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its ok 2/5. not the worst thing ever but eh. coincedentally it started playing other songs by them and I liked them more.
It's fine? I somehow missed it when I was listening to its contemporaries, and I think there is a reason none of the music heads I knew in school or who worked at the music store showed me this band.
Never heard of the band Girls Against Boys. And with an album entitled Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby, didn’t expect dark indie metal, but that’s what we got. Not sure why this one made the 1001 Must Hear List. Nothing controversial, nothing shocking, not that good. Musically, lyrically, and vocally under average. (1.7*s) Wanted to like this more going in…
can't imagine why i had to hear this once, and can be certain i never will again
Eli Janney!!!
This started and I thought, no, don’t stop rockin’. Then nothing else happened for the next 40 or so minutes. It wasn’t long before I wished it would stop.
Bad
Meh
I'm bored
Not a bad album to listen to in the morning
This genre isn't for me. A bit too buzzy / noisy for me to appreciate properly. I can see why plenty of people would be into it, though!
I was expecting girls to be in the band.
Not a style I enjoy.
Idk I couldn’t stand this but appreciate the newness of it to me. Prob won’t listen again
Some of it felt like angsty emo-esque rock. Nothing was all that nice to listen to.
Mom, can we have Queens of the Stone Age? No, we have Queens of the Stone Age at home. Queens of the Stone Age at home: this. Nah, this is too broody. The want to be NiN but can’t get over that hump of shit.
Not bad, not good, not sure why it's on the list
Utterly boring rock music. Listenable but not enjoyable. How is this on the list?! 2.2
That was a rock/grunge album
I get that this ‘post hardcore’ (had to look it up!) will by design sound ‘distorted’ - but this was not listenable for me!
Ugh! Only listened half way through and listened to yesterday's album again. The Band by The Band!
Well, that was an experience not to be repeated. Another band name that was new to me, and perhaps I'd been ignorant of an all time classic experi... Oh God. This really didn't improve my day in any way. It was a relief to get to the end and (metaphorically) sling the album into the trash can. Derivative of some third rate derivative crap. Avoids a one-star review on the basis that I could detect some music, but otherwise detestable.
I did not see any merit in this. It wasnt bad, but its certainly not good. It seems to offer a bridge between grunge and early 90's indie at its best. At its worst it is generic and reductive of better albums.
Noisy, grungy - good texture Shitty vocals, weak guitar lines Good drums though
Don't like the vocals
Almost a one but some of the music was ok. Didn’t like the vocals
yy nie wiem ciezko mi cos powiedziec dobre rockowe brzmienia i tyle wsm nic wiecej nie zapadlo w pamiec
Ouais non pas ouf
This started out ok and then went downhill. Didn’t love the screechy vocals.
Heavy, but not nearly heavy enough. This was so panufully 1993. It was no unlistenable, though, so I cannot give it less than two stars.
When you've bought a distortion pedal, and you don't know how to turn if off. Give it a fuckin' rest lads
Lots of distortion...
Great production. The instrumentals are alright but omg the vocals are bad
very mid
Ouf, c'était pas facile à passer à travers! À un moment je pensais être à la fin de l'album, je check pis je viens de commencer la quatrième toune! AAAAAAAAH
I had a different GVSB album back in the day and it had its moments, but their schtick wore pretty thin after a few songs. Such was the case here. It's very grimy, so I feel kind of sleazy listening to it. Could be cool for a soundtrack, perhaps, but not the kind of thing I want to listen to.
I had a few moments of ok...I can dig. But those lasted about 2.5 seconds and it was too loud, too fast for these ears.
Музыка: 6/10 Разнообразие: 3/10 Тематика и вайб: 6/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 2/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 4/10 Итог: 4.2
Not for me.
Meh
Felt like they were trying to out-grunge grunge. I enjoyed the instrumentals, actually, but the singer just droned.
I listened to this a week ago and remembered having some opinions I planned to write down but like every track on this album, I forgot them.
I liked this about as much as you can like an album in which the best song is just the singer insisting he isn't on drugs. The driving rhythms and simply guitar melodies were fun. However I found that it quickly became quite monotonous.
Dangerously close to veering into bad territory, but stays firmly planted in boring/not for me territory instead.
I thought the band was decent but somewhat repetitive. Lyrics and vocals? Not terrible
# Album Name: Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby # Artist: Girls against boys # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: honestly, why is this on here. A very generic underwhelming american indie album. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No
Not very memorable. Enjoyed some of the tracks individually but a slog all in. 2/5
It was like quiet metal. I don't know how he silently screams like that. There were some good guitar riffs and drums throughout but it was overshadowed by the garage band recording style. After a while it was all just weird quiet metal that sounded the same over and over.
I liked the music. It was heavy and guitary. I didn't especially care for the vocals. The vocals were buried and distorted and I couldn't understand much of it so I have no idea what the songs are about other than that one where he wants to kill everybody in the band. Nice! Didn't really grab me enough to give this a second listen.
Njae. Kan tycka det är lite egendomligt att ett band med så lite spelningar på Spotify har med en platta här.
Not for me. Don’t really know why this was included. It’s fine 90s rock but just nothing particularly interesting and I ended up skipping through songs. (1.5 stars)
I'm sorry, but why do people enjoy music like this? Snooze.
