The Coral

Really interesting album with a ton of variety, part of it is like the strokes or other alternative rock artists while part of it feels like it borrows from older 1960s rock. I liked this one, it's a good and creative album

I enjoyed this album and its broad variety, featuring many changes in tempo, intricate guitar work, and supporting instruments. Layered vocals provided a harmony-like sound that punctuated many of the songs with different emotional vibes. Overall, the album was reminiscent of The Giraffes with a less hard rock sound, but acoustic guitars, horns, and accordion were all used in a similar fashion to create a ska/polka/whatever twist on their brand of rock. I contend that this album wasn't influential or good enough to be heard before my death, but I enjoyed hearing it nevertheless.

Can we get "The Mollusk" by Ween, we already have "The Coral by "The Coral" Nah this is actually really good in my opinion

Probably one of the weirder albums I've listened on this list. Didn't really expect to sound like it did that being said even though I did enjoy some of these songs I can't really see myself going back to it 6/10 Favourite: Spanish Main Least Favourite: Bad Man

первые 2 песни внезапно понравились, все остально превратилось в какую то скуку

favs: shadows fall wildfire rating 0.9/5

Pastiche mosaic.

Not bad. I could listen to this again

Very forgettable. There were a variety of styles explored on this album, but nothing stood out to me. Pass.

Fun and diverse album, felt like ween

horrific ska/pub music slop

this didn’t hold my interest at all, i found it so hard to concentrate on what i was listening to

I have a vague recollection of this album from back then; it was when I was at my peak of trying to stay on top of the latest and greatest music. This, however, is not that. It’s pretty mediocre, definitely not worthy of this list. Spanish Main = repetitive. Shadows Fall and Simon Diamond = grating whiny vocals. The rest of the album was a mixed bag of songs, but nothing stood out as memorable or particularly enjoyable. (3)

Not horrible but a one and done.

2002. Nada novedoso, rock and roll de los 90.

If I've never heard of a band on this project it usually means they're an underwhelming British band... I am almost certain I didn't need to hear this album before I died.

Not bad, not great. Kinda cool I guess. Don't know why it's on this list though.

Interesting

I feel pretty underwhelmed after listening to this. 'Dreaming Of You' is such a wonderful song, and so I had really high hopes for the rest of the album. Maybe it deserves a second listen but I just didn't get on with most of the tracks here. Can't work out why it deserves a spot on this list! Favourites: Dreaming of You Waiting for the Heartaches Skeleton Key

Never heard of them. This album sucks. Shouldn’t be anywhere near this list. 0 stars if I could.

good tunes

Не ожидал почему-то эту группу встретить здесь. Запись энергичная.

iskreno, dosta dobro. jedino što mi je znalo pa i podosta smetati jest pomalo seljački način pjevanja na nekim dijelovima, nepotrebna amerikanizacija. no sve u svemu ostavilo dosta dobar dojam, pa ću im progledati kroz prste i dati četvorke umjesto možda nešto objektivnije trojke. nastojat ću zacijelo preslušati još koji put

I dug it hard. That psychedelic 60s vibey type, I really liked this one. The first 6 songs are straight fire. Maybe I got bored towards the end but idc, I’m listening to this again.

Recien descubro este grupo, es muy buen disco, tiene varios matices de genero y de influencias de bandas, un dusco muy variado que te mantiene moviendo la cabeza siempre, muy buena banda y buen disco!

jack white and modest mouse sing sea shanties

Nope, not interesting at all...

No los controlaba y me han gustado mucho

it was different and somewhat entertaining, but not my thing.

kinda more like a one hit wonder

Interesting, but I don't really feel like it was brining anything too new to the party. Kind of just feels like, well, an album from 2002.

If I were younger or this had been released earlier, I'd have been all over it. As it is, I feel like I missed out somewhat.

This was fun. Will be back in the future.

An album I would replace this one with: Mac Demarco - Salad Days (2014) 5/5

Gotta say this one grew on me. I find it impossibly hard to categorize. Maybe avant garde pirate polka rock for your Russian nephew’s bar mitzvah? Still working it out. Fun at times. Some brilliant moments. It isn’t my favorite. Note to the producer, the mix is crystalline to borderline shrill. Fix dat for the re-release. But I found the musicianship and sheer breadth of influences laudable.

Started off kind of weird, stayed kind of weird, but not bad. Overall, a nice listen. The band incorporates an interesting mashup of genres that mostly works.

Best Song: Spanish Main. An electric start to the album with a great bluesy feel. Worst Song: Wildfire. A perfect example of the ordinary indie rock that I wished they avoided producing. Overall: Decent rock music that never felt like it lived up to the potential shown in the first track. It felt like every time I wanted them to play faster and more aggressively, or for the singer to infuse more passion into his voice, they would instead pull back and fall into a more "radio-friendly" sound.

Haven't heard of them before. Well it's just your average early 00s British thing but it had some interesting moments 2/5

extremadamente diverso??? no me lo esperaba, me encantó

Lovely jangles of 00s indie.

Not for me. 1/5

Couldn’t finish it I hate it

i liked it at the start and liked it less as it continued lol

honestly that was a rly good album. enjoyed it a lot more than i thought i would.

