Reviews (page 4 of 8)
No thanks
C'était très original j'ai trouvé, j'ai trouvé la propal vraiment interessante mais c'est vraiment un album, je trouve que son à son ça devient plus compliqué
Je ne sais pas si c'est parce que l'acide jazz est un style presque désuet ou si c'est son mélange avec le trip-hop et la drum and bass mais je sens comme une fatigue avec cet album. (Je raconte n'importe quoi j'ai juste lu leur bio) En vrai, c'est space mais c'est pas naze, pas sur que ce soit mon style nonobstant.
Just not my thing. There were moments that I enjoyed but even the songs with elements I liked I found too repetitive. It’s not an album I would listen to again. Fav song: Don’t Go Nowhere Least fav: The Rake
We had too good a run recently so I knew a stinker was coming. Was not satisfied by this bullshit. Specific rating 1.5 Fav song- Alaska street Least fav- the rake
Every song is like five minutes of weird noises repeating. Headache inducing. Favourite song: Belladonna Least: Some Kind of Kink
Interesting electronics/trip-hop
Not awful but does feel like it goes on a bit long. Fairly ambient and interesting at times. Not incredible.
Honestly? "...the band said a reason for splitting was too much discussing what to play, rather than playing. Each member wanted to try a different musical direction..." The author could open a list of top albums from any other country for the year 2000 and pick one.
Couple good songs. Rest is whatever.
techno jazz
Some of this was interesting, some of it was very background music. There was a lot of variation, maybe too much. I liked the vibe, but it could have been half an hour shorter and distilled the good bits into a much better album. It's somewhere between a 2 and a 3 for me, but it dragged just enough for me to knock it down to 2 stars.
Super, j'adore. La musique prend pas la tête, c'est parfait en fond comme en écoute en profondeur. Vibe des années 2000 présente et agréable.. pas besoin de paroles.. Shellback est spéciale, pas fan.
Not a big fan of this one. The Rough and the Quick was kind of good though
Mmm…
This album did not appeal to me and was a tough listen. Any music that makes me feel like it could have been in The Matrix just doesn't land right on my ears.
pretty cool trip hop for the first couple of songs. that one song with sex lyrics and moaning REALLY ruins this album though. the back half of the album is weaker than the first half.
Nothing bad here, nothing inherently exceptional either. A good dynamic showcase of electronic music with solid MC features and well designed rhythm sections. I’m not sure this pushed or expanded a genre, but nonetheless tolerable.
Why is every track over 5 minutes long? Why the hell is it an hour long? Why did someone do so much ectasy to think this should be on the list?
Different but rather good.
I mean it's chill and you just kind of zone out,, but I feel like I've heard plenty of these types
I'm no prude but there was one song on here that made me blush...actually who am I kidding. Anyway, I am very much enjoying some of the deeper cuts in electronic music that the generator is exposing me to.
Pretty good range on here, given that I’m not really familiar with early 00s electronica and I started to get away from feeling that “every song sounds the same.” Not sure that I will listen again, but it certainly felt like an inspired work.
Why the hell must I hear this before I die
These albums are never my favorite, but this is really good at the style it is trying to be. It really grooves and the vocalists are strong. I think they just get repetitive. However, I went on a 5k run to this album and it was fun. Actual rating...2.5. Liked Songs: "Keeping Pigs Together" , "Some Kind Of Kink" , "Don't Go Nowhere" , "The Rough And The Quick" , "Bussing"
Very repetitive. Boring. 2
Would probably have loved this in 2000, but no time for it now
Decent for what it is but I didn’t pay too much attention. Kind of a funkier massive attack. High 3.
Enough club trance music. Didn't need this on the list. Only thing I can say is the instrumental songs were better than the ones with lyrics. Got boring
boring
This wasn’t for me
Yeeeah, grand.
Chill and interesting. Has its moments
Didn’t like it but maybe it was just not my style
Not satisfying.
I spent yesterday assembling cheap IKEA furniture. This album was suitable background music.
It's a good mix of electronic and acoutis, but is it good enough for five stars? Just about, I think.
Pretty good
Life’s too short for EDM. Especially with Iggy Pop on deck.
3.5 stars
Pee-pee weiners
Did a triple take at a certain song's lyrics.
I've never listened to this album (29). Really well made, although a bit too electro 90/2000ish for my taste.
Some ok beats but pretty slow.
I liked this well enough (The Rough and The Quick was a standout), even if so e of it was a bit backgroundy. Some was a bit like a less good Massive Attack.
Meh
If their aim was to satisfy, they failed miserably.
One of my finer discoveries so far this year. I found this in my local antique shop the other month and couldn't pass up the opportunity to add it into my collection. I wish I could teleport myself onto that album cover and hit the highway with these luscious beats soundtracking the ride. Hypnotic, groovy, trippy and ominous soundscapes perfect to just lose yourself in, but there's also a flippant, dirty swagger to be had on a couple of tracks, especially *that one* concerning having "the kind of night that I read about". There's little not to like for me here.
Why is there so much of this crappy british electronic music on here? It’s boring and repetitive. The same beats looping for 6 minutes at a time. This album is way too long and I see no situation where I would enjoy listening to something like this. I was definitely not satisfied.
All the way through keeping pigs together i felt like the song was gradually building to something…..turns out it wasn’t. The introduction of MC Det at least gives the feeling the song progresses beyond the original best, but ultimately its when the music drops to just the beat that you feel this has been more than just the germ of an idea. By Dont go nowhere i am feeling that this will sum up my experience of the album (assuming the double negative isn’t conscious) The rough and the quick felt liked i was trapped in looped hell. I stole you car introduces more of a traditional song structure but i still get the overriding feeling that we are going nowhere in the instrumental. Overall it’s not unlistenable just dull. I’d much rather listen to someone like Brock Berrigan
If their aim is to satisfy, then they have been found seriously wanting.
An album where I went in completely blind: to the best of my knowledge, I have never heard anything by them, or indeed heard of them at all, prior to this listen. I liked parts, particularly any bits that leaned into a more reggae vibe and had lyrics (although I did a full on double take listing to The Rough and The Quick), but each track was too long for my liking, and without vocals on many songs, it made everything seem even longer. I liked I Stole Your Car though. It at times reminded me of Massive Attack or an instrumental Gorillaz, but it's just not an album I'd sit down to listen to. Once again, I'm back to wishing for half marks but this is going to get a 2/5
Just your run of the mill British techno band. Never heard of em. They can build a good groove & great atmosphere with the songs but can either get repetitive or annoying. Sometimes on the turn of a dime. Better than most of the other Brit techno on here. Also I have the urge to put together a gang for some sort of heist. Which is kinda like this album: Sometimes I'm IN, but most of the time I'm OUT! 2
What is up with this author's obsession with electronica? The genre is WAY over-represented on this list. This is just more mind-numbing, repetitive, soulless electronic drum beats driving a bunch of go nowhere songs. The only satisfaction I got from this album was not listening to it any more.
