I Am a Bird Now

Heartbreakingly emotional but goddamn the vibrato takes so much away from the listen-ability

Nah

A disappointing album after what I expected looking at the haunting album cover (of Candy Darling dying) and reading that it's chamber pop which I usually like. The voice is really whiny and annoying, the music itself is nothing very special. It's intimate and personal but it lacks in songwriting...

Nah. Not the greatest.

The music sounds nice in the gaps between the over the top vibrato. Lyrics are lost to the effect.

Don't like the singing. WAY too much vibrato for my liking. Also, it all seems overly sincere or melodramatic. Not for me. Clearly some talent, but I don't dig it.

Damn, what a missed opportunity. Anohni’s voice really shines in the slower, more melancholy portions of this album. It’s soulful, sad, and a little eerie like Nina Simone. Unfortunately, she seems more drawn to a high-pitched, quivering warble that comes off as cloying in a way usually reserved for opera singers. The album’s tragic mood feels contrived as a result. Maybe she had the wrong species of bird in mind when she wrote this?

Whenever someone else sang, the album improved.

Rock, soft, dünne Stimme, 2005 -> 2

I could listen to the instrumentals all day. The vocals sound like...not good.

Det var ei fin plate. Ikke helt min stil eller smak, men et godt musikkhåndverk.

Pretty much exaggerated vibrato

This would make for good music to fall asleep to. Seriously, in what other scenario would you play this dull and uninteresting music. Fistful of Love has some cool horns though.

It’s fine, but at some point during my listens, I want to choke that vibrato

2.3 I'd actually come across Anhoni before when exploring Bjorks discography the other year, so the voice wasn't such a shock. However, I don't get the hype. The first half of the first track the vocals are quite difficult to enjoy, almost operatic which imo isn't a good thing. The second half of the first track however, yes, that is the kind of build up and reward I'm after. However, after teasing us with what the album could be, she never takes us back there! I get the groundbreakingness of having a trans artist singing about trans perspective, but at the end of the day the primary question should be "is the music any good?" And here the answer is sadly "not really".

Liked the vibrato until it got a bit tiring. Favorite track: fistful of love other picks: hope there’s someone, baby guhl

An intimately personal album that can be tender, haunting, and beautiful. Sparse arrangements of piano, drums, bass, and strings make room for Anonhi’s unique vibrato-dominated vocals that exude emotional resonance. It’s all quite well done, but also one that I felt I was listening in on rather than really connecting with. Interesting experience but doubt I’ll go back to it.

Style over substance

Albums relies on vibrato. Gets better towards the end

I tried, but this just wasn't for me. Like all art, it's subjective. I can appreciate something and not like it all at the same time.

Not something I could get into the groove of at the time I listened to it. Grateful for the experience of something I would not have come across without the random album generator. It was reminiscent of music I did enjoy as a teenager so maybe I’d have a different opinion next time.

A bit too warbly for me. Prefer the songs in a lower key. I'm assuming some form of trans anthem. Ok, but I prefer James Blake style vocals.

The more I paid attention the less I liked it.

Singer's voice is very annoying. Sounds like David Bowie's b-sides. Very eclectic and raucous. Not for me

< The Beatles

He sounds like he’s standing on one of those goofy weight loss things

sorry sis but this was NOT it 😭🙏

I appreciate that this is something very different than most of the stuff on the list, but I really didn’t care for it. It’s a little too slow for me, although I did like “Fistful of Love.”

Not so unconvinced by the voice and vibrato, but didn't connect

Coñazo histórico 3/10->2/5

No quiero herir sensibilidades, pero...no es lo mío.

OK, just too much hipster UK music press selections now. Much praise when this was released and it just bored me senseless. Why? Why this?

She is a bird now. And I am bored.

Unfortunately they chose to make the singer the centerpiece of the album, which really only works if you are a remarkable singer, which this singer is not.

It's not super interesting, nor does it really do anything particularly new?

Listening to this over Christmas was perhaps not the best time, but I did not get this.

There were some really lovely melodies, but I didn't enjoy the vocals.

I didn't hate it but wasn't overly compelled, his voice is good but after a while the vibrato felt like a gimmick. Lyrically not overly compelling either for me.

Nah

Not for me. Voice is like scrapping a chalk board all song about there ego. Reminded me of Orval the duck.

This guy uses vibrato how I use vibrato when playing the violin to cover wrong notes, aka, all the time. I think this would have been nice without that on every note. Did he just learn this technique the week before this was recorded?

I didn't absolutely hate it. I just mostly hated it.

This seems like a deeply personal and heartfelt album, and I appreciate the emotion behind it. Unfortunately, I think that it's just OK both musically and lyrically. It does have a few strong moments, though. Favorite track: "Spiralling"

Lovely music, and he has a very nice voice. It's too bad his vocal cords have Parkinson's.

ainakin yksi hyvä biisi

that was a test of patience, a couple of tracks were wonderful but my god you had to wade through some deep deep shit to get to them.

Gave me major Sam Smith vibes but there was too much vibrato in most notes. But I liked the band.

