Reviews (page 12 of 12)
synes egentlig sangene var fine for sig selv men den var for monoton :/ lige under middel
Væsentlig mere kedelig end jeg havde regnet med..
white boys were too powerful in the early 2000s
So so album not my favorite but had some decent songs
This was not pleasant. I didn’t really find anything I liked about this album. It he emo vibe was strong here.
Un peu trop Dylan pour moi, beaucoup de refrains répétés, quand ça part en rock c'est sympa.
I liked moments on the album but nothing ever quite "hit it" for me for a full song.
It’s a vibe, very soft for me but beautiful tunes, feels longing. Gets a bit boring/repetitive. Some nice vocal mixes. Lucked out matching the rainy day vibes. Long way to go, and getting further away Why should you want any other When you’re a world within a world?
Overall I like this kind of vibe of music quite a bit, but I felt that this was just missing something. It had all the usual elements of a sadboy indie type album but it made me feel nothing. Maybe I just didn’t connect with what he was singing about.
unremarkable
Like a mash up of many others... not my thing. Lots of words and tuneless
Very early 2000's. Didn't do anything specific for me.
Realmente não faz meu estilo. Albúm insosso. Nenhuma música/riff/passagem de destaque.
I wish I could say I like this album. The music is nice not great and his voice is extremely average and forgettable. It almost sounds a little bit like a watered down Beatles or Beach boy want to be. Kind of like if you took art Garfunkel solo albums and took the life out of them or vampire weekend and put a pillow over it so you just heard the muffled remains.
Smith is one of those artist that everyone seems to love. Everyone except me that is. I got "Miss Misery", but the rest of his oevre sounded to experimental, mish-mashy and wishy-washy to me. I still wait for my Nick Drake moment where I'll discover him and then love him to death.
He sounds better with plenty of backing. His voice gets very boring really quickly. I was vacillating between 2 and 3 stars because this is all kinds of meh without being offensive. Then Spotify played Nick Drake after this album was finished. It made me realise that I wasted 54 minutes on something that is many magnitudes less than Nick and other good/great songwriters. If my rating saves one person from wasting time on this piece of white bread with no crust then I've served my purpose.
Has a coffeehouse vibe. Not fond of his nasally voice but it’s a nice album for background music
Bored
Boring, maybe in a different mindset I would like it
I like Coconut Records which are obvious inspired by Elliott Smith. Smith not too much.
indy, whiny, doesnt get me going. Can tolerate
Didn’t hate it , it just wasn’t that great
couldn’t do it. felt very soulless and commercial.
Meh, didn't hate it but nothing really jumped out for me. Totally forgettable album
I really don't get the Elliot Smith hype, sorry! There's nothing much here that sets him aside from every other singer/songwriter I've heard. A couple of interesting songs but mostly fell very flat
Bland and boring, some ok sounds.
It's fine. Few little jams, but not much to get excited about.
2/5
A bit too emo boy music for me.
I really wanted to like this, I really did BUT I just couldn’t get into it. His voice was a little too annoying. 3/10
Young kid version of myself would call this music ‘gay’. His voice is just kind of annoying. The instrumentals were fine just kind of boring. 16 songs is too many fucking songs for an album. His wiki page is way more interesting than his music. 3/10
Considering how acclaimed this artist is its strange that I have never heard of him. Strong late Beatles vibes. Interesting death!!!! Fav track - Son of Sam
Some songs are gorgeous. Really beautifully atmospheric numbers like Somebody That I Used To Know but the rest comes and goes without me really noticing until Elliot Smith breaks into my thoughts with one of his repetitive refrains that go round and round like a stuck record.
Dislike vocals and lover guitar feels in the songs
Boring
Depression. None of the songs caught me.
This was hard to listen to. It didn't seem to fit into any genre or sub genre that I enjoy.
Canciones agradables, pero malas. Seguramente lo rescatable son las letras, pero no se le entiende.
