Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Rating: 3.1
18 Based on this scale: 1 - 0 to 19 2 - 20 to 39 3 - 40 to 59 4 - 60 to 79 5 - 80 to 100 This is just not for me. I get that she's an important figure in folk music, but I just can't. Some of those notes just hurt me.
Interesting.. I like her voice and am surprised I haven't heard of her before!
My dad loved listening to Baez. I recognize the purity of the sound, the accuracy of her playing and her voice. It's impressive for what it is. But it's not my taste. And that makes it hard to rate.
Someone named their child Moonbeam or Iris flower after listening to this album.
A charming album highlighting the gentle power of Baez's singing and playing with House of the Rising Sun a real highlight.
Not my usual taste in music but with some light rain outside and heartache, I enjoyed her warbling voice.
I actually really liked this, very whimsical and gives me Lana del Rey nonsense lyric vibes. Also makes me want to homestead by the river and bake bread for my husband working on the farm. Shoutout to the Spanish folklore song 🤌🏼
Decent. Bod Dylan should take notes. Boring after about song 6 tho.
lana for the 60s girlies
YEEEEEE HHHAAAAAWWWW
The Dark Souls of Joan Baez albums tbh
I’m convinced she dated bob dylan just to show everyone how she clears him in many categories (multi-lingual, sane)
Nice vocals
Music how it must have sounded 500 years ago, how it'll lilely sound 500 years from now. The Spanish song at the end goes way hard! Joni Mitchell could never... 3 campfires out of 5 🔥🔥🔥
Not for me personally
Just doesn’t do it for me. Too calm and lilty.
Good voice
Voice like an angel. No skips whatsoever.
I tried to get into this one but her voice is a bit grating.
A style of folk I've never really enjoyed. Wanted to like it more.
I don’t think I have ever listened to a whole Joan Baez album before. But I really enjoyed this one.
Голос интересный у неё
BORING
Flawless folk record. Beautiful voice, great guitar and ambience. A joy to listen and a wonderful piece of history.
Joan Baez's voice is like an angel scratching their nails on a chalkboard
I'm more of a Joni fan than a Joan fan from a musical standpoint, but Joan Baez is such an awesome chick that she gets 4 stars for that alone. Plus, her withering, whispy naked vocal is lovely. There's no hiding when performing the way that she does.
not interested
Not a fan of her voice, the guitar is excellent, but I couldn't finish listening to it.
House Of The Rising Sun is ascendent. Joan is a very technically accomplished singer/guitar player. But can someone please explain the appeal of this folk singer crap? I hated it in the 2010s and find it boring here, too. Though the strength of her vocal are the only thing that keep me interested.
I just can't stand the over vibrato in her voice
I enjoyed this one a lot, she has a very beautiful voice! It did dominate the album and drowned out most of the background music. But she is very talented. Cool album!
Mostra a força da simplicidade e da capacidade de seleção das canções, e com a versão de "House of the Rising Sun", torna-se uma obra-prima.
Not usually a singer-songwriter guy but I found myself enjoying this one. Baez’ voice is oddly powerful for waning so thin sometimes, but carries each track well and provides some beautiful moments. Do wish there was a few more original tracks here rather than a who’s who of vocal covers, but again things are executed finely throughout.
I really liked it... magical voice. I would listen again.
Several songs made me feel sentimental. Simple but warm and emotional
Gesang und Stimme gefallen nicht.
Solid folk album with some nice covers of popular songs but over time I find Baez's voice a bit tiresome.
3.5/5
Fine, amazing that she was 19 when this came out!
old folk but very classic
Nope, nope, nope... I cannot stand Joan Baez's voice. Fucking pencils in my ears.
Hauntingly lovely. Bare bones classic folk with one of the prettiest, most charming vocals you will hear in music. Pretty much a flawless collection of songs, although it's the kind of album you have to sit quietly with to appreciate. Fave Songs: El Preso Número Nueve, All My Trials, Donna Donna, House of the Rising Sun, John Riley, Little Moses, Silver Dagger, Girl of Constant Sorrow
Beautiful voice and meaningful lyrics, just not my preferred style of music
Pues me he aburrido bastante, y eso que estaba con ganas de escucharlo. Ni siquiera las canciones más conocidas me han llamado la atención. Lo intentaré con otros discos de ella ya que me gusta como toca la guitarra y como canta.
Don't love her voice...
Det er jo fint, men også kjedelig i lengden
Joany Joan
A genre that I can be really hot and cold on, yesterday this hit hard and went down smooth. I enjoyed just about every track on this stellar debut album. I think the highlight may be House of the Rising Sun. Girl of Constant Sorrow was interesting, but the Soggy Bottom Boys did it first (and best!)
Pure, pure folk, of the purest kind. Just Joan on her guitar, and that voice. John Riley is utterly captivating. The guitar on Silver Dagger.
Really not my thing at all. I struggled through with the hope of some sort of musical respect but nope, it was terrible.
Earthy
Nice to listen for about 4 songs. The high pitch tones can grate. Good cover of house of the rising sun
beautiful playing and songs, a bit unsettling vibrato
not my cup of tea but a decent listen
I feel bad but I really struggled to get through this one. It's a voice of its time, but the high falsetto and vibrato in her voice really starts to become grating quick cultural significance be damned. I didn't like it!
There is no denying that Baez is a very accomplished performer, but this was a bit too high strung for me. Best track: Mary Hamilton
Her voice and guitar playing is amazing, and her songs can range from the folky traditional tunes of Bob Dylan to the dark, introspective tracks of Leonard Cohen, a few years before either were apart of the mainstream concious. So, to all of that, hats off. I just think the album sometimes suffers feom being an older album, as those more country tracks feel like something put on their to appease the masses, rather than be something truly groundbreaking throughout, which Dylan took and and ran with a few years later. However, this is still a very good album, and I'm still at awe of that final track.
I mostly enjoyed this. Some nice arrangements and I really like folk music that does interesting modal things like the song Henry Martin. There were a few songs I really didn't care for; the end of Fare Thee Well for example made me think "now I know who Nadja is trying to sing like in What We Do in the Shadows." House of the Rising Sun is a song I don't ever need to hear played by anybody, ever again; it's not a bad song, just played to f-ing death (admittedly mostly post 1960, but still).
