It's Blitz!

Liked this pretty much. Thought I’d tire of the vocals but didn’t. Nice variety of styles and tempos. Won’t need to listen to again.

This isn't meant to be a dig or a dis but this sounded like something I could have heard in the 80's. I enjoyed it and would listen again.

Good

Aunque sólo tuviera Heads Will Roll merecería la pena. Muchísima energía. 3/5.

Dug it. Nothing stuck out. Nothing made me wanna fast forward. 3

Fun, reminiscent of rilo kiley

They have two albums on the list. They are quite different. This one is not bad, but the other one speaks to me more. I prefer their rock side to their synth pop side. Favorite song: Heads Will Roll, which reminds me of Blue Monday.

I love heads will roll, some other songs were good but not that solid an album. This is an album I’d listen to maybe 3 songs of, skip through the rest.

I hadn’t heard this one before, it was decent. Of the YYYs I’ve heard I like their second one best, but this had some catchy tunes on it. I liked the synthy overtones as well. Good stuff.

A veces pones un disco y piensas "no sé que tiene, pero es mi rollo". Pues eso es lo que me ha pasado con ese disco. No sé si es bueno o malo, pero es mi rollo.

I’d like to give this 3.5 stars. I enjoyed the album! The vocals were great. I feel like all of these songs would go great in movies. The acoustic songs at the end peaked my interest, but were not my favorites. I could see this being a good album to jam to.

Definitely an improvement compared to the first album we listened to from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was solid but didn’t blow me away.

So the YYY decides to give a shot to the dance-punk sound that was all the rage a few years prior. Bands like Death From Above and LCD Soundsystem were already well-established and admittedly much more interesting than what the YYY are doing here. I'm not saying that it's bad, but the songs do tend to blend together at some point. It's like a more commercial, less exciting take on a sound that was already starting to wear off by the end of the 00's.

I wouldn't have added it to this list, but it wasn't a bad listen either.

Enjoyable indie rock vibes with a few catchy hooks, but I can't see why this is so remarkable and why I would want to listen to it again. This was like easy listening and heavily produced garage/post punk? I don't know. Next!

Pretty good, some songs I really like, other songs that are okay but not amazing.

Interesting

This album starts out really, really strongly and tapers off for me. The instrumentals are all interesting, and way, way heavier than you'd expect going in at times. But the overall sound of the album fades to background for me beyond the first 4 or 5 tracks. Favorite track: Soft Shock

Ganz sympathisch, aber leider auch nur 3 Punkte.

After listening to these guys the first time around and being blown away, this album was much different than I anticipated. Slower, a little popish and a little dance type music, but still kept a little edge that I appreciate. Maybe her voice or maybe it was the presentation, but I enjoyed this album more and more with each listen. Even the first song after the album completed was Black Tongue, so bonus. Cool to see the song called Zero. Much different than the Pumpkins, but good tune. Heads Will Roll is definitely a dance song, but they make it work. Other favorites include Skeleton, Dragon Queen and Hysterical. Again, much different than I expected but really enjoy this bands sound. Each listen was better than the previous and while I thought there times of popish, dance music, sometimes I do enjoy a little of the cheesy stuff when presented in the right way. These guys did it the right way and are pretty damn good. Side note, my rating increased with each listen. First time through I thought, meh. By the my last listen, 3.5 from me. 3.5

3 It’s Alright! I knew that Yeah Yeah Yeahs eventually developed more of a pop sound later in their career, and I guess this album denotes that shift. Unfortunately, instead of having a distinct sound to it like their debut had, this makes them sound like just about every other 2000s alt band that tried to cross over from rock to pop. Admittedly, YYYs probably did it better than most because, as far as those attempts go, I found this to be pretty decent and listenable, but at the same time, to say it’s anything special would be a lie. The album admittedly starts a bit promising with Zero and Heads Will Roll, two tracks that nearly had me on board for the group’s new sound, but it slowly devolves into a bunch of generic pop rock fodder from there. It’s the kind of thing where you can tell they still wanted to be considered alternative while also hoping to garner a bit of mainstream attention, which to me feels a lot like having your cake and eating it too. That to say, I’m pretty sure they actually succeeded in that regard with this album, so power to them - I’m willing to eat crow, but it’s still not my thing. Fever to Tell over this any day - I mean, this didn’t have a single lyric anywhere on it that came close to “Boy you just a stupid bitch and girl you just a no good dick”.

Started out as a great uptempo pop punk album. Great female lead, fun backing band. After a few songs, the tone changed a bit and became drab without the pep from the beginning. Mid 3 for quality and a strong start.

Karen O’s vocals are reminiscent of Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons in the 80s, a band I really enjoyed.

What a pleasant surprise. I smiled. A bit of a delightful album, cheeky, fun, joyous, accessible and approachable. Very happy with this. Easy three stars, not quite 4, as it's not yet got under my skin, but it very well may do so. Good recommendation. Pleased with this.

Pretty decent album, I was expecting all house type music but I was wrong Top tracks: Heads Will Roll, Dull Life

Lots of energy and tempo

Again, I wanted to give this a 2, since I have been giving so many amazing albums 3s. But I can't rate this a 2. It starts so fucking good.

4/10

It was just fine

Kinda cool, groovy

Good album

Good, falls off a cliff though

Meh

not as good as I remembered it being, feels verrrry 2009

Mukavaa melodista indietä, mutta ei kovin mieleenpainuvaa. Turhan koneellinen fiilis. Ei tunnu orgaaniselta.

Zero: Decent, like the beat. Lyrics didin't connect to me on this listen. Heads will roll: An absolute banger. I was already aware of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and this is the song that put them on my radar. Soft Shock: eh. it's fine but I wouldn't seek it out. Skeletons: didin't even register Dull Life: It's fine The album did not really resonate with me. I wasn't listening very actively but the lyrics never really captured me.