Bit wet
Can't believe how much Elliott Smith is on this list.
‘Figure 8’ is a perfectly fine album by Elliot Smith: he’s technically proficient, writes decent songs and melodies and yet…I can’t quite place my finger on why, but I was bored to tears by this.
With all due respect, I’ll never be in the mood to fire this up, even when I’m feeling blue.
Nice instrumentals for sure but otherwise boring af. Skipped through most songs. Reminds me of Beatles. Doesn’t compare well. Vocals uninspiring Can’t Make a Sound is okay as is Bye so i rate it two stars.
Not my favorite Elliot smith. Average
Huudan enkä pysty hallitsemaan itseäni, ja joudun hysteeriseen itkuun ja voihkimiseen. Alan kouristella ja vääntelemään maassa, vaahtoaen suussani, kun elliotiinin itkujen tuska täyttää sieluni. Vapautan kulhoni, kun alan menettää kehon toimintojeni hallinnan, ja kehoni sulkijalihakset supistuvat ja tärisevät. Huone täyttyy nopeasti paskan hajulla, kun vääntelen ja väänryn tuskissani, ja kuulen vain kivuliasta kivunhuutoa, joka pian muuttuu gurisevaksi jännitykseksi, kun kurkkuni täyttyy paskasta ja kyynelistä, kun jään autiouden valtamereen ja tyhjyys. Muuten aika hauska albumi, hurraa. gondola man
The songs were good but his voice did grate on me a little. I don't mind indie music but sometimes it just feels single layered and this album felt that way too. It's very much a backgroun noise album. There's not much else to say about this album which isn't ever a good sign of a good album. Stand out tracks: Junk Bond Trader
Would probably need more than one listening to understand this album
Indie lento. Se me ha hecho bola. Un 2.
I have this album several tries. I wasn't connecting to it and kept feeling I wasn't in the right mood or I was missing something. After 3 tries I'm done. I don't want to hear this again.
Some okay songs. Can't stand his voice though. Too weak and whimpery. Sounds like he's about to cry. Like, can we get one song where he actually sings from his chest?
I’m gonna be so for real, was not a huge fan of this guy. His voice was nice, some of the songs were okay, but there was nothing memorable besides the fact that he died. Sorry man…
Elliot Smith has an amazingly haunting voice, he has a sense of melodrama about him that makes me feel uneasy. This sense of uneasiness is fueled even more knowing that this was his last album before his death, and the details of his death make this album even sadder. That being said, I really enjoyed some of the songs on the album, mainly "Wouldn't Mama Be Proud", "Better Be Quiet Now", and most of all "Can't Make a Sound". I honestly didn't enjoy a lot of the songs on this album, but can't make a sound is completely different, I feel that smith's voice and the background track create a perfect melody with this song. However, these few songs don't bring the whole albums up for me, I would rate this album a decent 2.5.
First, rock is one of the listed genres. Yea....no, not rock at all. Never heard of this guy and after listening to this a couple times, pretty happy about it. Found everything to be slow moving and generally listless and dull. Wasn't outright terrible, but happy to be moving on. The most interesting part of this guy is how he died. How the hell can you stab yourself to death? 2 stab wounds and the fingerprints on the knife were his girlfriends? Something doesn't add up here. Bitches be crazy, fellas. Throw up a finger if you feel the same way. Shank puttin down for Californ-I-A! 2 for the music. 5 for getting me interested on how this dudes chick cut him out of her life. I may read up more tonight, but I doubt it. Watch out for the crazy chicks! 2
Elliot Smith to me is like Jeff Buckley. I know one song from something but the way the present themselves - their personas, I suppose - never interested me. I'm not normally into quiet introspective music and that seems to be their whole shtick. I was surprised at how upbeat a lot of this album was. Those were also the songs where he does something interesting, either with his voice or musically. But yeah almost all of the quiet and tender shit was pretty much out for me. Kind of reminded me of even more sad Ben Folds. By the time it was over I was also pretty over it. The back half does have some interesting sounding songs but it all muddles together. There might be a few tracks I listen to again but most of it probably not. 2
En soi pas désagréable, mais totalement oubliable par ailleurs.
