Pink Moon

It's his masterpiece.

D’ordinaire, je n’aime pas le folk. Pensons ici à Bob Dylan. Mais, pour Nick Drake (en tous cas, cet album de Nick Drake), c’est différent. Il y a un ton mélancolique qui me parle. Des chansons courtes (l’album ne fait même pas 30 minutes), le piano sur la première pièce était vraiment bon (dommage qu’il n’apparaisse pas ailleurs...). Voilà, j’ai trouvé, il me fait penser à Elliott Smith ! Un autre que j’ai beaucoup aimé même si ce n’est pas vraiment, à priori, ma tasse de thé.

It's like listening to an album of lullabies.

One of all time favorites

I would give it 2.5 stars probably. If you would have told me this was from the early 00s I would have believed you.

A pink moon is on its way. Nick Drake, I first discovered this album when a mature student at my college I somehow became friends with who had been an ex addict in his 20’s and turned his life around later on told me I should listen to Nick Drake after us chatting back and forth about music. I think this album is beautiful all the way through I love how his guitar riffs blend in with his voice to create a sound that is hard to pinpoint but unmistakable nonetheless. Folky sounds tend not to be my jam but I think this one manages to just tug perfectly on the heart. RIP Nick, hope the after life was kinder to you.

You know what I feel quite bad for the rating I’m about to give, and I may change my mind later on but this is just how I felt whilst listening. It’s very easy to get invested into the story behind it, and I really like that for his 3rd album he wanted to be solely responsible for all the music and lyrics and everything, but I think for me that might be the reason as to why I prefer the other two albums. It’s so hard to be unique and produce an entertaining listen with just a guitar, and whilst I think throughout some points he achieves it, I think there are others where you’d be forgiven for skipping over or day dreaming during. So for me I’m going with a 3*, I think the other two albums I’d be giving a 4 minimum, and I hope that we get to give them a listen in this list

This got better the more times I listened to it, it is a deeply sad album by what seems to be a deeply sad man. His guitar playing is mindful and introspect and for me just depicts absolute loneliness in his own world with no space or want for much else. Due to the utter sadness I don't know if you can call it an enjoyable listen but it has some beautiful moments. For me, this really was most apparent to me in the instrumental track 'Horn'. It is so simple but is so pensive and I find really depicts a mood that has so much to say and so little to say all at once.

I liked this way more than the previous Nick Drake album from this list. The whole album was good, but particularly enjoyed "Road" "Which Will" and "Pink Moon"

Was pleasantly surprised with this, I normally hate albums where most of the songs are under or around 2 min, but this proves to be the exception

A depiction of heartbreaking loneliness. I’m not usually one for simplistic instrumentation, but the quality songwriting, acoustic guitar arrangements, and Nick’s soft singing style bring me to a deep state of melancholy that I didn’t know I need to feel until I’m already there. 4.5/5

I was quite enamored with Nick Drake’s debut album Five Leaves Left when it came up about a month ago, so I was excited when this came across the screen today. This one is his third and final album before he passed away in 1974. This was a big time sound shift from Five Leaves Left; all the backing instruments have been stripped away, leaving just Drake and a guitar or piano (he played all the instruments himself). It’s amazing how much he gets out of such simple arrangements combined with his vocals, which truly sound like a man who is nearing the sad end of a battle with depression. His lyrics will make you feel all kinds of feels, with ‘Place to Be’ and ‘Which Will’ hitting me particularly hard. The guitar work on ‘Free Ride’ is superb. I’m not sure if I liked this more or less than Five Leaves Left, but it also might be equal because I listened to it twice in a row, so this is gonna cross the threshold as my ninth 5/5.

Simple, pure. Guitar, Vols, and lyrics stand the test of time when done very well.

Wow I mean what to say about this. I think breaking his songwriting down to its most basic elements (just an acoustic guitar and his vocals) doesn't at all degrade the quality, as I think the extra instruments on all the other albums were just extra stuff, which made them more 'palatable' to a widespread audience. I think some of his most heartbreaking songs are on here, like place to be, pink moon and most notably parasite, which is maybe the saddest most perfect song ever. And I think the reason why they're so heartbreaking is because they are truly the most honest music he'd made up to this point, as he had stopped caring about what the label wanted or what would sell, and made just honest songs for himself, which is why I think people consider it his best album, even though its so short and arguably incomplete. His lyrics are the most surreal on here, maybe partially due to the stuff I just mentioned, or maybe due to somewhat mental collapse, but I think it makes these songs all the more vivid and strange. I think his playing on here is the most creative out of all the albums, because it needs to stand out more as its the only instrument. For example the really strange guitar part on know, which does feel quite incomplete, but maybe that makes it really good. Obviously no downsides, aside from the short runtime, and I think in conclusion I like all of his albums the exact same amount. I think 'Lifting the mask from a local clown, feeling down like him' is the best lyric in the history of music. Favourite songs: all. Overall around 10/10

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For me the best folk album of all time. His other stuff is special too, but the simplicity of this album and the pure beauty of it make it his best for me. Thanks to Island Records for always believing in the man! Will be listening for a lifetime.

“I saw it written and saw it say, Pink Moon is on its way. None of you stand so tall, Pink Moon gonna get you all.”

Pink Moon - A lovely little song that is pleasant but doesn't leave much of an impression beyond how nice it sounds. 6/10 Place To Be - Great song to follow on from the opener, has a much more powerful sound and overall makes me think of the sound Sufjan Stevens uses now. 8/10 Road - A really refreshing song after the last two feels light and exciting with an interesting fast vocal delivery mixed with a truly beautiful sounding acoustic guitar. 9/10 Which Will - Fine enough acoustic song but the reptitive nature of the album is starting to toll on me. 6/10 Horn - Fun instrumental but also it's an instrumental made up of just an acoustic guitar. 4/10 Things Behind the Sun - Probably the most down right pleasant song on the album so far but also suffers from the lack of any movement before. 8/10 Know - Initially thought "wow what a nice new sound" then the song proceeded to be the most monotenous song so far. 2/10 Parasite - Pleasant but ultimately uninspiring. 7/10 Free Ride - Overall just a meh song again. 5/10 Harvest Breed - More of the same overall this album is seriously one note and has nothing to set it apart. 4/10 From the Morning - The final song and it's okay but this album just doesn't move whatsoever. 6/10 Overall Pink Moon is a very stagnant listen with every track consisting with acoustic guitars and fine lyrics. The standouts are 'Place to be', 'Road' and 'Behind the Sun' as these songs hit and create some sense of purpose. The rest of the album bottoms out in this terrible monotony. 5/10

Beautiful.

