Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Not my thing at all, can't really judge it but okay to have on in the background
I’ll be honest, I only listened to about the first 20 minutes of this. Not sure it was gonna take any different directions in the subsequent 70
2.5 The music seems very well made and the guy has a good voice and there were moments where I was rocking out, but overall this isn’t my type of thing.
I absolutely would never have listened to without doing this list. I don’t speak the language and am fairly unfamiliar with Sufism (so obviously have never listened to qawwali before), but the devotion does translate. I don’t plan on listening to all of this again (it’s 90 minutes long), but truly appreciate the experience. Lives up to the name: a deeply devotional record. It’s hypnotic and surprising, and he has an unstoppable voice.
The first album in I year I could not finish. I dislike country, I dislike pop but I definitvely hate chanting. Nonchanting religpus albim belongs in any top whatever list. They all suck. gave it one cause I coamt rate it 0
I got halfway through Side B, then had to head home. But I hold a place for music with lyrics in languages I do not understand; they can be very meditative, like chanting or noise machines. This closed out the workweek nicely with me, and despite lack of understanding or familiarity with the music, I could detect the album's arc and through line.
Well that was a lot of devotional chanting. An hour in I came to and felt like I had been hypnotized, at which point I turned it off.
I like listening to this but 90 minutes is just too much devotion for one sitting.
In a list that tends to be very Anglo-/West-centric, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Devotional Songs was a delight. Prior to listening (and doing some light research) I knew nothing of Kahn's work, but this is exactly what I was hoping for from this list; something different that I may not have heard before. His devotional songs and singing style are a delight. Though these are religious songs, they are quite catchy and listenable. The language barrier actually helps keep these songs from being too heavy-handed. The instrumentation is great, but the real highlights are the vocal performances. Sometimes chanted, sometimes sung, the vocals soar. Very enjoyable and from such a prolific artist. Very thankful for the variety this adds to an otherwise Less Neil Young, more stuff like this.
Bruh
Dit klinkt mij eerder traditioneel in de oren dan dat het een popalbum is. Er staan ook geen Twentse boerenliederen, Gregoriaanse gezangen of opera's van Mozart in. Dus waarom wel dit Pakistaanse gekweel en getrommel? Het is wel leuk om een keer kennis van te nemen hoor, drie kwartier aanstekelijke happy clappy mantra's, en dus ben ik mild met het cijfer, maar ik vind dit eigenlijk niet in de lijst thuishoren.
Muzikaal is dit oosterse album vrij toegankelijk. Het draait meer om de zang. Voor mijn ongetrainde westerse gehoor is het weer die bekende trillende oosterse zangvorm. Maar dit is blijkbaar een heel specifieke vorm: Qawwali. Ik kan dat onderscheid helemaal niet maken en een tekst of oordeel over dit album van mij is dus waardeloos. Maar we willen wel de 1001 doorwerken, dus we luisteren en we schrijven gewoon. Dat eerste nummer duurt wel heel lang zeg. Acht minuten! Eens kijken. O, wacht de rest duurt ook zo lang. En twee cd's vol. Pfff.... Wiki vertelt mij dat de meerwaarde van de zanger vooral zit in zijn vermogen om urenlang zo intensief te zingen. Laten we vaststellen dat die schrijver een andere maatstaf heeft dan ik heb voor het uitdrukken van muzikaal genot. Als de nummers iets korter waren en het beperkt was tot één schijf, dan had ik het juist meer gewaardeerd. Dan had ik waarschijnlijk voor de toegankelijkheid drie sterren gegeven. Nu heb ik het luisteren in drie blokken geknipt en zag ik behoorlijk op tegen het derde blok. Te lange albums krijgen standaard een sterretje minder. Dit album verdient dezelfde behandeling.
Het verwachtingspatroon is erg laag vooraf bij het zien van een album als dit. Als ik dit op het werk op zou zetten, dan verlies ik de helft van de klanten, als het al niet meer is. Daarom maar op zondagochtend beluisterd, wat ook een prima dag is voor wereldmuziek. Ik had eigenlijk meer punjabi geluid verwacht, dengadengadenga van zo'n typerende sitar of iets dergelijks. Maar de stem is meer arabisch/oosters, wat de naam vd artiest misschien ook gedeeltelijk weggaf. Er zit wel veel gitaar in, akoestisch met name en veel ritmisch handgeklap, wat me best veel doet denken aan Spaanse flamenco. De combinatie met de stem maakt het alleen wat zweveriger, bezwerend. Alsof hij optreedt met een slang die uit een mand komt. Het is uiteraard geen muziek die ik vaker ga opzetten, maar de uitgebreide albumversie heb ik toch redelijk eenvoudig doorstaan. Normaal zou dit een 2 opleveren denk ik, maar ik ben in een goede bui, dus laten we voor de flamenco invloeden een bonussterretje geven.
I can dig some of this.
It's really just not my thing
Other than being slightly familiar with this genre from years of yoga, this artist and style of music was pretty unknown to me. Although I had no idea what he was saying, the music was a great vibe and his voice was incredible from the range to the power, it was transfixing.
Really liked this one, I was on a real boring streak lately with these albums where I only got trashy metal and emo rock so this was a nice change of pace! Oriental music isn't praised enough in the mainstream scene so this was a nice surprise!
Can’t stand this music
not for me repetitive as hell annoying NNN
God, kill me now...
Not for me.
A nice change from the constant push of British new wave rock. On another day I might have given it 4, but not today.
I don’t feel qualified to judge this one. I don't like the music. Like Ravi Shankar’s sitar, it’s like fingernails on a blackboard to my ears but who knows? Maybe he’s a genius.
Didn’t listen - not available
Garbage.
Great flow state music.
I feel like each song had a good idea but they didn't go anywhere. Singing is top notch, I just wanted less monotony from each track. Also double albums are ROUGH if you're not a fan already. I'm not letting that hurt the score though.
The music has a nice swing to it at times but I just can’t stand the vocal tone. No way I’m I doing 90mins of this.
I enjoyed this I’ll say. I love the robustness of his voice, definitely full of passion and happy fervor. The background instruments that I don’t know the names for were cool and vibrant. I get why people like this guy enough for him to make approx 4 and half million albums.
Traditional qawwali music by Pakistani singer. Surprisingly catchy tunes made for an enjoyable listen. Standouts are "Biba Sada Dil Morr De" and "Ni Main Jogi De Naal".