Bof bof, rien de spécial. Au début je m'étais dit pourquoi pas, mais en fait c'est assez long et ça tourne en rond Je souffre un peu de l'effet de répétition, et peut-être que ça explique la note, il paie aussi pour les autres
Not for me.
5/10 Top 3: Son of Sam Junk Bond Trader In the Lost and Found
I mean not my vibe but I liked Bye
Mmmh, sorry but not my cup of tea :(
Incredible musicianship and lyrics, however, I have a really hard time with listening to his singing. I tried to move on from it but it just was not my vibe.
I like Elliot Smith ok, he makes it seem like he struggles to get the sound out. To me every song is sung the same. This album is no different.
i don’t know, i just couldn’t get into this album. i don’t know why.
First listen Saved 5/16 Top track: Son of Sam
Just a bit dull. Clearly there's emotion and intent to it, but the music just happens, and that's it.
This was very hard to listen to.
Very Beatles-esque and I don't like the Beatles so I didn't really enjoy this much either. The quieter and more reflective songs were boring, while some of the more energetic songs were sort of okay I guess. As the album progressed my interest waned and around the halfway mark I was just looking forward to this ending. Whiny and dull. Not bad enough for 1 star, but not deserving of more than 2 for me.
Another album from the most overrated genre in all of music. Critics love singer/songwriters because they feel it captures a glimpse of vulnerability from the courageous and brave musician that is inspired by the Beatles which apparently you have to be in order to be relevant and worthwhile. Nah. This is bland and repetitive material that is way over represented in this book. It's not terrible but it's not that exciting either. Yawn.
Album was ok, kind of vanilla. Would not listen to it again.
Highlights: Son Of Sam Leave Em's: Happiness/The Gondola Man, Better Be Quiet Now, L.A. Overall Thoughts: Very uninspiring body of work that had me returning to see how many more songs I had left. Similar to some previous albums it wasn't bad, there just wasn't a single song that I could see myself seeking out and coming back to. Elliott's voice does not sound special to me and the content of the songs and instrumentation do not knock my socks off either. I have a very difficult time resonating and rallying to these soft pop albums with a lack of variety... give me something with some emotion and passion! Score Breakdown: 2.673 & 2 -> 2.337
This dude sounds like Sean Lennon. Nothing too crazy though got a bit bored.
Nothing wrong with this album, but not my genre and found most of the tracks dull and twee
First album in the 1001 that entered "dislike" zone. Seriously. My highlight: the lyricism was occasionally wonderful. My letdowns: just the instrumentation, the slow pace of it all, the bleak mood that doesn't carry much at all. Super downer album for no great reason. And I came in thinking I'd love it. Sorry.
Not my thing.
2,5
i didn't like it.
Average..
Just found his voice very irritating tbh. Stand outs are Wouldn't Mama be Proud, Can't make a Sound and reading up on him, seemed like an interesting fella with an intriguing death
This was strange, not bad, but strange
This album evokes no emotional response from me.
It’s nice enough but damn depressing
Fine. Inoffensive unremarkable background music.
Died fast
Just kind of forgetable indie folk tbh
Definitely didn't hit me like the first album of his I heard from this list.
Slow and thoughtful. To say this the music bores me is not to say others shouldn’t find it enjoyable. However, I equate it most closely to Conor Oberst, and then closely beside a more composed Jose Gonzalez, or iron and wine. All of which are talented and deserving. They just never sat with me. Not a voluntary rotation for me.
Kinda boring
Kyssäisin itteni jos tekisin näin surkiaa mussiikkia.. Ihan hyvin soi albumi tho..
Not for me. Some nostalgia to the turn of the century for this, but ES’s well-polished mutterings never touched me.
