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This is an album that drags on a bit too long. The lyrics aren't very complex, and none of the songs really stood out to me, they all sound very similar. The instrumentals and the vocals are good, but overall it didn't do anything for me after the first listen.
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I wasn't the biggest fan. Seems like that if I liked that kind of music, that it would be a very good album.
4/10 Really not all that. Lyrically naive and tedious, musically deriverative and uninspired. Also 1. Don't have a song called Outro that gets my hopes up that we're done, only to put two more unnecessary tracks on the end. 2. Stop tacking crappy little half ideas for songs on to other tracks and giving it a name with a slash in the middle. The reason you were unable to drag that 1:05mins song out to a full song was because it wasn't very good! You should have killed it.
Nothing special, too much singing and not enough good tunes.
I just find this album a bit annoying really
I really like her second album.
For a few songs, I enjoyed the music and vocals. Lyrics not my favorite.
she was such a talent, but - with the exception of stronger than me - the songs on this particular record felt rather forgettable. still an absolutely knock your socks off debut though. now back to black on the other hand….
2 1/2 Stars: Where are the hits?! Clearly this was produced as a calling card; a showcase of an original and unique voice. But the songs themselves are pretty snoozy. Most of this record is pretty forgettable and there are a lot of tracks to get through.
I will never understand the UK obsession with Amy Winehouse. What is shocking is that she has more than one album (thus far) on this list. If we were to only talk about soul/r&b lets use Otis Redding as an example. Perhaps one of the most talented singers to ever live has one album on this list, Amy has two. Sam Cooke has one. Smokey Robinson has one. Fuck all the way off with that.
Amy Winehouse again! The singing is wow, and the backing is moderately engaging (while sounding a little bit like a professional jazz band got asked to do backing for songs they didn't care about). But the lyrics are (I would say unintentionally) depressing and off-putting. I'd FAR rather listen to Back to Black again. It's Pretty Poor, 3/10.
I don’t like the music and don’t think Winehouse deserves two entries on the list. I mean she’s definitely good I just don’t like this overly affected style. Two stars.
Great soul and R&B. I don’t really like soul and R&B.
top 3 - Intro / Stronger Than Me, Know You Now, I Heard Love Is Blind. Wasn’t super into it. Amazing voice though, definitely the highlight here.
Like her a lot but this wasn’t for me
You can hear the potential in this album, but, for the most part, this sounds a lot like generic early 2000s RnB/Pop
4/10 Casual homophobia in the first song? Ugh. Instant turnoff. I don't particularly enjoy Amy's singing on this album, and I'm not a huge fan of her voice - it sounds like a teenager singing. Also not really into the lyrics - like the voice, they sound so immature. This is very clearly a debut album by someone who hasn't grown into their abilities yet.
My rating 2.4. Why is this on here??? Did we really need 2 Amy Winehouse albums on this list? And besides that it’s just not very good.
I can appreciate Amy Winehouse, great voice, and I wouldn’t begrudge her being included on the list but it’s not my thing really. Much of this didn’t land at all but In My Bed piqued my interest with the Nas sample, and Help Yourself was genuinely likeable and similarly Amy Amy Amy that followed. It feels too long, clocking in at just under 1 hour. The album got more interesting towards the end, perhaps a little more jazzy, but a case of too little, too late. Listening on streaming perhaps loses something as having 2, what I discovered are hidden, tracks after an outro track seems a bit anticlimactic, even if more pleasant than much of what came before.
Better than a lot of this kind of music, but it’s not for me.
Great song writing let down a bit by mediocre tunes. You can see the impact Ronson made when they joined up on Back to Black,
It’s better than Back in Black but my general thoughts on Winehouse’s music is it’s the equivalent of driving a Ferrari down the road to Tesco. Golden plated vocals without the songs to really back them up as impressive as they are
Amy Winehouse..... I remember her mostly for her torrid private life and early death. I vaguely remember "Rehab" but that song is not on this album. Let's give it a go. - "Stronger Than Me," is....... an interesting take. Musically I quite like it - but the lyrics are problematic 23 years later. Hey fellas - is it gay to ask your girlfriend her opinion on something that directly affects her? What about checking in? Is that pretty gay? Who is this girl. I like that Amy has a unique perspective in all of her songs, but I don't necessarily like that perspective. Her thoughts are all over the place, and she clearly has issues with dudes. Which makes good drama. Overall the style is jazz blended with modern R&B. Which is fun to listen to for the most part. "In My Bed" is great - I love the backing track. But it's just not hitting with me. She lays herself bare on this record, which is great, except - I don't like her. I don't want to go on this journey with her. Sorry, Amy, it's TWO STARS
Only sing i enjoyed Fuck me pumps
Produktionen känns väldigt utdaterad, gillar inte hennes gnälliga röst och låtarna är ärligt talat ganska generic.
I just don’t get this. What I hear is a young Brit (at the time) doing a contrived, cliche jazz voice and styling with immature, again cliche oh, so modern lyrics. Yet it’s held up as something spectacular, which strikes me as retrospective inflation due to the circumstances of her death more than actual content. Always thought there was more the white oh so edgy persona than anything musical sailing this particular ship. She was middling ok talent, that got massive coverage for what persona, were at the time better retro modernist jazz vocalists that never got said exposure. Didn’t get this at the time, remember wife’s friend saying she was a modern Sinatra and laughing , and still don’t retrospectively get the adulations, it’s a fairly bland post modern record, I just don’t hear the supposedly uniqueness. Was 2 Star. Bored then and again today.
Absolutely brilliant for what it is. Absolutely none of my business at the same time.
Her voice isn't to my taste. It might be because she has been followed by just so many poor imitators. The arrangements on this are that neutered modern pop jazz thing that I find incredibly dull. One of the worst aspects are the rhythm tracks. Sure sampled drums and simple programmed drums are more up to date but they miss the point that jazz needs feel and swing.
I’d never heard her debut album before now. … Well, she certainly got a lot better.
Was expecting to really enjoy this but in the end I found it a bit monotonous.
Great voice and great talent, but all the songs are lacking in direction and focus.
well, i'll say that the band sounds great here. this would have been 4 or 5 stars as an instrumental album. unfortunately, the lyrics and themes throughout the album are utter dogshit. i get it, she was 19 when this came out, but she's singing these songs like she's the most important person in the world and is taking time out of her busy schedule to educate us poor, pitiful peons. "all you other women are sluts, every man is worse, and i'm the only one who's right" seems to be her thesis. her voice is fine for a song or two, but the more you hear it, the more it just sounds whiny and self-centered. two stars because again, the band sounds top-notch here. favorites (instrumental only): fuck me pumps, what is it about men, amy amy amy
Frankly my dear, it's not for me
To be frank, Frank is not that great. Winehouse has got the voice but this tribute to Sinatra falls flat much like his works. This record was a bit too poppy for me and mostly lacked depth. Maybe she hadn't hit the lows of alcoholism yet to bring out that rawness you hear on her future albums. Maybe I'm judging this one too harshly cause we are in a list slump. Either way I'm giving it a 1.7 star rating.
