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Really weird and interesting album, though it sounds like something that came from the 70s/80s rather than 2004 Creates a great primal atmosphere Favourite tracks: Broken Witch, There’s Always Room on the Broom, We Fences Other Gardens…
I often felt that I hated this, but then I often felt fascinated by it. And sometimes it was really cool.
Not my kind of tea but it helped me focusing on work
Never heard of them before. I don't mind something experimental like this as a palate-cleanser
Didn’t know what to expect but enjoyed it.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Hold hands and it will happen anyway
Pretty good, this is an album that definitely held my interest the whole time, even though it never really went the places I wanted it to.
Pretty decent, a good mix between then-modern indie and eternally cool post-punk. Not the most exciting or original sound, but I think it works! C
Quite enjoyed this but can't say I was listening that closely ...
New band for me and wasn't sure what to expect but honestly it was ok, not great. I still may search out some more material.
Maybe worth a single listen through. Some interesting sounds and songs, but nothing I need to explore further.
Not what I was expecting. Pretty good, i'm just not sure if i'd listen to it again.
The right kind of experimental rock
This kind of music is not the most enjoyable ones, but this album deserves praise for its originality, depth (apparently, it tackles a struggle between a village and some alleged "witches: as well as the Walpurgisnacht legend which states that one of the ways to drive a way witches is by making noise), and overall interesting adventure that it packs. It may not be pretty, but art doesn't have to be pretty.
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Hard to categorise- at times a wall of noise, others there’s something fascinating going on. An album to come back to.
A concept album about witch trials: it sounds interesting! Weird opening. This first song is alright but very, very strange. I guess I should have expected that from an album about witchcraft? Clearly very experimental. They deserve the 'noise rock' label. Again, the first word to come to mind for the second track is just plain 'weird'. I do have to say that I don't think it's actually all that bad? Probably a 3. I mean, if you like this sort of thing, go listen to it. Not really my type, but maybe, just maybe, I'll come back to it. I did finish it and thought it was OK, bordering on good. It was also fairly easy to listen to -- not really a chore: probably because it was alright and because it was fairly short. 6/10.
Wow the genrator reviews really hate on this...I didn't mind it, some cool sounds mixed in w the fucked up random noise. I'm esp into Flow My Tears the Spider Says
An album that feels like each track is pulling in a different direction – was hoping for a bit more out of this one, certain songs are executed well and show strong songwriting, but when each track feels like it’s off a different album it’s hard to constitute a focused LP.
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Not as crazy as I expected
5/10. Didn't sound great, but the witchcraft themed concept album aspect of it did a lot to save it in my mind. I could listen to this in the background on Halloween.
Þetta er... áhugavert. Þarf að hlusta aftur við tækifæri. Mjög hrátt.
It's not unlistenable, but it is a lot of nonsense. I appreciate this project in opening up pathways to a lot of different kinds of music. But how this made it on my list before a John Coltrane album even shows up is unconscionable.
It’s not that this material is too challenging, it’s that it’s too boring and wayyyy too non-consequential — both in its substance and in its greater place (or lack thereof) in a “you need to listen to this album” zeitgeist. You do not need to listen to this album at all, and I am now stuck between giving this thing a respectful 2/5 on the principle of how unique-sounding it is, and booming it to the moon with a 1/5 for being such an odd, dull, unimportant pick to add to this list. The last song was really redeeming. Softer and much more fun than the rest of the album. 2/5 the horrors persist but so do I
This is different. I will give it that. I am not sure that it is good. I am not sure what I thought the Liars sounded like, but somehow this is not it. This is noise rock and it didn't influence anyone that I am aware of nor did it sell a lot of records. It's in here because it's in here. That seems to be the reasoning. I generally dislike quoting music magazines, but at what point does honest experimentation turn into contempt for your audience? It feels like this is that point where the Liars contempt for their audience is obvious. The birds singing on the final track was the final nail in the coffin for me, as I understand the band has contempt for the audience and want to see what all they can get away with recording. I am always open to new albums, but man, this one was deadly difficult to get into.
Broken witch - 3 Steam rose from the lifeless cloak - 1 There's always room on the broom - 3 If you're a wizard then why do you wear glasses? - 2 We fenced other gardens with the bones of our own - 2 They don't want your corn, they want your kids - 3 Read the book that wrote itself - 2 Hold hands and it will happen anyway - 2 They took 14 for the rest of our lives - 2 Flow my tears, the spider said - 3
этот нойз я не оценила, спасибо
There want much here to get my interest.
Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️
Sounds quite interesting but just not for me. I could see some of these songs being very good in a movie
I didn't hate it but I am also far from loving it. I liked one song and was, at most, indifferent to the rest
Every now and then it hits you with a really nice groove, though it makes you work really hard for these occasional nuggets.
i am not sure if this counts as music but it does not deserve 1/5 somehow.
This is fucking weird.
That is an assortment of sounds.
I’m sure there’s something there for other people to get, but it did feel to me a bit too much to me like New York indie types trying that bit too hard to be “interesting” (in the weird odd way) as a priority. It’s not a complete wash musically, building off the post-punk bones of other artists, but it does feel like every time they have something and they just have to turn it away from being “too easy” or whatever, because the audience can’t be comfortable or some such stuff. At least now there’s new Halloween music I can deeply for the witches I guess.
was intrigued by the witch song then it was bad and not my vibe at all
Enough has been said from other users.
Congratulations to those who love this and listen to it regularly… I will not be one of those
This was.... interesting. Not really good, but interesting. I've had nothing but shit from this challenge all week so I'll take it, I guess.
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.
Total nonsense.
Really really wound me up!!
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.
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
This was interesting and fairly unique, but also pretty abrasive and unpleasant. 3/10 Ho Hum
Too bad they made this album before they drowned.
Not my flavor of experimental
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.
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.
I don’t think I’d ever intentionally listen to this again.
Better than Beautiful Rainbow which is why it is not getting a 1.
Lots of weird noise, so there's that?
i think noise is ok but this is not the noise i’m looking for. 2/5
appreciate the art of the album, just not something i personally would pick to listen to.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not sold myself but didn't completely hate - lots of the songs just sound like noise rising to a peak and then quietening
Störigt.
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
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.
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.
bleh
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 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…….
Admire the effort. The hip move would be 3, but the reality is this is mostly unlistenable.
Nicht mein Fall
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.
Like the first song but it tails off after that. Not much to remember after a few listens.
Listening to this album makes me scared, anxious and uncomfortable.
Awesome album name. The songs in this album are maybe a little too experimental for my tastes
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.
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
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.
This was not as bad as I thought after reading noise rock.
They were wrong alright.
Not my taste but I’m giving it +1 for the awesome album name
That obviously isn't true.
Bird noises and wizards.
not for me. there wasnt a song where i thought i could try and like it.
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*.
This album is from the future, when robots take their first crack after conquering humans at making music.
While impressive technically, not my taste
Pretty unpleasant. Not sure I’d be able to listen to it without doing something else.
I can’t believe I finished this. More of a sound collage than an album imo. And it was bad.
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.
iwie scheiße, mal wieder nur geräusche aber wenigstens noch nicht offensive
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.
There were a few bits I liked. I enjoyed some of the ambience. But overall it just wasn't for me.
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.)
Mmmmmm… I don’t hate it (it’s no Opus Dei), but it’s not my vibe
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.
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.
Unsure why this is on here
Idk
Anche no. Non è un completo disastro perchè ci sono dei suoni interessanti ogni tanto. Ma anche no.
I like this better than the two stars I gave it. Great industrial sounds but not something I'd likely return to.
Well it’s certainly unique and I’m not a hard no. I just don’t know when I’d be in a mood for this or want to reach for it.
Tedious, sophomoric, don’t hate it but there were bands that did this thing better.
Meh.
My gosh, my interest and curiosity is piqued reading the reviews on this one!! Expecting a noisey, hot mess of chaos. Let’s see how it lands… Well, I’m all for experimentation and left field stuff in here, but this isn’t even enjoyable. Just feels like unskilled noise, lacking enjoyment or pleasure. Not for me, thanks.
Interesting and at times really inventive, but I'm with the why is this on here crowd. Still like it more than an electronica album.
Not keen on arrhythmic beat throughout. Just a blur of noise/sounds - especially at the start of the album. Gets marginally more melodic as album progresses. Maybe I’m just misunderstanding the deep emotional outpouring within.
Got better as the album went along got especially good once the album stopped and it went on to suggested for you
I'd love to be one of those people that enjoy this stuff, so I can pretend to be a superior being to everyone else, but I just can't. Although to their credit, it wasn't nearly as abrasive as I thought it would be, and I did hear some smattering of actual music every now and again, therefore it gets a 2. Just.
