Reviews (page 11 of 14)
closer to my vibe
Band DbD said had gone to see live, not sure I'd make the same decision. They have a sound that hasn't dated the best.
Common People!
Pretty decent ig
This was just ok - I can't say I fell in love with it or songs jumped out at me. Like most britpop, it sounds all the same. 6/10.
3.5; rounding down because I liked it but I wouldn't listen again
Was not super thrilled to get a Britpop album on this. But as far as Britpop goes, this seems like one of the better ones. Just fine to listen to.
Ish.
The lyrics are a bit cringey at times, otherwise an okay album.
Some good pieces but all in all just an average album.
Es peor que el otro que escuché de Pulp, "This is hardcore". Tiene buenas intenciones pero me aburre un poco. Es como un The Cure más movido y con menos estilo.
Definitional Britpop. Has a fairly 80's feel but matures out of it well enough. It's lyrics center around sex, social class, nostalgia, and regret. Standouts are "Common People" and "Disco 2000."
The singer from ImaRobot must have been heavily inspired by the singer of Pulp.
Not my jam. Technically fine, but found most of the tracks shared a sonic sameness that didn't really grab me.
Danny Elfman cosplaying as a vampy emo David Bowie at times, overall left me cold.
it was good i don’t think 90’s rock is for me but it definitely had some good parts
Leuke plaat, Britpop ten voeten uit. Ik had hem nog nooit gehoord, maar hij is bijzonder de moeite waard.
Some good songs, but these dudes are creepy.
I guess this is okay.
Apart from "Common People" the album is pretty average.
It was fine, I liked the beginning of the album more than the later songs.
I definitely enjoyed this more this time around than when it was brand new. This was hyped as one of the best Britpop albums, but it sounded and felt like something out of the '80s to me, which was a turn off at the time. I still don't love that aspect of it now, but Jarvis is an interesting singer and songwriter. I could see this returning to this to dive in deeper at some point.
This is the definition of bland british rock
I had a feeling that this was going to be British rock based on the cover. Sounds like music that would be in the background of that one Teen Titans villain who I only remember for the hypnotism and being very British. It's not awful but man is it pretty generic. There are a few songs that stand out above the rest, but overall it isn't really capturing me. Honestly, it's probably closer to a strong 2/5, but for the sake of it not being super off-putting it's a low 3/5 This is why having a 5-star system is a detriment in this regard. Some of my 3s are a lot better than others. Though most people don't use the 10 point system well so I see the merit of the 5 star system.
This is some great britpop. To the extent that it mixes all the good parts of what bands like Oasis and Blur we’re doing with the subtle cockiness the band got known for.
britpop
Pretty good.
OK.
It was fine. Certainly more enjoyable that This is Hardcore, which I hated. Just another so-so, questionable addition to the list but definitely not offensive to the ears.
i enjoyed it, but also forgot everything about it minutes after listening. except common people. common people gets a whole star just for itself
An okay album. Very Brit-pop arrangements with dramatic vocals. Favorite Songs: Pencil Skirt and Disco 2000
Not bad but I’m just not a Brit pop fan. But it has some catchy Melodies
Being a 6 Music listener, I know some of the tracks on this album all too well. "Sick To Death Of" might be a bit harsh, but I had to fast forward through a couple. I did quite enjoy the tracks I hadn't heard before though. Like it, don't love it 😊
Brits are weird. I'm not sure how I've never heard of them but it was interesting.
Pulp - Different Class - 1995 Holy shit. I didn’t know that William Shatner’s album “Has Been” was based on a cover from this Pulp album. To be fair, I had never heard of this band until today. I only knew about the Shatner album because Henry Rollins is featured on a track. It is a funny album. I might like it more than this album. It’s not that this isn’t a good album, but more that it just reminds me of the Shatner album and now that is all I want to listen to. Apple Music’s Editors’ Notes include “…”Common People” is probably the greatest U.K. No. 2 single since Strawberry Fields Forever.” The UK in the 90’s must have been insufferably boring. This album was alright. Kind of boring. Common People, Disco 2000, and Monday Morning are stand out tracks. 3 out of 5 stars Shatner’s version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0
Not really, my style, but I’ll give it an extra star for at least keep in my interest the whole way through
Some of the songs had a fun energy and showcased a few different styles but the album as a whole was somewhat forgettable.
- Grows on you - Corny but the good kind - bangers on extremities
Britpop. Un megahit. Ni fu ni fa.
It's giving me Rocky Horror Picture Show vibes. I'd describe it as emo glam. Very theatric. Makes me want to put a cigarette in one of those long holders, sip some absinthe, and lounge around on my velvet furniture.
Common People is the stand out hit for a reason. I enjoyed the album but I'm not sure I'd add it into regular rotation.
I liked some of it, but most of it was too theatrical for my taste. It could have been my mood though.
Pretty good, some weird spoken word parts but overall decent album
I like it
Feel like I should like this album more than I do. Common people is kind of a banger
Common people is such a bop. Enjoyed the rest of the album as well.
