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Solid. Wasn’t a song I didn’t like honestly. Kind of formulaic but a very nice sound. Would listen again
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.
Definitely an early 00’s album but I liked it a lot
Got a good Coldplay sound to it. I really like this. VERY underrated album how have I never heard of this album, any of the songs, or even the band?!
Pleasant surprise. I’ll admit that I’m a bit partial to Brit-pop, especially the depressing moody ones like Radiohead, and this seems to be right in that genre. I like the dark feeling of the album and although a couple of the songs go a bit overboard on sound effects, I really like it. Will definitely check out other albums by Doves now.
Tiene algunas canciones bonitas. Se me hizo dificil escucharlo entero, tuve que intentarlo 3 veces. Siento cierta desconexión a nivel album quizás
4/5. It was cool, reminded me a lot of muse
Every song sounded like that one Coldplay song. Lost interest by the third track. Forgettable.
Great tunes, I think Lost Souls is probably a better album but this is a great listen, more polished sound
The larger the sample size, the stronger the evidence: I just don't like indie. Rounding down from 2.5 stars.
Generic & dull. Did not enjoy.
I quite like this album too. I have heard of the Doves but I dont think I had heard them. This has a good pre-Muse sound to ir.
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.
One of my favourite bands, I love them perhaps more than strictly their music warrants (ie inordinately). But I listen to this again and think who else can blend the anthemic, the melancholy, power and reflection quite as well as they do. Yes the two singles (Pounding and Fear) are peerless, but Sulfur Man, Caught By The River and Words reveal themselves this time as their equal.
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
Goei album! Nog nooit van Doves gehoord.
2.5 a lot of dull filler
1.5
Quite an achievement, this album: I listened to it from start to finish, and found myself completely indifferent - for better and/or worse. Problem is, this isn't what we seek to get out of our music. [Also, too frequently it felt like this album is a Coldplay emulator.]
Aimless with good melody but nothing distinctive
Decent album. Solid all the way through, can't complain, but nothing that blew me away.
3.8
Decent early 2000s indie rock album, no songs added to Playlist. May have to give it another listen.
too british?
Really nice album. Know "Sea Song" quite well, otherwise I've never heard of this band. 3 Kinda Coldplay-ish. I love it. 4
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 indie and grunge record
Cool album! Not quite indie in the modern essence of the genre, more alternative rock in the early 2000s sense. Some cool tracks like Pounding and an overall great sound.
Quite an enjoyable indie rock album! Great opening track and also the other songs didn't disappoint but made up for a high quality experience
Great to revisit this album. Couple of stand out tracks too.
Not horrible but not my fave type of music
Reminds me of a lot of British alt-rock bands from this general era (a number of which we’ve had on this list already): early Radiohead, Oasis, Coldplay, Travis. If I was ranking those bands, that’s the order I’d put them in and I’d rank Doves behind all of them, at least on the strength of this album. The songs are fine but not much jumped out at me. I don’t think the band has as much personality as those other acts. “There Goes the Fear” is a solid track though.
"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.
Merci messieurs
fun fact: la pochette a été générée par une IA à partir des mots clés "crise" et "angoisse"
Sounds like a depressed Cold Play
Meh
Indie rock. Me ha recordado a Muse. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Indie rock, post-Britpop, dream pop. Bastante normalito al principio. Al final un poco mejor, pero nada del otro mundo. Nada nuevo. Aún así, suenan bien, agradables.
Good energy.
A fantastic album. I am a big fan of their music
Good
This was really enjoyable British pop with fun, creative instrumentation throughout. Unfortunately, Doves hadn't ever made it to my attention before. Maybe there's just a limited supply that makes it across the Atlantic, so we miss out on some great stuff over here. This was good listenin'!
Yeah, I thought it was pretty good.
Never heard of 'em. But this is some good solid early oughts rock/pop. I really liked Words, N.Y., Pounding, and Caught By the River. Good show.
