Fuzzy Logic

Tossing out hooks like confetti here. An auditory adventure weaving threads of experimental rock, psychedelia, and pop. It's as if The Beatles decided to form a supergroup with Frank Zappa, Gong-rek, and They Might Be Giants, but with a Welsh twist. This is the sonic equivalent of stumbling into a party you weren't expecting that's totally chaotic, colorful, and utterly irresistible. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - God! Show Me Magic - Something 4 the Weekend - Hometown Unicorn - If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You

There's nothing Super about this Super Furry Animals album which combines Brit-Pop and 1960s Psychedelia into a genre that is neither. I wasn't impressed by this album, so I'm not sure why it's in this list, although there are far worse albums in this list.

Overall didn’t enjoy this album. It felt like a chore to get through.

I mean it’s ok in spots, but just cooks really enjoy.

Derivative and mostly uninspired. Like Guided By Voices if they weren’t cool.

Bad bad bad - can't be bothered with this one

Mostly tolerable. It's kinda weird what passes as "psychedelic."

The first song was pretty decent, but after that it devolved into some of the most annoying britpop I've ever heard, which is quite the achievement

This was fantastic! Listened to it twice in a row

Favorite Track: Something 4 the Weekend

I’ve tried to like Super Furry Animals before but they just don’t make me feel anything, not even negative reaction. It’s just watching someone doing something like it’s an obligation or assignment without any actual joy or interest in it. It’s fine, but not worth a damn.

mid 3.5. É um bom álbum que mistura bem britpop com psyrock, mas as vezes soa um pouco repetitivo. Tem inspirações claras, algumas músicas o vocal lembra muito Bowie. Destaques: Hometown Unicorn, Bad Behaviour, Mario Man, Hangin W/ Howard Marks

This is a cool, classic slice of British pop/alternative rock — call it whatever you want, it just works. While listening I felt energized and upbeat the whole way through. It has a pretty nice pace that keeps things moving without ever dragging. The album is energetic and fun, with lots of catchy hooks and that fuzzy, playful vibe. Some parts do feel like they lack a bit of originality, like they’re pulling from a bunch of 90s influences without adding anything super new, but the songs that stand out really deliver. “God! Show Me Magic,” “Long Gone,” and “For Now and Ever” are proper highlights — they’re the ones that stuck with me the most and made the whole thing enjoyable. It’s not groundbreaking or anything, but it’s a solid, feel-good record that puts a smile on your face. I liked it quite a bit and had a good time with it from start to finish. Worth a spin if you’re into that breezy, melodic Brit alt-rock sound.

So average it hurts.

Ish pretty good!

Glam rock psychedelia? The Creation meets Slade? What do we have here? I don't know but it sounds pretty good to my two pointy ears!

A new one for me, don't know that I've ever heard one of their songs. A little surprised they didn't get more US radio play in the late 90's. Would have fit okay on standard alt rock radio of the time. There really is an unconscionable quantity of Brit-pop on this list. For me this is just okay, fun enough listen. Nothing on it feels special or groundbreaking, but I like it. A lot of Brit pop is full of highs and lows to me. Oasis for example has some great songs, and many songs that I hate and can't get through. This on the other hand is a consistent B+. By the end I was a bit tired of it even if the songs remained okay. This has to be 3 stars, incredibly middle of the road.

Mid. Had potential it felt like at the start. But mid for me.

Pretty good... reminds me of Fountains of Wayne or something like that. Could be a 4 on a re-listen.

I enjoyed this one more than their other stuff. Still wasn't great though I enjoyed the random Welsh parts in it, and the heavy accent while singing. Was quite funny A very mid album 3 ⭐️

Britpop was just one big party with bands that sounded exactly the same

Not really my style of rock, idk about the rest of the band

A more accessible but more forgettable Flaming Lips

More male British rock! Shocking!

Wow I’ve heard of the guys for years but never gave them a listen. What a joyful, weird, timeless album. The melodies are cool, guitar solos rip. Sure they’re aping blur but at least they’re having fun doing it.

3 - ok album

Although on paper this sounded awful, it was actually extremely fun to listen to. I never got bored of the twists and turns, jumps between genres, weird sound effects, and bizarre songs. Four stars seems fair.

Very mid all round.

I don't really have an opinion? It was fine. Brit pop with no emotional soul.

(2.75)

Enjoyable weird British 90s rock.

This is all fine. Nothing exciting. Probably more background music than anything else, though.

Zwischen kreischenden Kettensägen und belanglosem Geschrammel verlaufen sich Hänsel und Gretel im Wald. Sorry, was anderes fällt mir dazu nicht ein.

Très sympa plein de morceaux variés

This is far from my favorite psychedelic album, and it’s not in the top 25, but it was pleasant and enjoyable. I think most of the songs are forgettable or at the very least not impactful on my listen. But the moments I liked throughout the album redeemed the album as a whole. The best tracks for me were Mario man, Hometown Unicorn, hanging with Howard marks, and God! Show me magic. I wouldn’t be opposed to listening to this album again in the future but I’m definitely gunna forget most of the tracks.

It was okay. A little funky.

I thought this one was pretty good!

This sounds like standard issue Brit Pop. I struggled to hear anything distinctive beyond the general 90s sound of lots of these bands.

I’m baffled this band has multiple albums on this list. They just don't work for me at all. I thought the vocals were poor, the songwriting was uninspired, the lyrics were weak, and the production sound was very underwhelming.

Ikke Stone Roses

Man kan tydeligt høre, at det er et band der er støbt i samme generation som Damon Albarn og brødrene Gallagher. Dejligt eksperimenterende vokal! "Something 4 the weekend" er virkelig noget til weekenden - lækkerier! Det er lige down my alley! Indrammer meget af det jeg elsker ved "Brit-pop"-bølgen. Bliver ikke sidste gange jeg lytter til dette.

Det var ikke særligt fantastisk. Et par enkelte numre var ok, derfor 2 små stjerner.

Sagde mig ikke det store

*59 Spændende projekt. Det blev lidt for meget di de di doo, lai lai lai, ba ba ba de doo, og hvad de eller kunne finde på, til mig.

