Unhalfbricking

surprisingly really liked this...

I was very surprised by this album. A lot of different sounds than I expected and it was a great lesson.

An album and a band I heard nothing about before, and yet, they ended up surprising me.

soft song

Rating: 7.5 Best Track: Genesis Hall

Nice album representing the return to British Folk music in the lake 60's.

Shout out to Apple Music for finally adding the app to Xbox. Much easier to listen without distractions. Anyways, 4.5 The only other thing I’ve heard by Fairport Convention is Liege and Lief which we got a few days after we originally got this one. I remember not particularly caring one way or the other about it which tracks because I rarely like folk rock things. Unhalfbricking, though, is different. Pretty much right off the bat this one grabbed me with its melancholy lyrics and really interesting instrumentation. The musicianship as a whole is pretty great here. The drums are really excellent and was often what kept my attention. Noodly guitars and whispy, dreamy vocals stand to serve the lyrics nicely. Dear Landlord gets a special mention because ROCK N ROLL but level headed…despite the vague threat at the end. I am curious if the song help or hurt Bob Dylan’s situation with his landlord? Did he play it for them? A Sailor’s Life really killed the momentum and vibe of the album, feeling a little disjointed compared to the sound they were establishing this far. It was around this point that I realized I was listening to the album on shuffle. After fixing that up and listening to a nice French ditty, I have to say I had a nice time with Unhalfbricking. Might buy on vinyl if the price is right. Favorites: Genesis Hall, Si Tu Dois Partir, Autopsy, Who Knows Where the Time Goes?, Cajun Woman, Percy’s Song, Dear Landlord

4 I enjoyed this album a lot more than the artwork suggested. What looked like a boring record your grandpa probably owned actually turned out to be a really interesting 60s folk rock record - a genre I'm slowly learning to appreciate with recent forays into Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and Nick Drake. While not the most spectacular record I've heard, most songs did a good job of finding its own identity, and it held my interest to the end. The highlight of this album for me has to be singer Sandy Denny's voice, which I found to be completely captivating and enchanting, and left me wanting to listen to so much more of her work (After a Wikipedia deep dive, I learned she did vocals on The Battle of Evermore by Led Zeppelin - a personal favorite of theirs!) Good vibes from this one. Will be listening again. Favorite songs: A Sailor's Life, Who Knows Where The Time Goes?, Percy's Song

Some beautiful folk rock which sometimes goes hard, this is a pleasure to listen to.

I'm a sure fan of Richard Thompson's guitar and songwriting.

I don’t know, there is something about the overall sound that I really liked. Parts of it reminded me of the looseness of the first Velvet Underground album, which has that sort of heroin haziness to it, most notably on “A Sailor’s Life”, which is an absolute banger.

I was into this more than I thought I would be.

Didn't know what to expect with this as I've never heard of them, but I was pleasantly surprised! Some somewhat Joan Baez-y vocals and nice folky stuff which is my jam.

Highlights: Si tu dois partir, Autopsy, A Sailor's Life.

Had never heard of this band or any of their songs; better than I expected it to be from the description. Could definitely hear some the influences and some of the later work the artists did (I.e. the bassist later played with jethro Tull). All the instruments are masterful as are the vocals.

Fair-port

Who the fuck are these geezers. I cant tell if the two oldies on the album are actually the musicians or not haha. Actually really enjoyed this album, never heard of this band but I really enjoyed the folk-rockyness of long drawn out guitar plucks. Kinda felt like an english version of a lot of the 60s american rock I listen to but then with a british country music twist. v cool, good vibes. Cajun woman was fun, Autopsy was probs might highlihgt of the album. Sailors Life also pretty cool, reminded me a lot of another artists name that I cant remeber right now, maybe itll come back to me.

The first five Fairport Convention albums are all excellent in the range 4 - 4.5 - 5. This is number 3. The material is perhaps a bit less consistent than Liege & Lief but still it is very good of course.

Prefs: Genesis Hall, Autopsy, A Sailor's Life, Cajun Woman, Who Knows Where The Time Goes?, Million Dollar Bash Moins pref: Si Tu Dois Partir

English folk revivalists (don't let that put you off) lean heavily on Dylan's songs and deliver a solid set of well sung and played tunes. Best Tracks: Su Tu Dois Partir; Who Knows Where The Time Goes?; Million Dollar Bash

Folk rock británico. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Highlights: Autopsy A Sailor's Life Who Know Where The Time Goes? Percy's Song Artwork: 8,5 / 10 Rating: 7,5 / 10

always in for some folk rock, this was quite nice

Don’t remember but it was my fault not the albums fault

The first outing for the wonderful Sandy Denny with Fairport. A great debut for her too. I loved the french interpretation of Dylans "If You Gotta To Go Now" "Si Tu Dois Partir" which is both a great version and also incredibly inventive and ironically gave the Fairports their only UK charting single to date. Great album that moved the band forward.

Fairport's second album in a year - unthinkable these days. They saved their best for the second half of 1969. Sandy Denny's Who Knows Where the Time Goes is flawless. Elsewhere and the folk shackles are thrown off to create something of a rocking album. I can't decide if I love this album because it's so important to the evolution of British folk & rock, or just because it's brilliant.

I was expecting something a bit more traditional Irish sounding, and was surprised that this is more of a folk-rock album with traditional Irish and British influence. Either way, I liked it a lot and will listen again. 4 stars.

Clearly quite a Dylanesque album. I enjoyed the melodies and instrumentation, Sailor’s Song being a unique composition. Overall a great folk album.

Bit to instrumental for my taste but good music.

Pretty good. Not quite sure what I was expecting really, but quite liked it and worth another listen.

Not my normal style of music but it's interesting folk music from an era/culture I don't know a lot about.

