Pink Moon

It's a name I've heard over the years, usually some rockstar complimenting ND on songwriting or something, but I've never really listened to anything he's done. I didn't know he went this far back to 1972! This is much more mellow than I assumed and his voice is more pleasant than what I know from the Bad Seeds days. I can see the draw to this album, I put it on and looked out the window at the beach & boats. Nothing mind-blowing or groundbreaking but enjoyable. The final 1/3rd of the album bottomed out and lacked any sparks. I am glad I had an opportunity to get introduced to older ND, but not sure I'd include this in a Top 1001 list.

Sleepy, but nice. 3.4.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Ok, een singer-songwriter album! God dit begint heel leuk, maar wat is dit ongelooflijk saai na een tijdje... Dit is van die kampvuur muziek, het duurt maar een half uur het hele album, maar toch krijgt Nick het voor elkaar om me in slaap te zingen. Oprecht, Pink Moon is heel fijn, maar zodra je je realiseert dat dat eigenlijk het hele album is, kom je er achter dat dit wel eens een ontzettend lange zit gaat worden. Nogmaals; album duurt maar een half uur!! Dit is gewoon kort, maar toch gebeurt er zo weinig spannends dat ik niet zeker kan zeggen of ik alles heb gehoord. Het zal wel, als je knotje maar goed zit terwijl je jezelf vind op backpackreis door Thailand toch? FAVO: Pink Moon, Road

Listened to this three times. The first time my reaction was - pretty good songs, wish the arrangements and the production was a little bit more so the beauty of the songs could be brought out a bit more. Second time my reaction was - wow, I don't think I realized how hook laden all these songs are. All of them feel familiar. Third time through - ok, I get it now, this is a real gem. I still wish I could hear a bit more of a dynamic arrangement and certainly a more dynamic vocal performance, but that's just because I think these could be great pop songs. As it is, the album is serene and savory, and it's absolutely going on the next time I want a quiet moment with someone special.

I liked it. Sounded like one long, chill song.

It's nice

Geht so

It’s such a pity that I had never heard of Nick Drake before. His album is truly great. It’s not filled with a lot of tones, but it’s full of spirit. My favorite tracks are “Things Behind the Sun” and “Parasite.” His vocals, guitar, and the solitude vibe are fantastic.

Out of all of the folk/singer song writer albums I've gotten so far, this is easily the best. I see why this album is held in such high regard. Great singing and lyrics throughout the album. When listening to horn I immediately noticed that this song had the same melody as boris' farewell. I knew Boris had an album cover that referenced another Nick Drake album, but I never knew the connection between these songs. So I guess that song is a tribute to Nick Drake. In short, very good album, I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. (Also check out Boris if you like shoegaze, noise rock or sludge metal) High 4

I don't know what my type of music is but I know it's not this. Favourite track: Things Behind The Sun.

Inte hört förr. Gillar vemodet och att det bara är han och en gitarr lite piano ibland. Kommer förmodligen lyssna igen. Bra höstmusik. Sorgligt att han dog så ung.

Detta är essensen av singer-songwriter. Oerhört stämningsfullt med "enkla" medel. I princip varenda låt är en känslomässig smocka. Jag har fyra låtar sen tidigare på en spellista (pink moon, road, which will och from the morning) och skivan i sin helhet har jag lyssnat på jättemycket. För min del är betyget enkelt.

Jag har försökt förstå storheten med Nick Drake tidigare utan att riktigt lyckas och nu har jag gett den här skivan rätt många genomlyssningar. Hans röst är rätt medioker och melodier/gitarr banala, om än absolut habila. Återstår gör då texter och den melankoliskt deppiga känsla han förmedlar, men för mig räcker inte det i sig för ett högre betyg än en trea. Kan inte låta bli att misstänka att han fått lite oförtjänt hype för att han dog tidigt.

If ive heard an album before i can dive into the reviews before listening without having my first impression prejudiced. And o did so with this and im going to steal anothers review. 28 minutes of pure perfection.

Loved it. Very good.

i happened to listen to this album off a recommendation from a youtube channel that i like before i drew it from this project. when i first listened to it, i gave it 4 stars on rym. i thought it was simple and good, but nothing that was extraordinary. since i listened to pink moon, i havent been able to stop thinking about it. there is something extraordinary about it. it is so simple, so stripped back, so short, but its just beautiful. incredible instrumentation and vocals and nothing else. a perfect example of the term stripped back.

Because Nick Drake.

Really awesome singing-songwriting? Too short, and some songs hit less than i wouldve hoped. But awesome

1. pink moon - 2 2. place - 1.5 3. road - 1 4. uuill - 1.5 5. horn - 2 6. zun - 1.5 7. knouu - 1.5 8. parazite - 1 9. ride - 1 10. breed - 1 11. morning - 1

Melancholy madness. But quite beautiful in parts

El drake bueno, xq se fue tan temprano

Wow, nunca había escuchado de él pero que genial. Bastante adelantado diría? No lo sé pero me ha gustado mucho

Easy. Fastest 5 star rating of the past 40+ albums. I adore these songs. Like many others, I was only made aware of Nick Drake in 2000, when that commercial aired, with the four pretty people driving through the night in their silver Golf cabriolet. Right away wrote an email @volkswagen to ask about that music. Simply gorgeous. And maybe his most fulfulling album.

I hadn't listened to this in years - absolutely mesmerizing.

Waaaaaay ahead of his time. I was blown away when I first heard this album in the early 2000s to learn that it wasn't recently recorded. Fucking incredible.

Favourite Song: Things Behind The Sun

Indie chill, but I don't see why it's in the list.

I really enjoyed listening to the 'Pink Moon' album by Nick Drake. I'm glad I finally got around to listening to it because it was on my list for a while. This album has a unique charm with its beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for something different in folk music.

Pink Moon but it’s sunny.

