Post Orgasmic Chill

3.5

Every song starts at 11 and ends there too. The is no range in dynamics or lyrics. The songs are all overbaked and overproduced, forgetting to let the listener grasp on the essence of the song before taking off. However the vocals were excellent and the band sounded tight. I think a 2.

Gar nicht meine Musik...Tempo, Stimme und musikalischer Aufbau macht es für mich super anstrengend, diese Musik zu hören.

Not my style

I'm not a big fan of female vocalists. Maybe that's unfair, but it's my personal taste and I'm going to mark this album down because of that fact. I was also never a big fan of Skunk Anansie, seeing them very much as a nu-metal band with the lead singer being a bit of a Grace Jones clone with a chip on her shoulder. Yes, she's angry about something, but it's just fake anger and it gets boring fast. They were everywhere in the 90s, appearing as a support act for bigger bands and crowding out smaller, upcoming bands. I'd never heard this album before, but it didn't do anything to change my mind about either point. The ballads in the second half are incredibly dull and the backing music is derivative pap. Reluctantly I will give this 2 stars, as it's not quite bad enough for 1.

Not my type of music but remember them from watching MuchMusic!

White elephant Xmas gift... Would like to return to sender

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Good vocalist, engaging music.

Couldn’t get interested

Reminds me of Muse; don't mind that at all.

B- Charlie Big Potato 3 On My Hotel T.V. 3 We Don't Need Who You Think You Are 3 Tracy's Flaw 3 The Skank Heads 2 Lately 3 Secretly 4 Good Things Don't Always Come to You 3 Cheap Honesty 4 You'll Follow Me Down 4 And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had 2 I'm Not Afraid 3 Hearing a punk rocker say the n-word was a shock to the system every time, and my nerves were never cooled by the knowledge their lead singer was black. It was still so shocking every time because the punk rock voice is historically white.

Wow what a listen. Did not think I’d like it at all in the beginning. Then was surprised by the variety and light touches

This one comes out the gates swinging with a funk-metal sound that's very reminiscent of the couple of years either side of the millenium. It has a feeling that it's trying to reach for the 'next-big-thing' status of the new era of music to come. What we end up with is a flimsy set of complain-rock tracks that try to replace hooks with simply beating the listener over the head with thrashy guitars. Very pedestrian, and not something I'll ever listen to again willingly, or think is deserving to be on any list (even a bad one).

Was pleasantly surprised at what this was. Will probably listen again.

Never heard of the band or album before so had no idea what to expect but I loved it.

pretty good! cool vocals, especially for the style.

brilliant punk rock. first song felt a bit repeditive though.

Probably my favourite album I've discovered in this so far, I don't even like metal

Pretty interesting sound, I liked the singer a lot. The super tight production isn't really my style.

Some enjoyable stuff here. RHCP/Primus/Rage vibes. Had never heard of this album or group before.

Just not for me

The lead is the highlight

Skin has an exceptional voice and the sound is pretty great but there just aren’t the tunes to carry this

Not for me

Pretty bland 90s indie

I quite enjoyed this in a guilty pleasure sort of way. It's very earnest but also very silly in parts

Alku vähän yllätti amen break samplella, mutta täähän olikin kovaa grungea. Ihme että nimi on täysin tuntematon ja kappaleet.ä

they refer to themselves as clit rock which is dope. I think that dude from spiderverse would like this band

Not as chill as I would have hoped

I was not expecting to like this one as much as I did. This kind of music is definitely better with a female vocalist.

Not my thing. Sounds bland and very 90's.

first listen great singer, terrible band

Får en tvåa bara för att jag är snäll.

J'ai bien aimé la première partie de l'album et les voix, c'est clairement des musiques que je pourrais mettre dans mes Playlist de voiture. Moins fan de la suite de l'album quand même, j'aurai mis 3,5

Bien aimé, mais je ne me rappelle pas assez pour en dire plus

Pas trop mon style, je n'ai pas accroché à part une ou deux chansons.

This was insufferable. I guess I could understand why others would like it but this was like a near hour of nails on a chalkboard for me.

Not my vibes, the vocal is cool thoug.

idk

I've slept on Skunk Anansie a bit, I knew I liked some of their famous songs but don't think I've listened to a full album of theirs before. Enjoyed it, I should explore them more.

A bit all over the place to me

always great

First half is definitely better but some really good feminist metal

The singles I knew from this band were melodic and absolutely focussed around the personality of lead singer, Skin. Now listening to this album for the first time it is way heavier than I recalled this band being. It starts Prodigy-esque before moving into Rage Against the Machine territory. It’s got a real nineties feel and isn’t quite either grunge or metal. It’s all a bit shouty for me and not something I’d particularly listen to again. It feels quite dated.

If I wanted to listen to a woman screaming at me for 40 minutes, I'd stay home. Pass.

perdu tout intérêt assez rapidement. 5/10

Панк трип-хоп, очень круто

Surprisingly good rock/alternative rock album by this British band. Musically it's varied and shows a lot of different energy, so it never gets boring. I love Skin's voice too. Overall a good album.

