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Really good but I prefer Teaser and the Firecat.
Eh
This was a perfectly fine album that I don't have much to say about. Father and son is my favorite and the rest were listenable
Only ever really familiar with the hits from Yusuf Islam, so kind of cool to listen to a full record, though "Father and Son" certainly looms large over this. Pretty chill record to listen to.
Great album, but not my favorite type of music
Boring child like songs, that doesn't include the catchiness of children's songs
Ytterligare en platta med många klassiker.
5/10 Highlights: Jacqueline Michael Come on home
Where do the children play?, Hard Headed Woman, Wild World
Miles from Nowhere is immediately going into the Playlist. Didn't resonate too strongly with me otherwise but that's purely opinion. Decent album.
Pleasant, a little dull. Has most of the Cat's hits on it though, that's nice.
Pretty good! Love his voice! Best songs are:Where do the Children Play, Wild World, and Father and Son
First track is alright. Reminiscent of a Beatles song. Second track was more my style, especially around the 2 minute mark. Sad lisa was pretty consistently my favorite throught the song. most tracks on this album hooked me on the intro but failed to deliver in the remaining duration of the song. Overall 3 stars. Not exactly my style but it was objectively good
A nice and relaxing album.
Le propos est pertinent, mais le band est pas bon. Je ne suis pas un grand fan de folk, mais je vois qu’il y a beaucoup de bon dans cet album.
Cet album a définitivement sa place dans cette liste. C'est l'album de Cat Stevens à connaître vu la présence des deux plus grands hits de l'artiste. Le style folk n'est pas toujours facile pour moi, mais ici, ça coule bien. La durée de l'album est parfaite. Je m'attendais à ce que l'écoute soit plus difficile, mais je l'ai finalement remis une deuxième fois.
Not exactly my usual listening, but quite enjoyable. Will probably listen again every now and then, and will check out his other stuff
A fine Cat Stevens album. He was in his prime, here.
Haven't listened to too much folk but I can handle it. 6/1001
good relisten value but frankly i think it's just ok
6/10 - Best Songs: Where Do The Children Play, Wild World, Father and Son, Tea for the Tillerman
Lovely, peaceful, beautiful folk music. 7 of 10.
Decent lyrics. All ok.
Me falta contexto para disfrutar más el disco, al igual que me pasa con Bob Dylan y tal. No me llamo especialmente la atención, probablemente porque no presté atención a las letras
Firstly, no one can argue that Cat Stevens has a truly outstanding voice. It’s powerfully vulnerable and elevates him above the rabble of bland folk singer-songwriters of the era. This album just didn’t really do it for me overall, however. The great tracks speak for themselves but it didn’t really grab my attention for the whole run time. Will definitely give it a second listen.
It's a nice album. That's it. 3/5
Cat Stevens will always remind me of Auntie Susan even though I don't know if I ever heard her listening to it but we did at her funeral. This album however, had songs that reminded me of other things! Sad Lisa is a sort of joke song my wife, Lisa, told me about and Father and Son is from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. There are other cat stevens albums I've enjoyed more than this one but it was still a nice little something just as the album cover indicates. It felt very spritely and like it was recorded while he was walking in the woods. I really like that album cover.
Soothing heartfelt songs. Makes me have nostalgia for a life I never lived
Not a huge fan of his voice, but definitely some great songs on here 👍
Nope
It's a... It's a... It's a sin! Prefs: Where Do The Children Play?, Wild World, Miles From Nowhere, Longer Boats, Father And Son Moins pref: Tea For The Tillerman
8/10
Fantastic
Nice melody and guitar. Enjoyable to listen to. Cat’s voice and vibrato are not my favorite. Similar to Bob Dylan.
some good songs, others ok. stand out: father's and sons
Miles From Nowhere saved this for me. Phil Collins during the uptempo parts.
Slow and folky? Some decent melodies. Wild World is notable and known. Sad Lisa was pretty good. Father and Son was a pleasure. Album grew on me as it played.
This is that classic folk rock album that everyone knows the two singles to: “Father and Son” and “Wild World”. Two songs that jerk tears from sentimentalists everywhere, despite how trite the lyrics can be in spots. Ah fuck it. Just sing along! La la la la la la laaa la.
1970, британский бард. Четвертый альбом, баллады. Всемирно известная Wild World отсюда.
Preachy and too similar but respect to the songwriting
it was okay, i wasn't blown away or anything. It's a good album but I don't think I will listen to it again. only about one song that I added to my playlist so yeah. I was kind of disappointed in this. It felt like it was lacking something. Maybe the lyrics are the main point in this album and I am missing out because I didn't take the time to listen more carefully but the repetition kind of got annoying after a while. Maybe this is a good album to listen to while coloring or something like that.
