Reviews (page 7 of 14)
Stevie Wonder is one of the greatest voices and musicians in pop music. He's also a legendary songwriter, though that's not consistently apparent on this album. I get why this album won a Grammy for engineering. I wish there weren't so many forced rhymes, but they're gracefully masked by that voice.
Shame on me for never hearing this album before. A truly remarkable work. So much depth and creativity. Amazing!
What you would expect from Stevie Wonder, in a good way.
Great album. Groovy beats and stellar lyrics.
Great listen and musically complicated!
Takeaways: "Too high" "Don't you worry 'bout a thing"
Respekt
blind boy shocks music, plays synth in perfect cantonese
Stevie my goat
Great album, but if we're being honest, the first half is better than the second half.
By itself, one song on this album gets the rating close to four stars. Nothing else on “Innervisions” is quite as transcendent, but Wonder set a cool funky-soul vibe and committed to it. So good. This is probably closer to 3.5 stars than 4.0 stars, but I'm forced to round up. Favorite Track: "Higher Ground".
Great record. In particular, electric pianos and synths are amazing.
listened to again one of the greats
Some highs, some lows. Overall good.
После более чем двадцати альбомов из списка Стиви ощущается как глоток воздуха. Кто-то тут написал, что он всегда хотел, чтобы Стиви ему нравился, но не получалось. Кажется, у меня получилось:)
Dude this is only album number 1, but holy fuck it’s hard to beat Stevie. Genuinely got chills from some of these (the ones i hadn't already heard).
less invasive "off the wall". basically perfect and even as an atheist the gospel stuff is kinda cool. but the last song annoys me.
sympa
Comme d'hab très sympa et un peu plus funky
t not his best but good
Desparramar un talento enorme y trascender no siempre van de la mano. Pero para Stevie Wonder en Innervisons sí La piedra filosofal del acid jazz y el funk Sublime
Pretty good! I'd listen to this again.
Funky. Good music.
Great soul funk album Song I like: Don’t you worry bout A Thing, is Misstra know it all.
Best Track - "Higher Ground"
Some awesome grooves, particularly on the back half. Debated a 5. Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Love Stevie, I prefer talking book and SITKOL
Not at all what I expected! A really unique sound, with lots of classical and jazz influence. Wonder's vocals sound amazing on this recording. "Living for the City" and "All in Love is Fair" we're my favoirte.
Bangers. Higher Ground remains my favorite. What a dope artist.
<insert inappropriate joke about vision>
Nella prossima vita sarò stevie wonder
don’t think i’ve never not liked Stevie Wonder’s music, genuinely feel so warm whenever i hear his songs
Some snoozes but enough bangers to balance it out
좋은데 난 그거노란배경이더좋음
groovy, soms een klein beetje repetitive maar dat vond ik niet erg
Not as good as songs in the key of life but still peak
Good I think, but didn’t touch me
Loved the Rythm and vibes off Innervisions. You could feel the lines being felt and intentions sung by Stevie in this album. Truly great album.
... Hell yea.
Arguably the 5th or 6th best Stevie album…. But it’s still Stevie. 4/5
Great record. I only knew “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing,” but was blown away over and over by Stevie’s voice and groove. 8/10 Most Excellent
I enjoyed this one
I found the funk.
This album had some mega hits from Stevie and the tone of the album made me want to dance.
I didn’t know Stevie played so many of instruments on this album. Amazing talent and creativity. Favourite tracks, too high, living for the city, higher ground, don’t you worry ‘bout a thing.
Stevie Wonder is always a classic
Excellent record. Hadn't heard this one before, but seems to me that Stevie Wonder can't miss.
My first Stevie wonder album, surprised how jazzy it was to start with. But really love the production, the vibe overall and the singles which are obviously the big hitters in the album. Hoping to get more out of his discography in the list.
Play that funky music Stevie Wonder Favorites: Living For The City, Higher Ground (ofc)
I don't know why it took me years to understand that I actually like this album, beside the fact that higher ground is a masterpiece!
Very good, was happy to immediately listen again. reminds me that I need to listen to songs in the key of life all the way through
Classic
The prolific, unsinkable legend
I usually think SW is a little over-glorified. His songs are great, yes, and they’ve been covered and sampled and parodied to death. Often, when I listen to a SW album, I have a moment where I say ‘that’s where that came from!’ You can’t deny his inventive genius. But, he’s usually not my first choice. I usually only put on SW when listening through lists like this and the Rolling Stone 500, so it’s always kinda felt like homework to get through a SW album. Maybe this is the one that finally changed my mind. I was pretty into this from start to finish. To think, I have Innervisions on vinyl, it’s just secondhand and has a big scratch down the middle. I’d have listened to this long ago.
Great hits with some filler
Golden lady is such a great track, love Stevie wonders catalog and this album is no different
Initially I was thinking... Well even the greats have an off album. But it ended up being pretty cool. A suitable meme would be "Had us in the first half, not gonna lie."
I loved this album, evry sing was amazing. Would definitely listen to again.. Stevie Wonder GOAT, ive never heard him like this and i really liked it.
I have this on vinyl and know/love his 1970’s. 1. Higher Ground 2. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 3. He's Misstra Know-It-All
Powerful political commentary at the start. Gets distracted.
Some songs are a bit lengthy, but nonetheless good. No real fails on this album, but some classic songs.
7/10
Stevie Wonder! Higher Ground, Living for the City, He's Misstra Know-it-All, when Stevie hits, he hits on all fucking cylinders.
solid 4
I own this one and it's a great listen. Packed with good songs.
