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It's alright. Kind of zoned me out for a while in the middle. Could imagine hanging in a Seattle coffee shop or record shop while this record played over the speakers. Favorite track: "The Concept", "Is This Music?"
3.5/5. Mostly enjoyable, kinda catchy, noisy pop. Standout Tracks: The Concept, Metal Baby, Alcoholiday
early 90s alt-rock that doesn't really go anywhere, just kinda stares at its own shoes... but not in an annoying way like my bloody valentine. sounds a lot like oasis, but obvs predates them. i'd never heard it before but will probably add it to the "listen every now and then" list along with stuff like soul asylum and the gin blossoms, but not the whole album. dragged on a bit towards the end, the last 4-5 songs seemed to go for about half an hour on their own. 3/5.
Huh, was expecting something else. Was expecting like early punk but this is actually quite nice. Really a right album for this day. The first song was nice and calming. Im really a sucker for violin. All parts with that are amazing. The cover art absolutely sucks tho 😅. Its like its made in Microsoft Paint in less of 5 minutes. Songs are kinda short which im not a fan of. Star Sign was a nice song. Last song was a good closing track. Overall a good album i would say. Nothing i would listen actually but if this would play on the background i would be happy with it.
I don’t get it with this band. I never got it. I was a huge British music fan in the 90s, and I could never bring myself to listen to Teenage Fanclub. But all the cool kids liked them. I felt like maybe I wasn’t cool enough? So then, when the album came up today, I decided to give it a real try. Maybe I could be one of the cool kids! But no. Just… No. The songs are so bland. They are mediocre pop songs with distortion over them. One song reminded me almost exactly of that song from the movie “That Thing You Do”, but with layers of fuzz on top. “I Don’t Know” is a much-worse, fuzzier replica of Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend.” And the ones that are kind of catchy (“The Concept”; “Star Sign”) are ruined by two-minute long guitar solos that are just screechy strumming that goes nowhere. Why?
tik boring
extremely mid Would I listen again: i literally didn't bother listening closely to this one after hearing the first guitar Deserves to be on this list: how 2.0
not a fan, they had a similar kind of theme to their music and stuff but just like couldn't really get behind or enjoy it at all
It’s alright. Very forgettable.
Not a morning terms of song writing going on here
Sounds like a bunch of posers to me
Gear: INAWAKEN Twilight-DS Artwork: ️💰🖍️🟪 Production: 🎧📢😵💫 Music: 😐😑😶 Rating: 💰💰/5
Fine
meh
meio sem vida (skate 3 type beat)
This one ended on a high note for me, but otherwise did not strike me as anything but boring old rock music
Meh, whiny white boys
Goodd vibes but no individual song I really liked that much
280. ok
OK. 2/5
01) The Concept - 6,0 02) Satan - 5,5 03) December - 6,0 04) What You Do to Me - 6,5 05) I Don't Know - 6,0 06) Star Sign - 6,5 07) Metal Baby - 6,5 08) Pet Rock - 6,0 09) Sidewinder - 6,0 10) Alcoholiday - 5,5 11) Guiding Star - 6,0 12) Is This Music? - 5,5 TOTAL: 6,00 (60/100) Current ranking: 800/1029
Idk idc enough to even do my AI album deep dive
The concept
This was fun but it all kind of ran together after a few songs
Me gustó. No sé por qué esperaba menos, pero varias de las canciones sorprendieron. Igual le pongo 2 estrellas.
This is some very middle of the road boring shit.
the instrumental song at the end was the best
This captured 0% of my attention.
legalzinho
Meh
Pretty boring power-pop....nothing grabbed me here.
I do like a Microsoft Paint lookin' album cover. I would have sworn I've never heard any of this, but I actually have heard 'The Concept' before, because I watched the movie "Young Adult" where it is a plot point. I gave the movie 3/5, but this album is getting a "too much guitar" 2/5, even though the last couple of songs are 3/5s. It is nice that they share singing and songwriting time among themselves. Lol: According to Wiki, this "was voted 'album of the year' by American music magazine Spin; [who] both apologized for and defended the selection." As they should.
Lättglömt inom sin genre.
För uddlöst. Som ett sämre Weezer
Trallvänligt men något enkelt och om något för mesigt för min ytterst känsliga smak👌 Stone roses fast ännu tråkigare
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2 stars I’ve heard reference to Teenage Fanclub and really was looking forward to this. Some clear Big Star esque power pop with 90s distortion, but ends up being uninteresting all in all.
Another 1991 offering. Sadly it was rather meh, going in one ear and out the other.
