Pink Moon

I knew Nick Drake’s story already and I know my teenage daughter likes him. How did I never get round to listening? Just lovely

This is a great acoustic album. Never listened to it before, added to my playlist.

Awesome album....timeless.

god

So good but so sad

9/10

Easy 5 stars. not much to say. it’s fantastic.

This album is too consistent in tone and concise to not be one of the best ever. Moody, with dark vocals, but still bright, uniquely played guitar. No album conveys as strong of a feeling as this. A magnificent record. 5 Stars

Oh, another record I've adored for years. It was lovely to get to re-visit this one! It makes me feel all cozy inside.

Dit was al zeker en vast een album dat ik al vaak heb geluisterd, maar door wat meer achtergrondinformatie en aandachter te luisteren heb ik de genialiteit ervan meer ingezien. Prachtige songwriting en tijdloos.

I really liked this album. It felt like open mic night. I could go along with the swag of the music without having heard any of it before. Short and sweet.

This record is so good. I've been searching for a copy on vinyl for ages. It's so sad and warming at the same time.

Goated.

Amazing voice. This is probably in my top 5 just below Jeff Buckley. Why do legends leave so soon 😭😭

My only complaint is that this album is too short and there's not more Nick Drake. His previous album was not at all like this, and he doesn't have any later albums (at least on Spotify). Bummer. This was some really good, chill stuff. 4.5.

This was a beautiful album that was recorded so intimately that I felt like I was in the room with Drake. This was my first of his recordings and it clicked immediately. Then I learned his story and I gotta stop falling for musicians who kill themselves. I considered listening to the other two records immediately, but I think I will spread them out.

Dude was a depressed genius.

Нежно очень, люблю такое. И в настроение попало

A gem. Understated and brilliant

An incredible album from a tragic soul. Much like Van Gogh, Nick Drake suffered for his art and never saw the fruits of his labor during his lifetime. He influenced many of my favorite artists though, including myself. Could listen to this album over and over again. Standout Tracks: Pink Moon, Place to Be, Horn, From the Morning

Big fan of this one.

I had never heard of Nick Drake or any of his songs. I was pleasantly surprised by this one!

Perfect

ovo je himna jeseni. imam ga na vinylu. definitivno ako si jesenska osoba, ako imalo imaš osjećaja itd, ovo je za tebe.

Lying on the white couch in Průhonice hearing the indistinct chatter of the adults at the Thanksgiving table across the room. The room is filled with a rich wood-scented smell of antique furniture and of food. An old TV next to a carved oriental-themed dresser with rural imagery shines with a dim blue retro light as the DVD symbol keeps bouncing off the sides of the screen. Wrapped up in a fur blanket I lay on the side of the couch next to a wall socket holding my tattered cable waiting for my phone to charge. Filip comes to check up on the tv every once in a while from whiches speakers there comes music, calm, soothing. Uneaten food rests on the table as I slowly fall asleep to wake up on the backseats of the car turning into our street with the orange glowing streetlights pleasantly shining into my eyes. I get carried to bed, covered by a blanket and I drift off once again. Life is simple, good. 9/10 as background. Evokes dreams and memories

It totally fit the mood of getting ready for nultá hodina while it's still dark outside. It's a wonderful album, beautiful in its simplicity. Would listen again.

I don't think this album clicks for me like it does for other, but I can absolutely see why it hits so hard for those people that do get it. Very ahead of its time at parts in terms of the atmosphere it created, and pretty cool someone leaning into more atmospheric music during a very songwritey era

Loved it. A little too short. It clocks in at under 30 minutes. Great early modern folk. 5/5

This is an album that just makes you feel sad. It's a hollow feeling, but in a good way, which I don't know if I've experienced in an album before. It just is so obvious Drake is going through something terrible, and over fifty years later you can't do anything but sit there and listen to his sorrows. It still has this melancholic feeling to it which could make you feel perhaps more uplifted, but like getting gut punched by a flower. It really helps that the album is short, because it does get a bit repetitive, just being Drake and his guitar, but it still is the perfect representation of what folk music would be going through in the coming years, and Nick Drake was just too ahead of the curb to know it. Fantastic record, and a folk magnum opus.

Perfection.

Brilliant in its simplicity. Really enjoyed this album, glad I can say I've heard of Nick Drake and listened to his music.

Very melodramatic, easy listen. Folk, singer songwriter

This is one of the greatest albums. So influential, so wonderful.

An intimate and beautiful album by a tortured soul. Nick Drake's masterpiece - one of those albums that are simply impossible to hate.

