Pink Moon

Drizzy Drake if he was peak

One of the greatest and most talanted singer-songwriters of all time that inspired dozens of artists, with a heartbreaking story. OF COURSE IT'S A FIVE

I like the sound idk if it’s smt I’ll be reaching for often but it’s definitely a vibe. Fav song: parasite

Best Song: Things Behind The Sun. Perfect guitar tone, an incredibly evocative title, melancholy lyrics, and a powerfully soft vocal performance. Just great all around. Worst Song: Know. I really didn't like the guitar riff. Overall: There is a really beautiful, gentle sweetness here. A wonderfully quiet album. Perfect for rainy days, or dusks and dawns.

I think this man was sad. It's a dramatic album for good reason.

This is a classic and it is good but a little bit samey. Also anything under thirty minutes should not count as an album

*Amazing guitar playing *Awesome dark feel to the album *Brilliant musician who was gone too soon

Nice and chill

i was fucking around on my acoustic a few days ago, and wrote the bones of a little song. hammering on and off the low e, a few more plaintive notes on the higher strings, a couple fingerpicked embellishments, but always a return to the warm, plumbing bass notes. it was gentle, it was propulsive, it was lovely, it was... Which Will. i'd just been fucking playing Nick Drake's Which Will, a perfect little song which has definitely been written and recorded before. but i think the fact that, for just a second, i thought i might've come up with the thing is a testament to the universality, the deep, old, essential nature of the best songs here. drake's guitar work isn't flashy or complicated, but it's nuanced and beautiful. every strum feels like he's digging a little deeper into the music, plumbing another depth. the vocals have a similar quality - hushed but purposeful, earthy, far older than any 26-year-old should sound. i've heard drake's lyrics described as cryptic or insular, and maybe i'll give you the latter, but lyrics like the aforementioned Which Will and Place To Be are incredibly plain, burnished and writerly but very clear. those two songs, in particular, are very genuinely perfect. dusty little jewels. as the rating reflects, i have to admit i'm not totally in love with every song on the record - even on something so short and spare, a few bits feel inessential. but i've always had a strange relationship with this one, where i know the first few songs hugely well but don't usually sit through the full thing, so with my increased familiarity, i could easily see this being a 5. for now, i'm off to learn his songs properly, and maybe stumble through one of my own, so communicative of the power of one voice and one guitar is this wonderful record

it's a good album. it's a little samey, but drake was great at what he did.

A nice gentle album. Doesn't overstay it's welcome but isn't all that memorable either.

His third and final album of that brief, retrospectively lauded career. It is also his first to be entirely him and a guitar as opposed to the enhanced instrumentation of bryter later. There is a haunted, troubled character to the music, though hindsight is a remarkable thing. Who knows how the perception of mental health would've played out without the timeless story of Nick Drake - an important work.

sorry singer songwriter enjoyers, not for me

Really nice, would listen again

lullabetic folk god bless

Devo dire che l’ho ascoltato distrattamente, però è un album rilassante, dolce, e probabilmente i testi sono molto belli. Approvato

Probably the prime example of "less is more". Pink Moon is such a gorgeous, yet sparse record but there's so much to love about it.

nice, acoustic, no standouts, but cohesive album 3/5 like: things behind the sun

Just a light voice, and acoustic guitar, but listenable. Guitar very much in the vein of Jimmy Page acoustic work on early Led Zeppelin albums.

Mama Album bisschen Sonntag morgen

My first introduction to Nick Drake was the old VW commercial. I did not pay much attention to it then, just figuring it was some current day indie singer-song writer which I hadn't heard of. Now that I've heard the album, see that it's really more or less a blueprint for the stuff you hear today. This sounds very modern, so to speak, it does not feel like 1972. I think that has to carry some weight. I'd have to be in the right mood to listen to this a lot, but I could definitely find myself throwing this on a queue. It's also a short album, a nice 28 minute morsel. Not sure I would want a lot more of it in a sitting, it's just the right size for what it is.

I find Nick Drake a very boring musician with talent.

What a lovely record. I had no ideas going in what to expect, but it immediately conveyed peaceful comfort. At ~30 minutes it also does not overstay its welcome; I can imagine at 60 minutes I'd be worn out from comfort fatigue. Reading about Nick Drake's background they say he was struggling with some demons and recording these songs was a brief interlude of his own relief.

I am so glad I got to hear this. Didn’t know about this artist. Good stuff. There are so many contemporary singers that have his style. Sad we lost him so young.

really lovely!

nice, pleasant album. i think i've enjoyed this one the most of the nick drake albums on here. favorites: pink moon, place to be, horn

Easy and quick listen but no stand outs for me.

Soothing

Worth a close re-listen

Just lovely *****

(6/7) sweet and intimate

This is a very tender, vulnerable album. It's pretty, and it doesn't outstay it's welcome, but I don't think it deserves the reputation it has

Man, after the first few songs, I was almost ready to give this a five. But then I noticed how short and kind of fragmented a lot of the songs on this album are. Everything that is here is amazing, and there's definitely some songs that are the full package (Things Behind the Sun), but a lot of it is a minute thirty or two minute little ditties that kind of leave me wanting more. In a sense, it really reminds me a lot of that Bert Jansch album I got pretty early on in the project. Amazing music, just wish it were more fleshed out. Either way, still a fantastic album. And I'm really coming to appreciate Nick Drake's voice. I don't know how to really describe it, but it's the most "folk" sounding voice I've ever heard. Love how he sounds when he sustains a note.

