Sincere

You know what? No. I tried really hard. I tried and tried and tried. But sometimes no matter how hard I try, some albums just don’t click with me. I wanted to like this. I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and find something good hidden under the rubble. But after the first few songs, I knew that wasn’t going to happen. With one of the most 2000s looking covers I’ve ever seen, this record does one thing. And only one thing. It is the single most one-trick pony piece of music I have ever had the displeasure of listening to. Think of all of the most generic drums, effects, and synth sounds ever made. Like bottom of the barrel club instrumentals off of a website like Looperman. And then throw some really uninteresting vocals on top of that. Make 16 songs with that, and make it over an hour. That is this album in a nutshell. Was there no one who ever stepped in on a studio session, listened to the music he was making, and said, “Hey, maybe you shouldn’t make every track have the exact same drums at the exact same BPM”. I genuinely thought I was losing my mind. It’s unfortunate to see what would otherwise be a collection of really cool sounds and loops wasted on such a drab record. I’m also convinced these recordings were done almost entirely in some inner circle of underground UK musicians. Because none of the vocalists featured seem to have anything else that they’ve done in their careers. It’s hard to even find info on some, like Danny Vicious. Who is also unbearably annoying. Most of the vocalists aren’t horrible, but don’t add anything of value. At least Elisabeth Troy can sing well. I will give credit where credit is due. Most of this is pretty lame. But there are a few decent songs here and there. And Rough Out Here is honestly a banger track. Not mad at that one at all. This really does feel like music only British people would get a kick out of. There are dudes that have been on Love Island who probably vibe with this. But let me make this clear. If someone try’s to tell you that this is one of the best UK garage albums ever, they are LYING TO YOU. Listen to something else. Rating: 3/10

Bro really thinks he cooked with this one

Desperately below average early 2000s garage.

Fine. Too long. A lot sounds the same.

Idc

Actually quite liked it

My strongest feeling after hearing this album is that I am so incredible tired of the drum pattern he uses throughout the whole record, and I never want the hear those snare, rim and kick samples ever again. Garage and other drum-and-bass like genres are probably my least favourite electronic music, so this album is fighting an uphill battle from the start. I think the guest artists singing makes the whole record. He also has some nice piano progressions which fits well. But the record is way too monotone for me. FYI Mr. Cole, it is possible to do electronic records without it sounding exactly the same. It does get better at the end of the record though, changing tonality, and 'Rough Out Here' being a fresh breeze. But then it falls back into old ways a bit too much. Not complete garbage, but very close to a 1.

Not sure why this is special, hadn't heard it before and didn't really need to. Just sounded like som bland garage music. Passed me by without anything special. Only the vocals on "Crazy Love" stood out as remotely interesting.

House with a touch of soul and R&B. Probably quite good music if you like the style but not really what I like

I have heard royalty free music with more edge than this record. What kind of music is this so I can avoid it for the rest of my life. God awful.

Adequate. The end.

And so this is Garage / And what have you done? / Another album listened to / I suppose it was fun? I'm in a Christmas-y mood. I put this on. It was alright. I could largely ignore it. It was like listening to the radio. I didn't mind it but I will never listen to it again.

Always be sincere…..

Not the worst UK garage I've ever heard, and 'Crazy Love' is a pretty decent tune. But at the end of the day, it's still garage, with all its repetition and skittery beats, which is simply a sound universe I don't particularly enjoy.

Oh God this one was hard to get through. Why is this a must listen?

Not bad

I was skeptical based purely on the album cover, but the opening strains of the first song gave me hope. Sadly no, this completely unremarkable. Next please.

EDM würde ich glaub ich echt nicht hören, das ist auch mehr E als D, aber geht schon hart

I like similar music but this was not interesting at all. I don’t know why it is in this list.

3☆/5 07.23.2024

Fun at times, great beats, super soulful but a little went a long way.

- Irgendwie ganz cool, aber irgendwie auch richtig 2000er - Weiß gar nicht, ob das schon Drum n Bass ist oder irgendeine hybride Zwischenform. - Letzten Ende konnte die Platte trotz des eigentlich chilligen Vibes nicht über den zu präsenten 2000er Flair hinwegretten. 2,75/5

- zu lang irgendwie, zu viele Wiederholungen (viele Songs doppelt / dreifach remixed - einige Songs, vielleicht auch nur Passagen waren aber auch ganz in Ordnung

Listening notes, well none really. This album left no lasting impression. I think this is meant to be a pure dance beat album, or one of those albums one used to hear in the background at trendy upscale restaurants. Aside from dance, some elements of r&b and rap, but nothing really superb...

I'm not sure what to even classify this album as. It's like a mix tape with not a lot of cohesiveness.

Ugh, back to the chav sex music again. Garage (and R&B of the dance genre) is I think my most disliked music genre out there. It’s sooooo dreary and lacking any personality. I don’t like to give out 1*, however,…..

Oh no, it's Garage. Always found this styleee a bit comedy and best suited to young chavs, of which I am neither. Still not as bad as per Ubu.

Meh

meh

I decided not to listen to 2 hours of MJ Cole

Parece OST de um jogo de corrida. Legal, mas não de se ouvir direto.

I just really didn't like this

This album walked so that other artists could run away from the choices made here and create good music

Possibly fun in the club when you're shitfaced, but not when you're sober at home

Uno de los álbumes, si es que no, el álbum más olvidable que he escuchado en esta lista. Con un beat que se mantiene a lo largo de una dolorosa hora y media, este disco no aporta nada de valor real a la escena de la música electrónica. Es impresionante como este trabajo apunta a un "mood" similar a la música default de la Nintendo Wii, pero mucho, mucho peor. Las performances vocales son todas buenas, pero cuando aparecen en bases que son básicamente iguales, no logran destacar y se pierden en un menjunje insípido. Si lee esta reseña antes de entrar al disco, no lo escuche, no se está perdiendo nada de valor.

Not my bag at all. I didn't hate it by any means, it's just not what gets me going.

Really, really not my type of music but the musicians are talented. 90s vibes.

I get why this is on the list, due to its evolution into Grime and Dubstep, but it is honestly mostly a snooze fest. There are a few songs that stand out and break the mold: Crazy Love and Sincere (possibly because I already knew them), also Rough Out Here, Slum King, and Free My Mind. But apart from those this album is largely forgettable and weirdly empty sounding. Not in a good, liminal space kinda way. In a bad way, like a dentist's waiting room. They can feck off with the deluxe edition, I'm not listening to volume 2!