- Some of the vocals are weird but this album rips - Really enjoyable sound that I would listen to again

- really enjoyed this one - awesome punk/hardcore start - love the anger and aggression - album transitioned into quieter love songs that really showed off her voice - damn I thought it would transition back to hard stuff but no

they had their merits in nineties

Way better than expected. Hard and loud. Play loud - with headphones. Standouts: Charlie Big Potato, On My Hotel T.V., Tracy's Flaw, Good Things Don't Always Come To You, Secretly, Lately, You'll Follow Me Down, I'm Not Afraid 3.5/5

I was quick to chalk this up as another example of the irrefutable British bias in this compellation of albums. However, I will admit that I was caught off-guard with the power and grit in this album. The lead singer, Skin, is an absolute powerhouse and really strives to break gender and color norms in this album. While their intensity shines in the hard rock songs, this album has several lacking "rock ballads" which drags down the rest of the album.

Band and vocals were great but at times if felt like they didn't match up.

Good

This album is hard to categorize. Little alt-rock, little orchestral, little electronic. It was a fun listen.

Near perfect album!

I'm pretty convinced that I willed the second half of this album into existence. I really did not like the first few songs at all. They're pretty hard rock and feel really rough around the edges, it was not working for me. But the singer's voice is clearly really good, and I must've thought to myself 10 times that if they just took it down a couple of notches and let her actually sing (instead of the hard rock yelling / Janis Joplin knock-off thing that was going on) that she would shine. And then that exact thing literally happened just how I hoped. The band pulled back the intensity quite a bit after the first few songs, and the singer actually got to show off her voice, which is really quite great. "Lately" and "Secretly" were both really good songs, and a number of other songs on here were similarly restrained in a way that let the singer (whose name apparently is Skin) to stand out. They certainly weren't all winners on this one, and they did go back to the heavier rock a few times later, but I ended up liking this more than expected. This is an album that I have absolutely no desire to listen to again in full, but I found a couple of songs that are really quite good, and I almost definitely would never have stumbled on them if not for this project. Sticking with a 3 rating since a good bit of this didn't work at all for me, but it was worth the listen. Favorite song: Lately Other: Tracy’s Flaw, Secretly, You’ll Follow Me Down, I’m Not Afraid 10/25/23

In my humble opinion, this album is kinda all over the place. In a great way though. Got Muse vibes on the first track, loved the vocals in general. a touch of Gilmour-esque guitar work.

Pretty good, like the punk attitude..

I liked likely and that’s it

No, thank you. The aggresive approach is too much imo

Hard rock, punket, alternativt, spændende vokal = clitrock

not actual music but a statement

Not being into the heavier, grungier rock albums has been a recurring theme for me so far and it continues here. The female vocals on top of the heavier rock is refreshing and she has a great voice. Overall the album feels very meh to me. The quieter finale "I'm Not Afraid" is the standout for me, it's a nice ending, and I'd like to hear more of it from them. It gives the vocals room to breathe and features a cool guitar solo. Song going on my "1001 Songs" Playlist: I'm Not Afraid Songs Going On My "1001 Albums Savelist" Playlist: I'm Not Afraid

Pretty good, liked more than expected. Heavy feminist rock

Fuckin sick

not available on YouTube music, only full length YouTube video good album favorite track: \"Secretly\"

The first two SA albums were pretty good; this one just sounds like every other alt-rock soft-metal band from the late 90s/early aughts - frankly not very interesting

Unaware of this group and their work till now. To sum up my listening experience - dying and passing on to the next world — WITHOUT LISTENING TO SKUNK ANANSIE— would have been my biggest regret — TY 1001Albums !!

What if Linkin Park used DNB instead

This album isn’t bad, but it is largely forgettable. While it has good tracks n such, I could not retain much upon first listen. This album still has its moments though. However, while still having these good cuts and moments I don’t think I will be revisiting this.

I saw this band way back in the mid 90s at the Sheffield Leadmill on the NME tour. I've always liked Skin's versatile voice. The music is suitably hard rocking, but it's all a bit inconsistent with never enough hooks. A low 3 stars.

Narj

I like this. It's very queer and subversive and gorgeous.

Can't say I ever heard of this band before. I didn't find this record particularly memorable but it wasn't bad.

I try not to prejudge the albums on the list that I've never heard before. This is one of those albums, and it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

niin radio rokki musiikkia JA NIIN HYVÄÄ?? oih naikkosen ääni. kalju pate, kalju pateriina... en kuullutkaan bändistä ennen ja yllätti kyllä mukavasti mukavanlaisesti. ysäri poppijumppaa mutta tehty oikein. clit-rock, amalgam of hevy metalli and black feminist rage...crazy agenda...postmodern new-wave klitorisrokki... mahtavaa. en kyllä orgasmoinut ennen kuuntelua enkä chillaillut albumin aikana lately

When they run out of albums to put on the list

Irritating vocals. I could only make it through 3 minutes.

Great vocals and some metal vibes in the instrumental department. I can only describe it as somewhat cool. I'll probably not go back and listen to this.

Ik ken ze wel, maar luisterde het nooit omdat ik Skin een beetje heftig vond. Ook had ze ooit een hit op TMF waar ik toen niet kapot van was. Dit album is eigenlijk best gaaf. De wat hardere nummers zijn fantastisch en als het album volledig daaruit bestond waren het 5 sterren geworden. De wat meer ballad achtige nummers vind ik niet leuk. Het is niet slecht, maar ik hou er gewoon niet zo van. Uiteindelijk 4 sterren.

I don’t think I’d buy this album based on its title and the band name. That said, I am very pleasantly surprised about the quality of this album. Just the right amount of sound experimentation. Skid Row or Dee Snyder vibes. Each track gets stronger as the album progresses. A high-3 star.

