Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Not a fan of Willie. Sorry! ★★
Can't get past this all sounding really dated and cheesy Don't like this at all
yeehaw. it was soft country which i don’t entirely mind.
This album was fine, but I did find it a bit boring. And it does lose a point for being 100% covers. No disrespect to Mr. Nelson.
Willie Nelson does show tunes. Does them well enough, but why? Why you gotta do Willie dirty like that?
Middle of the road, no edge no grit no offence
Mediocre covers album. Not for me
A slow listen to be honest, would suit them chilled vibey days. Unfortunately, yesterday was not one.
A collection of quiet and slow ballads. Willie sings some classic pop songs. This is decent to play in the background, but kinda boring in any other setting.
Snork
willie has the greatest outlaw run of all time right before this and instead we get fuckin georgia on my mind
Never heard Willie Nelson, I like the style of this album, went in cold knowing any other albums or songs, would listen again to others. 2.5/5
Noodley nonsense...
Really don't understand how an album of covers of the "Great American Songbook" makes it onto a "must listen" list. I've heard all these songs before of course, often by other musicians, and often done better. I just found the whole thing dull. I paused it about halfway through to get something, and almost didn't turn it back on. I'm not sure it falls to the level of 1 bad, but it was definitely not something I'd spin again.
Definitely not for me, particularly the vocals. The guitar work is pretty cool though. Although the mix, for me, was painful. Hearing the raw plucks of the strings on the guitar, that’s cool and all, but it was way too loud. It physically bothered my ears. Which is how I feel about his voice too, it’s just too loud in comparison to the mix and it’s too harsh.
I'm not sure I understand this. I thought WN was a meant to be a countercultural stoner icon, not the purveyor of great-american-songbook crooner-lightweight-cover-versions? Perfectly pleasant and laid-back, but not exciting to me at all I'm afraid
Weird cover versions album. Was it necessary?
Didn't do much for me.
I enjoyed this. Obviously, Willie Nelson is a legend. His voice is great. For what it is, this album is good. I kept wanting the music to do more, but that isn’t the music’s fault (if that makes sense).
Technically good, but not my cup of tea. It's almost a parody of itself. Unless Willie Nelson is so famous that the parodies I've heard are literally making fun of his style?
A cover album of songs I either don't like, or I do like but but not what Willie Nelson makes of them. I'd give it a 1 but it's not quite as bad as the 1s I have given so far. A generous 2 then.
I realized that I knew many of these songs but didn't necessary relate them to Willie Nelson. Now I understand that these are pop standards that he picked. I would like to listen to a proper Willie Nelson written album.
27/1001 :: Willie Nelson - Stardust Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Rating: 2 Fav Tracks: Georgia On My Mind I’m gonna start this review by saying I love Willie Nelson… I’ve seen him 3 times. I got up early Sunday morning Woodstock 99 to catch his set, saw him when he did the baseball stadium tour (early 2000s) with Dylan and recently at his Outlaw Fest (TBH though I was there to see Bob Weir). I remember being mesmerized in 99 by a blistering blues set as it was the perfect encore to Metallica’s epic performance the previous night. Frankly I was still high AF but whatever… But every time I see Willie there’s a bit ion badass there. THIS was not that. This album was the toughest Easy Listening I’ve ever encountered. There was some good guitar work but overall it was so slow and so soft… I’m sure it’s great for someone out there are he’s a good singer but it’s just not for me. Sorry Willie, I still love you…
It feels like Willie Nelson, or someone who may as well be Willie Nelson, appears at least monthly, and they're always basically the same. Which is to say rubbish. This one is on the better end of that scale I suppose, but it's still very unemotional, stoic crap.
I just wasn't in the mood for this. It's too sickly sweet. I don't dislike cover albums, but my general feeling is unless you can do something interesting with the original then don't bother. I don't particularly enjoy the originals of many of these songs, so that doesn't help. This feels like a filler album. It's not hateful, but it's not great either.
Not quite my thing. Couple alright songs on here but nothing I would revisit. Cool that it's one year older than I am.
The score is not for the quality of music or the talent of Willie, its just that an album of cover versions doesn't do it for me. No matter how good they are.
Halfway through, and my man hasn't bested 90 bpm. What a slow album. Surprised to hear Blue Skies. Didn't realize that it's a standard. Oh gosh, September Song. Nelson obviously considers himself a crooner, but this album belongs 30 years in the past. Released in 78, it feels self indulgent. Oh, it's an album entirely of standards. I guess that's why it feels so idiosyncratic and slow. Hey, On the Sunny Side of the Street is 120 bpm. We did it. In summary, an inoffensive background album. No fun to actively listen to, though. A 2. Not terrible, but forgettable and not something I'd seek out.
I don't typically care for cover albums
Strange Willie Nelson album. It was pretty lackluster overall, so not something I think I would ever choose to listen to again. 2.4/5
This was fine but I'm not in love with the pop standards he was covering. Pretty boring, honestly. 2/5
Found this one quite boring. Music felt like it was playing in a lounge on an old school cruise. Unchained Melody is always a banger though.
This is not Willie’s best record (see: Red Headed Stranger) and I’m not sure why it’s even on this list? The covers are good but a bit of a snoozer.
I would love to hear some Willie Nelson ... but not Willie singing standards. Also should cover albums really classify as albums I should listen to before I die?
