Whatever

Maybe I recognize the name a bit but not familiar with the songs. It's ok but there is a bit of country twang in there that I don't care for and doesn't seem to be mentioned in the styles.

Pleasant album

Helt ok lyssna igen

Doesn’t quite have the vocal chops of Carole King or Fiona Apple, but I’d still consider putting her in the same class.

Typical 90’s sound: a bit country; a bit pop.

4/10 - It wasn’t bad, but it just lacked any memorable qualities for me. It played and ended and I didn’t realize it changed to a new artist.

I don't know what it was about this but I really didn't like it. It really isn't offensive at all but I found the melodies and lyrics extremely annoying. 2/10

I love Aimee Mann. This album is good but not great. It has the unfortunate label as "samesy" in my head. Although, I would say I could listen to this album quite a bit before getting tired of it. There isn't a song that immediately resonnated with me like Mann typically delivers so frequently.

Pissed off girl rock from the 90’s isn’t my thing

Not her best but as is typical of this list her only album on the list.

All of hers merit at least 4 (except maybe the non-soundtrack weirdness).

I love her and her voice but this is not a good album. Or rather, it's good enough, but not outstanding in any way. Why did they pick this one? Again...this committee who picked the albums are just hipsters trying to pick obscure things because they think it makes them cool. Newsflash: it does not make them cool. I'll give it a 3 just because it's her...but seriously...WHY THIS ONE.

Like the first Tom Petty album, not the right choice. This isn't bad but all her later solo albums are much better (and she did a lot of work on her voice). Glad she's on the list, but really, listen to Bachelor No. 2 instead.

Another fine album, another 2.5 (round to 3 since some songs were fair I guess)

A solid solo debut. I’ve mostly enjoyed what I’ve heard from Mann and I know she’s highly respected among songwriters that I love.

It was ok like nice to listen to but can’t really say more than that

Some nice tunes on here. She has a good voice. First time listening of any of her work. Undecided about her music will need to listen to other LPs

damn man, the 90s produced so many good Women artists. I feel like some of these songs were in films I cant remember, she's got some catchy songs throughout but cant see myself revisiting this like I can with artists like Alanis Morissette. Aimee does sound a little bored on her vocals but maybe its just matching the album title. Overall an enjoyable enough listen.

Aimee Mann is a fine song writer but I’ve never really connected with her music. This album being called Whatever is quite apt because that’s how I felt after listening to it

Her first, but not her best. They sound like demos compared to the fully realized songs on Magnolia/Bachelor and other later albums. Still a fan, but not sure why this one is the Aimee Mann pick for the list.

This was overall a pretty good album, especially if you're into that 90s alternative female singer-songwriter scene. This album takes me back to the 90s and reminds me of the kind of music my younger female teachers were listening to back then. It's definitely for the crowd that enjoys artists like Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, and Tori Amos. One thing that sets this album apart, though, is that Aimee Mann was probably a little ahead of her time. Most of the other artists I mentioned didn't really break through until the mid 90s, while this album came out in the early 90s. Not really the style of music I normally enjoy, but it was good for what it is.

It was fine. Didn’t love it but didn’t hate it.

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it’s a comforting album - i loved it as well as the singer’s voice

I had heard that Til Tuesday's lead singer had a solo career, but this is my first time listening to Aimee Mann. The fact that she's wearing all black and Doc Martins on the cover tell me that this should have fit perfectly into my high school world. In two listens I'm finding that the songwriting is really quite good and the songs well performed. What I am struggling with are the production choices made here. This album sounds dated, but it seems to me that it would have sounded dated upon its release in 1993. The glossy production would have felt much more at home in the mid-eighties rather than nineties, and unfortunately I feel like the music often looses its edge that it could have had with better production. This could have been a high four pushing five, but as it stands it's a high three.

From the start I thought this might be another album that sounds like Jagged Little Pill and I was excited. It goes off in more unique directions from the first track then I expected and doesn’t completely maintain it’s edge, which I think has both it’s benefits and drawbacks. I wanted to feel great about this record, but there are too many uninspiring moments and missed opportunities across the back half, especially. I still like the environment and what is going on here songwriting-wise, I just feel like the product could have been a little more complete based on the skill Aimee demonstrates here in flashes. I wonder if she executes such a project later on in her career, maybe we’ll find out. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: I Should’ve Known, Stupid Thing

Vocals seemed a touch off at points but overall this is my jam. Sort of Sheryl Crow-esque but I like some of this at least as much or better.

Strummy chick folk music from the 90s era. Thought it'd be better, as I do like a lot of her more recent music.

My kind of thing, but not my thing

I liked it. Sounds like most 90s women but i feel like im watching 10 Things i hate about you

This is the newest H&M pop album we have! There's more in the back... 4/5

Pidin tästä. Laulu oli nättiä ja biisit ihan miellyttäviä.

Vähän hajutonta ja mautonta iskelmäpoppia. Aika "Whatever" levy omaan korvaan, not good, not bad, just mid.

(2.75)

Very hard time getting through this one, just boring for me. Fine enough but not my jam

Familiar with AM from her time with ‘Til Tuesday, and she must’ve had a few singles in the mid-nineties cause I remember her voice. Always liked it. I’m not at all familiar with Whatever, which is a little surprising because it is a great debut. (The record company must not have promoted it at all). Excellent musicianship, cutting lyrics. Top track is Fifty Years After The Fair. But they’re all good. (4.55*s) Will listen to this one again!

Side A is Whatever, Side B much better but album overall not my style. Not bad but is this on the list because she was once the lead of 'Til Tuesday and this is a solo debut? Much prefer her work in the 80s. Here we have a decent attempt at some more pop-based tunes and trying to evolve with the next decade. The duet track "I've Had It" had the most depth. 2.05 stars...let's keep rolling.