I fell in love with "There Goes The Fear" in the early 2000s, which lead me to this album. It went into heavy rotation for five or so years. Sometime since then I sort of lost track of the Doves. What a great album! I still get goosebumps as "Intro" transitions into "Words." The Doves have an epic, beautiful, sound and The Last Broadcast brings a welcome boost of optimism. Yet throughout runs an undercurrent of complexity that does not dismiss the weight of the world. I love their technique where guitars that slowly detune underneath the beautiful vocals and harmonies with stadium-level grandeur. The music is complex and layered. If you listen on headphones there are many incredible layers to explore. Really enjoyed coming back to this again.
It was okay. I hadn't heard anything on this album, and nothing was particularly memorable.
.5
Hooked from the first song. I almost skipped this one due to lack of time, but I'm glad I made time for it. There Goes the Fear is super catchy. Satellites is lovely. Friday's Dust feels haunting.
3.5/5. Forgot this band existed, first heard about them from 500 Days of Summer. Pretty solid.
Regardless of the album's title, The Last Broadcast sees Doves approaching their peak, with optimistic sounding singalongs that signaled their powers which led them to the top of the British charts. There are plenty of moments on this album that captures ones interest and doesn't let go and that attention becomes rewarded throughout. If this is considered Doves' best album, there's a reason why. Favorites: Words, There Goes the Fear, M62 Song, N.Y., Satellites, Last Broadcast, Caught by the River.
nothing too memorable
This was some boring-ass alt-rock. Stopped listening halfway through.
Felt like an off brand Coldplay
I wonder what ever happened to SubSub, the guys who did Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use)…
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
Ratio: 25% Pretty cool album, I like the flow of the music from song to song. Favs: There goes the fear / Pounding Dislikes: Where we're calling from / Friday's dust /
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
Vaya sorpresa, un sonido que definió los dosmiles
The main vocalist kind of drones on, which is an immediate turn off. I don't know if it's just his voice or if it's overproduction, but whatever it is, I don't like the sound. Too moody and boring for my tastes.
Very cool album that I'd never heard of. There's some straight rockers and some wild electronics here and there too. Fun album.
Meio palha na real
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
It is indie music. Nothing was really memorable about the album. Some of the songs were to long and I wanted the album to end earlier than it did. I ended up skipping through some of the songs. It is better than some of the other albums that have received a one but I will round down.
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.
Probably need time to marinate, which is fine since I intend to listen again to most of it. Right now this is everything I'm looking for in an album that's new to me. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the songs that didn't remind of me of Coldplay.
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?
Really enjoyable. There was plenty of interesting and deeply layered tracks... it really is nicely varied, with sparse quiet tracks like M62 but all finds angsty energy in the right parts. Really good album.
This is not in my copy of the list, so I'm assuming it's been scrubbed from musical history. There was one Doves album on there, but not this one. I gotta say though, this is kind of a thin, wiffly, watered-down Radiohead blended with some of the twinkle of their contemporaries who fell more under the Britpop umbrella. It's quite boring, really. I actually forgot I had music on at one point.
3.75
I very much enjoyed. Surprised myself.
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.
Never even heard of Doves before but I liked their slower, mellower take on a grungy sound. This album felt thematically tied but with plenty of variation between songs to keep it feeling fresh.
Very dramatic episode of a 2000s TV show vibe going on. Really enjoyed it.
Mmmm. A bit like a sub-Coldplay to me.
Yeah this really impressed me different in areas but worthy of a re-listen. Kinds felt a bit like Coldplay meets gorillaz but was also its own animal
boring, whiny, and uninspired. couldn't stand the lead singer's voice, didn't finish listening after the first few songs.
I liked this. It's good indie rock though it definitely has a 00s sound. Still enjoyable though
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
Love it. This is new music to me. Reminded me a little of late 80s: early 90s Manchester music in parts. Stone Roses. But it did vary a bit. This is what I was hoping for out of this project
It’s nice to listen to while you are cooking and reading a book 4/5
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.
Ovdje na coveru možemo vidjeti dio Hrvatske, točnije najbolji dio i najsiromašniji (Slavoniju) i ostatak. Ovo je mogu reći veoma underrated album, nikad čuo prešao mi preko radara, ali hvala za 1001. jer neb nikad ni čuo probably. Poslušajte, stvarno ima dobrih gem-ova na ovom albumu [There Goes the Fear, M62 Song, Where're We Calling From, Friday's Dust, Pounding, Last Broadcast..] ma zapravo, praktički cijeli album je dost dobar, baš ono čvrsta četvorka. najs.