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

I listened to this three times in a row. It’s as great as it is short

Album 1067 of 1089 Pink Moon - Nick Drake (1972) Rating : 3.5 / 5 Although it was released about 25 years before yesterday’s Elliott Smith album, I couldn’t help but draw a comparison between the two. There’s a similar quiet intimacy in both. Mellow, reflective songs carried by soft vocals and understated, effective musicianship. This album is lean - 11 songs in just 27 minutes - and there’s not a wasted second. No filler. No grand gestures. Just smooth songwriting and a consistent mood from beginning to end. The arrangements are simple, but that simplicity works in its favor. It feels personal. Almost fragile at times. Drake doesn’t try to impress you with volume or flash. He just delivers the songs as they are. It’s a quick listen, but not a slight one. It leaves its mark quietly. A smooth, thoughtful album that does exactly what it sets out to do.

All songs sounded the same

I enjoyed this. It was slow and quiet but I liked it overall.

Exquisite late night vibes, subtly fantastic guitar work and an absolutely timeless voice. When I first heard this in college it was a revelation and while the vibes no long put me in as much of a trance as back then, i’m more appreciative of the craft and deft execution of Drake’s vision. It stands as an unimpeachable pillar of indie folk.

Yeah :’) maybe my new favorite acoustic guy? I’m like wow

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

Strong 3. This is a nice, easy album to listen to. I wasn’t familiar with Nick Drake at all, but I can tell he has influenced artists that I like now, like Fleet Foxes and Iron & Wine. He’s super talented and this album seemed ahead of its time. I like the indie rock vibe of it. Will I go back and listen to it a lot? Probably not. But overall, I liked it. My standouts were “Which Will” and “From The Morning.”

There is a mystique about Nick Drake that, based on this album, I don’t get. The all-acoustic album was fine but I didn’t find anything memorable about any of the songs. Compared to other singer/songwriters of the era - James Taylor, Joni Michell, even Gordon Lightfoot, he doesn’t stack up.

Muy buen album para escuchar un domingo a la mañana o cuando vas manejando. Dulzura hecha con guitarras acusticas

Shocked at how short but haunting this was

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

7/10

oh man 💔

Music for a rainy morning in the Pacific Northwest, music that doesn’t ask anything of the listener.

Beauty in simplicty

Pretty mellow folk but I liked it.

very nice, i liked it

Really pretty and fun to come back to

Well, I'll give it this: it sure knows how to be pretty chill. It's got that mellow '70s vibe like if easy listening went on vacation with a cup of tea and a copy of Poets & Writers. It was nice not having to think too hard while spinning this one, but I wouldn't say I'm racing back for more. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Pink Moon - Place To Be - From The Morning

songs for the midnight hour and for the wee small hours of the morning - magnificently bleak, songs of dread and acceptance, gnomic lyrics with many possible layers of meaning and interpretation - a marvellous breathy, smoky voice floating over the metronomic acoustic guitar driving it all

Free Ride was my favorite track.

Comforting.

Nice guitar and nice songs

Pink Moon 1.5/5 Place To Be 1.8/5 Road 2/5 Which Will 2.1/5 Horn 1.5/5 Things Behind The Sun 2.5/5 Know 2.1/5 Parasite 2.3/5 Free Ride 1.8/5 Harvest Breed 1.3/5 From The Morning 1.6/5 1.8 / 5

I like it! Is the 26 club better than the 27 club?

Gražu, bet nieko ypatingo.

A man and his guitar. Glorious.

Love this album!

Овен меланхолично и на одной песне даже заплакал, но альбом очень атмосферный сам по себе

Me encantó 💕

I don't really know about music techniques or anything so I can't talk about the quality of this album, but it's just not my style.

ME DORMI EN VIVO

I don't know. Nick is ok. The all acoustic thing is fine. His songs are fine. The album is fine. It's fine, ok? Stop asking me about it.

This is the 2nd Nick Drake album that's come up for us on this list. He only had 3. I think this one was marginally better than the other one (Bryter Layter).

NIck was a wonderful voice. His best know work Enjoy!

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

Singer songwriter that keeps each song fresh. Gonna revisit sometime.

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

Sublime. Haven't listened to this record in ages but it still sounds great. A real watershed in terms of what a folk music album can accomplish when done right. 4.5.

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

Hauntingly beautifil so sad that Nick didnt live to experience the recognition he has today

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

Great album to listen to in the evening

Pink Moon th song, yes. Pink Moon the album, no. I just wanted it to end.

Amazing.

Pink Moon is a very relaxing contemplative acoustic album. This is my first listen to Nick Drake although he's been on my music to-do list for a while. I like his very pared down simplistic approach to the album. You focus on the lyrics, which all have intruige, and because the songs are all guitar and vocals they flow really well into one another. It's a short album, clocking in at less than 30 minutes but it makes its point and exits without becoming tiresome. Standout tracks for me were "Which Will" "Things Behind the Sun" and "Free Ride." Overall it's a 3 for me. Pretty and attention grabbing, this one needs more listens but it's solid.