All the lil goth kids should be disappointed that a concept album about witches had this mediocre of a delivery. This could have been super cool, dude. Even I'm upset and I'm not even into witches.
this album reminds me of driving while the sun is in your eyes behind some trees. at first it’s cool to see the flickering lights and imagine yourself in a movie; golden light dancing in and out right before your eyes. then that happens for 41 minutes straight and you wish it would stop
j’aime pas trop le style mais en vrai ils se débrouillent bien
as noise rock goes, it was fine, but I didn't enjoy it.
I listened to it, so I hope that appeased some witches. A bit of a high school art project. Do I feel enlightened by listening to it? Not really. Best bit was the bird song at the end of the last track.
I disagree. I did not have to listen to this album before I die.
Me gusta lo ramdon que es el álbum, solo me gustó un tema
Irgendwie witzig, dass eine US-Band quasi zufällig ein Konzeptalbum über den Brocken bzw. Harz schreibt. Ansonsten ist aber relativ wenig witzig an dem Album, es ist eher anstrengend. Hier und da blitzen vereinzelte interessante Ansätze auf, sodass es für 2 Sterne reicht.
I appreciate that we got a noise sort of album on the list but I don't know if this is what I would have picked and we already had Throbbing Gristle which >>>
Do not get the inclusion of this one.
Probably a 2. Noise is not my thing I guess.
This wasn't as terrible as I expected and I like the concept, but it would probably do better with a live theatrical performance.
Vaikka jonkin verran tämmöstä samantyyppistä musiikkia kuuntelen, niin tässä ei oikein ollu mitään tarttumapintaa. Epärytmikkäät 'yläaste-rummutukset' lähinnä ärsytti monessa biisissä.
Migraine s(t)imulator
I couldn’t get into this. Only listen to the first few tracks 1.5 stars
This was mostly annoying and unpleasant
Couldn't find this one so I skipped it
they created some cool atmospheres at times, but it didn't win me over
Lo he intentado, pero no merece la pena escucharlo más de una vez.
Didn't love it. Didn't hate it. Might need to relisten to it some other time.
This album made me feel things at least. Sometimes it was like I was watching the scene in Dumb & Dumber where Lloyd and Harry are driving in the van with the hitman and Lloyd says, "Do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?" Sometimes it was pretty exhilarating. It's no shock that I liked the close of the album (the last three songs best), with Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway best. That was pretty bad ass. Those three songs are the most like typical songs. My biggest complaint is that sometimes they smother the momentum they create with weirdness - maybe on purpose. Take There's always Room on the Broom, if that song has actual drums and bass, not the thin little hi hat crap, more like caveman pounding drums, that might be pretty rad. In general, this music would benefit from real drums.
I don’t remember what I just listened to. I think it was okay?
Way too experimental for my taste, not the worst ever but would rather not listen to this again
Nothing like an avant-garde 16th century century German folklore noise art album to start your day. Needless to say, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned is not what I expected. It’s not bad for this type of music but it’s not for me. There are no real songs on it. It’s all over the place, mainly just chaos, mostly devoid of melody I do however, love the songs titles. They are elite. My favorite book to read my kids when they were small was Room on My Broom. However best title, maybe of all time goes to If You’re a Wizard Why Do You Wear Glasses? Overall, respect but no thanks 4.2/10
Reminded me of Death from Above 1979
1: Damn... We suck! 2: Wait... Why don't we just make an album that sounds shit on purpose? 3: You're a genius! Can't quite give this a 1 because I actually did appreciate parts of it
this was kinda weird. like i didn't know what was happening
I didn’t enjoy this album, nor did I listen to the last half of it.
Whacky art school shit.
Slick peckers
Noise, not really music. But you know what? There were parts of the album where I got drawn in to a strange rhythm or cool sound.
Experimental e claustrofóbico.
Honestly sure, I’m glad I listened
Different
An weird album that i am again surprised made this list.
Listened in the car driving to the University. I really wanted to like this record. I usually like bands that implement noise and unconventional sounds but this one just didn't do it for me. I liked the rhythms and drums but I wish there was more harmonic material for me to sink my teeth into. Disappointing.
