Reviews (page 10 of 14)
really pretty record
Very much late 60s/early 70s folk. Nick's voice is very pleasant to listen to, and if you don't mind a very "of its time" instrumentation then you'll enjoy this. I thought it was decent.
Nice and gentle
Pretty solid
Sympatoche
2 were a nice listen. Can't say that for the others
Put it on. Listened. It was fine. Mid/10.
This was okay. Not really my genre. Kind of a soft sounds. Not really for me. But still a good listen of you are in the mood.
Not as good as his other two albums on this list, but enjoyed it. Standout songs: Hazey Jane At the chime of a city clock Northern Sky
Good folksy album.
Like so many others I’m sure, the VW ad featuring Pink Moon brought Nick Drake onto my radar. Consistently a good listen, perfect for soundtracks and a melancholy mood.
Meh
Of the three albums that Nick Drake recorded in his lifetime, this is the one that should be on this list. I'm guessing that all of them will show up here anyway. Let's be honest with ourselves... If it wasn't for that Volkswagen commercial in 1999, Nick Drake would be a mere footnote and his legacy would be as a niche musician with little impact on modern music.
Nice little album
Very pretty music. Would listen to again.
Pretty, tuneful, and like the perfect hotel guest left with absolutely no trace that it was there. I enjoyed it, but i couldn't tell you a single song i just listened to
Not bad. More interesting by far than the insipid stuff I know him for.
Surprisingly orchestral
kinda of ok backgroundmusic
Nice accouistic album!
Bättre än förra Nick Drake på den här listan. Har sina moments men klickar inte helt... Ännu
not my style, pretty mellow but very melodic
It’s pronounced breh-ter ley-ter. Also what album does the beef with Kendrick start?
There were several great tunes on the album, but nothing that I found ground breaking or exciting. A good, but not great listen.
Yeah I’m not sure about this one. In general it was okay but I don’t know if I would listen to it again. Still, I liked his songwriting
3.5 - comfortably dull
***An good easy listening album
Bryter Layter by Nick Drake is another middle of the road album. The music is fine. Nothing to get worked up about, good or bad. I thought I was going to have an issue with the vocals based on how the opening song started but, again, it was fine. I’m reminded of a quote from High Fidelity for this album. It’s when we meet Jack Black’s character Barry for the first time. He comes into the record store and starts bashing the guys for what they are listening to. (It’s Belle and Sebastian). In the argument Cusack’s character, Rob says, “I don't wanna hear old sad bastard music, Barry, I just want something I can ignore.” Bryter Layter is something I can ignore. I don’t dislike it, it can just be on and illicit no real feeling or emotion. Therefore, this album gets a 3 rating from me. 3/5
This makes all other, popular folk artists of the 70’s makes sense (“oh! that’s what they were trying to do”) Huge blueprint for a lot of music to come. Feels like a reaction to Donovan (whom I really enjoy) without the whimsy. Probably more like a 3.72 star.
decent!
Calm and relaxing afternoon type music. Kind of reminded me of something from a wes Anderson movie, then a song later realized it was 100% used in Garden state.
This is my first time hearing Nick Drake. He invites you to pull up a seat and wallow in his melancholy together. The tracks were all perfectly fine, nothing too off-putting. But nothing stands out as a must listen. I have a hard time picking a song for the 1001 playlist, but I guess I'll pick "Hazey Jane II" as it was the most pleasant despite the strange cadence. It's probably a 2.5 star album, but I guess I'll round up.
Well, these are all very nice songs. Very sweet songs. I don't know where these songs belong... Maybe hold music? An elevator in a hospice center? A restroom at an oral and maxillofacial surgical center?
Kind of pretty. Kind of annoying.
my least favorite of nick drake's, still alright
Heard it before. I thought I'm not in a very Nick Drake mood today but after hitting play it seems I AM in a Nick Drake mood. Hard to say no to this album 3/5
Interesting chill folky album.
I had never heard of Nick Drake before now, and I liked this much more than I thought I would.
I went into this completely blind, and really enjoyed it, with one (fairly major) reservation - I just don't like his voice very much. It's breathy and insubstantial. Pretty much everything else I liked. Standout tracks: Hazey Jane I, Northern Sky 3/5 (3.5 if I were allowed half stars)
Something about Nick Drake speaks to me. This is not the type of music I would normally enjoy listening to, but it is the kind of music I end up writing when I sit down with an acoustic and and idea. I only wish I could express the ideas as clearly and execute them as well as he does.
Chill vibes, not unpleasant, wispy and delicate. Reminds me of a not-as-good Belle And Sebastian tbh.
Favorite tracks: One Of These Things First, Poor Boy I liked the noodling and I liked the brass! This was really good driving music, but it didn't hit me as hard when I listened at home.
So, Nick why do you want the job? "A difficult conversation, a broken lampshade and feelings that should never surface" Nick really, what can you bring? "Impressive melancholy guitair playing and a conversation with myself".
I don't mind Nick Drake, but he's just not really my cup of tea.
