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Fever To Tell is simple driving indie punk. Karen O’s vocals are fantastic. The first half to 2/3 is very intense and the last bit slows down but doesn’t lose its intensity, mostly due to the vocals. Maps is obviously incredible but so are the songs around it Pin, No No No, Y Control etc. 8.3/10 6.0/10
Mals
A clear definer of alt-rock punk, that influenced some of the best rock artists of the 21st century.
Didn't know much about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs before having this album pop up, but I like them. Very raw and hard edged -- they remind me of the White Stripes a bit -- a high-energy post-punk sound with some electronica thrown in. Definitely a very individual sound, the singer sounds a little like Chrissie Hynde but adds a lot of other vocal effects to her performances.
This was actually pretty cool. Very 2003, guitar heavy and a bit inconsistent. Did Beyoncé sample Maps in Hold Up?
Liked the song Maps for a while but never listened to the rest of the record (or anything else by them). But that's the best song on this record and I'm honestly not crazy about the rest of it. Y Control second best.
Nah, not my vibe. Maps is probably the most bearable song of it all I think? They just all sound the same tbh.
It's carried by maps
Not bad for an alternative garage band sound. The female lead is strong. I had never listened to this group before and I was pleasantly surprised.
One of the top albums of the 2000’s garage rock revival. Really good stuff
More than tolerable rock music, I liked most of the songs although not for my playlist.
I like it, but it's also not something that I would consider for a list like this. But I've felt that way about several albums so far. Maybe 1001 is too much, or I haven't grasped how much that amount would represent.
Ook weer iets te druk voor mijn smaak. Eigenlijk best wel een herrie. Sommige liedjes zijn wel oke.
Female punk at its best and good throwback
When Maps first came out it so overplayed I got sick of it. After awhile of not hearing it i was able to enjoy it again. This was just a really good album. Chaotic in the best ways and contrast her softer voice well.
Interesting. Wikipedia gives the genre as Garage Rock Revival / Art Punk / Dance-Punk, and it's too polished and too late to be regarded as true Punk. Vocals reminded me of Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders.
This album was a big nope for me. A few songs with some merit but the screaming ones just make the album unlistenable.
Gave an extra star for the song "maps". overall the album was a pretty difficult to listen to.
An interesting rock album. Very unique vocal performances. Songs sound very simple compared to rock music today, although still after of it's time. Could easily fit within the 2010s. "Maps" is totally overrated though.
It was ok. I recognized the one song maps, but wasn’t overly into the rest of the album. Mostly know the band from their Heads Will Roll that got remixed to death.
Lleno de energía, Maps se queda contigo. 4/5.
A more familiar to me grunge. I liked it a lot. It was fun, gritty, and made me want to flip a car. No skips
Hell yeah
How did I miss this amazing band. Raw and Punky!
No me gusta ese estilo
Raging hormones. Sexual nature. That's what I got from this album. Decent alternative/rock/indie/punk sound. That iconic lo-fi punk microphone vocals. Would see this in a 2000s high school movie. Maps and Y control are damm good. Modern romance has a surprisingly much chiller vibe. Don't enjoy the squealing though. Would give it a 3.5 if I could, because I enjoyed 3 songs, not really the album as a whole.
THIS is what female punk alt rock voices should sound like. She is a goddess.
super good!
eig ganz cool, aber bissi anstrengend auf dauer
mwa mwa mwa mwa mwaaa mwaaa mwaaa mwaaa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwaaa mwaaa mwaaa mwaaa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwaaa mwaaa mwaaa mwaaa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa mwa thank you And now for our next song hehehoo hoo he hoo he he hoo hoo hoo he he he hoohoohoo hehe he he hoohoo hoo he hoo hehehoo hoo he hoo he he hoo hoo hoo he he he hoohoohoo hehe he he hoohoo hoo he hehehoo hoo he hoo he he hoo hoo hoo he he he hoohoohoo hehe he he hoohoo hoo he hoo Maps really is the diamond in the rough here. But I still kinda liked it.
I liked this a lot more than I expected and it's similar to the stuff Spotify seems to suggest to me but I don't think I've ever heard this before.
I loved it! What a great album. This will definitely go into the rotation.
Its rock, OK, not great... 3 stars?
Brutal
favourite song: tack i had heard a couple tracks on here before but this was my first proper listen. really really liked this. tick is such a cool song. like a punkier strokes.
Lively and impassioned and danceable punk jams.
Very good album. Very much enjoyed discovering it.
Listened to it twice. Actually not bad background listening. Def a big change from “Thriller” but a lot happened socially between the 1980s and early 2000s. I see from the reviews that opinions from those who were much younger than I at this time, are split on this album; and alt isn’t my era, but… There was versatility and a load of enthusiasm here. A lot happened to childhoods between mine (1950s-60s) and the kids born after the 1990s. If emotional responses to authority in the young is not reflected in art then it’s time to reboot the species. Glad to have listened—my brain feels more elastic already.
It was fine. I enjoyed the first two songs more than the rest - it just sounded like too much noise after a while.
Never heard this one before. It was good/interesting/something different.
💖 modern romance 🗣️ 7️⃣
This album rocked!!
This album makes me feel like I’m in a small club with a bunch of beefy sweaty white dudes banging our heads. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Again, singers voice isn’t my cup of tea but the guitar riffs are excellent and I’m humming along by the end of the song. Seems like it really wants to keep the grunge era alive but I don’t think this could save it. Key tracks: Rich, Date with the night, maps
I feel like this album could have come out anytime from the 80s until today. Unique and timeless.
Early reaction but I feel like this album would be a lot more fun to hear performed live instead of listening to the album. I can see the appeal but it’s not music that I personally enjoy. With out ‘Maps’ I don’t know how much I’d ever come back to this album.
