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Remember them as a Pitchfork praised band in the early to mid-2000s. I’ve heard this album before and it didn’t grab me at the time. That hasn’t changed, but I respect the experimental swings that they took.
Absolutely not the worst thing on this list. Dolly Parton died halfway through me listening to this, which did dampen the mood somewhat, but it had some interesting ideas. I also wanna be a horse. Interesting it's got such a low score because it sounds pretty much the same as all the other shit from this era.
Experimental junk. Lets make a song/noise which just gets louder, then lets make one which is atonal and just screams at you. Not forgetting the track that sounds like something is being whacked hard at a wall in slow-mo. Its pretty much I know an album that'll get on your nerves - this is it. I cannot get past a short burst of each track - instant tinnitus. I think I'd end up giving Nick Cave a 5 in comparison to this!
Kind of interesting. Some I really enjoyed, others not so much.
Total nonsense.
The combination or electronica and found sound is like a witch marrying a demon and them having a devil as a baby. Yes, blood, I get it. I bet these dudes love Lightning Bolt. This is not worse than the sum of it's parts because noise rock is straight up unlistenable but it is not good. Some birds chirping found sound to close the whole thing out.
Based on reviews, I expected nothing but random noise that I would hate. Couldn’t have been more wrong. I liked this a lot and can’t wait to listen to more of Liars. I keep hearing moments of Beck’s “Mellow Gold” in here which I love. It’s definitely weird as shit but I’ll take this over an old instrumental jazz album any day.
Really really wound me up!!
I thought this was very artistic and enjoyable in the way a David Lynch film is enjoyable— it’s not all warm and fuzzy but it will rattle around in one’s melon for a few days afterward.
NO
Not my cup of tea for today.
Well this is an odd little album isn't it? I don't mind it. Good to hear someone trying something new in this wasteland of mediocrity (you can tell that we are nearing the end, I am miserable)
Συγγνώμη, αλλά αυτό το πράγμα για εμένα είναι ηχορύπανση. Δεν κατάφερα καν να το ακούσω ολόκληρο
Music to make love to your old lady to
Bad and boring, can only give it 1 star. The arrangements are uncreative, but he lyrics are vapid, the vocals are god awful, and the mixing leaves a lot to be desired.
Liked this a lot, not really familiar with this but aware they are quite a prominent name. I like the deliberately lo-fi production and abrassive drums. Some dark and spiritual themes, might be more of a sound-scape album than songs you can get your teeth stuck into but an album I will return to anyway.
2000s indie rock, noise rock. Very creepy cover that started horror stories. About Walpurgisnacht. Ominous and creepy. Unsettling. Appreciate gritiness and horror, noth sth I would listen to.
Besides DSotM, this had been a pretty shit run. 1/5
No sé como describirlo más que con feo y fascinante. Nota: 3.7
2004, Noise rock, experimental rock, dance-punk Album Cover: 3/5 Standouts: Broken Witch Broken Witch started and I felt like I was watching an episode of Black Mirror. Broken Witch is the most listenable song on the album. Rating: 2/5
Skipped the last three. that was weird, and not in the good way.
I like weird… just not this weird 😂. Sorry liars. 1.4
This was interesting and fairly unique, but also pretty abrasive and unpleasant. 3/10 Ho Hum
The combination or electronica and found sound is like a witch marrying a demon and them having a devil as a baby. Yes, blood, I get it. I bet these dudes love Lightning Bolt. This is not worse than the sum of it's parts because noise rock is straight up unlistenable but it is not good. Some birds chirping found sound to close the whole thing out.
The universe has jokes! Received this album on the day my town suffered catastrophic flooding. Wading through toxic flood water was more enjoyable than listening to this garbage.
Too bad they made this album before they drowned.
I'm sure its good in a context ... today isn't that context
Absolute dross.
Even the moniker "Noise Rock" is too generous for whatever this is supposed to be. The editor of the 1001albums list must be having a laugh. It rightfully deserves to be in the top 10 lowest rated albums on the list. Even though this is nowhere near deserving of being on this list in the first place. This can barely be considered music, 1.0/5.0
Not my flavor of experimental
Noise rock with song titles which sound like Harlan Ellison stories? Lets add another 4 to my "You love more than most"
Neat experimental album with a good vibe, but didn't invest me fully.
Experimental noise rock with very dark themes and symbolism, Its interesting for sure, just not crazy about it right now, i feel like i could randomly love this album one day though. Standouts are Broken Witch, Gardens and Hold Hands.
Started off with dissonance and unpleasant noises. Really hated the first few tracks. Hung with it and it did get more interesting and better as it went. In other words, there were redeemable qualities to some of it. But still, not a pleasant listen. In fact, much of it is really uncomfortable on the ears. I have no idea what they are trying to say through their music.
Some of the songs were so bad it literally made me laugh
What on earth was that. The last 3 minutes were bird sounds and were the most enjoyable minutes of the entire album
Man come on why is this even on here. Bored the whole time listening to this. 7th worst album on the list for a reason I guess!
Honestly, pleasantly surprised by this one. This is quite experimental and has a sort of off-putting, weird, dark vibe that I enjoyed a lot.
This is the end product of a world where those with talent slave in supermarkets while mummy and daddy’s money makes shit of far less value than literal shit.
This was pish. Just noise, horrible skippable noise
Enjoyed his...new to me. Hint of the Swans about them.
Включив альбом. Якийсь час слухаю, здалося, що вже тривалий. А виявилось, що я на 4 пісні. За здатність робити час довшим накину один бал. Можливо я не шарю, але альбом хоче здаватися більш дивним і через це ховає відсутність якихось цікавих ідей на ньому.
