Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

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

Lush, expansive, rich, generous. Like floating in the warm ocean or driving through the mountains on a clear beautiful day. Loved this.

I’ve never heard of this band before today and I lived through the 90’s with all of its musical glory. Somehow, this masterpiece flew past. Granted I had a lot going on the year it came out like graduating high school and my life changing, but damn, this record would have been awesome to listen to back then. It’s surprising how modern it feels almost thirty years later. I love the sonic layers of sound that all compliment each other. Controlled chaos in the best way. Damn this is so good.

a little bit calm, and vital

Идите вы нахрен с такой музыкой! Почему я обязательно за свою жизнь должен услышать это говно?

started off fun, but the latter half of the album gets way too busy and sensorily overloading

Heard it before. Other than the title track the album is kinda boring as hell 2/5

Meh

there are some interesting tracks there, but others are very dull. 2/5

Not focused, but i think i liked it 3

ein album mit einem wikipedia-review , wo es um die gastmusiker und das albumcover geht? dachte hier wäre musik das thema?

Ruhig, bis man einschläft. Wem es gefällt...

I don't know what space rock is, but it was pretty ok. Lyrics nothing to write home about. Nice string arrangements when available.

Another one to toss in the trash.

Siân score override

Repetitive, sometimes noisy annoying elaborate soundscapes with multiple countermelodies, in tightly controlled chord structures.making up Space Rock.

Why didn't I know about this album. Hints of oasis/Pink Floyd. Atmospheric Dark Whimsical, loved It. It uses lush orchestration, gospel choirs, and druggy psychedelia into something that feels like drifting through space and grief at the same time. Reminded me of the first time I heard Dark Side of the Moon.

A very cool album - crazy energy! Grateful to have gotten to listen!

good but not my favorite type

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.

cool

The slower songs are absolutely gorgeous, everything else is a bit meh

Better than Coldplay.

Good. Quite enjoyable .

A huge sound surrounds the frail lead vocal which is left alone and raw, overwhelmed and struggling to persist in the turbulence. Quiet pauses and maximalist noise flow beautifully into each other. They do this thing where they're grooving along with as full a sound as you can imagine - a loud space rock band with gospel singers and horns and strings - and then a descending bassline drops in and reveals an entire abyss you've been floating above the entire time and it's pure magic.

Beautiful masterpiece

holy shit this thing is dense. packed to the gills with sonic insanity. it really has a weight to it that's hard to describe, and it doesn't stay in one place too long, even on the final 17 minute track. really loved the things it had to say and what it made me feel, and i can tell i'm gonna come back to this one a lot.

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.

HAHAHAHAH title track han ich megaaaa scheisse gfunde okee come together isch besser? aber immerno hmmm smoothe übergang weiss nöd ich find d schnurregiige passt gar nöd zu dem space rock? sorry was isch das füren brunz es erinneret mich wieder chli ah flaming lips mengisch broken heart findi jz echt na schön und sehr intim jajaaa es isch sehr dramatisch und alles aber ich han so scheiss gern amigs okee ich versfahs jz glaub schochli besser? aber guet findis weg dem trz nanig cop shoot cop hani jz no easy gfunde am ahfang aber 17 min sind eifach z vill jaa weiss nöd so recht, vill hani nöd chönne ahfange mit dem album und iwie hanis auscho uf irgeme 1001-album ghört? weiss nöd, 2 oder 3

Some lovely music mixed in with some absolute cacophony of sound.

I was going to give this a 3 because it is marginally better than Lazer Guided Melodies, but that 17 minute last song drops this to a 2. These self-indulgent twats love their sound a lot more than anyone else I suspect

Like the other album of theirs on here, it was weird, wacky and too long. By the time I finished listening to both, I had to have a lie down.

Ladies and Gentlemen we are wanking ourselves off throughout this album.

психодел с на удивление знакомым первым треком (но помнить его откуда тюнфайнд его помнить я вряд ли могу)

I had never heard of this one before. Man, lots of long tracks of just noise. What little coherence there was didn't really find a groove. Better than many other albums on this list, but still not that great.

I listened to this while mowing the lawn. My lawn is 3/4 hill and I hate it. In the hot, humid place where I live, swarming with bees and gnats, mowing the lawn is an overwhelming experience. This album matched it perfectly, and swept me away from my loud, hot, sweaty environs to a heavenly cacophony of rock bliss (still loud and sweaty but in a good way). The only punctuation was when I had to stop to refuel and try not to cry during "Broken Heart." I'll take a point away because I'm rarely in a similar place where I can enjoy a 70-minute over-the-top album ending in a long chapter of chaotic noise. But when it hits, it hits. Must-listen #140.

Heavily lived with this one

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.

Never heard of this. I like the opening song which is also the title track. And now they are blending in “fools rush in”. That track was fantastic! 2nd track is good so far. I think I’m really going to like this album. I love the vibe on “stay with me”. I love the sounds on this album. It takes you on a journey.

I like the cover artwork more than the music! But it makes you aware too, that listening to this album probably will cause you headache. Far too much noise for my taste!

The fivest of fives

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

Wow what an ambitious project. This was such a good mix of the psych, shoegaze, noise, hippie bullshit that I love. It was so big though. I listened to it on my 8 mile run and felt like I was floating in space. I loved all the instruments especially the harmonica. I couldn't decide if I'd give it a 4 or a 5. Part of me feels wrong rating it a 5 but I really enjoyed it and I think due to how big and ambitious it was, I'll give it a 5.

This was so sick. Its not often that I get an artist or album that I've never listened to that blows me away. This one definitely did. It reminds me of Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and a splash of Flaming Lips. I loved all of the different instruments behind the kind of shoegaze, classical instruments, harmonicas and psych guitars. They really go there with everything, which made it really fun. This is a band I want to spend more time with!

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space is nothing short of a transcendent listening experience. The album overflows with lush soundscapes, intricate instrumentation, and an exceptional roster of collaborators—including the Balanescu Quartet, The London Community Gospel Choir, and the inimitable Dr. John. The title track opens the album with grace and power, serving as its emotional and sonic centerpiece. Ethereal and deeply moving, it sets the perfect tone for the sprawling journey that follows. Across its runtime, Spiritualized weaves a rich tapestry of soaring melodies, adventurous arrangements, and raw, heartfelt lyricism. Each song brings its own distinct flavor, yet the album never loses its cohesiveness. It’s an ambitious and immersive work—part space rock, part orchestral soul—that stands as a landmark in late-'90s alternative music. Favorite track: “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space” Least favorite track: “Cop Shoot Cop” – an overlong closer that slightly overstays its welcome. Album artwork: Minimalist, elegant, and instantly iconic—perfectly aligned with the music’s aesthetic.

