Reviews (page 5 of 9)
Uff I'm so happy I was sober when I turned this on! This is smooth, interesting, and very well-crafted - just not for my daily rotation.
I used to like this album a lot more but I do find it kind of excessive and cacophonous now. Electricity and the title track are great but I don’t think there’s much else good
Hmm a bit out there
Weird, sleepy sometimes, definitely spacey. Didn’t love but didn’t hate!
I went in with fairly low expectations, I'd already had an album from them that seemed up my alley but left me disappointed. Though here it started off really well I lost my goodwill as it went on, kinda pretentious.
Började toppenbra men tappade ordentligt i andra halvan
Härlig början men sen gick intresset fort ner.
Jovars, gillade soundet även om det kanske var lite mycket.
Favorite Song: Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
nice vibe 17 mins for 1 song is crazy
amazing album title everything else was just mid
Interesting album with a mix of mind warping cacophony and gentle atmospheric pieces. I like it, but would probably not sit and listen to this album again. What I would like is for some of these songs to show up in a generated playlist.
I once had to carry a gong up a big ramp for Spiritualized and then they only used it once! I resent them for this and have marked this unfairly as a result. (It's actually decent)
The level of production is quite incredible and some of the tracks are outstanding, but there were a few times when I felt it got a little lost.
Favourite: broken heart Its okay but a bit weird
Early on, I could already tell that this was pretty overwrought and almost too grandiose. The production itself isn't necessarily a problem for me, everything just sounded almost too Britpop-y with some spaciness added in. Ultimately forgettable I felt.
This one doesn’t fit in any genre. It has a unique sound and style to it. The album starts off strong with a very spacey, almost psychedelic title track that uses counterpoint and interpolates Elvis Presley of all people; and also uses a very common chord progression that everyone knows (Pachelbel’s Canon). And it works really well. A bit on the repetitive side, but it doesn’t detract from the overall creative flow. I’ve never heard anything like this before and probably won’t again. This is truly a unique experience. Unfortunately too much droning for my taste. 3 stars, but totally worth the listen.
This was mostly alright, a little on the boring side. A 17 minute track is crazy, one of the longer songs I've heard.
I fought I’ll ever listen to it again but I didn’t hate it
I’ve heard a lot worse on this list.
Bonus point for Dr John.
Me terminó de gustar. Como ando corto con el tiempo (otra vez) lo voy a volver a escuchar y seguramente me arrepienta de la nota pero bueno. Es la que tengo a día de hoy. Sin embargo, es positiva la cosa.
An enjoyable mix of songs that flowed together nicely
Good.
Often trends towards boring.
Nice chill album for a quiet afternoon. I've listened once before. The Individual and Broken Heart are both good songs.
mood based album. I'm sure somedays this really hits the spot. Today was meh.
nice to know it
The packaging arrives as a prescription medication blister pack with the instruction “1 tablet 70 min” — an invitation to take the whole thing as a single immersive dose rather than a collection of songs. It’s either the most pretentious or most committed album concept of 1997 depending on your perspective, and the music inside takes that instruction seriously. Jason Pierce builds something genuinely atmospheric here — space rock, gospel, drone, and orchestral ambition layered into a record that asks for complete surrender. The gospel influences are present but submerged in texture rather than front and center, which means they register as color rather than conviction. “Broken Heart” in particular creates such a complete atmosphere of stillness and calm that it becomes genuinely nap-inducing — and not entirely in a bad way. There’s a real distinction between music that puts you to sleep because it’s boring and music that puts you to sleep because your nervous system simply lets go. This is closer to the latter. The problem is the same one that landed Lazer Guided Melodies at a 3 earlier in this project — the atmosphere is carefully constructed and occasionally beautiful, but it rarely asserts itself emotionally in a way that demands full attention and rewards it. Playing it in the background while working felt entirely appropriate, which is probably not what the prescription packaging intended. “Cop Shoot Cop,” the album’s seventeen-minute centerpiece, tested that patience further with a noise section that required editorial intervention — a reminder that commitment to atmosphere and commitment to the listener’s time are different things. Two Spiritualized records, two honest threes. Well crafted, occasionally lovely, and best experienced horizontal with nowhere urgent to be.
I see why this is called space rock. It felt like it was flying by in the distance.
I enjoyed this. Kind of soundscapey, kind of shoegazy, occasionally a little funky, kind of Stone Rosesy. This is a decent album that I had never heard before.
It grew on me as it went along. Spiritualized was bit too discordant sound for me. Still, I could listen to this album in the future to mix it up. I like “Stay with Me.” “Cop Shoot Cop…” but there’s no reason it had to be over 16 minutes long.
I was somewhat familiar with this seeing as it came out the year I graduated high school. There is a lot I like here and I feel this is one that would keep growing with more listens. Love that it popped up on this list to give me a fresh listen.
2.75. Weird in a way that I can appreciate, just not enough to listen again.
3.25 - Much better than the last album I listened to by this band.
chill vibe, a little too long overall for my taste
I'm frustrated that parts of this album suck so much, because the other parts are incredible. Such an incredible soundscape. It's too good to be a 2 I guess... But it sucks too much to be a 4. I pray that a more polished album by them exists - Wait 2nd song sucks and is completely different - 3rd song has a fun intro... where will this go? I like it! - This is a TOUGH one. Great highs, terrible lows. No way it's a 4, but does it deserve 2? - I'm frustrated that parts of this album suck so much, because the other parts are incredible. Such an incredible soundscape. It's too good to be a 2 I guess
I liked the first 3 tracks, felt the 4th track was a little too long, and then fell back into the groove until the last song which was just too much. If this album was all like the first two songs it would have been an all time classic.
