Reviews (page 6 of 9)
Felt like this is what Coldplay wishes it sounded like. 3/5 Would maybe listen again
I'm honestly not sure period I need to reless into this album period I think I would have loved them in high school.
Meh
yeah nice enough music, would put them above Coldplay who they remind me of but wouldn't seek out more of their music 2.8
I was apparently not into indie anymore by 2002. A bit of the drone of Embrace and Elbow. Recognised a couple of tracks. Fine but not sure what sets it apart.
Used to like the Doves a lot, maybe too much. Although the tuneage is still great, the vocalist grates my ears these days.
63/100
I have heard their later stuff which I preferred. Quite an uneventful album and I’m surprised it’s on the list.
Interesting listen, there were some elements I enjoyed - the stadium-style depth of the music for instance - but others that I didn't get so on board with
Very Manchester, very early 2000s.
ну есть пара бенгеров + довольно качественно слеплено. За пару песен, которые добавил (Last Broadcast и N.Y.) добью до 3
3/5. While many people criticize the author of 1001 albums to listen to before you die about the amount of random British albums included in the text; I felt that this album was actually fun and well done. That’s just me.
Love it... I had heard one song from this band before (their hit "there goes the Fear"). But this album was a great discovery. I loved The Sulphur Man, Their use of atmospheric sounds at the start of the songs makes it a cinematic experience. 3 stars :D
honest pop
Couldn’t quite get to a 4 on this one, but I did really enjoy it and lingered on it. Sounds on the surface very similar to Coldplay, but after a few listens I hear more depth in the music and lyrics than I’ve ever heard from those soulless bastards. There is a gospel feel on some songs, but then others merge electronic elements effortlessly. The singles that effectively bookend the album are both outstanding.
Pretty good, but pretty forgetable.
This is exactly what I imagine a Coldplay b-side disc would sound like. It's all Coldplay track but missing that something extra that set them apart in those early albums. This isn't bad. A little boring. But fine.
Yet another album where many individual pieces sound more appealing than the album as a whole. Not at all bad, but not knocking your socks off good either.
It's not necessarily forgetful but it didn't really move me in any direction, technically good but I doubt I'll spin it again
Some nice tunes, but did not listen to them all
вроде хороший но уже мало верю грустным англичанам. надо потом ещё на нормальных колонках попробовать
Meh
kinda cool tbh!
Sounds like made for TV music
When this first started I was intrigued. The more it went on, the less intrigued I was. Was never bad but never hit that next level. I’m the end was just ok. Might listen again though to see if I just wasn’t paying close enough attention.
Too pleasant. Very well orchestrated and well-articulated themes, thought provoking. But I didn't FEEL anything.
Beaucoup plus soft, ça change le mood du métal. Rien d'absolument wow, mais j'aime le vibe calme et tranquille.
I was happily surprised by this. Felt like old Coldplay. Will definitely revisit this album
Saved from two stars by the OC vibes I think...
Yeah it was nice
Some songs sounded like Coldplay, some songs sounded a bit more unique Unexpected “Moondchild” cover Solid indie alt 2000s rock 3.5
Never heard this band before. Enjoyed it
Fine indie rock album, not my favorite in the world.
This album was more of the more confusing choices on this list for me, not questioning why it was included just more the sound and personality of the album more than anything. I say this because the sound of this album feels like something I should like but yet it also feels incredibly stagnant. Don’t get me wrong songs like ‘There Goes The Fear’ and ‘N.Y.’ do sound great but when there’s an album full of these sort of songs I think the instrumental choices get a bit bland. What I mean is the continuous pounding of the same instruments to create the instrumentals gets so dull, this is seen on the song ‘Pounding’, excuse the pun, where the guitar in the back gets so incredibly monotonous it puts me off the track entirely. So really this album was alright but I’m disappointed in the lack of variety at times, there wasn’t much that was distinct for each song and it made the album seem way longer than it actually was.
Good, inoffensive, background music. But not groundbreaking or anything.
I knew a bunch of songs by ear but not by name, it's good in places but lots of it remind me of a Jimmy Eat World record but without the up tempo rockier bits, so I found it lacking there.
This is really solid early 2000s indie, without ever really hitting a mega high point - There Goes The Fear is as close as it gets, but that'd be nothing more than a strong album track from the real stars of the era. 3/5, I liked it having not heard it before but it's not outstanding. Minus points for a having a song named after a motorway.
Doves are pretty much the epitome of 'wouldn't turn it off, wouldn't seek it out either' for me. They're completely fine, and good at what they do, which is to be a bit like Ride crossed with U2. Tbf it does contain one bona fide banger in Pounding, which I've only just found out the name of, this is the first time I've not heard it passively. Fun to learn they recorded the King Crimson cover version under the actual flyover 5 minutes walk from where I used to live in Northenden. Surely it's the golf course end one and not the wythenshawe end, I can't imagine that ever being quiet enough. Oh yeah, the loud one is under the Parkway not the M60.
Pleasantly surprised with this. Way better than I anticipated. My memory of them was that they were just another one of them early-mid 00s indie bands with haircuts and tight clothes that all merge into one. Only knew There Goes The Fear which I really like, mainly from 500 days of Summer. But these dont deserve that category, theres a lot more to them. Friday’s Dust reminded me a lot of every Nu Metal band of that era’s ‘slow sensitive’ song they all seemed to do. Looking at you Staind / Stone Sour / Puddle of Mud. But aye, good this, probably wouldn’t return to it as a whole, but will definitely return to the tracks I liked. 3.75.
Enjoyed it more than I expected to, the acoustic tracks in particular were great and the guy has a pretty good voice. In general I find Doves a bit bland and I've glossed over them in the past but they on this showing they probably deserve more of a chance. Will listen again.
pretty name for a band. IDK if ill like it. Its very 90s. but could be worse, definitely, although it didn't make me feel anything I bet if I listened to it enough I would.
Hmm... I quite enjoyed the use of ornate instrumentation, but this is an album I probably need to try to find time to listen to again at some point to really decide whether I like it or not.
I liked this whole album, it was nice and relaxing in an indie way
Very Coldplay-esque. The music/singing is all fine but nothing memorable that makes me understand why it's on this list. This one is barely eeking out 3 stars just because it doesn't deserve a two since it was a pleasant listen at the very least.
I don't mind long songs, but jesus some of these songs drag on for so long.
