Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

3/5. I’m a fan of the textures and tones, but not really the songwriting. I’m a big fan of the post hardcore sound, but I don’t feel they do anything. Interesting with it.

meh… 90s alt slip… entirely forgettable…. boring actually and not representative of good 90s alt rock more like an example of bands labels scrambled to sign to cash in on the newly minted (pun intended) genre by the music industry….

Not a lot to say about this one. I kept thinking of Monster Magnet for some reason, or like a much less interesting Type O Negative. Early 90s alternative by a band that didn't really get much traction and sounds like a lesser version of those that did. I suppose it is noteworthy in its average lack of exception, but hardly feels fit to qualify for the list.

Sounds a bit like Soundgarden, but with Chris Cornell replaced by someone much less talented who still thinks he's Chris Cornell. I'm sorry, that's not fair to Scott McCloud, but his vocal style just doesn't appeal to me. The music is fine - some clever riffs in a wide variety of styles, even if some of them are annoyingly atonal - but I can't get past the vocals.

I'm not sure: five songs are nice 3*s, the others are heavy to listen to and eventually bring the whole album down.

This was solid. Only a few points that got slightly tiresome, but those were over quickly, I think I'll be spinning this again.

Not my cup of tea. You can't understand a single lyric

I wasn’t sure about this one at first but it grew on me to the point that I played it again after the first listen. I think it’s the chugging, post punk bass that I like, combined with croaky, growly vocals that have something of the cadence of Mark E Smith, which is unusual for a band from Washington DC Reading their wiki page, I saw that front man Scott McCloud had been listening to the Fall and Velvet Underground prior to writing this album, and then it all clicked into place. My favourite track is the up-tempo “Let Me Come Back” which is something of a banger. Good stuff.

This was a decent album, I liked how it definitely seemed they got there groove on!

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background I could see this rating increasing over more listens, but as it stands....

Very dull. Sounds like a band id have seen in a battle of the bands in 2005.

youtube won't let me in without signing in and, no

If a TV show or movie in the 90s had a scene set in a punk bar or club, the music would sound basically like this. Not necessarily a bad thing!

This had moments that caught my ears, but there was a lot that just sounded like generic 90s rock to me. I'd give this a 2.5 if possible, but since I'll round down since I did find myself counting the minutes down till I was done.

I just shake my head and say why.

Dirgy

Noise rock is correct. This is literally just noise. It's passable, I guess, but you won't make me give it anything more than a 2 idc Highlight: Let Me Come Back

Þetta var bara nokkuð þétt 90's X-ið 977 tónlist. Svona drunga pop rokk fílingur. Ég var alveg að fíla þetta en situr kannski ekki mikið eftir.

Mjög þétt og gott noise rokk. Var að fíla þetta.

Like this a lot, but probably not going to join my album rotation. Solid Indie but to my ear nothing amazing 3/5

never heard of the band, but for an alternative album that came out in 1993, it sounds as if it could have come out yesterday. "satin down" is a dope track. love when the drums come in and change up the whole feel.

In Like Flynn - 3.5/5 Go Be Delighted - 3.5/5 Rockets are Red - 3.5/5 Satin Down - 3/5 Let Me Come Back - 3.5/5 Learned It - 3.5/5 Get Down - 3/5 Bullet Proof Cupid - 4/5 7 Seas - 3/5 Billy's One Stop - 3.5/5 Bug House - 3/5 This album wasn't bad by any stretch, but it was unremarkable. This was labeled as "post-hardcore" but seems to be more noise rock than what I'm use to with the former label. It could have been influential if if came out few years earlier, but it released right after the surge in grunge's popularity and seems more derivative than anything. There are several more significant albums that are worth getting in the list over this. This is less "this is an album significant to music's development" and more of "the author really liked this for some reason" Overall: 3/5 Favorites: Bullet Proof Cupid

I enjoyed this. But there are a few songs that just sap the energy out of the album.

I really like this era of noise rock but there’s so many better examples than this

I hated this. The songs were boring and all sounded the same. There were no dynamics, it was just the same thing the whole time. I don’t like the vocalist, his voice irked me. There is nothing redeeming about this album for me.

Shame as I thought I would like this, but it just seemed to be noise with no emotion or destination.

Wow! As someone who spent most of my 20s in the 90s listening to tons of indie rock like Sonic Youth, Pavement, Slint, Fugazi, Polvo, The Jesus Lizard, etc I'm not sure how this band flew under my radar. This is pretty damn good. I'll give it a 4 for now but could easily see myself upgrading to 5 after repeated listens.

This is yet another one of those albums that you apparently have to have discovered at the time of its release for it to make any sort of impact. As part of the 1001 Albums Challenge, "Venus Luxure No. 1" Baby by Girls Against Boys (a strange band name, given that there isn't a single woman in the band) leaves me with no lasting impression. All I hear are typical indie rock harmonies on the aggressive side and simple song structures with sombre vocals. It's a bit like The Fall or early Cure, but in a particularly bad mood, with a sound that's generally more US-American. That don't impress me much, and by the second track, I'm already bored. With all due respect, this isn't a musical milestone, and I don't need to waste my time on this kind of strumming. It's not as bad as other stuff from that era, but it's not really exciting either.

not for me.

