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Sincere

Mj Cole

2000
Sincere
Album Summary

Sincere is the debut studio album by English musician MJ Cole. It was released in December 2000 under the Talkin' Loud label. The album reached number 14 in the UK Albums Chart in August 2001. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

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2.42

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Electronica

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Thu Sep 23 2021
2

Choose Your Own Adventure! Just slot in "You Must Hear Before You Die" where applicable: 1001 Drum Presets 1001 Unlabeled Extended Dance Mixes 1001 Cut Big Fish Theory Beats 1001 Dreamcast Era Racing Game Menu Themes 1001 Guest Vocalists Maybe Too Willing to Lend a Hand 1001 Sped-Up Massive Attack Songs 1001 Miami Bass Tracks for Timid Whites 1001 British Albums That Charted Somewhere 1001 Alternate Takes from That One Röyksopp GEICO Caveman Commercial 1001 is a Way Bigger Number Than We Thought Key Tracks: I dunno, listen to one of the ones with the dude singing, one of the ones with the lady singing, and one of the ones with the patois guy and you'll have heard the whole album.

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Sun Apr 18 2021
1

Boring, repetitive, and super long. Possesses about as much cultural importance as a cologne ad, which makes the album cover convenient. Best track: Radio Interlude

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Mon Oct 05 2020
1

Almost offensively generic. It baffles me that anyone would invest time in making it listening to music this bland.

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Fri Apr 30 2021
1

Booooring...I considered turning it off half way through the first song.

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Fri Nov 26 2021
2

Very average sounding EDM. British bias of the list showing here. If this had come out in say 1990 vs 2000 it would be a little more impressive but I still don't think I'd feel it either way.

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Thu Apr 08 2021
1

I really don't enjoy electronic music and this was no exception. To make matters worse spotify onky has deluxe version of this album which is weird. Normally deluxe albums give you the album itself and then extra songs after those original ones but here they were mixed which made listening to it very annoying.

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Thu Mar 11 2021
1

I could not get into this album. It was very repetitive early 2000s electronic with frustrating vocal performances. Not my thing.

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Mon May 24 2021
1

Not my cup of tea. The beats can be interesting but just not anything I would listen to

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Thu Apr 07 2022
3

ENTER With the 2 step crew flibbi dibbi dibbi you know what to do not nigel on the 1 2s i should well be a garage MC. i was hoping for a guilty pleasure album but it was just a bit meh. however it was surprisingly easy to listen to.

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Wed Jan 27 2021
1

Fit for a club, not for my living room.

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Fri Mar 17 2023
1

Whoever produced this list mistook variety for making room for all kind of (pseudo)musical attempts despite its quality

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Thu Feb 04 2021
4

It’s a grime album. Not my go to scene. It’s good. But I’m not schooled in this genre at all.

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Mon Dec 06 2021
4

Hella good. Nice beats with pretty good vocals all the way through. Super danceable which is always a plus. Overall, a pretty cool old-school UK garage album! 8/10

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Thu Jan 13 2022
4

I know precisely zero about this prior to listening to it. Wow. Thinking "OK, this is some light and relatively unchallenging jazz" it turns out to actually be some UK garage. This is going to be a fun ride... OK, so this album is long. I managed to get through Oxygene by having it land on a day that I had a three hour drive. But I didn't have two hours to spare for this. Got about an hour through the first volume and there's some good stuff in here. I'd come back to it out of a sense of completeness, but I doubt it'll enter my regular play. What I can say about UK Garage is that at the time, it seemed world-changing. The direction was new, refreshing and exciting. With the eyes of time looking back at it, though, it seems tame. From UK garage's world-changing start we've seen the birth of dubstep and grime. As important and exciting as it was... It has been eclipsed by its progeny. I feel the same way about what I heard of Sincere as I do about The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. It's a good album, and one that exemplifies a sea-change in music. But they are, perhaps, the giants that other people are standing on the shoulders of.

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Wed Nov 10 2021
3

I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. I expected an album of Sincere re-mixes and, let’s be honest, a lot of tracks sound like they could be just that - but there’s a nice mood throughout with some beautiful singing. This definitely taps into a nostalgia for a jungle sound which was briefly all you heard from car stereos and such in London. There are better jungle albums out there, though; and there are definitely 1,001 better albums than this. But it’s a nice enough listen for when you are feeling in the mood.

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Thu Apr 07 2022
3

I'll take your Dubstep, I'll take your Grime but UK Garage is generally just a bit too polished, a little too bling for me. I mean look at that album cover. So this wouldn't have been my choice to go out gurning to in the Noughties but on this run through I did quite enjoy it as background music while I worked.

