Reviews (page 7 of 9)
Not really something I'm put on by choice, but it's very romantic :) I'm more of a Nat King Cole fella
One of my favorite albums
Solid collection of Sinatra jazz standards
Not really a Sinatra fan. Somewhere out in the world there is an 89 year old asshole who thinks this is the greatest album of all time
I wish there was at least one upbeat song. Just depressing.
Great
Gives me lots of nostalgia vibes, not because I listened to it as a kid, just the way it is.
Bob showed me again how great Frank can be. His voice is everything you could ask. But the self pity and drippy strings get old quickly, and an hour is about twice as much as anyone needs. This started at five stars and steadily declined. Wants more variety and shorter run time. Rich beautiful white guys feeling sorry for themselves spoils like milk.
An album with a great vibe and fantastic vocals, I would rate this thing higher if it didn’t use pretty much all covers (which I know Sinatra often does but still)
Not my favorite crooner. This album is a bit sleepy and feels like tired Broadway tunes.
The crooniest of crooners. I've been looking forward to reviewing this album; not only is it chronologically first on the list, but I've never really listened to any music from the Rat Pack or similar artists, but I know they're all incredibly talented. This album was really pleasant to listen to. Frank Sinatra's voice is just fantastic, and the orchestra's playing was great as well. Sinatra's crooning was perfect for these melancholy love songs, and while the this may not be the most lyrically diverse album, I still found each song enjoyable. This is definitely an album that I'll be revisiting.
Classic. 3.8
Love his voice, and I more or less like every song on this album, but it all blends together and fades into the background after a while. If it was a shorter album I'd probably rate it higher. 3.5/5
It was like listening to the same song for 49 minutes. Crooners are fine but this cat was and will always be overrated.
Classic old blue eyes. Really enjoyable listen
Classic Blue eyes, but the songs do run together
I listened to this album a few months ago and i just wasn't feeling it. I gave it a go today again, but my mind was already made up. I think when i saw there was a Frank album on the list, i was hoping for a boombastic thrashing swing sound, but this was somber and didn't really do anything for me. I can completely understand that people really like it, i understand the style was a drastic change for him, i understand that there appears to be a more relatable aspect to it, but even with all this, it just didnt interest me in the slightest I am between a 1 and a 2, but i think a 1 would probably be slightly too harsh, as his voice is velvet, so i will give it the 2. Again, it\s probably good, probably a grower, but it does nothing for me 2/5
El crooner por antonomasia. Excelente voz, canciones románticas y con un estilo inconfundible. Aun no siendo afín al género, agradable de escuchar en cualquier momento
Sinatra kuullostaa aina kauheen jouluiselta. Perus rauhallista Sinatran vokaalijazzia. Ei kohokohtia
Musically it’s great, lyrically it’s great, even vocally it’s great. I’m conflicted bc it all sounds good but its just so damn sleepy and lacking energy. Easily the most boring album so far. I can see it hitting in the 50s, I’d come home from work, kiss the wife, then get my gin and tonic and mosey on over into my study to work on my miniatures. I wouldn’t feel right ranking it lower than a 3, bc I can see it being a 5 in the right circumstances. But as of listening in my current setting, it’s gonna have to be a 3. Boring ass album
Too old timey
I appreciate the vocals and talent, it's not really for me.
It's extremely boomery soft pop, but it is done very well for what it is.
This sounded exactly how I expected to sound, and I'm sure it's very good but I couldn't be bothered paying attention. He doesn't write his own songs, and while he has a nice voice, it can be a bit of a drag (his voice I mean, because of how deep and mournful it is). Was this really the first album? And is it even a concept album, like they say? If we can call this a concept album, then my embarrassingly misguided review on rateyourmusic.com where I called "Please Please Me" a concept album might actually be true after all.
Again, plenty more fish in the sea mate.
Wee small hours Consistency of vibe and theme make for a cool moody “concept album”. Nelson Riddle’s arrangements and Sinatra’s voice are so great together. delivery and storytelling is so good. I love a ballad but sometimes after a while it’s harder for a melody to stick with me at a slower tempo. Great album for a very specific mood.
Really classic and perfect recordings of these tunes. Interesting backstory on this record too.
Not my favorite Sinatra but god it’s still so perfect.
It's a Frank Sinatra album. Nothing particularly interesting or compelling here. He's got a good voice.
Mellow and atmospheric, but I don't get any big feels from Sinatra. Though I've tried many times, I can't feel any greatness radiating off his music. Just a croony bloke sportin' a hat, and singin' a bit behind the beat .
Sappy love songs
Was actually looking forward to this. But, nothing really popped for me.
oh, sure, that old mob singer with that voice
En pääse yli siitä, että kaikki Frank Sinatra kuulostaa joululaululta. Tai vähintään pimeää ja kynttilänvaloa vaativalta. Se on hyvin mukavaa mutta yksitoikkoista.
Levyn musiikki on puhtaasti säestävää, mutta Sinatran tarinointi on vastustamatonta - hymyilyttävää, simplististä, etäisyyttä kunnioittavaa.
-I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME SINATRA -literally SO excited because i haven’t listened to this album specifically -UGH this first song is so beautifully melancholy -i can’t get over his voice! never ever -loving sinatra in his sad boy era -deep in a dream is one of my favs -i’ve never seen this side of sinatra! (emo boy) -but i am LOVING it -i’m giving it 3 stars because i Love sinatra but this isn’t his best work. and that will be getting four star
HAIKU REVIEW Frank let's us know just what it means to be lonely sad concept album
boring, all the songs sound the same
Classic.
