Pink Moon

A sad, beautiful album. Like Nick's life it's all too short at just 31 minutes bit with enough emotional impact to fill most box sets. Each song has a restrained beauty and the guitar playing is achingly gorgeous. 5 big 🌟

This album is great. Dark, melancholy, beautiful. Reminds me a lot of Mark Lanegan's solo work (and come to think about it, I think Nick Drake was mentioned as an influence in Lanegan's autobiography).

Pink Moon made me and a bunch of other people want a Volkswagen. Nick Drake made me want to explore folk music. His soft spoken voice and the fret buzz of his acoustic guitar conveys an understated sense of being and its perfect. This album taps into something beneath the surface and it all comes out. If Gustavo Sataolalla, Alexi Murdoch are are able paint pictures with their music, Nick Drake is able to make you feel it. I hear Gustavo in Horn and Alexi in Which Will and so many other songs. There can't be any musicians who've heard Pink Moon and been unaffected. This album and the whole Nick Drake story gets me emotional. An artist that kills himself after releasing two albums to lackluster reviews and thirty years its discovered by the world because of advertising. Unattainable desire. To become famous, to own and possess things you don't need. It’s difficult to point to anything good that’s come out of marketing since it’s inception. Pink Moon and Nick Drake may be the one thing.

Bleak and sparse, sad and melancholy. An achingly beautiful album. The more I listen to it, the more I'm drawn in and the more I can't help but love it . Make no mistake, this is a masterpiece.

Great album! After the second listen it really grew on me. What a great songwriter and guitarist/singer.

wow

Before I started listening to this, I had had it confused with Nick Cave. Needless to say, I was surprised once the record started spinning. Sad, mournful, soulful. I love his warm guitar sound and angelic voice. I am sorry that he was in so much pain, but I am glad that something beautiful could come out of it.

Amazing, beautiful voice, great guitar. Feels small, intimate, open. Also dark, sad and melancholy.

I recognize this album distinctly, from a time when I'm pretty sure Andrew and/or Alden recommended it to me. I listened to it then, wasn't really impressed, and don't remember it at all. It's been in my itunes library since, untouched. It's an album I see a lot on people's "favorite albums" collages (including Alden I believe). I tend to bristle when I see the same albums being heralded over and over as "masterpieces," so I was nervous to hear this again. But now, wow. I'm so into this. I love how sparse and melancholy it is. There's a great deal of pain here, but also really impressive guitar-playing and great melodies. It reminds me a lot of Adrianne Lenker's Songs album (one of my favorites of 2020) that featured only vocals and guitar. As much as I love elaborate, fun production, there's something unbeatable about the purity of a singer/songwriter on a guitar. This was recorded in just two days?? And Nick Drake was only 23 years old??? There's more Nick Drake lore I need to dig into, as this was his last album before he died, but man, this is incredible. I've been wondering to myself if it would be possible for me to give a five-star rating to an album I didn't already know. While I may have heard this before, today feels like a first listen, and I'm honestly floored. This may be my favorite album we've had on the list so far. Favorite tracks: Kind of pointless since the whole thing is so good and cohesive, but Road, Place to Be, and Things Behind the Sun really grabbed me. Album art: Really, really love this one. I'm not sure it's iconic--not sure if the general population would recognize this one. But I've seen it so many times over the years and it's seared in my brain. Some sort of really depressing hybrid of Dali and Lewis Carroll. It's super cool. 5/5

Buzzy, pleasant guitar sounds, delightful to listen to in the sunlight.

The starkest of Drake's three records, lacking the occasional sumptuous embellishments of his earlier work. Some songs benefit from this stripped-back sound, some sound incomplete, but the effect is dramatic and obviously sad in context.

Very cozy,very beautiful and gentle

What a hauntingly beautiful album! I've listened to another Nick Drake album a few months ago and found it just as beautiful.

I liked it. I'm surprised I'd never come across this album or musician before since it's exactly my type of music. 70s folk? Folk yes!

When I was listening to this, it reminded me of something my brother showed me. A soft voiced man singing to soft and sweet guitar... something about a moon in the name? I asked him if he could remind me what it was. Lo and behold, it was the very same album. I really enjoyed listening, it almost makes me think of Vashti Bunyan's minimalist style.

Hermoso álbum. Emocional y muy lindo de escuchar. Cómo transmite, lo bien que suena la guitarra. Corto, sin tanta vuelta. Me encantó. 8/10

Hauntingly beautiful

A gorgeous spare album of just a man and his guitar It's tragic that Drake sadly didn't get the proper appreciation before he died.

My second Nick Drake album generated so far. I much prefer this to Bryter Later. Drake’s voice is so affecting, and the pared-back instrumentation lets everything breathe as it needs to.

Beautiful and it feels timeless

I really liked this. His voice is soothing and makes me feel sentimental for a time I don't know that I've experienced.

I'm not sure I buy the whole "bleakest album ever recorded, pure desolation" mythos that surrounds this album because the artist died a few years later. I initially bounced off this record because of my faction to that common lore. It shifted for me when I read the lyrics and started to understand what he was saying, even if I didn't always grasp his meaning. That caused me to listen more closely to the fact that most of these songs are accompanied by a single instrument, yet they sound like a full production. I'd never heard anything like it before, and I can see why others consider this a timeless sound.

I went to an exhibition on the weekend by the artist Yoshimoto Nara. One whole wall was a collage of album covers by artists that had inspired him. There was a lot of crossover between his records and records that were part of my upbringing. I don’t ever remember my parents having a Nick Drake album though, although I did come to him later. Nick Drake did feature on the artist’s wall of album fame and I was glad to see it there. These are haunting and wistful and poignant and truly forever songs.

wowww what calm feelings :') so raw and emotional! love the stripped back vibe with just the guitar and nick drake's voice

Great, Chill album.

Pretty good and chill. 4 stars

Geweldig album, misschien niet geschikt voor op een warme zomerdag, maar blijft ontzettend mooi. 4.1

Easy and quick listen. It felt like a warm hug. This kinda stuff isn't usually my cup of tea, but I thought it was good. Though, I do wish there was more elements.

Heartbreaking, but beautiful

Beautiful album

Such a smooth voice to go with the guitar. I really like when he would harmonize the guitar with his singing. Pretty simple album of just guitar and singing but it is done incredibly well. Didn't know that I knew the song Free Ride until it started playing.

Very pleasant cool melodies, songwriting and vocals are depressing but very well done.

Really cool. Not sure what I was expecting but great guitar playing on musically and lyrically interesting songs was absolutely welcome

I’ve listened to one Nick Drake album already (Bryter Later) which absolutely blew me away. I remember living that album so much that I went to trusty Wikipedia and ended up with a broken heart after reading about Nick. I’m looking forward to listening to this one. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Pink Moon, Which Will, Parasite I love how minimalist this album is. It feels like sitting in a room with Nick and his guitar and having him softly sing to you. There is certainly something nice to be said about music that isn’t overly produced, as is commonly heard these days. The track Know felt possibly a little too stripped back for my taste, but everything else felt oh so cosy. I’ve listened to two Nick Drake albums now and have really enjoyed both.

I really enjoyed this one! The whole album is great and feels complete despite its short length. The production and arrangements could not be simpler with most songs just featuring an acoustic guitar and vocals; however, this is not a drawback as it feels more intimate and timeless because of this stylistic choice. With this type of approach to a recording, my enjoyment of the songs typically rely on how much I can tolerate the artist's voice, and I feel that Nick Drake did a fantastic job enhancing his dark lyrics with his strong vocal performance. This is definitely one I will throw on again in the future (feels like a nice winter or rainy day album), and I can see myself diving deeper into Drake's catalog after this (I am surprised I have never heard of him). 4/5. NOTE: I was shocked to find out that he died only a couple of years after this album at the young age of 26 (!). After knowing this, it does feel like I am listening to a lost soul through his creation which makes it a bit more tragic. I am happy he left such a great impression before leaving this world with this beautiful set of tracks.