Right down my alley og jeg har aldrig hørt det før. Eneste MEN er at der er andre bands gør meget af det samme - bare lidt bedre.

blur, oasis og et lille skud arctic monkeys. jeg kan godt lide det, men jeg kan også forstå, hvis man synes, tiden er løbet fra det. 3.9 = 4 stjerner. altså, hør lige Mario Man

meh

et par fede numre, og generelt et interessant og habilt album, men også lidt ensformigt

I really loved this album. I'd never heard of the band before even though I'm pretty sure I'd heard some of the songs (maybe in movies or TV shows). This is something I will definitely come back to - it's weird, fun, catchy. The standouts for me were Something 4 the Weekend and Hangin' with Howard Marks.

This definitely sounded like some fuzzy logic. It was a bit all over the place, didn’t quite know what it wanted to be. Not unlistenable, didn’t necessarily like it either. 2.5/5

Great

The ~audacity~ of this site to give me my second Super Furry Animals record in the same week - the first being 2001's Rings Around the World. In my opinion, RAtW shows that this band really shines when their songs are a bit longer in length (5-7 mins), whereas most of the songs on Fuzzy Logic are shorter, averaging 2-3 mins, and it feels like they end before reaching their full potential. This album didn't command my attention nearly as strongly (read: hardly at all) as RAtW did. But I get it, it's a debut full-length LP, and still a fine one at that.

Britpop lavet af folk som ikke vil være britpop. De kunne ikke lide den der selvhøjtidelige del af cool brittania osv. Det er åbenbart et meget eventyrfuldt univers med enhjørninger og stoffer. teksterne er åbenbart næsten helt børnebogsagtigt og de spiller langt mere på psychedelia delen af genren og også techno-tinted classic pop delen som åbenbart er præget af techno ind i klassisk pop. Jeg har svært ved at høre techno-delen for some reason. Synes det var et godt album, man føler det har energien af britpop i hvert fald og også en smule sexpistols i attituden på en eller anden måde? Der står også det er neo psychedelia punk.

More guys who grew up in the 80s recreating the 60s for the 90s. Fun but fleeting, a late to the party debut from a solid festival circuit 3rd tier Britpop act. Best when they're doing high energy psych pop, worst when they go slow spacey trippy. The promised fuzz is nice though, beautifully dialed in and warm.

Fun, but I didn’t pay super close attention to it.

There’s a good band hiding behind a terrible vocal performance.

Long gone is a sad but great song

Good fun record

The guitars were pretty harsh and noisy but the drums were clear and beautiful. Why? The songs were not offensive, but were not memorable for me either. For example, "Hangin' with Howard Marks" starts great IMO, but goes nowhere. That's how the whole thing felt to me.

God! Show Me Magic Something 4 The Weekend Frisbee Bad Behaviour

God! Show Me Magic Gathering Moss

Rock psicodélico y electrónica

6/10

Struggling to remember what this was but I gave it a 3 so I guess it's fine.

5/10 Best songs: Something 4 the Weekend, If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You This is a wildly inconsistent album. Sometimes it's brilliant, sometimes it's barely listenable. This occurs both song to song and also, in some cases, in the same song. I think it works best when it's rockier, dancier, more forceful. When it slows down and the lead singer's frankly weak voice takes center stage it gets pretty awful. But again - one of the songs I find the best musically I also find the worst due to the vocals (If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You).

Listened while reading/taking study notes for King Lear, and it has kinda a vibe. Gathering Moss kind of a King Lear song. I only thought of this because it said something about faking madness. This one is a solid 3.75. I'll round up to 4. I enjoyed it.

-uhhh interesting. Eclectic and unique. Very reflective of the period Fav: hometown unicorn

crap

Some bangers, some a bit too much

When I think about this album I think about Monty Burns when Marge painted him nude after seeing him in the shower. He said "I may not know much about art but I know what I hate...and I don't hate this." I feel much the same way about this album. Saying that, I'm not sure that I love it either. The album is an acquired taste. The fuzzed out guitars get a bit much over the course of the album.

It's another decent album. Very loud and very British. But nothing too exciting or particulary groundbreaking.

60

This is a throwback in the grand scheme of this albums list journey. I vaguely remember their 2001 album having some very interesting production choices, but not tons of substance to its songs. Speaking on throwbacks, at the beginning of last year I made a resolution to more meaningfully engage with each of the albums I get every day. I largely followed through on that, scroll back through my review history to see evidence of that. That being said, albums like these make it really hard to keep that habit intact. What is this record if not another alt-rock effort done by a handful of white guys who sound like they failed upward into the platform that allowed them to release this album. There’s a specific point where this album is at its best, and it’s the song “Something 4 The Weekend”. It’s fairly catchy and infectious. Simple and sticky. When this album is at its worst, it’s handfuls of songs in a row where these guys sound like a British offshoot of Kings Of Leon. Nothing is very memorable, the lead singers voice is not good nor personable. I encourage anyone who’s really into this album to expand their horizons. 2/5

This was a cute, standard album, not bad, not outstanding.

It's a pretty generic rock album. Nothing wrong with it per se, but I'm not sure why it's on this list.

one playthrough - it has a piece of what I enjoy but it isn't fully it or developed in that it's the foundation for a genre of music I listen to rn and enjoy but you know in 1996 it was still new and revolutionary and rn that sound is refined and has found itself

Something so obviously influential

4/10 - a bit too try hard

Nice

Not my stoil

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. Based on the year, I guessed this might be Britpop, and sure enough, I was right. Like most Britpop, this is very much unobjectionable but there's also not much special about it either. The guitar work and vocals are fine, but there's nothing particularly memorable for me. That being said, I would listen again.

At first I wasn't a fan. I felt like they were trying so hard to be quirky random not like other boys. I gave it another listen and it grew on me a lot. There's a lot going on though and it's a bit all over the place. I think this was their first album which makes sense. Their influences aren't subtle, 'If you don't want me to destroy you' just sounds like a Bowie song. I'm interested to hear their later stuff, this was a really fun first album. My favourite tracks are 'Fuzzy birds' and 'Hometown unicorn'.

