Coles Corner

I think chamber pop is really boring, even taking my prejudices into account. This has to be one of the safest, most boring, non-threatening albums ever created. It feels like this album was made for the coffee shop. The music is played nicely but I was not impressed.

Sounds like a Christmas album. Honestly, it grew on me and got better as it went.

did not blow me away yet it did not hurt me

Pas d’avis

At first I was completely uninterested. By the end I was somewhat interested. It’s like combing Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, and small bit of Caamp. I’m not saying I loved it but I’m also not saying I hated it

I like it. It sounds like if Arctic Monkeys and beach House had a baby. Only Arctic Monkeys because of the voice. Maybe I was just in a good mood, but it really hit driving down the highway in the dark at night. I couldn’t really tell you what he was saying, but the vibes were there.

At first, I thought this was very boring and lame and AI music but then I tried working on something while listening to it and it was actually catchy and I enjoyed it so actually hello richard

Boring listslop

Quirky album, but I really enjoyed it, so 50s, country, Jim Reeves, crooning etc, but soooo coool

this just doesn't do much for me. well made in an objective sense, but there honestly wasn't a moment anywhere on this album that made me think 'this is interesting/cool/anything really' favourite songs: coles corner, not much else least favourite song: last orders

Starts on a good note but becomes a bit of a drag later.

Slow but okay

Didn't know the guy. However, I liked his music. Maybe not what I would choose anyday, but I think it is nicely composed, produced and sung. 3,5/5.

Somewhat nice, but very boring

Just a beautiful album

I have no idea if I hated this or liked it

It was fine, just not really swaying either way.

Well I wouldn't have guessed he was from Sheffield. Album inoffensive but not really for me

I listened to this three times on Friday and have absolutely no recollection of it by Monday. Must not have been all that memorable

Perfectly fine

Really enjoyed parts of it but it did seem to be just retreading old crooner ground.

Guy was like: do I want my voice in this song to sound like Elvis or Sinatra?

Guitar-backed Sinatra sound. Good, I guess, but almost put me to sleep on my drive into work.

2 out of 5. Not unpleasant but a bit bland for me.

Excellent composition and Voice

This is bad. All of it. The album cover. The first song. The second song. All the songs after that. It's all bad. There was a fleeting moment of something interesting. Wait a minute, no there wasn't. It's bad. Stay away. I can't believe it came out in 2005. Maybe its produced well? Its all bad.

Pues parecería música de 1960 y es un disco del 2000…hueva pero tiene un par de bueno momentos

This sounded like Nick Cave trying to do songs off that terrible Norah Jones album that sold ten bajillion copies. It's an incredibly milquetoast artist crooning to slow, dry songs like it's the 1940s or 50s, except guys like Sinatra could actually sing, unlike this guy. Bordered on hating this, but it's just a bunch of nothing tunes suited for the coffee shop, just like Norah Jones! Low 2/5

Way too country for me

Overall: 5/10 I honestly can't bring myself to give this too low of a rating because I respect it so much. I found it to be kind of refreshing as a chill, low stakes album. I just personally didn't enjoy listening to it too much, I don't really enjoy his voice and the songs were maybe a little too chill for the mood I've been in lately. Maybe listening to it at a different time in my life will reveal something else to me, but for now it's just kind of meh. Fav Song: I Sleep Alone

The Good: We won't get lost, as we know where to go... The Bad: Nothing good ever happens on a corner... The Ugly: Dick standing there with some flowers in his hand... This is the kind of album that makes one wonder... wonder why this list is called 1001 albums you MUST hear before you die? Nothing wrong with the album, really, nothing wrong with it... but is't neither fish nor that other animal. It's a kind of album that you play in the background while you are doing your taxes... that is what this album is good for. It's not the kind of album that you are going to play if you wanna get it on... if you know what I mean. Anyway, Richard tried his best, and though the songs aren't bad at all, it is kind of impossible to differentiate track A from track B from track C... 3*

Very nice!

Such a lush, timeless sound. It's hard to believe this came out in 2005.

(4/7) a pleasant easy listening contrast following a long series of (pre/post) punk albums

Extremely fine easy listening. Would prefer buble or Herb Alpert but is serviceable *partial listen

I'm getting tired of chamber pop. It fell out of fashion in the 60s. "Coles Corner" isn't all bad, though, I liked "The Ocean", which is distinct from the rest of the album. Imagine if all of the songs were as good as "The Ocean". 3 stars for "Coles Corner".

