Reviews (page 6 of 15)
I’m convinced there is something for everyone on this album.
Really good.
Winehouse has a great voice. And the drums on this album are consistently good. Like them on "You Know I'm No Good" best. "Love is a Losing Game" is also solid. I liked Frank as an album better than this. If I could give Frank a 3.5, I would. I'd much rather listen to "Cherry" or "Magic Man" than what's here. It's fine. All fine, I've just come to the realization that I'm not a big Amy Winehouse fan. Her music is Not For Me.
I was excited to listen to this in full, and it started off with a banger. A favorite off the album that I hadn't heard before was Me & Mr Jones, but my overall favorite has always been Tears Dry On Their Own. She was an incredible talent, may she rest in peace
This album is fantastic. Her voice, her presence, her emotion. There's no voice like hers anymore.
I already had a couple of songs from this album saved so I kind of knew what I was going in to before listening but it exceeded what I thought it was going to be. Amazing, miss her.
This album has a gravitational force. There is an Amy Winehouse shaped hole in the universe.
Aouaip
I like the production. But her accent is embarrassing. I can't believe Winehouse has two albums and Mary J. Blige does not have any albums on this list.
Commanding soulfulness - she tells a story w every song that sucks you in
I love those brief periods in music where girl groups and doo-wop come back into the mainstream. This album is absolutely incredible. Sounds just like those classic soul records, and Amy's voice is full of emotion
Just as good as her debut, if not a little better
great
A bop.
Loveeeeee 🖤
Gorgeous album
INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!
I never been a big fan but i think she really proves that the 50s-60s sound still works in a more modern era and still can sound fresh and new. Was a bit dissapointed about track back to black because i remember this album from when it came out but i only remember Rehab. All and all, she is a great singer and this is a great produced album that sounds old and new at the same time. Not exactly my style and might not hear this album again but a 4 it is worth just from the quality and historical importance for the 00s
I like it. Amy's voice is so unique and this is an easy album to have on in the background. I recognized more songs than I thought I would just from general public exposure, highlighting the impact that this album had.
For anyone who compares Lana del Rey to Amy.. that’s an insult. Miss winehouse is raw and full or her own truth. Jazzy, bluesy, rock and roll, and offensive but keeps all ears listening.
Songs for sexy chain-smoking yearners/drinking alone at a dusty jazz bar. Miss u queen RIP
Great voice, amazing arrangements, it was very good overall. My only complaint, some of the songs were a bit boring after a while, there was no variation.
I’ve already heard this record few times and I’m still amazed! Amy Whinehouse’s vocals are from parallel universe. Old style lines mixed with modern beats create unique artwork which remains in my collection. RIP Amy🙏🏻
Honestly, kind of boring. The instrumental tracks are very uninteresting and something he would never listen to on their own. The only driving force is the album is Amy Winehouse local, which sounds good, but not that interesting. Or don’t do great job of driving the song for at all, he’s kind of just around like he might a guitar. This album is only 34 minutes long. But I repeatedly found myself checking see how much is left because I was bored. May be a good album for background. Listening, but not for a focus listening.
My expectations were not that high because I’ve never loved “rehab”, but wow this album is consistently amazing.
A tortured genius, after initial success this is a series of songs that mangage to capture raw emotions, but can have you singing along and felling uplofted. When an artist appears thats just vocally unique you have to count yourself fortunate if you watched her live
Love her!!
Interesting sound. Not a big fan of Winehouse, but it's a solid album.
Honestly a heartbreaking listen. RIP Amy.
Sign of an album I enjoy - I wish it would last longer.
It’s Amy Winehouse, major contributor to why the ‘10s indie sounded like that and tangentially breathed new life into the retro rockabilly aesthetic. All with good reason this album was amazing
Have listened to this album many times but I am always happy to go back. Modernises the jazz/R&B sound of the 60s. Perhaps the best vocals ever. My only complaint is the album is only 34 minutes long. The vocals on tracks such as Rehab, Tears Dry On Their Own and Love Is A Losing Game is genuinely haunting.
Captures that Motown-style soul, but modern musical influences, confessional lyrics and real emotion prevent this from being merely a throwback.
You Know I’m No Good is really fun to play on guitar! Very complex for a modern album. A lot of the melodies sound old, like they should’ve been written years ago—they sound like something everyone knows and starts randomly humming. Sad she died :( Favorite songs are Rehab, You Know I’m No Good, and Back to Black. I liked it even more than I did the last time I listened. Just Friends is a pretty good song but it does feel a tad bit like filler, even if it is still amazing. Tears Dry On Their Own definitely inspired Olivia Rodrigo. Feels timeless. The songs are relatively short but still give themself time to develop as if they’re eight minute songs. Is the album cover supposed to be like a school chalkboard? It looks cool but I’m confused. Great album sequencing. Both the beginning and ending were perfect. Beautiful vocals. Sax is cool.
Such a talented singer and artist. One of those that could had an extended and varied career (a la Lady Gaga) but was cut short due to drugs like so many tortured artists before her. She has a beautiful and powerful voice and produced some wonderful music, especially on this album. Each song showcases her as the primary focus, and everything behind her compliments her well. This album is not a particular style that I gravitate toward naturally, but I'm happy to listen to it on occasion.
My ex-wife threw me a 30th birthday party and one of my coworkers gave this CD to me as a gift. I had never heard of it. Immediately thereafter my ex-wife decided this CD was hers and also that we should get a divorce. Upon relisten, this is a great album but geez get yourself together.
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Rehab 10/10 - as good as this song is, it’s a sad listen in retrospect. This is such honest songwriting that makes a very bold statement considering the amount of conversation there was surrounding her drinking. I really feel for her in this song. You know I’m no good 9/10 - this melody itches my brain. The horns add so much texture in this song. Me & Mr jones 11/10 - ugh I love this song it’s perfection. The background vocals, the vintage sound, Amy’s delivery, and these lyrics. The opening line has you immediately, it’s so captivating. When the song was done I played it again. (Not long enough!!!) Just friends 8/10 - powerfullllll I can’t get over her songwriting. Back to black 9/10 - you immediately know which songs mark Ronson produced. This song is so visual. It’s a punch to the gut. Love is a losing game 10/10 - god damn Tears dry on their own 10/10 - I love this sample it fits so well with the rest of the album. It just shows how much she nailed that 60s/70s soul sound. Wake up alone 8/10 - give my girl a break Some unholy war 7/10 - noooooooooo Amy He can only hold her 9/10 - im just so sad listening to this album. Addicted 7/10 - This review I read sums up what I was thinking the whole time this album was playing - Years before the next generation learned to temper their misery with sarcasm, memes, and deadpan fatalism, we had Amy Winehouse, fluttering around words so crass you could barely believe she was singing them at all, let alone with a horn section.
