality. Some are mastered well and have a good melody, some very much do not. Instrument choices are sometimes odd and can ruin a song.

Mit nervigen Punk Liedern gestartet und zum Ende hin deutlich entspanner geworden. Fand das Ende super, aber der Start versaut die Bewertung

90s Britpop Indie Musik, verrückt. Ist okay. Das eine Lied kannte man

Yeah nah. Just not in the mood right now for all this energy

Look. I am not completely against Britpop as a genre. However, going into this album thinking it was British punk put it at a serious disadvantage in terms of my initial perception first listen. Not to sound like a passe baby boomer, but it felt quite teenybopper. Reminded me of the Beatles/Monkees. Actually, my favourite parts were when it felt more like the Stones. Like most Britpop at the time, I think this album looks to encapsulate the 'voice of the youth'. I was going to argue that Supergrass did a pretty good job of this because they were teenagers at the time, but this time I actually researched before I opened my big mouth. And guess what! I was wrong. Only frontman Gaz Coombs was an adolescent when the album was recorded, the others in their early to mid 20s. But who cares really, I mean, the relation between maturity and age is not statistically significant, and maturity isn’t an all-or-nothing kind of thing. I know people in their middle age with the maturity of a child who cannot take accountability for spilling a glass of milk, and people my age with almost too much emotional intelligence. I Should Coco contains songs that celebrate being an independent, free young person, as well as songs designed to please their mums. Supergrass quite comfortably push and pull between trying to separate themselves from the dominant sound and finding comfort in its normality. There are times they get too mawkish for my tastes, and there are times they kick ass with confident command. If I were to place them under the larger umbrella of Britpop, the band did well to capture the ebullience of the cheerful years of youth, but, compared to Blur or Pulp, did little to really make a mark in the area of socio-cultural reflection.

Excellent!

Great songs, short album.

Fun angsty brit-pop.

Forgot how much fun Supergrass are. Great album

Had to listen to this twice to rate it. It’s a really fun time from start to finish. For people who can connect some memories to this one, it can definitely be a 5 star record. For me it’s a solid 4

Britpop is SO overrepresented on this list.

This is a real where you've been on my whole life kind of moment.These guys are like if the white stripes and oasis had a baby.And that baby rocked

It's fine, it's of the era, it's well done, it's got some sick punk progressions but it's like a two for me. I should have rated Janis Joplin lower haha.

it’s time to go to the place where the strange ones go just not really my typa music

Had a couple songs a knew and liked but probably won’t listen again

That song Alright is from this album! They are a little too *$-#(_!@)@)(✓{€×¢ sounding for me but i appreciate them! i will keep in mind for next time i want a rock bop thing

liked it more than what I expected

i like, some good ones, upbeat, inoffensive

Good, very good listening, but not Whoa!

I’m in love with the Coco. HIT MY PLUG that’s my cholo. The 2015 song by uhh whoever that person may be springs to my mind for the second time this week. Awoken like a long dormant giant, the second most popular song about being in love with drugs of 2015 lives in my mind like a squatter. There couldn’t be a dumber song. It’s the champ. This album cover upsets me, and I doubt this will be good. They got the guy who does caricatures down at the pier some acid, he drew up the cover and now we have to endure what lies beneath. Do I dare peek? I’d Like to Know - Where the Arctic Monkeys were unsure, Supergrass is certain. They’re pretty British aren’t they? Good start. Caught by the Fuzz - Ehh this is fine. Skateboard video game soundtrack music. That would’ve been my favourite genre 20 years ago. Mansize Rooster - Dinosaur. Song about dinosaurs. Presumably. Alright - Noooo. This is the big hit and it’s the worst song so far. Lose it - Excellent track. The bass is really strong on this record, and I like the effects on the vocals for this track. What a boring review. Lenny - NOT LENNY!!! Strange Ones - I am getting so distracted during this. Why? I guess it’s kind of boring. Sitting Up Straight - Some nice melodic moments in this track but overall more of the same. She’s So Loose - Excuse me? We’re Not Supposed To - Alright, British minions passages. Time - Not the Pink Floyd song from what I can tell. Holy hell this song sucks. Sofa of my Lethargy - Everybody like couches. Don’t call it a sofa though. That feels American. It’s a couch. Perhaps a chesterfield. Is that a couch. Who cares. I’m bored, this review is providing nothing. Let’s wrap it up fellas. I really hate this Happy Gilmore outro music. Time to Go - Yes, yes it is. Too long. The energy died about halfway through and I had to revisit tracks after I realized a few had passed without thought. Is that my fault? Probably partially, but it also doesn’t happen all the time. I hated the last few tracks and I don’t care for this album all that much. It was fine. There were strong spots, but overall, a forgettable entry into the musical canon that will escape me the second I leave this tab. Unlike that Coco song. I’ll be thinking about that one when my mind is slipping in my later years. 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Caught by the Fuzz, Lose It

