Bryter Layter

Not my jam

Made me sleepy

Don’t like how the voice is so quiet and is a bit too jazzy for me

It’s like ok for a rainy lazy day

The songs are are very nice and relaxing - if the day calls for it

Bryter Layter ve Sunday'i sevdim sadece. pek benlik değil

113/1001 First listen. Never heard of this guy. Played it 4 or 5 times. I can’t remember a lick of it the next day. All seemed the same. No one song stuck out but it wasn’t bad. 4/10

32 albums in and my second Nick Drake album, not thrilled I am glad that there are at least some other sounds and instruments on this one, but it sounds like a collection of theme songs to 70's sitcoms. If Bob Dylan rhymed "Jane" with "again" I would probably think it was great, but for some reason it annoyed the hell out of me here. I do enjoy the piano on "One of These Things First". It would make top notch music to be placed on hold with your doctor's office. Actually maybe that's what all this music sounds like. "Fly" has my favorite singing on the album, but it sounds like Ren fair music, not a compliment. I haven't listened to Rage Against the Machine in years, but I felt irresistibly compelled to turn it on after this, odd reaction. I wanted to like it more than Pink Moon, and there are little touches here and there that I liked, but nope, still 2 stars.

Meh

538/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

Meh

no standout aspects for me

Introduction - 2.5/5 Hazey Jane II - 3.5/5 At The Chime Of A City Clock - 4/5 One Of These Things First - 3/5 Hazey Jane I - 3.5/5 Bryter Layter - 2.5/5 Fly - 3/5 Poor Boy - 4.5/5 Northern Sky - 3/5 Sunday -2.5/5

Music for in a bar when it's summer

not my taste

Chill

I've always disliked Nick Drake, despite loving singer-songwriters in general. Maybe it was the unintelligible mumbling on Pink Moon. Maybe it was the Dave Matthews-style voice. In any case, I failed to find the genius. This album, however...was almost enjoyable. It could grow on me.

I can see the allure of Cave’s sound but it might just have to hit me in the right mood for it, maybe? Melancholy Donovan is the best description (having read about him) I can think of, w/ more operatic strings.

Hard to get enthused about, but I can see he is talented as a composer and musician - maybe not as a singer. In saying that Joe Boyd does a lot of heavy lifting as the producer here - it sounds great for a early 70's production. usually these have a heap of treble bled off and sound like they were recorded of AM radio. not me though but can recognise why its here

Too whimsical, too much discordant jazz piano

boring

Ganz charmant - hat mich dann aber doch nicht so ganz abgeholt

not feeling it

sounded like i was walking through a rainforest

Not my type of music

Nothing to write home about, very bland and most songs sounded pretty similar. Meh.

Niente di che, musica da background musicale chill ma non particolarmente interessante. Non il mio genere preferito, nessuna canzone mi ha colpita particolarmente.

Started beautifully. It was ok. I don't think I'll play it again but was nice to listen to.

Eh

Never heard of him. Kinda hippie and kinda jazzy? Kinda unremarkable.

slow and calm. need to be in the right mood for it, a little boring after a while

Very cute album. I prefer his folky stuff to his more jazzy stuff. Aoibhe reckons the album sounds like something from the ‘Adventure Time’ soundtrack. Fav song is ‘One of These Things First’.

2.5 a bit too repetitive for me but the guitar is hauntingly pretty

Vocals were pretty good but nothing that really demanded my attention. The instrumentation was forgettable at best. The pacing was slow.

Nick Drake's reputation has risen over the years, climbing from a deserved reappraisal to being lauded as a tragic lost genius. I don't honestly think his music quite matches up to the mythology. Some people dislike the ornate production on this one. Personally I think it makes the most of some fairly slight material. There are not many memorable songs here (although I do love 'Northern Sky'). His singing is lifeless and his lyrics are not very interesting - it is just standard English pastoral with surprisingly little emotional connection to what we know of his life I will give a better score to Pink Moon, where his music finally linked up more with his feelings, but as doomed singer-songwriters go I don't think he had the talent of an Elliott Smith

Not memorable

Ah, so this is where all the holding music on call centers comes from!

Eh .... never heard of Nick Drake, I thought aster this album I would never hear of him again. But reading some other reviews, I guess there are two more of this albums to come.

zeer geschikt als wachtmuziekje op de telefoon

Nick Drake’s voice is a wonderful listen. Very chill, very soothing.

