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2/5
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Never heard of this person/band or what ever. Sorry, not for me. Reminds me of old Glen Jimmy Webb songs recorded by Campbell.
The opposite level of charisma from Vince Neil. Whenever I see "70s-era singer/songwriter," my expectations drop.
Lots of very skippable songs on this 2-disc set.
Country, 1966 -> 2
I just didn't find this album all that interesting. A couple of nice folk songs, but found myself mostly indifferent to a lot of the material. Lots of cool harmonica use is a nice plus. Top tracks: Faretheewell (Fred's Tune), Everybody's Talkin'
It was ok.
Not great
was hoping to like this more
Pretty whatever I guess. Nothing offensive but nothing I really enjoyed.
Some good song writing but his voice and the musical arrangements do not work for me.
Vika biisi oli kova
This reminded me a bit of the early Tim Buckley records. Not sure that's a good thing. With a lot of singer/songwriters, their music is usually performed better by other singers. Such was the case here. A lot of these arrangements were lacking or even distracting (esp. with Everybody's Talking). Plus, he seems to employ a lot of the same songwriting techniques in each song, which led to a rather monotonous listening experience. Having said all of that, this wasn't horrible; it's just very much of its time. He's also not a genius. I prefer Leonard Cohen.
I liked the last song.
Ok
Not impressed much. Grade B version of Leonard Cohen and other poet songwriters.
Fred Neil A cluttered production, where a lovely bass sound is largely obscured by aimless guitar noodling. How Harry Nilson found the charming core of Everybody’s Talking among the mess of these arrangements, I don’t know. 1.5 Fred Neil - Fred Neil Great title. I liked the first half of this record but my enthusiasm waned beginning with Everybody’s Talkin’. Sorry Fred, I’m used to Harry Nilsson doing it, but fair play to you for having written it. Good song. The Dolphins and I’ve Got a Secret are good too. 2.5/5
Not really for me. Tried to listen to the full album but at 2 1/2 hours it’s hard work.
Music to fall asleep to in a hammock on a summer Sunday afternoon. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing though.
eh, okay
Fred Neil Fred Neil. Two first names repeated once. I suppose that makes 4 first names for one album. That’s pretty impressive. Ol Freddy boy scores big points already with that benchmark statistic. This looks to be psychedelic. I didn’t realize how fine a dozen quirked up white fellas have always been. Truly, we have become a monolithic people. Let’s take some questionable acid in a questionable field while listening to some questionable music with questionable people. Any questions? The Dolphins - Hey the friggin’ dolphins suck this year. I’ve always been skeptical of teams in “paradise” locations. Do real people even live in Miami? I feel like a city has to be verbally miserable to experience sporting glory. If it’s too jubilant, then what reprieve does the sport even provide? I’ve Got a Secret (Didn’t We Shake Sugaree) - I hate this song title. It’s not even good absurdist content. The vocals remain obnoxious. If Elvis was really drunk, you’d have Fred Neil. The song itself is interesting enough, but doesn’t really go anywhere. That’s The Bag I’m In - This one is pretty good. I wanted to make fun of the Prison Tycoon menu music instrumental and the white eguy blues, but it seems to be self-aware and has a great energy to it. Ba-Di-Da - After the last track, this album was at an impasse. Would it continue in the quirky, likeable direction, or would it plummet to its own death on the rocks of mediocrity? As I sit here peeling brain matter off of granite, I have my answer. Faretheewell (Fred’s Tune) - Ughhhhhh. This is the one you slap your name on? Everybody’s Talkin’- Talkin’ bout people. We dance just a little too close. Everything Happens - Everbody is talking and everything is happening. Why does it feel like I’m so bored then? Sweet Cocaine - This explains a lot. Green Rocky Road - VERY unpopular flavour at the ice cream shop. It’s just rocky road with raw spinach haphazardly added. It’s part of a new health edict from the ice cream governing body and it’s really ruined the rep of Rocky Road. Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga - There it is. Pretending to be Indian. Classic 60’s white guy move. I wish I could be there the first time that synapses fired to form the thought “what if we combined sitar with harmonica?” I would’ve stopped it in its tracks. I’d use a Time Machine for that. This is one of the best songs though, so maybe I’d use the Time Machine to stop something else bad. Remember planking? Let’s nip that in the bud. I’m in a bag myself here and it is kind of cutting off oxygen to my brain, so I’ll keep this brief. Speaking of brief, this album was thankfully brief which at this point pretty much adds a star to the review. I didn’t really like this record. It was mostly obnoxious and mostly boring. There were a couple of bright spots, but besides that, I can’t in good conscience review this positively. And I won’t. Get outta here. I got nothing else. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: The Bag I’m In, Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga
Cool voice and there is that one massive hit. But the rest? Eeeeh
Some great moments here clearly influential for many future folk musicians. However, even for this relatively sparse album, these moments are few and far between.
