Reviews (page 9 of 14)
2.07
2 songs in - strong starter followed by a banger. Fun, carefree album, blending genres, infectiously catchy, clean production,
solid but nothing special with the disclaimer that I did have a migraine while listening. rounding up but i'd give it a 3.5 if i could.
Love this album. Karen O's voice just exudes that confidence and cool that hooks you in. The songs are powerful and electric. Makes you want to rock out on the dance floor like a carefree youth.
Karen O is great... this was a fun record and honestly the cover is cool as hell.
Karen O is cool and the songs are good
i do like a couple songs but i had sorta a hard time locking into this one. it was fun and enjoyable but not my fav!
Starts off as good as any great album with zero and heads will roll but fails to sustain the momentum
She has good voice. Bland music though. She’s not overpowered by the instruments so that’s a plus. It’s listenable (and totally forgettable.) 2.5/5
Maybe it's because I had a string of 1-star albums before this but I really enjoyed it and her unique voice
Overall 6/10. Solid with a couple songs I liked Some instrumentals were too repetitive but it's not that bad.
4 - Another one hit song album, better this time
Squeaky voice annoyed me to no end. Music for hipsters. 2/5
я только одну песню знала и не могла определить жанр
While it doesn't have any single song that's as good as Maps, it's overall a much better album than their first.
Oh yes another data point on the metric of the garbage of portishead
I really liked their first (?) album, Fever to Tell; I didn't really listen to the rest of their stuff after that, so it was nice to revisit this band. This album was all right; it definitely sounds like the group has "matured," if that makes sense; it sounds like an album made by older people. To that end, it lacks the rock-grittiness that I found appealing in the first place, which is a pity. However, this album is pretty solid, and worth a revisit.
This was always about where YYYs fell off the Maps for me (see what I did there?) but this relisten was worth it for Hysteric. terrific song
Couldn’t decide if it wants to be boring or annoying.
First song is great. Otherwise whatever.
🫨🪩🫨
Slaps
Two Yeah Yeah Yeahs records only 19 albums apart? Alriiighht. I think they're both really solid. Fever To Tell was a little more punk-ish and It's Blitz! dips into the arena rock sound a bit more. I already knew and loved Zero and Heads Will Roll, but I found a couple of other gems to enjoy, like Dull Life and Runaway (ooh and Hysteric). I think I like this slightly more than FTT, but FTT has Maps, so it's a tough call. I already thought Karen O was awesome, but I appreciate her so much more thanks to this project.
I keep waiting to "get" the Yeah Yeah Yeah, but I'm always left with them reminding me of the try-too-hard to look like not-trying-too-hard indie bro of the mid-00's. Like, if you don't like it, it's your fault and you should feel intellectually inferior...anyway. Some songs are ok, others are about 20 falsettos too many. Didn't hate it.
Vibrant, fun, energetic and captivating. This records is a really enjoyable listen and kept my attention throughout. A couple songs I was familiar, but this record as a whole is really nice. The vocals, cadence and instrumentation match so well together and make it very seamless. Will definitely revisit this one.
This wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be and I even recognized a song or 2. Lot of like pop synth sounding music. Not awful.
Interesting depth to their sound and kinda complex melodies... But it's still hella pop sounding. Makes me feel 80s 90s kinda memories oh well 3 stars
Great sort of electronic album ig? Good vibes :D
Dang this album is awesome. Zero is my new favorite song
iconic
Loved it. Went and found more
Fun, usually-quite-energetic album, with some staying power. Based on just one listen, I’d say either my favorite songs were in the second half…or maybe it just grew on me. Either way, “Runaway” stands out, as well as “Dull Life” and the “Dragon Queen” for very different reasons. Let’s call it 4.6 so I can round up to a full 5.
FUN
Karen O is one of the best leads of the last 25 years.
Yeah it was okay
Just a really solid collection of indie rock tunes with some very slick production. Fans of the band’s earlier, more raw sound may find themselves disappointed, but they can do that while I get down to “Heads Will Roll”.
I don’t wanna. Nooooo. The first Yeah Yeah Yeahs album surprised me and wasn’t horrific. The 2009 scares me. Let’s see. This is an odd one. I’m sitting here kind of slack jawed. I can’t in good conscience say that this is “bad,” but man do I ever not like it. That chorus is nails in a chalkboard and the music is just electro pop that just sort of sits there. Main keyboard riff isn’t too bad, but the rest is gross to me. Oh I feel like I’ve heard this song before. Apple commercial? Boring electronica. This is music that is meant to be interrupting conversations at lousy nightclubs. Repetitive and devoid of musical value. Some autotune crooning. Autocroon as the kids call it. Maps redux. Why create this? Why bring this to the world? Is there not enough suffering? This is an atrocity. Minus a billion stars. Skeleton feet? Skeleton me. That’s it. This is so bare and horrific. I am grasping for something to hold onto. This song is a descent into hell. Dull life, eh? Hmm. I wouldn’t remind the listeners of the word dull. Oh god. It’s electronic Mumford and sons. This is bad “btw.” Oh yeah here we go. I thought it was going to a big buildup for some crescendo. If it actually did that instead of just staying with the boring intro, it would’ve been PERFECT for some Hollywood ensemble comedy with an all female cast. Alas, I have to table the writing for Bridesmaids 2 and live with this blaring in my ear. Yes, please do a whisper ballad, we’ve had too much fun! (we haven't). Fuck this was brutal. This is, ugh let me check my notes, another pop song. My Mouth, OUR HOUSE! It doesn’t even seem well played? Wow! That’s an annoying chorus. To be fair to them, this sounds like it could’ve been released 8 years later. I mean chart music was still dreadful in 2017, but they had an early track on a shiny brand of terrible. Her “sweet” voice doesn’t work for me, so when it’s so heavy in the front, it’s not a win. Cash is NOT good for you fans of excellent SPEED network game show, Pass Time. What would the crossover be between people who know that show and read this review? 100% I assume as I’m the only one who fits both descriptions. This song is sappy and unpleasant. Pass. The obnoxious drums in the background ruin any softness this one had, but it was nice to leave the Berlin synth dungeon for a few bars. Bars? Like liquor establishments? Accidental pun? I don’t know. Who cares. This sucks too! This is my personal hell. It has the palpable desolation of a parking garage. Barren concrete erected where something vibrant once stood. By “something vibrant” I am referring to music, not previous Yeah Yeah Yeah’s works. My bones ache. Please give me a good album. 0 HIGHLIGHTS: What is a Highlight? A bright spot? A song I love? It can be either. A pleasant surprise, an amazing song, and even the best of a bad bunch. Oh yeah this thing had none of that.
