Shleep

Not bad

I legitimately love the music of this album so much, it has the feel of a nice little jazz combo and I really enjoy it. But his voice, idk. It just doesn’t pair well, maybe it’s an acquired taste, but I would rather just hear the instruments alone haha.

Reminiscent of a jazzier early 70s Floyd in places, delightful

I had never heard of this album or Robert Wyatt and had to look up that he was in Soft Machine, a band I know vaguely at best. I really like this. Best new find on 1001 Albums so far!

I am a strong believer that people should make art for the sake of doing it, to express themselves, so I can't begrudge Robert Wyatt for doing this. However, I do begrudge being made to listen to it. I would have been happy to die without hearing this. In fact, I would have been happier to die without hearing it. Also, this guy can't sing. Sometimes that's OK, but this guy's reach exceeds his grasp. I recognised the artist profile picture in Spotify and I spent some time trying to work out where from. I think he must come up in my recommended lists now and then, because the only song I remember hearing from him is Pigs... (In There), which is great, but very minimalist. OH WAIT! I have found it, there was actually another (!) Robert Wyatt album on this list, Rock Bottom, which I heard 400 albums ago and called "barely music". It's nice to see my opinion is consistent. But still, what terrible judgement and taste from the list curators to include two Robert Wyatt albums.

.......is this lolrandom rock? Eclectic experimental music that sometimes hits and sometimes misses. Lyrics crafted by a man not as clever as he believes, but with a few good parts often quickly ruined. The vocal performance is pretty shit tho, innit? You can really hear how many different artists were involved in making the album. Too many cooks spoils the shoup or whatever. At least the production is competent.

Awful. Alien was the only decent song

What a singular, fascinating album. It varies from the fun (Heaps of the Sheeps) to the beautiful (Maryan) to the flat-out annoying (The Duchess) - and that's just the first three tracks.

Interesting, experimental

Maybe the list should be 1000 and we can skip this "sounds like a cat in a dryer nonsense"

Not any better than the last time I was subjected to this torture.

What are we doing man? This is like the undeserving talentless hack getting a promotion (getting on this 1001 list) over a more talented individual with actual good music (literally any other album you marginally like that is not on this list). 2/10.

This album isn't for everybody. I'm everybody I guess.

Best Track - "Blues In Bob Minor"

Canterbury prog is good enough but did we really need it to seep into the 90s? Not bad overall but just kinda ok. 3/5

Nope, I’m not sophisticated enough for atonal sound experiments and off-tune singing. Somehow he got great musicians to work with him. The strings and horns save this from being a 1.

A pretty cool album with varied sounds (even a tribute to subterranean homesick blues, which was cool). I liked it, but there is a certain pomposity and ethereal orientation that gives me pause.

3- Stars (7/15)

People like this...? Nearly put me to shleep 1 ⭐️

6,6/10

Unique and interesting, but not good. Actually pretty unlistenable

The first song was nice but the rest was a bit too weird for me, somehow his voice was annoying (oops)

Experimentell but a little bit too much

Very interesting, but I'm not fully an Eno person. And now that we have Blackstar, this is not necessarily worth a listen.

This is my 749th album and it's the worst so far. Worse than having Kid Rock on endless loop.

Out of left-field. It's not my favorite thing, but I respect it.

"Free Will and Testament" "Alien" "Blues in Bob Minor" Floaty weird Indy rock. Reminds me of neutral milk hotel

The duchess goes to Rome 3.1

Transcendental pop. Det her er musikk som lar meg forestille meg alternative virkeligheter hvor lydbildet i pop-landskapet er radikalt annerledes fra vårt eget. Jeg husker akkurat når jeg så smått begynte å høre på Robert Wyatt, men jeg husker ikke hvorfor. Det satt ikke med en gang jeg hørte det, men noe må ha trukket meg tilbake igjen for å gi det en ny sjanse. Tidlig i bachelor-graden, på vei til T-banen etter å ha tatt en eller annen "pugge"-examen på Silurveien, med At Last I Am Free på øret. Og så Shipbuilding. Og så Maryan. Og så Pigs... (In There). Plutselig var Wyatt-konvertitt. Siden den gang har han dukket opp i en og annen spilleliste, men han har vært mer en singles man for meg (en bachelor?) enn en album man. Det slutter nå. Kanksje med untak av The Duchess, så er det her den ene bangeren etter den andre. At Brian Eno har produsert gir på en måte mening, for det er hint av mannen som lagde Another Green World her, bare ikke like art rock.

Har egentlig ikke hatt noe musikk å knagge på Robert Wyatt utenom en John Lennon-coverlåt på en samleplate som fulgte med Uncut. Shleep har så mye bra gående. Det låter faktisk slik som 60-tallsmusikk ville hørtes ut på 90-tallet. Som regel blir det pastisj eller kleine comeback-album fra band som var store den gang. Men for Wyatts del så har han rendyrket sin greie uten at det låter som han prøver å gjenskape den tiden, men heller ta med det beste inn i en ny tid.

Nydelig produksjon, men det er kanskje ikke så rart siden det er Brian Eno som har produsert det. Jeg likte dette meget godt. Minner litt om en progrock versjon av Penguin Cafe Orchestra

This sure is an aggressive album. No concern for the listener, only for novelty for the sake of novelty.

Musically beautiful, a little too “artsy” for the morning commute but it was quite nice

A mad genius and gentleman ❤️

Robert Wyatt and Brian Eno really are a great team. What a weird, whimsical ride Shleep takes us on. This is music that isn’t going to demand your attention but once you’re drawn in, it gently guides you on a pleasant sonic journey. The decisions made by the band with respect to pacing and sounds just works. The opening of September the Ninth had me thinking of Broken Social Scene, really didn’t expect that but in retrospect parallels can be drawn. This was nice. 4 stars

1st song was quite enjoyable. The following songs went completely downhill. The rest of the album withered on into another psych rock, jazz fusion, noodling ramble... A bit like this review! Sad face

Fuck off, proper shit

A couple of the songs are not bad, but they're overshadowed by the torture that is the 2nd song.

