Reviews (page 7 of 8)
this was completely unmemorable.
If you wanted to listen to Oasis but didn’t want your friends to know you were listening to Oasis you could play this and hope they didn’t notice.
Pretty OK listening on a rainy December day. I don't really need or want more Oasis in my life but I didn't hate it. 2.5
I was ready to apologize for accusing the Charlatans of being junior varsity Oasis based solely on the album cover but then they turned in the most junior varsity Oasis album they possibly could have. It was fine throughout.
never heard this before, this is 90s as hell. pretty sure my doctor's office uses rob's theme as hold music. inoffensive. 2.5
two possibilities: - I heard this album at some point because a bunch of people I thought were cool on livejournal were really into british bands that sound like this - I have never heard this album but I've heard other british bands that sound like this
Left zero impression
Only know one song by this band, and it’s not on this album. That said, this is disappointing. Whiny and ordinary, like Oasis. There’s nothing special. It’s aggressively mediocre and totally unnecessary.
Nice album. Close your eyes it's Oasis! Who came first though?
I found it exceedingly difficult not to constantly compare this to Oasis. If this is what Oasis would have sounded like without the brotherly animosity, I am thankful the Gallagher brothers hate(d) each other... This is like the vegan version of Oasis. It's pretty close to the real deal, but not quite. If you got used to never hearing Oasis and then you heard this, it would be totally fine and you'd maybe even start to forget the differences. I say this as a person who eats a lot of vegan alternatives.
I was not overly excited about the vocals. At first they started to sound a little like Oasis, but whinier if that's even possible. There wasn't really anything that stood out for me for it: the guitars, vocals, etc. It just seemed like a substandard version of other Britpop. Next.
Oasis tribute band
2 - kinda same at sounding not my style bored me a but
There's too many britpop albums on this list. This one is alright but definitely not an essential listen.
Decent Britpop but I felt the singer's voice was a bit whiny sounding for my tastes
This didn't feel great but it was fine. The last song at least did a cool build up at the end. Didn't really grab me. Felt a bit generic in ways. Could be replaced on the list.
The mixing is terrible. The vocals are getting trampled on. A bunch of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sound here. Really suffers from that 1990s, early 2000s compression and lack of dynamic sound. Makes it bland.
Looking at the album cover: Wow, these guys really want to be Oasis. Two tracks in: Wow, these guys REALLLLY want to be Oasis. I'm honestly not sure why this deeply mediocre album of middling Brit-pap is considered one we "Have to listen to", because my overriding emotion through the whole thing was "...ehhhhh". Sorry Charlatans, but not worth the listen.
Totally bland and forgettable. Yesterday’s “Hangman’s Daughter” may have been nutty, but at least it was interesting - give me something like that over this just about any day.
Bro's trying really hard to be Liam Gallagher
Kinda lame tbh. If oasis is your thing then I’m sure you’d be happy.
Uma sonoridade bem típica dos anos 90. Não achei nada muito relevante, mas não é ruim. 2,5/5
Uninteresting
Idc
This list is vindictive. I'm being punished. Actually, it was ok, but it's discount Oasis and I'll never come across it again.
I was never a huge fan. A bit like ever other band of this genre. Not quite sure why they stood out more than others.
Repetitivo
Shite
there is nothing really here that's worth coming back for.
not much pizzaz but isn’t a bad album, just not good
Meh
Good lord, another British alternative band from the 90s. The writer seems to heavily biased in favor of this stuff, which at a certain point just sounds like dudes who thought they could also be the Stone Roses.
You had to be there to enjoy this. And if you were there, I'm sorry to hear that.
Me: Mum, can we listen to Oasis? Mum: We already have Oasis at home Oasis at home:
Poor man's Oasis. Would probably give Oasis a 3 and this is notably worse.
More Mid Brit-Pop that would soundtrack a direct-to-tv teen movie.
