Tea for the Tillerman

Beautiful, perfect folk songs from a future terrorism apologsit. Oh well, we'll always have ¨Father and Son.¨

I like her voice and some of the arrangements but it’s not for me

wild world! , sad Lisa, Father and son ! good folk

More like Toll For The Ayatollah

it's good but i don't like it

Feels like a warm hug, like listening to your favorite song that you never knew was your favorite song. Perfect name because this album is steaming, soothing hot tea on a cold evening. Cat Stevens' voice makes me feel like I can see the light in the cracks where the blinds let it in.

not my vibe

Overall: I see why Cat Stevens is iconic. This whole album was beautifully strung together and felt cohesive in thought.

An oldie but a goodie. A beautiful voice, melodies and lyrics. Was privileged to see Cat Stevens Yusuf live in New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand

Me recuerda mucho a mi padre.

This was quite enjoyable with a few really strong songs on here, but was waiting for it to really take off and it didn't quite for me

I did recognize a song in here, and the album was overall pleasant to listen to. Nothing I took away and nothing I'd come back to, but I definitely enjoyed it. Probably 3.5 territory.

It was okay, some songs sounded nice, but DEFINITELY not my style of music. Im sure some people enjoy it a lot but not rlly for me

Not my vibe, although the execution is alright.

Just not remotely my thing

Wild world Father and son

"on the road to find out" is a jam. so is "wild world". so is "father and son". so is the title track. a delightful minute-long ditty. leaves you wanting more so you just play it a bunch of times in a row hoping it gets longer one of these times. he put this out when he was 22?!?

Gentle and moving. While I did like most of the songs, there were definite standouts to me, like Miles from Nowhere. I enjoyed this album - would definitely listen again.

My mother's cousin once painted a replica of this cover. Weird thing to just have hanging. Anyway, Cat Stevens has a nice voice for this. It's just sort of the platonic ideal of a nice folk vocal. The songs themselves tend to be a bit light though. “Where do the children play?” is a song asking a question that not even the rest of the song was asking. On the other hand, Sad Lisa is a lovely little composition despite being light on the story. On a third hand, “Longer Boats” has a good feel but feels like it says nothing. There's a lot of hands. If nothing else, this album has Wild World, which i think is as flawless a song as there has been in this era. If the “great american songbook” established a canon from the 60s to 90s this would absolutely be one of the easy entries. The melody is memorable and catchy, but probably the key is that descending riff and pause combo. It's just the sort of simple song that strikes a sorta universal chord… a melancholy parting, a love and acceptance… the sort of thing that could be as valid for a friend, a lover, a child. It can work on many levels. Father and Son holds up less well. It's tuneful enough (Wayne Coyne improves on it immensely, but we'll get to that later). But it feels like a very outdated meditation on parent child dynamics. That sort of speaks to this album… it's not ever bad, but it often just falls short of intention. A shame, really. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Muy bonito álbum Puntos altos, y puntos regulares, al final el viaje de escucharlo es grato Canciones como Wild World y Father and Son, vienen siendo de los más importantes de su carrera Habla de temas sensibles y reales, eso lo hace un cantautor querido de seguro Folk y Americana, no innova en sí en el sonido, pero si se muestra consolidado en lo que hizo acá Hay que escucharlo por lo menos una vez para experimentar la Americana y Folk original Recomendable, y reescuchable

Reminds me a bit of Simon and Garfunkel but somehow even more boring. I do really like Simon and Garfunkel but this one just didn't have the same feel to it. Goodbye and good sounding music but not the best

There are some genuinely beautiful moments on this album, and it's clearly a great songwriter on top form. However, the pace and flow feels meandering to me. I'm listening to it constantly wanting something different or more memorable. Still very enjoyable folk music though. 6/10.

Nothing memorable or really interesting

ой блять це якраз для мене з цим дощем і сентиментальним сумним настроєм, який все одно натякає, що усе буде ок

Ну и чё там этот кот стивенс намяукал? Щас расскажу. Альбом такой весьма лайтово звучащий фолк с умильной обложкой. Не совсем въезжаю почему у Wild World аж почти лярд прослушиваний, песенка в начале напомнила русскую попсу с вот этим вот ла-ла-ла и акустикой. но да ладно. мб пушто много где остом была? хз. Не, песня неплохая, но чтоб аж лярд. Ладно, чёто я разговорился. Не сомневаюсь что тексты полны сэд энд дип луриксов, но мне не оч интересно, поскольку сам материал музыкально мне не прям сильно заходит, не, это очень приятно звучащий софт-рок, просто я не ЦА. Недавно прослушанный Bryter Layter чем-то похож на него, такой же фолковый, довольно тихий и лирический альбом, но там для меня было больше музыки, барочности, и даже пару хороших инструменталов. В любом случае, кэт стивенс свою пачку вискаса отрабатывает, просто не для меня.

