Pink Moon

Nick Drake writes hauntingly beautiful music. It's amazing how full and immersive his work winds up being when it's mainly just him and a guitar.

Nice

Thirty minutes, acoustic guitar, one brief piano overdub on the title track, and nothing else. Drake recorded this alone in two nights, left the tape with a receptionist at Island Records without speaking to anyone, and walked out. He died two years later at 26. The backstory is inseparable from the listen and the music carries the weight of it without needing it — which is the definition of something that exists completely on its own terms. The fingerpicking throughout is technically extraordinary — open tunings creating harmonic colors that conventional guitar playing can't produce, every note placed with a precision that the intimacy of the recording makes feel accidental and isn't. "Place to Be" and "From the Morning" are the moments where the quietness becomes something more than just quietness, the emotional directness arriving without announcement. The honest ceiling is that the narrow emotional register doesn't shift enough to generate the peaks that earn a five — same-same across the board is the accurate verdict for a record that made a deliberate choice to stay in one place and stay there completely. The sparseness is the point rather than a limitation, which is a meaningful distinction, and the craft and emotional directness earn a four despite the consistency of temperature throughout. Unlike Joanna Newsom's similar intimacy that landed at two for never quite connecting, Drake's sparseness has genuine emotional presence underneath it. The ceiling is real and the four is honest.

eh

More less.

Fatalmente, uma hora ou outra, Pink Moon chegaria ao desafio. Afinal, estamos falando do álbum mais cultuado e conhecido de Nick Drake, um dos meus cantores folk favoritos da década em que esteve em atividade. Particularmente, ainda prefiro Five Leaves Left, mas existe uma sutileza e uma tristeza tão profundas em Pink Moon que tornam essa experiência absolutamente particular. É um disco de uma introspecção impressionante, reduzido ao essencial: Nick Drake e seu violão, sem instrumentos de percussão ou qualquer outro acompanhamento que desvie a atenção daquilo que realmente importa. É como se estivéssemos diante de uma exposição extremamente íntima de seus sentimentos, quase como se ele estivesse deixando escapar aquilo que não conseguia expressar de outra maneira. É impossível não pensar também nas desilusões que Drake experimentou com o mercado musical, na dificuldade de alcançar o reconhecimento que esperava e em todos os problemas pessoais que enfrentava. Acredito que a combinação desses fatores tenha contribuído para a criação de uma obra tão desoladora e singular. Existe algo de profundamente humano nessa música, uma tristeza que parece ultrapassar os próprios limites das canções. Pink Moon não é meu álbum favorito de Nick Drake, mas é, sem sombra de dúvidas, um marco na história da música. Uma obra que precisa ser escutada por qualquer pessoa que se considere amante da música.

Gentle, emotional and tragic.

Listened

Album #282 Nick Drake: Pink Moon The internet's favourite depressed singer-songwriter, who unfortunately received no such adoration whilst he was alive. The artist who dies before they are appreciated trope is one which is tragic, yet for whatever reason always adds an extra layer of depth to their work. We never got to know what Nick Drake would be like had he lived to experience fame and universal praise; it’s possible that he would have gone off the rails and become a massive dick; I’m not saying it’s likely, but it’s certainly possible. Instead, the only version of Drake that we know is the one who was intensely sensitive, yet relatably troubled. It isn’t hard to see why Pink Moon has resonated with angsty adolescents for the better part of fifty years now; the album is short yet packed with depth, unfathomably created by just a voice and a guitar. Drake’s lyrics are abstract enough to allow universal connection, yet relatable enough for the listener to feel as though it applies to them. Nick Drake was so ahead of his time that it wasn’t until the 90s, with the likes of Elliott Smith, that guitar-wielding depressed songwriters would become mainstream, and it’s hard not to give Drake credit for inspiring that movement. An utterly raw and intimate classic that will continue to persevere in its relevance until the youth become happy; so likely always. Best Songs: Pink Moon, Things Behind the Sun, Parasite Worst Song: Know Score out of 10: 9

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…

Bueno al oído. Meh total en lo que me transmite. 5,5/10

I sleep

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

I love Nick Drake.

Day988 - the third nick drake album and easily the best

The man never recorded a song not worth hearing

5/10

Favorite songs: Pink Moon, Place to Be, Road, Which Will, Horn, Things Behind the Sun, Parasite, Free Ride, From the Morning

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

Not my cup of tea

Akustista kitaraa ja laulua. Ei oikein innostavaa.

