Different Class

Beautiful, funny, clever, sad - loved it then, love it now.

very good, glad I was forced to listen to it

不错

I actually really enjoyed this too british at parts but I still loved it nonetheless 10/10

"Different Class" is the fifth studio album from Pulp. It was released in 1995 pretty much at the height of Britpop. I know people may disagree with me but I think this is the best album of that genre. The title refers to a club night at Eve's Club and also to the British social class system. A double meaning, I like it. This is very polished and well-produced music. In a lot of songs, the music tends to build as the songs progresses. Their lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, has a great emotional delivery; he sings, he whispers, he screams. The lyrical themes are social class and relationships often intertwining the two. The first song on the album is "Mis-Shapes" which starts things off with spiraling keyboards and piano. The song is an ode to outcasts who were targets at clubs. The song was the second single released and was coupled as a double-single with "Sorted for E's & Wizz" which is sort of a happy-poppy-sounding song about the artificial nature of the drug culture. The first single and their most popular song is "Common People." This is a tremendous song which builds as the song progresses. A great keyboard (I think) intro and catchy chorus (both keyboards and vocals). About a rich girl wanting to live like common people and narrator saying that could never completely happen. Initially, I thought was listening to Laura Branigan's "Gloria" in their third single "Disco 2000," a very polished song with great keyboards and guitar. I know I'm repeating myself in some of these album reviews but not a bad song here (Well, they should be since they are supposedly the best albums). A album in the height of Britpop and may be the best one. By the way, I never heard of this album up until probably 10 to 15 years ago. Not big in the States in the 90's and never made it to my ears. Probably, since it was also released at the height of grunge.

If you ignore Suede (who aren't really Britpop) this is pretty inarguably the best, most consistent Britpop album. The absolute peak, and a lovely old evisceration of the somewhat vacuous culture that surrounded it. That the 90s are now looked upon by many as the good old days, tells you everything you need to know about the absolute state we are in now, in 2022.

Crass and perverse Brit pop, A+ listen, absolutely kicks balls

fab as ever

Common People is sublime and the rest is growing on me. An optimistic 5 Stars

One of the few albums on this list that I have listened to the whole way through a load of times before. This is proper nostalgia for me - I would've only been 5 when this came out, but my dad loved it so it was on in the car all the time. In retrospect, the lyrics are really inappropriate for a five year old to be listening to, but I don't think it's messed me up too badly! I can't give it anything other than a 5, the combination of some proper singalongs (Common People & Disco 2000 the most obvious) with a few of their hallmark album tracks (the slightly creepy, slower songs like I Spy and Live Bed Show) with a proper ballad (Something Changed) and some really clever social/political commentary. Fits together really well as an album, and closes nicely with the energy in Monday Morning into the drunken ramble of Bar Italia. Mile End (which is only on the Deluxe Edition) is also well worth a listen (and not just because I live just round the corner from there).

For now, this app says I don't like britpop. Wrong. I love it when it's well-written, topical as f*ck, smart and irreverent, nor to mention rich on a musical standpoint. Exactly what Pulp's magnum opus provides here. Oh, I almost forgot. And you can shake your rump on a dancefloor to a large chunk of those tracks, too. A huge plus that very few other britpop masterpieces can boast about. What more can you ask, really, eh? Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 909 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 50 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 26 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 19

Released in 1995, "Different Class" is the best and most fun rendition of '80s synthpop I have ever heard.

El pinnacle del brit pop i una de les cimes compositives dels '90. No hi ha un sol moment fluix en tot el disc. És curiós com una banda pot esclatar en un moment d'inspiració divina que ni abans ni després es torna a repetir, ni tan sols a apropar-se. Sort en tot cas van tenir ells de ser un dels pocs escollits per brillar d'aquesta manera

Clue’s in the name!

I thought it was nostalgia - but there’s isn’t a single song that does not pull at my heart strings when I listen to this album. Jarvis Cocker and lurid and lucid take on a Brit’s coming of age - is executed with panache and sardonic wit. A perfect album through and through - the best album from the whole Britpop era.

This is top tier brit pop, how have I never heard of them?!?!?

I’m a common people and I like this album.

Probably the best Britpop album? It's just a perfect mix of the fun anthemic bops and the darker, introspective stuff that Pulp excelled at (and explored even more for their next album, This Is Hardcore)

Japp men det är fusk för jag har lyssnat tidigare.

If 1995 were to be summed up in an album it would be this one. Forget Blur or Oasis, Pulp were always the clear winners of the Britpop wars. I hadn't listened to this in years, as I had overplayed it and felt it was maybe dated. Hearing it with fresh ears it is a such am amazing album. Timeless but also so link to an era it is a document of social commentary To 22 year old me, "Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown?" because yeah it is

The best Britpop album (at the time) The best Britpop album (in hindsight)

If Ken Loach were a band, he'd be Pulp.

I think I'll have to go for the full 5 on this one. It is a bit of a masterpiece

Really, really liked this.

I mean... I've heard this millions of times lol

Love it - all the songs sounded the same, but I'm HERE FOR THAT SONG.

Don’t care what Mike thinks, Pulp are cool.

I'm giving a 5. I know I'm rating high. This reminds me of some of my favourite bands. 2nd song in it's Faith no More and the cure

Brilliant, peak britpop

Different. Class.

Great album…

Od svih koje sam dosad poslusala tu, ovaj mi je najbolji!

This is the soundtrack to me being 16. It's probably a 4 but I feel that's too churlish considering how much these songs are in my brain.

nota dó

Mostly great

Oduševljena sam. Preslušala sam ga tri puta. Dosl hodam nasipom i smijem se jer odavno nisam osjetila taj polet koji nastane kad otkriješ nove izvrsne pisme! <3

Obožavam. Već kad sam se polako zabrinula da me nista ne moze oduševiti ovaj album je to uspio. Da moram objasnit svoj glazbeni ukus ovo bi svakako ušlo u opis.

The greatest Britpop album ever made

A great album that was part of the Brit Pop explosion. Lyrics that reminded us of the struggle of everyday people

Préférées <3 Disco 2000 Something changed Feeling called love

Songs to stalk people in their bedrooms to Prefs : Mis-Shapes, Common People, Disco 2000, Something Changed, Sorted for E's & Wizz, Underwear, Bar Italia Moins prefs: NADA

Love it

Nice! Reminds me of Rick and morty

The question isn’t whether it’s a 5, it’s are there any better albums out there?

David Bowie meets dance anthem

Great Album. Really Enjoyed

War ich zu Release schon von den bekannten, großartigen Hits getriggert und fasziniert vom Style der Britmania, die um eine Schattierung 70er Jahre Farbentsättigung erweitert wurde, also etwas wehmütig tristes erhielten, so wuchsen Pulp mit jedem Jahr Reife immer größer und größer und füllten selbst die Räume, die mir noch zuvor wie filler des Albums („Sorted for E‘s and Wizz“) vorgekommen waren, oder historisch noch nicht den „Fire-years“ zuzuordnen („F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E“) ein blinder Fleck des Unkundigen darstellten. Vieles klingt schon breit, panavision in Sound quasi und das mir etwas zu slicke Nachfolger Album „Hardcore“ wirft hier schon Schatten voraus („I Spy“, „Live Bed Show“). Es sollte schon als historisch wichtigste Veröffentlichung gelten, auch wenn ich das Finale „Love Life“ biografisch etwas näher am Herzen trage. Dennoch unerreicht, was hier dieser eigenbrödelnden Gang aus ‚Sheffield Sex City‘ gelungen ist. Vermisse die Zeit, als ich noch nicht wusste, was es bedeutet „Something Changed“ 4ever 5.0

I wish I would’ve checked out this album way back when I heard William Shatner’s cover of “Common People” in 2003, but I don’t know that I would’ve appreciated it fully then.

