Want One

This was painful to listen to, all 8 seconds of each song.

This is probably the most painful album to try and get through, i've rarely struggled so much.

Oh my god shut up dude. This rarely happens to me, where I find an album deeply irritating and I can’t find a great reason as to why. This is one of those albums.

Another painful listening.

God I want to punch him in the face

07/18 Boring

so ass

Could not listen to the whole thing, reminded me of plain noodles

No reason for this to be on here

This guy wants to put my best friend Thom Yorke out of a job, but he sucks!

1.5/10 - Sometimes you know solely by the album cover.

I listened a second time to see if my ears deceived me. Nope, this album was just as bad the second time through. Special shoutout to the run of Vibrate-Harvester of Hearts for being extra annoying. 1/10

Stylish package but definitely not my cup of tea. Notably sleepy album that I had difficulties to even listen through.

#417 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ ✅ I'm not a fan of pop music, this being called "chamber pop" makes my neck hair rise up. Rufus Wainwright is a familiar name, in the sense that "I don't need to listen to this guy" is an automatic subconscious thought. Reminds me of a light version of Radiohead. I dislike his slurred mumbley mannerisms (a.k.a sössötys) while singing, which is why I had to quit the album after 6 songs. His music sounds pretty here and there, constantly familiar from elsewhere and too polished, but it is meaningless to me. I dunno, 1/5 🤷‍♂️

Too much for me, opera pop and very heavy on the singing. Nope!

Yeah, no, sorry, I will not get warm with Wainright. He's a wailing guy that wants to spice up relatively standard songs with some odd idea here and there. It's not enough, it's overall annoying.

Great... two days after torturing me with Want Two I get this. It is also awful.

Of all the insufferable sad and whiny white boy singers who have ever lived this guy might be the saddest and whiniest.

I think life might be too short to waste one more minute of it rolling my eyes at this man's voice.

Oh dear - this guy again How?? This really is not 1001 material Dont like the voice, lyrics, music, cover art, anything Go away, and dont come back

I kinda see some of the song concept but its below average album lyrically and overall 2/10 but I see the concept in way but its not that good

Thom Yorke wailing over Disneyfied Robbie Williams songs Also he's called fucking Rufus hahaha

zzzz

Thom Yorke wannabe does a shitty musical

lol nah

nah

Sounds lush and just way too much and over the top. The actual core of the songs feels hollow or missing. I found it hard to finish.

Stupid fucking album. Sure, I'll rate it what he wanted...

Day 17 Want One by Rufus Wainwright This was… not for me. I really tried to be open with this one, but it just didn’t land at all. First of all, I really can’t stand his vocals. It feels like some kind of blend between Thom Yorke and Matt Bellamy, but like a Temu version of that. It just doesn’t work for me. The vocals feel forced, a bit annoying, and the emotional moments don’t hit at all. The music itself isn’t terrible. It’s not really my thing, but there are moments where it almost has this kind of beautiful, Disney-like quality. Still, it never really connects. “Go or Go Ahead” was probably the only track I somewhat liked. I can understand why people love this, and I respect it, but it’s just completely not for me. Wine pairing? Something white, sharp, and a bit too sweet. The kind you don’t really enjoy but finish anyway. Food pairing? Something equally off for your taste. Maybe an overcooked fancy dish that looks great but just doesn’t hit right. Vinyl? Don’t want it. First listen? Yes. Overall 1 out of 5.

I don’t get it. Bland lyrics about mundane garbage set against music that is a mishmash of broadway and 1920s influences just doesn’t resonate with me. I think I stopped the album at least twice to see how much longer I had.

Retírenlo, Pidanlo, Abortenlo, Arrebátenlo, solo eso

no thats okay

I would like to believe that I've been pretty kind to Rufus Wainwright throughout my time doing this project. When he wanted two, he got a two. And now he wants one, so for doing an even worse imitation of Radiohead that's exactly what he gets!

This was lame as fuck. It's so sweet and benevolent that it gave me cavities. Despite his voice being on pitch, I pity the lazy, drawling pronunciation. Really clashes with an otherwise classically-inclined release. Also, minus ten points from Gryffindor for quoting Ravel's Bolero in the opening number.

you got it buddy!

lips too numb

I listened to this album twice. My first listening I did not like Wainwright's voice, lyrics, or music. I found it barely tolerable. *This* is the guy who sings Hallelujah on the Shrek soundtrack? So, I listened to him sing Hallelujah, and then re-listened to Want One again. It was better. I could hear the nuances in his voice once I paid better attention. All that to say, not a fan. I'll stick to Hallelujah.

