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Not my favorite style of music, but I like lyrics that try to make a political statement. The lyrics add +1 star to what I was going to rate it.
Bodenständiger Country. Sehr selbstreflektiv und teils auf humorvolle Weise gesellschaftskritisch, wir "Illegal Smiles" (die Cannabishymne, die nie als solche gedacht war).
The music doesn't do much for me, but the lyrics are great.
Completely forgettable but not terrible.
Great
3.5 Decent album. The two stand out for me are Your Flag Decal and Angel from Montgomery
Ganska bra, lite skön country-folk.
This album deserves better than the rating I am going to give it. It's a heartfelt reflection and critique of American culture and society, especially war culture, perfect for the American counter culture 1970s. The lyrics are poetic and occasionally darkly humorous. I just really don't like slow country. Favorite track was Sam stone
Not too bad... but that era just has too many outstanding folk albums..
Okay country folk with some good lyrics.
I'm not a big country music fan but I think this album has some songs that touch on serious issues and I felt connected to. It doesn't have a ton of replayability for me just based on personal preference but I do think it was well done
This is the album that plays in my head when I think of folk music. Favorite track was Illegal Smile.
Really like the lyrics on this, very woke for the era. Very simple sound, but it does a good job of frontlining the lyrics.
I don't like country but I like John Prine. The music itself is whatever but what he sings about is the kinda stuff I can get into. He seems like a cool dude.
Nežinau, nelabai įdomu buvo, bet tiesiog nesu country fanas.
3.75
A few songs I liked more than the rest It has a lot of that warm sweet feeling that classic country music is known for A lot of the album ended up feeling a bit too simple and same-y and uninteresting for me. Perhaps it could grow on me though.
Esperaba un poquito más.
Great lyrics, good tunes, nothing to disagree with here, though nothing to really inspire either. It's a good album.
Really enjoyed this album and the lyrics were so relevant to even today. 3/5
Decent old school country music albeit a bit silly and goofy at times. Not something that I would regularly listen to but I am see how people would enjoy it. Not bad
Enjoyed this more than expected. One of those albums where I can't quite gauge the audience this is aimed at or the mindset of Prine himself. Which made if feel interesting and different (to me). The wordplay here is quite engaging in places, but I wasn't humming the songs after hearing them. Feels like a relic or souvenir of that place and time.
Þetta er allt í lagi, ekki minn tebolli en alveg áhlustanlegt.
Lyrics are some of the best I just can't get into his voice
Ihan kova countrylevy hei! Testasin uuden vahvistimen kuuntelemalla tätä. 3/5
Hyvää countrya. Tekstit tässä varmaan oli ne tärkeimmät, mutta en ehtinyt juuri keskittymään. Jää nyt kolmeen, mutta potentiaalia neloseen.
Wow, that’s super American. Middle of the road country. But it’s all perfectly fine. Worth a 3 of anyone’s money.
folky boy that must love bob dylan. taking cues. firing shots. anti war. its fine.
Pretty good stuff. I always wanted to like him more than I do.
I never really listen to the lyrics that much, because then I need to focus on the song and can't focus on anything else I'm doing. But here the lyrics really stood out to me, he really has some witty, and sometimes clever, writing. Country folk music isn't a genre I'm particularly fond of, so it's not something I will put on again probably. But I enjoyed if for what it was, and it gets extra points for actually making me notice the lyrics, which usually just pass me by as background noise.
I'm not sure what to make of this. The music was pretty basic and cliché country however the lyrics were not. Humour, wisdom and sadness were all here in his songs, the storytelling was pretty top notch. One I rate more than I like.
I quite enjoyed the sound, and there was a bit of the Kristofferson about the lyrics - but not enough to make me want more.
Very good lyrics, although there are some weird ass lines too lmao. Definitely one of the better country albums out there.
Aldrig hört förr. Underfundiga texter, tyckte om det.
lets see
There’s a lot lyrically to this album - Sam Stone is definitely a standout among a wealth of well written songs - Illegal smile and Hello in There also being strong shows. However the country folk thing is a bit too much for an entire record - and while Prine is a phenomenal lyricist - it’s a tough listen to ears like mine. Still a good record though.
Not my thing but I do like the laid back 70's feel and it exudes integrity. Pretty much the same tune and tone but the lyrics are worth listening to.
I can appreciate it if not quite my preferred taste
Lyrics are better than the music and singing. I guess I wanted to like it more but having only 1 of the 3 components isn't exactly going to give John Prine a great score. Was alright. 5/10.
My truck, my job, my girl, some girl got raped, my truck, my job, my girl...
It's a nice country album with some depth that other albums are missing. Nothing too special though if you have the limits of the genre in mind.
Folk and country. Fine.
The lyrics and storytelling are really good, but the instrumentals are often a bit basic and it's kinda the same for the whole album.