Hm nie echt

Boring piano music and I'm not a fan of his voice.

This guy's voice...is really awful to me? The first song was giving me anxiety. The rest of them did not improve my state (although the overall sound of Fistful of Love is pretty dope). The music is not bad, but I can't deal with the vocals at all.

Gentle, kind of crooner-ish

If you like excessive vibrato, and minimalist depressing chamber pop, then this is the album for you!! It's like really really shitty Hozier. Fistful of Love is the first song on the record that shows a pulse, and it's the 7th song out of 10 on the record. The album cover is apparently some Andy Warhol superstar "Candy Darling" on her deathbed. How charming....wtf?!? I don't get the appeal of this album... Favorite songs: Fistful of Love, For Today I Am A Boy, Hope There's Someone Least favorite songs: What Can I Do?, Free at Last 2/5

Could not understand half the things they said and in generally found the music kind of dull.

Lo primero que destaca de este álbum es el vibrato súper intenso de Anohni. Aunque pueda resultar pesado, el álbum es bastante corto, así que acaba siendo soportable. Lo segundo que destaca son las letras, muy únicas y extremadamente íntimas. Los temas tratan de un periodo de confusión y de transición en la vida de la artista, y son, por lo general, bastante oscuros y tristes. La música es la parte que menos resalta, siendo típico pop de cámara, por llamarlo de alguna manera, en el que la voz toma el protagonismo y es respaldada por piano y violines, todo muy pasional. Una especie de Adele transexual depresiva. Un álbum interesante, pero nada del otro mundo más allá del contexto personal de la artista, muy bien plasmado en las letras.

I thought this was fine. I don't think I'll listen to it again though. It felt more like something I listen to as part of a paper I'm writing in college than something that felt really personal to me or moved me much.

I rolled my eyes as soon as I recognised the opening of the first track Hope There's Someone, a mawkish and sentimental dirge which has been far too overexposed, although that's hardly the fault of the artist. Overall I found the string instumentation and warbling singing unengaging, but not actually bad. Also, at a merciful 35 minutes, this did not outstay its welcome.

Not great. Don’t care for that vocal style at all. Didn’t hurt me to listen to it. But don’t care to ever hear again.

Not a fan of that voice but the chill music is kind of nice

Eigenwilliges Album, eher schlecht als recht.

It''s music, at least. It's just not good. Vocals on a different melody than the instruments makes it uneven and difficult to listen to. Singer's voice is uncomfortable to listen to. Not horrible, just not good.

Oh so very earnest

First track is God awful. It does improve after that but still nothing remarkable.

warbly.

Hozier if they were, like, 15% less annoying

At first I was struck by the gentleness of the music, but then the vibrato. That godawful vibrato. Some people dig it. I do not. Which is a real shame because musically I find myself enjoying a lot of peaceful sounds Anohni explores on this record. I especially enjoyed the contrasting of the lead vocals against Lou Reed’s grizzled tones. But that’s about all of interest here - I don’t feel compelled to come back for more. Two stars for me ⭐️⭐️

Not my thing.

That's a little bit too much for me. Lots of piano, lots of that voice I don't really like. Surely high quality songwriting and production, still it bites me and doesn't resonate.

Proof that you can be talented AND uninteresting.

Though this album has emotional and haunting moments, I never felt a connection to the music. Generally for me, if I don't like the vocalist, I find the vocal style to be on the edge of annoying, it's hard for me to listen past it and tolerate the rest. Overly dramatic, that really lessened my enjoyment factor. Would have scored higher if was an all instrumental record.

I really can't get past the fact that I do not like his voice at all. I understand it's probably doing talented things but I do not like it at all. If we're going to have to have a whiny boy vibrato voice on the list then I think James Blake is a better candidate. He's probably British too, so that would track with the rest of the list. Fistful of Love is a good song but then it fell off again for me on the next song and didn't pick up after spiralling. Extra star for the one song I liked

☀︎je me sens mal de pas aimer ça, vu que c’est clairement un album plus personnel pour anohni ☀︎c’est tellement dépressif. et comme beaucoup de gens l’ont dit, je trouve qu’il y a beaucoup trop de vibrato ☀︎c’est pas pour moi. au moins c’est pas raciste. c’est le seul point qui sauve cet album d’être 1☆

I don't think I understand this. I didn't like her voice, and there was nothing on here that made me want to listen again.

Interesting, beautiful and unique voice with tight vibrato. But this soul album is just... thin? In a way that Moses Sumney, e.g., doesn't. Is it the mix? The instrumentation? "Fistful of Love" is a bit fuller. Anyway, it's cultural significance is unquestionable, and the moments of raw emotion in "What Can I Do?" did get to me, as did "Lady Story" etc. But ultimately it feels more poetry than music, and that doesn't do it for me.

I find her voice is annoying and it puts me off what would otherwise be a very beautiful album; the best tracks are those where there's a guest vocalist, and my favourite track is "Fistful of Love".