Terrible album cover, mildly enjoyable alternative brit pop/rock album that seemed to go completely unnoticed in the US. I was also surprised that I actually knew a song from this album, "Alright," which I believe has been used in either commercials or movies (or maybe both) giving the feel and spirit of a teen anthem of sorts. Not bad, but nothing more than a 3.25/5.

Raucous, frenetic, energetic, upbeat, yet melodic brit-pop. Much better than anything Oasis or their copycats have ever done.

The way this started I thought it was from the late 70's early 80's. Very punk. After that it settled down a bit, not a bad listen to be fair, got to be worth a 3.

Considering this is a debut album from three fairly young lads, it’s an absolute belter. It has a lot more depth and quality musicianship than your typical ‘Britpop’ album from that time. I think they went on to make a better record with the follow-up, but this is still an extremely solid album. Great guitar work and striking vocals. What’s not to love?

It's ok, not their best. Safe Britpop. I'm not sure why it's on the list. But I still like it apart from the song which sounds like a kiddies TV theme.

I actually really enjoyed listening to this album in full! I’d only heard ‘Alright’ before so it was nice to listen to more of their music. This album is right up my alley because I love alternative and indie music so I was digging it the entire time. I would definitely jam out to this album again in the future!

I agree with some of the comments about this - I had no idea who these people were but I've listened to many of their songs thinking they were fantastic and somehow never placing them anywhere in my radar. It is a bit unfair how underrecognised they are

Esto es divertimento en estado puro. Aceleración a ritmo de de pop rock con su toque punk a veces que te mantiene vivo y disfrutando en cada corte. “Alright” fue un éxito, pero aquí hay mucho más que ese single. Las tres que le siguen, “Lose It”, “Lenny” y “Strange Ones” son tan infecciosas que las has de escuchar en bucle”. En definitiva, discazo para pasarlo bien y sobrellevar un, por ejemplo, lunes de mierda.

Wow. Incredible interesting and enjoyable. I thought it was early skate rock at first. But turns out it was britpop. Not on my bingo card there. Will revisit for sure

I only really knew alright and I think that's the main one I will keep listening to. But fun to hear it in the context of their oeuvre. Peppy and british.

I think this one could definitely grow on me, but for now it lands on a 3.5. Should've listened to the remastered version bcs the original is a bit Wall-of-sound imo...

This was alright. I didn’t listen to the whole thing.

GIIIIIIIRREEE but that one track with the terrible micing is cause for treason. FIVE!

Surprisingly enjoyable punky brit-rock.

At first I was like oh great more 80's brit pop rock, but they had quite a few different sounds going for them on top of that, decent listen but I won't revisit it

As someone who missed the '90s, "Britpop" is an alien genre to me. (Though I can totally hear the influence of, say, The Kinks.) This...seems like a pretty good example of it? The only song familiar to me was "Alright", because it got discovered by advertisers five or ten years ago. I mostly get it. I don't love it, but that's very much a "not my genre" thing.

Didn’t realize I knew one of the songs!

Never my favourite britpop band, and I don't think this has aged well. Couple of bangers but a lot of forgettable tracks

Better than Coldplay

a bit uneven, but worth checking out. Love the artwork, too. I am regularly coming back to this.

decent pop punk record

Not my thing. A couple of listenable songs. I don't get why some of these albums are considered to be "must listen"...

#116/1001. Since rhe band really wants to know, here are some places the strange ones go to: - abandoned nuclear icebreaker harbours - Polish milk bars - Nightclubs where you can sing Karaoke - old water towers - nearly abandoned villages in Estonia countryside - sauna (often) - North of 70° - Russian war memorials - Under the Eiffel tower - Last bus home - Reindeer round-up places - Forest paths you shouldn't bike on with a bike - Old mining sites - Iceland, especially places where a hot river and a cold river meet to swim - Somewhere else than a Supergrass gig However, I can only tell from my experience. Nice pop alternative album from a band which doesn't take itself to seriously, always a pleasure to find an artist like that.