The layout of the album is kinda strange but it’s pretty good

I liked this cool dancey, synthey stuff at the start and nice acoustic numbers at the back of the extended album. She has a great voice.

Good indie pop. Not likely to revisit entire album but some great individual tracks.

A very constant Karen O YYY sound. Not bad, but not all too unique.

WOW. Good pop. And riffs. Rock. Maybe some dynamic differences, like each song is its own thing in a cohesive whole. Great singing and grooves. Massive riffs. Arena ready.

Heads Will Roll was best track on the album.

Overall: This is the 1st I've actually sat with anything from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and I am glad I finally did. I never thought I had heard any tracks from them other than Maps, when a friend did a drum cover. Then to my surprise when track 2 played and I had the biggest aHa moment. I have heard it somewhere, Guitar Hero. To sum up, I did find myself wanting to skip at least half the tracks, and interestingly it seemed to almost be every other. I could find myself listening to a slimmed down playlist of this album to include only those mentioned below, for the reasons noted. The rest of the album I could do without. Track breakdown: Zero - What a strong intro track, the synths and Karen's voice is amazing to get things going Heads Will Roll - I've always enjoyed the dance vibes on this track, when hearing it in stores and bars, but I never knew it was them. Skeletons - Loving the percussion sound, what sounds like drumsticks clicking together? Shame and Fortune - Getting a bit of industrial vibe and loving this bass Dragon Queen - I dig the funk on this track Acoustic tracks: Soft Shock - I really like this, but I almost skipped the track in its original form. It's quite more enjoyable in the acoustic format. Hysteric - Another that I didn't prefer the original version, but enjoying this stripped down track Little Shadow - Love this outro track with the layers of strings and piano

jo.. Habe den Text nicht gespeichert und nun ist er weg.. Kurz: - wow, ist das schon alt. - insgesamt nicht super aber auch nicht schlecht. - Weiß nicht, warum es hier vertreten ist - Heads will roll auch mal als original cool, a-trek remix besser - bissl eintönig/langweilig - Bass war bei mir sehr dünn, bei euch auch? - 3/5

Really like the synths and harmony, reminds me of NiN a bit. Rocking vocals. Good tracks but not my favourite as an album. Listened in the car while picking up furniture. Album: 3/5 Listening environment: 2/5

I’m surprised I had never listened to this full album before, but I rather enjoyed it! Would definitely return to a couple tracks on it.

This was my first time really listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's outside of hearing Heads Will Roll all over the place in 2009. I enjoyed this album a lot! Very boppy. I think I enjoyed Dragon Queen the most!

What a fun late 00's indie album. Heads Will Roll is the obvious hit but man, this was just a nostalgic listen for the time. Yeah Yeah Yeahs should have definitely had a couple of hits from this album. Some songs didn't quite hit the spot for me though.

solo conocía heads will roll pero les aseguro que hay más joyitas acá. dull life - shame and fortune - runaway = insane run.

not bad, i could see myself listening to this

Three stars for the Bleh Bleh Blehs. Not a note, not a single word or wail from the frontwoman really arrested my attention, but I suspect this is a treasurable record in its own right that requires repeated listens to really get into.

3/5. An enjoyable indie pop album with a wonderful front lead. Chaotic and sweet, with some great songs throughout. There are some ones I could skip so not as exciting all the way through but some catchy and fun ones as well.

3.5 with a bump for me being nostalgic

I forgot I had Zero on my running playlist for forever. I could really take or leave the rest aside from Heads Will Roll as a Halloween song. ETA: my first edited rating! I hope to keep these very rare. A little while after posting this, I felt bad about how harsh I was. I don't really dislike this enough to rate it a 2 - it's a 2.5/3.

A classic album to many, I'm sure. Especially "Heads Will Roll." "Dull Life," will probably get another listen out of me too, but that's about it. They are a good band though, just not my personal taste to revisit often.

So so

I think this is a really good modern alt rock album. It's a product of its time, but also clearly influenced by 80s new wave too. It's a lot of fun, and enjoyable throughout. While some songs do get a bit samey.

It was ok, not too soggy.

Synth-punk, alternative pop, synth-pop, pop rock

Nice melodic horses rides in a sonic pop maelstrom

I always enjoy the unique sound of this band 🥰 some songs are good, some are not

2009. Digital Mondays. Bumming fags outside while Mr Brightside or some other tosh gets everyone indoors foaming at the lips. Heads Will Roll comes on but I'm too drunk and spastic to realise I'm already dancing. Another good night. Top track. Rest of the album just sort of is there as well.

Last good album they had

Nice upbeat pop record

I wasn’t crazy into this album! But I also didn’t hate it. I thought the lead singer’s energy is awesome, really infectious, fantastic, and I just like this kind of sound, reminds me of the indie-goes-mainstream period of late high school for me. I just thought they could do better with some of the songs… some are a little too predictable, maybe boring even? Others you can’t take your mind off of. Listening to the demos at the end of the album was enlightening… I think the songs themselves seemed great, but suffer from being overproduced. Maybe I just have the benefit of hindsight here. Loved the drum sound. 3/5

Nice. Very like Florence + The Machine. A three.

The vocals were interesting.

Decent album, like heads will roll ofc. Not sure I’d come back to many other songs

Heads will roll gave me so huge throwbacks. Good listenable interesting Album. Unless of few Songs id didnt had much more t offer for me personally.

Definitely an improvement from the previous album on this list. Tighter and more memorable with the inclusion of synth being a good move. Some interesting ideas throughout but some songs stretch out a little too long and I'm just not a big fan of the vocal style.