Eh. It was fine. Most of the songs sounded the same to me though. I don't think I'd come back to this one either. 2.49/5
This one is kind of tough for me, because while I get the significance and do really like most of these arrangements, I am not a fan of Joan’s voice. WAY too shrill, the same problem with earlier Joni Mitchell. Unfortunately, vocals are kind of a dealbreaker for folk. I wouldn’t listen to her music for my own enjoyment, but I understand why it resonates. C
nah
Enjoyed it more than I expected. Easy enough listen.
Plenty of other singer songwriters throughout history who could do a bunch of traditional folk covers to this level
Good voice, good guitar 👍🏾
I have no opinion on this, because I could barely pay attention to it without falling asleep. Absolutely not my kind of music, but at least it didn't assault my ears.
A pleasant listen, but probably won’t listen again. Somber folk music just didn’t pull me in. Beautiful singing though.
Folksy guitar-and-vocals covers of classic folk songs.
I never tire of hearing this album, or Baez's voice.
It’s not hard to imagine why this album was a big deal. Baez’s voice is unique and these are great interpretations.
Beautiful vocal accompanied by hypnotic guitar playing
Folk vind ik eigenlijk altijd wel leuk. Het wordt alleen net wat minder leuk als de zangeres klinkt alsof ze op een trilplaat staat. In combinatie met haar heldere, hoge stem klinkt ze daardoor als een theremin en dat is niet het prettigste geluid. Het glazuur springt letterlijk(!) van m'n tanden. Lastig, want ik zou hier graag een voldoende voor geven omdat ze mooie liedjes (lekker folky gitaren) prima zingt (ze zingt niet vals o.i.d.), maar ik kan dit alleen luisteren als ik het heel zachtjes zet en dan nog hakt die stem er enorm in.
Oh god, that shrill voice was painful first thing in the morning. My tinnitus was so bad by the halfway mark, I actually thought about giving up on this. There were periods where I was lulled into a false sense of security and then the screeching would start up again. I guess this wasn't quite dreadful enough for only 1 star, but there was little here that I took any enjoyment from. The guitar playing was okay, but the horrible voice ruined this for me. I can imagine this album being weaponised by being played at loud volume to get protestors to move on, which would be slightly ironic. The folk songs chosen here had no interest to me whatsoever, boring and twee. There was little joy in this recording, it came over as too serious and almost forced. I was glad to get to the end and will make a point of never listening to this again if I can help it.
fuck it's lovely as fuck but it is boring at the same time what am i supposed to do bruh
J'ai pleuré
PREFS : Silver Dagger, Fare Thee Well, House of the Rising Sun, Wildwood Flower, John Riley, El Preso Numero Nueve MOINS PREF : Little Moses
Classicczz
Such an excellent folk album I’m just going to give it a 5. Engaging guitar playing, singing and moments of quietude that keep you focused until the end, after which you’ll want to go back for more
Mycket fint gitarrspelande och vacker sång... chilled out
She has a beautiful voice and a gift for phrasing.
Dit voelt als kampvuur muziek voor mijn moeder in de 60s, niet mijn vibe!
Lijkt enorm op Joni Mitchell, maar een kniesoor die daarover valt.
Best mooi. En dit was dus bijna 10 jaar voordat Joni Mitchell eigenlijk met precies hetzelfde geluid heel beroemd werd.
Ik was door de eerste tonen zo omver geblazen dat ik het vier sterren geef, terwijl ik het op een gegeven moment ook wel zat was. Stem is exact joni Mitchell. Rest eigenlijk ook.
pretty sounds, but hard to listen to overall for an extended period. singing is nice just not particularly engaging. folk is just not my favorite genre but can see the appeal
OMG No. I hated this so much I hated her voice I hated the way her voice quivered and everything. Big no.
As I'm listening to this, sometimes I feel nostalgic for my early childhood or even impossibly a time before my birth. And then sometimes I feel like her fluttering voice makes me want to jab my ears repeatedly. Still - she was just 19 while recording this which is/was impressive, and it was absolutely a different world, and so a lot of credit should be given. Just that it's impossible to translate to today in a lot of ways which is probably a tragedy in some ways. So it's sort of an interesting document of a long-ago time, and for me occasionally it's fascinating to hear a simple recording of voice and acoustic guitar, but being blunt I don't really like these *songs* much - is it because they're all covers? - eh without much more self-analysis this is a one-and-done archeological dig for me... 5/10 2 stars.
Joan Baez by Joan Baez is the most Joan Baez-sounding record by Joan Baez that Joan Baez could have made if that makes sense. This is strictly a folk record and it sounds pretty good. Nothing more to say really. There are some country influences, and some faster-sounding folk music, but it's still folk. My favorite song is All My Trials, it sounds pretty and it's performed well and so on and so forth. This is a pretty short review but I'd say this record deserves a 7/10.
Primer disc de folk tradicional, sense rastre encara dels alegats polítics i defensa dels drets que marcarien la seva carrera. Aquí flueix la seva veu, magistral, sobre unes tonades tradicionals, que agafen nova embrenzida i vida a les seves mans
Flott kona, flott rödd og flottur flutningur, en ég væri til í fjölbreyttari útsetningar inn á milli heldur en bara eintóman gítar. Það væri ekki mjög "folkish", en það myndi bara gera svo mikið fyrir mig.
Oersaai, irritante stem, niks voor mij.
Idk kan dit ergens wel waarderen. Geen poespas gewoon een gitaartje en zingen. Mooie versie van House of the Rising Sun, toch wel een bijzonder nummer waar zó veel covers van zijn maar geen genoeg van kan krijgen. De vibrato in het zingen hoeft dan weer niet in elke zin van elk nummer maar dat zou toen wel iets zijn geweest. Denk als ik in een andere mood was dit album een stuk lager cijfer zou krijgen maar voor nu vind ik het prima. 2.5
This wasn't the first time I listened to this album. I thought it was just fine, but it never really really clicked with me that much. I guess I prefer folk from the 60s on mostly, and in general find originals more interesting. I do find her voice a bit grating I places, but she is very talented at the same time, and I recognize the cultural importance of the album.