I wish it was a noise rock album instead of just noise
Not the worst of the noise albums, but doesn't evolve much
In my heart, I know I shouldn’t like this, but I actually kind of did! Many of the elements of this album felt like Mothers of Invention, which I have typically trashed. But there was like a Ministry/Skinny Puppy/1990s alternative vibe to this album that I actually really appreciated. I don’t know if this album is an immediate reach for but the listen was good. I think for me the key song was We Fenced Other Gardens. Some of the other songs like They Don’t Want Your Corn felt almost like Beck. I’m perplexed by this album, which I kind of enjoy the feeling of.
Random thoughts: * This was some abrasive music. I'm not even sure how to describe this. * I've never heard of Liars and probably because this is an acquired taste to say the least. * I'm really starting to question the 1001 selection of 21st century albums. I feel like the 20th century has been well represented maybe with a bit too much Nick Cave. But the 2000s selections feel like the author was trying too hard. * I won't be seeking out Liars anytime soon.
Wild wacky stuff.
I like the concept. The execution wasn't something I enjoyed. A little too sparse. I did really like Hold Hands and it Will Happen Anyway, which is probably closer to a traditional song than the rest. Overall, will not listen again.
Bit too much Geiger counter vibe for me - I was more interested when I read about considering it a concept album. Going in blind didn't help it
I'm not really sure why this is on a list of 1001 albums you need to hear before you die, but it was a challenging listen with some interesting highlights. The concept of German witchcraft themed songs was interesting but wasn't prevalent enough to be a feature. I wouldn't be against hearing something a little more streamlined from these guys, but I'm probably not going to revisit this. Sounds like good music to put on if you're running a haunted house. Favorite songs: We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own They Don't Want Your Corn, They Want Your Kids Hold Hands and it Will Happen Anyway
The only good thing about this album are the song titles. Bumped it up to a 2.
Before Listening: I’m not sure what to expect from this! I like the cover, it’s very interesting! After Listening: there was definitely a theme and it was stuck to! I liked the ambient noise but felt like the music belonged in a movie like 28 Days Later or something. The repetitive lyrics were like casting a spell which was cool, but not my favorite album.
Está muy denso, no sé si me gusta.
This definitely puts the noise in noise rock. Too much of it for my taste.
Not to my taste
I really wanted to give it a chance, but this is just rhythmic noise. No stand-outs, but ‘Flow My Tears the Spider Said’ was the least horrible.
No les pillo el punto. Ni son Suicide, ni Idles, ni Yeah Yeah Yeahs... No me convencen, aunque sean aclamados.
I didn't get all the way through this album. What I did hear was chaotic, and a bit proggy in places
Like Silver Apples with newer tech
Atmospheric
Sounds like they watched the alien skits from the Muppet Show and decided they could do an album of that. The muppets do it better.
This is one of the lowest rated albums on this website, and I can certainly see why. I somewhat enjoyed the first track ironically, but I quickly grew tired of it.
This was bizarre and experimental, but I disagree with Spin magazine, which called it "unlistenable"—I've listened to other albums on this list that are much worse. Lacking the ability to give half-points, I'll credit their weirdness and round my 1.5 stars to a 2.
You ever just look at an album and realize it’s gonna be a long day. I put this John off so long because I didn’t want to hear it. After actually listening to the album it is strange but not a throw away. Unique noises and sounds very different from the times.
Bon ben le concept, le titre de l’album et les titres des chansons, avec un angle apparemment noise rock, c’était plus attirant, mais finalement, le groupe se retient vachement. Ça pourrait être plus glauque, plus étouffant, plus fourni, plus expérimental, mais au final, rien de tout ça. Il y avait plein de passages très cool et je me suis dit que c’était bien plutôt aventureux pour un album sorti au début des année 90, mais en fait, c’est sorti en 2004 ? Quelle déception !
This one made me deeply uneasy. I'll remember it when I have to bust ghosts out of my house..
What on earth the was that!!?
Noise rock, radioheadesque We fenced other gardens
2.5
It was Ok.
Meh
A weird witchy album with an almost childlike sound. You know, like a demented child. I didn’t really like it, but I don’t think it deserves to be one of the lowest-rated albums, either. It’s pretty cohesive and not an active assault on the ears, unlike some of the other bottom feeders.
Shouldn't exist it's that shit.
