Different Class

Not my barrel of beer

Niceish, heard of Pulp before but never listened, didn't know what to expect but sure, it's okay. "Common people" kinda grew on me now

I really loved listening to this album. The stories were so well executed with the perfect amount of humour, the build up through the songs made those loud and powerful moments more effective, overall a top tier album worthy of the list. Would be a 5 but I felt there were a few songs which didn't meet the same level of 5* like common people and disco 200

Musikalisch nicht besonders eindrucksvoll für mich Einige unangenehme Weirdo-Texte wenn man mal drauf achtet (und Gesang) :| immer mal schimmert da zwar auch eine Dosis Sozialkritik durch aber das hat für mich es nicht mehr retten können

An sich mag ich den Sound und die Stimme, aber ich bin nicht so wirklich hinter die Lyrics gekommen… teilweise fand ich sie etwas komisch, vor allem, wenn er über Frauen gesungen hat?? Aber ich hab‘s glaub ich auch einfach nicht so ganz verstanden Mir ist keins der Lieder besonders aufgefallen

solid

As others have noted, remove the hits from this and you still have a fantastic album. Bar Italia might be my favourite, Common People aside (which is not only Pulp's magnum opus but probably the defining song of the entire Britpop era, so not a fair comparison for anything). The class politics and feelings of alienation, anger and confusion running through this album either really resonate with you or they don't, so I understand it isn't everybody's cup of tea. I absolutely love how those themes are explored with both ire and humour throughout, and even though I don't get the male sexual frustration part - and can see how that can come across as creepy, although I don't think that's really the point - it is still deeply relatable.

4.0

Wonderful album. Great lyrics, brilliant music.

lovingly steeped in irony with a sardonic look at modern life bolstered by driving UK rock pop.

9/10

British rock seems to have a vibe

How did I miss Pulp? They sound like something that should have been on my radar for a long time now. Love the ridiculousness of the lyrics, the raw charisma of vocals, the social commentary hidden in between of all that drama, and the sound. No bad track on the album.

Musically this was fine, I guess, but why does he have to spund like such a creep?

very boring album that feels like it missed the boat on this sound. don’t get why it’s on the list tbh

Never been a huge fan. Just watching the video of the opening track and seems to capture the kind of over dramatic narrative with quite mediocre songs as a backdrop. “I really love it when you tell me to stop, it’s turning me on” hmmm Just all feels a bit theatrical and dramatic and just a bit non-plussed about it. Obviously can’t beat classics like ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000’ but otherwise not too impressed. Hadn’t heard ‘Live Bed Show’ before and enjoyed that. Do enjoy the focus on class and social commentary.

I listened to this when I woke up this morning and when I went to write the review tonight I really had no recollection of any particular song or feeling about the album. I couldn't remember the name of the band or the album. I just listened to the first song again to refresh my memory and, nope, nothing. I guess this is pretty well regarded as classic brit-pop but I don't hear it, it seems pretty unremarkable to me. I don't hate it, but I am more inclined to just forget it again.

This one grew on me as the album went on. Some catchy songs, and an album I will listen to again. A nice discovery.

Fast nur banger auf dem Album

jebeno!

Really classic album from the 90s britpop / indie scene. I think at the time I did like it but I preferred some of the heaver acts at the time. Listening now it really is lyrically and musically excellent. Stand out tracks: - Pencil Skirt - Common People - I Spy - Going for a Leonard Cohen sound here - Disco 2000 - Live Bed Show - Sorted for E's and Wizz - Monday Morning - Bar Italia

It has the one great song and the rest were ok.

9/10

I dunno about this one. “Common People” is a classic, but I don’t vibe with the overall sound of the album. Much of the sound reminds me of New Wave, with a slightly updated poppier feel. Though the sound doesn't work for me, I do appreciate the themes and lyrics of the songs; there's a strong current of pushing up from below, straining against a world built for the wealthy.

Meh

Timely and groovy

Amazing... just speechless really

Wasn't sure if I liked them in the beginning, but they grew on me.

J'arrive pas à passer par-dessus la prod qui me rebute. Son de drum et de guit sèche cheap. J'imagine un déploiement d'énergie sans fin mais je le ressens pas. 😢 Peut-être que c'est l'intention mais j'aurais aimé que la musique get down and dirty autant que les idées et les textes.

A thoroughly enjoyable listen. The kind of English rock I love. Common People is the standout. 4/5

"We have David Bowie at Home" (Though more so early on) Maybe four stars - will need to revisit.

Nice album, some solid pop that I am surprised wasn’t bigger in the US. Not groundbreaking but very competent. Common people is great

Banger album.

Miss Shapen was my favorite

Really fine album, common people is great, the rest a bit under

Some massive songs

J’aime bien ! C’est chouette, à réécouter

This is one of my favourite albums from the 1990s, and listening now gives me such nostalgic feelings. Pulp are very much influenced by Ray Davies. Slightly more waspish in their lyrics but definitely fits that Kinks are The Village Green… vibe. I also hear a bit of Scott Walker in there too. Really enjoy this slice of life in a northern town, and I think Common People, Sorted for Es and Whizz, Disco 2000 and even Mis-shapes are still absolute bangers! If you know, you know.

Had some scattered thoughts while listening to this one. First, I was surprised it came out in 1995, as it had a more 80s-sound to me. But it also kinda had a Blur sound, and even a more modern sound at times. So I guess that makes sense. Certain points I thought it was a parody/satire effort. Others, it actually was pretty sincere. To keep it short, I wasn't particularly impressed. The whispering parts were weird, and the lyrical content felt like a mediocre attempt to recreate a Velvet Underground vibe. The music was mostly poppy rock, and didn't do much interesting to me. There were some fun parts, but not enough for me to say it was particularly enjoyable. Every time I thought it was starting to go somewhere better, it just reverted back to the same bland sound. The album wasn't necessarily bad, but I didn't think it was all that good. I'm not sure why it's an album I need to hear. I think that's the biggest flaw with this project- there have to be 1,001 albums. Not all of them can be winners. Grading this album against the rest on the list gives it some pretty tough competition. It's another one I won't remember after getting through a few others, and I don't see myself listening to it again. Overall: 2.4/5

Brilliant album - five stars! Kicking myself for not getting in to Pulp more in the 90's although I always enjoyed the singles - this is going straight into my library. Great tunes and musicianship, thoughtful witty lyrics and that special quality that only the great artists have - Jarvis is a national treasure and its great to see them back with a new album too!

I enjoyed the album, but I feel like each song went on just a little too long.

Bowie but missing something

Kinda overrated

I do enjoy. Bit weird at times but some absolute classics on there

Interesting sounding album. The singer sounds a bit like Bowie at times and even like Roger Waters for some songs. Enjoyed listening to this album.

it was okay, i liked a couple of songs, but it didn’t do much for me

I enjoyed this one! It gave a sense of nostalgia throughout - it reminded me of pop music from the '80s (in a good way).