2. Sounds like Christmas to me.
C'mon it's Frank! Very melancholy though
This is awful. I can't believe people used to like this music. It's sad, depressing and incredibly boring. Id give it Zero stars if I could. I got through it but barely.
50/100
It's Sinatra so it will never be awful, but this album was a little too long song-wise. This rating would've been much higher if he could've condensed this to maybe 12 songs.
Nothing caught my ear
Just standard Frank Sinatra, *insert 3 star justification here*, 3 stars
Jazz vocal. Muy rollo. Un 2.
Normal
Classic crooning at its best.
Boring and monotonous. Frank Sinatra has a great voice, but this is background music for a dinner party stuff.
It was nice listening to this on a cloudy Friday morning. So nice I completely stopped working. There's something about his earlier recordings that somehow makes them superior in my mind.
I can see why people like it but not really my thing
Another decent album but when you’ve heard one you’ve heard the majority.
Perfect as background music but for today's age just a bit too little to keep the sole attention
I enjoy some Sinatra from time to time, but this album's not really my thing. Still, he's got a great voice, and I enjoyed the musical arrangements. Outside of movies and live ballets/symphonies/etc, you don't get much orchestra-oriented music these days.
Classic & enjoyable
Own a cd copy of this album, but that was a mistake. Superannoying music in every aspect.
Very relaxing and smooth album; excellent performance from Sinatra.
Horribly slick, gets on my nerves completely.
There's only one song on here that I'd heard before, but between the overall vibe of the songs, the songwriting and structure itself and this album cover, I'm giving this a strong 4.
Good grief, does anyone sing like this nowadays? Can anyone sing like this?
Never really been my thing. But it's influential. And ridiculously horny
This whole album feels like a beautiful and sad movie. I can picture it all very well
Malen mit Musik und Gesang. So fühle ich Frank Sinatras Musik. Zeitlos schön. 5 Sterne.
I think I like emo Sinatra more than club Sinatra. A great, melancholy, personal album that unfortunately doesn't musically stray far from its first few tracks, but absolutely strikes a chord.
I've always thought that Frankie can make anything sound good. I was wrong, he sounds as boring as '50s pop can be when he's heartbroken. Still an incredible voice though.
Bruh how do people listen to this whole thing?
He sings well, but it is hard to listen to this much dramatic music.
Sad man that made lonely boy music that I don't want to listen to.
Fantastic album. May have to give it a re-listen as the tone of the album seems to stir something within me.
Frank has an all-time incredible voice, but so many of the songs on this album are similar in style and pacing that I got pretty bored. Cut the track list in half and just keep the eight strongest Crooner Tunes and this would be an easy 4 stars for me, but the way it dragged on really lowered my score.
This was entrancing. I didn't expect to like this and usually don't enjoy these sorts of sparse arrangements, but something about the combination of delicate jazz backing Sinatra's voice really worked for me.
2.75, was there ever a better sing-talker?
Like pouring honey into the ears. How can anyone not appreciate the brilliance of this record.
Remove ya Frankie!
pretty great, but on a casual listen it’s all style, i don’t feel the heart, perhaps there isn’t any?
I enjoyed it, I think I wanted to like it more than I did though. Maybe give it another listen sometime soon.
Incel type weepings to a Tom and Jerry type beat. I understand why it's here, just don't want to pretend it's any good
i dont like old-timey love music or whatever
I was bowled over by the title track and started to expect high things from this album. Sadly I was disappointed! The rest is fine, but feels pretty rote, like background music rather than anything interesting. Best track: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Min bästa Frank.
Not my ❤️
With every song sounding the exact same there's not enough going on to leave any lasting impression. Very easy listening and something I'd be happy popping on in the background. Fav track: they all the frigging same how could you pick one. 3/5
The driving crooner Too samey all round for me, but badabing, the man can croon! Fave track: Can't We Be Friends?
A fine listen - some clear charm and can easily whisk you away to some olden velvety bar. But all a little samey by today’s standards. Don’t really understand the crowd who are certain this is the best music of all time, but this was still pleasant. Fave track: Deep In A Dream
Earliest album on the list. Not a bad set.
Odd to listen to this at 2 in the afternoon. Great songs and a great feel.
Man to go from such a high to such a low. Fuck. Frank. Sinatra. Though it is very gratifying to hear him sing songs about him being a sad mopey piece of shit. halfway through and the novelty has left and I am just trapped in a cage with frank sinatra music.
I guess it’s a classic but for my it just sounds like the 50s. Not in a bad way but it’s simply nothing I would listen to normally
This is just not my jam.
Very nice
Oh cool! Some Franky! I love the mood he sets. Funny I'd never heard any of these songs before.
Favourite song: Last Night When We Were Young
Good listening. No bangers just some slow dance tunes
Very good, Sinatra is amazing love his music. However, was not in the mood to listen to this album, therefore my low rating.
pretty good, pretty chill. I'm not the biggest fan of Frank Sinatra but his voice can't be denied.
I can definitively testify that this is perfect music to listen to when you’re poorly. The music is soothing and gentle on the ear. Although here, it can be repetitive and is very much a second player to the lyrics – it’s also quite soporific, but sometimes you need that in music. It doesn’t always have to be challenging or uplifting. Different vibes for different moods. The lyrics are the star here. They are poems with a score. Frank’s tricksy phrasing is ever-present. But I don’t think it’s always necessary. For instance, “I get along without you very well” is a beautiful song but I don’t think Frank’s version is the best. Listen to the Lew Stone band version which is a little more simplistic, a traditional 1940s band version, but somehow it makes the lyrics even more bittersweet. I will say that I was so glad for this album today because anything more upbeat or raucous would have tipped me over the edge. This is perfect recovery music, so thank you for that, Frank. In my mind, this is 3.5, clever poetry but not so interesting melodically. Production values are great though.