Whatever is categorized as an alt rock album which seems appropriate. The best way I can personally try to classify it is to label this as "Mom-Rock". I don't mean that as a criticism as there is plenty from this "genre" that I can enjoy whether it is tied to nostalgia or just the safe, simplicity of a lot of it. It works fine as background music in the household when you don't want to rock the boat too much and serves as a sort of soundtrack to growing up with a mom at home. Put it on before you do a sink full of dishes, fold some laundry, or dust the bookshelf and it works. Not exactly in my wheelhouse but it did feel like the higher end of Mom-Rock. I've been tangentially exposed to Aimee Mann due to her presence in the LA scene the past few years. I didn't realize she was the front of Til Tuesday which is a nice factoid. She has a really pretty voice that is very smooth and feminine yet still has some impact. I liked her work with Til Tuesday and I think this album shows she had what it took to go solo. Whatever had a couple good songs but also a lot of down the middle adult alternative stuff that isn't bad but doesn't move the needle at all. 2.44 stars

American movie montage music

This wasn’t really my thing, but I did find it interesting how this preempts the Boygenuis stuff that is quite big now. I wonder if she’s seen as an influence by that group.

This album may be not much interesting musically, but there are some great songs in here, it is overall addictive and very enjoyable, and every track has beautiful melodies. Sure, I love this kind of songwriter pop with some rock influences, but in this record it also works very well. Aimee's voice matches the songs fantastically, and some songs have some great atmospheres. It may not be too innovative, nor something too complex, but it is an album that is really easy to get into with some great songs, what else could I ask for? Sometimes music should also be to have some fun, and this album does work really good to have a pleasant time.

24/08/09 Surprising as I did not know who she was then... and I still do not know now. But it was okay. Spotify listeners: 661.6k

I only know of Aimee Mann through Magnolia and what I know I like. This album was more upbeat and poppier than I was expecting and sounds very 90's. Whilst I really like her voice none of the tracks really resonated with me in the way Wise up / Save Me do from Magnolia as they were generally all a bit too jaunty and poppy.

Whatever I only really know Aimee Mann through the Magnolia soundtrack, but have never listened to any of her albums. It certainly has an early mid 90s feel to the production and overall style, but it's clear she has a great melodic sensibility as well as a winning turn of phrase. Whether that is sustained across the whole album is arguable, but overall I enjoyed it. I Should Have Known is a great rollicking opener, and Fifty Years After the Fair continues the polished 70s singer songwriter feel. Could Have Been Anyone is another great melody, and Put Me on Top has a pleasing Byrdsian feel. Stupid Thing is yet another excellent melody, a really lovely song and I really like Jacob Marley’s Chain’s acoustic guitar, harmonium, martial percussion and Dickensian metaphors. I think it starts to run out of steam a little after that, but I really like the strings on I Know There’s a Word, and it has a nice pared back arrangement compared to some of the more obviously ‘rocking’ songs and I’ve Had it has nice low key melancholy to it. It’s between a 3 and a 4, I’ll go for a 4, I love her sense for melody and the her assured songwriting. ⛓️⛓️⛓️⛓️ Playlist submission: Stupid Thing

I changed my opinion from disposable, college-rock MoR, to semi-disposable, college-rock MoR, to enjoyable college-rock MoR. It's been a hell of a journey. The album cover smacks of someone trying to be a bit edgy in that commercialised early American 90s way. But when at its best the album recalls Tom Petty ('Fifty Years After the Fair', 'Put Me on Top'), or the Macca side of the Beatles ('Say Anything', and 'Mr Harris' - piano-led chamber-pop with horn). Many if the arrangements are very Beatlesque. The more you listen the more little gems pop out, like the unassuming 'I've Had It'. Overall she has an undeniably melodic ear. 'Say Anything' is one of many that are pleasantly arranged with a summer, great-for-radio sound (in 1993). Being generous, it has Byrds jangle in places (indeed, track 2 features McGuinn himself on 12-string), but the overriding feel is 60s-inspired lighter melodies, combined with decent lyrics, production polish and a template for Sheryl Crow. It can lack some of the backbone of similar college-rock that I'd favour, but with every listen the strong tracks stay strong and the weaker tracks improve.

I adore Aimee Man. I first got into her music at the same time I got into the band 'Til Tuesday. While listening to "Voices Carry" at a Noodles & Co., when I started reading 'Til Tuesday's Wikipedia page. My jaw dropped when I realized that the front-woman was the same Aimee Mann I'd been listening to on repeat! It dropped even further when I realized she was the same Aimee Mann on "Time Stand Still" by Rush. She's an incredible lyricist with a unique voice, a strong ear for melody, and an incredible career. I admire her ability to evolve her sound with the times while remaining true to herself. Her record "Mental Illness" is one of my all-time favorite albums. "Whatever" is a great album too, though I think she has only gotten better as a singer-songwriter since.

Very nice! I liked it a lot!

A lot of fun, really enjoyed

I quite enjoyed her vibe but some of the songs were just so repetitive it turned me off

Ehei

Love me some Aimee Mann, but this album is not as dynamic as her subsequent efforts.

Quintessentially American. A touch of country a touch of pop but not a touch of anything interesting

3.5

Perfectly nice 90s pop rock.

plinky plonky

Most of the songs are of the bitter breakup variety. The lyrics are fairly witty and the music is catchy in a pop sort of way. I added “Could’ve Been Anyone” to my playlist.

This was such a lovely album.

Ugh. This was a chore to listen to. Other than her significant contribution to the Magnolia soundtrack I’ve never been much impressed by Ms Mann. Her voice challenges your idea of “in key” and never quite sits down in the mix. It always feels like a tourist I wandering through the music looking for a way home. And her lyrics feel the same to me. A spoiled rich girl playing voyeur to someone else’s shitty life and calling the experience her own.

Girls in the 90s Sung a little rock n roll But this is awful.

Average white woman indie alt rock from the 90s. This could be any of number artists that I grew up with. Just blah. 4.5/10 Top song... Say anything

Completely washed over me. A polite 1.75

I don't think this is good sorry. I love 90s girl indie rock but this isn't great.....It all feels very cheesy and impotent and the lyrics are really dreadful. Won't be investigating the rest of Aimee Mann's oeuvre..