Pretty generic and unremarkable. The instrumental tracks were at least interesting and explored some neat musical ideas, but they're very hidden in an album that doesn't have much else to say with it's songs. About what I expected. Top tracks: Area 51, Rob's Theme
More mediocre Brit-pop. Why? This is not new, interesting or as good as other Brit-pop that dominates the list. It doest hurt the ears so gets a 2nd star for being completed
Look at the album cover. Complete apathy coming from all those lads, you can tell they didnae put their heart into it at all.
Pre-listening thoughts: are we knocking out EVERY 90s alt rock album NOW???? Why ANOTHER from 1997 TWO DAYS IN A ROW HELP ME GOD Post/during listening thoughts: oasis from SHEIN. If you like oasis you MIGHT enjoy this a little less. Hope this band got tickets to oasis’s reunion tour and as they’re sitting in the audience they think “man that could have been us if we came first and wrote better music” 3.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no and i hate this British editor for putting bands like this on the list cause they’re so insignificant Fav tracks: North Country Boy Least fav tracks: Area 51, How High
Kinda bland IMO
I was hoping for more from this one
A refreshing palette cleanser after alot of blues and dad rock. But refreshing in the sense it's different, not because it's amazing or nothing. Not entirely shit but i don't think I'll be going out of my way to listen to these guys again, didn't really land with me.
Sound bridges between eras. classic rock without the grandeur nor enough alternative sound to be interesting. Not much punch. Proto oasis/coldplay chud rock. Not my bag. At least there's a bit of scuzz.
Yawn
I don't think I need this! Not bad but not for my ears!
It seems they have taken a swerve at Oasis and haven't moved on.
Just sounded like a oasis/stone roses derivative
“Mom, can we get Oasis?” “No, sweetie, we already have Oasis at home.” Oasis at home: The Charlatans
indie nasal voice, not a fan ! yewwww, shewwws Sorry i just googled it and one of the members died during the recording of this album and they just ? replaced him ? and did a gig three weeks later? wild area 51 is a fun song enjoying the second half of the album more than the first Songs added to my 1001 albums playlist: - North Country Boy - Area 51
sounds like oasis. no big deal.
Spikes of something 3-star worthy, but all in all a recycled attempt at being better than Oasis.
Despite their Madchester pedigree, The Charlatans fail to captivate with these stories, proving that seniority doesn't always translate to superiority in the dynamic 90s UK rock scene.
It was fine, but apart from a couple of interesting tracks, it was pretty by numbers. Not one of the essential albums of Brit Pop for me.
Kinda generic 90's?
More britpop. Didn't leave much of an impression.
I was underwhelmed. Very mediocre album beginning to end.
Uninspired and painfully average
This list has so many headscratchers on it. I can't for the life of me even begin to understand what kind of argument can be made for this album's inclusion. But it's not the first of it's kind. Seems like they are just a poor man's Oasis. Pretty meh.
Meh
I listened to this album three times, and can't tell you a single thing about it. It must be ok if I tried three times, but it's not good if I just tuned it out every time.
ei vittuuiuu. jätän ensimmäisen viestini ennen albumin kuuntelua tulevia sukupolvia varten. älkää, älkää lapset, lapsenlapset tehkö tämänkaltaisia albumi kovereita varsinkin jos olette 4 hyvin saman näköistä valkoihoista ihmistä ja bändinne nimi on the - ja jokin random substantiivi monikko herran tuuttelis sentään te pojat olette rumiluksia! aivan ällöjä pikku laiskimuksia... albumissa on sen verran omalaatuisuutta ja erikoisuuksia että global review on alle se perus britpop new wave 2.98-3.05 range ja on päässyt siitä alemmas tekemällä asioita jotka ovat vähänkin pikkusenkin ministikkin kiinnostavia. 2 soltsje one to another.
I think I charted my pants. 4/10
Bland.