The poster child for bands championed by the British music press on the basis of politics and class prejudices. Unbearable Brit Pop cringe.

Never understood pulp….still don’t

Good enough for a 3, nowhere close to being a 4. Common People makes the playlist - Funky start, not much intro. I think my preference is a slow, spacious crescendo-ing intro - First 30 seconds - this sounds like more bland rock that makes no sense why it's on the list - "Common People": Okay, I see why this is on the list. It's a limitation of the album framework of this list though, if an album like this makes the list because of a few huge hits - Brit pop rock is so dumb. If you can make a hit like this, why waste my time with all the 'artsy' (annoying) other songs on the album? Just make 5 great songs and call it a day

***An ok album

I've often wondered if I missed the boat on this band. Maybe not!

Impressive album, all I knew was Common People, which is a banger. Yet I reserve 4 stars and above for an album that I would willingly put on its entirety in the future, and I'm struggling to think of a future scenario in which I would put on an hour of (what I think is?) snarky British pop taking very deep jabs at people I know nothing about.

didn't love

Above average, well-executed, witty, but not groundbreaking

Well shit, this is like *really* good. I don’t have an incredible history with Britpop, I like some of the classics, but the genre at large doesn’t really do it for me, but Different Class by Pull is an extremely well written pop album with a unique aesthetic and great execution that stands head and shoulders above the genre at large in my eyes. This is full of flourishes from the rave scene, orchestral arrangements and there really isn’t a bad song here. We start off strong with Mis-Shapes, a song where Pulp’s incredible talent for chorus writing becomes immediately apparent. Before mentioning other highlights here, I would also like to mention the lyrics here, there is a fascinating combination of class consciousness and horniness in a way I’m really not sure I’ve heard anywhere else. The album as a whole paints an honest and pretty grimy portrait of England at the time, full of class conflict and ennui. I bring this up because the second song here is Pencil Skirt, which is an almost transgressive view of cheating that feels gross in a pretty interesting way. The next song is a pretty staggering highlight: Common People is about class consciousness by way of romantic flings, touching on themes of upper-class disconnect and the fetishization of the working class. This kind of romantic wistful pop song transforms in a really interesting way, with the narrator becoming increasingly angry with the class tourist woman chasing him, and the almost imperceptible build here is glorious. I Spy is another personal favorite, with the post punk vibes and whispery vocals, it’s just sonically fantastic. Other highlights include Live Bed Show, Sorted For E’s & Wizz, FEELINGCALLEDLOVE, and Monday Morning: really we have most of the album here. I stand by there not being a bad song here, but some just don’t do quite as much for me, Underwear and Something Changed in particular. Despite this, this still may be my favorite Britpop album, and if you’re skeptical of the genre you owe it to yourself to at least give this a shot. This is a pretty high 4.

I mean, the title ain’t lying. Lyrically brilliant, musically both joyous and emotive. Just brilliant.

Boring British soft rock, was it Bowie, was it Oasis. Not my jam at all

I actually don't personally like this album as well as I've rated it, it's not one I listen to. Yes, it's Britpop, probably the best Britpop album ever, but Britpop doesn't do that much for me these days. Musically, this album doesn't interest me all that much (as a whole, anyway). But holy shit the songs on this one are incredibly strong. It's just stacked with hits, even if they're not to my personal taste anymore. So it's a 5.

At times, difficult to listen to when the lead singer insists on whispering. The couple of tracks that were released as singles stand out a mile

Best britpop albums of all time, you can't convince me otherwise.

Classic album

I'm sorry but listening to this I got a massive headache and it almost prevented me from finishing because it just kept getting worse and worse as the album went on and I was suddenly so very acutely aware of how I need to brush my teeth and I am NOWHERE near a hater of 90s britpop but something about this is just so disturbing and unappealing I'm really not sure how people could have grown up listening to this and consider it massively important to their personality and identity when its just the same song about this skinny fucker committing adultery over and over like who gives a shit But in all seriousness I cannot find one thing in this that I wouldn't find executed more successfully in a different English group.

Self-pitying garbage!!!!

По вайбам круто. Сижу такая, «о, common people, песня кэмикалов», потом понимаю, что наоборот, потом спрашиваю у дипсика, есть ли такая песня, он отвечает что нет, каверов тоже нет...я что, брежу? Классно, мне понравилось.

its ok. I recognised common people and disco 2000.

Britpop

Nostalgic, the best of Britpop

Not hated, but definitely dated

One of the finest social commentaries ever. Nuff said.

Heard of this band but never really listened to much of their material. Couple tracks in, not really my style but I respect it.

Reminds me of Suede. Started off better than the previous album, for sure. Very 90s Britpop

Lightweight, popish, not all that catchy. But nice smooth vocals and the angst and happy are well balanced. Not my thing but enjoyable.

I’m about reaching my limit on 90s Brit pop. It was fine.

'Common People' and 'Disco 2000' are tragic, beautiful, perfect songs. ‘Underwear’ was my favorite of the songs I hadn’t heard before.

But still you'll never get it right 'Cause when you're laid in bed at night Watching roaches climb the walls If you called your dad he could stop it all *** Okay, I'm biased because Common People is one of my favorite songs - both this original version and William Shatner's excellent cover. What a SONG! Jarvis's vocals on the whole album are so captivating; it's like he's right next to you, convincing you of every word. And boy does it work for me. A lustful album, sure, but I think the storytelling justifies it, keeps it from being too salacious. I dig it.

never listened to it, when it came out. Been interested in way heavier stuff at that time. Listening to it now is quite etertaining. Album has ab good songwriting and i think it still works, 30 years later.

I really can't stand his voice so this one's a non starter

This is a fun time. Especially Disco 2000 has me wanting to scream it out loud. Some kinda creep vibe lyrics, but we can ignore them for the pure fun that this album is.

Groupe connu de nom uniquement. Pop générique sans aucune originalité, pas désagréable (+1) mais avec vraiment aucun morceau remarquable. Je ne l'écouterais pas une seconde fois. =>2/5

Wow! I do not remember this album being so good! I've always been a slight fan of Pulp, and always in particular loved Jarvis Cocker's absurd and funny lyrics (kinda like Sparks or some of the Smiths music). More music should be funny.... In particular, the run from track 1 to 5 is just banger after banger. This sits between a high 4 or a low 5 for me.

if i could give this a 0 it would still be too generous. i hate this album so much. stop whispering you loser, this is just brit pop maroon 5. except at least maroon 5 doesn't put on airs. oh yeah we're so smart we dont need guns to change the world we'll use our minds isn't that cool anyways let me see your tits

Decent, couple of songs I recognised in here

I didn't listen to this super carefully, but it was pretty pop-y and easy to follow along with. Disco 2000 was cracking me up. There was another song that had kind of creepy whispering lyrics, which I definitely didn't expect. Pretty catchy but not what I'd listen to in my free time.