8/10 really good. Def need this on vinyl
A drawback of growing up in the '80s is thinking of Stevie Wonder as only the "I Just Called to Say I Love You" guy. Eventually I got wise, though, and this is great. "Living for the City," "Higher Ground"—somewhere out there is a person who prefers the RHCP's version, may God have mercy on their soul—"He's Misstra Know-It-All" are bangers, and there's plenty more good stuff on here. Slower moments like "All in Love is Fair" and "Jesus Children of America" don't do much for me, but the rest makes up for it.
Higher Ground. Best in show. The rest of it is that very good soulful sound he's known for.
Fun, love the instrumentals, especially the clavinet. Stevie's lyrics are incredible, he transports me effortlessly to the story of each song.
Sounds so ahead of its time. I’m a sucker for soul/funk
The Good: We are going to be introspective… right? The Bad: A Stevie Wonder album that references sight… The Ugly: The above line… uncalled for… And again Stevie has us bobbing our heads, tapping our feet, while making us smile. Though not my favorite of his classical period, it is non-the-less a tour the force to listen to! Oddly enough, there are no SW albums besides his classic period, which I find a little weird, seeing as he’s still recording, he’s still touring… and yet I have to listen to bands I’ve never heard of in the 2000s… Conflicted on what to give this album… wish we could rate based on 10, not 5, then this would be a 9… 4*
solid, liked the jesus song the most. good vocalist
7.9/10
1. Too High: harmonica 7/10 2. Visions: mellow, wistful for a better future, upright bass 8/10 3. Living for the City 9/10 4. Golden Lady: Last 2 minutes is great 8/10 5. Higher Ground: 9/10 6. Jesus Children of America: 9/10 7. All In Love Is Fair: love and war, vocals 10/10 8. Don't You Worry Bout a Thing: 8/10 9. He's Misstra Know It All: 8/10 Overall: 8.5/10
Clearly massively influential, some great songs, amazing storytelling, and a great single on the album too.
Was expecting more :/ 3.9
Funky and soulful, everything great about Stevie wonder. My fav tracks are Golden lady, Don't you worry 'bout a thing and He's misstra no-it-all.
3 great songs the rest are good
me gustó mucho el flow del álbum, realmente no tengo quejas, me pareció que todas las canciones van, siempre es un tipo de música diferente a mi estilo pero en verdad me lo disfruté
Jeg har ikke særlig forhold til Stevie Wonder utenom hitsene hans. Og de liker jeg godt! // Fra første fem sekundene er jeg forelsket. Så friskt, sjarmerende og herlig. Høydepunkt: Visions, Golden Lady, He's Misstra Know-It-All For et deilig album!!!!!!!! Dette kommer jeg til å høre masse på.
good stuff 4/5
Moins eu de réaction emotionnelle à celui-ci qu’à nos autres offres de soul jusqu’à maintenant. Par ailleurs pour avoir déjà écouté Songs in the key of life, il me semble qu’il a plus résonné avec moi
I love this album. I would have never have listened to this. I feel like there are songs that are so vulnerable and tells a story. “Don’t you worry bout a thing, cause I’ll be standing in the side, when you check it out, when you get off your trip” “Everybody needs a change, A chance to check out the new but your the only one to see the changes you take yourself through” “A touch of rain and sunshine made the flower grow” “And it’s so clear to me that you’re my dream come true” My faves: - Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing - Higher Ground - Too High - All In Love Is Fair - Golden Lady
Funky synths, ahoy! Coupled with Wonder really giving it his all vocally, you've got a pretty good album on your hands. Soul isn't really my jam, but it's easy to see why Stevie Wonder got so huge. Innervisions is fun, meaningful, and talent all on display. Standouts on this listen were "Living for the City" "Higher Ground." "Golden Lady" grew on me and "All in Love is Fair" has an incredible vocal performance. Even though I don't usually listen to this kind of stuff and may not revisit this much, I can't deny this album's 4 star worthiness. It's pretty great all in all.
A great start to the challenge.
Stevie Wonder sure can sing!
Great soul/funk. Stevie is not really for me - it’s all too smooth - but I can appreciate this album. Last 2 tracks were my favorites. High 4.
Love me some Stevie Wonder, always.
Lots of high points. So incredibly creative musically and lyrically. 7/10
Me ha gustado, pero tampoco una locurapara ser Stevie Wonder
Amazingly thick funk-soul album. Great backing back and Stevie is on top form. Still not as perfect as Talking Book and Songs in the Key but a fantastic album nonetheless.
It was a great album, just not my favorite style or vibe.
I love Stevie and his voice. There were two bangers I recognized. Solid!
I actually really liked it a lot better than I thought. I only didn’t like the last song
This is such a cool album; everyone should own it. It's on my shelves. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆ (8/10)
God start! Faktisk tæt på et no-skip album. Kendte kun en af sangene i forvejen, og er positivt overrasket over resten også.
I liked the variety it had. Overall probably wouldn’t listen to it again, not my vibe, but I enjoyed the jazz element and the piano on certain songs. My favourite songs were: living for the city, all love is fair, don’t you worry bout a thing and he’s misstra know it all.
Mostly just a jam fest, but a really enjoyable one with a few standout tracks in the mix Favorite Tracks: Living For the City, Don't You Worry, Misstra Know It All, Higher Ground, All In Love Is Fair
4.0 - Very Good
My favourite album from Stevie Wonder. He catches each groove perfectly on this one, and produces his most interesting stuff songwriting. Best Tracks: - Living For The City - Higher Ground - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Worst Tracks: N/A Rating: 9/10
Great album, will certainly come back to it, how did it happen that I haven't listened to any Stevie Wonder yet??? No idea, but I am glad I finally did.
