Shleep

Robert Wyatt is one of my all-time favorite artists, and that's largely due to the album Shleep. The album opens with the line: "I realized my fists were clenched I stretched my fingers to relax Still not sleeping." And the tone is set for what follows. These are magnificent songs : tormented, poetic, warm, introspective and philosophical. The music is completely unique, surreal, eclectic, and well-performed. Robert Wyatt is not a rockstar, a musician, a poet or a singer. He's an artist.

This album is gorgeous and the perfect one to put on right before bed. I was in awe at the sounds, and this album made me sleepy in the best way possible, super relaxing

Listened Before: N I really didn't like this much. Yeah, it's prog rock ish but the songs are just so long and rambling (and not in a good way). I can't get into it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Heaps of Sheeps

Rating: 2.5/5 | Favorite Track: Heaps of Sheeps --- Usually I am a fan of more artsy, experimental albums, but this came across as a little too pretentious, even for me. I did not care for Wyatt's off-key singing, and when the backing instrumentation wasn't being purposefully off-putting, it was simply boring. My love for Brian Eno couldn't even save this album for me.

De nuevo, un álbum muy mal valorado en esta web que a mí me ha gustado bastante. De nuevo, música bastante experimental, compleja, no especialmente accesible. Una buenísima introducción (compuesta décadas más tarde) al "sonido Canterbury". A pesar de lo que dicen la mayoría de reseñas por aquí, este álbum tampoco es que sea pura disonancia, aunque sí que pueda resultar pretencioso. Por lo general, son composiciones suaves, casi de tipo ambiental, pero con toques jazz/new age bastante interesantes. Aunque lo que más me ha gustado han sido las letras. Muchas son oníricas, personificaciones de sueños que no terminan de tener mucho sentido (por ejemplo, "Heaps of Sheep", "Was a Friend") o tremendamente breves y abstractas ("Out of Season"). Otras son de corte filosófico, sobre temas como el libre albedrío ("Free Will and Testament"). En general, un álbum muy único y más interesante que la mayoría de álbumes que he escuchado hasta ahora de esta lista.

weird

Honestly kind of liked. Probably won't listen again but more than I thought I would!

2.4/5 So this is what Beck would sound like if he sucked?

Just because the name lampshades the fact it's going to put me to sleep doesn't mean I'm going to enjoy it any more.

These whisper ass ballads. Speak up, Bob.

Not for me. Mostly because I have ears. 2 starts for the lush instruments and variety, but the vocals and lyrics made it tough to get through.

Like a fat-free Syd Barrett.

Why? Why is this here? Not my words, this album. No thanks

I enjoyed this very much but I can't see myself listening again any time soon.

Music was alright, but the vocals felt amateur

bleh

“What kind of spider understands arachnophobia” is a great line. I think on the right day this is a 4 for me but I don’t feel a strong urge to come back and finish the whole thing so I’ll say 3.5

What an odd hodge podge of stuff, some of it musical some not so much. Better than a 1 but not a 2

Pretty good. I didn't except the nod to bob dylan, but it was welcome.

Going into this after Rock bottom I had low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised at how decent this was, it definitely wasn’t great but there was quite a few things I enjoyed about this album: the violin in the first half in some songs, the jazzy elements incorporated into some of the songs especially September the ninth which was essentially a jazz song, the lyrics in free will and testament were actually pretty deep and blues in Bob minor was actually a banger, the first song of the album was pretty good too. However, I feel Robert tries too hard to be artsy sometimes and just comes off as a bit pretentious especially the second song which was just awful and was exactly the kind of thing I hated from Rock Bottom of just incoherent nonsense, Robert’s vocals as well don’t really do his own songs justice for me personally as it’s kind of annoying at times and I find they could be better with another vocalist but I respect he does it himself, overral, I was going to give this a 2 but I’ll bump it up to a 3 just in regards to the 2 I gave rock bottom as this one is much better. (5/10)

The opening track is okay and the some of the tracks near the end are all right but they surround a shiiiit sandwich. This album is a prank

Driving down the road. Waiting and waiting for this one to end. But not so bad that I just skipped it.

God awful

Too many 'WTF is this' songs on the album. The remaining songs weren't good enough to bring the rating above a 1

The album begins with a solid rock track, then cuts to some (jazzy?) folk, before finishing off with a slew of pretty good jazz numbers. However, those folk songs (tracks 2 – 5) are truly brutal and should have been cut from the album. Mixed: 2.5/5.0

a few good tracks but also some really bad tracks

I like this album. I really enjoy progressive-jazz rock going back to the late 60s-early 70s. (i.e. King Crimson, Gentle Giant, ELP, early Genesis, etc). It’s different than my normal listen, but talented artists and a linch pin for future progressive music. I was not familiar with Robert Wyatt’s solo career, although I’m familiar with Soft Machine, specifically The Soft Machine (1968). Also familiar with Brian Eno of Roxy Music. Putting these elements together was fun and a good listen. Somehow, I doubt this album attracted much attention in 1997. How do you compete with Radiohead, Third Eye Blind and Wu-Tang? But this is the perfect example of why I’m doing this project. Don’t read reviews before you listen. What you like is what you like. You’ve been warned.

Mundane and strange enough on some songs to not be enjoyable. The 1990’s had some phenomenal music come out of that decade. This certainly is not that.

his wife drew the cover art Favourite (by quite a long way): Heaps of Sheeps

Good and weird. Love some artrock fav=free will and testament

Interesting and melodic, yet a bit weird for weird’s sake. Perhaps not the kind of record you’d throw on to chill, but certainly a compelling listen.

2 - bit weird folksy

Yesterday I was inclined to give this a 2 or even 3 for it’s weirdness and how funny it was to listen to it, once. But being real, I didn’t enjoy it, didn’t think it was good, I don’t even think track 2 can be called music, and I will never listen to this again, not even by accident. But he does get a point for doing his own thing, that’s for sure. I’m just not the audience for this one.

Heaps Of Sheeps was quite nice, but The Dutchess was a mess. I liked the instrumental part on the first half of Alien. Blues In Bob Minor was pretty cool. Most of the album was a bit of a bore though.

Folky jazz prog rock?? Maryan is a beautiful song. But a lot of the rest kept me wanting more. Some songs had genuinely beautiful parts but then they would veer off into something borderline childlike nonsensical. I don’t know much about Robert Wyatt, but I think I understand what he was going for. Gives me Brian Eno vibes at times?? Am I making that up

What kind of spider understands arachnophobia? One of many questions left unanswered. Along with "why did we waste Brian Eno on this?" Can admire the originality of this, but it just seems so out of place in the 90s. Vocals are weak and reedy and songs are just meh.