Trash

An eclectic mix, with some at times very distorted guitars. They make it poppy though. The album is a tad too inconsistant to get a 5 from me but it is a very high 4. Some killer tracks on here but their other album on this list blows everything on here away. Cool debut though, showing the seeds being sown for future records

Day 204 A band I went to see live quite a few times back in the day, I actually prefer Radiator to Fuzzy Logic but still a great trip down memory lane Highlights God! Show me magic Something 4 the weekend Hangin with Howard Marks

I tend to have a soft spot for fuzzy/indy sounding music from the mid 90s, and this doesn't disappoint. Definitely want to come back to this and listen some more

Boring

Forgettable and annoying at the same time

rock bastante animado, algunas mejores que otras, nada muy relevante, está bien, se deja escuchar, 3/5

Gut

Couple of pretty good tracks on it, some brit pop sorta sounded album reminds me of blur a bit.

This was a lot of fun! I'm disappointed I didn't hear these guys when they first came out, I guess they didn't catch the airwaves across the pond.

this literally sounds like music made for commercials aimed at tween boys

++: God! Show Me Magic, Frisbee, Mario Man, Long Gone +: Fuzzy Birds, Something 4 the Weekend, Bad Behaviour, Hangin' with Howard Marks +-: Hometown Unicorn, Gathering Moss, If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You, For Now and Ever 5,4/10

Good stuff

Particular Tiene canciones con buen uso de instrumento No tienen un estilo tan definido, o al menos no en este momento de su carrera, o capaz ese es su estilo innovar y experimentar Estuvo bien

I can see what they were going for here but meh. It didn't really work for me. A few decent melodies, but mostly songs I was wishing would end sooner.

Pretty standard brit pop. Nothing too exciting.

I listened to this before and not thought much of it, this time around was no different. Very samey, not overly interesting or profound but relatively inoffensive.

Another cool 90s Brit pop British band. I recognise some songs that I've heard unwillingly, like on radio and such. I like 'Long Gone' and maybe 2 others. Again, not my cup of tea but I appreciate it. Once lol.

I really enjoyed this, a super fun and novel take on Britpop!

me encanto

Kinda cool, kinda all the same. I like a little pop mixed with Psych Rock.

They sounded better than The Beatles.

Top 3 Something 4 the weekend Hometown unicorn If you dont want me to destroy you

Songs I saved: Something 4 the weekend Hometown unicorn For now and ever

It was so-so.

2.5 stars. Fairly forgettable britpop with some psychedelia mixed in to try to make it interesting. Bit too generic for me.

ui this is fun, chönt alles bis jetzt (3. Song) inere britische Romcom laufe als Feelgood song. vorallem something 4 the weekend. super. irgendwie gueti mischig us punkig unorganisiert und poppig spassig. haha frisbee isch uuuhuere silly. liebs. uf gathering moss hets am schluss sones cowboy lick woni nöd chan zueordne huere geil. hm. es bliibt irgendwie nöd soo viel hange vo dem album merki. s isch catchy, chaotisch glichzitig aber mengmol doch zu simpel irgendwie. gad so de letst song.

wetsch mi zieh, nie im lebe muss ich 2 albe vo dene glön glost haa ui isch das en lärmige ahfang oke es isch recht chaotisch und sie mached vill aber es macht na spass? pop-punk, glam synthi alles something 4 the weekend het mich teilwiis ad beatles erinnered?? mit chli pop-punk chords?? jz isches wie the clash?? würkli soo vill passiert jooo wenigstens isches nöd so lang es isch eig kohärenter gsi als mer denkt bi so vill verschiedene element. so als erfahrig cool aber glaub nöd, dassi bock han zum das nomal lose ussert something 4 the weekend slappt na

В целом лучше чем многие песни, иногда скатывались , но в целом хорошо. 6/10

For a record that was supposed to be NOT Britpop, it sure sounds a lot like Britpop to me.

Serviceable, rock music, nothing great, but not terrible. Don’t think it belongs on the list at all, feel like I could’ve done without this one. Two stars because it’s reasonable.

One of those albums can't believe didn't hear in the 90s. Will definitely go back to it.

Britpop wannabe bowie

Interesting music. Nice harmonies. A good album overall.

not very known which i really like, love the song bad behaviour

Not a bad album but it did feel repetitive and rough in a lot of parts. 4.5/10, Favorite Song: Something 4 the Weekend

Faves: Something 4 The Weekend, Hometown Unicorn Loving the album cover. very le tigre

gotta respect the scope. there are certainly good parts, but they are almost always followed up by inexplicable choices. they try so hard to sound like bowie; it's a shame that they sound the best when they sound nothing like bowie.

loud. random. low.

What an interesting album especially from guys named "Super Furry Animals." Ive said before I like continuity in albums without being one note. These songs didnt feel like they fit together. Not bad. Not cohesive.

sounds very raucous and uninhibited, which is good to start with but it gets a bit muddy and unfocused as it goes on.

Heard Before? Yes, but not for a while. Notes: - like all their 90s albums, the production here is an AM radio sounding trebly mess. - there are many guitar tones here and not a single one I like. - so many cool and exciting sounds in dense complex arrangements, except nothing can be heard clearly. - consistently clever writing with little surprises around every corner. - wonderful use of backing vocals. - a remixed version has the potential to be one of my favorite albums of the 90s. Verdict: I've never liked an album more that was this poorly produced, except their next album (Radiator). Listen Again? I'd rather revisit Mwng or Phantom Power, but I'm glad I heard this again.

Favorites are probably "hometown unicorn" and "gathering moss" and "mario man". I liked this album, it had a cool groove.

It’s a nice album. I would give it a 3.5 if i could.

I had never listened to this band prior to the list so I had no opinion about them. Now I kind of hate them. Thanks 1001albumsgenerator!

More fuzzed 90s UK indie. 7 of the last 10 albums fed to me in this list have been fuzzed 90s indie. I'm ready for something else, if the random album generator is listening.

Liked this, interesting mix of rock and vague psychedelic elements

I knew this was going to be absolute garbage but I figured I could get through 42 minutes; I was wrong.

