Whatever

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..

#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

Its ok nothing special. Just decent music

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 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

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

Not sure how an average pop album makes such a list

Dont hate it, dont love it

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

Well... Whatever

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

Eh, whatevs

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

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.

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

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.

Generic American rock. Bland and boring. 2/5

very mediocre just super generic nothing really stood out.

meh.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Fineee. 2.5

2 - not for me

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.

별로...

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.

Ok... like, whatever

Firmly middling 2.5 stars

Boring music for boring people

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

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

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?

DIdn't really care for this too much

what are these lyrics bro

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.

Чем дальше тем хуже, но начало хорошее2/5

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

Decent just nothing here too noteworthy or grabbing me

I should've known

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

I might as well have listened to white noise

The titles on point.

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.

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

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.

2.5

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

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

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

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

good album title

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

No es lo mío..

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

Nee, Danke.

Eh, this was an okay listen but totally forgettable if I'm honest

Ei napannut. 1,5/5.

Sheryll Crow, maar anders.

No fav song

It was okay but too old feeling for my liking

I didn’t know any songs on this. I really only know one Aimee Mann song and one ‘Til Tuesday song. I like her voice, it the songs were kind of boring. I liked 4th Of July the best.

It sounds like the music you would hear in the background of some shitty 90s to early 2000s teen tv drama.

Yeah this is ‘93 I’m not really getting anything out of this, it just feels generic— like “yup, that’s a band playing music with lyrics” I guess I feel “whatever” about this (heeheehoohoo)

A bit boring frankly. Doesn’t have the excitement of other early 90s singer songwriters and her voice isn’t as distinctive as her peers. A couple of good tracks in there, and I like Jon Brion’s contributions on anything.

Reminiscent of Sheryl Crow. Not for me though.

The songs on this album reminds me very much of 1990s rom com movies, I am almost certain some of her songs were used for such movies. I remember one song, You Could Make a Killing which was a soundtrack for Cruel Intentions in 1999 which I liked (this song is not on this album however). This album is musically very mediocre and samey. I should listen to her lyrics more carefully because it is praised very much, but at first listen I focused on the music and it's just not my cup of tea.

MoR soft pop rock

It's pretty good. Didn't blow me away or anything.

I think Aimee Mann is a good song writer, I just can’t latch onto the style here. The style sounds like if you asked AI to generate an adult alternative song with female vocals.

Hmmm, I didn't know what to expect here. One of the first couple of tracks reminded me of something else and it took another song or so to figure out that I was thinking of "is it like today" by world party, which interestingly was released the same year as this album. At some point in the next song or so I went out to pack the car. Erm, I came back in. I couldn't tell you much about the things I heard when I did though. Listening harder, some of these lyrics are quite clever. But the music is pretty generically nice and dull and the tunes aren't jumping out at me. Her voice is nice. The instruments are nice. The songs are nice. It's all therefore fairly forgettable. I'm at track 10 and I'm off to put more stuff in the car... I mean, it carried on and I continued to not really care. Then it ended.

This was ok, but mostly generic background music.

This album was ok. Nothing really stood out and made me love it.

I didn't finish this album. Four tracks in, I got a pop album that means nothing to me. There are worse things out there, sure, but this here doesn't need to be on this list.

I dunno. I wanted to like it. I didn’t like it.

It’s a bit boring 2.4

yep. whatever.

I really did not care for this when it began, but then it improved to my ears. When it's mid, it's forgettable 90s rock. When it is better, it has quite poetic lyrics with a sadness that is deeply relatable against quite basic but well-supportive rock tracks. The playing is clearly live, which I appreciate. Overall, not super moving but ok

Pretty inoffensive but never really got going for me. She was in the Big Lebowski though (and did the soundtrack for Magnolia) so that’s worth an extra star

90s girl pop. Not my cup of tea but not terrible.

Meh! Will need to try again another time.