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

Largo. Me gustó pero tengo que darle otra escuchada, necesita concentración. Hay canciones que me recuerdan a los domingos. Sacando lo revolucionario de mi país tal vez 70s sonaban a domingos y vacaciones de verano.

Este disco lo escuche varias veces en el pasado y siempre me pareció un poco aburrido, mas allá de entender lo pionero que fue, y la influencia que tuvo. Hoy, en esta nueva reescucha lo puedo evaluar de otra manera. Quizá antes no estaba en el mood adecuado para apreciarlo.

I gotta say, when I saw this was an English singer-songwriter folk album, I wasn't too excited to listen to it, but it turned out to be really enjoyable! Nicely recorded, good guitar playing, and generally just very good. I'm going to be coming back to this one a lot, I think.

Good on a rainy November day.

Pinque moooon.

Particularly liked Parasite. Good road tripping music. Nick Drake seems romantically depressed. Real.

Bis jetzt kannte ich nur 5 Leaves Left, ich wusste nicht dass er noch 2 Alben aufgenommen hatte. Schöne Entdeckung.

Acoustic guitar, nice stuff. Listened while in the airport taking notes for a bit. Should listen again...

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

217/1089 a nice and chill folky album. i quite enjoyed this one. didn’t necessarily blow me away but it could grownon my more with some more listens. I quite liked the short songs format for this genre, it made it flow very smoothly faves: Road, From the Morning, Place To Be, Which Will 70/100

I love it

just perfection

When a man’s sad, a man’s sad 😔

Cutesy lil sad folk album, right up my alley

Very beautiful and haunting playing/singing just doesn’t stick with me all that much.

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

The whole thing was pretty minimalistic and most of it all blurred together. Not bad

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

It wasn’t as varied as the previous album of his that we had, but I liked the more minimalist arrangements. Really lets his voice and the guitar shine. Fav song: Place to Be Least fav: Know

Decent vocals and quite calming overall which is nice. Guitar is alright too. The cover is not quite my thing but I appreciate the artwork. Quite samey. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song - things behind the sun Least fav - road

This was the first album I ever rated when I first attempted this list, I gave it four stars, my favourite song was Parasite. Now when I listen to it I'm bought back to walking home in the dark on a clear night having just submitted a draft of my dissertation letting this beautiful voice calm me down. Favourite: Parasite Least: Road

Nice background

Uhhh yeah - very much an Animal House, Bluto on the stairs at the Toga Party vibe. That’s not high praise.

I like Horn so far. He's pretty good on the guitar! I'm not sure he's someone I'd listen to a lot, just based on this album but I didn't hate it. Side note: 'Know' I recognise as a cover I've heard before! That's cool.

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

I played this more than a few time in the car but I don’t think I got the whole sense of the album. I think I need to sit and take in the lyrics. Great to listen to though, such a mellow sound.

Drake lost the battle with Kendrick.

This album may not be track for track perfect, the many songs such as place to be, from the morning, and above all Pink Moon have a way of putting you in your place and making you live in the present. Annually I will feel the need to put on Nick Drake and amplify the mood I’m in. Be it wanting to feel more sad, happy, longing, ecstatic, his music will elevate any feeling in such a sweet way.

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

Very simple, good music. Very simple, pleasant vocals. But nothing really distinguished the songs from each other. Would I listen to it again? Yes. Would I be able to tell any of the songs apart? No.

Ovo je tolikom dosadno da mi je teško povjerovati da je album iz 70ih. 1/5, 1/10

Oh, this one was nice. Acoustic guitar and singing. Very short album, but really nice. Very chill. I don't hear lyrics very well when I listen to music, so I'm usually here for the vibes alone. From reading others' reviews, it sounds like the lyrics are profound. I was always the one who had to read the inserts of all my albums as a young person, and I'm still like that today, and I've always been a little out of the loop when it comes to poetry analysis, sadly, so I'll just have to take other people's words for it. The vibes are top-notch, and it is a shame he left the world at such a young age. I would have loved to hear his music as he aged. 4/5 stars.

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

Suprised

this man does not sound in his twenties lol. it's really just boring and nothing sounds unique. Know is just made up of the same guitar cord progression that repeats over and over again for 2 minutes straight. i know (haha) a lot of songs do this but its super noticeable and annoying in this song in particular because there isn't any other interesting instruments or vocals happening along it. fav song: Things Behind The Sun

Haunting, sparse, beautiful.

I could listen to Pink Moon everyday and not tire of it, and for long stretches I have. My wife calls it “our night music” because I put it on before bed more than any other album. It is an album of calming, mysterious, peaceful, searching, and exquisite music. Someone commented “The most beautiful 28 minutes ever recorded.” I could not agree more.

This was surprisingly beautiful. At first I thought I was going to be underwhelmed, but there might still exist a small place for mellow vocal/acoustic guitar in my heart.

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

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

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

I feel like a lot of the songs sounded the same, but I did like the sound!