And a heavy hitter comes to play. This is arguably one of the top 50 or 10 best albums of forever. Enter with a clear mind and a strong spirit, Nick can get heavy... 28 minutes worth listening to. Fret buzz and same same vocals and all. Really comes home strong.

Listening to the first couple of tracks, I was quickly drawn in by the hauntingly spare sound, honest lyrics and atypical tunings. Surprised that I hadn't heard of Nick Drake before, I looked him up. What a tragic story of a great talent underappreciated in his time and taken far too soon. I can hear influences of Cat Stevens and Van Morrison in his work, and can hear how his sound may have influenced a whole host of singer/songwriters that followed him. Some of the songs are a little bleak (understandably), but others feel hopeful and celebratory of our (pained) existence. The musicianship is mostly very strong, with his reedy voice well-suited for introspection. I will definitely listen to him more and will seek out his other work. How sad that there is so little of it.

I liked it. It's felt familiar yet unique. I kept thinking of Iron & Wine, Elliot Smith, and Jose Gonzalez. Not super into them but I've also appreciated their works. Loved the melachonic vibe but I didnt catch a lot of the lyrics. I had it on as background music so I didnt get a true impression but from what I heard I liked.

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Delicate voice and guitar doesn't do a lot for me but it's fine. Afterward, I listened to Robyn Hitchcock's "Eye" to remind myself of what a truly great acoustic album sounds like.

Maybe I need to listen again. I liked everything a little but loved nothing. Really just an album of nice guitar playing. But nothing really captivated me.

It's only here because it sold a few Volkswagons and the depressed artist killed himself at the age of 26. Gains a point for the Dream Academy and Peter Buck influence. Loses a point for the Zach Braff association.

i'm sad. makes me feel lonely, which is probably a testament to drake's skill

So, this is the first time I’ve ever listened to a Drake album in its entirety. Incredibly mellow with melding of his vocals and the acoustic guitar. There are days when that would be a spot on combination, even for me. Today though, was not one of them.

Ok slow music. Not much range. Got bored listening to the whole album.

I don't get all these amazing reviews I was really bored, maybe I didn't listen enough but I'm also not really a lyrics person in general

Just not for me, singer songwriter stuff with really stripped back instrumentals just bores me nothing inherently bad imo.

After reading the wiki page, I thought oh God no, this probably will be a pile of steaming excrement. Luckily it wad slightly better than what I expected. 1

wonderful, love it, formative, glad to have found it when I did as a teen. the Kind of Blue of sparse folk, in that it's sort of Basic for it to be your favourite album, and there's every good reason for it to be your favourite album. and also in that you should be suspicious of anyone who cites its inspiration while trying to make similar music, but intrigued if they make wildly different music.

Molly Drake’s son eh? Hmm… nepo baby…

Very simple, but that's exactly what the record needed. Ethereal.

I love Nick Drake.

Five days ago, I got Bryter Layter and I said that I strongly preferred this album...yeah, I stick by that. Every song is a beautiful little masterpiece. 5/5

I absolutely loved this. Will definitely listen again.

We know this is good I think the world is nearing the peak of nick drake he's the male joni Mitchell slightly less good

This is one of my favourites of all time and I was waiting for it to make an appearance. Beautiful from start to finish, and despite what many think I find this record to be hopeful and positive in its own quiet way. 'Which Will' is a gentle love song, and if 'From The Morning' isn't the best way to conclude both the album and Nick Drake's legacy then I don't know what is.

amazing folk album, one of my favorites

The best of the 3, and I gave Five Leaves Left a 5/5. I can only imagine the work he would've gone on to produce if he had more time.

I listened to this one while having breakfast outside as the sun rose on a beautiful, quiet Saturday morning and it could not have been more perfect. This was one of the most genuine, enjoyable singer-songwriter records I’ve ever heard and it doesn’t overstay its welcome. I’ve been anticipating this record for a long time since it was heavily referenced in a book I read a couple years back. It’s so tight, controlled, but also explorative and beautiful. The guitar playing is brilliant and captivating. This could grow to become a favorite of mine. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Title Track, Which Will, Place To Be, Things Behind The Sun, Parasite

Truly sublime.

Like a warm hug in song format. His voice is smooth, the songs simple, until they're not simple - and you realise you're listening to a blueprint for folk.

A heady delight of ethereal beauty

❤️

Goddamn such great songs all the way through and such a unique vibe that's immediate recognizable

LOOOOOVE ken ik al natuurlijk HOU van Nick Drake.

So you assign me Elliott Smith and then Nick Drake? I see what you’re doing, you nefarious bastard. But I’ll play your game. And I won’t take my piece off the board just cause you shove me. You forget you’re dealing with a Taurus. Drake is the early 70s English Elliott Smith. With the privilege of gorgeous studio production that carries his also-whispery feathery voice high above thoughts of rolling green hills and and surf-kissed cliffs and Arthurian forests cloaked in ethereal mist. I wore this album out in my emo twenties. Listening now, decades later, I’m struck by how lovely his guitar playing is. Some of which was definitely inherited by Smith, but with a little more bounce, or lilt, or both. Drake and Smith. Two men too fragile for the trial of this life, who rather than passing down the pain to the next generation, or letting it turn them cruel like so many do, pressed it into gifts of wisdom and inspiration for every ear after who is willing to receive them.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vilken överraskning detta var. Trodde inte det skulle vara något för mig men vilket fantastisk album. Ett album från 1972 där man verkligen kan höra mycket likheter med modernare sing & songwriter och indie album. Ett fantastiskt på sitt sätt enkelt album som genomsyras av grymt akustiskt gitarrspel, engagerad, lågmäld sång och helheten är som en varm tröstande filt. Det är genomgående bra spår. Jag är såld det blir en 5a. Bäst är Pink moon, Place to be, Things behind the sun, From the morning

I really dislike folk music. I REALLY dislike British folk music. This is one of my favorite albums of all times. It's so good that it defies genre.

It’s not perfect but when you’re in the mood for this sort of music you can’t beat it

When I was in college, I had a friend who refused to listen to Nick Drake because he died by suicide, and he thought the music was too depressing. Years later that friend went anti-mask, anti-vaxx, started sharing Russell Brand videos and claimed Jordan Peterson was a real intellectual. I lost touch with that friend on purpose, but still listen to Nick Drake.

coffee shop vibes. great focus / working background tunes.

Of course Iron and Wine autoplayed after this—this album gives such excellent context for some of the music I hold nearest and dearest. What a timeless sound, too.

This is beautiful. All of Nick Drake's stuff is incredible and this one, although different in arrangement is no different in its genius. For such a quiet shy person this album is incredible brave, abandoning other accompaniments and putting the vocals and guitars alone with no support is a scary prospect for pretty much everyone I expect. Especially when there are tracks like "know" on there, with some incredibly minimalist guitar. But the range of guitar style and difficulty is impressive and it all sits perfectly with his quiet vocal style. I could listen to this all day. Sadly I'm going to a toddler rave instead. I wish it was a "toddler's contemplate their favourite lost toys to Nick Drakes back catalogue" but such is life.

