Going to start putting a link to a better album I can’t believe didn’t make the list on the review of every stupid, randomly picked, infuriating British album on here. A Day Without Rain by Enya, 2000 (5 stars) https://open.spotify.com/album/2ioso1tqQ5zABQDVYyiUi5?si=BNSjbtnHTd2s4QIhUhkw8g You’re welcome.
Made me both antsy and sleepy. I definitely liked a few of the songs, the more tumblr2014 ones.
I liked the beats and background better than his voice. Idk there’s just something missing from the melodies for me? Like it’s almost there but missing a spark to be good for me? Hm. It sounds like there’s some poetry to it, which is nice. I wanted to like it. Ok I like money trees ok but it still feels like it’s missing something. I’m updating this as I listen. MAAD city has great beats and I know it’s deep but… his voice takes me out of it my dudes. But also I don’t specifically hate his voice, it just doesn’t go together for me. I like MC Eiht’s voice tho.
I wish I could listen to this album again for the first time. Literally shed a tear to the go your own way guitar solo this morning.
Ehhh not usually my scene but I can appreciate it. Less cymbals than I expected which is good. Feels like the part in a movie where they’re in the UK and walk into a rough crowd club or a montage with Rodrick Heffley idk. I think I had to listen to some of this for my history of rock and roll class in college. 2.5 / 5 so I’m giving it a 3. I won’t take points off for this but this all sounds kinda like it could be the same song and now I’ve had enough Sex Pistols for the rest of my life. BUT I would listen again as background music.
No idea what genre this is but I like it! A 4/5 bc I like it but it didn’t make me go crazy go stupid. I’ve been dazed sounds like a beautiful sunrise. Or like when the sun makes a visible ray thru a hole in the clouds. Kind of later Edward sharpe at some points. Feels like something a cool cousin would have on at their house when u come over. I feel like this album did CPR on some of my brain cells.
Thought this would be a 4 but it’s a 3. Idk I listen to her sometimes, there are other songs of hers I like a lil better. Song specific comments: -Mama gave birth to the soul children did wayyyy too much of the child voice sound effect. -Come into my house I hope someone does or did a drag dance to this song at some point - Then too many of the songs sounded like the same thing
Really thought it would be more sad, but I’m sure it might be if I personally could tell what people are saying better. (Update: googled it and the words are in fact largely sad) Hear me out: R patz circa never think doing some kind of collab Tbh I like all the Auauauoo EAAAAaaa No idea what playlists of mine these songs belong on but they’re going on some playlists. Off the bat I was thinking “wow, solid 4, fantastic (great music but doesn’t make me go crazy go stupid like a 5). But then Last Goodbye made me go crazy go stupid and boom this album is a 5! And my opinion remained the same listening to the rest of the album. I need a Jeff Buckley T shirt. Buckley girl winter.
I was originally thinking 2.5 (3) for the same reason as Sex Pistols bc it’s Sex Pistols in a grungier font. It’s noisy. However I think it deserves a 2. I’m not sure if it’s inherently worse than Sex Pistols. I’m trying to be fair here. If I wasn’t being fair I’d give it a one because I’m sick of noisy music. Sorry Stirling.
I wish I could listen to some of the bangers that are overplayed for the first time again. I feel like that would really solidify the 5/5 status. Regardless, 5/5.
Yeah! Rio is solid. 4/5. Close to a 4.5 tho.
I feel like I’m in a covered wagon but in 1968 and I like it. 4/5.
All the classics. Love the wall of sound per usual. I approve of his musical influences but not other acts…. 5/5 (for a Christmas album) rated by both James and Emma
holy fuck talk about repetition within the songs. If I hear “WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SWEETS WILLIE” one more time in my life I will scream. Knowing nothing about the history of this album or artist, it feels like this lady was really good at making fun 30 second songs and then repeated the hell out of them to fit the benchmark for song length. RIP saint etienne, you would’ve loved TikTok music culture. (Just googled, they’re still alive, but keeping my comment bc it’s a meme format). My review is gonna end here bc I feel like the music isn’t bad it’s just too repetitive even for elevator music. Any further bashing would be too rude and only anger-based due to the repetition. Oh did I mention it’s too repetitive or am I repeating myself? SEE HOW IT FEELS This could’ve been a 3 or a 4 but it’s a 2/5 for me.
This album made my hair bigger and my pants tighter. Never listened to the full album before. I like it.
