Reviews (page 5 of 14)
I remember bouncing off this album after a few songs last year, but this time I was all in. Very good 90s UK sound.
Bon, d’accord, je l’avoue, je suis encore fâché à cause d’hier, mon expérience d’écoute en fut affecté drastiquement. Honnêtement, c’est comme si la musique n’avait pas rentré dans mes oreilles, j’ai zéro souvenir de la moindre track, donc un ptit 3 pour amorcer le début de la fin
At first I was hesitating and not liking, halfway through it became enjoyable, specifically after the song "Common People". Not a bad listen!
This album has a strong sound and an all-time classic song (Common People), but there’s also something about it that kinda makes my skin crawl. Jarvis Cocker has a weird anti-charisma going on.
Meh
It's not that there's anything terribly wrong with this record. I just can't stand that wall of crunchy, boring guitar sound with a tired voice over it. I found nothing interesting in 'Different Class', therefore it just wasn't for me.
Not my usual, I'll need to revisit a few of these tracks when in a different headspace
One of the first albums I ever bought
Boring, many notes
He sings a perverts melody but i will allow it! The British are emo and I’ve learned that every song is either “i love you” or “the world disturbs me” so all of this is that
Beautiful
fav: Common people ofc Other than that, the rest didn’t scratch that itch and honestly had me cringing. Music was great tho, lyrics didn’t hit. For me personally it is probably more 2.5/5 than 3/5.
muy viejuno ns, no me acabo de gustar nadota vv, y eso que creo ser todoterreno en la música, pero ya veo que no todo me gusta.
Do my ears deceive me? A britpop album on this list that doesn’t sound like an Oasis knockoff? Oh, glorious day! I like the unique sound and creativity present in the songwriting. Though, the lyrics can feel a bit uncomfortable at times. Personally, I don’t think that Pencil Skirt would be much different without “I really love it when you tell me to stop.” The rest of it is normal, backdoor man type lyrics and that’s just thrown in the chorus. Also, the entirety of I Spy. Was that really necessary? Still, this album is good, I’d even call it great. 4/5
It’s whatever man. Idk I didn’t have any strong feelings about it either way
9 / 10
This album was one that I had always been aware of but had never listened to. Being in middle school during this time period while also being a major music fan meant that I was aware of its existence but Oasis was everywhere and I’m not sure Pulp made it across to the US south. I had heard of them but Common People wasn’t coming out of the radio like Champagne Supernova. Consequently, this was the first time I listened to this album and I’m so glad I did. It was really incredible and I can’t wait to explore further into their discography
Not my style of music but did enjoy a few songs. My favourite was common people.
Grew up with this album but have always struggled to relate to it. Some objectively great songs though...
britpop 2
I find this album to be incredibly overrated. Common people isn't a bad song and I think it's probably the only one that doesn't feel like filler, that said I still don't find it particularly groundbreaking. Maybe I'm just too middle class for this but I don't think it's making as big a statement as people make it out to be.
Simply great
I enjoyed this album. I found Cockers voice similar to Smith from The Cure. It was a very good brit pop album that I would definitely listen to again.
Some decent tunes, some not so decent. Overall I thought it was just alright.
Favorite track: Common People
Basic Britpop that doesn’t keep me coming back.
Levyn hitit on 5/5, mutta Pulp ei muuten sytytä. Ihan ok. 3/5.
Fun, poppy 90s Britpop. The music is easy on the ears and varies in moods, all being gentle. Great sequencing of tracks and overall feel to the record. Would be happy to listen to this one again.
Lead Singers voice sounds familiar? First song giving Ok-Go Some soundtrack, like song as well.
Yes, finally ! It reminds me of "Ants from up here". "Underwear" was the first song that played, ffs what is it lol lol But oh finally my type of songs in it ! I think this is going to me another one of my fav, so far only two fav yet.
Wow I loved this
I love pulp. This is just so British in the best way possible. I listen to snippets of this album a lot, and will now listen to it more. It is a great mix between pop and rock, and not serious enough yo be that wanky indie.
Really like this, can't believe it's 30 years old. Great record, so funny and clever and interesting. Some interesting experiments with instrumentation too.
I've had this album for a long time (since it's release) "Common People" and "Disco 2000) are top tier tracks and for the longest time they were the only ones I really listened to. Occasionally "Sorted Out..." I thought the rest of it was kind of weak back in the day, but listening to it now I really enjoy the full package.
This album is perfect. Initially I didn't like it at all because I never listened to something like this and the whole composition seemed strange. But the deeper I got into it I started enjoying and appreciating it more and more and now I can't really say anything bad about it. Definitely the best album so far that I've listened to from the list.
I must admit, I didn't like it back then. But I have obviously learned to appreciate it. I even like most of it. It's very, very British. This is why I love this website. I get to reevaluate things I had already written off.
Enjoyed a few songs. Very 90s sound
Only knew one song: Disco 2000, and I recognized it because the radio station my mom listens to plays it all the time. Overall not really my groove tho
I think this album is okay sonically, but boy do I dislike the lyrics. Every song is so vindictive, and I think "breast" was said like four times. Vocally, I get sick of the grungy, spoken word, annoyingly strong British accent schtick by track four. In summary, I was not a fan of this album. Two stars. (Favorite track: Common People.)
Very good album and I can see why it is held in such high regard, all songs are cool and dynamic, lyrics make it deep and vocals are unique. Would recommend.
This album is in a different class of Brit Pop, delivering some of the highest quality music the genre has to offer. A really strong album, especially as a complete work. It flows like one long song that only truly resolves when you reach "Bar Italia", which serves as a brilliant closer. There are several outstanding tracks here. "Common People" is the obvious one, but even without it the album would still be fantastic thanks to songs like "I Spy", "Mis-Shapes" and "Pencil Skirt". I am genuinely happy I listened to this and I will definitely return to it in the future. 9/10.
