Unhalfbricking

Pretty cool folk music, I like the semi-sad feel

Again, listened to on the drive. Was a little unsure of some of the more twee folk songs, but then there were a couple that were a bit different and really enjoyed them. A mixed bag!

Empezó en el extremo tan folk-protesta que durante la primera canción me estaba literalmente riendo. Poco a poco me fue ganando musicalmente e incluso sus letras en general no cayeron en el estereotipo extremo del ridículo (aunque lo mejor del disco creo son covers o canciones de folclore británico antiguo). Me gustó la variedad de estilos sin salirse de un ambiente medio introspectivo y me encantó la versión cajun de If You Gotta Go.

Pretty cool folk music. 7/10

Me costó trabajo que atrapara mi atención. Momentos musicales muy agradables, otros un tanto aburridos. Variado en estilos, aprecié más cosas escuchando los tracks por separado que todo el disco junto. Como disco le iba a dar 2 estrellas pero por separado, en dosis controladas me gustó más. Tracks: Percy's song, Autopsy, Million dollar bash

My ears are not bleeding so that’s good. It wasn’t terrible. I don’t know if I would choose to listen to it again however it would make some good movie music. Some of the songs were a little lengthy but overall not mad that I listened to this.

A good folk-rock album. I had never listened to this band before and was pleasantly surprised. They have a couple of good tracks("Si tu does partir", "Sailors life" and "who knows where the time goes") adding more to the folk side (which is a lot lighter than I usually like to listen to) but really telling a story with each song.

This was an odd mix of psychedelia and British folk. I liked it.

I liked it! Folk/country vibes.

Maybe a bit too country, but it is all right

Some nice tracks in there that I added to playlists. Not a great album overall and not super cohesive, but I'm glad to have heard it.

Easy listening. Groovy ballads. Shorter bangers.

Very nice and relaxing overall. The first half of the album, like Genesis Hall, Si tu dois partir, and A Sailor's Life, were my favorite bits.

Generally nice, but a bit boring.

Start was really unapproachable but somehow this album slides to better direction. It would feel bad to give only one star...mentally weak two stars

704/1001 2026.09.17 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑

As a rule, I don't care for folk music I don't care for these songs either. But, if folk music IS your jam, then I can see what you like about this album. It makes sense to be on this list. It has various tempos, various tones, its properly mixed and mastered. It just bores me to tears.

This was like listening to a dial tone for 35 minutes.

its ok

Not my cup of tea. Nothing against folk rock, but didn’t really enjoy this.

Vaihteeksi brittofolkia, hohhoijaa… Ei lähde. 2/5

Not a big fan. I found it quite boring

Why is this here? 2.5

Wonderful so far. The song "A Sailor's Life" is a lot of fun.

I felt like I should be dancing round a maypole with cymbals on my knees listening to this. Folk isn’t my bag, albeit the songs weren’t interminable. Faint praise, but no more than 2/5.

Some individual moments on this record are decent -- I can almost imagine I'm enjoying myself. The problem is, as soon as it generates any goodwill, it ends up finding something irritating to repeat over and over again. I think Genesis Hall works the best of any song in the running order, but it follows it up with a cheeky Dylan cover that's more irritating than cute. A Sailor's Life starts okay, but then gets repetitive quickly and drags on for 11 minutes. About the only thing that gets a pass on the rest of the record is "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" Percy's Song is the absolute worst... the constant repetition of 'Turn Turn Turn' gets annoying at minute one. This band feels like something you'd only listen to out of obligation to a friend. Million Dollar Bash ends the original running order with another stinker. I was fine with the last two tracks, but it's just not good or essential music. There has to be better examples of 60s folk music than this wishy-washy covers band.

Ok

Not my cup of tea... so to speak. Interesting background and I had hears one of the songs before, but just not my favorite. I do thoroughly enjoy Irish and American folk , but this is just too stark. 2.

The cover tells you everything you need to know about this one. It's old, it's boring, it's tired, it's dated and it's past its expiration date. This didn't age well. WTF is up with all the shitty Brit folk on this list?! You're telling us that this album is something we need to hear before we die? I beg to differ. Even the "hit", "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" (36M listens, all by now deceased people I assume) didn't hit the mark. Long, repetitive and boring folk song. I couldn't wait for it to end. 2 stars since there's actually worse shit (mostly obscure British stuff) on this list! Time to refresh the T1001~!

Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Another mediocre 60s folk album. I’m not even sure what I’m supposed to be listening for on these anymore to indicate its importance or significance. Nothing notable or distinguishable from the multitude of others on this list.

It was alright but what's the point of these guys. They seem to mostly cover other people's songs with a really high member turnover

This just felt like a filler album. Nothing too bad or good about it. Just a safe album to get to the magic 1001. At least, that's what it felt like to me.