Artiste inconnue. Pop/rock plutôt agréable (+1) mais pas vraiment original, sauf quelques (trop) rares exceptions (Harmonie plus intéressante dans "Jacob Marley's Chain" par exemple). Par ailleurs je ne suis pas fan de l'accompagnement orchestral sur d'autres morceaux). Je n'y reviendrais donc pas. =>2/5

Twee.

I think these melodies are horrific and I’m personally offended by the entire song of Mr. Harris

The book of cinder? Unlikely

Pretty boring. Might revisit as only gave it one listen through, but didn’t really grab me.

whatever by kate buchan

It's Lilith Faire 1994 and I'm going home early.

Eh

Not for me. Can’t understand why this album made this list.

This just is not for me.

Uf, difícil de escuchar. Sonido gringísimo, tiene "Estados Unidos" tallado en cada canción. Pop noventero de película de bajo presupuesto. Kinda boring and generic, there wasn't anything I enjoyed. Not particularly fond of her voice either.

Whatever, indeed.

Dull

Smart lyrics but found it boring

I get that the production is cool and Aimee Mann can write some catchy tunes, but this album just felt kinda meh and forgettable. It's well-made, for sure, but it's missing that special something, that real emotion or risk that other artists from the time had. Some tracks just sort of blend together, like coffee shop background music. It's decent, with some good songs here and there, but it didn't really do much for me. Compared to the raw energy of Ani DiFranco or Tori Amos or Fiona Apple, this felt a bit too safe and clean. It's a solid piece of 90s alt-pop, but it didn't stick around in my head.

How do you rate albums that you don’t hate but you know you’ll never listen to again? 2 seems fair…..whatever¯\(ツ)/¯

I thought the beginning of the album had some ok songs, but the end was definitely a slog. This just isn’t really my type of music, but for 90s soft rock it was fine.

It’s ok but don’t know why it’s on this list

Felt very much of its time

I enjoyed: “Say Anything” and a couple other tracks but this album was not particularly my vibe.

Can't say that this stuck out as anything amazing

Whatever

The country comes through strong

Not a bad record, I'm just not that enthralled by her stuff. Again, at the risk of sounding really mean, I'm gobsmacked at some of the mediocre stuff that has made this list.

This album grabs your attention early with a strong opening track, but it drops off after that. That being said, it's still a good album and is enjoyable, but as albums on this list go it is a little on the weaker side. I would be willing to check out more of Aimee Mann's work. Favorite track: "I Should've Known"

Album name says it all

It was only legal to name your album “whatever” between 1991 and 1996 so Aimee got lucky she hit the sweet spot. This sounds like a debut album, certainly something there but the songwriting isn’t quite good enough to hold my interest, I skipped forward through a lot of songs at about the 2:30 mark. I honestly have no idea if this is supposed to be her masterpiece or if she peaks on her second or third album, I hope it’s the latter.

Have you ever wanted to listen to an entire album of 90s network sitcom theme songs? Very bland music. Vocals, songwriting, instrumentation and production are all just very safe and meh. 2/5

Really wanted to like this, and suspect that if I'd listened at the time I'd have been a fan, but coming in in 2026, I've heard a lot of this done better by other people. Sadly felt too AOR with awful guitar solos.

Honestly couldn’t get through this

She's over-bored, and self-assured

If I could give this negative stars I would

Good but nothing really memorable for me.

Beaucoup trop américain, j'ai l'impression de regarder une série TV

Decent enough

I enjoyed it at the time but really couldn’t remember much of it after. Maybe it needs another listen.

2/5 Didn’t find this album all too memorable or interesting.

Extremely 90s. This was not for me. But she's talented.

Well, I heard it, I didn't die, though there were moments in this one where I didn't care if I did. Maybe the most perfectly named album ever. Bo-ring. Just nothing really memorable here, and her voice does nothing for me. I don't usually get annoyed by lyrics that rhyme, but for some reason here it gets on my nerves.

eh, I really wanted to like this more but it was just kinda disappointing I liked could've been anyone but the other songs kind of just blurred together I like this style of music usually but this just wasnt the best example of it 2.7 stars 5.4/10

Totally fine but I’m perplexed by the acclaim.