A pinnacle of British folk, the response to Americana's The Band. Great vocals by Sandy, they work well with the psychedelic piece "A Sailor's Life" which I thought I would hate for its length, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Guitars are impressive, some cases as in "A Sailor's Life" clear of their British folk influences, but at times uses standout jazz chords in "Autopsy" and "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" Then you have songs like the rockabilly "Cajun Woman" where you can hear the British folk very well, such as the fiddle solo, but much of it sounds bluesy and Americana-influenced. Lyrics are entrancing and always deliver, despite the only traditional song being the psychedelic piece. Bob Dylan wrote three ("Percy's Song" sounds like something straight from Freewheelin), while Richard and Sandy each wrote two, exceeding expectations. To be fair, I was already impressed by Richard's solo album Bright Lights. I'm glad this album is on this list... Fairport Convention is certainly an essential listen, but due to their soft sound, they don't get as much love as the flashier albums of the era. Only complaint is that the instruments felt a little dull to me in the first and last two tracks.

I liked it.

This was lovely. I would like to hear more of them.

Lovely

Energetic folk-rock that sounds as if it came out yesterday. Emotive and revelatory in its approach to standard folk songs, Unhalfbricking sets the standard for what was to come for the genre in the 70s. Favorites: Genesis Hall, Autopsy, A Sailor's Life, Who Knows Where the Time Goes?, Percy's Song.

De va bra!

one of the better british folk rock albums from this time. A Sailor's Life is particularly well performed, with subtlety and the songs length being used to build appropriately. There's a great balance here between the traditional folk elements and the more progressive rock qualities, taking the best from each for an album worth praising.

This is like a full amalgam of boroque pop from the era. All the songs are good but it felt like they weren't sure who they wanted to be in the end.

One of those that grows on you as you get used to it. Touching, organic, and full of soul. Sailor’s Life is the best; Cajun Woman’s a bit of a mess but still fun.

Pretty good American/British folk. Could have used one or two slightly upbeat songs but overall nice

Kind of hippy funk rock in places. Plays right at the corners of a couple of different genres. There's hippy psychadelia, the French tracks, a sort of Presbyterian Dwight Shrute sound, a blue grass meets Fleetwood Mac thing too. Good - Si tu dois partir. Bad - Maybe Percy's song - its catchy though. Art - I really like the composition. It's stereotypically English and the lack of title or band name create a much fuller image. The view of the band through the wooden trellis is also inspired. Very good.

The tracks with Sandy Denny singing — such as Genesis Hall, A Sailor's Life, and Dear Landlord — are phenomenal

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this one when it popped up. But I really did. It was great..

Wnderful

More American folk-rock influenced than I thought they were going to be, but none-the-worse for it. Good album.

Relaxing folk rock with cool traditional elements, although some of the songs dragged on 7/10

8/10. This was really laid back, and pleasantly folksy. A bit like Bob Dylan if his lyrics were less interesting and his production a million times better.

Some of these songs sound quite ahead of their time, especially Autopsy. Otherwise, it's just kinda slow folk music. 7/10

Brand new for me

Rad album. Boasting two Dylan covers (percy's song from Bringing it all back home time and Million Dollar Bash from the unreleased Basement tapes with the Band) but the piece de resistance is the classic 'who knows where the time goes'

I have really only heard Liege and Lief before. I like that album and this one quite a bit. I love Sandy Denny's voice and Richard Thompson's guitar playing. I also like the bass playing and drumming quite a bit as well. The fiddle is not typically an instrument I am partial to but it is balanced well in the mix and really adds to the intensity when they start jamming out like on "A Sailor's Life" - holy sheeeit...

I liked this. Very different sounding and I was engaged the whole time. I would pick this up if I saw it at my record store.

Como que al principio me estaba aburriendo e ignoro por qué se le considere para una lista así (igual son 1001), pero al final hubo algunas canciones que me causaron una grata impresión: "A Sailor's Life", con una gran parte instrumental, "Who Knows Where The Time Goes", "Percy's Song" y algo de "Million Dollar Bash". 8/10

I enjoyed this and I don't normally like folk.

man, dit is G E N I E T E N. Ga ik nog vaak beluisteren. a sailors life is een schijf, mooie solo.

I really enjoyed this. Made me want to listen to Zeppelin III. Loved her voice. Great guitar work.

A cool album. Some Joni Mitchell type folkie stuff and some nice bluesy rock and roll. I’d never heard of Fairport convention but I like their sound.

Never heard of them but really enjoyed it. Listened to some of their other albums afterwards.

I really like this album. I listened to it more than once. First time that has happened so far! I’d give it 4 stars for really good. Think I’ll reserve 5 stars for the truly special, listen to every song, albums.

A great album

A beautiful, amazing album. The musicianship is excellent, particularly Denny's voice, and the songs are varied and interesting, even if there is still an overreliance on Dylan covers.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would, since "folk" is not typically a genre I listen to. A solid album!

Pretty cool folk rock album! Female vocalist has some pipes.

4

British folk. Interesting

Really good, more rocking than I expected.

Smooth and easy, this album has all of the trademarks of 1969 music. More impressive is the tone and depth of the lyrics; truly an unheralded gem.

Really surprised by this album. Thought I’d hate it but really enjoyed it. Reminded me of the velvet underground and nico album.

I like Fairport Convention, and Sandy Denny in particular. I prefer acoustic and singer/songwriter music generally, and this fits right in. I listened twice.

It’s a mixture of some good bluesy rock songs and really shit folk. Who knows where the time goes is pretty good. I gave that a few listens

Thought this would hippy nonsense but I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would!

Very cool Fusion of rock, folk, and traditional UK music. Little bland on the back end.

Some Fleetwood Mack vibes, also folky at times. Short listen, but enjoyable

Buen disco. Se nota que hubo mucha creación detrás. Destaca Cajun Woman

Este disco está muy interesante. Canciones que mezclan old Irish con country, otras son como jazz o gospel y otras me recordaron un poco a Cranbierries. La canción “A Sailor’s Life” es increíblemente parecida a “Dear Prudence” de los Beatles

Pues no me pareció nada malo al final. Sí, muy muy rojilla y aburrida Genesis Hall, pero me gustaron A Sailor's Life, Cajun Woman (Zydeco!) y las versions a rolas de Dylan.