I was around during UK Garage, but I couldn't have been further away from the scene if I tried so when this popped up I was dismayed. However I'm going to give it some credit. The basic building blocks were solid and hit me with a wave of nostalgia and the tracks including the single didn't annoy me. The Spotify link takes you to a double extended album and I didn't go past the original album but I didn't hate it.

Goed album, lekker ontspannen, maar wel interessant genoeg. Prima beats.

I loved this. Very melodic and Lo-Fi chill. Elisabeth Troy's vocals are beautiful. Really good listen.

I rather enjoyed this! I will say at points, it felt like it would be better at a venue hearing it, as the repetition got a bit much at times, but good stuff! Would listen again.

UK Garage is very dear to me, it brings me back to a simpler time, where Pokemon was taking the world by storm and a big dome along with a big wheel was being built in London, my childhood was spent listening to a CD of remixed singles by The Artful Dodger every morning before going to primary school. That said, it's difficult to represent a "UK garage" album in this list because the genre was made for singles from various artists to be mixed together, (Garage overlaps with House so often you'd get mixes with stuff like Closer Than Close by Rosie Gaines) an album from one artist doesn't capture the surprise and diversity the genre typically offers. MJ Coles stuff, in particular, is more on the mellow side. For a better Garage experience I recommend looking into stuff like DJ Spoony's mixes on youtube.

lounge music, pass.

Ah yes, UK Garage. Popular for 20 minutes at the turn of the century. And still grim. This album is far too long, full of awful vocals and irritating beats.

First time listening.. groovy, fresh, cool

One of the heads on the Mount Rushmore of UKG, but this is a singles genre not an album one

Fine, I guess? UK house usually seems too disorganized for me.

MJ Cole's Sincere was not my thing and was, quite frankly, a slog to get through. The main adjective I'd use to describe it is repetitive. Some of it was smooth and not abrasive as a jazz and electronica combo, but overall it wasn't engaging. You can't repeat the same series of sounds over and over again and think your music is appealing.

Wow. This was...incredibly boring. Repetitive and even the beats lacked any kind of draw or appeal. There was a super funky song called "Rought Out Here", and it was about the only thing that pulled me out of the lull this album was dragging me into. I wish I had something more to say, but this was just very underwhelming for me. And yet, it wasn't unpleasant, grating, or otherwise completely intolerable, so have a 2, I guess.

Is aiight

Just didn't hit for me, nothing terribly interesting on this one.

Not terrible but not my vibe

This was super listenable and I might put on some tracks for a dance party, but a little forgettable. 3.5, going to

Not a bad album, just too long, not sure it needs to be in the list.

Enjoyable 2000 sample heavy beat kinda clubin music.

Nah

Interesting experiments with rhythm and sound design - some infectious grooves here - but fails to rise above background music from some trendy restaurant

What they don't tell you about "1,001 albums to listen to before you die" is the 900 albums that will kill you.

I like electronic music. I did not like this. Boring, repetitive drum beats. Dull vocals. Basically the same song again and again. Only made it halfway through the first side. Baffling inclusion on this list.

Completely replaceable. Not offensive but very generic.

Music is subjective, but UK Garage must be objectively the worst genre ever to gain popularity. It's not exciting, you can't dance to it, it's not in any way beautiful or interesting, and it has absolutely nothing to say. Like this album, it's lame, vacuous and has no redeeming features whatsoever. Rating: 1/5 Playlist track: Crazy Love Date listened: 18/06/24

this is simply not my type of music i’m not an electronica girly. im sorry

Got tired of the extended version. Type of music you'd hear in hip cafes in Scotland.

Sounds like it was generated by AI. Incredibly bland and flavorless. I couldn't listen to two hours of this.

This is not for me

Listen, I like repetition. I think a lot of electronic albums on the list get a bad rap because of their use of repetition, like Flatboy Slim or Daft Punk. What makes them good is the underlying understanding of how to keep a catchy, exciting hook fresh and their use of complex layers of instruments and sounds. Just take Around the World or Praise You as master classes of this; they’re “basically” the same song the whole time but there’s so much going on that keeps them progressing musically and keeps your attention. This album, however, totally makes me understand why people hate repetitive techno. Just generic, so many of the songs sound the same, and most importantly, most of the hooks are dull. My favorite was the Introduction, the piano melody is very cool. But yeah even as a lover of deadmau5 and Daft Punk and other house music along these lines, this really is a poor representation in my opinion. Not offensively bad by any means but cmon what’s it doing here? I wouldn’t be annoyed if one of these tracks came on during a house mix but back to back the lack of creativity and versatility is apparent.

Okay this is boring. Seems like a background of some clothes shop.

I don’t really listen to much electronic music but this just sounded like "drum and bass but bad", with some jazzy bits and funky vocals. Aside from that, the 2 hour runtime felt like an insult. Overall, it was listenable as background music but nothing really stood out.

Fa molto anni 90/00, quell'R&B ambient da Zara/Abercrombie & Fitch che a volte ti gasa, a volte ti rompe. 'Sincere' molto carina

The musical equivalent of dumpster-diving. Just utterly bereft of any direction or something to say.

Perfect music to just space out to. The sparseness of this UK Garage release works in this album's favor in that sense - but it also left me hoping for something more, instrumentally speaking. The 2-step drum patterns are slick and the strange flourishes of piano laced throughout work well enough to create an overall enjoyable vibe. It's also very diverse - the direct RnB cut 'Rough Out Here', for instance, is so far removed from the opener. The main standout of this album was its features. My favorites were the neo-soul and rnb-styled singing and riffing of Elizabeth Troy and the MC'ing of Danny Vicious. It works wonders when they band together on the short punchy 'MJ FM Interlude'. In general, though, my favorite song had to be 'Crazy Love', I loved Elisabeth on this one. While its briskness was charming and hypnotic and there were some strange standout moments instrumentally like the ominous string-driven 'Strung Out', I was still left wanting more out of this album—still an enjoyable first album by MJ Cole.

Mostly just beats. Fine in the background, but not very interesting

The setting: you wake up from a stupor in a random bathroom stall with visions of the last 12 hours of your life crashing you to consciousness. Excess drinking, debauchery, and craziness make you wonder aloud if anything you 'remember' was real. You beg whatever divinity you believe in to ease you through the oncoming recovery and for an easy transition to sobriety. Again. As you struggle to get up onto your wobbly feet, numb from however many hours of unconsciousness that paralyzed your movement your senses come to you. You are alone as the blury numbers on your phone reveal that it is way too late, or too early to be awake. This music is playing over the sound system. 1.5/5

I suppose I was due for one of these boring UK electronica albums

This was pretty bad. It wasn’t interesting at all. 2/5

Oh, had never heard of this guy and went in with low expectations, but really enjoyed it.