Waar z'n eerste album steunt op magistrale orkestratie, en het tweede op jazzy composities, is deze derde plaat veel meer 'stripped down'. Het is Nick Drake en z'n gitaar, en los van het pianoriedeltje in het openings- en titelnummer staan ze er alleen voor. En dat doen ze met verve. Puur kijkende naar z'n gitaarwerk is dit wellicht zijn mooiste album, met 'From The Morning' en bovenal 'Which Will' als testament aan zijn akoestische skills. Het magische niveau van de poëzie op z'n debuutalbum zien we daarentegen wat mij betreft wat minder terug op ''Pink Moon''. Maar ook hierbij zijn er uiteraard uitzonderingen, met een aantal songs die als geen ander gelden als voorbode van zijn tragische, veel te vroege dood. Prachtige doch hartverscheurende teksten, zoals die op 'Place To Be', 'Parasite' en 'Things Behind The Sun'. Zijn isolatie en vervreemding in de wereld op mystieke wijze vertellende. Maar de consistentie, en vooral de balans tussen het warme geluid van zijn backingsband en het breekbare gitaar- en vocaalwerk van Nick Drake, van het debuutalbum mis ik wel een beetje. Dit is wel een perfect slotstuk, dat op geen ander moment in z'n korte discografie beter had gepast dan aan het einde. Onheilspellend en tragisch, maar helaas ook heel toepasselijk. En dan eindigen met 'From The Morning', één van zijn meest uplifting nummers. De ironie. Al met al minder pure magie zoals op 'Five Leaves Left', en hier en daar wat fillers, maar toch gewoon weer een aantal liedjes die mij in ieder geval - en ik denk iedereen met een kloppend hart - toch onbewust wel voor lange tijd zullen bijblijven. 8,5/10 Highlights: Place To Be Which Will Things Behind The Sun From The Morning

Waar ik bij Five Leaves Left langzaam week werd van de stem van Nick Drake is dat bij Pink Moon minder. De nummers zijn wat directer, wat rechter. Ook al is stem natuurlijk zo zacht als boter, die melancholie is ongeëvenaard. 8,5/10 Highlights Things Behind the Sun is veruit het mooiste

Really good Better than his other on the list High 3 slash 4

Nice and peaceful guitar

I don’t get Nick Drake. So much praise but I can’t remember anything about any of his songs. They’re ethereal, dreamy, but I remember plenty of dreams, not these ones. It’s fine, inoffensive, probably closer to really good. But who cares if it just exists like a flame and gets blown out. There’s a metaphor there for his life but blegh.

I agree with one of the original critic's, Jerry Gilbert of SOUNDS Magazine, that Nick Drake's songs, particularly on this album beg the need for wider instrumentation and backing tracks. Also, all Nick Drake could benefit from dynamic changes occasionally, even if your subject matter is depression. While I respect that folks resort to busking, I don't want to listen to a whole album of arrangements that barely amounts to a demo tape. More agreeable than Bob Dylan albums, but still pretty tedious, no matter the subject matter. Well written lyrics, but I prefer a sonic palette that explores a wider breadth. Poetry is not music. Overrated by recent hipsters. No better or worse than his other album that I heard on this list FIVE LEAVES LEFT.

I had 'discovered' Nick Drake in college, and then completely & totally forgot about him until this came up here. A little bit reminiscent of Elliot Smith. Melancholic and comforting. It's like you're in a coffee shop and it's being performed right in front of you. This album is a keeper and is one of those sweaters you keep for ages.

Levyn tunnelma lämmin ja turvallinen. Sopivaa taustamusaa siivoukseen ja kokkailuun, pyörittelin kolme kertaa läpi hyvällä boogiella.

Keskimääräistä parempaa muniinpuhaltelua. Hyvää akkarointia.

What a beautiful and haunting glimpse into Nick Drake’s troubled mind

I had heard Pink Moon in passing (movie or something) but was otherwise unfamiliar. The entire album is a nice listen. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I've listened to this so many times, I know it intimately, just like I know it's a 5 all day long.

just not for me

So good

Haunting, heart wrenching, sweet, and timeless in a way that my partner guessed it was recorded in 2005

In my top 25 all time. Easy 5 stars.

Nice but unremarkable

Nothing inherently wrong with this, I just didn't enjoy it very much.

Felt very samey but liked the folk/Americana vibes.

I cannot stress enough how much Nick Drake absolutely bores me

Great album. Previously I only knew the title track, but I wanted to hear it because I kept hearing people mention Nick Drake when talking about Elliott Smith. Besides the title track, which is great, I also liked "Road" and "Things Behind The Sun", but really the whole album is great. I'd want to hear his other albums.

Waffled on whether to give this a 4 or 5, but landed on 5 because -within the limitations of the "one singer and one acoustic guitar" genre- it's hard to imagine a better album.

Yes, I didn't know about Nick Drake until that Volkswagen commercial. It doesn't take away from the fact that this is precisely the kind of folk music I love - dreamy, wistful, acoustic goodness.

La sua popolarità per me è un mistero

Music of a tortured soul. It’s introspective, low-key. You can certainly feel that this was written by a person who was struggling. Makes me feel guilty for not loving it, but musically it really didn’t do much for me, to be honest.

Never heard before - unfortunately! Verry fine singer-songwriter album.

i know this one of course <3 lovely to listen to again. feels so comforting as always 5

I liked the writing, the musicianship, and the meaning behind the songs. But, I didn't like his voice. His tone and enunciation were not good for me. Songs like Road and Which Will are great, as was Parasite. But the vocals made it hard for me to listen to.

really beautiful album - listened in piece meal

Not sure why this sticks out from all the other "a guy with an acoustic guitar" albums I've heard in my life, but it does. Lovely piece of music.

Nick Drake is just transportational

Underrated genius. Nick Drake’s story is incredibly tragic, but his music is some of the most beautiful ever written.

Really impressed by what he does with almost exclusively a guitar and a voice. Fantastic songwriting and some really enjoyable guitar work. Definitely going to be digging deeper into his catalogue. It's exactly the sort of album I wanted to make about 20 years ago.