"Mom can we have Radiohead", "No sweetie, we have Radiohead at home: Radiohead at home: Doves I don't know why, but this album just reminds me of better bands. Yeah this album has some good songs, but it mainly just reminds me of better bands. Some of the songs I get a weird Coldplay vibe but idk if thats me. I liked the album alot until about the halfway point where a lot of the songs became one note songs. Most Memorable Songs: M62 Song, There goes the Fear
Not great, some interesting moments.
There's a couple pretty good songs here and there, but for the most part this is just like. The dictionary definition of indie rock without much personality.
I used to like this album a lot. It has its moments.
This had some moments but was pretty boring. 6/10
hmmm quite boring but not so bad
What is Doves? In 1991, the Williams brothers and one Jimi Goodwin started a bank in the UK known as Sub Sub. They would make dance music. Then, in 1996, their studio burned down. LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES, DOVES. They're a rock band now. The Last Broadcast is their second album. Being an alt/indie rock band from the UK in the early 2000's, it certainly slots in with the post-britpop bands of the day. Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Travis, etc. It's fairly well-done and even ambitious at parts. I do think it can be over-indulgent at times but the overall product is one worth praise.
Interesting use of sounds o.o Pretty depressing tunes
Like U2 meets Coldplay with a dash of M83
Reminds me of the OC
What an interesting time for music due to digital downloads, legal or not, and the power for word of mouth to really propel bands to reach listeners. Not to mention certain TV shows spotlighting such bands. (cough cough, OC, cough) Although a lot of this kind of music sound the same IMO, I credit Doves to bring some kind of segue way from the 90s to the 2000s in their tunes. Enjoyed this one!
Nearly a 4 for me I think because you can feel the concept is well delivered but it is just a bit too boring
This was decent. I'm not familiar with Doves, though I swear I've heard "Here Comes the Fear" before (but I'm unsure where). They're a fairly good early '00s indie rock band, judging on this release. I'd probably give this 3.5 if half stars were permitted.
I'm a big fan of the debut Lost Souls which has a woozy hypnotic feel. This follow up has some great moments but some of the slower songs feel a little tired in comparison. 3
Klinkt als een soort staalkaart van jaren negentig- en nul-muziek. De hele tijd denk je: dit ken ik, maar dan van een andere band. Ze zitten veel op dezelfde golflengte als Radiohead, Coldplay en dat soort dingen. Dus ja, waarom zou je die niet opzetten als je zonodig deze sound wilt horen.
Eigenlijk is deze plaat steengoed. Maar ik kan niet zo goed tegen het best vaak zeurende / jengelende muzikale karakter. Ik houd het op 3 sterren.
Very middle of the road album, a few pieces grabbed my interest but most of it was just background noise.
There's something here, I think, but I have no urge to come back to any of these songs. Probably good if you like indie rock, but I've never been too crazy about indie music from the early 2000's. Saw a lot of comparisons to Coldplay, but I'm not very experienced with Coldplay, so. I like the Coldplay songs I have heard more than this album though. It felt like it dragged on, but that feeling might have been more because of me than the music. My favourite song was M62 Song.
The back half was better than the front. There were a few songs I liked but overall it seemed kinda generic. Nothing stood out as particularly amazing or groundbreaking.
Gave me proto arcade fire vibes. I like it, but there wasn’t much particularly great about it. Good focus music. 6/10
more britpop kill me, better than average
3/5 I think I like Britpop. It all starts to sound a little same samey but it was giving me Coldplay vibes. It had good elements and was well made. I was a little annoyed that when I did zoom in and pay attention, the lyrics were total bullshit jibberish. Lmfao 😆 Oh well. Can't win them all.
Really enjoyed parts of this but on the whole I found it average. Nothing annoying or repetitive but nothing that was stand out perfection. I like this genre but not sure this is the best example of it. On to the next one...
I really liked this album! It felt like something influenced by Coldplay (or maybe they influenced Coldplay?) with a dreamy like sound, but some moments of orchestral greatness. Add in a touch of lovely harmonies, and I would put this as one of my fave albums listened to so far. Doves is a British indie rock band, and you can tell they spent a lot of time crafting their sound and especially lyrically, wanting to make consistently good music. Favorite Track: There Goes the Fear
Some interesting ideas. But the sings could stand a little editing and the vocals don’t always mesh.
Incredibly mid album. Not offensive but not memorable either, the one exception being Friday's Dust which is entirely too good for this meh album.
Goede Indie rock waar ik wel van kan genieten. Toen ik het album luisterde stond hij op repeat en daar kwam ik pas achter toen ik weer 3 nummers had geluisterd. Dat is een goed teken denk ik. Dit album krijgt zeker een voldoende maar heeft voor mij geen wauw factor. Gewoon een lekker album voor op de zondagmiddag.
Way too long but not bad. There Goes The Fear was good. I do think there are far too many of these kinds of similar sounding albums though. High 3.
S'alright
File under: Coldplay Music School of Finishing Graduate: 2002
Another one I've never listened to but know lots of people who've loved it. Britpop's never been a huge go-to for me, so it makes sense as to why I missed it. I enjoyed the first half much more than I expected - "M62 Song" reminded me massively of King Crimson's "Moonchild" but then things kinda flagged in the back half for me. I would definitely consider giving it another chance sometime.
Interesting but not intense enough to my taste. A little boring. Sorry about this.
I liked this more than I thought I would.
Doves are decent. I feel other albums are better than this one, but this one has some enjoyable (but maybe less memorable) moments. 3/5
This was just okay. A little dull.
The Last Broadcast — like many a pop-rock album swarming the airwaves in the naughts — is a majorly bland, cookie cutter collection of overly saccharine songs masquerading as something deeper. don’t get me wrong, none of the songs are bad: “There Goes the Fear” is a show-stopping seven minute long beast born of the most innovative country-tinged rock compositions. “Pounding” also feels like the kind of song that informed a generation of faux rock bands (the Coldplays and Imagine Dragons of the world). but beyond those high points (and trust, they are deliriously high), The Last Broadcast is burdened with terribly trite lyrics that border on infantile. Doves’ brand of sunshine positivity doesn’t land as often as it should, and each song overstays its welcome for minutes longer than they ever should. even at just 53 minutes, the album feels sluggish; but even in all that needless fluff, Doves still manages to produce some gems that rise above their indulgences. this here is an album that’s been done many times better before, and just as much as after.
