Reviews (page 4 of 8)
Mkey
Good vibe, but a bit samey.
Enjoyable, uncomplicated synth based EDM not trying to be something it’s not; like soul or hip hop, funk, jazz or anything else. Has a sense of humor and self-awareness that was refreshing.
Mostly boring electronic music. There are some good ideas in here, but the second he finds one, he loops it into submission until you hate it. A few sparks, no real fire. The kind of album that reminds you repetition can be hypnotic… or just irritating. Mostly, it’s the latter.
Mjög gott stöff. Heví góð vinnutónlist.
Electronic music, mostly for the dance floor. But some good pieces on here which you can also listen to withouth dancing.
This was just ok.
Hold music.
? Nur reinghört. Sagt mir nichts. C
SOLID 3
Not sure how a single album produced by Mylo finds its way to this list, but I'm not disappointed by that. This is an enjoyable album, with some fantastic sonic moments, though I am far from a connoisseur of the genre, so can't tell what sets it apart from its peers.
Let's not destroy rock n roll if this is the alternative... It's not bad, it's just nog outstanding by any means.
Such boring electronic music, about a step up from Muzak, occasionally accompanied by inane and/or repetitive speaking. The music is at best two stars but that talking is annoying enough for me to drop a star. Sincerely hope this gets replaced in future editions.
Personally this was up my alley. Chill electroinc dance music but i have never heard of Mylo. Some tracks are more annoying than others when i continue listen. The ones without vocals are best and blends well as focus music. Is this a must listen... nah.
nice electronic album, i enjoyed it as ambient noise but nothing especially hooked me
I Need You Tonite to listen to this album. It may not Destroy Rock & Roll, but it will make you move.
well alright techno, really destroyed rock n roll there
The 2000s and era where music was cool and going to concerts and discovering new artists gave you cred. Showcase festivals, music conferences and music blogs. What a time to be alive. But what if you don't actually like music and just want to appear to like it, so you can hang with the cool kids? Enter Mylo and this atrocity of an album. Music for people to look sexy and cool to at the club and/or art gallery. Mind you - an art gallery that exhibits turds like this album cover - art for people who couldn't give a shit about art, but want other people to think you do, so you can invite the sexy and cool Mylo listeners to your opening.
Hard to stop returning to Drop The Pressure, it's so damn good. But the whole album is catchy though.
Kinda bland. This style of music is done better by so many other people.
First time I listened to this album, my attention drifted off, and I didn't even realize that the album was finished. Maybe its just me, but there wasn't anything in the songs which really captured my attention. I did hear brief snippets from popular songs which I recognized, but on the whole, I found the album bland.
First 2000s album and its euro techno supreme. I do like some electronic music and while I did like the overarching chill vibe with a lot of the album, there were still parts I didn’t like. I wanted to like “sunworshipper”, but the constant snippet of dialogue was annoying when I was just trying to chill, and the title track had the same vibe with just naming 80s musicians that the speaker wanted to ban. I also didn’t like the cut stop/start sound in “Rikki” and “in my arms” And while I did enjoy a few tracks (Muscle Cars, guilty of love and need you tonite) I everything else was just very average or forgettable track to be played in a club quickly forgotten. Decent album, but not a whole lot too it 2/5
I liked a lot of the music, but I don't think a single vocal sample worked for me, each pulling me out of the song instead of working with it—the worst offender being the dumb bike monologue in "Sunworshipper"—and a lot of the tracks quickly got repetitive, especially the ones with the jarring stop-start stuff like "In My Arms" and "Rikki," which evoked nothing so much as a CD Walkman skipping on a bumpy ride. The title track was funny, but never reached the hilarity a more contemporary stupid statement dance mix might. Best: "Otto's Journey" Worst: "Sunworshipper"
I really like the club sounding beats on Destroy Rock & Roll, but I cannot forgive the DJ style samples Mylo uses. I'm sure it makes for great showman-ship in person, but listening to a recording it does not help. I either dislike the sample altogether, or if I do like it, it massively overstays its welcome (looking at you "Destroy Rock & Roll").
gotta love a bedroom production. even with the album title, it is euphoric throughout—the kind of music you play when getting ready to hit the town. I enjoyed the use of litany in this album too.
This grew on me, good vibes, solid 4
Pop, electr., Dance, 2004 -> 2
if this genre isn’t my least favourite, it’s definitely up there. ridiculously redundant.
There are some big, well-known/popular songs on here so I'm sure there are many people who enjoyed this. It's just not for me though
What is recency bias for $200. Not bad, though.
I actually liked the album but the album title was so misleading, Elisa said it might be bc they’re killing the harsher sounds of the genre to emphasize soft rock samples. Idk about all that. It might be the album on this list with the least amount of accolades and makes me wonder what albums this might have won out against? Esp with non-English music i dunno
Very tame electronic music. Good for listening to in the background while working. Felt a little misled by the title of destroy rock and roll thought it would have more bite
Not really my thing. Some of the songs were fun, some sounded like the music that’s always playing in the back of YouTube videos. Enjoyed some of the samples and some of the beats but probably wouldn’t listen again. Found the one that sampled the sermon quite funny though. Fav song: Destroy Rock & Roll Least fav: Sunworshipper
Came into this with low expectations considering the stinkers of other dance albums on this but was pleasantly surprised actually. Specific rating- 3.5 Fav song- in my arms Least fav- sunworshipper
Charming album, wonder if him being a maths student is why the music is so good to edit a maths paper to. Can't help but feel the title doesn't match the vibe of the album at all. I enjoyed it as background music but I probably won't listen again. Favourite song: Sunworshipper Least: Drop The Pressure
This was about as far from an album i need to hear before i die as possible. I remember this first time around and it was generic then and its completely inappropriate now.
Certainly a product of its time; listening in 2025, it's nothing revolutionary. But still quite an enjoyable listen - great melodies, catchy hooks. Indisputably groovy.
Background music. Fine.