I thought I was going to love this but it got boring pretty fast. All the songs are fine on their own, but not one after another. ‘In the wee small hours’ was on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack. It’s a great record.
The arrangements are well done, the mood they set out to achieve seems to have been attained, and I just don't enjoy listening to it. Maybe it's me not being able to relate to the sensibilities of the times, or maybe I just tire of Sinatra's attempts to exude cool sincerity. Whatever it is, the craft is better than my interest in the material.
I owned this album back when i had CDs and went through a massive Sinatra phase, but until today I had never listened to the whole thing. It is definitely a lot to go through. Frank's torch songs have never been my favorite. But I don't know, today it hit differently and I was swept away by the incredible arrangements and his fantastic singing. He really does make singing sound easy, but these are tough songs to sing well. I was also struck by how hard these must have been to play, with seldom any instruments providing a pulse. To think these were all recorded live is quite something. Anyway, this is a great album, though it will never be a 5 for me in terms of listening to the whole thing. Also, it could have been two songs shorter. (P.S. Mamas and Papas do a great cover of "Glad to Be Unhappy")
The idea of Frank Sinatra is cooler than his music. I listened to this as I cooked in the kitchen and thought about my mom who just died. She was of this era though I recall her liking Elvis and Roger Whittaker more than Frank. But she used to dress in fabulous 50s dresses and I let myself try to feel close to the good parts of her as I listened. It was all going fine until Frank hit one of those loud, long notes and I thought...nope this isn't working for me. People rail on Dylan for that kind of business. So it's the nostalgia of Frank and bygone eras that I can dig. Can't we all?
Standard Frank, don't like it that much
This man’s frank is too god damn horny. Having said that I really like the sound of the album. Pretty easy 4. Would like this on vinyl tbh
All that sweet, sweet sadness... Far from his usual swing adventures, Frank Sinatra had to come to grips with his breakup with Ava Gardner, and he did so with this melancholy masterpiece of a record. The mood is deep autumn, the sad, yet longing songs are mostly from the Great American Songbook, but the arrangements by Nelson Riddle are sublime, and Sinatra's voice is just perfect here. There is a sweet bitterness that's too good to be resisted - like coffee or very dark chocolate. Even the cover art conveys the mood spot on. Whenever you are awake after hours - regretting, mouring, thinking - this is the perfect album for the occasion. An iconic masterpiece. 5/5
Two Sinatra albums in a week, how unlucky can you get. This time I lasted three songs
Love Frank Sinatra but there’s nothing crazy special about this album imo
BL: have listened to this album before. Last time I listened I thought it was a solid 4/5, very good mood music. AL: nothing has changed since the last listen. Excellent mood music, nothing necessarily stands out as an amazing track besides the opener but as mood music it is the exact thing I could picture sipping whisky to outside at night romanticising my despair. FT: “in the wee small hours of the morning” 4/5
Uhmm Driving crooner
the only appropriate time to listen to this album is between the hours of 3-6am with either alcohol or cannabis (or both) in your system. preferably price on a desolate road near a park with lots of trees and a stream. anyway this album is very slow snd melancholic. which definitely isn’t a bad thing but honestly it overstays its welcome. i think ten songs would’ve been perfect….16 especially for this kind of vibe is just ridiculous. however it is incredible in every other way. the vibraphone (i think that’s what it is) the guitars, vocals, everything is lush and elegant. absolutely perfect for when you’re in a shitty mood and you can’t sleep, so you go for a stroll with a scotch and let frankie boy make sweet love to your ears.
He had only one Theme for his lyrics, didn't he
Not all were that great to be honest
I guess I thought I knew Sinatra before listening to this album, and went into it expecting more of that. What I got instead was a wonderfully melancholy, introspective and emotional album. Reading about this album it is considered one of the first concept albums, and I concur with that. I would love to hear this album performed in its entirety.
The oldest album on the entire list, and one of the very first concept albums, centered on the thoughts that plague us late at night: our failures, our loneliness, our wistful hopes. Beautifully sung and arranged.
Wow! Nice recording for 1955! Mono, but very clear. Very classic sound... not particularly engaging, but a serious mood setter. No big hits or anything, but still would be great chill record to play. Pretty boring, though. Surprising that this is one of 1001, but probably just for historical context being the first 12" released... it's solid. Likely won't be replaying except maybe background music at a swanky cocktail party.
This album perhaps caught me in a bad mood, but I am struggling to enjoy this one. The songs just feel a tad bit empty and I’ve never much enjoyed frank sinatra on a good day. My favourite so far is ‘I get along without you very well’ - although I have to say I prefer the Chet Baker version. ‘Deep in a dream’ is good too.