First and second song sounds like mazzy star’s happy cousin. Love. Third song makes me feel like I’m in a lizzie mcguire mama Mia mash up. Not sure if I’d listen to it again for fun but maybe to set a certain aesthetic or as background music I may listen to it. Started and ended strong but the middle was a little shaky for me. 3/5
Vitas meets Grimes meets Meow Wolf Omega Mart ambient music. Certainly put me in a weird headspace while eating mixed nuts at 1 am. I know, I know this was groundbreaking... and probably somewhat inspired the aformentioned music (that I like a lot) but... 3/5. Would listen to again at 1 am, but probably not on purpose. It's another one of those albums where I feel like I heard the whole thing by the first song, then confirm that I have indeed heard the whole thing by the third song, and then listen to the rest of the album.
5/5. Love that gee-tar. This is the kind of album I am excited to discover — a band I’ve heard in passing but never sat down and listened to, then discovering I fucking love it?? I can’t believe I haven’t been listening to steely dan like this my entire life. Might call my mom up about this one.
Love Neil young, however this was a 4/5 for me. Didn’t make me go crazy go stupid like some of the CNSY stuff.
I think it’s somewhere between a 3 and 4 for me. I didn’t know if I’d like it. I like the general vibe but it’s more backgroundy than I expected. Didn’t realize I had started the album over and I heard paper tiger again. It’s a 3.5 rounded up.
I like the other Steely Dan one slightly better but this is still a 5/5 for me.
To quote song 2, Day of the Lords, “when will it end”? Kinda wish they would’ve kept this album to themselves so I didn’t have to listen to people impersonating this singing style for the last 8 years. My hatred of this vocal style is personal and due to people attempting to give homage to Joy Division, so I will refrain on giving it a 1 for that. Giving a 2 because the background music is okay. However, if a restaurant played this I would probably walk out mid-bite.
I think Snorkle hit the nail on the head yesterday when she said an album felt derivative because it had been derived from so much. 2/5 bc it was a yawn for me but there’s no telling how I would feel if I hadn’t heard everything inspired by this album first
All of the songs on this album fits into one of two categories: 1) I think the demographic for this might be goth surfers 2)This just sounds like someone singing over the cocoto racing cart background music (2005 Wii game) You may think I’m forgetting about the song with the circus beat, but there was a circus race in cocoto
This was a really long one so I hate to say it, but I’m eating it part way thru bc I know I will come back and listen later and I know my rating will remain the same. A little sharp on the ears at times but this was mixed in 1956 so I can’t be too picky there. Good Jazz. I like how they included the intros.
I don’t think I’ve heard most of these songs before but it still made me feel nostalgic. At the start it was a 4 but then slowly dropped.
Gives a very specific 70s smooth vampire vibe at the beginnings of the songs, the end of the songs feel like it would be good tattoo shop music. But like the kind of tattoo shop with lots of plants and gold accents.
I’d rather eat deep-fried drywall than listen to one more bland British dude try to create original music.
Going to start putting a link to a better album I can’t believe didn’t make the list on the review of every stupid, randomly picked, infuriating British album on here. A Day Without Rain by Enya, 2000 (5 stars) https://open.spotify.com/album/2ioso1tqQ5zABQDVYyiUi5?si=BNSjbtnHTd2s4QIhUhkw8g You’re welcome.
Calm, warm. Reminds me of music I used to listen to when I was a kid and makes me think maybe I should get back to it. I’d say 4/5 due to a nice beat and a smooth voice.
Moody, but in a way I like. Really sat together as an album
I see how people like this but I sort of don’t and that’s okay too. 2.5 but rounded down to 2.
HELLLLL YEAH!
This didn’t do anything for me
Tbh I expected more like My Generation and The Kids are Alright. The shorter, more repetitive ones weren’t my jam. 3.5/5.
I like it!!! 4.5 rounded up
Good! But, didn’t make me go crazy go stupid
I liked reading the lyrics as poetry but did not like listening to this as music. BUT it led me to his Damn album, which I liked.
I usually don’t like this genre but I liked this!
liked the acoustic stuff and of course heads will roll.
Ya!
While it’s not always for me, I always appreciate music made for vampires and ghouls
The singer sounded like he was having a lot of fun :)
some of the best funk I’ve heard from this planet
NoiseE 2
Like a warm croissant with butter on it
Debby from The Wild Thornberrys would listen to this.
It was so good, I want to give you a 10. But that’s not possible, so I give you a 5.
That intro really sounded like a remix of Vegas slot machines 3
I think I would’ve really liked this in 2014. However, current me can’t dig this certain brand of mellow as much
Thumbs up
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Ok
I have had "Between the Bars" on a playlist for a while. However, I don't pay attention to lyrics well and I thought it was about werewolves.