I feel like this is recently divorced mum in the mid-90s going her own way typa music, maybe booking a girls trip or something, but like, mostly good! The ballads are a bit of a drag but sometimes it's nice when music is just very direct and melodic like this, the lyrics are a bit deeper and more interesting than the very bright production lets on, and I like the little flourishes that are very influenced by jangly 60s British bands. Liked this more than I thought I would well done Aimee u dont need no man

great voice, great singer songwriter vibes but not anything that really puts it over the top.

#437/1001. I remember when the movie Magnolia came out and Save Me was the best song ever. But those times are gone, and more I hear Aimee Mann the more she sounds like a 70% bargain copy of a Suzanne Vega (or insert your favorite singer/songwriter here) B-sides and unreleased demos. Btw where is my first Vega album? There should be many here, right? Whatever.

Mehh....found this boring 😴 i mean it alright but dont ever need to hear a single song from it again

Pleasant. Better than I expected. I like the sound of the Guitar. Especially on '50 Years' Rest of album is a bit shite. Fuck Jacob Marley. Generous 3.

Its ok nothing special. Just decent music

This is exactly the kind of music, that AI is going to take over and I won't be sad..

Mellow early 90s music from the “alternative rock” station archives; I remember "I Should've Known" from the radio at the time. Her singing is good, lyrics often interesting, and accompaniment well played. One or two of the tunes reminded me of things from Mary Timony’s most recent album, which I like a lot. But the arrangements here weren’t as interesting to me, which I suppose could be a function of this having come out in 1994 rather than 2024. There unfortunately weren't any surprises for me on this record, just lots of chill, nice 90s alternative radio songs; and I don’t think this unchallenging music showcased her lyrics well enough for me to keep my attention. It was a nice listen, though.

The production was pretty good. I really liked the harmonies, but I’m indifferent on the main vocals. It’s definitely very 60s inspired. A bit wimpy at times, but I liked what it was going for.

So signature 90's women rock... nothing wrong with that.

Not good. Sounds like someone typed in 'generic 90's non offensive pop music' and this is what AI spat out. Bland

A nice album, that is probably 3 songs too long

Good

There is no country in the tags but if she'd wear a cowboy hat this would be a country album for me

On wikipedia i read that it has nice lyrics raising it above the rest, except perhaps because english isn't my first language, i listen to the music first and it sound like a generic pop ballad album so the lyrics just doesn't hit.

I enjoyed it. Música de final de películas vibe, me gusto su voz.

good album good songs

I like Aimee Mann, but this album was a slog. Way too downbeat and slow.

В мене нуль проблем з такою музикою, і взагалі мені вона подобається, якщо вона хітова. Тут хітів немає. Просто дефолтний поп-рок для радіо. На rym поставлю 3, в межах цього списку 2

Такий типовий гітарний поп-рок 90х. Музика яка грає в ромкомі десь на другому акті, коли герой\героїня йде по місту і думає про щось. Нічого не маю проти, повертатись до цього альбому не буду.

Good vocalist, nice writing - I enjoyed it.

Totally forgot about Aimee. Such a star.

Didn’t expect so many pop and country sounds from san artist wearing docs

This one was kind of a "not quite but almost" album for me... definitely didn't hate it, some songs I almost kind of liked, but nothing that ever resonated big. A lineup of 3.5-star tracks. There's a background vocalist on "Say Anything" who sounds distractingly similar to John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants.

Not sure how an average pop album makes such a list

Dont hate it, dont love it

Fine

This is really enjoyable. The kind of easily accessible pop-rock that you associate with Gilmore Girls or Scrubs, and with good reason - it's actually pretty nice to listen to. The thing that distinguishes this is the fact it's far more country than most of its competitors. Four stars, very nice listen!

even if this singer-songwriter stuff is more on the rocky side - it doesn't make me very happy.

Exceeded all expectations as I never heard of her

Well... Whatever

The ballads on this album are OK, but I find her voice not up to task on the more energetic/involved songs.

Decent album that had good production. Sounds a bit dated, but not necessarily a bad thing. Rating: 5/10 Favorite Song: Could’ve Been Anyone

3 sterne

This was better than expected, I was ready to rate it 2 stars as a generic 90s album, and while it is a bit generic, it was more enjoyable than I first imagined :)

3.5

3.5

This was another one I thought I was going to rate higher. I remember absolutely loving the first two Aimee Mann albums when they came out. I played them to death back then. Coming back to them some 30 years after, it feels more like a product of the time, but still really good. (8.5) ★★★★

Nice pop/rock album, great voice. 4.5 stars

I thought this was okay, but I've definitely heard much better material from Aimee Mann that wasn't on this album. "Stupid Thing" and "I Should've Known" probably the highlights here, but I thought it was kind of uneven outside of that and probably a little long for what it is. 3 stars.

Pleasantly pleasant for about 20 minutes and then it kinda turns to stodge. Jacob Marley’s Chains is the first song to feel like a chore. The early 90s was a good era for songs about Jacob Marley what with Muppets Christmas Carol coming out the previous year but this one of hers does drag somewhat. The author of this list should ‘wise up’ and put the Magnolia soundtrack on here instead.

Eh, whatevs

Shout out to the hometown girl! I saw Aimee Mann in 1990 at the Rat right after Til Tuesday had broken up. She pulled out an accordion that she said she had been learning to play. It was a super fun and wholesome show all around. I enjoyed this record. Her song writing is great and she is a lovely singer.

Aimee Mann! Voices Carry ... never actually listened to her albums. Positively disposed. Enjoyed her appearance in that Portlandia sketch. It gives me no pleasure to say that the production / sound is very 90s (not a compliment) and the songs are just pretty generic, even boring. It's ok, has its moments, but ... I don't anticipate ever listening to this again.

I like Aimee Mann a lot. But not this particular album. There are so many of her later solo albums I'm really fond of. Some of the cuts on here are great, but I think she needed a little time to get her solo work together so I wish they had picked a later album of hers.

