Reviews (page 7 of 7)
Ine big yawn
Didn't really listen but interesting genre I haven't listened to much
Not sure who listens to this kind of thing really
“One World” by John Martyn (1977) Lyrics range from Hallmark card vapidity to static repetitions of phrases that someone finds clever. Completely uninspiring for such a pompous album title. Nothing revolutionary. Martyn’s wheezy voice delicately dances around soft jazz melodies with predictable but pleasant enough stylings. Easy listening progressive folk/jazz. The chief attraction of this album is the modestly interesting instrumentation and arrangements, with cool electronic sounds peppering the musical landscape, but the novelty doesn’t last long. Nice background music, but Van Morrison does this kind of music much better. If this were the first music I heard in the morning, I’d go back to sleep. Good night. 2/5
I really don’t have a ton to say. In one ear out the other
Meh
OMG his voice makes me want to zzooottt mysherfff. Bluuuuurgh.
Erg experimenteel album, maar niet echt lekker luisterbaar
Es un disco raro, como si Neil Diamond progresivo. No me desagradó, pero tampoco me emocionó de forma particular. Algo que me llamó la atención es el aspecto técnico, especialmente en Small Hours. Toda una hazaña con la tecnología de los 70’s.
Muy aburrido disco. Sí, sí, qué bonitos tus efectos y todo, pero no eres David Gilmour y además haces la voz fea todo el tiempo. Bueno, ok, me gustó la que a Casper no, Couldn't Love You More, y creo que es porque ahí no hace voz de Fautsch.
Ничего не зацепило мой слух
Ok but nothing special
never heard of him - liked a few - not my thang
meh
Strasznie męcząca, zero energii w tych utworach.
Wikipedia calls this Jazz-Funk and I'm just not seeing that
No me gustó, no sentía en que momento acababa la canción y cuando comenzaba otra. Muy aburrido.
Who made this list??
No conecté per niente, no lo conocía al tipo. Lo instrumental está buenísimo, pero no me terminó de cerrar. Certain surprise está bueno.
Abysmal production, sounds like gargling hot asphalt
It is what is.
Fuck sake.
Nope, chaotic
03/10 Did not like this guys voice at all. Absolutely horrendous album
On the previous album he sings "can't get enough of sweet cocaine", and I don't know what else he's had in the four years between the albums but he sounds rough from the first beat. This is like a drunk man singing over lift music. The last track is interesting, playing with tape looped guitar and birdsong, but that's about it.
Not my favourite..
Solo artist, with no unique sound. All songs sound the same.
Sounds like someone trying to sound like Steely Dan, and failign badly
Calling a song " Big Muff" is a choice...
Maybe this is harsh. Maybe I was in a bad mood or something. But I didn't like this. I thought his voice was irritating and the music was boring
I didnt enjoy it at all.
This guy's voice is awful, but even if it wasn't the music would still be joyless
not really my thing
Another album I tired really hard to enjoy, but could not. This album actually sucked.
да откуда они откапывают все эти альбомы мама упаси
Did not really listen.
1/10 Tldr; at its worst this album grates like nails on a chalkboard, at its best it's inoffensive but dull. I really, really don't like his voice - in some points it's too husky and rough, obvious that he's forcing it; at other times he's so restrained that it just doesn't sound good. I understand what he's going for - that Martin Gaye satiny "makin' love" kind of music - but I just don't really like it, but man, at times his voice is like nails on a chalkboard. Also, "Big Muff"? Ugh.
Not did-not-listen, but could-not-listen. I don’t want to be rude but I didn’t like it.
John Martyn? More like John Fartyn because he STINKS. Jesus fucking christ. I couldn't stop cry-laugjing during track 2. 0 Stars. Please for the love of God give me an actual essential album I need to hear before I die. I am begging.
made my skin crawl
i find his voice annoying and the music cheesy; my first one star? we'll see
This was just straight boring. Its at the level of i could listen to TV static for 40 minutes and get the same amount out of it. Just literally nothing. After a handful of hours the only thing that stuck in my head was that the closing track had geese samples in it. Thats all I can tell you about this one. Nothing but a time waster of an album. Easy listening bullshit. If this is what your into then more power to you but for me this is almost torture.
