Reviews (page 5 of 8)
I didn't know anything about the band going in. Starts off not great, noisy and annoying, n-words, and other expletives, then the tone calms down into some decent catchy tunes. Average it out to a 3 I suppose.
Overall: 8/10 I had absolutely no idea what to expect from this as I had never even heard of this group or album in passing before, so I decided to just put it on and go along for the ride. I'm so glad I did that cause I enjoyed it a lot more with the element of mystery involved. First off, the vocals are straight fire, and so much of the singer's personality comes through in the music. Second, the bassist absolutely slaps (lol). He's incredible and I found myself focusing on him a lot. The music itself ranges from heavy, in-your-face rockers to pretty, slow ballads and the vocalist handles both equally well. This is why I'm doing this challenge. I want to discover new music and this is certainly something new that has the potential to join my regular rotation. Fav Song: Least Fav Song: Good Things Don't Always Come to You
Immediate 5! "Charlie Big Potato" is enough for the 5. I almost wore my CD out of their "Paranoid & Sunburnt" album when it was released and I remember the excitement I got when they released this one. Back to back bangers! I've always loved Skin's voice, the vocals throughout are just fire.
Tengo que reconocer que ésta decada es mi debilidad y por eso discos como éste pueden tener una mayor evaluación que lo que otra generación podría estimar. Al mismo tiempo, me resulta muy atractivo el rock de fines de los 90 de SA y la rabia que brota de su cantante. Este disco nunca pasó por mis oídos en esa época y recién ahora lo escucho en su totalidad y me ha gustado. Lo he vuelto a escuchar apenas ha terminado.
not the most substantial of music, some cool parts but maybe a slow start
We Don’t Need Who You Think You Are // Lately // Cheap Honesty //
I had never heard of this band before this, which was honestly surprising when I saw how popular they are, maybe they just never really escaped the UK. Post Orgasmic Chill is largely an alt metal/alt rock album, and this is kind of a genre of music that's very hit or miss to me, and that I think has a capacity to age really awkwardly. That being said, this album certainly has some flaws to me, but there's a lot it does that is super unique and interesting too. Firstly, a lot of the late '90s alt metal staples are here, quiet/loud verse chorus structure, crunchy riffs, and some more melodic ballad tracks, but Skunk Anansie also brings some distinct UK flair, there are songs here where they seemingly incorporate UK techno and trip hop influences and they actually meld really well into this sound when they show up. I kind of wish these influences pop up more because of how well they work, but I'll take what's here. I'm also a fan of the performances here, everyone sounds great, but the real stand-out star in this band is their vocalist, Skin. She is an incredibly talented singer and a really compelling figure, and has a lot of really interesting lyrics across this album about her intersectional experiences as a Black, Queer woman in living the UK. Her presence on songs is unique and genuinely exciting, and she keeps me invested during moments where this album almost loses me. Speaking of which, I did say I think this album has some flaws: Firstly, the production on this is *very* clean, and while it gives a lot of these songs a kind of arena rock feel, I think the heavier songs on here could have benefitted from a little bit of a dirtier sound, even though these songs themselves are good. Second, this album has quite a few more melodic, ballad-y tracks that I alluded to earlier, and on their own, they're all at least decent to great, if occasionally carried by Skin. A bigger problem is that a lot of them are bunched up near the end of the tracklist, and when several are put next to each other in a row they can kind of run into each other. There are a good few I kind of can't keep separate in my head, and I honestly think that one (*maybe* two) of the weaker ones could be cut. That being said, it certainly doesn't ruin the album, and I can see the justification for putting this on a list like this. I am glad I heard it, and there are some tracks I can see myself going back to.
Pretty good sound
This. Album. Rocks! Only 50 or so albums in, but this has been the best find on the list so far. Great variety, pulsing and melodic metal, and the lead singer’s voice is simply amazing.
This album was making me angry, like I couldn’t even finish it. God I hated this
It's interesting. They really swing for the fences and parts are all over the place because of it. Some songs her vocals get wiped out in the quiet parts and blown out in others. Sucks because she seems to have great voice. Musicaly it's clean although again on a pendulum for how it swings. It does make me want to listen to more of their stuff. I'm not sure if this is their first album. Solid listen but doesn't really hit at first listen. This is the kind of album that gets you curious though.
Wow, to say I appreciated this a lot more on second listen is an understatement
This is an unexpected surprise, I was going in thinking that I would hate this album because of all the individual elements - but it's incredibly well done. It's the closest thing to metal that I'll truly enjoy, I believe.
3/5
This wasn't bad. Absolutely not my favorite rock/metal album. It didn't feel heavy enough for metal but too hard for rock. It was neat. There was nothing to headbang and really no "hooks" tho. I really enjoyed her voice. Liked Songs: "Charlie Big Potato" , "The Skank Heads" , "Lately" , "I'm Not Afraid"
liked songs: most of them The vocals are the obvious standout, because they're amazing, but I like a lot of what's happening here. The instrumentation (strings!) is great, good songwriting, interesting melodies. My only complaint is that there were 1-2 too many slower songs. 4.25
I never heard much of Skunk Anansie beyond Hedonism, but Skin's voice is always recognizable. This album is much more on the harder, heavier side. It's not bad, although her voice not always fits the music.
I had never heard of this band/album before, and surprise surprise, they are British. This is uninteresting and inessential. I will never think of this band again.
This was horrible. I'm sure someone likes them, but it's not me.
3 - Cool, but a bit to edgy for me
Hmm. Weird one, never heard of this band, hard to understand why this was record was chosen. Didn't hate it, but didn't really grab me much either. Fave Track: Lately 2.8/5
I knew a bloke back in the day who was a huge fan of this band. I thought they were just ok, but didn't really get into them that much. Listening to them now I can see / hear how they have influenced so many other bands, including some that I love and listen to regularly. It's kinda got me reassessing my judgement of them from back then. I'm about to go back and listen to a couple more of their albums.
it sounds corporate. idk how to explain it.
