Tellin’ Stories

Another boring fucking album. This is just any generic pop rock band. Goo goo dolls. Kings of Leon. Etc. 3/10.

It was okay. Don’t feel the need to return to this.

I don't remember a single thing from this, it just became background noise for me, and if that had been on purpose then this would have gotten a better score, but I don't think it was. I didn't dislike the music, it just didn't grip my attention either Standouts - 3/5

Such an English/British album, but loved it. Reminded me of my time in London, especially Camden town. Such a fun feel, but left some to be desired.

rocks

“Tellin' Stories” by The Charlatans is a very solid Britpop/rock album that, for some reason, I wasn't familiar with (well, “One To Another” sounded familiar...). Each of the songs is well written, distinct from the others, carefully produced, and professionally played. That should be a given for any album on this list, but these qualities already set it apart from a considerable number of the albums that were suggested to me. Therefore, I consider “Tellin' Stories” to be average among the 1001 albums.

Boooooooring

It's ok. Feel like there are better British bands of that time.

kanske bara är så att jag har svårt för brit-pop. gillar inte riktigt ljudlandskapen eller egentligen hur något av instumenten låter. dessutom låter varje sångare som att de bara klagar över att de fick ärtor till maten, extra mycket sånt i det här

Förlåt, varför var detta så oväntat bra? Väldigt oasisinspirerat med hela britpop grejen, men lite mera tunga grooves och ett annat slags låtskrivande? Första halvan bäst, andra halvan tappar en aaaaning

These guys don't look like a hippie band from San Francisco. More new to me Britpop, I enjoyed this quite a bit. Everything about this album is solid.

Britpop: I would prefer to listen to the sum of the Charlatans' parts; surprise, it's hyper-derivative Britpop.

Mid-to-not-good Brit pop.

★★ Barely.

First time listening So it's clearly got that 90s British bubble gum pop sound with the typical nasally 90s British bubble gum pop vocals. The thing I didn't expect is how much they tried to infuse other musical genres into this. At times, they tried to sound heavier. At times, they tried to have a hip hop sound. At times, they tried to sound like a jam band. At times, they tried to sound funky. It was kind of a mess. At that's on top of being firmly from a genre I already don't really like. A couple good songs, but not something I got into or want to come back to. Best songs: You're a Big Girl Now, Get on It

Overall: 4/10 Thrift store Oasis with annoying vocals. There were a couple good songs on here but it mostly sounded derivative and bland. Big pass for me. Fav Song: You're a Big Girl Now

Some more fairly inoffensive britpop. Not exciting but not terrible.

Feels like a movie soundtrack, full of nostalgia and energy

It's a pretty standard affair Britpop album, which means it's not bad and has some bangers, but it's also not something you need to listen to.

An upbeat Britpop gem made in the wake of keyboardist Rob Collins’ death. The band channels loss into energy and warmth, especially on standout track “One to Another.”

Great britpop opener. A very cool track. Very nice sound. The guitar and bass especially sound great. The vocalist has a Gallagheruesqe tone, which I like. Song 2 has great guitar parts. 4 is a very strong song. Banger. 5 is a great acoustic ballad. It's 3 1/5 but I'm generous today Great voice and lovely guitar work. 7, a bit uninspired instrumental track. Track 8 brings back high energy. But the song is not brilliant. 9 nice 10- very nice! Another instrumantal to finish the record. What can I say, I enjoyed this one! A good, consistent rock album. All players do good work. Should be on here. Nice indeed.

I really was unsure whether to rate this with 3 or 4 stars. On the one side great songs, simply good rock music. On the other side some really poor songs. Maybe I should have listened more often, then it would have been 4 stars - but at the end (after listening twice) I went for the 3.

Decent late stage Britpop

Really boring album, the La’s did a much better job and oasis brought it to the masses. Lump it together with all the other 90s Manchester acts

Just ok, nothing to get excited about on this one

Not bad. But kind of sounds like off brand oasis. Not a lot of notable songs.

It’s a great album includes some absolute classics it was nice to revisit it and I’m looking forward to the new release

I have no idea why this album is on this list. Seriously, it sounds like yet another boring 90's Oasis-soundalike band. How many of these groups did the UK pump out and why do we have to listen to all of them on this list? 2 /5 stars because it's better than Krautrock.

Utterly forgettable

chyba 3

I think I like this better than most of y'all even though I agree the almost all the arguments against it. I don't think they are the Temu Oasis. They are a blatant copy paste version of Oasis. But as I said with Shack the more they sound like The Beatles the more I will naturally like it. And these guys are quite Oasis level, but better than the other no name outside the UK Britpop. But considering Oasis is already on here, yeah this is not essential. It's got a fuzzy Beatlesque charm I dig... I also liked the blatant production homage to "Like a Rolling Stone" on "Get It On" 8.2 ★★★★

They sound like a copy of Oasis, but not bad. 3.5 stas

I feel like most of the baggy/britpop bands that made it to 1997 were stretching their wings and experimenting with other sounds by 1997, but these dudes are still partying like it's 1992. It's not bad, but it's not exactly good either. It feels super dated for 1997. 3 stars.

The only one I knew off this was One To Another which is pretty anthemic and baggy and a lot like the song Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess did with Chemical Brothers on their 1995 album Exit Planet Dust. The other songs on here are a bit bland and disappointing and ridiculously craven to Oasis with lots of cringey, screeching, whining Liam Gallagherisms. If The Charlatans were tellin’ stories round my street and it wasn’t One To Another or Life Is Sweet I’d tell them to shut up.

Reminded me a little too much of Oasis. My favourites were Only Teethin' and Get On It. They were a bit more bluesy.

Досить такий дефолтний брітпоп, хіба що клавіші іноді додають якоїсь родзинки. Є пару непоганих пісень, майже хітів. Ще один приклад якоїсь географічної чи жанрової обмеженості укладачів цього списку, бо цей альбом виглядає тут зайвим

Черговий непоганий гурт з брітпоп ери. Я таку музику люблю, вона мене чомусь ностальгічно так повертає у часи дитинства, коли я дивився англійську прем'єр-лігу по телевізору й слухав всілякі там оазіси ітд ітп. Charlatans не такі відомі, але в мене колись був СД з їхніми бест хітс, то я любив послухати інколи. Гарний альбом, попав в настрій сьогодні.

Decent

Not sure how I missed them in the 90s... I was into a lot of similar bands. Glad I can make that up, now.