I grew bored of this pretty quickly

Got nothing from this one. Like, I understand this is for Specific People, I am just not in that group of Specific People. Si Tu Dois Partir is a jam, though, so it has that going for it. Genuinely caught off guard when they threw an entire dinner table of utensils into the song.

To whom it may ..... be delicious ..... not for me (sorry)

One note in and I'm a little impressed. The guitar sounds SO cool. Don't care for the singing though. Ok wait maybe it's not so bad. I didn't mind the first song at all. Didn't care for the French one. Autopsy got interesting pretty quickly! Slow jam A Sailor's Life is far too long and meandering for me. It does not need to be 11 minutes long guys. The story is pretty fucking good though; it has to be a metaphor. Sorry ladies. Oh once the verse ends the guitar picks up and it gets cool, it's just a shame I had to wait 6 minutes for it. Cajun Woman is a bit much, I don't like genre mixing when folk is the genre we're starting with. :P Who Knows Where the Time Goes is just kind of sad Percy's Song is okay, I feel like I'm listening to gospel though. Big fan of the "turn turn turn" motif we keep hitting, and how she uses it. "Well his eyes looked funny and I stood up so slow. Turn, turn, turn again, with no other choice except to go." Million Dollar Bash fucks. Why did this album start and end so strongly? I'll need to come back and explore the middle again, but I'm leaning towards a 2. Too much of it was just dull! OH HALF OF THESE ARE BOB DYLAN SONGS! No wonder I'm fucking bored. Autopsy still sounds cool; the odd rhythm blends very well with the guitar. Dude wait this song is goooood. Love the lyrics again. Will they pull a 3 out of me on my second go through? Love when the song changes at 1:20 ish. The guitar solo dude.... Sailor's Life remains too long and meandering. 6:00 is dope but is it worth the trouble to get there? The last minute is particularly nice :) Cajun Woman is still just way too much man. I like how folk music always falls back onto a motif. It can really make a song that much more interesting when it's done in a unique way. Favorite: Autopsy Least: Si tu dois partir Shoutout: 1 and 8

Ynh, miks tää oli tällanen vaik se toinen oli niin hyvä? Ei jotenkin säväyttäny yhtään tää. :/ Harmittaa, mutta minkä sille voi. Ehkä tosiaan tykkäsin enemmän albumista kuin bändistä viimeksi.

Meh. Not a big fan of folk music.

I'm glad I listened, but I won't be listening again I don't think. I appreciate the vocals and instrumentals but it's just not my thing. 4/10

It was fine I guess

Occasionally rocking folk with a gentle professional voice.....its just dated.

OOOOHHHHH, I'm always happy to listen to something I'm not familiar with. Lets take notes Genesis Hall: If this had damn near any other vocalist this would be incredible. LOVE the guitar and drum work in this. Ugh, that voice. Si tu dois partir: Thats an abrupt turn and I don't like it. 2:18 is way too long for this to go on. Autopsy: Another abrupt turn, for the the better this time. I like the time changes and how clean this recording sounds. Lyrically weak and the recurring theme of I don't care for Sandy Denny's warbling nor her tone. A Sailor's Life: As a fan of long songs with large instrumental passages it pains me to say this is about 6 minutes too long. The good news is I would cut out the parts that have vocals and just keep this a fun jam instrumental. Cajun Woman: Lets stick to the possitives for this song. This drummer is pretty damn good. Ol Sandy isn't warbling in this, I wish she would use this singing style for the previous songs. This song it thankfully short. Who Knows Where The Time Goes?: Nice little song, I wish almost anyone else other than Sandy Denny was singing this. Percy's Song: This sounds like a Bob Dylan song. Looked it up, it is. I mean, its not bad. Million Dollar Bash: The good news is there is at least a small bit of escaping Sandy Denny warbling throughout all the verses. The bad news is shes painted all over the chorus and one of the verses, oh and the male vocalist blows. This may actually be the worst song so far. Dear Landlord: I lied, its this one. I am honestly shocked to find that people truly enjoy her voice. The Ballad Of Easy Rider: UGH. Apparently I listened to the Bonus Track Edition. I really wish I hadn't. Suffice it to say I didn't care for this. There is clearly tallent within this band. This almost feels like a parody of someone going for the crazy warble style female lead singer in a bad comedy movie just with a fantastic backing band. That being said other than the vocals this isn't bad at all. Even for the time frame its recorded quite well. 3 stars.

All over the place. Not in a good way.

Drivel

The Bob Dylan covers were pretty good but that was about it.

p182. 1969. 2 stars. Can't deny that Sandy Denny has a gorgeous voice, and can't fault the musicianship. It's all a bit samey though - the highlight is a Dylan song - and falls victim to late 60s wankage with an 11+ minute monstrosity. Bonus point for Richard Thompson on guitar, but point deducted for Ashley Hutchins because he's a twat.