2 --- de Hueva

What a dreary load of old shit

Jeez I hate these albums man

2.1/5 Okaaay, this is the second Nick Drake album we've got since the start of this challenge. I rated the first with 2/5 cuz I really don't like Folk and singer/songwriter music. This album however - gets the same treatment. Why tf is this so boring? It's cool that we get to listen to things we wouldn't have otherwise, but that doesn't mean that it's good music. Thank god this genre (along with Hippies) was only big around the 60s/70s and died out quickly after.

Meh

Don't care for his voice

The music is soft, jazzy but perhaps too calm for me. Not interested in listening to it again 2,4/5

A bit like jack johnson

I love Northern Sky, but the rest all kind of sounded the same. It was pleasant but boring.

I can see why this album made the list, I can really hear the influence it had on singer/songwriter and indie music, especially among the Jack Johnson's of the world. The most striking thing about the album was how modern it sounded, it wouldn't sound out of place if I stumbled upon it on a random Tiny Desk concert or heard it on modern college radio. I found the instrumentation on the album really pleasant. The way the piano, strings, flute, etc. play off the guitar is really cool, and Nick Drake is an impressive guitar player. Unfortunately, that vocal style is nails-on-a-chalkboard to me. It sounds like he invented the "indie accent" so many artists today copy, and those whispery soft-spoken vocals drive me insane (in a bad way). I also found the "cute" lyrics grating. I really wanted to like this album, but unfortunately the vocals bring it down to a 2-2.5/5 for me.

Easy listening, good album. I may go back to it and I'll definitely listen to his 2 others.

This kind of music is just not interesting for me. It’s very calm, mellow, and vocal-driven. Some people like it, but I personally don’t find it fun. It’s chamber music, so it’s not as painfully minimal as some folk, but it is still not exciting for me at all. I don’t think there’s anything specific about this album that made me like it less than I otherwise would. It just follows the conventions of a genre I don’t enjoy. 5/10

It's ok. Cat Stevens-ish, but not as good.

I just don't get it. I found these songs extremely boring.

If you said this was recorded in the 2020s, I would believe you. Unfortunately I don't like this style now or then.

Sad boy with an acoustic sings background music.

Folky, the intro is super nice, i dont like his melodies but his voice is nice and soft, it was okay too folky. 2/5

Sei la, vibe meio estranha. Mas algumas musicas boas

myeh i think Nick Drake is a decent songwriter, and this is solid hangover cure music. don't really care for him much as a vocalist or a performer. hard to deny the influence, though. +50 points for being referenced in that Boris cover deserves to be one of the 1001? i get the desire to have all 3 Nick Drake albums on it but realistically u could probably cut this one. though i'm certainly on the more negative end of opinions on him fwiw

I really enjoyed this album. Kinda sad music but very interesting lyrics

I don't feel like it's truly necessary to listen to Nick Drake's entire catalogue before you die. This medieval minstrel Nick Drake album is probably the worst of the lot.

I had high hopes but it never gets much past 'it fine to be on in the background' music. I never wanted to listen to more.

Eh

He has a nice voice but the songs blend in together and nothing stands out. Sounds a bit too upbeat

A celebrated artist that I do not "get." I don't find his voice interesting at all, and his lyrics are not nearly ear-catching for me to get the appeal. The songs all sound the same to me, too, though I appreciated the orchestral aspects here

Good vibes but nothing particularly stand out

Nice album for sure, but it just didn't hit me. Found it a bit *cough* boring *cough*. Northern Sky is a gem though.

Nice album with nice sounds, I'm sure. But boring to the core. Just not for me. Although Northern Sky is a gem.

A banger here and there but overall this album didn't do a ton for me

Gister geluisterd maar nu alweer vergeten

Simon and Garfunkle peaceful

Painfully boring Best Song: Hazy Jane 1 Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2/5

Sonically inoffensive and pleasing, but did nothing memorable for me.

The arrangements are nice on this album. But it's difficult for me to connect with this album. Not sure if it's just that the sounds are too much "of the time" for me, or what it might be.

Not really a fan of this one. Fail to see the direction. On one hand there is the quiet and beautiful acoustic guitar, but then on the other there is typical 70’s pop horn arrangement disturbing it. And then the vocals.. not that strong either

Folky with some irish hints. soft, busy acoustic finger picking. Horns.

