White Ladder

Turned out that I knew and really liked Babylon already.

Really good musicanship from David Gray. I like the acoustic vibe of the music. Babylon is a fantastic song

Not bad better than most of the stuff I’ve heard so far

Nothing special

a bit too singer-songwritery for my liking, but some good tunes on here

L'écoute remonte à si longtemps que je vais plutôt baser ma critique sur une photo de David. Coupe à la Vegeta, ça fonctionne assez bien, une plutôt belle gueule dans l'ensemble. Ce sera un trois en ce qui me concerne.

Pretty good. Folk-ish.

I liked Babylon, We're Not Right, Silver Lining, Sail Away, and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Decent album, though not pushing any boundaries and pretty safe and inoffensive

I almost gave this 3* - the same as I gave 'The Freewheeling Bob Dylan', which is madness. It's fine, singles are OK. But there's something quite annoying about it, and him.

Very pleasant background music. I would have probably given this negative stars 10-15 years ago but can see the appeal to an extent.

Singersongwriter Folk Pop Schöne ruhige Musik zum Kaffeetrinken und Fenster schauen Mich hats an ed sheeran erinnert

Folksy reminds me of Bob Dylan. Nice poetry.

Slow, chill, can see why it's liked but not exactly my style.

Ugliest album cover ever. The music wasn't much better in my opinion, too slow and sad sounding

it was okay

Ye, some nice pop

I am in love with this album

This Year's Love é a melhor, tanto que é a mais famosa. Mas é um álbum bem gostosinho de ouvir, ouviria mais vezes.

sans intêret comme le derneir album de chrisdusseld, 3/5 sans conviction

A quiet acoustic guitar with light electronic processing and smooth voice. Stay Awhile and Listen

alright

So far this is the best album yet. I’m going in completely blind and love the first song. Such a different vibe with catchy lyrics.

This is clearly a good album, and damn popular. For people into the mellow acoustic sound this is great. I'm not totally into it, but i can appreciate it separately.

I almost gave this 3* - the same as I gave 'The Freewheeling Bob Dylan', which is madness. It's fine, singles are OK. But there's something quite annoying about it, and him.

Easy jazz.. not bad

I made it though Please Believe Me. I had an old dj mix that started w/ a remix of that track, so there’s a little nostalgia there. And I’ll admit that if I’m feeling particularly depressed, This Year’s Love can be borderline tolerable. Alas, I did not make it more than 1.5 minutes of the 2nd song. I decided to listen to Neu! By Neu! Instead. I ended up buying NEU!’s first 3 albums. I’d review those instead, but I assume at least one of them will be on this thing at some point

Some good tunes

Shitty synth patches and drum machines destroy whatever impact this music might have had. And let's just say that David Gray's voice is an acquired taste. The compositions are utterly undistinguished as are the arrangements. Bland and forgettable middle of the road pop. I can't speak to the lyrics because I couldn't get past the music.

4/5

It's alright. All the appeal of folk music with a hint of electronic sound.

For some reason, this was really popular with my friend group when it came out in HS. This is giving me a lot of feelings. I’m not sure I actually like it, but I like it, ya know?

1001 is showing off it's dirty diaper British teeth with this one. David actually sounds pretty fresh in 2021 with this electro-folk thing. Not a million miles away from Folklore, and in a few rare spots, In Rainbows. Still squarely nostalgic and 90s at the same time. Takes me back to listening to 103.7 The Mountain in my dad's aquamarine Saturn coupe with a spoiler. If only to have known in those moments that one day I would inherit that sexy car and that all adult contemporary radio stations would cease to exist. This album was consistently enjoyable from start to finish like a grande Starbucks drip coffee with plenty of cream and the NYT Monday crossword on my lap. B

I can definitely imagine low rise girls and pooka she’ll boys really digging this album. I imagine this was legend when it came out. By my count there are 4 great songs on this album. The rest are pretty meh. The digital/synth and acoustic singer songwriter combo is interesting, though I’m not sure if he pulls it off. A lot of the backing tracks sound like very generic 2000 pop and really dated. I almost wonder if he simply went voice/guitar and voice/piano this would be better unaccompanied. But you can’t deny those 4 songs. B, 3

Had a good time listening to this while driving Costco Run around Issaquah with a kayak on my roof. I'm increasingly recognizing that any individualism of my self is purely delusion and my movements through life have already been laid out before me. I am walking the path of "Guy who enjoys listening to White Ladder while driving his midsize pickup truck with a kayak strapped to the top that he bought his wife for her birthday. When he gets home he will change his baby's diapers." What's scarier is I'm coming to accept and embrace what this all means. I just had two hardboiled eggs and half a cup of black coffee for breakfast. Went to the doctor for an annual wellness exam and some bloodwork. I had a minor heart palpitation, so we will be monitoring that. I'm looking forward to the salad I will have for lunch this afternoon. If the weather holds and no clients schedule calls with me, maybe I'll go on a bike ride this afternoon. I will play with my daughter this evening, have a sensible dinner, maybe one glass of wine, and be in bed by 9:30. This is my path; this is my Babylon.

