Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Really cool, groovy album, just not for me. 3 stars
Unfortunately, while I can respect where Julian Cope is trying to go with his avant garde music, most of this album falls flat for me. It also feels very disjointed, and while there is 75 minutes of it, I don't think most of it is very memorable. There are some good songs on the album, and I think the last song may be the best, but I feel he needed to cut out a lot of it to just keep the best songs and give it a better flow. I listened to the three Teardrop Explodes albums last year, and I liked those better, though I didn't know, at the time, that Julian Cope went on to have such a long solo career.
It Ok. Its just OK.
I think this album would grow on me with multiple listens
Really good start to album but slowly fell off towards the end. Way too long at 2 hours and a half. 3/5
Among forrest of fluff, there are actually a few gems to be found in the odyssey of a record. I didn't really dig the first few tracks, and was kind of worried about having to sit through all of this, but I think there's enough here that challenges musical norms of the time while managing to capture my attention. I like albums that take sharp left turns, and we have that in spades here on tracks like 'You...' and 'Safesurfer'. But I also like being brought back down to Earth on some of the groovier jam-based tracks. That said, there's a bit of garbage as well, like 'Beautiful Love'. I felt the urge to skip quite a few times. Overall it was a fun surprise I didn't expect to vibe with.
While ultimately something I'd deem inessential, there was enough eclecticism and experimentation in the songwriting to keep me engaged.
Fun little album. Interesting.
Started off slow I think, but picked up somewhere in the middle with a decent run of tracks. Some good stuff here. Feels a bit long though, and that's before getting to the extended edition...
Pristeen - 7/10 Double Vegetation - 8.5/10 East Easy Rider - 8/10 Promised Land - 8.5/10 Hanging Out and Hung Up on The Line - 8.5/10 Safesurfer - 7.5/10 If You Loved Me at All - 7.5/10 Drive,She Said - 7.5/10 Soldier Blue - 7/10 You.. - 8/10 Not Raving But Drowning - 7.5/10 Head - 7.5/10 Leperskin - 7/10 Beautiful Love - 8.5/10 Western Front 1992 C.E - 7/10 Hung Up And Hanging Out to Dry - 7.5/10 The American Lite - 8/10 Las Vegas Basement - 8/10 TOTAL - 139/180
I listened to the whole album, but its just not grabbing me. Its reminiscent (derivative?) of a bunch of other artists, but it never does anything that stands out as exceptional. Its not bad, but its not good either. Also, I really think that this list is making me biased against british music. Theres just far too many mediocre albums being held up as something better than they are merely because of their national origin. 3/5
Not bad, not great. Hard for me to get past the vocals - just not vibing with me. Some of the instrumentation throughout the album is impressive, but pretty underwhelming overall. Fave tracks: Hanging Out and Hung Up On The Line, Beautiful Love
Sort of reminded me of Nick Cave - an artist I can't work out if I think is a genius or don't like. Dark but with a knowing nod. Decent listen
Ei ihan huippubiisejä, mutta hyvin kantoi tuplalevyn.
Ihan jees menneen ajan kitaramenoa. 3/5
A few songs in, and my first thought was: "Mom! Can we get the Tragically Hip?" "No son! We have Tragically Hip at home!" And mom shows me this artist. After surface researching this artist, I see he is before The Hip but it's still funny. Gord Downie must've taken a few recipes from Julian Cope and added his own spice to it because there are some coincidences for sure. Even the music has a bit of a similar sound. Perhaps it was the year. The album was alright. I enjoyed it. Unfortunately there was only the 2 hr delux album on spotify.. So that wasnt what I wanted. I don't want a delux anything until after I have heard the initial vision of an album. Delux versions are cool! And I do love them. But like I said, I want to hear the original intent. Even if they recorded it wrong the first time... And in the delux, they fixed soemthing. Or remixed it. I want what was presented at first. But after 2 hours plus of this album, I probably got the gist of it. Decent album. Lyrics are odd. Not in an intriguing way... In a weird Jim Morrison way. Poetic but kind of far outfield.
I don't dislike this. Kind of a happier Nick Cave or a Brit-Pop Jim Morrison.
It’s okay it was just way too long!
Why is this 2 1/2 hours long? DNF due to length. Damn. I didn't hate it but didn't live it either. 2.5
2.5 FINALLY gotten around to listening all the way through this after three attempts over maybe three of four months. it genuinely prevented me from listening to any more of these albums because i was just so unmotivated after listening to the first few songs. he is annoyingly now one of my top artists because of this so i'm just generally displeased and glad it's over. however, this wasn't the worst i've listened to on here and i did like a few of the songs, i was just confused by the overall vibe(s?) and it was far too long in my opinion (and that's without listening to the second disc). to be honest i think my expectations were just set too high by his spotify description starting with "musician, writer, historian, and cosmic shaman ... An enigmatic storyteller, contrarian, mystic, and hallucinogen enthusiast". the music would have to do a Lot to live up to that description.
Blandad konfekt. En del bra, en del dåligt.
I was enjoying the album until I had about three or four songs left, then I was just thinking when is this going to be over.
Couldn’t put my finger on this one, some acid house sounding tracks similar to Happy Mondays, jam band vibes like Phish, and the evil and angry undertones of Pixies. Had to listen a few times to really get a grasp on it. Overall it’s an interesting listen and Cope is definitely a talented and a clever songwriter. Nothing about this blew my mind to the point where I’d say it was anything close to classic, but still a solid and enjoyable album.
2.5
Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: Frank Black - ( I Want to Live on an ) Abstract Plane Morrissey - Billy Budd The Astrals - Lenny Valentino XTC - Grass - Edit Gene - Still can't find the phone
I had never heard of Julian Cope before and was expecting the worst. But this was a lot better than I expected. For a while I thought this may be a 4 star album but it's way too long at 76 minutes and you can definitely get a bit lost in the sauce. 3 stars feels right.
