Reviews (page 8 of 9)
We're to the Keane tier on Jeff Buckley worhsip, where the band doesn't even know who they're emulating anymore, and the music suffers for it.
Booooooooring. At first I thought it would just be another Oasis but thankfully the dude's voice wasn't as whiny so I guess that was something. Still didn't think they sounded very good, kinda outta tune and sad sounding which isn't very pleasant to listen to for almost an hour. Also too many of the songs are too long and just drag on and on and on. The comparisons to Coldplay are stupid, these guys have nothing on Parachutes or Rush of Blood to the Head, those albums blow this outta the water. Another stupid brit pop album that nobody cares about.
I'm a bit conflicted on this album. It kinda starts off kinda dull, with the shoegaze-y style vocals, then transitions to a more clear vocal mix with some good songs. And then it kinda ends a little boring.....
Alkoi hyvin, kolmea tähteä ajattelin. Jatkui paljon laimeampana, laski kahteen tähteen. Alussa parit passelit raidat.
This isn’t a bad album but really baffles me that there are two doves albums on this list, (only 1 arctic Monkeys and 1 strokes album) one Doves album would have been more than enough.
nothing here really could i write poetry to this? n
Not awful, but awfully derivative of many other contemporary British acts. Peter Gabriel, Coldplay, Muse, Radiohead, and so many more are are nicked by this outfit. I was unaware of Doves before this listening. Now that I've heard it, nothing has changed.
I could not get interested in this at all.
It was okay, didn't seem particularly exceptional
i dunno just kinda plain and boring and painfully average NNN
Neh
An early 2000s album - urgh. Anyway. I gave it the benefit of the doubt, and while is sure is an album from the early 2000s, with over-sentimental bits hiding underneath the soaring pomposity that infected music at the time, this album is considerably better than its contemporaries. I mean, I won't go as far as saying I liked it - it is an early 2000s album after all, but it definitely isn't as bad as the other filth that was pumped out around then.
Not bad, just boring. Could’ve died without listening to this album.
Not great not terrible. Not a 3.
Ok
WTF is it with Indie Rick groups that makes them all sound like a bunch of soy boys in pain, singing songs suitable only to inspire a person to inflict pain on themselves. That applies to the best of the Indies….and this is far from the best.
Another band who's blandness outweighs their merit. Confused as to how they got two albums on this lis
Wow, that was extremely underwhelming. If this is your favorite album, then I’m sure your favorite food is dry, unsalted crackers.
Didn’t enjoy this Doves album as much as Lost Souls. Every song had a very similar cadence, which made it hard for me to focus on the singing and lyrics. 2/5.
Turns out this WAS NOT the last broadcast. I checked.
Crap
Boring. Got thru half a listen.
Coldplay gibts schon - und die ein, zwei noisigeren Sachen reißen es nicht raus.
There is no world where this is an album I had to hear before I die. It's not bad, not really, but it is very plain despite its rich instrumentation, and every single song outstays its welcome by the end. Would rather have had Miss Dynamite, seeing as she beat this for the Mercury Prize.
Boring.
Pretty inoffensive but also forgettable tbh good back music
A lil to slow for me. Also singer kinda sounds like Bono
It's like Coldplay, but worse. Super dated. I had a tough time getting through this one.
Typical early 2000s mumble rock. A weirder Coldplay.
Terävin puraisu jäi uupumaan. Tai no en oikeen saanut otetta. 2/5
Ihan turha valinta listalle mutta kyllä tämän kuunteli suht mielellään. 2,5/5
David Grey meets Coldplay...
Holy shit, the lyrics for Words are essentially, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. Are you serious? Next song is pure Coldplay. This is where I check out.
If this was the last broadcast, I would shut it off. It took me 2 days to get through. Like Coldplay, but more lame. More obscure British horseshit to add to the pile. Favourite songs: Satellites, Words, Caught By The River Least favourite songs: There Goes My Fear, Friday's Dust 2/5
Ok, how many of these 90’s Britpop/Post-Britpop albums are gonna be on here? How many Oasis contemporaries/bands that sound a lot like Oasis? I get that the book this project is based on is edited by a Brit, but come on. The book is already skewed toward western, English-speaking music, at least make it so these 90’s British bands aren’t overrepresented. But hey, for all I know this’ll be the last one of this genre I get for the remaining 899 albums. Probably not, but possibly. I’m just saying that thus far, one specific genre has gotten more play than most others. Moving on. This was fine, if not a little generic feeling. Reminded me of Coldplay in some parts; makes sense since they were contemporaries. But I really wasn’t exactly inspired listening to this and don’t see much of a reason to return. 2.5 stars rounded down to 2 because I’m getting a little tired of this genre. Standout tracks: There Goes the Fear, N.Y., Pounding
Music for folks who think Snow Patrol goes just a little too hard.
unbelievably boring and absolutely not noteworthy. did this have literally any impact when it released i doubt it.