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys is, approximately noise rock. And it is a great noise rock record, but it's presence here raises more questions than it provides answers. But before I get into that, I do want to talk about this record, and give Girls Against Boys their dues, because they do deserve it. At the end of the day, this is a really excellent noise rock record. It's somewhat mixed in with post hardcore and alternative, but I'd say it still reads pretty squarely as noise rock, even if it's a relatively tame version of the genre compared to what a lot of bands were doing. There are great songs here behind the noise and the grinding, which is essential to a good noise rock record. And this record also includes Bullet Proof Cupid, which is Girls against Boys' most lasting contribution to the genre, in fact, while digging around the genre, I had actually heard the song prior to this. It's one of the best tunes here, with kind of a weird morphing groove, cool vocal effects, and a searing tone. Since Girls Against Boys never get *that* loud, I think most of their highlights are the tensest, most anxious, most tightly coiled moments, like Rockets Are Red, Satin Down, and Bughouse. But I pretty much rocked hard to this the whole way, just because we are operating squarely in my domain on this one. But it's also a situation where this is pretty solidly for aficionados of the genre. In short, this isn't going to convert you if you aren't already blasting noise in your free time. Which is what gets us to some of my confusion. This is a great record, but it isn't really hailed as a highwater mark for the genre. Maybe it's here due to the crossover appeal, but it still highlights a weird gap regardless. Dimery has a great selection of '60s and '70s proto noise rock/genre adjacent stuff, the genre's 80's essentials, and some cool, relatively off the wall picks for the 2000s. But he has *very* little from the '90s, which doesn't have substantial crossover appeal. This is especially odd since, for noise rock, the '90s are largely considered one of the genre's most fruitful decades, damn near full stop. I can't fathom how one can write a list like this, and include Girls Against Boys without including a single album from The Jesus Lizard, Shellac, Melvins, Cows, Chreubs, Oxbow, Brainiac, Cop Shoot Cop, U.S. Maple, or any number of other bands with albums which are more highly acclaimed, more beloved among fans, more representative of the genre, more singular or more influential. But I don't want this to reflect badly on Girls Against Boys. Noise Rock is a small enough genre without punching down on bands for no good reason. And Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby is an album I *thoroughly* enjoyed, whether or not it makes much sense on the list.

Not sure why I had heard the name, but have never heard this band before. Absolutely awesome record.

Kind of hard, kind of whispery, kind of okay.

Uff, weiß nicht. Fing recht gut an was ne 4 geworden wäre, aber am Ende dann doch kräftig nachgelassen.... War dann für mich mehr Standard als Besonders

Ich bin bei einer Baustelle vorbeispaziert, man konnte keinen Unterschied erkennen. Obwohl, die Baustelle war leicht besser.

Die 90s zurückbringen ist ein Fehler

pretty mid heard better albums

On a majority of songs I found the vocals way too quiet, it was really hard to hear what they were actually saying

Usually this kind of music I like, but in this case I found it a bit, I don't know, noisy? Not enough hooks for a simple man like me? No desire to listen to it again, 90s alternative has better stuff to offer.

pretty good, had never heard of them

2.5

Cool rock album. Never heard these guys before.

So unpleasant. I've never been more disappointed that a band doesn't have girls in it. It's GIRLS against boys!!! Where are the girls????!??!

Cam against Girls Against Boys (I didn’t really care for it)

This ones a no for me

Uhhhh naw

I like the instrumentation, but the singer's voice is pretty weak. I feel like an Unwound album would have filled this spot a lot better. This album is between a 3 and 4, but I'll round up. Low 4.

Grungy and decent

No sabría decir qué no me ha gustado, pero no me dice nada.

That sucked. That's all.

Really good 90's rock record! I hadn't heard of them before but it's got a great alternative vibe

9/24/26. Great hidden gem! Album flows nicely and is a bit more varied compared to other hardcore punk albums I've come across; some fast songs and slower songs.

I quite liked this. It was grungy and heavy. It grew on me the longer the album went

Aika paskaa musiikkia

he de decir que solo escuché 1 pero sinceramente no necesito más, solo me aporta ruido

So, I put this on. I got to the fourth song before realizing that I hadn’t been listening at all. I didn’t even remember what I had put on, so I looked at Spotify. Oh yeah, this. The next thing I remember is when Fugazi came on, presumably when this album was done. I tried again, same result. This is unlistenable in a brand new way. It’s like the Emperor’s New Clothes but also there is no Emperor. It would seem appropriate to give this zero stars, since it made zero impact, but that is not an option. Essential listen: no Desert island disc: no

Chaque découverte post-hardcore me confirme que c'est un style taillé sur mesure pour moi. Je suis pas sûr que j'irais faire du mosh pit par contre. C'est le genre d'événements qui me fait paraître plus anxieux socialement que je ne le suis réellement. Je réécoutais hier l'album untitled de blink-182, un grand classique de mon adolescence. Parce qu'un de mes amis avaient rêvé qu'on écoutait du blink ensemble. Je sais que c'est un peu mainstream pour la crowd ici mais j'ai été impressionné de la qualité et apparemment qu'ils ont puisé d'inspiration post-hc! Je vous recommande vivement une écoute posée sur ce disque.