Their actual genre is “Space Rock”? How could you possible know what rock sounds like in Space? It’s impossible to have any sounds! I guess psychedelic rock would be a better descriptor. The upbeat sections I found were good. They're pretty complex and there’s a lot going on with the instruments but it works. Particularly like the bass lines that ties it all down and provides the structure for the rest of the band. Definitely has some highlights and lowlights. Like what’s the deal with Cop Shoot Cop with the random section in the middle?
A decent crossover between ambient, indie, psychedelic and maybe some pop as well. Nothing really stands out, though there are a few good moments across the album.
Lo que más destaco del album son los instrumentales de shoegaze, especialmente los momentos que distorsionan un poco la guitarra y queda ruidoso, pero la forma de cantar del vocalista me recuerda un poco mas a panic at the disco y por momentos se hace medio gospel, lo cual no creo que como combinacion quede muy bien. 7/10
Ecoutable
Super
Started out as an oasis want to be ended with a psychedelic mind bend. Listened to it while cutting down tree limbs which heightened the experience. 6.75/10 Top song Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
Another solid album that reminds me of the Dandy Warhols (two days in a row for that vibe). Liked it front to back more or less, but found it forgettable.
Some songs were decent, others not so much. Liked the energy early, but the album started to lose me near the end. Really cool that Dr. John is on a song. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again
I like Spiritualized. I had liked Spacemen 3 as well. I may never have got myself anywhere near as fucked up on any kind of drugs as anyone out of either of those bands, but I still get it. Luckily Spiritualized (both bands in fact) were/are capable of taking drugs to make music that doesn’t necessarily require the listener to take drugs to enjoy. While it’s reasonably well accepted that Jason reached the full realisation of his sound on this album, I personally was enjoying the ride more before he got there. My explanation is that I find the fullness of the sound here to be detrimental rather than beneficial to the sound he’d established on their first two albums. I understand how the strings and horns etc may help deliver the intensity of emotion being expressed, but to my ears the density of the arrangements become oppressive and I long for a little room for the songs to breathe. Of course there are occasional quieter moments and I’m genuinely not afraid of noise, but when the outcome sounds like a reel to demonstrate the effects of the mastering “loudness wars” of the early 2000s, I feel the need to call “too far” and “what about the dynamics?”. Thankfully the 1001 also includes Laser Guided Melodies so I’ll get to vote there in a manner that shows my love for the band. Here though, and it pains me to say it, I am, as is often the case, going to need to go against the grain and sore this criminally lowly.
I enjoyed it but I don’t have the motivation currently to explain why. The most recent Spiritualised album is really good, I can tell you that much. 3.5/5
achei que seria pior, mas é um pouco pressão baixa né.
Autoroute album. Tried to listen to it when it first came out but couldn't get in. This time it was more accessible, or I was more amenable, but still the kind of band you'd sit down at the gig for.
Good
Muy raro, pero me gustaron algunas canciones. Está bueno para fondo, o estar mirando el techo
Forgot
already listened to it. i like it, unique sound. i'd consider it post-britpop but i don't think other people do
this was really familiar before i noticed it was by the same dude who made spaceman 3. pretty standard shoegaze album, its okay, may click better at other time
Drags on for a long time and doesn't do much to justify its runtime. But the good bits are very much here, especially the opening first few songs are exceptional. Just a bit of a tired listen otherwise sadly. 3/5.
Really hard to rate this one after a couple of listens. Feels like an album that will definitely grow on me over time. Love the sound on here. The electronic vibe really work on certain songs. Come Together and Electricity were the two stand out songs for me. However I do think there are a few filler songs too. Trim a few off this and it would be getting a higher rating
muy cool, re chimba las vibras, pero un roce largos los temas, al final y no me gustó muy chill, más bien aburridito
Depressing
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space sounds lush, but drifts too long without strong variation or momentum.
Certainly weird. Not bad at all. And definitely interesting.
A really surprising listen, tonnes of influences from other artists and songs. This whole album feels like one big trip and journey, it gets really crazy towards the end, I need a few more listens to understand it better.. Their cover of come together is probably the most original one I've ever heard, how they split out the verses and choruses is really creative. All in all a great listen but nothing that blows me away, solid middle of the road.
A fine easy listening album that I enjoyed walking at night to. Couldn't hear parts of the album too well but it was overall fine.
It took me a few days to listen to this. It just didn't grab me, at first. That's a shame because there's some very good music in here. The emotional content comes very slowly but it is varied and interesting. It's a very slow-burn album. It does, however, remind me a little bit of Sigur Ros, which is a positive comparison for me. It's affecting. Anyway, by the end of it, I liked it. But I don't think I'll listen again. So 3/5? I guess?
It has its moments. Didn't hate it, didn't love it.
Nice psychadelic rock! No song grabbed me instantly though but I might to listen to thr album a few more times
I will say, this was significantly better than their other album on this list. I still didn’t love it, but it had some real highlights. The title track and “Broken Heart” were phenomenal, and there were parts of “Cop Shoot Cop…” that I liked a lot, though it really lost me during the middle portion. The rest of the album was alright. Nothing offensive, but nothing I particularly want to revisit either.
New listen-entertaining
I grew into this. I’m not sure “space rock” is a genre, but this was very listenable
Some of these songs are really good. The first one got on my nerves but the rest of the record started to settle in. I might listen again to hear the songs that I liked. I probably would not get a physical copy. This one is just all over the place. The structured songs are great,I just feel like there’s too much filler. It’s like going to a restaurant that has several cuisine options. It feels like there’s no identity. I’ll put it slightly better than The Black Album.
