Peggy Suicide

It was okay.

Some good tracks here, but vocals did not agree with my ear 'oles. It's long too. I liked "Safesurfer", at least until the vocals kicked in.

Hard album for me to pin down, some stuff that I was vibing with but then it would switch up on me real quick. IDK didn't really flow well for me. 5/10

Another of those albums that I loved parts of and other parts I didn't really like.

6/10 - pleasantly surprised, great to have in the background

An ok album, too long with some good songs dotted between some ok ones

I wasn't really paying attention to the first like 6 songs cause I was doing some college stuff, but once I started listening to it for real this was pretty alright. I feel like it's very standard for British alt rock, especially of the time, but that doesn't make it bad. I still enjoyed it, but it's not something I'd hear again. Favorites: Safesurfer, If You Loved Me At All, Leperskin

Listened on our drive to relatives for Thanksgiving. It's okay.

I'm not sure how much Christine was able to take, but I kinda liked this. To a point. I'm not likely to go back to it, though I may check out more J Cope.

i went into this with a bad attitude - why is it so long? why is it a meandering worse echo & the bunnymen? but talked myself off the ledge and gave it an honest chance. it's fine. it's extremely fine. deeply okay. certainly an album. that's all i got. i'm coping with julian ok.

while there are some decent tracks on here, the whole thing way outstays its welcome, practically begging for acknowledgement and praise of how intelligent and artful it is. ultimately, it's not worthy of any such accolades. favorites: double vegetation, east easy rider, hanging out and hung up on the line, beautiful love, hung up and hanging out to dry, the american lite

it was good but it felt like i was browsing r/atheism and that's never really a feeling that i want to have

Quite interesting. Every song was quite different. Julian has a cool voice. There were one or two songs that really caught my ear but even without the bonus disc, this is very long!

Again it's not bad, just not great either. I like the variety of styles, sometimes it sounds like Alan Parsons Project, Pulp, David Bowie, or any other big British band.

bonkers. i enjoyed.

non siamo riusciti ad ascoltarlo tutto perché molto monotono forse non era nel mood recupererò vibe generale positivo

Nice

Better than I would have thought from the Exploding Teardrops guy! Prob won’t come back but my ears will perk up if I hear Julian Cope.

A bit of a wild ride that started off poorly but mostly won me over with its charms.

I’d never heard of Julian Cope before but I’m partial to these 80s post punk acts. Kind of a punk Frank Zappa vibe, I liked it.

jojo, cool gubbe. men musiken var rätt schizo om du frågar mig

Even taking out the “bonus” disc that’s in the only version I could find, this is too long. But musically I enjoyed it – much to my surprise. I suspect I should really try to spend more time with it. So it’s a shame it’s effectively a double album which means I probably won’t.

The opening track Pristine reminded me of the Velvet Underground, and there were a few other songs where I found myself wondering “who does this sound like?” It's not bad, and I really liked a couple of tracks, but I'm not sure it's quite good enough to justify the length (or maybe it's place on this list).

This seems to be one of those albums where the artist and story behind it are more interesting than the album itself. Cope's life as a best-selling archaeology writer, a once LSD-burnout, a survivor of the 1966 Aberfan disaster, and a musician constantly on the periphery of international breakout and bumping shoulders with famous musicians lends him to a certain mythology and air of self-importance. This album was made in the aftermath of the Poll Tax Riots which he participated and was photographed in, and he expounds on his anti-police and anti-Thatcher sentiments, his rejection of religion, his reflections on the occult, and some pseudo-scientific and spiritual reckonings on humanity's relationship to Earth and nature. It is all over the place, and feels like an unorganized dump of ideas and sentiments that sound important when you're high and the main character, but aren't as profound to an outsider looking in. All of this stuff lines up with him calling John Sinclair's Guitar Army his holy book while making this album. Perhaps the above is a bit harsh. Its jumble of ideas is not necessarily bad. What comes to mind is that it is "Pynchon-esque"-- a whirlwind of hippie counterculture reflected on and reinterpreted, with many threads of story and style that the listener gets lost in. It's long (75 mins) and a bit dense (not as dense as Gravity's Rainbow and surely not as well-researched) in the sense that so much is going on and so many sounds and styles are colliding. Perhaps some Zappa is there too, at least in sentiment and wah pedal, i.e. without the virtuosic compositions. There are quite a few styles and song structures here; it never is boring. I think the most memorable song is "Soldier Blue" which actually has this kind of pop funk flavor to it. Most of it is blues-inspired psychedelia and pop rock with uninspiring droll vocals over top which range between bored Nick Cave and bog standard Britrock inflections. This is all to say, I wasn't a fan of his singing but enjoyed most of the instrumentals. Overall, I just found little to latch onto, but I respect the scope and daring in ideas. I expect this is an album that needs more than one listen to really sink in.

a decent listen but i prefer Jehovahkill 3.5 stars

That was like 5 albums in one

Cover 8.5 Long album, even if you don't count the extra deluxe tracks. Over an hour. I begrudgingly like Pristeen. But it's repetitive. It's a straight line from the beginning to the end. But it's kinda catchy. Still, I can see most people finding it boring, going nowhere. Then Double Vegetation threatened to do the same thing. But then it didn't. At the end, it picked up and got to where it seemed to promise it would go. But there was a lack of plot. Basically an instrumental with a bit of screaming. It was ok. Overall, he sounds like Jim Morrison doing 80s rock. It's not all bad but I can see why he didn't make much of an impression on the music scene.

Not bad, but probably wouldn’t put on.

Double albums so very rarely justify their existence, and whilst Julian Cope manages to produce some truly stellar music on this, the runtime is just too long.

A little folky, a little rock and roll with some cool guitar playing. He's got a rich, deep voice. Lyrics can be a little out there.

Ok

Peggy? As in JPEGMAFIA? I like this. Not every song hits, but on average, they’re pretty good, not generic and with some standouts too. I do think this album would’ve benefited from shaving off a couple of minutes, though. It starts to drag a little bit towards the end, and later songs are not that interesting, in my opinion. It's ostensibly and concept album. I don't know what the concept is, but cool, I guess. 7/10

The first song feels like some sort of meditation, very slow and repetitive. The vibe is cool but not super memorable. The next one is going for more dramatic but the instrumentation isn't strong enough to back it up. Hanging out and Hung up On the Line was a highlight for me as it has one of the better performances, and the riff on Safesurfer reminds me of a Smashing Pumpkins song which is pretty cool. Soldier Blue also had some interesting soundscapes on it. Overall the sounds are quite good but they're not really combined into great songs. The choruses are quite weak and don't really pop, the songs try to build up to something but the buildups usually aren't very rewarding and the use of repetition usually makes the songs drag on instead of achieving something interesting. I wouldn't call this album boring or bad but rather quite frustrating because it could have been a lot better.