I really dig this album. I think Jon would too.

Again not really a fan of folk, but a few of these tracks I really liked - the less folky ones

Great album. Mix of American and English folk music. Love the guitar with the violin.

It was good but I did not like "The Sailor's Life". That song was long and boring. The album itself was kinda folkish but with Irish hints. I unironically enjoyed this album but would skip "A Sailor's Life". 8/10

Beautiful folk album. 'Nuff said.

I expected to be completely indifferent towards this album, it didn't totally win me over, but it didn't become background noise. My favorite song off this was the 11 minute slow burn song. I also liked the female singer. Overall, a pretty good album. High 3.

the million dollar bash cover left something to be desired

I enjoyed it but will probably never listen to it again

It had its moments. I enjoyed some of the build up in the songs, the crescendo. I'd listen to it again, but it's not consistent enough to be a four

Yep, non descriptive folk

This is #day681 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… yeah, bring on that droney, folky, bluesy psychedelic shit from the late '60s. I don't mind. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day682.

Going for a high 3, maybe deserves more. Great folk band . Would listen again

'Who knows where the time goes' is such a beautiful song. Denny has the perfect voice for English folk.

I love earnest, traditional folk music. It gives me a buzz hearing it back with some more robust rock instrumentals, which feels like a quiet revelation. I prefer Fairport Convention’s follow up from the same year, Liege & Lief which I think strikes the balance even better.

Classic british folk pop rock

Ok

A couple pretty good songs on there that really caught my attention. Overall like a 3 though.

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Ni slabo

I see hear something here which is still unraveling

Sandy Denny’s voice was beautiful and felt warm and melancholic, but the songs themselves often felt emotionally distant to me rather than deeply affecting.

Rätt vackert och ett otroligt wholesome omslag. Stark 3a? 3,5?

Stark trea! Låter bra på alla sätt. Kunde varit lite bättre material.

Topparna drar upp det till en trea. I min bok är sån här mystisk brittisk folkrock inte direkt svårlyssnad

Pretty good! An interesting look at the English folk revival. And I liked how it was blended with the blues rock sound of the time.

Another band I've never heard of...very folk oriented, but with a lot of good melodic instrumentation woven in. Apparently A Sailor's Life represents the 1st time rock instrumentation was introduced to folk music?? An interesting song that nicely rocks out towards the end. There's also a song called Cajun Woman.

was hoping to enjoy this more but ? some of the songs fell a bit flat for me

Beloved to me.

So, we needed two Fairport Convention records in this project? Really? What am I missing? It’s a folk band, and a middling one at that. Lol, hahahaha, it’s not available on Spotify! I’m off the hook! Didn’t rate, gets the benefit of the doubt with the rating. 6/10

This was excellent! Really enjoyed this, and it’s been added to my ‘To Get’ list. The odd thing, is that’s there’s no real standout tracks? Just solid from start to finish and right up my street!

Actually not a bad album. This was quite enjoyable playing in the background and the instrumentals were pretty good. I really enjoyed the banjo solos in Autopsy and A Sailor's Life.

This was pretty good... Listenable folk music, gets pretty jammy in places, but in a good way. I'm positive these songs would grow on me if I kept listening.

Best Song: Who Knows Where The Time Goes. Beautifully melancholy. Understated, great lyrics, and a great vocal performance. Worst Song: Si tu dois partir. It really feels like they are singing French phonetically. Overall: For whatever reason, I enjoyed the latter half of the album much more than the first half. It's inoffensive but original folk music. Not exactly exciting, but fine enough for a sort of old-school, hippie vibe.

After two listens, I'm beginning to get it. Fairport's Cropredy Convention here we come.

Pleasant enough folk

Heard of this group but never listened before. Interesting.

As a fan of many a british folk rock albums and seeing that my favorite (and FC's best) 'Liege & Lief' is included on this list, I am happy to listen to more of Sandy Denny's in this context. I just hope its inclusion is not at the detriment of John Martyn, Dave Bixby, Richard Thompson or even Spirogyra. There are many worse british albums in this list to get rid of, however. 8/10 [KEEP]

6/10 Starts of well, but pretty inconsistent after that. Highlights: Genesis Hall Autopsy

As with their follow-up record, Liege & Lief: it's good, but not *that* good. Fairport Convention picks a style of music and runs with it, at the expense of a severe lack of versatility. Other albums in 1969 completely blow this album out of the water. Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin I and II, Tommy, Let It Bleed, In The Court Of The Crimson King, The Velvet Underground, Hot Rats, Green River... Placing Unhalfbricking amidst these ranks (unabashedly) is quite the move, and not in a good way. It earns zero style points. Little in the way of innovation, production, or thematic "spark". It really brings into question why Fairport Convention should be included on a list that makes such bold claims about its contents. Autopsy stands out for its well-recorded and -performed bass part. The lead guitar solo is also pretty strong, particularly for the 60s, which weren't exactly known for their extended guitar solos. Si tu dois partir ("If you must leave"), with its unabashedly warm accordion in the right ear, also makes a decent case for being a key tracks. I do wish there were more than two chords in the entire song, though. A Sailor's Life has the same issue, but for five times as long (over 11 minutes). Still, it's surprisingly enjoyable. Great background listening if you don't mind a very, very extended solo with (essentially) one chord, soft backlighting from other instruments, and a very chill, unobtrusive atmosphere. But then we get Who Knows Where The Time Goes?, which is just a strong version of A Sailor's Life: shorter, more musically varied... and another Autopsy-esque bass part to top it off. We're jumpscared later in the album with the actually decent hook in Percy's Song – "turn, turn, turn again". The hooks have been severely lacking up to this point. An artifact of the genre, unfortunately. 3/5 Key tracks: Autopsy, Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

weird folksy jefferson airplane vibe. i did enjoy it though. Cajun Woman was my favorite song. soft 3

Rating: 7/10 A great little collection of folk tunes from a band I had never heard of, and surprisingly were British. Apparently it's mostly classic folk renditions and three Bob Dylan covers that were invited to listen to and record their version. The vocalist Sandy Denny was a highlight. Besides Cajun Woman I really like these songs. A Sailor's Life was my favorite, I really enjoyed the progression on that one. Not a very original sound though as it's clearly influenced by the 60's American folk rock, but they've got this great atmosphere to their sound that I particularly like. Could be a 4

Good Stuff !

