Reviews (page 8 of 14)
7.6
This was cool! Side A noticably stronger than side B, but an enjoyable listen with very good highs, and somewhat conform/unremarkable lows. 3.5/5
Some super good ideas and what a voice. Got a little too Sabaru commercial at times.
Started off more New Wave then I expected, but the sound grew on me. By the end, I could totally see taking a long open window road trip with this blasting away on the speakers.
4.5
Good Shit
Sheesh its a banger. Always bop to heads will roll
Decent album, electronic sound, one of the better ones on the list.
First notes yeah ! Wasn’t expecting a song like skeletons. Dull life is exactly what I want out of a song.
Bigger fan of their earlier stuff when it was more raw/garage sounding. Not as big a fan of the electronic albums. Heads will Roll is still a tune though - same with Zero. Plus you can’t mess with Karen O
I liked this. It was interesting, a bit rocky but not too much. Kind of like a rockier Regina Spector.
Godu
Very nice synths mixed with Indie rock guitars. Indie dance golden age vibe. Starts of very powerfully, ends with multiple acoustic ballads. Those are, still, very mesmerizing as the singers voice beautifully carries them
I wasn't feeling it at first and i figured it was carried by "Heads Will Roll" but this album rocked. The influence on the music of the early 2010's is clear.
Production: 15/20 Songwriting: 12/20 Innovation: 11/20 Bangers: 10/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =62 Zero and Heads will roll doing a LOT of the work in that rating
I liked it.
Good fun album.
4.5
Po Na Na bangers
Es eufórica. Primer álbum de las lista de ultimas dos decadas
Good, loved the last song
This album was really fun to come back to for me. When I first got into YYYs back in the day I was an indie rock or die kid to the bone, so I loved their first album because it just straight up rocked so hard. I then listened to It's Blitz! and was like "aw man this is lame they're all dancey and selling out," and that sort of pretentious youngster attitude shit. Several years ago though, I really started to explore electronic, dance-rock, and synth-punk stuff a lot more and found myself getting waaaaay into it. So now this album sounds fantastic to me! Karen O has always had such an incredibly emotive voice. It can be raw and wild while still sounding beautiful, which turns out is a great fit for this dancey album. "Heads Will Roll" is a bop of course, but my other standouts were "Soft Shock," and the sweet "Little Shadow." It was also cool to see long time YYYs producer Dave Sitek (member and producer of TV On The Radio) let loose a bit with the dance drums and stuff. The following year he released a fantastic solo album "Maximum Balloon" that features Karen O and a bunch of other artists on some real fun dance tracks. Would highly recommend. Got to love 1001 albums for making me go back and listen to this gem that my dumb younger self thought was too pop. SMH
I had the remix of Heads Will Roll on high rotation in my car and spinning classes back in the day. I was pleasantly surprised to hear so many other catchy songs on this album. I like the combination of synths and guitars throughout and the way the songs build in intensity. Dull Life really rocks. The singer reminds me a bit of Emily Haines of Metric. Good song-writing overall - they stay with you pretty qucikly.
Bueeeno
Finally a good electro pop album. Zero checks a lot of boxes for me. HEADS WILL ROLLL. The album starts to peter out after that but its got great electro rock grooves throughout
Underappreciated alternative band from the 00s, the album itself has very different feelings which speaks to the range of this band.
Good stuff. Debated 3 or 4... Rounding up.
I like it. Added to my collection. I knew some songs already.
When I first heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs I was blown away. I heard them a lot a lot, and now I generally avoid them. I realized in listening to this album, I definitely avoid because of overexposure. They are so solid and I will come back to this band hard in a decade or so.
Lush vocals, great musicianship. What more could you want?
Production: 15/20 Songwriting: 12/20 Innovation: 11/20 Bangers: 10/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =62 Zero and Heads will roll doing a LOT of the work in that rating
Mad that it took me so long to get to it
Similar to Metric in the way her voice floats above the instruments with seemingly sparse midrange.
I hadn't listened to this album since it first came out. It's well produced with some really great songs. Nice snapshot of that era
YES YES YES
Like it!!
Really like this. It's more modern than I was expecting.
Never really listened to them other than the hits. Enjoyed this one!
Great album— loved it
nice vocals. i think its a bit dated tune. but same as below. will listen again but not intentionally
Enjoyable synth
Great album, not the best of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but a great album
I knew the song “Off With Their Heads” prior to hearing the full album. Overall I thought it was fun. I didn’t write anything down while listening and I don’t know any of the song titles, but it was a solid listen. I think more than anything it was nice to have something more ‘modern’. I think I liked the front half more than the back, but as I’ve mentioned before that is something that happens a lot to me, even with my favorite albums. I wish I had taken more notes, haha.
Not my preferred style, but well done. I enjoyed the acoustic versions a lot.
High energy excellent modern indie. some great haunting tunes near the end, solid album throughout with no weak tracks
3.5 5 stars for firs two songs, 2-4 for rest of album
This band is so much fun. Heads will roll is a classic (remix is better though)
very dancable pop rock album
(3/1089) The beginning is quite strong, does have some bangers. But many of the subsequent songs feels mid - especially those that are at a more leisurely pace. Favorite: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Dragon Queen Least favorite: Little Shadow 6/10
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Heads will roll
Wasn’t my favorite album. It didn’t make me feel anything while I listening to it. Ummm, think I prob didn’t need to listen to it before I die. Some of the songs were great tho ♥️
I would argue that Fever To Tell is the best front-to-back album of the NYC indie rock revival of the early 2000s, and this kind of loses all the brash abrasiveness of that record to go dance-y. I was disappointed then, and I'm still kind of disappointed now. There are good songs (Zero, Soft Shock, Skeletons), but becoming another example of the "I hear you and your band are selling your guitars and buying turntables" line from Losing My Edge will never not hurt me a bit.
