Tellin’ Stories

If you can’t afford the name brand this basically tastes the same with only a slight chemical after taste

They sound comfortable jumping on the britpop train but it’s bland. I don’t like this even as much as sneered-at landfill britpop like Shed Seven’s Maximum High. Indie disco standout is One To Another

This felt like the late nineties.

Eine solide, aber unspektakuläre Platte. Tellin’ Stories wirkt wie ein Album, das genau weiß, was es kann – und was nicht. Die Mischung aus Britpop‑Schimmer und leicht psychedelischem Groove funktioniert, doch selten entsteht echter Sog. Die stärksten Momente blitzen auf, wenn die Band Tempo und Melodie mutiger anzieht, aber vieles bleibt im sicheren Mittelfeld hängen.

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WOWIE! This is like Oasis meets the War on Drugs. I wonder if it inspired so much of what came after it, or if it was inspired by that stuff? This is damn good music.

Never really given them much of a listen before, but a central part of the 90s British music scene. A little different than I was expecting from the first track; a bit more grit and edginess. Ah spoke too soon. After this opener, it maybe drops off a bit to more of the Britpop/indie I was expecting. Ahhh and the classic ‘One to Another’ - nice. It’s a pleasant enough album and representation of the madchester time and scene, but nowhere near Oasis standard and don’t think I’ll come back anytime soon. (3.5)

A bit too much Britpop for me.

Meh

Very standard Britpop of the 90s, no idea why this was included in this list.

4/10

This was tough to get through. Value brand Oasis.

It was fine.

This sucked

Fake Oasis

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This album is the sorta album I listen to an expect there'll be a hit to make it make sense that it's a one hit wonder album. to my surprise, there wasn't a hit on here. i question why it's on the list. but i did enjoy it!

You wouldn't be surprised to know that these guys were the supporting act for Oasis. This album is just an inoffensive Britpop album that is fine, but nothing particularly special or genre-defining.

I've never heard of this band before, so I have no idea what to expect from this album. • With No Shoes is a good opening track, I dig the guitar work. Some of the lines feel pretty Led Zeppelin-esque • I liked North Country Boy, it's energetic and doesn't plod along at any point. I really like the organ throughout the song • The title track is a bit of a step down in intensity, but it still sounds nice. The chord progression feels like a credits song • I really like the piano throughout One To Another • I'm really vibing with Area 51, it's a very cool instrumental • Only Teethin' is also good, I've enjoyed the majority of this album so far I quite liked this album, I thought it was a solid listen all the way through. I don't understand why it has a 2.9 rating here, I'd put it in the upper ranks of the albums I've listened to so far. The instrumentals definitely stole the show, to the point that I was often listening out for them over the vocals, but that's definitely not a bad thing. None of the songs stood out to me as being bad, but I definitely had my favourites. A really solid listen in my opinion. Favourite song: North Country Boy

I remember going to indie clubs back in the day and there were so many dudes trying to look like Tim Burgess. I kind of think that’s part of the reason the Charlatans stood out from the crowd. They had a couple of bangers but generally I have to go with mid

It was nice background noise, but like above average. I'm torn, I'll say a 3/5 but it's very close.

Has some good moments amongst the inoffensive.

This isn't a bad album, but it's not really remarkable in any way; it's just sort of there. It all sounds like stuff we've heard before from more talented artists only blander. The vibes are alright so I guess it's passable background music but there's very little to grab your attention here; just more upbeat pop rock with nothing to say. It's a bit of a shame that the author of the list's clear anglocentrism led to him including serviceable but not particularly noteworthy or impactful albums like this over more interesting left field picks. It is what it is though.

There's just no justification for two Charlatans albums on a list like this, and my choice is easily Some Friendly. By 1997 the band is technically improved. And they are recorded beautifully; the tracks are clear and lush. But, to my ears, this creates problems. 1) The lead instrument - the centerpiece of the sound - is not good. Technically, lyrically, and for me stylistically, Burgiss' significant musical weakness is exposed by the improvement everywhere around him. This exposure is heightened by the lack of Rob Collins' insistent Hammond blasts. The best parts of this album are instrumental. 2) Like many bands, as they got technically better, they accidentally swept away the pixie dust. There was something magical in the shambolic we're-not-exactly-sure-what-we're-doing-but-we're-going-for-it spirit that imbued Some Friendly. Here, by contrast, they sound like they're clenched tight - being very careful to play everything as well as they can. Ironically, something special goes missing. And, like I mentioned, someone special and really important to the overall vibe, WAS missing.

Relatively mid which is par for music of this genre and era. Not offensive, not necessarily fun, not really challenging, and not particularly political. It just is. 3/5

Al escuchar los primeros tracks pensé que iba a estar increíble, pero la verdad no. No está mal ni de lejos, pero pintaba para ser un trancazo. En general buenas canciones pero creo que había más potencial que lo que tuvimos aquí.

Me lembrou um pouco Oasis. Foi gostosinho de ouvir, por pouco não me chamou mais atenção, quase chegou no 4, mas vou manter no 3. Gostei do violãozinho deles, algumas vezes parecia Bob Dylan.

It sounds nice on the surface, but I have played it 4 times and hardly even noticed. No substance, nothing special, just quality mimicking.

Pretty alright 90's British alt rock. Aside from the banger that is One to Another, not too special though. Faves: One to Another, You're a Big Girl Now

First time listening to this. Yes, obviously very Oasis-like, but I like Oasis, so cool. Real good record.

I didn’t realize how many of these 90s Britpop rock bands there were. I always just thought it was Oasis. It certainly sounds very much like a take on Oasis. Early on and it’s fine. This kind of music is always an easy listen and pleasant, but sometimes struggles to find anything distinct about it. There’s a generic quality to it. But it’s still catchy at times and there’s some good songs. I think it kind of slows down after the first few songs as it’s hard to hear much variety in it. Nothing is really a banger type song that grabs your attention, even if it’s all fine. I think the first 4 tracks are the best, and then I liked Only Teethin on the back half of the album. I don’t dislike any of this, but it seems generic so I think I’ll go a 2. Debating up to a 3 because it’s all just fine. But not sure it deserves a spot on a list like this.

Dime store Oasis.

Really good rock!