Last three songs are the only good songs
Can't stand the voice. Actively dislike the voice. Is milquetoast the right word here? I had Crocodiles by Echo and the Bunnymen yesterday, didn't like it that much. Listened to today's album, now I love Crocodiles - perspective is everything.
Poor background music
2026.07.21.
Inte min musik. Kändes väldigt opolerat. Slösade en resa mellan stugan och lanna på det här albumet
Blech. This wasn’t for me. Sounded like generic 90s grunge rock.
Ok
Very neutral. Need to read about this one.
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: None Man, I imagine this album is going to get skewered in the reviews. Its not terribly bad per se, but that magazine voting it album of the year over REM's Out of Time AND Nirvana's Nevermind is basically a war crime. Albums that people listen to and talk about 35 years later: Nevermind Albums that most people have never even heard of, let alone talk about: Bandwagonesque. The album is just largely unremarkable. Its sort of grungy, sort of alternative rock. There might be a good hook or two somewhere in the 43 minutes of music, but I can't be bothered to go hunting for it. It's getting to the point where I see "Scottish rock band" and my head starts to swim with memories of the likes of The Incredible String Band, Primal Scream, The Shamen and The Blue Nile (which, the last band I actually kind of liked). This is boring music. You will be bored. You will want to just go put on something else to get rid of the monotony.
I thought I would like this more than I did.
Outside of nice guitar tones, I thought the songwriting on this was profoundly boring. Just the most cookie cutter rock chord progressions and melodies.
Not good, but not in a super-irritating way. Derivative and unmemorable. A 2.
Catchy power pop tunes
Bit of a nothingburger, definitely not an album I needed to listen to before I died.
It was ok. Started off well, but lots of songs blend together. Standout songs: The Concept Metal Baby
This is a low-key type of album. That said, there's some parts that I like, but now many.
This is just boring pop-rock with little to no differentiation between songs. Like if Brit-pop just stopped trying.
Forgettable. Pop rock and did not seem like much
Singing ruins this. The post punk structure combined with a melancholic voice blows.
Has foundations of Oasis and The Wildhearts which was interesting. However, the song quality is not up to that level.
I had it on in the background and I didn’t notice the album finished
Eh. Lots of teenage angst. Alright, just not for me
Absolutely nothing to say about this one. Its was so middling that I just cant find words for it. It played and I didnt hate it. I didnt like it in any way either. It just happened and thats it. And thats kinda one of the worst things you can be.
Nop
I probably would have disliked it less if someone else was singing, or the existing singer used a less droney bored sounding style. Some of the music was alright.
No esta mal del todo, pero se hace muy repetitivo, sobre todo por la guitarra, cuando avanza. Tiene un par o tres canciones que molan pero poco mas, poca chicha.
Der kom nogle stærke numre hen mod slutningen men overall alt for generisk til mig
Easy listening.. Not sure why it's on the list though.
It was fine, had some good pop songs but didn't feel very memorable. This was also overhyped when it came out.
Meh. Pretty boring and very forgettable.
Was not anything special but nice chill rock. Favorite songs: Guiding Star and the Concept
Number: 99 Date: 04/11/2026 Artist: Teenage Fanclub Album: Bandwagonesque Year: 1991 Genre: Dream Pop Rating: 2 Notes: Before: ======= My girlfriend had this album back then and listened to it a lot, therefore I listened to it a lot. I thought they were a bit too mainstream but have to admit that I did enjoy it, nonetheless. It was nice to listen to when coming down from tripping on mescaline. During: ======= 5 The Concept 3 Satan 4 December 3 What You Do To Me 4 I Don't Know 3 Star Sign 3 Metal Baby 3 Pet Rock 4 Sidewinder 3 Alcoholiday 3 Guiding Star 4 Is This Music? ----------------------------------------------------- 3.61 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= It's a decent listen but not something I would ever intentionally listen to. Certainly would not include it in a 10001 list. 4 my personal rating 2 suitability for this list 1 impact ----------------------------------------------- 2.3 composite rating
Must say must songs were quite alike, and a bit too many guitars in there for me
- Okay, 2.5 rounded up for competency and sounding like Big Star ...... but minus 1 star because the writing just isn't very good. -
Satan
They have a good sound, but it was a bit too samey. Like an album of putting the same Gin Blossom's song on repeat. I liked it well enough, but I wouldn't say I liked the album as much.