Heads Will Roll doet me altijd denken aan die keer dat ik en m'n vrienden op een uit de hand gelopen huisfeest een tuinkabouter aan gort sloegen met een honkbalknuppel en dat we er toen achter kwamen dat die tuinkabouter een soort porseleinen piñata vol xtc-pillen was. Of was dat een film en heb ik zelf helemaal niet zo'n legendarische dingen meegemaakt? Misschien. Met de rest van de nummers heb ik wel iets minder. Het is wat schel en druk. Niet onaardig maar ook niet helemaal wauw. De rustige nummers aan het einde zijn wel lekker.

not their best album

I skipped over this whole late-aughts indie thing at the time. It all sounded kinda generic, and ya this kinda was.

Not bad!

Not bad

It's fine, not really for me. None of the songs really stand out but it's decent enough for what it is.

Miellyttävää electronista rockia. Akustiset versiot oli hyvä lisä, vaikka yleensä ne on hiukan turhia. Nyt ne oli hyviä. Pitää varmaan kuunnella uudestaan.

Was fun, knew a few of the songs already.

funny that a band who started as a member of the early 2000’s wave of garage rock revival would have their biggest hit years later with a dance pop song. still a pretty good dance pop song though.

The danceable songs are just that, danceable Some of the quieter tracks like Skeleton are very pretty Overall an enjoyable listen, no complaints. 3.5 stars

Just fine. Not bad, but not really my cup of tea. Lots of repetitive synth which isn’t always my thing. Heads Will Roll was a familiar song for me - one of those songs you know but wouldn’t have been able to name. I did enjoy Dragon Queen at the end of the album, just had a great beat. Otherwise, nothing stuck out to me and I’d say it was just alright.

Another perfectly (just) fine and unremarkable record, but liked a couple of songs.

Lots to like about the yeah yeah yeahs. Wanna dance? go ahead dance. Breaking up with your boyfriend? There’s a song for that. Simple don’t overthink it.

- karen o’s voice is great - musics a little predictable - v well produced but clearly inspired a lot of flaccid indie rock of the 2010s - front loaded, getting a bit of ear fatigue in the second half FAVS: zero, hysteric

Decent, known for a while for Heads Will roll, some surprising softer sung songs, pleasant to listen to in the background. However feel that not many songs caught my attention. 3/5.

nice

Felt like an album that was special to its time. It had some highlights, mostly in the well known track but otherwise a mediocre listen.

Gute Songs, "Heads will Roll" ist sehr bekannt denke ich. Vielleicht würde ich vereinzelt Lieder herauspicken, aber hätte nicht nochmal Lust, das ganze Album durchzuhören. 5.5/10

cool album cover moderately interesting pop. closer to 3 than a 2.

I’d like to give half stars, this would get 3.5 from me. This was energetic, tight, fun.

meh

Not bad I guess, alt 2000s vibes, doesn’t beat other albums I’ve listened to on here

Surprised to see a 2009 album on here, I thought it only went up to 05. Heads will roll is an all time classic

Blind album and artist. I guess this is one of the albums from the modified list up to I wanna say... 2018? I recognize the 2nd track actually, don't know from where though. This album is alright and catchy for the most part. Bit repetitive getting near in the middle. The 2nd track stuck out for sure.

I really want to love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but have never been able to really find any of their albums truly interesting. There's some fun, poppy riffs in there, and Karen O is a badass, but on listening again, it still just doesn't excite me.

Hit a nice vibe. The intro track was alright but pretty much everything after was great. If I could do half stars it would be a 3.5

In 2023 it feels kind of generic because many songs these days sound like this, but it has a few interesting moments.

fine, just fine

Would have enjoyed it more back in the days in my early twenties.

Iconic indie album that doesn’t overstay its welcome and I appreciate that

Ok pop album. Dragon Queen stood out.

Nothing stood out but it was enjoyable

This is pretty good. I was pretty turned off by a lot of the dance oriented indie rock of this era, but this album transcends that for me. It still has plenty of the band’s original quirkiness and interesting hooks.

Vocals of Karen O have grown on me. Solid 3 after two listens, may listen again at a later date to move it to a 4.

Recognized "Heads Will Roll" right away. Thought second half of album was better than first. Favorite tracks for me include "Shame and Fortune," "Hysteric," and "Little Shadow." Rating: 3 out of 5 skeletons.

Got better as it went along, especially the acoustic stuff towards the end

Would listen to in a group setting with others, and also wind down to it by myself. Nice mix of bedroom pop and a grungy alternative, with electronic roots. I, for one, prefer the acoustic versions of the album on the deluxe version. Some songs are honestly ahead of its time

Solid songwriting and catchy tunes, but it didn’t quite grip me. Solid, but not my favorite

I’ve only heard the first and second song before, so I wasn’t expecting great things. But the songs toward the end (slower songs when she wasn’t screaming) we’re decent and I could probably listen to in the future.

My mom used to listen to this band and I hated it. The singers voice sounds like if a leather jacket could speak. Leather Jacket Vocal Fry. The first song is bad. The off with yer head song that is popular is on here. The rest of the album is alright.

A couple good songs

A pleasant vibe throughout. Could be a movie soundtrack.

De tout, du calme, ça bouge, belle !

It was ok. It led to a great spotify autoplay when it was done.

There's nothing really good or bad about this album. It's perfectly pleasant to listen to, but not especially memorable. Fave Songs: Skeletons, Heads Will Roll, Hysteric, Zero

Liked it but it seems like a single song spread across an album.

I hadn't listened to this before, but know the band a little. Enjoyed it, and it's different to their earlier stuff. Quite varied styles and a nice indie/garage core to it

Given the choice of any YYY’s album, why would they pick this one?

a good aughts indie/electro pop album.

I love the Yeahs, but this album is a little boring.

heads will roll is literally my favorite club song. but hearing the original is so underwhelming. I like the change of pace in genre though (this is one of the few electronic records on here i feel like)

Nice easy listen, but nothing special (and missing my favorite Yeah Yeah Yeahs song).

Didn’t think I was going to like this one after the first track. It really got better as it went along.

