Reviews (page 6 of 7)
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.
Country…nothing special
Didn’t like this one very much, my country phase seems to be over.
Can't pinpoint exactly why but I really enjoyed this. She has a great voice that really suits the folky/country feel. Will probably listen to this one again.
Huh dit is miss wel de beste country die ik ooit heb gehoord
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
A unique sound, amazing voice.
Good country album!
I tried, this was sleep inducing.
3.5
So so
deec
5/10
Very pleasant album to listen to. Lover her voice.
Yeah. Americana in a bottle. Not too much country, not too fart smelly, and she’s singing beautifully. I want more of this.
good time of singer songwriter country. wonderful
The Woolworth's in the background of the album cover is the only place she could convince to play this driveling wannabe-sixties-country-folk pablum. 1.0/5.0: Embarrassing
Pleasant surprise, she has a great voice. Not my normal style of music that I listen to but this was a chill enjoyable listen.
C&W is the last musical style that I'm ever listening to. But I really enjoyed this album. It has enough folk elements and there is an honesty in her voice. Solid album.
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
Such a great album -- really top-notch. Nanci Griffith sure could write songs. I could listen to this on repeat.
Wonderful voice and lyrics
Not for me, too winey and country
Not the worst country, but still absolutely terrible. At least this was a quick listen/skip. 1.5*
Beautifully bad, unequivocally boring. Too American for my uneducated ears.
Beautiful! Will listen again in a car.
Who? A US country artist that didn't make it across the pond. Quite pleasant for country music, but ultimately boring.
I must like Folksy music because I liked this one to0
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.
Country really isn't my thing.
I didn’t mind it - I’m on my country journey - but it didn’t land as much as other albums. Still a nice time though.
She has a lovely voice, but I already don't like country very much, and this was incredibly generic.
This was much better than I was expecting, nice country stuff. 65/100
Easy to listen to. Nice hippy vibes.
pretty good sound d more modern like a song i would like if it was released today not just appreciate it
Didn’t like the country but it could’ve grown on me but sadly it didn’t.
Sincere and heartening music, just not my style at all. Could almost hear the vocals fitting in in Irish/Nova Scotian music, but the twangy guitar and strings are undeniably American Country.
Nanci Griffith is one of my favorites. This is not her best.
Country Folk, pero en los 80, muy tranquilero pero mola para trabajar o cocinar y escuchar de fondo
oh god what have I done in my life to deserve this
Maybe I’m becoming a country girl? Fly by night was my standout. Fun and fast paced. Loved her lyrics. This was a good listen.
The dance floor will shake at a barn dance in Texas. I am not a Texan and I wouldn't visit such an event. I don't like American-Texan folk music any more than I like German Schlager. I can't get anything out of the music. 1/5
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.
I kind of liked 'Lookin' for the Time (Workin' Girl)' but this was mostly forgettable country that sounds like someone's mom's favorite album.
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)
3/4
Not too great of an album, but there are moments when the singer sounds just like Stevie Nicks which is nice.
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.
Nanci Griffith’s The Last Of The True Believers is an album I strangely fuck with. Country was never my thing, but Nanci seems to structure it in a way that doesn’t t make me want to pull my hair out. I love her voice, and the strings of whatever instrument is playing in the background. My favorites are Lookin’ For The Time (Workin’ Girl), Love’s Found A Shoulder, and Fly By Night. All in all, The Last Of The True Believers is a good album. Best Song: Lookin' For The Time (Workin' Girl) Worst Song: St. Olav's Gate
Really enjoyed this one. Great melodies and songwriting.
Best song - Love At The Five & Dime
A Nashville album with pedal steel guitar like this is going to get a 5 star every single time from me. Put this in an enema and shoot it straight into my ass. Perfect music.
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.