I’ve never heard of Red Snapper before, and now that I’m over 950 albums into this project, I’ve found myself growing more and more leery of electronica music. I think I came into this project with a really narrow view of electronica music, and its thrown me for a loop when I’ve come across albums that don’t fit the definition that I’d had in my head for so long. Hopefully though, Red Snapper will win me over! Our Aim is to Satisfy was a unique, but very uneven experience. The use of so many keyboards and different bass elements helped craft this album’s unique sound, but I found a lot of the looped vocal refrains to be a bit annoying. Some of the songs were smooth, but I found some of the songs to be a bit abrasive, and I felt like the album switched between the two at a moment’s notice. “Keeping Pigs Together” had a really good groove to it, with some great bass playing, and a very catchy main melody. However, the very next track, “Some Kind of Kink” started off with a bass riff that reminded me of Seinfeld, which was really jarring and goofy. To top it off, I didn’t care much for the vocal elements on that song either. The percussion and bass on “Shellback” sounded great together, and it had some excellent keyboards as well, but once again, I really didn’t like the vocals at all. Those first three tracks were pretty much a microcosm of the whole album for me. There would be a track that I liked, but the next two wouldn’t really be my speed, and some would be pretty good musically, but feature vocals that I didn’t like. However, the last three tracks of the album were fantastic, and easily the best part of the whole experience. “Alaska Street” had a cold feeling to it that I liked, and it segued perfectly into “Belladonna,” which was a really gentle and beautiful song. The album’s last track, “They’re Hanging Me Tonight” was really beautiful too, and an excellent way to close out the album. If the whole album would have been more like those last three tracks, this would have probably been a five-star album for me. Before I finish up my review, I think I need to talk about “The Rough and the Quick.” I was probably about halfway through the song before I realized what this song was about when I heard the line “lick my clit, rub a little bit of your spit.” I’m not a prude or anything, but that came out of nowhere, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Kudos to Red Snapper for making my eyes bug out as I listened to that song. When it comes to electronic music, I think I’ll stick to my comfort Daft Punk albums and pass on the Red Snapper.
I first heard Red Snapper on a trip hop radio station and was immediately hooked. I know a few of their albums, but not this one. It didn't disappoint me. The sound is just great. Overall, however, this album is not one of my favourites by Red Snapper. 4/5
Considère me satisfied. Also the clit song 👀👀
Closest to a one star so far. Salvaged from the categorisation of unlistenable by a few cool tracks at the end.
# Album Name: Our Aim Is To Satisfy # Artist: Red Snapper # Rating: 1/5 # Comments: Our Aim Is To Satisfy - well sorry mate, you are well off the mark. Honestly, this could be the movie soundtrack to a generic 2000's movie. WTF is this doing here. I mean, seriously, WHY. CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? Fuck no
*Our Aim Is To Satisfy* (2000) by British band Red Snapper is an album that blends electronic music with live instrumentation, creating a tense and funky soundscape. Critical reception was mixed, with some praising its innovative style and others finding it dated or monotonous. | **Aspect** | **Summary** | | :--- | :--- | | **Overall Sound** | A fusion of electronic beats, live funk bass, and guitars, often described as a "dark funk" or a soundtrack for urban Britain. | | **Musical Style** | Trip-hop, breakbeat, and funk, with elements of ambient, dub, and jazz. | | **Lyrics & Vocals** | A mix of instrumental tracks and songs with vocals. Lyrical themes include explicit sexuality and dark, violent imagery. | | **Production** | Known for its sharp, varied sounds, though some critics find the live drum and bass sound limiting compared to fully electronic production. | | **Themes & Influence** | Creates a mood of darkness, tension, and release. Its influence is debated; some find it a time capsule of its era. | ### 🎧 Pros and Cons **Pros:** * **Unique Sound:** The blend of acoustic instruments within an electronic framework was distinctive. Tracks like "Some Kind of Kink" are noted as "dancefloor killers". * **Dynamic Range:** The album is praised for its varied moods and sonic textures, flowing smoothly from atmospheric instrumentals to funkier vocal tracks. * **Bold Artistic Choices:** The explicit and humorous lyrics of "The Rough and the Quick" were seen by some as a brave and memorable expression of female sexuality. **Cons:** * **Polarizing Vocals:** The use of British-accented rapping and vocoders (described as a "Donald Duck style vocorder") can be divisive. * **Criticized Rhythm Section:** Some critics argue the live drums and acoustic bass can sound monotonous and were a limitation, with a preference for more digital production. * **Dated Sound:** A common criticism is that the album feels very "of-its-time" and hasn't aged as well as other electronic works from the same period. *Our Aim Is To Satisfy* is an album of its time that successfully fused genres but also embodies the stylistic limitations of its era. It may particularly appeal to you if you are a fan of innovative trip-hop and late-90s electronic music.
I was really excited after hearing the first track. It sounded like a really cool electro-2000s thing. An MC came in on track two and I lost interest. It took me back to 2001, I remember there was a lot of this sort of thing on radio. While my ears perked up at different points throughout (the last two songs were really cool), I wasn't buying it. 3 stars.
This album is like a guy wearing a velvet bucket hat in a garden bar on a sunny afternoon. He also has Oakley speed-dealers with clear yellow lenses. When he walks to the bar to get another Pimm’s cup, he adds a little funky jive strut into his stride, and smiles at everyone he sees in a blatant attempt to force some sort of communal feeling to the afternoon.
Takes you back to being in a cosmic corner on Cuba mall trying to work out how they can get away with selling what they do. 1st track was ok. But then its the same shit for an hour.
Cut each song down by 75% and you have a nice little 15 minute album if some cool sounds without losing any meaning whatsoever.
