Reviews (page 8 of 8)
no
I’m kind of a dork, so I would think that I would like this kind of thing, but it’s unbearable.
Soundtrack to a Renaissance Faire? Why is this on the list?
No me ha gustado nada.
Right away I’m wondering if they influenced Radiohead in any way. Musically at least. Vocally it sounds like Nico from her tenure with the Velvet Underground. That’s not a good thing. Ok, the Radiohead thing died with the ending of Light flight. Musically I can get behind this but man, the vocals are terrible. Like Nico and Joni Mitchell terrible. Yep, that’s all I have to say. Choice cut: Train Song
Not for me. 1/5
Guitars were great. Would be much improved with no horrendous singing
Look, I love weird experimental music. But this is weird and annoying, and ultimately just felt completely pointless. I was rather pleased about the fact that after it ended I don't have to listen to this again.
Couldn't wait for it to end
Let’s say I did listen to it because I only heard two songs and then turned it off.
Fuck, what a mixed bag. I actually really like the instrumentation here...but I just can't stand the vocals. I know they're genuine, but they sound to me like Maya Rudolph or Kristen Wiig is trying to perform the most annoying song in the world. Had to stop halfway through to save my sanity. Sticking to my rule that anything I can't force myself to get through gets a 1, even though I might rate an instrumental version of this as a 4. 1.4
kind of un memorable
Even in the time of '69's peace, love, and harmony, I feel like these folks would have booed off the Woodstock stage.
I do not like this.
not for me
When we get to flower children cult music I completely check out. Didn’t like this at all. 1/5
Discount Fairport Convemtion led by Dollar Store Judy Collins, piggybacking on the faux RenFaire fad of the late 60s. Not an original note is struck, nor a single original idea expressed. No wonder I never heard of 'em.
This was a tough listen. Many of the songs felt like church songs or some medieval band. Train Song was the only track that wasn’t completely annoying.
The kind of music that makes you miss the Black Death.
An hour of this was too much. My favorite track was I saw an angel. It was the least reminiscent of catholic hymns and also the last track.
I don't think I can give this a fair review. It's not my bag, and the genre has been taken too lightly by most.
Probably the most boring album on this list so far. I dont have a lot to say about this. 3/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: The Cuckoo
If patchouli was an album...
Unlistenable
lets play the same song thrice just for the fun of it
If I could have given 0 I would. Maybe with the right drugs it would have been amazing.
existe um limite pra tudo, pelo amor de deus
This album sucked
Renaissance inspired hippie folk music
Just when I thought this album couldn’t get worse, another song would start. Hard pass.
Not my thing. Too old school minstrelly for me.
Dull, boring, boring, boring, dull, crap. 2 listens of this is going to be a struggle One listen is bad enough. Imagine sticking this on for pleasure. Imagine someone walking in when you were listening to this I think this might be my least favourite genre BAMO
I stopped caring pretty fast. Not for me. Lost steam after track one, truthfully.
Boring!!!!
Before this listen, I had never heard of Pentangle, their album Basket of Light, or any of its tracks—so I went in completely blind. What followed was unexpected and, at times, fascinating but not in a good way. I definitely wasn’t anticipating psychedelic, medieval folk music—but that’s exactly what I got. To be honest, it wasn’t really for me. While the album has a few nice moments, much of it is steeped in mystical, whimsical sounds that just didn’t resonate with me. It felt like I was listening to the soundtrack of a Renaissance fair rather than an album I’d want to revisit. Favourite track: Springtime Promises really stood out—beautifully arranged and easy to connect with. I also enjoyed the remix of Sally Go Round the Roses; it had a more contemporary, accessible vibe. Least favourite: Lyke-Wake Dirge was the low point for me. It felt more like a scene-setter for a medieval film than a standalone song. I just couldn’t get into it. Album artwork: I actually loved the cover art. It has a cool, retro charm that perfectly captures the era and aesthetic of the album.
Dikke nerd muziek en ook nog eens tergend saai. Enige niet middeleeuwse nummer Sally Go Round the Roses is nog het best.
Fail to see what the rush is to hear this before you die
'But when I awakened I found it not so.' When this record began I found it was not so. As it kept up, I found it was still not so. And as it came to its conclusion I found it was wholly not so. 'To purgatory fire thou com'st at last / And Christ receive thy saule.' Edmund Spenser was ridiculed for his employment of antiquated language in The Faerie Queene. If Spenser is old-school, Pentangle is grotesquely prehistoric. 'I have here a magic horn to deliver.' What's worse, you know exactly the influence an album like this had on subsequent groups stuck in the bullshit of Britishness: Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Queen, Uriah Heep, Gryphon.
Hippie, whiny shite.
C'est dur là !
Maybe I am too square, but I could not find any good side in this basket. I was not enlightened by either the music or the peculiar vocals.
1- Stars (1/15)
Terrible rock
yeah no...1 star.