It was ok, but forgettable. I can’t really think of much to say about it. Favorite song: Mr. Harris

Добро качество на записа Яко драма Не може да пее като цяло

This was quite dull. Some singer-songwriter albums are fantastic, but many fall into the traps of songs that sound the same and forgettable lyrics. "Stupid Thing" was the highlight, but everything else blended together. I've heard some things from Aimee Mann before that I enjoyed, but this album was not it.

Ugh. I think I was born 5 years too late to get any enjoyment out of this. Aimee Mann is fine but she’s really not for me. Never liked her. This whole album sounds like covers of Wings songs. Also I’ve never been sure if the piano player on Ally MacBeal was or wasn’t Aimee Man. Two stars.

The listening equivalent of the tatt in my mother-in-law’s house.

A primeira música é fixe, o resto eu não gostei sorry 💔 não é para mim

This is not really for me, but I feel like Aimee Mann is probably so cool.

90's pop rock. The opening track grabbed me a little, but I quickly became bored with this album. Pity as I really wanted to like this album . Good voice and overall good production but nothing worth remembering

Not for me.

Did I really need to hear this before I died? Maybe not. It's mediocre, standard pop (edging on pop rock) of its age. Incredibly samey. Listenable, but mostly forgettable.

no comments, meh

Just didn’t speak to me. Bit too mainstream and wasn’t keen on her boice

not really made for me Will I listen to again: 0%

This is fairly tepid, non-committal pop. I have no idea why this is in the list.

You know that once scene in cars where Mac is driving on the highway and the fun cars pull up and play music and its like slow jazz or something and Mac gets tired and goes "Sleepy tunes"? That is how I would describe this album. SO boring.

Jeg kan egentlig ret godt lide Aimee Mann, det her er måske den mindst gode plade jeg har hørt fra hende (og den der lyder mest som om alle mulige kunne have lavet den)

There's some talent there but overall the singer and the recordings are really unpolished and sound like it all needs much more work. The songs were a bit generic.

There is something about this is just not great that I can't quite put my finger on 2.5*

Best Song: Say Anything. I liked the falsetto in the chorus. Worst Song: I Know There's A Word. Excruciatingly slow and sleepy. Overall: In the history of albums that exist, this was certainly one of them. Nothing of note, either good or bad. I can already feel myself forgetting this.

She kinda lost me on the softer tracks, but a couple of the out and out rockers were cool. Favorite track: I Should've Known

This album is painfully early 90s girl power indie pop rock. Less of an "edge" than Fiona Apple or PJ Harvey, but almost indistinguishable from Cheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, or Natalie Imbruglia. So is it good? Well, it's not *my* cup of tea. There are some catchy songs, in an early 90s poppy sort of way. It veers dangerously close to country a few times with some shitty slide guitar, but overall, it doesn't make me angry. Yet another album that isn't bad, per se, but I cannot understand why it made it into this project. 2.5 stars.

The title says it all, really.

P4

Say Anything and Jacob's Chain are decent sounding tracks, the rest is kind of generic. I guess there's a reason why I've never heard of Aimee Mann despite growing up in this time period and listening to a lot of music. 2/5

She's no Cheryl Crow, and I don't care too much for Cheryl Crow.

Not my favourite album. Sounded like very personal story telling, but it didn't resonate with me musically or lyrically. I enjoyed having it on in the background though.

Not amazing but a couple interesting moments (shout out unexpected organ). Lacks any true wow moments but I can see why PTA collabed with her for Magnolia. In 93 this may have been fresh but due to the sheer amount of late 90s early 2000’s singer/songwriter alt rock bloat that followed this album (and surpassed) I give it a 2.5/5

it sounded like the soundtrack of friends

Not terrible but pretty unremarkable, won't be listening to that again even if I didn't hate it.

Boooooooooring.

#744. Pretty forgettable. This is like an opening act for Lilith Fair. 2/5: meh

A country album.

