The Coral

Another one where I didn’t hear anything essential. Not very excellent pop music.

Really cool mix of styles and influences. It's definitely tough to pin down. I enjoy the singer's voice, it definitely feels passionate. The instrumental arrangements are intricate but super tight.

This was very interesting, as a Rock album after Radiohead supposedly ended the album era. There's a late 60's folk/psych feel here that is charming and sincere. Lots of musical variety and some intrguing surprises here and there without being overly ambitious, making this an enjoyable listen.The album feels very live - as if I were listening to the band in the pub wherever these dudes are from, everyone is having a great time. Really fun.

This record is a little hard to pin down. I like it, but I'm still not really sure what to make of it. I've seen it compared to albums by The White Stripes and The Strokes and I don't see that at all. It was just released around the same time. I kind of feel like the album plays a lot like the cover looks - just lots of different stuff all over but it all kind of works together. Still, I'm a little surprised to have found it on this list. I really liked I Remember When, Dreaming of You, Waiting for the Heartaches, and Bad Man. I'd listen to this again for sure, and would probably pick it up and throw it on from time to time if I saw it in the record shop. 3.5/5 but rounding to 3 because it's not really a 4/5.

Hé wat een geinig album. Een verzameling speelse vrolijkmakende rock. En dat met een wat rauwe zangstem. Er zijn toch maar weinig bands die met een variatie op het thema van It's a Small World iets leuks kunnen maken, zonder dat het kinderachtig wordt (Goodbye). De hit is volgens mij Dreaming of You. Maar daar moet dit album het helemaal niet van hebben. Het is een mooi totaalproduct. Het lijkt soms weinig pretentie uit te stralen, maar zit stiekem toch leuk in elkaar. Een ontdekking.

Jeg kan ret godt lide stilen, men synes bare at andre har gjort det bedre....

It’s hard to believe this album is over 20 years old. I remember really enjoying it when I was younger, and it still holds up today. It’s packed with fun, catchy pop, and Dreaming of You remains an undeniable classic.

Favourite Song: Dreaming of You – infectious, timeless, and full of energy.
Least Favourite: Some of the later tracks feel a bit flat and don’t quite match the strength of the earlier ones.
Album Artwork: A cool cover with a distinct '60s vibe that suits the band's retro-tinged sound.

A nostalgic and enjoyable listen that still delivers plenty of charm.

Not sure if I'll ever want to listen to this again, but I did really enjoy some of the genre fusion & featured instruments

Me ha parecido un peñazo. Me ha recordado a The Last Shadows Puppets pero sin ningún tema que levante el disco. Prescindible aunque no sea malo.

Not even in the best 1001 albums of 2002.

Very good, but very short. Possibly the most Scouse thing ever to exist, which is a good thing! A band I loved when this came out, and will always think of fondly

Not my thing. Kind of drifted off while listening. Could be I'm just tired but I also don't find this very compelling. As usual, it is mostly due to a distaste for the vocal style. This sort of sounds like it is a from a musical to me. There's this sense of a forced theatricality to it.

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