Not my thing,awesome voice
🎺🎹
i listened to this album a lot in my adolescence moping around in a confused slump. lord knows how much i felt it (frank did alright). i was blue. it was subtle at first but i learned how real and raw a feeling could be channeled deep on a silly bit of plastic. the only problem is, sometimes i listen to this record a lot now moping around in a confused slump - so how much of this feeling was pubescant solipsistic self pity - and how much of it was a genuine complete feeling of hopelessness and longing? i have felt every bar of this record so deeply. between riddle and sinatra the arrangements are of unprecedented grace and sophistication. its the mixture of perfect execution with real character from a bygone age of musicians that will never come again. sinatra is unquestionably the greatest singer of the 20th century. i do not expect anyone else to love this record, but those who know they know. i love the fiercely manic spark of hope in dancing on the ceiling. sometimes its not bad to indulge in the imagination. 🦡
there are people out there that think this shit is peak jazz and that makes me so sad
that shit was so fcking boring... I like jazz, I also like calm songs but except the first song... BORING! At least it had quality that you could hear... 2/5
Title of almost every song was the same as the first lines of the song :)
not usually my favourite genre but very good
Good but similar to his other stuff
Geting restless two songs into it.
It’s Frank, isn’t it. Hard to hate on Frank.
7/14
What can I say? It’s Frank and it’s great. This one doesn’t have many super hits but it’s 50 minutes packed with slow ballads and pretty much exactly the type of music that you think of when you think of Frank Sinatra. Even if you’re expecting the vibes, though, it’ll still make you sad but also warm and fuzzy inside the whole time as the lyrics are emotional but the music is comforting. However, I ended up listening to more architecture and morality throughout today than Frank which really surprised me. Something about the synth pop on that album really clicked with me between yesterday and today and even Chloe liked it when I played it over dinner. Since I tend to give 5s to albums I go back to even after I rate it, I want to retroactively give a 5 to that album and let this 5 serve as that 5 as well.
Music is too slow for me. I know Frank Sinatra is a hero and a musical legend, but it is not something I would listen to on a frequent basis, as the tempo is just below what I look for in music most of the time
Quintessential Sinatra, very nice
Ava Gardner
Just a really pleasant jazz album
Definitely a wee bit of a man being emotional about a woman. Sheesh, he’s like a 1950s man TSwift.
its ok. some lyrics are very beautiful but mostly it's quite the generic frank sinatra sound
I don’t think I’ve been so charmed while listening to an album about heartbreak.
Ok
Not for me. I recognize it’s Frank, just not for me
Slow. I prefer Frank when he's feeling more upbeat
Ok. Pretty samey
Gotta love Frank
some nice songs here but definitely a downer of an album through and through. frank has a great voice but this whole album isn't for me. favorite songs: in the wee small hours of the morning
Lovely
As much as I like Frank Sinatra, the album was very samey. All the songs sounded similar and had similar lyrics.
An appropriate album- I couldn't sleep and woke up in the wee hours to listen to this. Some writers can tell you the story relationships in a single song. Some of Frank Sinatra's albums do the opposite, just exploring every emotion within the spectrum of post-break up blues he could think of- there's no Pennies from Heaven on this record. Call it melodramatic, call it genius, call it what you will- just don't call your ex after listening to this. Beyond a jazzy trumpet solo on the second half of Ill Wind that stood out- most of this ensemble delivered exactly what was asked- classic Sinatra backing music, with an added sense of longing. The vocal performance is what it's all about, and the lyrics cut through. One particular lyric says it all and is not just one of the best in Sinatra's catalog, but maybe any pop music. A lyric that summarizes the whole album, and is just as relevant today's lonely hearts as it would've been 70 years ago: "What's in store? Should I phone once more? No, it's best that I stick to my tune." -I Get Along Without You Very Well
Frank was really in his bag with this one. Every song on this album flowed so perfectly into the next, sometimes i couldn’t even tell if a new song had started. I noticed a lot of the lyrics don’t seem to rhyme but the way Frank portrays his heart break is beautiful. Incredibly refreshing to hear break up songs that are written with a more optimistic and future forward mindset. I feel like my rating of this is slightly skewed as i am coming out of a recent breakup and a lot of these lyrics were very relatable to what i’m feeling currently. I joined this album grind late but this has easily been my favorite so far. Fav songs I Get Along Without You Very Well & Can’t We Be Friends ?
This is just great, timeless music. Don’t really know what else to say honestly. (Also forgot to take notes cuz I was high as balls yesterday)
We can kinda thank this album for this entire list because it was one of the first times a major artist specifically chose songs for an album based around a cohesive theme both lyrically and sonically and reimagined the way we view albums. All that aside this album is just a mood from start to finish. The title track immediately sets the scene and allows the rest of the album to take you through the varying feeling and thoughts you have after being heartbroken. The band and Sinatra do a great job of portraying the range of emotions from the frustrated end of “When your lover has gone” to the dreamy “I see your face before me” to the despair of the title track. They also know when to add more emotion to a song by stripping away some of the flares. The smaller backing band on Dancing on the ceiling allows for a more intimate song along with the freely playing Spanish guitar that sounds like a memory of dancing with the one you love. There are a few tracks I wasn’t immediately struck by like Ill wind but I think they serve the narrative well and that song still shows another side of the emotional range of the album by focusing on the feeling of being sick of being sad and just wanting it to all blow away. That one is also cleverly placed cuz if you had any listener fatigue at that point from the consistent theme it’s almost like he’s saying “yeah me too this shit sucks.” Every song on this one serves a unique purpose and Sinatra’s voice ties it all together with an earnestness that brings every story to life. 👍: I see your face before me, dancing on the ceiling, In the wee small hours
Eh
Listening to this at 3am for true immersion… Ooo the plucks on mood indigo. 🔥 Def cool it’s considered one of the first concept albums (although some prone one had before this could technically fit the parameters) Guess imma Bobby soxer cause I like franks upbeat stuff a bit more. This is still great though I’ll be around is the side piece anthem 👍:mood indigo, i see your face before me
Yes it's very good, though very one paced. He does what he does and this is that. I really wasn't in the mood for this today and I had to listen in chunks to avoid getting dragged into its melancholy.
