Head Hunters

Overall: groovy. You can tell they had fun making this album. Some tracks are quite long-winded and chaotic but, for the most part, I did enjoy it. Made me want to grow a moustache and become a cop in the 1970s (I am a 30-year-old British female). Would I come back to this album? I think I would if I was looking for instrumental music to work to, but probably wouldn’t stray past Track 2. For an instrumental album, I’d give it 3 stars but generally speaking I’d give it 2. Best song: Watermelon Man Track 1 - Chameleon - very groovy start. Very 70s. Wow this song is 15 minutes long. No wonder there are only 4 tracks on this album. My attention span isn’t long enough for this. By the end I was really looking forward to changing it up. Track 2 - Watermelon Man - it took me a while to come back to this album because I really struggle to get excited for instrumental-only albums. #bandkidtrauma This one is a bit different. Did this band influence Childish Gambino by any chance? Or did he sample this? Quite cool. Enjoyed this one. Track 3 - Sly - This is potentially a good one to use as an alternative for the Avengers Theme when I’m rushing to do last minute bits for work. It’s so chaotic that it’s making me feel stressed and I’m just sat looking out the window. Perfect for rushing about. Not the biggest fan of the last 2-3 mins though. Becomes a bit too ‘jazz’ for me. Track 4 - Vein Melter - this is very mysterious woman in a dimly-lit smoky room vibes. Weirdly also gives me Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds and The Sims vibes in parts too. The soundtrack for the coolest film you’ll never see.

Funky but repetitive experimental jazz.

Not for me

Started to enjoy it, but it became repetitive before the first song had finished.

Good funky jazz but didn't grab me.

Die Platte ist mir etwas zu jazzige.

Some ok jam sesh

Voglio apprezzare il mix di strumenti ma la noia prevale nonostante duri relativamente poco

What is this? Space funk jazz? Honestly, the songs are all pretty good, except there is either too much martian noise going on or there is one annoying and incredibly repetitive element that makes me feel like I have just been programmed with a trigger to kill any living being within an arm's radius. To be sure, I won't be listening to this again.

While the musicianship is good, the songs all sound like they were part of a jam session instead of fully fleshed out songs. Don't dislike what I heard but also not interested in revisiting this one.

Its fine but not something I would listen to again. Watermelon Man has particularly annoying backing instruments.

Could fall asleep to this (in a bad way). Pretty boring but had just a bit of that jam band essence. If Grateful Dead is a Dr. Pepper, this is a La Croix

Head Hunters is often praised as a landmark in fusion, and I respect what it achieved, but as a listening experience it is uneven. Herbie Hancock mixes funk, jazz, and electronic textures with undeniable technical brilliance, yet at times it feels more like an extended jam than a focused record. The grooves are tight, but they can stretch past the point of enjoyment, turning hypnotic repetition into something that tests patience. “Chameleon” is the obvious standout, both for its influence and for the way it lays down a groove that has been sampled and referenced endlessly. Still, unless you are deeply into jazz-funk experimentation, the record can feel indulgent. It leans cerebral, prioritizing musicianship and innovation over emotional impact. As a piece of history, it deserves all the credit it gets, but that does not make it endlessly replayable. I respect what it represents, even if it is not an album I will find myself coming back to often.

Pretty unspectacular

Да здравствует запрограммированный бас!!!

For me it’s a no. I find jazz boring. I even played in a jazz band for a few years to try to learn to appreciate the genre. Didn’t work.

3rd Jazz album in a row, if this can be classed has Jazz? For my purposes I will say it’s more Jazz than any other label Wiki has given it. This the first Herbie Hancock album I have listened to in full so again subscribing to this has taken me places I wouldn’t normally go. I like this album although not as much as the last two list offerings which were more traditional jazz oriented. Quite a lot of synth features which is not a bad thing but my favourite track is Vein Melter. Probably because it borders on the ambient side of things giving a smooth and calming influence. Not an album I would return to in a hurry but was nice to hear as a one off. 2/5 19/6/24

God I don’t like funk. Seems like it’s good at what it’s trying to be but it’s a slog to listen to.

this should be a 3. it is good but i need lyrics to truly connect to things could i write poetry to this? n

I've tried to get into this album before, but I just can't. I always end up listening to Fat Albert Rotunda instead.

Meh

This is cocktail lounge jazz. It makes good background music but otherwise is just ok. 2

secondo me alcune canzoni sotto sostanze stupefacenti ci potrebbero stare. Altre ce le vedrei bene in un locale blues di New Orleans

Bel groove, però boh.

Voglio apprezzare il mix di strumenti ma la noia prevale nonostante duri relativamente poco

Mario Odyssey vibes… mostly Metro City for some reason

Favourite song chameleon

Rollo.

Awful stuff

Not bad. Not my favorite. But I see where its place is on the list at least. 2.25

Couldn't get through it. I'm sure it's an important album and well regarded in it's genre but listening felt like a chore. Most bored I have been all week, and I had to watch the bachelor finale...