interesting mix of grunge-influenced synth pop and indie alternative that has had a lasting impact
Not a bad album, "Heads Will Roll" is a certified banger, but it just isn't their best album. Good enough of a listen though.
Fun and creative. Great start with Zero into Heads Will Roll. Skeletons also stood out to me.
Pretty good. Not great, not bad. This is the best review of all time
It’s a 4.5 and it had 5 ⭐️ considerations
The Yeah Yeah YEahs have been a band that I've always liked and listened to but never fully delved into until now. Came in with high expectations because of that and was not disappointed. This rocked and was very mesmerizing in a way. 8/10
I truthfully only listened to one song.
Again a group that I didn't know until today. When I saw Rock, Punk, and Indie as genres for this band, I expected something completely different. I was surprised to listen to some sort of mix of synth-pop with an alternate attitude. Kind of contradictive, but making it work together beautifully.
It's Halloween and I got an album featuring the singles "Heads Will Roll" and "Skeletons". That's fun This is a decent album with cool synths and great vocals. After the heights of the first two tracks the rest of the songs are not as good, IMO
5/5 start, and the rest is 4/5. One song got stuck in my head.
Overall it's ok
I only knew heads will roll so the album was a lot different than I expected. I was very pleasantly surprised. Definitely added a few songs to my likes.
Very good some top tunes
Basically everything I could possibly ask for from a piece of music. Slightly torn up that this hasn’t been in my life since birth, but it’s here now which is what counts.
Blije indiepop met een zuurstokkleurtje. Kan je best een aantal keer draaien hoor, niks mis mee, een dame met een prettige stem en energieke nummers in het algemeen. Maar is hier verder wat bijzonders aan?
Indi-rock. Not my cup of tea. En met een bandnaam als Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs verwacht ik niet heel veel creativiteit. Dus met frisse tegenzin start ik de plaat. Mmm...valt mee. Het start vrij elektronisch. Het heeft iets van een sfeer. Nou vooruit, wat hebben we nog meer. Hé, dat nummer ken ik. Dat is de laatste tijd zo vaak op de radio. Ik dacht dat het een recente hit was. Het past zo in de huidige tijd. Maar het komt blijkbaar uit 2009. Was deze band de tijd toch aardig vooruit. Als ik verder luister denk ik af en toe aan die zogenaamd kunstzinnige artiesten. Iets anders maken om anders te zijn. Toch mogen die kunstenaars even meeluisteren met dit plaatje. Je kan een prima middenweg bewandelen en én anders zijn én muzikaal. Ik vind dit een fijne plaat. En omdat het zich positief onderscheid ten opzichte vergelijkbare albums, wil ik graag een bonuspunt uitdelen. Die heeft deze zure broeder toch nog voldoende over.
Ik ken genoeg bandjes uit de 00s en ik heb ook wel van de jajajas gehoord. Ik zou alleen niet zo een hitje op kunnen noemen. Als ik het zo luister, past het wel prima bij de 00s. Het heeft iets punk-achtigs met wat indierock. De gitaren staan lekker op distortion, de drums zetten een industrial-light sfeertje neer. Maar door de zang blijft het geheel wel keurig binnen de lijntjes in de zin dat het op het algemene kanaal van K!NK gedraaid kan worden en niet op de metal of een andere alternatieve stream. Ik veer even op bij Runaway. Enerzijds begint het enorm suf met dat pianootje, maar als het nummer losbreekt door er een soort strijkorkest bij te gebruiken, doet me dat denken aan goede postrock uit de 00s (ik mis persoonlijk Oceansize in deze snoblijst). Vervolgens komt er weer een semi-electro-nummertje, ook typerend voor de 00s. Het begint nu al wat gedateerd te klinken, die kale drumcomputer. Op een gegeven moment kwam dat helemaal in, dat er geen drumstel meer stond, maar een stel van die elektronische panelen, waar de drummer op aan het slaan was. Er is op zich niks mis mee, maar het is niet helemaal mijn smaak. En zoals gezegd, klinkt het me nu al wat gedateerd in de oren. Ben benieuwd wat voor effecten we over 10 jaar uit deze periode nog herinneren of gebruiken, wat er overblijft en niet gedateerd aanvoelt. Of dat we het allemaal vergeten, en dat ik over een jaar al niet meer weet dat ik dit album een 3 heb gegeven.