Good relaxed tunes
Not.my type of music. But a few songs were enjoyable. Didn't save anything and the "hot" songs were not the ones I would have chose.
You are young. That's your fault.
ask not for whom the tea tills, it tills for thee
I smell eight track cassettes owned by my Dad.
Hittibiisit oli rautaa ja muutenkin ihan tunnelmallinen pläjäys ja sopi aurinkoisen konttoripäivän tunnelmaan.
Yusuf on jääny tosi vähälle kuunnellu aina, mut nyt sai enemmän tarttumapintaa ja on sillä kyllä toimiva lauluääni, varsinki ku alkaa revittelee, mut biisit ainakin tällä levyllä jäi puhuttelematta sielua
Really enjoyable. I was familiar with Wild World but nothing else. This one was inoffensive, but not enthralling enough for me to add to library. Songs added to Playlist: Wild World
Cat Stevens seems like a hippie, but his politics don't negatively impact this record too much. I love the singer-songwriter tone that is present throughout, but some songs are a little too repetitive and the melodies are a little annoying. My opinion might change in the future, but right now I really like Father and Son. I also like Where do the Children Play and Tea for the TIllerman, although the second one is more of a short closer.
big singer and piano tunes, late in the game for getting into this though
Solid album. Really good storytelling.
ok
Nett!
Genre: Folk Pop 3/5 One of my mom's favorite artists, and her favorite album from him, Cat Stevens' (Yusuf Islam's) Tea for the Tillerman is absolutely adorable and a real sweet treat. Meant to be enjoyed in moderation, as too much over a short period of time may have adverse effects, including hugging every stranger you see on the street and/or happily whistling during each of your daily tasks. While being a total sweetheart, and an album with some big time hits on it (Wild World and Father & Son are two of the biggest tracks in the genre, not just Cat Stevens' career), it didn't quite go beyond moderate enjoyment levels for me. Totally accessible, and one of Cat Stevens' biggest triumphs overall, this is an album for the casual listener, as well as the uber folk fan, but it isn't going to blow anyone away. Decent.
A good album with a few real standouts but with some weaker spots here and there. Still, it's easy to see why it's considered a classic.
Very nice standard folk album. Nothing enough to break everything in one's path, but very enjoyable.
It's alright. Unfortunately I just hear Take That on Father and Son
S'écoute bien, Cat Stevens a une belle voix et un style reposant, mais un peu monotone.
not bad
Nice album
reconheço o valor, mas não é meu estilo
The slow 70s. Stevens get this album done in under 40 mins. Some folks say it's his best, but I'm not that big of a fan.
esse tipo de música folk não é muito minha praia, acho tudo muito épico, tira muito da natureza intimista que me faz gostar tanto do gênero, mas tenho que admitir a qualidade de algumas composições, e a atmosfera geral consegue me deixar um tanto imerso no álbum. mas é isso, tudo muito agradável, muito gostoso, não me instiga a pensar mais coisas, uma boa experiência.
Cat Stevens - under-rated. Retired far too soon.
6.5/10 - Wild World is a top song
Non male, 'Wild world' e 'Longer Boats' sono conosciute e molto belle. In generale è un ascolto piacevole, ma niente di particolare, un 3 scarso.
-"Miles From Nowhere" gets moderately heavy -"But I Might Due Tonight" is a cool tune. The "you say so" part is cool -"Longer Boats" is nice enough -I like the intense-ish drum bits and the semi-yells in "On The Road To Find Out" -I want to say 4, but it is pretty darn slow and I don't really care to listen again...
Elvis
Wild world is a classic but I’m not much into cat Stevens
Good tunes
couple of bangers, the rest is a bit folk noncey. pleasant but nowhere near as fun as fat pete and his chubby happy little face. the cheeky scamp.
Yusuf innit. I can play Wild World on guitar, so there you go.
I do like cats. On a sliding scale of cats, from Lee Cattermole at the bottom to Thundercats at the top, this is somewhere in the middle. I enjoyed it more than I had expected to. I probably wouldn't rush to listen to it again but it was less bland than I had anticipated.
3/5. listenable
For intensely hippy stuff that was radio-played to death in its heyday, this still stands up pretty well.
I've only heard a few Cat Stevens songs before, but I didn't know they were Cat Stevens songs until listening to this record. I enjoyed moments of this album, but as a whole it's quite a snore-fest. Nothing against Cat Stevens' talent, as he's a wonderful songwriter; It's just not for me.
