Our Lady Peace

From zwiebel 10/16/2019 10:21

i found those guys thx to this site, never heard them before, so i got no nostalgia factor attached. all i can say is that they are generic

If we were in 2002, I'd rank this band 100. Even in 2005, I think I'd still do it. But in 2018, I have no choice but to lower my rating a little. After 4 great and absolutely delightful albums, I can definitely accept one album that's slightly under the par (Gravity). I can even live with another sub-par album (Healthy In Paranoid Times). But when came "Burn Burn", it was too much for me, I really hate this album. And then "Curve" was ok, but definitely not great. And "Somethingness" is almost as bad as Burn Burn. So I cannot give 100 anymore to Our Lady Peace, even though their first 4 albums are treasures to me.

So, if you want to discover OLP, stick to the first 4 albums. If you like those albums as much as I do, then give a shot to "Gravity" and "Healthy In Paranoid Times", but lower your expectations a little. And then, if you're still in, go for "Curve" and stop right there. There's no need to go further, it will only hurt your opinion of what was once a great band.

I think I might be the only one thinking this, but "Happiness Is not a Fish" is my favorite OLP album, strong from beginning to end. It is one of the few albums I ranked 100 on this website and I stand by it. "Spiritual Machines" and "Naveed" are 90 albums, which is also very high for me. "Clumsy", the most famous one, is also great at 80.

I think it's ok that OLP has changed over the years. I'm not the kind of person that will ask a band to always stay the same. It just happens that to my ears, OLP has grown from one of the best band out there to a bland pop-rock band. But I still love them and respect their legacy very much.

From awesomness425 07/17/2015 06:27

Very good songs that get a fuck ton of Radioplay, well at least in Canada (Canadian) and yeah i enjoy them!

Again I agree, only OLP album I have is "Naveed" and "Clumsy" was a commercial breakthrough, but pretty generic post grunge band at best.

From junodog4 08/08/2012 15:44

2 decent albums, the rest forgettable. Our Lady Peace are capable of great hooks, memorable melodies, and lyrics that draw you in. However, Raine Maida's voice can get a little tiresome, and they shifted towards pretentious and repetitive on later albums. Stick to the first two.