I genuinely had no clue what I was getting into with this album because the Wikipedia page for it had no genre listed, the Spotify version of the album is named incorrectly and the band’s current most popular track has artwork that looks like approximately two dollars were spent on it. That said, Our Aim Is to Satisfy actually isn’t bad. As a first exposure to Red Snapper, it left a decent impression on me. There were a fair few highlights, like "Keeping Pigs Together" (which sounds like the theme to an early 2000s spy flick that doesn’t exist), the more ambient-leaning "Belladonna" and the jaw-dropping closer "They’re Hanging Me Tonight." On paper, OAITS is an album I should love – trip hop with jazz influences, repetitive dance structures and occasional rap vocals is honestly right up my alley. Some of the songs just got so tiring so quickly or didn’t quite hook me as much as I hoped. While I can’t see myself coming back to this one in its entirety anytime soon, Our Aim Is to Satisfy got its hooks deep enough in my that I’m definitely curious to check out some more Red Snapper! They’ve got a new album that came out just a few months ago (and appears to be a bit more jazzy), so maybe I’ll start there. Highlights: Keeping Pigs Together, Some Kind of Kink, The Rake, Alaska Street, Belladonna, They’re Hanging Me Tonight
It's alright.
Was thinking this was very average / dated late era big beat/ trip hop when The Rough And The Quick came on which was a bit too in your face for me and kinda pissed me off so unfortunately is a down vote from 2 to 1.
Our Aim Is To Satisfy I was kind of curious about this. I’d never heard of them but I saw that they were on Warp, so I thought they might be interesting, while also looking at the name and cover made me think they might be another one of those late 90s early 2000s electro also rans. It ultimately lands somewhere in the middle though. I really like the live drum sounds, particularly on Keeping Pigs Together, Don’t Go Nowhere and The RakeXXXXX, and I very much enjoyed the clit’n’thigh song, coming out of nowhere with no warning or subtlety. And there is some nice bass playing and some nice atmospherics, Bussing has some great gentle, downtempo passages and Alaska Street has a nicely unsettling late night in the city feel. But it's hard to shake the feeling of aimlessness to much of it, and that it’s not quite as good as the music it’s influenced by. Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead are all much better at conjuring atmospheres of dread and urban unease and are rhythmically more interesting, and Primal Scream on things like Vanishing Point are much better at the louche, bass driven electro-rock. If I had been aware of this when it came out I think I would have really liked it, but now I’m not so sure. It’s fine, but ultimately a little forgettable, apart perhaps from the enjoyable fruity The Rough and the Quick. It’s on the edge of 2 and 3, but I’m not sure I’ll come back to it and there are albums in the style I put well above it. Out of 10 this would be a nailed on 5, but perhaps a bit harshly I’ll round down to a high 2. 🐟🐟 Playlist submission: Keeping Pigs Together
'Keeping Pigs Together' is very reminiscent of Mogwai. The track repeats a hook whilst the backing music moves through a series of nice minor chord changes. Yet somehow this lacks the emotional complexity of Mogwai, and seems a bit more 'bon-tempi' derived. Nevertheless it's a promising start. Shame then that subsequent tracks feel more disjointed often trying too hard to be eclectic. They introduce too many styles, like the insipid ambient-soul of 'Shellback', the jazz attempt 'Bussing' or the bad-reggae, Massive Attack rip-off 'I Stole Your Car'. Amongst the mediocre, 'The Rough and the Quick' manages to be totally execrable. Characterless music and cringeworthy lyrics. The album doesn't pique interest again until 'Belladonna' which has a similar pattern to the opening track, and a fragility that's quite becoming. One of two outliers to an otherwise very unremarkable album. It's a bizarre entry. It's not terrible, but it's far from inspiring or memorable or other adjectives that relate to a stirring of the emotions or intellect.
Electronic music usually gets an auto 1-star from me, but this obscure band at least plays a few instruments here and there. It’s still pretty obnoxious, but there’s at least some effort at musicality put forth here, even if it’s still soundscapey and repetitive. 2/5
I had never heard of Red Snapper before, so Our Aim Is To Satisfy was a completely fresh listen. At first it felt a little outside my comfort zone, but it quickly won me over as an engaging, inventive, and surprisingly entertaining record. What makes this album stand out is the way it fuses electronic music with influences from metal, hip-hop, rock, and jazz. That blend keeps things fresh and unpredictable, and when the vocals do appear, they give the tracks an extra edge. It’s an album full of inventive sounds and textures, constantly shifting without losing its flow. Favourite track: Don’t Go Nowhere and Shellback were excellent, but The Rake with MC Det’s vocals was the real highlight. Least favourite track: Nothing felt skippable, though Alaska Street and They’re Hanging Me Tonight didn’t leave much of a mark. Album artwork: The cover is fantastic—bold and perfectly suited to the adventurous sound inside.
Perfectly listenable without being all that exciting.
I’ll be honest, I had a busy weekend and I’m tired and sweaty. So, my head wasn’t really into listening to a “British acid jazz trio” as Red Snapper were described in their Wikipedia entry. Their album Our Aim Is To Satisfy is supposedly their best album and I couldn’t be happier for them. It’s not for me. It’s just kind of the same beat over and over with some tiny variation and someone singing a hook over and over, with a little rapping sprinkled throughout the album. The first time I listen to any of the 1,001 albums I am assigned, I listen while working. Saturday, I listened while reading. After the first song, not once did I stop and just listen or think, “Man, that was a great song.” Maybe it was the headspace I was in, or more likely, this type of music ain’t my bag, baby. And that’s alright. Rather than get angry and write how this music shouldn’t exist or call anyone who likes this album idiots, I’ll just not listen to it again and go on with my life. If you’re a fan of acid jazz, you probably already know about this album, but if not, you might want to check it out. Man, I’m tired.
Es un álbum muy psicodélico. Mucha música, poca lírica. Una canción me gustó.
- never heard of this group before and had zero idea what to expect -- not even any inkling of what genre this could be, which was a fun way to approach the album - there's something vaguely (or not-so-vaguely) reminiscent of the Matrix soundtrack in all dance music of the very early 2000s - I appreciated the mix of organic and digital instruments and effects (or at least organic-sounding to my ears). I feel like that kind of exemplifies the year 2000: figuring out the relationship with and interplay between what sounds you can make with your hands vs. what sounds you can make a computer program (in that sense, is a computer essentially an instrument in itself?) - nothing really stood out to me, though, except for some of the more melancholy tracks near the end. but those tracks were on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from the "lick my clit" from just a few minutes prior, which was a hard left turn I couldnt (and still can't) really wrap my head around. I probably wouldn't listen to any of these tracks again of my own volition, but I didn't actively *dislike* them, either
Det är ganska trist, låter lite som samma sak mest hela tiden.
Not terrible but kind of unmemorable. It's definitely of its time and probably not worthy of inclusion in this list, but there are worse albums.
Sounds more like a movie track, not really bad, but not something easy to listen too
Really liked the grooves on this and the unusual sounds, interesting vocals, unexpected lyrics . . . I will listen to this again.