This is one of those 1995 albums I wish I had known about in 1995! I would have really loved this mix of Brit pop and early Indie with some great, catchy tracks. That said, it is not the sort of thing I'm drawn to these days for whatever reason. I liked it, at times liked it a lot, but did not love it. 3.5 rounded down because I don't see myself listening to this one again.
Better than I expected, worth another play some time
3/5, an incredibly mixed album for me. I really liked Sorted for E's and Whizz, Something Changed, Bar Italia, and Disco 2000, but the rest of the album wasn't my thing. I don't think I'm a fan of the synth sounds of the era, and the lead singer was WAYYYY too horny for an entirely comfortable listen.
Catchy and energetic album with a nostalgic sound. But was all that moaning really necessary? Favorite track: Disco 2000
Common People is fine. Solid late 80's/early 90's feel. Nothing else stuck out.
Ok Brit pop, listen was ok, not sure I would listen again
I struggled to process this one. It grew on me a bit after repeated listens. They had moments of NIN, The Cure, Suede - all bands I like - but I couldn't quite get into this. It was all decent to good. Very consistent. But there was something missing for me. Maybe they were just too British. The longer spoken word stuff was really the only thing I can point to that I didn't like, but even that was still tolerable. 6/10 for me.
It was bumpin. Vibes
A passable update on glam rock for the 90s. The overwrought emotion of Jarvis Cocker's delivery and lyrics gets a little tiresome but most of the songs are pretty good. 3 stars
This album grabbed me from the start, but then kind started letting me down as it progressed. So, I didn't love it throughout, but it was good overall.
Am I the only one that's confused by the fact that there is Pulp but then there is also Blur? Those are pretty much the same word, right? I love Common People (Shatner's cover with Joe Jackson is one of my favorite things on earth) and I got excited about I Spy and Disco 2000 the first time through. But then I was kind of bored by the rest of the album and, listening again, even Spy and Disco'd lost some of their luster.
fav song is pencil skirt lyrics are so sus tho
some songs have a musical type delivery, different from what i would usually listen to fav song: i spy (drifting in a convertible on the freeway, on a mission), live bed show (can relate sadly)
I mean, it’s ok
Classic from my youth
Never, ever heard of them. Based on the album cover, I wasn't expecting the music that I heard. I really took to it quickly. Very catchy pop songs, that aren't "too pop". Really good. I look forward to hearing more of this one. 3/5
I think "Sorted for Es and Whizz" was the first cassette single I bought. I remember listening to it with my Dad at the Barnstaple tip. I don't think either of us really understood what it was about, but I do now! I'm not sure time has been kind to this album as a whole. Lyrically it's great, but the music sucks.
Liked this one a lot few years ago, but somewhat disappointing to hear it again. So how should this be rated....
Because Cocker remains a public image, one can't but wonder what he'd make of this album today. For what it is, and when it was, it is what theorists would describe as social observation. And for that, it is very good. The recurrence of key themes – lust, longing, betrayal – does make one wonder about the lives of others (the singer/songwriter other). In the UK, the working class narrative is under constant threat from the imperative to social advancement – an aspiration that sort of elides the uncomfortable that that this kind of hierarchy is relative, rather than absolute. If we could all become middle class, then we'd be living in a class-inflected Ponzi scheme. As it is, Cocker's biography strongly suggests that he has leapfrogged (by way of talent, and positioning, aided by that impenetrable variable which is public taste) to a point that (thanks to the surrounding eco-system, not by way of conscious intent on his part) would frame him something close to a class traitor. This is rubbish, of course. But this album does seem firmly bedded in a tribal understanding of social interaction. I ramble. This is still worth listening to, even if the Brit Pop context and the social critique are somewhat worn now...
I found myself enjoying this more than I thought I would. But, their version of Common People pales in comparison to the brilliance that is the William Shatner / Ben Folds version.
Generally catchy, unremarkable pop, but with some of the horniest lyrics and vocal performances. Songs range from angst-washed to sultry.
Pretty good, but as an american its sooooooooo british it hurts. 3/5
Probablement le meilleur album de britpop que j'ai eu. Des bangers par ci par là.
Will listen again, save a few songs
Pretty solid English rock.
It was ok. Not exceptional
British bias
Britpop. Un megahit. Ni fu ni fa.
Leuk voor één keer, maar ik zou het niet vaker opzetten.
Jarvis Cocker's vocals are so polarizing. So often he sounds like a condescending twat (to use a British word) with his half whisper and part speaking style. But other times it sounds energetic and perfectly cheeky, like on Common People (a quintessential Brit Pop tune and a classic with its combo of rock/pop/synth and witty lyrics). Other songs that bring that nicely blend Pulp's sound with Cocker's vocals and lyrics are Disco 2000 and Mis-Shapes, maybe Monday Morning too. But I do find it a bit creepy how much an early 30's guy is singing about sex where the protagonists are seemingly teenagers. Ultimately, while this album has its highs, it also feels boring or repetitive. A little too uneven for me.
