Shadowland

Great voice but the country-club jazz fusion doesn’t hit for me. Sounds like an act id see on a stage in Nashville while people try to make it

Her voice is undeniably beautiful, but sitting through this album is exhausting. It leans heavily into a honky-tonk country sound that just feels overbearing after a while. It’s polished and well performed, and I can appreciate the talent, but the overall experience is more draining than engaging, and not something I’d want to revisit.

She has a beautiful voice, but this is just not my kind of music.

2.5

2/5 Bem produzido, e a cantora tem uma voz bonita e potente. Porém os arranjos são simples e não entregam muito mais que um country americano ordinário.

Lesbian country, not bad.

Listened to some of it. Not my style.

Country er ikke helt min genre, men på den her måde går det lige. Nogengange lød det sådan lid disney-pixar agtigt, det var cute. Ville give det 2.5

got through about half of this. some tracks weren’t as bad as others

Not at all what I was expecting from the “Constant Craving” singer. Way too twangy for my taste but I can somewhat appreciate it for being good at what it is. (2)

yeehaw but make it lesbian (and kinda dull)

Dreary alt country 😴 I have yet to see a good artist that doesn't capitalize their name.

This wasn't bad it just really isn't my style

I'm sorry k.d. lang - your earlier work does not hit as well as your later work.

Shadowland sounds like background music for the lamest saloon on the strip. It still adds an atmosphere, but it doesn’t compare to the best of the best. The album does have a dimness to it, yet it is oddly reminiscent of Christmas music. This albums worst offense is how utterly basic and forgettable it is.

Someone who I was very aware of in the 90s but somehow I’m not sure I’d ever heard a KD Lang song until now. I’m not sure what I expected but I don’t think country lounge singer was it (she kind of looks and sounds like a lesbian Chris Isaak). Musically a little boring but lyrically pretty good and I like her voice. 2.7

2.0 I never really listened to k.d., although I would have assumed she was a staple on the CKUA growing up. Did not enjoy this very much at all, thought I would have. Nice voice but for me it just seemed like she droned on and on and I found myself skipping through the majority of it.

Beautiful voice. The album mixes really classic country sounds with 50s vocal stylings as well. Nicely produced and nicely sounding, I'm just not sure how this would be influential when it came out about 20 years late for it's sound. Certainly not a painful listen, despite a good portion of these songs being sad.

She has a great voice, but the music bores me and it’s way too honky tonky

Sounds good if you like the genre, it isn't really for me though

I do not enjoy country

The first few albums on this I really enjoyed but it’s a bit dry after that. 80s produced covers of country songs won’t rate high for me, but her voice is very good. It kinda sounds like the music that plays in a film when the protagonist finally loses their mind and is merrily walking around in a lobotomised state.

Just a bit of a snoozefest unfortunately.

I made it about half way. I really hate country music. ^^;

I initially liked this better than I thought I would. Her voice is soothing and not as jarring as I found her hit Constant Craving. I hate that song soooo much. But as I listened further to the album, her voice lacked oomph and passion, and although pitch perfect, just doesn't do it for me. Anyway, my favourite track on this album is probably the 1950s wistful cowboy song vibe one- the opening track. Not so keen on the honky tonky tracks where the steel guitar features highly, and not the bluesy or saxy jazz ones either. Perhaps it is all too polished and clean for me. I'm now feeling very nitpicky... not sure if I would seek it out again for another listen...I just wanted it to end...

Didn't really grab me and I bailed before the end.

Not bad

мне было это тяжело слушать

She has a phenomenal voice, just felt the album was just ok, nothing stood out too much

Too honky tonk for my taste

I don't feel particularly fond of country, so when a song/album doesn't do anything except just bein' country, it's not for me. Sometimes it sounded Christmassy to me? (I Wish I Didn't Love You So), but I also don't harbor any special feelings for Christmas music so that didn't help this album's case either.

Slow and repetitive. Lang is fine as a singer and the music is played well, but this is a bore.

She has a great voice but this might be one of the most boring albums on the list. I completely forgot I was listening to it at one point.

Lovely voice, but not my kind of jam. Couldn't really listen to much without getting agitated.

Lovely compositions but a tribute to a style of music I don't have much interest in. A little too sleepy and creating a loving tribute with no twists doesn't have the same magic as the original artists of the genre.

Passable. Don’t know why it’s on the list. 2.5/5

SpongeBob

"I guess it’s kind of like seeing your sibling have cancer. In a way, it’s devastating. But in a way, there’s a means to an end. I think to have the cancer come so clearly and so aggressively to the forefront, one can only hope it means you can find the systemic issues and eradicate them." k.d. lang, 2018. Not really my thing musically and turns out the systematic issues were even greater than we realised too.

I always hated country, you think this will change my mind? 2/5

fun but also aching but also not my cup of tea but also not completely discarding it

A very sleepy plodding along album. There are no stand outs here, nor is anything particularly offensive. It's very tedious.

