Tea for the Tillerman

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.

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

I respect the artist and the song writing but I just can’t dig Cat.

Two classics but the rest is inconsequential fluff.

Understand why relevant to singer / songwriter, soft rock history, it’s still eh

Dull as dishwater but hey it's got the boyzone song and the theme song from extras too

Eh.

Ok

Not a Cat Stevens fan, but i can appreciate the songwriting.

Nem túl jó apukarock

boring unless ohhh baby baby it's a wild wuuurld

Ehhh

Not really my thing, but there were a few good songs in here.

Many ppl like CS but I'm not one of them. I've heard a couple of his songs in the past and nothing about them interested me to explore him further. This style of folk- singer/songwriter does not appeal to me. I'm not into "finding myself" nor contemplating the spiritual. CS is on this journey and I cannot follow. The songs are well done and the album is (for me mercifully) an appropriate length. I give this a 2 and no songs particularly liked because this is just not for me.

Don't remember

Meh. I understand why it’s a classic but I just find it boring.

He's alright I guess. Wild World is a good song, but I'm not crazy about the rest of the album.

At no point this weekend - three days! - was I in the mood for Yusuf's limp acoustic guitar playing, his winsome warbling, and elongated vowels. Lacking the psychedelic whimsy that one gets with Donovan, Islam comes across as precious and sheltered. On Wild World, he is even condescending - she doesn't care what you think, dude, she's living her own life. There's not much to stomp or tap your foot to. Everyone on the record is sitting cross-legged, even the underutilised drummer - I don't think I heard a kick drum until the last minute of Miles from Nowhere. Maybe I missed it in the muddy low end of Wild World. I like Wild World though. I don't know why it's getting a kicking here, beyond the fussiness of the whole record. There are other good songs here, but it's not a good record. The thing that kept me coming back was trying to work out what Into White sounded like. It was My Secret Reason by Lisa Germano from Geek The Girl, although they don't actually sounds that much alike. 2 Here’s a strange album. There are a few songs I really love - Where do the children play?, Wild World and Father and Son - and I can certainly admire the rest. But I don’t think this is a good album. I hate Cat Stevens’ voice for starters. It isn’t easy for me to mark a record down for that because I’m a big Dylan fan and it turns me when people say he can’t sing; Dylan is a great singer - whether the notes are perfectly accurate or not (generally not but much more than people think) he brings a texture and character in his vocals that makes his recordings great. Leonard Cohen is an objectively bad singer -almost a non-singer - but it’s a voice that perfectly inhabits the gloomy, defeated world of many of the songs he writes and, again, makes many of his recordings. Cat Stevens doesn’t have any of this. He has a genuinely crap voice in my opinion; it’s completely uninteresting; slight, shallow with an unpleasant rasp. If God gave him accuracy it was, surely, so that he could demo these absolutely terrific songs effectively for people who were decent singers. The arrangements here are fine - although no musician distinguishes themselves even for a moment. The album cover is not fine - the font is rotten, the colouring hideous, the beige mount is awful, the perspective is wrong and the children look creepy. 2/5

The songwriting is really good, but I do not like the whole hippy-dippy vibe of all of it. I get that was the thing in the 70's, but it's horribly dated.

Not my thing, but my wife enjoyed it.

I don’t mind a good acoustic album but this one wasn’t all that good

boring simple instrumentals quickly become grating. harmonious moments don't make up for stretches void of anything of substance or interest. 4/10

А little bit borring songs.

Weet niet, maar very much not feeling it.

I didn't care for this album. Felt boring and I couldn't connect with it emotionally

This is a hippie litmus test and I still don't pass. I have childhood memories associated with the big hits, of course.

Some absolutely beautiful songs, but i've never liked his voice. If i could have this album sung by joni mitchell it'd be 5 stars! 2.5

I wasn’t the biggest fan of this one, it doesn’t suck but just not really my thing

Thought it was gonna be good and then it wasn’t. Btw this is Shea idk what happened lol

I've historically disliked Cat Stevens' music, but this didn't grate on my ears like some of his other stuff. 2.2/5

sad lisa isch mega schön, wild world gfallt mer au, isch halt es cover. de rest findi langwiilig.