The ultimate conformity test, if someone pretends to enjoy this you know they are full of shit.

I'd only really heard the name Robert Wyatt, never actually listened to him until now. Sort of jazz / prog rock thing. There’s some weird shit going on throughout, at times it feels like a fever dream (in a good way), but then right in the middle of it all you’ll get these really beautiful melodies. It reminds me a lot of Can (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_(band)) it's kinda hypnotic, a bit self-indulgent, a bit pretentious but interesting to listen to. Apparently Brian Eno produced it and you can definitely hear the Eno-y atmospheric style, and Paul Weller did bits on it as well, which is cool. Overall I rather enjoyed it, but I do really like conceptual stuff like this, and I'm going to have to go give Soft Machine a listen now.

I don't think any songs in this album can redeem it after they dropped the biggest turd of a song, "The Duchess".

A lot of this album was genuinely painful to listen to. My vocal credentials extend to being asked to join my friend's Mum's operatics society after a New Year's Eve karaoke session, so if you're in the market for a re-do Robert, hit me up.

I've never seen an album crash so hard so fast. The first song, Heaps Of Sheeps, wasn't that great, but it was some ok British rock. Then it just took a total dive with the really shitty The Duchess. He's got this really whining voice throughout the whole song. The rest of the album is mostly cacophony. It's pretentious and artsy just for the sake of being pretentious and artsy. Best song: Heaps Of Sheeps

3.5. Not an every day sorta listen but enjoyable. Off kilter.

Totally new to me and it was enjoyable at times.

Um som diferente do que eu costumo ouvir, eu ouvi fazendo outras coisas em casa e em alguns momentos os efeitos sonoros me assustaram kkkkkk mas eu gostei

I listened to the song September Ninth on September Twenty-Ninth. These are the kind of cool coincidences that make this list worth it :) Album was good. Started strong and didn't totally keep my attention but I liked it. 3.5

really amazing and sublime album... there is so many eno-y touches on this album ! I really wonder if he's the most represented producer on this list? I really loved it and amazing that he made this within my lifetime... just so pretty and nice

Boring at points, though a weird sound that I can't wrap my finger on.

This album is all over the place, every time it hit me with a song I enjoyed the next one would be mind numbingly boring or unlistenable.

Track 1 - Super Furry Animals B-side Track 2 - Toddler goes nuts on GarageBand Track 3 - Don’t let a lack of melody, structure or timing get in the way of making songs. Why does this sound like Brian Eno?? Track 4 - Syd Barrat has a psychotic episode while a cat sits on a synth Track 5 - Another Super Furry Animals B-side Track 6 - Big Band Jazz ensemble do ketamine. Track should have been titled ‘Regretamine’ Track 7 - A wild Brian Eno appears...Again. (Edit: oh shit this was meant to be a joke but turns out it is actually Eno.) Track 8 - Fell ashleep to this one. Track 9 - Still shleeping Track 10 - Woke up to a knees up cockney version of Bob Dylan. Very confused had to check I hadn’t accidentally pressed shuffle Track 11 - Trumpets in a haunted crypt Tl;dr - This was fucking weird.

1997. Interesting sound from English art rock. and Strange Jazz elements thrown in. Some songs were good but others lost me.

Favorite Song: Alien Least Favorite Song: The Duchess

I used to play the jukebox every night at the bar next door. I’d without a doubt throw on ‘Move on Up,’ and usually some Talking Heads. But, once, I put on ‘Heart It Races’ from Architecture in Helsinki, and an old guy hunched over his beer yelled at me and told me to stop Wyatting the jukebox. Turns out ‘Wyatting’ is whenever you put something esoteric, meaning bad, on the juke, and forcing the bar to put up with your snobby bullshit. Listening to Shleep, I get it now. You’re not going to get any shleep with this racket on, not with all that grating dissonance. I’ll admit, I was charmed by the first track. I thought I was in for a good ride. But everything quickly dissolved from there. Out of curiosity, and because I love suffering perhaps, I then put on Wyatt’s adolescent band, The Soft Machine. It’s more generically psychedelic, and more pleasing. I can see why he’d have a base following. One of the songs on the self titled Soft Machine album did come from the perspective of someone complaining that people didn’t think the lead singer deserved their wealth and prestige. Sounded autobiographical, and like a pretty weird and braggy topic to sing about. Wyatt’s bio also places him in this somewhat privileged, albeit bohemian, milieu. As a child, he knew the famed poet John Asbury, for instance. When he was in Soft Machine, he hung out a lot with Keith Moon. I’d argue that Wyatt never quite reached the artistic heights of either, yet he was privileged (or lucky) enough to be around them. I sense in Shleep, therefore, an over-inflated ego who probably doesn’t deserve the popularity and prestige it’s acquired. This ego does deserve, however, with their nails on a chalkboard sound, to be forever tied to a term that designates any annoying song played at a bar to the dismay of everyone present.

I’m glad that at least he’s having fun. 1/5

A very unexpected hidden gem!! I’ll have to sit with it more but it reminds me of Jim o rourke but doing a more Pink Floyd style psychedelic / jazz rock. Definitely some left field singer songwriter stuff.

More noodling

The Duchess was very interesting. Kinda like mellow goblin metal. I enjoyed the different instruments. Very unique

Slow and weird

Weird art rock

Prog-y and pastoral. The first two tracks are very strong, as are Free Will and Testament and September the Ninth. The rest doesn’t quite measure up, but overall a solid album I enjoyed

Highlight Song/s: Heaps Of Sheeps and Was A Friend This one has a really nice subdued sound to it, really really calming. The backing tracks are quite layered which in this instance, gives me the feel of floating around up and above the clouds, perhaps the album cover is that reason of that feeling. Love the jazz elements as well, especially September The Ninth, that song reminds me a lot Radiohead's Life in a Glasshouse song, which I love that song.