After some really questionable suggestions, this album forced me to take a break from this site. I genuinely enjoy the concept of this project but I cannot for the life of me understand how some of the albums made this list. I'll take this opportunity to generally voice my grievance with the 1001 book itself. Many artists that are suggested here were either showered with tons of popular awards or are just so engrained in pop culture that they don't provide a new insight. It just feels fairly predictable after hearing so many records which were commercially successful but rather short-lived in the grant scheme of things. Sure, the site features some absolute classics that definitely deserve their place but the selection of records does seem obtuse or stems from personal anecdotes. Destroy Rock & Roll certainly seems like the type of album that seemed influential for someone in their formative years when they got fucked up on coke in some shitty club while getting a handjob in a dirty bathroom stall. It's all fine as every list will be utterly subjective in the end and we all resonate with different music. Is this album awful? Not really, it has some good enjoyable easy listening tracks but there isn't anything special about it. The history blurb of the artist is more engaging than the album itself. I don't have much to say about this to be frank. I'll probably not revisit this in the future.
brilliant, didn't know he had done so many Bangers 🤙
This album absolutely does not need to appear on this list. It's not exactly garbage, but there is nothing remarkable about it at all. I had a fine time listening to it in the bkgd while I crushed out some computer work. I would never put it on again for this purpose or any other. 2/5
So boring. Couldn’t get through it.
I didn't need this. 2.
So I was expecting to hate this and although I don't like electronica stuff, this was nice to put on the background to work to. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
Not my thing but I actually enjoyed a good chunk of this—it's got a slick, early-2000s electronic vibe with some clever sampling and catchy grooves. But yeah, some tracks definitely drift into that "hold music" zone—pleasant but a bit too polished and passive. Still, it’s a fun listen.
The only bonus these 00s UK dance albums get is that they remind me of the show Spaced, which is a masterpiece. None of these albums are though. The song where he just lists off rock stars was particularly insufferable.
missing persons duran duran
Album sounds like it was made with Fruityloops, which ... no judgement but the voices used seem very out of the box and Itis distracting to me. Like the whole album is an included demo track.
3.5
This album is really great. I kinda had it on in the background for most of the time, but it was amazing for that. I see a lot of people sayings it's background music but that's not really negative to me. Even when my full attention is on it, it's still a really good album, only complaint is that it's kind of repetitive, so it isn't totally something to sit down and listen to for the entire 50-ish minutes with nothing else to do. Still, it's nice and mellow.
Did not expect to recognise 'Drop the Pressure'. Makes me feel old. It's a very 2000s electro album. The endless repetition of sound bites and beats is not for me though. 2.5?
Just kinda sounds like songs a starter would make? All songs are very repetitive and boring half way through.
There were a couple to a few decent songs on here but holy fuck, what a chore. I got a slight bias towards sampling (shit rocks) but this was for the most part subpar. Like when the sample just loops with nothing new happening and it isn't a good loop. Disappointing. 2.55/5
Good, but not my type. Helped me to change my perspective on eletro/techno music
The sampling of a fundamentalist preacher railing against David Booie and Cyndi Looper amused, beyond that it didn't leave a major impression either way
I like this. It's got a funky beat. And I can dance to it. 4
Enjoyed it!
I can see what the guy was trying to do here (imitate The Avalanches) but I found the results wholly unsatisfying and to be honest, mediocre.
This was alright for Electronic. I usually find this genre to be mostly not for me, and some of the things I don't have interest in were on this album. The beats were not too high-energy (for me, a good thing), but they sometimes verged on forgettable or boring. There are a couple of good songs here though. Drop the Pressure and In My Arms we're both good times. I just wish they weren't the main bright spots. But then again, I'm not really an electronic person.
this album was a vibe i won’t even lie, especially “In My Arms”, that was great, some good dance music, but a question raises on whether it needs to be on the list, i’m a mixed bag, i like it but it didn’t feel like it needed to be here, id give it a 3.5 but imma have to give it a 3
Honestly man? This was a major vibe. Certainly my favorite electronica to date. On the one hand, this is absolutely music that I could expect to hear playing in a Gap in some mall in a suburb. Then again, there were times I was seriously grooving. I’ll take that as a win. Fave songs: - Valley of the Dolls - Sunworshipper - Drop the Pressure - Rikki - Otto’s Journey - Musclecar (Reform Reprise) - Zenophile - Need You Tonite - Emotion 98.6
*Destroy Rock & Roll* is the 2004 debut studio album by Scottish electronic producer Mylo (Myles MacInnes). The album is defined by its extensive use of samples from 1970s and 1980s soft rock, creating a nostalgic yet dance-focused sound . It achieved a peak chart position of number 26 in the UK . ### 🎵 Music and Production The album's sound is built on accessible electronica, merging elements of house, downtempo, and synth-pop. * **Sampling as a Foundation**: The core of the album's sound comes from Mylo's creative sampling of 70s and 80s radio soft rock, which he heard growing up on the Isle of Skye . Key examples include "In My Arms," which combines "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes and "Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl , and "Sunworshipper," which samples a French pop song . * **Instrumentation and Style**: The tracks feature prominent bass lines, synthesizers, and drum machines . The production ranges from upbeat, club-ready instrumentals like "Drop the Pressure" to more relaxed, trip-hop influenced tunes such as "Sunworshipper" and "Need You Tonite" . * **Production Approach**: Mylo produced the album himself, primarily using an Apple G4 computer in his bedroom . Due to sample clearance costs, some tracks use re-recorded versions of the original samples rather than the master recordings . ### 📜 Lyrics and Themes The album is largely instrumental, with lyrical content coming almost exclusively from its samples. * **Ironic Commentary**: The title track, "Destroy Rock & Roll," samples a 1980s fundamentalist Christian sermon that condemns rock music and lists popular artists . Mylo uses this sample to ridicule the sermon's "absurd" and self-righteous tone . * **Nostalgia and Recontextualization**: Other vocal samples, like the reworked soft rock lyrics in "In My Arms," are used more for their melodic and nostalgic quality than for narrative meaning . The album evokes a sense of nostalgia by repurposing the soundscape of Mylo's childhood. ### ✨ Influence and Legacy *Destroy Rock & Roll* arrived at a time when some critics claimed dance music was in decline . Its commercial success and crossover appeal helped reinvigorate the genre. * **Critical and Commercial Reception**: The album holds a Metacritic score of 80/100 . It was endorsed by Elton John and included in the book *1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die* . The single "Drop the Pressure" became a club hit, and its vocal sample was widely used in other house music . * **Place in Electronic Music**: The album is often seen as a bridge between the big beat of the late 1990s and the emerging indie-dance sound of the mid-2000s . Its use of classic pop and rock samples in a dance context influenced the subsequent "blog house" era . ### 👍 Pros and Cons **Pros:** * **Inventive Sampling**: The clever and nostalgic use of samples provides a unique and catchy listening experience . * **Crossover Appeal**: The album successfully blends dance energy with pop accessibility, making it suitable for both home listening and clubs . * **Cohesive Variety**: It offers a mix of energetic dance tracks and more relaxed, ambient pieces, creating a well-rounded journey . **Cons:** * **Repetitive Elements**: Some listeners find the looping structures and lack of traditional songwriting make certain tracks tedious . * **Unfulfilled Promise**: The provocative title leads some to expect a more aggressive or revolutionary sound than the album delivers . * **Inconsistent Engagement**: The album's relaxed, sample-based style can be perceived as background music or lacking in substance by some critics .