Exactly what I thought it would be

Great, album! Music is awesome and lyrics are fun & story telling.

Really vibes with this, common people was a smash! Tapered off a bit towards the end, but still an interesting journey throughout

One of the best albums of all time.. top5? Top 3?

I actually liked the feel of this album, it seemed to be arcade fire before arcade fire existed. What I didn’t like was the lyrical content. We got off on the wrong foot with “pencil skirt”; “I'll be around when he's not in town. Oh, yeah, I'll show you how you're doing it wrong. Oh, I really love it when you tell me to stop, oh-oh. Oh, it's turning me on” (yuck) and it didn’t get better from there. Does this guy sing about anything other than sex?

Un groupe que je ne connaissais que de nom. Il font de la bonne musique, mais pas dans le genre que je recherche. C’est intéressant, mais sans plus. Je pense que mes goûts plus exigeants des dernières décennies m’empêchent d’embarquer dans des propositions qui ne sortent pas assez de l’ordinaire. Peut-être qu’un autre de leurs albums ferait la job, par contre, va savoir.

Prefiero "This is hardcore" pero no por mucha diferencia. Es un grupo con la dosis justa de clase, acidez y melancolía. Después de escucharlo, no estoy tan seguro de que prefiera "This is hardcore". Es un disco maravilloso y una portada hecha para ser legendaria.

A bizarre album only in the vocal line. The instruments other than the voice felt classic 80s/90s soft rock which worked extremely well in highlighting just how depraved the lyrics came off during certain songs. The highlight was Common People for me where they really go on a winding story of showcasing the different mindsets of (as the title says) classes of rich vs poor. Bringing a woman in to deal with rats, see a supermarket, or find a "normal" lover, showed how even if she saw it firsthand the impact of those living situations is fundamentally different when you have a rich father lifeline to just pull yourself out at any time. I really appreciated that song and what it brought to the table, but a lot of the album came off as quite creepy. Many songs feel drenched in angst and from a controlling personality both lyrically and in the delivery, which against the softer rock backing gives off all the more of an uncomfortable vibe. So good album, but I wouldn't recommend it to many people

Highlights: Mis-Shapes, Common People, I Spy, Sorted For E's and Wizz. In a nutshell: "nice one, geezer." Cheeky, sexy, creepy, danceable and quotable. Everything you need and want from a pop album. Perhaps Jarvis was right all along- Pulp isn’t Britpop. Pulp is pop music that sounds different from the rest. Overall: 8/10

Très bonne découverte

55555 One of my faves Lyrics are dodge at times but

It was ok

shatner was better

Wasn’t my favorite but wasn’t bad, no song specifically really stuck out to me a whole lot

Pretty good.

interesting stories and backing track, cringy voice

No war but class war. They really hit on a winning formula, and took it to an amazing end with common people. We won't use tanks, we won't use bombs. But should we tho

Supercool Britpop record

Blah 90’s

The zenith of Britpop, and maybe even of the 90s

I can’t help it, I was dragged up My favourite parks are car parks Grass is something you smoke Birds are something you shag Take your "Year in Provence" And shove it up your ass

Common People is a great song. The rest is just okay.

Positiivinen yllätys, ylitti kyllä odotukset. Kappaleet on hyvin kirjoitettu ja mielenkiintoisia, samaan aikaan miellyttäviä. New wave fiiliksiä tulee vähän, mutta enemmän poprock. Parhaat: Disco 2000, Common People

I already liked the single, but what a surprise! Lots of good tracks in a style that mimics David Bowie in the '70s but was released in 1995 (when this genre was not popular).

Class politics never sounded so sweet! Great album. I probably got into "We Love Life" more, for reasons I'm not entirely sure of. "Common People" will never get old, no matter how many times I hear it. Special mention for "Sorted for E's & Wizz" and "Monday Morning"

walked so Panic! could run, which is a cardinal sin. 6/10

Better than expected but nothing to remember. Would listen to again.

Okay UK Pop

Favorites: Common People, I Spy, Disco 2000 While a lot of britpop eludes me as to why I understand its smashing success, Different Class by Pulp is an incredible record with classic song after classic song. An album I feel like I recommend to everyone at this point. I very much enjoyed revisiting it for this!

Mis-shapes was a pretty decent intro Pencil skirt a lil creepy Common people is 1 of 2 songs I already knew before listening, fairly standard britpop song quite enjoyable. Don’t peticularly like the voice of the lead singer but pretty good lyrics. I spy bro is yapping so hard sounding like a dodgy guy with that weird whispering voice Disco 2000 best song, consistently a good album from that point onwards, was starting to feel dissapointed but the B side saved this album Still not my favourite but would give it a solid 5.5/10

