Nilsson Schmilsson

Quirky

He’s got a great voice. I thought side one sounded like McCartney. First album I’ve noticed the songs being shorter than they appeared. Apart from the singles it was still good nothing stuck around long enough to be boring, and this guy. Really can sjng

Ça va j’accepte

Nice

point0.

bueno pero no totalmente mi estilo, siento q puede llegar a cansarme

A good folk album with one big hit and one novelty song.

Some fun songs, some good songs, but not one particularly within my personal taste in music, so can't give it more than 3 stars.

Album #2 Enjoyed

The one word I think of when listening to this album is interesting. There is a lot going on lyrically that seems odd, but just makes sense. Blues influenced rock at its core, but there are tinges of other genres all over this thing. 6/10

He’s kind of like Billy Joel and I am not a huge fan. There are so nice songs on this album but it is not totally my jam. Also he wrote without you!? I did not know that.

The album title pretty much sums up my feelings about it. Not one I think I really needed to hear, but it's okay that I did.

way better than I expected and the same as I expected all at the same time.

Very 70s sounds. Coconut is a very playful track and Jump into the Fire is a great track. Overall decent

This reminds me a lot of Paul McCartney, however the first couple songs feel a little underdeveloped. They feel like they should go on for another minute, but they just abruptly end. Still a good album though, not great. High 3.

This was a fun listen. I got the sense that this was one free white boy. Discovering Harry Nilsson made “Without You” which has been heavily licensed and then also “Coconut” which Tyga interpolated for his first ever single, had my mind blown. Favorite Track: Jump Into The Fire

odd little album! but a fine enough time

Blind album and artist. Had a few really good hits but the album as a whole felt a little choppy between tracks and the hits were almost anti-hits. Like he wanted to write 2 different albums.

Alright, typical Nilsson stuff

Reading some reviews of this album after listening to it, I read that this man was called 'the american beatle', and I totally understand. This is not just similar to a Beatles' album in its style, but also in its structure, as it is full with experimentation, and almost every song feels different from each other, but I don't it reach the grandiosity of the british band. This album starts with two nice and catchy rock songs, being 'Gotta Get Up' a really nice opener. Then you have 'Early in the Morning' which is more of a slow track, a bit of atmospheric to call it something, which doesn't really add anything to the album being honest. Then you have an acustic and a piano rock song which leads to the biggest song of the album, 'Withou You'. The previous songs are nice but nothing too special, one being led by an acustic guitar and the other one being a piano rock; and following them, you have a balad. Honestly, nothing interesting. I felt like I've heard this type of song a thousand times. Maybe a pioneer for its time, but still mediocre. After that, you have the strangest song of the album, that being 'Coconut', and all thanks to the style of sining, because the instruments don't really add nothing to the weirdness. Wish it had. Finally, you have two more songs that reminded me a lot to Elton John, and... that's not really a great thing for me; which they precede the closing track, a nice balad with some great instrumentation which adds a nice layer of intensity. So, before wraping up the review, one more thing that I need to mention is that the production is stellar. Everything sound incredible. With that said, I have to give this album 3 stars. I think that, technically speaking, it lands in the middle of 3 and 4 stars, but emotionally speaking, I feel more a 3 than a 4, since the album couldn't make a impact on me.

Listened to this on a car trip yesterday and remember liking it, but I don't really remember anything about it. 2.5 stars I guess. Rounding up to 3

Didn’t know anything about him but do recognize a few songs. Pretty good! Cant tell what’s original vs cover though. I get some Beatles coming through interesting and varied.

Quirky, quite Beatles like. Coconut is a great track. Didn't hit me in the soul but was fun to listen to.

Some classics on this one actually, not bad

Pretty good, a little cheesy.

Quite eclectic. A little hippy edge, s few blues tunes, the coconut song and Jumping Into the Fire. Enjoyed this album.

started off slow but I warmed up to it, I liked it a lot more than I initially expected.

Very uneven

Reminds me of Alan Price and The Kinks of the same era. Some good songs and some very ordinary songs. The guy definitely had something but it hasn't aged well. Ok but I won't listen to it again.

This can't be considered a cult classic as it was too popular but it reads today like one, oddly so, as if its charms have grown indiscernable. Overall, it's perfectly fine, and decently cool but other than the cut redeemed by Tarantino, it's telling that top cuts have better known versions by others and the faint whiff of novelty songs don't help either. Not really as good as the high-profile endorsers would lead one to believe. Also, was the cover an inspiration for Big Lebowski?

The tone is all over the place, and although surely intentional this makes it hard to take seriously. Has a general tone of something the world thinks I should like but I cannot see what’s supposedly so special.

Из-за некоторого нервного напряжения слушал не особо внимательно и, может потому, что было не до музыки, звучание альбома раздражало. Всё же поставлю 6 баллов из 10, надеясь, что в лучшем настроении будет приятнее слушать.