Willie Nelson seems like a cool guy in person but all I can think about this album is that he got really high and rode the elevator up and down singing along to the Muzak.
I liked the concept, but the songs blended together and didn't pull me in.
Song I liked: blue skies. I'm debating whether to give these "most of these songs are boring except for one which is mildly good" albums a 2 star rating or a 3 star rating.
His 22nd album ! 22 albums! It's an album of cover songs. His persona is 'outlaw country music' This is a departure and an album of pop covers. A very mellow album. Sipping whiskey on the porch kind of thing. There's nothing discernibly bad about this album. It's...umm...nice.
Not my type of music.
Nice and soft but kind of Boring 2-3
#619. This is, at this point, and old timey country sing singing covers of very old timey pop tunes. The catch is, he's actually fairly terrible at singing, so all of these are the worse version of each song. Not sure that anyone would be honestly interested in this for any reason. 2/5: no, thanks.
I liked listening along to this, it was easy. But Tim told me they were covers and not originals so probably not worth more than 2.
Not really up for facing another Willie so soon after the last one. I like a bit of space between each Willie.
Perfect napping music. Nothing interesting to listen to here I'm afraid
Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year
Not my bag
Hey, would you like to listen to some Willie Nelson? Not really. Would you like to listen to Willie Nelson do standards covers? Uh, no? All respect to Willie Nelson. Man's a legend. Never met him, but sure he's a great guy. But this just isn't my thing and these ratings tend to be personal opinions. So my opinion of this is it's just not my thing.
This is #day301 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… oh well, another country record. Or, is it? The instrumentation is pretty pleasant, at least compared to the rest of the country I've heard so far, with some jazz and blues here and there. But anyway, this isn't an album I'd ever choose to play again. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day302.
I started out not liking this one and thinking I'd rate it worse than "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive" but this one grew on me. I really appreciated On the Sunny Side. This being an album of covers, the song selection was cool but I questioned whether Willie Nelson did some of the originals justice. I think this deserves better than a 1 but a 3 may be pushing it even though I went back for some songs later on in the day. If I could give it a 2.5 I would.
Formulaic, not keen on the delivery, and don't see the point of him recording all these standards, especially Unchained Melody, other than to be a crowd pleaser obviously...
A little miscellaneous. Too many songs about states.
Oh wow! More 70s! Hot take: I don't think an album of covers should be on the list.
While not the outlaw country album I was expecting, which is one of the few types of country/folk music I can actually stand, it's not that much better. Willie's voice is quite nice, the orchestrations are pleasing and playing is not annoying. The songs are however very much in the same realm as Finnish "iskelmä", which means kinda like schlager but without the folk stuff, so popular songs made as generic as possible. I did not know Unchained Melody could sound this bland.
Unnecessary.
2.5
Langweilige Coverversionen
Embarrassing mellow and thin.
I get why people like it but this has always been so boring to me. Usually love me some sweet Willie. Early on in my music nerd career this taught me not to accept received wisdom on what are an artist's best albums. Grateful for that.
Pleasant and well-executed mid-tempo songs; organ, guitar and drums sound overly lush. Album drags a bit towards the end. If you’re neither familiar with nor into the American songbook, the songs probably don’t reveal their societal and political meaning as well as the undercurrent that revels beneath their saccharine execution. Best when Nelson leaves the comfort zone and turns to more interesting vocal melodies (unchained melody). In sum, I lack to the understanding of the originals to appreciate the value of this collection of covers.
Niks aparts
Ja, nei
2.5
Thoroughly pleasant, but never one of the 1001 must listen to albums surely?
Willie Nelson sing songs nobody really wants to hear? Ok there are maybe a track or 2 that didn’t actively irritate me.
This is a tough one to rate. I like Willie Nelson's voice a lot, but he's a songwriter and he wrote none of these songs. That's a shame. Even though I'm not going to rate it high, I actually could see putting it on again in the exact right mindset.
I like Willie, but this one was a snoozer.
The best part was when it ended
I guess Stardust is a serviceable album but it is still super repetitive and uninteresting. This is my problem with Willie Nelson after listening to two of his albums, the fact that while his music sounds pleasant, that one style of music is all he really has with him never really deviating and trying to do anything interesting that his contemporaries have not done already. I guess it is better than his other album Red Headed Stranger since there aren't any annoying horn sounds and the songs here did have more time to sink in seeing as they didn't end before they could. I just really don't know what else to say, this album is listenable, just incredibly forgettable. Best Song: September Song Worst Song: Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Maybe at some point this album was noteworthy for some reason but today it feels unoriginal and boring. With cover songs sometimes an inspired vocal or amazing arrangement can lift it above the ordinary (and indeed above the original) - sadly, neither happens here.
I’m not a big fan of covers/standards albums and this didn’t change my mind. Nice vocals and I enjoyed “ On The Sunny Side of The Street” but won’t return to this album!
It's not bad, but it feels like it lacks individuality or distinction. That's not helped by the cover song. But his overall sound was almost anachronistic feeling. Like an older sound being mixed with newer sounds in a way that didn't mesh super well.
I was enjoying it until I realised it was a cover album. Sorry but you can't have a cover album in this list surely.
Good if I was trying to fall asleep I guess
Willie Nelson's "Stardust" is an album that feels slow and drawn out. His vocals don't quite hit the mark for me, and the overall pace of the album makes its 36-minute runtime feel much longer. While there are moments of musical beauty, the album lacks the energy and engagement that would make it a more enjoyable listen.