Već sad znam da se sutra neću sjećat niti jedne pjesme. P.S. bio sam upravu, jednog stiha/ritma se ne mogu sjetit 🙃
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.
Not much to take away from this one. A lot of pounding and scratching.
Very much my kind of thing. Two notes: each song feels slightly longer than it needed to be, and the vocals are just on the edge of annoying to me. That said, I dig the music and the lyrics, so it balances out.
There Goes The Fear makes me happy, I didn't know who it was by until now. The rest gives me slightly Coldplay energy and I don't think I mean that in a good way
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
Not good. Was trying to review this on the weekend and accidentally reviewed the Velvet Underground as 2/5⭐️ before listening to it. I then listened to that album, since I did not want to listen to this not good one again, and it was fantastic. Which made me even more upset about accidentally rating it 2/5 and this album by Doves is the object of my ire. It’s a bad album and it should feel bad.
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
I think I can now consider myself as a Doves FAN. Incredible album.
Wonderful album that surprised me. It could have been shorter to focus on quality, but it's a very nice piece of indie rock/britpop overall.
Better than I remember it being, really enjoyed it. Not quite five stars, but pretty damn close! There goes the fear, pounding, and Friday's dust were my favourites
So very, very boring. I couldn't wait for it to end. It was like Coldplay on valium.
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.
A few bright points but generally a pretty droopy record. Is this landfill indie?
Really not sure why it's on this list.
This is one of the best British albums of all time. There isn’t a bad track on it.
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
Hi-There Goes The Fear, Caught By The River Lo-There Goes The Fear Pretty OK after a few listen throughs, but not really memorable. There Goes The Fear is a really enjoyable track up until the very annoying noises at the end. N.Y. does kind of the same thing...Here's an idea, guys: When you're done with the song, just END IT, instead of devolving into aural torture. Album ends with Caught By The River, which is a good track (and pretty famous)...The rest of the tracks are more Stone Roses type of brit-pop than Manic Street Preachers and it's not really my style. It's fine, but a little moodier than I like and I probably won't be listening again.
I listened to their first album before this one and it blew me away, 10/10 post rock I think the first song I noticed that I found really phenomenal was Sea Song, the three songs before that were amazing but it was that fourth song that really made me love the album, and everything after that was incredible too but then I listened to the second album, and I think I liked it even more, it had so many cool songs, that is easily worth a 10/10 for me but then I noticed they did something really special, THEY DID A COVER OF A FUCKING KING CRIMSON SONG Moonchild is one of my favorite songs in general, the fact they made a bluesy, post-rock cover of one of my favorite prog rock songs is so fucking cool idk I’ve always had a soft spot for any media that uses King Crimson, especially in movies like Mandy, Children of Men, and Buffalo ‘66 (although there are MANY other reasons I love that last one) anyways this a really incredible album for me, if you like post-rock this is definitely worth a listen
Beautiful album.
Enjoyed! Good music to vibe to.
Never heard of these guys. Now I know why.