2/5 - I didn’t need to hear this, because I couldn’t recall one hook or anything else after finishing it. I tried again and still nothing. I tend to like this type of sound compared to some other genres on this list, but this was a dud for me. Listenable, so I’ll give it a 2.
Não vejo porque este disco está aqui. Não é particularmente notável ou destacável em nenhum aspecto. Mediano, apenas.
Entirely forgettable
They are OK - but odd at times. I'd say iffy if they should be on this list - they don't really seem like anything special. I'll say 2/5.
boring
Decent proto-grunge record. Sounds like a precursor to Helmet. Not great, but listenable.
Fine to listen to, but a little samey, it’s just ok 2/5
Distortion: The Soundtrack Background music that is so non-distinct that when the album finished and similar bands started playing on Spotify, it lasted about 6 tracks until I realized it wasn't the same album anymore. It's not unpleasant as far as background music is concerned, but that's about it.
Interestingly I could hear some of Kings of Leon in the opening track 'In Like Flynn', but back when they were good. There is a murky, underground feel to it, driven by the ever-present, heavy, fuzzed bass. The rock riff is pretty pumpin' too. Rather than develop into an explosion of underground rock as I was hoping it peters out pretty much immediately with a procession of sluggish riffs and lyrics which sound like they're being made up on the spot, repeating inconsequential phrases. To prevent too much scrutiny, the singer's diction is appalling, and it's impossible to make out anything but growls, like he's laying down a guide track. The vocals remind me of Giant Sand and the overall effect is dirgey. '7 Seas' is one where they have a bit more conviction and as a result it's one of the best efforts. For the touches of interesting riffs, some tasty bass in places, it noses a two.
I didn’t hate it but I’m also not convinced I would recognise any of these tracks if I heard them again. It went in one ear and out the other.
zwei bis drei
I didn’t get too much out of this one. My ears heard standard 90’s alt fare and not in a great way. Maybe more listens are needed.
Once again, not my speed. Would not seak out 2/5
forgettable
This was pretty standard stuff for the mid 90s. I don't see a reason to have it on this list. I didn't enjoy it, just commit to singing or don't.
I thought this would be a riot girl band, it was not and it was tough to get through
It’s not bad but it all just kind of sounds the same.
I understand that many times to truly appreciate music you have to look at it in context. Looking at what came before informs how the music is changing and responding to what was the current state of culture. Reading a bit into this band and album, it's described as "Post-Hardcore, Post-Grunge, Indie Rock, or Noise Rock." Even trying to place this album into context I couldn't really enjoy it. At best it's monotonous muddy and forgettable, and at worst it just drones on and on with whiney vocals. It never really reaches a level of bad to warrant a 1 star, but I will not soon revisit this album or artist. Standouts: Bullet Proof Cupid (If I had to choose one) Rating: 2/5
A little interesting. Dual bass in a band is unuasal, but it didn't really come through. Nothing stood out, will not listen again
Like the Afghan Whigs if they decided to just do down-tuned grinding grunge. Nothing overly special here -- outside of "Kill the Sexplayer," which I enjoy because I loved Clerks.
Girls Against Boys was one of the rules of Len Houmous’ hotel rooms in the 70s and 80s. 1.7 8/11 Bullet Proof Cupid
First song I already feel like I'm done with listening to this album cliche indie kinda emo sounds where you can't tell the single lyric said bc of too much bass. Go be delighted suck kinda less. All songs are starting to sound kinda same. Okay plot twist Satin down refrain is almost catchy. I honestly don't like it, my harsh but true opinion is that i find this album barely listenable and I'm wondering how it made it on this list.
A distinct lack of Girls. If there is a Venus Luxure No.2 you can count me out.
So boring
I think post hardcore is just not it for me, unfortunately
Mostly sounds the same, kind of industrial sounding more than anything, a little too noisy for me. I like one of their songs and it's not on this, this isn't something you NEED to listen to.
One of those albums where the music sounds pretty good but the vocals are just weak. Rockets Are Red is a head-banger except that the vocals over it sound so bland. Some other examples of this were Let Me Come Back, Learned It, Bullet Proof Cupid. It feels a little disappointing. I can't quite get to a 3, so this lands as a High 2.
The music itself is fine -- crusty erring on the side of sludgy in a grunge-adjacent sort of way. But the vocals are a drag throughout. Dude sounds like he decided to record this after shouting for 72 hours straight; much of his delivery sounds like he is mid-shit straining. I'll say there were points where this was more enjoyable than others (e.g., Rockets Are Red, Learned It, Bughouse) but in general this was sort of just noise in the background. Not specifically bad, but not specifically good either. I'd say this flirts with a 2/3 boundary. Going on the low side of the divide.
Recorded in Baltimore, cool! That was the coolest thing about this grimy drag of an album. The last 10-15 albums have been a rough stretch. Very low 2.
I feel like this guy should not be singing he sounds like something is wrong with his throat. This really didn't do too much for me. The instrumentals were cool at some points going from high energy to brooding, but the vocals over it killed much of it for me.
EDITOR: I don’t know, Robert. 1,001 seems like an arbitrary number that’ll be tough to get to. Can’t we just stop at 900-something? ROBERT DIMERY: We need 1,001! We can just add some random ones as filler. EDITOR: Okay. There’s this band Weezer. Their self-titled debut is pretty popular and has that Buddy Holly song people like, and this Pinkerton album has been lauded by critics the world over. Maybe we put one of those in here? ROBERT DIMERY: No way! This crappy Sonic Youth knockoff is way better!