It was aight
Pretty sleepy country, the few more electric songs were better. All the people in global reviews are talking about the lyrics being genius but I guess I just don’t care enough. 5/10
Enjoyable music. Sassy man. Bottom song: Illegal Smile
Standouts: Illegal Smile, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore, Others: Spanish Pipedream (Blow Up Your TV), Hello In There, Sam Stone, Pretty Good, Quiet Man. 3.5/5
good but too slow for me
Idk not really for me. A bit too much twang and twee
This album made me want to buy a cowboy hat, so that I could take it off to Johnny boy. It also made me hungry for peaches. He really cares about the story he is telling and forgets to rhyme. But I mean why rhyme when you can tell the world about Jesus more efficiently without it.
My bet is that some Texan producer said to himself, “What if Bob Dylan was Christian?” 5/10
It is a nice and chill album, hence I am very happy that I didn't listen to it in the gym today. I like: his accent his guitar tabbing his lyrics and the story he tell (when I actually payed attention to what he said).
4/13, 31%
Very solid and most importantly consistent country album. All songs are quality throughout the entire record. Enjoyed it enough to potentially return to this album later on.
Not bad! I like old folk country like this. My tolerance level for it wanes after about 30 minutes so this felt like it ran a little long. Overall, I liked it.
Nice and mellow Some songs had the instruments channeled strangely, some only showed up in the right channel and some in the left, was distracting 3.5 stars but you cant do half stars
COUNTRY ROAAADS TAKE ME HOME
Meh
Chill but all the songs from this album sounds the same...
Great songs, kinda annoying voice sometimes, but it's pretty damn good overall
I like this without loving it. If the music matched the lyrics, this would be five stars. Prine is a wonderfully creative songwriter, eschewing cliche and spotlighting some fairly peculiar subject matter for pop music. Unfortunately the music is as generic 1970s country-folk as it gets; all quite tasteful but a bit beige. The other stumble I face is that Prine's voice just started to grate by the end of the album. Enough, indeed, to drop this to three stars.
I went into this one expecting to hate it. But actually, the lyrics are compelling and incisive, and the music isn’t grating like most country. A welcome surprise! I think a lot of people need to hear that their flag decal won’t get them into heaven anymore
Why does this sound like it should have been recorded in the 1940s? Very nasal strongly country influenced singer/songwriter with an incredibly strong accent. (Not being American I can't say where the accent is from, it sounds like it should be Texas but probably isn't). The songs are well written but musically it is rather twee. Not my thing but well done.
This was fine. Very country/folk, so not my favorite.
Yeah it sounded like a Dylan knockoff, and was pretty generic. Good generic country, mind, but nothing new altogether. A decent record
Country clásico con voz conseguida y ritmos típicos del estilo de música. Para entusiastas del género
jahas jahas. dylanimaista folk diskografiaa paitsi paskempaa... kynä ei viuhahda kuin mestarilla... jeesus kristus imageryä paljon.. hyvä että KRISTILLISET arvot ovat NYKY AIKANA vielä tallella.... kyllä 1970-luku on nykyaikaa uskokaa tai älkää... luuletko että antiikin roomalainen kun puhuu tulevaisuudesta erottaa 1970-luvun ja 2020-luvun ei HIRVÄSTI KIINNOSTA ROOMALAISTA...olemme kaikki ihmisiä...kohdellaan meitä ihmisten tavoin...
Well, there's no question: This is country. I would rate it higher, but I feel that, even among country fans, the album is pretty tame. The sound is pretty crisp, though!
Very good, great storytelling.
A simple folk/country album by John Prime, who is supposedly one of the most respected musicians in this genre. Lyrics to his songs had a little funny or more sarcastic twist to it, which made it more pleasant to listen to, but ultimately, the music itself is not really defending the quality of the album. Rather an average record in my opinion.
Music-wise really not my vibe. A lot of cool lyrics in there though. Good storytelling. Some faves: "A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down and won" "There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, Jesus died for nothing I suppose" "Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore; They're already overcrowded from your dirty little war"
On a few more listens, I think I could grow to like this more. Still quite nice. Original lyrics, sung in a gentle voice and accompanied by lovely guitar. I don't tend to listen to acoustic/folk/country music that much, so this was a nice change. I've also heard good things about John Prine before, so it was nice to check him out for the first time. Overall OK, but might get better on future listens. (really liked Spanish pipedream and quiet man)
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would Album cover: I like it 3/5
I liked this pretty well, but it is at that level of Country Sap that is a little strong for me. The maudlin plus the aw shucks and all. Clever writer though, and plays to his strengths as singer.
Ok
E okej je, ali nisam bio baš u tom điru.
this album was a calming listen. prine has an even voice, which definitely contributed to the overall easy feeling. it allowed him to tell stories within his songs and include a great political anti-war message. sometimes prine even included rather amusing lyrics (see the final few lines of “illegal smile”!). all in all, this album was a different kind of addition to this project. i enjoyed it!
Upon hearing the first song, I was quick to judge and figured I was in for an album with awful lyrics and awful vocals. While I won't say every lyric is a winner on the album, I can say that things go uphill from here. While Prine does seem to have some fun on this album, most of the lyrics do tell a worthwhile, engaging story. I found it funny that on a couple of different occasions, Prine used Jesus Christ as a storytelling device, talking about what Jesus would and wouldn't be liking about the state of the world at the time. Frankly, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore was a bit jarring because this message is still 100% relevant in America, maybe now more than ever. I definitely thought of Bob Dylan when hearing this (and turns out, John Prine was definitely on Bob Dylan's radar). This was an interesting folk/country listen with some very superb first album songwriting chops!