So sweet and simple. Love this album

Really great chill album.

If you like Nick Drake and his low-key delivery, you'll love this album. It's all so low-key that it's hard to parse out the individual songs without giving it a lot of earnest concentration. All this sounds like criticism, but I don't mean it that way. Nick Drake is like still water--it runs deep for those who want to make the deep dive into his lyrics (as the arrangements are bare-bones simple).

Honestly I had never heard of Nick Drake. If I ever heard his music it would have been in a disconnected on the radio sort of way. I am sold! Damn, I really liked this. A bit short maybe for a full on experience, but maybe it is also because it went by fast. I subscribed to his youtube channel and he will be on my regular playlist. Great discovery for me! Kind of a singer songwriter vibe with a pop appeal... mellow, nice. Maybe like easy listening but not so easy as to put one to sleep. Yeah, it is definitely worth a listen.

you have to hand it to him

Meh

Love the first song

One of the greatest folk albums of all time. His vocals are so intimate and emotive, and the guitar playing is immaculate.

I just enjoyed it that’s my note

4.6/5, listened 4-5x while setting up house and driving around Cumming

Not bad. Old nick is starting to grow on me.

very lovely (a bit repetitive tho)

folk/pop music seem likes, really haven't listened to anything/any other genre else to compare it to lmao. Pink Moon is the debut song, but "Things behind the Sun" seems to be the best for me. very mediocre. no song really stuck out for me. nothing to base it on. Just mid.

Two Nick Drake albums in a row! My previous assessment holds - this music feels like being on sedatives

Precursor of Beck

I found Nick Drake to be difficult to understand verbally, but musically I loved the vibes!! Know, Parasite, and Things Behind The Sun really stood out to me!!

Pink Moon is the third (and final) studio album by Nick Drake, originally released in 1972. Nick Drake was a talent who passed by almost unnoticed during his lifetime. In retrospect his work is hailed amongst the greatest albums of all time, but he barely sold records when he was actively making music. Drake was part of the UK folk scene of the late 60s and early 70s, with contemporaries such as Pentangle and Fairport Convention. He was well regarded amongst his peers but failed to attract a wider audience due to his reluctance of live performing. Drake's short life was truly tragic. I first attempted to listen to this album about 4 years ago now. It was ok, but didn't truly click with me. Until now. The record's overall themes of melancholy, isolation, and mortality really struck a chord with me on this listen. Maybe it's because I can better relate to these themes as I get older. Not only is the songwriting a strong point of this record, but the guitar playing is also great. Drake's fingerpicking style reminds me a lot of Donovan. Overall, this is a very intimate and introspective album. Perfect for sipping Sunday morning coffee or staring at the ceiling at 3:00AM wondering what could've been with that certain someone. At less than 30 mins, this album comes and goes before you realize, much like Nick Drake himself.

An entire album of nick drake is a lot to ask of me. I find myself getting frustrated by his melodies and his voice. Beautiful lyrics to be fair.

great beautiful touching honest stuff, even if i prefer his first two offerings, which were a little less stripped down

bello gia lo conosco, molto iconico .

Never heard before but very chilled and enjoyable album

This album is tragic and beautiful. Had me completely enthralled the whole time. 8/10 Sad man makes sad, beautiful music.

Very relaxing. Quite enjoyable.

Another great Album from this guy, shame we don't have more

Peaceful but not my vibe

Classic.

Fun but not for me

So strangely good

5/5. This album by itself is good but not as powerful if the context is not known. You feel the depression and sadness through the music and lyrics. It is an album that is a cry for help. There is a fine line with music where it can sound disingenuous when talking about depression but it's hard to not feel chills and the need to talk to Nick Drake. You want to get him a hot tea and hangout with him. The songs are hard to listen to not because they are bad, they are quite beautifully soft, but because it is relatable in so many ways as someone on anti-depressants. Not to mention the influence on most if not all singer-songwriters especially in the 90s when the album received critical acclaim retrospectively. Best Song: Place To Be, Parasite, Pink Moon

Couldn't tell this apart from Five Leaves Left, but enjoyed both, so 3 stars.

This is a top 5 album of mine for a long time. The vibe is exquisite. Chill, contemplative. Take some time and learn about Nick and his life. Listen to his other two albums. This 3rd and final was his masterpiece.

A calm, somber, and yet soothing album. Nick Drake does so much with the 28 minutes of runtime. The production on here is fantastic and very memorizing. Looking at Nick's tragic history he really does embodying this album as a whole. A great listen through and through. Best - Pink Moon (MPF), Place To Be, Horn, Things Behind The Sun, and From The Morning Worse - No bad songs 4.50/5

feel like i say "a classic" a lot, but this certainly also falls into that category. Perfect for a rainy day or just a relaxing drive.

Fine

Two stars for triggering me into remembering that I used to be obsessed with Garden State

maybe closer to a 4.5 - really lovely, had never heard of it before but will def be revisiting!

An album that, for a while, I’ve been wanting to click the way that it did for me today - I listened to this 6 times today, and was so moved by it and lost in its world. Got me thinking a lot about simplicity as a choice in music, about the image that one can conjure by just sitting down with a guitar, and how much you learn and receive from the negative space of that. So lush and lonely and beautiful, I shed some tears listening to this. Perfect for a rainy day like today. Also a favorite of my dad’s!

An endlessly relistenable for me. Top-tier pared down, minimal folk that is emotional and so comfy

I have always really enjoyed this album but never quite understood why it is so wildly popular compared to some of it's contemporaries that i've found a bit more enjoyability in. Regardless... its wonderful

Chill. 3

So chill

For me this would be very situational. But they exist.

relaxing

Such an intimate record. With just the acoustic guitar, his voice, and nothing else it feels like a friend playing music for you around a campfire. I was quite impressed by his guitar playing. It was so relaxing and full of skill.