Well it started OK, but descended into too much jazz wankery for my tastes.

Meh I’ve grown into jazz, but evidently not this type of jazz. Too much fucking around here for me.

Herbs a dog but I’m not with the vibe.

These rifs remind me of 1970s tv theme songs and backing tracks. I keep thinking of Buddy Ebson as Barnaby Jones wandering into a nightclub to investigate a case.

Acid jazz hippie shit

Welcome to twang town. Very Starsky & Hutch (original series).

Not unpleasant to listen to, but boring and uninteresting background noise. There are 4 hour long YouTube videos of logs burning which evoke a stronger emotional reaction.

An old school porn soundtrack for a Nintendo Wii game.

Its a product of its time. Its not bad but just not my jam. Would fit perfectly in to a 70s cops TV show.

Any album with 4 songs and it's 41 minutes and 34 seconds long makes me feel uncomfortable. And album with 15 songs and it's 20 minutes is the dream. It's okay. I hated watermelon man. Chameleon is okay and I can see Haris playing it. I want to like jazz (I believe this is jazz) but it's just quite difficult tbh. It slays that he's called Herbie though.

Uhhhh...yeah, this wasn't for me. I recognize the musical talent here, but I guess I'm just not a jazz guy.

I was actually really enjoying this for the first 4 minutes of the album, but it really went downhill from there and i couldn't stand it for a lot of the rest. 1.5 stars

Will put it in my jazz playlist to give it a few more listens but not sure if I like it

The first 5 bars told me everything I needed to know. Boring Funk is fine, but the synth spoils it. It's not awful, but it's only one step up from that. It's a 2

Sounds like we’re on a good, late night jam session at Jes & Jon’s with some bad, tune-up jazz blended together. Also has a menagerie of sounds on a couple of numbers. (1.9*s)

Starts off good then tapers off, some interesting sounds and fusions going on throughout. Pretty easy to listen to, groovy but nothing super exciting. At least it's composed and not freeform, very 70's. Jazz and synth are hard to mix well so I'll give it that. I like the eclectic use of various drums. For perspective, if this were in my living room it'd be phenomenal.

Some funky muzak. I wouldn't mind grooving to this in an elevator or dentist office. Some songs could have been broken up into multiple instead of one long one. All in all a worthy listen but I won't be hunting the bins for it.

Started off groovy. Lost some of its luster by the end but overall some decent jazz fusion stuff. Definitely sounded like it was bridging genres and ahead of its time. Maybe not an everyday listen but works for background at work or while chilling. I dug the first half but was over it by the end. Been aware of Herbie Hancock for a while but don't think I've ever heard anything before. If this is what his other stuff sounds like I might check it out periodically. It sounds like he has assembled a handful of bands/projects over the years so not sure if that is the case. Either way glad I gave Head Hunters a listen. 2.30 stars

Not sure what all the hype is about on here? Impressive, sure, but boring for me. Don't want to have to listen to a 16 minute song ever, regardless of the genre etc. Really respect mateys discography and can tell he's a sound guy and very talented. Not for me though. 2/5

I don't hate it, but I didn't save any songs for later. andddd then I kind of ended up hating it...

Not for me.

Amazing how much mileage Herbie Hancock got out of the opening riff on Chameleon. These guys are master improvisers, but I find the lack of melodic motifs, and unending improvising is fatigue inducing. I appreciate the creativity, but I can't imagine any circumstance where I would want to play the entire album.

I guess the musicianship is good but I find it tedious.

I have not heard of this album before. Not the biggest fan of jazz and it was especially bad because all of the songs on this album were very long. Will not listen again.

Nicht mein Geschmack.

Interesting listen. Really not my cup of tea....but it was okay.

Watermelon Man kannte ich aus der Bruce Lee-Verarsche.. Ansonsten insgesamt etwas aufwühlend und nichts , was ich noch häufiger hören muss.

- Herbie Hancock ist eine absolute Legende, ein krankes Musikgenie und ein geiler Typ - Das hier war mir zu hoch Rating: 2/3

- Der Typ ist ein Genie und ein Jahrhunderttalent. Der durchbricht Genres, bläht Jazz bis zur Unkenntlichkeit auf und nebenbei auch noch ein Virtuose am Instrument - Die Platte war einfach zu krass und komplex für mich. Ich hatte permanent das Gefühl, abgehängt zu werden. Vom Tempo, von den Melodien, von den Strukturen, von den Rhythmen, von allem. Wie ein Kind im Autoscooter, was nicht an die Pedale rankommt und alle anderen schwirren und drehen um es herum. Das Kind kann nur zugucken und hin und wieder gerammt werden. - Einige Parts fand ich ganz gut aber die waren dann auch viel zu schnell wieder vorbei - Ein Album, wo die Erfahrung echt cool war, was ich mir aber nie wieder anschmeißen werde 2/5

Musste mich etwas zwingen, mich darauf einzulassen. Bis auf wenige Parts in "Sly", die mir gehörige auf den Sack gingen, fand ich es aber durchaus solide. Nochmal werde ich es aber wahrscheinlich nicht hören.