I think it’s probably better than the 3 stars I gave it, but I just wasn’t in the headspace for this. I’ll revisit this one later

Heard it before. Sweet, sweet album <3 3/5

Interesting guitar playing. Nice voice. Not really focused in on the lyrics, but they seem solid. Nice contemplative listen. Also, great album cover

Very intimate album. Conveys the essence of depression very accurately in a sense of not being overwhelming sadness but hopelessness. In context of sound, I would have enjoyed more piano but it also would have taken away from the mood of the album. 4.5 stars Would listen again 👍

Solid 5. Just lovely and delightful the whole way through. I listened to most of this while on a crisp fall walk to the gym and I had to pause it upon arrival because this album just so definitely deserves to be enjoyed fully on a crisp fall walk. Would do again 100/10.

No bad albums from Nick Drake. This is too short - leaves you wanting much more - but excellent.

Not my cup of tea

**An ok album. Most tracks sound alike, easy listening

Not bad. Not wall worthy

His voice is comforting, like being wrapped in an old blanket and the acoustic guitar adds to the calming effect. It inserted itself into my subconscious enough for me to listen a second time later in the day. I was vaguely aware of the title track before but really enjoyed the album - will listen again.

Послушал, почитал тексты, вспомнил Эллиота Смита и тут же стриминг включил его после Pink Moon.

i cried

Best Track - "Pink Moon"

Sparse but oh so warm. One of the more personal albums I've heard. And not personal in the "this guy is baring his soul to me" way but more in a, "it sounds like he is playing in the room with me" kind of way. Very inviting.

Beautiful!

This is fun and peaceful but occasionally drains on. His voice is super calming. Not a bad listen tho. The guitar parts are super interesting tho. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Place to Be" , "Road" , "Which Will" , "Free Ride" , "Harvest Breed" , "From The Morning"

This hurt my heart 4.75

This is just a beautiful album overall. As I was listening to Pink Moon, I found that most of the songs ended too early for me. (When I'm listening to a new album, I usually want the opposite!) This is a credit to Nick Drake's solid song writing. Liked Songs Added; Pink Moon Things Behind The Sun From The Morning

Feels like an album I might like even more on repeated viewings. 8/10

A lively album to walk around Walthamstow in Autumn dusk

And with this, I believe I've listened to Nick Drake's entire discography. A shame that said discography was so brief, but quality over quantity as they say. Pink Moon is easily the most stripped down of the bunch when comparing to Nick's previous albums. I read that this was recorded without a backing band too, so that tracks. Simple, yet authentic and layered. It's short and sweet, inviting the listener in to bask in this calm atmosphere that Nick Drake has curated. It's all bittersweet knowing what comes next, and you can't help but hear this through Nick's vulnerable and fleeting words. A fitting conclusion to an equally short and sweet musical career, which should be acknowledged more.

Really intriguing and I love the album artwork. It was a cool album and I will listen again

Beautiful album

Honestly my first reaction is to look up tabs because there’s mechanically some good stuff here. I don’t like it but I can’t knock it for any other reason.

Another fucking Folk album....

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ruhige musik für Hintergrund

Always bittersweet, always beautiful.

Pleasant.

Fabulous. Better than five leaves left and bryter later. The best but the most challenging.

Not really my vibe, but overall nice album. Very chill, mellow reminds me of James Taylor.

An alltime great

Quite enjoyed this folksy album, lots of true emotions coming through.

Pleasant enough but a bit dull

Not my jam. Just a man strumming his acoustic guitar.

Super pleasant and beautiful music but man what a tragic ending for his sad soul.

All of Nick’s works are perfect in their own ways, this one in its darkness. Sadly, it’s as indicative of his mental state at the time as it is his ability to craft exquisite songs. The myths about this album sit alongside the very real anguish he was facing, but among the truths are his obsession with certain guitar lines and phrases, that show up in repetitive, circular songs that are evocative and melancholy. Music born from a dark night of the soul can heal or hurt in equal measure, but this has always been a favorite even if it’s also the last thing we would hear from Nick Drake before he was gone.

Meer muziek van de ultieme zolderkamerartiest, Nick Drake. Drie platen van zijn hand staan er in de lijst, waarmee 's mans gehele oeuvre is vertegenwoordigd. Hij zal wel vroeg overleden zijn, maar ik vind het eigenlijk wel leuk om dat niet op te zoeken en gewoon weer eens iets níét te weten. Een kort albumpje, enkel stem en gitaarspel, met een pianootje ertussendoor. In andere handen een recept voor eentonigheid (zie de slaapkamertapes van Bruce, of het geklungel van Bert Jansch), maar Nick komt ermee weg. Volle punten dus maar weer.

Inmiddels kennen we Nick wel door deze lijst. Ook dit album is vrij rustig. Het is leuk om te zien hoe de man zich muzikaal ontwikkeld heeft. Zijn eerste album had niet in de lijst hoeven te staan, maar toonde al een prima muzikant. Het miste wat energie en daar zorgde hij dan op het volgende album voor. Waardoor zelfs ik, geen liefhebber van het genre, het vier sterren gaf. Het derde album neemt iets energie terug en geeft iets meer aan sfeer en gevoel terug.

Het derde en laatste album van Nick Drake en ook de derde en laatste entry in deze lijst. Laten we niet om de hete brij heendraaien: om alle 3 de albums in de lijst op te nemen is simpelweg te veel. Ik heb al eerder gezegd, dat ik het helemaal begrijp als je dit heel tof vind, maar dat wil nog niet zeggen dat we het complete oeuvre van de beste man moeten opnemen in de lijst. Na 1 album weet je hoe ze allemaal klinken, voor mij 3 sterren. Een zekere fan van Nick Drake zegt dan dat je beter Bryter Layter op kan zetten.

Yeah not a big fan of just guitar.

Great early-morning coffeeshop vibes

Liked it, it was fine, nice soft sounds. Kinda just sounds like a lot of the other albums he's done.

Very chill. Just simple acoustic guitar and soft male vocals. Feels quite different for the early 70s when it was recorded. It's fine. Low energy record for chilling.

It's a brilliant album that I would recommend to anyone. Not quite special enough for 5 stars for me personally but close.

great start, but felt too long in the end

Should be a fairly straightforward 5 stars this one, glad I already knew of this album before because I wanted something easy today. I had this rated at 4.5 on RYM but should strongly consider increasing it to perfect 5, this is such a beautiful recording.

Surprisingly, it was actually pretty good. I mean, I don't like such kind of a folk music in general, but here I, as they say, got into it. Still, not big fan of a genre.