Eso es para puertos mongolicos. Lo siento, por aquí no es.

Im going to park my personal feeling for this album for an objective review. I think this is a very good album. The youthful energy hits you like a wave, but its built on some seriously good song writing and playing. They manage to thrash along at a great rate but the tunes and hooks keep coming. This is a tour de force of British song writing that builds on ray davies, marc bolan and maybe even joe strummer. The best thing about it is it is completely unpretentious and stands the test of time better for it. So many of these albums date badly because they were "cool" for the time, but decades later they just seem bad. This is cool because its not trying to be of the zeitgeist, just really good and fun.

Pas mal plus aimé la fin que le début, qui lui sonnait plutôt générique

Smells like another bland 90s britpop act with a slight nirvana flair. It's fine but doesn't do anything special to standout

Enjoyed this. Like a mix of The Kinks, The Clash, and The Killers

Classic

3.2 straight britpop w some catchy stuff but overall kinda weak songwriting

Good! 4.25

i think this is one i can objectively appreciate a lot. don’t think it’s one i’ll particularly get into, but i’ll probably come back to it as working music. i like mansize rooster, i like the harmony in the ‘why you lookin so crazy’ line. big fan of the guitar on ‘time’. for some reason i had ‘alright’ stored as a song by ‘fun.’

Loud

Eh... It is okay. It sounds good, but it also doesn't really sound all that special. No idea why Alright is such a big hit, that one was one of my least favorite. High 3.

Heard of them, thought I didn't know any of their songs but actually 'Alright' is iconic, I just didn't know it was them. Fun energy, I enjoyed, happy to hear them again, but I don't think I'd seek out more of them again? Reminded me of bands like Kaiser chiefs I used to hear bits of in the early noughties.

Great

Quite annoyed me in the end unfortunately. I did go in with biases thinking I was getting some luke warm chirpy brit pop/indie stuff. I was delighted at first when it sounded like a buzzcocks record for a few tracks. The second half of the record really grates on me every time though. I feel like it does turn into that too-cool indie pop sound and I really struggle with it. Maybe on another day?

"You're listening to my tunes!" - Simon (when he saw the Supergrass album art on my Spotify)

Great first track. Starting strong with a 4. Lovely album. Great britpop. Like madness, with less ska. I didn’t know that Alright was a track on here or by them, which is a 5. Overall a 4.

I wasn't buying too many albums at the time this came out, so I only heard the singles, although there are quite a lot of them. It didn't really hit home quite how good this was until I listened to the whole thing.

Great blend of hooks and energy

It was alright

Just a ton of fun.

New to me and I like it.

Meh 2.7

This is my first time listening to this album in full. Before I only knew "Alright". This is a pretty average britpop album. It's full of energy and has a bit of a charm to it. I really liked how "Strange Ones" relates back to "I'd Like to Know" both of which are highlights for me. Moments like this and the aforementioned "Alright" are really great but for the most part it doesn't beat what other britpop bands were doing at the time. I personally prefer Supergrass' 2005 album Road to Rouen. I'd recommend it if you're interested. Favorite track: Alright

Fun garage influenced britpop.

Alright was huge. Not a fan of the rest of the album. Dont think this is a album to listen to before you die. Blur and Oasis have you covered. 2/5.

Actually - pretty solid. Knew not of them, but starts out bouncing and energetic. You have heard "Alright" [ I had no idea who did that song]. Actually get 1 point of the surprise element

3.9 2nd Supergrass album and to be honest it's yet again pretty solid. Cracking first 30-40 minutes or so, I think the overplayed Alright is actually one of the weaker ones. Seems to run out of steam at the end, We're not supposed to shatters what was a good run and it struggles to climb to those heights again thereafter. Still, it makes me wonder why these guys were (or seemingly to me at least) never as big as a lot of the other 90s Brit bands that have made it on to here, when they clearly have as much if not more talent.

The only song I was familiar with off this, was Alright, which feels like an anthem of the 90s. I remember the iconic music video well. Caught By The Fuzz is another stand out track, the rest was alright but nothing that really caught my attention.