This kind of reminded me of Oasis? Am I crazy?
3.3 - These guys sound like the quintessential opening band at a concert. The music is decidedly inoffensive, with mealy-mouthed songwriting that waivers between hope and melancholy. I picture myself sitting in a half-filled stadium, letting these songs wash over me as I look at my phone and wait for my buddy to return with our beers. Standout: "Friday's Dust"
I liked this album. Varied instrumentation and energy. Did quite catch my attention enough for 4 stars though
Fine but definitely not exceptional and another waste of a slot on a list like this. It sounds like Coldplay but it’s not Coldplay. Again, with so many rap, r&b, and country albums missing this shouldn’t be here.
Quite an average album for me, listened to it a couple of times - I wouldn't turn it off it it came on again in rotation but nothing to really engage me.
Good shit, fun 2000s pop rock
I’m not crazy about this album. There were some high points scattered throughout, like the intro and out to of NY or the lonely sounding M62 Song, but the album as a whole is a weak concept album about the end of the world with a stale early 2000s alt rock sound. Favorite track - M62 Song Least favorite track - Pounding
Can't really complain about the album. It's a sweet listen with a lot of nice production and quality hooks but that's about it for me. I don't love the arrangements and a lot of the songs were pretty forgettable for me. I did really like Words and Caught by the River for basically the same reason, that being they both pull of the concept and aesthetic of the album the best, and had a really grand production that caught my attention.
Decent album. I listened through it 1.5 times. Heavier songs like N.Y. I really enjoyed, but there were other tracks that felt like early Coldplay - which is fine, but it did feel a little disjointed. Overall 3/5.
Overall it was enjoyable, nothing spectacular. It reminded me of early Coldplay. Which, after seeing when it was released makes sense. If this received radio play in the US at the time, it might have been popular.
Not bad.
I remember the excitement after hearing 'There Goes The Fear' for the first time and expecting this album to be amazing. Some other nice moments aside, it wasn't that good, and my opinion hasn't changed much over the intervening years.
Meh
This was quite good. Nicely textured sound that elegantly blends a pop sensibility with some moodiness and depth. I enjoyed it. Fave Songs: N.Y., Satellites, M62 Song, Last Broadcast, There Goes the Fear, Caught by the River
I respect what they're going for, but it falls flat for me. Kind of a post-britpop 00s brainchild that was all the rage.
Ressemble à du Coldplay plus expérimental. Pas mauvais, mais pas de chansons qui ressortent du lot (sauf 1 ou 2 dans le milieu)
M'a fait un peu penser à Coldplay, The National. Certainement dans mes goûts, même si me semble un peu générique. J'aurai besoin de réécouter et de me familiariser avec les spécificités pour le différencier dans ma tête.
Does the world need a *second* Coldplay, even if this one is a little more imaginative in its atmospheric arrangements? Isn't *one* Coldplay more than enough already? Just like Chris Martin, and minus two or three good moments, the singer from this band is often stuck in a maudlin mode through the course of this record. Some of the vocal lines are a little dull, almost none of them are catchy, and the performance is a little lackluster as well. And why, oh why, are the songs so f*cking long? You could cut most of them in half, and it would basically be the same thing. How about a little self-editing, Doves? Some of the build-ups justify the length used for certain tunes, true (case in point: "There Goes the Fear" and its nicely surprising samba outro, expertly carried out without you even noticing where the thing was actually going for all along--clap clap clap, a very skilled move here). But not *all* the tracks deserve to last for six minutes or so, c'mon! Admittedly, this album is still a little better than the pack of post-brit-pop LPs this list subjects us to on a regular basis (by the borderline-boring Elbow, for instance, or by the criminally overrated Wild Beasts). Yet by 2002, Radiohead had already shown a way out of that innocuous-indie-by-the-numbers-sort of record, and this through bolder electronic experimentation and the use of more extreme, abrasive dynamics--both during the songwriting process and the recording of the songs. Unfortunately, not many acts had the skills or the ressources to follow the Oxford quintet. What we got instead from Britain during the naughts was a bunch of Coldplays, for better or, quite often, for worse (heavy sigh). And maybe it would be better to forget most of them twenty years later, and leave room for truly *exciting* or *groundbreaking* music, at least. Number of albums left to review: 720 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 140 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 68 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 77 (including this one) PS: Listening to Doves' first album right now, *Lost Souls*. The arrangements are even more impressive and pleasurable on this one, but the "songs" still sound like overlong jams or dirges as well, just as in "The Last Broadcast". Doves' musicians are good I'm not arguing about that. But as "songwriters", they're not exactly among the top-tier of those tunesmiths everyone remembers about today. And in a genre like the one practised by this band, it is a flaw that is quite unforgiving, especially for a list of 1001 "essential" albums. Sorry, Dove fans. *One* exception, though: "Catch the Sun". Is it because there was the word "catch" in the title that Doves suddenly remembered they could also try to be... catchy?
A fair 3
I had fun with this album. I found myself singing along by the end of some of the songs. Had a really productive morning with this in the background. My mind drifted and came back to ocean waves or guitar that was a little too loud but quickly fell back into a poppy melody. After a day or two I can’t remember a single song but would listen again.
Competent
I enjoyed this one! There were plenty of surprises. Even though it's a sound we all know, and has at this point been nailed down pretty much completely, I came away feeling like there was some definite joy in making this album and writing the songs. Open-ended structures, more exploratory sections and sound design. The parts that are meant to sound straight-ahead even do so with ease... it's doesn't feel too belabored, wrought, or (on the other hand) disinterested. I really liked it. Inversely proportional to how much I dislike the bands did this kind of thing, but with no feeling.
I think Doves are better known in Britain. I knew most of these songs and the singles were certainly played to death for a couple of years. I think it’s pretty wistful and easy to listen to and the fact that you can hear rain in a couple of the songs makes me laugh - because they are from Manchester. It always rains in Manchester. I love thé vibe on this and if I hear any of the singles on the radio or a playlist I’m singing along.
Okay album. Nothing standout.
Ok, but feels like another result of the bias towards England/UK artists.
Not bad, some good music in this one, not mind-blowing but good listening.
Some OK Radiohead worship here. N.Y. is my favorite track. Not a fan of the seemingly autotuned vocals.