This was basically a coffee shop soundtrack. White guy, soft voice, acoustic guitar

I vividly remember hearing part of Pink Moon for the first time. Sitting in my basement watching TV and a Volkswagen commercial comes on with this mesmerizing tune as a couple drives a beautiful road in their VW Rabbit convertible to a party. They pull into the party look at each other and keep driving. Fell in love with that song instantly and forever became a huge fan of Nick Drake. This, like all of his albums is so hauntingly beautiful. Always an enjoyable listen, but for some reason it hits all the right notes in an Autumn setting. Perfect placement in time once again for this incredible piece of music. Hits just like it did all those years ago with every subsequent listen.

Enjoyed how stripped back it was, with the guitar focus. Simple but effective lyrics. Road is an instant favourite.

I don't listen to a lot of folk, which is perhaps a surprise as my Dad loves the stuff... maybe that's why! This was a solid and enjoyable listen. Nothing that I didn't like on here, and a few in particular that I thought were good and offered something a little different (_Pink Moon_, _Know_, _Free Ride_) . It's not really in my wheelhouse though and whilst I wouldn't have any issue listening to this, I can't see myself choosing to listen to it again.

The only place I know I've heard Nick Drake before is the Garden State soundtrack. After listening to this whole calm, chill album, he definitly has a distinct and memorable voice. I don't remember much about the songs themselves, but I remember the experience

incroyable

First time listening to anything by Nick Drake. Folk singer-songwriter stuff tends to be something I appreciate more than truly enjoy, still a pleasant listen and could see it growing on me with time

Classic

I know it is a classic. But a bid tedious. 3

I never heard of this album or this artist. Listening to it I find it hard to believe it was not a big success back in the early 70’s when it came out. Such a captivating voice and great guitar playing, the song writing is top notch!! After listening to this I went and listened to his other works but I do find the paired down presentation of “Pink Moon” most fitting for this artist!!! 4 stars!

Its a perfect 3 album

listened to two songs and wasn’t for me ultimately - was this man saying real words??

iltapäivä, kaupungilla, koss, qobuz hyviä biisejä on! ehkä vähän liian ei mitään

So amazing

Small side note, it’s a crazy statistical feat that I got two Nick Drake albums back to back. But that being said I’m gunna compare this album to his debut album a lot because I just heard it yesterday obviously. So this album feels so cohesive and fluid that it’s almost difficult to tell when one song ends and the next starts. But that’s not a negative, it’s like a lullaby. It kept trying to put me to sleep, but this time, once again, I genuinely mean that in a positive way. This isn’t important to the music but the album cover is literally an ALL-TIME GREAT COVER. It’s so iconic and it’s really fitting with the material. I think if it wasn’t for Bryter Layter this would be my favorite album of his.

Pretty good

His voice, guitar tones, and playing are so unique, absolutely amazing. This record is so raw and stripped back, but so complex at the same time.

27 minutes, but it seemed like an hour.

I was first introduced to Nick Drake and this album by a VW commercial. VW had some incredible song choices in the early aughts. That song drew me in and then I bought his entire catalogue - which is only 3 albums due to his early death. I love his soft subtle voice and light instrumentation. Great art from a man who was gone too soon.

This is really great guitar and song writing. 5/5

28 minutes of intricate guitar work, faint piano, and Nick Drake's voice. Listening to that elemental palette never quite gets old.

Don’t see what’s so special

This is the first artist I didn't know from this list and I am glad I discovered it. The guitar work is impressive, not necessarily groundbreaking but it is singular. All the songs are short, under 2 minutes, perhaps a reflection of the singer's equally truncated life. Place to Be and Things Behind the Sun were my favorite. And although I wish the artist was part of a band that had more instruments and a better singer, I can still appreciate the minimalist approach of only using a guitar to carry you throughout the entirety of the album's runtime.

- wodr sehr cozy herbst vibes - sanft - schöni akkustischi gitarre kläng - cools und interessants aubum cover - wird eue es stabiud aubum vo mir wärde woni ab und zue zrügg chere - abr es isch nid mega spannend odr emptionau aklingend - sondern het eher e beruigerendi würkig

I like Nick Drake and this is the best one. This recording is so haunting. You get the feeling you’re in the room with him.

Blind album, know the name from this project. I was pleasantly surprised by this, especially about its basic instrumentation. Didn't even realize until halfway through, albeit a short album, but still. I'm not sure how I feel about this, but it's definitely not bad, and it is good, but I don't think I can give it higher than a 3.

Very chill and enjoyable.

I’m pretty familiar with this album. I discovered it a couple years ago and listened to it a few times. Although I like what he does and I love his voice, this album has always felt unfinished to me. And considering he lived another two years after this album‘s release, I don’t really understand. There are a lot of mis-strummed cords, meandering, guitars, and quick little instrumentals that just felt like warm-ups. So although I really like a lot about Nick Drake, I can’t say I like this album.

On the previous Nick Drake album we had (Five Leaves Left) I wrote: "Love Nick Drake. Pink Moon will get 5 stars from me. This gets 4." I was in a generous mood, because although I do love Nick Drake, I'm not sure people need to hear TWO Nick Drake albums before they die. Still, this is the one.

His dull, flat miserable voice really got on my nerves. What a doleful dirge of an album.

This is total nothingness. Bland voice, bland guitar. I've also had more tuneful farts than 'Know'. I could just tell before looking at the Wiki that he offed himself. Miserable.

Didn't find anything outstanding, good acoustic guitar with lyrics that kind of drifted away from me. overall a not very in your face album

Nothingburger. His vocals are so bland. At least Bryter Layter had some nice orchestral instrumentals

Gorgeous and perfect and sad and amazing.

Like a small precious jewel. It does one thing and does it perfectly.

Absolutely beautiful

Beautiful.

I love this album for when I’m feeling melancholy

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Incredibly beautiful songs here. Drake’s guitar does so much, creates so much depth even while the compositions and honestly songwriting are so sparse. This album is a lullaby, peaceful and often haunting.

Quite a pretty album

Not my thing. I think something stripped down like this could work but it didn't manage to engage me all that much and I didn't find his singing all that good either.

4/10

Beautiful. Almost too beautiful. I'm not sure I could listen to it everyday, but it's certainly a remarkable collection of simple "man with guitar" songs.

I like folk but this was just so bland. Every song sounded to similar, felt like there was no variations 2.5/5

It was fine. Im not hugely into folk and nothing particularly caught my ear.

I knew a little of his tragic backstory, but did not realize the nearness of his death to this album and how the album’s lack of success affected him. Maybe it’s me, but it’s sad that the tragedy gives this album some more resonance. It’s otherwise a stark and stripped down acoustic set that to me feels like it falls short of really pulling you in. The title track gives it an extra star, however.