Only two key tracks stood out to me - Hanging out and hung up on the line, and Safesurfer. Which is honestly disappointing for a 2+ hour album.
certains morceaux m ont plu mais comme trop souvent c'est beaucoup trop longggggggggggggggggggggghgzhzriiiwk
Pretty long but well varied, definitely going in a rotation, I likes some of the more angst tunes
It was weird in a good way but too long
was ok but a bit too long... still, not feeling too harsh
I seem to be struggling to get a whole album to play. What I can get is frantic.
Luova
Dont remember
Sonoramente me gustó, siendo la primera vez que lo escucho podría quedar ahí, me gustó, no se me hizo difícil, podría ponerlo de fondo un día cualquiera, pero no me pareció algo grandioso como para calificarlo como dentro de los mejores álbumes
For this project I only listen to original tracklistings. Safesurfer is really cool. This album has some varied moods. I wasn't expecting that when it started.
Very average rock music that doesn't really rock, nor get stuck in your head to any degree. Not particularly bad, nor particularly good. 2.5 rounded to 3. How did this album become one of these 1001?
Lots of variety in musical styles on display. Not too gripping, and a long album overall.
This album contains none of Julian Cope's most well known songs...but, it still has some good ones... Standouts: Pristine Others: Beautiful Love, Head, If You Loved Me At All, East Easy Rider, Soldier Blue, Promised Land, You..., 3.5/5
Never quite got a handle on this one. I kept thinking it reminded me of other things. Now I'm not sure at all.
Definitely interesting. Had never heard of this fella. I really like one or two of these, might give this another spin.
It's obviously some kind of neo-psychedelia, with some weirdness and experimentation. But I'm not sure I really like his singing plus it does meander. 3.5
Had some Frank vibes
I tried to enjoy this album as Julian Cope pulls out all the stops with sounds and styles I usually love. This just felt bloated, directionless and weird. I not the the let your freak flag fly kind of weird, more the I am changing carriages on this train to get away from this guy weird. Some good songs and I can see the influence he has had on other artists
Another album that grew on me as I listened. A balanced amount of politics and spacious post punk. Some especially grabbing moments, but nothing mind blowing. I'm glad to have gotten the chance to listen, this is not the kind of genre that's easy to find. Also very cool to learn about Julian as an artist
At times I felt Nick Cave vibes, but never as good. I appreciate this record, but I don’t anticipate another listen.
I remember Teardrop Explodes and lost track of Julian so was suprised to see him pop-up here! It's interesting to listen to although I can't say it's catchy but certainly worth experiencing.
I guess there were some good songs on this. It was too long though. And definitely a bit boring. 6/10
Not a bad way to spend the afternoon. Got a lot of Jim Morrison / Lou Reed / Iggy Pop vibes throughout. Not bad, not great, I probably won't come back to this album but I wouldn't be opposed to listening to it again either.
3.5 stars. Strange and eclectic, meandering at times. Varies in genre from fast-paced to slow and drawn out. Enjoyed disc 1, but disc 2 was too experimental for me. Standout was "Hanging Out And Hung Up On The Line".
I do not what to make of this album, it's an easy listen but nothing really stands out
I had not heard of Julian Cope or heard any of his music before. I enjoy this album. He's an excellent performer and the compositions are interesting. I also ready the Wikipedia article on him and he sounds like an multifaceted person who pursues his interests with a lot of passion. I always like that. The tracks on this album are varied in style and approach, and executed very well, and I found some to be really quite catchy. Some highly skilled playing by the musicians who appear on this record. Good stuff.
Es un álbum, a mi gusto, un poco excesivamente largo xd. Es bueno, pero tampoco creo que sea la gran cosa, no está mal pero no suena como algo que escucharía en repetidas ocasiones, sobretodo por lo largo que es y lo monótono que se vuelve. Meh.
Mélodie rock un peu rêveuse style ballade. 29 tounes, 2h30 d'écoute. Y'en a qui sortent plus du lot que d'autres. Pas totalement convaincu, amis y'a de la bonne guit dans place.
first listen there's some winners and a lot of miss in this album
2 bangers, the rest passable.
Kind of a long album…. Heard of him, never heard this album. Standouts: Pristeen, Promise Land, If You Loved Me At All, Head, Las Vegas Basement 3/5
Not sure I needed 18 tracks of this album but it definitely falls somewhere in the gray mediocrity that represents the middle of the bell curve for the list of 1001. Even though I wasn't fully convinced thematically by the album, I do hope Peggy ultimately changed her mind.
I was slightly familiar with Julian Cope already ("World Shut Your Mouth", "Charlotte Anne") but this gave me a fuller picture of what he could do. It never really blew me away and kind of fit in with a lot of 90s indie at the time, but the subject matter is more edgy and he does have a point of view! I give it an aight - don't hate it, probably won't seek it out.
Kinda gives that late 80s alt vibe. It's perfectly fine without making me really like it either.
Definite early indie/alternative vibe. Could have come from anywhere from the late 90's to today. Great rock instrumentation and playing. Reminds me quite a bit of Jane's Addiction playing and song-wise minus the vocals and with the addition of keys on many tunes. Sounds like something that would be playing in the background at Adrianna's night club or the Bada Bing in the Sopranos.
gud
3,5 beautiful artwork
2 discos, siendo el primero de un estilo mezcla rock, pop y estilo más comercial. El segundo juega más con extravagancias y algo de psicodelia. Tanto uno como otro se dejan escuchar, pero no destacan en nada especialmente
overstayed it’s welcome a bit but overall average to good songs!
it is what it isss
I enjoyed this more than I might have imagined. But I don't understand how this is on the list. It is just average.
I liked this more than I expected to, based on the descriptions. For the most part straightforward singer-songwriter fare, and well done. Typical of many what used to be double LPs in the pre-CD era, it fell apart a bit at the end with some material that felt like filler to me. I think it could have been edited down to a shorter, better album. But ended strongly.
It is not my type of genre to listen to.