Pretty tedious, one-paced stuff for the most part. I get that's entirely the point given the musical style concerned, but some fleeting flickers of variety and vigour on occasion would have been nice. Instead I'm lying in bed very much tempted to drift back off again. He has a unique voice at least, and this probably isn't all that bad for what it is. But it's not for me. That's all I've got.
2.5 stars. Gotta wonder in Jimmy Buffett didn't rip Margaritaville from Everybody's Talkin.
Didn’t make it through all 2+ hours but I certainly got the jist. Solid voice. Interesting. But not my thing.
Not for me. I liked Everybody's Talking though, but the Nillson version is better in my opinion
I just didn’t think this album was very good at all. Sounded amateurish to me.
o.k. but nothing that hooks me. Not even the harmonica-play.
mid 2 This is what 2 star is all about
Vähän tylsä ja laiska. Tunnelma oli tunteellinen, vaikka en kuunnellutkaan erityisesti sanoituksia. Paitsi laulussa jossa joka toinen sana oli cocaine:D Ja toi albumin kansikuva on jotenki ahistava
This was fine but quite forgettable. A bit too folksy for my taste too
Not my bag
Didn’t do much for me. Some of the songs were fine, but nothing too interesting. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
Kinda boring
Folk indie cool well made and writen album. Lot of similar songs and deliveries. Not great but pleasing to the ear and simply a nice Album to listen as background
Mediocre singer songwriter snoozefest. 2
Listened to 2 - 3 songs. Not really my type of music. Reminds me of old movies which were filmed in Italy while it is summer. That is a good vibe, but doesn't give me much.
Sounds like the great-grandfather of singer-songwriter folk. May be interesting for some, but it only reminds me of how much better we have it today. 2.5/5
not for me
I can appreciate the variety of talent, but not my cup of tea.
Ehh, it’s ok I guess. Kind of like the soundtrack for a PG13 Tarantino flick 2.5⭐️
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I didn't really like the album, it's a bit too country like for my taste. Although that last track is amazing, I really loved it and found it very atmospheric and dreamy. But the rest didn't latch on to me.
Ok 2/5
Sorry to say I didn't like his voice or the arrangements
A decent 1960s folk album that is pretty underrated and given a boost by inclusion in the book. Known for the original version of Everybody's Talkin, it includes some beautiful tracks in it.
There's a lack of personality on this album. That being said, this isn't quite as boring as some other folk albums I've listened to (looking at you Tim Buckley). I like Ba-Di-Da, it has that 60s feel and I think Fred Neil's country-inflected voice suits it very well for a 'twirling in the sunlight' vibe.
You could hear influences of the Beatles and Elvis, but it was ultimately a little boring.
meh
I guess this is what you'd call classic folk. Not really my thing, but listenable.
Good singer. Good music
didn’t like the last song on the album but other than that, didn’t love it didn’t hate it
#631. He is a good singer, but these songs are not really compelling. How do you make a song about cocaine boring? 2/5: meh
If i ever enjoy this and/or bob dylan then I'm getting old
Fred Neil is really just one of those albums that doesn't really add anything new to it's genre. The main issue with it is that every song sounds basically the same with hardly any differentiation to them to the point where i am having difficulty thinking of my least favorite song from this album since everything in them is just so similar to the point where i just can't even remember what they sound like. I also heard this guy is apparently a folk pioneer but i don't see that since many musicians before him did what he did but actually added some differentiation to them. This album isn't the worst thing ever but it is just an album that i don't see why it was included here. Best Song: Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga Worst Song: Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)
Album cover a bit creepy. Nice voice.
It was ok I guess...
Pleasant folk rock with minimal production. Decent songs.
2.5/5. You don’t hear much about this guy because he wrote his songs became hits for other people like Everybody’s Talkin’ and he chose to save the dolphins over making music.
I’m bored.
Fred Neil by Fred Neil was as bland as the name of the album.
Gear: Abyss DIANA MR Artwork: ☹️🧒⬛ Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🐬🗣️🌿 Rating: ❄️❄️/5
Okay, but not even near the top of my “Fred Neil” ranking. You can’t include albums on this list just because you love Midnight Cowboy.
Eh
Decent chill listen. Wouldn’t mind having it as background music.