Bit shouty and annoying - not particularly my thing.
Not the biggest fan of metal rock. Didn’t find most songs enjoyable to listen to.
#8 Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby ~ Girls Against Boys So Girls Against Boys is an interesting underground band that fell under the tag of 'post-hardcore' (whatever that means) and like most underground bands, the members came and go every now and then to join other bands, in particular fellow post-hardcore band Fugazi and emo band Rites of Spring. It was with Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby that a solid lineup was founded. Music-wise, it's incredibly sludgy and muddy and average, more or less what you expect from post-hardcore production. Quite interesting though is the use of two bass guitars, and I commend such unusual ideas. The vocals are pretty average, a very whispery, hazy voice that can grow up into a growl when required, more or less what you expect from an underground ground. Lyrics its all very faux-sexy like a cheesy 90s B-film. And this is where I'm stumped, because this sounds like a very competent band that has style, but barely any of the songs feel quite memorable for 2/3 of the album until you reach Bulletproof Cupid, and then I felt some semblance of a jump. Maybe a good cookup and more thought for the first half can make this album more worthwhile, but like the lyrical tone, I just feel a general sense of apathy for the album in general. Nothing very offensive about this album, just very meh. Bulletproof Cupid and 7 Seas really help this album reach the conclusion. Verdict ~ Stuck in the underground.
Third tier boring Nirvana
Kind of run of the mill 90s rock. Not bad per se.
Eh.
Mediocre is too positive a word for this album. There's nothing special about this alt-rock collection. Move along now, nothing to see here.
Boring
Not truly terrible, perhaps, but not my thing.
Day499 - sometimes i question why some albums are on this list. when no one’s heard of it there must have been a reason
I liked this up to a point, it's on Touch and Go records, which is a good thing. But it sounded like safe, by numbers U.S. hardcore, you could smell the influences from a distance of at least a mile away. If I had been a mile a way I wouldn't have heard it. The best way I can get my feelings across would be to describe this as a bunch of Big Black wannabees who had the smack over the head clout of Black Lace.
I don't know exactly why, but everything about this album sounds extremely fake.
hate the vocals leider
Seems like they’re just ripping off Sonic Youth
Very conflicted about this one. The instrumentals are SO cool. Each one sits at a nice intersection of melodic substance, compositional variation, vibrant guitar textures, and general sonic fullness. There’s this driving, heavy beat on “Let Me Come Back”, for example, thats so visceral and energetic! At the same time, the lead singers vocals are just about a deal breaker. It’s nearly tragic thinking about these instrumentals under the vocals of the Sleater-Kinney girls — listen to the background vocal refrain on “Learned It”, it’s made for them, or for any riot grrrl group worth their stuff. Where is this guys voice even sitting in “Satin Down” or “Get Down”? thats not a charming inside voice, it’s grading and creepy. The record’s apparent hit, “Bulletproof Cupid” is the best example of how close this music comes to something huge, only to be muddied by some poor vocal work. I don’t even think this is a matter of me desiring for something more poppy, I just don’t like this vocalists performances. Mourning the possibilities this album was poking at. Could’ve been 4/5 stars.
Deadass thought this was Boys Like Girls when I pulled this. Anytime an artist has fewer than 50k listens on Spotify on this list you just know someone got a favor cashed in or something. Is this the authors roommate from college or something? This is fine. Incredibly derivative. Kinda reminds me of Nine Inch Nails’ more boring songs. Why is this here.
I'd really prefer it if there was some decent music on the list. This just follows Megadeth and so all the same comments apply...
When they stop making so much noise and actually use some finesse they're not bad... 3/10
This is a pretty 90's rock album. Not really the sort of thing I would go out of my way to listen to.
Favorite Track: Bullet Proof Cupid
not for me
I can definitely hear how this might have influenced other bands, but just because something is influential doesn’t mean it’s good. This album felt so incredibly long for only being about 45 minutes. Those first few songs were a slog to get through, and I kept checking the time because they were so long. The album surprisingly ended on a high note with “Bughouse,” which I thought was actually a pretty good song and far and away the best on the album. Overall, though, this was pretty boring and just not very good.
Enjoyed this but it wasn't remarkable at all, don't really know why it's included. Bit heavier than I'd normally listen to but a nice bridge. Lyrics a bit cheesey a lot of the time
Edgy post-hardcore with no tracks standing out in particular. Tough to see why this album deserves a spot on list over, say, an additional Elvis Costello record or some British post-punk.
"I hope you don't have a good time", McCloud monotonously sings on "Satin Down". I didn't, so he must be rather pleased with himself.
Nothing I heard makes me think this album should be included in this project. Vocals are somewhere between Bush and Tom Waits. Double bass is cool, though! 2⭐️
Adjacent to things I might like, but not much for me here. EXCEPT Bullet Proof Cupid is a fantastic dumb rock song title. Do people sometimes return fire on a Cupid? With a GUN??
Good musically but I did not care for the vocals. An okay album in my view.
Forgettable rock
Not bad, but not for me.
Some songs were okayish but it didn't grab me as a whole and I really didn't like his singing. It was too dark without the songs memorable enough...