I just got nothing out of this, went in one ear and out the other
I’m obviously too young for this cause I didn’t realize (except for Unchained Melody) that these were all cover songs. Didn’t mind it though but not something I would reach for again.
It’s a bold move to have cover albums as part of this list. An album like this needs to have so much going for it to make it worth saying this is more worth hearing than originals. That is not the case for this album. It’s fine, and at moments it was fun to hear a Willie Nelson take on a classic, but I think this album could be retired from the list and not a single person would miss it.
Ovakvi albumi su mi malo meeeeh. Sve kul, ali dosadno uglavnom, laganice koje su mi eto, čudom nekako čak i sjele jer sam slušala u 7 ujutro, u bilo kojem drugom kontekstu bi prošlo čak i gore. 2/5, 3/10
To long
Nfm
Soporific
Bit too easy listening for me. There’s no doubt that Willie Nelson has done much better than this covers album, these don’t even approach being definitive versions
I would say I was pretty disappointed. He seems to not have a great voice and struggles with some notes and is otherwise unimpressive. The music is relatively interesting with some fun organs etc. but I think he gets carried by the lyrics and songwriting. It’s fine
Music like this is the reason I signed up for this, I wanted to be shown music that I would've never heard of or listened to otherwise and that's exactly what is. Personally, not my cup of tea and not a listen I would do again but I can 100% get the appeal, it's peaceful, it's calming, it's relaxing and Willie has talent for sure, my fav track was "All of me"
I'm not sure I could be any more bored.
Meh
4/11/2025: Just covers of classics, not sure why this is considered so good.
It might be heresy to disparage willie, but I didnt like this. A standards album? How is this needed? To be fair i don't love the Nilsson or Dr John standards Lps either. If you're going to do a covers lp, pick weird songs that never charted (siouxsie through the looking glass, martin gore Counterfeit EP) or a songbook (jennifer warnes doing cohen, ella doing gershwin, tho maybe not 4+ cds of it). If I know 95% of the songs on your standards record well enough to sing them myself, im likely not interested in hearing you do them unless your take is so new (devo satisfaction, most Residents covers) that i can't help but be in awe.
I though Willie was a C&W star? Sorry, not really my bag at all!
Not for me
I found this one to be a little too melancholy for my taste. While I didn't dislike the album, most of the songs felt like they should be listened to on a rainy day while curled up under a blanket. That has its place, of course, and isn't a bad thing, but does detract from the impact the album had when judging it as "great" or not. I think adding more variety/mixing up the vibes a bit would have made it a much more memorable album all the way through. Overall: 2/5
The mysteries of music. One of my favorite artists. Red Headed Stranger is one of my top favorite albums. This though, no matter how often I listen to it, just sounds like easy listening and it drives me mad.
I get it, if you like it. Vocal-forward country with some popular covers on the album. The bluesier Don't Get Around Much Anymore made my list, and Stardust is a good track. Can't imagine this being many folks favorite version of Georgia on My Mind. Fine for what it is, it isnt for me.
Quite boring actually.
Got half way before turning off.
Not much to say here - don't love the Unchained Melody cover but respect it. Probably won't return to this but it's pleasant enough, even if a little tiresome though its relatively short runtime. A little shocked that this album was so big.
Lidt tamt. Ingen hårde kanter her....
Mundharmonika var ikke det Unchained Melody manglede
Not my thing. Chill though.
Cover album. A little bit dull
Not the country music I was expecting from Willie Nelson, but this was pleasant enough easy-listening gentle crooning, although it is hard to imagine putting this on and actively listening to it.
Middle of the road
Ok
Again I like the harmonica-play more than his vocals. Nonetheless a nice and easy listen. 2,5
Un album pas super bon que j'aime bien. Mais on s'entend, ça pourrait être Stardust 10 fois de suite et ce serait meilleur, surtout la deuxieme partie du disque.
This album features stripped-down versions of various cover songs. Nelson's weathered vocals add a softness to all of them...although I can't say any of them are improvements over the originals.
I’m not keen on covers usually. These are no exception to the rule. Pleasant enough but not gonna light my fire.
I truly admire Willie Nelson, and I enjoy most of his work, but I'm simply not American enough to understand the appeal of this.
I have respect for Willie, but this is sooo boring :(
Willie, bless your soul, what is this party at the retirement house?
Meh, this is exactly the kind of music I would not listen to. I can see the musical prowess that went into this, but I'd never ever ever listen to this.
not bad. just really boring. it’s just a fucking snoozefest
It’s don’t know what to say except please stop giving me country albums i don't think i can take it anymore
suburban. I'm so sick and tired of this sounds, it's not terreble, simply plain. By plain I mean white. Love, countryside, white male melancholy, all those stuffs...cliche subject and mild sound. Again, it does not sound terrible, but I feel like it's worse than terrible.
Meh. 2/5
Classic of classics
I don’t like cover albums and I don’t like slow cover albums. It’s good, but I really don’t like it.