Jäsp

Für Folk konnte ich mich noch nie begeistern.

Listened Before? N Yawwwwwwwwwnnnn. This is what happens when you take all the soul out of folk music and give the vocals to a singer with no range and no emotion. I'll pass. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Genesis Hall

As one half of British Folk legends Homous & Chutney, I can really stand here and understand what they’re trying to achieve 2.2 6/8 Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

The heck does that mean?

Las canciones eran interminables…

Maso

I liked their other one a decent bit but found this one tough to get through. Maybe another day I’ll be in a better mood for it. I enjoy the cover art at least. Rating: 1.7

Kind of a hard listen at times, but "Who Knows Where The Time Goes?" alone holds it up to a 2 on my personal scale

Pretty forgettable and I wonder whether this was actually unique at the time.

Try as I might, I never could enjoy this.

Just very non offensive- would not return to this album out of choice.

Perfectly pleasant, if bland, until Sailor’s Life, which took an unexpected left turn. I don’t see myself coming back to this, and won’t remember a song besides Sailors Life, so I am going to be a bit critical with my rating.

I learned something today. English folk music is not my thing. 2⭐️

Where Does the Time Go is a nice track, otherwise mostly bad.

Another English folk album. Has a few moments, but ultimately bores me...

Ooft, way too twee for my liking

It's beautiful to the right audience, but I am not that audience. Folk has never been my forte, and it steps into mediocrity to my ears.

I'm decidedly unimpressed.

Lame hippy cult vibes

- I'm not that into this. It's okayish, but I don't love the singer's vibrato. I like it better when the guy starts singing at the end of the album, and that song was the most interesting one for me. - Unfortunately, other than that song, none of the songs really caught my attention except the french song -- for the wrong reasons... the accent was way too anglo to pull it off. And the majority of the songs felt waaaaay too long. - The instrumentation isn't bad, but it doesn't really give anything room to breathe and isn't interesting enough to be that unrelenting. - The other thing I strongly dislike is that a lot of the songs are Dylan's work, and I'm boycotting that misogynist Zionist domestic abuser. - I do like the album cover, though the story is very sad how it reminds them of the very fatal car crash the same day.

70’s folk rock vibe

Some nice folk songs (liked the french one) but mostly a bit same same.

Mellow and chill but unremarkable

Music was as strange as the name

Standouts Autopsy

i expected worse when I saw the album cover

the vocals were nice but overall it was pretty boring

Absolutely not my taste in music.

Истоки фолка пока тяжело мне даются, хотя вроде бы и женский вокал (кстати интересно, что на фото в профиле на Spotify у Fairport Convention одни мужчины, надеюсь, обошлось без трагедий, как перед выпуском этого альбома). Даже есть песня Боба Дилана, но пока не торкает (возможно, как раз поэтому и мимо)

Numbing.

Fine

As beige as the album cover depicts it to be.

98. ok

Bon album. Ça s’écoute bien dans l’ensemble malgré quelques longueurs.

Toca hoy día nublado y una banda que desconozco. Disco chill, más folk que rock. Sin más para agregar, me despido hasta mañana.

Boring music, grating vocals. My mother describes singers like this as “squawking women”. She’s right. It’s hard to listen to, let alone enjoy. I won’t be revisiting this.

Even though I thoroughly hated this, I have to concede that English folk is not anywhere on any list of music I enjoy. So, I'll just say it's a me problem and move on

boring

On another day i might have enjoyed this one, but it is not this day...

boring (with a french song). its like shit fleetwood mac

Call me picky but it’s hard to take an album seriously when you can hear the accent in the singers voices, aside from country music. That is kind of expected. Like I feel like I’m about to hear the audio book for the Lord of the rings trilogy. Ya, no. This has no reason to be on this list. I’d give it a one if these guys couldn’t sing

A French version of If You Gotta Go + other Dylan covers, okay Hey, it gave Eva Cassidy a chance to cover How Does The Time Goes. But it seems like we could have heard more Sandy Denny songs (looking at you Led Zep et al)

Inoffensive to the point of being a bit boring.

No private session used for Spotify. I did not care for the country/folk mismatch. This site is giving me a bunch of folk music recently, I am trying to not let fact I am getting sick of this music make me to jaded in this review.

Not for me but kind of gave Florence Welch vibes

I enjoyed this album and the song autopsy!

Okay

Ok album that didn't amaze me but didn't bother me. The album just felt kinda lukewarm. Don't think I would pick and choose to listen this again.

Still can’t stand the female vocals on these folky records. Some nice rocking moments, but mostly meh.