Cool grooves. A little samey from time to time.
3.5/5
Well, I’m afraid that aim was well missed
Not expecting much from the reviews but can instantly hear the references to it being a heist soundtrack! 🎬 Red Snapper starring Guy Ritchie. Out Now 🎬 Actually enjoyed it more than I expected from the reviews. Although still not amazing - can get quite repetitive at times and a bit rough. Multiple times checked the track time thinking it had been 7 minutes or something, but actually 3. Not much exploration beyond the basic loop and “hook” of each song. Very much captures the feel and sound of the 2000s, but musically, just ok. Scrapes a 3
Nice beats, nice noises but felt a bit samey after a while.
Great mood music! Certain songs need several deeper listens
Então, nunca mas nunca tinha ouvido falar de Red Snappers, portanto não esperava absolutamente nada sobre este álbum. Não sou fã de música eletrónica, por isso fico acabou por ser um bocadinho cansativo para mim. Talvez num festival ao final de noite me encontrassem a dançar num concerto deles, mas não é música que ouça em casa por livre e espontânea vontade.
Not overtly offensive in any way but it bored me to fucking tears
Ups and downs with this one. Some great moments and some boring ones. A little bit repetitive at times, some tracks could be tightened up a bit in my opinion. Love the variation in styles and moods. An eclectic mix of instrumentation works out relatively interesting for the most part. Really liked Bussing, not so much I Stole Your Car. Alastair Street is class, Belladonna meh. Favourite track - Bussing. 7/10
What is this man... Like a third of these songs are fine the rest are...not.
Like living in a late 90's David Fincher movie.
felt like i was walking on the NYC street in a 2000s action movie
Started strong but overstayed its welcome
This is a group of really talented musicians. Synthesis of different styles of music. I understand its appeal, but it is still too repetitive and ambient to hold my interest.
Okay
2 - kinda cool electrónica
This is a really crazy, cool album. Certainly not for everyone that’s for sure. It sort of reminds me of a Brand-X or Uzeb sort of vibe.
These songs take me elsewhere. Classy electronica 4
Not offensive but not gripping either. Electronics monotonous generally, boring. No interest in pursuing further really.
Meh. It's techno'y music. Some parts are more house, some more ambient. Nothing really stands out.
Not as good as DJ Shadow, but in the same wheelhouse. One of the better techno albums we've had on this list.
Kind of Moby vibes? I didn't mind it - good background music with the occasional sample or loop that was a bit ear catching.
Classic Trip Hop that often gets overshadowed by artists like Massive Attack and Tricky. This and Making Bones are favorites from this band. If you dig this album check out Suzuki by Tosca or Nothing Changes Under The Sun by Blue States. Thievery Corporation and DJ Krush are amazing too.
Interesting trip hop, and I have never heard of these guys. I guess I was out of the game around this time, but I still should've heard their previous albums because that's when I was in the game. Although, trip hop isn't something I listen to often, I did enjoy this one. Don't Go Nowhere was a favorite. Good night driving music. Good grooves. I'll give this a 3.
I was pleasantly surprised with this one.
Good but also samey for me
shit
I was satisfied.
Nyt ei hajua edes musiikkityylistä ennen kuuntelua. Menetteli, muttei jää soittoon. 2/5.
Mostly chill instrumentals sprinkled with female vocals and a few low key male raps. I don't think I'd consider this a MUST listen...I don't regret listening to it, just wouldn't seek it out again.
Thoughts before listening: Never heard of it even though it came out in my college years. I'd guess either British alt rock or some sort of electronic dance music. Review: So this is trip hop so I guess I was close. I definitely knew this scene existed but it was just never really my thing. This is okay. Cool atmospheric production on these songs that remind me of the background music in some post apocalyptic sci-fi movie from the early 2000s. I will say that this does a better job of keeping my interest than many similar groups. There is some nice instrumentation here, and I like the songs with vocals like "The Rake. Overall, I'd give this 3-stars.
Some really really great songs, but the album remains bloated. A few songs should've been cut to make a much tighter and much better project. Still excellent.
Cool album to listen to when reading or working etc. However, the tracks seem a little disjointed. The 'flow' isn't the best from track to track. Makes for an inconsistent mood or tone throughout the album.
Surprised to see this "cult" acid jazz / trip hop album in the list, I totally had this burned on an mp3 CD back in the day. It's kind of like Massive Attack but a bit higher BPM. Nothing amazing, but very well produced and great background / session music.
Might've satisfied red snapper but it didn't satisfy me
Again nothing standout and not my background vibe either.
Never heard of this. It's background music to a bar 20 years ago, or a scene from a film where the protagonist is in a taxi and it's raining. Pretty average.
Solid 3.5. Some of the songs were fun, but I found it very grating past the midway point 😬
Didn’t hate it, but I’m not sure why it’s on this list
Reminiscent of NES music where you have like 8 bars of music looped for a while to make a really long song. Not bad, but pretty forgettable
Eleven unmusical, pointless techno/electronica tracks.
Muy monótono.
This album started really really strong. But now it’s track 3 and I’m falling off. Brought me back a bit. But for 2000 this feels old already. If this album was released in 1996 or 97, maybe I would understand a little more but this feels like it’s chasing the matrix soundtrack. Also sounds a lot like the music to the background of some everlast songs. I wonder if this is where the sound is sampled from. Man this album is a journey. Sound like they just follow whatever sound leads them to music. I have to respect it and thankful the sounds follow the ones I like too.
Experemental? Yeah, sorta. Cool? Kinda. Vibey? For sure. Do I think it would be worth listening again? Nope. I didn't find anything inherently wrong with this album, but it just didn't blow me away in any way. It was perfect for background music at work, however.
Pretty fun and unexpected. One of my favs was the rake.
decent sounds like a soundtrack to something like persona
Sweet trip hop record. There is a diverse set of sounds on this record, ranging from upbeat to mellow. I enjoyed the dance-ier tracks. Favourite Track(s): Alaska Street Least Favourite Track(s): The Rough And The Quick
This ain’t it for me
Pretty repetitive, not super interesting. Not unpleasant though
Electronic music is not one of my favorite genres. I often find the repetitive nature to be infuriating to my brain. There are some decent beats on this album, but nothing that really wowed me. I’m not going to say it’s bad because it’s not. It’s just not for me. If Red Snapper’s aim was to satisfy, I better go grab a Snickers bar because this album didn’t do the trick.
I finally finished! It took a while, but it was a great experience actually. I bet the chick on The Rough and the Quick would say the same.