After a while a bit too much.
World music is always hard to judge, but I didn't hate it
Not for me. 1/5
I appreciate this being on the list, but boy is it not my jam. I struggled through this one.
What a banger. If this doesn't get you pumped I don't know what will. This makes me feel like I'm there with everybody coming together in the joy of music. And the PLAYING?!?!?! Impeccable. Apprently Nusrat can sing like this for hours on end. What a fuckin legend
beautiful but repetitive. I get that that's probably intentional since it is religious, but that doesn't mean I have to love it. My favourite parts were when he breaks from the repetition, but that doesn't happen enough for me to bump to 4 stars.
This music …. This is not my kind of music
Really makes you *feel* like the titular "the Alchemist" from Paulo Coelho's famous book "The Alchemist" describing the escapades of “the Alchemist”; not to be confused with the “Fullmetal Alchemist” from Hiromu Arakawa’s manga “Fullmetal Alchemist,” which describes the escapades of the titular “Fullmetal Alchemist.” Thank you to the Sufis for not banning music, this shit slaps. 🙏🙏
I'll just leave it as "not for me". I can appreciate the talent, but it was not my thing.
So very much not what I listen too. I can’t comment on the lyrical content given not knowing the language. Having said that I am glad there are a few albums like this on the list. Push you into sitting down and listening to something way out of your normal listening profile. I thought it would benefit from listening on my proper sound system. And it did. Wonderfully recorded and big sound. Very much worth a listen.
This kind of slaps. A music style I know nothing about, but it is pretty damn catchy. Haq Ali Ali Haq is pretty great. The drums are addicting and the chanting is never obnoxious. I liked this more than I expected and am glad I listened. No idea how this stacks up to other Pakistani music, but Nusrat feels like a good intoduction to it.
Nice find
Surely essential but loooong
Interesting......
Laulu soi moitteetta ja soittimetkin. Hyvältä kuulostaa. Hienon kuuloinen kieli. Mutta biisien välille kaipaisin enemmän eroja, hokemista on.
Artistilla on taipumus puristaa kaikki mehut hyvistä ideoistaan. Poiminta: leppeämpi toinen raita. 2+
What!?
Felt like I was trapped in the raiders of the lost ark movie Sorry not my jam
The sound is HUGE on this album. Very full rich tones with gorgeous vocals. I have no idea what we are giving devotion too, but this album is fantastic.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Devotional Songs Honestly, Qawwali isn't really my thing, I don't really listen to religious songs, specially to those who are not from my beliefs, but instead of using that as an excuse to not listen to this album, I just went for it and listen it for what it is, and I ended up liking this album WAY more than I initially thought so. 6 songs, but all of them surpass 7 minutes of time length, this album offers the catchiest tunes you could listen to, the instrumentals and the harmonies go hand in hand beautifully and the choruses make you want to dance and groove on the song. In my case, I don't speak arabic, so I don't know the lyrics that he's singing, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless, this is great! 1.- Allah Hoo Allah Hoo = 9/10 2.- Yaad-E-Nabi Gulshan Mehka = 7/10 3.- Haq Ali Ali Haq = 8/10 4.- Ali Maula Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam = 9/10 5.- Mast Nazroon Se Allah Bacchae = 7/10 6.- Ni Main Jogi De Naal = 8/10 FINAL SCORE: 8/10
Sometimes I love having non-English sung music playing while I work. NFAK can sometimes hit a groove for me while I grind on my work.
Islamic Devotional Songs? I cannot believe this idol worshiping, pagan farce is on this list. If I had to torture someone for exactly 1.5 hours I would simply play them this album.
The tabla and harmonium is roughly what I expect. I didn't expect there to be what sounds like Spanish guitar and similar influences on some tracks. I get that Nusrat has impressive voice control and I can sense there's feeling there, but I don't speak the language so I can't really connect.
Feel out of my depth trying to review this. It's a neat sound, though not something I'd actively revisit. The language barrier and album length turned it into a background music blur.
I'm sure it's the language barrier, but ultimately couldn't really get excited about this - and found the songs started to blend together. A pleasant enough listen that fell into the background, but not anything I'd go back to.
This album just isn't all the interesting, and it doesn't seem to do much to set itself apart (but I also know nothing about world and Punjabi music). It wouldn't be bad if it was half as long, but an unremarkable 90 minute album is a bit rough.
Hypnotic music, very chill listening, not sure how often I'll come back to it though
This was a long ass album considering that all the songs sounded the bloody same
ДЖИМИ-ДЖИМИ АЧА-АЧА
So, I accidentally listened to the Love & Devotion reissue, i.e. twice as much qawwali music as I ever really needed. Love Songs (1/5) was a very repetitive, uninteresting release, which perhaps preemptively soured me for Devotional Songs (2.5/5), whose tracks' energy and power I vibed with more. I feel no desire to listen to this again and sometimes wonder whether wishing 1001 Albums Generator had more genre diversity is a monkey's paw situation.
I think this is the actual link https://open.spotify.com/album/4m7Du1Wc5NpDQkaC2QXsAM?si=d6ISo-17SdONvLadKhEtqA I don't even know how to review this - kinda cool but also not my thing
I just let this was over me. No real thoughts
I have no idea what to make of this. I assume it’s good within its genre but I just cannot give an informed take here.
I haven't really sat and listened to something like this before. The worship in this music is clear. Very pleasant listen. Probably truly a 3* but "Haq Ali Ali Haq" is such a banger I think I'm going to give it 4*.
Between a 3 and a 4, rounding up because I ran out of time to listen again but I think it would improve with repeat listening and be good music to write by.