Off the bat this really reminds me of David Bowie. The highlight of this album is the storytelling behind some of these songs. Halfway through, Common People and Live Bed Show do a great job in this aspect. The instrumental part of Something Changed also sounds great. Feeling Called Love is weird I am not a fan.
A wee bit boring, innit?
No me atrajo mucho, pero más que britpop se escuchaba experimental, en un futuro le daría otra oportunidad
"In 2013, NME ranked the album at number six in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time." wtf
Only previously heard Common People. Enjoyed the mix of different styles. Every track is well produced. Will be a repeat listen.
The only brit pop album which doesn't sound like shite
Could have been 5 stars if the vocals were cleaner. The instrumentals and overall vibe were on point and unlike just about anytime else.
Not every song on this album was good. A lot were just really weird. But then some songs were actually amazing. I think I give more weight to the good ones than the bad ones. I would definitely listen to Common People and a few others songs on the regular, but that's about it.
Some very big highs on this (common people, disco 2000, underwear) but can't say the perverted songs work for me. Aware he's doing a bit but they're not great
An amazing display of Brit-pop at its finest. Great tunes and lyrics. Common People is the cherry on top of a flawless collection.
Pure bangers. Such a great album. I came in knowing the singles (Common People, Disco 2000, Misshapes) but all songs here are great. Danceable, anthemic, nostalgic, whimsical, just incredible. Pulp occupy a unique place in Brit pop. In a musical movement where everyone claimed to be a misfit, they were the true misfits. Working class upbringing but not lads, sophisticated without being posh, and mature band rather than overnight sensation. Anyway incredible album, Disco 2000 for me is one of the greatest songs of the nineties.
che pacco
Album 1000 of 1089 Different Class - Pulp (1995) Rating : 4 / 5 This is an awesome Britpop album that really rewards you if you give it the attention it deserves. From start to finish, it’s sharp, funny, observant, and consistently engaging. Jarvis Cocker’s songwriting is the real star here. These are songs about marriage infidelity, sexless relationships, awkward crushes that linger too long, class tension, and everyday human messiness - all delivered with wit, honesty, and just enough bite. It’s adult subject matter without ever feeling heavy-handed, and clever without being smug. What really stood out to me is how each track made me look forward to the next. There’s no filler here, just a steady run of smart, well-crafted songs that balance humor and social commentary beautifully. The band keeps everything moving with energy and confidence, and the production lets the songs breathe without dulling their edge. For me, this is Britpop at its best - fun, thoughtful, and memorable. A great album on its own, and a very satisfying way to hit album number 1000 in this project.
I didn't love all of the songs. But I have found a favorite. Monday morning.. so yayy
This is an album that's right up my alley. I don't really know much about music yet, but I know this was phenomenal. I love how emotion is built up and released again and again. I love how the storytelling in each song is distinctive, but also in harmony with each other as a whole album. Wow! This album feels like running through wet city streets late at night. Favorite track: Mis-Shapes, Bar Italia (Fantastic opener and closer) Least favorite track: Pencil Skirt
90's Britpop. Obsessed with sex and infidelity to a boring extent.
https://youtu.be/ainyK6fXku0?si=733Ymgt8Bgb9kEGc
i gotta say i act kinda like this album, like its pretty up my alley its pretty good except for that song with the egregiously long title, the instrumental is good but i hated when he was talking and not singing rating 7.5/10
I know this album is held in high esteem. I found it all a bit bleh. Musically it is solid but also very similar to blur and Oasis.
Really great album, some of the best britpop has to offer imo
Noice
this was an interesting one. I don't think I've heard any of their songs before, I'm American and was raised pretty sheltered. Plus this came out before I was born. I wouldn't say the lyrics are my favorite, at least not across the album as a whole. Same with his voice. But there's an odd interesting quality to it that intrigues me. I did like the production a whole lot tho. I think I'm going to be nice and just put this at 4 instead of 3. I might regret that in the future, but it was interesting overall and I might come back to it more often than other albums I've gotten so far. Some lyrics "Why live in the world when you can live in your head" "I want a refund, I want a light" I typically only have 5 brain cells working at a time, but they're all on Christmas break at the moment :( I'm like 4 albums behind on this, I've just been really really sad lately lol.
Så behagelig? Æ vet ikke, men det føles som om æ forstår koffor noen sin foretrukne britpop e Pulp, koffor det e riktigere enn Blur og Oasis og alt æ ikke engang vet navnet på, som å like den dyre parfymen bedre enn en billigere som e mer slånes. Nokka der, gamle penger vs nye penger, quiet luxury, eller kanskje æ bare tenke for langt, kæm vet.
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Classic rock. Beatles esc. Pretty good, nice listen
Several songs I really liked - "Mis-Shapes", "Common People", "Disco 2000". The rest I may have to give another shot some time. On first listen, a good album. May bear repeats.
As the list trudges on, I get more and more impatient with recycled music. This guy is really trying to sound like Bowie, but I have news for you ... you're not Bowie. Then as then album drug on, it just started to sound like the Flight of the Conchords doing a parody of Bowie.
It was fine, no takeaways for me and something I wouldn't listen to again
David Bowie vibes. I think Lana has listened and been influenced by this. I hate it. I don’t like his brand of wispy sensuality and I think some of the songs had a very weird tone to them. Sonically well produced but that doesn’t mean much if you can’t connect with it vocally
Such a refreshing pop album! I’m not a huge fan of pop records but this one spoke to me. Sounds a lot like David Bowie and had very compelling chord progressions. Beautiful lyrics and very catchy choruses.