Boring
Rlly rlly boring
เป็นแนวเน้นดนตรีอะ เครื่องดนตรีเพราะดีนะ แต่ไม่ใช่สไตล์ certain surprise - ได้อยู่
Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Gar nicht meins.
Meh
I've just pressed play and man oh man does he need some cough syrup? Oh god I kinda hate this a lot. Why does he make that voice sometimes? It takes me out of it. Not a fan at all of whatever this is, but I actually enjoyed "Certain Surprise" so I guess he can produce stuff someone like me would enjoy but this IS NOT IT.
Oh, this sucks.
- Ik heb het niet afgeluisterd, heb De vaagte™ opgezet. - 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM - 0 nummer al toegevoegd aan MMMM
Så lett forglemmelig at jeg glemte at jeg hørte på dette rælet forrige uke. Usedvanlig kjedelig stemme.
A lame Nick Drake? Slightly too wafty, not as intense, far too repetitive.
Not my thing at all
Trippy yet mostly boring
Really boring electronica.
Easily among the worst vocals I have had to endure on this list. It’s pretty much unlistenable. Musically, it’s not that great. “Okay” albums get an 3. Boring, but inoffensive albums get a 2. This was actively annoying, so it earns the lowest rating. Awful. I never want to hear this again.
Nope. Hard pass.
Cover?
Muffled noise, not for me.
Not bad.
get this guy some water
I respect the guy, obviously talented but his voice makes me physically sick. 38 minutes lost. I would’ve happily died before hearing this
Every time there’s a British band 99% it’s going to be dogshit. ENOUGH.
Just because you're British doesn't mean you belong on this list
Wasn’t feeling this one at all. There’s some interesting musicianship, but the singing takes me out of it.
Very breathy...
Small Hours
There are no word to describe how truly awful this album is. I must therefore resort to colors. This album is light institutional green. Intended to be calming but instead truly maddening to all those but the recently lobotomized.
Whelp. That was a shitshow
What the hell was this?
Was expecting something like Robin Trower. No such luck. Is this worse than Trout Mask Replica?
too dumb to listen to
Bad porn movie rock. I mean the guy has a song called Big Muff...
I hate this challenge I don’t want to do it anymore who came up with this list
This sounds like someone listened to the first twenty seconds of Steve Miller Bands Fly Like an Eagle and decided to make a whole concept album about it Pure wanking self indulgent garbage
Why did I need to listen to this? Terrible voice, not fun to listen to.
No, I just can't stand his voice
Bad
Nope.
Much like any marathon, there will be a gruelling section where exhaustion will settle in. One World was the first wall I hit on this musical adventure, and my god did it hit hard. the 38m37secs of absolute dross that I experienced with this album was akin to an audible waterboarding. The only highlight (yes, only, and I use that term very lightly) was the song 'Certain Surprise', which I genuinely thought was hilarious at how shit it was. Apologies to fans of John Martyn, I'm sure he has some outstanding music in his back catalogue, but One World is not it.
This is so cheesy
One song in and I can already tell I'm gonna hate this. If you want to know how to torture me, this album is the answer. I'm tempted to change all of my one star ratings because this is so bad. Maybe I owe Slipknot an apology
Bury this album deep in a hole and never listen to it again
This is funky, psychedelic, and just straight up weird. Stylistically it feels a little all over the place, Mr. Martyn can’t seem to decide on a vocal style to use at all. This disjointed mess of psychedelia is not something that i would ever search out, nor is it something that I’d ever actively want to listen to. I really struggle to find any redeeming qualities, and throughout listening to this record I really just couldn’t wait for it to end. Weird stuff. 1*
As much as I appreciate the attempt at a unique sound, this album felt very paint-by-numbers. Not that interesting or noteworthy beyond an easy to listen to yacht-rock/jazz fusion. Inoffensive but very forgettable
This is fucking annoying. Sounds like a midlife crisis. One star.
Boring
Eh
Zen
Bad for my ears
I guess I'm one of those who just "don't get it", pure garbage.
Sleepy Jazz-Funk.