My first Julian Cope album and, while it was a tad elongated, it was fine. A mess of styles, yet it works.

Perfectly fine - some fun listens, nothing spectacular

I liked this more than I expected. It definitely grew on me with a second listen. I don't know if it'll ever reach a four star rating, but my initial reaction wasn't all that great... was debating two or three... but it's a strong three now.

Somewhat artsy pop rock

Interesting listen. Flip flopped alot on this one, at points it seemed like Great Value Radiohead (not a diss necessarily) and at others I lost interest slightly. Had some great moments though, especially on the guitar. Could've been a bit shorter. I feel like its definitely an album that'll grow on me over time. Safesurfer was the best track easily.

Not what I expected at all. A hyperamalgom of REM, Bush, Bowie, Grateful Dead, and britpop standards all turned into one surprisingly cohesive album. Lots of dissonance and irregular resloutions melodically. Can be off putting temporaryily but always comes back sounding pleasant. I wish it wasn't so long and some of the fluff was paired down. There is some good songs here. Worth a listen, not sure I'll return for this or seek more of it. But its kinda like the Kinks circa 1990's.

2.5 maybe

78% Best: Double Vegetation; East Easy Rider; Drive, She Said; Not Raving But Drowning Must-Hear? Not quite. It's too long. There is a great 40 minute album in there, though.

Solid album. Weird lyrics but I like it

Knew the name but not the music. Good album.

Long and eh - funk like

Long album. Rockabilly and light punk feel

Hit and miss 2.5

It was fine.

Such dated sounds!. Fun nonetheless.

I've played this album several times and feel like I'm listening to a random mix. There's no structure and every song seems to be taken out of a different album ! Quite nice to listen but can't really enjoy the album itself

come on man. what is this list.

A strong enough collection of songs. It’s a bit incoherent and not helped by its runtime. There plenty of bright spots, but 75 minutes is a long time for meandering and throwing various stuffs at the wall. I don’t want to hang around forever to see what sticks. I see Cope was in The Teardrop Explodes, who made that ‘Kilimanjaro’ album I didn’t like. Interesting. I do like this a lot more than that at least.

It was fine and catchy and pleasant but too long, even without the bonus side. Fav tracks: Hanging Out And Hung Up On The Line

A lot of it's giving Fontaines but in the 90s. Little dark, little funky. Very all over the place but kinda more in a fun way than a way-too-messy way. Loooooooove the guitar sequences, love the melancholy, will say my standouts are with the funky/bass-heavy tunes though. Maybe just a little tooo loooooong. First Listen Favs: Easy Easy Rider, Hanging Out And Hung Up On The Line, If You Loved Me At All.

Meh. Nothing awful about it, it just seems to go on for quite a while

This was alright. Maybe a little on the long side, but some of the guitar work was really good and the variations in style kept it interesting. Sometimes reminded me of Nick Cave. Favorite songs were Double Vegetation, Safesurfer, and If You Loved Me At All.

Not necessarily something I needed to hear before I die, but not too bad.

67/100. A solid psych rock/pop record, though the last few tracks feel out of place stylistically. Otherwise, a nice and engaging listen.

This one was pretty good. It kinda went on for too long, but the variety of song styles kept it interesting. Glad to have heard this

These albums are all starting to run together - haven’t we listened to this already? Or is this another vaguely melodic indie alternative album? Is this good? Just not mainstream enough? Like something you’ve heard before but with a singer who is just slightly off pitch? Was this an important album you’re just a little too young to remember having made an impact? It was fine.

Not bad, light rock sound. Very long album

Щось дуже дивне. Я слухав слухав і не зрозумів взагалі що це.

Toward the second half of the album I found myself tapping my foot along to the beat. I don't know if that means much, but there it is.

This is nice, and I could see it growing on me, but I don't find it interesting enough to continue investing nearly an hour and a half to find that out.

huh. Guess I'm glad he's out there taking it easy for all us sinners, but nothing weird is weird enough, nothing not weird is essential enough.

This album has so many moments when it was almost good, but then kept ruining it.

Ok not the Beatles Rolling Stones or Pink Floyd

Best Song: Pristine This falls into the category of why. I don't see any reason that this is on this list. It isn't bad per se, but there is nothing ground breaking, interesting, or even special to this. I don't see myself ever listening to it again any more than I ever see myself jumping out of my seat to turn it off. It's not as much good music as it is background music in a strip club in an 80's buddy cop movie. 3/3.

Nothing super impressive but I liked it.

Sometimes I hear Nick Cave. But then sometimes I hear like - Del Amitri or something.

Julian Cope - Sometimes a genius, sometimes a charlatan. Peggy Suicide finds Julian straying into the pompous charlatan side of the divide. There's nothing awful here, but it just needed editing and more attention.

A disturbing amount of people assuming that the deluxe 2 disc edition on spotify is the actual length of the album. As for the music, it's fun enough. College rock, some avart garde stuff. I don't know much these songs will stick with me, but it was a fun listen.

This was mostly tolerable but sometimes annoying. A high 2, but not quite a 3. I’ll round up to be nice.

I was only familiar with World Shut Your Mouth before this so I was pretty blind. I might check it out again when I'm in a different mood. There are some points where it sounds very Nick Cave.

Idiosyncratic, eclectic and experimental rock. Well performed and produced.

interesting. felt a bit like i'd rather be listening to nick cave. 2nd disc was boring.

Don’t hate it, but can’t imagine I’ll listen to it again. Too long tbh

This was a very tricky album to rate. There were some very good parts, but also a whole load of not so good parts, so 3 stars seems about right.

JC is an acquired taste, and this album certainly demands a lot of the listener. He's a bit mad really, but I'm here for the experience. There's some Nick Cave similarities in the songwriting and delivery too. I count myself as a fan, so it's good to reacquaint myself with this release which doesn't get much airplay if I'm honest. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ Own ✅️ Solid ★★★☆☆

It’s Julian. It’s ok

I feel like I should have liked this album in theory. Some of the sounds were cool, it none of the songs really grabbed me

The fact this is a 3 despite its length is meant to be a compliment. Really do think it came alive in the back half

this guy is called cope lmao this album was okay. you'd expect way more from a project that fulls under so many subgenre umbrellas (psychedelic rock, surf, neo-psychedelia, alt and space rock) but it never quite delivers, which makes it that much more exasperating. this is the musical equivalent of blue balls.