Just horrendous

The problem with this undertaking is that having a new album everyday does not really give you the time/ headspace to appreciate more challenging albums - that may give greater joy on repeated listens. My first impression of this was very poor - pondering whether it was a 1 or a 2. On my second listen its getting a bit better. Was excited to see a song named after my birthday. Unfortunately its a bit of a wet fart so will not be adding to future playlists or wowing the kids with it. Not sure I can face a third run through so will stick at 2 and go back to listening to Tusk (to which I 1000% should have scored a 5....rather than 4. If only there was an edit function)

Shleep I wasn’t sure what to expect from this. Knowing Robert Wyatt’s reputation I thought it may be a bit off beat and it’s certainly eccentric in its serene, childlike folky jazz prog. Some songs are pretty immediate, while others feel like the ramblings of an old man with the mind of a child. But the more I listened the more I was pleasantly surprised by how much I started to enjoy it, quirks and all. The first two tracks show the mix of convention and eccentricity, Heaps of Sheep is excellent with its bobbling Bo Diddley rhythm and airy feel, while The Duchess is harder to get to grips with. Musically it’s great, a kind of Can or Faust groove but the nutty discordant ramblings and jarring fiddle are tougher to digest on first listen. However that combination of melodies and discordance makes the whole thing intriguing, especially on repeat listens and upon coming back to it after listening to other things. The sonic and lyrical meanderings really got under my skin; Eno’s synths and textures, the brass band sounds, the folkiness and nursery rhyme and childlike feel, Phil Manzanera’s (hello again!) guitar all contribute to the unique, singular feel. Maryan is excellent, the picked guitar figure is lovely, the horns evoking a colliery brass band before the almost middle eastern strings come in and it fades out. Free Will and Testament is also great, the spacey guitar is excellent and I like the woozy, dreamy September the Ninth. Alien sounds like it could be from The Next Day or Blackstar, in fact quite a lot sounds like later Bowie. A Sunday in Madrid is another charming, beguiling track. The Subterranean Homesick Blues interpolation in Blues in Bob Minor has a great, naive charm to it Heaps of Sheep I liked straight away but on first listen I wasn’t sure about the rest, but with repeat listens over a couple of days I started to really like it’s strange and singular charms, even the slightly wonky songs like The Duchess I started to really like, and overall it has a kind of beguiling gentleness to it. As well as late Bowie It reminded me a bit of the spirit of that Julian Cope album, Peggy Suicide, that we had before and I can see why people like Weller and Radiohead are fans of his. I’m really glad this came up, I would never have listened to it without the list, and I can see myself returning to this to try and figure it out further, thus making it a solid 4. 🐑🐑🐑🐑 Playlist submission: Heaps of Sheep

There are layers of beautiful melody across the album. Aside from 'The Duchess', it doesn't lose its way into the purely abstract, and remains grounded with a real sense of the tuneful. Sometimes jazzy, sometimes poppy, sometimes pastoral folk, it's consistently lovely, consistently atmospheric and consistently enigmatic. Ambient jazz folk pop at its finest.

I liked one song I guess but most of it was hideous

Boys and girls here's a perfect example of professional musicians making shit music. If there's a third album by Robert Wyatt on this list I won't bother listening to it, it will be shit too.

No. WTF??

Low hanging fruit with the title. Would definitely rather shleep than listen to this one again.

13/1001 Prior to this, I only knew the basics about Wyatt - Soft Machine / wheelchair / covered Shipbuilding - and after looking at some of the ratings on here, I was already queueing up "hilarious" capsule reviews in my head for Shleep ("utter shlit", "preferred Shlipbuilding" etc). So I was pleasantly surprised when I hit play on this one. Opener Heaps Of Sheeps is simplistic but effective slice of psychedelic pop. Right up my alley to be honest. Sadly, it's all downhill from there - but at least it's a helter-skelter of brass and string section noodling, avant-garde noisescapes, nursery rhyme vocals and general eccentricity, rather than a straight drop off a cliff-face. And if that all sounds bad, and more importantly, like the very properties I have already criticised in other offerings - well, yeah, you'd be right, but here the self-indulgence is deployed with a certain charm you can't help but warm to it just a little. Shleep, at the very least, takes you on a journey, albeit one meandering between pretentious experimentation and Barrett-esque whimsy, a project which eventually collapses under its own self-indulgence. There are some interesting musical moments along the way, it's just that very few of these moments arrange themselves into anything resembling a "song" in the traditional sense. Just enough peaks among the, admittedly tedious, troughs to keep you interested. There are occasional hints of trip-hop (Wyatt is from Bristol after all) and, released in the midst of Britpop, there is a strange whiff of the era permeating this album (think Far Out by Blur rather than Wonderwall). Almost every track outstays its welcome and the experiment is, ultimately, a failed one, but there is a strange warmth to this album I can't quite put my finger on. It means no harm. Suffice to say, only 13 albums in, this is far from the worst offering I have heard. If nothing else, Heaps Of Sheeps will definitely be a track heading straight for one of my psych/pop playlists for future listening. Plenty here to dislike, but somehow I found it impossible to flat out hate Shleep.

weird glorpy music that I kind of loved

It's better than Rock Bottom, I find it tolerable.

I got really heavy Hawkwind vibes from this, all the way through, from the vocal delivery, to the slight psych edge to some of the music, and the understated and sometimes peculiar songs. I didn't love it, but it was certainly interesting enough for 3 stars.

A bit like a fever dream; it's odd and fragile enough that you're not even sure it's happening. Should appeal to fans of Syd Barrett, Richard Dawson, Joanne Newsom, and other psychedelic folkists.

Every time I hear music in the Brian Eno vein I'm reminded of the episode of FRIENDS where Ross was trying to be a serious musician with his tiny little Casio keyboard on the stairs. There's way too much of this music that is deemed 'must listen' that isn't too listenable. There's enough Brian Eno on hear to justify it. 2.5/5

1/10

Wow. I enjoyed this a lot. I’d heard of Robert Wyatt but never listened to him before. Except, for some reason, the song “September the Ninth” is incredibly familiar to me. Like, it was on a compilation or something? I’m going to give this five. It’s probably a 4.5 but I’m just glad to have had a new musical avenue opened to me.

Lovely stuff, really unusual, a depth which I’d like to revisit…

this is shit?

Some of these songs sound like an orchestra pit tuning up before the play starts. Others are just odd. Not a tremendous fan of his voice.

Couldn’t get pass track two, maybe some other time. 🤷‍♂️

I sounded pleasant and interesting at times, but there were also moments that made me question what was happening, and not in a good way. Besides, it felt long

Shleep is an album i have mixed feelings on. On one hand, the album is actually filled to the brim with quite a bit of good songs with many of them sounding oddly relaxing despite all of their noise and some even trying some unique things. On the other hand though, some of the songs are real stinkers due to being so noisy and annoying and even to a point where apparently Robert Wyatt even seems to have a tough time singing the songs so he just gives up on adding the lyrics in (The Duchess is an especially bad offender of this). I don't hate Robert Wyatt's music as much as a lot of other people on this site do (at least, the songs i have heard) but i still don't think i can give this album any higher than a 2.5. Best Song: Blues In Bob Minor Worst Song: The Duchess

This has some beautiful and interesting moments, but is a bit too scattered.

