Time (The Revelator)

Seg

Boring. Generic sounding.

li

I really wanted to like this.

Afskaplega róleg og notaleg plata. Ekki minn tebolli samt.

I think I might like a different album by Gillian Welch, but this specific one was just a little boring to me as a whole. Best tracks: My First Lover and Ruination Day Pt. 2

Pari ensimmäistä biisiä jaksoi nauttia hyvällä fiiliksellä, mutta loppua kohden alkoi puuduttamaan. Voisin kuvitella tämän toimivan jossain kesäisessä mökkirannassa kun rauhassa hörppii kahvia ja tuijottaa ongen kohoa vedessä.

I can take or leave this. The 2nd to last track was enjoyable. Overall, sparse, dark folk.

Country, pero no me ha llamado la atención.

It's mid

Don't think I've ever heard of this. Opening dissonant chords are always good. For some reason, track 8, Ruination Day, Pt. 2, is not available on Spotify? Hmm, not sure about the change the second track took. All of the sudden it sounds like Oh Brother Where Art Thou, but like in a neutral way, one of the songs I'm not super into. Hmm. Now with track 3, Dear Someone, I'm starting to feel like this is too close to country for my enjoyment. Bluegrass, that's the genre. Some nice vocal harmonies and lyrics in April the 14th, Pt. 1. The next track isn't my thing, though. Feels a bit cliché, but I guess I get it. Kind of turns the old-timey gospel bluegrass on its head, makes the savior rock. Damn, I Dream a Highway is almost 15 minutes long. I love Dream Theater, but this is too boring to be this long.

Boring

Some enjoyable bluegrass, some less enjoyable bluegrass (too slow), and some even less enjoyable country. Gillian is a great songwriter, and I like her voice, but most of this didn't do it for me. Enjoyed the title track though.

Fine.

first song was good but just not for me

Ehh not for me but not as bad as UB40 2/5

Strong start, repetitive finish.

I tried to like it as it's a genre of music that I find myself listening to more often these days. It never pulled me in.

ei ole minun genre tällainen folk, vaikka kuulosti hyvältä sellaiselta. kauniita kappaleita, vähän pitkiä. vika kappale jäi pituutensa takia parhaiten mieleen, avausraita iskevin.

Kuulen Welchin sävellystyössä paljon hyvää. Pidän myös hänen äänestään, joka synnyttää mielikuvan hallitusta epätäydellisyydestä. Kappaleiden parhaita puolia ei ole kuitenkaan kanavoitu tai järjestelty riittävän iskevällä tavalla, eikä se, että tiedän tämän johtuvan Welchin tietoisesti omaksumasta, verkkaisesta folk-muodosta, saa minua nauttimaan hänen biiseistään yhtään enempää. Loppupäätelmä: tykkään joistain levyn melodioista, mutten näkisi kuuntelevani itse levyä.

Pas mal le pire album jusqu'à présent. Musicalement, c'est bien, mais toutes les chansons se ressemblent et sont au final un peu trop simples. M'a donné l'impression d'Aimee Man, mais plus on progresse plus ça va vers le country. Pas vraiment de chansons mémorables non plus.

Not really a country fan

indie country singer open mic night, ft. repeated lyrics

Very middle of the road, very forgettable

Slow, sad country music solely comprising Welch's voice and acoustic guitar. Although a bit too snail paced for my tastes, it could have been a personal and delicately beautiful album. However, the excruciatingly lame "Elvis Presley Blues" and country trope laden "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" totally ruin it. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Revelator Date listened: 10/08/22

Zzzzzzzzzz

Not really my sort of thing at all, but no bad as far as this genre goes.

Great voice. But country folk.

Trying to understand what is novel in this album.

Yeah, this is not a preferred flavour of guff. It's tolerable, which is more than can be said for other examples of this sort of guff, but there are too many occasions where she sounds like she's singing with her eyes shut.

idk, its just not for me. i don't think welch's voice is very strong, even for the singer-songwriter genre. pretty boring album.

Country really isn't my thing, though this album was considerably less grating than a lot of country is. I enjoyed the melancholic atmosphere more than any of the songs, and I think this helped me make it through the whole thing.