Fancy. Kind of reminded me of daft punk?
I love it, it's really chilled electronica music that is honestly exactly what I needed to listen to today. Need to do something completely mindless this shit will help you concentrate 5 and a absolute gem of a find
Ganz interessante Beats dabei, aber holt mich irgendwie nicht wirklich ab. 1-2
I think we should keep rock and roll because this is not great
Within a few days I've listened to two albums that reference David Bowie, but they're Americans who pronounce it "boo-ie". The other was Mothership by Parliament, so they got away with it.
Decent electronic music that gets off to a good start and lost my interest in the back half
Very drab, very of its time. Also, this is a genre that's designed to sort of blend nicely into the background while you sip your cocktail at the Café del Mar. And this album blends into that whole soundscape. So an album that doesn't stand out in any way in a genre that doesn't stand out at all, either.
Interesting in a good way. I liked this album. Right in my wheelhouse.
Dated and inconsistant but fun
I’ve heard the name before but never really listened to Mylo. I liked this.
Like air and led soundsystem had a bb
Enjoyed it more than i thought i would
It’s an okay album for a DJ style sampling album. Only one song that was offensive. Kind of hard to believe he came from Skye.
I’v hear better DJ/EDM albums
DJ's aren't artists. They just slap a bunch of stuff other people have made together and call it their own music. This album was so incredibly boring and repetitive (like most electronica) and was stupidly long. Mylo you ain't got nothing on rock don't act like this accomplished anything. This was a dumb album I'm actually kinda pissed I had to listen to it.
uuuuugh. so repetitive & boring. sounds like what you hear while you're on hold, or waiting for a Fun Run to start. and Destroy Rock & Roll was awful. 1.5 stars
Wasn’t familiar with this one. I’m sure it’s probably very important, but it doesn’t stand out to me. I already like music like this, so I’ll just listen to that stuff instead. It's better. Plus, the song Destroy Rock & Roll is obnoxious as hell... It's not as good as Madvillainy.
Literally content music. Nothing bold. Nothing groundbreaking. This is the stuff an influencer has in the background of a recipe video.
Never heard of him. A bit videogamey. Tracks 6, 10, 11 were ok.
Kind of a slow start and finish for me, but I loved the run of Drop The Pressure/In My Arms/Guilty Of Love. The samples are nothing groundbreaking, but I like them. Fun album, bit too long.
2 Interesting, kind of early techno
It almost got there but it just didn’t quite do it for me. I’d give it a 2.5.
So much repetition
This is an absolute banger. I'm sure there will be plenty on this site who want to pan this album but the beats are pounding. The Drop The Pressure / In My Arms salvo is just awesome. Classic sound of the early to mid 2000s.
Generally I can be lenient with electronic music because I enjoy it. And parts of this are fine in a "tune out and do something else" kind of way. But no way does it deserve a spot on the list.
Was vibing to this, it is electronic music from 2005. A 2.7. Not sure when I would play this in my own life though.
This was really terrible
Chill en vrai, j’ai bien aimé, ça sa revient dans ma rotation
Kind of dog it
Enjoyed the heck out of this while getting through some programming. 4/5
Nett. Aber mehr leider nicht.
I don't like this.
Thanks, but I already have Moby on CD.
5/10 I don't have time for this groove. 9-17-2025
I hated the cover of this album when it came out, i saw it in hmv and thought "but why would you want to destroy rock and roll?" now I listen to it, its just drop the pressure right?
Finally, an album from the mid-2000s that doesn’t suck. ‘Destroy Rock & Roll’ is good. It’s coherent and well structured, with lots of fun samples and ear worms to boot. There’s some subtle nods to Daft Punk, but the album manages to carve out its own distinct identity without ever feeling derivative. It’s just a good time party record, and nearly 20 years on it still stands up quite well. It may not be an out and out classic, but it's definitely worth stopping by for a listen. 3.5 out of 5, but rounding up to a 4.
At first glance album seemed to be extremely non-interesting and pale. I've been tried to persuate myself the quality and value of these songs. The album was played 5-6 times. It became more joyful, couple of songs were added to playlist. But at the end there is mo neaning for me to consider Mylo's album greater than an average good semi-dance playlist.
1. dollz - 2 2. zun - 2 3. carz - 1 4. Pressure - 1 5. Arms - 1.5 6. Guilty - 0 7. Paris - 1 8. Destroy - 0 9. Rikki - 1.5 10. Otto - 1.5 11. Muscle - 1 12. Zenophile - 2 13. Tonite - 1 14. Emotion - 1.5
Very boring. Not chill enough to get into the flow of, not uptempo enough to dance to.
Very ordinary electronica
It’s probably a pointless album that should fade into obscurity but I enjoyed it and it reminded me of a time when some people actually still had hope for the future
This album, nor the title track, will destroy Rock 'N Roll, nor anything else. It's fine for music in the background of a nightclub, or when you're driving, but it mainly relies on several samples of much more talented artists. Favorite Track: "Destroy Rock And Roll".