I have never heard of this band. I dunno. I guess it’s okay? But nothing really stands out to me—I don’t really find it interesting or enjoyable at all. Am I missing something here? Seems like pretty generic 90s alternative stuff to me.
I Wanna Be Your Dog on ihan hyvä biisi. Stoogesilla on parempiakin.
Thought I was going to like this better, but nothing stuck out. Spotify about the artist mentioned whiny lyrics and fugazi style lyrics, but I did not get either of those things.
Had moments but in the end its a one and done.
“noise rock” is a genre now? 😊 picks: rockets are red, bullet proof cupid
That wasn't for me. Not very melodic.
ja jo det är väl ganska bra men det känns som om dom försöker vara rätt så pretto. gött sound, påminner lite om sugar. men absolut inte lika bra. en stark tvåa.
Maybe this was more interesting in 1993 but I don't think it belongs on this list.
Don't really have the energy to dissect this that much, but it was not for me at all. Too much distortion on everything from guitars, to vocals. Too messy. No interesting hooks or melodies. Not my thing.
Really solid 90s alt rock, but I wouldn't really say it does anything super out of the box either. I dug it though.
Unremarkable 2/5
2+
Boy when I found out these guys were a bunch of ex-Fugazi hacks, I wasn't expecting much. Fugazi's Repeater was a bit of a snore. Unfortunately, this is much the same except with the added sprinkle of being fucking boring. I'm not compelled to write too much about this record, as everything I've said about Fugazi's Repeater holds pretty much true to this. It's not bad, it's not great, it's just a bowl of cornflakes for breakfast - and much like John Harvey Kellogg inventing the cereal to prevent masturbation by way of bland diet, this bland album has the same effect.
This was like the music equivalent of drinking from a plastic water bottle that had been left out in the sun for a bit. For how bland and unmemorable as it is you can probably still think of things that were equally dull but were at least more appetizing. I'd be grasping at straws to say anything particularly standout about this album
A nothing record by a nothing band with a nothing legacy apart from some of the members being in fugazi. I’m not saying this is a miserable listen but I don’t know if I would push beyond a general sentiment of “I tolerated it”. Sht is the influence of this record aside from the critic that wrote this book liking it? Dull.
We return yet again to the later years of this album where the authors had the same problem as my masters dissertation, recency bias and a need to just fill out the end with whatever the fuck will make it look like I put effort in. This album sounds like it would be used in the background of a 90s David Fincher movie cause he owes someone a favour from his days as a music video director. A Wikipedia article shorter than a bisected horse jockey, what the fuck is this shit man it's not even bad but why. I was honestly shocked to see these guys are American, thinking surely this is another case of English bias but to my surprise the reason this seems to have been included is even hackier. They did a cover of She's Lost Control and their songs appeared in Clerks and Mallrats. My feelings on this are the same as the movie Natural Born Killers, probably cool if you were exposed to it when you were 14 and/or were alive and conscious when it was released. Highlights: Go Be Delighted
Hmm.. why this one?
Post-punk music for the edgy.
Didn’t really care for it. Just not for me.
It has A good song and that's about it.
It wasn’t too offensive of listening but just didn’t offer much to me at all. 2 stars
I typically like rock but this is shit. Why is it even on this list.
Just not really a post punk girlie
It’s hard to pin down exactly what Girls Against Boys are aiming for on Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby, but whatever it is, it’s caked in grit. The band leans into a murky fusion of industrial textures, metallic guitar jabs, and slinky post-punk grooves, conjuring a sound that could be labeled “scuzz rock”—a genre you won’t find on Spotify, but feels right at home in the basement clubs this music was meant to soundtrack. There’s a sense of intentional grime to the production, like each track is being piped through busted speakers in the back of a dive bar. The rhythm section does the heavy lifting here, particularly on tracks like “In Like Flynn,” where the bass slinks around with real attitude, though the low-mixed vocals struggle to make an impact. That said, there are moments where the band finds a sharper edge. “7 Seas” picks up the pace and almost breaks through the album’s thick sonic haze, while “Rockets Are Red” and “Learned It” flirt with a sound that could be described as Henry Rollins fronting a fuzzed-out Rage Against the Machine. It's compelling in theory, but the songs rarely deliver on their potential. There are fragments of something interesting buried beneath the sludge, but Venus Luxure never quite shapes them into anything truly memorable.
Aggressively monotonous. Like Sonic Youth or Pixies with all the interesting parts amputated. This could’ve easily been replaced by a better album from one of those bands. These songs are so fucking dull to have 5-6 minute runtimes.
Rating: 5/10 Meh.
I listened to this entire album while working and very literally didn't remember one bit of it. So I guess my review is that it wasn't memorable.
Pretty boring. Channeling the least interesting elements of 80's punk/metal. Not the worst I've ever heard (or paid money to see in concert) but not worth inclusion on this list.
Another band I've never heard and after listening, don't need to hear again. This is somewhat below average alternative rock. No wonder they didn't break through.
I was thinking that it had been longer than usual since we got a mediocre alternative album, but I spoke too soon.
If I must be honest here, I did not enjoy it, but didn't hate it either, it has some heavier parts that intrigued me and caught my attention but it was more of a background kind of music vibe...