16.September 2025 interessantes Album, beruhigend, spannende Hintergrundmusik

It’s definitely weird but I really liked it. Occasionally it got too weird for me but for the most part I was on board with its particular kind of strange. I liked the varied instrumentation and I liked the vocals even though I know they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. Fav song: Free Will And Testament Least fav: The Duchess

I respect that he was able to still make music after being made paraplegic and that this album cover is fantastic but this album sounds almost like he was making it as a joke. What the hell are those vocals. And he just had to sneak Brian eno in there as well. Piss off Specific rating 1.2 Fav song- blues in bob minor Least fav- the duchess

His singing isn’t the greatest, the music is a bit odd and the lyrics are eccentric, but still I find this album so charming and warm that I just can’t not enjoy it. Favourite song: Heaps of Sheeps Least: The Duchess

What the bloody hell was this? Why is this on here? Supremely awful. This gives prog rock a bad name and I like prog rock.

neeeeeeee

Interesting in a low key way.

Little weird and this guy can't sing

Like...what?

Nope.

I pretty much fell ashleep during this listen and can't remember if I liked it or not.

Corey's favourite - an Avant Garde album! It has some OK songs, and some weird ass shit. So I will say 2.5 - round down because WTF mate.

This needs some classic 90's attitude! Where is the personality??

Weird but not bad

Wow, strange musician. Such a strange voice, for such a big man. Cool English accent, strange music. Do like his jazz pieces.

𝘚𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 drifts between jazz, folk, and dreamlike ambience, carried by Robert Wyatt’s fragile voice and gentle eccentricity. It’s atmospheric and often beautiful, but also meandering, with stretches that feel more like sketches than fully formed songs. A curious late-career work, rewarding in mood if not always in momentum.

while not as emotional or monumental as Rock Bottom, it keeps the beautiful sound and dreamlike atmosphere and pushes them even further. works really well as a comeback album. still maintains the unique creative voice while pushing forward into new territory deserves to be one of the 1001? eh probably not but i'd take it over ~40% of the actual picks

Started into "Heaps of Sheeps" and read the reviews thinking I am not understanding the general pretentious artsy feelings. "The Duchess" starts. There is no doubt this is pretentiously artsy. There is a part where Wyatt makes a roflcopter sound. "Maryan" has a cool little repetitive guitar run at the end that is interesting. "Was A Friend" is annoyingly terrible. "Free Will and Testament" has a cool slide guitar part in it. The song reminds me a lot of The Flaming Lips. What a Jekyll and Hyde album.

Interesting. But nothing I would put on to listen to.

Man, wtf even is this shit?

Started off cool and then went sideways

Robert Wyatt is a new discovery for me thanks to this list. This is a really eclectic album that has jazz , pop and even ragtime elements. The musicianship is stellar and the songwriting and singing excels too. My favorite song is "Free Will and Testament." I will listen to the other Robert Wyatt albums now that I've heard this one

Fascinating wikipedia page, dull album. I did like some of the basslines.

Maybe a quarter of this isn’t too bad and even edges toward decent. Unfortunately, the lows are pretty rough.. though to be fair, I’ve heard worse on this list

That was boring. And tedious.

This was very bad.

I wasn't a fan of this one at all. After the first song, I thought it might not be all that bad, it was decent, but then it descended into this arty for arty sake bullshit, and it really wasn't good. I couldn't wait for it to be over.

An odd, creative, and periodically challenging amalgam of British folk, Syd Barrett era Floyd, and Jazz, this is the definition of a record that requires multiple listens to fully reveal itself. There are more traditional pop songs like the Eno-esque “Heaps of Sheeps”, profoundly odd nursery rhyme reinventions like “The Duchess”, a reworking of Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” on “Blues in Bob Minor”, and jazzy explorations like “A Sunday In Madrid”. Adventurous and exploratory, it’s the rare late 90s albums by a sixties artist that is still pushing boundaries.

loved!!!

J’aime pô

A weird lil album! A bit of a Bowie with jazz situation

This was not for me.

Probably worth another listen

Was not my cup of tea

Oh, ok. Yeah.

Melkoista artsy partsya että oli miltei vaikea kuunnella. Menetteli….

Why do I need to listen to this before I die? I just don't understand how this is supposed to enrich my life in any way. Even when considered as "Outsider Art", it just doesn't seem at all special. It's just...there. I have already forgotten the whole thing.

Didn’t even get through it

Heaps of Sheeps is fun. Everything else sucks.

Not sure how to feel. will need additional listens.

Not my style

Wenn man keinen klaren Gedanken fassen kann, aber meint man müsse Musiker werden und die Welt am Chaos hinter dem frontalen Cortex teilhaben lassen

Schrecklich. Free Will and Testament ist gut, deswegen gerade noch 2 Sterne.

Endlich mal wieder ein richtig schönes Schrott-Album

he has a troll voice

A weird album. It's definitely interesting, but not always in a good way. If you told me that this was put on this list because it was pulled from a hat, I would believe you. It's not horrible, but it is a gentle reminder that the list is 1001 albums to listen to before you die, not 1001 GOOD albums to listen too before you die. 2/5 Won't listen again

Weird, beautiful and thought-provoking.

This albums alternates between annoying and boring.

A little too experimental for me.

An interesting mix of songs

Weirdly I actually enjoyed this album once I got my head into the weird space that Mr Wyatt inhabits! It’s not one that I would have on regular rotation but one I might play once or twice a year if I m feeling a little “fey”

This record is way too eclectic for me. Favourite Track(s): Blues in Bob Minor Least Favourite Track(s): A Sunday in Madrid

Swing and a big miss, for the most part

I love British psychedelia and i love Brian Eno so this was right up my alley. J'adore

en person som er gået soloartist efter at have haft stor indflydelse på canterbury scenen. Det er jazzede akkorder, legende melodier og absurd poesi. Jazz fusion og avant jazz. Tror det er delen hvor det blander det lidt med rock osv. det er improvisatoriske elementer, akkordskifter osv. art og avant rock. Det er vel bare at det er nyskabende nærmest og eksperimenterende. Synes det mest interessante er at det er en genre jeg ikke har lyttet til før, men selveste musikken var ikke lige mig i dag. Men det kræver helt sikkert et revisit.

Rock. Not bad but boring.

Yeah, this is awful. What the fuck is a Canterbury Scene? This is pretentious rock jazz.