Not for this list
This was a nice surprise, as I only knew Nanci Griffith for "From A Distance", which I find quite cheesy. There's some really solid songwriting on here though, lovely voice and great banjo playing too from Béla Fleck (of Jingle All the Way fame). I found some of the songs a bit dull, but the standout tracks (Title Track, Love at the Five and Dime, Banks of the Pontchartrain, One of these Days, and Fly by Night) made it worth my while. The production is nice and warm, as a whole the album feels ideal for a road trip or something similar. I like an album that doesnt outstay it's welcome too!
No va.
This is the voice I most closely associate with my mum. Except probably her own voice, and her mum's and okay excluding people from our immediate lives.
Really good country/folk album. I will definitely be listening to this again, it's really fantastic. Never heard it before until now.
Just a bit saccharine for me, there's way better country albums out there.
Not my thing at all. Really boring country Americana singer songwriter love songs. So cheesy and sincere. Eurgh x
Yeah, this was one of the country albums I have ever listened to.
no soy muy fan del country pero está bien
This was totally new to me - I'd never heard of Nanci Griffith before but I have to say I really loved this. It reminded me of Tha Rankin Family which is a local-to-me group from a similar time period. Also Joni Mitchell and that hippy-folk movement of singer-songwriter stuff, but leaning harder on folky-country rather than rambley poetry and jazziness... Anyway this was a great surprise and I will def be listening to this again!
Solid old timey country album. Anyone who can get Lyle Lovett to sing back up on their album is cool with me.
Whilst I like English folk music and always receptive to listening to it I’ve never quite got American country music. Whilst Nancy has a lovely voice I just do not like the accompanying countyfide instrumentation. Woolworths on the other hand I did love. Bought many a good album on vinyl and CD there and the pic’n’mix was to die for. Never had a Luncheonette there though. Sadly Nancy and Woolworths are no longer with us so will have to wallow in the nostalgia of Woolworths and I’m sure that the millions of Nancy fans will play her music evermore but I’m not one of them. 1/5 30/3/24
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
An excellent county folk album. but it has a strange recording and I'm not sure if it's on purpose or an error my end, it sounds like it parts a warped record. The music is there but it fades and distorts slightly. But I did enjoy and I found it to be very chill
Not sure how I missed this gem at the time.
Very easy to listen to. I appreciate the "good ol' country twang." Had to look to see when this was recorded, thinking it had to be 60s or so, but turned out it was 80s.
It was a bit like cowbells in the distance on a Swiss hillside. Pleasant enough but makes no impact to my life. Really like the cover though. Makes me nostalgic for the now obsolete Woolworth’s.
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.
4-
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.
great Album
Lovely voice. Easy listening country album but not my cup of tea.
Tried and true americana songwriting with hokey as hell lyrics and I love it. Inject that bittersweet lapsteel sound straight into my veins. Her voice is great, and the way the other instruments and vocalists float around her melodies, harmonizing and passing the lead back and forth brings an exciting choreographed energy to the arrangements. The little mandolin fills pop in once in a while to kick it up a notch, then the fiddles ease is back down. Very pretty very soothing and a relaxed if melancholy feel. It's extremely faux-rustic tasteful BnB in a converted Vermont cheese barn, but god damn if it doesn't hit you right there in those folksy autumnal feelings.
Not a bad country album. She has a wonderful voice and I enjoy the production and full band, but just a little too vanilla.
A good country song can be...maybe even should be simple. Its about texture mostly. That being said, a good country song ought to have 1 or 2 interesting, clever, or innovative melodic ideas, lyrical ideas, rhythmic ideas, or some combination. I cant do it on elegance and prettiness alone. Alls that to say I didnt hate this one. But only two songs in the 35 min runtime are anything that I think fit that criteria. Ive heard other NG songs that I like...but they arent on this here record. Faves: the title track and Fly By Night Meh: the rest
Not terrible, but not a Genre for me
Country-folk de altura en la voz dulce y cristalina de Nanci Griffith destacando el tema que abre y da nombre al disco, "The Last of the True Believers", "el último de los verdaderos creyentes". También me gusta la irónica canción de amor "Looking for the Time (Workin' Girl)".
