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honestly better than it looks, saved 0/12
Låter ungefär som Coldplay från temu eller wish
Sometimes a dove is just a white pigeon in disguise and sometimes a runner-up for the Mercury Prize is just a loss with a soundtrack. I'm sure this record really moves someone but for me it feels so generic and lifeless compared to other music released in the early 00s. It's like there's a brief somewhere (and Doves read it) demanding the edges be sanded down for broad commercial appeal, and yet I'd contend that the most interesting and enduring popular artists manage to retain edges, quirks and rough spots in their music — and it's precisely the presence of those things that we connect with. This music is quietly warming the seat for Coldplay. Please let this not be the last broadcast; I'd like that to be more interesting.
Não é um álbum ruim. Mas me lembra muito Coldplay em algumas músicas e definitivamente isso é um problema. QoA Cloudscape.
It’s just fine, very generic really. Likes: There goes the fear
Another generic indie rock album that just is not memorable. Nothing inherently bad about it but just doesn't feel like a must-listen in any way.
It's both boring and bad
Dull
Meh
Plodding. I don't ABSOLUTELY hate this, and I feel I might need to be a bit open-minded to some of this 2000's Brit-Pop, but ... Don't feel there's anything of interest here. A couple of fairly nice zombies-y melodies and nice harmonies, a couple of jaunty vampire weekend hooks, some summery festival 'vibes'. Feel though the production is flattening everything down, it's so high on compression and low on emotion, the 'hooks' are just four on the floor basic, the vocals and lyrics are something I just can't get behind - I just don't have any empathy for the main character. This is music I feel I could never love.
More boring version of Coldplay. Feels like these songs have potential but they just never go anywhere interesting.
What in the generic 2000s music is this batman!?
Eh. Did not resonate with me like the other Doves album from the list
Meh
Sorely disappointed. I remember checking this CD out of the library in high school because I heard "There Goes the Fear" on MTV2, but I guess there's a reason I never really listened to it after that. There's some tiny bits of vibey electronic-ish stuff that glues the tracks together -- these are the best parts of the album. But the songs -- woof. Horrible, overwrought anthem pap. Way too Coldplay-esque.
As with most bands when they drop an interesting debut album, Doves seems to have switched up their energy and focus entirely to a much more plain and basic Indie Rock sound that drains the life out of their music. The Last Broadcast should have been yet another atmospheric and exciting release from Doves but instead turns into such a generic project that feels devoid of the creativity and style the band had started out so strong with. The Last Broadcast isn't a bad album by any means but it is such a letdown that it is hard to not to mention that when talking about this. This album feels a bit more than chicken and rice, but still just as basic and lifeless. If only this album had a bit more seasoning it would be more memorable to my ears.
I'm struggling to see what all the fuss is about with Doves. They sound like a boilerplate stadium indie rock band who could not hold a candle to the likes of Elbow or Coldplay. There is nothing offensive here but also nothing better than "fine".
Listenable but unremarkable - 2
Coldplay also-rans who are inoffensive but don’t really bring anything new or interesting to the tabletable.
I bought this album back in the day. I'd forgotten it was in my collection. And after a couple of tracks I understood why. Coldplay-esque in its blandness and astonishing it was Mercury-nominated. An anonymous 2*
This was alright. Kind of generic dream pop
It's not that this was bad or anything, but it didn't do anything new or fresh that would warrant its inclusion on a list like this. Must have been huge in the UK or something.
This album was ok. Not great, not terrible, but also not sure why I had to listen to it before I die either. After 24 hours, no part of it is really sticking with me.
Solid but wasn’t super moved
Some interesting guitar playing in some songs and catchy rhythms. But the slow almost whiney singing that a lot of songs had wasn't for me at all. I think I would have liked this more as an instrumental album.
I saw the Doves play this album in 2003 at the Pilton Party Glatsto thank you gig. I was fairly underwhelmed then and am fairly underwhelmed today. There Goes the Fear is a catchy track but everything else is pretty average and the vocals are weak sauce. I understand this album has since been bumped off the list which is deserved.
The Last Broadcast I’ve always liked There Goes the Fear and Pounding, and they’re still excellent songs, but on the rest of this it really struck me how unengaging I find his voice. It's very thin, especially on Words, with a Liam-esque nasal quality, but without much depth or throatyness. Musically it’s solid if stolid indie rock but with some nice touches and oddities, the wonky guitars on There Goes the Fear, the swirling electronic noises in the title track, the twinkles of The Sulphur Man I feel broadly the same as I do about the similarly sounding Elbow - a couple of great songs, but ultimately just fairly middling post-Britpop indie rock. I think I’m unlikely to listen again. 🕊️🕊️ Playlist submission: There Goes the Fear
Presque bon mais pas tout à fait. Pas tout à fait presque bon même. On a déjà un Coldplay de trop sur terre. 2.25 étoiles
Very British. Some parts are good but a lot of it gets bland very quickly... very British
When your mum says you've got Coldplay at home.
There goes the fear, number 3 debut on the charts? Sounds like U2 with a less annoying voice than Bozo. Satellites chords match Sounds of Silence so nice to think of S&G as a distraction from a maudlin drivel infused wreck of an album this is. It could have worked with a different vocalist? Something more robust, less whiny nasally. The tunes and band around them are OK. Solid 2. It's an indie band album like most others, nothing of note, nothing to inspire or offend, simply there to be there and soon forgotten.
repetitiv bakgrundsmusik i en dålig film
Drastic change from the intro into what the album became, definitely music that can be played in the background of most activities but I'm not connecting to anything enough for a impression to be made, suffers from being to safe.