Expecting more from this.

truly surprised by this band, great singing and instrumentals throughout. a couple songs might be a little too long but the powerful singing is awesome to listen to. missing a true, catchy jam but still a great surprise on this list

The opening tracks are pretty awesome and Skin is a legend but as it meanders into rock ballad territory all focus is lost.

Drum and bass and alt rock?!?!

I knew the album before this one, but only 2 songs off of this one. I like it. The other record was more grunge like. This is leaning towards the pop side of nu metal like Incubus and Alien Ant Farm, but with a much better singer. Favorite song: Tracy's Flaw

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This was not as bad as the title of the album and the name of the band seemed to indicate. So, better than anticipated and still not something I believe deserves to be in this book.

Some songs I loved others were not my thing

Bit like Anastasia

Liked it

Is good but doesn't do much

Not a fan of this band. At one point in my life I might have been, but not now.

I’ve been putting listening to this one off because I was worried it wouldn’t be for me, but I’m so glad I was wrong. Definitely a fan of this! The vocals are so powerful and it’s just a lot of fun.

# 54 : A solid, creative rock/metal album with great vocals.

I found myself enjoying this album much more than I was expecting. I knew very little of the band, and the only one song that was prominently showcased on the Strange Days (1995) soundtrack. Rather enjoyable.

Surprising enjoyable

OK album some great songs. Fantastic vocals.

A rock band with an impressive female singer (those are rare). Not enough for me to be on this list personally but I still think it's solid.

A real solid album. Probably my favorite yet. I loved the female vocals with this style of music. Every song sounded different. Would relisten to the entire album over. 4.5 stars

Not the biggest fan but it was alright

Singer is great, music is so so, but not bad.

Not bad.

I didn't hate it..

Awesome from start to finish. Absolute cracking album. By fuck, Skin has some pipes!

Hardrock. No termino de encontrarle el ritmo, aunque alguna canción bien.

cool

Lyrics don't inspire me but the feeling is great

Yes, okay & interesting but not really captivating for me.

This album was somewhat hit-and-miss. Some of the songs feature a cool combination of an authentic haunting sound with traditional hard rock elements. Others are pretty generic R&B or soft rock.

Prima album dit, eentje om nog eens te luisteren. Beetje gothic a la Evanescence en Within Temptation, maar dan meer focus op de gitaar en melodie als je het mij vraagt. 4 sterren.

Unaware of this record or group, so I didn't know what to expect. The music blazes off to a solid start, raw, energetic and a powerful singer. The songs were good, but didn't resonate with me enough, though it was an eclectic mix. It feels a little dated and I can't say I would listen multiple more times.

Love this album and previously never heard of this band. Can’t believe this came out in 1999

A lot of differing sounds on each tracks, but overall this was actually pretty pleasant to listen to.

7,50/10

Some interesting moments but couldn't push this rating any higher.

This was a very cool, interesting album. I genuinely loved a lot of the songs, the sound they were going for, and particularly Skin's vocals. But I don't think I love it as an album experience as a whole; It falters too much in the back half and makes it feel relatively bloated. If this was trimmed and tightened just a little it could be so much stronger.

A different kind of 90s punk, which feels rarer than one might imagine.

Environment: work Attitude : oh god Review : This is EXTREMELY 1999 rock

Me before hearing of the sub-genres "clit-rock" and "Black feminist rage": "what are clit-rock and Black feminist rage?" Me after hearing of the sub-genres "clit-rock" and "Black feminist rage": "I'll take all of this you've got"

Enjoyable noise saw them when they were a support act, much better than the main act. Underatted for sure

Great voice, great band, never seemed to achieve the recognition they deserved. I prefer the earlier less heavy sound but still enjoyed this.

Meh

Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex When this album came out I was working at Blockbuster Video and the promo was on a constant loop. I quite liked Skunk Anansie at the time, but I never bought the album because it reminded me too much of shift work. Which was a shame, as I've really enjoyed listening to it today! It still deserves to be in the 1001 list. 4.5

Kicks off with some etheral Indian music, drops into hard DnB, right into some shredding guitars. All within the first minute. Skunk's voice does take a it adjusting to and it's not my normal style - very screamy but it just works. More hard rock than the classic punk tunes I know and prefer them for and as such not totally my flavour, kind of re-defines hard rock though. 4

Wow, shocked! I thought I was going to HATE this album from the name to the cover art, but I loved it. Skin's voice is amazing and I'm digging more into their discography. What a cool sounding band.

Some good riffs on this.

The metal was more bearable than most metal. That's not to say that I liked it but it was bearable

This was a nice surprise, tons of energy and snarky attitude. Alternative metal is an apt descriptor. The lead vocalist Skin separates this band from the rest of the male dominated hard rock/metal bands out there.

Now this is an interesting pick, looking forward to digging into this!

Found myself quite enjoying some songs. Angry music +1

All bleeds together. I didn’t care about any of it.

What even is this? Electrorock? I love it! Reminds me of PJ Harvey in the best way. The first couple tracks go the hardest, but the rest of the album is still good.

Not hard rock/metal. This is just like the earlier 90s 'Punk' refresh. I don't what about this album makes it a 'Must Listen'. The sound is a clone of similar acts from the period while the lyrics try to be edgy, they're edgy in the sense of a Starbucks barista wearing a pin on their apron supporting ______ month and calling themselves an ally. The music is okay, not a must listen. 2/5.