Sorti en octobre 1995, "Different Class" du groupe Pulp, mené par l'iconique Jarvis Cocker, est une fresque sociale acerbe, un regard lucide et souvent hilarant sur les complexités de la société britannique, ses divisions de classes et les aspirations parfois déçues de sa jeunesse. Dès la pochette, le ton est donné. Une photographie de mariage, choisie parmi plusieurs options alternatives, illustre avec une ironie mordante le thème central de l'album : la confrontation des classes sociales, l'envie, le désir d'appartenir ou, au contraire, de rejeter un certain milieu. Les paroles de Jarvis Cocker, fines, poétiques et souvent teintées d'un humour noir délectable, dissèquent les interactions humaines, les faux-semblants et les angoisses existentielles. L'album s'ouvre sur le monumental "Mis-Shapes", un appel vibrant aux inadaptés, aux marginaux, à ceux qui ne rentrent pas dans le moule. C'est une déclaration d'intention, une affirmation de la fierté d'être différent. Suivent des titres qui deviendront des classiques, à commencer par l'hymne intergénérationnel "Common People". Cette chanson, basée sur une rencontre réelle de Jarvis Cocker avec une étudiante grecque fortunée fascinée par la "vie des gens ordinaires", est une critique cinglante du "tourisme de la pauvreté" et une exploration poignante du fossé entre les classes. La narration est brillante, l'instrumentation monte en puissance pour culminer dans un refrain fédérateur. Mais "Different Class" ne se résume pas à "Common People". Chaque piste offre une facette différente du talent de Pulp. "Disco 2000", avec sa mélodie entraînante et sa nostalgie douce-amère, raconte l'histoire d'un amour de jeunesse et le passage du temps, évoquant des souvenirs d'école et des promesses non tenues. C'est une chanson universelle sur l'amitié et les rendez-vous manqués, portée par un optimisme teinté de mélancolie. L'album explore également des thèmes plus sombres et introspectifs. "Sorted for E's & Wizz" dépeint l'expérience d'un festival de musique et la consommation de drogues avec une honnêteté brute, ce qui valut à l'époque au groupe quelques controverses. "I Spy" est un autre morceau marquant, avec son ambiance cinématographique et ses paroles provocatrices sur le voyeurisme et la jalousie sociale. Jarvis Cocker y incarne un personnage observant avec envie et ressentiment la vie des plus nantis, rêvant de s'immiscer dans leur intimité. La tension monte crescendo, soutenue par des arrangements orchestraux grandioses qui contrastent avec la trivialité apparente du sujet. La production de Chris Thomas, qui avait notamment travaillé avec les Sex Pistols et Roxy Music, est impeccable. Elle confère à l'album un son à la fois glamour et brut, sophistiqué et direct. Les mélodies sont accrocheuses, les arrangements riches et inventifs, mêlant guitares incisives, synthétiseurs new wave, et cordes luxuriantes. La voix de Jarvis Cocker, tantôt crooner désabusé, tantôt tribun enflammé, est au centre de cet univers sonore unique. Son phrasé particulier, sa diction impeccable et son charisme naturel font de lui l'un des frontmen les plus captivants de sa génération. Au-delà des singles à succès, des morceaux comme "Pencil Skirt", avec sa sensualité trouble et son ambiance de film noir, ou "Something Changed", ballade touchante sur la nature imprévisible de l'amour, démontrent la versatilité du groupe. "Live Bed Show" offre une description crue et mélancolique d'une relation qui s'étiole, tandis que "Monday Morning" dépeint la monotonie et le désespoir du quotidien avec une justesse désarmante. "Different Class" a connu un succès critique et commercial retentissant, remportant le prestigieux Mercury Prize en 1996, devançant des albums d'artistes comme Oasis ou Radiohead. Il a propulsé Pulp au rang de stars internationales et a solidifié leur place au panthéon de la Britpop, aux côtés de Blur et Oasis, bien que leur approche et leurs thématiques aient toujours été singulières. Au final ce sera un 4 sur 5 pour un commentaire social puissant.

I'm getting married next year and we're having Something Changed as our first dance. Even without this fact, it's still 5*.

Sounds almost like any other British new wave but I like that

Meh, 2 star

I mistakenly bought This is Hardcore from Columbia record club because I thought Common People was on that album. That song is worth a listen, but Jarvis Cocker is uncomfortably horny or just okay for the rest of the album. 3 for Common People, 2 for the album.

in a collection of emo CDs this britpop coexisted in my disc organizer as a teen it now lives permanently on the floor holding up my broken table thank you #Spotify #ad

pretty indifferent to this one. Some of the songs were nice or interesting, but I feel like most of it just passed over me.

I felt absolutely nothing Fav song: Disco 2000 or Bar Italia

6/10 Blah. I did like the cover they did of William Shatner though. inventive if not as good. 5-29-2025

ode to da working class hell yea

Interesting guitarwork, strange lyrics

Lovely. More britpop. No thank you. It felt like he wanted to expose how alienated he felt having to be in British social strata but not feeling like being part of it, but he also felt like he needed to apologize to the rest of proper British society for exposing the flaws. Just be angry and expose the cracks and tell us how much you think the whole business is bullshit. No. Do Better.

finally a name to some of the radio songs lingering in my past. still sounds fresh, but it doesn't touch me that much.

One good song

I love this album

Bad sexy

Bit weird, I REALLY enjoyed the music, not so much the questionable lyrics at times and would've been a much higher vote for me if they weren't creepy. Highlights: Sorted for E’s and Wizz

Loses a star for some questionable lyrics at times, particularly pencil skirt. Found some of the themes quite repetitive eg sexual escapades. Very fun musically and vocally, loved how the songs would build slowly then go hard. Really enjoyed most songs. Favourites: Common people, sorted for E’s & Wizz, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E

A couple of good songs aren’t enough to cover the creepy overly edgy tones. To much whispering

A few good songs, some troublesome lyrics.

This album would have been 5 stars for me if it wasn’t for the leery rapey lyrics of Pencil Skirt. The whole album itself is about sex with some questionable lyrics that are very likely a product of their time, and I can look past most of it, EXCEPT Pencil Skirt. I love how most of the songs seem to build into these awesome dancey numbers Fav songs: Common People and Sorted for E’s and Wizz

this fucking rocks and it is also insanely catchy. that’s all i rlly gotta say lol

Great album, one of the pinnacles of Britpop. Standout songs are Common People, Disco 2000, and Mis-Shapes. Overall, a fun listen and has a lot of great moments.

no. not interested.

"And you dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do." This is my new philosophy of life. Not much different from the old one 🥴. I liked this. 3

-it was good, sounded a bit like abba sometimes lol -don't know if I would go back and relisten, but wouldn't skip if it came up

mis-shapes --> eat the rich y poco mas, bastante divertida de repente. pencil skirt --> "i kissed your mother twice and now im working on your dad". sorted for E's & Wizz --> me ha gustado bastante la base de la cancion. underwear --> me mola mucho esta, tiene un rollo especial en mi opinion. i spy --> too long, no me ha molado nada live bed show --> me ha dado pereza seguir apuntando en general buen album muy nostalgico echo cosas de menos que nunca he tenido