There's a couple of good songs here but the rest just fucking suck
Noise-rock in the typical camp of 'just because you can doesn't mean you should'. Credit where credit's due: I appreciate that the album has a strong vision and is trying something new. The lack of focus ends up wrapping around into making an album where each track feels very unique. Plus the atmosphere is cool in a lot of places. It's an interesting sonic experiment and I'm usually a big fan of anything esoteric that's really taking the roads less travelled but this didn't hit. fav tracks: Hold Hands and It Will Happen Anyway
Always fun to read positive reviews of generally disliked albums that are just like “I guess SOME people can’t appreciate music that SUCKS” Interesting to hear a lot of these songs go from unlistenable to okay as the instrumentation coheres but there are diminishing returns.
★★½
Weird music but not the good kind.
Really not my jam.
It's unfortunate that this was the album chosen for Liars. their Spotify bio says every album is different/ they're constantly reinventing themselves. Unfortunately, I'll never know what they're capable of because I had to sit through this dumb abstract painting of an album.
Do not listen to this album as background music whilst you're trying to do some spreadsheeting.
I'm not giving it a 1. And I understand those who think any rating above a 1 is being unrealistically generous. This is a weird album with tracks that are white noise-adjacent. It's kinda pretentious and smarmy. Still, I can somewhat respect it. Like it sucks to listen to, but interestingly?? Y'know, like it doesn't sound good, but it's intentional. So, respect.
Sort of a lo fi noise rock klaxons, reminded me of that band black eyes more than anything. The foundations of some of these songs are quite good, I'm a fan in general of messy sounding post-rocky stuff. They didn't really build the songs up in any way though, like they'd decided that sounding weird and unsettling was enough. So not bad, but definitely not good. 2.5 but more a 2.
Hadn't heard of these and had no idea what to expect. Three cover made me think it might be punk, twas not! We've had another "noise rock" on the list I think. Dracula mountain. I much preferred that. This was a bit much for me, although there was parts I thought were ok, just not enough of them. I think 2.5. is not as bad as a lot of these reviewers suggest but I couldn't really get on board with it
The album grew into itself as it went along, but in the end, not my cup of tea.
eins bis zwei
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Flow My Tears The Spider Said I recognized this album... I had seen it on the bottom 20 global stats page :( I kind of wish the Global Stats page (specifically the Bottom 20) didn't exist, or a bottom 20 album was somehow only revealed after you've listened to it. It both consciously and probably unconsciously biases people's reviews of albums. I have now listened to 4 of the current bottom 20. Two of them I rated higher than the average, and one of them lower. This album wasn't a 1. There are definitely other albums I have hated much more than this album, but there's not many redeeming qualities here. Make no mistake, this album was bad. It deserves to be on lowly rated. I don't know if it should be on the list. Perhaps if I read the blurb in the 1001 Albums book the author might explain the why or what the cultural significance is. I know that I can think of better albums and artists that aren't here that could replace this. When I was listening, all I could think of (besides please make it stop) was Brick from Anchorman screaming LOUD NOISES! There's a lot of dissonance going on, only maybe one or two songs had anything resembling a rhythm or cohesive musical structure. There's barely anything that you could really, truly consider singing. It was more like moaning, grunting, huffing, barking, chanting, etc. On the plus side, it was consistent: across the tracks, conceptually and also consistently bad, so that's something, I guess. I also enjoy long album and track names. Very Modest Mouse-esque.
I kinda liked the bit with the birds but the half an hour of moaning before put me off a bit.
Dur
Vähän luisui sormien välistä tämä levy. Häiritseviä repiviä soundeja ainakin oli! 2/5
An album that I can only imagine was written to summon a demon. The lyrics were wild - however the melodies not an entire miss. Not sure I understood the concept of the album - except they liked witches and magic. Oh and that they want to be a horse
How do I say I don’t like this and not sound like ‘that’ guy…I guess ultimately I just found it a little boring? I’ve heard sound collages before. I’m not sure what this brought to the table that was new.
someone said NIN but goofy and now I can't un hear it.
Yeesh… I’m always expecting the worst when these noise rock records show up and the listening experience is almost always the same. I guess the only merit I can give this album is the fact that it follows the theme of witchcraft all throughout. You don’t see that concept brought to life in music too often. But sonically, it just wasn’t that interesting to listen to. I think a 2 is more than fair with all of that being said.
Labiau potyris, nei kažkas, ką klausytumeisi dėl malonumo. Tuo metu tikriausiai labai įdomu buvo.