Solid first album from them.

Great atmospheric album, electronic components gave it space-y vibe. Cool panning work in stereo

okay

Yea it's pretty good

the meh meh mehs

First two absolute bangers, most of the rest is pretty average. Suffers from the same fate as many indie rock albums from this era, full of filler either side of some serious tunes. 2.5/5 Fav track: Heads will Roll

Some standout tracks for sure, others that felt over-dramatic, most felt inconsequential if well performed. I like Karen Oh over instrumentals like Heads Will Roll, but on others here she felt way too sharp. Two and a half. Fave track: Heads Will Roll

Started off with a bang and had a few decent tracks throughout. Nothing after the first two tracks that really reached the heights they set but still mostly good. Three and a half. Fave track: Zero

This was all new to me and I quite enjoyed it, without anything particularly sticking in my head. I probably need to listen to it again a couple of times - there's a few long drives coming up and this will probably fit well on one of those. For now, a solid 3, but one with hope.

Still not my favourite record but listening to it again showed me that it has more to offer than I first thought.

Mixed bag of nice songs, cannot decide whether the lyrics are interesting or not. Might need another listen!

Huh didn’t know off with your head was these guys. Pretty good all around yet nothing amazing

Un peu trop electro doomer dance music à mon goût, mais ça reste un album de qualité si c’est votre jam

Meh

I only knew of one song of theirs, Maps, which I like. This album was a tad pop and overproduced for my taste. The vocals have kind of a generic Gwen Stefani type voice. I liked the song "Dull Life."

Started off alright, a bit new-new-waveish, bit of LCD in there. Not bad but didn't really blow me away. I was a bit fatigued by the end though, got excited when I thought what was the obvious last track was coming to a close but then another one appeared. Probably scrapes 3*

Good beat. Feels like a fun album.

I came into this listen pretty familiar with some earlier stuff by Yeah Yeah Yeahs which maybe coloured my experience a bit. I found this record to be fine and enjoyable but not super inspiring. Their earlier work has more urgency to it - like they couldn't help but make that crazy music and it was just busting out of them all the time. This record on the other hand made me feel a bit like they made a record because they were supposed to make one haha. The result is still pretty great though.

Y2K core

The strong songs are strong, the rest are meh. Don’t need to rush back anytime soon.

B- Zero - 3 Heads Will Roll - 3 Soft Shock - 3 Skeletons - 3 Dull Life - 4 Shame and Fortune - 3 Runaway - 5 Dragon Queen - 2 Hysteric - 3 Little Shadow - 4 Faces - 3 Clap Song - 3 This was actually pretty good. Kind of felt like a mix between Cat Power and Santigold.

Known the name for ages, but never listened. They were OK, Dragon Queen was pretty good.

3.5

i felt very comfortable listening to it! maybe id listen again! faces and soft shock are my highlights!

Easy listening, nothing special.

nice chill album. I love her voice.

3.5

Good, not great.

I liked her first one but this one not so much.

Too fast pop for me.

I like yeah yeah yeahs this album went on a bit though. Couple of good songs and the rest was a underwhelming.

It wasn’t too bad, I did enjoy a few songs. Probably won’t listen again.

really nostalgic, but I prefer fever to tell 3,5/5

Really good album. Probably is a low 4 but I don’t remember much from Friday.

I was prepared to write “Meh Meh Mehs,” then Karen O. & Co. smacked some (but not all) of the smug out of me.

Enjoyable reminder of days gone by. Really big fan of some of the tracks on here but I know I won’t go back to it

The album starts out really strong with the synth-rock “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll,” but loses steam after that. I think I expected more of that same energy for an album titled “It’s Blitz!” (On that note, I really enjoyed the iTunes-exclusive tracks “Faces” and “Clap Song” because they had that upbeat synth-funk-rock sound.) “Skeletons” and “Dragon Queen” are standouts among the remaining tracks. Overall, the use of synths in a more rock-oriented way (as opposed to dance) kept the album interesting even on the lower-energy tracks. Also, the album art is great. 3/5.

I enjoyed the start of this, surprised how much I enjoyed a visit of Heads Will Roll, but I think it kinda veers off at the end for too long to score higher for me.

a bit repetitive and loud, but that was most 80s-90s rock, right?

Pleasantly surprised

Loud and full of energy, It's Blitz! is a stellar indie rock record that you can still hear this album's influences that pour over today's indie rock. At times, it can be overwhelming but all in all, it's a good ride.

It's pretty good. The Heads Will Roll really made it but the rest if the album is decent

How many eggs do you think they had to crush before they got that album cover photo right?

This ambitious album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs mark a significant departure from the band's earlier sound, with an increased emphasis on electronic instrumentation and dance beats. One of the album's strengths is its ability to shift seamlessly between danceable, upbeat tracks like "Dull Life" and more introspective, emotional ballads like "Hysteric." The latter track, in particular, showcases Karen O's range as a vocalist and her ability to convey raw emotion through her singing. The Vocals from Karen are not flawless on this record but the intention is impressive. The electronic elements on the album, provided by Nick Zinner's synthesizers and keyboards, are the biggest highlight to Yeah Yeah Yeahs' sound. It's an interesting contrast to the band's earlier, more garage rock-oriented albums and shows that they are not afraid to evolve and experiment with different styles. "It's Blitz!" is a highly enjoyable and well-crafted album with ambitious production and vocal-work. It’s a fun listen for sure and gets pretty close to that impressive 4.