Maybe post-hardcore isn't my genre.
typical 90s indie rock
mid
The vocals aren't my favourite thing in the world. They're pretty aggressive sounding and raspy which is great, but they're so monotonous. The pitch doesn't change, just the volume. When the guitar and drums really get going and turn up their volume, they really drown out the vocals. So overall, it's just a little bit of a mess in that department. That's the bad out of the way. There are some decent riffs scattered throughout though ('Learned It' is a good example and is actually the best track on the album) and I do actually quite like the overall vibe of it. It does sound quite dark, almost menacing in places. 'Get Down' sounds very creepy, like you're being watched. This is a perfectly serviceable noise rock album. Perhaps a bit unremarkable, but I'd be happy to listen to the best tracks here.
Trying to catch up so I didn’t spend much time on this one. I think I got the gist after 4 or 5 songs.
Can't stand the vocals, otherwise decent music.
Seemed a bit regurgitated
Maso
Very abrasive. It's like shaving in the dark with a crusty old razor and a grotesque, sweaty man keeps accidentally bumping your elbow.
#449. The last three days, this app has generated Sonic Youth and Pixies albums for me to listen to. So while this is in the same category as those two bands and the genre is fresh in my mind, it's easy to see its certainly no where near as good. 2/5: meh
I wouldn't say I love Girls Against Boys' Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby, but I sure didn't hate it and I found myself appreciating how unusual it is. It's so easy (maybe a little too easy) to record and publish punk-sounding nonsense, but Girls Against Boys didn't create any nonsense. Their musical choices are creative and well thought out. And I noticed a lot of alternative sounds, which puts this 1993 album ahead of the game. 2.5
Given the genres and the relative obscurity of this band, I actually expected to hate this MORE than I did. A lot of the instrumentation here is decent in my opinion; it's got that distorted noise rock sound, but it's catchy and interesting. The vocals are what leave the most to be desired. Ultimately though, this has the same issue that a lot of albums on this project do: this doesn't bring much to the table -- other artists did this same thing, but better. Probably about a 2.5 but I don't feel inspired to round to a 3.
90s grungey alternative, it's ok but not for me. Doesn't feel like an outstanding album to be on this list. 2*
Annoying background noise
Good music terrible voice
Fuzzy bass, heavy drums, hard guitars, monotone singer? Yep, its a DC post-hardcore indie rock band screaming into the void in the wake of the Seattle grunge takeover... Nothing wrong with this album honestly, its just so one note bland at times. If this was released in 1989 we'd be talking about it in different terms, but after Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden bust the mold wide open, it mostly sounds like a bar band going through the motions. Kinda telling the most played song on this album (and their entire catalogue) on Spotify only has around 700k plays...
No merece la pena su escucha.
90’er indierock, lidt tungt, og lidt for støjende
Wholly uninspired but not wholly unlistenable, baby.
A bit dull, really
this was so generic that i fell asleep
One of those that I didn't mind listening to, but it's hard to discern anything special about it. When its wikipedia page suggests it birthed neither commercial or critical success, nor a trailblazing legacy, you have to wonder what the hell it's doing here.
A sound that I really don't care for.
trash
Nothing here for me that puts it onto a must have heard list. Don’t dislike it when listening but nothing that would make Me go back to it either.
Sounds like an off-brand Iggy pop and like it could be in the soundtrack of a skateboard game. Not horrible but as with allot of other entries in this list it seems very scraping the bottom of the barrel when finding "Must listen" albums. Good but really forgettable
Okay, album. Hardcore rock.
Devoid of originality. Maybe in 1993 it was ahead of the game but I don't think so. The sound isn't unpleasant, just nothing special.
I think that went in one ear and out the other. Thank God.
Not very good at all and I usually love albums from the 90s
Dumb and dull (especially the vocals) like so many other '90s ALT-rock bands – a genre and decade that have not aged well at all. So forgettable – waste of a spot on this list.
It was fine, I guess? This sounded and felt like a teenage boy just going through an angst phase. But a boring angst phase. And oh my gosh do I hate the singing. Horrendous IMHO. By still...it was whatever. Not as awful as I thought it would be after reading a couple reviews but it wasn't what I would call 'good' nor would I recommend it to anyone.
Didn't grasp what is the thing with this album.
Muddy and ugly. Maybe the reason for all the distortion is there is to hid the fact the songs aren’t very good?
Insignificant album.
Because you HAVE to hear average and obscure post-hardcore bands before you die. On the surface this ticks a lot of boxes for me, but instead of a review I'm gonna do you a favour and stop writing before your get bored. I wish Girls Against Boys had done that. Nothing memorable here. Two stars. Move along.
Sludgy, unimpressive early 90s post-hardcore. You could do so much better from 1993. We're on album #1013 and have yet to pull "Ten," so that compound's my frustration that "Vs." isn't on the list. Tool's "Undertow" is another 1993 album from an overlooked band. How are there no Tool albums on the list!? (I'd actually go with "Lateralus," but still.) Anyway, point being - Girls Against Boys is so unremarkable that I'd rather complain about other missing albums than actually figure out anything to say about "Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby."
Didn’t really do much for me
Didn't enjoy it, and the album radio confirmed similar songs from albums I didn't like before.
meh not good, not bad idk if it deserves to be in this list but it wasn't a painful listen 3/10
It's fine I guess. It's not really my genre and it's not a very memorable album to me. The Vibe: The kinda music the cool older brother in a 90s kids movie listens to
Not very good. I kept thinking they sound like Fugazi, only worse. So I listened to some Fugazi, and they weren't much better, to be honest. Apart from their song Waiting Room, which is quite fun when performed by those music camp kids on YouTube.
