Five Leaves Left

Got repetitive after a while but he’s got a lovely voice and the music is pleasant on the ear

Yet another album from this week that might be in my rotation

Ok

*Pink Moon is the essential Nick Drake, but this album is interesting to hear his guitar with more orchestration around it.

I’m really unconvinced that all three Drake albums need to be on this list. This is probably the weakest one.

He delivers melancholy in his own unique way, and it sounded better on a rainy morning.

Muy depre

The first song is like the opening credits for a touching movie where I'm ready for the opening credits to be over and something funny to distract me from how bored I am. In fact, the whole thing is like the soundtrack for a movie I didn't really want to watch, but it's thought provoking. Like it provoked the thoughts that I should have gone for a walk instead of watching the movie or listened to something else. It's fine, but I'll forget it pretty quickly.

It is a very calm and chill album. It's not the style of music that i like but te instrumental sounds great. I would have enjoyed more with stickier melodies

just ok. its not a bad album, but I don't understand why it is on this list.

Norm

o kadar huzur vericiydi ki

I thought this wasn't for me, but it grew into a pleasant, warm sound. I think i could come back for this record when I need the mystical, fluid sound to calm and immerse into it.

Dark and somber

Nice enough but kind of all blurred into one after a while

album cover describes it well

Not my taste, phenomenal composition, just a little too slow for me, feels very coffe shopy for me, i like a heavy drummy guitary song, but yeah liked a total of 2 or 3 songs

I've found it hard to understand why this album didn't click for me, but it just felt too monotone, too uneventful, too overindulgent to move me. Looking forward to some of his other albums on this list to see if anything changes for me

me sorprendió, tiene sonidos totalmente smooth y para la época en la que salió sentí que tenía todo el sentido del mundo en términos conceptuales

Beautiful album, definite Wes Anderson aesthetic, needs the right mood.

Good just not for me really.

a bit too “soft” for me, but i like some songs, and their not bad but i wish there was a bit more like “dynamics”

i like dit mag in de playlist voor rustige muziek die mijn ouders leuk zouden vinden

This was a perfectly fine folk rock album. I like it, but I didn't love it. Would have hoped for a little more variety, but it passed by like water over rocks. Smooth, nice to look at/listen, but nothing to keep around.

I have mixed feelings about this because it is a wonderful album: great to listen to, pleasant, and moody. But it just doesn’t do it for me. I went to go to listen again and just didn’t really want to. Nothing stands out to me.

Muy bonitas las melodías, no me gustó como canta

Much better than Joni Mitchell yesterday

Listened to this album on my way from the countryside, so you could imagine my joy. I can't tell if the album was good by itself or because it matched the scenery, but either way it was a blast. I rlly enjoyed it, specially Time has told me and river man.

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? ✅

I really wasn’t sure if it was my cup of tea at first - but by the end of the album I was really impressed with the bones of it. There are so many instruments used - I ended up really appreciating the instrumental aspect.

Interesante. Aunque bastante homogeneo todo el album

Let’s start with the good news. The instrumentation is great. A good use of different instruments throughout, and well played. Didn’t think I’d like bongos and cello in the same song, but here we are. But Nick’s voice is not my style. Lacks range and seems to run flat a little? The late 60s are a crowded field, and this album doesn’t break through.

This was interesting. Never heard it before. Would probably not seek it out but I could imagine listening to the whole album front to back again. No stand out songs but overall pleasant experience

Never Heard of, but good music.

Nick has a great smooth voice, very relaxing. This is a great jazz infused folk music album. Very talented

pretty voice, pretty instrumentals. kinda boring, sorry nick

Ahead of its time but not my jam

Solid lyrics, not much else.

This was the 2nd time I’ve reviewed this album, I adored it 1st time around, but now I find it rather tame, and out of sorts bad s couple of songs.

Ok

Dit is een perfect woensdagochtend albumpje zeg. Folkrock, ik heb het in het verleden saai genoemd, maar ik trek het vandaag heel erg goed. Een nummer als Saturday Sun? Prachtig, met de zon op de achtergrond. Muziek is soms zo ontzettend afhankelijk van je eigen mood en de sfeer eromheen. En vandaag is een rustig folk rock tokkel album gewoon precies wat ik wil. Ironisch dat Pink Moon eigenlijk precies hetzelfde album is, maar toch heb ik het idee dat er op dit album meer gebeurt. Of dat nu komt door de instrumenten, de stem van Nick die meer emotie draagt of dat ik zelf gewoon wat lekkerder in de wedstrijd zit? We zullen het nooit weten. Feit blijft; dit is een prima album, lekker relaxed voor bij je eerste kopje koffie in de ochtend. Is dit een album dat ik de komende weekenden elke keer aan ga zetten? Nee zeker niet, maar voor een luie zondagochtend zie ik mezelf dit best nog wel eens aanzetten. Het is namelijk meer dan prima achtergrond muziek. Dat is meteen ook een beetje mn issue hiermee; achtergrond muziek. Om hier nu echt met de volle aandacht naar te luisteren... Mij lukt het niet, en dat is ergens zonde gezien de status van de beste man als een sterk schrijver. Ik denk dat daar de muziek gewoon niet interessant genoeg voor is, althans niet voor mij. Wel een lekker koffie albumpje, dat dan weer wel. FAVO: River man, Thoughts of Mary Jane, Saturday Sun

Some of the best acoustic guitar playing on the list. The songs are poetic and haunting. You can tell he had some demons in his closet. Knowing he died so young I bet his lyricism would have greatly improved with age. He sounds like he's much older than he is.