So good
Rap vibe
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would
I love this album. There is no filler. All the songs are really good. Some are even excellent! Count me as a fan. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-its-blitz-by-yeah-yeah?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Começo promissor pelo ritmo acelerado e alegre, com o vocal sexy não se confirmou pela sequência de músicas que deixam um aroma insonso.
Was alright. There’s a high sound that gets a bit annoying after a while. A frequency I like her voice
I fully expected to like this one more. 3/5
Never listened to any of YYY before. Not bad.
I lost interest around song 11, so it was very hard to continue listening to the remainder of the album. But I did it for you—1001 Album Generator!!!
23/10/24 Bang average, one decent song on the album.
I haven't heard much of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but I've liked everything I've heard. This, however, is next level greatness. Too often when a band starts off as guitar/bass/drums and then adds synths, it's because major label execs got their hooks in, brought in a flavor-of-the-month producer, and tried to squeeze a hit or two out of them. In this case, though, the synths and keyboards are a sign of a band growing and maturing. It's an amazing record. Also, "Heads Will Roll" slaps.
While tracks like Heads Will Roll still stay relevant, though mostly because of social media and party movies, there isn't a whole lot else here that persisted very far. That being said, it still holds up today and has a ton of fun tracks, and it is by no means boring or unoriginal. My favorites here were Soft Shock, Heads will Roll, Dull Life, and Runaway.
I would have a hard time saying if this is better than Fever To Tell. It’s definitely more polished and the expanded instrumentation leads to more variety. It’s just a different flavor of good. Favorite songs were Zero, Heads Will Roll, Dull Life, and Hysteric.
Really enjoyed this one. I've enjoyed the YYY hits (like "Gold Lion"), but this had some enjoyable ones I'd never heard. I particularly liked "Dull Life"
Yes please!
Not my favorite Yeah yeah yeahs but it was so good.
Ógeðslega gott indie rokk. Hrikalega þétt sound og flott lagasmíði.
Ótrúleg tilviljun að fá tvær plötur í röð frá sömu hljómsveit. Báðar plöturnar báðar mjög fínar. Mér fannst eldri platan hrárri og skemmtilegri.
It's a good album
Well composed pop punk, with synth beats, and mellow lulls. I have personally not ever had the click with the Yeahs, but the album is solid nonetheless. I prefer the punk forward sound of their early career.
I certainly didn't think we would get two by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Yeah, yeah, yet here we are. I feel similar about this album as I did the previous Yeah Yeah Yeahs album I listened to. Very pleasant and this album seems to have received rave reviews when it came out. I liked the upbeat songs a bit more than the quieter songs. Heads Will Roll is a great song and the entire first half is really good as well. Not sure we needed two albums by this band, mostly because I don't know if I think what they are doing here is much better than what other groups were doing at the time.
Holy shit I loved this album. Excellent vibes all the way through, even added a few to my playlist. Similar vibes to Sleigh Bells. Good tempo throughout the whole album and would love to listen to more of their stuff
More like "yeah - no".
So you're saying, be for i die, I absolutely, MUST LISTEN to not 1 but TWO Yeah Yeah Yeah albums? That's what you're telling me? Do I have that right? This is proof positive that this list is mostly filler. Or he should have done 1001 SONGS... That being said, this is a much better album than their first. They spread their wings more, reigned themselves in and made an album that's entertaining, less boring and quite interesting to listen to Dragon Queen did it.
It was fine, first 2 songs were the best.
I thought it was okay. Heads will roll great choon
I enjoyed this quite a bit. It's very polished which is different than a lot of the garage type indie punk that is so distinct. The only real detractions I have is that some of the tracks feel too producer designed as party punk hits. At their best they remind me of P!NK and at their worst, Jojo Siwa. The hit tracks do slap, and Skeleton is also very good. When they slow down and go more bare bones on the latter half it adds to the album and shows off different sides to that same sound. Overall, pleasantly suprised.
More like meh meh mehs
God I hate electronica. I will listen to the album hating every song. Ok. I was wrong. This very good. The acoustic versions of some of the songs real deciding factor.
OK
heads will roll 🤤 idk it exists nothing else really speaks to me
Released after they had already established themselves as indie-rock sweethearts, It's Blitz! features much "cleaner" sounding production with a greater emphasis on electronic instrumental than their debut Fever To Tell. Zero opens the album and sets the stage with a slow-building, but ever-driving synth pop indie rock jam. Immediate one-two punch with Heads Will Roll taking the second slot on the album. Quite possibly their most recognizable song and certainly one of their best suited for a dance floor. I really enjoy Skeletons as well -- kind of reminds me a bit of Japanese Breakfast in synthyness and pacing + vocal delivery. Runaway is a standout of the back half. This was solid as expected from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I have to say, I think I actually enjoy Fever To Tell and their latest release (Cool It Down) more as a whole, but this was very enjoyable. Soft 4.
Significantly better than the other YYY album. Skeletons sounds like an Odesza song. Felt like a stronger first half than the second. I want to give this a 4 because I hated the other YYY album so much, but that would be a bit biased. High 3, though.
1000x better than that last Yeah Yeah Yeahs album that had Maps on it. Still pretty generic rock but did throw in some cool guitar parts. The singer wasn't absolutely rubbish in this one so that is make this weigh much higher.
Heads Will Roll is a jam I do like the A-Trak version better just dancey af. Great album that is so synthy and danceable.
This really is synth Florence
It's a very good pop album.
Not awful, but still uninteresting throughout with a few exceptions. It get a bit better when the pace picked up. Highlights: Dull Life
Liked this one even more than the previous YYY offering.