Too slow, too sensual at times. 3/5

shoegaze/space music, not bad, not great

Muzak for the stone deaf. I’m sorry I could hear it.

Yawn. Though the noise jam ten minutes into the closing song did make this album from simply boring to annoying enough to shut it off.

no

Not sure how I missed these guys, I love 90s britpop. But they took what Blur were doing and went further.

All timer

10/10. Amazing. Such a diverse set of songs, all done exceptionally well. Amazing lyrics. So many deep cut references to other amazing songs ( ie Cop Shoot Cop... uses John Prine's 1970 lyric "There's a hole in his arm where all the money goes, and Jesus Christ Christ died for nothing I suppose"). The production quality and creativity is S Tier all the way through the album. Just amazing. Only been doing this for a couple of weeks but this is by far and away my favorite album since starting this. Sorry brb gotta go listen to it for the 4th time in 24 hours.

I've had I Think I'm in Love on various playlists for years and never went to listen to the rest of the album. What a fool I have been. Weird psych blues that build and build and build and the influence is everywhere in much of the music I love. I'll come back to this one again.

85% Best: Come Together; I Think I'm in Love; Electricity; Broken Heart; Cop Shoot Cop... Must-Hear? Sure

Bloated and boring. Thank you, next.

Garbage

The orchestration on this is top notch! Great songs!!

Every song doesn’t need a three minute horn outro. Cop shoot cop made me wish a cop would shoot me. Bland shit.

This album hit the indie/alternative radio stations like a nuclear bomb

Never heard the album. Yeah, it fucks. Not what I thought it would be.

Dieses Album ist ein anspruchsvolles Werk, das auf interessante Weise Elemente von Space Rock, Gospel und Psychedelic vereint. Die Tracks sind durchdacht und oft emotional, von verträumten, ätherischen Melodien bis hin zu kraftvollen, orchestralischen Höhepunkten. Besonders beeindruckend ist, wie Liebe, Herzschmerz und existenzielle Themen in ein musikalisches Erlebnis verwandelt, das die Zuhörer in seinen Bann zieht. Mag mag dem Werk nachsehen, dass einige Songs zu lang sind aber beim Wiederhören wird es nicht mehr stören.

Don’t know what to think of it.

I have to give this at least a 4.5, as I just think it is a brilliant and beautiful album. The first song is, in my opinion, one of the greatest rock songs written - again, just beautiful. And while the rest is not quite as cohesive as I'd ultimately like, it is an outstanding demonstration of what Jason Pierce can do, someone that has focused on a particular brand of music and still making great music in that vein today.

I don't need to hear this again.

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 know that this is some kind of shoegaze classic so i should like it, but i’ve never really had the patience with this one .

This album had it's moments, but there were too few of them. It went too gospel too many times to my taste.

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.

English space rock. Floaty rock, epic and euphoric. Bluesy, flows well. Very cool, long album.

An album I've always wanted to listen to but never had the motivation. Met expectations, I'd say, really enjoyed the atmosphere

I didn't understand what was happening half the time but fuck yeah

So much of this album was spent going ‘seriously? What the fuck is this self-indulgent shithousery?!’ It’s not bad, and it would almost be background music if it didn’t spend so much of the run time jumping up and down and trying to draw attention to how very very interesting the artist was trying to be. Never listening to it again, it left no impression on me whatsoever.

ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space- 7 come together- 7 i think im in love- 6 or 7 all of my thoughts- 7 stay with me- 7 electricity- 4 or 5. its not good home of the brave- 7 the individual- 6 or 7 broken heart- 6 no god only religion- 8 cool waves- 6 or 7 cop shoot cops- im not listening to all that sorry. good job though. 7

This is the hundred first album I’m rating. I’ve heard a lot about how good this album is but not a lot about the actual music. Adding to my Playlist - Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space, Come Together, I Think I’m in Love, All of my Thoughts, Stay with me, Electricity, Home of the Brave, The Individual, Broken Heart, No God only Religion, Cool Waves, and Cop Shoot Cop…. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Cop Shoot Cop… - Most long songs suck but this doesn’t. All in all I liked 12/12 songs. Lived up to the hype.

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 originally had this as a 5 star album in high school, and while it's still great it doesn't quite do as much for me anymore. It's incredible how many styles of classic american and modern british music this thing is able to synthesize, but the slower tracks do drag quite a bit.

Soul crushingly beautiful, amazing cohesion of multiple genres, and relatable lyrics like “I think I’m in love (probably just hungry)” This is an unquestionable 5/5 for me

I had never listened to Spiritualized before I knew my mum asked me to check if Spiritualized is on the list when starting the project, so the artist was on my radar. When this album came up, my mum told me to tell my dad too, and I played the 1st track to have him guess it. Whenever I see my mum/dad, I get them to guess all the albums I’ve generated since last seeing them, but my mum said I should call him that day. He got it instantly - at the 1st note (I played the 1st track for him starting *after* the first lyric, since that line says the name of the album/track). He then said that this album was very special to him and he must have listened to it around a thousand times (whatever the actual number, it is a lot). A bunch of the music I like comes from my parents, so this made me excited to listen to this album. It also had the shoegaze tag, and I really like shoegaze. I wanted to properly focus on this album when first listening, so I waited until I had a chunk of free time. I then turned off the lights in my room, turned off my phone notifications, and I lay down in bed and put the album on I cried a minute in. This really is something special

Really liked some parts, liked how it sounded in many places but the more experimental noise parts were not my favourite

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

I enjoyed this. Hard to tell if im over reacting to how bad I thought it was going to be. Might not fit neatly into the brit pop category, but if we put it there its definitely my favorite from the genre so far. Production is very good. Pulling from a lot of the classics without sounding like hacks. Only Fools Rush In was borderline. Super emotional tracks too. Lyrics seem to be lacking but haven't read through them. Prob a 3.5 and rounding up.