I have never heard an entire Nanci Griffith album and I really enjoyed this. I see some of the comments saying this is pop country music and others saying this is traditional country music. I take that as a compliment, because it shows how Griffith can cross genres. I enjoyed this album a lot and would recommend it to others. I liked "More Than a Whisper" and "Last of the True Believers" the most and I do not think either song was a hit. Not sure what this says about me.
Such a lovely voice and talented songwriter
It's not my thing but I don't think it's objectively bad like most country is. She has a good voice and when it pushes more into folk territory I start to enjoy myself more. I just wish the lyrics were less cliche.
Boring.
Her voice? It hasn’t aged particularly well, though there’s always a note of yearning and sweetness there. To be kinder—it fits the songs, meeting them on their own turf. Her songwriting and interpretations, her overall feel and her choices? They’ve done better and have aged extremely well. Griffith’s approach is a fitting companion for like-minded artists like John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young—champions of songs as little towns or paintings, artists who do their thing and are distinctive because of it. This record is a masterclass in capturing small town loneliness and treating it with epic-scale emotional gravity. Her work deserves to endure. This record is a big part of that.
Enjoyed
I'm always so surprised by these types of albums because I would never choose to listen to them on my own, but when I'm "forced", I end up really enjoying them. So many sweet and simply songs that are just downright pleasant to listen to. I really appreciate this type of music. Banks of the Pontchartrain and Goin' Gone are some of my favs.
Clear and crisp- intelligent and easy to listen to. Sadly not my cup of tea but I can recognise this is a good record.
Really lovely. Like a warm mug of tea on a crisp fall day. I will add her to my cozy rotation for sure.
This was fine; doesn’t seem particularly necessary alongside some of the better country we’ve already met with on the list.
Great vocals and story telling. Enjoyed this one a lot
Surprised to find this “country/folk” on the list. Reminds me of Emmylou Harris.
A short and sweet album! Reminds me of Emmylou Harris. Great harmonies, and she has a really beautiful voice.
Very pleasant album. Country Carol King. If you listen to too many in a row, it’s can start to sound samey, but this album put me in a good mood.
Not bad but too gentle and ultimately unremarkable.
Help
Your average contemporary country album no one asked for.
Cool music between old school and new country. More of a folk vibe
Today's album is like country folk, which has a genre title. It's called folkabilly, apparently. Pretty solid easy listening record. Nancy's like Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, or, in modern music, like Alison Krauss. Favourite songs: St. Olav's Gate, Love's Found a Shoulder, Lookin' For the Time (Workin' Girl), Banks of The Pontchartrain, Love at the Five & Dime, More Than a Whisper, The Last of the True Believers, Goin' Gone, One of These Days, Fly By Night Least favourite songs: The Wing & the Wheel 5/5
meh Amusing note that the album is top 1001 but the plays on youtube are sub 1million, and some sub 10k
Could only listen to 2 songs but she is very good in general
I liked it! She has a cool voice
She has a good voice but I can't say much positive about this album because I've found it just not interesting enough, it's just boring and bland.
Hyfsat för å vara country, ganska likt Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks och alla låtar var väl helt okej inte något uppseendeväckande dock.
If I were to walk into a bar in Nashville and she was singing, it would be an awesome night....otherwise this music style just does not fit in my listening life.
The Last of the True Believers is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. This is a country album that performed a lot better critically than her previous album - which was her first to transition away from folk to country. It was nominated for a few awards but didn't win them, and the album never charted either. This is a collection of classic country tunes from famous Nanci Griffth. Although I'm no big country music fan, this was a fun album to listen to and I think there's others who will enjoy it too.
Fourth studio album, anyone? A country-folk album? Sign me up!
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.
Pretty stellar for sure. I had not heard of her before but she will be in my rotation for sure.
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.
Surprisingly good
Very good and interesting but not too groundbreaking. Lots of songs I liked.
