Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Wrong list dipshit, this belongs on 1001 albums nobody gives a rats ass about. 1.0
Ugh. Like slogging through dreck.
1.21
Repetitive and annoying. Way too long before I was even halfway through. I actually did not need to hear this before I die. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐: Hated it.
At their best, they make fair music. At their worse they are dull & repetitive. I just don't care for this type of music. It does absolutely nothing for me. The Neil Young cover is serviceable, I guess. Nothing Can Stop Us is the best song. My favorite parts were in between songs & the end because it had no music. 1
Awful. The song Wilson is a bit sus. Check their browsing history and lock them up.
Just didn't grab me at all.
This album is hot fucking garbage
This was fine as background music but not really for me.
Another utterly pointless album that I barely realized was playing in the background.
Oof, this one was just not my thing…I know it’s a matter of taste and I guess I’m too cynical but the whole album sounds like it’s 1996 and I’m in the Air France lounge, listening on a Walkman on my flight back to London, looking at a Benetton ad and imagining what the world could be if everyone would just DANCE. I don’t really like 90s London sunshine/psychedelic rave, adidas track suit, buzz cut with an earring music to begin with, and the singer sounds like Diana Ross if she was from Manchester and not allowed to see the sun. Refrains like “People get free…”, “in this world of ups and downs”, ”nothing can stop us now”, “let’s kiss and make up”….meh I’ll pass
I was pretty much either bored or annoyed with this album. I hated the cover of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart". The electronica elements and the uninspired beats layered over spoken samples didn't do this album any favors. One or two half way decent songs couldn't save this one.
What is this
No ty
DNF
Inoffensive. Not my jams.
kolaz z gatunku muzyki elektronicznej, moze dzisiaj nie zyje, ale wczoraj w uszach dzwonil rownie tragicznie jak dzisiaj
One or two interesting songs cannot redeem this bloated, uninspired slog of an album. Tedious samples, very forgettable songs. Not for me. 1.4/5 - > 1/5
Too "dreamy" and ambient with a 60's feel. Not for me.
Kan fungere som lav bakgrunnsstøy på en sommerjobb, men jævla irriterende å faktisk høre på!
Not a style of music I enjoy
Shitty electro-indie? They do a cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" that isn't horrible...the rest of the album is forgettable at best...another useless pick by Robert Dimnery for essential albums... Big surprise....they're British....it's surprising how different musical tastes are on both sides of the pond. That is something I've definately learned through this generator. All this Britpop/electro horseshit....I just....don't care ....it doesn't translate over here. Nothing Can Stop Us is the original version of Kylie Minogue's hit. This version sucks as much as Kylie's. Favorite songs: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Spring Least favorite songs: This is Radio Etienne, Etienne Gonna Die, Dilworth's Theme (fuck skits), Girl VII, Like the Swallow 1/5
Honestly, wasn’t a huge fan of this album, there was one or two tracks I could stand, but I found myself skipping getting a few minutes into some of the tracks. The very last song I enjoyed and looked back at my phone to see what it was, only to see it was half of a different album. I think it’s maybe a little bit too much of a first album, trying to find their sound, and they sound like a band who really came into their own a few years later. Unfortunately, giving this one a one, I don’t think I wanna hear it again.
Another one I didn’t need to hear.
Would you like some sweets willy? I have never understood the appeal of Saint Etienne. A stylized and non-coherent pastiche. Foxbase Alpha leans on sampling, spoken word, pastiche of 60s pop culture - and I like that concept a great deal. Yet its execution feels very weak, often done at the expense of emotional heft or songwriting strength. It's a band that were caught in a burgeoning music scene and got lucky - they'd never be signed in any other musical period. Guff.
Yeah, it’s a no for me, dawg
If I was nice I would give a 2. But I’m not nice
Lame
Lamr album. Felt really lazy to me. Completely uninspiring. Weird, out of context sound bites. The cover was probably the best song.
Infuriatingly boring record. Too bland to just listen to on its own. Too artsy to be suitable for any party. Foxbase Alpha has nothing to offer, but pretends that it's a full-course dinner. Saint Etienne is not nearly clever enough as a group to pull this off.
This is not good music much less a must hear album
Skip, skip, skip, DNF.
did-not-listen
I might have liked this more in my youth. I see this now as a calibration type of album that can test you to help you understand what you like. I don't like this and I'm not sure why it's on the list.
somehow felt like they didn’t try very hard
Very 90s dance music that makes me want to relax and sleep more than dance. I can see why some people might like this but it's not for me
They have a beautiful voice, I did not expect this from the cover album. I had totally expected a song that gave off soft vibes or calmed down, I didn't expect hip-hop-like songs to come out of this album especially the first one. The next few songs are calm which I do like because it suits her voice. It sounds like you were in a dream and this is your background voice. I don't like this album though
...No. Why? Just...no. I do NOT like this album. I don't like the singer's voice, I don't like the lyrics to the songs, and I don't even like the background music. I just do NOT like this album, and I do NOT recommend this album.