Musically interesting but vocally left me feeling a little cold. Felt like the lyrical arrangement could've done with a little work and Drake's voice did not shine on this. The album felt to me like a kind of proto-Sufjan Stevens. I could feel the influence but nothing stood out.

Meh - decent 70's feel and effort. One or two memorable tunes.

bro got the mf clown shoes on bruh

Boring.

Kinda pussy

Enjoyed the arrangements, sax piano flute added to folk

Very 70s easy listening vibes. Folky with some generic jazz elements thrown in. Just ok for me.

Not a very memorable album, quite forgettable songs 2/5

I felt like I wanted to like this more, but it felt very bland to me.

At first this felt like a breath of fresh air, but in the end it was just boring.

Kjedelig

Nice, but not something I'll listen to a second time

Meh

liked the vibe and most of the songs, just didn't like his voice

I really don’t care for Nick Drake that much, I never got what the big deal was

1970s folk is not my bag. I listened to it yesterday and really cant recall a single thing about it so that should say a lot. I would have remembered if it was bad though. 2.5⭐️

Not a lot to say about this album. It was surprisingly musically deep/well composed for how relaxed it was.

To my untrained ear, these albums have to have something special to stand out. This one really doesn't. I feel like a one star is too little, but a two star is too much. So, I'm just gonna drop it a two star, and never listen to it again.

This is ok, but I preferred Five Leaves Left. This is bordering on jazz, for God’s sake.

chop

Listenable but not exactly moving to me.

I got baited multiple times seeing this cover in other's pages thinking it was Akuma no Uta It was alright. Soft, slow, easy to listen, yet not very memorable

Nick Drake has his moments but, in general... meh

интро и аутро - прям красота, а все что между ними - скучновато

Dull.

Dated music for mice in a cellar by moody castrato.

It's ok, TOO MELLOW!

aburrido

Pretty flute on the instrumental made me wish the rest was better

Vraiment pas mon style

Music for when you ring the dentist and they put you on hold for twenty minutes.

Faded into the background for me, 2/5

Didnt really care for it. It was interesting but a 1 and done.

More accessible than Pink Moon.

It was pretty and sad and quite boring at times

Rating: 5/10 Even with its beautiful instrumentation, I still found this boring. The instrumentation makes me feel nothing even though it's beautiful and I do not like Nick Drake's voice on this album.

eh, okay

Eh

At The Chime Of A City Cock

Who's got a hard-on for Nick Drake? Wow. Is this his 4th album on here? I think he's average as hell and sure doesn't require multiple slots on the Top 1001. I worked my way through this one too and had the same reaction I had to his previous albums on here. Nothing notable, just ok, weak voice, dated sound, boring songs. What am I missing? Apparently 16M people liked "Hazey Jane II" enough to listen to it, I struggled. It sounds like a song in the background of a 70's movie as they're doing a jolly roadtrip in the station wagon. 67M people listened to "One Of These First Things", again why? 84M people listened to "Northern Sky", I just don't get it, I was bored 45 seconds in. Popular album I see, apparently lost on a heathen like me. This has not stood the test of time. No hits. I hear no influence that resonates today. If you need an album to help you fall asleep, this might be for you! 2 stars for trying.

I didn’t think I’d like this one after reading the Wikipedia summary … but I was pleasantly surprised. It was fine (but still not my thing)

Decent background music but nothing memorable

His unimpressive voice ruins all the nice, jazzy music for me. 2,5

ho hum

Very calm, soothing, pleasant and ultimately forgettable. Folk/jazz with extra soft vocals. A few instrumental tracks. On the whole, I’m completely ambivalent about this album.

Half good

Sop fest not for me. I am sure there is clever intergrated tunes and whatever. Just so dull for me and not sure I can finish this album. Like jack johnson. Fine in background but to actually carefully listen I honestly dont think I ever would. Nope!

I recognize him from at track on the Royal Tennenbaums soundtrack. Not into his voice.

Really wasn't in a good mood while lsitening to this. It is probably a 3 but being stuck in traffic listening to this did a number to it. General 70s slop.

This I think is the least bad of the 3 (!) Nick Drake albums that have come up so far. There's something about his voice I just find very annoying

2.0 Nick Drake is not my guy. This is better than the other few albums we have covered so far. No more please and thank you

If folk music is your thing I’m sure you’d like this. Enjoyed the melodies and composition of the instruments, didnt feel connected to the vocals at all. 1001 albums starting to feel like i only need to listen to about 500 of these albums

Not fan of the vocals. Music is okay. This is just not my thing and the music does not move me. Based on reviews I will still get more Nick Drake unfortunately. I do not understand how this lands in the 1001 Albums.