4.5/5 This is so good and chill, I'm surprised I haven't heard anything by Nick Drake before, it's right up my alley. It doesn't have the same highlight tracks that some of my other high-rated albums so far have (Paranoid, The Man Comes Around), but it's a very complete piece. Best track: Parasite

I'm depressed :'(

I see Nick Drake, I give 5 stars

Sounds like 90's rock but from the 70's?? I'll be revisiting for sure

Pink Moon by Nick Drake is a critically acclaimed album that is widely regarded as a masterpiece of contemporary folk music . The album was recorded in just two nights, with Drake accompanying himself only on acoustic guitar, except for the title track, on which he overdubs a brief, lovely piano part . The album is known for its sparse, haunting, and introspective sound, and it is one of the most musically stripped-down and emotionally naked albums ever recorded . The lyrics of Pink Moon are often attributed to Drake's mental state, and the album is a deeply personal and introspective reflection of his inner struggles and turmoil . The album's simple and raw lyrics, combined with Drake's silky vocals and acoustic guitar, create a sense of melancholy and introspection that continues to resonate with audiences today . Overall, Pink Moon is a powerful and emotionally resonant album that showcases Drake's immense talent as a songwriter and musician . While it may not have the best songs of his career, it is easily his most intimate and personal work . The album's themes of isolation, social commentary, and spirituality are conveyed through Drake's poetic and evocative lyrics, which are complemented by his delicate guitar playing and haunting vocals . Pink Moon is a must-listen for fans of contemporary folk music and anyone who appreciates raw, emotionally honest songwriting

I can imagine this album had a huge influence on Radiohead

Me ha gustado mucho.

I loved this all the way through. Felt like it was too short so I listened to it a second time!

So far my fav, for a gloomy day

Love this just as much as the first time. Thanks VW for injecting it back into popular culture!

Great album. Reminds me of Erik May. Always enjoyed Nick Drakes simple folksy music.

It’s not necessarily something I would have chosen to put on, but I will definitely be returning to this one. A beautiful, short and gentle album by a more than troubled individual. The simplicity is something to be appreciated - just the listener, and Drake. Offers real insight about a man who had no interest in the fame or promoting himself, and for that alone a pleasure to listen to. It’s a great shame he never witnessed what success he had posthumously. Songs added to playlist: - Know

So beautiful my god

Great chill background album.

Always have time for Nick Drake. Good music for a Saturday morning.

Folk, introspection ambiance

Gentle and beautiful. This is gonna be the second 5 star so far. Oddly enough, both folk albums, which I don't usually like. This one is heartbreaking in all the right ways. I don't love every song, but the few I do are unbelievably pretty and sad. Things Behind The Sun is my standout favorite, and I found myself listening to it over and over after hearing it the first time. It's captivating, but simple. The guitar lines are exactly what I look for in dark, sad, beautiful chord structures. Parasite and Harvest Breed are also both great tracks in a similar vein. I'll revisit this one frequently, for sure.

Hauntingly beautiful. This album has been the soundtrack to hard times for me

I read that this is the Nick Drake record that most begin with, and I am no exception. For me though, writing something about this record is like trying to write something about someone I've loved forever; I still love them as much as I ever have, if not more since our love has matured over time, but it's really hard to see them with new eyes and articulate that in a way that's useful to anyone else. I think the best that I can offer is that one can't listen to this album and not feel something, and isn't that precisely why so many of us turn to music, to feel something?

Grandfather to Iron and Wine, Elliot Smith, and all Wes Anderson soundtracks. Music for driving away from your girlfriends dorm after breaking up with her.

Finding this album in my college days would have fucked me up. Back then I was really into contemporary sad-boy artists like Elliott Smith, Galaxie 500, and Pedro the Lion. Even if this album was unknown to those guys it certainly touches the same parts of the psyche as the best of their work. The spartan, clear production and concise confessional songs make the whole album feel very near and honest. The rare hooks highlight engaging melodies that are just enough to hang Drake's bedroom vocals on.

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this album made me want to be a upside down caterpillar spinning my cocoon

I mean, it's a classic right. Absolutely stunningly beautiful and forever one of the greatest singer songwriter records.

Prachtig. Met het hele levensverhaal van de beste man erbij een enorm tragische zwanenzang. Breekbaar en (mede daardoor) zo mooi.

A sparse and haunting album that is the prettiest suicide note ever. Great guitar playing

Melancholic, beautiful, sad

What a beautiful album from such a tortured soul. An incredible voice and masterful playing, it’s a shame that his career was short and relatively unknown.

Absolutely nothing fancy about this, and its simplicity is a breath of fresh air. Just hypnotically pretty acoustic guitar, a world-weary voice, and some great songwriting. This seems like the most relaxed and least self-aware of his three albums - like he got the confidence to just do his songs and leave it at that. His voice sounds very natural here, and he has the confidence to leave many of these songs under the 3-minute mark. None of this needs any padding or embellishment, because it's pure stellar music-making. I probably say this every time I give one of his album's a proper listen... but I think this one might be my favourite Nick Drake album. 5*

Gentle and smooth. Interesting melodies and timing that keep the ear engaged. Is this Elliott Smith’s dad or something? I thoroughly enjoyed this album.