There seems to be this overwhelming opinion among the other people who have also committed to doing this same thing that there are a shit ton of brit pop albums on the list. Apparently not enough where it has affected my experience that much. I’ve had more trouble with the generic 60s albums than those. But I guess today is the first example of said genre of albums. And if this is the consistent trend of quality that the rest of them will be following, I can sort of sympathize with those who are frustrated. I’ve only really heard one proper brit pop album, which was (What's the Story) Morning Glory? And that actually wasn’t half bad. Plus I’ve gone back to many of those songs and they have grown on me since. I think this record strays far from what made that Oasis record so enjoyable. Like for starters, the singer sort of sounds like Liam Gallagher, except his singing voice kind of sucks. It’s just not nearly as listenable as Liam’s. And that seems to be a common theme with the rest of this album. This album seems to lean less on the alternative rock sound of bands like Oasis and Blur and more on the sound of baggy. Which is honestly a genre tag that means next to nothing to me. I’ve never really known what that meant. But this still has that sort of neo-psychedelic vibe. And it just doesn’t feel as natural. It comes off as forced, like someone trying their best to imitate the cool brit pop bands. Truthfully this genre was never a favorite of mine. People were tired of it by the end of the 90s, and they are especially tired of it now. And I’m sort of inclined to agree. Rating: 4/10
I never really liked this style of 90s britpop. It's okay, no real hooks.
You ever see an album cover and just groan to yourself because you know what's coming? This was better than expected but only because my expectations were so low. Unremarkably average. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)
Whilst always aware of The Charlatens i was more of an Oasis fan when it came to Britpop. Some of the songs on here are good but do merge into one another without any clear divergence in musical style. Not an album for me. 2/5 22/5/24
Standard issue Britpop, nothing exciting or new here.
Tokavika biisi oli kova, muuten ei
It was just a bit weird
Congratulations to the makers of this list they have now added another genre of music for me to hate in Brit Pop. This is the album that finally did it for me. Everyone who compared them to Oasis was right and I hate Oasis so this sucked. His voice was terrible, whiny, stupid sounding, and he sounded kinda like Bob Dylan on a couple songs which was a double kick in the teeth. The only good tracks were the two instrumental ones where I didn't have to hear his voice. There is nothing about Brit Pop that makes it worthy to be on a list of albums I NEED to listen to before I died. This was stupid, whiny, boring, dull, and not enjoyable.
ugh-why is this on the list??? it's like listening to Oasis "light". the music was ok & much better than the vocals but will I ever listen to them again-nope. 2.5 stars
I wonder if these guys have ever heard of Oasis. I bet they would like them.
I realize these guys have been around since the late 80s but this just sounds like dollar store Oasis.
2 stars. pretty boring.
This is fine, nothing to complain about. But, also nothing particularly interesting to comment on. I don't see listening to this again.
Eh, the album was fine but nothing special
Okay. I think I’m getting the point here. 1001 Albums is A LOT of albums and that is going to cover a lot of music that isn’t necessarily my jam. Clearly The Charlatans had a following and they obviously have a body of work and this all in is tinged with some tragedy and sadness. But I’m going to be a lot more conservative here. I reckoned will end up with 100 5s, maybe 200 4s and the rest will be 3s unless there is something truly dreadful. Liked the organ. Liked some of the base lines. Appreciated the scratching. But look, if you are going to just make songs based on riffs and recycled chord changes you better have really good lyrics. Especially if you have no melodies or solo virtuosity. You’re a Big Girl Now is probably my favourite for the open guitar tuning. But guys, your melody is not going to set you free. You’re only barely flirting with the idea of melody. The best I can say about this album is that it’s toe tapping. Lovely and upbeat. I could put it on and read and I would not be interrupted with a surprising moment of delight. Good on a road trip although not much to sing along to.
boring/one dimensional/british
90s garage rock, twinge of aughts sound. And birdsong sample?
Discount Oasis
Quite passable but uninspired for parts. The acoustic track You're a Big Girl Now stands out pleasantly. Area 51 has a good groove and is also pleasing. The rest is so Oasis-like, well-behaved and probably due to the times.
We have Oasis at home.
Sorry, I heard no greatness here, just an average House Band.