Just a pleasant listen

Not bad but not really my type of music

Un disco tranquilo y sencillo perfecto para escuchar durante el amanecer, siempre que no vayas a un sitio al que odias, como al trabajo. Escúchalo con tu churri o de camino a unas vacaciones. Es guay.

Simple, pleasant, folk approach. Enjoyable.

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

This album was highly recommended to me several years ago and I tried to like it. Tried again now, and still don’t. I mean, he conveys his depression well, but he does such a good job it’s almost infectious. Which is a weird critique coming from a big Tom Waits fan, but here we are.

one of my favorites!!!!!!!

Okay! Some good but some a little slow.

Nick Drake walked so Hozier could run. 🏃‍♂️

4.2

What do I really say that hasn't been said already. Now it's Autumn as well, this bumps up on the rotation

When I saw a third Nick Drake album I thought, 'No!' I wasn’t a fan of either prior efforts...and then I pressed play. Beautiful, haunting, intimate 28 minutes where he lets the listener into his tortured mind. However, it really makes me ask why the other two albums are on the list! 4⭐️

Like condensation rolling off a green apple. What a beautiful album for the gentle spring sun

Enjoyed how mellow it was. Felt a little white-woman-wedding-ey, but felt honest.

I came to Nick Drake quite late through the radio 2 documentary in 2004, and have been a fan ever since. Not my favourite Drake album, but they’re all great so it’s still fantastic.

Mellow and beautiful

New artist to me . Relaxing music will listen to more of him .

A spectacular album. The sound of a warm fire in a stark, cold room

kind of a hard album to hate, it does feel like the kind of thing that i’m either really in the mood for or not at all though. but it’s still a really nice listen

A sad strange album about God knows what since the lyrics were more akin to observations than poetry but that somehow worked even better since it was pretty much just Nick Drake & his guitar on the album (some piano) certainly his best album (not that the other two are not great too- they very much are) I have long been a fan & I believe I own everything he ever recorded yes even 'the final four' on vinyl AND CD & this is the album I have heard the most (like 100 times NOT remotely kidding) it's a thing of great and rare beauty. You should listen to Pink Moon. Or don't as Pink Moon much like all his other works seems to have been created with a total disinterest in finding an audience.

I actually took the time to listen to this album twice because it was so short overall. I can’t quite decide where I land on it. Part of the reason I listened twice was because I barely paid attention the first time. Drake’s voice and guitar work are nice, but they just didn’t make a strong first impression. The second time I listened I enjoyed it much more. I could feel the soul in the compositions, and the very light piano helped to complete the experience. I don’t know that I would specifically go back for this album, but I can hear the influence ripple forward through time.

Was okay, a bit too melancholic

Especially after learning about Nick Drake's story, I don't know what it says about me that a lot of this album speaks to me. It's kind of heartbreaking how beautiful some of these tracks are. I feel like it can be a soundtrack to my lower moments, as weird as that may be. Favorite track would be "From the Morning," with its hopeful nature of taking the good with the bad in life.

I had never heard of this artist before. At first I found the music rather flat and emotionless, but it slowly grew on me. "Things Behind The Sun" was a turning point, and convinced it was actually good. The emotion is there – it’s just low-key and subdued, the listener definitely needs be in the right state of mind and take the time to fully appreciate the general tone and mood of the album. I can recognize the talent ; I understand why it’s on this list, and I definitely understand how this would speak to some people on a very fundamental level. But from a personnal point of view, I have a hard time relating with the lyrics and the emotions the artist tries to convey. Maybe I’ve never felt depressed or melancholic enough ?... It’s not something I’d listen again anytime soon, but I’m glad I gave it try. It’s pretty short anyway, so it never overstays its welcome, as too many album do.

good effort

The Ray LaMontagne of the 70s, best played like a Bill Evans album, half-asleep on the couch. Nice voice, a bit too gloomy, with lovely melodies. Too bad the songs don’t build up, which makes it feel more like a boring fireside background album. Still, I’d take this over Paul Simon or a nasal Dylan any day. I sometimes even feel moved by the atmosphere, knowing the man would take his own life shortly after recording this record.

Lovely, as always

Pretty, melodic, and melancholic folk music. I've never heard of Nick Drake before, but I thought this album was alright. It's short, but I feel like it does what it was supposed to in that short 28 minutes. Drake's voice is hard to understand at times, though. The real standout to me was the simple acoustic arrangement. My favorite song was Things Behind the Sun. 3.5/5 stars.

Slow, just an alright album, nothing that really rocks me or like changes a lot for me but it’s honestly solid, just about where I would say green was.

meh. chill. acoustic.

Love this album. Nick Drake is one of the architects of modern folk, and his phrasings, tunings, and attack are some of the most gorgeous in acoustic players. 8/10

Nick Drake is sort of timeless. While his sound is quite similar to Stormbringer! era John Martyn, it feels like it could have been released this year and fit in perfectly too. There's something about these songs that feel so genuine and real. It's like the songs are just pouring out of him. The tuned down guitar gives everything a darkness and a moody feel, but nothing on this album feels depressing. Some really great melodies and exceptional acoustic guitar playing. And that's all we get. Besides a tiny bit of piano in the title track, it's stripped back to just a voice and a guitar, but often feels like so much more. A timeless classic.

Threadbare, intimate, powerful. Those are the words that come to mind when I think back to this beautiful album. Favorite track: Things Behind the Sun

Very mellow and relaxing listen. Despite the short runtime the album does start to get repetitive along the entire B side. Some heartfelt and delicate moments carry through the first half, but I'm left wishing those were drawn out and explored more. Overall decent enough acoustic album. Top tracks: Place to Be, Horn, Things Behind the Sun

Good background music and relaxing voice.

Very soft singer-songwriter. I just found out I lost not one, but two dream jobs. Feels mood appropriate but not something I would see myself revisiting. I don't think anything particularly stands out for me here.

сначала очень хорошо пошёл но потом надоел. одну сохранила. очень милый!

A beautiful collection of singer/songwriter ballads. Not really my cup of tea, but a remarkable album that paved the way for Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, and others.

Lowkey dull.