When this hits, it hits.. but when it doesn't hit, it's really doesn't. There is some awesome elements to it but there are some songs where it comes across really pretentious and contrived. Like trying to be edgy for the sake of it. I mean when you have Brian Eno why would you deliver a song like "The Duchess" to the table to him? But then songs like "September the Ninth" and "Alien" is so nice and you can see where artists like Sufjan Stevens gets there influences from. Anyway it was an alright listen but nothing to sing about

The album sounds like its album cover. I really enjoy Eno's "Another Green World" album, so this disappointed me to know he had a hand in this, even if Robert Wyatt was the main artist. This long fantasy lullaby could put one to shleep. Favorite Track: "Free Will And Testament".

Discovering this album is like waking up to find your cat had diarrhea by stepping in it

Is Robert Wyatt related to Bray Wyatt? Probably not, but the fella on this album cover (who I assume is Robert) definitely bears some resemblance, right? Anyway, I thought that I would love this album. It’s the kind of album where, after considering other similar albums I’ve heard, I definitely should love it. But for some reason, it just didn’t really take me in. It was on and I was hearing it, but it didn’t really make me listen to it, if you know what I mean? Anyway, it’s fine. Just not something that took me in.

Wow...this sucked ass. I have never checked how much was left in an album so much as I did for this album. The vocalist should never sing again. God he is ass. Also, WTF was "The Duchess"??? Whoever signed off on that song is a criminal... also the trumpet player sounds like he is struggling most of the album. Ugh. "Blues In Bob Minor" IS amazing tho. Actual...1.5. Liked Songs: "Heaps Of Sheeps" , "Maryan" , "Free Will And Testament" , "Alien" , "Blues In Bob Minor'

liked songs: nope There were a few small elements of something really good here. Unfortunately, most of the album is just bullshit. I wish I was exaggerating, but this fucking blows. 1.25

Often switches between being beautiful and peaceful and being boring.

A couple of great/good tunes and the most annoying voice ever. He should only bellowed to sing on instrumentals.

Oh fuck me somebody shoot this man

Admiring the poetry, some diverting tracks and plenty of interesting ideas. Not really my listening vibe today though. Blues in Bob Minor is a bit of a banger.

Strange

pleasant enough. wish it had .5 ratings.

What a load of crap

Very strange, but in a good way. It was kind of like the type of dream where everything is almost real but things are just slightly off and you're left wondering what is real. Very unique soundscapes and his vocals are quite odd. Enjoyed it for being so weird

61/100. Shleep by Robert Wyatt is a very interesting album that ventures into experimental territory. While the vocals might not be its strongest element, the instrumentation shines through, and together they create a unique and cohesive sound. Although the experimental nature of the album may not be for everyone—and it can be a bit too adventurous for my taste overall—it still manages to offer a rewarding listening experience.

-funny, i was just reading up about Soft Machine and the Canterbury Scene in general the day before this -i really like Wyatt’s work on the album Third, and i could definitely hear traces of that sound in this album. the jazz influence is really cool, and I loved the sound diversity on the first half in general. pretty cool, definite 3.5 stars -Favorites are Heaps Of Sheeps, Maryan, and Blues In Bob Minor

Not really my kind of music, found it pretty long and just bland, not even many memorable moments

Definition of Trying too hard, Fucking Ass, Production is the only halfway enjoyable thing.

i’m not going to listen to it because of the name, plus the other robert wyatt was an unconscionable yawn

Too eclectic for me. Pass.

So much "jazz" it was out of tune, so much "swing" it was out of time and so much self indulgence it was obnoxious.

1.5 - Bad

Oh fuck off Robert Wyatt.

It’s incredible what a solid opener can do to an album! Heaps Of Sheeps was eclectic, eccentric, unique and highly engaging; I was invested from this moment on, although I thought it started to drag about half way through. I’ve never heard of Wyatt before but looking over his history he has a fascinating life. I can’t begin to imagine how paraplegia would affect your creativity, but it appears Wyatt used this well to his advantage. I was hung up about whether this was a 3 or a 4, it’s a high 3 in the end.

Rätt bra ändå, lite udda, men bra

De Robby und sis Schlaaf het mer e chlini Schlachterbahnfahrt zwüschet Zwüer- und Drierer-Bewertige geh. Ahgfange miteme Klaschische drüer Schlong, ischs ganz schnell abegheit zumene Schimprovisierte einer-gerotze, bis er mich bide letzte zwei wider wunderbar abgscholt het. Macht en Schlolide Durchschnitt vo verschlaafene drü Zipfelmütze

Heaps of sheaps isch en straight up banger track. Riese plausch und freud gha mit em erste song, und denn ischs eifach random und abgspaced wurde. Npm mega chöne gnüsse und irgendwenn müsse skippe. Rund aber uf uf 3 wiisi friedenstube

das album isch mer am morge direkt sher shympatish gsi, shuper name und shenshationellsh album cover denn hanish's glosht... shampar shöne shtart. leider ish de shmoothi zauber bim zweite shong denn aber so verfloge wie d'tuube uf'm cover zum glück hed shich de bob bi dem tüüfflug no knapp vor de crashlandig chönne fange und hed mir insgeshamt doch es shtündli sheelebalsham chönne uf mini ohre shmiere, it wash heeps of fun (wenn mer s'theatralishe zwüshegshmeus ignoriert) drüü shternli

Interesting and different but once is enough

wtf

Sí, hay dos canciones que no deberían ser parte de un disco miembro de esta lista, dos pistas que parecen hechas para incordiar al oyente, pero el resto de las canciones van bastante bien para un disco experimental.

A jazz drummer and a bass player grab a couple of friends and try to make music.

Difficult listen, I appreciate it's different and creative, just not something I'll come back to

Nice enough. I don't hate it, so 2

Felt pretty shleepy

I've never heard of Robert Wyatt or this album before, but I'm hoping Shleep is not an omen that this album will bore me to sleep, although I could use some additional rest. It's Friday, and it looks like I'll be catching up on some Shleep this weekend... "Heaps of Sheeps" snagged my attention right off the bat. I loved the blending of synthesizers and guitars; the song had a great sound, and the vocals and percussion melded really well with the main melody. However, I found the next song, "The Duchess," really off-putting. "Heaps of Sheeps" sounded like a dream, but "The Duchess" sounded like waking up to piss every hour. I didn't care for the weird sound, and the vocals were a big turn off for me as well. From that point forward, the album was comprised of songs that were well made, but mostly bland and forgettable. There were a couple of exceptions to that though. I enjoyed the synthesizers on "Was A Friend," and "Blues in Bob Minor" had an urgent tone that I really liked. Aside from those moments though, I didn't care much for this album, and it's definitely not something I'd come back to.