Discount Oasis? Very listenable but lacks edge. Great for a dentist office perhaps. 3.2

if you've exhausted oasis's discography and also hate yourself, then boy do i have an album for you! thrice reheated britpop slop and just insulting that anybody could try to argue this is one of the 1001 most important albums ever

what if oasis was a full band instead of liam, noel, and the rest of them? the songs don't reach the peaks of oasis but they're good nonetheless

I've never been huge on 90's Brit Pop. Oasis isn't really my thing, I only really know Song 2 by Blur. The Beatles influences come in hard with The Charlatans (Along with Oasis), so it doesn't really feel like a genre that does anything particularly new other than funnel 60's British bands through a 90's alt sound. Not particularly exciting for me. That said, this is a really solid album with pop rock bangers the whole way through. Only Teething is a great Beatles-esque bluesy song. One thing I'll give them is they do have affinity for Bob Dylan, which adds a nice wrinkle to their music. But overall, it's just not a sound that excites me.

Admittedly, a bit of a wall goes up when a ‘Brit-Pop’ album starts playing. I’ve gotten better with being more open to the genre, I swear but there’s still a bit of a grumble that happens anytime a band reminds me of Oasis. I gave this a couple of runs and there’s enough going on musically that kept me interested, it has some fullness to it, some varied sounds as they tapped into what seemed to be several influences, at times they even had a swirly psych sound to them, especially on some of the instrumental tracks. Get On it was my favourite track here. I wouldn’t return to this but it was a decent listen for sure. That all being said, my grumble within needs to get a shot in, the band name is terrible as is the album art. 3 stars

Wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I do like it. I didn’t quite know what “Britpop” sounded like, but it sounds like Oasis and I like Oasis. I also like the throwback element in this, it reminds me of British rock from the 60s and 70s, and I love that kind of music. I can understand that some may find the vocals annoying, but I think they work. The riffs and hooks are really good. 4/5

twas fine, 3/5, as im sure a lot of these will be

I had never heard of The Charlatans before and I’m glad I’ve been introduced to them properly now. I really enjoyed this little album. Solid melodies and interesting vocals made it extremely listenable. The album’s vibe is cohesive without suffering from sameness. I’m not sure if I’ll seek it out again, but I’m glad I know it exists if I decide to give it another spin. My actual rating is 3.5 stars.

This sound made me feel slightly nostalgic even though I don't remember ever having heard of this band. It sounds like the soundtrack to every high school or college movie released in the late 90's and early 2000's. Nothing super interesting about it, but it was decent enough.

Most of the album bore no improvement over any Oasis track. The final three songs, however were quite good and I'd love to listen to them again. 3.5/5

Finding it hard to remember anything about this album.

It’s not terrible, but sounds a lot like a hundred other British bands from the 90’s. 3/5

This was hard to tell. I liked some and didn't like some. Just when I thought I'd give up on it, they come with a pretty good song. It's almost like two bands here. so I don't know. May have to check out some of their other stuff ... later.

very generic 90s rock. feel like the 90s was either hit or or miss when it came to rock. Sounds like a B-version of another 90s band.

I had heard about the Charlatans through the 90s but never actually listened to them, Seems like standard BritPop of that era.

I did not enjoy that, no I did not.

Yes.

Are we sure the singer isn't Liam Gallagher? There were times I thought perhaps he was. I was excited to listen to this album because I had heard the name "Charlatans" but did not know what any of their music sounded like. I was a bit underwhelmed. It sounded like Oasis doing a less "dirty" version of Brit-pop. Nowhere near bad or anything such as that, but also not necessarily the more revelatory find that I had hoped The Charlatans would be. They fit nicely between Oasis and Pulp in my opinion. The songs didn't just grab me and force me to listen more and more. The sound and songs weren't terribly challenging but they were interesting enough to keep my attention. Time will tell if I come back to them or not. My favorite songs were: North Country Boy One to Another You're a Big Girl Now How Can You Leave Us Only Teethin'

Not very memorable, but not unpleasant.

90's Brit Pop Rock in the same veins as Oasis, The Verve, Blur. But - it ain't oasis...

Solid British 90s rock, gives me some U2 vibes but lighter and with a hint more grunge. I enjoyed it but nothing stood out.

Good Britpop album from the 90s in the same vein as Oasis. Nothing in there breaks that mold though.

Brit Pop. Is it the best brit pop? Can't be the best Brit Pop that is Park Life by Blur. It's passable and good, not the best, not the worst.

One of many 90s brit pop bands that sound like an Oasis knock off.

Knew what this was gonna sound like based on the album art and year and I was on the nose. Perfectly passable britpop with nothing to distinguish it.

Great Brit pop. So good.

Meh.

Generic 90s Brit-Pop-Rock. It's fine, but not anything I need to listen to over and over. Best Songs: One to Another, How High Worst Songs: Area 51

That was way better than the cover art would lead you to expect

#717. A somewhat generic Britpop band thats sounds like they really want to sound like Bob Dylan 3/5: acceptable.

I’m not convinced the author himself has listened to all of these himself. This sounds like AI generated oasis. It’s not TERRIBLE, but that’s the highest praise I can muster.

This was a nice album to listen to. Very easy on the ears.

5/10 - nothing special

Worse happy Mondays. Still liked it

3.25 hints of greatness, but never quite gets there

Yet another very generic british pop-rock album, soooo many of these on this list. Everything blends together into one long medley.

Ok listen but nothing groundbreaking. Pretty generic.

Not for me.

83% Best: With No Shoes; One To Another; How Can You Leave Us; Area 51; Only Teething Must-Hear? Sure

Le Premier Bonheur du Jour SLAPS HARD

Decent.

Jammy Brit rock. Great album

2 feels harsh but 3 feels like i might listen to it again which is simply not the case

Proper brit rock.

Strong start with North country boy, started to fall off in the middle of the album

Charlatans: Very throwbacky Brit rock .More fun and contemporary sounding than Oasis. Songs weren’t super memorable -I wish the songs had more stand out hooks.

Not terrible but kinda boring brit pop vibe. None of the songs were memorable. 2.5

This is so mediocre. His voice doesn’t help.

Temu oasis

It's OK, but not quite doing it for me.