…and now I, too, am a lifelong Nick Drake fan. I am aware of Nick’s story and the majority opinion of the context of this album. But frankly, it’s easy and a little lazy to view Pink Moon through a lens of mental health. I think it’s an unfortunate association that detracts from a beautiful, perfectly rendered work of art which can also be described as delicate; not depressed, or sensitive rather than sad. These quiet songs allow the listener time and space for appreciation without distraction and without digging through layers of something that might have become overly produced, had Nick achieved some of the success he missed out on while living. I’ve resisted the temptation of listening to Nick’s two earlier albums so I could appreciate Pink Moon on its own merits. Maybe once I’ve auditioned the other two I’ll feel differently about the tone and setting of these songs. Either way it’s been so nice to have all weekend with this album before being served my next selection. What a treasure.

This is beautiful. I don't love the lower range of his voice, but I feel so comfortable listening to him. Roads is an amazing song. I've actually been hoping to start a new playlist for my fall vibes, and Roads got to start it for me. An amazing album. Intimate but comfortable, relaxing but emotional. I loved every song.

Underrated singer/songwriter. Gone too soon. Great album

Interesting I loved it , so calm

One of the all time greats, just a beautiful record front to back

Great! Coffee hose music couldnt tell that the album was from the 70's. Very chill jam band sound

unbelievable talent

Another Nick Drake, another 5. Perfection.

Original sad dad music

5 no notes, if you don't tear up listening to this ur a psycho faves: place to be, parasite

Didn’t know this album but wauw ❤️

One of the best morning album of all time. Pretty melancholy album too

acoustic porn

I know this album well. He’s only recorded one bad song and it’s not on this album.

AMAZXINg

it was 5*s when i listened to it 20 years ago. it's 5*s now. just sublime

Maravilloso. No se como no lo conocía hasta ahora.

нежность, тоска, усталость

pink moon by nick drake was sitting in an old attic corner waiting patiently for me to dust it off and realize i was missing a crucial piece of my soul

Great sad guitar music, proto elliot smith

Beautiful acoustic tunes for sadboy hours

well this is just a perfect album in every way

a soft and wispy acoustic gem of an album that oozes beauty, nostalgia, and a profound sadness. terrific stuff

Great find. Amazing folk album.

Me ha gustado mucho.

Excellent album. The guitar is so nice and relaxing and his vocals are very soothing. He's a sad story though.

Aw hell yeah, love Pink Moon. One of the greatest folk albums of all time? I think so. Just a beautiful album, it makes me feel my feelings and stuff.

Good shit

Absolute classic, but I may be biased as this has been a fav since I was about 16

Thought I didn't know his music but instantly recognised the title track. Loved the album, definitely one I will listen to many more times

Intimate and melancholy - I had a good cathartic cry triggered by this album. Thanks, Nick Drake.

I’ve listened to this album dozens of times over the years.

Masterpiece.

Incredible album. Having it come up in the list so close to an Elliott Smith album heightens their obvious similarities but also reveals some pretty major differences. Smith usually sounds so plaintive and desperate; Drake sounds so much more comfortable and settled, and this is somehow even more sad. A perfect twenty-eight minutes.

i didn’t know i loved this album till today

WONDERFULL

Really grew on me Favorite Tracks: Pink Moon, Road 4.5-5/5

One of my all time favourite albums. An immediate and automatic 5 stars.

Beautiful, syncopated, dreamy tunes I’ve never heard before. Remarkable story of Nick Drake.

Short album at only 28 minutes. Nice sound.

Is it fair to give it 5 stars just for having a fantastic album art? Probably not. But on top of that it really is great music. The songs are delicate and soft yet imaginitive and really catchy. Nick had a knack for creating simple melodies with just his guitar and voice. I've already been coming back to this constantly and love it already. 9/10

I’ve been meaning to listen to Nick Drake for a while now, but kept forgetting. I’m so glad this was the album because it’s beautiful. Absolutely brilliant.

Great album. Wonderful acoustic guitar melodies, low and calming vocals, each track distinct while still maintaining and overall style for the album.

I wish I could live inside this album. It's so comfortable with its simple approcach to songwriting. Just a voice and an acoustic guitar. I'll be revisiting this one over and over and over. 5/5

For this project I am listening to every single album, even those already familiar to me. So I was waiting for the perfect moment to listen to this one, when I could really listen to Nick Drake's lyrics and fingerpicking and chords and absorb it all. An absolutely beautiful album - sad yet achingly hopeful, even more so knowing Nick Drake's backstory and that this was his final album before he died at 26. An easy 5/5.

Fantastic, Nick Drake was a genius.