Je crois avoir écouté "Love Songs" aussi pour rien, mais "Devotional Songs" était vraiment supérieur. Bien que c'était un peu répétitif et que les chansons étaient longues, je me perdais un peu dans cet univers et j'avais l'impression de voyager. Un grand respect à cet artiste. 7/10
1.66
Favorite Track: Woh Hata Rahe Hain Pardah
"Devotional Songs" is a studio album by Pakistani singer-songwriter and music director Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He is know as the greatest qawwali (Sufi Islamic Devotional singing) singer of his generation. He became known to a larger Western audience through Peter Gabriel's Real World label and his performance at the 1983 WOMAD festival in London. He also worked with Eddie Vedder on two songs for the film "Dead Man Walking." "Allah Hoo Allah Hoo" opens the album. Acoustic instruments and a repeating and hypnotic beat created by handclaps and tabla. Very happy sounding. A chorus of various voices and rising above everything is Khan's soaring voice. "All Maula Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam" slows it down a bit. Still the same instruments and musical vibe. This song starts with a more melancholy feel and just builds with the backing singers and louder handclaps. Outstanding. The album closes with "Ni Main Jogi De Naal." This is a singalong with Khan singing a line and the chorus repeating. Simple hanclaps, tabla and a single acoustic instrument. They sound like they are having a blast. This song belongs in a Disney movie...maybe, it already is. This music on this album is hypnotic, uplifting and very enjoyable. At times, there's a Middle Eastern flair to it. Various acoustic instruments accompanied by repetitive hypnotic beats. Khan's soaring voice is just magical. Understanding the language is not necessary to feel his emotion. Outanding vocal arrangements in addition to Khan's vocals. This is an album that everyone will like.
pretty pleasant one to just let wash over you, but doesn't really stick with me
I used to have a mix with some of this stuff, but no names so I could really find it again. This is so joyous!
THIS IS. SOMETHING. INCREDIBLE. PURE ENERGY. DIVINE.
Yes! Didn’t expect to listen to this centre but a sound work from home listen
Quite long
Just nope. Tedious music. I’m not the target audience.
Thanks to a kind redditor for pointing out that this album IS available on Apple Music if you search for Love and Devotion by "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party." The second disc is this album. This is almost a jarring experience since it's so different from everything else on the list. You know what, though? I really enjoyed it. The songs were a little long for me but I have no other complaints. I found this calming to listen to.
The only album in this projects I far that I couldn’t finish. They just pick one best and repeat it for like 8 minutes. So bad.
Good supper making music.i love some Arabic/middle eastern jams
Cannot go past 1st track.
Meh. Devotional songs are lost on me.
I liked the album and rhythm, but could not listen to it the 2nd time I played the album.
What a great singer. I love to read all the positive things about this guy and his live performance. I never listened to an album like this but I really enjoyed it. Have to say that I didn't listened to the entire album but a good hour of it.
Not for me
Be careful what you wish for. Am I glad I listened - yes. Am I glad that I listened to the whole first side, decided to give up and then got told that it was just the second side I needed to listen to - no. I so so want. I definitely preferred the second side (the actual album) But yeah I do not have the ear for telling the songs apart so it all sounded samey to me.
Can see Niles and Frasier getting tickets for the Seattle leg of any early-90s tour. Not familiar enough with this style of music to judge whether I'm into specific albums or not, especially after just one day. Nice to have it on in the background while working. And good to see something like this is on the list. Can't say I'm tempted to explore the genre further, however.
Interesting to learn about Qawwali music. Maybe good to introduces to this stuff in small doses. Taking on a 2 sided album was abit of an overload. Impressive voice.
Awesome voice
8th Century Islamic Chants? Yes please!
I enjoy the Rhythm and percussion of this. Culturaly miles away from me however.
Moody and magical if you listen to it in the right conditions…. For me it was a stroll during a Catalan sunset - and I can imagine it’s quite special in unfamiliar conditions. However I didn’t warn up to it every time I put it on - strange how it works.
I enjoy the vibes. It has quite a lot of variety even with me being very unfamiliar with the style.
Irgendwie nicht so meins. Und doch war ich fasziniert. Habe die Platte durchgehört und es hat mir gefallen.
Can appreciate different music and culture but not an album I would listen to.
Blind album and artist. Not for me. Don't underside it at all...
No context to rate it, the genre is our of anything I listen to. I could enjoy and appreciate it though which worth something
Not available on Apple Music. May try to find on YouTube.
Nahhhhhh not my thing at all
Glad I can find stuff like this. Was nice to listen to it once
Pakistani Devotional Music. Love that this album is included here. Quite repetitive, obviously. Easy to listen to but nothing I would listen to again.
I dont listen to music like this enough to give it a proper rating
Normally when I have my headphones on people ask me what I'm listening to. Thank God that didn't happen today because that would have been a bloody nightmare trying to explain.
I enjoyed it at times, the droning nature of it. The man’s voice is great for what he does. Got tired at other times, and although there’s real spirit behind it I didn’t find the “songwriting” very compelling. When I judge world music by the same criteria I judge other albums, it often gets low scores. It’s a bit hard to meaningfully compare this to other music. I would say I actually appreciated it but I feel I have to rate this one a 2 for now
There were a few songs that I thought were gonna break into that sweet Slumdog Millionaire-type jam, but then didn’t. I get it: this man had what is considered to be one of the best voices in the history of humanity. I’m just not a fan of Qawwali music. Sorry not sorry.
The Spotify link takes you to an album called ‘Love and Devotion’ which is 12 songs and 1.5 hours long so I recommend using the YouTube link or googling the album for the Spotify link to ‘Devotional Songs’ which is only 6 songs, 45 minutes. This is very beautiful music and there’s no denying the high level of musicianship and the incredible voice of NFAK. However, the production and mix are poor, especially for 1992. Everything is absolutely drenched in terrible digital reverb, Khan’s voice is way back in the mix, and there’s a doumbek front and centre that just plays nonstop. This album would benefit greatly from a remix and despite the beauty of the music I can only give it 2/5 as an album.
While listenable, this isn't something I want to listen to. At all.
Pleasant enough, not really my thing but glad Ive listened too, just doubt I ever will again
Seems well produced, but I don't connect with it on any level.
I didn’t hate this album, but it just didn’t click with me either.
I can't relate to the music, and not understanding the texts didn't help. So this review will be unfair... Sometimes this was like listening to someone getting tortured, with all the wailing. "Ali Maula..." send me into a nice trance, though, but it didn't last.
Hmm will Pakistani hit any better than classical Indian? I mean I actually do kinda dig the vocals here with the call and response between lead and support. I'll say that an hour and a half of this is far too much. I'm tapping out after Disc 1. Heard enough to know that this is never going beyond a 3 or lower than a 2 for me. And given that it is so long and I derive so little direct enjoyment from the experience, I'm going with the lower end of the spectrum. I promise I'm not closed off to "world music" I just don't particularly care for those selected in this list.
Nothing about this is really bad, but it just feels like the same thing over and over again. Basic song structure + repetitive chanting is pretty much it.