I’m fascinated to see this album on here. If this second-tier Britpop album made it, what else is on here? Will we get some Supergrass or Super Furry Animals? How far does this go? Maybe my girl Lauren Laverne’s band, Kenickie? Echobelly? Ocean Colour Scene? Surely not Menswear, right? Right??! So, Britpop… I wasn’t there, I’m not an expert, but I do spend a lot of time thinking about it. Plus, I literally just went to see Pulp the other night. I’m endlessly interested in this strange cultural phenomenon that occurred during my lifetime but I was unaware of until years later. Britpop was an era, a cultural force, and as the movement became more reflexive, an attitude and a sensibility co-opted by corporations and politicians. But I still don’t think it’s a discernible subgenre like grunge or dream pop. You cannot tell me that musically, the disco art rock of Pulp is operating in the same micro-territory as the glam arena rock/post-punk fusion of Manic Street Preachers. Attempts to define the sound of Britpop stretch the aesthetic boundaries so far that any UK alt-rock guitar band that released an album in the 90s gets folded into the morass of “Britpop.” Even Radiohead! Please. Speaking of which, about 10 years ago, I undertook and then abandoned a personal project to listen to every one of Pitchfork’s 50 Best Britpop Albums from 50 to 1. I think I got to around number 42 (Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals) before abandoning the project. Because I started from the bottom, I encountered a lot of mediocre music. A few great singles to be sure, but none of the albums were changing my life. Pitchfork’s list is clearly suspect, because they rank The Bends as the #3 Britpop album, which is patently ridiculous. Just because it was released in 1995 doesn’t make it Britpop. If you can say anything about the supposed sound of Britpop, it’s that it’s actively Not Grunge. Radiohead were clearly influenced by grunge and definitely didn’t limit their influences to the homeland. Other common musical threads you can try to grasp in Britpop-era music is unobscured British accents, hyper-local references, high energy, and a “bright” sound. There’s nothing specifically “British” about The Bends, I wouldn’t call it high energy aside from a few tracks (I’d call Radiohead many things but “energetic” is not one of them), the band actively disdained Britpop, and did everything they could to stay away from it. Anyway… the completionist in me does want to go back and listen to the rest of the albums on the list, if only to unearth a few hidden gems. But at the end of day, the cultural phenomenon of Britpop is far more interesting to me than the music. The best of the Britpop era, Blur and Pulp, is among my favourite music (honourable mention to Suede and Elastica). The rest… meh. Now, onto this Charlatans album (ranked #29 on Pitchfork’s list, by the way)… there’s a heavy dose of Madchester going on here. This sounds like Happy Mondays as sung by Liam Gallagher. Which makes sense because the Charlatans were an OG Madchester band that rebranded in the mid-90s as Britpop. All I can hear is inferior Primal Scream and inferior Oasis. And there’s a random Dylan-sounding song in there? This album is very mid. Highlight: One to Another gets played on medium rotation on 6Music, and it’s decently fun.

I couldn't help but wonder while listening to this album: Who do The Charlatans know in the music criticism community? Did one of the members have a second career after the band was done as an influential critic? Maybe one of their parents is a critic? If the answer to these questions is no-one, no and no, then I am baffled. There must be a strange circumstance that has lead to this album being included on this list, because it sure isn't the music. Basically Tellin' Stories is just shitty Oasis mashed together with shitty Stone Roses. They are ripping off both bands aggressively and it's painfully mid. I see no reason this album should be on this list. They aren't adding anything to the brit pop sound. It's borderline plagiarism. I feel nothing for this album other than a desire to listen to that Stone Roses debut... what a great album. The nicest thing I can say is that the Area 51 instrumental track is kinda cool and psychedelic... i guess it's ok. No bland lyrics ruining the song which is good. In general the back half of the albums shifts more towards the stone roses (the first half of the album is more oasis), and i prefer stone roses over oasis, so that's nice? That's all I got. it's a bland 2 for sure.

Legit hate it. Noisy. Loud. And largely uninspired. Layers of instruments and sounds tripping over each other.

Oasis copy

Great album. 4/5

6/10

I've never heard of them before. Because I have some kind of soft spot for britrock I give them the weak three stars - although there is nothing remarkable with this album. 2,5

not for me!

Was every band from England trying to be Oasis around this time? Charlatans = Temu Oasis

This band has successfully lived up to its name.

If you look up boring whiny Brit Rock in the dictionary you'll see a picture of Oasis. In the footnotes, you'll notice the words "see also - The Charlatans". Just an uninspiring collection of similar songs, though one day during recording someone pulled out a harmonica. Nothing worth the price of admission here.

Not my taste.

Rating: 1.0 What if we made Oasis suck ass… and put one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard (You’re A Big Girl Now) on there too… and for good measure be so irrelevant in the US as a result of our impenetrable Britishness that when we tour there we have to be “The Charlatans UK…”

You can really tell that the list has too much of a slant towards Britpop. So many bands that were one hit wonders in the US are presented here as if they were more well-known. This is more of that 90s era Britpop/alternative - like “we have Oasis as home.” A tad on the generic side but overall decent album that I enjoyed. 2.5⭐️

It’s okay. Obviously it’s very similar to Oasis, but without the standout songs. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again

Standard 90s alt-rock album. Nothing unique that I could hear, almost reminiscent of Smashing Pumpkins at times. Not bad, but not overly good. Probably not re-visiting this one.

Listened while running errands with my son. I commented one song sounded a bit like The Rolling Stones (I don't remember which now). Nothing else stood out.

Pretty solid 3.5

I was immediately turned off by the whiny, nasally, Oasis-like vocals, but I got used to them. I listened to this yesterday, and I remember a Bob Dylan sounding song with harmonica and organ, and there were a couple of instruments, but not that memorable otherwise.

Always good to hear a UK band I'm not familiar with. This is a group that could easily enter the rotation!

Big guitars, a dash of psychedelia, and the Britpop nasal whine. Nothing really stands out. Perfectly adequate, I guess.

Brit Pop strikes again. This album is completely forgettable, wannabe Oasis. I did not need to hear it in this (or any) lifetime.

I liked it

Pretty good. Sounds a lot like the Stone Roses

Not much to say about this album. Generic Britpop. Not that it's bad but the world would not be much different if this didn't exist.

Britpop sucks. C-Tier Britpop is even worse.