Literally 10s of britpop albums I would listen to over this
I don’t like Oasis
Hard meh. 2/5
Not amazing, more original and less annoying than many of the UK guitar bands of the 90s, and this was their peak I suppose. I'm bored to death of the big singles since they were overplayed for years, and the rest is fairly bland. This one surprised me with it's dullness. Saw them at Reading Festival back in 2000 I think, they were great, more hit songs than I remebered remembering. But this just isn't much cop as an album.
Innocuous, generic, overproduced, immediately forgettable Britpop.
Didn't really like this all that much.
A decent album to put on while I drink my morning coffee and browse the ol' Internet on this Sunday morning, but on the other hand, it lacks a certain spice to make me want to listen to more.
Not quite as good as I expected it to be
Thoughts before listening: 90s Brit-pop that wasn't as popular as Oasis and Blur...at least in the US. I don't believe I've ever heard these guys before. Review: This is okay. The songs are catchy and anthemic so I understand why they were popular. That being said, I'm not hearing anything that suggests this album should be considered one of the greatest of all time. Maybe if I grew up listening to the Charlatans I'd feel differently. There are certainly 90s American alt-rock albums that I'd put on my personal 1,001 best albums list (i.e. the Toadies), but I'd be shocked to see them on here just like I am with these guys that seem like also-rans of the UK 90s scene. "One To Another" is a good song that I've added to the playlist. 2-stars.
Mediocre Madchester songs I didn't like at the time and enjoy even less now.
A little underwhelming. Felt like generic British Rock. This could happily play as background music, but it is not an album experience for me.
2/5 Pretty standard brit pop from the 90s.
Tellin' Stories has hints of interesting instrumentation, but it seems like more style over substance. None of the lyrics caught my attention, and the generic Britpop guitars, American soul rhythm and kind of annoying vocal delivery makes this one a hard sell for me. Fav track: Get on it 2.5/5
A competent, but forgettable Britpop record. It feels like a minor, late Oasis LP. Nothing wrong with that, but nothing right enough to warrant this placement either. I also found the singer's voice to be a little grating, which didn't help either. Favourite song: Only Teething, North Country Boy, One to Another, Get On It
Just another English rock band's album. Not bad, just generic
A fine, workmanlike album. But an absolute waste of an entry on this list.
Don’t need to listen to an Oasis wannabe band. I don’t even like Oasis
The music was okay. I couldn't stand the singer's voice. It was whiny and boring.
Meh… it’s like Oasis -who I don’t like - but more boring. Not unlistenable or abhorrent. Just unremarkable and I likely will never hear any of this again. 2/5
Nothing particularly noteworthy or memorable after the final beat.
Very uninteresting. Not good or bad, it just is.
Was very ready to shit on this album after the first half, even had a good joke review (The real charlatans were the people that put this album on the list!), but the second half did pick up a lot for me. Still thought it was overall bland and completely undeserving of a spot on the list, but a couple of perfectly good jams on the back end. Fave track: Area 51
Fine, easy listening but not too remarkable
Oops the author accidentally put another Oasis cover band on here
Probably the most forgettable album so far. Also not terrible though
marti stink marti stink marti stink
Kinda like a UK Oasis, and very similar to many other UK albums on here
It's like Great Value Oasis. They sound similar but they lack the high points that Oasis could reach. I don't know why anyone would listen to this when you could just put on Definitely Maybe or What's The Story? Morning Glory. I guess some people really like that bland Brit pop sound; probably a populace that finds bubbles and squeak to be palatable.
This is one of those albums that doesnt really make me feel anything at all. No joy, no pain, no nostalgia, not even annoyance. 2.5/5
Oasis at home and I don’t like Oasis
2. Oasis knock off? Not sure why this was on the list
Ah ok, not my style. Too emo.
Meh.
Mixing turn-of-the-century Britpop with 60s and 70s rock was an interesting idea, but it didn't really work. I found the album boring and derivative. Also, it just sounds like the vocals are not at the center of the songs. Not that they are too quiet or unclear, but I could not tell you what a single song is about or what the singer sounds like.
Some decent jams scattered through, overall not a fan. Will I listen to again: 0%
Another rehash of alternative/britpop/whatever, ala Oasis or Stone Roses. I wouldn't consider this essential.