Really hope I listened to the correct album because that was quite difficult to find. The Youtube visualization of clouds to go along with the music was a great touch. The music itself was very soothing and found myself bopping along to the different instruments that i would not normally hear. My favorite part was some of those noises he made with that tongue of his
I'm sure this is great in the Punjabi community and I respect why it's here, but this ain't it for me.
Not for me
Couldn’t get into this one
...hulka hulka suroor
Loved it, it felt like hearing someone wield their voice like a guitar and solo with it - that and just very pleasant listening with a great energy. Will happily listen again! :)
Top tip people - the Spotify linked album includes a whole other album. You just want disc 2, so you can cut the time of this in half. It's something I'm glad I knew ahead of time, because I tend to listen to these things all the way through, and this one isn't really for me. It's made with skill and there's some nice enough rhythms in there. I like some of the compositions and the back and forth vocals, when it's not being super repetitive. I don't vibe with world music at all in general, so I guess 2/5 is actually somewhat of an endorsement in that respect...? I'll actually go a 2.5 rounded down, because it was easy enough to listen to in the background.
Very cool world music, love the guitar and rhythms
That was pleasant.
Huge shout out to my brother for finding this on Apple, not sure why they are trying to hide it under other artist names. As good as I’d hoped it to be, a very methodical singing that at times could get repetitive but was still great. A double LP at an hour and a half with longer tracks, too, a bold play.
Our first Pakistani artist? Not sure, but really good album, always a welcome change of pace to get something beyond US/UK. Really great grooves and energy all over this thing, love the acoustic guitars that give it a Mediterranean feel. Favorite tracks: Woh Hata Rahe, Yaadan Vichhre, Haq Ali Ali Haq. Album art: Nothing too special, it's got that "museum exhibit" vibe. Cool colors though. 3.5/5
Hmm. I mean it's not terrible. I don't feel too strongly about it one way or the other. It's good music. Just not exactly my taste. Kind of long and repetitive too.
Me: "Knock, knock." Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: "Who's there?" Me: "Allah." Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: "Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo, Allah Hooooooo?" Me: "Allah your songs are a little too long, but otherwise gently hypnotic, stunningly sung, and very enjoyable. Thank you for showing me the wonders of Qawwali music: it's three stars from me. P.S: Amazing work on Peter Gabriel's 'Signal to Noise'!"
Qawalli is amazing.
Indisch traditionelle Folklore, weit weg von indischer Film-Musik
Very popular within its context. Very impressive vocal skills from the middle east.
3/5
3.5/5. Pretty good, I did not mind listening to this.
I'm at a loss as to how I am to listen to this with no sources for streaming.
2.2 1x started this a few times, but started again and listened through on 11/13/24. Love and Devotion (1h30m on Spotify)
I disagree
Not an easy listen for me. I think I would need to listen a number of times to really have a feeling for this.
Meh. At times it worked well as background music while I did some work but I would never put it on a second time.
Songs about the evil man in the sky...
Onironisch echt wel leuk, duurt wel ziek lang. Denk alleen niet dat het leuk moet zijn, maarja
(I know it’s been pointed out by others, but the album shown is actually a double album, consisting of both Devotional Songs, as well as another album called Love Songs. On Spotify, only the second disc is mentioned in the actual book. This can help spare you from spending 90 minutes on one album.) I had zero idea what I was getting into with this one. I have never heard of Nusrat before and I had no idea knowing whatever the hell Qawwali even was. Apparently, Nusrat was immensely talented and was highly regarded even to this day. And I’ll confess that I can see that through this album, as I surprisingly kind of enjoyed it. The songs are long and a tad repetitive for my tastes, but the rhythms in the tracks are enticing. They’re really infectious and Nusrat gives every track his all. Devotional is certainly the word for it. I can’t say this album blew me away, but it was good through and through. It’s a 3 from me, but it feels more like a 3.5. I wish we could do half stars. Favorite track: Yaad-E-Nabi Gulshan Mehka Other Hits: Allah Hoo Allah Hoo, Ali Maula Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam, Ni Main Jogi De Naal
Yeah I mean, it's cool.
Horse shit
I know nothing about this style of music, so I can't really judge it against its peers. I will say I enjoyed it as work background music quite a bit.
You could have played the first five seconds of most of these and expected a banger 1964 protest song to come out.
Honestly? Banger after banger
The deepest blessings to anyone who loves this music. My bro put out like 11 albums the same year as this. That's amazing. But it's not my thing and there's so much of it.
Above and beyond all else, Khan has a voice that made me sit up and pay attention. The power, timbre and rather athletic leaps he is able to make, impress. The music, too, whilst feeling less 'anchored' than much of what I'm familiar with, throbs and pulses with inexorable insistence. Whilst I didn't step away desperate to hear more, this trip outside of my comfort (and knowledge) zone was welcome. Much to admire here.
It’s cool he loves God but he should devote some of his time writing better songs.
Tonnes of atmosphere but nothing in it for me sonically.
Mesmerising, meditative and hypnotic music. The more I listened to it the more I got into it and thought I could listen to it for a few more hours. It may sound repetitive, but the song structures and singing are complex. I enjoyed it very much and I'm glad and album from Asia - Pakistan is included on this heavily American/UK-centric list. To any of those who hated this album: the world is extremely diverse musically and if someone does this challenge their ears and mind should be open to new sounds, even if it's not familiar to them and it's world music, which is very different from pop/rock/hip-hop/electronica. If it's quality - whatever the music comes from - it should be appreciated.
Here's an album that's obviously very tied to the culture from which it comes. The songs are almost hymn-like in nature, with consistent repetition and chanting, each at roughly 7+ minutes apiece. As a common westerner, there's a tough barrier of entry, even if the songs are technically proficient and vocally dynamic. It was pretty tough to keep invested in this one, but I feel it's a bit unfair to rate it low just because of that. As with most World albums, I just don't think I'm qualified to rate this fairly.
A meditative, trance-like listening experience awaits all those willing to try on a different perspective.
I don't know why it's on the list. I'm not fully into that kind of music. Religious mantras are not my favorite, but it gets the pass, since it's made with thoughts and passion. Way better than some albums on this list.