Good Sunday morning music
ok, bit too folky for my tastes hard heraded woman and longer boats are best 2 songs
Sounds like a 70th's album. Two classic songs including One I didnt know the wrote
fucking beautiful some of the songs are shit
Wel weer een bekende naam waar ik nooit iets van gedraaid heb. Leuk om eens te horen maar geen blijvertje.
Best aangenaam.
Ik vond dit wel mooi eigenlijk. Father and Son is een prachtig nummer maar de rest van dit album is ook helemaal niet verkeerd.
Yusuf heeft er mooie nummers tussen zitten maar heel opzwepend is het allemaal niet.
The album is just catchy enough to keep you listening and just deep enough to keep you thinking. I personally think "Miles From Nowhere" is the standout track, but I complete understand why the stand-out hits ('Where Do The Children Play?', 'Hard Headed Woman;, 'Wild World' and 'Father An Son') are what they are as well. I honestly have no idea how the Flaming Lips could claim that 'Fight Test' was not directly *ehm* "influenced" *ehm* by 'Father And Son'. Uncanny similarities aside, the album was a good listen on it's own two feet.
Folky goodness - some Jethro Tull style vocal embellishments made me smile. I’m also reminded of the busker who played Wild World non stop for years outside my old office.
6/10
This is the best album of Cat Stevens. Despite the very ugly album cover it contains some pretty songs like the classics "Father and Son" and "Wild World". Also nice is "Where Do the Children Play?". The rest of the tracks are rather unremarkable.
Enjoyable folky fare.
Chai tea flavored mornings
Very pleasant
This sounds way more modern than it is. Sufjan Stevens vibes.
He is aiming for some big songs here This is serious songwriting stuff, he means it Father and Son is huge This is the kind of stuff people really care about
Used to love this album after watching Harold and Maude. Doesn't really hold up years later, every song sounds too much like a Bank commercial (this ain't the fault of Yusuf, its just that his unique pop poet style has been appropriated for commercial gain)
- songs on here would be great for the spring - very chill - not really a get up a busy a move album - if i knew the lyrics i would be singing them on full max
Ok - not really for me but harmless.
there are a couple of really good songs but the album as a whole is kinda boring
2 песни культовые популярные. Фолкрок 70-тых 6,5/10
Jedan divan album.
September 10, 2021 "Wild World" is obviously a classic. The rest of this album is pretty good, with one or two standouts ("Sad Lisa", "Father and Son")
Fine, pretty mellow entry. Wild World certainly stands higher than the rest. The rest is very listenable, but a bit forgettable.
Instrumentation was okay but the melodies overall were fantastic.
Very beautiful folk album.
Not really my thing but I liked it. Weird inflection on words sounded like trolling and I appreciate that. I'm a big fan of mispronounced names.
Cat Stevens is great and I'm glad I got to listen, but a bit slow.
Cat Stevens is always good to listen to. 3/5
Жизненный альбом с простыми ритмами и гитарой. Душевный и эмоциональный альбом который в основном тащит вокалом, это самая запоминающаяся часть. Ночью может бы и послушал спокойненько. Знал трек Father And Son.
'70 blassic Pretty chill
Loved it! Fun to listen the whole album for some good oldies feels. I knew the song Wild World but the rest were new to me.
Chill album, a little folk-y at times for me but still some all-time classics on here from Mr. Cat Stevens. 3 stars.
Actually amazing album that falls flat from filler
Really enjoyed it, will revisit
Short and lovely.
I had to downvote this to three stars as I woke this morning and couldn’t remember more than a handful of tracks but it’s still lovely stuff
Not really for me. It was fine though.
A chilled listen and some classics in there.
3/5 there were some kind of interesting song, but ultimately not something to push it over the edge
Can't be mad at this. Good listen.
- very calming, lets SIP A TEA TOGETHER - ooh baby its a wild world...du udu du dudun
Classic 70s folk. BT: Where Do the Children Play?, Wild World, Tea for the Tillerman
The title track is an obvious tune (mainly because of Extras...) but I did enjoy the whole album. V easy to listen to.
J’aime son style, mais j’attendais la toune qui rock et qui roll chaque fois qu’une toune finissait. Ça m’a déçu.
Not bad
"I know a lot of fancy dancers People who can glide you on a floor They move so smooth but have no answers When you ask, "Why'd you come here for?"" (Hard headed woman) "Well I found myself alone Hoping someone would miss me Thinking about my home and the last woman to kiss me" (On the road to find out) Todo en este disco me resulta más familiar de lo que pensaba que iba a ser. Buena escucha, la verdad.