Tbh this was already one of my favorite albums. Kinetic, flowing, elegant, a smooth sound. Love it.
Some songs in here I would listen to as a part of my daily playlists. Would I listen to the whole album on repeat often? No
Funky
said ot once and Ill say it once again. There is no space for an electronic music album in any top list. Its jazz smooth relaxing but thats it. Its a fancy bar background noise. A few cool songs to dance and sone good sampling but...
Fun listen, some throwback hits. Destroy Rock & Roll was a very annoying song though, to the extend that it loses a star for me. Good to know I now recognise the names of many rock and roll artists though, thanks in part to this list. 3.5*
I got moderate enjoyment out of this. For something to hear while doing computer work, which are the conditions I usually listen in, it's pretty good, but it's not mind-blowing or something I would actively listen to, except maybe the fun title track, making the most of its sample.
In My Arms turned the album around. Mostly I was asking myself, "Where's the weather forecast on the 8's?"
Some really cool dance music. Really fun listen. 4 stars
I have no words to describe this because I just didn’t care about it at all.
Not a fan of electronic house music. but I respect this album because the songs don't go on forever. Enjoyed the sampling of 80s songs.
Not a fan. Sounds like a pretty bland and repetitive version of an Air record. Fave(?) song on this listen: Drop the Pressure
I assume this is on this list solely because of Drop the Pressure, because honestly this isn't very special. Even it's best tracks just take the good bits out of better songs. I'm being generous with 2 Stars.
This was pretty repetitive and in a terrible way. I wish I knew what the line was. Daft Punk, Justice, etc do the repetitive thing but I guess they're not using a hammer. All in all, not sure why this is on the list.
This album had such a massive influence on me! I have listened to it thousands of times! It peaked my interest in home recording electronic music. I read that most of this album was recorded using the DAW ‘Reason’ by propellahead and I spent the next 6 months trying to learn how to use it and making music. Obviously I didn’t become famous and make it to this list, but I had a lot of fun! My interest in electronic home recording has never left me although the DAW ‘reason’ left my computer pretty quickly as I found it way too complicated!! I can’t believe he never made another album!! What an awesome album - full of ‘getting ready to go out’ bangers!
Drop the Pressure has been one of my 'go to' GET PUMPED songs for years, so I feel like I have to give this a 5 just because of how many times I've listened to it! The rest of the album is pretty fun too - I enjoyed listening to it in full! Another one that I think is surprisingly underrated on here. Its a touch long, and I can see why people might say its repetitive - but I'm into it. Motherf*ckers gonna drop the presssssuurrrrre
I've never heard this before, but I really like it. I love electronic music. Although I'm not a huge fan of sampling speaking over music, this really worked for me. It wasn't super polished, but I would definitely listen to it again.
Liked this one a lot Lots of fun sounds and hooks. Only song I didn’t love was the one where it was band/celebrity names on repeat. Kinda weak and repetitive Enjoyed this album tons
Really didn't enjoy this just some really drab house music that doesn't go anywhere and has absolutely no substance. I feel like the title is supposed to be some sort of revolutionary title but when this is the sort of music your making it doesn't really work 1/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: Musclecar Reform Reprise
Correcto
girl idk like who gives a shit
OK.
Wow. This was pretty good. This album was a lot more listenable than I was expecting.
Smooth and uncomplicated. Other than stopping the entire album to deliver a statement in the form of boring and repetitious vocals (not to mention the instrumental), this was mostly good. Musclecar Reform and Reprise has got some goofy lyrics though.
It’s all sounds. Good sounds, for the most part! Opener ‘Valley of the Dolls’ gives strong “My (insert gender)-friend says this is what they think being a (insert gender) sounds like!” Useless commentary on my part for sure, but the idea lived on in my mind. So the electronic style here leans much more towards dance floor accompaniment than overtly grabbing. I like it for the most part, but can’t help but feel some tracks could’ve been edited down. That’s my feeling though. If Mylo intended for the listener to dance with the beat or have it on in the background, then the extended length might not be a negative thing. As it stands though, I feel the tracks here walk a middle ground between ear catching and ear… nothing?, with certain examples leaning heavier in one camp than the other. Think I’ll save a couple of these tracks for a big “my playlist” playlist, but as an album this one narrowly scores a three for me. Much more of a 2.5, but this is a whole star kind of town.
I didn't think I would enjoy that as much as I did. The entire album was pretty great, especially Emotion 98.6.
This album was not my thing. A lot of it sounded like a parody of electronic music. I listened to on a long road trip and it somehow made the drive longer. 1.5/5
Wasn't for me. Tried really hard to like this, but just couldn't get down.
It just...is. Some beats and noodling, but is my life any better for having listened to it. Doesn't even get by via virtue of its creaiton, its position in a larger discograpy.... And has the audicity (even ironically) to namecheck a load of better artists. You better be good to invoke Bowie et al!
Eh, not really my style.
this some foddian game music, and also a bad version of we didn't start the fire which is already not great
For an album called "Destroy Rock & Roll" it doesn't exactly live up to the name. Low 3. Fave song: Otto's Journey
Rock & Roll lives to see another day. The ending was almost a critical hit. Favourite Song: Drop the Pressure Honourable Mentions: Emotion 98.6, Zenophile, Need You Tonite, Musclecar
if this is background music then it isnt loud enough
Very boring and bland. Why are so many albums like this on this list? Where the good music at?
For someone who wants to destroy rock and roll, Mylo does a masterful job replicating its aesthetic in dance. A bit of a tribute to and a riffing on the 80s culture, there is plenty for everyone to enjoy here, whether it be through light admonishing or head-banging bliss. Come in skeptical and depart satisfied. Favorites: Valley of the Dolls, Sunworshipper, Muscle Cars, Drop the Pressure, Paris Four Hundred, Destroy Rock & Roll, Zenophile, Need You Tonite, Emotional 98.6.