She was on the cover of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly in 1990, my fave magazine of the pre (and post for awhile) internet era. I still have it, plus the first issue of People with Mia Farrow from 1974. This album is just ok. Too twangy for me.

Unbearable country. No Constant Craving.

< the Beatles I like some k.d. lang but... Not this

Странным образом, я заценил этот альбом в большей мере во время прослушивания, чем ее главный Ingenue, но на повторном проскроливании совершенно не понимаю, с чего вдруг. Лучшая песня - Black Coffee.

Sugar Moon has SpongeBob vibes. She has a good voice.

Ei tää kasarin country-pop oikein mua varten ole, vaikka ihan kiinnostava hahmo sinällään. 2/5

A very mellow country pop album, not really my style, and a lot of the songs were too slow, but I can appreciate the singer’s voice. Not bad but I don’t think I’ll revisit this one

Lang has a nice voice and this collection of Traditional Country music is better than the room temperature, watered-down, Adult Contemporary skim milk she usually produces. Hardly a must-listen, though.

She really has a beautiful voice. Unfortunately, her singing style is the country version of Katie Melua and I can't stand it.

Nothing here caught my attention. It's fine.

Dreadful, to be honest with you. She has a good, strong voice, but it's pure showtune nonsense that really does feel about 40 years out of date. It's all very 'working in a diner in rural Virginia' to me - just vapid, show-y and blah.

This was the first album that was generated for me. Definitely not a fan of crooning corny country ballads, but her voice is undeniably incredible. I did like the occasional hints of blues, but on the whole this was a bit of a struggle for me to get through despite the whole thing only being 35min.

Reading about her on Wikipedia, k. d. lang doesn't seem the type of person to have produced an album of such basic country songs as this. I guess it just goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover. Anyway, this is pretty dull fare, although I enjoyed Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes.

Beautiful voice but a too slow for my taste

Not for me.

This started pretty ok then quickly become forgettable and stale. Not for me. 2/5

country, 1988 -> 2

It wasn't necessarily bad but I didn't connect with it. There wasn't anything on this that I would save and come back to. 4/10

pre: country rock, lets see how this goes; also found out she is gay yay Western stars - cheesy and just not my thing 2/5 (least fav) Lock, Stock and Teardrops - still not a fan of the background music but i like the overall Sound a little better 2,3/5 Sugar Moon - okay i think this will all be very very country; kinda sweet though 3/5 I Wish I Didn't Love You So - like the Drama 2,7/5 Waltz Me … - expected a waltz and got a 4/4 beat; like the energy 2,5/5 Black Coffee - how does every song start with the same notes; chill 3,5/5 (fav) Shadowland - 3/5 Dont let the stars get in your eyes - changed it up a bit, but also the same 2,5/5 Tears dont care who cries them - dont like the Drama 2/5 Im down to my last cigarette - 2,3/5 Busy being blue - like the title 3/5 (2nd fav) Honky Tonk Angels Medley: In the Evening - harmonies are actually cool; "lock him up at home" period 2,5/5 (Coherence - it was all country 5/5) overall Impression - 2/5 -----> 2,4/5

Not my kinda thing.

Boring

Americans wouldn't know good music if it slapped them in the face.

not the kd I would reach for

Was not in the mood for this at all.

Remember Adult Contemporary?

Pretty good - oddly romantic country album. Not something I’d ever really go back too..

Meh.

On paper this project is a superb concept but the reality is that for every OK Computer or Dark Side Of The Moon you get served up 50 albums like this. Inoffensive but pure background music. There is a time and place for that I guess but it certainly isnt on a list of things I need to hear before I die

meh

I don’t like country, and the background string arrangements in this albums don’t help at all. It is still way to quiet and monotonous for me. This albums was inoffensive but still boring.

meh.

An okay album. I listened to it all the way through, probably for the first time. Has some nice songs on it, but it's not really something I'm going to come back to.

Sounds like music from a Tarantino movie.

Started out hopeful but it's just another boring country album.

Ooof what a drag. Not for me at all this one. Annoyingly shiny, over-written, over-produced pop country. The saving grace is I'd prefer this to most other pop country but that sir is a low bar. Bland and uninspiring, however Lang's voice is great I'll pay her her dues. Very meh

30 seconds in and checking how long it is on Wikipedia. 35 minutes; I can do this. It must nearly be over, right, but how is this still track 1? This would've been fine 30 years earlier, but just feels pointless in 1988.

I thought I liked KD Lang but this awful! Glad she got better with her later albums.

3 for the showtunes, 1 for the country bits, take the average

4/10

What an unremarkable album. Another one of those "why is this here?" moments. There was nothing special here. A 2.

Not for this guy, sorry.

I didn’t really expect a country album when I played this one. Nice voice and all but not really for me (like most country).

its alright

Talented but not for me

Look, it's fine. It's not my cup of tea. She's got a great voice. I just don't see myself ever returning to this. 3/10

Not for me.

Disco aburrido con una voz hermosa

Hermosa voz. Pero no entiendo la inclusión en la lista, la verdad. Puede ser que no me gusta el country, aunque tiene baladas que me gustaron harto (Black coffee), al final terminó siendo un cafecito desabrido como los discos de covers bossa nova que ponen en los hoteles.