Piano heavy slow alt-emo rock from 90s. Good but songs are a little meandering.

feels like it gets repetitive after 4th song

Didn’t really grab me tbh. High 2

It just happens sometimes, where a vocalist's style doesn’t click with a particular listener. There isn’t much Aimee Mann could have done to win me over. That aside though, the impact of pop rock has to come from the kinetic energy generated between the band and the sugary vocals, but nothing jumps out. I find the elaborate storytelling elements curious but not compelling. It’s all a bit tepid.

Pleasant enough for background listening, but not something I'd jump to play again. The songs aren't particularly distinct or memorable, very "chill hangout" type of music. Lower-range female vocals, acoustic vibes, somewhere between pop and grunge.

This what they mean by "Adult Contemporary" right?

Originally wrote something sassy, but after reading other reviews for the album on this site, decided there is enough negativity being thrown around. Ultimately, I found the music a bit too "safe" and the lyrics not particularly insightful, clever or moving. While I'm not going to listen to it again, this is a totally fine example of the 90s singer-songwriter sound.

Some of these other reviews are calling everyone out as misogynists and sexist. But as a white female who was a teen in the 90s and grew up in a wealthy family, I'm gonna call this shit out for what it truly is: Rich, white girl, 90s-teen-tv-show background music. It's AWFUL!! The cover was more promising than the first 10 seconds of this album. All black clothes, Doc Martens, "whatever".... I thought for sure I was in for some good Grunge or Alternative. NOPE! If you like the Friends theme song, you might love this album. Track 10: I Could Hurt You Now is the only redeemable song of the album. If you want GOOD 90s teen white girl music, please check out Mazzy Star, Jewel, The Cranberries, Natalie Imbruglia, etc.

Poprilično cmizdrav i monoton album s nedovoljno uzbudljivih elemenata da opravda postojanje na ovoj listi.

Vocal genérico e instrumental trivial. Disco dispensável!

It's just a very generic sound. There is nothing really here that got me excited, I have already forgotten about it.

We get this but no Sarah McLachlan. Bummer. 2/5

Au das dut minere musikalische Zukunft ned viel zueträäge und dementsprechend wirds au grad wider küblet. Viel besser als das gester, aber immerno uf de nervige siite. Whatever, Aimee

This isn't bad...it is just very dated. You can imagine hearing this playing over the speakers at Central Perk during an episode of 'Friends'. I've listened to other Aimee Mann music and this seems like a poor introduction to her music. I'd prefer some Til Tuesday stuff. 2/5

"Whatever" indeed....

No me gusta mucho Aimee Mann. De lo que conozco de ella me parece que esto es lo mejor, pero para mi es un punto medio. Me parece que es una buena compositora pop, pero al mismo tiempo siempre pensé en ella como una Tori Amos con menos talento. Las melodías y las canciones están, pero hay algo, que tal vez sea su ejecución vocal, que se me hace muy normalito. Las canciones de este disco son temas que pienso que podría escuchar en una serie norteamericana de los 90s o primeros años de los 90s, onda Dawson Creek, Scrubs, Smallville o Gilmore Girls, todas series que no me gustan mucho (excepto Scrubs. Aguante Scrubs!) y que por eso no vi enteras. Pero tienen esa vibra, ¿no?: El chico está enamorado de la chica y por fin va a invitarla a salir, pero justo se encuentra con el campeón de football de la preparatoria que le dice a sus amigos que la va a invitar él. Desdichado, nuestro protagonista piensa "Claro, él es para ella. Nunca me prestará atención a mi" y se va, bajo la lluvia, mientras suena esta canción. Y mientras suena el camarógrafo cambia a la chica, que mira una foto del chico, mordiéndose los labios "ojalá que me invite a bailar", etc. Es todo en esa dimensión. Y a mi me cuesta un poco tomármelo en serio. La diferencia con una Tori Amos, es que la tipa le pone una profundidad a las letras que acá ni siquiera comienza a vislumbrarse. Y se nota también en la nula emoción que Aimee Mann manifiesta cuando canta. Es muy perfecta siempre. Yo quiero escuchar dolor, alegría, esperanza en la voz. Algo más que exceda la mera técnica. Las canciones son bastante distintas, con arreglos heterogéneos, pero no puedo superar esa imagen que evoqué antes. Las mejores canciones son Could've Been Anyone, Say Anything, Mr. Harris, Way Back When... creo que tienen algo beatlesco que las eleva por sobre otras canciones. Hay calidad ahí. Eso es lo que no veo tanto en los otros discos que escuché de ella. Y temas como Stupid Thing o I Know There's a Word son todo lo que no me gusta de este tipo de música. Empecé a escribir como para ponerle un tres, pero a medida que fui escribiendo me di cuenta que este disco está más para un dos. Puede trepar a un tres si las canciones me empiezan a gustar un poco más, pero por ahora me aburre mucho como para ponerle más nota.

