Time (The Revelator)

Country clàssic fet al nou mil.leni, obscur i intimista. Treball sobretot de guitarra i armonies vocals, banda sonora molt bona de certs moments i contextos

Very simple, just her and some guitar/banjo accompaniment. Really solid Appalachia sound.

:)

Lovely acoustic album with songwriting that ebbs and flows gracefully. A little on the country/stripped down side for my tastes but undeniably a great album. Fave track: I Dream a Highway

pretty good!

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

One of the best albums all time--enough said, but I'll say more. The marriage of poetic lyrics and tasteful, subtle instrumentation in this album is unlike anything I've ever heard. Most songs are just 2 instruments, and yet each is a distinct arrangement completely articulated around the story painted by the words. The experience of this album is akin to sitting in a room with a master painter or other artisan and watching a masterpiece come to life quietly and softly before you.

This is very nice. I prefer the more modern sounding tunes to the purist traditional stuff, but it's all very good. Guitar playing reminds me a lot of Milk Carton Kids, who I adore. If you like this, I recommend you check them out. 4 stars.

I had never heard of Gillian Welch before thi sprang up in my playlist. My appreciation for country, Americana, bluegras and such is a little limited, due to both a lack of knowledge and a wariness based on prominence of the genres' more embarrassing examples. So, I hope you understand that I began playing this album with open-mindedness, but with a dash of trepidation. Within a minute the album had struck me with a haymaker, mocking me for my hesitancy. This album is not only brilliant, it's obviously, mathematically brilliant. I try not to use hyperbole, but I am struggling to describe this album without resorting to such. Both unadorned and luxurious, this is the result of exquisite care taken with both art and craft. If you don't appreciate this faultless yet human treasure, then you should have a good long talk with yourelf.

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.

My dad loved the music of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, so I've known this album for years. I love the way their guitars and voices intertwine, the snaky guitar leads that occasionally dip into dissonance, and the haunted melancholy feel of it. Probably my favourite album of hers. A unique sound.

2 of 5 (10/5/21) When people ask me what it was like to be part of the Nashville music scene, they're hoping to hear about a vibrant, exciting community creating innovative and unique new musical offerings for the world to hear. "What's it like to see a songwriter set at the legendary Blue Bird Cafe?" they ask, wide eyed and eager. Well, 90% of it sounds exactly like this. Generic, country-adjacent, sad-sack, wanna-be-crooner, singer-songwriter noise. Boring and samey. God forbid you be an actually exceptional female singer-songwriter in Nashville. It's nearly impossible to rise above the noise of all of the girl-and-guitar acts glutting the stages, bars, and coffee houses of Nashville, TN. The main reason this didn't get a 1-star review is because the track "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" is excellent and completely different from the rest of the album. And no wonder. It's recorded live at The Ryman and produced by T-Bone Burnett who's exceptionally good at what he does. If the whole album had followed the lead of this one track, this review would have been significantly different. Sadly, for everyone who has to listen to this album, it doesn't and this track stands alone, an island in a sea of mediocrity.

Que weba de guitarrita.

muy bonito y todo pero ño

A lovely bluegrass album, but not particularly gripping

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

3/5

Excellent Gillian Welch album, with various 5* songs, such as the opener and the two final songs.

Wonderful album. It was nice to listen to it again, and it was as beautiful as I remembered it to be.

Beautiful, timeless folk/country/bluegrass. Strong and heartfelt performances. I like it. The down side is that it's really not very original or creative. For an album released in 2001, this is all stuff that could have been recorded 50 or even 70 years earlier. There is nothing here you haven't heard before. Still, periodically people need to return to these kind of classic/roots sounds and this record does a great job delivering it.

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

Pretty guitar, pretty voice, pretty boring.

3.5 | Que disco tan tan agradablemente sorpresivo. Al parecer las portadas de mujeres en vestidos de flores con fotos mal tomadas son un buen augurio. Country blues folk muy muy bien hecho. La música a pesar de ser tan clásica Americana no se siente ni trillada y de hecho con ciertos arreglos se siente bastante moderna. Voz muy buena, letras inteligentes. Nunca la había escuchado pero podría ser de los mejores countries alternativos que he escuchado.