What if the Beatles were Welsch?

This was ok. Average 90’s sound

Sounds good at first, but it feels hollow inside.

Rather enjoyed this one!

very good kinks tribute band

Listened Before? N What a weird and noisy album. I didn't hate it, but it's all over the map. I really enjoyed Something 4 the Weekend over every other song by far. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Something 4 the Weekend

hooray for 90s britpop!

Very Blur esque!

Pleasant soft rock with Status Quo underpinnings and a decided lack of direction. 3 stars for consistency throughout.

I actually kinda liked this. Its definitely better than 90% of the britpop on the list. It fell off a bit for me towards the end, but still a solid album.

I really hated it. It was like Blur but even worse

Just another generic Brit Pop band for me. :-(

It was just so refreshing to listen to a band who seem to be really enjoying what they are playing! Probably more like a 3 for me, but lots of the reviews seem fairly negative - and I like to cheer on the super furry underdogs of this world.

It's fine!

Never heard of these guys, but they’re fun and very fuzzy. Just straight-ahead rock and roll with a detour here and there. They're out of Cardiff, Wales. Track 1, God! Show Me Magic has a driving Christine Sizteen/Go With the Flow type piano in the mix with the fuzzy guitars. Track 2, Fuzzy Birds, has horns and a flute solo. What is this band? Track 3, Frisbee, has a 90’s alt-rock sound to it. Maybe like the Breeders? I really like this album. It’s fun and probably dumb. Track 5, really hits the psychedelic sound. Very fuzzy guitars and I feel like I’m on drugs while listening to it. This album came out in 1996, so I guess it’s no surprise it sounds like it was made in the 90s. It’s taking me right back there. Track 6, Gathering Moss, just isn’t doing it for me. Not sure what the problem is, but I just couldn’t get into. It was the first slower, more ballad-like, song on the album. Track 7, If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You, is also a slower jam. However, I am digging it. Oooh, there are some strings in this song. Very 90s, melancholy song. It’s a quieter song despite the title. Weird, it did the old school fade out, but you can plainly hear them end the song before the fade out completes. NEver rellay heard that before. Track 8, Bad Behaviour, and we’re rocking again. This one reminds me of a Cheap Trick jam. Interesting sound for the guitar solo and now there’s a theremin. During the guitar solo, the guitar sound was like a theremin. That’s weird, but I liked it, though as a whole, I hate theremins. They aren’t instruments, they’re just noise makers. Only a select few can make them tolerable. In this song, it wasn’t so bad. Track 9, Mario Man, starts out with some amazing keyboard sounds. Probably, my favorite keyboard sounds in music. Now, the rest of the song comes in around the keys and it’s not great. I’d rather just stay low and slow with the keys throughout the song. Nevermind, the guitar solo is fire. Lots of interesting and fun sounds on this album. Track 10, Hangin’ with Howard Marks, sounds like pure 90s alt-rock. I can see this being a big hit on MTV back in the day. It's got good chunky guitars and great backing vocals. It was not a single, but I think it should have been. Track 11, Long Gone, is another ballad-like song, but it’s not hitting. Though I do love the vocal harmonies throughout the song. Super Furry Animals remind of a mix of Queens of the Stone Age, the Flaming Lips, and Big Elf. Our friends at Wikipedia describe the band as “an inconsistent mix of psychedelic music and glam rock." Nailed it. I’d say it leans heavier into glam rock, though. It seems they made a much bigger impression in the United Kingdom than over here. They're released 9 albums, with the last being in 2009. They're still knocking about apparently and after taking some time off, they're set to tour this year. Several rock mags in the UK thought this album was one of the greatest albums of all time. That’s high praise…..but seems a bit prisoner of the moment. Rod Stanley wrote in the book, 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, that this album blended "sixties pop, punk rock, and psychedelia, with an underlying Nineties dance sensibility.” I can concur. It sounds like 70s pop glam with a 90s sheen. However, I wouldn’t call it one of the best albums ever created. It’s fun, but it’s not a hear before you die album.

This is music and im not going to objective. Cool and fun and sweary and exciting and psychy and welsh and pop and weird and rambling and brilliant. A good editor could make this perfect but its sprawl is part of its charm.

After three days of dross this is more like it, I love me some Super Furry Animals. I think they were the first band I ever saw live, it was either them or Shed Seven. In saying that, since they only have two albums on here, I would probably swap Fuzzy Logic for Radiator. FL has the better singles but for me Radiator is a better overall album. Still, I really enjoyed revisiting this one. It’s been far too long since I’ve listened to them. Gonna binge all their albums over the next day or two now lol. Top Tracks - Something 4 The Weekend

nothing special to me

The super furry’s wrote this after spending a weekend at Len Houmous’ weekend lodge in the Cotswolds. They described Len’s ramblings as fuzzy logic. 3.1 9/12 Mario Man

This came up and I thought, 'oh I like this but not as much as Radiator or Guerrilla'. I was wrong. Loved every minute. If You Don't Want Me To Destroy You was a highlight.

Seems like this has the 1001 community polarised. I, personally, love it. I'll hold my hands up and say I have always had a Furry soft spot. I wouldn't go as far as say I'm being a fan ... but definitely an admirer. Thy ploughed their trade mostly when I was chasing beats and bleeps. But they were always there in the shadows of my Indie mates collection. I like a band that wears their place on their sleeves. This is a band that released an album - when they were firmly on the rise - entirely in Welsh. They don't show that quite here you can tell they are shaping around the brit pop sound of the time, but Gruff's vocals still drip with welsh .... honey? Coal tar? But it's as fuzzy as the title, not as generic as the other reviews make out. It's just got a subtle weirdness that I love. I could be a fan, you know. I was going for a 4 = 4.5, but sod it - 5.

Generic Brit pop

Strong 3, enjoyed! One hit that I sort of recognized but I’m not sure I could tell this album from Adam.