No oli kyllä mies ja oli kyllä kitara. Ihan lepposaa lauleskelua, ei vaan kolahtanu sen ihmeemmin tähän hetkeen.

Nice guitar playing and a very intimate sound. A little too quiet for my usual mood.

OK. 2/5

Every time I listen to one of Nick Drake’s albums, I can’t help thinking about how sad his story is. He was incredibly talented and gone way too soon. There’s something about knowing that history that makes an album this quiet feel even heavier, even though the music itself is actually really relaxing. His voice is so calm and soothing, and there’s almost nothing here besides him and the guitar. That simplicity really lets you hear how good of a player he was. His playing on “Free Ride” is great, and “From the Morning” is beautiful. That might’ve been my favorite song on the album. “Pink Moon” is obviously the song everybody knows, but I don’t even think it’s the best one here. This is so short and intimate that it feels like you’re sitting in the room while he plays. Really good album.

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

2,5

I got into Nick Drake on n the early 2000s after reading an interview with Jack Johnson and he made the recommendation. Since then I’ve owned all of Nick’s records. My wife and I danced to Time of No Reply at our wedding. The voice and guitar playing are so distinct, it’s a shame he died so young. I truly enjoy all of Nick’s music.

decent

Idk I feel like im missing out but, maybe I was expecting too much? (3.5/4.0)

Mmm it’s odd. When I got the other Nick Drake album I decided to also listen to this one, and I thought back then that they were both nice, chill albums by someone with a smooth voice. Today listening to this one for the second time I found it sleep inducing - just a constant folk boring string of songs. Luckily it is less than 30 mins long. Short power nap times.

chill guitar nothing special his voice is kind of annoying

Very good, must listen.

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.

Não faz muito o meu estilo.

amazing folk album, one of my favorites

6/10 starts off strong american road vibes slowly comes down into sleepy mode. Good guitar riffs prob won’t listen again no songs added to liked

The guitar plucks drilled into my soul

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.

Acoustic albums are tricky for me. They showcase an artist at their most vulnerable because it's just their voice and guitar. In this case both Drake's voice and the guitar sound great. The biggest downside of course is the lack of variety in timbre. After a couple acoustic songs I want to hear more sounds than just guitar and voice, and when some of the songs get repetitive it further drives home the sameness of what has been heard.

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

This just isn't my style.

Truly sublime.

Nick Drake's music is so pretty. I can't hell humming along.

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.

Really enjoyed the mellow sounds.

A heady delight of ethereal beauty

Lovely. I prefer Jack Johnson, or Tracy Chapman when it comes to acoustic singers. But this was. .lovely.

3/10

Lovely chill album.

❤️

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

Extremely intimate and personal sounding. It has a certain somberness and beauty that makes it sound as if the artist was performing right in front of me in front of a fireplace.

LOOOOOVE ken ik al natuurlijk HOU van Nick Drake.

Love this man, I have to rate his albums in context so this isn't quite a 5. 4 - a great album even among this list

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.

The genre does not do much for me. That said, this is a worthy work within the eclectic British folk scene of the late sixties, early seventies. It is clever and pleasant enough to listen to.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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.

Welcome back Bob Ross of the music world. I have missed you.

Still sounds like music to paint little fluffy clouds to.

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

Listened at the airport. I like the stripped back, acoustic and the vocals to album. A little too slow for me at the current setting in listening but good album nonetheless. Standouts are pink moon, road, and parasite.

As I said in my notes on the last Nick Drake album I listened to, I enjoy his stuff way more when there's a bit more going on than just guitar and vocals, and as far as I remember, this was all just guitar and vocals. It's a really nice, soothing sound, but I couldn't help but think about how great it would be with a string quartet or some percussion or something.

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.

I wanted to rate it higher, but something in the production was bothering me the whole time, and a few of the pieces are just really bad. If you isolate the good tracks, it definitely gets another star. There are good feelings to feel here.

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.

Let's be honest, it's a bit of a snooze fest. This is what I imagine Jack Johnson sounding like if he didn't have a fun personality.

Not Nick Drake's best album, but still a Nick Drake album. First half better than the second. Great cover art though.

this is perfect for an early cloudy fall day.

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.

I kept forgetting what I was listening to and thinking "Jack Johnson?"... wonderful album. Surprised I hadn't heard it before!

Beautiful

😃 always dug the somber chill

I’m just not a fan of Nick Drake. Not my style of music.