Lizard King 3.5
This would be great playing in the background of a really cool store
I close my eyes... color and light swirls around me. I open my eyes and realize that was just a flashback to 2010. I close my eyes and I am 14 in an imax theatre in New York City. U2 is blasting. It is my freshman year band field trip. I am not allowed to leave to pee. I am here for 2 hours but it feels like a century. I come out aged, wise beyond my years for 7 minutes before the effect wears off. I did not appreciate the experience, but it's hard when you get blindsided with two hours of a full-sensory experience of Irish alternative rock in the middle of the afternoon. I exit the theater, back into the rock and roll hall of fame lobby. We go back down the escalators in pairs because a girl in my group is afraid of heights. I take one blurry photo of the corner of the lobby... This is going in The Facebook Album. I open my eyes. It is 2025. I am sitting at my desk. I am allowed to turn down the music. I can get up to pee without raising my hand. Life is good, but it was good then, too. 5/5 for the music and the experience. Thanks for forcing me to listen to this again. I can appreciate it now.
Groovy 3.5
Fun! 3.5
An easy 5
Now, originally I was like “no”. Then I was like “actually this is good late night laundromat music”.
Electronic 80s is so hard for me to rate... I think it was good
Hmm sounds like a funky little robot singing this. I hope he feels better soon... such a sad little robot. WALLE is that u? Don't make me cry again. I would listen to Treefingers while floating in a salt cave.
I didn't like it, but I appreciate it's not the same old British punk as on the rest of this list. 2/5
Stanky
1 :(
I hope Kanye never reads this but I fucking love this album Taking off a point for the rambling tho
I think it’s really really good, but not quite for me if that makes sense. Nonetheless, a 4
I liked it more the more I listened. No strong feelings either way, but it does sound like maybe sparkmaster tape could’ve been influenced by this? And I really like his music. Forgive me if I’m wrong “Watch me as I go peepee” hehe
Objectively and subjectively incredible
This is the kind of music that when it comes on shuffle I immediately skip it, but if I’m not paying attention at the start I find myself not disliking it when it gets my attention attention half way thru the song Generic... but not bad? 2.5 -> 3
I was rockin 4.5 -> 5
La femme d'argent - 5 - Fantastic elevator music Sexy Boy - 1 - Awful everything else was a 3 or a 4 So the rating average = 3
Great Voice, but not quite the variation that I was expecting Just above a 4
This does absolutely nothing for me but I don't hate it. Wish we could give 2.5 for straight up middle of the road. Sounds like 8 other albums on this list.
Not great, but it shares some traits with songs from OhLand and Two Door Cinema club, which are both good. However, I'm here to rate THIS album. Which is a 2/5.
Nice
Not quite a 5, but rounded up to a 5 - great variability, kept me interested - some bangers for sure - never really listened to her music bc I had a preexisting thought that it was boring but I’m glad I was wrong!
Tried to objectively listen to this even though there has been 901 albums just like this on this list. I think I would be more inclined to appreciate British punk if there was less of it. I thought I reeeally liked the second song, until I looked at my phone and saw it had switched back to my queue of other artists. Anyways, I decided that on brit pop/punk/junk reviews I will be putting albums that could've made the list instead. Because there’s too many of this kind of album on the list. Today's pick was too recent to make the list, but is a good album. "Rituals On The Bank Of A Familiar River" by Kiki Rockwell.
Ok so I like his voice a lot but something about the backing music doesn’t hit for me. BUT I think that’s a genre thing because I never enjoy the instrument portion of metal music as much as I think I should. I think it’s a balance thing, like it’s too sharp and high pitched compared to what I think of as more dad classic rock. Taking all that into account I give it a 4.5 rounded up to a 5.
A lot of bangers in here. I also think the organization of tracks on the album was done really well. 4.5 rounded up
This made me join the Billy Joel hype train Choo-Choo
4.5 rounded up. I know I’m giving a lot of 5s, but this was well mixed chill music with a few bangers
This is haunted house music (like the kind that's put on for Halloween, not like the house I grew up in - shout out to my ghastly homies). Sick drums tho. Really like how it's not too much high pitched music backing, that's usually my issue with the really hard stuff. 4.5/5... for the genre tho... it gets really hard for me to rate when it's outside my genre.... but if I got in a truck and the driver was like "oh I'm gonna turn on some super hard rock do you want Korn or Slipknot?" I'd pick Slipknot. If they asked if I wanted Enya or Slipknot I'd pick Enya.
Pervy in the way Beetlejuice is (Compliment)
cabaret about the Cold War vibes
This is tits
I always expect a lot more from Bowie than I get. Maybe that's on me and my expectations.