I may be misjudging the 70s record-buying public, but I bet a fair few people were more than a little perplexed if they bought this LP on the strength of mega hit Without You. I'm sure there are plenty, but I'm struggling to think of a more straight-laced, sentimental pop ballad being sourced from a more eccentric collection of songs. Not that this is a bad thing - knocking around with a Beatle obviously rubbed off on Harry, although this album seems more like a post-Beatles McCartney effort than anything by his drinking buddy, Lennon. Much like Paul, Nilsson slips in and out of musical styles as effortlessly as he might change his shirt - never to show off, but still with a slight vaudevillian wink in the direction of those who noticed the pastiche. Of course, like Macca, the songs often come across as little more than doodles - riffing around in a certain genre or style but never quite with the discipline required to come up with completely realised song as the end product. That said, the musical tomfoolery pays off in spades for much of the first half, which is great, the second side kind of runs out of steam despite having Without You and Coconut on there. Fun to listen to, and I can appreciate why it is on this list, it gets a solid three stars from me. It may even be the second best album to use Cooper Black as the cover font...

A bit of rock, folk, pop, and soul wrapped together nicely in this singer-songwriter package with a bit of oddity to it. I’m frequently reminded of other artists when listening - the Kinks, Beatles, Beach Boys, Donovan - but it still sounds original and not a rip of others. Arrangements range from sparse to elegant. It’s kind of all over the place, but it works. Generally the songs are good but I don’t see what the big fuss is here. It’s all fine music, but not many notable highs or lows for me.

I kind of assumed from the man's name and the irreverent album title that this was some sort of crooner, so a pleasant surprise to find out just how wrong I was. It's not exactly what I'd necessarily choose to listen to, but it's a very solid and confident album, and I enjoyed the range of styles--and the impressively radio friendly length--of most of the tracks. My favorites were probably the first three tracks ("Gotta get up" through "Early in the morning") plus the singles "Coconut" (it's so nice to finally have a name to put with one of my favorite novelty songs) and the surprisingly long "Jump into the fire". I also appreciated the overall brevity of the album; short and to the point, and only slightly maudlin at times ("Without you", "The moonbeam song" and "I'll never leave you" were a bit too much for me, although I'll admit I'm not familiar with the original "Without you" by Badfinger, so it's probably not fair to criticize a cover version that pushed a half hearted ballad into saccharine territory).

I honestly loved the range of this album from softer rock ballads to vibey blues. Gotta Get Up is incredibly catchy and unique, honestly think that song is genius. The Moonbeam Song sounds like a compilation of late 60s/early 70s folk in a generic mashup that somehow still manages to be boring. So, that was a skip to me. Coconut is problematic and weird but iconic I guess. Just adds kinda to the bizarre-o range on this album. This album had a few saves for me but it wasn’t a no-skip. I enjoyed it!

coconut was fun and the rest of the album didnt leave much of an impression to me

Great instrumentals. Doesn't fit listening habits but interesting nonetheless.

Weirdly jammy album, especially gotta get up

Good, if slightly childish

Lime in the coconut/Everybody's talkin' guy

Lidt beatles/bob Dylan vibe. Chill hygge pop/rock

Nice voice good guitar but couldn’t make it past third song

Not sure how i’d never heard of this dude before as i knew a fww of the tracks. Strong 3 could be a 4 if i spend some more time with it.

Decent 60s-ish rock music.

A decent album with a few cool songs. Favorite tracks: "Gotta Get Up," " Coconut"

Solid one! Some songs are a bit sleepy, but he has clearly trouble getting up in the morning so that’s forgiven. Best one: ‘Without you’. Got lost in ‘coconut’. 3/5

Several hit songs, but some filler on the album as a whole.

Easy listening classic 70's

A great voice and excellent song writer overall.

Good album

6/10

Album cover didn’t fill me with much hope.m. How wrong was I? Good album with some songs I recognised but didn’t know the artist. Now I do. Eclectic.

I was nervous seeing the title. Another sch—son album after Oedipus Schmoedipus was so awful. But this was generally inoffensive. It was fine. Pleasant even.

Was surprised to enjoy quite a few of the songs in this album. Added this artist to floccinaucinihilipilification.

fun piano driven rock.

Very surprised when put the lime in the coconut showed up. And eclectic album; not really my taste

I recognized a couple of these songs but not an artist I hear a lot from. Certainly not a bad album by any means. Perhaps a bit too long. Jump Into the Fire is a banger. 5.75/10 (2.875/5)

An album of simple songs with solid songwriting without really much that makes it stand out to me. 3 cover songs feels like a lot for a 10 song album. Gotta Get Up was probably my favourite track, although I do enjoy a good novelty song like Coconut and now I understand the "beer in the coconut" joke from the Simpsons.

It's fun and nice and super pleasant to listen to.

Cool album. Very groovy. 3

Gutes Album. Besser als ich erwartet habe.

5/10 Decent album, a couple good songs, but not really an album I'd listen to all the way through.

Never really been a fan of Harry Nilsson, but I commend him for “Without You”, and there are some groovy 70s tracks like “Jump Into The Fire”. It didn’t blow me away though.

Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: Without You --- This is my first introduction to Harry Nilsson, and I was pleasantly surprised with this album. Fairly standard classic rock sound and altogether pleasant listen.

Harry's collective works deserve four stars. But I'm not sure any individual album warrants more than 3 1/2 (which is good -- it's 7 out of 10). Rounding down to 3, but Harry is better than that.

Ken Lee, ee libidibidouchoo.

I didn’t mind Nilsson Schmilsson. It definitely had a variety of musical styles throughout. Turned out I did know a few songs from this album; Coconut, Without You, Gotta Get Up, and Jump Into the Fire. While I didn’t mind this album, I’m still on the fence on if this is something I would own and listen to again. A few of the songs are a tad campy. However, the only song I didn’t care for at all was the closer. It’s another middle of the road ranking for me. I’ll go 3 for Nilsson Schmillson. 3/5

Some groovy, some weird, some bad

Was not sure what to expect with this one but it was better than I expected. Not my favorite thing but was pleasantly surprised. I had only heard gotta get up before and enjoyed Early in the Morning the most.