Luulin että Yeah Yeah Yeahs olisi enemmän rock- tai punkbändi, mutta tämä levy olikin tyyliltään enemmän poppia. Aika hyvä levy, jonka parhaat biisit kuullaan alussa. Mietin pitkään miten Heads Will Roll oli niin tutun kuuloinen, mutta sehän kuulostaa aivan Public Image Limitedin This is Not a Love Songilta.
Some fun songs on this record, but overall I prefer their earlier releases.
This felt like something that would be very my shit at first but it all kind of started to blend together for me, not really gonna stick
I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but this isn't their best.
Not bad, recognise a couple of songs but nothing that stands out, wouldn’t listen to full album again
I always waited for them to make a 'great' record. The talent wasn't lacking by any stretch. IMO they just never made it to the home stretch.
Rushing to get life done, and move onto the next record at 9:15 on a Saturday night. That means Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs: It’s Blitz gets a quick review. Thoroughly enjoyed the record. Did not find one track weak and/or annoying. The harder edged record dropped danceable rhythms amidst Bikini Kill’s larger sounding punk rock. Sometimes the band dropped its rock pedigree for dance pop on the better known “Hysteric” track. That one led into “Pop Shadow”, which started out as a soft ballad before growing into a stately piece of orchestrated chamber tune. Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs showed growth from their other records. The list has chosen third or fourth better known records from groups. Those selections from Metallica or The Red Hot Chili Peppers puzzled me, and made me expect a large number of albums from the groups. It’s a Blitz may not be as well known as other tracks from Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, but it deserves to be here.
Album 315. It's Blitz (https://open.spotify.com/album/5HBmdEPIzWtcWwH2JSv7go?si=ZCnbr5RpQnWgvCDzP7jPlw)! — Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009) It's not bad, but it was so hard to finish... Okay punk rock electronica with one hit song that I knew. Sometimes quite vibey. Not exactly my music, I don't have much to say and I don't want to 3/5 Liked: — Heads Will Roll
1. 4 2. 5 3. 3 4. 3.5 5. 4.5 6. 3 7. 4 8. 3.5 9. 4.5 10. 4
I remember when this came out and being excited about the new vibe of the first few songs. Then the half goes in an unbalanced direction. I think Karen Oh was basically done with the band at this point.
I thought I only knew Maps, but the fisrtvtwo songs were pretty familiar with the fisrt two songs of It's Blitz! As an indie rock fan, this was quite my cup of tea, but I sincerely think this album is way too long and it gets pretty tiresome after Dragon Queen. However, you cannot deny that Karen O is quite talented and the band delivers quite good songs in a varied (indie) pallete, you can tell they are one of the standard indie bands of the late 00s 3/5
It's okay, nice mood
cumpleee proyecto XXXX
My ideal Yeah Yeah Yeahs experience is probably taking the two or three songs I like off each of their albums and then making into my own Frankensteined album. I think that Zero is probably one of the best songs they've ever released. If they kept up that energy it would be one of my favorites. However, the rest of the album is in contrast to that. Instead of bright production, it has a very empty sound. It's not even minimalism or experimental, but instead sounds like they forgot to add in the rest of the song. This keeps getting worse and worse until eventually the album becomes this indistinguishable pudding at the end. There are some bright points, but I honestly could not pick out any individual song on here after the second one if my life depended on it.
Enjoyed this one much more than their debut. Karen O has a great voice and it's put to great use on this. I'll definitely give it another list and might come back and revise the rating.
Their high energy stuff is so good, but they lose me when they slow it down. This record starts high and ends high, but takes too long in the middle.
3.5 Pleasant. Of its time. Never did much for me then tbh, it’s fine now. Couple bangers.
Fairly decent album with the first half being stronger than the end
head roll
This is one of those albums, that feels like it is on here because of a single song (Heads will roll). The other parts of this album definitely aren't bad, they just aren't particularly noteworthy to me either. It is a good album of its time, but that is all I can really say about it.
Really don’t know what to make of this album. It sounds in part rather late 00s dated yet other parts still very fresh. I don’t think the absolute bombardment of “Heads Will Roll” on TV and social media has endeared me to that song on another listen. My favourite track was the opener Zero. Plus marks for the lead vocals.
Good but also mostly forgettable background music.
L'indie rock fatto bene, niente da dire, ascoltabilissimo, voce stupenda, Heads Will Roll è leggendaria.
690/1001 2026.08.28 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
fine, but I think I was born about ten years too late to really appreciate this band. 3/5
nice
Ale to był fajny czas dla muzyki. Co prawda nigdy fazy na nich nie miałam, ale płyta miła, chociaż nieco monotonna.
Album #146: It’s Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Genre (W): Synth-punk, alternative pop, synth-pop, pop rock Singles: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Skeletons I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I thought Zero and Heads Will Roll were amazing songs, but I was underwhelmed by the rest of the album. Favorite tracks: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Dull Life, Dragon Queen,
I thought this was going to be a bit noisier and more abrasive based on the opener but it unfortunately didn't really go in that direction. It's not a bad album though Highlights: Dull Life
I feel like I should love this band, they write some solid songs but none of it leaves any impression on me for more than a few minutes after listening. Doesn't do anything wrong but doesn't blow me away either. The artwork is the most memorable part of my experience here, if only the project gripped me as much as that hand was gripping the egg.