Oldies folk blues. Instrumentals and vocals are okay. Just not interested in this at all 2
The very definition of a 2/5. Nothing remarkable, not something you hate when you hear it - just something you forget as soon as it's over. 2/5
This is ok. There are 2 or 3 songs that stand out "Dolphins" being my favorite. I'm also partial to the acoustic instrumental. 2.25/5
Kind of Leonard Cohen-y, but not much special. A bit boring. And my god, what an awful album cover.
Pretty blah. Folk type singer songwriter can work for me, but Fred Neil cannot. 1.5/5
Pleasant
The Dolphins and Everybody's Talkin were OK, the rest was forgettable. He does have a good voice though.
60’s folk. Nothing special, and nobody’s talkin about it.
Такого много было в те времена
A brief Internet search suggests that my dislike of slow music is actually one of my ADHD symptoms. This is slow. I don't like it.
Not necessarily bad but that's just not the groove I'm looking for
Bland, unseasoned nonsense. Had to skip about 3 tracks because they were that bad. An album I could have absolutely gone without hearing before I die. Eesh... 1.5 / 5
Look, it wasn't really that bad, but yeah, it was boring and I didn't take much enjoyement from it. The only good thing I see here is that Harry Nilsson got inspirations but this album on its own was just... okay? And I don't like Fred Neil, sorry.
That was boring. So boring I almost used an exclamation mark. But then I realised that would overstate just how mediocre this album is. It's not actively bad, it just embodies every meaning of meh.
Did not recognize Fred but I have heard a song or 2
It was ok. A little boring.
One iconic song does not make a great album.
I thank Fred Neil for having a major influence and impact on some musicians who went on to make great music. . It was an easy listen, didn’t really jump out at me but I appreciated it. It’s an album I’ve listened to before I’ve died so job done ✔️
Eh, perfectly fine classic rock feel but overall nothing that really caught my attention. 2.5
The lyrics "..this world may never change." being written in 1966 is just so funny to me. Little did you know, Fred. Nowadays it be like "wtf change it back". All except the music. Don't change that back.
ok I actually liked a lot of these songs more than I thought I would but why is this so long it’s just too much I didn’t need that much folk music in my life.
Det er ok. Hadde jeg sittet på en bar I Alabama hadde dette vært greit. Men ikke mer enn det.
The guy writes songs and has nice a nice baritone, but, uh, this is boring as hell. Nilsson's version of Everybody's Talking is better and more tuneful - everything here sounds muddled. I was surprised to read all the positive reviews, and I actually went around again in case I missed something. Nope, just boring. The raga is the most interesting part, and I don't like ragas. Maybe it'll come around for me, but at the moment? Why.
Not sure the theme from midnight cowboy and a bit of cowboy baghra make this a 1001 album.
Interesting. Quite Scott Walker.
- yawn - good voice songs, but not feeling it today, sorry Fred
Very boring. Everybody's Talkin' was the best on the album and I still could've lived without it.
bleh
This was an odd album. It made fine background music, being unremarkable...weird song titles.
as much of a pioneer as wikipedia says he is, i did not really find this special. i was quite bored at times. the best songs were The Dolphins and Green Rocky Road, with the latter being my fave. after some thinking i realised why i like it. it’s because it sounds like nick drake’s one of these things first. not sure if nick drake heard fred neil’s original and copied it but it’s incredibly similar. the last 8 min instrumental on this album was cool i guess but i felt like turning it off halfway through. the best part is the second half tho. i do quite enjoy his voice, it’s def very nick cave sounding.
I had “Sweet Cocaine” on a random playlist for years without bothering to look at the rest of this album. Reading a bit about him, the man seemed to have been a seminal artist for the folk movement of the 60s and 70s. Fun listen. I can see why the album is here, even if it’s not entirely my cup of herbal tea.
Old time country. Definitely near the interesting end of the spectrum, but still not really my thing.
This sounds like about 20 other albums I've heard on this list. Nothing really that special.
Ret kedeligt. Cash uden glimtet i øjet. Eneste nummer der kan noget var: thats the bag i am in. Det var noget Blues over den som jeg rigtig godt kan lide.
A tough listen
Borrrrrrrinnnnngggfg
I guess this sounded ahead of its time for 1966. Probably paved the way for a lot of the lame singer-songwriter stuff from the early 70s. There's also some meandering artsy tunes.
I didn't care much for this record, and really didn't see why this was an album I must listen to. It seemed pretty run of the mill to me.
I was hoping I would enjoy this more, since I loved Nilsson, but it was kind of blah for me.
det här var faktiskt ganska trist
Felt like a poor man's Jim Croce. Which, isn't bad, but wasn't really anything that stood out to me.