Overall, I think I enjoyed this album more than their followup "Liege and Lief", largely because there were a lot fewer traditional folk songs (seemingly replaced by a bunch of Bob Dylan covers, of which "Si tu dois partir" was the best). It's well-produced, and solidly played, and Sandy Denny's voice really complements the songs well; much like "Liege and Leaf", though, there weren't a lot of tracks that stood out for me, aside from Denny's "Who knows where the time goes?" (better, I think, than all the later cover versions, although I doubt I've heard all of them). Nice to get another Richard Thompson entry in the collection, and also to find out the album title came from a previously-unknown-to-me game called "Ghost" that they played on a tour bus (before the tragic accident).

I've always loved "Genesis Hall" but would rather forget the unfortunate zydeco-inspired Dylan cover (a rare misstep from the Bob).

Would be great to listen to on a road trip along the coast

Día 5 → 16/05/2026 Álbum: Unhalfbricking Grupo: Fairport Convention Año: 1969 Canciones: 1. Genesis Hall 7/10 2. Si Tu Dois Partir 5/10 3. Autopsy 7/10 4. A Sailor's Life 7/10 5. Cajun Woman 6/10 6. Who Knows Where the Time Goes 7/10 7. Percy's Song 8/10 8. Million Dollar Bash 7/10 Puntuación: 3 estrelals

It was alright and I liked the foreign song on it as well.

Tää oli aika mitään tasaista musaa. Mikään biisi ei noussut toistensa ohi, eikä jäänyt mitään mieleen tästä. Sandy Dennyn äänikään ei kuullostanut muuta kuin ärsyttävältä korvaani. Ei kuullostanut yhtään Led Zeppelinin The Battle of Evermoren Sandyltä. Tykkäsin kylläkin akustisten soitinten käytöstä ja folk meiningistä, siitä kolme tähteä.

The oldest album I've gotten yet! Fairly enjoyable and I had a jolly time listening to the soothing folk sounds and pretty vocals. Not my favourite genre of music as it's a too mild and static for my tastes, but I can acknowledge that it's still a nice sounding record.

Very enjoyable.

A lush, hauntingly beautiful trip through English history, all cozy and beautiful but with a bit of a trippy edge. Sandy Denny's voice is seriously amazing, so soulful and smooth. Whether she's singing about time or leading them on a crazy 11-minute jam, the band just clicks together. They even make Bob Dylan songs their own, with a cool Celtic feel and the hippy vibe. It's not your typical music, mixing jazzy bass and wild fiddle for this dreamy, country sound. If you're into that whole cottagecore thing, medieval folk but with a Woodstock twist, this is the ticket.

I typically really enjoy folk music, but this is just kinda average. Nothing bad, and a couple of really good moments, but mostly just middle of the road.

I am not a folksy person but having heard of the passing of someone close to me hours before listening, Who Knows Where The Time Goes gave me moist eyes.

Some decent music in here but it is just too slow for me to latch on and love it. Best Song: Autopsy Rating: 6/10 Stars: 3

Album bastante entretenido, diversos ritmos

Quite nice but nothing special 3/5

It’s folk it’s rock it’s an album it sounds nice :). Wouldn’t mind this being played at an antique shop

2.5

My favorite decade of music and I never heard of this group. Happy to have listened to it. Really nice.

Helposti kuunneltavaa folkia, jossa oli mukana myös hipaus psykedeliaa.

Dette er noe av det mest britiske jeg har blitt utsatt for og jeg har ikke engang begynt å høre på musikken. Det høres ikke like erkebritisk ut som det ser ut. Egentlig er det ganske psychedelisk. Er veldig med på det instrumentale, men stiller meg nølende til vokalen. Så kommer omsider A Sailor's Life; her leverer de varene, ass. Vokalen passer og det instrumentale for utfolde seg fritt. Litt som en folky versjon av de mer progressive sporene til Velvet Underground. 10/10, stjerne i boka, kan høre dette for alltid. Backer også Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Går rett i søndagslista.

Jeg har hørt mye på Folque, som kanskje plukket opp fela og langeleiken samtidig som Fairport plukket opp fela og dulcimer? Uansett om de tilsynelatende er to band i samme sjanger, så høres de ganske ulike ut, og det har vel med folkemusikken de tar utgangspunkt i. Fairport forsvinner ofte uti noe tsom sender meg i en transelignende tilstand. Mens Folque har en tyngre slagside mot prog. Bandet er sterkest når de går mest inn i de klimprende låtene, slik som "A Sailor's Life", "Genesis Hall" og "Autopsy". At det har lurt seg inn 3 Dylan-låter, som på det tidspunktet ikke var utgitt av Dylan selv, er først og fremst artig. Jeg har hørt mye på både "Si tu dois partir" og originalen "If You Gonna Go" uten å skjønne at det er samme låta før i dag. Men "Si tu dois partir" høres mest ut som en køddelåt. På de to resterende Dylan-låtene kunne de vært et hvilket som helst 60770-tallsband med tilbøyeligheter for country. Kanskje jeg hadde likt dette bedre om jeg kjente bedre til utgangspunktet for britisk folkrock, slik jeg kjenner utgangspunktet for norsk folkrock.