Beautiful work
Loved it. Will listen again.
Very good album. I love the sounds Stevie put onto this Album. I especially like the Piano work and the drums are very well done as well. Just the entire band is so damn tight its an amazing listen. Stevie absolutely has a great singing voice. This is one groovy album worth a listen.
9 / 10
I didn't see that comin
wonderful vocal range and production.
muy funky me gusto, un poco repetitiva la letra y demasiado largas algunas canciones pero lo volveria a escuchar
👯
Toyed between a 3 and a 4 and settled on 4. While I'm unlikely to re-listen to it, the album was brilliant, exquisitely put together and clearly a masterpiece. My 5s are for records that I add to the rotation, and my bar for "I liked this but won't listen to it again probably" was gonna be 3, but I think I have to give this the extra mark for excellence. In hindsight, I should have done the same for Highway 61 Revisited but there you go.
Great funk and soul album. First track has that sneaky funk for a pretty serious theme. Higher Ground and dont you worry bout a thing always gets ya movin.
A classic but not my favorite Stevie Wonder record.
It's good, but not quite up to the greatness of Songs In the Key of Love.
This was another great album listen from Stevie Wonder! I continue to be impressed by how catchy and intricate his songs are. I love the R&B, soul, jazz, and funk vibes of this album. Overall, I very much enjoyed this album and I would definitely listen to it again in the future!
Very solid, range of vibes
Impressive, a blind man’s inner vision
It was fun to hear the full album that had some of the hit songs I’ve listened to my whole life. It was easy to do no skips.
Guitar on visions in crazy Lead is a repeating motif layering it with vocals is mmm. One part was crazy tho w the jail thing. I mean u can't really go wrong with Stevie. Good well written songs pergormed and produced really well. I need to chime in to lyrics more tho tbf Misstra know it all feels like a church service ngl
It's Stevie Wonder, no fucking wonder!
Two classic songs. Dig it.
A slow burn punctuated by a few high moments. Higher Ground is a notable high point. Visions sounds a little like an early King Crimson song. This album is a great headphone listen.
Didn't know higher ground was originally Stevie wonder song Groovy songs
5 Incredible album, listened for the first time a couple months ago. stevie really is one of the best songwriters and singers of all time.
Amazing
Great album—good sound, good message. Soul/funk is something I always enjoy when it’s on but never think to put on, but this is an album I’ll add to my repertoire
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing!
lots of grade a tracks here!
not bad for a first listen. enjoy the funk.
A masterful blend of soul and funk. I dig it.
My last Stevie Wonder album, Fulfillingness, was an underwhelming experience but I enjoyed this one much more - even more so than his magnum opus, Songs In The Key Of Life. I recalled Living For The City after forgetting of its existence, I appreciated the funky little bridge where he changes key. Of course Higher Ground is a classic, and the remaining tracks were all quite solid.
It's a product of it's time, but it's still wonderful to listen to Stevie Wonder do his thing. The songs are all well crafted and this here we see Wonder pushing out into more political themes which allows for a more varied set of songs than his earlier R&B love songs. It's still funky and soulful with a good groove. Solid stuff, but so of a time it's hard to find it super relevant. Would still put on while making dinner. I love the cover! It's also of a time but it's interesting and understated and I dig it, the cover is a 5/5.
I've already listened to his album (37). Love Stevie Wonder. One of its best.
Genial, aber nicht so perfekt wie Songs in the Key of Life
Can't go wrong with Stevie, Higher Ground is an all-timer
Some of this album is surprisingly proggy, which I guess makes sense given it was his more experimental phase. As you'd expect there's a frankly absurd amount of groove to this. Obviously, Higher Ground is an all-timer banger (though I could've done without the Jesus fellatio directly afterwards) It's a little bit weak lyrically in places but I really enjoyed this
excellent record. Great variety with musical layers. favorite track is Living in the City
I didn't really care for the first two songs so after loving "Songs in the key of life" I was bit worried this just wasn't the same quality. That quickly changed with track 3. And from their he knocked the rest of the album out of the park. Strong 4* only thing stopping it from a 5* is the first two songs
With every Stevie Wonder album I listen to here, I gain a deeper appreciation for his body of work. I don’t realize the level of social consciousness he had in his music.
In common with other Stevie albums on this list there are 4 or 5 fantastic tracks on this album and 4 or 5 ok tracks … so I can’t give it 5⭐️
I really like this album. I have for a long time, but I do see its flaws.
Highlight. In the city, higher ground
While not as sprawling or diverse as Stevie's masterpiece, Innervisions is still a great album in its own right. "Higher Ground" is the hit and the funkiest song, but the more jammy funk tracks like "Living for the City" are better. That one in particular shows how Stevie could weave social commentary into his songs and keep them hard hitting and danceable while not losing the message. I'll never be as big of a fan of his smoother soul songs, like "All in Love is Fair," but there's only a few of them here, and the album closes on a strong run; "Don't You Worry About a Thing" is just pure joy. No one blended funk, soul, and rock quite like Stevie, and though this isn't his most adventurous album it's a more condensed, jam-packed display of this vocal and musical talents.