The best britpop album. Not a weak track here. Common People in the conversation for best british song ever. 5 Stars.
Meget godt album! Har lidt Bowie stil over sig
Virkelig virkelig god?? Meget positivt overrasket
Some weird songs but overall good
Good flow
Jarvis Cocker you are my favorite pervert no joke common people is probably in my top 10 songs of all time
I just can't get behind this idk man
not bad 3.4
Mid except a couple of bangers
Fantastic. Jarvis Cocker is a national treasure from another nation.
Love it
Common people is obviously well known and reasonably catchy but the rest is kind of a snooze for me
These lads understand that just because class war is the real war, doesn't mean you can't have fun with it
I don't know how popular of an opinion it is, but Pulp is the best brit pop band and this is their magnus opum
This album rocks and rolls. Jam after jam. Hilarious lyrics. Features an all time classic (“Common People”) and another great banger (“Disco 2000”).
They said a LOT of weird stuff about women....
Very indie/english Very nice 7.6/10
Surprising. This is Brit pop rock. This feels like an album that has or at least should be sampled a lot. The riffs and beats are great. I imagine this is great live.
“Disco 2000” was a lot of fun!
Saw Pulp at Glastonbury 2025 . Absolutely fantastic and hot weather to boot .
Easy 4.
Can't quite put my finger on why I'm not enjoying this, but it's not doing it for me.
I hadn’t heard this, other than Common People. Really entertaining - this might be one of the best britpop albums from this era.
7/10 Nogle gode numre Gode tekster
Lyrics are awkward. So violent and abusive.
This is pretty great. Might have found my ceiling for Britpop. Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#521)
couple of good songs - all similar to common people
85/100. Different Class by Pulp is a very strong Britpop/rock record, tackling themes of class struggle, social dynamics, and sex. The album explores timeless topics, ensuring its relevance long after its release. With sharp lyricism and infectious melodies, it remains one of the defining albums of the Britpop era. The standout track, "Common People," is an anthem in its own right, capturing the essence of the album’s message.
Mid
Good story teller, didn't care for his voice, instrumentation was good
This is an important and influential album but it's also deeply unpleasant to listen to. It's mostly well-executed. I'm glad they inspired other (better) bands. I just can't stand listening to this smug nerd moaning into the mic for an hour.
this starts out so strong with Mis-Shapes, immediately stumbles with Pencil Skirt, and the pattern continues every time the band veers off into anything about women or sex Weird album to rate. Leaning more positive than negative, and on an individual level some songs are great, but as a holistic album it's hard to recover from an initial fumble like that if I rate this lower than a 3 it's because I got too annoyed at F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E for having an irritating title with irritating spoken word parts that marred a song I liked otherwise
Enjoyable but not a whole lot I'd come back for
I spy = it's a sin - Umildbart 4er, men vil høre den igen. Yep. Efter lyt Nr 2 er det klart en 4er. Den rammer mig ikke som album. Måske fordi de hits som der er her på er så vilde at de overgår bandet. 🤷 Det er klart godt, men det gør ikke rigtig noget for mig.
Albummet der er kvintessensen af Brit-pop. En spændstig Maggie-terning af Cool Britania. Der er KÆMPE bangers som Mis-Shapes, Common People, Disco 2000 osv. Men også en skildring af England bag facaden med humor og bid.
common people was a banger. kind of weirdly sexual. by the end i liked it though
3/10 Top track: Disco 2000
Not really my vibe. Find Jarvis's voice quite annoying although Disco 2000 is a big tune. Around a 7
Not bad, reminds me of Bowie
Dark and weird, but I like dark and weird! Common People is a 5* song. Songs switch instantly from bizarre to extremely catchy.
This album was okay. Not my favorite but it has a nice coming of age feeling. My favorite track was probably Common people. 5/10
I do be liking it low-key but why is there a man breathing hot breath in my ear 😔
Didn't like Pulp at the time, but I do. Classic album.
Standouts Common People Disco 2000 Live Bed Show
Pretty good production, enjoyed a lot of the songs but there was also a a bit of filler. Liked it though
Fantastic
It definitely peaked early, but I still enjoyed it.