No
If you're into Renaissance festivals and shit, this might be your jam.
What is this? Is this renaissance faire music? Hard pass. You could change it to 1000 albums to listen to before you die and kill me before I listen to this again. This sounds like the music the guy was playing in Animal House before Bluto smashes his guitar .
Nope.
For some reason, I can handle the mysticism and Lord of the Rings-type songs when it comes to Led Zeppelin. That could be because they are a good band. One of the lyrics to "This Party Sucks" by the Wonder Years popped up in my head as I listened to this album: "I can't believe I ended up here again Watching this terrible band play songs I hate in the basement I can't believe that I got stuck here again While the kid with the dreads tells me he's smarter on acid" This is a "supergroup" of sorts. I have heard of only one of the members in this supergroup and that would be Bert Jansch. I listened to the deluxe edition and could not help but laugh when I saw there are three versions of Sally Go Round the Roses. I feel like it is a microcosm of this album and how this band seems very proud of themselves for doing nothing different of note. There is the regular version that is track 7, a re-recording in 2001 (most likely taking advantage of all the new technology 32 years later that will allow the band to add nothing new to the song) and a version that is a re-recording BUT...it's a longer version! "How much longer," is the question I asked myself. 2 seconds. It is 2 seconds longer than the re-recorded version. If the production engineer sneezed at the end of the song and forgot to stop recording, that could qualify a song as a longer track. The cover of the album is a picture of the band on a stage that looks like it could be lowered into lights that look a bit like the stereotypical view of what Hell would look like. It's a quality metaphor. Listening to this album makes a person wonder if simply lowering oneself into Hell would not be a less painful experience. Perhaps I'm being hard on this album but it is essentially everything I hate about the folk-rock era of the 60's. Trite band name, songs about like wizards and warlocks and shit and a feeling like I'm being forced to listen to someone's acid trip.
What a slog to get through. Vocals are very dull, and musically nothing to look out for. *Comic book guy voice* worst renaissance fair ever!
2/10 Thought it would be ok but i was mistaken. Vocals sound like tinnitus Favourite Song= Least Favourite Song=
Nope
Highlight: Springtime Promises In a nutshell: medieval sounding psychedelic folk. I could see this band opening for Donovan or The Mamas and The Papas in the 60’s. The band members are talented, no doubt about it. Too much falsetto, glockenspiel mixed too far forward, sitar was an odd inclusion. Overall: 2/10
I don't go to Renaissance Fairs, I don't believe in fairies, I don't read Tolkien and I don't listen to this shit. There is no way anyone could actually believe that you absolutely HAD TO hear this before you died.
Awful
60’s
I loathe this thin, reedy, vibratoed, technically accomplished but soulless and powerless woman's vocal style so much I can't listen long enough to form an opinion.
Absolutely awful. Some kind of Human Rights violation. That children as young as 2 can boot up YouTube and stumble across this deprivation is shocking.
Not for me.
Can't stand this style of singing. Music is cliche hippie tunes
Schade, dass ich 1969 noch zu jung war. Was zu der Zeit unter dem Einfluss von Produkten der Hanfpflanze so gespielt und gehört wurde ist schon spannend. Bei den Partys der Truppe wäre ich gerne dabei gewesen.
Hippy shit. And like, not the good stuff, either...
Her voice is just irritating for me personally I don't know what you call this high tone, but it's a real kick in the ear.
Rhymes with "Basket Of Light".
Can't think of much good stuff to say about this
Wow, da versagt mir einfach die Vorstellungskraft. Die Stimmen sind schrecklich, kann man, Frau da wirklich zuhören wollen. Absolut gruselig. Das musikalische Grundgerüst dagegen ist gefällig, mehr Jazz als Folk, OK. Leider verliert das ganze für mich deutlich an 'Strahlkraft' Die Stimmen dominieren die meisten Songs. Weg mit Schaden!
Put me to sleep!
borderline insufferable at times but there isnt a lack of talent here. most borderline 2 ive given so far. nvm they said "im going back to east virginia" but are from London. when will these brits learn.
Renaissance fest. 1/5
Unfavourable
Was ist noch schlimmer als 70er? Folk-Rock der 60er! Bah, ich finde daran nichts was mir gefàlllt ..
Her voice is generally awful
Oh god, I hate this.
Basket Of Light is crap, has no business being on here, isn't offensive but has no redeeming qualities. 1.
Completely silly
Why is this on the list??
Late 60s folk was wild
Reminded me of a medieval carnival with people dancing in flowing garments chanting to the gods. Perhaps it I was high and had dropped some acid or mushrooms I would have appreciated it more.
It's like the worst parts of the Renaissance Festival in audio form.