Not unpleasant, just kind of pointless.

oof... I did not appreciate the album title track (first track). It twisted a bunch of songs together. It was annoying... Interested to see what others thought about that dud off the front of this. I absolutely hated it. In general, Ive found that ive genuited hated very few tracks in this list of almost 200 albums we've already gotten through The rest of the album kind of makes up for that being so awkward. Come together was decent (a bit noisy, but it was fun and had a nice rock sound). Home Of The Brave was alright. Kind of sounded like a Beta Band track. Then there is Cop Shoot Cop... This song is freaking weiiird. I actually enjoyed probably 10ish mins of this and had to turn it off to recompose myself for a work session. It has a nice free jam feel to it... Like they couldve actually made this up on the spot in some moody studio session. It also feels like something from a low tempo electronic group like Pretty Lights. There are all sorts of super odd sounds mixed with the repetitive bass, drums and guitar lines. Honestly, Spirtualized shouldve scrapped the entire project and just kept this song. 2.5 stars and rounding down. If it was just Cop Shoot Cop, id go up to 4 stars.

When I saw the Spotify profile picture of Spiritualized - I was like wait a second, that looks like the motherfucker from the Verve - Richard Ashcroft. Is this like a Verve side project? Kill me. Start reading the Wikipedia: nope that's Jason Pierce aka J. Spaceman (okay, dude). Well at least not a Verve side project, let's give it a go. Read some more: to form Spiritualized, Spaceman kicked his longtime friend out the band, and brought in his girlfriend Kate Radley to play the keys. Is there anything less rockstar than that? Hey guys, Evan is out and my girlfriend is in. Read some more: this album was recorded shortly after Kate and Spaceman broke up. BUT the same year that they broke up, Kate SECRETLY MARRIED - and is still married to - RICHARD ASHCROFT. How funny would it be if this generator was secretly made by Richard Ashcroft, and every album was somehow loosely connected to him? Ashcroft and Fela Kuti were actually college roommates.

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.

Estuve a punto de poner un dos porque no lograba conectar la propuesta psico, porque debe haber un medio o canal para ellos. Difícil, pero cuando el dedo ya localizó el número, este se fue al cuatro...ya había conectado

Spiritualized fan but first time I sat down with this one. The title track is killer and the rest delivers solidly.

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.

yesssssssssss

I could see it growing on me after multiple listens but it fell flat for me first time around. It kept feeling like I was about to like a song but just never crossed the threshold. Rating: 2.2

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.

Had no idea what to expect having never listened to Spiritualized. Enjoyed this and would listen again. Quiet and contemplative to space, to bluesy rock there was a lot to pay attention to.

Spacey and Jammy. Not as bad as i was expecting but not something i'd revisit.

I didn’t like this album this album much the first time I heard it. I’ve listened to it several times since then and it’s grown on me more and more. I think it’s a pretty good mix of ambitious and pretentious. But overall, after several listens, I find it to be a very strong album. It’s not perfect, it loses steam some in the second half until the closer, but I’ll be putting this one on again for sure.

Excellent find in a pool of late 90s trash. Gems like this are why I started this trip

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.

Once again, I have never heard of this.

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

This album blends so many different genres, sometimes it's britpop, and then it's noise rock, or chamber pop, or spacerock. And it blends all this genres really well without feeling disjointed or random. A very exciting listen, not many albums out there that sound like this one. Low 5.

Masterpiece.

Pink Floyd-esque, but somehow in a more unique way. Simultaneously beautiful and weird, and I enjoyed the oddball left turns this one took. Great listen!

Boring and smug.

Incroyable

It's a toss-up as to whether one prefers this or Lazer-Guided as the better record. Both are right up one's alley, with their sedated sort of elevation. One prefers the dozier cuts, the waltzy-lullaby of the opener, the dreamily lulling "Break Your Heart" and "Cop Shoot Cop" – the more ethereal the better when it comes to this lot. It might be a bit of a reach to say this was one of the best records of the decade, but it's still quite good and much better than Oasis and Blur (obviously) and probably holds up better than Super Furry Animals or Polyphonic Spree, their wondrously weird contemporaries.

Didn’t rate it.

It made me sleepy.

Album seems way ahead of its time

Floaty and ethereal, then rowdy and raucous. I was definitely catching some Morphine vibes during Cop Shoot Cop...which was my favorite. I really enjoyed listening to this one.

I really can't get into this band, despite multiple attempts. Their style of britpop meets psychedelia just doesn't do anything for me. 2/5

Enjoyed this one a lot more than the other Spiritualized. It sorta reminds me of Eels, but I like it better? 3.5/5

Of the many great alt rock albums from the 90s, this one of the best. A-

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!

Been thinking about a phrase to describe this album, and I keep coming back to ‘deeply average,.

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.

I liked it. Seemed modern. And they are playing at a venue nearby soon. maybe I'll go.

Expansive and psychedelic atmosphere, this album really lives up to its spacey title. This is the best the 90's neo-psych movement had to offer, with long drawn-out passages with feeling like aimless noodling. And great songwriting to top things off, what other album of this genre was able to deliver a great emotionally resonant ballad like "Broken Heart" amidst all the space rock gospel excess? I can't think of another one. Key tracks: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Come Together Electricity Broken Heart

++*: Stay with Me, The Individual ++: Come Together, I Think I'm in Love, All of My Thoughts, Electricity, Home of the Brave, No God Only Religion, Cool Waves, Cop Shoot Cop... +: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (I Can't Help Falling in Love), Broken Heart 9,7/10

Meh

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.

Absolutely love this album. Some of the most sublime noise freak outs of all time, and a lot of really just beautiful stuff in between the cacophonies. Not for everyone of course, but if you love noise rock and/or shoegaze you will likely agree that this is both an absolute classic and absolutely kicking ass.

soothing, anthemic, and otherworldly. this is rock music performed by truly orchestral forces of instruments; you're not going to find timbres and textures like these on many other rock records. clearly, the sound Spiritualized are aiming for here is heavily informed by the more experimental bands in 60s and 70s British prog and psych. it's nice to see that sound combined with the directness of 90s alt-rock, a combination which leads to songs that are just as engaging to sing along to as they are to stand in awe of. the closer is one of the finest 10+ minute songs in the history of rock music. not a second wasted. and Dr. John's on it? strong 8/10.

Really enjoyed the vibe of this one. Listening to it felt like being pleasantly lost in exploring underwater while swimming and then occasionally coming up for air to remember where you are. Very interesting to have this paired with "Nowhere" by Ride. I'll look forward to relistening to this.

I'd rather look at real space rocks than listen to space rock. Can we just call it crap rock from some whiny Brits? Why does everything have to have a label?