More mediocre early 2000s beta band sounding shit. I think I'm ready to be done with this list

Not awful.

3/5

There was one song which was vaguely familiar but the rest was kinda disappointing

Quite impressed that these fellas seem to remain operational. Classic 3 star, fine, not 1001 worthy. Wouldn't be surprised if they eventually released a goodie.

This is the type of gnarly indie like The Libertines or The Strokes that I've always found dreadful. This is only saved by some decent enough songwriting, quite liked 'Waiting For The Heartaches' for example.

The Coral are essentially a sixties outfit, not only b/c James Skelly's vocals are reminiscent of Eric Burdon & Mark Lindsay, the organ has you jamming like The Doors, & the compositions are playfully soulful like The Kinks, The Stones, & The Mamas & the Papas, but b/c an act of discovery in the realm of rock 'n' roll underlies the entire project. In other words, refreshingly, The Coral has you feeling that this is music that's only been around for three or four years, & they just can't wait to share what they've heard. 'It feels like I'm fixin' to die / She took my soul and she blew my mind.' Not much here is that deep, at least from a conceptual point of view, but who needs that when you've got soul? So yea, better than expected & better than mucho.

The Whack Album by The Coral

At least they tried something I guess

first listen its okay

Never heard of these guys before. Overall I kind of dug this, it really gives me like a modern-take-on-60's-garage-bands vibe. 3.25/5

Decent album, kinda reminds me of gypsy punk stuff. I thought it was fine and there's fun parts, but overall I don't see myself revisiting it. 2.75/5

that one single doing a lot of lifting

This is fine.

I really didn’t care for this album. I don’t know what it was other than the sound of it mainly. I tried to like some of the songs like goodbye but it just didn’t do it for me

I enjoyed it, unique fun sounding, but top 1001, woof

⭐⭐⭐ Varierad indierock som är ganska kul och med inslag från varierade gengres. Tycker dock det är lite litestarka låtar. Dreaming of you är en höjdare men sen är det lite tunt. Bäst är Spanish main och Dreaming of you. Ok men inte mer, blir en 3a.

First things first... I owe The Thrills a massive, public apology. A few weeks back I said they were one of the weakest "The" band from this early 200s era, but then I had to listen to The Coral again, and wow... The Thrills were just kinda boring with their california band vibes and incessant location name dropping, but The Coral? It's a mess, a total disaster. They apparently have to have every instrument imaginable, but it doesn't make them good. They only have one decent song, "Dreaming Of You," and even that feels weird next to everything else. Listening to this album is like having a bad dream. Someone tried to mix polka, ska, and some weird folk stuff, and it's just... awful. It hasn't just not aged well, it's gone bad.

For all we know, these are all Guess Who or Grass Roots album tracks.

This one managed to annoy me. Feels bland and abrasive by design and I couldn't stand the vocals. Instrumentals were nice? Didn't finish the album. - Disorienting intro. Quirky, but also lame rock at the same time? - Sorry, I don't get it. I don't need some guy shouting at me? Instrumentals are unique I guess?

Solid 2000s rock record - hadn't heard of this group before. Has some familiar and traditional sounds, pretty easy flowing rock. Some nice harmonies and sounds that come out of it, but nothing really that distinct that draws my full attention. Decent one though.

War ganz okay, konnte man gut nebenbei laufen lassen

Die ersten 2-3 Lieder gut angefangen, dann aber eher mäßig.

Dreaming of You sehr nostalgisch für mich dank scrubs. Ansonsten kein 1001 Album was ich gehört haben muss

A one hit wonder does not make a good album. They're a one hit wonder for a reason... 2 ⭐️

Not that this had to do with anything, but there was a moment listening to this where I had my headphones on and stared dramatically into my reflection in a window, and it felt really fucking cool. Now, the MUSIC wasn't cool, but the FEELING was. So basically I don't really know what to say about this album.

Ugh! Man - take a time machine back to 1968. This is so not relevant

Egentlig et ok balkan-pirat-energisk album med nogle missere blandt de sidste numre.

I had never heard of The Coral before and it was a unique listen. Probably deserves a revisit because I accidentally had my Spotify on shuffle which is never good.

This list has conditioned me to think that any British album I’ve never heard of from the 80s-00s is gonna be ass bad. Pleasantly surprised to find this one is FUN actually, the type of oddball high energy indie rock that I really enjoy. Skeleton Key blows though.

Another British 2000s rock band. Does this deserve to be on the list or was this here because a British author wrote it in the early 2000s & he thought these guys would be way bigger

Good album for a party.