The good was certainly good here. Enjoyed the opening song Heaps of Sheeps. Alien had the awesome guitar solo with the bongo drums in the background...super psychedelic. Blues in Bob Minor was on the fringe of weird, but it just worked for me. However, there were plenty of oddball songs like The Duchess, Was A Friend, and Out of Season. Just terrible all around. Between the good and weird, this lands at a 3 for me.

This dudes gonna take some work. I love the instrumentation and arrangements and production. But he's hard vocally. Could give a fuck about melody or singing even remotely in pitch. His vox sorta ruin it for me. I feel like there's something here I like if I can just figure it out.

Really interesting and extremely dreamy, if excessively odd. Sweetly discordant and Syd Barett-y, innit? One digs the fact that records like this can get made and released into the world and reocgnized for the wonders (albeit minor) that they are.

What utter shite

Decidedly uninspiring.

One heck of a weird album, a raspy British old man whispering over discordant jazz was not something I knew I wanted

I’m not interested in pursuing whatever the fuck this is. “The Duchess” is a wild song. I have no clue what the goal was, but it was a new type of annoying. The rest was forgettable. There were bits that I enjoyed, but they were overshadowed by all the irritating parts. Didn’t really enjoy. 2/5

If it is possible to be both intrigued and bored by an album Robert Wyatt found a way to do it. Honestly, other than the singing, I liked musical textures of this album quite good. Some maybe a bit to out there for me. I don't know if it's exactly his voice that puts me off or his vocal choices which at times feel at odds with the music, but I do believe that's by design. "Blues in Bob Minor" is the stand out tracks, bumping this up to the 3½ territory, with a bit more rocking vibe and a great "Subterranean" delivery. The opening track, "Heaps of Sheep" also caught my attention, in fact it gave me much false hopes for this album. "The Dutchess" also caught my attention for the exact opposite reason and made me wary of the rest of the album. All in all not a bad listen. In a weird way I want to check out some of his other work as well as his Soft Machine albums, because I feel there is more to him than just this, and this may not be the right album it introduce me to him. (7.15) ★★★½ (three on the app)

Very dreamy instrumentation, fitting for am album about sleep. Some interesting instrumental touched, buy a bit uneven. Low 4 stars

I liked this better than I thought I would. Musically, I found it pretty interesting throughout, but the vocals are a bit of a barrier for sure. An old man warbling off-key in a British accent definitely holds back my enjoyment of it overall. I liked "Heaps of Sheeps", "Free Will and Testament", and "Blues in Bob Minor" the best. 3 stars.

Kinda surprised by the first track. Very electronic and a little like LCD Soundsystem if it was written and performed by a jolly hobo. The rest of the album tends to be gentler folky meanderings and a schlep more crazy old man singing. I did manage to fall asleep several times so the album did technically live up to its title. Near the end instead of That Old Grey Mare, the crazy old man singer goes into a rut of Subterranean Homesick Blues but in a minor key. This isn’t the absolute pits because it is very quirky and unusual throughout but I have to give a 1 on principal because the guy can’t play or sing and seems to go out of his way to make the tunes as awful as possible.

I like it. It's super interesting. I just don't think I need it in my collection.

um ok... I can name maybe 100 albums that should be here instead.

Robert Wyatt = Shleep Suprisingly decent! I was worried when I heard "The Duchess", it was really off to hear about, works well for a horror movie, but it just doesn't have a structure to it, but after hearing "Maryan" and later "Was a Friend", it completely removed all my worries to this album. Despite Robert's voice being tiresome to hear sometimes, he's able to make a compelling and emotional album that experiments the depths that rock hasn't crossed to. It's a way to go all and beyond of what regular rock has to offer and I respect that, with songs like "Was a Friend", "September the Ninth" and "Blues in Bob Minor" paving the way for the music that was about to come out afterwards. Overall, this is good! 1.- Heaps of Sheeps = 8/10 2.- The Duchess = 5/10 3.- Maryan = 8/10 4.- Was a Friend = 9/10 5.- Free Will and Testament = 8/10 6.- September the Ninth = 9/10 7.- Alien = 9/10 8.- Out of Season = 7/10 9.- A Sunday in Madrid = 8/10 10.- Blues in Bob Minor = 9/10 11.- The Whole Point of No Return = 5/10 FINAL SCORE: 7.7/10

I did like this a little more than Rock Bottom. But I still didn't really care for this.

Shhhhh.... I thought it would be better if I didn't have to hear his voice, and then there was a few instrumental passages to show me that, no, it's not better. It's all just so... artsy, but not artistic. It can't believe this was made in 1997.

This one's been on my planning list for awhile, didn't know it was featured in this project so that's cool. It's an odd little record...very 70s prog but from 1997. I like it. 3.5/5

Idk bro, who listening to this? Like at some point I can't purely look at music as an art form and I need to ask if it's actually enjoyable to listen to. The first track is pretty fire and then it just doesn't hit that peak again.

No songs. No voice. No good.

Robert Wyatt is a genius.

Incredible

i wanna say a 3.5, because I really enjoyed this, but I don't know if I'll come back to it. Would be interested to hear more Robert Wyatt though, he makes really cool great music.

2 of the songs were ok, but otherwise, why???

Sort of like a fleeting dream that has no meaning once you wake up and clear your head.

Garbage pretentious art. It had a few good moments that keep it at 2 stars. Hard to enjoy.

A interesting and slightly unusual album. I enjoyed this

Not bad. Was an album and was music 5/10

So jazzy but the guy needs to hire a better singer

Dreamlike, stream-of-consciousness with an almost hymnal style of singing. This may be the most left-field album we've been dealt thus far. I liked parts of it. Other parts I found a chore. All-in-all, I feel better for having given it a go. Fav Tracks: The Duchess, Maryan Least Fav Track: Out of Season

As another review said Shlit

Robert Wyatt was part of the British progressive band Soft Machine, and then embarked on a solo career. After his first album, he was paralyzed in a tragic fall. Since his accident, he has created solo album, with a number of guests from the British music scene. Wyatt makes progressive rock - or perhaps art rock - that's reminiscent of Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd. The songs on the album are of a range of styles, but none that are particularly engaging, and most seem derivative. For example, "Blues in Bob Minor" sounds like a Bob Dylan-inspired version of REM's "End of the World."

An interesting one. There's a lot going on here. Some that just works, others that lean a bit too much into just noise. Overall, I thought it was a decent listen. 'Alien' was my pick for a fave.

Weird, but I liked it.

Not shuper, but not shhitty either.

Pretty interesting experimental album, quirky instrumentals really helping this puppy out. 3.2

I didn't really like it.

