Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Cute americana album
Very pleasant, good album to relax to
Almost a Dolly Parton/Joni Mitchell blend, but without the allure of either.
Very soothing country record, lovely arrangements and vocals, a bit of that Dolly parton vibe.
Better than I expected country.
Lantligt mys. Kan spelas på repeat i timmar. Ljuvlig röst. Hörde ”Love At The Five & Dime” för första gången men vet redan nu att det är en evergreen. Trots att många låtar saknar oumf så är det aldrig tal om att spola förbi de.
Enjoyable and beautiful country music. Still, not my cup of tea
Country
Quite gentile. Not really my bag but well done and beautifully made.
Decent old school country 3/5
Not bad!
This was a very smooth folk album. While it was enjoyable, nothing stood out to me as being particularly impressive.
This was really lovely but a bit samey after a few songs lol
ok
Actually, I quite like it. Wasn't expecting too much. It isn't mind blowing, and I can understand it wouldn't be everybody's cup of tea, but it has a beauty to it. Helped by her beautiful voice.
I really liked the warmth of the sound on this homespun record. Made me wanna go back home for some of ma's jerk chicken, cornbread and apple pie. And then go hunting with pa. F#@k yeah!
Having never heard of Nanci Griffith before, I was fully expecting to trash this album, but it turned out strangely endearing.
A couple of fun ones, Banks of Lake Ponchartrain and Working Girl
I’m not exactly sure why this album is on this list. It’s not super memorable, but I also didn’t feel the need to turn it off after the first 30 seconds like, oh, that horrific Fat Boy Slim album or The Prodigy!!! Awful!! This one was listenable and had a pleasant enough sound to it. I’ll take that over my ears bleeding any day 👍
Love her vocals, the issue is the whole album is a little maudlin and samey. Which is a big shame. I think some of her later output is a lot more punchy in the lyrics and music. For this though it’s a serviceable if bland pop country album.
Ok - not awful - not good. Not something I’d choose to listen to ever again.
An honest and interesting country record.
I’d never heard of her before but my first thought was of Kasey Chambers: surely she must have been heavily influenced by Nanci Griffith? There is a huge similarity in sound. And indeed, I’ve since discovered Chambers has covered Griffith’s songs before. I probably won’t listen to Griffith again but it was mostly listenable. A low 3/5.
A perfectly safe country album. Im not very familiar with mid 80s country, but this is easy listening that sounds like the country I tend to like. Twangy, folky lyrics, it sounds like the countryside. Goin' Gone is a pleasant song, probably my favorite on this album with nice harmonizing and all your favorite beats from country music. Not sure if I'll be back soon, but an album that was plenty of listenable for a genre I used to not care much for.
Ok country-esque album. Country isn't really my thing, but this was short and relatively easy to get through. No talk of beer or tractors that I noticed. 3/5
i actually enjoyed this a bit. its really inoffensive and a very pleasant listen. however I've definitely heard better country.
She certainly has a way to pull you into the story. Fave: One Of These Days
Folk-country is not my thing 2.5 stars
I'm from Texas, but I still don't like most country. This didn't change my mind, unfortunately. Outlaw country or nothing for me, I guess.
Cute
positiv overraskelse, jeg havde meget lave forventninger. Ikke noget jeg lige finder frem med mindre jeg er i et meget specifikt humør til det, men ingen vej udenom at hun rammer plet med stemningen og har en virkelig god stemme
Faktisk lidt overrasket over hvor godt jeg kunne lide det her, det er en slags country jeg normalt godt kan have det lidt hårdt med. Men idk synes bare det lød lækkert
Another reviewer expressed my thoughts perfectly: "Listening to this record makes me picture a group of middle-aged white women sitting out on camping chairs, sipping white wine, getting a little rowdy, getting a little sad."
I like how Apple Music described this as “optimistic” and “post-outlaw Austin”. A more folksy Stevie Nicks. Pretty enjoyable but I’m trying to be more conservative with ratings now.
A sweet and inoffensive album
i’m not the biggest country fan honestly but i enjoyed listening to this
This was fine for me as a country album, given my current only 1/5 is a country album. This one was much better than that overall, not outstanding but I enjoyed it.
Beautiful voice, old school country with stories within every song. Not exactly a genre I’m very into but if you’re a traditional country lover this one would be far up on your list. Feel like this kind of music was how the Simpsons character Lurleen Lumpkin was created.
Pretty repetitive. It was okay. I did think it was cute, but not cute enough to be really memorable.
just didnt do anything hugely interesting, there were some sweet songs but not much else
78% Best: Love At The Five & Dime; Lookin' For The Time (Workin' Girl); One Of These Days; Fly By Night Must-Hear? Not quite
I don't hate this, I'll give it 3 stars because she makes me feel some hidden love in my heart.