Slightly better than some of the britpop slog I have gone through 3/5

If this album was a sandwich it’d be a single slice of dry turkey on white bread with dollar store mayo

This album falls somewhere between Madchester and Britpop, with some solid guitar work and an oddly affected vocal style from lead singer Tim Burgess evidently heavily influenced by Bob Dylan. The recording was overshadowed by the death of keyboard player Rob Collins in a car crash when he was driving back from the pub with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream and not wearing a seat belt. Reading the wiki article about this gives the impression that Collins wasn’t getting on with the rest of the band up to this point, but somehow they pulled together after his death and salvaged this record by patching together things that already been recorded with help from Martin Duffy from Primal Scream to cover the rest. The final track is supposed to be a tribute to Collins featuring a recording of his voice as a child, but it sort of meanders and fades out. The end result is mostly OK - three stars I guess, but not one I’d bother revisiting

Oasisish. I enjoyed this, but I'd rather listen to Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory. 3/5.

2/5. Though I agree that Brit-Pop is a bit over-represented on the 1,001 albums list, I do also believe that people tend to be way too harsh on the Brit-Pop albums on here as a result of that. A lot of great albums did come from that movement. This Charlatans album is not one of them. It feels like a Brit-pop album designed through a paint by the numbers book. Also not helping things is the vocals which are at the best of times just okay and at the worst actively grating. I didn’t hate it enough for a 1 star, but there really isn’t anything here I’d see myself returning to.

Pretty good Brit pop album

cool, but it is kind a type of Oasis, and I'm not a big fan. TODAY'S BIRD: Bobolink

Another boring soft rock britpop album. There are at least a dozen other albums on this list that do the same thing better, and most of them earlier, as well. This album has absolutely no reason to be here.

A perfectly good Britpop album. But it's not Oasis, it's not Blur, it's not Suede, or Pulp, or even the Verve. Very much of it's time and thats okay, but it just doesn't wow me like the other Britpop bands managed to.

I got nothing out of this album

I really have nothing negative to say about this album. I got HUGE Oasis vibes from it. Very very solid all around and there wasn't a track on here that I disliked. Top tracks: With No Shoes, North Country Boy, Only Teething, Get On It

Can't say that I've heard of the Charlatans before this but I found myself enjoying this one quite a bit. It's not the best or most interesting britpop album I've heard, but it's a solid and rewarding listen.

I actually dug this a fair bit but it is so funny that this is on the list. It's just a pretty good BritPop album with a sad story attached to it (bandmate died mid-production). I know this entry is just me kvetching about the list but it is funny to see some of these entries and realize that the writers of the list were just putting their chips down on a handful of their favorite contemporary albums in the hope that they'd be canonized a decade or two later and they could boast that they were first on the scene. That is assuredly what is going on here lol. This is a reliable mix of good BritPop progressions with some more directly psychedelia influenced stuff, reminiscent of Brian Jonestown Massacre or Dandy Warhols. Certainly in conversation with them. Liked this basically immediately, in part because it was so familiar. Favorite Tracks: With No Shoes, One To Another, Get On it, Rob's Theme

This was so disappointing. The lyrics are nonsensical at times, the vocals are grating, some of the songs are too long, the music is bland and even they try to inject a bit of energy, the whole vibe just feels cringy. Their first album was decent and the second album (Between 10th and 11th) is very good. Much better than this reductive drivel. It’s not complete rubbish and it’s not actively irritating, but they have done so much better than this.

low 3.5 Tem algumas músicas boas, especialmente os singles, mas tudo soa um pouco parecido demais e dura mais do que o necessário.

really enjoyed this album!

Tough. Does nostalgia win out or objective reality? Nostalgia says 5/5. This is my eta. Objective reality is more like a 3. Some good songs but if I'd never heard this before I wouldn't go racing off to hear more.

Imagine wanting to be Oasis man. Even Oasis don't wannabe Oasis. Its fine.

Pretty bland, inoffensive Britpop. Nothing special.

Sixteen-year-old me would be giving this 6/5 and the 44-year-old version still has a finger hovering over a fifth, but I guess we've grown up, if only a little, since then. I still bloody love it, with One To Another an absolute all-timer for me and so much else on here besides despite the sad circumstances of its recording. Too big for its own boots, the sound almost splits at the seams at times - maybe it would have benefitted from tighter production, maybe it's just right the way it is given its flaws are some of my favourite things about it.

Why is everything on this list from the mid/late nineties Brit pop? Ugh. I can think of plenty of albums from that era that aren’t that are at least listenable. I try not to judge an album by its cover, but I knew exactly what dredge I was in for as soon as I saw this one without even knowing the charlatans. This is nothing more than discount Oasis. Which, given the fact that listening to Oasis makes me want to punch a Gallagher in the face. The only redeemable tracks are the instrumentals because I didn’t have to hear that nasally, whiney vocal that characterizes every Brit pop band.

1. Never heard of any of this at all. Okay, we're off too a good start. Okay this is an oasis knock off god bless but we know who did it better.I mean i like it, but only cuz it sounds like oasis. Is this what all rock bands from the uk sounded like in the 90s? I have no idea. 2. yeah, this one's nice. 3. this one's nice too 4. Yeah i'm sorry but i'd rather just be listening to oasis. 5. God forgive me but i think im just gonna give up and go listen to oasis.

Blind album and artist. Some cool tracks I guess...?

Great album The start was incredible but it got more disappointing sadly

It's just part of knowing where you come from, being human Singing love songs can begin to fill your day Excellent record. Charlatans were on a storming run around this time.

I listened to this a while ago (and am only writing the review weeks/months later). I remember getting the whole britpop vibe from it. I want to say weak guitars, but a good amount of sporadic moments. Still, didn't stay with me... 3 Stars.

This is like being a British school kid at the start of the soccer World Cup. David Beckham is at the peak of his powers and he has a sweet mohawk hairdo. You get the same cut, thinking you’ll stun everyone at school with how cool you are. However you get to school the next day and everyone has the same haircut. Because you’re English, you whinge about it. And England loses the World Cup too, because they suck.

Opens up with an Oasis meets U2 style track. I didn't mind it, despite the excessive use of wah throughout. Bit after that they had some kinda country style song, and tuen another change up. It didnt really all gel together and they sounded too much like they were trying to replicate the sound of the time. Not bad, but not great.