- Man sieht ja häufig aufgeblähte Diskografien von Künstler*innen bei Spotify. Aber ich habe noch nie so ein Kilometer langes Monument gesehen wie dieses - Ich bin ehrlich: Ich hab den Scheiß bei Youtube gesucht und nicht länger als 10 Minuten gehört. - Ähnlich wie bei unserem Freund der indischen Folklore. Sehr authentisch und stimmungsvoll und Nachts auf einem Dach in Marrakesh würde mir bei Nusrats Mukke das Herz aufblühen. - Außerhalb dieses Kontexts ist leider nicht mehr als ein interessanter Blick durch ein weltmusikalisches Fenster 2,75/5
- gefiel mir besser als gedacht, aber wird trotzdem nicht meine Musikrichtung werden - energiegeladen und geht irgendwie in den Körper
I liked it as a novelty but it didn't really hit me.
Hm, another musical tourism album (for me). I remember hearing water drums at some point as a teenager and loving how exotic they sounded, but I'll admit I never really delved into South Asian music much. So, I enjoyed hearing the water drums. :) Other than that, it's pretty hard to gauge what makes this album and artist particularly noteworthy, although Wikipedia helpfully tells me that he was one of the greatest Qawwali singers of all time; I'm not an aficionado of Sufi devotional music, but I'll take their word on it. And I learned from the project's 2005 book edition that this album was his biggest (Peter Gabriel owned) Real World label release, and after getting showcased at a 1983 WOMAD concert. And after reading a bit about the Sufi devotional music tradition, I realized why I was vaguely reminded of this incredible whirling dervish museum in Konya, Turkey (Mevlana Museum), as the museum had Sufi devotional music playing in ceiling speakers throughout the museum's exhibits, and while the museum's music selection sounded quite different than this album's music, the ecstatic purpose was similar.
I don't think I understand the nature of this music to review this though I did enjoy it playing in the background as I worked.
I was interested when this first popped up but it didn't catch me at all. I can't hear what is apparently in here.
Some great vibes. Some of the tracks got me moving. Tracks 5 and 6 not so much. Might re visit some of the songs.
didn't expect to like it as much as i did tbhhh
Middle Eastern/Indian singing, made me want to be eating Indian food
Звучит очень хорошо и впечатляюще, но я просто очень сильно не люблю вот эти мидл ист мотивы - и этот альбом, несмотря на всю вот эту технику, ничего в моих глазах (ушах) не меняет. Лучшая песня - Haq ali ali haq.
No idea what happened so I’ll give it an average of. 3/5
Heavenly
Different African music that I wouldn’t normally be exposed to
I'm probably not the best demographic to rate this. I'm sure it was important, but in general it just put me into a state of focus. It really helped me focus on doing other things. I did find it interesting how it seems somewhat traditional, but borrowed a few sounds from western pop music of the time, especially on the production side. Best Songs: Allah Hoo Allah Hoo, Ali Maula... Worst Songs: Ni main Jogi De Naal
I don't know how to rate this one. I likely won't listen again, but I enjoyed it.
I wanted to enjoy this but for the most part I did not. I don't know if it's just my ignorance when it comes to this type of music or if it just wasn't for me, but unfortunately I could not get into it and was waiting for it to end.
Quite the departure from yesterday. We will see how much of this I can get through. Made it through the first album. Whatever.
This music gave me anxiety. No bueno
Beautiful. Wish I understood the form better.
Not my jam. Definitely not.
Just not my taste
gostei em
At this point I think I’ve heard enough Indian music before I die and now I’m just interested in the context of these albums more than anything. Looking at the wiki makes me think qawwali music like this is meant to only be heard live because I’m not really getting the acclaimed endurance and range that the wiki page talk about but it’s fascinating to read about how this guy is considered one of the greatest singers ever and his influence stretches from Jeff Buckley to Eddie vedder to Zayn Malik to mick jagger. I’ve never heard of him even though he’s basically Elvis and Gandhi in one person (although he seemed to really take after Elvis in his later years) which is so wild to me and as I learn more about him the music even sounds slightly better but it still feels like a grind as I hear the end of the second disc.
Siis sinällänsä taas ihan siisti eksoottinen kokemus, mutta puolitoista tuntia on aika pitkä kun ei sillein osaa erottaa yksityiskohtia kappaleista. Arabialaista kansanmusiikkia. Kitara ja laulu vahvimpana. Paras Ali Maula Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam
well...
I’m definitely not in a position to critically evaluate this album. But general feeling - I didn’t feel an overwhelming need to turn it off, but also wasn’t looking forward to the next song at any point.
Good background music
Interesting!
Cool! Lively singing and pretty diverse instrumentation
I wouldn't go out of my way to find this kind of thing. Thats the review
Good album.
Melodic dance music in Hindu with vocal harmony. Great energy. Not something I’ve heard before. Quite an adventure. Well done.
Wait a second, I'm like 85% positive I've already had this one. Curse you Mandela, you dimensional warlock, and your Effect! Doesn't have a Wikipedia article, but Discogs says that only the first 6 songs were on the original release, so that's what I'm going to listen to, because I'd rather pour molten slag down my urethra than listen to this kind of music for 90 minutes. Yeah it was exactly what I expected it would be. Appreciate the attempt at diversification, but I guess South Asian music just isn't something my ears were built for. I feel bad, but I quite literally got 0 enjoyment from this, so I gotta hit it with the 1/5.
Most strange sensations, my dude. Really positive start, but about 40 minutes in I began to feel kinda disoriented. Never experienced that before. Must have been the demons exiting my brain. 40 minutes later it went back to an amazing close though.
not bad.
I appreciate this for what it is in the genre/world realm. For my taste, I can appreciate and enjoy in small doses in a few settings, a very few. 2.5/5
I found this quite enjoyable and oddly hypnotic. This dude only lived to the age of 48 but recorded 125+ albums. Pretty amazing. And more props to Peter Gabriel for the release of this album on his Realworld label. I can appreciate its inclusion in this list given it’s out of the norm world music.
For what this was, I definitely enjoyed it. This guy must be the GOAT of this genre, given his inclusion here and the fact that he has roughly 3,000 albums
I tried. But I can only handle a couple songs of this at a time. Kudos to this homey for being at the top of his game and I give much respect. But not for me.
I didn't have access to much of this album. But the couple minutes I heard sounded pretty ok. 3/5
Uplifting and strikingly beautiful. I get why this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I could listen for hours. And some of these songs really do feel that long!