Better than expected
Album très écoutable mais rien d’innonvateur! Une voix B+ et une guitare, mais des bonnes mélodies Je l’évite rien Je lévite rien
I was pleasantly surprised by this. Folk with a hint of prog with some fine arrangements
🤔🤔🤔 7/10
"Wild Word" by far the best and most popular song. Rest of the album is alright - nothing crazy. 6/10.
Folk. Melódico y tranquilo, aunque aburridito.
De la très belle guitare, agréable à l'écoute. Mon hit: Wild world, classique
Alright
meh
Never listened to this album. Know Cat Stevens for several famous track... Top track: Sad Lisa
Nice and mellow. I used to hate this, but I think it is growing on me.
Better than I was expecting, but I've never really been able to get into Cat Stevens
Wild world. Sweet folk
Wild World and Father And Son are the two hit songs.
El disco tiene música muy agradable. Alguna canción me recordó “Blackbird”, y creo que este disco quedaría buen como música de fondo para una comida o un tecito, pero ninguna canción se me hizo espectacular.
Fav Song: Hard Headed Woman
Solid
Cat Stevens' voice reminds me a lot of Eddie Vedder's. It's a measured tone to the songs, but holds a lot of meaning and emotion in the words
Some good tunes
This was lame but also cool? Just little ditties on the acoustic and clean singing. Really wussy and a bit sickly sweet, but can't give it less than 3/5.
2.5
Унылая, однообразная акустика, все скип кроме хитяры Wild World
To quote Blackadder: "as wet as a fish's wet bits". It was tuneful enough, but I need something with a bit more energy to get my attention. This washed right over me. Second UK sitcom reference: it was a pleasant surprise to hear the title track and realise it was used over the end credits of Extras.
Pretty boring, except Father and Son.
This album steps away from my recent usual music territory of rap/hip hop. Not a complete 180 purely cause of the story telling lol but My lack of genre competence with folk rock makes it difficult to decide if this album is good or bad. Considering I don't have a mental map to connect this style to my rating for it is purely from artistic appreciation rather than personal preference.
mid af Would I listen again: nope. Deserves to be on this list: nope. 2.4
Nice
This is whatever, some kinda iconic stuff but also I've never really liked those songs that much
at first I was like lolwut but, I like the guitar and the dudes voice. its all chill but kinda impactful. Sad lisa is sad =( as we go on, I grow tired of the sound.
i like his voice but i don’t really like his songs
What strikes me about Tea for the Tillerman is that almost everything around the songs works, the new arrangements are warm, the playing is confident, and there's something genuinely moving about Yusuf revisiting these tracks fifty years later. But the one piece that didn't shift enough for me is his voice itself. It's not that it's worse, just that it doesn't pull me in the way the rest of the album does, and that mismatch is enough to keep this from being something I'd actually put on. I don't dislike it, I just keep wishing someone else were singing it.
don't like it
The album cover is fun. MKAYYYY I didn't know Wild World was original from him! Update: not really memorable. I don't think I'd listen to it again lol
Wild World and Father and Son are nice. That's really about all I can say... Just a "nice" album. That did virtually nothing for me and at times honestly kind of grated, that gentle sing-song vocal on Into White and Sad Lisa just wasn't for me.
Blah. Not for me.
Having lost my biological father in 2013. My step father (AD, alternate dad as he call himself. I hate the term step) & my father-in-law both in their twilight years. Myself a year away from 50 and my own son will lose me sooner than later. GOSH DAMN “Father and Son” fucking destroys me, but I love it.
Mehhh...just okay. 2.75 rounded down to 2.
뭘까…?
Good music, but too long and different music. Didn't understand it fully.
Miles from Nowhere was a highlight. This album feels like it should be right up my alley, but sometimes I feel he becomes preachy/holier-than-thou (ironic coming from a Bob Dylan fan).
Nota: 3,5/10 musicas notaveis: HARD HEADED WOMAN, WILD WORLD, SAD LISA, WHERE THE CHILDREN PLAY
316/1089 3 songs in and it’s not quite gripping me, idk it’s a bit too twee or something for me, i’m not quite hooked yet Sad Lisa might me hooking me though?? i like this more melancholic piano-led sound from him, i like the drama and it would fit in a game like Death Stranding/Horizon Forbidden West with some dramatic landscapes after that there’s more twee ish music that isn’t super interesting to me. THEN Father and Son comes on and this is a song i knew beforehand likely from Guardians of the Galaxy (but not by name or artist) and it’s just really beautiful i also know the title track and it’s crazy short?! it’s a really sweet moment faves: sad lisa, father and son 28/100
그냥 평범했다. 근데 엘범 재킷이 내 스타일인 듯 It was just ordinary. But I think the album jacket is my style.