Honest disclosure: just before I got into music proper, I turned off a Pulp Saturday morning TV performance in disgust, because the pop performances took up time that could have gone to cartoons. This must have been 1993 or 94. Another honest disclosure: on the return leg of a fishing trip with my friends and their dad, I first heard Common People on the top 40. Having just started to get into guitar music, I didn’t really care for the synths. I don’t think I could then distinguish between this keyboard cycling basic chords and that of other lesser chart music of the time. 1995, obviously. By 1996, I liked it and the album, of course. Pulp are nothing, if not a lesson in waiting things out. Four albums that may be dreadful or just very poorly recorded. How this led to them recording three good albums in the 90s, well-recorded ones, where Jarvis sounds like an actual singer, I don’t know. Not only well-produced, but sonically consistent, each one sounding like a complete suite of songs, the albums distinct from each other, yet always sounding like the same band. These are not the qualities of the band in the 80s and there was no suggestion then that they would have a significant moment like Different Class. The band no longer shambolic, even if they’re workaday; the singer singing instead of croaking; the songwriting generally tight and coherent. And relevant. A lesson in waiting things out. I’m too old for most of it to be relevant now, but Jarvis Cocker was too old at the time anyway. A man in his 30s shouldn’t be getting on like that. And it is clear from recent performances that he is a little embarrassed by the sleaze of Pencil Skirt and Underwear. In the 80s output, such pervsion is occasional. On This is Hardcore, its corrosive qualities are recognised. On We Love Life, he has grown out of it, becoming a much more agreeable person, even if the music is no longer as good. However, on His and Hers and Different Class, this version of Jarvis is chronic and, with time, it has become a little shabby. Shabbiness is fine for your teens and twenties, but it loses its romance over time. Pulp’s is certainly a story of arrested development, of time, and of time passing. 3 Of those albums that I had any affection for in the first years of my discovering rock and pop music in earnest very few have aged badly for me. Be they verifiably terrible works of art, an apology will be made for them in my nostalgia. Pulp‘s Different Class is one of the exceptions to this rule. I positively revered this album when I was a teenager, and many of my friends still do. One just spent a hundred quid on the 30th Anniversary boxset. But for me the shine has long come off this record. I don’t know why that is exactly. I suppose part of it is that Jarvis‘ ‘look at me I’m a pervert’ shtick, edgy in the 90s, has become cringeworthy in the intervening decades. I think Jarvis himself probably winces listening to stuff like Underwear and I Spy and particularly Pencil Skirt. Part of it is that overplaying has told on some of these tracks, especially Disco 2000 which I liked well enough back in the day but after years of hearing the single mix on the radio I shudder to hear it begin in any of its versions. I dislike that nothing guitar riff. Which raises another issue. There are six members in Pulp and yet there is little musical identity once you set aside Jarvis’ voice and, perfectly matched to it, the Phoenix Nights chic of Candida Doyle’s keyboards. Disco 2000 is one of the only guitar parts it’s even possible to notice - and it is rubbish. The drums just blast along. The bass is subdued in the mix beneath the keys. It is telling that, of their later (famous) albums the album that best showcases the different musical identities of the instrumentalists in Pulp is We Love Life - the worst of those albums by quite a distance. Different Class is still not bad of course. It’s an album with some irresistibly catchy tunes. Common People remains not only iconic but an exciting listen. So much of the music on Different Class is a dull, clumsy, clutter though. I once thought this a brilliantly consistent album and now I can’t see how I ever made that mistake. 2.5/5
Common People is such a great song. The rest of the album was ok. I wouldn’t turn it off if it was on but I wouldn’t seek it out to play either.
Great album.
I like this album. Strong the whole way through. Don’t skip out on the last track.
It’s a good album. Not my top as I’ve never been a big Pulp fan. 3.5 stars
Favourites: Mis-Shapes Common People Disco 2000
Also moderately enjoyable, a good album
Ultimately this is whisper singing way too often by an obsessive guy. I found it interesting that people say Pop Girls talk about their exes too much, but none of that energy is brought here. But the ending of sexism isn't on that record, though the male gaze is a bit heavy handed. Some songs are catchy and well made but most often I was a bit bored and not that surprised.
I really liked this one. It was a bit strange at times, but good strange. A few of the songs weren’t for me, but overall I enjoyed it a lot. Common People is a great song, and there were a few others I knew but it was cool to hear some of their songs that I hadn’t heard before. I would probably listen to this again although I think I’d have to be in the right mood for it. Fav song: Common People Least fav: I Spy
Like the cover and album of this one. Was a bit horny at times but it had a lot of heart and meaning behind it. Some serious bangers too Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song- Disco 2000 Least fav- Live Bed show
So torn from how much I love the song Common People and how much I hated the Pencil Skirt lyric "I love it when you tell me to stop". Think in general it's a decent album with a few great songs and a few truly awful songs. I wouldn't listen to the full album again- probably wouldn't relisten to any of the songs I didn't already know. Favourite song: Common People Least: Pencil Skirt
- I've listened to this album a million times. Had the CD with the interchangeable sleeves with all the different pictures that you could take out. - Love Jarvis's voice and storytelling - he really knows how to set a mood. And, the instrumentals support it really nicely. - Interesting themes/working class anthems. - I like some songs better than others, but I wouldn’t skip anything.
I really enjoyed this one! Would give a 4.5 if I could. Will definitely be checking out more of their music.
Sassy, sardonic, and witty.
Very gog brit pop songs
Nem az én stílusom, de vannak jó számok benne.
I mean, this album is just perfect.
Oh. That was depressing. This was one of my fave albums for years, but it just didn't resonate with me any more.
Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Common People, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E., Underwear Never heard of Pulp before. Sort of post-punky, a tad new wave, but it also sort of reminds me of Arctic Monkeys and Velvet Underground/Lou Reed (even though they aren't British). The first time through, it felt very bland and samey sounding, but its grown on me slightly over subsequent listens. I've got very few complaints, but I don't think this is going to enter any sort of rotation.
Druga klasa u odnosu na većinu dosad preslušanih albuma. Niko nije nadomjestio nedostatak pjevačkih sposobnosti efikasno kao Jarvis. Nije mi više samo Common People himna nego cijeli album. Možda drugi najjači album od velike britpop četvorke.
Yikes to Pencil Skirt so I'll give this a miss.
It wasn’t for me but my therapist was sad I didn’t like it
Ok. Very British. I knew Common People.
Noise
I like Pulp. The band and the pulp
honestly never been a huge pulp guy but they have really high highs!!
If The Cure were uninspired, unimaginative, on sedatives and forced to create an album for contractual obligations under a pseudonym that distances them from the garbage music they turned out, it'd sound a lot like this. It wasn't offensive, but there's also no compelling reason for me to listen again ⭐⭐.5
Great in parts, ok in others can see why people enjoy it though 3.5*
Yet another britpop band. Some of the whispering was annoying. Low 4.
Listened on the bus to a meet I might have fallen asleep during the album but my subconscious really liked it.