Meh, this album was rather generic. I did enjoy some of the instrumental tracks at the end. Probably won't listen to this again.
Not my vibe
# 74 : Ok I guess, nothing special, it's only 50 minutes or so, but seemed to go on forever. Not my thing, kind of like every pub band I listened to growing up in the nineties. Enough of the Nineties Brit Pop!
OK - but I agree with many other reviewers - seems a bit mediocre to justify inclusion on this list.
There’s some decent tracks but nothing exceptional. A solid Britpop album Nothing more
Strange how cringy some of my post-adolescent Brit Pop heroes aged into mediocrity.
So very beige. Does nothing for me. Never understood the hype.
not into it
I mean, Oasis already exists. And they did it better. Nobody needed this.
eh
mmm
Oh god, look at that cover. No prizes for guessing it's yet more Britpop. One to Another felt vaguely familiar and shit, the rest unfamiliar and shit. I guess it's really a testament to how good Oasis was that they managed to take as unappealing a sound as Britpop and make it *that* good. 2/5 for these dickheads though.
Might be the most UK cover I have ever seen. At first glance, I'm unsure if this is the same guy four times or four distinct individuals. With No Shoes has a light pop-rock tone with whiny lead vocals. Three songs in, this is pretty bland 90s alt-rock if I've ever heard it. One to Another is supposed to be the most popular song on the album. I guess I can see why. Of what I've heard so far this has the most energy and feels the punchiest. That said, its a pretty boring song. You're a Big Girl Now is actually my favorite of the album so far. An acoustic guitar melody with some harmonized vocals. Simple, but effective. Get On It might be my favorite song from the entire album, but nothing throughout feels particularly interesting. hard 2/5
I give it 2.5 stars. Not terrible, they sound like Oasis.
Fairly boring album, nothing really stood out
Good, but not seminal, way too much filler
As an early fan of the charlatans, I loved some friendly and between 10th and 11th, the latter of which is one of my all time favourite albums. This album is so middle of the road, almost an oasis derivative (which is saying something). It's just really, really dull.
Best Song: You're A Big Girl Now. This is the length of song that they should be writing. Snippy little bits under 3 minutes. Worst Song: Rob's Theme. A weird, pointless jam song that sounds like it was recorded through a closed door. Overall: Absolutely perplexed how this forgettable album by a band lost to history made it on this list. How many people, even when they're in the mood for this genre, are reaching for a record by The Charlatans? Who did this go on to influence?
I love how the album generator website provides a summary of our listening habits. If Robert Dimery went through his own book on this website, I have no doubt that Britpop would be consistently on his Summary page's Favourite Genres. Sometimes Britpop is on my Worst Genres top three. But lately it has fallen off that list. Let's try to fix that by acknowledging that the only reason The Charlatans are on this list is because they are British.
Oasis wannabes.
I find this to be generic sounding 90s rock. It sounds like an AI generated. I feel no soul, no energy.
1997! This has promise. :) It's a bit Oasisy it was alright.
This feels like an album I had to be there for when it came out in 1996. Nothing really stood out for me here. Vocal delivery after a while got a little bit tiring. Musically there were some good spots but a lot of unmemorable songs for me.
Oasis with a couple of canned beats. 4/10
Landfill britpop
Eehhh… not bad. But not for me.
Tengo su primer disco en vinilo y lo pude escuchar mil veces. El siguiente ya fue en CD y me supo a poco, Este solo lo he oído mucho después así que claramente perdieron el brillo."North country boy" y "One to another" están por encima del resto pero no creo que salven el disco. No pienso que nadie oiga este disco y lo considere como algo imprescindible.
This is okay in a mid-nineties generic Brit rock kind of way. Required listening it is not.
что-то неинтересное
They're just sort of an Oasis clone honestly, cool... but generic.
I'm a big britpop apologist and some of my favorite albums of all time are britpop ("Dog Man Star", "Attack of the Grey Lantern", "The Bends", "In It For The Money" to name a few) , but this album was just completely inoffensive. Oasis is my least favorite of the big four and this band sounds like even more boring Oasis. More bands should have ripped off Suede instead.
