1977

Every song sounds the same.

Too many affectations and weird guitar effects to make this a serious effort. They distract from the overall feel and stall the sound in the 90's pigeonhole. Also, it chugs along too much for my personal tastes.

Not for me

Got to track 4 before I quit because it became headache-inducing noise

I don’t like the cover. Looks like a shittie 90s band. Sounds like a shittie 90s band I don’t like the guitar sound The voice is ok.

Didn’t like it

A pastiche of 90s sounds here. Some moments are clearly Sonic Youth, or Nirvana, or Pixies, sometimes in quick succession. But the core sound is a low-talent college band. The singer is especially under-accomplished. Not impressed at all by this album. Why wasn't a better band given this opportunity?

First- this was a 65 track album. Not no hell no. Especially 65 songs of Ash

Not for me

Just a lame 90s alt album, surprised it made this list. Not really anything to write home about.

This album is completely forgettable; the band name, album name, cover art, and music do nothing to distinguish themselves in any way. Super generic with lame attempts at sounding like a a bunch of different bands that do it better. It was like a watered-down version of Weezer meets The Offspring. I emptied the ashtray into the trash(tray). 1.5 for punch sound effects on "Kung Fu" but minus .5 for saying Jackie Chan's name with tacky "uh uh uh uh oh" after it brings 1977 in at 1.45.

A 90's irish pop punk rock album with a handful of singles? Seemed like something that I would enjoy so I went into this hoping I might be introduced to a new band. I was surprised how much of a miss this was for me. Maybe there is something more buried in this but I felt like I was hit with a bunch of generic rock songs that had too much reverb and distortion so it kinda drowned out any of the detail. I didn't dig the vocal style in any way and can't tell you anything about the supporting instrumentals. After 30 mins I was mostly tuned out just trying to get through it. I'd never heard of Ash before and there is no reason for me to revisit them after this. On paper I feel like I should have enjoyed this but after a listen this is a skippable album for me. 1.28 stars

This shit literally almost killed me, 'innocent smile' my ass

Not for me.

Très générique comme album, je ne vois pas sa pertinence dans cette liste. La rigolote chanson « Kung Fu » a un peu sauvé la mise, mais ça reste une étoile pour moi sans hésitation.

Schon doll was da Mitte der 90er an lärmenden Schülerbands aus den Garagen in das große Musikbusiness gesprungen sind. Money for nothing and chicks for free... wer wäre nicht gerne dabei gewesen. Mir bleibt jetzt leider nur der Neid und die lahme Gelegenheit dafür nur 1* zu vergeben.

I used to own this. And on re-listening to this after about 20 years I had the same feeling I had when I decided to sell my physical copy back then. This album starts with one or two songs that really kick you. And then the songs get gradually worse and boring and the singer's vocals really annoying and... Dare I say off-key?

The first song has a progression that sounds like it’s ripped straight from “Polly.” This sounds like if you asked AI for a song that meshes Nirvana with, I don’t know, Bush, you’d get this dreck.

D-tier 90s alt rock. Distorted hard rock guitars with wah-wah solos, pseudo-Oasis vocals heavy churning mid-tempo rhythm section pounding along. Not bad exactly, but at best a passable imitation of better bands from the era. Hard to imagine much less essential listening really. Favorite: Innocent Smile

Blah

Начал слушать, не пошло

Nope.

I think it’s a first for me a couple of hundred albums in…I hated this! The singer’s voice was grating and whiny, and the music and arrangements just irritated me consistently across multiple tracks. Just not for me.

The best Jackie Chan themed song I have ever heard. The entire album sounds ad libbed. The singer uses the word “you” so much that you would die if you did a drinking game everytime he says it. Aggressively mediocre. Add this to the list of “albums not to listen to before you die”. 2/10

another really strong 1.

ensimmäinen impressio on tärkeä, ja tässä se on hyvä. ensimmäinen biisi rautaa, mutt kaikki muut ovat roskaa. pidin toivoa yllä pitkään, että kyllä se paranee koska tykkäsin alusta niin paljon. mutta pettymys pettymyksen jälkeen, 90-taletti radiorokki ei koskaan parantunut. lose control

A few catchy riffs, but not very good or memorable otherwise. Unfortunately generic

Just no...

Here’s the thing. This sound was totally played out by the time this came out. It was tired already. The only people listening still were frat boys. It was top 40 junk. There’s no soul in this music. It’s empty. Sounds like Pavement and I wouldn’t put them on a list like this either.

Ok

This was the first album I fully did not like listening to. Bland and uninspired rock sound, terrible vocals, and annoyingly repetitive melodies. Walmart Weezer.

Poppy alternative rock. Oasis, Jesus and Mary Chain (90s), etc. I don't see anything essential here, nor would I revisit the album. This was probably dated when it came out.

eh

Is this Jeff Tweedy singing on the first song? Sure sounds like him. The album is strongly rooted in 1996-era smooth grunge. Not doing anything for me. 1/5.

Oh yeah, Star Wars. I recognise quite a few of the song names on this record. Noisy mess, and not in the good way. I can 100% believe this was written and performed by teenagers. You don't need to hear this before you die, I don't think I will ever listen to this again. 1 / 5 stars.

these guys are on tour during march thank god I dont live in england 1.5/5

ok

Pretty unlistenable. Songs are so weak and derivative that it is difficult to imagine why this album has such a good reputation.

Bland 90s sound with super weak vocals

Music for 12 year olds. Sadly I couldn't finish it.

Listens: 1 Enjoyed: No

I made it as far as "Oh Yeah" before deciding it just wasn't going to get better. C- or D+.

I hated this

05/10/2022 Another one that's just not for me. This project is really ruining my Spotify recommendations, lol.

Maaan... dehä e så cringe fr. Känns helt själlöst, sångaren har typ ingen personlighet och det är så sterilt...

Um, no thanks

This is what happens when parents stay together.

No wonder I had never heard of this band or album

It was about average, the only song I actually sort of liked was Girl from Mars. 1/5 stars from me.

This sounded like so many different artists. As each song came on, we looked at each other and said, “oh, this reminds me of a different song by a better band that I really like.” It might be more listenable with less whiney vocals. But unfortunately, those vocal choices were made and be taken back. We agreed that if it came onto the alt rock radio station, we would change the channel. Occasionally, we mistook it for the ads on YouTube.

No thanks, if they played in he garden I’d draw the curtains

Garbage