Is it possible for me to rate the entire album off of 1 song? Because Pink Moon the song is maybe one of the greatest acoustic songs of the 20th Century. I would put it right up there with Girl from the North Country, Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather, Sounds of Silence, Both Sides Now, Landslide, Heart of Gold, Country Roads. Its so damn good. I love that song. I feel like all of the acoustic indie music of the 2000s is walking in the path that Pink Moon sent. I honestly thought that song was a 2000s indie song up until my late 20s. It feels like something Elliot Smith could have played or James Mercer would have written. The guitar, the vocal melodies, the lyrics. His whispering thoughtful voice. It's brilliant. Now.. the rest of the album.. its basically a B+ version of the title track. I don't really know how I feel about it. Its like he wrote an absolute banger, and then tried to recreate it without ever recreating it. Every song sounds ALMOST like Pink Moon, because never quite gets there.

5/5

One of my favorites. Will always remind me of being in college, and fall.

Wonderful album. Enjoyed every second!!!!

Nicht meine Richtung

One of my favorites. Love the whole thing.

I am guessing that this is an album that would really grow on you if you listened to it several times. After my first listen, my impression is that the lyrics must carry it. Musically, it is very basic and similar (to my untrained ear), but the sound is great, but I probably need to pay more attention to understand better why it is on the list.

It’s a short album but its stunning. Lovely music and beautiful lyrics. I reviewed five leaves left about 3 months ago and didn’t enjoy it at all. I found Drakes voice tough to enjoy. On this album it really works with the folky guitar sound. I enjoyed this and will listen to it again. Favourite song: Things behind the sun Least favourite: Horn Album artwork: I love the album cover

Wow, overplayed but classic. I'm guessing a 4.

I adore this album. Solumn, simplistic, introspective and beautiful.

Raw and brilliant. The is the best Drake

Love it. It’s sounds raw, comforting, and folksy. It reminds me of rain and coffee. It feels like waking up on your birthday . Really enjoyed.

Liked.

A cross between bear in the big blue house and Peter Gabriel. We don’t need an “at home” version of these.

Put this on at the zoo and teared up in front of a giraffe

The album was half the length of other ones that we've been getting, so I was very happy. This whole album was very chill, nothing really happened, it's like someone is sitting nearby and is just jamming in the woods (yes, you're in the woods as well, for this scenario). Nothing amazing, but pretty good as a background listen.

to me, the purest form of music is a vocalist and an acoustic guitar. most of this album is exactly that, although i think one song had a piano. nevertheless, this was certainly an interesting listen.

I know this game is very influential but I was mostly just bored. Didn’t care for his voice, the lyrics didn’t seem moving, the guitar work was fine and maybe at the time was miles better than anyone but now it just seems lost in the shuffle. Then again, I’m not an expert on anything so who cares.

Nice. I like his voice

Pink Moon So good. As with the previous Nick Drake albums, each of them on any day can be my favourite. Listening today, this is my favourite, but if I listened to Five Leaves Left tomorrow that would probably be my favourite. The sparseness of the music fits so well with the sparseness of the lyrics, the fragments of observations, feelings and moods that the words evoke as they gently drift in and out. He doesn’t fully vocalise a lot of the words, so you get a real sense of an internal monologue of jumbled thoughts passing across the tumbling and spiralling guitar. Although there is an undeniable bleakness and sadness, there are also moments of joy and hope. I won’t go through each song, but I like them all and I like the flow, moving in and out of focus, some more rhythmic, some more atmospheric, all tying into the overall feeling of the album 28 minutes of melancholy acoustic perfection. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Playlist submission: Stick a pin in any tack, but today I really liked Road.

I love the way this was recorded. Two short late night sessions without big production. Leaves a lot of haunting space in the songs.

beautiful

Another melancholy album, but I liked it better than his other one and understand the melancholy better now.

Nick Drake - Nie gehört! Klingt aber ganz nett, ein Sänger mit Gitarre Schade dass der Mann seine Depressionen nicht in den Griff bekommen hat und so früh gestorben ist.

Cosy acoustic album, some decent tracks

Ok

Perfection.

This album is incredibly impressive and a pleasure to listen to

Easiest 5 star album I've had in awhile, this is beautiful. Nick Drake is one of those names that I've heard thrown around a lot in the context of other artists I like, but I've never really listened to him. I get it now. It's Elliott Smith 20 years before Elliott Smith was making music. This is basically just Drake and a guitar, and every single second of the 28 minute album is perfection. Drake falls into the too big category of artists that died well before their time. This was his third and last album, and it's a bit haunting how upbeat it sounds (but in like a hesitant way) when you know he was going through it when he wrote it. Just beautiful and haunting at the same time. Like many artists before, Drake died fairly unknown and has gained significant popularity in the years since then. It's a shame he wasn't as well-known when he was around, but the accolades are well-deserved even if a bit late. Favorite song: Pink Moon Other: Place To Be, Road, Which Will, Horn, Things Behind The Sun, Know, Parasite, Free Ride, Harvest Breed, From The Morning 6/29/24

I discovered Nick through this 1001 thing with his debut album and wondered why I hadn't heard much of him, then I read the tragic story about his life. This album evolved a bit from the morose debut, but still you can hear and feel the depression in him. It is hard to listen in certain frames of mind, and others can be almost therapeutic. Favorite track "Pink Moon" 3/5

This album has a lot more depth and weight when you realize what Nick Drake was dealing with at the time, easier to visualize while listening to the album, as dread as it can come across. His unique subtle voice and creative chord work makes this a classic, bar none. 3.6

Things Behind The Sun I’ve listened to this album twice. Some songs three times. I’m just not seeing it. I like the form and the concept but I feel like some of the songs are missing out on lyrics and leaves them dry. Maybe I’m too shallow minded I’m not sure. I want to like it but I don’t

Absolutely lovely

Fantastic album if you want to kill yourself!

very chill, sounded like the precursor to what we today call singer songwriters? I liked this more than I expected.