Wide range of style, like it but don’t love it also weird name
This skunk don’t stink! I really enjoyed this album. I’d never heard of them before and the lead singer has a hell of a voice.
With the first few chords of the opening track, I thought this was going to be another amped-up Radiohead knock off, like The Mars Volta. But what developed was far more entertaining.
Hard to pin down, but the vocals on the harder stuff didn’t work for me.
Yet another one where I think they're good at what they do, but I just don't love what they're doing.
Einersiits sehr nice mal wider chli es ‘neuziitigers’ Album z ha (I mean, fast 2000er Jahr), andersiits tönts denn au wider chli so frei, experimental und chaotisch wie Albe us dere Ziit tönet. Mix us “ah moll findi doch no easy zum lose” zu “okay, biz zu hardcore is 2000er Rock abdriftet” zu “isch das jetzt doch eher e kuschlerock-soul band?” Kinky Album name though, I like Da rauchi grad 3 Zigis, würdi aber eig nur 2.5 möge
hahaha wüki churz nach de erste 30 sekunde gmeint die präsentiered eus da es banger breakcore album... dem war leider nicht so keis lied mega gnosse, aber au nöd mega schlecht 2 post orgasmic zigis gönni mer aber trotzdem
There were parts of this album I really enjoyed. It started off feeling a bit like a crappier version of NIN, found itself, but then it seemed to linger on a bit too long. My 2 biggest complaints from this album: her vocals are too buried in the mix, and they don't know how to end a song. Tracy's Flaw will definitely end up a song I regularly return to. I felt they were a better hard rock band then they are a ballad band.
I had no idea what to expect from this. Never heard of this group before and the first song didn't really set me on the right track for the rest of the album. But I was pleasantly surprised as I progressed through, and found that there's some solid songs in here.
Another happy discovery from the list. 4.5 overall. Some spots just a bit to Evanescence-esque for me.
Not really my thing. Didn’t feel very coherent.
99/1089 - "Rid of Me" with distortion and slurs.
Not my bag. At all. Heavy, screamy. Could have been…but it just gets to be super grating.
This alternated almost by song whether I liked this or not. I loved the energy, but ultimately this was just too disjointed and inconsistent to give higher than a 2. I wanted to like this more than I did.
Cool
Uhhhh?, no sabía de su existencia, vivía feliz en mi espacio confort, lo invadieron. Si, son ahora parte de ese mi confortable zona. Me gustó, voz, batería, bajo, lo hacen muy bien.
Quite liked this.
A big no no for me
So hard to rate this i’m gonna not even try
This list's British bias has gone way too far: it made me listen to an English Evanescence.
Meh
Really enjoyed it musically, came in hot, gave way to a lot of variety in styles and tone.
Wasn’t really my thing, I can see how people might enjoy it. Kind of a cool concept, like some fem rage metal/rock music.
this wasn't my favorite but it was a fascinating glimpse into how we ended up with genre- bending artists in the decade after, like Evanescence...a good example of what this project does well in terms of linking histories of music together for those who weren't there themselves!
This album was kinda all over the place. One or two tracks I dug, but overall not really for me. Interested to see what their other stuff sounds like though. Properly 2.5 stars, but rounding down since I’d likely not revisit it.
Two words: Kick Ass! This band is damn good, I'm surprised I never heard them before, and couldn't even find much written about them or this album. The singer is fantastic, there's so much raw emotion in her vocals. The band is playing their asses off. On every track they're all working in perfect hard-rock harmony. Most songs on this album would fit on a soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Underground, and I mean that in the best way.
Slaps
I was very pleasantly surprised by this record. The vocals were great, Skin has a very versatile voice that fits over the variation of instrumentals present here. The guitar riffs were awesome, good drum/bass rhythm section. I really did not expect much from this but it fucking rocks. "On My Hotel TV" was one of my favorites, the stop-start guitar riffs in the verses really pay off around the halfway mark when they're allowed to run freely. On a different note: this album generator site has Hard Rock listed as one of my bottom three genres, which is hilarious because outside of this project I listen to mostly heavy rock music. So hopefully this review helps correct that.
Skunk Anansie is such an underrated band. Skin's voice is so powerful and versatile and the band is so locked in together. They are one of the several bands that I discovered shortly before or after breakup, and I can't help but wonder if they would have become more popular in the US if they had stuck it out a little longer. Thankfully they're back together, and Post Orgasmic Chill has rightfully taken the title off modern classic.
This album really surprised me. What a strong work.
This one took me by surprise, wasn't familiar with this group at all but really enjoyed it.
Interesting lyrical content and singing is bogged down by over polished and pedestrian metal music.
decent indie/alt-rock, Skin sounding great
This is just store brand Lincoln Park. I know why there is a lot of this particular genre on this list- but why this band in particular? Really unspectacular.
Meh
hmmm
It’s good, but I don’t like it.
Paramore vibes
Why is this hard rock singer saying the n-word? Anyway, surprisingly good album.
5/5 Never heard about this band before. Definitivelly a diamond in the rough on the 1001 list.
💩
Cool
This is the direction that postgrunge should have gone - instead we ended up with creed and nickel back. Really interesting songs and lyrics, a really powerful vocalist and some very catchy/standout bars. The ballads were a bit too many and dramatic for my taste. All around an enjoyable listen from a band I hadn't heard of before! 3.5/5 - > 4/5
I had completely forgotten about Skunk Anansie. On paper they should be really memorable; there aren't many rock bands fronted by women, people of color, or with a great vocalist so Skin is a bit of a unicorn in that respect. However, none of it felt very memorable. My favorite moments were the more ballady tracks - think I'd rather listen to a Skin solo album with more of that.