Not as many bangers as his later albums, but the genius of Stevie is on full display
*Great R&B album *Living for the City is an awesome track
Really excited to get my first Wonder album! Already listened to this in the past, today re-listened to this album a few times and man, I really wish to give this one 5 stars, but I love about half of the songs here and other half I don't care too much about so easily very solid 4 stars.
Minimalism in Stevie's music
Beautiful. I liked the second part of the album better
Yep
9/10
bardzo ładny album, niektóre piosenki stevie wonder znam ale akurat nie z tej płyty
Stevie doesn't miss. There is certainly some Stevie Wonder fatigue after listening to so many of his songs. If you've heard one album you've heard me all. But still great music.
Stevie Wonder. Innervisions. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes!
Great!
Stevie is always a classic
A delightful and impactful album from one of the great musical talents of the late 20th century. If you've only heard the edited, "radio" version of "Living for the City" that was released as a single, you owe it to yourself to hear the full version included on the album, which far more directly and powerfully addresses the way dreams can collide with social and racial injustice. For that seven and a half minutes alone, this album is essential. But it's certainly not the only reason to listen to this great work.
Really enjoy Stevie Wonder!
Pretty universally considered his 2nd best album after Songs in the Key of Life and as fan of that album, which contains his best songs, I'd say that this, as a single album, is probably his most accessible due to it's concise length and inclusion of some classic songs, namely, Living for the City , Don't You Worry About a Thing and Higher Ground, which I first heard as a RHCP cover (this is much better!) Unlike Songs in the Key... which has it's softer and more tender moments, this is pretty consistently upbeat and groove-laden and a very easy listen. It's the Saturday night album compared to its successors Sunday morning vibes. Both are great in their own way!
Can't believe I still haven't dove deeep on Stevie. I think I tried once a few years ago and wasn't ready. I'm still not sure I'm quite ready but I do 'get it' so much more this time around. This is a true master at work - no doubt. I'm not sure I've heard much music that is so complex while also being so accessible. Stevie makes sure to bring the listener up to his level - he wants you to come along for the ride, like truly. Too High brought me in right away. Fuck the drums sound so good on this record. The hi-hats sound so musical. It's fun listening to these 1001 records and hearing moments of tracks that sound familiar. I knew this keyboard line just from DJ Rashad's Chicago juke track I'm Too High (2006) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G8OLfnW1bc Also -- I had heard (and love) Robert Glasper's recording of 'Jesus Children' (2013). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3-7S5nbdwk (which also features Lalah Hathaway on vocals - she has some beaaautiful R&B stuff from the 90s like this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EnAVD00cUw). Apparently she has performed w/ Stevie, too! When I was younger I remember vividly that whenever he was involved in any Grammys performance, the artists attending were always so so moved by him and his presence. Beginning to feel that. Excited to listen to more Stevie through this (I'm assuming there's more coming). Tracks like Higher Ground are the ones from Stevie that don't speak to me -- sort of like 'Superstition'. That straight-ahead drum beat funk stuff just is not my jam. Fav tracks: Too High, Visions, He's Misstra Know-It-All
Chord changes are insane Visions is way weirder than I thought Stevie Wonder got Wow Living For the City is heavy (emotionally). The skit in the bridge! Golden Lady not doing much for me Higher Ground, a classic I never knew the name of. The rhythmic machinery of the guitars and the Clav with the swing of the rhythm section. GROOVY All In Love Is Fair - what a singer. Whoa Spanish Those chromatic climb-downs with harmonies. Wild Misstra Know it All - just feels so good. Motown knew how to make things feel good!!! Drums are drummer’s perspective Love that fade out refrain. A gorgeous record. So musically sophisticated, and still so many hooks. I’ve never really gone deep into the soul/funk/RNB realm, so I’m listening without much cultural context, but from a sheer musicality standpoint it’s amazing, and the social commentary felt pretty heavy at times. Though I’m not sure how often I’ll revisit it, I feel enriched having listened to it. I’m going 4 on this bad boy.
Loved
First time listening. Many songs sound familiar, albeit from samples or movies/tv shows or covers. A really smooth and pleasant sounding. I prefer Stevie’s voice to Curtis’ voice. Really warm and enjoyable! A pleasant surprise. Did not know I’d like Stevie this much.
fat all chewed up, now sticky and frozen, raw as they come all beaten and swollen, coldening fingers and watery words as they pour into its insides all blown out in the floor, for a lie that youve been told an afternoon thats out and loaned, i try to swallow all its rests the amount now thinning until gone, and when the fat lies there no more, all crumbs like bread in my mouth now torn, i will be dreaming of it all for evermore
Overall a good and enjoyable listen which went relatively quick. Stand out tracks for me were: Living For The City, Higher Ground and All In Love Is Fair (loved his voice on this track)
Really like this album, just didn't quite hit me in the feels like I get the sense some of Stevie Wonder's other music does, but it was an enjoyable experience that I'll be sure to return to in the future. Very solid!
Wonderful album, his 70s music is so far ahead of it's time. This one has a couple of fillers but it flows beautifully together and the strong tracks are immense.
The highs are incredible - talking about the starting and ending tracks in particular. The album transitions very well throughout and feels very cohesive. There are 1-2 weaker tracks in the middle of the b-side but never gets unpleasant.
Just excellence all round (love how the songs flow into each other too). Would have got 5 stars if just based on quality, but it's just not something I'd repeat over and over genre-wise.
Wunderbar. Keine schlechten Songs bis auf das kurze seltsame Spanisch oder was das war. Einfach angenehme Musik.