It's hard to classify exactly what genre the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are in. Indie dance rock? Pop rock electronica? Heads Will Roll was the dance rock hit from this album. I love Karen O's voice. This came out the same year as The XX's album and you can hear some echoes in this. We're all prisoners of our own times. It's hard to make an album where no songs are duds or filler and everything doesn't sound identical. This is good. Little Shadow is different but showcases what's great about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Karen O will forever be the early oughts goth riot girl that was edgy as hell and kicked your ass with her vocals. Backed by a tight trio, they are forever a sound and vibe of a period in my life. This was their "mature" album and a little bit of a departure from the dark aggressiveness of their earlier career. It spawned some dance hits and brought a dark hue to fill out the jangly glittered NY scene of the Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.
I like the album. But I can’t muster up more than 3 stars though.
Nice
Very different from their first album which I am far more familiar with. Their change of direction to more electronic sound might have reflected their increasing popularity as I can imagine this having a wider appeal and sounding amazing live.
Big fan of this album, Dull Life / Soft Shock / Heads Will Roll are highlights for me
Failed to grab me and not as energising as their debut. Karen O undoubtedly a brilliant singer.
Didn’t do much for me. There’s none of the raw edge they had in the best parts of their early work. The first one that really felt like it didn’t belong in the top 1001 albums, regardless of personal taste.
Lowk a banger! Heads will roll deservedly is the hit, but it manages to do something very interesting as a whole too
1. zero - 1 2. headz - 1 3. zoft - 1.5 4. zkeletonz - 1 5. life - 1 6. zhame - 0 7. runauuay - 1 8. dragon - 0 9. hyzteric - 1 10. zhadouu - 1.5
Not as impressive as their later stuff. Passable.
LIKED ONE SONG
Starts strong and kind of becomes the same song over and over. Still pretty good
Pretty polished and sharp album. A lot of fun.
One that feels like it should be in my wheelhouse...but I've never been blown away by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's fine. But not one of my favorites.
Pretty good...
# Playlist track - Zero # Notes - The opening tracks are SO DIFFERENT from the rest that the whole things even seems like a scam of sorts. - Zero and Heads Will Roll are amazing, but it goes downhill from there, really fast. - The last few ones, especially the acoustic versions are downright awful. - It's boring, repetitive and doesn't bare any resemblance to the energetic and fun opening. What a shame.
Not my favorite yeah yeah yeah album.
I didn't really care for this one too much. Female vocals and tame instrumentation just didn't do much for me.
Don't mind the band too much but this album misses the mark. Reckon this album benefits from being released around the same time the book was. If it were to be updated I suspect this wouldn't make the list.
Heads Will Roll bumps this up to a 4 since it is timelessly remixed, otherwise there were some boring points.
Lyssnade först på jobbet och tänkte att det var helt okej. Lyssnade sen i lurar och jävlar vad bra det blev då. Bäst är Zero, Heads Will Roll och Dull Life. Klar 4a
Habil rock. Aldrig hört förut, men diggar det. Önskar jag hunnit lyssna lite mer. Men nu ligger jag efter och har många skivor att ta igen. Men efter en genomlyssning tror jag att jag skulle kunna lyssna mer.
Sveptes verkligen med i denna från första sekund och sen flöt det bara på, även om andra halvan inte är lika stark som första. Överraskande med tanke på att Fever to tell var svinjobbig. På denna kommer verkligen tjejen (som man ändå gillade på förra plattan) till sin rätt. Klar fyra.
Now we're talking! 3.7.
I think the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a 3 perfect album trilogy and this is the final piece. Zero is a perfect song. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
I thought this album was fine, but only the last two songs made me feel much of anything, and I still think neither get close to the height of "Maps" as a song. Overall, it's a fine album, and I can't find faults to put it at a 2, but I can't say I have any interest in ever listening to it again.
3.5
Love the punk synth vibe
i feel mildly pandered to with some of these selections and it sounded cool
Unique voice and sound
This sucked except Dance Till Your Dead or whatever.
Not a bad album.
Pretty good one certified banger
not sure I knew the Yeah Yeah yeah before this, but liked it a lot..
Zero Heads Will Roll
Oh to be 22 again.
Imminently listenable. At home in a "trainspotting" sequel. The vocals harken to early Joan Jett + Miley Cyrus, and mesh beautifully with the synth and driving beats. Later tracks were less dance, more "dance in the rain". Dig it. Will listen to it again for sure, and with 1001 albums looming that says something.
Goeie. Vooral de up tempo nummers waren hard. Leuke synths
I had Heads Will Roll on my favorites playlist, but wasn't familiar with any other songs. I also looked back at my history & noticed I didn't like the 1st Yeah Yeah Yeahs album (Fever to Tell) that I rated so I went into this with an open mind. I liked this one a lot better, I don't remember what I disliked about the other one but I will listen to this one again.
Calming, good background noise. Probably wouldn’t be a daily listen but good to put in a focus type of playlist and shuffle. Favorite on the album - soft shock
Cool electric sound, enjoyed the singers voice. Some slower songs as well that translate to the acoustic tracks at the end. Not my favorite but worth a listen.
Heads will roll is an absolute classic. Solid album so far.
7/10 wie Vampire Weekend
surprise - never heard of the but the mix was good.
sehr gutes Album
Heads will roll hat Project-X Vibes gegeben, der Rest hat leider nicht mitgezogen.
This is the first enjoyable album I've had this week, so my standards may be lower than normal at this point, but I really liked this one. Upbeat and unique.