Muy 2009, me gusto

I wanted to like this more but 3.5

No es mucho de mi estilo, pero está bien. Ya tenía un poco la idea de como iba a ser, pues, quién no ah escuchado "Heads Will Roll"? Diría que puedo vivir sin escuchar las versiones originales una segunda vez, pero las versiones acústicas son más que buenas. Me encantó escuchar cada segundo de las 4, pero, lamentablemente, no puedo decir lo mismo de las otras 11. Me ayudó a darme cuenta que la música electrónica simplemente no es mi tipo, pues es alrededor del 4to álbum del género que me cuesta trabajo terminar porque, por alguna razón, no puedo soportar elementos tan "electrónicos", si puedo llamarlos de alguna manera. Finalmente, me atrevería a decir que si el álbum entero fuera acústico, probablemente llegaría a las 5 estrellas, cosa que no digo con facilidad, sin embargo, al no ser así, aunque le doy 3, considero que la calificación está más cercana al 2.5.

It's okay, reminds me a bit of Florence and the machines, didn't grip me though. 3 it's not bad, just not very interesting IMO

Vuelvo a escucharlo después de mucho tiempo. En su momento me supo a poco en comparación con "Fever to tell" y "Show your bones". Empieza bien con "Zero". También tenía fichada "Hysteric" y añado "Soft Shock" y "Dull Life". Creo que es un album a escuchar, al menos por la voz de Karen , aunque recomiendo los dos anteriores o incluso el de 2022 por tener canciones más potentes.

This was good, but the energy fell off quickly after the first couple tracks.

Периодически ушкам приятно, периодически хочется побыстрее перейти на следующий трек. Реально один из наибольших разбросов внутри альбома по моему восприятию

A fun attempt at mixing both the early aughts dance and indie crazes into a singular LP. Gets a bit homogenous towards the back end, a few standout tracks but loses the energy as the album goes on.

Nice little indie record. Felt a bit formulaic at times, but overall a positive experience. Nothing too offensive. Some tracks I might play now and then but I don't see myself returning to often (or ever). While I could see how this record is placed on this list, I think there are much more deserving albums.

The instrumentals in this album are stunning at times. Most of the vocals don't do much for me however. Favorite track: Skeletons

It is indeed blitz. Pero me gusta más el "Fever to Tell"

Decent synthpop album with some catchy hooks and some more interesting moments (“Runaway”), especially for a pop and dance album. It’s not perfect or really my style but I enjoyed it for what it is.

Gahh the hardest thing for me to be succinct about is reviewing a true middle-of-the-road pick. As much as I appreciate finally getting an album featuring a woman at the forefront the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have never really connected with me. It fits into that category with Audioslave and alt contemporaries of this era where I don't see any faults, per se, but it just doesn't really elicit much of an emotional response for me. The album has a lot of 4-chord, driving straight eighths under meandering/syncopated vocals and it doesn't feel as deliberately thoughtful of a choice for example as in the adverts punk context. The simplicity is definitely accessible but I don't know that I buy the "greater than the sum of its parts" argument for this one. Maybe this is just a product of the genres I grew up on and gravitate towards than criticism, but yeah this is DIRECTLY in the middle for me. If I hadn't been exposed to Heads Will Roll 5000 times since 2009 would I like it as much? I'm not sure. It still doesn't elevate it above 3 for me. I will add however that I didn't notice til halfway through I accidentally had the album on shuffle and I acknowledge that sequencing can be pretty important to the listening experience and so I may be missing the "je ne sais quoi" of It's Blitz. HOT TAKE If this were an EP of just Dull Life, Heads Will Roll and Hysteric I think it would be just as, if not more effective. Odd that it didn't end with Skeletons?!

Heads will roll is a banger

Ya gotta move to this one

It's from about this point onwards that you start to get a feeling rock has been dying a death. 2.5/5

Better than expected but a lot of background noise... WHERE ARE THE BANGERS AT!?!

Obviously Heads Will Roll is an instant iconic track. Apart from that song, I didnt think I was going to enjoy the album with the early songs I heard, however I did enjoy the album a bit more as it went on. I'm a huge sucker for heav(ish) songs with a really light acoustic versions and the ones at the end of the album were a great breath of fresh air for me

Listen

Post Rock, ok

Y'know, looking back at all the 5/5s I've given over this past year and something, there's only a few I would consider downgrading on subsequent relistens. One of them would be Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Fever to Tell", which I gave a 5/5 back in February 2022 (If you're wondering the other two would be Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and Black Sabbath's debut). It's still a really fun album, but not something I would consider an essential listen. I was really hoping this album could fill that spot since it's apparently their best one, but it didn't really do anything for me. The best song, and the only song I've heard beforehand, is "Heads With Roll". The other songs range from completely forgettable to fine dance music you would faintly hear while sitting on the toilet at a party. 3/5. Don't do that egg thing with my balls, that would suck.

I mean it's quite good, couldn't help thinking i'd prefer to be listening to something else while it was playing. It's good good synths, vocals and tunes, just overall it's meh - strong 3

Some nice melodies and songwriting, but it just feels a bit lifeless and artificial in delivery.

Decent but uneventful pop/rock with a female voice. Not sure why this needed to be included over e.g. The Cranberries

i only listed to the first four songs. one of those but he’s is from sing! i think

Mostly entertaining songs.

I thought I'd know more tracks on this one. It was alright but nothing to keep me coming back.

A band that passed me by in the 2000s. Worth another listen I reckon.

I expected to like this more than I did, but at least did inspire me to go track down some yeah yeah yeahs songs I really liked back in the day

It was fine but I didn't connect with it. It was also a little too high energy for my mood for the days

Este álbum es mi primer acercamiento a la banda "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" y no creo que sea para nada un mal álbum, pero tampoco creo que tenga mucho para resaltar (destacando enormemente las dos primeras canciones "Zero" y "Heads will roll") tiene sonidos y una atmosfera bastante rica, no es para nada algo a lo que yo acostumbro a escuchar, aun así me llamo la atención pues se habla de un álbum rock/punk, un error en mi opinión pues no destaca precisamente en esos dos géneros, creo que lo correcto es etiquetar el álbum en la categoría donde brilla, Indie

This album definitely had some good and unique songs on it but on the whole I don't see myself listening to it again

Favourite song: Heads Will Roll

S'écoute bien, définitivement à revisiter. Le mix de rock et de passage plus doux/pop est vraiment bon.