Goddamn there is so much mediocre Brit-Pop on this list. 2/5

Rock

90’s British pop

This album is number 29 on Pitchfork’s list of top 50 Best Brit Pop albums, which seems to be about the consensus. I think that if I were to try to come up with a list of 1001 albums everyone should hear, I would compile a list of all musical genres as granularly as possible. Then I’d take total global album sales data and divide it amongst those genres. Then I’d calculate what genres had sold the most records and what those percentages would look like if they were divided into just 1001 albums. If a genre didn’t have enough sales to make the 1001 album cut off, then no albums from that genre would make the list. If it did, then it would get the number of albums on the list commensurate with its ratio of sales to 1001 albums. So 90’s boy bands would be four albums and 60’s psychedelica would be eight albums and 90’s grunge would be twelve albums and New Jack Swing would be three albums. Therefore, I would pick the four best 90’s boy band albums and the eight best 60’s psychedelica albums and the twelve best 90’s grunge albums and the three best New Jack Swing albums and put them on the list. What I wouldn’t do is go “I’m from a place where New Jack Swing was quite popular while I was at a formative age and I like it a lot so I’ll put the eighty best New Jack Swing albums on this list no matter how that genre ranks in terms of its importance to everyone else because that genre is important to me personally, and I’m going to make that everyone else’s problem.” Because that would be idiotic. And it would be idiotic to listen to all the albums on a list compiled that way. This album sounds like paint-by-numbers Brit Pop. If you want to listen to 29 albums worth of Brit Pop then you’d probably get to this one. It’s not bad, it’s not particularly good. It’s perfectly fine Brit Pop.

With no shoes was my favorite, i also liked youre a big girl now, overall a cool album i liked it, it does have a feeling of freedom to it

Not trending up lately - another blase choice

Nice listening but to my ear it sounds like we have Oasis at home. Fav songs: Rob's Theme

I’m not even 200 albums in and am already sick of the ‘90s Britpop on the list. This was a 3 for me for the first half. I didn’t mind the swirling rock with throwbacks to ‘60s pop and psychedelia. But the singer has an annoying voice, the songs bores me, and it wore out its welcome by the back half.

It’s another instance of Britpop that I don’t care for, but at least I don’t hate it. In fact, at some points, the music itself (let’s ignore the uninteresting and probably juvenile lyrics) becomes actually quite catchy. That’s the ‘pop’ bit covered. I put this off for ages, letting the backlog of 1001-generated albums accrue for a few more days before just deciding to grin and bear it. And I’m surprised! It wasn’t all that bad - which you can immediately tell from the opener With No Shoes, which sets the standard as the rest of the songs sound largely the same. The standouts against the aforementioned grain are the most popular One to Another (great guitar), the longest Get on It (becomes almost prog rock-like), and the closer Rob’s Theme (semi-experimental instrumental). Cool. Still, less of the britpop please. I know, we apparently loved it in the 90s. I wasn’t there, but I’m sure I wouldn’t have joined in.

Had never heard this group before. Lots to appreciate. The arrangements are interesting, the grooves feel good. What a great band. Looks like I have a lot to catch up on in their catalog!

Good britpop album, started liking this band recently. Not 100% sure why this was included in the book and I'm sure its not going to be to everyone's liking. It's what the Stone Roses could have been if they kept making music.

An even midder Oasis rip off. If it was possible. 2 Stars.

eh

Okay, late 90s retro vibes. Not really charlatans

Warmed over oasis

how are albums like this on this list? I'm starting to think I should swap my 1 and 2 stars ratings, at least the 1s have been spectacularly bad, but albums like this are unremarkable in every way.

Oasis without the hits.

Decent album but nothing really stood out

Not good

Great album. Never heard of them before. 90s Brit pop. Elements of some U2 or early Radiohead or even British version of Fountains of Wayne. Some good instrumentals too. Would definitely listen again

At first it sounded like Dollar Store Oasis.. though in the end it is pretty good British pop and has that nostalgic 90s feel where everyone in the UK either had a sleek gelled up Oasis style haircut with a colorful faux leather jacket, or long hair with their choice of an athletic windbreaker, grungy oversized flannel, or long sleeve Adidas shirt with a collar.

They should rename this band the Hoovers. Because they really suck.

Bargain basement Oasis. Not entirely unpleasant of a listen but has no business on this list.

Inoffensive, but very samey. Not particularly for me.

Bang average

Mid Pack

Not my favorite record at all. Never liked these guys

This is fine but you can’t tell me it’s an album I must listen to before I die. The Brit influence on this list strikes again with this being at least the 100th album of my 428 so far that sounds exactly like this.

Pretty good for Britpop

I enjoyed listening to this - it had a strong '90s sound. Don't think it should be on the list, though!

Store brand britpop from the freezer section. The best bits sound like the verve with big swirling psychedelic feel and wah wah guitars, sometimes they lean more oasis with fizzy overdriven guitars and a snarling vocal, some of it has a bit of left over warmed up baggy swagger. It's all pretty decent but non descript, great filler if you're trying to pad out side b of a too long 90s 90s UK mix tape.

Boring AF

Sounds like Oasis, but less annoying.

It's fine but I'd rather be listening to almost any of the other Brit pot bands of the era

Muy de su época. Hoy sin transcendencia.

there's nothing strictly wrong with this album besides being a generic and pretty uninspired. it's aight.

This album deserves a second listen.

4.2 - great britpop

Trash, derivative, imitative. 2/5

Not bad, you can hear the Oasis influence. A couple catchier songs but mostly just alright.

I am not a fan of this. It's like stone roses but without that grove and musicianship and songwriting and spark. Kind of like oasis but at least they provide a pale imitation of the Beatles at the same time. That just leaves charmless yowling mancunians.

I think I just don’t like britpop. This album is annoying as fuck. I don’t like the 90s production and the vocals are a huge turnoff for me. Not a fan.

The lead singer's voice is like a bad impression of late-60s Jagger, particularly his exaggerated pronunciation of long "ee" sounds, and saying "eeyue" instead of "you". It's distracting, and I'm surprised more reviews aren't pointing it out. Additionally, I'm not impressed with the lyricism – though it still outshines the likes of Oasis and Weezer. And the sluggish How High joins the musically empty outro Rob's Theme in the group of "obvious throwaway tracks". Removing them would've made this a perfect-40-minute record, too! (Shameful.) But the guitar and bass are excellent, beginning their rampage from the very first track. The riff in North Country Boy is the guitar highlight but there are plenty of moments to pick from. One reviewer called the music "generic garbage", and I have to wonder if they forgot to put on their ears during the space-rocky opening of One To Another, or the *very* frequent use of a sort of acoustic lo-fi piano tone (pretty rare for anything 90s onward or for anything in the alt-rock genre). Not as generic as a vague background listen might suggest. There are some cool sounds and instances of genre-blending that you won't find in most other 90s music. I think a more accurate assessment was done by a different reviewer: "In an alternate universe most of these tracks would replace the same timeless status as Oasis' big hits. This is a better band with better songwriting... the single "One To Another" was immediately recognisable, deservedly so." Preach. 3/5 Key tracks: North Country Boy, One To Another, How Can You Leave Us

A poor mans Oasis

Pretty typical 90s Brit Pop.