Oasis>pulp>blur>suede
It just wasn't my thing. Reminded me way too much of velvet underground but it seemed many songs felt similar
Really fun listen! It’s crazy the range of popular music in 1995. You could have told me this record came out a decade earlier and I would believe it. Lots of great jams and enough diversity throughout to keep it engaging. Best Track: Underwear
Pretty catchy hooks.and melodies. Noice is a bit monotonic.
8/10 anche 9/10 forse Would re-listen
this one is for all the horny little freaks, but with a class-conscious anger too (so, for myself)
Surprisingly decent.
Kind of annoying, not my vibe. There’s a few ok songs. 2 stars
not my style but I can see why it was popular.
Clásico de Pulp
What the hell are they singing about? The lyrics causes minus one star
2.44
Pencil skirt was one of the more creepy tracks I've heard. obviously intentionally, but still. Common people is of course a classic, even though i think the cover might be better. The music is pretty good throughout, but again nothing I would be putting on frequently
Its kinda weird, but i like it.
It's like Geordie Greep's The New Sound, just way less mathy and about 30 years earlier. I love that album and I love this one. Albums that parody creepy weirdos by acting like the creepy weirdos are always entertaining. This guy plays the creepy weirdo a little too convincingly, but in a good way. He clearly convinced some people on this site that he's a creepy weirdo. That's the kind of parody we need more of in the music world, parody so good it actually tricks people into thinking it's serious.
A 90s classic; ubiquitous at the time. Several great songs on here; have it on CD somewhere in a box in the garage.
Amazing. Catchy melodies, lively vocals, dinstinctive style, yet variable in its implementations. One of few albums I like that are simply fun to listen to.
This is exactly why I'm here: I've never heard of Pulp before. I really enjoyed this album. Will definitely listen to again.
Fantastic for 2/3 of the time and then there's this dark side that forgets the pop and quite yukky. Still too good to mark down.
Know this beginner to end. Excellent
If fashion is your trade, then when you're naked, I guess you must be unemployed. Honestly, not the huge fan of the album itself, but I really did like Underwear and Common People. It had some good riff's here and there like on Monday Morning, but none of the songs really hit me like I'd hoped they would.
Common people is great, some close to early Radiohead vibes that I liked, overall didn’t love but didn’t hate this. I think I’ll come back and listen again
I love this album. i listen to it probably once a month. Today was a great day
Great Songs: Common People, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E, Underwear Good Songs: Mis-Shapes, I Spy, Disco 2000, Live Bed Show, Something's Changed, Sorted For E's & Wizz, Monday Morning, Bar Italia Mid Songs: Pencil Skirt Bad Songs:
Pulp walked so Arctic Monkeys could run.
This reminds me of an unironic version of The Divine Comedy's album Casanova. I Spy sounds similar to Through a Long & Sleepless Night...........although Casanova came out a year later. I guess this is the period of overtly sexual cringe vampire Britpop. Pulp sounds a bit like Keanu Reeves with a British accent at times. It's catchy music and i'm sure Common People was the quintessential Hugh Grant movie theme song, but it doesn't hold up well at all imo. Just sounds too much like horny, edgy teenagers "rebelling" by openly discussing sex and just sounds juvenile. But I get the appeal for the horny, edgy, teenager demographic that then became the emo demographic. Aside from the edgy lyrics, the actual music is great and pretty fun to listen to. I'm giving this one point higher than I think it deserves just because I think this album is probably the crowning "achievement" (if you can call it that) of the Britpop era........and then the genre died; for the betterment of the world. It's produced well and I like it a lot more than than the Oasis/Blur petty rivalry that dominated the era. Overall I still prefer The Divine Comedy's Casanova because of the orchaestral elements and I think Neil Hannon did a better job of having a "please don't take this seriously" vibe. Pulp was also creepy, but the vibe felt like they were actually serious, which is ridiculous.
Second album of theirs I’ve listened to on the list, there are a couple songs here that I really like such as I Spy and underwear, and if more of the songs were like that I would like this album more. Overall I think this album drags a bit in places, the performances are good but at times it was a struggle to get through and truly enjoy the music.
Another one I'm glad to have finally listened to, I think of the so-called 'Brit-pop' bands, these lot are certainly the total outliers, as I don't think you can pin down any central inspirations as much as Oasis and the Beatles or whatever. The instrumentals are really great, a bit of glam rock stuff, but with hard-rock inspirations and also some really solid electronic parts. I think Jarvis Cocker is an insanely good frontman, and I think he might be one of the most influential singers in British music, as so many bands today have the tongue-in-cheek elements which this does, and I guess these guys took themselves a lot less seriously than other Brit-pop bands, as there's a lot of 4th wall breaks and jokes in the lyrics. Also loads of these are really catchy, while still being quite experimental, and certain parts reminded me of Sterolab, which I guess sort of makes sense. Favourite songs: mis-shapes, pencil skirt, common people, I spy, disco 2000, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E., underwear, Monday Morning. Overall around 8/10 (I feel like I might be inflating this score a bit to compete with what I gave the Oasis albums, becuase I think in time, this would be better imo.
Had not listened tho this album in full. I like the popular songs and didn’t really like the rest.
Quite enjoyable and different sound than many bands I listen to. Reminded me of the Cure but less emo.
Somewhere between 3 and 4, but not a 4
Not bad. Some standout tracks but remainder is average
Eh, this is fine. Kinda sounds like discount Third Eye Blind. It's certainly not bad, I've just heard other bands do this style better. 2.8
i dont like british people. also they’re too horny it makes me uncomfortable. did not finish it
Perfect.
Ugh
I wish I would have clicked the 'Did Not Listen' button. But I did listen. And it sucked. I just wished I didn't.