1997. Interesting sampling and soundscape of space. Calm and fun. English psych rock.
Wasn’t too bad of a listen and that’s about all I got for this one
Interesting... I mean they really went all out. I will say I'm glad to have listened to this, like this is truly out there. First track is really awesome, the rest didn't stick out.
Meh, its not the great thing
Not too shabby
Fumoso, astratto e un po' noioso
Some good songs but nothing stand-out
C’est le genre album double où plus t’avance, plus que tu te rend compte qu’ils savaient plus quoi mettre pour remplir le disque. Ça s’appelle prendre des decisions, GUYS!
Kind of easy and safe ethereal music that is more about giving a vague sense of spirituality than creating great music. These sounds more like soundscapes and emotional tones than a band with distinct tracks and singles.
I really enjoy the textures and tones on this album. No tracks jumped out at me, so it a fairly balanced album. Over all I didn't love it and I didn't hate it.
Some great parts but some filler. It got better as it went on
Hmm, this should have been better.
This one was hard to rate. Some of the songs are enjoyable. Some are fine... until about halfway through when they just become a noise generator (The Individual). Some of the songs I really just didn't like at all (Cool Waves). This album also has one of the longest songs I've run into (17:01) and it's not bad.
Is this the Gorillaz? Has a very Gorillaz vibe to it. This might be an inspiration for the Gorillaz. 6/10
I was sorely disappointed with everything after the title track
I don't know how to feel about this. It's very rich and interesting but is a bit harsh on the ears at times. Very mixed feelings between 3 and 4. Broken Heart is a beautiful track.
I liked the production and arrangements but too much of the album sounded unremarkable
3/5
The first track set my hopes high for this to be some quirky, spacey, ethereal album but then it just kinda turned into a rock album with some gimmicky effects. Some interesting moments but not enough to warrant being longer than an hour
Feels like I’m floating in space. Amazing transition between songs 2-3. And 6-7🫴🫳 And I guess more of them than I’m going to liste but odd how it’s not all of them… The lowest possible 3 you could imagine.
Interesting sound.
Was a solid four before the last song. I ain’t listening to all that. Happy for u tho, or sorry that happened
I expected to like this a lot more than I did
The answer to Jimmy's question is a resounding no
I saw them open for Radiohead in 1998 without having heard of them before. It didn’t do much for me then, so this is the first time actually listening to an album from them. But it still didn’t do anything for me, lol.
I couldnt decide if i liked this as much as i thought i would before it started, but it was certainly more than i did when the first proper song started and i couldnt hear anything and had no idea what was going on. Really liked the vibes of some songs but couldn't for the life of me tell you which ones.
I quite like a lot of this and then find a lot of it not quite there. Let’s look at the pros: - I love both the shoe gaze and bluesy elements PLUS the classical elements. More modern rock should have wailing harmonica tracks OR white noise and feedback OR orchestras - when it’s mellow, I’m very zen! - when it’s loud, I’m along for the ride! - sometimes it just becomes very pretty! However, cons: - the man’s voice doesn’t inspire me. Sorry to that man. - the fluctuation between these two genres doesn’t quite hit right for me all the time. There’s better shoegaze and there’s better blues and certainly better classical and you’re not doing a good enough job blending them into something unique in order for me to feel like I couldn’t be listening to someone else do either of them better. I enjoyed my time here, I think. I won’t be back for a while.
3.5
This was real good up until the last track. 17 minutes of mostly noise was not my jam.
Not really my taste in music, but had some elements I enjoyed.
yeah
I wish I could like this album as much as I probably do. Like an art rock shoegaze album should kinda be the sorta thing I’d LOVE, but this sadly doesn’t hit the spot fully. I enjoyed listening to this, but nothing more then surface level stuff interest. Feels like every song has like ONE element from being great.
Pretty vibey. I actually enjoyed quite a bit but can get repetitive
I like the concept and the vibes of the record but there are not many melodies to get hooked on. It's very much all over the place with the ambience. That said this is a good candidate for a "headphones" album.
kind of cool, overindulgent, i can imagine recommending this to someone but it's pretty "whatever" for me
Good movie soundtrack
That first song is an excellent intro, but it never gets better from there. The rest of the songs just kind of float by. Favorite Songs Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
Fun!
Boring
01) Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (I Can't Help Falling in Love) - 7,5 02) Come Together - 7,5 03) I Think I'm in Love - 8,5 04) All of My Thoughts - 7,5 05) Stay with Me - 8,0 06) Electricity - 8,0 07) Home of the Brave - 6,5 08) The Individual - 6,0 09) Broken Heart - 6,5 10) No God Only Religion - 6,0 11) Cool Waves - 7,5 12) Cop Shoot Cop… - 5,0 TOTAL: 7,04 (70/100) Current ranking: 451/799
A couple of highs to start the album off, then a long period that doesn't really hit the same, then it picks back up with the last few tracks It offers a nice dream, in parts
Not what I expected from the 60’s with that name, fairly decent
Ok 90’s alt rock
pretty good
I loved the beginning but by the end was kinda like… this is still going on?
Rock, but at least it has its own atmosphere and mood.
J'ai pas vraiment embarqué, ça pourrait être un 4 étoiles mais jensuis vraiment tanné des tounes de 17 minutes de bruit (cop shoot cops). On l'a vu précédemment aussi avec une toune finale des albums de Velvet Underground. Peut-être que je vais y revenir parce que j'aime bien le brit rock de cette époque et je suis content de découvrir autre chose que Oasis. Mais dans le style j'ai préféré The Verve (l'ex-femme du frontman aussi apparemment)
One of those that could have been tighter if it was shorter.
