Connected

This is a fun enough album, and it makes for great background music while doing artistic work. It probably just eases into 5-star territory. Favorite track: likely "Everything"

This was fun, vibey, elevator-ish music that made me do a weird tiptoe around my kitchen while cooking. Strong start, but all kind of blended together for me by the end. Probably wouldn’t listen again but did save Ground Level

I knew the first song on this album and wow it really brought me back! This was a great album to listen to while driving on the Teconic looking at the leaves as the sun set directly into my eyes and melted my brain

Good 90's Brit-hop. A bit trite, but good at what it is. If this is your sort of thing it will give happy feels, but not exceptional. If this isn't your thing, it is very "meh". The title track "Connected" is a certified banger though.

Quite funky. I wouldn't mind if more HipHop was like this.

I really like the bas and the voices. Its very chill

It seems like pretty generic 90's dance. It was ok. Not something I would choose again.

Good album. Had some great basslines in there.

Boring and samey

Has a musical act ever so neatly anticipated a dramatic technology leap like Stereo MC’s? “Connected” hitting just before mobile cellular devices forever changed the world would be like Sousa’s Band putting out a hit single about air travel in 1900, The Kinks writing about microwaves in the mid-60s, Fontaines DC releasing an album in 2022 about generative AI … Portents isn’t all Stereo MC’s had plenty of though, as Connected proves. This is a solid, focussed and thoroughly convincing record that features two stone cold 90s classics in “Connected” and “Step It Up”. There’s elements of Screamadelica, plenty of groovy house and a proliferation of bass lines that, in retrospect, embody perfectly that specifically 90s tendency to conflate having fun with the flogging of consumer electronics. (I dropped my first phone in the toilet of a McDonald’s in Worksop town centre. Eminem’s “Stan” was the ringtone, my fascia Manchester United. The good folks at Carphone Warehouse happily arranged a fix for me; can’t remember how, I don’t think rice had made it to north notts by then. I’d like to think “Connected”, then the sonic logo of Carphone Warehouse, with its message about the fragility of important human connections, played a part in that moment of healing. Stumble I may have – the phone shot out my hoody pocket when I tripped turning around over enthusiastically – but the folk at the Warehouse did not let me fall.)

Honestly fun and vibes and dancey

The title track is still great. Honestly, it’s catchy af. But the rest is pretty ordinary.

I knew “Connected”, but the rest was brand new to me. “All Night Long” and “Playing With Fire” stand out. They feel like The Rolling Stones to me at times?

The lowest of 2’s

Dated as hell

I was prepared to hate this, but I didn’t. There’s way too much British electronica on this list, but this wasn’t bad. It wasn’t great either and probably doesn’t need to be on this list, but it was enjoyable enough for the hour I listened to it.

very forgettable.

Found myself enjoying this more than expected. Good rhythms and pretty fun. Not sure if its something I'll return to, but it was worth the listen. 3.5/5

The opening track is decent, the rest was t all that interesting to me.

It's a cool vibe but I lose interest in albums like this about halfway through.

Super average hip hop.

Connected and Step It Up are good nostaligia trips although rest of the album is pretty unremarkable. I seem to remember the lead singer being a bit of a bell end but cannot remember why. Mystified why this on the list - what ground did it break? Who of todays artists owe their career to the Stereo MC's? Why not put the Venga Boyz on the list?

The titular track and 'Step it Up' are peak baggy dance. The groove, vocal hooks and funky bass are top-notch. Timeless classics. Surely the album cannot replicate such excellence? And surely it doesn't. But by golly, it comes pretty close at times. I naively assumed this would be an album of two good singles and not much else. It is an excellently executed fusion of early 90s UK styles, of that there's no doubt. It is most definitely a good album. It is arguably an excellent album. It tiptoes the 3/4 rating. A strong start does yield to a more nebulous 90s groove by the end of the album; and as a result I award this the highest of 'goods'.

The flutes connected everything to creation. The end.

Connected is a groovy acid jazz, trip hop album that gets a boost from its nostalgic title track.

Music to play in the background, like while you get your hair cut or something. Whatever.

Connected 3.4 Ground Level 3.3 Everything 3.4 Sketch 3.5 Fade Away 3.1 All Night Long 3.3 Step It Up 3.5 Playing With Fire 3.4 Pressure 3.2 Chicken Shake 3 Creation 3.2 Don't Let Up 3 The End 3.1 Score: 3.261538462

Quite bland. Change the drum loop lads

Stop the train I think I'm going insane

3/10

It was a groovy and funky listen. I dig it

Decent 90s dance album with hip hop influences. High energy and very dated, but quite enjoyable to listen to while doing any activity.

This is barely an album. There's zero reason why this should be on this list. It has one really good song and then 50 minutes of music that is extremely mediocre. The triphop stuff was almost okay but the range that Massive Attack is what makes them great.

this feels like something i should hate. it is very 90's in feel with a hip hop style back beats, jazz samples, trippy electronics and blends of reggae, pop, world music and rapping. it is very infectious/generally nice sounding.

Flott plata. Góður stemmari.

Grúví hipp tripp hopp og gott stuð. Soldið svipað allt samt.

Однообразно, но в принципе слушать можно изредка для разнообразия. 5,5 из 10.

Went to check how many songs I had left in the album only to find that I was in the middle of the first song again. Decent as background music, but it is all just the same thing.

Felt very 90s Smash Mouth.

Starts off really great but halfway through and the end it gets a bit repetitive. Far too long of an album. Stand out song - connected

When this popped up, I was a bit surprised it was on the list. I remember their singles, and checking the year, I was probably a year away from when I started my music collection so I never listened to the album. I liked the singles so I expected to enjoy this on some level but didn’t quite expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Blending hip-hop, electronic, and funk - it has a nice groove to it, maybe even a bit trip-hop.