The sound of this was generally fine but its a bit landfill Britpoppy I'd say, has the general vibe without any standout tracks. It's a bit Mancunian but thought Tim Burgess leaned into Bob Dylan more than anything, so if you wanted a Britpop bob this might land. A quick Google suggests I do not know any of the big Charlatans songs, or that they aren't memorable enough to be recognised by name alone, pretty telling. 2.5.

Decent as background music, barely noticed it being on. Quite liked With No Shoes and One to Another, but the rest was lower-end britpop stuff. Not noteworthy of being on this list.

Yep, that's Brit pop alright. I kinda thought I would recognise this more than I did. Think I only vaguely knew 1 track. It was ok, but think it was probably done better by others at the time. 3

Meh la verdad, tienen onda pero no me genero nada sobresaliente

Muy wonderwall, musicalmente no me parece malo pero al no ser algo que me guste mucho me emboló

Oasis pero en vez cigarettes & alcohol son Vaper & Flat white Igual me gustó pero porque me gusta oasis creo

Just an Oasis/Blur/Pulp B-Sides album really

Pretty good. Not my favorite.

Ei oikein tiedä mitä se on. Alkuun Oasista, sitten jotain instrumentaalia. Ei siinä ihan menevää paikoittain.

Great album. I met Tim Burgess on a train once and he was lovely so bonus points.

Meh, boring britpop that sounds okay to be played on the radio. Nothing worthwile to actually come back to.

Un peu comme si les frères Gallagher d'Oasis s'étaient dédoublés, mais en un peu plus pop

Better than Coldplay

Ça sonne tellement comme du vieux Oasis. J’aime vraiment Area 51, peut-être parce qu’il n’y a aucune voix ! Je trouve le côté instrumentale des chansons vraiment bien par contre. 5/10

Un autre britpop? North Country Boy sonne vraiment Oasis. Le gros orgue en background semble aussi un clin d'oeil à Like a Rolling a Stone (est-ce qu'Al Kooper est caché quelque part?). Certains morceaux, le chanteur a une voix nasillarde à la Blink ou Band of Horses (ou Dylan de Nashville Skyline HAHA) et j'aime. One to Another excellent tube, encore une fois ça me fait super penser à Dylan de fin année 60!

D’la bonne britpop!

endnu en billig oasis og jeg er ikke engang særlig stor fan af oasis. utrolig generøst at den kommer over 1 herfra

Man ved listen er ret britisk orienteret når der også er 90er-britpop albums med kunstnere man aldrig har hørt om

Britpop without the bangers

Love the opening. Sounds almost like U2 with a bit more punk / garage rock feel. Can hear so many similarities right from the open. Wasn't really familiar with more bands that sounded like them, before. Oh! I also hear a lot of Oasis in them. Guess that makes sense! Got a bit repetitive by the end. Still good.

Really enjoyed this, going in totally blind. Just catchy enough to keep your attention, but not outstanding enough to stand out.

Oasis on Temu

5.5 / 10 - well produced album, was a pleasant listen. I did find it quite generic in parts and there were a few potential skips, however still decent

The album was very Very good. Every tune was highly enjoyable and there was good pacing although it seemed to pester out towards the end

A generic britpop style album. (Except for that one big-beat style track that I kinda liked.)

Sounded like a worse oasis to me.

I have never heard this album before. The whole album fits that late 90s festival rock genre. It vibes like Remy Zero with a Southern USA church organ for a band that also has Oasis and early Radiohead overtones.

Reminds me of Oasis. New to me. Not bad, just not my cuppa tea. 2.5 stars

charlatan (n.), sense 2: A person who falsely claims or pretends to have knowledge or skill in some area, usually for personal gain; a person who pretends to be something he or she is not; an impostor, a pretender, a fraud; a quack. That is the Oxford Dictionary's second definition of the word "charlatan." Not exactly something you want to call yourself, right? Well, from my perception, it wouldn't be exactly wrong for these guys to call themselves the Charlatans seeing as they're clearly pretending to be a better band than they really are. That better band, by the way, happens to exist. It's Oasis. These guys are just Diet Oasis. That's not just my take. This website's top key word in the reviews for Tellin' Stories by the Charlatans is "oasis." It's not just me! So, when you already have 2 Oasis albums on the list, which is absolutely warranted, why should anyone care to bother with the Charlatans? They do nothing special. The instrumentation? Decent. Not outstanding, but not objectively bad. The singing? Not a fan. The fact that I saw a review for this album say that "Area 51," an instrumental track, is the album's best song says a lot. The writing? Fine. I guess these guys had a bit of a tragedy happen during recording regarding their keyboardist dying in a car crash while drunk. I guess it's a tragedy then... a tragedy that this band had a member who was dumb enough to drive drunk and not wear a seatbelt. You want to know something else that I don't like? You know, other than drunk drivers? This album's production. It's too murky. I didn't enjoy it. Admittedly, this album isn't terrible. Nothing hurts to listen to and everything works well enough to produce music that could be enjoyable to someone. That someone's not me though. I just think that an album as unoriginal as this isn't totally justified as an inclusion on a list called "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." Really showing that 90s/2000s UK bias there, eh Robert? I don't hate this album, but I don't think I could care less if I tried. This review was weirdly negative. I don't even feel that negative about the album. I just don't care about it. It's generic. Not awful, but not inspiring in any form of the word. High 2/5.

Brit-popish but not too bad. Surprised I never heard of this band before.

everytime one of these bands comes up i've literally never ever heard of, i'll look at their bio and it says something like "Britain's most famous and beloved band in the last 40 years"

Didn't know these guys, apparently it's a British thing. Not bad, not great.

Älskar!

A pretty good album, I liked With No Shoes, Tellin' Stories, You're A Big Girl Now and How Can You Leave Us the most.

I liked the rock and roll

Never in a million, billion years have I heard of The Charlatans, though I like to think I have this recommendation on good authority. Guess I should just hop into it rather than meandering any longer. Not my deal. This album is very of-the-time, though I don’t think it does anything to differentiate itself from other competitor bands. I also don’t think the sound of this album is timeless or aesthetically appealing, either. In any case, there could be worse albums that don’t appeal to me. With No Shoes is familiar - I’m confident I’ve heard it before. I like the late 90s rock sound and all of the guitar reverb. How High is another vaguely familiar track, though I’m undecided on whether I’ve heard it before. Regardless, I enjoy the restless energy of the track and how the verses keep adding pressure to the song. At this point I’d check the book to see whether I agree with this album being in there, though for whatever reason Tellin' Stories isn’t in my first edition copy. Strange. It must have been added to a later edition of the book. Wikipedia says that this album was critically lauded and sold well, being seen as a stylistic and tonal shift for the band. It’s also regarded as one of the better Britpop releases. Eh. I think Britpop is already very well represented on the list, so I think this could do with a snub. In place of this album, I humbly submit Manamoon by Serani Poji for inclusion on the list.