Die Musik an sich is ja ganz nett, aber I can't mit dem vocal style

The vibrato really ruined lots of this for me. Very personal songwriting that would have more of an impact if the singing style wasn't so jarring. 2/5

The music is good but overall it's too emotional. I can't enjoy this. Holy shit... have a glass of water and go for a walk. Maybe you'll feel better if you quit moping.

It's hard to get over Anohni's tortured voice in this; I feel like that is going to be the divisive factor in this album. I think it's a bit overwrought but it is extremely unique in the same realm as Jonna Newsome. Some people love it, some people hate it. I think the songs on here are well written and well performed even, but you have to like the vibrato in her voice (and the double or triple tracked vibrato even like in "For Today I m a Boy") to deal with it. It's not something that you can ignore. It’s not for me. It’s just too much. I can respect it, but I can’t listen to this and say I enjoyed it. I’d give it a 3 but I don’t really want to listen to it again. It’s like a museum piece I don’t particularly want to see again but mostly understood.

Album 717 of 1001 Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now (2005) Rating : 2 / 5 Pop? Not sure. It is certainly different. While praised for its emotional depth, unique vocal delivery, and exploration of themes like identity and transformation, I just find it ok.

I'm totally not in the mood for this so I did not enjoy it. I need to re-listen to this again on a cold winter morning suffering from seasonal depression and drinking a hot coffee, then maybe my thoughts on it will change. Current rating: 2/5

Przesłuchałem pierwszy raz - nie spodobało mi się, mega mnie irytował ten album. Przed napisaniem recenzji poczytałem trochę o albumie na Wikipedii i podobno został bardzo pozytywnie przyjęty przez krytykę, potem dostał prestiżową nagrodę i to doprowadziło go do sukcesu komercyjnego. Postanowiłem więc dać mu drugą szansę. Po drugim przesłuchaniu - wciąż mi się nie podoba i irytuje mnie. Nie znoszę nadużywania vibrato, jest jakaś grupa ludzi, którzy jak nauczą się to robić, to potem już wszystkie nuty śpiewają tylko w ten sposób, niezależnie od tego, czy to ma sens, czy nie. Taka tania popisówa jak dla mnie. Aranżacje można by nazwać oszczędnymi i post-modernistycznymi, ale dla mnie są po prostu ubogie i nudne. W zasadzie absolutnie nic nie podobało mi się w tym albumie. Przesłuchałem dwa razy i więcej mi się to już raczej nie zdarzy.

I have no problem with music that is whiny and pretending to be emotional. I can bite that but if you mumble through 80% of songs you get shitty album. Mr Anthony just go home and sober up one song that I could understand was somewhat decent.

Rating: 4/10 Nah.

Had to listen again this morning because I’d totally forgotten it. Not sure why, it’s pleasant enough.

I don't mind it and what a voice. I think there's a lot of nuance that one listen won't give you. Still, high 2s.

In a nutshell: emotive, smoky, overworked. As a sound, A&TJ is blue-eyed soul meets jazz meets chamber pop. It's a mix that can work. Anohni’s voice is reminiscent of Nina Simone and Boy George - two of Anohni's music heroes. I agree with many users on here - Anhoni's vibrato, although impressive, overpowered everything. The songs need room to breathe. The lyrics range from schmalzy (You Are My Sister) to introspective and anthemic (For Today I Am A Boy). It's lacking something to make this memorable. Overall: 3/10

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This is too slow for me. Not my thing.

Really kinda weird, I don’t know how into that one I am.

Decent

Pretentious and boring. Although I love that Devendra Banhart makes an appearance

слушала его (другой альбом) год-два назад, не осознала что он такой козёл. причём музыка-то вроде красивая, но слушать такое я не могу

I can see the merit in this being on the list, but honestly I didn't like it for the most part. At times it was beautiful, but unfortunately I really didn't like the singers voice, and it was very overwrought at times. Musically this was pretty good, however. Really hated the first song "Hope There's Someone" and kind of liked "Fistful Of Love" but the rest was very hit or miss, and unfortunately mostly miss. Again, I see why this is on the list, and there are good points to the album, but overall I just wasn't a fan.

Respectable considering how much I dislike pano ballads in general. Very tender & emotional lyricism. Don’t love the vibratto in the vocals. Standout track is: “My Lady Story”

Kinda boring. 2.5, round down. I dont get why this was on this list.

I did not like the singing at all.

Acoustic folk/jazz(?) cabaret - interesting. Mood music

Anohni's lower register is much more pleasant (and, dare I say it, bearable) than her upper register. The vibrato is so rapid that it becomes distractingly omnipresent, but it's less noticeable with lower notes. With the alto range, it sounds like Anohni is constantly shivering while attempting to sing, and the result is goofy and hard to really take seriously. Clumsy lyricism. Generally good piano, though its ballad-like emotiveness gets a little repetitive. I enjoy the strings, which are arranged skilfully. What Can I Do? is a short laid-back jazz track, and I dig it. Definitely underappreciated, judging by Spotify numbers. Fistful Of Love is also worth a shoutout for its soul-esque horn section, which really separates the track's sound from the ballad-heavy remainder of the album. Most of the remaining tracks, though, are pretty forgettable, sharing a common element of having a poor vocalist. 2/5 Key tracks: Hope There's Someone, What Can I Do?, Fistful Of Love

The sound was good but didn’t land with me

Eh. I had a hard time getting past the singers voice.

