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Bob Dylan meets Frank Zappa meets Silver Jews. Doesn't work for me. There was only a single track on the entire album I liked - Trans Blues. So with only one good track, the album is only one star.
What did I just listen to... The vocals are awful, like a lazy Bob dillan sound, but less distinctive with terrible tone control. The instrumentals are that of a high school indie band. How did this get on the top 1000?
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It became immediately obvious as the first song started that I was going to absolutely hate this. It sounds like a shorter version of 69 Love Songs...which I guess technically makes it better? Seriously...who the hell is this shit for? Let's hear from the band themselves! "Well let's just make this record that looks like a record, and has song titles and everything, but the songs would be the ones we make at home that sound terrible." Couldn't have said it better myself.
Presumably included on the list as a joke. I made it through three awful songs before turning it off.
What.
Awful droney voice. I would not listen again. 1*
Not for me. Slow. Boring. Vocals didn’t sound good. I feel like this is for people who enjoy being sad. “Transylvania Blues” was only good because there wasn’t any singing. Would have liked the entire album more if it were instrumental. This man really goes Tennessee “you’re the only 10 I see” and put it in a song. And people go wow, so poetic. 2/10
It just kept getting worse by the song. I think there are some redeemable tracks on here and I do like his voice but he can't sing for shit. Some of the faster tracks on here play to his style better but other than that he sounds like a awful version of Johnny Cash. I wouldn't listen to another song on this album again unless I had to. 2/10
This fucking sucks. Why is this on here? There is nothing redeemable about this. It is actually tiring listening to this garbage. Kayla missed the review but said “it’s shit. You know when you eat corn and it goes right through you? This is the corn.” 1/10
To much country twang in there for me.
Por favor QUÉ ES ESTA VERGA
Not my thing
Howdy partner Marry me and leave Kentucky Come to Tennessee 'Cause you're the only ten I see You're the only ten I see
The lyrics are so stupid, it’s like listening to a parity of Alternative music. “I want to be like water if I can, ‘cuz water doesn’t give a damn” is an honest to god lyric that was written, shared, sung, and recorded. This is the type of “Alternative” that is very country-adjacent. Not *quite* twangy enough, but it’s got the requisite slide guitar, or banjo. The singer sounds bored, but to be fair, I don’t know who in the hell could muster up any emotion whatsoever while singing these insipid lyrics. This is truly one of the dumbest things I’ve ever listened to.
This is just shit.
This is objectively terrible. Just. No.
Grovelly voice that doesn’t care so much about hitting the right pitch. Sad songs.
This album, and probably every other album by this band is plagued by dead pan, Dan Mangan bland style vocals. The unenthusiastic style makes me bored. The Instruments are fine but the singer needs to sing. Spoken word, mono tone melodies are uninspiring, and the hinder what else is going on. The lead singer of the band Cake has more enthusiasm than this guy. The only positive about this album is that it's not very long. But it still feels like forever. Cheesy lyrics that have a country rock vive to them but also you would probably hear off of the Juno soundtrack. Just a boring record. There is absolutely nothing that jumps out as to why it is on this list. Won't revisit. Don't care about this band. Is it the worst thing in the world? No. Not even close. It's just boring. It's background music to background music... 1 Zzzz out 5 Zzzz's
This might have okay lyrics but David Berman's voice turned me off the music so fast I didn't bother even finishing the first song.
Blind album and artist once again. This dude I think tried to put me to sleep. I did not like this at all. I accidentally read a review that said he tried to he Tom Waits or something and I'm inclined to agree, he just failed. I was gonna give this a 2 until I heard the lyrics "water doesn't give a damn"? What? Using the cheesy line "you're the only 10 I see" too. Just no.
First listen Saved 0/10
Eh boring
Chanteur monotone et plate
Why? Why for the love of God is this album on this list? First, it is indie music but it isn't even semi-decent indie music if such a thing exists. Then it is country as well. Then the singer doesn't really sing but rather speaks the lyrics. Finally, they are trying way too hard to be clever with their lyrics.
Can I give it less than a 1?
?? 50% inaccuracy on the correct pitches for this melody Guitar is fire tho fr Needs to use the same voice filters as 2008 Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak
Music is such a beautiful concept that encompasses so many different types of sound
Wanted to like this. I didnt tho
Transylvania Blues was not bad. The rest was.
The talk-singing is not for me.
I like indie music, but this is just not good. Sorry if I don’t get it.