Not bad. Bit of blue knock-off but enjoyable

Pulp далеко не одразу прийшли до бритпоп звучання. Спочатку вони грали доволі нішевий психоделічний постпанк на альбомах It (1983) та Freaks (1987), а потім, характерний для Madchester сцени, електронний та сінтовий Separations (1992). З погляду музики, цікавих елементів та мелодики, ці альбоми є, та напевно що залишаться, для мене найулюбленішими у Pulp. Їх завжди приємно переслухувати, вони атмосферні, але чому вони "не злетіли" у свій час - здогадатися не складно. Не дивлячись на доволі автентичну музику, вони все одно губилися на тлі більш яскравих Public Image Ltd., або Gang Of Four. І тільки в 1992-у році вони наблизилися до бритпопу на His 'n' Hers, хоча в ньому все ще було доволі багато референсів до готичного синті-попу та нью-вейву. Тут з'явилося більше хуків та і структурно воно стало більше походити на попрок. Натомість Different Class вже кардинально відрізнявся від усього перерахованого. З нього пішло ледь не усе, що надавало звучанню Pulp особливості. Він став набагато простішим та вже цілковито перейшов до попрок пісень, але доволі гарних та винахідливих попрок пісень. Кожен трек не навантажує складними конструкціями, а натомість підбирає прості елементи, які просто працюють - ціпки гітарні ритми, що часом підкреслюються "веселими" сінтами, та трохи бруднуватими, "гаражними" соло. Разом з тим змінився і настрій - від альбому тепер віє теплом, та якимось літнім легким вайбом. А вокал Jarvis Cocker став ще більш пристрасним, майже "вампірським". Всі це елементи гарантували альбому комерційний успіх, бо тепер він став зрозумілішим та ближчим до слухача. Але насправді, його основна ідея полягала не скільки у звучанні, скільки в темах та сенсах яки тут підіймаються. Вже з назви зрозуміло, що в першу чергу, це соціалістичні ідеї та питання класової нерівності. Але самі по собі, вони не були б чимось новим, якби не були подані у вигляді трагічно-романтичних пісень де в якості яскравого образу, в тому числі виступає секс. А вищезгаданий "веселий мотив" та очевидна іронія в деяких піснях - робить його лірично ще цікавішим. Мені дійсно було цікаво читати тексти про те як багата дівчинка ніколи не зможе зрозуміти звичайного лузера, що, на його думку, цікавий їй лише як "атракціон", або про шпигуна, який провадить підривну діяльність, сплячи з дружинами істеблішменту. Проте читати, було для мене все ж трохи цікавіше ніж слухати. Альбом майже ніколи не сходить з наміченої тропи, та не дивує бодай якимось "цікавинками" - він дуже рівний і через це навіть трохи монотонний. Але не дивлячись на те, що цей альбом не є моїм улюбленим у Pulp та й у бритпопі загалом, варто визнати його сильну концепцію, що стане рушійною силою бритпоп сцени. Адже роблячи альбом зрозумілішим та простішим для ширшого кола слухачів - Jarvis спромагався достукатись до кожного аби донести свої сенси до якомога більшого кола слухачів, але при цьому не скотився у відверту кон'юнктуру, а знайшов свій автентичний стиль. Чи це не є справжнє мистецтво?

This is such a fantastic album. From song 1 through the rest of the album there are no skippers. 4.25/5

Love this album with it's witty lyrics and Cocker's takedown of posers and hedonists. One of my favorite Britpop albums. The video for "Common People " is great too.

Not a big fan of the old Pulp. As far as britpop bands go, I put them squarely under Blur and somewhat under Oasis and Supergrass (don't know enough Suede to add them to the rankings - why do all Britpop bands have one word names?) I will admit that common people is an incredible song and maybe the Britpop anthem. Something about Jarvis Cocker and his Robert Smith-esque, whiny and precious delivery, really grates on me though. Some pretty cringy lyrics too. Outside of common people, disco 2000, and the last track, not one I care too much for

It clicked a bit more on second listen but the tracks are very hit and miss.

Fun and energetic Britpop. Some of the melodies may feel a bit stale 25+ years on, but the sheer energy and fun vibe the band puts out more than make up for it. "Common People" is one hell of an anthem - I didn't realize it was their song.

A bit to horny Rape fantasy is a bit concerning The sound is good Comedy album? Not my favorite album the sound was not cohesive.

Common People is one of the best songs of the 1990s hands down. 5/5 as a song. Unfortunately the rest of this album is pretty mediocre. A few songs that flirt with four stars, a few songs that flirt with two stars. Overall, this has to be 3/5 as an album.

Внезапно осознал, что между ранним Джарвисом Кокером и Айзеком из моей любимой группы есть очень много общего. В манере, в тексте. Это мега-альбом, который, в отличие от многих других больших бритпоп-вещей до сих пор звучит заебис. Лучшая песня - Common People.

qualcosa di conosciuto, qualcosa di simpatico, un po' nostalmagico

At first, I thought maybe too British. By the end I realized too British. I don’t like how he sings or what he says. Enough about breasts. Music is good - lyrics and vocals aside. But this one not my cup of tea.

sounds like david bowie voice, but like really accentuating the accent which is kinda annoying me. hated the song i spy. too fucking weird man.

Fun to listen to.

Seems pretty Bowie inspired even if it didn’t take me there

actually pretty good

Though brit pop is over represented on this list. This album does belong here.

it’s better than i anticipated. i liked common people, disco 2000 and bar italia. still not my cup of tea.

Interesting as fuck

That's not my taste in music - But ok

This album is britpop distilled. It feels like a landmark of the genre, and it would clearly influence more recent acts like "Arctic Monkeys" in style and delivery. I really like Cocker's singing, very distinctive UK britpop style. His whole attitude too is refreshingly brazen, finding a mix of sleazy, insightful and sometimes energetic. His songwriting and delivery are also super interesting, especially in "I Spy", the mix of singing and whispering displays great range and creativity. I really liked "Disco 2000","I Spy", "Monday Morning" and "Underwear". "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E." was also amazing, grandiose and I loved the strings here and in "Something Changed". I actually liked most of the songs. At first, I thought I'd give this record 4 stars. It doesn't really feel like a "masterpiece" or like a truly cohesive classic album. But I've been listening to this on repeat for the past +24 hours and it turns out I really really like it. To me it feels like an album that might be a bit imperfect but that you like so much you're willing to overlook its flaws. Don't expect a perfect album, but expect the catchiest and most insightful Britpop has to offer. For me, that's worth 5 stars.

Since i started the list, this is the first new album since I started the list about a month ago that blows me away. I dont know how I missed this music so far but I loved it…

'But I've kissed your mother twice / And now I'm working on your dad.' It's wry British humor, that's true, but it's also para 'the common people,’ or so it is supposedly. That is, when Jarvis Cocker isn't intent on outsmarting his audience, which he too often is, there's something resembling a meat-and-potatoes sensibility: 'It's more a case of haves against haven'ts.' The big hits - 'Common People' and 'Disco 2000' - are absolute classics, and 'Live Bed Show,' 'Something Changed,' and 'Underwear' are worthy second-tier slappers, but tracks like 'I Spy' and 'F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.' betray the record's prevailing flaws: too cold, too aimlessly theatric, above all, too fatally competent. I follow it but I'm not so sure I feel it. You feel me?

Musically, definitely some interesting sound that I enjoy coming back to, although I maybe don't need a full album. My real problem is the lyrics and themes are trying to be edgy but come off more creepy.

I enjoy the music as long as I don't pay attention to the lyrics that are all about sex with definite nods to nonconsensual sex.