Unlike most electronic albums on this list, this one isn't immediately giving me anxiety. Not awufl.
I really did not like this album very much. There's some cool musical ideas sprinkled throughout, but too often they go nowhere. These tracks felt more like music beds to accompany other media rather than something to be listened to on their own.
This feels like a soundtrack album begging for a movie to back. Not all the tracks grab your attention but honestly this kind of album gets played a lot by me to help me work. If put on "Spiders from Mars" I wouldn't get any work done because that demands to be listened to. There are enough "grab your attention" Tracks to knock you out of your grind, so you can catch your breath and refocus; "The Rake" & They're Hanging Me Out Tonight" are two examples. It's an album of music that supports what you are doing rather than being the thing you're doing. There's a place for this in every collection.
Chill instrumental music. Awesome song about rubbing on a girls clit
Not bad, some good grooves and basslines. Does manage to evoke an atmosphere similar to the album cover. Not a big fan of the vocal samples though and the album does drag after a bit. Can't see this being something I'd sit and listen to regularly and it seems like background music, but certainly not bad.
This has a certain nostalgia for me. I don’t actually know Red Snapper but it reminds me of the year I spent in Europe around that time. That being said I only need a track or two, not a full hour.
I'm not a fan of this genre in general, but this is one of the more palatable albums in the cannon. It the aim was to satisfy - it did.
2000 I know there's a lot of love for this, and it does exist on my shelves, but it isn't often played because it's a genre I don't often gravitate to. Can't play this in front of my daughter either. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ Decent ★★★☆☆ (6/10)
uskomattomaan aggressiivinen tanssimismusiikki paitsi kädet.. kädet ei vittu ilmassa. olet pretentious snob jos kädet ilmassa... kädet kuin löysää spagettia pitää roikkua painovoiman avulla alaspäin... heiluen kuin kaappimainen heilurikello konsanaan. pää valuu uskomattoman alas hartioiden viereen mutta ponnahtaa uskomattomalla tavalla ylös ja pumppaa pumppaa pumppaa... unholy discojytä ja jytkyjora. sentään nämä käyttävät OIKEITA instrumentteja eikä pelkästään mitään bliip bloop tieto kone ohjelmistoja kuin KAIKKI nykyajan PASKAMUSIIKKI vaan siellä studiossa klikkailaan hiirtä ja näppäimistöä ja näin... keeping pigs together
Well, if the aim was to satisfy, I think they missed the mark a little bit. Look, I have nothing personal against this album, but that's kind of the issue. It just sort of felt...there I didn't retain anything the second it was done.
This feels like stumbling onto a late-night radio block curated by an eclectic DJ with deep love for dub, experimental electronica, and the avant-garde: all seamlessly woven into one continuous genre-hopping groove.
It was fine. 3/5
You failed
keeping pigs together- 4 some kind of kink- 4 shellback- 3 or 4 dont go nowhere- 4 the rake- did we get an alien on this track? 4 the rough and the quick- im bored out of my mind. 4 bussing- i stole your car-
Ok
Pretty solid electronic here
Phenomenal experimental album. Kept me hooked all the way through.
Not my cup of tea.
This is drivel of the highest order. Sounds like somebody tuning a keyboard. Directionless. Get in the bin.
# 536 : Our Aim Is To Satisfy When your only claim to fame is that you are on this list… If you have to listen to this, look out for The Rough And The Quick. Worth Listening to: Not much, but The Rough And The Quick was the best here. Listened: 31/07/2025
Like the background music they would play at a nightclub that appeals to really cool vampires.
muito ruim filho pqp
trip hop né. meio acid jazz até. mas me pegou num dia ruim, não curti tanto não. achei até mei chato e do nada tem uma música super sexual nesse aqui. doideira.
Beautiful
That was fun.
This is a cool one
This is awesome. I was unfamiliar before this and they’ll be a regular listen now
Awesome! Never heard of em either
I seriously loved this one. What a surprise honestly. Felt like I was in Man on a Ledge or The Bourne Identity. Best Sick Tracks: Keeping Pigs Together Belladonna They're Hanging Me Tonight 4/5
es como una mezcla de una banda de cosas, me gustó algunos temas
Great find!! Very Mogwai like
Sorry, I tried, but I can’t.
Huh. Meh. I used to really be into Beth Orton’s music. Upon reading their bio, she used to sing for them - makes sense. Don’t think I can spin this entire record.
This wasn't bad but I think it was suffering from recency bias. I can tell it's before the advent of truly modern electronic unless it's doing something innovative that my untrained electronic ears just don't detect. I really am not enjoying the song, I Stole Your Car. It definitely invokes the early 90s on the song The Rough and the Quick, like something from dance mix 92 or 93. I feel comfortable giving this 2 stars.
Kinda mid
First album where I’ve literally never even heard the name of the artist. Had no idea what I was getting into. Soon I was slipping in a weird acidy jazz trip hop world disoriented as hell. Felt like I was in a rave from a Guy Ritchie movie. Unhinged Massive Attack vibes and I loved it. At the final track I was so anxious I had to turn it off for a few before finishing. Surprised in the best way, and an album like this is the reason I started this challenge. Never would have found it otherwise.
"Our Aim Is to Satisfy Red Snapper" is third studio long play album by British instrumental band Red Snapper. Nu jazz, acid jazz acid and trip hop are the Wiki-listed genres for the band. Yeah, they do cover a lot of style territory. The core bandmembers included David Ayers (guitar, keyboards), Ali Friend (electric bass, double bass) and Richard Thair (drums, deck). Other contributors were MC Det (vocals), Karime Kendra (vocals), Jake Williams (keyboards), Darren Morris (keyboards) and Mike Kearsy (trombone). The album had decent reviews and, commercially, reached #78 in the UK. The album begins with guitar notes, a gurgling sound, static noises and a rock beat in "Keeping Pigs Together." Repeating guitar and keyboard notes, a reverb synth and a piano slowly added as the song builds with layers (that's common with a lot of these songs). Ambient trip hop. The Pitchfork review compares this to U2's "October." OK. Oh, and the pigs are still following me. The band gets the funk out in "Some Kind of Kink." The double bass and beat. Initially a vocoder is used until MC Det takes over the vocals. Very danceable and very 70's. I guess I'm a sucker for mixing disco and duck noises and that's exactly what they do in "The Rake." A hypnotic synth and a rock-disco beat. Rapping vocals and, of course, duck noises. The closing song "They're Hanging Me Tonight" prominently features a church organ sound. Layered synths. Initially an ambient-trip hop-electronic vibe. Very atmospheric. The album covered a lot of styles: trip hop, funk, jazz-trip hop fusion (acid jazz), chill, ambient, disco, dance, hip hop, cod reggae and electronic. I really dug the beats and multiple basses. Songs can be divided into either dance or electronic-ambient groups. The dance songs had a 70's vibe. Their method of slowly building songs by adding instruments was fairly effective. This was a decent album. If you're into any type of electronic or dance music, there's something here for you.