3-4 (boah, ist das laut manchmal)
Traditional
Not really for me. Her voice is very high pitched, but not pitchy.
Sure she has a compelling voice, but the warbly signing over a sort guitar is not exactly my cup of tea. Certainly House of the Rising Sun is the most interesting here. Overall it's fine, just not something i'd come back to.
One of the cassettes in my Dad's car in the 80s so fond memories.
perfect kateralbum
Oooh zeer leuk om te beluisteren. hopelijk bots ik hier nog eens op
Here's another artist I was hoping to get to know better in this project, and I'm glad it was her debut album for us to start. This was so earnest and sincere that it's sometimes hard not to think about Bluto smashing a folk singer's guitar in Animal House. (Stephen Bishop!) But once I get my mind set to appreciate it, it's quite beautiful and wonderful and I enjoyed Joan Baez's unique voice and her selection of songs very much. As the child of parents who appreciated, played, and sang folk music, this was a nostalgic day.
That was a nice dose of folksy music, not something that I am always into, but Joan’s voice was something special.
Pure, haunting, beautiful.
Nice to hear the first album from such a singer. While I will gravitate to her later more instrumentally complex albums, I very much enjoyed the simplicity of a beautiful voice with a guitar.
I'm not a massive fan of folk but Baez has a beautiful voice, and the music is quite relaxing to listen to
I really like Joan Baez as a person (based on interviews, etc.) and she has a beautiful voice but this album does leave a bit to be desired. In an interview she explained that they just recorded this in a hotel ballroom with two mics and a few takes per song and I feel like you can hear that in the end product. There are a number of nice songs on this album but it starts to feel very much the same after a bit, though I think that was accepted in the folk scene at the time and with rearranging traditional songs. Either way, it results in a somewhat middling album. All the love to Joan Baez but this album is just alright to me. Standout Tracks: Silver Dagger, Fare Thee Well, All My Trials, El Preso Numero Nueve
She has a great voice.....except her vibrato sounds too much like she's grabbing the skin on her Adam's apple and shaking it back and forth; that gets old fast. And all of these songs are the exact same song. My problem with folk, as with most Christian music, is that the artists get too preachy and heavy-handed in the delivery. Believe what you believe, but be subtle about it and stop shoving it down our throats.
This is all very lovely to listen to, but I’ll admit, I turned it off half way through. It’s very repetitive. If you’re a sweet old bird that loves to sit and crochet to the sound of tweeting budgies and Joan Baez, I feel you. But that is not me.
Ehhhhhh
I appreciate that the dynamics come from the vocals, rather than instrumentation.
I’m a sucker for folk songs and a clear soprano voice.
Silver dagger: the fast picking acoustic is nice and upbeat and gives good pace to the otherwise slow song. The singing vibrate also does the same and is great East virginia: song has a familiar feel Fare thee well: makes me think of an upbeat church song with only acoustic guitar. With a kick in the back this would hit good haha, maybe even a high hat on the upbeats. House of the rising sun: the animals version is the best version of this song for me, but I do think she does this song justice, almost as if she speaks from the expirience All my trials: I was gonna say these all sound like a lullaby and then "hush little baby" I was exactly. Then suddenly your moms gonna die and im like😶, ok then. Good word play haha. This feels like good reading a book music or something that would be sweet to hum. It gives off wedding PowerPoint with lots of fading and fields. Maybe even a sweet funeral. Which to me means that there is a deep meaning that the song makes you feel, very much something everyone in a crowd listens to and has a similar feeling towards Wildwood flower: this song would be fun to a line dance to, cowboy boot heels clicking, hands clapping. That would actually be so much fun, very good Donna donna: peaceful John riley: sounds very similar to "short change hero"-the heavy. Rake and rambling boy: the folk is starting to blend for me, but this has been one of the more enjoyable folk artists for me Little moses: similar Mary Hamilton: similar Henry Martin: El preso numerous nueve: Girl of constant sorrow: I know you rider: John riley: This is a solid album for when you're enjoying nature or at an event with mostly yee yee people. 3 (more like 3.5) stars. Gains points for cowboy nature vibes, but I wouldn't play this music to listen to because it mostly feels down and id rather be energized by music. Its defiantely not bad, just not my preference
What's not to love about Joan Baez? Her heartfelt, soulful style and incredible voice and guitar performance on this album really put you in the booth with her. She has a very organic sound and makes me nostalgic for a time I never lived. Production wise, obviously it's the 60s. There's like this weird panning thing going on with the mix throughout and I highly doubt it's intentional. If it is, it certainly is interesting..
Still not a huge folk fan. Her voice is also a little too piercing at times
Very relaxing folk music
Folk in its purest and most basic form.
Nope
Absolutely incredible, transporting album. I adore her voice, and the songs were excellently chosen. The queen of folk to this day. Favs: Silver Dagger, House of the Rising Sun, Henry Martin, El Preso Numero Nueve, Girl of Constant Sorrow
Decent little album. Joan’s voice and lyrics are pretty incredible throughout, but the lack of variation in the overall sound made it a little tedious on first listen. 5/10
Classic folk album; i.e. just guitar and voice. The latter of which is quite good - Baez is famous for her clear voice, though I find it overbearing and overdramatic at times - she's using too much vibrato for my liking. Apart from that, the song selection is uninspired. Diamonds & Rust this is not. Well, maybe Rust ... 2/5
Es algo aburrido. Solo hay unas 3 que valen la pena escuchar y, por encima de todo, su voz no me agradó del todo, no es que sea fea, pero a lo largo del álbum, son EXESIVAS las ocasiones en las que sostiene la voz y termina siendo molesto. Fuera de eso, no se si sea solo la versión de Spotify, pero, a veces, cuando cantaba, el audio rebotaba de derecha a izquierda y viceversa, cosa que me pareció horrible y espero que no haya sido intencional.