LOVE!!!!! Punk-y but really chill vibe

Was torn between 4 and 5 here. Objectively I think we've heard better albums, but I got more enjoyment out of this than some others. I'd only heard Common People before listening and really liked that song, but it was even better in context.

Brutal

So far I only knew Common People by Pulp, a song I really love. Turns out, I very much enjoyed the rest of the album too! Will probably check out other albums by Pulp :-)

Great way to start the day

So good

This is an album from my teenage years. It’s disquieting and challenging to revisit the past in a way. I also can’t sing this in key even though I know all the words. I blame Mr Cocker. I like how Pulp’s albums circumvent what the arrangement of a pop song is like through his spoken parts.

Heel goed common people is het nummer van de plaat, maar de rest is minstens even goed. 9,5 vandaar een 5/5

The best Britpop album. I think it stands up better than anything by Blur or Oasis from that era

Oasis are the best band of the 90's, but this is the best album of the 90's. Mis-Shapes - 10/10 Pencil Skirt - 7.5/10 Common People - 10/10 I Spy - 10/10 Disco 2000 - 10/10 Live Bed Show - 8/10 Something Changed - 10/10 Sorted For E's and Wizz - 9/10 F.E.E.L... - 9/10 Underwear - 10/10 Monday Morning - 10/10 Bar Italia - 9/10 Great tunes packed with witty lyrics from start to finish.

Common People" Released: 22 May 1995 "Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz" Released: 25 September 1995 "Disco 2000" Released: 27 November 1995 "Something Changed" Released: 25 March 1996

This is an essential Brit Rock album.

hell yes. I am such a bitch for this kind of brit-pop and this was a great example of it in this album. so many strong tracks and “F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E” was soooo G.O.O.D. the songs were funny quirky catchy and just really well composed. the vocalist had a nice voice too.

This is a classic album, not my favorite by them, but still a banger

The superlatives seem to be deserved on first listen. Of course, I'm a sucker for string arrangements, and there seem to be good ones here. The opening of F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. stood out especially in that regard. Other than that, loved the pop accessibility, loose concept, and vocals.

Indeed!

Very good album.

Pretty solid!

Owned Great album, though am a little jaded by common people

Smart, sarcastic, funny Brit rock. Loses a little steam by the end but the highs are high enough to keep it at 4. A 90s classic.

This is the second Pulp album on this list, and I find myself really enjoying the tunes, but it’s hard for me to reconcile this very 80s style with their supposed genre and contemporaries. The bright tone, heavy snare reverb, and synthy backing contrast heavily with what I know of other “Big 4” 90s britpop bands, but the incisive and disillusioned lyrics seem to be their main tie to the genre.

Oasis>Pulp>Blur

Witty, clever, theatrical, and a bit sardonic. All great qualities to have on a record.

so much to offer it’s cool and edgy

1. 5 2. 4 3. 5 4. 3.5 5. 5 6. 3 7. 4 8. 4.5 9. 3.5 10. 3 11. 4 12. 4.5

Gosh, this is very very British. Kind of familiar with Pulp coming into this, but don't know that I ever listened to entire album back to front. I love Common people, but just between us, I prefer the William Shatner version. the rest is fine. If I'm feeling Britpop, this is a good choice. Quite nice background music, with a few exceptions I think I like it less if I listen closely. Love: Common People Enjoyed: Sorted for E's and Wizz, Barr Italia, Monday Morning, really most of them... I think it boils down to this, I like Pulp more than Oasis or Blur. Best example of a thing. Gets a little credit for being underplayed in the US. They haven't overstayed their welcome in my brain. Just sneaking this into my 4 star group. Looking back at the last 100 reviews or so this I like this quite a bit more than the albums I gave 3 stars even if it's not remarkable or personally important. Feeling generous I guess.

What an album, I'm still not sure whether to give 4 or 5 stars.

I quite enjoyed this one. Bringing it down to a 4 though for some weird production choices and the VERY prevalent sexual lyrics, many of which are weird (check out “Pencil Skirt”).

A bit floored by how many British (insert subgenre) rock bands I’ve never heard of who had whole ass careers before their album that landed on this list. This one was fun! And a bit unhinged at times? Common People is v good/v brutal. Bumped up for that song. “Cocker was Pulp's frontman, and part of his trademark image was his glasses, which seemed to "stay magically on his face" no matter what antics he performed. This feat was achieved using "a huge rubber band round the back" of his glasses.” What antics!! What antics? First paragraph of his personal life section of Wikipedia is: “Soon after signing to Fire, in November 1985, Cocker fell out of a window while trying to impress a girl with a Spider-Man impression and ended up in hospital, temporarily requiring the use of a wheelchair, in which he appeared during concerts.” Sir.

An awesome album. Sounds of arcade fire

A great pop group. Easy to see their popularity and obvious influence by other Brit bands. Somehow they make it their own with single charting songs and a great album.

This is a very good album. Listening to it felt full of real emotion about being young, stupid and in love. Sometimes it turns sad, other times it feels fun and happy, and the whole record has an atmosphere that pulls you in and holds you there. Jarvis Cocker’s voice and lyrics carry a lot of the weight. He sounds sharp, awkward and completely present, which makes the songs feel personal even when they are observational. The band supports him with strong, melodic arrangements that never get in the way of the mood. Everything feels connected and purposeful. The production by Chris Thomas is clean and well balanced. It has that mid 90s British polish while still leaving room for personality and detail. The sound is full without becoming heavy, and it suits the songs perfectly. Different Class remains a strong and involving album. Emotional, well written and full of atmosphere from start to finish.

4.05

This has several very listenable tracks compared to This is Hardcore (e.g. Feeling Called Love and Common People)

Sounds like a rough draft that needed to be revised before jt was perfected some of the lyrics and musicality seemed like it was the first idea

meio trilha sonora de filme!

When asked who I'd back in the endless Britpop debate, I've neither said Oasis or Blitz but instead Pulp. Their cinematic sound is something that has always drawn me in, writing songs which are overtly playful and deviously intricate. The storytelling on display is captivating, and Jarvis Cocker's voice is unique amongst the more nasal counterparts of his time. I especially found Something Changed to be a particular highlight, with not a single bad track to be found. It simply is just a Different Class compared to a lot of other stuff from this specific movement.

Very good, never really listened to much Pulp. Missing out.

Pulps up

Decent album. Common people and disco 2000 are really good.

I really like the middle class anthem common people, they’re a sultry arty rock band.

yat

🫪 this guy is down bad. Instrumentally this is probably a 5, but it’s overwhelmingly horny

Already knew common people.

Revenge specialists with songwriting chops.