What was even the point of Britpop? It's all grey noise. The few seconds of Brazilian instrumentation between two songs was where it got interesting...until the band dove headfirst back into nondescript fuzz.
Likely my last broadcast of the last broadcast
Nothing interesting about this. Like a worse cold play. I do not need to listen again.
2000's brit pop.. Not bad but nothing exciting either, like boiled potatoes. 2.5 stars.
The lead singer's voice got more annoying to me as it went on.
Not very interesting. Sounds like every english rock band in the 90s. They werent bad but not great/amazing.
This did not need to be on the list. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s fine, but that’s it, it’s just fine. This is inoffensive pop rock, there’s nothing particularly exceptional about it.
The quintessential 2-star album. Okay listen, probably won't again. I think the makers of this website must be huge Doves fans, a member of Doves, or a relative with Doves. I can't understand why this album is on this list.
I wonder if the lead singer’s name is Ian, because this sounds like a Christian rock album without the Christ. I sort of liked a few of the songs (the beginning of There Goes the Fear, M62 and NY), but overall I’m not very impressed. Wow, and then I actually know “Caught by the River”, but I have no idea from where. Another pretty good one, but can’t bump up the whole album.
I was excited looking at the wiki that this was an indie rock band from the 2000’s that I’d never heard of. But then I discovered there’s a reason I hadn’t heard of them.
Good background noise. Fairly boring and not memorable, but if it was playing at a bar I wouldn’t mind it. How many stars does being not off putting rate? Another one where I’m not quite sure why it’s on the list.
Me: Can we get Coldplay? Mom: No. We have Coldplay at home. Coldplay at home: Doves You know how in the song Wonderwall when they get to the part where they sing "and after aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll", and you think to yourself that this is an unpleasant note to be held for this long? That happens a lot on this album.
Guitar riffs demonstrate skill. Less synth usage than their more recent stuff. A few clear winners, but a lot of filler. Missing the fullness of a band, the natural interplay that balances and enriches the songs.
Holy shit, the lyrics for Words are essentially, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. Are you serious? Next song is pure Coldplay. This is where I check out.
Not caught by this album. Seems pretty generic pop. Like Coldplay but then that popular.
This early aughts indie thing just doesn't work for me. It didn't then, and it still doesn't now. I have no specific problems with this record other than it's just boring. There's nothing exciting or different here. None of the songs had anything musically or lyrically for my ears to enjoy. It's all just thoughtful sad boi on his guitar schtick, and that whole thing has always felt so contrived to me.
The music by itself is quite enjoyable... intoxicating almost. The lyrics of many songs are also often interesting, but the combining of the two just seems completely out of sync with each other resulting in a boring and mundane listening experience.
Wanna be U2
The production on this is awful. The vocals are whinging blah. Britpop gave us many great things and some may say Doves is one of them. Sadly not me. I simply don’t get it. Average composition, dirge arrangements, and a mix that could only have been produced on a Commodore 64.
Meh. Stört nicht, wenn's im Hintergrund läuft, ist aber auch recht eintönig. Plätschert so vor sich hin. 2,5.
Nicht so meins
Rather tedious matter.
“Last Broadcast” picks up where “Lost Souls” left off, and not in a good way. Doves’ sophomore album mostly follows in the footsteps of the second half of their debut, which was a let down after it started strong. “Where We’re Calling From” was the most interesting thing on “Last Broadcast,” and it was too short and jarringly transitioned into the louder and blander “N.Y.” “Friday’s Dust” also diverges nicely from the arena Britrock boilerplate and harkens back to those first few tracks on “Lost Souls,” but on the whole Doves just don’t stand out above post-Britpop (definitely had to look that up) bands like Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Travis, and Keane. I thought I had heard Doves before back when we had “Lost Souls,” but it wasn’t from that. Wasn’t from “Last Broadcast” either. Turns out it was “Black and White Town” from 2005’s “Some Cities.” And that song is good. Catchy. Worthy of radio spins. But worthy of the 1001? Not really, and neither is “Last Broadcast” or the back half of “Lost Souls.” I think this might be the fifth album this month that made me wish Bloc Party’s “Silent Alarm” was on the list instead. So I’m finally gonna go listen to that now.
Meh…
Generic sounding indie album. A lot of the songs were very boring to me. I really like M62 song, other than that it seemed to drag on.
It was okay. Very trippy music.
This felt like a rock album that was going to go mauve.
It's fine I guess though if I'm going to shit on Coldplay I feel like I need to shit on this too. NY was ok but otherwise it's rather bland and pedestrian to me.
Borde kanske gilla det här men det gör jag inte.
I just listened to it and can't even really remember it
Tack gud! Om detta är den sista kommer jag iallafall slippa höra denna igen.
Inconsistent. I liked some tracks but found others really lame. The style varied from light pop rock to experimental. Not awful. High 2
Kinda Coldplay-esque
dont like this type of indie stuff
Eh
Very meh
Not in my edition of the book! 2002. 2 stars. Average millennial Britpop with no redeeming features. Played it once, can't remember any songs from it.