Drum and bass, r and b. nothing special

Can't connect. Slightly more interesting than elevator music. Might try again. Someday.

Some interesting elements sometimes, but ruined by the very (high in the mix) techno drums. I admit, super repetitive electronic beats are really not my thing so that might be a stylistic bias. All the disparate elements don't really come together even if they are at times interesting decisions separately. 2 stars, because while their is some originality hidden in the tracks it doesn't end up being enjoyable to listen or moving or interesting enough to compensate for that.

That one I remember from the charts, Crazy Love, it’s quite good

It's fine. Never something I am going to choose to listen to but it doesn't make me angry like a 1 star does. Just a weird genre in general and boring. Album is also way too long and I turned it off after 3 songs. Sounds like something you'd hear in the background of a hotel trying to be hip. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)

Boy, this is a really tough one for me to rate. Hate the electronica dance music with the constant same sounding drum beat and this album has a lot of that sound. But the singing of Elisabeth Troy was really impressive and I found myself enjoying the songs when she was singing. Hell, I'll take it a step further and say this could have been a really good old fashioned R&B album, but too much of the elecronica stuff fucked it up. Guy S'Mone singing You're Mine and Rough Out Here with Concept Noir were a couple other tunes I enjoyed. Give me a shorter album with just Elisabeth Troy, Guy S'Mone and Concept Noir singing and this could have been something pretty special, instead they wore me out with that damn same sounding electronic drum and beat. Over 2 hours didn't help either. Really enjoyed some of the singers, especially Elisabeth (my daughter's middle name), but this album worn me down with that damn electronica sound. I'm going with 2.5 but will round up to a 3 for the singers, Troy, S'Mone and Noir. Especially Troy, thought she was great. 2.5

The only version of this available on Spotify is the Deluxe edition, and while I generally try not to have bonus tracks play a factor in my ratings, I found a bunch of conflicting information online regarding which songs are actually on this album. I guess no one really cares enough to properly identify the tracklist, which is something I totally get after listening. As it turned out, I really didn’t like or dislike any one song here more than another anyway, so it didn’t matter - this is truly one of the most generic 2000s electronic dance albums I’ve heard. At best, it sounds like the soundtrack to some SEGA game from this era. No idea why they leaned as hard into the genre as they did, but tell me this isn’t the kind of shit that would play as you were flying around looking for pieces of the Chaos Emerald as Knuckles. Not a lot to comment on in particular. Elisabeth Troy’s vocals probably save this from being entirely boring and one-note, but even then, not by much, and they're certainly not unique for this kind of music by any means. The only other thing that stood out to me during my listen was that this dude 100% lifted the sound effect at the beginning of Bandelero Desperado from the song All Mixed Up by 311. I don’t have enough evidence to prove that it wasn’t a sample or that 311 really even did it first, but either way, they at least used it before MJ Cole and within a much better song. Just meh, and way too long of a meh at that. Granted, I’m not entirely sure how long this is actually supposed to be given my Deluxe edition confusion, but Wikipedia says 72:20 which is still way too long for music this generic. I don’t see this getting another play from me.

I can't listen to more than 30 seconds of this without getting PTSD flashbacks from when my mum would drag me to a shopping centre. I'm definitely not putting myself through 2 whole hours of this.

A nice and soothing album.

1 this some trash

No

TWO HOURS OF THIS SHIT?! COME ON! This is generic repetitive trash and there is no world where this should be on any list of things that don't suck. And I'm not saying this from a place where I'm just having a difference of opinion. This is actual trash.

фантастика

Можно ли оценить хорошую музыку как плохую из-за ее длины и повторяемости? Это очень приятный электропоп, но он в каждой из песен предлагает подобный же набор инструментов и приемов Алкоальбом: пиво за 1 евро

Too many remixes

MJ Cole's debut album Sincere is a slick and polished exploration of UK garage and 2-step that showcases his production prowess but occasionally sacrifices grit for mainstream crossover appeal. The album's production is undeniably impressive, with Cole's classical training and ear for intricate arrangements elevating the genre's typical dancefloor beats. Tracks like the lush "Sanctuary" and the funky "Rough Out Here" demonstrate his knack for layering live instrumentation and subtle melodic flourishes over infectious rhythms. Vocalists Elisabeth Troy and Nova Casper provide soulful performances, with Troy's emotive delivery shining on hits like "Crazy Love" and the title track. Cole's versatility is also on display, as he deftly blends elements of house, R&B, and downtempo across the album's 17 tracks. However, Sincere's pursuit of mainstream acceptance can undermine its underground roots at times. The rapping of Danny Vicious on tracks like "Attitude" feels out of place and gimmicky. Additionally, some of the smoother, jazz-inflected cuts like "Strung Out" lack the raw energy that made UK garage so captivating. While Cole's production chops are undeniable, the album's overlong runtime and lack of cohesion can make it feel disjointed and unfocused. Moments of brilliance are offset by stretches that feel like watered-down concessions to pop sensibilities. Ultimately, Sincere is a solid debut that showcases MJ Cole's talents but doesn't fully capitalize on the genre's innovative spirit, sacrificing some edge for mainstream palatability.

what’s the point,

Another why is this in here albums

MJ Cole, pionero del UK Garage, con este álbum puso esta mezcla de House-Jungle en el mapa y en las listas de éxitos con Sincere o Crazy Love como evidentes gemas del presente disco. En él encontramos voces negras, ritmos sincopados (sobre todo en los bajos) y buen uso de cuerdas y sintetizadores. Sanctuary es un tema muy bien construido y tanto Strung out como Hokd on to me entran a la primera. ¿Está entre los 1001 mejores discos de la historia? La respuesta parece evidente: no. ¿Entre los 1001 discos ha escuchar? Tampoco. Ese 2000 se publicaron discos en mi opinión mejores que este: Ágætis Byrjun (Sigu Ros), Stories from the city, stories form de sea (PJ Harvery),The Sophtware Slump (Grandaddy), Kid A (Radiohead), The Facts of Life (Black Box Recorder), Rated R (Queens of the stone age), Parachutes (Coldplay), The Marshall Mathers (Eminem), Skantonia (Outkast), Voodoo (D´Angelo), And then nohitng turned itself inside-out (Yo la tengo), Felt mountain (Goldfrapp), Smile (Jayhawks), Daisies of the galaxy (Eels), A rock in the weary land (The waterboys), Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (Godspeed you black emperor!), Since i left you (The Avalanches), Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (At the drive-in), XTRMNTR (Primal scream), The Noise Made by People (Broadcast), The great eastern (The delgados), The Friends of Rachel Worth (The Go-Betweens), Artists' Rifles (Piano Magic) , Tourist (St. Germain), Community Music (Asian Dub Foundation), NIxon (Lambchop), Chore of Enchantment (Giant Sand), Hot rail (Calexico) y 69 lovesongs (The magnetic fields). Hasta Born to Do It de Craig David o A Grand Don't Come for Free de The Streets parecen más agradecidos de escuchar (obviamos Music de Madonna). Por no hablar de cualquier recopilatorio de House o trabajos pioneros de 808 State, Orbital, Armand Van Helden, Aphex Twin, Mr. Fingers, Chemical Brothers o Daft Punk.