Beautiful voice, but overall not really something I’ll spend more time with.

I looked forward to listening to this after reading the reviews. I found it a bit too folky for me. However, on second listening I found myself enjoying it more and it has more to offer than just folky tunes. Good one

Well ok, I don't love the lady folk 60s voice vibe but some jammy good bits in here. If I was alive in 69 I would have smoked a jazz cigarette, brushed the hair out my eyes and settled back into the futon until side A's terminus.

This is a record I've never listened to by a band I've never heard of. I think it's only fair to start out with my expectations. Based on just the name, album cover, and year, I'd venture to guess this is some kind of guitar based psych band, maybe with some dulcimer parts or whatever. I think it will be an interesting listen, where the guitars and harmonies are cool but the songs are too long and the vocals are weird. Let's get right into it. Immediately impressed by the vocals. Ladies only sounded like this in the late sixties. The instruments are lush and clear but with a healthy amount of grit and life to them. Eastern stuff safely limboing under the shtick stick, but I called that dulcimer. You gotta give it up. Track two shanty style and fiddles sing along, this sounds like it could be a bunch of drunk french people trying to play a van morrison song from memory. I don't think I could listen to this while trying to focus on literally anything else, but fortunately I'm locked in for this one. Track 3 and I'm already friends with the diversity of the record. Truth be told, if I heard this track first I probably wouldn't have given the whole thing a chance, but with the momentum built from the first two tracks, which were not too long at all, this is a safe place for the record to turn off its jets and coast a little bit. This band has the same genetics as some truly degenerate fuckups, but it really managed to make something of itself. Track 4 opening swell sounds like Heatmiser if Nick Drake was in charge. The strings all sound awesome, but I wish they weren't talking about being sailors. That always bums me out. Is this a real folk song or one they decided to add to the canon, so to speak? I'm not offended yet but the length of the song so far, paired with the sense I get that we're just getting started is starting to make me sweat. The guitars all starting to dig in on what sound like some low powered tweed amps is a great moment though, and I'd confidently call that a payoff. Assessing whether I'll ever hear this again, because I don't want to hear the sailing part again, there's something endearing knowing it could be my first and only time. Track 5 verges on scary, like the whole song is trembling with anxiety. There's nothing wrong with that, I just don't know why the whole song is so freaked out. Track 6 mellows out in a very british way. The vocals are Joni Mitchellesque to put it plainly, and theres room at the table here for both ease and a hopeful restlessness. The song allows my mind to wander, and I start to think about how applying modern standards would cut this song in half with a smile, but the number 1969 reminds me what time it is. Track 7, I started off on the wrong foot with you. By the time the wandering, hard panned 60s electric guitar made it to my right ear, the song's unending lift all made sense to me. Of course, minutes later, I'm reminded that lifts end for a reason. Why am I still experiencing this same song? Track 8 sounds like that goofy dude from the Greatful Dead. Oh my god, they're all Bob Dylan songs. It all makes sense to me now, this is basically half a bob dylan cover record. That spoils the fun by about 20 percent. I have stuff to do, and I'm not excited enough to check out the bonus tracks. Not bad. As far as folk rock records go, I'd choose this over most of them in a heartbeat, as there was great playing on here. I love the album cover, and just how english everything is. 3/5

A lot of variety in this one! Was taken in early on, but gradually lost attention. Liked "Autopsy" a lot

"A Sailor's Life" was so hypnotic. About the album - looking at the cover I did not know what to expect, then I read reviews and thought something completely opposite. Now after listening to half of the album, I can say that truth is somewhere in the middle but overall this is something different.

Good, 3/5. Favourite song: Genesis Hall

I would have liked the whole album better if the lead female singer was different. I didn't like her voice, but it certainly was a common sound in that era. I did like the music.

A precursor for better folk-rock to come.

Folky, charming Fave track: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

Pretty cozy. 3/5

its really slow but has lots of effort and thought put into.

Suprisingly listenable, did not feel as old as it is.

Very folky, which is not my normal cup of tea, but a few nice moments. 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes' is just a beautiful song, lifted by Sandy Denny's vocal (even though I think the Susanna Hoffs/Matthew Sweet version off 'Under The Covers' is better). 'A Sailors Life' ended up better than I expected, but the rest was a bit so-so for my tastes. I had no idea that Bob Dylan wrote 'Si Tu Dois Partir' - what a smart-arse.

It's fair. portconvention

Eine Spur zum britischen Folk‑Rock, doch das Gesamtbild bleibt uneinheitlich. Bedeutend, stellenweise brillant, aber nicht durchgehend packend.

Doesn't deserve bricking.

Albionian

It was a lot more fun than I expected

I actually didn’t loathe life listening to this thing, which is more than I can say for most rock-adjacent records from the late 60’s on this list. A clever Bon Dylan cover - but in French! with “Si tu dois parir”, some pleasant rolling guitars on “Autopsy”, a very dramatic, escalating arrangement on “A Sailors Life”. All very thoughtful choices done well. This album isn’t nearly as upright and twee as it’s visual/context clues suggest! Only on “Who Knows Where The Tome Goes” did I feel bored back into my preconceptions for what this record would be sounding like. A strong, fun, easy-going closer with “Million Dollar Bash” affirms that There’s a warming charm about this group not so dissimilar to what you get listening to The Carpenters. This could probably be a 4 with a few more listens, but for the first time in nearly two weeks I’ll give an album a 3/5

This one grew on me as I listened and I rather enjoyed it! Not quite good enough to round up to a 4 but a solid 3.5/4

A more traditional folk album. I think the vocals of the main singer call back to Joan Baez but aren't quite as haunting. Some of the songs are very repetitive. A fine album

Singer is a blend of Joni Mitchel and Grace Slick. Musically following the groups of the time. Not bad, but not great IMO

Not sure I'd attend the whole convention, but it's nice innit?

I saw “folk music” and was immediately skeptical but the album was good. Folk roots, but plenty of other influences, including prog rock!