Un disco de indie-rock bastante promedio. No entiendo por qué fue incluido en esta lista, siendo que comparte muchas similitudes con otras bandas como Radiohead o incluso Coldplay, no trayendo prácticamente nada nuevo a la palestra salvo algunas interpretaciones destacables y composiciones relajantes. Quizá en el tiempo en el que se estrenó fue una gran sorpresa para la industria musical británica, sin embargo, no envejeció para nada bien transformándose en una pieza de época.
Den her sagde mig virkelig ikke meget. Det eneste jeg egentlig husker er en masse elektroniske lyde.
Second Doves album on this list. Guess this guy had a thing for em. Out of the gate, the instrumental is reminiscent of Oasis. Starting to believe that there are no good songs named "Words" (bottom 5 UM song imo). Flat song with both terrible lyrics and bad vocal delivery. Did not need ~6 minutes of this in my life. The band redeems themselves a bit with There Goes The Fear. The glockenspiel gives a quirky vibe, but this is a fine enough song. For some reason it feels like it would be a favorite of someone who's favorite movies are Juno and Napoleon Dynamite. M62 Song and Where We're Calling From drop into sparser, more spacey / astral tones that I enjoy much more. But that gives way to N.Y. which opens on a tear bearing much promise. It follows through on that promise by continuously evolving over its ~6 min runtime. By the end it is nearly tearing itself apart with a shitload of spacey echoes and fuzz. I remember liking the last Doves album we reviewed, but this one was generally a disappointment to me. There were some high points (M62 -> N.Y. and The Sulphur Man), but I found this to be kind of a generic slog with songs that often were uninteresting and far too long. Not much worth coming back for to me. Soft 2 / 5.
Starts out as pretty generic sounding alternative; a bit reminiscent of U2. The middle, starting with M62 Song, takes a turn down a street that I'd prefer not to be on as it becomes more like a soundscape album. I started this expecting it to be average at best after a song or two, and it kind of underperformed in my eyes. Nothing special, not terrible.
Lyder som hvis Chris Martin var gået indie-vejen i stedet
Sounds like blur or oasis but not as good as either of those
Never heard of this band ever, neat.
Some okay stuff here and there, but mostly Yawnsville.
Alku oli lupaava, koska tykkään There goes the fearista (500 days of summer toi minut sen tykö kuten varmasti monen muunkin), mutta loppu menee liian Coldplayksi. Eli pienestä kasvatetaan stadioninkokoista, vaikka pieni sopisi tyyliin paremmin. Tai ainakaan ei stadion. Olin antamassa kolmosta, mutta pettymys syö pisteen.
Like a more boring Coldplay.
listened, already forgot what it was like
I liked Words and There Goes The Fear. A bit folky, ethereal, dance beats. The rest was dreary and leaden.
completely meh. 2 stars.
Incredibly boring
Meh, quite bland
Meh! It's OK, but nothing really grabs my attention.
Yo I’m not even mad at this. Not my vibe but I still enjoyed it.
Just Ok. Kinda forgettable. Third time through the album and it still sounds like something I never heard before in my life. It’s not horrible, but did I really need to hear this? 2.5/5
2/5. I mean, it’s okay. It’s not bad just not memorable. Many songs just flow into each other and not in a good way. There some nice sounding songs but overall, mostly uninspired rock-pop.
Coldplay für ganz Schlichte, also noch schlichter als diejenigen, die sowieso schon Coldplay hören. Die Aufnahme dieser Platte in diese Liste ist, wie so oft, ein Ärgernis.
Couple of good songs but mostly bland
Meh
Really threw in everything here. Maybe too much. 2.5/5
2.5
Started quite promising, got quite boring
2/5
Possibly an album put here to include post 2000 releases? And it sounds like every other 'edgy' Indy band. In other words dull. Plodding. It’s like Elvis Costello but on mandrax. Worse actually, because Costello at least tried to hide his lack of originality. There are 1000 bands that sound like this, and you know, I can’t name one off hand? Maybe we should ban listening to the Smiths, The Cure and Joy Division by earnest young urbanites till they’ve heard more music. (All three bands are vastly superior to their acolytes). I’d rather listen to Coldplay outtakes than this Another thing to ban is critics who promote this stuff. No one thinks you’re cool or edgy. There’s plenty of great post 2000 music. This ain’t it. I’m struggling but 2 stars because its mediocrity prevents it being 1 star.
Strong start, weak finish
Highlights: "NY," "The Sulphur Man" Sounds remarkably like an edgier version of Coldplay's arena-rock turn seven months before they got there when it's not busy sounding like a laughable knockoff of Amnesiac or OK Computer. The studio tricks here are way overdone; you'll get five seconds of an instrument right in front of the mix and never hear it again, or 100% mix delay bludgeoning the actual song out of focus. Maybe it has a claim to being influential from back in 2002, but all of its pieces are just stepping stones to a sound that is ultimately anodyne and bland without those charismatic vocals to save it.