Generic 2000’s pop/folk/rock
I've not listened to Elliott before, interesting how much Bob Evans sounds like him. This is pretty good, some nice melodies but it is all pretty much the same, very one dimensional approach to singing and arrangements. So not in anyway offensive but musically a bit of a glass of water.
I think the thing with Elliott Smith is that you had to be there. He was probably great at some intimate gig, playing for a small crowd who were sure he was the next big thing. But in the ranks of American singer-songwriters, I find it hard to rate him that highly. Mind you, the album we previously rated, Either/Or, was a much better record than this. I really didn’t find a standout track here.
Do not like his voice
Pretty basic retro rock.
Here I was thinking that me getting the first Elliott Smith album over at this website was more than a bit of a stretch, when I got this one as well. Neither is anything to die for.
Werd steeds saaier
Goed, maar niet boeiend. Kan dat eigenlijk samenvallen? Blijkbaar wel!
This is like a boomers favorite millennial record. Its not bad at all, just sounds like a thing I’m not trying to find. But he does it well.
Another album with Beatles-eque vibe/sound. Not fan of the singer's voice mannerisms. First two-three songs are memorable, after then everything blends together. Can't recall anything else after listening to the whole album. This could be cut short maybe even in half. Lots of songs feel like filler. Feels more like a stream of consciousness than a cohesive album. Best song: Song of Sam (great opener) Worst song: Bye (could be completely omitted)
Moody indie fare
Nope
Just meh and forgettable? Not my vibe. Was listening whilst doing reading notes and no songs jumped out at me like this is a banger. Was alright to listen to tho! Didn’t hate it just beige but in an okay way.
Pleasant enough album but nothing stand out.
I don't understand the significance of this album or why it's on the 1001 album list. It was a chore to go through. This was the second Elliott Smith album I've listened to and I hope there aren't any more.
Interesting and compelling for those that like this stuff.
Eh. This does nothing. And I don't mean that as in, "this album does nothing for me." I mean it as in, "this rock just sits there doing nothing." The songs go nowhere and the music is utterly devoid of energy. I'm giving Elliott a benefit-of-the-doubt star because I can see glimmers of talent poking up through this cardboard cut-out imitation of an album.
Nice but too melancholic to my taste.
Snäll pop men inte särskilt bra.
Nothing special, didn't really interest me to be honest
Haven't we heard this already?
Dull
So sad...
It was ok, inoffensive guitar driven sad-boy songs with some nice production and interesting melodies popping in and out. Not for me though. I award this two tissues to be used for wiping tears, snot, or the residue of a lonely wank.
meh
eh. can see where a lot of artist got inspiration from at least.
Not my jam
Son of Sam has a fun bounce to it, it has been much more enjoyable than Nirvana and The Smiths. Somebody That I Used To Know was ok, vocals weren’t my favourite of all time but still not bad. Junk Bond Trader was alright, fairly calm, I quite liked the piano intro. Everything Reminds Me Of Her was again fairly calming, nothing bad about it, just nothing gripping. Everything Means Nothing To Me was too short and repetitive for me to care about, it wasn’t bad, I just feel nothing towards it. L.A. was fine, again nothing I loved about it, it was just ok. In The Lost And Found is again okay, not my favourite, I like the almost ragtime feel to it thought. Stupidity Tries was alright, I liked the guitar on the track. Easy Way Out was again ok, a lot of the songs on this album are quite similar vocally, so there’s not much else to comment on. Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud was the same singer-songwriter style as the rest of the album. Colorbars was fairly calm, I liked the piano again. Happiness/TGM is the longest song on the album, and it does somewhat feel like that since it’s quite samesy as the whole album, although the drums were quite enjoyable on this track. Pretty Mary Kay lost me to be honest, but this point in the album, I’m just bored so I’m kinda wanting it to be over by this point. Better Be Quiet Now is just boring me even more, I don’t want to be negative but at this point, the effect has ran out. Can’t Make A Sound is the same boring stuff to me. Bye is a short, calm instrumental to close the album off and I don’t have any gripes with it. Overall, the album was ok, I can see why someone would enjoy it, just not to my taste personally. 2/5
Calmo, até que fica sem graça.