Not particularly engaging, but still pleasant 6/10

Лучшая песня: Autopsy Худшая: Cajun Woman Вроде бы и неплохой фолк, но некоторые песни совсем не понравились. Посмотрел авторов - конечно же это были песни Боба Дилана. Даже в нормальной аранжировке узнаются

shocking blue напомнило, но в этом альбоме чуть меньше на них похоже, 3

7/10

Not exactly my cup of tea - but I can’t help but hear so many artists I love in here. Van Morrison. Waxahatchee. Joni Mitchell. I might not be cool enough to like it. But I like the people who are cool enough to be influenced by it

Unassuming at first but turns into an epic. A sailor’s life truly swells

I liked this. It was a fun, shanty style album that had me tapping along!

Never heard of this band. Pretty good

A very solid if unexceptional folk rock album. I think I liked it a little more than Liege and Lief.

Surprisingly better than the cover led me to expect. A little jammy, a little folksy. Not bad.

Découverte de l'artiste. Album bien folk à l'ancienne (pour sa défense, il est sorti en 1969). Album inégal car un peu déçu au début mais 2-3 musiques remontent le niveau et portent l'album à elles seules.

Had a last minute listen to this. All in all ok. Some great bits to it. Her voice in some areas is insane. For me, just didn’t draw me in too much. Definitely will have another listen at some point.

I like these guys in general, but this album is hot and miss.

I found more to like here than I could have ever hoped. Even the 11-minute song held my attention (and then some!) for its entire run time. I dare say I even *liked* this album. There was just enough bite in their songs to make them initially intriguing — with honest-to-goodness riffs! — and their sound reminded me of some of Nick Drake's darker songs with a full band, or some of Led Zeppelin's early work that leaned more folk rock than metal. That is to say, the songs went somewhere. Generally, when I kneejerk-hate a folk album, or a folk rock album, it's because the songs feel like whisps in the air, and then they just kind of sit there for 4-5 minutes asking you to admire their bravery for singing into a microphone or gently strumming their instruments. That never happened here, even on the half of the album that I didn't respond to. On most 10-song albums, I'd probably rate it as a failure if only half the songs did something for me, but hell, five songs totally got me, and made me revisit Liege & Lief, which is also not nothing. And while those five songs were playing, I hovered my finger over the four-star button. I'll be back for more.

Good. A little dated.

This was cool! Kinda gave me Jefferson Airplane vibes, but with more of an English folk/celtic bent. Best song was the Dylan cover of Percy's Song 3.5

The Wikipedia points out that this band has the nickname of "the British Jefferson Airplane", and I have to agree, at least to some degree, since the singer voiced reminded me a lot to the one in the other group. When it comes to the album, I think it is a decent folk rock record that leans way more in the folk side than the rock one. The voice is very pleasant and passionate, and the instruments sound as expected from a folk project. It also has a variety of ideas and emotions, like the pleasant and calm opening, the fun and uplifting "Cajun Woman" or the slow and sad "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" . Nevertheless, I don't find anything in this album to be special or striking, and there were a couple of moments that were a bit tedious, those being the jam song "A Sailor's Life", which feels like its never going to start, and the very repetitive "Percy's Song", which repeats the same line every other verse through the whole 7 minutes it lasts. In the end, a decent album that didn't leave in me a big impression.

liked it more than I thought I might!

I don't really have a lot to say about this album, just that I really liked it. It was a really calm and relaxing album, and it had some absolute bangers on it. Quality stuff from 60s folk yet again. Favorites: Genesis Hall, Cajun Woman, Percy Hall

Solid

I will be honest was not the kind of music I expected. It was a nice folk music album.

Didn't know what to expect, don't think I've heard of this group before. Wasn't really in the mood for it, but I was some nice folksy rock

This was nice but extremely forgettable. The messages are good but generic. I absolutely love the vocals though as well as the occasional French. Some of the tracks feel unintentionally strangely bare or like they’re missing something but I can’t tell why. Fav songs: genesis hall, who knows where the time goes?

5/10

The album didn’t blow my mind but there were some nice tracks on it. A pleasant listen after having 3 god awful ones in a row! Haha

I realized the list gave me the newer albums first, then this one. The newer albums are better, in my opinion. But this is still good. Yea, still good. 3/5

2,9/5

Fijn, makkelijk te luisteren

Okay folk/rock album. Singer is great and some nice songs but nothing too interesting

This was fine but I've already forgotten about it by the time I'm writing this.

Y sont dans leur tête pas mal c’te monde là. Un chaleureux 3.49 étoiles

Not my cuppa, but pleasant enough. Best when lively.

Had not heard this group, on the whole a nice surprise

Standard 60s folk music with a slight edge. Overall enjoyable

I’ve been gradually adding to my Richard (and Linda) Thompson section for decades now and I haven’t invested in a dud yet, but I came across a Fairport double compilation some years back and it never really clicked with me. I’m not particularly clued in with the history of the band and their influences but while I can enjoy Unhalfbricking on many levels musically it does give me an uneasiness too. Rather than creative incorporation of traditional English and Celtic songs into a modern context, my ears are instead hearing hipsters cosplaying as olde worlde minstrals. This is likely way off and I probably need to just get over it because i think I could get into the band. I will revisit my big gatefold “History of…” and try to educate myself more on who they really were. I may become a bigger fan but for now I’m on the fence.

The transition from Genesis to solo wasn’t complete until his third album. This is damn good but not amazing as music to come.

I hated the other Fairport Convention album, but this is much more enjoyable

I actually liked it, folk whatever it is, my jam

Hört sich manchmal an wie wishbone ash mit Stevie Knicks als Frontfrau. Unhalfbricking - chillig am Anfang, lame gegen Ende.

Didn't really move me one way or another, but was a pleasant morning listen

Mellow Jefferson Airplane was OK.

It's fine

So, this is an album that exists. Ok.