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Fair
2.2
I used to love this album (the songs I downloaded off Limewire at least) but this did not age well. Amy's vocal effect is obviously unnatural. I would have loved to hear what her real voice sounded like. the lyrics are immature, misogynistic, and homophobic. The music arrangements sound like the soundtrack to a themed nightclub. It pains me to say this music style comes across as little more than a gimmick.
Wat saai
Beetje chaotisch na elkaar allemaal
İlk defa Amy Winehouse dinledim glb güzel aslında da benlik aşırı değil o yüzden 2 — You sent me flying not bad
Wow that first song really hasn’t aged well. And I’m just not feeling the rest of the album. Her voice - so strong and sultry on Back to Black - is all over the place and a bit grating here. I definitely hear the Billie Holiday influence, all to the good, but she just can’t sustain it.
Meh
vocal talent ≠ interesting music
You can have different opinions about Back to Black, but at least it never gets boring; Frank is an hour long, and halfway through I was already tired of these repetitive homages to Sinatra. Another reason to consider that it was Ronson who made the second album a cult classic.
Fine, just didn't do much for me
1001misogynistsgenerator.com: 1001 Misogynists To Hear Whinge Until You Want To Die! anyway I don't care much for modernized lounge pop. old me hopes that 19 year olds that make albums like this are proud of it at the time even if their tastes change for the better later.
Now that I have listened to two Amy Winehouse albums I think my overall perspective is complete: If she were the lead singer of a rock band, I would probably like that band a lot. But she wasn’t, she was a neo-lounge singer (or whatever you’d call it), and that is fundamentally music for dorks.
How much soul is too much? This album is a good example of a talented singer that makes below average interesting songs (so far). The genre is defintely not my thing, but better melodies would definetly help. I know Back to Black is way better than this. Only song that didn’t bore me: Amy, Amy, Amy.
i see why she's popular
I do not like Amy Winehouse. It just sounds like caterwauling to me!
Stunning, powerhouse vocals; bloodless but competent arrangements; simple, charmingly candid songwriting. I appreciated this but didn't truly enjoy it. Rather surprised to see her debut on this list, given that the follow-up was a vast improvement in every way.
This is not the Amy Winehouse record for me
My family never started listening to Amy until she passed, and then "Valerie" became one of the most played songs in our household. I confess that while I really enjoy the tones of her voice, I find some of the background music difficult to overcome. It sounds like conflicting songs at times and it becomes distracting. Her cover of "No Greater Love" is astounding, and I was really invested in "What Is It About Men," but the rest kind of faded into the background, unfortunately. It was good background music, though.
not for me
This is not a good album. Reminds me of a trash dive bar band.
Good storytelling
Track 1 was very groovy and reminded me of a jam song. In track 2, Amy Winehouse's unique vocals really shine through. She has such a distinct voice and I have never particularly enjoyed her music much. I think there is a lot of vocal musicality, but it is lacking that in instrumentation which is usually more enjoyable to me. These first two tracks are also multiple compositions into one track, which I don't usually enjoy either especially when the transitions are as choppy as they are in this instance. Track 3 is honestly so bland to me. The whole song is just repetition, the vocals are flat, and instrumentation is thin and rhythmically simple. Track 4 is a feminist critique on contemporary relationships and hook-up culture. I like the message of this song a lot, as the lyrics also address the female desire to appeal to the male gaze, which is something that has significantly worsened over time with the growing popularity of social media. Track 5 is about trying to replace a prior connection with someone who is similar or identical to that person. I like the lyric "he looks like you, but I heard love is blind," because I feel like it highlights that love is beyond looks and public image. Sometimes you don't get to choose who you love or how you love, which is a blessing and a curse. Track 6 is a love song, or rather two love songs. I like the beat of this song, but yet again I feel like the overall blend of musicality is lacking. Track 7 is a beautifully written, lyrical love song, drawing in more jazz themes. I personally am not a fan of jazz. Track 8 is my favorite song so far. I haven't realized this in the other songs, although it is true there, but generally there are not vocal harmonies which is why I always feel like the vocal performance is underwhelming/under delivering. In this song, there are more harmonies and I enjoy that very much. Track 9 is also a little more instrumentally interesting, as there is more of a groove going on that provides harmonies that are lacking in the vocals. No special notes about track 10. Track 11 is very groovy and vocally sounds different from the other tracks (in a good way). This one I would willingly listen to in my free time. Track 12 has an interesting call and response sequence that I like a lot. The vocals in this track are different from the rest of the album, much like in track 11. Track 13 was the outro. Track 14 has no special notes from me, not bad but not great. Overall, the album was mediocre. There were no songs that I thoroughly enjoyed, as the vocals and instrumentals never really quite matched up in the way that I like.
Nothing stood out to me at all on this album
Surprised how little I enjoyed this considering how much I like Back To Black. I like Help Yourself a lot but the rest were not engaging to me it was a bit of a slog and I scrubbed through a fair bit. Vocally she sounds like she’s trying to emulate something as opposed to how natural she sounds on BTB etc with the same singing style. Interesting subjects and themes she was kind of a pick-me asshole on this one, it was a fitting life-account for a 19yr old.
I didn't like this as much as the previous Amy Winehouse album. It just lacked a newness in it, and her vocal control was less utilized.
There’s two Amy wine house albums on here?I have similar feelings on this as the last one, great vocalist singing some really boring songs. This is a lyrical mess. Just really boring and I feel like she’s just cramming so many words and thoughts into nothing. These two albums have not been a good showing for making me understand her as a musical genius, Valerie is a slapper top 100 song all time though (not on this one).
kinda ass considering her other work
I’m mildly aware of Amy Winehouse. I hated her overplayed song Rehab, but I did enjoy Back to Black (largely because it was covered by Beyonce for The Great Gatsby Movie Soundtrack). I wouldn’t say I’ve identified with her style or ever explored much further. Intro/Stronger Than Me grabbed my attention with its lyrics, and Amy Amy Amy was catchy enough, but as the album continued it solidified that the music and song topics aren’t really my style.
Uh, this is not hitting those spots. It's a rough debut from a generational singer and it shouldn't be included as a must-listen album. Two stars because it is not abysmal, just rough.