Poeh, folk muziek. Ja dit is dus echt totaaaaaal niet mijn genre... Ik vind het saai, gedateerd en qua muziek en dergelijke gebeurt er niet zo veel. De zang is opzich best sterk, maar het pakt me gewoon niet. Voor mij is folk gewoon altijd verbonden met Simon & Garfunkel, die saaiige, brave hendrikken met de sexappeal van oud brood. Dit rockt nog wel iets meer, bijvoorbeeld de outro van A Sailor's life, maar nog steeds. De cover, dat is ook een beetje hoe ik de muziek zie; alsof ze elk moment de kerk in kunnen gaan en het vooral de zondagsrust niet mag verstoren. Tsja, nee, ik luister dit album tijdens het weekend en eigenlijk ben ik gewoon een beetje de nummers aan het aftellen voordat ik weer andere muziek aan mag zetten. Folk? Het is gewoon echt niet mn genre. FAVO: A Sailor's Life,

60’s Folk ⭐️Autopsy

Wasn't thrilled. Started out slow went on and on.

cookie cutter 60s was not impressed

Pretty mid folk.

Mäßig spannendes Folk Album

BORING

Good musicianship, but the vocals were to folky for me.

Just some bullshit

Well, they’ve done it again! Fairport Convention serve up another all skips album! To be fair, this is more listenable and the guitar work is more tuneful and intricate than on Liege & Lief. But it’s still a massive airball that seeks but never finds.

I'm still not convinced this is a serious band, has to be a goof. This was better than Liege and Lief, but still very far from good.

Joanie Mitchell sounding but not as good songwriting and had to borrow some Dylan songs. Not impressed

One other reviewer said it bored him to tears. I have to add that that this hippie crap was annoying as well. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Well, in this case it stood still

Did not care for her voice at all

Not terrible, but could do without the several Bob Dylan covers. I guess I don't have to hear Bob's voice, so that's a bonus. Very folksy, which I can appreciate in small doses. Would rate it a 3 but dropping it because too many covers. I want to hear your own work, not somebody else's.

Many great recordings were made in the 1960s, and I have already had the opportunity to listen to quite a few of them as part of this project. Sometimes I wonder whether there was also boring, uninspired, and insignificant music back then. The answer is yes! “Unhalfbricking” by Fairport Convention meets all these criteria—from the boring songs to the band that isn't 100% tight rhythmically and Sandy Daniels' falsetto whining to the stuffy, eccentric cover, this album contains none of the highlights of its decade. Is it bad enough for one star? No, it's not actually annoying enough for that.

Pretty unremarkable.

It wasn't a bad album, just not my cup of tea personally

The opposite of what I like to listen to, but the other half liked it

Bad folk music - Bob Dylan songs not recorded by Bob Dylan

It's a bit too country for me... not a fan.

Richard Thompson is as good a guitar player as has ever been. He can do it all from finger picking to big riffs. Rock, pop, folk, standards. Whatever. Great songwriter to boot. But I have never found my way into Fairport Convention. Ironically - it's his folk upbringing that I have always felt separated him from the British blues pack. But I am unmoved by his actual folk period with FC.

2/5

Ok 👍

When I saw the cover, I was curious to see what awaited me. So it was supposed to be British folk. That's not necessarily a genre I like. But the cover was unusual and promised something out of the ordinary. Well, I didn't like it. Too saccharine, too much campfire romance. The story behind the album and the cover was interesting, but the music wasn't for me. 2/5

Sorry. Can't make it through this record. All respect to the late Sandy Denny, but that voice is nails on a blackboard to me. I get it. People dig her. And that's fine. I just don't. I'm heretical enough to feel the same about Joni Mitchell on certain songs. But even the ones where I'm not loving her words, I'm loving her poetry. Not my jam. Three stars because of respect for the music, but not for me.

Melodic. A 3. But not really my thing. Two songs of that album maybe. So probably a 2.

The best moments on here bring together the dark psychedelia of the Velvet Underground with the medieval folk style of UK psych, pairing droning guitars and violas working against each other a over sparse but insistent rhythm section to build intensity chaotic intensity while a monotone vocal delivers ancient melodies. The more they lean into the folksy pastoral or corny blues the worse it gets though. Favorite: Sailor's Life, Percy's Song

We had this group before and they were much more interesting when they were doing really old and/or traditional english folk music. This is just boring 60's vocalisms without anything really different to make it stand out. Like it's really nothing.

I felt connected to Amish people while listening to this. Like maybe suffering is what brings us closer to God. And maybe this music is a bit of just that

These vocals are grating as hell

The more folky songs were pleasant; the more psychedelic ones droned on a bit. Kind of mid.

I guess I like the music (particularly the songs leaning towards prog), but that singer lady can fuck right off back to whichever Renaissance Fair they found her at.

I was down with the first track on the album, "Genesis Hall"; that song was great. But I was pretty disappointed the rest of the album doesn't sound anything like that one. I felt this album peaked with the first track here and the rest is just kind of "whatever".

Just alright, oldies type of music that I don’t really mess with and a few songs that’s ere longer than I would have preferred.