Despite having never really listened to his music, I’ve got a certain appreciation for Julian Cope. His love of psych and krautrock is well documented and you can tell from the production here that he is a fan of Brian Eno. I think he’s a pretty cool guy in that regard. Musically, I’m not sure this album knows what it wants to be. It’s a little all over the place and I’m not sure the blend of experimental/psych rock and pop-ish songs always works. I enjoy it musically - a lot - but his vocals and delivery don’t really work for me most of the time. This record feels really long at 76 minutes.

Favorites: Pristeen; Drive, She Said, Las Vegas Basement A mixed bag quality-wise, but I found this to be a really interesting mark in the turning point of psych as a form of rock. Peggy Suicide works as a bridge between 60s psych rock and what's associated with psychedelia today. Very interesting stuff, even if it isn't really my thing.

I sometimes use these opportunities to review or make notes about an album to ramble on about what an album means to me or if it triggers any special memories etc. This album does none of those things but whilst I was musing over that and whilst listening to this album a thought did occur. This was because prior to today I had no idea that this album existed. I knew of Julian Cope having Teardrop Explodes albums and also a single by him Charlotte Anne which is a very charming song. So I thought that I’m 72 now and been collecting and listening to music seriously for 60 years. The fact that I did not know this album made me think how many other albums exist which I know nothing of. This led me to conclude that despite my age and the vast amount of music I either own or have access to, at the end of the day I’m just scratching the surface and know very little. I wonder if folks who review music for a living, who will have obviously listened to more music than I, but are they also ignorant of the vast majority of music ever composed and produced? An imponderable just like the meaning of life. So back to this album. How did it escape my attention when released? I like it and would have probably bought it. Shocked also to see that Julian Cope has quite a big solo back catalog. Do I now research them now or accept that life is not long enough to consume every bit of music and that we will all go to the great gig in the sky having missed an exceptional piece of music. But I suppose the contrary is true that we’ve all by accident stumbled across a great piece of music which if not for a freak moment we might have otherwise missed. Hmmmm, makes you think doesn’t it? 3/5 26/6/25

Okay, pretty dreary for such a meaningful topic. Similar sound done much better by other artists. Still a good album, couple cool songs

Honestly not terrible. The quirkiness reminds me of Beck but with a rawer/punkish vibe.

This shit kinda awesome, but slow paced. Maybe just a rough day for me

I've never heared of him before and I got quite surprised in a positive way. But although I listened to the standard edition the album is a bit too long. worst: "If You Loved Me At All", "Hung Up And Hanging Out To Dry" 2,5

A perfect example of a bloated double album that could've been a really good single album. At times poppy, psychedelic, naval gazing, dull, monotonous, catchy, groovy - and sometimes all at once. I've never really understood the love for "cosmic shaman" Julilan Cope; he was always just a boring acid head as far as I'm concerned. This album has done a little to really dispell that. Supposedly a concept album about Mother Nature and Earth, but being vague enough to not be, shows the courage of Cope's convictions. This album is as long as getting stuck with someone having a boring acid epiphany and you've nowhere to go - entertaining in places, but you end up just wishing it was over. Best Tracks: East Easy Rider; Hanging Out and Hung Up On The Line; Beautiful Love

Experimental. Sometimes it worked for me, sometimes not.

Sophisticated arrangements and unique musical talent, just not my thing

YABA (Yet Another British Album) "Turning point as a maturing artist" WTF is this amateur hour shit where the moment it's mildly ok, it deserves to be on this list? Meh, it was fine, not bad, 3*

Not necessarily my kind of music but it has something nonetheless. The sound is somewhat like The Doors and the bands of that sound and in that era. Psychedelic and with s lot of guitar

Cool

Meget bedre end jeg frygtede. Ret interessant stemme, engang i mellem lød han som Nick Cave, andre gange som ham fra INXS

Kan godt være det er dumt langt, men jeg synes egentlig det hele virker! (I modsætning til mange andre dumt lange indie plader fra 90erne)

Ничего не понял. Но ещё послушаю.

A decent album, but it's too long.

3.5/5

a wide-ranging exploration of different sounds that allegedly kickstarted Julian Cope's trademark sound after 7 previous albums. It's definitely got a lot of unexpected twists and turns that still form a relatively cohesive work.

Still need to finish but I think I get the general gist. It's interesting but not something I'll probably revisit unless any of the songs work their way into my brain.

Kinda good, not my fave but kinda good Will I listen to again: 16%

Арт-психоделик-регги-гараж-панк-хип-хоп-рок на, судя по всему, эко-тематику. Очень странное сочетание, очевидно. Скорее всего требует несколько прослушиваний, но пока. Лучшая песня - Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line.

Ok

weird. voice is somewhere between jim morrison and nick cave while hitting neither vibe. music is the worst and best of 90s alt rock simultaneously. all averages out to uhh average

Did not expect to enjoy this as much as i did. 3.5

2.7 1x delux edition 2h34m catch up on 5/21/25

It took me a while to get my head round this album - there’s a lot going on and its length doesn’t do it any favours - but after a couple of listens I realised there’s plenty of good stuff here. I think it’s quite a successful blend of alt-rock, slacker rock, baggy, pop and numerous other genres besides.

I *almost* really like this. Every song has something that irks me, though. What's interesting is how each song is different in how it rubs me the wrong way. Sometimes it goes too long, sometimes it's too repetitive, sometimes the lyrics are dumb, sometimes the music is weird. There are moments within each of these songs that I enjoy, but then something new arrives that throws me off. Like a nice photo where there's something in the person's teeth.

Odd

03:26 Oof! This is going to be a long 75 minutes. 14:41 Maybe this isn’t so bad. 23:36 Can’t be much longer now, surely? 41:46 My supplies are starting to dwindle. I’m not sure how much longer I can take. 55:36 I miss my family. Is there no end? 66:41 Please, if you find this, tell my wife and children that I love them. 75:53 Oh thank god, it’s over! I made it! Wait… no… it can’t be… what do you mean there’s a disc 2?! *gunshot*

Well, it's not bad, more often than not actually quite good. But, to my regret, nothing would even occasionally listen to.