Some good somgs
Great singer. Just not my thing.
Hello i am the real John, the chinese government has hacked me and they require me to give them 1 million yen please help. 2/5 lacks depth
This is the most 90s pop sounding 2000s jazzpop album, and not in a good way. The production between songs is pretty inconsistent. Pretty sure this is her first release... as each song goes on it sounds like Amy Winehouse is discovering that she sounds like Amy Winehouse. Ohhh doing a reggae thing now?...nope we've changed direction after the first verse, just the music has a reggae feel. Stand out songs:... Fuck Me Pumps... otherwise, they all sounded the same.
I didn't really enjoy Winehouse's singing on this album: I much prefer Back To Black.
I like her voice but this album wasn't for me
The album is good in a technical way. Amy Winehouse is an incredible artist with a talented voice musically gifted. Knowing that her back to black album exists and just how incredible it is by comparison this album is a stepping stone towards her ultimate greatness. If she never made back to black, I don’t know that she would’ve been a stand out.
Winehouse's undeniably great vocals make it so that even the weaker songs here have something that's worth listening to. Musically the album sits somewhere between traditional jazz / pop and neo-soul, kind of moving from the former to the latter as it goes on. It also gets stronger as it goes, feeling freer and less restrained by traditional pop conventions, though it never quite carves out its own sound. Winehouse's lyrics revel in being a mess, focusing on relationship drama and never caring about what others think of her. This attitude is mostly a positive, but it does sometimes cross the line into tiring, like when she calls her boyfriend gay or throws out some slutshaming straight out of a 90s hip hop album on "Fuck Me Pumps." This is worth a listen if you're a big fan of vocal prowess, but outside of that it's just another soul album.
I just don't get anything emotionally from this type of music. The jazz influence is interesting, her vocals are of course technically exceptional and full of character, it's just not a character I like.
Vocally excellent, felt like the album passed by in the background, no song stood out too much, certainly not a bad album just not my usual taste
Thought the car radio was on
visos dainos skamba vienodai. labiau man kaip fono muzika, negu ta, kurios klausyciau pasileides kaip pagrindini dalyka
Vocal acrobatics left me cold.
não é ruim, dá pra ver o que vinha pela frente na carreira, mas não me pegou não
Poor
Я этого не понял. Величие Эмми Уайнхаус слишком преувеличено.
Dick-fixated Nelly Furtado impersonator who looks like she smells like the ashtray in a 1977 Morris Minor Traveller. The fifties were a bit shit for music, why would I want to revisit?
It's alright, not for me tho
Unique voice. Never want to listen to this again.
Especially with the benefit of hindsight, it's pretty hard to know what to make of this album. As Amy Winehouse's debut, it's not hard to see why it made such a splash - Amy's talent is undeniable. But wow, what a depressing picture of the self-destruction that we now know was coming. Being only 19 at the time, I don't come away surprised that Amy's songwriting is raw, but I was caught off guard by just how openly unlikable she is. Right from the opener, Stronger Than Me, she declares a dependence on the man in her life while insulting him for not fulfilling this need, gratuitous homophobia and all. As the rest of the album plays out, it's clear that this is just one stage of a vicious cycle of lusting and chasing after bad men, then discarding them when they no longer meet the moment's need, all while insulting the other women who do the same thing and emotionally scarring herself in the process. The whole thing would be heartbreaking to see if she didn't seem so determined to throw away any sympathy we may feel for the situation. There are plenty of successful projects where an artist shines a light on their own personality flaws. But self-awareness is key to success in this type of work, and it is missing far too often in this album. To be fair, there are some glimpses of a deeper understanding here. Amy Amy Amy, in particular, shows her recognition of the repetitive nature of her relationship troubles, with Amy's better influences seemingly trying to pull her out of this cycle. With some willingness to read into the situational humor of the lyrics, I Heard Love Is Blind tries to straddle the boundary between insightful and unapologetically repellent in its excusing of infidelity. In the context of the remaining songs, though, it becomes difficult to give Amy the benefit of the doubt. In spite of it all, the album comes close to succeeding through Amy's sheer raw talent. In its best flashes, she offers a sneering take on Billie Holiday meeting 90s R&B. The jazz-infused vocals and bouncing bass lines laid the framework for her breakthrough with Back to Black. While that newer album allowed Amy to establish a stronger musical identity, the ground covered in her lyrics remained strikingly similar. Where in Frank her antics harmed herself and anyone who got close to her, by Back to Black, it was clear that she was her own primary victim.
I’ve was never really anAmy Winehouse fan, didn’t hate her or anything just wasn’t my type of music when she was at her peak and I’ve never bothered to listen to her since. This one hasn’t really changed my mind. It wasn’t the worst album ever but it just wasn’t for me. I’m aware that Back To Black is meant to be a lot better so maybe that will change my mind.
Women shouldn't sing
Bleak and sad diary of a very troubled person. Great voice.
Haven't heard any of these before. Like the beat and overall vibe, but no exactly the music I would search out for.
Back to Black was incredible, this wasn't. So happy she found her voice on the next album.
5/10
2.5
Some was fine, but only really enjoyed a song or two.
Not a huge fan of this album. Her other material is much better. This one sounds over produced and her voice doesn’t sound as good
Thought I would like this but it's just too much. Too over the top and a little annoying.
Razočarala sam se u prvoj polovini albuma, u drugoj polivini sam malo živnula i onda sam na poslednjoj pesmi zaspala. To je sve što imam da kažem o ovom albumu, baš ništa upečatljivo osim njenog glasa.
An undeniably great voice that, for reasons beyond my comprehension, does nothing for me. I found it almost painful to listen to more than 3 songs in a row. Sorry Amy.
Not my thing, a couple of interesting tunes but I couldn't listen to this again.
I was never a real fan of Amy Winehouse. This album was ok but didn’t really grab my attention.
I was working in a record store when this album came out and I remember people freaking out over it which was slightly mystifying to me. It’s true there aren’t many albums made now that channel classic soul sounds but I don’t think this is groundbreaking. It’s tough cuz I love her voice but I don’t love these songs.
In the early 00s this night club/60s soul revival exploded into our lives. Led by Amy Winehouse, there was Duffy, The Pipettes, Estelle, Adele, Lily Allen, Sharon Jones...it was everywhere. And when it popped up on a playlist or a blog or my radio, I always listened. But I never deep dived. Amy's story is more well know to me than any of her albums in full. So, it's weird that I would start with Frank and not Back to Black. But, that's the order they came out and that's what 1001 albums generator demanded. I rarely agree with Pitchfork but when they are Christgau are on the same page I listen to them. This is not an album I must hear before I die. It's a pastiche of retro ideas without actual songs. It's the artist that comes on around midnight in the bar, everyone's drunk and she just left working costumes backstage for her 99 seat theater company's production of a local playwright's reimagining of a popular comic strip. Highlights: Fuck Me Pumps Amy Amy Amy
This is just kind of annoying, honestly. It gives me a headache, the music feels like it's just looping over and over until it ends, the structure is not well-defined.
