The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

There are quite a few gems here. Too long, could pick out a few songs and make an EP out of it instead. "But we have Kurt Vile at home"

I feel like this music reflects a dream like quality that can be background music for life or a movie featuring yourself. Not offensive. Rather enjoyed it but would not seek it out to listen to again.

I was kind of grumpy at this one for the first half. Familiar with it already, and it was the sort of dull English singer songwriter from the early 2000s sound I remembered. Won me over a bit by the end though, there’s some fun and different stuff in the back half. A favourite, no. But worthwhile!

Singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist. Not bad, consistent pace, pretty peaceful.

Wasn’t that into it

The Shining - 2/5, Sounds like a slow Disney monologue song that never picks up. Everybody's Stalking - 4/5 Bewilder - 1/5 Fall in a River - 2/5 Camping Next to Water - 2/5 Stone on the Water - 3/5, Actually vibes a bit before he starts talking Another Pearl - 3/5, He needs to find a partner to sing these songs Body Rap - 2/5 Once Around the Block - 3/5 very busy elevator music This Song - 1/5 Bewilderbeast - 2/5 Magic in the Air - 2/5 Cause a Rockslide - 1/5 Pissing in the Wind - 1/5 Blistered Heart - 2/5 Disillusion - 3/5 Say it Again - 2/5 Epitaph - 2/5

11/08/23 1:15 S Tier————————— A Tier————————— Disillusion The Shining Everybody’s Stalking Stone on the Water Camping Next to Water Another Pearl B Tier————————— Once Around The Block This Song Blistered Heart Bewilder Fall In a River Bewilderbeast Magic in the Air Say It Again C Tier————————— Epitaph Cause a Rockslide Body Wrap Pissing in the Wind D Tier—————————

Wednesday 11/8/23, 1:09, office S Tier————————— Another Pearl Everybody’s Stalking The Shining Disillusioned A Tier————————— Camping Next To Water Stone On The Water Say It Again Once Around The Block B Tier————————— Bewilder Fall In A River Magic In The Air Bewilderbeast This Song Blistered Heart C Tier————————— Epitaph Cause a Rockslide Pissing In The Wind Body Rap

A really interesting album. One to listen to properly, not really background music fodder. I like his quirkiness and talent on so many instruments. I prefer some of the more stripped back songs that show off his melancholy vocals and songwriting. Quite vulnerable and emotional rawness. Highlights ‘Once Around the Block’, ‘Pissing in the Wind’ and ‘Another Pearl’. A strong 3 from me. Let down by a few tracks that are just experimental fillers, and boosted by the fact that he was born in Dunstable. This makes him one of the best things to come out of Dunstable, apart from Kevin from Grand Designs. Oh, Faye Tozer from Steps. Top 3 ain’t bad for such a hot bed of talent.

Interesting instrumentation. Enjoyable but didn't completely click. 3

Simple, catchy, Brit indie-pop. Like a poor man's Paul Simon.

Lekker album voor een slow Sunday,

SpongeBob Squarepants font aside, I like this album cover; made me smile. Very early 2000s vibe which tracks as this is 1999. Liked the music but would not buy the album. It all seems to be meant as a joke, which is fine, but who wants to listen to that multiple times? Some songs just feel like sitting in a coffee shop, soft chuckle on the 4th. Mixing is a bit rough sometimes especially on the 5th track.

I enjoyed this strange tapestry of alt rock and musical mimicry. I found it intriguingly-haunting for further listens. I cannot identify one track on the album, but I can tell you how I felt throughout it.

Nice lirrul stroll down memory lane

I like this genre so I enjoyed it, but it didn't seem especially original or groundbreaking.

Another strong album killed by length. 18 tracks and over an hour is too much. If this was pared down to about 10 or 11 tunes and 40 to 45 minutes it would be a classic. I hear lots of Nick Drake in this and that's a good thing.

bonitinho

3.5

This was fine-pleasant but nothing to write home about.

Really pleasant album that I enjoyed

Un d'aquells discos dobles que hagués millorat en una edició senzilla amb menys temes. Aquí i allà, vas trobant cançons realment bones, 'Camping Next to the Water', 'Pissing in the Wind', 'Everybody's Stalkin''... Entremig temes més genèrics i alguns passatges instrumentals que serveixen d'unió. És cert que és un grower en tota regla, i que és del millor de l'indie pop britànic postBritpop i preColdplay, però un readjust del minutatge i millor selecció de temes no els hi hagués vingut malalment

Like a more boring Neutral milk hotel. Not a bad thing.

Kind of interesting.

Nice and soothing. Someone of RateYourMusic put it well that it's music for a "cold morning drive".

4/16, 25%

3.5

There was a time I would have liked this more. But only hearing it for the first time in retrospect, it's the kind of white boy indie pop stuff that isn't very interesting anymore and didn't do it as well as others (Elliott Smith, Beulah) in the first place.

Mostly forgettable but had some nice spots, would've been better shorter. Sounds like it's from a movie you'd watch in freshman English. BT - Cause a Rockslide - Disillusion - Epitaph

Song writing wasn’t bad but definitely wasn’t anything special and neither were the instrumental performances.

Pretty cool!

Never encountered this before, I liked how it started out quite a but, though it went through an odd shift of tone and sound throughout and ended in what felt like a less interesting alt-rock vein.

This was a bit of a mixed bag. I got worried at the start that this album would annoy me, but I think it picked up as it went. When a lot of the songs started, I would be interested, then I would lose interest. It didn't always happen, but it made me sad when it did. Still, there's a few nice songs on here, and the atmosphere here is an enjoyable one. My favourite songs were Disillusion, Magic in the Air, and Epitaph.