Fun pops psychedelic rock. Some interesting influences from a few genres. Great guitar work, light vocals and skilled drumming.

Lyrics are whatever but the music is really fun to bop to

It’s fine. I objectionable. But 1/2 hour later, i could barely recall what it sounded like. So why? Why is it on the list? A 2.

Con los Stereo MCs me pasa algo similar a M People e incluso Morcheeba, que hicieron canciones bailables y de gran calidad pero que no les da para un disco completo y además con el tiempo hay una enorme diferencia entre sus mejores temas y el resto. Sin duda este es su mejor álbum y se escucha de maravilla pero Conection es un trallazo imparable y el resto no. Sketch tiene mucho flow y ambiente dance del bueno pero carece de la magia de Conection.

First of all, on Apple Music, the title track is unavailable with this album. There are other versions on different records, so this can be circumvented. Probably some licensing problem. Nevertheless, a somewhat nice album, albeit a bit dated IMO. Connected and Step It Up are the obvious bangers here, the rest is not bad, but nothing outstanding.

A forgotten classic

The Good: We get stereo! The Bad: Might as well have been mono… The Ugly: Still trying to find the connection… Flash back to any ‘90s party, when the evening was still young… because later, grunge will kick in, followed by golden oldies… Back to the start of the party, not bad, as background music… but get’s repetitive fast, and loses its allure even quicker. So what are we to do with the Stereo MC’s? Maybe put them back in the box? Or reissue them? Nah… They’re probably hanging on to their “good ol’ days” kinda vibe… Want to give them 3*, but can’t… EDM and all...

The singles are the obvious standouts but better than I thought as a whole album

Wish they’d disconnected before making this album.

A nice little nostalgia trip for this one, and I instantly recognised the hits. It does feel very dated, but also has a great vibe. Sort of a light version of Happy Mondays, but suffered from all the songs sounding the same.

Objectively this is a pretty upbeat and inoffensive hip-hop/dance (ish) album, perfectly listenable. Subjectively, the singer has always annoyed me, and ‘Step it up’ just winds me up. Not for any obvious logical reason, that’s just the way it is.

A lot to not like, but could be worse

3.5 - Good

Vibes tbf, but it all sounds the same

CLASSIC. the most "soundtrack" esk album to my early childhood.

5/10 Solid three star album. Fine, inoffensive and slightly nostalgic but totally non-essential

Connected + 11 other songs that sound identical to Connected but less good

3.5

i thought this SLAPPED. funky and chock-full of vibes. i even listened to a few tracks several times, which i basically never do. what a great discovery. i can't wait to see a whole bunch of really normal reviews when i check the global stats...

i don't have any deep thoughts about this but it's neat. UK hip-hop and electronic fusion. cool B) favorites: connected, ground level, step it up, creation

Il mio è un 3 falsato perché non l’ho sentito tutto però non mi stava dispiacendo. Non posso aggiungere altre info

Mi sono piaciute le canzoni che non erano considerate hit.

3 great tracks but the rest felt a bit samey to me. Won’t come back to listen again.

Starts out pretty fun, until it's not. I'm not a hater but I really don't see why this has to be here. Favorite track: Connected 2.5/5

I question the taste of the 5 star reviewers of this album. This album oozes the essence of Windows 95 and the America Online homepage.

Great. I loved this. Like B-52s mixed with C&C Music Factory and Young MC

The title track is a jam for sure, but the rest of the album is forgettable.

It was super funky. I would've given it 4 stars, but it overstayed it's welcome by a good 15-ish minutes, and in the end I got very bored of it, as most of the songs sounded so similar. The sound was very good, but it just got way too much.

Good background album. Kinda boring after a while but still cool, I was vibing.

burhhgh

Pretty middle of the road hip hop / electronic album. Cool samples and what not but again, i don't see this album being something I'd of have to listen to. Not as good as Nas' Illmatic.

It's got all of the elements of a great electronic rap album, but the vocals are so underwhelming. It's missing the energy that the sampling delivers. Had the potential to be great, but slips into good obscurity.

Rated starts at -1 for making me listen to that god awful opener again. No. JUST NO. Beyond that, some vaguely acceptable urban funky beats thrown down (Step it Up probably the best effort here), but the appeal remains elusive to me.

Some 90s albums don’t hold up.

Another group I'm not that familiar with, but their sound is certainly familiar to that of Primal Scream and Happy Mondays. It goes without saying that Stereo MC's were another British act capitalising on the emerging electronic/rave scene coming out of the region at the turn of the 90s. 'Connected', the group's 1992 effort, appears to be the only real success story for Stereo MC's, as they have stayed largely out of the mainstream consciousness ever since. But the collage of random images surrounding the group on the album cover, including mushrooms, flowers, plants, erupting volcanos and space, is a great reflection of the music on this album, which pairs hip hop with dance, electronica and house music. The mission statement for 'Connected' is simple: a record full of trippy, party-worthy anthems destined to get the house kids jumping well into the night. The hip hop sound is incorporated rather well here [especially on 'Everything' and 'Sketch'], as are the obvious house inflections ['Connected', 'Fade Away']. I also appreciate how ahead of its time this album sounds, as it seems more like a 2000s record than one released in 1992. The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers and Aphex Twin weren't even big yet, which is important to consider contextually when discussing 'Connected'. 'Connected' is rather effective mood music designed for those 'chill vibes'. It's easy to have on in the background and doesn't require a great deal of concentration to appreciate. It's just an enjoyable set of relaxed grooves to help you tune out. A nice surprise, given the relatively low profile of the group. Best songs: 'Everything', 'Connected', 'Fade Away'

Loved the beats and will come back to it!