Grand, I don't get that pure nostalgia off it fully yet

Barebones and soporific rock. Feels like the soundtrack to a B-movie countryside romcom. I applaud this album for starting a broader musical trend but I just can't get into this

Very soothing. Surprised at how many tracks I recognised. Listened to it twice and enjoyed it. ***

Meh. Decent but a bit boring.

Klinkt wel goed, maar kwartje is nog niet helemaal gevallen.

Toffe plaat. Fijne sfeer. Niks meer, niks minder.

Erg goed album, maar naar mijn bescheiden mening niet eens de beste uit David Gray's oeuvre. Meeslepend, diepgang en steengoede tracks!

Een van mijn favoriete artiesten. Geweldig album! David is een held.

The sound of accepting a dull fate. The feeling that haunts you when you enter your emply house with the blinds closed. The opposite (?) of Baroque music.

It’s a solid album - there were more than a couple tracks that I enjoyed a lot. I was hoping for a little more energy in it somewhere though

I used to listen to this album a lot in college. I think it's a bit harder now, but I still enjoy it sometimes.

Pretty boring, I recognized many of the songs. Sounded like shopping in the mall. The harmonies sounded consistently depressing. I found this great quote about David Gray: > David Gray is sick of the sound of David Gray. “I’m bored with myself,” he confesses within moments of my arriving at his Hampstead home. “I realised, after the last tour, I’m fed up with my basic line of inquiry, my angle, my schtick, the density of my voice, all these things needed to be escaped from.

pretty nice album! not really my go-to style but its good. my least favorite part is the Eddie Vedder-y singing style

Chill! Pretty voice! Solid 4 for me

Background music for a sad person watching rain fall down a window

slow to average

Hard to see past how it was mocked and parodied. Bland but inoffensive.

Boring, middle of the road, no thanks

Nigdzie poza brytania muzyki sie nie tworzy wedlug listy, wiec kolejny wyspiarski dodatek do kolekcji, tym razem calkowita nowosc, bo nie kojarza pana Graya, rok prawie 2k, bo 1998 a tutaj takie folkowe gransko, po pierwszym rzucie oka na okladne mialem dziwne uczucie, ze gdzies juz to widzialem, okazalo sie ze the who i ich tommy stylistycznie troche przypomina okladke laddera, a co do muzyki to z tego okresu chyba nie slyszalem rownie rownego albumiku folkowego, nie jest to klasyczny folk, bo pojawiaja sie elementy nowoczesnej muyzki, jak chocby mocne wykorzystanie overduba, bo pan Gray samemu ogrywa gitarke, klawisze, pianino jednoczesnie przy czym jeszcze wokaluje, dodatkowe instrumenty, to oczywiscie basior, jakies smyczki, ale czuc, ze jest to albumik robiony przez jednosobowa armie, da sie tego sluchac, ale kontent liryczny potrafi troche znudzic, bo jednak wiekszosc kawalkow to milosne balladowania, na plejke wrzucam babylona i tytulowy white ladder

Sounded nice, but kinda boring idk

Not bad, pretty chill overall but the guy has a big of a Neil Young Voice and the songs are a little long.

Beautiful songs. Re

3.5

"This Year's Love" Released: 8 March 1999 "Babylon" Released: 12 July 1999 "Please Forgive Me" Released: 22 November 1999 "Sail Away" Released: 16 July 2001 "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" Released: 17 December 2001

3 stars

Folk inglés. Entretenido.

Just a little boring. Sounds nice though

Enjoyed this a lot. Great emotion in his vocals and the acoustic adds great warmth to his sound. Piano was well selected on a few points. Wave Hello, Say Goodbye was such a good departing track.

god damn this album is 🔥 I didn't realize all his hits were on the same album. I LOVE david gray

He sounds like Bob Dylan's son except not as good.. like Bob Dylan's actual son. Album was fine

Easy listening folky 90s tunes. I remembered Babylon from movies. Most played song on the album has like 162m listens at the time of writing and it's not even that good. 6/10.

Liked it, calm.

Oh! That song is called Babylon. Someone likes Dylan, got it.

Well produced album with great vocals. I liked several of the songs in it, but I just found it to drag on towards the end due to the many slow songs. Could use a few up tempo numbers to change up the dynamics.