Synthy dance-punk vibes

Hyvät melodiat pelastavat tämän omalta estetiikaltaan. Kohokohta: levyn lopettava Little Shadow-tunnelmointi.

I have been wanting to get some new indie music album. Just what i had been asking for. Wow! Listening to the first song! I am so glad I found this project! What I did not like about the blitz, is it did not evolve. It began in a place I liked. Felt like very belonging to its time, of just before 2010's, but then the album just did not evolve. The melodies stayed the same, the music was progressively getting more boring and all the songs super similar.

Dull life is pog

So... Yeah. Yeah yeah. This is fine, but I'm not sure it's a "must hear before death" album by any means.

Somewhat eclectic-feeling pop-rock-ey stuff

I remember when this album came out, and I was not into it because I liked Fever to Tell a lot. Coming back to it, it was better than I remembered, but it's still a pale comparison, imo. 3.49/5

I’ll never get over my teenage bias. It’s fine, but I just don’t care. C

I like this for its bouncy energy. There are a few songs that I recognized in a 'oh yeah I've heard it on the radio' kind of way.

First two songs are bangers. There’s a few other good tracks as well but it falls a bit flat at times for me, especially the 2nd half. If the rest of the album followed the first half or was half the length it would be 4+

Zero: Cool synths and percussion, but they overpower the vocals, vv catchy though Goes on for a bit 6/10 Heads will roll: Oh so this albums gonna be boring fr The beats good though 7/10 Soft shock: Decent synths, quite vibey Oh fuck off its 4 minutes These songs are way too long than they need to be Vocals are cool Ok yeah i like this song (or i would if it wasnt far too long) Thats a cool melody 8/10 Skeletons: 5 minutes. 5. Bloody. Minutes. Songs dont need to be long, especially not synthpop songs. This album suffers with a mild case of 'CD syndrome', but not as bad as britpop albums did. The synths here are great though, lovely atmosphere. Holy shit that percussion is good Maybe this gets to be 5 minutes. 8/10 Dull life: This is quite good The changes of pace are enjoyable, within the album and song, but its a bit jarring and rocky. Good though. 7/10 Shame and fortune: Good start, for sure Strong bassline Nice guitar parts 9/10 Runaway: Oh fuck its 5 minutes Not into the piano ngl. Nah this is shite. The atmospheric orchestral bit was cool but then it goes back to boring 6/10 Fr im not into this album but some songs are good Dragon queen: This is vibey Good beat, cool guitars Just vibey innit 10/10 Hysteric: It has a cool guitar tone but i'm not as interested as i could be Actually it gets good towards the end 6.5/10 Little shadow: Not vibin to this Idk what it is about this album but some bits just sound like really generic 2012 movie music and this song definitely fits that. 5/10 Overall: Some songs are good but i never found myself really interested by the album, even if its quite a good album. The more generic and boring tracks just stopped the momentum from the absolute bangers 6/10, probably not gonna give it another listen

The album started off with two good songs then what followed was not as good. This album did not feel like a full-fledged indie album but some of the songs definitely have that feel. I would listen to a select few of the songs again.

Tämähän on varsin energistä poppia! Ei oikeestaan pahaa sanottavaa muuta kun että vähän ehkä lässähti loppua kohden. Ei kuitenkaan hölmömpi kokonaisuus. 3/5

Ei näiden debyyttilevyn tasoa, mutta parhaat biisit kovia edelleen. Hidastelubiisit taas vähän meh. 3,5/5.

Ihan hauskaa indie-naputtelua, seassa pari hyvää kappaletta. 3/5 kuitenkin.

A very nice album, but no individual songs made a huge impression after 2 listens. But every song was good and in time some real favourites might emerge. 3.5 stars

Two huge bangers followed by a slow album. In the end I wanted much more intensity than I got, and therefore I can only give this 3 stars.

I really dig the first two tracks here (Zero and Heads Will Roll), but the unfortunately after that the album deteriorates a bit in quality, and never reaches the heights of those two again.

Spiky and very danceable with lots of synth and programming. Not quite as rock as previously. Good 3.5

The first time I heard the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, I thought it was a new PJ Harvey album. The amalgamation of synth/electronic, punk, with a touch of eccentricity, is perfectly topped with Karen O's haunting vocal character.

Album/artist reminded me a bit of Chvrches and there were a few enjoyable songs in here but nothing to write home about. I feel like a broken record saying this shouldn't be on this list.

Good album with a whopping four closing tracks.

When the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first couple albums, they had me curious and interested. A female-fronted edgy, punk, garagy sound band led by the always interesting Karen O, I played their music often and thought they were pretty good. Fast-forward to It's Blitz and I don't know if it's because their sound "evolved" or if my tastes wanted something different, but I lost interest and haven't really listened to them since. Listening to It's Blitz!, now with fresh (and older) ears, I like their sound better than before and it was more enjoyable. Don't know if I'll reconnect with their more recent stuff, but it's more possible than yesterday.

Yeah man it was alright. 6/10

-S Tier- Heads Will Roll -A Tier- Soft Shock Dull Life Dragon Queen -B Tier- Shame and Fortune Runaway Hysteric -C Tier- Skeletons -D Tier- Zero Little Shadow AVG SCORE: 3 / 5 - - - “Heads Will Roll” is a transcendent work of art. How many remixes has it inspired? As a single, it earns 5 stars easily. Was also pleasantly surprised by a handful of other songs.