A lot of fun, a little too long.
The instrumentals on this album were nice. But why was every song about sex? Favorite track: Mis-Shapes
A glimpse into the powerlessness and the resulting anger of the lower class
I dont know what to say. A sort of mixture of Bowie and something like that. Common People is a pretty good song.
At the first couple songs I thought "Nice, David Bowie vibe", After a while I got bored and preferred listening to David Bowie
Some interesting but also quite some boring parts
Wasn't a chore but don't think I'll listen to it again.
I'm probably more in the 2 and 1/2 range here, but it's Halloween so they're getting the extra half star. Just like I'm gonna get an extra half of a Reese's cup, baby! I don't think any of the other songs come close to touching "Common People" with a ten meter (because it's the UK) pole. But I liked having this on in the background. "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E." made me perk up, despite how annoying it was to type out that song title just now.
I felt this album had weird sensual energy. Maybe it would work for me on a different day, but it was an odd listen in the middle of my work day that's for sure.
Thought I would like this album more based off of 'Common People' All-in-all, not bad not great
7/10
Common people is really good, I enjoyed this more than other British bands
Not my kind of music but great cover and sound if you like the cure
Light pulp
There’s a lot of good stuff here but always thought this guy was kind of full of himself
sounds like bowie
Wish I could give half points.
I’m not sure who thought it was a good idea to put Elvis Costello doing David Bowie impressions for a Cure album on this list, but thanks! I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.
3/12, 25%
Conoscevo solo la canzone common people. Non proprio il mio genere (troppi suoni pop) ma i testi molto belli. Comunque sono molto bravi anche a suonare.
I thought the album was mildly interesting but for the most part I found it a bit tame or bland. Not my style personally but not a bad album altogether 5/10.
Love it. It’s me all around - indie rock and horny vibes! Notable songs: I spy gave me phantom of the opera vibes… love. the rest was meh but I got distracted, will relisten properly another time but w/e. mum’s birthday too but she never rlly liked pulp
smooth. - Common People -I Spy (creepy but good) -Underwear
Pretty good, liked it a lot more the second listen. Favorites: Mis-Shapes, Common People. Least favorite: Underwear
A lot of this reminded me of Roger Waters/the wall(forget which song but had Waiting for the Worms vibes). This was solid I enjoyed listening to this throughout, I thought the beginning was very strong and I really liked Live Bed Show
Nice sound, the vocals reminded me just a bit of toger waters, the lyrics were a bit rough tho.
In the US during 90s Pulp kind of got buried by Oasis, Blur and other likeminded bland Britpop groups because other than the few standouts, they all sound the same. Pulp's Different Class falls into that line and extends into the 'If David Bowie first came to fame in the 90s this is what he'd sound like' sound. It's not bad, it's not groundbreaking, it's just okay and thats not too bad. P.S. the William Shatner version of Common People is the best version. 3/5.
• I had already heard Common People • The vocalist shines when he sings loudly, in the higher register, rather than the low whisper he tends to use • I Spy’s slow beginning isn’t my favourite but when it picks up it gets a lot better • Disco 2000 is also very good • A lot of the (non love-related) lyrics remind me of Gorillaz • Many songs on the album don’t particularly stand out on a first listen, though I can see them becoming easier to recognise on further listens. Favourite song: Common People
Was good, never heard of them.
oasis sans la nostalgie
If you have heard common people you have heard the album
Despite being a child of the 90s, I had never heard of this band or album. It was fine, but didn't particularly stand out for me. I'm not super well educated in Brit Pop but I can think of a lot of albums from that era that I did enjoy more than this one. Almost certainly a case if I had heard this 25 years ago I'd feel differently.
My immediate knee-jerk reaction was "meh, another so-so '90s Brit rock group." Thankfully, that first impression was incorrect. There's some quality music on here, much of it pointedly aimed at the frivolous and out of touch upper class. "Common People" was the first song to get my attention (and is probably my favorite song on the album). The line "I took her to a supermarket" was what tipped me off to Pulp's sense of humor. They're theatrical and the album tackles a key inequity in the modern world, but they're not taking themselves too seriously, either. That's a combination I respect. Sonically, they sound like sort of a precursor to The Killers, but they're not afraid to dip into whatever genre suits them. "Disco 2000" was obviously inspired by Laura Branigan's "Gloria"--it's not every band that says "Hey, let's do a disco track." But it fits the album and their self-aware sense of humor. Not sure how many of these tracks will end up in my rotation, but this was a surprisingly solid album.
a couple of good singles and a lot of filler, ambitious but I don't really respond to that ironic tone
assez bon, je kiffe le chanteur
Pop elegante y bien elaborado. Un poco en la onda de Oasis y Blur. Tranquilo, fácil de escuchar y sin mucha complicación.