Too angry for today
I listened twice, but I don't really remember anything. Not terrible, just kind of boring
Not really my vibe, but there were some cool musical moments (strongly disliked the vocals though).
Boring My old analog tv picking up static was more musical then this.
Wtf is so special about this album that it needs to be on this list? It’s a mediocre alt rock/punk album that came out at a time when there was plenty of great alt rock/punk albums. This pales in comparison to Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Silver Chair, L7, Stone Temple Pilots, Blind Melon, Pearl Jam and so many more. The legacy tab on Wikipedia only mentions that it was on the 1001 albums list, nothing else. They can’t even tell you why this is special. When you’re missing actual genre defining albums like Voodoo by D’Angelo, Baduizm by Erykah Badu, Discovery by Daft Punk, All Eyez on Me by 2Pac, Aquemini by Outkast, Sex Machine by James Brown, Ride the Lightning by Metallica. You can skip this crap. It wasn’t bad just no where near essential Also FUCK XTC Venus apple fucking WHATEVER. The most boring honky cracker shit music ever. Made me embarrassed to be white
IM SICK OF THESE FUCK ASS ROCK ALBUMS, GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT ISNT MINDLESS SLUMP FROM THE 80’s OR 90’s WHO THE FUCK EVEN WROTE THIS LIST??? DO THEY HAVE EARS?????
When a group of high school boys get together in their parents' basement, and attempt to create rock music. Other than a few catchy jams, I'd pass on this. Favorite Song: "Satin Down".
Cet album n'a aucune raison d'être ici. Je ne comprends vraiment pas d'où viennent les attribution de indie rock et post-hardcore car selon moi c'est ni un ni l'autre. On a clairement des influences alt, grunge, limite sludge ou post-rock. Mais globalement je ne trouve pas qu'il n'y a rien d'unique à cet album. Rien qui se démarque tant ou qui a bien vieilli. J'ai entendu bien pire, il y a deux ou trois pièces qui ont plus captivé mon attention, mais globalement c'est très correct. 4/10
Heavy guitars, raspy vocals
Not entirely sure what to make of this - or more specifically, what determining factor has landed Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby on this list. To me, this sounds like wholly unremarkable chug-a-lug. It's not bad, it's not anti-music, but there's little here to really get excited about. Overall it feels like a stoner rock record that doesn't want to commit to being stoner rock. It thrums away competently but failed to get the blood pumping. I might be a little harsh in my rating, but if there's anything I dislike it's the humdrum. Hell, I'm more generous with the aforementioned 'anti-music', if I think there's something peculiar or bold being attempted. I reckon some of these tracks would pop when played live; that, I will concede.
Not my thing, but competent
Not sure exactly why, but I ain’t vibin. I don’t necessarily think this is bad, however, there could definitely have been some improvements. 2/5
What was this? Some kind of incel album.. no JK. I dunno there were tone that I really liked, then other parts I was not into. Some of it felt a bit creepy, Satin Down in particular. Keyboardist in Fugazi, which contextualises this better for me
Ah that was nonsense. I found the mixing of it really weird, almost like I could have liked it if it was better balanced but it was all over the place.
Enjoyed it
I like the general idea of noisy, guitar-driven indie rock/post-hardcore. I just fail to see what’s special about this album. It was fine, but didn’t make much of an impression on me. I preferred the energetic, noisier songs versus the more brooding, melancholic ones. Some good riffs and nice guitar tones, but overall just an ok album.
Not for me. Gruff singing voice with not a lot of rhythm and the guitar attack is just repetitive. 2/5
Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.
I don’t get all the hate. I do get all of the dislike though
The style made it seem like it was edgy and cool, and yet it was so boring
Like Kyuss with about 1/10 of their talent.
could i write poetry to this? n
This one didn't hit me like I thought it would. Generally, early-to-mid-90's-Alt-Rock is my jam. Unfortunately, it just had too many tracks that all sounded the same. I ended up skipping through a bunch of them. Two and one-half stars. Extra half-star added because Girls Against Boys had a song on the first "Clerks" movie soundtrack.
Not really sure what this is meant to be
I didn't find anything appealing here. I guess it sounded like music, just not music I enjoy...at least not on first thing in the morning.
Heavy rock - nothing to write home about - not horrid - not fabulous
Okay grungy feel
I bounced the hell off this, it just did not jive with me.
instrumentally solid but below-average songwriting. closer to 3 stars than 2 but it left almost no impression on me
Not my cup of tea at all! Far too dreary and every track sounded too similar. The sort of music teenagers pretend to be into to be edgy before they grow up enough to admit it’s just bad
When I read they are a post-hardcore band, thought this could be an album I'd really like. But I really didn't. The best part was when it ended, and Spotify played a bunch of related tracks by other bands that were absolute bangers.
I tried but this was just a dredge to get through. I didn’t completely hate it but I wasn’t far away
This sounds like what Bullseye would listen to in that crappy early 2000s Ben Afleck Daredevil movie.
It was fine, not memorable in any way.