Classic album. excellent guitar led rock. Pounding on of my top 10 songs. Cover art 3/5
This was a brilliant album. Having never heard of Doves, I didn’t know what to expect. This is a really chill album with brilliant music. It’s upbeat, catchy and skilful. I really enjoyed this album and it will be one I return to many times
Its always darkest before the dawn. Behind every dark cloud there’s a silver lining. This little light of mine, I’m a gonna let it shine. Doves. Never heard of ‘em. Wished I had before now. I think I love ‘em. NME called 'The Last Broadcast' ‘the most uplifting miserable album you’ll hear all year.’ I’m not typically a fan of Brit-pop, precisely because of the inordinate time the genre spends celebrating misery. That, and the music often sucks. But Doves have stopped me in my tracks. I found the music bright and joyful, almost effortless. And the lyrics, while a far piece from puppy-producing joy, were definitely more optimistic than the soul crushing bleakness of, for example, Pulp. Even on ‘Sulphur Man,’ who is described as ‘A soul in tatters, as black as coal,’ the lyricist still hopes ‘… you can find what matters.’ The other Brit-pops would advise suicide, right now, before the rest of this day ends up surely sucking even worse than yesterday. But even that doesn’t really matter, they say. Live, die, whatever. Who gives a shit? That’s not Doves, though. Things do matter. Even negative things. Maybe especially negative things. Or maybe more accurately, you matter. Negative things do not have the final word, they are not an end to themselves. On ‘Satellites’ you can actually hear the emergence from bad times into better times. Even the expression, ‘Sweet Lord,’ is sang with what sounds like a choir. There’s a lot of those kind of moments, cool little surprising sounds- tinkling chimes, pounding hammers- sprinkled liberally all over this album like jimmies on a donut, never detracting, but always enhancing the song. In fact, I felt as if I was back in college (late 70s) listening to this LP at the local video arcade, every song on 'The Last Broadcast' accompanied by the whirs and whistles and beeps and such emanating from Pac Man and Asteroids and Donkey Kong. (Have I completely lost the millennial readers?) I watched a recent series of conversations between the producer extraordinaire, Rick Rubin, and a musician named Paul McCartney (whom you might remember from Wings, not to mention a little band he was in before.) They spent the time in front of a mixing board console, Rubin manipulating the various tracks, highlighting the bass parts and asking questions about composition and historical context, etc. Well, he’d have his hands full with 'The Last Broadcast.' I mean, when’s the last time you heard a clarinet on a rock n’ roll record (‘Friday’s Dust’)? Then again, now that I think of it, McCartney used one on ‘When I Get Older,’ a track off of one of those LPs he did with the fellas before Wings (and you might of heard of this one too), 'Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.' But I digress. Dove takes their time with the intros and exits. I like that. Lots of echo in the vocals, giving the overall mix a dreamy sound, reminiscent of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd (‘The Nile Song,’ i.e.) I like that too. There wasn’t one bad, even mediocre, song in the bunch, including the two droning instrumentals serving as intros for the next songs. Oh, and check out their adaptation of King Crimson’s ‘Moonchild’ on the fourth track, ‘M62 Song.’ It took me until the very end before I finally consciously realized what my subconscious knew from the beginning. The fact that they even know who King Crimson are rates them a bonus star, don’t you think? There’s an oldies radio station here in Denver that advertises, ‘Remember when music was good?’ I don’t ever want to turn into one of those guys, yelling at the kids to get off my lawn, and grousing about how today’s music ain’t got the same soul, so start playing old time rock n’ roll. 'The Last Broadcast' is proof enough that good rock did not end with the turning of the century. Now if I can just figure out the significance of the album cover?
Obligatory "Hey, this sounds like Radiohead/Coldplay/Muse". Pretty good. Highlights for me include "N.Y.", "Caught by the River" and the kind of strange King Crimson cover(?) "M62 Song". More chill than I expected from the ominous album cover and title, both of which are awesome by the way. However, my favorite parts were when they slightly dipped their toes into a more grungy sound.
nope
Very nostalgic indie rock. Really holds up unlike a lot of indie music of the time which sounds cheesy these days.
Liebe diesen droney Indie Disco Stomper. Wohl eine zu der Zeit in der Breite zu unrecht etwas unpopuläre Band, die einen perfekten Nachfolger zu „Lost Souls“ liefert. Irgendwo zwischen Charlatans, Stone Roses, The Verve und doch nicht nur ein ‚für Freunde von‘-Act. In jenem Jahr war ich schon selig, denn der Erstling von Interpol und die EP‘s von British Sea Power rundeten eine tolle Post-Britpop Zeit ab. Alleine „Here comes the fear“ auf der Autobahn voll aufdrehen ist als einer der lebendigsten Momente in Erinnerung geblieben, als ich vor wenigen Jahren das Album wieder hervor geholt habe. Biased 4.0
me surpreendeu bastante até agora! tem até um brasileirinho em there goes The fear auhsua AMEI
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
Bit dull. Britpoppy Coldplay shite. Almost gets good in a couple places but most is dreary forgettable monotony. Last song caught by the river maybe the best?