I was expecting an electronic dance album only knowing their song "Heads Will Roll" (and all of it's remixes). It feels more punk inspired than anything else. I started out slow with this album, but it really grew on me by Black Tongue. I came around on it, and a few songs will be added to the rotation. Maps is definitely the standout song! P.S. Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a great name for this band as they love repeating words in their songs.
Super cool. I never listened to them when I was younger, but I should have. So much angst lol
Nice voice and enthusiasm, but it might be a bit too much in the first few songs. Not my kind of music, but I have to admit it's a good album.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background
Not really to my taste, but I can see why others would like it.
Raw and cuts to the core. What a sound. Didn’t listen to the entire thing but super interesting.
Niet echt m'n ding. Paar heel goeie rifs wel en veel power. Maar te weinig catchy songs.
Enjoyed this, kind of different.
I really like the Yeah yeah yeahs, and this album was pretty great too, lots of great songs to dance to! 6 likes from this album, and Tick was my favorite!
They're like The Hives, but the singer has more vocal range, and is a woman. The second half of the album is significantly better than the first half of the album.
I probably would have really loved this 30 or 40 years ago.
"No No No" says it all.
Really came out of the gate swinging. A fan!
Album's strength is the lead singer's vocals which are best showcased in the earworm standout "Maps". At times it borders on noise rock, but overall stays in a good indie garage rock genre.
One of those albums that I wish I liked, I just don't really. Kind of hurts my ears a bit. Incredibly talented band but just not for me. Couple good tracks. Maps of course and Poor Song.
This is another album which passed me by at the time of release, but which really matches my tastes. I love it.
No no no
Really fantastic record, I love the power behind the leads voice and the ripping guitar riffs. Few standouts for me were Tick, No No No, Black Tongue, and Maps
Mostly just a hot mess of noise. Maps is a beautiful song though.
Not my cup of tea. Boring lyrics. Boring music.
Not my stule
This album was good. I liked the second half more than the first. Lots of energy here. Favorite songs are Rich, Black Tongue, No No No, and Maps
Not exciting to me. Lots of overdrive on guitar and vocals doesn’t equal fun for me.
super gut, definitiv mal allesbreinzimmern
Not really my jam 2
yeah yeah yeah / yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Nice punk album here. I was aware of Maps and am not really a fan but other songs on this album like Tick and Black Tongue really make Maps unforgettable and makes this album memorable.
Not really for me
I like it
I was blown away by the energy this album has. I will never be their biggest fan but this is a game changer for me
wow. this was.... maybe i'm tired. maybe it's something else but i did not... feel this album. as much as i should. the scratchy vocals, the distorted guitars... this is a certain level of the genre that unfortunately i just don't understand fully. i wish i could tell you further than that, it's just not for me at all. is this a good album? i would say that yes, it is. it just has a sound that i personally do not care for. if you like artsy indie tracks with a deep grimy sound, you'll be a fan!
indie rock band.
#74. That song from Guitar hero is pretty good. The rest of it not so much. One hit wonder out of five. Song added to playlist: Maps I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Raunchy, I like Goed punk rock album, no misses, maar ook niks dat er écht bovenuit steekt
surprisingly good
This is a really listenable album for me. It rocks, it never lets up its dynamic and pace yet is unusual enough to remain intereting throughout. This album is rocking, yet accessble. It's rough around the edges and transparant production suits me. I don't know, there's a part of me that thinks this is a '3' but its I can absolutely see me listening and re-listening to this over and over.
I like this well enough. It’s mostly good. There was a time when I loved this indie alt sound, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were everywhere when I was going to concerts and festivals like mad. I probably would have listened to it in my regular rotation for a few years and eventually forgotten it as my life moved on. Except for Maps. That song is iconic to me. Even before my friends and I banged it out on Rock Band, Maps was an earworm that had stuck with me. Maps keeps me revisiting this album every so often, even though nothing else grabs me quite the same way.
Had some good parts but I’m personally not a fan of a singing pterodactyl - 3/5
Definitely a unique sound all around, the vocals are probably the most memorable part. Enjoyed the second half of the album a bit more.
Hated the screamy part but liked everything else.. got better towards the end of the album, would not be upset if the album was longer w more of the less screamy vibes 7/10
Who listens to this stuff? I mean, there were a few good songs, but it never landed for me. 3/10
9/10 - Fire album. I was hyped from the start as Rich was an absolute banger. I would not be surprised if Nosebleeds was inspired by this. Pin would have been a top song for me if she did not sing "bum bum bum bum..." but no no no, maps and Y control are all great.
Didn’t like the beginning but it grew on me. The guitar was pretty good the whole way through 7/10
I'm not a huge fan of the whole punk/hard rock sound, but I liked the transition from super energetic to mellow and I was pretty into this one for most of the songs. 7/10
Rich - 7/10 Date with The Night - 7.5/10 Man - 8/10 Tick - 7.5/10 Black Tongue - 8/10 Pin - 7.5/10 Cold Light - 7/10 No No No - 8.5/10 Maps - 8.5/10 Y Control - 8/10 Modern Romance - 8/10 Poor Song - 7.5/10 TOTAL - 93/120
Album assez fun mais sans génie. Pas forcément assez catchy, pas forcément de moments notables malgré une belle énergie de la chanteuse. De cette époque, de cet endroit, il y a malheureusement pour eux les Strokes. "Date with the night", "Y Control" ou "Rich" en ouverture sont plutôt cool. Le tube est "Maps", effectivement très bon.
Karen O is AMAZING
Other than Pin, Maps, and a couple of slower tracks near the end, I couldn't be bothered with this today. It's a band with a good sound and a charismatic frontwoman but sorry, for my money this is not a great album
Got better with multiple listens, but still mostly prefer the singles I'd already heard.