This was very weird, some parts were stressful and unsettling even, but others I enjoyed. Stand-out: Blues in Bob Minor

Tense, weird, sprawling, dreamy, lush, harmonically dense & dissonant, spacious, dark but optimistic. A very out of time album where 60s folk psych meets 70s prog experimentalism meets 80s synths meets 90s postmodernism meets 00s post rock rhythms meets 2010s electro ambience. Favs: Alien, Free Will and Testament, Heaps of Sheeps, Blues in Bob Minor

When I opened this album on Spotify, the app started playing the previous album I had listened to, so I was confused as to why this sounded like something I had already heard. Maybe the confusion helped me appreciate this album more.

Robert Wyatt and John Martyn kind of blended into one in my memory, I've had albums from both come up and I've not returned to either. This was pleasant, with some nice jazzy moments, but forgettable. I did appreciate the Dylan pastiche, and also love the reference to Roger Casement in that song. I'm tempted to bump the album up to 4 from 3 on the back of that, but I don't think I'll realistically come back to it much.

Calming music but never boring. I had never heard of Robert Wyatt before but I really enjoyed this album; it reminded me of both Nick Drake and Blackstar by David Bowie. Will probably listen again.

Be creative! But maybe not like this. As a whole, it is not good. There are good moments in some of the songs, but they're surrounded by painful garbage. It's recognizable as music, at least. Also, for an album that apparently includes a lot of guest artists, there are not additional credits on Spotify, which seems super sus to me. His voice is grating, I keep finding that the best parts are when he's not singing. Favorite Song(s): Maryan

I like Robert Wyatt. He's certainly ploughed his own furrow, and to me his idiosyncrasies are what make his music utterly endearing. A nice listening experience.

Mid

1st song was best

Wow. Not my jam to say the least!!

3.8 - Such a unique album but not sure how much I could get behind it. I almost started to love it towards the end. Would like to revisit at some point

Pretty fun album 3.7/5

Bit of a mixed bag, this album. I liked the first two tracks, but can take or leave many of the rest. I think this will repay more listening so I'll add it to my Qobuz favourites.

This ain’t it 2/5

A pretty silly and wonky one here. I enjoyed the previous Robert Wyatt album I had (Rock Bottom) a bit more but this one is also really interesting. I really enjoyed the free jazz bits but I think often times the songs rely on Robert’s vocals which are… how do I phrase this… bad..? 6/10

4/5

Trying too hard to be quirky with the wordplay. Gets boring quickly.

Зарядил в поезде из Гааги в Амстердам, и вот получил удовольствие с этим серым видеорядом за окном. Артистичный рок. Нотки Ричарда Доусона, которого у нас тут очень любят. Лучшая песня - Alien.

not for me

I listened to this album when it first came up on the list and was unable to focus enough to articulate a review. Now, listening to it two more times, back to back I am left with a similar feeling. This is one delightfully kooky album and I'm left with a feeling that I enjoyed it more than I didn't. There is quite a bit of variation between the styling of the individual songs; however, the one constant, Wyatt's vocal delivery, is a unique enough element to unify the whole concept. While this isn't something I'd put on in every mood, there is something in here to meet many different moods. Granted most of the songs are indeed on the "shleepier" end of the specture. Alien is a sort of prog-rock jam of sorts with moody bass, spacey guitar, and pitter-patter drums. The Duchess is a drunken sounding track built around an off-balanced synth loop and sounds of various detuned instruments scratching about seemingly at will. Free Will and Testament (a standout of the album) is a soft ballad of sorts with piano and twangy guitar over which he utters some lyrics that sound like profound stoner bullshit. Blues in Bob Minor is an unexpectedly upbeat jam that approaches rap in his vocal delivery -- kind of reminds me of Radioheads A Wolf At the Door in structure. This is a delightfully kooky album that I can't seem to get my whole head around. Challenging at times, but still pleasant to listen to on the whole. For that I'm going high 4.

I wish I was ashleep instead of listening to this god awful album. Musical mush of sounds and instruments that I couldn't get behind. 2 Stars

Good album cover, good album. Sounded like Nick Cave in a way where it was "sing-talking". Sometimes the mix too heavily favored the vocals, which were not wonderful at times. However, the lyrics, the cadence, and the rest of the instruments were a real treat. Weird at times, but not top the degree of a Frank Zappa.

That was such a weird album in the sense that I feel like I only liked every other song. The alternating from good to bad was a little strange, but the good definitely outweighed the bad on this one. This was certainly some experimental shit and was really very fun to listen to. I really liked Blues in Bob Minor at the end

Saddle up boys we're going Wyatting! Also ENOing First song is pretty fun. Second song gets a little too weird for me. His voice is kinda terrible on some of these songs but man do I love the weirdness of it all. Very similar to the last album where its super psychedelic in nature. Think I liked this one a bit more than the last. Something is off but it also randomly strikes a chord with me. Weak fo'.

3.5. Some songs were so so strong !!! But then they were mixed in with songs that confused me.

Not my cup of tea

Interesting as a curio but wouldn’t listen again.

Brian Eno is involved with this album, so I already know there is going to be a lot of "smelling my own farts" going on with this music. Boy, was I correct. This is music for people who really understand music and if you don't "get it," well then you just don't understand music like they do. I think Robert Wyatt is trolling by naming this album "shleep" because he knows it sucks and wants to know if the listeners will be like sheep in just agreeing this is good music. Again, it's not bad but it barely qualifies as coherent music for me.

extremely boring and I love slow songs but there's nothing special about these songs and the songs that aren't slow are just not very good in my opinion

Interesting. Maybe a little too psychedelic for me at times but overall interesting.

He kind of sounds like david byrne

Síðasta upplifun mín af Robert var skrítin. Sú plata sat ekki vel í mér og ég upplifði bara óþægindi við að hlusta á hana. Þessi var skárri. Tónlistin var áfram góð og söngurinn betri en mér fannst lögin bara afskaplega leiðinleg. Mætti alveg hljóma í bakgrunni en það verður ekki ég sem set hana í spilun

Records like this feel like peering into someone’s peculiar, hermetic consciousness: I see everything and it is quite impenetrable. Wyatt’s corralled a host of crack musicians to make something utterly him, an exotic, tricked-out aquarium, exquisite and incomprehensible. I perceive a core of Englishness to it: his voice has the eeriness of an amateur choir singer, the organ heave also evocative of childhood church visits; “The Duchess” sounds like a schoolyard sing-song from a nightmare; every track is queasily off-centre in a manner that I associate with British psychedelia. It’s very personal, disquieting yet compulsive, and I can’t help that wonder whether his paraplegia informs this out-of-step intimacy. I might not return to this safari, but I salute it. Another analogy that comes to mind is the John Soane’s Museum where an unrepeatable collection of ancient architectural and art plunder stand in for the mad attic of the collector’s now-extinct mind.