Maybe a little too poppy for me. very familiar female lead indie pop sound ala Metric etc. Some good songs where a few caught my attention, but I don't see myself reaching to play this again or explore more of their music. Little shadow was the standout track. 3.5 stars
it would be so good if it decided what it wanted from the beginning. The more dancey first two songs were great, and the other more melancholic songs were good but they don't work together in one album
disco-fied New York indie
Very cool, jeg er midt inne gamle Switch filmen. Ikke alle sangene som treffer men et par, Heads will roll selfølgelig, skeletons der likte jeg det som ligner sekkepipe og runaway.
Va ait, ikkje sånn veldig spess. Heads will roll e jo megahit då Beste sang: Heads Will Roll
It has some energy but I don't think it's an album I will go back to a part from the occasional random play.
Yeaaaaaaaaah, yeah yeah!
Yeah, I enjoyed listening to this album. Fun vibes. Awesome opening track!
Decent album - I still love Heads Will Roll - such a bop! The rest of the album feels very 'time and place' for the late naughties. Makes me feel like listening to Sylvan Esso (similar but more familiar to me than Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Niet mijn ding, te poppy, veel afwisseling wel
It's got that one song they overplay on the radio and the rest of the album is just mid
Second album by these, like really? Struggle to understand why the of warrant one. Quiet generic. Enjoyed the acoustic versions, that aren’t the album more which probably haves this a higher score than would have been, as the songs showed up3 Star
Omg the second song, ive heard it in the meme thing with the green haired anime kid headbanging. Anyone remembers that ? No ? Ok. Way less punk than their debut but its a too pop for my liking. Overall its...ok... its not for me. Most of the song dindt do anything to me.
rym 3.46 New Rave/Synthpop 白激动了，还以为是后朋克复兴加新浪潮，原来是新锐舞和电子流行。主唱的声音会让我想起phoebe bridgers，给这张专辑加分不少。或许是后朋克复兴的标签让我有了误判，整体旋律还是很入耳。 pick: Skeletons, Hysteric
Some parts have a wee bit of a gothic sensibility which I rather like. Groovy parts, with my favourite being the skellington song. However, I feel the actual music is a bit too heavy for the singing. I preferred the acoustic versions at the end more than the actual tracks
Liked some songs from it, eg zero. Others felt a little too generic/not my style and one was overplayed due to tiktok
It’s Blitz! by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was refreshing, thoroughly enjoyable, and a welcome change of pace. In a strange turn of events, I found myself eagerly anticipating each new song throughout the album, and I was genuinely surprised by just how much it delivered.
This group is familiar from the old Rock Band days and their song Maps. This entire album is no different. The music is enjoyable enough and maybe it's just my mood today, but I started to get really tired of the singer's sound about halfway through. The shifting, roller coaster of highs and lows elicited thoughts of Bob Dylan and that alone just sours the milk for me. Overall, it's not bad, but it hasn't really affected me enough to ever come back to it again.
For all that works with this album, there just doesn't seem to be a lot of meaning behind these songs. Maybe I'm biased by reading about how they built the album almost independently of each other in the studio, but it feels more like a party trick and less like an album of intentional songs. Cool, cryptic words chanted over well-produced loops. Still there are moments that evoke a feeling, both ecstatic ('Zero') and poignant. As I sit here listening to 'Skeleton' at my computer, outside the sky has suddenly opened up and is pouring down rain. Yeah, that works.
So so
Entertaining. Don’t know it fits though.
This is a solid 2000s indie album that just doesn't stand out to me. Like it, don't love it.
Heads will roll is goated, the acoustics are nice too
Decent indie rock party, a couple bangers but also some forgettable snoozers. Uneven, but has some great highlights that would rock the dancefloor. The electronic influence is a welcome change for the band.
Melancholy, solid writing but not a standout album. Electronic music was a good intro but the album changes a lot over the course of the tracklist. The hits hit, but not an album I feel the need to revisit right now.
I do kind of wish I liked this more, it's a solid indie rock album with some fun moments and 'Heads Will Roll' is one of my favorite songs of the 2000s but overall I didn't love this one. It's at its best when it's making really upbeat, fun post-punk (the first two songs and 'Dull Life' in particular), but it spends a lot of its runtime...well not doing that. Solid, but I won't return to it much.
is aight. indie 2000s vibes. warm summer nights.
Much better than last YYY album I listened to. Solid 3.5/5.
I liked the first EP and the debut album's 'Maps' is of course an excellent song, but my interest in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs faded long before the release of 'It's Blitz!'. Stylish production, but are there actually any strong songs on this album?
Rock alt emo
Poppy garage punk vibe
This one passed me by at the time despite knowing and loving ‘Heads Will Roll’. A really enjoyable album to pass an unenjoyable drive up the motorway. I was left feeling that Karen left her handbrake on at times, and she never really let loose. But I liked it nonetheless.
This is the sound of a band finally agreeing a direction, much more less aggressive and wild sound, they even found agreement to make a great dance floor classic like 'Zero'. Much less guitar, but it all works for me. Not a go to album, like 'Show Your Bones', but it is good in places.
3.5 Not as good as Fever to Tell. Heads will Roll is a classic tho.
Meh
I wasn’t huge about this one. I’ve been a fan of the yeah yeah yeahs for awhile, but I suppose mostly in passing. Really not going out of my way to listen to them, let alone digest an album. My biggest complaint was the electronics in this album. Was not what I was expecting at all; everything I’ve heard from the yeah yeah yeahs has been mostly, if not entirely live instruments, so it was a little jarring. That being said, it wasn’t an awful time or anything, just not what was expected. The last 3 songs of the album are acoustic covers of earlier songs, and they were my favorites. The acoustic cover and original song “hysteric” were my favorite here. Again, not bad by any means, just not my real cup of tea 3.3/5
I prefer Fever to Tell, but I liked this one.