Dit kan ik heel goed hebben. De Stem van de man met de Oude Blauwe Ogen, mooie rustige nummers, stemmig orkest, pure melancholie. En daardoor tijdloos. Een van de groten van de 20e eeuw.
Frank is mij iets te 'glad to be unhappy'. Net zoals ik in de kroeg niet naast die ouwe zeur met zijn saaie klaagverhalen ga zitten, spoel ik nu ook snel door naar een vrolijker muziekje.
Poeh, dit wordt een lange zit. Ik zie hier gelijk trage zwart-wit films bij, met een of ander treurig kerstverhaal. We kijken van buiten door een raam naar binnen, sneeuw dwarrelt voor de camera langs, er speelt zich een of ander treurig tafereel af bij een aftandse kerstboom. De camera zoemt in door het raam. Een schijnbaar gelukkig gezin met een hond, een parkiet en 2.3 kind pakt kadootjes uit. Etc etc. Goeie genade, wat is dit verschrikkelijk gedateerd. Slaapverwekkend saai
Only the title song stuck out a lot to me, but every song was good. Very good for one of the first concept albums, amazing voice, and the songs are pretty relaxing
It's the perfect accompaniment to a bottle of scotch and 20 Gauloise roundabout midnight, either alone or with some company. Smooth.
Like being punched in the head with boredom!
Perfect crooning. If that's your thing.
Don't get me wrong, I like Sinatra, but this is an hour of listening to a guy go on, in the barest of detail, about how he's sad because his baby has gone. It's sixteen different ways of saying the same thing I had to listen to it in installments because it was too boring.
Strangely, after yesterday's Everly Brothers, I thought I'd be disliking old Frank here, but I seemed to be in a more receptive mood for this crooning album. On a tangent. It's the first album listed in the 1001 book. Interesting tidbit, it was first issued on a double 10", then later reissued on 12". Which gets me thinking (again) about how much the medium of distribution influences the album arrangement. e.g. This album has 16 tracks, original double 10" release would be 4 tracks on each side, then for the 12" reissue, 8 tracks per side. Would the track listing flow be different if the original distribution was on 12"? Bringing that to modern day, are artists thinking in terms of streaming playlists or maybe still in CD's max 74 mins? No breaks, no flipping over interludes, just straight through. Or maybe they just whack them on in any order, why do I care? Ha!
Ok very old and aged
Great 50’s album, Sinatras best.
Listened Before? Y This is one of the first concept albums in history, and it's a good one... Although since Sinatra didn't actually write the songs I'm not sure how much that counts. Either way, it's a wonderful album and top-form Frank. I really, really liked it. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
cool, interesting that it's the first concept album
Good
Excellent album. One of the first, if not the first, concept albums.
An album about a lover that once was, it's a very calming album that i enjoyed listening too. Franks music always has a feeling that I can't explain, but it's a good feeling.
So smooth. Sinatra still sings in his original smooth style, prevalent during his big band era, rather than the later staccato (punchy) cadence he adopted as his voice waned. The choice of songs is marvelous too. Some are sad or full of longing; All give that sense of being alone late at night, walking the streets of NYC.
Beautiful album that flies by. The instrumentation is a solid foundation for Sinatra to write upon. 8,5 out of 10
Themes of depression, sadness, loss and melancholy? Sounds like a perfect music for me! Oh, well, not too much music in there, mostly it's just Frank Sinatra singing, in his rather (subjectively) monotonne voice. The songs just waddle through in the background, anonymous, fitting into the idea of loss, because I have lost the attention after first notes of the opening songs. Great singer of his time, maybe a first one with an idea of concept album, but as much as I want to, I can't enjoy this music at all. It's a music that belongs to the museum. Very interesting, but not relevant anymore.
Revisit when rainy weather/snowfall. Seems to be a mood album that I just don’t understand yet.
I thought maybe I’d enjoy this, but I guess crooning = whining to my ear.
Not bad, but kinda blah. Come Fly with Me is a much better album in my limited opinion.
Frank at his Frankest. Classic.
Scoobidy-doo, to be Frank.
double 10" album format does not stream well, alas
would much rather listen to frank sidebottom.
I often have to get up for a wee in the small hours. My bladder isn't quite what it used to be. I've pissed the bed twice this week due to hurting my knee whilst paragliding and not being fast enough to reach the white bowl in time. The others times I've just pissed in an empty beer bottle and slung it out the window. Last Monday I hit a passer-by with once such bottle, killing her instantly. The body is still there in the street, unmoved and covered with piss. I'm not sure what to do.
A weak wristed hand job in a loveless marriage.
2.5
It was fine, I don't really like Frank Sinatra's music and it was hard to sit down and listen to it.
Again, I can't seem to rate these old albums. I understand that they're important, I can appreciate the craft put into this by the artist and yet.. it doesn't really speak to me. I'll put it in the background and won't care about it other than getting a bit of a Christmassy vibe (mind you it is August). I feel pressured into giving it a better rating and I'm getting anxious thinking - what if my kids or grandkids have the same kind of opinions on my favorite albums? Scary
Really don't know how to rate this one. It's a Frank Sinatra album, it sounds like a Frank Sinatra album would. I think this might be the first time I've ever sat down to listen to a whole album by him, so that definitely has an impact on my score. It's good, obviously good, but not my thing. I can't imagine ever listening to it again. Probably doesn't help that my only other exposure to that kind of music is christmas songs, or possibly old film scores. So to me that's what it sounds like, and a 50 minute album of that is a bit much for me. But it is good music, his voice is beautiful, it's Sinatra. But it's not my music.
first listen it's just so beautiful
maybe not my favourites from Sinatra, but still great
I mean… it’s Frank Sinatra. Classic and elegant, and when it’s my mood it’s a banger.
