Dog Man Star
by Suede

From Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/31/2019 09:15 | #234216 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Sometimes tension in the studio can remarkably create classic albums , The Beatles 'White Album' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' are cases in point. You can also add Sued's 'Dog Man Star' to that list

Rehearsals for 'Dog Man Star' were very tense and would split the band into two separate camps. Bernard Butler had his own agenda (an example of which was a 25 minute version of "Asphalt World" which included an 8 minute guitar solo) and frequently clashed with the rest of the band and producer Ed Buller eventually leaving the sessions with the album far from completion . That the album was not only completed but is so darn good is mind blowing

Personally I prefer the cock sure swagger of their debut but 'D.M.S' is close behind with its glam rock , Bowie influenced grandness . It's not quite a masterpiece due to the weaker tracks "Daddy's Speeding" and "Black or Blue" but it sits comfortably as one of the 1990's best albums

Incredible (Edited)

From philbutrin 11/11/2014 19:20 | #126732 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

for folks who haven't seen the Suede reissues from a few years back, one of the most interesting features is that for each album Brett gives a revised tracklist including some album tracks and some b-sides. it's interesting to see what changes he'd make now, after looking back at the songs years later.

One of the best albums of the nineties.
"Introducing the Band" opens the album nicely along with the incredible "We are the Pigs". "The Wild Ones" and "Still Life" are flawless as well.
Other songs are a little hit and miss, but I feel that almost adds to the album, as the songs I don't know in my head feel knew every time I hear it.

The production is eccentrically over the top and almost teeters into self-indulgent. Still Life is a good example, the orchestra is almost so big that it's pretentious, but it never does anything short of beautiful and after the harsh yet brilliant "The Asphalt Word", the gentle guitar that opens Still Life is almost euphoric.
It just resolves everything created by the rest of the album; it soothes the angst and turns it into hope leaving you feeling like you've been on an adventure for all 57 minutes - making it possibly one of the greatest album endings of all time.

Did I mention I liked Still Life?

From Gavin Cook 11/15/2011 20:01 | #30653 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

How is this album rated so low? This is a 90s masterpiece. Suede released a B-sides album that is better than most in this chart.

From nocturnaldelight 09/07/2018 14:27 | #220712 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

"Still Life" is such an epic song and it's really sad that the rest of the album does not play on the same high level. The album is full of promises but most songs sound more like early demos than finalized tracks. And the audio quality is not very good. I prefer the "Dog Man Star 20th Anniversary Live" album because the Royal Albert Hall performance is much better than the original album recording (album rating: 47,08 %) (Edited)