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.
A little whiny for my tastes
Music so average you might aswell listen to silence.
Having never heard of this before, I'm really impressed. Nice middle ground between the outgoing Britpop and the oncoming indie rock boom of the early 2000s. Too long though.
Interesting. Sounded more modern than '02. Not my favorite, but enjoyable.
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.
This is my first time listening to the Doves. I like their atmospheric sound.
Hi-There Goes The Fear, Caught By The River Lo-There Goes The Fear Pretty OK after a few listen throughs, but not really memorable. There Goes The Fear is a really enjoyable track up until the very annoying noises at the end. N.Y. does kind of the same thing...Here's an idea, guys: When you're done with the song, just END IT, instead of devolving into aural torture. Album ends with Caught By The River, which is a good track (and pretty famous)...The rest of the tracks are more Stone Roses type of brit-pop than Manic Street Preachers and it's not really my style. It's fine, but a little moodier than I like and I probably won't be listening again.
Bueno!
They weren’t the first to do, they weren’t the best to do it, but they did it anyway. Couple of half decent singles on a mostly indifferent album.
Imagine if the apocalypse came and this carnival of janglewhine actually _was_ the last broadcast. Sheesh.
not at all my thing
Boring. Closer to a 2 than 3
Enjoyed this one a lot. Great tracks with big sound. No overly memorable tracks but all consistently good.
meinlaust
Fine. Pretty bland
I wasn’t sure what to expect but this album was truly great. Elements of Britpop meet influences such as the Beatles, Radiohead etc. to form a lush textured album that is familiar and new at the same time. I find rock albums from this time tend to sound a lot like each other but this album stands out. I loved the instrumentation as well
Want to listen to it more to form a better opinion. definitely interesting structures, liked some of their singles already but interested in the rest of their material.
Good
Glad I took the time to listen to this album. Had no idea what Doves would sound like and I was impressed. Solid indie-Brit pop with some fine songs and not really any bad ones, which is a good thing!
не ну норм такой электронный рокешник
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.
This rips
meh. sounds like coldplay.
"A remixed version of "Words" entitled Live for City is played at the start of all Manchester City F.C." Wikipedia... is this true?
Really enjoyed this album. I hadn't heard of them before, so that's always fun.
Mellow. Grunge. A touch of nostalgia despite the fact that I'm a very young millennial and hadn't heard of this group before. Love it.
More slow indie rock
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 production fucking sucks
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.
long on the list of bands people love, never been my thing. alright i suppose, but not quite as gloomy as radiohead or spacy as stone roses, and a smidge too coldplay to be cool
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.
Didn't particularly care for it. Really dragged along. Forgettable. Boring.
Snore
This one is gonna be quick because I feel like shit, but I loved this artist. I always loved the strange vibes from radiohead that i haven't heard anywhere else. I couldn't listen to them too much though because it was filled with so much anxiety and depressive sounds that it brought me down. The doves have that vibe I wanted though, and it had all of the bad vibes taken out. A wonderful, modern, almost whimsical or fairytale like album 8.5/10 The only descriptor in my head is "modern fairytale"
I was really impressed by this album, I love the instrumentation, the I love the mixing, I LOVE THE MUSIC. The voice is great, and it's just all around always great sounding to my ears. I loved this album, lots
An old favorite of mine. This is a very good album. I would have chosen Lost Souls, personally. Though not as consistent as The Last Broadcast, TLB lacks the greatness that Lost Souls has in spots. Still a fine album.... 4 🌟
Not great not terrible
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
I was really surprised by this one. It reminded me a bit like Radiohead, probably around the Kid A / Amnesiac period. Very space rock-y. Although the vocals felt a bit generic (stronger, more forceful than Yorke's). I liked how the album opened, the intro really made a great statement. Their interpretation of "Moonchild" was... interesting. Not sure if I would keep coming back to that song, but at least they credited King Crimson.
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.