I was into it
Eh, it’s nice old folk music but nothing special 3/5
Not my thing, acoustic guitar and vocals but her voice is so sincere, pure and expressive (this is not news, it is literally the things everyone says about Joan Baez) that this is a very engaging listen. Favourite track: Woman of Constant Sorrow, take that Soggy Bottom Boys!
Pure and gorgeous. The crystalline voice. The reverence for traditional material. Folk music how it oughta be. Hard to believe this is 60 years old for it still sounds fresh.
Vibrato acapell-no.
Lame ass folk music. It’s exactly what you expect when you think of 60s folk and I was so tired of it by the end. However it doesn’t get a 1 because this is the pre-animals house of the rising sun is pretty good but fucking what. I guess it’s just a traditional folk song so it’s not originally from this album either but it’s still wild that there was a semi-big version of it before the one everyone knows. Also girl of constant sorrow is the same way but both of these don’t hold a candle to the animals and soggy bottom boys respectively.
Huge debut by Baez with a perfect blend of sparse guitar arrangements and her authentic vocal. Also nice to hear the clear influence that she would later have on Dylan.
An incredible voice. Joan Baez was already the voice of Woodstock almost a decade before it actually took place. Her debut album is mesmerizing but the sparse and beautiful arrangements of traditional folk songs aren’t quite enough to keep my interest from start to finish.
One time I shared a plane ride with Joan Baez to Salt Lake City. I didn't know she was on my plane, but when I was waiting for my luggage I saw all these large instrument cases with her name on them and then I later found out she was there for the Sundance Film Festival. So I feel a personal bond with Joan that many of you probably can't understand. With that as backdrop, these songs are a little boring but that voice! Joan Baez could sing the phone book (remember phone books?) and I would still want to listen to it. 3 stars.
I mean Baez no disrespect, but this album is like when scientists find the reason why dinosaurs went extinct. In our case it wasn’t a rogue asteroid, but rather the world of music moving away from this yodeling based genre of folk music.
dustyesque fiilikset.. kaikki cover biisejä laulettuna 'merikkalaisella folk tyylillä.. ainoa ero että paremmat biisivalinnat...parempi ääni..simppeliä ja mukavaa kuunneltavaa.. muutaman biisin voi jättää 55min albumista pois.. vähän tylsähkötähtävää silloin tällöin mutta salilla tein enkkoja tähän että joo all my trials
I was thinking I received another album from Joan Baez some months ago, but apparently, I imagined it or listened to something very similar. This is precisely the problem of the album, it has some authenticity, but it is still highly similar compared with some other albums from the list. A genuinely 2-star album. Her voice resembles somehow of Janis Joplin, and it gave me some nice goosebumps that increased my rate to 3 stars
Beautiful.
3.5
Sometimes you just need to hear a sweet voice simply accompanied by a guitar
Reedy warbling vibrato and piles of self-conscious sincerity but a remarkable voice nevertheless. These are predominantly covers, and dominated by a stripped-down folk faux-socialism. I think there is inadequate vulnerability, honesty or artistic expression to be considered truly era defining but she's left her imprint and deserves some recognition for that
Horribly annoying
Gorgeous and good for you, too. Has anyone ever had a purer voice? A great set of songs, too.
I'm still finishing this album but man...I really thought I'd like this as while folk music doesn't usually top my charts, I do enjoy it. So the first song, Silver Dagger, plays, and I'm like, okay, this is cool. Then East Virginia plays, and I'm like...okay, same song, but not bad. And now I'm like, 8 songs deep and Joan just gets shriller, and shriller, and SHRILLER! You know, that 70's, high-pitched warbling sound that singers tended to do. Woof. This is a tough one to get though. But I'm close. Did like a couple of the songs though...
gorgeous vocals. THE HILLS ARE ALIVE
folksy, lots of talk about maidens. This feels close to that medieval revival type music, but I think its still more like american folk music. I wonder how many people were inspired by her, but I don't think I would listen to the songs often. After reading her wiki page she is a great person, and I love that she was an activist.
узнала (вспомнила?) что house of the rising sun народная. в целом мило но я не великий любитель фолка
not my jam but solid folk
70s folk dialed in
Stellar vocalist
I hope you like folk ballads sung in a high-pitch warbly voice, because that's pretty much all you are getting here. There are only two songs that sound even slightly different than the rest. Wildwood Flower has a sort of bluegrass feel to it, and El Preso Numero Nueve is sung in Spanish. I didn't enjoy this at all and can't give it more than one star.
Beautiful in its simplicity. Amazing voice.
Such a beautiful voice. A must listen to.
When she's crooning, Baez is generally a delight though the carm of her warbling vibrato does wear on the ear after a while. When she belts it out, however, delight quickly turns to annoyance. Her "strong" songs are as sharp and grating as a saw blade due, primarily, to that vibrato. It's quite unenjoyable. By the end of the album, my ears were exhausted. The pleasant crooner ballads balance the saw blades, though. So this one earns a nice, average, 3-star rating.
A collection of slightly bland folk covers
Great voice
Mooie stem, maar verder niks aparts
i must include a disclaimer that i am not a huge fan of folk music. but here, joan baez has a positively beautiful, soulful voice. it's commanding yet not overbearing as baez weaves her stories. it's hard to get a voice so sweet but strong, but she sure is perfect for the folk genre. i admire the desire to include a spanish song here, which couldn't have been easy to convince the record company of in 1960. even for someone who isn't well versed with folk music, i can recognize the importance and influence baez still has to today. i certainly respect and appreciate her music, but i couldn't get completely into it--and i did enjoy this more than other folk music!