Didn't finish the album. Not really my thing and the vocals irritated me somehow.
Embole.
Maybe it's just not my type, but the whole album sounded a bit bland. Nothing really caught my attention. I would've given it 1 star, but Happiness/The Gondola man deserved more.
Generally nice and easy music, but sadly also kinda bland. I don't dislike it, but it also doesn't excite me in any way.
Was pretty boring. Not my taste in music but nothing horrible.
It is indie music. I didn't absolutely hate the album, but I did not care for it. I would not recommend the album nor any of the songs to anyone. The music is just there and is unremarkable.
The album seemed to move in fits and spurts. With just a few songs separating themselves from being ample b-roll background music. 47/100gecs
It's fine I guess -- there are a couple tracks that are more fun and upbeat which were alright like In the Lost and Found. Most of the instrumentals were good, I just didn't really care for the vocals or general mood. Can't Make a Sound would be an absolute banger if it didn't have some sad-sack whining all over it. 41/100 gecs
A poor man's Paul Simon?
La seva mort prematura l'ha envoltat d'un aura mística i fatalista que els seus discos no mereixen. El seu últim disc abans de suïcidar-se segueix el mateix camí de folk rock depressiu amb lletres punyents. Potser arriba a qui ha d'arribar... afortunadament, no és el meu cas
je toho prostě moc halo ten eliot- 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Indie lento. Se me ha hecho bola. Un 2.
Ekkert spes
First time listening to Elliot Smith, was not a bad experience, but one I wouldn't be super thrilled to listen to again. Standout songs: Junk Bond Trader, In The Lost & Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost
I have never heard of Elliott Smith prior to this, and I never really sat and listened to this style of music. Some of the songs stuck out to me, but I found myself unable to find a distinction between change and unique sound until I confirmed Spotify moved to the next song.
Niet mijn ding, en helaas niet op spotify meer
2/5
this is probably sacrilege but i only like about 2 of elliott smiths songs and they weren't on this album. it's all a bit too depressing for me plus i kind of get his thing but i can't help but feel an overwhelming feeling that his posthumous success is only because its posthumous. i have the same feelings about john lennons solo work and although i rate nirvana highly they are bigger than they should be. Goldie lookin chain wrote a critique about posthumous success in their seminal classic Self Suicide where they note the correlation between being dead and people deciding your music is better because you're pushing up daisies. https://youtu.be/Cdflid4OA2A
very bland
I feel like I really need the book to understand why some of the albums are included. There was nothing wrong with this album, but there also wasn't anything that I found particularly compelling. Vocals are okay. Melodies are okay. Instrumentation is okay. Everything is two scoops of "just okay." Rating an awfully bland 2.5 stars.
I thought I would like this more since I'm a fan of the sad boy indie emo sound from groups like Sparklehorse, Sufjan Stevens, Grandaddy, Red house painters etc, but this didn't do much for me unfortunately. I tried really hard to like it but after the second time listening to it I found it to be inoffensive but still very meh.
2nd listen. Not getting it. Every song kind of sounds the same. They aren't bad, but they are forgettable. 2/5
Didn’t really do it for me. More like a 2.5, but I was expecting to love it.
udmærket sing songwriter rockpop
90’er rock, Singer/songwriter, melankolsk
// Favs: – Score: Strong 2 to Light 3
I can’t get into ES. Oh well.
Every song sounded the same
Not for me but nice music
Levy tuli droppaa mun tunnelmaa. Ehkä tällekin voisi olla aika ja paikka, mutta nyt ei toiminut. Muutama tosin toimi sellaisenaankin.