Best fag paper related album so far... Also, who doesn't like a lyric about a nice shed?

Trivelige greier, og de beste låtene er gromme. Men det er for mye av det samme her, og litt for mye som grenser til det kjedelige.

no opinion either way

Medium. Some nice sounding songs if not a tad bland at times

Thoughts before listening: Sad mopey British folk. People go crazy for Pink Moon, but it has never really done all that much for me. I don't now this one, but I would expect more of the same sound wise. Review: This is very pleasant musically although I am sure a deeper dive into the lyrics would show a much darker undercurrent here. This is obviously a precursor to the type of material that someone I enjoyed growing up like Elliott Smith put out. Pleasant enough music (especially the string flourishes throughout) with lovely harmonies but also dark subject matter. Its hard to hate on this, but the music is also fading to the background for me. I think it may be the hushed vocals that are keeping this from fully connecting. Still though I can appreciate the songwriting and musicianship on this album. 3-stars

3.5 Good, not great. "Pink Moon" is the GOAT, though.

Album definitely gets you feeling a certain type of way. Nick Drake is talented, but seldom am I going for such a melancholy vibe

Gud

Really enjoyed the vocals. I think I’d really appreciate this album with repeated listens.

Couldn't distinguish between songs. All about the same. 5 minutes after this finished playing couldn't tell you the name of the album or artist. Definitely mellow but unmemorable

Not what I'm into but it's chill.

Wow this is true folk music. I really love the lush orchestral arrangements. This must be a progenitor of the present-day indie folk subgenre of "chamber pop." I don't love some of the vocal stylings but they are 100% folk and not country, so I can deal.

man, Alexi Murdoch is just a cover band, huh? I'm enjoying this. Not my usual genre, but its calming, and sad.

Nice folksie singer/songwriter stuff. Reminds me of Rodriguez (who of course came later but still...) Enjoyable but I like my music a little more energetic as a whole

Nicht meins.

Still monotone, but, at least it was chill to listen to. Hi there, Niels. How's your morning going?

Nice folk album. Probably would be what Elliot Smith would sound like if he were from the 60s.

These are objectively lovely songs but somehow they don’t engage me. I think it’s something to do with his slightly ethereal, gentle vocal delivery coupled with lyrics that are more suggestive than direct, and are sometimes whimsical, eg Thoughts of Mary Jane. I know that a lot of artists I love are big fans of Nick Drake’s music but I tend to approve of it more than I like it. Cello Song is the standout track for me here. Given his backstory, Man In A Shed is very sad and also a bit of an exception from the lack of direct engagement in the lyrics.

Pleasant 1960's folk to while away 40 minutes but not special enough to make me want to return.

Alot of cellos! I like Man in a Shed though, great pianos.

I imagine this music playing over footage of some teens in a field of daisies. They are from the 1970s. At first, the teens are kind of running around and playing, but they end up losing their virginity.

3.7 if i could

Cozy

Nick Drake’s debut is very much "a listening album" that demands focused attention to appreciate its subtleties. However, its consistently sombre tone, and maudlin vocals, means it is perhaps not a record one would reach for on a regular basis to get intimately acquainted with. It remains a sophisticated, albeit emotionally distant, collection of songs that didn't really connect with me. Three stars. Side A 1 "Time Has Told Me" (3/5) 2 "River Man" (4/5) 3 "Three Hours" (4/5) 4 "Way to Blue" (3/5) 5 "Day Is Done" (3/5) Side B 6 "'Cello Song" (4/5) 7 "The Thoughts of Mary Jane" (3/5) 8 "Man in a Shed" (4/5) 9 "Fruit Tree" (3/5) 10 "Saturday Sun" (3/5) Total - 34 Average - 3.4 273/1001 148/273 albums reviewed were new to me

Nice. Sad tale this chap.