One of Stevie Wonder's best albums that highlights his talents. He's not only playing most of the instruments himself, but also easily navigates between smoother and more relaxing styles to serious issues. It's funkier, it's soulful, it's more gospel depending on what you need. So, I had a lot of fun with this album and will listen to it more. Can't give it 5 stars because it doesn't really blow me away.
Illegal to critique Stevie but imma do it. Not his most engaging release for me. Higher ground is unmatched but the rest felt musically tight but didn’t touch me the way that songs in the key of life did. First listen was half in car half playing disc golf and second listen was half disc golf and half in car so I think I got the full spectrum. I think I just wish this album was hyper.
Crack total negro. Al ángulo todas. Inigualable. 8/10
More Stevie wonder, what else can I say? Not quite SITKOL but not much else is, a pleasure regardless
First time listening to Stevie Wonder. It’s about what I expect, and that’s not an insult.
Album bonbon.
8 - GOOD
Some great tracks on here, but this is far from my favorite Stevie Wonder album. But, most Stevie Wonder albums are good enough to make this list, including this one.
Really good to hear the entire album.
Iconic, and also the exact kind of music I'd love to see live at a small venue with good drinks.
4.2/5
The man is just an awesome signer/songwriter. Beautiful album.
Härlig röst och härliga grooves
Less hits, but a very well constructed album. Can listen to it over and over again.
Really great album, Stevie has a ton of range on this. Though I enjoyed it a lot I'm not sure if it's something I'd often listen to however.
pearse's favorite stevie wonder song "golden lady" is on this. a really lovely friday album, though not as many hits as his others.
Love Stevie Wonder, never listened to Innervisions before. The few two tracks are much moodier than most of the pop Stevie Wonder I'm familiar with. I am seeing where Thundercat gets some of his mojo from. "Living For The City" is a very conscious song and this is a much more serious Stevie Wonder than "Songs in the Key of Life". "Higher Ground" is of course a total classic. 10/10 song. For 1973 he's doing a ton with different influences that are pretty ahead of their time - "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" is very eclectic for the funk/R&B of the time. Overall, I definitely enjoyed the album. I don't personally think it's as dynamic or impressive as some of his other work but it is certainly Stevie Wonder and a great record. Easy 4/5.
Another incredible Stevie classic. This music is so rich and so well arranged. It’s not perfect but it’s a hell of an album. I appreciate the experimentation, but not every track hits as hard as the gold standard that Stevie has earned.
Too High - funky, but maybe a bit repetitive, missing a hook? Visions - meh Living For The City - top tier song Golden Lady - liking this one! Higher Ground - a perfect song Jesus Children of America - this is def. a new one for my funk/soul playlist, love it! All In Love Is Fair - just ok Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Love it! He's Misstra Know-It-All - Good album ender All in all, there are maybe two skips on this album, but I loved it!
Undeniably enchanting.
In this album Stevie Wonder experiments with synths and the result is fantastic. Favourites: Jesus Children Of America (that ''shaft'' boogie sound,so good) All in Love Is Fair,the piano,the singing,perfection, Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing,never ever any other artist has convinced me to groove in a latin rhythm(which i hate)before,genius song,genius harmonies, He's Misstra Know-It-All,what a vibe and beautiful lyrics, Golden Lady has the perfect lyrics and it's so dreamy like the ''love boat''. It's 4/5 to me.
Not hard to see why this one is on here. Very quality, even if it doesn't have the hits of some of his other albums.
‘Higher Ground’ was the highlight here
Not my favorite, but of course so incredibly solid. Living for the city and higher ground are just classics.
Amazing album here from a GOAT. Innervisions is more of a spiritual funk/soul album compared to SITKOL which I can appriciate. This one takes a more bold leap for when it was released and I think he executed it very well. Solid 8/10.
wasn't a huge fan of the first few songs when I listened to it for the first time but I looked a second time and I liked it more, rest of the songs were good
Generally brilliant. Living for the City lives in my head. Higher Ground and even the slower songs bop.
My favorite Stevie album that I've listened to so far.
Beautiful voice- but most songs sound the same. I really love "Don't you worry 'bout a thing". I found the little skit interesting. they're a staple in the hip-hop genre. Did Stevie start this tradition?
Another great album by Stevie
While the songs overall aren't as strong as some of his other records, the creativity and talent still shines through, both in strong vocals and the overall songwriting.
Falls off slightly due to the non-single tracks being a bit forgettable, but it holds together as an album, and Higher Ground deserves a star of its own.
Is Innervisions Stevie Wonder’s greatest album? It might be. By 1973, Stevie had gone from child genius to full-on visionary. He played almost everything on the record himself and used it to call out racism, religion, drugs, and politics—all without losing the groove. “Living for the City” hit like a punch. “Higher Ground” felt like a second chance. He was only 23, blind, and still saw more clearly than everyone else. Three days after the album came out, he nearly died in a car crash, which makes “Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing” feel almost eerie. This was the moment Motown grew up and Stevie was rewriting what pop could be. So yeah, maybe Songs in the Key of Life was bigger. But Innervisions hit hardest.
Always surprised by how many tracks on SW albums are classics.
Great
I was in such a bad mood when starting this and it completely lifted me out of it
Amazing
Clearly one of Wonder's best albums. Just 9 tracks, but many of them are classics (and required listening).