From only ever hearing Zero and Heads Will Roll, I really thought this project would keep a lot of the same high energy and loud music for the duration of the runtime, but by the time I was done with It's Blitz! I was left with a totally different impression of what I thought I was getting myself into. I thought this would be a very loud project, but the longer this project went on the more calm and muted it became. I don't mind the more soft approach to New Rave and Dance-Punk, but I feel the hits falsely advertised this project a good bit because this is not even close to what I expected. It feels like the band is still reeling from their last flop with Show Your Bones, and hasn't quite shed their skin of that album just yet. Also, hearing the original version of Heads Will Roll feels so wrong because the remix version is significantly better and much more suiting for a project like this. Not much to say here other than I feel underwhelmed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs as a band and I really hope that something else will click with me because these first three albums really weren't doing a whole lot.
No sabía que ellos habían hecho ese himno.
6/10 - Had some interesting moments. Overall just alright.
It straddles the line between okay and good. There's nothing bad about this record but nothing that's too memorable either. 6/10
Yeah
3/5. This album was unfortunately quite front-loaded. It begins with its two best tracks “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll” which are some electro-pop/dance-punk bangers. But then everything after the track “Skeletons” veers pretty strongly into just being okay, it loses steam pretty quick. makes me feel like I’d rather be listening to early MGMT or LCD Soundsystem instead.
Great energy and what a drummer
3/5 -- really wanted to like this one, but ended up skipping several tracks that didnt hit quite right. Fave track "Dull Life" -- actually a banger.
Hysteria is perfect but everything else imo is not very good.
Have actually heard of this band but not the album. Not generally my style but I know it’s better than the type of alt that I generally hate. Zero is pretty good. Very poppy. Cool production tho. Heads will roll is a banger. One of the songs of my generation. Awesome production. Lyrics are fine. I like the project x mix better but still a banger. Soft shock is fine. Cool sounds. Not a lot going on lyrically. Same thing with skeletons. Better production on this one though. I like dull life a lot. Good vocals and lyrics in this one. Really good guitar. I like the guitar a lot again on Shane and fortune. Again tho, not much going on lyrically. Really nice piano on runaway. This is a cool song all around. More awesome production on dragon queen. This is a cool song once again. Hysterical is forgettable. Good not great. Little shadow is better but it’s very normal. Not a bad thing, just different from the rest. Back on track with faces. Another fun song with good production. I like the musical solo a lot. Clap song is fun too. More of the same. Not a ton of variety on this album but it was an easy listen just above JAA. 2.9/5 stars.
A few great tracks, with a totally unique sound.
Lowk punk
I really enjoyed this. Nostalgic and uplifting. Never heard any of the other songs besides the hits. It was a cute and fun listen. The energy was warm; and made me really miss these times. I miss being carefree and listening to sweet indie music like this smoking weed with my pals. Left me in a good mood. Simple & to the point. The only thing was that it felt very very safe at points but I didn't mind it as much as I usually do. Safe music is good for the emotional regulation sometimes, you know? It's good for the body to just hang out and be. It just got a bit boring-ish towards the end. Filler songs and that. Anyway, thanks Karen O for the tunes. (just because I gave it a 3 doesn't mean I didn't enjoy this - a 4 is just a little too high for me to justify)
Few bangers got kind of repetitive after a bit
Heads will roll was one of my favorites in 2009. This is a cool album. Still that and runaway are my faves from the album and the ones you hear the most.
It is an interesting album, but not enough for me to really want to listen again. 3 stars or C+.
That's a bit of all right
The first two songs slap, especially Heads Will Roll. Karen O has a great voice. Rest of the album just doesn't hold up for me. It's a 3...liked it enough, respect what they're doing, just probably wouldn't want to listen to it again on my own.
I don’t know how to feel about Karen O’s voice It’s very eccentric
Very fun and upbeat. I got jumpscared by Heads Will Roll. A lot of the songs kind of blended together and as such can't immediately pick out a favorite but I did love the funk and feel of Zero.
waste of an egg
A sprinter in a long distance race.
Despite my arbitrary prejudice against bands with stupid names — I’m looking at you, Presidents of the United States of America — I really like this Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. The only two tracks that sounded familiar on this listen were “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll,” which I loved in that mash-up on GLEE. Occasionally this band reminds me of Arcade Fire (but in a good way) and St. Vincent. 3-1/2 stars
Another one that is just ok and nothing more! Definitely hyped on its release, but really it ain’t all that great!
This is such a fun album. You had a fun dance party with your cousin shae when we turned it on. Such a great energy and fun for a party vibe. Hype yourself up with a dance session to it.
5/10
Fun album! Definitely know heads will roll and that's mixed by a lot of EDM artists. Not my favorite, but could see why people like it.
Dragon Queen is a very annoying song. Some songs like Hysteric, Faces and Dull life are very cool.
It's Alright!
Decent pop but unmemorable
Nice slice of Indie rock to party to. 7.5/10.
This was cool for summer but doesn’t feel like I’ll return to it. The remixes of “Heads Will Roll” are better than the original recording Playlist add: "Hysteric"
Mid
meh meh meh
Fav songs: runaway, soft shocks Japanese breakfast vibes but not my fav!
Husker denne plata fra da den kom ut. Hørte aldri på hele, og det var like greit. Begynner bra, men de siste sporene er veldig kjedelige.
I actually liked this album more than I expected. I thought it started off really strong, but the first four songs all being ones that I ended up saving. Obviously I’ve heard heads will roll through the remix. Soft shock was probably the standout for me, including the acoustic version which really emphasized the singer‘s voice.
Picture this: it’s march of 2009. Obama has just been inaugurated. You work for a “tech startup” that’s really just a blog website. You live in bushwick. You go to a house party with a pair of shutter shades on, and dance to the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album all night. I was born in the wrong generation.