The guitar work is pretty fantastic, same with the rest of the instrumentation. I can appreciate the vocal work for what he did, the bedroom pop style or whatever they call this type of music? Another album that wasn’t necessarily my vibe, but I thought it was pretty cool for what it was, a lot of interesting themes in style mixed into it. I can see where this would influence a lot of Indie musicians going forward, it’s a shame. The guy died so young as well. I think it’s worth three out of five stars.
Feels oddly lounge jazz in parts and not really a fan of his vocal style, but it is at least distinctive
It's decent. Probably one that gets better with more listens.
erwartete schlimmes (folk pur!) und war positiv überrascht: auch jazz und blues haben hier platz.
I do not hate Drake's voice and I like the music especially the songs that have strings and horns. My complaint is that this sounds like music that would be better served as a score for a movie instead of as an album. 2.75/5
ta piola
Good album, perfect background music to work to Definitely pooka music same sounds as Jack Johnson, very meloncholy, jazzy, guitar The flute in "Bryter Layter" got me feelin giddy asl
Interesting folk/jazz combo 6/10
3.5
After two listens I thought it was good, but it hasn't really stuck with me. Maybe a few more listens and it'll click.
It’s fine. It’s not wildly different from his first album, and I feel like it doesn’t really go anywhere. I listened to it three or four times and kept waiting for it to take off and was disappointed that it didn’t. Hazey Jane II is a highlight.
It was okay, i only rreally liked the first song, the rest was too folky for my tastes.
Very chill music. I can imagine it playing in the background of a store like Blain's Farm and Fleet. I enjoyed his instrumental work more than his singing. Favorite song was Sunday. Overall 6.4/10
Very much not my kind of thing. But it was alright as background.
A nice surprise!
I really liked the music. Didn't really like his voice. But will definitely listen again to this album
Slow, sad, hard to tell when one song stops and another starts, though I am listening while I am working. Would probably like more if I listened to it a few more times.
His playing, his voice so angelic. To me, the songs themselves are better than the arrangements. This album feels like it got too much of a Phil-Spector treatment with all the accompanying parts. I’d love to hear a stripped down version of this album of just Nick and his guitar.
Alas Nick we hardly knew ye. What a shame.
Beautiful arrangements and soothing vocals
Need to listen again more closely. Cool vibe, kind of Donovan-esque at times, way jazzier (mostly in a bad way) than I expected
The first half > the second half
3.5
舒服的
Enjoyed this
I finally Get Nick Drake
Not a fan of his voice tbh
It’s a Nick Drake album. Just not a total fan. All his music sounds very similar. Put me to sleep
Not sure we needed every Nick Drake album on this list. I think I liked this one marginally better than the other two but still not a huge fan.
Weird but it was ok. Hard to tell when one song ended while it was playing in the background
It was aight, I'm sure if I looked in to what else was out at the time I'd be able to appreciate it more buuuut, it's time for the next album
Unashamedly drakeesque and enjoyable without being his pinnacle
Very samey throughout, but not bad overall.
A 60’s album that could have been done in the 2000’s
Interesting
It was okay! I can tell Belle and Sebastian took influence from him and I guess that's a positive. I really like One of these things first, and I'm pretty sure that was the only song I recognised. A lot of it was just, fine. I wasn't drawn into it the way others have been. Glad I listened to it but wouldn't put it on again.
Pink Moon was a revelation. Very near the 5 star level and while it was an album I had explored before, it sounded fresh and exciting and still does. This is a trip back in time in the short career of Nick Drake. Hoping for more of the same, and considering that earlier work is often more raw and emotional, we may be in for a treat. Kick off your clown clogs and pull up a chair from my grandmother’s house. Yes, Nick is already here and has followed instructions to the letter. Introductions? In this economy. Could’ve saved me a cheeky 90 seconds there, big man. A nice opener. Why not? A follow-up to the original Hazey Jane. Uhh she was a drifter that was famous for also being a nighttime cobbler. Man this thing is so much happier than Pink Moon. It’s almost jarring considering that was my reference point. A word I love to overuse is “bombastic.” I never anticipated that word would even enter my mind whilst listening to Nick Drake. Why is this melancholic loner being accompanied by a volley of horns? Bizarre start. The Eagles on quaaludes. The additional instruments don’t do anything for his voice. This song is both boring and overblown. He has such a quiet voice and style. I don’t understand the extra noise. It’s not needed. This songwriting is more in line with what I expect and enjoy, but the piano adds an unnecessary element. Better track though. Still not thrilled. Not getting the emotion I expected here. I wish the background instruments would go. This is fine. Not great. This does remind me that I have been staying up too late doing Lite Brite. I just have to see the tiger from Aladdin made out of little plastic lights. Set the animal ablaze with the heat of the clunky, yet patented fire hazard perpetrated on the world by the people at hasbro. Bless their cotton socks. An instrumental was nice. Love a good flute. I thought Bob Dylan somehow ran into the studio. They picked up his panicked “PLEASE” as they escorted him out of the studio. He couldn’t handle not being on something people would call influential. I have to say. This song is beautiful. The accompanying strings actually help the song in some areas. It adds a real folk element to this. Somehow “Fly” is as intimate as it is expansive. Ugh the samba mix. The saxophone and jazz piano are cool here, but the overall melody isn’t it for me. Especially the choir. Yikes. Decent song. It’s hard to say I hate it, but there are certainly some elements throughout that I kind of hate. I can’t say “I wish there wasn’t so much garbage in the background” on every track review, but it really does apply to almost every song. Oh. Now we’re back. Floutist and an almost metallic funeral riff. Oh get out of here with the drums and keyboard. No need. Ah man I’m bummed. Truly bummed. And not in the British meaning of the word, you perverts. This read as an extremely talented, yet worryingly introverted teenager too shy to interrupt the people at the bar blasting “GENERIC POP INSTRUMENTAL (10 HOUR LOOP)” form their phones. There was more repetition and less genius because we had to make room for lame piano and horns that brought to mind the smell of mildew. A good album that was consistently interrupted like an alarm breaking up a beautiful dream. I like Nick Drake, I LOVE Pink Moon, but as far as Bryter Layter? Feels like I hardly knew ‘er. I long for the return of winter. Plunge the summer people back into their SAD pits. Me and the boys of winter will be roaming the prematurely dark desolation, causing mayhem and baying at the Pink Moon. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Bryter Layter, Fly
If Wes Anderson was an album.