I was introduced to Pulp at the bowling alley I worked at. One of my co-workers had Common People on a mix CD he made for the glow in the dark Bowling they had every Friday. Jarvis Cocker, I heard, writes all of his songs in Strip Clubs. That alone moves this album to a 3 star at least. But you know what? That’s not where it’s stopping, oh no! I will say, this is by far their best album. This is Hardcore does a decent enough job but this album put them so far on the music relevance map that even with sub par albums from after this album for eternity, they are still a top notch band. I’m not sure there is a person out there who likes rock even moderately that would not ike this album. I listen to this album probably once ever 3 months or so Choice cut: Disco 2000

this dude's voice is ANNOYING

Wrote a long review for this album, took over an hour to write once done I reread it & it was absolute garbage, fuck. Now I have a stress headache and I'm not having fun which defeats the entire purpose of why I'm doing this "project" as many of you like to call it. I need to calm done, accept that the awful truth that I'm not great at putting into words how I feel and stop treating everything like it's a matter of life and death. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. OK, here are my hopefully not too jumbled thoughts on Different Class. A deep dive into everything that matters more than sex (HINT not much) in first world countries circa late 20th century which is entirely appliable to circa now AKA 2025. In Pulp's world people (all people) belong in one of two groups (1) those that have sex & (2) those that don't have sex. Different classes if you will. 12 songs about how sex controls everything. Some subtle, some less so all first rate. The music is flawless and works remarkably well with the clever lyrics like scary good. I love this album it's almost as good as sex.

Singer has clear similarities to Bowie. Instrumentation and synths are very 90’s, in a good way. Colin People is a fantastic, classic song. I Spy has a very satisfying build through the narrative and production. It reminds me of At The Drive In or The Mars Volta.Live Bed Show could be a track straight from Ziggy Stardust.

Jest to początek mojej przygody z oceną albumów i jako wyznacznik dla tej przygody album oceniam na 2. Po odsłuchaniu pierwszej piosenki na albumie zanosiło się na lepszą ocenę.

I don't quite remember how I discovered Britpop in high school, but I discovered Britpop in high school and it as though it was sent from on high. I probably heard Oasis first, then Blur, then Pulp. They all had their different vibes. Oasis was a bunch of coked-up soccer hooligans, Blur was snorting Ritalin and getting stoned, and Pulp was just stoned. Different Class is the record that put them on the map, and it is still a perennial favorite of mine. I am so glad they're back.

Every time I see the phrase “Mercury Prize Winner” next to an album, it will either be absolutely warranted or make me go “what the fuck were they thinking?”. Granted, my stupid American ass doesn’t know the merit for this award. I don’t even take the Grammy’s seriously at all, but there’s a clear British bias within these 1001 albums, and the authors were hellbent in putting every winner here so it feels inevitable. I will say, however, that this is one of the good winners. It feels poppy, vibrant, and overall fun while keeping a nice layer of social commentary about class differences, just like the title of this album states. I will say that in a few of the tracks, the singing feel a little… um… uncomfortably horny. Especially on Pencil Skirt and parts of I Spy. I didn’t really care for those parts of the album where the vocalist is telling me he’s getting turnt on. Like, damn, ok, stop it. Other than that, I enjoyed this one. Favorite track: Disco 2000 Other hits: Common People, Mis-Shapes, Something Changed, Underwear, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E, Live Bed Show

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Underneath the lyrics and the attitude of the singer, I just found this one musically uninteresting. The songwriting didn't impress me at all. Maybe I'll have to re-evaluate some day

Common People is a good song. It's not a bad album, just doesn't land with me.

I tried. Common People is catchy as hell. Check out William Shatner’s cover! From what I heard it sounds like they can’t decide on who to sound like. I was picking up Bowie and Roxy Music vibes from time to time.

A classic! A really great album worthy of my first 5 of the list.

Cringy, boring britpop. Get out of here.

Thoughts before listening: Is this the album with "Common People" on it? Thats a banger. I don't know any other Pulp songs, but that is one of the best songs of the 90s. Otherwise I know that Pulp, Blur, and Oasis had a bit of a rivalry in the 90s as to who was the real king of britpop. Pulp definitely had less of an impact in the states than the other two did. Review: Yes this has "Common People" and its still great with its driving beat that builds to a peak and funny/smart social commentary lyrics about a rich girl that hangs out with "commoners". I love it. In general this album is pretty good. Compared to their contemporaries, Pulp is less anthemic classic rock than Oasis but have more fully fledged out, mature sounding songs than Blur. Jarvis Cocker has a laid back talk/sing approach to his vocals that feels effortless and lends a cool feel to the songs. 4-stars

Never was a fan of the breathy singing and sultry incantations. Love the singles though.

Bombastic, poppy, subversive. Maybe the greatest thing to come out of Britpop? Was mostly familiar with the big singles prior to listening, but the whole album is great.

Can't stand the singers style. Overly whiney and pretentious. Instruments are overly saturated making them difficult to distinguish from one another. Thankfully not every song is like that, and some are very clear, but the ones that aren't are jarring. Idk, maybe I just need to be more depressed to enjoy this band. I have trouble believing this ranks 6th of all-time in the NME rankings. Maybe Brit-pop just isn't my thing. Since I have to add at least one song to my 1001 songs playlist, I guess I'll pick "Common People" but even that one is little annoying. ~ 1 Star

Not terrible. Didn't really capture my interest, though. Forgettable.

Clearly influenced Jason Segal’s rock opera about Dracula. But segal knew it was a joke

Snide Tom Jones having fun

I don’t care

Horny-ass album! I dig it. Makes me want to revisit. Think it made the GF uncomfortable. But I love the normie horn stories!

I love this album, so much I can't really begin to express how or why, it's simply one of those albums I listened and grew obessed over afterwards (which was both great and to my detriment). I don't even know where to start about it, is it the sound which I think are the best parts of britpop all rolled into one? The best of pop rock with the inspo from other genres, giving it the oomph that it needs? Is it the lyrics and writing? This album isn't shy about its sexuality and the many common situations that some 20 to 30 something might go thru, it feels grounded in that way, not just about someone's sexual escapades but the character going thru them (Well its Jarvis) is as fun to hear go on about how he's done all these things (sex with wives, teaching a rich person how to be a regular person, bad sexual encounters, etc.) that both sound made up but also not, and it's weirdly enjoyable, in a voyeuristic way. Is it just that most if not every song sound perfectly crafted and flows well into the next? Idk There's so much that goes on this album that still confuses me as to why I love it, but I think it also taught me to love music like this and see that I'm able to love it, and for it I can't help but love this album

Not my jam. Just mid - at best. Something about his voice is unpleasant to me.

very cool album. with many of the songs, the singer sounds like bowie.

I don’t particularly care for their other albums but this one is great.

Eh it's fine. It feels like a lot of the albums I've listened to so far as part of this whole thing. Solidly fine and generic. 2.5/5 stars.

Very good

De teksten zijn echt fantastisch, de muziek ook. Toch een paar nummers waar de plaat best zonder had gekund, zoals "I Spy" en "Feeling Called Love". In plaats daarvan was "Mile End" van de Trainspotting-soundtrack een veel betere toevoeging geweest. Enfin, al met al waarschijnlijk beter te beluisteren dan het gros van de britpop-albums.

Ничего так музычка, слушается хорошо. 6,5 из 10.