Weirdly enjoy this album more than their older one, but it’s a 3.5 at best which I don’t think I can reasonably rate any higher
High energy and pretty catchy. I feel like I should've heard of this band, as they seem to be part of the 2000s pop music Renaissance I theorized, but this is my first real listen of them. You guys probably know by now that I have a thing for contemporary pop artists who are not bounded by any specific style or genre, and I think that in doing so, they were able to find their own style, like in the case of this album. The production was pretty enjoyable, the singer was skilled and had some inventive melodies to share. I'm feeling a decently strong three.
Solid album, not my favourite of productions. She’s a great artist, good songs. Just got a little same same for me that sound.
Whoever said the first two songs were the only goods ones was right. Steep falloff into boring indie.
I somehow missed this band. Tjis was a fun album with a couple of touching tracks
I like the energy of this one.
This was fun.
I had a nice time listening to this record. If you make me choose between listening to like, The Killers or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, i’m going Yeahs every time
Not a bad listen, couple of hits, overall solid tracks and can listen to the whole album.
Felt like I just got three of the same album in a row. This was pretty good though.
Pretty Decent.
Compliqué à noter et à décrire. L'album est fort dans la recherche artistique mais j'ai pas accrocher à tout les morceaux.
Revisit but decent enough on first listen.
I knew the yeah yeah yeah’s and heads will roll but, not much else so I didn’t know what to expect but, tbh I wasn’t excited. Wasn’t a big fan of this album it’s just not the music that I like but I can definitely see someone loving it! I’d recommend Zero, Heads will roll, Soft shock, Skeletons and Little shadow.
Nothing special, but I really enjoyed some of the songs
- Yeah yeah yeah, I can already tell this won’t be my thing - Ok actually, Skeletons is kinda fire, might've judged this too soon based off Heads Will Roll
Tracks 2 and 3 are still delicious anthems but it goes downshill after that.
Yeah It was alright Synth noises were a bit much
3/5 have to listen to more was good tho rating cld change
kenn vo dem album nur heads will roll und das isch en banger! poaahh sie het halt würkli soosooo en cooli stimm!! bis jz isches schochli weniger wild aber trz sehr yeahyeahyeah's hmm jaa es bizeli fehltmer de punch vom punkige? isch jz einiges ah mier verbii aber runaway findi reeecht cool, de ahfang wo fast wie es ihschlafliedli tönt find mega, dass sich d energie nie ganz entlaht, ich han die ganz ziit s gfühl gha "jz bauts uuf und es explodiert" und d spannig stigt scho mite ziit aber chan sich nie ganz entlade und schwebt am schluss chli is ungwüsse. find es passt aber sehr zude chli ominöse atmosphäre vo dem song. AWESOME (*pat finnerty mitere graue perücke im chleiderlade*) joaaa s isch ah sich es cools album, es passt villes zemme aber weiss nöd. het mich eifach nöd sooo überzügt (und weiss nöd öbd de ahspruch, uf dere liste z sii grevhtfertig isch tbh)
A few really good songs, the rest are decent but unremarkable. 3.5/5
Some songs were weird some were cool. Fav:Heads will roll
Overall Rating - 3.35/5 (6.70/10). Overall a solid album. Not entirely my taste, but good.
This music is right up my alley. It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it. Love Karen’s voice. It’s a fun album.
Really solid first half that drops off on the second half. I do love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but have never listened to this album all the way through before.
bangers interspersed with music that i dont remember
A fun listen.
I really like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from a playlist point of view, where you’ve got their best songs one after another. Their indie disco stylings really suit the playlist. Album wise they do lose a bit of momentum but Karen O ensures there’s always something to enjoy
Pas mal. Ça s'écoute bien
This was a strong 3 for me, but I thought after the first couple of tracks it fell off too much to earn a higher rating.
It's a good enough record that I "get" why the critics love. It's not really my sound, but I didn't hate listening to it.
I enjoyed their 2003 album, reviewed for this about 30 albums ago. This one from 2009, not so much. Vocals more strident, melodies more lacking. This is OK, but in light of what gets omitted from this list, we could have done without a second one from these folks.
Such a fun and nostalgic album. Although my favourite track is actually a remix of heads will roll!
fun listen
This album had a lot of atmosphere. I liked it!
I like the energy and feel of both the dancier, bubbly, synthy songs and the more stripped back, delicate ballads. It's much more my kind of thing than the garage rock of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s debut. In the final third of the record there is a bit of power loss as they move into something more introspective, but it’s still a very respectable effort with some cracking stand out singles.
Conozco su canción épica Heads will rock, es muy buena, pero el álbum no en general no es de mi gusto
Blitz (verb): a swift, intensive, and sudden attack or concerted effort. Originally a military term for "lightning war," it is now commonly used across several contexts to describe any overwhelming rush or concentrated campaign. Is this really blitz? No, not really. The well made, sophisticated synth constructions run the gamut from groovy, to dancey, to comtemplative, to maudlin, but never gather up the steam to call itself a blitz. Maybe 'It's Canter!' would've been a better title.