Might have given it 3/5 but ended up with 4/5. Average rating is not fair IMHO. I liked it and am happy that this found it's way on the list. There is more out there than just musicians from the UK, some other European countries and the USA ;)
Good if you are in the modd.
Lots of Love and Devotion in these.
Weird
Man, what a breeze of fresh air from hearing so much rock on this list. I don’t know if it was actually good, or I was just starved of something different, but I really enjoyed listening to this. Strong 3!
Not a music style I have a lot of experience or interest in but it was decent. Couldn't tell what made this album special but it was very different from all the other stuff on this list so there is that. A nice vibe to have on while doing something else.
"Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae" and "Yaad-E-Nabi Gulshan Mehka" are the stand out tracks.
I love listening to the effect South Asian music has had on western music since the mid-'60s. But I've realised that I don't like listening to that music for any length of time. Not my cup of tea.
Without knowing the language or understanding the cultural context, these songs all sound exactly the same to my ear. This album may very well be a masterpiece, but I don't have the tools to tell the difference.
I tried to get into this back in the 90s when Eddie Vedder was dueting with him. I soon realized that I only enjoy western music. And that's fine.
OK, but a bit monotonous after a while
"Nusrat, he's my Elvis!" I first heard of this guy on a Jeff Buckley live album - apparently he was obsessed with the guy. Buckley even did a couple of live covers if I remember correctly, I'll have to dig that album out again. I listened to him a big at the time, but then kinda forgot about him. This is a bit of a hard one to find, he has a ton of albums on Spotify and Tidal. I couldn't find this one initially, so started listening to a YouTube playlist of the songs. But that kept stopping, so I had another look and found the album "Love and Devotion", which seems to have the same songs and the same album artwork shown in the 1001 entry above. So, not completely sure I'm listening to the right album. Regardless, what I'm listening to is surprisingly great! I don't speak the language, so have no real context for the lyrics, but they are apparently religious. Being an atheist, I suspect the translation might make me cringe, but they are delivered with such passion and musical talent that I can appreciate it. Some of the songs are very danceable as well. What more could you want? "Allah Hoo" indeed.
Not my thing
good to see this generator is also highlighting some non western artists
Fine. Until he starts singing ...
They play, and play, and play. He sings, and sings, and sings.
no
90 minutes of wailing. Yoko Ono must be a fan.
Pakistan's answer to Bob Dylan or something idk
Clima de meditação fluindo espontaneamente.
Sufi music from Pakistan. There's a rich culture to explore here with Sufism and song, particularly in the context of devotionals (as the title of the album indicates). Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a particularly prominent singer of qawwali, which blended sufi music with Hindustani classical music, making great use of the Indian harmonium and tabla. Of course, the real focus here is the voice. Khan's vocal delivery is strong and with great purpose, commanding much of the record with his praise for God. His music career would bring qawwali to international audiences while also developing much of the contemporary music scene at home. To that extent, Khan deserves praise both for his ability and his impact.
Mister book author filled the quota. Good for him. Good for everyone. Mister book author wrote that the artist... did not live to see 9/11? Uhhhhh, not sure why that was important but okay Nice to hear something new for a change. I have no desire to listen to it again, but it was fun, and not just because it's exotic.
There was a moment where I thought "Oh, it's started replaying from the start. Thank god that was such a short album." just to see that I was only halfway through Every song sounds the exact same and I didn't like any of them.
6 songs?? Shortest album yet. They're longer songs at least. Oh wow this is definitely different than other albums on this list. Honestly it sounds exactly like the style of Indian/South Asian music but I can't tell if it's good or not.
Did not need 1.5 hours of this. One or two songs to experience something different, fine. It just wouldn’t end.
Jag kan inte ta mig igenom det här. Hur kommer det sig att den här plattan finns med på listan och inte Levellers - Levelling the Land? Eller Rammstein - Mutter? Eller Kula Shaker - K? Eller Poesie Noire - Tetra? Eller The Neon Judgement - Horny as hell? Trisomie 21 - Million lights? 23 Till - Nöjd? Skinny Puppy - Rabies? Aimless Device - Hard to be Nice? Nationalteatern - Barn av vår tid? Melanie - Affectionately Melanie? Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's my way? Steeleye Span - Hark! The Village wait? Kite - VI? Simon Brehm - Big Simon? A Split Second - From the inside? Henric De La Cour - Henric De La Cour?
I was genuinely surprised how much I liked this.
Hyvä albumi
I had a productive afternoon of drafting plans while listening to this which is *not* its intended purpose. Sounded great and I enjoyed it despite the language/culture barrier.
This was a pretty cool sound to start the day with! I enjoyed it and it was great background music, although I probably wouldn't listen again. I would have never been exposed to the music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan if it hadn't been for this project, and I am glad that I have now heard it.
sure. a full album was a bit too much of this back to back for me but individual songs were perfectly enjoyable. 2.5
Another album of music I am glad to learn exists, although I didn't enjoy it as much as Cheb Khaled. It seems female vocalists are rare in Sufi devotional music but I'll be curious to check into that more.
World seems to sound discordant and a bit droning. Also: Not available at any streaming service.
An enjoyable listen but sounded all similar to me
Not something I would ever listen to again, I may be anglocentric though
I like hearing something way out of my wheelhouse, this was decent, I have no reference to compare though. Good to chill to
Nice change of pace from what I’ve had so far on the list. Pretty easy listen. No strong opinions either way but overall enjoyable.
Dudes an insanely good singer, the full 1 and a half hour album was pre long and repetitive tho.
¿Por qué nos hacéis escuchar esto?
A pretty interesting look into a genre that I had never heard of in qawwali music. I was somewhat familiar with Sufism, so it wasn’t completely out of sorts for me, but still interesting. I did find the runtime a little long and it seems that maybe the generator doesn’t send you to the right album, but it was good for a taste of this genre.
I enjoyed it, but it was difficult for me to single out Nusrat. I know his vocals from the few songs he had done for other artists that I know ("Signal To Noise" by Peter Gabriel). Still, the songs had slightly different tempos and moods so you could tell the difference between them. I did not like how the last song ended. It seemed like they lost the idea, and it just... petered out. I think I need a second listen to it, but I just felt like there are better examples of his stuff.