Favorite Track: Creation

La première toune est archi-connue et toujours aussi bonne (la ligne de basse est vraiment massive !). On peut dire qu’ils l’ont vraiment sortie du stade, cette toune là. Reste à savoir si le reste de l’album est à la hauteur... J’en suis à la moitié de l’album et, malgré que c’est de la bonne musique, ils n’ont pas encore réussi à reproduire l’énergie de Connected. Mais, est-ce vraiment nécessaire ? Les pièces sont variées, leur son a de la personnalité. Ce n’est pas un cas de "one-hit wonder", loin de là. En avant vers la deuxième moitié ! Oh ! Un deuxième hit ! Je ne savais pas que c’était une de leurs tounes, Step It Up. Très bon. Bon, dernière toune. La deuxième moitié est du même acabit que la première. C’est un bon album, juste pas pour moi.

No joke, when I saw this album my first thought was “Wait, isn’t this the ‘get myself connected’ group? The song from the Android commercials?” Sure enough, first song is that legendary earworm. The beats kept me engaged throughout—I don’t remember any of the songs but it was a great ride!

Would give 2.5 stars. Not a bad sound but could use a little more variety to justify the runtime.

Not really for me. Just not really a genre that does anything for me musically.

Didn't like back in the 90s. Not hoing to change my mind now. Voice gets on my nerves

Nice to have like, pop again after a long streak of not having it.

Thing about me is that I can't do intoxicants. Makes me paranoid. But I can fake it. Very well. So when I was introduced to Stereo MCs as a 9 year old, I took one look at them and fully understood their vibe. And pretended to be on that vibe. I did the same thing this morning, 30 plus years later. These vibes are impeccable. This, to me, is jazz.

Ciekawe, takie 3/5. Mogłoby lecieć w tle w jakimś GTA.

This is fine, but very samey? "Step It Up" was probably my fave on here

6.5/10

Fun, chill, and can dance to all at the same time. A solid electric dance/hip hop album from 90s England I assume.

Maybe it's because this is the second straight day I've generated an electronica album littered with samples, but this was just mediocre for me, and certainly went on too long. Favorite Track: "Connected".

Really enjoyed this!

It suffers from one of the 90s hip hop sins of having the beat carry on for way too long after the last verses, and the beats are way too basic to be doing that. The rapping is weak and instrumental breaks are bad. But hey, at least there's no skits. In the end, this was too boring to be on the list. There's nothing groundbreaking here and not worth you wasting your time on it

Ok. ★★★

Ein funky Mix aus Acid Jazz und Hip-Hop, der 1992 einschlug – heute aber etwas angestaubt wirkt. „Connected“ bleibt ein Ohrwurm, doch viele Tracks sind monoton und textlich flach. Für Fans der 90er-Clubszene interessant, aber kein Muss.

Dance Music I can ken. Eats EDM for breakfast.

Interesting album here as the New York underground hip-hop scene shines bright with the group and helps bring it to light in the early 90s.

Wow. I didn’t know what to expect when I began listening to this album but whatever expectations I had were definitely exceeded Connected and Don’t Let Up were the two best songs, but no one song in particular was bad The production was some of the best I’ve heard on an album included on this list (so far) and I was bopping my head to nearly half the tracks This is a strong 3.5 for me, but I’m feeling generous tonight so let’s just roll with a 4 Favorites: Connected, Don’t Let Up Honorable Mentions: Everything, Creation

Good

Groovy and inoffensive

Can't say I've ever felt the need to be transported to Clapham in 1992, but I imagine there's no better album to take you there!

Non il mio genere.

I remember this band when they came out... Hasn't aged well.

Had some catchy songs and thankfully not too repetitive, but certainly nothing special

Achei que seria meio merda… foi, na realidade, bem legalzinho até.

probably fine but im in way too much mental noise and nagging physical pain rn to deal with british rapping over Perfectly Okay but very repetitive dance beats. i dont usually like to be this flippant my apologies ghjsdghjsd

Didn't grab me but didn't hate it

It's not been a great week for albums has it?

Fun dance trip-hop record. Not sure it's 1001-worthy? A pleasant if repetitive listen nonetheless.

it started off so promising and there were rhythms and sounds sprinkled throughout that i enjoyed but it got so so so so repetitive and boring in the end

2.6 // This is music Carlos would listen to while playing hacky sack. 90s British dance?/electronic music. It isn't bad, but does it need to be on this list? Eh, probably not

As a teenager the singles from this didn't really connect with me (no pun intended). Will h the distance of 30 years I like it more than I thought I would. I'd have it right on the border between 3 and 4 stars, but I'm going for the lower option because an artist called Stereo MCs shouldn't have an instrumental on the album. Seems a bit lazy.

En halvbra låt gör inget album.

It was alright although it appeared to me that all songs had the same melody

This was fine

Pretty repetitive but not unpleasant

This is a popular "Dance Club" hip-hop album with several notable songs in early 90's hip-hop. Good stuff. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Connected Everything Sketch Fade Away Step It Up Chicken Shake Creation

My instincts didn’t fail me, when I saw the album art and decided to put this one off. It’s very ok, and I won’t be revisiting.

Creation // 1.5/5

Nostalgiskt, var längesen jag hörde dessa. inget jag stänger av men kommer nog inte heller sätta på

Real middle-of-the-road early 90s hip hop album. Sounds good. Very typical of the era. I'm not sure where the influence of this album goes, but it's decent at the least.