sounds like scott pilgrim music. i liked it more than i thought i would. 3.5
First 1 and last 2 tracks are 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Shame it's a whole load of mid in the middle
viele ideen, viele genres, das meiste funktioniert
thinking about how there were so many dubstep remixes of head will roll, what a time
The base average of music to me Best Song: Dull Life Worst Song: Skeletons
Early aughts indie and I have a fraught relationship. I have never understood the cultural adulation assigned to bands like The Strokes or Arctic Monkeys. At the same time, the contemporaneous garage wave -- Hives, Vines, White Stripes -- possessed something worthwhile. This seems like the Rosetta Stone that translates across the two. I'd be lying if I didn't tell you upfront that I'm a bit sick of 'Heads Will Roll' but that may not be the fault of Karen O and her bandmates. Overall, the music is nearly a disco band (different rhythms) with a punk edge (except none of the politics or distortion). The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a bit evanescent the more I think about them. They sit in a space between genres that seemed entirely natural and common at the time but eludes precise description, now. They remind me of a less-dark Metric or a less-dreamy Naked and Famous. The music is emotive but not terribly *emotional*. There's a stirring quality to 'Skeletons' but it doesn't quite climax. The band owes a lot of their atmosphere to the post-rock movement -- those reverb-drenched guitar leads in the background are lifted straight from the likes of Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The songs are much less doomy than GY!BE but they're also not hopeful. Those contrasts -- disco but not as dancy, the dulled emotional content, the failure to climax on some songs -- those read as typical to me of this moment in time. There's a detachment to the music from this movement; a sort of musical anhedonia that fit the mood for millennials like me. We were all the way into the Great Recession at the time of this album's release and if you were in your early 20's, either fresh out of training and struggling to find work or staring at your elders doing that, it was easy to feel the verve sapped from the jubilation of your young adult years. It's Blitz! sounds like precisely the uneasy party that I spent a lot of time at. Everyone knew what we were trying to forget. The real world would come crashing in on Saturday or Sunday morning, along with the hangover you were probably starting to truly experience. In the end, it's of a time. It's competently executed and it's groovy enough to dance to. It possesses emotions but it's not going to give you any catharsis. It's the musical equivalent of the emotional blue balls of an entire generation, scarred by growing up in a youth culture that scorned anyone who showed a genuine love for something -- which parallels today's youth's fear of being "cringe". I think it's fair to say that you must listen to this. On the other hand, I also think it's very reflective of a categorically bad time for popular music. it's not the fault of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but they were experiencing symptoms of the slow decline of rock music. Their institutional disaffection is pitch-perfect for the arch, wry demeanor of 2009's unhealthy relationship to sarcasm. Rock & roll runs on authenticity -- whether real or feigned -- and this sort of distant, reserved music can't be rock for long. Even the world's most famous song about feeling numb feels less drenched in Ativan than this. I think people should listen to indie rock from the aughts as a warning. 3/5
Here’s an album from another New York band, featuring indie rock music. The deluxe release includes a few acoustic versions of tracks from the album. The acoustic versions are pretty pleasant. Overall the album is acceptable, although none of the songs are fabulous.
So modern! Only... 17 years old... D: I have their first album (because who doesn't love 'Maps'), and I also listened to 'Heads Will Roll' a lot. The tracks are all pretty decent, so I'm not sure why it doesn't grab me, but maybe the guitars (and vocals) are a little too loud and/or sharp for my preference.
it was alright but wont probably listen again
I could learn to like the Yeah,Yeah, Yeahs.
Few good songs then generally decent.
It felt very 2009. Nothing crazy, just very middle of the road
Сара 3 Марко 4
Actually a pretty good album. Once again, I wish for half stars. Rounding down in this case.
I've heard a couple of their tracks. Definitely interesting
Ich tue mich extrem schwer dieses album zu bewerten, da ich hysteric, skeletons und little Shadow überraschenderweise echt gut finde. Kann aber den bekanntesten Song auf diesem Album Heads will roll echt nicht ausstehen. Musste auch Dragon Queen skippen weil der sich so schlecht anhört bomboclat
Heads will Roll is great (the remix is better). Album is fine. 3-ish
The overall album is good, but not spectacular. I think the start is amazing, but there are more than a couple of duds here, song I would never listen to on their own. It kinda works and I get it, cant be too harsh but I wasn't mind blown
I like the one song but the rest is meh
Opening track was strong, but settled into “okay,” after that.
Buen álbum con buenas canciones pero no me llega a sorprender del todo
Don't really like this kind of genre seems alright though I think i know one of these songs not really a fan
fav songs: heads will roll dragon queen hysteric sleek, dance, moody 60/100
Karen O! Yeah! I think I actually like their later stuff better, but this should be fun. Don’t think I have actually listened to this album before… No, hadn’t heard this before. At first, I have to admit I wasn’t loving it. And then Heads Will Roll… well I was in! The thing is, I count myself a Karen O fan. I loved the collab she did with danger mouse Lux Prima. And I really liked Cool it Down from 2022, which is obviously too recent to be on this list. She and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are developing as artists. Yay! But this… this is uneven af. I probably would never throw it on for myself. I want to give it a 4 out of love, but it really deserves a 3. So…3 it is. Boolean rating: yes, I suppose it is good to hear the earlier work of an artist of which you actually like the later work better.
It was a little bit electronic for me, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I liked her voice, I liked how atmospheric the songs felt. I'm not sure I'd listen to the album again, but I'd be happy to hear any of the songs if they were on. Fav song: Soft Shock Least fav: Shame and Fortune
Very yeah yeah yeahs. I get a bit too familiar with the vocals after a while.
A pretty varied album. Some bangers, but overall just good.
Maybe im gooning a bit too much but I only added a few and I love this song so much some of them little bit of them so nice would vote 4 but I only added like 3 tbh
This was an average album to me. There are some cool aspects to this band, but I find the lead singer relatively uninteresting and had a tough time getting past that aspect of it. I did really like Dull Life, thought that was a great track. Heads Will Roll was decent, but not amazing. The rest of this was relatively forgettable for me. Not that it was terrible, it just wasn't that engaging. 3 stars.