It's fine, a bit boring though
I infamously gave Johnny cash a 2 for the man comes around , an album that I ended up playing a ton and is easily under valued . ( I did get it Johnny a club day at Miami ) Stardust has similarities , it’s a cover album , the instrumentals are underspokn . I have generally stuck with a 2 for this beautiful but monotone albums and I don’t think I’ll regret this one
it was.... nice? mostly boring
not my type of music, listening to this on a casual 9-5 is not it
Meh. I appreciate what he did here. Not a giant fan of Willie, but I have to respect it. Reminds me of Johnny Cash's covers of songs and releasing late in his life - but...the incredible thing Cash did is cover songs from all over the place, including current songs like NIN - which is just so intense and sad when you watch the video it is amazing. Many hate it but I absolutely love it. This album is sort of a snoozer - it's about exactly what I would expect it to sound like before I even started listening to it. It's a lot of older slow mellow songs redone in his style, but nothing completely awesome here. I keep comparing to Cash - but what Cash did was totally revise the originals in his own style - this was like just putting Willie's voice into an old song - which to me wasn't very exciting. I'm going to go a little lower here because I just don't think the goal here was accomlished.
I said no country and Willie Nelson is famously country, so... we'll see. Very weird knowing some of these songs. I'm not really a fan of these interpretations but after 5 songs, they're not entirely unpleasant. It's almost jazz country? Realizing now that I don't think I've ever actually heard Willie Nelson before. I would never choose to listen to this album, but it was a lot better than I expected and there are some beautiful moments. Really fascinating that he wanted to make an album of his favorite pop songs from his childhood with Booker T. Jones developing the instrumental arrangements, which quite frankly shine in several songs.
Ósköp tilþrifalítið og meinlaust. Minnti á söngvara að spila róleg coverlög á kokteilbar. Skil ekki hvað þessi plata er að gera á þessum lista, Willie á betra skilið.
Laid-back, vocal-based songs is probably my least favorite type music as there's usually not much to catch my ear. Not saying that Stardust is bad—the vocals here are great, and the instrumentation is… fine, I guess. I just didn't particularly care for any of the songs here since this kind of music is not for me. It was a little underwhelming. 5/10
Willie or won’t he release something that is not BORING
I respect Willie Nelson, but I’m not a fan of his voice. I listened to the whole album which was not unpleasant and had some nice highlights, however I will not return to this album.
Musically, this is fine. However, I’m not sure why it makes the 1001 list and I can’t imagine ever listening to it again.
Nice but not for me
честно не дослушала мб потом вернусь но у меня аллергия уже на губную гармошку
Very Willie Nelson and a lot of cover songs
Annoying voice, mostly covers, commercial sound production: really not my thing.
It is a 2 with mercy.
I like Willie but this record seems out of place. Well done, but not for me.
Ihan passelia kappaletta, mutta ei omaan makuun toiminut oikein mikään.
Halfway through I realized these are all covers. I thought some of the titles were familiar. Sunny side of the Street was on that bluegrass album as well. All of Me was particularly lovely and it’s not surprising to me that it’s a Billie Holiday song. It’s kind of a sleepy album and I think that’s just Willie’s style. Very mellow, almost melancholy. Aside from my personal subjective taste I can’t say there’s a flaw to it, it’s just not for me. It’s pleasant, but it’s like looking at someone else’s memories. I appreciate the beauty but I’m not connected to it very deeply. Some of the original versions of these songs go hard and I think I would’ve preferred a compilation album of the originals than Willie’s versions.
Good old Willie! Wow, this album came out in 1979 so I guess his voice has always sounded like that. Weird this album came out when they were in their "Outlaw" phase when it's such a chill rendition of old hits. To me, this album is fine. Not my thing.
Cover album, a little boring. 1001?
Ein Song „Unchained Melody“ in der dargestellten Interpretation ist ein Meisterwerk mit „Gänsehaut“ Garantie. Die übrigen Songs flachen dagegen ab und wirken wie zeitlose background Songs in der gehobenen Hotelbar mit Whisky und Zigarre.
Like lying in a Lukewarm bath that is rapidly getting cold. There were moments when I thought I was enjoying it, but then I just wanted to move on and get out of the bath. Made me go back and listen and appreciate his country music.
Meh...don't dislike WN, but uninspired covers don't really get me excited. 2/5
I wanna yank those redhead pigtails right off his stupid scalp
Sweet, but also boring
Seems to be Willie Nelson insisting on recording a handful of his own personal favourites, rather than finding covers that would actuallly fit him. Obviously there is the musicianship here as it should be, but weird picks, like Unchained Melody and All of me. He does not make a difference here.
Ja snap dat het impactvol is maarja
Stardust is slow sing-songy covers of popular country songs. Bound to be a commercial success, not sure that makes it worthy the 1001 must hear before ya die list. But here it is. To me, this is like Willie put out a Christmas album. Everyone is familiar with the songs and he’s a popular musician so it’s gonna sell. This one looses points for lack of originality. It’s not a bad album, but it’s country. (1.9*s)
I didn't recognize a single one of these songs as covers and also didn't know that Willie has this many albums (this being his 22nd). Off the bat this sounded way more jazzy and schmaltzy that I expected for him but I still didn't really need to hear it. It's not terrible but it's not good either. It's a weak, old, light 2.15.
Really don’t have much to say about this album. Pleasant listen but pretty boring.
Typically I would like this style This was pretty dull
I usually try and have an opening statement here, but I honestly can't this time. So I'll cut to the chase. This is a perfectly serviceable album, but it feels amazingly hollow. I think it's fairly evident that Willie likes the songs, and is putting his effort it, and it does have a comforting feel to it. But it doesn't fit the material; standards are for expressing emotion and passion and I just don't feel it here. Add to that the fake harmonicas and turning All of Me into the equivalent of a pub singalong and I just don't know anything anymore. Who am I, even? Is this real life? Fave: Stardust Least Fave: All of Me. Strong Bad Demerit Counter: 0
Love Willie Nelson, but prefer more of his upbeat honky tonk/folk. This was a lil too sleepy somber.