Rehab: 2/10, its too "2010s white woman loving life and wine with her 15 kids and gray dodge minivan" You Know Im No Good: 8/10, i did a dance routine to this song so im very familiar with it, it gives me feel good vibes, i love the sax in this, and the drums, and UGH this is so good but i only put it as an 8 due to the lyricism Me & Mr Jones: 9/10, its very jazzy and full of meaning, i love how she violently says fuck in like every other sentence, it reminds me of Reba (whatshername?) idk but i like this Just Friends: 0/10, just no. Back To Black: 10/10, kinda overplayed but i havent listened to this song in a while so its a 10. its very evil sounding and piano plinky, which i love Love Is A Losing Game: 7/10, i think my aunt played this at her wedding, i like this tho, the drums really match with her singing, which is hard to do on drums in my opinion. Tears Dry On Their Own: 3/10, its okay, i dont really have any comments for this other than "ehhh." Wake Up Alone: 1/10, it sounds like 5 of her other songs which is too repetitive for me, like change it up a bit please and thank you Some Unholy War: 6/10, this reminds me of a lustful relationship between a corporate boss and an office worker if that make sense? like a sneaky relationship kinda thing. He Can Only Hold Her: 8/10, it would be a 9 if we just got rid of the echo in the singing. but i really love the piano, i wish it was increased a bit so you can hear it more Addicted: 6/10, i mean yeah she was addicted (DONT KILL ME I MADE A JOKE) but i like how she made a song about it, it really shows how into it she was with her drugs. (STOPP)
Not a fan, I find her voice too be very affected. I'm sure she could carry a tune and she was not at all a bad songwriter but to much stunt vocals for me.
Easy 5*, Amy Winehouse became a superstar off the back of this and rightly so. Her voice is incredibly unique, soulful and powerful. The lyrics are full of heartbreak and the jazzy production was quite influential in returning this style to prominence in the mainstream pop world. Classic
She can sing! Really enjoyed “Love is a Lpsong Game” and “Tears Dry on Their Own” in addition to the famed title track… and “You Know I’m No Good”… and “Rehab.” It was good, I thought it wasn’t fully my style but I get Amy Winehouse now. Apparently T likes her.
I'm not capable of describing how good this is.
saiam da minha frente porque essa será a única coisa que falarei por dias!! eu tava muito torcendo que um dos primeiros albuns que aparecessem fosse um que eu amasse e veio logo essa joia! ai, sério, eu nao sei nem o que dizer sobre esse aqui. a figura da amy sempre foi muito marcante pra mim desde pequena. era muito bom poder ver uma mulher como essa sendo ela e sem se desculpar por isso. eu nao quero quero transformar isso aqui numa confissão do meu amor e admiração por ela, mas de uma forma ou de outra será. eu AMO a discografia dela, eu amo a voz dela, eu amo o som que ela faz e como soa único. esse álbum eu so parei pra ouvir completo quando eu ja tinha mais de 20 anos, mas é simplesmente impossível você não conhecer nada que tenha saído daqui. o álbum ja começa com a pra sempre unica e emblemática "rehab", e ja sai matando na segunda também com "you know i'm no good", e segue assim ate o seu final. pra mim, não existe falar de musica sem citar o que amy fez aqui. muda minha vida a cada vez que escuto e eu acho que se eu gostasse menos eu seria capaz de falar mais sobre. dito isso e passado o meu surto fanático (que poderia ser maior, mas estamos nos segurando), seguem os meus destaques: - rehab, tudo nela é incrível - you know i'm no good - me and mr jones - tears dry on their own - love is a losing game - back to black - o trompete de just friends - some unholy war - he can only hold her pra mim, com certeza é um 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!
Tragic and beautiful. The two best words to describe both this album and Amy herself. It's been a while since I've listened to this album and it did not disappoint. Clocking in at just 35 minutes it felt very quick, but very to the point. For me there are no skips. It's well produced, well packaged and damn if it isn't just really good.
I mean what isn't to like about this album? I've only ever heard some of the songs from this album, like Back to Black obviously, but after listening to it in full I would absolutely go back again and again. The lyrics are great, the songs are fantastic, and they mesh together well without sounding like the same thing repeated over and over.
Great voice
Retro sounding sassy goodness that revived a genre. 3 stars may be a tad stingy, but so is releasing an album with only 34 minutes of muzak.
really solid album. i just don't understand why some people on here think it's such a crime to take inspiration from an older style of music. it's not "nostalgia baiting", it's putting your own spin on something, being creative, which is what music and art as a whole are all about
Great!
7/10
I mean, even as someone who isn't a stereotypical Amy Winehouse fan this is an incredible album, absolutely packed full of incredible songs. And of course an outstanding vocal performance. Back to Black, the centre piece of the album is still just as devastating even after hearing it a hundred times. The only criticism is towards the end the songs are a bit half formed or too short.
Great songs. I love the homage to Motown and Soul greats in the production. Very Spector on places, Tears Dry On Their Own is the standout for me, reminds me of You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye. Ronson's production is everso slightly overegged. That's the only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars. I think the production on Frank coupled with Amy's charm, vicious songwriting and unique voice, makes that the better album.
This album is so good, Amy's voice is great, shame that the people around her couldn't take care of the rise of fame. 4/5 Anecdote: The first time I saw/heard Amy was in MTV Los 10+ Pedidos (think of TRL for latam), the song was rehab and while I understood a tiny bit, the chorus was just blatant shout for help, the desperation in the third verses "I don't ever wanna drink again I just, ooh, I just need a friend" it feels like daggers when I think too much of the aftermath of the release of this album.
tragic listening to this now. soulful tracks. also not really my thing though, I kinda just don’t like her voice!
A solid jazz album from an amazing vocalist that I absolutely cannot stand. Great for others, not for me.
liked it
Such a soulful voice with excellent production, masking some average songs . A great album but not quite amazing The main songs are all incredible but the rest are just okay Here voice hides the fact that this is a little More Bublé than I remember . Cruise singer in places
Excellent album, what a voice!
Quand même très sympathique.
4+ Stars (12/15)
Ah - lovely Amy. I guess it was pretty tough to be her. But to be able to sing with such maturity at such a young age was a great gift. This is an essential album.
Clássico incomparável!
peak
One of the greatest albums - ever 10/10 This will stand the judge of time for ever
Chad
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this album. Tears Dry On Their Own is my pick of the lot.
Controversial opinion but I don't really like Any Winehouse's voice. I get this album was huge and influential but meh.