Not my cup of tea, prefer Blur for brit-pop. It's aight 😐
The melodies of a lot of the songs didn’t grab me enough to want to pay attention to the lyrics and themes, which made me tune out as the album progressed. I also struggled with Jarvis Cocker’s vocal delivery. I like that he channels David Bowie and Bryan Ferry, but he doesn’t always sound like he is in tune; and his whispered, spoken vocals are particularly grating. This is a shame, because I really liked ‘This Is Hardcore’ and was hoping for a similar experience. A mixed bag then, not without merit, just probably not for me. Still better by anything than Blur though.
Easily forgettable album with all the other new wave on the list. Other than Common People, the rest of the songs get annoying and the vocals became a bit irritating. I hesitate to give it a 2, but it is definitely a lower 3.
Fun
Don't know why this doesn't gel with me maybe its a bit too snarky. And twee. 3/4 big hits from the middle of that awful Blair/Britpop era. Lots of clever smutty lyrics. A couple of songs drag on too long.Umm don't know what else to say really. 3.
Un autre album de pop rock anglais. C’est bien et peut etre un peu meilleur que d’autres sur cette liste. Ca reste que ce n’est pas dans mon registre. J’ai quand mem passe un beau oment. 3.85
Pretty good album for British pop
Me gustan mucho sus canciones más famosas de este disco, sobre todo por los recuerdos que me traen: Mis-Shapes, Common People y Disco 2000. El resto del disco está bien si te gusta el Brit Pop. Creo que se merece estar en una lista de 1000 discos.
I really enjoyed this one. Love the combination of british rock and synthesizers.
2 hits, rest meh
Better than previous Pulp albums. Still probably my least favorite of the bigger brit pop bands. 3/5
Would give it 4.5 if I could, but can't give it 4.
Cocker is an evocative lyricist. I, however, have never been a lyrics person. The intentionally kitsch sound is charming
While I do like Common People (and the Shatner version is the BEST!) the rest of the album doesn’t excite me.
Stars pretty good. Another example of not recognizing a popular song when loading the album and then going "Oh shit, thats that one song". Really falls off at the back half
Couple of absolute classics but the rest was kinda meh
I only had a chance to listen to this once. As far as hits go Common People is quite good. I also like FEELINGCALLEDLOVE. The rest I'd have to listen to again. Jarvis Cocker writes clever lyrics.
sounds like a lot of 90's brit pop, it's ok.
The music is pretty good, although not very original. The lyrics are really uninspiring.
6/10. Some okay songs, in a pervy British guy way
Mercury Prize for biggest snooze fest. 5/10
Sounds like Bowie. Isn't Bowie.
New to Pulp, cringed for a minute over nore British pop but they got me! My highlights! Pencil Skirt & F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
first listen some great songs but the rest is kinda filler
Loved the first third, then it got into pretty generic Brit rock (still good), and then boring ballads to close the album.
Znači, ja stvarno ne razumijem kako nekome ovaj album može biti najbolji brit-pop ikad? Općenito da im je 5/5, šta već. To njegovo šaputanje bi bacio u tri pičke materine. Toliko sam puta pokušao slušati, stvarno jesam, negdje 10 puta maltene, ali ne ide. Dakle ovaj album nije ni četvorka nažalost za mene, a tako sam htio da bude. Jebem ti to romantično/drkavajuće šaputanje na albumu, da ti jebem. Kolko serem po ovom albumu, ispast će da mislim da je dvojka ili trojka, malo je jače od trojke, al kužiš, Blurov najgori album je u rangu sa ovim.
Interesting artefact - didn't listen to it then, only really heard of Common People - probably won't listen to it again - but glad I listened to it for this
This was a strange album - it started out as kinda standard 90s UK pub rock, then around the second half it became this real Gen X 80s pop rock stuff, still pretty pub-bound I guess but was weird. I did mostly enjoy it though. 55min is too long, but hey. Still a solid 3/5.
I enjoyed his as I remember the singles from this album from when it was released. I wasn't blown away by the other tracks on the album but it was pleasant to listen to.
Aw bloody crumpets, god save the queen. Some of the lyrics aren't really winners. Too much pervy stalky sex stuff. It was pretty good overall, but this must be the most uncomfortable album to play on your speakers around other people. When "Feeling Called Love" ended, I was like "Well that was pretty uncomfortable. Surely the next song won't be that creepy!" And then I saw the next song was titled "Underwear".
It's fine for what it is. It could've used a little shorter of a runtime in my opinion, but I did like it, even though I didn't completely like every single song, it is a complete and digestive project that's enjoyable if you already like the genre. 3.5/5
give common people its 5/5, but the rest is nowhere close
Hadn't heard this one before but I went out and bought it. Has a very Kinks kind of vibe.
Enjoyed underwear.
Wasn’t as bad as I thought. In fact I quite enjoyed some tracks so 3*
Notes: 1. This is a pretty good album. 2. So, let's talk about the songs where the listener is getting lectured to by the breathy voiced singer... They made me a touch uncomfortable. Aside from that, this is the best Space Hog album I've heard in a few years. Keep it up!