Idk, I didn't really get it. Something about it was off-putting to me. The lyrics also seemed nonsensical haha. It was like weirdly preachy on how I should live my life. Like he is old so we trust his insight and knowledge but the insight and knowledge seemed tired. All the choral singing threw me off! It was weirdly positive. Maybe I am in a weird head space right now while listening to this but idk it's like a tad weirdly religious? Like life is good and light triumphs! Don't ya know, kids?! He's like weird, peppy Bob Ross. Actually, after the album ended Spotify just started playing similar music and queued up "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas & The Papas and I was like "Oh man this album is turning around!" and I went to look and it wasn't Cat Stevens. Hahahahahah.

not for me

Feels like I should like this, but to be honest I just found it super boring. Nae much going on at all.

Father and Son and Wild World are undeniable classics. Cat Stevens is a style, not my personal favorite, but not bad by any stretch

4/10 Mi spiace, ma non è roba per me Fra il folk e un chill rock che ho fatto un po' fatica a terminare Probabilmente non ho nemmeno l'età, né la cultura per apprezzare

A bit too boring

Tolerable at best for me

1. The entire time the album was on I was waiting for the cats in the cradle song (what I expected Father & Son to be) and boy was I confused when it was not that and, because I was mid-flight, I couldn’t look this up. A later Google validates that I’m not the only one to make this mistake. 2. I can appreciate that this album gave us Wild World, making the really random musical ending of Skins season one possible

This is a weird one. There are some things I liked. And specific things that bug me. The biggest is whoever produced this made the layered vocals the uhh double vocals are so unbelievably distracting. Idk what it is but none of those sections with aggressive layered vocals are done in a way like how everyone else does it. It sounds just bad alot of the times. The songwriting is nice and wild world is a banger but not too into it but not 100% against it

Just never really grabbed my attention

As bland and inoffensive as it can get *yawn*

Artiste connu de nom uniquement. En fait non, j'avais déjà entendu 'Wild Word'. Mais je l'avais complètement oublié ... Et je pense que je vais oublier assez vite cet album. A part peut être 'Sad Lisa', son chorus de violon (+1) et son instrumentation un peu différente, je n'ai rien trouvé de remarquable dans cet album. =>2/5

I like short albums

It's alright. Decent album, but not for me

Full Disclosure: I listened through "Wild World" and just skimmed the rest. Not my jam, but I can understand how some would enjoy this.

Not my thing.

⭐⭐ 4/10 Nice listen, but not my kind of music as it is too calm for my likings. I do understand why people would like this, as it is very peaceful music. Wild World is definitely the best song of the album. The others are really forgettable. The album does remind me of Graceland by Paul Simon.

Right from the first song I felt a bit unsure on the vocals... While he has a very strong and projective voice, I did feel there was a certain whiney-ness to it. The songwriting didn't blow me away and felt very of its time (not that that is a bad thing.) However something that did stick out were the melodies and instrumentation on a lot of songs. Those two conventions managed to make up for any times I wasn't enjoying his vocals. There were some very upbeat tracks (such as "Miles From Nowhere") and some very slow and calm songs (such as "Into White" and many others.) So overall this was not a bad album, but - and this surprises me as a big Nick Drake fan - it was just a neutral listen for me. (5/10)

Ålrajt första albumet! Jag skulle säga jag hade rätt så tur. Jag hade hört talas om "Tea for the Tillerman" av Cat Stevens innan och har sedan tidigare velat höra det. Det är ett trevligt album och det får man veta redan av framsidan, bara någon go gubbe som vickar på fötterna och dricker te medan den vilda världen är i fullt spel runt han. Här är Stevens 22 år gammal men ändå verkar han personifierar sig med denna gubbe. Albumet är både ytterst nostalgiskt och flera gånger går han konstigt nog in på sin förgänglighet. Dock slutar inte de glada tonerna spelas i en enda låt, precis som gubben med sitt leende. Men... Jag måste erkänna att jag var besviken när jag hörde plattan. För sedan innan hade jag hört en enda låt, det var slutspåret som också delar namn med albumet "Tea for the Tillerman". Det är en kort låt men med en av de mäktigaste uppbyggelserna jag har hört vilket också gör den till den bästa låten på skivan. De andra låtarna saknar bara detta helt och hållet, vilket är märkligt för skivan är ju döpt efter låten. Hur som helst är ju de andra låtarna 'trevliga' men de blir för uppslukade i all denna nostalgi och blir därmed entoniga. Jag tycker inte det måste inte vara det ena eller det andra och den tidigare Preservation Society av the Kinks är en exemplifiering av det och det kommer vara det album jag kommer fortsätta sätta på när jag är sugen på britternas väldiga nostalgi.