Taas meni vähän kategoriaan ”muniin puhaltelu”. Ei kuitenkaan millään tavalla tuskastuttanut ja yks tai kaks biisiä oli ihan mukaansatempaaviakin
Didn’t feel like it was anything special. None of the sounds really stood out musically. The sound didn’t differ much throughout and it was hard to find a track that brought me in. 3.9/10
2/5 heard it twice, still don't remember it.
Jazzigt rock luuugnt
Conflicted. I kind of like it, but it's a bit too 'sweet' to me. Debating between 2 and 3 stars, but ultimately I don't really see myself seeking out this album again, so 2 stars.
Ik ken hem door de soundtrack van Good will hunting waar hij een paar droevige nummers heeft om van te huilen. Dit album gaat, maar ook niet meer dan dat, had korter gemogen (zoals zovele albums). Duurt echt te lang voor wat het is.
Meh
Weird story surrounding artist though 👀
I didn't care for it.
Egh
too depresive
Sin mas, agradable para tener de fondo
Suena todo igual, algo lento para un viernes
Слишком не понравился вокал, но по моему не совсем гно
It was alright, bit boring but not bad.
Early 2000's american indie. Boring.
I never did get the Elliott Smith thing. This album is very samey throughout.
Not great. I can see ita influence on 2000s music and the lineage through Oasis and the Beatles. However, overall not an easy listen and a little too overdone.
Whatever
The double-tracked singing still really bugs me. There are a couple of songs where it isn't as anemic, but mostly it makes me involuntarily clench my teeth. He's clearly a very talented musician and songwriter, but I wish some producer would have pulled him aside at some point and insisted he partner up with a good singer. There are a few songs that could have been enjoyable. What a shame. Best track: Son of Sam
Kinda bland for me.
Dull. Not fun or grand or exciting. Just meh. Not for me.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I didn't vibe with this at all, especially not his voice
para la tercera cancion ya le queria poner 1 estrella, pero cuanto más escuchaba más odiaba a este tio. es como el hijo retrasado de bob dylan
The mix is pretty much bad, but the song itself isn't terrible, or maybe it is.
This was genuinely awful start to finish. Didn’t enjoy a single song. Boring music, boring lyrics, practically put me asleep at work. Tested my abilities to sit through an album without skipping any of the songs.
filling the 90s/2000 kids need for some beatle style musicians… 🥱
Son Of Sam: No me copa mucho, pero tampoco esta mal. No me gusta mucho este estilo de musica la verdad no creo que me vaya a gustar mucho. Sombody I Used To Know: esta es mas tranqui, me gusta mas, peor aun asi, no me gusta. Junk Bond Trader: mala Everything Reminds Me Of Her: mala mala Everything Means Nothing To Me: mala L.A: meh, no esta tan mal In The Lost And Found (Honey bach)/ The roost: mala Stupidity Tries: malarda Easy Way Out: mala Wouldn't Mama Be Proud: mala Colorbars: mala Happiness/ The Gondola Man: mala aun mas mala mala Pretty Mary Key: malisima chau Better Be Quiet Now: malarda Can't Make A Sound: malardopolis Bye:literalmente nada en conlcusion, malarda mal
Not for me tbh
Misery guts
Spun it twice. Nothing here for me.
Nothing to write about
mindless singer songwriter crap, DNF track 4
I hate Elliott Smith forever
This dude bro again? I honestly don't remember the other album we had by him well enough to run a proper compare (I only remember it being depressing and, generally, life sucking), so I guess I'll just have to judge this one on its own merits. Ahem. It's depressing and, generally, life sucking. Oh, and boring.
I actually tried on this one, and I didn’t get it.
the second song "somebody that i used to know" is extremely annoying. third song is annoying as well, kinda. why? I don't think i like this. 4th song is even worse. BORING!!!!!! just very basic songs . wow how descriptive arent i?
aburridooo y muy gringo ajsjaja
The further into this album I got, the less I liked it. First couple of songs were fine, not amazing but okay. But by the time I got to Pretty Mary Kay, I was so done with the dreamy vibes and his voice. I had never heard of Elliott Smith and I now know why. This is not my thing.
