Walking Wounded

It wasnt EDM as it actually had lyrics, but it felt like it. I did not skip any songs. It was ok. I did not skip any songs. I will not listen to it again. It is better than a 2 but not really a 3. I will round down

She's got a decent voice but otherwise forgettable.

not memorable

Too slow and melodic for me. Not my vibe and had trouble getting through the whole album

Flipside fand ich ganz nett, ansonsten sind die Arrangements zwar vielversprechend, die Songs aber banal.

she is telling a book worth of stories in these songs but its just boring elevator music

As soon as I read trip-hop I expect that I'm going to get irritated WHILE also being put to sleep. I guess that is a compliment to this style of boredom.

Not my jam really, but nothing terribly bad either.

Nie moje klimaty, w tych czasach nikt takiej muzyki już nie słucha, przez co sprawia wrażenie bardzo staromodnej. Nie porywa, nie zaskakuje, właściwie nawet nie sprawia przyjemności lecąc w tle.

Everything But The Girl has made some nice songs including a few classic ones. It is not clear to me why this album belongs to the 1001 list. It is well made, but I prefer the sound of their older albums. Just like today I had tried to get into this album at the time but never managed.

This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. This record was released in 1996, so go easy on it. I couldn't care less about a record that sounds like this in 2022. BUT, this seems pretty innovative for 1996. When you think about it, pop music was transitioning at that time, and even rock bands were incorporating electronic elements to expend their tonal palettes and remain relevant. For those reasons, I can see why this was considered an important record. It's pretty chill, which I can appreciate. But the production style and canned drum beats (I like programmed drums, but they shouldn't sound like a preset rhythm that came with the drum machine out of the box) are a barrier for me. I've given better music two stars, but this is better than a 1.

I appreciate that this band had some longevity it an industry that is notorious for producing one-hit wonders. He is a decent DJ and she is a decent singer. Good for them. But, this is the second of their albums on this list, and I couldn't figure out why the first one made it either, so . . .

Zeer zweverig tot wat saai toe. Niet zo m'n ding

I love Tracy Thorne's voice especially the work she did with Massive Attack. However with the exception of the Todd Terry remix of Wrong, this album is largely dull. Walking Wounded is trip hop light an better suited as waiting room music than anything else. Musically sound and lyrically decent but hardly ground breaking stuff.

Very 90s, I thought this was going to be folk after googling the band so that was a surprise. Meh.

Is there a 90s uk sophistipop album this list doesn’t have?

Meh.

not for me

seems quite dated. Modern disco, electronic? Good for that style, but not my cup of tea.

Hajutonta ja mautonta tanssijytkettä. Ei uponnut. Ei erityisesti häirinnytkään, mutta kyllä siinä tuli silti kelloa ja biisilistaa katseltua, että milloin tämä loppuu että pääsee kuuntelemaan jotain edes jonkinlaisia tunteita herättävää.

2.7 - Electro-lounge algorithm filler.

Like a couple of retards trying to fuck a doorknob.

Nice trip hop pop. 5-6/10 maybe.

Very dated and it never clicked with me.

its house/electronic I guess felt kinda long even though it wasn't 2.5

Bit tepid

Kinda fine. Nothing great.

Fine, but so thin sounding. There's almost nothing to it. Flickery drums, "dance" music, but it would be impossible to move to. Her voice is so thin... Quite boring.

Fine, but so thin sounding. There's almost nothing to it. Flickery drums, "dance" music, but it would be impossible to move to. Her voice is so thin... Quite boring really.

Ok as background noise. Decent mix between music and vocals

Too pop

Was not bad. Just not my style.

The review for electric light orchestra is actually for this. I also give electric light orchestra 3 stars. I liked it but alot of tracks sounded the same.

Jacob get the fuck off my MySpace account I agree with the stuff he said though. Pretty spot on actually. I don’t think it was awful, just an outdated genre/style that I have no attachment to. Again, listened on shuffle, couldn’t get round to them all and I’m writing this hours after I listened so that probably does make some sort of impact on the score. 2 star, there have been worse 2’s though

all of the songs either sound like the background music for a game releasing in 2002 exclusively for the og xbox or the sad part in a 1998 romcom where the main characters have broken up and are reflecting on their relationship.