Listened to most of it. Good tunes and soulful vocals.

Best song was “Jump into the Fire.” Loved that bass line. Easy to learn, but still easy to feel it for the whole song. Album as a whole was not exactly my style, but a couple songs that I enjoyed.

Midssonn Schmidssonn First few songs sound like Beatles knockoffs, after that it's a little more interesting. I like the stupid wacky stuff like Coconut honestly but overall mid; it's like he's copying a bunch of styles but doing them worse.

It's fine. Maybe supposed to be 2.6 but I'll give it a 3.

Pretty nice

3.5 - some good songs but I don't think it is a revolutionary album or piece of art.

Just OK.

Enjoyed it more than expected. Without you is a bit cheesy though. Good suggestion!

A bubbly and fun singer-songwriter album. Not much to go back to on this album but it was a pleasant listen. 7/10

местами очень обаятельный + это название! надо будет потом ещё повслушиваться

Lindas canciones. Par de temazos. Me lo guardo para escuchar otros discos.

En lytteoplevelse hvor “hov den sang kender jeg fra…” fyldte mest. Der er nogle få højdepunkter. Ikke mindst Coconut som for min generation er udødeliggjort af Tarrantino. Og så er det da meget sjovt at finde sange som jeg ellers kun kendte som coverversioner.

The big hit single 'Without You' is indeed the worst song of the album, as is often the case with those. Nice listen otherwise, I was unaware of this artist.

3.5 - loved the production, very Beatles-esque. The songs were good, enjoyed side one more than 2

***An ok album

Nilsson, you could have had it all. One or two great songs but the rest is mediocre

Some well crafted songs from a great singer - songwriter. Not all entirely to my taste but I can appreciate his talent

Inesperadamente bueno. Me lo escucharé varias veces más. ¿He entendido el concepto del álbum? No. Pero ha sido un slay nonetheless

Well now I know who to blame for that fucking lime in the coconut song. 2.5

Fun album and songs from my youth that I didn't know were by Harry Nilsson.

Interesting album cover. Fun, bouncy opening track. Second track was decent, but things went down from there. It all sounds okay production wise. Good album length. I'm just not into the mediocre blues inspired tracks or the uncomfortable Coconut song.

Nice 70s singer songwriter album. You'll know more than a couple of these. The others fit in nicely.

There’s some great songs here - how Nilsson isn’t at minimum on classic rock radio is a mystery to me. Jump Into the Fire would get the dads going! Coconut sounds weird as ever - it’s like Kokomo from a more obscure artist.

Surprising mix of styles. Sounded more 60s than 70s however.

Album starts off with a bang, almost circus like. But not completely unpleasant. Driving along kind of goofy. Third track, Early in the Morning, is solid. Coconut is odd but cool, and I'm sure I've heard that one before. Jump into the Fire is another great track. End track definitely on the weird side, and lots of other filler that sounds kind of dated. But I guess this album sounds like it fits the required experimental chops to make the list.

I feel like everyone has heard at least half of this album without knowing it.

I was impressed at the musicality, and then I was bored by the banality.

Fun listen

After listening some of the previous albums that I shouldn’t listen to, this was a breath of fresh air

Solid album. Jam in Jump Into The Fire was pretty damn rad.

Non male, confermo il mio punto debole per la musica anni 70, anche se non mi convince fino in fondo.

Songs are pretty damn solid, definitely heard a couple of them before without realising who Nilsson was. Production is super great and the songwriting and performances is pretty solid. Doesn’t overstay it’s welcome or feel unfinished either. Could be a 4/5 if it wasn’t for the Coconut song. Man this song is dazzling in how annoying it is, not to mention the stupid vocal inflections and accents. This song really got under my skin in the worst way. I can see how it’s meant to be a fun unserious almost comedic break in the album, but it just doesn’t work for me. Highlights are: Without You and Gotta Get Up. 3/5

Interesting. I didn't know the name of the person who did these random songs from my past

Most of the songs were merely ok besides Without You. Initial Listen: 7/10 or 3.5/5

Dude's got a great voice but the arrangements are a bit... quaint. His own songs are far better than the covers; "Jump into the Fire" is a serious banger and sounds about 10 years ahead of its time. The covers, though, are trite and forgettable.

Bdb

Quite enjoyable!

Perfectly pleasant. I recognized a few songs that I didn’t know that I knew, which was a nice, albeit slight jarring experience.

Bueno

Without you/ Si No Estas Tu - toimii

Classic American rock. Listening to "Without You" by itself and not as part of a trashy rom-com movie gives it the required space it needs :) Reminds me of Steely Dan in production sound and variety of rhythms and different songs. Not exactly my cup of tea, but definitely some good tracks in there - the popular ones are obviously very popular.

Without You, Coconut

Has some bangers on it but a couple misses for me. Was hoping it would be more comprehensive. Coconut is oddly the first one I heard as a child, but Without You is by far the best.