A great album and great way to kick off my 1001 album journey!

Just a nice, folky album.

Drove out to Portage early in the morning. Tea for the Tillerman was a great album for the drive.

Very pretty and easy listening folk

Had some really bad news come in yesterday. This album was able to lift my spirits. Music is such a miraculous thing. Cat Steven's especially, what a voice, has a way of writing such pretty melodies. 8.5/10

Folksy chill album, Cat Stevens in a nutshell

I love this album. It makes me feel a lot of emotions in a very short period, but mostly it makes me feel nostalgic.

This is my first time listening to Cat Steven’s properly, and what a beautiful album this is. I went into this only knowing “Wild World” but it was just a perfect 30 minutes of guitar folk/pop gems. There was great song writing, it was beautifully recorded and has the song “Father and Son” I sing I hadn’t previously heard before but objectively an all-time amazing song.

Niet helemaal mijn ding, maar wel vakkundige liedjes

yeah sure!

The hits (Wild World, Father and Son) carry this album a lot. I don't need the rest of the album, but it was fine enough.

day 15 of not rolling Aja by Steely Dan terrible album to roll if your dad introduced you to this album via "Father and Son" and your dad passed away a couple years ago. doesn't make the album not a fucking banger though!!! hell yeah cat stevens!!! but now i can't listen to this without thinking about it!!! so it's complicated!!!! still a fucking great record!!!! jokes aside (i'm fine i promise), i can never decide between this and Teaser and the Firecat as my favorite album, but truthfully i probably like them both the same. HOWEVER this one has "Sad Lisa" on top of the two obvious hits ("Father and Son," "Wild World") while Teaser has only "The Wind" and "How Can I Tell You" this has nothing to do with my rankings, i'm just telling you which songs i like the most by cat stevens. happy monday everyone

Very good I think it earned a 4th star from me for having one of the most beautiful songs of all time (Father and Son)

Never been a big Cat Stevens fan, although "Wild World" is a classic. This was fine, a high 2.5.

I’ve listened to this album before (but not often) - I have positive associations, how does it stack up? There are some very well-known songs here, the hooks are etched deep. But the songs I didn’t remember are not very engaging. And the lyrics are not all that good - Father and Son has some good points, but also repetition and limited elaboration. (But it’s still a very affecting song, just running on chords, vocal performance and associations :-) Also the punchy side of the folk rock is more than enough - dynamic contrasts sometimes over-emphatic. In short, a disappointment, I don’t envisage re-listening. The bulk of the album is just Okay, but I’ll bump that up for Wide World and Father and Son, and say it’s Good, 7/10.

Pretty Good album, yeah. There's no song that caught my complete attention, tho.

Very mild and relaxing. Overall 7/10

Mmmmmmm, me gusta Wild World. Después es lo mismo una y otra y otra vez. PD: el de la portada parece CaseOh xd

Calming, nice voice! Nice lyrics plucked acoustic guitar/jangling piano

ok

A wonderfully concise collection of well-written and soulfully sung folk tunes. Cat Stevens’ pared back instrumentation lets his songwriting and gentle tenor shine through, and while this isn’t exactly Pulitzer material, his message is deeply felt nonetheless. There’s a beauty in the deliberate simplicity. Honorable mentions go to Cat’s most famous songs: Wild World and Father and Son. They are so popular for a reason however, as Stevens paints a picture of how cold and uncaring the world can be, and the love that waits for us through it all. This album is beloved by my parents and also my first girlfriend so this one’s a double whammy of nostalgia. Some songs and albums unwittingly become part of the fabric of your life. Jury’s out on this one, but it’s close. 7.5/10 Favorites: - Wild World - Miles From Nowhere - Into White - On The Road to Find Out - Father and Son

I’ve gone back and forth on how to rate this album. On the surface this is a gentle, reserved, unobtrusive album. The songs are simple with inoffensive arrangements and the songwriting is pointed, but not complex. This album contains a a couple gems, in my opinion, those obviously being Wild World and Father and Son, the latter being the one song I recognized from this LP. The messaging in Wild World reminds me of what my parents used to always tell me when I wanted to move out on my own. How the world is harsh and unforgiving and a lot of good things turn bad, which is not untrue. The same paternalism is prevalent in Father and Son. But it sounds like in the end that Cat was leaning towards the son’s perspective of being told what to do and how to do things all your life but you want to do things your way for once despite everything you’ve been told. Favorite songs: - Where Do the Children Play - Wild World - Into White - Father and Son Rating - 7/10: In the end I think I lean towards a higher rating based on my enjoyment of this album and its lack glaring issues. Further boosting it is the thought and effort put into songwriting.