I liked it!
You have to be wired yourself to listen to this record straight through. I suspect that this record was included because it was a left field extension of the shoegaze scene without the haze and more ambient electronic sounds combined with the multi-layer production and effects. The difficulty for me is that it comes off as a little sterile and made for headphones. And those wearing the headphones would never leave there homes. I think the term space rock is a little generalized for this music. It’s certainly not remotely similar to Hawkwind. The lyrical experience is interesting but having them embedded in the layers also removes some of the emotional elements and results in a standoff between listener and band. Spiritualized puts the burden on the listener to connect with the music rather than the band trying to give the listener entre into the music. You have to make an effort to connect to this album. The real question then is there a rewarding payoff for that effort? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is no. 3/5
Solide 3.5
It’s not often that I come across an album that I’ve never heard of before. This was one of those. Interesting. Chill.
Average to good music
Vet inte om jag ska höra det som toe-gazing indie, eller som ambient med vocals. Eventuuellt borde de bestämma sig. Vad vet jag. En trea
Did not finish it but I liked some songs. Incredible album name
Listened to this pretty passively because I've tried it before and didn't really think it was for me, but I feel like it had moments were it was pretty cool. The finale song was really epic. But yeah kinda too cookie cutter indie rock for me I think? Like I'd rather listen to Age of Adz. This just feels very self important in an off putting way.
It's a solid dream pop outing for the former half of Spaceman 3.
Reminded me of the gorillaz. Good enough to save
I’m somewhere between a 2 and 3. Didn’t mind it and kinda liked the modern psychedelic elements. But droned on after awhile. Got arcade fire vibes which isn’t necessarily a good indicator for me
Correcto
This was chill. I’m surprised I’d never heard of them before. I enjoyed it. I’d reach for it again. Nothing really jumped out at me during the listen. I think I was just more taken that I’d never come across it despite the similarities to the likes of blur and other artists I listen to from similar genre/era/region. Didn’t set the world on fire. 6.3/10
Speciellt, men inte alls dumt. I stycken värd mera.
Obviously the product of tremendous collaboration and effort, but some of these are truly exhausting songs. The individual pieces of them work, but those pieces essentially on loop at length for 70 minutes is a tedious listen. Some paring down would make this an outright bangerfest. Had some mid-late 1960s music stylings that I enjoyed. I may revisit.
Sort of torn on this one. On the one hand I love really pretentious fart sniffing post rock. It hasn’t come up yet but that Tortoise album is getting 5 stars. But then there’s also the annoying shitty sneering Brit pop aspect of it that just takes away from the bombast. I love the fucking audacity of the first song having an Elvis interpolation, the last song is a John Prine send up! But then songs like I Think I’m in Love just hang like a fart in the air. The singer doing an Oasis impression that goes on for 8 interminable minutes
More innovative than most British albums on this list
An interesting attempt but it is a bit of a swing and miss for me. 3/5.
Sounds like a slightly more alternative Sufjan Stevens, with some Lou Reed-esque vocals. The tracks are hit or miss for me. Highlights: "Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space" and "Cool Waves"
I wanted to like this more than I actually did. It felt overly long and rather repetitive. Oh well.
Yeah I mean if you like music to listen to when you're high this is a pretty good listen, I really liked Broken Heart a lot and I think the mix of different instruments throughout kept me fairly engaged
Very sprititual
Overall a spacy mix of viby music and a strong soundscape mixed with a good layout of songs and a non stale progression throughout the album. Overall a good album, not something i would pick up again but im definally not mad to have experienced it. I tend to dislike hour or longer albums because i find most artist dont have the range to hold my attention for long enhough during the album but this one was okay at that.
This album is very special. I liked the first few songs but halfway through I got kinda bored. "Electricity" picks up some steam again, but most of the momentum is soon lost during "the individual" which is just noise. "No God Only Religion" was very interesting again however, although a little too long for my taste Overall I'd give it 7. There are definitely songs I will come back to, but as an album it is far from perfect.
Spiritualized is one of the major gifts from this project to me. This is the second album of theirs that I’ve listened to from the list. They were both super interesting. This one has some gorgeous tracks and some that are very challenging. I had never even heard of this band and now they rank very high. Cinematic. A feast for my ears. Apparently they are space rock? Far out.
Dark and layered music that needs more time spent with it.
Pretty chill 3/5
definitely a vibe, but it just wasn't mine. slight chance I revisit someday though
3/5
Cool. Can't say I was very familiar with "Ambient Rock" before this album. I can dig.
З альбомом в мене були якась love/hate динаміка, але з прослуховуваннями далі мені він в своїй більшості почав подобатись. Особливо в місцях де він не намагається бути аж занадто винахідливим, а скоріше працює як класний прог рок-альбом, який smells like british spirit. Come Together - хороший приклад такої пісні, один з головних хайлайтів для мене. Там де альбом тримає адекватну і більш-менш традиційну пісенну структуру - мені його приємно було слухати. Є хороші ліричні повільні пісні. Ще дуже неочікувано для мене тут в окремих піснях є госпел-інфʼюзд пісні чи окремі шматки і це дуже прикольно і стильно звучить. І гармошка, кайфовий інструмент, класно тут вписаний. Що мені не сподобалось в ньому так це намагання бути експериментально-прогресивним, наприклад як серединка Cop Shoot Cop до якої я буквально відчуваю роздратування кожен раз коли я до неї доходив. Оця типу фрі джаз какафонія з гітарою що джижчить на 3 хвилини - дуже зайве. Ще десь є пісня яка я подумав би що виконує якийсь Comet is Coming чи якийсь подібний джаз гурт. Мені це знову ж таки здалося зайвим і не найсильнішою стороною гурту. Можливо це в 97 році відчувалось як мозковибухач. На мене тут не працює. Більше пісень і менше музичних потоків без форми і я б міг би зрозуміти цю ретроспективну пітчфорк 10 (не читав критику, тіки на вікі оцінки побачив), а так гурт не до кінця на альбомі розкриває свої сильні сторони.