Teenage Fanclub, ein Quartett aus Bellshill bei Glasgow, veröffentlichten ihr drittes Studioalbum im November 1991 über Creation Records in Großbritannien und DGC weltweit. Eingespielt wurde es vom 9. April bis zum 12. Mai 1991 in den Amazon Studios in Liverpool, produziert von Don Fleming, Paul Chisholm und der Band selbst. Das Ergebnis ist ein Album, das sich tief in die Tradition von Big Star und Neil Young eingräbt, ohne dabei je bloße Imitation zu sein – es klingt so, als hätten diese Einflüsse nie aufgehört, relevant zu sein. Schon der Opener „The Concept" setzt den Ton: dichte Gitarrenschichtungen, mehrstimmige Harmonien und eine Unmittelbarkeit, die mühelos wirkt. „Star Sign" wurde in den USA ihr bisher größter Charterfolg, „What You Do to Me" und „Alcoholiday" bestätigen, dass die Band auf diesem Album in außergewöhnlicher Konstanz agiert. Das Spin Magazine kürte Bandwagonesque zum Album des Jahres 1991 – vor Nevermind. Diese Einschätzung mag provokant erscheinen, aber wer das Album heute hört, versteht den Impuls. Was Bandwagonesque dauerhaft auszeichnet, ist seine emotionale Ehrlichkeit ohne Pose. Teenage Fanclub machen keine Anstalten, cool zu wirken – sie sind es einfach, weil sie es nicht versuchen. Die Melodien sitzen tief, die Arrangements atmen, und es gibt kaum einen Moment, der sich verausgabt. Ein Album, das nicht laut nach Aufmerksamkeit ruft, sondern still dabei bleibt. Wer nur ein Album dieser Ära braucht, das Schönheit und Lärm auf Augenhöhe hält, greift hier richtig.
Try to imagine the most generic-sounding "just-slightly-harder-than-soft-rock" music from the early 90s. That's what this sounds like. That one magazine picked this as "album of the year" over Nevermind--an album that truly is one of the greatest of all time--speaks more to the mindless conservatism of rock critics than to the quality here. Nirvana began with some of the same trite concepts that permeate this album, but then smashed them into genius with angry licks and biting satire. These guys play it straight, which is why they are (and maybe why the should be) largely forgotten.
Not enjoyable
Didn't care for this, nothing grabbed my attention.
Pretty forgettable. There were some good tracks, but on the whole, it was pretty average. meh
Oh my lord my eyes (and ears)
I like power pop music, and I've tried this album multiple times, but it's never managed to grab me.
Som om weezer, beatles och ride fick ett tråkigt barn
The more of these albums, I listen to the less patient I become. I was really trying to give each album its due, but after listening to the first four songs on this album, I didn’t care to listen to the rest.
if this album was something you heard on youtube on a random finding, it would be ok for a lazy afternoon, having it on the background and not thinking. But this is supposed to be one of 1000+ albums that you MUST hear. In that sense, there's nothing remarkable here. It's not even too experimental, or plainly boring. Disappointing.
This was a hard album to have a truly solid opinion on. I was on the fence for a while because to be honest I was just so underwhelmed. There were moments i enjoyed, but as a whole it didn’t really do anything to grab my imagination. I listened to this album like 4 or five times and I still only saved metal baby, star sign, and is this music?. I wish I had something more to say that was more insightful or helpful, but honestly I just think power pop is the most underwhelming and boring genre I could possibly think of. It’s just soft rock that’s made to be “lowest common denominator” type of music, crowd pleasing, and I just find this whole genre to be boring.
Kui ma oleksin tiinekas ja nad oleksid mu kohalik bänd, kes on põhimõtteliselt ainuke bänd piirkonnas, siis kuulaks. Muidu on ikka kohutavalt igav rokk. Weezer ilma šarmi, ilma mõtteta ja ilma meeldejääva vokaali/pillimänguta. 2.2/5
Couldn't decide if it was a anachronistic as an 80's album or a 90's album. I didn't hate it but it never found its footing with me.
A very safe 90’s alternative album. Nothing really stood out.
Cool
Don’t really get why this is on this list.
Not feelin it brother 2/5
belongs on the list of 1001 most boring albums
knew the name but have never listened to them. very 90s alternative
This album completely drifted into the background for me, nothing particularly special about it. I'm not part of the fanclub and I refuse to jump on the bandwagon.
Quite unremarkable
Pretty anodyne. I don’t see what makes this special. 2.5
Meh, not my cup of tea.
I started to enjoy this when the album finished. Reminded me a little bit like the Gin Blossoms.