A little boring and repetitive. In general, nice sense of nostalgia. But none of the songs really hit me. I liked “Which Will” and “From the Morning” better than the rest. One song is nice, but honestly, as an album, I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

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.

Good for chill music

A haiku: Wild how timeless Music can be when you don’t Have to try too hard.

Love this guy

Cozy acoustic album, almost witchy undertone. A little repetitive but I appreciated the imagery

Suena como el primer album de Harry Styles, me puse nostalgica.

I kinda love the music and kinda hate it the vocals. Strange.

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

Never heard of this dude before today, it's all mellow folksy type shit and I really enjoyed it, not sure what else you want me to say 4/5

Seemed very short

That Volkswagen album

Vet inte om jag gillar eller ogillar hans röst och sångstil? Gitarren verkar användas mest för rytm och melodin kommer för det mesta i form av sång vilket är rätt ballt Lyssnar inte tillräckligt på sån här musik för att kunna säga om det är något unikt eller om det är vanligt för genren Flera låtar använder också "falska" toner eller ackord på ett häftigt sätt

nice guitar

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.

I dont really get it and didnt particularly like it

Mmmmm

didn't catch me for the first couple of songs but then i enjoyed it a lot!

Bisschen langweilig

I really like Nick Drake thanks to this project, although this album was lesser of the two I've heard so far. Enjoyable but nothing stood out.

Never heard of Nick before. Nice vibes.

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.

First Listen: Nov 30 2023 while theres other nick drake albums i'd rather listen to, this is still a really good album. some of the best acoustic music ever. love it

UM GRANDE POETA, MAS SENTI QUE O ALBUM É MUITO MONÓTONO, COMO SE O FORTE DO AUTOR FOSSE A LETRA. APENAS VOZ E VIOLÃO ... É LEGAL MAS NOT THAT DEEP

포크락? 시러잉

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!

Feeling very sleepy

Favorite Song: Which Will Least Favorite: Things Behind The Sun

I listened to this one twice over and still couldn't focus on it enough to think of it critically. It was a nice backdrop and made for chill evenings outside but I don't remember a whole lot of lyrics or instrumentation sticking out. Favorite(s): Forgor Least: Forgor 2/5

Fav: Road, Things Behind the Sun L: Free Ride 4 I’m going to have to listen to this one more. Jack Johnson must have listened to this guy. Cover: 3 Name: 3.5

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.

One song (any song) is OK to listen to but they all sound the same apart from the short instrumental track Horn. That just sounded like someone having a guitar lesson! The soft voice he has is pleasant enough in small doses but I wish I could hear him let himself go once in a while. This may be a good album to drift off to sleep to perhaps. Ensured I stayed awake anyway by playing the latest Stones album straight after this :)

Absolutely beautiful album - pretty much perfect! His voice is incredible and even if you dont like the music his guitar skills are something to be in awe of. There is so much backstory and tragedy associated with Nick Drake its hard to separate the two when you listen to Pink Moon but things are never that black and white - I recently attended a talk at our local record shop by a dude who had some lost recordings of Nick Drake and by all accounts he was quite a chipper guy.

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.

Have never seen the point, weedy ramblings, so insipid. I am trying to think of a song that I can remember, or even a melody, from three albums of middle class angst. I used to regularly go to folk clubs in the 1970s and the evening would nearly always be ruined by introspective, up their arses, singers like this, with nothing really to say and shockingly bad vocals. Listening again, 50 odd years later this is worse than I remember.

Stand-out tracks: Things Behind The Sun, Free Ride Instrumentally bare. Lyrically boring. The vocals are not good. It is listenable, so I can't say I hated it. Most of it felt very half-baked though, I guess some people find that "artistic", but not me.

Highlights: Which Will I don't see the appeal. I really dislike his vocal style and his whole sound just feels like a beta test of the ukulele douche of today. The delivery is insanely monotonous and it was a burden to listen through to the end. Overall way too dull to tickle my pickle.

If this was released today, people would be so pleased and wouldn't question when it was released.

Seems like a chill folk music that they put in expensive coffee shops that gentrify your neighbourhood

Like a less divisive Cameron Winter

Nice guitar work but rather forgettable.

I like his voice and mellow was needed after bank holiday festival weekend. nothing standout but didn't hate it.

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.

Just a guy and his guitar. Very introspective, easy listening.

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Very nice album. Reminded me of someone but can't conjure who.