Not sure how this gets on a list like this. It's....ok, but nothing special. it did little for me.

Fantastic. Sparse without being boring. Repetivie without being monotonous. Less vocals the better in general here.

Not my bag really, I did find it a bit samey

Liked it a lot more than I thought it would - good vibes

I enjoyed this album, but I like a bit of dance music.

Too long and too much garage

I had no idea what i was walking into here. Turns out it was a treat. The deluxe version is too long though. nobody needs 2 hour albums.

I'm not a huge fan of this style of music and it's a very long album, but I did enjoy it. It's good background music. It did feel repetitive, but I think that's the nature of the genre.

No thank you

Eh, I enjoyed it but not a “must listen”

Didn't expect to be reminded of the feeling of living in London 25 years ago, and picking up a dodgy minicab in Soho to take you south of the river, with a late night local radio station blasting exactly this kind of thing for hours. As in, the kind of thing that was ubiquitous, but I'd only hear accidentally. Production is (too?) clean, and I gave it a fair shot, but it only ever felt like backdrop music to more interesting things happening.

Painful

Not really my cup of tea. Kinda boring- just electro beats…

You know it's probably been made in his bedroom and is technically very well done but it bores me to tears and reminds me of the stuff wankers play loudly from their cars in summer.

Good background music

The other reviews have summarised it. This is generic beyond all generic. This could have been replaced with hundreds of other DJ albums. Just bland bland bland. 1.5/5

This sounds like the terribly generic music that plays in a suburban dental office. Not a fan. I was thinking about how bad this was and was comparing it to Massive Attack - but unlike Massive Attack, this didn't have a band name like Massive Attack that was pretending to be something that it wasn't. The name of this band felt more suited to the horrible music they were making.

this was less than nothing emotionally lyrically sonically. and 3x longer than it should have been.

To much clubsound

2,5

cool

I got 9 songs in before I just couldn’t do it anymore. I absolutely hated this. Somehow it’s both super boring and also very irritating at the same time. I’m honestly surprised I was able to stick with it for that many. And why is it so damn long?

Remember how magazines used to have those inserts with perfume and/or cologne samples inside them? They had that little fold out where the scent of the fragrance was and if you opened it you could get a good sniff of it or, if you were thrifty, use it as your scent for a special occasion. If you had a large magazine there’d usually be a couple different fragrances inside and when you stood within a few feet of that magazine the whole thing had this strange amalgamated aroma of all the different eaus de toilette. The coalesced scents didn’t really have specific odor, just a generic smell of perfumed liquid, and you never really asked for it, you just wanted the magazine because there was an article or two you wanted to read, but you were stuck with this smelly magazine in your house until you decided to toss it in the recycling. This record is kind of the audio equivalent of that.

Insanely repetitive and way too long. When the only info in the Wikipedia article is that it was included on this list, it begs the question of why it was included. That said, there were a couple of tracks that weren’t bad, but they are near indistinguishable from each other to make the whole thing a slog.

Great beats and great singing. 7/10

Nice beats you got there, be a shame if they were repetitive and had some lady singing the same line over them for the entire duration. Still enjoyable. 6/10

I really like the beats. Very unique and intriguing without being grating. Almost sounds like an early predecessor to breakcore. They do a good job of making each track sound unique. I could do without all the bonus tracks, but overall it was very enjoyable. It feels ripe for a vaporwave remix.

The sudden mute on the guitars on the intro to track 2 feels like sleep apnea and I for one am against it.

removes the teeth and claws from UK bass music, then drowns it in treacle

Spastic. Not listenable.

Favourite tracks: slum king; crazy love

cool

Parece que finalmente llegó el otoño a San Juan. Llegó también este artista que, felizmente, desconocía por completo. House para escuchar de fondo en una reunión, tragos mediante. También aplica para la oficina, como toda música que rompa la monotonía diaria. Like it

I tried, couldn't make it past 2 or 3 songs. sounds like awful drum and bass with R&B lyrics over it. Vocals aren't too terrible but the background is painful.

I didn't hate it quite as much as everyone else. But that doesn't mean I liked it.

I listened to a few and was not willing to go on. This album is complete trash.

This is a big bag of poop

Not my favorite. But at least there is 72 minutes of it.

I knew before listening that this is one of the most unpopular albums on this list, so I was pretty worried because I had already given another 1 pretty recently and I don’t want to give too many 1s out. It was OK at the beginning, but as the album went on it became absolutely interminable and incredibly boring. It just feels like there’s nothing to attach to here. I put “Son of Sam” by Elliott Smith (a song from another album on this list) on the Spotify queue so I could avoid listening to the deluxe songs and when I got to that point, I felt pure relief after having to listen to all of this. I understand why this has a reputation now.

Sincere by Mj Cole Electronica album. Didn't hear anything special or different than all the other electronica albums from this time period. It was...fine. 2/5

I struggle to accept this pretentious soulish muzak as something belonging to this list.

Bit too long to sustain a whole album, suffers from use the garage/2 step beat with out variation. Two absolute gems on here though ( sincere & crazy love).

