Reviews (page 9 of 9)
Sleepy album about him during a break up and into single life
Lush harmonies. Surprising string arrangments. He doesn't trust thw stars and his heart has surely broken in two.
Sinatra’s talented but these crooners just aren’t for me
Ah, Frank. Hijodetureputamadre.
solid, classic
A combination of low, catchy vocals and slow melodic motifs.
Kinda bland. A good nighttime album though.
I really don't think it is fair to judge Frank Sinatra by today's standards. We aren't listening in the right medium. He was played on black and white tvs on a 12 inch screen on grandma's tv. With earbuds and cars being the most common place to hear music, it just isn't doing him justice. He is a good singer, I'll give him that and he would influence lounge for generations. That's basically where he stops being good though. All these songs sound exactly the same - I have no idea which one was the "hit." The lyrics have aged very terribly. This guy sounds like a whiny "nice guy." I'll be waiting for you when he's done with you? I'm not like the other guys? I think this was romantic back in the day, but he definitely treats women as one dimensional in his songs. They are objects - they don't do anything and their opinion matters little. It is hard to judge this by the original standards, so I'm not going to try. 2.5 stars rounded down.
Crooning, but no upbeat swing
I like Frank when he's singing from a lonely place, and the arrangements to these songs really help him sell the sentimental melancholy. It doesn't all work, and a few tracks could have been cut, but I still enjoyed wallowing with Frank for an hour. (Sidenote, his take on I "Get Along Without You" is nowhere near Chet Baker's brilliant version.) Fav Tracks: What Is This Thing Called Love? and In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.
Sinatra is really a master of his craft and his talents are on full display here. I appreciate his quieter moments better than the bombast, especially on the opening track. At the same time, I found this record, as a whole, to be pleasant, but kind of forgettable. Favourite track: “Last Night When We Were Young”
Good tunes
Pleasant singing voice and the music sounds nice in the background. I definitely didn't mind it playing, but there's nothing about it that might hold my attention. Probably great to have playing while trying to fall asleep.
Hella old man music but its nice for filling the quiet while doing HW or something.
Not for me.
Afternoon nap music, wasn’t really feeling the vibe.
A window into an age I only know because my parent's were kids then. It was a fun listen.
brt sinatra
I respect Frank & all...but there’s just way better albums from this era & genre I’m afraid. The tracks have not aged well and seem so dull now compared to so many other artists you could choose from. It’s a shame...2 Stars!
Net zoals Ella Fitzgerald heeft dit een air van oude Disneyfilms. Ella was net iets beter, maar dit mag er ook zijn.
Goede zanger, en mooie teksten, maar iets te melancholisch voor mij
The very first album in the book! Frank Sinatra did us a lot of favors by being a workhorse, namely bringing "the LP" as it were to everyday households. The music itself is very low-key, mellow, just plain ol' sad. Perfect for "the wee small hours of the morning", but kind of makes me sleepy. Shoutout to Sinatra's backing band, they nail the performance here.
Ouin. Non merci
An album I never expected to like. Never really looked into his music. But really atmosferic. An eye-opener.
Very good but all quite similar.
Mmmm it's nice.. relaxing, but all the songs sound the same and are about the same thing! Quite boring
Na 3/4e plaat gehoord te hebben zat ik aan mijn Sinatra-tax. Niet onaardig maar niet echt mijn ding.
Gezapig.
class. Just the control of his voice, the arrangements. like a vetriano picture - you can almost hear the raindrops...
In the words of Jav “this reminds me of old people and Christmas”. 3/5
smooth but belongs to a bygone era
croony, nice if you like that sort of thing, found it boring really
croony, nice if you like that sort of thing, found it boring really
Nothing to this. Sound dated and boring
He's got a nice voice and stuff, but I found this pretty boring.