One swallow doesn’t make a summer. Similarly one alright song doesn’t mean an album is one of the top 1001 ever.
The best thing about this album is that a cover version of one of the songs was in an Only Fools and Horses episode. Nope, can’t think of any other positives.
I want to like this as it’s like some sort of weird hinterland inbetween 60s croon pop and a newer contemporary folk, and it feels a nice comfortable place to hang out. But apart from the charm, the hit and maybe a couple of others, the song writing isn’t that strong compared to some folky contemporaries of his time. Shame.
Ok album, not my taste so my score may be unfair. But for me nothing special.
I didn’t love it, more appreciated it than anything. The songwriting is solid and the songs about urban decay and with a melancholy view of the world at large did stick, but there were just as many songs that were just okay. I will say this original version of “Everybody’s Talkin’” is more of my liking than the cover by Harry Nilsson. It’s a respectable three out of five stars for me. Besides the aforementioned, the other songs I like are “The Dolphins”, “That’s the Bag I’m In”, “Everything Happens”, “Sweet Cocaine” (Eric Clapton would be proud), and “Green Rocky Road”.
2 star, honda of cash, decent acoustic guitar sound, couple nice tunes.
This passed me by without registering anything. Who even is this anyway?
Like eating plain oatmeal and drinking dishwater.
A little sleepy for me, dawg. And the last song is just overlong and sort of unpleasant. I like the idea of a pioneering folk record, but this one didn't do it for me.
I recognise one song. An OK album.
Eher etwas ruhigeres für nebenher.
Everybody's talking was a highlight. Had never heard the original before, only Nilson's version. Other than this though, the album was just ok. Lyrics and instrumentation didn't do much for me
Wasn't into it.
fine
Better than I expected
Not my style
No thank you.
This was a completely fine album for me, not many highpoints, not many low points. This makes it forgettable for me. I can see the vision, it just didn't pan out in a very interesting manner for me. 2/5
I had never heard of Fred Neil before. Great voice although I don't like the country twang that seems to come and go. A pretty chill album but not one that I would ever care to listen to again. I liked a couple of the songs but this is another one where I was questioning why it was on this list. It wasn't groundbreaking, or unique, or particularly well done. I think whoever made the list must have just been a fan or had some nostalgic reason to include this one. 2/5
Interesante, pero la curiosidad sólo duró unas 5 canciones. Después agotó mi paciencia.
Eh don't really get the inclusion of this one. Not terrible, just not really good.
I didn't think this was great, it's kind of a rough recording, not especially exciting or novel, and Neil isn't a very good singer. Anything released 1966 or earlier gets a bit of a pass on that. And one thing that really does stand out is a bunch of guys I really like must really have liked this CD. I know the Midnight Cowboy / Nilsson version of "Everybody's Talking" (which is way better production), but it's a nice song, so if this guy wrote it, kudos to him. And there's ust a ton of Grateful Dead easter eggs in here, I have to imagine the Dead were ripping this guy off. "Sugaree" is a Jerry song, but it's got a clear influence (unless that was a common saying at the time that I've never heard before). "Faretheewell" is too similar to "Brokedown Palace" in parts to be a coincidence. And there's elements of "Cocaine" and "Everybody's Talking" that find their way into Dead as well. Interesting enough listen as an artifact, but I'll probably never put it on again.
There's a song on this album called "Sweet Cocaine." That sums this up pretty well. Liked Songs Added: That's The Bag I'm In Everybody's Talkin'
Fred Neil is kind of like experimental country and western. Washed out tremelo guitars and philosophical lyrics sung in a clean, deep Johnny Cash/Elvis tone expressed in the manner of Willie Nelson. Relaxed, easy listening. I know the more rolling and uptempo "Everybody's Talkin'" from Midnight Cowboy. Suddenly, I reinterpret this sound from sitting in a plush recliner in my grandfather's burgundy velvet living room to sunny-but-cool days in a more innocent New York cityscape. "Sweet Cocaine" maintains this latter vibe, hinting at a less-whiny Randy Newman tongue-in-cheek (spoon-in-nose?) movie soundtrack single. Not bad, but not great.
I wasn’t really a fan of this one. It didn’t feel like it brought anything especially new or exciting to the music of that era—just kind of blended into the background for me. His vocals didn’t really land either; they lacked the kind of presence or emotional pull that might’ve made up for the otherwise unremarkable arrangements. That said, the final track surprised me; it felt like a blend of Appalachian and Indian music, which I didn’t expect at all.
Another easy listening folk album. Although I have to say the album cover is kinda creepy.