I remember when “Dreaming of You” came out back in 2002. I absolutely loved everything about it: the energy of the clipped staccato guitar chords, the unbelievably catchy melody, the Madness vibes, and of course that incredible vocal performance. I wanted a whole album of this song, so was disappointed when that's not what we got with this album. Listening back to it now, for the first time in over 20 years, it's not nearly as bad as I remembered. Especially when you don't frame it around the expectations of “Dreaming of You”. Overall, it feels more like a collection of old sea shanties, performed by a group heavily influenced by ska and dub. It can be quite kitsch at times, and quite folky in nature. By “folky”, I mean more in terms of storytelling than musical genre. The best thing about these songs are the vocals. The four part harmonies are great, but James Skelly’s voice is the real star. It's incredible when he lets it take off, especially in “Dreaming of You”, which is up there as one of my favourite vocal performances in general. There's a real 60s vibe to all of the songs. If you told me that “Goodbye” was released in the mid-60s, I'd fully believe you. “Simon Diamond” has a bit of a Doors vibe to it too. Skelly's voice gets similar to Morrison at times, but let's face it, we should stop the Doors comparison there. The first half of the album is definitely more enjoyable than the second. Things start to get a bit “samey” and tired after a while. It’s an album with some interesting, fun tunes, but an album that you MUST hear before you die? Not exactly what I'd be putting forward. “Dreaming of You” is a SONG you should hear before you die for sure, but the rest of the album is just good craic, not essential.

nice

Dude idk, I had a fun time some solid tracks, didn’t skip any songs and overall I had a fun time

Some nice songs but overall...well..

The Coral

C'était cool 4,5

the only song that i liked in this album was i remember when. sooo idk

3*

beetje wisselvallig... elke keer dat het wat inzakte, was het daarna terug boenk op... ik hoorde zelfs wat Captain Beefheart bij momenten...

2,5

Would really say more like 3.5

quirky but fun!!! really liked i remember when, shadows fall, and dreaming of you

A solid 3. Nothing spectacular, but nothing terrible either. Agree with others noting that this probably is borderline in terms of deserving a spot on this list, but there is plenty worse!

muy piola, country, melódico

Didn't hate it... Well, at least I didn't hate most of it. Some songs were better than others.

Good indie

Nice. Easy four stars, though the first half was better than the latter half. Nevertheless this was fun. Would revisit.

Very solid band and a good representation of what they create

Never heard of this band, but it was kinda enjoyable.

I think I never heard of them before. 60s influenced "sailor rock". Likely won't be in my rotation.

Mind blown with this one. Never heard of it or them but I honestly was mesmerized. ⭐⭐⭐

Some cool bits here and there, but overall forgettable.

my first thought ab this was the sheer self parody of another english neo psych garagey rock record on this list, but i gotta admit the actual record took me off guard almost immediately with its idiosyncrasy. its basically a whole album of offbeat sea shanties, with huge bouncy nagging singalong melodies delivered in a nautical aesthetic with goofy hazy arrangements and the band just absolutely tearing it up. songs are so effortlessly melodic that theyve often completely taught you how to listen to them before the chorus even hits. the mollusk is an obvious point of comparison, and while its not as structurally brilliant (what is?), there are still indications of emotional layers under the novelty. a less obvious, but equally fitting parallel imo, is the Quirky material from the who around a quick one and sell out...boris the spider type album. even with its short length its pretty exhausting, but if i had heard this seven or eight years ago when i ravenously devoured anything hyperactive and bonkers, this might have been a big fave. and its surprisingly great in any case!

not my speed

I’ve always quite liked the singles by The Coral and I remember when *Dreaming of You* hit the charts and really caught my attention. Looking back through my Apple library I had this and their follow up added but I haven’t listened in many years. This really felt like a 3 star album and even its global score is bang on 3, but today I really enjoyed this and tried not to let my preconceptions influence my ranking, because had I never heard of them before, I would probably give this 4 stars, and feeling more generous today, that’s exactly what I did - it’s very engaging psychedelic indie, maybe it doesn’t quite finish as strongly but it’s a good listen.

I liked it

Decent! I enjoyed it but there weren’t really any standouts to get it to that 5 star level

decent ska rock or whatever the fuck this is

The songs were catchy

I’m rather partial to this type of 2000s does psychedelic music. I like the spooky gypsy-punk stuff. This feels in the same realm as The Growlers or Gogol Bordelo. So I enjoy it.

This seemed to be Gogol Bordello ish sound. It was fine but I think Gogol Bordello pulls it off better.

No

Mimicry ≠ musicianship

I grew up on Scrubs. I'm pavlov-trained to have Big Feels about Dreaming of You. it's like a secret government agent activation phrase for me. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA HOW MUCH IT TAKES to make me hate a record that has this track on? THAT is the extent of this record's vileness.

A bit all over the place, with a weird amount of klezmer? sounding stuff.

Okay. Just okay. Some interesting musical flourishes here and there, but overall okay.

Dreaming of you comes on the radio regularly so was familiar with that one. The rest is really eclectic, taking influence from everything under the sun. Depending on your mood this may sound either fresh or disjointed and incohesive.

Won’t return to this. Definitely not the worst thing in the world but this type of music is just not for me.

Pretty chill album it reminded me of like the doors but may be a little funkier. You could definitely sit back and put this on in the party and it would be perfectly fine

It’s okay. I don’t think I will go back and listen again, though. Where are they now? Is this really one of the most important records of all time?

an album lost at sea with no direction of what it wants to be. there's glimpses of something maybe okay, but it's turn of the century british rock that tries to hit on every genre under the sun, so what is there to expect? it's such an uninspired time in music. there's a million albums like this where you could exchange any song across any rock album from around this time and the average listener would be none the wiser. the idea that this is an important or notable album in any capacity is such a joke.