Nice starting notes Overall boring but nice to listen to

Really good, it did fit exactly to my mood. But can see myself listening to it anytime 4.6

Took a break from this 1000 albums a day, jumping back in. Never heard of this artist or album. 1st track, a nice acoustic intro, very cool and chill alternative vibe. Laid back vocals, like an elliot smith, but more upbeat. Kind of reminds me of Joni mitchell too I like the open ringing sound of the guitars, maybe some open tunings, very folky but with a pop vocalist the fingerstyle is very cool, very interesting rhythms that pop out, very impressive if it's just one guitar which I think it might be? I dont know though. Okay i think it is just him and one guitar, which is so sick, the whole thing is like this Really short album, 28 minutes, but 11 tracks. really gets through a lot of ideas very quickly back to back How is he playing this complicated stuff and playing so well. I do really like this fingerstyle stuff, with vocals super impressive. and then he did a track Know, that was literally like me playing my first blues riff when i was 13. super clunky and stripped back, very repetitive with a very simple vocal part over the top. Very unusual, right int he middle of the album but a bit of a palate cleanser, then back to the complex fingerstyle stuff

9/10 Sublime guitar folk. Nothing but the songs and the man and his guitar. The recording of the guitar is wonderful - it plucks and chimes directly in your ear as if nick were sat in front of you.

I really enjoyed it not something I’d normally listen to. I will have to find out more about nick drake. Edit I looked up Nick Drake and how tragic how sad if only he were recognised while still alive

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

A wonderful album.

far from my first time hearing this but I’ll take any excuse to listen to it again Nick Drake truly was one of the most talented musicians around, and tragically too good for this world - 10/10

É impressionante como o simples exercício de tocar um violão e cantar conseguiram produzir uma obra deste tamanho e deste peso. Um disco intimista, triste e solitário e ainda assim, ou talvez por isto, belíssimo. Excelente!

Nick was a little down on himself despite a solid effort with Pink Moon. It’s mellow and a bit depressing. Things Behind The Sun is the best song on the album, followed by From The Morning. L = (1.0*s) Songs are very similar and short. J = (3.1*s) Album should have been titled From The Morning, it’s more thought provoking and more upbeat.

Alright list, we get it...you are obviously a huge fan of Nick Drake. All 3 of his albums have made it but why? Pink Moon is his best but it's more of the same slow, dreamy song work. I am not happy the guy suffered from depression and died at 26. I am however happy that there is no possible way there will be more albums from him to listen to (if there is a live one I swear). Putting Mr. Drake to rest with a 1.66 star rating.

Surprised this album is so highly touted. It's pretty much some simple acoustic lines with some muddled vocals. Not sure it stood out in any way as it sounded like anything that I could have heard at a coffee shop, college campus talent show, street corner busking or elsewhere. The context that he was a depressed independent musician does little to resonate with me as that appears to be closer to the status quo than otherwise. I didn't realize until checking just now that this was the 3rd Nick Drake album on the list. I enjoyed the prior albums for what they were as cozy indie folk albums but Pink Moon didn't hook me. I'd vote this one off personally to make way for another artist. At least it was short so not a huge investment. 1.47 stars

This is not casual music to be enjoyed. This is dark poetry to be experienced. As I listened to each song on my second playthrough, I followed along by reading the lyrics (http://www.nickdrake.com/main_lyrics_page.html), and that really enhanced the art. Without that added effort, most of this album would have been inaccessible (as it was during my first listen) due to the weak, breathy vocals and instrumental minimalism. In this case, the lyrics are not only an essential ingredient, they're the main draw with the vocalization and instrumentation serving as merely the (still important) frame and setting of the artwork. Final verdict: this is some pretty potent stuff. I'd be afraid to linger too long with it for fear that my empathetic senses would pick up what Drake's putting down. I'm giving this a 4 for its artistic value and for being unlike anything else we've heard thus far (except for maybe "I See a Darkness" by Bonnie "Prince" Billy - but for whatever reason that album came off as more artsy boring than artist authentic).

This was ok enough, even if it was a little boring. Bonus points for how short it was.

Just a guy and his acoustic guitar. Sounds like it should be kind of a snoozefest, but it's really interesting and the songs are varied enough to keep you listening. It's a great background album for reading, studying, or just chilling.

chill

Compelled to stay with the melancholic and mercifully short 28 minutes, seeking insight into why someone took their life so young. Searching for what breaks someone, through clues in the lyrics. What causes depression, a rhetorical question, because it is no one thing.

Very calming, chill album. Simple and good. I dig it.

Actually liked this quite a bit - had never heard of him before.

Han har nåt speciellt asså

Nämen det är nåt oerhört härligt med allt den här mannen gör (hittills) och vill verkligen aldrig sluta lyssna. Toppen!

Mysigt!

This one is proof that listening environment really matters. I listen to a lot of these in the car on road trips, banking up for a couple of weeks and then binging them. Was not impressed in that environment. Alone at 6am with everyone else in the house sleeping, through a good pair of headphones: that’s how to appreciate the delicate minimalism of this album.

It was fine

Feels raw and improvisational, like this is the culmination of years upon years of folk music mastery just flowing out effortlessly.

Classic

"Pink Moon" is the third and final album by English singer-songwriter and musician Nick Drake. Folk and indie folk are the Wiki-listed genres. Yes, he basically stays that course here. The album was recorded over two nights with engineer John Wood and without a band and Drake on vocals and an acoustic guitar (a single piano melody was overdubbed on the title song). The lyrical themes included depression, lust and a slim ray of hope. Drake suffered from depression and a few years later would die from an overdose of antidepressants. The album did not do well commercially. Initially, the album had mixed reviews (Huh?) but now has significant critical acclaim. An acoustic guitar and Drake's mostly tenor voice opens "Pink Moon." His lyrics are mostly mumbled as his vocals go deeper into a baritone. Ominous and foreboding lyrics. A piano gets dubbed over the guitar. Absolutely beautiful music. Drake's strumming guitar begins "Place to Be." Sad lyrics as Drake sings about being younger and more optimistic and now he's older and darker than the deepest sea. If there were any questions whether Drake could play a country guitar, he answers that positively in "Which Will." Drake asks the question who will you choose if you don't choose me. A more melodic guitar is showcased in "Parasite." Heartfelt lyrics as Drake wanders the town to only find loneliness. The album closes with "From the Morning." Drake is finger picking his guitar and playing both a lead and a rhythm (at least it sounds like it). Th sun rises, falls and repeats itself. Is he talking about his insomnia? Depression? He's obviously stuck in s cycle. This album is short in length at 28 minutes with songs in the 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 minute length. Some songs have two sentences, some two stanzas and some six stanzas. Drake's lyrics are poetic with nature imagery. He contrasts perspectives and covers topics such as loneliness, falling fast, his current state, sex/lust and even happiness in one song. Above all else his lyrics are very personal. His vocals are exhausted and he strains to hit his octaves at times. His guitar playing is absolutely exquisite - bluesy, country, bluegrass, stretching strings and tones and playing multiple parts. This album could just be listened to for his guitar playing. When everything is put together this is quite the album. Heartbreaking and stunning at the same time. This is an absolute must listen for all music fans.