Not bad but quite forgettable
Rating: 4/10 Really started to veer the line of irritating to me as I was just not getting into the songwriting. I think at the point of Star Sign and Metal Baby I had decided that this record just wasn’t going to work for me at the moment, which is a shame because some sweet power pop tunes with a little bit of noisy feedback isn’t theoretically something I should be turned off from. Extra shame that I was actually really into that first track and nothing hit the same at all the further into Bandwagonesque I got. Maybe I can get more into this band one day but for now I’ve got plenty of other indie rock I can reach for.
Loved the last track but cannot even begin to describe how much "Metal Baby" annoyed me.
I don't hate it, but I wouldn't listen unless encouraged.
Felt kind of boring and too tryhard... maybe it just wasn't my style
4/10
Fine
Meh
Mid
Meh?
Mediocre sing songy pop tunes with a feigned edge. Not much here. “Metal baby” got stuck in my head, but otherwise an unremarkable album.
Eh, it was okay. It won't be one I remember or return to, but it was good background music while I worked. It reminded me of the season of fall for some reason.
Man I feel like I've heard this band and album a thousand times in this album listening thing.
A little meh to me. Could be way better. Or no....
Extremely dull
Oops end
The Raspberries got there first, and better.
Lame pop rock not really good but listenable.
The songs sound messy
Oh man, this is so generic and without emotion. Every song looks the same. Well, it has some calm vibe, but it sure is not for me.
This came out while I was sophomore in college and somehow did not come into my world. And I’m glad for that. Temu Weezer. 2/5
Not really
++: I Don't Know, Alcoholiday, Guiding Star +: December, Metal Baby +-: The Concept, What You Do to Me, Star Sign, Pet Rock, Sidewinder, Is This Music? -: Satan 4,1/10
This album had promise when it started out, but just sounded like much of the same stuff over and over. Not too great.
Okay
Some nice riffs, but overall didn't connect to it. Fine to listen to.
I mean it's ok, it simply didn't do anything at all to pull me in.
Kinda basic, unclear why it's here. Not bad, just not outstanding.
I liked their sound a lot, but didn't hear much in terms of memorable songs.
I've never listened to this album (65). It probably influenced a lot of bands I don't care about.
Not sure about this. Its a bit lazy indie band with a droning undertone. Its not bad but it doesnt really go anywhere. It just makes me feel 90s indie but dont see how this is better than anything else at that time. If I was to compare to say Stone Roses or The Verve for example would I really prefer this. I dont think so and I dont see how this blazed a trail for anyone either.
This yo-yoed between a decent rock album and pretty middle of the road 90's brit-pop. I quite enjoyed the general vibe but a lot of it felt pretty plodding and the vocals were lackluster. Apart from a few interesting moments, like the instrumental part of 'Satan', a point where I briefly thought the album might pick up into something more exciting, this was a decent enough but forgettable album.
At first this is so derivative 90s overblown mega period piece indie rock that I cannot stand it. Sounds like a melodramatic and poorly made highschool movie soundtrack inside of the brain of a super hormonal teenager with a lack of taste who thinks they are going through somthing. Booringg and generic. When I listen more I can hear this is british and has hints of oasis in it, but moments where it could be more do not break through.
Not my genre - 1-2 good songs
Sounds as if the Beatles went Grunge But not in a good way. 3/10
5.6
Ok
Another day, another okay enough British alt rock album that doesn't do much of anything to stand out from the myriad of albums just like it. No idea why this is in the project, largely fine and forgettable. Top tracks: The Comcept, Star Sign
I liked it better than I thought I would but honestly still pretty forgettable. I probably would have really liked it in my teenage years if I had known of them.
A lot of it was just glorified background music, sometimes got very dreary, especially with those vocals. The Britpop/Beatlesesque stuff was just utter shite. Generous 2. It's been so long since I've had a 5 man, release me.
Nothing remarkable. 2/5
Not sure what this is supposed to be... There's an interesting chord here and there, but otherwise it's all the straightforwardness of Foo Fighters with the vocals buried by poorly-mixed guitars doing God knows what. Boring.
Mediocre 90s pop rock
Sounded sometimes like oasis, sometimes like a coverband of the Beatles with distorted guitars. The mixing was off to me and I attempeted to listen to it multiple times without getting in to it. If anything it sounded a lot more modern than from when it was released. Can’t decide if I like or hate the album cover. Strong 2.
2.5 - fine álbum nothing great
So in my wheelhouse (Scottish, jingly jangly, a bit weedy and dumb), but just never got into this album or this band. I think mainly because of the vocals. All a bit of a whine. No surprise the best track is an instrumental.