Track 1: Strong repeating synths in the beginning. Great backing string synths. Oh man great vocal attacks on the high notes, really reaching for them. Really starts to get dancey. Track 2: hey! I know this song and love the remixes to it. Dark and moving synths off the bat. Great dancey and moving beat. Again awesome vocal attacks and moving chorus and back Track. Off with your head. Pretty and heightened bridge section. Nice repeated vocals at the end. Track 3: More chill and laid back. The sporadic vocal hits are awesome. Fantastic drumming and steady neat on this. Love the background relaxing low bell sounds. Awesome heavy-sounding finish to the track. Track 4: Beautiful slow growth of synths in the intro. Can feel this building into something big. Awesome lofty synths floating on everything else. Feels like I'm epically standing in the middle of the road in the rain contemplating life. Nice melodic synth lines. Wish there was a bigger climax but fading great. Track 5: Nice repeating guitar melody in the intro feels cool and badass. Dang amazing pick up to the song, this is hard and aggressive. Great vocal attacks. Nice descending and ascending chorus line. This is a bit punky and bluesy. Track 6: Awesome bluesy bassline with cool effects. Nice percussive drumming. Great heavy distorted guitarwork on this, almost sounds like horns. Track 7: Pretty solo piano intro. Nice introspective lyrics and vocals. Driving drum beats. Wow intense ending with sharp edgey discordant strings. Track 8: Groovy little drum and guitar work. Love the high vocals on this song in the chorus. Track 9: More relaxed vocal delivery. Very empowering and nice reverb guitar backing. Nice and poppy bright song. Very sweeping and smooth chorus. Cool whistling and fading outro. Track 10: calm, relaxing acoustic guitar and soft melodic vocals. Love the dream-like drifting background synths. Pretty apex of the song. Nice humming part at the end to fade. Overall, I liked this album. The vocal deliveries were really cool and crisp. I love the changes in the album from striking and aggressive to soft and smooth sonically. The synths abs backing tracks were incredible. Gave strong vibes like something from Beach House or the Tune-yards.

J'ai vraiment aimé beaucoup leur premier album Fever To Tell. C'était nouveau et rafraîchissant. C'est ma première écoute de cet album, mais je connaissais Heads Will Roll. Une superbe pièce bien entraînante. L'énergie diminue par la suite, ce qui me fait préférer le premier album, mais ça s'écoute bien quand même.

First two songs slap hard, the rest is okay and gets a little annoying

Good a side but the back half lags.

I've heard Heads Will Roll before which is a lot of fun. Karen Os vocals are great, an easy to listen to. This album is far from perfect. It starts off really strong then tapers off considerably.

Beyond Zero and Heads Will Roll, there's not many memorable tracks. I liked Faces and the acoustic version of Little Shadow, but it's nothing special really.

heads will roll

It's the kinda music I should like. She definitely has an interesting voice. Just feels a bit boring. Stand out tracks: Heads Will Roll.

I don't really know much about the YYYs, but I feel like I should. Mostly up my street! Not that the album blew me away or anything but it was just a fun listen. Cool pop indie

Pretty alright. Fever to tell is better

As with most yeah yeah yeahs material, it's good but it doesn't blow you away.

I'm not going to rush right out an buy an album, but I do enjoy these guys' music.

I don't mind the yeah yeah yeahs actually

This one was pretty good but nothing can compare to Fever to tell.

More of a 'nice to hear' than a 'must hear', but it was nice to hear it all the same. Also nice to be reminded of what absolute bangers Zero and Heads Will Roll are, and they *almost* earned the album a fourth star. 3.5

Eh. Felt a bit too generic

Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, Fever to Tell, is one of my all time favourites. It’s Blitz is okay, but doesn’t capture the raw electricity of earlier Yeah Yeah Yeahs performances. I’d still give it a solid 3.5.

Not for me

It's decent!

мне не нравится, когда девочки поют(

I think there's a severe case of under-delivering with this album. On one hand, we have: 1. One of the greatest voices in Karen O (she's utterly sensational), 2. One of the songs of its decade in Heads Will Roll, and 3. A band that, generally speaking, does rock and does it well. But the result just doesn't do it to me. Other than the aforementioned hit, the songs fail to rise above the level of "OK", and the album fails to inspire overall.

heads will roll is a classic and very energetic - brings back memories. the rest of the album is good but not specifically my kind of rock music.

very electric; not too crazy about her voice at times; heads will roll (most popular artist song) is a tiktok sound now; runaway was decent but not sure if I would save it; there’s a lot of repetition in all the songs; hysteric is my fav of the album; little shadow is decent but kinda sad; the last few songs of the album are all pretty slow

Forst song great. Many potentials and 3 or 4 ok

Opening with "Zero" and "Heads Will Roll" is really setting the bar high. A brave move that doesn’t always pays off. Especially when you drastically change direction right after. The subsequent nosedive into despair manages to calm my excitement a bit. While containing great songs that aren't as danceable as the lead singles, the massive "Runaway" being the prime example, it just doesn't manage to keep me truly engaged all the way through. I actually think that just spreading out the lead singles would have earned this another star. Tracklists are an artform.

Nice, but not hugely memorable.

One of the better rock/alternative albums I heard. First few songs had my attention but I eventually lost track by the second half. This might be the first album of the genre that I might return to. Sometimes things don’t hit until later. But for now, it’s just not something I prefer. Highlights: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock

3 - pretty samey but half decent

A strong start but a slow finish. I miss the energy and some of the rawness of their first two albums.

It's alright. Prefer st. Vincent for the arty dance-rock stuff

Pretty mid album. Her voice makes me want to fall asleep. Best song in my opinion is dull life.

All around good album, mixes it up a bit

Yes Yes Yes

The more energetic songs have a good beat, but the slow songs are boring.