Richtig richtig gut. Easy 4,5. Ich glaub ist sogar das erste Album was von mir ne 4,5 kriegt

Just not quite as good as 'His N Hers'

Common People is so epic but these other tunes are a world of corny Brit rock that I was never into 😬

The album retains the atmosphere of post‑punk, but it’s complemented perfectly by elements of Britpop, and because of this, the album sounds interesting and unusual.

good

Mostly catchy and never heard this band before. I'll go with a 3.5 rounded up to 4.

I enjoyed this, I feel like I'd probably appreciate it more in the 90s than now but it's still good. Common People is a good song (understandably it's their most listened to song) and I quite like the opening track, Mis-shapes. But my favorite is probably Disco 2000.

7/10

An unapologetically Punk Rock album with a very distinct Camden sound. While Pulp may, at times, sound quite crude and brash in their delivery and what they discuss, each song carries a message that resonates with the common people (no pun intended). With topics discussing class difference, wealth, sexual desires, financial struggles and also battles with drugs and alcohol, Pulp is able to present them all in a way that demands your attention and captivates your curiosity. My personal favourite was "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E" with its very unique presentation of experiencing love for the first time can feel like. To enjoyers of the genre, this is a 5 star album and I recommend listening to it. For me personally, I'll have to settle with a 4 star. A very enjoyable and intriguing album.

More songs in this I knew than I thought.

Joku tässä prittipopissa toimii ja iskee itelle

Ei mahottomasti moitetta. Tosta rittien ysärimelskaamisesta tää erottuu omanlaisenaan hienosti. Vähän mysteerihän se on, että vaati sitten yleisen buumin, että nääkin paino rieskan pöytään, joka jytää, vaikka yrittämistä ol takana helvetin pitkään. Vastaukset löytys todennäkösesti, jos niitä ettis, mutta jätetään "ihmettelempähän vuan" -asteelle. Ihan ei kanna vitkuun. Nelkki siis riittää.

Kovia biisejä paljoltikin, mutta on kyllä myös muutama aika turha täytebiisi. Hauska levy kun tunnelma vaihtelee melkein Finnhitseistä Brittipopin ikivihreisiin. Soundit on vähän semmoset mitkä itsellä tökkii tässä, ettei ihan vitskaan pysty. Jotenkin tuntuu siltä että jotain jäi kyllä miksauspöydälle. Mutta kai se sitten oli sitä ysäriä.

I was looking forward to hearing this album after the previous one that appeared on here ended up being lackluster for me. Different class has way more memorable songs like Disco 2000 and Common People, and Jarvis Cocker is at his best as a vocalist.

Pulp “Different Class” strong 4 for me. Even as an American this album reached me and stayed with me. With all due respect to oasis and blur, Common People is THE anthem of britpop. But all of these songs are just so great and memorable. Different class, indeed.

most of this is absolutely incredible and then there is a couple songs that just really take me out of it. i would probably love them anyway if this wasn’t the first time i’ve heard them but going with a 4. disco 2000 is fucking incredible.

Muy guapo. Tiene una vibra muy disco que me atrae bastante

Strange lyrics, but not hard to listen to

One of the big names of britpop, and this is their best album. Common People is a step above, but there are some other decent tunes in there too. Just about manages to not overstay its welcome.

I first heard of Pulp with the release of their 2025 album "More" and enjoyed it! But I didn't look deeper into their discography. Really glad i landed here today. Question: why would a band in 1995 produce a record that sounds like a record from 1985?

Here we have another case of why I've done this project. Sure, I've heard Common People, but let's be honest - only after the William Shatner cover. But the rest of this is fabulous. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. (the most ridiculous song title ever) has a cool Faith No More/Mike Patton vibe to it. A lot of channeling Bowie going on. Monday Morning is a great song. Great find.

Pretty good album.

Cool album. 4 stars

I wish I heard more of this album when it first came out. Strong album, a bit melodramatic for my taste, but I enjoyed hearing it.

Enjoyed the storytelling of relatable life of a generation. Good album

This album is doing a lot but in a great way

So good lyrics, i like it

Nicer britpop

Stong

I thought this was great! Great songs and lyrics! I had only ever heard common people before and that rocks

I really liked it! Even with it being Britpop and from the mid-90s, I found it surprisingly groovy. I dig a lot of things about it!

One of the great Britpop albums. I think this was the first album I actually bought with my own money.

very British !!!!

Good album containing some of their biggest hits. Pretty much the soundtrack to discos when I was a student

they cooked with this one. really exciting stuff.

More britpop for some reason

Ohhhhh yes. Incredible Brit Pop. In fact, I think that if all music was being purged for all time and we could save a single Brit Pop song, "Common People" would be it. It's witty, and cutting, and actually has something to say, while also being an excellently structured and arranged song. The rest of the album doesn't quite reach that height, but these songs are punchy, and dramatic, and funny - "Sorted for E's and Wizz" and "Underwear" are two of the other highlights for me. I had certainly heard this album before today, but listening to it for the first time in quite a while, in the context of this project, I was struck by how hooky this album is. The choruses are HUGE, and not just on the singles, but the deep cuts as well. An incredible album by a band at their peak. FOUR STARS

Wanted to dislike this. The middle tracks won me over. Soft 4, better than expected for 90s Brit Pop.

note to self: come back to this (i'm not sure if it's good/great)

I’ve listened to this at least 10 times before, it’s a perfect Britpop album and I have it as 9/10 on RYM. Extremely Recommended. Favorite Song is Monday Morning.

This album is actually very enjoyable, so fun. And there are also some interesting moments. The mixture between soft rock and a popish side really works very well with Pulp, even if some songs can feel a bit bland or insipid. But, overall, this album is really great, with some really nice songs and, sure, a very enjoyable record to listen to.

Goated record Didn’t realise he was such a creepy guy til I spy. He plays that character very well

This was all new to me, and I liked it quite a lot. It's a real shame Pulp didn't get the same stateside exposure as Oasis and Blur... this would have slapped so hard back in '95. There are a few tracks that could be cut to make this a stronger, tighter product, but that's really just nit-picking. The majority of this is great. Note to self: based on the wildly variant quality of albums on this list that are labeled "Britpop", you should ignore this tag just as you would the equally useless and generic "Rock" label...

This was fun. Lacked a bit of versatility, I did get a little bored half way through. It brought me back by the end though. I can see myself repeating this a few more times.

This album makes a strong case for Pulp being deserving of the best BritPop band of the 90’s. More clever than Oasis. Weirder than Blur. More sophisticated than everyone else. Heir to the throne of bands like the Kinks, the Jam and the Smiths as chroniclers of life in Britain. Jarvis Cockers lyrics are raw and pointed. The music is simple but bombastic at the same time arrangement of spikey synths, sweeping guitars and drums building into crescendos like some kind of bizarre, art show musical production. Pulp doesn’t get their well deserved recognition, but they are great and this album is their magnum opus. 4.5

One of the defining albums of both 1995 but of the entire Britpop period, putting Pulp into the bigger league of Indie bands who were now 'above ground' in the mainstream. 'Common people' was the signature song of the time before 'wonderwall' came out and Disco 2000 also got considerable airplay. The album is a consistent set of songs about the seedier elements of society and sorted for Es and Whizz is an eloquent admission of the unspoken drug culture of the 90s. On today's listen it does rank as a classic and one can hear the likes of Scott Walker, Bryan Ferry and David Bowie in Jarvis's writing. It's working class people being clever again - never favoured by the establishment!