NON CE LA FACCIO 1/5

Sharp, smart power pop. Great guitars and hooks

Title pretty much sums up my thoughts on this one It’s far from bad; her voice is pretty nice for a bit, and the variety on this one is solid enough. The more upbeat tracks (Fifty Years after the Fair for example) are nice and definitely suit her style a bit more. Usually doesn’t affect my rating much but the title and album art are great, conveys the vibe pretty well Album left a pretty awful first impression; funny that the first 20 seconds of the first song made me think this album was gonna be absolute garbage, but it was all uphill from there. I don’t think there was a whole lot that wowed me, the range just isn’t there. Just ok vocals, just ok instrumentation, just ok theming, the list goes on. It’s better than I thought it was gonna be, but I really can’t see myself listening to this one again. I could see a version of this album that would be great, but there’s just a bit too much missing for it to really elevate it

I listened to this. i know i did. so why is it i cant remember a single song? whatever i guess

I’m basically only familiar with Aimee Mann through Magnolia, so it’s a limited window of top material paired with a fantastic film, and so I can’t help but be a bit unfazed by this? It’s definitely of its time, in that early 90s “female pop-rock singer-songwriter” sound and vibe, but with Aimee Mann’s particular downbeat songwriting and her laidback vocal stylings, which largely did not sway me. There were two songs that picked up for me (Mr Harris, I Could Hurt You Now) but largely it just sort of came and went… didn’t feel like my cup of tea particularly amongst its contemporaries, and didn’t feel like it stood out enough. I can’t say I wouldn’t try another one of her albums, which means I think this was an odd choice, but also I’m not in a rush to do that because this one was Just Alright.

A very low 3. I normally like female vocalists and maybe with more listens I'd dig this, but it was a bit nondescript. I've also never heard of her which says a lot

It's always good to relive the '90s—and to come back to Aimee Mann, too.

As I was listening, I thought this was another generic 90s singer/songwriter pop record (which it is) and was planning to give it my usual three star rating as the music is okay. Then I started paying attention to the lyrics, and they’re quite bad. Thus, my updated rating. I will not be revisiting this one.

3.5 Everybody loves Aimee Mann!

I much prefer her more recent work and certainly post Magnolia soundtrack. This all just feels a bit run of the mill 90s rock that would feature in the back of some romantic drama.

I was sure I’d never heard of Aimee Mann before but, as it turns out, I’ve heard of her former band, ‘Til Tuesday, and their one hit in the mid-80s. There’s nothing particularly special about this. It sounds like most other female artists of this type, in this era (Liz Phair, et al). Its very much middle of the road as far as scoring goes, so a 2.5* really - but not strong enough for me to get a 3.

The moment this album ended, my music app of choice autoplayed Fiona Apple, and I thought "That's more like it!". I don't think I like her voice very much - it's a bit nasal. I was fine with everything else, and tapped my foot a few times to the very poppy songs on the record, but nothing much jumped out and grabbed me. I liked Jacob Marley's Chain but I think that was mostly because the instrumental made me think of The Riddle by Nik Kershaw. Just really not one for me to get either angry or excited about. 2/5

bem genérico, nenhuma música é memorável

Itj så verst.

Another album that makes me doubt the credibility of the books. is nice singer/songwriter music but absolutely nothing remarkable, for the standards of women musicians that are better than her

Just not for me. Nothing really that bad about it, it just did nothing for me.

Fine! I think I like her newer stuff more

Generic American rock. Bland and boring. 2/5

very mediocre just super generic nothing really stood out.

meh.

Pretty solid pop/rock album.

This is a three for me but a very strong 3.

Me encanta Aimee Mann desde que escuché Magnolia y su versión de Two of Us de The Beatles. Muy buen debut

Not in the very least my bag. This is the first album that I couldn't even get through an entire song. She has a good voice tho, so two stars.

Jamais écouté avant. Totale découverte d'Aimee Mann pour moi, dont j'avais vu passer le nom sans jamais aller écouter ce qu'il y avait derrière. Rien que pour ça, faire ce projet vaut le coup. Que dire en revanche de cet album ? Pas grand chose, finalement. Sans aucune fausse note (ce qui est impressionnant pour un premier album, il faut bien le dire), les morceaux de Whatever ne comptent pas pour autant de chefs-d'œuvre. Pour le dire plus simplement : tout est réussi, à condition peut-être de ne pas être allergique à son style pop-rock en ligne directe des années 1990. mais rien ne transporte non plus l'auditeur, qui profite d'une écoute agréable, parfois charmante, mais n'en sortira clairement pas changé. Mais finalement, la simplicité et l'efficacité sont aussi des qualités, alors pourquoi ne pas se laisser tenter ? Top : Stupid Thing Flop : I Know There's a Word

1/5 didn’t like it brushed over first five

I really love the songs, but Jon Brion is throwing way too much at the production here. There's too much noise surrounding some amazing songs, and it makes this a tough listen; if there were a stripped back version of this I'd enjoy it much, much more. Still, there's so many good songs that it can't go fully down the list. But this makes me want to listen to other work instead, and not this.

Pretty good. Aimee Mann has been one of those artists where I hear them and think “dang, pretty good” but then I don’t look for their music later. The overall vibe of this album made me think of the movie So I Married An Axe Murderer despite her not being on that soundtrack from what I could find.

Yeah Aimee Mann! Swing it! Sing it! String it! Along and then swing it again!

Didn’t really do it for me.

I’m basically only familiar with Aimee Mann through Magnolia, so it’s a limited window of top material paired with a fantastic film, and so I can’t help but be a bit unfazed by this? It’s definitely of its time, in that early 90s “female pop-rock singer-songwriter” sound and vibe, but with Aimee Mann’s particular downbeat songwriting and her laidback vocal stylings, which largely did not sway me. There were two songs that picked up for me (Mr Harris, I Could Hurt You Now) but largely it just sort of came and went - didn’t feel like my cup of tea particularly amongst its contemporaries, and didn’t feel like it stood out enough. I can’t say I wouldn’t try another one of her albums, which means I think this was an odd choice, but also I’m not in a rush to do that because this one was Just Alright.