I was only familiar with Richard Hawley and his album Coles Corner through the song, The Ocean, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with this album's offerings even if I don't think it is anything super extraordinary. I wouldn't call Coles Corner sappy by any means, but it walks a fine line of being a bit too mopy for my taste. Richard Hawley has this tragic feel across this entire album that works when his project is much more filled like with The Ocean, but for a majority of the other tracks here it feels a lot more stripped down thus reducing the amount that this project works. I wish this album was more epic and sprawling, but I can also live with the music more minimalist approach he goes for here. Again this isn't an album I am exactly ecstatic about, but I am also far from disappointed. A nice middle of the road for me that works well when it needs to. Nuff said.

It’s soft, it’s nice, that’s about it really.

Well written and sung but not a style I find inventive or interesting.

1. Yikes...hate it. 2. This is better. 3. Oof. No, please, not this 50s like pop. Yuck. 4. Damn, this is horrid. 5. Oh, god no...stop this, please. 6. Fuck! No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 10 was particularly horrid, but really this was not at all something I'd listen to on my own. 2 "bored" stars

Often sounds dated, but not terrible.

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This is a chamber pop album. It's really well done. The vocals are excellent and the instrumentation augments the vocals wonderfully. I enjoyed this album a lot and would listen to this again for sure.

I am absolutely not lovesick/depressed enough to properly appreciate this album, lol. However, it's still a lovely listen - Richard's voice is silky and genuine, and the production/layering is exquisite. A perfect cozy album to listen to on a rainy day with a good book and hot beverage.

After I had finished listening to this album I thought it was a solid 3 nothing too exciting but I didn’t think it was anything offensive either. The more I’ve thought about it though the more I came to terms that this was just a super dry run of the mill album with nothing really to say.

At first listening to the intro song, I thought this was going to be amazing, but the interest fades as it goes on. At the end, I don’t think this is essential listening, personally I would give it a three, but the best albums of all time, I would give it a 2

"Just Like the Rain" and "(Wading Through) The Waters of My Time" are actually really very good; the rest of the album was not so much.

Mauvais de chez mauvais

c'est pas mauvais mais c’est pas non plus très bon. Pour un album dans ce style sortie en 2005 je comprend pas pourquoi il est dans la liste

Review TBC

What a really beautiful album. I have heard of Richard Hawley and his connection to Pulp but have never listened to one of his solo albums. What a treat it was. It just felt like it was from a different time and it was a perfect listen at the time, an autumnal evening with some candles flickering.

pleasant enough but I found it kinda boring and smoothed over. inoffensive. guy has a nice voice, instruments all played well -- just didn't really stand out to me. I enjoyed the last couple songs the most, especially the reverb-heavy instrumental.

All very tasteful and nice-sounding, but ultimately kinda boring.

This was a surprise, one of the few albums on the list that I had never heard about. Initially the crooning vocal style put me off, but as the album went on I started to acclimate to it and ended up really enjoying it.

I enjoyed it.. thought I would not really care for it after the opener, but it grew on me. Maybe it’s just the time of year I heard it, but it seems like a great fall/winter album.

Massage to my ears

This wasn’t what I was expecting. Don’t know what I was expecting, but this wasn’t it. Quite the crooner. Sometimes it made me feel very much I had fallen into a David Lynch film. Not sure on my feelings about where this actually belongs. But I am glad I did hear it. 3 Boolean: Null

beautiful at times but just not massively interesting.

I didn't know this artist. Some good songs. Overall a good album.

Review - Immediately clocked this as britslop and wasn't looking forward to listening, but fucking hell it's actually good. Great croony voice, nice late night album. Chill while still having enough interesting touches to it. Wonder if this is who the Arctic Monkeys man has been trying to be in the lounge era. Score - 7/10 Need to listen? YES

Love his voice. Love this Album. THIS is why I love the 1001 list - I can find these new (to me) artists and the amazing music. Standouts: Hotel Room, Just Like The Sun, Coles Corner, Born Under a Bad Sign 5 / 5

Peaceful.

Music to get you dancing like it’s 1952.

Had never heard of this artist before, but this album is really smooth. It's like a doo-wop, surfer rock, lounge record. The vocals are smooth and sultry, comforting. The music is elegant and gentle, constantly welcoming my ears to keep listening. Really enjoyed this one and I will revisit it again in the future.

This is the first 1001 albums choice that I had never heard of. It's awful. At it's best it's like Michael Buble except without the charm. At it's worst it's like a Leonard Cohen album if he didn't know how to write songs. Hotel Room might be one of the worst tracks I have ever heard. 1 star.