Pick a song, any song. They all sound the same with enlightened lyrics that they think will change the world. Connected is all you really need to listen to & you've heard the whole album. Fun & upbeat hip-hop electronica. 2

At first when I looked at this beautiful cover art (it is). I though what is it? And when I heard first song I remembered that I heard this song when I was in my child years it was quite popular. And well yeah it's good. Other parts of the album well who knows. I like that this album is pretty chill and I can see this album as something that was released right around Massive Attack's Blue Lines. Which is not bad I think this album in some ways kinda has some interesting thing but also it doesn't lead me anywhere interesting. I also think that this album a little bit long should be little bit shorter. Fav. tracks Connected Everything Playing With Fire 2,5/5

2.8

Surprisingly fun!

I I get that some people might not like this, but I really enjoyed listening to this album. Of course, I was pre disposed to liking this, as Connected is one of those one-off songs from the 90s that I have always loved. But there’s a lot more on here than just the title track. Ground Level, Sketch, Fade Away and others all hit for me. Interestingly, I wasn’t as big a fan of Step it Up, which was bigger than Connected in the UK. I just think there are much better songs than that track on this record. It’s not amazing throughout, and front half of this album is definitely better than the back half, but the songs generally hit a good groove for my ear. A worthwhile listen.

Decent

Not to my tastes at all. But I didn't hate it.

Liked the album - sometimes found the songs a bit repetitive but I enjoyed the music and the vocals so it mostly didn’t bother me. Nice to have some references to where I grew up, gave it a bit of a nostalgic feeling.

Was a pretty decent album actually. Can see myself turning onto a radio station playing this type of music on GTAV and having a good time just driving about. Don’t know why just get that vibe. Also bonus points for the end actually being the end. Specific rating- 4.0 Fav song- the end Least fav- creation

Never related as much to a lyric as to "I'm at a bus stop waiting on a 33". Assumed before I started that it wouldn't be my thing but I actually really enjoyed this album (and not just because they mentioned my bus route) good fun beats that manage to avoid all the issues I've had with both electronic music and hip-hop- not overly repetitive, annoying or offensive. Favourite song: Everything Least: Chicken Shake

This must have been incredibly influential because the sound here became way more common after this came out.

It’s not really my thing but I’ve come around on this kind of music a bit. Catchy and fun, but very repetitive.

Nice wee tunes, good to dance to.

Connect is a straight jam. The rest is an ok listen. 2.5/5

Incredibly dated. Every song feels like the same tempo and flow. Every song is a boring platitude.

Britrap that isnt HORRIBLE. Just okay

I liked it - upbeat and enjoyable for background music at work.

Bisschen einseitig

Overall, this was an alright album. I didn't mind having it on during my workday. In fact, it felt like the perfect thing to listen to while completing tasks. The repetitive nature of some of the songs felt grounding in a way, it gave you something predictable to follow, with some quirky additions every now and then. This album wasn't very memorable to me, but I wouldn't mind if it were on.

Silence Ain't In Season 1001 Albums Generator 94 (08/12/2025) Stereo MC's are a British hiphop group who formed in the mid 80's and had a bit of a slow start to their career commercially. After releasing two albums that were well received by the British Underground, Stereo MC's reached true mainstream success with the release of their third studio album, Connected. I had never listened to this group before, but I have to admit that the album cover and band name combination had me a little bit worried. It looked like it was gonna be a lame 90's album that thinks it's cooler than it is. And that's pretty much what it is. There is clearly talent in Stereo MC's, especially in the production. Nearly every song has a catchy, funky, and fun beat behind it. My favorite beats are Connected, Everything, Pressure, and Creation. Fade Away is also kind of fun and, along with Pressure, really reminds me of Smash Mouth. At this point, I guess the fair question to ask is: should a band that sounds like Smash Mouth be on a list of 1001 albums you must hear before you die? I don't necessarily believe in genre exclusion, but I don't even think these guys are better than Smash Mouth. They are essentially just as good, which is to say, they are fine, but not anything special. With that said, there are some real stinkers on here. All Night Long is some sore of early version of trip hop that I just don't like. I think it's the most dated of all the songs. The album also ends really weakly with The End. I don't know man. It's fine. I liked a few songs, but did we really need 50 minutes of this? I don't think so. 2/5. Favs: Connected Pressure Creation Least Fav: All Night Long

2.5

Arrested Development adjacent. Very good.

Kinda cool, kinda drags on Somewhere between 2 and 3

Está bien

No es mi tipo pero se disfruto!

The hit here, “Connected,” is a good—not great—song. And the rest of the album isn’t close to the level of “Connected.” Yikes. In what world is this one of the best albums ever?! (Not this one.)

This is groovy and listenable but it is basically background music.

You know, while it's definitely a solid, pretty pleasant listen, I don't really see what this album particularly brings vs artists from similar genres (Acid jazz - Jamiroquai, trip hop - Massive Attack/Portishead, hip hop - everyone). Can definitely hear a little influence this album had, particularly on the first two Gorillaz albums. At an hour long it's a bit long especially given that it kinda rides the same vibe throughout. But yeah, probably didn't need to hear this one before I died. Solid, but nothing special, and doesn't feel particularly influential or well known enough. Definitely an album that'll have it's die hard defenders though.

never heard of them! wasn''t bad as i didn't skip anything, but also didn't take anything away. was good to work to, honestly.

Wonderful band, amazing album, not only Connected & Step It Up are gems here

Connected es un temazo. Qué mal que la mejor canción sea la primera: le pone las cosas difíciles al resto del disco.