Taki klasyczny glos, a ja kojarze go glownie z swiatecznego jingla o sniegowaniu, wiec jest to pierwszy sinatrowy album jaki slyszalem, a uslyszalem kompilacje mocno sadge kawalkow zaspiewanych w jazzowych araqnzacjach, nie jakis murzynski jazzik, tylko taki ultra klasyczny wybielowy swingowy rodzaj jazzu jaki mozna grac, ale nie jest to dziwne, bo wszystkie kawalki poza tytulowym in the wee small hours of the morning pochodza z wielkiej ksiegi hamerykanskiego spiewactwa XX wieku, czyli cos jakby ksiega miar i wag co masz spiewac i jak zeby byc "hamerykanski", ale twistem w tym albumiku jest to ze sinatra wybral jedynie najbardziej sadgowe utwory, wiec stworzyl albumik koncepcyjny, cos na tamte czasy iscie rewlucyjnego muzycznie, czuje ze instrumentale nie sa na tym samym poziomie co wokal tego albumika, na plejaka leci tytulowy kawalek i i will never be the same
Every song sounds the same. We get it, a girl broke your heart. Maybe this would be interesting if there were an arc to the album but it's non-stop blubbering. It seems to be an album designed for people who feel bad and want to sulk in that feeling...I don't see how this album can actually be enjoyed as a whole. It's just depressing, repetitive and boring. How much longer is this album and how many more times is he going to use that fluttering bullshit? I have to take a break. What a shit ending to a shit album. How many people killed themselves to this soundtrack? I wish I could give it zero stars
easy listening. 4-5
Again: super Hintergrund-Atmo und manchmal ist der ein oder andere Song der perfekte Soundtrack zum eigenen Lebensfilm. Bei aller Neigung zur Nostalgie bleibt dies aber eine reine Makeba 2.0
Auf jeden Fall was für (später) Abends, und Vielleicht noch eher im Winter? Würde da spontan auch an Suntory Whisky denken - for relaxing times. Gefällt mir jedenfalls richtig gut, und ja: fantastisch, diese Stimme!!
Frank is fine.
Probablement la musique qui s’éloigne le plus de mes goûts. Très peu d’instrument, beaucoup d’emphase sur la voix qui est B+ et des textes d’amours et des histoires de vieux Je l’évite l’album au complet Je lévite ok je l’avoue le premier 30 secondes d’écoute m’a bercé un peu dans une époque différente et c’était plaisant, mais à la 31 secondes je cherchais le skip
Iconic voice
avoir eu une voix comme c;a je n, aurais jamais travailler chez mittal 4 étoile pour la voix rien pour le style
Nothing better than background music in a restaurant
Quelque chose que j’adore dans ce genre de musique. Tellement beau! C’est intemporelle, la voix, les arrangements, tout est parfait! 5*
Really nails that quiet, soft, early morning feel. It’s light, but not exactly lighthearted. Favorite track(s): “Mood Indigo”
All of Frank’s music feels like Christmas, even if it’s not remotely related.
Simple. Calming. Plain
Bo-ring. I guess Sinatra is a legend and all that, but I'm not a fan...
Muss bock auf frank sinatra haben dann schon easy. Sicher nicht nervig Nice stimme
J'ai pas pris de chance, je suis aller direct écouter ses greatest hits au lieu de l'album. Sinatra est clairement très cool, j'aime bien son style, mais j'écouterais pas vraiment ça dans mon char. Malgré tout, j'ai aimé mon écoute. Agréable.
good one
It was good. I definitely enjoyed it. It was a little repetitive, but I honestly don’t really mind. Would probably give a 3.5 if possible, but it didn’t do enough for me to give it a 4.
Chill.
Great at what he does, but only does the one thing on this album.
This is the music I grew up with, the music that I could never get tired of. My mom, when I was a kid, would play Sinatra all the time, and I never complained. The meaning of the songs have definitely changed since I last listened to this album, but the feel of instruments, and the vocals are just perfect. This is music from a different time, and you feel that when listening, and it takes a hell of a lot to transport a person like that.
mellow. coffee house-like music.
Give me melancholy Sinatra over peppy Sinatra 9 times out of 10, please.
I can see the cigarette smoke filled rundown Jazz bar I wish I was in when I listen to this and I love that.
I am conditioned to see Sinatra and think oh it’s a classic this will be good. But it’s kinda not. His voice is nice but the album is a drag. 2.5
A classic no doubt, though I like Frank's swinging stuff more, this was pretty downtempo.
Not the Sinatra record I’d recommend
This might be my favorite album.
Not a Sinatra guy
Not my kind of music. Great for what it is I guess but not for me.
como me acorde del pato donald cantando... hasta daisy le avienta la maceta.
There is nothing here that massively stands out, but it is certainly a great representation of Sinatra, with songs that i've never heard before. Sinatra has such amazing talent and he does get some of it across here. But I feel other songs from him are more deserving of the elusive 5 stars.