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Mon May 22 2023
3

Reading around this suggests that it's on the list as a good example of a genre. OK, I get that. I can live with the idea of that. But, well, it's just all just a bit boring I'm afraid. I quite like electronic music it seems, but this isn't my cup of tea - just seems a bit mindless and without a hook or some style to get me into it. The persistency of the drum line doesn't help possibly. I wouldn't choose to listen to this again, but if it were background music for cooking to, for example, that wouldn't be the end of the world. It can have a sympathy 3, but it's probably a 2.5 in reality.

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Wed Jan 20 2021
2

Not a fan, just shitty club mixes

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Sun Apr 04 2021
2

I admit I did not listen to the whole album, but it was so uninetresting. Melody was okay I guess.

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Mon Dec 12 2022
2

It reminds me of kurupt fm but not hilarious, just useless.

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Mon Mar 20 2023
2

I feel confused by this and not in a good fun way

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Thu May 18 2023
2

This reminds me of every "hip" coffee house from the mid 2000s. Perfect music to listen to when trying out this new thing called "smashed avocado".

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Sun May 28 2023
2

This type of music became popular in the late nineties, and stayed popular till the early naughties. As far as "this" type of music is concerned, Sincere is far from representing any substantial musical achievements or much in the field of originality. Also: extremely overlong. So: Meh, what's this album doing here?

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Thu Jun 01 2023
2

This doesn't really do much for me. Blah blah blah boring and loooong. 2 stars.

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Sun Mar 26 2023
1

1.7 - I feel like I got locked up in a JC Penney fitting room, caught shoplifting, and I’m stuck listening to this music over the speakers, awaiting interrogation.

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Fri Mar 31 2023
1

Every song has the exact same beat bro Doesn't quite feel like a finished product, but a bunch of demos

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Sun Apr 09 2023
1

You know it’s bad when I can make it all the way through trout mask replica but not this. By the fourth song I was out this shit sucked major ass.

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Fri May 26 2023
1

Ok, it's possible to do the worst album ever and still be part of the 1001 list. You convinced me.

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Wed Oct 07 2020
5

Was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this. I didn’t think much of it at first since I just expected UK House and Dance, but Elizabeth Troy’s vocals won me over. Made me invested in the deluxe version of the album.

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Wed Mar 02 2022
5

I love this entire album, and I would like to own it on vinyl.

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Tue Mar 15 2022
5

first time actually getting an album i've not heard or heard of

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Mon Dec 26 2022
5

Needs a very specific time and place but once you find the right mood it completely takes you over.

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Tue Oct 06 2020
4

MJ Cole. Great find. His latest music is really chill. 4.5/5

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Fri Jan 22 2021
4

Could not stop banging my head. This is a great album to code to. Great vibes, great beats, great melodies, but it wasn't anything that makes me go "10/10 album!". 4

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Wed Jun 02 2021
4

Would listen to this again. Bit eclectic but I enjoyed it quite a bit

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Thu Jun 24 2021
4

Demasiado largo. Pero bueno, le voy a dar un 4. Está bien.

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Wed Oct 13 2021
4

One of my favorite new finds so far. Some really dynamic sampling and amazing vocal performances throughout.

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Fri Dec 03 2021
4

I would never normally listen to this but it was exactly what I needed today. Weirdly it really helped me concentrate on work.

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Fri Jan 07 2022
4

I enjoyed this relaxing soul electronic trip hop album. Love the hypnotic drumming beat with calm balanced voices that makes today autotuned albums seem pointless. Easy to listen and keeps you hooked during the whole album session. Definitely will give this another go. Probably more.Tip. The deluxe album more tracks (clubbing sounding remixes) . There are avoidable if you need the time.

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Wed Feb 09 2022
4

4.5 if I could, like it a lot!

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Wed Mar 02 2022
4

I understand why it is called garage music. Is good to listen to though

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Mon Aug 08 2022
4

Odma da komentiram da je cover čisto sranje, fucking 'ell. This albums fucks tho, mislim da kad bi se ovako pustio bilo gdje, pasao bi, pogotovo onak negdje u beach baru il šta ja znam, na otvorenom, lagano đuskanje. Sviđa mi se.

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Thu Nov 17 2022
4

Not really my style if I'm honest. Tbh I don't really like it

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Thu Dec 01 2022
4

Dated in some ways but very good dance/electronic of the era

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Wed Dec 21 2022
4

Nice dancey album, good grooves. 4 stars.

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Fri Dec 23 2022
4

Dig it. The deluxe album has quite the remix selection. 2hrs. whew.

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Fri Jan 13 2023
4

New Most dancable album. Glorious.

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Thu May 04 2023
4

I really liked this I will try to listen to it again in full

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Sun May 14 2023
4

At the time, I was much more into the harder end of garage, but actually, these fairly detailed and lush garage tracks that still manage to slap are pretty great. I enjoyed it far more than I expected and was 2 stepping found the house all day!

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Sun May 21 2023
4

Demasiado largo. Pero bueno, le voy a dar un 4. Está bien.