Had never heard of these guys.
I started off thinking I was going to really like the album, it reminded me of Moby - with very creative, experimental mixing of sounds and beats. But unfortunately it never really went anywhere for me like I hoped. It kind of got better towards the end, but I thought most of the songs were too long for what they were.
Yoooooo!!! This is my kinda shit! Love the trip-hop and electronics genres. This is the type of album I love to listen to while working or cleaning up the house. I would also put this on if I were doing a heist. lol Could’ve done without a couple songs in the record but overall dope.
I dig it and would listen more, it does cool stuff. Not my usual lane, but interested in it
This was cool. Some of the songs sound like daffy duck though.
2000. London. Moody, atmospheric instrumentals with funkier, soulful vocal tracks to make a collection that flows smoothly from beginning to end, a soundtrack for urban Britain that suggests a more revved-up Massive Attack. *****
Redelijk standaard electronica album uit de jaren 2000. Stomme hiphop mc op veel nummers die generic clichés gooit over beats die dat niet noodzakelijk nodig hebben. Acid jazz is nooit helemaal mijn genre geweest en voor atmosferische elektronica grijp ik toch nog steeds liever naar Boards of Canada of Burial. Bijna irritant in hoe inoffensive het is. Ik heb er moeite mee om er inhoudelijk dingen over te zeggen omdat het zo langs me heen glijdt. Maar toch is het niet slecht. Ik vond het niet actief kut maar er is geen enkel moment op dit album dat me op enige manier heeft gegrepen.
A few nice songs, alternated by tracks that range from boring to mildly annoying. Most tracks overstay their welcome.
Another album that I don’t know why it’s on this list. I can combine samples from GarageBand too. Halfway through the album, I saw a meme about Wu-Tang Clan and decided to listen to Wu-Tang Forever instead. No regrets.
I learned something about myself today. Apparently I really am not an electronic music kinda guy. Was not satisfied. 2 stars.
A solid electronic album with some solid influence. I especially loved the hip hop influence that lended this album a lot towards some trip hop vibes I really liked. Some really cool interesting stuff here I mostly liked and decently enjoyed. Rounding up to a 4.
suprised at first not my thing but grew on me.
good stuff
surpresa. 3 a 4 estrelas. eletronico, d'n'b beat, guitarra, hiphop e cinemático, ótimas refs.
The Rough and the Quick
Never hear the band, album or even one song. First song was actually really cool but not exceptional. Rest is okey trip hop but this is not something you have to hear. I like the style personally as background music tho the breakbeats get a bit to busy for me. it's like a jazzier and more experimental version of more modern mellow electronica artist.
I can understand that this album might have been kind of futuristic at the time, however now it sounds dated. It’s repetitive, and not easy to listen. It’s not my cup of tea and I didn’t find it enjoyable.
I liked this. Groovy and solid energy. That funky dj sound. The kind of music that goes well with most things
This is music you listen to while waiting for something you actually want, dated by the false urgency that was fashionable in stoner lounges at the turn of the millennium.
The first 3/4 of this drifted by as expected; background music for a louche but dull millennial house party. The remaining 3 tracks pricked up my ears, as if now part of an insistently demented movie soundtrack. Listening again, it's all quite good, more of the latter would have scored higher. Not bad though, we'll call it a win!
Seemed good. Need more listens
A very enjoyable listen. Helped me with being very very productive today. Is it relevant? No, not anymore. Is it good? Mweh, it's pretty good. It's from the Warp label!
Not my thing
More electronic music that doesn’t seem groundbreaking or interesting. It’s not necessarily bad, just not something I would think I would miss out on if I didn’t hear it. 2/5 Won’t listen again
ok
I don’t get it. Average at best.
Uhm No
Cool. Something brand new to me. Feels like a mix of hip hop and post rock. Some really nice atmosphere. Not sure if there's as much movement/development as I would like? One that I'd like to return to to make my mind up clearer about it - a couple of listens in the day wasn't really enough
they did not satisfy
I swear I try to be open minded whenever we have a club/electronica album come up. But halfway into the first track they just fade into the background and I don’t really notice until it’s over. This album did nothing to change that pattern for me.
Their aim was way off the mark. Second song ruined a great riff. The same short noises (samples?) played repeatedly with little variance, no story, makes for a forgettable album.
I like this enough to give it 4*. I'd like to explore their catalog further and I liked quite a few tracks on this one. Only real qualm was some of the vocal samples were to repetitive.
there's albums that do the exact same thing but better. good background muzak
Never heard of this artist. Cool stuff.
This one surprised me with some very cool, moody grooves.
I actually enjoyed a decent amount of this. Some fun instrumentation and production.
Easy 1 star. DNF Best Song: N/A Rating: 1/10 (An Abomination to Sound) Stars: 1/5
Meh
An odd choice. I like Red Snapper,but are they really that revolutionary? To have come across this before other Warp artists of the time (so far no Aphex, Squarepusher, Plaid, Luke Vibert etc) or similar jazzy DnB like Roni Size seems odd. It's a good album, definitely a 4*, but not even my favourite Red Snapper LP. Why this over Making Bones, for example?
Although I don't think this will get repeat listens, it was pretty solid from start to end.
Not satisfied!
I guess it's alright for what it is. I don't mind trip hop type stuff, but this really felt like "elevator music for people who like drugs" or something.
I had no idea who this was and have never heard any of the tracks but I enjoyed it. Will I listen again? …. Maybe, yeah.
I like some electronic music but Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper would not fall into that category. This album intolerable. Did not enjoy and was not satisfied. A 1 rating. 1/5
Mediocre at best. Instantly forgettable.
Not my type of music but it was pretty good
It wasn’t that the music was bad, it’s just too repetitive for my tastes.
beautiful trip hop album with a good amount of diversity that leans into all aspects of the genre and its influences to create a well rounded love letter to downtempo and its many forms. i love this
Not satisfied!!
Pretty boring. I don't know the history of edm but I'm sure this is important or something.
Some nice and some very enerving tracks.
Consider to Satisfied. Never heard of them before, but likely the majority of it.