Beautiful

when i was a teenager and first heard of Nick Drake, the internet said that he was a songwriter with depression who died young and that his third and final album, Pink Moon, is a harrowing masterpiece. it said that this album was a harbinger of his death (even though he lived two more years after releasing it). it said that this is a bleak album of "calm, focused anguish" and that its songs are "cold breaths that exhale an acute sense of desolation" i downloaded the first several songs from Pink Moon and was like: what the heck are they talking about? this was gentle, inviting solo folk guitar music that my dad would like. the lyrics were barely there, much less harrowing. i didn't get it. i put Pink Moon away for several more years as it turns out: Pink Moon is a masterpiece and its songs exhale an acute sense of desolation. the thing is that Nick Drake does not really emote on Pink Moon. as a teenager i couldn't really grasp emotion that wasn't pretty directly performed/articulated, i guess. the guitar compositions & performances on this album are beautiful and inimitable. Drake's peaceful voice and modest words are desolate not because of their content but because they sound like they are coming from a place of peace & poise beyond all hope.

I love Nick Drake. He only released 3 albums in his short and tragic life. This was his final album. I recommend listening to his other two albums Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter.

I'm aware of Nick Drake and already have 8 songs liked by him on Spotify - 7 are from the album called Bryter Later and one from this album (song is "Which Will"). I think I first heard his song "Northern Sky" from a movie, and then started exploring more from there. So, I'm curious to discover what else is good on this one. Funny, on the first song "Pink Moon" it seems like that is the only one that has another instrument (piano) besides the acoustic guitar. It stands out on re-listen. "Place to Be" - wow - the lyrics on this are intense. Seems like it's about disillusionment as you get older and craving the innocence and joy of childhood. "Road" - seems like he's saying he has to follow his own path, even as others are wanting him to take a different path. Simply stated but impactful. I liked the instrumental "Horn" - and have put that one on my instrumental playlist "Things Behind the Sun" - think this is about how people can never truly see all that makes you you, or something like that. Pretty cool. I think this the most lyrically dense song on this one. Followed immediately by a song that has only 4 lines ("Know") - but is also cool. "Parasite" - seems like he's calling himself a parasite on society since he isn't contributing much economically. He's busking on the subway and getting what little change people give him. And he comes from a "silver spoon"/privileged background - so he feels like he's let his parents down by not living up to their expectations. "Free Ride" - seems like he's pining for attention from someone who has a supposedly happy existence and lots of friends - but he says he see's the real person behind that facade. "Harvest Breed" - wow this one is super bleak, as if he is giving up on life because he can't see any way to not keep "falling fast". "From the Morning" - actually this one sounds hopeful and optimistic after a lot of the bleakness of the rest of the songs. Good ending to the album. This guy is a great songwriter - he can encapsulate so many images and emotions in a bunch of songs most of which are less than 3 minutes long. It's very melancholy - but intense at the same time and it's interesting trying to make sense of what he's saying. The production is as sparse as you can get - just acoustic guitar and his voice - except for the 1 song with a brief piano part. The whole thing goes by quickly - at only 28 minutes long - which lets you do repeated listens for it to all sink in. I was thinking that other artists should cover these since the lyrics are so good. I was happy to find that many artists I like have covered some of his songs - like Lucinda Williams did "Which Will" (in 1992), Beck did "Pink Moon" (though I couldn't find this on Spotify), Liz Phair did "Free Ride". And there is actually a double album of covers from 2023. It's such a tragic story that he committed suicide via overdose within a couple of years after this and never got to see how well respected he became amongst other musicians. Kind of like the Vincent Van Gogh of music I guess. I ended up liking all of the songs - so I found another perfect album! Liked songs on Spotify: 11/11 (perfect album) Rating: 5/5

I've heard a few of his songs before. I love his style and his guitar playing. RIP

That Volkswagen album

A melancholic masterpiece. One of the saddest folk albums ever record and just gorgeously minimalist. One man's beautiful voice and incredibly intricate guitar playing. In a just world, he went onto record many more like this.

An absolute classic. Nick Drake came on to my radar via VW. Yes, I hate to admit it but it prodded me to check out his other work as well. Seeing that he had John Cale as a producer on another album made it all the better. This album is a stone cold classic.

For those who are darker than the deepest sea. This is your place to be. https://youtu.be/i6pZWHsbP3U?is=EVMVR943FoUI9nB3 Nick Drake documentary

I don't have the words to describe this album, it's just bloody brilliant!

I listened to this album yesterday. Like, it's on my YT music speed dial showing that I was in the middle of it. I guess I'll start over. I've actually become a little obsessed with it. Like I've been listening to it weekly. Milady has caught me several times muttering Drake's unintelligible lyrics, leaving her mightily confused. Why do I love it? I like the folkiness and the style and the vocals. It has a nice palette. After listening to it so much maybe it has lost a bit of its luster, but that's true for all of my favorite albums too. I'll be listening to this album for the rest of my life, I imagine. "You like Nick Drake? Their early work was a little too orchestrated for my taste. But when Pink Moon came out in '72, I think they really came into their own, sonically and artistically. The whole album has an intimate, simple sound, and a new sheen of folky personality that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Jack Johnson, but I think Nick has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor." W: pink moon, horn, things behind the sun, from the morning L: know 5/5, would sawi'say again

When I first heard Pink Moon ages ago, I didn't like it much and wasn't primed to enjoy it. I was busy racking up a thousand plays of Duran Duran at the time – it just wasn't my Nick Drake year. Maybe the artwork slightly gave me the willies as well. But this time I felt ready for Pink Moon and I'm very happy to report that I loved it. I have accepted Pink Moon into my heart. It's just really beautiful – a beautiful voice, with a mumbled, almost shy delivery that I like much more now, and beautiful guitar. Just lovely and gentle and bittersweet.

Ignore the tragic artist backstory, forget the myth of the troubled young man wordlessly appearing at the studio, playing this record, and leaving never to record again, put aside the sad circumstance that led to almost universal apathy while he lived - Pink Moon is the rare 'narrative' record that absolutely thrives without any of this stuff - it's just 11 beautiful, fragile, dark and yet wholesome songs. I love Nick's voice so much and the way he plays guitar as though he's two people. I love how they recorded this so SO close up, as though he's sitting in the room with you. As much as the world worked against him (and he was his own worst enemy), there is a wonderful irony that the only album where they consistently recorded him properly i.e. didn't slather his songs in '70s overproduction, was more by accident than design. 'Five Leaves Left' is also superb, and obviously the more ambitious record, but nothing comes close to the purity of Pink Moon. It's a perfect album. 'From the Morning' is almost too much for me, because I can't really ignore all that stuff about his life, because I was obsessed in my teens, have made the (admittedly quite short) pilgrimage to put a plectrum on his grave thrice, and will still read pretty much anything anyone writes about him. I love the dude and this song is a top 10 all-timer for me.

Like a less divisive Cameron Winter

i see a lot of myself in nick drake, i've had much of the same struggles. a beautiful portrait of the depressive experience.

Eternal, one of the greatest albums ever made, utterly transfixing stuff.

Sad and lovely.

Beautiful, intricate guitar work. His voice is melodic and smooth, and very pleasant to listen to.

Now, I am admittedly dumb. I once mixed up Marianne Faithful and Martha Wainwright for a ratings story, though the jury is still out whether the mix-up or the policing of the mix-up is the worser crime. In the end, the one doesn’t really work without the other, so they are joint essential reading for the book. Another winning example of my dumbness is me imagining that Nick Drake is the same person as Nick Lowe, even though I like Nick Lowe a lot. When this album was not 80’s pop rock my brain was briefly paralyzed. But before long I was distracted by what I was actually hearing. The unique heavy picking style and the breathy singing style reminded me of how someone sings when their guitar playing is taking up 95% of their concentration (basically exactly how I sing when I’m playing an instrument, sort of high and muttered under my breath…). Almost all the songs sounded maddeningly familiar, even though I remain confident I’ve never heard any of them before. Who is Nick Drake? Is he a mad melody stealer of the first order? Or is he just that influential that his melodies have become public domain and now live rent-free on the edges on my brain? After some research, I had to conclude he was a leader not a follower, and the melodies are public domain. I’ve been on holiday with my family, so not really listening to albums much the last week or so. When I broke away from the fam for a walkabout and a couple sunny beers, catching up on albums was a pleasure. This album fell into the middle of it all as the clear standout for the day.