Honestly awesome. Cool black alt punk and alt metal
Not bad. Very late 90s alt but the vocals help it stand out. Some great moments and some filler
2/5
Decent listen.
From the first two songs I was expecting a really good alt rock grunge album but that only ended up being half the story, other half was basically generic radio friendly power ballads which I wasn’t a fan of and it was disappointing because if it was full alt rock it would have been really good album based on how good those songs were like Charlie big potato, the skank heads and the second last song. Tracey’s flaw sounds like a generic power ballad but top notch vocals, Lately is such a radio ahh song, Secretly felt like it was teasing a break out into grungy distorted guitars which never came other than the guitar solo which was too short anyway. The vocals were 10/10 though throughout but that’s not enough to bring it higher than a 6/10 for me, good but disappointing album for what I was expecting. Don’t know what those two random moments of jungle music drums were as well, random.
My 13 year old angsty self would have loved this. My 27 year old angsty self likes it pretty much too!
I knew Skunk Anansie from their first couple of singles in the mid-nineties but hadn't really followed them. From the moment of being punched in the face by the opening track, though, I was in. Not what I was expecting and a really pleasurable surprise. It felt like Skin had finally got the music behind her that her vocals and attitude deserve. Will be checking out more.
I enjoyed the music. Pity about the lyrics which are puerile at best. 2/5.
Must admit, I didn't expect to see Skunk Anansie anywhere near this list. Impressively ferocious and dynamic vocals from Skin. In a parallel universe, she'd probably be turning out at the royal opera or something. Not really my jam but it's better than I maybe imagined. Well-produced.
It gives me Evanescence vibes. The album starts out strong, and putters to the finish line. Favorite Track: "Charlie Big Potato".
cool as ice
this was weird af. not really sure if i like it or not. but that probably means that i don't like it i suppose.
Rockig, gut hörbar.
Like The Skank Heads. Heck yes. This is grand.
This massively exceeded my expectations. Some fantastic songwriting and performance - Skin's voice is out of this world at times.
90s fun
I don’t know who this is for
Surprise jam! 4/5
This is such a cool but absolutely DATED sound. My guess is that people shit on this because it sounds a lot like early Linkin Park. Those high bass pops! On My Hotel Tv is a fun track. I'm Not Afraid Sounds like a bible camp song, but otherwise a good and fun album that I enjoyed.
Somewhere in the depths of my mind the name 'Skunk Anansie' sounds vaguely familiar, I'm sure of it. The guitar riffs are heavy, the bass is prominent and punchy, but the MVP of this album has got to be Skin. Her vocals are absolutely killer throughout the album. She can do it all and she can do it all very well. She grabs your attention immediately. 'Tracy's Flaw' is a perfect example. They slow things down and it gives Skin the perfect opportunity to sing with a bit more sincerity and sounds more heartfelt. But this track also shows off her powerful belts and raspy, growly shouts as well as her falsetto. A fantastic voice that matches the music perfectly. This was aggressive from the first track and also had its slower moments. Heavy yet melodic. Riff heavy. Such a good album and such a pleasant surprise. The vocals force an extra star out of me, they're that good.
A nice album. Would have given it 3.5 if possible. But it's nearer to 4 than 3 ...
Here's one that I'm sure is polarizing. It's polarizing in my own head. I'm kind-of weirded out by this one, but on the other hand, it's pretty cool sounding. It can be aggressive and groovy at the same time. Neat album. I don't think I'd be looking to revisit, but I'm not disappointed at it by any means.
I followed the requirements set forth by the title but I don't think it made any difference. A mixed bag both musically and production-wise where punchier mixes could elevate certain sections but it could also all get lost in the muddiness. I'm usually not a stickler for vocal types but I don't take to Skin (OBE)'s style very much, even though she is clearly a very talented singer. The heavier songs left me thinking I would have loved this as a teen and then lamented my bygone youth while I sat there stony faced and partially grey-haired listening to all the energy that Skunk Anansie had to spare. There is such a bizarre air of late 90s britpop prevalent that it made me nostalgic but in a bad way. The songs really start to melt into each other, especially the slower ones that begin to resemble Smooth fm ballads. This could have been much shorter and nothing would have been lost.
I wasn’t blown away by this, but that could be because I listened to this after a series of all timers with a similar energy. That said, I was pleasantly surprised with how this progressed given I let out an audible groan midway through the album after checking the full runtime - maybe I found post orgasmic chill after all?
This is one of those albums one of us would own on CD that you'd start to learn front to back in car journeys despite not liking the music that much to begin with. I'm sure if I kept digging I'd find some parts that really vibed with me, but this isn't then and I shan't be doing that. It does remind me a bit of Incubus but where they go heavy often and gets a bit crazier, here there is always a focus on the vocals that doesn't work so well for me. It's fine, some interesting parts but on the whole nothing interested me much. Highlight: And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had
First song starts of quite strong but the rest of the album falls kinda flat.
11/03/2025 I'm surprised how much i liked this.
Cool trip hoppy nu metal that has some bangers but suffers from some of the stylistic conventions of the time.
Had no hopes, but a very enjoyable album. Kind of reminds me of Alanis. 4*
It’s so weird and dynamic and angsty and cathartic and I cannot believe I’ve never heard of this band.
I kinda dug this. It reminded me of Rage at times, and of Celine Dion at others- which is pretty cool I guess. She can sing, that's for sure. I'm giving it a one-star bump for uniqueness. People should hear this. It's deserving of the list.
I'd be willing to give this a second listen, but nothing really stuck with me after one. Technically impressive, and the lead singer has a great voice, but something about the mix made me feel like I was in a small room and I wanted the sound to feel more expansive. It's like there's a lot of raw energy that's been sterilized somehow. I think a 2 would be harsh, so it's a light 3 for me.