There's half of a pretty good album in here. The reviews on this website are REALLY harsh against this so I was expecting something absolutely dogshit but its not quite that. It's a retro-rock revival album from the early 2000s and is highly competent at that and not much more then that. It's inherently going to be the musical equivalent of finding tobasco spicy. I liked "shadows falls" and "Dreaming of You" but the second half falls into a straight up nose dive with songs like "Goodbye" sounding like generic brit rock and songs like "Skeleton Key" straight up sucking imo. It's like they were dipping into too many different forms of rock and ended up inadequately exploring all of them. Breadth of an Ocean, depth of a swimming pool. Honestly this album might have the largest second half drop off we've seen yet. It's half a 4 and half a 1, so I guess it's a 2?

Felt like some sort of pirate rock musical, which sounds awful but it was pretty fun.

1.4 I could see how this would be a flash in the pan in the 2000's but this has absolutely no staying power. Gave it a few trys but skipped through every song.

I don't really remember this tbh

Not half as interesting as they think they are

I really enjoyed the first three almost surf rock songs and then it dropped off in quality for me.

Don’t understand the love for this. I don’t like the beats, the rhymes, his voice or his cadence.

Giving it 3 ... just . It feels as though half of the album is really good and the other half pretty derivative. Found Skeleton Key almost unlistenable .

I enjoyed this very much.

Skjønte det ikke helt

Portland Oregon or Brooklyn NY vibe where I just got a $3 beer that I thought I wouldn’t like but it’s actually not as bad as I thought it’d be

meh- pretty average. it feels generic and i got bored 3 songs in

WTF is this? annoying weird psychedelic ska hooligans?

Buraazz mnoogo jak bend, vokali me malo podsećaju na Sleepytime Gorilla Museum što je ooodlično. Mnogo mi svidja kad bend lepo uspe da izvuče zvuk psihodelik roka. Ocena za album 4,5

Meh, I dunno to be honest. I thought I was going to dig this like it was still 2002 and I was supremely ready for some scally Scouse jangle-pop indie. But I don't know that I am. It's a shame, because there's so much talent in The Coral, especially in the sublime guitar work of Bill Ryder-Jones, one of the true geniuses of the UK 21st century music landscape (if you're reading this and want to get on an album that definitely won't be on here, then Yawn, Bill's 2019 masterpiece, is sublime). Anyway, it was OK, a bit of fun, but nothing much doing.

Pleasantly surprised by this project, some really strong rock songs that got me interested and kept me pretty satisfied.

An intriguing listen. For an album released in 2002, this self-titled album defies definition and is reminiscent of the sixties and seventies. I was reminded of Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies, also on this project, but The Coral included some punk/new wave sound to be distinct. That made for an energetic, fun album. I don't know--I just enjoyed listening to the album a few times!

This was an odd, genre-defying entry. Part polka, part ska, part indie, part psychedelic, part folk, this album definitely defies expectations of an album released in 2002. While the composition of the songs were intriguing, if not a bit chaotic, I didn't really find this to be a pleasant or an essential listen.

It's not as spectacular as the last album I reviewed; very few could beat "SAW 85-92". "Self-Titled" is a fun album with some great lyrics. I really enjoyed "Dreaming of You", the big single on "Self-Titled". I'm surprised The Coral hid "Time Travel" at the end of "Self-Titled"; it's too good to be a hidden track. Let's see if my great album streak continues. 4 stars for "Self-Titled".

I was perfectly fine having never heard of this band, and my life is no different after listening to this. Nothing wrong with the music, nothing notable. No idea why it's on this list.

No termino de saber como pensar al respecto, tienen cosas que me han gustado, como la variedad y la mezcla de estilos, pero no me ha terminado de gusta, exceptuando una o dos canciones. Me ha dejado mas confusa que al señor que casi tiene un accidente porque le habian dao por culo.

Low 3. Not entirely interesting, a little perplexing? I liked a couple tracks the second time around, but overall I don't want to listen to this much.

Not bad, not my usual

This band knows how to write a hook. Never heard of em but this was a lot of fun.

One song with 100m streams and most of the others under 100k. Still an enjoyable listen and I was pleasantly surprised.

Oh I really really liked this album, especially the second half

Veldig mid. 3/3

не смотря на то что для меня это полнейшие ноунеймы я нахожу в этом альбоме что-то приятное это не сильная, но дающая себя ощутить психоделика энергетика хорошая есть страдальческие песни хитов не услышал хорошие инструменталы есть что-то от arctic monkeys предыдущим альбомом был boston который мне показался скучным, но три звезды и тому и этому альбому, но на разных полюсах. Этот явно лучше

I’d never listened to anything by this band before and really didn’t know what to expect, so was very pleasantly surprised by the mixture of sea shanties and psychedelia. Really enjoyed the listen. I’ve regularly seen the album on cd in charity shops and bargain bins may very well pick up a copy of if I see one in future

Never heard of them before, I can see why

boring

карл у клары украл coral

Great album I really enjoyed the songs, the one thing that bothers me is I recognize the way he says “when I’m dreaming of you” and I can’t figure out where it’s from

If I cannot remember what the album was the day after listening to it, then it must be pretty bland, but not memorably awful. Two.