If Blur's Parklife is in the conversation for greatest Britpop album of all time, this one should be too – it's every bit as good. While there's not a track I loved as much as "Girls & Boys" on Tellin' Stories, I found the LP to be more consistent and its slightly shorter runtime makes the prospect of listening to it again a bit more enticing. Like Parklife, I wrestled with giving it three or four stars – at the end of the day, it just didn't quite reach that level for me. Highlights: With No Shoes, One to Another, Area 51, How High, Only Teethin', Get on It

This was an interesting listen. The influences are indeed varied, though probably not as impactful as it is on paper. Britpop, hip-hop soul and rock sounds far fetched, but it eventually sits together as their own sound, I think. Hip hop might still be far fetched. It's a bit mainstream for my tastes, maybe too Americana influences, but there's a lot happening on the instrumental tracks. I must have heard the album 5 or 6 times and EVERY SINGLE TIME I'd take a peek at the tracklist as Area 51 played. Something special, feels a bit better than everything else. 2.9/5

Was oke

2,5 - niet mijn genre

A goood album. Just not for me. Sounds like other albums that came out during this time.

funky and upbeat.

This list has introduced me to so many good Brit-rock groups, that I can correctly identify this group as average at best.

top 3 - With No Shoes, Tellin’ Stories, How Can You Leave Us. It’s alright, might need to give another listen.

Not bad oasis impression

Had a few distracted listens. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Will try and have a more serious listen soon. Obviously there’s an Oasis vibe about the whole thing and I like most of Oasis’ stuff so I’m hoping a few more listens will give me more appreciation.

Terrible. Not a catchy song in the bunch. Uninspired and unoriginal. They sound like Oasis wannabe's, even though they came first. 1.5

1.5/5

I expected much less, but this was quite nice.

Damn, that keyboard/guitar riff on "One to Another" is like pure heroine. RIP Rob Collins - bad way to go. This was my introduction to the Charlatans... very Oasis-coded. But I dig it. Strong storytelling, crisp production, excellent musicianship.

2.5 rounded up. Inoffensive but also unremarkable

Feels like a mishmash of 90s rock subgenres, not really my thing

An enjoyable 2.5 star kind of thing

Look, this album is absolutely fine. There’s very little wrong with it. It was big at the time. I have no beef with The Charlatans… but this being an album I should listen to BEFORE I DIE? 🥴

Was ok

It gets an extra star because I like One to Another. Everything else was bland.

Great guitar!

This album transported me back to a simpler time, it was a great album and just made me want to listen to more Alt Rock, after this album I went on a weezer binge

Y'all aren't gonna believe it, but this... Sounds like 90s BritPop Rock.

The first song made me worried this would be some Britpoprock trash. "North Country Boy" is a better song, though, and renewed my hope that this album wouldn't be a miserable listen. It definitely grew on me as I listened, and it helped quite a bit that the songs are all pretty varied, pulling from a few different genres/styles. It's still Britpoprock, but it's not really trash. I don't really have anything particular to say about this one. It's solid. Very British, but not bad. Favorite Song(s): Tellin' Stories

An often overlooked gem of 90s British indie that links together the Stone Roses with Britpop

Groupe inconnu. L'album commence sur un morceau dynamique assez accrocheur, mais malheureusement ne se poursuit pas sur le même rythme. J'ai trouvé les morceaux suivants inutilement longs, et j'ai fini par m'ennuyer. Pas de seconde écoute envisagée. =>2/5

Tellin' Stories is excellent Brit-pop, but I'm just not into the genre. It's not that I don't find the sound appealing, but it is terribly limited. So many of the songs on this album sound so similar to so many of the songs on other albums. That said, this is a very good exemplar of the genre. There are only two or three tracks on this album that stood out in any way, and those are the songs that most prominently relied on acoustic guitar rather than that samey, fuzzy Brit-pop guitar. "You're a Big Girl Now" gave off some cool Faces vibes. "Only Teethin'" seemed to channel a lighter side "Sympathy for the Devil" with some decent Hammond (I'm guessing). The final standout was the pretty "Rob's Theme" instrumental tribute to the band's recently deceased keyboardist. I was paying closer attention to the track list because I was listening to the deluxe edition, and I didn't want to give this record more time than necessary. Nothing offended me, but I didn't find much to be compelling either. Three stars.

Bog standard Brit pop rock, nice but standard stuff. Not sure if groundbreaking back then, but solid

Sounds like a bad mix of oasis and the stone Roses. The vocals of the singer really started to wear on me, combined with the uninspiring music and lyrics the total package became very bland and forgettable.

As soon as the tape rolled I assumed this would be another homer choice of a 90s British band that nobody cares about except the curator. But I actually kind of liked this one. It's pretty basic garage rock, bit grungy, bit britpoppy. The singer's voice sounds intentionally nasally, like he's imitating someone imitating John Lennon, but I'll overlook it. Forgettable, probably not going to listen to it again, but it was nice enough.

Thought this was better than expected and remembered. Second half of LP really took off for me. If I could give it a more granular score would be like a 3.6 or thereabouts but I'll round up to 4.

It's not bad, but I don't think I really needed to listen to this. Very bland pop rock

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First 4 tracks are strong, it can't be sustained but decent Britpop.

Sure why not

North Country Boy and How High are the stand out songs here but the rest is all... a bit flat.

Good bit of britpop

I’m not familiar with this band but I enjoyed their music well enough.

It's nice enough. But it really sounds like everything else.

Like it 3/5

The Charlatans. A band that was, for some reason, linked to the Madchester movement and sound, even though they were from the West Midlands. This is arguably their best album, despite the loss of Rob Collins to a car accident during recording, and even now it still sounds and feels great. Peppered with shades of the 60s, this is a good album. And while it's not entirely one I'd buy, I'm still going to give it a strong four and a half stars.

Good 90s Brit pop.

I like it when an album I love, but haven’t listened to for a while, drops on a Friday. Rather than have a brief reacquaintance over lunch, you can invite them back into your life and stay around for the weekend. This got several plays, and even another spin on the Monday morning before showing them to the door and waving goodbye! The Charlatans carved out their own special place amongst the many Britpop bands of the time, and this album was them at their very best despite the sad loss they encountered. This a classic. Strong tunes, grooves and production. Standouts are ‘One to Another’, ‘How High’, ‘Tellin’ Stories’ (great strings sweep in) and ‘Get On It’ (builds to a superb outro). An undisputed big 5 stars.

Probably my favourite Charlatans album, heavier guitars than usual, and a strong set of songs.

Cute

I enjoyed bits of this album but not enough, even with the Britpop nostalgia, to really want to listen to it again. A high 3.

Knockoff Oasis.

I genuinely don't understand why this is here. I guess some of the melodies are nice but it feels like music I'd hear at a Greene King.

Unremarkable. Not sure why this was included. Already forgot most of it.

Just another boring Britpop band!

I was all about this at first because it was 90s rock nostalgia though I didn’t know any of the songs. Then it was kind of the same thing over and over.