Haters weren’t into it, but I think I liked it

Never heard of Nick Drake. Inspiration for Jack Johnson? I dig this one, nice chill vibes. This album might the first I added to my Apple Music that I didn’t already have.

This album reminded me of Coffee house music. Feel like I should’ve been sipping on an espresso while listening. First time listener of Nick and this album.. I enjoyed it and would be down to listen to more of Nick’s catalog.

A beautiful album and one I'll revisit many times.

Not unpleasant

sparse instruments and vocals, has a very intimate feel. really enjoyed this

Heavy vibes. Funny that I got it right after Fairport Convention. Dope album cover too.

Not super my thing, but do have some songs that catch my attention.

Difficult to rate. Taking only this album into account I must say that I didn't like it all that much. So that would mean 3 stars. But I do recognize that Nick Drake has influenced lots of other artists some of whom I rate very highly. So taking that into account 4 stars seems to be more appropriate.

My least listened to Nick Drake album. It's sparse and well crafted but somehow lacks the charm and intrigue of the 2 before it. However the lack of accompaniment does give it an extra haunted and introspective quality. One of the albums on the list that should be a lovely surprise for many since he only really found success in the late 90s, twenty years after his death. If you like this do check out his other two and maybe 'Bless the weather' by John Martyn.

Beautiful album. What a gentle but troubled voice. Pure poetry and pure music with only an acoustic guitar and his voice (and a single piano line being the only piece of the music not played by Drake). I want to dive deeper into the lyrics because they do garble a bit. Never realized Pink Moon was about the full moon in April and the depression and lunacy (lunar...) that can come with it. Every year I get another year older in April. Another year closer to death. A terrible way to feel in the spring when the birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming and the rain is falling. Pink moon gonna get ye all...

Would I listen to it again: no Do I like it: no

And now we rise, and we are everywhere. Such optimistic sounding words should not come from someone who has approached the end of his rope, who has firmly accepted the approaching fate that has become bestowed upon him. And yet... Nick Drake had no way of knowing, unfortunately, that almost thirty plus years on, people would look to him and consider his work as something legendary and Pink Moon, for all its brevity, is legendary. Steadfast in its starkness, Nick made the most of what little he had; any more or any less would have made it meaningless. This is a prime example of getting one's point across. None of us would have stood so tall.

Great guitar work, arrangement and playing Enjoyed more as the album went along. Will listen again as I struggled to understand the lyrics and I think his songs will resonate quite a bit with me. Would have been a surprising five if the lyrics came through.

Gotta listen to it many times.

Ni

"Pink Moon" es una canción preciosa, pero absolutamente preciosa. Me dejó con una sensación un poco triste. "Place to be" fue igual, casí me hace llorar... ¿A quién engaño?, todo el disco es espectacular. Se volvió uno de mis favoritos y va a pasar a ser un constante en mi música.

Pretty good folk. Raspy soft voice. Acoustic. Buzzy guitar. Not bad. Worth listening to twice.

This is my least favourite of Nick Drake's 3 albums but I still absolutely love it . It is 28 minutes of sparse acoustic arrangements with Drake's quiet soft voice but it takes you to another place. It is a beautiful record that lingers on the memory long after those 28 minutes have passed.

A real beauty, focused and to the bare essential. Naked soul displaying itself. It is simply sad to think which pain must be behind this. This could not be longer. Listen loud!

One of the best albums of rightful classics of folk. Nick Drake sings sweet and charming and melancholic but still mellow and inviting.

A lot of this sounded the same but he has a very soothing voice.

THIS IS LUSH!

New artist for me and new album. I liked it and can imagine it would grow on me even more with further listening.

Um dos álbuns mais lindos que eu já escutei.

This album feels ahead of it's time. It reminds me of sad, stripped back folk artists kind of like Elliott Smith. While the album is short, it packs a punch and doesn't feel overstated. Best Songs: Place To Be, Things Behind The Sun, Parasite Worst Songs: Harvest Breed

No. 200/1001 Pink Moon 3/5 Place To Be 3/5 Road 3/5 Which Will 3/5 Horn 3/5 Things Behind The Sun 3/5 Know 2/5 Parasite 3/5 Free Ride 3/5 Harvest Breed 3/5 From The Morning 3/5 Average: 2,91 I guess Nick Drake's music just isn't for me.

Wow, Nick Drake right after Bill Callahan? Could I get anymore melancholy, acoustic singer-songwriters action?! This album speaks to me more than the last one I had but now I need to go check that one out again.

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s beautiful yet tragic given the context behind it. I’ve absolutely loved it ever since the first time I listened to it, and it will always be one of my personal greatest albums of all time.

ma che caruccio questo fooooolk <3

Conoscevo già un paio di canzoni di Nick Drake, ma non ero comunque preparata alla bellezza di questo album. È semplice, poetico, un po’ misterioso, malinconico. Poi va be’, ammetto che bastano una chitarra, una bella voce, un bel testo e delle vibe indie-folk per conquistarmi. Però, che meraviglia.

Io: dai sono contento che singer-songwriter sia nei miei top genres. Nick Drake: allow me to introduce myself. Con tutto il rispetto per sto poveretto mi dispiace ma proprio no, non basta essere un uomo solo contro il mondo con la sua chitarra per conquistarmi. Dopo il commento della marti sul gruppo ho provato a riascoltarlo ma onestamente no, non mi dice nulla di che. Comunque non merita un 2

Nice enough but not really for me

Schöne Neuentdeckung Gut zum Runterkommen

Una obra sin precedentes, intima y muy hermosa. Nick Drake, me has hecho llorar de nuevo. 10/10. One of the best albums of all time imo.

one of my favorite albums of all time. i love it so much in fact that i have it on cd and the 2008 vinyl repressing. i own and have listened to everything in nick drake’s discography and Pink Moon is his best album by far. It’s singer-songwriter at its most stripped back, with only guitar and vocals on every track besides the intro which gets a little piano flourish on the bridge. you don’t get sufjan stevens or adrienne lenker without Pink Moon. its influence is massively understated due to how relatively obscure this album is. Nick Drake committed suicide right after this album came out, and it didn’t sell well so it was out of print for over 30 years. this is an intimate exploration of Nick Drakes mind, just you sitting alone with him and his guitar as he weaves through his thoughts about certain topics. a beautiful album by an endlessly complex person who deserved so much better. 5/5

How I love Nick Drake. It’s such a pity he only released three albums. Pink Moon is as minimalist as it gets, but I think it was executed so well. His expertise on the guitar keeps things interesting. “Which Will” and “From the Morning” are a couple favorites from the album.