Didn't grab me hugely but was pleasant - 3 stars
it was nice. Dreamy britpop.
This gave me an uneasy feeling while listening. Every song seems to be an anthem to an anxious, distressed melancholy, and of living a life that is yet incomplete. There's frequent mention of desires to escape, not letting life pass you by, waiting for something good to come, encouragement to move forward, etc. But far from being the motivational kickstart it says it wants to be, it instills in me just the feeling of resigned apathy- like, oh if only something would happen to get me unstuck from this spot I find myself. This is even reinforced musically. The lyrics are often delivered in slow, drawn out notes and barren of much motion in the melody- while completely engulfed in dreamy, optimistic, and grandiose instruments and sound effects behind. It feels like someone standing still in a crowded, bustling place, wishing they could be moving like everyone else; their own desires and expectations contributing to a paralysis they obsess on overcoming. It is very much an album for those in the young adult phase of their life. Aware of their ambitions but no clue yet how to actualize them. It's an album that tells a story of how hard it is to live as well as you think you should be able to. I hope that for whoever relates to this, they find some peace soon.
Lots of energy in these songs. The music is very upbeat and shimmers with loads of tremolo, reverb and echo. Vocals are strong. You hear some occasional bits of noise a la Sonic Youth or Wilco, and the echoes and layers are reminiscent of Radiohead. But the compositions seem more rooted in major keys. I’m a little less impressed with the lyrics. I’m just not clear about what sentiment or whatever the singer is trying to get across. Production value is very high. The layers are many but the sounds are so clear and distinct. I’m not sure I would keep playing this album, but I can see people liking it. For me, there’s no particular musical theme or single instrument that I find I follow and make a connection with, and the lyrics aren’t telling me a story I identify with, so it’s not really for me.
Very solemn, I feel like man needs a hug, still a nice listen though, especially for when you're feeling angsty and want to stare at rain on windows
Couldn’t help but feel it was miserably uplifting. Great album all round.
Really liked some Doves tracks especially back in college; but this album was more of a chore than I was expecting, especially the back half. Maybe a revisit
Slow dive and MBV are better
it's good but Lost Souls is much stronger
This was an enjoyable listen. I heard sections that sounded reminiscent of Radiohead and Elbow — turns out Doves and Elbow are both from Manchester and both formed within a year of one another, so I guess this was the Manchester sound in the late-'90s early 2000s. I also heard a track that made me think of Simon & Garfunkel, which could just be a product of having heard them recently. I listened to this more than once this weekend, neither was a particularly focused session, which may account for the 3-star, but I think its more that while I enjoyed it, nothing landed as particularly striking. I'll likely listen to more from the band, but it didn't rise to the level of immediate connection the way Elbow did when I first discovered them.
I never heard of Doves prior to this. I liked them but I did not give a deep listen. I had this album on in the kitchen on a rainy Sunday while making bread and it was a perfect vibe.
3/4
Familiar songs, very early noughties Brit rock vibes, feels like a long album to me tho
Decent listen, nice sound
a vibe
My prior knowledge of this band is that I’ve listened to bits of them before (mostly random tracks off the album before (lost souls)) hearing the intro paired with words I firmly believe this is a bit of a downgrade form catch the sun and the cedar room. The intro was a fairly generic instrumental and words sounds like a more electronic late career oasis song. Instrumentally the next track (there goes the fear) sounds like a children’s lullaby and having a 6 minute long song so early kinda breaks the pace for me. M62 song goes for that “indie sound” it’s really dull but I kinda like the way the track is sung I didn’t even notice the track after until it started playing (oh well). N.Y is cool but I think it should’ve came before all the slow ones still though it’s proof that doves still know what they’re doing. Satellites is way too long for what it is and feels quite generic but nothing horribly bad. Fridays dust is haunting with the echoey vocals not something I love but I must say it is enjoyable. Pounding is a great single can’t fault it. Similarly to M62 song last broadcast is a bit dull and sounds like it’s going for the “ indie sound”. The sulphur man sounds grand and evil… for a few seconds then becomes really vanilla really quickly. Caught by the river is a nice slow single to end the album. The reason why post britpop is nowhere near as good as britpop is because post britpop like this is so fucking vanilla!
Never heard of this band before. It was pleasant enough but nothing really stood out to me. Had a real Coldplay vibe.
kinda a hard one to rank interesting and uninteresting in the same song
Good but quite bland, the production sometimes lends a scratchy, lofi feel but other times it just sounds poor. A couple of the tunes were fantastic but several felt like padding. A decent record.
Tiene algunas canciones bonitas. Se me hizo dificil escucharlo entero, tuve que intentarlo 3 veces. Siento cierta desconexión a nivel album quizás
I like it
A few good songs for a trip.
really like so far, less liking now actually lol, some features i like ie trippy instruments, reverby, mysterious tone of some of the songs, think i mostly just don’t like the vocals… kind of giving bastille or take that or smth 5/10
Some good stuff here actually, I'd give this a 3.5 if I could
One of the bands I feel I missed out on at time. Generic to be sure but pleasant with some interesting added touches.
Comments: My enjoyment started strong, went down, up again then lastly down. However I love how much early 2000s it sounds. First Listen?: Y Favourite Tracks: Words, Friday's Dust, Pounding Rating: Sine wave/5
3.8
Decent early 2000s indie rock album, no songs added to Playlist. May have to give it another listen.
A bit boring in places. Still sounds good, but whether it was mood or the album, was ready for it finish. Makes me want to listen to Interpol
Plusses - everything sounds BIG, there's some lovely orchestration, like a less irritating Coldplay, it's frequently charming. Minuses - every song is a bit too long for the content, sometimes the vocals are a bit meh Overall it's good.
Great to revisit this album. Couple of stand out tracks too.
Not horrible but not my fave type of music
"There Goes the Fear" has some cool rhythms that I did not expect, and "Friday's Dust" is surprisingly theatrical! Good, but not as good as Oasis, amirite?
I love the sample (from a movie or something?) on the first track that comes in around 4:00 minutes into the track. Very cool and surprising. The chords are also pretty unique- they remind me of "everybody wants to rule the world" and totally change the feel of the song at that point. Overall I liked it. Not a lot of standout stuff but I liked a lot of the production they had some tracks that differed enough to stay within one cohesive sound but still be dynamic. It's a 3/3 for me.