I enjoyed this album in the background, but could not really get into it. It was fun coming in with no knowledge and getting surprised by an album of standards. It starts off quite slow too which did not help :) Love Willie, but probably would not come back to this one.
I really don't know about this one. Willie Nelson is a legend, but this is a collection of covers of songs that I just don't particularly like. I don't get it, and I didn't really enjoy it.
Dull cover versions sung by a dull artist, I am sure this means something to the country fans, but to me it is far inferior to other offerings. Placid Willie
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Interesting arrangements but not for me.
I'm getting really tired of these cover albums
Meh
😴
In eerste instantie een beetje knorrig dat we weer met Willie te maken krijgen. De man heeft een stuk of 100 albums, dus hoeveel gaan we er nog krijgen? Toch, toen de laatste zomerzon de woonkamer binnenglipte, een ogenschijnlijk goed moment gevonden om op te staan met Shotgun Willie. Na één nummer stapte ik in een stukje verdwaald glas op de keukenvloer, en de rest van de plaat heb ik de bloederige murder scene opgeschoond en m'n voet in het verband gelegd. Ondertussen was Willie maar aan het jammeren op de achtergrond. Nouja, daar doe ik hem eigenlijk wel een beetje te kort mee. Z'n stem is aangenaam - maar doorsnee - en de meeste covers zijn van vooroorlogse classics, die het altijd wel goed doen. Maar ik blijf zijn werk allemaal dertien in een dozijn country/folk vinden, en toen de Spotify radio aan de haal ging met de afspeellijst nadat het album was afgelopen werd ik daar direct mee geconfronteerd. Achtereen volgens kwam Jim Croce en Townes Van Zandt langs, en dan merk je direct waar het allemaal aan schort bij de gevlochten cowboy. De wond heelde ook direct een stuk beter. 5,5/10 Highlights: Blue Skies
I'm sorry but I don't get it. Willie Nelson has a great voice and I know he wrote some fine country music but what has he added to this relatively uninspired selection of predictable covers? It's interesting to hear a country legend take on classics of swing and pop but I just found it a bit pointless.
Like it in concept, but don’t love the execution. I’d rather listen to Willie singing originals.
Yawn, just not my thing
Country-soul zou ik het willen omschrijven, deze serie covers van cuntryheld Willie Nelson. Ik ken de originelen verder niet, dus kan het moeilijk vergelijken, maar deze versies zijn in ieder geval best traag. Het feit dat het covers zijn, daar kan ik op zich best doorheen kijken. Johnny Cash heeft daar ook een heel gave en hele bekende serie mee weten te maken, die we toch niet hadden willen missen. Geen idee, of die nog langs komt trouwens. De liedjes op dit album zijn rijkelijk gearrangeerd en daar hou ik toch altijd wel van. Ergens hoort country sober te zijn, maar dan is het ook te kaal soms en valt teveel op dat de zanger eigenlijk niet kan zingen of gitaar kan spelen. En zo'n productie poetst dat soort imperfecties weg. Soms haalt het de ziel weg, maar vaak genoeg maakt het het allemaal een stuk behapbaarder. En zo ook met dit album. Het enige nadeel is dus dat het echt retetraag is. En bijna slaapverwekkend soms. Gooi er even wat pit in tussendoor man. Zo duurt dat half uurtje wel erg lang. Het is nu alsof je bij een diner in een of andere jazzclub zit in driedelig pak. Of een theatershow tussen de bejaarden. Terwijl Willie toch slechts 45 jaar was toen hij dit uitbracht. Uiteindelijk wordt het lastig om hier alsnog een vergeetbare 3 uit te persen.
Mouais jsuis pas tres country moi les gars, y a quand meme deux trois tracks que j aime bien mais sans plus
Terrible
Was a little disappointed to find out these were all just covers. Didn't hear anything that I really liked here.
Fine. Cute
Some pretty cover versions.
Not for me but I love his voice
There are some classics here, but nothing I would habitually listen to.
Nothing special, great songs but done better by others.
Struggled hard through this one, is this gospel music? Kidding but for me that’s not top all time.
Très meh
Over this project I have given poor scores to country albums and albums containing a lot of covers, so poor Willie didn’t have much chance here.
too slow
Me, :09 seconds into Stardust: oh no, is this an instrumental album? Me, 0:14 seconds into Stardust: maybe it should have been
SNORE
Willie needed money so he covered a bunch of old standards. Weak!
Willie doing covers, trying to be country Sinatra or something. Apparently recorded in 10 days, kinda shows because the music is very flat and boring. He probably has 100's of records, I'm sure there's another one that's better.
pretty good. 2.5
I like some of Willie’s stuff, but not this one. He didn’t write any of these songs, and none of the covers come close to the originals or other artist versions, for my taste. Willie simply doesn’t hit the notes sometimes either with his singing. I know that’s part of the journeyman country singer charm, but it’s not working for me this time.