Never heard of these people but ngl his voice was really good. First 2 songs started off strong but after that only really ended up liking one more song. Solid album tho

Did not enjoy this one, a bit too lyrical and whoozy for my taste.

A bunch of short songs, some with catchy hooks, mostly sounding about the same.

ok'ish

Very predictable songwriting, but at least he knows not to overstay his welcome for the most part. Still, I was wishing the album would end by the third-to-last song, so two stars.

Just wasn’t drawn to it.

Bargain basement Paul Simon. I was optimistic when I put this on because I really like “wild world”, but those hopes were quickly dashed. You need to be a really talented song writer to make the flowery acoustic guitar songs work and I don’t think “Cat” clears that bar.

2.6

not bad, not exactly my taste

Too mellow / old

Interesting album, not the biggest fan. Weird blend of 60s folk and 70s soft rock

I found myself craving the raw fury and world-weary cynicism of Simon and Garfunkel.

I wanted to like this but was left wanting more I guess.

birth of the twee

Kinda reminiscent of McFly, particularly Tom Fletcher’s solo written work. A couple songs - the ones I had hear before - stood out but the rest was kinda eh. I can see myself tolerating this if someone else put it on but it’s not something I would ever reach for myself. 2.5 I guess.

Artisti on vähän lipevä äijä, mutta hänen musiikkinsa ei ole esteettisesti TÄYSIN mautonta. Lisäksi hän esittelee yhden nerokkaan kertsin/koukun. Sanoitukset taas...

I am a split personality when it comes to Cat Stevens. I love his song writing, I like how most of the songs are performed - but I hate listening to his records. All the same, becomes boring after the second song. This one is no exception. Great individual songs, but I cannot stand listening to more than two in row

Once in an interview Seal was asked, “What’s the most important part of a song?” And his answer was, “It’s the song… And the voice. but if you REALLY pushed me, it’s the song, because a good enough song will transcend the voice.” I’d agree with that. A good enough song will still be good even with a bad voice. Unfortunately, in my opinion, none of these songs were good enough to do that. Stevens’ voice was nails on a chalk board, the songs were dull and monotonous, and this was the first record where I was actively waiting for it to be over. It reminded me of Arlo Guthrie’s work. Guthrie is a folky singer who doesn’t have a tremendous voice, but he knows how to write a song that belongs around the campfire, and he’s a master at making the most of his humble instrument. I know Cat Stevens means a lot to a LOT of people, but for me, I just didn’t get it at all.

Wild World makes it for me. I was never a Cat Stevens fan, but glad he was there.

Idk not for me

A perfect soundtrack for Waldorf PTA knitting circles...

Pretty good

strophic country music mid

Ok sound.

Pleasant enough, I guess

Way worse than I thought it was going to be.

Musica tipo folk inglesa. Tmbm n me interessa muito. Apesar de ser até q legalzinho.

If you like 70’s long drawn out depressing songs you’ll like this

No, only wild world.

Pretty boring

Not terribly familiar with Cat Stevens' discography, but I do like some of his songs, including 'Wild World,' which is on this album. A lot of this album is pretty sleepy, but has moments of higher energy, like in 'Miles From Nowhere.' Not sure I'll revisit this one, but I do want to listen to more Cat Stevens now. 2/5

2/5 kinda boring

Dull.

Least shocking hot take ever said: Father and Son is still a brilliant song. The rest was fine but don’t ask me to recall anything about it. 2.5

"Tea for the Tillerman" is a folk pop album by the singer-songwriter Yusef / Cat Stevens, who is also known as Steven Demetre Georgiou, Steve Adams, Cat Stevens, Yusuf Islam, and mononymously as Yusuf. This artist received critical acclaim for his work as a musician and activism. This album gave us hits including "Wild World" and "Father and Son."

Mostly meh. A couple of ok tunes.

Weak sauce.

folky, calking peaceful voice. reminds me of being a kid and hearing this as I was trying to go to sleep. it sorta made me feel weird, and I can't shake that feeling.

2/5

Котик стивенс, ты неплох, но я устал

Not my gig sorry cat

I wasn't very familiar going into this album. "Wild World" was the only song I knew. It's a lovely album to have on as background music but not one that I would revisit often.

not saying this album is bad, because it’s not, just saying that isn’t for me.

Big ole snoozefest

Kind of all just blends together aside from the songs you already know.