В мене є друзі, які сильно люблять цей гурт, а ось мені лайарс завжди здавались нереально нудними. Так, в них є вдалі пісні безумовно, але конкретно цей альбом мені не подобається. Він неприємно одноманітний і неприємно наркоманський. Тому 2.
Intersting album with a ritual tantric musical elements. Plenty of Darkside songs.
I really want to dive deep in the minds of those who gave this anymore than 2 because it astonishes me in the worst way possible how people enjoy this. By the time the first song started, I really didn’t know what to expect. Unfortunately, this may just be the worst album I’ve ever listened to. It’s one thing to be experimental and try new things. Many bands have done that (the Beatles) and have had a story to tell with it. This is just the most random shit that somehow got a full record. I genuinely don’t know how people enjoy this. There are some interesting dynamics of sound, but where are we supposed to go with this? What makes it stand out? It just feels so bare minimum I can’t even fathom respecting the attempt
I hate this - me if I was a Liar
really interesting and weird. reminiscent of no wave stuff ... kool band
Avant-garde something (indie? Industrial?) - unusual time signatures (polymeters and/or polyrythyms) and low-fi sound. Ugh, track 2. It's hard work. Just a pounding 4 to the floor and some glitchy electronic/feedback noises on top Will we get to some actual music? Theme is witchcraft/witchhunts and witch trials? Bit of actual music in There's Always Room on the Broom We Fenced Other Gardens... has a very industrial feel. Feels like one of the slower Slipknow Iowa tracks (Iowa) I really dont know what to make of this now it's finished. It's crazy, and avant garde, and noise, and industrial, but I feel like I could happily re-listen Best track - There's Always Room on the Broom, Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway 3 stars
Sounds like industrial noise, not music.
Worth a listen, had some interesting bits. Yeah.
This is the music someone fumbled Karen O for but at least we got Maps out of it. I appreciate noise works best live, but I don’t think that would improve this self important turd.
I don’t think I’d ever intentionally listen to this again.
Nope
This was not good. Noise. One ot two were ok. My algorithm after went to other songs of theirs on different albums. They were better! Don't get.
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Came in fully expecting to hate this one (most of the "noise/experimental rock" albums on this list being indistinguishable from clumsy children playing with drums and power tools) but I actually found this one pretty compelling. The vocals were not good, and it was repetitive at times, but that almost added to the eerie mood of the whole thing.
There is something hypnotic and ritualistic going on with the beats and the static. I absolutely loved it.
Alright. Could likely get into it. But it's one of those albums that would take a lot of work first, the type that often end up becoming your favourites. Will listen again. Definitely not as bad as all the cry babies are making out.
Better than Beautiful Rainbow which is why it is not getting a 1.
felt like i was drowning
This is a great experimental album.
Lots of weird noise, so there's that?
Perhaps the best noise-rock album about witchcraft I've ever listened to.
i think noise is ok but this is not the noise i’m looking for. 2/5
I never knew I would enjoy noise rock so much! 2nd listen for sure to more accurately place this one. Need a aural palette cleanser. Is this the same album I listened to yesterday? Coming it at from a different day it hit way different? I like the occult witchcraft undertones, and it felt darker the 2nd go-round. I found one to add to my rotation, and the rest set a mood. Solid 3.
I’d rather listen to Patrick Star attempt to play mayonnaise as instrument than this annoying printer noise music. The concept of this being tribal witchcraft music is pretty interesting. But man…the execution could’ve been so much better.
Not my thing.
I wasn't really a fan of the result, but I appreciate this swinging for the fences and trying something singular.
appreciate the art of the album, just not something i personally would pick to listen to.
Wikipedia calls this genre ‘noise rock’ which is hilariously apt. I could not get through it. Why does this album exist? Why does this genre exist?
Love me some weirdo noise rock
Yikes
This is great. It's dark, heavy, unpolished and loud all in the best way. I don't like horror movies, but I do like it when albums lean into a horror aspect and deliver. I would absolutely listen to this again.
Album n.11 Many of the songs have an annoying high pitched beeping sound that is very prominent. Some songs don't have it and are even worse. This album made my ears hurt. Favorite songs: we fenced other gardens..., hold hands and it will happen..., follow my tears the spider said. I rate it 1.6
This is not what I expected as noise rock - Unsane, Chat Pile, loud and harsh. Well, this is harsh, but in a dull and repetitive way.
Very cool avant garden approach to creating music on this. I guess I can believe all the hate it’s getting in the reviews here, but I really enjoy when a band takes a chance on doing something unique and unapproachable. This is rough. It's ugly. Some of it is unlistenable. But as a body of work it is super interesting and thought provoking. Hell yeah!
This was awful. Repetitive, no rhythm, industrial electro-rock.
Nothing but noise.
What the hell was that?
Kinda noisy
I didn't particularly care for this.
Not a fan of this. It had a few moments, but overall a big miss for me.
Great album. Loved it.
A really interesting album, and definitely something I wouldn’t have listened to without the project. Super cool.
Definitely an experience. I can't say that I would listen to it again, but it was certainly something to hear once.
I saw thesw guys live in 2008 at a free gig in Cork, Ireland. I don't remember THAT much about that gig, except that it was quite enjoyable overall. They were touring their self-titled album at the time, which is still a good listen. This album... Isn't. It's a breath of fresh air on this list, though, so 4 stars because of the fact this album is even here and because I know the band is capable of more than what is presented on this album.