Veoma spor album, nista specijalno samo jedna pesma dodata na asdfg.

I went to the Fairport Convention & all the swag sucked!

Great instrumentals but the vocals are not for me.

Country de los 60, muy aburrido.

Gentle enough and it the musicians created a lovely folky trance whenever the Doris stopped warbling for a while. Heard lots worse on the list, so a very generous 2 star rating.

This is difficult. Im trying to bury my prejudice for this sort of drivel. There are hints of something I may like on this with the instrumentation, but the woman's vocals are done in that hippie preachy style which just annoys me, a lot. Then 'Million Dollar Bash' came on with a totally different vibe and with some bloke singing. That was where the rot set in. Not my thing at all.

I mean ... Well ... It's not awful ...

Basically a more folky Jefferson Airplane. Chill but not super exciting

This band has quite the story asking with this album. They were so young! My sister and mother both loved this kind of folk so much that I now just associate it with teenage rebellion, overly sincere hippies and the smell of boiling beans. It is well done, so I can't bring myself to give it one star, but it still stirs more anger in me than your typical heavy metal album.

Very fun, makes me reminiscent of the east coast. Pretty outside what I traditionally listen to though. One of two songs of this nature are fine but a whole album wore on me

this feels so different (and better) than previous fairport we've heard. to a startling degree. this was somewhere between inoffensive and enjoyable to listen to.

Very meh. Only one decent song really.

bit slow

Not particularly engaging; 'A Sailor's Life' has endearing elements but drags at 11 mins. 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes?' is a charming ditty though.

A mix of slow and uptempo songs with some real highlights such as the long instrumental at the end of A Sailor’s Life or the beat of Si tu dois partir Highlights: - Cajun Woman - Percy’s Song - Genesis Hall

Singer has exactly the type of voice that is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

English folk singer/songwriter - this was good and reminded me of Joni Mitchell but it fell flat for me.

I've been listening to quite a bit of English folk music lately as part of this challenge, and Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention is the latest addition to that journey. Let’s dive in. Overall, the album was enjoyable. While rooted in folk, it offers a nice variety in sound and style, keeping things from feeling too one-note. The lyrics are strong, and I was especially drawn to the vocals—Sandy Denny’s voice is beautiful, with a tone that reminded me a bit of Nico. The guitar work throughout the album is also excellent and adds real depth to the listening experience. Favourite tracks: I particularly liked A Sailor’s Life, Dear Landlord, Million Dollar Bash, and Cajun Woman. Least favourite: The album starts a bit slowly, and some of the earlier tracks—like Autopsy and Genesis Hall—felt a little dull and dragged in parts. Thankfully, it picks up momentum as it goes along. Album artwork: I love it—so distinctly '60s and full of character.

I mean, it was fine. But I didn’t care.

Not for me at all

Абсолютно унылая фолк-группа. Если это и есть британский фолк, то у них большие проблемы. Послушай Калинов Мост - Узарень, к примеру.

Well honestly I feel like this kinda sounds like every other little folk/singer songwriter band from the 60s so nothing really stood out to me

Ugh!

It was ok, though nothing to get overly excited about. The album's length was fine overall, but a few of the songs could have been a bit shorter.

Who knows where the time goes was lovely but other than that was pretty dull, was ready for it to be done

Too Folksy.

Love the cover art, you could have this in your house and other Fairport convention fans would get it while everyone else would assume it's your grandparents. Like the last album this was a bit too classic 60s hippie folk for the most part but every now and then the band would just rip it and I'd be tapping along. Then back to being dull. Not my sort of thing and the brief interludes of half decent music didn't save it.

Boring

Natalie Merchant meets Allison Kraus. Not my brand of music but I didn’t hate it. Maybe it’s because I just watched LOTR Fellowship of the Ring before listening to this.

pass

Ei hirveästi kiinnosta vuoden 1969 soundi,..

- Another band I've never heard of. - It definitely sounds like folk rock, and I ended up listening to the album more than once, cause I was beginning to feel that I don't really get the feel for new music the first time I listen to it. - I don't love the whole album, but my fave songs are A Sailor's Life, and Cajun Woman - I would listen to the album again, depending on my mood. This is very much a "vibes" type of genre for me. If I'm feeling it, I'll like it...if I'm not, turn it off :P

Bloody not good with Folk music... Or folk rock. I have tried I promise...

2.5 - Meh

I'll quote Butthead on this one. "What the hell is this crap?" A French Bob Dylan cover? Only Charlotte Gainsbourg is allowed to do that. I really tried to put my "objective listener" hat on for this, but I was already in a grumpy mood going in and suffering through this oddity didn't help any. And although my one dimensional nature did allow me to appreciate the one mild rocker found here, and one other song that was pretty cool (Who Knows Where the Time Goes ?) (Who knows how this album made the list?) I must throw down a big fat 2 for my review. Sorry not sorry Fairport. 2

In a nutshell: electrified traditional folk. This is what I'd expect to hear in a rural UK pub. Not that's a bad thing. I might go back to this album in a few weeks, because there must be something here I don't see. Overall: 4/10

2.3 This is exactly what I imagine Cartman has in mind when he says he fucking hates hippies.

Fine for what it is, but not my bag.