It's versatile and it sounds pleasing through it all, but the songs do bear the feeling of "not being anything special"

Getting an album with a track called “4th of July” on July 5th does feel a little disappointing. That aside, yesterday I was thinking that I should rewatch Altman’s Nashville to muddle through my semiquincentennial feelings, but maybe this is the universe’s way of suggesting PTA’s Magnolia instead.

Enjoyable album with super catchy hooks from a unique and enjoyable voice

AOR/MOR - surely not alt rock? Can see there’s a market for this - just not for me - really didn’t like some of the production here - eg Mr Harris - overdone to the max. Hints of Suzanne Vega in Jacob Marley’s Chain. Needs a bit more rawness or noisier guitar. Don’t hate the voice - soothing and clear. Just not enough all round to grab me. Could be generous and say 2.50000001.

Plenty of Beatles-y flourishes but overall a bit bland. July 4th song for July though...'Murica! Liked the "writing was on the stall line" - rest didn't really move me one way or t'other.

Whatever. Really found her voice unlikeable and most of the songs were vanilla. The lyrics were marginally better TBF. No clue why this is rated as a must listen to album.

It was alright. Not much to say about it. Better than I imagined it to be.

4th of July song and im listening to this on today on the 4th of July. It actually is so real for that line about fireworks being a waste of gunpowder and sky. Aight album I guess. Not like bad though

I Should've Known 4th of July

Cool, I hate singer-songwriters with no concepts., see you never.

eh, kinda pmo but some parts were ok i guess

Yeah. Whatever!!

Its an OK album I don't dislike it but think its very mediocre, I'm a 90s person and there are just way more better sounding albums from that time, its very 90s sounding but its pretty boring Its definitely not a must hear album and I'm not sure how it got on this list its well produced but doesn't excite.

I’m quite emotionally mature. So it bothers me that I can never quite figure out what Aimee Mann is on about. The music and delivery are very refreshing, but I can’t tell what she’s trying tell me. Normally I’d simply conclude the singer is full of shit, knock off a couple stars and be on my way. Some something about the way her music is put together convinces me that this is not an Aimee Mann problem. This is a me problem.

The younger, angrier version of me probably would’ve hated this. The older, fatter version of me quite enjoyed it.

Didn’t know she had anything other than the rush cameo. Decent

Easy listening

Fineee. 2.5

I think Aimee Mann is really cool. Her music though maybe I'm a bit more lukewarm on.

2 - not for me

Not too bad

Es como un folk-blues. Está bueno.

An album that feels like it belongs with the sad scenes in an early 2000s rom com where the main characters have split up, it’s a nice album nicely melancholy

Ok, I guess? Production on the first few tracks very similar to Fiona Apple with the mellotron etc - I think its the same producer? - only without so much angst and aggression, which is a shame. I felt like her vocals were...unpushed? Like she was singing without properly opening her mouth or pushing her vocals. May be a production choice, but it left everything feeling a bit subdued and lacking in emotion. Songs were fine with a few nice lyrics, but a few that didn't age well (any time I hear 'Age is just a number' I cringe). Didn't hate it, but i'd file it with Meredith Brooks or Deep Blue Something or any other 90s REM influenced one hit wonders. Just scrapes a 3

It's good. Not for me. But, I get why you like it if it's yours.

It’s like country without the character? Or maybe that 90s cigarette mom rock but without any of the soul, feeling, or intrigue. It was as tender and flavorful as the boiled chicken dish at a cheap banquet.

Enjoyed a lot more than expected. I was probably a bit primed for it as my friend is a big fan for some reason and I like some of her songs from the Magnolia soundtrack, but I was expecting some typical piano ballads and got a very guitar heavy album so was very pleasantly surprised

Title was pretty much how I felt about this. Maybe I need to give it another chance but it didn’t feel like much happened 3

Helt grei pop.

Awful

Whatever indeed, this thing is so boring it’s hard to feel anything about it. The music is a generic and safe version of ‘90s rock, her big voice also hits those mall-core notes, and the hookless songs make you wonder why these particular sounds were put together into a supposedly cohesive track. It isn’t without merit - it is inoffensive - but I don’t want to listen to it.

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I love her voice so much. The music on this can be a bit dated. Despite that, still hope to return to this album in the future.

I hoped for more. I liked maybe 2 songs. Some of them went on for too long. I can appreciate it for what it is; it just isn’t for me.

Great debut by a talented singer songwriting.

Ok... like, whatever

Firmly middling 2.5 stars

Dork

It was trully whatever

EU.

Boring music for boring people

It’s not that I didn’t like it but it just wasn’t for me. Background movie music

Very easy listening, though nothing really standing out for me

I only knew Aimee Mann from Magnolia; this collection feels like a very radio-friendly step below that. There's a level of sheen that rubs me the wrong way, despite some solid songwriting and lyrics.

Nice debut album. Lyrically good song writing and enjoy the bend of strings and French horns on a couple of tracks.

Very good album, haven't heard of her music before this. Great vocals, amazing songs and an album you can listen to, anytime.

Este álbum no está mal, solo no vibra conmigo Tiene esa sensación de película de adolescentes, donde las cosas al final salen bien, después de ciertas travesuras de adolescentes, mientras pasan un gran rato fortaleciendo su amistad en el proceso. Lo cual está bien, no hay problema, pero not my thing Creo que sin embargo se adelantó a la época, es decir esas pelis son más 2000s que 90s, o sea diría que es una visionaria Y tiene una voz muy armoniosa, además uso elementos interesantes en algunos segmentos La recomendaría a alguien que posea este gusto, y de fijo le gustaría, bien trabajado para alguien que es de esta nota

Loving this from the start. Very solid 4/5.

Talented artist

I know her name but that’s all. This reminds me of Sheryl Crow. I hate to say it but think I need to listen at home on good speakers. I’m way more of an audio snob than I thought I was. The sound affects if I like an album. When I put this on good speakers rather than through headphones I liked it more. The music on after it was great.