Easily my favorite so far, I saved every song.

Had no idea going in what this was or what to expect but I found it amazing. A raw, emotional portrait of a troubled man. Short and powerful.

The way that he captures melancholy in his lyrics is unmatched and he certainly had a natural talent for the guitar, his choice of tuning is as strange as it is fascinating. Nick Drake was the textbook example of tortured artist, gone too soon but I’m deeply grateful to be able to listen to such a profound work of art in this lifetime.

Classic, love it. Between the lyrics, guitar composition, and that warm warm guitar sound and creamy vocals I'd recommend it to most.

Where to possibly begin? Fifty years on from its release, “Pink Moon” has become inseparable from Nick Drake’s tragic mental health deterioration and eventual suicide two years after release, aged just twenty-six. While I don’t think it’s the explicit, “all-hope-lost” suicide note many might see it as, the association is unavoidable: “Pink Moon” is widely regarded as one of the most unflinching, personal albums of all time. This alone brings a good deal of its acclaim, but why else? What are these five stars for? For a winning less-is-more approach. This album hits all the harder for being twenty-eight minutes when it could have been fifty-eight. For the devastating simplicity of the title track’s lyric “None of you stand so tall; the pink moon’s gonna get you all”. For the removal of each and every superfluous musician from the line-up after Drake’s previous releases, “Five Leaves Left” and “Bryter Layter”. In time, Drake showed the world that his songs would shine the brightest when unadorned. For every cavernous space in between phrases in “Horn”. For the almost-unbearable intimacy. Drake’s close-mic vocals rarely rising above a whisper, audible squeaks and buzzes on his guitar. Such striking clarity of production which places him in the room with the listener. For foreshadowing Radiohead’s entire career in “Parasite”. For the album’s quiet determination to blow against the wind with its sparse construction, and against every contemporary review or critic which either overlooked or derided it. You bastards. For all the dark days “Place to Be” and “Which Will” have carried me through, as well as I’m sure many a Nick Drake fan. Both heartbreaking, and two of the very best. For the melodic sensibilities of these songs: each wafer-thin hook exposed and trembling, but above all beautiful. “Things Behind the Sun”, “Place to Be”, “Pink Moon”… wow. For the ominous poetry of “Harvest Breed”, hinting in four lines at an ambiguous journey towards death, or rebirth. For Drake’s magnificent and underrated guitar playing, and for all the hours I’ve spent trying to nail “From the Morning”, doggedly tuning to BEBEBE and barely managing it at half-speed. For “now we rise, and we are everywhere”. Words to punctuate Drake’s final recorded song, the jewel of his entire catalogue, and words which can be read on his gravestone in Tanworth-in-Arden. For every note. Every line. Every grey day. Every new morning. And every shining pink moon.

*Parasite

One of my go-to albums in the autumn time. Warm, fuzzy, intimate folk music at it's best.

The last artistic expression of a life cut tragically short, Pink Moon is Nick Drake’s soul poured onto vinyl. Loneliness and despair, made beautiful.

One of my favorite artists of all time is Elliott Smith so when I first heard Nick Drake, I was on board immediately. The similarities are obvious but I was blown away when I found out Drake was doing this in the late 60s/early 70s. There's something timeless about the arrangements and melodies. The songwriting, stripped down production and soft, warm vocals give it a melancholic feel but I wouldn't call it sad. It's more somber but also comforting. This is a great rainy day record as are Drake's other albums.

I didn't know I knew this one! What a good song! Wow. That May have been the best guy and his guitar album I've ever heard. So nice!

And here I was thinking Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” was raw. This album is one of the most sensitive, confessional, and melancholy albums I’ve heard without understanding the lyrics. Nick Drake delivers pure folk, with nothing but his breathy vocals billowing over his guitar, which plays simple accompaniment. It seems to draw the listener’s attention to the lyrics, but the lyrics are vague and mysterious, as if describing another world. And yet its emotional power is not diminished. While you may not “get it” on your first listen, subsequent listens will go by quickly due to the album’s length. And it’s nigh impossible to capture this album’s full worth from one listen. Each moment is passing but precious. To truly savour each moment, each intimate story of isolation and melancholy, this album demands your full attention. And it will reward you with a beautiful expression of emotion all the orchestras in the world could not parallel. Standout Songs: “Pink Moon” “Place to Be” “Road” “Parasite”

I wake up today listening to this álbum. Such a pearl!

In his final album, Drake drops the busy baroque instrumentation of his prior two albums in favor of a minimalist style of just him and his acoustic guitar. These songs are immensely beautiful with simple yet powerful imagery, with themes of depression, loneliness, and alcoholism, featuring reoccurring symbolism of the landscape and sky, and the juxtaposition of day and night. Every song stands out here, with plenty of memorable moments that leave lasting impressions, and interludes "Horn", "Know", and "Harvest Bread" give us breaks to breathe. Drake's soft voice and pauses press more weight on each phrase. But even his guitar alone is pleasing to listen to. Sometimes simple and repetitive but other times lush and active (as in "From the Morning"). This is one of those albums that could sound a bit boring and one-dimensional yet pleasant at first but then grow more and more after you look into the lyrics.