Du bon post-hardcore ici! Je ne savais pas si j'avais déjà écouté, je me mélange probablement avec Boys Night out, Boy Sets Fire et Boys Likes Girls. Mais finalement je pense que c'est mon baptême de Girls Against Boys. Bien aimé la bass très présente.

This album blurs the lines between music and noise. Not bad noise, but noise nonetheless. Sometimes it just feels busy just to feel busy.

Not bad, but not great. This album had a lot of good qualities but just wasn't the most interesting.

not ass but also not special dont know its reason to be on this list

Never heard of these before but it’s chock full of dark and moody riffs.

I had House of Gvsb on CD but this was new to me. I liked this one a lot, it’s got that cool dark and brooding 90’s indie thing going on.

Тупо какой-то грандж. Лучше Нирваны никто ещё гранджа не придумал

Sounds like a product of its era. Admittedly not my type of rock so I was a bit surprised I kinda didn't mind it as much at first, but also not something I'd listen to again. In the end nothing really stood out to me, and it doesn't feel like it has anything interesting to say either. Also it all sounds stuck together which made it somewhat uncomfortable to listen to. In Like Flynn ★★★✩✩ Go Be Delighted ★★⯪✩✩ Rockets Are Red ★★⯪✩✩ Satin Down ★⯪✩✩✩ Let Me Come Back ★★✩✩✩ Learned It ★★★✩✩ Get Down ★★★✩✩ Bulletproof Cupid ★★⯪✩✩ Seven Seas ★★✩✩✩ Billy's One Stop ★★✩✩✩ Bug House ★★✩✩✩

Grungy alt rock is always going to work for me, this is pretty underrated on the site. Fuzzy and noisy but keeps up the energy through some heavy tracks. The bass stands out especially, it made nearly every song even better.

Cringey name and boring music

I'd have liked this at the time but my tastes have really moved on. Very generic early 90s hard rock. Not great. Can't believe this is on the list to be honest.

Riootttt bboyyyysss.

Muddy

enjoyed!

Number: 253 Familiarity: Aware (2) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Of course I recognize the name but can't say I would recognize any of their music. Looks like I have one song from them on my 1994 list, Kill the Sexplayer, and ranked it 87 out of 89. I guess I never liked their music all that much. Let's find out. During: ======= Track 1, In Like Flynn: Hm, not to bad. I'll give it a 4. Track 6, Learned It: I added this to my 1993 list. I reckon it will end up somewhere near the bottom of that list, meaning I like it a lot, otherwise it would not make on the list. After : ======= So I listened to the whole thing 2-3 times yesterday and ended up adding 3 songs to my 1993 play list. Not sure they will stay there though. Overall rating of the album is 3.3 as there a couple of 2's that brought the average down.

not heard of this band. Driving rhythms, shouty vocals, punky/hard-indie.

Nothing absolutely amazing but definitely better than some of the reviews are acting like.

Sucked

I’m very sorry but I found this so incredibly boring. 😑

Okay early 90s alt-rock/grunge album. The general sound is good, but nothing jumped out at me. Don't see myself coming back to this one.

They jam hard which is great but I’m not getting 5 star vocals

Possibly the best low end of any album I've listened to so far. Love how forward the bass is in the mix. This album really shines if you have a good subwoofer. Great distorted guitar with plenty of dynamics. Initially thought it could have used more pace or vocal variety, but upon relistening, it didn't matter that much. Great stuff.

Mediocre at best. Already forgot the entirety of it

The perfect mix of grunge and slacker rock that made me not give a shit at all

3.5

Liked it more than I thought I would just based on the genre

Batante bien, medio post grunge. Bueno, dice la IA que no, que proviene del hardcore.

It's not bad. I quite like this style of music, but I think there are better bands out there in this genre. Each track to the next was a bit hit and miss. Don't get why it's on the list but eh.

No private session used for Spotify. I wanted to like this album, but it was just not very exciting, not sure how a band could be so loud and boring at the same time, I think it starts with the singer.

2/5

Day 387 I’d never heard anything from Girls against boys, absolutely adored this album from start to finish, right in my wheelhouse. Have already started looking into the rest of their discography. Highlights In Like Flynn Let me come back Bullet proof cupid

no me gusta, nein danke

Solid punk rock

I've already forgotten this album and I've not even finished it yet

Oh I was not familiar with your game

did not like this one. The guitar wasn’t horrible, but I hated the vocals

It was not bad, but not blown away by this either.

Vocals could have been better

I'm really torn on this one. On the one hand I really like the overall sound they got going, the scuzzy, brash attack works really well. On the other hand the lead dude has terrible delivery, especially on the slow stuff, that really hurt this album. If he didn't sound so icky this would for sure be a 4 at least.

Didn’t mind music or sound at all; however, I did have issues with vocals. Made lyric’s indecipherable

Definitely, liked this more than most.

Not bad hardcore from the 90’s.

Good enough I guess

Señor, me tiene ud. anonadado 😑