There's a very twee, saccharine sheen to this record and an early mention of a 'cosmic train' seemed to set the tone for the rest of the album. There was a cover of Wild World in the 80s by Maxi Priest - had that version never existed, I might have been able to tolerate this album more than I did. I like a good singer/songwriter record, but not this one. It's not all bad, but it's mostly bad.
I know he’s talented, but I don’t like this. It makes me feel stupid. It’s not my type of music. It doesn’t represent the time I live in.
The songwriting is there, but i’m not sure the vocals work for me and that drags the whole thing down
In theory I should love this. But Mr. Yusuf's voice doesn't do much for me. Espescially with that reverb effect. 🤮 these songs are floating right past me. a stranger on an innertube humming to themselves. do like "into white" and "father and son" wish there was more vocal harmonies
most other people's thoughts on this album, apparently: "i remember this album from my childhood, it's great!" "this is the best song ever!" "Cat Stevens is one of the greatest musicians ever!" me: "this sounds like a Peter Gabriel song" "this sounds like a Genesis song" "this is trying a little too hard to sound like a Genesis song" "i could be listening to Genesis right now" 4/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: UH... LONGER BOATS AND /MAYBE/ I MIGHT DIE TONIGHT... I GUESS LEAST FAVOURITE SONGS: WILD WORLD BUT ONLY LIKE, A LITTLE BIT
Hard to get past all the baggage and listen to this one. I was trying to remember the source of my vague dislike of Cat Stevens, and then I heard Wild World.
The best part of this album is the cover. How is this guy a classic singer songwriter he can’t write for shit. I enjoyed Miles From Nowhere musically more than the other songs but was “I can make my own rules” not already a cliche in the seventies, and is there really a need to clarify that extremely trite lyric by immediately following it with “the ones I choose?” You think we didn’t understand what you meant by “make my own rules?” Do you think I’m stupid? Look at me. Do you think I’m fucking stupid? Not every line of a singer songwriter album has to be trying for something new but this is how almost every line feels, across the entire album. Nothing individually sounds interesting and nothing works together to sound interesting. “I don’t want to work away, doing what they all say.” Come up with one original or interesting lyric you are a singer songwriter that is your job. The instrumentals are nice but not good enough to make up for any of this. What’s with Sad Lisa using the most generic imagery ever to describe a sad woman and then coming in with violins to re-emphasize the core and only idea of the song which is that Lisa is, in case you forgot, sad. I guess Longer Boats is alright, Into White is fine too. This album feels like a random Guy who had never written a song was locked in a room and forced to write it. This album feels like it was written from a 101 Songwriting Prompts listicle you get by googling “songwriting prompts.”“Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy / and all the times I’ve cried keeping things inside.” KEEPING THINGS INSIDE HUH. “THINGS.” CRIED/INSIDE. REALLY. WOW FASCINATING INSIGHTS YUSUF/CAT STEVENS. THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING THESE NEW IDEAS TO THE WORLD. I liked Peace Train.
some classics but not my groove
no.
nostalgia, peace, kitty cat, free spirited, Town Troubadour,
Fraco. Wild World deu um ponto a mais sozinha. Quem dá uma pontuação maior só faz isso por nostalgia.
country vibes, aint the best
132. ok
Not doing too much for me. Inoffensive but nothing special.
I don't like it. He's only ever read Dylan Thomas, and chicks in the late 60s still thought Dylan Thomas was some sexy-ass poetry, so he goes all-in on overwrought metaphors and pseudoprofundities for half an hour or so without a shred of irony or humor. Maybe he gets better when he converts to Islam?
Not really my thing not a fan of the vocals and sappy ness
ehh it sounds ok
Cross-country trainride. Sunshine and fields.
Ok
well tea wasn't meant for me to begin with
He's got a nice, easy-listening voice, but I'd only choose listen to this if I knew I was on my way out. Deathbed music.
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Highlights: Hard Headed Woman, Wild World, Miles From Nowhere Very ass take on folk. The style was so monotonous that it's practically a lullaby which fits the childish esthetics of the album cover. And it wasn't even all that interesting lyrically. It didn't feel all that wise or whatever else folk is supposed to be... I kinda liked the inspirational vibe of On the Road to Find Out, but it dragged on too long for it to be a highlight. Even the highlights weren't all that highlighty. I don't think that even half of them will remain in rotation. Pretty disappointed since I really liked Wild World prior to listening to the whole record.