Not seeing what's so amazing about this. Good to mediocre.
Britpop is not my thing, but this album has a lot of fun songs, specially Mis-Shapes and Common People. I guess people who enjoy Oasis and Blur will also enjoy this. Favorite tracks: * Mis-Shapes * Dance 2000 * Common People
Começou um pouco barulhento pro meu gosto, mas estou achando ok agora. Bom pra lavar louças ou fazer faxina, mas não seria meu go to album.
svona lala
I've never really listened to Pulp before (outside of that one song that was on the Venture Bros. - which I liked a lot), but this is pretty good. Better than Blur and significantly better than Oasis. I was starting to think there was no hope for Britpop.
I enjoyed the songs that auto played after the album more than the album, but it was pretty good.
Liked it as an instrumental album
Blur and Oasis are certainly the most popular acts in britpop, but Pulp is the most britpop act in britpop. They're also VERY horny, which I don't like. Otherwise, the songs are alright and serve the genre pretty well.
jarvis cocker comes off as a weird fragile pervert but he writes some good songs.
A very average album. Some highs, some lows, and lots of in between. Nothing particularly bad, but nothing particularly good either.
If you've not yet heard William Shatner's version of "Common People", do yourself a favor.
Beetje wennen. Teksten vooralsnog scherper dan de muziek.
Some Brit pop goodness, but not the best Brit pop
Not bad
'When you raise your pencil skirt, like a veil before my eyes' fucking love that lyric. Common People is obviously an absolute jam, big fan of that song so was awesome to listen to on a Monday morning, Disco 2000 comes second to that. Really didn't like the song I Spy. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E is a sensual song, tense af. Now, the album cover, I'm not sure how I feel about it, I love a wedding so that's plus points I guess but the white border on the background is not a vibe and is quite dated (i mean it is for 1995 so I'll let it slide). 6/10
Can't really get the greatness in it, but at least it's not bad.
Good enough
Rock
Some standard Brit pop for me
A very fine if not totally generic Brit Rock album from the 90s. Does what it says on the tin.
This is a pretty good album that I liked, but didn't love. I think the sometimes too theatrical presentation kept me from really loving it. Common People is a great song as well as Monday Morning and FEELINGCALLEDLOVE also had a feel that I really enjoyed the rest of the album had moments but nothing that reached the levels as these three songs. 3.75 🌟
leuk
Muy noventero. Lo mejor es la portada
This just doesn't cut the mustard for me anymore. Don't get me wrong, Common People and Disco 2000 are two of the greatest songs ever but the rest of the album just doesn't grab me in the same way it used to. It all feels very comfortable and on one level in the way that those two epic singles aren't. I don't particularly enjoy Jarvis' voice too. Nothing I can exactly lay my finger on. It just lightly grates at times. Though this album had a special place in my heart for a few years so it well warrants my attention
Not sure ..
Eh, had a hard time getting into it. Brit rock pop stuff... not really for me.
Common People is a classic. Pretty decent album.
Some good songs in there, some good lyrics, but as an album the result is a bit too monotonous. Either that or I just don't dig the sound that much.
I've been appreciating Britpop a lot more of late - no doubt due to this fantastic 1001 exercise. In general - and Pulp here absolutely follows suit - there is such an emphasis on melodic progressions which I am a sucker for. For this Pulp album, songs like "Mis-shapes" and "Disco 2000" just ring out with irresistible sing-song melodies - so much that I like and appreciate about song structure is wrapped up in these. Yet...I find that my problem with Pulp is not necessarily Jarvis Cocker's voice, it's perhaps his manner of singing on many of the songs ("I Spy") that can prove ...difficult? - actually it's the combination of style and lyrics, and as a listener who finds that lyrics should serve as a "get in & get out of the way" piece rather than sitting right up top as the main focus, they're FAR too often a distraction. The verses in "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E" annoyed me so much - dry right-up-in-your-head vocals but once the song kicks in I like it - so what the hell am I supposed to think about this? The weird lyrics to "Underwear" kinda wreck what I love about the music in this song. I'm going to have to give this another few spins - as of now 3 stars but almost disappointing; I feel like this album wasthisclose to being great for me. Freaking lyrics, man... 6/10 3 stars
Good album…becoming a fan of pulp
British Pop is a thing, and yeah, a lot lighter than American pop I've heard in the past. Interesting that its also art rock.
Diggar! Bästa låtar: Common People Something Changed Disco 2000
Good vibes, but nothing super stood out to me. Favorite song: Bar Italia
Very good rock music, enjoyed it all the way through. This is the kind of music that I would love to put on while cooking food and having a beer. I'm tempted to give this a 4 but perhaps that's a bit too high, but it's definitely 3.5 / 5.