Soulful, syncopated and funky in a UK garridge style. Enjoyed it more than I thought. Sounds fresh even after 24 years. Bit of a one trick pony however.

what the fuck is this

General thoughts: Feels like a 2000's game soundtrack. Kinda like if I were a sim this is what I would listen to. Started kinda cool and I could see why people could like it, but three songs in and oooh fuck its soo repetitive, bit tiring but the songs are short so it's bearable. The best songs were where there was a soul singer. Actually If I could take only those songs out of this album it may be a 20 minutes 3 to 3.5 stars album. Favorite songs: Tired games, Crazy love. Desperado is fun lol Worst songs: Sincerely -and unironically-, 'Sincere'. Cover: Most house-y looking album cover ever, take that as you like. Real rating: 1.7

Like the Album-Cover indicates - Buy this one and burn it immediatly. Boring, repetitive, trivial and therefore way too long. Neither I hate this album at all nor it sucks but I could´nt care less about it. 1,5

CW music

De zangeres is op sommige tracks iets te aanwezig, maar de muziek zelf vind ik wel lekker eigenlijk. Volgens de reviews hier zou het amateuristisch klinken maar dat vind ik wel meevallen. Sample-based muziek wordt natuurlijk als onwaardig gezien door de snobs. Een UK garage/2-step album met vanzelfsprekend wat dingen die je doen denken aan drum & bass, jungle, dubstep en grime. Een klein beetje gedateerd, maar dat is denk ik omdat je dit genre sinds de hoogtijdagen van Craig David en Daniel Beddingfield (pak 'm beet 2003) niet meer hebt gehoord aan deze kant van de Noordzee. Binnenkort zal het wel weer terug komen. Over dubstep gesproken: 'Sincere' kende ik van de heerlijke Nero remix. Verder kan ik niet zeggen dat iets van dit album me bekend voor kwam. Ik vermaak me hier wel mee. Niet kapot-analyseren en gewoon lekker laten draaien. De 4 sterren haalt ie op luisterplezier.

More electronic dance music only this time it’s extra boring. Hard to evaluate this repetitious sleep inducer

Was just thinking how Electronica is, 72 albums in, my worst liked genre here. I mean, I get it. When you feel the need to have 7 Dylans and 5 Springsteens in your compilation, you are likely not expertly knowledgable in electronic music. Or interested. But you could have asked for help, no? This offering is marginally better than what I've had so far, but it fits right in with the theme of "records I found in the £1 vinyl crate at the flea market": another entry of a safest, blandest and worst aged specimen of [electronic music genre] that had one or two radio friendly hits once. That said, I've always liked the title track and the Jazzanova Remix is something I might still put on and it's all not horrible, but an album of this? You Must Hear Before You Die? Come on.

I was dead set on giving this 1 star after the first few offensively generic garage tunes (and one i recognised from my days actively trying to avoid this type of music), however with some amusing in a good way mc'ing and a couple of pretty catchy classic garage tracks 2 stars it is. But, I really did find some of the first half of this album fucking dreadful.

Fun but got a little repetitive for me

Released in 2000, M.J. Cole's debut album, "Sincere," became a landmark in the burgeoning UK garage scene. This review delves into the intricate soundscapes, introspective lyrics, and the album's lasting influence, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. Musical Nuance and Production Prowess: Cole's mastery lies in the meticulously crafted soundscapes. Two-step rhythms form the foundation, with sparse yet infectious drum programming driving the energy. Tracks like "Tired Games" showcase his ability to weave in jazzy piano chords and layered percussion, creating a sophisticated soundscape. However, some argue this approach can feel sterile at times. While tracks like "Bandelero Desperado" experiment with sultry vocals and vocoder effects, a touch of raw energy might be missed by those seeking the unbridled spirit of early UK garage. Lyricism: Introspection and Vulnerability Cole's lyrical focus is a double-edged sword. Tracks like "Crazy Love" and "Hold On To Me" explore themes of love, longing, and vulnerability with poignant honesty. Lines like "Maybe love's a twisted game, where hearts get bruised and feelings maimed" ("Crazy Love") reveal a depth of emotion uncommon in dance music. However, this introspective approach can occasionally meander into melodramatic territory. Tracks like "Sincere (Re-Cue'd)" rely heavily on the title word, lacking the lyrical punch present elsewhere. Production: A Balancing Act Cole's production choices are noteworthy. He adopts a "less is more" philosophy, allowing space for each instrument to breathe. This approach is evident in "Sanctuary," where the melancholy piano melody takes center stage, complemented by subtle bass and percussion. While this creates a certain elegance, some might find the overall sound lacking in the gritty basslines and in-your-face energy that defined early UK garage. Themes: A Tapestry of Emotions "Sincere" paints a multifaceted picture. Tracks like "Attitude" explore themes of confidence and self-belief, while "Rough Out Here" delves into the harsh realities of urban life. This juxtaposition keeps the album engaging, showcasing Cole's ability to navigate various emotional landscapes. However, the album's focus on introspection can overshadow the celebratory and carefree spirit often associated with dance music. Influence: A Lasting Legacy "Sincere" undeniably left its mark. It garnered critical acclaim, receiving a Mercury Prize nomination. Cole's sound influenced a generation of producers, paving the way for a more sophisticated and soulful take on UK garage. Tracks like "Crazy Love" remain anthems, cementing the album's place in dance music history. Pros: Groundbreaking production: Cole's meticulous sound design and use of space were innovative. Emotionally resonant lyrics: The album explores themes of love, vulnerability, and social issues with depth. Lasting influence: "Sincere" helped shape the sound of UK garage and continues to inspire producers. Cons: Limited sonic palette: The focus on a polished sound can feel sterile at times, lacking the raw energy of early UK garage. Occasional lyrical melodrama: Some tracks rely heavily on repetition, diminishing their impact. Word count: 498 Concise Conclusion: M.J. Cole's "Sincere" stands as a significant achievement in UK garage. While its polished production and introspective lyrics might not resonate with everyone, the album's undeniable influence and enduring tracks solidify its place as a genre-defining work.

I thought this was interesting and merits further listening.

Didn’t know this artist but can tell the timeframe straight-away, early 2000s. I don’t mind it, it’s a British dance sound with R&B mixed in. It’s a little long and not sure I’d listen all the way through again.

Not terrible, but very long. Kind of wish it were just instrumental.

Had some good tracks.

Good vibey dj music from the early 90s

I listened to the first track and a half. So bad that I randomly skipped to a few other songs. Repetitive, boring, no redeeming features.

There’s a J Cole and an MJ Cole? Regardless, not my type of shit

Very enjoyable and catchy. I enjoy this music a lot when I'm trying to focus on something. I won 12 games in a row in Tekken while bumping this, so it has to be a certified banger.

This album is definitely outside of my usual listening patterns. Why are there so many whale sounds? I like Bandelero Desperado. Crazy Love is a bop. Many songs had interesting moments that I enjoyed, but then would repeat the one moment every 4 seconds for the next 5:40. Decent background music if I'm not trying to listen actively, but it wouldn't ever be more than that for me.

Good sound but way too much. Probably much cooler in its time

Not my thing. Seems very generic electronic music of that time and again I'm totally lost to what makes this album more culturally significant than any other similar album. It sounds no better or worse than any other music that would have been in DDR at the time.