3.5 (28:22, 11 tracks, 3rd and final album, 1972) folk 2nd Album I've got (Five Leaves Left (1969)) by English musician Nick Drake which seems excessive especially since it's the album released in North America. However I did, like Five Leaves Left, come to like this short album. In 28 minutes he packs in 11 full songs (none feel short) that are sad and beautiful. I don't see me revisiting this album as I don't need depression in my life (I believe I said in my previous review this is the soundtrack to your long one way walk into the woods with a gun.) It is a great album if you just want to walk around on a fall or winter day and feel moody (don't bring a gun) by yourself. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums it's just Drake on vocals and acoustic guitar. Drake had no commercial success in his lifetime (partially because he didn't want to perform live) however; obviously it has since garnered significant critical acclaim. Beautiful and melancholic. Released two years before his death (1974), at 26. Cover - Keith Morris was commissioned to photograph Drake for the cover of Pink Moon. However, the photos were not used as Drake's rapidly deteriorating appearance, hunched figure and blank expression were not considered good selling points. "I remember going to talk to [Nick], and he just sat there, hunched up, and even though he didn't speak, I knew the album was called Pink Moon, and I can't remember how he conveyed it, whether he wrote it down ... he wanted a pink moon. He couldn't tell me what he wanted, but I had 'pink moon' to go on." In Melody Maker, Mark Plummer, "His music is so personal and shyly presented both lyrically and in his confined guitar and piano playing that neither does nor doesn't come over ... The more you listen to Drake though, the more compelling his music becomes – but all the time it hides from you. On 'Things Behind the Sun', he sings to me, embarrassed and shy." Pink Moon was voted number 131 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[36] The album was ranked number in 2020 was revised to number 201 Rolling Stones. All songs written and composed by Nick Drake - all sounds played acoustically by Nick Drake 1. "Pink Moon" 2:06 2. "Place to Be" 2:43 3. "Road" 2:02 4. "Which Will" 2:58 5. "Horn" 1:23 6. "Things Behind the Sun" 3:57 7. "Know" 2:26 8. "Parasite" 3:36 9. "Free Ride" 3:06 10. "Harvest Breed" 1:37 11. "From the Morning" 2:30 Total length: 28:22

Queria dar 3.5, gostei, mas um bocado repetitivo

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

Ha excepção da primeira música não conhecia. Gostei bastante do início do álbum e depois foi esmorecendo o entusiamo. Ainda assim boa música para o serão

Yes this album is important. No I am not a fan. This, and I’m being unfair I know, comes from the genre of whinging pom. See also the Smiths and Morrisseys solo career. The English acoustic guitarists are tremendous - Martin carthy Davey Graham John Martyn, Martin Taylor, etc. and Nick drake fits in that tradition. Dude has chops. But i find it twee and dull. I’d listen to any of the other English guitarists before nick. But a lot of critics love him and he has a following. So yes. It belongs but the low rating is nothing personal but personally I can live without it.

I feel like I'm sitting in the college room of a Cambridge Arts student, listening to his limited repertoire and wanting him to hurry up to I can put a record on. Ok, is there anything interesting or inspiring about his guitar picking? No. So there's a big chunk of what we are listening to. Take the intro to Horn, it literally sounds like he's tuning up. His voice, langourous at best, but he ain't JJ Cale. It is stifling, suffocating, as in get me out of this guy's bedroom. What exactly is Know? How did that get recorded? The lyrics, not offensive but does he have something to say, as opposed to say Richard Buckner? No he does not. I'll happily sit outside the rock and roll zeitgeist on this one, it is not good in anyway. He can stay in his bedroom and keep strumming, I'm going to the pub for a lemonade and the jukebox.

It's like a jewellery box of small, precious, personal items; like glass beads, brass buttons, mementos, knicks-knacks of sentimental value. It is a small and intimate collection of beautiful but unprepossessing songs, simply captured and unadorned. This is my favourite Nick Drake album _because_ it is the simplest. I am uncomfortable, however, with the legend of Nick Drake and the way it is inextricably linked to this record. Nick's mental illness was a debilitating for him and I am sorry for him. We should not wallow in the sad circumstances of his life for our vicarious pleasure. I like to meet these songs where they are, which is not an overwhelmingly sad or bleak place, in my opinion.

As others have written in the reviews below, an album ahead of its time. An intriguing release—I'll probably return to it again.

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

incredible album, nick died far too young.

Simple acoustics, deep lyrics. Pink Moon and From the Morning are the standouts. 3

V: I've owned this album for a while. Such a great Acoustic and a voice record. When I need to chill this is one I put on.

Abstract cover, super chill jams, I don't know why but it really did resonate with me; definitely does not sound like it's from 1972.

Incredibly confusing half hour because I forgot Nick Drake and nick cave are different people for the entire run of this album. This is a sleeper for me on just listening to it while doing work. Deep diving into the lyrics I get why this resonates with so many people and people do be loving some acoustic guitar and depressed man singing but I’ve never been one for the genre. I think my enjoyment of putting this on and running it as a listening experience is a 3 but I can definitely give the artistic score of this a 4.

Mysigt och kort album, hade önskat att det var längre. Det är en sånt här album som jag hade kunnat fortsätta lyssna på, Nick Drake har en sån slags röst och hans gitarrspel är svin najs. Får ta och lära mig någon av hans låtar på gitarr en vacker dag. Kort men en fin inlyssning 🙏🏻 7/10

Pretty short, pinks moons the only song i really hung onto

Stunning.