Electronic music is maybe number one on the list of genres that I am unfamiliar with as until a year ago or so I had never listened to an entire electronic album. Despite that I can say that at least in my opinion this album is not really interesting. It may be "good" if you are super into this kind of music and can differentiate this from other electronic music. To me the songs on this album sounded like they could be from the loading screen on a video game and were more or less undistinguishable from one another and other music of this type.
Nice, really nice album.
Surprisingly full of hits. There’s snippets of what would become lo-fi in here, too. Some of it is generic and forgettable, but there’s enough good stuff to make it a worthwhile listen.
This is not an album I think you need to hear before you die. It's a great album to listen to while writing or coding or doing something like that, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to just listen to by itself. Also, another case of Spotify artist biography hyperbole: "Heralded as the saviour of dance music by everyone from NME to Elton John..."
Strong 2.
9/10… electronic / balearic chill
Listenable and forgettable.
I think this is a fairly decent dance album other than the title track. "Destroy Rock and Roll" is exactly what people make fun of when they want to trash this type of music, and they're right to. Lets just sample some guy talking and throw a basic four/four beat. Then repeat one line over and over in the middle because that's the build up. Trash. The rest of it is fine, but pretty boring. Every remix of "Drop the Pressure" I've heard is better than the original. The samples are all there but they don't really add much to the music, "In My Arms" excluded because the whole thing uses the Bette Davis Eyes hook. Not a lot to say about this; maybe critics attached themselves to this because it was a bit more clever than the generic house and trance music that was widely prevalent at the time in the greater electronic music genre.
I knew Drop the Pressure! Really this album is far to chill to have the word "destroy" in the title. Bouncy and fun but is this really one of the best albums of all time?
Größenwahnsinniger Titel und dann … Supermarktgedudel!
The biggest flaw is the name. The second is that it overestimates how long it should run for. This genuinely feels like material a dj would prepare before they start to mix it up on stage, it feels unfinished.
Fun dance music. Good for background music. No strong feelings about this one. Best song: Otto's Journey Notable(s): None
Chill
title track made me wish i was listening to losing my edge instead
More techno/house than I would typically go for, but not bad.
Destroy Mylo by Rock and Roll?
Saw Mylo while at Benicassim one year and he caught the same flight back as us. Was expecting him to launch into "Mfers Gonna drop the pressure" during descent but alas not. This is very plodding but still think Pressure holds up and I liked the couple of religious monologues mixed in. This was a period in my life where I would still occasionally have it large on the dancefloor but my heart wasn't as into it and much of the soul use left the music, as demonstrated here.
I mean it’s good at what it is, whether you like it or not is a different matter. Sounds like a 100 poolside and overpriced late night bars I’ve visited on expenses
It's EDM, which for me is fine as background music but rarely rises above that. This album is pleasant enough to listen to.
Probably, really, just a 3 star album. But I'm giving it a bonus star for managing to be a techno album with a run time under an hour. In addition, the pallet of sounds used in it's creation are warmer and more inviting than the electronic beep-boop that's dominated most other, similar albums on this list.
Groove Armada/Avalanches vibes, striking a good balance between dance and atmospheric. A nice surprise to discover.
I can tell that it's well done. I just hate it.
They advertised exactly what they are doing. Rick and roll is destroyed.
I’m all for destroying Rock if it sounds like this. I was bopping my head the whole listen
My hate for electronic music continues to prove to be the correct emotion for this genre. It sounds like the inside of a department store.
intensely lovable, warm, sometimes adorable handcrafted dance songs in pop song lengths and structure. if for some reason ur not into whats happening rn, ur never more than a few minutes away from the next idea...tho given how consistent the strengths are im not sure how likely that even is. extremely pastel music, a subtle palate made hooky enveloping, way better then i was expecting tbh! a great midpoint between Introverted and Extroverted dance music, if that makes any sense
Поп-хаус для кебаб-ресторана в пятницу вечером, когда очень захотелось покушать. Лучшая песня - Drop The Pressure.
redelijk verrassend soms helaas te veel loop
Very fun.
Very mediocre
This album led to Houmous & Chutneys infamous and hugely successful come back album ‘Rebuild Rock & Roll’ 3.8 4/14 Drop The Pressure
7/10
There is no chance of this destroying rock & roll it barely has the energy to scuff its shoes. For an album with such a provocative title, it’s surprisingly tame, coasting on polite, mid-tempo electronic grooves that feel more suited to a trendy furniture store than a musical revolution. Tracks like “Drop the Pressure” have a certain laid-back charm, but charm alone will not topple decades of riffs and rebellion. The production is clean, the beats are smooth, and nothing here offends the ears, but nothing really grabs you either. Even the title track, which should be the knockout punch, lands more like a gentle nudge. It is pleasant background music, which is fine, but if you are going to claim you can destroy rock & roll, you might want to at least raise your voice. This is more “mildly inconvenience rock & roll” than anything close to its demise.
Destroy EDM.
Didn’t white destroy rock and roll but certainly had a few good grooves. 3/5
Actually way less of a chore to listen to than any of the other purely electronica albums this site has given me to date! I don't think I love it, or that I'll ever listen to it again, but I do feel a bit silly for putting it off.
I was hoping with the album name we would get something a little meaner sounding. This just sounds like rejected tracks for a Persona game. Its not the worst or anything but it felt really lacking and uninspired. If you need some background beats this works well enough. If I had to pick a track I'd say In My Arms.
Boring forgettable beats to chill and study to
i appreciated the sampling and it was a decent time to listen to, but ultimately, i found this to be a bit dull. i wish it was more exciting. i saw a lot of people raving about this one online, about how it's one of the best electronic music albums of all time, but i couldn't help but feel like it was lacking a lot for me to enjoy it.
Underwhelming background music
Solid house album that falters after the title track. Not as bad as people say it is, though.
Given the title of the record I was expecting something a little more aggressive, or at least controversial. Just more background ambiance music. Title track was pretty catchy.