very pretty arrangements and songwriting, with northern sky being the obvious highlight i understand why he’s revered, it’s just got this joni mitchell/van morrison type thing that i don’t love
Surprised by this album. It tackled a heavy subject matter (depression) in a light manner. Relaxing and enjoyable album.
I didn't know this folk singer. I liked a few of his songs and overall, not a bad album.
Mellow British funk, but in my head, I kept comparing him to Cat Stevens who released his major works around the same time, and there's just no comparison. 3/5
This fella can write a tune
Very pretty music, but it didn't really stick in my brain too much.
Några fina gamla låtar.
Bien, tranquilo, no muy mi onda, pero prefiero este tipo de música a que me salga algo de rap o así.
Meh. Guitar-centric folk rock. Pleasant enough, but not my kind of music.
this was pretty good. Like simon and garfunkel but without the hits
Soft and mellow in general, sometimes lukewarm though. It's mostly like chicken soup for the ears. All in all it's ok, it's nice to listen to on a workday late evening with a cup of coffee to relax.
Good and interesting music. Southern California morning songs for the Laurel Canyon set. Sort of a male Joanie Mitchell with orchestral arrangements (but not as necessary to my music collection as Joanie). 3 or 4, depending on the weather.
3.5
A perfect album for such a gloomy day. Even if it was raining outside, it would have fit perfectly into the setting. Plus, the last song coincidentally has the title Sunday and today is Sunday... So it's lucky that it was generated today, and not when the sun is shining outside, otherwise I don't know how I would have been able to stand the whole melancholic-depressive atmosphere of the songs. There are three instrumentals on the album, including the title track, which I have to admit that I liked more than the vocal-instrumental ones. It's classified as a folk album, but in it I found threads of jazz (especially in Poor Boy), soul, rock, and even trip-hop, and not only in the melancholic atmosphere, but literally in one song (At the Chime of a City Clock) part of the music is like taken from a Portishead song. So, in general, I have a positive impression of this album, chill-out, moody, mellow music that if you're in that kind of mood, it would suit you. This is the first time I've heard anything from Nick Drake, but I wasn't disappointed.
Didnt think i'd like it, was decent. Nothing special, but not bad
Always nice to hear a good singer/songwriting album 7/10
A lovely Cafe lounge album, pretty neat.
Very unique voice. Interesting songs. Wouldn't mind listening to more of him. Stand out song - Sunday
Probably would like it with another couple listens. The instrumentals are good
Soft rock feel
3/5
Rather short, easy listening and pleasant. 6/10
He’s chill
Talented guitarist, pleasant voice, seemingly unremarkable otherwise. 3/5
Had me at Introduction. Lost me at Hazy Jane II. Had me again at the Chimes of a City Clock. Lost me again at… what a roller coaster. I have to let this one sit. May revisit it or other Nick Drake catalog. Love his voice.
Very pretty, very mellow and over produced. Not for me.
I understand Nick Drake was a legend in his time but this one didn't do anything for me upon first listen. I found myself becoming bored with it pretty quickly.
Put me to sleep but I liked it.
English rock singer, 70s. Folk, singer songwriter. Not the most interesting voice. Pleasant guitar heavy folk. Some sax. Pleasant, unofenssive.
Listen, I respect any artist making a hand-crafted record. Some of the instrumental playing on this sounds great. However, not a huge fan of Drake’s vocal deliveries. It’s a shame we lost this artist before his time, as he shows great promise here, and from what I hear on his later work as well. Great album to vibe to, but it doesn’t hit me the same way as my favorites.
Post hippie mellow gold getting high on a beanbag music with some jazz. Not for me. It all sounds like Cat Stevens. Well made. I never heard any of this before.