2.5

I wasn't familiar with this album aside from "one of those things first" which I probably heard in the background of a Wes Anderson movie. No hate for this vibe, it's chill.

This is the second Nick Drake album in a row served up by the site. My experience listening to this was quite different from my experience with "Pink Moon." This is over-produced; over-orchestrated; and largely cheesy arrangements. The intimacy of the sparse instrumentation was a major feature of Pink Moon. This is cluttered. I would really like to hear this album with just his guitar and voice; maybe occasional drums and bass. 2 stars

I don’t hate it, but not for me.

eh

I feel like whoever we get this guy, Buckley Snr or Brian Zeno it’s never what I remember the last one being like either the albums by the same artists are very different each time. Or that I just simply delete them after it stops. Was Nick drake always country?

2 weeks ago this may have got a 3 but, despite being pleasant, I've no desire to hear this again

2.1

Lovely! Although I'm not sure if it's exemplary for a top 1001, but I did enjoy it.

Na ja. Es ist ziemlich vor sich hingeplätschert. War aber nicht so schlecht, dass es störte. 2 1/2.

This is my least favorite of his three albums. Overproduced for his style. 2.5

Too melancholy for me, sorry bro

This would be perfect music to listen on the background while hanging out at a pub with mates but it doesn't evoke much emotions on me. Nothing wrong with it but I don't see myself putting the album on to specifically to listen to it.

Waiting room music

I felt as if this album was too tortoise for me I needed little more hare.

Not bad, not great. 2.5

not bad but It all sounds the same didn’t care much about it

Pleasant enough but nothing I’m running back to too quickly! Didn’t mind it for a bit of rainy day listening!

I prefer his acoustic stuff.

# 392 : I don't love it, I don't hate it. I thought it was very ordinary and Quiet forgettable. Might be alright in an elevator or as background music but that's about it.

Slow softy that isn't terrible but a bit boring. Drake's voice is wispy and makes you feel sleepy. I did not care for the tracks that introduced sax...made it sound like some cheap, slow jazz. Trying to figure out the album title and why is HJ2 before HJ1 in track order...hate that. Overall the album has some good writing and backup music (i.e., strings, acoustics, flute) but it's a skipper for me unless I'm drifting off to dreamland...1.63.

Not really for me. Also, why is Hazey Jane II before Hazey Jane I.

Ultimately, this is not Nick Drake at his best. The additional instrumentation is *weak*. Go listen to Pink Moon

I'm putting this on next time I have trouble falling asleep. Just not engaging to me at all. It's not bad, but I didn't think it was particularly good either. The instrumental parts were fine, and a couple songs were a little more interesting with a jazz vibe, but vocals and song composition didn't do much for me. 2.25

I bet if you ask Rick Beato he'll say its one of the best albums of the century... I don't know, it's a bit airy fairy for me. and when someone sings about that they can be a flute, thats where i lose interest.

I couldn’t feel lighter in my loafers after listening to the riveting flute solos. Please don’t make me listen to more of this guy.

Some good songs but do not like the vocals. Would be interested to hear another singer cover some of these.

Not really my thing. Felt a bit too old for my tastes. None saved to listen to again.

Meh...

Nick Drake's voice reminds me of a clarinet. Not much to criticize here, but I don't like the monotony and lack of variety in the way he uses it. We have another album full of mellow tracks, very understated and singer-songwritery, so you can and should probably focus on the lyrics. However, the vocals stand out so little to me and blend into the music as if they are just another instrument, so that I found it difficult to actually comprehend the lyrics at all. 2.5/5

This felt discordant to me. I really appreciated tracks like Introduction, Fly, and Hazey Jane I because of the elements of pyschedelic-rock that they brought - the flute interludes, the delicate and ethereal orchestral bits, that West Coast sound. It was very Jefferson Airplane and I was very into it. But then the ebullient jazz threw me. Why the fuck is Nick Drake singing over cocktail jazz that I'd hear at my Aunt Sarah's? It felt awkward and kinda contrived to me, and made the album lack cohesion.

Sad sleepy boy winter… nothing here (lyrics, vocals or music) grabbed me.

Ein wenig Soul, ein wenig Beat & ein wenig Country irgendwie von allem zu wenig.