Not my cup of tea, but certainly not a bad album either
in...teresting lyrics?lol. eww his voice in the second song pls he's a weirdo. third song was better but i cant get into this sound. 4th track he's back to whispering xd Disco 2000 is the first song i kinda enjoy. WAIT I KNOW THIS SONG lmao. i've heard this on the radio a bunch yet i never knew the name of this band lol. mans got friendzoned all by himself. song sounds good could do without the word breasts though. ah i'm done, wasnt as bad as the first couple of tracks made me think it'd be, it's like a 2.5 but im feeling generous :P
weird lyrics, some bops
Not bad, just kind of forgettable.
British men, go to horny jail
Gut hörbar!
Nicht schlecht und ziemlich populär
Another British group making what is an influential sound for future British alternative efforts. You can see the Blur, Bloc Party and more taking inspiration from this album, and with catchier hooks, it's easy to see why.
Hit or miss, but the misses were close and the hits were soft. Very middle of the road for me, but overall "nice"
Inspired from Roxy Music. Good English electronic beats, earnest lyrics delivered well. 7/10
Not bad. Nothing I feel I need to own, though. Decent power pop.
Nice sound, like the glam/synth combination
Not bad.
Great, really evocative and varied
It was okay - feel good album but not my thing
That was sensual
Some really catchy tunes. I also didn't understand how you got there semi-naked in someone else's room.
OK
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mm.. tuttuja biisejä mutta ei oikein mun juttu
Has the vibe of a melancholy, but charming indie movie.
A couple odd but great songs on this one
Not bad. Inspired by Bowie. Felt like a lighter Third Eye Blind self titled in terms of the reflections made in the songs.
Not something I’d listen to again as a whole album. There’s maybe a song I’d listen to again but probably not. I didn’t hate my life while listening to this though
Pretty generic old punk. Probably a big inspiration for some band i love but doesnt strike me as interesting
common people. what a song!
It’s fine, not a lot to say
Progenitor to the kind of stuff I find myself defaulting to, like Spoon. Heavy on the social commentary, and medium on the everything else. I'll probably dig through it again later, although I already know which way this band leans.
Common people, what a song.
Worth listening to again. Reminds of 50cc
Something I don't think I ever came across before, although some of the songs seemed strangely familiar. Interesting.
I know of "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Common people is probably their most popular song, it's a great class-warfare anthem. I Spy has a fun instrumental. I'm not sure how I feel about the whispery-vocals. 3.5 down to 3. Probably their best album. I think I would like the band better with a different singer though. :/
Album started off sounding like the Beatles a little. Some of the songs have interesting rhythms. Very poppy and bass heavy.
gostei bem mais do finalzinho
An album that simultaneously sounded like a throwback and way ahead of its time. Not bad.
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I still don't think I *get* Pulp but this is pretty good.
average . nothing pops out . common people is somewhat good
David Bowie + Damon Albarn Lots of sex, sadness and missing ones lover
Was good but not what I’m here for. Only listened to first few songs on the album. 90s British rock
trevligt album faktiskt.
Good record. Listened to the deluxe version tonight, and I really love the demo versions on it.
1995. Key Songs: Common People, Mis-Shapes, Mile End
Nothing bad, but its generally pretty borring and I find the lyircs kinda cringey and immature. Closer to a 2.5, but its not offensively bad enough to justify rating it a 2
This was a drag. I’m hopeful the next album will be something special.
Born about the Same year as Cocker, in my youth I didn‘t know Pulp. I not really recognize a similar style with David Bowie. Spy is maybe such a song. It‘s the only song I have saved.
I never really got caught up in the "brit-pop" wave because it just never resonated with me. Academically, I can understand the appeal of this album and how someone COULD love it, but it's nothing I ever really want to listen to again.
09/17 Meh. Forgettable album
Maso
This is a very English record. Over the years I’ve made several efforts to try to enjoy the entire thing. It should be in my skill set. I love the Jam, Happy Mondays, Blur and Oasis and every quirky band from the 90s when this record came out. I just can’t. Sure Common People is a solid track. Jarvis is a capable frontman. It should work but it doesn’t. It’s kind of boring. Only other tracks I found interesting were Monday Morning and Disco 2000. That’s it. Sad really because someone is suggesting that this was one of the best Brit Pop records- it’s not. So sadly, this really is 2/5
Ok seriously come the fuck on. Another one from this tired genre??????
I hope my brain pulp immediately forgets this garbage.
That sure was another mediocre British rock album. Really unimpressed honestly
Very mediocre contemporary British pop rock.
thought i would like it more than i did
Meh
It was okay but seemed unnecessarily over dramatic. Two stars
Not my favorite
4/10
Yoooo British people double feature. The mixing made it really hard to hear the vocalist 50% of the time. All of the Treble and mid tones felt like they souped up together. I thought my headphones were just being weird but even in my car I could barely distinguish the vocals from the instrumentation, maybe I'm just going deaf. Overall it was pretty forgettable. 80s Brit-slop in the 90s. Post-punk is such a broad genre that comparing this to Joy Division and Talking Heads makes it seem like chump change. Favorite(s): FEELINGCALLEDLOVE Least: Disco 2000
Fav: Sorted for E’s and Wizz L: Common People 2 Wanker core. For like half the songs the direction to the instruments seems to have been “play the same chord every beat”. At like 2:28 in Monday Morning he does a Mr Bean noise a few times.