Musically they kinda reminded me of Elliott Smith. I didn't have time to focus on lyrics so I need to go middle of the road. 

This is a great debut album from the immensely talented Damon Gough. In particular I'm a huge fan of Once around the block and opening track The Shining is great also. The Mercury prize that they won is very much deserved. This is almost a 4 star album

Unsure why this is here, its bland and plenty of other bands like this but better

Really enjoy this one. 3/5

Soleil..... SANO AURINKO... ranska vihaan ranskalaisia.. Disillusion biisi..Infatuationisque.. Albumihan siis konsepti heh... break_upesque.... hankala homma rakkaus homma..esque.. c'est maintenant.. SANO "IT IS NOW" LOPETA RANSKA HOMOILU...

B- The Shining - 3 Everybody’s Stalking - 4 Bewilder - 2 Fall in a River - 3 Camping Next to Water - 4 Stone on the Water - 3 Another Pearl - 3 Body Rap - 2 Once Around the Block - 3 This Song - 2 Beewilderbeast- 2 Magic in the air - 3 Cause a rockslide 2 Pissing in the Wind - 4 Blistered Heart 2 Disillusion 3 Say it again - 5 Epitaph 4 I absolutely loved this. It completely knocked me off my feet. I have listened through probably twenty times already. I am excited to check out the artist more.

Very laid back, pretty music, but lacking a little oomph. First track is easily the highlight, some clever musical stuff going on around it but nothing that really draws me in much closer. A fair bit of variety, and a nice listen, but lacking something that takes it to the next level. 3/5.

Background music. Nothing to merit being on this list.

not groundbreaking but ok, first song is movie vibes

I liked it Plain and simple

For an album with 18 tracks is wasn't that bad actually.

had to skip "this song" 😬 first track was cool tho

Quite alright. Cried while listening to it, so I couldn't really concentrate. Like the vibes, kinda indie. Teen me would have loved this. + Epitaph

Like some better than others. Disillusion was pretty solid.

- Had a slow start but decent vibes - Mild jammy vibes which was cool - Not something I'd anticipate going back to a bunch, but a fun listen - Pissing in the Wind - Favorite songs: Another Pearl, Everybody's Stalking

first listen a meandering folk journey

Got some nice vibes

4 3 pretty good, loved it

Some pretty good songs here, but as an album I found it very drawn out. Not bad, not great.

Very relaxing and elegant music, just 3* because it did not really move me.

It's more varied, distinct and funnier than this American tripe we've been getting. Would like to imagine a pitt's brass band coming out for the opening track. Not totally my cup of tea (bit too twee) but the badly drawn boy's done good.

Some really cool ideas and pretty decent songs buried under trying to do weird things with pretty much every song that usually ruins a song, where a minute or two of a song is usually used up to build on the next song or just make noise. The album is also overly long, with some things repeating for seemingly no reason. I can't help but like this a little bit, but it's definitely a type of album that's been more so surpassed by internet music artists such as Jack Stauber.

3-4

No doubt about it, it's a good album. But I can't get over the fact he's a complete arsehole in real life and completely and utterly terrible life. Sorrynotsorry

2.75, OK

I was expecting some thing harder from the name of the album and the artist but was surprised with some really classical music elements. It was nice dinner making music for sure.

Just background music really. Nothing stood out; nothing grabbed my attention. A bit too mellow and beige for me perhaps?

Very relaxing and enjoyable

Nice background music, certainly from it's time. I liked it but nothing of it was too memorable.

It’s a relaxing little indie album. I enjoyed the strings and horns of The Shining and the loveliness of Magic in the Air. The rest of the album was meh. 3 stars.

Not for me. First song was good but then mushed into nothingness

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KONSEPTI!!! KONSEPTI! ALARAM!! ALARAM!! ALARAM!!! ALARAM!!!! holy fck this iis theee proos and coons of HITCHIKOING1!!!! jaha ilmeisesti itse päässäni keksin koko konseptin.. on HTVÄ ALBUMI... NÄIN SE MUSIIKKIN KAUNEUS TOIMII... KAIKILLE ERILAISTA...... KAKKI KUULEE KAIKEN ERI TAVALLA! ERILAIN!!! stone on the water

Super ass cover helt chill albym

Annars trevligt men likt all annan musik efter 1992, derivative av Slanted & Enchanted.... Naa idk för indie @2000 så e de int dåligt alls, stark 3

Not my vibe, but still enjoyable.

Good

Good variety of intelligent pop and camp fire strumming. Disillusion and Once Around The Block are strong. "Have You Fed The Fish" album is slightly more concise and better still.

3.5

Nice album, but nothing much.

I didn’t really enjoy this music, but i think it’s a thoughtfully made record. Interesting compositions and orchestration, and I like the intro and outro. Not really into the vocals. Favorite song was another pearl, Really cool drums and guitar and a nice groove.

First listen

Eighteen songs. Nine of which I absolutely loved. Nine that I hate with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns. This album's opening track is in the running for worst "Side 1, Track 1" of all-time. How bad is it? It almost made me stop listening altogether. This album is just a little too ambitious for its own good. Tighten things up and lose those 9 disastrous songs and we're all singing a different tune here.

I think this album needs more listen to get into it. It is a consistent and unique sounding indie/indie folk rock album.

This sounds like the kind of thing my friends would have gone apeshit for in our 20s, while I was scratching my head and wondering what was special about it.

Never heard this. It’s real pretty. And unique for an album sandwiched in between centuries. I dig it.