Just beautiful.

recently got one of his other albums, five leaves left! i’m a great fan of this guy’s voice. he’s got the melancholy. it’s just an extremely pleasant album. think i’ll keep this one in my library as well.

Calming & intricate - love the acoustic guitar work on this album and can really appreciate it as a lovely folk listen. Vocals are very smooth and mellow too. Pink Moon and Parasite are stand outs.

The production on this album rules and I love it

Nick Drake makes sweet, beautiful, melancholic love to his guitar. 4.6 outta 5

Not my cup of tea but I enjoyed my listen thru. Kinda music to listen to reading or relaxing and working

totally ok, chill some fine. when run in background you forget about the music and focus on something else

Alright, I think I get it all the swooning and fawning over this mythical singer-songwriter. I read one review that described it as 'bleak'. Sad maybe, but bleak - nah. The guitar playing is lovely, as is his voice. I'm going to have to take another listen and pay more attention to the lyrics, maybe that's where the bleakness lives?

Night vibes - Hypnotic - Cooking. Se nota que es un álbum al final de la era musical del cantante. Es un tanto repetitivo, pero, como he indicado, hipnótico.

Shite

One of my all time favorite albums

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

Pretty songs that make me think of elves and fairies. This is more than a three but not quite a four.

Pleasant, unassuming, ended before I knew it. Bordering on a 4-star, but the songs were a bit indistinguishable from one another, at least at first listen, which levels it to a 3.

Great stuff. Low key and understated; wistful and melancholy; bittersweet and introspective. Perfect Sunday morning music.

Perfectly sweet and soothing. By the time I got to the 11th song, the songs did really sound the same. But so what.

For some reason I liked his debut album better haha. But chill sounds and sound lyrics overall! Tracks to Track: Horn (instrumental only xD)

Essential. Unreal talent similar to Jeff Buckley but 20 years earlier (too similar in one respect - both taken far too soon). Not many albums on this list (so far) that you can comfortably play from the start again as soon as it finishes but this is one of them. Easy 5 stars this.

Still not my favorite of his. Nick Drake is one of my favorites due to his complex writing and the arrangements he interweaves with a variety of instruments. This album is nearly entirely him and a guitar letting his emotions ride. Its a masterclass in its on right but it just isn't the one for me. Bryter Layter > Five Leaves Left > Pink Moon

Pretty good, guitar is mixed way too loud or it would be even better

Always a nice listen, always makes me scratch my head and wonder what it is I’m missing or that I don’t get about it, because it’s just that to me.

How beautiful an album can be 10/10

I don't not like it. But I found I knew what was coming at the start of the album and wasn't disappointed. It's very Nick Drake-y

nice!

Jeff Buckley-esque folk guitar. Nice voice and guitar parts

It's really a whole mood. It's twilight on a quiet front porch or by the campfire, in the country... It's sitting alone in a deserted stairwell in an apartment building....

- Pink Moon is a great track -4/5 stars

This album was very lovely and atmospheric to listen to. The acoustic guitars sound amazing, and I really enjoy his voice and artistic approach. I would definitely listen to it again!

Pink Moon is simply beautiful. At just 28 minutes and 5 seconds, it feels almost too brief but every second counts. A flawless 10/10.

1. From the morning 2. Parasite 2. Things behind the sun

Nick Drake’s Pink Moon is an absolutely beautiful album. “Timeless” doesn’t even feel big enough for it. I put it on, listened to a few tracks, and quickly found myself pulled in, not just by the music but by the need to understand more about who Drake was. It’s so simple - just him and his guitar, with the rare piano line on the title track - and that rawness makes it all the more powerful. Nothing gets in the way. Every note feels direct, like he’s playing in the same room. What strikes me is how pure it is. There’s no attempt to dress it up or make it something bigger than it is. And yet, knowing what he went through, there’s a sadness behind it - especially the idea that he only seemed at ease when he was creating. I can relate to that feeling: the peace that comes only when you’re in the act of making something. Even all these years later, Pink Moon feels alive, whispering to whoever’s willing to slow down and listen.

Listened on my morning walk. I do not normally like jangly guitar music but this was very nice.

Masterpiece one of the greatest albums of all time 10/10 just wish it was longer than 28 minutes

One of the better singer songwriter albums. A good length too

Beautiful guitar sounds, very mellow

always a classic. can't get enough of it, but it always feels new

After rolling Five Leaves Left a few months ago, I was really hoping to hear more of Nick Drake and his music as soon as possible. I called the last album extremely depressing, yet uplifting. I feel the same way about this one. It makes me unbelievably sad, but sometimes that’s ok. Knowing that Nick made this album and would be dead shortly after contextualizes it succinctly, I believe better than anything else possibly could. It’s just one beautiful, tragically depressed soul, playing sad music from the deepest corners of his heart. He was 26 when he died, but before he went, he created 3 albums that each found their way onto this list. This is the second of 3 I’ve had the pleasure of hearing, and I’m betting the last one will be just as good as the other 2 have been. Pink Moon is only 27 minutes long, likely making it one of the shortest albums on the list, but man, those 27 minutes really say a lot. Once again, RIP Nick, I hope your family takes at least some solace knowing how highly people think of your music. Favorite song? All of it. I think “Know” is my favorite.

3/5 hieno ääni

Just take a moment. Put on From the Morning. Close your eyes. Tell me you don't feel better. One doesn't even need to pay attention to the lyrics. Closest I've gotten to a 5*.

Not a fan. 2 star

a decent easy gentle listen, liked the guitar work, his voice took a bit to grow on me, but I overall enjoyed the album

Great melancholic acoustic guitar record.

Indifferent

Chill album. For when you’re in a chill mood.

Meh

Forgetable.

I enjoyed this album. 3 stars

Beautiful, simple and seemed... Earnest? I enjoyed it but wasn't suddenly awake to a new obsession like many seem to have with this fella. That said, I felt that if I'd explored it more lyrically and contextually then I might uncover a greater interest in him.

This is #day380 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it's been a while since I last got a Nick Drake album. The first was Bryter Layter on my #day32, which feels like forever ago now. Pink Moon is like these little poetry sketches brushed against the stark backdrop of an acoustic guitar and occasional piano, making up pensive rainy-day listening. I particularly like the artwork. Makes me wonder if The Chameleons and Talk Talk took inspiration from it. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day381.

