The Coral

An interesting mix of rock and... idk... kind of like... sea chanties? I'm kind of here for it. Before I started listening to all these albums, I used to think that the British were good at music, but now I'm starting to realize that they just make a lot of mediocre music that the whole world eats up for some reason apparently.

The alternative side plays okay at times, but the psychedelic takes over a bit too much to want to listen to it again. Definitely takes a dive towards the end.

fun at first, but this one really dropped off. it just got kinda boring.

Okay album and completely memorable

I'm not quite sure what to make of this one. They seem to be all over the place with their narratives and their music. Each song is almost from a separate genre with little cohesion between them. The songs themselves aren't terrible but there doesn't seem to be any sort of identity for this band. They jump from one style to the next never offering a full narrative to be emersed in. It seems like each song was create with little regard to the others on the album.

I liked the music, but wasn’t fond of the lead vocalist or the lyrics.

A cacophony. Last track was fairly decent though.

The Coral. I actually own this album, and I remember it primarily for their vocal harmonies and "Dreaming of you" as a big song in my world. To the point I bought this album I think because of the strength of that song. It's a decent British rock/pop album from the early 2000s. I've always been a fan of British rock and it reminds me of the band British Sea Power. Where they had a great song and I went all in. But this album right here does not hold up for me. I think it should be taken off this list. It brought some nostalgia this morning, and it's pleasant sounding enough, but this will be the last time I purposely listen to it.

Watered down coldplay with a reggae twist? Was interesting listening to this back to back with a rush of blood to the head...

For being a genre I listen to quite a bit, this “indie rock” release is... not my jam. 2 stars

Like modest mouse but not as good

felt like it was trying to hard to hit all of the sounds it did. it was ok enough to listen to but i don't see the point in coming back to it when i'm sure other people have done this sound better.

Wow that’s bad.

This fucking sucks

Review - I completely forgot this is the band who did Dreaming Of You until the song started. This album is truly terrible except for that one great song. If the rest of the album had a similar '60s throwback but '00s'd up vibe it would work, but instead it's a lot of kind of accordiony gypsy punk inspired touches on some very boring pop rock songs with terrible lyrics. That one song is great - doesn't make the album worth it though. Score - 2.5/10 Need to listen? NO

What happens when you mix a doors cover band, some dude off the street, indie, ska, and polka? You get someone going through a midlife crisis and deciding the coral is one of 1001 albums that must be heard before you die. You’re not special for putting this album on the list. You’re just an asshole who subjected the general public to shitty music

just straight up stealing the sound of the 70s and doing nothing to make it their own

yeah...no.

Sometimes the more I listen to an album, the more I like it. Couldn’t be further from the truth with this one. After one listen, I liked a couple of songs and was thinking it might be good. However, I soon found that with each new listen, I liked it less and less. Not sure how this album made the list.

Wasn't sure what to expect with this one but won't be listening again.

50%, no soy tan fan.

1. main - 1 2. uuhen - 1 3. fall- 2 4. dreaming- 1 5. zimon - 0 6. goodbye - 2 7. uuaiting - 1 8. key - 0 9. fire - 0 10. bad -0 11. clockz - 0

meh 1.5/5

I liked 1 song

favs: shadows fall wildfire rating 0.9/5

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.

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

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

Not for me. 1/5

Couldn’t finish it I hate it

The Whack Album by The Coral

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

Mimicry ≠ musicianship

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.

WTF is this? annoying weird psychedelic ska hooligans?

Never heard of them before, I can see why

I didn’t like it

Really dislike this.

dont konw

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

Just not my vibe

1001 albums id rather die than listen to. ONE

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

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

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.

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.

Absolutely inexplicable.

Is it terrible? No. Is it interesting or remarkable in any way to justify its inclusion? Also no. There's some decent tracks, and some annoying ones. I like Nuggets too, but this isn't doing anything interesting with the sound. My guess is it was one of the critics' introduction to psych rock and they remember it fondly. Ditch this and add some tame impala

emblematic of a time when british guitars got way too jangly again, no THANK you.