1. "Introduction" - 2. "Hazey Jane II" 3,4 3. "At the Chime of a City Clock" 3,4 4. "One of These Things First" 2,4 5. "Hazey Jane I" 2,7 6. "Bryter Layter" 3,3 7. "Fly" 3,3 8. "Poor Boy" 3,2 9. "Northern Sky" 3 10. "Sunday" 3,2 Average 3,1
I am aware that my musical palate is immature and there are things in this album certain people appreciate. To me it was a NY jazz club Renaissance Fair fusion. 3/5
I was hoping that I would enjoy this album as much as I liked Pink Moon. I found that the extra background accompaniment took away from the vulnerability of the songs. I don’t know if I would have liked it better if I hadn’t had the other one to compare it to, or if it was just a mood tonight. I will likely try the album again or hear some of it while listening to other Nick Drake music so I hope it grows on me over time. If it doesn’t I still have his other work.
Mad amount of flute, very whimsical and fantasy like. Pretty solid.
Better nick drake
Like a more laid back Dylan, I enjoyed the sound of his voice and the melancholy vibes. Wish the album leaned more into the folk side.
An undoubtedly great record, but my least favourite nick drake. Too cheerful!
Kinda depressing.
This album was an interesting blend of jazz, folk, and nightclub music from another British guy I never heard of. Very easy listening but nothing too memorable. Seems like the kind of music you could play in the background.
The best way to describe this album is inoffensive and easy listening. It was decent background music I sat on the couch this morning drinking my coffee and petting my dog. Can’t remember a single song, but just remember it being relaxing enough as I chilled.
Kinda reminded me of Dave Matthews Band but more easy-listening. Nice and calming but didn’t have anything special to bump up the rating.
A warm, soothing record. Lovely voice.
Hippies!
Not bad but nothing great I’d give it a 3.5
I usually hate folk but this was beautiful
Forlorn, searching, melancholic but warm, Nick Drake is a talented song writer and probably would have gone far in folk music (if not for his abrupt end). I enjoyed the flutes and orchestration, his voice and strumming suits his choice in backing instruments and the result is rather pretty. It toes a line between happy and sad, is it both/is it neither? Either way, it's moving. I do think the mood and setting of the listener might affect it's reception but it hit me at the right time. I enjoyed it enough to check out his other work. 3.15 for calming abilities.
Didn't know what to expect from Nick Drake but I was pleasantly charmed. It's a decent indie folk album with some unique vocals that I somewhat enjoyed. Nothing hugely jumped out but it was a cozy 40 minutes that went down relatively easy. For some reason it had me thinking of an old sweater knit by your grandmother. It's not your favorite thing to wear but it's comfortable and has some heart in it that makes it special even if its a little ugly or outdated. It's a decent album with a pretty unique indie sound so I wasn't surprised to see it has been used by Wes Anderson and in the movie Garden State. It lives firmly in the "indie darling" realm which I don't mean as a slight. I'd be curious if any of my friends are familiar with Nick Drake. 2.94 stars
Good, to slow
Nice with nice instrumentals but too chill for me.
Not a favourite but understand its place, bit easy listening, of it’s time other people did the melancholy folk stream of consciousness thing better, arrangements are great liked the Sax flute and piano bits which added a lot “I could have been a signpost“ lyrics didn’t really land but nice to listen to in the background, maybe should’ve listened to it driving home then start of the day
Quite nice and standard singer-songwriter album. He spices it up a bit with the latinesque "Bryter Layter", the jazzy "Poor Boy", and folk music-like(?) "Sunday", which I really appreciated! Otherwise nothing out of the ordinary in either direction. 3/5.
Sounds OK, not really my thing
Sons were more wide ranging than I expected. Assumed just melancholy acoustic, but there were elements of jazz and a full instrumental song.
This is an interesting album. I don't know much about Nick Drake other than he was a folk-type singer and he died pretty young. This seems to be a little different than other folk music. There is a lot of what seems like elaborate backing music and a lot of backing vocals, which do sound good. This is some slow and mellow music and it's not a bad way to spend 40 minutes.
made me fall asleep
On par with the Beatles
Background relaxing guitar.
I really thought I had listened to this before but none of it sounded familiar. Really liked the instrumentals but as others have said, this does not measure up to his other albums
very nice and pleasant album! prob my number 3 nick drake but real nice music !
I really do love Nick Drake, but this album is a prime example of too much going on. Sometimes, the wall of noise is quite lovely, but most of the time all its doing is taking away from Nick Drake. He should always be the spotlight on an album but here he seems to drift off into the background
Nice vocals Backing tracks were fine, liked the sax in particular Not much dynamism, felt a bit flat/boring
Of his three albums I prefer this album the most for its accompaniment which features fine performances and arrangements by his collaborators. These arrangements, a sort of early chamber pop/folk leave a ton of audio fun to digest. Unfortunately this album is held back by what all of his albums are held back which is Nick Drake's weak, unemotional voice. Without peaks and valleys, and consistent articulation, it renders his lyrics indecipherable and unimportant. It ends up sounding like they recorded him strumming on a guitar and simply laid it over the top of the lush arrangements, which should be great, but just feels slightly disconnected from each other. The songs are competent, but I think these songs could have truly shined with a proper singer than can bring something more than the distant detachment that Nick Drake presented when singing. He sings better than Bob Dylan, but my tiny dog can leap over that bar. It is as if Drake had never heard of the concept of dynamics, or was too drugged up to attempt them. Consequently, the most enjoyable tracks on here for me were the purely instrumental tracks of "Introduction" and "Bryter Layter" (jazz flute anyone?), "Sunday". Personally, I don't think any of his albums deserve to be on this list. His is a tragic story, but his tragic mythos shouldn't be the reason for his inclusion when the facts don't hold up. Typical mistake of this list that mistakes poetry for music. If he weren't British, I doubt the British list makers would have insisted upon his inclusion. I'm giving it a 3, though with almost any true emotive singer, this could have easily been a 4 or 5.