Low energy vocals

ja niet slecht ofzo maar dat is het ook wel

Easy middle of the road listening. I wish I could actually give it 2.5 stars instead of just 2.

Fine, but not my style 3/5

Modern day Johnny Cash, such a crooner but I kinda like it

F OFF

i actually really liked this? i saw most people gave it a 3, and maybe it objectively is that, but i really liked how it felt like a mix of genres was used to make soothing, mellow music. some songs felt jazzy, some felt western, and all of them kind of generally felt romantic. this album kind of also reminded me of this band i used to listen to called mustard service - cool stuff!

Kind of cheesy, but it’s the kind I like

Not really my thing but it has some great vocals and is overall very chill. I've been a fan of the ocean song for awhile now. Favorite track: The Ocean

9/10… chamber pop / sing-songwrt / *2005

Coles Corner sounds like the kind of music they play during the early bird special. It's tolerable, I suppose.

Not horrible, but not my cup of tea

Pretty decently solid Nashville country from the mid-2000s. A lot of 21st century pop-country is really grating to me, but this guy keeps it tasteful, with simple lyrics, lush arrangements, and a velvety smooth voice.

I surprisingly didn’t hate this! He had a good singing voice, and the songs were solid. Nothing super notable though

Say what you will, but the man knows what to do with his voice. The whole record keeps a vibe going with its gorgeous ballads and ties it all together with a beautiful and contemplative piano instrumental at the end. Even the cover art evokes it well: this is some peak nighttime listening! Standouts: Coles Corner • Just Like the Rain • The Ocean • Last Orders

This album is strongly harkening back to a bygone era of music. I think Marty Robbins might be a more apt comparison than Roy Orbison, but he's not making music of his own time for sure. One thing that let me down a bit about that was that he doesn't try to update it much. In The Ocean, he brings this rich, Britpop orchestral backing (made sense since he toured with Pulp) and it's stunning. Unfortunately, he never really does anything like that again.

Not for me

The Ocean was great and the other songs weren’t terrible, but I’m going to give it a 3 because I can’t see myself going out of my way to listen to this again

Bloody hell it Pat Boon

Felt strangely christmassy. Alright, but won't be rushing to listen to again.

Album : 30/1089 Songs known going in : 0/10 Cover Art : I like the colours Favourite song : Just like the rain Rating : 4/5 Notes : quite sweet I dont know what i thought I was going into but this is soothing and christmassy vibes. Love his voice in just like the rain. Really cosy, I want to listen to this on a train while it rains. Gives me goosebumps which is cool. Definitely a night album. Pretty soothing and sweet probs wouldnt put the whole album on on my own accord

Boring Vegas music

quite nice

not my thing at all sorry

Patrí medzi moje obľúbené albumy. Páči sa mi retro štýl spolu s hlasom.

Very pleasant but I’d be lying if I said I was paying attention to it. Sorta fades away. Which is fine

8/10

I have not heard this before. I don’t think I’ve heard Richard Hawley before. Apparently he was in Pulp, who I remember liking, but also so was Jarvis Cocker, who I find to be incredibly dull and uninspired. Unfortunately Richard Hawley is following Jarvis in his solo career making incredibly dull and uninspired music. The bulk of this is late 60s/early 70s style crooning ballads with a few halfhearted uptempo numbers interspersed and one mopey country style ballad. There is a guitar part in Born Under A Bad Sign that goes on for a few bars that really caught my ear and the lap steel solo in Wading Through The Waters Of My Time is good, and then it ends on two nice atmospheric songs. The rest of the album comes off like day old white bread.

Very warm voice. A bit too slow overall for me though.

A supremely lovely and gorgeous album. The Ocean and the opening track are incredible. I could leave a few others.

Nagyon cozy, karácsonyi album. Lowkey gonna buy the vinyl...

Quite simply glorious. I've got into Hawley over the last few years and each time I listen it sounds better. Very moving music that sounds like it could have been produced decades earlier. Cue Americans moaning about British artists. It's a British book and in general British music is superior so bring it on. You invented jazz, and that is unforgivable.

No me ha gustado nada, y dudo que vaya a escuchar más álbumes de este artista.

4.5/5 this album really surprised me. Love his voice and love love so definitely will be added to the rotation.

Good stuff, would be better with a cooler weather and chiller vibe, but I still enjoyed some songs :)

Never heard of it, very damn good