Its good but it all seems to blend into one long song making it become background music fast.
It was tough to decide how to rate this album because of how much it sticks out from the rest of the albums I listened to. Alright, let's try it. In my opinion, Frank Sinatra's work is an excellent representation of his decade - both his music and the text (sometimes with sexist remarks). I appreciated the general vibe of this album, even though sometimes it reminded me of old Christmas songs. Weird, I know. :')
Old, classic pop with a lot of songs for brokenhearted
The first emo album? It's Frank, so quality, but doesn't stand out for any particular reason.
How does anyone come to have a voice like this? The songs are almost immaterial, it's like having liquid honey poured over you.
We get it, Francis. We're all lonely. Most of us just don't wine about for an entire album's worth of songs. Plus, maybe that girl wouldn't have left you if you weren't such a bastard. Lay off the whiskey for a while maybe. But hey, the songs hold up.
Meh. A classic for the reasons everyone knows about but the album as a whole is disappointing and dull.
How many songs about heart break can you stick in an album, pull yourself together man! Gets a star for nostalgia though
Boring AF
I love Frank Sinatra, but I prefer it when he's not as filled with melancholy as he is on this record. The songs are still great but singing about heartbreak isn't interesting enough to fill a whole album. Outside of this Sinatra has much more swagger and charm, and that's what I want to hear! Then again, it's a Sinatra record. You can't go wrong with his music & I really could listen to his voice all day. Standout tracks are I'll Be Around and Dancing on the Ceiling.
aaaaaaaah it all sounds the same. still good though, a truly amazing voice. what elevates the best parts is the lyrics and any deviation from standard instrumentation. best tracks: in the wee small hours of the morning, mood indigo, I get along without you very well
Dudes sad
Frank is sad. 5
Lady In Satin… Pikkasen enemmän tuskaa kuin tässä…. Musta naisääni röökiä vetäny kuolleet keuhkot kun laulaa tuskissaan vahva nainen… Siinä pelkästään emootio raakana.. Frankilla ei tekniikka riittäisi hillitsemään sellaista vocal delivery… something delicate.. She thought it would be beautiful. She wanted that cushion under her voice. She wanted to be flattered by that kind of sound. Frankin ääni kantaa.. ei tarvitse yrittää luoda mitään eikä luokkaan. Tyynyä äänen alla ei ole. Puhdas ja pesty suoritus… Arvaa saako Frank tähtivähennystä Billie Holidaysta… ei saa.. Frankkikin ihan hyvää kovaa tekoa.. kritiikin kestää.. vai kestääkö.. 2 pamahtaa..
Eén van de eerste conceptalbums, en wat voor een. Pak een glaasje whiskey, zet de lp op em ga genieten. Het opmerkelijke is dat er eigenlijk geen hoogtepunt op het album staat, het gaat hier echt om het geheel. En dat geheel is gewoon super mooi. Het schetst perfect de melangoliek van midden in de nacht over straat struinen, nadenkend over hoe het anders had kunnen lopen. Bij elke andere artiest zou dit gaan vervelen, maar Sinatra houdt het het hele eind interessant. Echt heerlijk.
Sorry. More than one Sinatra song is boring. He's supposed to be sad but there's no emotion.
Not feeling it. I was gonna give this 2* then I read it was one of the first concept albums.
Quite boring
Didn't realise Frank was such a whiny little bitch 😂 Felt like it was the same depressing song over and over again and hasn't aged well
Vocals and arrangements are great. Just a little to one-tempo to grab me.
Lovely album. This is the mood music mum and dad were dancing to when little splotchee was conceived. I am ok with that
Incredible voice, absolutely amazing to listen to in the background of a romantic movie scene, but sadly not pleasant to listen to on its own. The old-school cadence and sentence structure makes it feel like I'm listening to non-stop ad libs, and the volume varies WILDLY withing a single sentence. Frank could be halfway through a lullaby and suddenly starts shouting the 5th word, shaking you out of your slumber ... just odd. Gorgeous voice, great effort, but a 3/5 for me.
Not much variety but still a nice relaxing listen to one of the greatest voices of all time
It was good, but i know theres such better work by Frank Sinatra that this feels somewhat of a let down after i saw it come up on the site.
The music is pretty lovely and the lyrics are oh so incredibly bleak. All feels very samey though, and never been enough to keep me engaged throughout the album
Frank Sinatra's voice is so silky smooth and the songs very pleasant to listen to; I feel that this album would make a good soundtrack on a cold rainy day. I didn't find it particularly memorable, but I did listen to this in the airport so may need to give it another shot. 3/5.
3.5
Deze muziek is mij toch wel iets te rustig. Doet me denken aan kerstmis, haha, maar verder niet veel emotie. Neemt niet weg dat Frank geen goede zanger zou zijn. *
Inoffensive, but a little dull... and just not special enough.
It's Frank Sinatra. Beautiful orchestra, great voice. A little melancholy, gotta be in the right mood for it all.