Grandiloquent sous couvert d'expérimentation et d'audace

Really cool, interesting album. Lots of different ideas and they are almost all effective. Favorites: title track, Broken Heart, I Think I'm in Love, Cool Waves

Shoe-gazing bliss

Pretty great. Tbh very long and some of the noise songs weren’t necessary but broken heart remains the saddest song ever

Ooh ah! Listening to this was an interesting experience because it is both boring and sounds so cool. Gonna give it a four for uniqueness

A fantastic record from Spiritualized that is packed full of beauty and quality.

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.

very good noise rock album, had strong jazz influences. Overall good. probably a 4.5

I thought I was gonna be offended listening to this but it wasn't that bad, entertaining enough background noise but im not gonna go out of my way to listen anytime soon.

This was fun! A bit surreal and experimental, but overall compelling and well put together. Interesting instrumentals and vocal work. 'Broken Heart' was my fave from the lot, though admittedly there's a lot to love here!

I'd probably give this a higher score if I had heard about it when I was in high school.

I liked the first song but the rest was very blech. This reads like a great album but it just doesn't connect like it's contemporaries

Fuck off lol.

This was boring and it’s been done a trillion times better by bands before and after. Oooh I have big feelings and that turns my song in to a cacophonous mess! Nobody’s ever done that before! Can we have some violins too? Let’s slowly crescendo up and add a repeated phrase for three minutes. Maybe we sing about heartbreak. Damn. Now we’ve got a unique record. One thing saves this - a song on Radiohead’s Kid A ripped a song in this album quite bit. “No God Only Religion” is basically the same song as “The National Anthem” down to the trumpets and driving bassline. Thom with an h you have a lot to answer for.

More of the same. Second album in a row from Spiritualized. Still don't like it to the point of annoyance. I gave up after a few tracks.

This has its moments, but it’a bit of slog for its length.

Not really my jam.

3.5

4.5

9.5 ★★★★½ Spacy goodness that can. E V en transend the album length

Very nice ambience and vibe on this one, reminiscent of The Flaming Lips, although definitely not totally similar. I especially liked the 17 minute long "Cop Shoot Cop..." 4.5 stars

The opening title track is super awesome with it's Elvis interpolation. After that, I initially wasn't completely sold on the album. I think the more rocking tracks take me out of it a bit. However the second half of the album is really where it's at. It's weird, spacey, and transcendent. Standouts for me were the title track, "Broken Heart", "Cool Waves" and "Cop Shoot Cop". 4.5 stars.

3.5

A bleary Velvet Underground gig but where the band members are all from Cast and Inspiral Carpets. Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in crap.

Heard of but never listened to. Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space. Instantly captures my attention. Calm and serene. Elvis interplatation is a wild choice which works wonferfully. Definitely feels like floating in space. Backing vocals are powerful. Meditative and psychedelic. So far right up my alley. Had to immediately replay. 5/5 Come together. Alternative rock angle is a wild shift from the previous track. Bassline slaps. Great energy. The use of the backing vocals carries nicely over from the previous track. The addition of horns is a surprising inclusion which shows up at an interesting time where my interest in the track seems to lull a bit and brings me right in. Ends chaotically. Interesting. 4.5/5 I think I'm in love. Transitions nicely from the previous track. Trippy beginning. Unexpected harmonica. Vocal effects add to the psychedelic vibe. Hope it manages to keep my attention for the entirety of its 8 minute runtime. The changeup is welcome. Hypnotic rhythm. Doors-esque. Original, will return to. 5/5 All of my Thoughts. Piano and strings opening is great. Really explosive psychedelic madness contrasts well to the low-key vocal focused parts. Fantasticly dissonant, chaotic and large second instrumental parts is a real highlight. Great 5/5 Stay with me. Really open, full of reverb. Western like at times. Eerie whispery vocal delivery. Synths make the song sound large. Electric guitar adds to the largeness. Slowly builds up to a really dense and pleasant soundscape. Really interesting. 4.5/5 Electricity. Organ!!! Did not expect a fuzzy garage rock track. Noisy and full of energy. Bass is mixed really well. Awesome solo. More heavy-psych goodness. Contemporary comparisson immediately goes to King Gizzard's heavy psych songs from their live-shows. Hell yeah! 5/5 Home of the Brave Loudly mixed unrefined vocals over strange dissonant instrumentation gives a really eerie, somber and moody vibe. The noise taking over as the vocals quiet down paints an awesome visual image. Immaculately produced and strongly written. 5/5 The Individual. The noise carrying over from the previous track makes for an amazing transition. What an eerie and frankly scary soundscape. Unpleasant in the best kind of way. A dense piece of noise with the quiet background bass adding a human element. Feels like a lonely wanderer in a terrible hellscape, perhaps the titular "individual"? Powerful 4.5/5 Broken Heart. Space-like. Ambient at the start. Reminds me of Brian Eno's Apollo early on. Distant brass instrument contrasts well to the quiet vocals. Beautiful violin. Really sad. Film-score like instrumentation is unexpected but excellent at conveying the themes of heartbreak in the song. Beautiful, powerful. 5/5 No God only Religion. Jumpscare! Noisy, somewhat jazzy. Great bass. Sounds like a violent sea, the drumming made me make this conclusion. Large with individual elements working together in disharmony. Sounds transitional. Really enjoyable. 5/5 Cool Waves. Interesting vocal effect. Violin and harmonic work surprisingly well together. Chorus feels like a welcome release. Emotional. Church choir sounds great. Wow. 5/5 Cop shoot Cop. Love the western vibes. Delay on the guitar is fun. Crunchy bass. Taking it's time to build up was a good choice. Fuzzy psychedelic guitar is a great early peak for the buildup to build up to. Shreds. Could listen to this forever. Stimulating. Holy noise! Return of main instrumental with minor changes comes at a good time. Horror-esque. Definitely justifies it's 17 minute runtime. 5/5 Great album. One of the best I've heard in a long time. Frustrated that I've let it slip by me for so long. Fave track. Broken Heart Least Fave track. Stay with me

Unfortunately nothing more than background noise when I was listening to it. Nothing really stood out to me as particularly memorable.

Not really my thing but someone interesting.

Floydian with distortion. Kinda insists upon itself, but I'm not offended. I would rather listen to its component sounds/genres than listen to their synthesis. 7/10 Favorite Song: Cop Shoot Cop...