A winsome if slender pleasure. Could be an Eno album for all intents and purposes. Not bad

I've seen some hate for this album on the subreddit for this site, so I wasn't sure what to expect. My expectations were low but I didn't mind this at all. I'm even going to save the first track for my 1001 highlights playlist.

I did like the start of this album but honestly it is starting to sound like the same thing over and over again once I am nearing the end. 3/5

really weird vibes and feels very experimental but doesn’t really make any sense to me but i don’t hate the sounds.

Utterly bizarre

WTF

Este disco tiene algunos arreglos espectaculares y momentos increíbles, pero sí creo que de pronto puede ser muy raro y difícil de conectar. Al final me gustó.

Heavy use of Synth and Trumpets. Definitely different, but I like different

Look maybe this is impressive and complex music, but it was a bit too quirky for me tbh. THere was one song I was quite into, reminded me of the band I do like, Caroline, but overall not my bag.

Hmmmm, didn't really get what was going on in this, a bit all over the place and boring. He did have a good voice though.

His voice is certainly an acquired taste, but musically, this was a surprisingly diverse, interesting and enjoyable experience and I can absolutely see myself going back to this a few times.

A high pitched voice over moatly whimsical melodies. Nope.

Pretty good. Very unique

This was an interesting album. I enjoyed his vocals and some of the instrumentation but other parts were a bit too weird for me to get into.

Interesting enough to be great after a few listens perhaps

Interesting start. Not disgusting overall. Not sure that I'd listen to this on repeat, but it's not off-putting to my ears.

You know i love the artsy-fartsy stuff, and while I was on the fence for a while I think this won me over in the end. Interesting mix of influences and was a unique listen, more than you can say for a lot of the ones on this list. So that's a plus for me.

Meh

Meh

maybe a bit of right-place-right-time, but loved this. what a brilliant surprise.

The first song was palatable, but it went downhill from there. I didn't except this album at all, but for some reason I can't hate it either.

Emo Jazz that couldn't be arsed.

I could not wait for this album to end. 1/5

UNBELIEVABLE The author has soooo much bias for the psychedelic rock/folk. Where on earth does he dig this stuff up??? 1034 that’s what I’mup to today. Does nothing ever get dismissed from the list????

It's like a bizarre lullaby

Album starts with a pretty normal and average track and then omg, probably the most pretentious and ugly "rock" song I've ever heard. So that 3rd song seems "normal" (but it isn't). 4th track is tolerable. "Free will and testament" is my favourite track, lyrics are truly good imo. The rest is some words and melodies interacting in some artsy ways I cannot understand. I feel like this album would be much better if it was instrumental.

Music for pretentious assholes.

Meh. Not for me

Lemppari: Free Will And Testament Vähiten lemppari: Heaps Of Sheeps

Really had to force myself not to quit before I finished 1 play through. I'm clearly in the minority though as the album seems to be rated fairly well. To each his own.

Decent. Mellow. Agreeable.

Hey hey, I was just hoping we’d get some Robert Wyatt on the list! This is full of good tunes and even some great ones, though it isn’t Rock Bottom, which is one of my all time faves.

This is the type of album that makes me happy about doing this project. I had never heard of this musician, want excited about it, and was pleasantly surprised.

i will say ive listened to this. in the background while doing work, some songs were a tough listen, but some im really enjoying.. i dont think its an incredible album, but its caught my eye in terms of this artist! lets see what else you got robert ;D

This might have undone any progress British people ever made in the field of music

Schleep? This is the stuff of nightmares.

Persevered after the second song, which was absolute shlite. A bit too arty for me

Pretentious tosh.

Sounds like the promising kid in high school released their final project and the teachers were devastated.

Weird but interesting not sure I'll revisit but maybe. Of course Eno had something to do with at least some of it

Nope.

It was a pleasant surprise. It's weird, dissonant, random, jazzy, etno. I love it.

I hadn't heard of Robert Wyatt before this year. He started as the drummer and singer for the bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole before he broke his spine from an accidental fall. That drastic event led to him embarking on a solo career for the next 40 years, a decision that I absolutely respect him for. As for how much I like his music, that's hard to discern because Shleep being my first album to listen to from him doesn't exactly enthrall me. Shleep is a progressive, experimental, art rock affair in that the compositions are mostly improvisational, there's an influence of jazz rock and psychedelia, and the lyrics are abstract. Needless to say, this is a challenging listen. The second track "Duchess" might as well be a litmus test for the listener's enjoyment. I didn't hate this album for what it is, and there are some excellent songs towards the end such as "A Sunday in Madrid" and "Blues in Bob Minor" where there were melodic hooks, driving beats and guitar flourishes to provide some distinctiveness. But aside from those tracks and the neat guitar solo on "Alien", the rest of the album tended to go in one ear and out the other for me. Again, I don't think Shleep is a bad album, and I'm sure someone more into art rock will find pathos in it. As for me, Robert Wyatt seems like a gentleman I respect, even if I can't connect well with his music.

o nome do álbum tá apropriado, porque me deu sono pra caralho, se esse for o conceito os cara acertaram d+

tem umas bem boas e "jazzisticas", bem divertidas! mas tem outras bem zZZzZzZzZ. em resumo, demorou um pouco, mas me pegou de leve. me diverti um pouquinho.

I'm not in the mood to go down the rabbit hole of insanity with crap like this today.

Wyatt, seems to be the godfather of British experimental music in the early / mid 70's. The most interesting thing I found about him were his connections. Pitchfork writes "...he's an astoundingly versatile and prolific collaborator: the six-degrees-of-Kevin-Bacon figure who directly links Jimi Hendrix, Hot Chip, Swell Maps, Pink Floyd, and Björk." I don't care much for this album, but does suggest Robert Wyatt may have more influence as a collaborator on the music I do care about. Swell Maps has got to be one of my favorite discoveries in recent years... and Björk ... well, hits and misses, but there's no one else just like her. This album is just a piece of a larger machine; an entry in a resumé...

The start was not too bad with “Heaps of Sheeps,” and I’m counting sheep wondering based on the album title and cover art if this will be a relaxing concept album about sleep and sheep. But “The Duchess” quickly shook me from that reverie with more of a cacophonous nightmare.

Heaps Of Sheep’s is really good. Unfortunately they are like lemmings running off a cliff because that’s what the album does next. It’s a mixture of music and undesirable cacophony.

Well the first I listened I scored it a generous two. After the second listen it grew to a 3. There's no way this is getting a 4 from me so I am stopping this nonsense right here.

Yea, it's alright

Interesting, I didn’t really get it. Not the worst thing I’ve heard though.