Nice chill jam session

I wanted so bad to give this 4 stars, but it is just too sad and slow. I'm just so blue by the end... First half of the album was a bit weak, but the 2nd half is great. I really connect with the big feelings he's trying to process in his songs, though romanticizing his depression is a little bit off-putting. He's a gifted lyricist and musician clearly deep in his own head. Made me really have to think about whether this album deserved 4 stars. - Mix seems sub-par on the first song. I can't really hear the singer, for no obvious reason other than that the instruments are too loud? - I think I liked the sunnier first album by Nick Drake more actually. This one is kinda busy - 2nd half is getting more of my attention. I'll do a lyric listen-through I think - Reiterating that first half of this album is pretty weak and 'in the clouds' lyrically. Turns with Day is Done though - 'Cello Song' is beautiful too. Clearly entering some BIG feeling territory (meaning of life, dealing with grief...)

Every time I listen to this it ends up being background - despite intended concentration.

wow

6/10

Good stuff

I know I need to listen to this more to take in the full meaning. I had it on in the background a few times and still enjoyed the chilled sound

You know that guy at the bar who’s had a few too many and he thinks everything he says is way more charming than it really is? Nick Drake is that guy in musical form. He doesn’t sing so much as suggestively whisper his lyrics into your ears, mumbling and slurring in his ‘sexy’ voice. It’s kind of fun at first but it gets annoying real quick. When Drake creates simple songs with an unadorned arrangements, something he will do on subsequent albums, the drunken whisper delivery works. Songs like Northern Sky from the next album and a couple from Pink Moon come to mind, but nothing on this album works like that at all. This album is too busy with all those instrumentations. It all feels sloppy and overdone.

I like Nick Drake but I don't listen to Nick Drake.

1: River Man 2: Saturday Sun 3: Thoughts of Mary Jane

Wow two Nick Drake albums in the same week. After listening to Pink Moon, Five Leaves Left was pretty much what I expected. There were more unique instruments on this debut album, like strings and drums, and I think I liked it a bit better. It gives it more life, volume, and variance. Five Leaves Left suffers the same problem as Pink Moon, or vice versa. It's still too samey throughout. Drake's lyrics are all delivered in the same sleepy style and it doesn't hold me for more than a few songs. It's not bad, it's just not that enthralling. Standout tracks were "Three Hours" and " 'Cello Song" It's another 3/5 for Drake from me. It's simply fine. Pleasant songs and lyrics, but doesn't do much more.

Com certeza é um álbum muito bem composto, porém eu acho que preciso de bem mais tempo para digeri-lo.

I don't know what it is about Nick Drake. Based on what I listen to, I should love his music but I just cannot get into it.

Immaculate sounding, cannot believe this was made in 1969. Not my genre at all but I cannot die the beauty

I quite liked this, nothing crazy about it though. Not really my style.

Tiene canciones mejores en sus otros discos que además suenan más completos. De aquí me guardo "River man" y "Cello song". Una pena que se fuera tan pronto de este mundo.

The album was well written, and sort of melancholic. I like how he plays guitar. Will probably listen again.

htela sam da hejtujem ali nisam uspela, nik i njegova muzika su prosto toliko chill, ne moze ih nista zaustaviti. sladak, opusten album. ponekad ima nekih zanimljivih i neocekivanih instrumenata koji upadnu, ali uglavnom je produkcija veoma ocekivana, sto nije losa stvar, znas sta te ceka! vokali su u prvom planu uglavnom i peva o zivotu, najs.

I feel like I’ve heard this artist’s name but cannot tell you why… His voice and songs were pleasant, but true appreciation for this album is probably lost on me.

🙂

The melancholy never abides. The lyrics are deep and the voice is incredible for someone that was so young when this came out

Chill background folk singer/songwriter.

A nice and simple album but nothing really stood out.

3- Stars (7/15)

Folk is one of my least favorite genres, so this was tough. But not as bad as I feared. The less closely I listened the better it was for me. It’s pleasant. For me the orchestration detracted, and a lot of it was just not to my taste. Easy to see why people love this though.

I can see the foundation of what he would become scattered on this record, but he just wasn’t able to put it all together here in a way that really pulls me in. It’s somewhat of a shame that this list gave me “Pink Moon” first because it was always going to be a bit of a letdown hearing his previous albums after listening to what many people consider his best record.

Treig nesten country Gammel musikk Litt kjedelig, men hadde fine melodier til tider

Meget fint album

it's very peaceful but not the type of peaceful I'm into. sounds like sitting by a river in a village update: day is done is pretty melancholic and sad in a calming way update: if i heard him busking on the st i would stop and listen

An ok album, if you're into sad folk ballads.

I know I like to say I hate this man but I don't actually mean it, I think he was just really depressed and he makes sad, mournful music that isn't quite to my taste. There were, however, some gems in this album including 'Way to Blue' which shockingly I did enjoy and so I will **tentatively** give this a 3.

Chill album, but very similar from song to song. Also never realized Nick Caves work went all the way back to the late 60s.

Ok for background music. Liked Three Hours and Man in a Shed best.

Coffee shop vibes. Liked Man in the Shed.

Powerful album, but just didn't impact me as much as I thought it might.

Some vintage chill music! I really like Nick Drake. Some of it is a bit monotonous but I really like his vibe. Shame he passed on so soon, would have liked to see how he evolved.