This album exists somewhere between what I call "renaissance" folk, and then of course the pop/rock folk of that was pioneered in the 1960s and 1970s -- it straddles both worlds. Joan Baez was clearly one of such pioneers in the 60s/70s folk space, and I can appreciate that. But what can often come with this territory is a proto-sound that is great from neither perspective, in this case, a renaissance perspective OR a 60s/70s perspective, so I did find myself a little bit underwhelmed with that. But it wasn't bad to listen to. I just wasn't particularly into it or moved by it.
ok
Ok
kinda latin, kinda singer songwriter
Before today I'd never heard of Joan Baez before. She is a folk singer-songwriter who rose to fame as part of the folk music revival of the late 50's. Upon first listen it is clear that she is one hell of a guitarist! This album is all covers of older folk songs, and Joan's beautiful voice and guitar playing skills have definately done right by the original songwriters! One thing that is hard to get past with her style of singing is the register she sings in (it is so high that I think dogs down the street were barking because of it). Also, her constant vibrato can be a bit annoying, but none of this is to say that she can't sing. Actually quite the opposite, she is a master of her craft! It's just that that craft isn't for everyone. I enjoyed today's listen! Not something I will revisit daily, but I can appreciate where she was coming from, and what she influenced as a result! A few songs I wondered if I would make it through, but after the song All My Trials, the album gets much better! Favourite songs: Wildwood Flower, Rake and Rambling Boy, Little Moses, Henry Martin, Silver Dagger Least favourite songs: All My Trials, Fare Thee Well 4/5
love the whole album
Folk stripped down to its barest elements: a guitar and a voice, singing simple truths and stories of life. Feels as though it’s always been around, somehow.
What a voice.
I respect Joan Baez but I find her singing style monotonous after a couple of songs.
Fav song: El Preso Number Nueve
Joan Baez's debut is strong, especially given her age and the conditions of recording. The largest drawback is that these are all cover songs, though excellently interpreted. Her guitar playing is lush and expansive, and her voice is singular. She sings with such force and conviction that she inhabits these songs and their stories.
Awful, winey voice
Quite pleasant listen. Makes me want to get more into older folk standards. Feels like the bridge between traditional and Dylanesque. Not transcendent but very solid
Nice voice but yeah…
she’s got a nice voice but that old time folky stuff just doesn’t move me that much
There were a lot of "give peace a chance" folx that came out of the 60s, and most of them were schmaltzy or overwrought. There were a few, however, that were amazing, and Joan Baez led the charge on that.
Very talented. Very good for a folk album but I felt like I got the gist about halfway through the first song. No need to listen to an entire album of this. Side note: this album must own the record for most songs with a person’s name as the title.
All the covers of classics on this album are significantly worse than their original versions, and the originals are nothing to write home about. I really just can't do folk music at all. Favorite track: El Preso Numero Nueve
Didn’t love this and found her voice annoying most of the time.
Charming folk album with familiar tracks such as House of the rising sun and Girl "Man" of constant Sorrow. Her voice wouldn't feel out of place with medieval instrumentation it's very timeless and ethereal though I wouldn't really go back to listen to the album again I appreciate her talent - favourite track - Wildwood Flower
She is a folk music icon with the purest and most true voice. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say I find it grating at times and just a bit too repetitive. I have tremendous respect for the hard work she put in paving a pathway forward for other women, but this falls a lot shy of perfect for me.
There's just something about a woman singing folk that I can't help but love. The vocals are so clear and beautiful and the guitar is simple but compliments her voice perfectly. Top tracks: Donna Donna, Rake and Rambling Boy, Henry Martin, and El Preso Numero Nueve.
Прослушано! Очень хороший и мелодичный альбом. Обязательно послушать другие альбомы этой певицы.
All the folk
Just not my thing.
Bof. Trop simple et tropnde lamentations. Très ordinaire.
HL: “Silver Dagger”, “All My Trials”, “Wildwood Flower”, “John Riley”, “El Preso Numero Nueve” December 5, 2022
Decent, amazing voice, nice traditional folky sound - couldn’t connect with it as much as other solo folk artists as I couldn’t follow the ‘stories’ as well as someone like Dylan or Donovan. Songs were also a bit meh 🫤
This is fucking beautiful 4
In verbalizing the feelings, I have to justify the way that Joan Baez impacted me in contrast with the other folk stalwarts. I think it has something to do with in-betweenness, the way Joan's voice is a bridge between the traditional forms and the moment one listens. There's precious little else in the recording. A lot of dynamic range, I suppose. These are compositions held gently, and offered now and for the future: After all, they arrived at Baez.
At first sight it seems a really normal album of folk, however it's interesting that "the house of the rising sun" is present and also a song from Roberto Cantoral who wrote a lot of songs very popular in spanish
A true classic. She exemplifies true folk....a masterpiece. Joan, Janis Jopin, Joni Mitchell, Carole King.....the true greats!
"Joan Baez" is the debut album by American folk singer Joan Baez. The album is also known as Joan Baez Vol. 1 and includes 13 traditional folk songs. It was recorded in just four days in a NYC basement with Joan's voice and her guitar. There is some backing guitar. The sparse musical arrangements stress the lyrics and Joan's voice which can be stunning and sometimes piercing. It is also one of those culturally, aesthetically and/or historically significant albums selected for the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. The album begins with the American folk ballad "Silver Dagger." Nice guitar playing. The female narrator turns away a suitor based on a warning by her Mother. Baez shows her vocal strength on the English folk ballad "Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)." Bidding her man farewell. The Animals do a pretty evil-sounding version of "House of the Rising Sun" but with just her voice and a guitar Joan's version is even more haunting. A person's life goes wrong in New Orleans. Joan goes country in "Wildwood Flowers" and then Yiddish in "Donna Donna." The highlight of the album for me is her version of the Scottish ballad "Mary Hamilton." Speaking of haunting, a lady-in-waiting to the queen becomes pregnant by the king, kills the baby and then awaits her impending death. Quite a tale and Joan's emotional range is just fantastic. I think a decent job at the accent too. This was an interesting album. I really liked the way the songs switched from traditional American to English to country to Yiddish to Scottish and back. With a simple acoustic guitar, Joan's voice carried the emotion and was able to successfully achieve the variety of folk songs on this album. I recommend this for obviously anyone who likes folk and/or wanting to hear one of the best artists in that category.
ok folk that fades into the background
Think 2 is a bit of a harsh rating for this one as I oddly enjoyed it. But it’s not something I would listen to normally and one listen is enough for me. Could definitely see someone like Tarantino using one of these songs in a film of his or something for some reason
Not something I would put on but I did like her voice. Found it half spooky and half ‘tiptoe through the tulips’
I've been hearing Joan Baez's name all my life but never bothered looking up any of her music. So while I'm not sorry to have heard this album, man, I did not enjoy it. I'm not dead set against folk in all of its forms but this album is a pure distillation of all of the aspects of folk that rub me the wrong way. I do feel compelled to at least offer one bonus star for her obvious talent and deep sincerity.