Калейдоскоп из 90-х. В который раз замечаю, что звук 90-х мне близок и понятен.

Good Brit pop!!!!

I'd only heard "Alright", but there's some other fun stuff on here

not a fan

Whoa, only knew one song, but this album kind of ripped. Never heard of these guys before.

really fun. they sounded edgy but it was also very rhythmic. I don't think I will buy the album but I will turn it up when I hear them on streaming. 6.4

It's a pleasing, natural variance that doesn't reek of showiness.

It’s intense, energetic, and just fun -- but nothing really stands out as especially memorable to me. That's okay, and I appreciate knowing more about the era.

The album is good, but the songs feel a bit repetitive and sometimes even noisy in a way that doesn’t work for me. It’s not the kind of album I can start my day with or put on when I just want to listen to music.

Pretty fun! Bias for that song from Clueless, but it's definitely a fun kind of summer album. Movie music.

Pretty basic

Besides the obvious hit Alright i really liked only one more song: She's so loose.

Not my thing. Fast forwarded through every song. Sounds like they are one type of band that made pop songs to generate revenue.

The soundtrack to every British coming-of-age film I swear

overproduced, but catchy tunes, but also just nothing really standoutish?

Solid album great sound few quality songs 4.3

p761. 1995. 4 stars. Fabulous mid 90s energetic Brit pop, packed with great tunes, sharp lyrics and a sense of humour.

Starts out really fun, and continues to be upbeat and high energy. Interesting sound, alternative the way I like it. Favs: I'd Like to Know, Strange Ones

thoroughly enjoyed listening

I like it. Reminds me of a lot of others. Devo, New York Dolls

Man, I forgot how much I dig this album. Brit-pop but with teeth! It's as if you took Blur's self-titled and flipped the vibes of the big single and the rest of the album. "Alright" is a peppy little pop bop, but the rest of the album has some serious punk rock vibes, where as on Blur, you have a punk rock esc single in "Song 2" and the rest is more Brit-pop bops. Criminally underrated in the states! Love this one!!

A decent British pop/rock album. I recognized “Alright” from some ads in the past. Nothing else too memorable. 3/5 would passively listen to.

Special, unique band...

I’ve got two words for you: Mansize. Rooster.

Another band of which I was completely unaware. It was an easy listen, but not something for which I see a need to add to my collection, sorry.

Lots of energy in this album!

This is great! What a nice discovery. I've heard Alright from a show or movie or something, so I recognized that, but the rest was still above par.

Unimpressed.

Potato. Croquette. It was alright. There was a surprising amount of variation in the second half of the album but it didn’t necessarily make it any more interesting. For me it was sufficiently boring to fall below a 3. The only real highlight was “Alright” as it’s a song I heard tons of times growing up but didn’t actually know who performed it or even what it was called.

They are like the upbeat, good-natured younger brother of the indie / British scene—catchy and fun, but without the cool of the big boys. Weak 3!

My first reaction to the album is that the mix is quite murky. There is poor instrument separation and a lack of clarity on the vocals which are not as forward in the mix as you would expect. An amorphous wall of noise is not my favoured production style. That being said, there is a rawness to the sound that is reminiscent of grubby live venues in small towns which I quite enjoy. The album isn't bad, but it swiftly faded into a background buzz of nineties noise that I was pretty bored with by the end. I think if you want mid nineties britpop/rock there are plenty of better alternatives, so I would question why this should be a bucket list album.

Awesome.

Alright is a great song but the rest of the album doesn’t rise to the same level.

It was ok. Nothing special.

bastante buono

Bastante interesante, precursor de muchas cosas de los 00. 3.5

4.5 me re gustó

I liked the album. It's driven and melodic. My favorite two songs were Alright and Caught by the Fuzz.

Ok, this was fun. I felt like I was 16 again learning to skateboard.

6/10

conoscevo già alright album carino, la musica ti gasa, genere che potrebbe piacere a papà

it was good! not necessarily something i would throw on everyday but it was good

Loved it!! Fun rock

Really cool Brit-pop. I'd never heard of this band and wasn't familiar with their music and then "Alright" came on. I've heard this song a lot over the years, never knew who made it. Something I'd come back to again, for sure. Just started listening to it for a second time this morning...and this is what I was hoping for when starting this project, finding bands and albums that I'd never heard of (but should have, I was well aware of what was going on in 1995) and enjoying them.