Above average brit-pop. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

Pretty good, not sure I have much to add that I didn't say earlier on "This Is Hardcore", but nice '90s / 2000s sound and good listen.

ganz okay

7 - GOOD

Common Ppl remains one of THE songs of the 90s. Album good back up.

Good fun album with a bunch of songs ill continue to listen to. Never really heard BritPop until now, its not bad. Some of the lyrics are a bit questionable but they are british

rlly cool

4.5 or so

this is quite good

Some sort of line could be drawn from The Kinks and Squeeze to Pulp. Full of songs about the disappointment of suburban life, sex and relationships. It's like what you might get if Morrisey had an ounce of talent.

Der einzige Indie Club in Cambridge (Koko?!?) hat immer zum Ende der Nacht einen Song aus Different Class gespielt. Die zweifache Form von Different im Album - das britische Klassensystem und das sich anders fühlen/sehen (Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits etc) war da natürlich ebenso zaunpfahlig wie auf dem Album, das ich nicht nur deswegen sehr mag. Manche Somgs könnten mehr auf den Punkt gebracht sein, und zum Ende gibt es den einen oder anderen Filler. Trotzdem

The high points justify a 4. Inconsistent but when it’s great it’s great.

Honestly I was expecting better but common people is enough to get it at less 4 stars on its own

You win, Doug

This is how you start and end an album. So refreshing to hear a good album exactly of its time. A lot of songs that should have been bigger hits. My very obvious favs: - "I spy" is like an opera piece, or a James Bond theme song... - "Disco 2000" drummer understood the assignment. early y2k panic? Great songs, catchy, has layers but not overly produced. More of this and less jazz please

Only Jarvis Cocker could sell an album about resentment against the upper class, being horny and being horny while resenting the upper class, and then have it contain multiple of the most anthemic songs of the 90's.

Interesting. Catchy, boppy and some weirdness that you don't tend to get on modern albums.

Fun and interesting slice of 90s britpop life. Quite a few hits on this but some really dodgy lyrics. 4/5

Britpop is a hit or miss (more miss to be honest) with me, and I know this particular album is held in high regard so it was nice when it popped up to check it out. Pretty good, must be said, even if I don't necessarily listen to this kind of music.

Different Class was a super cool album I'd never heard of! Kind of spoken word storytelling over poppy electronic/rock music. It's a bit creepy, intruiging, and overall cool. There's some pretty hard guitars here too and I really like the electronic pieces where they come in. This is the kind of 90s music that I love. It's weird but still accessible on the surface. It sounds older than it is, yet still like something that could be done today in the 2020s by someone purposely going for a "retro" sound, but I dont think anyone has the balls to do something like this these days. Standouts on this listen are "Mis-Shapes" "Common People" and "Sorted for E's & Wizz" Yeah, really cool album, goes on a bit long but there's a lot to digest here. A little too much talking for me, but it's a pretty strong 4/5.

Kind of a cousin of Pink Floyd, but less serious. Quite enjoyable!

Overshadowed by the incredible singles. Disco 2000 and Common People are some of my favourite Brit Pop songs. The rest of the album doesn’t reach those lofty heights but still a bop.

Underwear is such a good song. A great 90s rock album.

heard some of these jams before and enjoyed em, nice to hear the rest of it

That Jarvis Cocker, he's reet randy. Truly the best (and the only tolerable) Britpop because it understands that music is to be danced to in the kitchen x

I enjoyed this one!

Whether this album decides to be pure unfettered fun, melancholic, or anything in between, it remains an absolute joy of a listen. I'll be returning to this often.

Great album. Would be four stars alone just for one of my favorite songs Common People. Just great.

was initially going to give this a three but the last half of the album ended very strong. There are some genuinely good writing. I’m not a fan of some of the vocals, but it works for the style of music really good stuff. I’d come back to this.

A beautiful, masterfully written set of tracks dealing with wealth inequality, unrequited love, the search for meaning, existential dread, drugs, gender dynamics, aka the struggles of "Common People". I was really blown away how genuinely deep and relatable each track was without ever feeling overdramatic or out of touch. It's a little disheartening how the socioeconomic commentary rings truer than ever over 30 years later, but it is a testament to the authenticity of the writer(s). The last couple tracks hit pretty hard for me as someone in their mid-20s struggling with the monotony and meaninglessness of a responsible, comfortable life. This isn't the kind of album I think you would put on randomly in the car or at the gym, but it is one you will think about every so often and find validation and catharsis in.

Archetypal Brit pop album. I couldn’t place who the voice reminded me of and then it came to me… Suede. But these folks were doing it long before Suede. And really better. You can hear stuff in this record that was most definitely influential. Common People is a great tune. Really liking this record… very solid. Surprised I kinda missed this group in the 90s. Squarely in a genre I enjoy. Can really hear a Bowie influence in this. But I actually like this better. Will be relistening to this one! Good find.

Some really good tracks on this album

Who doesn’t love a lil British invasion

Super fun, it was a great listen.

Reminds me of Arcade Fire (which came much later). I knew the song "Common People" (though maybe I was more familiar with the William Shatner version?). My friends note that the singer does this low/speaking "seductive" voice which just comes off sleazy and a little like "business time" - pretty funny and I totally see that. But the melodies are pretty good, especially the first track "Mis-Shapes".

Possibly their best one.

Hay un aire a sarcasmo y bizarreada que me encanta. La primer mitad del disco me encantó. Nota: 4.3

I liked this one. There were some weird moments, but overall I enjoyed the Brit pop influences. 4/5

7/10 Very surprising album. Really liked it.

4.6

Enjoyed this album quite a lot. Love the kitchen-sink lyrics; very Kinks influenced and a definite nod to Bowie with the vocal style. Overall, pretty good. 4

Pulp: Different Class FOUR STARS I wish I had given Different Class a closer listen, because I found it to be universally excellent. I cannot be certain if my casualness may have overlooked flaws in the record, or perhaps missed elements to make this record a classic. It came out of the gate with the piano fueled “Mis-Shapes.” The big hits “Common People” and “Disco 2000” deserve their popularity as both charge ahead, then add soaring choruses that must have been perfect for stadium shows in the era. Except for spoken word passages for “I Spy”, I found the slower tunes to be terrific pop. My favorite was “Something Changed” which utilized strings quite effectively. Nowhere on the album did I find whining or cheeky sarcasm. I might be a poor listener, and overlooked these traits, but I enjoyed the confident and direct style that I heard in the lyrics as well as the music. Even when lamenting a situation, Jarvis Cocker never drifted into self-pity. I felt I was on a ride with an interesting observer rather than a forlorn Gen Xer. Kudos to Pulp. I will definitely play this one in the future.