Good album, the way which the band used an Alchemy Synth was unique and punchy. There was one song in particular that shone past the others in terms of lyrics, in my humble opinion I'd have to say it was Dull Life. I really enjoyed the baseline, drums and vocals on this song, and the upbeat sound contrasted well against the misery of the lyrics. I honestly thought the chorus was the best part of the whole song, "we've seen the nightmare of the lies that you speak, the beast that I lie beneath is coming in". It's been a while since I've listened to an album with lyrics that were as poetic as these, so I'd absolutely recommend this album to anyone that likes Synth music due to its variety of tones and high production quality
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this tour was one of the most fun shows I've ever been to. I havent listened to this full album in years but "Dull Life" is one of my favorite Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs. Holds up! Dance jams, rockers, and Karen O slow ballads, I just love this crew.
Some amazing bangers, then it drifts into mediocre dream pop that kind of wrecks the vibe. I actually like dream pop but I can’t imagine an occasion that would suit both the front and back end of this album.
all in all мне понравилось, не думаю, что буду его когда-то переслушивать, но я хорошо провела время за этим альбомом. многие песни что-то напоминают, но мой музыкальный аутизм не позволяет проводить параллели. ещё такое наблюдение: всегда забавно при хаотичном прослушивании поп/инди альбомов обнаруживать песни, которые слышала, но никогда не задумывалась, кто их поёт. как встретить какого-то знакомого, о котором уже сто лет в обед забыла, но его резкое появление в твоей жизни делает её чуть-чуть лучше: песня heads will roll
Decent relaxing music.
The last Yeah x3 album we had was weirdly a miss for me. I was pretty disappointed (I'd always liked their big songs!), so I was happy to see them get another chance. I liked this one a lot more - no real standouts beyond Heads Will Roll for me personally, but solidly good all the way through. Always a pleasant surprise to see a band with a woman in it on the list (smiling through tears).
eh, this was okay. better than a fever to tell, but not stellar. the album started strong but petered out pretty quickly after that with a bunch of samey pop-rock tracks. they sounded decent but nothing really jumped out at me. favorites: zero, heads will roll, soft shock
this record makes me feel like i'm a british teenager doing drugs for the first time in a field
Had no clue Heads Will Roll was by them. Really like her voice. Great lead to some great songs
Much better than expected. Chilled and solid, playable
After some mediocrity, it was refreshing to hear something solid. First time hearing this particular album by this band and I was impressed. I've heard other albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and liked them as well. This was a nice discovery that I will revisit again.
Solid
Pretty good!
nice stuff. good background music.
***An ok album
Tiny winky
8====D
Margaret’s favourite
Yeah yeah
Alternative band of the early 00’s. No great music in my opinion.
I saw this band live in 2003, opening for the White Stripes. Fun show, much like this album. Not quite 5 star material for me, but this was definitely better than most from this era.
This album is fun. I enjoy the sound and some of the tracks that are more unique, though I do find it a bit long for what it is.
3/4
Later tracks really inventive and well done
Watch out, here come the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fresh of their indie darling status, and they're gonna dance till you (the royal you, personally) are dead, but you know they won't love you like I love you... They finally crossed over into art pop and are not above committing glamorous murder on the dancefloor. This entire album is bitching way harder, way longer than it has any right to.
A nice suprise
I really enjoy this one. Great pop songwriting, very ecletic and original. Key tracks: Zero Heads Will Roll Soft Shock Hysteric
Mostly bland indie dance rock, with the occasional good, standout song. ‘Zero’, ‘Heads Will Roll, ‘Soft Shock’ and ‘Dragon’ are the picks here. And to be fair they are quite good. The rest of the album however, while pleasant enough, is mostly forgettable.
I had heard of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs before listening to thing, but I had no idea what they sounded like -- I thought maybe they were a punk band for some reason. Their sound is really fresh and polished but with a sharp edge that I really enjoyed. The lead singer has a great voice and the songs were all really driving and powerful and I had a great time listening to the album. So much so that I was a little sad when it ended. Four stars.
I really like this one!
I enjoyed most of this, I also like the acoustic versions at the end. 3.5/5
A band that somehow got bypassed by me. Most likely during the time when the digital floodgate opened. This is good stuff. And certain moments even sound a little like Debbie Harry, Siouxsie and the Banshees peeking in with their own added edge, which is very cool. Depending on the day and my listening mood this might get a lower score, but today I’m rating up. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Love me some Aughts Rock
I feel like if you weee a movie or tv show in the 2010s, you were quite drawn to Heads Will Roll. Nice listen. 3.25
This is a 3*/4* tweener but I am rounding up because there is enough here to tickle my rock pleasure bone. Karen O is a G. 3.5/5
Yeah no yeah. Some sinkers some floaters. Like meatloaf said, two outta three ain't bad
Na. Disco pap
I tend to agree with Lance, after a very strong opening it drops off a bit. But following a lot of interruptions I didn’t end up listening to this several times, and I enjoyed it. A lot more than when it first came out anyway.
Two YYYs albums on this list, seems a bit much? Anyway, having already reviewed their first album which was all style and no substance, this (their third) album was a bit of a reverse. The first two songs are excellent, but then it rather falls away after that for me. I’m not so keen on the slower more electronic based songs, albeit the song writing is better. I missed the scuzzier garage sound of the first album, but with this song writing. Something like ‘Gold Lion’ which is on the second album hits the mark for me. Wonder if that album’s on here and I might finally find my YYYs sweet spot! If not, then I think I just have to conclude they’re a good band with some high quality moments, but not a great band.