Cold Head. Radio Play. Cold Radio. Play Cold. 4/10
Pretty chill rock, but nothing really interesting.
Sounds like Coldplay
Niet helemaal afgeluisterd, was heel simpel en eigenlijk een beetje saai
I like Doves but this album feels so mediocre (even for 2002). A few—maybe two—bangers, but a place on this list is not justified.
It hit me pretty early into the album that this sounded like Coldplay (as many others have already mentioned). On the Coldplay-Radiohead spectrum it's somewhere in the middle, closer to Radiohead and definitely better than Coldplay IMO. Everything on Coldplay albums feels blended together while this album the instrumentation and style feels a bit more varied- which I like. I loved the King Crimson Moonchild reference on M62 Song, nice little interlude. Man when it was bad on this thing I really wanted to blow my head off though. Boring ass drum patterns and chord progressions on Satellites and Pounding was my least favorite on this thing. All the sappy sentimental stuff I hate on Coldplay is present on these. I was thinking this would be in 3 star land but man-- there are moments in the middle where I wish I were listening to Coldplay instead-- and that's NOT a good thing. I enjoyed my time for the most part but I won't be back.
Banal
Another totally fine Doves album. A lot of the songs reminded me of other artists, which can be good and bad. Picked up some proto-indie and some flavors of Coldplay in here. I noticed songs happening rather than engaging with them. Maybe that’s on them, maybe it’s on me. The moments of atmospheric production are pretty, like on the “Where We’re Calling From” interlude. Overall it didn’t bother me, but nothing stuck out to me either. A collection of fine sounds, performed with some kind of feeling, with an amount of skill. I have to round down my score out of respect to the 3s that were at least somewhat memorable.
Нитакусьная какуля
najbolja stvar je obrada (u biti više prerada) king crimsona, a i dalje je skroz bezvezna. osim toga neizmjerno dosadan album. mogu ponoviti što sam napisao uz njihov prošli album koji sam preslušao: "zzz. npc zika"
it was okay, although most of the songs sort of sounded the same to me. also i was getting coldplay vibes which turned me off slightly….
Det er ok, gør ingen fortræd - meeen noget kedeligt. Jeg kommer næppe til nogensinde at høre det igen.
* 47 Jeg synes, det er så stenern. Der var en rigtig god sang i puljen, der giver lidt småpoint.
Meh
Kind of like Radiohead and kind of like Cold Play. Soft, high treble and whiney. Not as good as Radiohead though.
1.5/5
That NY song is great the rest was pretty unremarkable
Meh, seemed like standard early 2000s alternative to me
Middle of the road snooze rock
5/10
Unfortunately there's nothing here. Not that the album is bad, it's just all been done before, with much more substance. This album sounds like a very well polished AI generated album based off everything that post Britpop gave us, and even some elements of Britpop. Nothing new. For some reason, maybe because of the lack of creativity instrumentally, the whining voice is much more grating. It works for Radiohead, but not here. it was good background music for my workday tho arpeggios on Words are beautiful. Then, when the song sounds like it's going to get interesting, it just goes right back to it. Again, this song is good but not unique
If you’ve heard even one of Coldplay’s biggest hits, you’ve heard everything this album has to offer
Boring and unpleasant in equal measure. Production did nothing for me, felt like a corporation's attempt at recreating Sigur Ros' Agaetis Byrjun. The "Moonchild" interpolation was weird and unneccessary. The supposed "big" singles were snoozers
Not for me. Not the worst.
I was optimisitic after the first song sounded decent, but I did not enjoy the rest of the album. There was almost too much production.
Coldplay-esque, in the worst of ways
I could have this playing in the background and I would be fine, not sure that I would ever choose to listen 2.5 stars
ok
I'll give it credit in that I had no idea what the next song was going to sound like at all
No thanks.
Similar to some other albums, I would have preferred that they were an instrumental band. The songs would start with some strong ambient soundscapes, but the singing ruined it for me.
Nearly a 3 but just not my thing
The music was much more interesting than the lyrics and vocals. I can see middle school me being really into this for some reason.
It’s decent/whatever but not the best. 2 stars
I found this to be really dull :/ idk if it's just how i'm feeling at the moment, but I just couldn't wait for this to be done. Just dirge pop rock I'm sorry. It was just one notch down from fine for me.
No los conocía. No me gustó.
It’s the musical equivalent of a soft, half erection. It’s as satisfying and useful as one too. Just disappointment on what is on it’s way to being great, but just never gets there.
The crooning vocals absolutely shattered any chance I had at enjoying this Just feels like chewing on sawdust and occasionally gravel, very nothing-y. Instrumentation is at least occasionally not boring Not actively awful, but that's the biggest compliment it's getting
This one is kind of another ham sandwich album. It's okay but nothing really stands out to me.