Amy was a talented singer but there is something about her voice that I can’t stand. It’s almost nasally. I want her to not sing as much. I don’t like these songs as they are shallower than a kiddie pool. Also, if the producers have to insert old record scratch sounds, I immediately want to turn it off.
This started out great, but lost it's luster when it didn't change any style wise over the rest of the album. Hearing the same sample as Nas' "Made You Look" was a bit jarring haha.
I did not get it at the time and still don't really get it. She had a great voice and a very tragic end but jazzy pop noodlings not my bag.
I expected to like this a lot more than I did, sadly! I enjoyed the second half more than the first half, but overall I was still left underwhelmed. I wasn't crazy about the instrumentation, and some of the lyrics rubbed me the wrong way. Probably a 2.5.
Amy Winehouse was a very talented singer and it’s a shame she couldn’t keep her demons at bay. I loved the Back To Black album, but I’d never heard her album Frank. Apparently, it was the one that broke her or at least got the right people to hear her. However, Frank gets on my nerves so badly. I can only really listen to it when I’m doing something else. Again, it’s just me, but I hate the whole turning one-syllable words into 20, or changing the pronunciations of words, like curb to c-ur-ay-o-ur-ubay. No, it’s curb. Her scatting and be-bopping are nails on a chalkboard to me. Maybe if I hadn’t heard so many less talented singers who copied her style, it wouldn’t bother me as much. Frank’s music also sounds more like a hip-hop album than a nice classic jazz album. Again, it’s just my personal taste. But Back To Black just sounds so much cleaner and classier. And it led to my discovery of the great Mark Ronson. If you like Amy Winehouse and you’ve never heard Frank, I think it probably is a must-hear for fans. The whole album isn’t full of the stuff that drives me crazy. There are great songs on here, like F Me Pumps, I Hear Love Is Blind, and There Is No Greater Love, but they are mostly the songs that sound like classic jazz standards. If you’re like me and little stupid things irritate you, then you might want to tread lightly.
A lot of the same sounding stuff. Can see the appeal if its your thing but if it isn't... like it wasn't for me... then its a lot.
This feels surprisingly anonymous and schmaltzy. Her talent is there and you can see where the next album is going to come from, but I’m surprised this album made much of an impact as is.
Didn’t like Back In Black much and this is worse. Not for me.
Her debut album is raw & jazzy, but ultimately lacking the soul & bravado that she would bring us on "Back To Black".
Second album de AW généré après "Back to Black" que je n'avais pas vraiment apprécié (noté 2/5). Aucun morceau connu dans celui-ci. Globalement cet album n'est pas mieux que le précédent, il ne mérite pas une meilleure note. =>2/5
I've never really listened to Amy Winehouse despite seeing her name thrown around. Almost always been in a positive light so it made me curious. Never got around to it though. I was at least familiar with "Rehab". I guess because of that I was expecting this to be a little different? More up-tempo? I haven't heard it in a long time but somehow wasn't expecting this album to sound like this for some reason. Honestly just kind of thought it was ok. Definitely not bad but nothing I'd write home about either. I'm curious how different her other albums are. I waffle between a 3 and 2 because her lyrics weren't overly to my taste.
Really not for me. Always feels controversial to say but I never got the Amy Winehouse hype.
Not my jam, didn’t make it half way through the album.
Good vocals and she's always had her own individual sound. But not one of her best albums and seemed to drag on.
gets a bit samey
Not my thing
A troubled laby sings light jazz, but she does not sing for me.
Meh 2.4
Signature Amy Winehouse sound. I like it I’m the same way I like Back to Black…a little bit goes a long way. Not an album that I’d want to listen to all the way through very often, but definitely some songs I’d pull off the album to listen to in a mix.
I always found Back to Black to be a bit depressing but thankfully this wasn’t depressing but it seemed toxic
Meh, ok but derivative
Une étoile pour la voix et les musiciens derriere. Le reste : des paroles synthétisant l’ensemble des stéréotypes mascu et trad wife, en direct du début des années 2000.
I prefer "Back To Black" over Frank. It's not bad and Amy sounds great as expected, but its just not a fully formed an album as Back to Black is. Call it 2.5 mainly for her performance, but I won't be back to hear this one more.
Eh, probably closer to a 3 but just doesn't do it for me. Earlier female vocalists that she was inspired from did it better
Even as someone who has never particularly liked Amy Winehouse's music, I found this album pretty interesting. The sound varied from an older, jazzy style to more modern 90s/00s tracks. At times it reminded me a lot of Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, others more like Billie Holiday. Winehouse has a strong voice and singing style that stands out from the crowd. Hard not to recognize her talent. All that said, I still didn't really like this album that much. I found it pretty boring despite its positive qualities. It was also long, which exacerbated the boringness for me. The songs had too much of a focus on the vocals and too little on the music for me. The horns/brass did come in for fills at times, but still were rather subdued on the whole. That's a product of the stye and production, which is likely why I don't love this style very much. Mr. Magic was probably the song I found the most engaging, and that was the last track- a bonus/hidden track at that. The lyrics also felt a bit juvenile at times. To go back to the Lauryn Hill comment, I think that is a big contrast between them. Hill sang about very mature, adult events and experiences. Winehouse's songs feel much more of a youth/naive mentality. I've mentioned it before for other albums, but it's an issue for me as a listener. I guess that's to be expected given how young she was at the time this came out. So, while I can appreciate the talent involved here, I still just don't like the album all that much. A lot of that had to do with the style not really being something I enjoy. There were a some good songs here, and there was nothing on it that I would say was plain bad. I didn't hate it, but I didn't find it particularly good. Overall: 2.3/5
Amy’s albums break my heart. I heard all that potential in the first one, with words of warning all over the place. This album was really good, although her vocal range was limited
a mish-mash - vocals heavily influenced by classic jazz but some very standard nu soul beats. this album can't decide what it wants to be, and it would have been more fully realised if it had been ALL THE JAZZ or ALL THE NU SOUL/HIP HOP BEATS.
Not really my style. I find it fairly boring without much to distinguish songs. I understand the talent, but it doesn't speak to me.