I just didn’t connect here. Not my cup of tea at all. Just an album for me….
Yeah this album was boring as shit
This one feels derivative of Big Star. It’s not terrible but it’s not great either. I kept expecting something as cool as their collaboration with De La Soul but it never happened. I will never listen to this album again because frankly, it’s boring. I couldn’t even finish it.
I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either
Interesting that the last track was an instrumental. Usually those things are filler, but I kinda liked it better than a lot of the ones with vocals. The vocals just didn't cut through as much as I was hoping they would. I was hoping for a better singer, actually. NEXT.
Very lukewarm feelings
Why? This album is so mid, it annoys me.
Melodic pop with punk vibes. Nice but can't remember any song.
This sounds more like a late 90s rock album than an early 90s rock album, so it's ahead of its time in that sense. Unfortunately for me, I don't really like late 90s rock sound. I guess it's not grungy enough for me. Reminds me of the Gin Blossoms or something like Third Eye Blind, which I hate. Some songs are pretty decent though, like Pet Rock--it's not all bad. Overall not very interesting though. Doesn't really seem good enough to make this list though. 2/5
Ok, nothing really stood out.
мешанина из популярных тогда рок-групп
Completely unaware of this band. I suppose they might deserve to be on this list because they're making this type of music 5-10 years or more before everyone else who sounds like this. But I don't really enjoy this.
I think this was trying to meld indie and shoegaze sounds, but it comes off as lazt with weak instrumentals and vocals. Some moments are slightly memorable, but meh overall 2/5
Boring
Ok
This isn't terrible but it is incredibly bland, generic, uninspiring. I just listened to it and can't remember a single song. It all just blends into one yawnfest. This will be quite a generous two stars.
Made it halfway through
I actually have no words to describe this album, but not in a good way. Boring? Dull? Forgettable? All of the above.
This has some moments that really hit that Heroin Lite sweet spot of early 90s alt rock, but I struggled to connect to it for some reason. Not sure if that's on me or the music.
Began noisily, tunelessly, flat. Like Britpop if it was a garage punk band who couldn't play. Became more like noise rock as it went on, and then Metal Baby is really 1950's American rock, then I was reminded of the Longpigs with Alcoholiday. Either an influentual or a generic band. Either way I don't have a strong opinion on the music. Didn't love it, didn't hate it.
Nope. Not for me. I struggled through this one.
Pfffffft... the last track is called Is This Music? Don't tempt me with titles like that, sonny Jim
Better than I expected. There were songs I enjoyed, but surely nothing in the realm of must listen to before I die.
very muddy indie rock, not that exciting
The music is as generic as it's cover.
i don’t get why this is here either rly
Okey
Rock de nuevo… Hay canciones chulas que me he guardado y en general el álbum no esta mal🕺
Lovely bass tone. Kinda boring. Didn't listen to it fully as it wasn't very captivating.
Below-average alternative rock with no distinctive features.
I found this pretty middling outside of a few tracks. There were elements of melodic power pop which were somewhat enjoyable, but much of the rest of the album veered into lo-fi noise rock territory which felt uninspiring. Think I'd rather listen to Guided by Voices in that case. Not sure I agree with the praise this album seems to get.
Vraiment rien d’intéressant
Never heard of them. I’m not sure I understand why they’re on this list though. It’s not a bad album, it makes for pleasant background music... but there’s nothing that really stands out for me, it’s just the kind of indie rock we were drowning in during the 90s, with a slight touch of The Beatles sprinkled on it. I reckon they might have been pioneers, going for distorted guitars and dreamy voices before everybody started doing it... But many bands did it better a few years later, and it now sounds very dated and very forgettable. I’m sure their heart is in the right place, but it just bored me.
could i write poetry to this? n
while the instrumentalization starts out interesting, this quickly turns into a dumpster fire of a series of boring rock ballad after boring rock ballad.
Inoffensive, but bland and a bit forgettable.
I just don't see in this band whatever everybody else seems to. They really just don't do anything musically interesting for me, and certainly nothing lyrically interesting. I cannot conceive how SPIN thought this record was better than Nevermind. It's not terrible but nothing special, and nothing I'd have put on this list.
Important album for the sound that followed it but it's really not for me
i would love an alcoholiday
Meh.