Pentangle - Basket of lights Wasn't sure what I was going to hear when this album popped up for today. But I feel like this would have been one of those artists you listen to at the Renaissance faire. Super folksy and reminiscent to early Simon & Garfunkel (Scarborough Fair). While I enjoy this music some of the time, I don't know if I was missing anything by never hearing it before now. I recommend that y'all just skip over this one as it's not anything mind blowing. 1/5
uno de los 1 más fáciles de esta lista. Entiendo que hay que escuchar de todo en esta lista, al menos una vez por cada género, pero eso obliga a escuchar todo TODO. Y no estoy obligado a que me gusta.
This album made me laugh. I don’t think this was the artist had in mind.
Really not good.
Renaissance fair ass music
Some hippie cult shit. Not my jam.
This may have been good for people on acid fucking each other in the mud 55 years ago, but I had to listen to punk for 3 hours after this album to get the taste of patchouli out of my mouth. No thanks.
the worst kind of village-fete renaissance fair folk shit.
I think I like Fairport Convention better. Far better, actually. What else do you want me to say? It's skillfully played and sounds decent at first, generally speaking. But when that humourless mimicry of a medieval/gregorian chant turned up by track four, I couldn't help rolling my eyes up to the back of my head. Same with the overaffected tones of that lead singer. Who can listen to that shit seriously in 2023??? At least with Fairport Convention / Sandy Denny, you had many moments filled with genuine, tangible emotions. Likewise, the much-maligned The Incredible String Band (much-maligned on this app, at least) could display off-kilter psychedelic moods going beyond the occasional mandatory late-sixties sitar--giving some of their tunes a potential fresh flavor today. In comparison, most of *Basket Of Light* sounds like aimless noodling and empty exercises in style. It's biteless, tasteless, and harmless. Utterly boring record. Nice glockenspiel arrangements, though. I wish I could erase everything else, and only keep those. :D So, just like that other reviewer's wife, I roll my eyes and turn away. I'm aware that Bert Jansch is supposed to be a legendary British folk artist, but I'll try my luck with him on a solo album, I guess... 1/5 for the purposes of this list, which translates to a 6/10 grade for more general purposes. Next, please. Number of albums left to review: 383 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 280 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 146 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 197 (including this one)
This album has absolutely no business being on this list, or any list, unless it’s a list of absolutely overwrought, poorly written and mind-bogglingly boring albums. I find this so much more offensive than hardcore pornography.
Too far out of my wheelhouse to enjoy at all. The vocals are what Truly takes me out of the music....the instrumentation itself is enjoyable.
Nothing stood out other than a few minor guitar moments but not my jam
Meh, totally not my style.
Wtf is this? Is this what the knights of the round table were jamming to?
Woof. This was rough. I ended up skipping through tracks, and that was more than enough.
I tried but I just couldn't
Not for me, that's for sure.
Hm
Hippy bullshit
folk nonces
Back to psychedelic folk
Way too folky for me
This is music for a renaissance fair.
Nah dawg 1
Just some folk
For folk's sake.
English folk from the late sixies - I suppose it is a solid album but it is hard to see justification for having this included in the list as even within its genre there are much better albums around from the same time period.
This was unlistenable drivel. I felt like I was trapped in folk concert hell and the only way out was through a patchouli hurricane.
Not good psychedelic rock. Funeral dirge song about cremation and talk of Christ completely turned me off.
This is a band from the 60s? The sound is almost from medieval times... Am I listing to some satanic verses?
The dirge was an interesting change of pace and it was interesting to see a broader world music flair, but there wasn't much i enjoyed here. I wasn't a particular fan of the vocal work (both male and female)... and the sound is definitely stuck in the 60's.
Absolute shite
Big (1988), Directed By Penny Marshall: JOSH BASKIN (RAISES HAND) PAUL: (looking at Josh) Yes, Josh? JOSH BASKIN: I don't get it.
Not for me
For someone like me who used to groove heavy on the hippie side of things, this kind of music just doesn't groove for me. I'm sure at the time it stood out quite well, but listening to it today it almost sounds like it's from a music mockumentary, kind of like Spinal Tap when they were The Thamesmen singing "listen to what the flower people say." Just how I'm hearing it, folks.
Sloppy, airy, fairy tosh.
Terrible nonsense
Basket of Shite. The worst yet.
Hippy drug addled nonsense.
Nich für mich.
Beim letzten Song „I saw an Angel“ erinnere ich mich an die Titelmelodie von „Der Fahnder“ mit Klaus Wennemann. Ganz Großer, viel zu früh von uns gegangen. Ansonsten: nein, du, kein Interesse an deiner Taizé-Gruppe jeden Dienstag um 19 Uhr in der Teestube. Nein, auch nicht mit mondsteinbetanzter Demeter-Kamille, lauwarm in belebtem Wasser aufgebrüht. Hey, aber klar geht duzen, du.
no way...
Me sentía en Zelda
Eh
Nope
man-- I did not enjoy this.
Listened to about 3 songs from this. Fuck this Jesus music.