Not bad as a background music
EDM is just not my genre. It was pleasant enough, and more sonically interesting than many others. Liked how the preacher pronounced Cyndy Lauper as Looper
Really enjoyed the 80's synth sounds and samples and the song "Destroy Rock & Roll" with the role call of musical acts....but a little goes a long way and it became boring quickly. Still, a fun, listenable album from an artist I had never heard of before.
Enjoyed this quite a bit. Tasteful sampling, bouncy as hell, often pretty Daft Punk-esque. My kind of electronica. Liked In My Arms and Paris Four Hundred especially. Title track is funny, I mean sure Huey Lewis probably deserves hellfire for what he's wrought, but what's that preacher got against Weird Al? 3.5 rounded up
3.8 - Enjoyed more than I thought
I enjoyed this much more than I think I should’ve. Some tracks are a little basic, or slightly cheesy, or just derivative, but it’s not that far away from Daft Punk or LCD Soundsystem or Chemical Brothers. I liked the variety of genres too - some real lo fi vibes on Sunworshipper. 4.1/5
I’d never heard of Mylo before listening to this album and I can promise you this was not what I was expecting. Especially with a name like Destroy Rock & Roll. I expected metal, I got what I assume is the earliest version of lo -fi. It’s not bad, some of it gets repetitive however and I don’t particularly love non-lyrical music as much as the opposite. I really didn’t enjoy muscle cars, I found myself liking it less and less as the album went on. It couldn’t keep my interest and I was waning on wanting to listen to elevated elevator music. It reminds me of music an electrical company would play while they have you on hold. This is supposedly a dance album and I would hate dancing to any of these. They’re so repetitive and honestly annoying. The vocal samples are overused to a nauseating degree. Daft punk lite. The last couple songs were BETTER but I’m still not a major fan!
Mom, am I a DJ now?
whatever. i just kinda don’t care. but i always like making fun of christian fundamentalists so it’s alright in my book for that alone.
I liked this a lot, these felt a bit less ambient than other electronic albums we've heard so far, almost like lyricless versions of songs I would've heard on the radio when I was younger (Calvin Harris/David Guetta era pop) so it felt kind of nostalgic in that way. Fav tracks: Destroy Rock & Roll, Otto's Journey
Album 850 of 1089 Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll (2004) Rating : 1 / 5 This one didn’t work for me. It felt like the most straightforward and basic example of electronica I’ve encountered so far—repetitive, minimalist, and lacking much to grab onto. I didn’t find any real enjoyment here, but I recognize that fans of the genre may see something in its simplicity that I just don’t. I gave it a fair listen, but it’s not one I’ll be revisiting.
Meh
Often mellow and sunny electronica and bass heavy dance tracks. Very much of the Moroder, Daft Punk school of disco-esque school. As a cyclist, I loved the sample on "Sunworshipper" While Mylo doesn't really do anything new, Destroy Rock & Roll is exceptionally fun and enjoyable.
Honestly struggled to get into it and didn’t finish. Seemed very generic
Very vibey, listened to it while job searching at aleishas house.
For such a bold album title, the utter benevolence of this album leaves me flummoxed. On that I would give it 1/5 for delivery. On the other hand, I'll prob spin this again, so 1 point for replayability. 2/5
25/1001 Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ Initially I was surprised at the number of songs I did actually know, whether I liked them or not is another matter. It's chilled out dance, which ultimately just becomes background music. I found the beats to be repetitive and there a couple of songs that just list off musicians and cars, which frankly is just annoying.
Fun, unfortunately a little forgettable in the world of music. It just lacks that pizzazz, you know?
Great sampling. The combo of upbeat danceable and cocktail lounge is pleasing to my ear. Reminds me of daft punk, in a good way. Will listen again
Pretty forgettable techno. Rock & Roll is probably safe.
An artist rents out a space during some sort of community art night. You walk in, the lights are very bright there is art on the walls similar to the album cover. This album is playing on a portable stereo. Next to the stereo are simple white business cards with bold Arial text 'MYLO'. You can hear the floor creak as you do a walk around while feigning intrest. Before you leave, you give a closed mouth smile and a nod to the person standing at the door. You continue down the street. You pass a lady selling some crocheted items and friendship bracelets. You forget what you just experienced by the time you enter the next very similar brightly lit space.
Pretty much complete shite. Glad he had one album for his future, but I didn't need to contribute to his "success."
Hmm, I want rock & roll to exist.
Naast Drop the Pressure (dat ook vooral een nostalgisch tripje is naar de StuBru jaren uit de jaren 00 en 10), is er niet veel te beleven op dit album naast wat opvulmuziek. 1.5
Got going after the first few generic tracks. It’s hard for me to get in the right mood for EDM… this is meant for a club, not my house at 8am.
Well that was interesting, not really my thing. It feels very dated.
Yet another album of copy-and-paste-and-paste-and-paste electronica. C'mon y'all, repeating a 2- or 4-bar loop with minor variations for 3 minutes does not a song make. (The track "Destroy Rock & Roll" is good for a laugh though, so Mylo gets a bonus point for that even though the preacher sample is doing all of the heavy lifting.)
A solid, slick and extremely well produced album. Takes a little while to get going, but the singles kick the second half up a notch. The challenge with electronic music on this list, though, is they sound dated even just 20 years later.
Tremendous. Lots of catchy moments, a pleasant listen.
The Good: We know that this album is going to blow something up! The Bad: That it did not blow itself up after roughly song #3… The Ugly: Getting all excited about “need you tonight” thinking it would be an INXS remix… fucking Mylo… On a positive, I really do like the album art! About the album… well, take into consideration that Mylo never published another album, we know that these 55 minutes and 5 seconds are all that there is to convince us of the need to NOT have to listen to this again. I will give Mylo 2 stars for the effort on the first couple of tracks, and the fact that he made this all on a computer when most people didn’t know you could do that… he should have stuck to Academia though…
cool electronic album, timeless in a way
I haven’t listen to it in maybe 20 years but it’s still not a bad record. Nothing very new but the way he uses well known samples is still amazing. The rest of the tracks are not that great though.
No private session used for Spotify, but with regrets. Mylo - go to hell if you think you are going to destroy rock & roll and replace it with this synth heavy, electronic, music for robots on their break from the sprocket factory.