Ok, men inget som stannar eller gör något större intryck.
Boring
I listened to this one yesterday and didn’t take any notes and couldn’t remember a single thing about this album today. Kind of like Coldplay/ U2 stylistically. It was ok I guess but apparently didn’t make much of an impression on me. 2.5
Not terrible but pointless and boring
I felt like this was mixed super poorly.
It gave me christian rock vibes. Like Switchfoot but more boring. Wasn't for me.
At times this album works, but the vocals are very monotone and uninteresting. I also got vibes of Dave Matthews and Coldplay at times which are not my jam at all. As a background, it was sometimes fine.
Idk just sounds like cheesy 2000s indie that’s made tv shows. Nothing was bad about it all but nothing made me wanna throw it on repeat at all. 👍: m62, ny
Nondescript royalty free you tube background music comes directly to mind, music that elicits no emotion other than contempt for wasting my time.
Didn't really captivate.
4/10. This reminds me a bit of U2 or Travis, except I've actually kinda liked the albums we had by them. And this isn't one of those things where they aren't as good, but they did it first, nope, they did it last and worse. Oh, but wait, it was a *nominee* for the Mercury prize, so it must be secretly amazing?
One great song + a few ok songs + several that were two minutes too long = 2
Genre: Indie rock, post-Britpop, dream pop, neo-psychedelia First time for me. Heard of the band, don't know the album. Singles: -------------------------------- "There Goes the Fear" (#3, UK) "Pounding" (#21, UK) "Caught by the River" (#29, UK) Tracks that show up on best of the band lists: ------------------------------------------------------- Words, There Goes the Fear, Satellite, Caught by the River Best tracks: There Goes the Fear, Rating: 2.5
"M62" and "N.Y." were interesting and sounded less like Coldplay than other songs. But this was, overall, a pretty forgettable album.
Move over Travis, you are not the only purveyors of blandy noughties inoffensive indie music. The album starts and ends at the usual points with precisely three recognisable songs and suitable filler in between. Are the recognisable songs good? No. Is the album? No. Was it influential? Not in a positive way. Will I listen again? No.
Not really my kind of music. Sounds like generic pop. Enjoyed a couple of songs though.
Not really feeling this one, don't like the singers voice. 2/5
I once downloaded the Doves Greatest Hits and ended up deleting every except "Here Come The Fear". No tracks from this album were missed off the Greatest Hits. 2* for here comes the fear
Sounds like Coldplay but more boring, vocals sound overly nasally sometimes and the songs are long with no progression at all. Very bland. 3/10
Mostly dull, forgettable slow rock. I listened to this on a Friday and am reviewing it on a Monday, and can't recall much about it except I noted which track I liked the most, "N.Y." I remember liking the drums in it.
Not bad. Just not really appealing to me.
Sounds like Coldplay and I don't care for them much either.
Totaal generiek en willekeurig album van rond de eeuwwisseling. Deze hoeft er van mij echt niet tussen te zitten
Spectacularly dull listen, falls short of its lofty ambitions as a record by being so forgettable. This is my first interaction with Doves’ music, and I’m mystified as to their success. At its best, this record is advert music. It’s like an amalgamation of Coldplay and Elbow at the turn of the millennium resulted in the musical equivalent of the neutral people from Futurama. The result? “I have no strong feelings one way or the another”.
Soulless radio music. I will forget about this in a few days. 2
In relation to ‘Lost Souls’, this is the biggest letdown since Alaa Al-Aswany’s ‘The Yacoubian Building’ and ‘Chicago’. (Not bigger than, mind. Still convinced a shapeshifter was responsible for that travesty. This is not bad, just dull. And ‘Lost Souls’ is an amazing album.
Poundstretcher Coldplay attempts to be Spiritualized.
Pretty much the same as many other indie rock acts on the 1001 list. Didn't do anything for me and I will probably forgot about Doves.
Meh
Meh
Coldplay wannabes. Doesn't really belong on this list
Meh
Insipid and unoriginal. There is no reason for this to make this list.
The album cover and design made me think this was like a screen shot of the skyline on Twisted Metal 2. I thought this was a fake album. I even looked up the doves and this album wasn't listed. But once I found it, I confirmed it was real and really not worth being on this list. Like a watered down alternative band. Oh surprise surprise it's British indie rock.
Kinda just ehhh on this. A lot of it is very typical Brit pop with nothing that makes it standout whatsoever. A few different tracks that I found pretty cool m, but too fast and few between. 4/10
Occasionally does something special, but generally too safe to me memorable
i dont get this one. this is generic indie rock from turn of the century dudes. i guess this could have been notable when it came out in 2002, but now? it is nothing special. there are 100 indie rock bands doing much more joyous, energetic guitar drive indie. maybe this is supposed to be the opporsite? moody, down tempo? fine. so many bands are doing it better. did this somehow mark a turning point? give me bloc party, guvnah.