4/10 Favorite: Stupid Thing

Would listen to this again while cleaning or lifting.

Didn't really vibe with this. Not bad but probably wouldn't go back.

The track I've Had It was neat. The rest: not so much

The title describes It pretty well. Not horrible but bland af. Why its this here?. 73/100

Achei um álbum mediano, bem no estilo rock alternativo dos anos 90. Depois da metade do álbum que ele começa a ficar interessante. A cantora combinaria mais com músicas mais lentas como Mr. Harris que Rock Alternativo mais cru

Wait, what did I think of this album again? Oh yeah, forgettable.

2.5 stars. Meh pop/rock album. Like a low-budget version Alanis Morissette. Standout is "Jacob Marley's Chain" but real duds like "Stupid Thing" throughout.

This album was really, really dull. It might have been produced well, but god it was boring. It brought to mind a female version of Elvis Costello, dreadful lyrics, shallow music, annoying voice. Even the track length is a snooze-fest, with just about every song the same length. It grew really difficult to identify when one ended and a new one began. I'm going with two stars, but only just.

Not great. Songs don’t stand out as much as other pre-indie singer/songwriters of that time. Was a pretty boring listen

Ok 2/5

No bottom end, my subwoofer is confused

It's not bad, but not really all that interesting either. Kind of just goes along. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

++: Put Me on Top, Say Anything, Mr. Harris, I Could Hurt You Now +: I Should've Known, 4th of July, Way Back When, Nothing +-: Fifty Years After the Fair, Could've Been Anyone, Jacob Marley's Chain, I Know There's a Word, I've Had It -: Stupid Thing 5,0/10

Probably speaks to someone, but not to me.

Meh. Fine but boring.

This certainly wasn't difficult or offensive to listen to, but it all seemed pretty generic to me. All of the songs on the album sound like the filler songs on an album with three banger singles. I actually don't think I'm going to go further than track 6

Rating: 4/10 Nah.

Whatever. An apt name for a boring album. Answered the question of “what if PJ Harvey had no charisma and droned a bit more”. Not necessarily a question I needed an answer to. It was fine for parts but dragged on and couldn’t get into it.

Sadly not really worth many words. I could easily list numerous similar better artists from 90s that I would have considered average let alone the best stuff from era. Not good enough! Fine but why bother.

Inoffensive porridge that I feel like I have heard a thousand times before. Like porridge, I started off finding it dull but perfectly pleasant but by the end of the 50 minute bowl I was finding it hard to stomach. There is absolutely nothing special about this. The music is bland and her voice isn't particularly great. Generic American singer/songwriter album from the nineties. Another "why is this on this list?" moment from me.

Okay, but i can't recommend it. Was kind of boring.

Whatever

I guess a lot of folks either weren’t around or don’t recognize this is what things sounded like in the 90s. Production and songwriting are the focus of this album and those are both done well. I’m not saying it’s great, but it’s good for what it is - basic.

Boring.

Over Produced, Songs just kind of sound banal. Not bad but nothing that I found exciting. I can't even say I could dance to any of these songs. Unremarkable. Banal. Boring. Where's the passion? This is not rock or roll. This is just (indie/alt) pop, but pop first/foremost. Good songs: I've had it (still boring though) Bad songs: Put me on top Okay Songs: Stupid Thing, Say Anything, Jacob Marley's Chain, Mr. Harris, I could hurt you now, I know there's a word, way back when

While it wasn’t completely unbearable to listen to, it was boring. I don’t get the hype.