Calm Good for a background song at home during chores/reading. Heard better but still nice 3/5

Some were pretty cool, some were pretty meh cool + meh = 3 maths

Weirdly I liked this. Based on self-knowledge I shouldn't have liked this but I did for totally unknown reasons.

The first half was complete bullshit, but it got a lot better later, especially when the pianos kicked in.

Começo a perceber o porquê de tanta gente gostar de Nick Drake. Acho que se o ouvir mais umas vezes vou começar a entranhar mais a sua música e a viciar. Não sabia que a ' Cello Song era dele. Apenas a conhecia porque os Fontaines DC têm uma cover desta música. Gostei de ver uma ligação a uma das minhas bandas favoritas e tanto a música original como a cover são incríveis. É um 3/5, mas no futuro pode ser mais.

Overproduced not my favorite nick drake.

Nice album, altough out of my usual comfort zone. I have mixed feelings about it, because I appreciated the melodies, but struggled to appreciate the voice of the singer. However I could definitely see myself listening to this again with a hot chocolate and a book by my side ! Favorite tracks : Three Hours and 'Cello song.

Sleepy dreamy alhum… requires more listens. Last track, Saturday sun is the standout and it’s amazing

Enjoyable and chill.

Bom álbum, nada demais

Too low energy for me to really love it, but it is beautiful and sad.

Was decent enough - nothing that really grabbed me, but a pleasant listen

5/10… folk / singer-songwriter / *1969

These all feel like what would play while a well-loved character is slowly dying in a movie, instrumentals are good esp strings and guitar

I enjoyed this more than the other Nick Drake album on the list. Kinda too mellow for me but not bad. I have to be in the right mood for this.

So lovely calming

Good chill folk music. I may have been a bit underwhelmed by it though.

Mellow, folky, acoustic singer/songwriter stuff. Runs moody to upbeat. Solid playing including some intricate fingerpicking. Lusher arrangements as well including strings (and given the year of production, I'm sure it's real instruments). There's a song "Thoughts of Mary Jane" ... 1969. Come on, man.

chill

J'ai bien aimé, l'album a un aspect mélancolique très attrayant avec des parties de guitare très intéressantes. Néanmoins, l'album est assez répétitif et peu inventif

It was good, but definitely not as good as Pink Moon

Knew the big ones from this LP but had never listened in full. Some nice songs but a little too twee and heavy and orchestral accompaniment.

nice listen

Wanted to get on a bike in Texas and also just stay put at the same time

Listenable but i liked his other album better, kinda depressing, fav song is “Fruit tree”

The highlight of Nick Drake's debut album is the evocative "River Man", a 5/4-time signature marvel with lush-yet-haunting strings. The rest of the album has decent but relatively unadventurous songwriting, relying a little too hard on established folk forms (and with some tracks like "Thoughts Of Mary Jane" practically medieval-sounding). Still, Nick Drake's voice has a lot of personality and the acoustic guitar-and-strings arrangements are often beautiful.

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nick-drake/five-leaves-left/ It's good, but just that, I guess? Listened to it twice today and still nothing really sticks. Not sure I like the lush instrumentals too much. It's no Pink Moon, that's for sure.

Maybe high 3s (3.5-3.8?), liked parts but overall slower than I usually go for. Chill though

Very Calm and a Bit too sad for me

Enjoayble, smooth and safe for work support in the background.

A good headphone listen, enjoyed it, a refreshing change of pace from much of the stuff we've had on this list.

Enjoyed the album Favourite song either three hours or Saturday sun

I just dont enjoy it as much as i should

A little somber and slow for me. Not something I'd generally listen to, but it's not bad by any means.

I can appreciate the vibe and appeal and definite talent. If I was in a pub and he was playing in the corner it probably be just lovely. As it is, winter weather has me inside and with 3 songs still to go, it feels like I have been listening for a day and a night already. Apart from some tempo shifts, it sounds quite the same through.

Folk That's all

Very good

The songs kinda just washed over me. Like it wasn’t bad, just very vibey. I could see every song being like a transition/montage song in a movie.

I prefer pink moon but I liked it

I was looking forward to this as I know a few people who highly rate Nick Drake but I had never listened to him before. I was a bit disappointed with the first playthrough, but I think that was probably because of my expectations. I certainly enjoyed the second listen a lot more and also checked out another of his albums. Overall I think he’s ok but not someone I’ll be adding to my rotation.

hehe it’s okay i really liked the whole vibe of it

Slow and imo a little boring. Would listen while working but not as a dominant note.

I'm coming to the realization that I really enjoy folk music. This was really nice to listen to. 7/10.

Not his best album in my opinion but still good.