C'est vrai qu'il y a de bonnes tounes la dessus et aussi de très bonne, mais l'album est irrégulié et des fois ca tombe expérimentale beaucoup. Faire attention sur spotify pour la expanded version qui est 2h15, l'album n'est pas aussi long `la base. 3.25
"Hung up & hanging out to dry" is a jam. Most of the songs aren't my taste
Po pire
I was unfamiliar with Julian Cope before today. His music was kind of meh, just enough to keep me listening, but not enough to draw me in completely. Ok overall.
7/10
I didn't spend enough time with it to rate it.
Eclectic and pretty cool overall, but not my favorite.
Not sure what I make of this. Some songs, some music, some moments but mainly it drifted past me.
Udmærket 90’er punk, lidt svingende
Music was good background noise, the album was extremely long. Wouldn’t mind hearing the album again, but I don’t think I would really seek it out.
Ik heb echt nog nooit van deze beste man gehoord. Terwijl hij blijkbaar wel een rijk oeuvre heeft. Ik hoor invloeden van Bowie en Iggy Pop op zijn muziek, van Lou Reed en Nick Cave, en op zijn beurt weer gelijkenissen van zijn muziek met hedendaagse bands als Fontaines DC en Idles. Het hele album is best wel afwisselend qua muzikale stijlen. En daardoor ben ik toch wel positief verrast. Maar het zit wel in de categorie albums die ik toch niet snel nog een keer op zal zetten, ondanks dat ik het wel interessant vind.
Another artist and album that I had never heard of. I wasn't sure what to expect from it. Pristeen was a weird album opener that grew more manic as the song went on, and I was hoping it wasn't setting a tone for the entire album. In reality, I don't think there was an overall "tone" to be "set" here. While there are some high overarching genres at play here, this is an incredibly eclectic album and each song kind of does its own thing. In a way, that kept things interesting and unexpected. This album felt a bit pretentious at times, and other times like it was just trying to be artful. I never did get a good "read" on it. Not exactly my cup of tea, but still a fun enough listen.
Some ok songs, not really my jam though
The way this album began, I was prepared to give it 1 star. But then it completely turned itself around; the run of songs from "Hanging Out" to "You..." could have been a 5 star EP. After that it gets a little less drastic but definitely more mixed to finish it out. Ultimately this had some outstanding, brilliant moments, but it was weighed down with so much bloat and bilge that I can't give it any7thing more than a 3.
Surprisingly good, but way too long I didn’t listen to the whole thing and it got weird by the end
This was a strange album for me. If I only really gelled with one song I usually just give it a 2. But this album is different. I am gonna give it a 3, but Safesurfer was an absolute banger. Will be adding to the playlist. The rest of the alum was pretty good, just nothing as nice as that song.
Complicated music, intriguing vocal, interesting sound. Listened to this in the background. 3/5
Interesting music. Terrible lyrics. 3.5/5.
Overall a pretty alright album, but I feel that it dragged on longer than it should have. I didn't feel anything was too special besides the occasional experimentation. Fave track(s): Safesurfer, You...
Some great songs in this, but mostly unequal. There's a lot of fillers, in my opinion. Therefore, the album should have been shorter.
It's seriously great and creative music. There are a few diamonds in this album, unfortunately lost in a too long winded product in which the listener can easily loose interest along the road.
A sprawling mess of an album. I appreciate his experimentation, but it is far too long. Needed some editing and refinement.
It's all competent but a bit all over the place, not for me but not bad.
Hef aldrei heyrt um þennan mann. Betra en ég reiknaði með.
Quite an eclectic rock record. Prefer the heavier, jammier portions. Not big on his voice. Interesting listen, glad I gave it a spin, but nothing that blew me away.
Not bad, not for me
This is a very interesting album. There were plenty of parts of it that I didn't enjoy all that much, but, for the time it was made, there is a lot of interesting stuff going on here. 1991 feels too early for a lot of the sounds on this album, which is indicative of the fact that Cope was ahead of his time when making it. It's not always enjoyable for me, but I can see why this album is on the list 3/5
Hadn't listed to Julian Cope before. This is decent.
A bit too much filler but JC is a pop legend.
Decent music
Teardrop Explodes were the forefront of the neo-psychedelia movement at the turn of 80s, and here we are a decade later, Julian Cope is continuing those post-punk themes while incorporating interesting instrumentation and elements from contemporary psychedelia: in this case Madchester. Songs like "Double Vegetation" could be confused for the Happy Mondays. It's funky and spacious, which songs taking their sweet time. Some of them do feel repetitive and overstay their welcome, but the track listing ranges so much as I don't get tired despite its double album length. Some go back to their roots, like the psychedelic "Leperskin" is totally a Teardrop Explodes but with lamer vocals, reminds me of the Doors a bit. I like Cope's more forward punk-like vocals, and personally not a fan of his alternate deep baroque-esque voice (too crisp and boring), but the echoey chamber feel to it works for many songs. There's plenty of standout tracks, but nothing remarkable or innovative, no hits, just unique and intriguing. For example, the atonal nature of "If You Loved Me At All" has a groovy post-rock feel to them with a punk approach, not something I've really heard before and would love to hear more like it, but I feel this song could be done better. And just a note, but my favorite tracks aren't necessarily an objective. For example, I really like "Not Raving But Drowning" which is pretty repetitive except for the cool mallet percussion and synth at two points, but I'm obsessed with the slow groovy and tropical feel to it. Now, there are a few accessible pop songs like "Head" and "Beautiful Love" which have a cool instrumentation underneath, but otherwise the structure and vocals are pretty boring. I really like how the album ends with the last 4 songs. We get two highly experimental tracks that work pretty ok, and "Las Vegas Basement" is a pretty decent and appropriate closer, coming full circle to the style of our opener "Pristine." Favorites: Double Vegetation, East Easy Rider, Hanging Out, Safesurfer, You, Not Raving But Drowning, Hung Up
Started off OK, then I didn't get it, then it got better and I kinda got it.
This is one of the albums ever made. There's a song about a motorcycle.