The first song I ever heard from Pulp was Disco 2000 from Now That’s What I Call Music 33, which my uncle bought in the UK and gave me as a Christmas present in 1996 when I was 11 years old. It became my favorite song on the album and one of my most listened to songs of my childhood. Then of course I heard and loved Common People but for some reason I never bothered with listening to the full album, which is strange because I'm an "album person" and this is exactly the type of music I listened to in my 20s. But now after having listened to the full album three times, wow, what an album. So many great tracks I've never heard before but are so fucking great; Something Changed, F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E., Underwear and Bar Italia to name a few. Different Class is my 85th album of this project and easily a top 5 so far and perhaps the best one yet. An album I will listen to for years.

great album and band

Kinda falls off a bit towards the end but still a sufficient amount of bangers to warrant a 4

A pretty good album, loved the classic song Common People. But I also really liked Mis-Shapes, Disco 2000 and Bar Italia.

I’m such a sucker for britpop

Sad to admit I've never listened to Pulp, but I found this album pretty fun despite it being on the longer side.

Meh, this didn't do it for me. As I develop my scale, I find this to be middle of the road.

man clearly has some _real opinions_ when it comes to women and that keeps getting in front of what is some pretty nicely composed songs if they were about anything else.

no

V memories

Had some absolute bangers that I will definitely come back to. That said, the creep vibe took it down a peg for me on a couple of songs. Some filler in the middle. The back third of the album was really good and surprising. Cool sound and glad I listened to it.

This record’s lyrics probably don’t hold up under the modern analysis, and even if they do they are kinda like annoying edgy guy horny in a weird 90s way, but also the record is full of songs that don’t have that problem and are jams and even the ones that ar lyrically gross have lovely music. If you loved this band in the 90s I bet you have really strong and good feelings about the record and that’s nice, but it’s hard to listen to THAT many lyrics that sound creepy and not feel creeped.

Rock, 1995 -> 3

finally some good fucking brit pop common people changed LIVES!!!!! long live pulp!!!

Muy bueno

3/5

Really loved this one. Pretty classic brit pop/rock, felt like a clear precursor to bands like Arctic Monkeys in some ways.

3.6 2x

britpop isnt for me

Great album and common people will always be a banger

I really liked this record except where it falls apart at the end.’m honestly yoo stoned to wtirr Yee w a review but I dig savage English music with bite.

Quintessential Britpop, Jarvis delivery is so British and delightful. Builds so well on everything that came before.

This brings back so many, many memories, especially of my best friend, who was a huge Pulp fan back then. But also of how much I liked the music video for "Common People" because of the shopping carts (I am odd, but ever since I watched a commercial as a teenager with human-like shopping carts living in the wild, all joining in the quest to get to a newly opened supermarket (I forgot which one unfortunately! ;__;), I think shopping carts are rather cute ^^.). I think my personal favourite song within the playlist is "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E", hands down. Also the first and last song feel really "in place" within the rest of the album. I will give it an overall rating of 8/10, for nostalgia reasons, and yes, I am biased :P.

I liked it a lot

Listened Feb 2021. One of the best Britpop albums.

An album dripping with mid-90s sex and poetry - like Leonard Cohen shredding on a Stratocaster in the nude.

I'd heard a couple of these songs before, many years ago, but never the whole album. I quite enjoyed it.

Musically pretty good. Head nodding stuff. Lyrically and vocally though? Rough is a small understatement. Dude is trying really hard to sound sexy and it is hard not to cringe. He's way too horny and sounds like he's touching himself half the time. The lyrics are just as bad. Guy needs to talk it out in therapy.

The best britpop album ever recorded (I wouldn't properly consider Oasis as a britpop group). Blink and you'll miss so many hidden gems full of musicality and personality. Pleasant surprise.

Veldig britpop. Stemmen er typ David bowie og textene veldig sexuelle. Musikken er litt moderne følelse av de litt rare Beatles-sangene

Took me back up Uni days. Fun for a couple of songs then really monotonous.

Comon people might be one of the greatest songs of all time. all in all a pretty boring album though. 4/5 for Common people.

Feeling a bit excluded.. they are having a party but I am not invited 😢. also it sounds like more like narration than singing. I could tell this was on purpose but not really my type of music. Not a huge fan of head voice either. Music wise it’s not bad. still a good listen

no idea how this album is so high up on so many lists. kinda sounds like an older oasis. maybe it strikes that nostalgia bone for a lot of folks, but i couldn't get into this album.

I was pretty excited when I initially read the Wikipedia blurb and saw the praise this album had gotten but boy was I let down. Some solid tracks but overall it left a lot of things to be desired. Not as much of the 90s/post-grunge sound I was hoping to hear and unnecessarily sexual topics in places. Never really caught my attention, and for that, it gets a two.

Meh... It's not bad, but did I really need to listen to before I die?

Solid, but not quite my style

I don't know, I didn't really enjoy this album, despite all the praise it gets by others online. Maybe I'll have to revisit Different Class in the future and give it another chance.

This is super duper British. But I like it.

I do struggle with Pulp. That said, they have some of the greatest singles ever written.

Kannte ich schon. Common People natürlich weiterhin Banger

Decent album.

His 'N' Hers is a better album than this, but this one usually gets the chocolates when people talk about Pulp. It's still good.

another album that until now i'd only heard two or three classics of. love the vocal processing.

Britpop isn't really my cup of tea, but I do love the tone and themes of album. Even if I probably won't listen to many of these songs again, I appreciate its significance and its probably one of my favorites of a genre I don't like.

5/5. This is what a Brit Pop album should be. It's giving modern Kinks with the high production found in British albums around this time while still feeling fresh and relevant, especially with the lyrics. It's silly and sex-driven but also depressing and humbling. Every song feels so alive and present, from the instrumentation to the vocals. It's honestly hard to find a song I'm skipping on this one. Pretty perfect all around. Best Song: Common People, Mis-Shapes, Something Changed, I Spy

Meh

Oh, I know Common People! And Disco 2000!

It was okay, I knew one song from the radio.

Yay

Have on vinyl: Yes. Yellow colored Fav Track: Like picking your favorite kid...but going with Underwear. Notes: Top 5 album

Yeah, I can dig this one, if for Common People alone.

Like musical theater, Carol King, or Bob Dylan, these songs clearly started with lyrics and had melody and musical structure built up, almost as an afterthought, to deliver them. The problem is these lyrics are neither clever, interesting, nor witty. This poor guy developed one hell of an inferiority complex at prep school. He’s just too simple and conceited to say anything interesting about it.