Not a fan of Willie Nelson's music and I didn't need this cover album. These are just a bit derivative.
ok driving music but not that good
I'm not a huge fan of covers - apart from the obviously excellent ones (Tainted Love!) where the artist makes the track their own and gives it a whole new life. This didn't do that for me at all. Lift music that made me fall (asleep). An extra star for some cool guitar.
Willie plays American standards. I guess these songs have their place. Maybe a hotel lobby somewhere in the Southern states or Midwest, maybe a tired old department store, or a Nashville bar - but not a cool one, or a quiet restaurant 40 years ago where most of the customers were over 50, or an old cab driver playing them on a journey anywhere in the US, or maybe on a cruise ship leaving the US for the Caribbean - before they pass half way and switch to the calypso/reggae playlist, or popping up on the soundtrack of an old film, or a CD in a car boot sale, or in the vinyl collection of a country fan who bought it 46 years ago and hasn't played it for 45. I don't mind Willie Nelson's voice, he's a cool character, and some of the songs he wrote are great, I just discovered he wrote 'Crazy'. But if there's one place this collection of covers DOESN'T belong it is the best 1001 albums list! P.S. weirdly I think his '92 version of 'Always on My Mind' is great
it's ok. people love this album but not really sure why. It's Willie doing jazzy standards. kind of like Elvis Costello did after the Attractions. This was a risky move for Willie to do at the start of his career.
Sleepy but pretty
I didn’t love it
Singer/Songwriter….Boring…4/10
não faz meu tipo. charmoso, mas chato.
I always wondered if I thought Willie Nelson was a bad singer/sounded like an old man because I've only heard him recently when he is a very old man. However, this album from 1978 shows that's just how he has always sounded. Maybe the appeal is that he sounds like he has absolutely no business singing? I don't get it. I thought Kermit the frog was singing sometimes. Songs were alright but man cannot sing. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)
I'm going to assume this album was an easy cash grab for Willie to buy more weed? Boring, uninspired, sleepy, forgettable.
Some of the guitar solos were good, i liked georgia on my mind, besides that it was eh, not my kind of thing
6/12/24 not bad, every song is slow and kind of calming. good background noise for my walk/drive that morning. no real standouts though. 5/10
I’ve never listened to Willie Nelson. Learned this was a cover album. He made the songs melancholy. I would never play this.
Mellow
Growing up I was never a country music fan but as I've got older ive began to enjoy the country legends and Willie Nelson is certainly a legend. Known for outlaw country music he went against that with this album recording well known cover songs. Some of these work and some don't, the ones that work are beautiful though but I think I prefer his outlaw country work better.
2.5 - just not my thing.
The other Willie Nelson album I reviewed got 5 stars. Unfortunately I thought this one was kind of boring.
altså... det er jo ikke fordi sangene ikke lyder godt... men wtf laver den her på listen
Cover sange med mundharmonika
It’s listenable but nothing that moves me. Not really my vibe.
Not for me.
Not very interesting, sorry.
I feel this has not aged well.
I was expecting some good country twang when I saw Willie Nelson's name, but there was none. It makes sense since the songs are all pop standards, but I found the album a bit flat and bland without it. The instrumentation is still on point, but Willie's voice sounds a little out of place over it as well. It was kind of a snoozer, hopefully there is more Willie Nelson to come.
Not unpleasant but very middle of the road to the point of being boring. A low 2.
Some cool covers but a little sleepy
I like Willie, but the problem here is that it's almost all the same tempo and type of arrangement (read: boring). For a song or two, it's endearing, but for a whole album my attention is drawn elsewhere. 2/5
I know Willie Nelson is an American icon and treasure. Had a listen to this album and it was inoffensive and I knew every single track. What pleased me, and it has happened before following this list, was reading Willie’s wiki page and learning all about him. An added bonus. It’s good getting to know artists completely off my radar even though the actual music is not to my taste personally. But millions do so well done Willie and congratulations on a long and eventful life. 2/5 12/5/24
I'm not a massive fan of cover albums. I thought this record was nice to listen to, but it felt a bit sleepy and a bit boring. I like Willie Nelson as a singer/songwriter, perhaps just not a singer of other people's songs!
Blandest of the bland music - its not unlistenable its just tedious. *adding my usual ‘Death to harmonicas’ (even if those harmonicas are actually keys playing fake harmonicas!)
Really pleasant. Damning with faint praise, perhaps. But I enjoyed the 37 minutes this was playing. Willie has a lovely, soothing voice. Everything is sparse and has room to breath. It could be horribly sweet and cloying ... but it's nice. I probably won't ever listen to it again.
Enjoyed some of it more than I expected to. Some of it is just bland. 2.5 stars.
It was okay, some of the covers were interesting but not a lot of compelling tunes.
eg
very sedate, kinda nice as a bit of backing music while busy
Not what I thought it was gonna be
Fine, it was just boring
I don't know. This album is fine. I liked the title track, I thought it had nice guitar parts. However, after that it really lost my attention. Every song started to sound the same, especially the second half. I will be honest, I started to play Counter Strike around the 6th song, so maybe if I listened more actively I would have enjoyed those last songs more. This is probably the one of the only times I will ever listen to a Willie Nelson album, so I am kind of bummed that it was all covers. Hopefully the other one on this list is better. Overall, I thought the production and guitars were good. However, I found it really hard to pay attention to this album and I am not a huge fan of the idea of a covers album. The covers I did recognize I thought the originals were better
Up and down
While driving through a busy chaotic carpark with this on the stereo, it occurred to me that this was incredibly calming. If I needed a lullaby, Willie would be the guy. It seemed to be largely covers of older songs. Listens: 1 Rating: 2
I have a bit of an issue with covers that make songs less interesting than the original. The best covers are ones like All Along The Watchtower, Hallelujah.. they take the bones and expand it into something incredible. This seems to do the opposite. The most obvious example being Unchained Melody, an epic pop song with soaring vocals and strings, it feels a bit.. stripped back like this. Relaxing enough to listen to, but really did the world need this?