It’s an amazing album. It sounds perfect too. Still, I struggle to find songs on here that I’ll definitely come back to. Loved it, but don’t think I’ll listen to it often
4th Stevie album I've gotten and if I can encapsulate it in some way... look at it like this: If Songs in the Key of life was this epic hour and a half and Talking Book was a trim 40 mins of mostly good songs, the Innervisions is the best middle point. You get Stevie is in his A game with some of the best songs he's written (Inject Too High and Don't Worry 'bout a Thing straight into my VEINS) but in a comfortable 40 mins. It's everything you'd want in a Stevie thing and then some. I think I generally like SITKOL more but I wouldn't be surprised if I end up returning to this one way more.
Loved this. So many great tracks on this album.
Loved it, never listened to the full album before. It paints a much stronger picture for sure. I wonder if frank ocean listened to Too High before writing Channel orange
Reminds me of a lot of Graham music. I really love the mixing, the plucks of the guitar are so clear. It's so warm. I'd really like to look into Progressive Soul more. The energy when the drums kick in on the track Living for the City :) Golden Lady is my fav <3
Really great album, solid vibes. Loves to hear any Stevie wonder albums pop up. It’s so close to a 5 for me, but it doesn’t stick with me like done of the 5s do but is a good time.
One of the best albums of all time. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #34 Best Songs Living For The City Higher Ground All in Love Is Fair Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
Spectacular. Little Jazz. Little funk. Great stuff. 9/10
Low 4 I think, maybe high 3, some great tracks, don't love the way it ends though. If it's not one of the great tracks, it's a fine but forgettable track
Funny to get this the same week as Talking Book. I think Talking Book is the better album even though I imagine many think otherwise. Still a great album. Choose the opener (Too High) and closer (He’s Misstra Know-It-All) for the playlist.
Have I just stumbled upon the quintessential pop-soul album? It's not a genre I have much experience with at all, but there's surely not much else out there to rival this in quality. One of those albums where everything hangs together impeccably, despite some absolutely bonkers ideas regularly cropping up out of left field, and such a wealth of diversity from track to track. Stevie Wonder's voice is fantastic, and through his lyrics he explores themes of striving for world peace, the trials and tribulations of living in the US as a person of colour during the Civil Rights era, and throughout there's a perfectly balanced blend of gratitude for life, but also an anger towards the pool of injustices and challenges it brings. It reconciles the chaos and upheaval of inner-city life into such a wonderful sonic experience. Getting to hear stuff like this for the first time is precisely why I signed up for this monolithic undertaking.
Not on par with songs in the key of life but otherwise really good for Stevie. Definitely feels like less filler than talking book
Stevie makes hit after hit on this record, demonstrating his range while maintaining a consistent soul and theme in the music
Every song has a nice groove to it. Very pleasant album
Album 902 of 1089 Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973) Rating : 4 / 5 Some awesome tracks here that really let him show off those strong vocals, and the whole thing carries that positively upbeat energy that’s so characteristic of Stevie. The production is top-notch, with every instrument sitting just right in the mix, giving it a polished but still soulful feel. Songs like “Higher Ground” and “Living for the City” really stood out, not only for their groove but also for the messages behind them. It’s just a nice-sounding album all around - proof once again of why Stevie Wonder is held in such high regard.
I may be unfair but for my taste there are too few memorable songs on here.
Pretty good
One of the best black albums of all time. 1973.
I love Stevie. This is a great one IMO
Higher Ground is obviously an amazing song. The rest of the album was pretty solid too. I'd say 3.5 - will round up.
Un gran disc. Aquesta època de Stevie Wonder val molt la pena, a nivell mescla de funky amb soul. Només coneixia el parell de temes més clàssics però m'ha agradat molt
just a spectacular musician! such a huge fan of his voice, it is so beautiful.
Wow. Great instrumentals and overall funk vibe with soulful lyrics. Will be listening to again.
honestly I think I spoiled myself by hearing songs in the key of life first, that album is so amazing its hard to listen to stevies other music. this is for sure very good though.
I generally like Stevie Wonder. I don’t own anything, but there’s a good amount of his songs on the radio that I like when they come on. But I’m not actively seeking him out. This album was better than expected, but that’s not a big surprise to me. I’ve always known that Stevie was talented and makes interesting music. It was just more interesting than I anticipated. I thought the way he bounced around unexpectedly in Visions was great. It was a series of unorthodox changes that he made in the song, but it was always in tune, which had to have been very hard to pull off. This song reminded me of Safe by George Michael, though I’m not quite sure why, as the tenor of the song is not close to the same. Higher Ground I’ve always loved, though I have to admit that I first heard this song when the Chili Peppers did it and I still prefer their version. There were others like Living For the City or the closing track which were excellent as well. Not an unbelievable album for me, but it was very good record.
Can't go wrong with Stevie Wonder! Great, funky basslines and good vocals. I did enjoy Songs in the Key of Life a tad more, however.
Liked higher ground and living for the city. And the rest is alright too. It does not reach the variety of songs in the key of life but has better songs than on talking book. Luckily my rating can sit perfectly between them.
I found myself liking this album, more than what I thought in the beginning. It grows and, even though there are some songs that are not that good, it is such a nice listening, and really enjoyable too.
SO GOOD. SO SO SO GOOD. bop after bop after bop, the goat is at it again
Gorgeous
I love this album. I was familiar with the hits but had never heard the "lesser" tracks which are wonderful too. Definitely deserves to be on the list and I hope there are many more Stevie Wonder albums to come
Vabbè lo conoscevo e stevie wonder é sempre stevie wonder. Comunque album super potente. Riascolterò quasi tutto
Stevie is a king
Cannot stand Stevie, but he's a great musician. This album is cool as it is very jazzy and outstanding music.