This was the era for sure, I think the negative feelings I harbour towards this are entirely rooted in the music that I know was inspired by this, and most of that is shite. But yea what do I know 5 stars
Always loved her voice Sassy, powerful, sneering Electro-guitars Singles carry this album, but the rest is okay. I remember when this was popular.
Thought I didn't know what the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sounded like, but I hated Heads Will Roll when it was on the radio. The rest, if I heard it, I couldn't tell apart from Metric. That doesn't speak well of either band. I might have thought Heads Will Roll was Metric. I thought this stuff had a I'm-cooler-than-you-please-look-at-me thing to it that indie rock absolutely did not need trying to disguise itself as fun. More of an uncaring reaction than an I hate it reaction now that I'm old, except that because of this list when I hear this much vocal fry I'm going to think of Britney Spears pop. So that's another way I'm sadder about cultural history. Thanks list. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
These guys hold up. Every band from the mid-2000s did a transition from garage rock to electro pop, when the tides turned in that direction. To me, most of em were worse off for it. I’m not sure about Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I didn’t listen to them enough. But this is their electro pop of them, and it’s good. Consider this a 3.5 rounded down, to leave more of a ceiling if it turns out I like the garage rock version more.
Mega!
Nothing special. Monotone and repetitive
This grew on me quite a bit
I actually never used to be a fan of Karen O's voice (but liked a few songs). Listening to this whole album, actually changed my mind. I do like her voice, and I really like these songs.
i don’t love the sound of her voice. heads will roll i like.
Couldn't capture my attention.
I wasn't impressed
This album fucks. No other way to put it.
Really good
Karen O has a great voice that is very identifiable. Especially when she goes a little lower and that smoky side comes out. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a nice mix of power pop and alternative. Never full blown dance music but not shoe-gaze or emo either. A good listen!
There were few incredible tracks and a few tracks that never really found their way with me. "Heads Will Roll" is an incredible flash in the pan piece of dance punk. Electric! Some of it feels to safe and radio ready and some of it feels like unfinished indie meandering. But here and there some of the tracks have a really powerful resonance thanks to Karen O's vocals and the bands intelligent and (sometimes)energerzied songwriting.
Вот чисто саундтрек 10-х, ни хорошо, ни плохо. Просто как есть) ебал - дремал
The only thing that kept me listening was to see if there was a reason that this had been included in the list. Difficult to find one.
not for me, but i could see why other people like it. i just found it a little... boring? it never really grabbed me
Like this a lot. I especially like Dull Life. The variety between the noisiness and quieter parts is nice in the album. Really got into some of the melodies.
Yeah (just one). Karen O is the only thing that keeps this engaging for me. The occasional drum fill works. The occasional synth drone works. In Skeletons, they both work. But for the most part the synth often seems intrusive, like it never really joined the band.
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
I really like Karen O’s voice. This was fun to listen to. I’ve only heard their singles before.
This was decent enough, and while it lacked the intensity and kick in the crotch that "Fever To Tell" brought, it is arguably a more complete and coherent album. But that doesn't make it a more compelling listen, and consequently drops a star IMO from the other. I guess maturity and experience doesn't always translate to more exciting music. While I get why the debut was a must listen, this one is competent but unremarkable.
I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and I was still surprised at how much I enjoyed this. They seem to have clamped down on some of their excesses on this one without losing what makes them special. Good stuff.
Correct
I really enjoyed the first 2 tracks. It set me up with lots of optimism for the rest of the album. The peak was runaway. What a great song The album is all over the place from a genre perspective. Indie, pop, dance and electronic music all in one album. I love it Favourite song: zero and runaway Least favourite song: all good songs. I also enjoyed the acoustic versions on the special edition of the album. Artwork: great album cover
Indeciso tutto il tempo ma si è concluso con un banger quindi 4
This is the second album I've had recommended from this band. It's funny, because I reread my thoughts for that one, and I felt then what I feel now. The album's alright, but I would be hard pressed to include it in any list of music to listen to before we croak, let alone two.
Maybe the peak of YYY’s output, they really hit their stride with this one. Confident and fun.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs… more like yes yes yeses!
Love me some Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I'm of the opinion that they only got better since their debut, and this one is a massive step in that regard.
Fun and rockin' album! I like Karen O's voice, her lilting into belting out the emotions is infectious.
It's not a very memorable album, is it? Except for the lyrics, the songs pretty much sound the same.
First few songs great then it trails off
fun album, soft shock and heads will roll were great, nice energy to each track and the ending is very nice, a nice reprise for everything that happened in the album, great way to end it
not super impactful to me. i actually didnt expect this sound, but i think its not completely what im looking for. felt quite dated in my opinion
p925. 2009. 2 stars. Unremarkable power pop with no standout tunes. Perfectly acceptable, but not essential listening in any way.
Skeletons is brilliant, the rest is pretty good as well. 3.5 stars.
Not my fave sonically pretty coherent but I think track nine should’ve been the album closer track 3 ‘Soft Shock’ was my best
Heads will roll is a banger, overall really good indie stuff but kinda standard for the time, doesn't stand out in my mind like arcade fire or something. Nice synths.
Starts pretty well but I became less interested the further in I got, pretty tight indie synth otherwise. High 2.
Electro glory from the height of 2000’s electropop
I miss maps but this is a solid record in its own right.
Fresh, but lacks some flavor. Like a bland watermelon.
Alright
2.5 started good but fell off a cliff after skeletons
Good!