Bonito folk rock
Highlights: Hazey Jane II, Bryter Layter, Northern Sky, Sunday. In a nutshell: shyne bryt I think the sound quality is better on this album compared to Five Leaves Left. Not by much - there were times I wished Nick was mixed louder than the orchestra (see Northern Sky). Overall: 6/10
Introduction is really cool Songs sound quite samey Jazzy Bass lines are good
Very singer songwriter in an uninteresting way Worst song is Bryter Layter Best song is One Of These Things First Rocking with his shoes, though
3-3.25 stars Favorite Song: Introduction
When I think of Nick Drake, I think of Pink Moon. The melancholic melodies over soft strings. This, however, was a bit more upbeat than I expected, at least instrumentally. I liked the jazz incorporation. I liked too that there were wholly instrumental tracks mixed in. A very nice vibe and listen overall. I just don't think anything particularly stood out to me as compared to Pink Moon. Fav Tracks: At the Chime of A City Clock, One of These Things First, Northern Sky Least Fav Tracks: N/A
Depression sleep fusion folk
3.5/5
Fine, just sort of glazed over me, but I think I enjoyed it
Clearly a talented guitarist, but not really my jam.
3.5 relaxing
Mid
Melancholic and pretty, but not the type of music I'd find myself listening to frequently. Though I did listen to "One of These Things First" about a million times earlier in life as it was on the Garden State soundtrack.
No bad, not great.
not my favourite nick drake album but definitely has some of my favourite songs of his
I've heard of this artist, really never listened to any of his music, that I know of. Once he started singing, his voice sounds familiar. I do believe I have heard his stuff before. I dig this.
Zoals Koen al scherp opmerkte is dit officieel de eerste - en met grote waarschijnlijkheid de laatste - artiest waarvan we alle studio albums hebben getroffen. Dat gezegd hebbende is het ook niet gek om deze langs de meetlat van ''Five Leaves Left'' en ''Pink Moon'' te leggen, ondanks dat deze qua stijl, tempo en instrumentaties echt een buitenbeentje is. ''Bryter Layter'' zit vol met hinten jazz, soul, bossa nova en swingt daardoor significant meer dan z'n debuut en z'n slotwerk. Op het oog een vreemde combinatie, de introverte Nick Drake bijgestaan door een bossa nova orkest, maar dat het kan werken horen we direct op 'Hazey Jane II'. Wat een sublieme mix van beide werelden, en één van de beste songs uit z'n korte doch krachtige discografie. Later horen we de positievere, up-tempo klanken ook nog op het populaire 'One of These Things First' en op het soulvolle 'Poor Boy'. En al hoewel de nieuwe insteek zorgt voor een mooie balans in de trilogie van platen, moet ik zeggen dat zijn fragiele stem en poëzie niet altijd heel goed uit de verf komen op deze plaat. Puur door die tegenstrijdigheid met het tempo dat de sessiemuzikanten aanhouden. En waar die subtiele orkestraties, met spaarzame strijkers en blazers, van 'Five Leaves Left' dat magische muziekstuk maken waar ik een 10 voor gaf, vind ik het nu een beetje too much voor het persona Nick Drake. Hij floreert vooral in leegte, dat besef je als je dit album luistert. Als het wat subtieler is, zoals in 'Fly' en 'Northern Sky', en de balans tussen Nick en orkest on point zijn, dan is het werkelijk waar wonderschoon. 'Northern Sky' is zijn meesterwerk, laat daar geen twijfel over bestaan. Het is een album met wat zijn mindere momenten, die wat ongemakkelijk aanvoelen, maar ook met een aantal songs ('Hazey Jane II', 'Northern Sky') die zijn speciale talenten als geen ander weergeven. Over de breedte mijn minst favoriete werk van hem, maar zelfs dat is in Nick Drake-termen nog steeds een dikke, dikke voldoende. 7,5/10 Highlights: Hazey Jane II Northern Sky Fly
Easy listening, nice
I prefer Pink Moon tbh
Good song writing but nothing really hooked me and I’m unlikely to return to it.
also das hett ezt mal sehr guet zu mim neblige heiweg passt chli bi dämmerig dur es nebligs basel fahre und den gekonnt no im bus ihpennt es hett au sehr gueti "ich fahr mitem taxi ih de nacht dur eh verregneti city" vibes gha muesmer sege aber trotz dem moody vorteil isches den nacheme zitli doch chli eitönig worde... oder ich bin eifach zu müed gsi und den weggnapt, naja wie seit de ricky martin so schön? Un, dos, tres un pasito pa'lante, María
Calm sounds
The way it made me feel was kinda cool but couldn’t listen to any individual song on its own just for the sake of listening to it
I first thought this was Nick Cave, but it indeed was not. Although similar in some respects. Good, chill music from a dude that lived even shorter than Kurt Cobain.