Sounds like a depressed Cold Play
Good
It was okay. I hadn't heard anything on this album, and nothing was particularly memorable.
3.5/5. Forgot this band existed, first heard about them from 500 Days of Summer. Pretty solid.
Felt like an off brand Coldplay
A very moody alt rock album from the early 2000s, sounds like it could be used for a coming of age early 2000s movies where the character has a following out with their friends in the 3rd act right before they make up. Overall it’s meh
Not bad, didn’t go too shoe gazy or too alt, idk how I feel about this one
Okay, very similar to a lot of early 2000s indie rock
fun driving music
Very cool album that I'd never heard of. There's some straight rockers and some wild electronics here and there too. Fun album.
Very pleasant and competent but not very memorable. Not bad, not great. Conor - 2.5 Jane - 3 Bill - 2.5 Shannah - 3 (2.75/5)
Not a band album or band but they’re just alright. No huge bangers or anything. Sometimes get the vibe of Coldplay
I've heard "Caught by the River" before, though I didn't know the name of the song or band. I guess you could call this power pop - it was fine to listen to, but there wasn't much that stood out to me.
Nice guitar textures. A couple of good melody singles (fear, pounding) and occasional other songs (words). Overall a bit hum-drum. Not exactly necessary for 1001 albums list.
Pretty average album. Really liked the song NY. Not much else stood out.
Decent album. Too much electronics of the late 90s/early 2000s for my taste though.
Pounding is a great tune; otherwise a bit one-paced and samey for me.
Remind me of a lesser Stone Roses, not in a bad way just same kind of sound but updated for early 00s. Jimi Goodwins voice is less gravely than it is now, he sounds very young. I remember liking this bad and this album back in '02. Has aged somewhat well. Standout songs: 2. Words 9. Pounding 10. Last Broadcast Songs that hasn't aged well: 3. There goes the fear 11. The Sulphur Man
It's a pretty decent album. Well rounded except for the intro. Why do people do that?
3.75
There are high degrees of interest and variety throughout (e.g., chiming “Words, the highly distorted “N.Y,” dreamy and thoughtful “Sulphur Man”). Overall, it feels an update – and building on strengths of – classic Mancunian sounds. The sound (vocals in particular) start to wander, concerningly into Coldplay territory late on, without fully blossoming into full self-importance and pomposity. Straight-up likable and engaging and worthy of further listening.
Pleasant and entertaining but more background music to an evening with friends than a road trip soundtrack. Didn't dislike but didn't add.
Your run-off-the-mill alternative rock album. Nothing really sticks out. Hoped it would be better. It isn't. 2.5/5
Officially changing my rating scale. 3 is no long there worst I can give something. 3is for an album I enjoyed but may or may not come back to. This doves album wasn't right for the mood I was in yesterday but j think there might actually be a lot more depth to this than I can grasp in a single listen.
Mmmm. A bit like a sub-Coldplay to me.
Generally perfectly enjoyable but nothing I'd be excited to listen to again. 3.5
Fine background music
Decent
It was OK - good without making a big impression
A fine rock album. I actually had never heard of this band before listening to this album, I feel like I really hear a strong U2 influence. Not quite my style of rock but a good album nonetheless.
Without attempting to be too dismissive, it's kind of a dime-a-dozen indie rock band from the 00s. It's a little earlier, so it's possible it helped to inspire the wave, but all I'm really getting out of this is pleasant-enough U2 influence. Favorite tracks: "M62 Song", "Satelittes"
This album is ok but nothing in particular engaged me or caught my attention.I found it a bit under stimulating.
This was pretty solid. Some of it was pretty trademark indie that was indistinguishable from a lot of post-Britpop bands, but there were some lovely hooks every now and then, as well as some more distinctive darkness on songs like Friday's Dust
Music you would hear on Scrubs.
3.25
I liked this album okay, but it was moderately forgettable and equally enjoyable. Got a strong Coldplay deja Vu on some of the tracks. My favorite track was probably NY. But none of them really stood out for me. On the bright side I didn't hate any of the tracks either. Relaxing, calm, mid tempo. Don't really understand why this made the list of essential albums, though.
Fun, coldplay-esque
It was grand. Knew some tunes. Didn't care for others. 3 stars
I love this band and this is a good album, but there's just no reason for it to be included here when Lost Souls exists. There are far more deserving albums out there.
I had a great time with this one! Can't wait to get their first one
Good timestamp of its days, a bit long and that voice is too alike of that of Kiedis to be ignored lol
потом послушаю до конца один трек добавил пока что 7/10
Belles textures sonores au service de chansons qui, au final, relèvent d’une pop assez ordinaire.
Nothing more than background music. Fine. Not bad.