Great pop punk album. Some tracks have some Cardiacs vibes.

Great album already had in my collection

Yeah, this is a good 90s brit pop album. Lots of energy, great catchy songwriting, well-produced. parts of some songs are interesting. There's enough 90s brit pop on this list. I did not need to hear this before I die. I have enough 90s brit pop in my regular rotation too so this won't even make it to my liked songs.

great but not very my cup of tea at the moment, I already new one song in it so it was nice to discover the others

It's alright

Not a big fan of alternative rock. I just didn't connect.

Not heard this album before, although I have heard a couple of the songs including 'Alright' which is still a very popular song thirty years later.

Pas foufou

Felt like a decent album to listen to at a rock pub or in similar settings, but otherwise found it mostly a bit annoying. More speed and tempo over finesse and catchy riffs in my opinion. Just didn't hook me somehow. Don't think I was a big fan of the singing to be honest, think that dragged it down a bit. 'Alright' stands above the rest of the songs for sure, quite catchy'! 'We're Not Supposed To' sits below the rest for sure, both because of the smurf voice, and juvenile lyrics.

I was reminded again of how much I’ve been sleeping on Supergrass, since I’ve really only listened to Alive. We’ve covered In It for the Money before, and I was surprised by how different it sounded compared to what I was expecting. I had the same experience this time. Instead of a bland pop album, I got a punk-driven record full of energy and cool riffs. Just the right balance of abrasive and cool. 4 stars.

When people talk about britpop, Supergrass often gets a mention, but doesn’t seem to hit the level of respect that Blur or Oasis get. Listening to this, it feels silly for them to even be compared. This is much more punk, or power-pop, and all about the embracing of being a bit weird. I expected to enjoy this, as I’ve enjoyed other Supergrass albums, but I didn’t expect to love this quite so much. Side note: the album cover has me transfixed too.

No skips. I wish I wrote something as cool as this when I was a teenager.

Alright is pretty good, but the rest of the album is a bit disappointing compared to this track, though not completely boring.

Everyone should Coco

Ich würde mir wünschen ich könnte es höher bewerten. Komplex, vielschichtig, abwechslungsreich. Wahrscheinlich zu anspruchsvoll für mich 🙂‍↕️

Pretty good just not a massive britpop fan

What if Fuzzy Logic was English and made by sugar addicts. That was actually so good. Top 5 album on this gen probs

cocomelon

Blah, just does nothing for me.

Hell yeah! Broke the curse of like 50 consecutive ass Brit rock albums. Love the dudes voice and the songs were super smart and fun and catchy. Loved the last song too

Epic. Add to list of epic 90s alt rock albums like Matthew sweet and teenage fan club. Just everything I look for in an album. Love

Like the energy. I find the vocal style to be kind of exhausting.

Seminal mid 90s stuff but hasnt really improved with age.

I listened to this album plenty when it came out and I'd forgotten how fun it is. It does tail off towards the end and Alright was massively overplayed and feels trite, but the first three tracks on I Should Coco put me in a great mood. A high four.

Proper punky debut album 💪

This albums slaps and I enjoyed it much more than I thought it would. It’s like the missing link, if links were needed, between 00s post-punk and ska.

All day I have been comparing this to Crime of the Century and I have just now realised that that was Super✨tramp✨ and this is Super✨grass✨. Whoops! I wondered when Alright was going to come up! Anyway I guess the review I had in my head is being edited from "I prefer this to the previous Supergrass album" to "I prefer Supergrass to Supertramp". ... I never said I was going to be GOOD at this.

The best time to be presented with this album would’ve been 3 months ago when I went to see Supergrass perform it in full, but there’s never a bad time, really. It’s a sugar-rush of joyful power-pop that plays like a greatest hits collection, and oozes the kind of youthfulness that can only come from a band that were legitimately young at the time they made it. At the same time the music is just smart and grown-up enough to be interesting, without coming across smug or self-important. Are Supergrass one of the best or most important bands in history? No. But did they release two absolutely corking albums that surpass most of the rest of this list for pure fun? You betcha. 4.5 / 5

recognized “all right”. I just really dislike this style of music. 4.5/10

Pretty cool Favourite song: Mansize Rooster

Great record! Somewhere between Oasis and the Beatles in sonic landscape. I’ll listen to this one again.

great