Not heard this before and to be honest I find it a little dull and repetitive. Reminds me a bit of Keane and that general "Millennial Malaise" type of Indy Rock. It is OK but not a favourite of this listener. Best Track for me is probably the Robert Fripp co-written "M62 Song" which at least has some nice lyrical guitar work. "Last Broadcast" is also a good tune but too reminiscent of Guy Garvey and Elbow for my liking. A little maudlin for me.
I enjoyed this. The vocals were great and the production was full of some nice little nuggets to sink my teeth into. Some of it fits in very well with a lot of the garage bands in the early 2000’s but I think the vocals make up for it and i enjoyed it more than The Strokes right away. Really liked the acoustic guitar work on “Caught By The River” - almost reminded me of Filter’s Take a Picture a little bit. Fave tracks: “Words” “Caught By The River” “N.Y.”
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
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Pounding, Caught By The River Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Coldplay and Keane ate these guys' lunches and I can't say I'm mad at that. That's what you get for taking a few too many pages out of the Oasis playbook.
Kempegod.
2 bangers rest was ok
This one really caught me by surprise in a positive way! I don't even know what it is. It's not terribly catchy and I'm not even sure how "good" it is but I really liked it both times through. Ended strong on the last track!
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 Brit pop. Evolution of Oasis, Proto Coldplay with a sprinkle of Sun Kill Moon. Some of the songs had a big sound and good breakdowns. Many times I’d be into it and they’d take it the wrong direction, a boring direction. As a whole it felt a bit saccharine and got a bit repetitive.
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
чиловый лёгкий инди поп рок, иногда интересное звучание, но в целом нет особо запоминающихся паттернов и ярких особенностей
6,5/10 Legal
Eu não só poderia ter morrido sem ouvir este como PREFERIA ter morrido sem ouvir este.
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
sad dated and a bit boring. there goes the fear carries it
Wonderful piece of work
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.
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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.
Never really listened to Doves much, but dead keen to given the story that Uncle Chris was in the band that became Doves with Jimmy Goodwin and went to school with Jimmy. I recognise 3rd track There Goes The Fear, had no idea it was them. Halfway through and unfortunately this isn't really my bag, the genre never has been, original Manchester indie. 2/5
There Goes The Fear is incredible
tfw highlight albuma je lofi cover pisme od king crimsona koju redovno skippam
nickelbacsk, 00'er
Nice
liked it more than i thought i would
Grata Sorpresa
Decent. Much prefer their first album. 5/10
Nothing really remarkable about this album. It's not bad but it just sounds like every other alternative band from the early 2000's. Favorite Tracks: "There Goes the Fear"
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
wat een lelijke cover there goes the fear again kan ik wel smaken
I liked the sound of this album. Coldplay mixed with Oasis with a little bit of shoegaze. 4.2/5
This was ok, no standout tracks for me but decent over all.
Only a rung or two above Coldplay, this lot.
Ah, the "indie dirge" genre. Haunting melody on M62 song that I kinda liked, but overall this was a just a downer which I didn't appreciate being afflicted with.
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
Unremarkable. Similar to many pop rock bands around that time, mainly Coldplay, but not as catchy. Bland, inoffensive roadtrippy. 2 stars may be a bit harsh but this is not a 3-star album.
São muitos os corpos que conheço de forma bíblica. Muito poucos os poemas que sei de cor. Como lagarta que sai do casulo, conheceria o teu. Saberia os teus versos com precisão cirúrgica. Faria dos nossos corpos sonetos - duas quadras, dois tercetos - até que o arco do tempo se torne infinito e os planetas em torno de nós gravitem. "Inside a heart of summer soul" MotA: Pounding
Ok zu hören, aber zu durcheinander. Klarinette ist gut!
Gutes Songwriting auch wirklich gutes Album aber die Bewertung bleibt eine rationale Entscheidung
A better version of Coldplay. Still shitty, but better than Coldplay
hit and miss
Didn't liked this in my first listening, neither in the 12th. If you are into this kind of music, I recommend Soda Stereo. They do it better
Decent bit of Brit-pop
This is squarely my vibe. I liked the themes. I liked the tone for the most part. There wasn't a specific song that I loved, and at a few points I felt it dragged. This is going to be a 3 star, but a high 3. For sure the best 3 star so far.