Willie Nelson minus what mashes him interesting. Zzzzzzzzzzz.
Willie's slower than usual tempo was never for me, even if he is doing a bunch of cool covers
this game shouldn't have covers albums
We're back to albums that are perfectly fine without being memorable with Stardust. We had another Willie Nelson record recently and I don't remember that either, he's doubtless an illustrious and accomplished artist with a mellow voice and delivery and his productions are well balanced, but the only stuff that stays with me from this one are the songs I already knew from the original tracks or better covers. 2.
This is an album mostly (if not all?) of covers. It's nicely arranged, his voice fits some of the songs better than the others, but none of it is bad. Unchained Melody is my favourite of the bunch, it's close enough to the original to be the same song, but Willie Nelson enough that it feels like something quite different. But, not sure that an album of covers really deserves to be on this list, so 2/5 it is.
Full of nostalgic classics, I certainly enjoyed visiting the album with many of the individual songs familiar to me. Willie Nelson is not my favorite country voice. But I will say this, the farmers who are my forebears out on the plains hold him in the highest regard. So much so, that Nelson is played at their funerals where many men still wear cowboy hats and boots. Many of the songs on the album are covers, and this only increases the overall familiarity. All that said, I'm not a fan of the sound of his voice. Huge respect for the man, but I don't care for the music.
It was charming to hear Willie on these classic covers, but these are some of the slowest and most boring versions of some already slow songs I’ve heard. Willie’s voice is not really good. But it’s also kind of great, you know? The trouble is these songs don’t show off his personality and charm, key elements in his talent and mystique. I think the idea of pop standards that would be covered and performed by lots of different singers was a great element of popular music in the mid-1900s, and I kind of wish it was still a thing. Sure, lots of artists do covers today, but rarely do we get an album of a star disappearing into the music of their inspirations and predecessors.
I agree with Willie that these are great songs. These are maybe not great covers of great songs as Willie doesn't have the range for some of these (looking at you Unchained Melody).
2 - I really did not like this. I was quite looking forward to listening as I'd never listened much before. I think halfway through I had to check I hadn't put the songs on repeat. It felt really just boring.
nothing special
Didn't expect this to be so crooner-y? Not for me
Some c*** from Preston
These are great songs. But they're much better sung by many others. I don't know why you would listen to this unless you were already a Willie Nelson fan (I'm not a fan of his voice). He's written standards himself. Would he rather listen to himself or Patsy Cline sing Crazy? The first album I don't think belongs on this list.
I probably would have enjoyed this more if Willie Nelson’s singing and musical arrangements didn’t for some reason didn’t remind me of Kermit the Frog and the Muppet Show
Some good songs. I just find it hard to like old school country which is what I classify this as.
Sleep inducing
Not interesting to me but i didn't hate it
Sleepy
He has a good voice but this just isn’t my type of music
Really enjoyed the last Willie album I got, but I'm honestly not feeling a cover album.
Peaceful. This one's for Pilly Mouse. Also, Micah Nelson is my doppelganger. Ironically was moving a piano during the listening of this. -------------------- Willie Nelson's "Stardust" is a collection of classic American standards, draped in his signature laid-back country style. While undeniably peaceful and easy listening, the album lacks the spark that could elevate it beyond mere background music. Nelson's vocals are smooth and weathered, perfectly suited to the melancholic undertone of the songs. The instrumentation is similarly relaxed, with his gentle guitar picking weaving a consistent sonic tapestry throughout the album. This creates a sense of comfortable familiarity, but therein lies the album's main weakness - it becomes repetitive. The consistent tempo and lack of dynamic variation make it difficult to distinguish between the individual tracks. While peaceful, this uniformity can leave the listener wanting something more engaging, a change of pace or a bit of emotional depth that goes beyond the surface serenity. Ultimately, "Stardust" is a pleasant listen for those seeking a calming atmosphere. However, for those hoping for a more dynamic and engaging musical experience, the album's peaceful monotony may leave them feeling unfulfilled. -------------------- Favorite: Don't Get Around Much More 2/5
I know this is Willie. He's the Living God of Country. So I won't dis him at all. This is just too soft and easy feeling for me. Maybe when I'm 80 years old? Nah, I'll still be reaching for Captain Beefheart then too. 2 stars because he's Willie tho.
First album that felt like a drag to get through. Not unbearable, not interesting
I really appreciate that this record was kind of groundbreaking. Having a major country star do a crossover record of all cover songs was a novel thing at the time, and it led to more instances like Johnny Cash and someone else major i cant remember in the 90s. Obviously there is nothing groundbreaking or innovative about this record, and it's not a good example of Willie Nelson. I do like his version of Georgia on my Mind though.
never heard this, not sure how its going to go... *few songs later* realise i know all these songs from the muppet show! It's a perfectly 'fine' covers album, but wouldn't listen to it again. It's gentle safe music for coffee shops and xmas movies.