Blast from the past for me, I used to listen to this record a lot in my formative garage punk days. Listening now, I feel it really holds up. What a fun trip to go on while knowing how this band would turn into a sleekly-produced, dance-pop juggernaut like they do! This album is lo-fi, aggressive, and very genuine. There are a few misses in the front half, but the back half where you hear some big hits that really start to signal their signature sound is an absolute slam dunk. Oh also, Karen O is one of the supreme vocal talents to grace modern music. Top tracks: Rich, Date With The Night, Black Tongue, Pin, No No No, Maps, Y Control
Karen O is so cool, but I feel like her voice is not complimented by the band. Like there both good, but the sound is conflicting. I really want to love it, but it just feels like it is not quite punk enough and thus turns into a dated 2000s sound
Still slaps after all these years
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs!!
Well, this was already a 5 star album to me. I had high hopes for this band, but they haven't been super productive as Karen O I think wanted more of a solo career. At any rate, I hope they give us more.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs sound like the band that the “edgy” and “quirky” girl best friend in a coming of age movie would listen to. And I think that’s pretty cool. Favorite song: Maps Least favorite: Man
The jump scare of getting to Maps and being like wait, I know this one!
This album just clearly isn't for me, even if it might actually be good. I'd never take away the fun that both the band seems like they had making this record, and the immense fun that they must be to see live. The record really captures the insane energy that it might be to see them live, and honestly sonically it's aces the assignment. I just am kind of annoyed the whole time I'm listening, and kind of rolling my eyes, and just don't really vibe with it. 2/5 with prejudice! Sorry guys!
Oh no, another that I thought was modern but is 20 years old! 😮 Defo 2000s indie vibes though
TONS of energy, complex arrangements, very listenable singer. This kind of modern rock isn't a go to for me, but you can hear the care and imagination in the production.
Highlights: Date With The Night, Black Tongue, No No No, Y Control. In a nutshell: meet me in the bathroom. For context, this album was released in the same month as "Elephant" by The White Stripes. It's difficult to not compare Jack and Meg White with Karen O, Nick Zenner and Brian Chase- two garage rock revivalists blazing their own trails, two albums that sound similar and slightly different. IMHO, ending the album with 'Y Control' or 'Poor Song' (forgo Modern Romance or relegate it to a hidden track) would be the better choice. I have a soft spot for the band's follow up album "Show Your Bones", so this may be skewing my opinion. Overall 6/10
As filthy, chaotic, and fun as the covert art suggests. Karen O's sweet yet abrasive voice is perfect for their sound. Cool album, overall. Although it's not as consistent as I would like, especially when compared to their other album that I heard in this list, "Its Blitz!". It's weird that I liked that album more, but I like their punkish sound and style in "Fever to Tell" more.
I made it 17 minutes into this squealing noisefest. I listen to crazy shit like Native Nod or Guts Pie Earshot but this is just grating.
I only heard of this band because Karen O had a couple songs on the I'm Not There album. I'm 80 albums in and this is my first 5 star to a band I'd never listened to before. This is why I signed up.
Great listen, album reaches peak almost at the end of the record. Maps and Y Control easily the best tracks.
fever to tell by the yeah yeah yeahs is unlike anything i've heard before. and i know they didn't always keep this exact sound found on this album. most notably, the vocals of the lead singer can be harsh and she holds exactly nothing back. but she isn't a bad singer either! broadly, this album is garage rock but i hear more than that. there's a mix of electronic and alternative music, too. and i got such a muted and distant vibe, and that's the garage rock for you. i felt so removed from where the music was, but i loved it. also, it's terribly cute the yeah yeah yeahs have a song named "no no no."
I remember when this album came out. I still feel like it was probably my introduction, one of my first real exposures, to the grittier side of the 2000s alternative music scene. Karen O has such shaky, imperfect, grating, squealing vocals on this album, which perfectly lend to the edginess of the instrumentation. Like, her vocals are truly and intentionally unhinged at times, but it's outstanding in this environment. This album certainly fulfills the vibe of "garage rock", but it's additionally artsy, dancey, and a bit glam as well. Everything is laced in punk attitude, but they take it steps further to ensure the album has layers. This album finds the Yeah Yeah Yeahs taking garage rock out of just a sit down jam session and turns it into a garage dance party. Many of the tracks on here come in at less than 3 minutes, but they don't sound half baked or too short -- they're truly just right. They're now relatively well known for doing that garage rock dance party vibe, but this studio album debut is where it all took off for them. At the time that this album came out, "Maps" got a fair bit of attention, which is ironic, because I believe it the most low key, most produced and most polished song on the album, and is therefore the least representative of what this album has to offer. It's a great song, but still, the rest of the album is much different! I feel like many people missed out on being exposed to the "real side" of "Fever to Tell". I just don't remember there being anything else quite like "Fever to Tell" at the time that this came out, and 20 years later (!!!!), I still don't think there is anything quite like it. Lots of very random things that seem disastrous just come together here to make a great, cohesive, full album. The ways this album stands out helps make it quite deserving of a place on this project. It's been MANY years since I heard this album fully, and I wasn't sure if I would still like it as much. Well, I do.
Great dance punk, maps is still a classic
I like her voice.
Decent album that I enjoyed more than I thought I will
Yeah no.
Rating: 10/10
"Maps" was pretty good.
Really liked this. The raucous energy and fuzzy, distorted guitars made for some really fun songs that were so powerful, but the second half of the album became much slower and wasn’t as much my taste. Overall still a really good time. 4/5
Very interesting album, though I would not call it their best (no idea if there are more on the 1,001 list). Most of the first side is taken up with White Stripes worship (not a bad thing in my opinion), and the second side only really hints at the sound they would develop later in their career, barring classics like "Maps" and "Y Control". I'm am very much not a fan of the filtering applied to Karen's voice on a lot of the noisier songs. Also, I've always hated this album cover - it felt dated to me before their second album even dropped. Honorable mention to "No No No" - not sure I've ever heard indie-dub before.
Love it. 6/5 bangers from start to finish. Can’t believe it’s 20 years old!