Oddly sounds like a Beatles knock-off album. Standard late 60's/early 70's pop rock with some goofier songs added in. Definitely some solid tracks, but an overall decent to forgettable album. Top tracks: The Moonbeam Song, Without You, Jump Into The Fire

All the reviews mentioning The Beatles make me wonder if any of you have ever listened to The Beatles? But with that said, this was fun. Bizarre, but fun.

I enjoyed this album. Nothing noteworthy to bring up unfortunately. Just a quality album, relaxing listen.

This was ok - i enjoyed a few songs.

A very fun a clever singer-songwriter record. Stands out from the pack with its witty lyrics, very stylisticly diverse set of songs, and even delivering the definitive rendition of a little known songs by a little known group. But remember folks, if you sing like this, you may never have a long lasting singing career, as good as it may sound. Key tracks: The Moonbeam Song Coconut Without You

This was nice enough, but kind of generic. The coconut song is quite weird and doesn't feel like it goes with the rest. I never knew Without You was written by this guy - Mariah Carey's version is better

Nice voice and piano playing, but the compilation of tracks an also the lyrics feels very random - not like an album with a theme.

Good album little wierd and enjoyable. A few really good songs and the some cool voice changes and falsetos that make it unique for its time Like it a lot

Why does it sound like a cross between Paul McCartney and Billy Joel?

Teils sehr gut, teils bisschen schräg

varies in quality and in tone but overall fun

Some fun ones. I could do without coconut

Some great songs, but then some mediocre.

Not my thing

Anything that pairs one of the greatest ballads of all time (without you) with put the lime in the coconut deserves respect.

Listened to it at the gym, not really a good place for it. I should definitely give it another listen

American version of The Beatles - some decent songs, and some that really aren't my thing; Slightly folky indie pop. Cool that this guy was actually friends with John Lennon though. Most famous song in the album is Coconut (as in - put the lime in the coconut).

Interesting. Surprised by “Without You” did her write that? “Jump Into the Fire” is a banger

It was pretty good

o is this another funny 70s guy .. no it isn't! I liked it, especially the a bigger splash song

This album was all over the place, it changed style a lot. I did not like the ballads much, but the faster paced songs were good. Stand-out: Early in the Morning

Lots of recognizable songs and pretty good.

Solid. A little generic but some cool vibes throughout

Clearly a pioneer in producing and produced some classics, but the albums sound is not for me.

Some catchy songs.

Cool discovery, reminded me of Elton John's music, didn't know this was where the lime and the coconut came from, or without you was a cover and this was the original.

Good stuff.

noh mitääb muista

First listen: First song was great, some a bit too slow. Overall I enjoyed it.

Okay but I don't quite get why this album is so highly regarded.

Good production happy and sad songs in one

That one about coconuts slaps & Reservoir Dogs is my favourite Tarantino so extra credit Enjoyed the eclectic mix on this one

Most of this is just okay, not very memorable. Although WTF is ‘Coconut’? Possibly the worst song I’ve heard yet on this project. Overall probably won’t listen again.

Second time listening. Grew on me. If I spent more time maybe I would like it even more.

This was alright, but it seemed to have a good amount of filler

Pretty good, but I wouldn't compare him to the Beatles. Strong 3 low 4?

Nilsson is sometimes known as the American Beatle and I can hear it in a few songs, or mixes of their individuals styles. The album was a little all over the place, with big swings from the druggie Coconut to the melancholic Without You (which is the most popular but definitely not my favorite). It does feel very 70s so I'll be a little nicer but I won't be returning to this as a whole.

Gets a three because Without You was number one the week my wife was born.

Good album but the transition from without you to coconut was like being hit by a car

Er zitten een aantal goede nummers in, maar over het algemeen redelijk teleurstellend

Can’t remember what I wanted to say about Harry - I remember discovering him w a Tarantino soundtrack - put the lime in the co co nut.. clever fellow - he is out there - in a good way

That was fine. Also fun, but mostly fine. It was mostly your standard 60's/70's singer songwriter vibe. A good time but nothing special. Then he goes and throws the coconut at you. That really comes out of left field. I kinda wish it was more fun coconut type songs. On reflection though, a whole album of limes and coconuts would get old quick. Album cover: (B+) Its really not much of a visual, but it just pairs so well with the name. Nilsson Schmilsson is a delight of a name, and him being a bum in a bathrobe with that stupid of a name very much endears him to me. I like to think we would be friends.

I had no idea where the phrase "Put The Lime in the Coconut" came from. "Let the Good Times Roll" is a great song. Most of the songs were a little boring for me, the album was missing a little bit of something. 6/10

3.5

Singer-songwriter é uma loteria né?! Tem uns que os artistas são só tristes, mas nesse álbum eu senti que o Harry Nilsson realmente tem algo a dizer. Me lembra The Beatles. Gostei de Early in the Morning, Down e Coconut.

I understand some of the significance for this album, but it just doesn't feel substantial enough for me to give it above a 3.5, and since there are no half stars, I have to round down, in this case. There are some good songs, but so much of it is too silly and lacks weight for me to consider it something influential or impactful enough for me.

yea its pretty decent some better than others

It's nice to finally know who sang Coconut.

Looking at this album my first thought it was gonna be some stoner folk from the 1970s. Initial response: not really interested. But I gotta say I was actually kind of surprised on how much I liked it. There are some really good tracks on here With I think my favorite being the horn-laden song Down. Gotta Get Up is a great opener, and the bluesy Early In The Morning showed some good blues mastery in such a simple song. There are a couple of bad tracks on here as well, such as Moonbeam Song and I wasn’t too fond of Without You as it sounded like a Beatles knock-off. Overall, I’m not sure if this is a commit to vinyl album, but it’s definitely a listen again.