Á erfitt með að gera upp við mig. Ekkert geggjað sérstakt en á sína spretti. Vil gefa meiri athygli

Too much funk influence, isn't really a style I prefer. Not a bad album though

Ritmos electrónicos, de estilo de los 70, todo instrumental, variedad de melodías. No me ha aportado nada. Un tanto flojo, aunque las canciones tengan su propia estructura.

it's a funky/interesting listen. think it's best just to put it on & let it play through, rather than listen to one track at a time.

didnt make my heart go doki-doki Significant 37/116 Liked 17/116 Added 4/116 YNN

Meh 2 out of 5.

I think I just have to admit that I don’t really get most jazz. I have no idea what’s compelling about this. It seems like it’s well done?? But I’m not sure how you can tell?

2/5

Was okay background music

Funky jazz. Definitely reminds me of sci fi from that era. Definitely not my cup of tea, even as far as jazz is concerned. I can, however, appreciate the artistry and do understand why it was revolutionary at the time.

Helt okej groove men inte riktigt för mig, för mycket lall typ

A bit too jazzy for me.

already listened to it, decent

i don’t think i’m a person who can sit through long instrumentals BUT i still thing it’s fun and the music is groovy

Ground-breaking. Accessible. Iconic. Zzzzzzzzzzz. Great bathroom or elevator music.

snoozfest

Nicht mein Geschmack.

Was

Rollo.

Really tough to listen to at work

Parts of this were good, but overall it isn't for me as it is too jazzy.

ani jonas

Groovy and chill but not quite my style.

Had to stop on the third song, it just felt all over the place. Though you can tell the effort the artist went through to produce it.

Fine

I enjoyed Chameleon & I thought hmmm generator did you give me a jazz album I'm going to like? Did you finally convince me?? Then I got to Sly. If it would have lasted one minute longer I would have turned it off it almost killed me. So alas generator, today is not the day you convert me to the jazz side.

I see Echo and the Bunnymen coming up, thank goodness. Look, for the first few minutes, I thought this may be ok and entertaining. Didn't take long to figure out I was wrong. No offense to the guy, but this wasn't for me. Looks like he's been around a long time so obviously he brings joy to a lot of people and for that I'll give you a 2. I'm not going to re-listen, just move on the what I'm guessing will be hell on my ears and The Mothers. 2

Didn't like. Feels like a really really long intro

strano

This album is pretty awful. "Free form" jazz just ain't my bag, baby. Maybe share your drugs and I'll change my tune. #ZING

Not really my style

Not a jazz fan. I need more lyrics

SO -- Sly

It was okay

Just noise. Sounds like someone gave a group of people instruments and asked them to make as much competing noise as possible. Not for me!

😐

Cool I guess. Nothing that personally hit for me.

Was nodding along enjoying then realised it had been going for sometime and when would the vocals start? then realised I was 5 mins in to a 15 min long opening song. Not too bad but at least I realised for certain Jazz is not for me.

When he was only 23 yrs old Miles Davis saw a hugely talented young man so he recruited him to join his band in 1963. During this period Miles put out some astonishingly good hard-bop and post-bop records, but being Miles, he had to evolve so they incorporated more electronic instruments and moved towards a more funky sound. I think Miles had some success with this new sound in the 70s, but Hancock less so. The songs start out with some nice funky grooves but they soon run out of ideas and can't hold my attention for 9-15 minutes. I wish the songs on this album were more fleshed out like say his Maiden Voyage from 1965, which is just lovely.

A solid beat tape jam. I probably won't have it on repeat too much, but it was fun to listen to while it was on

Chameleon and Watermelon Man are a good intro... it's interesting and pretty approachable. A funky junky that finds a cool groove. Unfortunately with Sly it falls apart for me... it's grating and stressful. Though it closes in a more mellow mood, the overall experience was a bit sour.

I will listen this album again.

Dull. Some great creations and good playing, but the delivery is less than the sum of its parts, and the songs overstay their welcome

bleh. uncomfortable.

Very slow soft jazz

I don’t know, I can respect the musicianship, rate the genre and understand the influence but my oh my I cannot listen to it with anything but ennui.

Funky jazz to start it off, then a weird and scary 2nd track. Listened to a few minutes of the rest of the record. Not interested.

Prima jazz, maar ik vind het altijd wat teveel gepingel in de ruimte. Dus een heel (goed) album gaat me wel vervelen. Maar dan meer persoonlijk.

