Reviews by arewenotben

Can see the appeal but it hardly sets the pulse racing - wouldn't go out of my way to listen but fine enough

Generous 4

I'm old enough to have bought this on tape when it came out. It's fine in 2024 I guess, but it was hardly essential listening back in the day. An odd selection.

I found this a real chore

First listen to this. Lush and Gaye's voice is obviously perfection, but it's strange to listen to possibly the most sincere album ever in 2025 - the lyrics bring me out as much as the music brings me in

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?

RIFFS

Don't think this is perfect, but the highs are so good and it's such an ambitious piece of work that it's hard to justify any less than the full 5

Listened to it, as soon as it ended I started the album again. This Woman's Work at the end is unreal, just perfect

Musically this is just astonishing, like nothing else really. You can query the narrative, but it's clearly a character - like the musical equivalent of Lolita

I wrote this off at the time and didn't really give it much time (was probably in one of my experimental skronk phases), but its easily up with Bowie's best work.

Has it's moments, sure it had more power on release than in 2024

This did very little for me

Definitely uncool and working in established tropes, but tbh flat out rocks hard

Pretty rad, not all good but some really interesting stuff. Love the borderline avantgarde guitar work, more far out than I anticipated

Not perfect but feels wrong not to give it a 5. Changed my brain when I first heard it

Solid, nothing new but does what it does exceptionally

Holy moly

Pretty much perfect, such strong songwriters.

Dated in places but this is by far the best album of the big beat era, a generous 4