Nope

Lots of wailing

I tried giving this two listens to see if it would connect with me but It really didn't. She's obviously a talented songwriter and a few of the tracks appealed to me but overall it's not my thing.

I feel like I wanted to like this but ultimately switched to my own music before it was over. Not bad at all, I guess just not for me.

Sparsely instrumented Country. I'm not a big country fan, but don't mind listening to the genre from time to time. This album, however, doesn't vibe with me. Revelator and April the 14th, Pt. 1 are O.K.ish, though. But generally I find the songs and singer's voice a bit irritating. 2/5.

Just kind of meh, it's a country crooner album. She's a singer-songwriter with a guitar. She's got some good lyrics and a good voice, so while it's well done it's very low-energy kind of depressing so not my jam.

I fell asleep

BORING AS HELL

So slow you forget what she's singing about by the time she gets to the end of each line. Zero energy in a lot of the tracks and just... depressing.

Good for what it is but not a country fan - sorry

Started listening to this, fell asleep and woke up irritated

Just not my scene

Het meisje heeft potentie, maar ik zou zeggen "vooral blijven oefenen". De zang klinkt niet altijd heel helder en de gitaartjes klinken ook wel eens wat vals. Daarnaast ben ik ook gewoon niet zo'n liefhebber van dit soort zwijmelige muziek. De zangstem gaat me nu (halverwege het album) ook steeds meer irriteren. **

Just the same folk country as usual

Okay I guess? Didn't give me a headache like most country does

Mediocre. What more can I say. I noticed another reviewer stated that the only reason this didn't get a 1 was because of "I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll". I completely agree. Its the only standout on an otherwise not very inspiring album. However, after that 14 minute "I Dream A Highway", I did almost reverse myself and give it a 1.

Que weba de guitarrita.

Too country-adjacent for me to enjoy. It's not absolute hate, but it isn't good for me.

chill country. don't like that second half 2.5

This started strong, and I thought it might be alternative enough to be likable, but it retreated back more and more into the country as it went on. Not for me.

Boring

Música linda. Tiene una voz agradable y la guitarra cumple, nada impresionante. 2.5 estrellas que bajan a 2 porque honestamente no tengo ganas de volver a escucharlo y probablemente mañana no lo recuerde. Songs: Revelator

Wouldn’t listen on my own again, too slow. I like her voice and the guitars though.

Simple, nice songs. 2nd listen.

It sounded very similar to June Carter and family - but not similar enough

Not really into it. Very same-sounding throughout.

58. Faz tanto sol. Sou sombra difusa. Derreto. A palha voa pelo ar com as fagulhas. Era tão bonito. É uma pena. MotA: Everything Is Free "Darling, remember / When you come to me"

Helt lyssningsbart! Några låtar väldigt fina, jag märker att jag snabbt tappar intresset när det blir mycket country-vibbar. Men det fanns låtar på detta album som gick ifrån det lite grann, vilket gjorde det gott. Bäst: "Everything Is Free" och gitarrsolot på "I want to sing that rock and roll"

It was alright. Probably won't listen to it again.

Me gustó mucho el primer tema y sentí que era una especie de "palate cleanser". Entre tanto rock y pop que consumía, esto me venía genial para un cambio. Lamentablemente al tercer tema ya todo me pareció lo mismo. Quizás este género de música no es lo mío. Aunque, lo les voy a mentir, me imaginé poniendo algunos temas de este álbum en el sur mientras prendía el hogar a la noche <3 2.5 / 5 betzes con un Guido Kazcka de bonus: está mal pero no tan mal.