Bit disappointed overall, I really like Five Leaves Left and Pink Moon but this not so much. The folky tunes are all good but I'm not mad about the more lavish arrangements.

Disco de grande qualidade sonora para o ano que foi produzido, mas não me pegou!

Drake's ethereal folk jazz has never hit me in the sweet spot. There's certainly no denying his music is poetry, but it's always just been a little too all over the place for me to grasp.

Bi dem Album hani leider zwenig Ziit gha zum mich voll inezgeh. Grundlegend - bim überflüüge - ischs aber ned so min Stil gsi, weder sini Stimm, no d Instrument oder die märli-like-Flöötene wo immer wider dezwüsche cho sind.

Das album isch ehrlicherwiid a mir verbigseglet wie de John Lennon am Timon, oder die letst Wiehnachtsziit a mir und em Noah, s Auto fahre am Leve, de FC St. Galle am Basil oder US-Rap a de Karin. Drum schwirig. Es isch mir gar nüd hänge blube, das bedüted aber au, dass kein Track mich richtig gstresst hed. Aber halt au kein einzige recht guete Song drin isch. Wür ehm gern e zwoi-e-halber geh. Glaubs ich runde hüt ab. Sorry nick, so schlecht isch au nöd gsi </3 Bisch sicher e nette Burscht

background music

Bit meh on first listen. Given the guys ‘legendary’ status I may give this and his other albums another listen, but I’m in no hurry to do so.

Not a bad playlist, it was alright having this on the side and it went by pretty quickly. I am happy with the overall vibes, although realistically nothing too exciting.

This one doesn't do it for me. I don't know why, I'm a fan of Pink Moon, but this just feels like a record that became a classic because of Drake's tragically short discography. It is well-made and competent, but besides his angelic voice, the instrumentals are pretty bland or half-baked. "Poor Boy" feels incredibly clunky and out of place, the title track reveals that this cutesy chamber-folk is not actually all that unique, just pulled together by an extraordinary performer. John Cale's contributions are pretty much the only instrumental moments that caused any excitement in me, A mediocre album

I wasn’t familiar with Nick Drake before this album- and after listening to it -I’m not sad about that.

Let’s see, what do we do with this one? At times it was so cringe worthy so that’s a -1. Other times it sounded like James Taylor and some supreme songwriting so that’s +1. But bring it back to some of those really cringey lyrics and you gotta do another -1. Wait, that was a really creative chord change and beautiful melody so +1. Wait, I think I heard some really lame flutes and back to -1. Really no clue what to do here. I think a 2 is about right.

He can be a good song writer and musician. But I just can't understand the fascination. He is like a shein version of Bob Dylan who also has the same problem as well as randy newman and probably van morrison. They all sound alike and none of them blow my mind in any way. Its an above average Album but really nothing special. The best part was the introduccion.

70s groove

Voice evokes sadness Yet a morning stroll pep runs Through soft melodies

Second album by Nick Drake on the list, and other than addition of some brass instruments, my feelings haven't changed towards his music at all. Nice voice, not mu style of music. Coincidentally, couple weeks ago I have watched Inside Llewyn Davis, and the history of Llewyn from the movie really resembles Nick's real story, just with a better ending. Very interesting style of life. But it's pretty telling that I didn't really like music from the movie either.

Meh

The music is good, but the vocals and lyrics make me cringe. The first and last songs are the best, as they are vocal-less.

English Jack Johnson. Songs for British kids pretending to be cultured adults. SKIP

la música es poco expresiva, carente de emociones. Lo mismo la forma de cantar

Not my style

First listen. Ok.

Really dislike his voice. Instrumentation was ok

I honestly don't get the appeal. Don't get me wrong, I like folk rock on the general scale, especially Simon & Garfunkel. Sure, Nick Drake's life was tragically cut short, and he did have an alluring, mystifying charm, but too me, he is the human equivalent of a soggy slice of bread.

Pretty boring. Kind of just sounds like elevator music. Not for me.

Folk with orchestral and some jazzy stuff incorporated. I liked the piano in a couple of tracks, but I didn't like his singing style (breathy, I guess). Sadly, the instrumentals were boring, and the album overall was tedious, but thankfully short. Best track: Poor Boy

I wanted to like this, but I just couldn’t get into it. Slow, droning, depressing… not always bad things, but it just didn’t work for me.

ganz nett, aber man merkt den Stücken das Alter an

Ihan leppoisaa, ei ominta juttua.