I’m a little stumped by this one because Griffith’s voice is very nice and the instrumentation is light and lilting and the two together feels like something I should enjoy… but it just lacks something for me. It feels kind of soulless. My impression from this album was that Griffith was discovered performing at open mics and whatnot, doing mostly covers probably, got a record deal with a label that shopped for these songs from the songwriters around Nashville, and was set up to record them with a group of studio musicians. It just feels like none of the performers have any emotional connection to these songs. Come to find out that 9 of the 11 tracks were written by Griffith. Hmm. I did enjoy “St. Olav’s Gate”, “One of These Days” and especially “Banks of the Pontchartrain”. The latter was easily my favorite track on the album and leads me to believe some of miss Nanci’s other work may be worth a listen. Apparently her earlier work was more folk and this album was early into her pivot into a more country style, which may explain why it kind of sounds like a cover album of Emmylou Harris tracks that died on the cutting room floor. Not an unenjoyable listen though. 6/10
Sweet, soulful country pop - the song from the prosittute's point of view was unexpected too. Best Tracks: Love at the Five & Dime; Lookin' For The Time (Working Girl); Goin' Gone
This was...nice. Not life changing, not something I'll be quick to revisit, but it was nice. I always feel when I'm struggling to come up with more to say on an album, that's a clear indication to me that it probably doesn't belong on this list.
The Last Of The True Believers offers a pleasant journey through Nanci Griffith's folk storytelling, with a welcomingly-healthy dose of slide guitar adding warmth to a satisfyingly average album.
This was pleasant and decent country music. Not something that I would listen to regularly, but I enjoyed it for the most part.
It's nice enough I guess. Sounds pretty much like all the other country, singer/songwriter, coffee shop music that came out around the same time. There's really nothing spectacular about it.
Pleasant enough country.
Les arrangements mettent de l’avant la voix, claire et très belle
The Last of the True Believers is the fourth studio album by Nanci Griffith, originally released in 1986. This was much better than I expected. I'm getting super strong Emmylou Harris vibes from this. It does a good job at calling back to that 70s country vibe. The male/female due vocals really remind me of Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris. The songwriting is a bit lacking but overall not bad.
Pretty cute and sweet. Simple country vibe and Nanci has a pleasant voice. 6/10
Great album. Very surprised. 7/10
3☆/5 10.20.2024
Meh. Didn't hate it. But not for me.
lindo, ameno, nostalgico
Discount Joni Mitchell?
Some of this was not unpleasant but I’m just not into the country sound.
Its not the kind of country I enjoy.
I didn’t know much about this artist but I know when many other artists cover your original work (Kathy Mattea, Bette Midler, Emmylou Harris) and you’re invited onto Letterman to perform more than any other artist, you’re probably really good. I enjoyed Looking for the Time a lot. I enjoyed this country-ish album a lot more than many country albums on this list. Bonus star for Lyle Lovett featuring as a back-up singer.
Interesting! Very lyrical, very Dixie Chicks very blue grass. I had never really heard her before so it was a cool experience. Not my cup of tea but still appreciated.
It's a sweet set of songs. Definitely at the pop end of country.
Low key some bumping bluegrass. I liked it
3.5
The only "Country" allowed in this household is the glorious nation of Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱 It's alright. More folk-y than I expected, which was a nice surprise. Simple, cute, enjoyable. Not much else to be said.
This album is a good, solid country folk album by all accounts. Easy to listen to with enough storytelling in the songwriting to keep my attention. Plus, it has Nanci Griffith's beautiful voice. But more important than the chord progressions and melodies are the memories this music evokes in my mind. Riding around the city in my mom's red Camaro while she was blasting Nanci Griffith, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Judds, and Tanya Tucker. Her singing every word and 10-year old me reluctantly learning every melody. She knew her old life was coming apart at the seams and this music helped her process her grief and stress. Before too long I would be too cool for folk music and would be off on my own journey of musical discovery. But hearing these songs again after so long and thinking back, I can feel the personal struggles my mom was going through at the time and I understand now why this music spoke so strongly to her. This album popped up on my project the day after she received some not-so-great health news and she has been in my thoughts a lot. It is almost eerie how music can focus thoughts and memories and emotions in such a powerful way. Love you mom!
The quieter tracks that were mostly guitar were quite good, reminded me of Stevie nicks (particularly landslide). The more country the songs got, particularly as the fiddle was brought in, the less I enjoyed them. It was fairly short though and there weren't any completely unlistenable moments. 2.5.
I really didn't mind this album. Jaunty, and she has a voice with a bit of an edge behind it - most songs are not sickly sweet. Fly By Night was my favourite, however I didn't mind listening to it at all. Notably decent production.
3.5/5. Shoutout Austin.