The instrumentation saves this from being a 1 star
This makes me think of orange juice A bit of Pulp can be nice Too much Pulp is off putting
I liked the sound, but I feel like I need a hundred showers to wash off the slimy, sleazy lyrics.
different. out there. all over. pop?
I've had my fill of mid brit-pop.n Enough already.
Some interesting content, just not my thing.
Confused at the amount of praise being heaped upon this mid album. Never heard of them before either. Mostly shit.
It was alright
super mid, não achei que teve nenhum ponto alto, tanto que eu escutei o álbum inteiro e não consigo lembrar de nenhuma música em especial. Não é ruim, só não é bom também. Deviam ter colocado My Dear Melancholy do The Weeknd no lugar desse aqui, que é bem mais memorável e tem bem mais alma.
Hab nich zu ende gehört...
Another meaningless british album who wants to feel class conscious and interesting and ends up being the poundland version of something I heard and disliked somewhere between 20 and 30 years ago. At least it's not UTTERLY bad, it's just REALLY bad.
After reading some reviews for this album and accidentally playing the beginning of “Mis-Shapes,” I thought I would enjoy “Different Class” by Pulp. And since I haven’t listened to Britpop recently, I thought maybe this could be an opportunity to get back into the genre. Boy, was I wrong. First, Jarvis Cocker is creepy. What the hell are “Pencil Skirt” and “I Spy?” This man makes me afraid to leave the house at night. Second, I’ve been trying to understand where people are getting the “social commentary” from, but I cannot discern any of that from the album aside from “Common People,” and I guess “Disco 2000” and “Underwear.” Even so, this was a very lighthearted and unserious way to comment on society, and I see this more as carefree “romantic commentary.” Honestly, a lot of this was Jarvis thinking he was making a point, but instead just talking to talk. Instrumentally, this album isn’t “bad” per se; it’s just that it is so basic with no defining quality that I hear other bands have, like Oasis, for example, with their electric guitar-driven sound. I would describe this album’s instrumentals as easy to listen to but not good; that said, they do use some unconventional rhythms, but that was all the uniqueness I took from them. Even though their melodies were basic and straightforward (but again, easy on the ears), it was no problem getting through the album. Vocally, I have no clue what this man is doing. Half of the time, he’s whispering like he’s about to commit murder, and half of the time, he has half-decent vocals that I can actually tolerate. No clue what the purpose of this is, and hearing this with the instrumentals ruined the whole experience for me. Honestly, this was just a weird album from start to finish, and I do not think I will be revisiting this as a whole anytime soon. I am glad, however, that I made it to the more unusual side of Britpop, and if this has taught me one thing, it’s to not willingly listen to Pulp ever again. 2/5
Confesso que não entendi muito bem a proposta.. talvez meus sentimentos sejam muito rasos pra esse tipo de música. É legal no nível padrão, mas como eu costumo dizer, longe de ser algo que me prenda a atenção.
Miss me with the whisper singing/talking. Annoying.
meh.. was ok, but wont come back to it
“Common People” is an all time fantastic song, so I had hope for this album, but it wasn’t great. Some really suspect lyrics in a few of the songs that seemed to imply a fondness for lack of consent. Kind of soured me on the whole thing. It’s a 2.5 but I’m rounding down despite the strength of “Common People.” Also I thought for years that “Common People” was an old Bowie song. Kind of gives that vibe, and honestly might be the main reason why I like it.
I wasn't feeling it but it was a monday morning
noise core
rapey and weird
Album 48/1001. Listened 7/14/2026. It's better in orange juice.
Common People and Disco 2000 are classics but that's about where my enjoyment of this ends. The instrumentals are pretty much all very catchy and well put together but the vocals do not work for me at all. Sometimes it sounds like he's singing without ever actually hearing the music he's singing over. I know the whisper singing is a stylistic choice but I just do not get on with it. Some of the lyrics are also cringe worthy to me. Maybe I'll like this a bit more on a second listen but as a first go round I am not a fan.
this music is as dreary as britain motherfuckers
Rock. It was okay.
I am as big of a teaboo as any Yank you'll ever meet but nothing here appeals to me.
This is just not for me. Never been a fan, never will be a fan. Anemic, boring, annoying. Meh.
Lowkey wanted to skip a lot of songs. Great storytelling but the vocals are lacking for me. It really took away from the overall experience because there’s some good stuff on here as well. Torn.
I didn't hate it but very tempting to skip a lot of the songs. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it today.