A great debut album but she gets so much better as she gets older. If this is all the Aimee Mann we get on this list though I guess it’ll do.

Whatever - Aimee Mann 1993 This was grueling and so boring. While the background of her breaking away from the corporate music machinery promised something impactful, the actual listening experience just didn't translate. The production and songwriting felt incredibly flat and failed to grab my attention or keep me engaged all the way through. A 2

My previous exposure to Aimee Mann's work was covers that I liked less than originals, and a preformance on Buffy. That said, I liked this more than expected.

Slop. Shit I’d hear at a reasonable volume at Harpoon Larry’s while scarfing a crab cake topped cheeseburger. So fucking bland it’s painful. 0 edge 0 bangers Didn’t tap a single toe Didn’t even nod Had to listen to sixpence none the richer after this to remind myself female led 90’s pop rock bands are valid. I’m gonna be sick bro

Aimee Mann is easily one of the best living songwriters and her first solo effort was insane. No weak points, but the run from Put Me on Top through Jacob Marley's Chain is perfection. I love when she goes poppier, like on here and Charmer. Hope something new's out soon

v generic 90s pop/alt rock. it was ok but the latter half lost me. stupid thing and fifty years after the fair were 2 notable tracks!

the album name of whatever is pretty fitting, cuz thats kind of how i feel about it. generic sounding 90s pop rock but overall its Fine i will hand it to her that i dont think ive ever heard a song abt wanting gilf dick before (mr harris), so thats uhh something i guess?

whatever is about right. she looks way too cool on the album cover to be making music that sounds like this tbh, i was disappointed. i was pretty unmoved and will turn to tori amos and liz phair for my auntie music sorry aimee (and sorry to auntie rachel z''l for implying that but i think i'm right) forgettable as hell. fav: say anything

DIdn't really care for this too much

Good album, as a fan of her music I somehow never heard this one before.

Missed her whole thing at the time. May december shit. Some goes pretty hard and even if the lyrics are a bit ... twee? at least she was writing real songs.

This was nothing crazy, but I wasn't bad. There were some tracks I enjoyed more than others. Favorite track(s) I Should've Known Put Me On Top Say Anything

Good album.

I love some Aimee Mann. she’s got that Alanis, Imogen, Poe, cigarette CD van rock vibe that I love in an artist. most of these songs were kinda forgettable but I jus love her vibe

Oof, more of a 2 but I am going to give it a 3 because I like Jon Brion as a producer/composer (just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind again this year).

what are these lyrics bro

really struggled with this one. it sounded like a mix of Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette, except it made me just want to listen to either Sheryl Crow or Alanis Morissette. Wasn't vibing with it and actually was counting down the minutes until it was through, unfortunately. Sorry Aimee, no flame

I fully expected to be unenthused by the soundtrack artist of the M.O.D.O.K (???) series, but I liked this quite a bit! Got a little Cranberries vibe on a few songs. The lyrics that I was able to discern (as someone who has low grade lyric-deafness) weren’t my favorite. 3.5-4

I was always think of Portlandia when I think of Aimee Mann. Despite what Fred Armisen says, I do not think Aimee is a super great singer. I really liked "Fifty Years After the Fair," it sounded like Elvis Costello. The last three songs felt endless in a bad way.

POV- it’s open mic night at the coffee shop. The most insufferable guy you know (call him Schmaul Schmomas Schmanderson)is banging out his latest screenplay (call it Schmagnolia). Inspiration strikes. I did like Fifty Years After the Fair but mainly because it sounded like something else I like more but I can’t figure out what (Being There era Wilco?)

Cool divorced mom rock. She’s happily remarried now, but still keeps this CD wedged in her car’s console between some hand sanitizer, a melted Kind bar, and a pack of cigarettes.

Notables: - I should've Known - I've Had It

Aimee does have a really good voice, and I remember enjoying her songs from the movie "Magnolia." That said, this album just didn't hold my interest. Just simple, not very catchy soft-rock songs.

This was pretty solid, but got to be a bit much pushing an hour runtime, cutting 10-12 mins would have been a good sweet spot for me. Really loved her voice, reminded me of someone that I just can’t place.. 3.25/5 will be looking into her catalog a bit more, I could see myself liking her work a lot more with time

Me sentí en gilmore girls

Is it me or does Aimee Mann’s music sound like 90s Country? (!) First of all, I never heard anything she did after ’til Tuesday. I like it, but it’s maybe not essential listening for the project. Or maybe it is and I’m close in my assessment about 90s Country. Seriously, I think this is similar to Shania and Faith Hill, and even Martina McBride. Not as Southern for certain, but the feeling the music brings suggests that era to my admittedly tin ears. You know, it even sounds like Shawn Colvin, KT Tunstall, and Paula Cole. They had a modern-ish Folk sound that I might associate with Country. Did I mention that I like 90s Country? And then Jacob Marley’s Chain comes on and changes everything. Incredible transition and shift in musical style. Ah well, to each his own. 4 stars

It was fine. Not much more to say than that. Whatever.

Чем дальше тем хуже, но начало хорошее2/5

3.5 I like it but not too much

90’s Rock ⭐️Fifty Years After The Fair

This album is so good. Aimee Mann is a criminally underrated songwriter. I usually go through and read the reviews of albums after I listen, but not for this one because I would probably rage at the 1-star reviews... 5 stars, all the way.

Another one that was fine. Nothing bad about it but nothing that really stood out for me.

Not really my bag and kinda cant understand why its on here - maybe i need to listen to the lyrics closer

Dawsons Creek can keep this one, its not for me.....

Love this album, such a lovely voice and well crafted songs

Decent just nothing here too noteworthy or grabbing me

It’s a bit long in the tooth, but there’s some good alt rock bops here.

Thank god I listened to this right after today’s weird one to catch up. This is like romcom soundtrack music. So easy to listen to. 90s woman pop rock is chill

Loved 'Til Tuesday but never really followed Aimee after the band broke up - my loss since this was a really enjoyable album.

