Peggy Suicide

This was really nice! Awesome psych rock

One of those cool 90s albums rooted in rock but doing pop, dance, funk, trip hop, space rock, kosmische music, jazz even on the B side! Has it all and is mostly missing the odd weak track that you'd expect on a double album, though it doesn't quite stick the landing which I think is pretty important on a double album.

I would give it a solid 8/10 but feels like it could be a 9 or even 10 with a few relistens.

Julian certainly had a lot to say and as such this album doesn't suffer from CD bloat as many did around this time.

This album was huge for me at 20 when it came out. One of those ones I dont need to listen to any more because I know it inside out. I'm loving how many of the reviews are hooked first time listeners. I'm also amused by the number of people who think they have to listen to the 2.5 hour Deluxe Edition cos the website has linked to that version.

I thought this was fine. I liked some of it, some of it was too arty for me. May listen again in the future, but not soon.

It must be nice to have so many musical ideas rolling around in your head that you feel you must put them all out into the world.

At first I thought this was a little too straight-ahead, but the weirder and trippier it gets, the better it is.

While it was all over the place and very long, it was definitely a unique experience. Some very high highs (eg safesurfer) and some meh mehs. 3/5

Just fuck right off. 1.67

Not necessarily bad, just boring to me. There were some good moments, but nothing really worth returning to for me. 2/5

This record grew on me. Had to listen through a couple of times. Cope's guitar and vocals are appealing - slightly aggressive with quite a bit of "I don't care what you think" attitude. Seems he had relationship problems, and I'm not getting the political and environmental themes I read about. "Beautiful Love" is brilliant.

Nothing stands out in this album. Just there. 2.5/5

Nothing noteworthy or revolutionary present here... 1991 was an important year for music, and this feels like a remnant of the past.

Another one for my never-ending baffling inclusion of quite-niche "not that great really" UK artists from the 70s/80s list

Not into this. It had its moments musically, but not a lot of them, and the vocals were just terrible.

I know he isfamous for reinventing himself, but if every song is different from the next, and they all are terrible..

Some real cool stuff but gets overwhelming towards the end.

Hit or miss songs, and not a big fan of the singing. There is some nice guitar work on a couple of the songs. Mood and tempo seem to change a bit around 2/3rds of the way through. Overall underwhelmed.

I like the themes this album touches on like environmentalism and antitheism. Instrumentally it's a bit monotonous over it's hour+ runtime but it's pleasant enough.

I'm always a little daunted starting an album that's 2 and half hours long by someone I've never heard of. Seems like I should have heard of him before now, though.
This is a good album. Some of the songs have a sort of not-quite-as-dark Nick Cave feel to them. Some are more folksy. Some are straightforward rock and borderline punk. Some get a little avant garde. Even a couple that edge into country. It's a very unique album and although I don't think anything really stands out as something I couldn't live without hearing again, it's all pretty decent and I'm glad to have heard it.
I'll echo what others have said - it's too long. I found myself being ready for something else about halfway through although I did really enjoy the second half, particularly the (mostly) instrumentals. And I feel like with a really great record, even given the length, I shouldn't want to listen to something different before it's over. This is another tough one to rate for me. I did really like it but don't think I'll ever listen again. Maybe a few songs here and there. But it is a great work and I'll definitely look up more of his music because of this album so I think it's 3.5/5 and I’ll round up.

Wow I really enjoyed this album. It’s hilarious that the “about the artist” bio on Spotify talks about his post-punk background and heavy hallucinogenic usage, and then this album is tight bluesy/singer-songwriter, a little experimental. Great variety, which I so much appreciate after listening to albums where every track has the same energy.
The guitar/piano interplay on Safesurfer is beautiful. Other favorite tracks are Drive, She Said and If You Loved Me at All. But there are lots of good ones. Great discovery!