Eh. Some electronic r&b feel but too long an album

Techno / hip-hop

3.1/5 Best Track: Crazy Love

At first I didn't think I was going to like this one very much, since it didn't seem like a genre I was really into -- very dub. But as the music progressed, I couldn't _not_ be impressed by the melodies and the performances -- especially the female vocalist, but also the male vocalist on Rough Out Here. The bass lines are super punchy and tight, the orchestration and drum grooves are just awesome, and everything is just perfectly done, even if not all of it was my normal arena. I see why this album is on this list! Four stars.

I’ll listen to the rest of this, but then I’ll forget it in a haze of non-specific UK garage blandness.

Far too long. You can't be having remixes of the same songs on the same album

Rating: 5/10 Mixed bag album. Starts off absolutely awful with the most generic sounding electronic music ever, incredibly boring and derivative. Once Crazy Love hits the album is definitely better, catchier melodies and a lot more interesting production. Even then, there is nothing remarkable about this album, surprised this is on the list. Favorite songs: Crazy Love, You're Mine, Sanctuary, Strung Out, Rough Out Here. Worst songs: Introduction, Tired Games, Attitude, Bandelero Desparado, MJ FM Interlude.

Not great

Of it's time, but not awful

It all sounds the same

Toooooo repetitive

go to any dying American mall and this is what will be playing in Express

Gefällt mir nicht

Poorly dated.

Very early techno. Lacks the layers and sounds of the more developed current electronic music. I enjoyed the songs with lyrics. The beat was redundantly repetitive

nah this ain't it

Early days of electronic music. Not as developed as today’s electronic music but wasn’t horrible. I enjoyed most of the songs. I’ve heard worse.

Pretty generic electronic music.

Fine background music. 2/5

Electronica is definitely my most challenging genre. There have been tiny moments of relief but this was a proper slog haha. But I made it through every song.

It's a dance album. It's more for dancing to than sitting down and listening to, so it's automatically going to get dinged for that. And it has the same annoying repetitiveness that other similar albums have. The lady singing in some tracks has a nice voice though.

Not usually my thing but I enjoyed it

I don't mind a wee bit of UK garage but this is boring. Sincere is a good track but I find much of the rest to be just a couple of rungs up the musical ladder from shopping mall lift muzak. The type of gear playing in the second room at the sort of club I wouldn't really want to be at.

Good stuff!!!

another album that has a nice vibe but every song is very very similar from one another, mainly the beats. i know i've said before there's a few albums that are like that but this is probably the clearest example of it which i've heard so far. you'll hear the same drum pattern again and again. plus many of the vocals i found more corny than groovy.... but those few tracks that break the cycle? good stuff. but overall it's only aiiiiiiight.

Not impressed. Okay for background music.

As might have been suggested by the cover, much of this kind of sounds like early 2000s upscale shopping center music. Listening to it outright made it feel more repetitive and LONG than if I'd been riding escalators and sipping a latte while it pleasantly played in the background. So I liked it fine, but it didn't stand out for me much.

The album suited my task list today that consisted of hours of grading. Enough energy to keep me motivated (at least as motivated that I could be for grading) but nothing to really distract me. I guess I really didn't get what was particularly special about any of it though.

Well, this was long. And not terribly interesting. I liked the straight-up disco of Rough Out Here but was largely underwhelmed by the rest.

Oh boy… I did not enjoy most of this album. My feelings strayed from bored to annoyed with the exception of a song or two. It seems to go on forever. Even though I was glad it was over, I gave it a second chance hours later and tried one more go at it. I was put off after a few seconds. I jumped around the tracks a bit - ended up listening to “Rough Out Here” which had a nice groove - and skipped the rest. This felt sterile - like videogame background music that I’d just as soon mute in favor of my own musical selections. I know this type of electronic music appeals to a lot of people but this album was largely lost on me.

Wasn't sure what I was about to listen to. It's like an old-school techno album. But not hardcore. More house leaning. Might be the start of house? Can get a bit repetitive. But generally, enjoyed.

Not great. It’s bog standard BootsandHatsandBootsandHats dance music. Very boring.

Generally pretty decent R&B but nothing that I need to listen to again.

Fun backing beats on some songs. Just not really my interest in music.

Some good ideas, some fun songs, most went on way too long for casual listening (at least this casual listener) but would be well suited for the club.

Oli yllätävän hyvä ja toimi hyvin työpäivän ja videopelin taustana. Nykyisellään tykkäisin enemmän jos olisi typistetty yhteen levyyn, mutta elämä on.

Ihan ok genreltään. Pituus söi arvosanaa, niin jää kestikastiin

Oh, it was popular on a small island state. Great! Once again, there is much British bias in this project. It's an average dance record. Dance records tend to be subpar to begin with, so 2 stars.

Dont think Id ever heard of Mj Cole before now. Given the name, the album cover (a designer retail bag with smoke/steam coming out) and released in 2000, I assumed it was going to be R&B or electronic. What I didnt expect were the vocals to be nearly all (if not entirely) female. Overall some really good sounds in here, but there were also a few tracks that felt too repetitive and long. One song the female voice kept saying "put your hand on your hip" and it felt like it went on for 10 minutes lol. Overall a fine album, curious to hear more at some point.

OK, I like electronic music but this is just soulless garbage. I make an effort on almost every album on this list but I could not finish this. It's unbearably boring, repetitive, unimaginative...

Liked it!

6.5, alright album. I like the soul and what sounds a little like old-school Dubstep in some of these tracks, but it's just too slow to really enjoy as a full album. Many of these tracks are okay but the format of this music does not lend itself that great to an album format in my opinion.

Never heard this before but I really liked !

The first thing of this album almost feels like a different thing. For the genre this is okay but remixing the same song multiple times on an album isn't my normal vibe. I'm not sure why this is on the list.

This drum machine. This is bland. I checked and thankfully this is no longer on the list.

This is a long album, so I had to listen over multiple sessions. Overall, I felt that the album was quite good, with dreamy beats and a slick sound. Some of the remixes are not quite as enjoyable, so I would take off half a star for that (but I can't, so I'll round up). Favorite track: "Crazy Love."

Reminds me of Ryan. Highlights include: Crazy Love, Free My Mind, Sanctuary.

Favourite song - crazy love

The British electronic scene of the late 90s/early 00s had the highest highs but also the lowest lows.

Pretty good disco beat good dance music

Yet another vapid dance floor LP that has aged poorly since the new millennium. Been getting a string of these lately, which makes me feel I should have my electronica rant ready to copy-paste. Needless to say, it's a waste of a slot on the list when so many better electronic albums exist.