Middle of the road for me

Banger album. Every single song was good, with the mellow-ish melodies, good guitar and drumming, and decent singing making for a great rock album. I can be very picky about my rock, and this album just hit the spot. That said, none of the songs were close to being a great one that would make a top-rock-songs list, so I have to keep it at a high 4.

A bit to noisy for my tastes, and it felt mostly samey throughout. However, I liked the energy to it and can understand why someone would rate it higher. Favorite Track: Area 51

This was my first listen to any of The Charlatan's work, and it's been sort of centering in my understanding of the 90's Britpop scene hearing an act that seems far more influenced by the Stones and rock's blues roots than their far more overtly Beatles-indebted contemporaries like Oasis and Blur. I overall wasn't impressed with much of the first half of the album, but felt it came more into its own in the latter half, where tracks like "How Can You Leave Us" and "Get On It" grabbed far more of my attention. Overall, a solid showing, but I feel it's another example of an album that does more to highlight the value of its influences than it does make any strong statements of its own, while the contemplative songwriting and lyrics are a credit to the experience. Favorite Tracks: "How Can You Leave Us", "Get On It" Least Favorite Track: "North Country Boy"

After two consecutive listens, I don't think I could name a single distinct thing about this album. It's by no means poorly executed, but I just feel like I've heard this exact 80/90s Brit rock album 1,000 times from 100 artists. Hyperbole? Sure, but this is easily the most bored I've been listening to an album on this list. At least albums I straight up didn't like had something for me to chew on, even if it was bitter. This was just the epitome of milquetoast for me, utterly forgettable.

This is one of those albums that’s pleasant to have on even if it never really blows me away. The Charlatans sound confident and comfortable here, with a few catchy moments that remind you why they mattered in the Britpop era. At the same time, a lot of the tracks kind of blend together, and nothing hits quite as hard as you keep hoping it will. It’s a solid, easy listen, but more background-music good than life-changing good.

Never heard of this one but liked it so much!!

Great grooves. It vibes like crazy. And yet, I listened to it three times through, and it just fades into the background. Perfectly pleasant to listen to, but the songs don't stand out. I feel like they have better songs than the ones on this album. Ok, not necessarily better, but with catchy enough hooks to stand out more. It seems worth listening to it again sometime.

I’m just gonna protest the britpop slop that’s on this list. This is just a shittier version of an Oasis record. Lazy 2

Highlights: One to Another, Only Teethin', Rob's Theme Having heard only their hit The Only One I Know, the last thing I expected was to hear them imitating Oasis. And I don't really like Oasis all that much. Heck, Britpop in general (unless it's Blur). Funny how the vocalist also sometimes sounds like Bob Dylan - especially on Get On It because of the harmonica. The album overall isn't offensive to my ears, but it isn't anything special either. It's a digestible version of Oasis and that's enough since they can at moments be better than the original.

Pleasant listening throughout the day

3/5 Solid, nice groovy garage rock-ish type of album, but with higher production quality than your typical garage.

Pretty darn good

Great UK britpop/alt rock album from the late 90s which became a cult classic. They were more original than Oasis, with better songwriting and which resulted in a more compact album. One to Another stands out as a hit song. I think I slightly prefer their more psychedelic rock sound from the early 90s but this is a great album from the era. Rounded up to 4 stars .

??? "original list was made. I've still only gotten 1 jazz album on this list, but there seems to be an endless supply of late 90s to early 00s British rock bands that I have to slog through to get to good albums." britpop halt...c

Got PTSD waiting for Champagne Supernova. The Rose Bowl can go to hell

Nah

1.9

This one I like. Kind of like Oasis meets punk and part grunge.

idk wasn’t my vibe, a bit too punky

I was never really a fan. I went in feeling optimistic but nothing really stood out for me. Elevator music with lyrics.

The Charlatans by numbers. A couple of acceptable tracks but mostly way past their best. A 2.5 for me

Some iconic songs on there from my youth, but stepping back from the nostalgia it's a pretty average rock album.

Second to third line players, trying hard but not making a difference

Generic britslip

ok this was fire.

I’m a big Britpop fan but have never enjoyed the Charlatans. This time was no different. Their music just washes past me and I find nothing to latch on to. The magic from the 60s they are trying to replicate gets lost in translation while I find the other Britpop giants are able to do it successfully. Terrible what they had to go through though behind the scenes. Rating: 2.3

Less good Oasis

I've never heard any song from The Charlatans before (that I remember) and it was a nice surprise. Overall it is a great album and based on Wikipedia, it is one of their best which is a good entry point to the band.

Britpop that sounds more influenced by the Stones (and maybe some Dylan) than the Beatles, while integrating some hip-hop influenced grooves and additional neo-psychedelic elements. The band is at its best when the psychedelia is at the forefront to create a full, layered sound. Songs are well written and have good hooks and instrumental components - but there’s something about this that fails to excite me…it’s all just fine or good. Maybe it just doesn’t stand above the rest of the crowd doing similar work. An acceptable listen, but not a vital one.

Ok

👎 no

Sigh... this felt like a slog to get through. Unfortunately, it just sounded like Wonderwall over and over again but in varying fonts. The opening two tracks were my favorites, with the slinky guitar in the back of the second track being the star of the show. I don't think I will remember much about this album tbh.

I Hear Our Day Is Comin' 1001 Albums Generator 210 (1/21/2025) Another piece of completely unimportant and unmemorable britpop that made the list due to its authors' biases. Seriously, I will probably forget I listened to this album in a couple months. With No Shoes and One To Another are both solid tracks, but nothing else really lives up to them. I feel like britpop (for the most part) is more of a "song" genre than an "album" genre, since most of these songs really blend together (and blend together in the greater tapestry of britpop in general as well). While there are some good moments, I find much of the album to be completely unremarkable and mid, so I guess that lands it at a 2.5/5, which I will round up to a 3. Favs: With No Shoes One To Another How High Least Fav: You're A Big Girl Now

off brand oasis

Pretty good! Reminds me of Green Day a little bit! Overall I would listen to them again!

A fun, pleasant Brit-pop album. Enjoyed it all, but it never quite punches through to sound like much more than an impression of other, better bands.