I made it to track #4 before tapping out.

Hot garbage

-1 Star for making me listen to The Duchess

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Enjoyed some songs, but others felt somewhat chaotic.

Mm dreamy cover, I think I'll enjoy this, apparently it's experimental and rock so doesn't seem bad, even tho I read that one guy being bitter about it. Never heard of the artist also, just slightly maybe. First song, it's low-key a quirky fun song because of the instrumentals, enjoyed it, just didn't picture this, not a bad turnout I guess. Second song, now this is experimental, but also too ordered and mmm not as strong as it should be. Chaos isn't around, but it also is, however, that is applied. Third song, this was amazing, the violin, backbeat, kinda depressing and great for just mindlessly walking. 4th song, best part is the delivery of the lyrics here, they're so different every time here and there. Whatever's happening in the back is also interesting, repetitively drum thing, and of course the headphone play. Jazz parts were also differently included, love that. 5th song, thought about a friend, two friends in fact, one of em isn't a friend anymore, future me will understand, this song was well fit for it, sonically speaking. 6th song, drifted into thinking again, this shit is amazing for that, thanks Wyatt. 7th song, also very dreamy, almost cleanses me from the worries and gets me into only a listening state, almost. 8th song, relatively short one, ended too quickly, enjoyed this one too. It's outworldly and depressing, which also happens to be experimental in the first place too, mm just for me, however, that sounds like, even though this isn't even my genre, on a symbolic idea, fusing things together and making it sound good is creative. 9th song, so much words here. Kinda Leonard Cohening already. Ending felt like smn was listening to a radio and then it ended and he continued living. 10th song, such a good start of a song sonically. Now he's rapping, dam he's good. This is so Beck of him. So interested in what he's singing about at this point. He used everything here, love this fucking guy daaam he's too good. 11th song, uncanny already.. and now jazz hmm. Ahh apparently it's a rather short song, does feel like an album ending I must say. Piano was amazing wherever it was throughout the album btw. Was thinking 4 stars because it lacked something, but now it doesn't, it gave me everything I could want and need from this. I hope he has albums like this, or better at least. I didn't have big expectation because of that one guy in the review, people don't like slow instrumental, almost no-giving music I guess, too bland for them maybe? On a random Tuesday maybe I wouldn't like a song from here, but it's actually kinda fire as an album and now I enjoy them as separate too. Anyway cheers to those who didn't and did enjoy this shit. 5 stars, saying this to the morning me who might not remember how I rated this lol.

Not very good. Horrible vocals.

This was a very odd album. Not something I'd listen to again.

Experimental and Fusion of styles and sounds. I did not enjoy it, the vocalist voice was tiring after a couple of songs.

Was not my type of music. Sounded like some shit they would play before bedtime in kindergarten.

This was an odd album listen. The album felt very artsy or experimental to me but I just don’t know if this album was for me. Most of the songs just had a bunch of random sounds and instruments but I think what bothered me the most is that he sounded very out of tune and like he was struggling to find and stay on pitch for most of the songs. I don’t think I will be listening to this album again anytime soon. Not my cup of tea personally.

I tried. Cool production. Songs don't grab me and the vocals are off putting at times

3/10 - this album was too weird for me

Better than the last Robert Wyatt album I guess. Ridiculous that this dude gets at least 2 solo albums and Weezer gets none

Fascinating and quirky. I will likely listen to this again. There’s a lot to process and like most cd era albums, I find it too long.

I appreciate a good experiment, I just don't want to participate in this one

I really liked some songs like Blues in Bob Minor and Free Will and Testament. But then others just felt meh and somewhat disjointed.

This is some artsyness. I especially liked Heaps of Sheep. Blues in Bob Minor is an interesting nod to from one Bob to another. The rest of the songs weren't so much my cup of English tea but not horrible.

I am mixed on this one. He writes really interesting lyrics, but he just sounds so SAD. Which makes me feel sad. And his songs are more folksy with the way they meander, and that's not music I typically get very excited about. But overall, the words and arrangements were creative and I didn't hate it like I hated his last album. Either that or the music I'm willing to tolerate keeps expanding.

Great voice, probably not evolved enough to enjoy every song. Free will and testament a standout for me

Could not get through it.

DNF

Not for me.

Meh

This vibes. It didn't blow me away, but I was mostly into it. There were points that I didn't love (lots of discordant ambient sounds that didn't work for me) but there were also plenty of ponits where I was into it. Probably not going to be higher than a 3 though because I do think this is one that would have to catch me in the right mood. Dreamier than Rock Bottom for sure, but not a better overall album.

01) Heaps of Sheeps - 6,5 02) The Duchess - 4,0 03) Maryan - 5,0 04) Was a Friend - 4,5 05) Free Will and Testament - 5,0 06) September the Ninth - 4,0 07) Alien - 5,0 08) Out of Season - 4,5 09) A Sunday in Madrid - 5,0 10) Blues in Bob Minor - 6,5 11) The Whole Point of No Return - 4,5 TOTAL: 4,95 (50/100) Current ranking: 588/629

guy sounded funny

Big miss for me, I wanted to go high 2 but I don't think I can justify giving this 3 stars. Some nice moments for sure but overall not a fan

.8

It just washes over me. I've heard Free Will and Testament before and really love that track, but the rest of the album doesn't seem to land.

I always like being introduced to noteworthy artists I've never heard of, even when their music is far from my thing. And Shleep is most definitely not for me. I found it relentlessly laborious, though it picked up at the end with "Blues in Bob Minor" and the ambient closer "The Whole Point of No Return." I actually kinda liked (or at least disliked less) a track from another album Spotify started playing after this one, so maybe I can find some Robert Wyatt stuff that's closer to my thing.

Uhhhhhhhh....some of the bass lines were very cool. The album cover was also cool. Otherwise this sounds like open mic night at a coffeehouse in Venice Beach. What am I missing here folks?

Just found this an odd really. I really struggled to keep interested because it feels like a bit of an unfunny parody after of an artist. No thanks would not listen again.