This album was super calming and very welcomed at this point of my life. It felt nice to just sit down and not have to worry for a while.

This album is beautifully melancholy, I loved it

Moody and dark. One of the best acoustic singer-songwriter albums. Free Ride is my favorite song on here.

грустный шепот

I really liked this. It's quiet, it's peaceful, acoustic guitar and slow yet sprightly songs. It put me in mind of having a somewhat wistful day at the beach. I particularly liked "Place to Be" and "Harvest Breed."

One of the most emotional, melancholic and intimate albums ever. Nick Drake created magic by using only his voice, guitars and piano on this record. I wish he would have lived long enough to see how many people love his music today.

Always found this guy fascinating. Great album

fabulous

New to me, I liked it a lot!

A light night/early morning album if there ever was one. Sparse and understated, Drake would kill himself after recording this masterpiece. Beautiful and terribly sad at the same time. Best Tracks: Pink Moon; Which Will; From The Morning

One of the most beautiful albums every made. Perfect for a rainy day.

This album is beautiful. Will probably be listening to this a lot

Listen to this one regularly. It’s beautiful from start to end.

Love, Love, Love this album. It's all ambiance and atmosphere for me. Same reason I love Iron & Wine I suppose, delicate and complicated fingerpicking and whispery lyrics you can get lost in. If you like this, John Martyn's Solid Air is a good listen as well, the title track is dedicated to Nick Drake.

I love this album. I can definitely feel Nick Drake's influence on a lot of my favorite bands.

This is one of those highly revered cult albums that lives up to its hype. It's haunting, simple, and beautiful. An album I always feel like I don't spend enough time with from an artist I know I haven't spent enough time with.

This was amazing. First album on here which is by an artist i never heard of before and with songs I truly enjoyed. Acoustic music at it's absolute best

The simplicity of this album is amazing. This album gave me a feeling of being alone. It makes me see Nick Drake creating this album just by himself. I didn’t expect to like this but this album brought be calm and steady emotions.

Excellent album. Nick Drake's mellow, moody brand of folk music is always a delight to listen to, and 'Pink Moon' is one of the best examples of his craft. The fact that this album sounds surprisingly modern goes to show the profound impact it would have on future acts.

I already listened to it before you recommended me.

A classic Nick Drake album: close to perfection, a bit sparser than the other two Nick Drake albums (only vocals and guitar). All three of them are on the 1001 list, and I assume Nick Drake is the only artist with a 100% score.

Another collection of wonderful, beautifully performed songs.

Stilled timeless beauty.

notes - Third and final album by singer songwriter nick drake - I LOVE this album - especially in winter - Most songs on here are around the 2 minute mark, say what they need to say and get out - His unique vocal style and guitar playing are the focus - nothing to disctract - After finishing his previous album with a backing band and guests he wanted to do an album with just him - The result is an extremely personal and intimate album - His last release before his death 2 years later fav - Road - Love the dizzying guitar arpeggio style least fav - Know - Definitely the weakest song on here 5/5 - love this album, listen to it all the time

28 exceptional minutes of music. Mesmerizing, gorgeous, but also hooky in very unique ways. The way he composes is unlike anyone else. Man and guitar fused, sounding like an orchestra.

I wish this album never ended. Same thing with this man’s life. I could get lost in his music forever. Just a guitar and his voice but it feels like an entire band. Truly an incredible, generational talent.

Pinka moon is on its way

I was genuinely upset when I found out I was on the final song; I wanted to spend more time in this tender little moment. Something about Nick Drake just leaks down into my bones and settles in my soul; haunting, touching, gorgeous. I guess I can say now that I think he has a perfect discography; what a sendoff.

Already listened one of my favourites

Just beautiful

Really like this sorta stuff

My favorite piece of melancholia to ever be released. Nick drake perfectly captures the emotional milieu of wistfulness, lethargy, and yearning. Truly transporting and one of its kind. I’m only sad there’s not more nick drake to listen to.

Loved what this man could do with a guitar and his voice. Very comforting music. Loved it.