Vähän kerkes jo unohtaa mitä kaikkea sisäls. Ei mitään ihan paskaa ja paikoitellen tais olla ihan viihdyttävä. Maltillinen 3*

Mulle positiivinen ylläriuutuus. Teki vaikutuksen

First Time of Listening to this one, A top album, I know little about this band but can hear their influences on this one. (I Get a cross between the Velvets White Stripes and Siouxsie & The Banshees myself) I liked "Zero" "Heads Will Roll" and "Runaway" amongst others. Rightfully on this list in my opinion I 👍 it.

Way better than Fever to Tell, this album does, unfortunately, contain "Skeletons" which I simply had to skip.

Best veel gedraaid toen ie net uitkwam, dus ik had hoge verwachtingen, maar een klein beetje een tegenbeffer nu toch.

Dit klonk tof. Lekker fris!

More heads should have rolled.

Awfully ‘80s sounding for a hot, 21st century act from NYC. Way more disco-y and synth-y than I recall. The producer’s love for all things Duran isn’t too terribly concealed here. Is the fadeout synth revelry on “Dragon Queen” a sample of Tangerine Dream or just an outright ripoff? The latter, quieter half of the record is much preferred. Feels richer and less frantic/forced. Not terrible, certainly, but not deeply moving or elevating either.

Pretty solid, borderline 4.

dance till your dead

Favorite Tracks: Heads Will Roll Skeletons Hysteric

I got this record after Joy Division's "Closer", and I feel like this record might have been pretty influenced by Joy Division's catalogue. It's post-punky, sparse. Still knows how to cut loose and turn up the volume, and having Karen O as a front woman never hurts. That being said, even as a passing fan of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I'm a little surprised to see this record here. It's not bad, a little front loaded maybe, but I'm not particularly sure it's something I needed to hear. I appreciate the songwriting here, just didn't click with me as much as their debut did. Favorite tracks: "Heads Will Roll", "Soft Shock", "Skeletons"

Enjoyable, but a bit generic. Not sure why it's on the list.

One of the cool things about the mid 2000's was this new genre called "new rave" that blended elements of dance punk with popular electronic genres at the time such as electro-house and electroclash. I personally pin the kickstart on LCD Soundsystem, though they are not actually new rave. Anyway, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs pivoted to this sound for their third album and it's solid as hell. Really big, exciting sound that encourages a punkish live instrumentation with dance beats and synthesizer. I feel it kinda loses momentum after the second track and never picks it up after that. A bit disappointing because i enjoyed those first two songs, and a full album of them would've been excellent. Not saying the rest is bad, just fine.

Much like the last album, which had some stone cold classics mixed in with a bunch of okay, derivative stuff. Except this time, the three classics are the first three tracks, and then it just fades off. But those first three tracks are all 5 star tracks! Zero and Heads Will Roll are Soulwax style floor fillers, and Soft Shock is one of those Maps style heartbreak anthems.

It started very strong and ended good, the second half was good but I failed to like it nearly as much as the first half. 3.5/5

Blondie meets the Killers. Has the mid/late 2000s dance/rock sound, but a good example of this often nothingy style. The vocals further help elevate this above other records of the time, particularly on the more mellow tracks. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Skeletons Date listened: 14/04/22

All right I suppose

6/10. I guess this was pretty good.

Fantastic cover art. Crisp clean image of a non-crisp and clean event. Harmless destruction for the joy of it. The title is also solid. I know that a previous album by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was one of only a couple one star ratings out of over 100 albums rated. So I'm bracing myself. Hmm. First song is not like jagged glass on the ears. Honestly, if I had an open mind, I think I would like Heads Will Roll and Soft Shock is practically pretty. Dull Life is fun. The distortion is there but toned down and used to much better effect, smearing out the backing music, throwing the clarion vocals into nice relief. Yup. This is pretty good. These songs don't pain me because the actual music is literally less painful. Still, it is hard for me to get past my mental block; I can't help the memories and unhappy headspace it puts me in so I don't expect to listen to the album in total again. Maybe in time my head will clear. I definitely won't be so quick with the skip track button on these songs as I am with songs from Fever to Tell. Have I mentioned how this project has made my Spotify channel basically a random music generator? Are you struggling with that too?

A very moment-in-time album.

Not bad, not electrifying

Great one. Not the best indie rock album (not even from YYY, I do prefer Fever to Tell), but a good gem from 2009's.

I just hear the remix when heads will roll is on

This album was a descent album but there are no real standout tracks on it. There is good musicianship and the music is unoffensive. Will it be a classic in 20 years. I really dont think so.

Its decent but I prefered the other Yeah Yeah Yeahs one.

Great hear another woman in rock. Added to my playlists

3.5/5 Surprised that i knew some of the songs on it. “Heads will roll” rules, especially the A-Trak remix, but i ended up really enjoying the sound of the whole album. “Skeletons” and “Runaway” were by other favorites.

Im gonna listen to them from now on

3.5

Not bad, but not really memorable either.

The first two songs of the albums are absolute bangers, but after that the quality of the first two doesn't fully hold up.

Hm. The darlings and everybody loves the lead singer. Gentle, good, probs a fun show, easy to sing along with. I think I am jaded because everyone loves them. Probably better than three stars but so be it.

"Heads will roll"

There were a few sounds I really enjoyed on this album. Heads will roll and Dull life were my favorites. The acoustics really showed the vocal quality. Better than the other Yeah Yeah Yeahs album.

Kind of interesting but occasionally bland 2000's era "Indie Rock". For some reason I never connected with a lot of bands from this era. Wikipedia classifies it as "Alternative Pop" - I can see that. Maybe a bit too pop-oriented for me to really connect to it. Not bad but not really into it either.

Tek sam sad jebeno skužio šta pršći na slici. Jebeno jaje. Prvo sam mislio buket jaglaca... Album je fin, pogotovo sa njihovom najpoznatijom kompozicijom Heads Will Roll, al bogami ima i drugih isto tako dobrih stvari.

DE DENS TIL JOR DEDEDED

A more streamlined album than their debut, this grips me more.

Meh