Slow plain country makes me crazy.

1.5 stars This is not for me. I know it’s not objectively bad, but it’s objectively not for me. The singing is good, for the type of music it is. But I was bored the whole time.

Not much into the vibe but can appreciate.

Pleasantly surprised by this one in a way, since I'm not a big k.d. lang fan nor much one for Country in general. The cool, slow, stirring warble of the guitar is a bit of a one trick pony on the album that only just overstays its welcome. I dunno. I feel like this should(?) deserve better than a 2 but I can't do it. fav tracks: Busy Being Blue

Weird that apple calls this pop when it's clearly country. Meh, 2*

Well executed but not my style. I couldn’t get past the feeling she was imitating older genres instead of being herself or making something new. Very performative. Great voice and production, just not for me.

Sounded like some late 80s pop and country mixed with Elvis. Not my bag, but I tolerated the album. Somewhere around 2.5 stars and rounding down. Interesting to see that Chris Isaac wrote Western Stars.

Too country

ну, какие-то баллады, кому-то наверное важные

Classic 50's/60's Nashville with the k.d.lang take on an album of cover tunes. She has a good voice for the genre and I am sure this will evoke Opry memories from the era of Cline and Lee. Not really my thing but well made and sung.

Interesting blend of country and jazzy lounge music (?) I've never listened to k.d.'s music until this project. Not my favorite style & not something I would seek out, but I wouldn't skip a song if it were on a random playlist.

k.d. lang has an incredible voice, and I can hear what she and producer Owen Bradley are going for here, the point of difference they are angling for in the arrangements and style of what is essentially a country music record – it’s not unpleasant, but it just doesn’t quite land for me.

If you ever want to throw a rager of a party, whatever you do, don't invite k.d. lang. She'll put everyone to sleep. Look, this record is fine. It's completely and utterly suitable for what it is. And that's almost worse than it being just bad. It's not challenging, interesting, or groundbreaking in any way. It's a straight and narrow Country record that has virtually no soul. Lang is talented, and that's about the most I can say here.

The blandest album, for fans of “yeah I like music” you know the type

I have issues with people performing in a genre that definitely is influenced by location and living. I love CCR, but they're from CA not the bayou. kd Lang is not a Canadian cowboy. Decent voice though. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

Great voice, but some of these songs were close to putting me to sleep.

Not for me.

When I saw k.d. lang's name appear this morning, I immediately cringed. Something about her mix of blues, pop, country and jazz has always rubbed me the wrong way over the years. I especially remember hating her performance of Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics. As a fellow Canadian, I know I should try to give her a break, but we just have better country stars. We have Shania Twain damnit. She's way better than Kraft Dinner Lang over here. This is all to say I went in with very low expectations. And i'm surprised to say... it was better than I was expecting? This album is at it's best when it goes full 50s kitschy Hawaiian Elvis country. Sugar Moon is the best example of this. I love the instrumental. It's just a fun song. I also quite like I Wish I Didn't Love You So. It's a good retro country ballad. Western Stars is also solid. I kind of wish I could hear Elvis sing all of these songs, he'd crush it... but k.d. does a solid job too. On the other side of the spectrum, this album really sucks when it goes in an ugly modern jazz/blues/lounge singer direction. She just can't pull this off. It's really cheesy. Black Coffee and Busy Being Blue are brutal. Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them is... well just read the title again and you'll understand why it sucks. So ya... this album was better than I thought it would be... but still not good. I kinda want to dig into the 50s/60s country that inspired the better tracks on this album. It's gotta be better than this 80s nostalgia version. So ya... it's a 2... but I was expecting a 1. So way to go K.D.... you did it!

This is a pretty unique album (in kind of a weird way). Singer who I thought was male, playing old time country/Western/cabaret style songs in an album from 1988. Bizarre but I guess some credit for being the only one to do it? 4.25/10 (2.125/5)

bad

Folky/Country Music that would fit the feel of a Cracker Barrel. Not my speed but K.D does have a really good voice

2.42

Good voice, but beats me how would make the 1001 list.

This is basically classic honky tonk, but rebranded as a modern and elegant reimagining that you’d expect to hear in a late-night lounge or speakeasy. It was kind of cool at first, but it ran dry pretty quickly. By the end, I was honestly just begging for it to be over.

Not my style. I heard k.d. do a cover of Neil Young where the vocals are not affected and the Patsy Cline stuff is gone. Much more to my liking. Check out Hymns of the 49th Parallel.

I was not previously familiar with the music before listening, and I did not expect a country album. I can acknowledge that it was very good for what it is - her voice is good and the songs were fine, but this is not the sort of music I normally enjoy listening to, so I don't plan to listen again.

Country music is not for me.

The twang of the steel guitar.....

Inoffensive and very bland, for a 35 minute album it really feels like twice the length.