J'aime beaucoup, du bon hard rock avec la voix de la meuf incroyable, les sons sont assez bien diversifié en vrai 4.5
Decisive sound; love the energy, not so much the edgy-ness. Engaging listen all the way through.
Very good
I feel like I want to like Yeah Yeah Yeahs more than I actually do like them when I listen.
Женский вокал заходит. Панк с примесью инди-рока. Прям женский панк-рок. Не моя музыка, но звучит очень бодро.
Generically edgy. I couldn’t tell when one song ended and the next began. Not terrible, but nothing to write home about. As another review wrote, Maps is about the only truly good song on here and is a great sound for the band as a whole. It’s not just the lead yelling for the whole track and shows her true talent (not that yelling can’t sometimes make a good song). Wish it would’ve been used more. Honorable mention to Modern Romance.
pretty good tbh
Solid album. Who doesn’t love Maps
I'm not sure I previously intentionally listened to any other song besides maps but maps is a winner!
Very solid 2000’s indie sleaze! Now let’s all listen to “Heads Will Roll (Atrak remix)” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Solid album Chow chow chow chow chow chow chow
Definitely not something I listen to every day, but this was still alright. I don't think I will revisit it, but it was still interesting to hear! I think perhaps the mixing could've been a bit better, everything melds together a bit too much and becomes a bit too high frequency. Especially with that very specific "old microphone" and delay effect on the singer which ends up in about the same frequency spectrum as the hi hats and distortion.
This is such a cool album which I've only heard a few singles from. It is very 00s garage rock revival which i love. There is so much confidence and swagger in these tracks, forgot how much i missed this type of rock. Many many good rock tracks, "Rich", "Pin" and "Tick" to name a few. The most interesting song is however "Maps" which really shows where indie rock was heading and sound like something that could be released at least 10 years later and still feel fresh. Really enjoyed it and a very strong 4.
9/10 my demographics contractually require me to give this no lower than 4 stars
I listened to it at first listen but I didn't like it and I stopped, after a while, I remote it and I liked it enough to finish it. I see that many people didn't like it, for my part I think it's a good indie punk rock album. This album has a lot of energy, which is perfect for some social environments (like skateboarding with your friends). The bad thing is like I said, there are certain things like for example some songs like Rich or Black Tongue can alienate certain people because of their lyrics or aspects for a natural punk listener. The best songs for me were Maps, Date With The Night, Man and Modern Romance. In conclusion: Fever to Tell seems to me a decent album.
The strong songs are really strong, but they are still a little whiny/noisy
One note. Not my jam.
Meh. Not a big fan.
It pains me to say this about a female-led rock album, but it was just a bit too screechy for me.
A masterpiece of nyc indie rock! Loved everything about it, fun, energetic, sexy & vulnerable, intimate & empowering. I must admit I’ve always loved this band. And as my kids can attest, I think Maps is one of the best music videos of all time!
A lot of the album is too aggressive for my taste. The lyrics in most of the song are pretty dumb. The guitarists did a great job and the vocals are perfect (for punk music). Maps and Y Control are easily the best song on the album! They have the most coherent lyrics and are a nice change of pace from the rest of the album. Overall, I think it's a great punk album even if most of the songs sound a bit homogenous.
7/10
Very nostalgic, inspired me to be a cig smoking shit kicker who couldn’t get hurt by nobody instead of a wide-eyed and earnest ingenue who got hurt by literally everyone.
I thought this was pretty good but don't think it necessitated 90 minutes of listening. My wife, however, did not like it. But then, she married me so we know her judgment is questionable and we can ignore her opinion (Don't tell her I wrote this review. The woman is a saint). Yes, dear. Coming, be right there...
- Insane garage vibes - Love the energy - Didn't like how the energy trailed off for the last couple songs tbh
- really great album - love her voice - super grungy
Very fucking cool, I love grunge women
Partly heard before Saved 8/12 Top track: Maps
There are many key bands, songs, albums in the great post-9/11 rock sound that defined the new millennium. Garage rock was having it's moment in the sun with the likes of the Strokes, the White Stripes, and the Hives. Rock had taken the apathy and edge of grunge and given it a boost of energy. Enter the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a triple threat of Brian Chase's unstoppable drumming, Nick Zinner's hurricane guitarwork, and Karen O's signature enthusiastic vocals. Combined, Fever to Tell is a workhorse of manic power. There's a lot to like on this album but it hits it's true stride with the last few tracks. Maps is a bonafide 2k rock classic that elevates the indie sound. Y Control continues the elegance of Maps but brings it up to a speed that is mroe consistent with the rest of the album. Modern Romance is the sobering reality of love. It's at this point that Karen O's lyrics become all the more poignant: what was once a blurred frenzy of energetic vocals is now a focused delivery for the message. This band, wow. I didn't give them much credit on their 2009 It's Blitz, which was a fascinating pivot to new rave of the late 2000's, but debut shows that they locked in a great modern rock sound from the start.
Shouldn’t a band with such a great name be just a little bit better? This was way, way overhyped and an abject lesson in what you get when you mix glam and punk, which is glunk. One gets it’s meant to be visceral and in one’s face, with guitars that alternately searing, piercing and crunching and the yelping vocal style. A few songs are winners but the vast majority of the rest sounds like noisy posturing of the art-school-project variety – "hey look at us; isnt it cool we started a loud, slightly discordant indie band?" The repetitive "Pin" is exhibit A. It all adds up to less than sum of its parts. Later records got a bit better, but my initial reactions to this when it came out (meh overall and totally overrated) still seems on track. The amount of time the editors spend talking about Karen O’s clothes and the cover art are a clue to the lack of substance here. In the end, this is a lot of noise that doesn’t amount to much (other than “Maps” which is great and “Y Control” which is considerably above average).