The flagship version of Ken Lee. Coconut is a classic as well.

Some goof stuff, some familiar tunes old school stuff 3/5

Good album. "Coconut" is a popular one but I find it annoying. "Gotta Get Up" is my favorite on the album.

Didn't really know this guy, but its got some classics on it.

3/4

Love the album cover. Not quite so sure on the album. Its a good length so have listened to it a few times and whilst its generally very pleasant (and i can see the Beatles comparisons) not much really lands with me. Without You is unfortunately in the played to death camp and Coconut is on the wrong side of fun. I do like Jump into the Fire - that has a groove.

Realmente quedé gratamente sorprendido con este álbum de Harry Nilsson. Canciones realmente creativas que tampoco pierden el sentido del humor (como "coconut"), llenan esta pieza de momentos sumamente cautivantes. A la vez, la producción me recuerda a las mejores canciones de The Beatles, quienes claramente fueron una gran influencia para Nilsson. No creo que haya tenido mucho impacto en el panorama musical, pero es destacable la calidad sonora de este músico que decidió no salir de gira para promocionar su trabajo. No creo que sea imprescindible, pero si es disfrutable.

интересный опыт потому что впервые вижу чтобы в одном альбоме было сразу по две версии одних и тех же песен часть этих песен очень увлекательная (которую я себе добавила,это ровно пять песен) другая (И ОНА ОБЪЕМНЕЕ) чистейшее снотворное пусть и голос у него шикарный отдельно послушала ещё две версии (группы badfinger и Мэрайи “IT’S TIME”Кэри) песни without you потому что узнала что это кавер,вариант Нильсона понравился больше всего

хз, весело, но не более, не цепляет

without you is kind of an all timer. love the layering of vocals that crop up every few songs. don’t largely care for the slower songs, but the others are undeniably fun.

Some of these songs are all timers, but the tone of the album is a little too inconsisten

Straightforward Beatlesy affair, most of the tracks are fine and cute, and I like the Creedance pastiche in Jump Into the Fire. The album's main two hits, Without You and Coconut are rather annoying however and I'm puzzled as to how the latter has endured so much. Not a bad album at all, but at the end of the day I'm not a huge fan of the straightfoward pop of the 70s.

beatles x elton actually pretty dope, wouldn't include on regular rotation tho

I really liked this album. I would listen to it again. I have always loved the song Without You but had never heard this version before. Some good Beatles inspired pop songs. Favourite song: Without You Least favourite: Coconut. What on earth was that about. Album artwork: Standard album cover

Imagine you have a honestly great album, arguably nearly 5 stars after 6 songs and then you butcher it with a fucking COCONUT song?! Honestly, strong start but second half couldn't keep up.

Very mid

give me blues and ill have a good time not too sure about Coconut tho

Opener superb. First half good Second half classics Without You is a classic Between a 3 and a 4

Interesting

I really liked it! 😂 It’s definitely an album I’ve never heard before although I knew 2 songs. I would listen to it again as background music while working at the house. 3.5 Stars

Individually, the songs are great. As an album, little cohesion and there are too many drugs involved in the making of this album.

Well, this was an artist that I knew nothing about. I went ouside the borders of the album and discovered good songs ! such as "Everybody's Talkin' " or "One". Concerning the album, there is good and less good ones. I appreciated the great bassline on "jump into the fire". The album has a good finish on "ill never leave you", that song is very melancholic / bit sad. Interesting album but not a fan of all songs.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson is by far the most satisfying album name we've had to date.

I mean, I love the Coconut song. Everything else I could take it or leave it.

quirky, off beat, 70s, warm

really a cute lil album. coconut is a fun song. something new

Recognized more than i thought i would. Most not really my jam though.

3 stars. One very imbalanced album. Without you followed by coconut! What a hand break turn

Albumi #111, 16.11.2024 Harry Nilsson on uusi tuttavuus. Nilsson Schmilsson on Nilssonin seitsemäs studioalbumi vuodelta 1971. Varsin mukavan lupsakkaa meininkiä josta ainakin minä löysin sävellyksellisiä samankaltaisuuksia Beatlesin kanssa.

Pretty good. Some classics I didn’t know he sang.

Alright

i always really enjoyed Nilsson! i love that hes silly !!

Better than I was expecting. It has a nice mellow 70s rock sound throughout

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson * Fun opener * Second track a bit meh * Then starts getting a bit samey * Down is fun * Without Me also sounds like a classic * THIS IS THE COCONUT GUYYYYYYYY Lime in the Coconut * Back end gets more interesting All in all, not bad - 3/5

Lime in the coconut

I didn't know those songs were his.