A mood piece for sure. I think you have to be in the right mindset to really follow this piece. It's obviously deeply personal and there just being vocals and guitar, you're almost in the room with Nick. It was a difficult listen for me but I might try it again.

Not his best but still love his voice

R.I.P. Nick Drake😇

i found it basic

I've really only heard pink moon the song. I like it, but the album has been influential enough that the first half almost felt trite now and a little samey with the droning open chords and mid range kinda adynamic singing. Starting with parasite it picks up and I really like the penultimate 3.

the guitar is my favorite part of this by far. its basic, its stripped down, and its just a man and his guitar at its core. i could have used a bit more from Nick Drake when signing though. this was ultimately almost a four, but the limited singing kinda brought it back. perhaps it would grow on me... but for now its a three.

One of the highlights in folk music.

Early 70’s “guy with a guitar” singing introspective songs. And it’s all fine. In fact, I like it better than the previous album from Nick Drake. But neither of them are essential. The music is solid, the vocals are just ok. This is all pleasant enough, but I’d rather listen to Jane’s Taylor’s “Sweet Baby Names”, Jackson Brown’s debut, John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High”…. Or even Johnathan Edwards’ debut. Any of these are better. 3/5

His best album but i like them all kind of equally

Decent in places

Yay, more Nick Drake. Pink Moon is quite similar to the others we've had from him, it's a stripped back but skilled piece of composition filled with all the sadness and quiet desperation of someone who clearly struggled for a long time with a lot of problems. He had three albums and they're all on this list, I think we could've been just fine with one of them, as they're all much of a muchness, and all get a middling 3 from me. Things Behind The Sun is the best track on this record though, it's more rounded and lyrically engaging than the rest.

Very easy to get lost in, it's gentle, dreamy, the vocals are super airy (just like in the other two albums of his we've had), but this time there's not much other than him, his guitar, and the occasional bit of piano. Trouble is, it's so ethereal that I struggle to really focus in on what he's saying, which in such a light arrangement is a bit of an issue. That knocks it down from a high score to a 3, I think.

so peaceful, amazingly beautiful

It’s really unbelievable to me that Nick Drake basically went by unnoticed during his lifetime. How? Why? This is definitely his masterpiece, so heartbreakingly beautiful. Always look forward to listening to this one.

It's wonderful. Not much more to say

When leafs fall to the ground it’s time for good old Nick Drake and as persistent as the turn of the seasons is the grief that this genius hasn‘t gotten any older.

One of my all time favourite albums. This is my go-to album most mornings, with a cup of coffee 😊! 5/5

Very good example of singer songwriter that has a hippie association with it, but not my favorite atuff

Started off strong but I zoned out pretty fast. Still, listenable album, just not something I can see myself listening to again. It’s just ok.

Väldigt lugna låtar som passar väldigt bra om det är det man är ute efter. Jag lyssnade på denna under en sommargryning kl 3-4 på morgonen vid en sjö och jag kan säga att det definitivt passade. Ganska unikt och kunde aldrig ha gissat att det var gjort under tidigt 70-tal. Han låter som Eilert Pilarm men omslaget är riktigt fränt så det får 4/5.

4 stars..but then when I had to go back and listen again, actually 5 stars.

Музыка - это не только про техничность и про суровые тайм сигнатуры. Если песня на двух аккордах доставляет, этого более чем достаточно. А здесь доставляют все песни. Лучшая песня - Which Will.

I dont like this type of indie music. Find it boring and although the lyrics are good its not enough for me. To me its background music while you work or do sonething else.

Ok.

So sweet! I love his voice

Meh

Please beware of them that stare They'll only smile to see you while Your time away And once you've seen what they have been To win the earth just won't seem worth Your night or your day Who'll hear what I say. Look around you find the ground Is not so far from where you are But not too wise For down below they never grow They're always tired and charms are hired From out of their eyes Never surprise. Take your time and you'll be fine And say a prayer for people there Who live on the floor And if you see what's meant to be Don't name the day or try to say It happened before. Don't be shy you learn to fly And see the sun when day is done If only you see Just what you are beneath a star That came to stay one rainy day In autumn for free Yes, be what you'll be. Please beware of them that stare They'll only smile to see you while Your time away And once you've seen what they have been To win the earth just won't seem worth Your night or your day Who'll hear what I say. Open up the broken cup Let goodly sin and sunshine in Yes that's today. And open wide the hymns you hide You find renown while people frown At things that you say But say what you'll say About the farmers and the fun And the things behind the sun And the people around your head Who say everything's been said And the movement in your brain Sends you out into the rain. Its just perfect for what it is. 5/5

I need to give this another listen. I feel as if there’s still much more to unpack. Great listen, soothing, intimate, yet somewhat chilling. We lost Nick Drake way too soon. To anyone reading this who’s struggling: it does get better. Your problems are likely temporary, but suicide is permanent. Save yourself, and love yourself today, right now.