I approached this one with trepidation because not only is it an artist that I've never heard of before, it's also from my teenage years. That feeling got worse when I saw the run time. There's some interesting and enjoyable things happening here, and also some self indulgent wank along with repetitive lyrics. This grew on me a bit with each listen. If some restraint had been shown, cutting a lot of the chaff out this, it would have been a much better album.

Thought I would like this a lot more but found it kind of lacking. Not to say it was bad it just wasn’t that good.

I warmed up to it. Not a relisten for me though.

I thought this was fine. I liked some of it, some of it was too arty for me. May listen again in the future, but not soon.

6/10

Pristeen had me dreading this 2.5 hour album. Double Vegetation got me stoked on this 2.5 hour album. East Easy Rider caught me off guard and had me confused about where this 2.5 hour album was going to go. Promised Land had me wondering if I was going to make it through this 2.5 hour album. Is the ending the Promised Land? After that, there were definitely some interesting songs in there but man 2.5 hours is way too long. I think I really appreciate the weirdness and the variety in this album.

It is long. But even worse, it feels long. Julian Cope does his best Jim Morrison impersonation, which is fine, but half of this album should have been cut and left on the studio floor to be trampled on. 2.9/5

Julian Cope’s sprawling double album, *Peggy Suicide* (1991), is a wildly ambitious and often enjoyable trip into psychedelic rock and protest music, offering plenty of groove-heavy highlights like "East Easy Rider" and "Soldier Blue" that capture a distinctive, energetic madness. However, its sheer length and Cope’s indulgence in certain stylistic ticks mean the experience is frequently uneven; for every inspired moment of trippy melodicism, there are prolonged stretches where the music feels repetitive or overly theatrical, resulting in an album that is intermittently engaging rather than consistently great.

This was weird. I don’t really know what else to say but it was little on a longer side and just like ok!

There were point where he wasn't trying to be Jim Morrison, I like them bits.

2.7/5

It was fine, I guess. A lot of Suicide/Nick Cave influences in here. Quite enjoyed it in parts but it's too long.

Started thiniking it would be a 2, endes up being a high 3

This album mostly sucks. However, if you listen to the two hour long deluxe version, the tripped-out second disc is actually really good. I wasn’t expecting that. In fact, I’d give the actual album a one and I’d give the deluxe bonus material a five. So, this comes to a three. This really shows how an artist can be either excellent or dull depending on delivery. I truly wasn’t expecting to come around to Julian Cope after the first few songs. The second half is just so dramatically different, and perhaps more to my taste. I’m suspicious about that toy car collection though… I bet this guy’s a real creep.

often i think double albums could be markedly improved by cutting out the rubbish tracks to just leave the really good stuff, but this album is just all kind of okay

The creator of the 1001 List has a weakness for the spoken word, songs, bad jazz, and long albums. I found the lyrics of Peggy Suicide very repetitive. Best song is Solder Blue followed by Drive,She Said then a few of the instrumentals down the stretch. Julian appears to be a weird guy throughout this long experience. (2.9*s)

Not sure exactly what to say about Julian Cope or Peggy Suicide. It's a decent psych rock album I guess. It almost feels like a support act or someone who would tour and play side gigs with Phish or similar jam bands to me. There's couple groovy songs on Peggy Suicide but also some filler. I feel like this would have benefited from trimming some fat and releasing a tighter 45 minute album instead of the 75 minute album we got. Julian Cope seems like an artist that I would enjoy catching midday at a festival. A low stakes set where I could just lay back, enjoy some vibes then move along to something else. I have a fondness for this style of music but I wouldn't begrudge anyone who says its not their thing. 2.71 stars

It must be nice to have so many musical ideas rolling around in your head that you feel you must put them all out into the world. At first I thought this was a little too straight-ahead, but the weirder and trippier it gets, the better it is.

It's quite readable. The music is somewhat diverse and there are beautiful fragments. 6 out of 10.

While it was all over the place and very long, it was definitely a unique experience. Some very high highs (eg safesurfer) and some meh mehs. 3/5

Has it's moments, but is too long to be consistently good. 60/100

Without the singer this would be pretty good. It felt super cringy at first, but it grew on me once I got used to his voice. Really tough to rate

Decent post punk album, had some nice tracks

I get it, just not really my thing

An album where you never know what you're gonna next once the next song rolls around. Kind of interesting.

I actually liked this??? but girl she was LONGG

Going into this, I was excited—it was labeled under Neo-Psychedelia, psychedelic rock, space rock, and alternative rock, which all sounded amazing. But instead, I felt like I was left with musical blue balls—just one long, drawn-out tease that never delivered. This album had all the right elements to be great, and it was constantly on the verge, but it never quite got there. And that made it more aggravating than outright bad.

I'm conflicted about this one. On the one hand it had two songs I really liked, on the other one, it had like 6 that were garbage and it took me ages to go through the whole thing :(

Not as bad as I thought another obscure band from the 90s would be.

Blah.

this is way too long but it has some good stuff on it

It’s perfectly fine for what it sets out to be. A dramatic Brit Pop album with a side of darkness. Do i want to listen to 18 five minute plus songs with this in mind? No… no not really. 5/10

This is alright, but not super notable

3. reminds me of a bad lounge singer. Pretty inoffensive though.

I was not familiar with Julian Cope before this, but the album was pretty good. Nothing really catching my ears but not making them want to shut either.

This is another album where I can't understand why it needed to be included on this list. It was not a memorable album. I liked the hard rock sound on a few tracks, but overall it was neither bad nor good.

Most average list album

So weird... sounds a lot older than early 90s, and has such an eclectic range of styles. I really enjoyed it though. High 3*

Not bad at all. Could have scored higher if it had been a bit shorter. Kinda zoned out towards the end

All competent and fine but just not very engaging. It's a bit scattering in styles almost like an indie compilation of b sides.

A little too drug induced for my taste

This wasn’t half bad

5/10…neo psychedelic

I've never heard of this guy. Not sure if he's trying to be Jim Morrison or that's just a coincidence. The first song is kind of bad. The rest of the music OK, it has good variety. It just falls short for me of making a lasting impression.

This is a collection of sometimes groovy, sometimes weird, sometimes kinda beautiful music that I don't know if I like. At least I don't dislike it.

