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So tediously boring it's almost unbearable 1.5*
Oof.
2/10 The first thing that strikes me about this album is that the lead singer is really ill suited to this kind of indie-pop stuff. His voice is weak, he half sings quite a lot and his vocal lines just meanders about. This can work in the right audio environment, The Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr, The Replacements all had a similar type of vocalist, but it sat well with they types of music they were all creating. Here it doesn't. The second thing is that I can't really work out what they're trying to achieve here. There's no thrust or direction to anything. It's like they've collected all of the bits a better band have cut out of their songs and pieced them together into a sound collage of mediocrity. More by luck than invention, they have stumbled on the odd piece of quality. Streets of Your Town is trite, but competent, Was There Anything I Could Do? was actually pretty decent, but this is all dragged down by the baffling lack of any real hook anywhere else on the album. I'm sitting here writing this less than ten minutes after the album finished and I can't remember a single melody or chorus from the entire album. I feel like I should be writing more, but I've run out of things to say, so I'll stop. Perhaps The Go-betweens should have had the presence of mind to do the same. Love Goes On! - it's inoffensive jangle pop to start us off. It's not very interesting, but it's ok. At least it has a bit of pep and momentum. Quiet Heart - This is dull. Plodding. The singer's voice isn't strong enough to be as exposed as this. I think they're trying to be clever by delaying the word 'heart', but it's just weak. Shit 'breathe in and out' harmonica solo too. Love Is a Sign - What is this half-talking, half-singing, half-in-tune nonsense? God, it's so meandering. There's no hook at all, the mix is cluttered and it's got another shit harmonica solo. You Can't Say No Forever - Well at least it's got a bit more drive to it. I don't actually mind the music here. It's at least a bit more interesting and has a bit of variety to the parts, but it's all squashed down by the whiny, annoying and uninspired lead vocal. The Devil's Eye - A cluttered mid and high frequency mix, but I'm sure it'll balance when some bass stuff comes in. Oh, no bass frequencies at all in this song? Good. More meandering meh. Streets of Your Town - This track at least feels competent. The lead vocal works better with a backing vocal to reinforce it. Feels like the kind of song that ends a straight to video chick-flick as a woman, now free from an oppressive relationship drives through town in her convertible before the credits roll. Clouds - Are they trying to be The Smiths? It's not working. This is repetitive, plodding and uninspired. Can't get on with this guy's voice or lyrics. Weak sauce. Was There Anything I Could Do - This actually isn't that bad. The violin part in the chorus is quite annoying, but otherwise, it's ok. The bass line is quite good, the drums give it a good bit of direction, and the lead vocal works better with this type of track. I'm All Right - Back to another unfocused meandering half-song. It's just not very good, lacks direction and the mix doesn't help bring it together either. And his voice and vocal lines are just bad. Dive For Your Memory - Again, they just seem borderline incapable of writing a memorable hook. It's just meanders along like a lost drunk and then ends.
ChatGPT said this album is Meh.
Meh boring and forgettable.
Mystifyingly overrated.
How in the fuck did this get in here?
Awful and bland. No business being on this list
You know, I didn’t actually dislike the first track on this record, but man did everything spiral downward after that. It’s a cheesy, vapid, and super lame attempt to cash in on late 1980’s alt rock popularity. With such deep poetic lyricism such as: “you can have hearing loss when your boyfriend says he’s boss” and “this town is full of battered wives” I’m really not sure who this appeals to aside from the record company execs that design this garbage by committee. Hard pass, not enjoyable in the slightest. 1 star.
I find it hard to believe that even if this is what you're into that it would be essential.
Late-80s indie/alt still does nothing for me. A lot of this reminded me of The Cure, but with occasional shitty harmonica. On the list of things I don't like about The Cure (and similar bands), lack of shitty harmonica does not appear. In fact, retroactively, the lack of shitty harmonica in The Cure's music levels it up a bit for me. I was at 2 stars until I remembered the shitty harmonica. That drags it down to 1 star for me.
So like one catchy song followed by an album of low effort filler? Is this what we're doing now?
I'm not really sure why this one is on the list. I don't see anything particularly notable or good about it. The music is bland and uninteresting. The lyrics are boring and generic. No single aspect did anything beyond being basically competent. Everything seemed to lack sincerity and feeling. On top of that, for as short as the album is (10 songs, 37 minutes), it got old quickly. I was tired of it by the time the third song ended. There were some peppier moments later on, but they didn't do much to improve the listening experience. I'm also unsure if they were actually decent songs, or if they just seemed like it because of how little I liked the songs around them. I'd say this one is pretty close to bad. Nothing special or interesting there, just meh pop music. Very forgettable. Overall: 1/5
Strange group. No hit songs.
OK, Not bad. Easy listening.
Another album and band I have never heard of and another chance to be surprised and pleased. Unfortunately from the opening 30 seconds this sounds like forgettable, forgotten Britpop. Later I realised this band are actually Australian, and the track Love is a Sign had flat, rhymeless singing that is an unwelcome reminder of The Smiths - proof that it's not always god to be proved wrong on this list. An album I gritted my teeth to get through.
sitcom music
Whiny and uninteresting love songs that don't really say much or do much. Entirely skippable and generic
no es para mi
Pleasant enough at first glance. But really it's an album that sounds like it was recorded by people struggling to stay awake.