I enjoyed all the music from this album, it just went on for so long I was bored when it got near the end, if it were two separate albums I would have thoroughly enjoyed both. The last three songs were...odd "Ravebury Stones" went on for a while, it was over 11 minutes long with mostly the same thing "Dragonfly" was just plain weird, not bad, just weird Why does he keep talking about Donkey Kong?
Not bad. The murky grooves sound nice but don’t feel like they reach any real highs, the song ”Safesurfer” being the outlier
Helt bra
Chill rock, reminds me of Mad Season, the guy has a hoarse, deep voice.
Solid album, especially stoned
I didn't hate this, but I was confused when I read the genres. It's definitely not punk. I don't know what it is.
3.5
Decent enough
strong start, too long
I lost track of Julian Cope after The Teardrop Explodes split. Good to see him continuing his own strange path.
What a weird interesting album
A bit too long of an album. It’s not at any point bad, but it kind of lacks colour and personality. Hard to get excited during any moment of this album.
Decent alternative rock album, reminding me a bit of REM. Unfortunately way too long and also not memorable enough to warrant anything more than a 3
Although I new Reward, Treason and World Shut Your Mouth, I Was expecting something folky and somewhat downbeat and political, but this is late 80s/early 90s British indie guitar pop with a sense of fun and light experimentation and similar to his previous hits. A bit like early James but less folky and fewer lyrics. Enjoyable and upbeat, if overlong.
I am torn on this album. I don’t enjoy the spoken word style singing and low monotone singing that is 80% of the album but when Cope really goes for it, it makes the song like on double vegetation which gives of an early R.E.M vibe. The real star of this album is the distorted shredding guitar. I absolutely love the jam solos on these tracks. The album itself seems a little bloated with 18 tracks clocking in over 1 hour 15 minutes. Favorite tracks: Double Vegetation If you loved me at all Leperskin
Something is here to be sure, especially evident in the second half. It gets weird, reminding one of the strained beginnings. It's clear then that Cope is not only worshiping American sounds but commenting on the scene. A double album with no filler but largely expected arrangements.
Another interesting album that didn’t immediately draw me in
I liked parts of this, but overall it was sorta a slog to get through. I definitely didn't hate it, but it didn't catch me, that's for sure. 2.75/5
First track was a snooze but it picked up after that. Not blown away but it was enjoyable post-punk.
Rock, pop, electrónica... Primera parte, bien. Segunda, rara y aburrida
sounds more like Nick Cave than i thought it would
Some good indie/post punk/whatever. But it just seems to have no real stand out tracks or moments that jump out. More consistent than Fried, but not as enjoyable.
Mixed. more than a sum of its parts
I liked it. It was a good 80's reminder
Bom.
- it reminds me of awful lot of things - i like weird artsy stuff but for some reason this was not for me - still it was very pleasant listen, but definitely too long
Més aprofitable, musical i melòdic que la gran majoria de la suposada música experimental que hauria de venir en la década posterior. Els arranjaments i els temes, partint d'un pop enrevessat influït per la psicodèlia i uns quants géneres més, arriben de vegades a bon port, mentre que altres es queden perduts enmig del no res... disc interessant, si més no
Long but some bops
At first listen I didn't really know what to do with the album, but with the second and third listen it started to grow on me. The songs are of a high variance in quality, but there's power and emotion enough to be found
Not bad. Way more enjoyable than expected. Not sure if it was good enough to play again.
Double Vegetation has a cool 90's alt vibe. The whole album is like that, so it gets a little old by the middle of the album.
In 1991 I didn't particularly care for Julian Cope and probably couldn't pick his hits out if pressed to do so. As I listen to Peggy Suicide now, I remember why his music never really connected with me. Musically the album is actually quite good, as early 90s college radio fare goes. Cope has a solid group of musicians working with him and some pretty interesting arrangements. But there was much better stuff going on with music in 1991 than this. Cope struggles to hit some of his notes, and his vocal style isn't interesting enough to excuse it. I still mostly enjoyed listening to this, but the album is also overly long. It should be several songs shorter. Fave Songs: Safesurfer, Las Vegas Basement, Beautiful Love, Pristine, Not Raving But Drowning
The 3 stars I am giving this really belies my listening experience. Most of the tracks were in the low 2 area; I found it generic and greating. However, some of the tracks were really quite excellent. Like a mix of They Might Be Giants, A House, and Morphine. A weird synthesis of formative sounds of my youth that I never imagined together. These tracks are in the high 4, even low 5 territory. This averages out to a 3, but really it's quite a divisive experience.
Jeetje, eerst vond ik er niets aan, vooral dat 1e nummer leek om maar geen eind aan te komen. Na het 5e nummer begon het ineens een beetje te leven. Best leuk om dit eens te horen.
Moest wat loskomen, maar na een paar nummers bleek dit toch een best aardig plaatje te zijn.
This is a LONG alt-rock album. Songs are nice enough, but nothing that would give me any incentive to listen again. 3/5.
Bueno
I've always had a soft spot for wingnut lefties, especially when I have a pause button.
He really mixes it up a lot on this album, but it all holds together quite well. I found the 1st song wasn't a good opener, it was a bit too repetitive for me also a bit like some Lou Reed ballad. At other points he sounds like Nick Cave and sometimes there's a Bowie influence. I love the song Safe Surfer, especially the epic guest guitarist. Unfortunately I can't get the album art out of my head.
When Julian Cope was with the Teardrop Explodes they released Poppies in the Field which I really like so I was interested in hearing his solo work here. This album has some very interesting tracks, but as many here have complained this album is too long, and on Spotify we have the "Deluxe" extended edition which is even frigging longer! I couldn't maintain my attention for the duration of this Deluxe edition so it eventually was relegated to background music. If the filler had been culled this would have been a really great album. Safesurfer for example is a killer track.
Eh - didn’t pay that much attention to it
Great guitar tones. Cool use of instruments throughout the album. No songs really stand out. Gets pretty boring and goes on for too long.
I enjoyed some of the songs…mostly the ones with funky bass lines. The album did seem long though. I could see maybe listening to this in the background as I was working, but I already have a stack of such albums for that purpose that I enjoy more.