Most of the songs found here have better versions elsewhere. Best track: Mary Hamilton
Fantastic folk from the beginning of the 60s. It's easy to see where a lot of the singers who came after Baez took their inspiration from.
This album features a beautiful voice singing many traditional old folk tunes. Joan Baez sings soulfully and beautifully. This album doesn't offer much more than that but if you are into folk (like myself) you should dig this album. My favorite songs are 'Donna Donna', 'House Of The Rising Sun' and 'El Preso Numero Nueve'. Good relaxing album to have on in the background. 3.5/5
Not my cup of tea
Pretty good.
Another artist I’ve never heard before. Folk music (based on albums I’ve listened to so far) seems promising though, so let’s listen! Songs I already knew: House Of The Rising Sun (although not this version) Favourites after listening: Mary Hamilton, El Preso Numero Nueve Well I stand corrected. First of all, this album was very minimalist, with mainly guitar and vocals and nothing more. The nature of this meant it did not particularly excite me. Her voice sounded very “church-caterwauling”. You know, like when old ladies sometimes sing so high pitched it makes dogs be sick, with so much vibrato it makes your eyes shake. This was especially prominent in Fare Thee Well. There were a few jauntier, more interesting songs, but I think it’s fair to say I did not enjoy this as an album and I do not plan to return to it at any point after this first impression.
I thought I would get bored of this pretty quickly, but the purity of the sound, mostly just Joan's voice and guitar, was riveting.
This is the roughest type of Album to sit and evaluate, decades later...it's a voice of time and while Baez has rightfully earned her place in the pantheon of music, this is not my thing. It's so folksy, raw, earnest...and I feel like that is the music I devoured in my late teens but didn't come with me somehow.
1.5/5 stars. I actually kinda liked some of the lyrics and melodies. Almost like a deconstructed folk song. Was missing a lot of instrumentation
I know I like some of her stuff but this album is a tough one. It's a little too low budget. If it were more complex than a singer and her guitar, the recording strategy it would be a disaster.
I think that it's great she would have brought these traditional songs to the attention of the 60s folkies. I like Silver Dagger, All My Trials and especially El Preso Numero Nueve. An obvious comparison point for me would be Joni's Blue album. I give Blue a higher mark because the songs are originals and Joni, as a multi-instrumentalist, created a more varied sound.
it was fine, the spanish song was pretty bad though
Nice voice but not my favorite
Folk idk man I need time to get used to it
Sutil. Íntimo.
A classic, without a doubt. Such simplicity and feeling blend together to give life to these folk tales. However, not a recording I would return to often…
Meh
Best Song: House of the Rising Sun. I just love this song. I love the original, I love most covers. Her voice fits nicely, turning it into a somewhat more haunted version than others. Worst Song: Mary Hamilton. This song exemplifies some of the problems with self-editing in the album. The song is overly long, lingering long after it has made its point, and is the tipping point for the same regarding the album in general. Overall: What felt charming and ethereal at the beginning gave way to tiresome as the soft vibrato continued relatively unabated for 16 long tracks. I might have loved a shorter version of this album, trimmed of its fat.
Beautiful voice. Some interesting covers that I hadn't heard before. Not something I would normally listen to, but I am glad to have heard it.
I love that voice. But this particular type of pure folk has something in it that turns every intimate story into an annoying drone.
Never listened to this before. Ugh. Not for me. It isn't horrible, but I'd be good never hearing it again. 2/5
For Kate Wolf fans, and probably for some specific eras of Joni Mitchell fans, as well. The album is more of a mood than anything – no real peaks and troughs. Favorite tracks for me include "El Preso Numero Nueve" and "I Know You Rider". Unlikely to revisit in its entirety, but curious to hear more Baez singing spanish.
Such a gorgeous voice. This was an interesting album
63/100: I’m so glad this album came up in this project. As a huge Bob Dylan fan, I’ve always meant to listen to Joan Baez, but the problem is I always end up reverting back to Dylan instead. Dylan and Baez play the same type of music, but Dylan is clearly the better artist, so I never choose to listen to the “worse” artist on my own volition. I’m glad this project forced me to, though. While I don’t think I really discovered anything new, this album did provide interesting context to the musical world Bob Dylan surrounded himself with, which I found really cool. Listening to this album full of new arrangements of old traditional songs gave me a newfound respect for Dylan’s sound as heard by his own generation. Most folk artists at the time were like Joan Baez, stretching the limits of old arrangements—and doing it very well as this album proves. But Dylan went out and wrote his own songs, told his own stories, with these songs as inspiration. Baez is an incredibly talented singer, her voice is so beautiful and soothing, sometimes even hauntingly so, but this album left a lot to desire in terms of songwriting creativity. That amount to be desired can be satisfied by putting on any Bob Dylan album, which—no disrespect to Joan Baez—is exactly what I did after listening to this album. It was a fun listen, but mostly only for the historical context it provided around another artist.
Fijn.
I like the selection of songs on this album. I think she is a fine guitarist and has a good sense of rhythm. Her voice is powerful and she can reach those high notes with crisp and clear tones. However, I prefer when women sing with a clear voice instead of adding the trill sounds. It can be even more powerful that way. The female voice is so beautiful, pure simple tones convey a feeling that the singer is revealing the beauty of her soul. The British folk singers of the 60s sang that way and it was lovely. Joan was a pioneer in the American folk movement and it wouldn't have been the same without her. But she could have been nicer to Rose and Licorice. They were cool too.
A lot of tunes sound the same. She has a wide range, but that’s something that is not as appealing to me.