Pulp's magpie approach to britpop is brilliant. I keep feeling like there's a single band from the UK in the 60s or 70s which they are drawing from but I can't quite put my finger on it. The reality is its a whirling pastiche of pop and post-punk. Are they ripping off Beatles pop appeal? Are they going for Pink Floyd electronic wizardry? Cynical Bowie subversion? Cocker deserves to be up there with Zappa and Patton for his cut and paste skills. Mis-shapes sounds a lot like an anxious Beatles cover. Pencil Skirt starts like an early Bowie Baroque Pop track before morphing into a synth pop number and back again. Common People is like if the Buggles took speed before appearing on MTV. I Spy is a bizarre mash of Sicilian drama, BBC futurism and New Order disco. Disco 2000 is mwah. The next three songs are a bit of a downer after the highs of the first half. Sorted for E's and Wizz is probably the highlight of the three for its woozy rendition of rave comedowns. Cocker's refrains at the end are hilarious. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E goes full Numan with entirely electronic instrumentation and anxious minor keys. Underwear elevates this even further before an icy take on Sheffield art-goth. Underwear takes them on a trip to Madchester. Monday Morning pulls us out of the warehouse channeling Clash with ska influences and dub sirens. Bar Italia goes full circle, ending the album with Bowie glam. All the songs sneak tremendous amounts of tension and anxiety behind glimmering synths and sly lyrics. Simon Reynolds got it right by framing Pulp as the art-school intellectual alternative to the Oasis/Blur dichotomy. Pulp work with a much higher density of ideas, maxing out the studio gear to get their effect. Unlike so many other albums that are just tributes to a previous era this really an attempt to make something new out of the ashes of the past.

Vocals not for me

I liked common people and disco 2000 but the rest is meh. Why does his voice do that

Really enjoyed this album. It’s a classic and I do think it’s essential listening for people who like modern indie rock and pop. 7/10

Not bad, but unremarkable.

Some classics, some new favourites, some forgettable tracks. Will come back to it in the year 2000.

Saai

Not a 90's Brit-pop fan... while these songs aren't terrible none of them stand out or make an impact other than 'Common People', which just barely elevates this one to a 3.

Meh. It's kind of broody.

2,5

Me ha recordado por momentos a un proto strokes, proto indie y todo lo que vino. Está chulisimo, las melodías así tan habladas molan mucho y su forma de cantar medio lloriqueando, muy guay todo. 5/5

I liked the year just to slow for me

How have I gone this long without hearing this album? Easily a 5/5

It was okay. The highlights of the album are "Common People" and "Sorted for E’s & Wizz". The lyrics in "I Spy" really didn't work for me. 2/5

Great

lots of these songs sound vaguely familiar to me for some reason. not my favorite, but i do like disco 2000.

Feels like a band who looked around at Muse and Radiohead and were like "crap, wish that were us". Sort of that dated UK pop stuff that doesn't translate overseas. Still there is good musicianship and a couple good songs. But nothing to write home about.

LOOOOOVE favs: Mis-shapes Common people Disco 2000 Live bed show Underwear

Albumi #190, 03.04.2025 Pulpin viides studioalbumi ilmestyi vuonna 1995. Albumi jatkoi His 'n' Hersin aloittamaa kaupallista nousukiitoa ja monessakin mielessä Different Class muotoutui Pulpin menestysvuosien lakipisteeksi.

Very 80s; eh.

Did NOT like it. Corny as fuck all songs sounded the same and the lirycs were boring. I get how this album would be in this list, like the genesis of all similar boring ass 90's alternative poprock.

I quite liked. Some of the songs I already knew.

Ok

I really liked the music and instrumentals. But I wasn’t really blown away by anything. I also wasn’t really into the singers voice and I didn’t connect with the lyrics. This is a hard album to review cause I don’t have very strong opinions on it one way or another. It’s not great but it’s also not terrible. I find albums like this very difficult to review when I either haven’t added any songs off this album, but also didn’t hate it. I feel like 1s and 2s are for albums I either don’t like or I can find objective faults with it. This album doesn’t fall into those categories. But this album is super forgettable.

It doesn't really stand out in my opinion, feels as if I've heard it countless times before.

It's very Roxy-Music-Country-Life-esque, especially in delivery. I really enjoy this album, but I cannot think of it as a 5. Something's missing. Edit: Decided to give it a 5 after all. Not many albums like this one.

It was good

Sexy pop punk. Lyrics very relevant to today. Lots of Bowie influence

Britpop is garbage.

Not really my kind of music unfortunately, maybe it's just a bit slow and not engaging enough for me. I liked Disco 2000 but all of the songs have quite a weird undertone on first listen, don't know whether I misunderstood the meanings but it's just a bit creepy?

Enjoyed this album. Track 7 fav

Det är ju nittiotal, det är ju Pulp. Femma!

Not for me. 1/5

David bowieesque with preteen angsty sexual lyrics. 4/10

British Bruce Springsteen with even more questionable lyrics

Bit long tho innit

Quite enjoyable.

I enjoyed this a lot more than the last time I listened. Starting to pick up on things more. I think the range is fantastic, the songwriting is wonderful, lyrics are good, instrumentation is good. Really solid album with some really solid songs. 4/5

I have been familiar with Common People for ages now, and it is an absolute banger. The rest of the album doesn't live up to it, but it's not bad either. Just average.

I think this is sort of surf rock, soft rock pop with a kind of moderately interesting lyrical side. That sounds all good from my perspective but it doesn't reach as high as I had thought it might. It kind of stays OK with a couple of fairly interesting parts here and there. But in the category and the time period and and and... I just don't think it knocks it out of the park. Not really. It is not bad in any way, I suppose it just kind of "is" in a way.

A good sounding album but some very odd lyrics.

Britpop was never really my thing though I have got a few records by some of the better bands, this being one them. There are several absolute classics on here and some filler but all in all it’s pretty damn good!

Great find!

Not sure I knew many Pulp songs outside of Common People, but I really dig this album. Some of it comes off Bowie(ish) which I enjoy immensely. The vocals and instrumentals are a throwback to the 1980s. The album is fun and has a bunch of surprising moments. Anyone else jump during their first listen of F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.? 8.5/10

has some really pleasant sounds.

decent album, definitely defined an era in that genre and was reflective of the time in the uk at the time, but some songs i wouldn’t rush back to listen to

I got COVID for the first time at a Pulp show and it was undoubtedly worth it

Sounded like David Bowie meets the Cure.

I think this band heard all the sexy R&B coming out of North America at the time and thought "we can do that too but in British pop rock". Nope. Also it just has a very generic Brit pop sound, long slow strums, monotone voices that sound disinterested. lame!

Enjoyed Common People… the rest was ho hum creepy perv pop. This is a one and done for me

I listened to this in highschool, enjoyed it quite a bit, but don't really remember much beyond Common People (and what a song that is). As it stands, Pulp might by default be my least favourite of the Britpop Big 4, but that could very well change And what do you know... This is even better than I remember! The dark and acerbic lyrics are one part of the album's winning equation, but it's really the eclecticism that makes it so engaging. From synthpop to disco, this album covers a lot of ground and does so swimmingly. Common People remains the standout, but it might actually be the greatest Britpop track of all time