Awesome stuff, amazed I've never listed to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs before now
Algoritmo do Spotify foi colocando a "Maps" na lista de todo mundo (inclusive a minha)
Some good well known songs but the rest are ok
Too indie
lovely voice, cool rock, memorable tunes, would listen again
4/10 - To much crunch and punk for me at points would only listen to singles in future
Rich - 1/5 Date With the Night -3/5 Man - 1/5 Tick - 1/5 Black Tongue - 1/5 Pin - 2/5, would be great if she wasn't speaking Cold Light - 2/5 No, No, No - 3/5 Maps - 3/5 Y Control - 2/5 Modern Romance - n/a Yeah! - 1/5
Interesting album that I had never heard before.
Little rough around the edges and packs some meat, but has a lot of great elements that inspire a lot of bands I like today
Loved this album since I first heard when I was 17. It will always be a 5 for me. The first half is more raw punk/garage rock then when it gets to No No No, Maps, and Y Control that's what takes it to the next level. I know they wanted to grow and not repeat themselves on album two (like The Strokes) but I wish they did so we had more songs like this from them.
nostalgia is the only way to express this
Crucial album defining the 2000s
Fun punky album
To me, a classic. Can get a little one dimensional at times but with enough different stuff to still be great.
I feel like I would enjoy this live, but at 10 am, by myself, drinking coffee, I didn't really appreciate listening to that girl simulate an orgasm so much.
Honestly a good album Karen O's vocals were great.
Wouldn't really listen regularly but enjoyable enough
FUCKING AMAZING! Yeah Yeah Yeahs are always a great listen!
Excellent post punk album
Quit halfway through track 2. Excruciating screeching. I defy anyone to finish this album without developing tinnitus.
Kokonaisuutena tylsä. En jaksanut innostua levyllisestä itseään toistavia kappleita, joissa nainen toistaa hokemia. En kuuntelisi uudelleen.
mid
I liked the beats
Great album!! Awesome hooks
Eh, everything sounds kind of the same. Not a fan. I did actually like Maps and it was the one song that really sounded unique.
10/30/23 1:30 Home Migraine S Tier————————— Maps A Tier————————— Y Control Pin No No No B Tier————————— Rich Man Cold Night C Tier————————— Date With The Night Black Tongue Tick Yeah! New York D Tier—————————
Monday 10/30/2023, 1:30, office S Tier————————— Maps A Tier————————— Date with the Night Cold Light Pin B Tier————————— No No No Black Tongue Rich Y Control C Tier————————— Yeah! New York Tick Man
I'm not a fan. Much of this feels directionless and monotonous. They could seriously benefit from having a bassist especially if they wanted to make music that was more dance oriented. Maybe this is a case of a band still trying to get their bearings but I'm not sure. Ironically the best track is "Modern Romance" which is not present on this UK version.
Possibly the greatest album to come out of the aughts era NYC scene. This album absolutely rips!
HL: "Maaaaaaps", "Rich", "Pin", "Y Control" This is YYY #3 for me, after It's Blitz (2009) and Cool it Down (2022). Thus, I strongly suspected I'd enjoy their debut as well, and was proven right today. Every album has had a song I enjoy head-and-shoulders above the rest ("Maps" here); I don't know if that's a criticism, however, because there's still plenty more to like: "Pin", part bubblegum, part chewing tobacco, the melodic noise in "Y Control" & "Rich" the dance-punk party of "Black Tongue" & "Date with the Night", & the gentle wind down of the last 2 songs Hell I’ll even take the weird breakdown in the hilariously named “No No No” October 28, 2023
It's good, not great, not awful, just good.
Album 209 of 1001 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell Rating : 2 / 5 Fever to Tell is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on April 29, 2003, For the most part, it is No, No, No. Listenable, but that is about it.
Sorta punk and sorta techno! Not a bad listen at all. Pretty good album I liked it overall
For every song that hit, the next 2 missed.
Só barulho, muito chave
Great! Although it kind of gets boring by the end
Good energy and variation.
Not appealing to me. Maps is good.
I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs a lot. I generally prefer their later albums, but this one is good too. Plus "Maps" is an all time classic song for my generation.
They are good, but not my favorite.
Maps is a great song, as is Y Control. Otherwise, an unremarkable album. Might take songs from this to add to a playlist, but when listening to the whole album cohesively, the songs don't stand out from one another and it all blurs into one. It does turn this around a little towards the end.
Very Surf Punk. Like the Breeders. I listened to their next album as well.
Meh, a little whiny. Only song I liked was Maps
Pretty decent rock album, like the lead singers voice
An album that really captures the almost punk-ish, post-grunge sound of this band. The music is unabashed, with both lyrics and sound projecting the feelings of dissatisfaction and unrest that the band members feel. Karen Al’s voice as always is powerful, and the rest of the band keeps up. Songs that stood out: “Black Tongue”, “No No No”, “Modern Romance”. Classic songs: “Maps”, “Y Control”. 4/5.
Awesome indie rock album, love it 5/5
annoying
Not my cup of tea. Pretty raw sounding, felt like I was listening to a local band live somewhere. Didn’t really enjoy the vocals. I gave it a second listen and preferred it the second time around but still not really my thing. Favourite track: Maps.
Fun fact: for some reason, I think I listened to Karen O's album with Danger Mouse before I ever consciously listened to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I really don't know how that happens. Album #13. Going into week three of this project, I figured it was time to get serious about my music criticism, at least as much as I can "get serious" about anything at my age. Specifically, I discovered that I was unable to change my album ratings, and thought that my four star rating was getting a little trigger happy. A few of these albums earned the rating in my eyes, and a few others merely made it by being...I don't know, significant? Which is what all of these are supposed to be. So, I sat down to this one with that resolution in mind, and look where we are. Going forward, this will be a four-star benchmark for me. I wasn't expecting it to be that, having had a peachy three-star in mind to break the previous streak, but it really is. Here's why: This thing HITS. I realized through a mini-dive into the history of this band that this is their debut album, and while that makes sense in my mind my heart can't believe it. The songs and concept are too fully formed, the lyrics too smart and snappy, and the emotions are too timeless. It's a fiery pressure cooker until the emotions flow in the opposite direction in the loving, but equally intense seven-and-a-half minute centerpiece. "Maps" is a perfect song, we all know this, but I never knew it transitioned into the euphoric, tightly constructed "Y Control" to create a crest of pure craft. Even having grown up with the former, I now can't decide which song i prefer. Nevertheless, glad to know I'll be encountering the YYY's again in this project. Karen O is a god.