I have always found Jarvis Cocker to be an odd lad out of UK music scene, particularly in the 90s. I feel that represented in the album, which at times can be very interesting, and other times abnormal, mainly his voice, which sometimes works for me and sometimes doesn't. The music as a whole is fairly good, though can sometimes be repetitive, which could be blamed on the runtime being a tad too long for my taste. Most songs were enjoyable, but as an album I feel it can miss in some spots. Definitely listen to these songs in the future, but unsure about revisiting as an album. Favorites: "Something Changed" "Live Bed Show" "Disco 2000" (already a favorite prior to listen) "Underwear" and "Monday Morning"

Er så sykt at den her plata kom 12 år etter debuten og at de fortsatt leverer i dag. Denne plata var kul og annerledes da den kom. Noe nytt, friskt og ikke så selvhøytidelig som Blur og Oasis. I dag så hører jeg også kvaliteten i de låtene som aldri var hits.

Denne har tålt tidens tann, i motsetning til mye av musikken som ble utgitt på den tida.

Pulp always stood apart from the other Brit Pop era bands with more of a Bowie/Roxy Music/Bunnymen vibe than the Beatles/stones/kinks gang. This is a strong record, better for me than any Oasis record and arguably better top to bottom than many Blur records. And much much hornier than both

Wow! I did not know this album, or this band, at all. Shame on me! The sounds, including the vocals, are absorbing. And the lyrics are smart and quirky. I’ll get back to this one. I’m nearly 400 albums into this project, and this is the first new-to-me album that has *grabbed* me so. Swoon.

This album was easy on the ear and Common People should be considered as one of the greatest songs of the nineties.

Call me predictable, but how can you not love Pulp and Different Class, with its timeless belters (Common People, Disco 2000), London/British culture references peppered throughout, Jarvis Cocker’s iconic vocals (at times sounding like a drunk man at karaoke consoling himself with a Stella). Listening to the whole album opened my eyes to the singalong friendly, polished songs like Misshapes, Live Bed Show and FEELINGCALLEDLOVE. There is enough variety from the guitars, tempo and moods to keep you thoroughly entertained, whilst giving you nostalgia for the era of britpop that felt dominated by Oasis and Blur. Long live Pulp

Toppen, och med ultrabangern Common People!

Great album...very close to giving it 5 stars. Funny lyrics and catchy tunes - and somehow never takes itself too seriously.

Bowie wannabe, but that's not new insight. At least they make it a bit fun.

Not the best Brit pop band, but a very good album with a couple of banging tracks.

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge Nice album, memorable songs.

Solid 4, top tier britpop. Great tunes with dry humour

Escuchado, buen disco y grupo

interesting mix of indie, punk, rock, dance

Приятная поп музыка без уважения к женщинам

“I’ll see what I can do”

pretty good!!! didn't get bored

There was a point in the mid 90’s when being a gangly myopic geek in a bad suit was cool and I thank Jarvis for his work in this area. Because the aforementioned gangly geek had a cultural touchstone. Fortunately, it’s also an album of excellent quality. The singles are obviously stand outs but for me the best pulp song has always been a FEELING CALLED LOVE. It’s like the novels about awkward types falling in lust awkwardly I read in the 90’s made into a four minute song

Fun album with witty banter

so close to being a 5. makes me feel patriotic about being british in the least reform way possible.

"Common People" is one of my favorite songs. It actually affects me pretty strongly, a song that's both infectious pop music but also angry, in my opinion one of the best popular songs of the 90s. "Yeah? I don't see anyone else smiling here. Are you sure? you wanna live like common people..." But I have never listened to an entire Pulp album before. This is an example of why I'm doing this project, to force myself to listen to more Pulp than just "Common People." And hey, this is a pretty interesting album. I wasn't completely taken by everything, but most of it was about as forceful and memorable as its top hit track. I'd give this 4 stars now, but that could increase on future listens.

These guys rule. Common People deserves its fame, what a wonderful piece of writing. Always happy to belt along to that tune.

This guy is, as I believe the brits say, a “wanker.” His vocal style is evidence of the Bowie-fication of British music, and the whisper thing irked me. That said, something about this album charmed me. The lyrics are really clever in a way that helps make up for the whiny themes. Common People is obviously a major banger, and Disco 2000 and Something Changed really caught me too. Great storytelling and the cover/title is sick.

Review - always thought I hated Pulp but maybe I was just indoctrinated as a kid. This was a good album and I'm interested in looking into their other stuff Rating - 8/10 Need to hear? YES

into it

4 out of 5. There were some good songs here besides Common People.

Wildly entertaining!

First of all, "Jarvis Cocker", that's certainly a name. Different Class is a pretty fine album. Magically not grating from "Jarvis Cocker" 's voice. The songs execute well that reminds me of XTC with bombastic 90s production (the Britpop styling). Most of the songs are pretty good or fine at worst. Disco 2000 sounds too much like Gloria for my liking., This would be my definition of a high floor low ceiling album, where in the end being entertained is good even if the product is average at worst. I'd say we can't all be extraordinary all the time. The British (who made Britpop) say this is the defining Britpop record, and I think it's better at Oasis in executing whatever Britpop meant. Oasis appealed too well to Americans anyways, and you can't say that about Blur WHOO HOOOOO. Ahem. Mr. Jarvis and his band of British people wrote on the back of the record, "We don't want no trouble, we just want the right to be different. That's all.". Sir, if you were an American you would never need to say that. That's what makes it Britpop, I say this as an American who prefers other British music movements that were going on at the same time. So yeah, not bad. There's a little something there for everyone mostly. This is at least better than Oasis, I still haven't been selected to hear Blur yet. WHOO HOOOOO

Красиво, наполненная музыка

4,3 1. "Common People" 2. "I Spy" 3. "Disco 2000"

Right off the bat, The Cure’s influence is very clear. The Police also. Some ska portions too which is interesting, especially in Monday Morning. Overall it’s a really interesting album and a really good example of some of the best that time and place had to offer. And also it’s relentlessly horny lmao

Quite good! I love the song common people but the rest of the album packs a punch as well.

Pleasant surprise this one. Wasn't too sure what I was getting myself into. Just knew it was British and from the 90s. I guess I could see something like oasis. Not really what I got but maybe some crossover. It feels almost new new wave. Still using that framework but its not the 80s anymore. But it does still fit on with other brit rock stuff from the time. The mix afterwords threw on stuff like blur and radiohead. I notoriously dislike the 2nd one but blur is great. It fits though. I ended up saving like 5 songs and that shocked me from the get go. Lots of good stuff. It does drag a bit in the middle where it gets a bit too slow and quiet for my liking but its bookended with the best stuff. Great set of tracks hete and maybe I need to do some more digging with this band as long as its of this sound an quality

Best Track - "Disco 2000"

One of the last major pillars of Britpop I had yet to pay proper attention to. I knew "Common People" and thought it was absolutely fantastic, but I never leaned into the desire to hear this one until today. I stand by the idea that Britpop reached its collective peak in Suede's first 4 years (1992-1996) and Pulp is the only band that seems to approach that. Glammy, sleek, sexual, sardonic, sarcastic and a little grimy when it needs to be. The hits are where this album peaks for me but the whole thing is a really cohesive work.