Loved it. Always thought it was from the early aughts indie revival. Never realized it was from the 70s. Of course the boomers slept on one of the best artists of their era.

Mid

a beautiful album but i wasn't really in the mood for this kind of music when i listened it for the first time. it will grow on me for sure. also, i really like the album cover

Pretty alright. Doesn't really overstay its welcome, but isn't overly entertaining either.

Beautiful and clearly influential

Favourite track(s): Pink Moon; Place To Be; Things Behind the Sun; Free Ride Funny enough that Pink Moon features a piano when the rest of the album is so focused on guitar play. Sensual, evocative, driven guitar play plus some really soft vocals. While some of the tracks are rather simple, the mood created is strong. Feels like Nick Drake had to walk, so a number of artists could run (Bon Iver comes to mind). This will be a regular listen in the years to come.

Outstanding Album from beginning to end. Understanding the sad direction that his life took makes this album all the more poignant. An amazing song writer.

Whew, that’s some heavy melancholy. I know the consensus is that this is Drake’s best album. Probably so? The lyrics are a little more approachable, I think. Better, even. I sort-of yearn for a *little* more sonic variety, though. Fine work—especially the title track.

4/5

🧌

Very cozy. Almost 5 but lacks standouts

sultry, intimate.

Great album. The songs blend together a bit, but in a good way.

Soft

Good, but can only listen to so much.

8/10 The greatest strength of this album is in the intimacy of it. Everything is recorded so close up and presented in such starkness that it feels like you’re almost stood beside Nick as he performs. You can even hear his breaths and the movement of his fingers over the fretboard, and that only enhances the beauty of the work. And when it hits, this album really is beautiful. Personally, there were a few places where things lulled and became a little repetitive, particularly when an idea was played out over a longer running time with less variation than personally appeals to me, and I also found the resonance in the guitar on Know to be quite grating to the ear. Aside from that, though, I felt that this was a really pretty portrait of an artist and his state of mind at this time of his life. There’s elements of sorrow, but also of hope, all presented with a starkness and restraint from a lyrical point of view, but with a guitar that delivers momentum and pace, with little ideas and motifs presented from around the fretboard while the pensive delivery of the vocal almost sounds reluctant in a way, that only adds to the intimacy of the production. Pink Moon - This is a really beautiful song that is elevated by the recording and production. He clearly sings at quite a low volume, but it’s presented in such a way that you feels so close to Nick as he sings that you’re almost inside his head. Even the simple piano line just flows out of nowhere and adds an unexpected depth. It rolls around in a really lovely way and then it’s done. Place To Be - The way that the guitar lilts and pulses adds such a satisfying rhythmic bed to this, and then his vocal that almost lazily flows over the top of it is such a pleasant blend of staccato and legato movements. The guitar can be quite deceptive, because there are some lovely little melodic edges that sit in the high register over the chords that there’s a rolling movement that exists outside of the lower, more prominent bed of the guitar part. It’s lovely. Road - The recording of the guitar in this track, even more than the first two, feels like you can almost hear every tiny sound of his fingers as he plays. It’s like he’s playing right next to your ear. I love the slight dips in tempo he takes here and there that just emphasise the structure of the composition. And he doesn’t overdo the vocals, just allows the guitar part to keep its focus and augments with a little bit of vocal flavour. Which Will - The guitar playing is so deft here, with the chords able to ring out over the picked elements. It’s always moving, but that doesn’t stop there from being a clear and solid structural bed that rings through. Again, the vocals are sparse but effective, anchoring the guitar as it flows and moves through the track. It’s incredibly well balanced and emotionally moving too. Horn - The last song was comparatively quite busy, but this allows a moment of pause to gather one’s thoughts before we move on. It’s sparse and open, but also quite pretty. Things Behind The Sun - There’s something very melancholic about the chord choices during some sections, but it lifts into something more optimistic and hopeful in others. I’m less keen on this track and there are a couple of places where it jars with me slightly, it feels a tiny bit rushed to me and a little too forcefully played, if that makes sense. I think the tracks work better for me when they’re more fleeting and this is a bit more long-form. Know - There’s some resonance on the guitar in this track that grates on me and the fact that it’s just the same bar played for two and a half minutes doesn’t help that. The vocal is actually really nice, but that guitar. Not for me. Parasite - The guitar movements are quite subtle on this track, but it is perhaps a little bit repetitive as the cadence of the guitar line remains very similar throughout, even with the changes in chord. Again, the vocal is an almost ethereal presence that drifts over the top of everything and provides a bit more variance to things. There are bits that are absolutely beautiful, but I do wish for a little more development in places. Free Ride - There’s a bit more variety to this and it benefits from it. Again, we feel so close to things that you can even hear his breath. There’s some fantastic drive and momentum to this one and the balance again between the staccato guitar and legato vocal is great, with the added twist that they meet in the middle for the sections that the vocal echoes the guitar in a really lovely blend. Harvest Breed - This movement of the guitar line as it moves up and down the scale is really nice. Again, it doesn’t offer a wide arrange of ideas, but it is so brief that that doesn’t really matter. From The Morning - I really like the guitar work here. There’s extra little variations and movements in there to make things have an added element of momentum. There are also some really nice choices of chords in there too. It’s really well paced and pretty and the vocal line really perfectly straddles the line between melancholic and optimistic. A great closer.

Probably one for me to revisit, not the vibe rn

Yawn...

It’s magic. Rare that a single voice and guitar can be so captivating.

Great album great listen

Great singer songwriter album that I had never heard before. Albums like this make this project worthwhile, finding these gems is inspiring.

Classic

Just some very nice acoustic singer-songwriter music.

Used to listen to this album before I was cool. A pinnacle was hearing it in a cafe trying to impress a date and asking if it was pink moon by Nick Drake - where the staff looked at me like I was a knob head.. Love the Melodies, the guitar, the gentle vocals of Nick. A welcoming album that makes me feel at peace. Enjoyed nearly every song on the album. Only complaint that a 11 song album being 27mins is a crime!! Recommend listening sitting on a canal in the sun with a beer, watching the world go by

Nick Drake solo necesitó 4 cosas para crear una de las obras más bellas de la historia de la música: guitarra, voz, letras mordaces y 27 minutos de pura emoción. Una obra maestra del folk del siglo XX que además posee ese halo de misterio al ser el último disco antes de su muerte. 5/5

Chill vibes

Felt like I was listening to Van Morrison. The lead off song was good but the rest all didn't really invoke any sort of particular feeling for me

This was an unexpected and unassuming delight to listen to. It gives off a beautiful chill vibe, where less is more. Easily a 3.5 leaning heavily towards a 4. I would definitely - and purposefully - listen to this album again.