He has such an irritating voice. The songs seem to have some merit, if I could concentrate on them long enough to appreciate them, but they are spoiled by his whiny vibrato. He should have changed his LinkedIn profile from Singer/Songwriter to Songwriter after this album but it seems he didn't. Now that I've suffered both the albums he somehow managed to get on this list, I never want to hear from him again.

Can this dude possibly not wail for a just few seconds per song? Maybe? No? Fine. One star because it made me angry.

nah no 4 me

Second album proposé après un 'Want Two' terriblement ennuyeux (noté 1/5), il part donc avec un gros désavantage ... Et n'arrive pas à une meilleure note que le précédent. Ennui complet dès le premier morceau, je ne suis pas allé au bout non plus. =>1/5

Boring

1.5 - not very good nothing memorable

Whiney to the point of bothersome

Tedious, unaffecting rubbish. Imagine if Radiohead went a bit more theatrical, whilst simultaneously stripping away everything from their sound which makes them compelling and shifting their lyrical focus towards teeny boppy nonsense, and you'd have something which closely resembles this. Seriously, who is this for? People going through a mid life crisis?

This is a narcissistic vanity project from a pretentious nepo baby who has absolutely believed the parental gushing about how special and wonderful he is. “Want One” is not even style over substance. It’s not written for fans, it’s written to feed his own ego. Self indulgent, meretricious, god awful rubbish.

Not my thing

Overblown guff with an annoying vocal delivery. Some nice little moments. 1 feels hard but I just gave TTD a 2 and that had 3 80's classics on it. So i think that makes this a 1. A bit harsh but I need a few more 1's that are not heavy/thrash metal.

Want One I had this when it came out and I think I convinced myself I liked it then, and I tried hard with Want Two, and gave it a three, but after listening twice through I realise that I actually hate this album. I started off thinking this wasn’t without merit, appreciating the size and lushness of the sound as well as the excellent guest list, but that it just wasn’t for me, but that feeling hardened and metastasized into genuine annoyance. His melodic style is not to my taste, and I’m not a fan of his voice, but those two things in combination are a super charged kind of awful; flat, lacking personality, jarring against the grandiosity of the music and creating an atmosphere of tedious, droning, moaning, solipsistic self-importance. It felt like I had been listening for about 2 hours but I had only got to track 8, and it was a relief when it finally finished, but that was soon replaced with a sense of dread at having to listen again. It did not improve on second listen, and I ultimately came to the conclusion that this album is some bullshit Emperor’s New Clothes wankfest. Want One = 1. 🛞

not for me..

Bland and shit.

With a name like Rufus Wainwright and cover art that looks like that, you better make a damn good album. Oh wait..

no no absolutely no

HOW DO YOU DO YOU LIKE ME NOW GAY BOY...you're music is tighter than dick skin

Like Radiohead, but if they were forced to release a Disney movie soundtrack. Rufus has an annoying habit of slurring his words, not too bad to begin with, but by the halfway mark it was killing me. I think if this album had ended eight tracks in, I might have considered two stars, but it kept going and going, so one star it is.

Sorry, but I just found this tedious and boring with no redeeming features. 1

I found it! My first one star album. What an unending snooze fest. An hour of slow piano and whiny male vocals. So boring.

Maybe I wasn't in the right mood but I found this absolutely boring. I like what Rufus did with Chaka Khan, but haven't heard much else from him. This sounded like a soundtrack to a movie I would fall asleep through.

It just doesn't end 😫

Nope, just nope

How much did this Rufus guy pay to be on this list?

There’s a lot to not like here

Nope.

na paar nummers ben ik brakend naar de wc gelopen... leek alsof Radiohead een slechte dag had... en ik ben al geen fan als ze een goeie dag hebben

not good. Don't go back.

Music for hipster w4nkers, dull as F!