It feels like an interesting record within a genre that is not always the most interesting out there. It is a joyful record which contains some decent highlights. 7/10 [KEEP]
Listening to this record felt a lot like watching "Repo! The Genetic Opera"; if you like this record, you'll probably enjoy that movie. 1995 feels like an unpopular time to make an operatic goth record. I know goth new wave had it's moment in the 80s (The Cure, Depeche Mode, etc.) and again around 2000 (Deadsy, Orgy, Powerman 5000, etc.) but it doesn't seem like this was the thing in 1995. Just like the The Darkness album I got yesterday, that out-of-placeness makes me inclined to down-rate this. I'm not sure how influential it is if it didn't really drive a movement. Also, I'm not really a lyrics guy, but that whole "I really love it when you tell me to stop, Oh it's turning me on" thing was weird.
To me this was a whole bunch of not that much. Didn't interest me. I kinda felt like id heard all before, mabye I'm just not into it. His voice reminded me a little of David Bowie. I didnt struggle to get through this one, but it didnt interest me too much. I did however quite like Feeling Called Love (im not typing all that), there was something about that one that I liked, the rest not as much.
Unfortunately I didn’t jam with this. There were some good moments, but 85% of the time I felt flat. Most of the lyrics were pretty odd. Felt like background music, but not in a good way.
Okay I have some time to update this I like dance 2000 I need it listen to this really hard. Okay update I have listened and it’s just okay it’s Brit pop doesn’t go anywhere. Some good songs and bar Italia played as I walked into an Italian bar
2/5
Ok sound
2 stars
Bom, um rock antigo aconchegante apesar de não fazer tanto meu gosto musical.
Common people is a terrific track. No other track really grabbed me like that one did.
Didn’t expect to dislike this as much as I did. Heard the album back in the day of course and it never moved me (including seeing them live in the UK at their height), but I didn’t judge beyond that. Listening now, the primary reaction I have is that Jarvis Cocker, besides a certain sleazy theatricality that’s mildly entertaining, is not a good vocalist. His upper register in particular is painful to listen to. The instrumentals are largely without character- blocky, rigid and without a hair out of place. The songs are also pretty basic, expressing unsophisticated and blasé sentiments as if they were earth-shaking statements.
I'm not sure what other people are hearing here that im not. The whole album is SO HORNY, and I cannot stand the like sultry talking that the lead singer does. The actual music is fine, nothing to write home about, so im not gonna give it a one, but I did not enjoy listening to this.
Saturday May 23rd, 2026. I didn't enjoy this album. It had lots of cool effects that made it sound nice, but the lyrics were so very strange. 4/10.
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A friend put 'Common People' on a mix CD for me a million years ago so I had high hopes for this album (despite disliking This is Hard Core.) But I definitely now get why that was the only song my friend bothered insisting I hear. 'Common People' remains an absolutely spot on, incisive take-down of how mainstream culture elevates marginalized experiences while actually wanting nothing to do with the reality of being a marginalized person (relevant for race, queerness as well as class)--while also being totally catchy. The rest of the album doesn't come close to how great that song is. Sure, you can try to say this is all a bit tongue in cheek, taking the piss in a way that maybe you have to be British to understand, but very little of the rest of the album comes close to the incisive observations of that track (maaaaybe 'Mis-Shapes.') Instead, it's weird reflections on childhood crushes, women's underwear, lounge-y spoken word tracks, and crooning about being the other man in a love triangle--all while making a lot of references to breasts and naked women's bodies in ways that feel more creepy & juvenile than funny. For all of Jarvis Cocker insisting he's so different from those laddish blokes who bullied him in Sheffield clubs, he doesn't actually come across all that different from them at the end of the day.
Partially known. Fine.
Too distracted by the William Shatner cover of Common People to finish the album.
This was meh. There are a couple of standout tracks, but most of the record kinda sounded bland. Favourite Track(s): Bar Italia Least Favourite Track(s): Something Changed, Pencil Skirt
I like Brit-pop/rock, in part thanks to this list, but this one did not land for me at all. All of the drawbacks of the genre with none of the positives.
very british
Tråkigt
Álbum que sale en pleno auge del britpop. No me aburrió pero tampoco me encantó. No creo que lo vuelva a escuchar, pero esta bueno para poner como música de fondo (aunque prefiero el silencio en tal caso).
Album 178. Different Class (https://open.spotify.com/album/3ly9T2L4pqTZijFgQssd3x?si=n_twd1aWQcKNxDOOpaA-bw) — Pulp (1995) I don't know what to write about this except to put a quote from The Sopranos — This says “with pulp" — You like it with pulp — Not this much. I like the one that says "some pulp" *Throws phone at Tony in response* Well, quite mediocre britpop from the 90s that hits as hard as throwing a telephone 2/5 No liked songs
It's ok. Pretty bland overall, but some songs worth paying attention to. I think I'm just getting tired of all the British alt bands with dry humour (see that) that have mid instrumentation.
This wasn't bad, but it didn't impress me either. It was just fine. I will forget I listened to this album, and I won't ever listen to it again.
This was interesting. Kind of nostalgic in a Cure kind of way. For some songs, at least.
Sounds fine, not my cup of tea. I like rock just not (sad) rock if you get me. good background music I guess
It was fine. Some Brit pop that I like but most of it I didn’t.
i did not enjoy this