3.5 (41:43, 10 tracks, debut, 1969) Folk This is the soundtrack to listen to when you are going to take a long one way walk into the woods with a gun. Nick died young, 26, of an apparent overdose of antidepressants. A high level of sadness is prevalent in his recordings. It does beg the question had he lived would he a.) have been largely forgotten as another unsuccessful but talented struggling artist b.) taken his music to commercial success? Sometimes dying young is good for your reputation. The music is undeniable sad. One music critic (professional) said he detected that Nick was a virgin in his singing. I wondered to myself what the hell does that sound like??!? I suppose sad and depressed may apply? Overall, I liked his guitar playing the most; a lot of strings and piano for "folk". Don't plan to revisit it often but I did listen to it 4 times in a day and it's mid-range long (41 minutes). Thought about rating a 4 but I music is just too depressing. Favorite track - Man in a Shed

Appropriate background music.

The counter-melodies! In intricate guitarwork! Feels like a calm, rainy day. Doesn't burst... IT SETTLES. At first I was like, "GIVE ME SIMON & GARFUNKLE", but I could get into this! Will circle back

Not bad.

Short album of all guitar and vocals. It has a relaxing tempo and feel to it. I listened to this album while Sarah was in Seattle with Breanna and I had an eye appointment. I heard this 1,001 list features several Nick Drake records and this was the first one I've ever heard.

While I do feel sad that he was ignored, sometimes it was for good reason. 3/5

Nao curti mt

It's sounds so sad, so moody and dark. I don't know if this is for me. Can be really pleasant to listen if you're in a that mood I guess. Dark folk, like I'm in a movie where I have to make some kind of very important decision. Also the melody, the strings are amazing, but the voice a bit too monotone

This is a completely new to me album. I've never heard any of the songs and I'm really not familiar with Nick Drake. When reading about him and the album, he's referred to as a folk musician, and I would definitely not consider this music folk music. I found the songs to be beautiful. The strings and his voice add almost a haunting quality to a lot of the songs. Definitely something I would listen to as background music, but not as a primary listen.

Depressing. Singer songwriter with mostly acoustic guitar only. While listening, I thought of Cat Stevens and Paul Simon who have more hooks and their songs are more upbeat. Even Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett is more upbeat. This album is just "down"... has Nick Drake ever laughed or felt happy? I might listen to this album a few more times for the lyrics and find out what he is being introspective about. I will look forward to "Pink Moon" when that surely is suggested as it might be the better album (hopefully.) I don't feel led astray by this suggestion as I have with several other of the 1001 selections so far.

It's ok, like the voice, a bit répétitif, some nice guitar, feels like hot chocolate near a chemney

Dok sam ovo slušala osjećala sam konstantnu potrebu da uporedo radim nešto drugo kako ne bih zaspala. Onda sam usred svega toga shvatila da sam tako opuštena i da mi ovo leži skroz. Baš lijepa muzika, ne za mene ali jednom je bilo fino odslušati.

i’ve never heard of him before, but it was a nice listen. favorite song: fruit tree.

Not really sure what the fuss about Nick Drake is. Not that’s it’s bad but I don’t get the acclaim.

All Nick Drake to revisit later 3

Didn’t like this nearly as much as Pink Moon. Seemed a little monotonous, which was sometimes cool and meditative but often just a little boring.

This album gives off the type of vibe you feel when you're in a coffee shop on a rainy day; simply existing, watching the world go by.

Another debut album. (And Richard Thompson in the backing band!) I have an affinity for this kind of folksy music. Already familiar with Cello Song from this album, which is still the standout track after a full listen. He sounds like an indie Beatle that left the band early and more successfully pulled off McCartney's solo album thing. Orchestral touches to some tracks, and a recognizable singing voice without affectation. His voice reminds me of Laura Marling and at moments, Nina Simone. Something about the vibrato. I did not know Drake lived such a depressingly short life. RIP.

Cool blend of acoustic and more almost classical moments. I've listened to this twice now cause I just happened to listen like a couple weeks ago. I liked it more this time around. I feel like if I gave it a true proper listen I'd like it even more.

i liked it but didn't leave much of an impact on me, 3.5

Music: beautiful Lyrics: good Vocals: ok Overall: beautiful but dreary and sad. Melancholic. Works as background music.

Very lightful beat with some kind of sadness.This album has deep lyrics of life and some romantic love stories. It made me feel a little emotional. I wanna to listen this album in a silence night not in a work day's morning.

There are better Nick Drake albums

Not exactly my favorite type of music, very Irish balladeer, but it was okay.

A really beautiful album. Perfect for early morning or chill, late night listening. Cello Song is a standout.

I didn’t mind this, but it’s the third Nick Drake album on this list so far, and I am only about a third of the way through. I am convinced that 1,001 albums is too many. I would have rather seen a more concise list of say, 250-300 albums. Anyway, three stars.

Loved the instrumental. Intro to every song was great.

It was good, liked the gutair, but decently won’t listen on regular basis.