I own this and have listened to it all multiple times

Ok, sm kr excited. Poznam en komad s tega albuma, and I love it. Tko da upam, da bo cel album fletn. Dobra naslovnica. Začetek je obetajoč, so far mi je super ("Mis-Shapes"). "Common People" je še kr a banger (moj poznan od prej komad). Ah, nevermind, "Disco 2000" tud poznam. Also a banger. "Something Changed" je kul. V glavnem, všečno. Majo svoj sound, ki se ga držijo; also, men je tole bolj vrhunec Britpopa, kot pa Oasis ali Blur. Všeč mi je glas od Jarvisa, besedila so mi zabavna.

I really enjoyed listening to this album, it’s just a good vibe to listen to. However, I only really liked the songs, I didn’t love every song. That is what kept me from giving this album a 5.

Had you asked me yesterday if I knew who Pulp was, I would have said, "I don't really listened to their music, but of course I know them." Apparently, that would have been untrue. Embarrassingly, I think I may have actually been confusing them with Blur. Anyways, I really enjoyed this album after a couple listens. Common People is great and I've definitely heard it somewhere before. There were a lot of interesting influences throughout the album from disco to 70s pop to 80s new wave. There was also a pretty clear Bowie influence throughout the album that I enjoyed up to a certain point, but it did get to a point where it seemed like he might be trying too hard to be Bowie. And when he wasn't trying to be Bowie, he was trying so hard to be sexy, but his whisper singing just comes off as creepy. The awful lyrics in Pencil Skirt didn't help. I've seen it pointed out that he's playing a character and being sarcastic, but it doesn't change the fact that his singing at times makes me uncomfortable.

1001 Albums Vol. 0032: Different Class ============================================================ Introduction: ...And here's yet another album that I'm extremely knowledgeable of. It's quite...strange how many of these albums that I'm getting early on. I mean, that just ensures that there will be plenty of discoveries later on, but it just feels weird to...you know...be able to name less and less of what's to come with pretty much every album....It's the more obscure masterpieces that I keep generating too....Oh yeah, this album is a masterpiece, at least I remember it being a masterpiece from the last time I listened to it. I first heard it actually not too long ago...maybe a few months ago. Anyway, I first heard this album a few months ago through stereo speakers and remember thinking something along the lines of, "What the hell is this?" I remember thinking that the melodies were weird, the production was a bit off, and vocals sounded...well...weird....Maybe I thought that the vocals sounded a bit too "poppy" as well. Anyway, I ended up wanting to listen to parts of the album again on Spotify to see just how "weird" they actually were...and I ended up falling in love with the album after that. I don't know what it was. Maybe I simply had a closed mind when I heard it on stereo...or maybe the stereo audio quality just sucked, I don't know. Nevertheless, I found the album to be great and have since...come to consider it a masterpiece. I really don't even need to l-...alright fine! I will anyway. Not that I'm complaining. It's been a bit since I last heard this album anyway. That being said, I'll quickly spit a few things that I remember about this album right here to help give a pretty vague and general idea as to why it's a masterpiece before I go into more detail in the conclusion. Anyway, this album, Different Class, was released in 1995 by a pretty "obscure" band by the name of Pulp. Obscure is in quotations because I could see one making some pretty strong arguments against that statement. Anyway, this album is considered to be great for a variety of reasons. Firstly, this album is simply just...extremely well-written and extremely clever in many aspects. The song quality is great, the instrumentation is great, the vocals are great, and just so much about it is great. It's very sophisticated, clever, and sensible across pretty much the whole record. Secondly, the album just came at the perfect time to feel relevant to culture as a whole. Britpop, the album's main genre, was experiencing massive recognition during the mid-90's, and this album simply felt like a huge cultivation of that entire movement in one record. I mean...there's just so much great about this album that I just...can't really mention yet because it will shorten my conclusion. I just...have to hold myself back from praising this masterpiece for now...for now...I will later though...but I actually have to relisten to it first to be able to do that. Let's do just that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Mis-Shapes: 10/10 Track 2: Pencil Skirt: 8/10 Track 3: Common People: 11/10 Track 4: I Spy: 10/10 Track 5: Disco 2000: 11/10 Track 6: Live Bed Show: 8/10 Track 7: Something Changed: 9/10 Track 8: Sorted For E's & Wizz: 9/10 Track 9: F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E: 9/10 Track 10: Underwear: 9/10 Track 11: Monday Morning: 9/10 Track 12: Bar Italia: 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: Well...this album is just as great as I remember it being. Even listening to it with a more keen and critical ear didn't change my perception of it...at all really. Yes, there are undoubtedly some pretty weird segments pertaining to this album's music and lyrics across its runtime, yet these segments are honestly...not bad at all when you really start to get a grasp on them. And...to be fair as well, the weird nature of this album helps compliment its overall theme....I'll get back to that later though. Musically, there is quite a lot to talk about on this album. Pretty much every song on this album could technically fall under a different sub-category of music. I mean, at its absolute core the album consistently features Britpop. That being said, you'll find various mixings of Art Rock, songs that lean a bit more towards Pop Rock, and so on throughout the album. Now, I have stated many times before in many previous reviews that albums that fluctuate too much in terms of their music are generally not good. It just creates a very disconnected feel within the album's music and makes the album sound as if it's a compilation and not an actual studio album. Literally the one exception that I can think of to this rule is The White Album by The Beatles, but that's besides the point. That album actually works because The Beatles were undergoing a split as a band and...actually, I'm sure you know why that album worked. That's extremely off topic anyway. Anyway, this album on the other hand...is literally perfect in achieving musical variety all while keeping a central theme. It genuinely feels as if this album was right on the border of having a bit too much variety to the point where the tracks would have felt a bit disconnected from each other, yet the music manages to achieve a certain cohesion throughout due to a combination of production, consistent vocals, and so on. I mean, this is literally the perfect amount of experimentation that an album should have within its music. Every track feels uniquely distinct but tied together through small elements that add up over its runtime. At least for me, it's genuinely great. I could see someone believing that this album doesn't have quite enough cohesion...but they're just...wrong, alright? You won't change my opinion on this matter. Anyway, besides the cohesion, the music itself is pretty great and well-produced as well. You'll find plenty of songs on here that follow typical Britpop structure and others that are extremely experimental with the genre...so experimental that Feeling Called Love literally scared me the first time the chorus kicked in....Look, I had to mention that somewhere and I couldn't think of anywhere else to mention it.Like I said, before, the music can get pretty odd at times, yet this strangeness is simply something that should grow on the listener as they make their way through the album. Additionally, this strangeness, while being somewhat characteristic to Pulp, works extremely well with this album's overall theme. As the name of it implies, the album's theme has to do with...different, less-accepted "classes" of people. Well, it really has more to do with outcasts, misfits, or...weirdos, but the name of the album still does a good job implying this regardless. Anyway, this is where the lyrics of the album come into play. Now, I will admit, had the album not had the central theme that it did, many of these song's lyrics would be...quite terrible to say the least. You have songs like I Spy which literally gives a first-person perspective from a stalker who has sex with an upper-class woman. The lyrics kinda imply rape as well but statements from the band confirm that this is actually a misconception. You have Pencil Skirt which is about sex...and kinda implies rape too but statements prove this is a misconception. You have Underwear too which is about sex and maybe rape but not actually...and...yeah, the lyrics aren't really the best outside of context. That being said, we're not judging an album outside of context. With context in mind, these lyrics are...actually pretty good. For the most part, they give a detailed, first-person perspective into the minds of people who face complex relationships, shame from society, and sexual tensions that most people around the world really wouldn't understand all that well. It's almost as if every song is meant to be a small tale from someone who's actions aren't accepted by society. I mean, these songs just give a very personal and sometimes creepy perspective on subjects that most people don't fully understand. Now, there are a few songs most people can absolutely relate to as well. Such songs come from the perspective of the lower or working class and feature themes such as the upper-class romanticizing the lower class's situation, the dread of having to return to work, and the even partying and the effects that it can have on one. I mean, this album simply feels as if it offers many different perspectives from many different types of people in a way that just...works. It feels as if this album establishes some relatability by providing an economic or mental status that's relatable to the listener, and then successfully expands their perspectives on other types of people due to the relatability that it has established. I mean, the themes of this album simply work...in every way possible. Like I said before, the oddness of the music contributes to this as well and...well...everything really just works on this album. I mean, even Jarvis Cocker's vocals work in unison with the central theme as well due to their...unique and distinct nature. Also, Cocker's ability to perfectly capture the creepiness or normality of the various subjects presented in this album through his voice is just...great as well. I really don't see enough people praising this man's vocals. They're great. Just great. And...all of these factors that I've mentioned come together to form a genuine masterpiece of an album...another masterpiece. Again, this album really shouldn't be as good as it is, yet the many small decisions, such as literally naming the album "Different Class" add up to make something that is genuinely great...which is something that I've really been saying a bit too much for the amount of albums that I've generated. I mean, my pile of albums that I consider to be masterpieces is bigger than albums that I consider to be bad or alright. How have I gotten this lucky so far? I have no idea. I'm seriously starting to think that this site has some rule for its generation in which it generates a "bad" or "alright" album before guaranteeing that a masterpiece gets generated to keep the listener interested throughout their journey....Alright, that's kinda a joke, but my luck has still been insane. Let's just keep going forward and see what we get next. ============================================================ Different Class: 9/10 Song Average: 9.3/10