Would never normally listen to something like this, I like parts of it but others feel a little sparse and don't really hold my attention at all. It's fine background music, but I don't find it to be particularly special.

Alright?

Sinto que ouvi uma espécie de Portishead da Wish. A senhora canta muito bem e por ai fora, mas que raio é aquele beat eletronico por trás saido de uma discoteca dos anos 90? É que realmente é algo que não funciona junto, mas quem sou eu para opinar. A melhor música creio ter sido o Good Cop, Bad Cop. Nota:3/10 08/09/2026

This is pretty chill/quiet heart stuff; it's no Cowboy Junkies though! !-D If it doesn't pick up a bit after song 4, probably only a 2. If there are some awesome songs, maybe a 3. I'd give it a 2.5, but not a 3. Might grow on me if I listened to it in the background a bunch, but not that compelling on first listen.

ok

I had a hard time getting into this. It wasn't for me

Totaal anders dan ik in gedachte had en best aardig, maar niet heel spannend ook. Door die saaiheid afgerond naar 2 sterren.

Wohl nicht schlecht, aber TripHop ist einfach nicht meins

Not for me.

Pfff

Background mall headphones music

This would be good to take a nap to in spite of not really being my cup of tea. It's got that repetitive nature that I don't really dig that much, but I do like the volcalist's voice and there is some good musicality there

Awk it was alright

Was very excited to hear this but kinda disappointed. Sounds good but feels like a real lack of substance

Just really not my cup of tea. Not terrible overall.

meh

Ei mun pala kakkua

Terrbile, just terrible

Наконец-то мне попался альбом, который я уже слушал. Для меня он оказался скучным и не цепляющим, хотя начало было многообещающим.

A cool set of trip-hop songs, but not many songs of the record are memorable

Chilled out but not really my kind of music.

Tracey Thorn has a pleasant voice. That said, to my ears the music is maddeningly repetitive and boring.

Singer Tracey Thorn has a lovely voice and a strong melodic sense but those elements aren't enough to offset the headache-inducing drum 'n' bass backing tracks that plague this record.

Is a miserable experience.

It’s like ace of base without the bass. Also this was club music?

Nah this was not for me. Kinda picked up but not enough.

I think I hate her voice and that ruined the album for me. I do love the late 90s British dance vibe but I usually like it because it’s energetic and original and this was so dreary and felt like it was ripping off the original stuff. Really made me want to listen to like Portishead or Sade because this was ripping off both and I have never in my life wanted to listen to portishead and Sade combined into an album that’s neither fun nor beautiful. Kinda cool how minimal it was tho it did kinda have a unique feeling I just hated that feeling.

Easy listening for people who like computer generated music

It was very bland, I kept waiting for it to pick up a bit but it didnt. At all! I couldnt get past the girl looking like Nicolas Lyndhurst in drag and was half expecting/hoping for? the theme to only fools and horses.

Brilliant album if what you want is to be bored for 52 minutes.

There was a period in the 90s or early thousands where this boring, meek pish was everywhere. I'd rate this along side Dido and M People.

Mind-numbingly boring electronic music.

Walking Wounded brings a combination of easy listening and electric beat drops like a futuristic longue singer. "Wrong" has some good building beat tracks but repetitive, and while the lead singer has smooth vocals, the energy of it all feels wrong. The remixed version of "Wrong" towards the end of the album has a slightly better spin. "Single" has some good depth with its steady rhythm and lingering saxophone in the background matching the broken-hearted storytelling. However, when the song asks, "Do you want me back," my answer would be no. Each progressing song struggles to pull me in. "Walking Wounded" states, "Are you trying to punish me?" No, but I'm feeling like this album is punishing my eardrums. The last track remix of Waking Wounded is just as battering but so much more prolonged. A few tracks "Flipside," "Big Deal," and "Mirrorball" actually pick up a little bit by playing around with unique sounds; scratching records, 90s beat tracks, acoustic guitar, etc. The vocalist in these songs actually seems to have a little more range of emotions but still exudes a brooding sadness. Ultimately, the melancholy ora keeps this album of the shelf collecting dust.