This was good. Strong vocals from Kahn and good beats. I don't know how unique it was compared to other Qawwali or world music albums but I could listen to it again, or on repeat in the background. I may not reach for it when I really need a music pick me up but I wouldn't be disappointed if it was played.
I was familiar with his singing from listening to Peter Gabriel and I remember him singing with Eddie Vedder. His vocals on Peter Gabriel's "Signal to Noise" are absolutely chilling. He's got a cool style and impressive voice. Plus, the drums are hypnotic and I liked the guitar parts (or whatever the plucked instruments were). Like most anglo-centric music listeners, I have no idea what he's singing and have a hard time telling the songs apart, but I enjoy the vibe.
Love love love! Qawwali at its best. His voice is blues and opera swirling together.
I have no idea what he is going on about. To my ears, just a loaf of whaling and twanging.
The first thing I know about this guy is Jeff Buckley said "He's my Elvis." I can tell you this for nothing - Elvis is my Elvis. I'm glad to have been introduced to qawwali music (that's why I'm doing this list - to be exposed to new stuff) but it's not for me. I'm going to come across as a philistine here I'm sure, but all the songs are so loooooonnnnnnnngggggg, and I find it hard to connect with some music if I can't understand the lyrics. I wouldn't listen to devtional music in English, so this definitely gets thrown in the bin. Sometimes it borders on parody "Team America" as Gary dicusses his goats getting burned alive. Sorry. Best Tracks: Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae; Sanson Ki Mala Pey; Mast Nazroon Se Allah Bachhae
Good vibes, but without understanding any of the lyrics, and a lack of variance between songs, it was like listening to the same song for an hour and a half.
I can't even begin to describe this. Fascinating, yet unmemorable.
Realistically not something I'm going to listen to again but it was fine for background music and therefore a 2.
One track stretched into a double album. Good to hear something different but way too long. Half of this would have been twice too long
My spirits were in hell but this album brought them back up a bit. It was light, fun and it had the ability to affect your mood. What more could you ask of an album?
Definitely something new for me and an interesting experience. For sure a good singer. That said, it wasn't entirely my style and I didn't enjoy it all that much. But definitely fine to play in the background to set a certain mood or to evoke a culture about which I know much less than it deserves.
An album and artist I would surely never have come across without starting this project - the perfect example of why I wanted to do it! A surprise and delight, and a body of work I know I will come back to (once I have time to pick albums myself again!)
Not much to say here, couldn't get into it
The tracks are a little one-dimensional for my taste. The only variation within tracks is (most often) vocalists joining with new melodies or fading out again. The percussion, in all the songs where it's prevalent, is so consistently simple that it may as well not be included in the mix. Consider an 8-minute Led Zeppelin track where Bonham is playing the exact same bar of drumming with no complex rhythms on repeat for the entire song. Or Neil Peart of Rush doing the same thing. It wouldn't be nearly as fun to listen to, right? The vocals, though – especially those of the lead vocalist – are very strong. Confident, melodic, exciting, and playing along to the mood of each song. I found myself wishing the tracks were a bit shorter (the average track length was around seven and a half minutes) but the lead vocals made it bearable. The acoustic guitar(?) in Ali Maula and acoustic strings on Ni Main Jogi De Naal are also worth a shoutout. 2/5 Key tracks: Allah Hoo Allah Hoo, Ali Maula Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam
Definitely nope
+1 for being a unique thing on this list, and another +1 for this dude's vocal stamina. 2/5
I love eastern rhythms, but that was a lot of them. Couldn't eat all in one sitting.
This is a LOT But I enjoyed it for a while
This is the random weird shit I love on this list. I've never heard of it before and while I didn't enjoy it all that much, I appreciated something different.
The guy's got some pipes (and apparently like 1,000 albums on spotify?) but this was a very, very long album. It was decent background music and honestly not the worst thing I've ever heard. 2/5
most songs sounded the same…. that sound you ask? dog meat
IDK how I can reduce an entire culture to a numeric score. I don't want to listen to this album again, so I guess that makes it a 2, but that doesn't make a ding for value.
great performances of music that I would not likely listen to outside of this list. I do think it feels very lively for a recording.
Came to this guy from Jeff Buckleys name drop on Live at Sin-e. I enjoyed it first time and loved revisiting it. A diversion from the anglophonic majority and one very worthy of inclusion in the list. Having no familiarity with the expected rhythms and structure as well as no idea of the lyrics meant this just floated by beautifully and I could just enjoy the vibe
Grew on me as it went on. I have no opinion of its comparative excellence, but objectively it's pretty cool. Happy to have it on this list.
Worth listening to, though I wouldn't again. High musicality.
This was hard going for me, heard plenty of his stuff before thanks to BBC radio evening shows over the years, but none of it ever really stuck with me. This one sure was a palate cleanser compared to the rest of this list, but I found the vocals repetitive, I guess that's part of it's style, but not my sort of thing, also a bit shouty. Well done for putting it on the list.
I was okay with a few songs, but just didn’t find that it distinguished itself in a good way. It is funky, and maybe just not my cup of tea.
It was interesting. Better than ravi shankar. I wouldn't listen to it as an album but appreciate it.
It’s bad criticism to say you don’t “get it.” Whether you’re a professional critic or a casual observer, saying you don’t understand a work of art, and therefore don’t enjoy it, just means you’re missing the context that makes it a great work of art. Whether that’s context of influences and lineage, context of the medium’s history or genre’s history, or the context of its creation, not “getting it” is, in my opinion, not a critique of the art, but a critique of the critic. Especially when every audience is capable of enjoying a great work of art at face value, intrinsically based on its essence, at least if it’s truly a great work of art. I won’t say I don’t get it, and I won’t say this isn’t a great work of art, either within the context of its technical ability [obviously great] or within the history of a genre I know very little about. But I will say I’m missing a ton of context that would help me understand why this album above all others has been included here. On face value, I will never listen to this again, under any circumstance. I totally acknowledge, though, that I lack anything to hold it up against, no comparable album that shows a different version of this style of music. I’m also missing a ton of cultural context, so I’m unsure if this album is closer to Bach or Pet Sounds. Is this "classical” music or modern “pop” music? Finding a comparison routes me back to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, an important figure in “world music,” but….why? Was this because of Enya and the Gregorian chants, or is there a specific trigger from Pakistan at the time that isn’t just a contemporary Bollywood remix from the 21st century? Is this even the album to actually start with? All of it feels like a lot of work for a personal project like this challenge, and while it’s good to expose yourself to new voices, obviously, sometimes, you can be in over your head. And at face value, if you don’t love something, you don’t love something. And I cannot think of a context in which I’d listen to this. Maybe I’m missing that context, but I also maybe don’t care if that’s bad criticism. I just don’t get this.