Paradise is such a great song.
I saw this cover of this album and thought Itd just be another typical country album, but I was definitely wrong. The storytelling and lyrics on this are some of the best I’ve heard, I could picture in my head the exact scenarios the various characters throughout are going through in very vivid detail. That being said, a lot of the album sounds pretty same-ish and it got grating to listen to all the way through (until Prine beautifully sung another witty one-liner). This is definitely a project where you pick your favorites and forget those ones that don’t resonate with you. All that said, super enjoyable listen and might have to give the rest of his discography a try.
Not going to be something I ever choose, but enjoyed the listen.
Some very fun storytelling songs
OK I guess
Not really my type of music, but pretty nice album. I enjoyed it.
While the music wasn't exactly what I'm into, I appreciate the topics this album tackles. I definitely understand why people would really like this album. My favourite song was Hello in There.
would probably need another listen to warm up to it
A bit Dylan-esque. Probably a bit too Country for me to listen to regularly but ok. Some nice words in there, especially liked the bit Jason Pierce stole on Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.
It's hard to rate this album because really listen to a lot of country/folk and I don't really know how to compare one country/folk album to another. I can tell there's a lot of heart and soul in this album though. Overall I'd say I liked it.
Country but blue collar + liberal like the good old days
Nice and chill
Lyrics are what made this for me. Subverted my expectations with those, but I felt the album as a whole was a little repetitive.
John Prine was a great storytelling singer songwriter. His songs are country standards now, Angel from Montgomery was covered by Dave Matthews. Overall a good album
Prefs: Illegal Smile, Hello in There, Sam Stone, Pretty Good, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore, Angel From Montgomery, Donald and Lydia, Six O'Clock News, Flashback Blues Moins pref: Far From Me
I like it but I've never been as impressed by him as his diehard fans.
It was okay, I had never heard of this guy.
Nice country folk album. Very similar to Bob Dylan.
a nice folk album, I really enjoyed the lyrics
This is much better folk than the last folk album I got. The lyrics are packed with anti-war and other social commentary but the music is still fun to listen to
3, For country actually not bad
It's american folk music. Some of the lyrics are rather good, but the music itself is about as standard as you get for the genre, I feel.
Loved the voice, it's like Dylan in the pink Floyd's the wall. Overall it's a generic county.
Country, folk
John Prine is a gifted country singer-songwriter but there is nothing special about his voice and the arrangements weren't the best. For example, I much preferred Angel from Montgomery when covered by others
Great songwriter!
He was a good one, better on folk than country
Gouden country, perfecte stem ervoor
Surprisingly nice album. I liked the songwriting that contained social commentary about the 70s with hints of humor. Good artist with good lyrics and a nice voice.
S'écoute bien, pas mon genre mais je respecte l'oeuvre
Not my favorite. Country style singing is not always my fav genre. Good singing and decent instrumentals. Fav song: Spanish pipedream
Bueno
If the only song on this album were 'Angel From Montgomery' it would still be worthy of inclusion in this project. The rest of the tracks showcase his incredible songwriting talent. Due to his performance style and the era in which it was recorded, it sounds a little bland to my ears but I'm sure that's mostly due to the countless performers and acts who sound a lot like this. It also suffers through my ears because of my slightly negative perception of twangy country-western style music (although, as with any genre, there is plenty of music in that realm that I do like). Despite that challenge, I still enjoyed listening to it and definitely appreciate it.
Not a fan of country and this didn't exactly make me one either. It was pretty good though.
I'm not a fan of country music, but John Prine is one of the ones I can appreciate at least a little bit. Paradise, Angel of Montgomery, and Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore are the highlights here.
fvck country
Country, but charming. Didn't hate it but didn't love it either.
Overall enjoyed it but no real standouts for me. I probably don't listen to the lyrics enough. Prine has a goofy vocal tone that I kind of enjoy.
Knew I was in trouble the second I saw the guitar and hay bales on the album cover. Prine’s a fun lyricist, but I still can’t really deal with country music
I appreciate the tongue in cheek irreverence of the songwriting, there's a playfulness there, a subtle sendup of the classic twanging country song in every verse. The deeply earnest "I've got problems" country singer schtick of other artists gets old fast which is why this genre doesn't do anything for me. But I can see Prine up there, winking mischievously at those looking close enough to see it, as if to say "let's not take ourselves so seriously as all that George Jones nonsense, let's have fun." And I'm cool with that. And then there are nuggets of social commentary that don't beat you over the head, and that's cool too. Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore feels relevant in today's American socio-political climate, very on the nose.
I like old country but this one didn't really hit home for me. It wasn't bad but frankly I couldn't get behind the lyrics and John Pine's voice completely. Perhaps if I listened to him more I could like him more. I did however add a few songs to my list from the album that I liked somewhat ex. Illegal Smile
2nd Listen. Really starting to enjoy this one. 3/5 "side 1" is better than "side 2" but overall still really good.
bara fínt
Like the early Dylan albums, this debut from John Prine pays for repeated listening. There's a lot to explore and unpack, musically and lyrically.