Pretty pretty good… do find that the songs melt into one but I also feel as though I still haven’t given it a good chance - was distracted as I listened (day too hot). Hazy Jane still brilliant. 2.5

If you weren't sleepy before this album, you will be before it ends.

4/10… Singer/Songwriter

Felt like a single long annoying track I kinda liked the "Poor Boy" part

String swells at sunset. Not the worst not my jam

Band behind him was awesome. His voice stunk

I loved Pink Moon so I had high hopes for this, but this never reached the same heights. The production and instrumentation was great, but the vocals weren’t on the same level and I felt like the mixing was off.

Why is there more than one nick drake album on this list? Pink Moon is fine, but this is just taking up space that should be used for something else. +1 star for not being a terrible album, though. 2/5

Sleepy mellow vibe

I hadn't heard of Nick Drake before: looking him up it's a pretty tragic tale. This is good coffeeshop or cafe music: kind of sad if you listen to it directly, but as background/mood it's inventive and well executed and not saccharine or bland. I'd like to rate it a little higher than Common, but there's no half-stars. Also, not danceable, and singing register is too low.

Interesting to see the influence this had on others. Mainly belle and Sebastian from last week on this list. I would file this under "what are you rambling about?"

Voice difficult to hear

Not my thing

Boring.

I recognize it as good but it’s not my thing

Easy listening

Meh

Boring.

Mellow and bland

This is the third Nick Drake album I got on the list. For me, it's the worst. I don't know if it's just a mood problem, but I find this one a repetitive collection of rehearsals from the other 2 albums.

Meh

Oh Nick Drake... pretty sure this guy has a song or 2 on The Garden State soundtrack. Which coincidentally enough we listened to yesterday. Yep, One Of These Things First. And that is on this album. Crazy that this album is from 1970. I thought all the songs on that soundtrack were modern. It was okay. I am not feeling that good today and the slow mellow vibe was nice. But still only 2 stars.

Didn’t care for it

The backing music is something I hadn't heard before. But no

So boring

Nicht mein Ding

Seemed ok. Only heard it as background noise. Barely remember it so I guess it was forgettable...

Boring enough

Nothing here super magical just serviceable chill music from the 70s

Good guitarist but bleh.

I think I liked some of it? Idk feels kinda like whiny elevator music but there were some okay spots. Not sure I'll ever listen again tho and I feel fine with that.

The music is superb, but I really don't like Drake as a vocalist. Unfortunate, because I feel like these songs with a better vocalist would be incredible. Top tracks: Introduction, Northern Sky, Sunday

Nun gut. Eher seicht und etwas für den Fahrstuhl. Nichts für mich.

Instrumentally a chilled and pretty album. Droney vocals let it down

Based on the cover I'm confused as to when this came out. Intro I'm still not sure. Ok, 70s. I'm pretty meh about this. I feel like it lacks passion.

Ah, Nick Drake. We've really gone and blown our load on Nick Drake these last few weeks because we've had all 3 of his only albums, all in the last 3 weeks. And this one is... still pleasant, but my least favorite of the bunch. There's a lot more on here, especially in the instrumentation, that feels a little programmatic and uninspired, a little boring. The songs are beautiful as always, the treatment on this one is just a little too back-of-the-record-60's for me to appreciate it. A couple of the instrumental tracks *almost* have this Pet Sound-y "Let's Go Away For A While" way of taking you on a journey. But that comparison is probably in poor taste and certainly unflattering, because the Nick Drake versions sound slap-dashed together by contrast. Yeah, listening through a little time, everything just sounds... lazy. Nick Drake, you don't deserve this treatment! Maybe that's why we all love Pink Moon. Not nearly as much "production" around his ideas. More reclusive, minimal, letting the songs breathe. These songs have breathing room, but I'm just distracted by their somewhat uninspired setting. 2/5

Not a bad mix of music styles. But not my fav

It just wasn’t for me you know. Sorry to this man. Liked Northern Sky though.

EPIC jazz flute solo in Sunday, not terrible overall I guess.

I've tried so hard. Freinds said listen to Nick Drake. BBC radio docs with Brad Pitt- listen to Nick Drake. Spotify adds him to every playlist I make. Everything points to me liking Nick, but I just don't get it. I tried again - listening to the whole album in order. The high points are average. Maybe he's been copied too much, but I just didn't hear anything special.