The idea of this excites me more than the reality I’m afraid. I generally really enjoy non English language music but this is a bit too relentless for me. I’ll add a star for not being in English, but this isn’t something I want to come back to really
Rachel songs. Música do Paquistão.
Interesting, but nah. All sounds the same after a while.
I have listened to a lot of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, he has collaborated a lot with Peter Gabriel on tracks such as Signal to Noise - https://open.spotify.com/track/2CnucOZJUTMviGIADnNFRY?si=bf7dd4ab95c54dd3 and Taboo https://open.spotify.com/track/4q9auAqHLCeJpXa4XoEidI?si=cdf0066d26b045cf Do yourself a favour and listen to how amazing this dude is!
I quite liked bits of this album - probably not something I would have heard of without the 1001 challenge. I found myself tapping along to a fair few of the tracks, but some were a bit repetitive. Great to hear some more music from outside the usual UK and USA!
No vá.
Yeah, I tried... I really did. This gave me anxiety.
this album was really neat and i loved being exposed to music that i normally do not get exposed to. you could tell how joyful the music was from the singing and from the instrumentals here. just a very chill, jubilant album to kick off a weekend morning. cool stuff!
pretty music but not my style
I'm certain this is very nice for someone, but that someone is not me.
Nusrat was Jeff Buckley's Elvis.
Very different from my usual tastes, but this is a very good album. 4/5
Something different. I was surprised I wasn't intraced with it. Got bored with it after awhile.
Well done, well produced. Unique. Not my style.
This was the album(s) I have had the most trouble listening through so far. It’s not my least favourite and it’s not even that I disliked the music, it just became tiresome for me relatively quickly and the music is very repetitive. Listens: 1 Fave Track: ? (They all sounded similar to me) Rating: 2
Not really my style (Pakistani) but seems really good for this style!
Very powerful music- searching yet joyous.
Great music to vibe out to. The songs go on a little long, But I think if I knew the words that would help that. Regardless good album
These are indeed songs for the devoted. Unfortunately, we're pretty noncommittal. The music is fine but not our thing.
No radio length edits here
Crumbs - that’s a lot of music. Only managed to listen to the first couple of songs while driving Tilly to school. It was ok. 3* for being a somewhat left field contribution to the challenge.
I like the percussion, but the relentless nature of the singing is rather overbearing after a while and rather drowns out the other instrumentation. It would be OK in small doses, but not for me as an album.
Surprisingly not heard before but he doesn't do short songs. I can imagine getting into this in the right environment and may revisit should the need arise. Quite hypnotic.
Wat een lage rating heeft dit album, onterecht! Ik vind wereldmuziek prachtig, laat je kennismaken met andere culturen en hun muziek. Dit is daar een prachtig voorbeeld van. Ik zal dit natuurlijk niet wekelijks opzetten, maar van begin tot einde is het prettig om naar te luisteren.
I doubt that I will consciously seek out this album again. But boy, the energy. The passion. The depth. Amazing
It's dense. I think it would take a lot of listens to really embrace. Didn't mind it, though. 2.5
Nusrat is apparently a legendary Pakistani singer whom I've never heard of. This album, as the title indicates, is a collection of devotional songs sung in the style of Qawwali. Firstly, the instrumentation on here is super solid. The tabla (I think that's one of the instruments they're playing) is such a dope sounding instrument. Nusrat's voice is very powerful. Combined with the call-and-response lyrical style, this recording gives off a pretty intense vibe. The songs go on for 7+ minutes and have a hypnotic value to them. Pretty cool listen.
Part of the reason I commenced this project was to learn. And so I am. This style of music, called qawwali, is new to me, as is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, but sounds as though he'd attained legend status in his short 48 years. As I am ignorant to the history of qawwali music and cannot understand the lyrics, I can only base it on my opinion of the music, and...it was good! Interesting, and never felt it went on too long. He's a passionate singer, and the playing was intricate. Not too much I can say about it, but I liked it.
I have a recording of his that I like better; I think it's more traditional Qawwali, a lot of call and response, but I'm no expert. Enjoyed much of this too tho, more diverse.
Not familiar with this genre, but what I heard was pretty cool. I like the passionate microtonal singing and the rhythm.
(April 12 2024) 2nd album in a row I can't listen to with Apple Music; I see there are about 9000 other albums of his there, so I will share a Wikipedia quote from Chris Nickson, of Global Rhythm: \"trying to make order of Khan's entire discography would be a nightmare.\" I'll get to Devotional Songs soon, but for now today's substitution is obviously Vampire Weekend (2008), followed by TV on the Radio’s Nine Types of Light (2011). Never really got around to hearing them, but I've often heard it said that Vampire Weekend is the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan of New York indie rock :p (April 16 2024) It was there the whole time! Bundled in a release called Love and Devotion, and mistakenly dated 1988. Wot Ok, those were definitely some songs of devotion. I think my favourite ones were tracks 2 & 4. I might put on the “Love” half later, but no guarantees. I don’t have my copy of the book right now; curious why this is Khan’s entry into the book out of all his other 9000 releases
not for me.
Sounds nice but not my kind of music.
as a westerner myself, this isn't something I'm truly drawn to. I love the representation, it surely is good, but just not something I'll listen to on a regular basis.
Not exactly my jam and was very hard to actively listen to but once I spaced out and it was just in the background it wasn't actively painful to my ears.
I dig it. There's a pulse to this throughout, I love all of the percussion and some of the vocal variations throughout. Just has a powerful rhythmic presence.
Note before starting the album: This man has the most albums I've ever seen on Spotify. I must have scrolled past over a hundred to find this? This one is too far away from my usual listenings. It felt like the beginning of every song had a unique funky section, then they would all turn into approximately the same song again? I more than likely just don't have the palette for this at all. I'm forced to do something I've never done before. This album gets a 2/10 from me.
Oh je, schwierig. Interessante Musik, interessante Instrumentierung, schöne Stimme. Meins wird es aber nicht, ich kann mir das nicht auf die Dauer anhören. Da wird man dann ein wenig high.