Good, not my thing, but still enjoyed the listen.
Its just okay
folky, flutey, feels like a blanket
Alright I’m pretty sure that’s all 3 major Nick Drake albums checked off, what are we (i), 271 albums into this? I remember the first one being the most impressive to me, even through the background noise of a giant airplane taking me to NZ. He had a very grounded vocal presence that seemingly held out a hand to take you along through whatever story he was telling. Then we pulled Pink Moon, which was a bit more experimental and definitely more in lala land mentally (apparently representing the decline of his mental state a bit), and now we are here in the middle. So how does it go? More like the first record, thankfully. Drakes delivery is very arresting. There’s strangely a lot of tasteful, easy waiting room style music in this too. Maybe not everyone’s thing, but I’m a fan. 3 for now, but I want to go back to this one I think there’s more here. Poor Boy is my highlight of the record
He did some great music in his short time on the planet.
Nick Drake was an amazing artist - this album is great, but I like his other two albums better. There’s too much production going on here. Poor Boy is too jazzy for it’s own good compared to the other songs. But there are still some amazing gems on the album.
I know one of these songs well from a movie soundtrack and enjoyed the whole album
It's cool. I sensed elements of introversion if that's even a word. Nick Drake likes to be away from other people. This is pretty well shown from the song "At the Chime of a city clock."
Okay.
Pleasant little album, this.
Chill musik
3,0 stars. Not great, not terrible
3.5/5 Very good, will listen again
I kind of liked this album, at least it wasn't screaming hard rock.
Never would have guessed this was from 1970. Wow, he died at just 26. Very pleasant listen. Now it's gotten jazzy?
Good fall album with some all timer tracks - just a little too slick
happy songs
Music to stare out a bus window like you're in an indie movie to.
Throughout the album I was wondering how much better it would've been if it was stripped down to just some acoustic guitars and Drake's intimate vocals. The lush strings and flutes does work beautifully on some tracks. But on the whole, it sounds a bit overproduced. I loved Nick Drake's vocals. They sound as of a wise young man who has seen and gone through it all but still doesn't complain and is hopeful. Loved the tracks At the Chime of a City Clock and One of these Things First. Poor Boy was good too. The instrumental title track and the album closer Sunday were also a pleasant listen. The album cover has an old-school charm that is impossible to resist.
Lovely
I liked the chill vibe, very singer song writer sounding.
I wasn’t big on the last Nick Drake album I got on this list, but this one I liked a lot more. There was more variety to this one. I could definitely throw this on for some background music or for a deeper listen.
Not for me but some nice background middle of the night type music
3/5 Khundor Stars Sunday mood album. Funny enough the last song is titled "Sunday". Cool album to begin the project.
Progresiones sutiles e interesantes, pero no me gustan sus melodías ni su voz :( y la orquestación me parece un poquito forzada, suenan como canciones para guitarra y voz a las que les pusieron otros instrumentos encima
Liked it more than I thought. At least I liked it more than Five Leaves Left. Probably because this has more of a jazz feel than a straight ahead folk album. Not totally my thing but it was listenable.
There’s something I seem to be completely missing when it comes to Nick Drake. I mean he’s one of the most esteemed songwriters of all time, is all that from just doing a few soothing songs? If there is more to him I hope I’ll hear it, but I didn’t on this record.
3.2
I really enjoyed the music, but the vocals were lacking. Sort of like John Cale’s solo work.
Clearly, Nick had some talent, both as a performer and song-writer. But it's just so bland to me.
singer/songwriter + orch., jazzy, 1970 -> 3
It's okay. A little boring to listen to. The music itself isn't bad, but it didn't really get catch my attention too much. It's easy listening for sure, but I'd have it on in the background while doing something and that's about it. Pretty average. And sounds exactly like it was make in 1970.
It's almost like this dude formed his own genre of music. Orchestral folk pop. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Some of it came off like Disney movies soundtrack or something. But I absolutely loved One Of These Things First, it still had the intricate interwoven melodies, but it also had a sort of typical song structure and it also didn't over stay it's welcome. Sunday is also pretty to listen to. Pretty sleepy album altogether though.
Chill but boring. Good fingerstyle.
Nice voice nothing great
Excited ‘bout Drake. Pink Moon is superior. Stripped down Nick is best.
Ok, but a bit odd and slow paced
this was a pleasant listening experience. about 2/3 folk and 1/3 rock with a smooth vocal delivery. would listen to this again.