Honestly much better than I expected. I could've gone without the whispering talking like in the song I Spy, and genuinely I had a good time listening to this. I understand why so many people love this album and how it could be considered their best without listening to their other albums. Very funny how this and Oasis' Morning Glory came out the same year.
I’m a bit of a casual Pulp fan, I always liked their singles or indeed most of what I heard but never really listened to their albums back in the day, I guess I didn’t have friends that were massively into them else I might have been more of a fan. I appreciate them now more than ever and their new album was a slightly unexpected return and a good return too. My favourite tracks here are perhaps unsurprisingly the singles but Sorted for E’s and Wizz has to be my favourite. “I left a very important part of my brain in a field in Hampshire” is an all time great line.
I love the working class.
Aye great album
Never really listened to Plup before but that was class *Jarvis Cocker strut
Pulp are good craic to be fair
Didn't think I'd like this as much as I did, one of these days I'll learn not to judge a book by it's cover. Class stuff, dead cheesy, lyrics are both naff and genius at the same time.
Imagine a sleazy and disturbingly British marxist undergrad invited you to watch his shitty garage post-punk band, but tried to sing half the lyrics way too close to your ear. That’s the Different Class by Pulp experience. Social critique can be great, this album was not. When your “resistance anthem” is followed up by an uncomfortable rape-ballad I think you’ve lost your way.
Pretty tuneful actually. Just too bad that the way the singer chooses to portray himself is as a giant creep.
Brittipoppia puhtaimmillaan ysäriltä. Workkii monessa kohtaa
Disco 2000 kappaleen ansiosta ⭐️⭐️⭐️ tähteä.
A nostialgic album for me. Love it
What a nice surprise. Liked this one a lot.
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I've been really lucky in the first 3 albums that have come up for me! Pulp are a band who milled around relatively unknown for 15 years and then got huge in 1995 when the Britpop scene exploded. Meaning my 15 year old self was all over this and it remains one of the albums I've heard the most. Disco 2000 and Common People are well known by everyone in Britain and continue to get radio play to this day and those of that era will also be familiar with 'Sorted for Es and Wizz'. But throughout this is just great. Imagine the actual concept behind writing 'Something Changed', an underrated masterpiece. Underwear and I Spy are also bangers and there's not really anything here that let's you down. Holds up well. Best bit: Maybe the bit where I Spy really gets going, a vindictive narrative of a jealous freak. Ask me another day it'll be different. Worst bit: Pencil Skirt is slightly throwaway but serves its purpose as the breather between Mis-Shapes and Common People.
Che lagna
Eh, not my jam.
Definitely the kind of album where the hits carry it. I like it overall though. Common People is a 5 on its own.
Really good.
Classic Pulp. Probably their best received album.
After several albums of more misses than hits, pulp finally struck a winning formulae. Lyrically cutting and musically catchy
Their commercial peak but certainly not my favourite. It seems they finally found a formula that resonated. If I never hear Common People or Disco 2000 I won't be disappointed. The rest of the album is really enjoyable.
I had to listen twice to decide between 4 and 5. I'd heard the songs before in passing, but the album passed me by in it's time. But despite having no nostalgic value, this is a 5. Brilliant music, and every song is a story.
I like I Spy. It sounds creepy.
The title says it all. Really liked this album. The sound is great and the lyrics require more that a single listen and some thought. Great to see them back playing at Glastonbury 25 (on TV only). Need to seem them live!
i don't believe i've ever even heard of this band before? mis-shapes is like an anthem for the 2025 "all other gens vs the boomers" situation pencil skirt - the instrumental break around the midpoint of the song is pretty and pleasant i spy - best of album for me, aspects of it remind me of lullaby by the cure disco 2000 - also one of my preferred tracks...the shaky/dramatic inhales are what remind me robert smith monday morning has a pleasant melody, i like the guitar line overall, not as bad as my first album, but no tracks i'd choose to listen to again. however, spotify moved onto another pulp album after this one and it's better!
Coolos
Putain le groupe de BDG mais j'ai kiffé
Quite good, kinda Bowie-esc
Listened to it a day late- not terrible but some songs are just awful (I spy), I really liked Disco 2000 though.
This album has a funny, comical vibe to it. The singer can't wait to not only get you, but also your mom, into the sack and makes it known. I enjoyed the song ""A Different Class"" , ""Pencil Skirt"", and ""Disco 2000"". This was a fun and felt silly.
Ummm...just not really my thing. I feel like that's really all there is to say about this album.
How very British. This album is full to the brink with Britpop. Lyrics are very horny, which is kind of off-putting. However towards the end of the album my attention quickly faded, hardly noticing when the album was over. Not a lot of really bad stuff, but not very enjoyable either. 2/5
Great lyrics performed dramatically with a solid backing band. This is a pretty accurate description of being 20 something in 90’s Britain.
Tfw I am an awesome cool rockstar and I have le epic (and sometimes even consensual) sex. Britpop? More like SHITpop amirite?
Overall great, but Shatner & Joe Jackson's Common People may be the best version of the song.
Day 10: Best tracks: Common People, Disco 2000, Mis-Shapes, Bar Italia Witty and bitingly subversive. God I wish this was bigger in the U.S. in 1995/96. My go-to answer to the "Oasis vs. Blur" debate is Pulp. At least Pulp exemplified both the "Brit" and the "pop" in Britpop. Listening to this again doesn't make me reevaluate. This album slays from start to finish. 9/10.
Haven die geheiratet? Musik zur Heirat. Wurde dort abgespielt? Passt total zur Heirat und ist Tanzbar.