Hm. I was kind of torn in a couple different directions for this one. The band’s sound is somewhere in the middle of the triangle of Coldplay, Keane, and early Radiohead. I don’t think any of the writing in The Last Broadcast was as tight as that of any of those three bands, though, so I found myself kind of disliking (or getting bored by) the songs. Like damn, “There Goes The Fear” is just the generic brand version of “No Surprises”. Some similar comparisons to other, better songs could probably be drawn for many of the other moments on the album. My guy the lead singer also sounds EXACTLY like Chris Martin, which didn’t do him any favors in terms of setting this band apart. But some moments truly gave me chills! Lurking behind the somewhat bland central songwriting elements was a darker, mysterious and compelling backdrop that felt unique or at least more interesting to me. The beautiful, solemn choral interlude or breakdown of “Satellites” is a good example of what I thought Doves did really well. In general, the interludes and the transitions and the breakdowns were my favorite parts of this album. Shoutout to the Suzuki Omnichord in “Sulphur Man”! The stretch from M62 through Satellites felt the most well-defined in terms of the band’s unique sonic identity, I enjoyed it quite a bit. But besides that, my experience listening to The Last Broadcast was basically boredom bordering on discomfort, punctuated by moments of “Whoa, what’s that dark shape way over there?” Some redeeming qualities here, but probably not enough for me to come back to this album in the future.
We’re on a bad streak here. I’m not a fan of this band. Maybe with a vocalist who didn’t sound like store brand Coldplay or with arrangements not so overblown we’d have something to work with. But this sounds like a band that takes its basic ideas really seriously and the result is just off putting. That said, it was fine background music while I made a big salad for my volunteers. And one song, Satellites I actually find pretty catchy and moving. But that’s it.
Meh
I feel like there’s been a bunch of albums recently where people said they didn’t like them cuz they were all over the place and I was like that’s what I liked about it. But this was like the bad version of that to me. Just many different types of boring that almost was good at times then veered elsewhere.
One song I realy like Black and White Town, otherwise music for weeee d
Doesn't do anything for me, it's not bad it's just not meaningful.
Just didn't do anything for me, very boring listen if I'm fully honest.
I didn’t know the Doves until now. The album is OK. If it was being played somewhere I wouldn’t turn it off. Not sure I’d go looking for it either but I do think I may listen to it again sometime. … if it’s being played somewhere by somebody else. I read in one of the reviews of this album that the band was up for a Mercury Prize in 2002. According to an article in the Guardian “ the Mercury music prize…is perceived as the "eclectic album of the year award". If by eclectic they mean uneven ^^^then , OK, I agree with that. If they mean interesting then not so much. ^^^The musical interlude(Where We’re Calling From) and the song unlike the rest (Friday’s Dust). I think those are the ones. I listened to this over three days, which says something about how compelling it was(n’t). I found out that Ms Dynamite won the prize that year. I don’t know who that is either. I am tempted to listen to some of her/their/his music but I won’t now, just in case that album comes up later in this 1001 albums journey. *Fun fact: ‘Heathen’ by David Bowie was also up for the same prize that year.
This album completely failed to make an impression on me. There were a few moments of blissful, beautiful noise, but that's about it. Maybe my head just wasn't in the game. Also, I kept getting distracted by how often this sounded like Coldplay.
Better than expected...
1 song on here is very good and the rest stink
Every song sounded like that one Coldplay song. Lost interest by the third track. Forgettable.
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.
2.5 a lot of dull filler
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
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.
Meh
nothing too memorable
This was some boring-ass alt-rock. Stopped listening halfway through.
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.
Meio palha na real
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.
Već sad znam da se sutra neću sjećat niti jedne pjesme. P.S. bio sam upravu, jednog stiha/ritma se ne mogu sjetit 🙃
Not much to take away from this one. A lot of pounding and scratching.
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
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.
A few bright points but generally a pretty droopy record. Is this landfill indie?
Really not sure why it's on this list.
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.
Never heard of these guys. Now I know why.
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?
A little whiny for my tastes
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.
not at all my thing
Fine. Pretty bland
meh. sounds like coldplay.
More slow indie rock
Didn't particularly care for it. Really dragged along. Forgettable. Boring.
Snore
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.
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.
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.
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
nickelbacsk, 00'er
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"
wat een lelijke cover there goes the fear again kan ik wel smaken
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.
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
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
Not sure what to make of this bland album
Listened to some of it but it was pretty bland stuff.
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...
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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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.
The color grey, Paint drying, Steve Davis, train spotting. Just some of the things more interesting and inspiring than the Doves.
Reportedly a great british band from early 00s overshadowed by the likes of Coldplay, Travis and co... Nah, they are pretty average, veery far from those acts. There Goes the Fear is an impressive track though
A little Arena Coldplay for my tastes. Kind of draining to listen to, but each song was good enough.
bluf!