Man, Amy is really truly incredible. Her voice is incredible, and she, her band, and her production team really do an insane job of capturing 60s soul sound and style. On top of that you can really hear how emotionally hurt she is through her words, and yet the songs don't turn into depressy sad songs. I almost teared up at Back to Black??? The last third of the album kind of falls off for me, which kind of stinks. Other than those last few songs, this album had the potential to sneak into my absolute favorite from this list so far. But it's hard to maintain this excellence for a whole album without getting fatigued. It's still easily a 10/10 for me. Favorite Song(s): Rehab, Me & Mr. Jones, Back to Black, Tears Dry on Their Own
I enjoyed this more than I expected. Sad to say a great talent gone.
I loved this album at the time. Does it hold up? Amy sounds fab. Love the Mark Ronson production. I must’ve been going through something at the time, but it doesn’t hit the same way. Still giving it a 4/5
3.8 Rehab, Back to Black, and the last song I digged. I get what she was doing alot more now being older. R.I.P bby.
One of the best pop albums of all time?
Imagine the absolute best of 60s blue-eyed soul and girl-group pop flawlessly brought into the 2000s. Mark Ronson's masterful production truly sets this album apart, but it’s that unforgettable voice that makes the record so iconic—it simply wouldn't be a classic without it. Everything about Amy Winehouse, right down to her signature look, managed to be perfectly retro yet entirely modern at the same time. It is a genuine tragedy that her demons won out in the end; I would have loved to hear what she had to offer us next.
3 out of 5 Not too bad. She had such a great voice, deep and soulful. Some really good songs,
I appreciate the 60's Motown vibe, but was always curious how long she could have held onto that schtick if she didn't literally drink herself to death. Guess she should've gone to rehab?
Amy Winehouse was very unique, and her songwriting was also very special and good. Her voice was distinctive, somewhat whining yet powerful. When I first heard Back to Black, I was absolutely thrilled. Unfortunately, she's not very present in the public eye anymore, which I regret. The album is definitely wonderful and is one of those albums I listen to again and again.
Loved it.
What a powerful soul Amy was. Her vocals were incredible, each song felt silky. I would listen to this again and again!
He Can Only Hold Her For So Long 1001 Albums Generator 169 (11/25/2025) Great pop soul revival and fun production is weighed down by a few bad and/or forgettable tunes. The classics are classic for a reason though. 3.5/5 rounded up to 4. Favs: You Know I’m No Good Back To Black He Can Only Hold Her Least Fav: Just Friends
Back to black- Amy Winehouse Genre- soul and popish Definition of a 10/10 album Rehab is peak love the drums and body perc No bad songs in the album October 27th 2006 2nd studio album You know I’m no Good is so good vocals throughout and sax is singgngnggg Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfriend and future husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who temporarily left her to pursue his previous ex-girlfriend. Their short-lived separation spurred her to create an album that explores themes of guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship. OVERALL PEAL ALBUM
This album was great. Although not my ideal genre, Winehouse's vocals are undeniably splendid and powerful. It may well deserve a full 5 but falls short in originality in this listener's opinion.
Favorite Tracks: Tears Dry On Their Own, Addicted, Wake Up Alone, Back To Black Wow, this was incredible from start to finish! I love the modern feel of the album with Amy's soulful voice. It's devastating that she died so young, but she definitely made an impact in her short time here.
I loved it & will listen again
Wonderful, want vinyl
This is the final album from this British artist, as she died at 27. The music is very 1960s, while the lyrics are very 21st century. The singing is good. I wonder whether “Me & Mr. Jones” is somehow connected to “Me & Mrs. Jones” from 1972. The beginning and end of the album were better than the middle, but overall above average,
[tony vlachos voice]: this is huge; I needed this. Pleased to announce that I Have This Album (#6). I haven't listened to 'Rehab' since 2011 because I find it too upsetting, but 'Back to Black' (the song) is one of the greats. Amy has a strong jazzy voice that would be skilled-but-boring to me if the songs weren't zippy, but they (mostly) are, and that's why this album is a winner. Good job, list. Kind of surprising to see the lyric "What kind of fuckery is this" in 2006, because it seems more modern than that (at least among whiteos). More validation for my "2006 was like, three years ago" mindset. Highlights: 'Back to Black', 'Tears Dry on Their Own', 'Addicted'
I can't tell if this album is a cry for help that we collectively ignored, or Amy declaring her stubbornness and refusing any help. Maybe it's both. It should never have been her final album. It's a masterpiece. RIP. Also, props to Mark Ronson for making this blend of a 1960s and modern feel.
Great album!
one of those albums where the main singles are much stronger than the rest of the album, but it's still a listenable album
I lost my notes for this one. Suffice it to say that I'm still amazed that this voice came from this frame / singer. Soulful and tortured — so gut-wrenching that we lost her gift so soon after receiving it.
Her sultry voice is iconic, I loved every part of this record. It’s always a shame when you think about what happened to her because I feel like she was just scratching the surface as an artist. RIP!
3/5
HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT
What a big leap forward this was from Frank, her debut! “Rehab,” “Back to Black,” and “You Know I’m Good” are essential. So, so good. P.S. My heart always skips a beat when I get to the part of “You Know I’m Good” that rhymes “today” with “Tanqueray.”
😍
Soulful, powerful, unique voice.
A masterpiece of talent, gorgeous sound, and raw feeling. I loved every moment of this album. She deserves every accolade and I wish we could have heard more from this tormented soul.
The overall vibe of this album was fantastic. I love the 60's Motown inspired arrangements and orchestration. Most of the time this was great fit for Amy's strong, husky vocals. However, this treatment doesn't work as a "one size fits all" on all songs. For example, The Meters styled trap kit drum sound was perfect on songs like "Rehab," "You Know I'm Not Good," and especially the reggae styled, "Just Friends." However, that sound is just too weak for big Shirley Bassey type numbers like "Back to Black" or too distorted and one dimensional for the more jazzy swing songs like "Love is a Losing Game." There were a few other miscues where the music simply didn't fit Amy's vocals at all. The most glaring example is "Tears Dry On Their Own." The music was clearly a direct homage to Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." However, Amy's melody and peformance, while executed wonderfully, simply sounded like it was meant for a completely different song. The vocals, in that case, worked against the music. Those are just quibbles. This is an enjoyable album. But, they indicate that this record had the potential to really showcase the variety of styles Amy was capable of. Instead, while wonderfully performed, the songs began to sound a little too much the same by the end. Regardless, Amy was a force to be reckoned with. She had a great talent that, tragically, was taken from us too soon.
Crack heads, brother RIP
I had assumed that at least some of these were covers because of how classic they were. I didn’t like Rehab when it first came out but my god now this whole album is just glitteringly darkly beautiful.