Teehee

Pink Moon was the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. Recorded without backing band. The lyrical content of the album has often been attributed to Drake's ongoing battle with depression. Pink Moon was not sold well like previous two Drake's albums (fewer than 4.000 copies of all three albums sold totally). His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. Later in 1999, "Pink Moon" was used in a Volkswagen commercial, boosting Drake's US album sales from about 6,000 copies in 1999 to 74,000 in 2000. Drake was being credited as an influence by such artists as Robert Smith of The Cure and Peter Buck of R.E.M. By the early 1990s, he had come to represent a certain type of "doomed romantic" musician in the UK music press and was frequently cited as an influence by artists including Kate Bush, Paul Weller, Aimee Mann, Beck, Robyn Hitchcock and The Black Crowes. There is no known video footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood. This is a gem! I don't want to rate it. It's just 5 stars without any doubt. Warm sound, nice guitar techniques. I also liked the cover of the album with Dalí-esque art by Michael Trevithick, who was incidentally a friend of Drake's sister Gabrielle. Will definitely get this one on vinyl. (16/02/2023).

In hindsight, I should have rated 'Five Leaves Left' as 4 stars, because 'Pink Moon' is the real 5-star performance in my opinion. The album has an air of intimacy akin to Nelson's 'Red Headed Stranger'. Hearing the strings rattle, fingers sliding on the strings, the slight imperfections of the chords and the inhales between the phrases, all combine to create a musical atmosphere that is warm and enveloping. The songs themselves are fascinatingly engaging given it's mainly just a man and his guitar. I'm re-listening to 'Harvest Breed' right now and it's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. Overall, the album is a true gem and it set the standard for acts like Jose Gonzalez, Iron and Wine and many other 'an artist and their guitar' groups that came to follow.

Un super album par un super artiste franchement ! 5* reecoute assuré

A spare, melancholy masterpiece. I'm honoring this by not saying another word. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Pink Moon, Place to Be, Things Behind the Sun, From the Morning, Road, Which Will, Horn, Parasite, Harvest Breed, Free Ride, Know

This is the third (and final) Nick Drake record to show up on this, and it's just absolutely beautiful and so full and warm. Such a great record.

Lovely atmospheric folk music that doesn't overstay it's welcome. If only more musicians had the balls to just say 'that's it, I'm not padding this out and adding filler'.

I loved it. Short, loopable, haunting, and beautiful. The album art is weird but I don't even care, I'm gonna be listening to this one a lot, and for a while.

Just beautiful every time.

An album and artist before their time.

completely new experience from what i have been listening to

My favorite by one of my favorites. Wonderful.

What a lovely, quiet and wonderful album. Looks like I am a complete Nick Drake fan.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - From The Morning (11) 2 - Pink Moon (1) 3 - Which Will (4)

8/8 mooned pink

Beautiful guitar

Damn I Nick Drake. You can feel his life, ambition, dread et al in every single track. The obvious highlight here is the titular opener a somber lament in the arriving lunar phenomenon. Beautiful overall album.

Pink pink pink pink… pink moon 11/10 album listened to it probably 50 times

Wonderful album, his masterpiece. Easy 5.

love the sound and style. incredibly soothing.

One of the most soothing voices ever, absolute master of alternate tunings

Mysterieuze melancholie.

Hugljúf þjóðlagatónlist. Gítar og söngur, algjörlega minn tebolli.

Another classic, very chill and easy listening. Short album.

Один из самых искренних и интимных альбомов, что я слушал. Простые и в то же время оригинально исполненные песни за счет своеобразного фингерстайла Дрейка. Альбом короткий и слушается легко, появляется чувство светлой печали за счет последней песни. Однозначно произведение искусства, хотел бы сам что-нибудь сделать в таком духе.

Classic acoustic folk music. You'd recognize it from any number of folkies movie soundtracks, but I couldn't have told you who sung it. Excellent album.

Sort of folk/indie creation, could see how this album got things going for the indie scene. Would listen to again.

I'd never heard of Nick Drake before. This albums an easy 5 stars from me. Nothing but his voice and the guitar. Wonderfully executed lyrics. Fantastic. Great runtime and selection of tracks.

Envie de crever PREFS: TOUT MOINS PREF: RIEN

Raw and sentimental yet some how comforting in a way incredible listen.

It felt like being in an indie movie for 30 minutes and I loved it

Amazing.

Nice Nicke!

Intemporal

This is the album that made me falsely expect (and, perhaps, wish) every folk album to just be someone singing with a guitar*. Using this album as any kind of point for comparison is unfair, really. It’s just a one-of-a-kind album *There are about four measures of piano on the first track.

An incredibly intimate follow up to the often over orchestrated Bryter Later, a beautiful mind laid bare and fragile.

Was good, very melancholic.

Another gorgeous Nick Drake album, though this one's my least favorite of the three it is still a gorgeous album, beautifully arranged and performed with just the right hint of pathos. 5 🌟

Amazing. So many brilliant songs got me into acoustic fingerpicking.

Un disque qui me fascine depuis toujours. Un son, une personnalité uniques. Quel sens de l'intimité. La carrière de Nick Drake n'a jamais décollé de son vivant, mais son influence est évidente aujourd'hui. Incontournable, je lance un max d'étoiles.