Aussie invasion
Pretty basic stuff. Not great. No idea what it's doing on the list.
Crap. Boring crap.
Ik heb hier nog nooit van gehoord, ook niet van de hitjes. Maar misschien herken ik iets als ik het hoor. Nee, ik herken niks. En ik ga het ook niet snel herkennen ben ik bang, want het is volstrekt nikszeggende muziek. Het is een hele saaie huismerk INXS, die overigens dan weer niet in deze lijst staan. Wat een aanfluiting dit. Ik ken 1001 albums die beter zijn dan dit en NIET in de snoblijst staan. Het is niet per se slecht of ergerniswekkend, maar zo ultiem vergeetbaar. Wat niet betekent dat ik dit een 3 ga geven overigens. Ik ga dit gewoon een 1 geven, wat hemeltergend, zaaddodend saai is dit zeg. Ik smacht echt naar het einde van de plaat. En op die manier is het alsnog ergerniswekkend.
Pretty boring to me and I dont remember much of anything as I write this.
Enough of this shit
A "The Smiths" generic band
Not my cup of tea. I'm sure some people really enjoy this but it is not something I would listen to again. Honestly just felt a bit limp and I didnt think it was very good compared to similar bands/styles.
Sounded like they couldn’t really be arsed.
Het album noch de band klinken mij bekend in de oren. De Australische self-proclaimed ‘indierockers’ The Go-Betweens hebben toch een klein hitje behaald met dit album: Streets Of Your Town. Verder is voor velen dit album er eentje die onder de radar gebleven is. De liedjes staan vaak in het thema van de liefde. Het is easy listening, maar tegelijkertijd ook waanzinnig saai. Streets Of Your Town is best oké. Maar nee, dit album wekt verder geen enkele emotie bij me op. Highlights: geen Rating: 4/10
Pretty bland overall, not really much to write home about IMO.
Not one for me
Mais um que demonstrou sua insignificância para mim.
Not a fan of British folk pop
Meh
Middle of the road acoustic guff. Dreary
boring
Derivative
A little Morrissey, a little U2. But hella boring with it's attempt
Not a fan, couldn’t put my finger on it.
More older brit 80s crap
That feeling when 38 minutes feels like 3 hours. Yyyyyyyaaaaawwwwwnnnnnnzzzzzzzz
Their lyrics' don't call to me at all. Just sounds flat to me. Lots of albums so they must of had a cult following.
Repetitive, boring, bad singer. No idea why this was on the list.
Severely dated. I fail to detect any distinguishing features in this album.
Not my music
I'm trying to give this album a chance, but its just not good. Theres very little to suggest it to anyone - Lyrics are uninspired and melodies are derivative and boring. This is pretty bad. 1/5
1/5. Quite a boring album with nothing new to offer within the pop world. Maybe I’m not a love song enjoyer but it was pretty bad.
Bit whiney
Ye um uh naw
C’est beige pas pire. Rien de bien inspirant ou de révolutionnaire. Ils portent bien leur nom, ni trop l’fun, ni trop plate; ni trop agressif, ni trop relax. Bref, c’est très moyen et je n’ai rien de bien positif à dire, sinon que c’est de la pop correcte.
Je ne suis pas sûr de comprendre la présence de cet album dans cette liste. C'est parce qu'ils ont eu du succès en copiant U2 avec la pièce Quiet Heart? C'est pour mettre un groupe Australien dans la liste? Ont-ils influencé quelqu'un? Ce n'est pas apparent à la première écoute. Il y a la pièce Was There Anything I Could Do? qui se démarque du lot et You Can't Say No Forever que je ne skiperais pas dans une liste de lecture, mais le reste est pas mal beige. Les textes ont beau être émouvants selon ce qu'on en dit, si les chansons ne sont pas bien emballées, c'est ennuyant. On peut bien le comparer à Rumor de Fleetwood Mac, mais la musique est intéressante sur l'album de Fleetwood Mac. À l'écoute de cet album, on a envie de passer au suivant rapidement.
This just did not wow me. In any sense of the word. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood? Maybe it did suck? Not sure. Might revisit, but I doubt it. Too many other things to focus on.
The vocals in several of the songs were just atrocious (especially Love is a Sign). Even the songs that weren't grating to the ears were mediocre at best.
Completely and totally unremarkable and forgettable. Office pop.
Very boring, didnt make it all the way through
Absolutely no emotions while listening to it.
Not liking this so far. Dont really like the sound, dont like the lyrics (dislike them aesthetically and the overall message), dont like the dudes voice. Its like U2 but even worse. sorry if they precede them im sure theres good reason theyre in the list but i cant get into this it sounds generic, maybe it wasnt at the time of release but i actively dont care about this. was very annoyed while listening and it was difficult to get through.
Overproduced garbage that sounds vaguely like the smiths or television at times. Boring as hell
Dull and bland
Worst one yet
What if Crowded House wasn't good?
Eh. I’m bored.