So unpleasant
2/5 Once again, I have tried Brit Pop and tested my feelings about them and once again...I'm not a huge fan. During the first song, I said to myself "If they continue this whiny, nasally sound through all the songs, I am not going to like it." Sure enough, nasally whiny sounding. It's not my genre I guess, which is weird cause I love a Brit and I love pop.
Kanske charlataner, men tråkiga charlataner.
The producer done a good job. I’ll give them that.
Paint by numbers britpop that doesn't do anything particularly original or great to warrant it to be on this list imho.
Pretty bland britpop/madchester album. How I expect Oasis would have sounded in the mid 90s if Noel never joined. Some ok songs (title track for example) but the majority is forgettable. Lacking the actual good tunes that Oasis/Stone Roses/Dodgy/Doves had. Maybe one of those had to be there moments.
Oh boy, more British rock... The sheer volume of British rock albums in this list has almost irreparably tainted my view of British music artists. The flavor of this band is a whiney lead singer and lackluster instrumentation. Probably a 2/5
Да, бритый поп но как-то очень сильно пролетел мимо меня Было просто норм
“The Only One I Know” is the only song I know by the Charlatans, which isn’t on this album. That was a groovy track. This just sounds like Oasis. Not very exciting.
When I saw the album cover I thought, I bet these guys sound like Oasis. 2.275
I bet whoever made this list freakin loves oasis
Not a fan of this at all really - it's not terrible, just very MOR. One to Another is the only really memorable song.
Not bad by any means, just boring as hell.
Frekar viðburðalítil plata. Inn á milli eru lög sem vantar bara eitthvað smá oompf upp á.
Nothing much to say. It's okay, i guess. 2.5/5
A slightly better version of Oasis is still Oasis
Another britpop album that sounds exactly the same as all the others
2/5. Nothing super interesting to take with me. Feels like they should sound from the 70s but they’re from the 90s and that’s not a compliment.
It's alright, Charlatans were always the least interesting band of the Madchester scene. Didn't listen to this whole album when it came out but I remember that 'North Country Boy' was played too often on the radio and it got annoying quick. Tim Burgess seems like a nice man from his Twitter presence but his singing voice is perhaps even more annoying than Ian Brown and to read that he based his delivery on Wu-Tang is laughable. The only nod to hip-hop I heard was a few apologetic record scratches.
notes - fifth album by the charlatans - the bands keyboard player died in an accident before the completion of the album - reminds me of oasis but less good - which makes sense, they played together often - really great bass playing fav - tellin stories - Like the psychedelic opening least fav - how high - Just very noisy and forgettable 2.5/5 would rather listen to oasis
It’s ok Listened at the time His voice gets on my tits a bit … Some decent songs …. Very safe really Of.The.Time. (Better than Oasis)
I don't remember anything. No melodies, lyrics, etc. It really went in one ear out the other in my case. I don't have much to say. Highlights: -
Indie Britrock mediocrity.
This was unremarkable. I forgot what every song sounded like after it was over. Not really sure why it's on the list. Wasn't awful, but wasn't really good either. My favourite song was Rob's Theme I guess, but nothing really stood out.
Blegh I was just so done by the time this album ended
I really dig the second thing, the Primal Scream sound, but can't grok how it's supposed to fit with the Britpop. That works at certain times, simply (not really) doesn't work at others.
Rocketing straight into mediocrity
not really interested
Go arrêter la musique et devenir homéopathes
Pretty generic Britpop, not as good as early Oasis or as interesting as the Stone Roses or Primal Scream. Not bad either but just kind of forgettable. Not always a fan of the lyrical or vocal choices made. Didn't recognize any songs on the album. Standout tracks: One to Another, Area 51, How High
I like them more when they’re not trying to be Oasis so hard.
Sounds like Oasis with too much organ.
Oasis but make it bland and without all the fun Liam Gallagher antics
The album was just meh. It was not really noteworthy.