Melodic, some of it was good. All of it was dated.

British folk-inspired songs not without merits but I'm just not into this any more. Real folk yes, as in, traditional songs by real people (Lomax recordings!) The voice gets really annoying after a few songs. Not very creative.

Not good, Bob.

I don’t like this. Maybe because it reminds me of an evil ex, maybe because it sucks.

Very Joni Mitchell vibes but not as poetic but with better singing. Don’t know if I’ll return but liked it well enough

Mostly folksy music with mild electric guitars and a whispy female lead vocalist. But some tracks are a bit more rocking. The one that stands out to me is 'Autopsy' which is in 5/4 time.

60s cult indoctrination simulator

Didn't like this at all, too slow, too folksy and just kinda shit. Only part that jumped out as a sustained bit I didn't dislike was A Sailors Life, but even that's a stretch

#500. A dull slog that I had to force myself to get through. I liked one of their other albums that I listened to from this playlist, but this one didn't have that same something, whatever it was. 2/5: just kinda boring, really.

Started out promising, but ended up being boring.

OK folk music. Some catchy songs, some not. 2.5.

Not great

bri'ish folk? aso s albumcover findi hammer hahaha ohh seehr schöni stimm!! echli wie d joni mitchell si tu dois partir isch okkkk aber jz echt nöd meh, find cool dass sie französisch singed aber wemmer nöd genau lost chönntmers für englisch halte hahaha autopsy wieder rockiger, a sailor's life wieder folk, mached sies eifach abwechsligswiis? ja han sailor's life jz nöd vill chönne abgwünne also ich find ihri stimm suuuper. d gitarre findi teilwiis au schön. aber mier schlaft chli s gsicht ih who know where the time goes seg so de hit? PERCY JACKSON ja sorry für mich isch das es klars 2, es isch nöd "schlecht" per se, aber finds extrem langwilig (aso genesis hall hani cool gfunde) s albumcover passt guet vodem her guet, das pärli gseht so bieder uus

I’m not too keen on folk, I could get into the opener and Autopsy but the rest not really x

I like The second track: "Si Tu Dois Partir" But generally I don't like the sound of this album, even though I often like folk music or at least folk-inspired pop and rock

not all bad but not really my type of music

All a bit too unbitten.

Kinda boring but ok background music

Please no more. This is twice I've been tortured with these notes

Kind of boring. Best song was the bob dylan cover

Hmmmm. Lady had a nice voice and it was alright for a frosty morning but nit really my cup of tea

at least the songs allowed me to fall asleep

It’s alright but very “it’s own thing”

Not for me

Got better as it progressed. 2.5?

First half of the album was alright, everything after A Sailor's Life was boring, and holy fuck Million Dollar Bash is the worst song in existence

I think i listened to this 3 months ago and forgot to review it. Mid then, mid now.

Can't remember.

Didn’t do much for me

I didn't care for is

Didn't love this one, couldn't really get into it. Just wasn't the vibe of the day

frankly supaboring

Probably a fine folky album but I didn't get into it.

Bit bland but ok.

I’m sorry, this is boring. 2.2 stats

Some decent songs, but something I would never listen to again

Between the cover art and the title I had no idea what to expect. Enjoyed some moments when they got into a groove, but mostly forgettable.

1.7 Bit of a snoozefest. The only song I liked was Million Dollar bash and I think that's a Dylan song.

Decent sound.

Not terrible but pretty boring overall.

2 Fairport Convention Albums in a row. Am I being punked?!

Folk me.

who knows where the time went

Renaissance fair blues

I can’t stand Joni Mitchell and I can stand this even less.

Great cover, a couple of good tracks but not really my thing

Encore un groupe inconnu. Et une révélation : la folk (ou apparenté) n'est vraiment pas pour moi ... Celui ci est cependant plus intéressant que les précédent : Autopsy + Sailor's Life + Avec des chorus plaisants. => 2/5

Fairport Convention's "Unhalfbricking" falls short of expectations. While Sandy Denny's vocals shine on tracks like "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," much of the album feels disjointed and experimental to a fault. The band's attempt to blend traditional folk with rock elements often misses the mark, resulting in an uneven listening experience. Despite moments of brilliance, particularly in their rendition of Bob Dylan's "Percy's Song," the album lacks cohesion and fails to fully capture the magic of their live performances. Die-hard folk-rock fans might find some appeal, but casual listeners may struggle to connect with this ambitious yet flawed release.

Oh wow more boring English folk music from the 60s.