I remember getting The Charlatan's pushed on me in the late 90's. "Just Lookin'" was on a ton of compilation cd's at the time, and "The Only One I Know" put them on the map years earlier. I liked their sound to an extent but was never blown away with their body of work. They were Oasis before people was aware of Oasis. "North Country Boy" is a prime example of that, it's a pretty good song but not memorable. "One To Another" was the hit on this album, again ok but if I never heard it again I'd be just fine. I enjoyed the instrumental "Area 51" the most. Decent pop but vanilla in my book, nothing that stands out, nothing groundbreaking, no US hits you'd hear on the radio today. Missed the mark to make the Top 1001 in my opinion. 2 stars PS - they have better albums!

Another basic, boring British album that was so forgettable that I forgot I was listening to it. I was going to give it a 2 but then it got so much worse in the back half that I actively started hating it and How High grated my nerves

Best Songs: Tellin' Stories First time for me, a really solid album. The back half was not as strong as the first half or it would have been a 5.

Meh

One to another och Area 51, riktigt bra. Mer Primal Scream än Oasis, vilket är positivt.

Not bad. I liked their sound and style.

The Britpop bias in this list strikes again. This just doesn't do anything for me, and it doesn't even have the critical relevance of bands like Blur to make up for it.

Ass

cover - 6/10 with no shoes - 8/10, good guitar and bass. love love love the vocals. thought there’d be more hype since its first in the album north country boy - 5.5/10, bass is good but i dont really like the vocals on this one too much. tellin stories - 9/10, am i on cloud 9? i love the vocals, the beat, the rhythm i love EVERYTHING. one to another - 8/10 love the lyrics and the beat, but the intro gave me 2018 british vibes. youre a big girl now - 6.75/10 nice change from the upbeatness of the first 4 trax, melancholy yet still upbeat. pretty nice lyrics, more serious than the others. love the fade out! how can u leave us - 6/10 love the fade in+intro, great guitar. but the piano and the rhythm is getting a BIT repetitive. love the tinsy note at the end. area 51 - 7/10 great title, love the intro as opposed to the others its something different. ironically sounds alien like. for a song with no actual singing, this is a banger how high - 7.5/10 straight in with the guitar i love it. I LOVE IT. so far. very oasis core (as if the others arent) - i take this back cuz i just found out tim burgess was before liam only teethin - 6/10 really good bassline, tinsy bit repetitive. but i love the outro. get on it - 8.5/10 ok what. i put my phone down as soon as this started. how is this less popular than the others????????????????? but the no singing parts are really good but are going on for a LITTLE too long robs theme - 9/10 hey i might use this to study. ok im scared. oooh okk i see you. ok this is my fav wtf. what a way to end an album. overall rating - 7.5/10 amazing compostion, vocals, beat, bass, rhythm

I think I liked these guys best when they were jamming, like “Area 51”. They were similar to Oasis at times, but they outperform them in the instrumentation/composition realm. Unfortunately, they aren’t as good of song writers as oasis, but still good. This was a nice find!

Goes surprisingly hard

Also great

Pretty good

Lush guitars but, as others have said, a bit generic. (In case their debut isn't on here, may I just say that The Only One I Know is One of my absolute favourite indie dance tunes and will still drag me to the dance floor long after my hips have ceased to work.)

Aight

It sounds like minor Oasis. I like Oasis a lot, so that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But why listen to the Charlatans at all in that case? (I know the perception about Oasis and the Beatles, so you can also choose to extend this same question one level up if you'd like.)

I hadn't heard of this band before. This is a great album, especially after reading the wiki page.

Eh just kind of boring to be honest. Alright background music, but nothing special. 2/5 stars.

Temu Oasis

I will ignore how much these guys sound like Oasis because I like this album and I think it's pretty good. 4 Also, is the Baby Shark soundtrack on this list? Because it goddamn well better be!

Some of the songs are really good and some run together. Solid album but nothing insane. 6/10

Unmemorable. A bit of a whinier oasis. Just fairly bland.

Have to admit, I thought Oasis when the first song started. But then again, anytime I hear that British sound, I think of Oasis. Anyway, not a bad album, but nothing that pumped up my excitement level. I did bump up my score after the 2nd listen, but have no desire to give it a 3rd shot. With No Shoes and How High were probably my 2 favorites. Nothing too terrible form the rest, but also pretty bland to this listener. Can't put my finger on it and maybe my son will let me know, but the last song, Rob's Theme, sounds very familiar. Another Beastie's sample? Either way, this album a right down the middle for me. I'll go with a 2.5 but round up to 3 for making me, briefly, think of Oasis. 3

3 Yet another ‘90s British band I’ve never heard of with an incredibly mid effort. I’ve mentioned the list curator’s British bias before, so I won’t harp on that, but I’m genuinely unsure why this album made it on. It isn’t bad, but it is generic alternative rock without a ton of personality or style to it - and when there is some personal flair to be found, it’s mostly just the lead singer’s attempt at doing a Bob Dylan impression. Mr. Zimmerman was apparently a huge influence on the band when they were composing this album, to the point where they named two songs here after his: North Country Boy, which is supposedly a response to Girl from the North Country, and You’re a Big Girl Now, which is verbatim a title from Blood on the Tracks - and no, it’s not a cover (though it is one of the better songs here). As for the rest of this album… meh. It sounds fine, but it also isn’t overly remarkable or enjoyable. I’m not normally a huge instrumental guy, but I did actually kind of dig the two here and thought they helped with the flow of the album. Supposedly they were only included as a sort of homage to their keyboardist who passed during the album’s production (the Rob of Rob’s Theme), but it seems like my guy was cooking behind the scenes - maybe he would have gone on to have a George Harrison sort of reputation had he lived a little longer. We love our across the pond neighbors (I’m once again jealous of a fellow first world country’s healthcare as I continue typing with a broken wrist), but Oasis this is not. Hell, this isn’t even The Verve. Better than Radiohead though.

3.5

Really boring and uninspired oasis rip offs. 5/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: Only Teethin'

mouais, petit rock sympa mais sans la nostalgie de l'époque puisque découvert en 2025.

not bad, not special either

First half was nice than I got tired of it Just like life

Noise

It was alright. Couple of very nice tracks, some other decent tracks. I wouldn't seek it out again, I wouldn't turn it off if it came one again.

meh

It's alright kind of generic pop music. Nothing really stood out and I pretty much forgot the album a few minutes after listening. This one is an easy skip for me, your mileage may vary.