Enjoyed but a lot of songs sounded the same

Acoustic folk rock. Well executed. Favorite track: Pink Moon other picks: Things behind the sun, parasite

Such a beautiful, sad album. Short and bittersweet. If the rumour that he left the master tapes at an unattended reception at Island and left is true, this album makes sense

Prima

places to be; know; free ride

I need to listen to this album more frequently. Very minimalist, super chill and really enjoyable.

Huh, I didn’t expect an album from this list with a cover like that to be anything but a weird, noisy, monstrosity, but it turns out this was a nice little indie album (if that was even a genre in the 70’s).

Great listening for an overcast 20 degree (F) morning....also not mad at the run time!

bleak

Third album of this dude, and I can’t seem to figure out why. Not the worst one I’ve heard yet (Five Leaves Left - 1/5), and not the best (Bryter Layter - 3/5). This one lands right in the middle. Still not of his albums have cracked even a 3 rating. It’s bland and yawn inducing

ayo is that buggy bro what he died in the 70s and he was only 26??? robbed. obsessed w which will opening this is so good wow. love. favorite song: from the morning

Some nice soft guitar and vocals. Really nice background music. I could see listening to this record on a nice sunday morning enjoying coffee. Very chill vibes.

One of the greatest albums of all time.

Holy fuck this sucked ass. See, this is why I hate white men with guitars. They all think they’re so cool. With songs so bad it inspired me to make a playlist of the worst songs I hear during the completion of this list. Thanks Know by Nick Drake, it was that bad. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood for this idk, it irritated me though. Cool album cover though, what a let down.

Not sure we need multiple Nick Drake albums on here but it’s solid. Definitely darker than the other but as original as can be considering it’s just him and an acoustic.

I feel like I should like Nick Drake more than I do, this was a very pleasant listen, and it sailed by. Maybe if I spent a bit of time, and when in the right mood, I could get along with this but it hasn’t really done enough to excite me into exploring further.

Nice but pretty dull

This was one of the albums I would put on when I was studying for exams in college. We needed something mellow to calm the nerves.

This took time for me to understand and appreciate but it's really great when it's good and a little underwhelming otherwise.

When I younger there was a Volkswagen commercial that had Pink Moon on it. I don't remember which store I went to but I went out immediately and bought a copy of the album. If ever there was an album to be on this list it is this one. This has no filler and no skips. Absolutely timeless and it suits me in all of these seasons of my life.

Прослухала не все, тільки 3 найпопулярніші. Відчуття вечірньої прогулянки під місяцем на березі моря влітку. На повсякденній основі я б таке не слухала, не моє. 6/10

listening to the scrubs soundtrack for an hour.

One of my all time favs! So absolutely serene and lush

4.7 if i could

this is so lovely

This is very close to being a 5 for me. Need a few more listens though. Right now its a solid 4.5

Already had this record in my other group, a no question 5 from me, it's in my top 10 all time records so it was a given.

One of my favorite albums EVER.

It’s amazing how much one man and his guitar can have to offer within such simplicity. I can’t say that I was ever a huge Nick Drake fan, but I always appreciated how personal his singer/songwriter aesthetic is. This album definitely added to his repertoire in very positive ways, and was the perfect album for a sleepy Friday morning at work. Key songs for me were Harvest Breed because I liked the way his structure (cool augmented cord progressions) and flow on this presented, and Free Ride which once again added his melodic vocals with his busy guitar work resulting in cool audible contrast. Unlike other over Nicks that could she shoved in a Cave as another Bad Seeds, I sail the Drake sea again

Random thoughts: * I listened to this one several times and like any good indie fan and Wes Anderson fan, I've delved into my share of Nick Drake. * I like to put Nick Drake on on weekend mornings when I'm feeling particularly chill. * Pink Moon is the main track and really great. I couldn't really pick out any of the other tracks but I liked listening to the whole album. * I'm not sure this quite a 4-star album. More of a 3.5 for the influence Nick Drake had on 2000s indie music.

Enjoy just a guy with a guitar.

Fantastic album!

Un disco austero, con buenas canciones. La duración es muy corta 28 minutos , lo que hace que se puede escuchar entero. Si no, resultaría monótono. Había escuchado los otros dos Lps de Nick Drake más coloristas.

I enjoyed this album. Nick Drake's music is so pretty. Not 100% my vibe but I liked the listen. I had not heard this album before.

I can't get into it and his voice is not my cup of tea.

Enjoyed this one. Very melancholy tones. Sad hearing the story of the artist.

The arrangement of this album is a lot more powerful than I thought it could be. I loved how raw and intense the whole thing is. Such a quick hitting album, too.

Pretty good but I'm starting to wonder why we needed more than one or two Nick Drake albums on the list.

Singer-songwriter, personal, intimate, calming, moving, nice guitar playing.

One of the saddest sounding albums of all time in my opinion. These songs are hauntingly beautiful. Easily my favorite Nick Drake album. Favorite track: Parasite 4.5/5

Sharing a bowl of dewy dark cherries with an older sibling, sitting atop a shingled roof on a cool summer night.

Had heard this before! I really like Pink Moon but I will say things started to blend together a bit after that, and nothing really stood out. I think I need to re-listen and pay closer attention. Love his voice and the style in general. Top Songs: Pink Moon

One song or maybe two is enough but a whole album just fades into the background and nothing particularly stands out

Dire

soo good!