*chefs kiss*
What a glorious coincidence! A day after securing tickets to see one of my favourite bands, Pulp, when they visit Australia next year, this absolute classic pops up on my feed. I’ve been listening to it since it came out in 1995, a brilliant album full of quirky lyrics and catchy tunes. Common People is one of the all-time great songs, Disco 2000 is a banger and everything else is great too! More like this please 🙏
Maybe the mood was just right or something, but I really enjoyed this despite it having many features that often don't work for me. I think there's just enough self-awareness as well as gravity to sell the dramatics.
Musically this is fun. However,I don’t know if this persona of Jarvis Cocker is a character or if it’s close to his real personality and ethos, but it wore thin lyrically after awhile. (I also forget how rape-y some of that 90s alternative music was.) “Common People” is a banger though.
I'd like to give this 5 stars for Disco 2000 and Something Changed, but parts of the album are not as incredible as those two songs. It's still a brilliant album.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Now this is why I continue on this project. Somehow, despite most of prime radio years being between 1988-2000, I'd never heard any of Pulp's music. Well no time like the present. This album is great from start to finish. Always interesting. Common People and Disco 2000 are the clear standouts to me. No skips here.
Slow kind of boring
First couple of songs are good. Then decent
Was decent but not my type of music.
For me, this is the defining Britpop album.
Not Bad, but got boring after the First few songs
I hated it. Then it grew on me. Then it lost me again. This was a pretty fun listen - there's almost a sort of wack-a-doo Rocky Horror vibe going on here that can be pretty interesting, and at times it's just straight up hilarious. But at the end of the day, it's plain weird, man. Weird fuckin album. Fave tracks: - Common People - I Spy - Disco 2000 - Live Bed Show - Something Changed - F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. Edit: I have actually never once had the desire to revisit this album. Dropping a star. Man it's weird.
Absolutely love Common People, the rest of the album is a bit boring & repetitive!
A very refreshing listen from a group of solid musicians.
4/10
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absolute perfection Sounds better now than when it was released 30 years ago
Very human. Fun
Sure okay
Not a bad album by any means. However, it was somewhat boring and repetitive.
Some catchy tunes
unlistenable
Oh fuck yeah dude!! First time I heard these guys were on Trainspotting. Man that movie is seared into my brain. Never heard a whole album by them though. Mile End is the song that's in that movie. I wonder if it's on this album. It's not but I bet this will be good. I like the album cover. The band members are in black and white. Common People is on here though! Wow, I really liked I Spy!
This wonderful, sophisticated, pop record is what we get when artists are allowed to grow and develop over a number of years rather than being rapidly built up then brutally knocked down by a revenue-hungry industry. In fairness, the time it took Pulp to reach these heights probably wasn't part of any grand plan, but that's the way things unfolded, and glorious records like this are what we get as a result. From the masterful pop of Mis-shapes and Disco 2000 to the rather more creepy, sinister epics like I Spy, Pulp deliver their sprawling tales of love, lust, revenge, obsession, regret, chance, class, suburbia, and anxiety with a brand of flare, humour and panache that I don’t think we’ve seen from anyone before or since. And I haven't even mentioned Common People - now so incredibly familiar but when you step back and consider it afresh, the lyrics, the structure, the energy - everything! It's like nothing else. One of the greatest pop singles ever and surely almost universally relatable. A great record from a band at the height of their powers.
Off the cuff remark: while I am not the biggest Pulp fan I feel they represent something special. Different Class seems to embody that. Pop Music with something to say: funny, wry, sardonic and often uplifting. Standout track: it can't be anything other than the truly wonderful Common People Revisit?: Yes. From witnessing them in their embryonic days at the Adelphi in Hull to the present day, always a pleasure.
Completely forgettable and a blur of an album to me, unfortunately. 2 stars instead of 1 because sonically I enjoyed the general aesthetic and instrumental elements of it. They just came together in a way that felt like unbuttered toast.
This might have gotten the British boost from Robert Dimery. I did not enjoy listening to this. It has some single worthy stuff on here but nothing really stood out musically. The singers kind of pervert perspective as far as lyrics and delivery were so offputting to me. I wasn't sure if it was tongue in cheek or earnest and honestly I don't really care as the listener I just hated it regardless.
How can this be 30 years old ?
Immediately giving David Bowie. All the vibes in this album are exactly the reason why i fuck with English new wave/80s and 90s music so heavy 'Disco 2000' bangs. 'FEELINGCALLEDLOVE' also goes hard as hell - kinda reminds me of Lovesong by the Cure.
Listen to the song Common People and skip the rest. The singer tries to sound sexy but comes across as an out-of-breath incel creep. And the lyrics really reinforce this point. I try to be fairly sex positive and I’m positive no one should have sex with anyone in this band. Do not recommend.
Intellectual, theatrical Brit-Pop. Love the sound and emotion of this album. Top notch vocals, production, lyricism and songs. One of those records that reminds you of your love for music and listening to everything you can get into your ears - to escape and just be fixated and happy.
Common People is a proper classic. The Album is littered with great tracks. Great lyrics. Sex and class the main themes. Had to give it a 5.
Can't not be a 5 despite personally being a little fed up with a couple of the overplayed tracks. Still prefer This Is Hardcore though
Still holds up well though probably more interesting lyrically than musically. Common People and Sorted for Tea and Viz were very much the '95 Zeitgeist. Havent dipped much into Pulp over the years, my Britpop revisits tend to be Blur, Supergrass even Elastica so I guess I am a Southern artskool softie.
The apex of Britpop? Tune after tune of great British social commentary from Cocker (who else would write about skilfully avoiding dog turds outside the corner shop?), beautiful cheers of pace, and still sounding great.
Great album - I remember 30 years ago two kids yelling pulp as their band of choice. Sorry it took so long.