Album 97 Top 3 favorites off the album: Into White, On the Road to Find Out, Miles from Nowhere  Forgot that Wild World is Stevens' song. Wild (World)! This was a long 36 minutes and 49 seconds.  It's fine. I won't be listening to it regularly. I just didn't find the lyrical content particularly compelling. I'm not in the mood for it today. Some of this reminded me of Simon and Garfunkel, except I like Simon and Garfunkel on a majority of days. It may very well be that I just disliked Hard Headed Woman so much that everything after it was tainted by that dislike. I can't say for sure. It may also be that I didn't enjoy his singing about women like he could save them or they could save him, because I also did not like Sad Lisa. I sound like an overly woke killjoy on this, I know. I do genuinely get annoyed with certain flavors of that across the board, though. My ire and disdain for such things are rated E for everyone. I am remarkably consistent in this regard. Nice things: his voice is one I mostly enjoy, particularly in the mid to lower registers. Longer Boats was a pleasant listen. Nice harmonies there. It did start feeling like a song from any musical I don't like much that has that very specific upbeat, light snare sound. Not a fan, but willing to ignore the ending. I'm torn on whether I like Into White or not. I think I'll say yes; the imagery was good. Honestly, the back half of the album was better. On the Road to Find Out had the most variation within itself. 

No idea. ------------------- Ok so this is actually what I don't like. Elton John your off the hook man. Someone wrote "Raffi for adults" and I can't agree more (But Raffi is actually good!). Twee, sentimental, soft - the music arrangements don't inspire and the breathy vocals are just there. It's got a church camp vibe that is bringing back horrible memories. No more, please. 1*

Wild World is a great song, and Father and Son is one of the best songs ever recorded. 3.5

Its cool not my typa stuff but some songs i really like

Love this album!!! I was already a fan of cat Steven’s but had never listened to the whole album. Great addition to my collection

Ihan kivaa musaa. Menee taustalla kivasti. Hitit Wild World ja Miles From Nowhere mukana, tuo kivoja muistoja mieleen. Spotify suositteli albumin jälkeen tosi hyvää musaa, mitä kuuntelin koko päivän. Ehkä laulajan ääni ei ole eniten mieleeni? Mutta en erityisesti ajattelekkaan asiaa.

Music for lyric people who don’t care about it sounding good. Mr. Big redid his song better than he ever could.

This was a great album, there was maybe 1 filler song and that was maybe the outro song. It's a really nice listen that is suited perfectly for a rainy day. His voice is so soothing that it will lower anyone's heart rate and/or cortisol. It's masterful songwriting (Coming from a musician) and so emotion invoking. I however, cannot relate to any of these songs. This is because I am underage and never had a job. I have not lost my dad and I have not had to navigate the world yet. It is still an amazing listen. Highlights: All of them 9.5/10

Good vibes, got excited when I knew wild world

No.

Fav song: Wild World

My parents aren't music people. Unless you count Marching bands as music, which obviously you should not. But for some reason they had a Cat Stevens album. I think it was a Greatest Hits. Therefore, it had the two songs everybody knows, and a bunch of songs nobody knows. This album has those two hits. They're the best songs on the album, and everything else is laughably similar and mundane. There's only so much mileage you can get out of 'bloke with guitar sings boring songs with a guitar'. Taken in isolation, there's nothing wrong with any individual song, but a full album of them quickly tries the patience. It's a 2.5 star album raised by decent hippy lyrics.

Stod och velade för det är inte dåligt, men det är för enformigt och de små tillfällena när det blir lite bra är allt för små.

Some lovely songs on here.

me deprimio un poco

Kjedelig?

Just a sweet little album. I don’t return to his music too much, but Cat has a special unique voice and his songwriting is both simple and memorable, which is such a hard balance to strike in this genre. Instantly recognizable, comforting and thoughtful, but with lots of emotion packed in. Classic stuff, and I bet I'll be listening to Wild World a lot more.