- 4/10 songs added to main playlist - Going in completely blind - Can see how this is enjoyable - Not necessarily for me - Not my favorite genre, but I like this project overall for introducing me to some songs I might have never heard otherwise - Big fan of the jazzier/blues elements - Jump in the Fire??? The song from Goodfellas??? - awesome song - Favorite song: Jump In the Fire

Nilsson Schmilsson was actually a pretty solid album with some really good songs in there. For this album, i like how a lot of the songs do not sound similar to each other and have something new and unique from each other to add to this album. Of course, my favorites were all the really groovy, jazzy, and just fun and fast-paced songs. Some of the slow songs were alright too with them still being pretty unique from each other but sometimes, they did have a tendency to just meander along without really doing anything special. Other than that, this album is a pretty darn good one. Best Song: Gotta Get Up Worst Song: Early in the Morning

POV: Your uncle, who considers himself 'the funny guy', wakes up one lazy sunday morning and decides to whip out some silly, McCartney-esque songs. The result is tolerable, occasionally even pretty good, but most of all just kind of pointless.

It was a decent album.

I can hear why he was called "the American Beatle". A bit "hippie dippy" at times, but it's tuneful. Highlights: "Driving Along" (strummy pop song), "Down" (piano-based boogie, nice horn riff counterpoint) "Without You" (classic), "Coconut" (silly but fun) Notable: "Jump into the Fire" (definitely a departure with heavier guitars, screamier vocals, and a crazy percussion breakdown. Unfortunately, his voice doesn’t really fit this style. This song takes the listener on a journey, but I don’t think I want to go.)

Jump into the fire & without you (spanische Version noch besser) mag ich und der Albenname ist 10/10 aber der Inhalt kinda boring aber es schadet mir nicht es anzuhören

I really enjoyed a few tracks on this...but then it also had the coconut song and some really predictable lyrics on others

I liked the name of the album. Started off well but the rest was ok. Was a pretty good length.

fairly boring.

6/10 - I liked some of the earlier songs but others were not as enjoyable. Early in the morning was boring and coconut was insane, but fun to listen to. The rest were just alright.

Meh. Kinda boring

3.5

Had some heaters, but first impression on new tracks were ok

This album was... competent... at parts. That's the best way to put it. Nothing to special, but fairly alright on execution. It's kind of just meh. Except for "you put de lime in de coconut" which, tbf, is far more interesting in the full song, but still annoying as hell to have stuck in your head.

This is basically Beatles-lite. It's got it all, super catchy bop to start it off ("Gotta Get Up"), strong power-ballad ("Without You"), completely ridiculous novelty song ("Coconut"). It's certainly all over the board, but he's clearly talented and it's fun enough. I don't think I had ever heard this guy's name before, but there are some pretty iconic songs on here. I guess he was a favorite of the Beatles and was friends with Lennon and Ringo. You can definitely hear the influence, it's kind of like if The White Album was way shorter and worse. The original release is pretty short (35 minutes) and there's a few covers on here, including "Without You", which is his big hit but was originally recorded by the band Badfinger. Generally solid, though probably a bit forgettable overall (though "Gotta Get Up" has been stuck in my head since I listened to it). Side note, but I never really had thought about who sang the "lime in the coconut" song, now I know. Favorite song: Gotta Get Up Other: Driving Along, Early in the Morning, Down, Without You, Coconut 10/21/24

The got three “oh that’s who that is” on this album.

Eclectic, enjoyable, and at times delightfully strange. There's something for everyone here but not everything is for everyone.

5 estrellas solo por la relación con John Lennon y por aparecer en el soundtrack de mi película favorita es como si mi personalidad y mis gustos fueran un album

I only listened to this album the other day on the occasion of what would have been my 50th wedding anniversary to with my first wife. Not that I think of her a lot but she came into my mind on this significant day. Reason was that the album contained ‘our song’ Without You. Turns out that I could live without her so for me the song has not aged well. But it is a good song. I obviously bought the album on vinyl 50 years ago and I remember then that my valuation of it was that apart from that one song there was nothing of interest elsewhere so it rarely got played. Listening again brought nothing new so my evaluation of it has not changed. So it will be again stored somewhere in the back of my brain until I might be lucky enough to get to the 60 years mark when I can imagine playing the album again on receipt of the telegram from The King. As my life has progressed this will be the nearest I get to that moment in reality. So that deserves a higher rating than perhaps the album itself deserves. 3/5 13/10/24

Quirky, playful, intriguing, radiating something between wisdom and madness. Like a random guy showing up to a party in a bathrobe. There are stories to be told and fun to be had. However, as is usually the case, the shtick is up pretty fast. But this bathrobe stranger knows when it's time to go and doesn't overstay.

Harry had a great voice. The album is basically a collection of party songs with a few gems mixed in. His cover of Without You is a masterpiece.

This is very easy Listening. I’ve listened to this record before but it’s an album I haven’t come back to often. Well this list is here to rectify that. I know it’s good but how good is it. Well I’m gonna say it’s a 3.5/5 . The two big Singles “Coconut” and “Without You” are definitely my favourite songs here. Everything else is good but these two are a cut above the rest

Lots of hits I recognized that didn't know he sang

A fun variety of songs with a couple classics I recognize

It had some great individual songs but kind of all over the place from jazzy to Christian

Ihan vähän mielistelevä siinä mielessä, että vetoaa laskelmoidusti suureen yleisöön, imelä. Toisaalta tässä oli myös vilpittömyyttä, siis että Harry on kyllä nähnyt paljon vaivaa ja antaa itsestään. Hieman sillisalaattikokonaisuus ja liikaa kuiskailua kuitenkin, että osaisin sanoa tästä albumina muuta. Ihan kiva, menestysaineksia. Snadisti tarpeeks lähellä kolmosta.