Chameleon: Funky and jazzy I like the song a bit too long for my taste tho for having no words Good background noise Watermelon Man: Different vibes I like the flutes Very rainforesty Sly: Sounds like something from a spy movie Name is very fitting Favorite of the four Sounds like something you'd listen to playing a Roblox heist game (compliment) Vein Melter: Good song Like the bass line Overall 5.4/10 Not bad not great a decent album overall Not a jazz person but maybe listening to this while I do homework would be good. The songs are too long for each one. 4 songs shouldn't total 45 minutes long

Robgruyère tu as une vingtaine de critiques d'albums de retard, ça va très mal se passer si tu n'en postes pas à minima 10 dans les trois prochains jours. Ceci est un ultimatum.

too instrumental for me

I liked some of it, but a lot of it was too...experimental for my tastes. Almost like riffing went off the rails at some point

So yesterday, I had a long day at work. I asked Erica if she wanted to just lay out on the trampoline and listen to the album of the day to just unwind a bit. She declined, it was kinda windy. I'm glad we didn't. This is background music to a life that's not mine. I do not care about this album.

The slower songs weren’t terrible but not my thing. The fast one gave me anxiety and I hated it. Not my kind of album.

I get that it's jazz, but I think a song still needs to have some kind of a central theme.

Kind of annoying.

It was a nice background album. I like his later stuff much more.

We listened to this in the car so it was kind of the focal point of the car ride, and a bit much. I think i would have enjoyed it better had it been playing in the background while I was crafting or something. It wasn't horrible, but wasn't great either. 4/10

I'm just not a fan of 15 minute instrumentals. Tapped out before getting to the end of the album.

I know. It's super famous and influential. I just never 'got' herbie.

Some nice moments but really noisy. Plus jazz still isn't my thing and this didn't change that.

Uma viagem. Confesso que não o ouvi por completo, só um tanto de cada música.

okay

I still don’t like jazz and didn’t really have any strong feelings about this. I like the cover though.

Was hoping for the earlier sounds from his career, but I wasn't disappointed. It's good to vibe to while working.

En epäile hetkeäkään soittajien taitoa, mutta lopputulos itsessään on kovin rönsyilevää. Vähän kuin olis vapaisiin jameihin eksynyt.

4 songs, 40 minutes of jazz

It was alright. Elevator music really....

The beats are good but too repetitive for me. After hearing the same thing for several minutes, I’m ready to move on but there isn’t much to move onto to. With only 4 loooong tracks, this got old quickly.

2 oder wenn 0 möglich, 1

Gets repetitive too quickly

I noped out half way through. Gave me awesome Toejam and Earl Megadrive game feels though.

not really my thing but i respect the artistry

Not my cup of tea

It's like a nice red wine: A great product, but I don't enjoy wine.

I really wanted to like this. I even looked into a cheapo CD on eBay after having enjoyed all 16 minutes of the album opener Chameleon. £3.49 including P&P sounds about right. Jazz shouldn't be fused with anything. It's just jazz, innit. There was an awful lot of noodling and little action. I think I lack the musical sophistication to enjoy albums without vocals. I need someone to tell the story for me.

Not my type

I did not like this weird computer heavy influence over the jazz. Some of it just sounded like weird video game music, too long and repetitive.

Not what I'd call an auspicious beginning... somewhere between the cantina band from Star Wars and the theme from Sanford & Son.

I bought this album out of a used bin almost 20 years ago because I liked the cover art and colors. Listened once. Now I’ve heard it twice. Not horrible. Not good.

Not the Jazz for me.

p297. 1973. 2 stars, but would give it 1.5 if that were an option. Tedious 1970s jazz-funk with loooooong double digit minute tracks. Sounds like the rejected soundtrack for a blaxploitation film. As with most jazz, technically proficient, but it leaves me cold.

Another artist I’ve never heard of, although I think it would be fair to say that jazz is my least familiar genre. I’d probably not be able to run out of fingers on one hand naming jazz artists, and that’s not even counting my thumb. There are only four songs on the album, yet it’s 42 minutes long. I have a feeling this is either going to be great or a real drag… Songs I already know: none Favourite after listening: Sly Overall: 4/10 This album was an experience. It was a journey. The thing about journeys though, is that some have crashes along the way which frankly makes the rest of the trip less fun. I expected jazz, but immediately in the first track Chameleon, I’m hearing straight funk as it starts. I’m no jazz aficionado, but this wasn’t what I was expecting. However, after around 10 minutes into the 14 minute song, I’m bored. Halfway through the second song, I’m wishing I was listening to anything else. The third track, Sly, is much better than the previous tracks, but I’m still not sure I’d go back to it. After the fourth track which sounds more traditional jazz to me, the album is finished! It is 4 songs long, but still 42 minutes in total. Sly is the best thing about this album, which is what bumped it up to a 4/10 for me.

Great musician, no doubt, and famous album. Nonetheless: This is an album I will never listen to again. But then again. Funk is not my genre.

I know it’s a gd classic, but just not my cup of tea

Kan nog lära mig tycka om det här.

nae

This was another weird one. It was ok. Not a lot of selection so choosing the songs was a bit harder than normal. 1. Sly 2. Watermelon Man 3. Chameleon

Interesting with long songs but not very engaging

The only thing I know about Herbie Hancock is the Herbie Hancock joke by Chris Farley from Tommyboy. Not in my wheelhouse. Pretty experimental for this era of jazz.