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

Al ver la portada del disco imaginé que no me iba a gustar nada, pues esperaba algo tipo Loretta Lynn (la que suena a Lurleen Lumpkin) o Joni Mitchell y sin embargo, me sorprendió que las primeras tres o cuatro canciones me gustaron mucho más de lo esperado. Aunque es un country/blues calmadito tiene en el lado positivo los muy buenos arreglos en las guitarras y las melodías que son muy melancólicas y con una voz muy bonita y limpia sin exagerar su Southern Drawl. Me gustaron en especial el Elvis Presley Blues y I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll, y se quedó solo contres estrellas porque la última rola, I Dream A Highway es exageradamente larga y creo que pierde sentido.

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

Mooi rustig maar die laatste 14 minuten waren niet nodig

aan het genieten. een rustig country album met een mooie vrouwenstem. Zeker tof om eens te luisteren. Ik ga het opslaan maar weet niet of ik er vaak naar ga terugkeren.

inviting yet mysteries tunes

It's good to listen to folk once in awhile

Simple, nice songs. 2nd listen.

Not usually my taste but this album was great! I can imagine putting it on when someone comes over for dinner / chill

Some good songs but some too cliche mid west songs

3/5 had potential but nothing much

Powerful stuff - reminds me of singers like Fiona Apple, Sheila Nichols and Cathy Davey... just a really strong, emotive, cosmic voice, she knows what she wants to say and says it in a way that's greater than the sum of its parts. Really enjoyed

This is really lovely album. The sweet and simple acoustic arrangement is excellent, and Welch's soft, bittersweet vocal will put you in a contemplative mood. As one reviewer put it, there is a sadness to these songs, even when the lyrics don't particularly call for it. The pace is slow and lingering, which some people may not like, but it's a really enjoyable listen. Not a bad song on here, really. Fave songs: Revelator, Everything is Free, Dear Someone, I Dream a Highway

Nice

Very nice, with some tremendous guitar playing.

Tranquilo, pausado, relajado. Buena voz. Un tanto monótono.

interesting album, i had to actually sit still and listen to it to really appreciate it. Since the melodies are simple and its mostly voice driven.

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

Beautiful voice...

Like a precursor to the cool True Detective song meets folk vibe. Some country and Ronstadt creeping in there too. Bluegrass too with the banjo hammerin'. Very decent

Love her albums … The songs keep giving

Not really into it. Very same-sounding throughout.

singer-songwriter moonshine banjo style. not my style

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

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"

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

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"

Es un disco para ponerlo de fondo en una cafetería. No me gusta ni me desagrada. Si estas bajón te re tira para abajo. Es para dejarlo de fondo y trabajar sin interrupciones. No no lo escucharía en un viaje en auto porque me la pego dormida. .

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.

Thought it was an average, haven’t been too impressed with the folk genre on this list

Was worried about the country vibe, but this was chill.

Reminds me a lot of Laura Marling (or I guess the other way around). Nice, calming country sounds.

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

Tengo una fascinación por los temas en donde lo único que se escucha es la voz, algún que otro piano y guitarras/bajos. Esa sonido medio "unplugged" siempre me gustó y este disco tiene mucho de eso. Hace muchos años que tengo la costumbre de escuchar covers en versión acústica de temas que me gustan mucho mucho pero siendo intepretados por gente random de youtube. Es mi paco de hace muchos años. Volviendo, esa cosa "intima" me gusta demasiado. La voz de ella me encanta y esa guitarra con el banjo se hablan muy bien. Me lo puse a escuchar a la noche, mientras escriba el 365 y creo que es para eso, para desconectar del día. Disco rutero pero de esos que sirven para regresar al hotel. Me da a música de esos películas donde el protagonista está medio bajón, bebida alcohólica en mano y mucho fuera de foco pero que el sentimiento que te quiere transmitir es que todo va a estar bien. Revelator, Dear Someone, Everything is Free son los temás que más me gustaron. El último tema de 15 minutos siento que es innecesario. Los primeros 3 minutos es escuchable, después parece que el tema entró en un infinite loop. La muerte. ¿Volvería a escuchar el disco? Sí. 8 ludomatics.