Not bad - shades of McCartney - enjoyed it though

Some very well known tracks on here that I never knew he sang. Without You is a classic ballad also covered by Maria Carey and as soon as the opening of Coconut started I instantly pictured the Reservoir Dogs crew :-D

I CAN'T LIVEEEEEEE BEDIEBOEDIBOEDABOE

Great vocal performance. Hard to believe Can’t Live Anymore is followed up by Lime in the Coconut. Not in a good way. Enjoyed this album though.

Very enjoyable listen. Relaxing trip down memory lane. Very melodic and the covers were goo too.

Nice.

The transition between Sunday and Monday in one album. Coconut sounds very Noel fielding - but funny

Pretty decent album, a little too easy-listening for my tastes but no bad tracks. ‘Coconut’ is embedded in pop culture but I always thought it was a bit overrated. 3.25/5

Pretty good.

I liked this, a step above most of the singer songwriter stuff we've had from that era. He's got a great voice, and there's a couple of great songs there (Without You is the best-known and probably the best). Coconut is apparently quite well thought of, but my first thought when listening to it was 'problematic' (yes, he does do 'the voice'). A comfortable 3/5.

3.5

3.5

More like Nilsson Schmils...fuck!

Interesting and enjoyable album. I had never heard of Harry Nilsson but I am definitely intrigued. The sound is a little Beatles-esque at times with some catchy melodies. The highlight of the album is definitely the beautiful and poignant Without You, though I also enjoyed the last few songs. Coconut was bizarre but not bad.

Album title - SICK. I’ve never heard of this at all. I’ve probably heard this song but maybe not. I’m troubled that I haven’t really discovered much music through this, so I’m excited by the prospect of some Norwegian weirdo. The song is a little obnoxious. Kind of in a good way. Although I am NOT an accordion man. Ugh the groove is kind of infectious. Trippy alien jazz outro is a winner. The vocal range is good but the songs are basic so far. This was fine. Not much to say. Hmmm. Lil organ stabs with some white guy blues. I’ll let you in on a secret, it’s early in the morning when I’m listening to this. How crazy is that????? This song is fun. The crazy vocal inflections and whatnot. This guy is weird. I like it. I have watched a movie. Next. Ohhh a moonbeam. No. I cannot see the spectrum of light individually. Come on Harold. This one is a little boring and kind of stagnates. Now THIS is white guy blues. The other blues song was nice. This is Hard Rock Cafe bald, beet red, beer swilling dad blues. He still has a cool voice. Or is it insufferable here? Not a shining moment. Especially with this extended big band outro. Next. Lyrics and composition by Peter Ham. Rhyming tomorrow with sorrow??? This guy is cooking hardcore. Listen. This is his most played song, meaning it’s probably bad. It’s fine. It’s a ballad. It could be prettier. Very run of the mill to me. Oh man. What are we doin here. It was a different time. I guess. Is this the verbal blackface interlude?? Yeah, this is too silly to be good and not silly enough to be intentionally funny. I hate that I don’t mind this one. I’m usually an advocate of bad times and certainly if it were good times, rolling would not be encouraged. Some of the dumb pop tropes are still here and the lyrics are dumb as sand, but hey this one is serviceable. Jump in(to) the fire?? Metallica? Is that you? It is not. But it at least has some drive. I think I like the songs he writes for himself far better. He leans into repetition a lot and the lyrics are nothing to write home about, but lyrics shmyrics right? There are parts that sound like U2 which make me shudder at the tolling of that bell. What hell awaits. Anyway. The bass interlude is the best thing to happen all day. Is this Clair de Lune played by an elementary schooler?? Another ballad. Why does he get so operatic? Weird music is winning the day on this one. His lyrics really aren’t good though are they. Again though, the odd music. This was an interesting album. Held my listening and wasn’t bad at all. Nothing earth shattering here, but some nice moments. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Gotta Get Up, Early in the Morning, Jump into the Fire

Good coconut song & jump into the fire, the rest mid

Some great songs and also one about a coconut.

überraschend

I’m not sure how to rate this album, as it just felt like white noise in the background. Neither bad nor great. A few songs featured that I never knew Harry wrote/ sung. So that was a wonderful surprise.

Decent 7 Just a fun pop rock record to be honest. Fav Tracks: Gotta Get Up, Driving Along, Coconut, Let The Good Times Roll, Jump Into The Fire Least Fav Track: Early In The Morning

Wild album in hindsight, with cultural impacts ranging ranging from novelty sings to corny ballads to legit hits. It's inconsistency is its biggest flaw, but it's place on this list is deserved.

Album was okay, easy listening

Interesting history, fine music I guess. The lime/coconut song is pretty unforgiveable

I was surprised that I knew so many songs on this album despite never having heard of it or Harry Nilsson.

wait—either this has been reviewed by the group already or I’m in the San Andreas movie

Very Eclectic feeling singer songwriter. I honestly don’t have much to say. I enjoyed it I suppose.

A few good songs make up for the bad.

Not a fan of the ballads but some were ok. Wouldn’t listen again

I always forget about Harry Nilsson, but enjoyed this album

This album grew on me, at first I felt nothing but slowly overtime it got a bit better after each listen. The transition from Without you to Coconut is whiplash, I can't tell if I love it or hate it. Regardless it's got some catchy songs and great singing.

