Rattlesnakes

They sound like AI-generated John Hughes soundtrack songs. Waste of space on this list

Singer’s voice was bad, lyrics were nonsense, and songs were forgettable.

It sounds like he absolutely loves himself and thinks he's a genius, but just comes off as a dull tryhard. The instrumentals are usually okay, but let down by aimless, tuneless, melodies, sung unconvincingly by an English A-Level poet

Felt like it was creepy. Like I was sitting at the bar in the Shining creepy.

So.Very.Boring

Couldn’t even finish it. Which is rare.

Not bad, but just boring. Also, very pretentious. Not every album or song is going to be a hit, and that's ok. But, they should probably stay in the era they were written and performed in and then left alone. This is firmly in that category.

No melody

Nah, not my jam. Too wispy for me.

- hat mir irgendwie so gar nichts gegeben

Just awful 80's dribble.

Jangly folk pop-rock overstuffed with lyrics. A little annoying at times and completely forgettable - in one ear and out the other.

Really didn't like this. I mean really. I read a bunch of reviews trying to understand it and it gets compared to like Bob Dylan a lot? Can't believe I like Bob Dylan better than this. I don't really see the comparison. Anyways, nah. Nah nah nah. 1.49/5

Feels like a movie soundtrack. Really hated all of it. Longest 47 mins ever. They really had a lot to say and none of it mattered. No highs.

Overall: 2/10 The music is fine itself but man, those vocals and lyrics are awful. I'm reminded way too much of The Smiths (who I despise). So annoying. It just kept getting worse the longer I listened to it. Fav Song: Rattlesnakes Least Fav Song: 2cv

i fear this is what the smiths sound like to non-smiths fans. every 80s trope but make it boring and shallow highs: first track lows: the rest

No pinta great to my taste. Solo anotaré lo que I really liked. Voy por la 4, una mierdilla so far. Que ladilla música de pure gringo que es boring and bland. Me arrecha su voz un poco. Me arrechó su música. Me retiro sin apreciar el resto. Iba por la 6ta. Me hizo cuestionar si de pana nací en la época equivocada musicalmente hablando JAJA. Maldito disco gay vale. 0

Not for me

Despite its polished sound and clever references, 𝘙𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 feels oddly lifeless. The songs blend into one another with little variation, and the emotional impact never quite lands. It’s all very tasteful — but far too tame to leave a mark.

I’m bored, bored of this genre. What does this add, absolutely nothing.

I tried. This is really boring

I didn't know this band and I think I know the reason why - this album is meh

Very generic 80s sort of new wave sound, and just nothing that made it stand out to me.

So boring I could hardly get through it.

Sounds like something from the cut-out bin at Sam Goody or Camelot Music back in the late 80s. Does not belong on this list.

Nothing special here.

If the Guardian had a house band they’d sound like this.

Mais pop dos anos 80 que pretensamente tenta ser sofisticado, e de fato, é apenas massante.

1. zkin - 1 2. zpeed - 1 3. znakez - 1.5 4. ztreet - 1.5 5. fire - 1 6. charlotte - 1.5 7. 2cv - 1 8. four - 1.5 9. patience - 2 10. ready - 2 11. zuueetnezz - 1.5 12. babiez - 1 13. zea - 1 14. good - 1.5

Horrible jangly, affected sophisto-pop from the 1980s that I would rather have forgotten about to be honest. There's literally nothing here that stands out, other than the first track, that was a big hit for some reason. The lyrics sound like something a twelve year old might think were clever, but then look back and wonder at how cringe they were a year or two later. The best part of this experience was realising that only the first ten tracks were on the original release, so I could stop listening earlier than I had first thought.

Dull.

exceedingly forgettable - half the time I thought I was listening to The Pretenders by accident.

No matter what words he sings, his voice sounds the same in every different song. Boring, bleh... 1 Star

I liked "Rattlesnakes" I was absent in the 1980's music scene.

noooo basta con sta merda

Way too many boring filler songs that sound the exact same! Also, I don't really get the whole "lyrics sometimes not flowing well between verses" -thing. Some of the songs have real potential though. Perfect Skin and Down on Missio.nStreet were the highlights.

Reminded me of Prefab Sprout in the most awful way possible.

boo. Went in thinking I’d love it, but boo.

Musically the band isn't bad but this voice is not for me.

Sometimes I just don't understand why some of these albums are on this list. What is it about this that I need to hear before I die? Nothing, I'll tell you.

"Oh, yay! More jangle pop!" - not me On the one hand, it's not the Smiths or Morrissey. On the other, it's still not good and Lloyd Cole might have a worse voice than Morrissey. At times I wonder if I'm way too sober at a karaoke bar.

More bland British pop.

Life’s too short to bother with music like this. I gave it 3 tracks, no thanks!

No reason to be on this list at all

Jeez so much British 80s bullshit on this list. This was pretentious and boring. A chore to get through.

Typical 80s, not interested.

tried to listen to this like 4 times and got bored every time NNN

Love the album cover and that’s about it

His voice makes me want to punch kittens.

Just generic 80s pop. Didnt do anything new or exciting that warranted to be on this list.

Lloyd didn't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything. He didn't want to sell anything bought or processed or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought or processed. Lloyd had big plans of being a kickboxer but instead somehow fell into making a synth-y Brit-pop band from the 80's more mediocre than it would've been on its own. You can blame Ione Skye, but synth-y Brit-pop from the 80s, was always destined to be wretched. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuc_BqAPxRo ...hold on to your dreams, folks.

Not worth the commotion.

"Down On Mission Street" was a damn good song. Everything else was very boring. Were these guys even aware of what was going on with music in 1984? Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode, Def Leppard, REM, Van Halen, X.... Maybe these guys thought that compared to everything else at the time, that their sound was really fresh and innovative. Good Lord was this album boring as hell.

Some weird older pop band that reminds me of the proclaimers for some reason

Zeer meh, niet eens zin om hier iets zinnigs over te schrijven

This album fucking blowwwss unghh. It’s like a dollar tree version of the cure. Like a Midwest cover and you find in a busted ass bar that does the whole new wave style with a little twang, but is somehow styleless while also derivative of a far superior band. Holy fuuuuuuck

I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS

Traaaaaash.

This website seems to specialise in albums with absolutely nothing to offer.

Saw the band name and thought, 'great, I like one of their songs.' Alas, it was not on this album. Pretty shit.

This is absolutely wick

1.5

Quanta fatica ho fatto per finire questo disco, il sound ottantone era proprio quello di cui non avevo bisogno. Ad esclusione di qualche piccolo riff sparso non ho trovato niente e mi è arrivato come troppo semplice e brutto come disco. C'è gente meglio che ha preso 2 quindi se becca un bell'uno.

This sounds like the perfect band … if you’re looking for an opener for Wang Chung.

One note and uninteresting. An irritation. Also way too long.

Super boring british pop. Some slow suff, some upbeat.

Not my vibe

Found it hard to be objective on this one. It doesn't seem to be particularly popular (at the time or now) and it doesn't seem particularly influential, so it must be about the musical quality. Feels like this is the sort of thing a music critic would choose, but it's not my bag at all. 3/10

Terrible! Second rate band

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