A quirky little album with some catchy tunes and dreamy production, but nothing too impressive or memorable

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it? : yeah, did have some decent parts which were soothing. Favourite song: Track 3 - Bewilder

Meh - I can think of some albums outside of this 1001 that should take its place, but I respect BDB even if I don't agree this release belongs on this list.

I bought this album back in 2000, but rarely listened to it. However, my 40-year old self is much more receptive than my 18-year old self was. A lovely, gently, atmospheric, album. It's very of its time and place but remains enjoyable today. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Once Around the Block Date listened: 13/01/23

Ik werd er niet warm of koud van.

изучу его ещё, не так представляла, некоторые понравились:)

Rating: 6/10

Enjoyable to listen to, but not entirely memorable. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio/playlist, but I wouldn't actively reach for it.

Heard this album just a couple of weeks ago, and mostly thought it was underwhelming. Listening to it again today, I am coming around to it. There are 2-3 really great songs, and the more I listen to the rest, the more I am liking it. I think my first reaction was that this was maybe a 2/5, I'll go up to 3/5 for now, but I think I'll soon be adding this one to the "glad it was on the list" list. :)

I don't think I've ever heard of Badly Drawn Boy before. I thought this album was pretty good. I liked the vocals and lyrics; they reminded me of the things that I like about bands like Death Cab for Cutie and Wilco. Even though I thought this album was pretty good, I'm not sure that I get why it was on the 1001 albums list. It was pleasant to listen to, but nothing was particularly memorable about it, and nothing about it really stood out to me.

I liked the quirkiness

On se fait chier mais ça reste audible

HAPPY BUT FORGETABLE - caps

Good album with lots of recognizable songs, not sure I would listen again

I had never heard of this album or this band before, but this is quite good. A good comp would be "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot", and it stacks up reasonably well against that, although not quite as strong (high bar). But as creepy, dark, sad, somewhat folky indie rock goes it's up there with the best of them. I'm a sucker for albums with instrumental interludes too. It's a little low-energy relative to some others in the style, and the 2nd half starts to drag a bit, and it doesn't have the same caliber of hits as a YHF / 13 Tales / Yoshimi, but still very enjoyable.

Neat (very) 90s album. 3.0 - some tracks are too long and I don’t care for how a few sound.

I have great memories of listening to “The Shining” in university. That was definitely the stand-out track for me, but the rest of the album was nice too.

Partially listened

Massive yet easy to digest. Perhaps because it sounds cheaper than it should be. Or because it's overlong. Or because it's kinda bland in most places. I don't know exactly, but I do love some indie folk rock nonetheless.

it was fine.

Interesting album. Very indie feel to it

Stream of consciousness listening thoughts: Wow, I have seriously been sleeping on early 2000s indie! First few tracks are wonderful. For me, this is something I would listen to more at night to relax because there are a lot of downtempo songs and instrumentals. Love the vibe! Update 13 songs in: this album is starting to overstay its welcome a bit. It's getting a bit too repetitive and the singer's voice is starting to grate...

When this popped up, I assumed it was some shitty emo band from roughly 20 years ago--but turns out it's an Indie chamber pop artist from England from roughly 20 years ago. This was better than I expected it would be. I don't usually go for the very polished bedroom DIY sounding chamber stuff, but this has it's moments, and has enough similarities to things I liked back then. There is a good chance that I would have loved this album when it came out if I had heard it.

Fine I guess

This was new. Kind of a trippy vibe - very late 90s.

I once spent an hour in the company of a wildebeest named Tall Mike. He chewed my ear off about the difficulties wildebeests faced when trying to complete their tax returns. He really did not enjoy the whole process and was keen to let me know. I didn't care though, because I'm not a wildebeest, I'm a big man-legend named Nigel. I wished him well and took a huge bite out of an apple I'd been saving for such an occasion. Tall Mike smiled, did a line of ketamine and swam away singing.

SHACK is typing...

Hier wird komponiert. Das ist gut. Das Album ist etwas lang geraten und das Singen sollte er besser jemand anders überlassen. Dennoch solide drei Sterne, für weniger sind Kompositionen und Arrangements zu gut.

Never of this artist before. Reading about it, it's another one that should be in my wheelhouse since it's indie folk but it was just long and bland. What a shame since it felt like it could have been amazing. 2.5/5

Interesting and different. Like the mix of styles. Overall good album.

This is the 2000 Mercury Prize winning debut album by British musician Badly Drawn Boy aka Damon Gough. This indie rock album was released to widespread critical acclaim and has been well received by listeners. It's a roller coaster of emotions on this album and the music moves you through the twists and turns. I enjoyed this album, but I didn't like it as much as the critics did.

Seems to be an indie darling, but it felt a bit all over the place. Some songs I definitely liked, others I was like "nope". A tad bit too long for me, was about ready to be done by track 14. There are interesting instrumental flourishes and it has grand ideas, but beyond that it didn't gel a ton with me. I can understand why people would really like it though, it definitely is no slouch.

This album is clearly quite polarising, looking at the global reviews and critical reception. There's so much I find to love in this album but there are certainly more fillerish tracks I like less in there. The overall feeling I get from it is calm beauty with an undercurrent of darkness. I really like the feeling and it reminds me of Nick Drake in places. I love the opening track, The Shining with its strings and horns, and instrumental tracks like Bewilderbeast which is a cool title! I can really see that if I'd listened to this album in the 2000s I'd have a lot of nostalgia around it. Since I don't have that, the album doesn't quite make a 4 for me but nearly!

I didn't love this, but I didn't hate it either. The genre flew around a lot. Although I have no idea who Badly Drawn Boy is I feel like I can imagine exactly what he's like and I don't like him.