Tja, jazz hè...

Herbie begon best sterk maar verviel na anderhalf nummer in puur jazzy zenuwslopend gepiel en getoeter.

Het begin vond ik echt flitsend maar toen werd het jazz. En hoewel een funky soort, kan ik gewoon niet zo goed uit de voeten met jazz.

I like jazz, and I know this is a classic, but I just don’t dig it.

Just jazz. Sounds great, not my thing.

Bit more listenable than some of the jazz

Nothing wrong with, just have to be in a mood for it.

Rollo

Limpid jazz with a pleasant bop and squiggle but none of the knotty, edge-of-the-universe stuff he managed under Miles' tutelage.

Yep, this is funky jazz

Meh

Nice funky drive. The sax (I think) in the tune, Sly, is poppin.OK? Generally not KY thing, but I can tell why it was an important album in 1973.

Some cool music but in terms of listening regularly I probably wouldn't because the songs were quite long and did not really stand out to me

Nomas para saber

Too jazz for me.

Leiðinleg plata

2/5 nope!

Good but short.

Not really fan of jazz and this was no exception

I liked the first track,not really sure about the other tho,might give it another listen

Nah… just too freestyle for me. Me and jazz is like me and olives. I feel like we should get on, but alas no!

4 canciones y 40 minutos. Estos discos ya no se hacen. Partiendo del origen Jazz mete algo de electrónica, o eso creo. Escuchable como música de fondo y poco más para mi gusto.

There's an alternate universe where i'm a major jazz-fusion-funk fanatic. It would be a rather weird place.

Instrumental and got bored at the first track.

Not arsed. This didn't light up the sky with fireworks on bonfire night.

With a name like Herbie Hancock, who could go wrong!? And it's his real name, not a stage name! Born Herbert Hancock, and who wouldn't shorten that to Herbie because Herbies are famous. Like Herbie the Love Bug, that charming(?) automobile, maybe Herbie Hancock is more known for his name than his music? Because I don't know this album. Though I did watch Herbie the Love Bug. Not sure I could tell you what it's about other than a talking(?) car though. Oh! It's because I know Herbie Hancock for a song that sounds nothing like any of this! "Rockit" from "Future Shock," a decade after this, is the first "jazz hip-hop song," an anthem for breakdancers, and won 5 awards at the inaugural MTV Music Video Awards. That song I know! Both in it's original and in many samples I'm sure. It's filled with synth, scratches, samples, and is nothing like "Head Hunters." "Head Hunters" was mostly smooth and cool jazz funk that faded into the background until "Sly" came in with it's frantic, all-over-the-place self. Took me too out of it. But "Rockit" would get 4 stars. It's not on the 1001 though. Too bad.

It was jazzy but not really my jam.

First couple of tracks were interesting then it got a bit boring.

Was a high 3 based on Chameleon. Fell away after that.

I don’t know enough about jazz to really talk about it, but I’ll say this: this is the kind I don’t like. I prefer surprising harmonies and modulations to the same damned chord progression a bazillion times over, nothing more than a predictable undergirding for individual riffs that don’t even feel related. Not my jam.

Very interesting. A unique spot between jazz and funk. Not my jam, but glad I listened.

Not that original

Didnt like it

1. chameleon - 1 2. man - 0 3. zly - 1 4. vein - 1

Music for anteaters to wander through the Pampas to, wiggling their big fluffy tails from side to side as they go hunting for delicious, juicy termites. Not so much for me as I head to the kitchen hunting for chocolate biscuits and a nice cup of tea.

I made it through the first song Which lasted about 6 hours. I enjoyed the first minute or so of it, but then it just kept going. Not sure if I was still listening to it by the end or if I’d just gone into a trance. Please stop sending me jazz. Favourite track: isn’t it just one long piece of music?

À partir du moment où l’album est composé de 4 morceaux de 10 minutes chacun faut aller se faire foutre. Et puis l’electo jazz alternatif (c’est comme ça que je le définirai) c’est vraiment pas ma tasse de thé, je pense qu’il faut être initié pour réussir à comprendre cette musique. Spoiler, c’est pas mon cas

Toujours pas bien...

Absolutely not my cup of tea

Not a fan of the funky fusion

Not really my thing

Less than a minute i to Chameleon and it was already annoying me and there was still 14 minutes left. It didn’t get any better for me either. Just a repetitive jam. Yes it changes periodically but it changes and then just loops the new bit round and round, change and repeat. Watermelon Man was familiar sounding, i suspect more than being sampled than the original. Sly felt a but too busy and vein melter just dull

I do not like jazz. Especially when it’s this long. And jazz fusion is still jazz, just with a few more steps.

Few things make my heart sink as much as seeing a 41 minute album that only contains 4 tracks. And then seeing the inevitable "jazz" mention. I kept checking whether it had ended yet, but eventually realised it had when my app autoplayed Funkadelic afterwards. Not for me. 1/5

Cool

Too funky for my taste

I tried, but I just couldn’t.