An interesting mix. Hard to pin down to a genre, definitely 80s meets 90s with a lot of influences and styles. Nothing I’ll revisit though
Better than I thought. But long.
Never heard of this before... can't guess anything based on the cover. The font says techno, the album name says indie, the artwork... I just dunno lol. Ok this is artsy nonsense, somewhere between Nick Cave, Tex Perkins, Lou Reed etc. some of it is ok but I just can't stand albums that go for this long - 75min for the vanilla version alone. Won't be listening past the 75.
Cope crafts a unique sound that blends electric, world, rock, and spoken word into a powerful album. It is a very long journey and album though, and it could have benefitted from some more selective track listings.
Bit of a long one. More background listening
I should like this more, definitely flavours of Nick Cave in there.... but I really didn't get on too well with it. Perhaps I should give it some more time but still 990 ish albums to go before I die!
This was pretty solid, almost the definition of post punk rock kinda. Will likely listen to again
little jam bandy at times, kept my head bobbing throughout though. not bad,
indie rock. round sound.
This was a pretty strange one. Not sure what to think of it. There were a couple songs I liked quite a bit and others not at all.
better than i was expecting. don't think i knew what julian cope sounded like, i was expecting sparks (the band - not to fall in love with him). i liked this.
Liked some songs but didn't get through the whole album.
It was OK.
OK. It got better for me on the second listen.
I now understand what was going on with Peggy and why she may have contemplated suicide and it has nothing to do with all of the soap in my underwear. That was just an experiment to see how much soap my underwear would hold. I did not factor that some may use bar soap and others use pump. I prefer pump when we are dealing with things in my underwear. I give Julian Cope a tip of the hat and four tiny pebbles that can be confused for rocks.
A few noteworthy songs but a lot of noise...
it has good moments but why is it so long? i think its overstated
3
6/10 F.t.: Double vegetation
goes on for too long
This is a long-winded, decent psych rock album, from the The Teardrop Explodes guy. There is some good variety, and neat ideas, but I honestly didn't really get much from this. A couple of good songs here and there, but this was just way less interesting that I was expecting. And I don't even really know why. I just don't gel with this thing. Maybe I think it lacks it's own identity? I dunno.
idr
Hørte ikke hele. For lang, ikke for meg.
This album was the beginning of Julian Cope's trademark sound and approach. I did not know Cope had a trademark sound, mostly because I had never heard of Julian Cope. He is English and was in The Teardrop Explodes, which is a band already in this book, so those are all the qualifications needed for his placement in here. This was a long album. I would have cut a few of these tracks before putting the album out, but what do I know. This is another album that falls squarely on the question of "What is Julian Cope doing here that requires inclusion in this book?" None of this is bad, but everything he is trying to do here has been done better by more accomplished artists. Not every album in this book has to knock my socks off and cause me to question how I ever missed this album, but I generally would prefer something stand out about the album which creates the need for inclusion. My favorite songs: Pristeen East Easy Rider Safesurfer If You Loved Me at All Drive, She Said Head The American Lite
this album came out like two decades too late i might just be being a bit harsh, since i don't have an issue with this album sonically, and maybe it's all just going over my head and i'm just uncultured, but to me at least this literally just sounds like a 70s rock opera that was born in the wrong generation. considering i can think of albums in this vein that i'd rather listen to that came out 10-20 years before this, i can't help but find it all a bit trite compared to all the great, more significant and interesting rock records that came out around the same time thought it was a bit long as well lol j did like the little fun fact that the smiths drummer (mike joyce) played on this album tho favourite songs: east easy rider, drive she said least favourite songs: this album kinda blended together too much for me to pick out a particularly weak song, could just be on me for disengaging but idk
Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope is an album that has completely passed me by, as has Julian Cope himself. I know very little about him or his music, so I’m going into this one completely blind. Let’s give him a listen. Listening to anything that runs for over an hour is a big ask. For me, no album needs to be this long, and it’s almost impossible to maintain the quality and hold my attention across that sort of running time. There are definitely parts of Peggy Suicide that I enjoyed, but there are also plenty that didn’t do much for me. It’s OK overall, but the sheer length works against it. There are some interesting moments and good songs buried in here, but it’s far too inconsistent to justify the length and another listen. Favourite track: East easy rider Least favourite track: So much of the album was dull and unnecessary Album artwork: Love the album cover. It’s bold, strange and immediately grabs your attention.
I guess I forgot to review this one, but have nearly 0 memorable moments from the album. Listened to a few sections of songs to try and jog my memory.
No thank you.
absolutely not. i know nothing about julian cope and after this i don't intend to find out. this album comes off as someone who maybe used to make exciting music but is now older and far too self-indulgent. if i'm wrong, i'm wrong, but that is sure what it sounds like. i wasn't there and i don't get it. 2/5
Not bad but nah
Didn't listen to the whole thing. I appreciated some of the messaging in it; the songwriting didn't do much for me though.
2/5. An album of experiments in Psych and alternative rock that saw Julian Cope changing up his sound and adjusting to the 90’s (though it did come out before the grunge explosion of late 1991.) and like many albums that see an artist expanding their sound and experimenting, it’s a mixed bag. There’s some moments I enjoy like the strange but effective instrumental build near the end of “Hung up and Hanging Out to Dry” but most of it did basically nothing for me. He’s obviously pulling from a ton of different influences here but never really develops any single idea or style fully into something distinct. and at an hour and sixteen minutes it definitely runs too long for its own good.
Had not heard of this artist, and didn’t take much from this album. Wasn’t a terrible listen, but I was ready for it to be over well before it was - and I only listened to the 1hr version…
A bit all over the place, which is guess is to be expected for an album that wants to emulate psychedelia, but it's the 90's instead of the late 60's. Wasn't particularly memorable either, as there seems to be a mimicry of other artists here such as Nick Cave, R.E.M., The Doors, etc. but nothing to really make the artist stand out themselves. But hey, this album apparently marked the beginning of their trademark sound and maturity as an artist, so good for them I guess...