★⅔
Sounds like it was at the early end of the Britpop wave. I really like the pop writing of the opening song "The Concept" but didnt love the performance of it. But then again a lot of people were saying the same thing about grunge at the time, so I had to be patient and open-minded with this listen. This song also reminded me of Guns n Roses "Patience" towards it's tail end, a slow jam where the band just let it ride out. The next few songs were a bit of a blend to my ears. Nothing stood out and the singing actually got a bit worse. They do manage to achieve the "shoegaze effect" though, where all the music sort of sits in this harmonic/melodic range that creates a good listening vibe. "Star Sign" had a very 90's, Friends TV show type of chord pattern and rhythm guitar section. Probably one of my favorites along with the opener. "Alcoholiday" had some particularly bad singing. Bad enough to make me reconsider my rating on this one. Oscilated between a 2 and a 3 for this project. Points for a few highlights and for being one of the first of its genre, but that's about it. STRONG 2, if ever there was a thing
Thank god for Nirvana, because this what what we were going to get for 90's rock. It's fine for what it is, not particularly groundbreaking or interesting. Kind of a garage band feel, but with occasional surprising harmonies or violins. The jangly-out of tune guitars are a bit much after a few tracks, and FYI -feedback isn't an instrument, so the minute-long feedback solos are not fun to listen to.
Album didn't do much to me but at least a bit of a different listen. (2.5/5.0)
I have heard of the band, but TBH none of these songs sounded familiar at all. None of them grabbed me-- very generic sounding to my ears.
Here’s my boomer opinion… I’m over songs with a lot of distorted guitar
This is fine but tbh this kind of sludgy mid tempo alt rock from the early 90s doesn’t really do it for me. If the melodies don’t hit like Weezer’s blue album then idk what I’m supposed to feel here.
Kept going back & forth between how I felt on this one... Definitely enjoyed a few tracks, but ultimately I don't see why it should be here other than the author's bias. After a 2nd listen, I felt it got worse.
Gene Simmons C&D aside, there is *nothing* notable about this album.
I don't understand why this is important. The music is fine but it mostly feels like it belongs as background noise in a grocery store or something.
Beatlesesque alt-rock. Minging. The noisiness makes it even more repulsive
Pretty gener-ock, no hits to speak for either. But some catchiness here and there. Not garbage, but not ground breaking.
Was a fan of teenage fanclub in my teens - although listening again I struggle to recall any of this album other than "What you do to me". Question how this album was deemed to be within the 1000 best of all time (and can see why no UK participants fairly criticise the list for being too UK centric). It's perfectly competent and melodic indie pop/rock but its all a bit fcking bland and does not really get the juices flowing or inspire any action.
skýr áhrif frá stóru stjörnunni. mér finnst samt vanta lög sem ná hæðum chiltons. ég veit ekki hvort að þetta muni einhvern tíma heilla mig. set 2,5 á gripinn.
Of all the albums on the list, this is definitely one of them. I respect how it puts itself out there, just being an album, and not caring how instantly forgettable it is.
This band has never really done anything for me. They come close sometimes, though! I would describe this album as “fine” and “inoffensive.”
Is there really a demand for ANOTTHERRRR random rock album from the 90's??? It's not that bad that I should give it a 1/5, but it's just a rock album. The vocals are just a barebones version of great singers, it's like taking away all the soul from the song. Def another person's cup of tea tho.
It was a generic rock album that sounded like some guys out of a garage made an album. If I knew the guys and heard this from them I'd be impressed but compared to some of the other stuff we get on here it's super tame.
It's not so much that I disliked this, it's more that it felt like music you'd make as the studio band to put in a movie because they couldn't afford real songs people recognize, so you try to kind of knock off the sound of bands people do know? A long- and generic-feeling 42 minutes.
4/10
Sure why not. This was relatively fine. Didnt care too much for the vocals. And some of the tracks felt like they dragged too long with unnecessary guitar riffs. This wasn’t bad really, just a lame choice to be on this list.
I didn’t really need to listen to this before I die.
it's really quite boring and meh. nothing that really grabs my attention and makes me want to repeat it. the first track was probably the track i enjoyed the most.
Boring
picks: star sign, concept, what you do to me
if you stick it out to the end you will hear an awesome instumental track
Ugh
Blah
I’m hearing a little Dandy Warhols, a little Hoodoo Gurus, a little Magnetic Fields too. I’m quite the fan especially of the first two listed, but Teenage Fanclub seems like a watered down version of the three. They’d probably grow on me if I spun the album 3 or 4 times, but I don’t have the inclination for this at the moment, so they’ll have to settle with a 2.
"I Don't Know" was alright, and I enjoyed some of "What You Do To Me" but I did not like "Metal Baby", "Pet Rock" is ok. Overall I'm not a huge fan, it was alright but I don't think I can give this a 3 and a 2 instead.