Bland Not my thing Dull Pointless

Hm. I really, really liked Ingénue! Like, I thought it fucking ruled, dude. I got it earlier and gave it a 5/5. I didn't like this one as much. It's a country record and I don't care for country. But I still really fuck with some k.d. lang apparently, that was kind of an unexpected discovery. So I'll check out her other records now that I've listened to the two on this list. she clearly has a lot of range. Shout out to melancholic lesbians.

I like the voice, but not the flow of the music, nor the sound (country twanging).

This is one of those - does this warrant being the 2nd album on the list artists. Is it bad? No. Am I the target lesbian for this? No, I’m not a woman. But I guess Canadian Crooning Country is a thing?

not really my favorite. i can hear these songs playing in a rundown bar in texas tho haha

This one got old quick. Albums with all covers don’t belong on this list. 2 stars because she does have a good voice.

Something about this album rubbed me the wrong way. I typically enjoy this type of music, and her voice was good, but I really did not enjoy this. Weird

Meh. Not a fan of this style of country

Too lame or not really my jam? Anyway nothing remarkable for me.

Well I got that wrong. I thought KD Lang was that Scottish bint. Obviously not. Now is it just me, or are about 30% of the albums on here either country or jazz? That said this was surprisingly palatable it was easy on the ears and her voice isn't unbearable. Doesn't mean I'd give it better than a 2.6, but it's got to be worth that. Almost a shame that I'll round it down to a 2, almost.

Let's play two truths and a lie. This album is: -Gay -Innovative -Boring

It was like okay , geezer looks like elvis . Not my like proper cup of tea but can manage with it

Amazing vocalist. Great range, good power, really nice tone. I unfortunately find the style of music outside of my interests. My mom was a big fan of this style of country music, and a big fan of k.d. too, so I've listened to it a lot, and I can just never get into it.

Get me off this k.d. lang train please. You know what, there are some songs on here that aren't too bad. I didn't mind Waltz Me Once Again Around the Dance Floor. It was a fun foot tapper. Not to mention, I can't ignore her voice being incredible and powerful. But seriously, please no more k.d. lang.

2.2 3x short and sweet just not my thing

- bei mir ist praktisch nichts von dem Album hängen geblieben, weder negativ, noch positiv - immerhin war es entspannt 1-2/5

A couple good songs. Dont know why they put two of the worst songs as the first two tracks. The production is so thin, but at least we get some pedal steel guitar.

Ouch... 2 matige country albums achter elkaar? Het zit even niet mee zeg! Deze is wel iets beter dan Merle, maar echt maar een kleeeeein beetje. Beiden zijn ontzettend saai en zo te vergeten. Moet zeggen; k.d. lang heeft een fantastische stem, maar het is verder zo saai en nietszeggend dat ik toch echt niet boven de 2 sterren uit kan komen. Het is een album vol ontzettend trage ballads die allemaal vrij veel op elkaar lijken. Zien dat dit maar 35 minuten duurde was dan ook een ontzettend grote verassing. Voor mijn gevoel heb ik een ruim uur zitten luisteren hiernaar. Het later werk is veel meer jazzy, dat pakt me ook een stuk meer! Er staat een prachtige solo op Busy Being Blue wat echt mn aandacht er weer bij pakt. Lukt het KD om dan toch op de valreep een 3e ster erbij te pakken? Het antwoord is nee, maar wel net niet! FAVO: Don't let the stars get in your eyes, Busy Being Blue

Not sure why this album makes me think of Sophie B. Hawkins. Maybe because they shared the cover of an issue of Interview magazine ...? This isn't quite as terrible as I though it would be, but it does sound kind of like an act you'd find at a fancy talent show aboard a cruise ship.

It turns out that k.d. Lang doing country-western covers is even more boring than her original work that followed this dull debut.

Great vocalist. Not my jam.

Once again. Her voice is great. Don’t at all like these songs though.

Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison walk into a bar, hit it off, and made a K.D. Lang. Lots of talent, but ol timey country styles just aren't for me. Props for moving the bar on several social fronts and repping Canada in a time where, in my perception, there wasn't a whole lot of recognition for Canuck music.

nah, not for me

I'm really sorry Miss Lang I thought you were a man until I heard your voice and you have a beautiful voice but just not my kind of music.

Inofensivo. Essa moça tem uma linda voz, não da pra negar, mas fora isso, esse disco não me fez sentir absolutamente nada. Ranking de 1 estrela eu reservo pra albuns que ativamente me ofenderam ou me frustraram, então vou deixar 2 pra esse aqui. Gostosinho até, foi bom de ouvir, mas não me fez sentir absolutamente nada. Entrou por um ouvido e saiu pelo outro. 2/5

Canadian nostalgia for the 50s. She has a great voice but tries too hard to sound like Elvis.

doet me niks...

The album cover had me thinking this was another Ute Lemper-like album, but it turned out to be country!? Weird. part from K.D. Lang's great voice, there is not worth salvaging from this album. Basically didn't find any song that I liked particularly much, and it all felt very forgettable.

