Reviews by james_mir

I can admit that some songs really got me. This was very impressive for a band I had never heard of. However, again, the error of going too far. Although it has enormous potential, it starts to sound too generic after more than 1 hour of listening. Even with a great closing song, it still lay in the valley of the 3-stars

This surely should be included in the original 1001 list. It sounds exactly like the stuff the authors' list love (and I liked it :-P).

Huge potential, weak delivery

This one was impressive. When it started, I was not expecting to enjoy it so much, but it ended up being a pretty enjoyable experience. Excellent discovery to add to my favs.

This kind of album starts pretty annoying and pretentious, but since it stays with us for more than one hour, we ended up almost enjoying it. Almost.

This is the type of album I can rate even before finishing the listening session (for the good old punk, but also the repetitiveness). Good and essential ska punk album from 90s.

Although not exactly an album and for the sake of what it is as a collection, it's still crucial and nice to know about, even though it's not exactly pleasant to listen to due to the lack of consistency. It's a 3-star collection, but it deserves an extra star for its importance.

It's very strange and hard to get, but I did understand really started to enjoy listening to it.

I'm truly sorry, but it's way too 80s for me.

More than 1 hour of noise split into 3 songs with a silence of many minutes in the last one? The essence of what I wanted and didn't know how to ask!

I cannot say I disliked this one, but you know, when you listen to something and immediately forget about it in the sequence? maybe I should try again another day.

Despite two good songs, it's totally dispensable.

I know that there is not exactly a rule for user's submitted albums, but I think they almost all follow the line of "this album is missing on the original 1001 list".

When I got this one, it was unavoidable to think: Right, another hidden British 90s rock album was precisely what was missing from a list with hundreds of them.🙄

However, my sarcasm was activated too soon since I enjoyed this album. They have the right amount of 90s energy combined with a pinch of experimentalism that makes it for me. Even after 1089 albums, most of them are British hidden stuff, and there is indeed more stuff to discover.

I discovered Café Tacvba some time ago while listening to them at NPR Tiny Desk, and I've already enjoyed it a lot, but now, listening to their debut album, I'm officially a fan. Great album of an absolutely great band

I'm unsure if the original list was really missing something like that. It's enjoyable but totally forgettable.

Is it still a bland country? Yes, but I can't say I didn't enjoy it a bit. It's not enough to be memorable, but I can see qualities on the album.

It starts promising, although a bit "dad rock". It reaches its peak and then goes downhill to the most generic songs. At the end, some hidden gems appear for a good farewell. Too unstable to be honestly evaluated. It could be a good addition to the original list, since there is a lot of forgettable stuff there, but it will not add so much value to the already long list of classic rock they have.

I think I'm a person in trouble (always). After listening to this album, I'm in trouble but also sad and discouraged. Nice voice, though.

Sometimes, I know it's pretty hard to define what "is worth it to be listened to before dying," but determining what is "at least worth it to be listened to without being bored" is pretty straightforward.

Despite 2 or 3 songs that are cliche but enjoyable, the rest is awful.

After a lot of their albums here on the list, I can state that only Steely Dan can be so great and so disappointing at the same time.