I preferred their debut album Paranoid & Sunburnt after enjoying their song "Selling Jesus" in the film STRANGE DAYS. Not a fan of their nu metal phase. Lyrical subject matter seemed a bit eye-rolling as well.
Ok rocky
Well given the album name I knew it would be…. interesting to say the least. And it wasn’t even that. It was lacking in all areas other that weirdness and provided no good oomph as to why it made it on this list.
It's not easy to be objective but if you like this aggression, I get it - far more than other in the alt or even approaching nu-metal sounds. I truly and uncompromisingly hate that up-front massively compressed "guitar" sound in any and everything so I can't see how I can even get through this, but her voice definitely soothes things a bit - it's objectively a good contrast (as well as a contrast to many others in similar heavy-spheres). There are some songs later on that are *close* - I really just don't like the presentation and still will never get past this genre/sound overall. Not for me. 4/10 2 stars.
I don't know if I will revisit, but this was a decent sound!
This was a grower!!!! wasn't into it right away but really started vibing with it about halfway through! Pleasant surprise! would do 3.5 if we could do half stars but alas
LOL, their biggest song on this album was the first one I skipped part way through. I guess pop/nu-metal (or whatever you classify this as) isn't quite my jam but it wasn't horrible. 2.5 rounding up
UK Nü Metal. Really not my cup of tea. I liked how political the singer was but that’s about it.
Skunk Anansie are a band who could’ve only existed in the ‘90s in the wake of ~post-grunge~ and the rise of alternative radio expanding their demographics beyond college campuses. Similarly, Post Orgasmic Chill is an album that really only could’ve come out in 1999, right as alt-metal and nü metal were quickly rising in popularity, but before the clichés became normalized, and there was still a way to thread the needle between the fruit salad blend of Alternative Music™️’s contrasting definitions. And to be very honest, I really, really, really like this record. As I’ve said, I’m generally a fan of nü metal, and I grew up listening to a lot of alt-metal bands, so even though Skunk Anansie is completely new to me, their sound is pretty nostalgic. I actually find it fascinating that Post Orgasmic Chill is their first venture into metal music, because it does come naturally to their sound and aesthetic. They’re a technically capable band, not only because Skin has an incredible voice, but because Cass and Ace are insanely precise on the bass and guitar respectively. Sure, this aesthetic is very of its time, but for its time, Skunk Anansie are doing it a lot of justice. The first 3 tracks set up a really clear, hard edge to them, and while it’s not Cannibal Corpse, it’s heavier than a lot of radio metal was at the time when I compare it to, say, Evanescence. I think the rest of the record is a bit more punk-influenced, almost ending up in Rage Against the Machine territory, but I would still classify this as metal when it is being heavy. But what really elevates this record for me is how willing they are to venture beyond this style of alt-metal. There’s one side of that coin where they go literally more indie/post-grunge, like on “Lately,” which is my favorite song on the record. They’re great in this style, and honestly I’m shocked that this didn’t cross the pond. (From what I understand, and what auto-played after, this does seem closer to their original sound, so it makes sense why they’re good at it. Still, I love it, and plan to check it out.) The thing that’s really interesting, though, is how frequently they seem to be open to using strings on here. Sure, Skin’s vocal range was made for orchestral arrangements, but that doesn’t mean a song like “Secretly” or “You’ll Follow Me Down” is any less powerful, especially when on the surface it would feel out of place. But that’s the thing about this record– nothing here sounds out of place. Everything Skunk Anansie do, they do well. I may not be the biggest fan of a couple songs, like “Tracy’s Flaw” or “Good Things…,” but that’s more personal preference, not the fault of the band themselves. Skunk Anansie remind me a lot of Living Colour. I hate this comparison superficially, but I do think it’s a fair one to make. Ignore lyrical topics [which are similar, and a positive I love about both bands] and funk-metal flourishes [which they both do incredibly well]. To me, the real similarity actually lies in how both bands are able to blend in vogue sounds and styles of their respective eras to create something that is a high-water mark of their scene that somehow got dismissed over time. I think a large part of that is because Skunk Anansie seem to be victims of being Isle landlocked, but I also feel like being of your time and yet uniquely yourself seems to be a problem for some bands, freezing them in amber even though they didn’t fit in with their peers who were allowed to grow. Overall, I really loved this record, and really appreciated that this list gave me the chance to check out this band who I had never heard of and seem to generally enjoy, even beyond this record. Is it essential, is it the best music of this era, is it going to change my life? No to all of the above. But I personally like this vibe and this style of music, so, purely on a personal level, this was a good find for me.
WHY DOES NOBODY TALK ABOUT THIS AS A FORMATIVE ROCK BAND OF THE 90s OH RIGHT RACISM
6.5/10
Didn't really pay much attention to Skunk Anansie after their debut album and "Weak". Maybe I bought the debut on CD? Anyway this was fine, but probably not something I'll come back to.
This quite good! I had only heard Lately before, which is an amazing song. I loved the two earlier records, and listened to them a lot back in the day, but for some reason I never got to listen to this, which is a real shame.
This is an exceptional album. Listened to other albums based on it
No, I tried, I can't get through. Less than 30 albums on my "catch-up list"and they're all ones I've avoided. Hopefully there will be a few surprises /sigh. Not this album though.
Not for me. Raw and energetic but not pleasing to my ear. on the 2 side of a 2.5
sick
Bald black woman. Can't miss her.
Solid bald black woman rock 3.5
These guys were never big in the States but I've been at least aware of them for quite awhile now. Even when everything else I listened to sounded pretty much the same, I just never found myself enjoying their music. Skin has a killer voice and some of the songs here really sound like stuff I continue to listen to but there's a feeling of disconnect between the vocals and the backing music. I don't know if that's a mixing issue, my ears, maybe it's the vocals seemingly drifting around the music like she's singing to a different record? I appreciate that they're a good band, but I just can't listen to them. Fav tracks: The Skank Head, Charlie Big Potato
Like if Yoko Ono fronted a nu metal band
good shit
I'm off to see them live in 2 months so this is a welcome sight and sound. Boy I can't wait! I prefer their first 2 albums but mustn't grumble. Anything by them packs a punch- so much energy and those vocals.......