Honestly, its better than I expected but I don't think this reaches the heights of Elliot Smith or projects higher than many other indie artists of the day. Enjoyable for what it is though.

Not that great. Not terrible. Pleasant enough. At time lame. 2.5 and rounding up because I’m in a good mood.

Pretty decent. I don't think it's an album that everyone needs to hear, though

interesting instrumentals. the vocals i could do without. 3.

Had its moments. About 3-stars worth of them I guess.

Good fun time but some of songs are super annoying. One of them made me believing that my headphones were going in and out. There were lot of unique sound that made me think I was exploring wilderness like the rocks slide song

yeah it's alright

I have never heard of Badly Drawn Boy. After listening to the album named "The Hour Of Bewilderbeast" I am not surprised. This is an incredibly average record, the songs on it are really okay, entertaining to a point, but certainly not anything that should be placed on the list of best albums. The songs seems to be a one man army, with everything being done by a one person. Usually it's an acoustic guitar with some accompaniment from different instruments and a pretty nice vocal. My only question is - how is it in any way new or exceptional? After listening to the album twice my answer is "no idea". And it probably will stay this way.

Very much in the vein of Eels, Elliot Smith, and Bright Eyes, and maybe even The Beta Band or Grandaddy. I didn't find it as good as any of those bands tbqh, but it's still listenable and the lyrics are earnest.

Was fine. Liked a few songs but disappointed that it isn’t the album I remember finding as like a 6th grader that had vaguely similar cover art

An album that sounds like it came out a few years too late to be included on the “Good Will Hunting” soundtrack. It’s a decent chill listen, with some variety in song energy and vibe. Worth a listen if you’re living an early 2000s dramedy life or looking for a nice way to chill out any given evening.

I had never heard of this album or this band before, but this is quite good. A good comp would be "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot", and it stacks up reasonably well against that, although not quite as strong (high bar). But as creepy, dark, sad, somewhat folky indie rock goes it's up there with the best of them. I'm a sucker for albums with instrumental interludes too. It's a little low-energy relative to some others in the style, and the 2nd half starts to drag a bit, and it doesn't have the same caliber of hits as a YHF / 13 Tales / Yoshimi, but still very enjoyable.

I saw BDB live following the About a Boy release. My main memory was what a bad tempered arsehole he was. 18 years on i appreciate this more. I do think that less would be more. Running over an hour is impressive but stretching the patience. However the texture of the songs do vary. 3 5

Indie británico. Bastantes canciones un poco sosas... Ni fu ni fa.

Haven't listened to this in a long time. It's good, I was blown away

Eh. Fine, but not doing much for me. Kinda relaxed, noodly sound, whereas I tend to go for catchy hooks and big climaxes. The actual song Bewilderbeast has a good hook. Liked it more as I got into it.

Not bad

Pleasantly surprised. A nice 90’s feel; the album really flows well.

Okay album, a bit too mocht filter to my taste. Stone on the water is genuinly great.

Good music but unmemorable

sounds like a less sad Elliot Smith

I like this one. I feel like I've heard of this artist, and the opening track sounds very familiar too. I swear it was in a Wes Anderson movie or something, but the closest thing I think I may have watched with that song is some weird teen rom-com movie with Kirsten Dunst. Anyway, decent level of variety to these tracks, nothing too crazy that I loved, but a few tracks to take with me. Another one I had heard before on an XL Recordings compilation. Not bad! Favorite tracks: The Shining, Cause a Rockslide, Once Around the Block. Album art: Really like this one, pretty colorful and creative. A freakish voodoo doll looking thing, is this the badly drawn boy or the bewilderbeast I'm looking at? 3/5

Pleasant suprise. Impressive and interesting that it was made by one guy. Feels both DIY and homemade, but also well-produced. Modern version of a 60/70s album in design. Not particularly catchy and no stand out tracks except for the wonky pop hit "Once Around the Block'. All songs provide nice vibes. No real desire to listen again however some songs may bare repeating. They may be an entrance to listening to the rest again if the voice becomes more agreeable to me. May be a grower.

Monique = 4. Ben = 2. “I thought that album was absolutely death to listen to,” - Ben.

Unusual and kind of cool. It could grow on me if I listened to it a few more times. Favorite songs: Another Pearl, Magic in the Air, Say It Again I would have liked This Song better without the annoying reverberation.

Better than I expected, but not the best.

I’m surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Catchy tunes with interesting instrumentation.

Cantautor americano venido un poco a más. Canciones con algo de ritmo. La voz me ha gustado y el estilo también. Aun así, no es mi estilo al ser tan suave

Not to bad of an album, very relaxing and laidback

Meh

Very Elliot smith which is a good thing

Badly Drawn on Sloppily Drawn? It's kinda funny how older artists dance around modesty in comparison to today. "Are you a great artist...?" "Who? Me? Oh, no not me? I'm 'BADLY DRAWN'" Now we listen to people who call themselves "Perfume Genius." Anyhow, Nic Harcourt used to spend tons of KCRW airtime on this album. At the time I wasn't too excited about it, after all he introduced me to the Gotan Project and Cornershop, two total shit albums that diminished my trust in his music pics. Happily enough, listening to it now with fresh ears is relatively pleasant. I enjoyed the first song, The Shining. I enjoyed the second track, Everybody's Talking and ready to give this a respectable review... But then, as we proceed down an excessively long track listing we hit some bumps, some errors and by the time we get to track 14, Pissing in the Wind we fall apart. The rest of the album is in freefall. Editing is a valuable skill, Mr. Sloppy Pants. Track 16, Disillusion, sounds like a Barry Manilow song performed on Loveboat. Sorry, but you can't be respectable if you're trying to imitate Barry Manilow. Top few tracks are strong, but have to deduct some serious points for not knowing when to stop.