Have always loved Drake's voice, and his songwriting strength really shows on this album.

good but pretty melancholic for me

Pleasant album. There are some musically elevated songs, such as River Man. It's a sort of evolution of old country, but a bit depressing

No meh auti Musig ...

Chill enough.

mopey

sad and dark

This album had a very pleasant sound, just didn’t blow me away with anything.

Nice background music

It was good but nothing really wowed me

7/10 Not a fan of his monotonous singing style. That said this is the first time a Nick Drake album really connects with me. The instrumentation is gorgeous. Strong songwriting as well. Highlights: Day is Done River Man Fruit Tree Time Has Told Me Man in a Shed

Este señor casi no puede parar de melancolinear, hay alguna cancion guapa (en las que no llora y le van a salvar del suspenso), me ha recordado a los tiempos de con arthur morgan cabalgando por el viejo oeste. En otras solo queria que se parase ya porque eran 4 min de la misma melodia que te tralla la cabeza como un despertador.

I’ve enjoyed ‘discovering’ Nick Drake through this project but I think I slightly prefer the other albums we’ve had so far.

fist time hearing this artist and music music is a little slow and sad reminds me of songs from a musical good music for a rainy day

I was into it for the first couple of songs, then I forgot there was music playing. Relatively pleasant, but I have enough albums in my quiver to meet my needs when I want to listen to this type of music.

3/5 - I felt like I was listening to a troubadour at a ren faire for 40 minutes. If that's your thing, this is wonderful, and probably a top 10 album for you. I mostly found it beautiful, but unmemorable in any way. Still, it's a better album to listen to than many of the 2s I've handed out, so I'm going with a 3.

chill vibes

Nick Drake has all the qualities I appreciate in a singer songwriter, yet I find it hard to truly connect to his music. It might click someday, as I seem to feel closer to it with each listen. Five Leaves seems to be my favorite album of his at the moment and I'll most definitely revisit it soon.

Laid back. A bit monotone, but decent. Mono parts of some songs do not work well with headphones. 3,0/5

This one is hard to rate. I like it but the production takes quite a bit away from it. The string arrangements are overdone particularly in the second half of the album. Oftentimes vocals and Nick's guitar are drowned out. His later albums, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon, feel much more alive. His songwriting shines through better. I want to give it 4 stars. But I just can't see myself coming back to it repeatedly like I do his other work. It pains me, but 3 stars.

Fine. It was fine rainy day music

Sonorous, mellow, reflective.

Very melancholy and not normally my thing but I listened twice

He's an impressive song writer, and when you're in the right mood, the music is pretty good. Man in A Shed was my favorite - it's a livelier, swinging, jazzier song than the others.

Yes, this is umistakeably Nick Drake.

The first half of this album is excellent, the second half gets a little tedious and slightly weird. I’m still on the fence with Nick Drake, but this album is decent.

I want to like Five Leaves Left more than I do. It is great in a folk singer-songwriter context. However, when considered against all genres, it may be around my fifteenth to twentieth favorite album of 1969. There is nothing distasteful in the slightest. In fact, the album is quite tasteful. There just are not any songs that draw me to them.

Sound very modern, acoustic, handmade folk and pop music.

For being the exact type of music I don't usually like, this isn't that bad.

Sounds like snake introspective river man me like

Smakt tannkrem som er mer spicy. Veldig a4, sikkert viktig for sin tid men gørr kjedelig nå. Er noe jeg kunn hatt som bakgrunnsmusikk

A little maudlin but I still liked it well enough.

Chill mais un peu trop peut-être, j'étais border de m'endormir mais bon ça s'écoute bien. Une vibe un peu plus piano jazz sur Saturday Sun qui ressortait peut-être un peu du lot des autres chansons à la guitare

Pretty decent, the first half is just not my type of music but the last song was very good.

its that type of low energy that is ok ish

Enjoyed, good lyrics.

Riverman is a classic and stands out above the other tracks, which are pretty much meh...

This one was fine. Nothing particularly outstanding about it so it gets an un-outstanding score. I didn't get annoyed with it at all though.

Bucolic folk with picked acoustic guitars and lightly played stand up bass, flute, hand drumming, and an overall gentle jazzy cabin feel to it - his voice is as ever, whispery and expressive. None of the songs here reach the level he'd soon get to though, and it's a very pleasant but not gripping album.

Yep I really liked this one!

Nick Drake is a kind of music that fits extremely well when in a certain mood. Other times i just want to listen to something else and today was such a day so I find it hard to score it high.

Ok 👍

Very poetic and can hit just right when you are in the right headspace for this album.

Sounds super modern. I've been a casual Nick Drake fan for a while just with songs that come up on various playlists, but I had no idea he was releasing stuff in the 60s!

Aivan nevahööd jätkä. Yllättävän fressit saundit. Seassa pari hyvääkin biisiä. Laitetaan kolkki

This was lovely. Saturday sun was really nice. No strong feelings to report.