Admittedly, I was a little bored by this. The low-energy twangy acoustic guitars didn't do it for me, with a few exceptions. In the better tracks, the energy is higher, or the guitar meanders until it settles on a relatively catchy riff. Highlights include Sweet Cocaine, That's The Bag I'm In, and (what I assume is) the lead single, Everybody's Talkin'. In other tracks, like I've Got A Secret, Faretheewell, and Green Rocky Road, there's very little to actively engage the listener. The singing is solid but not spectacular, the instrumentation is extremely simple, and the writing has a semi-improvisational quality to it. The overall feel is floaty, disjointed, unemotive, even unprofessional. It sounds like something that could've been written and recorded on the spot during a round of old man karaoke. But is it bad? Not completely. (I'd cut out the eight-minute raga at the end, though.) 2/5 Key tracks: That's The Bag I'm In, Everybody's Talkin', Sweet Cocaine
Did not grab me at all.
2.5
Great voice boring songs awful last track
I liked this, but it is not an album I *must* hear before I die. I don't even think it's an album I *should* hear. It's good, but there's thousands of good albums out there. This is pretty average. Doesn't belong on the list, so rounding down to 2.
Nah
A tough one. It’s not my cup of tea. But I didn’t hate it, despite having more than a hint of country. Everybody’s Talkin’ is an obvious highlight. It would need more time.
There were some good tracks. Everybody’s Talkin is a classic. But the rest were just okay and the last song was garbage.
A bit meh
It's fine. I'll give it a 2. Not my thing.
Very much a timepiece. A couple of good songs here, but the performances didn't grab me. I much prefer the Garage Stomp version of ' That's The Bag I'm In' by The Fabs (check it out if you've not heard it), for example.
01) The Dolphins - 7,0 02) I've Got a Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) - 6,0 03) That's the Bag I'm In - 6,5 04) Badi-Da - 5,5 05) Faretheewell (Fred's Tune) - 5,0 06) Everybody's Talkin' - 7,5 07) Everything Happens - 6,0 08) Sweet Cocaine - 5,5 09) Green Rocky Road - 5,0 10) Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga - 5,0 TOTAL: 5,90 (59/100) Current ranking: 283/342
Didn't do anything for me, but I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to it either. Not a sound that easily hooks me.
Ich bin beim Hören fast eingeschlafen und das, obwohl ich aktiv war und nicht im Sessel sitzend. Fred Neils Stimme hat etwas beruhigendes, aber das Album an sich fand ich nicht sehr gut.
Generic, nothing very special here
I've got your secret green cocaine dolphin right here!!! 2
The generator is not being kind to me this week. Honestly, this is not my thing. It's a short tracklist of songs that are bordering on folk rock that lacks innovation, and doesn’t have the lyrical poetry that gives the genre the kick it needs; while also featuring flavours of country (which, given my previous reviews - I clearly have a notable disdain for). They always say "you should never judge a book by its cover". But to quote my beloved Star Wars franchise: when I saw this pop up I immediately thought "I have a bad feeling about this"; and those feelings, it seems, were completely justified. The instrumentation has an atmosphere of just going through the motions, and the only examples of when I found this album in any way interesting was when I discovered Fred Neil was the guy who wrote 'Everybody's Talkin''; which I feel is the only time the lyrics were engaging, and the only time melody and production appears to have had serious work put in. There is also the last track 'Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga', which is a 7+ minute intense instrumental where the experimentation (the only time there actually is experimentation on the album) can be appreciated. Lyrically and from a vocal standpoint is where I feel the LP hits those country elements. Cliche, sad, and "storyteller" lyrics that just lack any kind of punch or relatability to elevate the dull flow of the tracklist. Now, Fred Neil does have a competent voice, but it sounds like almost every other country/folk singer you could possibly find out there. It almost seems like he's trying to channel Johnny Cash and similar performers, but he can't seem to shape it into his own thing. I said it before in a previous review: you'd do better to listen to the masters, rather than the master of none. And I'm certainly not a big fan of Johnny Cash's discography. Given my negative feelings on this album, you'd be surprised to learn I did listen to it twice just to see if there was anything that would change my mind on it. But my thoughts remained the same. It's bland. It's boring. It's uninventive. And if it was among a movie cast featuring the plethora of other folk albums that exist it would be 'Generic Folk Album #264'. Bar the very, very few highlights; it's just a bad record in general. 2/5
I wish I liked this album more! I get that he wrote a lot of folk songs I love, but the vocals are just not there I'm sorry; they do not hold my attention and I'm used to hearing these songs sang by Harry Nilsson and other more engaging singers. I also have to take points off for the last song which I really disliked to be honest. I really appreciate folk music, especially the 60s folk revival, but this album doesn't highlight the qualities that made the movement so special.