Day 161 I quite like the Charlatans and still listen to their best of album ‘melting pot’ often, always found them a fine band who never quite find their identity and instead tried to sound like whichever Manchester band was most popular at the time, sounding like Stone Roses on earlier albums and trying to be Oasis here. Still a decent enough album but nothing special Highlights How High One to Another

I like it and I can tell they took a lot of inspiration from oasis

this felt very late 90s/early 2000s movie soundtrack like. personally, i like this kind of music, however, this album didn't offer me anything new or amusing and i'll probably forget about it tommorrow. it wasn't bad though, just nothing influential in my opinion

North country boy ❤️ I pierwszy numer też super a reszta raczej forgettable

I had listened to several albums by this band many years ago, and I think it is telling that I didn’t remember any songs. This is bland, and that’s coming from someone who generally likes britpop. I guess I should revisit a couple of their other albums to see if anything reminds me of why I listened to them in the first place, but it’s not looking promising

Of all the average britpop albums on this list, this has to be the most average. Favorite track: One To Another

Inoffensive, nothing special. But the album doesn’t belong anywhere near this conversation. 2.5?

I liked this ever so slightly more than the other inessential Britpop artists I've received (Shack, Doves, etc.). They're basically Dollar General Oasis with a bit of bagginess thrown into the mix. Decent energy, a few good melodies, and certainly nothing I needed to hear before leaving this world. 3/5

dawno nie sluchalem czegos tak mialkiego jak tellin stories of szarlatanow, krazek z 97, wiec czasy gdzie muzyka czarna zaczynala byc modna dla bialego czlowieka, co slychac rowniez tutaj, bo ciekawego okreslenia na gatunek tego albumu podaje wiki, hip hop soul, pierwszy raz spotykam sie z takim okresleniem, ktore ma nazywac ciagoty do r&b, nie wiem czy samemu bym wpadl na takie okreslenie, bo bardziej pasuje mi tutaj zwyczajny britpop, ale jeszcze dziwniejsze jest, ze nie kojarze w ogole nic zwiazanego z szarlatanami, a to ich piata plyta w dyskografii z trzynastu jakie udalo sie im nagrac od 88 do czasow wspolczesnych, wiec dziwne ze zespol na tyle popularny zeby byl na mainstreamowej liscie albumikowej jakos sie mi nie przewinal, ale nic nie stracilem, przynajmniej po odsluchu tej plyty, bo zadna z historii na niej opowiedzianych nie zaciekawila, byly podane mialko, a wrecz w tak denerwujacej postaci, ze ostatni trak, robs theme, ktory okazal sie instrumentalem byl najlepszym utworem plyty, to troche niezbyt dobrze swiadczy o rokujaco popujacej bandzie, na plejke dodam tylko wspomniany trak

Enjoyed this

Big standard indie rock, perfectly fine. 2.5 rounded up.

Kinda just a stereotypical 2000's alternative band.

Solid but unspectacular

I can see myself walking out of a theatre during the credits of a mediocre British romcom while this music plays. The people in front of you aren't moving fast enough and you swear that the diet coke the person three seats down from you spilled is starting to seep into your shoes

This was a decent listen. If I were a 12 year old in the UK instead of the US in 1997, I'm sure I would have been real in to this and real nostalgic about it now.

Never heard of this band, and yet they have nearly 15 albums under their belts, most of which were successes. I'm vaguely familiar with the scene they were birthed out of, and my reaction to this album is the same as to other "Madchester" records coming out of the UK in the 80s and 90s on this list: The Stone Roses, New Order, and the Chemical Brothers to name a few standouts — I really love the blending of classic rock psychedelia with danceable grooves and incredibly catchy writing. This album definitely delivers on those fronts, and this era in general paved the way for the dance punk and IDM waves a decade later that injected intense manic energy and a more straight-forward dance sound, a favorite era of mine musically. And shout-out to Tony Wilson, co-founder of Factory Records who coined the term "Madchester." Legends saying legendary things!

I liked this album! Had a good vibe!

64/100. A solid enough Britpop record, but it kind of gets lost in the crowd. Feels like it’s telling stories you’ve already heard before, just with a slightly different accent.

8/10 consistent sound

Shite Oaais copycats

++: One to Another, Get on It +: With No Shoes, How Can You Leave Us, Only Teethin', Rob's Theme +-: North Country Boy, Tellin' Stories, You're a Big Girl Now, Area 51, How High 4,6/10

Boooring........

The last!! What a journey and perhaps fitting it ends on a brit pop album. Now what I'm going to do with myself it's over?

A good britpop record that follows the appropriate formula. I enjoyed it but will forget I listened to it by tomorrow.

A by the number Brit-pop album. Perfectly fine but nothing stood out. So why is this 3 star album getting 4 stars. This is our last album and we all got together to listen to it. Album 3, Experience 5.

It’s pretty standard britpop. But I like britpop! I wish I had heard some more of them back in the 90s. I may rated a tad higher because it’s our last album! We finished!

It's fine, I guess? I'm just really really bored

dont know

Meh

Well, somebody listened The Roses' second album + Oasis: they learned their lessons well, but not the most original sound

Uhhh ja i mean det er bare britpop litt mindre variert enn supergrass albumet men its got the riffs ykyk catchy ofc som alltid vokalisten høres ut som liam gallagher godt tegn det men jes litt kjedelig deler så uh 3/5

Reminded me of a less angry and less drunk Oasis.

Pretty safe music. Sounds like discount Oasis (makes sense, since it's from the same era and genre). The album plays it quite safe to the point where it's almost a bit generic. OK album, but not one I'd play again soon. 5 / 10.

YEAH I loved this. Only Teething and Get On It were my favorites.

Un énième album de britpop mais cela reste sympa à écouter !

Quite a nice sound. Enjoyed it a lot more than expected. But retrospectively like the madchester sound more now than did when was happening. Probably enjoy this more than oasis, Yeah it follows the usual influences of what became britpop, but does it in a pleasant enough way, with an fluid and variable sound and with vocals that have a smooth flow to them. Nothing groundbreaking but this is a good listen for me, will be following up - 4 Star

I don't really like Britpop

Generic

3.5. some good tunes

An Actually good britpop album. It had some really nice guitar, and the vocals were genuinely nice to listen to. Leaps and bounds better than anything oasis ever made Very strong 3 almost a 4

just sounds mildly irritating, like a mosquito I don't want it and it sounds the same almost always

Me: Mum can I go and see Oasis Mum: We have Oasis at home Oasis at home: To be honest that probably shows my lack of knowledge on this genre of music but oh well. This was alright, I think the title track was probably the best on the album but none were incredibly better than the rest, I can't say I love Brit Pop but this was fine. I incorrectly thought I had finished this album yesterday but hadn't listened to the last three songs, which I must say were some of the better ones on the album. I still can't give this the full four stars but it was closer than I initially thought. 66/100 Score edited 11/01/26

I thought this was pretty good when first turning it on but it soon became quite boring, Britpop isn't exactly the most expansive genre and this album just felt incredibly samey. Unsurprising that these have been forgotten over the years.