This is a perfectly nice album, but nothing more than that. At times it gets quite silly, which isn't a bad thing but it means the whole album feels like a collection of songs rather than a coherent work. I liked Gotta Get Up, Without You and Coconut was fun, but I expect would quickly become grating. Threeth stars

Very fun and groovy 70s rock album. There are hints of everything such as reggae and funk scattered throughout. Favorites: Down, Without You Least Favorite: Coconut

Ken leeeeeee!

Fun 70’s

I like how every track on here was quite unique, and the the album as a whole was short and sweet. Nice guitar work but not something I would regularly listen to.

No sé de música pero siento que tiene de todo country, reggae y psicodelia jajaja

starts off with an absolute banger , early in the morning is sweet and so is without you, coconut is quite experimental but fun, might grow on me. Later half of the album is not as strong

Good fun except Without You that song is awful.

Easy listening but bland at times

Harry Nilsson is undoubtedly incredibly talented, however this album just really does nothing for me. Probably has to do with how over played it is but it just doesn't feel special

Side 1 was solid but side 2 starting from Coconut was meh

7/15/24. Very Beatles like in terms of production, some interesting songs on here and like Harry's voice.

Very good album, not something to put in my rotation though

Not a bad album by any means, but lacking in consistency. Don’t think I’ll revisit

Some real bangers on this. Also a couple of clunkers. (I know Coconut is famous and all, but it's pretty stupid.)

Album really varied. How do you go from Without You to Coconut? I wanted badly to like this as a whole, but don't. Maybe forced listenings will get me more on board? Some of these are great (Gotta Get Up), but then there are the ones where he sounds like he's dying (Without You).

Favourite songs: Down, Driving Along, Without You, Si No Estas Tu Least favourite songs: The Moonbeam Song, Coconut, How Can I Be Sure of You, Lamaze 3/5

Fun listen

Well, that was....something...

I loved this album. It was fun half of the time, and calm the rest.

One of those albums where you end up knowing nearly half the album because the songs have appeared in movies and TV shows. Overall, I enjoyed this albums vibe, and almost bummed it up a star because my daughter seemed to dislike it.

Inoffensive. & I enjoy 'Gotta Get Up' because of 'Russian Doll.'

Not what I was expecting but in a good way. Great instrumentals. Started off strong but towards the end the momentum decreased. There are still some tracks I'd hear again. Highlights: Gotta Get Up Without You Coconut

I enjoyed this more than I expected to based on the dismissive album title.

It totally doesn’t fit aesthetically on this album, but I enjoy Coconut. From listening to the rest of the album, I would not have guessed that Harry wrote it, but he did.

da lime in dee co-co-nutt..

Great album

“A good pop album.” - J. E. Shaull

A nice pop record. Forgot some of those tunes were on there

I had not heard of Nilsson before but I'm glad I know him now. I did some digging and it seems the Beatles were big fans of his which makes a lot of sense, this album was similar to a rubber band/revolver from the Beatles. Very enjoyable

An interesting one. He's definitely an eclectic songwriter. didn't know this is where "Coconut" came from.

Great album title, I feel like Harry would have loved twitter

Unbelievable that this guy and John Lennon were bffs for like 3 years

- Ooh I quite like this, it's cute - It all seems quite pleasant - Doesn't blow me away or anything though, just consistently nice - Not sure what's going on in 'Early in the Morning' but I sort of like it - I don't know what genre this is - 'The Moonbeam song' feels like a departure, much smoother sounding - Didn't care particularly for 'Down' - 'Without you' is the most popular song and I can see why. This song is fantastic, reminds me of some of my all time favourite artists - why is he doing that (put de lime in de coconut???) - well it's not bad per se but???? - I'll never leave without you is also really good Favs: Without You, I'll Never Leave Without You, The Moonbeam Song Umm overall: it's fine, it's fun, and Without You is easily the best new song I've found because of this, but there are a lot of not-particularly-interesting songs on here too, and aside from the one song I doubt I'll ever listen to this again 3 stars Each album from this ranked so far 1. Jeff Buckley 2. Beastie Boys 4. Pretenders 5. Elvis Costello (I changed my mind)

Tempted to give this a four. I started listening to the remastered version but found the original and listened again. It’s good. I recognized Gotta Get up, and Coconut of course, although not his original version.

Didn't think I knew who this was, and then I heard Coconut and realized I did. I also recognized his covers of Let the Good Times Roll and Without You having heard them at some point in the past I guess. Most of the rest of the tracks were just okay to me. Jump Into the Fire was an easy standout as the best on the album for me.

Never heard the original version of Coconut before. RIP Dr. Sweets.

Название альбома наверное самое ахуенное, что я встречал

Excéntrico e inesperado.

Gefälliges Songwriter-Album mit karibischen Einflüssen vom "amerikanischen Beatle".

Enjoyable! I had a good time with this one. I guess this is where ‘lime in the coconut’ originated from. Jump Into the Fire is a banger, as is Si No Estas Tu. Good listen, but not enough to punch up to a four star for me

Pretty good

Some good tunes here. Nice album.

gotta get up down without you

You don’t expect much looking at the cover and seeing a comical album title but this album is really solid. It’s mainly pop rock but it’s done is several different ways that show Nilsson’s range and ability as a singer. Coconut is a classic and such a great silly song. Without you and jump into the fire are two totally different songs but are executed very well and are definitely worth revisiting. This album was a pleasant surprise. 7.4/10

There's some interesting stuff there and I can see why this would have been huge in the early 70s