Not my cup of tea, but not too bad either! Favourite song: The Dolphins
Decent folk I suppose, but didn't blow me away
He gets more credit for being influential than for his own music success (or lack of). And it’s no wonder. This album is dull and boring. I would never listen to it again.
Эээ... Оно слушается ничего, но у меня есть большие сомнения в том, что я буду способен воспроизвести это имя через год. Лучшая песня - The Dolphins.
Nope
Op de een of andere manier associeer ik dit met de jaren '50. Het zou dan al gedateerd zijn bij uitkomst. Gek want als ik aan soortgelijken denk, dan voelt dit bijvoorbeeld als een soort Happy Sad van Tim Buckley. En dat is van iets later juist. Zou het dan toch een beetje een voorloper zijn? Hoe dan ook, het valt in het rijtje met saaie aanstellers. Niet zo gek als de genoemde Buckley. Ik kan mij bij dit plaatje nog wel voorstellen dat het iemand pakt. Maar zelf heb ik dit met stijgende tegenzin geluisterd.
I've found myself fond of folk music as my album journey has continued, and I've also been eyeing this one for a while. I mean, it has it all: simple yet eye-catching album cover, a simple but unique artist name, and it just exudes folksiness. However, after actually listening to this album, it is safe to say this is nothing more than awkward attempts of someone who has little right performing folk music attempting to perform other genres that they have no right attempting. You've got it all, half-baked blues, half-baked raga rock, half-baked, plain ol' folk rock, all with someone who has a very generic voice I would never be able to pick out of a line-up. It's standable, all in one ear and out the other, but it is a waste of time in its truest form, so it is a pain to sit through all forty minutes of. I think some plain folk music would've worked better, and maybe that's what Fred Neil was doing before this album, but this is just rough, a bore and a chore.
Should I have heard of this guy ‘cos I haven’t? Yet another choice giving me a complex that my musical knowledge isn’t what it should be. But always excited when this happens that I will find a new gem. Not this time I’m afraid. One or two nice pleasant songs but not keen at all on Mr Neil’s voice and the way the songs are delivered. Might have been better for this to have remain hidden from me. 2/5 27/8/24
why is this album a mix of jimmy buffet and tony bennet with a grateful dead song at the end... me no likey
Chill country, but honestly too chill. I could've used some more emotion here.
Would probably be a 1.5 but I need to save the 1 stars for the truly awful stuff. This wasn't truly awful, just very boring.
yes, it's technically an album! no, it's not one you must listen to you before you die. it makes sense why they took it off the list after the first edition. the music starts pleasant enough, but as it goes on, everything is just so dull and lifeless. halfway through this album i literally forgot i was listening to it. this album is more milquetoast than the milk and toast in a 90s cereal commercial's "balanced breakfast" favorites: the dolphins, everybody's talkin'
Favourite song - Everybody's talkin 2.5 stars
sounds folky, but not necessarily in a good way. it's quite boring and it feels like the album never gets anywhere, it's a whole lot of the same. I wonder if even Fred Neil himself enjoyed it
Boring
Is it just me, or is the bass playing on 'Everyone's Talking' completely off the beat?
Meh.
This list is kinda lame. I think I could make a way better one. Love Everybody's Talkin'!!!!
Fairly decent folk rock album but it didn't leave too much of an impression on me.
This guy’s voice is pretty whack. Sounds like John Daker at times.
Tylsä ja toisteellinen levy. Everybodys talkin ainoa hyvä biisi, loppujen kohdalla lähinnä odotteli levyn loppumista.
Ihan ok, leppoisa. Eipä kuitenkaan ihmeellinen
Chilled and good background music. Didn't get too much out of it though.
I think I forgot how to like music
Very bland, very American. Singer thinks he has a lot to say, but I don't care about any of it. Nice raga as the final track.
Not very interesting or exciting folk rock by a guy I never heard of. I wondered why it was here. Then he started singing about sweet cocaine. I'm guessing this is the reason. Not good enough a reason for me to ever listen to it again.
An okay folk rock album. Nothing super to highlight, nothing stuck out as being bad. Pretty middle of the road, but I’ll knock it to a 2, since I don’t understand why this album makes this list and it doesn’t do much for me
Going from "Guy who made Bob Dylan and David Crosby famous" to "Dolphin activist" is the most insane career switch-up possible and I respect you, big man Fred Neil. Please let my child go. Also the music's not that great. Guess I'm not in the mood for sad old black-and-white dude music today.
It has "Everybody's Talkin'", that's something.