The music feels soft and weak, flip-flopping between jazz and an overly sentimental ballad. It has the vibe of something where they’ve thrown the kitchen sink at it, hoping something sticks. Unfortunately, this just makes it feel even more a drone fest for me. Shonestly? Not for me. Shanks, but no shanks.

I don't like the style of essentially reading prose but in a funny little sing-song voice. It reminds me of very early prog rock and just sounds like a poorly written song delivered with weak vocals. The music is also a little thin and rambling. Another album that sounds like someone's self indulgent pet project, great if it happens to chime with you but difficult to find enjoyment in it if you don't.

Puh..

This is definitely a challenging listen! I prefer challenging to boring - however, my husband disagrees, so this is a headphones only album. This may not be a favorite, long term, but I do appreciate the opportunity to listen to it.

This sounds like a free album you got when you bought some unknown MP3 player back in the day. There's a reason those were free and this album is in the same category. 2 stars because it had some decent music to it.

How sheeply awful! Brings a whole new level of dissonance with some of the worst vocals I've endured.

Has some good moments, a little shleepy Will I listen to again: 18%

The guy cannot sing. Instrumentals are good.

The fastest I ever hated an album. If I could give this album 0 stars I would. Or even 0.1 stars.

I liked the first song, but the rest of them just didn’t deliver IMO

Never heard of this artist. At least not as a solo artist, if he may have been part of some group. This album was fun, quirky, and the vocals were fun and catchy. The music on the first song was fantastic and match the vocals perfectly. The following songs felt like they were telling a story. Sometimes jazzy, sometimes rock n roll, sometimes folksy. I think I will have to put this record on replay for the next few weeks.

2.5

I don't remember this album much, seeing as I was mowing the lawn to it, but I do remember that it wasn't memorable.

Pleasant surprise, great song craftsmanship.

I found this project to be a very interesting look into the mind of Robert Wyatt. While there were songs I strongly disliked, not hated, but disliked, there were songs I really liked. So this is a good record to put on and kind of skip through, but not listen to all the way through. So I’ll say three out of five stars.

Having only heard Shipbuilding before, I didn’t really know what to expect here. I keep switching from ‘this is actually pretty good’ to ‘this is actually really annoying’.

Correcto

Robert Wyatt is so cool. Spirit of an outsider artist but with a higher than average level of skill. This one maybe less impactful than Rock Bottom but also nice in being less bleak.

I understand why the title is shleep. Yhe songs are so slow I had to concentrate to not fall asleep

Strange, disconnected and chaotic. There doesn't seem to be much fluidity with this one and reminds me of something an adult child would produce. I've never heard of this artist or record before, and I'm not sure I would revisit it. I appreciate it for being weird, but it's just not for me.

Really cool and unexpected melodies and harmonies. Reminds me a bit of Pink Floyd.

2 stars Not really for me, but I liked that it was kind of odd. I fell asleep to it and it was trippy. But I don’t think I’d listen to it for fun.

Yeah, nice and dreamy. Takes a while to get into. Got a feeling it would get better with time

His seventh album. Prog Rock. See! This is my problem with a lot of Prog. It's self indulgent, pretentious wank ! I love whimsy, I love chaos and eccentricity. However this feels false, forced and contrived. I prefer early Pink Floyd for this kind of thing, it's more authentic. Also Robert Wyatt appears on my list earlier with Rock Bottom from 1974. Which is better.

art rokkia. ja brittil'istä huumorintajua parhaimmillaan! ja älykkäitä. älykkäimpiä maailmassa. the royal game of ur revival. oitää hankkia transsiinhuumahdustuokio jos haluaa t odellisesti nauttia tästä. että voi nukkua.. nhukkua.. Kaikkien aikojen 20 parasta brittiläistä ruokaa: Numero 20: Sammakko pakastevihannespussissa. Numero 19: Hiiri **paistettujen papujen** seassa. Numero 18: Musta leskihämähäkki. Numero 17: Partakone. Numero 16: Ihmisen hammas. Numero 15: Käärmeen pää. Numero 14: Ihmisen iho. Numero 13: Pizza Hut -laastari. Numero 12: Torakka. Numero 11: Verta BLT:n sisällä. Numero 10: Lasia vauvanruoassa. Numero 9: Kanan pää. Numero 8: Irtileikattu sormi. Numero 7: Kuollut sammakko Pepsi-tölkin sisällä. Numero 6: Sahalaitainen veitsi. Numero 5: Ruiskuneulalla varustettu voileipä. Numero 4: Luoteja hot dogissa. Numero 3: Jäätelö "Yllätys". Numero 2: Simpukkakeittokondomi, käytetty. Numero 1: Käytetty tamponi pihvissä. maryan

It was okay, but nothing to memorable for me.

Not for me 1/5

Til tider vakkert, men 90% av tiden er dette blytungt å høre på. Vokalen er grusom, og all plingplongen føles helt meningsløs når den ikke forløses i noe solid melodi. At folk liker denne typen musikk kommer jeg aldri til å forstå. Forutenom noen få låter og partier var dette en lidelse å høre gjennom. Beste låt: Maryan

I would like to take this as an opportunity to apologise to Robert Wyatt, about a year ago I completely shat all over "Rock Bottom" after giving it one listen and not understanding it at all. I was very inexperienced with experimental and avant garde music at the time, so it's no wonder I didn't get it. But now just over a year later, I finally see what makes his music so great. It's passionate, expressive, and isn't afraid to experiment with sounds and ideas that most people wouldn't even dare try. Enjoying this album as much as I did has given me the urge to give Rock Bottom a second chance, and I imagine that both albums will only grow on me even more with time.

Nopers

Probably not the best to listen to an album about sleep after only getting 4 hours of it, but I was determined. I dug some of the instrumentals and how they were a little discordant and off beat. But man, I don't care for Wyatt's voice. Just felt like it was a wrench in the whole thing for me.

minimalistischer Folk-Rock, 1997 -> 2

Nope, I don’t think so.

This guy is just so weird. I did love the heaps of sheeps though. If all his music was like that I would be a fan. But it's not all like that...