A folksy/country type of album. Not my bag, but she has a killer voice, and good lyrical content.

Lo excelente de este disco es que Gillian Welch nació en Los Angeles, e hizo un disco de country. Lo unico comparativo que se me ocurre es que Uki Deane quiera tocarse unos carnavalitos para celebrar las tradiciones norteñas. Esto nos deja como recordatorio que siempre que respetes las tradiciones y las formas, podes hacer un disco de lo que quieras aunque tus origenes no estén basados ahi. Feat aparte es que lo haya hecho con 33 años, ya criada y con valores formados. No se que tan cierto sea que ES mas dificil, pero uno no puede evitar pensar que debe serlo. Su voz, bien estereotipica del sur, lastimosa y toda rota, cuadra perfecto con la tematica del disco. Y si bien no conozco el ambiente donde lo grabó, me puedo llegar a imaginar algo alla Rick Rubin, en un trailercito bien intimo con 2 guitarras y el microfono bien cerca de la artista. Me gusta cuando se genera esa intimidad de Singer/Songwriter y oyente. Tiene unas pizcas de Damien Rice, y muchas de las canciones de este disco me hicieron acordar a las mas tristes de Natalia Lafourcade. No es ni por asomo mi disco favorito de musica Country (la cual me encanta) pero no es ni en pedo de los peores. Hay tropes ya super quemados en el country. Que la camioneta, que la cerveza fria, que el tractor, que los longhorns, el banjo y el honky tonky mood de la esposa. Está muy bien que alguien decida que el country tambien es amor, tristeza y miedo al paso del tiempo. Ahora me pegó el somit pero, de la galera, el ultimo que me ocurre que haya hecho un disco de country con "sabes que me parecen que estas tematicas están quemadisimas" fué Johnny fucking Cash. Alto endorsement ese, no? No tengo notas de las canciones porque no tenia el cuaderno a mano, pero dos cosas: 1. Es una picardia cuando el tema mas lindo es el primero del disco. 2. No podes terminar un disco con un tema de 16 minutos como si fueses una banda psicodelica a lo King Crimson en los 70. Cuando todo ya está destilado, me pregunto siempre lo mismo. Volveria a escuchar este disco? La verdad es que no, no concientemente. No lo sacaria si sale, pero no iria activamente a "che sabes que podriamos escuchar? Gillian Welch". Creo que en un genero que está bastante... Bastardeado, es un buen balance y Gillian deberia estar contentisima con las palabras que escribió un gordo zarpado en psicofarmacos sobre ella. Cobra en pesos. Random final thought: Le habrá puesto asi al disco en honor al mitico John The Revelator de Son House? ...Probablemente no. O si?

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

Musically solid. The vocals gave me some ear fatigue. It was fairly monotone and the doubling effect on the vocal tracks became excessive.

Some good blues. I like her voice. Ends with 14 min song.

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

Everything modern Americana should be

Not a fan of traditional country, but this album I really enjoyed. Highlights: Revelator, Red Clay Halo, Everything Is Free

Sleepy and sad

3.5 nice and slow, love the Elvis song

I’ve never been a fan of this type of music either. I felt really haunted listening to it though, it was full of pain even when the lyrical content was reflecting something innocuous or positive. Too slow, too “artsy” for my taste but fuck if I didn’t *feel* something

Pretty, well sung but not my type of country though there's a lot of talent here

2.5

A šta je zadnja stvar predivna. Vrh albuma a ujedno i kraj. Lijep country/Americana album, laganih nota i lijepog glasa. Također zadnji dan u Prvči NG M-1, pa znam koji sam album slušao zadnji ovdje jer smo sa ovim krenuli taman negdje u drugom tjednu kad sam krenuo ovdje raditi. Ovaj album ću još preslušati par puta sigurno, vruće ljeto u prirodi ili rana jesen. Definitivno vjerujem da je za to vrijeme.

Good ole country album! It was a joy to listen to, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again.