171 Es como la versión acuenta de oasis, y no me gusta oasis. Tuvo sus momentos loquillos, pero... meh? Me hace pensar en el sesgo de esta lista una vez más.

Honestly, I don’t have a strong opinion on this album. People will probably attack me for this, but it basically feels like 2000s Oasis. Yeah, I know they came first, but that’s the best comparison I’ve got. Solid but not something I would return to. 7.5/10.

Other than their single, 'Can't Get Out of Bed', which I loved, I had no strong views on The Charlatans until seeing them live at a festival in 2004 when they completely blew me away. I came away a full blown fan, digging into their back catalogue and looking forward to each new thing they did. They've never released a bad record - in fact, some of their later records are my favourites. There aren't many bands these days that can get this far into their existence and still release truly great records. Tellin' Stories is a glorious pop record with a giant sound that needs to be played loud. Wonderful stuff.

It is perhaps uncharitable but my feelings about the Charlatans have not changed much since their existence in the 90s - I always felt they were a poor mans Oasis mixed with Stone Roses - all that media-created "baggy" thing ?? It's palatable but uninspiring.

Perfectly acceptable britpop that isn’t overwhelmingly good or notable. I liked some stuff, but mostly it just flowed through like corn or lettuce. Anyway on to the next one.

fun psych britpop stuff

This album did nothing for me. It was so bland and generic, they might as well have been called wonderwall cause they sound like a mediocre oasis cover band. Honestly I relistened to the album to try and find something to take away from it and was left empty handed.

These guys were openers for Oasis for some time. So imagine going to an Oasis concert, because you hate yourself, and who's their opener? Pretty much Oasis. You die from boredom instantly

A generic British rock band/Oasis clone. It didn't sound terrible, just kind of whatever.

Easy to bop along to, very quickly forgotten.

I like Britpop and this was completely forgettable, as a record and a band. It’s 10 minutes after I finished listening and it made absolutely no impression at all I don’t remember a thing. Crazy that this would be on a list of albums of must-hears before you die.

One of the better britpop bands, I like the beats and Bob Dylan vibe to a lot of the songs. 3 stars

I once had a roommate with a rear end so large, I had to help her wipe her butt because she couldn't reach around, and wipe it. Her waist was itty bitty too.

I liked the spacey instrumental songs Area 51 and Rob’s Theme. Otherwise pretty boring britpop. Lacks any edginess and the vocalist has a somewhat nasally voice with limited range and poor dynamics. Decent musicianship but nothing exceptional. Another “why is this on the list?” album.

crap

Britpop der eher unscheinbareren Sorte.

Krass, wie stark das zum Teil nach den frühen dreckigen Oasis klingt, obwohl es die Band schon wesentlich länger gibt. Trotzdem auch ein gewisser Experimentierwille. Mir hat nicht alles gefallen, aber hier waren einige richtig starke Songs drauf.

War nett. Passte, war aber auch nichts besonders tolles.

Anfangs noch eher bei ner 3, kam der Spaß am Album im Verlauf. War gut, war cool, für mich aber dann auch nichts komplett Weltbewegendes.

Ist halt Standard Britpop, macht schon Spaß, aber ist jetzt ehrlicherweise auch nichts besonderes

(insert obscure British indie rock band here) sounds just like (insert obscure British indie rock band here)

Unfortunately not all britpop is as good as Pulp.

60's inspired britpop album. The vocals are a bit too nasally for me and often sound like the singer is doing a Bob Dylan impression (particularly on Get On It). My favourite track was the instrumental Area 51, which has a nice rhythm and psychedelic guitars + keyboard. Not bad but not very memorable.

Is this an oasis b side album? I liked the instrumental.

These guys didn’t even try to hide how badly they were ripping off Oasis.

Getting some Britpop fatigue here. This was just OK.

It wasn't bad, just a bit Oasis-at-home

Fun, some catchy songwriting, but mostly just 'fine.'

A Charlatan is something like a fraud or an imposter. These guys are Oasis impersonators, but they're not as good. I don't even like Oasis. They're the most overrated band in music history. The Charlatans take some creative side steps that Oasis would never have, so that's in their favor. Favorite song: how can you leave us.

I mean…. I did like it, but it does feel more like an album, as opposed to an album I need to hear before I die.

Couple of great tunes, but mostly just a generic indie album to be fair. Underwhelming to say the least.

6/10 Favorites: How High Only Teething

Sounds exactly what I expected from a British rock band in the late 90s. While that doesn't mean its bad it does mean that I feel I could listen to any of 10 other bands and get the same thing.

Sometimes I wish I could go back to 1997 and listen to music like this come out in the moment again. I never heard of The Charlatans back then, but like I said in my Oasis review, there's something so nostalgic about this album to me. I just find comfort in the mid to late 90s rock sound.

A bit aosisy but decent

it was called "baggy". it is dire.

decent

5.5/10

This largely felt like second rate Britpop; a subgenre that I already don't hold the greatest level of affection for. The vocals are a clear attempt at aping Liam Gallagher / Richard Ashcroft and really began to grate before too long. Instrumentally, it threatens to become mildly interesting when it plumps for that swirling, loosely psychedelic style of riffage, however whilst sounding like it's being played in your next door neighbour's bedroom. "One to Another" was the only real standout, vaguely encroaching into stoner rock territories.

They have an interesting sound and a couple of good covers.

Didn’t enjoy this very much.

3 Didn’t finish it I dunno why it’s a 3 out of 10 but it is

Didn't really get excited about this one in any way

Don't really care for the vocals but otherwise not bad. Nothing special I'll be coming back to listen to though. Is this 1001 UK Albums or what? This is predominantly a list of UK bands' albums, hmmm. 2.5/5

Pleasantly surprised by this album. Thought I’d pegged it with the first two songs but they really take you through a plethora of different sounds, genres, musical elements. Lots of great variation, song writing is strong- satisfying progressions. Really enjoy the blues, soul elements coming through. Feels 90s and slightly dated at times but those times are short lived for me. Throughout the album they’d bring in a new sound and I’d be like ‘okay sweet, that’s where we’re going now’, then next songs another slight tweak or element- bongos or horns section etc. kept me on my toes Nothing super groundbreaking, but definitely enjoyable. I had fun

There are many Britpop bands on this list. I think "The Charlatans" are good, but not as interesting and special to be on the list. "Only Teethin'" is a great groovy track that I adore, the rest is nice, but nothing special, at least to me.