Fine-crazy that maps is on this given how different the rest of the album is-would’ve been fun to see at Coachella 3/5
An absolute banger, full of sass, jaggedy guitars and frenetic drumming. Yes!
good shit
Basically just female sex sounds. Pretty boring.
Sound like a support act.
Solid 4/5
AGAINST THE GRAIN. WACK.
Kind of trash, like the soundtrack of a movie from 2003
Sexy indie sleeze love it
Loved this. Reminder of Wii Dance with the kids
Ok this has aged pretty well as that NY millenial movement - better than The Strokes that's for sure. A slight monotony does set in, but its short and sharp and does not outstay its welcome.
Just seeing the album cover takes me back. Instant nostalgia.
Great
fun album if in the right mood
I was very anti-RIAA in the early 2000's and therefore didn't listen to any music that came out at the time. I basically stopped getting new stuff that I didn't just stumble on the artist on the Internet with free songs and non-RIAA produced CDs. I did not stumble upon the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and if I had I'd have discounted them because their label is under the (very large) RIAA umbrella. So today was the day I learned about this awesome band, whose stuff I'd surely have soaked up like a sponge. Chick-fronted punk? YES PLEASE. I'll be listening to this one a lot.
En plein mon style. Not much wow but nicceee. S'écoute bien et j'aime le style.
Mostly not my style and more harsh
There's a good sound buried in here that gets caught up in the punk aesthetic. Standouts include Rich, Date With The Night, Maps, and Yeah! New York.
good 8.7
slight teenage rage
Fantastic.
Un disco muy sincero. Me gusto. Nada mas que decir.
Favorite tracks 1. Pin 2. Maps 3. Poor Song
Wasn’t really my jam.
There's basically two sounds on this album: Dirty punk songs with fast staccato riffs and fuzzy guitars over snare-banging drums & spacey indie rock with a more melodic lead guitar sound with big reverby toms-banging drums. The vocals are in a high register, alternately yelping and nearly operatic. They were always an ambiently around band listening to indie rock in college but never gave them much of a close listen and I actually though Maps was a Broken Social Scene song for years - that is the standout track on this album, both in terms of quality and aesthetics - it's much gentler, more atmospheric, and anthemic than the rest of the songs, which are tend towards the punk end of the spectrum.
Hype. Most enjoyable.
Niks voor mij
Great album from start to finish.
Really great. Interesting and had some great songs I remembered from high school
Best debut album of 2003
Punk purists will complain that this isn't "real punk". I must say, I think it's a pretty fun record with a nice raw sound. The energy is certainly high on this one. I also like the lead singer's voice.
First half bad. Last half gud
Perro discazo Top Song: Y Control o Date With the Night Least: No No No Overrated: Maps
Orkade inte lyssna
Every sound on the album has that slightly overdriven, treble-heavy sound that is emblematic of a lot of 00s indie, but that I have always found extremely grating. A couple good songs at the end of the album where the singer isn’t screaming while simultaneously swallowing the mic.
Completely forgettable, no real stand out songs, most just droned on and relied way too heavily on distortion and vocal fry. I looooved Garbage and Paramore back in the day, and this band feels like it's trying to be some mix of the two, but just fails at both. Still more listenable than others in the list, so 2 it is.
I liked this. Would Def listen again.
This is a super fun album and I will undoubtedly be coming back to it
Great sound, but not sure two Yesh Yeah Yeahs albums need to be in my 1001!
Didn’t love it didn’t hate it
4/5
Vocal vibes of Pat Benatar. Wouldn’t buy it or listen to it again but don’t hate it.
Need to be hyped to listen to this. A lot of angst and fuzzy noise. Post punk
Not much to like here. Y Control is the track I disliked the least and Maps was ok
Nice vocals Songwriting langweilig Einheitsbrei
This album is very disappointing. Other than Maps and Y Control, I didn't like a single song. They weren't terrible, just undercooked white stripe style jam.
Ok
Meh, not for me
A shot of adrenaline straight to the heart. Sounds like a cat backed into a corner, all claws and teeth, snarling and pissed. When the classic, romantic "Maps" comes around, it sounds like a cut off of an entirely different album, but it works. For me, anyways -- I could see this being a divisive listen, but my nostalgia for the '00s indie scene leads me to love it.
CRAZY GOOD!! but what would you expect from the singer of heads will roll?? basically all songs are a 10/10
It was ok. I didn't hear any songs I would put om my playlist.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are the next evolution in punk. TBH the overpopulation of the vocals gre tiresome quickly for me.
This genre of music isn't really my style anymore, but I am rating based on what it is instead of my personal preferences. This record is the definition of its genre and perfectly embodies the angst of the early 2000's. If I had found this during my middle school days, I might still be throwing it on occasionally
i liked this crazy, noisy instrumentation on this album a lot, and even some of the melodies. Maps is obviously a banger. However some of the vocalizations were just insufferable, which made some of the tracks unlistenable. I am not a huge fan of the really guttural punk screams. Very similar to how i feel about talking heads.
Imagine coming out with a song like “Maps” on your DEBUT album. Absolutely magnificent. Front half is just pure female rage. I assume this absolutely SLAPPED for the teenage gals in the 2000s.