This is so lovely but far too short. Faves: Pink Moon, Parasite

I really like this: good, solid folk music. No complaints. Also, as someone who has tried to play Nick Drake on guitar, this shit is really difficult and he is a master of the instrument, though it sounds deceptively simple.

Very cool singer/songwriter style stuff. Love it. Will check out more.

I don't think I know Nick Drake, but the album cover isn't promising. Oh wait, the opening notes of the opening/title track are immediately familiar, so I guess I do. Pink Moon is a great song, though up until now I never knew what he was saying. It just sounds great. And the songs keep coming, sounding great, sad but great. This is a beautiful album. I can't believe it is from 1972. It sounds timeless. I'm glad I listened and will again. Absolutely belongs on this list. Favorites: Pink Moon, Place to Be, Horn, From the Morning. Also all the other songs.

Música para ouvir e relaxar

Brilliant musician who died way too young. I've owned all his albums since they were released and he is in the first rank.

Svårt, svårt, svårt. Vad ska det bli? En fyra eller en femma? Äsch det får bli en femma, gillar nästan alla låtar förutom Harvest Breed och så är det ju under 30 minuter vilket man älskar.

Timeless, transcendent, beautiful, and heartbreaking

One of the best finds from 1001

Loved this album since college. Simply amazing and ahead of it's time. RIP Nick. Thanks for leaving us this amazingly haunting music

Beguilingly strong. My favourite of the three albums.

Kanon, vintage Gonzales

Älskar

Mycket charmigt! Tycker att jag kan höra jose gonzales.

This is cool, ambient and original sounding music. You can listen to it absorb the lyrics, or have it on the background - it works both ways. A thoughtful, intelligent musician with his own sound. I can see why this belongs in the 1001 albums….

Just beautiful. There's nothing more I need say.

I saw it written and I saw it say Pink moon is on its way And none of you stand so tall Pink moon gonna get you all

Dick nrake

Not much of my vibe, but good!

I love this album! Wonderful, relaxing, beautiful, haunting.

Ég er venjulega hrifnari af flóknari útsetningum, en þetta er æðsileg plata. Melankólísk en um leið ljúf.

Authentic tenderness accompanied with varied and interesting fingerpicking guitar

First time Iv heard of Nick Drake. Wow so simple so intimate and emotional, brilliant. I can see this becoming a go to album for me.

Better than Drizzy

have loved this one for a long time

This album is beautiful, simple and magical. It feels so intimate and really makes you think about the true emotional power of music. I'm a huge fan.

hekk ahjar

Kbir. Classic.

Nickkkkkk 😭

Folksy, relaxing, excellent choice for a morning coffee / tea. First time listen will listen again for sure.

Classic album!

A good friend gifted me this album with no context in a time I needed it most. Beautiful. 5 stars.

This is pretty great. Introspective. I’d listened to Nick Drake a while back, but never to entire albums. Enjoyable.

Soundtrack of my teens. Nick Drake is morphine for the ears

Very good acoustic album

Великий альбом

What a great reminder on how much I love this album.

Loved it! John Denver meets Pink Floyd? Unique singer/songwriter experience.

Как буд-то в гости к другу сходил

Beautiful album. This is why I use this website, so I can come across music like this that I hadn't otherwise heard of

Genius. Amazing songs

Drugi i zapewne ostatni na liscie album pana Nicka Drake, ostatni takze w jego dyskografii, bo byla to ostatnia to ostatnia plyta ktora udalo mu sie nagrac przed smiercia, material z roku 72 w swojej formie jest jeszcze bardziej minimalistyczny, surowy, ale takze przez to bardziej autentyczny niz poprzedni Bryter Layter, bo glownym i jedynym instrumentem, poza wystepujacymi na otwierajacym pink moon klawiszami, jest akustyk, o ktorym juz pisalem w ramach poprzedniej plyty, tutaj jest on jeszcze bardziej wyeksponowany przez granie solowe jeszcze wyrazniej czuc unikalna technike gry Nicka, ciekawym faktem jest takze to, ze zarowno gitara jak i wokal nagrywane byly na jednym traku, wiec jedynym overdubem plyty sa wspomniane klawisze na pink moonie, co daje ultimejtowy folk feeling czlowieka wylewajacego z siebie co mu lezy na sercu prosto na instrument, prawdziwa rzadkosc wsrod nagrywanej muzyki, a co mogl wylewac z siebie pan Drake, ktory cala swoja krotka kariere zmagal sie z depresja i szukaniem sukcesu w muzyce, co bezposrednio przelozylo sie na tematyke ostatniej plyty, ale na tym materiale slychac juz jakby pogodzenie z stanem w jakim jest jego kariera i podejscie do sprawy z troche wyzszej perspektywy, szczere teksty 24 letniego staruszka przez ktore przemawiaja przewijajace sie metafory cial niebieskich, por dnia, kolorow ciezkie do jednoznacznej interpretacji to wlasnie chleb powszedni plyty, bo czym moze byc tytulowy pink moon, po rozwiazaniu zagadki tego pytania plyta calkowicie zmienia swoj klucz, calosc zostala nagrana zaledwie w dwoch nocnych sesjach, pomimo tego, ze jest to tylko 11 kawalkow na 28 minutach materialu nie zmienia tego, ze jest to jeden z ulubionych krazkow w mojej biblioteczce do ktorego lubie wracac, na plejke nie bede nic dodawal, bo i tak juz album jest w spotifajowej kolekcji, kolejny przesluch i kolejne pytania, jak czlowiek sukcesu moze skonczyc tak nieszczesliwie, czy brak sukcesu jest az tak dotkliwszy dla kogos na sukcesie wychowanym niz dla czlowieka juz dawno przegranego, kiedy pogon za sukcesem staje sie pulapka w ktora czlowiek sam sie zapedza, to tylko niektore z pytan ktore mozna sobie postawic po takim seansiku, nie jest to album ktory spodoba sie kazdemu, jeszcze mniej ludzi go zrozumie, ale jest to cos naprawde wyjatkowego zapisanego na tasmie