2.5
I am anti harmonica but this album was ok. -1 for harmonica sorry fred
Everybody’s talkin’ the best of the bunch
Inoffensive but hardly exciting.
Thankfully short. Everybody's Talking is good and raised it from a one star rating, the rest was typical charity shop reject bin stuff.
The album was alright. I liked some of the bluesy folk tracks, (but didn't like the bloody harmonica bits). Of course, Everybody's Talkin' is a classic, although I tend to prefer Harry Nilsson's cover.
Pretty engaging throughout, but I'll have to try it again to get more out of it.
Apart from one track, this album is pretty much variations of "Everybody's Talkin'" which was a big hit for Nilsson after it was featured in the film "Midnight Cowboy" (and whioch I prefer). The standout track for me was the Indian inspired "Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga" which was almost obligatory for any album from the mid 1960s.
Yeah not really into this
Meh
Upon hearing the start and general sound of the album, I thought I would like it more. The melodies just weren’t that great. Fred seems like a nice man though.
There are various ways a dolphin has of showing that she or he is interested in sex. Males are probably the easiest to detect. They will swim around, sporting an erection (anywhere between 10 to 14 inches long for a Bottle-nose), and will have no bones about swimming up to you and placing their member within reach of your hand. If you are in the water, they may rub it along any part of your body, or wrap it around your wrist or ankle. (Dolphin males have a prehensile penis. They can wrap it around objects, and carry them as such.) Their belly will also be pinkish in colour, which also denotes sexual excitement. Females can be a little harder. The most obvious way a female dolphin has of displaying her sexual interest is the pink-belly effect. Their genitals become very pink and swollen, making the genital region very prominent. They may be restless, or they may be acting as normal. If you are out of the water, they may swim up to you and roll belly up, exposing themselves to you, coupled with pelvic thrusts. If you are in the water, they may press their genitals up against yours, nibble your fingers, nuzzle your crotch, or do pelvic thrusts against you. Each dolphins way of expressing sexual readiness varies, so the longer you know the dolphin, the better you will detect when they are sexually active. When a male dolphin is interested in you, about the only thing you can do, if you are male, is to masturbate him. (Unfortunately, I cannot speak for the female of the human species... it seems women just don't like dolphins enough...) WARNING! You should NEVER let a male dolphin attempt anal sex with you. The Bottle-nose dolphin member is around 12 inches, very muscular, and the thrusting and the force of ejaculation (A male can cum as far as 14 feet) would cause serious internal injuries, resulting in peritonitus and possible death. A male dolphin's member is roughly S-shaped, tapered at the end. If you are in the water with them, it is best to support the dolphin on his side, just under the water, with one hand, and handle him with the other. Male dolphins, I find, tend to prefer the base of the penis to be gently massaged and squeezed, as well as gently rubbed along it's length. It feels very much like the rest of the dolphin (ie. smooth and rubbery to the touch, but firmer). It doesn't take long for the male to ejaculate, around 40 seconds to a minute, and this is usually accompanied by either shuddering just prior to ejaculating, and thrusting and tail-arching during ejaculation. Bro are you really reading this? Smhing my head. This album was pretty boring and the only thought I had whilst listening wasn't even relevant in the end, but then I read that Fred Neil abandoned his career to protect and conserve dolphins, hence the dolphin sex copypasta. The force of ejaculation can be powerful at times, so it is best to keep your face out of the line of fire, or keep his member underwater. You can attempt to lick and suck on the end of it while masturbating as well, but be warned, do not try to give full throat, and get the hell out of the way before he ejaculates! A male dolphin could snap your neck in an accidental thrust, and that would be the end of that relationship. Well, the females are again a little trickier. There are two courses of action with a female fin: Masturbation, or mating. Masturbation: Female dolphins, once they show interest in you, can be supported in much the same way as the male, one hand under the fin, supporting her, the other doing the stimulating. The clitoris of the female is located at the top of the genital slit, and is a prominent lump when erect. You can rub this with your finger tips, or lick and suck it, but with the oral aspect, you might end up with a bruised nose as they thrust up into you. You can slide your hand gently into their genital opening, and feel around inside, rubbing gently. They feel warm and muscular inside, their labia like tough, squishy sponge when they are excited. Don't be surprised if they start to play with your hand inside them. They have very manipulative muscles, and can use them to carry and manipulate objects, including your hand. (They can do things that would make a regular human woman turn green with envy.) Their climax is coupled with stiffening, shuddering, sometimes a lot of thrusting, clinching of the vaginal muscles, and sometimes vocalisation. Mating: This is harder. Obviously, being human, it is awkward, but not impossible to mate in open water. It is easier to have the dolphin in a shallow area (like the shallows just off the beach) around 1 1/2 to 2 feet deep. This is usually comfortable enough for both the dolphin and you. Gently, you should roll the dolphin on her side, so she is lying belly-towards you. You can prop yourself up on an elbow, and lie belly to belly against her. You may want to use the other arm to gently hold her close, and place the tip of your member against her genital slit. She will, if interested, arch her body up against you, taking you inside her body. There is usually a fair bit of wriggling and shifting, usually to get comfortable, both outside and inside. Once comfortable, though, females initiate a series of muscular vaginal contractions that rub the entire length of your member. They may also thrust rhythmically against you, so enjoy the experience while you can, since you will rarely last longer that a minute or two. Just prior to her climaxing, she will up the speed of her contractions and thrusts. It is interesting to note that the times I have mated with females, thay have timed their orgasm to mine. Whether they do this consciously or not, I do not know, but it is a great feeling to have two bodies shuddering against each other at the one time. One thing to note. Whether you masturbate or mate a dolphin, male or female, always spend time with them afterwards. Cuddle them, rub them, talk to them and most importantly, and show them you love them. This is essential, as it helps to strengthen the bond between you. Like a way of saying that this wasn't just a one night fling. The dolphins appreciate it, and they will want your company more the next time you visit them.