I was so bored listening to this. But I made it through. I've heard worse music, so it gets a second star.
I’m not quite sure how this is super influential or anything. It’s ok.
What's with all this shit britpop?
This album really really bored me.
This was fine. Nothing I'd write home about. Would leave it on if it was on the radio.
Two standout tracks, pounding and there goes the fear. The rest is pretty unremarkable, atmospheric sometimes dirge like.
Aika pliisu ja alkoi tuntumaan loppumattomalle...
chill, inoffensive background music
Run off the mill
2002. Key Songs: There Goes The Fear, Pounding
I can see some pretty cool ideas in here. I love the drones and at points noisy guitars. I do not care for vocals though, whenever it comes in I am jarred. Also the overly compressed and drum production hurts the record at times. 2.5/5
More generic Brit Pop? Pass.
i hear that it’s good but i don’t like it
PowerPoint ass looking font on the cover matches the shit music
Oh yay. Just what this list needed. More Brit pop craptastic shit. Enough! If only zero were an option.
Definitely some 2000s shit. They tried.
This album tried to let me die of boredom, so I put it off.
What is this, who are they? Starting from the album cover art: this is absolutely awful. The album takes a whopping 77 seconds to start - I guess there's an artistic decision behind that? What I'm hearing is decent early 2000s music with British pretentious lyrics straight from the late 90s - this is the artistic prole of Beck, the Radiohead, and maybe something like (UH my horror) Moby, with something else I can't quite point my finger at - but this time around, it's Bri'ish. They're like the slightly better version of Coldplay. Same level of nothingness, to be honest, but with at least coherent lyrics. It's pop-rock-ish, it's mostly easy going, it's not interesting at all, though. I can't imagine myself putting this music on in any other occasion, since it's a honest nothingness of an album: these guys are chewing words on nice guitar riffs, the production is godawful as per British tradition, and the lyrics are just... well, Radioheady but without the depression? Yeah, if there was a "SKIP" button here, I'd have pressed it today. Like, seriously, who thought this is an album belongs to a list of the top 1001 albums in the world? I mean, I know the answer: a british white guy, as british as bad food is. Because that's something only a self-important man in his 40s can believe. Can I give 0 stars? Because this has 0 chances of belonging to this list.
Why did this album make the list? I’ve heard better white noise. Waste of my time.
Dull
Robert sure dug deep into his shallow bag of British bullshit for this one.
Was this one really long boring song, the same boring song sung twelve times?
Oh, a mediocre Brit Pop album ... it's not like we already had 900 of those on here.
Aggressively forgettable
The first album on this list that I've never heard of before. But I've been around long enough to know what this is. This is Mercury Prize slop. The kind of band that gets a massive, forceful wave of hype that instantly crests. It's a reminder of how British this list is, in many ways. As for the album itself: sometimes a six-minute song can feel infinitely longer than a ten or fifteen-minute one, a track that strains the range of a "normal song" but isn't long enough to become something else, and this album is full of those. Even "M62 Song", that sounds like a ninety second interlude track, drags on for a brutal four minutes. Bad!
-1 for having a song called "The Last Broadcast" and then subjecting me to two more tracks 🤮
154. boring
I know it's boring to point out that this sounds like a crap Coldplay, cyncically replicating the radio friendly pop rock formula of slow grandeur, big arrangements, and overwrought emotive vocals, but they're a boring band so it's ok to make a boring observation about them. There are some pretty parts when the get vaguely into Friday Night Lights post-rock territory, but don't worry the vocals, or some microwaved britpop riffs, soon come along and ruin them. Caught by the River is a good closer though.
Where We're Calling From
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Proof positive that a band can have seemingly everything going for them on the surface and yet if there’s no inspiration there, no truly compelling reason for being, none of it will matter. There are a million bands that sound exactly like this and most of them are much better. If you really need this vibe, listen to Elbow instead, or Coldplay, or Muse, or, etc... Best track: “Words”
bomb whatever london suburb these guys are from
Extremely boring. I had to force myself to listen to this.
The Last Broadcast is as unremarkable as Britpop ever was. The dream pop aspects were miserable. "M62 Song" was grating. The vocals were (mostly) not good. I guess some of it sounded like some decent rock music, but the length of 54 awful minutes made this a 1 star album. As album #1088, The Last Broadcast is my last fucking Britpop album.
the idea that I should listen to the Coldplay that didn't make it is an insult to the very concept of time
There’s a lot of Shitty Beatles on the list but you know what? There’s some Shitty Coldplays too.
I don't think I like this late 90's early 2000's brit-pop style. It's boring. "Caught by the River" is probably the best track here, but boy is it a slog of an album. The wiki said they wanted this album to be more upbeat than the last one. If this is them "upbeat", their early work must be depressing as hell. Honestly, that might make the sound work better. If I get the time, maybe I'll check out the earlier stuff.