It's alright, like shoegaze but with a bit more going on. Just not enough to be memorable.
Holy wall of sound Batman. There is good & interesting stuff going on here, but getting bashed over the head by the kitchen sink for 70 minutes is a bit much for these ole ears.
Interesting. Meandering. At times, too noisy for me.
Fav: Electricity Least Fav: The Individual Thought some of the songs dragged on a bit, ironically not the 17 minute song at the end
Parts of this I really liked, but parts I had to skip. Not down with that level of sustained 'noise'. So gotta go 3 stars, but I'm going to listen again and 'like' a few tracks on spotify.
Always meant to give this a spin. Interesting, but not life changing
kept going between 2, 3, and 4, and i respect the hell out of that
3.5
Not for me
I like this album. I want to like it more. I see the high reviews that some give it. And I suppose in its niche, it's one of the better albums. But over all, it's 7 out of 10, and I'm rounding down.
I thought this was just good enough to make the list. Some solid tracks, but also some musical styles that I wish weren't included on this album. Instrumentals > Vocal tracks. 6/10
Their third album. Rock / Indie / Shoegaze. Fifty eight collaborators and eighteen months of production. As well as a near twenty minute last track ! An epic and grandiose idea. Brilliant at times, a bit flat at times too. Way better than most of the mainstream at the time though.
It's funny, some tracks on this album are absolutely amazing (e.g. "Broken Heart" 😮), and others are truly meh (e.g. "I Think I'm in Love" 🙄). Overall I'm quite impressed, especially for a group I've never heard before!
Jaunty, catchy, surprisingly engaging
An epic exploration into love, drugs, and space. At times, it can feel a bit bloated, but it’s so gaudy and adventurous, how can you knock them
This was chilled and cool, need to listen again. 3/5
464/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
It's almost got an early-days Pink Floyd flavor to it. I had no idea what to expect from this one, had never heard of it or the band before. Pleasantly surprised. Another where the ambient jam might overstay its welcome occasionally. Not sure I'll be spinning it often but glad to know it's out there.
This was actually nice. 3.5
Pretty solid so far.
Complex and ambient feeling, but not something I'll listen to again.
3.5
favs: -ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space -broken heart
Pleasantly surprised
Pretty cool to listen to, kind of liked it...then later today I was trying to recall specifics about it and realized I couldn't. Just had it on while working and there was nothing about it that really held my attention, but also nothing that made me want to turn it off, so I listened to it again. Didn't like the Elvis inspired first song, the rest of it was good. Still, nothing here that makes me want to return to it and listen to it again. Glad I listened to it, though...very ambitious, a lot of cool things going on sonically...great to listen to with a nice pair of headphones.
Ihan mielenkiintoista ja monipuolista space rokkia. Aika rauhallista. Parhaat: Broken Heart
That was… a journey. A new genre of Space Rock discovered and now I’m wondering what the meaning of life is, where it all began, and what time the aliens are arriving.
Album 21/1001 *SpiritualiSed 🌌👨🚀
Perhaps the most I've enjoyed a space rock album. Almost got to 4 stars, but too many of the songs overstay their welcome. That also means the runtime of this album is a bit unwieldy.
Generic I listened and don’t remember anything. I do remember it not being bad.
I kind of wish this was the only Spiritualized album in this project, because as much as I thought it was an interesting addition to the collection, I'm pretty sure the other Spiritualized album will feel like too much (especially since this one seems a bit too long and too much noise). The highlights for me were the overall effect of continuous waves of music ebbing and flowing, plus the opening title track (especially the background Elvis lyrics over the sea of sound), the perhaps too long "I think I'm in love", and "No god only religion" (and kudos to "Cop choot cop" for keeping my interest over much of the 17-minute-plus length). It all gets a bit much pretty quickly to the uninitiated, but I suspect Spiritualized fans probably adore this album (and perhaps Radiohead fans too when they're feeling particularly expansive).
Really good for about 10 minutes, then it's just all the same
6/10 one of the best psychedelic albums ive heard. a bit too long for my taste but the melodies are amazing. Fav: I think I am in love, broken heart and cool waves
Opening song built off Can't Help Falling in Love was pretty cool. The rest kind of sounds like the music that people who don't like music would put on when they have friends over and feel like they're should be music playing. And I think that's fine. Also I'm noticing a trend by which the list-maker has a real inability to resist albums that end with mediocre songs that go on forever.
A nice musical like album that flows well from beginning to end.
Again, I am asking for just an ounce of brevity on an otherwise pretty interesting album
It's grand, like. Perhaps a touch dated at this stage.