Nej, det här ynkliga ylandet var inte för mig.

Starts off pretty good. There is some decent vocal range. Sonically it's a pleasant listen, although a little repetitive for a 35 minute album. Some real emotion gets across It's nice music and I'd probably give it a 2.5. The variation tho subtle at times on first listen just doesn't give me a full album feel. It feels a bit like I got the same item in a couple of different colours.

2 out of 5. Not minding the singing unlike some others here, but this isn't my speed either. Fistful of Love was the standout of I had to pick a song.

En rakasta huumorittomia tunteenpurkauksia, mutta pidän tai ainakin kiinnostun artistin äänestä sen väreilevyydestä huolimatta. Biisit kuuntelee mielellään kertaalleen.

I'm sure there's some real artistic merit here, but I do not enjoy listening to this at all. The weird falsetto is distracting enough on its own.

Slow, emotional, don't like

Just a little unengaging. I suppose it may be very interesting to some--just not to me.

I tried real hard to like this but was unsuccessful.

Langweilige Chamber Pop Musik

Another one that I had never heard of before. I was intrigued by the cover and went in hopeful. I really, really can't stand the singers voice, it's just horrid. I would rather be waterboarded than have to listen to those torturous warblings again. That said I appreciate the emotion, the interesting subject matter, and musically it's not bad.

I'm not a fan. I just couldn't really hang onto anything.

Not a fan. Didn't like her voice at all.

The arrangements are beautiful, and so are the vocals, but it's not really for me. A bit to "heavy" for casual listening.

Unique voice. Good songs. New artist for me.

The vocals dominate the sound with scant piano, flute, and strings there to accompany and not much more. This album has a gentle sound. I saw one reviewer describe it as fragile and I thought that was quite a good explanation. Not being a huge fan of vibrato and finding the vocal range not to my taste, she's not an artist I will find myself running to. But, I'm glad it's out there.

Oh my god - that warble. How does a voice like this get a recording contract?

WaaaAAaaaAaaAAAaaay to much vocal vibrato.

Just not good unfortunately

I was not a fan! The songs made me want to fall asleep. Also, ew a Boy George feature?! I just don't know what was so special about this album that it needed to be featured on this list.

Incredibly irritating vibrato. Won’t be listening to this one again.

As performance art, it’s pretty good…as music it’s not good.

I Am a Bird Now is a lyrically beautiful exploration of self-identity, gender dysphoria, and personal transformation. Their haunting voice captures the emotional depth of these themes, with tracks like “Hope There’s Someone” offering raw vulnerability. However, musically, the album feels repetitive and overly somber. The sparse arrangements and melancholic tone can make it difficult to revisit, lacking the energy or variation needed for repeated listens. While emotionally resonant, its heavy atmosphere doesn’t make an album you’d reach out for again, due to being a beautiful but burdensome work of art.

Vibe killer!! Probably just caught me at a bad time

Not sure how I would describe the music. It wasn't great but it wasn't terrible

2 - really not my thing did not like, but great composition and production so not a 1

Hyvää laulantaa, mutta ei tee mieli kuunnella toistamiseen. Ei minua varten nämä Slovakia.

Beautiful and annoying at the same time..beautifully crafted songs ruined by awful singing and awful harmonies. Bleh

Did absolutely nothing for me, but at least I have a name to go with that voice now.

Decaffeinated album. It tries to be emotional but doesn't quite get there for me. Seems almost like a 35min song because it is so monotonous. The voice of the guy is pretentious as hell. Not a single word without vibrato. Poor effort though.

2 I feel like this woman walked so Hozier could run. Anyway, much like Hozier’s music, this didn’t really speak to me at all. I suppose Anohni is a good singer and musician from an objective point of view, but her performance just feels soooooo overdramatic and saccharine to me. I get the impression that she’s probably the kind of person that takes herself and her art way too seriously, and that translates to me in the music, to the point where I’m kind of just annoyed listening to it. The best parts of this album are far and away the guest features - Boy George, Rufus Wainwright (who I initially thought was Thom Yorke), and the man himself, Lou Reed. Each absolutely kills it on their respective song, but I gotta say, Lou Reed’s feature felt incredibly wasted. It’s a six-minute track and Lou was only given the first verse to sing? Who decided that? Not going to lie, it kind of killed the rest of the song for me. Anyway, I definitely wouldn’t call this album bad, but it’s really not my kind of thing.

Possibly the most irritating voice I've ever heard. Like a more irritating Sam Smith. The music in the background is pretty straightforward, though a bit dull. The VOICE though. The NOISE. It's like he heard someone doing vibrato and tried to copy it instead of training to do it.

Some weird ass shit

Not my favorite vibe or subject matter, but there are a couple songs that were okay.

tragic in every way

No

Not for me. Warbly. I remember when the first two albums came out and I tried to get into Antony and the Johnsons based on critical reviews. The honest highlight for me our the horns on the last minute of "Fistful of Love"

Not into the marbling voice

I coudn't stand his voice. Each every song have this weird vibratio that couldn't let me focus on lyrics and instrumental.