??? schon wieder vergessen top?
eh
Never got his appeal
Not for me
I don't like this type of albums to be honest.
This guy again !?!
just boring idk
not my tempo
Eh
Well…
Lame. Like a bad rip off attempt at Simon and Garfunkel. 0 memorable or replay able tracks
Not for me. By well done for being on this list Elliott
No better than ok. Forgettable.
Booooring, longest 50 minutes of my life. 1/10 Favourite track: N/A
Not for me. 1/5
2/10
I say this as someone who has lived in and around Portland, Oregon for my entire life, Elliot Smith is the most overrated musician associated with Oregon. Having 2 Elliot Smith albums on this list but not the Cherry Poppin' Daddies FEROCIOUSLY STONED from Oregon is a crime. So tired of Elliot's heroin driven indie bullshit. Both of the Elliot Smith albums are not worthy of all time status on this list.
nope
Trash
Meh
Not unpleasant, but boring AF.
Tedious, dreary, boring
I listened to the album multiple times, I can tell you absolutely nothing about it now. Really forgettable
not my type. at all.
Not a fan. Vocals were bland and uninspired.
Meh
What? Another generic early 2000s singer songwriter writing the most bland indie I've ever heard? YES PLEASE. And now I read his Wikipedia page I see he either stabbed himself or was murdered by his girlfriend..... Sound
joyful
Feels like I’ve been living an early 2000s indie American film star life listening to this. It’s good background music, but only that. Ultimately, quite dull and plodding, like all early 2000s indie American films.
I got three songs into this and gave up. Second track had the air of Simon & Garfunkel, which is not a good thing.
Meh.
I can't stand Elliott Smith
Was not worth my time
Horrible
Elliott Smith’s voice sent shivers down my spine in a bad way. This album is way too whiny. This was definitely a cry for help considering what happened to him.
meh
Proficient
I really don't like this.
Turned it off a few songs in. Piano and guitar are nice, but you’ve is too whiny for my liking. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: none
Couldn't get through it. It seems too dated in that early 2000 whiny, mumbled voice
All songs sound the same. Boring
This is the kind of utter shit listened to by 13-year-old girls after they've had an argument with their mum
Even being from Portland I don't understand the fascination with Elliott Smith. I did love "Plainclothes Man" by his band Heatmiser. Outside of that, I have always found him to be vanilla, both in his singing and the song structure/hooks. Is it the message and song writing people like? Was it the time and that sound resonated with people? I can admit I've never listened to this entire album. But nothing jumps out at me as being essential listening. It's ok, I wouldn't leave the room if someone threw it on, but I also wouldn't get into a groove either. There are likely hundreds of albums that sound this bland from late 90's and early 2000's. The album borders on meandering and boring, I struggled to finish most songs, there won't be a second listen. The saving grace is most songs are under 4 mins long, but then there are 16 songs to drag the experience out. One star for trying, just not my thing I guess. Certainly not a Top 1001 album.
If you enjoyed it, great. I won’t be going back to this one.
I should have just not listened to this album. I don't think I liked any part of this album -- well it was so blandly inoffensive, I mean almost aggressively bland, I completely lost interest so I probably really only listened to the first two or three songs so at least isn't was keeping my attention throughout.
In another instalment of why is this on the list? Seriously underwhelming just soft boy whining shit. Some of the instrumentals were okay, but I couldn't nail down a theme other than this guy being whiny. That's all I got, my favourite song was Bye because it was the end. 1/5
Glad eg aldri trenge å hørra på da igjen
I just cant seem to get into Elliot Smith
softboi asmr piffle
Forgettable.
This guy is dogshit
Terrible album. Terrible music. Really sad. I like stuff in that genre but this was horrifically depressing.
Not a fan of these types of albums. Lacking energy, whiney, watery vocals, uninspiring lyrics. Too many depressed song writers already. Don't feel any desire to ever listen to this again.