Magnificent
was het de dimery gfunde seg gueti moderni musig what the hell? aso sie sond glaub meeeega experimentell und he wanna be a horse da checki scho well humans have small hearts. theres always room on the broom isch en fantastische songtitel. alles in allem krass arsch.
hahaha omgg eifach the liars! ich kenn sie nur vo ihrem singlecover vom creepypasta und han mal welle innelose, hans denn glaub aber nie gmacht? coole ahfang, d drums hinked immer es bizeli na hmm vom stüehli hetsmi nanig ghaue es isch momentan echli "weirdi sounds aber glichziitig repetitiv", was es für mich eifach chli langwilig macht we fenced other gardens... het aber na e cooli atmosphäre das album sött ja u.a. dance punk sii aber iwie han ich de dance-part nanig entdeckt aso bis jz findi s beste d titel vode songs hahaha es tutmer chli leid aber han bim letschte song müsse d auge verdreihe wo d orgle(?) cho isch d atmosphäre am schluss isch ja mega cool! jaa bö han wenig bis gar nüt chönne demit ahfange. distortion und komischi sounds mit hüfig repetitiver perkussion het für mich würkli nöd passt gaaanz selte hetmer d atmosphäre na gfalle, wo aber schnell wieder zerstört worde isch AH UND WO TANZE WOOOOO
A very odd album, especially for the book. Must have been what was going on in the early 2000s that I was too young to remember. I will say you definitely should hear it before you die, it's certainly interesting and pretty good. Also pretty cool one of their EP covers is a creepypasta lol
Gear: ZMF Auteur Classic LTD Shedua Artwork: ☠️🦅✝️ Production: 🙂↕️🤔🆗 Music: 👀🔎🤯 Rating: 🏊🏊(🏊)/5
It's experimental. It's fun. And sometimes that's enough. More of this needs to be here instead 500 Brit-slop albums
I think I liked this album? There was variety and interesting song titles. Only one track made me look to see if it was almost over. I think it would be better with a female singer though.
This isn’t good, as such, but it’s a hell of a lot better than its position amongst the lowest rated albums on the list. Yes, it’s not conventional, and it’s a bit challenging, but there’s something about this I quite like.
Really enjoyed this album. Had to listen through a couple times to get it. Some weaker songs on it, but overall, really fun and different. Very tribal and industrial, with some great experimental stuff. Definitely one I'll listen to again.
Not bad, not great
Holly shit this user score is loooooooooooow. Im honestly more interested in listening to it than another bad fucking british new wave album. Ok so its industrial music thats why its hated on this site. Its really doesnt deserve a 2. Its not a fantastic industrial record and its sometime pretentious but its not a 2/5 either come the fuck on. Its weirdly dancable for industrial music, thats really cool. Probably the strongest point of the album. 3.5/5
My favourite genre of album is experimental that 1001 album users can't deal with
Something about the song names here really tickles my giblets. "Read the Book that Wrote Itself", "Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway", "There's Always Room on the Broom". Delightful, The music is fun and weird. I like its inclusion even though I'm not sure I would listen to much if any again. 3.7/5
Yeah, I found things I liked all the way through, but somehow came out at the end a little underwhelmed. Liked, but failed to fall in love with it.
woof
further evidence for my thesis that australians* are the least musically talented nationality *apparently they're australian-american based in brooklyn but i think we all know what the weak link is
7/10 - Its noisy but in a cool way Heard before? --------–- ❌ Saved a new Song? ----- ❌ Saved Album? -------–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌
Is this a joke?? This is the worst music I have ever heard. Did not finish!!! Yuck!! Zero stars for me. But since I have to give a star....
Пьяный с барабанами орет в центре города. Пугающий звук, скрежет истошные крики, тревожная мелодия и индастриал звучание. Альбом уведет в транс при любых обстоятельствах прослушивания нужно только позволить и расслабиться. Хочется двигаться также как при прослушивании prodigy: выбрасывать конечности в стороны и выкручивать позвоночник. Одновременно хочется лечь закрыть глаза и вслушиваться в каждый звук. Совершенно не фоновая музыка все внимание перенимает на себя. Идеальна для того чтобы расслабиться (как ни странно) но я бы сказал перезагружаться. Ставлю за специфичность и неуниверсальность 5,5/10
351/1001 Liars - They Were Wrong, So We Drowned Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ I didn't mind this for what it was and it wasn't as impenetrable as I was expecting. The issue is, I just can't see myself ever reaching for it again.
The Good: We were right! The Bad: It made us die… for some odd reason… The Ugly: Being lied to about drowning… Yes. No. I don’t recall… I am getting tired of this list and the subpar albums I need to listen to… to think that I still have over 250 albums to go… Did I drown? 2*
Listen - it may be weird and challenging but that doesn’t make it good music. There are other who came before and after them who managed to be weird and challenging but also melodic and good to listen to.
It is creative, but I wouldn't say innovative. This feels like ideas that bands like Suicide, Coil, Ministry, Einsturzende Neubaten, Skinny Puppy, and Pigface explored 15 to 25 years earlier than THEY WERE WRONG, SO WE DROWNED. While not explicitly punk and industrial, it shares many of the same qualities in terms of experimental composition style and production techniques. And while it is too early to say whether I will ever revisit this album, it certainly grew on me a bit by the end of the first listening. I'll take this over yet another singer/songwriter lyrically driven album or another shitty indie rock album I have had to endure from the same overrepresented small group of artists. Favorites: "We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own", "Read the Book That Wrote Itself", "Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway", and "Flow My Tears the Spider Said" Other interesting albums from 2004, that are not on this list: Assemblage 23 - STORM Juno Reactor - LABYRINTH The Prodigy - ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, NEVER OUTGUNNED mind.in.a.box - LOST ALONE Skinny Puppy - THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT
I dig it! Not gonna be for everyone, but I feel like listening to something like this really rounds out your musical awareness. This dude really wants to be a horse.