9/10 I liked this a lot. Felt like an inventive soundscape album blending rock, alt, electronic, jazz, and several other genres throughout. Definitely not something I’d ever come across before and enjoyed getting to check it out. Favorite Song: Cool Waves

Amazing album and the long instrumentals were awesome mde me feel like I was actually floating in space

floats me back to a super specific time and space every single time. it's not perfect but its got more than enough to make it a must have

Words cannot describe I was nervous to listen to such a formative record from my musical awakening. It did not disappoint. In fact it exceeded. Modern blues gospel. Love destruction addiction despair redemption hope. All in a pill shaped blister pack

Meh. Went on way too long. Not terrible. Just wasn't really my thing.

This is the second "space rock" album I've had in three days. I've read that space rock is a variant of shoegaze, but the album sounds like something Morcheeba might have put out. Overall, the songs on "Ladies And Gentlemen ..." are coherent and interesting.

Verrassend goede nummers tussen

Never heard of this before, but I'm intrigued by the production of this. "90s pink floyd" is pretty spot on, but some of it also reminded me of some M83, the xx, and even ok go that would come later. A great album to vibe to, spacey and chill. It grew on me the more I listened, 4* (-1 because the back half of cop shoot cop was a bit too revolution no 9 for me).

Another easy 5 for me. This album itself is cohesive and touches on so many different topics.

1.67

It's aight. Nice voice, some groovy bass lines, but overall not a lot to sink my teeth into. 2.75

I like quirky.

Didn't get it

5/5

Decent in places 3.5*

This was not good - often there were too many layers, with atonal or discordant components, but not in a good way (like Tom Waits might do) -- in a scattered cacophony of navel-gazing moronity.

Title track – very wistful and sweet. Come Together – kind of plodding but cool lyrics. I Think I’m in Love – pretty good but not life changing. “I think I’m in love” (“Probably just hungry”) – amazing. Love the whole call and response thing in general; great lyrics. All of My Thoughts – like the chaotic nature of this. Stay with Me – pretty nice, but quite samey. Electricity – too rock for me. Home of the Brave – pretty forgettable but I like how it runs into the next song The Individual – love the primal sound on this but due to said sound I wouldn’t be going back to bump this on the regular. Broken Heart – gorgeous sad start to this. Fucking beautiful throughout. Ethereal. Transcendent. No God Only Religion – VERY cool but too experimental for a revisit. Cool Waves – fairly boring. Cop Shoot Cop… - pretty dull.

Epic

One of the greatest albums of all time. Best break up album ever.

What a fantastic and eclectic album! The production values on this must have been insane. It's only at the end that it was veering dangerously close to 'jarringly experimental' territory.

A nice and lush album with great sounds and a couple of songs that really punch above their weight. I think I'm in love and cop shoot cop show the best of the album. There are some moments though where the droning drones a bit too much, making it hard to listen actively. If you like the noise it's great, if not you're gonna have a bad time.

I literally fell asleep, not for me...

There were some really interesting and pretty songs in this album, it was really a unique listen for me. Broken Heart was really pretty and I did enjoy that track plus "No God Only Religion", "Cool Waves" and several more on here. Cool, "Cop Shoot Cop" is a nice 17 minute jam so far that I'm kind of enjoying. Overall though I think this isn't much beyond a 3 for me. Interesting though for sure

I can't say why, but this album hit me just right. There aren't really any memorable melodies that stuck out, but it was an excellent laid-back listen. I'd listen to this again. 3.5 stars.

Wonderful music

Sensational. Unique and exciting sound. Sometimes over-the-top, but overall very engaging

So cool oh my god, giving me space rock vibes, giving me Outer Wild vibes. So comforting, so...dreamy, but yet it's completely lucid. A Lucid Dream, as you can say. Got me completely falling under it's charm. 4.5/5 or above.

Nice

Spiritualized - that’s a good name for a group. Space rock - that’s an interesting genre. This British group is another one I never heard of. My feedback: eliminate all the songs with random noise, and cut the length of some songs (too repetitive). There are a few good ones, however not enough for me. Two stars.

This is a funny album cover. I liked this album a lot. The first song is very evocative of space, and Elvis. Two of my recent interests. The title is from a nice book quote. I learned from reading about this album that Dr. John (neutral) is not the same person as Dr. Luke (bad). Also that "space rock" is an attested genre, and related to "shoegaze", which I always wondered about. I think I'm no closer to understanding it, but I do like space rock. The album felt very cohesive to me, which in theory is the point of albums, but in practice I rarely find to be the case. Highlights: 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space', 'Stay with Me', 'Electricity' (I want a mashup of this and the Schoolhouse Rock 'Electricity, Electricity'), 'Broken Heart' (very orchestral), 'Cool Waves' (very electro-gospel) Lowlights: 'The Individual' (most of the Noises on this album were acceptable to me, but all of the unacceptable ones were here, on this track, comprised of 4 minutes straight of BLRRRRRRZZZZ squeak squeak BLRRRRRZZZ)

I’ve had a lot of albums I’ve complained are “just noise,” and I could see how one could say the same about this one. But this feels like controlled, intentional noise, and it makes for a beautifully pleasant listen. I think this will be my go-to work album for a while.

Tedious - of no interest at all.

It's a good album. Actually, it's a VERY good album. I'd not listened to this in 20+ years, so there was a lot of nostalgia floating abound my brain. I didn't really miss the EP part of the title track. Just needed a little trimming and focusing to make this an Excellent album.

A gorgeous, vibey album that starts with a song that will always get me every time.

Excellent to get lost in and offers the listener a lot of good variety.

When this started I thought it was crap. By 3rd song (I think I'm in love) I had completely changed. Cop shoot cop at the end was very good. One of the better psychedelic albums we've had in my view. Album cover is top tier too

This was mostly dull

Interesting, I guess. But kinda slow and boring. Not my thing

imagine replacing that cool ass album cover with bootleg legos

I enjoyed this a lot, I can describe it as well-produced background music that occasionally catches you. Stand-out: I Think I'm in Love

Nope. Not even close. I think the author of this list is realllllly biased to mediocre British Pop/Rock/<insert whatever genre here>. Boring, nothing interesting here. 1/5

2.5 Cool cover

Another example of a record that I know I should like. On paper, it's right in my wheelhouse. Checks a lot of boxes. I've given it a few spins over the years. And after another one, I still don't love it. Maybe I should check out their other albums, but I probably won't.