Click app. After a few seconds of intrigue that unmistakable beat drops in. Look at summary. Electronica. Again. Fuck off! I'm Australian. I was born in 1960 so I heard almost nothing of that genre before this list. I'm down to the last 20 so in 3 weeks time I will hopefully NEVER hear this genre. I don't take drugs so this "music" has no appeal at all. Track two samples that sublime bass riff from Rock On. Badly. The rest of the track is shit. Will listen to a bit more of this to see if it manages to squeak in 2 stars. . . . . . . Not even close. Truly fucking awful.
Yeah so this one was just not for me boys. Liked how weird it was and appreciate the out there nature of some of the songs. Plus some of the songs were almost good and then very much not, a lot of sounded like it could have been Need for Speed menu music. Fav Track: Don’t Go Nowhere
I like the band’s name, not so much the music. Weird and spooky intro followed by catchy and repetitive drumming then overly the spooky sounds again or weird not so spooky sounds with peppier rhythms. Two choices both boring after hearing them more than once.
This was as average as it comes blah blah blah late 90s early 2000s dance music. One song talked about clits. Stupid. But. It two stars bad. Just dumb that this is considered must listen music. Dumb.
Background music that is in parts dull and irritating. 2/5
Okay this was good. Trip hop is always good
I was completely unfamiliar with this band or album when it was assigned to me. The wikipedia entry that gets displayed on YouTube Music simply mentioned that the album appeared in the 1001 Albums book with no other information. Having listened earlier today, I can say that I really don't know what to call this style of music. I guess it's like electronic beats or something. I found that some of the instrumental songs had some interesting bits but there was something funky with how they would use the vocals in the other songs. It was kind of like they used the vocal bits as a rhythmic device so it would just repeat throughout the song in an annoying fashion. I think I listened to about a half of this and skipped the rest after my "I will listen to the first minute of every song" rule. This goes in to the I will never think about this album again pile.
Glemte å rata da, huske kje all verdens. Tror da va litt for 90-talls for meg
Enjoyed the instrumental tracks, the ones with vocals weren't great!
Really weird mood on this album. Final 2 tracks of this album very post rocky and beautiful, some strange tracks in the middle, 3.5/5
Boring Trip Hop. Not for me
My boys say, “Noooo!” They’re right.
Meh
Another someone dated feeling electronica choice that feels like a result of when the book was first published. This trip-hop adjacent music has its moments, but feels more like background music in a heist movie than something you listen closely to.
More random British electro dance music from the late '90's/early '00's. Just more trash. Sounds like the soundtrack to a bad Matrix knockoff.
It doesn't bode well for an album when the only thing mentioned in the write-up is that it was included in the 1001 albums book, but this actually isn't that bad. It's maybe a bit inconsistent in terms of style, as it flits in and out of different approaches: Sometimes more down-tempo, other times kind of hip-hoppy, other times kind of weird electro.. but it mostly delivers for me. Certainly not something I'll return to, but hey, very few albums on here fit that criteria.
Awful bland shite
Like Massive Attack with zero tact. Or soul. Or self-awareness. Aim higher, boys.
Ahh, Red Snapper--mmm, very tasty! Before the Wheel of Fish landed on this album today, I'd never heard of this group. Their sound fits perfectly in the scope of late-90s/early aughts electronica. It is a decent album, but with repetitive compositions that fail to build, it's hardly essential listening. There are many other electronica acts that I'd listen to before coming back to this one. Standout track: Don't Go Nowhere (which could aptly describe most of the songs on this album 😆)
The instrumentals are ok to good. The songs with vocals...most of them I don't care for or I have things I like about them and simultaneously dislike about them. Some of the better "Trip Hop" I've heard, however. Interestingly, their latest album, as of writing this, Barb and Feather, is light-years beyond this album and I quite enjoyed it. Thinking on this might bring to light what Our Aim Is To Satisfy might lack. Maturity. Time necessary for a band to refine their craft with more immersive elements that doesn't try too hard to sound cool or trendy.
Bah. bum bum.... bah bum bum.... bah bum bum, one five second sample repeated 200 times a good song does not make
1. pigz - 2 2. kink - 1.5 3. zhell - 2 4. dont - 1.5 5. rake - 1 6. quick - 1 7. buzzing - 1 8. car - 0 9. alazka - 2 10. bella - 2 11. tonight - 1.5
I was a big fan of Red Snapper back in the day. They never were at the level I had hoped them to be. Felt like they were holding back. Having said that, this is definitely their best release and deserving of four stars.
Songs were too long and repetitive
I'm not usually a fan of this genre, but I liked some parts here and there. I can't see myself listening to the album again in full but might return to a song or two in the future
Really good
Feels like an album of beats produced for rap songs but with no rapping (except for the 2 that did). I don’t mind instrumental stuff but this kind of music just feels incomplete to me. Decent music for a club, not for sitting and listening to.
mid in album form
Damn this project the industrial house stuff is starting to work on me.
Started out as some ambient forgettable but turned into an interesting funky soul sound with some of the same electronic influences on it
I hated this
Was alright, the rake was heat
3.5 stars
Plätscherte ziemlich vor sich hin, etwas zu jazzig für meinen Geschmack.
The other day I got Roni Size, the Drum 'n Bass DJ. Red Snapper was marketed as the live instruments version of that. I was somewhat involved in d'nb and thought it was too gimmicky, so I never paid any attention to it. It was not entirely the same scene, as Red Snapper were a live band instead of DJs. Turns out they're actually better. It's as repetitive, but somehow it sounds more musical. Favorite song: Alaska Street
This is an odd one. I presume I've listened to this before as I was a big Red Snapper fan in the 1990s and have their first three albums (admittedly the first is a compilation of EPs). I saw them live twice in the same weekend in 1998 and they were incredible. And yet two years later I wasn't bothered about this album. Listening now, I can kind of figure out why. There's nothing *wrong* with it, but there is no real development of the sound from 1998's 'Making Bones', with the exception of some cut up vocals as opposed to more traditional vocals and rapping, although there is some of that as well.
Not bad. It's just w duke that doesn't to much for me in general. 3/5 Album 56/1001
Seems like 311 and Linkin Park contemporaries, with a lot less singing. And imagine how bad this might have been without with singing. The lack of vocals allows you to focus on the music and the grooves, which are ok - but still locked in time in the early 2000s, particularly the turntable sounds.
Öde!
totally new to me, pretty interesting mostly instrumental album with a few softly spoken and often provocative spoken word parts. Dramatic and free-flowing. Kept me listening through to the end...that's saying something. 3 stars
Mostly some cool sounds and interesting but not engaging (for me) songs. The Rough And The Quick is a bit of an earworm though...