This was OK. She's the type of artist where I could listen to her 1 or 2 times (tops) in a year's time because I kind of like the soul vibe. If I heard her any more frequently than that I'd probably get annoyed with her vocal affectations.
Lovely stuff. Oh, Amy...
So damn smooth
Yes! Perfection from start to finish. The juxtaposition of the classic big band music with Amy’s angsty lyrics and rich, effortless vocals make this an instant classic for me. Will revisit often. Such a shame we never got to hear her evolve as an artist.
An absolute masterpiece, and one of the few albums where the deluxe edition still isn't enough.
Tragic story, amazing singer, loved the simple production and retro style
She did save all the great songs for this album, but the first half is so much better than the second so I can’t give five stars. Could have been balanced better
9/10
Love this one!!! have not listened in a bit but enjoyed! #musicsky #albumsky
Just sad. Interesting voice. Horribly gimmicky production. What a tragedy of missed opportunity.
I've never knowingly heard anything by Amy Winehouse. What I'm listening to now is an early 60s pastiche with some profanity thrown in for impact. Is that typical? I'd hoped for something more original. It's well sung, I agree... but I'm struggling to find any point to this. A disappointed 2/5.
Modern classic, properly good album, tears dry on their own is an absolute banger. 5 stars.
Not a fan. 2
Wow! The hits on this album are absolutely amazing, Mark Ronson really had an ear for really good production. I think we can certainly consider this album a modern classic
Rehab is great, of course. The rest is decently groovy, as well. :-) 3,9/5
Yes.
amazing album. no notes
i liked this one better than frank…maybe that’s because i was previously familiar with more of the songs (a bad metric, i realize…) but i just had a better time listening to this overall. fav tracks: you know i’m no good; me & mr jones; back to black; tears dry on their own
So enjoyable of course, but this is still not up there with Frank for me. I think her adoption of Motown-era R&B influences made this album more commercially and universally appealing to people but doesn’t have as much variation or experimentation as her debut. However, I don’t think the album suffers too much from this because of how short it is. There’s also something fun about hearing contemporary lyrics superimposed onto a classic mid-century sound; “What kind of fuckery is this, you made me miss the Slick Rick gig” over a doo wop track in “Me & Mr. Jones” is pretty iconic. It’s a fun listen chock full of solid bangers and honest lyrics even if not the most inventive sonically. Fav tracks: You Know I’m No Good, Love is a Losing Game
Previously rated: #46 - Frank (5/5) ************************ Album #957 Frank was my first big surprise 5/5 on this list. This one is not as big of a surprise, but it's just as fantastic. The one song I wasn't crazy about was Addicted; it was just too on the nose about drugs, no subtlety. That, and it sounded like one of her songs on Frank. Can't remember which. Otherwise, it's great fun, catchy, jazzy, girl group stuff.
It’s good! I felt the highs were never that high, but the lows didn’t exist at all. Not my preferred type of music to listen to but I can understand that it would work tremendously in some settings I was telling some people that I was listening to this and multiple people said “Amy Winehouse? Like, Rehab?” and man, it’s a shame what that song has done to her lasting image. Doesn’t help that it’s track one, either.
closer to 4.5
Incredible album. Incredible voice. Incredible production.
Great album
Very familiar with the singles but not heard anything else. The other tracks were ok.
Those first 2 songs are killer. Wish she could have stuck around.
This will just never not be some of the best heartbreak songwriting everrrrrr. I’ll never forget turning over “we only said goodbye with words” when I first heard Back to Black and thinking wow, that’s such a simple line that completely captures the impossibility of letting go of someone you love, even when you’ve said all of the things. “My tears dry on their own” is a similar line to me. There’s the reality of the heartbreak and then also a self-resilience in knowing the pain will pass in time. I love this album, and I love indulging in these feelings.
Beautiful and tragic and such an outstanding album. Love you Amy
Não gosto deste tipo de música nem em seu formato original, muito menos em versão cover para o mercado branco, com vocais debochados. Fraco!
No
I just never got the appeal of Amy Winehouse. I don't enjoy her voice, although I can hear its skill I guess. I find the music icky and the circus that surrounded her (and still does in a different way) even worse.
the first album on the list that I have on vinyl. Was awesome spinning a record for the 1001 project. This is a great album. Rehab was a smash hit, but I think it actually is a weaker part of the album. While it's well sung, and fun, it comes off as a throw-away tongue-in-cheek pop song. the rest of the album is flawless. "Tears Dry on their Own" also brings in the pop influence but does so more subtlety than "Rehab", and for that I think it's the best song on the album.
It was a sudden transformation yet it was appropriate all the same. Amy Winehouse had always thumbed through the happenings of her life and the particular happenings at this portion of her life was more than enough to structure the most potent music of her soon-to-be shortened career. While Back to Black was a breakthrough, it also became an albatross, for it would fuel the worst instincts of the leery and predatory forces that saw what was meant to be an soul-baring exercise and turned it into the very things that hastened Amy's premature demise. Whether one allows what happened afterward to define their listening experience, it doesn't change the fact that what Amy created has stood the test of time in ways we're still making sense of to this day. It just makes one wish that everything was different. Favorites: Rehab, You Know I'm No Good, Me & Mr. Jones, Back to Black, Love is a Losing Game, Tears Dry on Their Own, Addicted.
Michael Bublé for middle aged white women, the other other middle aged white women
Awesome song. Beautifully sang. Absolutely shocking recording. Clipping all over the place.
To others saying that this is some sort of pastiche of 60s music or that she isn’t sincere, you’re wide of the mark. The best music takes something familiar and changes it to make it new, that’s what Winehouse does here. As for sincere, listen to the lyrics then look at how her short life panned out. She meant it.
Great album!
Her vocals and styling reminded me of Eartha Kitt
This album isn’t music — it’s a confession booth in 4/4 time. Every track bleeds eyeliner and cigarette smoke. Amy doesn’t just sing heartbreak; she weaponizes it. Her voice sounds like it’s lived three lifetimes, all of them slightly illegal. Rating: 5/5 Short Review: Heartache with perfect eyeliner. The Motown revival that made sadness sound like seduction. Favorite Track: “Love Is a Losing Game” — it’s the sound of someone remembering the best mistake they ever made.
The voice alone makes it a 4
Was a bit distracted playing WatchDogs but I did like it, not my usual style and all the songs are quite similar (though that is common in an album I suppose) but her voice is just incredible and enjoyable to listen to. The lyrics hit really deep too. Back To Black is my favorite track I think
Solid album. May have rated lower just because I’ve listened to it so many times already. She has a fantastic and unique voice and style.