Mucho ingenio, se siente muy orgánico, las guitarras desafinada lo delatan a que escribía e intérpretaba con mucha sinceridad Pink Moon es su referente, pero las demás están bien también Un folk muy rústico, se siente como un abrazo a la cotidianidad esto es algo que digo sin necesariamente profundizar demasiado en las letras, me invita a estar presente, a estar ahí disfrutando el momento Un bonito álbum, recomendado y muy reescuchable a pesar de que inicialmente es como que pueda rememorar cada canción si sé el valor que cada una tiene

It’s a tiny lovely personal álbum love it so cute and intimate

Sad and lovely.

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

Folky, I enjoyed the other one more

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.

Man I feel like the only person on earth that hates this album

The older I get the better Nick Drake gets

Quite a lovely mellow and introspective acoustic album.

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.

He may be a good poet, but his playing and singing don't do anything for me except bore me to sleep.

What a genius. Such a beautiful album.

4.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nick-drake/pink-moon/ Clearly Nick Drake's best work and an album without which people like Sufjan Stevens might never have made music. His work is so much nicer without the orchestral arrangement of his other albums, focusing only on his voice and some sparse instrumentals. Lovely.

3.5 mellow and calming

Really nice to listen to, like a soft lullaby cover to cover, I like however that it isn’t afraid to be a bit haunting in a few songs Favorites are parasite, things behind the sun, the title track, and harvest breed

Pink Moon Nick Drake 1972 Genres: Folk, Rock Styles: Singer Songwriter, Folk Rock, Acoustic 1. Pink Moon (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Una misteriosa "luna rosa" se aproxima y parece representar una fuerza inevitable que terminará alcanzando a todos. La imagen puede leerse como una metáfora de la muerte, el cambio o el destino, aunque Drake nunca explica exactamente qué significa. La canción establece desde el comienzo el tono inquietante y fatalista del álbum. 2. Place To Be (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Drake contrasta la inocencia y belleza de la juventud con la oscuridad de la adultez. Recuerda un pasado en el que todo parecía más sencillo y expresa el deseo de encontrar algún lugar donde sentirse en paz, mientras reconoce cuánto ha cambiado con el paso del tiempo. 3. Road (★★★★☆) -Contexto: El camino funciona como metáfora de la vida y de avanzar sin saber realmente hacia dónde se va. Drake habla de la soledad y de la búsqueda de un destino, con una sensación de estar siguiendo el recorrido más por inercia que por tener una dirección clara. 4. Which Will (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Es una canción construida alrededor de la duda y la elección. Drake se pregunta qué camino tomar, qué persona elegir y qué dirección seguir, sin encontrar una respuesta definitiva. La incertidumbre sentimental se mezcla con una incertidumbre más existencial. 5. Horn (★★⯨☆☆) -Contexto: Breve pieza instrumental que funciona como una pausa dentro del álbum. No desarrolla una historia concreta, sino que crea un pequeño momento de suspensión entre las canciones más introspectivas. 6. Things Behind The Sun (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Drake advierte sobre las cosas ocultas detrás de las apariencias y sobre las personas que pueden engañar, herir o intentar imponer su manera de pensar. Es una reflexión sobre la desconfianza, la pérdida de inocencia y la dificultad de conservar la propia identidad frente a los demás. 7. Know (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Una canción extremadamente minimalista sobre una relación en la que existe un conocimiento íntimo entre dos personas, pero también distancia y desconexión. Drake afirma sentimientos contradictorios —amar, no preocuparse, ver al otro y al mismo tiempo no estar realmente allí— creando una sensación de vínculo que se está desvaneciendo. 8. Parasite (★★★★★) -Contexto: Drake se describe metafóricamente como un parásito de la ciudad, alguien que está tirado en el suelo y siente que no tiene un lugar propio. La canción expresa alienación, inutilidad, aislamiento y una percepción muy dura de uno mismo dentro de la sociedad. -Fav 9. Free Ride (★★★★☆) -Contexto: La canción cuestiona una existencia pasiva, como si alguien estuviera atravesando la vida gratuitamente sin participar realmente en ella. Hay una sensación de desconexión con el mundo y de frustración ante quienes viven refugiados en sus propias ilusiones. 10. Harvest Breed (★★★☆☆) -Contexto: Una pieza breve y enigmática sobre caer, dejarse llevar y acercarse a un final. La imaginería de la cosecha y de estar preparado para lo que viene puede interpretarse como aceptación de la muerte o de un cambio inevitable, aunque la canción nunca lo explica explícitamente. 11. From The Morning (★★★★☆) -Contexto: El álbum termina mirando en dirección opuesta a gran parte de lo anterior: Drake contempla la belleza de la naturaleza, el amanecer y la experiencia de estar vivo. Es una celebración serena de la existencia y deja una pequeña sensación de esperanza después de todo el aislamiento y oscuridad del disco. -TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,5)

Have a chest tattoo of a pink moon

Eigenlijk toch wel heel aardig. De moeite waard zou ik zo wel even willen zeggen.