Wasn’t for me
Halt irgendwie langwilig gsi
Ich glaub ich mag eif fast kei singer/songwriter musig
Mid
I can see why it's "good", but it's frankly more boring than interesting.
Le doy 2/5 a Tea for the Tillerman. It was nice, easy listening pero nothing really stood out for me. Me gusto la letra but thats about it
Pas trop ma came
Not really my kind of thing. Somehow sentimental and patronising at the same time. Some nice acoustic guitar. I'd rather be listening to Simon and Garfunkel. 5.2 Fav track: Into White Least Fav: Father and Son
Es un buen disco, son buenas canciones con un lindo sonido, pero no es el estilo de música que a mi más me gusta.
It's Ooohoohookaaheeyheyyahhheyy!
It was ok, obviously love Father and son, absolute banger, but the rest didn’t excite me
Vibes, don’t see myself reaching for it, but maybe on a mellow sunny yet cold day
I thought I liked Cat Stevens but I don’t think I do actually. This was a tough listen. The Wind kicked in and I was like oh I like this one however I thought I’d heard a sound bite of it but that is simply the whole song so it felt more like a jingle than a record and I didn’t care for any of the other tracks any more than that. I found it lyrically basic and musically forgettable. I love folk music, I love acoustic guitars , I love singer songwriters… I did not love this.
I've never been able to enjoy Wild World. Yes Cat Stevens has a nice voice and is good at writing pleasant tunes but I'm just not a fan
Mid
It’s got that sixties vocal sound and production that makes it super dated rather than timeless, although some of the songs are good.
Meh 2/10, too "calm", boring
I really am not a singer songwriter guy tbh. I liked miles from nowhere But I might die tonight is good
Not really a fan.
Father And Son, Into White kinda, Wild World kinda. I don't care for Stevens supporting fatwah against Rushdie.
Very calming sweet lil tune but not for me
Some nice tunes. But a lot of bland stuff.
Didn't like this. A couple of hits, but altogether pretty boring.
Not for me even if I did sing along to Wild World. 2.
puse el album mientras hacía journaling. buena música, muy tranquila
É um álbum ok, gostei, mas acho que não é algo que pararia para ouvir novamente, favoritei apenas duas músicas Where Do The Chikdren Play? realmente dá para entender o pq dela ser uma das mais favoritas e a outtra que gostei bastante pe Longer Boats.
Calming and steady, really cohesive scheme but a little too much for my taste, no song sticked out
Other than the hit, Father and Son, the album felt empty to me. Nothing to go back to. Nothing that stood out to me.
Not my vibe
fav: wild world
Not much I can say about this one. The '70s wouldn't be the same without ol' Cat. I barely even noticed it was over, not much difference between this and silence.
Had Cat Stevens on my list for a long time based on his hits but this is so incredibly tame.. Couldn’t really get into it.
Music is great, really hate the live music. Dunno how this album can be such a fail after the last one I got of his was so great
Track 1 - where do the children play? liked the idea and tune of this 1 : 7/10 PLAYLIST ADDDDD Track 2 - hard headed woman didnt rlly like this one - vocals were too loud : 4/10 Track 3 - wild world ahh yes the hit - its similar to simon + garfunkle in a way, tune and lyrics make it very catchy : 7/10 Track 4 - sad lisa purr variety, nice piano, idek I think his voice just pmo : 5/10 Track 5 - miles from nowhere average, didnt rlly stand out : 5/10 Track 6 - but i might die tonight ditto as above, i like the title tho : 4/10 Track 7 - longer boats I like the guitar lines!!!! Reminded me of Jim Crowe, I just didnt like the tune : 6/10 Track 8 - Into white Very chill and sweet : 6/10 Track 9 - on the road to find out blackbird singing in the dead of niiight!! Liked the guitar in this and the repetition but again just not rlly my speed : 5/10 Track 10 - father and son very cozy beatles vibe, reminded me of the concept of hey jude and we’re gonna be friends, rlly liked this one : 7/10 PLAYLIST ADDDDDDDD Track 11 - Tea for the Tillerman very cool title but i just didnt like the tune and the production, wasnt my tune : 4-10 Jangly guitar and cool lyrics in some, however just dont think this is my genre Playlist adds: 2/11
Never has a relatively short album felt so long.