I should've known

It feels like a 90s high school movie. Predictable and skippable.

I might as well have listened to white noise

I had forgotten just how great of a tunesmith Aimee Mann is. And that completes the whole package -- lyrics, inventive music, beautiful singing.

It was whatever.

The titles on point.

I was never much interested in this artist — I don’t think I am or ever was her target audience. It’s not bad but it does nothing for me.

90s pop drive-in shopping mall mediocrity at its finest. One has to wonder how the album selection works to allow something like this to end up in the list. Nobody did ever really listen to this album, it's the stuff that was up on radio and you changed station after a while, hoping to find some interesting songs. But whatever: I interrupted a listen to Main Street by Roy Wood to try a couple of tracks of this Aimee's tasteless drivel. I promptly stopped that stuff and continued to appreciate the rest of Wood's masterpiece. By the way, I find it amazing that it's not on this list, go figure why.

Perfectly competent MOR rock that left absolutely zero impression on me. I couldn't tell you anything about this album. Someone reviewed it as the soundtrack to the Gilmore Girls if there were no hooks. Can't disagree.

Aimee Mann has a fantastic voice and is a great lyricist, but this is one of those early 90s albums that's too long for its own good. By the time it's over I feel like a few of the songs should have been cut from the tracklisting as to make a more cohesive and coherent listening experience.

It's for someone. I'm not that someone.

Very Sheryl Crow-esque. Nothing particularly bad about this album, but no standouts either

It was fine. 2.5. I didn't actively dislike it but it just wasn't exciting and sounded like so many other artists from this era.

I can't lie the age gap song went kinda hard and I love the name Aimee but this was mostly pretty mid

It’s nice

this feels like peak mid music. Nothing really stands out but nothing is bad either. It is just above average music for me personally. 3

glad it exists, not for me

Nice surprise. I’ve never listened to Aimee Mann that much, but really liked this one.

2.5

One of the interesting things with this list is the sonic whiplash effect caused by the random nature of the albums picked every day. Yesterday was experimental industrial noise, and today is some pop-rock from Aimee Mann which is perfectly fine, but just not very exciting. It was a pleasant listen but I don’t think any of the songs really grabbed my attention or stuck in my head apart from perhaps Jacob Marley’s Chain or Way Back When which has a nicely plinky-plonk piano vibe reminiscent of the Kinks or the Beatles.

It's just fine. Not for me, but not as despicable and awful as a lot the other reviews seem to imply. Favorite Song: Mr. Harris

Very boring

wanted to love this pretty badly - my parents are both big Mann fans, and i heard her songs all over growing up - but i think this particular record is pretty anonymous, and the Brion production is way too busy for songs this literary. I've Had It - spare, delicate, diaristic - is by far the best thing here. it's too bad this is her representation on the list, i think she's a wonderful songwriter and deserves to have her more sophisticated, better-written songs be more widely heard

very nice

First song sounds very mid-90s, grunge tinged pop. Getting a lot of 60s jangly influences, bit of sgt pepper horns, and a bit of country pop in her vocals. It's a very pleasant, catchy, and easy-to-listen-to album. Bit of acoustic coffee shop singer-songwriter too, she has a nice voice. Nice lyrics. Gets very samey halfway through. The initial interest wears off. Meh.

Pop, rock, alternative rock.

Shania twains mindre flinke kusine eller no? Under middels. Synes ikke hun kan synge, og har dårlig engelsk uttale.. bandet er knalldyktige for øvrig

Hum... ok? Parece bom para curtir uma fossa

Not for me

pleasant enough, I am unsure why it's on this list though.

I see the appeal here: Mann has made a Cubist divorce album, viewing the demise of the relationship from every possible angle, cycling through every stage of grief, analyzing every nuance of emotion involved. She can't help but be psychologically accurate with this much observational data to work with. And the tunes are always at least decent and sometimes better - as on the soaring highlight, "Mr. Harris," in which Mann falls for an older guy on the rebound who reminds her of Jimmy Stewart. And I can definitely respect how influential this blend of MOR alt-rock with a vague country twinge has been (Sheryl Crow, for one, basically copied this sonic template for her first two records). But I can't shake the sense that something isn't landing; this may be one of those "you had to be there" works that resonates best when your personal circumstances match Mann's (romantic and professional breakups, specifically). I guess I should be grateful that I don't get it just now.

Good for what it is- it’s just not my thing

was it p samey? yes. did i enjoy it? also yes.

Bland pop rock, or as she says herself: «Whatever». Her Magnolia soundtrack is better than this.

From the way it started, I could tell immediately it was from the 90s. Continuing the first few songs, it sounded like it was female-fronted pop rock from before Jagged Little Pill. After that, it really transitioned hard into folk and folk rock. I did not enjoy this album.

good album title

Ich habe das Album nicht durchgehört aber das möchte ich auch nicht :)

2/5

"Whatever" is a good title for what is just a lukewarm, poppy album. But Aimee's vocals are nice to listen to with their urbane, folksy quality that make you feel like you're at a friend's house. After my first listen though, I did not feel the need to analyze a specific song for its lyrical complexity. It was just ok.

We're at two in a row for typical american commute. Nothing offensive occurs, save for the occasional clownesque elements ( there's a David Byrne connection here according to the book). In the moment it is fine, just fine. But I don't want just fine to justify a spot on the list.

Solid lady singer-songwriter. More “traditional” then say Tori Amos or Fiona Apple her sort of contemporaries.