Hadn’t heard of them before and enjoyed the album. No one song stood out but vibe was good throughout. Not what I thought they would sing like based off the album cover

Some okay jams but britpop as a whole flies over my head, sounds so bland.

It’s fine, a good sounding record. An obvious criticism is it sounds like an Oasis derivative, but that in itself doesn’t make it a bad record by any means. I think there needs to be a nostalgic factor to give this 4 or 5 stars, which I don’t have personally.

Not too bad.

Muy generico

Meh. Average brit rock nothing exceptional

A very strong 2.8/5. Just listen to Stone Roses

P785. 1996. 1 star. Poor man's Oasis without the tunes or the talent. Not much to like here.

There were three British invasions. Beatlemania lasting till say 1965. Then that early to mid 70s stuff. Deep purple, Bowie (kind of), Zeppelin, Uriah Heap, Jethro Tull, Queen. Etc. There’s what I’d call more of an incursion in the 80s with the smiths and the cure etc. Britpop is the third. And the weakest. All sound the same. Not many strong songs. All more reflective of a declining power than a strengthening one. And while I can listen to some oasis or blur and think yep this is pretty good, there was nothing in this album that grabbed me. Oh the lead singer died. That’s genuinely awful. And tragic. But it doesn’t make this a good album. 1 star.

Yet more trauma porn. Would anyone remember this album if keyboard player Rob Collins hadn't died drunk driving during the recording sessions? Probably not. The album overall is, like most Britpop, derivative of 60s pop (most egregious example is the faux-Dylan 'Get On It'). Tim Burgess' vocals are incredibly nasal and annoying. The only track I really like is 'Rob's Theme', which sounds like an early 90s Beastie Boys instrumental out-take. (I really love The Charlatans' early single 'The Only One I Know', which I regularly spin when DJing. Nothing on this album is worthy to untie the sandals of 'The Only One I Know').

This one was interesting. Im not sure I loved it or even liked it, but it was a mood.

Not bad by any means but not covering enough new ground to stand out from all the other 90s British invasion bands.

I really only know The Charlatans (UK version) from their much earlier Madchester phase and their popular single "Indian Rope", so I was a bit surprised that the "1001 Albums" editors chose this later album to represent them. It's a solid album, and I can still hear their earlier roots in some of the songs, but I'm not entirely sure their British R&B style on a lot of the songs works all that well with Tim Burgess' voice. But it's still a largely entertaining album, with "One to another" probably the best of the lot, at least in part because of the Chemical Brothers' contributed opening loops; I also enjoyed "Area 51", which directly pays homage to Rob Collins' keyboard playing and indirectly salutes their earlier years, and "How high" too. The Wikipedia entry for this album is overly long, and oddly detailed at times (e.g. citing the almost invisible influences for each track, yet not crediting the very obvious Dylan mimicry on the opening parts of "Get on it"), but it's also very helpful in setting the context for the album's creation in the midst of them losing their keyboardist to a car accident (of his own making, sadly, and just before he was about to get canned). And kudos to Primal Scream's Martin Duffy for filling in on the album after Rob Collin's death, and to the band for the great tribute final track on the album (including Rob Collin's aunt's recording of him at 3 years old). I'll admit, though, that I'm not sure I get the comparisons to Patti Smith or Neil Young with this album.

pretty good album: I like the band's sound for the most part, but the lead singer's voice grates after a while and too many of their songs sound the same. This band is worth a second look though.

Necesito Zzzz más grandes Nota: 2.3

having only previously listened to the singles from this album I can confirm that those are the only good songs on the album, that said those are bangers! 3.5 stars

A dull, uninspired effort.

Starting to think the guy who wrote this book might have been English?

Aggressively mediocre and generic. Will never be listening to this again.

I felt drawn to the heavily-compressed acoustic guitar on You're A Big Girl Now. Aside from that, it was a pretty standard example of Britpop.

this feels like it comes from the period of buffy the vampire slayer 3.6

3.5

Terrible 90s English crap no one will remember

Listenable.

Decent. If I had listened to this in high school I'd probably still be listening to it now.

Generic. Just had to be there I guess

Enjoyed the Oasis-y vibe. Would listen again.

Oasis but not. I didn’t need to listen to this before I died but here we are.

Aggressively fine

This is sexier than a sexy banana in a leotard And twice as yummy

Pretty good. Have not heard this before. A bit derivative but worth a listen.

More of the Ocean Colour Scene than Oasis. That being said, track 2 has the same keyboard as Champagne Supernova. Had a bit more going on than a lot of Brit pop, hell, even some country influences. Pretty catchy in spots. Not an album of all time for me.

alright indie rock not really for me

Sounded a lot like Oasis. Pretty okay but a bit too much of the same...

Alright, let's talk about The Charlatans' Tellin' Stories. I'd give this one a solid 3.5 stars. First off, the sound on this album is pretty great. Those guitars are spot on, and the vocals are classic Charlatans. You can definitely get into the groove with a lot of these tracks. The lyrics, though? Yeah, they're just... okay. Nothing that really blows your mind or sticks with you long-term. As not a huge Britpop fan, I went into this hoping for a bit more, honestly. It's not a bad album by any stretch, and I'll probably give it more spins down the road, but it doesn't quite hit that legendary status for me. You know, with everything that happened before this album came out (the sad story with Rob Collins), there was a lot riding on it. It's a decent effort, but it didn't quite deliver that knockout punch I was secretly hoping for. It's good, but not essential.

27 maj Då kör vi, känns redan på första låten mer lovande än dem förra? Tellin' Stories är bra? How can you leave us svängig!! How High ganska bra Only Teethin fuckar jag med. Omslaget är ganska nice ska inte ljuga. Uppskattade faktiskt det här albumet, flera låtar in på listan. 3/10

They are not Oasis.

Solid Britpop, steadily engaging and listenable. I get the sense they are partly Stone Roses imitators--but it is hard to imagine a better band to imitate. Lots to like hear. Casually interesting.

Sometimes you can make a meal where everything on the plate is different. Each component is new and tasty and goes in to make a cohesive whole. And sometimes you can just heat up some mushroom soup, where every mouthful is the same, but it’s still comforting and nourishing and satisfying. The charlatans are mushroom soup. You know what you’re getting with almost every track and they are consistently reassuring. You either like ‘em or you don’t. Some great singles on here: North country boy, Tellin’ stories and all delivered in that nasal Madchester (sic) stylie. I am perfectly at home with that.