I listened to it twice, and both times I was like, I should really like this. It has all the elements of songs I usually like…. But I just don’t. 1.8
This is like a slightly better version of the Coldplay album I got a week ago. It was a tad livelier and had more interesting arrangements. That said, it was still a rather bland indie rock album. To be fair, there were some pretty good songs on here. But too often they suffered from whatever it is that makes these albums have overlong, droning songs that could be 30% shorter and still be just as good, if not better. That is true of this album too. 54 minutes is way too long for what is on it. Going to say this was fine. I didn't get a lot from it even though some parts were enjoyable. Overall: 2.4/5
Vamos hoy con una desconocida, de un género más que conocido. Bandita que suena feliz, como para música de fondo. Me gustaron algunas canciones más podridas pero en sí es un disco que no me sorprendió. Gracias y nos vemos luego, genchi.
didn't love this. good background music but nothing stood out to me
591/1001 2026.04.13
Dull, uninspiring.
🎧Bland and forgettable AF. Not sure I understand all the Coldplay comparisons. Sounds a bit more like Keane to me. In any case, Doves are worse than both those bands.
Removed
Bit meh rly
⭐⭐+ Drömsk indierock. Finns bra spår här, framförallt There goes the fear som jag minns från tiden när jag lyssnade mycket på den här typen av musik, och den är riktigt bra. Det är dock ingen kioskvältare till album som helhet och tror inte att jag kommer komma tillbaka till det mer än enstaka spår. Därför blir detven strk 2a. Bäst är Theres goes the fear, M62 song och Satelites.
2.5/5
This didn't really make an impression on me.
Didn’t quite enjoy this a much as Lost Souls. It’s a bit dull but may need to Listen to more
My next to last album on 1001, and of course it's a damn mediocre Britpop album. I will say, for Britpop, this has some interesting, somewhat haunting instrumentation that leans kind of emo, but really, it was just kind of boring to listen to. Along the lines of interesting instrumentation, perhaps the most interesting was the symphonic orchestration on "Friday's Dust". There are some similar symphonic sounds elsewhere on the album, but it's most prevalent on that song. That said, I wish I had more to say about this album, but it just didn't land with me.
Is this not Coldplay? It's not objectionable, but not great either. Have to give it a 2.
2,5
Reminded me of Coldplay. Before you get excited, that's not a compliment.
4/10
Pretty basic late indie Britpop-rock that I initially enjoyed but which soon bored me. Other reviewers' comparisons to Coldplay are accurate. Another album for this "Why is this on the list?" pile.
Unsure why I needed to listen to that before I die
Kind of average rock stuff...
I remember writing Doves off at the time this was out, thinking they were another boring Britpop band. This is a bit better than that, but not by much.
Like a lot of albums on this list, it’s inoffensive, but largely bland. There Goes the Fear and Pounding are probably the best tracks.
Not for me. 2.5 stars.
This album was incredibly boring, the songs were so boring and sounded like the same thing over and over again and didn't really have any good musicality
- ihan kivan kuulosta indiemusisointia mutta ei ihan iskeny kuiteskaan
Zone out a fair bit. Music is a bit monotone for me
Meh
The last broadcast was fairly dull. Sounds like something I would hear on the radio and not really think about again.
didn't really grab me. kind of stumbles toeing the line between sleepy and contemplative. all the energy of a medical drama midseason finale, has like 5 distinct songs that play like almost-impactful too-long meandering outros and none of them are the outro. creed without the crunch. maybe i just wasnt in the mood for this kinda music? N.Y. had some magic to it, and i liked Pounding
The music was okay but, vocals sucked.
Not a single song stood out to me. The only thing I noticed was the proliferate amount of xylophone and chimes.
Not bad but not interesting. Kind of forgettable.
picks: there goes the fear, pounding
Pretty unmemorable - a discount Coldplay
This is the audio version of beige.
I've learned two things as a result of this album First, the popularity of bands like Oasis, Coldplay, and Blur in the UK makes sense when you hear the alternatives. Comparatively, they are far better than their contemporaries. And more importantly I learned about the Mercury Prize. A Prize awarded to the best album by a band from the UK or Ireland. We've often wondered how some albums made this list, well the mercury prize holds an answer. The Last Broadcast was a finalist for the prize, scrolling through past winners and finalists there were more than a few familiar names. Anyway, I didn't like this album.
Highlights: There Goes the Fear, N.Y. Lowlights: M62 Song, Friday's Dust Felt really self-wanky. Most songs just melted into each other, and I could hardly tell when it was changing.
I don’t really get the appeal
whiney as hell. home cooking again, etc.
I’m BORED. Bland instrumentals definitely Coldplay inspired. Not completely unlistenable and not as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be, but it sounds like music made to be played in the background and i lost interest half way through the album. On the positive side I really liked the intro track “Words”, the melody was interesting, and also the closing track “Caught By The River” had somewhat interesting lyrics, also the album cover is cool. The songs drag on for a bit too long for what their lengths are smh this could’ve been an email.
Lowkey brooding.
This is a pretty meh album, nothing really too exciting and it's not even that old, but to be honest, it's alright for leaving in the background.
Bestes Lied: Last broadcast
Dull
Didn’t had the “thing” for this album
Coldplay са достатъчно зле. Няма нужда да се правят и групи, които ги имитират
boring
i've seen a lot of reviews prior to listening to the album that it sounds a bit like coldplay and i have to agree. the album wasn't bad, it just felt a bit monotonous to me despite liking the production of some songs. my overall fav was definitely "n.y.". from what i saw in terms of lyrics, the themes mentioned in the songs are cohesive across the whole album and in my opinuon are of a good quality.