This second album by Robert Wyatt made me a fan

Really an interesting record starting out strong with 'Heaps of Sheeps' which matches the album art perfectly. Then 'The Duchess' is complete nonsense, 'Maryan' is boring drivel, 'Was A Friend' is psychedelic boring drivel, and 'September the Ninth' is jazzy not so boring drivel. The two final tracks really make everything come together: 'A Sunday In Madrid' is some super interesting Lou Reed inspired drivel, and 'Blues In Bob Minor' is pulsating blues drivel inspired by Dylan. Possibly the best track on the album.

I have a hard time understanding that this was released in the late 90’s. Robert Wyatt always takes you places you wouldn’t have foreseen - and Shleep is no exception. It’s a journey.

Some good some shit

Love it. Mad genius. Great cover art.

The fact there is even one Robert Wyatt album on this list is amazing on its own. The fact there is a second one is even more amazing. Wyatt remains one of the great musical hidden gems, a musician's musician if you will. While I understand the general music listening public isn't really atuned to this type of left-field stuff, I'd say this album in particular is actually quite catchy and accessible. Sure it has its weirder moments, but it's just so fun and quirky and lyrically insightful and sounds totally unique. Love it. Key tracks: Heaps of Sheeps The Duchess Free Will and Testament Alien A Sunday in Madrid

Strange one. Most of the songs got me thinking what is going on here. Definitely an interesting album to listen to but not really something I would listen to for enjoyment.

Did not care for this. At all. I was excited to see an album from the 90s, but this was not my jam. Legitimately difficult to listen to.

Something about this album just stuck with me. Surprising because I usually don't go for low energy music like this. Experimental, interesting, and relaxing. I had never heard of Robert Wyatt before and this album definitely makes me want to check out more of his works.

The most amazing music, the most irritating vocals.

Heaps of Sheeps 2.8 The Duchess 2.5 Maryan 2.8 Was a Friend 2.4 Free Will and Testament 2.6 September the Ninth 2.3 Alien 2 Out of Season 2.1 A Sunday in Madrid 2.2 Blues in Bob Minor 2.4 The Whole Point of No Return 2 September in the Rain 2.2 Score: 2.358333333

Sounds good even though I’m not sure if Brian ENO is a good choice as a producer

you can hear where a lot of other artists got their ideas

A times a challenge but the second half is a bit more interesting to me.

The jump from Heaps of Sheeps to The Duchess is mind boggling. This whole album has very little cohesion, and a lot of the songs will have a great intro and just devolve into noise experiments. I understand I know little of prog rock so maybe its hallmark, but Was A Friend is probably the worst example of what I'm talking about. Like "hey look how different I am" but late 90's. ALSO did anyone else think this was late 70's album? Its got that feel.

That first song was great! The rest was weird and boring and sounded really amateurish. What a shame because I loved the album cover too!

Batcrap crazy and a delight, if perhaps a bit (a lot) self-indulgent. It came out in the month I turned 15, but I would not have been ready for it until I was at least twice that age - this is not music for teenagers!

This album did replicate the sensation of being so sleep deprived that your mind runs away from you and your aching, translucent body has to chase after it, begging it to cooperate. It’s not a good feeling and I don’t like the album. But still.

If you’ve just thrown a house party and it’s late, but your guests are lingering, oblivious to well-established social niceties and your subtle hints, this is record you play for them.

A very interesting experience. It really surprises me that an experimental and progressive album like this was released in the 90s with such a 1970s atmosphere! Very good!

J’ai été surprise d’autant m’identifier à ces chansons et à leurs questionnements. De toute évidence un parcours singulier et authentique

Awful album. Song 2, The Duchess, has to be one of the worst songs I've ever listenend to.

Not a fan of the vocals throughout the album - this kind of half talking style lyrics. However it has some interesting instrumental bits that stand out to me.

Yawn

This is the second Robert Wyatt album that has appeared on this list. Not sure who is selecting this weirdness to be part of this list, but here we are. Fell asleep listening to this one.

A few of these were fine, a few of them rough

Couldn’t really get into this one. Reminded me of Bowie without the upbeat vibes.

If you loved Brian Eno’s work in the 70s and his work as a producer for Talking Heads and U2… well, you will probably enjoy the opening song of this album. And if you are a fan of Bob Dylan, you might appreciate the homage “Blues in Bob Minor.” Each of those songs deserves a star. The rest, not that I can tell.

very uneven album. I wanted to like it.

Ensimmäinen kipale lupaili hyvää, mutta loppu oli melkoista kuraa. Negatiivinen kokemus.

Shleep oli sleepy ja huonolla tavalla. Vittu mitä ininää

very annoying

Overall, it was definitely interesting; I didn't listen to the whole album. It reminded me of the Beatles or Pink Floyd when they would "go weird" moments.

This is unoffensive as far as experimental albums go but I'm not a fan. Fav Track: Heaps of Sheeps

Better than his last album on this list (Rock Bottom), but still super abrasive and weird. Not sure why 1 of his albums are on this list, let alone 2. Blues in Bob Minor actually borders on being classified as a song, unlike most of the rest of his catalog. Favourite songs: Blues in Bob Minor, A Sunday in Madrid, Heaps of Sheeps Least favourite songs: The Duchess, Alien 2/5

Really enjoyed this. Had never heard of Robert Wyatt until this project and turns out he's wonderfully awesome and weird

After the first couple of tracks I was thinking “here we go. Another “Art Rock” artist who thinks making music that sounds bad and is unenjoyable to listen to is somehow clever or interesting”. 45 or so minutes later, however, upon reflection I couldn’t help but think that my earlier assessment was 100% spot on. This album was rubbish, saved from being a 1 only by Blues in Bob Minor which I didn’t hate.

Strange one. There seemed to be some half decent songs on here, which were kind of overshadowed by old Bobbys singing and delivery. Having said that I did kind of get used to it by the end. Not enough to save it from a deux though. Simpsons: No

Listening to the first song on the album, I dared to believe that this could be an art rock album that I'd actually enjoy. Then came the second song, which sounded like some kind of traumatic mushroom experience. Maybe that's what he was going for, but it wasn't enjoyable at all. The rest of the album did improve to be fair, with some interesting and enjoyable songs, and some others that were fine.

Not the best, was a little bit of a slog to get through

I really vibed this. Don’t know why, it just did it for me.

I liked this album! I wouldn't ever listen to any one song but as a end it has a great vibe.

I did not know Robert Wyatt, I saw the album cover and thought: this might be something great. Oh boy was I wrong.

Slightly torn on this. Rock Bottom by the same artist is one of my favourites surprises of this entire list now I'm half way through. So I can acknowledge the guys is pretty incredible. This is helping me hear things in this album that I wouldn't have paid attention to otherwise. That being said, unlike Rock Bottom there are songs which sound avant garde for the sake of sounding avant garde. And numerous of them. If I hadn't had Rock Bottom first this would be an easy 2*. And yet I want to give this much higher.

Not good. Hated the voice.