I don't like this wimpy type of folk rock, and I don't like this weirdo asking where the children play. 2/5 because Wild World and Miles From Nowhere are OK.

There's nothing to really dislike here and it's quite the refreshing lighter selection compared to some of the other 1001's, but that simultaneously puts a ceiling on how seriously this can be taken as "elevated" art....god that sounds pretentious. Surprised how much closer it is to orchestral rather than twangy folk. All said, a pleasant, coloring-book invoking listen! Favorite track: Hard Headed Woman

like a 2, kinda weird

The album art is so very bad. I listened to most of the album and a lot of the lyrics are beautiful. It just isn't my taste. I don't really like his voice.

Z'n stem is regelmatig vervelend. Dat geknepen stemgeluid vind ik enorm irritant. Een gekke combinatie van Phil Collins en Bee Gees. Het zou prima achtergrondmuziek zijn als die stem de boel niet naar de voorgrond forceerde. Zo'n nummer als Miles From Nowhere vind ik enorm lastig om niet af te zetten en zo zijn er meer. Ik vind het een beetje kut, Stevens. De wat rustigere stukjes zijn wel aardig, maar daar kun je niet op overleven. Father And Son vind ik een aardig nummer. Een stukje acoustische gitaarsolo zorgt ervoor dat Cat wat minder loopt te kwaken. Ik kom niet verder dan 2 sterren.

You’ve gotta be stoned to listen to this

Another Meh!

Uff, ich mag die Stimme einfach nicht und bin bei manchen Songs sogar etwas schockiert, wie ungroovy und handwerklich schlecht die aufgenommen sind: Bei "Wild World" eiert alles frequenzüberlagert in der Mitte rum, "Miles from Nowhere" wird langsam, wenn sie leise spielen und schneller, wenn es lauter wird (Die Pre-Click-Track-Area war nicht immer besser...). Einen Stern mehr gibt's dann doch, weil Wild World und Father and Son halt echte Lagerfeuerklassiker sind und mir bei manchen Stücken die knackige Kontrbassspur echt gut gefallen hat. "Into White" hat mir gut gefallen.

Hörbar, Klassiker, doch möchte ich nicht wieder hören.

Honestly, not for me. I used to listen to Cat Stevens in high school and I think if you really like folk then this is it. But I'm not into folk like that.

It ok, but I wasn't a big fan Don't have much to say Feeling a strong 2

Anfang der 70er mochte meine kleine Schwester (12) diesen "Cat Stevens". Ich fand ihn immer sehr unsympatisch - ein typischer "Südländer".

Good music and lyrics. Love Wide World.

2.5 A total vibe change from Public Image Ltd. Look, I don’t want to be that guy, but there’s something about Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ music that I just find really lame. So, this album surprised me a bit with its opener, Where Do the Children Play?, which was actually pretty enjoyable and lowkey kind of a banger. Unfortunately, that charm runs thin pretty quickly, and after a stretch of less interesting songs, I was over this album about halfway through. Father and Son is okay I guess, but F this dude for suing The Flaming Lips over it - I can hear maybe a bit of semblance to Fight Test if I listen closely, but calling it infringement is a joke. Don’t have much else to say on this one - I just don’t see this being the kind of thing I ever put on in my free time. I’ll give it this, I was kind of impressed with how solid the production felt here for being released in 1970, though if I’m being honest, there’s a good chance I would have liked this more if it wasn’t so polished.

Something about it felt very repetitive

Don’t hate it, but definitely feels dated and wow there are some weird lyrics

Enjoyable but not something I'd go back to. Favourite Song: Father And Son

Classic folky album. Not my entirety my thing.

Not really my vibe, found their voice to be quite grating

Iconic Song "Father and Son" and "Of you want to sing Out, sing out". Apart from that the Singer Singer Writer Folk Rock is not remarkable.

pretty bizarre vocals. first song is just weird. Creepy as fuck, terrible vocal choices (plaaaayyyyaaaaayyy heeeeyyyy ayyyyyy). Talking about always remembering her as a child, girl. What the fuck. This guy is a creep.

Meh. A couple of half decent tracks swamped by dullness.

22 years old is impressive i guess. doesn’t mean it isn’t fucking lame.

I could sense the song-making talent but felt outside the scope of people which would like this the most. Felt very Christian rock to me, but it was very soothing. About half the tracks lacked the rhythm, lyricism, or song structure that I would find interesting. I had just as much fun reading about his life as listening to the album. 4/10

It's OK. Some are good, some are wrist slitting sad.