Not really my type.

What a boring, generic album. Very skipable! a quite liked the cover.

Not good, not terrible. This album is well titled as "whatever"

Not enjoyable for me

I can't tell if this is a step up or down from 'Voices Carry'

I generally like Aimee Mann, but this was a little folksy for me.

Growing up in the 90s I listened to a lot of music and enjoyed much of it. Although Aimee Mann was not on my rotation I feel like I have heard her a thousand times before with artists like Gin Blossoms, Sheryl Crow, and other staples of 90s alternative pop/rock. The song writing is not bad and has some really decent hooks. There always seems to be a light dusting of country influence during this time period in the bridge or the short guitar solo. Unfortunately her vocals are mixed too far forward and often feel like a recording of a well sung karaoke track. As I progressed deeper in the album the songs blend together with no real differentiation between. I have gotten bored.

Super mediocre y aburrido 4.9/10—>2/5

It's just a not very interesting album and way too long

Фув наконец-то нормальный альбом, хотя говно, но пахнет вкуснее

Very rooted in the 90s.

Aimee has a strong voice. These are nice enough songs that my Mom would probably love but the lyrical content isn’t something I care about and the music itself isn’t exciting enough so it just feels dull for me like the soundtrack for a Christian television show or some shit. 2 stars

Someone else said this sounds like the album version of Gilmore Girls and that’s pretty apt. I’m not a fan but I understand why someone would like this. It’s pretty well-crafted ‘90s pop rock, clever and hooky in places but like the Doc Martens the artist is wearing on the cover art, it’s a little too extra for me.

Better than I remember

Любимая музыка какой-нибудь Кейси Масгрейв. Я с трудом вижу сходство с героями инди-фолка, как утверждает спотифай. Песни, пожалуй, ок. Лучшая песня - Stupid Thing.

Nothing caught my ear and made think yeah this is really good! All a bit bland.

Definitely could have died without listening to this

This didn't really add anything when you have PJ Harvey on the list.

"Whatever" the lyrics are, the music was too dull to enjoy.

Meh. Nothing good but completely inoffensive.

This sounds too formulaic to me.

Neither of any interest or any annoyance. The album came, played and left...next!

This sounds like every other white solo female artist from the 90s. Bland and boring. I think you have to have no balls to enjoy this.

Mid Vocals and production are just so boring

Cover - kinda grungy looking lady w grungy text Inside - fairly bland pop music Just didn't grab me

Tio pop

Crazy how an album called "Whatever" was mediocre beyond belief!

Nice voice, music ain't bad either but for me the glue doesn't stick...It justifies why I've never heard of her before!

What a rollercoaster of feelings! First, don't judge an album by the cover, but this looks like prefabricated pop-rock from my childhood. Then I started listening to it, and I actually liked it! It is more folkish rock than I thought, with good vocals and superb production! It actually reminded me somehow of some of my favourite 80s songs, like Moonlight Shadow, but with less guitar and a more modern approach. But in the end, this is a bit boring for me. The songs are not engaging, and I feel this is a subpar Alanis. But I moderately liked it anyway. Probably will come back to it later. Adding to the "Songs for driving" list.

I like Aimee Mann! I don't like this Aimee Mann.

2.0 - Weak

I really like a lot of these songs but the production is just too much and takes away from the organic feel that would make them stand out. At times, the production takes the lyrics from being heartfelt and raw to sounding cheesy and superficial. It's a bummer because I think if this were taken by a different producer it would have been significantly better. Apparently this was a sentiment shared by Aimee because she has stated in her later work she tried to shy away from the 90s clean production style. Would love to hear this remastered in a way that is more true to an 'artist recording in their bedroom' style. Great voice and obviously exceptional songwriter. My dislike of the production might just be a me problem.