I want to like Badly Drawn Boy more than I actually do. He is a talented musician working in a singer-songwriter style that I enjoy, but I found "The Hour of Bewilderbeast" to be largely forgettable. After this Mercury Prize-winning debut and his "About a Boy" soundtrack, I think his visibility in America pretty much disappeared. Through it all, though, I think he kept the beanie on. I can't find any pictures of him without one. And if that speaks to one thing about Badly Drawn Boy, its consistency. Gotta give that to him at least.

Great artist. Not my style.

Звучи като всяка песен от филм от 2000-те.

First time listening, thought it was pretty solid.

Kind of like nick drake with a less appealing voice. Was ok

I didn't really understand the fuss about Badly Drawn Boy in the 1990s, and I still don't. The standout track for me was Another Pearl. Disillusion wasn't bad - I seem to remember it being a single. It's not that it's bad, it just doesn't provoke a reaction from me either way.

I had this album when it came out, and had been excited about it since Psyence Fiction. It is definitely an album full of charm, with lovely little surprises hidden throughout. It's also overlong, with a lot of filler on it. Had this been trimmed down to a lean 40 minutes, I think it'd be better - but conversely, you could lose some of the offer lovelier bits, like the intro to the Shining. It's a frustrating conundrum of an album, which makes sense, as he had a frustrating conundrum of a career.

I missed this at the time because of all the Mercury hype. I was a little suspicious of the industry back slapping and wanted to listen to it objectively. I never really got round to this until today. It's around thirty minutes too long, but is still decent. It's impossible to classify this a genre. I think BDB is a bit of a prankster like that. An impressive debut.

I usually like a whiney boy singing but this album left me trying to connect with something. Maybe it needs a few more listens but I was a bit underwhelmed

I thought I was enjoying the first song or two, then I blinked and almost the whole album was gone and I couldn't remember any of it.

Easy to listen to. Lots of Travis in them. Nothing too offensive, nor too memorable.

I absolutely love the opening... the feel of both The Shining and Everybody's Stalking is fantastic. I really enjoy Damon's voice and writing style... there's a nice folk warmth to the music. Still after the beginning, the album seems very long and not a lot of standouts... but still an enjoyable listen.

I liked this, but I think 3 or 4 songs should have been left on the cutting room floor. Pulls it down from a 4 for that.

i enjoyed the vibe of this album however i thought sometimes his voice was a tad whiny? i also thought the album was like 17 minutes too long. but i did think the music was enjoyable.

I recognise the album cover but nothing else is familiar… The album starts off on a slow kind of a slow waking up tone with the shining it slowly builds up into just stopping and a completely different acoustic track comes up it’s okay strange lyrics but good song. The song flows perfectly into everybody’s stalking a more traditional rock sounding song it’s good but not in the top rock songs of all time. Bewilder is just a small interlude don’t love it don’t hate it. Fall in the river is a rather “ rusty” sounding track it’s got great guitars one strumming one picking. The only problem is it’s just one verse. Then some weird in water bit. Camping next to water is a more subtle song it’s got good lyrics and I like the way the instruments kinda spiral round his voice to act as a chorus without really building up anything. Stone on the water has a cool intro slowly building up like the first song did this time to actually form a song of itself it’s an alright song but it takes so long to get there that it’s not worth it. Another pearl is a more pop/rock song now this is amazing, at this point I was honestly getting bored with the album but this is redemption! Body rap is a rather cool funky interlude. Theres a slight wah wah sounding thing on once around the block that makes it sound pretty cool and there’s a break where you can hear crackle noises it’s a really well made song. This song is a short song a happy song a good song that turns into quite a distorted 60’s sounding song at the end of the song. Bewilderbeast is a good but rather long instrumental to be fair i’am not a huge instrumental’s fan so this isn’t really my kinda thing. Magic in the air has a great piano/ acoustic guitar combo at the start which makes it sound almost fantasy like then it only focuses on the piano for the rest of the song which is unique for this album probably a favourite. Cause a rockslide is a rockier track really well made the only thing is i’am not a fan of the supporting chords guitar that only plays in one ear. The rest of it’s good though. Until the spooky instrumental that takes up the back half of the song not good even when there’s the acoustic bit at the end! I’am sorry but any song called pissing in the wind is gonna be stupid. Well a bit at least it’s a very oddly upbeat yet gloomy track and it probably would’ve worked better as a shorter song as this just drags by a good minute . Blistered heart is a nice enough instrumental but it’s so useless. Disillusion is rather upbeat and a good choice for a single very upbeat and poppy for this album it’s really enjoyable a good surprise. The penultimate track say it again is gloomy and slow like being stuck in some spooky forest blended with a classic folk sounding song honestly a surprise. The album closes off with epitaph a decent closer that sounds like he’s out in the forest with the birds singing not a favourite but I like it. This is one of those albums where for the most part the singles are really the best songs for me it’s a well formed album but just too long and too instrumental.

Some interesting songs and arrangement. Some parts a little meh.

Just okay. Melancholy at times

I want to like it more than I do

This is terribly 2000. I like some of it but it doesn't quite feel finished.

3/5. Some was nice, but overall I didn't really care for it. Sorta reminds me of more boring version of things like The Shins.

It was fine. Vocals are the greatest but some of the instrumentation is beautiful.

So this isn't super my thing, but there are some really cool little passages here, and I think his sense of melody is strong. It's a good time, but I'd be lying if I said that I see this becoming a Mountain Goats-level favorite. C

Enjoyable enough.