Repetitivt med vissa bra melodier och stunder

GUY-“What are you doing?” GUY 2-“I'm making a list of the 1001 greatest albums of all time” GUY-“How’s it going?” GUY 2-“OK. The only genre I don’t have represented is garage rock/house music.” GUY-“Well my cousin is making an album in his basement…”

Probably my favorite of anything in the garage genre or anything adjacent that I've heard so far. Some of it is catchy and interesting, but I will most likely not come back to this.

Not my kind of music. Wanders a little too much.

Hörenswert.

Wow, that was fun. 4/5

I thought it would be terrible. It was just not very good instead. Honestly, as far as these kinds of albums go it was one of the better ones that I've heard. It's still a 2 though.

NO!!!

I've never been able to get into UK Garage music, it's just never done anything at all for me. This record does try to do something different and interesting with it at least, but it still comes across as mostly repetitive and boring in my opinion.

2.5 Really nothing special here.

Long, dull and very bootsncats. Not too sure why it's on the list as I could have died and never listened too it and I think it would have been fine.

As with many of the jungle/garage/electronic records on here, it's very, very long. Found myself tuning out here and there, but enjoying it when I started paying attention. Make of that what you will. Comes complete with the standard 90s "tell the world / stop the war" track in "Rough Out Here". "You're Mine" is a genuinely fantastic song, though. Favorite track: "You're Mine"

Voll nervig. Der Drumcomputer hat oft das selbe Pattern. Null Sterne.

Definitely way too long. Definitely much more listenable than Orbital which so far has been the low water mark by which I will judge all other albums. I made the mistake of looking at some reviews first and thought maybe it would be a 2 star max but I think it should get a bump to a 3.

Listened Before? No Not sure why, but the combination of artist name and album cover had me expecting R&B. So far, this is off to a very different start with a dance electro beat lead by a piano hook, and giving way mid way to some stanky bass. Seems a natural predecessor to Disclosure. I'm into this. Backgrounded this for most of the listen. Found myself engaged intermittently with few specific high points. Sincere is a nice DmB jam that feels particularly fresh. Some movement in the background keeps an otherwise repeating instrumental line interesting through its 5:30 playtime. This started out hot, but ended up fizzling quite a bit toward the middle. I enjoyed parts, but did not find enough here to love. 3 / 5. Added to Library? No

The techno beat to start caught me a little off guard, but I enjoyed it for a bit. Then it just got repetitive. This album oozes early 2000's. It reminds me of the Music Choice channels on TVs. British people rapping will always amuse me. It has such a Caribbean influence and the slang is hilarious. All in all, pretty long and boring album, but I've heard worse. 2.5 rounding up.

That album was very confusing to listen to correctly on Spotify or Youtube becausue there were so many different versions of songs. Hopefully I listened to it correctly. But I thought it was a pretty cool album that brought something different with the early 2000s electronic. It was a nice album to listen to while I was pwning noobs in Guild Wars because of the constant upbeat. For sure a situational album because if I listened to it doing something different I probably wouldn't like it as much.

This was just alright. Nothing special, pretty meh, and just got a bit repetitive for me. Don't think I needed to listen to it before I die.

Smooth DnB. Nice to have on while doing other things

Nog nice o chill men int min helt favorit sorts dnb

bad

First real "electronic" album that's come up for me on the generator so far, excited to dive in, I've never even heard of this one. I like a lot of electronic music, but I haven't really good super deep outside of the big names (BoC, Aphex, etc.) So let's see what we've got here. "Tired Games" is kinda fun. I don't really get the hate on the reviews page for this one so far, it's a pleasant enough listen so far. "Attitude" is definitely a little more grating with the repetition. A pretty sparse wikipedia article for one of the "1001 albums you need to hear before you die." The 10 albums I've had before this are all lauded by many different websites, even the ones I didn't enjoy as much I can at least appreciate & understand why they were selected for this list, this is the first time it's a real head scratcher. Not the best reviewed or most popular UK Garage album if you wanted to include one from this genre, I wonder if this was just a CD the curator of the book had in his collection that he happened to like & snuck it in there? I guess the song "Sincere" was the first UK Garage song to hit the UK charts, ok fine, there seems to be some historical importance even though this album seems to be more forgotten today. (Some further research shows that this album was dropped by the time of the 2018 edition, interesting.) Kinda like "Crazy Love". Overall it was... fine. I think I'm going to dock it to a "2" because I don't think it really deserves by any reasonable metric to be in this list.

It was good. It was not great.

Looked up the wiki after one song. House music is not a serious genre of music. Grab an instrument, not a MacBook. 0 stars

For some reason I didn't rate this. I don't remember anything about this album.

A garage classic, ive listened to this album many times and it never seems to get old

2/5 - Not for me

This just felt unremarkable. Inoffensively so though. Far too long. Low 2.

The fuck????

i'm not an expert on electronic music but surely this can't be the absolute pinnacle of the genre. surely there must be better stuff out there that would deserve a spot on this list more than this boring repetitive mess.

This was okay.

Matrix vibes

Bum tst bum tst bum tst zzzzz

Sincere would derive more benefit from shuffling than cutting. That and an ever-so-slight punch up of a few tempos: The record starts and ends with reasonably different, butter-smooth tracks, while the middle remains sludgy.

Perfectly fine and indicative of the times. Too long, as many of these early oughts electronic albums are.

In the bottom 5. Waste of time.

The vocals are hot garbage. Danny Vicious and Elizabeth Troy have very grating voices. This whole album made me sad, the string and piano backing track isn't horrible but I hate the vocals. This seems like it would play at a department store at 8:00am, it's bad. The whole album feels disjunct and hard to listen to. Concept noir also did nothing for me. It's all the parts I hate from gospel music. Just because it takes skill to sing like this, does not mean it's good. I will never listen to this.

I can already tell I'm missing out on certain sounds without a subwoofer. Probably a good car album. Don't care for Elisabeth Troy's vocals on Tired Games. Unfortunately it looks like she features on many more songs. Bandelero Desperado has that Bri'ish "people" flow that I kinda hate. Oh, it continues on the interlude :( More Elisabeth on Crazy Love :( This is what passes for good house music in the U.K. in 2000? The Germans were already making better house in a cave with a box of scraps for two decades. This man was determined to use every instrument on his new digital keyboard on You're Mine. The vocals at Rough Out Here are rough indeed. Bad. Only redeeming quality is that some of these could be inoffensive lounge songs.

Was enjoyable

I was optimistic going into this one, but came away a little disappointed. The entire album feels like I'm in the changing room of some mall department store. Either that or stuck in an elevator somewhere. I'm baffled as to how this album made this list. I did not need to listen to this before I died. It doesn't grate the ears, but it's just boring.