Not a huge country fan bit this sounded very good. But there is absolutely nothing surpising in most of the songs, they are quite 'cliché' for lack of a better word. Of course that is also why some people will dig it. Not sure why this is on the list because I hear nothing groundbreaking in it, it could have been written 50 years ago. But - perfect country voice, good songswriting and the album just sounds 'cozy'.
Schönes Country Album mit guter Musik, robuster Frauenstimme, guter Laune und dem Gefühl eines Bud’s wie im Western-Saloon. So ein bisschen Bud-Gefühl strahlt auch das Album aus. Man kann es trinken, aber bloß nicht zu viel.
Fairly straightforward country fare with a great voice. Not exactly my cup of tea, but made for pleasant listening.
***An easy listening album
I had never heard of this lady before, but 80s country is not my forte. I enjoyed this. I was doing a monotonous craft while I listened, and it was a pleasant companion.
I don't have a lot to say about this. It's folky country that is OK, but not much to get excited about. Favorite track: Fly By Night
3/5 the songs are good, but it's just not my genre
Say what you will about country but it sure goes down easy. Nanci Griffith's The Last of the True Believers is pleasant, albeit perhaps leaning on the generic side. It isn't often there's an album whose cover neatly ties in with the songs and themes. The title of "Love at the Five & Dime" is cute and charming but also leaves no doubts about the album's purpose. The lyrics may not be jaw dropping or attention grabbing, but Griffith had a subtle way with words. She created a world in an album that's too easy to put on repeat.
This is a genuinely good country album, albeit a very relaxed one! During the late 1980s, country was beginning to take on a different kind of sound that would really take off in the 1990s...sort of a rock/country/pop sound. Some artists, however, were going in a different direction at this time -- more of a folky country sound (think Emmylou Harris). Country-folk-pop type artists would see their own type of success in the 1990s among singer songwriters, although mostly outside of the country genre mainstream. This album by Nanci Griffith is reflective of that path. I found the entire album charming, but I was particularly captured by "The Last of the True Believers" and "Fly By Night". Nanci Griffith seems to be rather unknown even in the country space, and after listening to this, I feel like she is an underrated country artist!
Not really the biggest fan of country, but this was good and I don’t mind its inclusion.
Predictable but nice to listen to. Doesn't overstay its welcome. 3.2
I started off really enjoying this, but there was so little variation between songs that I was bored by the end of what is a fairly short album
A pleasant voice and a lovely country twangy guitar. But somehow misses the charm of Dolly or the rawness of the Indigo Girls. But I might be missing something.
What a great voice and a wonderful sounding album!
-Sort of reminds me of Emmylou Harris. Not really my kind of music but some of the songs are actually really good -Favorites are The Last Of The True Believers, Love At The Five & Dime, and Fly By Night
Lovely album of gentle country tunes. Nanci Griffith has a wonderful voice. I like this sort of easygoing, old-fashioned country and this I’ll have to keep this album in mind when I’m in the mood for that sound.
Pretty nice album that for the most part is chill country/folk. "Love At The Five & Dime" is my favorite. Great production and great composition. This album went by and I enjoyed it the more I listened. It's deeper than it initially appears. Great album cover, it looks like an odd blend of casual-chance-encounter and staged actors.
I was surprised by this album ... much better than I expected. I'm not that big a fan of country-folk, but I could still get into a few songs. As always with country music, the musicianship is first rate.
very classic feeling country. nanci's voice flows cathartically through the entire run time. lots of peaks and valleys of different emotions, life events, etc that make me want to find a bit more about her.
I liked this. And I don't like country.
Nanci has a nice voice and she’s a good songwriter. Those songs are a bit too hurdy durdy yay Texas for my personal liking, but I respect her craft. Great album cover too, I love this photo.
Country music does nothing for me.
Sounded good on my walk across the fields but doubt I would wheel it out at a party. Preferred the folky numbers rather than the country ones about old people shagging.
I greatly see the appeal in Nanci's songwriting and musicianship. Captivating storylines intertwined with such a soulful sweet and comforting voice. Leaning much on country twang and south texas sound structure, it certainly captures a positive light on the emotional plight of young American woman of the time. Added bonus for a pedal steel guitar and banjo usage. All that good stuff being said, absence of clear procussion is infuriating. All the instruments play in time to a soft pulse lost in the mix. Production is so entirely focused on this lead section fade in and fade out that even instruments get lost in the panning. Vocals are also extremely saturated in treble, nanc can hit lower notes but production squashes the attempts.
Meh. Country is country.
It's nice
Great voice. Not my genre, but good stuff if you like country music.
What I picture Taylor Swift would be if she wasn't a megalomaniac.
solid country album, liked the title track the best.