Magnolia paint in musical form - Inoffensive and no distinct identity but something you’ll never want to have in your house after 6 months

It’s just the same the whole time. If I was rating a single song I could maybe rate it higher but it’s not

Jag gillar hans systers (Martha) skiva från ungefär samma tid. Men nu var det inte den vi skulle recensera ...dessvärre. Rufus låter mest som en dålig Peter Jöback med alldeles för stor stråkbudget. Minst dålig är han när han håller det sparsmakat som i t.ex. "Pretty things" Detta gör att en del låtar börjar helt acceptabelt, om än lite tråkigt, för att efter nån dryg minut totalt haverera. Ett par spår håller dock hela vägen som "Harvester of hearts" och "Want", kanske “11:11" också om jag är på mitt mildaste humör. Men det räcker inte för att lyfta det till godkänt, haverierna är för djupa och många. En stark etta

Rufus kan sjunga långa toner med vibrato. Vaarje ooooord skaaa draaas uuuut. Någon borde säga till honom att sjunga kortare. Eller helst inget alls.

Det här var rätt segt (syrran är intressantare). Rösten är rejält gnällig (påminner om Thom Yorke). Inte mycket som sticker ut. Men det maler på i nästan en timme. Slogs tydligen samman med uppföljaren till en dubbel! Vem orkar med det?

Back in 2003, I was very into Punk, Metal, Jungle and Drum and Bass; this passed me by then. So I gave it a chance, but Wainwright’s theatrical delivery doesn't do it for me. It's bland and pretentious

Budget Thom York, now 30% off! Nothing special about this tbh, only get Radiohead vibes but more pop friendly and less iconic. this type of voice is very easy to sound monotone and boring in and i think this slips into the boring and monotone category. So if you like this go and listen to Radiohead instead.

por que esse site tá fazendo isso comigo meu deus isso é tortura

This was really hard to get through. So boring, excruciating.

This album needs to come off the list ASAP! Mediocre at best. The only listenable original song was "Vicious World" and was added to my Liked list. He has a very nice voice. However most of his most popular work are covers and he does them with Beatle like quality. His 2nd most liked song "Another Believer" isn't on this album either. I'd never heard it and he co-wrote it. Not a great pick for his work. None of his top ten popular songs are from this album. I take that back, one is, "Oh What A World"

Complete shit. Dude sounds like he was forced to record the album.

Alright, so I finally gave Rufus Wainwright's Want One a proper listen. And, well, it's just not really my thing. Honestly, I found him a bit whiny on this album. And the lyrics? Pretty boring, to be frank. Nothing really grabbed me or made me think twice. But hey, that's okay. Different strokes for different folks, right? It would be pretty lame if we all liked the exact same stuff. I gave it a fair shot, but this one isn't going to be in my regular rotation. It's not horrible, but it just didn't click with me.

i liked the mix of classical music and pop, but the style of music just wasn’t appeasing to me, though i understand why people may like him. it’s just theater kid music

Not my music

This is not so good. So far, it's the worst album I've been presented on this list Sounds really boring

man this almost killed me to get through

If he wants a one, he can have it. Annoying

The compositions are bold, brash and basic, often even underdeveloped. The humour fails to charm me, in fact the lyrics generally lack detail or focus. To top it off it’s a frustratingly long release. At best it’s pleasant and inoffensive, at worst the unearned “punch the air” moments gnaw away at you while Rufus does a Thom Yorke impression.

Each song was worse than the last.

No, I'm good. Favorite Track: "Movies Of Myself".

Did I hate this because I was in a bad mood, or was I in a bad mood because I hated this?

Worse than Coldplay.

Niet mijn ding

In high school, occasionally the drama kids would randomly stand up in the middle of the cafeteria and loudly sing songs from CATS or some other obnoxious show tunes. They would've loved this album; I do not. It actually started off kind of okay: the first four or five tracks start out with a decent tempo. The songs are fine even if overly sincere and try-hard; I thought "I'm surprised; this might actually get a 3!" Then, the pacing takes a nose dive off a cliff and the rest of the album is a slow, torturous grind. Even though the first few songs are tolerable, the sudden and permanent change in tempo for the rest of the album is awful. I was never gonna listen to this again anyway. 1 star.

A couple of songs sounded like two internet browsers open at once, playing different songs together. Seemed dissonant for the sake of sounding different.

1st album of 500+ I am skipping. Why 2 Wainwright albums?? The suffocating pretension is too much.

If wet Wonder Bread were music this is what if would sound like

Well.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

A celebration of pretentious whining and self absorption. Hipsters would love this album. Hipsters are very punchable.

Annoying.