Why? What the fuck are we even doing here?
A seemingly endless collection of bad Syd Barrett Pink Floyd b-sides. On the other hand, it is also WAY TOO LONG.
Piece of art? More like this dude is a piece of work
I didn't really know what to expect. The closing track had a nice calming vibe. Do-do, do-do, do-do, ... Beautiful Love, the most streamed song of the album, is something too
It started out okay, different, I was liking it, but had to stop and do some things. When I picked it up again the next day, I thought it was just eh! And went on too long.
Lacked the teardrop explodes pop sensibilities so just left with run of the mill 80's indie that doesnt really stand the test of time.
I can’t decipher this album. I don’t love the music and the lyrics seem somewhat absurd.
This album is like pick 'n mix, but its mostly liquorice and only some cola cubes.
I enjoyed parts of this, but like so many albums, it's cardinal sin is the pairing of its length and lack of variety. 4/10
pristine pristine how much can you take? cause listening to this was my first mistake trusting that it would get better was a major mistake smth i've noticed is listmaker really likes british guys who sing shitty offkey bad lyrics
What a crap birthday gift, cheers Julian
Just not for me
just a bit mid, maybe would like it more with a few more listens
David Byrne, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, REM but the worst parts.
Would be good live
ANOTHER NAKED PERSON??? (Somehow I feel that it's a sign that I'm gonna like it). honestly I don't think I'd listen to this one again either but Soldier Blue...
Cover was cooler than the music
I wasn't a fan of this album. The sound was too rough and it feels way too pretentious. Plus (even at 1hr 16min) it's too long. I'm sure it plays well at a record store and with the music snob crowd.
When to listen: in the type of dive bar with lots of stickers on the bathroom walls (that may be all dive bars.) This album was... cool. But unfortunately, forgettable. I had to re-listen as I wrote this.
Musically, this could have been something......and then he opens his mouth. It's not really singing as much as is sounds like some beatnik slam poetry by someone who is an asshole, but sees themselves as a brooding genius. I just didn't get this mess at all.
Intriguing album art from an artist I don't recognize at all. It feels like a collage with deep illustrative properties, and it's dark, so it's giving me heavy-punk vibes. I'd say the album art is misleading, the album has a happier, light execution with thought out composition and production. After an initial listen I can see why I haven't heard of him, this is not a name I'd keep on record so I can look forward to it in the future. Kind of like a new Zappa with less direction. Unfortunately I hate his voice, it docks at least half a point and undoes a lot of the pretty musical aspects. Even those fleeting beautiful sonic moments are typically chased by something cheesy and far from the vanguard. And this is what critics consider his best work? Eek. 2.35/5
At first, I thought I was in for the biggest slog of an album I've generated so far. I was half-right about that. After a very wonky start, the album started to grow on me, but it really needed some serious cutting, it gets unbearable at times. There's also an air of self-importance felt throughout, which isn't helped by the fact that it's split into four "phases". Peggy Suicide really isn't as original or creative as it thinks it is, rather the opposite. Overall, I really liked a couple of tracks, but it was mostly an annoying experience. I doubt I'll delve into Julian Cope's other work any time soon.
This kind of sucked. It wasn't too bad; some instrumental parts were fine. But the whole album felt uninspiring and demo-like, especially with the mediocre singing.
Ah yes another British musician I haven't heard of & probably won't hear again
Album #103: Peggy Suicide - Julian Cope Genre (W): Art rock, psychedelic rock Singles: Beautiful Love, Safesurfer, East Easy Rider, Head I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: This album is quite dull and dragging. I kept wondering when it was gonna end. Some songs are well-written and catchy, but overall, this album is way too long. I almost fell asleep. Favorite songs: Pristeen, East Easy Rider, Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line, Drive, She Said, Leperskin
Ikke helt favoritt men stedvis funker det bra Litt sånn alternativ 90 mølje som er litt uidentifiserbart men som jeg hører mange har hentet ting fra i ettertid
- Kind of annoying - Kind of ok - Not my taste
Not my style
Bland
i listened to this album in a lecture hall and my god i might of thought whatever the teacher was yapping on that week was better then the music playing in my ears. isn't bad enough to give it a 1 tho
Ah, art-rock mixed with post-punk new-wave, my FAVOURITE genre. Apart from that, obviously, sarcastic comment, this album is just boring, gets repetitive and overstays its welcome. I did not mind Safesurfer at all, but the rest is just terrible. Just pretentious crap.
Decent enough I suppose but I doubt I will ever want to hear it again.
I liked a few songs on this but not most of it
Churn out a shorter, better album every 2 years instead of a longer, worse one every year
Ik kende dit nog niet. Het is met vlagen best aardig, maar gedurende de 75 minuten dat dit album duurt valt Julian ook wel een paar keer lelijk door de mand wat mij betreft. Omdat het altijd lekker is om dingen die je niet kent te categoriseren zou ik dit willen omschijven als een iets veelzijdigere, maar toch meer vergeetbare Nick Cave. Ik twijfel net als gister over 2 of 3 sterren. Ik zet deze op 2 sterren omdat ik 75 minuten wel echt veel te lang vind. Echt de helft te lang.
Was it probably considered good when it came out? Sure. Was it enjoyable to listen to now and not just rambling on and on? Yes
I listened.
honestly could've been seperated into two albums and it would've been better imo. it is a bit too long as it is now, it ends up feeling very plain, repetitive and, at the very end, boring.
no big deal or lasting impression. Onward
Post-punk should be short and punchy. This is 2.5 hours of some of the most self-indulgent non-sense I've ever heard. One of those “you had to be there when…” albums. 2⭐️
Couldn't really keep attention to this album, which I guess means it wasn't that interesting to me. Another "post punk" effort that seems to fall a little flat. It's too long as well. 2/5 Won't listen again
Not quite the prophet he thinks he is, Cope here delivers a 75-minute sermon-slash-variety-show where the gospel is pagan, the delivery is Lou Reed by way of a psychotropic smoothie, and the punchlines are mostly buried in bongwater. Nominally political and spiritually “awakened,” but mostly just loud, long, and trying really, really hard to be the coolest shaman in the indie rock commune. The alt-dance-noise cocktail often hits a familiar mid-tempo shuffle—think INXS on mushrooms (“Double Vegetation”) or George Michael in a haze of incense and irony (“If You Loved Me at All”). When he does settle into a vibe, like the noir-funk of “Head” or the echo-chamber mourning of “Las Vegas Basement,” it can be haunting. But too often he’s just Not Raving But Rambling. You’ll need stamina, patience, and maybe a chart to track the vibes.