Kind of depressing
A little boring, but also sad
Not my cup of tea
I love this kind of music hence the 4 star rating, but I can see the possible complaints. There is no variety whatsoever in this album. Every song sounds exactly the same, it just so turns out that I like the sound.
Realize I know very little about Sinatra: it seems from reading this album marked a kind of inflection point of his turning into the Sinatra of my all but unconscious cultural zeitgeist awareness. I realize this is not actually a review but I'm kind of sick of that anyway, it's not like I'm qualified to judge a particular offering even in the context of all Sinatra, let alone all pop, rock, punk, hip hop, some country and some jazz of a 3/4 century... this project is ridiculous.
Classic Chairman of the Board
Sounds like a musical soundtrack where I'm missing something by not experiencing the songs in the context of the film (which doesn't exist). Maybe someone should make a musical built around these songs? This album made me hungry for drums. The whole thing comes across as a sort of musical appetizer to me - it's got a nice flavor but doesn't leave me feeling full. I respect this and all but as the thing drags on, on a personal level I must admit I simply don't enjoy it (at least an albums worth of it). I honestly find ambient music more exciting than this. Great album cover though.
1:00 AM: "What is this thing called love?" "I have a new 1001 album today, let's listen", and it's apropos for all the reasons I hate to admit. Scene: Post-cocktail party. Swap stories. Has-beens of what-could-have-beens. And time grew cold. Fuck you Sinatra, but you got me 5 drinks deep, you win with your candor and forward lyrics. I can only laugh how piercing your earnestness is, I hate it and also respect it. Some sort of party-bus went by during my walk, I wanted on but also want to leave it be. I mentioned to the driver "What a night!" and he chuckled as the passengers took selfies outside to remember (or delete in the morning). I'm just a tourist here, keep, moving. And recollect. Did I mention I'm laughing? I'll be around, from now on. I Goodbye again. Now and then, drop a line. Let's get "serious", this was a perfect post-party walk around the block sad-nostalgic-I'm-getting-older sort of mood. Normally listening I'd fucking hate this shit, but in this very specific mood-very specific time it really worked. Unfortunately all the songs sound about the same though. 3*
Kind of beautiful and kind of boring. Made me feel like a ciggie
Snooze festival. Gave up by track three
Good. Not dazzling or particularly thematic, but some real nice songs, and Sinatra's voice is lovely.
welp Im not an old school guy in the slightest and this doesnt sound like its gonna do it for me. I get Sinatra classic yada yada but the first track is just kinda sleepy and boring to me. I didn't know an album could like make me fidgety? Idk man its just very boring and played out for me. I don't think I can finish this lol. There's just so much more interesting music I'd rather be listening to. I've heard shit like this in movies and TV for years to the point it's just kinda cliche to me.
He has a great voice, duh, but 50s music was super mellow, just a man singing with a orchestra.
foi bom pro clima chuvoso
He's a really good crooner. Did this album is pretty much exactly what you'd expected to sound like. It doesn't really do anything for me, but it doesn't offend me either.
Well it's Frank Sinatra. Crooning orchestral songs of lost and unrequited love. Still great for relaxed background music.
1.5.
nostalgia for no one
i really appreciate sinatra but the album is just not for me
Its fine
Good break up songs
Bloody hard going. Not a pleasant listen
Frank doing his thing. Not for me.
Some great early pop there. I’ll happily play it to impress a significant other (I’m still single).
it's very calm and nice. his voice is very soothing, and it's the kind of music i could fall asleep to or study to. the music gets a but repetitive after a while though, but that's just personal taste.
Ol Frank songs to chill and fall asleep to. Work environment didn’t help my engagement
This was a pleasant surprise. I thought I would find it too jazzy for my taste, since I find standards to be a bit bland at times, but Sinatra has an excellent voice and that did save things.
I heard something very close to what I expected. Sinatra's voice is familiar of course. It's like a warm but thin blanket: It won't hold up to a lot, but that's not what it's for. Its function as a sad album is the most interesting part of the record. There's a double disconnect: First, between the lyrics and moderately upbeat (to modern ears) compositions, and second, between the subject matter and Frank's impeccably smooth delivery (the affect seems not to quite match). He's most uncomfortable during the more-actually-jazzy sections.
1955. Key Songs: Mood Indigo, What Is This Thing Called Love
hi
To crooney..... just too damn crooney. Shave half an hour off and I might have enjoyed it.