February 14, 2025 HL: “Secretly”, "On My Hotel TV", "And This is Nothing That I Thought I Had, "The Skank Heads" Album name and cover made me think this was going to be downtempo trip hop Tempted to give it 5 stars just for showing a different side of 90s British rock than all the others. In fact I'd bump it up to 4, despite the nu-metal influences generally not being my thing.
it’s pretty much standard alternative metal for that era. the first half of the album goes hard… very hard. the second half, not so much. i would call the second half more “radio friendly”. but what sets this band apart from other bands of the genre is that the singer is a black female, and let me tell you, she is a certifiable badass. i’ll just say that i wouldn’t want to get on her bad side, because she can express rage like few others i have ever heard. all in all, it seems as if i might need to take a deeper dive into this band. solid effort.
Some of this was alright nut all in all, not my thing.
Just could not get into it. I also was surprised that I had never heard mention of this group before today. Still not that good
2.5
I came into this album with pretty low expectations and it still underachieved. Right off the bat, it just seemed like a tamer version of screamcore and I don’t even like that genre. Then there are ballads. I expect to have forgotten this band’s name by tomorrow.
I can see coming back to this when I'm in the angsty mood. Points for being labeled as "clit rock".
Meh, not bad but not my thing. I'm stuck between and 2 and 3 for this one, wouldn't relisten
Whoa, this was wild! Hard to believe they never were super famous. Ultimately it was a little heavy for me as I got into the bonus tracks, so I had to turn it off. But genuinely enjoyed listening.
Not good
Another new artist from the project that I really enjoyed. They really reminded me of Evinescense, and reading global reviews that seems to be correct. Will definitely be diving into their catalog now
Lead singer has great vocals
Really enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Would listen to more from them
It wasn't unlistenable...it was just the most boring, AI generic sounding rock I have ever heard. Just terrible. 1/5
1.5
Sounds a bit heavier than the last album. Some nice touches
Sure, this was ok.
Some nice instrumentation going on in this album and I can't say that the vocals are bad, but overall it's not quite my kind of vibe.
Den lå 3-4, jeg synes de lyder godt og sangeren er virkelig god, men produktionen er lidt for ren og pæn til at det går helt igennem. Det første nummer lød virkelig meget som Evanescence
Pop nu metal?? Ikke for mig. Overhovedet.
This started out ok.. Felt a bit inspired by RATM and .. Tina Turner? There were several times where her voice sent shakes down my spine because it sounded so false.... The best parts were the ballads, the rest was bland and pretty uninspiring.
Really like the vocalist. Will keep this band on my radar. Favorite track(s): Charlie Big Potato, Lately, hotel tv, skank heads, secretly Will I revisit?: high priority Current rating: 8/10
Sometimes I really wonder about the people making this list.
Album - Post Orgasmic Chill Artist - Skunk Anansie Release - 1999 Heard it before? - N Heard OF it before? - N I couldn't finish it. This specific flavor of heavy stuff doesn't really click with me. Except for Skin. She can belt man. She's got range. 4/10
Not for me
I liked it. Nice fusion. This came out right as I was a young lad forming my first memories and one song sounded eerily familiar I wonder if I heard it back then and was remembering. Maybe. Maybe not
Giving Tool mixed with ? (John called it - silverchair) 3.5
Was war das? Aber besser als Björk, deswegen 2 Sterne.
Pretty sick honestly, the vox get a liiiittttleee grating sometimes, but the songwriting is solid.
1/5 not my style at all
I thought I’d enjoy this one but really it ended up all sort of sounding samey and bland. I think I can only give this 2 stars
These guys are excellent musicians, but they can’t seem to write songs that go anywhere. Sadly forgettable.
8/10 Favorite Tracks: Charlie Big Potato, Lately, Secretly, Tracy’s Flaw, I’m Not Afraid Least Favorite Tracks: And This Is Nothing I Thought I Had, On My Hotel TV
Not what I expected and not really my thing, but I’d listen again. I like the singer’s Servalan vibe.
Including this album seems strange. Skunk Anansie's previous albums were inconsistent, but had a degree of edge about them and at least one or two quality songs. This album is much more consistent, but has smoothed away most of the edge the band had to leave a rather bland selection of songs, albeit sung by someone with a wonderful voice, and nothing anywhere near as good as Weak or Hedonism.
Echt niet mn ding
Ja was vet
4/5. This one was pretty cool, not too sure what I was expecting based on the album name but glad it turned out much differently than I was expecting. A heavy rock, sometimes electronic, and even R&B, album with an awesome vocalist. Love the heavier songs than the slower ones but it's got good genre diversity throughout which keeps you invested. Best Song: Charlie Big Potato, Secretly, Cheap Honesty
What a fucking voice 🔥 Weirdly I'd heard of Skin, but never of Skunk Anansie. So I didn't know she was in a band Really enjoyed the guitar! Very catchy songs, and I liked the heavier ones. Bonus points for the lyrics "cunty bitch" 4 ⭐️
I think Evanescence loved this band
An interesting ride, but never really figured out what they were going for.
2.5- I liked some of it. Especially the more hardcore songs. Fav songs: Skank heads and in my hotel tv
Decent. The Skank Heads is a banger.
So much better than the Beatles. Skin fucking rules.
Stellar voice, the band is so solidly produced and sounds so good, the shift of song tones from one to another is so effortless, the 30 second outro of electronic techno here and there are so refreshing and awesome little pallet cleaners. Really great stuff. Will be listening to again.