I will be generous towards this record’s ranking since I fell deeply for Mann’s songs in the film Magnolia. Earlier Mann released the excellent I’m with Stupid, which this album preceded. I am hoping Stupid ends up on this list, or it will be a puzzling choice as Mann’s lone representative on this list. The album does not get to its best material until the second half, perhaps the B side. “Put Me on Top” had Mann’s special quality of pop rock. “Jacob Marley’s Chain” made me wish I knew more about the literary reference. “Mr. Harris” with its tale of a May-December romance had characters that were flawed and endearing. Those highlights lifted the record. On too many occasions something kept the songs from finding their way to my heart and mind. I felt like this was an artist who was not quite ready to let it all out. She seemed on the verge of cutting or moving lyrics, huge pop sounds, a personal acoustic ballad, yet she could not get there. I read an interview years ago where Bob Dylan said Chrissie Hynde needed to listen to more country music. He did not explain his advice, but I might offer the same to Mann 30 years ago. The pathos of country would have pushed these songs into a more powerful heart on the sleeve recording. I am not sure what exactly allowed Mann to pull that off on future albums, but not here. I found the musicianship particularly bland. The guitar solos actually worsened several songs, which seems nearly impossible to do. I could point fingers at her musical collaborator and producer Jon Brion. After all, he played the bulk of the instruments on the album. Ultimately, it is Mann’s record. She was no novice having been in the business for a decade. Having left ‘Til Tuesday to go out on her own, Mann receives lavish praise from me for her other work, so she is on the hook for this less than stellar album.

Good for what it is. Among other 90s girl rockers, I'd rank it low, but still sonically pleasing. Picked up in the second half for me where songs seemed for distinct. "Jacob Marley's Chain" was a favorite and one I'd definitely listen to again. I liked "Mr. Harris" and "Stupid Thing" but others didn't stick out to me. Maybe another listen would show greater highlights, but didn't seem interesting. Nothing loathsome, just forgettable.

she did not lie. this really was just whatever

Super keyed-in songwriting and such a signature voice. Some of the 90s alt-singer-songwriter production choices took me a little bit out, but not enough!

Не моё прям

Lovely at times, a bit of a snore at times. My past exposure was song exploder for patient zero that I only vaguely remember so I’ll revisit. Nice for a sort of dreary post rain walk with Augie, but I think it would hit better on a drive to the beach or when I’m feeling less bleak

Yeah just album just sort of went by. Not really a lot of remarkable stuff on here. It is an album which is also a product of its time. The singing style of the singer also didn't really appeal to me. 1/5

Better than I expected!

Enjoyable!

Nothing "Whatever" about this album!

This really isn't my cup of tea, so I don't really think this is an album that I needed to play. Nice enough. Inoffensive.

Cool songwriting. I feel like this could be a good double feature with Sheryl Crow. Total 90s Mom Rock. Not really my thing, but I respect it and enjoyed it!

Real smooth pop music like a buttered knife through the brain.

This album really reflects the sound of the early nineties alt-rock but it’s just not as catchy as some other notable groups nor is it her best album. Sadly a 2 for me.

Not the most interesting alt rock album ever but has some cool songs for sure, the first half tends to be better than the second

Its not bad but i kinda don't like her voice

I LOVE AIMEE MANN!!!!!!!

I put it on in the car and it kinda just rolled by and didn’t really catch me. It felt a little overdone in that Nashville session player type of way. I would like to revisit it and or listen to some of her later stuff cause I’ve heard it rocks. 2.5

AIMEE IM SOOOOO DRUNK IM SOOOOOO DRUNK

before this i was really only familiar with the stuff she did for the magnolia soundtrack, which i love, especially Save Me. some really excellent songs here but there's a more than a few that just miss the mark for me. but i'm a sucker for that overproduced 90s alt rock sound. favorites were I Should've Known, Put Me On Top, and Mr. Harris. 3.5

reasonable. let's do it to it. the thing about these nineties/noughties albums is that #they love using the CD format to make these shits 50+ minutes. oh well. guess i'll make lunch. who the fuck processed the drums like the matrix (the canadian production duo for avril lavigne and/or liz phair). why. i rate "could've been anyone"/"say anything" though. stupid thing has a chorus. jon brion??????? this might be the least jon brion sounding jon brion project i've heard in my life. "jacob marley's chain" does get a shout at his usual trappings (one metaphor song ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯). "mr harris" + "i know there's a word" + "i've had it" do them. standouts. album ending's a good bit. (related but unrelated) she's from richmond??? berklee???? right then. 1.8-3.2. overglorified kelly clarkson music. hell. overglorified shania. that's a pro shania/kelly statement. picks up in the second half (thank god). wikipedia says it's geffen's fault. i'll take her at her word. it'd be a 3+ without all the radio malarkey.

Sonically this feels like generic 90s alt rock for most of the runtime, although it starts to get a bit more interesting near the end. Lyrically it's stunning. With albums like this where there's such a huge gap in quality in the different elements, my default is to just rate it a 3, but I feel like I'll come back to this one.

Surprisingly good! I thought it was going to be country music but it became more pop.

Sounds very much of its time. Make of that what you will.

i liked this, had some really good songs

No es lo mío..

A solid album, even without any monster hits on it. Easy listen all the way through,

A good album with great singing and guitar playing as the stand outs. Easy music to listen to that fits a lot of different times in life it feels like.

This was an album filled with a series of forgettable pop songs.

I think I like Aimee Mann a lot, but when I actually listen to Aimee Mann, I never like it as much as I think I do. She's really good, and when she gets a song right, it's fantastic. I remember when I was first getting to know her music and downloaded her (then) complete discography, it was just *so much* music, so could be a matter of just not paring it down enough to the really good stuff (so that the good stuff gets watered down by ok stuff). This album brings back such a clear feeling of a particular era in my life, though, and I do like it. A little conflicted but I keep finding myself grooving along, so I'll go with a 4.

My wife watches lots of US TV shows involving crime or hospitals, they tend to be glossy and involve musical montages soundtracked by songs that explain the emotional state of the characters. This album is essentially the Ur text of those montage soundtracks. Melodic, rich expressive lyrics that tell stories we can all understand. It’s let down a little by the oh so early 90’s production and the more stripped back songs tend to be the best.

Brightly sung rock with pop elements. Not what I expected from the album cover, but I'm not complaining. This album reminds me of Avril Lavigne, but less annoying. Overall, it's a nice listen with some catchy tunes. More importantly, this gets the achievement of being one of the few popular albums that I rate higher than the average. 3.5 stars.