This is a hard one to rate for me. Although I found it very interesting and funny to listen to, I realized on my second listen that I think the noises just hit an autistic vibe in my brain. Thus, I can’t really say I like it for the music, which is kind of the whole point
I usually enjoy getting the albums that are panned on here because I never usually think they're as bad as everyone says. But I didn't think this was very good. It's certainly dissonant but I was hoping for something more chaotic, given the noise rock tag. It feels pretty aimless, as you get the occasional interesting section, but it meanders and doesn't build on those sections. I find myself waiting for the songs to just get on with it rather than getting sucked in and swept along. It's repetitive in an annoying way, rather than the entrancing style that Swans do well Highlights: They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids
Probably what a Nirvana album after In Utero would have ended up sounding like
Somehow I survived this. Not bad, but definitely not for me. Interesting though... 2.75 rounded down to 2. Favorite track: They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids.
Certainly stands out from the pack. I'm starting to think the author of this list just sprinkled in some random shit he didn't like in the name of diversity. The first song had me. I like the strong theming and long ass song titles. It's full of creativity and a weird commitment to witchcraft/tribal topics. I enjoyed it and probably would listen to it again.
in some sense it is just a tremendous disappointment. if they took the energy and momentum of the opening track and carried it through the album it'd be this super sick industrial / noise rock masterpiece. there's a bit of insubstantial noise fluff padding in the middle that was definitely more upsetting with my hopes all hyped up. finishes with a few strong tracks, enough to leave me pretty happy. favorite is Broken Witch. soft 4
Rating: 5/10 Really wanted to like this one as I saw it was yet another bottom rated experimental noisy album on the site, I was prepared to listen to peak. Unfortunately I didn’t really get it or enjoy the experience much after the promising first track, sort of just eluded me. I’m actually very surprised and a little unsure why this album is on the list. Hate to give it a 2 but 3’s actually warrant an album I had a good time with. I’m going to try giving their next album a shot and see how that goes.
Definitely very bad but not in an insulting way. Kind of like a street performer that I'm just walking past, not anything that fills me with anger and confusion (actually on second thought the song names are pretty stupid). Should it have it been made in the first place? No. However, is it a good thing that it was made anyway? Also no 1.9/10
Creepypasta album??? BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD. Conceptually my think but musically not so much.
This is trash. Sorry. I’ll still give it two stars though. Just useless and pointless. I have a song in my liked songs in Spotify. I just listened to that. Must have been drunk. Sounds like it was from a soundtrack to a show and it may have it I am guessing the bear. But yeah this blew.
It's okay, but perhaps a bit too experimental sounding for me. For me it's definitely background music and not a primary listen.
Interesante. No creo que sea para todo el mundo, pero como fan de Holy Fcuk con los que ha colaborado el líder del grupo me ha gustado. 3 estrellas. Habrá que oír más cosas, por que casi ninguna de sus canciones más escuchas es de este disco.
The distortion and unpleasant noises made me sick
unerträglich
This makes me wish I'd lost the ability to hear.
It's fun to listen to this outside, with a tree-trimmer in the back and planes going overhead. There's nothing wrong with ambient noise, but now I think I'll listen to some Pere Ubu for noise with a tune.
I'm literally unemployed, I have hours and hours and hours free, and this was still a waste of my time. Sounded like someone trying to flunk their GCSE music.
Not sold myself but didn't completely hate - lots of the songs just sound like noise rising to a peak and then quietening
Helsike vad uselt
Störigt.
Nä
Från noise rock på eftermiddagen till spelmansturne i den åländska skärgården på kvällen. Tror kanske kontrasten sänkte betyget.
omg är jag emo??
did not enjoy this. that probably exposed me as a Philistine, but its too experimental for my taste
As someone who has enough indie/experimental leanings and can appreciate even the most caustic ends of the music spectrum well into extreme metal territory, I feel like I'm supposed to get this. I don't get it.
I'm not even trashing it cause it's "artsy". I just think it's "artsy" in a way that doesn't have much sauce. The only song that really made me zone out into that good "experimental stare zone" was Read The Book That Wrote Itself
It was interesting, but it's not something that I'm going to listen to again. I like noise rock, but noise rock doesn't have to lack direction. I think that's the issue with this, it just feels a bit pointless.
Bruh 1/5
Noise rock! This is a tough one to judge. You need to be in the right mood for this. And I don’t know if that mood will come over you very often. But still, it’s different! It could be a 1 or a 5 depending whether you were prepared for the noise or not. I’m going to give it a 4 because it’s interesting. And because I’m a hipster, I guess.
Need to revisit further to work this one out….
Wish these cunts actually drowned
Another fun find from some dudes I never heard of. Pretty approachable 'noise rock' for a n00b. 3.5
A bandmember typoing a search and that leading to the subject of this album is a better review than I could come up with. This has huge "my friend's band is playing tonight, come check them out" energy.
Need to listen to this before you die? This probably is the best version of whatever this is. The second half of the album isn't too bad, but that first half seems like a test.
Er, just no
scary album
I liked a lot of the music on this album but the lyrics often spoiled it a bit for me. The first song in particular has terrible lyrics which really got the album off on the wrong foot.
