Suede

what a slog, what a bore

Apparently I prefer Velvet.

Fucking BORINGGG every song is the sameeeee shut up

Absolutely not. Not at all, I think that I might have rated Dog Man Star more than it should have gotten. This though is earning it's 1 star. Made it through the first 3 songs and that was a chore when the 4th one started I had to NOPE the fuck out.

If I were to write for a sketch comedy show, and the skit was on a couple on the worst date imaginable, this is the band that would play on a stage in the background to punch home how terrible everything is. In short, I hated it.

Don't do this to me again. You already rolled me with one Suede album. I ain't falling for that shit again.

Nice

I don't like his voice. Soft with no substance.

Que nadaqueveriento

Strange music. Not impressed.

exhausting album, exhausting to think or talk about britpop anymore. this is maybe the worst britpop album on the list which is saying a lot. who cares

This project has given me the chance to listen to genres outside my comfort zone. Country (Dolly Parton - good), prog rock(Jethro Tull - not good). Indie is a genre I am familar with and Suede are a poor example. Beloved by the NME and men with Hoxton fins, but tedious and overblown. You can get away being dramatic if you have the talent (see The Smiths), but a good guitarest on there own cannot carry the weight pretentions of this album

Why is this even on the list?

No. 43 I had never heard of this band, and this record made zero impression on me.

I remember being talked into this bullshit record back in the mid 1990s. I resented it then and I resent it now. I remember thinking at the time that it sounded like a rehash of the worst impulses of David Bowie and The Smiths. After listening to it again today, I still think that. Everything I have heard from this band seems so derivative. An album made entirely of fillers. This list has way too many well recorded and produced middling British rehash rock albums on here . I would have included albums by artists that in hindsight added more threads to the sonic tapestry rather than those that just revisit previous highs. You know what would have been a better selection for 1993? Sting's TEN SUMMONER TALES, which expanded the tapestry of AOR, with excellent lyrics, and top notch performances. Hell, "Seven Days" from that album has become a standard bearer for drummers to show mastery of groove on the instrument. Or how about Depeche Mode SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION? Tool's UNDERTOW? U2's ZOOROPA? Primus' PORK SODA? I just thought of these off the top of my head without any serious effort and they are far more original sounding albums that easily could have been picked for 1993 instead of this piss. Imagine if Dimery had actually thought about it a bit more deeply? After listening to 666 albums on this list, I am beginning to lose faith that this list even understands what albums are ACTUALLY great and not merely the editor's favorites friends and bands that he wish were more recognized. It seems Dimery doesn't understand that the Brit Pop and Rock movement of the 90s was pretty much just all hype with no real meat on the bone.

I didn’t enjoy this. Why does his voice crack? It sounds like he’s going through puberty or can’t sing at all!

Trash.

english. sad. whiney.

Really whiny vocals would be forgivable if they weren't paired with forgettable, boring music.

55

Technically nothing wrong. Everything in tune. Impressive or groundbreaking - NO. Just another britpop album.

Not quite

I wasn’t a fan of Suede at the time. The singing that could easily be that of a choir boy who had yet to reach puberty. The effete styling. The fact that they all looked like their hair could be done with either a good wash or a lot less Brylcream. The desperate nod and winks to Morrisey. I’m still not a fan now. I’ve only managed to get half way through. The lack of variation in the songs hasn’t managed to shift my pre-listening view that I don’t like Suede.

Ya know how some people just shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a mic? Yeah. That.

This all sounded the same. Felt like an eternity to get through this.

Not my cup of tea

I admit a never heard of this band before and after listening to this album I know why. There is nothing new to detect on it.

meh

Just Bad, the voice on this person is horrendous. I sure hope I get some better suggestions soon. I keep getting crap suggestions.

Now I remember why I never liked that then very much.

I recently listed the the Bandsplain episode about Suede so I had high hopes for this album. Unfortunately it sounds like a cross between bad REM and The Smiths. I can't go over 1.25/5. Bland jangly Britpop.

The guitar is the only interesting part of this album. The vocals, drums, and... bass? Can anyone hear any bass in this? ..are all milquetoast, bland, off-white wall, bread-and-dripping for dinner. There's no way anyone in the world needs to hear this before they die, it's laughable actually. More Gen X grunge-adjacent Ameri-Brit white boy stuff from the 80s-90s that won't move an audience outside of that small demographic. I've decided whenever I get yet another one of those 80s-90s angst repeat albums on this list that I'm going to look up "albums that should have been on the 1001 list" and listen to one of those instead. Today I got Yellow Magic Orchestra's self-titled second album. I'm so excited for this because everything YMO has put out was overflowing with musical and compositional talent, it was *groundbreaking*, it inspired a truly immense amount of music. Each of the members is individually a powerhouse and the way they come together is something you need to hear before you die. The guy who wrote this list has never heard of East Asia I guess. Though hard to imagine he has never played a video game... but clearly not realized where *any* video game music came from. Spoiler alert - it came from YMO! You should listen! Track 1 of YMO (song names are all in Japanese) is like an entire soundboard for the quintessential video game action noises we all know and love from the first Nintendo games. Every jump, every block break, every failed attempt to walk through a wall - all those sounds originate here. Track 2 is an absolute treasure of an upbeat melody. Track 3 is immediately recognizable as the melodic inspiration for the backing music of SO many early video games, and has a killer piano melody show up about halfway through the song. I could keep going but this is as far as I got for detailed reviews for the day. Fuck Suede, listen to YMO!

Did nothing for me. Just go hum didn’t like the lead singers vocals.

Audio trainwreck. Couldn’t finish the album.