Oh. This might be quite a decent album if he’d just shut the f@&k up and stop ‘singing’. One decent track was ‘Transylvania Blues’, not just because it’s an instrumental (but that really helps), but it actually goes somewhere.
Vocals are off key and lifeless. Horribly boring. Thankfully they broke up in 2009. No reunion tours need to happen.
Listen, if you can't carry a tune, then just write the songs and let somebody else front your band. Absolutely ruined some decent lyrics and some more-than-decent slide guitar.
I cannot imagine why such a bland and boring album is one of the 1001 albums I just *had* to listen to.
Actually I thought the worst thing I could listen here was Nico but this is kinda worse.
What an excellent album if you are having trouble sleeping. My god what a horrible listen. One of the worst, if not the worst vocals I've yet to hear (and I'm 650+ albums in at the time of writing along with two Tom Waits albums in between) paired with the most basic, middle school-skill instrumentals. I'm so glad I was able to listen to this album before I died [insert sarcasm]. 2/10.
This was terrible! The first side of the album had the same structure on every song: acoustic guitar plays for 5 secs and then stops; repeat. The vocals were terrible too. Like a Lou Reed - Johnny Cash fan boy who can't sing OR write songs. The lyrics were so bad that it hurt. ONE good song and that was the instrumental Transylvania Blues. This is the worst thing I ever listened to up to this point. 1/5
Hate is a strong word but this is almost getting there, man. I’m not a fan of Lou Reed at the best of times so right off the bat this Poundshop Velvet Underground is rubbing me the wrong way. The music is nice enough but his tone and faux poetic lyrics sound pretentious as fuck. Thankfully they ran out of “ideas” quickly and had the decency to piss off in just over half and hour.
De huevis, suena a una sola canción pero pues lo puse de fondo para trabajar y no se escuchara vacio. Okay, no se que genero sea esto pero definitivamente no es de mi agrado.
silver jews' bright flight was bland. a lot of the singing by david berman was close to monotone. some lyrics and song titles were witty, but it just felt like silver jews were being try hards. a lot of this album felt like folk rock with a side of country, and... it unfortunately held little appeal to me.
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First impressions.... I don't particularly like the guys voice and it al seems a bit soft and boring and dreary. Transylvania blues is enjoyable and let's not say we did was more upbeat. And then back to the drearfest with Tennessee... Overall I didn't like it
People listen to this crap voluntarily?
So terrible. What genre is this album supposed to be top tier of? I honestly don’t understand the requirements to make it on this list.
You can’t convince me this isn’t a parody album.
I just didn't like this. I found it mumbly and pretentious. Lo-fi indie with a country twist was just not for me. The highlight were some of the more blues/rock-oriented tracks like Transylvania blues. Maybe if i focused more on the lyrics it would be better? Now i just listened while i worked
Crap name, ploddy songs that take themselves way too seriously. Although Let's Not (aptly titled) sounds like a less fun version of Chas n Dave. Next.
Not sure qualifies as music.
ennakkoluulot ei koskaan ollut näin hirveitä.. ei ole koskaan ollut vältelty näin..... yllättävän hyvä kuitenkin. siis paskaahan silti, 35min tuntui pitkältä, mutta en halua kuolla ja totanoin ... niin...... huomenna parempaa varmasti heh. btw mikä vittu usa president konsepti taasko meikä kuvittelee room games and diamond rain
Awful. One of the worst so far.
The music and the vocals are just atrocious. Maybe there's something I'm missing or just don't get. I just couldn't get more than 30 seconds through any song.
Country pavement
I tried. I was displeased.
No good
Country, slow tempo sort of psychodelic. Not my cup of tea, the vocalist sounded like he needs more vocalization practice.
Wanna be Johnny Cash who misses the mark and can't even convince himself he believes what he sings
Feels like it's trying too hard to be edgy and emo.
Off brand Johnny Cash. Not good at all
Bad lazy singing ruins any enjoyment of this album for me.
Meh. Why is this on a list of best anything? Its really forgettable crap. 1/5
To make this 0 stars he could sing about F1.
Bad
Horrible crap
Deze bandnaam zou nu niet meer kunnen. Enfin, ik heb het einde van deze plaat niet gehaald.
I tried my hardest to find any redeeming factors during this listen, but honestly the vocals from this band are impossible to enjoy. Off key whining over generic music. Do not recommend.
Sucks. I hate the music and the insipid trying too hard to be “different” lyrics. I hate the sucky ass ugly album cover too. Sucks.
Not keen hated his voice