Me fracturo para conectar En los 90s, mientras los niños mimados jugaban al BritPop definiendo qué era “cool”, Oasis y Blur se peleaban por ver quién lograba hacer pasar el álbum más pop por rock alternativo, sin gastar una libra en estética. Vendían sin chistar su crítica a la corpo para que lo único que quedara de la era dorada del post-punk británico fuera una mala lectura de la cultura Do It Yourself, reducida a slogan en colaboraciones de ropa de los Gallaghers. Entre los restos de los raves del acid house, el indie y el hip hop mezcládose con funk y soul- dependiendo de cómo entraras vestido y a qué club- Rob B y The Head quisieron entrar en el juego. Pero como todo capricho de alternos con altos patrimonios y padres separados, el plan se terminó antes de que pudieran organizar quién bajaba a comprar más puchos. Dos blanquitos de dientes amarillentos estirando fórmulas de canciones de tres minutos hasta volverlas una eternidad loopera, solo soportable para los mortales gracias a los coros de Cath Coffey. Se fracturaron a fuerza de samplers, caja de ritmos y bases programadas, mezclando secciones de flautas, bajos y teclados grabados con personas reales en medio de tanto loop electrónico y botoneras con hooks. Dos obsesivos buscando el loop perfecto, apenas interrumpidos por la hora del té de los coros femeninos, los grooves, los kicks horns y los tempos del funk. Todo parece un bricolaje digno de proclamarse arte nacional y no robado, hasta que notás que los chicos se mandaron la cagada de hacer los tributos a Public Enemy, De la Soul y Run DMC sonarán monótonos, chatos y negativamente eternos. Que alguien les saque la botonera a los muchachos antes de que Parliament- Funkadelic renuncie al funk. Aun así, apurarse con el botón del sampler hasta que les sangraran los dedos fue sacrificio suficientes, tras un Mercury Prize y un Brit Award al mejor álbum, la crítica los fichara como quienes lograron unir la escena de los clubes y la calle, y además gustarles a los aristócratas con un hip hop “sofisticado”. Con la cantidad de fragmentos sampleados, reverb y arreglos, las cintas del multipista se tildaban de vez en cuando, pero lograban un equilibrio casi perfecto entre pista y canción, manteniendo contentos a todos sin jugársela con líricas demasiado políticas. Entre rap y canto hablado, pistas secas y directas como “Connected”, “Step It Up”, “Ground Level” y “Creation” se remixaron tanto que terminaron funcionando como un pegamento entre la calle, el club y los aristócratas, sin incomodar a los niños mimados. Así, el post-acid house se volvió una paradoja en sí misma: en una cultura segmentada, tanto los de Birmingham como los de Campden Hill tienen un Stereo MC’s al que atemporalmente conectarse para fracturarse.

couple of good songs with great hooks, but ultimately repetitive.

4/5. Groovy and foot-tapping funky but it does kind of all sound similar after a while. A pretty catchy chorus line repeated, maybe some rapping in between, and the same drum and bass beat throughout, some ad-lib instrumentation to make each one unique. I wouldn't say this is groundbreaking but it definitely is fun and that's still a valid reason to listen and respect an album. Overall this is more of a 3 but I enjoyed it enough to give it that 4, might change on future listens but that's what I think it deserves so far. Best Song: Connected, Ground Level, Step It Up, Creation

++: Connected, Ground Level, Everything, Fade Away, Step It Up, Creation, Don't Let Up, The End +: Sketch, Playing With Fire, Pressure +-: All Night Long, Chicken Shake 7,7/10

I enjoyed this. It is a UK breakbeat/trip hop sound.

Not bad. All Night Long is very interesting.

Meh

Very bad

This album opens hot with “connected,“ and then follows it up with 11 tracks of “meh.” 2.5* rounding up because making music is hard, and this was less annoying than most electronica (but not as good as a lot of hip-hop).

It’s dance music; it’s fine; the best parts are the samples; I’d rather listen to the originals.

Cool music. If I was rating this in terms of dance music, it'd probably be a 4*. But as a generic music rating, 3.5*.

Ome good song at the very start. Badly rapped songs for the rest of it.

Forstår ikke helt denne sjangeren. Enkelte låter er ålreite og funky, men veldig mye er en helt enkel beat i 4 minutter med en stemme lagt over som sier de samme ordene gjentatte ganger. Hva faen er dette.

aprobado

Tiene 3 hitazos pero demasiado repetitivo.

I wasn’t terribly excited upon seeing this album (had a bad feeling) but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The electronic beat with the hiphop lyrics really worked and I had an easy time listening several times. Very cool find!

its a bit boring 2/5

Oohhh. I've heard the ahh ahhh ahhhh ahha connected song a lot, and never had any idea who it was. They do dance music right with fun, good songs.

Another British electronica/house album with one or two good songs, but that album goes on for an hour. Desperately wanted this to finish so I could listen to the new Tyler The Creator album (in fact, I could listen to that album twice in the time it took me to listen to this shit ONCE).

Meh, love you uk electonica, but super meh

Well, there is a good bit of nostalgia with Connected. I forgot about Step it Up, too. Other than those, I had never heard this album. It's groovy early 90's dance and British hip pop. Cool music, nice raps. Repetitive, but smooth. I would be fine listening to this every so often. 4.

I was really glad to see this pop up. I have a lot of memories of this one from somewhere around 7th/8th grade. So much funk. I can remember wearing this cassette out listening to the whole album so many times. Connected, Step It Up, Sketch and Creation on their own bring this album to a 4 for me. Cath Coffey's vocals sound great on it. I'm at a 4.5 if I could do it.