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

Wonderful Album. Puts me in a comfy, nostalgic mood. Album is a bit monotonous overall. I like the length of 27 Min.

Phenomenally weird album cover. Not something I would typically listen to but great vibes overall. Super chill with fun guitar playing.

3.5/5

I think it’s not only important how you listen to an album but where too. Listening to this decidedly autumnal skeletal music whilst sat in a hotel on a tropical island probably isn’t the time and the place but beauty is beauty wherever you hear it. Delicate, fragile songs driven by his pained voice. Simple but excellent acoustic guitar, and carefully wrought songs. A simple pleasure

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.

Nick Drake walked so Sufjan Stevens could run.

Very cozy listen. Seems like a great companion-album for a campfire circle. Something about the sound of the guitar playing immediately puts me in an introspective state of mind. Probably a bit too bare for me to incorporate into my usual rotation--the album he did the year prior is much more lush and layered which is what I am typically more into.

Didn’t even realize I knew this artist or this album but I definitely do. Yeah this kind of thing is right up my alley, I could listen to it forever. Shocking to hear from a guy whose last review was about his plans to cry to Phoebe Bridgers all weekend! Nick Drake’s voice isn’t super strong but the overall effect is very mellowing. Made me feel like I was wrapped up in a blanket on the couch on a rainy November morning, which is one of my most preferred ways to feel. The lyrics are so raw that it almost feels intrusive to listen to some of the songs. This will for sure be going into the rotation. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “Which Will”

I liked this one. Never heard of the artist before but he has a good vibe. I'm also a sucker for a melancholy feeling, this was a great album for that! Really strong 3

I love you forever nick drake

First heard pink moon (the track) years ago and was naught a fan! Since then though I've become a little soyboy and now I lap this shit up like a kitty cat in a bowl of cream. I like his voice. I like his poetry. I feel like the songs on this album form a very nice cohesive set without feeling repetitive. Really lovely but not something I'd reach for too often, this is a whisper away from being a four but I'm trying to be tough with these.

sonic quaalude pink moon is a comfort album for me. i love nick drake & im happy to see his whole discography made this list, i think all 3 of his albums deserve it the guitar playing on this record is just excellent, i really want to try out the open tunings he was using. the fingerstyle is so full and expressive & accompanies his voice so well. also the fret buzz is perfect to me esp on know parasite is my favorite because i <3 pain and suffering . but truly i don’t think i would really listen to any of these tracks individually or put them on a playlist when the album itself is so short && like yes all the songs sound the same but to me pink moon is a singular mood more than it is a progression of tracks with different tones egg and luna bar

Det er ikkje alt som er gøy, og godt er det. Flott plate, utan krumspring men med fine låtar, nydeleg gitarspel og mykje eigenart. Dette var ein fin lytt. Personleg favoritt: Which Will.

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.

Ikke ofte jeg er innom Drake lengre, men denne er jo veldig fin og skal jeg høre på Nick så blir det stort sett denne. Ble spilt bra mye på nachspiel på studentradioen i sin tid. Ikke fryktelig spennende og er jeg i beit for fyr med kassegitar så spiller jeg oftere Elliott Smith.

De to første albumene skaffet jeg meg før denne. Dessverre rakk Volkswagen akkurst å lage tv-reklame av Pink Moon før jeg fikk hørt plata første gang. På ingen måte Nick Drake sin feil dette her, men hodet mitt har altså albumet arkivert som den kommersielle tv-reklame-plata. Sellout! Har man først havnet der er det vanskelig å komme tilbake. Pink Moon er innmari fin, men jeg elsker den ikke.