Happy to have heard this album--I had only ever heard his song World Shut Your Mouth and it's a cool song. This album is solid pop/rock songwriting and every song is well crafted. But ... there is a bit of a sheen to everything and this album is TOO LONG. I'll probably seek out more of Julian's stuff. Would go 3.5, but docking for length.

По мнению А: 3/5 По мнению С: 3/5 ИТОГОВАЯ ОЦЕНКА: 3/5 (26.01.2025)

Encore empreint des années 1980, avec un pied dans les 1990. La voix me fait penser à Morrissey à l’occasion

This record grew on me. Had to listen through a couple of times. Cope's guitar and vocals are appealing - slightly aggressive with quite a bit of "I don't care what you think" attitude. Seems he had relationship problems, and I'm not getting the political and environmental themes I read about. "Beautiful Love" is brilliant.

Decent

The author’s bias continues to make this whole thing a lot more difficult than I wish it was. I’ve already had to deal with more than one double album today. And thankfully they’ve both been really solid. This one not so much. This is the worst kind of double LP. One that, in my mind, doesn’t even remotely justify its own length. Getting through this is a serious slog. If you wanted to perform a case study on every thing regrettable and unappealing that was going on in the 90s, this would be a very good pick. This is supposedly split into four “phases”. Except they don’t do much to separate the album into chunks, because the music on all four quarters is relatively similar. And equally boring. Think of every annoying trait you can take out of alternative and psychedelic rock, and put it all into one. This is “art rock” if the art was that stupid banana taped to a wall that sold for a bunch of money. The real question I have is who does this appeal to? Are there people who actually like this? It’s somehow totally out there and completely unoriginal at the same time. Eccentric, but totally derivative. Of course, it’s always impressive if the majority of the album is played by one person. I won’t take that away from him, because I probably couldn’t do it. But it also doesn’t matter very much to me if the music isn’t enjoyable. I see no reason for anyone to spend their time with this, seeing as there is so little of value to take away. Rating: 5/10

Alright Julian. I’m really not happy about a 75 minute album here. This better be a groundbreaker. I know nothing about this and therefore have nothing to say, except I’m sure that I’ll make about six jokes about me being the one who has to “Cope” with this album. The mouth clicks are already insufferable. Well. They’re not that bad. I think I’ve listened to too many in a row. To then dive into an hour and 15 minutes of weird indie shit from 1991 was ambitious, if not completely bereft of thought. I would like to sort your mistakes from first to most major and then repeat that for no less than 3.5 minutes. The worst part is, the song is alright. A decent swell to an impassioned finish. I have no idea what the passion is about, but here we are. You feel overrated? Hmm. Interesting. List maker, the floor is yours. Ah you included it anyway. Makes sense. Bah this one is a good song. It is a little dramatic, but what the problem with that when accompanied by a high energy song with a good melody and vocal pattern. Reminiscent of the Tragically Hip. Now for non-Canadians! I won’t hold that against it. Listen here Julian. You were dragging me into your game. Do NOT give me a white mom who wears Bali Pants version of a reggae song. Don’t do it. He didn’t, but this backing track is pretty rancid. Hell let’s just write this one off. You have like a thousand more minutes to redeem this puppy. Turn this easy rider around Jules. What did I do to deserve this flavourless song? Was it because I didn’t like Easy Rider? Well maybe the next one. I believe in you. Here we go. This makes me want to buy a Verizon plan. Get into it. Rockabilly Idol. Is that better? I’m leaning more towards that. The riff is decent albeit a little whiny. Not a bad return; but still haven’t found what we’re looking for. NO BONO NO. Sorry. I have PU2SD. Got myself a Joshua Tree flashback. A lot of the group calls them “Bono Blasts.” Happens to the best of us. Be kind, we’re getting the help we need. A solid 8 minutes for the next one to get its point across. My headphones are running out of steam and this mediocre three minute guitar solo feels like a genuine waste of battery. Julian IS a safe surfer though. He always has that Safe Search on. Never clicks “I’m feeling Lucky.” You have to commend that commitment to cyber safety. He wrote a song about it. I like that. I think I like this song ironically. I have a lot of time for actual weirdos. Not performative “quirky” people. I feel like Julian is just weird at this point. And something is charming about it. I could be wrong and find out he killed somebody or is a massive predator or something but for right now. I’ll give it to the freak. Is this a reference to “Shut up and Drive” by that blonde girl? I literally can’t remember who did the song, therefore the joke remains incomplete. Who cares. I have like 12% headphone battery and I’m listening to this weirdo deliver me songs that I hate myself for kind of liking. I’m just trying to make bad jokes. It’s my calling. Another surprisingly decent song. “If you believe in me, you believe in human sacrifice.” Beautifully insane. Crazy closing riff too. This feels like I’ve had a poison dart thrown at me and I’ve awoken in a mysterious jungle OR “lungle” as my brother’s classmate insisted on writing for the duration of a jungle themed story that he wrote. When you mix up your verbal l’s and j’s, grade 1 English is going to be a struggle. Or should I say, a “luggle.” Great Big Sea singing “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours.” Weird police sampling. This guy is nuts. Not a great song, but I have a smile on my face. What the sweet hell is happening? I’m in love now. One can be either raving or drowning, but not both. I don’t make the rules. The Cope Man does. We are in his domain. Is this an ad for a ferry service in the Bahamas called “SeaLink”? Because I want in. Although maybe not best to include “downing” in said advertisement, but we have room to grow. Oh yeah buddy. You can bet I’m cutting a mean rug in my seat. Julian is going OFF with head explosion song. Is this funk preset B on GarageBand 2009 edition? This is the greatest. Funk Preset C follows swiftly on. Leper skin reminds me that we’ll never get death metal on this list which still burns me. MAYBE Symbolic or something. Anyway. This goofy soundalike intro to Eye on Springfield rolls on and remains entertaining. Let the good times roll. Now THIS is a love song. It’s insane. This is straitjacket music. It’s what’s playing behind the eyes of institutionalized murderers on laudanum. In that way, it’s metal as hell. In another way, it’s terrible reggae, but I give this freak a pass. Keep the bizarre coming Jules. Yeah, you know what this needed? Alien sound effects and a choral swell fit for Pennywise. Is this the sequel to the other song about hanging out or whatever. A storyteller! Bravo dear Julian. A maraca and some cymbals chiming in an empty space followed by schizophrenic repetition of the title over an orchestral swell. I don’t remember the American, so I’m surprised it has a lite version. Or is it life? Who cares. Will it sell more than the boss? If you’re talking about Springsteen, I’d buy this a 1000 times over before I even thought the name “Bruce Springsteen”. Ha Ha Hee Hee. There is a grown man next to me on the plane laughing with delight while watching “A Bug’s Life.” Maybe they’re shooting nitrous into this plane. Either way, I’m even gleeful at Julian saying he’s born to entertain. You might be right Big C. You might be right. Yeah, this guy is the German Wesley Willis. It has to be said. This album has a permanent theme of being completely insane, yet without any sense of irony. I couldn’t detect the wink or the tongue in the cheek. Not even a nudge. I think this was an album delivered with full sincerity. While the music went from terrible to pretty good, it all has this odd sheen that made it INTERESTING. This is what so many of these albums lack. I’m not looking for everything to have songwriting like the best Beatles albums, as long as your work produces some element of emotion or intrigue . Peggy Suicide would normally be a cry for help but for better or for worse, I think ol’ JC is in full control and brother, grab your popcorn, because Peggy Suicide 2 may be three hours of kazoo solos over poems about trains. Enter the sewer system of your mind and pass me my human sacrifice shovel; we’re about to get messy. Onward to a slip and slide slick with the organs of alien life forms that chutes into a celestial airport bar serving only human hair staffed by a centaur dressed as the 16th pope. Rejoice. We’re eternal. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Double Vegetation, Drive She Said, You…, Western Front 1992 C.E., Hung up and Hanging Out to Dry