First listen
That's not my taste in music - But some pleasant songs
Sjongejonge, wat is er toch veel gekkigheid op deze wereld. Eerst een mallotige ruimtevaartcover, dan gaan ze op de Oasis-tour. Maar ja, dat kan Oasis zelf toch beter, zou je denken. En daarna zweven we het heelal weer in, met nog een veel te lang track van 17 minuten aan het eind. Zo bijzonder is dit allemaal niet, kortom. Laat ze maar lekker verder zweven, zou ik zeggen.
the first song sets you up for a whole lot of nothing
When i got my first impression of Jason Pierce's music, i thought i was gonna hate it but after listening to all three albums he worked on that are on this project, I actually kinda liked them and Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space may actually be the best one of them all. One of the most interesting things about this album is how it was packaged. It was packaged as if it was prescription medication, even going so far as to having a booklet containing "Dosage Advice". It is weird since i don't think that this is the most drug-tripy album on this list, not even close. Even so, the music was pretty good and fit the space rock sound quite well. It's still not perfect but it is Jason Pierce's best work. Best Song: Broken Heart Worst Song: All of My Thoughts
it’s got some jams but delves into just noise at some point.
Annoying noise
First song was good, rest have been okay but not great. Still have not finished the album
A more rock orientated album by Spiritualised which is a definite plus for me as I hadn't heard before. Some shades of early Floyd at times and good use of Gospel Choir to give it a very expansive feel. Interesting if a little avant garde.
Eh.
I liked the style, the space rock was very chilly and the effects nice. Some good lyrics as well, I didn't know this band or the previous one
Lots of interesting ideas musically, but a bit vague and wandering.
Enjoyable mostly. 3.5 ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.
Was interesting ethereal, haunting, and kinda disjointed, random, chaotic, all things I kinda dig, but I couldn't fully get into. Love a good 17 minute long song though
Faded into the background, but had me tapping my feet here and there.
I don’t know man, whilst listening to this album my live estimation fluctuated from down to two and up to four. Ambitious, messy, approaching the profound sometimes, pretentious at all times. There was a lot going on and I’m glad they swung for the fences.
Ahead of it's time
I think I may have liked this better if I wasn’t already familiar with the Velvet Underground. When I pressed play, though, I was expecting a rather drab journey to a planetarium. So in that context, it was a pleasant surprise.
I liked one of the songs, but the rest were meh or mildly annoying.
Really psychedelic British rock. Not terrible. 3/5
Wow. I have finally caught up and can generate a new album. It has already been quite the journey and I am not even 10% of the way through the list. I can’t wait to fall behind again in approximately 2 days. I don't have much to say about this album, it's not my usual listening, and I was more impatient than normal at the thought of getting to resume the generator. I liked the title track, and I Think I'm in Love had some interesting musical ideas (I mean it BETTER, if it's going to be 8 minutes long). Broken Heart stole the show for me though, what a great song. I think I just don't "get" the majority of this album, and that's okay. Maybe someday I will return and think I was crazy for only giving it a 3, but only time will tell
A wall of sound with rich textures occasionally morphing into loud discordant noise. I wanted to like it more but the pure noise elements were a bit off putting. Probably would have enjoyed it more with a big fat doobie to stretch the conciousnesss…
Interesting album, I like the mix of genres and what they were trying to achieve however I found the album dragged in some areas, the long songs were a bit tedious to get through. If they tightened the track listing I think it would’ve been a higher rated album for me
One to have in the background but didn't love it. Not really my thing
Ei huono! Kaipaan itse psykedelian lisäksi usein vähän enemmän koukkuja, mutta ei huono! 3/5
Pitkä ja meditatiivinen. 3.5/5.
I had never heard of the band before today and I am instantly in love with them. This is fantastic. Really enjoyed this one! If the arcade fire existed in 1994 i think they would sound something like this.
Opener very good
it got a tad bit TOO experimental at the end
Huh I didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard that first so many times and never knew it was Spiratualized. First half of the album was ok and then things got more interesting around “Electricity,” which could have been a King Gizzard song at points, so naturally that was a win for me. Rest of the album reminded me a lot of Adem, which was unexpected. When I checked the date stamps it looks like Spirtualized was the originator (of the 2) of that particular sound.
A preferred provider of the indie soundtrack to my life.
Good ambient
2.75
6.5/10
Pas très mémorable, mais assez sympa
On one hand, I remember kind of liking it as I was listening. On the other hand, that was less than 24 hours ago and I remember almost nothing about it. Sidenote, this album beat out OK Computer for that year’s NME award, which is yet another example of how worthless the NMEs are.
This album is absolutely batshit. Genre bending and interesting, not every track is captivating but it’s a cohesive body that flows well. The strings are blissful on Broken Heart. The album feels older than it is. No particular stand out track, but musically it’s solid.
Listened to it while playing a game of MTG commander, pretty chill vibes.
Somewhere between the slowcore drone of Low and the gospel rock of primal scream lies spiritualized. Personal preference for the slower psychedelic shoe gaze tracks as the upbeat songs just don’t quite go hard enough for me. Awarded a high 3 but could easily go to a 4 with multiple listens. Annoyed this didn’t click for me as there is clearly a lot to enjoy
Aptly named. It has a Flaming Lips vibe...vast and big.
This could have been trimmed down by taking out the noise sections and I would have considered a higher rating. I did enjoy it though.
3.6
Mycket bättre "shoegaze" än tex mbv. Det är lite mer trivsamt, inte samma jobbig ljudvägg (även om det är "mycket" så man blir lite overwhelmed).
This is not really for me - I somehow can see that it can be enjoyable to some tho, so I can't fault it only on personal preference
A concoction of words I thought I'd never listen in my life: Heroin Space Gospel. Yet here I am, reading a comment where this phrase is used to describe this album, and which is actually correct. 3/5
A band I never really got into. Bought this when it came out and I quite like the first half (up to Electricity) but the rest of it becomes a chore to listen to. I'd rather listen to Ride, Slowdive or newer stuff like Ringo Deathstarr and Blushing
What just happened to me? The highs were high, but the lows were low. What an interesting album.