I don't think I've ever heard of these ladies before, but apparently they made a pretty good album in 1999. Good vocals, varied songwriting, solid instrumentation. The occasional funk influences were a nice touch as well. Not a masterpiece by any stretch, but I certainly enjoyed it.

Whiny lyrics. Life isn’t that hard

I do not like this group. Didn't like em in the 90s, don't like em now. This album was heavier than the last bunch of songs I remember not liking from them. It's.... ok? A bit too bipolar for me. 3/5.

Just ok for me. Some really good sections, and some skips.

Didn't think I'd like this as much as I did

хот-тейк это nightwish на минималках и приколах

Честно говоря, название настраивало скорее на какой-то эмбиент, даунтемпо, ну может максимум дрим-поп. А тут на тебе - и прям бодренькое пошло! По вокалу напомнило чем-то Дарию Ставрович из группы Слот: с надрывом, высоко, иногда есть что-то вроде скрима. Короче мне понравилось, но вкусово не до конца моё. Вокал бешеный: это и плюс, и минус.

 из-за коли с егором 3 раза переслушал, пытаясь понять, за шо тут 5, а оказывается коля даже 5 не поставил, так что я ничего не упустил. вкусно, бодро, контрастно, иногда любопытно даже

Different and interesting, I will listen to them again

Solid anxty heavy rock with great vocals from Skin. There isn't really a stand out track with hooks and its not really a genre I like. Hard to be critical though.

This feels like a Major Label Album - in all the wrong ways. What do we do with this artist? Make them sound a bit like other artists. 'Going a bit nu metal' really does not work for them, and surprised to see this on the list. Want to like it, but it's even got the big ballad for the radio play track. No.

Instrumentals were cool but I absolutely could not get past the vocals

Pretty embarrassing at times. But it’s even more embarrassing that I enjoyed some of it

Nice to see a 90s band doing something a bit different to standard Britpop. It must have been successful, too, seeing as Skunk Anansie headlined Glastonbury in 1999, the year of this album's release. I generally quite liked this. It is heavy and tuneful and melodic, and perfectly accompanies Skin's vocal. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Secretly Date listened: 05/06/23

This is not bad. I don’t love the guitar sound - it’s that inorganic electric guitar sound similar to Living Colour - but the songs do have a good energy and I like the vocals. Sort of like if Tina Turner joined Rage Against The Machine. 3 stars.

Meh, decent enough. One of the best albums of all time? I don't think so.

Not really my thing. Was cool here and there.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Not really, some nice themes but not for me Favourite song: didn’t have one

Reminded me a bit of Evernescence at times

Luke tells me these were big in the 90s, it's new to me. I found this hard to get through... I wonder if they paved the way for Evanescence.. very similar I thought. I just found it a bit cringe, all hit OTT and "emo" (I know this predates emo). Luke says they still play and attract big crowds of 40 yr olds

Felt VERY 90s but I did enjoy it. Can't say I'll rush to listen to more of them or listen to this again but I did like it

Not too sure yet. 2.5

Felt way too long. Nearly Whitney Houston at one point

3.5

Skin seems to be the spiritual successor to Grace Jones - a gritted-teeth vocalist more than willing and armed to f&@$ you up. I enjoyed my introduction to cunt rock (Skin’s words; not mine).

A pretty cool album of authentic rock. Genre blending, the production is flawless, vocals strong and some great guitar work.

Refreshingly good combination of Energy-filled rock riffs and still great singing

On first glance, I figured it'd be some indie album. I'm really pleasantly surprised. Younger me would've been *all about* this shit, and older me still really enjoys it. It's something I signed up to find: a band I'd never heard of, that I immediately want to find more out about. I think the last three tracks cause the album to falter on the landing, but otherwise it's just a huge fucking record. Call it 4.5. Favorite tracks: "We Don't Need Who You Are", "The Skank Heads", "Tracy's Flaw"

Zalige vrouw met een prachtige stem. Ook de hardere stijl is nice

History will not be kind to the likes of SA and their genre compatriots. One’s not the least surprised this got exed – filed under “on second thought, not worth hearing after all.” This is lame on as many levels as they think it deep, and so typical of overdone, ‘90s self-seriousness. “God licks your face” – really? We’ve all been there, dudes, so best to keep it to yourself. The intensity is skin deep (as fakily high as the vocals), the urgency utterly misplaced, the drama puerile and jejune. All of which sins pale against the deep affront of the least appropriate album name in this whole collection.

Les années 90 confirment petit à petit leur titre de pire décénie.

le pain sur la planche en question

I really got into this - Skin is so badass and the arrangements were really cool in a way that I didn't expect. I remember the more mainstream stuff as being cool and all but this was way more interesting.

Really bland compressed alt-metal. Trying so hard but they seem scared about actually being heavy with the music - it doesn't match the pissed off, challenging lyrics that occasionally appear. About as edgy as Skin's head. Best Tracks: Charlie Big Potato; On My Hotel TV; The Skank Heads

It's super weird and something I certainly wouldn't choose to put on. A couple of decent tracks. Best track: We Don't Need Who You Think You Are

I can’t figure out if this is a 2 or a 3! The ballads kill me, but the high energy stuff (and the occasional slap bass) is pretty good. 2.5.