Not quite as bad as some of the other landfill indie of the time but we really didn’t need a reimagining of the jangle pop of ‘the lad’s’ with the smallest smidge of psychedelia. Singles aside (though the were relative highs rather than absolute), this was a rather boring trudge through to the end. Vocals grated on me, mixing grated on me (far, far too much treble for my liking) and wasn’t sad when it finished at all.

Has some fun and interesting moments. 3/5

Only recognise 1 song, rest if pass on to be honest!

0 reason for me to listen to this before I die. I think the best word for it is "annoying" Best Song: I Remember When Rating: 3/10 Stars: 2

Stabilt

That was fun and unexpected. An interesting blend of styles.

Abwechlungsreich, nochmal hören

Generic turn of the millennium post-britpop indie - not bad, not exceptional. Fine for a diverting half an hour - but "Dreaming of you" is the only one I'd listen to again.

It was good 29/1/26

Not in my edition of the book! 2002. 2 stars. At first I thought this was by a 60s band that had somehow slipped under my radar. Nope, it's millennium scousers reliving their grandparents favourite "beat" records. Well done of its kind, but oddly soulless. Worth a listen though.

A very good album. Derided by some, but an excellent mix of classic indie pop and nostalgic influences.

I didn’t like it

4 out of 5 This is going in my regular rotation. Great jams.

Revivalists without much original to say. Just listen to The Animals or Tge Doors.

Really dislike this.

Like the Fratellis or Arctic Monkeys. Not all that compelling.

I actually found this quite interesting to listen to. I’ve definitely heard worse on this generator.

Most of this was boisterous, annoying nonsense. I appreciate its unique blend of genres, but unfortunately, like orange juice + toothpaste, some combinations will just never taste good.

Sounded kinda pirate-y? which was cool but all in all not really my thing

Where have you folks been all my life???!!!

it’s a more commercial-sounding matchbox twenty. bland but slight replay value.

Complex, well crafted... But not my taste, at least at the time I listened to this...

I think I’m being more harsh as I inch towards the finish line because early on in this challenge I would have probably given this 3 stars and thought it was “fine.” But now I’m like, ugh fuck this. This is so pretentious I think I can actually hear them getting high off their own farts in some of these tracks. A few okay moments, but overall this was more bothersome British shit.

This was okay, I liked it a little more than I expected based on the reviews of my listening friends. 2+ but not enough to round up.

Eh, nothing really jumped out at me for this one. Really a huge mishmash of song genres that never really seemed to find a right path.

I barely remember that I listened to this on Friday, wasn't terrible.

Good throwback to 60's psychedelic. Solid 4 Stars.

I’m at a recommended 4. For the most part, Mercury Prizes nominees have worked really well for me on the list, and this is yet another one to fit the bill. With the Wikipedia description of a “neo-psychedelia and folk rock album”, I expected this to be something a little more stuck up & serious. I’m very glad they proved me wrong by the polka-esque shift on “Shadows Fall” – this is neo-psychedelia & folk to a degree, but I would say this is far more of a blended mixture of a bunch of different genres, somehow working cohesively together. There’s elements of ska, polka, rock, doo-wop & Americana, bringing to mind everyone from Nick Cave to Bruce Springsteen to Billy Joel to Elvis Costello to the Pogues. It’s an eclectic album, & one that feels sort of Zappa-esque in nature, though without the bigger eccentricities of his earliest works. For as eclectic & genre-bending as it is though, there are some tracks that feel like they hit a wall of ideas on & just sort of padded them out with instrumentals / ending choruses, and those moments are pretty noticeable. This album is only 34 minutes (roughly 40 if you count “Time Travel”, oddly not on streaming), but it feels a little bit longer due to that padding, which does sort of mess with the pace of the album. Most of these tracks are at a faster tempo, so while they bring up an energy really quickly, that energy can feel stagnant once those walls are hit, and it does hit them decently often. Granted, I don’t think it’s a big deal – the energy of the tracks is strong enough to begin with, & there’s only a handful of tracks that really FEEL like they overstay their welcome (“Waiting for the Heartaches” probably chief among them). Past that, there’s just a few tracks that didn’t hook me in all the way, even though they’re really fun to listen to (“Skeleton Key” & “Wildfire”, in this case). Those are the reasons I’m at a 4 here, but it’s a 4 that I do recommend. I think people giving this a 1 or a 2 are just turned off by the soundscapes here, and I can understand that to a degree. Those who are dismissing this just because it’s some plucky band from London that they’ve never heard of feels like a dismissal of the entire purpose of going through these albums. I’ll admit, I’m a little hesitant to say this is an album you MUST listen to before you die (certainly a lot ahead of it), but that’s not a reason to slap this with a 1. Putting it on its own merits, it’s a really enjoyable set of tracks that blend a lot of genres together with some “innovative” (what’s old is new again) production for the era. I think it’s a fun one, hence a pretty strong 4. I’m glad it’s on the list.

It was aight, but didn't stand out to me very much.

dont konw

Dreaming of you is a pretty solid song. Fell off for the majority of the rest of the album, but wasn't awful. I'd say 2.5 - round up.

It’s aight!

Not too bad. The last song was really unique and interesting.