It's hard to imagine a worse singing voice being paid to be recorded. Dude sounds like he was shocked awake in an unexpected location and asked to sing. Some of the instrumentation isn't bad but the voice is just terrible.

self-indulgent, meandering drivel

No

This was... odd... Based on other recent entries, I now have a new perspective on what awful truly is, and I can't say that this is that particular shade of bad... But it definitely isn't even close to good, either... In fact, it really is awful... Just in a very inventively odd way... I dunno... I struggle to imagine the target audience this was meant for... It sorta feels like clips of it would appear in a Hallmark movie or something... In the interest of mending my average score from the damage done by jazzapalooza, I'd love to give this a neutral 3 and move on, but it definitely doesn't deserve that... So, I guess the lesson here is that evil just comes in different flavors... Oh, and under no circumstances should Rufus ever be allowed to sing again... His whiny vocals are as deadly as any jazz horn...

Want one? No thanks. I want none of this.

I found that to be boring and lacking inspiration of any kind.

Rufus has a flare for the theatrical and this album shows it. Great voice, but this is not good. He's like that prince in the Holy Grail. "But Father, I'd rather....sing!"

Could only make it through 2 1/2 songs. This guy loves his long note voice. I don’t.

Talk about an album cover! Hot garbage of an album though. I think the only person that liked it was Jeff

Back to the monotone whingers. Joy.

Not a fan of his tone

For the love of the wee man. Pish.

REALLY??? 🤦‍♂️ Dude I tried. I just can’t. 3 songs in and I’m ready to quit the 1001 project altogether. Wainwright is a good enough singer. But the fucking affectation, the little slurry tongue the soft consonant sounds. I don’t have time for this shit. Get over yourself please. Why do we have two of these albums? Here’s something else: you think I’m complaining? You should hear this record. I think I’ll go listen to actual Radiohead now.

Why does this list consistently generate total shit?

Baroque pop featuring sappy Songs with elongated vocals and suffocating softness.

Not my kind of music. Whiney-songwriter

Whiny

Want One? No thanks.

Wufus Wainwight

utterly, painfully, unremarkable music paired with a voice that can be described as generically good but will never be hailed as unique or particularly interesting. I'll give rufus the benefit of the doubt that this was a labor of love and the result of his true artistic expression, which actually does make it somewhat impressive that it sounds like it was created exclusively in response to the feedback of focus groups

Don't like the music, don't like the voice.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: None Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: This is like if Want Two was worse in every way, and Want Two wasn't even that good to begin with. I cannot believe he scammed two albums into this generator. #releasethewainwrightfiles

Nope, no thanks. 1.36

I would have preferred a Michael Bublè album.

Yikes. I skipped almost every song on this album hoping that the next one would not suck, but was continually let down. There are so many albums that are probably not on this list that should be and this garbage made it?? Shame.

No, I don't Want One

Wake me up (when the record is over) (sorry - Green Day ;-) ) Ravel's Bolero in the starting track describes my feelings best. Sorry - I cannot see any artistic skills - I DONT want one! I really wonder how much was payd to get this album in such a collection (1001...)

From the name, I was expecting a bit of country music, but instead got something that sounded like a cross between Coldplay and Ed Sheeran, from a man whose idea of a big romantic gesture is putting his phone on vibrate. This is so inoffensive you could play it at a dinner party for maiden aunts, nervous vicars and people with heart problems with no risk of upsetting anyone. The only edgy thing here is the cover where he is holding a longsword by the blade. Do not want.

Ugh. Fun fact: you can sing along "this is boring AF" on any song of the album if you ever want to turn it to a 2!

Boring

No thanks, don't want one. 1/5

Seriously! A second one...ugh. Just not an interesting listen at all. 1.5/5

Just about my first DNF. His voice, somewhere between Tom Waits and John Grant, rubs me up the wrong way. And this goes on and on and on. Sorry Rufus, sure you're a great guy and all.

Every song sounded exactly the same. Not a fan.

3.56 rym no assolutamente no

Can’t dance to this

Dull and monotonous. Not for me thanks

I don't even know what to say. A boy in his room of his parents house playing with his Casio keyboard...

The most beautiful drunk singing I've heard in a while. This is really awful. He's a great singer in theory so I assumed that I wouldn't hate it, but he just drones on and on and his vibrato started to make me feel seasick. He has arranged the orchestration of each song as if he is Beethoven himself, but none of the songs stand up to it. They're extremely repetitive, not very creative, the phrases are long and boring, and I can't understand a damn word he's singing anyway. This album is pompous and was torture to listen to.