This was a pretty good album. Would totally listen to it again.
Really interesting start to an album- specially for the time period of 1997. I love how unconventional the layering on this first song is, like the harmony voice (with "telephone EQ effect") coming in around 0:30 seconds in and being louder than the "primary" voice. There's a slew of interesting things on this record that keep me engaged.. like the odd time signature on the intro of "I Think I'm in Love", and the Elvis quoting on "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space". It's a very unique experience. Most of the time I really enjoyed the droning meditative rock.
I can hear the effort that went into making this album, but for the most time it just leaves me cold and doesn't invoke any particular feelings in me. Also the stark contrast between the aetherial feeling of some songs followed by fast and loud rockers is more jarring than anything else.
Very floaty hehe! But on a more serious note, the entire album has a pretty good feeling of flow, each song melting into the next in this jazzy, weed-infused haze. That is for me, both the greatest strength and weakness of the whole project, as it reads more like a jamming session between friends than a serious attempt to communicate something. When listening to albums (I don't do this for casual listening, which is strange because most albums will be underpinned by the opposite philosophical leaning) I am prejudiced towards music that at least gives off the impression of having something on its mind; sometimes though, having a good time is enough.
Some very good songs, but too drawn out
3.5. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Two or three more times and it’s possible I would give it a four. But you definitely have to be in the mood for it.
Different, not bad. Not necessarily my cup of tea.
sounds like a flock of geese getting raptured
No thoughts just vibes
Some interesting things going on instrumentally but it was altogether it was just Too Much for me to enjoy. Walked away from it really wanting to listen to Sketches of Spain???
Moins ma tasse de the
Interesting but too long
I knew this album, the first track is a banger, otherwise it's just okay
Not really to my taste, but I enjoyed the first song and "Stay with Me".
The kind of album that high school me woulda said must be what doing acid is like
pretty cool! had some more interesting sounds and also vibes
I Appreciate the Lego (?) themed album art, but this record’s all over the place. Spiritualized’s sound is far more frenzied and anxiety-inducing for me than anything else, but some of the more lo-fi classic tunes like “I think I’m in Love” are genuinely fantastic.
Not as spacey as I was thinking it could be although it was trippy at times. Not horrible but not great either - just kind of a second tier rock album. Meh
kinda wish it had more space sounds, but this was chill
Very English cliche with big sound. Cool but not for me.
good music, few long songs but sounded great
Decent, but nothing overtly special. Some songs bang, others not so much
very interesting but i feel like in the wrong mood to enjoy it. and that tells me i don't like it as much as i want to. i can see why others would though
a little bit calm, and vital
started off fun, but the latter half of the album gets way too busy and sensorily overloading
Not focused, but i think i liked it 3
I don't know what space rock is, but it was pretty ok. Lyrics nothing to write home about. Nice string arrangements when available.
I feel like I've heard albums like this before (either Chemistry Is What We Are by Simian, or maybe The Go Team) and I've enjoyed them, but this one didn't do it for me. No stand-out songs from my listening.
The slower songs are absolutely gorgeous, everything else is a bit meh
Good. Quite enjoyable .
ich kenn de erst song?? woher? wele film? ok weiss nöd aber mega schöni version vo cant help falling in love. come together het au meeega öppis findi hert geil. i think im in love seehr cooli bassline. finds huere stimmig alles. stay with me au no süss d slide giti isch cool. aber etz scho seeehr langsam. ich weiss nöd wie fest s cover en ifluss het ich lieb blaui covers. electricity het chli groove und tönt seeehr compressed aber no geil. s blibt chli lang ufem gliche akkord. langet. sehr shoegaze lärmig geg de schluss. the individual etz au eeehner afoch lärm, au wennis check glaub waser will. mega klangteppich. au irgendwie schön wies dissonanter und denn wieder harmonischer wird. aber jäää. nödmol soo geil. bröken heart verzell. super chalti aber au heimeligi synths. sehr sad. aber isch etz nöd so deep wies gern wär findi. afoch paar chords. zum teil schöni vorhält. trifft mich etz aber nöd soo. no god only religion no cool. sehr chaotisch. aber au nöd mega spannend. cool waves au herzigi melodie aber sehr repetitiv checks nöd gaaanz. cop shoot cop fangt sehr moody und cool ah und find s klavier super. aber gseh etz scho wie sich die 17 minute chönted zieh. bin aber offe. jep etz ischs zerst monoton und denn huere lärmig worde. naja. trompete isch no cool. git glaub e 3. scho sehr gueti moment vorallem am aafang. s het oft nienets ane ufbaue, so sehr unbefriedigend. het meh versproche alses gsi isch.
Some lovely music mixed in with some absolute cacophony of sound.
психодел с на удивление знакомым первым треком (но помнить его откуда тюнфайнд его помнить я вряд ли могу)
I had high hopes and some songs where indeed great - Broken Heart being my favorite - BUT some songs where just not pleasant. A few new songs to my "liked" and a few that I will never revisit.
I was suggested normally I’m pretty quick at drawing. A conclusion on music are here for the first time. But this album has me perplexed. I think I like it but then I’m not sure. I suspect I should come back to this one and give it more attention Because there’s probably value here but I just can’t hear or understand yet.