I've seen this lot live. It's not great, willfully abrasive throughout and I was glad it finished.
Sick
This album is more of noise than rock, to begin with. It's not that I don't like noise at all, some albums of that genre are interesting but... It's not my thing (at all). As for this album, it's repetitive and uninteresting most of the time. There are only two songs that are, at least, decent. It's not that they are actually great but at least there's something there. And one of them is the last song. As for the rest... I don't care.
Not for me
Glitchy, noisy, early 2000s alternative.
They have their own sound, which is impressive, but the creepiness becomes repetitive after a while.
what the hell is this? Not in 100.001
Unpolished nine inch nails / radiohead wasn't awful! But that doesn't mean I liked it!
I saw these guys a lot back in the day. This shit hasn’t really aged all that well. Either that, or my patience has waned in the last 20 years.
I wouldn't say I DISLIKED this, but it's not something I would seek out again. I almost gave up after the first song but glad I stuck it out because I actually started to find it interesting about half way through.
i don't dislike this bc it's noise rock, i just think it's pretty boring noise rock
Cool concept, but nearly unbearable to listen to. 2 stars.
I guess I just don't like noise rock
Very odd, often grating album. There were some sections of some songs that I did get around, particularly on the second half. I didn’t like the vocals at all. I enjoyed the drums on ‘We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own’ I vibed with ‘Read the Book That Wrote Itself. ‘They Took 14 for the Rest of Our Lives’ had some cool sounding parts, interesting guitar work. For me this album doesn’t quite justify its inclusion in the list.
This is like early Sonic Youth is they were somehow even more mid and also 30 years late. The fact that this got slapped with the genre, Noise Rock, is insulting, just cause the band their copying helped to create the genre doesnt mean you get to use it too. 5/10
At the time of writing this is the seventh worst rated album on the website. I don't think that's fair. I don't think this is a great album, but I really don't think this is as bad as some of the forgettable 90s slop I have been subjected to. Whereas a lot of albums seem to have no mission statement or raison d'etre other than to make money, this one wants to create a vibe. The vibe is being sent home in a taxi from a night out by your friends because you are a mess and you're fighting off the urge to vomit while late night top 40 radio plays. It is an interesting experience. I find it hard to write my thoughts about it, outside of what I described two lines ago, I really don't have any particularly strong feelins towards this album. It is certainly evocative and I can appreciate it for being art that gets a reaction out of me, but I don't think I will listen to this again. Highlights: We Fenced Other Gardens with the Bones of Our Own
Not the kind of thing you’d want to unwind to, but I actually enjoyed this as an art project. Very scary vibes. The sounds really put you on edge. Very industrial. Still, this is mostly obscene from start to finish. ⭐️⭐️
I will find a way to be a little positive. The concept of this album is great, there are some great instrumental risks and choices here but much like blues explosion they fall flat more than they translate to good song ideas. Killer attitude and fuck you about this album that i find appealing. There is not a single song on here that I would ever listen to again for fun. The vocal performance is just so bland and boring over these hit or miss Instrumentals. If you handed this album vocal-less to Isaac Brock this could be a heater. Not feelin this one even though I really wanted to. Album art is sick though.
9/10/25. Interesting. A couple songs toward the middle and end that paid off. Challenging listen!
Noisy
2.5 We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of our Own Hold Hands and it will Happen Anyways
Broken Witch - 6/10 Steam Rose From The Lifeless Cloak - 6/10 There’s Always Room On The Broom - 6/10 If Youre a wizard then why do you wear glasses? - 5.5/10 We Fenced Other Gardens With The Bones of Our Own - 7.5/10 They Don’t Wan’t Your Corn, They Want Your Kids - 6.5/10 Read The Book That Wrote Itself - 6/10 Hold Hands And It Will Happen Anyway - 5/10 They took 14 for the rest of our lives - 6/10 Flow my tears the spider said - 6/10 60/100
I’ll drown myself if I have to listen to this again.
Album name and song titles are somewhat interesting and one hear traces of innovation and originality but it's awfully clangy and largely tuneless – basically, grating to no worthy purpose. Not many candidates for song of the summer to be found here. It sounds like music that could threaten the psyche of impressionable youngsters. Feels too precise and controlled, too, which adds to the near palpable tension. Comparisons to Radiohead are strained, to put it mildly.