Lättsamt men inte jättebra. Blir nog en trea ändå.
sinatra makes me sad :(
Not for me - this is “sad romance” Frank, and I’m more of a “Rat Pack” Frank.
lovely!
Appreciate it but oh man does it all sounds the same. 5/10
Altså. Det lyder jo godt. Som album bliver det godt nok lidt kedeligt i længden, måske især fordi man kender så mange af disse 'standarder' som så her alle får den samme 'tone'..
Beautifully sung and performed, but I'm looking for a little more variety in the album than being in love with a woman or getting over a woman. Favorite track: I'll Be Around
Every song is very samey and pretty boring. The sound is nice, but it's just not that interesting
Chill, romantic sad-boi music
Yes, it's Sinatra but after almost an hour of singing about heartbreak, you kind of wish he had gone to therapy instead. If you need lounge background music this might work.
It is Frank...sounds like every other Frank. 1.5/5
don't get the hype
Obviously a great set of pipes on Sinatra but the pace of this was all off and just didn’t keep my interest.
Jazz. Soul. Aburridísimo
I fucking hate Frank Sinatra.
Very dull
50 minutes of the same song sung over and over again. Sinatra is such a boring singer. He has a high quality voice but this album doesn't show that. It's just boring songs repeated over and over again. 2.5/5
Frank's voice is unmistakable, I've never heard an album from him though, just collection's. This is pretty special.
Snoozefest. Frank Sinatra obviously has bangers...where are they?? Why have the boffins chosen this dud album? Justify your approach to In The Wee Small Hours.
This guy sucks
Jazz vocal. Muy rollo. Un 2.
Let's Just be Friends reminded me of Over the Garden Wall, but otherwise a drag
🌞 favourite song: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning & all of them 🌜 least favourite song: n/a wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✨5/5💫
I don't really like crooner jazz, but I got to give it to Frank here, this one is good. The midnight vibe of the album is superb. The best song here is definitely the title track. Great vibe. 8,0/10
Very good
Frank Sinatra was a good singer but he mades something that I don't like very much.
If I was in Frankie and Benny's I'd be perfectly happy if this was playing in the background. However, sat in the living room without a cheeseburger or pizza its just not the same. I think this might be designed for the generation just passed. Not my cup of tea, but relaxing background music.
I loved this but I'm a sucker for a good voice. Whether it has a set of songs is a different debate.
25th January 2023 Started a bit in the office, finished the day after. John Mulaney in the evening in Hammersmith. One of the greatest ever voices, the music sounds otherworldly. Smooth as silk.
This album absolutely belongs on this list, no doubt about it. That being said I’m not a huge fan, when listening to the album in one go it’s very monotone. Saved songs: Can’t We Be Friends?, I’ll Be Around, It Never Entered My Mind
In one of his earliest albums Sinatra manages to cement himself as an iconic voice with his command and tenor. His easy crooning make it that much more inviting as you sink into the experience of smooth instrumentations and sweeping lyrics punctuated by something truly sincere in his voice.
Nice easy listening but none of the classic songs
Almost all frank sinatra music is good. However some of it feels more dated than others and especially when the songs are all in the same realm. This album is a very niche style and has its drawbacks of being too slow and repetitive at times. Frank shines best with his excellent song writing, but a whole album of sad love songs is tough to stomach from any artist. Not terrible but hard to love. 6.2/10
Just doesn't do anything for me. It all sounds similar and very sappy lyrics
No bangers. But his voice. His voice.
Het is 8:40 en ik wil terug in bed kruipen dankzij Frank. Relaxed album. Wel een tikkeltje aan de lange kant, maar aan de andere kant heb ik me geen moment geërgerd.
Look, I have nothing against this album. But by today's standards...it's quaint. There isn't much showmanship. Frank didn't write his own songs. It's just a fella doing crooner karaoke. The songs are lovely and easy listening, but it just doesn't move me the way I'm told that it should.
Beautiful album of the 50s thanks to The Voice.
It was alright, I guess. At least for a while. Got really old quickly though. Just all felt like the same song for 50 minutes, all just slow songs about heartbreak. Frank Sinatra was undoubtedly an amazing singer, but this album was just boring and exhausting to me. Maybe it sounded better in its day - it is a nearly 70 year old album after all. Or maybe this album just came onto my list on the wrong day. Regardless this certainly isn't my favourite Sinatra album. Favourite: Mood Indigo
Boring
Smooth
Þetta er ágætt m.v. a) tímann sem þetta kom út, og b) það að þetta er Frankie. Hann er ekki orðinn pirrandi í krúninu sínu þarna.
Go listen to Tony Bennett and Bill Evans for what “wee small hours” desperation should sound like. This is seriously overrated and mostly a snoozefest – showing every fatal flaw and weakness of the era (and FS in particular). Unbearably schmaltzy at times and unconvincingly dramatic, the arrangements are overdone and strings syrupy and sentimental. Yes, his voice is strong, but vaguely nasal and highly controlled and structured; there’s zero fluidity to it on this record. Maybe he’s taking the titular concept literally, but on a few cuts (“Can’t We Be Friends” and “I’ll Be Around”), Frank sounds on the verge of nodding off. There's no humor or hipness to this at all, just Frank taking himself too seriously and pandering to the people.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, it’s faultless easy listening Favourite song: Track 2 - Mood Indigo
Wow. Had low expectations going in. It's not that I dislike Sinatra, but often his music isn't for me. But man, the first song pulled me right in from the get go. Even when he's singing about heartbreak, there's something comfy about his voice and the music. It all comes together and covers you like a warm blanket. One of the first concept albums, and even if the concept gets a little tired by the end, it's still great.