Too sad and folksy for my tastes. I immediately forgot it when I finished listening.

Wild World

Very folky, a genre that I never really listened to much. It's catchy but kind of boring.

Not a bad album. Had a few bangers but the backing band is incredible.

There's nothing wrong with this album, it just doesn't resonate with me. Favorite song: Longer Boats.

Not for me. Liked some tunes, generally happy music, cat stevens sounds like neil young. Great cover art tho. 3/10

great story teller gotta respect the cat , but a lot of this album seems like filler

Too preachy. Basically every song is from the perspective of conceited man who has “figured it all out” and can’t wait to bless the ignorant people surrounding him with his profound life lessons.

this makes me feel trapped in a teen indie film. Whenever people start singing about barley I am fucking out

Meh

Meh

Not my thing but seems to be interesting and well-played. Reminds me of Peter Gabriel who is also not my thing.

“Wild World” and “Father and Son” are wonderful songs. But Cat Stevens doesn’t do much for me. I don’t have any persuasive reason for that opinion. I know people who absolutely love him but I don’t connect much with these songs or his style. The album just floated by for me.

I felt nothing listening to this album.

i understand the demographic for this album and why it was successful but i wont be listening to this ever again

some of these songs r such a slog. his voice bothered me at first but it rlly grew on me. the happy up beat tunes REALLY light up this album and put a smile on my face. the guitars were soooooooo beautiful. I appreciate the artistry n musicianship but idk maybe if I was in a different mood it would hit better but sadly I will be giving this a 2. sorry kitty cat!!! fave tracks : wild world OBVI, but I might die tonight, into white least fave : sad lisa 🥱🔫 would I listen again ?? no sorry... some songs...perhaps ..

I understand that this was super popular in the 1970s, but so was Mogadon, for for many of the same reasons. Boring cod-philosophy, inoffensively produced to the point of torpor. Occasional sexism (Wide World). For me, this one crosses the line from merely bland to actually aweful.

Never hits any real heights, thoroughly alright

I guess the talent is there, but the whole thing leaves my emotionally empty. Two hard headed women out of five.

Just ok. Not my thing.

Always a bit weedy and nerdy for me. And the last bloke you'd want to end up being stuck in the kitchen with at the end of a party, man.

This album doesn’t really get me purring. Cat lost me when he kept asking where the children are playing in the first song. Concerning question. Some moments here but this one just a little too folky and mellow for me. I have a limit over how much acoustic guitar I can handle and this surpasses that by a mile.

Folk rock sucks.

Couple good songs but mostly slow stuff

Meh

Vähän turhan rauhoittavaa tähän hetkeen. Sopii ehkä johonkin hetkeen. Rauhallista akustista

New artist! Not for me! Favoriet: Father and son 2/5

While Stevens plays from the heart and bares his soul across this LP, it's ultimately not striking enough to leave much of an impression. There are no melodic or lyrical hooks to turn heads and elicit a response, meaning the whole album feels somewhat anticlimactic and monotonous.

It’s a nice listen, but not something I would seek out.

Not my thing

Et par hits jeg kender udenad og kan lide, i øvrigt ret kedeligt!

Enjoyed this album....Where do the children play....Father and Son.....Wild World....some of his best work!

Folky and joyous.

It all blends together after awhile-folk folk folky

Gosh Father and Son, Sad Lisa and Wild World are irritating aren't they? A bit like American Pie there is surely no need to ever listen to them again, so whether they're any good or not is beside the point. Apart from these monsters there is a well-arranged set of 70s singer-songwriter tunes. He could craft a song alright, but not my scene at all.

A bit too twee for me

I liked that more than I was anticipating. I sure wish this rating scale was out of 10, as 1-5 is a tight parameter for 1001 albums! I’d like to give this a 3, but I like my other “3” albums way more…

Still can’t get into Cat Stevens. I think it’s something about his voice that gets under my skin. Not rational, I know.

Hmm... the two hits, Wild World and Father and Son, are both decent songs. But in the end this album is pretty tedious.

Me gusta Wild World y Father and Son, pero el resto me aburre

Not for me

Surprisingly soulful, great production. Gets a little preachy.

some songs nostalgic but overall i don’t like

As I sit here eating a novelty size neopolitan ice cream that's dripping through my fingers and onto my lap, I can't help but feel emotionally compelled to put my fist through my daughter's face.