Ugh this was garbage and I'm mad about it. There's music that's unappealing because it isn't your preferred genre, and then there's unappealing garbage with discordant notes and out-of-tune instruments! I didn't care for Robert Wyatt's vocals either, even when he wasn't trying to badly sing as a falsetto. I mean, the end of the album was a little better with a jazz instrumental, but when you have nowhere to go but up... Anyway, the vocals were still crap at the end of the Shleep.

Ugh. This was an absolute slog. It completely checks out that Brian Eno was a producer on this; the cacophonies that he made are well represented on this project. This was absolutely toilsome and I couldn't wait for it to be over.

I feel a bit like when I first listened to Brian Wilson presents Smile. This artist clearly has what it takes to use noise and instruments to make what he wants to, and if he wanted it to be popular I think he'd have a pretty easy time. That being said, he clearly is looking to express himself in a style that is intentionally not easily accessible. This is an interesting listen but it is far from enjoyable the whole time. It almost drifts into Nursery Rhyme feeling at times. This is one of those "brilliance and madness aren't far apart" albums. Free Will and Testament really makes me feel like there is something in here. I listened to it five times after listening to the album twice and some of the high points of this guided the overall rating more than the parts I couldn't connect to.

A jaunty start but something sounds unsettling. Free Will and Testament caught my interest. Alien has some David Bowie vibes Blues in Bob minor doing a Dylan thing The whole album is kind of confusing and something is just off. If I was a younger man I'd be all for this. It has some interesting bits, but something is also telling me to run away.

not my type

This album has it's moments with a mixed bag of random ideas that don't seem finished or polished, but that might be the point. Wasn't expecting much, once you get past the prog/folky clutter, I found a few gems, but far too much filler to be considered for this list.

Really liked some of it, fully hated some more of it. 3 feels too generous, 2 is unfair.

i regret to inform i think that if a single one of these songs came on a playlist i'd think it was good and interesting but as it stands full album length is killing me. Another album where every song has some part of the instrumentation or production that i think is interesting but also every one is paired with something i can't stand

A lot of exploring the fringe capabilities of clarinets and whatever in here

Kind of interesting, I didn't really enjoy Robery Wyatt's voice but could see how it could grow on me. The songs are all good, and musically its interesting.

Why would anyone want to listen to this??

Songs dragged so obviously the album did, not really my vibe

love some of experimental avant gard stuff, but feels sort of unstructured to me+ some songs are just boring

Fint og flott, men veldig kjedelig? Kanskje feil modus, men dette tror jeg ikke jeg kommer tilbake til med det første. Litt for artsy og progete for meg. Høres ut som soundtracket til en døll musikal.

I don't even know about this one. The first track is decent, the second is something, and then it just kinda swings for the fences. I kinda want to listen to other stuff of his just to see what it's like. I do want to listen to it again later when I'm in a more chill mood. I don't think my more chaotic day is the time to try and figure out this one.

An unexpected treasure, brutally honest with insights into his domestic situation a beautiful humanity. A voice which needs to be heard.,

так долго внимательно слушала вчера что сегодня опять ничего не помню, кроме того что не понравилось) назовём это слишком экспериментально и мимо нот для меня

Maybe I just don't vibe with this kind of music but, to me, this is horrible noise that I simply wish would end. I'm a fan of free jazz but I don't know what this was. His voice is incredibly grating and whiney.

The opener gives you hope, then things spiral. Some of the arrangements are truly wild. Bits of psychedelia, jazz, and ambient chaos poke through the weirdness. I don’t want to defend it though. Two spins was generous, and a STRUGGLING 3 stars. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Heaps Of Sheeps - Maryan

Much better than his other album on the list. I can imagine some people who like Radiohead and 70s psychedelic music also like this. It doesn't resonate with me, but it's not terrible.

Weird

The instrumentals feel like they are tripping over each other, sounds are repeated in a way that makes them obnoxious as well. For this type of stuff to work, the music has to actually sound good. Vocals don’t and instrumentals certainly don’t. Only good song is Alien.

Heaps of Sheep is fine Maryan is fine Not a huge fan of his voice, don’t like how it meshes with the instrumentals

Abandoned listening to this at the time bc it was stupid weird arthouse shit that I couldnt be arsed with but now i'm taking back the 'stupid' its not stupid.......... I suspect if it was stupid id have enjoyed it more Ultimately and I dont want to be one of those 'LOL how many drugs was he on when he made this 🤪' wankers but I'm just not enough of a stoner for this. Maybe if I had a massive soundproof bathroom with a clawfoot tub in the middle of the floor.

I like it pretty well, thought Shleep is appropriate as a name because it can be sleep indicing

just more stupid pretentious noise. yay

I've never heard of this band, but the cover art looks like something from Iron & Wine. I like it immediately. Well the first track was quite good. Track 2 sounds very experimental. Which is less good for me. Track 3 is back on track. Still experimental sounding, but in a good way. This is the kind of album music critics like to listen to because it sounds so different than everything else. An eclectic mix of different sounds put together like jazz. This is not for me, but I wish it was.

This album fits its title very well. I had a hard time listening to these songs. It started off somewhat well with heaps of sheep and ended decently as well which helps it get a star. Everything in between was just sound to me. I don't know what the duchess was supposed to be but it sounded like something my younger brother would make.