Initially sounds like a migraine, then gradually becomes sort of hypnotic and toe-tapping. Not often pleasant but perversely intriguing, and easier to follow on a second listen. Tracks 2, 3, and 4 are hard work and physically horrible on my eardrums, but the rest are more enjoyable and less antagonistic. We Fenced Other Gardens, They Don't Want Your Corn and Flow My Tears are good. I was thinking it's music I need to be in a slightly masochistic Kollaps-y mood for – then I saw their artwork for There's Always Room on the Broom and it gave me a big chuckle.
I had never heard of "noise rock" or indeed The Liars before today. I'm trying to pretend I still haven't. The only redeeming feature of this specific noise collection was the final track. I like to think that this was included as some sort of calming recompense for having endured the preceding weird nonsense.
The kind of album you have to firstly know what to expect and secondly be in the right mood to listen to. It’s completely jarring, mad, messy, primitive rock and I liked it.
The Liars’ debut ‘They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top’ (also a good record) ended with a locked groove loop on the CD release that lasts for over 20 minutes - it was the sound of a band staring you out, daring you to listen to the end, to tough out this relentless noise and find something there. I was 17 when it came out and was absolutely entranced by the idea. (There’s a similar device (but there for very different reasons) at the end of Wilco’s A Ghost is Born and it’s bloody great there, too. Music can be hard, it can be unpleasant, it can challenge in ways I think more people should embrace!) My point here is that I feel like the rest of their career, and especially this record, are the direct continuation of that ethos, challenging you to figure out what else is going on beyond an abrasive front. Yes, this record absolutely spits on your face the first time you hear it, but underneath is rhythm, melody, hooks, all that good stuff music can do. Swampy, messy, creepy, noisy but also at times so peaceful in an unsettling way, it took me a while to fully ‘get’ this LP, (and really only made complete sense after the follow-up ‘Drum’s Not Dead’ released) but I think it’s absolutely worth the effort. It’s just so much fun, I love all the ambience, the ritual circle feel of the drums, the closeness, the sound of a highway somewhere in the middle of the record that suggests you’ve escaped, only to get got again. Such a great record. Speaking of ‘Drum’s Not Dead’, the fact this record is on the list is even more bizarre because ‘Drum’s…’ isn’t, and I know I’m not alone in viewing that as by far the better record (which I would argue this is sort of the prototype for). ‘Drum’s…’ is an absolute masterpiece, one of my all-time favourites, and an album everyone should hear, even if this wasn’t your thing.
Perfekt U2 detox. Vet ikke om jeg blir å høre på denne igjen, men akkurat i dag så traff den.
Dette albumet trenger ingen å høre før man dør.
Sløy noiserock. Fint når det funker, irriterende når det ikke funker.
bleh
Awesome
I think that No Wave is one of the most interesting genres out there, and this reminds me I should really dive deeper into it. It's a shame that This Heat isn't on this list, because I really love Deciet, this this album clear seems like it was based off of it. I wish this list had more unique albums like this and less UK Electronica, or 80s ballads. Mid 5!!
Spooky 🦇
Rate: 8/10.
This is actively making me anxious... Okay after the first song I get the vibe, spooky ooky and full of fun. Not something I'd return to, but I don't regret my time listening to it
If you’ve had the misfortune of already getting Duck Stab by The Residents on this list, you’re in for a similar ‘sound’. It’s truly a mess, with a genuinely annoying sound that is difficult to describe. Perhaps an industrial machine breaking down? Fully deserving of its status as one of the lowest rated albums on the list.
I can admire the boldness of the band in putting this record together and trying to push musical boundaries. However, as is sometimes the case when musical boundaries are pushed, the results are not particularly enjoyable to listen to. It's worth listening to once, but I don't think I'll listen again.
Oh dear. As soon as I saw the words ‘noise rock’ and ‘experimental’ I was bracing myself for what was to come, and by and large I pretty much got what I expected (derogatory). I find it hard to believe that anyone would genuinely prefer to listen to this over nearly anything else. Perhaps the one exception is that this strikes me as exactly the sort of album a certain type of person pretends to like so they can come across as smug and superior to the normies who don’t ‘get it’. But I’m with the normies on this one.
I did not like this. How does stuff like this even get a record contract.
oh man that is SUPER not my thing. This is the most pretentious thing I've ever said maybe, but listening through the first few tracks had me thinking about the debut of The Rite of Spring. Theater rioting and chaos and all because the music and ballet material were disturbing and challenging. I don't think there was a big concert hall debut for this, but people seem pretty upset in these reviews. Exact same thing tbh (JOKE). "Is this album like the Rite of Spring?", I thought. Nah. At least, I don't enjoy it like I enjoy Rite of Spring but I guess at the same time, music and audiences had ~80 years to keep growing and evolving and accepting by the time I was born to hear it. Rite of Spring is not difficult listening by standards today, at all really. This album is like, 20 years old. Maybe in 60 more years, noise rock will be seen like Stravinsky is right now. Likely? I don't fuckin know. I sure don't like it now, but it is at least something unusual here. Like, if someone ran up to me in the road screaming "YOU HAVE TO HEAR THIS BEFORE YOU DIE GRAAHHHHH", it sure would be strange for them to put on some Everly Brothers. But if they put this on, it'd make more sense. Debatable whether or not I'd *want* to hear it before I die, but less debatable is that I have to hear, say, a late-career Elvis album under the same pretense. I don't. I'm gonna give this a 2 because some of the tracks were about 15% listenable due to the drums (groove is king) and the rest of whatever percentage goes into this 2 score is because of sheer intrigue.