Going into this album, I was ready to treat it the same way as I did PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE by Dennis Wilson or IF YOU WANT IT DARKER by Leonard Cohen, or how I'm sure I'll treat BLACKSTAR by David Bowie. In short: I tend to define albums like these, at least to one extent or another, by peoples' deaths. Even BACK TO BLACK, as much as I didn't want to, I partially defined by Amy Winehouse's death. So here we have Nick Drake's PINK MOON. Before today, I'd always thought of it as "that bleak, depressing album made all the sadder by its proximity to Nick's death." Hell, before today I thought this album was released **posthumously**—that's how much I'd had his passing looming over the album. Indeed, as I first listened to the side one and realized it wasn't as bleak as I thought it was, there was this air of melancholy I just couldn't shake. Even as I came to find out how beautiful it could be, the melancholy lingered. "How sad he died in proximity to this album's release." That's a thought I wasn't holding by the end of the day. In-between listening to side one and finally giving the whole thing I spin, I watched Abigail Devoe's Vinyl Monday video on the album. In it, she makes the following statement, which all but calls me out for my mindset: "I don't think it's intentional, but those who call PINK MOON one of the saddest albums ever made apply the end of Nick's life to his work, and that robs him of his legacy." I mean, let's consider—what even **is** a PINK MOON? I always thought it was a sad, poetic metaphor for something. However, a pink moon, from what I've put together, is actually the first moon of the spring season. The signal that winter—the hard times—is over, and that there are brighter times ahead. And with that framing in mind... Re-listening to the title track, when the piano line came—the only time on the album there's an instrument aside from acoustic guitar—I nearly cried. And Nick's guitar playing throughout, especially on "Horn"... What a talent. What an incredible talent. Although, I'll admit, if I'm not in love with this album, it's because runs a bit old on side two. It feels weird to say that kind of thing about a 28 minute album, and "Parasite" and "From The Morning" are exceptions, but that's just how it is. Maybe once I give it more time... Hell, maybe if I had given it the time it deserved today instead of realizing too late that it deserves it. As it stands, PINK MOON—and all the albums I mentioned above, for that matter, are more than just their artists' passing. And if I'm sad about anything in regards to it, it's that they didn't live long enough to see these albums succeed.

A lovely sounding album that holds a sinister bleakness once you learn more about the artist.

I’m going for a 5. I’ve never heard of Nick Drake before this – I now know who he is, and I feel rather sad. This album, much like the Leonard Cohen album we got a while ago, feels like the weight of a life bearing on me in musical form. Unlike Leonard Cohen, it’s not a life long lived; Nick Drake died at the age of 26. I don’t quite have the words to really describe how I feel, but I do think this album struck a little closer to home than the Leonard Cohen album did, though they both made me feel the same way. The youth in his voice, and the familiarity of his voice, with a sort of Jack Johnson or John Mayer-esque tone, enhanced even more by the choice to go fully acoustic, is what really made this hit harder for me. To put it in a more succinct way, this is a true tortured poet’s department, and every line here deserves to be studied with a bit more of a critical eye. Just a beautifully haunting album, and well deserved to be on this list. Very deserving of a 5.

Simple acoustic guitar and vocal accompaniment. Lyrics are short but have a poetic quality. Big themes of live and depression. 3.5

Love ND

This album is ridiculously ahead of its time. Completely timeless. An absolute masterpiece.

Kind of liked this one. Just happened to be a rainy day and this was a great accompaniment to the world at large. 3.5 Probably will listen again

Excellent soft album I return to time and again. Want a gentle album to lie near a canal on a balmy afternoon, here you go!

Absolutely perfect acoustic guitar!! A beautiful album!! Big inspiration for one of my favorite bands the black crowes and im sure many others!!

I'd never heard of Nick Drake before, but wow what a find! A very good album I really enjoyed!!! Very high 4 ⭐️

Muy aburrido de escuchar

was good

Decent vocals. Beautiful instrumentation, but only came away with one song being “Place to be”, which was only on first listen. Don’t know if I’ll come back to the rest of the album. 6/10

Good guitar, decent lyrics, though tend towards the morose…

Soft vibes

A nice chill indie rock album. Most songs sound like they could have been on the Garden State soundtrack.

It's never heard of Nick Drake before this album came up. I enjoyed it, very chill and minimal. Just a man and his guitar.

Extra star for realizing more than half an hour of solo acoustic music with a soothing, somewhat dull voice would be just too much.

This was nice and calming but it all sounds the same. I was ready for something different by the end.

Decent album, good as background music.

I Love Nick Drake. The first few seconds into the first tracks are instant homecoming, so serene and lovely.

Easy 5 ❤️

Not really my idea of english rock

Hauntingly beautiful, enjoyed this one.

Heard it a million times and I love it.

Beautiful, quiet, elegant. A mind in such turmoil produced music so calming.

I really enjoyed listening to the 'Pink Moon' album by Nick Drake. I'm glad I finally got around to listening to it because it was on my list for a while. The album has a unique charm with its beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for something different in folk music.

The first time I heard this (now quite a while ago) I found it boring. This time I paid more attention & definitely appreciated it more. Couldn't throw it on any old time but gets a 3.5 from me. Free Ride was a highlight.

Extremely dull

Great rainy day listen

I don't like it very much, but I understand why lots of people do. Favorite song: Free ride.

Chill

Listened on my drive to work. I'll listen again

A whole generation slept on this man's music.

If you ever have a meditation music folder, this album belongs to it! Surprisingly an amazing album 4.5/5

Encore une fois, pas aussi bon que Five Leaves, mais toute de même une écoute très agréable. 8/10

Glad this one is short.

Timeless!

Pleasant, nice for a beach bonfire, but kind of forgettable.

The backstory about this guy is really sad. It would have been interesting to hear his music had he lived longer. This particular album exhibits all the melancholy that apparently held a tight grip on him.

Reminded me of a folk singer I like. It was pleasant.

I had know idea that Jack Johnson was reincarnated. I’m a huge fan of singer songwriters. Enjoyed this one.

Not bad

Painfully boring

3.7 pleasant

Melancholic yet deeply melodic, in a way that makes us feel really good. I’ll come back to this one later :-)

Soothing, sweet, sad, sexy

Umm, this was fine. Doesn't seem that interesting to me, but it's certainly not bad.