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
Kantri albumi joka haluaa sinun PÄÄSI.. Ja varmaan joudut antamaan sen jos kantri likeille olet herkkä.. tulet menemään SEKAISIN tämän albumi tunnekuohusta.. heh..
Love her unique sound.
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.
Dit album gaat over liefde, whisky, trucks en meer whisky. Eigenlijk is dat toch gewoon an sich al alle ingrediënten voor een top album? Tel daarbij op dat Nanci's stem erg prettig weg luistert en dat het muzikaal gewoon lekker in elkaar zit en je hebt gewoon best wel een goed album. Ja het is country, of folk, of singer songwriter, maar verdomme soms vind ik dat wel gewoon ff lekker ok? Lookin for the time(Working girl) is een halve diss track, heerlijk. Je zoekt de tijd? verspil die van mij dan niet, heeeeeerlijk. Godver, ik vind dit album echt een stuk vermakelijker dan ik vooraf had gedacht, enig puntje van kritiek is dat het wel allemaal een beetje hetzelfde is. Ik denk dat daarom de conclusie 4 sterren is, maar fuck he, ik begin gewoon folk/country te waarderen. Wat deze lijst me wel niet leert over mezelf en mn muzieksmaak, ben toch een stuk witter dan ik dacht met mn progrock en country... FAVO: Love at the five & Dime, St Olav's gate, More than a whisper, Lookin for the time
This is disturbingly like cuntry music. It isn't as objectionable as most, but it still lunches on truck nuts and domestic abuse.
This a really well produced version of things I wouldn’t typically rate this high. If you’re looking for a golden voice and Americana folk country singer songwriter, this is a great female staple.
Veldig deilig musikk å høre på morningen
I love country music
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
this didn’t grab me but it didn’t piss me off or anything
I have a soft spot for female country folk singers and Nanci Griffith is great. Really liked this album, her voice is great and the backing band is excellent.
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.
I liked this alot more then I was expecting to. Country but not over produced. Almost more folk. I'd listen to this again.
I was surprised how much I liked this album. Probably a 3.5 for me, I'll round up because I want to listen to it again. I though the vocals were really good and I enjoyed them. Sort of a cross between folk and country, leaning a little more towards the folk side and I liked it.
Album improved as it went on Standout songs: More than a whisper Lookin for the time One of these days
Beautifully constructed songs.
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.
Excellent
oh god, tiring
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
I audibly sighed after the first vocal twang. Her voice is incredible but country remains squarely not for me.
This is the most surprising listen I've had to date. It's country.. but in spite of that, it's really, really enjoyable. This is a very accessible album that is easy to listen to. Griffith's voice is so beautiful, rounded and warm and the instrumentatino - guitar, slide, etc, as you'd expect - is just really pleasing to the ear warm and simple. Just a great album
New album for me. A couple of good songs and a great album cover, but the majority of this album is competent yet rather unremarkable country music, and I would not listen to the album again.
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.
Nice album
Can't imagine something much more boring than this
Good music, not breathtaking.
Lovely little old-fashioned country album
I'd never heard this before and loved it. Great country album.
Kuuntelin yhen biisin samalta artistilta. Sydämen asialla tunnari 🤌🏼 Oli ihan kiva kyllä, 3/5, en tunnistanut sydämen asialla biisiä vaikka faija on sarjaa katsonutkin, O. Eka biisi oli tarttuva, meni listoille. 2/5
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
I don't have a huge amount to say about this album, but it's a really nice country album from an era where country music was much less shitty than it is now. She has a beautiful voice 4/5
Nice voice.
Blind album and artist. There are better folk/country singers. This was slow, at times, uninteresting, and makes me sleepy in a bad way.
Country tenyit de folk, amb una veu colpidora i bones melodies. Agradable de sentir, poca cosa més
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.
It’s a really nice album, she has a great voice and the production is amazing for an 80s album so it has a timeless feel. I thought the other reviews were incredibly harsh so it gets a 4 from me even though I don’t like country.