The first KD Lang album I got (Ingenue) was a pleasant surprise, a strong 3 with some nice variety, so I was curious to listen to this...but...meh. The song choices aren't great - the country stylings are quite dull, and even a gorgeous song like Black Coffee is somewhat ruined by 80s synth sounds. The Honky Tonk medley is awful. Sometimes the power and unique qualities of her voice shine through, but a lot of it is smothered in WAY too much reverb, and it's just not a pleasant listen. Saved by 'Busy Being Blue', which is gorgeous, and the only reason this isnt a 1, but otherwise really not much to recommend. Again, I'm left wondering why this 50s pastiche is here instead of some of the actual 50s music being covered.

Eh…. Lovely voice. Boring material.

I Wish I Didn’t Love You So //

kd lang has incredible pipes and she puts them to a wide array of country & western and honky-tonk standards. it's not really my cup of tea, but it is impressive to hear how she bends her voice to suit each song.

Like many have said - beautiful voice shame about the music. 2/5 23/3/25

Her voice was just enough to push this to 2 stars, but only by a sliver.

I can see the value of modern country that isnt sung by old white men and i liked the slide guitar on this. But it passed me by without making any impression at all.

More like KD Range! What a spectrum of musical abilities. And a menagerie of sounds…

Capably executed songs by talented musos in a genre I can’t stand

Ehh, kind of boring. Liked some of the country stuff but overall 35 minutes felt too long which is not a great sign. High 2.

point6.

Pretty lounge music. It is amazing how much you can hear Brandi Carlile in her vocals. It is also just kind of creepy how female country singers from the 80s/90s pretty much only sing about being cheated on. I guess that has not changed a ton in the subsequent decades, but in recent times the vibe has turned from sorrow to retribution. In fact, the latter seems to have become our new national pastime. I liked sorrow better.

Ik dacht de hele tijd aan spongebob

I am not a fan of country. That being said the only song off this album is found semi enjoyable was There's Don't Care Who Cries Them which sound like it came off of a Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra album.

All covers and none as good as the originals.

Not my style at all. Not sure why this one is on the list. Seems unremarkable, even in its genre.

What a beautiful, soulful, melancholy country album who's singer has such a gorgeous voice. I'm not a huge fan of country and this held my attention so good job on that front :)

I appreciate some of Lang's music, she can certainly write and has a nice voice. However, "Western swing" music just isn't my thing and I found this a hard album to listen to.

She has a wonderful voice. I like the last 2 songs. Not my genre

There had to be country at some point, and for me it took until almost 400 albums in. Great voice, but I can't stand the music.

Not the worst thing in the world which is a win!

She has a good voice but not my kinda music. Liked one song which saved this from being a 1⭐️

Country warbling

Didn't really have any expectations for this. It's kind of a cross between country and holiday music. It's not bad by any means, but not for me.

2.1 First couple of songs I thought ok, I can withstand this. Nice voice, not my music, the slide guitar particularly grating but I can get through it. Half way in and I'm done. The singings got more grating, the slide guitar is beyond help, and I'm finding the rage boiling up inside. Not as bad as most country but not that much better.

I'll start directly with my grade for once: Musical competency: 5/5 (as for 99% of the records listed here) Production values : 1/1. Relatively timeless for a country album produced during the dreadful eighties. Vocal performance : 1/1. No one can deny the heartfelt vocal chops of k.d. lang. Personality: 0/1. It's a debut album exclusively made out of covers. Compositional work: 0/1 (or very close). It's a debut album exclusively made out of covers that are VERY predictable or "by-the-book". There's a nice song here and there ("Black Coffee", the title-track...). But not enough to make this LP a thrilling listening experience. Groundbreaking aspects or thematic impact or lyrics that would be particularly striking...: none of the above, 0/1. So that's 7/10 for *Shadowland*, but if we talking about *essential* albums here, only the last five points matter (musical competency is a given for acts reaching those heights, apart from the Shaggs, maybe). And this is how I interpret the five stars grading system in this app. Which gives us a 2/5 mark. In other words, there's nothing to really hate in this record, but there isn't really anything to love either. 1/5 albums are often more memorable than 2/5 LPs, very ironically. Ain't life cruel? Number of albums left to review: went over the 1001 line, those are the extra LPs mentioned because the lists evolved from one edition of the book to the next... Number of albums I'll keep in my own list: almost half, approximately, I've temporarily lost the exact count here Number of albums I *might* keep: a small quarter, approximately. Number of albums I won't keep: a large quarter, almost a third (including this one) Next, please.

country mit modernem poptouch und blues - trotzdem immer noch herausfordernd, länger als drei tracks zu hören.

Slog

Not bad, but I'm not really a fan. Some honky tonk country songs mixed with some (better) blues songs. Good voice, but it needs some good music.

Breathy country show tunes. Her voice is nice but the album is a chore to get through.

Look, it’s not for me, but I can appreciate the sheer talent of k.d. Tbh the only song of hers I previously knew was her cover of Hallelujah sung for the opening of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (which is mandatory listening btw). I was definitely bopping my leg on the train to (Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor and can imagine absolutely cutting a rug to this at line dancing.