I heard more Boy George influence than Lou Reed. And I know I don't want to hear this again.

Piola

The vocalist sounds like he's trying to channel Tiny Tim and Thom Yorke, and sing in a serious manner. Maybe I would have enjoyed this more if the singer didn't overemphasize the vibrato. The cover is also incredibly creepy, a woman in her deathbed? Yikes. Way too depressing. Next.

157/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑

Not my favorite

I’m sorry I could not do this voice

Nah, you’re alright cheers. This is definitely an acquired taste.

Don't know what to think... One side of me says "this is contrived" The other side of me says "this is forced" That leaves me in the middle saying to both my sides "that's the same, you idiots" Hearing Lou's voice for a second was nice, and it even gave me hope for a second that I would find a killer song on this album, and then there was no more Lou. There are some songs that are pretty good, however, the voice... If you would get a crooner to sing these songs, you'd probably have a solid 4* album, but this voice... 2**

Moody and melancholy. Not for me. Just kind of a drag.

Great voice but not my thing.

Djeezes, wat een kutstem. Fistful of love was nog oké. Maar meh, hoger dan een 1.8 gaat het niet worden.

Took itself way too seriously but also that voice felt like a prank was being played on me. Just seems like a generic attempt at an artsy album.

Another band I've never heard of. Surprised to learn that they are from NYC. Clear to me why they never made it in the US. Most of this album is maudlin and depressing. The lead singer does have a very good voice but the overall feel is just so dour. That said, there was one song that I thought was great -- by far the best on the album -- "Fistful of Love". I never need to hear the rest of this again.

Guys voice is quite annoying, some songs are alright though

Nah

The music is really good, sometimes quite sombre though. However, the vibrato on most of the vocals is way over the top and grates rather than adding to the music.

This one's just kinda boring. I was thinking of giving it a 3 since it was just alright, but then I realized I couldn't remember a single song.

Like James Blake if you gave his voice more vibrato and he had less interesting production

I really couldn't get into this album. It sounded like it was trying to be poignant and deep, but the layered vocals and melodramatic lyrics just seemed a bit amateurish. It won an award, so I guess someone must have liked it quite a bit. The songs made no sense.

I liked the songs but not the singer

This album has a lot of meaning and emotion behind it, but judging it on a purely music level it's okay. To me they remind me of songs that some one with a sob story would sing on American Idol or something, and I hate singing competitions. A lot of the songs sound the same too, but the album is short so it isn't too bad. Also the guitar tone during the guitar solo on fistful of love is terrible. 2.5

There are some moments in here that I dig, but overall, this is very much not for me. 2/5

Bloody fuck this was annoying, voice is kinda all over the place and just warrbles, piano is fine....and probably the best part of it.

I didn’t gel with this album. I found the vocal performance and playing to be good but the actual songs to be incredibly boring. If someone told me they liked this album I could understand but to me it was a snooze-fest.

the music is ok, but the vocals… this guys has WAY too much vibrato in his voice. i can’t. i just can’t.

Ouch! Music, writing, vocals, are all bad and there's no redeeming instrumentation. There's just no reason to cue this up. The Hujar photo is the best thing the album offers!

I remember them winning the Mercury and seeing her playing live but it didn’t make an impression other than her distinctive presence. This just doesn’t gel for me. And the vocals are insufferable

Looking to sob in the shower, fully clothed? Or perhaps just walk straight into the ocean, but you don’t have a playlist for that? Well have I got an album for you…

I enjoyed some of the arrangements on this album...but hate to say the singer's voice took me out of what could have potentially been a nice listen. Another reviewer mentioned vibrato (I think the exact term they used was VIBRAAATOOOO) and I couldn't get that out of my head the entire time. Just too much for me. 1.75/5

Very unique voice. Interesting but probably won't listen again.

Nope sorry these vocals just grate on me too much, I just can’t get past them to appreciate the rest of the album,

Very weird and not in a good way. Some of it is ok, but the rest is just not for me.

the music is pretty cool throughout. unfortunately, the lead singer uses this awful, distracting vibrato the entire time and makes it virtually unlistenable. the only songs not BAD are the one fast one that doesn’t give the opportunity to vibrato and the one that is sung by a different person

Interesting album, and I can understand why it’s on the list. However, listening to that vibrating voice for such a long time - every song on the album - almost drives me crazy. So I cannot give more than two stars. With more diversity - not least wrt singing - this could have been a good and interesting album.

huh..

meh. 2 stars.

2 didn’t resonate with me personally but I could see how others would connect with it. The vocals weren’t my favorite but they weren’t as bad as most the reviews say

i liked the first song, it was cool, the harmonies gave me chills at the end. but the rest was just... alright. very samey, and none of it is really my thing.

Säregen röst men blir lite tröttsamt att lyssna på i längden.

i somehow made it through because the arrangements were decent. That voice though, sounded like nails on a chalkboard.