I should like this but something about it just doesn't work. It's too nice perhaps?

Several catchy songs but most of them blend together and drag. It’s just not my style

I always mix up Cat Stevens with Ted Nugent because of Cat Scratch Fever. Color me confused. Anyway, when future generations look back at my notes, keep in mind that I'm not judging any of these musicians on their musical ability, skill, or talent. My notes are solely based on the likelihood that I would listen to the album again in the future.

Kinda weird..just ok

Not overly impressive. Very bleh.

La portada es genial. La música no me gustó tanto, la verdad. Su voz tiene un dejo de Van Morrison luego. Se me antojó escuchar a Van y dejar esto para otro momento. La primera está muy chida, la de dónde jugarán los niños. El resto no sé.

So, if I was to compare this to our other 1970 folkie of the week, Paul Simon, I would say these songs seem much more genuine and when Cat tries to change pace or bend the genre a bit he’s totally within himself. So, I guess this is what all the girls listed to when their boyfriends played Led Zeppelin.

5

Well that was relaxing. happy places out of 5

2.5 | Nunca me ha llamado mucho Cat Stevens o Yusuf o como quiera que sea correcto llamarle. Se me hizo un disco difícil para calificar. Inició y se me hizo lenta la canción, la letra bien escrita pero algo cursi... de repente cuando falta poco menos de un minuto para que acabe la canción la levanta le mete ganas y termina muy bien. Empieza a sonar prometedor el disco. La segunda canción... se repite, rock folk tranquilo, que se va sintiendo medio lentón con un cello, falta un minuto... levanta la canción acaba chingón. Esto de levantar la canción no vuelve a ocurrir, me voy quedando solo con canciones bien escritas, agradables, con instrumentación si no novedosa ni super brillante, sí al menos variada. Sin embargo esas letras aunque bien escritas se siguen sintiendo más cursis que Simon, Garfunkel, Dylan o cualquiera de los otros folksosos que nos han tocado. Se sienten... "Preachy," medio obvias y en un disco de este tipo justo las letras son parte fundamental creo. Me agradó el disco, quizá demasiado tranquilo a ratos y aunque no tenga planes de meterlo a rotación hay calidad (tanto musical como lírica a pesar de lo cursi), quizá solo no es mi estilo.

1.5| lento, ñoño y hasta un poco aburrido el tipo de folk que no me gusta mucho

Folk-like

Probably his most popular album...but I don‘t like it too much. Highly controversial person...somehow I feel a lot of ambivalence when listening to this.

Very eh

This is bit like pompous version of Elton John and Paul Simon combined and it feels almost unbearable to listen to. I'm so happy it's over, that it almost makes me wan't to give it one additional star.

Not for me. 1/5

This is not at all my cup of tea. There wasn't really anything that spoke to me unfortunately. At first I liked that the vocals were unrestrained and he sang "unconventionally" and did what he want, but that wasn't there anymore in the later songs, where his voice was not that unique anymore. The lyrics didn't touch me and at times I was quite confused what the drummer was doing. I can understand if or why people enjoy this album, as I can't see much objectively bad things about these songs, just not for me

not my kind of music

not my cup of tea lol

Usually I love folk but I did not enjoy this. May have been because I was in a bad mood but I actually really didn't like it.

despite knowing some of the songs and not hating them generally, overall it's such a creepy and sleazy record

Folk Rock can be hit or miss with me and this album was a miss. It's just a matter of taste and this is not where my tastes lie. Not in the slightest. Nothing against Cat Steven. His performance speak for itself; I just don't align with this type of Folk Rock. I need more "going on" or "happening" in a track but all I'm hearing are *typical country folk rock. There were three songs that kinda did this. It's not like I don't enjoy folk rock; Nick Drake's Bryter Layter was an album I really enjoyed. This album was doomed from the start. Overall, the album was fine but nothing that resonated with me. T3: Hard Headed Woman, On The Road To Find Out, Longer Boats

Don’t like this

I did not finish. It sucked to me. I’m sorry

like soo slow 1 star

early (70s) singer songwriter with lots of emotion, expansive expressions with drum and bass breaks. it's got that piano that feels a bit elton john... a bit too moody for the day i listened to it first but it's got a whole lot of heart. 2.5 stars - probably wouldn't revisit. it's almost like glee... Sad Lisa i could see Kurt or Puck going crazy lmfao