Not really a fan of country music
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
Even though nothing really stuck out to me on this album, I really want to remember it because it had an overall great vibe. Perfect music for driving through the heartland, especially last of the true believers, and is just a real pleasant listen all the way through.
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
Country y folk. ¿Qué más puedo pedir? Voz preciosa.
For a country album, it was pretty good
Hidden gem perhaps? I liked it far more than I anticipated. My kind of country. 3.5/5
I only had one ear bud in but I liked this
Loved this
Mmm 5
She is an American treasure. 5 stars.
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.
A bit whingy.
Not my style.
Nope
utterly charming
A fine country/folk album. Great vocals and some nice songwriting, but the albums as a whole didn’t do much for me. Felt a little bland and lifeless at times.
Snore
Pretty decent 80’s style country. Nanci Griffith has a nice voice. I’m glad to have been exposed to it.
Great songwriting. Strong lyrics with relatable characters. Almost Prine-esque. The instrumentation isn’t totally my thing, but nothing too damming.
2/5 Very non interesting country music
A folk writer does country. Decent singing, decently strong writing, some varied instrumentation. 80s production gives it a spacious feel. But it's boring and songs repeat themselves without evolving much. Instruments often feel like they're ornamenting her singing, but end up forced and flat, and the writing is not as engaging, losing my interest. Several tracks have stuff going for them, especially in the first half. But the vast majority are quite forgettable and only for fans of this type of music and in the mood. Favorites: Love at the Five & Dime, More Than a Whisper
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.
This seems like competent small-town country music storytelling, but after track 2 I found myself losing interest pretty quickly. Seeing Woolworth's front and centre of the generator website was a nice and unexpected dose of nostalgia though.
Good album. I'm interested in listening to some of her other stuff.
18/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 This app thinks I dislike folk music. That's not really true; I just disliked what it showed me so far. However, I have very little patience for most country music (though I think Brad Paisley plays a mean guitar). Combining country music with this saccharine vocal style is enough to make me quite cross. The few points it managed to earn were from some of the short instrumental passages.
Solid country album.
Blehh, country is so god damn boring and annoying. No more please... Obviously some country is good, but this album is nothing to me. I was just waiting for it to be over. My favourite song was The Last of the True Believers, I guess.
Nice enough Country singer songwriter fare. Didn't grab me. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Love At The Five & Dime Date listened: 13/11/23
simple music but at least she has a nice voice
Country meh
Lovely country voice.
Country
One of my favorite songs in college was "Once In a Very Blue Moon" by Nanci Griffith, which I had on a mix tape. It was nice to spend some time with her again today. This is lovely and it makes me wonder why she wasn't more of a country music superstar, since she does it so very well.
This was getting a 5 whether I loved it or not. Boy, did I love it!! My one complaint is how short the album is, and every time that I listened, it just seemed to get shorter. I wanted more.
Well this was lovely. More like this, please. More!
This was just the change of pace I’ve been needing on this project! Some steel guitar was music to my ears and Nanci’s songs were great! What a terrific listen!
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Pretty generic C&W. 2.5 stars.
I tried, but I couldn't get into this. Definitely talented, but I'm not super into certain kinds of folky stuff and unfortunately this fell into that category.
Liked by me
Hit the spot.
It's nice, but really faded into background noise for me. Clearly a good songwriter and lyricist, but just in such a trad vein that it didn't give me much to care about.
listened over breakfast at parents in Cumming. nice easy folk/country listening, but nothing special. 2.4/5
I don’t like country
No.
First track then I put it off, not for me....
It's good, but I'm rarely in the mood for this kind of music
Country is not my thing
I liked it, easy to listen to.
I you look up the top 100 albums for 1986... shock horror... not a mention of this album or artist... so why does this site think this americana country shite is something I need to hear or that its worthy of the top 1001albums of all time!!! Skipped through the whole thing. Cant be arsed with it, Nothing to like.
It was nice.