Pink Moon feels like a record made by someone steadily removing himself from view. Not collapsing, not running out of ideas, but subtracting everything he no longer trusts. Arrangement goes. Ornament goes. Exposition goes. Conventional song development goes. The album itself barely lasts 28 minutes. By the end, even Nick Drake seems less a performer than a trace left behind by one. The key to it is elision, evasion and veiled declaration. Drake rarely tells us exactly what has happened. He gives us emotional states without case notes, images without explanations, addresses to an unnamed “you”, then suddenly drops a line of startling certainty. “You know that I love you / You know I don’t care / You know that I see you / You know I’m not there.” “Know” is four statements over a stubborn ostinato. Love and indifference, presence and absence. Everything that might reconcile those contradictions has been removed. That refusal of context is not a failure of articulation. “Things Behind the Sun” is one of the most fully developed songs Drake ever wrote: harmonically rich, structurally controlled, full of expressive changes that carry the argument with the lyric. He can do elaboration. He simply chooses, across much of Pink Moon, not to. The missing information feels deliberate. The album increasingly sounds like a critique of the machinery surrounding the singer-songwriter. “Please beware of them that stare” does not sound like fear of getting on stage so much as distrust of what happens once you are there. The audience stares. Critics frown. Promoters count bodies through the door. Renown becomes another metric imposed on the work. “Free Ride” sees through the pictures on the wall and the people coming to the ball; “Parasite” moves through stations, church bells, polished shoes and the Northern Line as though Drake is observing society from outside it. That is where the record becomes more than merely sparse. Drake seems to be erasing himself from the contract. He has already made two carefully arranged albums and watched them meet critical reservation and widespread indifference. Pink Moon feels like the sigh that follows: all right then, one more try, but this time I am not dressing it up for you. The guitar is therefore crucial. It is not accompaniment filling the space left by absent musicians. It often carries as much meaning as the lyric. On “Road” the picking seems to stumble out of its own metre, catch itself and continue. On “Place to Be” slack bass strings thud and drone while the trebles ring above them. In “Free Ride” the guitar locks around the vocal like close harmony, the strings behaving almost like backing singers. “Harvest Breed” sits on a nagging, unstable figure that makes the lyric feel wrong before Drake has even told us he is falling. That technical precision matters because it prevents Pink Moon being mistaken for an unfinished record. The surface is bare; the construction underneath is exact. Drake can barely seem bothered to sing, yet once he does, guitar and voice snap into place with extraordinary discipline. His long introductions often feel like the true resting state of the album: strings vibrating, notes decaying, air around them. The voice arrives almost grudgingly. Must I really? The lyrics carry the same reluctance. Drake seems to be trying to say difficult things without turning them into accusations. The evasions may be ethical as much as aesthetic. He is wounded, frustrated, suspicious of the whole pantomime around his work, but rarely cruel. Even when he appears to be addressing critics, audiences or promoters, he keeps shifting into image and implication rather than prosecution. That makes “the movement in your brain sends you out into the rain” central to the whole record. Drake may no longer believe in the transaction around making music, but he still believes in making music. The audience can vanish from the equation. The promoter can vanish. The critic can vanish. The need to create remains. Then the erasure goes further. In “Parasite” he describes himself as though he possesses no useful social function at all: observer without belonging, participant without purpose. By “Harvest Breed”, the evasions become frightening. Falling fast, looking for a friend, wondering whether this could be the end, stooping to kiss flowers while descending. The song never says plainly that something is seriously wrong. The guitar says it for him. That is the painful retrospective pull of Pink Moon. You want to ask: Nick, why didn’t you say something? But he did. Just not plainly. The album is full of failed declarations, truths smuggled through metaphor, warning signs disguised as poetry. And yet it does not end in simple disappearance. “From the Morning” turns the album outward. Earlier Drake is “on the ground”; now “we rise from the ground”. Finally, “we are everywhere”. The figure who has spent the album becoming translucent does not quite vanish. He diffuses. Pink Moon is a manifesto of disappearance in which the one thing Drake refuses to erase is the song itself. Everything else can go: arrangement, ornament, approval, audience, social usefulness, even the fixed outline of Nick Drake. What remains is the movement in the brain.

What a genius. Such a beautiful album.

Have a chest tattoo of a pink moon

I loved this album, and am sad it took me this long to hear it.

Nick Drake's Pink Moon is melancholy in its purest, most intimate form. There's not much to dissect in terms of structure or instrumentation, it's truly pure in its simplicity and feels beautifully free of ego or pretentiousness, and while I think I do prefer his debut album a bit more, I can't help but find myself transfixed by what was created here. Fav Track: 4 - Which Will

100/100

This is Nick Drake at his most vulnerable and stripped back. Gone are the lush strings from his previous records, this is just Nick and his guitar. The only exception is the piano overdub during the bridge of the first track. The sparse production allows for such an intimate experience, with Drake's heart-breaking lyrics getting all the attention they deserve. The distinctive guitar playing found on here is excellent and even instrumental cut "Horn" feels compelling. I have found so much comfort in this album during low periods of my life. With most of the lyrics being written about Drake's battle with his depression that would ultimately result with the loss of his life, Drake can make one feel less alone. Nick Drake died thinking his music career was a failure, yet here we are praising him 50 years after his death.

Jeg liker den så godt at det nesten er uforståelig for meg at ikke alle andre også synes den er dritbra. For meg er dette en av de perfekte platene! Den første Drake-plata jeg hørte, og helt klart den jeg liker best og har hørt mest på. Var helt avhengig av den i noen år og hørte på den nesten daglig.

Søstra til Asle lånte meg CD’en på musikklinja ein gong. I eit par år etterpå hadde eg eit relativt voldsomt oppheng på den vesle katalogen hans. Seinare fekk eg veldig nok av singersongwriterar som baserte heile den manglande signaturen sin på signaturen hans. Men det er no ikkje Nick sin feil. Dette er utan tvil den beste plata hans spør du meg. Ikkje at det er mykje produksjon å spora her, men nett det er vel ein slags produksjon det òg, og den er heilt riktig. Gitarlyden, tørr og klår og levande, er kanskje den finaste akustiske gitarlyden som er festa til tape, og det har heilt sikkert meir med fingrane til fyren å gjera enn med dyre mikrofonar. Eit lysande knippe songar og skisser, slett ikkje så mørkt som folk ofte skal ha det til, særleg om ein evnar å kobla ut biografien. So look, see the sights The endless summer nights And go play the game that you learned From the morning Fine linjer å runda av det heile med.

Den er merkeligere enn den blir omtalt som. Ganske spartanske gitarskisser tidvis, som samtidig har et gedigent nedslagsfelt. Tekster som antar en svevende dimensjon, samtidig kryper hans paranoide tilstander nærmt lytteren.

There are few albums that are able to place me into a state of melancholic bliss quite like Pink Moon. An absolutely brilliant piece of musical artistry that has been a consistent top favorite for many years now. I find myself listening to this record time and time again, and it's still not lost it's charm. Such a beautiful album. Fav Songs Things Behind The Sun Which Will Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? 1000% YES. One of the most brilliant singer-songwriter records, a mastery of folk rock and one of the greatest albums of the 70's and of all time. It's tragic that we didn't get to hear more from Nick Drake but what we do get is magical. I beg that you find the time to listen to this if you haven't; it's truly life changing.

This album is a staple in my collection and frequently on the turntable. I don't listen to it every day, but could happily do so if you challenged me. Go ahead.....do it! Easy five stars for some of the best solo acoustic every recorded.