Vocal harmonies aren't a substitute for writing a song that doesn't fucking suck. This band seems like the most annoying kids you went to school with.

Man, the critics in England really loved the early 00s rock bands that managed to write one radio-friendly hit. I found this pretty bland, and most of it really grated on my nerves (insert clever quip about the Coral not making me wait for the heartaches.) The first half of this album sucked. The back half of this album *really* sucked. “Dreaming of You” is still catchy, but in that Gap-Ad kind of way (that didn’t stop it from getting stuck in my head all damn night.)

Total shite

If you like superficial fun then this is the band for you. Apart from the big hit, this offered absolutely nothing and I have no idea why it’s even here.

What the fuck is this?

Honestly one of the most unnecessary and insulting inclusions in the list.

Groupe inconnu. Album qui s’apparente à du reggae/ska qui part avec un très fort désavantage. Et bien je n’ai vraiment pas apprécié, et ce dès les premiers morceaux. Rien de créatif ni original, je me suis vite ennuyé. Et rien ne m’a permis de remonter la note. =>1/5

1/10

Not for me. It’s not bad, just very generic. Don’t really get why this stands out enough to make it on this list.

los colegas y yo haciendo un album un miércoles cualquiera se hace duro definitivamente no

I knew one Coral song before listening to this. I wish that remained the case.

Yay another 00's era, one-off, br*tish rock group no one has ever heard of, surely this time I'll be blown away... Yeah, a little bland. Definitely could have died without hearing this one. Basically a bunch of songs tailor-made for car commercials and The Hangover-style comedies. Not horrendous or anything but just...boring and commercial.

I've never heard of The Coral or this album before. I really don't know what to expect from this album based on what I'm reading about it in user reviews, and Wikipedia isn't much help either. However, Spotify says that fans of The Coral also like The Libertines (meh) and The Dandy Warhols (cool), so maybe this will be right up my alley! This is one Coral I wouldn't mind going extinct. There's a lot happening on this album when it comes to the inspirations for their sound. The sound that stood out the most to me is what I can only describe as 'maritime/pirate,' which really didn't land with me. Granted, they didn't really go whole-hog into that sound, but I don't think doing that would have saved this album either. The musicianship was fine, but it just wasn't much there that I really wanted to hear. The unique parts of The Coral's sound was pretty undesirable to me, and the parts that weren't that unique weren't very attention grabbing. This album is indicative of what happens when you do a lot of different things, and you don't do any of those things particularly well. The singles off this album were easily the best songs, but while I enjoyed them in the moment, I found them pretty forgettable, and I don't think I'd recognize them if I heard them again. I don't really understand why this album was on the list at one point, but I'm happy to see that it was removed in future editions.

Hated

quite annoying, and far too long

Spanish Main is not a good start to this album, one line over and over again is not great song writing. This feels like an inclusion based on needing some more recent albums. It's like they heard some old sea shanties and decided their album had to incorporate them. There are too many obscure British bands on this list. Also, the British love of ska/ska influence has clearly not died. Dreaming of You is the hit and it's pretty good, has kind of a Zutons feel. Unfortunately it gets worse after that. The lyrics are like what my 8 year old makes up when she's singing her own songs. This album is so corny. The seaside vibe is better suited to a Jimmy Buffet cover band. I bet these guys love the Madness. At least the album was short. And more seaside references to close the album out.

1/this was not cohesive for me and i do not like the vocalist

Classic rock revival is truly, one of our greatest societal ills.