This is not for me. Albums like these are really the reason I'm going through the list in the first place, but I absolutely cannot stand the vocals. Unfortunately there's very little going on besides the vocals. Somehow the shortest album I've heard in a long time seemed to go on forever.

Frankly, I’m not crazy about the genre music. However, this dude‘s voice is amazing. This dude has some pipes!

OK, not my favorite

Antony and the Johnson’s I Am a Bird Now is incredibly boring. On not one did I care to listen deeply, and I was constantly annoyed by her voice on every track. The one thingI could say I liked were the outros on the songs, especially Bird Girl, which has a beautiful piano playing. All in all, I Am a Bird Now is a bad album. Best Song:Hope There's Someone Worst Song: Spiraling (with Devendra Benhart)

The voice was nice and the meaning in the lyrics was deep but it was so repetitive. Repetition in each song and even between songs the lyrics seemed the same. After looking the band up I saw that the lead singer had history as a performance artist and that tracks with the vibe of the music (to me). Not something I will be listening to again anytime soon.

Not my cup of tea really

Some of the lyrics are intriguing.. particularly on For Today I Am A Boy we hear Anohni openly musing on gender identity a full decade before she transitioned. I didn't enjoy this though, the vocals really grate and they're the main feature really

Not a big fan of his voice, too much vibrato for me.

The piano saved it from being a 1 star

Another day, another album I simply did not need to listen to before I died. This album had a lot of things that I really dislike about alternative/indie music. The lyrics, for instance, made little to no sense for many of the songs. You can try and pretend that they're mysterious or profound or that maybe I just don't understand but seriously has nobody thought that maybe, just maybe, they're just nonsensical? I mean what was the meaning of the last song "Bird Girl"? No sense. Also I could not stand this fool's voice. Good Lord the amount of vibrato was just obscene. If this had been a solely instrumental track this would be an easy 4 maybe even a 5. But it isn't so this gets a 2.

oh for fucks sake, cheer up lad

This album had its moments for me, but overall I’m not a fan. I support her and all she stands for, but just don’t care for her music that much. That being said, I am glad others do!

I liked the first track ("Hope There's Someone") and was optimistic for the rest, but it started to feel repetitive and grating.

This stinks. This person’s voice is super annoying. I was really tempted to give this album my first 1, but there is some nicely arranged piano on here, which gets it a 1.75, which I’ll round to 2.

Vibrato: The Musical This is a really bold album to release in 2005. A time when being part of the LGBTQ community could get you ostracized. They don't hide anything in their lyrics. "For today I am a boy" straight up tells what they want. I enjoyed a few songs on here. "Fist Full of Love" was great, but as an overall album it's not my favorite.

But s fan of the vibe. Music is okay?

Reminded me a little of Nina Simone. Haunting but not my vibe.

I would probably have never listened to this if it wasnt for this album, but good lord....hard to get through after a stressful day

I admire their lyrics and ground breaking but didn’t connect to the music

Não tinha no deezer, a experiência de ouvir no youtube é bem precária. E as músicas não me empolgaram.

Really enjoying this music but struggling to get past the singer's voice. It's not that I hate his voice, but the constant vibrato hurts and his pitch is slightly missing the target. And since it's *just* off, it feels really noticeable. It feels like a very deliberate choice because the backing vocals are solid, but it's just really hard to get past

Music is good, voice is terrible.

It seems pretty I guess, but I hated nearly every second of actually listening to it

Album no. 7/1001. Probably significant for people who relate to it, but not my thing. Lyrically too earnest and repetitive.

If you want to drone someone to death, play this album. Most of the songs sound exactly the same and draaaaaaag out for what feels like an eternity. I understand that there is an audience and I can understand why this album hits home some some people. Unfortunately I will take a back seat and gladly let others enjoy being vibrated into the next century but the ever ending vibrato. There is only one song on the album that sounds different and I genuinely enjoyed the wind instruments and arrangements of piano and strings. But I could just not get past the lyrics and vocals of this easily forgotten album. Giving two stars for the instruments.

Begon erg slecht, ben er uiteindelijk wel een beetje naar gaan luisteren. Klonk niet heel slecht

Pretty hard to listen to. One of those albums that would have been better as a book of poetry or something. The subject matter seems fairly unique so I kind of understand its place on this list, but I'll never listen again.

Brazy... låtarna är kinda tråkiga och vocalsen är inte min grej

Not a fan of the "album as therapy" approach. Not music - more like the artist is dealing with their own personal issues. Depressing and upsetting to listen to, and I guess that was the intent. Not my cup of tea.

The voice was interesting and soothing at times. Weird lyrics. Wasn't terribly too into it, though.

Too painful. Too many vibratos. Not really my thing.

Odd: I wasn't expecting some opera like vocals on any album at all on this list. Wasn't the biggest fan but it was definitely something different which I love to hear. Everything else in comparison felt a little washed out and weak. Could've been better balanced.

I wanted to like it, but her voice was just too grating, and I had trouble understanding some of the lyrics.