I feel like I’m supposed to know who Julian Cope is. I liked the variety between songs, seemed like there was a wide range of influences that went into this album. The length probably should put it into the twos, but I’ll hop up to a three because I was vining here and there.

Pristeen is not a song you would want to have as an album opener. The lyrics and vocals aren't good. The instrumentals on the other hand are good. Some grunge influences combined with psychedelic organs and guitar effects. These really save the album for me. 3/5 its alright

I actually quite like this but just like most albums from the 90s it's way too long

A long album but a good one. I liked Dragonfly and Butterfly E the most.

2.5

I went back and forth on this one as I listened to the album. I loved the music, and was less interested in the lyrics and vocal.

3 til 4

I can't decide whether to give this a 4 or a high 3. I liked it, though.

An album with interesting ideas, but it felt a bit todo long

S'okay. Good instrumentals, but vocal work I didn't care for. 'Soldier Blue' was my fave.

Bit difficult to get into. Reminds me a bit of Phish. Probably not rushing to listen again

A reluctant 3 stars. This guy Julian showed up and ruined just about every track. But in-between cringe spoken word segments was some musical genius

finally i have defeated this 2.5 hour king album

Some reasonable tunes. Never clicked with me though

Too long, overly pretentious. Its fine, nothing bad overall, but don't see it being some amazing thing.

Started out promising but turned into repetitive riffs and drum solos. Could have been so much better

A really strange album! I loved parts of it, but it is just all over the place and lacks a cohesive sound. 3.5 stars

There were some parts I liked. Sometimes he gets into this Iggy Pop/Nick Cave sort of sound I like, like on "Hanging Out and Hung Up On The Line". Other times, it's kind of almost like INXS or something, like slightly funky pop rock which is okay, but not the greatest. Then there's some instrumentals that are sort of pointless. I normally like eclectic double albums, but this just feels too disjointed. 3 stars.

First few songs were a little bit tedious. The middle of the album is pretty decent - you could improve this one by cutting out the first few tracks and making this a bit tighter. I quite like Safesurfer, nice guitar solo that goes interesting places. Follows a progression I usually like that feels like you're spiralling out of control. If You Loved Me at All was quite nice as well. Soldier Blue has a good groove. Third part starts to drag again. Beautiful Love sounds A LOT like the Happy Mondays. I liked the American Lite. The whole album is on average a 3, with the middle section being a solid 4. I'll probably revisit the tracks I liked.

Gives bargain bin Nick Cave

The songs on this album are all very different. None of them are really bad. Some of them are good, some of them are boring. Most of them are too long. And there's too many of them. It has elements of almost every popular alternative rock style of the late 80s. I hear paisley underground, madchester, bands like the Mission, the Doors, Neil Young... And somehow it's not exciting at all. I don't understand the emotion of this album. Favorite song: hanging out

Didn’t do much for me.

This was my introduction to Julian Cope. Conflicted memories over this one, but it's still got some good stuff.

Pretty good

This isn't bad at all. It just isn't exceptional in any way either. Definitely didn't need to hear it. 1001 may be more albums than are really needed.

Temu Jim Morrison

General impression: another British self-styled iconoclastic rocker, but one who might be the real deal Detailed review: This album is pretty cool. It’s got a deeply committed rock n’ roll vibe. It feels pretty comfortably at home in each of the types of song it trades in. Lyrically, nothing has stuck out to me, other than the charmingness of “Pristeen.” Overall, it doesn’t sound that different or revolutionary. I’m probably less likely to return to it than the Super Furry Animals debut. But I still will keep it in my library and return to it at some point. Deeper thoughts (context): Was all British music of the ‘90s just a course correction from the ‘80s back to ‘70s style? Soooo much British music I’ve come across on this list just sounds like it’s trying desperately to hold on to ‘70s rock conventions, as if that era held all the possible “true” ideals of rock. Whatever. Score: 3.4 (3 for this list. It almost got to 4 level.) Number of albums left to review: 973 Number of albums from the list I’d consider “must-listens”: 15 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 13 (including this one)

I only listened to disk 1. This album was okay. Most of it blended together and it was a bit too long for me. Not much to say. Standouts: Safesurfer, Soldier Blue, Head, and Hung Up And Hanging Out To Dry.

Surprisingly enjoyed this album so much that I went back for a second listen! Doesn’t seem to be popular on Spotify so perhaps it’s a sort of hidden gem (or undeserving of being on this list, who knows).

Had some highs and some lows. Pretty weird listen overall. Probably would have liked it better if it was an hour shorter.

Mjög sæka mjög delic. Flottur han Cope. Smá steikt týpa, en fíla hvað hann er andkristinn.

Margt áhugavert og ágætt. Diskur 2 hefði alveg mátt missa sín.

Often bad but some gems in here

I liked the first few songs and then lost interest. I may give it another try, but it is not on the favorite list at this point.