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Mon Aug 14 2023
4

I hadn't heard this before and was surprised at that. I really enjoyed it and wanted to learn a little more about the UK Garage scene. Nice mix of soul vocals, smooth basslines and dance beats.

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Thu Aug 17 2023
4

I felt like I was watching a British movie made between '92 and 2003. Everything is seen through a blue or green filter. Tyrone?

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Tue Oct 27 2020
3

Early garage beats..... good listen!

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Wed Mar 10 2021
3

Digging this one actually. Been kinda into early 2000s/late 90s house music and this fits the bill.

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Fri May 07 2021
3

Dance tranquilo. Buena rítmica

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Wed Jun 02 2021
3

This was Ok, pretty good even, but I did kind of find myself tuning it out into the background.

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Fri Jan 22 2021
3

Weird album, but I liked some of the beats/vocals.

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Fri Apr 02 2021
3

OG British garage /dub. Never knowingly heard any of this guys tracks before. Bandelero Desperado sounded like the birth of garage/jungle. Definitely paved the way for Chase & Status, even Dizzee Rascal and early grime etc. Actually really enjoyed it tbf. 3/5, cos it doesn't sound classic enough to be a 4

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Sat Apr 17 2021
3

really enjoyed this! it was a tad repetitive but it’s clearly an influential album and i completely get the appeal. elisabeth troy murdered those vocals i loved every track she was on

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Fri Jul 02 2021
3

House music huh. Feeling the dancefloor groove.

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Thu Aug 05 2021
3

Good background music for a chill party or something like that.

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Thu Sep 23 2021
3

Felt like going to the house party of someone outside your friend group.

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Fri Nov 19 2021
3

-Some nice flows and catchiness in "Bandelero Desperado" -"Rough Out Here" is pretty solid. I like that it is pretty upbeat and not as repetitive, and the singing is great -"Free My Mind" is nice but also pretty repetitive

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Sun Nov 21 2021
3

Had never heard of them. I like it. Some great grooves here.

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Fri Dec 03 2021
3

I would say I'm glad I hear this and liked the title track Sincere - but I wouldn't listen to a lot of it again. I respect it though!

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Fri Dec 03 2021
3

This isn't completely classic in terms of British garage I feel... it's not exactly banger after banger but more sinks into the background. I guess there isn't really such a thing as great garage albums as people aren't creating garage for album purpose but more single bangers for the club. I actually still really enjoyed the whole album to work to as it does inspire focus and productivity haha, but it's not classic enough for a 4. I didn't find any tracks particularly exciting or special really.

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Wed Dec 15 2021
3

Chill album, EDM, not too memorable

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Mon Dec 27 2021
3

This was an enjoyable album, with a housey-jazzy-R&B vibe. I gather from some of the reviews that this album prefigured a lot of UK garage music, but it feels a little dated to me, coming out all the way in 2000. I still like it for the most part. It would have been better had he just let the singers sing and done less chopping up of the vocal pieces. Fave Songs: You're Mine, Crazy Love, Rough Out Here

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Mon Feb 21 2022
3

A nice enough album. It launched UK Garage apparently, though I don’t think UK Garage got played much in the clubs on this side of the pond, but what do I know, I’m 62. As I’m sure I’ve said before this type of music not well-suited for the LP format, it’s all about the singles, but I think you could say that about a lot of 60s albums as well.

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Thu Mar 03 2022
3

Did not know this album in advance. It sounded quite dated, usually I am fine with that and also in this case.. ..it is certainly an album I would not mind listening to again (it sounds great, especially over headphones). On the other hand, it can easily be replaced by any other solid dance/house UK album from that period. So, hard to see why it is included on the list.

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Wed Apr 06 2022
3

3/5 okeyish, but ultimately no.

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Fri Apr 08 2022
3

Lekkere beat. Vooral mooi die combinatie met de piano, wat dan weer dat klassieke randje aan het geheel geeft. Ik houdt er wel van. Lekkere zang ook. ***

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Thu Apr 14 2022
3

Eh, I didn't like UK garage at the time, and this hasn't converted me. At least it didn't actively piss me off, which some of the genre definitely did back in the day. Fave track - "Rough Out Here", but maybe that's cheating as it's a straight ahead soul track, not very garagey. "Slum King" sound amusingly like it could come from "People Just Do Nothing" 😆

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Thu Jun 16 2022
3

Important: seek out the album proper and ignore the additional mixes tacked on the end of the collection after about track 16 (free my mind). Inoffensive and very well produced UK Garage. Quite mellow. Excellent singing by Elisabeth Troy. I am surprised to say i like this. Sincere (the song) is well known and a club classic. Definitely a 3, but although early UK Garage and influential, probably not a 4. Enjoyable enough.

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Fri Jun 17 2022
3

Some really good tracks, some howlers.

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