I am so bored of hearing this mediocre, self indulgent guff.
DNF
It's alright, pretty relaxing. Kind of reminds me of the singer from the 90's band Live. Nothing really stood out for me. Not bad but not great either.
It’s not horrible but it is an endless and incoherent jumble.
Much like Mark E Smith, I find his voice hard to warm to. Maybe it’ll grow on me over time
kinda boring ngl
listened to this years ago and it didn't stick. it's fine, nothing terrible here. maybe i'll try again next decade
I really tried to get into this album but I just couldn't. Like a mix of 90s grunge, Nick Cave and sometimes a bit of ska/punk (mainly thinking of the sax in "You…"). It was way too long at 1 hour 15 min and it never really to pass my boredom threshold except during “Hanging Out and Hung Up On The Line”. Maybe when I’m more in the mood for this album I could actually find something I enjoyed. Weak 2.
Listened a bunch bc I couldn’t get a grasp of the album and couldn’t listen start to finish. Don’t get it
5/10 There were some decent moments, but its all over the place, incoherent and way too long. Highlights: Safesurfer
Not for me
Not particularly memorable for me, sometimes the music/guitar reminded me of U2 but with much worse singing. Kind of a “whatever” for me
what in the tom waits did i just listen to
Genuinely awesome voice but instrumentals leave some to be desired.
I didn't like it. I think it's his voice. Pretty sure I didn't like The Teardrop Explodes, either.
A couple good songs but I don't want to listen to the second half to see if there are any more.
Has a little appeal, but not much
Julian Cope, ein britischer Musiker aus England, veröffentlichte Peggy Suicide 1991 als siebtes Soloalbum. Die Aufnahmen entstanden 1990 in Londoner Studios mit mehreren Toningenieuren, unter anderem in Sessions mit Produzent Donald Ross Skinner und verschiedenen Technikern der Island-Produktion. Stilistisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock und Indie-Rock und markiert eine Phase, in der Cope seine Musik stärker politisch und thematisch ausrichtete. Das Doppelalbum ist in vier Abschnitte gegliedert und kombiniert klassische Songstrukturen mit längeren, experimentellen Passagen. Zu den bekanntesten Titeln gehören „Beautiful Love“, „Safesurfer“, „East Easy Rider“ und „Head“. Besonders „Safesurfer“ fällt mit seiner ausgedehnten, repetitiven Struktur auf, während „Beautiful Love“ stärker an melodischen Alternative-Rock anknüpft. Inhaltlich tauchen immer wieder Themen wie Umweltfragen, Spiritualität und gesellschaftliche Kritik auf, ohne dass der musikalische Rahmen seine psychedelische Grundfarbe verliert. Die Produktion wirkt bewusst roh und direkt, was den Songs eine gewisse Unmittelbarkeit gibt. Gleichzeitig zeigt die große Zahl an Stücken eine breite stilistische Palette – von kompakten Rocknummern bis zu freieren, fast improvisierten Momenten. Ein umfangreiches Album, das Cope als eigenwilligen Songwriter zeigt und seine Vorliebe für psychedelisch gefärbten Rock mit persönlichen Themen verbindet.
Not my favorite. Liked bits and pieces.
Indulgent.
Meh.
This guy wants to be Jim Morrison so bad, but he lacks the gravitas, and the music lacks any semblance of uniqueness.
strong punchy vocals
this album has the misfortune of being over 2 hours long and only having 1 song that's decent.
I don't know about this one. I didn't hate it but I didn't really like it either. 2.5 stars
Meh
Thought this was alright 40 minutes in until I looked and realised I had EIGHT TRACKS LEFT
not my tipe of music
"Fine", "Decent" and "Boring" are right next to each other in the keywords. I expected something weirder and more abrasive from my vague idea of who Julian Cope is. While I didn't want to turn it off, I know I won't listen to the whole 1:15 hour album (certainly not the 2:30 deluxe edition that people seem to be listening to) again.
1 stern
Really not for me, some decent stuff but nothing to grip you
Cool, more obscure British pop rock with less than 100k monthly listeners. I still listened to the whole thing,.
A really hard one to pin down. There were moments that I thought I was REALLY enjoying it, other moments where I really didn’t, but the majority of the time was just ok.
The instrumentals were ok but could not save the lyrics in my opinion.
It is WAY too long. The songs do not fit cohesively. It’s like each one was written by a different band.
At first I thought the average score on this album was a bit harsh, since I heard quite some variation in the tracks and their influences. However this album is just too long and at some point I realized that each song had a cool idea or sound and then just did that until the end with little variation. Then the last half of the album just isn't all that good.
Julian shut your mouth.
I'll be honest. This did nothing for me. I can't recall a single track. I guess you can say I couldn't cope with it.
Did we really need a Teardrop Explodes and a Juilian Cope album on this list. Whoever made this list loves practically irrelevant British artists. First off, this album is way too long and is a slog to get through. Actually every individual song is a slog to get through mostly due to Julian's vocals. He has no energy and makes everything sound so boring. Every once and a while the instruments do something interesting, but they never really capitalize on it, or they will drag it out until I am bored. I think there is a 3/5 in here somewhere with a different singer and cutting half the tracks, but as is this isn't very good. Mid 2.
Am sure he's a general force for good but I didn't get on with this, and it was a slog getting to the end (I didn't listen to disc 2)
Nah. This is one of those albums where you think "God, it must be over soon, right?" and you're barely halfway. Hard to put it specifically, but in a way I felt this album just took itself a bit too seriously, like it tried a little too hard to be cool/profound.