Lots of fun

Great album, I love the vibe and I will through some of the songs into my daily listen.

You Wanna Live Like Common People 1001 Albums Generator 263 (4/6/2026) I really enjoyed Pulp's album, This Is Hardcore, but I remember finding it to be a bit too long and dragging on at times. Different Class is much tighter, being almost 20 minutes shorter than its successor, and it is better for it. This is also Pulp doing what they are best known for, which is glammy britpop, as opposed to the more theatrical stuff in This Is Hardcore. This fact is exemplified in the two biggest hits on the album, Common People and Disco 2000, which are both equal parts poppy and rockin. I thought the opener Mis-Shapes was also a great example of the Pulp sound. I will admit that some songs here are just too horny for me, with Pencil Skirt being the worst offender of this. I also think that I Spy and F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. are quite boring and sometimes uncomfortable and the album would be better without them. Look, besides those complaints, I actually think that Different Class is one of the best Britpop albums I've had on this list so far. A bit flawed, but definitely deserving of its cult status. 4/5. Favs: Mis-Shapes Common People Disco 2000 Least Fav: I Spy

Really good 8/10, especially in the middle and further

3.5

Mis-Shapes - 4.5/5 Pencil Skirt - 4/5 Common People - 5/5 I Spy - 4/5 Disco 2000 - 4.5/5 Live Bed Show - 4/5 Something Changed - 4/5 Sorted for E's and Wizz - 4/5 F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E - 4/5 Underwear - 4/5 Monday Morning - 4/5 Bar Italia - 4/5 I think the generator may have screwed me over with Pulp since I got the album most associated with the so-called "hangover" period of Britpop in "This is Hardcore". I was a bit more receptive to see what this era of music was like at its peak, and this album surely delivered. Common People is an anthemic track that seems like its better than every other run-of-the-mill Britpop song of the time. Unfortunately I got the best early so this will mean the rest of the genre will be worse. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Mis-Shapes, Common People, Disco 2000

7/10

Light 4. A lot of awesome songs and I love the 90s British alternative sound, but a few skips for me as well.

I was expecting one great song and a bunch of average alt rock for the rest like most other Britpop albums I've heard. I sort of got that. Common People is definitely the best thing on this album. The rest exceeded expectations though. Nothing else is really great, but most of the rest of the tracks are above average. It's worth keeping the album.

Pulpy

Now this is brilliant: a band I’ve never heard of before, but this (fifth) album actually turns out to have two global hits on it! Apart from that, it’s clearly British pop music, and there’s nothing wrong with that. So keep surprising me... :-)

This was brilliant. While I would still maintain the William Shatner version of "Common People" is legitimately better, I had never heard this full album before and thought it was dynamite. Great vibe, interesting lyrics, good guitar. Look forward to listening to it again.

Pretty good but I hate British people

Good album. Very Bowie.

Very good, few belters on there for sure

I liked this one! I enjoyed the diversity on the album, I didn't feel like I was listening to the same song over and over again. I was trying to pinpoint another artist they sounded like the whole time, though. I was getting early Radiohead and The Smiths vibes. I will definitely revisit.

Such a cool record, mixing glam and britpop and new wave styles. Jarvis Cocker is an exceptional songwriter and really charismatic as a frontman. Every track here is great and it's really close to a 5* for me, there are 2 big 10/10 tracks - I think one more might tip it over the edge so I'll give it some time

Never heard of this band before. Really enjoyed it. Gave me a David Bowie vibe at times. Highlights: Mis-Shapes, Common People, Disco 2000, I Spy and Something Changed. 4.5

(85/100)

I like the sounds and vibes a lot. A few of the songs are weaker than others.

Enjoyable, different and interesting

This is a great record. Forgot how great it was actually.

Pretty good.

I really enjoyed this one!

Probably the best Britpop album, which -- to be fair -- isn't saying much. But it is quite a good album, with Cocker's humour drenched in addictive rhythms.

Great record. Disco 2000 is a namgwe

Sorted for E's and Wizz

Favorite track(s): Mis-Shapes, Common People, Disco 2000, Something Changed

Sexy britpop, great fun

this one surprised me? the drama! the class commentary and storytelling! the organ and orchestra! not a perfect 5 for me perhaps because of (some of) the more poppy bits which is weird for me to say as like a pop girly. do i even understand my own taste? not really. fave tracks: common people, i spy, live bed show, feeling called love, monday morning

This album would probably rated higher if someone was listening and rating while high. Some of it reminds me of David Bowie, some reminds me of The Cure. Disco 2000 was a great song! All the songs work well together. I don’t know that I’ve heard Pulp before but this would be the kind of music teenage me would have loved in the 90s, when the album came out.

I knew Common People coming in. The rest was pretty enjoyable too, I like that sound.

4/5

A handful of absolute classics on here. Great to hear it again.

Some songs good, at least one song weird...