This is a great album. Smooth, chill, and yet soulful. You can hear the origin story of artists from James Blunt to Ed Sheeran, but David is not nearly as smarmy or annoying as James or Ed. You can also hear why Dave Matthews liked it too.

Un bon albom qui ressemble a nos chanteurs kodernes. 3.25

Was ok, not my normal listening pleasure

Rock folk muy melódico. Suave.

It’s not bad, it’s just so generic and irrelevant, can't believe this was trending back in 01' and I'm glad I missed it (on the other hand I was 13 at the time so it was all Nu metal for me lol). I'm reading this gave way to artists such as James Blunt and Ed Sheeran and well, someone owns us an apology.

I'll never choose this, but totally appreciate the quality

Nope, zu easy-listening, zu David Bowie-like.

Boring as hell. 3-4/10

Schönes Ding, ruhige Sonntagsplatte hab zwei Songs gespeichert

Someone could remix this album and probably make a good edm tracks

Slow...

boring '90s crap

Oh I see what he did here. 90s acoustic singer does electronica. Not horrible.

Fine in the background. Easy listening for 50 year olds. Not bad, but why would you ever choose to actively listen to it?

Really nice album

Really surprised I don't recognize this artist, because I did recognize some songs, and most were bangers! A little short of a 'GREAT' album, it was still really nice to check out.

Pretty chill soft rock, instrumentation leaves something to be desired but his voice is kinda soothing.

Enjoyed this. Quite chilled, laidback electronica - with acoustic guitars leading the music. I do have a soft-spot for late-90s dance/electronica. It was a bit more moody than I expected, as I only knew Babylon before listening. Babylon was the obvious standout though, and also This Year's Love.

Overplayed crap. Not even sure it was good when it first came out, probably only made the list due to lack of foresight.

Really loved. Reminded me of Alicia.

This was... so boring. With so many streams on Spotify I was surprised I never heard of it. It must have been a big in the UK thing that never really made it here. I did enjoy Nightblindness, but that's it.

Nach meinem Geschmack ist diese Platte ein Ideechen zu unverfänglich. Man würde gerne etwas nettes darüber schreiben, aber nett ist hier leider die kleine Schwester von Scheiße. Für gewöhnlich entdecke ich ja an jedem Album in dieser Liste noch den erkennbaren Willen, sich abseits ausgetretener Pfade zu bewegen, das gelingt mir bei diesem Album nicht, dafür ist es einfach zu banal. Ich habe seinerzeit nix von dieser Platte mitbekommen, bin mir aber sicher, das diverse Songs davon gerne in Radio gespielt wurden. Laut englischer Wikipedia sagte der Künstler über sein Werk folgendes: "Its success came from nowhere, and it changed how the business thought about what music should be. Since then, there have been lots of artists who've taken it on and done their own thing." Dieses Statement geradezu naiver Selbstüberschätzung rang mir ein kleines Schmunzeln ab. Schmock.

pretty chill but not a ton of jams

A good folk album, easy listening.

Surprisingly great album, even outside of This Year's Love

I can't be objective about this one, it was a road trip staple for my family when I was growing up. Even today, listening to sounds like watching a beautiful summer day or autumnal sunset pass by outside my car window.

Good rainy day tunes.

Super nice. Interesting to read that it was self released but flopped and it only made it big through a rerelease 2 years later

Great soothing album

It feels like this album list has a particular fetish for mediocre British pop music. This album is fine, but there's not anything particularly interesting or noteworthy about it that I can see. It's like having a Jack Johnson album on here. It's fine, but there are so many great albums that are not represented on this list, I can't understand why this one is. This album also gets more mediocre as it goes. I though it might have some interesting elements at first, but there's really nothing here 2/5

Something about this album that is actually soothing and enjoyable. Nice voice, the electronics are a nice added touch

I like that Dave Matthews put him on the map. This was very good. Very british.

3,5/5

Not sure if it’s just hit me at the right time, but this album seems almost perfect to me. I knew a couple of songs but never listened to the entire album. Very interesting combination of sounds and an obvious precursor to many later artists.

Better than I thought it would be... More like 3.5 stars

Singer/songwriter, roligt, klaver

I didn't really get it, and after awhile, I decided I didn't care enough to keep trying to get it. It's a guy pouring his heart out into some pedestrian, mediocre songs. At least the effort's there. Best track: This Year's Love

Folk/rock with some interesting production Not really my jam

Good, but kinda boring

2/23 He bodied this genre combo, real dope mix of electronic production with deep folk vocals. Standout Tracks: Please Forgive Me, My Oh My, Nightblindness, This Year's Love, Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Love this album. Saw him in concert 2019, Mesa, AZ.

Safe middle of the road...

Better than I remember.