Pretty good

Kind of pirate shanty rock? I have no idea why this has to be heard before I die.. not doing much for me, the musicianship is very average, lyrics, average, vocals sounding a little alcoholic and average- its ranging from fine/ignorable in small parts to really annoying rapidly as you go on. In short, pass. Hard damn pass

Solid garage rock album no skips

this was pretty fun. Probably not gonna revisit too often, but had a jolly good time. Yarrr? Strong 3

Kinda meh, they have a vibe but its just sorta bland. Forgettable

Vibey

leuk! wel lichtelijk overprikkelend in het vliegtuig

The global reviews are way too harsh on these guys. I found this to be really fun.

a couple interesting tracks but mostly just a bog standard brit rock album.

My prediction is that this album will be less than a 3 globally (2.8?) However, I think it's quite unique, and I do like the raspy/breaking voice from the lead singer, giving the tracks some raw originality to it. 3.5

It was okay, nothing I'll listen to again but it was fine

Good.

2.5

3,5

Thanks for posting. Never heard of band. But, enjoyed their music. Good sound.

Good option today, mostly due to knowing Dreaming of You really well so it was cool to listen to the rest of the album. Wasn't any other highlights for me there right now but I'll listen again for sure

I've never heard of The Coral, but was interested to listen upon reading a bit about them this morning. This is the kind of surprise that I've really enjoyed from doing the project. I do think they are a very talented band. They play everything very well. And they have songs that are indeed the type I would generally like. My main issue that is that they are all over the place style-wise. There's a bit of Brit psychedelia and American psychedelia. There's some 60's type folk. There's a bit of reggae. There's some Merseybeat. And yes, there's some sea shanty songs as well. It felt like one of those debut albums where they put everything they can do out there and see what might stick. And for me nothing truly stuck. I didn't dislike any of the songs, but I also didn't love any of them either. I understand why it's on the list (sort of), but I could have lived without hearing it. It's a 2.5 and I'm not sure where it will end up when I actually give it a rating.

Some good songs. Some weird ones.

A lot of people seem really negative about this album. It’s good musicians, a great singer, and a unique style. There’s a lot of good stuff here, even if a few songs drag on a little long. I really like the Zappa/Beefheart influence you can hear on Skeleton Key, it was a very welcome surprise. 4/5

Cool album. Lots of interesting sounds. Definitely fun.

The more I listen to this list, the more I think it was curated by one idiot.

Just not my vibe

Album was good but not 1001 to listen to before you die.

It was fine

Dreaming of You is a great song, the rest all over the place but short at least.

pretty cool, listened to it while recreating a matisse

1001 albums id rather die than listen to. ONE

Cool eclectic rock fusing many different styles and influences into a fun, hook-filled listen.

Interesting mix of songs

Not as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be.

Decent

Infelizmente não rolou.

I had several problems with this record. The songs mostly seemed half-formed, jolting from one style to another within the same track. There was very little flow. I found the lyrics pointless as well. Not for me. Ah well, on to the next one.

A lot more eccentric than I expected, having only heard Dreaming of You before. A little overstuffed with influences from all over the place, which don't really work for me except on Dreaming of You. Sometimes a band just has one great single.

Decent vibes and instrumentals

Not bad but not real memorable

I don’t like music like this. I did not finish but I decided this will be the last one I don’t finish on fonem grave

Eclectic and odd but fun. I liked it; would play it again.

Wow! This album had great energy throughout, from start to finish. A wonderful, quick listen.

There is so much going on here, and I am into it. It balances this classic rock swagger with some genuinely creative choices. You get these bizarre sea shanty vibes mixed with garage rock, which sounds insane on paper. Just lively and full of ideas. It’s catchy as hell, too. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - I Remember When - Dreaming of You - Goodbye - Skeleton Key

Nytt for meg. Oppleves som et snodig innslag på denne lista. Vet ikke helt hva jeg skal sammenligne dette med. Interessant og noe teatralsk indie rock. Stort sett fengende, men det blir alt i alt litt for tynt. Top 3: I Remember When, Dreaming of You, Shadows Fall

I missed this band in the early 2000s. Pretty interesting. Nothing grabbed me as a must listen again type of song. But there was a Bari sax, so that's cool.

uhh unnecessarily heavy but also like ska-ish?? idk im not a fan...was hoping to get a nice 70s sound but instead got...whatever this is

It’s fun. Very fun.

This was not very good l.

It's not bad. 2,8

Some fun, raucous rock and roll. I quite enjoyed it.

A friend burnt me a copy of this in the early 2000s because he thought I’d like it, and I wore out the CD. Some of the critical reviews I’ve seen were that they just ripped off the sound of other famous bands and don’t have a style of their own, but I love the 60s psychedelic sound mixed with sea shanties and ska. I love the eclecticism, and the saltwater soaked and threatening sound in the tracks is totally my jam.

Actually very solid, almost a 4

I've heard a little bit of the Coral before. Not to this extent, though. Plenty of interesting fusions and musical directions heard throughout, with the album immediately starting with what I can only describe as a psychedelic-infused sea shanty. The remainder of the album continued to utilize psychedelia as a base, mixing in all other sorts of 60's rock influences (notably surf rock at points). Definitely no lack of originality here. The album itself almost scatters around a bit too much as a result.