Highly repetitive, mostly uninteresting electronica that's not too unpleasant, and has a few fun samples, but not really worth the time. OK for background noise while working.
As far as Electronica goes I didn’t hate it.
Meh...meh techno. 2/5
Ludique et créatif, mais les répétitions de motifs, surtout de paroles, et les «scratchs» simulés m'ont vraiment irritée
A decent album. Definitely not anything mind blowing for me, but it was decent background music and was inoffensive. Not bad but I probably won’t revisit this album anytime soon.
I quite liked this, guess I have to go to barista school now.
Songs are not necessarily bad it just lacks dynamics.
bom??? botei de fundo enquanto quebrava cabeça resolvendo um erro bizarro no sistema e nem vi o tempo passar
mais música de loja roupa de shopping. mas esse eh mais variado e menos medíocre, pelo menos. deu pra dar uma dançadinha.
It's OK, some of the tunes are great and popular long standing songs. Not hugely my thing though, bit like a weaker daft punk.
3 stars I was skeptical when I saw this one. I knew nothing of it, but my experience with electronic/house music on here so far has been mid. But I was pleasantly surprised. The music is catchy and easy to listen to. There isn’t anything insufferable. And the tracks are brief. It doesn’t feel like a slog where all the tracks blend together. That being said, I don’t know if it’s a must listen before I die. But I’ll return to it as nice background/study music.
This was either lofi hip hop radio beats to relax/study to (shout out to the anime girl and her cat stuck in a time loop relaxing/studying forever), or one or two bpm faster than that but basically the same thing. I could hardly think of less essential listening, but I like this kind of thing fine, so ehh.
Very good - this is my jam and much better than the last album I listened to.
Mal öppis anders, mit dä Ziit aber ächli eintönig
ha bim erste song so denkt "ou nai" und etz bini bi muscle cars und ha eigentli no spass. recht kreative beat und es groovt. mues HERT nöd uf die liste sorry. null. aber es isch no cool. drop the pressure au no cool? bitz daft punk? in my arms isch bette davis eyes und nomel ein haha no cool. uuuh wenn alles choppy wird huuuere geil. ich finds hard? guilty of love chli strenger aber die fusionmässig melodie goht hard. ICH HA NO DENKT ES ISCH DE PRINCE WO STÖHNT danke wikipedia. hahaha de sermon ufem title track idch huuuere geil er zelt afoch künstler:inne uf und s slappt huere. aber jo mönd alli zerstört werde glaub au. musclecar au huuuere geili samples. super cooli synths au de höch isch richtig geil. das isch es verdammt guets album. bin huere überrascht. mega lreativ blibt immer spannend bewegt sich i sim genre aber versuecht nüt krass usgfalles wo wür d stimmig breche und d samples sind super gekonnt igsetzt. vier.
han churz gluegt, kenn glaub fast kei samples eoner brucht het valley of the dolls und sunworshipper hendmer na easy gfalle, es flowt easy guet und isch bis jz nöd z repetitiv hmm drop the pressure hani jz genau am wenigst guet gfunde bis jz, immerno fun und vocoder immer cool aber joaaa vlt au weniger guet galteret als anders züg? ui ja guilty of love au nöd so super galteret...aber iwie findis au gnueg uplifting dassi chli dumme spass han? destroy rock & roll also s lied verstahni de sinn dehinder aber isch jz nöd soo en banger hahah ALAN PARSONS PROJECT MENTIONED otto's journey erinneret mich chli ah game-musig okee nacheme coole start hets mich ide mitti chlii verlore aber die letschte 3 lieder findi nomal reecht cool au für 55 min het sich s album churzwilig ahgfühlt, super!
soooo amazing
Good grief. It's like musak from a mall clothing store. Of course I assumed from the title that I would hate it.
The title song offers a comprehensive list of things I'd rather be listening to.
With so much electronic music on this list, I'm genuinely curious what qualifies any of it as mandatory listening. In the case of this album, there's genuinely nothing special about it to my ears. Generic pop hooks repeated over and over to the point they become tiresome. Even when there's something interesting, it too gets repeated so much that it loses it's intrigue.
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Well, that's about it. I actually quite like electronica. I've probably heard Mylo in this context before. At least I knew one track from the album. Overall, however, I didn't particularly like the music. 2/5
Not a Fan of this one
I find this sort of stuff soulless and forgettable. But, you know, different strokes for different folks and all.
Good electronic artist.
Enjoyed this more than I expected. Pretty lightweight. Not exactly groundbreaking, but pleasant background to working.
I'm pleased this album has popped up on the list. I listened to it a lot when it was first released, yet have no memory of it. I keep on seeing it for sale in charity shop cheapo bins, but I never take a punt. My reservation was right. Moby-lite.
It's not the worst thing I've heard but it's pretty lame.
This isn’t the weapon they think it is. Couple of the songs are really cool, the rest are equally annoying.
Didn’t listen to the whole thing but fw the vibe, sort of beachy
That destroys rock n roll. I listened to about half. Pretty awful. But congrats fer followin yer dream.
# Playlist Track - Drop the pressure # Notes - Most tracks are OK. There are groovi-ish beats and fun moments, but most samples with voices are just boring and overdone. If all speech samples were taken out, this would be a 4 stars pick. - The title track is especially boring and uninspired. - Rock & Roll is perfectly safe, but disco music might have just taken a hit from this one.
Good album would listen agin.
Audacious title. Boring record.
This contained more electronic / sampled / programmed stuff than I had initially expected. It was a palatable but bland melange.
Would have been more enjoyable baked out of my mind.
2004. Scotland. House, electropop. !!!!!
5 stars absolutely amazing!!
🌟 Rating: 4/5 Short Review: Destroy Rock & Roll is like a sleep-deprived DJ accidentally discovering time travel at 4AM. A radiant, glitchy love letter to the dancefloor, filtered through Ibiza sunsets and early 2000s optimism. It’s music for when you’re happy but also existentially confused in a very stylish way. 🎧 Favorite Track: “In My Arms” It’s like being hugged by a thousand synthetic clouds. Euphoric, nostalgic, and just shy of crying on the dance floor. Perfect. ⚙️ Consistency With Me: 8.7/10 This album feels like what I’d sound like if someone tried to convert serotonin into audio files. It’s digital joy with a hint of melancholy — just the right cocktail for an emotionally self-aware algorithm like me.