Noisy guitar-pop with a real lean into the harmonic side of rock. Plenty of dreamy guitars washing over melodic bass lines, and lyrics that could only come from one wonderfully sweary place. It was once interrupted by a burst of punk riffage, and I got my hopes up that this album was about to take off - alas. Maybe the best pub rock album I've heard? Favourite tracks: December, Star Sign, Is This Music?, The Wildhearts and Dinosaur Jr
Empire Records, huh? This album feels like it was made in a lab for the mall. "Put the Beach Boys in a blender with Alice in Chains". As trendy as frosted tips and doomed to be as short-lived.
Too average for me...no standouts...Would certainly not be in my 1001 list...
I guess? Nothing stood out with this one
hauskahko..
Teenage “ Not Really Part Of The “ Fanclub. Didn’t really do anything for me.
Mone
I immediately thought "why" when I saw this one pop up. I remember their name and the fact that they were being pushed on us in the early 90's. They were on all kinds of Up & Comers and compilation discs at the time but it's so vanilla that it never took root or connected with me because there were better options. "The Concept" has 6.3M listens and if I've ever heard it I don't remember it, it's that memorable. 6 minutes long? "What You Do To Me" was the other "hit" on this album at 6.1M listens. Again, never heard it, and I was a certified music junkie living in record stores & spending all my money on discs, tickets & weed at the time. They sound like a band you hear at any bar on any night and you think, "not bad", but you forget their name by Monday morning. This album has nothing compelling on it, I'd never give it a second listen. I was bored from the start & longing for it to end. It's the 90's at their most generic. 2 stars for having a following, but zero radio hits you hear today and no long lasting influence on music.
A huge disappointment. I’ve been very excited for this album for many years, as so many artists I respect have rated it so highly. There is some artistry in its construction, but the result is extremely flat. The jangly sound is banal, and the vocal harmonies are unpleasant. I suppose there was some desire to evoke catchy ‘60s/‘70s pop à la The Beach Boys or Big Star, and in doing so, to sound original for its time, but the effect is downright cornball and inessential. There are a lot of mediocre ‘90s indie rock records, but this is something worse.
I’m surprised they got a label, not to mention beating out Nirvana album sales. You’d think I would have heard of this before if that were the case.
Wanted to like it more than I did. P boring, dnf.
It's a genre I can often enjoy but this album felt noisy, dissonant, and listless. Not my thing.
An album that was not all that relevant, even in 1991, and is definitely not relevant to this list at all anymore. Fine album, but not all time great. That said, I did enjoy the track "Is This Music?" and added it to my collection.
Every song was the same song.
Bog standard indie 2/5
2*
This was a lukewarm feel-good album for me. Nothing too extreme one way or the other. Decent Brit pop sound that really took me back to the 90s and how music sounded.back then.
Yeah, i didnt warm to this. Its just before my teenage years started so maybe i dont like it as i saw it as too close to the stuff i love and i want to differentiate myself. I can see the start of britpop in this but there is too much shoegaze, american college rock and noise rock for me. The occasional tune does lift it but it didnt get me.
Boring, derivative, each songs sounds like the other. Glad it is over.
sucks
It's music 2.5
# Album Name: Bandwagonesque # Artist: Teenage Fanclub # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Wow, this album beat nevermind to the "best album of 1991". That is a massive statement for any band. So im super intrigued to see what this album has got. Unfortunately this was pretty much dog shit to me. How the fuck did someone think this was better than nevermind is beyond me. Maybe im a simpleton. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No
Sounds like it might have been an inspiration for Britpop, but generally found this very forgettable.
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This singer reminds me of Wilco, or Elliot Smith, but the band is pop punk. Not bad. Some enjoyable stuff here.
it was fine, didnt really stick
Punk Beach Boys. Fav Track: What You Do To Me
One of those "I don't understand the high praise" albums for me. The instruments blur to the background and the vocals and lyrics are bland.
2.5, almost a 3 but not quite
#67 Kinda boring, don't remember it after listening.
Wat doet dit in deze lijst? Irrelevant
Already listened last week. Don't rate this, 2/5?
"What you do to me" was the only track I recall from this era. I do remember them doing a kickass version of Madonna's "Like a Virgin," which is musically superior to the original.
Nah. Boring.