A handful of great songs but the country vibes are too much for me

-The blues-y (?) guitar on "My First Lover" was interesting -overall just a woman singing and playing acoustic guitar

Meio folksy meio country, som gostoso mas nao muito o meu estilo

🤶🏿🍒🚕🌪💧🐫

Not to my taste at all. **

Obrodzilo w kountrowe rytmy, tym razem troche mniej alternatywnie, a bardziej klasycznie, chociaz jak to klasycznie z damskim wokalem w takim graniu wiejskim, poprzedni album na liscie takze mial kategorie country alternatywnego, a te dwie pozycje roznia sie jak dzien i noc, gdy tamten poszedl w bogate instrumentale ktore tworzyly kompozycje brzmiace dosc unikalnie na wiekszosci trakow, tak tutaj zostala obrana strategia calkowitego minimalizmu, jedynie 2 gitarki i banjo, dziwne jest ze druga osoba nie jest wspomniana, bo wyglada to tak jakby bylo to grane przez duo, ktore razem napisalo kawalki zagralo, wokalnie sie wspieralo, a tylko pani zostala wymieniona jako wykonawca, do przesluchu mialem dwa podejscia, pierwsze zakonczylo sie nieprzewidziana drzemka po trzecim traku, ale za drugim razem udalo sie skonczyc calosc, 50 minut rozlozone na 10 trakach, z czym ostatni to az 14 minut grania, pewnie jestem ignorantem akustyka, ale jakos nie trafil do mnie ten krazek, tak jakbym gdzies juz to slyszal, bo skupiasz sie tylko na jednym instrumencie, albo dwoch, bo dwie gitary lub bondzos, co do liryki to podzielilbym album na dwie czesci typowo okolo lovowe songi i songi ktore ciezko zrozumiec bez kontekstu, dla przykladu dam trak ktory najbadizej mi podszedl z calej plyty, czyli elvis presley blues, jak tytul wskazuje bedzie o presleju i przemysleniach jakie pani welch miala na jego temat, o tym jak sie zestarzal i od krola muzyki i ze sczytu do nicosci zapomnienia, a czego tu nie rozumiec, bo melodia tego kawalka zostala skomponowana w oparciu o tradycyjny hamerykanski song o innym bohaterze czyli johnie henrym, jakis ultra czarny gornik, co wysadzal jak przystalo na hamerykanie legendy, wiec zeby zrozumiec kawalek trzeba guglowac lub miec big kkona braina, ta niezrozumiala czesc plyty wydaje mi sie smutniejsza niz nawet smutne milosci pierwszej czesci, atmosfere smutku buduje takze sam wokal, ktory okreslilbym jako niasacy przygnebienie, chodzi mi o zenska czesc, bo meska topi sie w niej i nie jest az tak akcentowana, na plejaka wrzucam traka elvisowego

This ain't for me

I fell asleep. Had to listen again. Almost fell asleep again.

Some NPR garbage.

An album making me wish it would end deserves 1 star. I really didn't like it and then 15 minutes of repeating lyrics and minimal guitar started and made me wish I could make time move faster. Why is this considered one of the best albums ever..... I don't hear it

Very much not for me.

Took a trip to boring town frrrrr

chato pa caralho

Urgh

Anything from the 21st century piques my interest. That being said, this country-ish singer-songwriter stuff just didn't do it for me. Boring, unclear why it's on this list, couldn't wait for it to end. 1*

Tylsääkin tylsempi. 1/5

Nope.

If you get a few whiskeys in my aunt & uncle on a hot summer's evening, the guitars will come out and they sound just like this Getting PTSD flashbacks listening to this, or maybe a little better Is this really considered one of the most amazing 1001 albums ever recorded in the history of music? A hard No!

Fuck me, is this shit!

Sorry, what happened? I fell asleep

Boring and torturously bad!!!

Couldn't do it to myself.

me duermo. No sabía que odiaba este género!!

Man, this is probably the most disappointing album on this thing so far. From its Wikipedia I had imagined some sort of female Nick Cave with murder ballads and characters and stories and drama. Instead it’s dull, insipid, samey and oh so slow. I had to resist the urge to switch it off, I got so annoyed. Absolutely not for me

Pass

I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll

Pretty boring to be honest

Boring & annoying country folk

SO BORING!!! there were moments i thought could be enjoyable but it never quite got there, also, fuck that last song

Honestly quite dull

Максимально не моє. Я ледь дослухав. Музично повз мене на 100%, тексти мені не видались цікавими. Бачу, що у альбому дуже хороша преса, тому можна зробити висновок, що я не викупаю.