This is a profoundly mediocre album with a rather disturbing album cover. It's decent. The opening, and closing tracks on the album are the best, and the rest is just cannon fodder. Favorite Track: "Las Vegas Basement"

Un bon album, assez original, mais je ne vois pas pourquoi il mérite plus une place ici qu'un autre du même genre. 7/10

After the first two songs, I wondered, how much more I can take? It was a struggle, but then starting with East Easy Rider, it became an easier listen. The album seems (and is!) too long, but I rewarded with some decent songs that at least kept it interesting enough to get through it. It's never a good sign when I kept peeking ahead to see how many more songs were left. Overall, some nice tracks, but unfortunately sometimes quantity over quality isn't a good thing.

I wasn’t sitting through two hours on a Saturday. I listened to most of it though and it was a decent sounding album. I honestly didn’t hate it, I actually loved parts of it but ultimately, it just wasn’t that special.

I liked the guy's experimental outfit but it wasn't enough to grip my attention.

Notable tracks: Hanging Out and Hung Up On the Line, If You Loved Me at All

i actually quite liked many of the songs, but it seems that with most of them he just doesn’t know when to end them. according to wikipedia, this album is 75:44, but it would be a lot better in my opinion if it was about 50 minutes or so.

It’s ok. I guess.

Good in places but is too long

Pretty meh and too long.

If The Cult, Morphine, and Frank Zappa had a love child. Really a serious effort and well worth listening to. This has been one of those albums where I'm listening along and thing yep, that should be on the list. In fact, I thought this project would have a lot more of this kind of album and a lot less Christina Aguilera.

Benign. With a title like "Peggy Suicide" I assumed this would be far darker than it was... It performed like an opening band for the opening band for a band your friend dragged you out to on a Wednesday night. All I could think about was 'why does this have to be so long... and also who can I blame except myself...?' That's fine. I'll just stand agains the wall and look at my phone...

This is the best 3 star album I've played from this list so far. It's as close to being a 4 star album as possible. Everything is perfectly slightly above average.

I quite liked this album. A lot of interesting songs to hear. "Safesurfer" has to be my favourite track. But there isn't anything on this album close to that song. I guess it's better than the last two albums I've reviewed. 3 stars for "Peggy Suicide".

I like the themes this album touches on like environmentalism and antitheism. Instrumentally it's a bit monotonous over it's hour+ runtime but it's pleasant enough.

I was bought up listening to Julian Cope so this isn't a big shift for me, but this is the most Jim Morrison I've heard him sound. Overall the album feels like it wants another mix/master.

Well, not boring. Songs are very different. I appreciate all the variation. I'll probably never return to this album or ever think of it again.

Um, strange. Sort of melodic and definitely quirky lyrics. This can easily be played in the background without being disruptive. I didn't hate it, just didn't gravitate toward much. Average at best.

this had some good tracks, a bit long though

First, the instrumentation is very well done. The album's overall vibe is weird but not bad. This album had no business being 76 minutes long; I had to lock in to finish listening to it. There are a few standouts here and there, but the album itself was good. That 76-minute runtime is almost unforgivable. Best - Double Vegetation, Safesurfer (MPF), Not Raving But Drowning, and Las Vegas Basement Worst - no bad songs 3.25-3.50/5

Meh. There was some good stuff in here. But mostly it was long and dragged out blah for me.

I remember the DJs on the radio going nuts for this when it came out. Never understood the fuss. Still don’t. How exactly is this special? It’s fine. There’s range, but this needed editing. Stopping after 13 songs. That’s enough of this. 3/5

Start wasn't great, but after two songs it became a little more interesting. All in all quite mediocre.

Reminded me of the doors. Liked it but not crazy about it

Fav: Safesurfer Least Fav: Hung Up And Hanging Out To Dry

Used to listen a lot to early Julian Cope, up to around 1985-86, where I went in other directions. So this one was an interesting revisit, and an ok one..

Mildly there.

Some songs were cool, some were a jumbled mess

I thought it would never end. I liked bits of it.

Pretty cool rock songs

First time listening to this artist. I dig the instrumental variety.

I like him and some of the tracks were great but it just doesn’t come together as a cohesive album.for me and I certainly wasn’t listening to the 2 disc version the link takes me to

Good music, something about his singing rubs me the wrong way though. Feels pretentious and lacking of empathy, or something like that?

Okay

The cover and first few songs had me thinking this was a nightmare but as the album went on there were quite a few fun songs. Like a sort of lite rock or something. I can sort of see why it’s on this list.

Interesting project, it's a rock album but with a nice mix of energies and styles. Exactly the kind of distinction that yesterday's Sonic Youth album lacked. I'm giving this the same rating, but it's definitely something I'd be more likely to return to and relisten. Favorite tracks: Double Vegetation, East Easy Rider, Promised Land, Beautiful Love. Album art: Wow, it's bold, it's off-putting, but I respect it. Looks to be a woman on a cliff, her clothes torn to shreds. Her expression is dark, the background and sky is dark, there's an ominous aura to this one. Definitely memorable. 3.5/5

Neutral on it. Fine rock album

An interesting album. With a few interesting tracks. A lot for one day. I listened about 3 times all the way through. I could see it growing on me, but right now it's a bit too all over the place.

Good but wack

It’s ok.

Had no idea what i was walking into here, but i was pleasantly surprised. I've said it before and with another 500 albums to go on this list, most likely i'll say it again, but...no album needs to be 80 minutes long. jesus wept lads

Pretty dope

Pretty chill and catchy but nothing spectacular and definitely not worth 2hr34min of run time.

There were some very good tracks in here, but like other albums this length the majority bogged down the good ones

Maybe edit some of these tracks down a bit, you don't need to add everything

Chill vibe, would listen to it if it came on but wouldn't search it out

very uneven

Reminds me of something - Nick Cave, maybe? It's decent. Sounds like the early 90s in most places, but not so dated it's unenjoyable. I'm not familiar with Cope or his work, but this was okay. Not something I'd turn to, but an alright listen. 3.4

interesting

I found parts of this that I liked, but overall, I don't know if I quite got it. Still, I'm going to file this for some thing to listen to again in the future, as it was definitely some thing that caught my attention.

Musically a very good and intricate album. I thought it was wayy to long though.

Actually pretty cool overall, but unfortunately none of the songs really wowed me.

Some great songs but no album should ever be this long

Vähän säikähdin kun luin että levy on art rockia, mutta tämä oli ihan hyvää ja kuunneltavaa. Vähän tulee joku 90-luvun grunge mieleen tästä. Parhaat: East Easy Rider, Hanging Out And Hung Up On The Line, Drive, She Said, Head

Liked the diversity & there are ingredients throughout that I thought were pretty cool, just no particular song quite came together as a whole for me.