Someone take the mic away from this geriatric man. Once again Mr. Wyatt has cursed my ears with his awful vocals which harness power from the depths of British Hell that is his recording booth. At least this time he has somewhat composed instrumentals and when his mouth is shut it halfway passes as music. As soon as his toothless sounding babbling begins its over, pack it up, the score is plummeting. There must have been no other records this year for this to he given the title of album of the year. God fuck my ears. 2/10

Didn’t enjoy the tone of his voice

Never heard of Robert Wyatt, let's see what we got Heaps of Sheeps - Interesting start! Kinda vibing on this. I'm kinda digging the vocals, it's a nice sound with the instrumentation. I kinda dig the background vocals too. It's a nice composition. But the melodies themselves aren't wowing me. Fun track though, nothing I need to revisit though. 1001 Album Generator really has been nothing but misses for me sadly. The Duchess - I immediately like this one less. I respect the quirkiness of this album so far though. This one is just talking over abstract sounds. Not for me. Maryan - I'm not gonna like this album... Just not my style. And none of the melodies resonate with me. The instrumentation is cool though Was A Friend - Unfortunately I just want to be done listening to this. I dig how clear each instrument is though. The production value is really nice. But I dont care for the vocals. The jazz at the end is kinda fun. Free Will And Testament - zzzzzzzz September The Ninth - The first track being the most streamed should've given me an indication of where I was heading with this album. So boring. I guess I like the jazz elements. Alien - ZZZZZZZ Out Of Season - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (i kinda like the piano) A Sunday In Madrid - give me something Robert, please.... FUCKKKKK. My reactions make it seem like i HATE this thing, but i'm just upset because I haven't rated anything over a 2 since i started this fucking thing so I'm angry. Don't like this song. Blues In Bob Minor - Kinda fun start, Don't like his vocals though. Meh song The Whole Point Of No Return - Can we end with a bang? I doubt it. Wow that sucked Overall - Not my vibe at all...sigh

3/10 I sometimes forget my sheet music too. 6-18-2025

Weird, in a good way. I dig it. 4/5 Highlights: Heaps of Sheeps Maryan A Sunday in Madrid

Has some moments I really enjoyed & then kinda gets a bit into it self to the point of where it loses me.

I liked how chill and viby this album was, definitely something I would return to

Listenable at first but palled after a while.

point1.

I was sort of into this. Especially the 2nd half - it was less Proggy.

Quirky. Not sure this is my jam

As a drummer, the drums are interesting. That's about all I like from this album. Unable to finish it since I was really struggling to enjoy it. 1/5

Don’t get why people like absolutely hate this one and rock bottom, I just like the style. Even with that this was a bit long so can only give a 3

Some really cool arrangements on here. This was a nice chill listen.

I’m always excited to listen to albums that have such a low rating on here because they’re usually at least an interesting listen. This was no exception! A very whimsical, alt-folk path winds through these songs with Wyatt’s unusual vocals telling the stories. Odd, but interesting! Reminded me in parts of Richard Dawson and Ivor Cutler. A weirdos album for weirdos.

I do kinda go for the weirdness of this but there’s only so much I can hear about the miners from Asturias and their shiny moneyboxes

Again a little slow for my liking

Bummer. I rather enjoyed the first song in a "this is weird but still accessible" way that I enjoy a bunch of Modest Mouse stuff. Then it fell into "this is just weird and not all that great to listen to" like a bunch of other Modest Mouse stuff. Squealing horns just don't do it for me. It's a different sound than MM, but the same vibes. Objectively this should probably get a 2, and I'm sure plenty of people would give this a 5, but I did not enjoy the vast majority of this. I skipped forward on the last few tracks, and my rule of thumb on here is to hand out a 1 if I couldn't make myself listen to the entire album. Fun album cover, though. 1.4

Robert Wyatt looks a bit like Richard Stallman, the GNU founder, so I was a bit confused coming into this album. The first song was quite feelgood and that's a feeling that sticks with me for most of the album. Quite playful sounding record somehow, and a bit whimsical at times. A lot of songs feels like they're part of an ongoing tale of some sort, but I am a bit unsure of what kind of tale. Robert's singing can be a of a bit of a hit and miss. His atonal-ish and comical sound can be fitting on some tracks, but on other tracks it just feels mediocre and amateurish. When reflecting of the album I remember it as decent, but I also can't really name any standout song apart from the first one. I think it belongs somewhere between a 2 and a 3, but probably manages to just scrape together a low 3.

“Heaps Of Sheeps” started off as an upbeat poppy song which immediately put me in a good mood and hopeful for this album. That hopefulness was short lived when “The Duchess” came on with its off key instruments and singing. What am I missing, why is this good? The rest was must the same, I really couldn’t get over the vocals. It felt pretentious and quite boring. The instrumentals could be quite good and floaty at times though. Come to think about it, it matches the album name and art quite well. Towards the end I found “Blues In Bob Minor” quite catchy. Not as bad as I was fearing after the first few songs but not something I want to listen to again really. 2 stars from me.

If a whole night of dreaming was made into album form. Its themes are intringuing, the singing is onirical, such a pleasant surprise Only downside, maybe, is that i can't see me listening to a single hit, it's more like a whole experience to listen to on dreamy sundays

Not too bad.

It's hard to pull off something as original and daring, but Wyatt does. A UFO of an album. Not everyone will like it but I do. 3.85

i could not find a single thing i really liked about the album, couldnt even finish it. The Duchess might be one of the worst song ive ever heard, how can anyone enjoy it is beyond me

⭐️

On sent que le mec est entré en studio avec l'envie de faire un bel album pop onirique mais a finalement préféré tout simplement chier par terre

Pas mon style

From the first line of the first song I was hooked. Eno! Then I was snagged by the rest of the album.

Like a massage for your brain.

I did not like this. It was a few days ago, and I don't remember much about it beyond that.

The first song of this album is very misleading because it sounds like something interesting to listen to, and then the rest of the album is just awful.

-eh

BORING. boring. SO BORING OH MY GODDD!! i havent enjoyed a single song. the lyrics were so strange, it didnt even rhyme, plus what the hell with all those weird instruments and noises??? and the singer's voice?? why is this album on the list of albums i have to listen before i die? maybe its because today i failed a college exam and im pissed off but, either way, i hope i never have to listen to it again. okay, i did saved Maryan because it gives me sunny day in summer vibes BUT that doesnt mean i'd wake up and actively listen to this album. ALSO, how on EARTH are people ranking this 5 starts???!! am i being gaslighted...?

Garbage

i really loved this!! it was kind of a precursor to Illinois by Stevens with more progressive, jazzy, and even little bits of experimental aspects thrown in there. i didn’t ‘like’ many of the songs but i truly enjoyed the entire listen and i think anything below a 5 would be disingenuous

not soo bad but not good either

Ik vond het eerste nummer op dit album wel erg leuk, de rest was niet zo voor mij

Leuk maar beetje eentonig

zwei bis drei

Melancozy

Very abstract. I couldn't find the rhythms. Lots of odd instruments

What a shlep

Best album title ever. With Robert Wyatt, this list is living up to my expectations of making me aware of really unique and intriguing artists I didn't know of.