Enjoyable pop but uninspiring.

Þetta var nú bara prýðilegt. Ekkert meistaraverk en mjög fínt að hlusta á. Lögin voru svolítið svipuð. Samt verður þetta plata sem ég gleymi mjög fljótt.

Well, they were definitely influential on Oasis...so that's something?

Pleasant Britpop with a bit of jangle, then it totally veers off into oddities

obligatory oasis mention

I was indifferent to this when it was out. Indifferent now too. Some good, some bad. Would I listen to it again? Probably not. Why? Because the 90s were generally a shit time for British music.

Like Oasis light, which is not really worth it.

I have an unfounded and unfair aversion to Tim Burgess - I think it was when we launched that cereal - but he's one of the best Britpop singers I think. There's a really good energy to a lot of this album, particularly on the big hits - North Country Boy, One To Another, How High and Tellin' Stories, and a lot of that is carried by Tim's vocals. All in all, it's not clever, but it's in the nostalgia sweet spot for me, and I think it stands up pretty well all told.

1 out of 5 Like Oasis but with no talent and much worse.

This alt-rock album feels like riding a bus through drizzly suburbs—muted, reliable, a bit washed-out, steady boredom.

O álbum é excelente. Mas é impossível não achar que não é um Oasis 2. TRI x HBB Kai.

oh cool I got discount Oasis today

Een of ander Britpopbandje met allemaal hetzelfde kapsel. Geinig, maar niets onderscheidt hen van het vorige of het volgende Britpopbandje: gitaartje, lijzig zangetje, ogeltje. Een reserve-Oasis kortom. Leuk genre hoor, maar anderen kunnen dit beter.

Typisch jaren '90 Britpop met zeurende zanger. Ik had het even geparkeerd, omdat ik het later eens goed wilde luisteren. Omdat ik bij de eerste luisterpoging niet erg geactiveerd raakte, maar wist dat het fijne How High op dit album staat. Lag het aan mijzelf, dat ik het allemaal even niet opnam, of is High High (ondanks dat juist dit nummer over de top zeurt) een uitzondering? Nou, een beetje van beide. De Britpop is op zichzelf vrij vergeetbaar. Wat verschil maakt is de (eveneens jaren '90) Chemical Brothers klank die vaak wordt meegegeven. Het meest duidelijk is dat bij de andere uitschieter (One to Another). Maar in de meeste gevallen is dit juist vrij subtiel. Zelf hoor ik het het liefst iets steviger terug. Maar muzikaal valt het wel te waarderen. De techniek of het kunstje wordt hier echt ondersteunend gebruikt.

Ik ben niet echt bekend met the Charlatans, maar vanaf de eerste klanken is onmiskenbaar duidelijk dat we hier met Britpop te maken hebben. Ietwat gruizige 90s gitaren en een ietwat verveelderige zanger. Het neigt meer naar Oasis dan naar Blur, als we de twee grootmachten uit die tijd erbij halen. En laat ik nu ook meer fan zijn van Oasis dan Blur, dus daar ben ik wel blij mee. Blijkbaar waren de bands ook fan van elkaar, want Cast No Shadow van Oasis gaat over Rob Collins, die zichzelf met een slok op uit zijn eigen auto lanceerde, aangezien hij geen gordel om had. Iets minder heroi(ni)sch dan een stevige overdosis, maar met een auto- of vliegtuigcrash doe je het ook altijd goed als artiest. Ik herken alsnog geen enkel nummer van ze, ook niet het zogenaamde hitje. Na even wat verder doorspitten, is hun eerdere hitje "The Only One I Know", dat meer richting de Madchester-sound gaat. Ja, dat is zo'n oorwurm die je wel continu overal hoort. Ze zijn blijkbaar een one-hit wonder gebleven? Ondanks dat ze nog aardig wat albums hebben uitgescheten. De snobs hebben dus dit keer niet gekozen voor het debuutalbum waar die oorwurm op staat, maar voor album nummer 5. Ik vermoed wel terecht, want het is hun best verkochte album. En ik ben blij met die keuze, want dit gaat er in als zoete koek, met name het eerste gedeelte. Op het eind van het album komt iets meer Madchester terug, maar ik geef het nog steeds een fijne dikke 4.

I really enjoyed Tellin' Stories (The album, not the action though i do sometimes enjoy doing the latter). I am often just a real sucker for indie rock and since this album falls under that genre, it is no surprise that i would like it. I already enjoy the typical indie rock staples of this album from most of the music to the vocals even if that's where this album gets it's britpop label. Though one other thing that really added to my enjoyment of this album was all the hip-hop elements in store, i thought that they gave this album some much needed variety. It isn't perfect, some of the songs are a bit samey but i still enjoyed this album quite a lot. Best Song: Get On It Worst Song: Area 51

Aggressively British.

These guys sound more like Oasis than Oasis. Did these guys sound like Oasis before Oasis even existed? Possibly, as it seems like this band probably formed before Oasis did. I don't care enough to determine this myself because it all just 3 stars as far as the eye can see. My two favourite songs on here are the ones with no vocals. I think that fact speaks for itself.

I was not familiar with this band - which is odd because I really liked this style of alt-rock growing up. It’s like a mix of Oasis and Tom Petty - I really enjoyed it!

Not impressive either way

This is fucking boring.

Telling’ Stories start out good and gets better as it progresses. Side A is good, Side B is better. Liked the beats and baselines, and Brit accent vocals. Area 51 through Rob’s Theme is a ramp up to a strong finish. Never heard of The Charlatans, but I believe we’ll be hearing from them again. (3.2*s) Will check out additional albums from these guys.

Luke warm Brit rock. Tellin' Stories told me nothing interesting and I don't know why it made the list. Other bands from this 90s genre did it better. 2nd half of the album was a little more experimental and engaging. Overall, I was bored and drifted away from the music. The band name is fitting...1.82 stars.