🥶🥦🌳⏳

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by Nick Drake before he took his own life. The folky songs are performed without backing band (only vocals, guitar and piano by Drake). This makes it a very personal and a bit sad with all the unfilled space and silence in production. It results in fabulous songs.

One of my all-time favorites

All of it is 💯

depressing

So delicate and ephemeral. It’s magic.

Fantastic album. Had been a decade or so since I had last heard it.

This album is amazing each song is very interesting and enjoyable how short it is and I thought that how simple the songs are really added to the music. It's so crazy to me that this album sold less than 5,000 copies. My only complaint the songs kinda sound the same but only just a little bit. love this album 9/10 closer to a 10 than a 9

I dig me some Nick Drake. I often play him when I’m super stressed—mellows me out. Also has some nostalgia for me of my days in Los Angeles.

Just puts me in a great headspace...Sounds like laying in a meadow on a cloudy day.

Great album own on vinyl

I'd heard of Nick Drake for about 15 years now, but somehow never got around to listening. Overwhelmingly emotional album... not really my typical genre, but it left quite the mark.

It was amazing. I didn't know him before, so it was a completely different thing for me. The songs are chill, relaxed and the lyrics can warm every heart. (Also, the album cover is very pretty, look at the colors!)

De naam Nick Drake altijd onbewust geassocieerd met de rapper Drake, dus nooit echt veel aandacht voor gehad. Maar dat is nu voorgoed verleden tijd. Meteen al zijn andere albums opgezet. Ik ben fan!

yesssss more sad mellow tunez

Every song I expected John Denver to belt out the next lyrics. But was not disappointed by the relaxing flow of vocals from Drake. I can’t list a tract I didn’t like. Especially since the album cover confused me completely. Acoustic guitar was so good. The lyrics very deep. When he sang Place To Be, I imaged the colors greener than a hill and palest blues . So wild how he brought those images to my mind. It was sad to read he was battling depression, because his talent was so maximal for a minimalist production. I respect a musician who does all his own writing ,playing and singing. Great album .

always a great album

Me ha gustado mucho.

Veeery good and hippie

İt's good but nothing more

Better than I remember. Already own.

Perfect just for the first song, the title track.

And so it came to pass, the moon was pink and all was well. Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick, Nick Nick Drake.

Love pink moon. Need to listen again w lyrics

Seeee

A classic, perfect winter afternoon listening

One of my favorite folk / singer-songwriter albums. Even with a few not so great songs, overall the album is amazing.

Not a new album to me. Amazing guitar playing and singing. Perfect for a drive or a Sunday morning with coffee.

Excellent album. It is uplifting, but sad at the same time. Nick Drake has a great voice.

Should’ve listened to this earlier than just now, but it did not disappoint. So good

I fucking love Nick Drake. 9/10

One of the best ever made

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.

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.

Listened

Day988 - the third nick drake album and easily the best

The man never recorded a song not worth hearing

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

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.

Very good, must listen.

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

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.

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

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

this is perfect for an early cloudy fall day.

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

😃 always dug the somber chill

Good for chill music

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

Love this guy

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

Mmmmm

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

Never heard of Nick before. Nice vibes.

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

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

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.

Gear: INAWAKEN Twilight-DS Artwork: ️☕🤡🍎 Production: 🎧🫂🧣 Music: 🎸🍂⏳ Rating: 🌚🌚🌚🌚(🌚)/5

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

The older I get the better Nick Drake gets

Quite a lovely mellow and introspective acoustic album.