Moze byc, calkiem git
I've never really got the hang of this album. It's pleasant, makes nice dinner party music for example. Always felt it was lacking a little oomph though I think. The songs don't wow me like the voice does.
Not a surprise that she died of an OD, she sounds wasted. Very sad, her vocals could have been good
Boring, uninteresting, same old.
I guess she saved the best for last, this was not very enjoyable
The persistence of r&b as a pop or rock platform is something that hasn’t made a lot of sense to me. It’s often if not always a showcase for nearly perfect musicianship and performances. And it’s nearly always a nostalgia exercise: outstanding vocalist (male or female), backing instrumentation that is updated just enough to be “modern”, but the basics of the songs are still the same basics. On the more rock side of the r&b spectrum you have the Black Keys/Jack White and the endless iterations of this - I just heard a recent Goo Goo Dolls - a GOO GOO DOLLS SONG - that was working this angle. Frank is all believable, impeccably executed, that’s not my issue, it just feels like a limited space for Winehouse, one that she was only starting to break out of on her worldwide phenom follow-up (but still kept within the cookie cutter confines of “soul singer”). Reading up on the history of its production, it was so deliberate in its creation and management of the artist so much so Winehouse was kept a secret. This is not the product of Winehouse coming up with a set of songs on her own and committing them to acetate, but instead a lengthy, laborious bit of music factory work, the end goal putting plastic discs in the homes of as many customers as possible.
It's an alright album obviously she is a great singer but the style and music just doesn't do anything for me. I'm sure it's ground breaking and all that. The beats are not terrible, it's just made for someone besides me to enjoy. Tragic how her life went, no one deserves to die like she did.
unfortunately i am not into jazz:(
Quite forgettable pop for me. Found myself skipping a few songs out of boredom. Clearly talented with a great voice but this does nout for me. I remember being in a bar years ago in Poland where they played an AW record, I hardly recognised any songs but really enjoyed it. Very jazzy. This wasnt it. Hopefully whatever I was listening to pops up one day.
Felt a bit morbid listening to this. It is quite a sad album, loads of tracks about needing attention or affection. All fairly insipid though. Her extreme sound on Back to Black really did suit her. A few too many warbles and weird runs for my liking, and some of the coffee shop jazz stuff was soporific.
you my lady boy
Tried to like it. Not for me. 2.
She's clearly very good but I'm just not really a fan.
Didn't really care for this.
I never “got” Amy Winehouse. She’s good.. not GREAT. She has a pretty generic singing style and minimalist music. Sounds like Adele or Duffy or Joss Stone or a lot of other singers. She sure did burn out instead of fading away, though. OK singing, OK songs. Not my thing.
it was good background music to have on while working, but nothing stood out to me in particular.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard her sons before, though I had heard of her. It’s not a genre I usually listen to and found I didn’t like the music or her lyrics for the most part, and her voice became grating after awhile.
too line
Terrific voice, music is meh.
This ain’t it, although it does have its moments on the back half. Dave put it well, her vocals are too drowned out in the mix
Feels weird to have this AND Back To Black, which is so much more of a complete artistic statement Cute album cover though
starkes erstes lied ansonsten fast nur 5/10. gefällt mir nicht so
I don't care to listen to ballads of a woman's mixed feelings about their apparently favorite subject: men
4.5
Fine, the music just isn't for me. Way more vulgar than I was expecting, but to be fair I never listened to much Amy Winehouse. I thought that outro song (not 'Outro') was really good and wish the rest of the album was more like that.
Hit and miss, got a little bit boring.
Ma dao igual
Back to black is toch wel een ware klassieker, Frank daarentegen is dat andere album van Amy Winehouse en het is prima. Eerste twee nummers zijn lekker, 'In My Bed' is ook nog wel heel nice, maar de rest is gewoon prima, echt niks meer over te zeggen. Het is allemaal reteclean geproduceerd en dat zorgt er voor mij voor dat het allemaal hetzelfde begint te klinken na 3 nummers en ook haar stem valt een beetje weg, terwijl we weten dat ze een stem heeft om u tegen te zeggen. Opnieuw een album waarvan ik denk 'moet ik dit echt gehoord hebben voor mijn dood?', de lijst begint echt een beetje tegen te vallen. Toevallig nu een hele rits albums van vrouwelijke popzangeressen gehad, ansich niks mis mee, maar ik denk dat er zoveel andere veel memorabelere albums zijn met vrouwelijke zangeressen. Idk we blijven luisteren, maar motivatie neem lichtelijk af, want ik heb echt absoluut niks te zeggen over dit soort albums.
De muziek staat me niet echt aan, zeker het eerste nummer geeft mij eigenlijk al een slechte start met de de 'probleemman' die niet in het standaard toxische masculiniteitplaatje past die zij graag ziet. De rest van het album springt er niet echt super uit om dit voor mij goed te maken. Toch twee sterren omdat ik het instrumentale toch wel mooi vind. Why'd you always put me in control? All is need is for a man to live up to his role Always have to comfort you every day But that is what I need you to do, are you gay?
Haar stem is cool, maar de muziek vind ik niet mega boeiend
Definitely a unique talent, but way too jazzy for my taste.
This album might show Winehouse’s promise. But there isn’t a world where *this* debut is one of the 1001 albums you absolutely must hear. Good vocals, but not especially memorable. The songs aren’t mature. Props to Winehouse for “F*** Me Pumps,” though.
I knew what to expect when I put this on, but surprisingly I didn’t want to turn it off immediately.
Her other album is great. I suffered through this one. 2/5.
Phenomenal vocals, good production but uninspired arrangements; the limpest jazz
When it came up the cynic in me suspected this particular Amy Winehouse album was included on the strength of the artist’s reputation alone. After listening a few times I still can’t decide if that’s true… but I think it probably is. On the one hand, there’s definitely talent here, and a handful of tracks hooked me in (like the double-header of Help Yourself and Amy Amy Amy). On the other hand, it really does get quite samey very quickly, and a lot of the production and lyrical themes are pretty bland. 2.5
Kinda doesnt do it for me. Faux-jazz pop just is that interesting to me and a lot of songs are good but I just forget them immediately or get annoyed by the bee boo bee da doos. But the production is very good and every once and a while a song gets everything together. Fav: You sent me Flying/Cherry
There’s a lot of drug and sex fuelled dross in this album. There are snippets of jazzy vibes that are pleasant to listen to, and it just had me feeling “what if”. Don’t feel I can give this any more than a 2 but the jazzy/slower tracks are reasonable, at least in places.
I'm a nymphomaniac (and drug fuelled) surprised by men sort of thing. Shock. I was expecting better if I am honest as always considered her a talent even if not my personal taste. I think better to come from her. Didn't reach the tempo and jazz fest I was hoping for. Maybe next time.