Meh.

if this thing doesn't give me a good album next, i'm going to implode

The amount of mediocre and completely forgotten British rock from the early 2000s on this list is truly astounding. This is such bullshit. This comes from a time where you could receive praise from rock journalists for presenting yourself as REAL rock music, because, contrary to what old people will tell you about Spotify and Tiktok flattening culture to mere aesthetics, having "authenticity" and "grit" in alt rock then absolutely was also about the aesthetics you pulled from and what signifiers you aligned with, rather than making something that is simple and stands the test of time. So you get a lot of bullshit like this that aged terribly and coasted by basically because they pulled from The Doors in a time where rock critics resented pop stars and DJs. And for what? So I can waste an hour of my life listening to some overproduced bargain bin bullshit that was given praise 25 years ago for awkward nods to fucking polka and klezmer instead of rap or metal? This is so embarrassing.

What the hell is this?

These might be the worst vocals I've ever heard

Mish mash.

What the actual nonsensical stupid fuck is this?

There's plenty of bad "psych" rock (if that's what this even qualifies as) on this list from 60s/70s bands. I don't need to listen to a revival of that poorly executed crap. Give me something good an innovative. If it's going to be derivative, at least have it derive from something decent and listenable.

Utterly forgettable.

Starting to think this list is washed

Hmmmm. 1 star.

There's a bit of a psychedelic vibe and I can see some inspiration from "The Doors" but I also don't really like the way they went with the psychedelic vibe. It's got this eerie ancient feel, almost something you would hear if you were to enter Cleopatra's tomb. Not something I would ever listen to again and not an album I really enjoyed listening to. 15/100

Coral-Self titled || 1.4/5⭐️ ༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ this sounds like pirate music. didn’t like. wanted to play ptv instead. i liked three songs tho which means i can give them medals^^ ___________________ standout songs: 🥈i remember when, 🥇dreaming of you, 🥉wild fire

Unironically really bad like what is this. No consistency, but not experimental by any means. Derivative and individually bad is crazy.

Whoever compared this to the doors should get a proper beating. This is awkward as shit.

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There's a few moments that are OK, but overall I hated this. Super corny and annoying. Probably could be a 2, but I'm docking a star because this most definitely doesn't belong on the list.

Vocallist sounds a bit like a prototypical Alex Turner, and I'm not a fan of his delivery. 3rd track sucks Simon Diamond is annoying. Lyrics are bland and music feels unoriginal. What can I say that's positive about this album...it's only 34minutes and uh...the cover art is nice?

I don’t get this album at all. Mixed bag of songs that I would never listen to.

I agree with everyone else asking why is this album part of the collection? Were they friends with the author of the book? Am I an eagle? If I were, would I fly and poop on this band's house? Do they even have a house? What does their label think about them, like, honestly? Does their label wish they could be eagles too?

This is the first record on my list that I hadn't heard before (I hadn't even heard *of* it). It's... ok music, but completely out of place on any list of must-hear albums. Go listen to a Nuggets compilation if you wanna catch a better and more authentic version of this vibe.

dull and boring copy and paste of 60’s psychedelic rock music

There is rook for all kinds of music in this world and the more the better. However, this album did not need to be on this list as much as I am sure many folks enjoyed it.

No

Seems like a tribute band

The early 2000s is a veritable who’s who of rock bands that every publication said would be the next big thing. This is like Gogol Bordello for people who thought it was too ethnic. It’s this thing where for some reason every reviewer became reactionary and felt the next big thing HAD to be a throw back. They all suck and are so mid. This is probably a 2.5 star album but fuck this it’s so NOTHING

Some wannabe psychedelic/folk/Oingo Boingo/CSNY/Doors/The Specials..... The tried to come up with a unique sound while trying to sound like a ton of other groups at the same time in every song. They failed on a sound that is worth listening to while also failing to honor whoever the hell their influences are. Maybe the author of this list should have capped it at 101 albums.

Cool album art...

Too weird, didn't enjoy

It makes me mad thinking about all the actually good music this album took the spot of.

starting to dread hitting my submit button and seeing the random ass band I definitely do not need to hear before I die

The sound is fine but the songs are not so interesting.

Wow more garbage

Groovy Julian. No thanks. Psychedelic album number 205 on the list. Another sneaky chance to put in one from 1968/69 even if it was recorded in 2002.