Perhaps the best album of the 00's. There was no escaping this record back then, and for good reason. The album is packed to the brim with hit singles. And even outside of those are a couple of excellent songs, like for example 'Some Unholy War'. Amy's voice takes you on an excellent journey. 5/5
I had heard many of the tracks from this album before, but never listened to it from start to finish. It's a genre I'm not keen on, so forcing a four star rating out of me is actually a good thing. I think plenty has been said about how this is retro/ nostalgia/ comfort music, which it is a bit I guess, but before everyone started doing it and it became a bit lame.
Sweet spot for length and fun
I really liked this, but don’t know that I’d pick it again. What an absolutely legendary vocalist!
Didn't know I loved Amy so much
I think I could listen to Amy any time. Sad to see her go so soon.
I missed this album when it came out, only being familiar with a couple of the songs like “Rehab” and “Back to Black.” What a fantastic album. I love the retro sound with the horns and the great production. And that voice. What a talent and what a shame that we didn’t hear more from her.
Amy Winehouse was a generational talent, who paid respect to the legends of jazz and soul while doing her own thing. This is one of the best albums of this century I think, the first half especially is completely flawless. Ronson's production also has to be credited, and the band sounds so tight throughout
Classic
I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to, I found it capturing my attention, which is not a given when listening to albums from this list. As everyone says, she has a great voice and it's paired perfectly with the neo-soul and Motown sounds of the band. Good stuff, and I enjoyed the bonus tracks more than the main tracks, they seemed more fun, Cupid and Monkey Man standing out, as well as the various reggae- and ska-flavoured tracks.
What a voice, and what great retro-modern sound for the mid-00s.
Overrated
Obviously a few of the songs are huge hits. She had something special to be sure. And I didn’t realize that she wrote most of these songs. But other than the hits I thought the rest were just “fine”. But definitely an album that should be on this list
Such an amazing album. So good to hear it in its entirety.
To say I was bemused by her success and acclaim, and yes her infamy, at the time would be an understatement. She was the latest Radio 1 darling, endlessly paraded at all hours of the day whether we wanted to hear her or not, and endlessly berated by the tabloids for... Being a woman or drinking, or something. She had a mildly interesting, overly nasal voice, and sang slightly dark songs in an outdated genre with a barely modern twist. The songs, their arrangement, their sound are not to my taste and I find little joy from listening. While she was, and remains, ridiculously overplayed, that has little bearing on how I feel about these songs; dull, dated, and in arguably the worst genre I can think of. Still, there are a few catchy moments here, and she does make the songs more interesting by slapping some darker lyrics and tone into the mix. But there was no reason for this album, or this singer to be as successful as they were. Winehouse was simply the next in line - the British music business attempting to push 'young woman who sings easily marketed, easy listening drivel with potential for global recognition'. Dido? Duffy? Melua? Adele? Stone? Allen? Lott? Paloma? Tunstall? Maybe... Maybe five good songs between them? But again, what do I know? People like this, and this has lasted longer than many of the works by many of the performers above. While they inevitably transitioned into acting or worse, TV presenting, as they vainly cling to relevance, Winehouse seems to have carved a niche for herself as the 'imagine what we could have had had she lived' of her generation. I think she could have done some great stuff, hopefully transitioning out of shitty jazz and into something with more integrity. There are enough moments on this album to suggest she had more, and better, inside. As it is, this is just Michael Bublé with breasts and tattoos.
What an album! Such a classic sound with modern lyrics, amazing. A talent lost by those she counted on the most, but really, what a voice and album.
Beautiful voice but I don't know if this aged that well? I can see how this was a really refreshing alternative from the pop music at the time but this is more of a time and a place thing, the songs aren't really that great. Just my opinion though!
Escucho a Amy Winehouse como persona casual y no una fan, buen álbum, aunque personalmente no tan de mi gusto.
Two saves
classic
Remembered this being good but the title track goes way crazier than I thought oh my god
With a name like Winehouse, this girl did not have a chance. But she had a smoky voice and left behind a fine album with a neo-retro-Motown vibe.
One of those huge, acclaimed albums that just passed me by. Overall, great pop soul and clear why it was a hit. Second track in particular has that recognisable Mark Ronson production. Title track and Tears Dry On Their Own were the standouts for me. Listening to it in retrospect, it’s hard not to wonder if this would have been her opus or the beginning of something greater.
My feelings about this album and Amy Winehouse are nuanced. So instead I’ll just say, “I love it,” because I do.
I know she was considered some kind of genius, but I don't know how much of that was her insane behavior. I was never a fan and find the album Back to Black dull and derivative.
Banger
Solid pop album with a retro lounge singer vibe. I'd never listened beyond the hits, and I'm into her.
Great album.
Rehab was a great song but is the weakest of this great collection. Not a new sound, but certainly has something to it that is just... different.
Exceptional album. Superb.
I listened to this album when it first came out and remember thinking it was only so-so. Nearly 20 years later and my opinion has definitely changed for the better. A smooth listen and some deep lyrics.
'Rehab' never did much for me, and because it was the lead single of this record, I only had a mild interest in Winehouse. It's really too bad, because if any other track on this record had been released I woulda been sucked in hook, line, and sinker. Lush production, and has their ever been a voice more suitable for a music style?! I wouldn't say I'm late to the game on Amy Winehouse. It's just that this project really forcing me to listen has made me a fan.
Чудовий альбом
Really good jazz-soul album from a one of a kind artist!
3.5
This album is pretty good with some really fun songs. Amy Winehouse has a really distinct and powerful voice, which she expertly uses to really put on a stellar performance. Rip to a really cool artist, someone who was definitely a powerful force in the music scene. but also not every song is for me, so 3/5
Legendarisk🙏 Elske soulen, elske attituden, elske stemmen. Va mye merr reggae enn eg trodde... Beste sang: You know I'm no good
Stunning. Incredible album.
Firmly a 3 for me. Impressed with the lane she created, the dap tones and talent, but I don’t enjoy listening to it. To me it has the same vibe as Moulin Rouge? Very sassy and theatrical, hitting a lot of melodies that are not pleasing to me.
I think she really did need to go to rehab.
Fantastic Friday/weekend album. Im here for the glorification of Amy into rock star martyr (that comes with some reality distortion that ill explain later). This is what an unfiltered Taylor Swift would make with a near Adele level voice. When she sings “What kind of FUckErYyy are wee”, I get the pure emotion with the strong pipes. I dig My lukewarm take: Although I love this, I dont get the magnitude of this album. Number 33 on Rolling Stone’s top 500 albums seems a bit overrated in my head. I can only think that her death was the jet fuel behind the popularity and obsession here
I fucking love this album. Plug for the HBO documentary about Amy - so good, so sad. Wish we’d gotten 10 more albums from her after this. She was the shit
Obviously a power house, maybe just a little boosted by a tragic end. Love this overall, but only knock is the Ronson production kind of grates on me after a while - feels like it kind of over does the old timey sound. That BBC session album sounds a lot better to my ears and shows off her voice more.