Bro if you wanna be a sex pest that's fine, but keep it to yourself. I liked Common people but the rest was just uncomfortable
Now this is what I wanna see. It’s really good and like calm we’re gonna say. But it also has the guitar and drum thing in the album that if it didn’t have it I wouldn’t have liked it so much. The production is also very great. Totally understand why it’s Common People that everybody prefers, though the rest is equally good. Like take I Spy for example, it’s my fav one on the album. Or maybe it’s Live Bed Show? Sorted For E’s & Wizz sounds like it could be used for a marauders edit too. And maybe my fav song is Underwear?
I mean I know this is britpop, but like wow, right out of the gate it's so British that it's actually Bri'ish. This one was completely new to me. It's ok. Not great, not terrible.
First time listening to a Pulp album, I rather enjoyed it
Im confused. It's like the Clash listened to Bowie and Leonard Cohen, but more perverted? 1/5
1. Never heard of this band once in my life, but apparently they’re quite popular in Britain? 2. The singer sounds like David Bowie, which is funny that their description on Spotify suggests that their “signature sound” is similar to his, glam rock 3. Oh wait, I’ve heard Common People before. Ali recently did it at a karaoke night. Also apparently this is their most popular song by a large margin (at least in terms of listens on Spotify) 4. Now this feels like an actual album (in terms of length/songs) 5. Definitely an interesting span of genres in this single album 6. On second listen, quite like Disco 2000
Felt like I was listening to a hornier Bowie.
Fun and insightful and melodic. Reminds me of edgy rich kids.
Good vocals Interesting instrumentals Nothing really stands out Couple of songs I recognised
Just another non-descript brit-pop album. It's not bad, just indistinguishable from any other 90s Brit pop album from any other Brit pop group.
I get the appeal and the singles are strong but as a whole I'm not really impressed with Jarvis Cocker's schtick
Would you like some music with your Brit Pop?
I can't stand this band and I can't really explain why. I'm sorry.
I've always thought of this as the Britpop album for people who think they're too good for Britpop. And as someone who thinks she's too good for Britpop, well, you know how it is...
Enjoyable listen. Loved Disco 2000
Undoubtedly the best Britpop album. I'm still a little peeved that I couldn't get on to the field for their 1995 Glastonbury performance!
Jedni z "wielkiej czwórki" brytyjskiego art-rocka przełomu wieków, ale może właśnie ta ich wielkość i wiele zespołów powstałych na kanwie sukcesu tej czwórki spowodowały, że dzisiaj Pulp brzmią dosyć generic i płasko. Zwłaszcza płasko. To wciąż dosyć solidne granie, jest w tym coś fajnego, ale mnie osobiście niczym nie przyciągnęło. Momentami nawet mi się trochę dłużyło. Choć "We're sorted out for e's and wizz" przykuło na chwilę moją uwagę. Ok/5
Świetny album o różnicach klasowych. „Different Class” - album, który zamiast fetować klasę średnią, rozbiera ją na części i wystawia na pośmiewisko. Muzycznie jest w rozkroku między dance popem a teatralnym dramatem. Sercem albumu zdecydowanie jest Common People - skoczny taneczny kawałek o podziale i napięciach klasowych. Opowiada o dziewczynie cosplayującą biedę jako estetykę - chyba bardziej aktualne nawet teraz, niż w chwili wydania albumu. Idealny na weselicho, które przyjstraja okładkę albumu. Mega mocne 5, kocham Pulp, a rzadko zdarza się, aby zespół osiągnął swój peak tak późno w swojej karierze.
Really good. No skips. Bowie and Cure vibes throughout. Dig it. Would buy.
If I wanted to hear a brit moan I'd fuck one
Were it not for Brian Eno, David Bowie, Aphex Twin, Robert Fripp, Gang of Four, Autechre, Massive Attack, Portishead, Radiohead, Wire, Tricky, and many others, this album would give me ample reason to declare all British people insane just for buying this rubbish that borders on campy Eurotrash pop for considerable stretches of its playing time.
borde gilla det mer med tanke på hur mycket det påminner om både The Aeroplane Over the Sea och Twin Fantasy, men men. ändå lite som var riktigt najs :)
Perfekt album där jag fattar varför folk gillar det, snygga arr, snygga harmonier, roliga texter, men det är bara inte min stil? Gillar liksom inte de flesta av texterna (även om de är väldigt horny) och musiken talar inte till mig)
It's really good. It might be better than Blur, top Britpop.
Music wasn't terrible. Lyrics were
I like it. Very textured but cohesive. Definitely worth revisiting. 3 .3 outta 5
This album felt like a breath of fresh air. very light and playful, I enjoyed to layers of guitar, bass, and synth. while the content of the songs were also a little sappy…
Love it. Common People is a post-Thatcher indie film in a single song soundtrack. Love the snide satirical lyrics all through the album, the outrage, the joy, the snark, Jarvis Cocker is amazing on vocals throughout.
Banger 5 stars
Decent listen, not really for me
A classic.
Decadence Brit
Not really my type of music
My shit isn't as shitty as this shit is.
Not my cup of tea. Bland
Singer sounds like Bowie. Very new wave sounding.
текст убивает, терпеть не могу подобные "сексуальные" лирики от мужчин о женщинах
Sounds like 70s bowie in the 90s, it was allright.
😁
Absolute Class in all senses of the word. A fantastic album by a fantastic band. I love this 90s classics galore and Javis is just legendary as a front man. Great lyrics, great style tight band whats not to like
Overall enjoyed this album, it seems like a classic from its time. Definitely some uncomfortably creepy themes surrounding consent or lack thereof throughout the album that I didn't love. Musically enjoyable, and some of the songs were pretty fun lyrically too. Some highlight tracks for me were Common People, Disco 2000, and Bar Italia.