As for “Want One” – wow, that was incredibly lame… Not a fan of his voice, nor his lyrics – and then there’s the incessant whiney-ness throughout the album – what a recipe for success!!! Perhaps this should have been a Broadway soundtrack, and not sure why it was as popular as it was, but so far – just about every album from the 2000’s on this list has sucked ass…

Why do multiple Wainwright albums warrant being on this list

I don't know if it is just fatigue after 500+ albums, but I don't have time for this uninspired bullshit. What does this album offer that sets it with the 1,001+ you need to hear? It's like a bad one-man play mixed with early 2000 alternative. Sorry if I am being too harsh, Rufus.

Wish bubble, boring stuff this, really didn’t enjoy

I listened for a few tracks, lost interest, shut it off and didn’t feel bad about it, because this album has been removed from the book.

1/5 boring

NPC music - first track and some others vaguely remind me of Black Country new road. 1.5

Fake ass Jason mraz

Chato

Brutal

what a bore. I'm sure there is genius in here somewhere, but most of the time i just can not even figure out what he is thinking about. I get zero emotional resonance. Mostly I feel like Rufus thinks he's so much cooler than the rest of us cause he lives in NYC. (or something... how do you like them apples?) The melodies and themes mostly sound the same.

I kind of can’t stand his voice.

I think they meant to put this album on the “1001 albums that I’d rather hang from the gutter by my nutsack than listen to” list.

Trash. 0⭐

Not a big fan. Interesting to hear the echoes of early Billy Joel, not sure if it is his accent in the vocals or some of the musical elements.

this sounded exactly as i expected. not a compliment.

Fucking boring

Tämänkin kuvittelin arvostelleeni jo. Sietämätöntä disney sheissea! 1:5

Rufus Wainwright? More like Rufus Wain…not…wright. I don’t know, I don’t write comedy. One star 👎

What is it with the early 2000s and bombastic pomp? It's very tempting to blame Oasis and The Verve, but I'm not sure it can be in this case. Everything is soaring, full of grandiosity - and a bit shit. Vicious World has some truly unpleasant stereo imaging, which is I can only assume the mixing desk equivalent of an extremely drunk bloke at a house party flicking the lights on and off while shouting "Disco!" to a bunch of unenthusiastic and slightly embarrassed teenagers. Every track has that bright ostentatious sound. An old piece of bacon never eaten by Elvis.

Gag. Absolute shit.

As bad as I thought it might be

I hate Rufus Wainwright. Wish I could give it a 0.

Very whiny

Ugh. I know this name, not sure where from, but the music screams "posh twat." I'm not even British, and "posh twat" just popped into my head. The album opener has some lines about how unbelievable today's world is, straight men reading fashion magazines?? Inconceivable. This guy just seems really full of himself. Musically, it's fine, but seems high-brow in a way that just isn't fun or inviting. Not really interested in making new fans. Favorite tracks: Vicious World. Album art: Cover does look really cool, but the picture seems to confirm my feelings. Is that him? With the eyeliner and brooding look? Again, feels very self-important, this one. It's a really cool, elaborate cover though. 1.5/5

I don’t like his voice. The album was whiny and repetitive, not for me 1*

Didn't like this.

wow so same

1/5. This is just an awful Michael Buble wannabe. Not my taste of music at all and really a disservice by Apple Music to categorize this album as “rock.”

I still think Wainwright has one of the most annoying voices in pop music. I just can't stand it. I can't get past the voice to even pretend to determine if there's anything "there" in the rest of the songs. I hope this is the last Wainwright on the list. Is it better than Want Two? Maybe, at least it didn't start with something I wanted to turn off 10 seconds in. This one took about half way though the album before I kept reminding myself that I don't skip songs during this challenge. But man, did I want to.

No sé por qué, pero parece que ya había escuchado este disco. O puede ser que todos los de Rufus me suenan igual.

I certainly don't Want One. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned his annoying voice, it really got under my skin and I had to skip through the songs. Campy, showtunes for the wannabe hipsters

It's bad. Not good. Better than a one but ot by much. I was bored. Glad it's over.

Dreadful divorced mom pop. Sounds like Thom Yorke but less interesting. Club me in the head with a bowling pin. Eughh, gotta wash my ears out with Blood Incantation or something.