Kjedelig

Not for meh

This was really boring album to me, although it has good instrumentals and although I love country, every song sounds kinda similar to previous one and next one

there's too much honky tonk on this list

Eh, I don’t know. Not horrible but not for me. 2/5

I don't get it, great voice though

Yeah it was alright. Not too much to add. I mean it was good but it didnt get me

I get this version of country but not a single Waylon Jennings album so far? Or Haggard. Zero Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Chet Atkins, but we must listen to this hotel lounge country caricature before we die? She has a nice voice, but for everything saying she's similar to Patsy Cline, I'd rather just listen to Patsy Cline.

Just a bit boring, and in a boring way and about 40 years outdated

This won’t last more than a few minutes in my memory. It’s fine for what it is, but I don’t need what it is.

She has a nice voice but overall was not my style.

Was not expecting a country album. A lovely smooth voice - but not really my bag - very MOR/hotel lobby vibes.

Not for me, it was kinda boring, but thankfully it wasn't too long and was over quickly.

Great voice but an overall generic, forgettable country

Wasn’t what I expected to be fair, so I suppose that’s something. I’ll never listen to it again of course, nor seek out any further offerings from the artist. But it’s fine for what it is I suppose?

Wasn't my thing. My grandmother would've love this. In fact, she probably did. Need to check her cassettes...

Fine

mahtava laulattaja la la la la lallaslaaa... ai että.. ai että.. Uskomaton albumi.. raskas.... noeii, kepistävä, kepestävää askelta laittaa alle tämä poika... anteeks tyttö heh... Joo nyt TÄMÄ on ALBUMI! En kestä kantrimusiikkia tai niin luulin! luulin että en kestä.. mutta tätä kestää.. tämä järisytti täydellisesti ymmärrykseni koko genrestä.. tämä... tämä kahdeksankytluvun kd lang albumi muutti koko vitun maailmankuvani ylös alaisin! näin siinä käy kun ei kuuntele musiikkia.. imagine this guy listen to taylor swift (top country artist). ollaankin yhtäkkiä salkku kädessä jonossa, odottamassa konserttilippuja mukavasti jonossa.. hiljaa ja katse eteenpäin.. busy bleing bue

God damn but this is dreary. There's no denying she can really sing, but a 40s / 50s inflected collection of country covers is very far from my cup of tea, and I doubt its validity in this list.

As a lesbian, I would like to apologize to k.d. lang and to all of my community. I wanted to like it. I tried so hard to like it. 2 stars

She has a great voice, and while I like the jazz and cabaret style influences, I absolutely detest cheesy country music. And cheesy country music it certainly is.

Meh

Blind album and artist. Not sure why, maybe it's the voice, or the style, but I did NOT like this...

She has an incredible voice, but there is just something about the way this album feels that seems hokey to me. It kind of reminds me of something you would see during a PBS pledge drive. Incredibly accomplished musicians making music that somehow lacks real soul to it.

It was ok. Country folk. Not my style

1. ztarz - 2 2. tearz - 1.5 3. moon - 1 4. love - 1.5 5. dance - 1 6. coffee - 1 7. zhadouu - 2 8. eyez - 1.5 9. criez - 2 10. cigarette - 1.5 11. blue - 2 12. honky tonk - 1

Soft vanilla blues

i prefer p.g. lang

It's no Ingénue, thats about all I can say.

Nice voice. It is really boring. Dull country tropes. Next.

No, please stop.

It’s not for me. It’s a mix of slow country ballads, honky to k and blues that I just can’t connect with. The song construction isn’t bad, but I don’t feel connected to it. Also knowing this is from the late 80’s, it’s not exactly breaking new ground. 2/5.

I do really like her voice. I still don't understand why an album of mostly cover songs makes this list.

Are Canadians even allowed to make country music?

Boring. This came out 22 years after Revolver, there's no excuse for it.

I normally don’t mind country music but this is probably a bit too sad and ballast for me

Not great. It’s all haunting country western.

Polished pop country With a sultry, yet full voice, And a Hollywood sheen

Not bad, kind of nice to listen to. Good voice but didn't find a lot of depth.

She has a great voice and talent. It's like strange jazzy country fusion. But I'm probably never going to listen to it beyond today. Don't let the Stars Get in your Eyes really took me back.

Country, folksy stuff that puts me to sleep.

I really did not enjoy this. I thought I was going to like this because I like "Constant Craving" but this style of music just felt cheesy to me. I was very disappointed.

Great production, mellow standards feel with orchestration. George Michael kissing a fool vibes

Country is still not my thing, but k.d. langs voice is gorgeous.

80s country wall of sound?

Kd lang singing country and Western songs is not something I need. She's a great singer, but doing a weak Patsy Cline

Ugh, country. Not my cup of tea.

Ihan ok taustamusiikkia. Siinäpä se.

Good vocals but not for me

A strange choice to be on the list, not her best work. 2.5

Good voice, but this style of maximalist jazzy/loungey country doesn’t do it for me. Plus, as far as I can tell, it once again appears to be an album full of cover versions, so it can hardly have been a pioneering release.