More of an art film score than actual listenable music. I liked it but not to listen again. Experimental sound music dark and disturbing
Don’t get why it made this list.
This was a line taken from one of Houmous & Chutneys greatest studio albums about the Salem witch trials, ‘Why Don’t You Float, Bitch?’ 2.0 6/10 They Don’t Want Your Corn…….
Aldrig hørt om dem, super cool album!
Hørte ret meget Liars i gym men havde af en eller anden grund aldrig hørt den her før. Fed! Virkelig dystert!
Original Rasmuscore. Not exactly my jam.
very experimental and an entry to a new genre
great Album. totally did not enyjoy any track but at leas the album cover looks weird
Yet another of countless examples of 1001albumsgenerator users not being able to handle anything that isn't 1960s soft rock. This album is by no means a masterpiece, but I thought it was decent. But all the 1 star reviews are making it out to be some insane behemoth of random loud noises, when in reality it's just a pretty tame noise rock album. It's far from the best the genre has to offer, but I'm *almost* tempted to give it a higher score just out of spite for the 37% of you who gave it a 1/5, pussies.
No!!!! Mix the sound of garbage trucks in NYC plus a transistor radio tuned into two different stations at the same time. .0000000000000001
Awful
Wow what a lot of noise. Drowning in it.
Rough. It just sounds like repetitive thumping to me, I can't gleam much out of it at all. I don't mind noise rock -- but when you look at the other noise rock albums on the list, you'll notice that it's actually music.
Ok - couldn’t quite get into it, but not bad some decent stuff on there
Admire the effort. The hip move would be 3, but the reality is this is mostly unlistenable.
Never go full retard.
Nicht mein Fall
They were wrong
Ah, endlich mal wieder ein Album was Dreck ist
I couldn’t find this album on my streaming service, so I only listened to Broken Witch. It wasn’t nearly as bad as some of the reviews had led me to expect. Its industrial atmosphere was more interesting than I had anticipated. Still, it didn’t make me curious enough to seek out the rest of the album.
Vrais musiques d’analog horror fnaf, ultra artistique et électronique par moment. Vibe de projet d’art de fac.
2,5
So many albums on here are labeled “boring, boring, boring.” Then we get something challenging and different, and many run away with an ostrich-like prance. This album is currently the 6th lowest ranked of all of the albums in the project. I had never heard of it. But this a perfect example of why I’m doing this. Of course Rumours and Sgt. Pepper’s and Dark Side of the Moon are awesome and safe, and I'm going to give them their 5's, but I'm thrilled to go off the beaten path, too. And the reality is this wasn't all that weird or challenging of a listen.
Super stoked about this one. I guess it's supposed to be all about witches and witchcraft and Walpurgis Night.
6/10
This was shit the first time. I could not make it through the album the second time.
Like the first song but it tails off after that. Not much to remember after a few listens.
complete shit. garbage album
Listening to this album makes me scared, anxious and uncomfortable.
Сара 1 Марко 1
Awesome album name. The songs in this album are maybe a little too experimental for my tastes
Look at all the liars who gave this album a five star rating. Favorite Track: "Flow My Tears, The Spider Said".
Pointless.
This came out when I was in college. This is the kind of music my roommate would have tried to convince me was important and amazing if given the proper chance. And most of the time, he was right. But in this entirely theoretical situation, he's wrong. This is bad. There are glimpses of interesting music, but it's lost in the morass of grating noises. Whoever thought this should be included, shame on you. 1/5
2,6/5
I often like odd music and even things other people think of as noise. This falls into that category, but when the best thing about the record is the song titles, that's not a good thing.
Too experimental and nonsensical for me to enjoy it.
Mmh.....
I don't see what the hype is about
based on the title and subject matter was expecting this to be odder and more aggressive. it's kind of stumbling around in the first few tracks occasionally bumping into something with energy but never grasping it. not hating it but it doesn't have the j u i c e
Um, OK.
This was too out there with the weird sounds and the unconventional arrangements for this to land well on my ears. I was counting down the time till this album ended.
electric noise, 2004 -> 1
sample de um reator nuclear a explodir
Noise rock makes me want to jump out of a plane.
With the description of this as “noise rock” I wasn’t hopeful, but I liked a fair amount of this — weird stuff but a nice vibe.
This was not as bad as I thought after reading noise rock.
Honestly I think this is pretty good. This is a divisive album, but that’s kind of the point. I found myself grooving with the rhythm in the dark atmospheres. If you’re asking “why do I need to hear this before I die?” I think the answer is so that you can see if you like this kind of thing. I didn’t love it, it did get a little boring after a while.
They were wrong alright.
BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD
Noise. This was dumb.
I didn’t mind this, it was quite listenable, but it didn’t grab me and say this needs to be in your library
Not my taste but I’m giving it +1 for the awesome album name
That obviously isn't true.