This was bad country music to me

I love country. I love good solid old country. I even like some modern country. This just sounds like someone’s cat being strangled.

⭐ Trodde detta skulle vara min grej då jag har hört lite av Gillian Welch tidigare som jag gillat. Men detta albumet tycker jag bara står och stampar långsamt på samma plats, värst är I dream a highway som är 14 minuter lång. Det är möjligt att tyngden ligger i texterna men efter ett par lyssningar tycker jag det mest är tråkigt. Bäst är Everything is free.

Nope. I have tried to approach everything on this list with an open mind, but something about this type of music just rubs me up the wrong way. Maybe it's the vocal stylings. Maybe it’s the banjos. Maybe it’s the turgid pace. I don’t know but I really do think one could live a full life without having to listen to this.

Hippy dippy country crap

Really tough listen. Slow, folky, boring.

Thank goodness I've got to go to a funeral later, it might cheer me up a bit after listening to this depressing nasal whining.

βαρετο

Precious time on earth wasted listening to this btw

Keech!

1.0 - Awful

It’s not for me

Oof, this one was really bad. Another one that I didn’t make it all the way through… I just couldn’t take it anymore. I found myself dissociating to my happy place while I patiently waited for the sound of someone strangling a cat to be over. This was a horror movie mashup of country, bluegrass, folk, and blues, but done by a little white girl instead of an old black man or a weathered cowboy. Where does she get off with this kind of blatant appropriation? I actually found myself getting mad while listening to this. Not only because it sucks, not only at the nerve of this woman, but also at the obvious manufacture fakeness of it all.

This was fairly terrible. And any hope of a merciful 2 was lost with that never-ending stunt of a last track.

i aint listening to all that

You know it's not great when I forgot I wasn't listening to the last album

Not my vibe

I mean, it's nice on the ears? Mundane lyrics (especially because 90% of them get repeated 3 times) and doesn't do anything special in regards to instrumental either. I don't love folk or country (which this is kind of a blend of, but mostly folk I guess), but I don't really hate either of them either. But this simply gets very boring after a while with the repeating lyrics, folk will have to have good lyrics or producing/instrumentals to appeal. This has neither in my opinion, but she does have the calming voice down pat. ( I did like the first and last songs of the album somewhat, but that isn't enough to redeem the album for me )

While I appreciate the simple approach and instrumentation, this album was boring and uninspired. Not a single song, lyric, or message connected with me…felt like something anyone could produce. 1/5

Among the most banal recordings ever produced. I don't understand how people who can clearly play and sing could be comfortable making something so aggressively bland. Put Americana in its rightful place alongside post-WWII Big Band, Easy Listening, and New Age as music made for/ marketed to very earnest people who want to like music but find artistry jarring.

not impressed

This folk album unfolds like an old quilt—hand-stitched from sparse guitars, steady harmonies, and weary reflections, for some its beauty might ly in the worn simplicity while others including me might find it numbingly simple.

Not my style of music

The return of my least favourite music genre of all, fair play diva but it's not for me

Boring.

Another artist I have never heard of before and now I know why. I liked one song, Elvis Presley Blues, not because of the musicianship but because of the subject matter. I tried checking out her other stuff but I wasn't impressed. I'm glad I discovered this artist though. Should I ever hear them, I can now impress people by saying I know this random Americana artist.

Boring.

In an alternate universe where I am a terrorist holed up in Guantanamo Bay, this collection of tunes blasting out would have me confessing to being John Paul II (who I wouldn't actually be in that alternate universe) within seconds. When I started this project, I vowed I'd listen to every album from start to finish. This is number 80-something. I will not listen to it to the end. Maybe some miracle happened before the end? I don't know. They chose those first couple of tracks for the first two on the album and, for me, it was pure torture. Why on earth is this on the list?