The sort of album you think is there anyone out there who actually super into this? Not bad but very tepid stuff 2.5*

Not my cup of tea

Not my thing.

Weiß nich was hier jetzt so besonders sein soll. Klingt für mich relativ standard und hat es bestimmt auch schon oft früher gegeben. Dennoch natürlich handwerklich gut gemacht. 2-3

She sings better than I thought

In an objective world, this is probably a 3 leaning 4 for the clean production and solid delivery around the various "covers." However, for my personal tastes this is a high 2 at best. Just really did not connect with much on here.

This album cover pisses me off for some reason. The best laser tag I've ever played was at Shadowland and that was 10000x better than this album. Not my kinda thing but had some moments. Low 2

with that cover how is this not a goth album

A voz é muito boa, mas ele não inova em nada, inclusive faz o inverso disso. É um álbum dos anos 80, quase 90, que tenta replicar um estilo country da década de 50. Para quem gosta desse estilo nessa época especifica, pode ser um conteúdo novo para adicionar ao repertório, mas que não vai inovar em nada em relação ao que já existia.

Not my style

Americana and I don't like this particular type. A bit like Chris Issak.

She's very good at singing a style of music I really don't enjoy

A lovely voice wasted on some vaudeville cover-by-numbers country songs. Lovely, but it's just karaoke.

Unique voice but not interesting for me

meh

Tämä versio kantrista on sävyltään tuoretta mutta sävellyksellisesti vähän geneerisen tuntuista - ehkä juuri tuoreesta sävystä johtuen. Black Coffee vaihtaa tunnelmaa toimivasti.

90% of it was just slow and sappy, with the same guitar tone I feel like I've heard in every country song ever. The vocal performance was good, but it felt wasted on this

oh no... it's country... Vocally, lang is smoothly gorgeous. There's just something about country that I can't do (I'll investigate that one day). Strangely, I do like smooth sultry blues, so "Busy Being Blue" was a nice find here.

Rather sweet. I like k.d. Lang very much. I loved discovering her later albums, had them on high rotation. This one, for all its polish/clarity and quality, is not my music. Sharing Shadowland with others, yes there is shared joy, it's so nice to hear others being delighted - but it's not for me. I so so so enjoyed later k.d. lang - it's still a special experience listening to her first confident work, her origin, even it's not my music. 2 stars.

i like the music and i like being exposed to more country sounds. i’m a little english country boy looking for big american country women. i did not know this was going to be my review when i started typing.

KDL is not for me, perhaps too country, I find this voice grates on me so not much in the album for me

Some people get genuine pleasure out of long distance running. One year in college I made a concerted effort to add cross country running to my fitness training and really pushed myself. By the end of the summer I could run 3 miles averaging 7 minutes a mile, and I ran over 7 miles one time. I hated every second of it; there wasn't a single moment that I didn't wish I wasn't running anymore. "Shadowland" is like that to me. Look, I'm not saying anyone did anything wrong, but...I don't want anything to do with anything on this album. Surely Lang is a talented vocalist (though she does seem like an imposter in the country space), but no thank you.

How does she have any entries on this list, let alone multiple??? Just about gets a pass. 44/100

Lol

Сочный лесбиянский голос под кабацкий аккомпанемент (местами как будто из бикини боттом) - не то, что может меня влюбить в себя, но и не то, от чего хочется поскорее выключить

Sometimes a great talent can put a twist on an old theme and it feels fresh - like Amy Whinehouse. It might have felt like this is what KD Lang was doing back in the late 80s, but it's justa covers band with a nice singer.

I wish I could be more receptive but just don’t dig it.

Shadowarse

Meh: country. K D Lang has a nice voice, I just don't like the music.

Not my favorite kind if music. Most of the songs have similar delivery of lyrics and become repetitive. 2/5 Won't listen again

Great voice, and I enjoyed this more than I expected to, but not my thing. 2.5 stars.

Great voice, ok country ballads

Langatmiger Blues mit brauchbarer Frauenstimme. Das Album fesselte zu keiner Zeit und ich war froh als ich es vollendet hatte. Wäre ich in einer Hotellobby könnte ich mir die Musik wenigstens schön trinken. Nur die Stimme der Interpretin rettet sie vor der Einsterne-Bewertung.

Shadowland is the debut solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang. This country and pop album performed well critically and commercially, leading to more solo work by k.d. lang. This album was certified gold in Australia & the US, and platinum in Canada. K.d. lang aka Kathryn Dawn Lang has an impressive country music voice and this album showcases it with wonderful backing musicians and producers. The mix of country and pop throughout the tracks made for a great project that most listeners will enjoy.

I didn't think they had A.I.muzack back then but this sure sounds like it.

So I guess this must be one of the "average if inventive country albums" the book itself refers to in its review of Ingenue. Fabulous voice. Massively not my thing. I did really like the old style crooner I Wish I Didn't Love You So. And the nightclub singer's Black Coffee.

spotify annihilated 9 out of 12 songs from the album lol

Nou ja okay. Hip hoppedie dee country. 2/5

2.5/5

meh she sound like she is doing a female elvis impression.

a bit to twangy

Didn't sound good to this man's ears

Well I can appreciate that it's probably a great example of what it is, early country western stuff isn't really my thing.