1001 Albums Generator Day 12 In 2002, Doves didn’t exist yet. It was the year I turned 13 and I got music from daytime Radio 1, compilations and mixtapes my brother and I made for the frequent drives back to Cornwall to visit my grandma. We’d moved to Dorset a couple of years before, but none of us had wanted to go and my mum would drive us back at every opportunity. The compilations were increasingly dance ones rather than chart ones; Ministry of Sound and the like. The tapes were getting heavy on rap. To hear the songs we liked we'd started listening to Westwood; another man who called himself Big Dog and ought to have been taken to live on a nice farm in the country. My favourite new albums of the year were probably Lord Willin’ by Clipse and God’s Son by Nas. Eminem had released his first disappointing album, but we weren’t ready to admit it to ourselves yet. Jay-Z’s Blueprint 2 was also patchy, but as a double CD we’d had to split the cost to afford it and we were going to make the most of it. There was a lot of good pop on the radio, including Sugababes and Liberty X, and lots of great R&B, but I was getting a sense that there was some music I wasn’t supposed to like. When I started a new school in September, a girl asked me my favourite album and to fit in I said the first Linkin Park, which I’d been really into about a year before. It was a good call; hers was Sum 41’s All Killer No Filler. Occasionally I’d hear Last Nite by The Strokes and thought it was pretty good. I liked the bit about aliens and not being understood. Other than that, there was no rock revival. Seven Nation Army wouldn’t be out for another year, so the White Stripes didn’t exist either. Rock on the radio meant Oasis’ Little by Little or The Scientist by Coldplay, and I wasn’t interested. If I’d heard Doves at the time, I’d have thought they were another Coldplay without tunes. In fact, when I heard them on the BBC coverage of Reading in 2005, that’s exactly what I thought. Post X&Y, and the horror of Fix You, that was much more offensive to me than it had been circa Clocks. And at least one of them had a beard. That was enough to stop me getting into The Magic Numbers, and they actually had some songs I liked. There are a lot of rules when you’re a teenager. Other than that, they passed me by, except for the Kingdom of Rust press campaign, which annoyed me because it seemed specifically aimed at helping them “do an Elbow.” With hindsight, not everything has to speak to me about my life, and obviously that’s just good marketing sense. If I had heard Doves in 2002, I would have connected the Pounding beat with Coldplay’s Politik; but I wouldn’t have considered the ecstasy reference of their name or that both bands grew up in a post-rave culture dominated by four-on-the-floor Eurodance. Now, listening to Words, I hear the post-baggy chiming guitars and harmonies of Ride, delivered with a clarity and confidence that comes from experience. The descending right hand organ figure at the start of The Sulphur Man sounds like a disco violin part. I’m moved by the sorrowful, electronic gospel of Satellites. Hearing that and the almost William Orbit shimmer of the title track I’m pleased to hear a rock band keeping their ears open to recent pop, though a couple of years after Never Ever and Pure Shores I wonder if it already sounded a little dated. With their epic vagueness and Jimi Goodwin’s doleful voice, they do fit into that post-Radiohead, post U2 lighters-aloft movement, but perhaps not as neatly as I had presumed. Even so, I haven’t changed that much. My initial idea for this series was going to be a simple taste test: I would listen to each album and mark it according to whether it was better, worse or as good as Glorious: The Singles 97-07 by Natalie Imbruglia. Bad news, Doves.
Pretty cool album. Never heard of Doves before and I thought they were good. I was shocked to see they were from 2000. Felt like they have a more modern indie rock sound. Could listen to this album again. 7.1/10
Hard to rate, some songs hauntingly beautiful, some of the more upbeat indie songs I really enjoyed but other songs were dull…
Didn’t like M62 song. Liked Caught by the river, There goes the fear and words.
A bag mix
Dreamy indie pop - a nice choice for my first day of back to working from home in a while. The mood was a bit low for me, but the sound was still enjoyable. My top pick is the closing track 'Caught By The River', and I also enjoyed 'Words'.
Achei muito genérico, não é o tipo de música que eu gosto.
Slow. It's like music I'd listen to on a rainy day, sitting by the window, sipping some hot chocolate, and staring at the world outside. None of the songs stands out, it has that feeling that you could just land on any of the tracks and get the same out of it. So, although there's nothing to dislike, there's also not much to like.
Moderately interesting, felt more like background rock music you'd hear at a bar to set an atmosphere but wouldn't really listen to.
Boring. Closer to a 2 than 3
meinlaust
Musically, this album is good, but it just didn't make much of an impression on me. Any time I tuned it, it was pleasant enough, but then I would just tune out again because it didn't hold my interest. It's another one of those cases where this list contains a recent British album that doesn't seem particularly ground-breaking or influential to me 3/5
Atmospheric, kind of gloomy but not melancholy. The ethereal elements are strong and combine well with the Indie snare drums in Words. Good- There goes the fear, Last Broadcast Bad- Art- It's a pixelated skyscape. The colouring, spacing and lowercase font emphasise the indieness but don't show how polished the whole album feels.
"A remixed version of "Words" entitled Live for City is played at the start of all Manchester City F.C." Wikipedia... is this true?
Very nice
Last Broadcast brilliantly balances a static chant with a hypnotic rhythm, country-ish guitar-picking and floating female vocals. However, these tracks have a bit too much melodrama, and sometimes they "only" have melodrama. (6/10) FT: There Goes The Fear
The sound of a fledgling Brit-rock band shooting for something between stadium fillers and charity appeal videos, chasing a giant sound and often hitting, sometimes missing. It's by no means a bad thing, but all the Coldplay comparisons do seem apt here, along with any number of 2000s British bands (Elbow? Athlete? Keane?). Doves in part embrace and in part dodge the maudlin trappings of the era, yielding mixed results. The lyrics are made everyday and generic enough to appeal to everyone who hears them: "words can never hurt me"; "seize the time 'cause it's now or never, baby"; "satellites ahead, so hold on." Many of these are pitched as colossal, earthshaking epiphanies, bombastic and huge. It's a fine line between empowering and cloying, and at times they just don't hit. "Words" made me cringe as an opener, and I don't think "Caught by the Fear" deserves all the exposure it's had: it's simply too long and doesn't have enough to say (except a really intriguing percussive outro). This leads me to the many positives on offer: Doves play around with style, form and dynamics to stop the treacle getting too thick. Some of the more subtle songs help to shake up the bombast: M62 is a very unexpected interpolation of King Crimson's "Moonchild" that's a fun diversion, and the title track has a beguiling mixture of simple, hypnotic arpeggios and electronic synth textures, with undertones of Radiohead. The extra orchestration is also welcome to prevent sliding into monotony: a hint of glockenspiel on "Words", a gospel choir in "Satellites", a full orchestra in "The Sulphur Man." They're all nice touches to add some texture to the song rather than just cavernous onslaughts of guitar, drums and vocals. And - let it be said - when I really put myself in the mood, ignored my prejudice and allowed the songs to carry me away like a balloon, I could feel them working their magic. I wanted to hate "Satellites" and "Pounding", but in all their simplicity I couldn't help feeling like I was transcending. Even more so in "Caught by the River", the best track of all. It works so well because it builds from a simple acoustic guitar strum-along, earning its cathartic release rather than expecting the listener to jump straight on board bursting into tears. It's a bit uneven- the tracks like "NY" and "Friday's Dust" lost me a bit among the rest of the material- but has so far rewarded me on repeated listens. Going with a 3* for now, but in time it may keep growing to fill the capacity its songs have aimed for.
This has a real early 2000s coldplay/wilco vibe to it. I don't entirely mean that as a diss, but it's not exactly a glowing compliment either. These bands of that era LOVE them some reverb.