Not what I like

Didn't care for this

If anyone is ever feeling too wistful and nostalgic about the 90s, just remind them how much more racist and homophobic it was back then. If that doesn’t snap them out of it, just let them listen to this album. That’ll do the trick.

Boring.

slop

En mi opinión este álbum resultó no ser de mi agrado, aun que soy una persona abierta a la música nueva este tipo de sonidos no me agrado, siento que la mezcla contrasta mucho

This shit is awful. The problem with this list is there are far too many groups that were popular in the 90s being over represented. The fact that this is the SECOND album by this horrendous artist illustrates this problem. What garbage.

Pretty boring music

this is so boring...it's like a slow motion car chase in the mall parking lot.

Have never heard of Everything but the Girl. I did recognize the voice and I figured out it was because she is the guest singer on "Protection" by Massive Attack - which I like. It looks like that was from a couple of years before this came out After digging deeper, I realized I did know the song "Missing" from their prior album. Can't remember if that was on the radio or in a movie or something. After listening 3 times... I ended up "liking" the first 2 songs "Before Today" and "Wrong". After that it kinda feels repetitive and doesn't add much new or interesting. The sad girl lyrics also start to get old after a while. Liked songs on Spotify: 2/11 Rating: 1/5

Sounds all like the Missing remix.

boring af

Not particularly bad, but particularly boring.

1987. Their first use of drum machines after their drummer left for another band.

No. This is exactly what I didn't like when this album came out. Lite-pop drivel. Thumbing through radio stations in the late-90s would get this station changed in about half a second. Listening to a full album of this crap. Oof…

One of the most bland albums I've listened to yet. Nothing exciting about this at all, just felt like the same song on repeat, so mundane it hurt. Mirrorball is the only song that sounded even slightly different to the rest, and even that was average at best. 1.5/5.

Maybe on a different day

Uninspiring

So bland. Did not survive.

Abrasive beat, not my kind of music

THIS BLOOOOOOOOOOWS STOP MAKING ME LISTEN TO LOUSY BRITISH ELECTRONICA FFS

Not bad but not my forte

Meh, more like Everything but a band that should be on this list. This is music for people who like Chik-fil-A. Bland, dull, unseasoned and very forgettable. What band was I talking about?

So boring. Sounds like something my parents would listen to in the 90s that I would be bored by

Gotta be honest, my mind drifted and I completely forgot I was listening to this for a good ten minutes at least. On a positive though the singer does have a really good voice. It just wasn’t for me whatsoever. I found it unfathomably dull.

Dogshit

The perfect soundtrack for someone who finds white bread too spicy. Two of these greige platters, but no TOOL 😭😭😭

You know those sex scenes that are all closeups of elbows crossfading with lit candles to maintain a PG-13 rating? This sounded like music specifically written to underscore those scenes. It’s like they spent all of their studio time programming the drum machines and then someone was like, “Shit! We’ve only got 15 minutes to record all the vocals and synths!”

This was trash

Meh. Why?

How the fuck did two albums from these guys get on this list? This sounds like what my aunt would listen to if she was doing mushrooms for the first time

On the face of it there is absolutely nothing wrong with this, lovely voice, ok drum and bass/house etc. However, it just inexplicably makes me feel really sad and miserable, just the whole vibe of the thing. The end couldn’t come quick enough. No reason, I find doom metal uplifting for example, funny how different peoples brains are wired.

Never liked this band

this is the music that plays at visible changes in the mall while they show fashion shows on the tv

I got bored

fa cacare ma c re o bar??? ja la ual**ra imb**tonata

Really struggled with this one.

