One of the best follow-up albums of all time, with some of the best cover art as well.
Certainly a more anthemic sound than their other albums, but, save for a few songs, displays the complexity that would signify Radiohead's music for the next two decades. The grungier songs, such as Sulk and The Bends, certainly feel amiss in the rest of their discography, as well as the 'Britpoppy' high and dry, but songs such as Fake Plastic Trees, Street Spirit and Just more than make up ... read more
An average album from a band that would go on to make some of the greatest music of all time.
Creep is clearly the best track and somehow comes off as one of the least whiny on the record, which is trying to hard to be the British Nirvana. Lurgee and Vegetable are quite underrated amongst their entire discography, however.
The quintessential album for Shoegaze's softer side, and, along with the Cocteau Twins, an inspiration for many of Dream Pop's escapades of the noughties and 2010s.
The most well-known, and radio-friendly tracks on the album, Alison and When The Sun Hits, are certainly the high points on the album, however, Slowdive don't let the other tracks drag the album down, with the murky and spiteful Souvlaki Space Station, and the sorrowful and guilt-ridden Dagger letting the true theme ... read more
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