What a great, short album! I had never heard of him before, pretty impressed

Pink Moon is sadly Nick Drake's last of just three albums he would record in his short life. It also happens to be his best. The songs are stripped down to their core elements, leaving the experience of Pink Moon an intimate one between the listener, Nick Drake, and his acoustic guitar. The eleven tracks are presented as is, with mistakes just part of the recording process, a wink and a nod between artist and his hopeful listener. The humanity of it is enough to break your heart because within two years he'd be gone, a mystery to almost everyone who ever knew him. Pink Moon is a testament of his life, a timeless recording and gift that has lost none of its potency, beauty, or relatable storytelling magic.

Brought the shoulders down, gorgeous

Beautiful

Really nice album, first time on the list I've registered to an album in the same day as I wanted to take it in fully

Zo rustgevend!

Amei ok??? Sensação de paz absurda

Never heard of this album, I wish I had. It's wonderful. I'll be listening to Pink Moon for years.

I don’t think I could pick a favourite Nick Drake album. Bought an LP box set on the basis of the liner notes when I was 18, having never heard of him or betting able to look him up.

Un álbum conmovedor desde donde lo mires, las letras hablan por sí solas, pero Nick Drake y su voz que sabes que esconde algo, hay una pena, algo que pesa más allá de su arte. Ver cómo su vida terminó en el completo anonimato y la creencia de que su arte nunca fue bien recibido me parte el corazón, merecía más, mucho más.

Luckily, I am no stranger to this album. Everyone time I hear Nick Drakes voice, it seems oddly contemporary to me, perhaps a cliche. But I think it is because his sound isnt characterized by his era but more so by himself. When you sound like yourself, you can transcend time.

Absolutely gorgeous album. Perfect music to sit at the window on a rainy day and feel melancholy to. There are a lot of standout tracks here for me, but my favorites at the moment are Things Behind the Sun, Know, and From the Morning. Rating: 4

Somber. Really great for a cloudy day on the long weekend on a bike ride after everyone went home the day before. Was feeling kinda melancholy and this accented the mood perfectly. Really great lyrics, vocals and playing. One I will return to for sure. This hit right in the spot, so I'm feeling like adding in an extra star here... Also, even more bonus points for the sick album art.

Perfect as all Nick Drake albums. Beautiful balance between the voice and the instrument. The talent speaks for itself rather than covering it up with excess noise

Great album

Such beautiful music.

Pink Moon... Oh, where do I begin? I got Nick Drake's other two albums super early on in the album project and have waited over 900 days since then to get Pink Moon from this website. I've known about this album's reputation for that whole time, and the knowledge of it apparently being Nick Drake's best album gave me the idea that I would absolutely adore this one seeing how much I loved its predecessors. After listening to the album? Yeah, this album might actually be perfect. However, it's wonderful in a rather different way from Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter. The three albums all share qualities, obviously. Nick's voice is as lovely as ever and his songwriting is excellent from both a musical and lyrical perspective. Pink Moon has really made me appreciate just how great of a guitarist Nick Drake is. He always had great guitar parts, but I found myself noticing how well-composed they are more frequently on Pink Moon... probably because there wasn't much else for me to notice musically. Yeah, Pink Moon has maybe the most intimate production I've ever heard on an album. Aside from a bit of piano on the opening title track, Pink Moon is just Nick Drake's voice and guitar with no backing musicians or overdubs whatsoever. It's a bold move, which is funny seeing as this music's energy is possibly the furthest thing from "bold" that I can imagine. Pink Moon is a very melancholic album in many ways, but I don't think there's a single album that captures melancholy better than this one. This album is basically the musical embodiment of solitude and loneliness, which really speaks to me on a personal level as someone who's never really been particularly social. But it's not like the music is a gloomfest of any kind. These songs are actually quite beautiful. I'm actually having a hard time thinking of songs to highlight because of how consistently great the album is. But, if I had to pick a few, I'd highlight the title track, "Place to Be," "Things Behind the Sun," "Parasite," and "From the Morning." What's crazy is that everything that everything that the album has to offer happens in only 28 minutes. I've heard EPs that are longer than that! But at the same time, I can't say that that's a bad thing. These 28 minutes are some of the most thought-provoking, emotionally resonant 28 minutes of music to ever be recorded. There are very few albums in existence that manage to capture a specific feeling quite like Pink Moon does. Everything about the album feels equally important to the experience. The interesting lyrics, the gorgeous guitar compositions, Nick's lovely voice, the sparse production, the length, and every other detail tie together to form one of the greatest albums of all time. I have no complaints. Pink Moon is absolutely stellar. 5/5.

love the vibes

Just incredible. What a talent, gone too soon.

I’ve been meaning to listen to this album for a while, and now that I have, I can say that it was well worth the wait. Going in, I knew a decent chunk about the album in advance, as well as having heard a couple Nick Drake songs like Northern Sky and the title track from this album, and after hearing it, I can say it is definitely right up my alley. Just a man playing his acoustic guitar and singing, and thank God this was before the era of all those other white guys with acoustic guitars in the 2010s. The songs all have a very homey feel, with Drake’s hush voice and fingerpicked guitar playing being the center of every song. Even though a whole album of that could be boring, the songs sound different enough to be able to enjoy it, plus it’s only 28 minutes. I also find Drake’s lyricism on this album to be beautiful, especially on songs like Place To Be, Things Behind The Sun, and From The Morning, three of my standout tracks, the title track being my fourth standout. Overall, I personally believe that this is an incredible work to be packed into a 28 minute album, and I would highly recommend giving it a listen.

My least favorite of his three albums but still a solid five.

When I saw this pop up, I thought instant 5… and after listening for the millionth time, I still agree. The only knock is his best song (imo <- that is how kids say in my opinion… weird I know) northern sky is in a different album. I found Nick drake in college, and the person who introduced me to him was kinda pretentious so I thought I shouldn’t like Nick drake, but I love his music. I revisit it often. Never gets old. His story is so sad… gone too soon. But sometimes those tortured have some of the most beautiful things to say. 5

On paper, this should not be my thing. Sparse recordings, slow tempos, “boring” folk music. This is anything but boring. It doesn’t overstay its welcome, it’s gorgeous, the sparse recordings really let the texture through. I really enjoyed this. Edit: Goddamn, this is SO GOOD. Listened to it again and it gets better with every listen. 9/10 Outstanding

FINALLY!!! Ever since I saw this was on the list I have been waiting to give it 5 stars. To me, it's one of the finest, most underrated pieces of all time. I think it's beautiful, haunting, and an incredible work of mastership. Excellent guitaring, perfectly paired singing, rougher-than-perfect mix design, and just an excellent offering of an artist gone too soon. His other albums are also great, but this one stands head and shoulders above for me.

Yes. This is an album you must hear before you die.

* 95 En af de plader, hvor jeg kan mærke det helt ind i knoglemarven. Samtidigt smukt, beroligende og hjemsøgende.

Always loved this album. I like his other 2 albums as well, but this one is haunting.

5/10

This is the most instrumentally simplistic Nick Drake album which works to his benefit. Mostly just guitar and piano. His voice and lyrics are truly the centerpiece here. The whole thing feels so intimate. The smaller instrumental palette allows these songs to feel very cohesive. Tragic how he passed. Just a fantastic album.

Good stuff!

Just the most beautiful, blissful and well-crafted album. The space in this recording is so comforting and Drake's voice and song writing are sublime.

Beautiful, powerful stuff. Drake was a master at his craft. Soft, but effective vocals, over sedated, but tasteful arrangements. A testament to the power of just a voice and an acoustic guitar.

I think nick drake has been one of my favorite artists so far that I hadn’t heard before starting this.

