Reviews (page 9 of 9)
Production: 17/20 Songwriting: 15/20 Innovation: 15/20 Bangers: 15/20 Emotional response: 16/20 =78 What a lovely album chaps.
"The Dove from Above" is a large prop animal suspended above the contestants on Shooting Stars merely for the purpose of bearing six key words for further questions. Guests would be prompted to "coo" down the dove. "Coo. Coo. Coo." Noteable cooers are Johnny Vegas and Take That's Mark Owen.
Yeah, good.
Less gay Coldplay
Lot of filler for me
Really enjoyed this album. Wasn’t a massive fan of their when they were ‘popular’ back around 15 years ago but can really appreciate the music now. Caught by the River is great.
The color grey, Paint drying, Steve Davis, train spotting. Just some of the things more interesting and inspiring than the Doves.
Jeden z najdziwniejszych albumikow jaki sie trafil na liscie, bo brzmi jak nic, doslownie nic, to jest chyba ten slynny gatunek indyjskiego grania, ktore musialo zostac tak zindykowane, ze w ogole grania w nim nie ma za bardzo, moze w latach powstania albumiku brzmial on lepiej, ale teraz wokale i brzdakanie brzmi tak do bolu generycznie, co do tematyki lirycznej, to oscyluje ona w granicach gloomerstwa doomerstwa w zaleznosci od tracku, a moze po prostu ja nie jestem w stanie dostrzec bloomerowej strony plyty, bo granie az tak bardzo mnie boli, jedyny kawalek plejkowy ktory bym wrzucil to M62, czyli autostradowy song bedacy ich interpretacja moon childa crimsonow, ale to takze nie swiadczy za dobrze o granej muzyce, skoro trakiem ktorego najlepiej sie slucha jest kompozycja kogos innego, moze nie moj gust, nie moj dzien na brytysjki pop indyjsko rokowy, ale jakos nie urzekl mnie ten albumik
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.
Álbum passable, tirant a avorrit. No hi ha res que m'enganxi, potser la segona cançó i poc més.
bluf!
Some good tracks.
There Goes The Fear is one of my favorite songs ever
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Just an all-around forgettable album. Mediocre singing. 3/10.
Naja
This album sounds like just about everything that XFM was playing in 2002 (You're an idiot, play a record!). Peppy Brit Pop. This also sounds a lot like early Coldplay. You could probably toss a coin in 100 realities and find that in 50 of them Coldplay became the huge megaband and in 50 of them Doves became the megaband. Kind of generic. A solid 3 across the album. I wouldn't turn it off, but none of the tracks have a particular hook.
I was so bored listening to this. But I made it through. I've heard worse music, so it gets a second star.
i started out pretty interested in this, thinking hey, here's something i've completely missed! i ended up pretty uninterested, thinking hmm, this feels more & more like coldplay...
Wow I wish I had found this band earlier
I need to listen a couple more times to review the lyrics, etc... but it definitely sounds like something I would have been into in 2002. Still nice now, though!
it's around/ a little bit better than RIO for me. still developing my rating skill.
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.
My god, all this Brit pop is killing me.
Ach. I suppose it’s fine. A lot of build up without any break.
It's alright. I love Kingdom of Rust. I feel like this band would be really great live.
Good!
Average. Not really noticeable in any way
Also really nice, kind of Radioheady. 4.5
This was fine. It was great for background listening during a busy day, but it's not something I'd listen to normally.
Only a view songs I liked. If you are in the mood for this kind of music then it alright.
This was fine. Nothing I'd write home about. Would leave it on if it was on the radio.
Really like this album. Decent alt/indie rock.
Interesting melodic ideas here, I just wish they had mixed things up as each song rehashes the same themes over and over rather than going anywhere new or different.
The fact that this is 2002 tells me they were ahead of their time. A lot of indie artists today are copycats of this type of sound.
Two standout tracks, pounding and there goes the fear. The rest is pretty unremarkable, atmospheric sometimes dirge like.
Really great Britpop. These guys should've been bigger in the States.
"Pounding" was a great track, and "Last Broadcast" reminded me of a Gorillaz track. Moody British indie tunes, what's not to love?
good indie rock
British indie, pretty good
Generic.
Pop rock indie
Interesting sound.
Very interesting. Some instrument, far our tracks and some a little more broad.
Brilliant.
Liked a song, a little out there, but good work listening
Aika pliisu ja alkoi tuntumaan loppumattomalle...
Not really my style, but it grew on me towards the end. Also loved M62 song, thought I accidently played some King Crimson
chill, inoffensive background music
9,3 Discazo
Run off the mill
Doves best album. Only prevented from getting 5 stars by the absence of The Cedar Room, their best song (on previous album, Lost Souls). Contains some total classics like Words, Pounding and Caught by the River.
The word I keep coming up with is "almost." This album wants so desperately to be an epic, atmospheric magnum opus, but it's...not quite that. Hell of a try, though. Best track: Satellites
Mukavan olonen levy ja sopii kevyeen fiilistelyyn. Joutu kuuntelee useemmassa pätkässä, niin ei silleen jäänyt kuitenkaan mieleen.
Solid. That's it. I liked it. Maybe will revisit someday.
After listening to the first track, I really wanted to like this. And, listening further, I did, just not as much as I would have liked. After staring at the band name for a couple minutes, I seemed to remember a release by them from last year. I was sure I hadn't listened to it, that there was some kind of news coverage that I had bookmarked to read as I got to it. It turns out that that was not the case: I listened to the 2020 album in 2020, and I guess it was pleasant but not particularly memorable. This sophomore effort seems better for now, though in a year I suppose I'll be better-equipped to compare it. It's chock-full of good songs and a few hints at something more. One listen in, I think the mix lets down the music a bit. My rating is a tad harsh based on my disappointment.
Good. A little longer than needed. 6.5/10
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
Wow - never heard of this band before but really liked this record. Like an early 2000s version of Echo & the Bunnymen
Early 00's mellow Grunge
jinudge ko sila by album cover but they turned out goooooood! WHY DO I KNOW THERE GOES THE FEAR! ohhhh 500 days!
obviously inspired by britpop kinda stuff, kinda like the strokes etc but with softer songs, not just upbeat rock tunes. Drags on a bit too much for me but the good parts are fun 3/5.
A truly great live band, but on record, you need to give these songs time to sink in. As others have said, possibly not as good as their debut, Lost Souls, but it has some excellent singles and the intensity never drops. Brilliant!