Chaotic

I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I just can’t get behind long songs. Covid fried my brain is2g.

44 minutes- 4 tracks and not a clue what was coming. Unfortunately the electronic jazz movement I was surprised with was not for me at all, made worse I suppose by the fact I’ve recently been introduced to the work of Skys instrumentals. The first track started and 30 seconds in I was wanting a stevie wonder type vocal to accompany. Unfortunately the album became a blur of very similar sounding music. No face or worse tracks as it all blended as one. 1/10 for making some noise.

Not my vibe at all

Le falta un poco de sazón quizás, no se si banco el formato de canciones d emas de 10 minutos y discos cortos, se hace repetitivo en un momento, igualmente siempre hablando desde el desconocimiento.

0.6/5 The music is tight and well played but this just sounds like music I'd hear in a hotel lobby. Not my cup of tea.

Mmmm nop

Como van a ser solo 4 canciones y durar 40 minutos? Es una locura, necesito dopamina, no canciones largas. 2/10

15 minutos la primera canción. Oh boy. Oh gowd no.

No soy fan de los álbumes instrumentales.

Nope. Bad. Just no.

didn't hit me

Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Übel.

Okay? Sure?? This is not helpful while trying to do a test. I felt very overstimulated.

Музыка альбома вызывает чувство тревожности

Terrible! I hated this. 41 minutes and only 4 instrumental songs! Ugh!

Not a vibe

Wanky jazz yawn

so boring

didn't sustain my attention well, appreciate the jazz though

Can’t get through it. It’s solely musical, jazz perhaps? I gave it my best shot, it was an okay background album but I wouldn’t listen to it again

Being familiar with (and very much liking) 'Rockit', I thought this might be the first jazz album I didn't fail. I thought wrong. So, since I had extra time on my hands, I decided to audit 'Future Shock' to see if that album lived up to the greatness that is 'Rockit' (and to wash this 'Head Hunters' crap out of my ears), and while it didn't change my life, it certainly was the better of the two albums. But that's not what's being graded here... sorry, Herbie.

The top review said this was the most accessible jazz album? If that is true then jazz will never be able to access me. I feel fortunate about that. It’s like I have the antibody for a zombie virus. Except it’s better, because I’m immune to jazz. I’d rather eat brains than listen to this again.

It was alright. Not my speed but interesting to listen to.

I was going to listen to this jazz masterpiece but got sidetracked signing lomens EPs instead

Irritatingly noodly

Very long instrumentals but a classic with it being Fleetwood Mac

I managed it all and was reminded of Morecambe and Wise with Andre Previn "He's playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order" Jazz really isnt my thing.

Background music. Boring. Unoriginal. I would rather listen to babies crying.

Enjoyed and downloaded the first song on the album but, in its entirety, it was a bit too chaotic, for a lack of a better term, for me to listen to the entire album straight through. But this being the first album of the very long series has me excited :)

Not one for me, it became wall paper music after a while, probably better suited to a Starsky and Hutch episode

Best Song: Watermelon Man Wow, this is REALLY not my thing at all. Is Herbie talented? Of course. Would I ever listen to this again in a million years - nope! 1/5.

The back end might be brilliant but it annoyed me enough in the first track I peaced out early

Не мой вкус явно, больше нравятся песни с текстом. Но как саундтрек к игре подойдет отлично

not my style of music, didn't like any song.

dawg why is one song 13 minutes

I have great respect for Herbie but it really seems the band were just working their way up themselves.

The songs are soooo long. No way. But I did already have one song off of here saved already. But dang.

Only acceptable Jazz for now.

This album was the perfect reminder of why I hate listening to jazz.

Pas du tout mon genre de jazz

Not for me. More of a background track than a lp

Meh. Vein Melter is the closest non song I've heard since John Cage's 4:33, what is that? Chameleon sounds like the incidental music from Kojak. Ditto Sly. And re doing Watermelon Man? I've come across the record before as one of those must listens, and a deadbeat listen has only confirmed my original thinking. These guys can play, granted, but what's the point?

listening when: in the morning on the way to pilates thoughts: all instrumentals. i thought this would be an easy listen because it’s only 4 songs but they’re all 15 min long of basically just “jams.” rating: 1/10

ew jazz no, u won't fool me with this nice album cover.

7/1001 First listen. One play. I know Herbie Hancock from Rocket. That’s it. This is about as far from my tastes as you could probably get. The first thirty seconds were dope though. To my uncultured ears this sounded like old vhs porn music. My first one star review. Curiously, almost all the reviews I was shown were five stars in spite of the 3.56 rating.

Not for me

Interesting.......

Dreadful. Truly awful. Unlistenable Jazz. Goes on and on. Like a jazz quartet falling down a very steep spiral stair case. I don't think it's aimed at me.

I become ever more convinced that I dont like jazz fusion.

When this popped up I thought "not again". I've seen this album in so many different lists and tried to listen to it before but never passed from the second or third song. I finished the album but didn't listen to any song until its end.