Managed to listen to half way.

I'm sorry in just not vibing: (

At first, I thought I was really gonna like this one. So Young has a cool chord change that hooked me. But the more I listened the more they got off track. I feel like the production is very poor on this album. And I feel like they were all over the place. I wonder if a lot of drugs were involved during the making of this album. Albums like this make me want to research the band to understand how they went sideways because it seems like they had a lot of potential. I just don’t know anything about suede. Cool album cover art though.

It was ok, not my cup of tea!

i dont like this album at all. not my style. idk whose style this shit I fucking hate this

Super boring late 80s English pop.

Terrible

This is not good. The vocalist makes it basically unlistenable.

uneventful/unmemorable/malaise

Not for me. 1/5

British Pop. Can't listen to it. 1/5

Just nope

Look - I’m just over all this Brit Pop. This sucked. I didn’t finish it.

It’s gay week on the album front baby. Wooo! I’m not sure if this is gay to be fair, but after Frankie and his trip to Hollywood never truly entered the pleasure dome, I’m still oiled up and ready to go. I have no idea what this will be. This sounds like U2 a little bit. Not terrible. A touch whiny. So not good either. Better start to track 2 aaaand a divebomb into boredom. Why? We had something driving and it has veered off a cliff into a vat of boiling sludge. Scratch that. Lukewarm sludge. This sucks. Also, why does every Spotify description of these bands claim them to be the progenitors of Brit-pop? Oasis, the Boo Radleys, these weirdos, The Beatles. Who else? Whatever. Anyway. I don’t think these guys invented this. It’s all very middling. Clash type. I normally think the Clash sucks, but I was starved for energy. We finally have some. Please don’t descend. Oh there it goes. At least we get a return. Best song so far. Holy hell this is terrible. Draggggggging through this track list and not one. Good way. Pantomime seems cool from what I’ve seen in drag performance, but this song lacks any of that energy and humour. This song is kind of nice. Nice 90’s indie pop sort of feel. Memorable and not lacking in pep like the rest of this dismal track list. From a sweet indie ballad, to a disgusting, sappy, garbage ballad teeming with pomp and boredom. AWFUL. Was the last song a joke and this is what they wanted to do? This is U2 without the production values. Which I prefer, but still, bottom of the barrel. This song hit me like a half tab of melatonin. Fine. A little uptick in energy, but as that level rose, so did the annoyance. Fuck this is a horrible song. See last track review. Do I hate music? I can’t believe I haven’t found a 5. Just something that is good all the way through and doesn’t annoy me at any point. This album had “the Drowners” and that song is excellent. “Moving” is also good. Not quite as good, but it’s there. The feeling that the rest of this album gave me was so negative that I can’t give this anything beyond a 1. It’s not valueless like the zeros I’ve given out but I just can’t say this had enough to climb into the even barely listenable category. This is a .5 eked up a star by one excellent song and one decent one. I really wanted gay week to be stronger. Until then, I’ll be scrubbing this from my Spotify algorithm. 1.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Moving, The Drowners

DNF

British trash. The worst album in the list. From begin to end trying imitantig David Bowie. Boring.

No desire to listen to this again. Very long and uninspired for especially for an early 90s record.

What?

Not my taste

Feels weird rating this without listening but I can’t find this streaming anywhere.

Ni po mojem okusu.

I'm not so sure about this.. lol It felt like pretend music. 😅

Some of these obscure British from the 80's and 90's are unlistenable.

Garbage.

This album was not my bag. I kind of liked track 2, but overall a struggle to get through.

Not on Spotify

Don't like at all

Not very interested in this one, kind of boring.

Depressing vocals with interesting guitar work.

Ehhhh

terrible

Another British album. What a joke.

Oh god, not another Suede album.

hugely NOT my cup of tea

1/5

No, oh no ho!

I have never heard of Suede or heard anything by this band, but I wasn't impressed at all. Sorry England :(

At the odd party, you'll have the misfortune of meeting an elaborately coiffed man, whose clothes have more personality than himself. He'll invariably collate a discussion group around himself about what the real meaning of life is, before disclosing it's really all about "love" or "life" or "truth" or "death" or "it" or "this" or some other monosyllabic concept. He'll then pull out a guitar and start singing Kumbaya with unfaked gusto (and, admittedly, undeniable musicality). Thanks– but no thanks.

I have no idea why this would need a 25th anniversary edition?!! One track almost made me interested. Hasn’t aged well. Typical dreary early 90s indie dross. If this was cutting edge and started some sort of musical revolution that needs celebrating, I’m over the moon I don’t know about it

Did not like any songs on this album. 90s alternative music did not age well.

Couldn't really get into it

Didn't like it

Meh

So very boring to get through. I don't understand the appeal at all.

Eh

Somehow the last album was better infinitely better than this one. Just did not really enjoy any of the songs or the vibe. Although Pantomime Horse would make a sweet band name.

Really hate the squeaky vocals here.

It must’ve sucked because it was on no services and I’m tired of trying to listen to shitty albums on YouTube with ads.

Wtf was that?

Shite.

awful

if we are getting 90s albums can we get backstreet boys or something i’m tired of being disappointed

Should be used as a torture method

Oh god so whiny. : |

Not for me. Middling.

Dull.

Couldn't find anything interesting

Wasn’t on Spotify so didn’t bother with this weird one

did not like

First time listening: 4/11 songs liked You can definitely hear the David Bowie influence in here. The singing seems slightly grading to my ears, but the first few tracks were very great! 2 songs saved

The Next Life was the only song I liked. The rest of the album I didn't enjoy. 1.5/5 stars.