Amy Winehouse is a great singer but this album doesn't put her voice to good use. The album doesn't flow, the accompanying music sounds robotic and overproduced, and the lyrics are shallow and one-dimensional. Also I quite quickly started to find her voice a bit grating, largely due to the style of the song writing which constantly pushes her up into a higher register. Based on her reputation, I was expecting to like it more so I'm slightly surprised.
Objectively pretty good but subjectively really not my thing. Amazing she got as popular as she did though. Never would have seen that coming.
**An ok album, most tracks sound alike
About halfway through I put on Jill Scott.
Plutôt chiant.
I liked dat rnb shit
We don't tolerate cheaters in this household.
Jazz. Old school. Technically hit all the notes, didn’t feel very emotionally connected. Not my jam.
Considering I'd listened to this before it was surprising that none of it really made an impression on this re-listen. It's all very bland and with none of the hooks or wit of the follow up. That's not to say that the singing is bad - there are great vocals, and the musicians are all competent. But where's the spark?
Cabaret pop from a teenager struggling with substance abuse and her relationships. Some offensive lyrics out of the gate in Stronger Than Me immediately turned me off. Some of the later songs were interesting to me, Fuck Me Pumps and October Song in particular.
Good voice. Musically unambitious
I get it. She had a pretty good voice and could write a song. Unfortunately the hype takes over and she becomes a legend for a generation. A Good Jewish Girl Gone Bad, the new Frank, Dinah, Ronnie, the first millennial to drink her way into the 27 club… In another world, I’d applaud her performance in some jazz dinner club, but I wouldn’t have bought her CD at the end of the night.
This was just okay. Her distinct voice shines, but the songs aren't good. Her second album is magic.
really an album i wanted to be over quickly
i am not as bothered by the lyrics as others probably because i don't really listen to music for the lyrical meanings. but sometimes it feels like her incredible voice is kinda wasted on the accompaniment which doesn't ever wow me. too many fade outs.
She has a great voice. The music is half jazz and half R&B, and to me it's not an enjoyable version of either of those styles.
Better than bad hat band
I didn't feel like it all fit together very well. Fuck Me Pumps sounded like Walking In A Winter Wonderland
Love Amy down but it's not great
Not for me, Amy Whinehouse (rude, I know). Felt like elevator music with intense whiny vocals.
This debut is just an inferior version of Back To Black, and two Winehouse albums on the list seems a bit excessive. Same goes for the runtime.
Highlights: Stronger than me In my bed Amy Amy Amy
Neosouljazzwhatever is just not my thing.
For as long as I can remember I've heard of Amy Winehouse being praised as one of the best artists in the music industry, but I could never be bothered to listen to her. Now that I have, I really, really don't understand the appeal, why she's so highly praised, or held in such high regard. It's just... mediocre at best? Maybe her other albums are better, but this one really isn't. The vocals are jarring.
This is quite annoying, she was obviously a talented lady and I have been wanting to listen to one of her albums for some time just never taken the time. I don't believe this one does her justice. Not anything I would want to listen to again.
I don’t like jazz, but there is some of Amy Winehouse’s music I enjoy. On this album, the standout tracks are ‘Stronger Than Me’, ‘In My Bed’ and ‘What Is It About Men’. The rest not so great.
Another casualty of 2000s minimalism. It’s such a shame one of the most gifted singers of a generation wasted her talents making coffee house singles.
She had a great voice. She was tragically vulnerable to addiction and she seemed to have a magnetic personality. And yet… I find her music a sad parody of a bygone era. It’s just Motown standards but with edgier subject material. It just doesn’t interest me
It was fine, I guess. It's not really my type of music. This is just about the vaguest review I've done, but I'm tired. No thumbs-up for me!
She's got a great voice, and some of the music is ok.
Not for me.
I was looking forward to this. Then got disappointed. What a load of warbling.
Me gusta más su otro disco
Great vocals, but overall not for me
I know it was a big selling album and it's good. Just not a listen to regularly good. Amazing wasted talent for sure but.... I really at times don't care for her voice. It's hits or miss and it's not on one song. I can hear her streaming and be okay cool then the next I just can't listen to it. I know I am in the minority it just seems like to much production went into and it's to polished.
A pretty weak debut, tbh I don't think it belongs on the 1001 list and wouldn't be if it wasn't due to her next album, which rightfully is in. It shows promise, but it is way too long, and gets kinda monotony after a while. 3 hidden tracks when you want to finish don't help to get over that sensation that it should have offered less.
amy amy amy more like samey samey samey
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Decent smoking lounge type music.
2.5 - fine just not for me
are you gay?
The longer it went the more bored I got.
So the last time a Winehouse album appeared on my list I admitted that I had the wrong impression of her and I was shocked at the amount of variety on the album (Back to Black). It wasn’t a perfect “5” but it was genuinely very good and I was super won over. So maybe I went into this album with too high hopes which were kinda shattered when the very first song’s message rubbed me the wrong way. There were songs on this album I liked, but I really disliked a lot of this album. I appreciate what this album is trying to do, but I don’t think this album accomplishes that. Coincidentally I think what this album is attempting is perfected on “Back to Black”. I think, based on how this album sounds, that a lot of love for this album comes from the blending of rnb and jazz, which is like peanut butter and jelly, however this is also about as original as peanut butter and jelly. So despite not having an original sound, you hear that Amy is trying to carry the album on her vocal skills. Whether or not she does carry the album is up for debate, but ultimately I think the album starts on the wrong foot and doesn’t recover.
Amy Winehouse is attacking me personally
Blech. I just don't like Amy Winehouse.
She’s very talented, but I blame her for the popularization of the “singing in cursive” accent that plagues modern indie music. RIP tho
Si j'aime beaucoup l'album Back to Black (plus pop?), ici les arrangements semblaient un peu aléatoires et ont quelque peu vieilli, laissant la voix et l'interprétation de Winehouse à l'avant-plan. Je ne suis pas fan de r&b et j'ai eu l'impression d'entendre une personne se plaindre pour la plus grande partie de l'album.
Back To Black is undeniably a really good album, even if it isn’t to everyone’s taste. Wonder why they gave me Frank? So far it’s ok, but honestly a 3 seems generous. Her adopted blaccent has always been very tough on my ears. Very boring album.