5/10 Thanks to coming in for your review Nanci. You are a competent worker, but I wouldn't say you blow me away with your performance. Do you think you add to the overall culture we're trying to build here? I think you need to take some time to reflect and see if this is the kind of work you want to be doing. If it is, I think you should give it a full effort. None of these half measures, really give it your all. 6-26-2024
I really wasn’t expecting to like this since I haven’t liked any country music made after the 70s. And I wasn’t much digging it at all until the third track hit. It has the feel of the older country and it caught my ear. I had to go back and start over. I guess her original folk leanings brought more of that old feel that I love. Mostly I was drawn to the way she told a story. Overall, not my favorite album on this list, I may never even listen to it again, but surprisingly pleasant.
p550. 1986. 3 stars. Inoffensive 80's country album. Lovely voice and some classy songs, but strays in yeehaw too often and there's a lot of filler.
This was a pretty solid folk country album. With similar styles of older female country stars, Griffith uses a soft harmonious tone to tell rustic stories over a tune of simplified instrumentals. This was made in the 80s but could blend in at any decade. It’s a really good showing of how to make enjoyable music. I’d revisit it. 7.0/10
Easy listening, not bad
I quite enjoyed it, I feel like my childhood primed me to enjoy country music
I like this, it's got some nice songs and good performances, but it's not as good as other albums in this genre. Happy to listen again, but won't be searching out.
A pleasant listen that embodied American country music. Enjoyed the two listens, but will most likely not listen again. 3/5
This type of country music is something I can tolerate because there wasn’t the annoying sass in the voice or anything like that. Don’t get me wrong I’d never pick it out but it went by genuinely smoothly and I’d listen to it again as background.
Not one of my favourite/usual genres and I feel like I'd have liked this a lot more hearing/seeing it live but points for excellent construction - it's hard to deny this is just a really nice sounding album. Clear instrumentation and vocals. 6/10 3 stars
deec
Very pleasant album to listen to. Lover her voice.
A quaint little country album that does what it does tremendously well; yet it still leaves me wanting more. The writing here is scenic and nostalgic - I especially love the life piece ballad that is 'Love at the Five & Down' and the fiercely exected 'Fly By Night'. Vocally and instrumentally speaking, Nanci and co deliver on all fronts, and as usual with this genre, I love when they harmonize, usually in these sticky choruses. While not blown away, I still enjoyed my little stroll through the locales painted by Nanci on this album, and I'm sure there is more to dive into lyrically well below the surface.
A pleasant enough country/folk album. It felt like it took longer than 30-some minutes but this isn't a genre I typically enjoy. Anyway. 2.7/5-> 3/5
I don't know enough about country to say whether this is groundbreaking for the genre or not, but it was pleasant. Nanci's voice is quite nice to listen to. I do have to be in a specific mood for this, though.
This was much better than I was expecting, nice country stuff. 65/100
Nanci Griffith is one of my favorites. This is not her best.
Country mit netter Stimme Instrumente etwas verspielt, sonst tolle Stimmung 3/5
It’s a decent background music sort of album. I’m a sucker for folksy harmony vocals but it’s not quite a 4.
Her voice and the music are both nice, but nothing grabbed me in a way that deserved more than 3 stars.
File under the eighties country albums that aged extremely well (contrary to some others in this list). Griffith was a good songwriter--so sad that she passed away at 69--the production values are devoid of all the cheesy shenanigans typical of the decade when this album was released, and you often haved either interesting harmonies / chord progression, gripping arrangements (especially on the violin / fiddle), or a very lively, rock-derived energy in the best tunes from this record. A couple of duds, but good tracklisting overall. Country is not a genre I'm overly familiar with, but I'm glad Dimery's list help me find my way into it at least. Putting this record in my "waiting room". After all, 1986 is not a stellar year for music by far, so who knows? Maybe there will be room for this record in my own list at the end. Highlights: Love At The Five And Dime, Banks of the Pontchartrain, Lookin' for the Time (Workin' Girl), One of These Days, Fly By Night, The Wing And The Wheel 3/5 for the purposes of this list. 8/10 for more general purposes (5+3) Number of albums left to review: more than 200, approximately - I've temporarily lost count here. Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half so far, approximately. Number of albums I *might* include: a quarter, approximately (including this one) Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter, or just a little more (many other albums are more important to me)
I guess c’est correct, jsuis juste pas vraiment dans le monde country
high 3, folk
Country - pleasant enough banjo n' harmony action from an artist that I'd never heard of previously. Better than other country? Not so much.
Pleasant enough but nothing special, another album where I didn't even notice it end.
Starts off good and never matches it. It's a shame because I wanted to find some more good country music. This is overall fine, but there's so many better albums in the genre that it doesn't feel justified being here.
no soy muy fan del country pero está bien
Solid old timey country album. Anyone who can get Lyle Lovett to sing back up on their album is cool with me.