I am down with experimental music. And industrial vibes. And, well, NOISE. But They Were Wrong just doesn’t seem particularly . . . mature. The lyrics have something(?) to do with witchcraft. Even if I were inclined to, I don’t think I could follow the concept. Worse, though, the sound just isn’t compelling. I’ve listened to the album twice now, but I haven’t found much I’d ever want to engage with again. Maybe a few parts of “We Fenced Other Gardens with the Bones of Our Own?” Maybe not even that.
Elmo rock. They Don't Want Your Corn is the best song.
I like odd music but didn’t dig this
2.5⭐️/5 [08.23.2025] 01.16.2026
I was never able to get too into Liars. I did like a couple of the albums that came after this one (Drum's Not Dead, Sisterworld, and WIXIW), but I didn't give any of the other ones a chance. This is my first time hearing this album. I like it just fine when it's on, but don't see myself revisiting it. Standout Track(s): Hold Hands and it Will Happen Anyway
Big concept in sound, and it's both loud, abrasive, and quiet. I wanna like this one more, so I have a feeling it will grow on me
Fine
High 2 thought id be all over this. i blame the vocalists for failing to win me over
Noise rock huh? Appropriate. Just a lot of noise to me.
1st time hearing about this band - meh
The ambition is apparent. A pagan fever dream about witch trials and hysteria. I respect it more than I want to play it. Art score = 4. But here we go 2.
This album was just alright, sorta all over the place and not really that cohesive to me. It felt like very chaotic, but in a overdosing crying out for help sorta way. Maybe that is what they were going for at the time. 4/10.
Me he puesto este álbum mientras dibujaba y en pocas ocasiones he tenido que levantar la cabeza para preguntarme "¿Qué coño estoy escuchando?" Lo cual no estoy muy seguro de si es bueno o malo. De este tipo de música electrónica/ambient super experimental me gustan un par de artistas como Machine Girl. Me ha recordado mucho a su sonido, imagino que ellos se habrán inspirado en este tio a la hora de hacer música. El album está bien y es disfrutable, pero creo que solo lo escucharía de forma pasiva. Más que nada porque hay canciones aqui que me resultan aburridísimas e innecesarias, pero supongo que tiene que ver con que no es un género por el que sienta especial predilección. Algo parecido me pasó cuando escuché por primera vez Kid Zzz de RadiomeduermoHead. Album so ass it made me want to kill myself. Lo de Radiohead era broma, el resto no. 2/5 La portada está guapa
Weird, but not good weird
Mediocr
Thoughts before listening: I don't really know much about these guys, but I do remember when their albums were getting touted on music sites. With 49,000 monthly listeners on Spotify they don't seem to have had all that much staying power though. Probably going to be one of those 00s albums that seemed like a big deal at the time the book was produced, but probably wouldn't stay in on a revision. Review: I think that if I have learned anything from this project its that I'm just a fan of pop music. Sure I may prefer when pop music is filtered through the lens of loud, distorted guitars, but ultimately its still pop music with familiar song structures, catchy melodies, etc. The albums that tend to annoy me the most on here are the techno, noise rock, krautrock, etc albums that mess with that formula. This album is full of those elements that turn me off. Its a very tough listen, from the music to the lyrics, and while I was certainly not bored with this album, I wasn't enjoying myself all that much either. 2-stars
I respect the uniqueness but its just a bit too much
Of Montreal, but less fun about it
Not really for me.
Nope. Not for me.
If you are going to be experimenting in 2004 try and come up with something actually new rather than rehashing all the dreary experimentation that has come before.
Can confirm, is noise. 2/5
I appreciate that there is a raw energy to this album, it’s like the sound is straining to get out but then rumbling into deeper, darker noises. There’s a discordant theme throughout so weirdly it does work as an album. However. I think this is all a bit too much for my poor head. I find trying to engage with some of the songs is like trying to do quadratic equations while banging a saucepan perched on your head, and other times the very devil himself is after you. The drums on Read The Book That Wrote Itself and birdsong with eerie banging noises in the background on Flow My Tears the Spider Said will haunt me for a while.