Easy listen enjoyed a lot

After hearing some debuts that sound like debuts its always a pleasure to hear one that sounds as polished as this. This is an incredibly solid and incredibly fun record. There were a few songs that didn't hit for me (like the throwaway intro track) but they didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of the record.

Fizzing with ideas and great guitar sounds, informed by the scuzzy garage punk of Nuggets, and by ska and dub. Imaginative, vibrant and catchy

Interesting and not annoying. But nothing special here.

Pretty ordinary honestly

As with the majority of early 00s British music additions to this list, they are undeserving of a place. I gather it has since been removed from later additions but it's beyond me how, although somewhat unique and interesting, this can be deemed top 1001 material. Dreaming of You was a very catchy tune in my teens, but a lot of the album is a bit of a struggle now.

Rock band with good instrumentation and vocals. Liked it a lot.

The fact that this album (as of writing) had an absolutely perfect normal distribution of ratings was significantly more interesting than the album itself.

Got about halfway through this album and felt exhausted. I get it, the author of this list is English and felt the need to thrust a lot of obscure and frankly shitty English bands at us, but this is getting ridiculous. I didn't like any of this.

гитарный тон хороший в начале, но в целом не зашло чето...

Well, I'm glad I listened to it because the hit "dreaming of you" was one of my hits when I was in late highschool. Nothing transcendantal, some good parts the lyrics seems a bit crapy. I'll not listened to it again but meh'... Actually I find it pretty moder for a 2002 album, look like something from the 2010's, 2.5

Ok British rock is now getting judged harsher than any other genre. I can’t take it anymore. I think I’m entering psychosis. Agree w the review that said there were cool parts to each song but they veer off and become lame.

Not what I expected! In my head The Coral wrote the song ‘In The Morning’, very indie and catchy. This album was different, again I can respect it is a good album but not great. Listened to this whilst up and down doing jobs and scrolling in bed. Dreaming of You, Goodbye and Waiting For The Heartaches standout.

Cool.

The Coral was a surprisingly really good album. I didn't really come in with much expectations because i didn't scout ahead when it came to this album but i was sure in for a fun surprise when i did listen to this album. James Skelly's voice was apparently heavily compared to Jim Morrison of The Doors and i not only can see that but i see a lot of similarities with them in the music department too. That music is incredibly weird and very varied as were the vocals, and that's why i loved them so much. Granted, i don't think this album is perfect, there are a few vocal bits that i wasn't really a fan of which is why it barely missed getting 5 stars but it was still an absolutely great listen. Best Song: Shadows Fall Worst Song: Simon Diamond

I have never heard of this band before, but love the band name. Creative guitar effects and a really diverse rhythmic repertoire. That was a fun album with a lot of variety and groove!

i didn't love it mostly because of the vocals which i didn't like also i just found it kinda uninteresting

Perfect album! Masterpiece! I like it so much! I never heard it before. However I have listened to ALL available albums and singles. I listen The Coral album over and over many times. Thank you!

I got this album when it came out in 2002, local band here - the brothers went to my school (older one a bit of a tit I thought) though they don't mention ever living in Ellesmere Port much, promoting the more romantic town of Hoylake which they seemingly moved to in their teens. It holds up really well, be it the quiet-loud frenzy of 'I Remember When', live favourite 'Goodbye' and radio friendly classics such as 'Dreaming of You' and the great riffs in 'Skeleton Key'. I was really into music at this time and I remember it being one of the best albums of the year. The follow-up is good too. Can see his voice doing some people's heads in, so might not be for everyone, or if sea shanties aren't your thing. It's pretty interesting musically though, so definitely worth a look. The lyrics are mostly nonsense, naturally. I'd give it a 9 out of 10, so rounds up to 5 stars.

Eh, not terrible but didn't enjoy it.

12/4/25. Never heard of this band. Solid rock music with some cool arrangements. Will need another listen but on the first, I enjoyed it! Thought the first portion of the album was the strongest.

Very good

I got some insanely conflicting feelings on this album. So to start, this album is so “early 2000s” sounding that it’s distracting. Like this easily could’ve been the soundtrack to any early 2000s teen dramedy without having to change anything about the album. So I think that there are spots where it has aged pretty well and some spots where it hasn’t. Ultimately my biggest takeaway was that the songs that work are great songs, and the ones that don’t work are teeth grindingly cringey. So I do think this album is held back pretty significantly because of a few tracks but I will also say that the like to dislike ratio was 6/5 so make of that what you will.

This was fine. I likely won't ever listen again.

I’m into it and wish I could have seen this live back in the day.

Listens to this album yesterday and make can remember a single thing about it. Which is never a good sign. 2.5/5

3- Stars (7/15)

I don't know what I just listened to, but it was chaotic, worldly, and fun

Interesantes para ser del siglo XXI. Buen disco, bastante variado aunque lo había olvidado totalmente.

I have fond memories of Dreaming of You because of Scrubs. I’m not sure if that is an original score in the show or something they added after the music licenses ended.