Vejamos, a primeira música entra com tudo e realmente não é nada má, o resto torna-se um tanto cansativo. A cachopa faz bem o seu trabalho só que o registo não altera e torna-se chato muito depressa. Não consigo dar uma nota muito baixa porque consigo perceber o trabalho o esforço e reconhecer a qualidade, mas o raio do álbum cansou-me. Nota: 5/10 Data:19/02/2026

Pretty cool and relaxing country music, with some rad harmonies at times.

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

🤶🏿🍒🚕🌪💧🐫

A nice mellow acoustic album. 0RS

Not to my taste at all. **

Gillian Welch's third album, Time (The Revelator), finds the folk vocalist and musician shifting her attention from achingly beautiful mountain ballads to achingly beautiful pop/rock ballads. Regarding this album, Welch states: "As opposed to being little tiny folk songs or traditional songs, they're really tiny rock songs. They're just performed in this acoustic setting. In our heads we went electric without changing instruments." This philosophy is most evident in songs like "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" and "Elvis Presley Blues," with her longtime collaborator David Rawlings accompanying her on Louvin-esque high harmonies and vintage guitar. Fans of the duo's neo-old-timey sound will be happy to hear a few of their familiar, intimate dust bowl folk songs peering through the fence posts. The banjo-driven "My First Lover" could've been recorded on Alan Lomax's back porch, while the title track aches and moans along with the best of her two previous albums. Rawlings' production on the album remains warm and intimate throughout, capturing the subtleties of the acoustic instruments and earthy harmonies. Highlights include the passionate romp "Red Clay Halo," which includes the best elements of time-honored folk stylings and their newfound passion for rock & roll, and the hushed awe that captures the audience in the Ryman Auditorium during the live recording of "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll." Time (The Revelator) ends with an unprecedented 15-minute track called "I Dream a Highway," which drifts lazily through the album's final moments, sweetly dozing in the current like Huck and Jim's Mississippi River afternoons. Welch and Rawlings are at the top of their form and continue to make the best Americana recordings without resorting to drenching their albums in guest stars, but by writing and performing heartfelt songs that speak with a clear and undeniable honesty.

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

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

Beautiful, soulful, Americana.

“Time (The Revelator)” by Gillian Welch (2001) Maintaining the bare essentials of folk, this album moves the serious listener beyond Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Judy Collins into the twenty first century. And it makes the serious folk fan wish that time would not only reveal, but stop, dammit. Welch’s singing and songwriting are respectable exemplars of the genre, sometimes (“Revelator”and “April the 14th, Pt. 1”) bringing to mind David Crosby’s more thoughtful work. But the performances are under-rehearsed. Nearly every track could have used at least one more take. Lots of clunkers in there. Lyrics are neither deep nor clever, but are suitably poetic, with plenty of intriguing images and reverie. David Rawlings’ support on guitar is shaky, with more than a few flubs in his all too improvisational accompaniment. But his backing vocals are well suited to Welch’s compositions, providing occasionally mesmerizing harmonies. Welch’s banjo playing (especially on “My First Lover”) is not particularly accomplished, although her banjo break in the unsubtly sarcastic live performance of “I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll” is outstanding. Really. “I Dream a Highway Back to You” is beautifully evocative, if you have the patience to sit through 14:39 of mournful reflection. Since I did, I paid the price in sadness. I need another cup of coffee. 2/5

Country de cantautora. Lentísimo.

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

Nice and pretty, but didn't deliver enough to stand out

Kinda pretty but boring and draggy. Not my jam. 2.5 rounded up.

Very quiet music. David Rawlings is amazing.

Pretty good but country isn't my jam. Pretty chill and she has a great voice.

The Carnival is strong with this one. I dug the album.

I feel like I should have liked this album more than I did. Country music has never really done it for me, and that is evident in my reaction to this album. I love her voice, I think the musicianship is good throughout, and I really like the production of the album. Still, it leaves me a bit cold. A good album, but not my thing 3/5

Such an instant crush on her. Incredible music

This ain't for me

What came first? Gillian Welch or Lilith Fair?

Very nice lady!

eh waify country, not my style. I'm gonna give it a 3 because some of the guitarwork is good enough that giving it a 2 would feel like I'm dissing it, which I'm not. But I wouldn't willingly listen to this kind of thing.

Mysigt men har glömt det om 2 dagar.