The songs are beautifully produced. Nelson has chosen some classic songs to cover. The music isn't to.my taste however and I find his voice pretty weak in terms of performance when compared to modern standards. That, coupled with the unoriginal songs covered brings the score down for me.
Haha muah, klinkt als een eeuwige toy story sound track. Unchained melody is wel cute maar met alle respect; dit is voor mij een quintiple platinum album die toch eerder thuishoort in grammy categorie hall of lame. Want fuck mond harmonicas
Ik hou niet zo van country, maar staat wel mooie nummers tussen
Cover album, definitely not country. Inoffensive and forgettable
C'était pas désagréable mais c'était pas très entraînant/le fun à écouter. Correct dans l'ensemble.
Ja, nei
This album is pretty but slllloooowwwww. I know that weed makes you chill but geez Bill...pick up the tempo
Willie's trying to tug at my heart strings here but I decided that it's not gonna work this time!!!
boring
De laatste keer dat ik checkte is bijna in slaap vallen niet waarom ik muziek luister. Je kan dit album wel gebruiken om je te realiseren hoe goed je andere muziek vindt
Deze trage countrymuziek is niet echt mijn ding. 2 punten omdat het gelukkig maar 36 minuten was dit keer
Ganz nett. Schöne Songs dabei, die man sowieso kennt. Nichts besonderes. 3.2/10
I am sorry but I struggled through this one....
Love Willie, but I found this album boring to the point of being depressing.
Je m'attendais a de la country. Ça sonne comme de la music de lounge d'hôtel lambda. Ces albums country sont mieux, bizarre de mettre celui là.
abajo los gringos, abajo el country
I love Willie but this one is ZZZZZZZ
blues, jazz, soft, 1978 ->2
some decent instrumentals, but otherwise just really not my cup of tea at all
was nice, nice vocal but grew tiring as album went on
Not super neat.
Meh
I get that this was a huge departure for him musically, and kudos for taking that leap and the success of the album, but all these years later it just seems kind of hokey.
Nope
Not for me.
Not a big fan of Willie Nelson and these songs are much more competently performed by others in my opinion. I had this record at one point and ended up getting rid of it. There’s just nothing special or particularly entertaining about this album, specifically when stacking the standards up against Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, or contemporaries like Bublé or Connick,Jr. Two stars.
This sounds like stuff grandma and grandpa would love. His voice has an interesting quality, its not a really powerful voice but like a friend singing at a wedding reception. It is charming in a way. Overall it was just okay. I would much rather stick to some of the classic jazz singers
So forgettable: legit don't remember this album at all. All I can think of is it being not the worst country out there but still being of the dull side of music. Decent album cover, looks a bit like an aged painting with the grain to it and the stars are quite nice. Nothing to say other than that.
Why is this a must-listen to album?? it is literally just covers.
Warbly weirdness
Mostly forgettable covers, but a great version of Blue Skies
A few nice songs. But, couldn’t really enjoy the bulk of the album.
Stardust - I love this song (definerly not because samara joy covered it) The rhythm guitar is really pretty but the way he solos kinda puts me to sleep the synth strings in the background kind of annoys me His voice is beautiful Georgia - the harmonica is so impressive and reminds me of a western movie It still puts me to sleep a lil bit tho Blue skies - i liked the beginning a lot but didn’t like how it ended All of me - the harmonica is the only part of this one i like Unchained melody - song sucks I really didn’t love this album even though it was jazz. I thought he has a really pretty voice and the harmonica was insane, but I don’t feel like he added that much to the classic songs. I liked the slower ones more. My favorite song was september in the rain.
Just was alright nothing special probably will not return for more may give Willie one more try but at this point not impressed 2/5
This was ok; pretty slow, not really what I would have thought of when I saw Willie Nelson, but I guess this was just a bunch of covers by him anyhow. Not likely to return to this. 2/5
Not really my thing
Boring!
I don't claim to know Willie Nelson's entire discography, but this has to be among his most boring. I can appreciate how this collection of pop standards cemented his unique voice and appealed to a mass audience, but boy does it sound vapid. None of these versions comes close to being a definitive version. Would much rather listen to his original material.
Very disappointing. All I knew about Willie was his love for the green so I was expecting some decent country but nope. So dull. Tracks 2 and 3 the only ones I could possibly listen to again. The rest deserve to get in the bin. 1.5*
I'm not the biggest Willie Nelson fan and considering this is apparently a cover album maybe it isn't the best album to try and turn me around on ole Willie. While he is very talented this album just didn't do much for me. I've never head any of the originals for the songs covered on this album so I have no comparison, maybe if I did this would rate higher but for now this gets a 2/5.
Was not what I expected at all. Pretty underwhelming.
Sorry Willie, not my jam. Not unpleasant, just not that interesting to me
Good songs, dislike his voice intensely.
Willie Nelson singing a bunch of standards. Good if you like that sort of thing but nothing too special.
Meh
Interesting and catchy riffs, very melodramatic
A collection of covers that are arranged well and performed in Willie's unique style. Unfortunately, with a few exceptions I have never really been into that unique style. I am not sure why this one is considered an essential listen.
I'd rather he just stuck to country. I didn't find this stuff to be very compelling.
meh потянет чтобы смотреть на звезды и пить пиво
Favorite: Blue Skies Least favorite: Unchained Melody One word: covers
Probably better to listen when high