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars was an album I knew I would hate as soon as I saw the words “noise rock". Instead of songs, it often sounds like random noise, shouting, strange percussion and unsettling sounds thrown together with very little structure. I understand that this was probably the intention, but it just did absolutely nothing for me. There’s no melody to hold onto, no real hooks and very little musically that made me want to keep listening. Every track felt long, repetitive and exhausting, and by the end I was just waiting for it to finish. It almost feels more like an art installation than an album you’d actually choose to put on and listen to. Favourite tracks: I genuinely couldn’t pick one. Least favourite tracks: Pretty much all of them blended into one difficult listen. Album artwork: Awful album cover, although it probably matches the sound of the album quite well.
meio doido, mas bom? não sei muito o que dizer para além disso
This band came up around the time that we saw a bit of a post-punk revival and this material largely fits within that revival. Unlike some bands who were more interested in nostalgically exploring sounds from that period, Liars seem like they were more focused on building on the experimentalism of the period. This is a record that is more focused on using sound to create a sense of texture, beat and rhythm that creating melodies. The result is a series of sounds that could be fit within the tradition of motoric rhythms found in 'Krautrock' with noisy textures placed over it, mixing traditional rock instrumentation with electronic sounds. The tracks at time build into fairly hypnotic riffs that arise out of that interaction. The lyrics over that frequently reproduce that repetition and consist of vaguely menacing nonsense phrases with emotional effect. The effect gives the record a kind ritualistic or incantatory quality. It's really fantastic overall, I really love this record.
Bird noises and wizards.
not for me. there wasnt a song where i thought i could try and like it.
What the freak did I just listen to??? Maybe the weirdest album yet. I don't know if that was music or just a much of repeating sounds.
What i expected. Did not really like but did not really dislike. It falls into the catagory of glad I listen to but probably would not do again.
Pure garbage
Real noisy, messy post punk. I dig it, but not something I want to listen to a lot. I had some friends once who were really in Liars, and also really into taking benzos. I get it. Some of their later stuff is more accessible, this one is pretty sparse and angular. Gonna go 3/5.
I dislike it for the same reason I dislike family guy. "Hey what if we do an annoying thing?" Then it's annoying "But what if we do the annoying thing like 50x in a row". People who like family guy say "THEN IT BECOMES AWESOME AND FUNNY". People who like this album say "THEN WE TRANSCEND CRAPPY NORMAL MUSIC AND ACHIEVE AMAZING TRANSCENDANCE". For me, in both scenarios, I think, this just sucks. Unfortunately, there were a couple of songs towards the end that were actually enjoyable, so I have to give it a 2*.
Man! Not the worse one so far but it sure did suck!
This album is from the future, when robots take their first crack after conquering humans at making music.
Every bit as dumb as Throbbing Gristle, but lacking the accidental single good song Throbbing Gristle managed. Complete waste of time.
An energetic and well thought out selection of songs that explore the sonic universe
no no absolutely not
Pretty abrasive and spooky but it frequently finds itself in a groove and is quite good fun when it does so.
the first half of the album it kinda be boring, but the second part is just... chef kiss 🤌🏼
OMG no .... why would anyone listen to this ....
While impressive technically, not my taste
que edta basura ansoluta e innescuchable repugnante no se q es esto, l gante hace mejor musica inaginate
More interesting than I expected, less interesting than it could have been.
Pretty unpleasant. Not sure I’d be able to listen to it without doing something else.
Awful noise. Gave up after 3 songs. How does this deserve to have as recording contract, much less be on this list.
I can’t believe I finished this. More of a sound collage than an album imo. And it was bad.
There was some pretty cool atmosphere on some of these tracks, but a lot of it was just noise rock which I'm usually not a huge fan of and while this was milder than a lot of what I've heard before it still holds true Standouts Broken Witch Read The Book That Wrote Itself 3/5
j'ai essayé de l'écouter 4 fois
I was on the road, so started listening without knowing or reading anything about it. What is this rubbish, I wondered? Seemed deliberately unappealing. After two songs, I reflected that I could kinda understand arranging a gig, maybe getting a support slot, and playing stuff like this, in order to confront an audience about their preconceptions of 'music'. Or maybe playing one song to shock your friends, aka "for a joke". But would anyone ever consciously put on this album, thinking "I'll just have another listen, that will be nice / good for me"? Some of the later songs on the album were more listenable - even There's Always Room On The Broom, noisy but in a good way. But the seemingly invariably dead/straight rhythms were wearisome. Compare Gang of Four, The Pop Group, Red Krayola - a bit of swung rhythm, maybe even some funk, goes a long way to getting people to stick around for your agitprop and/or sonic experiments, rather than ducking out the back for a drink, smoke, packet of crisps, anything rather than keep listening to the same 4/4 clatter. I read a bit about the group and the album. Experimental yes but why sharing it? Some of this album is okay to listen to, but to listen to the album as a whole would be a painful homework or penance. It's Pretty Poor, 3/10.
Laweit
what the fuck
Good and weird, sloppy, and still uniform, fuzzy and still clear. Accessible and still tough to grasp.
Uhhhh it’s interesting for sure, but like, music should be fun to listen to no? Part of me wants to give it 2 stars because I think some tracks are neat, but I feel that I cannot. Maybe I’ll do a deep dive into noise music one day and come back with a newfound appreciation. 1.5/5
To quote Butthead: This sucks more than anything that has sucked before.
Better than expected.
I just don't get noise. It takes me a lot of effort to see some kind of beauty - there definitely is some, but not for me, I guess.
iwie scheiße, mal wieder nur geräusche aber wenigstens noch nicht offensive
interessant und probably deep
Ahhh, music as art project. And sixth-form art project at the most generous. Such cacophonous bollocks really needs to have a warning label, this is painful to the ears. At only 41 minutes you'd think it was mercifully short, but no, at 41 seconds this would still be a tough listen.
I dont like concept albums or incidental music which this has in spades. Disappointing considering some of their back catalogue is miles better
I don't believe I've ever heard of this band before. I prefer it when noise music combines noise with tuneful elements. This is lacking in tunefulness, and it makes it pretty tedious.