Not a big folk guy but this one grew on me a bit. Lyrically very good and enjoyable. It's equal parts folk/country but avoids the worst of both genres. "Illegal Smile" and "Spanish Pipedream" are strong openers and are fun listens. "Flag Decal" remain relevant 50 years later which is impressive/upsetting.
The lyrics are the highlight here.
"hello in there" was nice
This was a fun listen, kind of country-folk poetry, the lyrics and songwriting are great. Musically a lot of the tracks sound kinda the same. Not bad though.
I'm not a huge country person but I can definitely see the appeal. Songwriting is solid, though not super excited about the melody lines or anything like that. Might go back and listen if in a yeehaw mood. Otherwise probably not. Fave track: Illegal Smile. Loved the line about the oatmeal winning a staring contest.
Great lyrics, ok country music
twiddly widdly country
heard some of these before and didn't realize it was john prine. a big find for me
Enjoyable country. But it's still country.
I will file this under a similar category to how I feel about Bob Dylan and similar singer songwriters......I'm sure the lyrics are lovely and the vocals put them across very well but I'm not very good at listening to them closely, call me lazy. Pleasant enough though just doesn't light me up with excitement
John Prine was clearly all about the lyrics, and it's evident from a couple of listens to this that even as a young man he was a cut above most other writers. There's empathy and humour and some knockout couplets, plus he tackles more interesting subject matters than your average schmuck. Musically it's very pedestrian though and while that helps to bring out the words, I can't honestly say it's an album I will keep coming back to. A respectful 3 stars.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Wish he was a bit less religious as 3/4 songs were about angels or coming home to heaven. But the ones without I would definitely listen to again.
First country album I have received on this list. I am honestly not a huge fan of country at all (modern country is probably my least favorite genre), but I do find that I can appreciate older, folk-ier country as time goes on. I did enjoy this album more than I thought upon realizing what I was getting into, but I didn't think it stood out too much in terms of specific songs/moments. The instrumentals were relaxing and exactly the type of country I would like to listen to; however, I was not a fan of John's voice solely due to my dislike of the genre in general. I would definitely listen to this album again over some other albums I have received so far from genres I love which is a really good sign. If I liked country more, this would be higher up in my rankings. 2.5/5.
I expected to like this more given the reputation which preceeded it. It was more country one style than expected. Illegal Smile is Admittedly a pretty cooland humorous tune as is the next one Spanish Pipedream. Pretty Good might be my favorite song. All in all I enjoyed it 3.5 stRs
Was a bit annoyed at first but got over it. Still, not quite the generation to get into this, so in some ways it’s not for me. Sad country postwar americana.
Sounds like a very tame Götz Widmann
Pretty good, like john denver/simon and garfunkel.
Ok, acoustic singer/songwriter. Try not to be boring. Thank your band for helping you. The lyrics (which I'm sure at the point) are charming and entertaining. But, that's the trouble with listening while working. I think I miss that charm. But, I can definitely see myself returning to this when I am driving sometime and need something chill. That's the place where I can focus on music the most - at least the singer/songwriter variety.
Folk/Country singer's John Prine's first record, 1971.
Really great songwriting and lyrics here, particularly on the A side. This guy clearly has a lot of talent. But at the same time, I think it’s better as individual songs; as a full album it gets pretty samey for one sitting.
As far as folk music goes, this is passable. Favorite track is Spanish Pipedream.
good ol country
Enjoyable, but again not something I’m going to think about a lot
To the untrained ear this could be Bob Dylan with a bit of country added in. I enjoyed it.
Pretty and depressing. 3.5
Bit more country than I was expecting
Don’t know a lot of country for comparison and context’s same, but I heard a nice Dylan vibe, good lyrics, and overall just enjoyable to listen to. Nothing out of this world but my appreciation of country is limited so 3 stars
Test
Some great songs here. I liked it. 3.5 🌟
Twangy and informal
Country music. Not unique in any way, but quite pleasant and I like his voice. Vocally this reminds me of Bob Dylan, which is odd, as I find Dylan's voice really puts me off his music.
No es mucho mi tipo pero mola para tenerla de fondo, música de señor con guitarra en bar, hay algunas canciones q me han gustado pero en general no es q me apasione este tipo de música BT: Illegal Smile (1) Pretty Good (6)
There's that great scene in Stripes, where Bill Murray's girlfriend argues with him about always listening to Tito Puente. Murray responds by saying, "You know, one day, Tito Puente will be dead, and you'll say, 'Oh, yes, I've been listening to his work for years.'" The same theory could apply to John Prine. I never heard one word about John Prine, but when he got COVID and died, suddenly he had fans coming out of the woodworks. Might be crass to say, but I believe it was further magnified by the fact he was one of the first celebrity COVID deaths (for further reference, witness the outpouring of love for the dude from Fountains Of Wayne). So yeah, sacreligious as it might be in some corners, I think Prine is a tad overrated. Sounds like someone doing a Dylan imitation if Dylan went completely country. Angel Of Montgomery saves this for me, but I prefer other versions, especially Bonnie Raitt's cover. Angel Of Montgomery is a 5, and suggests that I should give Prine another chance. He was obviously a great songwriter. I'm sure I'll like him more than Tito Puente.