Nick Drake - Pink Moon Formatet er enkelt og nedstrippa (Nick + gitar og/eller piano). Ei ganske kort plate med vemodige viser skrevet med ein temmeleg poetisk penn. Månen, jorda og sjøen... og tida som renn ut. Og som me veit: Dette blei jo avskjedsbrevet hans. Eg har alltid likt, men aldri elska denne musikken. Nick Drake har ei stemme som ligg lågt, nesten litt mumlande og for meg blir den i overkant monotom. Og så syns eg desse songane held jamnt ganske høgt nivå. Den voldsomme klassikarstatusen er eg ikkje heilt med på. 6/10

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

I’m not experiencing the infatuated rush of when I heard “Bryter Layter” five months back, but I’m no less convinced. The loss of the luscious instrumentation and accoutrements puts the guitar up front, which has a propulsive, theatrical quality of a scroll of principles being laid out, line by line, words sung in a code that is indecipherable but intuitive. Kraftwerk are the only others on this list that leave a similar impression, strangely. The songs are lovely riddles.

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.

Great introduction to Nick Drake and 60/70’s singer song writers.

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

A nice easy listening album. Not the one I’d have chosen (unless of course there’s another one later).

Beautiful

Very calming. Good music to poop to.

absolutely blown away by this album. i listened to it at least 3 times having never heard of it beforehand. a true hidden gem

Cat Stevens sprinkled his albums with pop songs. Nick goes all in on the melancholy, which makes for a great if overlooked album. I’ll admit it was a Volkswagen commercial that introduced me to him and I bought the album shortly thereafter.

3,5

Albun muy corto para sereñ primero empezamos mal ‘ero nick drake te quiero

Really good

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

Never listened before but very nice. Lovely guitar and instrumentals, deep boy shit.

Zo rustgevend!

Te herhalende en eentonige liedjes, ik werd er nerveus van. Jammer want de albumcover is super cool

I did not realize how old this album is. Gives me very different perspective on it.

Pink pink pink ... Great album

A decent example of a quiet, Sunday morning coffee album. It’s by no means the perfect version of that, but it’s still a good listen. 3.5 stars rounding down

Great album, much better and more interesting than I thought it would be.

Amei ok??? Sensação de paz absurda

I love Nick Drake. I get an immediate sense of calm whenever he is on. I hadn’t however heard this album before, it had been a welcome addition to my knowledge of his work. Will definitely be listening to this again.

Great album, but nothing incredibly memorable about it. Very consistent. I would rate just about every song a 4/5, but unfortunately there is nothing about the album that takes it to the next level for me.

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

Bastante chill pero la usaría de fondo mientras estudio

All songs sound kind off similar to each other almost feels like the whole album is one continuous song

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.

Not bad

I've listened to this album a few times before, so I'm a bit biased. I'm glad I have though, as I think Nick Drake's appeal really comes out after the first couple listens. His lyrics are weird and his guitar work somewhat experimental, and it all doesn't feel very cohesive until you change your field of focus a bit and enjoy the package as a whole. Worth it though, because when you do you get some of the best singer-songwriter work of the century. Nick Drake is quiet, reserved, and you can feel this burgeoning confidence that only gets to exist when he picks up an acoustic guitar and just lets it tell his story. It's saccharine, melancholic, a chamomile tea lounging on the patio on a dewy Saturday morning. Fav tracks: Pink Moon, Horn, Things Behind The Sun

great fall music, super chill

Sad, decent.

First listen..interesting background as I had never heard of him. Enjoyed it something I will come back to and explore his other albums

Second Nick Drake album in this list. It’s nice enough.

Another one? Really? I still don’t get it.

I enjoyed this album, even if the style is not exactly what I am usually interested in. Short but sweet, it’s 11 folksy, acoustic songs that are each 2-3 minutes of warmth. I understand why this album is on the list, and I’m glad to have listened to it, but it’s probably not something I will frequent very often.

Wow this was amazing. I recognized his voice but not any of the songs.

A beautiful, understated album that I know I haven't fully unlocked yet. Nick Drake's fingerpicked guitar is the clear standout, and the title track immediately earned a second listen. The lyrics haven't completely connected with me yet, but I can already tell this is an album that rewards patience. It's not one that grabs you immediately—it slowly invites you back.

Not a bad album, just not for me.

I feel his 3rd release is not as good as his 1st 2 albums. Still a good listen and it was very daring to go it alone just him b his guitar.

Nice...first time heard something like this...every song sounds like they can be used as an outro for any movie...best for listening while sleeping...surely for sleeping playlists.....so soothing

I did really dig this album! I could see myself getting lost in it again, but I still wouldn’t think of it as a favorite. Although, I will admit that I do think that it would grow on me more and more with each listen. I feel like recently this album has been appearing all over the place so it’s cool I finally got to sit down and listen to it

Not my bag. Pink Moon is about the only song here that resonates with me.

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.