Never listened to this one before. Great songs and I absolutely love the Picasso-styled sleeve.

There are a few decent tracks on the album, but overall it’s somewhat of a boring listen for me. I appreciate the stripped down, bare bones simplicity but the vocals start to sound like a monotone after a bit.

I thought it was good. it's very tranquil and soft. i liked his voice. it's a pretty stark contrast for my ultimate favs of like hyperpop but i like it nonetheless.

Heel erg relaxed laid back, grappig om een indie boy op zn akoestische gitaar te horen voordat het cool was. Er zitten echt ook relaxte en goed nummers op, zoals Place to Be en Know. Ik vind dit album zeker een 7 (3,5*)

I listened to this album for the first time while going on a hike. It was a perfect background. It would work well for cross country trips, and sunsets. Beautiful acoustic music. Exactly why I like this process. I don't know if I would have heard this great album another way.

chill vibes 7/10

I don't know if I'm heartbroken or something, but man, was I wrong about Nick Drake

Perfect.

Beautiful and it feels timeless

3,2 - Schöne Gitarrenklänge ohne Highlights Highlights: Things Behind The Sun, Parasite

At first, listening to this, I wasn't feeling it as it's not the type of music I would normally be drawn to. About half way through the album I was completely invested. Things Behind the Sun is one of the most beautiful songs ever, I definite favourite from the album. I felt like I was taken on a gentle, emotional journey with Nick Drake. I would listen again.

I'm a fan of Nick Drake and this album is great. It's often touted as being a definitive album, but Five Leaves Left and Bryter Later are better albums (IMO).

An absolute gem of a record that captured lightning in a bottle. Each track feels like a singularly unique performance, and Drake's guitar work is simply magnificent. I have nothing but the utmost appreciation for this record...but it is not for me. I've tried time and time again with Drake's work, but my brain refuses to take any personal enjoyment from it. I couldn't tell you why, because on paper, this album is perfect for me—single take, live performances, deeply personal lyrics, and imperfections cutting through beautifully. Seems unfair to rate this any lower than 5 stars, but I guess that's life, huh?

Nick Drake's final album is a masterclass in restraint, its bare voice-and-guitar intimacy casting a spell that's over almost before it begins, which is either its limitation or its genius.

beautiful

Tiny singer-songwriter music, very emotional, intimate.

pink moon 1972 united kingdom folk

Beautiful and sad This is a great example of an album I would not have chosen to listen to on my own, but am very glad to have found here Melancholy and haunting and sweet

I can hear his style in more contemporary artists, I assume that Nick has been an influential artist to Bedouine and others. Would love to dig into more of this work!

One of my favorite albums of all time. Very few albums have replicated the low-fi nature plus stunning guitar work and lyricism that Nick Drake implements on this album. You can clearly hear the contemporaries he influences in some of my other favorite artists - Sufjan Stevens, Elliott Smith, Adrianne Lenker to name a few - but this album is truly unique. Highly, highly recommend.

Relaxing background music, but boring for intense listening

folky

Well, another English singer-songwriter. I've heard worse; the minimalistic approach works to a certain degree. The guitarplay is not bad, but not outstanding, and so is his singing. His voice isn't what I would call pleasant, but that's on me.

It’s honestly a shame that Nick Drake refused to perform live. His voice is very calming with the acoustic guitar track, and I especially liked “Horn” which sort of served as an interlude for the album

Excellent

fine

Wenigstens war es schnell vorbei.

Durch das recht minimalistische Arrangement und die kurzen Songlängen bleibt zu Beginn nur wenig hängen, aber da steckt schon Potenzial drin und einige schöne Melodien wirken direkt. So (erstmal) "nur" 3 Sterne.

Hab lange nicht verstanden, wieso Nick Drake so abgefeiert wird, aber ich glaube, so langsam komme ich dahinter. Ist schon ungewohnt, so aufs Minimum reduzierte Songs zu hören, die dann auch noch von der Laufzeit ziemlich kurz sind, aber hier sind schon ein paar schöne Melodien versteckt und sein Gitarrenspiel gefällt mir auch ziemlich gut. Nur bei den Texten habe ich wirklich fast gar nichts geblickt.

Leider irgendwie nicht wirklich was hängen geblieben.

Hat mir außerordentlich gut gefallen. Lauter hören hilft irgendwie. Und ein 2. Mal auch…

Gibt mir nicht viel.

Hab das Album angemacht nebenbei zum Putze3n. Musste aufhören zu putzen um die Texte mitzulesen und genau zuzuhören. Das Album bewegt mich sehr und grad mit dem Wissen über Nick Drake und die Entstehung des Albums hattet es noch al mehr.

3,5. I digged that one much more than Henry's dream. Really a nice one to relax

A calm, peaceful album that was very relaxing to listen to. It does a great job of being subdued without compromising on melody or vocal quality, which is often my issue with artists who try to capture a similar vibe.