I’m a bit torn on this one. It’s not my style of music: country/folk. That being said, I didn’t mind listening to it. She’s got a lovely voice and it reminds me of Texas, which I’ve called home for over 20 years. Not sure how often I’ll go back to listen but I wouldn’t mind hearing this at say the Kerrville Folk Festival or if we rolled up to Lukenbach and heard this!
I'm coming into this one absolutely cold. It immediately feels like very storybook country to me, sung in an unsurprising style. Very little has deviated from expectation. I would call it pleasant, but entirely forgettable.
A poor man's stevie nicks but still good
I love the story songs. She has a unique voice that I enjoy in small doses.
Nice enough, but I didn't hear anything that made this stand out.
Solid set of country tunes. The performances were all top-notch, as is to be expected with Nashville. And the songwriting is decent, and maybe even better than that. But nothing really stuck with me. Maybe i'd have to give this more listens, but i'm sure I won't.
I found this album to be pleasant enough but I can't say I'll likely reach to spin it again. I appreciate Nanci's role in music. She was a darling of WXPN so while I'm not fluent in her work, there is definitely a familiarity. I confuse a lot of the mid-to-late-80s country/folk/female genre. By that I mean Alison Kraus, Nanci Griffith, Kate & Anna McGarrigle. The album cover caught my eye...I loved eating at the Woolworth's lunch counter in college (circa 1986). Also that's Lyle Lovett on the right. He sang some backups on the album.
Felt a lot like Richard and Linda Thompson. Maybe a little too country and a little too sappy for my taste but it was a nice listen.
Lovely voice. Easy listening country album but not my cup of tea.
Enjoyed
Clear and crisp- intelligent and easy to listen to. Sadly not my cup of tea but I can recognise this is a good record.
This was fine; doesn’t seem particularly necessary alongside some of the better country we’ve already met with on the list.
Surprised to find this “country/folk” on the list. Reminds me of Emmylou Harris.
Not bad but too gentle and ultimately unremarkable.
Cool music between old school and new country. More of a folk vibe
Could only listen to 2 songs but she is very good in general
Hyfsat för å vara country, ganska likt Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks och alla låtar var väl helt okej inte något uppseendeväckande dock.
Pretty much seems to solidly hit that sweet female voice over a lot of slow paced folk country. Its pretty boring... though it is elevated a bit by Goin' Gone and Workin' Girl. Not particularly compelling or interesting. A generous 3.
too køntri 4 me
I enjoyed this album, it was a very pretty-sounding country record. The instrumentals were immaculate and Nanci's vocals were very soothing. Not huge on country in general but this was good.
It's just inoffensive waiting room music that you'd hear in a small American town.
I’m not normally a country fan, but I enjoyed this. Favorite songs were The Last of the True Believers, Banks of the Pontchartrain, Lookin’ For the Time, and Goin Gone
Very simple and good, but not my thing
Nice. Borders on too nice. But overall good playing and writing. 3.5/5
Музыка хорошая, но я такое не люблю
Highlight: St Olav's Gate This is how I imagine American country music sounded like in the 80s to early 90s - mellow, tough, delicate. Country with a touch of folk. Perhaps country pop? Nanci described her style as "folkabilly". The charm wore off by track 6 unfortunately. Overall: 5/10
Pretty good
It's fine. A solid 2.5.
Pretty but didn't stand out, can't remember any specific song - just blended together.
A solid country album. A pleasant listen.
I always thought of her as folk but this is pretty country. If I hadn't heard her other work I'd have thought she was a C&W singer trying to sound like Dolly P. Not my favorite Nanci Griffith album but I still enjoy her overall.
Not a bad country album if you’re in the mood for her voice
Love at the Five and Dime is cute
I remembered liking Nanci Griffith a lot more than I liked this record. But then I remembered that it’s Patty Griffin I like. There are similarities (besides the name) so I’ll forgive myself the confusion. This was… good. I liked the music more than the vocals and felt the lyrics were… thin.
Album improved as it went on Standout songs: More than a whisper Lookin for the time One of these days
I'd never heard of this so came in blind. I found it to be some pleasant country/ folk. The songs were well crafted and I enjoyed her voice. Whilst I can enjoy the skill, it didn't light any fires.
I mean its a solid country record but i think there are better out there.
Hard to get on board with this one, good album title, nice voice and some good lyrics in there. Country just ain't my thing. Favourite song: More than a whisper
Nice and easy listening, nothing wrong, nothing standing out.
Enjoyed this more than I expected to, maybe somewhere between a 3 and 3.5?
Quite forgettable and I'm not really a fan of the southern American accent.
Good music, not breathtaking.
Lovely little old-fashioned country album
It's a fine album. So many country albums that are significantly better than this that are omitted. Nothing against this album or singer, but why this one? 3/5
3.5
No es mi estilo
A nice relaxing album.