'And I was strong, strong in the sun' and 'you can take the road that takes you to the stars now I can take the road that'll see me through' are truly some of my favourite lyrics from when I first heard them years ago they still hit the same way. Truly a perfect album in very way it always brings me such joy to listen to.

me encantó. tiene una mezcla de nostalgia, yesrning, tristeza. se siente como estar zoning out caminando en otoño pensando sobre el pasado. dms comfort. just perfect.fue corto pero fulfilling

Like an Englishman floating along the Bayou

possibly my favourite album of all time. has something to do with the fact that even on its 100th listen it still made me cry at work

It's really good

Love this album so much. Might be the vinyl I come back to the most.

Its a Nick Drake summer and we’re just getting started

This album transports you somewhere else

EPIC

I've wanted to listen to Nick Drake, and this album specifically, fow a while now. Excited! This is nice. It's pretty. Love the guitar playing on Road. Beautiful Even the one minute long instrumental gets me emotional. Peak. I don't have much to say. Always what happens when I enjoy an album. I really enjoyed this. but I have a feeling I'll enjoy it even more, one of these nights, when the mood is right. For now I can for sure say that it is beautiful. I love this record's simplicity. The songs are all short, and you're alone with a man and his guitar. But while the vocals stay mostly the same throughout (not a complaint), there are a lot of, even if subtle, differences in the guitar playing. Yeah, this was just beautiful.

Incredible.

5/5. In my top 5 albums of all time, Nick Drake’s Pink Moon is in my eyes as close to perfection as an album can get. His predecessor “Bryter Layter” saw him expanding his sound with more orchestration, and Pink Moon opted to go the opposite route, stripping basically everything that isn’t guitar and Nick’s voice away. The only other instrument that appears is a piano on the opening title track. The album is produced in an extremely intimate way, everything feels super warm and close which helps with the emotional potency of the album. Nick Drake is often a symbolic and vague lyricist but there are some devastating, more direct moments on this record like “Parasite” where he likens himself to a parasite leeching off of the people in his life. And talk about a stacked tracklist. It’s a slim 28 minutes and every single song here is fantastic. They often seem simple being just guitar and vocals, but there is actually a lot of interesting, slightly-jazzy structure to a lot of the songs. If I had to pick a top 3 songs though I’d go with “Things Behind the Sun” which is the longest track on the album, “Free Ride” and “Parasite”. A lot of discussion around Nick Drake gets clouded in the “mystique” of his reclusive life and tragic suicide. But the man had a pretty much perfect catalogue of music and I feel it’s worth celebrating that, even if he never lived to see his music get the recognition it deserved.

Ya dije antes que conocí a Nick Drake gracias al algoritmo de Spotify. Repito que es un cantante enorme y una pena que desapareciera tan pronto y que tan poca gente lo conociera en su época. Este es uno de sus mejores discos y Pink Moon no me canso de escucharla. Para guardar: Pink Moon, Place to be, Which will, Things behind the Sun y From the morning. Es su disco 5 estrellas.

Ok, chill

One of my favourite albums of all time. The context of this album and how Nick Drake just kinda went solo on with his guitar on it is quite phenomenal. His guitar playing is top tier and his songwriting has a lot of depth. He was truly one of the best singer songwriters to exist. A shame he didn’t get much recognition while he was alive.

Beautiful, haunting album. Can see where Iron and Wine got some influences from. Wonderful part of British folk history

Somehow I never heard of him, or recall hearing any of these songs (maybe the commercial many moons ago???). Listened to this 3-4 times today followed by his other albums. Tragic what happened, so much talent. These tunes take you places.

5/5

Never heard of this artist. Beautiful intro.

Very chill, I like it.

Peaceful yet restless, stark yet overflowing with colours, achieved with (mostly) a voice and an acoustic guitar. A beautiful record. Maybe even perfect.

Y E S

4/1001 Nick Drake nos entrega um dos mais belos e tristes álbuns que o ser humano já produziu na história Pink Moon - 100 Place to Be - 90 Road - 85 Which Will - 80 Horn - NR Things Behind the Sun - 100 Know - 80 Parasite - 85 Free Ride - 85 Harvest Breed - 85 From the Morning - 85 Media: 87.5

This one came out of nowhere, stunned by it.

Well... this just so happens to already be one of my favourite albums of all time Even though this album is really dark and describes a deeply personal inner turmoil I find it extremely comforting for some reason. The combination of Drake's soft vocals and the delicate guitar melodies illustrate the silent suffering he experienced throughout his life. As vulnerable as this album is it is still an absolute pleasure to listen to.

I love this, drop D tuning and here we go. This just sounds so good, while it in theory should be somewhat repetitive with just the guitar and Nick Drake on all the tunes, but it just works so well. I love things behind the sun in particular. A 5 no doubt.

Love this album, such delicate, somber yet uplifting songs.

This is my favourite Nick Drake record and the only one I’ve returned to time and time again over the years. I think it’s pretty superb and the best of it’s genre. Since finding out more about him I started finding this a more difficult listen, but at the same time that’s what makes it what it is.

So. Good. Favorite so far

Loved this one. Much better than Five Leaves. This one feels so much more personal and intimate. The guitar is haunting and entrancing. 5/5

I listened to this before the Volkswagen commercial.

Just a beautiful album, and perfect for a quiet summer's evening.

Every song a beauty.

One of my favourite Nick Drake albums, listened to it many times

Pink Moon - 5/5 Place to Be - 5/5 Road - 4.5/5 Which Will - 4.5/5 Horn - 4/5 Things Behind the Sun - 4.5/5 Know - 4/5 Parasite - 5/5 Free Ride - 4.5/5 Harvest Breed - 4/5 From the Morning - 4.5/5 A beautiful, stripped-back acoustic album that makes its short run time last. Although people claim the albums' contents had absolute nothing to due with the tragic demise of Drake, I think otherwise. The songs are haunting in a somber and melancholic way, while also simultaneously lulling to sleep with nothing but his voice and a guitar. I was anticipating listening to whatever Nick Drake album came up next after listening to Bryter Layter, and it seems the generator gave me both his last and his best. Overall: 5/5 Favorites: Pink Moon, Place to Be

A hidden gem of a folk album. I think Nick definitely goes unnoticed and a bit unappreciated. But hopefully this album sheds light on to him for people! His style of guitar and songwriting in general is insane and really innovative. The main thing to note about his songwriting is rhythmic qualities which can put some people off but, over time you ease up to it! I’d recommend Pink moon, place to be, Which will, Horn, Things behind the sun, Know, Parasite, Free ride and From the morning.

What a fantastic, quiet little album

Excellent - great counter to the previous albums, which were way more produced and orchestrated. Shows what you can do with just one (exceptional) voice, acoustic guitar and a bit of piano.

I was taken aback by how beautiful this was. Truly one of those simple moments where the night is so dark moonlight enters in tiptoes & paints the room silver. Last night, I slept thinking the headlight lamp outside was the moon. I haven't seen the moon in a while. Seems like the world is indeed on its impending doom and what is unfolding, circling back, is the darkside. I am glad I felt like a pretty boy listening to this album. Encapsulated the last of memory of the face of the moon. My acne and scars are regolith and moondust before it is skin. I am not travelling far. I am not alone. I see the whole world when it is sleeping.

Melancholic masterpiece.

This is my genre

heard this album before and its still excellent, no notes

Just a really fantastic album. I'm an absolute sucker for this style of acoustic album. Will be listening again

I wish I had the words to describe how this album just cured me. This has the same effect as going for a walk when you are having a mental break

Cozy. Like an ambient 5. I feel like this is what wooly bear caterpillars would listen to.