I like this better than the Paul Simon record. But it took me several vibe tests to find that I enjoyed this the most in the early morning. I think my fave track was probably Man in the Shed since I liked the sound of finger picking in the steel stringed acoustic guitar. I also enjoyed the orchestral accompaniments when they were included. But not too many tracks I can nail down aside from the first couple and last couple that really stood out to me.

I think this is a really nice album, I enjoyed it, but admittedly I need to spend a little more time with the lyrics. It’s probably better than a 3 but it needs a few more listens.

meh

Soulful and melancholic

Very mellow and moody, talented songwriting and guitar playing but a bit snoozy for me. Perhaps with more listens.

enjoyable but not super exciting

The guitar tone on this album is beautiful. And I love how the finger plucking frequently dips into minor notes. It adds a mysterious tone. The music feels deep and complex as a result. This isn’t just standard chord strumming. It’s intricate. Nick Drake’s vocals are restrained but confident. He captures the quiet drama of these folk songs. I wasn’t paying close attention to the lyrics, but they sound like stories, and I’d guess that there’s a lot of heartbreak and sadness in the lyrics. There’s some great piano on this album too. Really beautiful, mesmerizing music. 3.5

It's a pretty, soft, and pleasing album. Nick Drake's voice is beautiful, his guitar playing is inventive while also consistent, and the added instrumentation is wonderful. It's also a bit monotone for me, and with this being his 3rd appearance on this list, I question if this album should really be on it. He's a great artist, probably one of the more underrated ones that's always still been relevant, but I don't know.. I just don't think every release he's had has to be heard in your lifetime. There's a lot of great artists out there. Still, I can't give it anything lower than a 3 because it's a joy to listen to.

Smooth, low key and calming.

Timeless classic.

You could imagine this being right up my alley. It...could have been right up my alley. Alas, it left me a little cold.

I'd never heard of this artist, so had no preconceptions. It was a really nice album. Very mellow and easy to listen to. There were no standout tracks, but also no weaker / filler tracks.

Very mellow but pleasant. Would likely listen to again and other albums in his back catalogue

Pink moon is Drakes definitive album

Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left is a graceful, haunting debut, with delicate guitar work and atmospheric string arrangements that clearly show why it’s so revered. I admire the craft and the mood he creates, but for me it stays more at arm’s length than I’d like. I feel like I should love it, but instead I respect it without being fully pulled in. A beautiful listen, just not one that sits at the core of my musical world.

It was nice but a little boring for me

A very cozy and relaxing album 3/5

I didn't like it first listen, but it grew on me on the second listen. I have a feeling I'll come to love it in time. At the moment, I don't think I can give it anything more than three stars.

Quiet and understated. Beautiful and haunting. 7/10 Favorite tracks- “Three Hours” “Cello Song” “Man In a Shed”

Schöne ruhige Musik

Very chill

Good

It's pleasant and boring in equal measures. Probably enjoy an individual song, but an album of it is way too much.

Haven't heard this for years. It's good but too depressing to listen to a whole album

Salright

Some very pretty melodies.

Don’t know of this album. Liked it. Didn’t love it.

Got drawn in to his lyrics. Right after I listened to the album I played it again, that has to mean something 🧐

I gave it a couple listens. I can get into this for a mellow music day

Standouts Three Hours Day is Done

This seems like something I should at least like. All I got out of it was boredom. The vocals are the problem, I think. Too monotone. The music wasn't bad, though,

Ihan ok. 3/5.

I like Nick Drake. I really enjoy his guitar playing. The songs are good but I probably need to spend more time with them to get full value.

This is probably an album that is much more impressive in historical context? It's very moody singer songwriter, before the peak glory days of singer-songwriter, I think.

3.5 starts. Quite nice at times, like the strings.

Nice and chill album, like I listened to it in the perfect way, just softly in the background. Nothing too special, but a good listen.

If you told me that Nick Drake was worthy of inclusion on a list of 1000 albums, I’d believe you. If you tell me Nick Drake is worthy of inclusion twice, and that there aren’t 999 other artists and albums that are better, I start to have questions. Algorithm, you’ve been put on notice

The generator really wanted to give me all three Nick Drake albums before I hit 80 albums in total in the project. Wild. Well, this IS more Nick Drake. It's good; my favorite song on the album is probably Day Is Done. Of the three albums, my favorite is probably either Pink Moon or Bryter Layter, leaning towards Pink Moon. None of it bowls me over, but I do think it's reasonably good, forward-looking folk.

It was chill. Kinda soft but in a good way

Interesting and dreamy, worth a few more listens, but on the first listen felt a little repetitive

A certainly unique listening experience - though generic in the sense that I guessed immediately this guy died by suicide without even knowing who Nick Drake was. However, just because you're unique, doesn't mean you're interesting. And this was certainly a bit dull. I appreciated the guitar work on this thing, it was quite nice. A nice listen, and Nick Drake has a lovely voice - but nothing to rave home about honestly.