Does the woman on the cover remind anyone else of Shaye St. John?

ouff c'est vraiment mélancholique on dirait. Et c'est vrai. Beaucoup de vibrato... 2.5

Schöne Melodie, aber die Stimme geht gar nicht.

ugh. I don't hate this music here and can even appreciate that it's pretty difficult to consistently do that quiver in his voice the entire album. But the sound itself just isn't for me man, there was maybe one or two songs I enjoyed near the end of the album but as a whole the project was a swing and a miss. I appreciate the swing attempt though. 4/10

good songs, but I can't get past the voice

I'm sure there were some good lyrics in here, but I just couldn't get past the unusual kermit-y tone of the vocalist. Sorry Kermit!

I can't deal with the tremulous voice.

On the way to work

I gave this a good go but it didn’t get any better for me although the second listen was slightly more palatable. Only 2*

I was unfamiliar with this artist/album, so I read through some of the comments before listening. Just about every one mentioned the vocalist’s vibrato…. And/or their “annoying voice”. And now I get it. Not my thing. I’ll call it a constant, distinct warble, excessive vibrato. The album’s sound is lush and clean, very good sound. Piano and strings dominate. That said, the songs are quite “down”; dirge like. Certainly maudlin. My favorite part of this album is the cover photo of Candy Darling, but even that sets the tone, as it is “on her deathbed”. Overall, this is a real downer of an album. I can respect it without liking it. 2/5

Wanted to like it. One song at a time is. ok, but after 3 songs I just want to listen to something else.

Um álbum ok, mas muito aquém de outros que estou acostumado.

I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't this. 2.5/5

I didn't like this, but I can see the artistic value here.

I get the appeal, this is music I could listen to but the vocals were so annoying! The vibrato was at an 11 and I would be looking for something in the 0-3 range. The guest vocals only magnified this point of view and had me thinking that this would be a nice album if only it were sung by a different artist or artists.

Meh.

frankly boring

didn't like the beginning, enjoyed the middle a bit but the end was painful like the beginning.

That voice is just annoying.

Holy vibrato, Batman. Bordering on Tiny Tim levels of ridiculousness. There are some beautiful piano and string arrangements, but the vocals really detract from the experience for me. It's a bummer, because a lot of the accompaniment are a ton of fun, particularly on "Fistful of Love". I really wanted to enjoy this more, but I think it's just not for me.

Vibrato, melodic songs with a underlying message. Found the vocalist a little grating, not something I would return to

Never heard of this particular musical group, or this album. I did notice right away that it wasn't included in the edition of the 1001 I'm working from. Either it was added later, or it was added then removed, or something, but without getting too pejorative, in general, if that is the scenario, it's usually the case that it was something that seemed pretty good at the time, but later didn't seem to add much. I thought the vocal delivery was too affected. I didn't think the record was bad, but it was very much not my cup of tea.

There's some talent and creativity here, but I can't get over the tone quality and vibrato.

There are some beautiful songs in this collection, but as an album it’s so slow that I found myself getting restless very early on.

Sounds like depression So sad… sad face emoji :(

What in the fluttery fluff

I don't know how to score things like this. Chamber music, very odd vocals, felt out of its time. Wouldn't listen again.

Didn't finish it. I do like the trills of the singer's voice but this generally didn't sink its claws into me.

Didn't stick but I will return for a second listen, no songs I immediately liked but think a couple were interesting enough for a second listen.

This came out when I was in college and made some waves among the choir kids. Some of the songs are hauntingly beautiful, but they are just singing outside of their range.

Hoo boy. That was not my cup of tea. The trilling baritone and the dirge-like pace of the music just grated on me. I couldn’t wait for this to be over.

Dear lord. This couldn't end fast enough. Not my bag for sure. It's like if Grace Slick and Joni Mitchel had a baby that liked to sing letters people wrote to their dead pets. The songs are written well enough, so it gets a star for that.

I can see the artistic appeal, but Antony's vibratto is too much for me. This isn't an album I would consider returning to.

Dit is niet echt gejengel waar ik van hou. Moet ook bekennen dat ik hem niet helemaal afgeluisterd heb, misschien nog eens proberen ooit.

som melodramático, pra quem curte se afundar

Great singer, especially the vibrato, very operatic, especially with the baroque-style strings and woodwinds. Hearing some Thom Yorke in there. Also hearing some motown influence in tracks like "Fistful of Love." But I don't care so much for an album of piano ballads with boring, slow, simple melodies. Favorites: Hope There's Someone, My Lady Story, Fistful of Love

God this is boring. So dreary and inmemorable.

Seems technically skilled, but not my taste with rounds and shit.

Tiene algún temita, pero bastante aburrido y no es la gran cosa.

I actually liked this once upon a time. I was a sensitive youth once...

The songs are lovely, but I can't handle the throaty vibrato inflicted on every single lyric that hangs for more than a moment.

Omg, I'm in American Idol hopeful hell with these vocals. The lyrics are disturbingly dark but the gentle treatment they've been given doesn't help to serve their purpose. It’s boring and reeks of disingenuous posturing.

It's at the low end of ok.