Yeah "whatever" is a good choice for a name it's just not good

Is she the gal that was in a Buffy episode? I give her points the that

Hate hate hate. Ok maybe that’s a bit strong. It’s not especially offensive, but also of no interest to me whatsoever

Snoozefest

I don’t hate this music, but I also don’t see anything special about it. I struggle to understand why it’s in this list.

whatever. this is 90s sitcom background music.

As much as I like some later Aimee Mann work — the Magnolia soundtrack, particularly — this didn't do much of anything for me. Very whatever.

1001 albums to take with you into the sensory deprivation tank

Things I didn't know about Aimee Man. She sang "Voices Carry". she features on a Rush Song. I also hadn't heard this album before, and it didn't make me a fan. It was okay, but I was definitely glad when it ended.

This started off really strong and I thought I was in for a hidden treat. While it isn't a terrible album, I just didn't find it particularly good either. For a first album (and for a first listen to this particular artist), there's potential for good songs probably throughout her discography.

A very 'whatever' experience.

Good but not great. Not bad. Not essential listening before you die. Definitely not one of the most important 90s albums to hear.

There’s a certain type of album that is really important for a minute and then stops. This screams ‘1993 acoustic music’. And it hasn’t dated well. It’s good. But it’s barely relevant anymore. She does better stuff later (which you’d hope for in any artist) So another non essential album. 2stars.

So so booring

A bit boring honestl.y

Pretty uninspiring guitar pop. Nothing exceptional.

Aimee Man is one of those artists whose name I've heard for years and years but never (knowingly) heard any of her music. We all have those, right? I wasn't intentionally ignoring her, I just never had a reason to seek her out. She's never mentioned much in terms of "great" artists. I couldn't even have told you what her genre was. Not sure I can now after listening, either. Pop? Pop rock? Soft rock? I don't know. This was a very alright radio-safe pop rock album, is what I've come to. Catchy in all the right places, a nice clean sound that won't offend the ears, and a singer-songwriter with a voice so clear and listenable that while it might sometimes be a little annoying, you'll never feel the urge to shut it off completely because there's something pleasant about it. I didn't remember much of anything about this album after the fact. It's been over a week since listening and I couldn't have hummed you any melodies. I couldn't tell you what any of the lyrics were, or what the songs were about. Except "Jacob Marley's Chain." Because that one is so drastically different than the rest of the album. You might say - "Can you remember any songs from an album you heard once a week later?" Well I could with Tracy Chapman's album, soooooo...... This is the most fine and most inoffensive album I could've imagined. And I really do not understand why it's on this list. Two stars. It wasn't bad. It was just bland. Standout Track: I Should've Known

Fine 90s fare.

I Should’ve Known by the name that this album would be Whatever.

would probably go hard if I were a teenage girl in the 90s but as it is, pretty boring

Struggling to see how this album ended up on this list as it seemed remarkably unremarkable. Nothing particularly stood out and it was pretty bland. Plenty of other similar bland records out there so just not sure what raised this about the rest.

I had assumed that the 90s would be my favourite decade on this list as most albums I own come from this great time in music. This kind of album proves why it is not my favourite decade so far. Never heard of her and will instantly forget her too. Very bland pop which should not make this list. On the plus side if she was starting her career now the industry would demand that she was paraded around in her underwear and sing songs dissing her ex boyfriends and fellow artists.

About as uninspiring middle of the road pop/indie/rock as you can get. Not awful as such, but it seemed to take forever to get to the end.

1.62

I have no idea why this is popular. well produced is the best I can say

Yeah a new one on me, looked at the date (1993) and wondered how I had not heard of this artist but then had a listen and can understand why, 90's pop rock was not my favourite in the 90's and that hasn't changed, not my thing, I find it to be very boring, really don't like this album much ⭐⭐

4.5/10. This album has a track called 'Could've been Anyone' and I agree, this album could've been written by anyone. It just felt super generic, super middle of the road and none of the songwriting really stood out to or motivated me. It was fine to listen to but just quite uninspiring which started to rub off on me, a couple of the songs were a little better than this description but overall in the context of the list I feel this album is pretty underwhelming.