This album is kinda bad Will I listen to again: 0%
Never heard of this artist and don't feel like I have missed out much as a result. Whilst there was quite good guitar based music throughout it didn't inspire me. Would have been better as an instrumental album because the vocals were nothing short of weird. One track wa similar to Issac Hayes Shaft but lacked the coolness and sharpness. Overall didn't enjoy much
Erster Ton und schon Gefühl genügend gehört zu haben. Und änderte sich nicht bis zum Schluss.
OK so heres the thing - I started this intending to get to hear some music that I hadnt heard before and hopefully get exposed to some new stuff. But the problem is that way too much of the stuff that I was unaware of on this list is just british shit that I never needed to know about because its shit. 1/5
The most tolerable songs were Cant Love you More and Dancing, but I’d be happy to never hear this album again. It’s the soundtrack to either an outer ring of hell or a deeper ring of purgatory. Couldn’t make it through most of the songs.
Can’t imagine a scenario where I would want to put this on again.
I really was torn on the first John Martyn entry, Solid Air, liking half of it and hating half of it, appreciating it and also wishing he made some very different choices. I wasn’t a fan, but I had hope that someday he might win me over. I thought none of this while listening to One World. All I could think about was how much longer I had until I could turn it off. From the horrendous vocal choices to the noodling jazz guitar for annoying Boomers with a CPA, I hated everything about this record. Like Clapton, I can’t deny his talent; unlike Clapton, who makes music that is like water off a duck’s back, this album got under my skin. Every note, every choice, even second was a chore. I don’t know why Martyn got a second entry, and I don’t respect a single moment on One World, not one bit.
really don't like it
Bored stupid.
I listened to this last week and forgot to review it at the time, it was that watery of an album that I had forgot what it's all about a week later. Offensively boring, give me lmfao anyway over this any day. Mid 1.
A new one for me having only heard Solid Air by John Martyn before. Really enjoyed that when I was going through a British folk music stage in my 20s. Yer Nick Drakes, yer Bert Janschs, yer Pentangles. Very surprised by this. Starts off much more funky and synthy than I expected. Not sure this is the sound I’m looking for. I like his voice and I like some of the strings in the background but it’s just a bit odd and sounds at times it’s been recorded underwater. Really miss his guitar skills being front and centre like his earlier work. Highlights: Didn’t really enjoy any of this unfortunately. Just too poppy and odd. Really bad production throughout. Lowlights: Big Muff - suffers most with the underwater sound. Quite middling and too long. Certain Surprise Not for me.
Not my cup of tea…
Why is this album on here. I don't like his voice and also the album isn't anything special. It's not like offensively bad but it's just whatever, which may be even worse
Nope. Nothing. Nada.
Bit whiny for my taste.
people don't like spit in the face
More British dog shit
This may have been the most stereotypical 70s rock/pop record I’ve heard. It’s like he took pieces of whatever sound was popular and mashed it together in the most boring way possible.
1. dealer - 0 2. uuorld - 1 3. ztranger - 1 4. muff - 0 5. love - 1 6. zurprize - 1 7. dancing - 1 8. hourz- 1.5
Hard pass.
Idk what this is, but whatever it is, I’m not a fan. I made a face listening to the first song, and it didn’t get much better from there. Not a fan.
7t uuyu
a contender for one of the most forgettable things on this list, i would never listen to any of these songs again, and since i think i need to be more forgiving with 5s and harsher with 1s, congrats to this album for getting a 1.
I had never heard of this fella so I went in with no expectations apart from a recommendation from Phil Collins which can never be a good thing. I thought dealer was a terrible song. Boring with terrible lyrics and vocals. It was a tough start. I really didn’t enjoy this album at all. The only saving grace was big muff. That was an ok song. Favourite song: Big muff was ok Least favourite song: the rest of the album Album artwork: Cool cover
It’s jazz designed to make you hate jazz
Not very interesting.
Meh
2/10 this is barely music. There's some guy strumming a bunch of instruments and lazily saying shit in a mic. This is ambian. I want it gone, hear me, gone. 6-6-2024
I just don't get it? There was nothing musically impressive and the album just drones on. It's only saving grace is that it was over quickly.
Nu blir jag upprörd igen. Andra albumet med denna pissdåliga artist.
This feels like a prank. Like… it’s really bad? I have a hard time seeing how this ends up on a list of best of anything. Most off-putting maybe.