It was an alright album. I enjoy some folk songs, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the country-ness of this particular album. I can appreciate the blunt storytelling of the lyrics and the mellow guitar, but it's not the sound for me. Favorite track: Paradise
I enjoy country and bluegrass. The songs from this album had good storytelling but the music itself didn’t wow me. Maybe because it’s an older genre of country.
Not awful but not one to go back to
Not into country but some of the songs were alright
Le début de générateur était si catastrophique que John Prine y faisait figure de cador. Il reste toutefois très gentil.
allright, not as good as the blue one
I quite enjoyed it
un homme extremement sympatique, musicalement rien de particulierement interessant mais j'ai apprecié sa gentillesse et sa delicatesse, 3/5
Jingly jangly
Interesting stories and funny in parts.
Optimus Prine
Yeah it was OK. Fairly generic country.
Some catchy lyrics. well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun.
Dylanline
Playful, cheeky Americana but with some really solid songwriting. Not my typical cup of tea but I really appreciate the craft (and subversive political humor).
I sort of liked and didn’t like this album. It was just *slightly* too country twang for my taste, but I didn’t really hate it. I also found some of the songs to be surprisingly relevant.
I'm on track one and I don't think I'm going to last very long. I'm turning into Rolling Stone here, giving everything 3 stars even if I don't like it, but I can't exactly punish an album simply for not aligning with my tastes.
Discount Willie Nelson. Some talent but none of the songs truly grabbed me
pretty good not bad cant complain
6
Dylan-Esque, "Pretty Good" bester Song, sonst etwas zu viel Country für meinen Geschmack
I'm not fan of the genre, but I certainly listened to this a lot while working
Fun time country
Decent album, not the biggest fan of the unserious lyrics
Got some Dylan vibes.
I mean if this isn't country, or at least some yank folk rock, I'll eat my hat. haha ok the lyrics are great, it almost borders on joke rock so far. Hard to tell if it's a pisstake on country or a genuine effort. Wiki seems to think it's more of a genuine attempt at writing sarcastic hot takes and not the country version of steel panther or anything. I think they might be right. In any case, it's pretty catchy but it did get pretty samey, I'd had enough by the end. 3/5.
Als der damals 24-jährige Postbote aus Chicago sein Debüt einspielte, geschah dies größtenteils im American Sound Studio in Memphis, produziert von Arif Mardin für Atlantic Records – lediglich der Song "Paradise" entstand in den A&R Studios in New York. Die Session-Musiker der sogenannten Memphis Boys verliehen den schlicht instrumentierten Songs jenen warmen, unaufdringlichen Südstaaten-Sound, der Prines Erzählkunst nie in den Hintergrund drängt, sondern ihr Raum gibt. Was dieses Album so bemerkenswert macht, ist die Reife, mit der ein Debütant hier auftritt. "Sam Stone" seziert das Schicksal eines heroinabhängigen Vietnam-Veteranen mit einer Direktheit, die 1971 ihresgleichen suchte, während "Hello in There" das Altern und die Einsamkeit alter Menschen mit einer Empathie beschreibt, die weit über das Alter des Sängers hinausweist. "Angel from Montgomery" wiederum, aus der Perspektive einer erschöpften Hausfrau geschrieben, zeigt Prines seltene Fähigkeit, sich vollständig in fremde Leben hineinzuversetzen. Kritiker zogen früh Vergleiche zu Bob Dylan, doch Prine verzichtete auf dessen kryptische Bildsprache zugunsten einer fast schon unbequemen Klarheit – Figuren wie der Junge aus "Six O'Clock News" oder die Bergarbeiterstadt aus "Paradise" wirken bis heute wie reale Menschen und Orte, nicht wie literarische Konstruktionen. Kommerziell blieb das Album ein bescheidener Erfolg, doch sein Einfluss auf nachfolgende Songwriter-Generationen ist kaum zu überschätzen. Ein Debüt, das seinen Schöpfer sofort als einen der großen amerikanischen Geschichtenerzähler auswies.
John Prine is a revered figure and a favorite of my husband’s, so I was looking forward to my first close listen. Unfortunately, this pretty resoundingly isn’t for me. I can’t do twangy country. Clearly, he’s a wonderful lyricist, but I disliked the songs and the sound. “Angel of Montgomery” is the only track I appreciated.
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Not for me. If I wanted to listen to Dylan I'd put Dylan on.
I can see the appeal and the musicianship, just not for me genre-wise
Hat zwischendurch was von Bob Dylan
Kermit the Frog had a duet with Willie Nelson back in 2024. Prior to that they never have met. Despite knowing this, you will believe that both Kermit and Willie appear on this album. They do not. This is a knock off Bob Dylan.... I guess? It's on here because he is supposively a good writer. Didn't hear that. You can listen to it twice without throwing yourself into traffic. Thus, 2 stars.
Extremely stereotypical country album. No real standout tracks, a nice enough country music voice but the songs don't do much for me. Starts to get old rather quickly. 2.5/5.