Dull. Has a couple bright moments but basically it just sounds so 2002, like it’s kind of a blended up baby food version of Coldplay and U2 or something, and I already can’t remember any of the songs. (1.5 stars)
I enjoyed some moments but on the whole I found it incredibly boring.
im not impressed it feels like radiohead from aliexpress and smth like green day
1.42
Eh, wasn't feeling this album. I tried to get through it, but wasn't vibing with it.
Unfortunately, one of my least favorite albums I've listened to and didn't do much to entertain or expand my musical knowledge. I guess I know I don't like Doves now so that's a positive. Sounded like this CD was the jam of the author and figured they'd get bigger. Not that original and was boring compared to other options.
I’m not a fan.
begon redelijk, maar verzandde in coldplay geneuzel en radiohead gepriegel
Never heard of this band. I think I've heard of this second track. Sounds familiar or the guitar riff sounds familiar.
😭😭😭 TEMU Coldplay 😭😭😭 I've farted more interesting noises.
Another weird band. Not for me.
Terrible Coldplay imitation. Terrible immigration of a terrible band.
Coldplay-esque early aughts bullshit.
Very much Coldplay at home.
This one sucked, emo Coldplay-lite
That was a snooze fest and I detest Coldplay so…
Nothing I liked or can say is innovative
i hate you doves
First repeat artist! and it’s the most boring fucking band ever
noia noia noia
About the safest light rock I have heard since the last Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, or Phil Collins albums served up on this list. "I said words they mean nothing So you can't hurt me". Profound statement if you're 5 and just woke up from a nap. Would love to sit with the lists author(s) and ask what criteria was used when filler was needed. You could place the vocals from "There Goes the Fear" and place them into any Coldplay song. A blatant rip off of an equally boring band.
The Last Broadcast? Self fulfilling prophecy because that's the last time I ever listen to that.
Exactly 10 years before this album was released, the LA Riots happened.
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: 🌃☁️🤓 Production: 🙉🙈🙊 Music: 🎨⏳👀 Rating: ☁️(☁️)/5
Sometimes I wonder if artists would look at these reviews, like a ‘Rate myMD’ sort of self-flagellation exercise. If so, I think, is it nice to say something clever but scathing here? Probably not, so I’ll say nothing at all
Not my genre, not feeling it.
Drivel
Ugh, generic Coldplay like sound. I don't like Coldplay and I like cheap imitations of Coldplay even less
Eigenlijk zou de cover het al moeten verraden: Dit album is van lage kwaliteit. Pfoeeee, ik denk dat de auteur van indierock houdt, of dat weet ik eigenlijk wel zeker want er is echt geen enkele reden waarom je dit album zou moeten luisteren voordat je doodgaat. Dit album is denk ik al 1001 keer gemaakt voor 2002, ik zie echt niet in waarom ik dan specifiek dit album zou moeten luisteren van hun. Het is een soort achtergrond indierock, als je een mes op mn keel zet zou ik je niet kunnen vertellen welk nummer ik het beste vond, het is namelijk allemaal een gezapige brei aan matige zooi. Als je kijkt naar de minst populaire muziek op deze site dan is het vaak muziek die echt iets ander probeert te doen. Toegegeven; vaak werkt het niet, maar het is tenminste iets bijzonders! Kunnen we in plaats daarvan alsjeblieft dit de slechtst beoordeelde muziek van de site maken? Dit is namelijk erger dan iets nieuws proberen: Helemaal niets nieuws proberen, en het nog eens saai nadoen ook. Mijn god, wat een drama. Een saai, inspiratieloos drama.
This just seems like boring, missable generic music to me. I'm keen to read more reviews because I don't understand what makes this noteworthy enough to include here.
1. intro - 1.5 2. uuordz - 1 3. fear - 1 4. zong - 1.5 5. from - 1 6. ny - 1.5 7. zatellitez - 1 8. duzt - 1 9. pounding - 1 10. broadcazt - 1 11. zulphur - 1 12. river - 1.5
Indie shit
more medium ass rock that has me asking once again, why do I need to hear this before I die? - copied from my last review. AAAAAAAAA WHEN WILL THESE STOP BEING ASSIGNED
Coldplay's success mind-screwed a generation of British rock musicians, creating a regrettable genre of music that "is compatible with shopping" (ty Yasiin Bey)
This is poor, even by the standards of the time.