Yes dentro de todo pero le costaba cuando sacaban la flauta o el theremin jaja

One that I found it hard to be objective about - a big album for teenaged me. Hadn't listened in a long time, having decided that the next few SFA albums are superior. Might be revisiting that opinion. An incredible blending of the weirder side of 90s Britain, great pop melodies, and a an assumed Steely Dan devotion. Unfairly lumped in with Britpop, this is a absolute classic that stands head and shoulders above it's so-called peers.

Screechy. And not in a good way.

I was hoping for more Welsh. But you can't have everything.

Eclectic mixture of genres here. There's a very childish element to the sound, particularly in tracks like the musically inert Fuzzy Birds. But there's also some emo-shoegaze-type influence (Hometown Unicorn), power pop (God! Show Me Magic), soft pop-rock (Something 4 the Weekend)... and what I can only describe as preschool music with electric guitars. I get the feeling this is a band that has no sense of identity. We have two main faces of Super Furry Animals to work with: the (better) punk-rock side, and the weak childish side. Something 4 the Weekend is certainly on the better side. The bass and guitar in the background, combined with the overlapping normal/falsetto vocals, is reminiscent of 70s ELO. A fun, driven track that leaves ones like Fuzzy Birds in the dust. Bad Behaviour, God! Show Me Magic, Hangin' with Howard Marks, and a few others are also on the better side. The remaining tracks are not. Is this really the best 1996 music has to offer? Super catchy opening track. The chorus melody is memorable, and there's some serious power behind the instrumental lines. (Literally. I think those are power chords in the guitar. Definitely punk-inspired.) If this is what the whole album sounds like, it's looking pretty good. But the next song, Fuzzy Birds, is dramatically worse in every way. It doesn't hit at all. All the instruments are played kind of limply, and it comes across like a song for kindergarteners. Gathering Moss is similar: it could easily be a solo Richard Wright composition (circa early Pink Floyd. This sounds like See-Saw). But less interesting than any of Wright's pieces. If You Don't Want Me To Destroy You is another intensely early-Floyd-inspired pick. You can't tell me that this song isn't a knock-off See Emily Play. (It's still decent. But as I'm discovering, it's one of a scant few decent tracks on the album.) 2/5 Key tracks: God! Show Me Magic, Something 4 the Weekend, If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You

Bright, mischievous grooves built from fuzzy guitars, buoyant rhythms, and lightly detached vocals move this indie pop album like wandering through a quirky amusement arcade—fun, colorful, and full of clever distractions, sometimes leaving me overstimulated.

Actually quite good. At some point I forgot that I'm specifically listening to the album and just vibed with it.

No conocía el debut de este grupo. Buen disco con reminiscencias de The beatles y parecido a Blur.

Yet another album I’ve heard before I died.lame

Generic 90s Britpop. Nothing interesting or special about it.

Honestly better than most britpop on here, but still a 2.

Decent album. Didn’t really stick with me

I went through a brief SFA obsession a few years ago listening to their entire discography. I came to a conclusion which music nerds never like to say out loud: “Their best album is the greatest hits” That is a 5 star album every day.

Not a fan

3,2 - Kann gut durchlaufen, ist dann aber auch zu wenig abwechslungsreich, sodass irgendwann alles verschwimmt. Highlights: God! Show Me Magic, Gathering Moss

Song 8 starts great and then turns into a warcrime

Their best work was still ahead of them but this remains a brilliant, brash introduction to the glorious nonsense that is the Super Furries. Always puts a smile on your face.

*1996. Welsh rock. *Never heard of these guys, but it's a pleasant album. *Sounds like pretty typical Brit pop influenced by David Bowie, Beatles, etc. Melodic but experimental songs. *Nothing groundbreaking, but an enjoyable listen. RATING - 6.5/10.

Fine. Super fine! Feels like I have lived a lot of life since this album came out.

Weirdest band name so far! Some fun tracks in this one. Middle of the road, 3/5 stars.

Mid

This started off promising then quickly faded to background noise. Not bad music though just nothing special

bit weird but not bad 3

Amazing album with a cross of genres and decades.

its not bad at all it just didn't leave me much of an impression and i don't think i'll ever revisit it

It's been 12 hours and I don't remember anything at all about this. Completely unmemorable.

j'ai kiffé

I loved the album Rings Around the World. I thought it was unique and cutting edge and give it a glowing review. This was like listening to nothing for 41 minutes. Generic uninteresting brit alt rock. I think I'm especially annoyed because this represents the biggest issue with this list. That there appears to be no editing after the final albums were picked. For artists with undeniable worldwide impact and very musically diverse careers (Beatles, Radiohead, Dolly Parton, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc etc), sure, give them multiple great albums. I only need the ONE best super fuzzy animals album (if that). I don't need an awkward, identity-less debut. I'm giving this a one on that principal, combined with the fact that I see no inherent value to this album or any of it's tracks. 1/5

For the 90s/00s UK curse of this list, these guys aren't so bad. Decent sound, well done for a debut. Probably not on the list but there is worse.

When you are over 800 in, compared to other stuff from this time and place, this is fine. Would be nice if it was 10 minutes shorter.

I listened to Super Furry Animals once last year. Apparently, they are an indie rock band that played a central role in the renaissance of Welsh culture in the 1990s. Fuzzy Logic was their debut record, and it's an intriguing one, to say the least. The simplest description I can provide for this album is that it's like an early glam rock record filtered through a neo-psychedelia lens. Early David Bowie and Elvis Costello came to mind during my listen, as Gruff Rhys sang rather eccentrically in his thick accent over the microphone, as the band bounced and grooved with the Hammond organ lead and distorted guitar riffs. In fact, the opening run from "God! Show Me Magic" through "Hometown Unicorn" was some of the most fun I had with this unintentional harkening back to an earlier period of music. Then "Gathering Moss" came on with the light, airy guitar strumming, and the momentum was lost on me. In the second half of the album, the band opted for light-hearted, slowed-down orchestral tunes that rarely captured the energy of the first half, outside of the more standard "Bad Behaviour" and the infectious guitar line on "Hangin' with Howard Marks". Even the fuzzed-out waltz of "For Now and Ever" wasn't quite enough to win me over at the end. Between the lost momentum and the inconsistent mix throughout this record, there just wasn't much to keep me fully engaged for the full 42 minutes of runtime. I still had an okay time with Fuzzy Logic. It's certainly a debut record for a band that was still likely trying to find its own identity while paying tribute to its musical influences. It was fine for a listen. Cherry-pick your favorites and go from there.