It's a bit silly for a minute, then just dumb and annoying.
There were a few bits I liked. I enjoyed some of the ambience. But overall it just wasn't for me.
Waiter! Waiter! More experimental microtonal garage punk slop please!
It was bound to happen. I really enjoy an album that is in the bottom 10 on the websites. You cowards would die if you had to dive into the mid 2010s free bandcamp trenches because you didn’t have money for iTunes. This rules
300 albums in and this is one of the first ones I had to skip through every track.
This is the kinda stuff I like to see, not a third Neil Hannon album of shitty lounge ballads
Noise
Is this this the worst thing I've ever heard? No, but that doesn't mean it's all that good either. I think there is a narrative I'm supposed to be following, but I can barely understand what he's saying half the time. So I have no idea what's going on. Two stars. (Favorite track: We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own.)
This was actually a very interesting listen! Second brand new discovery this week for which I am grateful. It’s not a genre that usually appeals to me, but I may come back to this one. 3.5 stars, not sure I can bring it up to 4 but may listen to it again later today to decide. On second thought these guys created something super original. 4 It is
Uninspired
Mmmmmm… I don’t hate it (it’s no Opus Dei), but it’s not my vibe
I like Liars a lot, but wouldn't recommend this album to the uninitiated. The later, more "musical" albums are more accessible while still being unique and compelling.
Weird music
I enjoyed this, which I wasn't expecting from the 'Noise Rock' label. Reminded me of Sonic Youth in many ways. I'd rather listen to this than Captain Beefheart or yet another Brian Eno record.
another pointless album
straight ass
Let's deal with the first and most pressing issue. I absolutely love the title of this and of all the songs. They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids is (a) my fave on this album, and also one of the most interesting song titles I've seen in a long time. Right, onto the music, and I'm afraid it's more of a mixed bag here. It's interesting, I'll give it that, and sometimes it's really cool and fun and there's loads going on in a good way. Other times it's a total hot mess and I'd like it to stop immediately. Ultimately, it's one of those albums that'll score a three, but the journey to get you there takes in all the elements of ones and fives in equal measures.
Just when is it people are sitting down and thinking "you know what I feel like listening to? Some pretentious kids saying blood over some sound effects. Yeah, that'll set the mood." I've heard worse, but it's just such a big "why." Why did they make it. Why would anyone want to listen to it. Why should I care. Why does this album exist and why is it on the list
Holy fuck this thing should have been shot in the fucking face and buried in a ditch so deep even the molemen wouldn't be able to find it. This has got to be the worst fucking thing I've ever forced myself to listen to in my fucking life. I cannot believe anyone would think this was something anyone other than the worst terrorist or pedophile you could find should be forced to endure. If it's something to listen to before regular people die it should be kept for the end so that on your deathbed you can force your way through it and use it as a reminder that you're over the bullshit fucking morons you've dealt with in life and really are ready to let go, if just so you never have to endure this level of disgusting fucking bullshit again.
Awful. Not My Taste At All.
Let's play a game. Let's try to make an album not intended for anyone else than ourselves. Just create a lot of random sounds but with an underlying beat. Then on some songs someone will make some noise or sing a bit. What a success, they won the game. The only good about this album is that it is different to so many mediocre albums here on this list. At least it's different, so I guess interesting. But the music is not for me.
I would like this album more if someone said "hey, have a listen to this, it's interesting." I don't think it's an album I need to hear before I die.
I don't usually like doing this, but I have to agree with Chas.
It got better
I’m kind of meh on this. I don’t think it’s as terrible as people say it is but it definitely isn’t great. The whole thing feels like a collection of unfinished ideas just thrown together. It’s not horrible, but it’s pretty hard to get into. Track 3 and Track 10 were probably the best tracks. The rest of it though? There’s a lot of waiting around for something interesting to happen, but it’s like the album is just stuck in a loop. Overall, it’s not terrible—it’s just not for me.
:|
Pretty impressive. I listened to the entire album and I hated every song.
When this began, I thought I was going to hate it, but around There's Always Room on the Broom, I started to get on Liars' wavelength. Congrats 1001 Albums Generator, you've turned me from a noise-rock avoider to a noise-rock agnostic.
4/9 Garbage
Honnêtement un des albums les plus chiant que j'ai écouté. Le pire c'est que dans ce genre de moment j'ai quelque chose à dire sur le projet, au moins pour en faire la critique, même si elle est mauvaise. Mais là, rien du tout. Le projet était juste long et vide, avec l'impression d'avoir traversé une jungle pendant 30min.
Unsure why this is on here
6.5 / 10
Wow that fuckin sucked. That was just noise
Noise but not in a good way
Feeling confused that I hadn't heard this before because it's very much my thing and I love it! Well better 22 years late than never.
Idk
I liked it. Didnt love it.
Probablemente el disco más difícil de escuchar de los que llevo hasta ahora.
"Noise" rock has never felt like such an adequate description of something....
A very gritty sound. I can appreciate how this would appeal to some people, but this just clashed too hard for me to actually be something I'd want to listen to regularly. "Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway" kind of exemplifies it for me. Ending with a long outro soundscape of bird noises was easily my favorite part.
I was ready to give this 2 stars but it slowly redeemed itself as it went on. Overall it’s not bad.
Deliberately didn't listen to them when they were hyped, for contrarian reasons. Feels very satisfying to be completely vindicated about my ignorance. There are loads of great noisy, dissonant, arty albums out there, but this is not one of them.