Much grooves, much enjoyment

Very vibey

Yawn

Got a little repetitive after a bit but not terrible

Fun hip-hop grooves, little bit of funk flavor, solid energy, I can see why the singles were picked to be singles against the other songs on the album. A couple songs feel like they sit on a groove and don't really go anywhere with it. Probably a 6 or 7 out of 10 while still listening mid-album.

ban british people from rapping oh my god why is this on the list 3.5/10

Very catchy beats. Was a fun change of pace from what I’d normally listen to. More background music to me tho. Maybe a fast walk soundtrack lol

90s British combo of hip-hop, light funk, acid jazz, electronica kinda sound. The chill-out kind rather than the dance party kind. The bass and drums can get a nice funky groove going, supported by samples to fill out the music and casual vocals that are half sung and half kinda rapped (that I actually find a bit off putting). It’s smooth and laid-back rather than energetic and fun. But the songs never really go anywhere and just drag on, so its mostly boring and largely forgettable.

As I said six days ago: "At least once a week, every week, I log on to see that a 90s British electronica album has been generated for me. They're all an hour-long, they're all filled with vocal loops consisting of like five words, and they're always the absolute lowpoint of my week. Please, I beg you, no more!" To be fair, this one's really more hip hop than electronica, and there's not a vocal loop in sight. It's too long and nothing really stands out, but it's pleasant enough. Things certainly could have been worse than this!

not my thing

they sounded very familiar even though i haven't heard of them before, wasn't a boring album but is it really a must listen?

Pleasant listen, lowkey 90s hiphop/dnb. Nothing really stood out but it was nice to get some work done while listening to this.

Music goes crazy. Trancy. 5/5

Nej. Inte alls sugen på detta idag.

Oh, yeah...I remember this group. Then I forgot about them, just like I am going to again in about ten minutes. It's not bad, but it's not very interesting either. I would swap this album for either "God Fodder" or "Are You Normal?" from Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

2.5

Great first song, decent overall

First song was decent

This was surprisingly good and I've added it to my library for future listening

Mixing electronic sounds with hip-hop made for an interesting record. I enjoyed the mix of the two genres. At times, though, the vocals were grating to listen to. Favourite Track(s): Fade Away, All Night Long, Creation, The End Least Favourite Track(s): Sketch, Playing With Fire

# Album Name: COnnected # Artist: Stereo MC # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Open with a bang! Step it up is also a good one. Other than that, the rest was bang average, # Top Tunes: Step it up / Connected # Would I listen to it again? No

This sucked. It wasnt bad, but it wasnt good and it certainly want something i need to hear before i die. Dated uk rap that didnt even stand out when it was fresh. I can name 1001 albums more relevant than this. Couple of ok singles.

Kinda weird idk

Decent album to listen to on a sunny day while driving. By the end, it felt a tad repeititve.

Fun '90s trip hop. I enjoyed it because I love this kind of bullshit but it did kind of feel like shopping in a Gap back in the day instead of something that I really wanna come back to. But points for being fun and not being just more classic rock.

Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩ Higlighted songs: Connected, Step It Up, The End It was fun, but nothing crazy

Surprisingly fun.

At school a girl who liked me gave me a copy of this but as I didn't like her I didn't give it a chance which shows how stupid kids are. It's actually pretty good, bolstered by having four big UK hit singles on it which I know well from extensive radio play at the time. But the rest of the tracks are strong, with good grooves throughout. Worth a go if you are in a 1992 mood.

Bien, bastante disfrutable, Al saber que era electrónico y noventero no me dio buena espina, pero la mayoría de las canciones están padres y sirvieron para una buena caminata dominical.

Not my cup of tea stylistically, but has some catchy tunes and is generally pleasant to listen to

I really enjoyed this album! Very fun songs.

My cat died this morning and the algorithm gives me this trash album :(

really shitty dance music. i've never even heard of this one, so I can't imagine it's that influential either... why's it here? anyway. I listened to three whole tunes before I could no longer supress the feeling of my time being painfully burned away in needless suffering. wretched shit for awful people to dance to.

Not that this was bad but most of the songs sounded exactly the same. I kept looking down hoping it would be over soon but still had songs left. Again, not bad but not my vibe.

Listened on train home after another 9.5 hour shift (tired). I know a lot of people like this album but it doesn't really do much for me. Sounds of it's time but I don't get the feeling of timeless currency that I took from A Tribe Called Quest (I know they're very different bands/albums). Just a bit bored really, clearly not aimed at me. Won't return to this one but sure it works for lots of others.

I am surprised I am giving this a 3. Im not into rap but the has a real god R&B vibe.

Solid 4. Great album. Aged ok for something that had a « sound » pretty typical of its day.

I really liked the first half of the album a lot more than the second. Starting out, the songs had a really full sound with great samples, but maybe the novelty diminished as I listened for longer. Still a solid album. Almost a 5 star for me had it stuck the landing.

An English guy rapping over acid house sounds like a nightmare but it weirdly works. An artifact of an optimistic experimental time in music as the quirky strangeness of rave culture blossomed and seeped into the UK mainstream . It's full of uplifting rhythms, pulsating beats, fun sounds, and hooky anthemic lines. Surprisingly great.

Good

hippie, fake-deep but at least its entertainingly bad. the most heinous inclusion on this list for me so far

Album is okay. Only one song (Connected) that is well known. The rest is kinda boring

3 estrelas. ta bom. pra um disco de DJs

In year 2000 or so, my big brother had gotten his first cd burner and being a poor student he gave me a mix cd for my birthday. He labeled it "Good music" and one of my favourite tracks he had included on it was the title track of this album. To me this still sounds fresh albeit with a distinct early 90's vibe. Might be it goes on for a bit long but it really is an interesting album.

Definite 90’s vibe but I liked it.

"12 renditions of 'Bust a Move' but make them progressively worse" -Brit Hop Rickety Cricket

Actually really enjoyed this, Manchester vibes

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Funky, upbeat, great for a workout and a smooth vibe. Loved it.