Riffs arent great on this Bass is kinda hit or miss but its mostly good The singer sounds kinda bored at points to me Some songs just feel like filler Overall not the worst thing we've had but still not amazing 4/10
Sub par album of the 90s. Not a patch on stone roses oasis or blue.
Not bad in any way, but pretty dull and emotionless. Anyway, I can't see why this is on this list.
Basic britpop, not very bad, neither very good
I have no problem with this band, it's not bad at all. But please make room for newer, more alternative bands instead of putting generic stuff like that in the challenge. Looks like a copy of Oasis, but without personality.
Ugh, more Brit-pop
Alles wat Oasis leuk maakt is hier net niet lekker dekkend overschilderd met een vieze gele piskleur.
Wasn’t a huge fan at the time of this, and it feels very much of its time. I like the more 60s / psychedelic influence, but the voice at times puts me in mind of Oasis and this really put me off. The songs didn’t really grab me. Quite liked the last track if I had to choose one.
I waited for this album to get its hooks into me and it never did. Very hard not to make comparisons to Oasis. This is like Oasis with less personality, maybe? I don't know. It's all very tight and thought out, but just didn't get to me.
Meh. Never really got the Charlatans. Don't really like Tim Burgess' voice - it's got a similar nasal whine to Liam Gallagher's voice and it cuts right through my patience... They're an okay band, I don't go out of my way to avoid them, but I can't really say they interest me in any way. Couple of good songs that are fine but I didn't make it through this album - North Country Boy nipped my head to the point of needing a decent vocalist chaser.
Meh
Never liked his voice to be honest. A few familiar, catchy tracks. Not a big fan though.
I'm staring at my blank wall listening to this, and the wall is more interesting. It scores a few points for a not being totally impossible to listen to, but it sounds so generic and basic and safe that I can't see many redeeming qualities. 3/10
Generic pop. The last few choices haven't left me with a lot of confidence in this person's album choices
It's alright, but I've never really rated The Charlatans - I guess the clue's in the name. They sound like an inferior version of a lot of their contemporaries (Stone Roses, Oasis etc). It's only the piano/organ sounds that really distinguishes them. 2.5
Not my thing
This album was a little too "jam bandy" for my taste, though I did appreciate the way they used the electronic piano to put in some funkiness and the harmonica to lighten up the guitar riffs. I did like the first half of the last song, but mostly because, after a bunch of songs on the record, it more closely fit my musical sensibilities.
Sounds like Oasis on an off-day.
Not a fan. Didnt do anything for me.
Terrible Rubbish
meh... the singers voice is too whiny (at least for my current mood).
Lotta Brits on this list.
Madchester, Unfortunately I was a bit too old for the Anoraks and Fred Perry's of the '90's to busy bringing up the family so missed this whole vibe. Liked the Roses and Happy Monday's (From a distance) but didn't really get into the Charlatans. Listening to this for the first time then! Not really impressed not one for me but I suppose you had to be there in '97!
They is some potential, but it's hidden very deeply.
“One of the band's earliest known live performances was supporting The Stone Roses at the London School of Economics on 2 December 1988.” Well I never.
I was unable to detect anything particularly special about this album to merit its inclusion to this list
Non mi sono piaciuti molto. Li ho trovati più interessanti degli Oasis, ma comunque banalotti. La voce nasale del cantante, migliore di quella di Liam Gallagher, ma comunque stucchevole. Non li riascolterò, mai più.. "Maiiii piuuù!" Cit. A. Zequila
Honestly, I think I just don't care for Britpop. It was... okay.
Underwhelming to me
boring brit pop, seemed a bit droney. dont think its iconic enough to be something i enjoy for the iconic factor.
very mediocre and boring.
Didn’t really stand out for me
blur pero en zzzzz
Ok pop I guess
Boring
pretty average 90's altpop
This album is pretty average, to be honest. The only songs I sort of liked were You're A Big Girl Now, Only Teething and Get On It.