Boring
The music is great but this guy is probably one of the worst singers I’ve ever heard. Eww. So hard to get through it.
Pure torture
That was definitely early-2000's singer songwriter. Had to slog through that one. 1.5 stars
Would not play!
Shoegazing pish
That was really boring. 1 star.
I didn't care about it
droning singer songwriter strum along wank NNN
No comment.
Didn’t really like it. Too soft for my liking. The best song was the cover of “Because”
Dreary
Nicht mein Geschmack.
dreadfully dull. hard skip.
If the best song I'll ever hear is in the back half of this album and I never hear it because I refused to keep listening, that's fine with me. Plonky piano music seemingly designed to be put on the mix CD a high school boy who got dumped will slip into the locker of the girl who said she never wanted to hear from him again.
2000s male indie is the worst genre ever I fear
Boring
Not really a big fan of this. The lyrics seem very simple and repetitive, nothing really innovative or ground breaking. First album I have been glad to be done with.
Really didn't care for the music. Not a big fan of the whispery vocal delivery he uses. Felt it buried the lyrics. Junk Bond Trader was the only song that I found interesting--- Maybe Easy Way Out. Otherwise hard pass. Couldn't get through he whole thing.
Just a bit too whiney for me
Indie nonsense
I did not really like the lead singer's voice. 1/5
Uskomattoman tylsä. Ei jaksa kuunnella loppuun asti. En ymmärrä miksi tällaista edes tehdään.
Didn’t finish album. Found it boring. The vocals were too soft and I wasn’t a fan of the singing
DK // I really really tried to get into this album but I can’t get over how much I dislike his voice and even worse his haircut in that cover photo lol. Favourite track I guess Everything Reminds Me of Her. Rating - 1/5
1. zon of zam - 0 2. zomebody that i uzed to knouu - 1 3. junk bond trader - 0 4. everything remindz me of her - 1.5 5. everything meanz nothing to me - 0 6. l.a. - 1 7. in the lozt and found - 0 8. ztupidity triez - 1 9. eazy uuay out - 1 10. uuouldnt mama be proud - 0 11. colorbarz - 1 12. the gondola man - 1.5 13. pretty mary kay - 1.5 14. better be quiet nouu - 1 15. cant make a zound - 0 16. bye - 1.5
Don't know how I feel about this one
Nul de fou ! De la folk sans sucre la
Another swing and a miss. Didn’t even finish the album it was so bad.
Some of these albums have e left me questioning the nature of this site. Is this a social experiment? Am I being tested or tricked in some fashion? But then I see the listen count on Spotify, and I realize that it might be my taste that is the outlier. Whatever the reason, I seem to be wearing thin on patience while trying to locate the beauty in mediocre music.
Não gostei AHAHAHA
Not my favourite, and i didn't make it through the whole album. The band seemed to struggle with what genre they wanted to be and, to my mind anyway, just seemed to be a blandish version of each.
The worst
so whiney
Meh
pretty mid 3/10
? Not my music
No bueno
Downbeat.
Not a fan whatsoever.
yada yada
meh
forgettable
Very Badly Drawn Boy
Meh
Really don't like this sound of music. Singing voice is jarring and doesn't match the acoustic feel in my opinion.
nothing interesting...
Did not enjoy.
Not a fan…..
Making the same mistake, ad nauseam. An entirely blank greeting card. Ennui. So very sad. Seemingly, so very little wisdom gained, or shared, from the experience. There’s the blues- that’s one thing, a wholly other thing. I would title this genre, the grays. Sorrow as an end to itself. Elliott Smith died at 34 of self-inflicted stab wounds following a row with his girlfriend, compounded by substance abuse. This recording feels very wrong, and I don’t ever want to hear it again.
Algo plano para mi gusto.
Jesus Christ
Lame
Фигня
harsh and what felt like unpolished first two tracks turned me off!
Meh...