OK, that was a surprise. I’d only heard the band’s name and was bracing myself for the usual alternative rock stuff. Screeching guitars, whiny singers, self-centred lyrics and no hook lines. But no, the album is catchy, easy on the ear – a sort of modernised cross between Blondie and Goldfrapp. Rock with pop appeal. I don’t think I’ll go and listen to the band’s entire discography just because I’m a fan now, but I’ll definitely be playing this album again. Despite the daft band name and the rubbish artwork.
I'll stick with the first album and EP. Nothing awful, but no real standouts, and I don't see myself coming back to this one. Shadows and Fortunes is its best moments
There’s some good songs on here but I was disappointed when it came out. The movement away from garage rock doesn’t super work for me as well. Still, tunes
bien
Started off strong but fell off quick. Most of the lyrics don't make sense
Fun album with a few songs I chose to download; Heads Will Roll, Skeletons and Runaway were my faves, upbeat music which was good to work to
Only knowing the song ‘Maps’, I wasn’t expecting the sounds I was hearing from my speakers. I liked the sense of urgency I was getting from most of the songs, especially on the front half. A lot synth pop was being pumped out around the time this album was released, and this stand out, like its relentlessly pushing through the crowd. Almost a 4.
This vocalist is great. I like the first few songs on the album, expecting and awaiting straight peak upbeat indie, but then for a good 20 minutes is a slow laid back emotional dwelling that drags for a bit without changing much, and the songs are stripped from pretty much everything besides basic drums and vocals. It picks back up again on track seven, and then dips once more. The vocals start to get very breathy and the tracks just kinda loop. Like it's not bad but I'm not engaged whatsoever. The production is still absolutely fantastic and it definitely boosts the album a ton. I can tell why some people would like this a lot but it's just not anything special outside the well done singles.
Jamais écouté avant. Parfaitement écoutable (l'énergie de Karen O aide bien), mais je n'ai jamais été trop client des tentations dance synthétiques d'une partie du rock indé des années 2000, et cet album ne fait que confirmer mes a priori. Oui, on tape du pied, on secoue même la tête par moment, mais tout cela reste bien stérile... Top : Dull Life Flop : Dragon Queen
these guys are fun. I listened to them back in the day and used a couple of tracks in spin class - my yellow country teeth LOLLL - went to see them in Bologna in 2024 what a treat!
This one reminds me of the journey to womanhood in junior high. It explores the rawness of the age, the hedonism of emotions, and a significant step towards maturity.
Head will roll palazo
I like this album, a very solid 3. Gave off that feel-good nostalgic vibes. Enjoyable experience overall.
New Rave (tenk Dance-Punk blanda med Electro House). Har ligget sjuk, så har ikke fått lyttet ordentlig til dette. Kjenner igjen én sang, Heads Will Roll, fra før. Det engasjerer meg ikke nevneverdig, men det er langt fra dårlig. Top 3: Dull Life, Soft Shock, Heads Will Roll
Strong start and end, dips in the middle, cool soundscape
Never let anyone convince you this is one of the 1001 greatest albums of all time. I'm not even convinced it should be considered one of 101 greatest albums of 2009. It's fine. 3 Stars
I mean, it's okay, but I'm fairly sure I heard all this back in the days of Ultravox and The Cocteau Twins.
Ich feiere "Fever To Tell", als das hier raus kam, wollte ich nicht so recht mitgehen. Jetzt fand ich es gut..
Meh. Rather listen to their debut Best: Heads Will Roll, Runaway, Hysteric. Worst: Shame and Fortune, Dragon Queen, Faces.
Liked it, didn’t love it, but had never heard it before. I could see how it may grow on me in the future, but just okay for now.
It was gud. Very energetic.
Poppy, radio friendly, indie rock n roll. Some nice tunes, not my sort of thing. Poor lyrics in parts with repetition a frequent gimic used.
Didn't hate it didn't love it, firmly in the middle for me, but I have to pay respect as there were definitely songs I've heard before and still used in mixes today. Definitely built the foundation for some songs that are still going to this day.
Good
‘Zero’ was nothing to write home about before the album bounced into ‘heads will roll’ a solid song for getting on the dance floor. ‘Soft shock’ came next with a building atmospheric presence that finally hit half way through the next song ‘skeleton’ which felt like it had a Scottish underbelly and the vocals were lovely throughout. The tempo then cooled again for my favorite song on the album ‘dull life’ which soon upped tempo again and had my feet tapping along. ‘Shame and fortune’ followed a similar vibe. ‘Runaway’ felt like a slightly dark love song but I liked it. ‘Dragon Queen’ felt like it didn’t quite fit on the album and left me disappointed and very much like a filler track. ‘Hysteric’ and ‘little shadow’ followed this similar change to the album in feeling like the dance had fallen out the album and like the band are going more down a rock route which I don’t think suits.. only to finish on the song ‘faces’ which merged the dance and rock together giving a good end to the album. Overall a nice listen.
No esta mal. Las versiones acústicas me gustaron
Thought this was a little repetitive in parts but was the best of the "why have they picked this album from the back catalogue" week that we seem to be in.
electronica… punk? that can happen?
We enjoyed this. They have a distinct sound and we enjoyed the journey of this album.
Solid and fun.
soft shock was my fav
Singer sig akkurat op på 3 stjerner. Heads will roll vil alle dage være et af de fedeste numre, MØ ikke har skrevet, men som jeg altid tror, er hende. Derudover et generelt fint niveau, smukke sange (Hysteri, fx) og god energi. Dårligt bandnavn til gengæld 2.8
Huh never knew "Heads Will Roll" came from this as I was only aware of the hype remix. Fun sounds, vocalist gets a little shrilly but I think it was more of a mixing issue. Favorite Songs: Heads will Roll, Runaway
A very pop rock album, but also very representative of the time, of the transition to the 2010s. The tracks show a good combination of electronic sounds with guitar and drums. They have very upbeat, happy and danceable songs, but they balance it out with more calm tracks, however, its those songs that I didn't like. It could be because of the overly epic, dramatic style, too reminiscent of 2010s pop scene, or imo that the nature of those tracks didn't fully fit with the singer's voice. A highlight for me was Zero. The singer shows a particular character in that one, that I couldn't find in any other song. It reminded me a bit of the sound of Barbi Recanati, specially in her song "Que no".