Not my cup of tea so I didn’t listen to it entirely.
quite pleasant but not my cup of tea alr its kinda boring
Ok. ★★
was waarschijnlijk goed in zijn tijd... maar redelijk slaapverwekkend... ik weet ook niet hoe ik 'longer boats' moet interpreteren, maar lijkt me een beetje bruin gedachtengoed te zijn waar ik mij liever van distantieer
voto com o relator, é chato
eu gosto de wild world por motivos pessoais (vi skins quando era mto jovem e me marcou bastante) de resto, não ligo mto pra ele não. foi chatim, mas não necessariamente ruim
Quintessential Cat/Yusuf.
A bit slow and lyrical at the beginnings but the songs typically pick up and feel powerful towards the ends and overall sound well made Just not really my taste but I appreciate it Wild world I’ve heard before 6/10
not my personal favorite album as a whole, but I have been listening "Wild World" for years now! I can appreciate the impact this album has had without necessarily loving it myself.
I really wanted to like this album and I would have said that I was a Cat Stevens fan. He was a prominent artist during the time my music tastes were being formed. However, all I could think about as every song played was Jack Black singing these songs. The whole album sounded like him and seemed like something he would do.
I understand the quality of this album but it’s definitely not my thing. Not a fan of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ voice and I can’t get past it.
I'm just not a Cat Stevens guy.
Can see why people like it but not for me. I didn’t even make it through half. Found it a little boring
Wish I could give this a 2.5. It was good just didn’t love it.
49/1001 First listen. Can’t believe I’ve never heard the original Wild world before. I was pleasantly surprised with how different it sounded from the more popular takes on it. The rest didn’t do much for me though. 4/10
Not for me
Interesting mix of folk/pop with some standout tracks like Wild World and Father And Son. Worth a listen.
Folk music is not my cup of tea, but I'll give this album two points: It's short (only 36 minutes) and it rocks out a little bit, at least. The songs prominently involve the instruments and they aren't just there as background dressing for Stevens' hippy-dippy lyrics. Even at the short running time, it's still pretty monotonous, but better than the usual singer-songwriter fare. I'd rather they had tossed in a second Cat Stevens album than the umpteen albums of Leonard Cohen that were included.
Some classics in there but not my style. Some lyrics are icky. Ballad-wise, King Crimson did it better.
Saved this from a 1 bc it does have some musical merit, it's just not for me
Quite boring
A little too mellow for my tastes. Might be good to help someone go to sleep at night.
Old time hippie Cat Stevens…meh…I never much cared for this boring stuff.
Some classic bangers but generally speaking, not for me.
Very, very, very boring
Of its time, some excellent tracks but not as good as Tim Buckley or Niro young
Solides Album. Kannte ab der Mitte zu viele Songs ausm Radio, dadurch wurde es mir Mainstream, zu langweilig. Wie als wäre ich auf Arbeit
Boring music, so- so lyrics, beautiful voice.
Not great. Not even very good.
Litt for religiøst. Wild workshop er en hit
Alright
gentle, tender, and rather dull
You are treated to a sequence of tracks that feel less like individual compositions and more like variations on a theme. An exercise where the speed and volume are the only variables. The closest to a shift is "On the road to find out" which has a more angry energy which finally made me wake up. Mildly entertaining blandness. The components are all there, but they rarely cohere into anything that transcends the calculated comfort. Is this folk pop? Not sure it was ever going to win me over.
I don't hate this. But there's something about this era's folksy stuff that, if I didn't already know it as a child, and it doesn't contain any nostalgia - it's just not great for the ears. The vocals are rough in some spots, which is probably what people are looking for. Raw, bad vocals. And The story telling in some song is very basic and boring. This isn't for me beyond on the hits Cat Stevens had. None on this album.
Just didn't like the sound of this one at all. I'm giving it a two because I imagine if you're the right kind of person, you'd love an album like this. I'm not one of those people.
Bisschen lahm, aber 2 Hits drauf
listened to this during my heavy metal phase and thought it was not very good. now nearly 40 years later ...still think the same. Two good songs
Eh, fine. Probably one of those situations where it influenced a lot of stuff that came to follow, but is kind of boring because of that.
Really cute cover that I could easily see belonging to a twee pop album, but the music itself doesn't do much for me. Folkiness is always nice, but there's bits where his voice gets more forceful and they really don't work imo.
There’s something about the sincerity and simplicity of the lyrical content that I find to be a bit juvenile. That’s not really fair, and I think it’s actually just representative of his self actualization. The instrumentation, if applied to different subject matter, would be a perfect recipe for me.