Didn't really enjoy this that much.

Soft 2

K.d. Lang goes country and it didn’t do it for me

You know, this is not a bad record. I'm not sure that I had ever listened to any K.D. Lang before I listened to this, and it's about what I expected it to be. It's like, americana/country adjacent, but also from 1988 so there is more saxophone than I think there should be, but that jives with the time. It's a fine record. Not bad, but kind of ignorable. I think it's cool that she was a lesbian that made country-ish music, but it's very western swingy which I'm not really into, and she does that thing I hate with her voice a lot where she like, swings it open so it does that deep vibrato thing but not holding a word out? There's got to be a word for doing that with your voice but I don't know what it is. Anyway I hate that thing it's so corny unless you're like, Ella Fitzgerald.

I guess it's just the style but these feels like it should be a christmas album.

This sounded like something that would be in a sad commercial about Alzheimer’s and then listed all of the side effects. I think it had potential but didn’t work well. It felt snoozy and weepy and just unfortunate.

A bit to much 'easy listening' and traditional vibes for my taste. Still some nice tunes.

Rápido 2. Country yuck.

country western lesbian dares to adopt a cultural identity that would seem naff and out of place to sing about heartbreak and loneliness the question is how do i make my hair look like that

Western Stars - 7/10 Lock, Stock and Teardrops - 6/10 Sugar Moon - 7/10 I Wish I Didn’t Love You So - 6/10 Once Again Around the Dance Floor - 8/10 Black Coffee - 7/10 Shadowland - 7/10 Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 8/10 Tears Don’t Care Who Cries Them - 7/10 I’m Down To My Last Cigarette - 8/10 Busy Being Blue - 7/10 Honky Tonk Angels Medley - 7/10 TOTAL - 85/120

De instrumenten zijn met vlagen nog wel oké (al is het voor het grootste gedeelte té kitsch), maar in combinatie met de zang gaat het richting het vieze. Een beetje een foute pornovibe, wat ik denk ik op die manier invul vanwege de saxofoon. In combinatie met de foto op de hoes word ik er toch wel wat naar van. Ik kan niet aan het beeld ontsnappen van vrouwen van wie de gloriedagen inmiddels wel erg klein zijn geworden in de achteruitkijkspiegel, die één keer in de week onder het mom van linedancen in een aftandse, donkere oud-voetbalkantine bij elkaar komen om stapelglaasjes Bavaria te drinken en Drum-shagjes te roken tot ze niet meer kunnen om elkaar dan met het zout en vet van de (gratis) pinda's nog aan de vies-gele vingertoppen met afgekloven nagels plakkend genadeloos schraal te vingeren op een toilet, waarvan de bril vol bruine schroeiplekken van de uitgedrukte peuken er al jaren scheef en half gebroken op hangt. Die daarna weer rustig terug gaan naar hun man en/of katten. Verder roept het geen specifieke beelden bij me op. De 35 minuten kropen voorbij.

Activisme > muziek

nice country throwback not too good though

Country & western music, which was a surprise - but I don't like it.

Mah, suoni e voce ricercati e dal chiaro piglio passatista.

At just over half an hour I thought this would be a pretty quick listen but it sure seemed like a slog. K. D. Lang is one of those artists where I can recognize that they have an undeniable talent but I have no interest in listening to them. I think a part of that is it seems like she is more interested in showcasing her voice than she is in serving a song so she over-sings the song. She also gives me the impression that she's someone who sings country but hasn't lived country. I didn't like the lounge-y stuff and hated the collaborative final song. Definitely a one and done for me and just squeaking past a one star rating.

OK

Had to keep this one down low, I don't think it was bad per se just couldn't connect with it.

Smooth voice. Maybe I’m grumpy today but I just wasn’t feeling it. Second 2 score today I’m issuing.

Pretty jumbled and shambolic. She can certainly sing, but maybe hadn't found her style at this point. Pleasant enough, and maybe better after a few more listens, but Canadian country pastiche is not for me.

Not for me

k.d. lang has one of the best voices in music, and k.d. lang is a Canadian hero, but... this album is just by-the-numbers crowd-pleasing C&W. Music for line-dancers, and I just can't get into it, sorry.

I didn't even know that k.d. lang started as a country singer. I suppose I am glad that gap in knowledge was filled due to this listen, but beyond providing context for her subsequent work, is this an important album for the list?

This sounds like it'd be played at Cars Land in Disneyland. I think it is pretty unoriginal cause a lot of these are covers but I can respect the vocal tone and quality.

Meh

Not a fan or her style or voice, but I can definitely see how she is so liked by the critics. I just really don't care for the old twangy county music.... Best Tracks: Black Coffee, Shadowland 2.5

Zucht.....op het tandvlees weer....

Ik had hier meer van verwacht.