I never listened to Amy Winehouse during her heyday but she’s good. I can see why she was a phenomenon. Rehab, uh, sure hits in a bad way now though.
2006 Strong songwriting, amazing delivery and good production. Just so massively overplayed to the point that I'm no longer minded to hear it. This is on my shelves. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ❌️ no need Revisit 🫳 ★★★★☆ (7/10)
10/10 Favorites: Rehab You Know I'm No Good Me & Mr. Jones Just Friends Back To Black Love Is A Losing Game Tears Dry On Their Own Wake Up Alone Some Unholy War He Can Only Hold Her
I mean, she’s got a great voice: soulful, wonderful timber. But do you get a lot of credit for essentially being a mimic of previous styles? I don’t know.
Excellent album to listen to over and over. Powerful, vulnerable, and heartbreaking. Reminiscent of the girl groups of the 60s with a little more edge and better sound clarity. Great horns, guitar, and of course the imperfect perfection of Amy’s vocals.
Well produced. Great vocals. A couple standout songs, but mostly samey.
Great album, what a killer voice she had. She also had a great sound with her band. It's a real shame that she burned so bright and so briefly.
What a voice, what a loss to music
Good album . Tragic end
Excellent album. Makes me want to listen to more of her catalogue
An absolute gem of an album. Every track on here could have been released as a single and been a massive hit. Well worthy of being on this list
im Airnbn - sehr guete und bekannte vibe
This is gold. I've been listening to it for the past decade, and I gladly listened to it again for the project
All time fave
Every time you say to someone that you don’t like this sort of music, the response is almost always something along the lines of “you’ve got to admit she can sing though”. Well, yes? A great voice is of course a great asset, but when lended to this sort of ‘pop soul’, it just takes the life out of it and makes it an annoyance. I feel similarly with most of Adele, and other such artists. That being said... The title track, Back to Black itself, is undeniable. It’s not something I’d ever choose to put on, but from those first piano notes something just stops whatever you’re doing. It’s been heard billions of times, going off of streaming stats, quite literally, and yet it’s still arresting. And a side note, is Rehab weirdly slightly off-time? I don’t know. I don’t care much at all for any of the songs here really. I can appreciate the greatness of track five though.
I went into this album having heard Back in Black the song, but I was not expecting the rest of the album. best way I could describe it is that it feels like the musical version of being wine drunk off a good red; bold, unapologetic, classy and sappy
Pas grand chose de plus qu'un pastiche bien réussi. 2.49 étoiles
Outrageously good
Amazing
I'm amazed by how I know every single one of these songs without having heard the full album before. Truly goated status
Deeply personal, a generational talent gone too soon
Pretty stunning. Great voice, consistent jazzy vibe. By turns romantic and poignant. I was surprised so many of her hits were on one album. I was surprised I even knew so many Amy Winehouse songs to be honest. And it's only 34 minutes long to boot? Talk about not overstaying your welcome
Great album tragic
an amazing talent, a tortured soul, a brilliant album. gone much too soon, she was the victim of her own excesses. r.i.p. amy. highlights: “you know i’m no good” “me and mr. jones” “back to black” “love is a losing game”
Perfect production, perfect singing. Both retro in feel and modern in sound. Sad this is only the 2nd of amy's finished albums. Although not as close and personal as Frank this is a leap forward in soundscape. Both fun and moving. Highlights include wake up alone and love is a losing game whixh are masterclasses in communicating a breakup. Just an amazing album.
I still don't like her music. I get what she was going for more. I do have a bit more appreciation for the dumbass that wrote a song about going to rehab and died because of alcohol. I used to not be able to stand her stuff, after listening I recognize her raw talent. The album is very one note though, her dude left. Some songs she has an amazing voice but some it's very meh. She is a tragic figure in that she was a troubled young woman and I feel most of her circle took advantage of her. That's not fair and she probably could have made amazing albums later if everyone wasn't getting rich off her.
Not bad.
Really boring minus title track, 1.5 stars but rounded up to 2.
Rex
Absolute classic. Gone too soon
Outstanding album. First time I’ve listened to Amy Winehouse fully and am quite impressed. Solid 4
My junkie queen. As someone who loves older music, Amy's work is kind of a dream come true -- it's deeply influenced by it, while still making it modern, accessible, and just damn good. By my money, "Back To Black" is perhaps a little safer than "Frank," but I think this is a result of her finding her niche, and choosing to just stick in it and master it for one full album. It's extraordinary, and endlessly re-listenable.
Transformative
As tight and fresh as it was when it came out in 2006. Fantastic from front to back. 5/5
4.2 I'm glad this has come up towards the end of the list as I think it would have gotten a much lower score if it had come at the start. When this came out I had a few mates who were fawning over it, but I just dismissed it as being boring and ignored it for the next 2 decades. However, absorbing decades of female soul singers from this list have given me a new found appreciation for this album. I think it's much better than Frank. It sounds so modern, yet so 50s/60s/70s all at once, which is the perfect type of album. The only drawback is the song ordering, I feel like she went with her strongest upfront, which makes the second half run out of steam slightly. Space out the great tracks and I think it'd elevate the good tracks.
Vaikka Amyllä on todella persoonallinen ja sielukas soundi, jota mielellään kuuntelen, jäi tämä hänen tunnetuin levy vähän valjuksi. Liian pehmeätä meikämarjatalle. Tiesin artistin ja jopa tämän levyn, mutta kuuntelin sen nyt ensimmäistä kertaa kokonaan läpi. Levyn hittibiisit oli tuttuja.
Great stuff. I could listen to this album a lot.
It's weird that I hadn't listened to her beyond her biggest hits before given her famed Ronettes love (and of Motown), right down my street embracing some of my biggest music loves while also doing her own thing
This album is kinda weird. I mean 1970's soul did exist in 2006, but 3/5.
Iconic pieces in this album, which I prefer to listen as a single pieces instead of part of the album
They tried to make me give it 3 stars, I said no, no, no
An amazing album top to bottom. I feel a profound sadness every time I hear Rehab.
Good album, I'd only listened to one or two songs previously but the whole thing was quite a nice listen overall.
3.5. The songs are better than her last album, with a couple classics obviously.
Never really got her, I’m afraid. Very overrated, in my opinion.
Difficult to separate the music from her personal tragedy. However, her voice largely justifies the hype. Highlights for me are 'You Know I'm No Good' and 'Back To Black', but the quality is there throughout.