I enjoyed this. It felt like a more straightforward, intense version of Portishead with ethereal vocals over industrial-esque instrumentation. And I'm a sucker for Portishead, so I gravitated toward this as well. With that said, the vocals are absolutely insane which elevated every single song past their already good song structure, with catchy guitar riffs and knowing when to withhold energy and when to go all out. Highlights include Charlie Big Potato, Tracy's Flaw, Secretly, and more. If you like the 90s rock sound, give this a try for sure. Nothing mind-blowing or super innovative, but an enjoyable listen nonetheless.

not for me. no screaming

Never heard of this band but am pretty impressed. Really good album. Gonna check out more of their stuff.

Rock. Metal.

Niemand houdt van boze mensen. Geen idee waar die Skin zich druk om maakt, maar het verongelijkte geschreeuw zorgt er in ieder geval voor dat ik voortijdig afhaak. Muzikaal is het wel aardig, maar ik had hier snel mijn buik van vol.

Wij werken met een lijst van lijst van albums die iedereen één keer gehoord moet hebben. Ik wil een uitzondering aanvragen: Dit albums moet iedereen twee keer luisteren. Mijn primaire reactie was ooit een reactie op een schreeuwende vrouw. Maar het album is veel meer dan dat. Er zijn weinig mensen in de pop die zich kunnen veroorloven om van de muzikale zangregels af te stappen. Skin is er één van. Het is meer verrassend dan storend. Skunk Anansie gebruikt niet alleen dit element om zich te onderscheiden. Maar was ook nog eens vroeg bij het betrekken van de digitale muziek. Zo is een band ontstaan met een uniek maar zeer muzikaal geluid.

Ballads afgewisseld met hardere rock, bijna nu-metal. Wat me vooral opvalt zijn de lekkere basslijnen en natuurlijk de typerende stem van Skin. Ik heb nooit echt de albums van Skunk Anansie geluisterd, al komen de hitjes natuurlijk vaak zat langs op de alternatieve radio en dito lijstjes. Misschien moet ik dat toch vaker doen.

Completely unexpected from the name and album photo. A trip back to the 90s when things were LOUD and busy. And what an incredible vocalist.

i liked the dialogue to set up some of the songs. not what i’d typically listen to/ a style of music i enjoy but a well put together album.

Didn't do anything for me.

Another difficult listen, another album that every song sounded the same

Muy buen disco de rock, con pocas piezas más suaves. Voz femenina muy enérgica. Grupo (o, por lo menos) disco muy a tener en cuenta. Todo un descubrimiento positivo

didn’t love it overall but some of the calmer ballads were good

Was a bit worried at first that this has aged badly, but as it goes it's still good. Nice trip down memory lane. I can suspend my usual niggle of 'what's this doing in the book?' because it's been removed later, correctly. Describing it as metal and hard rock is a bit misleading, as while there's certainly elements of that still hanging around, they were well into their trying to emulate the Manics' pop chart success period, with similar sounding ballads as singles as well. As it goes I've more time for these ones, but maybe because I've heard them less. Kind of wish Skin was still politically active, her righteous anger is very much required in the face of these constant wankers we have now. One of the best voices in hard rock, and always a good read in interviews. Also though I think her head would explode onstage or something. At least now she can just quietly seeth like the rest of us.

Post Orgasmic Chill is the third album by British rock band Skunk Anansie. This album has a harder sound than their previous albums because the band used heavier elements of hard rock and metal. It performed moderately well critically and commercially. I thought this album was wonderful! It was the perfect mix between alternative rock and heavy metal, and the vocals by Skin gave me goosebumps. I'm surprised I have never heard of this album or band before, and will be listening to more from them.

Nothing about this seems like it'll be orgasmic. In fact, that title is downright off-putting. But you know what? It rocks harder than I thought it would. I was expecting some god awful electronic trip-hop crap, and it's not nearly as terrible as that. It's pretty cool. A pleasant surprise actually. I really dig this singer and the heavy rock on some tracks.

I wasn't sure what to expect given the title. It was an interesting listen, not something I'd return to though.

With a band name like Skunk Anansie and an album title like Post Orgasmic Chill, I had no idea what I was in for. British Alt hard rock was not my first guess, but that's what I got. This sounds like a much shittier version of Evanescence or Halestorm (hard rock with a female lead). This music has a few things working against it. The music is perfectly average when compared to 90's hard rock, and the band itself is tight, but their weak spot is the singer. I mean, she calls herself Skin, so that should tell you all you need to know. I found her very pitchy, and all over the place. That, and her lyrics were hard to follow most times, and she threw the N word around a lot as if she was in a hip hop group or some shit. That's just something you never hear in hard rock. You can tell, however, that she was passionate about the topics she was singing about (from what I understood, it largely centered around racism and mysogeny). They also have a tendency to end a song, then for a minute they play either a random unrelated beat track or a random audio sample of a fucking tv advertisement or radio blurb that has nothing to do with anything. It's off putting and weird. Aside from these random eccentricities, this was a fairly average helping of 90's rock today. Not something I would often gravitate to, but not bad in the grand scheme of things. Favourite songs: The Skank Heads, On My Hotel TV, We Don't Need Who You Think You Are, Tracy's Flaw, And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had, I'm Not Afraid Least favourite songs: Good Things Don't Always Come To You, Secretly, You'll Follow Me Down 3/5

Terrible.

Not what I expected but didn't know what to expect

A little ‘harder’ than I usually like, but I was surprisingly into it. Loved the vocals.

First of all, that name is WEIRD. Secondly, this album is decent, if a little forgettable.

Musically pretty cool album, but I feel like it gets held back bybthe performance of Skin, at least for me. Sure she can sing, but I don’t really feel the emotion, especially on the heavier moments it all sounds too forced. 4 out of 10

British alt hard rock

Pretty good.