🫶🏼

Again, listened to it all day, don’t remember it very well.

This album is what it is…. 70’s Folk. It’s a nice sound, but everything sounds the same.

Favourite Song: Introduction The opening was absolutely beautiful but very different to the rest of the sound. A very chilled and thoughtful album, if you're feeling up for it.

Wasn’t really sure what genre this was. Nice voice. Wasn’t horrible. But not for me.

Muito parado! Lembra Jack Johnson. Folk, bossa nova, jazz.

Nothing that hits me therr. Pretty boring.

This may sound bad but Nick Drake is low-key boring. I was bored by this album. But not in a soothing and sleepy way. In like a "I'm bored" way.

meh... next...

so this wasn’t bad but it was kind of like what you would listen to in a lift, like it became background, forgettable music, it’s not that i didn’t enjoy it, i did, but i can’t rate it highly cause i don’t remember anything….

Overall, this album is quite forgettable. Competent, but uninspiring. It would make delightful elevator music, but if some bloke with a guitar started playing these tunes at a house party, you'd want to smash it over his fucking head. "One of These Things First" was the song that introduced me to Nick Drake back in the day. I'm pretty sure I heard it on the "Garden State" movie soundtrack. Easily the best song on the album. 👌

Not my style

2/5

too slow for me

This album went down soooo smooth, a pretty great finish with Northern sky and Sunday back to back. Nice to wake up and get started on work this morning. One of These Things First also stood out, I liked the downtempo relaxed pace and cohesivity of this album, but nothing really stood out as exceptional musicality, having a hard time rating this album very high but I did enjoy.

Too folksy for me.

It was a very relaxing album but its simplicity made it boring and not very memorable.

Songs lasted too longer for my taste, like an extended 70s trip

Great music. Irritating voice and lyrics

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This seemed like pretty typical 70’s folk music. A little boring, and nothing too special.

Track 2 held a little promise, but all the orchestration, piano and flute couldn't do much for an uninteresting voice and guitar - sweet, though. I kept waiting for Judy Collins to join in.

One standout, Poor Boy. Otherwise this music isn’t for me.

Naja... Nicht so Bombe.

I fully zoned out of this one. Sounds alright, just doesn't grab my attention. Will I listen to again: 1%

I am not a fan of folk music, even after listening to this album, I still am not a fan. There were some tracks that caught my ear, but that is it. Nothing too special. Favorite Song(s): "Sunday"

Not for me..

Hippie folk that didn’t stand out too much for me.

Preferred the other Nick drake album, and think ones enough on this list tbh.

This is the second album i got from Nick Drake and i can say im not a fan of his voice. It feels like he's to afraid to sing so he whisper-sings it. It might be somewhat unique and some may like it but for me it gets old fast because it feels like he's struggling reach notes he want.(it is very obvious in the track fly) when i find my self singing along with songs i sound the same when i hit my vocal limitation. I still think he deserves credit for singing even with a limited vocal range. I wish i could find the courage to do the same.

It wasn't a bad album, but it certainly wasn't inspiring. More than I've I thought of turning it off because I was bored with it. It gets a solid, meh.

Nick Drake is the kind of revered artist I should know more about but probably needed the generator to prompt me into giving him a proper listen. The music is 'nice' and some of the lyrics seem interesting but I found the whole package a bit uninspiring. Maybe more listens/a different album of his would make me understand the appeal but for now I'll give this 2.5 stars.

I like a lot of the super soft early 70s music, but this wasn’t among those.

To in row folk albums is to much for me.

It was just ok for me minus the classics everyone knows

sorry, this didn't do anyhthing for me.

Not my cup of tea ☕️ 4/10

2/5. Wants to be Simon and Garfunkel. Weak album with no standouts.

Nothing really caught my interest on this album. You can kind of set a mood with his music, but that’s about it for me.

3/10

Beautiful, but a little boring. Favorite song: Hazey Jane I

Não é o estilo de música que eu mais gosto mas eu sei reconhecer que o rapaz era um puta de um músico e escritor. Sinceramente fico um pouco triste em ouvir essa obra e saber teve um fim tão triste, que injusto. Favorita: Fly

Nick Drake again? Who’s he think he is, Aerosmith? Folk playing layers. Kinda nice. Poetry with a weird voice.

Not for me

Ok background music. I'll probably not listen again. A "once is enough" album for sure.