Stemmen til Amy kan bli litt slitsom i lengden, og jeg er bare på sang nr 2 :(. Liker musikken, chill beats Mye diskant og generelt høyt volum i miksen, veldig slitsomt med headset. Mulig albumet fungerer bedre i en annet setting. Foreløpig 3/5 (ikke noe tvil om talentet til Amy og musikken, men ikke noe som griper meg ved første lytt) 2,5/5
Meh all gets quite samey talented girl though
not my favorite amy but impressive for being so young
Unpopular opinion men Amy Winehouse en av de mest överskattade artisterna på 2000-talet? Ganska intetsägande album, men bra röst för all del
Artistin ulosanti on tällä levyllä pitkälti koristelua, mutta epätyypillisen viihdyttävää sellaista. Ja oli siellä jotain sisällöltäänkin kiinnostavaa. En tarkoita scattausta. 2,5
Ok 2/5
Meh.
Not my style
So it’s innovative because she has attitude? Next album is way better.
Beautiful
It's no Back to Black. While her voice is still great, none of the songs on this album do anything interesting with it and I wouldn't listen to this one again.
I don’t like her voice. Never quite sat right with me. It was okay, just not for me. Girl power.
I was actually going to hit did-not-listen even though I DID listen, but I don't see the option now. Must have waited to long? Anyway. Against popular opinion I loathe and have always loathed her music. Apart from the fact that I hate this style of music, I find her voice nasally and grating. But I feel I have to give her at least a 2 just because she's so popular.
Not for me. Liked the first song but found myself wandering off and couldn’t get into it.
As much as I liked the jazzy yet modern sounding melodies and Amy’s voice, the lyrics of several songs were problematic and kept me from enjoying the album. They’re objectifying, demeaning to both herself and the men she talks about, and it almost feels like she recognizes this fact and makes excuses for it.
Great production and performance from ensembles. Can't get into her thing.
ну очень гнусаво и почему-то местами почти регги
This was okay but not as good as her second album
Nice enough
Good record, but also not a big fan of this style
That's a lot of good signing
Grew on me as it went on, but fundamentally not my cup of tea. Not awful for a relaxing morning listen with Baby J. Best tracks: Help Yourself, In my Bed, Amy Amy Amy.
Great voice, but this album just didn't do it for me. Got bored half way though and stopped listening.
If I wanted to listen to Ella Fitzgerald I would
beautiful voice, not my cup of coffee apart from that.
The potential is there, but it just never hits the mark. You can tell this is her debut album. None of the songs are memorable and I'm left feeling horribly let down by something that could've been great.
16 треков.... и все мимо...
An album that I actually rather liked on first listen, but after a few times... ehhhnnn. I will admit that she has quite a voice. And there's a nice mix of influences here. There's jazz, those classic crooners, RnB, bossa nova. But holy shit, most of the lyrics on this album are so goddamn CRINGE, literally from the word go. Enough that it actually overshadows the good parts. On top of that, there's not much of a structure to the album, and I feel that it kind of drones on. Would have been a 3 if not for the lyrics. Fav tracks: You Sent Me Flying / Cherry, In My Bed, October Song
She has a good voice, but I'm not getting into this
Again, same as Winehouse's other album, this one is fine, and I understand why fans of the genre (R&B) would like it, but I don't find anything very interesting and definitely not nearly as impressive as people make her out to be. I don't like her voice, and the songwriting is fine, but, again, it's not a genre or style that makes me feel anything new or significant, personally.
Eh.
This album was mid in my opinion because I do not enjoy the sound of her voice, but I like the instruments. I also am not a huge fan of the lyrics.
the first song I don't like the way it started. I don't like it at all. 1 the second song started ight and i don't like it either.2 the last song i don't like it either but its better than the first one.
the first song was bad it wasnt good the second song was ok. I dont really like thos ecause its not my type of music
I liked "You sent me flying" because I like the lyrics. "Take the Box" is okay but I wasn't as fun because the music stays the same through most of the song. I thought "October song" was okay but I wouldn't normally pick it because it's not really fun.
the album is okay i just don't like her voice, she says the words kinda weird and i don't really like the beat to the songs the beat seems the same in the songs. the last songs beat is okay I overall don't really like it
Never really listened to Amy Winehouse. Not that good. Not a great or interesting voice.
amazing singer, bad writer
Yeah, I've never really enjoyed Amy winehouse, so it was interesting to sit down and listen to a full album. You can feel the groove and understand why she hit with people....it's just not for me. But I'd leave it on if I needed relaxing music....maybe.
Mumbling on top of generic jazz tunes
I had high expectations for this album and I was disappointed after giving it a listen. I enjoy Amy’s voice to an extent, but her vocal style often times seems forced, more like an imitation of her influences. The music really didn’t do much for me either, just felt bored. I hear her follow up is better, so we shall see.
Never a big fan of Amy. Female vocal jazz singers are fine with me but I found her vocal style more R&B. Such a shame her life ended so soon as despite my reservations about her I fully accept from those in the know that she was a wonderful talent. Never listened to this album before but was aware of it and always thought that it was an album of Frank Sinatra covers. Silly mistake to make as I could never imaging Frank singing Fuck Me Pumps. It was a pleasant listen as a background whilst going about my ablutions but that’s where this record will stay. 2/5 7/1/25
This album is the worst parts about dating a woman (her whining, cheating, singing) without getting to fuck her
An old-school voice we lost too early. Unfortunately, Amy's strong contralto and lovely jazz instrumental are overshadowed by loud and overproduced drums to an extente where one asks themselves what they are listening to. A jazz record? An R&B record? A hip-hop record? The rhythms of the latter two take away this album's soul and do not fit in at all, hence a two.
Amy, with her beautiful blues voice and jazz influence, tries to emulate the antiquated groups of the same genre from the 50s and coats with shameful and despicable lyrics, depicting her more as a whore than an independent woman. Despite her efforts, she objectifies the roles within a relationship, which makes me feel very uncomfortable due to such a toxic and classic view of a couple.
The Good: An album about being honest! The Bad: Finding out that it’s not about being honest… The Ugly: Trying to figure out what Frank would’ve thought about this… Yes, Amy was a whirlwind in, what was regretfully, a stale period in music when nothing “special” was being produced. And if we go judging by the amount of Amy clones whom popped up left and right, there was money to be made singing like a lounge singer… I had never listened to this album, so maiden voyage… and I did not particularly care for it. Amy’s voice, though nice, is not my cup of tea, and quickly one start to find it annoying. The “hip-hop” feel that this album also has with the scratching and beats makes me want to hit the skip button… So, glad that there are plenty of people who view(ed) Amy as one of the greatest… I am not one of them. 2* as it wasn’t something to make me vomit...
I was surprised at how much I disliked this. The production is sloppy. She’s either indecipherable or impersonating another singer.