Ok
87/100 3rd elite pull from this, incredible album man idek what to say about it, just absolutely incredible
Fantastic album! Lots of Stevie’s signature funk sound with some soul and slow jams thrown in. My favorite album I’ve heard by him.
First one was interesting. Visions was meh. Living For The City is a certified working class banger. ***In general these songs are way longer than current songs. Album has like 9 songs but they're all 5+ mins.*** Golden Lady has some bond song vibes. Higher Ground is the first song on the album that I knew prior. Also a banger tbf JCOA was fine. Kinda funky. AILIF is a bit of a slowdown v the rest. Don't hate it, bit of a slow ballad so felt out of place. Bout a thing has some beat I feel I know. Was good. He's Mistra is ok
It's probably unfair to say that this was surprisingly good because obviously everybody (especially anyone watching Sesame Street in the 90s) is familiar with Stevie Wonder. But before this I don't think I could identify any of his songs. I certainly recognized a few on this album. And overall I can see why he was so iconic. Great album.
A delight to listen to
Love those smooth, dulcet tones. Well done Stevie!! Fave Song: Too High
Всегда заходит. Лучшая песня - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing.
8/10
amazing
Another amazing album. Really enjoyed majority of the songs: visions, jesus children of america, dont you worry bout a thing, and more. My favorite was Golden Lady though, so good. Really liked Living for the City, but the dialogue aspect got a little long (obviously important though). Still, would consider there to be no skips here.
Groovy af
Rich and odd and funky.
Scho e freaking Legend de Stevie! Chili Wonderwoman de! Kenneder Wonderwall? Keis wonder. Tönt alles gliis. Ussert de wonderbarie Wonder Stevie de jüngst. durchs durerushe und em schaffe doch ned chöne 100% inegeh aber für vier Wonderwaffle langets allemal
grüezi stevie dini innere visione hend mi catcht aber han gad nöd so vill ziit 4 weltwonder lg noah
Pure class from Stevie here
Peaceful vibes Stevie cooking on this one
A solid listen from one of the classic producers of funk
Best songs are great, others keep the vibe going
I enjoyed this album more than the previous, which was by Prince. I thought it carried a more consistent theme and was more accessible to a first time listener. Enjoyed the classic jams!
Very clear why this is considered a classic. Inventive and catchy sounds and a very enjoyable listen
"Living For The City" is where Spelunky stole like... All of its saxophone. Any sax in the Spelunky OST would seem to come right from that, if not Stevie's wider catalog. Sufficiently funking!
Not bad although many songs feel long.
This album delivers a lively funk wrapped in a sound as smooth as silk. Stevie Wonder’s songwriting and groove are all in top form, creating an album that’s both socially conscious and endlessly listenable. Overall, a great listen.
Awesome album, diverse in style and lyric topics. Great groove throughout, when Stevie still had funk in him, before becoming cheesy.
Couple of songs push this to 4* for me. Most of it's a bit too mellow/bland for me to love it, though.
Mixed bag, but overall fantastic and enjoyable. Some big tracks on this album that hit hard in the best way
Essential Stevie Wonder. Funky arrangements, soulful singing, lyrics with (still relevant) social themes.
I don’t feel like one listen is enough. I really enjoyed it, and of course I knew a one of them already, but it feels like an album that needs to be digested slowly. I feel like it’s pretty different from Songs in the Key of Life in terms of tone and musicality. It actually reminded me a lot of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On?
pretty good, not my favorite stevie
For every other album I've rated so far, I've given it a complete listen start to finish. However I had to give this one a second listen. I first listened to this with my headphones down low while working at my desk. I didn't enjoy my first listen very much and I assumed I was missing something. Second time around, I turned it up and discovered that there are fantastic tracks on this album. I'm sure with more listening I'd come to love it even more.
Funk blended with soul. Genre mashups like this are challenging if you're someone who happens to appreciate one of the component genres way more than the other one. It's me. I like funk, but apparently I'm too white to even have a soul and all the smoothness just leaves me feeling flat and bored. "Visions" is the one track that I just could not handle. Too slow too smooth not enough dopamine inside my head. Stevie Wonder is definitely an incredible talent, but that one track. Man. If you need to make me go away from somewhere, start playing "Visions" and that should do the trick. Overall, decent experience... am I going to listen again? No. But I have listened once before I die, that's good enough.
So many Stevie Wonder albums on this list and I am starting to understand. This album just feels so rich and full, the second song on the album was fantastic. Great singing, feeling, instrumentation.
Great album, prefer SitKoL
i rlly liked it from the start. a groovy sound was exactly what i need to start this and the vocals were incredible
Not the first time i have listened to this album, already kind of formed an opinion on it. Imo, first track is a bit hard to get into but as soon as you get to visions it is just hit after hit. Lush, bouncy, smooth sound. Great album, good candidate for a 4.5 stars if i could! But have to give it the 4 unfortunately, as it isnt quite in 5/5 territory - very close though!
A classic.
Such a good funk album
There are some amazing hits on this album. Like all Stevie Wonder (for me), there’s always something shading slightly (or heavily, depending) into that terrible swamp of “adult contemporary,” but overall, one of my favorite of his albums.
Insane vocals Good album 7/10
Good but not enough to convert me to a dedicated follower.
Oh man… why didn’t anyone tell me that “Living For the City” was such a banger? (Okay, I might not have listened…) And the chord progression and piano melody lines in “Misstra Know It All” are amazing. I already knew how good “Higher Ground” was, but I definitely didn’t know that was not the best song on the album.