No idea why this would be on this list.
on the second song i was like “oh this just isn’t the kind of music i like” and then the album played for another 40 minutes. kinda nirvana vibes
I'm hearing shades of punk and hardcore rock all throughout, but I think noise rock is a better classification. That noisiness almost drowns out the lead vocals, which are already kinda wheezy and muffled. Pretty dreary and unremarkable album as a whole.
Very droning, forgettable grunge-y rock stuff. Keeping just one song, barely remember it. Not for me. Favorite tracks: Satin Down. Album art: Weird, man. Looks like a blurry photo of some of the ghosts from the Carnival of Souls, plus a map and compass overlayed on the image. I don't know man, I just don't care. 2/5
Not horrible, but not very good either.
First time hearing this album, not familiar with any of the songs. Seems okay, not really my kind of music. Nothing really grabbed me or stood out. "We never try"
Brooding and moody, repetitive and a little tedious.
Pretty boring, songs drag on. Thought the album was almost over but was only four songs in. Some cool grooves and licks but they never go anywhere.
Not horrible but not great either
Not a fan of the distorted vocals
A bit meh for me
High 2. Didn’t mind it
Too loud and aggressive for me. But still better than experimental German noise.
It's like if Sonic Youth were about 5000x worse...the production value on this album truly sucks, unless the producer was purposefully trying to save us from the singer. The entire album sounds like his vocals were recorded through another member's microphone. However...the instrumentals are mostly appealing to me. Favorite track: Satin Down
Nothing special for me.
Ganske ass
I thought I would like this from the first few minutes. The percussion and rumbly bass were promising, but the sameness of the growling vocals and the song structures really started to make it drag. By the halfway point I started checking at the end of every song to see how many were left. So maybe hearing one of these songs loud in a bar would work for me, but hearing a dozen of them while sitting at my desk was not a good time.
I would’ve given this three stars, but whatever song started with those excuse me’s made me drop a star. Hated that, you’re excused.
Interesting album, a good variety of rock sounds. Felt a little meandering but ultimately not bad.
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby is decent in places, I dig the heavier sound and could happily listen to it just casually, like if one of the songs came on the radio I'd enjoy it, but it is somewhat prosaic and paint-by-numbers of the genre and isn't good, important or memorable enough to be on the list. Another 2 but a higher 2.
Did not get a huge amount out of this, it's grungey metal with little tune and it doesn't in most places have the pace and energy to give it much in the way of oomph. 2/5, could do a lot better.
Somewhere between indie, shoegaze, punk and metal, there were moments of this that I really liked, but overall it's a bit much of a dirge for my tastes. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Bulletproof Cupid Date listened: 02/05/24
Je hebt steeevige tomatensoep en steeeevige indierock. Maar alle nummers klinken hetzelfde en allemaal net iets te hard. Goed voor een avondje beuken wellicht, maar ja, dat doe ik eigenlijk nooit.
Could have died without listening to this.
This kind of stinks. Can't see why this is on the list. Some instrumentals were fine enough and the droning parts weren't the worst if that's what they were aiming for.
The first track put me on the fence, but I'd say it does get better. Bullet Proof Cupid caught my attention. Let Me Come Back also alright. Sounded better in the car. Overall tho it just didn't click for me. 2.4
Heavy on the bass and drums with fairly bright guitar. Cool album but it got monotonous. The roaring vocals are just meh. I wanted to like this album more than I actually did. After a second listen it was dull and didn’t hold my attention. I’m curious if they ever evolved or if they just burnt out with the same old sound.
Bunch of alright songs, not sure about the historical context behind the album. A few decent riffs here and there that made me headbang, sounds like a mix between doom/sludge/Stoner. Nothing to write home about if I have to be honest.
Meh… I’m in a streak of meh albums atm
What I dislike about post hardcore is that it’s repetitive, heavy, scratchy, and pointless. Also it feels like they take themselves too seriously. It’s so monotone.
I mean, it wasn't bad, but there is far more interesting post-punk out there. Not upset I heard this but don't think I need to revisit. 2.5/5
Meh
not for me
Completely unnoteworthy but it progressively got worse. I will round up for no reason in particular.
Sounds like just another grungy type garage band. Not hearing anything here. Borderline 1. Will give it a 2 because it's biggest offense is only that it's incredibly boring.
Müsste nicht in dieser Liste sein. 2-3
Alkuun vaikutti lupaavalta (osin siihen vaikutti varmaan pieni köhnölevyputki aiemmilta päiviltä), mutta ei kuitenkaan noussut kakkosta korkeemmalle
I needed to hear this before I died? I'm not sure what was so special about this as it only barely held my attention.
Sounds good, if you fancy some doomy, heavy gear. It so happens that today I did not.
maybe 2.5..sludgy. meh..
Why this is a necessary listen is beyond me…
Dark and down beat. Very alt-rock indie. Not my favourite style of vocal.
Clunky, heavy-handed and mostly uninteresting '90s ALT-y rock. Lacks the scruffy, underdog-y feel of true indie rock.
Heavy, too heavy, Spotify didn't have the lyrics. According to the Church of Coltrane, you become the music you listen to. In this case that is very scary.
I saw someone on here describe it as adolescent rock, something they would have liked at fifteen. I could see myself “ironically” getting into this. Not sure about it at this point in my life.