Let me steal something that I read about this, but that perfectly represents my thoughts on it: "It wasn’t offensive to the ears or anything. I just could not connect to it in any way"

Not a fan

I'd never heard of Gillian Welch until last week. She was mentioned on a podcast that I listen to, and a snippet of a song of hers was played. From that small sample, I was really impressed by her singing, so I've been looking forward to reviewing this album. Also, this will be my second album in a row from 2001, and also my last album from 2001. Here's hoping that Gillian Welch will build upon the great first impression she made with me! Unfortunately, my hopes for this album were dashed. I think the biggest letdown for me was that I was expecting some really fantastic vocals, and the vocals just didn’t live up to that expectation. I can’t remember what song I heard a snippet of, and I’m too lazy to go and look right now, but I can’t help but wonder if I somehow tricked myself. The vocals weren’t bad, but they just weren’t this awesome voice that I was expecting. Additionally, the music on this album wasn’t particularly noteworthy either. I expect a country music album to really suck me into the world of the lyrics, but that just didn’t happen on this album. Since I wasn’t hooked in by the music, I really didn’t pay much attention to the songwriting. Even if I hadn’t built up this album in my head (even though it was only for a week), I don’t think I would have cared for it much. I wouldn’t be opposed to checking out more of Gillian Welch’s music, just to see if I’m insane or not, but this album wasn’t for me.

Not for me

Despite the guilt I feel, I must give this one star. It's just truly not my thing.

2/10

ahh

boring

Yee haw, let those gee tars play. This is a solid no from me. Why this list has so, so much country music on it is beyond me. Utter, utter pish.

Call it alt country or Americana or any other name it's still country and it's not for me. Add to the fact this album bored me to death just added to the slog.

Singing with banjo. 1/5

I never thought I'd listen to a mix of country and folk music... but here we are. In simpler terms... I hated this. Personal taste is more of a factor of that then the actual music though.

Boring

It’s not really something I would put on and enjoy. There’s something about the production I find to be “off”. It’s kind of boring and her voice is not very interesting

If I was walking by someone playing this in the park, I’d think something like “that doesn’t sound terrible.” Put that same person next to me while driving, and I’d want to crack their skull open. I listened to this while driving.

Bailed half way through. It sounds too much like church music, and not those chanting monks that were big in the early 90’s. Weirdo, small congregation, the pastor is definitely up to something fishy style church music 😒.

When I read Nashville and Tennessee, all my alarm bells go off. And then the "leading actress" plays the banjo, among other things. I wonder, what hell have you gotten yourself into now? And then I started listening. Maybe it's not so bad after all. But damn, exactly as I feared, I can't listen to that stuff. My toenails are curling up. Just get rid of it, quickly.

I had two thoughts while listening to this: 1. Lullabies for the country fried. 2. Music for cousin fuckers that want to feel like there’s something artful about it.

I found this incredibly dull. If I ever have trouble sleeping, I might revisit this.

Artiste inconnue. Beau travail de guitare sur le premier morceau. Le chant est par contre monotone et peu intéressant. Le second morceau est mortellement ennuyeux, et ceux qui suivent ne sont guère mieux. Je ne suis pas allé au bout. =>1/5

Yikes, this started off rough with the slowest song ever made. I hate the title song so much! And the rest don´t get better - its all so repetitive, and her voice is not my cup of tea. I hate it.

Kiedy odpalałem ten album, czułem się lekko zmęczony. Teraz mam wrażenie, że jestem o krok od śpiączki. Nie wiem, co ta płyta robi na tej liście (ani na jakiejkolwiek innej), Wikipedia też nie jest w stanie mnie oświecić.

O matko... co za męka. Zupełnie nie mój klimat, nie trafia do mnie taka muzyka. Pewnie dałbym radę przesłuchać kilka razy i coś z tego wyciągnąć, ale nie czuję potrzeby, nie chcę tracić czasu, który mogę poświęcić innym artystom i utworom... Nie trafia do mnie to plumkanie, nie moja estetyka, nie mój styl, nie wzrusza mnie to. Nothing personal, Gillian ;_;

Billy music

Not for me. 1/5

My lord this album was so boring. Whether artists were talented or the lyrics were interesting didn't matter as after a couple songs I was completely checked out and couldn't wait for this to be over. I'm not sure why this makes the list as it sounded like so much other mundane coffee shop soft rock I've heard elsewhere. I would use this to put my infant child to sleep but honestly I don't ever want to listen to this again. I have no reason I needed to hear this before I die. Skip. 0.4 stars

Not my genre of music at all, and it didn't help that every song was extremely slow, and could serve as lullabies. At least it ended with a 14 minute, 44 second ballad that wasn't terrible. Favorite Song: "Life Is A Highway".