Very Country I thought it a little over long and got a little bored. Some good stuff on here witty lyrics nice feel but a little mundane
Country and Western. I think it might be good but it reminded me of Otis Lee Crenshaw so I couldn't take it seriously
Of course this would be Bob Dylan's jam. It's almost pure songwriting and storytelling, it's the same awkward folky niche. It's frequently way too twangy for my tastes, though there's attention to detail, it's not that the musicians are bad or generic. Honestly, the more you listen to it, the easier it is to see how clever the songwriting is. It's still not quite enough to win me over, but I recognize it and I'm not mad this is on the list. I'd even go as far as to say I'd eliminate one Dylan album because of the scope of this effort. Still, a dated production which leans well on country, but if you're like, even leaning correctly on country is too much country. 2.3/5
very country
Meh !
vietnam warr
c'mon, what's this doing on a list like this
Yeehaw slop. Was so boring and samey that I didn't even realise it had ended
Hillibilly music
It's very country. It's not bad but it's also not for me.
4/10
4/10
An additional star out of respect for my friends
Kind of the same affect for each song, not really much difference from one song to the next. At first it didn't bother me, but as the album progress, it got to me.
12/04/2026 Just like every country singer I've heard on here so far... no change, no different. Spotify listeners: 1.5 million
I definitely could have died without ever hearing this album
Mid country
This was an interesting listening experience! Personally, I don’t think this album was for me. I don’t particularly like country music so this was a miss but I can see why people might enjoy this album. I think there was only like two songs I liked so I don’t see myself listening to this again in the future!
Nice, good-old-fashioned country. But nothing that really hooks me. 2,5
John Prime time travelled to hear modern day Dylan and asked 'how can I make his voice even more irritating?' But he also read Dylans complete book of lyrics and wrote some poetry, so there's that. Really not my thing but clearly a very smart chap. 3/10
Not my kind of country, just more wingeing and whining than I could handle.
This is good country, but I didn't like it. It's a bit too C&W for me.
I appreciate some of the anti-war and other folk/country sentiment but this one is not for me.
Best Track - "Spanish Pipedream"
This is #day580 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… how about another country album? Like with most of the country records on this list, I find it hard to care. That nasal delivery, though. This is a low 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day581.
Average country album with your run of the mill nasal folk singer. Lyrics may be interesting, but it's an album, not a poem's book: if the music is not on par with the lyrics, it deserves a 2.
I enjoyed elements of this, but it was just too old school country for my liking. Pleasant enough, but not really something i would ever revisit
My dad listened to some John Prine when I was a child (although I don’t remember this being one of them), so I was somewhat aware of what this would be like. It was inoffensive, pretty standard country. Not really for me, but I didn’t hate it.
Country is not my thing and took a bit for me to get in the right headspace for it. Little stories in songs is noce but not my cup of tea in the stories he is telling
Honestly not the worst thing I've ever heard, not great though, country music isn't my thing
Witty and clever lyrics. Some Dylan resemble. Musically not really attaching.
Maybe I don't understand the intricacies of country and western music, but I swear every song just sounded identical.
John Prine's kinda like the Bob Dylan of folk country music. Though I would say that Prine's more listenable (but not necessarily better).
Enjoyable country
New to me and it will take a few more listens
Important pieces of context: I don't much like pure country, I've never heard of John Prine, and I'm listening to this without Internet access so can't research this album. Now that's out of the way I can say I have no idea whether this is supposed to be a serious album or a parody of country music tropes. I mean the album starts with the line When I Woke up this Morning. Advocates blowing up your TV as a way of finding peace in your life and speaks of Digesting Readers Digest in the Back of the Dirty Book Store. Schoolboy rhyming couplets combined with dull and clichéd country music that could've been produced by any one of a hundred different Southern artists. Lost the will to listen once John had offered the insight that Jesus doesn't like killing (who knew). My new American friends tell me this is a nailed on 5*. But In a sign of the cultural separation we're currently experiencing with folks across the Atlantic I'm giving it a disappointing 2*
I wanted to like this. But his voice just isn’t good and I found it too long. His lyrics aren’t bad at least. But just a little too twangy country for me.
Too country.
It’s tough to listen to his voice but I do like the guitar picking.
Definitely not my cup of moonshine. A little too much twang with straw in mouth.
Not for me
Country and western. Not really for me.
Too old sounding
Drugged up, blokey, whiney country, very much of its time. Not my thing at all. But I'd never heard of him so thanks for the opportunity to hear something new.
hard listen
endless
This is a strange one. Lyrically amazing and definitely important. The vocal delivery though is unremarkable and the arrangements too. Not one to listen to endlessly unfortunately
Can't stand his voice
A great record to sit alone at a table in a dark room, drink whiskey, and have a good cry.
Some good ones but mostly the same old song
pretty country, kinda just okay
So. Much. Twang. I could almost get into this. It’s almost beautiful but the twang, man. The twang. It drives me batty.