Very cool and mellow. Different from the other folk records on the list. Really enjoyed it like a brief respite from the elctronica.

That was pleasant. 3 stars

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

This is super creative singer/songwriter music. The way he uses his guitar to accent the melodies is sick. 8.25/10

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.

Beautiful album

Eu comi o disco pela capa linda de primeira, porém me decepcionou um pouco.. é um disco de proposta simples, como se fosse uma reunião em volta da fogueira com apenas a voz e o violão. Não é ruim. Comparado a grande massa de “artistas”/discos/musicas tão genéricos e descartáveis que temos hoje em dia isso aqui é praticamente uma obra prima, mas já ouvi discos de folk bem mais agradáveis e melhor trabalhados.

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

Tämä oli toinen kuuntelemani Nick Draken albumi enkä vielä ihan täysin ymmärrä hypeä. En kauheasti välitä Draken uneliaasta lauluäänestä, mutta ehkä tämäkin levy vaatisi tarkempaa perehtymistä.

Great album

Nick Drake, but even more stripped-down. Still great. 4.0/5.0: Great

i have similar thoughts on this as i did with the last nick drake album we had. this is hauntingly beautiful. not really my thing but very good

plutôt tranquille, sympa mais assez plat

Such beautiful music.

Nick drake is bliss. I like it. Sometimes it’s a little too chilled that I feel I can ignore it - maybe that’s Nick Drake’s voice or just that there isn’t a driving drum beat or something

Great, already listened to it tho. Pink moon pink moon pink moon

I have heard this album once or twice before. Even so, it is clear this album is a grower and not a shower. The songs have a certain beauty to them that feels vintage. Not overly flashy in any sense. One that will take dozens more listens to appreciate.

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.

Quite possibly the worst album ever written and should be called Stink Moon

Mellow, fit for the ideal mood - Sunday lazing or sentimental moseying

It was pretty chill and songs seemed to blend in together seamlessly. Nice vocals, but in my opinion this style isn’t really for me. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I would’ve liked.

Cool album cover. Can’t say the same for the music. It was boring from start to end and not one song stood out to me. 4/10

Not my favorite style

not my fav type of music but its very peaceful

Although it has its charm, this isn’t the kind of genre I would listen to. This was a first time for me and while it’s not my favourite, I appreciated it.

Great music. Don't know if its sacrilege or not but I was thinking a remaster with proper sounds mixi g would service this wonders. With better sounds quality this would be an easy 4.

Pre Listen: Very striking album cover. I wonder if it has any symbolism, or if it's just some random nonsense. I like the weird clown looking dude on it. Never heard of this guy, so no expectations. Notable Tracks: Things Behind the Sun - Favorite track. Adding to my playlist, man I love the sound of this one. It's both melancholic and gentle, while being a bit eerie and hopeful? Very unique song. Know - Least favorite song, it's the most repetitive sounding out of an already somewhat repetitive album. Nick's gonna break his guitar strings if he keeps strumming like that too. Parasite - Another high point for me. The guitar chord progressions remind me of 'Hey Prudence' from the Beatles. Post Listen: I think this is the first all-acoustic, single musician album I've gotten on here so far? Pretty good one too, very nice. I appreciate toned down albums like this one quite a bit. It helps that Nick's voice is really soft, soothing, and gentle, as is his guitar playing. Every song feels like a warm blanket, or sitting by a low fire on a cool summer evening. It also helped I was driving through rural mountain roads listening to this one, it felt very cozy and fitting. That said, the songs do start to get a bit repetitive, individually they are all great, but back to back they start to blend. Nick's got a style, and sticks with it, and there's nothing wrong with it, but for a full album I look for a bit more variety. I may fall asleep to this album sometime. I think I'd sleep to it very well, 4/5

Really beautiful, melancholy stuff but it does get a bit boring. Interesting in that I really enjoyed it as an album but I have zero interest in listening to any song individually. Just seems like something to listen to when the mood calls for it.

Just ok, pleasant enough

Don't like the accent and voice too much. Also, the strumming and melodies i find rather boring. Guitar sound is not so clear, rather booming. Things behind the sun i quite like. The strumming gains some traction towards the end of the album.

OK. I enjoyed the music.