I tend to like electronica, but this is just boring and has nothing of value.

Giving mall music and not in a good way. The soundtrack that would send me into a spiral along with shitty perfume samples and bright lights

Some interesting stuff but not enough

It felt like I’m was on hold for a London based phone sex hotline. 1/5

Never heard of the artist nor the album. . . it's a mix tape. a good one.

Yet another example that the original album might have been well crafted, but the deluxe version just ruins everything.

bofff

Sincerely mid

I don't get it. Sounds pretty generic to me.

Wow, I pretty much hated this from the very start. After listening to the entire first song I had to check to see the running time for this album and it was over an hour! There's no way I was going to put myself through that! To be more than fair going forward I would listen to at least 1-1/2 minutes of each song or longer if I liked it. Without fail I found myself looking forward to moving on to the next song even BEFORE the 1-1/2 minutes expired. That sonically empty electronic drum was grating with that electronic snare beat boring into my brain like a Chinese water torture. This album held zero appeal for me and I couldn't wait for it to be over.

Even though I'm a sucker for electronic music, this album does not help. Repetitive and way too long. The beats are cool and liked the jazz elements, but the vocals completely ruins it for me. Some songs are either hit or miss. Even the duration of the songs can make anyone frustrate. This album is only good for playing in background while doing some work. 2.5/5

I made it to the end of the first track I hated this sound the first time around and 25 years has done nothing to improve my opinion of it

This is not a style I'm into, but the production on this record actually kept me pretty engaged. Some of the sonic quality of the samples used just really tickled my fancy, even if it was constantly peppered with the same house beats. 3.4/5

Very repetitive, but somehow still enjoyed it. I won't probably spend a lot of time with it, but I didn't dislike it. It was fun, in a way. 3/5

Decent for what it is but not my thing, and it doesn’t do much to change my mind in that regard. C-

Decent UK garage album, though trying to match the tracklist of the original album with what was available on Spotify was a pain. Not something I would listen to again, but it was unobjectionable background music.

Not really a fan-it’s like Herbie Hancock’s third cousin found one of his old synthesizers and discovered how to loop a track, a beat, and got friends to record vocal snippets. It’s good background on a mellow night at the club I suppose, but not really for the light of day…

Listened to about half of and realized it was 2 hours long. Liked what I heard but jeeze.

I’m more inclined to electronic music than I was when I was younger. That said, I’ve got more experience listening to music. In 2000, this would have been zero point zero from me. I know this. Now, I find this sort of simplistic and repetitive. I have a hard time fitting it into a spot in my thinking where it was ground breaking or innovative. It’s very much like asking ChatGPT to make me some banging electronic tracks. It is inoffensive, so I might have it on in the background when I’m working because I like to play music that’s not going to distract me.

very very mediocre, if not downright unmemorable. As a lifelong fan of electronic, and a recent covert of intelligent/ambient DnB / garage, I was expecting a lot from this album, else why would it be listed on the 1001 albums... Not worth a listen honestly, very generic. 1.5/5.

2 hours is a long time when you're not really into something.

Way too much of the same bland progressions and too long of a record to keep me interested. There were a few instances where I thought it might go somewhere cool, but it stayed too safe. 4 out of 10

Asian-fusion-restaurant-core

Found myself grooving for the first few songs but then the feeling faded FAST

Why? Why so much electronic music? Some of the electronic music has been tolerable. This didn't even have any good parts. Entirely way too long. Completely unnoteworthy. When the Wikipedia page mentions that the album was included in this list in the first paragraph, the album should not have been included in the list. I am going to round down.

Nice

Impeccable production, album starts with very drag and drop sample repetition for the first few songs, Maybe this was groundbreaking at the time but it seems unremarkable now. Attitude had kind of a trance-y feel but the vocal hook got pretty annoying. Album seemed to pick up at track 6 - Crazy Love - which is a standout to the others. I See is worth a mention. Sincere - Re-Cue'D has a decent groove but the vocal hook again got annoying. Disc 2 appears to be a number of remixes and I don't think they add anything of intrinsic value to the album. Probably a good album to put in the background while doing other stuff.

You know those UK public information films from the 70s? The ones where unthinking kids get themselves killed by playing on railways or climbing into dumped refrigerators? Well you'll wish you had been one of those kids after listening to this drek.

A bit more interesting than I thought it was going to be based on the most popular reviews. There's at least a bit of inventiveness in there, with some interesting soundscapes and changes in mood and tempo at times. That said, it's still not good. UK Garage beats are all pretty much exactly the same. Some tracks are incredibly vacuous and irritating as hell. And it's SO long. I almost gave up after 10 tracks, but then a few good tracks dropped. Incredibly frustrating that there's some good stuff in there, but that so much of it is just actively shit.

It was interesting. Not really my jam, but also not not my jam. Going middle of the road

Most of this sounds like a pretty generic beat with random sounds or sometimes a very repetitive melody thrown over it. The first song started out promising but ended up disappointing

More songs to shop for khakis to. Boring, repetitive, and mostly unstructured.

Some ok but mostly bland and not my vibe

As usual with this kind of thing I don't have anything particularly against it but find it wears out its welcome for me in well under the (usually excessive) album length.

7/10 there’s some pretty good stuff here but nothing that really stood out as very special

Give me one reason why this should be on the list

It's not my cup of tea, but it's certainly a sound of the time. "Crazy Love" was everywhere for a while back then.

Nostalgic house

In an ode to this album's lack of creativity, I'm copying my favorite review from the front page: Boring, repetitive, and super long. Possesses about as much cultural importance as a cologne ad, which makes the album cover convenient.

Relaxte loungemuziek, heel repetitief maar prettig om naar te luisteren. Verder niet per se bijzonder.

I really enjoyed this one. Cool vibe that felt like a grimy 90s party, but in a good way lol.

Not really my thing, but it is well put together.

NYC martini bar

elizabeth troy ruins this record

It's a likeable album with a whole lot of vibe. I knew the two big tracks, and being a bit of a garage girl I was glad to give the album a shot. It was an enjoyable listen. Not spectacular but top marks for atmosphere.

Boring garage influenced dance, with a couple of radio friendly tracks and way too many remixes and alternate versions. Not my thing at all, not really sure why this is on the list

Highly synthetic and of only passing interest. Even as background music, this feels replacement level.

Very avarage, not my type.

Not a fan. lazy electronic beats. nothing groundbreaking. Dont know how this record made it to the list. You can comfortably die without having heard this record and will have missed nothing. 2/5.