I think this album is kind of bad. The beat of it was okay but the lyrics and how they were sung weren't great. 1/5
Pretty much everything I hate in music, but one cool song. 1.5 stars
"Wilson" was my favorite "song". I just found most of it really boring with the stock beats and piano stabs. Maybe it didn't sound so boring in 1991, but I feel like at least the Pet Shop Boys had worn out this sound by then. 1.5 stars
Not that great outside of the one cover song
Definitely not my thing
I bet Neil young hates this shit
“The album was recorded in a style which drew on the club culture and house music of the time, but also incorporates the group's characteristic love of 1960s pop, with tracks also bridged by samples from films or by short songs.” Sounds terrible. Is terrible.
Nah
Such a forgettable album, I’m not sure if I actually listened to it or not.
Actively annoying
Maybe OK to work to because it has no emotion
Tentativa forçada de distribuir alegria. Seria nota zero pela versão da música do Neil Young.
No thanks
Weird... slow... sad...
Incredibly bland. The kinda songs that play 10 minutes into the credits of a movie nobody saw. What a drag
Not sure what these guys were trying to accomplish, but they failed.
Only Love Can Break Your Heart Nothing Can Stop Us
Welcome to the most boring dentist office
Seriously does not need to be on this list.
Boring sounds. Boring music. Boring lyrics.
Myönnän, että he ovat bonganneet jotain uutta Neilistä. Mutta tämä levy: miten näin kevyet biitit voivat muovautua näin raskaaksi objektiksi?
Absolutely sucks. Can't see how this made it on the list. Experimental unlistenable garbage.
Painful
Gud så tråkigt
I 100% did not have to listen to this album before I died.
Jeg er med Claus, jeg synes sgu den her var kedelig!
Virkelig 90'er og virkelig ikke mig.
Why is this in the top 1001 songs. How do you call a replay of movie clips or tv clip a song. This was not enjoyable.
not my cup of tea
The first song was promising. Then the rest is just the basic electronic that is apparently mandatory on the 1001 list at least once per week.
bored long before the end of this album
There is really nothing here.
I wanted to like this one....but found the overly done electric keyboard repeats flat (I wanted more sound depth with real instruments) and too long.
I'm trying to build a house, not work in a salon. Silly French salon background music.
Lyrically it is very repetitive, which I do not like. The music is pretty repetitive as well. Its like a short looped lofi.
This inspired me to revisit an electronic subgenre rather than listen to this record.
musikk for folk som ikke liker musikk
First listen Saved 0/15
I don't like this.
1 5
Apparently their biggest hit was their cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" - I think it's dreadful. As for the rest of this alternative dance / trip hop album, "Carnt Sleep" wasn't bad, but I wasn't impressed by "Nothing Can Stop Us" which apparently was a hit single in 1991.
Ida synes den er jette bra
What in the world
This album makes my penis soft.
Kicking off with that Neil Young cover was a very turbulent start. Completely tone deaf as to the original-- and not an improvement in my opinion. It didn't get any better from there. This one wasn't worth it for me.
Non!
Tuve que llegar al final del disco para encontrar un tema que me gustó un poco, "London belongs to me".
Only a few hits
Let me tell you a little story about French club/house music: NO!
Couldn't even get through the whole album - gave it a good try, though. Made it about halfway through until I couldn't take it anymore. Ultimately, the vapid, overproduced sound didn't draw me. The whole album very much reminded me of bad filler music used in early 2000s rom-coms.
Couple okay songs. Most of the album just fell flat for me.
Uninteresting indie dance(?) music. Some sampling. Some tracks make a nice background "chill" vibe. *yawn*
Hasn’t aged very well Awful … vapid … tedious
Did not enjoy, very repetitive and boring.
Fucking awful. Complete shit.
I'm not versed enough in electronic music to know if or why this album is significant. I do know the first track sounded like a not-so-great mashup of Neil Young and Ace of Base. Things got better after that, but not remarkably better. There were moments that got locked in a fun, sunny groove. The singer's voice is not what I'm looking for in a poppy dancy music experience. Maybe we'll all hear this album again at a very mellow outdoor post-pandemic rave. Probably not. D
Mal
i liked a few songs but it felt like a bore listening to the album
I was confused and bored by electro/pop/house/trance what british nonsense