Non male, ma neanche la rivelazione della vita.

This was surprisingly enjoyable considering my very low expectations. It's a little bloated though; if they had trimmed some of the more egregious hipster indie bullshit it could have easily gotten a 4.

Pretty good! Reminds me of Beck a lot. Not too much to say, except that I had never heard of this guy, but I'm going to add a few songs from the album to my spotify (though not the whole album)

I’d never heard of this artist before so I didn’t know what to expect. It was more pleasant than I thought it would be. The album could use some editing though.

Oh man, a wave of nostalgia here. I don't actually know much off this specific album but I loved BDB back in the day. Excited for this. Shining -- I loved this song, and it seems I still do Everybody's Stalking -- Cool psychedelic mystery vibes Bewilder -- Fall in a River -- A weaker one Camping Next to Water -- Liking this one again Stone on the Water -- One I liked back in the day, and still do Another Pearl -- Not a highlight, but alright Body Rap -- This is...not a good song Once Around the Block -- This one's better at least This Song -- Not in love with this one Bewilderbeast -- A pleasant song, though a bit bland...nice though Magic in the Air -- another meh song Cause a Rockslide -- Liking this one more though except this ending Pissing in the Wind -- decent one Blistered Heart -- pleasant Disillusion -- Kind of diffrernt, in a good way Say it Again -- Like this one too, a bit Beatles-y Epitaph -- Basically, not as good as I'd hoped; too much filler. But you can hear the seeds of what made some of his other stuff so good; and the Shining just absolutely kills

Pretty good.

I had no idea about this album. It was an interesting ride. There was a great variety of sounds here and it'll take some more listening to really get a feel for it.

não é ruim mas não bateu forte

Je comprends l'attrait, mais il manque un petit quelque chose pour que ça vienne plus me chercher. Vaudrait la peine de réessayer

I have this album. Good listening but nothing really special.

Good variety and there's a certain "je ne c'est quoi" with the music that's so pleasing for me -- like round tones or clean sound or something I can't put my finger on!

I like "Something to Talk About" better as an album. A lot of songs in here were slow and plodding. But I still gave it a 3 because it was pleasant. The "chopper sound like a window is half open in the car" song almost dropped it to a 1.

Got its moments 3

Thought this was going to be really intense because it has a pre-tense of a hardcore metal album but was pleasantly surprised. Definitely would like to revisit this one

Prachtige bandnaam. Aandachtig luisteren is wel een must bij dit plaatje, maar het werd eigenlijk steeds wat beter.

Dit vond ik echt verrassend goed.

Mais ou menos

Ok, wasn't mad on it.

What even is a bewilderbeast?

This album has a gentle, easiness as it unfolds into a thoughtful singer-songwriter effort. What may be lacking from a larger group effort isn't missed as this easily serves as a contemplative work; ideal for a cool morning.

Average

Peaceful, charming

There’s quite a lot going on here. I hear orchestral pop, folk rock, country, electronics, Britpop, and jazz but it doesn’t exactly sound like a blend. It sounds like a jumble of musical references that don’t really create something new. The songwriting is a bit lazy with quite a few lines sounding like they were written to preserve a rhyme. It’s not offensive, but it’s just trying sound more forward thinking than it actually is.

kinda cool

Interesting sounds. Loved the orchestrations. Great for a mellow day.

Nice and mellow

good length. great songs. living for the city and higher ground are obvs the best

Eh

This is an album with music on it. It is divided by tracks that also as well are surely songs.

Pretty good 2000's era "indie" record. Some enjoyable songs but I find this style/genre kind of boring and forgettable for whatever reason. But I can definitely see why this would be a popular record.

This was good but unremarkable to me. I can't see myself seeking it out to listen to again. None of the songs truly caught me.

Enough variety for a 3.5

Gentle plinky plonk British 90's pretentiousness. Perfectly lovely way to pass an hour. Had to pass another hour as each tune had completely passed me by. Will I listen again? Pass.

6/10

This is very easy to listen to, very 90s feel. This is easy to have on in the background when working. This Song sounds like something that would play in a coffee shop.

No pensé que iba a ser psicodélico. Me gusta pero no sé en qué ocasión lo escucharía. Probablemente cuando quiera hacerme el culto o cuando esté atravesando una crisis emocional.

Not bad.

Weirder than expected, but in a good way

Just to be clear, this album is a clearly perfect 3.5 to me, so whether I give it a 3 or 4, neither will be quite right. I enjoyed listening to this one, and I even wanted to keep listening when I had to take a break. But then when I resumed it did go on a long time and I got a bit weary by the end. And then when I went back to the beginning, I really liked it again, but didn't feel the need to listen to everything all the way through again. So nice to hear such interesting uses of varied musical instruments. I liked "The Shining" with the cello and French horn and acoustic guitar and mellow singing voice singing about the sunshine. "Fall in a River" was kind of cool when it, well, fell in the river. I liked "Once Around the Block" and "Bewilderbeast." By the last 20 minutes of the album, though, I enjoyed it well enough, but it was well enough. Lovely album, thank you.

Quite a dreamy alternative album. There was a gamut of instruments throughout the production which kept things fresh and interesting. Best: Pissing in the Wind Worst: Be Wilder

Overly long. Love Damon Gough's voice and sensibilities, but should have been half the length

band has some range, took a little bit to warm up to it. Doubt I'll listen to it again but would be open to other albums. 3+

I’m always torn with Badly Drawn Boy. I want to love it but I just can’t seem to grasp where he’s coming from. I think if I had have been into it when it was first released that might have changed things but for now I just dang see myself returning to this too often.