I was in the mood today for this alternative hip-hop/trip-hop album from the early 90s. The good vibes were there from start to finish. I enjoyed this!

Album 815 of 1089 Stereo MC's - Connected (1992) Rating : 3 / 5 Decent album. Probably enjoyed more than most from the genre. Fuses acid jazz, alternative hip hop, and trip hop.

I guess I can see why this got popular at the time. I can also see why it's been totally forgotten outside of the title track. Early '90s Gen X styled "end of music history" stuff that was probably destined to become an evolutionary dead end.

Great background music. Just straight up groovy and fun.

This one snuck up on me... I'd forgotten how good they actually are...

I loved this record, it sounds super fresh and fun. It definitely feels ahead of it's time, I originally thought it was from the 2000s, and I feel like even if it was released now it would be great (maybe with a cleaner mix). It's more of a triphop record than anything else, it feels very chill but also funky and danceable. I also liked the jazz-y moments they have. The vocals are excellent, but the highlight is the excellent production. It's super groovy and well crafted. The rap is interesting enough, but they're definitely not the best MCs out there. I don't feel it's necessary though, they serve the songs very well and for this record I feel that's perfect. My only criticism is that it feels a bit uniform, like all the songs sound a bit the same. Even though they're great, some sonic or tone variation would've been great. Most of the tracks were excellent, but my favourites were "Connected" and "Pressure". Overall, it's an excellent vibe, super groovy and well made record. This one feels like a 9 to me, missing that last point only because I'd love it to have a bit of more variety. But maybe if I keep coming back to it I'll edit the review and give it 5 stars. It's 4 for now.

MDMA is a hell of a drug.

Meh. Not buying it as "influential".

This is what passed for funk (or something) in the 90s? Much 90s music has a paint-by-numbers feel; all the pieces are there but the whole thing is just lifeless.

If you really love, like, one song by them then this is a great day for you because this album will basically give you that same feeling the whole way through, it's a pretty consistent and even experience The songs can run a little long but they're not so consistent across the album that it feels like the same thing over and over, and it's produced satisfyingly enough to enjoy a listen, even if it's not a super standout It also *might* sound exactly like what you expect it to sound like

Don’t let it fade away

Great opening track, fizzles out repetitively as the album continues

*** Not that Bad, althogh Not my pair of shoes

Nice music, I liked the sound even if it didn't really leave me wanting more.

Groovy, but repetitive and no standouts.

I am at the borders of offended, maybe just checking into the hotel of irked, that they made me listen to this. The same drum machine beat, with really bad filler lyrics, between an occasionally okay hook on a few of the songs: super formulaic, dumb as a box of hair (and not in a good way), mediocre at best.

Not cool enough for this one. I kept looking down and realizing this is still going. Felt like 8 different versions of the same song. Nonetheless, you got to give their drummer some.

Catchy.

Favorite Track: Connected

This is alright enough. It's quite upbeat, quite 90's! But it's not a bad listen. I do wonder why this makes the list though - unless I'm missing something, I fail to see how this helped push things forwards or was otherwise influential. I doubt it's actually that celebrated these days.

Not great rapping, singing, or lyrics. Sounds like any of the nameless Native Tongue copies from 89-94. Despite that this is not unpleasant and may reveal more on a future listen. 2/5

Better than I had expected. Very fun

It's very 90s and I like it. The carphone warehouse kind of ruined the song Connected for me.

soul || soul but boring. I kind of like it but it doesnt belong on this list thats for sure

Hard to nail down exactly what genre this is. A mix of light rap, funk, soul and pop with some alternative flair. It’s certainly unique.

No opinion, not really my thing, pleasant but just background music

known album, pop meets hip hop, nice raps

- alrighty, aber nichts, was ich mir andauernd reinziehen würde

Нормальная танцевальная* музыка образца девяностых со всеми квирками того времени. Приятно и вот это вот всё, без раздражения, но может быть не очень интересно и ровно. Лучшая песня - Connected.

Loved dancing to this when it came out. Still love dancing to it!

Almost shutbitboff, but then I loved it

Not a single skip..if you want a 10/10 jam session, look no further than this album. & this was also my first album using this site. & I had so much fun with it! Listened to this at like 6 in the morning, & it had me energized lol

Sounded like weed itself

The Brits are right on this one. I wish this kind of electronic music persisted but ever since labels have been cracking down on sampling it’s pretty tough to do. Anywho I really enjoyed this, i was expecting something a bit more hip-hop forward, but the first rap verse isn’t till song 3 if I remember correctly? This album is pretty hard to categorize into one thing, it’s like a more upbeat version of trip hop I guess, whatever it is it’s great, and intriguing.

Meh, Connected, the title track is alright but the rest doesn't do much for me. Sure is an early 90s time capsule though

Solid album but nothing special really.

Meh.

I haven't been giving good scores recently. Not correct ones at least. I have this one some extra time. And I enjoyed my time. Its nothing too special or even something I'll spin again but its good euro pop. Nothing that probably ever did anything here in the states but it should have got some attention. The cover did have me a hit worried. Its aggressively turn of the millennium. Just a fun time

Really enjoyed this album. Would be great for a wind down evening after a few drinks at a weekend.

It has the makings for an album that I would love, but I’m just not a fan of most of this album.

Decent vibe but very repetitive. Probably won't listen again but not a bad experience

Like an alternative pop. It was okay.

After a solid start, this album quickly seems to become aimless, lingering just a touch too long on each track. Each song on its own is relatively fun, but it's like a sweet treat—too much causes a tummy ache.

A pleasing blend of hip-hop, house, and alt-rock that reflects the UK electronic scene during the rave era, anchored by an instantly recognizable dance floor anthem.