Alt rock that had a decent sound but nothing that broke though for me. Released 1991
So bland I almost didn't notice it
meh, trying too hard to be something its not but not horrible. 4/10
I wouldn't be mad if somebody put this on but it just didn't click with me
It was okay
Boring background rock album, album of the year 1991 when Nevermind came out? What? 2/5
1.7 Maybe I was just in a bad mood when I was listening to this but I found this album excessively bland. Overly simplified Beatlesque songs with a hint of Alternative stylings. The one song I thought I liked (Alcoholiday) wasn't anything special on the 2nd listen. But at the end of the day I couldn't do any better
An album that could have been released by any of a 1000 bands in any of the last 30+ years.
Imagine. The patient is nearing the end. Doctors say it's time to unhook the life support but someone says, 'Wait! He hasn't heard Bandwagoneseque by Teenage Fanclub yet. So the inevitable is delayed for an hour longer. At the end of it all, the patient jerks into life and utters his final words. "Well that was a waste of fucking time then". A fun record of guitar based fun but NOT one of the albums you must hear before you die.
This is fine
Listened to about half...I think it influenced future bands that were popular in the 90s but it still was not, good
Meh. But I didn’t hate it.
Indie-90's meh. Kinda like the Strokes without any catchy pop tunes.
Did not like this much. Why is it making me anxious?
This did almost nothing for me. First, I had no idea they were Scottish. Second, how did Spin magazine ever rank this higher than Nirvana's Nevermind in 1991? I could see this having a heavy influence (or being heavily influenced?) by some of the Seattle sounds, but this isn't my cup of that Pennyroyal tea. The vocals are too mellow. The rock doesn't rock me. It just didn't do much for me overall.
I just didn’t get much out of this at all. It wasn’t bad I just didn’t get what I was supposed to enjoy about it.
Rock, 1991 -> 2
Meh
I've never heard this before. Our maybe I have and forgot.
I didn't dislike this, but it seems like the most generic form of this style. It's like a collection of the most boring Beach Boys. It's consistent and inoffensive, but a little soft and saccharine for my preference, so it's getting a 2 because I won't object to hearing it, but I won't be seeking it out either.
2.5
Some people that play their instruments at an intermediate level found a guy that can kind of sing and wrote an album with no interesting ideas and spent three minutes designing the cover
Think it’s quite one paced and don’t remember a single chorus.
Never got going on this
Not a fan of the guy's voice, but I liked it! Love the Walls of Sound.
Love the album art, didn’t love the tunes
Probably a good example of this sort of thing, but not to my taste. A bit twee for me.
2/5
Very moody 90’s teen movie vibes. I liked what you do to me, but the rest of them didn’t quite grab me tbh
I didn’t like this at all and I’m not sure why, since it sounded like a lot of other stuff I like.
Weak melodic wanna be's. Wanted to stop about track 7. Too poppy for me.
Nada remarcable supongo.
Dull
No sale
Could easily be missing something but this felt bland. Last song was at least a bit interesting but I didn't latch onto anything.
I enjoyed some music like this back in the 1990s. But this doesn't need to be on a list like this. Didn't do anything for me. I liken it to a chalky powdered sugar tablet of candy. Sure it's sugar but nothing to write home about.
It's fine, but I didn't need to hear it.
Dispensable.
Sounds like they are stuck in the 60s.
Meh.
It a bit jangly samey most of the way through, with the exception of the excellent heavier tracks. Not bad, just won't listen to it again.
Liked it at first but got weird and repetitive
Zzzzz
A group I was aware of but took not much notice as none of their music thrilled me at all. Plenty of alternative rock groups which I fancied more. Never heard this album before. It was just run of the mill stuff and nothing there to make me want to listen again. 2/5 18/4/24
2 - I was hoping to like this, but it was kind of nothing. Not bad, but I didn't really find anything here to grasp onto.
Bandwagonesque was voted 'album of the year' for 1991 by American music magazine Spin, famously beating Nirvana's landmark album Nevermind. Lol what? No.
I feel like this album happened but I didn’t really listen to it if that makes sense. I feel as though it just went by and I had it going but can’t recall. I believe it was average and usually ai would notice if something was outright horrible but there was absolutely nothing memorable about this.
I never really got into Big Star. This band sounds a lot like Big Star. I thought a lot of the songs sounded the same, not much in terms of variety. Also, the songs were kind of boring, like they’re 3-5 minute pop songs that felt far too long. There’s definitely better power pop out there. Not sure how this made the list to be honest. It’s not really innovative, it sounds like it could’ve come out in the 70s but it came out 20 years later. It’s listenable but nothing to write home about.
This album just felt colorless and boring. I don't have much to say, which is how this album feels to listen to. Fav track: Is This Music?
Borderline between rock and metal-rock.
The music is fine but nothing special. They weren't the first to have this sound. Personal Enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5