Once Around the Block is a beautiful, beautiful track. Unfortunately, the rest of the album doesn’t thrill. The extended instrumental interludes are a little wearing and the overall impact is that the album becomes a little repetitive. There are other albums of this era and genre I would reach for over this one, and it’s a shame because Damon is clearly a talented guy.

just does nothing to stand out. 2.6

Mellow indie folk, though fairly nondescript.

It was alright as background music but I wasn’t a massive fan. 3*

Fine background music.

Very good, even if I rarely play it these days.

-A lot of it seems like it has cool instruments and effects, but its just relatively low energy and I just don't get excited about it. -"Cause A Rockslide" is probably my favorite track. It has a good groove, and then there is a big explosion and a cool breakdown -"Disillusion" has a decent amount of groove and I like the piano and guitar

Lovely wee album

Het album begint bijna klassiek en een paar nummers later waan je je in een Italiaans stadje. Samengevat? Je neemt een gitaar en voegt wat muzikale experimentjes toe. Ik kan de humor van deze muziek wel inzien. Vooral bij "Fall in a river" valt het liedje letterlijk in het water. Echter ... De zang is wat minder, en ook de energie van dit album is voor mij te laag. De hit zit in "Stone on the Water". Het begin van "Another Pearl" lijkt wel heel erg op Brimful of Asha van Cornershop. Het stereo-experiment "This Song" vind ik heel irritant, terwijl "Epitath" zomaar in de aftiteling van een film zou kunnen zitten. Toch een heel divers album dit.

Beetje indie, beetje andere invloeden. Prima om naar te luisteren, maar het pakt ook net niet.

not bad not bad at all. cool album cover

The shining is boring. Everybody’s Stalking is a BOP!!11!”” Stone on the water is nice, but I mean come on, it’s literally just 2 chords for half the song. Is this part of a dare to see how long people will listen? Didn’t like Another Pearl or Body Rap... but Cause a Rockslide was worthy of a better rating than this album as a whole. Pissing in the wind is such a mood. Just give me something/I’ll take nothing😳 Overall, I think it will improve on a second listen. I applaud it for having really good bits and a high ambition, while not shying away from doing some less poppy, weirder stuff.

Fairly nice indie pop

Better than expected album from a name I haven’t heard before. It has a 90s feel to it which I like. It’s chill and transitions smoothly. Some songs are a little weird lyrically. 7.4/10

Didn’t listen to full albums. Still good.

More enjoyable than I expected, enjoyed some songs (and the video to Once Around the Block). Nothing spectacular. A solid 2.5er.

Not really my kind of sound, but very well put together album with a tonally consistent sound :)

Quirky but charming.

Сомнительное удовольствие. Лоскутное одеяло от музыканта-одиночки, рассказывающего личные истории в довольно продолжительном сольном альбоме. На рубеже веков это безусловно было глотком свежего воздуха, сегодня же уже выглядит стилистически слабым, bedroom-музыканты задают себе сегодня намного более высокие стандарты. Но первопроходцам, как всегда слава и почет, а вот слушать непросто.

3* - pretty much exactly what I expected. Some gems but too long.

Good album and definitely could see chilling out to it again but I don't see what makes a one of the greatest albums similarly to the last one I listened to by Le Tigre 1) The Shining 4* 2) Everybody's Stalking 3* 3) Bewilder 3* short accordion song not bad but just a segue 4) Fall In A River 3* 5) Camping Next To Water 4* 6) Stone On The Water 4* 7) Another Pearl 3* 8) Body Rap 3* segue 9) Once Around The Block 3* 10) This Song 4* 11) Bewilderbeast 3* 12) Magic In The Air 3* 13) Cause a Rockslide 3* 14) Pissing In The Wind 3* 15) Blistered Heart 2* 16) Disillusion 4* 17) Say It Again 3* 18) Epitaph 3*

much better than expected. felt a lot like early 2000s indie rock i liked. glad i didnt skip it

I didn’t hate it.

Ok

Nice

I started listening and then before I knew it the album was over. It seemed like one long song to me. I will listen again. I give it three Rip Van Winkles

Started solid, but all began to blend together

Overall enjoyable, not super interesting

Some really good stuff. Need to come back to it.

This album art is like a disturbing Vitruvian man? All in all it was fine, none of the songs really did it for me but it was nice and chill

At least 2 absolute Yossis, in Disillusion and Once Around the Block.

3.4 - It's got that turn-of-the-millenium earnest, bedroom-recorded, DIY vibe to it. Given the timing of its release, this album was probably ahead of the Brooklyn-centric zeitgeist of that same sound. At this point, I've listened to my fill of all the Beta Bands, the Grizzly Bears, the Bon Ivers out there. Not mad that I had a chance to hear this one but I probably won't be revisiting it anytime soon.

5

Pleasant, easy listening. I would revisit for some backyard beer drinking. Small note, the echoey reverb thing on "This Song" was really jarring with headphones, I was not a fan.

Indie británico. Bastantes canciones un poco sosas...

This was quite pleasant to listen to. Kind of an indie vibe. I usually would give 2 stars to an album that was just okay, listenable, but doesn't have any major song. In this case, I was about to give it 2 stars but I actually liked the album overall by the end, so 3 stars it is.

I kinda like it. I fell asleep for about 20 minutes of the middle of the album but what I heard sounded good and I’d rather be asleep than listening to Korn. Will have to listen to this again when I am less tired.

I enjoyed a few songs musically, but as a whole the album fails to fascinate me. By the end, he seems to lose the identity in the album in the way he began in.