I'm sorry but I love this album. I've listened to it for two decades since it came out and so this 5 is fully biased. It would probably be a 4 if I was bring critical but I know and love it so well in all it's weirdness, but which was more apparent to me on first listening all those years ago before I knew the references. Only downside is Spotify doesn't have the secret track Time Travel.

most of this is absolutely incredible. some of this is good. i was between a 4 and a 5 with this but then listened to muse after, which is such an obvious 5 that this just looks like a 4 in comparison.

I love everything about this album. The songs, the harmonies, the weird lyrics, the instrumentation. It's short, it comes in aggressively, manages to be aggressive and folky and somewhat relaxed all at the same time. Then it ends. Brilliant.

6.0/10 Liked about half of the songs.. pretty interesting.

Liker det godt, hvorfor er ikke disse større?

Intro had me nervous, there was something eerie about the first song that kept me curious. Now I can’t stop listening. This is such a good album. I’m enjoying rocking out to it, it just gets better and better

Feels a little bit confused as a record in it's entirety. Some really nice stuff on there, but there's a few weird gear shifts. Overall doesn't really work for me as a record to listen to in one go, but if you pick and choose the good stuff it's great.

Very strange quirky album with a variety of musical styles and mixes. For example, "Shadows Fall" wouldn't be out of place in a Spaghetti Western but it has Reggae influences, while "Simon Diamond" is a Sea Shanty crossed with Psychedelic Rock. The track "Goodbye" has a late 1960s feel to it and was definitely influenced in part by early Pink Floyd. I liked the album.

If "Jungle Japes" had lyrics and those lyrics were bad.

Not my fave. Plenty of variety of song styles. Just did not talk to me at all.

The opening track alone is a lot of fun, and there's a lot of varied influences and entertaining genre mash-ups throughout the rest of the album. I was all for the sea shanty fad a few years back, and I'm for this as well. Favorite track: "Spanish Main"

I was presently surprised by this album. I had high hopes based on the cover that it was going to be a throw back to early psych bands. While, to me, it was not, it was still a good album.

Correcto

This was genuinely bad. Like, I don't understand the point of it, or why it was selected for this list. I'm not even upset to have listened to it, just mystified who thought this was a good idea. There's 100,000 albums better and more essential than this one. 1/5.

A few tracks into this album and I’m wondering why the author would think I need to hear this before I die. Here’s my theory. If you had asked me what I thought of the coral before listening to this album I would have said, pretty good, based on hearing “dreaming of you”. Maybe this is the authors way of making sure as many people as possible know they’re absolutely garbage.

I grew up where The Coral grew up so have a slight issue of being massively over exposed to them. Still regularly name dropped by my brother’s mates 20+ years later, seemingly unaware the rest of the world has moved on. “ey lad gerron this rite. Bin chattin to James Skelly / Bill Ryder-Jones. Says he’ll produce me new EP if I go round is gaff this Satdy.” “Is it yeah? Sound tha ya know.” “Is rite. Giz a go on that lemo there lad”

A bunch of scouse scallies take acid and record an album. They stole the airwaves for a bit in the early '00s - lucky they didn't steal your bike. I didn't fall for the hype then and I'm not falling for it now. Thinks it's weird and quirky, when actually it is just a bit of a bore. Best Tracks: Dreaming of You; Goodbye;

Never heard of this band before. Okay sea shanty stuff, had some catchy moments

I thought this album was pretty consistently good; I was surprised that its one hit stood out so much. It has a nice thematic feel, some pirate vibes at times, and the songs don't overstay their welcome.

Indie classic

Alright, cool tracks

Unfairly lumped in with landfill indie. This is a great album

This music is pretty chill, has a very 70s vibe that kinda reminds me of the doors at times

I wasn’t familiar with this but quite enjoyed it.

Great fun

3 sterne

Ok at times, but irritating most of the time. I wouldn't compare this guy's voice to Jim Morrison's at all, but the music is kind of the same vein--for better or worse. 2/5

An odd rock album that feels like they heard a really good sea shanty before recording but didn't have the guts to commit to that style of music.

I can hear that The Coral are very skilled musicians, their performances are sharp and self-assured. But despite that, the album didn’t stay with me; nothing felt settled or resonated emotionally. The ideas and technique often seem to take precedence over the song’s overall cohesion.

It seemed like it might be interesting but unfotuneately it isn't. 2 stars or D+.

Rock mit psychedelischen Elementen. Ok aber für mich nichts besonderes. 3/5

I had never heard of this band. Had I, most likely I would have lumped them in with all the other "The" bands from the early 2000's. I enjoyed this album a lot and it had more of a ska and reggae feeling than I had expected. This music isn't going to change the world and I am not even sure if I would consider this an "essential" record. It's a rarity for me to enjoy one of the albums on this list, yet I also am not sure if the album is worthy of inclusion. It's essentially the reverse of what I usually find. My favorite songs were: I Remember When Dreaming of You Goodbye Waiting for the Heartaches Wildfire Calendars and Clocks

Decent album. If I haven't been sober, the album would have had higher rating for sure

4.5

Very eclectic almost classic rock/ modern pscychedelic

This was weird. And not weird-good, but maybe, possibly, weird-interesting, provided many listens, which I just didn't have the heart for yesterday. The first song I though I truly kinda liked by this album turned out to be the Apple Music auto-play of another artist after this album ended. This is better than 50 Cent though--I think I will forever regret giving that album 2 stars.