Well I now know how John Prine feels about war
I do not hold country music in such impossibly high regard as the author of this list
Boring country album
John Prine is an album that is clearly built on wit, character sketches, and observational songwriting, but musically it feels far thinner than its reputation suggests. The songs lean heavily on lyrics to do all the work, while the arrangements stay basic to the point of inertia. Everything moves along at a similar pace, with acoustic strumming and gentle backing that rarely adds tension, colour, or momentum. Lyrically, there is cleverness and humour here, and I can appreciate the intent behind the storytelling, but the delivery often feels too casual to fully land. Songs drift by like anecdotes told pleasantly enough, but without much musical shape to make them stick. The melodies are functional rather than memorable, and the emotional range stays narrow, which makes the album feel longer than it actually is. By the end, John Prine feels more like a collection of good ideas than a compelling album experience. I understand why the songwriting is admired, but as a listen it leaves me underwhelmed, relying on charm and wordplay where stronger musical framing might have made a real difference.
2.6
Lyrically it felt very good - Dylanesque almost. I didn't know anything about Prine, but was interested in what I read. However (and it's a big however), musically it's extremely staid and boring country. I can't really be doing with it, however good the lyrics are. Soz!
Não prestei atenção suficiente nas letras pra curtir o disco, visto que esse é seu principal foco. Folk não me desce, mas os aspectos Country são até que agradáveis. Mas achei a escuta bem monótona e entediante, tanto que não consigo pensar em muito que escrever. 2/5
Standouts: Pretty Good It's actually pretty good for country music. I'm not a fan of this sort of lyricism where they just kinda yap, but the instrumentation is good and varied from song to song. I don't know if the 2nd half was worse than the first half or if I just got bored but my experience with this album declined... High 2
If I never hear this album again it will be too soon
If Dylan says it's good, then sure, it probably is. The thing with country/folk singers/authors is that that particular genre is so fucking boring.
Just Not My Cup Of Tea. Don't Listen To Country Music. Especially In These Early Forms...
"A country Bob Dylan" I'm not American enough for this yee-haw nonsense.
OK.
идите нахуй со своим фолком мне боба дулана хватило
Yeah... evidently John Prine was known for "turning a phrase" but maybe it's just a bit too long and his lyrics haven't aged so well. Because it all felt very corny and honestly cringe.
influential but not something that i’m really into 2.5
Well, at first I thought maybe I just had to be in the right mood for this album, but after listening to it twice over two days, I think it’s fair to say I really didn’t care for it. It just felt so cliché and stereotypical that I honestly found it pretty boring. Even the humor and wit that people seem to praise didn’t really connect with me either.
Too much John Prine
I only see one star sitting on these two bales of hay. Prine threads his cleverly acerbic lyrics through some of the least clever music in the country-folk genre. Oh, it's well-crafted and competent, but I tend to weigh the music more than the message (and he's already chosen to walk uphill both ways by composing in this space), so we'll see if Sam Stone, Paradise, The Angel of Montgomery, and Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore help this record rise above its current trajectory. Now, let's hit the pause button on the early dismissal. Give him one minute and you'll hear that these songs from 1971 document the struggles of the times. And if you give him two minutes, you'll hear that most of these challenges unfortunately remain.
I have nothing bad to say about this album … but just didn’t click for me.
This is for some strange reason fairly okay - for a country album.
El country lamentablemente pollo hervido con arro
I don’t remember much from it but I also don’t hate it.
Baby Dylan. Angel from Montgomery is a great song, but that’s about it. The album is monotonous and boring, like most old-school folk.
The hay bale image did not fill me with confidence. Funnily enough I did a pub quiz last night where one round was all about country music - needless to say I knew none of the answers apart from Shania Twain & Johnny Cash. So I’m not saying this twangy record isn’t fine writing and melodic, just that it’s not a sound I enjoy. I always thought Bonnie Raitt wrote Angel from Montgomery so that was interesting.
Country music is not my bag. Generally, to be tolerable to me, it has to be a subgenre like country-blues or pop-country, and I prefer when the country elements are the flavor and not the base. That said, I would say this is old-school story country which I can deal with. Add into the equation that this guy is actually pretty funny, and I can hang. He's like a country Arlo Guthrie, but I can't figure out his message. Influence (because he's cited by Bob Dylan) 3. Hits 1. Quality 3. Intangibles 2. Sure 2.
Country. Sigh. John Prine pulls out all of the country tropes that you could expect: Dated lyrics, country progressions.... The list does get longer, I promise... But this album album.activrly annoying me at times..... 2 stars.
While on holiday, your rental car breaks down. You’ve gone on a bit of a road trip, so you can’t just take it back to the rental depot. You find a small garage who offer to fix the car. They tell you it will take about an hour, if you want to wait. There isn’t much else around the garage, so you head to the waiting room. The coffee machine spits out an overly milky, piping hot coffee which you do not enjoy. It’s been two and a half hours now, and you’re not even sure they have started work on your car.
not for me, it want awful, but I wouldn't have said it was good either.
You have to like good ol’ fashioned country music to enjoy this. Not for me
Well, at first I thought maybe I just had to be in the right mood for this album, but after listening to it twice over two days, I think it’s fair to say I really didn’t care for it. It just felt so cliché and stereotypical that I honestly found it pretty boring. Even the humor and wit that people seem to praise didn’t really connect with me either.