I rarely listen to 90s rock music and about halfway through this album I thought, "Hmm, I need a break from 90's music, this has been going on for far to long..."
More like Venus Luxure No. 2 Baby Get it cause it sucks
OK but not really my jam. Felt a bit too unrefined
Orðin ansi leið á þessu í síðasta laginu. Allt voðalega mikið eins.
Weird. Not for me.
Johan oli bulkkia ysäriangstia. Ei tuo nyt häirinnytkään, eli säästyy ykköseltä.
Unohdettavaa ysäri-indietä. On kuultu jo. 2/5
2.5
01) In Like Flynn - 6,5 02) Go Be Delighted - 6,0 03) Rockets Are Red - 6,0 04) Satin Down - 6,0 05) Let Me Come Back - 6,0 06) Learned It - 6,0 07) Get Down - 5,5 08) Bulletproof Cupid - 6,0 09) Seven Seas - 5,5 10) Billy's One Stop - 5,0 11) Bug House - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,82 (58/100) I don't like the vocals, he's very scratchy, I can't understand him. If the vocals were clearer, the songs would sound much better. After few songs it all just melts together, there's nothing to separate them. I had to check if the same song is playing or has another one started without me noticing...
Rock oscuro. No me ha gustado.
Indie landfill. One for a certain USA audience. I think that of this genre there are loads better albums.
Didn't really enjoy it I feel like i've heard better renditions of this kinda music. Its great lyrically with themes of alienation and decay. I don't see myself coming back to this album
very 90's indie rock.
Like a shittier Trent Reznor. So very bad - no singing, just speaking/yelling into a mic paired with some horrid instrumentals. 3/10.
Mixed bag. Some songs are pretty ripping. Qotsa sound. But then a totally dull slow shit song comes on. I suppose bands like this had to walk so better bands could run. But I'm trying to rate based on how well I like the record not significance, impact, or influence. So this is a 2.
A few solid riffs, but otherwise nothing to care about.
not bad, not great
- Ich fasse es mal mit den ersten Worten des 4. Songs "Satain Down" zusammen: Well excuse me but I'm just not on this right now... - Oftmals holt mich sowas ab, hier und heute leider nicht. - Post-Hardcore klingt für mich auch eigentlich ein bisschen anders, aber das Genre ist scheinbar breiter gefächert, als ich vermuten würde. - Bei "Learned It", "Bullet Proof Cupid" und "7 Seas" fand ich manche Momenten noch ganz in Ordnung - Ich hatte zwischenzeitlich das Gefühl, es hier vom Vibe her mit einer noisy und eintönigen und nicht so gut gesungenen Version von den Smashing Pumpkins zu tun gehabt zu haben. Die sind halt aber leider 1000 mal geiler. - Hm, ich denke ich werde nicht drauf zurückkommen... Rating: 1,75-2/5
Ich hatte keine Zeit mir beim Hören Notizen zu schreiben. Allerdings ist mir kein Song wirklich im Gedächtnis geblieben (na gut Bullet Proof Cupid ein wenig, musste den Namen aber trotzdem gerade nochmal nachschauen). Ansonsten klang das für mich alles solala, auch wenn ich nicht wirklich betiteln kann, warum nicht. Rating: 2 / 5
Even if this was awful on purpose, we can't give it credit for sticking the landing since it wasn't completely awful. I like the first song "In Like Flynn" for example. But that's only because it sounds like a song David Chase would have used for a scene at the Bada Bing on The Sopranos. That's as far as I can get with anything resembling a complement. I mean, the director Kevin Smith is apparently a fan, which is all you need to know.
Compared to similar albums by the likes of the better grunge bands of the era, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains etc, this is very run of the mill.
like Gang of Four in the garage
This one kind of had me on board with the first song but then listening fatigue quickly set in with each song that followed. Not a fan of the style of the lead vocals and why are they buried so deep in the mix?
This certainly is some heavy depressive stuff. Driving guitars and pounding drums. Not the nicest on the ears but very edgy. If I were to direct a movie and it needed a scene where people hang out in a lost place where everything falls apart and they lost every hope - this would be the soundtrack. It actually has some better tracks but the worse ones drag this project way down.
I wasn’t a fan of this album. This is neither the best post-hardcore album nor the best indie album. The vocals and lyrics are a bit too edgy for edgy’s sake and just didn’t hold up. The instrumentation similarly is a bit one note.
Mmmm
Meh
Generic bad 90s “hard” or “alternative” rock.
This album has some good qualities, but not enough to make up for how unsettling it sounds. The lyrics are cryptic to begin with, and they are made completely unintelligible because of the distorted guitars.
It's... competent? But competency doesn't earn you the ability to stand out from the pack. I honestly don't really get why this is here, not being particularly notable or excellent in any specific way. As a drummer though, I can tell you their drummer really likes John Bonham.
Really and truly just ok.
Anything with Noise in the genre typically isn’t good. Venus Luxure No 1 Baby it’s terrible. But it’s not great. Mostly bland and lifeless. Very unremarkable 5.1/10
Enjoyable 90s alternative rock album, great basslines. I'll remove a star from its punctuation because, before listening, I was hyped to listen a 90s riot grrrl album by a female lead vocalist (never heard about this band before).
very generic-sounding. at least the band gets a mood going i am just not interested in listening to yet another rock band with sighing bored vocals