Typical punk rock band: throbbing, driving music. Doesn’t try to stray too far from middle of the road. Very good vocals: doesn’t try to strain voice.
Woah, what a voice. There's this italian song that goes "I didn't know what kind of voice he spoke with, what kind of voice he used to sing with" to express the fact that the author really didn't know the person he is talking about that much. Now I understand this a little better. I wouldn't go anywhere nearby anyone singing with this kind of voice, it's really insane. I'd listen to it from afar gladly tho
I dig Karen O's vocals
I honestly expected my opinion on this to be lower than it is and despite having heard it maybe 200 times in my life, it totally rips. The thing about this era of New York bands and the whole “bringing rock back” thing is that in reality between the YYYs, Strokes, LCD and whoever - they really just brought back good pop music.
I liked this one, Maps is obviously the standout song.
En tiedä, voiko levyä sanoa pliisuksi, mutta silti odotin jotain päräyttävämpää. Indielle tämä on kyllä tehnyt hyvää ja Maps on hyvä biisi, klassikkokamaa. Siksi annan yhden tähden enemmän kuin ehkä muuten.
It's Blitz! oli sen verran ennakkoluuloja hälventävä suoritus, että ei tekisi mieli heittää tätä automaattisesti ykköslaariin. Mutta levy on helvetin tylsä ja vaikeasti kulutettava: standardi-raskas-rock-"punk-asenne"-riffittely-anti-koukku-musiikkia. Maps-biisillä oli niin paljon kuuntelijoita, että mietin, olisiko siinä ollut jotain jujua, mutta taisi olla paskempi kuin monet muut raidat tällä levyllä. Oliko tämä tosiaan näin heikko, vai mitä kuuntelun aikana tapahtui?
It was ok - not my first choice of music but not too jarring. The voice of PJ Harvey with a White-Stripes-Esque backing track.
The guitar tone and fuzz on this album is second to none. I liked Maps. It's a fun come down album especially after listening to Daydream Nation and Let It Bleed back to back
This album is very EA Sports mid-2000s game menu core. Every track on this album sounds like it could be playing in MLB 2004 or Madden 05. Overall the album is a little too raw for my tastes except for Maps which is a classic.
i like it a lot. but couldn’t really differentiate a lot of the songs (besides maps literally 10/10 jam). so gets a 3 but could have pushed for a 4 if i feeling generous
Yes, this is more like it. Saw them live touring this album at Barrowlands. Loved it. Worst support act ever (The Locust, power violence is the genre apparently). Most of the girls in the crowd were trying and failing to look like Karen O, style icon. This album stands the test of time
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are so fucking cool, and their debut might be the coolest of their records. "Rough around the edges" seems to be the theme here, and it works pretty well even though the song quality varies quite a bit. 'Date With The Night', 'Tick', 'Pin', and 'Y Control' stand out, while 'Maps' is in a league of its own. Maybe one of the best songs written in the past 20 years?
This is undeniably cool. Everything is unpolished in a gorgeous fashion. And while there are a few lows, “Tick” and “Black Tongue” especially, the highs in “Pin”, “Maps” and “Y Control” are incredibly high.
Stable alt rock! But it never goes "wow" for me
yeah (x3). this fucking rips. best part is the album sequencing. best tracks: date with the night, maps, rich
3.5 This came out when I was in a band, and very much making the scene. Which is appropriate because the bands of this time were very much scene bands. Debauched Indie primitivism, like a less rootsy white stripes. The amps sound explosive, and the buzz saw riffs serve their purpose if break no new ground. Perhaps the most innovative thing from the guitars is the rhythmic use of harmonics. A lot of cross pollenation between these guys the strokes interpol and white stripes. Although I suspect that the white stripes were more copied than copiers. Karen o has a direct edgy, delivery. Not a lot of tenderness or range. In maps we get as close to that as she gets. But that’s ok, the bluster and the cocky swagger is kind of what we’re here for. A bit different in that the dumb bluster and raw sexuality is being delivered by a front woman rather than man. Cool?
-have never heard of this band or album -but i like it a lot so far -SCREAMY ROCK!!!! so much fun -LOVE a female lead singer forever and always -date with the night is really good -the lyrics to man are so funny -i REALLY like this album -tick is my favorite so far -this is a solid 4 star album for me tbh -would listen again definitely
I’m good if I don’t have to hear another Yeah,Yeah, Yeah album again, was not the worst one I have heard and was not rap so it has that going for it however it was just noise that was annoying most of the time. However Rich sounds like the start to the IT crowd
Maps was the only decent song on this album. It wasn't as bad as some of the albums on this list, but definitely not great. 2/5
Love
Not too bad
Some good songs, some meh songs. Kinda disappointed with this one.
Blistering punk and hard rock with a bare bones production. The songs feel joyful too, mostly thanks to Karen O's in-the-moment, live-sounding singing. For the first half of the album, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' main goal seems to be to make the most amount of noise with the least amount of instruments. I can't believe these songs are just drums + guitars + vocals. Then "Maps" comes on. A stunning song and the clear standout track. It's a beautiful song that has resonated with me over the years and I know that millions more have connected with it too. Yeah Yeah Yeahs start the album with an impish punk energy but by the end, they show what a big heart they have too.
I kept going back and forth as to whether this was a really strong 4/5 or a 5/5 but it's clear to me that it's a 5 in my opinion. There's so many strong songs on this record and they all are consistently good. Their sound at this point has reached a place where it has this great definition of itself yet it can also explore freely without its quality taking a hit. It's just so good. Throw this album on when you have a party. Throw it on when you are painting. Throw it on when you are having sex. I really love Karen O's confidence on this record. It's unrelenting, in your face, and yet not in an intimidating way. She's cool, playful, silly, and all around a true frontwoman. She always seems like she is 6 feet tall and just this tower of coolness whenever I see her (I just checked and she is 5'6). Everyone knows "Maps". You either love it, like it, or are sick of hearing it but you still think it's amazing and refuse to change the station when it comes on. To me this track lives in the highest echelon of quality alt rock, and really defines this early 2000's era. It's right up there with "Everlong". Personally I've heard it about a few hundred times per year since release but it's such a beautiful love song that my instant reaction to hearing that tremolo guitar is always "aaaaah, yes.". The drumbeat is so cool, the vocal parts are so cool. One of the best songs ever. "Maps" Slaps.