Gentle and beautiful and whimsical. hazey jane ii is my fav off the album... love the album art too <33 i would rec this to anyone who likes sufjan stevens i guess. idk it's nice to listen to just ambiently. 3 stars: i like it a lot! really good! but idk if im gonna go back to listen to these songs much. except hazey jane ii my beloved
im not mad at this
I was really vibing with this today! It will make an awesome fall album!
chill album, something to listen to in the background 3/5
Meio bucólico, meio melancólico...
Lovely. Need to be in the mood for this, though.
What an odd little album. Somewhere in here there’s something good, and at a basic level the folky songwriting is quite unique. It immediately made me want to listen to it a second time (and also had me thinking Belle and Sebastian owe this chap a nod). However, the strings, brass etc arrangements added to some of these songs is really overbearing, for example. the sax on ‘chime of a city…’ just totally killed a good track. A lot of it just sounds like a folk singer being drowned out by a jazz lounge band writing a soundtrack to 70s film. Shame really, it was kind of intriguing.
Nick Drake is such an interesting case. I had never even once heard of him prior to being handed “Pink Moon” earlier in this project. I really liked that album (gave it 4 stars). Looking back my review, I see a contrast. Whereas that album seemed melancholic and sad at times, this one feels more full of life and even a little whimsy. That probably has to do with the life injected into by the back band (orchestra?), but Drake may also have been in a very different place in life for “Pink Moon.” Regardless, I like this one a little less than “Pink Moon.” I found the orchestral arrangements to be a little schmaltzy at times, which I wasn’t crazy about. But the essence of what I perceive to be his work is here and I really liked the front half on this album. It just started to fade a little for me as it went on; stuff sounded a little samey. Good stuff though. A solid three stars. Standout Tracks: Introduction, Hazey Jane II, At the Chime of a City Clock, One of These Things First, Poor Boy
Utterly exhausting.
About the same as the other 2 I heard from him
A nice enough listen
#279. There's no reason why I should like this dingy jazz club music, but it's giving a whole ass vibe, or whatever it is the kids say. I dunno, maybe it's because I'm hungover while listening to it, but it seems pretty alright to me. 3/5: pretty alright.
70s folk album w/ off-rhythmed vocals, flute & strings. OK, nothing to write home about.
Good but won’t listen again
I generally like singer/songwriters, and I am enjoying this although nothing stands out to me being three songs in. It is fine and competent work for a musician. I like the nice saxophone in At the Chime of a City Clock. I like his instrumental songs better than his other songs. Pretty enjoyable overall.
The song Wes Anderson used is stuck in my head
Really enjoy Nick Drake’s material. Think I like his other albums more than this one.
Very chill music that is a bit hard for me to describe. I own one of his other albums and like it a lot. This one is great too with a super chilled out vibe. I'm pretty sure that I will end up buying this one too, can definitely see myself spinning this at home.
It was just ok
Very pretty and gentle album
This album feels like Seal’s main inspiration for making music. Very chill and vibey. Not really my thing, but soothing and lovely.
Surprisingly good 6.5/10
Nice jingly music
Low 3. Better than I thought
This was okay, comfortable, easy-listening, background music. While pleasant enough, there didn't seem to be anything particularly interesting about it likely worth returning to. But, it was far better than many I've rated as twos, so it's getting a three.
This was decent, but not nearly as good as his "Pink Moon" album. Still sounds surprisingly contemporary given how old it is, I just didn't like it as much. 3.3
Not an annoying one, but i didn't even notice when it ended
An interesting discovery: Drake's voice got on my nerves sometimes and no single song stood out for me.
Until about a week and a half ago I had never heard of Nick Drake. However I was reading a book "The Quiet Room" (sequel to "Rabbits") which is a multi-reality mind bending book about coincidences and it had an "End of the World Playlist". One of the songs was Nick Drake "Hazey Jane II". So I looked it up on Spotify, found it a strange choice, and since then, Spotify in it's algorithmic glory has been inserting Nick Drake (and Donovan?) songs into my recommendations. That this Nick Drake album showed up in the album a day is an interesting coincidence that fits the theme of "The Quiet Room". OK, this review isn't about Terry Mile's books, but the album. I enjoyed two of the songs "One of These Things First" and "Poor Boy" mostly because of the piano and the jazziness. The rest of the album felt like something you would listen to if you had a hangover. A hangover from the entire decade of the 60s.... I think I'd enjoy Nick Drake more if his songs are heard in between some more upbeat music, but an entire album at once was kinda sad. On a cerebral level the album is good, but it doesn't feel really good to listen to it. 2.5 stars.
Had never heard of this artist. Not something I would normally listen to, but enjoyed it.
An interesting discovery: Drake's voice got on my nerves sometimes and no single song stood out for me.
Drake is one of the best finds of this project for me. I loved Pink Moon, Bryter Layter is good but not on that level. Rambles on a bit 6.8/10
Un poco rollo.
Sad album.
Songs are too similar. 2.5 rounded up
Never step into a faerie ring. 3.5
I've listened to too many poopoo Elliot Smith and similar artists to have been excited when I saw "singer-songwriter" but this was a pleasant surprise. A novel take on a genre that has been wildly overdone, I quite liked it
Mjög gott stuff!!
i caught vibe
Never a fan but this was better than expected. Tolerable 3*
Correcto.