The album started really strong. I was surprised how much I was enjoying it! The back half fell off and took a turn I was not a fan of. Have to give them credit for experimenting with a 16 minute song. 5.7/10
Too slow, too sensual at times. 3/5
shoegaze/space music, not bad, not great
This album hit the indie/alternative radio stations like a nuclear bomb
A shoegaze, sonic experiment, that reminds me of all the bits of 1997 that I can remember. There are some beautiful tones on this album, and there is a huge amount of layering on each track. It’s a collection of genres that intermingle well with each other, but it’s long. The final track, a 17 minute sonic journey that left me feeling the tiniest bit exhausted. As much as I enjoyed this album, I did find it a bit inflated and lacking any more substance than pretty soundscapes.
I don't remember Spiritualized being space rock?! This is britpop/rock with a touch of hippie, man. I don't mind the music, but Wikipedia is fucking all over the place with it's genres/classifications and I'm getting pissed about it. Well, it might be the original mainstream magazines that made genremush as well, but I'm annoyed none the less. I can see why they're saying space rock tho, feels like Spiritualized had indeed ingested fair dosages of Hawkwind and Ozric Tentacles, which was then filtered thought Spiritualized thought processes. I feel like even neo-psychedelic might be a bit too much to say. More than any psychedelic residue in the music, I feel the brit rock flavour the strongest, hands down.
3.5
It was funky! Will probably never listened again but happy I heard it.
Significantly better than I thought it would be. Borderline 4 stars, but a 17 minute finishing track that isn’t phenomenal keeps it at 3.
I enjoyed this album for about 30-40 minutes then a sense of dred overcame me - is it ever going to finish, what's the point of everything, and so my downward spiral started. I like the music - it's size and difference, just went on for long
This is too big and unwieldy to hold itself up, but I enjoyed many of its moments of chaotic noise and peaceful reflection.
Never heard of this, but there are some melodious tracks akin to Radiohead. Not every track is great, but almost none is bad.
Hvorki leiðinlegt né skemmtilegt, ekki pirrandi en ekki heldur þægilegt, gæti hlustað aftur en langar það samt eiginlega ekki. Sýnir hversu langt frá Zeitgeistinum ég var '97 að vera ekki meðvitaður um þetta þá. Tæpur þristur og áfram með smjörið.
I should love this but the songs just don't hit me.
great musical album! very calming and less about the lyrics, more about the overall sound
sorta classic but sometimes too weird
It was OK/fine until it got weird about 70% of the way in. Then I just stopped listening because it was unlistenable. But most of it was OK so I'll give it a begrudging 3.
Listened Before? N Spacey! This album is exactly what I expected when I read that it's "space rock". Not really my thing - too droning. I'm not on enough drugs for this. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Come Together
This music drifts through the folds of space, blending noise and shoegaze without anchoring itself to any one style. The title track and "Cop Shoot Cop" stood out as highlights—I only wish more of the album had followed their lead.
Their sound reminds me of the Verve in some ways. Actually, they remind me of the Verve in many ways. Very spac-y sounding music that gives itself time to roam. Shoegazing everywhere with no regard for others. I was pretty pumped up reading the description of this album in the comments and on the Wikipedia page. Then, the album ended up sounding almost like I had expected prior to reading the comments and Wikipedia page. It's not a bad thing but this is space/shoegaze rock that needs to be heard in headphones, not heard on speakers where the external world can hear it. The shoegaze gets a bit out of hand towards the end of the album with what feels like more instrumental tracks. Never once was I bored or didn't like what I heard. I also wasn't jumping out of my seat. There is a time when I would listen to this again, as it does make for good music while working.
This started off very wishy-washy and I was almost convinced nothing could save it from the mediocrity of a 2* rating. Electricity and Broken Heart saved it. Cop Shoot Cop was okay until I realised it's 17 minutes long.
Yeah it’s pretty alright. I feel like I should like this more but I don’t so
I'll admit to never having heard of the Space Rock genre, or at least not being aware of it if I had. I can see how it relates to prog rock, and how bands like Pink Floyd influenced it. This album in particular definitely catches some of the edge, humor, and psychedelic rock vibes of late 60's, pre-Atom Heart Mother Floyd. There's a lot to love in that era of Floyd, but there's a lot to forget and learn from as well. Spiritualized seems to have learned some of those lessons and put together an album that takes that late 60's, "Saucerful of Secrets," "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" Floyd sound and turn it into something that feels modern while still harkening back to a time the band members were probably children for. Sometimes it's listenable, sometimes it's boring, most times it's just alright. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who wasn't looking for something pretty niche, and I wouldn't be seeking this out again on my own. There is something, though that makes it endearing in its own way. The major thing working against it is the fact that it's by and English band from the 90's, which really just makes me think it's here because of the author's bias more than anything else. So it gets three stars for being creative and different, but not because I think it necessarily belongs here. Standout Tracks: All of My Thoughts, Electricity, No God Only Religion
Not crazy about this but I enjoyed the first track the most. It’s a fairly indulgent, complex, and sonically interesting. However, by the end of it 8 was feeling like I wanted it to be over. On to the next one!
More spacey nonsense (affectionate) from Spiritualized. I personally preferred Lazer Guided Melodies over this, as this was a bit too free-form and didn't grab me in the same way.
First two tracks started off great. Then I kinda forgot I was listening to it. Pleasant though.
Good vibes, and I liked the songs that built into something rocking. I'd give it another listen, but it didn't especially stand out to me in this first go.
Grandiloquent sous couvert d'expérimentation et d'audace
If I had heard this album in 1997 it would probably have remained one of my favorites of all time. As is it's surprisingly good. Home of the Brave and Cool Waves were definite standouts.
I'd probably give this a higher score if I had heard about it when I was in high school.
This has its moments, but it’a bit of slog for its length.
3.5