Who Killed…… The Zutons

Wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. Really, REALLY great stuff.

4.5/5

Haven't listened to this in twenty years, and I think I like it more now than I did then. Singer's voice works well for me, I like the sax.

I have never heard The Zutons and I knew exactly what this would sound like. 1.85

I enjoyed listening to this quite a bit. It would probably be a 4 star album, except at some point they decided that they had to use every instrument in the studio. I didn't think that worked and it pulled me out of the listening experience at times. So it's an okay record, I'll probably listen to it again. But I don't know if I'll actively seek to put it on.

It's an incredibly fun album, both rhythmically and lyrically interesting.

Better than I expected

Fun listen!
Nothing super memorable, but I’m not mad at it.
Could be a good road trip album.

Entertaining aughts indie that occasionally touches on a few unique genres for flavor. It's neat but doesn't really feel essential enough to justify its inclusion here, especially with its clear heavy influence from The Coral.

Sov nok plade, godt med lidt for druknet sax!
Ikke helt sikkert på hvorfor den er på listen, men jeg nød den

I'm increasingly convinced that people just forgot how to make and enjoy good music sometime around the year 2000.

Never heard of them before, great music tho!

This is funny. A lot of different styles. It's not too bad.

Mmmm me he aburrido. Suena bien y el saxofón siempre es un extra, pero no ha terminado de brillar. Me guardo "Not a lot to do". ¿Imprescindible? no. ¿Hay que escucharlo? no pasa nada por hacerlo, pero no pasará a mi lista de favoritos.

Unique use of the sax in a non-ska setting. Unfortunately it doesn't really hold my interest all that much. I just chalk up the Zutons at the end of of a long list of anonymous early to mid aughts rock bands (Klaxons, The Bravery, etc.) 2/5

Instantly transported me back to various student house parties in Glasgow in the months following its release - an album that probably won't mean much to anyone from anywhere or anywhen else, but to people who were 17-22 in britain when it came out, it is a solid shot of nostalgia

Rock revival ala Black Crows but for the post Strokes era. They're pretty eclectic in their influences and have a wide range of sounds/styles on the album - classic rock, funk, folk, ska, balkan jazz, indie pop, and alt country - and to go with that there's very diverse instrumentation. It's an enjoyable but pretty unoriginal album though - they're like a really good local band but with a pretty defined ceiling. Boomer hegemony is when a perfectly fine but nothing remarkable band like this is included in a list of essential albums because of how well they hue to the same preconceived template of guitar-based rock that conservatively defines the cannon.

Favorites: Not a Lot to Do, Remember Me

Another 00’s group I’ll give a bias rating too because I’m a big fan of the Zutons and think they are very underrated. Not an album I’d recommend to everyone but one I enjoy myself and always come back to, so 4 stars.

My housemate was a huge fan of The Zutons so I saw them loads live around this era and prior, nice guys and pleasant enough music but WHY is this on the list?

Yet another ex-1001 album!™
http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex

I have a soft spot for The Zutons, oh-oh, I can do my "my bessie mate's brother is bessie mates with the singer's brother" thing, yeah yeah, I bore myself sometimes.

4 for nostalgia, the Scouse connection and great banging tunes!

The inclusion of (I think) a saxophone is a nice touch to stand out, but it doesn't help the Zutons from sounding like every other band of this era any way. Certainly not a bad sound, but I feel had I heard this in passerby nothing would've stood out to me. The more country-like influenced tracks here are weird too, just feel off. Light three.