Interesting Brit folk

3.5 sailor song is cool as

Fairport Convention is a band I didn't know until reserving there album here two months ago. It's the album that was released after this one here, and I thought it was a lovely listen. 1 is a beautiful folksy track 2 not bad but not incredible 3 is great aswell. I love the jazzy elements on it. 4, is a long and very powerful track. The vocals are beautiful and the solos at the end are great. 5 is more of a rocknroll tune that I find less exiting . 6 is a very touching song. A highlight on this one. 7 a beautiful rendition of this bob dylan's song. Great harmonies and guitar arrangements. 8 this one a bit less serious but still very nice. Some great music here. I like it very much. I think it's on par with the next one. A high 3

I really don't care for the painfully earnest folk singing style that Fairport Convention leans into. The music, however, is pretty fantastic. The more extended jams predict Richard Thompson's rise as a revered guitarist and songwriter in his own right. I would have liked for this spot to go to Richard and Linda Thompson's essential classic, "Shoot Out the Lights."

genesis hall slapped!!! felt sort of mamas and the papas but with more rock. enjoyed

Fine for background music

basic music stuff

Really enjoyed the vocals on some of these songs. Very cool French language track. Will likely revisit

Like Liege and Lief I quite liked one (or two in this case) of the songs, while the rest were sort of ok. By no means bad! But not quite a 4

I never thought I would hear a French cover of a Bob Dylan song by an English band, but here we are

quite the weird mixture of folk rock, sometimes falling down into the abyss of cheesy folk only to rise into prog heaven. verdict: a very unsatisfying 3 for the whole album.

This was really good. I wish there was a rank later button. I feel like after a couple listens this will either go down to a 2 or rise to a 4. It needs more listens but at first glance it just a good all around album.

Ik vind die semi-middeleeuwse folk shit wel geinig, maar ik moet zeggen dat dit album meerdere keren heb aangezet en elke keer toch vrij snel m'n interesse verloor. De mevrouw zingt goed en heeft een prettige stem, de instrumenten (met name de gitaren) klinken met vlagen super lekker; daar ligt het allemaal niet aan. Ik verveel me gewoon een beetje, helaas. Al is 'A Sailor's Life' wel een heerlijke track van ruim 11 minuten. Zo zeg. Ook na die track kakt het weer wat in wat mij betreft. 3 sterren krijgt het.

Fairport Convention heeft af en toe mooie dingen gemaakt, maar veel is ook middelmatig. Een Dylan-cover in het Frans, waarom? Het wonderschone stemgeluid van Sandy Denny, toen ze nog meedeed, maakt veel goed, maar op deze plaat sneeuwt ze onder. Enkel 'Who knows where the times goes' is echt de moeite waard. Bij de andere nummers, die ook nog eens te lang duren, jengelt de rest erdoorheen. Wel een leuke hoesfoto, da's een kunst op zich.

Pretty chill.

Really liked the song "A Sailor's Life'. Liked the jammy- band feel on some of the tracks. A nice album.

Very nice!

NK

Fine. Not bad but just.. ok

ok

Not bad. Not incredible but enjoyable.

Her voice is on the edge of bothering me. I'd rather listen to this than Crosby Stills and Nash, though.

More Jefferson Airplane than Pentangle but still mostly the boring bits of JA

Charming. 3 Fairport Convention This is a charming album. In truth most of the songs are middling (including an odd selection of Dylan obscurities) and though tidy in arrangement, basically reliant on Sandy Denny’s mesmerising voice to elevate them. In the midst of passable offerings however, sit two jewels. ‘A Sailor’s Life’ is powerfully dramatic and well paced. Its 11 minutes fly in. ‘Who Knows Where the Time Goes?’ is very beautiful indeed - Richard Thompson’s irresistibly cute guitar work is a worthy partner for Denny’s melody. Apparently it was only the second song Denny ever wrote. Last night I tried to remember the second song I ever wrote. My memory was not good enough to alight on the exact answer but good enough to assure me after a few moments inquiry, that I didn’t really want to. 3/5

Parts of this album I liked, some parts not so much. The more renaissance style music I wasn't a fan of, but there were some good songs and catchy pieces of music. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

On a song-to-song basis, I enjoy most of the tracks here. Over the course of the album this can become a bit grating though (the lyrics sounding a bit wail-y, etc.).

Pleasant sound but not groundbreaking. By the end overstays it welcome a bit.

I’m quite certain I was the only one happy to see this band pop up again. I didn’t like this one quite as much as the last one though. I was digging the renaissance fair and Irish jig vibe on Liege & Lief. This one was really mellow and slow, with the exception of Cajun Woman, which was fantastic. Overall, still a good listen.

Although I knew the band by name and their folk legacy, I'd never listened to any of their albums as a whole. Folk music is not particularly my thing - although I can appreciate some works by folk artists (Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, or Bert Jansch), there are others that I loathe (Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, etc.). This album has a bit of both worlds. "Autopsy", "A Sailor's Life", and "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" are great folk-rock songs, but on the other hand, songs like "Si Tu Dois Partir" or "Percy's Song" make it a horrible experience for me. 3/5

When you see the cover and the first notes hit there's a sense you're going to be transported to another world or timeline — a step outside of this science fiction hellscape we find ourselves collectively unable to reverse out of. What was our sliding doors moment? I don't think this album offers us an answer to a question like that, but maybe briefly it offers us a glimpse of another time and place. Your enjoyment of the experience? It's mood dependent.

Surprise Joni!

Classic example of folk rock. It isn't bad, but it didn't strike me as a superlative album. Maybe there is some context as to when it was released that I'm not aware of.

Won me and lost me a couple times along the way, but ultimately I thought this was certainly above average. I'm not totally sure why it's on this list; even in the late 60s there were many superior bands making music. It's entirely possible I missed something deeply moving in the lyrics.