What an amazing album. The rhythms that he gets out of the guitar are interesting and the vibe of the whole album is a sort of beautiful melancholia. At times feels like a demo but even with its unfinished feel it feels complete.

Hermoso, tranquilito y muy weno para estudiar y para el mood que llevaba

Loved it

music is love

I had already interacted with the album. And I love Nick Drake. His life and demise are strangely resonant with kind of person I am and, I found a lot of connection to Which Will. It's not a sermon, just a kind inquisition and that's hard to come by. 10/10 album PS: There's a strange connection between his music and Albert Camus' The Stranger.

What a satisfying and comforting voice, fantastic song writing, and interesting guitar work.

I knew the title track of this one before now, but hadn't listened to anything else by Nick Drake, and in fact hadn't known anything about him. What a beautiful album. I'm sitting here with the wind knocked out of me.

Pink pink pink pink

It may not have the best voice nor be the best guitar player, but there's something about his voice that makes me feel safe, at home, at peace.

8/9/10

The greatest album under 30 minutes, likely ever made.

The third and final Nick Drake album, and the third to get five stars from me. I started this project liking Nick Drake a lot, I leave it believing he's one of the most beautiful, important and sincere singers and songwriters of all time. The title track alone here is worth the admission fee, and it just maintains a perfect sense of self throughout. I just wish he'd produced more - his sum total of recorded albums is under two hours and I could quite happily listen to two days worth.

Again, already listened! Such a shame he died so soon. Incredible album!

Æ like Nick Drake, æ, bedre enn æ huska, til og med. Æ burde høre mer på han!

There are few albums out there that feel more intimate than Nick Drake's Pink Moon. Nick Drake puts his heart out on a plater, with subtle music accompaniments to shelter it from any criticism or critique. This album came to me at a time when I was hungry for this level of vulnerability and authenticity and has made a genuine impact on my life. I feel like this music demands you be introspective and vulnerable too. I can imagine not liking this if you're not ready or in the mood to indulge in introspection, but the invitation he extends is entirely worth the indulgence. This is a fantastic album.

This is the third Nick Drake album generated for me and it seems the generator has saved the best for last. I thoroughly enjoyed both Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, but the stripped back and minimalist approach of just Nick and his guitar on this album perfectly compliments his masterful songwriting. Bryter Layter is probably my next favourite of his albums, but it was much more complex with the full band arrangements and, while Five Leaves Left was more stripped back, it felt a bit too dark and depressing for me. Pink Moon is still dark, but I can't help but feel like there's some hope in these songs.

Classic Album

10/10

A truly gorgeous example of singer-songwriter stuff. Nick Drake manages to weave a compelling atmosphere with just his airy, haunted vocals and his impressive acoustic guitar playing. It's a shame he never got the recognition he deserved during his lifetime, but at least his works are now rightly regarded as among the greatest folk albums of all time. I was actually thinking a 9/10 on this one, but ended up listening again later in the day and going up to a 10/10. Raw, powerful, and timeless.

Love this

Beauty

repeat due to adding people in. Listened again, still a 5

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This made me kind of emotional! I’m not usually an acoustic guy but I loved this it was so pretty.

In my last review of Nick Drake’s "Five Leaves Left", I concluded with the following lines: "All three [albums] rank among the best singer-songwriter albums of all time. Nick Drake was the John Dowland of the 20th century." I stand by that. Whether the sparse orchestration of “Pink Moon” was a result of Drake’s severe depression, which prevented him from working with more instruments, is purely speculative. Apart from his voice and guitar, only a single piano melody can be heard in the title track. In its sparse simplicity, "Pink Moon" is, in a sense, the essence of Drake’s music. At less than half an hour long, it is pure magic and poetry: a swan song that was never intended as such. Drake’s fame only grew much later, in the late 1990s, thanks to a promotional film featuring the title track. In the raucous rock year of 1972, with its symphonic progressive rock, "Pink Moon" was simply too quiet to be heard above the noise of mellotrons, Rickenbacker basses, and Moog synthesizers. Nick Drake is a tragic hero. I would have liked him to live to see his success and relevance.

Here we are invited to witness the bearing of a soul, in all of it's longing, pride, confusion, pain, stuborness, despair and moments of calm. This album feels at once too perfect to exist and like it has always been there, ready to hear. A true masterpiece.

For vibes that vibe this really vibes the vibes.

This project has made me a Nick Drake fan.

perfection

Nick’s last, and his finest for me. I love everything about this, but in particular his guitar playing is uniquely interesting to my ears. His haunting vocals and brilliant songwriting complete the trifecta. Sad that my generation had to hear Pink Moon on a VW ad, but good job Don Draper. You made me a Nick fan for life

i have nothing quippy to say abt this album bc it’s simply too important to me.. legitimately life changing. thank you, mr drake highlights: pink moon, place to be, things behind the sun (dec 2 2023)

i don't remember the last time i heard an album so beautiful in its simplicity!! "pink moon" was able to convey so many emotions truly. it is also - at least to me - an extremely melancholic and perhaps - just a sad album, which is what will always draw my attention. nick drake's voice is nearly perfect to me, especially when it can be heard so clearly as in here. i would also say that as i listened, i started to resonate much more with the bittersweetness of it all and feel it on my own skin. i will certainly come back to this record, especially to tracks: "place to be", "road", "things behind the sun", "free ride" (!!!) and "from the morning".

What a great album

also have already listened and absolutely love. strings that strum my heart and soul in some way, amazing forest listening

I was really happy to get this album today, it was perfect for a walk in the sun. I wish Nick Drake did more.

el mejor disco pa andar triste en la calle de noche

RATING: 10/10 HIGHLIGHT: Place to Be LOWLIGHT: Free Ride

The ultimate "sad guy with acoustic guitar" album

Never heard this album and only heard one song before - this was epic! Sounds like it could have been produced yesterday. Absolutely fascinating that he was not famous in his life, and did into performing live and I'm interested to research the reasons!

This is a masterpiece. A little folk, a little blues, mildly psychedelic. Minimal, but not sparse. Simple but deeply felt. Easy 5/5, and definitely belongs on a must-hear album list. It's on my list of "You-think-this-is-bad?/you-think-this-is-boring?-I-can't-trust-you" albums.

Hermoso álbum, relajante, muy buena música

Pink Moon ist das dritte und letzte Studioalbum des englischen Singer-Songwriters Nick Drake, entstanden in zwei nächtlichen Aufnahmesessions Ende Oktober 1971 in den Sound Techniques Studios in Chelsea, London. Produziert von Toningenieur John Wood und veröffentlicht im Februar 1972 bei Island Records, markiert es einen radikalen Bruch mit Drakes beiden Vorgängeralben: Kein Streichorchester, keine begleitende Band, keine Overdubs — bis auf ein kurzes Klaviermotiv im Titelstück ausschließlich Stimme und akustische Gitarre. Das Ergebnis ist ein Album von fast beunruhigender Stille: elf Songs, kaum 28 Minuten, keine Sekunde zu viel. Drake spielt unorthodoxe Stimmungen und irreguläre Fingerpicking-Muster, die seiner Gitarre einen eigentümlich schwebenden, kaum einordenbaren Klang verleihen. Songs wie Things Behind the Sun, Place to Be und From the Morning haben eine Innerlichkeit, die sich dem Hörer nicht aufdrängt, sondern ihn leise einholt — wenn man ihnen Raum lässt. Zu Drakes Lebzeiten verkaufte sich Pink Moon kaum; die Platten soll er schweigend im Empfangsbüro von Island Records hinterlassen haben. Erst posthum — und nach der Verwendung des Titelsongs in einem Volkswagen-Werbespot 1999 — fand das Album das Publikum, das es verdient. Ob das eine Ironie oder eine Gerechtigkeit ist, lässt sich schwer sagen. Ein Album, das nicht unterhält, sondern anhält.

really up there for me

is it even a discussion?