First listen. Ok
Pop-y synth tracks, I think I liked the other album better because it had more guitars and better drumming Standout: Hysteric
Love this group and love this album!
I really disliked their first album. This one was a little better. 3/5
The first time I heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was on an annual mixtape given by a good friend in 2005 (again…thanks!) They were good then, but unfortunately life, grad school, marriage and kids happened. I am sorry I didn’t follow them closer because this was a great album! It is a bit of a time capsule to the Indie-era 2000’s but has a unique blend of indie-style writing and EDM influence that is also found in MGMT, Naked & Famous and early Wolf Alice. Key tracks are Zero and Dull Life, though on my current third listen I will probably find another. This is going to get listened to repeatedly in the near future!
The first 2 songs are bangers. The rest is pretty good but I don't think I've ever listened to the whole album before. I think the potential of the YYYs is greater than their actual output. If they could just have more songs like Heads Will Roll and Maps. Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh but they have always seemed like a bit of underachievers to me.
This is great. I love Karen O's voice, and the music is spiky and interesting. Opening track is the standout, but several great tracks on here
I’m not overly familiar with this band; only a track here or there. I think this is one of the better LP’s that fuse rock and electronic together. One never seems to outshine the other, so they’ve struck that perfect balance. The ethereal ballads help to keep it grounded, and they are really good. Karen O’s voice is also phenomenal and seems to be fairly versatile. I’ll definitely check out more of their discography in the future. Really good album.
nice, punky feel
Mellow nice. I’ll try to relisten.
I really enjoyed It's Blitz! and I didn't expect to. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one of those bands I've heard of but never knowingly heard or sought out, but they immediately reminded me of a smaller/less known act I like called Rews, who I found supporting someone else a few years ago and added to my regular rotation, and also a few tracks from more recent Dead Sara music (their earlier stuff was heavier), who are one of my absolute favourite bands. This is really similar in style in places, an infectious and bubbly pop-rock energy with some quality atmospheric sounds. Zero, Skeletons, Runaway and Hysteric were really really good, everything else is solid, this is a good 4 for me. PS listen to Dead Sara, because they're great.
This is decent, not lifechanging, but good fun, decent energy, and very listenable. Heads Will Roll an obvious standout, not much else that will stay with me though. Could probably do with being a bit faster, or something to inject just a bit more oomph. 3/5.
A+. This was just really solid. An album of a melodic, artsy punk with vocals that continually reminded me of Chrissie Hynde. Saying this as someone who very much enjoys and respects The Pretenders, I wish they were making this music. Forget brass, this is gold in pocket.
🎧This album is WAYYY better than Fever to Tell. Some great lyrics, like on Hysteric. I was taking a walk in Bucktown while listening and saw a guy riding a bike backwards, sitting on his handlebars and playing an acoustic guitar.
Desconocidos para mí. Me voy a hacer fan.
Man this one's really underrated, but still kind of lacks a certain amount of juice to get them to the 5 stars category
#297. I didn't expect that I would like this at all, but it turns out I thought it was pretty good. Better than their other album I listened to anyway. 3/5: egg Song added to playlist: Heads Will Roll I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Leaves you wanting more, in the worst possible way. It has most of the makings of something good, but never takes it to the next level. The album started with a lot of promise with the first two tracks, but it never reaches its peak.
Reading Wikipedia it said the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were roommates with Metric. That makes a lot of sense. They sound very similar to Metric, Florence and The Machine and The Kills, just not as interesting.
7/10 gud
Overrated as fuck
Not bad. Couple notable hits.
Never a bad day in my book when I spend part of it listening to some dance-punk. I’ve had a wonderful day, actually. And this was definitely a unique way to start it. I was not at all familiar with this group, and the cover of an egg being crushed doesn’t exactly give me a lot to work with. It doesn’t leave much to the imagination either though. I had a feeling this would be wild out the gate. And I think that’s a pretty good synopsis. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard dance-punk infused so heavily with electronic elements. It’s even got some rave and house vibes in there. I mean, it is really just a synthpop punk album, but I like it. It’s a beautiful thing when artists are willing to be so unabashedly uncompromising and unique. This maybe hasn’t aged the best. It feels very 2000s, and is definitely a little dated. I also lied. I have heard this band before. I just didn’t know it at the time. I think millions of people have heard this band before without even knowing it. If you have ever heard the “Dance till' you’re dead” meme, you have heard Heads Will Roll. It instantly hit me when I heard it. I love moments like that. Where a song I’ve heard countless times in other contexts finally comes full circle. It’s a pretty great song on its own too. This album all together isn’t half bad. This is a solid collection of well paced and creatively constructed pieces of music. And it’s very consistent in its own sound. It doesn’t stray too far, and doesn’t try anything too crazy. The lead singer’s voice is still a bit iffy for me. It’s not bad, but nothing mind blowing. I think it exemplifies the beauty of this genre though. It’s sort of rough around the edges, and so are the people who make the music. Rating: 6/10
Karen O is the ultimate rock star. Attitude. Flare. Style. Sexiness. She brings it on every song on this album. The bass lines kill and the band is cooking.
yeah yeah yeah great stuff 78/100
I think i like their first album better, but this one is pretty good.
wasn't totally in the mood for this one but it's good
Gut hörbar, alternative Pop/Rock. 3/5
Independent rock produced by TV on the Radio.