Heard Genesis Hall from this album before. What a great album, perfect stuff to listen to on the train 3/5

Quite enjoyed this one, reminded me of a bit of a cross between Fleetwood Mac and Simon & Garfunkel. Lead singer has quite a haunting voice. One or two of the songs do drag on a bit but overall pretty decent.

Liked! First half was a little slow but the second half was very nice!

I tried, but I could never get too enthusiastic about Fairport Convention's music. Their music sounds meandering and directionless to me. I never found Sandy Denny to be a very good singer. On the other hand, I think Richard Thompson is a sensational singer/songwriter. I did enjoy Million Dollar Bash, but everything else was lackluster.

okay

Psychedelic folk? Well it’s actually quite okay

Hugljúft en ekkert meira en það.

Ósköp hugljúft en ekki eitthvað sem ég nenni að hlusta á aftur.

Traditional folk isn't my bag, sorry. I guess it's nice enough, in a boring kind of way. There's a few tracks with something about them. 2.5 rounded up.

Woof. This album is folky AF. I found the vocals to be rather unpleasant.

1=Bad 2=Okay 3=Good 4=Great 5=Fantastic Sounds like if Joan Baez fronted the Grateful Dead which is wonderful at times and a little harsh at others. Really nails that pastoral/psychedelic feel that was at its peak in 1969 and probably listen again before long

Interesting mix of music. Not really my jam, but I can see the appeal for some people.

A little folksy, but album was decent enough I guess.

2.5

Too folksie

come dice stefano ricorda un po’ joni mitchell, quindi bell’atmosfera. non mi ha fatto impazzire ma un 3 se lo merita

Bell’album. La voce di lei sembra un po’ quella di joni mitchell. Un pezzo sporadicamente ci sta ma tutto l’album insieme è un po’ troppo

Decent album

Like it 3/5

3.4 2x second album i've enjoyed by this band but not as good as the other

It's ok but not outstanding. It doesn't really capture the same amazing lyrical tone as liege and lief, which leaves it all feeling a bit unremarkable.

I really enjoyed this - especially Sandy Denny's voice. I alternated between a 3 and 4, ultimately deciding on a 3.4 as I didn't care for the last 2 songs. But I would give who knows where time goes a 5 on its own.

Hard to categorise this. A bit folky a bit rocky a bit bluesy. Nicely different

More bricked than I thought I’d be (2.5/5)

Interesting to hear a traditional british folk sound electrified. Sandy Denny’s vocals are fantastic. A 3.

love the album cover and the title. sometimes reminded me of joni, joan baez and also belle & sebastian! so funny. kind of blah as a whole, but I get it - English folky 60s - it was fun!

The problem I have with British folk music from the 60s and 70s is that I like the music and lyrics but not the reedy female vocals that are typical of so much of the songs I've heard. This is no exception. On the rockier tracks they're fine but as soon as it slows down it loses me

Highlight Song/s: Percy's Song This album has a sweet vibe to it. The album cover is great, I reckon it fits the time period quite well. The singer has a nice voice. It's just a bit lacking for my taste.

An album I’ve not listened to in years

Easy listening for an easy Sunday

it’s not really for me, but it’s ok for what it is.

Rating only for musicians

(61/100)

I was looking forward to this but oddly it landed a bit flat when I got round to listening. Maybe it just caught me on a bad day

haunting

I assumed I was going to hate this but didn’t.

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I wasn’t feeling good about it but suddenly on who knows where the time goes things shifted as I was grabbed by another wistful folk rock ballad

Meh

Strong opening track. Nice guitar. Then an accordion and fiddling happy clappy sing along in French - like something from an early 70’s educational kids tv show. Expect a song called Autopsy on a metal album - this one not metal. A Sailor’s life was initially the type of song I feared they would be about and then went on for over 7 minutes with slightly less annoying guitar noodling. Enjoyed more songs than I disliked. Really like Sandy Denny’s voice. Who knows where the time goes indeed. A strong 3.

Genesis Hall and Who Knows Where The Time Goes added. Some of the rest a little too folksy

I have been musing on British folk in recent times and been thinking that it is more centred on the village green, the church steeple as opposed to more,say the Prairie and open Land of US Folk. So I was delighted to see both these British institutions repped on the cover. Exhibit A, your hono(u)r. I really enjoyed the Sailor Song. Although not quite, say, Floyd's Grantchester Meadow, it showed that the 60s did, indeed happen to Fairport Convention as well. Autopsy was good too. I was colder on the rest of it, too many Dylan covers didn't help.

на любителя.

I did quite enjoy a few of the songs, like Genesis Hall and Autopsy, but others were a bit boring and dragged on a bit

There are some misses on here in my opinion, however, there are some amazing Englishy, folky songs. 7/10

I was inclined to dislike yet another folk 60s album. But this was nice to listen to, didn't feel like everything else. 3*

Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Pretty good kind of proggy. I liked sailors song.

some music happened and it sounded ok

Not my type of music but my parents would probably like it.

3.5

I think the slower tracks work a little better than the more upbeat stuff. "Genesis Hall" and "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" are the highlights for me. 3.5 stars.

Some neat instrumentation and harmonies. Just not for me.

All new to me, but not bad! Veers a little too folky and traditional for me at points, but I went back to “Million Dollar Bash” a few times today

Mid

A pleasant surprise. Sandy Denny’s voice is the standout—elegant, emotive, and elevating even the more traditional tracks. The Dylan covers are fine but not essential. Overall, a solid listen that hints at the band’s future greatness, even if it didn’t fully convert me.

An interesing listen. Peter Paul and Mary of the UK. Female voice sounded like so many others, Emmylou Harris, Joan Byez, Judy Collins, etc. If I want to generate nostalgia for my parents and me, a child of the late 1960's, this album would suffice.

Never heard of them. I actually think if I had this one in regular rotation I’d like it more. English folk. Reminds me a bit of Astral Weeks but obviously nowhere as good.

3/5