Skunk is like Bjork but with far far far better vocals. The band is like peak 90’s WWE theme song music and that’s not a bad thing, as I seem to say more on this app than I do in real life…. I can’t put this band in a specific genre but I guess you could say the are more alternative than anything else. I found myself thinking that Skunk sort of wasted her talents on this brand of music instead of cutting Celine Dion radio hits. There’s something intriguing about the album and it’s not bad, it just tries too hard to be great and it’s not working
• 3/5 • first listen; glad I was introduced to them • not my favorite genre, but really well executed • love Skin’s vocals; seems like a big influence on Evanescence a few years later
Maybe it's just because my expectations were set really low, but I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. It's not great by any sense of the word, but there's some really good metal energy. Good for a metal deep dive.
I just really don't like this style of 90s rock.
Fantastic voice, but a lot of the tracks are very of their time
Not really sure what to think here. It's not bad per se. Rounding a 2.5 up to 3 here...
3/5
It sounds good and not like a whole lot else coming out at the time. But none of it stuck with me. If someone put this on, I wouldn't complain but it won't be me putting it on.
This was a bit of a mess. I can't imagine listening to it again, having heard it for the first time at age 50.
Never heard of this band, very interesting opening track, but then the album kind of falls off
The vocals are wonderful but the background just doesn't match. Secretly is more what I expect from the backing track - consistent, and supportive. Most of these tracks sound uninspired, as one rater put it.
Interesting until it got less Metal and more Hard Rock Ballads. I didn’t know British Nu Metal was a thing
what a weird album
vocals are insane on this record. i dog the music too. it blends a lot of different genres with a heavy rock twist. love the slower tracks on here too.
At the outset I thought this might be rather a good album. But as it went on it was a pretty stodgy treacly affair. Didn't really care for it.
A few interesting monents but not really my cup of tea. 2 stars
When you have some pre-millienium tension, you might as well deserve some post orgasmic chill. Skunk Anansie get a little more rougher around the edges with this album, in the process earning their place amongst the changing landscape that was British rock in the late 90s/early 00s. Favorites: Charlie Big Potato, On My Hotel T.V., We Don't Need Who You Think You Are, The Skank Heads, Secretly, Cheap Honesty.
Loved this one. I happened upon their remake of Search & Destroy years ago and LOVED IT. Never listened to anything else they did and really enjoyed it
Interesting.
First time hearing. Quite solid. Great vocals. Would like to hear more from them. Nice discovery.
01) Charlie Big Potato - 8,5 02) On My Hotel T.V. - 7,0 03) We Don't Need Who You Think You Are - 7,0 04) Tracy's Flaw - 7,5 05) The Skank Heads - 7,5 06) Lately - 8,5 07) Secretly - 10,0 08) Good Things Don't Always Come to You - 8,0 09) Cheap Honesty - 8,0 10) You'll Follow Me Down - 8,5 11) And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had - 7,0 12) I'm Not Afraid - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,00 (80/100) Current ranking: 142/402 I prefer "Stoosh" but this one isn't bad either. "Secretly" is one of my favorite songs from the nineties, along with "Hedonism" and "Brazen", which is why I'm especially fond of this band. My closeted gay ass was drooling over the "Secretly" video and those precious few scenes of male love.
This was totally new to me. Never even heard of it. Not bad. 3
Love that this is self-titled "Clit rock".. power to the ladies who rock!
Goes hard
🎧Interesting mish mash of genres but alas, this is not for me. Favorite track: Lately
I can 100% appreciate this being on the list because it’s something completely new to me and also very original! With that said, it couldn’t be further than my preferred sound than it is. It feels like a cheap 90’s Evanescence rip-off that I just don’t need. I don’t want to be too mean with my rating, since I’m happy to have been introduced to this. But I also kinda hate it? Please forgive me.
Alternativo/metal. Vocal feminino, canta muito. Interessante
Great voice, wouldn’t be upset if I heard it again, but also wouldn’t miss it if I didn’t
Kick ass vocals. I enjoyed this quite a bit for a band I'd never heard of. This type of music was popular at this time, I'm surprised they weren't bigger.
Excellent vocals and energy, some of the tracks are really good!
Never even heard of this but I liked it quite a bit. The only problem is it’s super front loaded. The vocals are really unique.
Noise
I enjoyed this so so much. Her vocal range is astonishing and the songs are massive. I love it. I also love the drum n bass that creeps in throughout. Very unusual at the time to have those crossovers.
Starts off strong and then coasts a bit
Excellent. Finally a revelation!
Got better around the middle.
the singer's voice reminds me of thom yorke's falsettos. but anyway, why is the first track named "Charlie Big Potato"? it's absurd. 3/5
Tykkäsin. Kivan erilainen mielenkiintosia lyriikoita ja melodioita. Yees.
Clit rock - screaming vitriol over jerky rock. Actually, it's not bad. The song structure is always very dynamic, veering between soft crooning and piercing screams. There's nothing on here to rival 'Hedonism', but it's at least as good as most of the stuff on this list.
Fairly bland. Not much interesting going on here. 2/5 Won’t listen again
This metal-lite/rock wasn't really my thing but I didn't hate it. I like the vocalist, her voice was well-suited for this type of music. 2.25/5
Cool album
not for me I fear
What a blast!
hmm definitely a choice, would i reach for it again? probably not that's not to say it's bad, I do have a few tracks I would listen to again: Cheap Honesty, Lately Would listen to this band again if it pops up
The first song was really interesting. Like a mix of tool, SoaD, and Evanescence. If the rest of the album would have followed similar to the first song this would easily have been a 8/9 but it couldn’t make up its mind on what the sound was supposed to be. The latter half slowed down a lot and ended up sounding like a different band. Most of the album really felt like a way for the lead singer to show their vocal prowess and the rest of the band kind of just played random stuff trying to keep up. 6/10
Could've been better.
Interesting collection of tunes with a unique heavy sound. Worthy of a repeat listen.