Not bad just boring.
pop-rock, algunas mas movidas, otras mas tranquilas, ta bien de fondo, no es mi estilo, 2-3/5
I mean, it's fine, in the way that early 2000s alt-rock was fine. I generally do prefer alt to mainstream, so I didn't hate this, but I don't really get what the critics were channeling by implying we have to hear this before we die. 5/10, rounded down because I don't take this list as seriously as I did when I started.
There's something in this world for everyone. This was not for me.
I gave this 2 spins, but it sounded a lot like the 1980s Guitar bands, a couple of songs were ok, but nothing special for me
There Goes the Fear M62 Song The Sulpher Man
Nothing too inspiring here for me as it oscillates between Coldplay-like tunes and praise music at times.
One of THEE 1001, huh? Nah.
Early 00s indie rock album, not too bad but really not a memorable or inspirational album.
If you put every mellow British indie rock band in a blender, this is what you'd get.
Another fine but uninteresting album. It sounded like any number of albums of the time. I would not seek it out.
Day 149 Started well but I was seriously losing interest by about half way through 5/10 Highlights Words There goes the fear
(39/100)
Is this trying to be Coldplay? It is, right?
This is the type of music that makes me reflect on the fact that AI is just doing what the music industry has been doing for a long time now. Maybe its inevitable, like a computer beating a chess grandmaster, then eventually a go champion. It had one or two nice moments.
Snoresville. They take no chances, everytime you think they're going to let go and do something, the song ends. 2/5
I really didn’t connect with this album
Quiet, lethargic and I don’t like the lead singer’s voice.
Not for me, fine, was surprised a couple of songs I thought were other people’s were theirs.
2.5
Just a bit slow
Reminded me to of coldplay but not in a good way
I knew one song, "Pounding", pretty decent song but it's also what I wanted to do with my head off the table in front of me for the rest of the album. 1001 albums and Doves win the lottery twice and end up with 2. 1.5/5. Raising to 2.
Powerfully mid AF.
zeitverschwendung
This is ok but doesn't really stand out amongst the load of generic British indie rock albums in this genre so not sure what made it on to this list. Two stars out of five. As another reviewer put it - janglewhine.
Sound like Coldplay. Decent?
Wasn’t a fan of a lot of the music. Felt like a time capsule from the early 200s rock that would be on a comedy drama tv show.
4/10 Top track: Let The Fear In I feel like it would require multiple listens to appreciate the songs better.
I get why Coldplay made it over them.
2nd Doves album from the generator and I'm wondering why they got a 2nd album when the other one wasn't great. Suffering listening to more bullshit British music when I could've been listening to an album from some non-English speaking country instead. I'm just wondering why multiple tracks on the album have less than 1 million streams but there are 3 separate tracks with over 10 million. Where do people know these tracks from wtf 2/5
I had no idea what to expect but the intro into the first song hit the spot. Atmospheric, nostalgic. Songs too long for what they're trying to do.
Bruh...how is this album essential??? No offence to this group, but this doesn't even sound particularly innovative for its time. Bland, inoffensive songs that sound like reheated U2/Coldplay leftovers. British exceptionalism playing a hand in its inclusion, I think.
The vibe they were going for was confusing / it was kinda post-rock-esque but also very poppy with its melodies, but the result was just…inoffensive for lack of a better word (thx pratik) Nothing really stood out - it wasn’t a bad album by any means but just not something I would come back to I wonder how many mid British indie bands are going to be on this list 😭
Didn't not like
very middle of the road - immensely OK but not great
Listened Before? N It's very obvious that the creator of this list is heavily into early-2000s indie rock. This must be the 30th album in the genre I've encountered here. This one sounds just like the rest. Nothing stands out here other than the ridiculous length of some of the songs. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: M62 Song
2.5 - it was fine
OK. 2/5
Gobshite Early 2000s soft rock, like Coldplay but bad
First few songs reminded me of christian rock. The rest maybe like a coldplay impression. A few interesting parts here and there, otherwise boring to me.
Inoffensive music for movies.
Another British act. Ahead of their time unfortunately that time is Imagine Dragons
Like why? It's fine but mid at best. I could name 1001 better albums off of my head!
A few good songs but pretty pedestrian
Mid. Has that Coldplay blah band sound to me. Not my vibe.
British Indie Rock bleibt halt British Rock. Es passt einfach noch weniger zusammen.
This should be in 1001 white male indie bands to bore you to death. Couple of rousing tracks that sounded inspiring when I was a depressed teenager and are embarrassed now. 2 for nostalgia only
Not for me. Dreary.
Yawn
Starts out interesting and halfway through delves into flat Coldplayesque Mercury Prize fodder…
Modestly successful brit rock. Again. I mean it's not bad but hardly must hear before I die.
Not terrible but also fairly unremarkable
How does this band have two (at least) albums on this list when so many other deserving albums aren't on the list? I don't hate this, and it's not unbearably awful, but it's not essential.
I kind of thought I'd recognize something on here but it was just moving between being Noldplay, Noasis and Nadiohead.
Yeah whatever
Bland and boring Walmart Coldplay. And Coldplay is already bland and boring so this was fun
Sounds kinda like British goo goo dolls. A little boring but could have been catchy 20+ years ago.