2/5 naaah, too calmy
Heard before: No Favourites: Banks of the Pontchartrain, lookin for the time (working girl), one of these days Finally an artist that I haven't heard of. And she seems pretty good, I enjoyed this album. It is very pleasant indeed.
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
My parents played a LOT of Nanci Griffith during my childhood (and Allison Krauss, Iris DeMent, etc) so I have a huge soft spot for that whole scene. Really enjoyed this though as far as NG albums go I prefer Other Voices, Other Rooms.
Fucking awesome made me really sad
I can see why people like this album, I It wasn’t a bad album, just not my type of music. I like folk and blue grass, but this was a little too country for my tastes.
- definitely not my genre - at least relaxed - pretty monotonous maybe a 2/5 for me
Just not my thing at all
This album blew me away. I wasn't expecting something so soft and soothing. Nanci's soft voice and lyrics sounds so comforting with the instrumentals adding a sense of nostalgia in every song. Honestly, as someone who thought that country music wasn't for me, it left me with a different opinion on the genre.
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.
Beautiful. I love this era of country
I liked the music, it was relaxing and nice 4 stars
Superb
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.
1980s Taylor Swift with a country vibe. Very lovey lovey- but not my cup of tea.
This was a refreshing album. I had never heard of Nanci Griffith and was pleased to find this folk heavy country music infused with Celtic and Appalachian influence. Her voice has a lilting quality and she carves out intricate and delicate melodies. While this album can easily become background noise, it certainly deserves a close listen.
Great voice and spond
The haven't been a ton of first time listens that I've given five stars to but this one just hits right.
Country done right.
I can get down with this opening track. Love At The Five And Dime is a great tune! More Than A Whisper is such a strong lyrical song. Banks Of The Pontchartrain is another fucking banger. Goin' Gone is a great tune but it's a little hard for me to listen to right now. Something that shows through in her work is her effortless mastry of blending melody accents and lyrics. It shows off her sterling lyric work and usually catches me. One Of These Days kills. Damn what a fine album.
Awful
I liked this album quite a bit. I'm not a huge country fan, but I liked this much better than the crap that is soft-rock with a country twang; no thank you. Her voice reminds me a nice mix of Dolly and Loretta. This was a nice album to have on today.
Classic country. A bit too naive
Perfectly pleasant I guess, listened to on a run round Kenilworth and it accompanied quite well. But I found it samey and it left little impression on me
I liked this a lot, it was calming and nice. She has a lovely voice.
Not a country fan.
I want to go back
Not my style.
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.
Not too country for me. Singing is clear, but just not my taste.
This aint it
11th August 2023 Listened during the day while on the way to and from mum and dad’s, saw Rowie in the pub. Loved this, beautiful folk album.
Inoffensive and unmemorable country pop. It was decent enough but not my thing at all, the only highlight for me was Goin Gone
Very pleasant, nice nanci
This was very pleasant.
I never heard of Nancy Griffiths or this album before - Not great, but not terrible either. Its nice for like one listen, but nothing sticks and its kinda monotone. That said, Nancy has a good voice, but the album as a whole is a 2. 2/5
3.5
This album was fine. Nothing to write home about. Mostly country sounding.
I kinda liked it
Best Song: One Of These Days. Something about the simplicity of the storytelling worked best in this one. Worst Song: Love At The Five & Dime. Budget Dolly Parton singing cliches. Overall: It's not unpleasant but it's also not for me. Relatively one-note. I felt like I'd heard the general gist of the album after the first few songs.
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.
4.0
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
Nogal eenzijdig. Wel mooie stem
Ehh, it was average.
Lullabies for adults.
Really love the storytelling in the lyrics and her voice is soothing and beautifully tells the stories of the songs.
This is not my type of music but I loved her voice and it just worked for me
Kind of soothing.
Putting it simply... I don't think this album belongs on the list.
More fiddle, please. Best track: Banks of the Pontchartrain
Well isnt this just flawless