I didn't expect to like this. And I didn't. BUT. It did grow on me. Though these songs are painfully Nashville with the weirdly not-quite-country production. You know, full-on rock production values but let's add a bunch of overly-dramatic steel guitar and fiddle parts so people know it's country? Hate it. And Nanci's voice is alright when she's not working so hard to put a country warble in it. The thing that surprised me, though, is that these songs are actually REALLY well written. Like, this is legitimately great songwriting. Shame they countried the hell out of 'em. I'd love to hear every one of these songs covered as rock or folk songs. Or even just a voice and a guitar. I bet the demos were great. Unfortunately, the final product isn't. It's only almost great.
Pretty good for country. Nanci gets a lot of emotion across. Sounds all a bit the same by the end. Not to my taste. 7/10
It´s plain vanilla country. She has a happy voice which I would not find acceptable for a male country singer but it works for her.
After the first song , I thought, okay, if she wrote that one, it's a 3. Turns out she wrote the whole album: well-crafted lyrics about ordinary life; the instrumentation is a bit bland, but it is 1986 after all; less twang than I prefer but at lease it's not commercial.
Fine
Au début je n'haïssais pas, mais plus ça avançait plus c'était "trop" country pour moi. Je suis capable d'admettre que c'est un album très bien produit et avec des compositions originales, mais la sonorité n'est malheureusement pas mon fort. 6/10
Nothing exceptional or mind blowing, just earnest and sweet country music.
Pretty standard and not very noteworthy country folk stuff, not the most engaging. Good thing I like the genre. 3 stars.
Pretty decent 80’s style country. Nanci Griffith has a nice voice. I’m glad to have been exposed to it.
Not bad honestly. I like the production, arrangements, and performance. Her voice is nice. The songs are a little corny, but it’s pretty good at what it’s doing. Solid 3 I think. Not necessarily for me but it’s nice.
Good album. I'm interested in listening to some of her other stuff.
Solid country album.
simple music but at least she has a nice voice
Lovely country voice.
Country
It's good, but I'm rarely in the mood for this kind of music
It was nice.
Contrairement à ce qu'avait annoncé eltrapeze dans sa critique diffamatoire, je ne vais en aucun cas taper sur Nanci. Celle-ci a en effet eu la très bonne idée de voler les guitares de Cat Stevens pendant son sommeil avant de lui rendre au lendemain, ce qui a à mon sens sauvé le projet.
ça chiale sur des sonorités country minables, comme d'habitude. Mon camarade d'écoute robvipère est déjà en train de rédiger un commentaire des plus sanglants.
At last. I knew you could pick ‘em
I was confused how there was something from 1986 that I had never heard of but the first bars of the first song played and I was like, oh, right. Back then I would have given this album the time of day. Now I'm a little more susceptible to the charm of well told stories of love gone right and love gone wrong. Is Nanci a stand out artist? Is this album grounbreaking? Should it be on this list? No idea, but it is certainly listable and breath of fresh air compared to the streak of middling hip hop and grunge albums I've been given recently.
An enjoyable album throughout. Rather poppy, but some lovely melodies. Worth a revisit at a later date.
I am not a huge fan of country, but this was... efficient. It did what it needed to do. At least it wasn't Americana, or nu-country (rock posing as country). I felt Griffith's voice lent itself well to the songs she was doing, the lyrics were well-written and the music was sparse. But again, country. Just... not my bag.
Nice voice with that country drawl to it (Goin Gone was my favorite song). Decent backing band that provides a lot of different sounds - its like celtic country, which has a nice twist to it. The album did grow on me over a few listens - it's an easy listen. Still, it feels more like an album you can put on in the background and let it play. Not going to be distracting, sets a good mood, but a bit of set it and forget it.
Pleasant enough country music. I'm not a big country fan, but I didn't mind listening. Liked the last track in particular (The Wing and the Wheel). Love at the Five and Dime wasn't bad either.
A nice relaxing country-bluegrass excursion. Beautiful voice, simply, but elegant songwriting, and complementary instrumentation. It isn’t an exciting album, but enjoyable, nonetheless. 3/5
Great voice. Not really my thing. Although it floats around the edges of some stuff I like a lot like REM. Love at the Five and Dime was good. Can't knock it as an album, and it seems to have aged well especially considering it was 1986, a time particularly prone to aging. Glad wasn't subjected to the one with From A Distance on it because that song very much is late 80s schlock. Although Cliff Richard is probably more to blame for my dislike.
Great voice and spond
I liked this a lot, it was calming and nice. She has a lovely voice.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: it was ok, started off very nicely but ultimately a bit slow to finish with Favourite song: Track 2 - Love at the Five & Dime
Fly By Night the standout and unfair synecdoche. Rooted music, pulled up and washed without violence, on record comes across timelessly almost-bland. It's otherworld music; Here, the frontier is internal.