I've heard There Goes the Fear in snippets, but the rest of the album was new to me as was the band. The upbeat tracks were fun and the slower ones oozed a Coldplay vibe. 3.5/5
What did I say about Grizzly Bear a few weeks back? Same applies here. It's fine. Vocals are nice, some good instrumentation in there. You can hear the progression from 90's shoegaze to this new, up-in-the-clouds rock/pop. There's enough guitar work and experimentation with that sound to be intriguing. I don't mind indie rock and this is an easy listen; you can easily get lost in it and wonder where the time went. But then nothing really seems to stick out. Enjoyable. Not sure how much more than that.
I gave this one two listens because I thought maybe it just didn't hit me the first time I heard it. Nope, just not for me. I enjoyed the King Crimson cover and N.Y. and Pounding but the rest of it sounds a bit monotonous and I can't get into the guys vocals. The mastering is also very loud but I know that's more a consequence of when it was released so I try not to hold it against the album. 2.5 rounded up to 3.
I listened but this one too didn't stick
Kinda a lesser Coldplay/Travis but still with some very catchy melodies. Another one where I'd return to singles but probably not the whole album Saved: Words, There Goes The Fear, N.Y.*, Pounding
2 bangers rest was ok
I certainly didn't dislike it but I can't do more than a 3 since I don't really remember it. Definitely on the list for a re-listen though since you said you enjoyed it so much Bob.
This is pretty interesting. Hadn't heard of this band or album before. Sounds a bit Coldplay-ish on some songs, but others are pretty cool. Will have to give it another listen. 3 stars.
A college headphone staple for AER. What's the most beautiful moment of OK Computer? Doves (and I) think its the final chorus of Let Down. This is an entire album of final choruses of Let Down. Is it overproduced, sure maybe depends. Triumphant arrangements, generalized lyrics that point to victory, but with a voice that sounds like they lost the war. It's all a bit much, but can still feel it on a general level. B+
Solid three star album. Had high school Josh known of this album, it might have found itself on regular rotation up there with Coldplay and SOAD
6,5/10 Legal
не люблю британцев, вот честно. с девяностых и до брекзита у них чето парашная музыка какая-то была в основном, уш простите. даже признанные и уважаемые акты вроде слушаешь - ну норм, звучит, цепляет, но чето не то, какая-то мерзопакостная ненатуральность в этом всём есть, а может это излишнее высокомерие, не знаю. Но это я про признанные акты, а тут у нас ваще хуй пойми кто, так что все недостатки умножаем на два сразу! Ладно, шучу. На самом деле у меня этот альбом даже некоторый интерес вызвал в том плане, что тут прям мощно ощущается переходная стадия между (пусть и не заходящим лично мне, но) годным брит-роком 90-х и корпоративным вылизанный мьюзоподобным говном нулевых и десятых. Начинается всё довольно знатно, первые песни три ожидаешь некоего арт-рокового откровения, видно огромное влияние групп типа Ride, Pulp и тд, что всегда респектуемо. Но чем дальше слушаешь, тем больше за вроде бы околоэкспериментальными фишками проглядывает обычный попс по типу U2. И под конец это прям невозможно уже не замечать, последняя песня (которая вроде как даже хитом у них была) слушается прям с трудом, настолько она безжизненная и стерильная. И вроде бы послушал нечто не душное в концепции своей, гитары ревут, барабаны пиздрячат, певец завывает, но такая усталость после этого всего, как будто фильм марвелл посмотрел. Так что в общем скорее негативное впечатление осталось, хотя мозгом понимаю, что многим менее притязательным слушателям, возможно, будет вообще заебись. Поэтому так, компромисно 6/10. Лучшие треки: Words, There Goes the Fear (сука, эта дуделка в конце)), N.Y., Last Broadcast (соу-соу) Худшие: The Sulphur Man, Caught by the River
This album was interesting. It sounds very similar to what Coldplay was making at around the same time but was still heavier and more unique. I’d have to listen to it again to find favorite songs because I also enjoyed this one as more of a complete experience
Didn't love - sounds significant in an indie/shoegaze way but j didn't find it particularly compelling
Nice listening on a mellow day. I felt like the first track was a bit of a bait-and-switch given the singing on the rest of the album, but it still fit neatly into 3-star territory.
Toevallig was deze band een spotify-tip een paar weken geleden, maar dat plaatje was beter dan deze grijze-duiven-plaat.
Klonk wel cool! In de verte deed het me aan Elbow denken. Volgende keer iets aandachtiger luisteren.
Wel ok, niet briljant. Leuk om een keer gehoord te hebben.
Prima om een keer te horen hoor, maar ook nogal inwisselbaar.
There Goes The Fear is incredible
Nice
liked it more than i thought i would
Really decent alt-rock record. I really enjoyed this.
This British indie rock album is the second one from the band - Doves. It was immediately popular at release, and for good reason because this beautiful, melancholy album was a treat to listen to. The music at one moment will be sad or miserable and in the next moment, you will be uplifted with a change in pace, instruments' pitch, and/or vocal tone.
Buen disco de pop, con recuerdos a U2, o a un cierto toque inglés. Estilo de pop británico sin más vueltas de tuerca. Se deja escuchar, pero no sorprende
ah, mooi album. vorig jaar had ik hun nieuw album in mijn lijst voor onze top 3 per maand. Het is genieten, maar zeker geen masterpiece. Caught by the river neem ik mee
3,6 Toffe productie. Was wel een leuk album maar ben niet altijd fan van zijn stem en hoe hij dit gebruikt, voor de rest goede sounds en productie
This was ok, no standout tracks for me but decent over all.
I liked some of the heavier stuff, like Pounding, on this. The dreamier stuff, like Last Broadcast, wasn't working for me.
Half way through the intro I was thinkin’ (hopin?) this was some Trance DJ I had overlooked. I was not taken by There Goes the Fear/Pounding as the album’s big hits. M62 caught my attention – I read it was an adaptation of Moonchild from King Crimson’s first album. I re-listened to the original and I was impressed by how similar the feel and vocal effects were, but the melody was different, and of course there isn’t 9 minutes of piano plucking in this one. I like the way the songs change mood, especially when they get quite and sparse – it sounds less like a typical indie band.
Coldplay without being annoying and cloying. Doves are a good indie Brit band with some pretty decent songs, particularly There goes the fear. This is a strong 2.5 but I'll round it up because its a nice day again.
Not in 2018 version of the 1001 Albums book, but listened anyway. Seems like quintessential early 2000's indie rock. Dreamy songs and basic guitars and drums. Easy to listen to, but likely won't spin this album again.