When I started the album I was very skeptical, but 2 or 3 songs in it grew on me, or just got better. I will say it's a little repetitive and a long of the songs sound the same. With this being a double disc of 2 and a half hours it does get a little old. I do agree with another reviewer that said "it sounds like something you would hear playing in a record store."

Really enjoyed the vibe and energy! Favourite track: Safesurfer.

3.5 lot of weird variety. Most songs were ok to pretty good with only one stinker in hung up and hanging out to dry

Better than I thought

This certainly pulled itself together at the last second to become something I can at least say was alright, but for most of this album I found myself bored of Julian Cope's impression of Iggy Pop performing Velvet Underground songs that plagued the first half, and the more out there stuff on the second half, while better, often struggled to gather my attention more than a simple head bop, but at least it started to do something that didn't feel like britpop's response to the more avant-garde, and I'd even say I enjoyed a bit of it by closing time, but it just took far too long to get there, with very little happening that you could just achieve by listening to any other musical artist, most of which made said better songs and albums two decades or more before this. It isn't bad, just unnecessary really, and the CD era strikes again to hammer that feeling in further.

Quite enjoyable, 3.5 stars

It's okay. Has its moments both good and kinda bad. I guess it's a 3?

Cool stuff going on but I don’t care for the singers voice :3

Came into this one completely ignorant and finished smiling for the most part. Loved some of the soundscapes and spot and vinegar lyrics but it drags a bit toward the end being over an hour and fifteen minutes long. Could’ve benefited from a bit of editing, me thinks.

Another record that is completely new to me and that I have no expectations for. Eh. Kind of weird and good. Not amazing or mind-blowing or especially interesting. Sometimes I really wish I could read why albums are on this list becuase I wonder if it would ever change my mind.

At points soft and reflective and in other there’s a palpable anger, frustration to Copes lyrics. His voice never to gruff for the material but his words cut and carve a story of being pissed at the state of the world.

Groovy and unexpected! A nice listen for a Monday morning!

what the fuck am I listening too. this is so messy. also how pretentious do you have to be to satthat you sincerely, at the bottom of your heart like this? like there are a few good songs like "head", but this is so bloated and incoherent.

The first couple songs did nothing for me, but Safesurfer saved this album for me. Funky with a cool baseline and the guitar is really solid. Average album overall with somr cool peaks.

A pleasant background listen

not too sure about this one. OK at times and tedious at others

Kannte ich bisher nicht. Aber ich mag es

Not awful, but nothing memorable about this that would make me want to listen to again

Almennt ekki grípandi tónlist en fullt af pælingum sem ganga alveg upp samt.

Safe surfer caught my attention pretty good, as well as the Dave Graney stylings but you're kidding if I'm ploughing through 2hrs 34min

Moments I liked and moments I didn’t, not very motivated to finish even disc 1. Maybe 2.5 or 3 star.

2024-03-07...

Tis fine. Esp liked war into hung out to dry (and thought the sound on war was awesome) and loved the whole thatcher bashing on leper. Strangely thought the back of the album was better than front. In another life i think i would love 5/7

Maybe 2.5 - a lot of the production has aged quite badly but it's interesting - reminds me a bit of the Velvet Underground in places?. Hanging Out and Hung Up on the Line goes pretty hard too

I've never heard of this artist before, so everything on this album was new to me. Some songs sounded like REM, some sounded like Phish, other songs reminded me of one of the Doors long meandering acid trip songs. Overall the entire album was a mix of post new wave alternative music, but more on the experimental side. It wasn't bad, it just all kind of blended together into one long song.

I was up and down with this album, especially with the vocals. Some of it I liked and others I didn't like at all.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Safesurfer, The american life

TWO HOURSSSS i like the vibes though (3.5)

Really not sure how to feel about this one. One would hope that in a 2 hr long album there would be at least some songs you like, and luckily that is the case. But not sure the length is justified. Some real draggers on here, but i appreciate it trying different things? I guess

La voce non mi piace particolarmente, ma tutto il resto sì

There's some things I like or find interesting in this, lots that I don't. I'm rounding up to a 3 because I haven't heard of Julian Cope before, and most of the Brits I haven't heard of on this list so far have been really dull. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Hard to land on a score for this one. On one hand there was a lot of Psychedelic Rock Moments that made me roll my eyes, but on the other hand there were a lot of moments where a song lands in a groove that made me say “Hell yeah”. I also liked reading about the weirdo liner notes, and the guy himself. I have a feeling that one day I will give this a second listen and wish I had bumped it up a bit. But for now I will call it a very good, but quite uneven one.

Day46 - sounds like if the doors made 90’s music

Unexpectedly good. Bit long though.

That’ll be the deicide.

i prefer his stone circle period

This was totally unfamiliar to me: hadn’t heard of artist, album, or any song. I didn’t listen to the deluxe stuff, just the original album. But it was fine. At no point did I desire to turn it off, but I wasn’t hungry for any more either. A solid 3.

"Safesurfer" is by far the best song here, I like it a lot. It would be even better if at least 1 unit of effort was spent on writing proper lyrics. 3★ just because of this one song.

Getting some Phish vibes on this one, especially Soldier Blue. This felt all over the place as far as style was concerned. Some songs missed the mark for me, but others were pretty good.

No idea who this guy is, but I was really close to really liking this album. I like his voice and the overall vibe. Cool beats throughout. Overall it's a just miss for me, with some songs being a bit too odd or tiresome in their repetitious chorus. I'd give his other works a try though.

It was alright? I didn't like some some song, but most weren't bad. His singing changes quite a bit from song to song. Liked the music, though, for the most part.

Listened to part of it. Grew on me a bird but not really my thing. Feels like a slightly evolved version of Jim Morrison.

I found this album confusing - which is no bad thing. First play through I thought it was just a fairly messy mish-mash of different styles. Which it is. But reading the backstory and delving more into the lyrics made me delve a bit deeper, and I found myself admiring the ambition and intent, if not all of the tunes. A grower, probably.

Why is this album 2.5 hours long? I mean it's fine but that's just too much.

generally an interesting and enjoyable listen. feels disjointed at times. and the cover, well, speaks for itself

Music was good, the vocals were okay but some of the lyrics not so much.