Did not enjoy

This is #day7 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... what the fuck did I just listen to? Starting with song #3, I couldn't wait for this to end. Can anybody explain to me the significance of this album being featured on the list? That was rather annoying. The first entry on the list that I'm generously giving a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day8.

The only reason I can think of that this album would be included on this list would be for some british publisher to try and be more "inclusive" and have some white british artists that were less popular than the other white british artists that this white british list already has on it in a very white british way. 1/5

What a truly awful album. 1 star for the interesting collage on the cover. Shit

why - why is this on the list? I'd give it no stars if I could.

Shadows Fall Dreaming of You Goodbye

Full and derivative. At its best, it sounded like the record Tom Waits would make if he lost his distinctive voice, sense of humor, lyrical wit, and association with Mark Ribot. 1001 other albums are lined up in limbo waiting to take the place of this one. Nn

Psychedelic sea shanties. Because...well, no-one knows.

If you were a tumblr addict who wore lensless glasses, V-necks and scarfs in the summer of 2013, I cannot recommend this enough.

Not rocking my world, first song reminded me why I didn’t and still don’t like them. Good at what they do but just not for me

Stop listening

Sea shanties, reggae, indie rock, ska all blended together to become less than the sum of its parts. Dreaming of you is a standout song in a sea of try hard blandness - I can only think when they drew the list up and needed to include 2002 there was very little from that year to choose from.

Meh

meh

This is embarrassingly lame. If this came out in the 60's it would be excusable, but it didn't. IT CAME OUT IN THE 2000's. It's just the Doors if they couldn't sing or write interesting songs. They stole It's A Small World on the song Goodbye... Skeleton Key is one of the worst songs I have ever heard. Usually when I see a decent mix of 1's and 5's, I tend to lean towards the 5's or at least understand why people like it. But this is just straight ass, no idea why it was picked.

I do not get this album at all, it's a mess of too many elements. And it seems like it just sounds like the poor man's version of too many sounds from the early 2000s. This album is definitely not for me and I feel like it should not be included on this list.

Too poppy

Nope

terrible...

This album had its better than one star moments but the band kept sabotaging themselves in multiple ways and couldn't hold onto any one of those moments for a complete song. This one's teetering on a 2 but there's too many bad lyrics and bad choices dragging it down.

the kind of lad band shite that was ubiquitous during the early 2000s.

Terrible.

Okay

Several tiers below "nothing special"

Interesting to be sure, but truly enjoyed nothing here at all

It's like what if indie rock did experimental jazz. Just not good.

Pretty surprised this made the 1001 list. Huh. Did not need to hear this one before I died. Not good Personal Favorites: I Remember When

A single catchy song does not an album make. Dull.

I kinda struggle with this super-emotive vocal style. Kinda feels faux-deep/boomer-y. I guess it's commendable how many genres the test out here. Goodbye has a nice retro vibe to it. Waiting for the Heartaches has a really insipid rhyming scheme. Bad Man just continues the trend of me hating the vocals. The last track had some line about seashells on the seashore, and then it ends with "calendars and clocks, dickory-dock" over and over and o v e r. There are some really interesting ideas throughout the album but they're drowning in a sea of obnoxious and trite music, vocals, and lyrics. This whole gives me very "local band who plays in coffee shops and wears drug rugs" vibes.

One decent song. Wouldn’t listen again

The Coral's debut album isn't absolutely horrible. There is a bare level of musical competence, which is to say that the members can sort of play their instruments and sing, which isn't guaranteed these days. I appreciate their attempt at tonal and stylistic variety, drawing from mostly genres prevalent in the 70s, a little garage here, a little psych there, a little ska over there. But they have absolutely nothing to add, they're vapid, and they don't approach the effectiveness of any of their influences. How bad is it? I'd rather listen to a random Paul Revere and the Raiders or Bachman Turner Overdrive album.

This album is garbage. The lyrics sucked, the music sucked, and I hated it.

I have already begun to forget this album. I don't think it's bad in a technical way, it just doesn't work for me.

Ok classic rock