Listening session: january 11th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: some songs on this album reminded me a bit of Supergrass Favourite track: Frisbee & Hangin’ with Howard Marks

Not a big fan. Stylistically it was a bit of a mess. Some of the songs were ok. Definitely not going on the rotation.

Very good.

One of the most beige albums I've encountered on this list I think. The album is mixed really badly in my opinion, as I had real issues making every song both from each other, but also from the background noise. I even tried to focusing, but it just wouldn't stick. 'Something 4 the Weekend' was the only thing that cut through the noise and felt like a cool track. The rest didn't.

This was everything I hate with 90s rock in one album. Just bland and boring. I guess, if I’m being nice, then “Something 4 the Weekend” was an ok track.

More BritPop and for me, these guys were among the also rans of the era. Some good tunes here, but it's so heavily influenced by Blur that some tracks here sound like outtakes from The Great Escape. Enjoyable but nonessential

I don't even remember what it was yesterday... It wasn't that horrible

Shouldn't be on the list. Like yeah if you were 26 y/o man in London in 1996 then yeah you probably should listen to this before you die, but that time is over old man.

ive been giving out too many 1s, but i genuinely had to turn this off. so fucking annoying

Not at all what I expected. Started so fast and intense but then has some kind of psychedelic parts and some humour with the lyrics.. a very new band to me but I can see myself listening to certain songs again!

me recordó todo el album a la cancion deceptacon, que fue una gran cancion que se hizo super viral en 2021 mas o menos

Sounds of 60s psychedelic pop, 80s fuzzy distorted punk-turns-alt bands, and 90s Britpop - like Blur meets The Flaming Lips to write some Beatles-influenced songs for Syd Barret). It’s fun and has some real catchy vocal melodies and harmony lines. It’s not totally consistent, but there’s a few great songs and at least a little something to enjoy in each.

bisschen britpop, bisschen punk

Fuck this album. What a garbage album. Honestly? There may be some redeeming qualities in the music. But it is plagued by a shitty vocalist who can’t write for shit. Also, wiki the band members. I’m pretty sure everyone in this band is made up. Actually, I’ll add them: gruff Rhys, daffyd leuan, cian ciaran, guto pryce, and how can we forget huw bunford. This record is as forgettable as the band members names. Apparently some dickhead in Europe got a hard on for this post glam rock shit? If you can call it that. Boring. Should not be on this list.

Feels similar to a 90s movie coming of age soundtrack

Good stuff

Wasn't bad, wasn't great, was perfectly fine to listen to.

im a sucker for nice album cover art, i was hoping the album could deliver. first song was like woah bang period. the rest of the songs that were less than a million streams gave the vibe of the matched the vibe of the albun. not music for me, but still very good. because i was able to guess the vibe from the album cover and the song delivered, 4 stars

I like the chorus in the first song, but the background falsetto voice in the verses is really throwing me. I kinda like how experimental it sounds. There's some different unique thing in every song that makes me question why tf they added it in there. Like the monkey sounds in Frisbee cracked me up. And why the hell is there 2 minutes of outro in Long Gone. Most of the songs arent quite up there yet for me to add them, but the guitarist is phenomenal. And the violinist on Long Gone. Saved: God! Show Me Magic, Something 4 the Weekend, Hometown Unicorn, If You Dont Want Me To Destroy You, Long Gone

On the annoying side of so-so

I mean it was alright I'm just not going to listen to a band called Super Furry Animals on my day to day life

I'm a bit surprised that this is on the list. It's pleasant and I like it but it doesn't seem like it belongs. Having said that, I've heard much worse.

Grungy and kinda fun, not particularly noteworthy.

Super furry animals lol that's a funny name.

debut album, they started with good brit pop, blur-ring a lot

Great britpop album

Unremarkable. Another “numb” album - not really good nor is it terribly bad.

This is perfectly good / fine music. Just not sure why or how they have two albums on this list. Nothing about it jumps out as special. Just good 90s music.

Not sure how these guys have multiple albums on the list. Ok but nothing groundbreaking.

Fun times. Not amazing but a good old fun time. Worth listening to. Xmas is a time to not think too much about this stuff. Not enough time. Maybe it gets a better look at another time of the year bit this is what I got

meh actually the last song isn’t bad i like that but everything else was alright. it’s upbeat but that’s really it.

"if you don't want me to destroy you" and "long gone" push it to a 3 for me, besides that alright, but not that interesting.

I really liked this. I would say 3.5

I mean it's kinda fun right? Like I'm not sure I'll listen again, but I found myself walking like Leo Decap in that one meme in the majority of these songs

Correcto

There’s some catchy songs on this but overall it was a miss for me

Good surprise.

this is the shit your estranged uncle SWEARS is good 😭

Ok on a saturday morning but otherwise unremarkable

Congrats to Super Furry Animals for being the first UK bias album on this list that I didn’t hate. I thought this album was actually pretty fun overall, and it would be a fun unknown band to show people. Just nice to have a UK band who wasn’t so boring I wanted to turn the album off and listen to something else.

Went right through me. It’s fine I guess, but I’m not sure what makes this notable alt-rock music among other stuff that was coming out around this time. Welsh rock representation? It’s a little psychedelic and genre-curious sometimes? Musical ideas inherited from the 1970s? Citation needed. I generally was not impressed by the songwriting or performances so I must rate accordingly, even though this was listenable enough. Maybe that’s a deeper insult than I intend.

Since it was picked as the word of the year a few days ago: this is peak britslop.