Hey. I'm all for wacky bullshit but this was just a liiiiiiittle too much too long.
So much talent and production value. But except for the power I cannot best to enjoy this
Haven't heard of them before, really fun rock/metal numbers.. Favorite track: Charlie big potato other picks: we don't need who you think you are, secretly, cheap honesty
I'd never heard them before! Badass!
I wasn’t into it
maybe the height of sharp-edged alternative...reminds me sonically of late Oxbow, in that there's a crunchy brittleness to the guitars thrust up by warm basstones...it feels like a soft slap to the face, quite the vehicle for Skin's mix of hard and honeyed vocals...a tasty, well-rounded desert
Metal and hard rock from the late 90s and early 00s all sounded much the same to me. As a result, I don’t know much from that era because I just didn’t care to listen to it. Being loud and heavy the same way everyone else was just made it boring. This album is more of same, only with a female singer. That added little for me. It wasn’t awful, but it pretty much just became background music. And I’m sure that’s not what they were aiming for.
Not sure what to think. I'll leave it at that for now.
Post Orgasmic Chill is the third album from British alt/metal band Skunk Anansie. The band makes 90s alt rock, with timing and volume transitions and heavy, distorted guitars. The unusual element of their sound is their female vocalist, whose name is Skin. The result sounds like Soundgarden recruited Pat Benetar for an album. This is a collection of songs that Skin described as "clit-rock," her term for the feminist rage she expresses as a British woman. These are good, but not particularly memorable songs, because the band can unfortunately be described as "another 90s alt-rock band."
Kinda intersting sound. Nu-Metal ish tones and style riffs with soulful R&B sounding vocals. Most the songs didnt do much for me though.
Heavy and intense. I really liked listening to this.
Yoooo good choice good choice I love Going Under too
Horrendous. Bravo 👏
It's ok but there's something so insincere and calculated about the production and delivery that it all falls emotionally flat. I can't see it having much longevity. They were the first band I saw live, around 1996, and I feel they're much better live.
Mg, me robé un par.
It was cool
Great!
Qué recuerdos!!! Me guardo "Charlie Big Potato", "Lately" y "Secretly". Le tengo más cariño a su primer trabajo, pero creo que escuchar la voz de Skin debe ser obligatorio al menos una vez en tu vida.
Massive vocals raging over heavy & tightly played staccato mid tempo riffs with some electronica adornment. A combination of trip hop and nu metal. This sounds like when Serbia or somewhere enters a hard rock song for Eurovision. In other words it's overblown, ear-piercing and somehow both irritating and dull.
i wanted to like it more.
This was surprisingly good. I was a little nervous with all the comparisons to Evanescence, one of the cheesiest, radio rock bands of all time. But this has actual grit. Other than a female singer, there is no comparison. The slower songs felt a little out of place and kind of meandered a bit. But other than that, this really rocked.
not my thing musically
I'll go with a 2 here because it's not totally awful. I do not enjoy this though. Another one i can't see why anyone needs to hear too.
4.25
Great mixture of genres
Interesting all the way through, not really my thing but can’t say a lot bad or good.
Some real horrors & a couple of tracks that were brilliant!
Not really up my alley
No thanks
No thanks.
Never heard of them! Fun surprise.
Wow, I wish I had heard of this band sooner. The mix of electronic music and metal on this album is some of the most inspired and well conceived I've heard from its era. The singing is incredibly powerful and engaging too. I will definitely be returning to this one 👍
Pleasant surprise, the whole "brit-rock" movement is sooo underrated.
My brother has this album. I hadn't heard it in a long time. It's better than I remembered. Skin has a great voice!
Cool, Interesting, well produced, sounds older than 99
Los Skunk son una banda de cierto éxito a caballo entre mediados de los 90 (en plena brit invasion) y principios de los 00. Esa mezcla de Rock-metal y electrónica unida a la imponente figura y voz de su cantante (la Grace Jones del siglo 21) Skin tuvo cierto recorrido hasta que la banda se separó en 2001 (luego se reunió). Desde luego por actitud, producción y discos están muy lejos de otras bandas como Korn, Bush por no hablar de cosas como Evanescence... Este Post Orgasmic Chill, tercer disco, baja un poco el nivel de sus predecesores y, en mi opinión, mejores álbumes, sobre todo el debut con Paranoid & Sunburnt y Weak como mejor canción. En este destacan la intensidad de Tracy´s Flaw o la melodía de Lately. Otros discos de 1999:
Skin is a brilliant singer. By coincidence I had a little revival of Skunk Anansies music a couple of weeks ago when I discovered an acoustic record on Spotify. An underrated 90s band in my opinion.
Wow, this singer is great! Not at all what I expected, a really good listen that has a ton of hard energy to it. 4 stars
Opening track is actually pretty cool. pretty heavy at times. Quite good female lead vocals. This is a strange album. The first track is pretty straightforward, clean verses, heavy choruses. The second track is bizarre, part rap, part alt-rock, part metal, part electronica. The third track is back to pretty straight forward hard rock. Apple music says Garbage is a similar artist to Skunk Anansie. I get a bit of Paramore. I'd give this one 3.5 stars. Not sure I can actually round it up to 4 for the limited whole-star grading on the site, but it was a pleasant surprise.
This is like an entire album of fake sitcom music. I don't like it. I completely agree with the reviewer who said that this is overly polished. This is one genre where you really shouldn't strive for this sort of production and polish. All I'm hearing is generic radio music. Obnoxiously average.
I love 'Charlie Big Potato', it's one of the best songs of Skunk Anansie. Important britpop/grunge crossover album.
Niet slecht. Ben niet de grootste Skunk Anansie fan, maar 't is nog wel oké. 2.8
I didn’t like it.
Great title for an album. Original sound but not for this guy. Another album/band never heard before. Oh well.