There are some interesting instrumental ideas and production touches on the margins of this British alt rock record; had those elements been foregrounded (and the generic U2-esque guitars pushed into the background), this would have made for a more intriguing album.
Whatever, like who cares?
I liked a couple of the songs and the rest was alright. I didn't find much on either of the Doves albums to make me want to listen again. Rating: 2.3
I really like the songs I recognise, but nice to know I haven’t been missing out on the rest for 23 years
The Last Broadcast has a grandiose feel to it but the songs don't really live up to the weight. It's a very slow and forgettable album that sort of just drags on.
This book should have been just 500 albums you must hear before you die.
It was all-righ to listen to, nothing special, some songs drag out too long, 2/5
Lige blevet færdig og har allerede glemt alle numrene, men de lød da fint mens jeg hørte dem
I really enjoyed the instrumentals at the beginning of this album, but the vocals are not for me and the album grew more and more bland/generic I wasn't gonna mention Coldplay, but reading other reviews - I'm not alone.. but I think I'd rather listen to Coldplay tbh
PLEASE CAN WE REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF BRITISH ROCK THAT I *DO NOT* NEED TO LISTEN TO BEFORE I DIE
Doves - The Last Broadcast Started off really strong but by the last track it got pretty boring. Reminded me a bit of a more psychedelic Radiohead at first but by the end it was pretty faceless indie rock. Clearly a talented band it all just got old fast.
Little cousin of Coldplay? Maybe a very distant relative. Production is sometimes a bit weird, as is the songwriting. I can't quite put my finger on it, but more often than not, the parts of a song don't really fit together. Then there are those lengthy intros, sometimes over a minute. This might be okay as background music, but nothing to really listen to.
Had not heard the album, better than expected
Un indie rock sin más
It was okay I guess, just a little too safe and I got the impression that I would tire of this music quickly. Very jangle-pop, a low three or a high two stars and I'm not feeling generous.
Absolutely nothing remarkable about this album. Just o.k.
Not very good Will I listen to again: 0%
Moody midpace inoffensive Neo-Psychodelia being dull.
Lots of people have recommended this to me over the years. I was expecting to like it more than I did. There Goes The Fear is an excellent track, unfortunately the rest of the album does nothing for me.
Sounds like Juice TV overnight…
Perfectly reasonable if relatively uninspiring middle of the road indie pop. Friday's Dust was pretty good.
I don't really like this singers voice, he sounds like a Chris Martin impersonator giving it the full 30% at a karaoke bar. There were some fun beats and rhythms throughout, the playing saves it from being really bad. A really uninspiring and boring sound to me though, perhaps because everything on 2000's radio was sounding like this at one point. The way the music swells up and blooms into solo's is pretty nice though.
The Last Broadcast by the Doves. How fitting. It is indeed about as appealing as the death rattle of a pigeon. Somewhat touching, but also rather repulsive. 2.5/5
Not terrible, but also not good. Heavily Coldplay influenced and generically new wave/alternative. Only interesting song for me was NY. Everything else is background at best and annoyingly reminiscent of Chris Martin at worst
I was scratching my head trying to figure out what this album reminded me of - then it struck me that the early tracks sounded a bit like The Verve, only not quite so catchy. I didn't really love this album, but it wasn't irritating in any way, so rather average and once again I wonder about the criteria for inclusion on this list.
Mid
Nothing here grabs me- it’s ok but won’t be relistening
felt like I was listening to the radio, didn't change the station but that doesn't mean i had fun listening
Three songs I recognised but genuinely thought they were by Elbow
2.2
British dudes just droning ad nauseam
First impression pre listen: I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but this just looks boring. Reading the wikipedia article doesn't help and neither does reading the artist bio on spotify. It could still be good, but after 160+ albums I'm starting to recognize some reoccuring trends that a lot of the less interesting albums on this list have in common. Hoping to be suprised, and I will try to wash out the negativity from my mind before I head into it. Individual track notes: Intro Ambient and atmospheric. Denotes a serious tone for the album and brings feelings of coldness and distance. Unrated/5 Words Sounds a lot less bleak than expected. Boring verse structure. Unimpactful chorus. Repetitive instrumentation. Sounds a bit hollow and flat. The mix sounds a bit claustrophobic, like they're avoiding that any element stands out. Not outright unpleasant, just kinda long and uninteresting. Dislike. 2/5 There Goes The Fear Cute guitar riff. Cliche lyrics. There's a part of the bassline that sounds a lot like a guitar line in David Bowie's "Sound and Vision" but I can't find a credit for it. It fits the song, it just caught me off-guard. Decent chorus. Goes on for a bit too long. Boring vocals. Fine. 3/5 M65 Song Really like the "howling" in the intro. Great vocal effect, creates a rustic atmosphere. Could do without the backing vocals. Very soothing guitar. Wish there was a bit more to the lyrics. They're just kinda forgettable to be honest. Fine. 3/5 Where We're Calling From Interesting spacey sound. Feels like a cosmic awakening, or a storm of stardust. It's dreamy and ambient, really relaxing. Just wish it was much longer. Good. 4/5 N.Y. Kills the vibe established by the previous track. Loud and in your face opening which comes really suddenly. Boring lyrics. Has some really cool instrumental moments. Love the production on the guitar solo. The experimentation feels a bit aimless, not sure what effect they're trying to achieve. Fine. 3/5 Satellites Agressively average. Don't have much to say. The spiritual themes are mirrored kinda well by the backing vocals even if it's very tired way of doing it. Really predictable. 