Hated it at first, then I started to like it so i had to relisten to the beginning of the album to see if i was missing something, but i wasn't. Seems like some songs would be great for a walk in the woods or a campfire, but otherwise, a lot of the album is pretty boring. THAT SAID, there were some great lyrics, and great instrumentation. The songwriting on some songs I'm excited to go back to. Definitely a well put together piece of work either way, but I'm not sure that I'll return to it much at all. Maybe a few songs like Day is done, The Thoughts of Mary Jane, Man in a shed, and Fruit Tree.

Good but somewhat boring .

Relaxing, but rather repetetive.

Good technique but too mellow for my tastes

Pretty songs.

Pretty, and surprised by the year - can hear this sound in a lot of 00s and 10s guitar boys.

Used to play a lot of Nick Drake. Much less now, it's a bit depressing music to me.

Pretty and pleasant, but forgettable

Very cozy. Would definitely make a good rainy day listen. My favorite song was Cello Song.

Listened to this whilst out in the garden with the kids. It was pleasant as background music, but I don’t think it’s an album I’ll return to again.

Etwas zu entspannt. Bryter layter war viel besser.

C30, HDH-Göppingen, Deutschland. Etwas seicht, aber schön.

vibey

Very pleasant. Feels like nice background music for a picnic but didn’t really make an impact on me

-Very like forest vibes idk why -Enjoy the funky chords he throws in during the songs -Guitar work is very nice -Is it my style? Is it not? We shall never uncover such a mystery -Peaceful like a lullaby

really good, enjoyed the instrumentals and voice a lot, 3 - 3.5

Really chill tunes, i could see myself listening to this making breakfast on a regular basis or something

Fairly good one for background music.

It's a nice and calm album but not really my taste. So I could imagine to listen to it when relaxing. It was a joyfully first album of the 1001 Albums. But all in all I can say that I didn't blow my mind

Kind of slow and sleepy, but nice voice and nice '60s folk.

God, men også lidt ensformig.

Not terrible, but also not really my thing. The Body Breaks was my favorite, but I had a hard time to focus on the music as a whole. Gounod everything a bit boring.

I always get him and Nick Cave confused. Ehh this is fine, not my cup of tea

Nice and mellow

Decent album, enjoyed it. Nothing really stood out to me but I liked everything. Like his vocals a lot.

It’s good but nothing earth shattering starting to pick up on a distinct Brit bias in this list

Nurse, I need 10ccs of 10cc STAT

the usual nick fare

Mukavat vibat mut en koskaa oo ihan varma mitä mieltä olla nick drakesta.

Simply lovely. My second Nick Drake album to rate and I like this one better. This would be a cool hang on vinyl.

very nice and calm album wow never hear of nick drake before but will definitely check out more of his stuff

Second Nick Drake album. Make way for the must-listen-iest artist in the book. 100% of his main discography has been included on this list. I didn’t like my previous outing with Nick’s Pink Moon. I’m not much of a folk or singer/songwriter guy and the lo-fi approach didn’t do much to move me. In any case, I’m curious to hear more of a studio approach from this guy. That previous album of his appears to have been a deviation from the norm. Yeah, this is quite good. I’m a sucker for strings, so I was hooked by this album almost immediately. Like all albums, the appeal of this album obviously lies in the lyrics, which are fortunately quite good. Very intimiate and personal. Anyways, onto the actual music. “Time Has Told Me” is a solid opener. The country guitars give the song a pleasing, warm sound. “River Man” is my favourite song of the album. Fantastic track, especially due to those beautiful strings. “The Thoughts of Mary Jane” is another good one. Some great strings, and I'm always a sucker for songs about lost love. “Saturday Sun” is a good closer. Nothing like a good piano performance, and the lounge influence isn’t half bad, either. Gonna read up on why this is in here. I may as well check the book for such an esteemed musician. “...complex, introspective”, though very poppy as well. Some collaborators on this one, surprisingly. This is a good pick. Folk has been a pretty underrepresented genre thus far, so I think it’s fair to get another one of these albums in here. It also helps that I quite like this album and am curious to return to it in the future. It’s a great testament to the healing power of music.

I saw a few reviews suggesting this was best album ever; River Man the greatest song ever put to music. Maybe this is a flaw in the album per day format: given enough time and listens I might come to agree. But I listened twice through today and while there was some interesting guitar work (3 hours), I found it largely unremarkable. The kind of thing on in doctors waiting room. Effectively 1960s Jack Johnson. 3/5

Feels very forward for 1969.

Eh. Acceptable

I'm sorry buddy

Cover 7 Nice mellow album. No bad songs really except that a lot of it seems to melt together, like one song. He also tends to sing exactly the same in several songs despite the guitar being slightly different. They're basically Pink Moon over and over again, which is a great song, unto itself. Anyway, decent but not revolutionary or all that necessary.