Ok so this album tricked me... The first 3 songs i did not like, at all... But once you are past those.... man this album slaps. Shame that the first 3 songs are misleading.
This is quite bad. It's like ska meets Avril Lavigne. There's no fluidity and the harmonics are very abrasive. The lead singer is like nails on a chalkboard and without much rhythm or cadence. I'm trying to push through the entire record, but it is very difficult.
I really liked this, it's so different from everything else on this else. Very, very 90s production - it would be difficult to find something sounding more 1999 than this. Reminded me of Muse at times, but kinda better? Maybe because of the strong female vocals. Too bad that the album is uneven and tends to go too mainstream at times, it could have been a strong 4. As it is, I'm giving it a 3.5/5 - I like this and will potentially come back to it, but it's not an immediate favorite.
Too try hard.
Pleasantly surprised. Singer Skin has a nice powerful voice. I usually don't like to see 'alternative rock', 'punk rock' in album's description. However, I found this to be a reasonably good sounding album.
Pretty cool - I liked the vocalist. I don’t think I gave this the attention it deserves; I’d probably rate it higher on another listen. I’m curious to hear their other albums.
Deserves a second listen but the female lead does a great job at being dynamic and emotional.
I had never heard this before and I found it very good.
3.5, really good album at the start but fell off in the 2nd half.
3.5, strong start but fell flat on the second half, felt like heavy metal Bjork for a minute there
3.5 stars. Was good will listen again
Decent but a little too heavy for me. Great vocals from skin
Could they not find better albums? (I know tens)
3-
Decent rock album
Holy shit this is bad.
Yeah, that’s gonna be a nope from me. Maybe I am not the target audience. A chore to make it through; somehow irritating but still bland.
It’s another Foo Fighters situation - where I’d rather the album be worse than it actually is, as at least it’d be more interesting to listen to how bad it is. But it is bad. The ‘heavy sections’ of the truly innovatively named ‘clitrock’ are heavy just for the sake of being heavy, and none of these songs have any driving force behind them. The vocals are talented, that’s for sure, but they’re also not very nice to listen to. I’d normally be more adverse to the ballady songs in the second half when pitched against the more intense first half, but not in this case. The second half could put me to sleep out of boredom, whereas the first half would do similarly before jolting me awake with its stupid, soulless guitar sections. Most songs are annoying. Some songs are bearable. None are any good.
This was decent. 3/5
Some of the language surprised me, but I liked the energy.
honestly feels like a lost and underrated stone-cold rock classic to me. skin is ofc an absolutely magnetic central presence but the band that supports her is also incredible,,particularly love the huge bass tone, and man idk what to tell u the songs absolutely rule. lots of ass kicked while never losing an intimate and personal-feeling edge, and when they stretch out for the more open and ballad-y songs the effect is just pure emotional magic tbh. i am in a very Music-Receptive mood rn and im glad i got to lay in bed throwing this on to get my daily album done and just being totally enraptured, barely moving except for the occasional semi-voluntary Shaking Of My Legs. i first knew this band from the sucker punch soundtrack so ofc i was going to like them. pretty funny choice for day 69 but would have been funnier as day 70
Great album super glad that I discovered
I don't know a great deal about this style of music...this album brings System of a Down to mind as a key reference point. And it doesn't really match up. Sorry
Not bad, not mind blowingly amazing either.
Totally new band and album to me. For a UK rock band in the '90s, they set themselves from their contemporaries by leaning into heavier alternative rock and metal rather than britpop or shoegaze. Post Orgasmic Chill starts strong with hard-hitting metal influences centered around Skin's vocal performance. This lends well in some part of the album but occasionally comes across as too theatrical or simply lacking a strong hook. There were times where I found myself impressed by Skunk Anansie and others where I was disappointed. Truly a mixed bag that loses steam as it goes on.
Based on the title and the album art I thought this would be some sort of ambient electronic so I was kinda surprised by what it actually was. I thought I’d like this - female vocalist, rock / metal, British. But it didn’t really hit for me. Liked - lately
An extra star, just for being featured on the Cruel Intentions soundtrack
Surprisingly good.
Not my bad. Intense rock music
wow finally something interesting. nice vocals. a little punky
With all due respect to some of the lyrics' social aspects, this is just about the opposite of what I want rock music to sound like. 0.5/5
Not as good as their other classic
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4/5
As big as this band was at their peak, it's kinda crazy how they've mostly fallen into obscurity since. Skin is such a unique figure in 90s alt rock. And as boundary pushing as she was, the music is...kinda just average 90s alt rock? Like, idk, there's just not very much memorable here at all, even though all the songs are of quality.
wow! really really liked this one. something different and super funky. a joy to listen to!
i had never heard of skunk anansie before but this album rips!!! finally an actually good album from britain from the 90s on this list... favorites: tracks 1, 3-7, 9, and 10
I've listened to Skunk Anansie before, but only their first two albums I think. This one holds up well though, and is maybe a little more interesting due to the genre mixing going on throughout it. I love the intensity of Skins vocals and direct lyrics. The music keeps up as well - a lot of the sounds on here seem to have influenced many bands to follow in the early 2000s. Well deserving of it's place on the list, and a lot more interesting than many of the 90s picks on here (looking at you, Incubus)
Nah. I mean. Nah.
Auditory violation. I admire the female vocals for a moment, am reminded of Evanescence, and the repulsion and nausea set in. Not in the least bit sexy, or enjoyable. File under N for Noxious.
I remember that when I first saw Skunk Anansie on Rage, I felt they were more interesting to watch than they were to listen to. And having just played this album through a couple of times on Youtube, I don’t think my opinion’s changed. There’s something formulaic about these songs - but it’s the wrong formula. It’s as though they’ve lifted things from a variety of sources in both popular music, to put it broadly, & specific styles, such as metal, for instance, but it just sounds so derivative to me & there’s nothing here that thrills me.