Some good standout songs

0/12 bekannt 7,5/10 Beste Songs: Disco 2000, common people, Bar italia

I feel like I have an apology to make. I’m sorry, ’90s rock: you actually can produce good music. I mean, Common People is a great song, hand down. Maybe it is the hit of the decade? It was still playing at indie clubs in the 2010s; it really is a great song. I always thought of Pulp as a one-hit wonder, and while that might be true, the rest of their songs are quite good too. It feels like a mix of Morrissey and Arctic Monkeys. I can’t decide if it’s pretentious or not. Most of “I Spy” is spoken word, but it feels a bit tongue in cheek. I enjoyed it a lot. In conclusion, there’s “Common People” and several other decent songs. I think that warrants four stars.

pretty banging tbh

Obviously, I knew Common People from this, but I've never really listened to any of the other songs. Some of them are outstanding. My favourites were "Something Changed" and "Pencil Skirt". Jarvis Cocker's voice is also weirdly calming.

прихуела, когда включила первый трек: ожидания на нуле, с творчеством pulp знакома не была. а тут сразу такой годный заезд. в целом просто хрестоматийная работа со сторителлингом (у песен не абстрактные текста, а вполне конкретные истории). порой и такое интересно послушать. за ниточки дёргают талантливо. и мелодии прилипчивые. пс. где-то прочитала, что в середине 90х уже не круто было делать такую музыку, но эта мысль на мою оценку не влияет. любимые песни с альбома: • common people • I spy • something changed • mis-shapes

Really enjoyed this album!

really need to get into that shit

7/10… britpop / indie disco / *1995

Hard to listen to the whole album as I know the singles so well although I wasn’t a fan at the time. This is a solid album

First time I've heard the full full album, but I'm a bit of a casual fan so knew maybe half the tracks? Definitely one of the best if not the best britpop album (certainly not best if The Bends counts). Plenty of great tracks throughout (I liked Feelingcalledlove which I'd not heard before) Common People is one of those perfect songs where the lyrics are witty, with some quite unique social commentary about the class divide, but then completes the package by being an absolute banger that you want to belt out every lyric to if you're lucky enough to hear it in the right setting

Lyrics are fun, cheeky, and very sexual. Makes the listener feel like they're "fucking someone else's wife" (thematic vibes). Surprised, expected just another Britpop album but really enjoyed it. Easy listens throughout, even the unfamiliar tracks. (3.5/5)

Think Id put hardcore ahead of this but Pulp are much better than I gave them credit for back in the day. Knew the hits but hadn't heard the rest of it, though I think it's very much in the same direction of a wry take on British life and class. A bit like suede, the britpop label (ie sounding a bit like blur) is much more apparent when you take a whole album. Wouldn't ever be a nailed down favourite but would happily listen again.

I’m glad they were in their 30s cause the lyrics were kind of weirdly mature. It’s a decent britpop album with lots about shagging girls but common people makes it a 4

Great tunes and multiple lyrics caught my attention in a way that suggested I would appreciate this even more upon further listening and deeper familiarity.

Unlike many of the other Blur/Oasis clones of this era, I enjoyed listening to this.

I really liked this album. One of those bands that would be hard to rip off, not just because they blend a lot of styles in their music, but because the lead singer's lyrical style is so unique, The blending of insight and humor and sex is something I noticed immediately from having heard other newer songs, and I was like "oh it's that guy". He's like a dirty Elvis Costello. Their big hit (Common People) is on this album, and you can listen to that a million times and it will still be just as good and just as true as the first time. A lot of the other songs are just as memorable. I've listened to it about 2.5 times as of writing this, and it's still opening up. A great effort. 4/5

this was fun. brit pop is lit and cocker being a sex icon just makes me laugh after seeing the tiny desk. i love weirdos. fav songs disco 2000 and mis-shapes

Another banger album, it's been a great week. Its almost worth a 5 for one of my all time favorite tracks 'Common people'

Älskar fortfarande denna! Massor med bra och catchy låtar, en av de bästa är förstås Common people.

Belle découverte

Pulp are probably the best Britpop has to offer. Decent songwriting, classy instrumentation, it's decent.

Surprising. I was only familiar with 'Common People' and, according to Spotify, 'Disco 2000' before listening through. The album contains a number of recurring ideas, both thematically (working class stories) and melodically. Pulp make good use of emotional dynamics and their sounds range from almost gritty to bubblegum pop, sometimes in parallel. My chief complaint is that I think they under-did the grit and the bombast. Jarvis Cocker's vocals rise to a heartfelt belt (building to the defiant and sad final refrain of "you'll never live like common people") but I felt that the arrangement and the instrumental textures left him hanging. Like much Britpop, they reserve the full blast of emotion and are poorer for it. Note to musicians: at some point, you've gotta put it all out there, else you're just writing jingles. 4/5

No idea who Pulp was. I really enjoyed this album. Kind of haunting vocals with interesting song writing. Good solid album!

Альбом раскрылся как только я углубился в содержание его текста. За последнее время один из не самых типичных альбомов по концепту, который меня зацепил. Интересная работа

What I like about Pulp is that they're corny and horny. great stuff!

Mirror mirror on the wall. Who's the ace-est one of all? Great album. I think Pulp is great. I think this album is great.

Listening to this album it was painfully obvious that the whole “battle of the britpop” thing was painfully focused on the wrong bands. Who cares who is better between Oasis and Blur when this blows anything either of them ever did out of the water? Musically and lyrically this is by far the most interesting and dynamic britpop record we’ve been served up. The title of the album makes a clear reference to how much the album is concerned with social class, generally from the perspective of the immortalized “Common People”. Musically it’s a little all over the place but in a way that’s really fun to listen to.

Kinks/bowie rip off, Brit pop, glam theatrical rock in 96 Common people

90s grunge pop. This band just reminds me of Olivia at this point. I will say, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing even though it's not my usual style!

Echt een knaller van een album, hier en daar een beetje filler, maar vooral toppers, ook de minder bekende nummers. Monday Morning met de ska-type beat.

Dit is gewoon een tof album

Twijfelde om dit ook een 5/5 te geven, maar nu durf ik niet meer omdat disintegration het volgende album is

Niet de eerste keer dat ik hier naar luister maar ik was verbaasd hoe... 'okee' ik het vond. Ja, Common People is een ongelooflijke banger maar verder is er ook wel veel filler hier. Ondaks de kleine letdown gewoon een heel solid album onder aan de streep. Had gewoon een ez 5 sterren verwacht.

A cult classic and one of the most popular British albums from the 1990s. There are tons of great songs here, and Common People is such a classic. I don't like his voice that much but other than that, it's a very good album (though I have to say I have always preferred Blur to any of the other britpop bands).

I don’t think I’ve heard a single song on this album. It reminds me of something I can’t quite place… in any case, I enjoyed it! 7/10 Quite Likeable

28/01/2026 Wasn't a hard listen, a bit boring in places but good overall. Spotify listeners: 2.7 million

Insanely good. Loved evry minute.

I've never listened to the full Album. Just the big tracks off of it. It is a more mellow vibe overall. But a great album

Wtf

Kitchen sink Britpop for the common people.

Wow, finally a band that incorporates art rock elements without sounding completely weird! Interestingly, I wasn't familiar with Pulp before, but I would have loved to listen to “Different Class” in the 90s, which I found rather disappointing musically. The Britpop-esque basic sound would probably have annoyed me at some point, but the album is really not bad and even reasonably varied. Two or three catchy songs would have done it good, but otherwise it's very decent. I've always rounded up 3.5 stars, and I'll do that again now.

Liked this a lot! Good mix of tunes and messages.