2.5/5 Friday's Dust I like the orchestral elements quite a bit. Would really like to hear a version without the annoying vocals on top of it. Goofy echo effects, genuinely sounds terrible. Had potential, but completely ruined by a single element. Dislike. 2/5 Pounding Don't like the mixing of the track. Boring chorus. Very standard 2000's alt rock track. Don't mind the energy of the guitars. Average. 2.5/5 Late Broadcast Goes by while barely registrering. Does nothing to keep my attention. Fades into the background and is completely forgettable. Dislike. 2/5 The Sulphur Man There are moments where the track finds its footing instrumentally, where it's really large and beautiful. However these moments are buried under heaps of unlikeable whiny vocals and long stretches where nothing interesting is happening. Dislike. 2/5 Caught By The River A song that exists. A perfect closer for an album that exists. Summarizes my experience with the band "Doves" - A band that exists... Average. 2.5/5 Final review: Frustrating, annoying, unlikeable. There's a lot of potential here to be something unique and interesting. The ideas are there, just execute them! Everything sounds half-assed. Like they had a million ideas, but no clue how to knit them together satisfyingly so they defaulted to the safest, most generic option. I think the biggest example of wasted potential on here is when they're handed some beautiful orchestral instrumental elements, and instead of doing something which compliments them they just keep on playing the same generic uninspired rock on top of it. The lyrics are blase and repetitive, delivered in a whiny underperformed vocal style which sounds uninterested and closed off. It feels like they're just fully committed to taking themselves too seriously to the point that it sounds ridiculous at times. There are moments where they flirt with letting themselves do something different, and that's when they manage to produce the finest stuff on this album. You'll hear the occasional deep soundscape, an interesting phrase or even some epic sounding production. And to its credit it's mostly not actively unpleasant either. Just pretentious, wasteful and at times extremely boring. 2/5
Clearly an add on to the original list. I wish the original 1001 would play first.
Pony
Competently created and executed but it just doesn't do anything for me personally. 2 stars to reflect that I just don't think that this belongs on a list of 1001 albums to hear before I die. I'm left the same as before I heard it.
Not bad, actually similar to Coldplay.
To quote Vivian from the Young ones “bored bored bored!!” Not sure who are more tiresome these or Coldplay. This is music for wimps performed by wimps!
Their second album. British Indie Rock. These guys are one of those bands The NME would drool over as being the next / current band of the moment., like Elbow too. They never quite got there though. This album for example, it's okay and many tracks have promise but end up flat and go on for maybe a minute or two too long. Then Coldplay went massive and ran off with the Doves football.
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meh
I didn't care for this album. Post-britpop does seem like it tempers the britpop a bit, but this is just milquetoast. That being said, I liked it more than the other Doves album (a little) 2.49/5
There Goes the Fear Pounding
Upon getting into this....al b u m...zzzzzzzzzz
This is fine. It's just like the other albums from this time. They're fine too.
...meh
Not terrible.
#Rally Review - Day 4## Although better than the first wanky British indie slop. This is still slop. I was driving about 600kms across the Nullarbor on one of the longest straight roads on Earth and this was torture. Coldplay for indie virgins. Jamie: Wasn't as bad as the last one, but still pretty shocking.
I had to give myself a refresher on what Doves sounded like when I got this since I remembered the name but not their music, not off to a good start at that. Unfortunately I'd say this was another dull affair from a group that I think I would've been able to enjoy more if they focused their talents in a different genre. That first song from their other album Firesuite is still the only thing that really stands out to me. If this truly is the last broadcast for Doves on this ranking then I can't say I'll miss them when they're gone
I was enjoying this album a surprising amount up to about N.Y., after which each successive song seemed to get more and more grating and difficult to sit through. I don’t know whether this is because the B side of this album just stinks or if it’s because there’s only so much I can take of this type of music in one sitting, but by the end of it I was glad it was over.
Competently composed if not overproduced album that I felt absolutely nothing for. If this is your jam good for you but it genuinely feels like the "this is so sick bro" of indie rock, i can imagine the critic who wrote this talking about the instruments on this album like an early Gen Z high school stoner might talk about a bliss n eso album cover in the context of a conversation about "greatest albums covers" This album was influential atleast, it influenced the mass wave of shit overproduced indie rock albums in the late 00s and early 10s. Thanks fuckwits 👍 5/10
man i really love kingdom of rust but this one really reads like an imagine dragons record
This is so boring. I wouldn’t recommend listening to this at all, but especially not first thing in the morning before your coffee kicks in.
Typical indie music. Kinda boring bordering on annoying.
I thought this was a bit dull.
I stopped listening to this. It was interesting background noise while I was working but I can't say that I remember anything that I heard.
Like a poor coldplay imitation
One really good song, res are ok
Kinda boring idk
To the best of my knowledge I have never heard of this lot before, but they sounded very familiar. They had some interesting intros, but then there an abrupt stop and the track continued in a totally different style. On the whole not much of an album. 2
What if Coldplay didn’t have catchy hooks?
Nice enough laid back indie. Background music. Not for me.