The last time we had a Robert Wyatt album I said it was absolute shite and 1/5. Shleep doesn't improve on that I'm afraid, even though Heaps of Sheep and Maryan are okay enough to listen to at the start of the record, this is mostly a preposterous excuse for music, fully aware of what they're doing, and another 1/5. Bomb Canterbury.

Didn't hate this. Didn't like it either, mind - it's too rambling, the good, introspective bits are too few and far between, and it comes across in the most part as pretentious nonsense. Does have some redeeming features, particularly earlier on, but not going to revisit this. 2/5.

Nope this is just pretentious nonsense. The vocals and the percussion just went right through me.

I like it, but I'm not sure why.

The musicianship is there but I got bored...

Super interesting, challenging in places, totally unknown to me. A good listen.

I shouldn't like this at all but in fact I enjoyed the whole thing quite a bit.

Kind of a niche album, but I enjoyed it. Most '90s albums on this list are either Alternative, Electronic, Rap, or just general pop, so a Prog/Jazz fusion record is not what I expected based on the year. "Shleep" is less a product of the era and more just the result of Wyatt's decades-long experience in this unique style of music. Anyway, the album is very chill; I like the puns in the song titles, and it's cool how the lyrics vary from philosophical arguments put into poetry to the more traditional for Prog impressionist style, where the atmosphere is more important than the specific phrasing.

hey: we don't have to like all the same things. Taste is subjective, some music is just plain challenging. but this album's low rating is a testament to closed-mindedness, a key indicator that many of the people who engaged with this project expected to be fed their favorite albums with a dollop of esteemed critical approval. And I'm not saying this as a fan. Shleep isn't all that challenging or offputting, yet here you all are, dunking on it as hard as possible. Are you here to explore the breadth of the musical world, or to be cute?

Cool sound but a lot of the tracks are pretty forgettable. Favorite Tracks: Heaps Of Sheeps, Maryan

Fantastic. It's so magical when monster musicians make "weird" stuff. Just absolutely love this. Keeps you guessing while remaining accessible. Like John Elmquist wrote a bunch of lullabies. Also, how cool is it that this was released on Thirsty Ear? <3

Robert is a fascinating character, underappreciated by most. What we have here is an individual vision of such intelligence it's practically in a class of it's own. It's hard to pigeon hole Wyatt's music, sometimes folk, sometimes jazz, sometimes progressive rock, it is impossible to pick a genre without him exploring it, turning it inside out, and making it purely his own. OK, some of the inventions and explorations are less successful, coming over as random overdubbing (hello "The Duchess") but I'm glad that some is trying to push the boundaries.

Well that was an odd but not unpleasant experience. Yes, Duchess is a shit stain of a song in an otherwise passable album. However, Blues in Bob Minor is an absolute genius of a song (and great homage to Bob Dylan) so I’ll forgive them.

nice surprises should be more frequent on this project. i’m this far though. must. keep. going.

el album que saca ese compañero del colegio q era buena onda pero tremendo raro

interesante

queeee se yo. Hay un par de temas interesantes y otros que son moy falopa. Not my kind of disco.

I don’t think it is bad, but I don’t like it. All feels like a British children’s show theme.

This was a self indulgent mess. The vocals on most of this album are awful. Alien seemed to be the only highlight, which I think saved it from getting a 1.

Weird album - some cool instrumental parts but his voice was bizarre.

First song was cool then went down from there, very strange vocals and slightly atonal

An eclectic album from Mr Wyatt. I wasn't quite prepared for the sonic output from this album, but if you're aware of his style you should have a nice time with this.

Really couldn't get through this. Really kind of boring for me

Feverish, groovy, hippy album. Surprised I never heard of Robert Wyatt before, considering I used to be huge on psychedelic rock. He reminds me of Pink Floyd circa Atom Heart Mother era. I feel shleepy now. The dichotomy b/w reviewers his hilarious. His music is definitely not for everybody though. Sometimes in the album, his tracks feels purposely low effort.

I didn't enjoy it at all. The vocals seemed to be too high for the singer.

Ass

Thoughts before listening: I see this guy referenced on music sites all the time, but I have very little frame of reference for what he actually sounds like. I feel like it's some sort of outsider folk or pop but I'm really just guessing. Review: This is pretty weird and not really for me. Lots of atonal, avant garde sounds happening here. A few songs have some nice melodies but there will be something weird with the vocals or instrumentation that is just too much for me. 2-stars

I like being challenged, but I have to confess struggle when there's no musicality, or rhythm or semblance of a tune. As track one started, I had high hopes, I'd read the reviews and expected the worse and by track two I was laughing. I thought this was the track that was introducing the concept, but it didn't get much better after that.

There were a couple of tracks that drifted aimlessly and had me reaching for the skip\next button, but there were many more tracks that I really enjoyed, perhaps surprisingly. Vocally it was pretty dire, but musically it was pretty good.

Album 542 of 1001 Robert Wyatt - Shleep (1997) Rating : 3 / 5 Good album. I enjoyed listening but not likely to be thinking about it again. Another Brian Eno produced project, which is always worth a listen. it had some moments.

Love the title and the cover, but everything else is a crime against humanity.

Good music to drift off to, I suppose. Didn't really do much for me, sounded very "ye olde lute player" lyrically though.

A strange album that starts really interesting but tapers of in a meandering noodle towards the end. A little more editing discipline and this would have a been an oddball but good record. Instead it just oddball with some moments of brilliance.

i liked it pretty good!

Not sure what I was listening too.

La música vanguardista del antiguo integrante de Soft Machine se mezcla con su faceta como cantautor político izquierdista. Durante los años del thatcherismo había radicalizado sus mensajes y años después grabó este Shleep. En el vuelve a hilvanar con la dedicación de un artesano de la música estilos tan variados como el jazz, el rock experimental y la música folk. Me gusta la complejidad sencilla de "Maryan" en el que lo folk asoma tras los vientos metálicos hasta imponerse a través de las cuerdas, y la que quizás sea la canción más convencional del disco, "Blues in Bob Minor", extraordinaria en lo rítmico. También la existencialista "Free Will And Testament", sonoramente más sencilla pero profunda en lo anímico, y cómo no, "A Sunday in Madrid", con su hermosa melodía instrumental.

Dull. It almost put me to shleep.

Cool

Of course Brian Eno had something to do with this. He either hits or misses, and man does he swing and miss here. This feels very 70s, and I was absolutely floored when I found out it came out in fucking 1997. I was interested and relatively on board after the first track, but he quickly wore away any goodwill he had earned. I somewhat enjoy the higher, semi-whimsical vocals but the instrumentals sound, mostly, like a group of people messing around to tape and calling it a day after a take or two. I was absolutely bewildered when I thought, "Alright, sounds like we're coming to a conclusion, can't be that much longer right?" at "Alien". Imagine my shock. Favorite track: "Heaps Of Sheeps"