Psyence Fiction kind of killed the whole trip hop thing. the record was super hyped up, had all these cooks in the kitchen, and yet that didn't stop it from receiving an (unjust) thrashing in the music press for failing to meet exospheric expectations. even Pitchfork, who gave it an incredible 9.8 at the time quietly scrubbed the review from its site when pretty soon after, downtempo, trip hop, and acid jazz started spiraling into obscurity, overshadowed by the revolution of buzzy electro house and chopped up disco house hits. regardless of the quality of the music, trip hop became another byword for undesirable lounge music, something to drink or ignore or fuck to. when the most beloved examples of your genre in the coming decade are soundtracks to PS2 games, you know Bristol has fallen into the sea. poor red snapper. making fucking incredible work in their genre, set on the wayside by simply by existing at the time it did. the grooves are chill, but just spooky enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck. "Don't Go Nowhere" feels equal parts inviting and yet also slightly off-putting with its looping vocal sample. some parts of it are abrasive, like the lyrics to "The Rough and the Quick", and some of the tracks don't particularly develop from one musical idea to the next, but i feel like this might be intentional? this isn't a cocktail record, this is a record that feels like the underside of a highway, cars roaring above as the graffiti stares you down. there's nothing more minimal than decaying brutalized slabs of concrete in the sky. the record's inclusion in 1001 Albums is a mystery to me, not because of its lack of quality or the relative obscurity of the artist, but simply because of the unconventional period of time it existed within. trip hop's demise can be foul play, but acid jazz is another thing; nothing killed it, it just kind of keeled over and died like some cancerous hamster. it's at the precipice of the apocalypse, about to slide, feet first, into the sinkhole in the center of the city.
Rare jazz hip hop thing
Really good.
boring techno with occasional unmemorable vocals. wouldn't bother me if it were in playing in a movie (though it would probably cast doubt on the quality of the movie) nothing I would usually opt to listen to, nor will I start now. blech.
It started out as a nice surprise but by the end I was pretty much done with it. Good for a listen though for sure.
Groovy, nice background music. I agree with the guardian reviewer that called it “revved up Massive Attack” but it’s albums like this that really show how anglocentric this list is. No way would Red Snapper be on a list made in any other country, pleasant as this album is.
This is one of those albums that I liked less over time. I started out thinking it was interesting and might be one of the few mostly-instrumental albums that worked for me, but it got tedious as hell by the end of it. Not bad, but too long for something like this. 2.7
2/5. It's got a nice repetitive rhythm in each song that makes for a good run of songs. They are to find a sound or sample that feels catchy without feeling annoying, which is a difficult feat to achieve. Unfortunately my statement was proven incorrect about halfway through with Rough and Quick. I'm all for explicit content but it doesn't really land, kind of just feels like someone found out some new swears and decided to use them right now. Other than that though, it was okay. I wouldn't say it wowed me but it wasn't terrible. Best Song: Shellback, The Rake, Bussing
I could see a lot of this as background music for a video game or movie. It would be cool in maybe a scifi futuristic setting with an alien band who all play weird looking instruments. Here on Earth as an album to just listen too though? It's super boring. The Rough and the Quick stands out of course. Definitely interesting and attention grabbing. Pretty groovy too. Overall, I could see songs from this album being applied well for other media but it's just extremely repetitive and largely uninteresting to me
I had "Some Kind of Kink" as one of my five or so MP3s in 2001! I was expecting this to be unsatisfying, but it's not actually too bad. It does seem there were a lot of tone-deaf singers in this era though.
Pretty good. Starts and end well. Middle is rough.
Mildly pleasantly surprised
Not in my edition of the book! 2000. 1 star. "Our Aim Is To Satisfy." Fail. Tedious electronic sampling with no redeeming features. WTF is this doing on the list?
That's not my taste in music
It's a perfectly acceptable entry into the trip-hop/d and b/coffee table/jazz stakes prevalent around the millenium. I got through a ton of emails while this burbled away in the background.
A gentle jazzy album to soundtrack my daily work. Perfectly good for that reason, not sure I'd will and urge people to repeat my experience though.
I like this album, a mix of hip hop, cool melodies and funky as hell!
I found some of the tracks fairly enjoyable, especially the last two. It’s hard for me to compare electronic Trip hop type music to other genres
There are some interesting moments here but they are cancelled out by the boring moments. Unmemorable Seriously, why is this on here and not Massive Attacks’s Mezzanine. Or even some Zero Seven? 2.5
Album 749 of 1089 Red Snapper - Our Aim Is To Satisfy (2000) Rating : 2 / 5 More Electronica, which I'm not really a fan of, but with a little funk & jazz mixed in, it seemed a bit more evolved and I wasn't cursing it all the way through.
Fine as far as this type of music goes. Not really my thing.
Like
Meh
I don't really understand why this is considered essential to listen to? It's not horrible, but it doesn't add any value either.
It's good background music, or good background music when you're jorking it. But is that the lofty standard we seek to attain on this list, that claims to host the most influential albums of all time?
This ones scores low, not for being offensive but rather for not being all that notable. Some of the songs are a videogame soundtrack, others would have worked as base layers for a rap song. Vocals get repeated just a bit too often. The sound also seems to have been surpassed, in fact it sounds a bit too 90's for being 00's.
Pretty solid and sounds very 2000. I'd go 3.5 if I could.
Cool enough to have on in the background, and interesting enough to listen closely.
Have on Vinyl: No Fav Song: Bussing Note: Interesting; had not heard this before
I wanna give her that kinda night... Decent album, not really the type of album that'll catch anybody in the room with a "holy shit what was THAT!?!" track, but not a bad vibe. I don't know much about this style of music, so can't really address why this particular album would separate it from others, but I liked it.
I want to like it but it keeps missing the mark
Nah fam. 1/5
Nice.
Nice vibey background music. The Rough and The Quick certainly snapped me out of passive listening.
Atmospheric and trip hoppy with a jazz and funk twist. If you are looking for some good background music you will find it here. I'd write more, but this is another album on the list that is good but not great. How many different ways are there to say that?
There's a time and place for this album. I think it's in the basement of a grungy rave in the late 90s/early 00s. Can confirm the time and place isn't at my desk in 2025 looking at a spreadsheet. The Rough and The Quick deserves a shout out though. Not because it was a great song, but because the content was unexpected and gave me a laugh.
a great sonic album! not for me though
4/5 but probably won't listen again
Ну прикольно, но под мудик
Some interesting bits, with some not so interesting bits.