Pleasant surprise. I wasn't in the least aware of this album. The Badly Drawn Boy name was something I had only encountered a few times, but don't remember having ever listened to it. However, I found it truly enjoyable. Will get back to it.

Not quite as good as I remembered , but a couple of bangers

Acoustic, easy listening, soft rock type stuff. Some of it is really enjoyable, other stuff is weird and kinda cool. Not sure I’ll listen to it again but it’s a solid album.

All songs sound the same

Strange and eclectic to the point of scattered, but interesting enough to listen again. Feels like an album you can't digest all at once.

Quite peculiar, very interesting, pretty chill.

Better than I would’ve thought. Had a Pink Floyd Meddle feel

Nice to listen to.

Enjoyable album. Group new to me

This is the first record for an artist that I had not listened to before. I am pretty sure I saw his name before but had never listened. His style of indie pop mixed with an overwhelming sadness reminds me a lot of Elliot Smith. Apparently he played a tribute gig for him at some point. Overall I thought this record was good with a lot of interesting sounds that I wasn’t expecting. It is a bit long-winded however. Favorite track: Another Pearl Least favorite track: Say It Again

Very familiar with this. Like it!

Super chill album to listen to

I liked this. It grew on me with several plays. Nice.

Glad I know about him but this album didn't really resonate with me

Rather unusual thing, but not at all bad.

Arrangements were great but vocal style was something I didn’t care for.

It's not really what I go for but it not bad to put on in the background if I'm working or cleaning the house. Very low key but well done. It does bring across the feel of early 2000's music to me.

Pleasant surprise. Full album not as depressing as first song.

Although only just over 1h, the album dragged on forever with songs that are just nothing special

Pretty good.

Nice background music

Sopii varsin hyvin työpäivän taustamusaksi. Pitää kuunnella laajemmin tuotantoa kun on aikaa.

its pretty good. terrible album cover though. A little dated too.

He's like an Elliott Smith who can sing, which is nice, but there's not a lot here that grabs the attention in a positive way. Just okay. Best track: The Shining

Singer songwriter mixed with a little 90s grunge. I own "One Plus One is One" but never looked past that. This is great (closer to a 3.5) but there's some fat that could've been trimmed. Favorite tracks: "Fall in a River", "Another Pearl", "Disillusion"

1999: Everybody's Stalking, Once Around The Block

Liked first 5 songs then the transition was just completely off, not cohesive, at the 9th song it got better. 10-13 were not good. The rest of the album was nice.

This was alright, I don't really have a strong opinion about this album.

I had absolutely no idea what to expect. It was like someone wrote an entire album of songs for the Garden State soundtrack. Oh and there an accordion.

Oddly “plinky”, experimental, nostalgically-‘00s singer-songwriting. Hit-or-miss overall.

Is this an LSD trip?

Well, I made it halfway through before giving up. Too mellow.

The British bias on this list is kind of insane. This album was just kinda there; nothing grabbed my attention, nor was it so bad I could enjoy laughing at it. So, instead of leaving a review, here's a list of albums that are better and more influential than this album. 1999-Joey Bada$$ AM-Arctic Monkey Animals-Pink Floyd Apostrophe(')-Frank Zappa Blonde-Frank Ocean Beyond Beyond Beyond- The Crane Wives Broken Boy Soldiers - The Raconteurs An Evening With Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars French Exit- TV Girl DAMN - Kendrick Lamar IGOR - Tyler, The Creator The Infamous - Mobb Deep Madvillainy - MF DOOM The Mason Williams Phonographic Record - Mason Williams Moving Waves - Focus The Nashville Sound - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit The New Sound - Geordie Greep Optical Sunrise/Spectrum2 -Spectrum SEYCHELLES - Masayoshi Takanaka Songs For The Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age Sublime - Sublime Crying Laughing Loving Lying - Labi Siffre Thank you for the time.

An absolutely classic example of finally getting that big debut shot and shoving every single thing you can think of into it so you leave it all out there in case you never get another go like it again. The trouble is, here, it makes the album very overstuffed and overlong, and while there’s ideas and bits that I enjoy, they get washed away in my mind by all the everything else surrounding it. There’s some nice moments of rock sound or other stuff but also just a whole lot of very wash-over-you singer-songwriter work, and that’s the thing that’s sticking largely by sheer volume - a tighter thing could easily have been a better thing.

Klarer å være laidback og pretensiøs samtidig. Føler at han er inne på et riktig spor flere ganger, men jeg klarer ikke å like stilen hans.

Impressive that this guy did much of the heavy lifting himself on this. Maybe he should have collaborated just a little bit. This wasn't great.

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️

Na…

No my cup of tea really

muy olvidable realmente

An hour and 4 minutes of straight dilettantism.

Boring

Se durmió moria

One or two good tunes but this was a short lived experience. Maybe keep the running time down to 44 min in future.

Around the early 2000s there seemed to be a whole bunch of this type of music whether it was BDB, James Morrison, Turin Breaks, Doves, Guillemots, Super Furry Animals... They made Radio 2 friendly inoffensive music that sounds good on Land Rover adverts, they don't need to be on this list.

Never listened to this but I somehow knew what to expect. Not great, not terrible.

This did not need to have 18 songs and be an hour long.

First of all shockingly long. There's some good points but it's just soooo long that eventually the mid stuff becomes grating and really drags it down. There should be French Horn through the whole thing. The Nick Drake/Harry Nilsson comp is so unearned IMO

Favorite track(s): Camping Next to Water, Once Around the Block

Quite boring

not feeling this at all. maybe it's just today.

forgettable