It's alright. Not my type of vibe.

Absolutely banging rap/house/pop from the mid-90s. How you cope with Rob's sarth London drawl will probably determine how many stars. Me - 4.

This album is so very early 90s. Not that that is bad. I learned my musical tastes in the early 90s. The title track is great. Then the album goes into a bunch of mediocre dance music with rap that is on the bad end of mediocre. None of the tracks are bad separately, but put them all together, and it's just too much.

At first I thought it was Moby but realized this is a one hit wonder band.

Laid back and not too loopified. Nice to chill to.

Not really my thing, 90s electronica and wouldn’t necessarily seek out to listen to. But doing so today it was fine, not bad though not necessarily essential or required. 3 Star

not feeling it

Favorite track: Connected other picks: step it up, ground level, creation

It's alright

If you make sure you're connected Writing's on the wall But if your mind's neglected Stumble you might fall STUMBLE YOU MIGHT FALL!

Probably the best album that absolutely shouldn’t be on this list.

A fun listen, at least for the first half, that gets a bit old after awhile. Definitely didn't need to be on this list. 5/10

Hmm, ik denk dat ik dit op de Beasties na misschien wel het minste hiphop album vind. De beat zijn mwah, het is duidelijk een soort hybride elektronisch/hiphop album. Dat zou meteen mijn aandacht moeten trekken! Ik bedoel hiphop? En dan ook nog elektronisch? Sign me the fuck up! Maar nee, dit is voor mij een matige blend van de 2. Ik vind de rap maar matig, de beats zijn soms wel interessant maar grotendeels ook gewoon niet zo tof. Dit gaat ook meeteen terug naar mijn probleem met meerdere albums in deze lijst. In de beperkte keuze voor hiphop albums; was dit dan hét album dat we moesten luisteren? Wat maakt dit album nu zoveel beter dan albums die een stuk bijzonderder zijn? Het is een prima album. Ik irriteer me niet heel erg aan de muziek en kan het prima horen. Maar dit is voor mij een beetje de indiepop onder de hiphop albums; Prima, maar ik zou je nauwelijks kunnen vertellen welk nummer ik nu zo tof vond. 2e helft is een stuk beter, dat dan weer wel. En ik moet zeggen dat de instrumentale nummers beter zijn dan de nummers met verses. Stereo MC's zijn gewoon niet zulke hele goede rappers als je het mij vraagt... FAVO: Connected, Fade Away, Chicken Shake,

The opening title track was nostalgic, and the album kept the good beats and same vibe throughout. Rating 2 stars because this was really a one hit wonder, and it was quite repetitive.

Connected (the song) has the nostalgia factor, but the rest of the album sounds like a warmed over rehash of the same song. A low two.

Don't see the fuzz about this one. Ok at it's best, nothing more.

01) Connected - 10,0 02) Ground Level - 10,0 03) Everything - 8,0 04) Sketch - 8,0 05) Fade Away - 8,0 06) All Night Long - 7,5 07) Step It Up - 10,0 08) Playing With Fire - 7,5 09) Pressure - 7,0 10) Chicken Shake - 7,5 11) Creation - 10,0 12) The End - 7,0 TOTAL: 8,38 (84/100) Current ranking: 118/548

ha un po' di Jamiroquai

Hasn't really dated that well - seems a bit nothing now

This is the kind of inoffensive, thinly stretched electronic/dance music you hear in bars that are trying to be a bit more classy than more traditional pubs. Like it’s just on for vibes and atmosphere and it’s the same feeling I got when listening to it for this project. No matter how hard I tried to concentrate on it, it is naturally slipped into being background music. Every track has a similar kind of baseline going through it. And the whole thing just lacks any real variety, heart, or soul. 2/5

Generic and boring Honestly, I’d rather relisten to my last one star than this, so I guess I’ll give it one star too Pretty trash anyway

Loved it

British techno-pop

A bit dated but pretty good. Some solid bass lines and an old school feel. Not perfect but listenable.

This is one of the ones I wish I liked less.

- sick album cover first of all - right off the bat I think this is one I’m going to save - the picture coming to mind is a very cool restaurant. for some reason - start of “everything” is spectacular. I don’t know what I’d do!! - “no originals everything’s reproduced” in a song from THIRTY TWO YEARS AGO is extremely keanu reeves smoking - superb album

Masking "not-so-great" rapping with an electric or rock sound just doesn't sit well with me

I feel like I just sat in JC Pennies for an hour. What a boring slog of an album, with no personality or unique qualities. Not good. 1/5

I quite enjoyed this album. Fun and upbeat, interesting and easy to listen to.

Connected is still such a great track. Rest of the album didn't do much for me though

Some good songs, others got too repetitive

This is ok, it should not be on this list. Very dated.

This is classic early 1990’s music. Stereo MC is categorized as electronic and hip hop on line, although to me there is some smooth jazz/rock here also. Overall all the tracks have the same feel, but they are easy to listen to.

No idea what I was in for with this one. Album cover is giving Aqua, but group name (with weird apostrophe -- is that meant to be plural or possessive?) is giving hip-hop. Wouldn't you know, it's kind of a mix of both. Electro-pop-hop? Trip hop? I've definitely heard some of these tracks before, but I didn't realise it because I was too wee and pre-internet. In retrospect, I love it. Very 90s. I actually considered giving this a 5, which is crazy for a band I've never heard of. Every song is so mellow but with a strong beat. And there's lyrics! And no slurs! I mean, if only everything could be as chill as this. On the other hand, it would fit in nicely as in-store music at a Payless ShoeSource, a store which apparently closed down 6 years ago. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Highlights: 'Connected', 'Pressure'