A fine, sleepy-voiced album by Nick Drake
It was fine. Not really my thing.
liked it ok
It was pretty decent! 3.5/5, the last 3 songs were especially well done. It's English Folk Rock, and naturally has a sense of whimsy.
Folky and flutey. Pleasant to listen to, but I won't say much stood out to me. Some nice songs and good background music?
Victory has a great voice. This album is a good listen one or two songs that really stand out
Meh
Such a sweet pretty style, delivering lyrics that open a window to the darkness beneath. "Oh Poor Boy" is particularly poignant after reading about Nick's short life. Some interesting jazzy arrangements and chord juxtapositions. I'm not sure when I'd be in the mood to listen to this again but I'm glad it exists.
A pretty good vibe
Pleasant but nothing really leapt out. Too much indulgent flute for me!
It's a nice album to listen to while you're doing something else. Other than that though, none of the songs made a big impression on me. Overall, I didn't hate it but I also didn't like it. It was just there.
Slightly generic 70a accoustic alums but really loved "Poor boy" for its gospel sound and "Sunday" for its easy charm. Lovely early summer listening.
Really nice instrumentals. Generally chill vibe. Didn't particularly grab me though.
Sounds like the original Jack Johnson. I like his vocals but the music style is not something I would listen to.
Not really into folk music, but this pretty good.
Not personally my taste but an album where it's easy to see why others love it. There are some great instrumental performances on this album but I found that occasionally Nick Drake's acoustic guitar performance/vocals would almost get overpowered by everything else that's going on as opposed to enhanced. My personal standout tracks were "Poor Boy" and "At The Chime of a City Clock"
The story of Nick Drake is much more exciting to me than the music, although there is something captivating about his style. Belle and Sebastian, Rufus Wainwright, owe his estate a couple of bucks I would say! I did listen to the album twice and I can't say it made a dent, but I appreciated it.
This album was completely "fine" from start to finish. Nothing offensive, nothing shocking, nothing terribly interesting, nothing memorable.
Best wel nice
Nice.
i would give it a 2.5 but it’s not horrible! just kinda boring (sorry)
Some songs went a bit long
Hidden gem, very enjoyable album.
Easy listening with a tone that feels quintessential to 1970s smooth folk. No single song stood out as it turned into background music, but as such, I would go back to it.
Not had a chance to listen yet but will
1. One of These Things First 2. Northern Sky 3. Hazey Jane I 4. At the Chime of a City Clock 5. Poor Boy 6. Hazey Jane II 7. Fly 8. Sunday 9. Bryter Layter 10. Introduction I’m surprised I didn’t immediately love Northern Sky but I think it’ll grow on me.
Kevyttä rockia, vähän countrymaista. Hempeää laulua. Parhaat: Northern Sky, Poor Boy, Sunday
A very lovely album, melancholy and relaxed, I liked when it got a little jazzier. A fine listen but kind of forgettable for me.
Not bad at all. But also a bit boring. 3/5
Ник дрейк... Опяяяять? ну это нежный фолк для разбитых сердец ну типа ну и чё
Hazey Jane II // Poor Boy //
good, folky
Prima album Kende deze guy alleen van naam
So sad - and this is his ‘upbeat’ album. I like Nick Drake and all of his tragic genius, but for me it is more about a few standout songs than an album I want to listen to again and again. 3.5
quick album that's nice as background music.
Yea, cool stuff.
Lovely & lilting.
Gorgeous strings, demure hushed vocals pastoral lyrics, a truly wonderful album!
Easy listening, the melodies were good.
Was ok
I wish I knew why his music was so good at summing up how I feel when depressed. 3.5, round to 3
Why does it seem there are so many folk musicians from the 70s on this list? The most listenable song on this list, Northern Sky, is still... meh. I begrudgingly give this a rating.
I've listened to this a dozen times trying to find the magic of Nick Drake. He has a pleasant acoustic guitar plucking sound with some pretty decent orchestration of other instruments. My downside is that when the tempo is slow, it is really rambly rambly boring. Hazey Jane 2 and One of These Things First are a bit more interesting, but nothing to really get me to understand his reported brilliance. It was fine, though will likely not return.
3- Stars (7/15)
did not want to finish because it was exacerbating my depressive mood… i did like it though. 3.4
Sad history about this guy, but hauntingly beautiful music, you can hear how he’s feeling which is pretty cool. 3.1
Fine. Definitely preferred it to Five Leaves Left, but it’s getting the same rating because it’s all the same really. I enjoyed Poor Boy a lot though. I find the bigger production songs better than when it’s just lonely old Nick.
I usually like folk music, but this one doing it for me in a major way. Very middle of the road.
I like it, though could understand a comment from someone who found it a bit smooth. One of These Things First, or Bryter Layter my favourites
Chilled me out
Was expecting me to not like this but I find it enjoyable. I wouldn't turn it off if I get it but it's not something I'd seek out. Nice songs and a good voice. Enough variety where I didnt get bored
I'm never comfortable with acoustic guitar folk singers, but this is slightly different, and given the short tragic life he lived he gets a 3.