Album title is misleading because this is not “chill”. Lots of energy across the album. The strong vocals are a standout. Favorites: Tracy’s Flaw; Good Things Don’t Always Come To You. Solid 3/5.

This is angry Skin, really angry. And if you are looking for post orgasmic chill this is perhaps not the album for that moment. But if you want to picked up and shaken around, yeh, this is due you.

On the first note, my thought was, oh yippee, alt metal... how quickly can I get through this. But I really enjoyed Skin as a vocalist in particular and the band on the whole has great energy. Surprisingly good, soulful stuff, if a bit melodramatic. High 3, not quite a 4. Fave Songs: Lately, Tracy's Flaw, Charlie Big Potato, Cheap Honesty, We Don't Need Who You Think You Are, Secretly, You'll Follow Me Down

"Post Orgasmic Chill" is the third studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie. It was a departure from their previous two albums of punk and alternative rock into more alternative metal. Oh, no...not alternative metal. We really have to 1999 alternative metal it? Luckily, they do have some songs in other styles. Cool names for the band members: Skin (vocals), Cass (bass), Ace (guitar) and Mark Richardson (drums). The album starts with their first single "Charlie Big Potato." An electronic synth music opening going straight into a metal riff. I immediately think Evanescence. Skin's lyrics are very emotional and dramatic singing about abuse and consequences. Skin's soulfulness stands out in "Tracy's Flaw." Slower (than the previous three alternative metal songs) with an eerie guitar. Tracy will use and abuse. Hey, they go pop with their third single "Lately." This is catchy and poppy. Skin actually singing. Wow! Let's go baroque metal in "Secretly." Strings added. Even more pop than "Lately." Skin showing her strong voice. Their last single released "You'll Follow Me Down" continues the strings and adds an acoustic guitar. Don't follow her, she'll drag you down. The album ends with a ballad "I'm Not Afraid." They're firmly in alternative rock area now. Nice melody and song. I have to admit I had no idea where this album was going. I'm definitely not a late 90's alternative metal fan; that's where this album started but really went more pop and alternative rock midway through. There's no doubt their lead singer, Skin, is dynamic and showcases a strong voice. I can see why they had a lot of commercial success in the UK. I did enjoy the second half of this album.

So the name is the only good thing about this album. Vocals are laughable at best and songs are all over the place. Pro-tip: screaming constantly is not singing. This band sounded like a battle of the bands entry at best. 3/10.

Skin’s voice is really really good. Really cool album.

Surprised me

The voice is the key here. Any other singer and it wouldn’t be so revered. Worth the listen though, definitely.

Guitars were right up my alley, but the rest of the music was ok

So edgy, so angry, so 90's. Struggled to get through this one

fine but not something i'd put on

Bleh boring

Interesting listen

Really glad I didn’t give up after the opening track. Powerful vocals, lots of energy. Will definitely be re-listening and checking out more of their discography.

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

I definitely like this album more now than I did back in the day. Now I am from the age of dj’s playing from an extensive cd collection in regular bars. The bars I frequented back then were of the alternative scene variety and the dj’s on average were huge fans of this kind of music and very into playing the non hits. I knew a lot more of this album than just Lately and Secretly. Like most of the nineties album a throwback to a simpler time in my life. Secretly is my favourite on this album.

4/5 I couldn't wrap my head around this album. It was very choppy in terms of styles. It got racial and i don't know what to think about that cause i didn't understand all the lyrics. She can sing though. I definitely enjoyed her voice, the music and once again female voices are a major plus to me.

This album started out sounding like early Evanescence but didn't stay there. Absolutely sublime singing and enjoyable enough music. Not what I expect but definitely a fun ride for me.

Nää ois parempia, jos ois oikeesti raskaampaa. Todella hyvä laulaja jota on ilo kuunnella, ansaitsee oman tähtensä.

Ei musiikillisesti täyttä paskaa (eikä varsinkaan laulaja), mutta äänimaailmaltaan ja estetiikaltaan mahdotonta sulattaa. Siinä missä voisin laittaa jonkun Hybrid Theoryn soimaan "läpällä ja kännissä", en voisi kuvitella edes muistavani tämän levyn olemassaoloa.

Nice, strong music that clearly came from the nineties? Yes. But a record to die for? Pull the other one.

Good overall, but it's a kind of music that right now doesn't tell me a whole lot. I probably would have loved It more back in the days. Still, not a bad album

Singer is quite skilled.

HMMMM

Thai album was really good. Never heard of this band before, but great production and vocals. T3B 1. Cheap Honesty 2. You’ll Follow Me Down 3. I’m Not Afraid

Never heard of the band or album before. Good solid 90’s rock record.

Great album Band sounds like a mix of Pixies, Foo Fighters, & Poison Excellent sound. Sounds like classic hard rock/metal mixed with ballad rock/hair metal Overall composition sounds great with tight instrument sounds with a hint of punk & emo at times

Mental bit of music, no idea what this was, not my slice of pie that’s for sure. Lately was my fav song 2.5/10

Love the breakbeat intros on some of the tracks. Vocalist gives me Joss Stone vibes Fave track - On My Hotel TV

Was gonna give 1 but solid vocals

eh, i felt they tried to hard. don't seem very rock/punk. maybe I'll just state "too edgy"

Another one whose rating I'm sure won't have faired well off first-track impressions. Also another one that has a lot to give if you let it settle in for a couple of tracks. Need to think of a term for these albums, have something about a troll at the bridge where riches abound if you get past him and to the other side. I'll get back to you.