Had a manager at an old job that loved this band. Never thought they were amazing but didn’t dislike them either

I've never been able to get into this album. It seems overly dense and doesn't really go anywhere. It's good, but kind of exhausting.

Just felt super weird. Like a mishmash of sounds

Pick one track off this album. Any track. You'll get the idea. If you like it, indulge yourself, and if you don't, it's OK to move on.

Atmospheric as I expected from the name of the album. Album was too long but I enjoyed the ambience of it and unique feel so much

Honestly, I expect to like this more than I did, given what I knew of the band, but having never heard this album before. It wasn't bad, but didn't do much for me. I wonder if this is another case of a UK band getting on the 1001 mostly because the author is from the UK and the record came out while they were actively engaged in consuming new music?

A symphony

Got better as it went on, sounded a bit wanky to start but went psychedelic which I'm all for. Low 3.

Kind or liked some songs

Easy to listen to but everything sounds kind of the same and it runs together

I probably liked this better than the previous one of these we've heard; there's a Sonic Youth quality to it, particularly in "No God Only Religion" and "Cop Shoot Cop". But... 17 minutes for the last track? That seemed excessive. There was a groove and I kinda dug it, but it did seem to go on way longer than I was expecting, and it just didn't hit me. Top tracks: title track, "No God Only Religion",

Got their debut album about 25 albums ago. My different reaction to this one makes me wonder how much my ratings from album to album are mood vs. changing styles of bands. I really enjoyed their debut, it caught me by surprise. But I had been coming off another surprise by Incubus and a good Bowie album. This album was meh, but I'm coming off two middling albums and even a third (underwhelmed by the Kinks). I do think this album has a different style. It sounds like that cursed baggy/Madchester scene mixed with a little bit of space rock. Like Primal Scream added a bit more orchestra (the strings not the brass) rather than Spiritualized added a bit of horns to their airy guitars and synth. Yeah, I think it was all the horns and brass - didn't love it and/or it felt too prominent in many of the songs, especially the first four and the last three. Though I guess I didn't mind Come Together (felt more like Brit Pop than space rock) and the latter half of All of My Thoughts was okay. Stay With Me was the best wispy song and maybe my favorite on the album - notably very little brass in it. Electricity was amped up (again, felt like Oasis-style Britpop) - not bad but felt a little out of place. All in all, I didn't hate it (like I hate Primal Scream) but I'll take more of their debut album please and less of this one.

Damn, this is a really good album. Never listened to it before and never even heard of this band before the 1001. I previously disliked Spaceman 3 but liked Lazer Guided Melodies, Spiritualized's first album (which I gave a 4). This is just an outstanding album, but I'm glad I didn't hear it in 1997 when I was going through the aftermath of a major break-up. Songs like Stay with Me, Broken Heart, and Cool Waves would have been devastating to me at the time. Broken Heart practically took me back to those feelings, even if it's been nearly 30 years - the strings at the end were just heart-wrenching (and beautiful). The only ding I can give this album is that Jason Pierce sings like so many other Britpop singers (Oasis and The Verve immediately come to mind, and the latter is almost insulting to say, given Richard Ashcroft is the reason for Pierce's breakup). But what it has over those other bands is RANGE - the musical variety on this album is impressive - from those heart-rending break-up songs to avant-garde tracks like The Individual, No God Only Religion (Robert Wyatt vibes on this instrumental), and Cop Shoot Cop. Then there are rockers like Come Together and Electricity. I really liked how a lot of songs flowed from one to another - the structure of the album is really well thought out: the round of the intro track into the rocker Come Together transitioning into the vibe of I Think I'm in Love (which builds to a more upbeat song within itself). Stay With Me is like floating in space (hey, the name of the album!) but builds to a greater level of tension. Electricity rocks and takes you out of that zone. Home of the Brave starts with a calm vibe that builds up to the chaos of The Individual, like a bad trip getting worse (similar to Cop Shoot Cop). In fact, the whole sequence of Home of the Brave through Cop Shoot Cop is like riding a wave of depression and drugs - the only "relief" coming from the gospel chorus in Cool Waves (although the lyrics for the verses are again devastating). Finally, Cop Shoot Cop is a microcosm of the whole album. Powerful. Really impressed.

Eh, whatever? I legit forgot I listened to this the next day

The first 2-3 tracks were.....okay. But giving it a second listen, there wasn't anything worth remembering about those same tracks. This entire album is what happens when hubris (or chutzpah: Happy Hanukkah, everybody!) meets ADHD.

Really cool, genre blending of psychedelic rock, jazz, and r&b sounds also. Widely unique for 1990's music, might not have been discussed frequently. But this is a certified tastemakers selection. Although, it has much to enjoy from those looking for more pop tonalities. This album gets down to the groove pretty quick and uses space to redefine each track. The minimal vocal stylings add a sense of desire to this album, most times you end up thinking "when are the words coming back?" And boom there they are.

Miiiiid

The concept here is pretty cool. Lots of samples are looped, extra synth/electro sounds added and each song just sort of builds as it goes. Some nice academic 20th century theory is behind this, and the execution is really well done. It's just not an overly exciting album to listen to. Pretty much every song is the same formula of just constant build. I got pretty bored with it about 4 tracks in. So, cool concept, solid execution, mediocre listenability.

to me, this album teetered between boring at times and at other times utter chaos. and not much in between.

Kind of annoying but then it turned a corner, then there was a song that was just feed back and that’s where I bounced.

1st track lovely. Then this large section of shoegaze crap, then the last 3 or 4 tracks are really exciting. Real mixed bag, would totally listen to the B-side again

I imagine this is quite a polarizing album. If you like it, it's great. If you dislike it, it's crap. I do think it a little from column A and a little from column B. The production is top notch, I can't complain at that. However, I feel as though there is a lack of any significant melody or catchy hook. It feels as though the band prioritised the sound of the album as opposed to the content of the album. There's some decent stuff to be found here, and I did quite enjoy it, but at 70 minutes long, you have to make sure that you're writing good and engaging stuff to keep people listening. They did very well to get the album sounding good, but maybe cutting the run time in half would have made it a better experience.

Es como te imaginarías que suena el 'rock espacial', temas larguísimos, muy atmosféricos y se llega a poner aburrido pero rescato bastante.