I like this album SOOOOO much better than Five Leaves.

Listened to the album twice, had only two songs i enjoyed but pretty boring even though it was melodic. Folk fans would love this but i'm not the biggest folk guy

Pleasant but ultimately not compelling, though the instrumentation (especially the flute) is quite nice.

5/10 Sweet, calm, unimportant Highlights: - Sunday

Pretty unremarkable overall, but it's nice I suppose, if not forgettable

I just couldn't get into it

Meh, i didnt like it. Man rhymes good

Not a fan

Not my jam, okay.

Some of the guitar is good. The vocals and other stuff, not my thing. It has a bit of a middle earth feel.

Folk que me agradou nas faixas instrumentais.

It's not really my stye of music.

eh

Quite boring

Musically, it's great! Vocally, I'd rather listen to Eddie Vedder sing KPop. Nick Drake sounds like a balloon animal that's lost its will to live. It's like wheezing for help after getting the wind knocked out of you.

Introduction- A simple but beautiful instrumental to lead into the album (4) Hazy Jane II- A track that introduces reflection in the listener’s mind, as he talks about what he feels about the need for a simple time (2.5) At The Chime Of A City Clock- A song about the rush of the city, but the singer observes rather than partaking in the bustling activities, giving off a sense of longing (3) One Of These Things First- Drake is pondering about the possibilities he had in a time past, and recollects it in a sad, desolate manner (3.5) Hazel Jane I- Another interpolation of the idea that Drake is having a conversation with a girl he wants to be with, but can’t seem to pull through (2) Bryter Layter- Nothing much, just a vibey instrumental (4) Fly- Nick speaks about how he is in a position of weakness, and is seeking some external force to provide him the help he needs to get off his feet and “fly” (3.5) Poor Boy- A song about how the poor boy (Most likely Nick), although possessing no materialistic wealth, found his riches in the environment around him (3) Northern Sky- Northern Sky is the place Drake uses as a metaphor of his refuge, a place he longs to be but can’t reach (3.5) Sunday- A calming and serious instrumental to lead off the album (3) Summary: An interesting album about loneliness, Drake was giving off depression emo vibes without giving emo material, so good in that sense, but just not the stuff for me; OVERALL: 2/5

• The album is very mellow and lovely but none of the songs really stood out to me • The strings were perhaps my favourite element • Would most likely not listen to the album again • Favourite song: Introduction

So I was prepared to rip into this album pretty good, then my son mentioned he was a big fan of this guy. So I gave a really good listen on a rainy Sunday afternoon and now I'm wondering if he meant he was a big fan of the kids show Drake and Josh? So here it is. Luke, I apologize in advance.... The guys voice started to annoy after a bit. It made me think of the TV show, the Muppets. And the music in general made me think I was in a waiting room at a doctors office. Not a Fugazi waiting room, but a waiting room like your waiting to get a cavity filled or full physical where the doc slips on a plastic glove and states, "this will be a little uncomfortable...." I think this would be a nice background album to help you to sleep, but otherwise, did nothing to excite my music interest. The bright side for me, I thought the piano and the choir/girl singers in Poor Boy was really good. Definitely my favorite part of the entire album. A couple wtf moments and nothing personal to the flutist out there, but did we have 2 flute solos off this album? I'm pretty sure yes. Bryter Layter and Sunday. Maybe wrong, but not going back to find out. I started thinking Ron Bergundy, in one of those Will Ferrell movies, where he gets up on the tables and is kicking over all the drinks. So while a wtf moment, it did make me laugh. Something about Flutes and the music I enjoy, do not mix at all. So for Poor Boy and the laughs I got when I thought of a Bergundy flute solo, I will score a 2. 2

Folk album, maybe need to listen on headphones

this album is beloved but unfortunately i think is simply a quite boring and rather emotionally resigned bryter layter more like shyter payter amirite (im saying this record is shite patter) bryter? layter? honey i never even met her bryter layter alligator, in a while crocodile etc

Pleasant but bland

A bit more interesting instrumentally than his debut but I still don’t get all the hype. I really dislike his vocals and it sounds like decent background music in a cafe or something. It has some ok moments but not for me.

Bit dull

Not bad but a bit boring. I enjoyed the few spicier parts like the over sound of 'Poor Boy' and the random brass every now and then. Wouldn't actively listen to it but would work as some nice background music.

Just not a Nick Drake fan