According to Wikipedia when this was written the guy was on drugs, and to be fair you can tell. The whole album consists of whining/talking over some dead demo-track sounding guitar and drums. I don’t know how this peaked in the charts. The only explanation I can think of is everyone was collectively depressed that year and felt like being edgy. Well you’re not being edgy, you’ve just got not taste in music.
When I saw the album was rap I was like “oh no” but it was actually decent to be fair. I liked the instrumentation and stuff and it wasn’t mumbly so Pog
Just sounded like weird soundtrack music
Maybe I’m just biased because I actually know stuff but vibes. I liked that it wasn’t too same-y and had good harmony and textures. An easy listen unlike some of the other rubbish on here. Only think I didn’t care for was the national anthem lol. Rip Queenie :(
Was Aight. Defo 90s vibes
Disco is such good vibes. Some of the songs did get a big repetitive buy I enjoyed “Will you cry”, and obviously “Good times” is a certified banger.
Band music like this is such good vibes honestly. It just sounds like so much fun that I can’t fault it. “Duet” was my fav. Very catchy
Disappointed in the lack of uh-huh-huhs :(
Ok but why was the album lowkey a banger?
Was alright but a bit weird. Didn’t appreciate the track with screaming. Would be absolutely terrified if that suddenly started playing while I was alone at night.
I’m sure the actual musical compositions were good but unfortunately I couldn’t tell because Bruce-y’s awful droning voice ruined it all. The only song I actively thought “this is ok” was Racing in the Street. Factory was eh too I guess. ‘Something in the Night’ just sounded like someone writhing in pain, and I’m pretty sure ‘The Promised Land’ was made up on the spot because it was just a series of loosely correlated noises.
I like the sense of humour but gotta knock a star off for the track that was just straight up sex noises. I did not consent to listen to this bro
I loved the guitar in “8:05”. There was something so calming about the soft sound of the strings, and the harmonies were so easy to listen to.
The reference to Frère Jacques in ‘Lazy me’ was jokes. I respect that.
I liked how all the parts actually got a chance to sing out rather than just act as a backing track like current music. Some banging bass lines too. Only thing I wanted was more interesting tunes because the songs aren’t particularly catchy on the whole.
If sneering had a voice it would be this. If all the instruments were tuned down slightly Liam Gallagher would probably be in tune, but unfortunately they weren’t so instead it just sounded like someone had plonked a peg on his nose.
What you’d expect from a rock album really. Not got much more to add
First track was a lowkey bop but the rest of the album was just boring. Some of the tracks sounded like someone randomly strumming a guitar in their room. An inoffensive but dull album really.
This was genuinely so much fun to listen to. Some of the lyrics are just mad and I love how unserious it is. 10/10 story telling too.
You definitely need a decent speaker to appreciate all the textures in some of the tracks. Wasn’t my kind of music though - very electronic
This is the most awful, whiny, waffle music I’ve ever heard. It’s like a seal became a woman and starting “oh-oh”-ing over a badly put together track on garage band.
The songs were actually quite musically interesting, and some tracks low-key slapped. Like I enjoyed Isle of Her. However, there was too much screaming for my liking and some stuff was weirddd
The best way to describe this album is Russel Crowe singing a bad Andrew Lloyd Webber copy. Open Your Heart could have come straight out of Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat because it was just so cheesy, and had that classic Lloyd Webber style of playing the tune over the singer on a random ear piercing instrument (in this case some kind of woodwind). I also found the organ an interesting choice. When it wasn’t sounding like a dodgy musical it was giving fairground vibes.
I’m sorry but I can’t listen to nearly 2 hours of tuneless jazz. I’m all for trying new music but there’s only so much I can take
I’m not some depressed emo so that was painful to listen to
Some of the songs were quite fun but I’m not a fan of the over pronounced British accent. My guy needs to work on his vowels
I may not be the target of this album but I enjoyed the political messages regardless.
It was like boring remixes of wii music. Yawn
It was just music? I don’t know how this made the list because it was nothing special, just generic garage music with misogynistic lyrics. I give it 2 stars because it’s listenable, I just don’t want to listen to it.
It had potential and I liked some of the instrument choices but ultimately The The’s voice wasn’t doing it for me. Also why was bro so obsessed with God?
I liked the vibes of the album. Kiwanuka has a very calm and soothing voice. That said, I don’t think it’s something I’d choose to listen to although I’d definitely check out his other releases.
The kind of jazz I’d listen to eating dinner outside on a summer’s evening
Highlights of the album were the ska tracks. The original songs were nowhere near as good (or fun) and I’m not a fan of the overly British style of singing. However, I liked all the instrumental parts and the calypso/reggae beats had me vibing.
Some of these tunes are quite sweet, and if it were a different genre I’d probably listen quite regularly. Unfortunately, country isn’t my thing as I can’t quite get onboard with that country twang. If I was a country gal, however, I’d be eating this album up so 4 stars seems fair.
Reading the history behind the music and Fela Kuti’s story was fascinating however it wasn’t enough to make me enjoy the music. I’ve definitely heard worse on this list. The jazz was tolerable as background noise but it wasn’t musical or interesting enough for me to pay attention for longer than 30 seconds.
Very hip-hop. I felt called out about my dandruff, and the Jennifer song was getting a bit personal :( there were some entertaining tracks, although I’ve got to give minus points for the sex sounds (what is it with these albums and soft porn???) Overall, it’s not bad, just not my thing
If the purple hand gang started a band, this is what it would sound like. Reading about tragedies endured by the band members made the music make more sense, but I still wasn’t enough to make it enjoyable. Just loud amateurish noise.
From a guitar and percussion pov I can see why people think highly of this album. As someone who enjoys a good tune, however, it was just a little too yelley for me, and after a while the tracks began sounding the same. I was getting serious de ja vu in “The Struggle Within”.
The music starts. Björk comes in. She’s in a completely different key. Great. It’s another dissonant album.
Although less whale-like than her later album, the style of singing in her debut album sets the tone for the whiny sound her music takes. Not for me.
It was okay but nothing special. Not the worst thing I’ve ever heard but none of it was particularly memorable.
As electronic music goes, this wasn’t so awful. I enjoyed the different sounds of percussion, and there was enough variation between tracks that it’s wasn’t too same-y. Although not my cup of tea, I can see why fans or electronic would hold this album highly.