I've noted in previous reviews that I am a fan of britpop. Always been a fan of many of the flagship britpop acts but it seems the genre is deeper than I initially thought. Never heard of The Charlatans but it seems like they should have been given more exposure stateside. Tellin' Stories has a lot of the same appeal you would get from Blur, Oasis, etc. but feels like it has a little more friendly of an approach. Very solid album that has a lot of the 90's appeal without some of the pompousness and arrogance that I get from some of the other british acts. It's pretty easy to say its just more of the same britpop charm you expect from other acts buts its got 11 songs, none of which are bad and some of which are pretty good singles. This album deserves a good review but I might have given it a little higher marks had it come up a little earlier. It might have sounded more novel as opposed to derivative of so many other acts that have appeared on the list so far. It's hard to knock The Charlatans or Tellin' Stories for this but unfortunately the entry is a little harmed by the list creator. Decent entry, glad for the exposure though I can see how anyone would be burned out by so much britpop on the list. I might check out some of their other hits to see what else they have though I expect Tellin' Stories was a good example of their offering. 3.07 stars

Pleasant. A couple of catchy tunes. No stand-outs for me.

Too much Brit rock, not enough metal.

We enjoyed this album it was good 4 stars.

Nothing really stands about this record to me. Sounds kinda like cookie cutter Britpop. Maybe it’s better than I’m giving it credit for on one listen but I feel fairly safe saying it’s not for me

Sounds like they infuenced Oasis. Maybe its just the UK sound. Having a hard time finding a good setting for the EQ

That's not how you do Oasis. (It seems that The Charlatans predate Oasis, strange.) The Charlatans even look like clones of the Gallagher brothers. I guess they capitalised on the popularity of Oasis and took their sound. At least the songs sound alright, avoiding a low rating. "One to Another" is my favourite song from the album. 3 stars for "Tellin' Stories".

Kirkland Oasis with a side of Walmart Stone Roses

We have Oasis at home:

I didn’t hate this. Didn’t love it. Like a more chill Oasis.

Oh great, generic Britpop! Just what this list needed! On another note, take a look at the overall rating of this album. If you saw an average of 2.5, you would consider it firmly in the middle of the road, right? Wrong. Because of the absence of the zero-star option, ratings get inflated. Look at the bar graphs, and you'll see that this record has more ratings on the left than the right. It's a sub-mediocre album, and yet its average hovers around 2.95. With a 1-5 system, the total is 15 and the average is 3. It's like saying the lowest grade you could give a student is 20%, even if they had done zero work, or skipped the course entirely. We need a zero-star option!!!

3/5

It reminds me a ton of oasis but it seems like these fellas were first? Catchy tho, I like the opener and the guitar instrumentation.

New to me, but I like

it's the 90s.

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like this a lot 4.5/5

Side A is Dylan meets Oasis, which is fine if you’re into that, but I was surprised with the genre exploration on side B. Pleasant, well done, unexpected.

Pretty solid stuff. Very sad about the keyboardist passing during the making of the album - I liked his tribute track at the end

I read this in the wikipedia article and i started scoffing "Stories is a Britpop, hip hop soul, and rock album that has been compared to the work of Patti Smith and Neil Young." but then i kinda got it ... but I think it set some unrealistic expectations. kool that Martin Duffy from Felt and Primal Scream played on this but uncool that he had to replace a guy that died a pretty horrific sounding death

I haven't liked many of the British bands in the list, but this reminded me in a good way of the Wallflowers.

Nothing wrong with this really at all, a few nice songs, but I had to go back to my Definitely Maybe review to make sure I rated this less than that. Oasis is the first touchpoint that clearly came to mind - although it's maybe not totally fair to call them a knockoff as they pre-dated Noel and Liam, but this just felt like pretty paint-by-numbers Britpop. It did have some keyboards, though, so maybe Oasis with Organs? Pretty forgettable in the end.

please sir, may I have some less? This is just a drop in a bucket of Brit rock that we've been given so far. its fine for what it is, but doesnt seem to stand out. competently made, but sounds like watered down U2 and Blur. Also just a little too on the whiny side.

So boring. So unoriginal. We’ve gotten this album a dozen times by a dozen different UK lads. Also the guy on the bottom right of the album cover has one of the most punchable faces I’ve ever seen

Maybe this just hit me on exactly the right day, but it really really grew on me as I listened through. Great soundtrack for driving around on a sunny crisp fall afternoon.

Good sound only gets better as the album goes on. I like the organ and looking at the band I think they have more keyboard in earlier album. Definitely something to sus.

også ok... er jo ganske glad i britisk rock men denne var mid.

Yeah... obviously it's much better than Mo Salah.

Speaking of Charlatans, I see even writing reviews via AI has become too much for Dave A Group Of Trees. And he shags pasta. I find this a really difficult album to judge. Objectively I think it's probably a pretty ok effort. A bit baggy, a bit Britpop, very much of its era. It's fine, nothing more, nothing less. But I am scoring it a 4 because listening to this for the first time in about 25 years bowled me over with nostalgia. It made me all warm and fuzzy inside for a (probably mainly imagined) simpler time. A time of bucket hats and good drugs. A time when I was coming of age and learning about the world (and said good drugs). A time of hope. A time when Britain was leading the way in music, fashion, movies and art. A time when Britain was fucking cool. A time of Things Can Only Get Better Blair, not war criminal Blair. A time when bands could wrap themselves in the British flag without fear of association with hate filled gammons. A time that was...fun. Music is about the way it makes you feeeeellllllll maaaaaaannnnnn. Even if said feelings are informed largely by rose tinted fantasies.

Manchester! Only Teethin, Get on It, Rob’s Theme all great

There was this time in the 1990s when there were too many bands that all sounded too similar. Oasis seems to have been the one that survived, but let's not forget The Charlatans (and Blur, The Verve, Suede, The Stone Roses, etc...) There was no OG in this mix, they all bounced stuff off each other, I don't give any of the bands particular credit or blame or whatever. But 90s Britpop definitely had a particular sound. On to this album. I had never heard any of these songs before (but I remember some of their singles). None of these songs were particularly memorable for me, it evoked the feeling of the time but I was not wowed.

I liked the way they played with styles. From punk riffs to a calm acoustic guitar. Aside from that - the album is a mid pop-rock piece. But in a good way. A solid 3! Lyrics in all of their songs are a bit odd, that's why my favourite track on the album is an instrumentall 'Area 51' - gives me a 'main hero' energy.

Worst album cover ever but not a bad sounding Brit pop record

A brit pop alt rock band of the 90s. Reminiscent of Oasis but without as powerful of hits. Overall- decent but no real standouts

Solid!

3.5. I never gave the charlatans much time and after hearing this one i realize that was a mistake. Will repeat.

Way better than you’d think. “With No Shoes,” “North Country Boy,” and “How High” were surprisingly catchy. And they’re from Northwich. That bumps them up. Call me a Deviantart artist because I’m inflating their score.

Pretty good, but didn’t blow em way

Britisch rock the best!