Soaring layered melodies, a driving sense of force and grandeur, yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeaaaaaah. These are marvellous musical constructions, but there is this ongoing sense that is exactly what they are, a kind of repeated construct instead of actual songs. This is perhaps unfair to say, but it is the underwhelming sense I get as I go along. I hear it in their other songs, too. So, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs. It's another one of their songs. They're great, but they feel like some manufactured alternate version of the millennial whoop.
I dig the sound and it there are some highlights but I'm glad I listened to the other album first. I really appreciated how punk it was and this feels like a deviation from that. Still a solid album Highlights: Heads Will Roll, Runaway
Mid? Kinda cool though. 00s rock is sick.
i would've eaten this up at 19. heads will roll is still such a banger
More pop than rock, not a guitar in sight, but decent vocals and melodies. Tolerable.
Didn't really give this the time it deserved but I enjoyed it and will come back to it
Solid album with some notable hits.
Nice rock n' roll!
Lowk bangers. Always heard Heads will roll, but never knew who sang it. Zero and Soft Shock hit crazy too. Not necessarily my style but mess w it.
Album Review 099 It’s Blitz by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009) Rating: 3.5/5 I’ve been a fan of Yeah Yeah Yeahs since their debut, Fever to Tell, and I consider Karen O’s 2019 collaboration with Danger Mouse to be a highlight of the last ten years. However, my opinion on It’s Blitz! is divided. The opening is strong with driving dancefloor indie, but the quality drops noticeably in the middle. I find Karen O to be at her most compelling when she slows it down, and the album closer, Little Shadow, is one of the most beautiful and haunting songs YYYs have recorded. If the other tracks on It’s Blitz even came close to the quality of Zero, Head Will Roll and Little Shadows, it’d be an easy 5/5 but there too much skippable filler here for me.
Blind album, know the artist thanks to their hit. Album was very middleground I'd say. Not so good songs, okay songs, nothing stood out. A lot of the same, like a meal that needed more flavor.
It’s simply ok
Instead of Yeah Yeah Yeahs we should have gotten The Ting Tings
Heads Will roll is an all-time banger zero is pretty darn good too!
a solid album, some songs i would come back too, but overall i wouldn’t say it’s the best of the best. 3.6
Boh, non è malaccio. Ma non c'è nessuna canzone che mi è piaciuta particolarmente. Il remix di "Heads will roll" è molto più bello dell'originale.
I expected to like this more than I did. I kept feeling like I was right on the verge of a payoff and really enjoying it, but never got there. It was fine.
Yeah... I guess Yeah? Says who? Yeah, eggs are expensive
This was fairly groovy. Think "Skeletons" was my favorite.
Good album. I really liked the first track and wish the rest of the album could have been that good. Would have been an easy 4+. Also, what a dumb album title & cover.
Will have to listen again but sounded good in background LISTEN AGAIN
Legendary 1001 albums pull. That's THE meme song. Wow. Incredible. Off, off, off with your head Dance, dance dance til you're dead Off, off, off with your head Dance, dance, dance til you're dead Off, off, off with your head Dance, dance, dance til you're dead Off, off, off with your head Dance, dance, dance til you're dead Off, off, off with your head Dance, dance, dance til you're dead Off, off, off with your head Dance, dance, dance til you're dead
I want to like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs music more, but I don't. There's nothing bad on this album, but it just doesn't do much for me.
Kinda cringe
A nice listen. I think I liked this one better than the other album by the band I've heard.
Better than Coldplay
Fun, energetic indie rock with a little punk thrown in. Enjoyable. - Heard before? Not except for the song "Soft Shock," which I've somehow heard enough to recognize. - Will I listen again? Probably not, it just didn't grab me. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? Meh.
Some good songs
heads will roll almost single-handedly saves this album for me. •honorable mentions: zero, dull life, hysteric
Knew a couple of songs. Not bad
Yeah it's solid. I liked it. Nothing spectacular, but it doesn't have to be.
I liked the acoustic versions in the end. Cuteness
Its hits as melancholic - wish I’d listened to more than ‘heads will roll’ when it first came out. It reminds me of the first year of uni in a way that doesn’t feel depressant
Beautiful vocals
3.5
Zero: Grand entrance. Didn’t hit my ears in that special way but was fun. Heads Will Roll: Vocals aren’t resonating with me but the instrumental is catching my attention. Soft Shock: We’re getting warmer to genuinely liking a song, but this one isn’t quite there just yet. Nice song though. Skeletons: Chill. Dull Life: no ❤️. Shame and Fortune: eh. Runaway: Ok I’m sat. I like that dramatic sound. Dragon Queen: Twas okay Hysteric: eh Little Shadow: ok
This album is just cool. Plenty of tracks make me want to get up and party. It's like a fun Friday night out at Pyramid from my early years in NYC. Heads Will Roll
2.7 You better believe I'm changing my band's name from The Pretentions to The Meh, Meh, Mehs
yeah yeah yeah
Okay
This is one of those “one hit” and the rest is worse but it was an enjoyable experience. Whole album reminded me of the song “maps” and then I was like “OH THAT IS THEM!!!” funny moment and great cover haha