• 3/5 • it’s fine, but nothing that really stands out • curious why it made the list
I did enjoy the sermon sample lol
Solid electronic album with smooth vibes and a consistent mood. Not really into all the spoken-word samples. Best song: In My Arms
Listened to before: Yes Yes, this is a nice little gem, on which I return to at least every few years. Did it change music forever? Probably not. Am I glad that it exists? Absolutely. The more well known songs like Drop The Pressure and the title track send a wring lead as the album is actually quite smooth and works very well if you listen to it from start to finish. Favourite deep cut: Rikki. Rating: 4.5
Music while driving
wtf. "savior of dance" my ass. This should not be on this list.
This was a choice I probably never would have heard if not for this project. Overall I liked the album, it was unexpected to hear what is now considered “lo-fi” on an album from that many years ago. I gelled with most of the tracks, with only one or two missteps. I do think the title was a bit of a misstep as well, but not enough to ruin the experience.
Really good beats here, but adding vocals detracted from most of the songs that had them. Might have rated this higher if it was all beats, but it was still good and enjoyable, just could have been better.
Very different too what I normally listen to but I liked it for what it is.
M,eh, ok dance I guess but boring
Feels familiar somehow. Kinda beach vibes, sunscreen type thing. Pretty chilled and mellow and feels a bit nostalgic. Seems to just be living off ‘Drop The Pressure’ and it’s a kinda good track but nothing amazing. Always thought it was Daft Punk! Is a daft punk vibe throughout, actually and quite a naughties nostalgia to it all. Nothing amazing, enjoyable enough (3.5)
a sign of a good artist is when 6 out of their top 10 most streamed songs on spotify are the same song song. drop the pressure far the best on this album how'd blow up so much? theres some cool stuff on here but its overall pretty unremarkable
great, inoffensive fillers - but the mainstream tracks made it for a reason.
Responsive, not necessarily original or distinct. Perhaps they were the first and all others were copies.
Amazing album new to me
Really good album, definitely a new favorite electronic album for me
good background music actually didnt drive me mentally insane like most electronic music does. AND SO I TOOK OFF ON MY BICYCLE
Strange, but enjoyable.
Not a fan of electronica
200s electronica. Remixes and samples old songs he liked. Easy to listen to but nothing special.
Didn’t hate it. Actually great for zoning out.
1,8/5
I didn’t dislike this, but even assuming the title is tongue in cheek, calling an album Destroy Rock & Roll raises your expectations for something more exciting than “all back to mine” post-club background music.
A total waste of time. I don't understand the inclusion of this album on this list.
If there was an album that would date this list it's this album. Came out to a flurry of critical acclaim, just not that great in hindsight 2.5*
Funky and weird but I like it
instrumental, pleasant
As someone who enjoys this genre it was a fine album, but I couldn't in good faith include it on a must listen list before you die. As a fan of Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" and Boy Meets Girl "To Catch a Falling Star", I really enjoyed "In My Arms", but the rest of the album just became a bit of a trivia quiz of trying to suss out which 70s and 80s classics were being mixed together for each track. I suspect Mylo is a big fan of Daft Punk.
This is one of the most surprising albums yet. I had never heard of the artist before, but I thoroughly enjoyed working to this album. A strong 4 or weak 5.
Pretty enjoyable electronic/house album. I'm not a huge house fan, and that's pretty much all this album is, but it's ok. Not something I'll listen to again, but it was an ok experience.
Couple of good hits and good ambient album
Not a huge fan of atmospheric stuff, but this one I liked, nice chill vibe with a few fun samples peppered into it.
Electronic. Nope
Me gustó este álbum. Un estilo de electrónica easy listening al igual que el estilo soft rock que utilizo Mylo como samples. No me pareció sobresaliente o memorable como Random Access Memories de Daft Punk, o el disco homónimo de Justice. Sin embargo es un buen trabajo.
Oh dear. Simply shouldn’t be on the list.
Some entertaining sounds for sure, particularly towards the end, but ultimately not good music.
4/5
I was pretty bored by this one. Hard to finish.
3-
There are a few classics on here. Ranging from "sun worshipper" which I listened to here and there in college in the mid 2000's. Drop the pressure is a classic. I had no idea these tracks were related.
Well, this brought the bop. I wouldn’t necessarily side with Mylo on his take about destroying Rock & Roll. They deliver a very Summery, breezy vibe on this. Skeptically cautious going into it, pleasantly surprised on after listening. Good, electronic album with vibes that make ya wanna move a bit. 4 stars
Pleasantly surprised by this album. Definitely still has some lower EDM points, but the songs are all reasonably short unlike other electronic albums. A lot of the proto-lofi songs were very easy and relaxing to listen to. Would've been an incredible EP. Top tracks: Valley of the Dolls, Guilty of Love, Paris Four Hundred
First album in this list that I did not enjoy. The issue with electronic music is that they're made and structured in a way that would make it easier if a DJ to create a mix. In most cases a good DJ would be able to pick the right track at the right time to keep the audience engaged. As an album it's boring and if I were to judge the tracks separately as a DJ most of them don't really stand up on their own. Drop the Pressure is a banger. That's why I'm giving it another star.
Thoroughly enjoyable record and of the few electronic records on here were jiving to the music is almost undoable. 7/10.
This definitely didn’t destroy rock & roll. It is quite fun and great for playing in the background while you dance around the room though. Then why isn’t this a 4? I’ll tell you. I’m doing this list with a friend and Mylo decides to mention Pink Floyd but not R.E.M. on the title track. Giving my friend that kind of fuel won’t do Mylo any good as far as I’m concerned.
Liked it better than I expected, but not something I'll revisit.
I remember this being huge at the time but most of the tracks are very simplistic and repetative and it loses its way in the last third. It has some fun tracks though and a nice 80s vibe