For years i wondered "is pop and popular music the same thing?"until I finally looked it up. This is pop music pa excellence, that is top down produced created only to make money and the lyrics are love baby love love me me love me me me. Look at that photo: either he is well stoned or his soul has left his body - perhaps both. If two music exes went to cocktail lounge and these two were making wallpaper music and one said "Bet you five bucks i can make them a hit," this is what you'd get. The first song was urgh okay but as the album went on it became like being immersed in a sensory deprivation tank. On my patented -100 to 100 where -90 is being put into a sensory deprivation tank and forgotten about for 5 days this is -10 for any single song but increasing minus the more songs you listen to: -60 -70ish for the album taken as a hole - i mean whole. It's a guesstimate as i couldn't finish the last two songs - my soul was leaving me.

The kind of music that's in a US sitcom that looks like it's from the 90's but is actually brand new, 2025. If Dido decided she wanted the tinny drum riff that come standard with a keyboard.

Nothing!

I mostly hated this album, with the notable exception of "Flipside", which gave me Beck vibes.

roznica pomiedzy ich 4 albumikiem, a dzisiejszym 9 jest tak wielka, ze gdyby nie charakterystyczny wokal pani thorn, to nie powiedzialbym, ze to ten sam duet, jesli idlewild byl popowym graniem, to jednak opartym na akustyku, merytorycznych tekstach i moodowosci, tak walking wounded poszedl calkowicie w brzmienie elektronicznie, nijakosc romatycznych tekstow i poszedl all in na damski wokal, dawno takiego dysonansu pomiedzy dwoma krazkami nie bylo na liscie, a to wszystko w przeciagu 8 lat, bo albumik jest z 96, na plejke nie wrzucam niczego, bo po przesluchaniu godzinnego disku pierwszego nic nie utkwilo na tyle zeby wlaczyc na repete

Not a whole lot to enjoy here. A real snooze fest.

point1.

I do not like synthy pop music. For me, the genre represents people who are not good enough musicians to play real instruments.

Ugh - like being in a spa in the Caribbean (the piped in kind)

Horrible and disconnected, lacking in cohesiveness. Like a guy came up with some beats after hearing that DnB was a thing and then sent it to the singer who was forced to just kind of make up some lyrics and make them fit in tunelessly.

Better than the other album from EBTG that's included on this list, but marginally so. Vaguely trip-hop, decidedly dull, lifeless vocals. I won't be coming back to this one ever.

Meh

I didnt like the songwriting

Superficial and vacuous album, made for people who don't like drum n'bass but want to say that they have a drum n'bass album in their collection. This is coffee table drum n'bass music, tied down, neutered, then dressed in sophisticated clothing, and forced to perform. The milquetoast music continues, dipping briefly into house (light) and even a bit of trip-hop (light). This is mild and minimal music, made to be played in the background, like in a shopping mall or as hold music when ringing your utility supplier. Offensive by the nature of the fact that it's so deliberately inoffensive. It's like vermin pretending to be cute, just to get into your house, where it can hide in the skirting boards and breed, eating you out of house and home. The fact that we're forced to endure remixes of two of the songs is a bad thing, particularly when the songs are so awful.

1/5

Hot trash.

Gear: ZMF Bokeh Artwork: 😬🪞🚗 Production: 🔪👂🩸 Music: 🎶🛍️😐 Rating: 👟(👟)/5

Not my cup of tea

tbh i thought they were a one hit wonder but anyway: everything sounds so sad. nothing for me.

Easy listening, but ultimately not much here.

Her voice isn’t bad, but this album is nothing but skips.

Electronica, chiefly interesting for its innovative and highly contrasting sound textures, but limited by the underwhelming melodies, with their restricted tonal range, a heavy emphasis on synthetic drums and bass lines and performed with an airy reverb-enhanced voice to match.

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Please let there only be 2 albums from them Rating: 1.4

Dull, dull, dull. They've always been dull.

In a nutshell: drum and bass Lite™ Going in only familiar with Missing (the Todd Terry remix), which is a "chillout classic". I was hopeful for some dynamic downtempo tracks paired with Tracey's soothing voice. Nope. I agree with the masses here - the tracks blend with each other. The backbeats are reused. Tracey's vocal range sounds deliberately minimal, perhaps capped at a few notes. I was hoping to hear her branch out a bit. It's a product of its time. And it's nothing to rave about now. Overall: 2/10

Not for me

Really not for me Will I listen to again: 0%

Album 617 of 1001 Everything But The Girl - Walking Wounded (1996) Rating : 1 / 5 The album title is apt. I felt like a walking wounded after listening to this electronica crap. I'm sure it is up some others' alley but I just can't get into it.