This had absolutely no effect on me whatsoever

2+

Kind of boring folk duet

As someone who has waxed rhapsodic over the likes of The Chieftains and The Milk Carton Kids, I was expecting to have this album make a bigger impression. I think it’s just a reminder that those who pave the way aren’t those who go the farthest or the fastest. I think this album played better as part of a burgeoning folk movement. Put another way, if I was smoking medicinal herbs and dancing with mostly naked women, or could imaging doing it anymore, I’d like this album a lot more. All that said, you can see the foundation being lain, despite the album's title and Sailor's Life is a song I could see returning to.

So Fairport Convention equals English folk huh… The band DOES have a very distinctive sound – especially Sandy Denny’s vocals and stylings, and for what they were trying to do, they did a pretty solid job… Not a big folk fan though, and especially not a big Dylan fan – which I guess there were 3 or 4 Dylan covers on this album – so that might explain my less-than-enthusiastic experience with the “Unhalfbricking”… The 2 songs I did find the most interesting were “The Autopsy” & “Where Does The Time Go” – both written by Denny, as both are fine efforts, and I’d give them both 4-stars out of 7-stars… I rated a Dylan album a few weeks back, and I commented on how I think Dylan is a great songwriter – however, just about ALL of the versions of his songs that I like – were performed by other artists (i.e. “All Along The Watchtower” – Jimi Hendrix, “Mr. Tambourine Man” – The Byrds, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” G&R, etc.). Well, Fairport Convention had 4 chances to wow me on this album, but not so much… Anyways – definitely a unique sound, and fairly well-executed for what it was, so a solid 2 in my book…

✅ pleasant, but not as compelling as Leige and Leif

I dont like it at all. Didn't like the other one by them. Not my thing, boring, shite, just not for me

They can’t all be winners.

This kind of sounds like what they’d play in at an old timey circus.

Not bad musically, just not my style at all.

folk... een genre dat alle kanten op kan, van zeer goed, bijna punk tot zeer campy melodrama songs... helaas te veel naar die laatste kant

Not bad, but not my kind of music

5/10. Not my thing, paja la mayoria del disco. TF: Autopsy/A Sailor's Life

I think it would make good background music at a festival, in the sun, drinking cider etc. But I didn't enjoy it on it's own.

Why is English folk always so boring?

Okay

Zzzzzz.

ok, but not my style of music

Folk music, not keen.

Boring

I really could not get myself to enjoy this album, it’s worth noting the non bonus track version is only 6 songs long and one of those is in French. So of the 5 songs I was able to understand, there is no inherent flaws, the lead female vocalist has a beautiful voice and the lyrics are well done, I just couldn’t bring myself to enjoy any of the songs as I found them all so boring and lack lustre. “Million dollar bash” is the closest to enjoyment and is a quick sub 3 minute, faster in tempo and therefore more enjoyable. This album actually makes me want to go re rate Beth ortons album. As this feels like a 30 year earlier incarnation and made me realise in reflection that I was tottaly wrong about that album and they are both equally as boring as one another.

Much prefer other bands of this genre

Drones on at times - like much music of this era it can go off on a drug induced aimless wander and leave us sober folks wondering what the hell just happened. Enjoyed sections of this when it was a bit more tightly focused. Nice vocals, good musicianship. Glad it was only 40 minutes, I could at least bear listening once through. No more please.

think i need to be in a certain mood to enjoy this, but its certainly not terrible

Nice beach / driving with the windows down music, nothing super great to me!

Folky, not really my style and there were some songs I enjoyed but overall nothing special

No

Not for me at this moment

Ok

Not my thing for a full album listen overall, but i do love Autopsy , and Who Knows Where the Time Goes is full of sad memories for me.

2.5 Surprisingly, fairly enjoyable just not my sort of thing.

strange… not in a good way

A little strange but I’ve gotten much worse off this list.

This album started pretty decently. Was off to a better start than the last fairport album. But then it got really folky and boring. I don’t think a 10 minute folk song should ever exist. The French song was surprisingly catchy and enjoyable too but pretty much downhill after that. Almost was good. 5.0/10

Classic 60s vocals but no snap to their sound.

As is with all folk music for me, it's somewhat uniform and boring to listen to after some time. Yes, there are some Bob Dylan titles, but they weren't published by himself then for a reason.

more boring British folk

just really boring Significant 38/121 Liked 17/121 Added 4/121 NNN

Boring as hell folk music.

Autopsy is great. But the vocals aren’t great for the most part. 2 stars

I didn't hate this but it didn't really interest me. I've found I'm quite averse to the 60/70 style of female folk vocal which is grating and lacking in depth. This hit that 'not so sweet' spot and I found it difficult. I'm sure the songs were well crafted and if you like her voice it could be a great record, but not for me.