I sort of understand why lots of people really like this. But I just find it a bit meh. Maybe it’s Winehouse’s voice. Maybe it’s the lack of oomph in the music. Or the volume level of the recording. It just lacks something for me I’m afraid. It’s not bad as such, but I can’t imagine ever listening to this again. It just doesn’t do anything for me.
I've never sat down and intentionally listened to Amy Winehouse. Her music was everywhere in the early 'oughts though, and I recognise much of this album so I assume that many of these tracks were released as singles. This lady could FUCKING SING, it's such a shame how difficult and short her life was. I can't help but wonder if things would have played out differently in the modern media landscape which seems like spiteful towards successful women performers than back then.
Fantastic album!
Timeless.
Sou muito fã da amy e esse álbum é um clássico!
Very good
Amazing voice. Can't imagine how amazing her career would have been
Did not get sick of listening to this all day. I may need it in vinyl.
The sound she creates that feels both from another era and totally fresh is a real achievement, and beyond that, it's just pretty irresistible. The energy of the music often masks the rawness of the confessional quality of the lyrics. She's not just complaining about men, she's admitting her own dysfunctions, too.
Amy was bottled lightning. Her music took something tucked away in the annals of America and injected it with a certain painful chaotic energy that portended the tragedy that sadly felt almost inevitable in real time. Back to Black holds her entire persona in a way that more or less transcends criticism. To speak ill of it is to speak ill of her, because rarely has someone put so much of themselves into their art. I remember it being pleasurable in 2006, but now find it nearly impossible to listen to without feeling a little ill and a little heartbroken. It's hard to objectively remember if her lyrics were once funny and tongue in cheek or if they were always too dark to blend into the background, especially against the exquisite soul and horns more often associated with throwaway love songs. Her first album, "Frank," has the same energy, but without the Motown backdrop, its punches feel pulled. Back to Black was like giving Nina Simone command of a Motown catalog. Genius.
Love it
Her songs have a retro late doo-wop-adjacent 50s/soul R&B 60s sound and style. She has a lovely and distinctive voice. Apparently, this is among the best selling albums of all time and she won numerous Grammys and other awards. I suppose for this reason, it is worth a listen, but I am really not into it.
I listened to the deluxe edition of the album. I enjoyed her covers of The Specials and Toots And The Maytals more than her original songs. The whole album was fine. If she had lived past 27, this album would be just an okay follow up to her first album instead of being “one of the greatest albums of all time”.
This is another one where half-stars would help.
Pretty good singer.
Day 5: This is more like it. I hadn't heard this album in full since about 2007 and it was a delight to hear it again. I had forgotten the non-singles, other than Me and Mr Jones, but aside from the slightly underwhelming Addicted they're all good. I especially liked He Can Only Hold Her.
Single-handedly made doo wop and retro-soul relevant to millions of people around the world in the mid-2000's. It's classic soul style arrangements, performed by veteran musicians, are infused with modern vulgarity, dark sentiments and direct emotions. Amy Winehouse has a powerful, echoic voice that bursts through the songs. Half of the songs are punchy and energizing, and half are sad and soulful but never despairing. I missed this at its peak of popularity. I thought she was good from hearing "Rehab" pop up everywhere. Everyone around me liked her. I just didn't know that she was making doo wop and soul music, which I've always loved.
30.09.25 #5 Favourite tracks: rehab, I'm no good, back to black Rate: 7/10
Just listened to Big Brother and the Holding Company and I think I like to listen to Amy more than Janice. To bad dhi gone.
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The demo/down-tempo versions of some of these tracks on the deluxe album definitely feel more raw and authentic to her BTW.
Tuntuu että Amy Winehouse on sellainen mistä on pakko tykätä ja varsinkin traagisen kuoleman jälkeen. En oo koskaan oikeastaan hirveesti vaan tykänny tästä radiorallattelusta, vaikka naisella upea ääni olikin. Ei tää kuitenkaan ihan 2 tähteen tipu mutta siinä kolmosen korvilla
Amyllä on hyvä ja persoonallinen lauluääni, joten tämä levy tuli otettua mielenkiinnolla kuunteluun. Onhan tällä levyllä kuitenkin useampi hitti, kuten esimerkiksi You Know I'm No Good ja Back to Black joista nautin erittäin paljon. Muutama filleribiisi, mutta keskiarvoltaan albumi on hyvää nelosta!
Jää kyllä tämä viini sinne kyykkyhyllylle, enkä osta edes pahimmissa viinihimoissa. Todella pitkästyttävä albumi ja kappaleista puuttu potku. Levyn biisit muutenkin todella hiljaisella vaikka oli tietsikan äänet täysillä ja spottarin äänet melkeen täysillä. JA SITTEN TULEE VIIMEINEN BIISI, missä äänet on 40% kovemmalla kuin muissa, niin jäi kyllä todella paska maku koko tekeleestä. Amyn ääni hyvä, mutta ei yksi hyvä instrumentti pelasta tätä.
Enpä ollut noita hittibiisien ulkopuolisia kipaleita juuri kuullut. Eimillä on kyllä hieno ääni ja pisti taiteen eteen kunnolla kroppaa likoon. Musat pääosin aika kesyä, mutta ehkä äänelle haluttiin antaa temmellyskenttää enemmän. Pistetään 3 pistettä!
Kyllähän se vaan viini maistuu hyvälle. Persoonallinen ääni kantaa jo itsessään pitkälle, ja pariin kappaleeseen on saatu ihan hyvää koukkuakin tehtyä. Eikun uusi lasi täyteen!
Tykkään valtavan paljon tästä levystä ja löytyykin levyhyllystä.
Komee ääni se on laulajalla, ei siinä mittee. Kuitenkin taas saundaa niin karmeelta ja biisitkin on sellasia, että käsijarru on koko ajan päällä. Ei siis sisällöllisesti nappaa, mutta annetaan nyt pojot lauleskelusta.
Taas kategoriaan "siinähän tuo menee" Lauluääni on todella hyvä, mutta jotenkin itse biisit ei napanneet taustamusiikkina toimimista kummemmin
Hitit ovat vähän liiankin tuttuja, mutta kyllä niitäkin kuuntelee. Kappaleissa on mukavasti vaihtelevuuttakin. Kyllä tätä kuuntelee!