Je vais être honnête avec vous. Il y a des disques dans cette liste des "1001 Albums" qui me laissent perplexe. Pas parce qu'ils sont mauvais, bien au contraire, c'est même pire que ça. Ils sont parfaits, impeccables, irréprochables mais d'un ennui mortel. "The Last Broadcast" du groupe Doves, sorti en 2002, est le champion toutes catégories de ce genre de disques. Mettons les choses au clair tout de suite. Objectivement, c'est un album de pop anglaise classique, douce, parfois cotonneuse. Les mélodies sont superbes, la production est ample et psychédélique. Les mecs savent jouer, ils savent composer, ils savent créer des atmosphères. Chaque note est pensée, chaque arrangement est pesé. On sent les heures passées en studio à polir chaque son, à chercher l'harmonie parfaite, la montée en puissance qui va vous donner le frisson. Sur le papier, c'est un chef-d'oeuvre. Dans la réalité, c'est chiant comme la pluie. Voilà, c'est dit. Et je pèse mes mots. J'ai rarement entendu un disque aussi talentueux et aussi dépourvu de couilles. C'est le problème fondamental de "The Last Broadcast" : il est tellement pro, tellement "adulte", tellement appliqué qu'il en oublie l'essentiel. L'urgence, la folie, le danger, la crasse. Le rock'n'roll, merde ! En 2002, j'avais 32 ans, le Britpop arrogant des années 90 était mort et enterré et la nouvelle mode, c'était le post-Britpop. Des groupes comme Coldplay, Travis, Elbow et donc Doves. Des mecs gentils, sensibles, qui faisaient des chansons tristes et grandioses pour faire pleurer les stades. Une musique de qualité, sans aucun doute mais une musique sans la moindre aspérité, une musique de gendre idéal. Le genre de disque que tu peux mettre en fond sonore pendant un dîner avec tes beaux-parents sans que personne ne s'offusque. Et c'est ça, le drame de "The Last Broadcast". C'est de la musique de décoration, du papier peint sonore de luxe. C'est "cotonneux", tellement cotonneux que ça en devient étouffant. Ça vous enveloppe dans une douce torpeur et ça vous endort. Il n'y a pas un seul moment de surprise, pas une seule note qui déraille, pas un seul cri qui semble venir des tripes. Tout est contrôlé, maîtrisé. Même les moments qui se veulent épiques, comme sur "There Goes the Fear" et sa fin en forme de batucada, sonnent calculés. On dirait un cahier des charges du "grand morceau rock à émotion" parfaitement rempli. C'est impressionnant, mais ça ne me touche pas. Ça ne me parle pas. Un disque, pour moi, ça doit raconter une histoire, ça doit avoir une cicatrice, une fêlure. "Pornography" de The Cure est un disque malade, "Nevermind" de Nirvana est un cri de rage, "The Stone Roses" est un monument d'arrogance. Ces disques ont une âme. "The Last Broadcast" a un diplôme d'ingénieur du son. Alors pourquoi, me direz-vous, est-il dans cette putain de liste ? C'est une excellente question. Je pense qu'il y est comme un spécimen, le spécimen parfait du rock de stade du début des années 2000. Il faut l'écouter pour comprendre cette période, pour comprendre comment des groupes au talent immense ont pu produire une musique si belle et si... vaine. C'est un cas d'école, il faut l'entendre pour comprendre que la technique et les "superbes mélodies" ne suffisent pas à faire un grand disque. Pour toutes ces raisons, je lui colle un 1 sur 5. Un 1 sévère, un 1 de principe. Ce n'est pas une note qui juge le talent des musiciens, qui est immense. C'est une note qui sanctionne le manque de prise de risque, le manque de vie. C'est un album qui me frustre parce que j'entends tout son potentiel, mais je ne ressens rien. C'est un corps magnifique, mais sans un coeur qui bat à l'intérieur.
I turned it off after 3 songs.
Mais de mil discos, mais um que parece que foi escolhido de modo aleatório.
I think I got brain damage
Corporate. The exact point where U2's style became lame. Words is neat but the rest is unenjoyable.
Not my taste
Tepid. Pointless.
Would I listen to it again: no Do I like it: no
not bad. But I wouldn't call it a strong 1 either. It's very blah. But good quality.y
I listen to it all the way through and I don't remember a single moment of it.
This album didn't have a whole lot for me. I'd never heard of these guys. This came out while I was a senior in high school I think. I'd of not liked it back then.
horrible, son literalmente coldplay
No snap with this one.
Nicht meine Richtung
I did not like it
Did not like this album
Tehokas pehmopop häviää taistelun myöhäiskapitalistiselle tylsyyden ylistykselle.
A couple songs might make good background music. No songs are good foreground music.
"The Last Broadcast" I sure hope it is.
I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS
Shithouse. Basically coldplay
Also for the oddments pile. Even when contrasted with Hawkwind, which i sampled immediately before, not especially soothing, musical, entertaining or uplifting. Again, unpleasant and verging on noisy and mechanical then flicking over to ballads. Or whiney and deflating, like english weather. yes, thats it. heavy low clouds, rain, puddles and mud with a druggy tone that is more bathroom echoes that any kind fo pleasant tickling of the lower or upper ganglia.
From the first minute, I couldn't wait for this album to end. Vaguely patterned noise ("atmospheric," if we're very generous) with whiny, cliche emo lyrics. M62 Song was the only redeeming track because it sounded nothing like the rest. There's something to be said for a miserable-yet-uplifting tone, but that thought does not save this album.