Its ok!

Whatever

p709. 1993. 2 stars. Sheryl Crow, but without the tunes. Well done, but not exceptional in any way. Bonus point for "Stupid Thing". Why is this album on the list?

Good writing, boring execution

This really doesn’t do much for me at all. It doesn’t fill me with rage like the 1s on my list, but it also feels completely forgettable…

Medium Langweilig

This was ok not really my thing

I swear when they made this list, for every album after 1990 they just threw darts in a record store

Not for me. Mediocre. Loved the magnolia soundtrack though

Good for a first solo album. Consistent vibe and energy. Didn't grab me and felt a bit long but I could see this being right on the money for some people. Decently well done, probably makes sense to have something just like this on the list but I doubt I'd relisten.

She was fun in 'Til Tuesday. Too bad she ended that for this.

Not bad, nothing too exciting either imo.

It sounded like she wasn't really trying vocally, and there wasn't anything exciting instrumentally.

Nothing really wrong with it, but it doesn't stand out

You can hear why there is mutual appreciation with Elvis Costello. Supposedly the lyrics are great but the production was too off puttingly bland to make me want to listen again yesterday.

Just not my bag really

For me, it's music to do stuff by. Pleasant, but didn't really get my attention. There may have been other factors at work though, and I think I'll give it another try sometime.

The only Aimee Mann song anyone needed to hear was "Give Up", which is not on this album. The songs that are on here are mediocre and forgettable. Maybe it's essential to her fans, but it didn't win me over at all.

Ze klinkt een stuk minder alternatief dan je na het zien van de hoes zou verwachten. Het begint een beetje als een soort Nickelback met Shania Twain ofzo. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn komt in me op ook. Een soort pop-country-rock act die in Amerika gewoon middelgrote stadions zou uitverkopen, maar waar we in Nederland weinig van meekrijgen verder. De stem heeft ook wat Joni Mitchell-achtigs, maar ons Aimee gebruikt haar stem wel wat minder irritant. Gelukkig. Naarmate het album vordert valt het stukje Nickelback iets weg en wordt het meer Ilse de Lange, om nog maar iemand te noemen. Een laaag country twang hangt als een klamme deken over het hele album. Vanaf track 6 begint de verveling (misschien zelfs iets eerder al wel, maar vanaf toen viel het me op) en het album heeft 13 tracks. Er worden stiekem een hoop instrumenten uit de grote bak getoverd, maar toch is het wat saai. Onbekend maakt een beetje onbemind in dit geval. Als er nou 2 of 3 hitjes tussen zaten denk ik dat ik dit wel een drie zou toeschuiven, maar nu is het toch wel een beetje vergeetbaar en onnodig allemaal. Het is het voor mij net niet.

Like Fiona Apple, but far less interesting. Formulaic singer songwriting.

it's not as the title suggests as Whatever. album is very basic, if you want to call it that, as there isn't many lyrics that don't go past the surface level, but that doesn't make it a bad thing. more of a radio friendly level of music, something that plays in the background when you're shopping at K-Mart.

I love magnolia (1999)

Biased against this album from the jump just based on the overprocessed sounding drums preceding I Should've Known. Otherwise, the song is actually just fine. Would actually be quite good if the production weren't flat as a piece of paper. Fifty Years After the Fair sounds like an Elvis Costello song in formation -- and even the backing vocals have his twang. Most of this is kind of disposable pop bullshit, but Jacob Marley's Chain > Mr. Harris is solid one-two. The later sort of plays as a Christmas song, but it feels modern in tone. Ya know I honestly didn't hate this. At times, it reminded me of Gwen Stefani (circa No Doubt) and at others it felt like Elvis Costello. That said, in the spirit of this list, I really don't think it should be here... Stands around a 6 objectively, but scoring as a 2 because I don't think I'll come back.

This is kinda some forgettable 90s pop bullshit. Meh not a fan.

See the album title.

I kind of like Put Me on Top