Wales svar på Atomic Swing? Inte alls dåligt, inte så himla kul heller. Rätt snygga arrangemang med blås och så men tycker inga av låtarna står ut

Det är sinnessjukt hur lika Gruff Rhys (sångaren i detta band) och Damon Albarn. låter, så lika att det till och med finns en Reddit-tråd med rubriken "Can anyone explain how the vocalist on Superfast Jellyfish isn't Damon?". Hade en period i våras då jag lyssnade jättemycket på hans soloalbum på walesiska "Yr Atal Genhedlaeth" som jag rekommenderar, så gulligt språk walesiska. Gillar det, men hade nog gillat det mer om jag kommit i kontakt med det tidigare i livet. Tillför inte så mycket nytt till bordet egentligen eller sticker ut på ett så tydligt sätt. En svag trea!

Visst har det nåt men gillade det andra bråkigare albumet med de superpälsiga djuren bättre.

Måste man verkligen höra två super furry animals-album innan man dör? Precis som förra gången blir det aldrig mer än ok. Brasklapp att jag nog påverkas av den enorma besvikelsen att inte få vakna till nåt annat.

Är det en man? En grupp pälsbeklädda människor? Djur? Vem vet. Det jag vet är att det är ett sound från the southern parts of wales m8 och att den/dom/det har två skivor med på listan. Najs. Tungt album, men kanske inte lika bra som den andra?

väldigt intressant vilka band som har två album på listan…. mkt bra soundtrack till en indie Ungdomsfilm! inte lika bra som rings around the world

Kärt återseende. Mycket som är intressant men hinner inte lyssna in mig tillräckligt för att veta om det är bra. Men jag tror det är bra.

No complaints

I particularly enjoyed the energy and 70's glam vibes of the opener and that bang almost goes straight into the chorus. Rest of album maintains the energy and mixes the styles and is a fun listen. But after 3 listens nothing has really stuck with me and it feels a bit disposable.

Fuzzy Logic Looking back at this in the context of Britpop it's notable what a great ear they had for melody and musical interestingness, and how apart they were from their peers in their off kilterness and comportably worn quirkiness. They feel close to Supergrass for me, but with rougher edges and less cheeky chappy personas, and you wonder how big they could have been if they weren't such an introverted and slightly awkward bunch.. Also it's notable how this doesn't really sound that dated to the mid 90s, like many of those albums do now, possibly due to the production which is less trebly and also to their eclectic selection of influences and the jam packed nature of the songs, with vocal, melodic and musical references and oddities everywhere, eg the Elvis-isms on Bad Behavior (which is very Life on Other Planets Supergras), the sunshiney 60s backing vocals throughout, the Sgt Pepper horns, the swelling organs and the harder, rockier guitars. There are some cracking songs on here too, amongst all that; God! Show Me Magic, Something 4 the Weekend, the very Britpop Frisbee, Hometown Unicorn, the excellent If You Don’t Want Me to Destroy You, the woozy fairgroundness of Gathering Moss and Bad Behavior. It does tail off after Bad Behaviour, only picking up with For Now and Ever, although this has slight dirgey, dragging quality, despite some Kinksian spoken word. It’s a great, fun album full of interesting moments and some great songs, but because of that drop off I don’t think it’s a 5, so I’ll go with a solid 4. 🧑‍🦱🧑‍🦱🧑‍🦱🧑‍🦱 Playlist submission: God! Show Me Magic

'Something 4 the Weekend' is one of the greatest indie songs of the 90s. It's an unapologetically joyful ride through glam rock guitars married to soaring power pop. And in amongst it, a burgeoning skill for writing melancholy - 'If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You' is beautifully balladic, avoiding all cliché with the typically offbeat lyrics. The album in general maintains great quality, but as is the case with many an album there is a later album dip, especially the last few songs where a bit of momentum is lost. I think 'Radiator' is just as good, but this is the album for raw, glam guitar and debut-album-energy. It's quirky, it's rocky, it's a furry foury.

extremely inconsistent. tracks like "if you don't want me to destroy you" and "long gone" are to me probably the most engaging sonically because it feels like they tried to do something interesting with dynamism and the violins that cut through the muddy wall of oversaturated guitars that plague most of the album. this feels like bog-standard forgettable britpop to me so it is bewildering that this is included on a Must Listen list, and given the wikipedia's article retroactive quote about how the vocalist was more interested in fame via a studio than actually making a good record, it seems like he agrees! i think i got baited by pulling mingus as the first album in this list.

I'm suprised at myself for this, but it was weird in a way I liked! Kinda reminded me of a The Piper at the Gates of Dawn era Pink Floyd. A chaotic clashing of sounds that every now and again comes together to make me go "wow this is really going off". I'd totally get if someone said they absolutely detested it, but I think I was in the right frame of mind for it. I was a bit skeptical at first but the outro of fuzzy birds had me hooked, and the weirdness of Something 4 the weekend really caught me and from there I was along for the ride. I, too, would've liked to hang out with Howard Marks. It's so hard to choose between a 3 and a 4 because it isn't at all a consistent album, but I think it just eeks out a 4 on this listen. I could see downgrading it a bit if I listened to it on another day.

Fascinating to see this band had 18 top 40 hits in the UK. Sadly, I didn't really hear much in the way of hits here. But if I ever get into a romantic relationship with a Gen X British indie rocker type, this list is making me feel well-prepared.

Need to give it a better relisten but sounded fire from what I heard.

I didn’t actually mind it at times. Still not great though.

Never really got into the SFA, but this is a good solid album without being standout

Yeah, it was fine.

Sounds like a not-very-good Bowie knockoff album. I would give it a high 2. I rounded up because it’s almost Christmas.

Fuzzy logic by super furry animals is one of the most forgettable albums I’ve heard. Annoying at points and rly nothing special happening through out the whole 40 minute run time. I liked Mario man but like tha still only a 7/10 song. Not much to say lacklustre vocals and nothing out the ordinary instrumentals. No favourite songs but overall this a below average album 4.8/10 2.4/5

Pretty nice.

Not much to say! Good, crunchy guitar rock, enjoyable to listen to.

Ive never heard of these guys and I thought this album was a banger.

1 trash

i liked it, but nothing memorable i don't think. 3.5/5 rounded down

Fuzzy justification for being on the top 1000 list.

Super Furry Animals = Super Soft Music

Like

Brilliant

Pas totalement convaincue, mais c’était néanmoins sympa à écouter une fois.