Punk music and Ska music are the two genres I'm not sure I'll ever enjoy, sadly this didn't change that.
The first and last thing you notice is the vocals. They go from being harsh one second to smooth the next. Without Karen O there is no Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I think mileage may vary in this one. Musically I think the band provides good support to Karen O. The pace is frantic and hits hard.
It’s Blitz! remains their magnum opus, but Fever to Tell is a worthy debut for Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a high point of the early 2000s garage rock revival. Karen O is a queen.
This song feels like standing in the back of a dive bar and watching g a small local punk band that is way too good for a tiny dive bar. "Man" and "Black Tongue" are surprising favorites with lyrics and rhythms that I could listen to on repeat. All in all, it is a fabulous record that will always be a favorite.
Fucking fantastic. Biting lyrics with playful use of diction and enunciation. It doesn't feel like any of the musicians are relegated to the background, and their skilled collaboration is apparent in each track. This is gonna send me down a rabbit hole, isn't it? 5/5 stars.
- Rich: Pretty cool song, I really love that intro riff. - Date With The Night: I think this would go a lot harder if I wasn't in the middle of a workday. It's a very specific chaotic vibe that I don't often embody. - Man: this song goes so hard I love the hard rock vibes plus the effects craziness - Tick: I think Karen O's vocals can be a bit much for me at times. Not disrespecting Ms. O but I think it's not in my Q zone. It's fun to listen to but it's definitely a lot. - Black Tongue: Pretty cool punky song, nothing much else to say about this one. - Pin: Not gonna lie no idea what she's talking about but it sounds cool. - Cold Light: Another one where I would love this in an Underground Arts kinda environment but listening in my bedroom during a workday doesn't produce the same vibes. - No No No: Easily my favorite song title on the album. I also really like the song, the part when it kicks into the heavy hits with the distortion on and it does that cool Black Sabbath breakdown thing goes so hard. - Maps: Not a bad song but doesn't go as hard as some of the other ones. - Y Control: I love the spacy guitar part. It kinda got repetitive at the end but overall good song. - Modern Romance: I feel like this is a good meditation song it's very droney and simple but pretty melodies. - Poor Song: Nice slow song to close out the album, I think it's a bit too slow for my current vibe but it's got some decent stuff going on.
good 2000's rock
Tää ei oo oikein koskaa iskeny
Kivaa jytää, mut jää hieman keskiverroksi omaan makuun.
Parit hyvät riffit ja kitarasaundit mut muuten jäi vähän keskinkertaiseksi. Punkiksi vähän löysää kamaa, popiksi liian räminää.
Nice and energetic, the singer voice was pretty made it all come together.
Karen O doesn't sing, she yelps and shouts and screams, sometimes with good effect, but mostly in a non-meaningful and showy fashion. Did one mention fashion? One doesn't require that musicians and recording artists to be in any way fashionable; the editors overemphasis of KO's style suggests misplaced priorites – who cares about her haircuts or which designers' clothes she wears. Later records got better, but this isn't really too far above average. There are a handful of solid or better cuts – "Y Control," "Maps," "Modern Romance" – but most of the rest is filler, your basic loud, bangy, yelpy, showoffy, posturing and overly performative filler that, though it undeniably represented a state-of-the-art hipsterism at the turn of the millennia, remains filler all the same.
Не понравился. Слишком шумно для меня 4/10
Interesting indie/although rock from the early 2000s. Sort of punk, the lead singer has a good voice for the genre. I've heard Maps before, I thought it was an alright song. There were better songs on the album though nothing really stood out, it all kind of blended together. Overall a decent album.
Fuck! This unexceptional band again? Complete with an excess of non-lexical vocables bordering on absurd (band name checks out I guess), and a lasciviousness bordering on desperate and incestuous (we could do it to each other, like a sister and a brother...?). Would have turned it off sooner, but the guitars were admittedly kinda nice, especially on Maps. 🗺️🗺️
Very particular female alt/post-punk kinda vocal styling on this that I'm not a huge fan of. Though that's strictly a preference thing: solid artistry all around.
6/10
I like it, I don't love it. But better than I remember.
Only liked one song, Maps, and it was the one that doesn’t sound like any of their other songs…
ahh, yeah x3. very mixed feelings here. very high highs and astoundingly low lows. maps and date with the night were both in Rock Band, and maps is like, THE rock band 1 drum song for normies. it's an amazing song. unfortunately, that's about where my praise ends. I think songs like maps with a straightforward vocal performance are best. the riot grrl shouting in the other tracks makes this feel like an unholy mashup between bikini kill vocals over black keys or kings of leon instrumentals, and that is simply not my vibe. the last song, Yeah! New York, might be the worst song I've heard since yesterday's pikmin trumpet on PJ Harvey's album. not sure if this was a bonus track that was left off the original album release but after hearing it, it should've stayed left off. it's got all the makings of a classic: - screaming and moaning - lyrics that include phrases like "yeah! big apple!" and rhyming "pink eyes" with "pink thighs" - white stripes-ass drum part - terrible title - repetitive one-note instrument parts - lyrics that go nowhere and say nothing in the process
paskaa *****rokkia taas kerrankin. yllätys iso käjättiyllätys holu fucl... se momentti kun rokkikitara präjäyttää ja laulaja laulaa ja rumpali rummuttaa..se momentti on hullu...crazy youth..this describes the old days...young and wild...free...free... black tongue