This might be a strange way to start an album review but I'd really quickly like to mention Jeff Buckley again. I'm lucky enough to have gotten Grace relatively recently and I always see these two albums as a pair, almost like the heads and tails of a particularly depressing coin. Both present sorrow in a unique fashion, and while Jeff was very open about being swallowed by it Nick Drake is what it sounds like if your sorrow is suffocating. This album is incredibly stripped back, insanely earnest and absolutely harrowing. For 28 minutes you are taken in by a man and his guitar sing about all the things that plague his mind and it really feels like it's just you and him. There is an undoubted connection in my head that I see these two incredible musicians as beautiful songwriters crushed by sadness and taken too soon, and while the death of Nick Drake has done a lot for his albums retrospectively the cost is haunting. Listening to a man I know died at the exact same age I am now, and listening to him just lay it all bare is just intimate in a truly unique fashion. I don't know what it is in my current period of life that has the ideas of death and suicide striking me so hard but at this point in my review, and maybe 4 songs into this album on a relisten I find myself being choked up. Best songs: The whole album Worst songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 11/58 (below Blood on the Tracks, above Tusk)

Einstaklega hugljúf

Bara nokkuð gott.

Murmured vocals + single acoustic guitar strummed to a low-fi/thin sound = largely background music

Beautiful acoustic and intimate music. I like the minimalistic approach. The cover is pretty ugly and not right for this kind of album.

Somber and relaxing, Nick manages to be so expressive with his emotions, how he expressed his depression wasn't in a way of sadness instead it felt more like emptiness/absence of everything (damn I'm bad at music reviews)

nice ambiance while i’m reading:) The songs flowed together I didn’t get bored but the tracks didnt stand out to me

Nice, quiet guitar music, not earth-shattering but fine

Udh so good. The storytelling, the distinct sound... Always reminds me of walking in a dry creekbed in early Spring

Prachtig album, zo'n mooie stem, zulke mooie liedjes

Not my favourite Nick Drake album but beautiful nonetheless. The sparseness, intimacy, and lyrics hit hard 4 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 45/178 (25%) Will I get. Already have

Lovely and easy to listen to. I’d definitely play this in the morning while cooking breakfast and drinking coffee

Sounds like it was recorded in his bedroom, perhaps that's the point, but enjoyed it more than his other offering on here...

Gorgeous. Can hear the influence on other stuff I loved as a teen, bright eyes, city and colour - that this is from 1972 is unbelievable.

Interesting backstory, I've heard this one before but I still enjoy it very much. Very intimate and sincere

Already listened, I had a phase where I really loved this album it not as high on me know but I still really like it. It doesn’t waste a second of its very short run time, it’s the better of the two Nick Drake Albums I’ve heard. Score: 83/100 Favorite Tracks: Things Behind the Sun, Place to Be

Light and breezy, chill rock. Feels like a direct precursor to jack johnson type "vibes". A pleasant listen.

Low 5 :)

Annoying whiny voice and mid instumental, really boring for me

I was familer with his music before but never state down and gave it a listen, to be far I was writing well listening to this album but still. Im a fan of this sound and 70s folk. I would say I like something a little less bare bones Im more of a james taylor carol king than a bob dylan girl. A fan though was good to write to but blended together

soft, apaisant, simple et mélancoliquement joyeux

5/5

Très bon mood, manque peut être de reliefs dans l'ensemble mais c'est très cool

ギター1本を隅々まで使い尽くしているようなところが素晴らしい。

Very intimate and melancholy in a way that reminds me of bedroom pop decades ahead of its time. I think the rough nature of the album ends up being hit or miss for me, but there’s enough standouts to make me consider revisiting in the future. Favorite Songs: Things Behind the Sun, Parasite, Free Ride Least Favorite Song: Know Low 4.

What an album, this soothes everything. Intricate guitar playing and lovely lyrics, easy and quick listen. One of my favourite albums from the list. The simplicity of just the voice and guitar is so powerful. And inspiration to every singer/songwriter out there.

Classic. Close to a 10

Very intrinsic, cursed to be a lonely one

Íntimo, la historia de Nick Drake acompaña a este disco. Melancolía que no se siente hecha para sentir compasión por el, si no un reflejo de lo que estaba viviendo en ese momento. Tengo que oírlo más veces para considerarlo una obra maestra pero si es un disco muy emocional

This was pleasant and short. I found it somewhat sad and depressing though, especially since this was his last album.

This is quite meditative album, which really needs listening and it's not at it's best on the background of a busy working day. None of the Nick Drake albums didn't sell that much when he was still around, but they have all left an unique mark of an artist who sounds like no-one else

I had my reservations, this is labeled as folk/country music after all, but it wasn't as bad as I feared. At least this wasn't a texan yokel moaning about his life.

Nick Drake is the kind of artist who is best in small doses.

Favorite Song: Place To Be Least Favorite Song: Know I don’t get it and that’s fine. I don’t think it helped that I was already tired but this damn near put me to sleep.

Nick Drake’s Pink Moon feels like a whisper from another room: spare, intimate, and almost defiantly minimal, with hushed vocals and mostly acoustic guitar wrapped in lo-fi production. The album’s hypnotic sameness can blur the tracks together, but that uniformity also locks in a consistent mood of quiet melancholy. The title song anchors the set with its ghostly piano flourish, while “Road” and “Which Will” highlight Drake’s graceful fingerpicking, and “Free Ride” adds a subtle rhythmic twist that hints at bossa nova. It’s not a record built for variety or big hooks, but as a late-night listen, its understated sadness slowly seeps in and lingers.