I thought I knew this album, but there were still surprises, like Horn. The disadvantages of coming to music online, rather than on that sleek beautiful vinyl: you miss things, including the arc. The finger work is masterful, unique. The voice is a lullaby. And the story is so tragic.

Classic album – it's a shame that Nick Drake passed so young.

This is the second Nick Drake album I've listened to from this list. It's every bit as amazing as his first album. What an amazing talent he was.

Wow. I’ve never listened to Nick Drake before and I guess that’s on me. This is absolutely beautiful. It’s so sad to read about his life and struggles. If he’d been born in a more recent time he would’ve undoubtedly reached higher fame, though I’m not sure that would’ve ultimately made him any happier. Just an extraordinary talent.

beautiful singer songwriter album, sad to hear about his early passing, i really liked this one, 8

Not for me today. Too mellow and melancholic. On another day I may have found this beautiful.

Singer songwriter classic

Great for a chill night

I love this album. The whole thing is such a vibe. I feel like Nick Drake is one of those semi-under-the-radar artists that has a cult following but most people wouldn't know who he was. I'm not much of a fan of the singer/songwriter genre in general but he is a bit different. Particularly this album. It's dark and sort of haunting and his voice is perfect for what he's singing. It's super short which I think fits with the overall theme and mood of the album. It's simple. It's all about the emotion and lyrics. Nothing else to say, really. If you're in a mood (happy? sad? lonely? I don't know) listen to this album and it will be just what you need. 5/5

mehhhhhhh Light 4

I'm so happy to be reminded of how great Pink Moon is. Listened to this record over and over again yesterday. Every single song is a beautiful little piece of atmosphere despite being so simple. Nick Drake's ability to create such a deep, mellow vibe with so little is inspiring. I didn't connect with this record to the point of giving it five stars, but I will put this album back in rotation. Would love to have a good vinyl copy too. Four stars.

The songwriting is good. The vocals are flat and uninteresting in the first half but got better. Nice guitar throughout and relaxing. Wouldn't mind a relisten if it happened to come on but wouldn't seek it out to listen to it again.

Love this! That VW commercial introduced me to him and SO glad it did

A guitar and vocals. Brilliant in its simplicity.

Darker and more stripped back than some of his other offerings, but great guitar led, introspective, thoughtful folk

I like a the nick drake

I only know of Nick Drake because of Garden State. But I do like him. I mean it was okay... I don't mind listening to this on a lazy sunday morning or something but. It's only getting 3 stars from me.

Simple without being basic, peaceful without being boring, a perfect album. This album makes me feel like I'm rugged up by a window on a cold, stormy day with a hot chocolate and no responsibilities. That's exactly what I want from acoustic folk music, and I am ashamed that I've never heard of him before today. This is the first album in this journey that I've needed to write down because I know I'm going to come back and listen to the album again and again, and explore the rest of Nick Drake's work.

ok. not memorable

Nice, relaxing, easy to listen to.

Superb. Favourite track(s): Free Ride and Pink Moon

Setting: Walking several miles home from the mechanic Mood: Tired but upbeat I really like this. Pink Moons been on the list of album I know I should listen to for ages, and it lived up to it. I didnt listen closely to the lyrics, but the overall mournful sound was right up my alley. Album cover: A+

Mood: Slightly positive, 6/10 Setting: Driving home from my parents house Very peaceful. It even cured my road rage for the brief 28 minutes it took for the entire album. Side note: I love the short little albums, wish people did that more. All the songs were great, although I thought they sounded very similar and blended together which I why I am only giving it a 4. I should have been listening to more Nick Drake my whole life, he really puts ya at ease.

Loved this, started listening to it when we got Nick Drake's first album. This one is even more polished and expands on his sound. One of my favorite discoveries so far

This album bangs. I listened to it a bunch after our first Nick Drake album. His voice is weird but enjoyable. I think the album has a great diversity of instrumentation and manages to stay fresh throughout. It helps that its less than half an hour long. The album cover rocks. I'll definitely listen to it again. 8/10

Just the right kind of rainy day or summer evening drive home album. Simple but very well done. 5/5

Favourite= Parasite

just really sad but really good

Loved a few songs

hmm m m m m m FUck the sun

Simple akustische Gitarre ist zwar nice aber ich bin kein Fan von seinem Gesang, deshalb höre ich das Album auch nicht fertig (ich rate es als mein 20. Album, obwohl es als 1. generiert wurde lol)

Ein sehr reduziertes und akustisches Werk. Besonders Star sind die Momente mit Klavier und Gitarre. Mir gefallen die Songs sehr gut. Hervorragender Klang, tolle akustische Gitarre. Wahrscheinlich ein total unterschätztes Werk, das viel mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient.

Una guitarrita demasiado tranquiloni y aburrida. Nada que ver a su otro disco. Es como 'Into the Wild' de Eddie Vedder pero mucho más aburrido.

неплохо. ощущается как кантри? весёлым и приятным, но текст довольно грустный что-ли. большая часть песен только пол гитару придает песням лёгкости наверное

Pleasant. Acoustic guitar and nice vocals. Haven’t been challenged yet. Like jack Johnson without the douchiness. Short, 28 minutes. Enjoyed it. Not sure I’d ever play it again

So sad he died so young, amazing artist, and one of my favorite albums. Makes you go through a lot of emotions!

La voix me fait penser a Piers Faccini. Vraiment un beau coup de coeur, très Midnight Shutdown.

Folk. Cantautor con guitarra. Rollo. Un 2.

So incredibly stripped down and personal. There really are no layers to go through in the music. It's just this one man and his songs.

I just didn’t get into it. May have to give it another listen

Stunning album - my second favourite nick drake album (Bryter Later being my favourite) but this is amazing.

Nice listen on a sunny morning.

Simple rock, maybe similar to Simon & Garfunkel Undergraduate style

Pretty good! I enjoyed it.

A quiet album for quiet days.