For the first 3 minutes I thought "this is cool" and then it continued without changing much. I got bored. Perhaps jazz is not for ADHD listeners!

I absolutely fucking hated this album. Its everything I hate about Jazz, crazy repetitive nonsense.

I am not a fan of this. Just weird instrumentals and the songs are like 10 minutes. No lyrics but it’s certainly something…

Funk-Jazz shit

Not to my liking

Watermelon man apparently his best - I didn’t get it but then wasn’t brought up in 1960’s Chicago..the others were pretty staccato to me and not much rhythm or meaning. So Herbie’s firm of jazz not for me..

.eh

I’m sorry… I tried, I just couldn’t make myself listen to this whole thing. When I saw this album only had 4 songs and was 41 minutes long, I knew I was in trouble. I wasn’t even 30 seconds into track#1, and I knew I would not be able to make it through the entire 15 minutes of that song. NEXT!! It reminded me of music that would be on a computer game. The other 3 songs weren’t much better. Rating: 1/5

Me recuerda a Ross tocando los teclados

How on earth does anyone listen to this for enjoyment? To me this is as close to auditory torture as I have experienced. Never again Mr. Hancock

really overstimulating

Older people often bemoan the repetitive styles of modern dance music as if it's a sickness of the youth. What the fuck, then, do they think this is?

110% not my thing.

F-U-N-K-Y ! Good for samples, nothing that I personally would listen to again.

No

Nightmare. 1/5

Chameleon sounds like the music that’d be in the background of a GTA stealth mission. Watermelon Man is a fucking mess. Sly is a very solid, enjoyable Jazz song. Vein Melter reminds me of the Mastermind Theme song. So to answer Barry B Benson’s question, I guess the answer is no, I do not ‘like’ Jazz. Chameleon (6/10) Watermelon Man (2/10) Sly (7/10) Vein Melter (3/10) 4.5/10

Nup, just no. Can't get into this album. 1/5 for me.

1/5

Nope. Too many weird sounds interrupting what might be a nice groove.

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26 maj sos vad händer varför är första låten 15 minuter lång utan text lyssnar folk fr på det här. det här var inget för mig☺️ 1/10

Not my thing

The best parts were the opening couple minutes and the silence at the end.

«Не нравится значит не поняли». Не мой стиль.

No lyrics

Song: watermelon man this song is weird because its making like a squeaking noise at first but later it gets better a little bit Song: ( sorry i didnt get the song ) this song is okay but its not my favorite

im not a fan of this album because it kinda weird

This was difficult for me to get through. I’m not a huge fan of jazz, and these songs just went on forever.

Surreal and not my kind of thing.

jazz-funk... need i say more? 14/100

Not against instrumental albums but they better be good and this was not

Sometimes I think about how I'm wasting precious music listening time with this project.

Is R2D2 malfunctioning?