(Yawn…)

OK, Bluegrass singer. Not one of my favorites.

Not for me

nah

Relaxing for sure, but not really for me. If I listened to music in the background it would be ok but I want to really be able to connect with an album. Nice singing and guitar work but I don't really hear anything that stands out. I can't recall anything about what I just heard.

🙃

nop

Oof, that was boring

Not worth it

straszne gunwo

No

Boring

1. revelator - 1 2. my firzt lover - 0 3. dear zomeone - 1.5 4. red clay - 0 5. april - 1 6. rock and roll - 0 7. eviz prezley - 1 8. free - 1

Folksy but did not grab my attention.

Gave up second song in. Too sad for me.

Hard Pass

naja.

Instant no.

Super boring.

Juste non.

I’m glad I wasn’t near sharp objects when I listed to this.

soft country, its nice as background music for myself, but not a huge fan. Quite repetitive in terms of lyrics, and stretched out for most songs

Dog Shit

Meeeeeeeeehhhhhhh

I've found this album very monotonous, boring, slow and musically uninteresting. For some reason I can't relate to Americana/country in any way...The only positive about this album is that it's old style and not that over commercialised country music that was so popular in the past decades in the US.

This is really not for me. It bored me, it didn't bring anything new.

- I respect the voice and guitar playing but this is not for me - Didn't mind the faster/twangier songs, but a lot of them were way too slow - Boring to listen to imo

El primer tema te quita vida, realmente. Sonido medio viejo para la época, como queriendo evocar algo que mucha gente ya hizo, y mejor. La voz linda, algo de Joni Mitchell, algo de Jewel. Rescato el tema "My first lover", tiene algo de Fleetwood Mac. Demasiado country para mi gusto. Creo que estoy redondeando para abajo/siendo mala, pero porque no creo que vuelva a escuchar esto en mi vida. Y menos el último tema, que dura 15 min.

Country de cantautora. Lentísimo. Un 1.

Sounds like a million other artists.

+2 stars for curing my insomnia, -1 cause I woke up flaccid and depressed.

C'est une première sur le générateur, j'ai aujourd'hui décidé de m'adresser directement aux citoyens américains. Mes chers habitants des Etats-Unis je vous propose une expérience : 1. Déposez le gobelet de Sprite que vous tenez dans la main et saisissez-vous d'un appareil permettant de diffuser de la musique (portable, balladeur mp3, radio, etc...). 2. Sortez maintenant des frontières etats-uniennes. 3. Faites écouter de la country à n'importe quelle personne sur votre chemin. 4. Répétez l'opération à plusieurs reprises. Étonnant, non ? Avez-vous remarqué ? Si vous avez suivi les instructions à la lettre, vous aurez probablement constaté que la country est un style qui ne parle absolument à personne ailleurs que chez vous. Laissez-nous en paix, par pitié.

Utter garbage. Track 1 set the tone and it didn't change.

I don't like this album at all. Country music is not my genre and while I can appreciate the vocal quality of Gillian something about her voice or tone of voice just doesn't click for me making this a double negative.

Some folky shit.

muy bonito y todo pero ño

singer-songwriter moonshine banjo style. not my style

Disco agradable folk, primera impresión nada sorprendente, pero buen disco acústico folk

I'm not sure I can handle this, why is the guitar not in tune?

Probably a bit harsh but it grated on me whilst I was trying to concentrate.

Country de cantautora. Lentísimo.

Bloody awful, how has this got anywhere near top 10000 let alone 1000

No lo conocía. 1 o 2 temas lindos. La mayoría de los temas son muy country, nivel me hacen sentir en la Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (ej: "Red Clay Halo", "I want to sing that rock and roll"). No los disfruto ni por la asociación con Disney. Otros, como "Dear Someone" y "I dream a highway", me encontré disfrutándolos mucho. All in all, not my cup of tea. Es un disco fácil de escuchar, pero más fácil de olvidar.