Not my preferred genre, but this was... fine. It made for decent background music while I was at work, but nothing really stood out to me. I think if I was more of a country fan would have liked this a lot more. Not bad, but just okay.
Very pleasant, nice nanci
This was very pleasant.
3.5
This album was fine. Nothing to write home about. Mostly country sounding.
I kinda liked it
I enjoyed that album about as much as I ever have enjoyed country music. Didn't catch much of the content and themes as I was cooking, but the overall vibe was quite palatable.
Some lovely sweet country vibes. No relation.
As far as cut music goes, this was just fine
Nothing objectively bad about, but it's not my taste. Favorite song: Fly by night
Kind of soothing.
More fiddle, please. Best track: Banks of the Pontchartrain
3-
Pretty much what I would expect from a Country album. Nanci has a great voice and the musicians are very good. 2.5 / 5 stars.
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Хороший голос и мелодич
Pretty easy listening. It does not sound like much other 80s music on this list, which is appreciated.
Fun but got a little grating towards the end
yes
3 overall good but not my jam
Generic country featuring a female vocalist. Meh.
Not my kind of thing and I really enjoyed it, which is the best praise I can offer it
More than a Whisper is tremendous. Don't we all need that? Griffith has a uniquely American sound with more than a touch of twang. I. had never gone deeper than her Greatest Hits so this was a treat. I found myself drawn in by her lyrics which seem to speak pretty universally to the human condition.
Alas, I am not a true believer. But it's the genre, not Nanci Griffith. And in fact, while I generally dislike country music, Griffith’s style is more palatable than most popular country. Maybe it’s her folk roots. Maybe it’s that this mid-80s album came out just before country music took a turn towards pop and showiness and derivative lyrics.
yawn...
Pleasant country/folk. Definitely didn't mind it in the background as I was working but probably wouldn't throw it on to listen deliberately. Almost quaint in a cute way. If I loved the genre this could definitely be a 4, but 3.5 for me.
I started listening to this as background music and found it pleasant but maybe somewhat conventional country-folk. Then I read an obituary for Nanci Griffith that praised her confessional-style songwriting, so I gave it another listen paying more attention to the lyrics. While maybe over-the-top folksy in places, they were inventive and had a narrative flair to them that does really add a lot. So I'd encourage listeners to give the songwriting some attention, you'll enjoy it a lot more.
That country thing is not my fave. But this was OK
Powerhouse of a voice and some nice songs, but overall average for me! ‘Love at the 5 and dime’ is my favorite.
Light 7
4/11, 36%
This was pretty country but I enjoyed it!
Not sure why this one just hit me the right way. I normally can't stand most country
There was a folksiness that I liked on this, but I give it three stars because I did not pay real attention.
Okay. Country laid on this thick is a bit hard for me to digest, and I don't like Griffith's voice at times - lots of elision alongside that weird Stevie Nicks bleat. But - the songwriting is strong and topics are well observed. There's an overall feeling of bittersweet that pervades, which fits the country idiom perfectly. You can cry into your beer over a few of these numbers - but do you want to?
Tout plaquer et acheter un ranch dans le Tennessee
j'étais à deux doigts de mettre 4 mais je me suis ressaisie, et si depuis le début le générateur était en fait un mood tracker ??
It’s boring and clichey, but it’s going down with 3 stars because it’s an 80’s album without those horrible synths and terrible production
This album was a nice change of pace. Enjoyed the pedal steel guitar. Nanci Griffith has a very sweet vocal that's lovely enough to listen to, but ultimately a bit bland. Fave Songs: Love at the Five and Dime, Love's Found a Shoulder, One of These Days, Fly by Night, St. Olav's Gate
Country. Ni fu ni fa.
Listened on 3/8/23 3.5/5 Favorite song: five and dime I love country music and this album did not disappoint - it was very easy to listen to and soothing but not a standout
Nice little folksy/country album
First it sounded like hay day music with vocals. I guess she is from the US? Hope you can feel the sarcasm. It’s a cozy album. I imagine me and Annika on a road trip, having this music on in the background while sitting in the trunk of the car, looking at the horizon, planning where to go next. 3.5
Country. It was fine. 3 stars.
Not exactly revolutionary but enjoyable and the songwriting on here is really great at times. everything she writes sounds so authentic in her voice (duh) and feels like fresh air. best tracks: the last of the true believers, banks of the pontchartrain, love at the five and dine
Olipas miellyttävä ääni ja kivoja biisejä muutenkin.