More like FAIRly CONVENTIONal folk music. 100% the only reason this is on here is because Dylan is listed as a writer on some of the song credits and nothing makes the author of this book harder than a Dylan writing credit.

Uninspiring

I kept hoping for it to get better; it does not. Bargain basement Joni Mitchell.

2.5

Weird and slow. A real snooze. Very 60s but not it a good way

Muistaakseni todella laimea esitys. Olisikohan ollut yksi nautittava biisi ja muuten aika skeidaa.

Ihan jees fiilistelyä, mut ei mitenkään erikoista mun sieluun

Repetitive, sea-shanty-sounding folk that drove me to somnolence. I think I'm the wrong demographic or era for this stuff. Even the big hit on it, "Who knows where the time goes?" didn't really stick for me. I'm sure my parents loved it though.

Oof. Not for me, Clive. Rotten rubbish. The point of no return was when I heard the phrase 'Four and twenty'. That would be 24. It might be 1969 but if you can put a man on the moon (allegedly), you should be able to get to grips with basic modern numeral conventions.

Meh

Bit wishy-washy.

A lot of musical/vocal talent that falls short on songwriting/lyrics.

Mehh

A bit boring

Starts out nice with Genesis Hall but becomes dull after a while. Very narrow in range

Interesting - especially the quality of the girl singer’s voice, but only just interesting.

Mooie hoes, deze gasten hadden we volgens mij al eens eerder beluisterd. Kan me niet zo bekoren

Sounds like a lot of folky music from the 60s and just isn’t very interesting to me

Reminds me of why I hate folk. This genre contains some of the most boring music there is.

Not my thing.

We don't need two Fairport Convention albums on this list, we know what they're about, go and do your medieval cosplay somewhere else. A forgettable 2.

Never get these guys. All the ingredients seem to be there, but the combination never rises above dull for me. She's got a great voice, the tunes are pretty enough, but I've just finished listening to what is a pretty short album and I couldn't say that I remember even one of the songs. 2/5.

Disproves my theory that the best of any genre is worth checking out. Quality ingredients: great voice, love the guitar, amazing fiddle, solid material, especially Who Knows Where The Time Goes, pretty arrangements. Yet somehow it all comes together into something that never really rises above being boring. I like relaxing music, I'm ok with a melancholy mood, but no matter how much I try, no matter how good the albums are in this project, I just don't like folk music. I've really tried. I don't mind having listened and I assume this album deserves a place on this list. But I won't be back.

I might give it 2.5 if they let me.

I'll be honest, I didn't enjoy listening to it much. Only decent track here is Autopsy. Maybe A Sailor's Life too but it's too long. 4/10

I kept forgetting it was on. Nice gentle folk music, but would've been happy to die before listening to this one. So wouldn't be in my book of essential albums.

Our second from this group, and it's decent but it doesn't feel "necessary" in the sense that I would hope for any album on this list. They're a pretty cool '60s psych/folk rock group, but we don't need multiple from them. Suprise surprise, they're British. Favorite tracks: Si Tu Dois Partir, A Sailor's Life. Album art: Some old foagies standing around. Appropriately boring I'm afraid. 2.5/5

This collection of folk songs would be much better if the singer didn't have that slightly annoying, thin, fast-vibrato voice. On top of that, some of the instruments are out of tune. I gues this one is not for me. 2/5

Folk off with this shit 2/5

They said it best in Autopsy - "..why must you bore me to tears?" Aggressively dull.

De cover van het album wekt bij mij geen enthousiasme. Enthousiasme kwam ook niet opspelen tijdens het luisteren. Het is best wel traag, een beetje saai. Hier dan even de “oké” nummers want het is niet zo zeer dat het slecht is: - Cajun Woman - Who Knows Where Te Time Goes - Million Dollar Bash

I can never understand why bands feel the need to recreate sounds that were already done in the past. For me the whole point of music is bringing something new to the table and this ain't it

Unoffensive, not remarkable

Quaint

I adore the album cover. Not the album.

I just heard of this folk group. This was pretty decent but didn't seem like something I'll remember a week from now

This feels very 60's... and British. It's a bit too much for me. It's the kind of music I would expect to run into in the corner of a brew festival. Good enough, but not really good.

Ajattelin ensin kolmosta, sillä tietyssä mielentilassa (väsyneenä, tai sydänsuruisena) tällainen musiikki voisi kuulostaa hyvin kauniilta, mutta valitettavasti levyn toka biisi oli niin ärsyttävä rallatus, ettei uppoa missään mielentilassa. (Olenpas minä nyt pihi näiden tähtien kanssa, toivottavasti huomenna on jotain enemmän mun makuun.)

Muistiinpanot: ei ollut muistiin painuva. Ohueksi jäi ja taustamusana pysyi 2/5

Honestly not a fan of folk music, maybe one day it’ll change, but I like vashti Bunyan more than them lol