Defies the star rating system but I give it one for titling a song Big Muff, which may mean many things but happens to be the name of an obscure guitar effects pedal worshipped by guitar geeks. I like to think the title came to John from the guitar player he paid to play on this with a pile of cocaine so massive that the studio lobby coffee table resembled a diorama of Mount Fuji. They say you have to listen to these albums, but not necessarily why. Sounds like it was made by a wealthy bon vivant raised on an obscure Mediterranean island where he learned English from pop music radio. Listening to this I wonder if the word vapid can take a modifier, like as in \"incredibly vapid.\" Because I was slightly incredulous that I could spend this much time inside the head of another human and yet find nothing there. Was this made by AI, perhaps with a prompt of \"soundtrack for when it's 8 am and you've finished all the coke an hour ago and everyone left and you can't decide if you should make a sandwich or use the toilet?\" Actually, we know it's not because AI would have come up with better lyrics.
1.5
i did NOT like this. i can't quite put my finger on why but the vocals are probably it. somehow boring and deeply uncomfortable.
i hated all of my time with this album.
Musical note brat, vocal is some raspy
Nah
# 210 : OMG! More Shite! Can't listen - don't like it!
Not for me
Meh
Why do I get the feeling this is going to be a major wankfest and I haven't even pressed play yet? This is not off to a good start. Yeah, no. The guitar sounds like a fart with reverb and delay on it. His voice makes Michael McDonald sound like Pavarotti. The album art should have stayed hanging on that basement wall in the 70s. This is terrible.
Left more to be desired. I kept thinking I would start liking it but never quite got there. The acoustic track was the best of the bunch imo.
this is the first record I was unable to finish. I dont even want to waste my breath on it.
His voice in the first song gives sandpaper nightmares and then he mellows out a bit. Not my thing.
Not foe me!
Wow this album was a tough one to get through. Horrific vocals that do not interest me whatsoever. Not even the backing instruments could save this.
thank god it was only 39 minutes
not impressed
Awful, absolutely awful.
Kinda a snoozefest
one word: wank
Not for me.
What the fuck. Seriously.
Dancing OK song
This mega sucked & took the spot of an album that deserves to be here. Dumb.
Not sure why this album is considered to be so great. I found it tedious
Huh, what? Did I fall asleep?
no. just no.
Adult movie elevator music 1.4
I got John Martyn's album "Solid Air" several hundred albums ago, and I remember not really caring for it (I found it boring). This album is a bit more lively, but only in the yacht-yist of yacht rock ways. I think my whole problem here stems from... these tracks are fine, I guess. They don't leave any impression on me, aside from the fact I'm surprised there's a bossa nova track (though should I be?). I liked the relaxing sound collage/guitar of the final track "Small Hours", but... this album just didn't leave me feeling anything. It'd be fine being background music at a dinner, but this, to me, just sounds like music for people who don't have any opinion on music.
Didn’t listen.
Terrible sounding voice…a poor Sting impression
Oof
Not for me
Not my bag man
The beginning of the final track was a cool soundscape, but then he started singing. Otherwise, I would never want to hear this again.
His vocal delivery is so annoying and the instrumental doesn’t help
Fome
Nope.
Nicht meins
The previous JM album on the list, Solid Air, is quite strong (4 stars) but I could not get into this album, which I had not heard before; the closing track was just annoying.
God, please make it stop.
Probably heading for a boring 2 stars until 'Certain Surprise' which was excruciating.
Not my jam- not actively bad though
No
Elevator music for perverts.
Nope. Yelling, atonal, and depressing. Pass.
Unlistenable
Is Big Muff a song about drugs? Maisie basically cried through the whole album.
Aburrido. Entiendo que es jazz suave, pero esperar algo más energético para cerrar en Dancing.. Y pues no
Tiene algunos momentos interesantes con sonidos caribeños y una buena ejecución en la guitarra, pero en general se me hizo un disco aburrido, su forma de cantar no me es grata y quitando un par de tracks un poco más movidos, se me hizo que tiene cambios demasiado sutiles, por no decir que es francamente plano. Tracks: quizá Dancing y Certain Surprise
Booooo
who tf calls this dickbutt. too easy mate