10% good (e.g., Electricity), 90% infuriatingly annoying (e.g., Stay With Me). E.g., The Individual: 4 minutes of an air balloon squeeking over some electric droning? I'm sure that's violating some human rights charta. Giving 2 stars, barely, b/c of the few good parts.

3.5 was enjoyable all in all

A couple cool tracks, but more often than not I felt kinda underwhelmed.

Not god only religion made me feel like I was floating. Maybe bc I am floating in a giant metal tube sat in middle seat sandwiched between two men and behind someone obnoxiously reclining their seat. i also like cop shoot cop and a few others. Better than the previous spiritualized album I think.

6/10 - Similar to the last Spiritualized album but a little bit worse. There were still a bunch of interesting songs but some that I liked less. Cop Shoot Cop was long and bad. I liked Cool waves and Stay with Me. Sadly no counting in this album.

Like it. Much better than the other spiritualized album

Such a great album deserving of all the praise. The title track is mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful, and it's just insane that Jason Pierce created this record basically on his own.

There’s just no denying the masterpiece Jason Pierced pieced together here. From the utter beauty of the title track to chaos of “Cop Shoot Cop…” - it’s just a flawless record.

This type of shit either really hits or it really don't. Today it didn't 4/10

The opening song of this record, "Ladies and gentleman..." is one I've heard many times before, but I'd never have known who made it. It's really good. I lost track of the individual songs a little, but I loved this album. There wasn't a single track I didn't like! I'm not sure if it was filled with recognizable samples, or if other people sample this album a lot, but there were so many familiar settings. The album was very melancholic and emotional. It had a lot of ups and downs and blending of musical styles. I love the psychedelic shoegaze-y elements. I'll definitely be listening to it again. 9/10

Pleasantly surprised, some poor man’s Radiohead vibes.

2.9 I thought the floating is space song was super corny with the space beeps sprinkled throughout but there were a couple of songs on the rest of the album that I flagged to listen to again.

Whiplash btwn very beautfiul orchestra and ... other stuff

I cannot. I've listened to some doozies on through this generator, but I just cannot do this one. Killed it in track 10. Noise, and not good noise.

Mostly quite boring and inoffensive, with some moments which are entirely unlistenable.

ART

Ah, my last Spiritualized album. When I went to check Roni Size's New Forms off the list yesterday, this album was right next to it, and I thought it was cool that both albums had some similarities in the artwork, and low and behold, this is my album today. I gave four stars to Lazer Guided Melodies, so I have pretty high expectations for this album. I thought this album was fine. It was really interesting to listen to, and I enjoyed the overall sound, but not a lot really stood out to me. The musical arrangements were really nice and fun, but the vocals and lyrics were pretty run of the mill to me. Also, some of the songs went on for too long for my taste. I'm not against longer songs, but some of these songs didn't feel like they went anywhere interesting over the course of their runtimes. Only a few songs really stood out to me on this album. "Electricity," had a really fun energy to it, and the guitar playing was really great. "Broken Heart" was really beautiful, and I loved its haunting melody. This album was cool to listen to because it's a good album, but in my opinion, it's the sort of thing that's just kind of nice to have on in the background.

Long and meandering soundscape, I kind of liked their other album on this list better. This one had more 'wall of sound' type songs with lots going on and I didn't like the chaos.

The first half of this is a solid 4 even if (or because) the first track is basically Pachelbel’s Canon. Unfortunately the second part of the album degenerates into cacophony, so it’s a 3…

Like a VERY 90's Pink Floyd! 2.5⭐️

Thoughts before listening: Spacey but anthemic indie rock. It can be a little slow for my tastes sometimes, but the album definitely has some peaks that I really enjoy. Review: This is better than I remember. A lot of these songs are a bit of a long, slow burn, but they do tend to eventually hit a peak that I really enjoy. There are also some legit rockers on this album that I forgot about. All in all this is great. 4-stars

Sounds like if Robyn Hitchcock was noisy. Not for me.

Love the first song. The rest of the album was cool -- a bit Blur, a bit Yes, a bit all over the place but fun.

-ok so I’ve been meaning to listen to this for a while, actually, I didn’t even realize it was on here… wow it was NOT what I was expecting. Lots of variety and interesting genre mixing, most notably for me probably the jazz and gospel music. Stayed enjoyable throughout, I fw it -Favorites are Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space, Come Together, and I Think I’m In Love

Honestly, it was unsettling. Like, first I heard what I figure was the main track, and then slowly shifted the focus to the cursed track that you can hear in the background and got creeped out

not that interesting. too spacey anf kinda pointless but at least it was okay

Dense and dreamy, dizzy and drone-y. Right up one's alley. Sprawling and vast and ethereal and maximalist, though one finds it very hard to anchor or get a solid grounding with this record – there's almost too much going on. That's not to say it's not substantive or enjoyable. One likes the liturgical feel without being fully convinced by the gospel music-y flourishes, which feel just added on. Lullaby-esque opener and "Break Your Heart" and "Cop Shoot Cop" are particular standouts. "Lazer-Guided" might be slightly preferred as their best album. One loves the comprehensive, totalizing nature of the artistic vision here. Works in its originality. One groups this band with Super Furry and Polyphonic Spree – as the wonderfully weird bands of this era.

This was on my list for a long time now but that was my first listen and I'm so sorry for all that lost time because this is a masterpiece.

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space is a sprawling and (arguably overly) ambitious album that took nearly two years to complete. On their third release, Spiritualized moves away from the repetitious guitar patterns and droning soundscapes of earlier works, with Jason Pierce making a conscious decision to forsake genre boundaries and focus on emotional depth. The result is a kaleidoscope of lush orchestrations, gospel vocals, and blues riffs, often presented back-to-back in a way that feels daring and at times overwhelming. At over 70 minutes, the album occasionally teeters into self-indulgence but repeated listens reveal universal themes of love, addiction, and melancholy, executed with remarkable intensity. While leaning heavily on familiar emotional tropes, Ladies and Gentlemen marked a significant leap in the band’s ambition and emotional resonance, even if it sacrificed some of their earlier abstract minimalism. - Did/Do I own this release? As an intern at "Major Label X" my boss gifted me a vinyl copy of this album from a heap they found in a stock cupboard. - Does this release belong on the list? It's a rewarding listen for fans of the band, but casual listeners may not have the patience to fully appreciate its depth. - Would this release make my personal list? On a whim, I have to say no. - Will I be listening to it again? It is an album I enjoy, albeit occasionally. 