I don't understand what’s definitive of the music. Soft pop, nothing memorable.

Nothing remotely memorable here. Strangely restrained vocals stuck on top of mediocre backing tracks which don’t go anywhere.

I was pretty keen at the start with the pallet of sounds borrowed from drum and bass and jungle, but there's no getting around that this album is boring and samey. I don't have a problem with weak voices if they come with interest, variety or emotion, but this vocal performance has none of those.

Inoffensive, well produced, very 90s, unremarkable, won’t listen again.

boring droll NNN

DNF

Very forgettable. I listened to it and found it so bland that later in the day I listened to a few songs again and instantly forgot those. No idea why this madentheblist

If you want to try making boiled paste, add about 4 tablespoons of white flour to 2 cups of water and heat in a pan, stirring, until it begins to bubble. Turn off the heat and let it cool, and thicken, a bit before you use it. Time better spent.

Oh, that’s not good. Not my thing, too mid temp, too mid 90s electronica. I’ll pass.

eeeeew bruh fuck no

Absolutely awful

Boring hotel lobby Muzak

Sounds like what I would hear in the Hyatt lobby. Maybe a little Sade influence? Love Sade but not so much this.

There isn't another album out there to replace this one on this list?

Not for me

Not an album that I Will Côme back , really Boring and not usefull

Didn’t like this!

Wasn't a big fan, sounded like music you hear when on hold, didn't engage me

No

I did not enjoy this at all.

Found this one repetitive, formulaic, and overall not interesting

Terrible.

Forgettable

Really wasn’t a fan. All sounded rather bland.

dnf i tried but damn this is a snoozefest

Wow, I can't listen to this either. Boring, atonal, blaaah... Sorry kids.

3/10

to be honest, I hated this album. I have no idea why it really didn’t do anything to me, but every single time the girl saying I was so angry. It sounded like every single pop song lyrics about wanting the person not being able to get them blah blah blah I’m just sick of these types of lyrics and I really just didn’t like the way that she sang.

I didn't enjoy the other EBTG album on the list, and I enjoyed this one less. Not for me, such wailing, pointless singing.

Virkelig kedelig og generisk

Same two measures of music with no melody repeating over and over. Just a showcase for the female vocalist. She has a great voice but every single song was about a relationship. Absolute crap.

Very not a music still i tend to enjoy, the elctro-techno thing never did it for me. The voice of the girl really sound like a modern Nico, and technicaly there is good thing in the rest of the album, but not my kind

Awful. Couldn’t listen past track 2.

I’m going to be honest, this was the first album that I couldn’t get all the way through. It was very boring and very repetitive. I’m sure someone somewhere really enjoys that album, but it is definitely not me. 2/10.

Yet another dead on arrival album recommendation from this website: Not only is this one badly out of date, I'd argue that even when it was new it didn't deserve listing in forums such as this one.

No thanks.

How and why did I listen to this whole thing it was awful

Not for me

Zweites vorkommen des Künstlers Zu viel elektro/Techno

Horrific

Couldn't find the album on Spotify but listened to their top 5 and that's gonna be a no for me

I could've sworn I stopped the Sade album. *checks Spotify* Oh, it's not Sade. I think I'd rather this one be 'Becoming X' by Sneaker Pimps. It scratches the same itch, which I don't need scratched that often, without sounding as derivative.

I hated this so much that I have nothing to say about it.

nope

Pretty unremarkable 90s lo fi pop. Forgettable.

big meh

Meh

Hard for me to make it through.

pretty sure this was just one long song

Not terrible, but too pop/dance for me.

Couldn’t get through it. Boring beyond belief

pff, nee dat kan me niet bekoren.

Painful

Das fordert einiges von mir ab - 1

Album was Ok. Does this really need to be on this list?

Total snooze fest