J'adore la cover, c'était pas mal
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Day196 - wasn’t familiar with this group but i thought it was a pretty easy album to listen to
Better than I remembered, and I remembered it being great.
pretty decent 00s indie album. definitely a little on the artsy side, if you're into that. i felt like it started with a bang but quickly sort of fell off. the first third of the album is a lot better than the last two thirds, in my opinion. but the album is pleasant enough and i feel i could grow to like it upon additional listens.
some great millenial indie music
Some standouts, overall not bad. It was easy to listen to and not very long.
relisten. So good
Eh. Not really my vibe. End track was kinda good. They compose the music good, but the lyrics are kinda random.
Great alt rock tunes from Karen O and her band, more synth that previous albums but just as good and Heads Will Roll is catchy as fuck.
Fun.
Cheap and flat indie pop/rock. Gave me nothing. Includes hit Heads Will Roll.
Love the production - head will roll is a classic
C'était cool.
definitely better than fever to tell or whatever that other album is. More dynamic, more interesting, more electronic. Good indie rock record.
Always loved Karen O’s voice and that indie sound with buzzing guitar licks. Their breakout hit Heads Will Roll is iconic marvel. I found most every song on the LP compelling. No wonder Spin rated the album top 2 of that year
I enjoy this album… I listened to an audiobook couple years ago and heads will roll was their lead in and out music And I really liked it so I went into the album thinking huh? This might be interesting and it was !!! Good vibes throughout considered giving it a four but not quite there, But I did go deeper into their catalog this weekend.
So I was prepared to NOT like “It’s Blitz!” by the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – as I had heard some of their stuff awhile back to lackluster reviews, so it didn’t surprise me when it started slowly why I was out cutting the lawn… It is fairly original, and there was a decent amount of diversity throughout the album – and really not a bad track on it, just not all that many gems either in my opinion… The best tracks IMO were “Dull Life” & “Shame & Fortune” – as both are really well-done, and I did think the album got better as it went on… Nothing earth-shattering here in my opinion, but not too shabby for a post 2000 album, as I’m pretty hard on those – as not many have impressed me to date… Solid 2…
It’s ok. It sounds kind of new wave-y in parts, and sort of in that mid-2000s Strokes/She Wants Revenge/The Hives/Interpol genre. I don’t love the singers voice, but I think the fact that it’s a female singer is the only bit that sets them apart.
Starts and ends well with a bit of drift in the middle. Hysteric and Heads Will Roll are all-timers.
Wasn’t expecting this to be good. But it is.
I'm am getting exposed to albums, artists and genres I otherwise would have missed. While I have heard of this band, this was the first real listen I have given. Not much to say. This album is pretty good musically but the lyrics are cryptic and feel random phrases in a song. Maybe it was just a bad day for me...
Ok, didn't enjoy it as much as Fever To Tell.
Good early 2000’s indie album
On review 203 I said I had never heard of this band and loved it. Now 729 days later (almost exactly two years) I have seen them live twice and love them. So what a great discovery from this list.
I listened to this twice. It grew on me.
Very enjoyable. I'd never listened to YYY's before but I'll be checking out more of their work.
7 / 10 Indie Rock con voz femenina. Aunque es un rock bastante ligerito el disco es bastante disfrutable.
7/9/24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are consistently fun! Heads Will Roll is a classic, but all of these tracks are well produced and easy to take in. This one deserves to be revisited occassionally.
A fun album, but I had hoped it would keep the same energy throughout that out started with.
Damn. I slept on this one aside from lots of dancing to Heads Will Roll at parties. I'm old so Fever to Tell (2003) was really my Yeah Yeah Yeahs album growing up.
Love this album, it was one of my favorites in 2009
This is another one I had only really heard the singles from. It's a lot of fun, which I expected, but goes harder than I thought. I wouldn't mind finding this on vinyl.
Surprisingly enjoyed a lot of this album, love a bit of noise. Found that the quality peaked and dipped. However, some songs caught my attention. Zero Soft Shock Shame and Fortune Little Shadow
2000s indie, standard enough. Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock and Skeltons were my song highlights (latter especially). Decent 3.28 star I'd say. Like the electronic influences.
Another solid pop album, a little slower than I wanted it to be. It's nice to get some representation for the glitter and vodka late 2000s early 10s pop.
I’m surprised I haven’t heard this album since it’s one of the sounds I lean toward but I’m so happy I found this! I already downloaded the album and am excited to hear more. I feel like I’ve heard 1-2 songs by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and didn’t get the same vibe so maybe the radio plays aren’t really representative.
Surprisingly refreshing . Never heard of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the record contained some very good indie tunes with some aspects of rock . This was very good and I will be on the look out on their discography more.
Repetitive and unpleasantly so.
How the hell is Yeah Yeah Yeahs one of 1001 albums that's essential to listen to before death? This is not revelatory at all. It's just power pop. And I hate the vocals. And the name.
Initial thought is that this is Pop/Dance masquerading as “indie”. Big NOPE for me. The position of the synth so high in the mix seems like an engineering error. The “set it and forget it” dance beat used nearly throughout the first half of this album is lazy as hell. The latter half trades it in for a slowed down snoozer approach. Not sure how much of an improvement that is. I don’t hate the vocals (with the exception of Runaway). Shame and Fortune was the single stand out track I thought was great. Can’t find much else I like here.
Cool, eclectic, artsy New York rock ‘n’ roll. It’s taken me a long time to warm to these guys, and I’m not quite there yet, because they seem a little too cool for school, and lacking in passion and intensity. It’s like the anger is a bit of a put-on. However, this is my favorite I’ve heard of theirs yet, and even if the tunes don’t really stand out to me, it’s quite enjoyable.
Ganske god plade.