Pleasantly average Brit pop

I like nearly every band that was vaguely associated with Britpop and this is no exception, such a fun, catchy album that feels like a mix of punk and glam rock and is still kind of lo-fi and goofy at the same time, a really fun record, was way into it. Can you believe it? 5 albums in a row that were a 5/5. It only took a year and a half. But I was really spoiled lately.

funny

Not bad

So THIS is why everyone hates on Britpop

Better than I was expecting but nothing overwhelmingly great. I sometimes wish I could go back to albums and listen when they were first introduced. I could see an album like this being super different at the time, but now I feel like it is similar to a lot of other alt rock.

Pleasantly surprised! On first listen, SFA sound like a cross between Blur and Spacehog. I definitely hear David Bowies influence on this mid-90’s alt rock as well. Nothing groundbreaking going on here though.

This was a lot of fun. It was weird but catchy. Quirky but rockin. Always a fan of albums that just feel like a good time.

Fuzzy logic is based on the observation that people make decisions based on imprecise and non-numerical information. Fuzzy models or fuzzy sets are mathematical means of representing vagueness and imprecise information (hence the term fuzzy). These models have the capability of recognising, representing, manipulating, interpreting, and using data and information that are vague and lack certainty. EXAMPLE: If there's a mediocre band from the UK, they’ll be on the list of 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Would I listen to again? Nope.

Starts off pretty well, but then it loses focus and by the end of it you're left wondering what exactly the point of any of it was.

Fizzing with ideas, psychedelic to the core, drifting from wistful to urgently rushing

Not to my taste

Kind of a hit or miss album. I liked the more heavy and energetic songs here, especially the opening track, but not all of the are like that. There’s nothing special here, but overall, still a pretty enjoyable album. 7/10

This album would’ve been impressive if it came out in 1966, but it didn’t…it came out 30 years later. More Britpop filler for the list.

Some too Mellow but some tracks punched through. Lyrics weren't all pretty, rhymey poetry but catchy. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Gathering Moss, Something 4 the Weekend, If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You, Hometown Unicorn ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks

Many of the songs were too mellow for me and the vocals did unfortunately remind me of Elvis Costello, but there were a few good tracks. I like the glam rock vibes. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Something 4 The Weekend, Bad Behaviour, Hangin' with Howard Marks ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.

Just another britpop album

I’m a huge fan of Super Furry Animals. This album was the first I heard of theirs, and while it’s not my favorite from them, it is perhaps the most immediate. “God! Show Me Magic” is a hell of an opener. “Hometown Unicorn” pairs their humor with their love for a good hook. And “Something 4 The Weekend” is one of the best songs they ever put out. I love how they combine a power pop sound with punk. Each song is brimming with energy, fearlessly weaving ugliness with catchy melodies. If I were making this list, I’d have probably put Radiator in Fuzzy Logic’s place, but I’m just glad SFA rightfully have their place on the list. This is a 4.5/5 for me, but I’m rounding up to counteract the people who didn’t listen complaining that this is “shitty Britpop.”

неинтересная...

Meh

Respect to LZ. This one's isn't a fave for me

Great stuff boyos!

I love super furry animals. In fact I have one and he’s called Billy. Named after the greatest number 4 Leeds United and Scotland ever had. Seriously (not that I wasn’t serious with regards to Billy) I remember a good friend of mine recommending SFA to me. It was about 1996 so may have even been this album. On strength on that I did listen to some of their music but was not impressed. Today’s listen did not budge that initial assessment. It all seems an uneasy alliance between punk, new wave and laddish Blur music. A poor man’s Blur describes this album well. 2/5 24/11/25

490/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

Mistifying. I'll have whatever they're on. Actually on second thoughts...

Yikes! And not in a fun way! My ears hurt but I'm intrigued?

Heard of them but god, I had no idea they make such terrible music. This is the worst britpop-adjacent album I've heard so far. Not a single good track on this thing 1/5

Jacuzzis and three meals a day were the reason to go to the studio. Ok.

groooovy record with amazing guitar play. definitely decent, although at some point halfway through the album i got disengaged. i think it's because of the main vocalist. while not being bad at all, at one point his voice becomes irritating 😭. i especially felt this during "gathering moss." but it is groovy, and if you like pop rock, a good album to save individual hits from.

Well.. interesting here and there, but not really great

Another one of the B-team from the Britpop era.

'Show me magic'; 'You're the battery incarnate, I'm an innocent man'; 'You know we're drowning in designer ice cream.' Guitar-wise, this feels like My Bloody Valentine, while lyrically it has the mundane absurdism of bands like The Flaming Lips or Animal Collective. I guess that adds up to a 'logic' that we can baptize as 'fuzzy,' but I'd opt for a word like 'faint' or 'weak': it's not ambiguous as much as it's slight, lacking a substantiality that justifies their posture of cool. B/c that's the central problem of the record as I see it. It has decent tracks like 'Frisbee,' 'Gathering Moss, or 'Bad Behavior, songs that nicely recall 60s pop, but there's something in Gruff Rhys's voice and the overall tenor of the album that reeks of an unjustified, restless hipness.

Not quite

This isn't a bad album by any stretch - it goes out of its' way to be more than just a guitar rock album. There are some interesting synths and samples, but it still all feels a bit flat. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't come back to it - maybe because it's largely a fairly archetypal Britpop album which just isn't my vibe

A bit of a rehashing of David Bowie at times. I’m not sure anything unique stood out to me about this album.

Interesting. I wasn't super in tune during this listen, but having never heard them before, I liked what I heard and would definitely check out more of their stuff to get a better sense of what they are.

Initially based on the first cut I thought this album was going to be a bust but it really grew on me as the genres changed so much and it had a concept album feel by the end.

Britrock.

Not bad at all, but idk if interesting? Hard call. Worth listening to in the background. At times it feels like it goes much faster than it has the ground to stand on.

Better than expected. Particularly like Bad Behaviour.

Funky psy-rock pop sound. Quirky moments (theramen in one song?) with fun lyrical tangents/vocalizations. Will look up their other discography

2.5 tbh, not bad just impartial

3.5 closer to a 4

Lowkey serviceable.