Perfection.

Perfectly imperfect. heartbreaking

quinta vez, cada vez que lo escucho mi canción favorita es una diferente, eso significa que a pesar de lo corto que es el álbum siempre tiene algo que ofrecer

Speechless.

This album has an overwhelming melancholy permeating all throughout it. Especially after I learned this was Nick Drake’s last album before his suicide. It’s heart breaking in the way I like depressing albums to be, where the despair is conveyed through a general, intimate sound rather than over the top sad lyrics. And honestly, it’s not a terribly sad album on its own. It just has that special atmosphere. Maybe it’s in part because of the context, but I think it’s more than that. It’s the same way some happy songs make me sad. I think it’s some kind of longing. Yearning, unfulfilled desire, or something along those lines. Despite not knowing who he was before today, I’m now mourning Nick Drake’s death 50 years after it happened.

Extremely lovely

genuinely the fucking goat, incredible album, such a coherent and comforting sound, insane variation in mood but incredible, peak instrumentation, peak song writing, peak vocals

Wow. Just. Wow... I had heard of Nick Drake before starting this project but (somehow) had never gotten around to listening to him. Oh my god what a mistake. His lyricism, vocals, and composition are perfect, this album is perfect. Melancholy and at the same time comforting? This is amazing. 5/5

best enjoyed as a double header with king krule

Вау, я просто хочу заслушаться этим

This is a beautiful album, highly enjoyed this

obv

Beautiful album. It touches the soul. His best album and one of my all time favorites

Comforting like falling asleep on a warm summer night when it's gently raining outside

Featuring one of my all time favorite songs to be featured in a Volkswagen commercial.

This was beautiful.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM, nick drakes voice is so beautiful, actually know him from my mom, she recommended northern sky

Hermoso, no los había escuchado, pero me ha gustado

Strong 4,5

Ye

Not sure what this album cover is supposed to be. I was expecting prog but got folk. Seriously, it looks like a King Crimson album. Anyway, it's nice. Very pretty. Very melancholy. Great music to sit out side and feel the wind to.

Gorgeous.

Increíble

Really Great, have listened to multiple times.

A haunting, brittle masterpiece

Nick Drake will always get a 5

Nick Drake was one of the first albums I listened to on here, which was my introduction to him. I was instantly in love. Just as the last one, I’ve been listening on repeat all day.

Probably the earliest I've ever listened to one of these, purely because it's a phenomenal album and is perfect for a gentle morning listen. 27 minutes of bliss. The songs on here are just so beautiful, the guitar picking sounds magical, and the lyrics are so simple and meaningful. I feel like I could just listen to this and sink into a fluffy pillow. Favourites: Pink Moon Place To Be Things Behind The Sun Parasite From The Morning

I don't even need to relisten to know this is an automatic 5 stars, although I relish the opportunity to do so. Even without the meta-album factor of Nick Drake's tragic death, this is still such an astoundingly beautiful work. It's just one man, his guitar, and crippling depression sieved through an unearthly gift for musical poetry. It's the anguish and ecstasy of life all in under 30 minutes.

A lovely, poetic album. Tragically short like the life of the artist. Each song a small, fragile-but-beautiful, perfectly formed gem. The instrumentation is sparce, but that adds to the songs. It's just lovely, comforting, hopeful. A good companion for miserable days.

There are two Nick Drake albums that I own and this one. What can I say? He sounds like he invented music for a Sunday morning. Dark, brooding, hauntingly beautiful Sunday mornings. Striped been, raw and meaningful. He really is in another league, yet it took me decades to learn of him.

chill, cozy songs. Exactly what i need to don't die at work

Easy to listen to. Sadly missed

I LOVED this album!!

Great record, perfect for a lazy afternoon.

Never listened toi Nick Drake before. I will now.

Disco visceral!

What a gorgeous album! I know a lot of the songs, but hadn’t heard the album. Very glad to add this to my relisten pile. Very simple acoustic arrangements, but the melodies are gorgeous, and he has a unique and beautiful voice. (Side note, listening to this also made me realize I have been conflating Nick Drake and Nick Cave… and I had a sprinkle of Nick Lowe in there confusing me further- it’s all much clearer now)

A personal favourite, and maybe his best in my humble opinion

Et av de beste albumene noen sinne laget. Tårer i øyne.

Viva Nick Drake y todos los sonidos adyacentes al folk.

Drizzy Drake if he was peak

Really nice, would listen again

lullabetic folk god bless

Soothing

Just lovely *****

Genuinely amazing, Nick has escaped me before but this is a new favourite

I’m a huge Nick Drake fan and this is probably my 2nd favorite of his three albums. I think his vocal timbre is super interesting and his playing is great. I like how stripped the instrumentation on this album is: piano, acoustic guitar, and voice. Not for everyone but I personally love this album

El mejor álbum del mundo, lo mejor que he escuchado en la vida

oh man 💔

Comforting.

A man and his guitar. Glorious.

Love this album!

Me encantó 💕

Wow, I really enjoyed this. It will definitely be added to my regular rotation.

A great album, beautiful guitar work and I love his voice. 4.7

One of my favorite ever albums. An absolute masterpiece from start to finish.

Comenzamos la última semana de Febrero con éste artista bellísimo y su último disco, póstumo. Un tipo que cuela en su música dulzura y melancolía, siempre desde una intimidad hipnótica. Muchas gracias por el hermoso inicio de semana.

Amazing.

De man die zelf de pijp vroegtijdig aan Maarten gaf laat het vanaf de eerste tonen klinken alsof alles misschien toch nog goed komt. Waar Jean-Baptiste Grenouille de essentie van roodharige maagden wist te destilleren perst Nick Drake een soort essentiele olie van pure hoop uit z'n eigenlijk redelijk eenvoudige klanken. Een gitaartje en wat zingen. Een half uurtje en dat is het. Ik gaf hem al twee vijven en dit is niet eens m'n favoriete album van de drie, maar alsnog geef ik ook hier vijf sterren voor.

Very replayable, I tried listening to this earlier last year but never fully immersed myself. Wow, what a blunder I did.

I love it

just perfection

I really like this album, great instrumentals and soothing tones. Definitely adding some songs to the playlist. 8/10

me gustó! folk tranquilo, chilll para desintoxicar los oidos y dejarlo de fondo para concentrarte (leer, estudiar, trabajar)

Drake lost the battle with Kendrick.

Drake is finally resolved in my mind. This record feels like it exists out of time for me

“I can take a road that can see me through.” Nick Drake is one of the biggest “what could’ve been” questions in popular music for me. He was talented and troubled almost in equal measure, and I wonder what he would’ve made if he’d lived past 26. If he would’ve made anything again. This album is a soft-touch masterpiece in my opinion, and it makes me deeply sad. Even lyrics aside, the timbre of his voice and astute guitar work are enough to move me. It’s less than half an hour of music and it feels all-encompassing. Comforting and devastating. Forgive me for being corny: thanks for the music, Nick; I wish you’d gotten the help you’d needed in this life.

Suprised

Haunting, sparse, beautiful.

Fun fact: Harvest came out 11 days earlier (54 years ago today, in fact). Hell of a one two punch for all-time acoustic albums.

Most stripped down raw nick drake album. Songs like "know" with no chorus bridge and one verse.

Durante o dia fui ouvindo mais vezes e foi-se entranhando bem. As letras são bastante poéticas, a guitarra não é nada trivial, e ler sobre a vida dele e o contexto do álbum fez-me apreciá-lo ainda mais. Gostei muito e vai ficar na minha rotação

A beautiful final album. Nick Drake is someone I discovered through this challenge that holds a special place in my heart. His music is beautiful, relatable, and impactful for me.