Boring, just plain boring. It feels like I've heard everything before but I don't think I have.
Ikkje så fett
A dove in the hand is worth two in the bush. This Doves album at hand is worth two in the bush as well because I’d sooner fling it into said bush where I’ve already flung the 1st Doves album I had to listen to for this project. This one manages to be ever so slightly more of a drabby letdown. Doves at their best sound like a Shack version of Coldplay but on the first main song Words with their weird foggy emo secondary vocalist they manage to sound like a ridiculously more subpar Shack version of themselves. Back half of the record rings with a bit more quality and dull grey majesty. Pounding has a hint of a good tune and Caught By The River is quite a rich and atmospheric closer but unfortunately there isn’t a song that quite matches the level of Catch The Sun or The Cedar Room which makes this album an even more poor choice for this list than their debut. 2.5 stars.
i was pretty flabbergasted to see a second Doves album on the list; fortunately this one at least was deservedly ditched in a later edition
There were at least a couple songs on here I really liked, but there were more I really didn't. I kind of enjoyed the way they played with melodic patterns, but then the singer came in and was a very generic clone of all the other Indy singers of this era who wish they were Thom Yorke, and unfortunately he grates even more than most. It drags everything else down.
Bog standard indie rock.
Everyone's already made the Coldplay comparison, rightfully so. How do they hold up to other aviary themed bands? Eagles? One sided. Byrds?? Not a fair fight. Pigeon Detectives??? Close but still nah. Doves are the shittiest birds, confirmed here.
Some decent songs ruined by early 2000s sound recording and production. Is it possible to make a drumset sound worse? Thin, busy, annoying
alotetaan taas hyväksyttävällä tavalla ja sit aletaan laulaa ja herrantuuttelis voi voi kerrassaan suonet auki välittömästi... autotune??? mitä vittua.. HANKKIKAA PAREMPIA LAULAJIA... onko niin vitun vaikeeta niitä on miljoonia vaan pyörii kaduilla ja nämä saatanan puliukot aina ilmestyvät ei saatana.. holy fuck kun tuli kitara rämpytys sama tahti ja sointu 500 kertaa putkeen ja laulaja pitkä vokaali ja jokin lausahdus aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamorning sun... rämps rämps rämps rämps uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuevening time...... rämps rämps rämps rämps eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeverytime is fine... unbelieveable comkespt pounding?
It’s fine, I guess. Just very, very bland.
Diet Coldplay, and I don’t even like Coldplay.
Bland.
Pretty bad.
I tried to like this in 2002 since it was so hyped but I never fully understood the draw. It's average at best with one or two half decent songs but nothing classic, nothing cutting edge and zero hits. It's murky, overproduced, no breaks or pockets in the wall of sound, zero groove, boring vocals, again just vanilla stuff. "There Goes The Fear" has a respectable 29M listens but when have you ever heard this song on the radio since 2002? It's not all that memorable and has zero staying power. Nearly every song goes a minute longer than it should have for no apparent reason. "Bland" or "Boring" would be the words I'd use to describe this album. I was looking for a pillow after the 12th song! 2 stars cause you can't hate it but you sure can't love it.
I was bored
Yawns all round
This album was really dull at first, but then it really picked up at the end. Turns out it had already finished and Spotify was just playing me other stuff. So, yawn
It’s incredible how often this random number generator can sense I am facing a bad day and assign me to listen to the most mid British slop imaginable because NME sucked it off for six weeks straight 25 years ago. Two stars.
Meh 2.5
Doves es una banda perfectamente olvidable. No han tenido gran influencia en la música, no han inventado nada nuevo, sus discos no tienen nada especial... y sin embargo siempre han publicado álbumes estupendos y disfrutables que he escuchado muchísimas veces. Tuvieron su momento de gloria con este y el anterior (los dos siguientes fueron también muy bunenos y bien recibidos), y fueron despareciendo hadsta separarse en 2010, luego reunirse "Como palomas que surgen de sus cenizas" (de donde viene su nombre, motivado por el incendio que les dejó sin equipos electrónicos y les obligó a facturar un pop mucho más elegante y exitoso) y más tarde publicar nuevos discos. Sus influencias parten de la psicodelia sesentera, King Crimson, New Order, Smiths, Stone Roses y Radiohead. Ahí es nada. Ahora bien... en esa época estaban Radiohead, Wilco, Flaming Lips haciendo cosas verdaderamente interesantes. Ya con Words suena todo (entre Travis, Bluetones, Stones Roses... lógico que tuvieran el éxito que tuvieron). There goes the fear, una de sus más conocidas canciones, en plan Coldplay del bueno, como las obvias similitudes sonoras de NY Doves, Satellites, The sulphur man y Caught by the river. La cosa sorprende con M62 song y Where we´re calling from. Pounding tiene luz propia, y con el paso del tiempo no ha perdido brillo. Un disco muy agradable siempre.
Pounding and god I'm trying to remember the name of it. There Goes The Fear. You can tell they were the singles. Instantly forgettable. Sorry guys. Saw them a couple of times at festivals and failed to land there too. Don't know what the fuss was about. Not terrible by any means but don't know why I had to listen to this
Boring. Coldplay comparisons are pretty accurate.