Some recognisable tracks here. Surprised how old the album is. Trying to stay to one a day and had to listen to this in part. Will come back to it again
Ok zu hören, aber zu durcheinander. Klarinette ist gut!
Gutes Songwriting auch wirklich gutes Album aber die Bewertung bleibt eine rationale Entscheidung
hit and miss
Decent bit of Brit-pop
Interesting Indie Rock. Never heard of them. Ok.
3.5 pretty good album. The vocals aren't too great, and it's trying really hard to be a Radiohead album, but otherwise very good.
Decent early 2000s "indie" rock sounding album.
i liked it more as it went on, it was lowkey repetitive but in a good way so i overall liked the sound
Strong 3. May have to listen to again.
Solid listen and better the second time around. Strong Coldplay vibes. Pounding was the highlight followed by there goes the fear and last broadcast.
At first this struck me as your typical boring Britpop but on my second listen under headphones this album began to click. I do wish the tracks were a little shorter but overall this was an enjoyable listen by a band I’d never heard of.
Some great songs, particularly in the first half, alongside a lot of bland, Coldplay-ish padding. A shame really, there was some real promise here. That this is apparently among the best UK rock albums of the early 2000s just reinforces my opinion that this wasn't a great period for it.
A little more energetic and spirited than Fleet Foxes. Still some Subaru commercial moments but overall above average. No need to listen to again, though.
I suspect it’s a bit of a ‘grower’ and probably worth another listen, so 3 stars just in case. I added it to my list for this reason only. Nothing remarkable in the recording production though, sounded a bit flat, if that matters to you.
It was alright, not super special though. Sounded a bit like Coldplay.
Hadn't ever listened to Doves before. Nice sound, and the music isn't boring, but I guess it doesn't catch me. Pleasant enough though.
decent rock album from the era, not sure I will listen again
10th June 2021 Listened first thing in the morning on my phone getting ready for my second round interview with the FT. Doves are a strange one because I was aware of them when I should have been their prime audience but never really got into them. Caught By The River was a big song and appeared on a bunch of compilations, and they were on the OC soundtrack which was huge. One to spend more time with. 3.5 if I could.
Good enough but didn't finish
Decent.
"The Dove from Above" is a large prop animal suspended above the contestants on Shooting Stars merely for the purpose of bearing six key words for further questions. Guests would be prompted to "coo" down the dove. "Coo. Coo. Coo." Noteable cooers are Johnny Vegas and Take That's Mark Owen.
Yeah, good.
Lot of filler for me
Some good tracks.
.
i started out pretty interested in this, thinking hey, here's something i've completely missed! i ended up pretty uninterested, thinking hmm, this feels more & more like coldplay...
Ach. I suppose it’s fine. A lot of build up without any break.
It's alright. I love Kingdom of Rust. I feel like this band would be really great live.
Good!
Average. Not really noticeable in any way
This was fine. It was great for background listening during a busy day, but it's not something I'd listen to normally.
Only a view songs I liked. If you are in the mood for this kind of music then it alright.
Really like this album. Decent alt/indie rock.
Interesting melodic ideas here, I just wish they had mixed things up as each song rehashes the same themes over and over rather than going anywhere new or different.
The fact that this is 2002 tells me they were ahead of their time. A lot of indie artists today are copycats of this type of sound.
good indie rock
British indie, pretty good
Generic.
Pop rock indie
Liked a song, a little out there, but good work listening
Not really my style, but it grew on me towards the end. Also loved M62 song, thought I accidently played some King Crimson
Mukavan olonen levy ja sopii kevyeen fiilistelyyn. Joutu kuuntelee useemmassa pätkässä, niin ei silleen jäänyt kuitenkaan mieleen.
Solid. That's it. I liked it. Maybe will revisit someday.
After listening to the first track, I really wanted to like this. And, listening further, I did, just not as much as I would have liked. After staring at the band name for a couple minutes, I seemed to remember a release by them from last year. I was sure I hadn't listened to it, that there was some kind of news coverage that I had bookmarked to read as I got to it. It turns out that that was not the case: I listened to the 2020 album in 2020, and I guess it was pleasant but not particularly memorable. This sophomore effort seems better for now, though in a year I suppose I'll be better-equipped to compare it. It's chock-full of good songs and a few hints at something more. One listen in, I think the mix lets down the music a bit. My rating is a tad harsh based on my disappointment.
Good. A little longer than needed. 6.5/10
obviously inspired by britpop kinda stuff, kinda like the strokes etc but with softer songs, not just upbeat rock tunes. Drags on a bit too much for me but the good parts are fun 3/5.
Almost very middle of the road indie rock except there is something interesting going on here. I didn't hate it, but I probably wouldn't listen again. There's a massive amount of instruments but unfortunately underutilised.
Everything I disliked about early 2000’s radio hits all in one album. They sound like a depressed Coldplay cover band.
This was bang average. People comparing it to Coldplay haven’t got a scooby. The king crimson cover(ish) was okay I guess
2 stars for the 2 songs on this album that weren't absolute dog water.
I can’t imagine a world where this is truly “essential” music. Zzzzzzzzz
very forgettable
Kind low fi
Tylsää
eh... there's sort of a mash of sound without strong melody that seems to be common in the 2000's decade and which I don't care for. A prime example is Satellites on this album, but the title track has this characteristic as well. Some of the album is better musically, but I also don't think he's the best singer for these.
No me gustó mucho. Algunos buenos temas dentro de un indie bastante insulso. En general no es un género que me atrape. Al menos no a la primera. Y este album no fue la excepción. 4/10
Can you make a negative star review?
Me aburrió un poco. Tiene dos o tres canciones interesantes, pero no pude quitarme esa sensación de que estaba escuchando algo que años más tarde sería muy parecido a cosas como Coldplay, que no me gustan nada. Como que prometía que iba a ser una banda que me gustaría, pero no fue así con los Doves.
Insipid; spineless. 3/10
Vanilla, with a side of white bread.
i like the third song that blatantly rips off the no surprises riff. radiohead did something to british indie musicians' brains scratch that the whole album is just ripping ok computer LMAO not even attempting to do something different
Meh
Not very intereting, but it's a respectable, largely predictable, alt rock record. Not something I'd ever return to as it sounds like a slightlt worse version of a alot of good music. A pleasant experience