Such sad torch songs. Really lovely. His voice is like velvet. Imagine a rainy night in a jazz club listening to these songs.
This was a little dreary. I preferred the one a little while ago with more "swinging" tunes.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (1) 2 - This Love Of Mine (16) 3 - When Your Lover Has Gone (8)
Sounds exactly like I expected. Along with a few other 50s albums here, this is just too old to judge. I don't have a frame of reference for it - it's like music changed completely at some point just afterwards. But it's pleasant enough, I guess. 3/5.
Thoroughly enjoyed this album. I could definitely enjoy this record even more as background music at a mellow dinner party. And if I can enjoy an album in any setting, it’s better than some albums which I can’t enjoy at all. It’s just a selection of melancholy jazz-vocal numbers. They’re more or less the same tempo, but with Sinatra’s voice at their breaking heart they work well. The orchestration flits so delicately that the album threatens to fly off the turntable but on the whole this is a great listen. There isn’t a great deal of variation, and if you don’t buy into the album’s central premise then it’ll likely bore you. But I dig it.
Well he can croon - but 16 crooned songs with the same tempo in row is too much for me. After five or six they all begin to sound the same. The careful arrangement of strings and brass, the gentle tinkling of a piano and the velvety blanket of his voice combine to generate a highly soporific effect. If that is your thing then all well and good - it is not mine
PREFS : In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, Mood Indigo, Glad to Be Unhappy, Can't We Be Friends?, I'll Be Around, Dancing on the Ceiling MOINS PREF : When Your Lover Has Gone
Not my favourite Sinatra album, it’s a bit slow.
Beautiful absolutely beautiful shame he didn’t write the songs himself but it works really well as a concept album 4/5
He's got a great voice, and it's got some nice smooth songs in there. It all blends into one a bit though with some very samey songs, and it's just all so slow and sad.
Special thing
The album showcased stories about unrequited love, the singer shared his view of life along with his feelings without any resent. Easy to relate to.
Genius. Pour me another whiskey
Not enough action for me
Frank’s voice is lovely, but this album bored me. Only one song resonated.
Impressive that I can imagine myself tuning in to this music (and already have) even if I wouldn't say it's my genre, it's just good.
Not a lot of variation or dynamics in this album. Really didn’t do a lot for me.
Noice 😴
He’s got a great voice, but for whatever reason it was never my very favorite. Some nice arrangements of these ballads, though.
Very appeasing album. Full listen without noticing the end - very smooth
I can't really give an accurate rating for this album. I didn't enjoy it. The songs all sounded so similar and vague to me. There was a time a while ago that I listened to quite a bit of Sinatra. It was mostly 1960's music though. I guess I never really explored this far back in time. It's different. But I did love Sinatra at one point in my life and one thing I learned is that the best thing about a Sinatra song for me is timing. As in the moment and mood in which it is played. There could be a time when I hear the beauty of this album, but I'm not there right now. I feel bad doing a two star, so I'll just make it three and set it on the fence hoping to get back to this one day. But I have like 1000 other albums to hear before I die, so ... It could be a four or a two, I just wasn't in the mood for this today.
This album makes me feel like a 1950s housewife on Valium. Slow crooning.
Not my favourite Sinatra album by any means. Very moody and slow. Downloaded one song.
Moods. Blue. Indigo. Amber. Twinkling city lights in the distance. Smoky mist reflecting in a slick city puddle. Frank crooning in the background. It's practically a cliche both in image and in sound at this point. I guess for someone else, for another listener, what is cliche to me is classic to them.
like a low quality version of his good stuff
It was p good tbf. Laufey vibes and I like Laufey
Definitive Sinatra, even though it doesn't contain any of the universally known songs (you know, My Way, New York New York etc.). He's in fine voice throughout, and the orchestrations are perfect.
I get it, nice album, nice voice, sounds lovely...but Frank was just a shitty person and makes you realize he doesn't represent a singly value of most of these songs. Having said that, 2 a.m. at a bar in December with this playing is some great ambience. But fuck Frank Sinatra. 5 stars for the musicians, songwriters and talent. 0 stars for Frank. Average. 2.5.
Ohhhh Frankie Sinatra
Love his voice and the gorgeous, melancholy instrumentation here. It's cool to hear a vaguely conceptual album from the 50s, which seems incredibly uncommon. Love it.
This is a classic. Every track is such a mood. I really enjoyed listening to this one, and added it to a list I'll listen to whenever I want to relax
This is lounge music for me. Soft singing, mellow instrumentals and overall very chill. It's something you have on in the background that doesn't distract you from the social gathering you're at and you can focus on the conversation.
so so sweet
One of the first concept albums, and one of my personal favorites. Perfect for those late, lonely nights.
Frank Sinatra is always good. But there is only so much of the same sounding music I think you can have in one record before it gets boring.
Frank is amazing obv. But every song sounds the same on this dreary snoozer
Well I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Not sure I needed 16 tracks of this in a row, but they all sounded nice.
This is when music albums started looking like what we know an album to look like. Some would even say it's the first concept album. It's good, revolutionary in certain aspects, very standard when it comes to music. The album can feel a bit long as most of the songs are pretty similar both melodically and thematically.
Amazed to learn this is commonly regarded as the first concept album.
So many better frank albums
Now this is better..... His voice is silky smooth really hits the spot this morning. In my view this is proper Frank before he morphed into an overblown husk. I love the feel for these 50's arrangements- the orchestration is lush.