Pitkästä pitkästä aikaa tuli kuunneltua tämä levy. Jotenkin muistelin että tämä olisi ollut vähän kovempaa irrottelua, mutta vähän jäi ehkä piippuun jollain tavalla. Siis tarkoitan sitä mitä Amyn huikeasta äänestä olisi ollut ulosmitattavissa. Monessakin biisissä on tavallaan vähän semmoinen meno, että koko ajan odottaa millon se lähtee, mutta sitten ei kuitenkaan ihan päätyyn asti mennä missään. Levynä omaan korvaan kuitenkin paljon parempi kun se Amyn debyyttialbumi. Pari ihan weltklasse-biisiä. Artistina menee myös luokkaan: olisin halunnut nähdä livenä. Solid kolme tähteä, jonain toisena päivänä olisi voinut saada neljäkin.
a nearly perfect album, one of a kind
A timeless voice. Perhaps the most shameful of all British tabloid media's victims
Nice listen. Plenty of enjoyable songs! I may be the minority, but I'm not a huge fan of her voice. However, songwriting and rhythm really shine, and its still a 5/5 album.
Rip Amy. Good album from my 20s
Does it feel a bit appropriated from the 60’s? Yes. Is it still really great music front to back? Also yes. I never gave this a chance when it came out because it was too hyped, but it’s pretty great now and I’m glad I got around to it.
I grew up in the era that this was all over the radio. It wound me up then as much as it does now. I can sort-of understand the hype, but if this album was never made, the world would be exactly the same.
Outstanding
Listening to the track Rehab with good headphones, makes you appreciate just how much instrumentation is going on, an absolute classic. A true master of story telling and crafting a musical journey, Winehouse is truly a great. Every tune is dripping with personality. Highlight - Tears Dry On Their Own, He Can Only Hold Her ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
An unbelievably overrated artist and album. A couple of decent songs and headlines that wanted everyone to believe this is the second coming of Aretha Franklin (you know, a white brittish woman). I just dont get the hype. But thats just like, my opinion, man.
What a great sound and voice that briefly came together. My God.
OK. 2/5
So damn good. Her death was a loss to the world of music.
Bellissimo, si sente la produzione di pregio di Markone
A collection of broken love songs with a soulful backbone and crisp vocals. Upbeat tempos collide with the dark lyrics of each arrangement. Great for playing in the background while you work on other projects.
Addiction is bad - it makes you desperate, destructive, leads to an untimely death and robs you of your remarkable potential. Somewhere along the path of ruin, it left this remarkable collection of soulful songs.
Incredible album. The album opens with rehab which is a bit bitter sweet, great song but also a reminder of how we lost such a talent far too soon. Amy shares her soul with us, her heart ache and wanting are prevalent throughout this album. Back to black and tears dry on their own my two favorites. Me and Mr jones, you know I'm no good, and Love is a losing game are other highlights. Nothing but brilliance on this record start to finish. Amy takes old classic sounds of soul, blues and jazz, adds a modern tone and creates an amazing sound that instantly grabs you. One of my very favorite albums, an absolutely beautiful piece of work.
I always hated Rehab, but the rest of this album is thematic and its sound is clearly defined. Listening gave me a greater appreciation for Amy Whinehouse and I would listen again.
Amy Winehouse is supposed to be this tragic figure like Kurt Cobain. She's also a member of the 27 club. I do think this album is good but I think her fame has more to do with the aesthetic of Amy Winehouse than anything that she actually produced. This album isn't a jump in quality from the soul produced in the 70s and 80s. She has a great voice but it's not better than Nina, Tina, or Aretha. But it's not an example of a white woman stealing a sound, I think there is something genuinely captivating about the story of Amy Winehouse. She had kind of a perfect storm that fit into the cuture of the 2000s. She was unquestionably talented, but she was also hot and trashy. I think the 2000s was a time where multiculturalism and the rise of rap/hip hop was making people kind of respect the style and sensibility of being trashy. Eminem was exploding onto the scene and artists like Christina Aguilera, lady gaga, were making it big telling stories that were raw unfiltered and unashamed of their roots. And the fashion was gross. This was shaping an America that saw wearing low wasted jeans and getting trashed on cheap liquor as an aesthetic choice that was desirable. I think people saw themselves in Amy, even if they weren't talented they could understand alcoholism and living like a rockstar, and they recognized what a tragedy it was that she was struggling so much with those addictions. She fit the tortured artist persona that people loved to watch and enable except she wasn't pretentious or elitist. She was easy to love and a lot of people did. Britney Spears has the same effect on people and would be remembered the same way if she would have died instead of shaving here head. Back to the album it's good and I understand the reverence. It's the best work of somebody taken too soon. I'm not going back to rehab is awesome and obviously more poignant with her death.
classic millenial blue eyed soul
I’m struggling to think that the extremely positive reaction to this isn’t due to a few obvious thing: 1) actually good singers were (and are) hard to come by now. 2) she died young She is a good singer, and the 50s/60s revival sound coupled with modern subjects absolutely works but I don’t think it’s that great of an album beyond that. Maybe you have to be really in to soul music.
She made a big splash while she was around but outside of my frame of reference. She sounds great, the music is solid. Grammy's well deserved.
4.0 - Very Good
Such a great album. A real refreshing voice that is both modern and a throwback. Every track is a banger and at 34 minutes it doesn't waste a second. A true classic.
Some good groovy ones, and some meh ones. She was so huge. Her voice is very unique and interesting.
I listened to and rated her debut album "Frank" just last month. I said "I like "Back To Black", but this is a great debut album and for me is possibly better" and gave it a 5. I probably agree with that, but I think I like this album a little more than that statement suggests. "You Know I'm No Good" is my favourite Winehouse track by far, "Tears Dry On Their Own" is probably second. I think "Rehab" lets the album down, I just don't like that song. Nevertheless, I will give this one a 5 too. It deserves it.
Top 30? 🙂↔️
Sounds like it’s from a parallel universe in the best way possible
Amy along with the Dap-Kings, Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi helped the vintage soul sound explode back into the mainstream with what may have been the coolest album of the 2000’s. A great album from a brilliant artist who left us too soon.
Fantastic
Shame a lot of the songs are overplayed and often butchered in karaoke bars, because it's a decent album
Heard it before. Oh Amy, Amy, Amy. One of the greatest voices of this century. She's probably the first celebrity death I remember well and it felt so weird losing a popular singer who came to prominence in my lifetime. I was just a teen and she was way too young too. This album is so great at mimicking past decades and styles but making them fit modern times 4/5
-ahhh this is gorgeous. her voice is fucking amazing and i’m so fascinated by all the influences she had -idk if i like this better than Frank. it’s been a min since ive heard it. neither albums are my faves ever but i think she really came into her own here, even tho it makes me sad as hell to listen to. RIP Amy -Favorites are Rehab, Back To Black, and Tears Dry On Their Own
Une voix légendaire comme Kurt cobain j’adore
même si ça ne parle que de drogues et d’amours toxiques, c’est du pur miel à mes oreilles
8/10
Just great. What an amazing writer she was.
Great album from a great artist. Her voice is instantly recognizable and she made such good songs. Almost all songs on this album are songs I already have on playlists and enjoy when the get played.