There have some pretty instrumentation here and there, but always found them kinda boring. Had never listened to this album all the way through, but didn't do much for me
Interstingly enough, in the 2018 print ed of the bk, the doves record is Lost Souls. Revision, or error? This was pleasent enough but I don't understand why it is on the list.
I guess I have to just accept the fact that this list of 1001 albums is very "white dude from England"-centric. I think I've heard *of* Doves, but can't say I've ever heard anything they've done. This sounds like U2 if U2 had started during the BritPop era. It's OK. I feel like I'm getting in a rut here. This is becoming "1001 OK albums" for me.
painfully british
We could replace these guys with AI. I’m actually OK with it in this one case.
I'll keep it brief and honest: I can't remember much of anything off of this one though I certainly could've paid closer attention. I just kinda tuned out early on, then got brought back in the middle surprisingly enough, but still just felt very lackluster about the whole thing. At least it's better than Coldplay.
Very typical romantic comedy film music. Meh.
This felt bland and unoriginal. Wouldn't relisten
I can see where the Coldplay comparisons come from but in my opinion this is not nearly as good as anything Coldplay was releasing around the same time. I listened to this twice and I don't know its fine. Not particularly interesting in any way and certainly no Coldplay. Favorite track: There Goes the Fear 2.5/5
That wasn’t very interesting to be honest… it had some great moments but for the length of it it was not enough to keep me entertained.
I don't think I hated it, but I definitely did not enjoy it. The best thing I can say, is that I may reconsider my opinion on Achtung Baby, which I actively disliked.
This didn’t leave an impression
Omg, plateplateplateplateplate eeeeeeeeeeuuuurfg 🥱🥱🥱🥱😴😴😴😴😴
Reminds me of Coldplay, I hate coldplay
Meh
I saw a review that said 700 essential albums and 300 random Brit pop albums, and couldn’t agree more. This had a little more to like that The Verve but not by much.
At it's best, this album is perfectly cromulent. But let's be honest, it's so bland. It's like plain white bread. Bran flakes with no milk. Tepid tap water. You don't even need words to describe it. A single, large, languid yawn would do the trick. 2.5 rounded down.
A grandeur squandered With whining, sappy lyrics, And hookless blah vibes
mid
Nope never was a fan - they’re just not my cup of tea I’ll give it 2 because I appreciate the musicianship
no i dobrze, bo więcej bym nie chciał słuchać
2.0 - Weak
Coldplay in a different dress. I tried to like it, but it's a little dull, nothing really grabbed me. I stick to only really liking the one song of theirs "Catch The Sun", which isn't even on this album. I won't stoop as low as 1 star though, it's not that bad.
Did not enjoy.
This was just so mid.
This album has nothing to offer to me. The music is decent but there’s not emotions felt when I hear it. It falls into that realm of blandness where I’m 5 songs deep and I never really heard the first one end. There’s no jaw dropping song. There, I said it.
Good album. Probably wont listen again but overall relatively enjoyable. More of a 2.5 than either 2 or 3 but I'm going to go with a 2 because I will not remember any of what I heard or felt
So indifferent, that’s what this made me feel. It is just so vanilla, so white bread. Is this really must hear, why?? Is it inventive, no it wears it’s influence front and centre (wasn’t surprised when later read had been at Hacienda in the 80s)and does nothing to deviate. Is it the best example of a genre, is bland 2000 white bread rock a genre and if so unfortunately Coldplay are the poster boys. Engage musically? Stimulate lyrically? Critical acclaim at the time, of course it did, and it’s the sort of record that people who used to have a few cds as a “collection” and for the last 20 years you see in charity shops. I don’t dislike cause it’s another British band like some seem to have labelled on them, hell reading their wiki entry turns out they are near neighbours. It’s just meh to me and I can’t imagine anyone saying their are my favourite band, but again each to their own. Don’t dislike just don’t care.
It’s nice. Doesn’t give me anything I don’t already get from Coldplay, U2, Keane, etc. Starts to drag by the second half; this kind of music doesn’t really deserve 6-minute songs IMO. Not a must-listen.
Eh nothing special
I read one review that said "less good Coldplay" and I can't shake it.
Paint by numbers sound. Also depressing.
Only heard of "Doves" 10 years after this album was released and then the sound had kind of gotten a bit stale. I feel the same today, it felt a bit bland and uninspired. When this was all the rage it might have been new but now I'm just a bit tired of the sound. Sounds a bit like early Coldplay and many other bands. I'm guessing this was quite fresh when it was released. Strong 2. In another world maybe Doves would've been Coldplay.
Brit pop, not particularly bad. You’ve heard one, you’ve heard em all. Vocals are good in parts, production quality is decent, instrumentation is that of late stage Coldplay. I don’t like late stage Coldplay.
Ah ok, my initial impression was that this is music my sister would have been super into in high school and I would have tolerated while she was driving me around but not really enjoyed. Which was pretty accurate. Some of the songs did get more interesting/complex, "M62 Song" and "Friday's Dust" had a cool sound, and the instrumental tracks were solid. Overall though it's just fine, kind of bland indie-pop.
This is what Coldplay sound like to people who don't like them.
Not bad, just sort of boring. Another album that I don't think you need to hear before you die.
Solid album, nothing standing out too much on it. Got kind of bored in the second half of it as all the songs started to sound the same. Not sure why this is an album I must hear before I die, I think I would've been fine never hearing it before. *shrug* 2/5