This was like a jack hammer to my brain. It was impossible to work while this was on. I enjoyed slipnot while working so shows I have reasonable capacity to absorb the melody of "noise". At one point it felt like I was having a nervous breakdown. Nails down a black board vibe while being assaulted with yet more sound / feedback / distortion. Its like they deliberatly attempted to use the electronics "fail" state to make music then throw in volume and miss timing for destructive effect. Like a cloud moving over to briefly let the light in I did get glimpses of their musicality and even sounded a little like the chemical brothers at one point. Hold Hands and it will happen - Sounds a bit like Idles as it starts off and some songs like this did appear captivating and punk esk. Certainly potential but I think this album could be better!
gave me a headache
2.6
M/v
Álbum experimental. Roseselsa Quietsea II.
I tend to not agree with some of the lowest rated albums on this site, and as a fan of this band, I have to concede that this album is not the band's best. That being said, it's not the worst thing either. Some cool ideas that I think they fleshed out more on subsequent records.
Noise. Make of that what you will.
Forgettable
Not a fan, but I'm not upset by it.
It insists upon itself.
It was a real struggle to get through this. Almost unlistenable, though I did hear a bit of Radiohead in it.
A real mixed bag for me. Firstly I was not in the best mind space as I was too stressed and this didn’t help. Some good some bad. The bad was really bad IMO. The opening track sounded like a parody of a college kid trying to be deep. Can’t go higher than 2 here
Difficult is an understatement
I'm definitely not going to listen to this again, but I didn't hate it? I can see myself adopting 'there's always room on the broom' into my vocabulary. Probably more like 2.5 stars, but since I have to choose...
Well…I can understand why the global rating on this is so low. I didn’t care for it but for the most part, it wasn’t too egregious. It kinda sounded like if Thom Yorke had a younger brother who was deeply envious of Radiohead’s success and wanted to make it big too, except that he had no talent.
Ok for what it is, but didn’t really warm to it. Sort of like LCD Sound System…come to think of it. Complete different genre wise, but the two do seem to have a similar energy.
i like the elements, i feel i could like this if they were used in different ways.. but better to listen to something this weird as another unmemorable american or british rock band from the 60s/70s
1.5
This one really didn’t land for me. They Were Wrong, So We Drowned feels like an album caught between wanting to be an unsettling art piece and actually crafting songs worth revisiting. I get that it’s meant to be chaotic, tribal, and thematically steeped in witch trial hysteria, but for me, it just came across as noise with little payoff. There’s ambition in the concept, but the execution left me cold. I can appreciate experimental music when it still offers a hook or some atmosphere to latch onto, but most of this just felt like being stuck in a room full of clattering pans and cryptic shouting. Tracks blur together in a way that isn't immersive, just exhausting. I’m sure some will defend it as bold or challenging, but I personally found it more frustrating than fascinating. A few interesting textures, but not enough to make me want to go back.
Wow, what a unique album. They really loved their synth and sound effects. Not my speed but good on anyone that can listen to this one straight through, I had to take it in segments
I quite liked ‘Flow My Tears the Spider Said’ other than that really wasn’t a fan.
Very rough. Some songs almost had song elements that made them redeamable. But some were just obnoxious (like track 2: steam rose). This is a pretty low 2 for me.
Was not ready for this one. Listening, I feel like I had just taken 3 shots of Fireball, and desperately needed a palate cleanser. Intellectually, I see where they are going with this album, but I am just not cool enough to appreciate.
Kept waiting for something more to happen in a lot of these songs, pleasant enough but seems surprising this is considered one of the 1001 to listen to in my opinion.
Semi-interesting concept album. No need to listen again, might share with someone who identifies as a witch
Not sure if this is one of the albums “you have to listen to before you die..” or “albums that will make you die” They should though charge per letter used in their song titles.
Had a few bits I enjoyed, but overall was a bit too out there for my mood and tastes. I will not be going back to this one.
#589. Mildly annoying noise rock. The first song isn't too bad, but it only gets worse from there. 2/5: nah.
Never heard of this one. I don't think these guys were sober when they wrote these songs. 2/5
I like the album more when I moved from headphones to speakers. Also, felt a little like a cult initiation ceremony.
yeah i could die without listening to this a few tracks reminded me vaguely of radiohead but yeah not quite that good
Interesting at times, but not really for me.
A surprise for sure- and not a pleasant one. I appreciate what they were going for stylistically, but it wasnt pleasant to listen to and it really wasnt for me. Still- there were a few spots I enjoyed more, but it mostly was rough Overall- 1.5/5 to 2
Lots of noises meant to put you into a trance and feel like you’re at some sort of primal ritual. Unfortunately that isn’t a sound I enjoy.