Il y a des jours où ce projet ressemble à une promenade de santé. On tombe sur une pépite oubliée, on redécouvre un classique sous un nouvel angle, on se prend une claque monumentale qui nous rappelle pourquoi on aime la musique à ce point. Et puis, il y a des jours comme aujourd'hui. Des jours où le grand livre sacré, la bible des "1001 Albums", nous tend un disque en nous disant : "Agenouille-toi et vénère, mortel !", et où tout ce que notre âme de vieux con peut répondre, c'est un "Bof..." sonore et un peu gêné. Aujourd'hui, mes amis, j'ai commis un sacrilège. J'ai écouté "Head Hunters" de Herbie Hancock, et je lui ai collé une note qui ferait passer un album de K-Maro pour une oeuvre d'art : 1 sur 5. Voilà, c'est dit. Le couperet est tombé. Je sens déjà les puristes affûter leurs saxophones pour venir me démembrer sur la place publique. Comment, moi, ancien disquaire, ex-animateur radio, je peux passer à côté d'un tel monument ? Un disque qui a propulsé le jazz-funk dans la stratosphère, qui s'est vendu par palettes entières, qui a influencé des générations de musiciens de funk, de soul et même de hip-hop. Un disque qui, selon le dogme, est l'alpha et l'oméga du groove intelligent. Eh bien, je vais vous dire comment. En m'asseyant, en mettant le vinyle sur la platine, et en me faisant royalement chier. Pardonnez mon langage, mais il n'y a pas d'autre mot. Pour comprendre mon point de vue, il faut resituer le bonhomme. Je suis né en 1970. L'adolescence, c'était les guitares sales du punk et la froideur synthétique de la new wave. Le début de ma vie d'adulte, c'était le bruit blanc de Sonic Youth et la fureur de Nirvana. Quand je bossais à la radio, je passais du Pixies, du Fugazi, du Pavement. Au magasin de disques, je défendais corps et âme les pépites indie rock contre les assauts de la soupe commerciale. Le jazz, pour moi, c'était ce rayon un peu poussiéreux au fond du magasin, fréquenté par des types en col roulé qui parlaient de "modes doriens" et de "signatures rythmiques en 7/4". Des types qui, soyons honnêtes, me filaient un peu les jetons. Alors, quand le grand livre m'a ordonné d'écouter "Head Hunters", j'ai obéi, mais avec la même appréhension que si on m'avait forcé à regarder un match de curling. Le disque s'ouvre sur "Chameleon". Quinze minutes. QUINZE. Je viens d'un monde où un album entier des Ramones dure à peine plus longtemps. Pendant quinze minutes, ça groove, ça funk, ça ondule. Objectivement, c'est impressionnant. Les musiciens sont des monstres de technique. La production est léchée, parfaite. Herbie Hancock tripote ses synthés ARP et son Fender Rhodes avec une dextérité qui force le respect. La ligne de basse est un serpent qui s'enroule autour de vos chevilles. C'est propre, c'est carré, c'est... chirurgical. Et c'est précisément ça, le problème. "Head Hunters", pour moi, c'est l'antithèse du rock 'n' roll. Il n'y a aucune crasse, aucune urgence, aucune faille. C'est une démonstration de virtuosité, une branlette de musicos de haut vol qui s'écoutent jouer. Chaque note est parfaitement à sa place, chaque solo est millimétré. Ça suinte le talent, mais ça manque désespérément de sang et de sueur. On est plus proche d'un exercice de style pour conservatoire que d'un cri primal balancé à la face du monde. J'entends le groove, je comprends l'intention, je vois l'influence. Mais merde, qu'est-ce que ça m'ennuie ! C'est le genre de disque parfait pour mettre en fond sonore dans un bar lounge hors de prix où les cocktails coûtent le prix d'un rein. C'est de la musique d'ascenseur de luxe. Le disque entier ne contient que quatre putains de morceaux. Quatre ! Après les quinze minutes de "Chameleon", on se tape une relecture de "Watermelon Man", puis "Sly" et enfin "Vein Melter". Chacun est un prétexte à des jams interminables, des solos qui n'en finissent plus de finir, des explorations sonores qui m'ont donné envie de m'ouvrir les veines avec le saphir de ma cellule. Je sais, je suis dur. Je suis même probablement injuste. Je reconnais sans peine l'importance historique de l'album. En 1973, c'était révolutionnaire. Ça a ouvert des portes, ça a cassé des barrières entre les genres. Ça a prouvé que le jazz pouvait être populaire sans se vendre au diable. C'est un album fondateur, un pilier du jazz-funk, une pierre angulaire, mettez tous les superlatifs que vous voulez. Mais le but de ce blog, ce n'est pas de réciter sagement la leçon. C'est aussi de confronter ces oeuvres mythiques à mon ressenti, à mon histoire. Et mon histoire, c'est celle d'un mec qui a besoin que la musique le bouscule, le griffe, le surprenne par sa folie ou sa fragilité. "Head Hunters" ne fait rien de tout ça. Il glisse sur moi comme de l'eau sur les plumes d'un canard. C'est trop poli, trop parfait, trop... adulte. Alors voilà. 1 sur 5. Une note pour la postérité, pour la place dans l'histoire. Mais pour le plaisir ? Le zéro pointé. Ce projet "1001 Albums" est une aventure, et toutes les étapes ne sont pas des extases. Parfois, on traverse un désert. Pour moi, "Head Hunters" fut un désert de groove, une immensité aride de notes parfaitement exécutées. Allez, sans rancune, Herbie. Je retourne à mes guitares qui saignent et à mes chanteurs qui gueulent faux. On ne se refait pas. Surtout pas à 55 balais.

So dull, got bored very, very quickly.

Not my style of music, experimental jazz and rock are not for me.

Not really my thing, sounds like something made up by the mighty boosh. Sure it is great for someone who loves jazz. Just not my scene

First listen Saved 0/4

Experimental

They used to say that this kind of jazz went well with ADHD. I think not. Shit is irritating

Started off not hating it, but by track 3 it was giving me a headache.

Nee. Zu experimentell.

No me ha gustado nada de nada

Kaufhaussound, nichts für mich!

Errrrm No.

MAKE IT STOP

Ich empfehle, dieses Album nicht bei Autofahren zuhören. Die gruseligen Bontempi-Orgel Experimente im Jazz Style hätten fast einen Verkehrsunfall verschuldet. Ich fand das Werk extrem nervig und vollends uninteressant sowie musikalisch sinnlos.

No words I don’t like jazz Songs too long

Did not enjoy this at all

With all due respect to people who enjoys this racket, this is almost unlistenable. 10 minute-long free jazz tracks has never been my idea of a good time, and it still isn't. The first track starts up nice with a decent main riff, but about a third into the neverending tune, the keys show up and destroy everything. It's not nice at all. The Watermelon song is just awful, making my ears beg for mercy. The third track has some periods of nice sounding melodies, but this time it's the saxophone's turn to make unpleasant sounds and ruin it all. The fourth and final track is mostly calm and soothing, but from time to time there are parts I absolutely hate, so it's a 2/10, which makes 1 star. Sorry