I like this it's different

Very good album! I loved the psychedelic vibe in these songs. It's like an album from the 60s released in 1997.

This has been on my radar for years, but this has been my first full listen through the whole album. I wasn't previously into slowcore/post-rock as much, but it has come to be one of my favorite genres, so this is definitely clicking with me this time around. I am loving it and will probably go and listen to his other albums after this.

Best Song: Broken Heart. This felt like the kind of emotional track that would accompany the climactic scene in a good movie. Maybe the characters are saying goodbye, where you hope they might see each other again even though you know they won't. But you still hope. Worst Song: Cop Shoot Cop. Sure, let's take the relaxed vibe instilled by the penultimate track and fuck it all the way up with chaos. Overall: Not something that I can imagine being in the mood to return to frequently, but if I want to be sad in lo-fi, I know where to go now.

I was fighting around on what I thought of this and then No God Only Religion came on. What a brutal and powerful song in the best way. The opening track works for sure. Parts of this album are fairly low-key and well done but didn't blow me away, but there are some grandiose moments in here that click.

It has the basic ingredients of some good music, but this is kind of flat. Has a the overly compressed sound of it's era. The vocals get to be repetitive, lacking range. The Individual might be my favorite track. This is a good album, with more potential. Just didn't get me today.

For some reason, I had it in my head that I didn’t like the previous Spiritualised album I’d heard (Lazer Guided Melodies). However, when I look back, I actually rated it quite highly. I don’t mind today’s album, but it would be a stretch to say I enjoyed it. It felt like it would be fine as background music, but not necessarily something I’d enjoy to sit and actively listen to. I’d say this album is fine, but ultimately forgettable for me, which is interesting since I’d apparently forgotten liking the other album.

Just doesn't quite work for me. By turns boring and irritating.

Another example of me acknowleding the music here, but this wasn’t my thing.

Absolutely fantastic . Epic and gentle in equal amounts. 5

Really interesting. I wasn't expecting so much orchestration from a rock band, but it was really well done. There were moments when the whole song would dissolve into a cacophony of noise only to resolve back into a coherent song again. It has a psychedelic vibe to it, but markedly different from the earlier 60s-70s era. Good times.

Rating: 9/10 Amazing production, ethereal and beautiful.

first 3 tracks + outro blow the rest out of the WATER but it's still a good listen overall. i liked the mellow bits and the noisy bits :) (7.75/10)

I have no idea how this group managed to take such a decadent, overdone work and make it the most BORING thing I've heard in a long while. It has no coherency. It's basically just a lot of sound all at once for a while, and then a REALLY boring ostinato

I can't wrap my head around why I hated this so much. On the surface, sounds similar to a lot of other music I like, but I wanted nothing more than to turn it off during almost all of it. It took 5 attempts to get through it, so it was not even an issue of mindset, or venue, or time of day. I have nothing insightful to add, sadly. 1.5

This felt spiritually shoe gazey if not musically in a way that was compelling

This was so close to being a 5 star album!!! I really really liked this, but I think some parts of it just went on a little too long. But I will DEFINITELY be revisiting. Actually, you know what? It's getting 5 stars.

i had heard the title track, which i think is Fine, but i really enjoyed the rest of the album. this may be one of my top 10 new finds from this project (for context, i'm like halfway through)

I apparently had to get so far away from this and so quickly that I never rated this. I was feeling like I'd nearly escaped it unscathed and had one track left and that track was seventeen minutes long. why

Interesting

it's fine

This is such a slog

While this album belongs to the whiney indie rock that ravaged music in the late 90s and early 2000s, this was a ratjher pleasant listen. The orchestration is interesting and adventurous, with at times really beautiful songwritting. Probably won't listen to the whole thing again, but might add some selected tunes to a playlist.

# 352 : Boring as F@ck. not my thing. An album which makes you reconsider whether there are as many as 1,001 albums you must listen to before you die.

It’s an interesting one this, as parts of the album work for me and others don’t. I was hoping I might like this more than I did to be honest, as it seemed from the write up that it was well up my street. I really like the bigger soundscape moments the most, with the violins and brass and more, that stuff is great (eg. Broken Heart). And then in general I like those tracks that sound quite big, with lots going on in them. But then there’s plenty in here that feels self-indulgent, and much of it is overlong. In general it feels pretty accomplished, but… I don’t know… lots of it also feels kind of sanitised somehow. I don’t know how to describe it. Maybe a bit surface. There’s something that’s preventing me from connecting with it on a deeper level – which feels like something an album like this would be really striving to do. There’s moments and soundscapes here that remind me of someone like Sigur Ros – but they don’t connect and resonate in the same way.

Not great.

Моментами тяжело, моментами трансцендентно. "Stay with Me" запомнилась.

Liked some, a bit odd, rock and lofi

Bit self indulgent but what did I expect

Not exactly what I expected. Each track definitely full of inventiveness, and while I didn't always love the end result, that original approach to each track is worthy of admiration.

Another great album from the class of 97

Great album!

Great album with the soaring 'come together' a moody rollecoaster of angst and indiffernce. Loved it.

Awesome, one third of the holy trinity of great Spiritualized albums. Iconic album art and packaging too.

One of the finest CDs on any shelf.

Ladies and Gentlemen I have been floating in space!

Very, very, very vibey, but not really my gig.

'T eerste nummer vond ik al slecht. Klonk exact hoe ik dacht dat het ging klinken: spirituele mumbojumbo. Come Together is dan wel weer een goed nummer. Ik dacht een zweverige cover te horen van The Beatles, maar was aangenaam verrast. I Think I'm in Love is ook op zich nog oké. Electricity is ook nog goed. De rest is het niet echt waard om nog eens te vernoemen. 'T is een beetje Pink Floyd meets Grandaddy ofzo 3.4

A tad long with some filler, but the good moments are very good.

another album that would benefit from trimming it by 20 minutes, decent background music though

It was only three albums ago, I reviewed "Lazer Guided Melodies" from Spiritualized, which I didn't care that much for as I described as too ambient and "breezy". I wasn't looking forward to "Ladies And Gentlemen..." for more of the same? I gave it a fair listen and even listened to the first half again on headphones to get a fuller effect. I did enjoy it more, the album felt a little more cohesive, the songs had more direction and was more accessible. I can't say I loved it, but it did keep me interested. This is definitely headphone music and I should revisit Lazer Guided at some point, but for now I'll have another listen to Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space and zone out for another hour.