Great indie-brit album. 'Words' is an all-time great song. Similar to Interpol, Elbow, British Seapower.
surprising ly good
An omdcfavorite of mine. This is a very good album. I would have chosen List Souls, personally. Though not as consistent as The Last Broadcast, TLB lacks the greatness that Lost Souls has in spots. Still a fine album.... 4 🌟
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
Have never heard this before. Easily one of the best albums ive heard in 10 years
great!
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.
Solid, reminded me of Elbows a little. Will listen to some more of their stuff
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.
Oddly I was only familiar with the Doves' first album Lost Souls which I love. This one on first pass didn't do as much for me. But. Almost immediately upon second play i am hearing the differences...in a good way. The strong sense of melody I was waiting for is everywhere but I think more varied this time around. I almost wish I had multiple days per album to properly digest some of them, this is a good example. I'm thinking I'm going to like this more and more as I get to know it. If you like melodic dreamy melodies, this is for you. 7/10 4 stars.
Great post-Brit pop. Will listen to more of their work.
Un excellent album de Coldplay emmené par un Chris Martin très inspiré. Celui-ci répète d'ailleurs à longueur d'interviews que l'album Last Broadcast était sa plus belle fierté personnelle : "- L'album Last Broadcast est ma plus belle fierté personnelle. - Pouvez-vous répéter, Chris ? Vous avez parlé trop loin du micro. - Bien sûr. L'album Last Broadcast est ma plus belle fierté personnelle. -Merci, Chris." A contrario, on entend souvent que le batteur du groupe a une aversion toute particulière pour cet album qu'il aurait à de multiples reprises qualifié de mauvais : "- Vous entendez ? - Non, qu'y a-t-il ? - Il me semble que le batteur de Coldplay a une aversion toute particulière pour l'album Last Broadcast... - Cesse de dire des bêtises, tu veux ? - Tu as raison..."
Oh man I haven’t listened to these songs in sooooo long. Great stuff. Holds well.
I love this album from front to back period
Words: very good There goes the fear: excellent M62 Song: good N.Y.: very good Satellites: amazing Friday’s Dust: very good Pounding: amazing Last broadcast: very good The sulphur man: excellent Caught by the River: excellent 9.5/10
It was alright, not super special though. Sounded a bit like Coldplay.
I didn't know who this band was, but I'm glad to have found them. This album is remarkable.
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.
I had not heard of this band or album, and I don't recognize any of the songs, but it's really solid. I like their style. It's a nice blend of rock and pop, but has its own sound -- maybe "indie rock"? -- and I like how that edgy sound is balanced with vocals and vocal harmonies, plus catchy rhythms, that all make for a rather infectious mix. Very glad I've been introduced to them.
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
L'album que Coldplay aurait rêvé de réaliser, mais ils préfèrent répéter "Para para paradise" dans la moitié de leurs sons
Not sure what to make of this bland album
Best album from a fantastic band
Listened to some of it but it was pretty bland stuff.
The type of dreamy indie rock that is right up my alley. Definitely enjoyed this one, and I’m gonna seek out more of their stuff in the future!
Solid album, didn't like really stand out for my tastes but perfectly neutral music, I feel like it would be hard for anyone to dislike this.
I want it to be better than it is! 'Pounding' is great, and I thought the rest would be like that - hypnotic, building, etc. But a lot of the songs are quite weak...
Decent.
actually forgot to listen to this, but its currently in the cd changer in the car. yeah you heard me right, its a 6cd changer. don't all get too jealous.
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It's got some nice songs and some awful ones. As a whole I feel it kinda boring. Particularly liked: M62 Song
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Nothing of note here. The albums tracks carry’s on without creating any worthwhile moments that make you want to come back to. It’s just another example of lazy rock/pop music masquerading as something important...it’s really not. 1 Star!
Not as terrible as I worried, but nothing special to my ears either.
Don't know anything about this, so I'm guessing something kinda electronica-y. Nope! Actually regular 2000's Rock. Pretty decent sound. No songs grabbed me yet. Actually kind of dull. Emotional Rock with no particular sound that stands out. Probably a 3, maybe a 2. Forgettable.