I remember growing up my parents had a close friend who raved about Nanci Griffith, I never did check her out so I was looking forward to hearing this one. She had a pleasant voice and could sing a good story, this was a nice listen. 3 stars
Very refreshing. When country music is good like this is, you get something that has a lot of emotion and earnestness behind its simplicity. That said, I don't know if this is a 1001-albums-to-listen-to kind of good. Some tracks were standouts though, like More Than a Whisper and Lookin' For the Time (Workin' Girl).
Not her best album, but still nice and relaxing.
Country. Okay.
quality but not my jam
Country. Ni fu ni fa.
Good vibes, nice music, solid record.
Beautiful and engaging country. For bits and pieces the music stars into generic Amy Grant style blandness but overall this sounds like it broke a few molds and led to inspire some even better Americana
Pretty decent country music tbf
Nice, but didn't hook me - 3 stars
Very sweet sounding stuff. Alotta cool elements but personally not something I go put of my way to listen.
Uh Oh. Country. Alright, lets see if I find something to enjoy here. Yes. Quite a lot. Aside from the steel guitar, most of the instrumentation is very nice, the fiddle gets a little whiney in places, but the layered melodic harmonies are quite lovely. Both Last of the True Believers and Love at the Five and Dime I would listen to again, St. Olaf's gate was terrible. Just stereotypical country. Then so was most of the rest. I liked One of These Days. Would have been a 4 or 5 star album without steel guitar. Instead it's 3.
Really nice 80s country album. Nothing crazy but very good. She has a really unique accent for country.
Good, but nothing really stood out to me
Nice folky, almost country album.
Prima achtergrondmuziek.
Now that’s some old school, folksy, country sound. I don’t know if I love it or hate it.
Un bon album country et une belle voix, ca secoute tres bien, 3.75
Pleasant enough but not going to stick with me
Had Flyer by her and liked it. Not much of a country music lover She has a nice voice and the music is easy on the ears.
Það tók þessa plötu ca helming af lengd hennar til að komast í gang hjá mér. Öll production frekar low-key, allt voða sætt og krúttlegt, en textarnir eru köntrí! Í lokin var ég farin að spá í hvort ég gæti sjálf framleitt nógu mikið twang til að geta sungið þessi lög.
Country + folk which is a decent combo imo
a vid, šta ja znam, ovo je čisti country, a trenutno baš ne paše nešta, a i ne bi si ovo baš pustio - al da sam na nekom westu, tipa Red Dead Redemption kind of ambience, priroda i to, pasalo bi, ovako sada na ovu magluštinu ujutro....oprosti Nanci špenci, al svejedno nije baš dvojka.
Not terrible but a bit too country for my taste. Some good turn of phrase and some good songs - but not a fantastic record.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs:
Nothing interesting to me on this album. 5/10
not a huge country fan, but i did enjoy this!
Pretty good country style album. I'd come back to this.
Nanci Griffith is one of the first contemporary country artists, following the likes of George Strait as they modernized the production of country music while still sticking to their county roots. Griffith's songs are mighty good, while also tender and loving. My main hangups are with the production, which is a little too polished for my liking. One of the great aspects of older country songs was that they had a lot of personality in the rocky production, giving it a sort of gritty edge. This record, to contrast, is all smoothed out. Too round.
This has a nice feel to it. There are moments that make me think of some other place, some other reality that I would like to visit. Will have to give this one some more attention.
Didn't know she died last year...bit taken aback. Not a massive fan but saw her at a festival once. Anyway. Very country. Lovely voice. Do the songs stand out? Ok to be honest, no. It is very listenable and I often say I don't like the genre much. 3
I don't usually listen to Country too much, but this album is not bad. It sounds more modern than some of the genre classics, but it remains acoustic throughout, so no country rock either. The first two tracks especially stood out for me. After those, the album loses some steam, but it's still 3/5.
A really nice album with catchy singable songwriting, a storytellers gift for a beautiful lyric as well as production that is graceful and always in service to the song. I could see Nancy Griffith holding the same lofty position in my library as the brilliant Lucinda Williams. 3.5 🌟
This didn't stand out for me - a good country album was all I heard.
Buena cantautora americana con toques country. Música fácil de escuchar y con cierto ritmo.
Country? Meh.
Nice country with good melody and harmonies, but without anything that puts it above other similar artists.
Beautiful, but a bit bland altogether
Pleasant bit of Country
Voz interessante e fluiu bem.
A sweet voice. Great story telling if a bit broad strokes
Highlights: More than a Whisper, Lookin' For the Time, One of These Days.
Never heard any Nanci Griffith before and it's fine country music
I was surprised to hear two songs I recognized that had been made famous by Kathy Mattea, who I loved when I was a kid. Not as much of a country fan these days, but this album is pretty good. 3/5 stars
She's not my cup of tea but this isn't objectively bad music. 3.5
Nice
Folksy and alright
Country....for me every song sounds the same.
It’s country music, so I didn’t expect much, and it didn’t deliver much.
Old country - not my bag