I accidentally realized that he sounds like Greg from Steven Universe. I can't unhear that now. This is fairly mellow at points, but I like when it picks up a bit. I'll say the overall style is nice but I'm not sure if I would say I love it on the whole. The more stripped backtracks really work for me. It gives the album a more personable feel. I would listen to this again. It's just not something that really stuck out to me in any particular way. Fav Track: Miles From Nowhere

Trop mimi un peu triste

Oh baby baby it’s a wiiiiide world. Very sing along-y album. It’s full of chill nice folky songs with memorable melodies. Good to put on in the background while doing chores around the house.

3.5

Dope vibes, deep meanings and a song that will play in the background that will make you emotional. 🔥

Great songs, great voice.

Good album, not my normal choice

wow gets groovier, I also didn’t realise this is where wild world comes from it was so mellow and unremarkable at the start but when the energy picks up it gets mildly intriguing. miles from nowhere was decent. nothing else is something i’m itching to save. actually i really like the closing track

Pleasant, atmospheric, but a bit on the repetitive side. Ok.

3.5

A damn fine record

🐐

Enjoy Wild World and familiar with Cat Stevens for that reason, this was a fine listen but nothing I personally connected with beyond that.

One the best albums of all time. Maybe THE best.

Some real bangers, Father and Son is so gooood

#149 average track rating: 3.0 | favourite: Father and Son, Tea for the Tillerman | least favourite: Sad Lisa I don't actually have much to say about this; it's just so beautifully written and Cat Stevens' voice is so unique. The tracks all have a lot of heart to them. Delightful from start to finish. ಄ albums remaining: 940 ಄ albums I agree with being on the list: 66 [+1 Tea for the Tillerman] ಄ albums I would consider for my list: 31 [+1 Tea for the Tillerman] ಄ albums I would not include on my list: 118

enjoyable listen overall. it has good lyrics and vibe, but it’s slightly forgettable

First listen. I’m not loving it. I understand folk can be fairly simple but two-chord verses sure do get old after the second song. His voice also just doesn’t work for me.

Blanding mellom skikkelig fint og kjedelig. Nydelig stemme.

Another particularly pleasant listen.

A really nice acoustic singer-songwriter album. Nothing too ground-breaking but done well.

8 - GOOD

aranyos, kellemes, de nem hallgatnám bármikor. nagyon chill háttérben is tökéletes. Father and Son c dal a Guardians of the Galaxy 2 óta nagy kedvenc. nagyon megható számomra.

Koselig album

Nice!

Some beautiful and deep songs, but some forgettable.

Exceptional songwriting, but I'm not the biggest fan of his voice.

I thought this was going to be milquetoast sap for boomers but this album made me convert to Islam

Ja, nok ei plate som ein kan undre seg over kvifor er på ei slik liste. Denne kan eg vanskeleg forestille meg var banebrytande på noko tid. Snilt og greit, men ingenting meir. Vart faktisk litt irritert undervegs. Analog AI musikk?

Jeg har alltid likt Cat Stevens, men jeg synes ikke han egentlig har gitt ut noen skikkelig gode album. En drøss knallbra låter, men for min del har hvert album litt for mye fyllstoff til at jeg har trykket noen av dem til mitt bryst. 7/10

Heilt grei singersongwritermusikk utan evne til å hekta. Er det litt lett kanskje? Eg likar snillingar, type James Taylor, frå same periode, men der ligg det fleire lag synst eg. Legg eg uvilja til så er det noko litt irriterande, jamesbluntsk, med synginga og.

Virker som en from og velmenende type, Stevens. Kunne han ha vært en bedre politiker enn visesanger? For jeg blir ikke så engasjert av dette her. Synes Sad Lisa stikker seg ut som en fin liten sak, spesielt de strykerne hadde noe gående.

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman Er det formidlinga? Er det stemma til Cat? Instrumenteringa? Produksjonen? Kvifor elskar eg ikkje denne plata? For låtane er stort sett veldig sterke. Eg meinar… “Father & Son”, “Sad Lisa”, “Wild World” og så bortetter… Alle klassikarar! Det er heilt mystisk kor lite fantastisk eg syns denne plata er. Kva er det som mangler? Er den AI-generert? 6/10

1970. Chill as heck and a good listen, really nice voice and lyrics.

Sometimes I rate things on here based mostly on the mood I'm in on that particularly day, which makes me inconsistent but I don't care. For some reason this was exactly what I needed to listen to today.

5 stars, don't even need to listen to it. Cat Stevens was a household name for us back when I was a kid, many holidays were spent listening to his CDs in the car. I hadn't listened to these songs for a while but I still know all the words 🥺