Enjoyed

Not very chill and not very orgasmic. Mostly generic hard rock

I dig it. It's like if Evanesence had more punk and grit.

Not what I was expecting, although I'm not quite sure what I was expecting. A solid, creative rock/metal album, the vocals are great

Meh

No té gaire sentit que aquets tercer disc de la banda estigui a la llista i no la seva estrena, molt més compacta i revolucionària al seu dia, sobretot després de l'espectacular inclusió de la banda al film de culte 'Strange Days'. Apart d'això, el disc és força decent, una bona mostra de rock alternatiu de finals de mil.leni, combinant temes tan potents com 'Charlie Big Potato' o 'We Don't Need You You Are' amb mig temps de pes com 'Secretly' o 'Lately'

At the time, Weak aside, I could take or leave Skunk Anansie. Now, I have a lot of respect for them. Good songs that are more interesting subject wise than the "You can sheeeine" bollocks others in their class were making, a great singer, and some interesting instrumentation, bringing in dance and metal at points. Am I going to put it on heavy rotation? No. Have I re-evaluated a 90s band I should have given more time - definitely.

Really cool, angry female lead vocals, switches through multiple styles quickly, trippy, dark, some tasteful string sections, some quieter songs that don't do much, overall very unique, will come back

Loved this

You know, I don't think I've listened to this album for nearly twenty years. Stoosh is such a good album that any time I want to hear Skin belting something out with her - let's be fair now - absolutely incredible pipes, I'll go straight to that. That's not to say that this isn't a good album. It is a good album. But as I listen to it, I hear some little production issues that put me off a little. Skin sounds like she's in a room just slightly too small for her. There's some late 90s compression going on too, where the recording doesn't do justice to the material. It feels flatter than it should be, and that's a shame. Because Skin's voice is able to be beautiful, fragile and indeed angelic in the quiet moments. And like a furious angel, she can tear the flesh from your bones with it during the loud parts. But there's not enough to difference in this recording to capture that, which is almost a crime.

Amazing vocals and guitar riffs. Had never heard of this band before, but I love their sound. Also love the album cover. Fave track(s): Tracy's Flaw, The Skank Heads, Lately, Cheap Honesty

Not my thing

I was looking forward to this as I had a vague recollection of the band, but it came across as quite contrived and annoying. I hope the next skunk band is better.

Haven't heard any SA for decades. A bit harder than I recall. Definitely distinctive.

Ended up being way softer than I expected. Not necessary my favorite style but a few songs have some interesting elements or melodies going on. 4/10

Tätäkään levyä en ole kuunnellut sitten 90-luvun, tunteet vyöryvät ylitseni. Kaunis, kaunis ääni hänellä, joka mielestäni pääsee oikeuksiinsa niissä hetkissä, joissa ei ole mukana vihaa. Negatiivisia tunteita on toki hyvä myös käsitellä. "Lately" on suosikkibiisini levyltä, "You'll Follow Me Down" myös hyvä.

Only clue I’d previously had of this band’s existence was from the great underrated cyberpunk thriller Strange Days. This was really great, much smarter than average hard rock with nice speed/metal edges and a unique and pleasing sound and sensibility.

Weird, in a not good way.

Some songs were better than other and the vocals were generally good

Damien duff swears by this album while going door to door selling Avon with your da

i don't remember skunk anansie having a nu-metal phase and if you got a list of their albums and said that is definitely the one you have to listen to, it gives you the best representation of the band and what they offer that is unique, it aint this album. i'm not surprised they went on hiatus after this album as it is clearly a band that has lost its way.

A post orgasmic chill unlike no other I've ever experienced. Usually I'm flying through the clouds, feeling like just about the best bloke in Britain, but this post-coital bliss is kind of different. It makes me feel dirty, grubby, like an unwashed toothbrush being gently guided down the back of a hippy and into their undergrowth as a form of entertainment for a gang of posh youths trying to up their street cred in front of the prettiest transexual this side of the Mississippi.

This has 5 stars from Scott Kelly written all over it. It was a lot more nu metal than I had an appetite for.

Skunk Anansie dabble with nu-metal. But better than that sounds.

Un subidón de energía, metal del bueno

Preferred first album no melody

canzoni abbastanza originali, album complesso, voce della cantante fantastica. da riascoltare

una bomba, è glam pop metal generazione post 2000 che di solito non amo, ma questo è figo. vario la cantante bravissima, le melodie riconoscibili e non banali. di carattere.

There's so much to like here that I'm a little dismayed I don't like it more than I do. This mix of ingredients is very cool and sometimes delivers some powerful moments. But having listened, there is no tune stuck in my head. The best I can give this is a three.

Not entirely convinced by the generic, albeit hard-hitting, alt rock sound. Personally I think British bands tended to wear the alt rock t-shirt a little awkwardly, for the most part. However, although the music may be a little beige, the vocal performance compensates. Skin is a compelling and charismatic frontwoman, and she is good enough to drag the music to a higher level. Decent, no more, no less.

Didn't know much about the band before, but really I liked this album. It mixes all the music genres that were popular in the 90s in a way that doesn't feel forced or pretentious.

The music is not half bad but the lead singers voice grates on me a lot of the time. Didn’t hate it, but wouldn’t actively choose to listen to it again.