Really quite boring. Nothing of substance outside of some neat guitar stuff
Is this not Oasis in (slight) disguise? Same wall of guitar sound and production, vocal intonation and phrasing, guitar style - all that's missing is an obnoxious twat freeloading as a singer. I quite liked it but clearly the two bands are interchangeable. Occasionally detected a Rolling Stones influence.
false
ok. reminds me of the early 90s, not particularly unique or captivating
Didn't vibe at all
More British alternative. Its basically a harder and heavier Oasis. One To Another is a good track. Yea this is like listening to a lost Oasis album, which means I'm pretty bored with the sound.
didnt like
I really don't get BritPop. It's fine?
oasis like.. bah
I don't get why this is good
started listening and it was pretty boring. didn't finish
No me latió tanto, suena como Oasis pero sin el odio hermanal.
generic brit pop
Same thing over and over again but ok
Ok but nothing special, similar to other UK stuff at the time.
2,5/5
o nome não mente xD
It's like Oasis except not catchy
Forgot all the songs already.
Seems there were a hundred bands like this in the late 90s.
Bunch o'guitars played loudly and lazily in an attempt to substitute swagger for actual songwriting. Singer Tim Burgess' vocal affectations also wear out their welcome fairly quickly.
At least they chose their band name aptly....
Review - fuck me this is absolutely horrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible music. Gallagher brother belly button fluff with a wah pedal, truly pigshit sounds. One of the few albums on this list I've DNF'd, absolutely nothing of value to be found in this album. Not even bad in an interesting way that teaches you something about what makes good music good. Just a smelly turd of an album. Score - 1/10 Need to listen? NO
Dull, generic, and bland.
You've got to be fucking kidding me if you are trying to make the argument that this 3rd rate, derivative pablum is somehow essential in any way shape or form. Selections like this are a complete joke.
Listening to "Tellin' Stories" was like listening to a coat of Eggshell paint dry for 46 minutes while quietly and badly humming songs by Oasis and The Stone Roses from memory. The end result is boring and derivative, and not worth listening to. 1/5
Make Oasis more boring than the Verve with a completely nondescript singer and you get this.
It’s like oasis but even worse
Not really deserving of a spot on this list. Indistinguishable from every other band within the continental radius of britpop and alt rock of the 90's. ROUGH vocals that sit in a nasally register for just about every song. The only bit of mercy is that it stopped after 11 songs. No techinically impressive instrumentation to bail it out, no great hooks buried under the shitty presentation of the music. Sometimes the mix even felt off, like the random keys barging in at 1:36 on "How High". Felt dead on arrival 1/5
Save you time, you can never get it back
Didn't do it for me. Just a bit bland
We need to abolish Britpop
If you can’t afford the name brand this basically tastes the same with only a slight chemical after taste
This sucked
If this album was a sandwich it’d be a single slice of dry turkey on white bread with dollar store mayo
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.
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.
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.
??? "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
idk wasn’t my vibe, a bit too punky
Generic britslip
👎 no
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
dont know
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
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.
it was called "baggy". it is dire.
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.
This is fucking boring.
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!!!
Another boring fucking album. This is just any generic pop rock band. Goo goo dolls. Kings of Leon. Etc. 3/10.
Britpop: I would prefer to listen to the sum of the Charlatans' parts; surprise, it's hyper-derivative Britpop.
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
Not for me.
Legit hate it. Noisy. Loud. And largely uninspired. Layers of instruments and sounds tripping over each other.
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…”
Brit Pop strikes again. This album is completely forgettable, wannabe Oasis. I did not need to hear it in this (or any) lifetime.
Not trending up lately - another blase choice
Not good
They should rename this band the Hoovers. Because they really suck.
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.
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.
Ei oikein tiedä mitä se on. Alkuun Oasista, sitten jotain instrumentaalia. Ei siinä ihan menevää paikoittain.
Man ved listen er ret britisk orienteret når der også er 90er-britpop albums med kunstnere man aldrig har hørt om
A generic britpop style album. (Except for that one big-beat style track that I kinda liked.)
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
Meh
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
Noise
meh
Some okay jams but britpop as a whole flies over my head, sounds so bland.
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.
Terrible 90s English crap no one will remember