Very nice bit painfully uncool
It’s pleasant enough but doesn’t really grab or hold attention. 2/5
meh 2/5
Surprisingly boring. Even with wild world and Fight Test, sorry, I mean Father and Son, on there.
This album was such a let-down. "Wild World" is one of my favorite songs of all time, and "Father and Son" always makes me cry, so I was eager to listen to the full album for the first time. Let me tell you, there is a reason this album is not as acclaimed as other folk-rock records from the early 70s: it is not that good.
I can’t deny he’s a pretty good songwriter, but I was never much of a fan. Cat? Too cute for my tastes. And he looks a bit like Jeffrey Epstein now. Pass.
Apparently it's supposed to be a nice folk album from before the guy went insane with his Islam ramblings. However, I'm not into folk, so apart from the Wild World there's really nothing to look forward to.
I can understand why people love Cat Stevens. I'm not one of them.
Even some nice arrangements, complete with piano and string sections, can never distract from the lack of variety on this record. If you like what Cat generally does with his songwriting and vocals then that's not a huge problem. But I had trouble picking standout moments on this record. The most noteworthy tracks come at the end of the record with Father and Son and then the title song, which finishes just as it threatens to get going. Serviceable, quaint but a little tedious. The cover art was apparently painted by Cat himself; it's terrible.
Not really a huge fan of this album. I think it's more of a personal taste thing though. The specific style of rock here just doesn't do it for me.
Album Art Review - looks like a children's book cover - tracks for Yusuf/Cat Yusuf/Cat Stevens - great singer songwriter. Kind of a right of passage to get into Cat Stevens at some point early in one's musical journey. This album has a couple of classics Hard Headed Woman and Wild World. I don't think Cat knew what a wild world it really would become. Father and Son is another. I'm pretty much over Cat Stevens, been there, stuck in a time in my life that is long gone. Thanks though
ummmmm this puts me to sleep but it's not terrible! LMAO
I generally despise folk rock - plug your fucking guitar into an amp, FFS. This is worse than most, but it gets a bonus star because that one song worked really well in one of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.
ripetitivo, ma due canzoni belle
It is alright. He has a great voice but a lot of the songs sound the same
Oddly mixed and very bland. Has some sweeter moments, but largely forgettable and uninteresting. The big hits are decent, but nothing else to see here. Top tracks: Wild World, Father And Son
Don't think I'd ever be in a mood to listen to this.
This is really not my thing
kind of monotonous but an interesting story, like how in 2020 Stevens sings along with the original 1970 22-year-old self. kinda cool but just not super interesting music.
La portada me ha dado mal royo. pensaba que no le conocia pero en la tercera cancion he caido en la cuenta. Se me ha hecho bola igualmente. Pensaba que iba a ser peor, "Into White" no ha estado mal. No se si al final mejora el disco o solo me he acostumbrado, creo que tiene potencial y no ha sido tan desagradable pero no me a inspirado mucho.
eh
folk genre is not something i listen to. found this album to be just okay
it's alright but i'm not really fan. i think i just don't like folk music.
8 or 9 nicely written pop folk songs with a few more songs thrown in. While the songs are nice I can't help but find them a bit schmaltzy, even Father and Son. Stevens also doesn't have much, lyrically of musically, that makes him unique, and I find the louder moments with drums to mostly not work. An exception to all of that is the opener, Where Do the Children Play?, which I like quite a bit and which climaxes nicely. Otherwise it's mostly forgettable. (I also can't help but agree with folks who say that Wild World comes off as condescending, and even if that was intentional it doesn't make me like it more.)
Another album I have no expectations for. From the cover art, maybe something about childhood? Oh, it's another crusty singer-songwriter from the 70s. As I read in another review, I look forward to the older generation of editors to die so we can reappraise a lot of these albums as simply boring and not very good. Father and Son was pretty good, I can understand why people like it.
I just don’t get it… I just find this record so twee!
This was a big one in my parent's rotation. Father & son always hits. Some good tracks but lacking some kind of edge or POV for me? Pleasant, certainly and with a childlike innocence at times.
What’s the tea? This album was not for me.
Perhaps it's because I'm coming hot off of a Nu Jazz Blues binge, but I didn't hate this. I certainly wouldn't elect to listen to it again, but it was nice not feeling like the day's album was actively trying to break me on a personal level.
beyond meh
Good music, entertaining rhythms, just not for me.
Went in not expecting to like this at all. It was folksy but not overly so. 2.5⭐️ rounding down because it was still more folk than I care to listen to.
ok
There's punk and punk. No doubt this was an important band at the time. At the time I didn't get anything from this band