Amy Winehouse made some wonderful music, this album is not an example of it
never was a fan
I love Amy's voice, and can see why this is on the list (or was, apparently). However, Back up Black is MUCH better. This one hasn't aged very well in terms of lyrical content, particularly the first track. I get that she was going for a modern rage on vintage music, but it's best for everyone that we leave the 50s gender roles in the 50s. A few good songs though, particularly In My Bed.
Great voice, awful songwriting. Back to Black was SO much better
Unlike most of the other albums I've listened to on this website, I can see clear as day where this album innovates as well as the impact that it has on popular music. I just don't think that the genre it belongs to is all that good. Most of the praise I've heard about Amy Winehouse is linked to how personal and sassy/funny her music is. Maybe I got off on the wrong foot by starting out with this album instead of Back to Black, but these lyrics are all incredibly boring to me.
Na de 5 sterren van Back to Black kan ik wel zeggen dat ik ontzettend benieuwd ben naar dit album, en wat valt dit dan toch tegen zeg... Back to black is hit na hit na hit en daar baal ik eigenlijk als het album voorbij is, maar bij deze heb ik meerdere keren op de klok zitten kijken of ik onderhand niet klaar was. De fun en vooral de sfeer die op Back to Black domineert is compleet afwezig hier. Ik heb geen whisky cafe feeling hier, totaal niet zelfs. En dat is toch wel iets wat ik niet had verwacht. Er zijn nog steeds momenten waarop Amy wel alle aandacht pakt, maar eerlijk gezegd merk je ook op dit album dat ze zelf nog zoekt naar 'haar' sound en vooral ook dat de productie minder sterk is. FAVO: Intro/ Stronger than me, Fuck me pumps, Help yourself
2.5
Some weird gender stuff on the first track (you’ve gotta be stronger than me, “are you gay?” - YIKES), and I didn’t like how it landed on my ear. I prefer the Back to Black album and didn’t finish this one.
Amy, Amy, Amy. She's talented, she's chaotic, no role model for sure. Frank is not a bad album, it's not great either; couldn't relate to any of the songs. However it is a great precursor to her masterpiece Back To Black.
This album was a letdown after having been pleasantly surprised by her sophomore album when that was generated. Here, on her debut, there is not much that reminds of the catchy, pop-oriented songs on Back to Black, rather focusing on jazzy songs. And I don’t like jazz. Won’t listen again, whereas I return to many of the songs from BtB
Never had listened to an album of hers before. Only what I heard on the radio at the time. Not bad but not really my jam either.
I assume ‘Back to Black’ is also on this list? Which it 100% should be. Struggling to hear why this is included, though. If this were my first time listening to Amy Winehouse it would probably also be my last.
Let's be honest here. The only reason this album was included in the list was because at the time the book was first published (2005), this was Amy Winehouse's sole album, and for some reason they really wanted to include her. This is made even more obvious by the fact that by the second edition (2007), this album was already out of the 1001, rightfully replaced by its successor. In conclusion, we don't really need to hear this one, even the book's authors agree.
Jazzy, not my favorite
I'm not really a fan of Amy Winehouse. Something about her just rubs me wrong, and I guess her music doesn't really speak to me the way it seems to for others. With Back to Black, I could appreciate her talent even without really liking it. This one just isn't at that level yet.
Dull
At times her voice is sublime at others it sounds like someone has stepped on the tail who has nasal congestion!
I love Back to Black. This however was a drag - there are moments where you hear the style that is to come, but they are fleeting.
i think my relationship is too stable for this one
Easy listen, a album for women, very much about having a man album
Album was okay. Not as interesting as the other album of hers I’ve listened to for this list. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
It's not generally my cup of tea but I understand the appeal - she definitely has an amazing voice. I liked "Amy Amy, Amy" but a lot of the other songs I just can't imagine myself being in the mental space ever actually to put on and enjoy. I guess if I needed something slow and jazzy I'd throw on "There Is No Greater Love" but..idk.
It was okay. Her vocals are interesting. It seems to be about her love life. I can see how these lyrics can be impactful to some.
I honestly didn't care for this....
I wish I had Amy's incredible voice! But I'd sing different music! Talented musicians, but I think this is one of the deletions from the list I don't mind, it doesn't feel like a well put together album.
There were a few moments where it felt like this album were building towards something great, like a mix of a smokey jazz bar serving gin and martinis and a 1990s asphalt basketball court surrounded with neon graffiti and hammer pants, but then it just fizzled out and became uninteresting background music. I mean this as no slight to Ms. Winehouse's tallents—I simply didn't connect with it, and I don't have enough interest to return to it and try again.
I wanted to like this more than I did. I love her voice but she puts too much into it sometimes, too much vibrato and accents perhaps? The music is good but the production has weird things happening in almost every song; an off sounding bass kick, tinny/thin high hats that just dont fit, I think i heard bongo's at one point. Perhaps its showing its age and she was showing her age being only 19 when recorded.
my second of two amy winehouse releases while she was alive. i enjoyed her album 'back to black' well enough so i was anticipating enjoying this one too. well, not so much. her voice is still very good but the songs and production here leave a lot to be desired. in particular, the production has not aged well and sounds really dated. a lot of the songs, i thought, were not particularly well written. it sounded like they left a few bum notes from amy on this one too, and some tardiness on the rhythms. maybe it was supposed to be more laid back but to me, it came off as sloppy. really disappointed in this one, not going to lie.
A lot of the lyrics are interesting but the style of music doesn't appeal to me. 2 stars or D+ for me.
I didn't recognize the name and I quickly realized why. It's not my kind of music. Her voice also started to irritate me so I gave up on this one.
Another artist who got huge because they passed away. Dont get me wrong. She has a great voice but this album gets boring after a while.
The songs on the album and the singing of Amy Winehouse are extremely competent technically, however, most of the songs on the album are way too jazzy to be interesting. "What is it About Men" is definitely the best song!
It was alright, I'm not the biggest Amy fan unfortunately
It was okay. Kind of cool to hear pre-Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse. But this one was pretty much a pretty good singer doing karaoke.
No Jared at all in this record. Shame. I can't deny the talent of Amy Winehouse but it doesn't add anything to what I want to listen to. Some times her voice is very jarring... And at others, it's incredible. She has some good and interesting ideas going on in this record and at other times, the ideas fall flat and it juet comes down to, I don't care. I don't see myself, nor can I see a scenario where anyone would throw this on and listen to it on their own. That's being a bit harsh. I get there is an audience for this.. But to me, it's too hit and miss, and I would be skipping to the 1, 2, or 3 songs thwt I didn't mind. Not worth it.
Shite