A single man with an acoustic guitar. 28 minutes of beautiful and haunting music. Two years after this album was released, Nick Drake killed himself. With that context in the back of my head, I put on this album for the first time. A look into the mind of a gifted artist in pain, shortly before his death. 28 minutes of going into his life, looking around, and then leaving again for good. Some compare Nick Drake to Van Gogh, in the sense that his work was never appreciated during his (arguably short) lifespan, and it was only after their deaths that their work became more known and appreciated. What a great piece of work, and a life that was over far too quickly. 9 / 10.

Singer songwriter,nothing notable

Prachtig albumpje maar je moet er wel echt in een bepaalde bui voor zijn en het gebrek aan diversiteit maakt het voor mij ook wat eentoniger. Verder wel erg mooi geschreven en gezongen. Betoverende stem.

I like that its short but not my type of music personally. 3/10

Very chill.

I believe this album that would really grow on you if you listened to it several times. After my first listen, my impression is that it is more of a tone poem. The lyrics are interesting, but the sound governs everything. Overall, Nick Drake feels timeless. It can folk driven work from the 60s or a alt experiment in the 80s, even contemporary if not for some datable mix issues.

Interesting songs Folky

Listening session: january 12th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: listened to some songs before, but not all Thoughts: if melancholy was an album, this would be it Favourite track: Things Behind The Sun, Parasite, Place To Be

Puedo valorar que es una gran banda de música, pero no puedo con el metal.

Beautiful

I had never heard of Nick Drake before. A pretty sad story actually. He’s “your favorite artists, favorite artist”. And wasn’t appreciated until after his untimely passing. You’ll likely recognize the first song, “Pink Moon” from commercials.

Better than Coldplay

singer song writer with a good voice, maybe deserved 4 stars, better than coldplay, not so melancholic

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

Didn’t love it but also didn’t hate it. Very much gave acoustic and similar vibes from one song to the next. I liked parasite and pink moon the best of all the songs.

A stiller version of Jack Johnson. I love it. 4/5

1/11 Not bad. All acoustic folk album. Good autumn vibes

Kedvenc/Favourite: Which Will Annyira jó volt ez az album, folyamatosan a szövegeken gondolkozom, amióta csak meghallgattam. Olyan szépek és szomorúak, de közben a dallamoktól olyan keserédes az egész és az egyszerűsége miatt olyan őszinte is. Nagyon nagyon tetszett nekem. This album was so good that I've been thinking about the lyrics ever since I listened to it. They are so beautiful and sad, but at the same time, the melodies make it all bittersweet, and its simplicity makes it so sincere. I really, really liked it.

I found the guitar playing to be outstanding. The vocals are very soft, but sound good nonetheless. Would re listen to it.

Very chill, unknowingly had two songs downloaded off the album already. Fave was Parasite. Bit repetitive but short. 4

Never heard of this before but his songs are great, melodies are simple, liked his lyrics, overall very likeable with the exception of a couple songs, fav is “Place to be”

Rainy day or Sunday morning mood music.

A perfect album for smooching in the dark and cuddling

Would be so good for a long road trip.

Beautiful folk ❤️❤️

2/5

I'm a sucker for Nick Drake's effortless vocals.

Ahead of his time. Obvious influence on more current artists.

Three Nick Drake albums feels like one too many. Personally this album would be the one I'd drop, but I can also see the argument for keeping it as it's different in style to his earlier albums. On this, predominantly acoustic, album his songwriting and playing skills are still high, although some of the songs feel more like demos. I found that without the orchestration that's a sameness to the album that risks a bit of boredom despite the short run time. This is exacerbated by his vocal style which never varies much in tone or force. None of this is to say it's a bad album, indeed it's very very good, but not as enjoyable as his earlier work

Surprising how much i enjoyed this one.

Very soothing sound instrument and Quailty Of music was recorded very well The harmony and the vocal are very relaxing, easy listening for a Sunday morning with some coffee

Beautiful album, very calming and relaxing. Every song is amazing. Love the album art very cool.

cute:)

guitar + man + his honest thoughts fave song: pink moon

Nit my cup of tea. But it's still good, sad guitar music.

One of his best

I already knew this album to some extent, and also some of Nick Drake’s earlier records. He’s hugely respected by - and influential on - some artists I really like. But somehow it never really spoke to me. The lyrics are a bit too vague and fey. And I can take or leave his voice, although I get that some people would love it.

I've not heard any Nick Drake music before, perhaps it was a little before my time where I started to listen to music. I enjoyed this album. It was very 70's in style, but I like a lot of 70's music. The guitar work was very good and whilst somewhat melancholy his vocals suited the music. It reminded me a little of Anthony Philips (The Geese & the ghost which I also like) although this album is a little louder.

amazing but wouldnt replay very so often

On an oddly warm winter day I enjoyed listening to this as the sun set walking around a beautiful lake.

I wish I didn’t listen to this before I died

Beautiful, relaxed, coffee shop vibes, really pleasant listening.

7/10

i didn’t think this album was my exact cup of tea, but it was really cute! i think what makes me stray away from it was the repetitiveness of the guitar. but my top three songs were: - things behind the sun - free ride - know