While my memory can't be 100% reliable on this, I feel like I discovered The Charlatans at the same time I gave Suede and The Verve a listen, and it all blends for me — at least before listening to these bands as part of this endeavor. And much like those other two bands, this record failed to excite me enough to make it into my regular listening routine, and I've not owned the album for years. It starts out strong, the first three tunes are really good, and from there... it just sort of fizzles. I read a little about the album after listening — I wasn't aware that the keyboardist died in the midst of this recording, so that adds some perspective as to what the band was experiencing at the time. I liked this more than either the Suede or Verve albums we listened to, the interplay of the guitar and drums was a nice feature. But ultimately, the material flatlined and I'm stuck at a 3. Maybe a 3.5.

Good lord there's a lot of britpop on here. This is fine. Their effects-drenched guitars lend a nice psychedelic air to the proceedings. But man, their whiny, nasal voices are a bit much. Still, the songwriting is pretty decent.

Good late 90s nostalgia for listening with the windows down in the car

Fine 90s rock

Britpop band from 1990. Legal, porém gostei mais de seus outros discos do que esse. Enfim, dá pra ouvir mais...

Blander and more irrelevant than dry toast. Really fed up with how biased this list is.

Fine enough. More of a best if Charlatans man myself

Decent fare but nothing more. Like One to Another, thought it was an earlier song of theirs. Am I deducting a point for having the temerity to follow DSOTM? Probably...

I always said that the charlatans were a band that consistently produced good albums but never a great album, so I was somewhat surprised when the list served up this release. Having not heard this album in over two decades I felt it was a chance to relisten to it with a fresh take. The first track starts by confirming what I used to think, Tim Burgess’s vocals are weak, worse still, it sounds like the generic gash that an out of form Oasis routinely produced. As with many of the songs, it failed to reach any pinnacle or crescendo, and the production (as throughout the album) is at best kindly described as “a bit flat”. How high was the highlight track for me, but overall the album is not cohesive and lacks any justification for being considered for this list. I never understood the popularist love for North Country Boy either, it’s such a nothing track. Too often I got a sense of the prevalent lame midness of that mid/late 90s British guitar band sound (I’m looking at you Ocean Colour Scene and Travis) and no sense of why this should be considered stand out. I tried to like it, I really did, but as ever, it’s just “good”, solid and a little too safe to be lauded in any way. It’s scraping a 3 as I’m in a good mood.

What’s the Story, Morning Glory if it sucked.

On the back of an opening slot of the biggest UK gigs of the 90s(Oasis at Knebworth) and after loosing their keyboard player The charlatans released their most successful commercially speaking album. Is it good? I don't think so. The two instrumentals were the highlight of the album, can't stand Tim's voice, sorry.

"We have Oasis at home" Oasis at home;

3,5/5 Odotukset taas nollassa, mutta oikein kivaa brittirokkia.

Sinänsä ihan mukavaa soittelua, mutta alkoi kyllä toistaa itseään hyvin nopeasti. Taustamusiikkina menee.

Selvästi bändi, joka ilmaantui Oasiksen vanavedessä. Vaikkakin hyvin samantyylinen tyyliltään, albumilta löytyy omaperäisyyttäkin. Hyvä kokonaisuus, 3.5/5

Jaahas. Tämmönen köyhän miehen Oasis siis. Ei voi olla muu kuin UK. 3,5 tähteä

Aika tasapaksua ja eikä mitään fiiliksiä herättävää oasis kopiointi yritystä.

Ihan menevää settiä mutta ei millään tavalla erotu edukseen bändien massasta.

With every Britpop album this list decides to throw at me, I become increasingly convinced that that one 'Elastica' album will be the only one that'll ever resonate with me. 'Cause this is just another in a long list of forgettable '90s Britpop records. I'll say the production is a bit more varied here, a bit funkier and less concerned with being fuzzy and "90s" - I really liked when the organ leads out that tighter groove on 'Only Teething', for example. And certain songs like 'With No Shoes', You're a Big Girl Now', and 'How Can You Leave Us' were actually pretty good. But for every good song, there are like two yawn-inducing ones. Why does this vocal style make everything sound so bland and lifeless? I'll never know...why do the vocals on all these albums sound so alike? I don't know...what is it about samey Britpop melodies that annoy me so much? I don't know. I just don't get it!

This was ok, average. Nothing crazy

Surprised by the band. Had heard one or 2 songs. Coming before Oasis should give them a better context but it is what it is, Oasis did it better. This is am awesome album

Baffling inclusion. Run of the mill brit-pop is very much something that people can die without encountering.

Why did every band want to sound like and even look like Oasis? I don't understand the writers of this book. This is so bland. You are definitely English.

Fine. Decent britpop jams. Oasis adjacent. “Oasis adjacent orangutan” is my preferred phrase for vocal warmup.

Not bad, but not all that great. It’s kind of like a lesser Oasis, and I’m not real big on Oasis, so. Your mileage may vary.

This was better than I thought it would be. It’s a 3.5, but I round down.

109/1089 - This Charlatans album sucked and was very derivative so I'll recommend some other albums that are influential/interesting and are not currently on the user list: Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz (1960) : Changed the game for jazz combos by allowing every member to contribute as a "leader," instead of just the melodic instruments. (I like "Explorations" better but this one is more historically important) Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia (1975) : Early electronic “warm earth music for plants…and the people that love them,” made with an early Moog synthesizer. Chock-full of optimism. Take 6 - Take 6 (1988) : Debut album of a gospel a'cappella group which had a big influence on modern vocal harmonies. Stereolab - Dots and Loops (1996) : One of the first albums made with a digital audio workstation. Cool blend of experimental and accessible sounds. Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005) : Loose concept album with a cool blend of alternative rock, trip-hop, and dance-pop. It also has "Feel Good Inc." Hiatus Kaiyote - Choose Your Weapon (2015) : Neo-soul group with a very eclectic sound and a strong vocalist. Tennyson - Rot (2022) : Experimental electronic music by a brother (producer, vocalist) and sister (drums) duo. Amazing production skills and intriguing vocal effects. I've found a lot of the songs translate well to piano as well.

basic rock, not that exciting

Simple enough to be in the background, but involved enough to listen to.

Rätt bra! Lik mycket annan britpop. Trodde det var Ian Brown som sjöng först.

OOF! No thanks. Generic, bland. Tries to do everything popular ends up sounding like nothing.

SHEIN version of Oasis. Dollar General Stone Roses. Sucked. O stars 1001 album worthy: no - 79/144