Listened Before? N I have heard OF Joan Baez, but I've never heard Joan Baez. She's an extremely talented singer. This was a very good album and I really like all the folk songs she covered here. The only gripe I have is that her range is fairly limited so it starts to sound samey after a while. I'm sure she improved later in her career. Enjoyable. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist:
Remarkable voice for a 19 year old. She is clean and clear cut with stark accompaniment on the guitar. It's maybe too clean for my liking and sounds more American folk (Appalachian in places?) to me but I'm no expert. In the 60's she was a BIG celebrity with Dylan and very influencial but she seems to have faded. All in all I'm grateful to have heard this but not a favourite.
Holy shit talk about under-rated. On the front end of a cultural revolution, start of a prolific career.
Nice traditional folk. She has an undeniably beautiful voice.
Pretty nice folk, nothing jumped out a lot to me but I've definitely heard Donna Donna before. A warm folksy blanket for a cold winters day.
Good folk
What a beautiful voice
I guess somebody likes this stuff.
I can definitely acknowledge her talent, it's just not for me.
A little grating
There is beauty in simplicity and Joan Baez has a airy,stunning voice, with stripped back traditional folk songs her voice shines. I’m only giving it a 4 because there is no original songwriting and sometimes bland production.
Kind of boring, but good musically and with a few great tracks.
Sparse but clear arrangements of traditional songs. Stands up well today. Sometimes her voice gets a little shrill but otherwise good to have in the background.
Impressive debut album and great introduction to Joan Baez.
Folk tranquilo. Un 4.
Excellent guitar playing but the difficult listen. My ears just can’t do the warble on the high pitched singing.
this was incredible.
Kolejny katalog tradycyjnych folkowych kawalkow, tym razem w zenskiej aranzacji pani Baez, ktorej tak jak w ogole nie kojarze, tak nie sadze zebym po przesluchaniu tych 55 minut materialu to zmienil, bo pomimo tego, ze folkowe brzmienia to teraz zdecydowanie moj jam, ale sa to utwory juz tak osluchane u innych artystow, ze nawet kobieca interpretacja ich nie ratuje, bo nie tylko wokalnie slychac tutaj plec piekna, ale zauwazylem ze niektore liryki zostaly troche zmodyfikowane, bo przeciez zazwyczaj sa to pierwszoosobowe opowiesci, wiec jest to logiczne, zeby protagi songow rowniez byly zenskie, jak nazwa sugeruje jest to debiutancki album pani Joan Baez, calkowicie akustyczny folk grany na dwie gitary, druga gitara jest tutaj Fred Hellerman, na plycie zmiescilo sie 16 utworow z czego nawet jeden po hiszpansku, a wiki podpowiada, ze w ciagu swojej 60 letniej kariery pani tworzyla az w 6 jezykach, co nie dziwi, bo brzmi dosc przekonujaco na el preso numero nueve, wiec odkrywczego na plycie nic nie znalazlem, wokal rowniez nie przypadl mi szczegolnie do gustu, za duzo zaciagania w gore, ale jednak jest to akustykowy folk, wiec dalo sie przesluchac, ale jednak nie na tyle zeby cos dodac na plejke, bo ciezko znalezc utwor, ktory od poczatku do konca byly wystarczajaco dobry lub unikalny, bo jak nie wokalne szybowania, to jakies felery podczas nagrywania, bo jest to plyta z 1960, nagrywana w ciagu kilku sesji, wiec nie dziwia drziwne wirowania na kanalach, zwlaszcza w tych nieszczesnych wysokich partiach
very much of its time, folk standards sung with her distinctive voice. not my thing
it’s a joan baez summer! go joan!! ok joan!!!!
Well, looks like I've fallen in love with a voice again. Joan, you have my heart. Don't tell my wife.
Excellent example of why I think Folk Music may be the TRUEST form for music, no matter the origin. It feels Primordial and contemporary all at once.
she has a nice voice but this simply is not for me
Really hate folk, country the lot.
This type of music is like balm for my weary soul and made for pleasant listening on my morning commute today. “Wildwood Flower” was the highlight for me. I don’t think I’d listen to this album again but it was nice this morning.
Flawless vocals, note perfect guitar playing, and yet it all feels a bit bloodless. I still really enjoyed it though! Would probably benefit from being listened to a few more times.
Not my cup of tea. Not offensive just not for me. Cover art 0/5.
Not my favourite use of the female voice
Joan does some good stuff with these songs, but I do find 30+ minutes of her warbling away a little testing.
Monumentally influential album that led to the folk explosion in the 60s. Joan Baez' debut album is the groundwork that would lead to Bob Dylan, The Byrds and the essential sound of the 70s. Combined with an ethic for doing good and protesting the bad, the hippie movement is being seeded here. 3.5./5
6/10. Okay, in an old-timey country way
She’s got a great voice. Don’t really care for much of the folk stuff though. 6/10
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Lovely voice, simple folk. Fave: Silver Dagger
Неожиданно многие песни зашли. Возможно, так сказывается тотальное одиночество и обречённость, а эта музыка и великолепный вокал дали луч света в этом царстве. 7 из 10.
I wish I enjoyed her music, I really do. But I can't stand her voice. I totally understand why people find it beautiful, like I said I hope I can get my head around it someday, but for now now her tremolo and use of dynamics are just giving me a headache. I'm sorry Joan.
Quite amazing indeed. I truly enjoyed this one, even if it was a little too long. It's nice to discover the original voice that defined a whole folk style. I'm going to need this one in my collection!
I always love Joan Baez voice from the day I first heard it. Amazing folk artist, I could listen to her over and over again. Such an inspiration for a lot of great artist. Legend.
A good folk record, nothing particularly hooked me, but the whole album flows very well and the intimate atmosphere that reigns there is beautiful.
Je ne suis pas toujours partant pour du folk dans le genre mettons C'est bien fait, elle est juste et est solide à la guit. C'est diatonic harmony 101 mettons mais c'est des trad alors c'est normal et c'est bien exécuté. J'ai skippé house of the rising sun au premier they called🤣 bref, trippe pas sur son haut registre. Pas grand chance que j'y retourne mais je comprends que ce soit sur la liste
C’est bien fait. C’est pas mon genre, mais ça s’écoute bien. Ça fait beaucoup de chansons, ça devient un peu long et répétitif. Sa voix est un peu agressante dans l’aigüe. 1960, c’est surprennant, mais peut-être que c’est parce que je ne connais pas le bag.