Horrible

Not for me

If you're a fan of Robert's demure mumble crooning, you're gonna love this one, the rest of us have little to hang our hats on.

I don’t ever comment on albums but this time I had too … seriously how did this album get on this list it is honestly the worst I’ve had the misfortune of listening to I’ve wondered at a few of the albums that have made the list and this one has tipped me to the point of thinking someone is having a laugh to title Shleep should have been shite in my opinion

I HATED this. Truly hated it. This is potentially the worst album I have ever had the misfortune to listen to.

Rating: 5.5/10 Despite the second song being absolutely horrendous, a pretty intriguing listen. Interesting blend of styles and great production throughout, a few dull moments but overall enjoyable.

My rule is I only give a 1 to albums I cannot bring myself to finish.

I actually thought this would be a 3 or 4, but the longer I listened, the worse it got.

Una strana accozzaglia

Very strange and wonderful album. I was measure mixed by some of the songs. Thoroughly enjoyable for very weird reasons. 10/10 highly recommend.

Eww, not really able to listen to this kind of music. Really annoying

Otherworldly and kinda weird, but it's more than nice enough to listen to.

Shocked that I like this so much because I haven’t liked anything else of his on here. Soft Machine got a 1. Second track is awful though. I had a lightbulb moment where I realised that Thom Yorke probably loves this - turns out I was right

couldn't get through it. Didn't like constant discordant strings, weak vocals and boring melodies.

Surprisingly beautiful, soundscapes and vocals that call back to original prog

A very unique record. I find it very interesting even if it isn't a record I'd listen to often. The opening track is super fun and funk though.

Comeback stories of the century. Wow. I'm happy surprised with this record. I had eno and David Byrne and I didn't like that at all. Then I had robert Wyatt just othe other day and thought how interesting the ideas he had were but couldn't get behind the structure less whatever of that album. But with you bring these two together it actually works. Eno supplies the structure Wyatt needs and Wyatt adds the vocal flair and rhe structure that Enos stuff needs. Very happy here though. Very good all around

Yawn, did exactly what it said on the tin. Snoozefest.

Superb album, superb album art, I’ve always liked this one

What a strange and delightful album. I quite like Robert's voice, it has a strangely endearing quality to it.

Rimelig avant garde rock, blanding af alle mulige genre, ikke vildt catchy

it was all a bit twee and weirdy beardy. Probably be ok when stoned

Not sure what made this album so important to be on this list. First song was alright and then it just blended together

he's a good man and musician

Magical album from a favourite.

thought this was a joke at first. sounded like Sgt Pepper on meth.

Ois voinut olla yksikin tähti, but I'm feeling generous.

also weird but more chill

An interesting pull, after a raft of boring, middle ground albums. To get it out of the way, I almost couldn't get past The Duchess. Dear God it's dreadful. Beyond that, a mix of ethereal pop, 'proper English' folk, jazz instrumentation, and some lovely drifting moments give this a good solid experience, a worthwhile addition to this project.

Not my cup of tea

Va bien te faire foutre.

Have never heard of this guy. It felt like poems that were set to music, which sometimes worked, sometimes didn’t.

As usual, a heavy accent all but destroys the enjoyability of a vocal. Wyatt's voice isn't particularly good to begin with (with the backing vocals overshadowing him as early as the opening track), but the droopily British accent is the final nail in the coffin. He sounds unprofessional, kind of like most punk vocalists – but at least with the punk genre, that's kind of the point. Light prog/experimental isn't meant to sound deliberately bad. And for the album's remainder, whenever Wyatt starts singing, it distorts the otherwise pleasant experimental feel into this indescribable auditory hell that's almost objectively bad-sounding. If this album were an ambient/instrumental one full of tracks like the outro The Whole Point Of No Return, I could see giving this an easy 4 or 5 stars – but with the singing? No. Songs like The Duchess I feel I have to dislike out of principle. Music that sounds intentionally messy isn't an artistic statement about the nature of the music industry or some other nonsense. It's just bad. Other tracks, including Free Will And Testament and Out Of Season, have the same issue. I tend to give older music some leeway in this regard because the 60s-80s were a time to be harmonically and instrumentally experimental. But by the 90s, random discordant guitar/piano lines and freakish melodies weren't news anymore. Experimenting with production and instrumentation became the meta and artists like Robert Wyatt clearly didn't get the memo. That's why I gave Wyatt's 1974 record Rock Bottom a 3-star rating and this one a 2, despite them being sonically pretty similar. I'm judging it for its time. 2/5 Key tracks: Maryan, Alien, The Whole Point Of No Return

I'm a progressive rock fan and really love it when musicians experiment. I also know that Robert Wyatt has talent - you can clearly here it in the music. But in combination with the vocals everything interesting on the instrumental side is drowned out. Deliberately or not but Wyatt's singing can't hold a note properly and to cover up for that he just puts into some notes off key. For what? It all sounds a bit messy. I'm sorry I can't give this more stars even though somewhere there's material in there that would make this album great.

Wow

OK, OK, OK. I get it. Eno is a genius. However, that does NOT mean that everything he touches is worthy of inclusion on this list. This entry for example, what a load of tedious old bollocks it is. But because Brian worked on it, the music press have to work themselves into a frenzy,

probably should give it another chance though. It was just too noisy and whiny at points for music played while doing other stuff

< the Beatles The first track would make a nice instrumental piece. The rest feels like a prank.

This is terrible. Why was it even recorded much less on this list?

Really quite a refreshing listen. Really enjoyed Maryan

Really liked this album, very experimental sound with some quite crunchy chords and weird progressions. Great variation, but still has a recognizable sound. Not far from a 5 but some of the songs are a little too weird for me, also not so much a fan of the spoken word kind of singing ala Bob Dylan

This album has the whole emotional palette of what a human can possibly get

Quite surprised to find this one here, but hey I'm not gonna spit on some Wyatt!