Too long and I don't really see any reason for it to be on here
Monotonus. Good voice
Background music. Didn't notice any song, and listened to the whole thing while working.
At its best, an eclectic mix of experimental genres. But it feels very disjointed and over indulgent. Didn’t need to be as long, the songs didn’t really connect in a meaningful way, and parts felt like a stoned dude messing around with recording software in his basement.
This was too long and wasn’t it for me
Too much, and too little, of something.
I always knew his previous successful song World Shut Your Mouth, but not enough to make me dig deeper into catalogue. This was really no different. Some ok songs and cool sounds here and there, but not enough to standout. On top of that it’s way too long. From hope to nope.
This just felt like a poor man’s version of some mix of the Smiths, maybe a little Lou Reed or REM at times even? This shouldn’t be in the convo with any of those, pretty avg album
I didn’t really enjoy this. Found it kind of annoying at parts. Some was cool but too much “meh” for me to go higher. 2.5
this shit gay
1991. This album was really long and has interesting noise music elements. Kinda neutral singing in some songs and others that are unpleasant.
Meh. Tbh I didn’t listen to the whole thing. Had some folk-y things I liked; the lyrics I didn’t love.
Nice dive into psychedelia but it just didn’t work
I've heard of Julian Cope but I haven't ever listened to his music. I'm just not feeling this one. A lot of it just feels very amateurish.
Not sure what to make of this. Double Vegetation is a pretty decent alt-rock tune. East Easy Rider has a funky bassline and half spoken vocals and then Promised Land is country-folk before turning into a bit of an indie rocker. Very little cohesion between the tracks so far. Then Hanging Out is almost punk, but softer? I do like when there's organs - and Safesurfer has some pretty good guitar and piano too, but more spoken vocals again. I don't know man. It's still a cool track, but this is all over the place, which is a pretty good way to describe this album. And I'm barely scratching the surface... PSA: just because you can make a CD 76 minutes long doesn't mean you should. Listen, there's some stuff here that I think will appeal to many people. For that reason it's ** and not * but this needed an editor.
huumorilevy josta en ymmärrä mitään mutta menevää meininkiä
Not really a fan of this type of music but there were some decent tracks. Some corny lyrics and songwriting but tolerable
pristeen 😐 pristeen 😐 pristeen 😐
How Much Can I Take? Not much to be honest.
This wasn’t for me, I didn’t enjoy it
I haven't heard anything about this band or any songs from them. (I'm only listening to the first disc, cuz the whole album is 2.5 hours long yikes) Pristeen - I like the voice intro, lowkey the rest of the song is the same, and idk how I feel about the singer's tone but we shall see Double vegetation - ok this one sounds way better what happened to the other song, all the instruments sound great in this one, way more rich and powerful, more upbeat East Easy Rider - ok why is the beat lowkey reggae or hip hop a smidge, not rlly but like a little bit, just a nice beat, nice to listen to Promised land - lowkey reminds me of the mountain goats, I think from the synths in the background, ok Hanging out and hung up on the line - ok guitar!!!! big switch from previous song, more upbeat but has a nice ring to it Safesurfer - just a nice instrumental, the guitar is greeeaattttt, dang 10 whole minutes, it was actually fine it went into vocals like half way through If you love me at all - lowkey the instrumental reminds me of the cure but not rlly, it's still good but I prefer other songs Drive, she said - is that cowbell i hear ???? more upbeat, but bro I'm not even half through the half of the album Soldier blue - soulja boy, sounds like it could be from air a bit, still upbeat and fun to listen to You... - nice and short which i appreciate, only just got past the halfway point lol Not raving but drowning - i wasn't paying attention tbh, i had to take a break from the album cuz its SOOOO LONGG Head - ok im back, this one is fine, it was still good but I think they were just some better songs Leperskin - oh lowkey a bit groovy, the cowbell is back!!! I am getting a bit bored ngl Beautiful love - I just skimmed through Western front 1992 CE - all of these songs Hung up and hanging out to dry - because i couldnt take The american lite - how long this freaking Las vegas basement - album is jesus christ OVERALL: bro there's so many songs and this is just half of the album, lowkey doubted this album at the start cuz I didn't rlly like pristeen, but then it got wayyy better afterwards, all the songs after for the most part sounded good, but I just kept thinking about how long the album was, now the songs are getting a bit repetitive :( ⭐⭐/ 5
this album is "interesting" on paper but in practice it's one of the most boring I've heard. It occasionally shows flashes of good music but is just boring 90% of the time 4/10 probably the least justified double album I've heard
Somewhere between nick cave and the divine comedy, just goes on and on 2*
La primera canción es de las peores que he escuchado en mi vida. Con momentos pasables, es un disco muy malo. Se nos olvida a veces que las canciones deben tener melodía. Y este señor comenta las canciones con poca original y menos musicalidad. No lo he podido terminar.
I don't really like Julian Cope. I get it I think but the music feels dated. Just not for me I guess
I'm not sure what this was, but it wasn't good.
El Intro de Double Vegetation es fantástico junto an Easy Easy Rider lo que mas me gusto .
If you can't be arsed to write more than 8 lines of lyrics pr. track, maybe don't extend each one of them to go on for this long. I honestly think this got better around track 15, but that's really too late. Balancing between fine and annoying while it goes on, and absolutely forgettable the instant it ends.
The bad side of average.
That was not very good 2/5
Feels self indulgent and a little shallow
Eclectic album. Other than that I'm not sure why we're listening to this
sad that it’s so forgettable
Wasn't even that bad at first, but it just went on for so long and I couldn't even bring myself to listen anymore.
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No private session used for Spotify. I found this album kind of bland, though I did find myself grooving on some of the guitar. I was going to give it a second listen, but at 1hour 16 minutes, one listen is all I have time for and I have to stick with my first impression.
Just ok,
Definitely had it's moments. The problem is with the length of the album, and song count, there's also a lot of non-moments. Ended on a high note though.