I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Somehow the overall vibe of this really resonated with me.

This album took me away. Early echoes of a proto Jack Johnson-type vibe. A man and his acoustic. Alternate tunings I am guessing. a haunting piano thrown in sparingly. A voice like cream in a night coffee. Really nice.

Lovely, spare, beautiful

Para escuchar un par de temas, hermoso. Para todo el disco... mhhhh Nota: 2.7

Lovely and mellow singing with guitar, a bit of a Jack Johnson vibe but without quite as much punch or upbeat tempo - it was enjoyable

Very nice. Very same-y.

It’s simplistic and beautiful, just like this review

3.5. Haunting and Sad and Beautiful. A talented and tortured soul, may he be resting in peace.

Beautiful album.

Solid contribution

Mid

Simple, spartan yet a bit powerful at times

Awesome album, great vibe

C’est parfait pour dormir sous un coucher de soleil estival. À part ça c’est pas ma tasse de thé. Donnez des albums un peu plus entraînants ptn, et je parle pas de heavy metal de gros pointeurs. Merci.

Have never heard of NIck Drake and I see that the reason why is that he died so young. Sad that so many young and talented people get taken before their time. That said, I liked a few songs here and I will be back.

Ok, nicht so mein style aber angenehm ruhig 6/10

It’s hard to listen to Nick Drake objectively - he’s overly revered and his sound has drifted into cliche land over the years. I find it hard to shake off those sunny evening campfire vibes and just listen to the songs. All perfectly charming, just a teensy bit boring. Fun fact: Nick Drake’s second cousin, once removed, is William D Drake of Cardiacs, who happen to be the best band ever. What a world.

Off the cuff remark: I first came to Nick Drake after hearing 90s indie-punk band I loved, Drive, cover the Road. Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. I still like him although Five Leaves Left is my favourite album, this is still pretty sublime. Standout track: still has to be The Road Revisit?: yes

feels melancholic and hopeful at the same time, he sings almost shyly, very short and repetitive lyrics, songs are very similar, feels soothing "pink moon"/"parasite"

Terrible cover. Relaxing music. Oh, he committed suicide. Ok but repetitive. I prefer Elliott Smith.

Nick Drake has such a pure and stripped-back sound. I listened to Five Leaves Left, and I think I liked Pink Moon just slightly more. Bryter Layter takes it for me right now, because I like the production and instrumentation of that one more. For now, I would’ve like more from this album, but I can see it being one I warm up to, more than I already enjoyed it.

There's stripped-down, and then there's simply half-baked. Pink Moon's sparse arrangements and lo-fi recording leave me with painful flashbacks to my uni days, when everyone was practicing guitar at varying skill levels all time. The lyrics are so vague they barely register. Most tracks feel more like half-remembered lullabies than proper songs. Sure, "singer-songwriter" implies simplicity, but here I just don't get the appeal.

Mellow, acoustic art-rock. Not bad but not really my wheelhouse.

I was pleasantly surprised by this. It took me about half the album to get into his sound and to see what is actually happening - his sound is very easy to "miss". Songs are short, vocals and instruments are spare, tempo and dynamic changes even more so. It's easy to blink for a second and miss it. But when you're present for Nick Drake, oh boy - he manages to capture that shameful, shy feeling of grey skies across one's mind and body. That feeling has followed me all my life. It's both beautiful and sad to hear someone else walking around under those same grey skies. I'm glad I heard this before I die. I think others will be too. Heaven fucking help me if there's more than one album from this artist on this list though

It’s good but I’m still unconvinced

The best part of this album is that it is 28 minutes long. If Nick Drake were around now, he would be a Conan Grey knock-off. One of the unmemorable, soft-voiced singers that all sound the same. He is a gifted acoustic guitar player, but each song sounds nearly identical and is just sad and boring. 1

It's a Nick Drake album. They all sound alike. Thankfully it was very short.

Had this album already in my collection. Still a beautifully crafted folk album. One of my first encounters with this genre 40 years ago. Tender and melancholic songs when you're in the mood for it. 4/5

Having now listened to one of Nick Drake's other albums, this is obviously very reminiscent of that. Nick Drake sounds like Nick Drake. However, I do appreciate the more stripped-back sound of this album. It's more intimate, and it makes the songs feel more like themselves, if that makes any sense.

genuinely beautiful, haunting but uplifting. so sad that nick’s genius wasn’t recognised in his lifetime, but grateful we have this album. rip nick, you left something truly gorgeous.

I've never heard of this guy, but right from the beginning I really got a sense of later Pearl Jam/Eddie Vedder. The kind of sound he had on the soundtrack for Into the Wild, for example. Based on the description, I was expecting something a little more dreary, but the songwriting is really good here. Very clean crisp acoustic guitar. I'll probably go back to this one. 4/5

27 mins of pure musical bliss. Nick Drake got me through some times. Not one skippable song. This album is pure gold.

Fun one, easy 5 stars for listenability and songwriting

I really enjoy this album, it’s a great listen

Technically proficient playing, very pleasant vocal delivery, interesting songwriting. However, the length of many of the songs is a bit too short. They don’t, in my opinion, long enough to fully develop before they are over.

Folky sounding, very organic. Vocals feel heartfelt, not very polished. Picky/strumy, full sounding acoustic playing, feels full even though it's a pretty minimal arrangement.

Very soothing and easy listen. Could some consider it coffee shop fodder, sure, but I could feel my blood pressure dropping which is a good thing. Acoustic guitar and the right pipes done right is a good recipe. Great music in the right setting.

I remember being pretty stunned when I first saw the 1999 VW commercial featuring Pink Moon. Not sure that’s where Nick envisioned his music, but from an artistry standpoint it did kinda work. All that to say that I’ve always felt his work to be timeless. And beautiful. And vulnerable. And mysterious. All at the same time. To know that this album was recorded in just two late night sessions gives it even more credit. I only wish it were longer.

Really beautiful and simple album, the kind where you know the perfect place/time to put it on.

Knew this sounded familiar and figured it was from some sad movie from the early 2000s. After a lil research came across the VW commercial which is pretty amazing that still resonated 25 years later. Kudos to that ad team. Good listen and I appreciate how simple and raw this was. A tragic life that came through. I’m generally okay with imperfections but the guitar rattling on Know drove me crazy. 3.5

Rating this in line with Five Leaves Left. Not sure which I enjoy more. I don't say this often, but wish this album was a bit longer...especially given it was his last. Amazing the sound and emotion from just a dude and his guitar. 3.75/5

Loved it. He could be a successful artist today.