This was just absolutely not for me. I can’t say it’s bad, but I’ll be happy to never listen to it again.

Uncontrolled warbling is my least favourite style of singing - it's like having a goat in my headphones. At least this album is short. Pretty songs, shame about the voice.

I Am a Bird Now isn't for me, it's interesting with subtle arrangements and a rare voice but not actually good. A bit dull once the curiosity fades. 2.

Yes a bit. Got bored with it.

Hate his voice

Muzyka nawet ładna, ale głos niestety mocno irytujący.

Just not for me, very slow and quiet and not much happening.

2/3

What in the world why

Sanat ihanat ja tunnelma kaunis ja rauhoittava, mutta laulajan määkimistä en sietänyt silloin, kun tää oli tosi suosittu, enkä näköjään siedä vieläkään.

Been a while since I wanted an album to get to the end this badly.

Beautiful but too tragic for me

Really don't like this voice.

this is just not for me. the voice gets really grading over time and the whole project feels really pretentious. that being said, the production on this thing is beautiful and makes it worth a casual listen.

paras transu konsepti album tähän mennessä. miellekästä musiikkia, pianon pimputus (heh) on tunnokasta... vokaalit vähän vituttaa (indie-esque) pioneeriesque laulu tyyli hope there's someone

Great voice. Boring.

Moderne singer/sognwriter, følsomt pop, akustisk klaver og tonsvis af vibrato

Really struggled to get past the annoying voice on what could otherwise have likely been a decent album :(

Oh boy. This was something. The music itself is not bad at all. The vocals are love em' or hate em' and I definitely hate em' I get it. I mean I'm a Tom Waits guy and I listen to a lot of punk and metal. Listening to "bad vocals" is nothing new to me. I just can't endure this .If the lyrics weren't so beautiful I'd probably laugh out loud at the vocals. I'm sorry. I can see why someone would absolutely love this, but I'm just not on board. I hope Anhony (as I believe they now go by) is living a wonderful life.

morose and whiny themes of identity and sexuality within a truly off-putting combination of Tracy Chapman and Tiny Tim. Glad I listened to this but it didn't resonate for me.

This one didn't leave me with much of an impression - solid instrumentals and decent vocals, but not enough melodic impact for me to return to.

Not really for me.

The music is beautiful and the message is important given how the singer is trans... but fuck the voice is just so grating. My least favourite works on here are albums with vocals I can't stand and unfortunately that is the case here. I cannot stand the vocals.

Not bad, but not for me.

Did not enjoy this. Vocals is just whining or boring

The vibrato thing really ruined so much of this.

The music sounds good, especially the piano which is a standout, though overall it is somewhat simple and repetitive. The lyrics are personal, as ripped from a diary, but it is too personal, at least to me. The thing that brings it down for me is his voice. It feels as though he is trying too hard. The comparisons to Nina Simone have some ground, but he is far from her level.

A pretty odd album lyrically but it sounded okay. I didn’t find the music that interesting. The singer had a good voice though and it seemed similar to the antlers. Don’t think I’d revisit this one. 3.8/10

Dismal' horrible vocals, whiney, found it difficult to listen to the whole album

Stimme ist anstrengend. Generell ist das alles sehr theatralisch und irgendwann schwer zu ertragen.

Was not into the vocals at all. Weird vibrato

The songs and arrangements are sad and beautiful. Her voice is cool -so much vibrato ( but too much for me after a while). I really liked hearing Rufus Wainwright sing a song in the middle of the album. Tough one to rate - I feel like I would’ve been into it more if I heard it in 2005. It definitely gave me a nostalgic feeling - I listened to a lot of sad music in 2005 haha. Another tough one to rate 2.5.

Powerful but I didn't really like it.

Not a fan. Dreary and boring.

Kind of weird voice, slow piano music, almost old timey sounding. Would have to give it more listens

What exactly am I listening to? Couldn't tell if it is a dude or a woman...either way, there are times when I really don't like the voice... other times it is fine... for me, it is a nice album, but if I never heard it again, I think I'd be ok.... 2.5/5

Not for me

About as depressing (melancholical) as the cover would suggest. I was about to turn it off after the first track, but it got a bit better. I didn't really like the effect of a "skipping CD" on the second track and lightly on others. Overall personally didn't enjoy it all that much unfortunately.

This honestly sucks, but I'm giving it 2 stars because I guess it's meaningful to some people?

Started off intriguing and different but quickly collapsed into irritating self-indulgent nonsense

I found the singers voice really offputting: so breathy, husky and with vibrato on everything. I ended up just listening to how much I disliked it, rather than to music. This was most apparent, when there was a lovely Rufus Wainwright sounding track in the middle all of a sudden.

erm. not sure

dramatic asf

Nope

Tolles Vibrato, aber dafür hätte es diese Platte nicht gebraucht, oder? Musikalisch größtenteils uninteressant.

Didn't like this at the time when it won the Mercury (I was team Bloc Party!) but on reflection, it's aged a lot better than the indie landfill of that era. This type of arty, baroque pop isn't really my thing but it was decent enough.