Assez minimal. Vraiment pas mon genre habituel, mais ça s'écoute bien au moment bien choisi. Un album féminin fort qui a sa place sur cette liste.
Really gorgeous. Such a nice voice
Very artistic folk (thanks to her voice)!
Simple and effective folk
pretty but not inspired
I realize the historical significance of the release of this album and the lasting influence Joan Baez has been since the 60's, but I can't honestly say I enjoy it that much. Her music and her singing is fine, I just need to hear her in small doses.
Очень плохо
meh
Alllllll the scrumptious folky singing, jangly guitar and all executed perfectly by the effortlessly cool Joan Baez. Voice of an angel combined with epic guitar skills. Absolutely beautiful and flawless renditions of some traditional folk songs. Finally, an album to get really excited about again! I love the feeling an album like this gives me, the story telling is done in such a relaxing yet haunting way. I'm so drawn into a different time in history, even if the subject of the story is super mundane. Ugh the Spanish tooooo, incredible. In awe!
Oh MATE this was absolutely lush. What an amazing voice she had, interested to recognise some of her songs and wondering whether they are OGs or covers. Loved the folky country tones and the absolute clarity of her voice. Gorg
This was lovely jubbly stuff
I get why this is on the list and it’s a really important folk album, but I just can’t get on board with her voice not one I’d come back to.
I'll admit never been a big fan of Joan Baez, I've only listen to one album of hers before, Any Day Now, a cover of Dylan songs. Overall I enjoyed this album much more than expected, I felt her soprano voice was more constraint and subtle compared to other works. It has a very ethereal sound. There's such a diversity in which traditional folk songs were chosen I felt transported to 19th century America (Silver Dagger, Wildwood Flower) or the common room of a Scottish Tavern (John Riley, Henry Martin). Overall it was a fun listen, and I surely check out her early work but still not a big fan.
Despite the several songs in which her warbly trilling hits the exact resonant frequency that vibrates the pain receptors behind my eyeballs, I enjoy much of this album. But then, I grew up with folk music. I love finger picking, I love story songs. Hard to believe she was basically a kid when this was recorded.
So boring. Couldn't even zone out to it because she hits those weird yodeling notes.
I tend to like folk music, but this one was hard to get into. Her voice can be a little grating, but the lyrics are very pretty. Interesting version of House of the Rising Sun, but I will not be going back to this one anytime real soon.
Sleepy, doesn't feel like there's much variety to the songs, and especially the vocals. This can be explained as the album is from 1960.
My momma said if I don’t have anything nice to say I shouldn’t say nothing.......sorry mom. Joan is a talented lady no doubt - but This was painful to listen to. Nails on a chalkboard bad.
Her voice has a kind of hypnotic power. Interesting to listen to this shortly after the Joni Mitchell album - she must count Joan Baez as an influence. Their voices are similar. Recently I’ve enjoyed listening to mellow music on headphones late at night when everything’s quiet and this album fits that mood. I may have to add her to the nighttime rotation. (And she sings in Spanish too? God bless!)
Such pretty/haunting melodies! I’m so impressed with the multiple languages and styles of songs across the board, and “House of the rising sun” is one of my all-time favorite songs, so this is a winner for me.
Pros: - Really beautiful melodies and voice - "Henry Martin" has some great chromatic / out-of-key notes around 00:23 in the melody and it's refreshing to hear. Would have liked more of that. It's haunting! - A song in Spanish was nice! - Covers are really really great. "house of the rising sun" and her variation on "girl of constant sorrow" (i might have missed another) Cons: - I don't connect particularly well with this album for some reason or other. It's a nice album; it's nice to have on and to simply enjoy. She is definitely someone who has inspired many many other artists and is unquestionably important to modern music. Misc: - Kind of limited instrumentation and arrangements, but it's 1960.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: The house of the rising star, Donna Donna
voice of the lady is more annoying than beautiful, there are some great songs but I didn't enjoy it too much overall. 2,5
Beautiful, majestic, romantic are all the things this album is and I am not
Melodious yet shrill
Great songwriting but the singing hasn’t aged the best
...and she was only 19!
Oof. So muchbof this just feels the same. You can randomly pick a song, pick a random spit within it and pretty much know what you're going to hear. Sparse instrumentation isn't always boring but it is here. Sometimes it's okay-ish most of the time it plods along. Her voice is not exactly terrible, but its sleep inducing. It's also very same feom track to track. Factor in the way too long run time and the faint smell of hippie and I've got to hit this with the 1 star hammer. I know she's well regarded and yadda yadda but this just is not something I would ever want to listen to unless I was suffering from insomnia.
This is aggressively 60's haha. It's good, just too shrill for me, grated and dragged after an hour.
Folksy and nice
God her voice is amazing and these songs are just lovely. Solid album
This type of folk music is not my favorite but I appreciate it from a historical perspective.
Nice music, but none stood out to me.
A jab zone of sharp vocals and powerful songs
Some more good folk
That's some pretty good mandolin playing. (I think). Not a big fan of her super vibrato voice. I think I'd rather hear some more traditional versions of e.g. East Virginia. It sounds like something that might be on the Anthology of American Folk music. Yeah, no.
Baez is such a lovely and talented writer and musician her folksy soprano perfect placed within subtle guitar. Lyrically she’s tearing my heart out “All My Trials” is a STANDOUT.
Trouxe uma vibe toda diferente. É uma voz peculiar, mas que cativa. Gostei v
A lady with a very nice voice sings buncha folk songs backed by one (1) or two (2) guitars. I think maybe because of that sparseness, my enjoyment of what was going on varied really wildly depending on the song (I liked the minor key ones a lot I guess?) idk, overall wasn’t really to my taste, but it’s not at all confusing or disagreeable to me that people do like this, I definitely get the appeal! I’m admittedly too much of a fuckin prog rock enjoyer and it would certainly have defeated the entire point of what she’s doing, but yeah I would’ve preferred there be literally any backing instrumentation beyond just a guitar or two.
I'm sure it's lovely. It's just not my kind of lovely.
Nowt so strange as folk.