Good album. I had never heard most of these songs before, I thought higher ground was a rhcp song before today. I liked this album though and it's pretty impressive for a blind guy. I liked the smooth transitions between songs.
4.5!
4/5. “All in Love is Fair” is especially beautiful. Good album.
I'm absolutely shocked, i enjoyed this.
The funky uptempo songs (especially Higher Ground and Living for the City) on this album are so good. The ballads (Golden Lady, All in Love is Fair) are very saccharine. Overall four stars on the strengths of the great tracks but the dour songs will stop me from giving it a full relisten.
**** 1/2 Great
Hat mir gefallen, ich sehe, warum es so ein ikonisches/einflussreiches Album ist Lieblingslied: Golden Lady
Could vibe out to this anytime.
Some gems in here, one of a kind singer. Living in the city is ahead of its time for rap hip hop artists that have conversations and skits embedded in their music.
Pure Stevie Wonder greatness. Not a bad song on it
Standouts Living For the City Higher Ground Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
Similar sort of comments to those for Talking Book. Even more bangers (you forget how many there were on this album) and his voice is in brilliant form. Really like it.
Hemmer do es Drogealbom? Wahrschiindlech scho. Es tönt ned nome no hüüfig e so, s erschte lied heisst sogar "Too High", wobi s high of es Drogehigh meint. Öb är sälber drögelet hed? Das chani schwerig useghöre, aber öberrasche wörds mi ned. Esch no loschtig wieni söscht eigentlech Gwössi Dissonanze ned bsonders gärn ha, die us dem Albom bsonders i Songs wie too high oder Visions eigentlech no rächt passend send. De stevie schaffts aber ergendwie so chli es instabils gfühl gä wo au ab ond zue e Dissonanz inechond. So haltet är das mega fragile gliichgwecht bevor t Musig ond somet är ganz unsenandgheit. Es ged au einigi absoluti Banger im Albom. Eine esch Golden Lady. Do schafft ärs de song langsam us em Chaos vo "Living for the City" ufzbaue, sodass mer sech diräkt of de Song freut. Insgesammt hätti gseid, dass es e glöckleche Song esch wels halt doch e rächt usrüefendi, aber au gechilltyi Atmosphäre schafft. Trozdem heder au einigi moll-Akkörd denne. Die Akkordfolge send aber so clean verbonde, dass es trozdem emer no baba guet tönt. Au geil esch Higher Ground. met em Thema emmer wiiterzmache esches plötzech extrem funky ond erenneret rächt a superstition. Ergendwie schiint aber so musig näbe dene zwöi stöck ned gross t exestiere. Frog mech ned wieso. Ond schlossändlech gäge ändi vom Albom don't you worry about a thin. Zerscht, wie mers so könnt, es geile ufbau wo ein rechtig lod lo freue. Das kombiniert met dem Typ wo aged wie guet är Spanisch cheug, s de aber ned wörk cha. Trotz dere Kombination gods mmer no uf ond t Stemm tönt scho wie e Teil vo de Musig. Was au sofort uffallt esch die ikonischi klavierstemm, einersiits met Melodisch, aber au rhythmisch. Ech ha ned gna säge, was es för e rhythmus esch, aber ermutlech au e spanische oder latinamerikanische. Hauptsach brengt das i den Song öppis schön abwächligsriichs, ohni grad i dissonanze dör t Sueichi noch neue Akkörtd z versenke. Au no z erwähne esch vermuetlech "He's Misstra Know-It-All" wo eigentlech ned bsonders usestecht (velecht wäg Mangel a dissonanze?). Bis de de Teil wo eigentlech chorz instrumental wär, är aber met sinere mega Ikonische stemm trozdem schnell e Melodie sengt. Ke plan öbs äbe das Ikonische esch oder was, aber es esch diräkt es düdlechs Upgrade för das Albom. Öppis anders wo mer au ufgfalle esch, send sini gprochnige Samples. I living for the city chond zmetzg drenne e chorzi gschecht vo eim wo offebar neu z new york esch, dete vo öpperem en Uftrag för 5 Dollar öberchond, plötzlech verhaftet werd ond 10 Johr is Gfängis chond. Debi werd klar, dass är zemlech secher donkelhüütig ge esch. Einersiits de typischi akkzänt vo de schwarze Community z New York, anderersiits wäge "[...], get in that cell, nigger". Das schiint e rächt klaari politischi Message gäge rassismus z si. Schlossändlech mues mer säge, dass t Songs, zom teil zomendest, huere clean inenand inelaufed. No e chliine Funfact zom schloss: De stevie hed eifach fascht alli instromänt sälber gspelt. Einersiits esches krass dass är so vel instromänt so guet cha Spele, anderersiits erklärts au, wieso do t zämearbet zwösche de verschednige Instromänt so guet fonktioniert. Trotzdem sends ned 5 Stärne. Das ned wels musikalisch ergendwelchi Schwächene gäbt. Vlecht geds e sie sogar, aber ech wär chuum fähig das i realestischer Ziit chönne z bewärte. Nei, es god meh drom dass es halt doch relativ dissonant, relativ schief, au rächt schwär zom teil esch. Halt ned soo mis Deng.
So much fun synthy stuff on this
8,11
This was a really good album. Not my favorite Stevie Wonder so it shouldn't be 5. (?) Some good tracks
Imagine releasing 15 albums and having enough left in the tank to drop this.
3,75