This album was decent, though not really anything too spectacular. My favorite songs are 'Cheap Honesty' and 'You'll Follow Me Down'. Lovers of alternative rock should like this album. Good vocals and a good band. 3/5

A stunning mix of harshness and delicacy. One of the few places that I'll allow the drop-D bass tuning. Skin is like no one else.

I love the black female lead punk band, but I sadly found the vocals annoying and hard to listen to. I love metal but this ain’t it.

Epic songs but not particularly memorable.

Much of it is nu metal if instead of the hip hop component, it was Britpop with a mix of Alanis Morissette. But a lot of songs go soft on the opposite spectrum that sound more akin to folk rock, more common as the album progresses (and more like Morissette). And then there are hardcore songs like "On My Hotel TV" and "And This is Nothing." There's a symphonic effect created by the operatic singer, the strings, and the explosions of noise that remind me of Metallica S&M at times and Radiohead at their most chaotic. I thought most of the songs were pretty good (or at least had something notable), but I thought most of the instrumentation was boring, and I was mostly just impressed by the vocals and the incorporation of the strings. Favorites: On My Hotel TV, We Don't Need, Secretly, Cheap Honesty, And This is Nothing

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

Hardrock. No termino de encontrarle el ritmo, aunque alguna canción bien.

I enjoyed this more than I expected too. Some quite varied track, and vocals. pretty decent.

A really interesting album, even if it's hard rock it never abuses the sounds of that peculiar style, instead it uses a lot of electronic sounds and mixes really beautiful and natural instruments and artificial sounds. The voice is strange, it isn't something you would expect from that kind of style but definitely give it a lot of uniqueness

Awesome

Sehr coole Atmosphäre und Klangkulisse. Insbesondere die experimentelleren Sounds!

Theatrical rock with haunting female vocals.

This goes hard

Drugi dio albuma mi je jako dobar. Necu se vise vracat albumu al hocu pjesmi Secretly. Malo me podsjecaju na manje hc mars voltu.

Sasvim okej album, znam da su bili u Hrvatskoj u svibnju, međutim po slušanju mi nije toliko žao što nisam išao - nisam ih nikad slušao, ali evo poslušao i mog reći, dobro je, ali ne toliko da bih kartu kupio.

Has the potential to be a good album. On the songs that were a little slower, he has a pretty good voice. Too bad he doesn’t expand on that but I am sure he is doing what he loves. 🤷🏼‍♀️

2.5/5. This is some real subpar late 90s rock. It is really boring.

A unique album that showed signs of good alternative rock pieces but also some really rough nu metal sound songs too. This album seemed to teeter between two different genres. The female singers were pretty good when they just sang. The instrumentals would be good at times but then some songs would be completely off the rails and not enjoyable. Don’t think there’s a ton to revisit on this one. 4.9/10

Not my thing

Once again I can recognize the skill but not my jam.

Ist mal was anderes, ist aber trotzdem nicht gut. Außerdem viel zu lang. Beim 8. Song gelangweilt ausgemacht.

I experience a moment of dread every time a British band that I've never heard of from the 90s-00s comes up on this list, because the author of the list seems to have a particular weakness for dogshit of that vintage. This album was a nice surprise. I don't know that it's something I'm ever going to listen to again, but I can at least understand why someone would point me to this album and tell me that I should listen to it. The music isn't unique, but it's a blend of a couple genres and it's well executed. There is also some kind of alchemy present when female vocalists front metal bands. It just works and I'm not sure why. There's a decent amount of variety in the album as well 4/5

I'm loving this run of female rock vocalists I'm getting lately. So this is a band I have NEVER heard of. As provocative as the album title is, the music is most certainly not chill in any sense of the word. I am guessing I haven't heard of this band because the woman lead vocalist blew out her vocal chords after one tour of live shows. She wails...and she's angry! I like it, but a full album of this is...a lot. And I'm pretty sure I wouldn't survive a live show of theirs.

Solid album out of left-field. Going into my regular rotation.

I enjoyed more than I was expecting to!

This is the first Skunk Anansie album I've heard (I listened to a couple of songs when I was about 14 and it wasn't really my vibe at the time) and I enjoyed this a lot. The music was a lot more varied than I expected and Skin is a powerhouse of a vocalist

Boringggg

Not sure what compelled Rob to go back and put this in here… it’s dexent

Låter ba int bra

First listen. Definitely sounds like the time it was made which I guess is somewhat nostalgic. Didn’t really enjoy it.

This band makes me feel like my girlfriend is really, REALLY mad at me.

Jotain niin siistiä tuossa laulajan äänessä on. Kaikki biisit ei ollut ihan A-luokkaa jos edes B:täkään, mutta kuitenkin viihdyttävä levy.

Tyylilleen uskollinen, tiukka ja kova. Levyn nimikin loistava!

Unique, technically proficient, interesting message. A big surprise for me.

On My Hotel TV slaps really hard, and seems to have a much better overall guitar and bass tone than the rest (with the exception of And This Is Something That I Thought I Had), maybe because there were going more for funk riffs. Then there's 10 more songs. They all sound like music a rock band would produce in the time they were produced.

Weird at 1st, but I actually liked this album. I got some Paramore vibes from some of it.

Good 90s rock album, but nothing special. 3/5

instrumental promissor, mas vocal irritante

Wow! Another point for the 1001 list. I had never heard about "Skunk Anansie," but I'm glad to discover this fantastic voice and great songs! Awe-inspiring work!