Un album muuuy tranquilo, como para escuchar en un momento de relajacion, altamente recomendado

wanted to love this but just way too slow for my taste

Hopefull, Sadness, annoyance, acceptance, intimate and regret

Super mysig skiva. Väldigt lugn och tankarna börjar flöda. 4/5

love the vibes

Solid album, not the best lyrically but I liked the guitar

It's a beautiful album and Nick's voice deserves the spot on this list by himself. Most memorable song: 5/5 - Pink Moon Least memorable song: 2/5 Cohesion: 4/5

Unable to get through this

It really isn’t bad at all, I just find it soo boring I’m sorry

Oddly beautiful, nice acoustic album. Liked it a lot!

Oh, it's nice! It's a very warm and cozy feeling album despite the very dark context and aftermath of the album itself. Just like the title of the album, it feels like basking in the warm glow of an amber moon while staring at the stars. While I don't think it's the masterpiece people swear by, it has a very simple job of immersing the listener and it passes with flying colors.

I don’t understand the obsession with this guy. His music makes me want to listen to folk music but not listen to more of his music.

Sad, beautiful, perfect for listening while sitting in the emergency room or a long walk under autmn leaves.

Just incredible. What a talent, gone too soon.

Beautiful record

I don't really buy into the mythology of Nick Drake and I wouldn't have all his albums on this list but this is probably my favourite of his. The starkness lends focus to his guitar playing which is his strongest suit, even though there are stumbles in it. The flaws add to an intimate feel which just isn't there for me in his other albums.

I don't have much to say about this album. It was pleasant. It was chill. It was folksy. It also didn't have many standout moments. My favorite song was "Things Behind the Sun." 3/5

Very soft, chill and somber songs. This sound probably influenced a whole generation of singers. Need to be in the mood for this, but the album grew on me.

Pink Moon - not my type of music I dont like the concept and structure of the song 2/10 Harvest Breed - like the lyrics though just 4 lines, very short 1972 Album not my taste All short songs

La guitarra es genial, pero no es mi estilo de música

This is fucking amazing

Muito bom

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.

muy chill.

its so soft and melancholy all at the same time. its like a quiet sort of sadness combined with a transcendental sort of peace. i wonder if theres a story to go with the album but i couldnt dissect the lyrics enough for that

Easy listening Liking the troubadour vibe Cool for rainy afternoon

No me desagrado pero la verdad es qu yo no tengo ningún tipo de conexión con este tipo de músico, no es lo mío

Pink Moon is a beautifully peaceful and melancholic album, and I was instantly captivated by the gentle vocals and delicate acoustic guitar. It's a lovely, calming record that I have a feeling will grow on me with each listen.

The only saving grace this album had was that it lasted under 30 minutes. Folk Rock genuinely haunts my very existence.

Respeito seu trabalho Nick Drake, um álbum bem cru e íntimo, realmente demonstra a dor que você quis passar e isso você conseguiu muito bem. Definitivamente um ótimo guitarrista, criar uma melodia tão única sentado com seu violão e apenas um microfone à sua frente demonstra muito talento. Talvez a falta de uma produção mais trabalhada tenha sido a parte ruim desse álbum, por muitas vezes os acordes ficavam mais altos que o vocal, além de momentos em que o violão parece levemente desafinado nas cordas mais graves, oque atrapalhou um pouco minha experiência com uma dor de cabeça.

Meh

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

Basic 3/5 album

Yeah, pretty good folk tunes. I like Nick Drake and his overall vibe. I connected more with some of his other albums though.

This album is just what I needed to listen to. Nice and chill and although I didn't listen to a ton of the lyrics. I could read from other reviews and from listening to some of them that they're really impactful. I'd listen to this again.

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.

An obviously great album but not one that i would consider a personal favourite. I appreciate how short it is and there are a couple of fantastic songs on here but I do think it's a bit too repetitive and stripped back for my tastes, even if it is one of the better albums in this style that I've heard.

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.

Jeg synes godt nok at det her var fedt. Jeg tror generelt at jeg får ret svært ved at give et album jeg aldrig har hørt før 5 stjerner - Det er som om at det bare kræver flere gennemspilninger og/eller en overbevisning om at det vil være noget jeg vender tilbage til. Med det sagt, så har begge Nick Drake albums på listen so far været totalt fede. Glæder mig til mere!

Et af de albums, der virkelig fortjener et ekstra lyt 3.9

Ud over titelnummeret, har jeg ikke rigtig hørt Nick Drake før. Det bliver ikke sidste gang det bliver sat på!

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

a really chill, really nice easy album to listen to

5/10

mooi, rustig

This is my favorite of his albums. The title track is a great song. He was one we lost too soon.

Timeless chill tunes

Definitely a distinct vibe and got some guitar inspiration, will listen again

85