He’s not sure if he’s Bob Dylan or Tow-Mater and falls short of both in the end
4/10
It's fairly run of the mill folk/country, some of the tracks here are genuinely good, but this mostly washed over me and left me indifferent.
Bob Dylan and It's Completely Country but Also Still Bob Dylan. No sé mucho de country como para bardearles por que no sea un esencial, así que le daré el beneficio de la duda. Además, es un sonido suficientemente equilibrado y lento como para que me guste. Una que guardé: Hello in There
Helt klassisk country. Det er ikke rigtigt mig, men jo ikke trælst som sådan at lytte til.
The lyrics are quite clever but I’m not into country and this is… very country.
Very much what I expected/ not in a good way 2/5
This was not as bad as I feared. Country twang, but a folk feel. Country leans 2 for me and folk 2-3 (maybe a Dylan 4 in there).
What in the Hillbilly Dylan? Sick of hearing the word Jesus. Jesus indeed. This is crap. It didn't seem to end. To be fair, I didn't turn it off so it's not a 1.
I'm not a tremendous fan of country music. It's just not for me, and I have to be honest I really don't like John Prine's voice. What I will give him is his lyricism. I did feel engrossed, to some extent, in the story that he was telling. I grew up in the south so I could envision some of the stories in his songs as he was weaving them. I just didn't like much else, unfortunately.
Never heard of John Prine before, though I know for a fact that this can only be one of three things - country, singer/songwriter or folk. I'm gonna hedge my bets on folk - that crowd likes putting banjos in their album covers. Ah geez, dood. Closer inspection of the album cover reveals that the banjo is actually an acoustic guitar, and the album is more country than folk. It was so obvious from the get-go. I shoulda known from the bale of hay - I've never seen a folk musician in a farmyard before. Anyways, this isn't bad. Very country, of which I'm always down to hear more - I never get enough of a fill in my usual music-listening antics. This is an alright time, though truth be told I don't care too much for it. John Prine is a talented vocalist and the instrumentals are tried and true country, though there isn't too much going on here which hooks me and the songs have a nasty habit of blending together. "Paradise" has some nice lyrics and a good instrumental. "Far from Me" has a classical country atmosphere, and I like some of the musical embellishments - notably the clinking sounds and reverberating guitars. "Angel from Montgomery" is another good cut. A very good acoustic sound, and I enjoy how the guitar is underscored by the beautiful piano and warbling organ. "Donald and Lydia" is another good one. More of the same sound, though I can appreciate the delicate vocals and instrumentation. Book time. Compared to Bob Dylan a lot - I can see that now. Prine is a much better vocalist, and I can appreciate this style of music and lyrics when I'm not getting earblasted by that dreaded harmonica. A whole lotta nothing thereafter. Wikipedia reveals that this album was decently received by critics but had an underwhelming chart performance. Apparently Prine is "one of the most influential songwriters of his generation". I'm no country authority, so I guess I can let this one slide. I cosign this inclusion.
Oh goodness! Thank god that is over. Droning on and on trying to be too clever with producing 4th grader lyrics. Was a chore - and Im not trying to be cruel. I know why I never heard of him prior (And have been here for 62+ years...)
random ass country album mal wieder. idk. 2.5.
Look, I know that this is good, and I know that it is seminal folk, but it's just like a blander Dylan to me DON'T SHOOT ME!!!
For me, this album was like waiting in a crowded line: at first, you think it's not so bad, but after a few minutes, it becomes tedious and monotonous, and you just want it to be over as soon as possible.
John Prine. Didn't hate it at first, but it's just the same thing over and over again. So boring.
I respect country music as a genre
fine country with some nice lyrics, sometimes a bit overly Smart, very repetitive though
I understand that the lyrics are the focus, but it doesn't mean that the melody and backing should be such a tick-box exercise.
country folk is just not for me i fear
Didn't grip me, nor quite entertained me
This ain’t my cup of tea, though I did love the song ‘Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore’. It’s a really great take on how you can’t just wear any symbol, and expect to be a good person. It takes effort and conviction to treat all people with respect and be kind. The rest of the album… it’s aight. But nothing I would go back to.
It was alright but I wouldn’t go back to it.
I’ve been positively surprised by the other country albums on the list, as I thought I hated the genre. A few of them haven’t been half bad, though. This one, however, was a chore to get through. The vocals have the same nasal tone throughout, and none of the songs bring any highlights or joy.
Going by my usual country scale - I don’t think the characters in Tremors would listen to this. I feel the inhabitants of Perfection need a bit more kick.
Most of the album sounds the same – lots of slow to mid tempo folk-country acoustic and slide guitar ballads. No matter how good John Prine is lyrically, and often he is, I just couldn't get around this. His uber nasal delivery also doesn’t help. The best moments are when Prine and band deviate from the formula and flesh out the arrangements with more instrumentation. ‘Pretty Good’, ‘Angel From Montgomery’ and ‘Quiet Man’ are the highlights of the album for me, precisely because they veer away from the musical formula the rest of the album employs.
Its the best of what it is Unfortunately I dont like what it is at all The songs are okay and to be fair the songs sound different from one another. But its far too long. I wouldn't listen out of pleasure
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