Forty minutes of music and nothing compelling. The only risk taken in this album was the final song, "Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga," a long instrumental piece with Indian motifs, but even that managed to be completely unexciting.
I get the folksy vibe. It’s ok. Not the best I’ve ever heard for that genre.
I think this is a case of someone being a better songwriter than performer. He was certainly more accomplished as the former and lacked commercial success as the latter, and this album stands as an example of why. The songs weren’t bad, but the performance just seems somewhat boring. For instance, “Everybody’s Talkin’” is a fantastic song, but Neil’s version just lacks the spark of Nilsson’s subsequent cover.
not for me
Shite Said Fred
Slightly below just okay, gets a lil better towards the end of album
Meh. 2.4.
I mean, it was fine -- but didn't hit me hard in the sounds or the words.
Probably the worst album I've heard so far. Fred Neil was like Bob Dylan but worse. It's at least listenable to human ears. At least Fred tried to make a record. I won't be listening to this again. 2 stars, barely making it past 1.
Sounded like Cohen, but cohen does the sad mumbly “singing” better. Still some enjoyable lyrics but nothing incredible here
Interesting voice for sure. Almost taps into a country kind of twang. I enjoy the guitar a lot.
Good if you need to fall asleep.
I was confused by this album. Then the cocaine song came along, and it all made sense.
Boring. Some old music needs to stay in the past.
There's not much that interests me, pretty much solely due to the genre. However, Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga was awesome.
47/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
what a snoozefest. this is what Cash would have done if he did nyquill instead of coke. Quote from marianne
Pehmeetä soundia, mutta aika taustalle jäi muutamaa viisua huolimatta. 2/5
eipä jääny paljoa mieleen perjantailta :D 2/5
Tässä jotenkin korostui white guy -ääni, siitä puuttui roso vaikka oli vähän raspis. Country ja blues sinänsä kuulostavat hyvältä, oikein tyylipuhtaita biisejä ja toimiva kokonaisuus. Kuitenkin sielu jäi jonnekin kauas, haluan raakuutta.
Who the fuck is Fred Neil?! I'm starting to wonder if some of these albums don't actually exist or maybe I'm in some alternate universe. It's opening my eyes to how much music I don't know.oh this some Tom Jones knockoff... Oh good more harmonica... Not into his voice... Not much special... Hoping when I read the wiki page this guy killed his entire family or something because the music is not doing much for me at all. Oh he was just born in Cleveland, Ohio and instead of touring as a musician he was more interested in dolphin preservation. I kind of like Ba-Di-Da but fuck the harmonica. Oh Faretheewell was sung by Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis! I don't like this version. I'm seeing now that it's also called Dink's Song and was first recorded with a woman singing it in 1909 but then all these folk singing men stole it. At this point I'm just antsy to hear "Sweet Cocaine" cause I'm sure that's gonna liven things up right? Everything Happens is ok... I like the more melancholy sounding folk songs like this. Of fucking course Sweet Cocaine would have harmonica because you probably have to be on cocaine to enjoy that sound. And of course they'd use a harmonica (maybe) in a raga. Don't fucking do that.
Eh
Why is this seminal?
Don’t think I listened to all of it. Would rather listen to Vince Neil
The first half of Fred Neil’s self album gives off big Johnny Cash vibes but the energy fades. He was definitely ahead of his time with his love of cocaine though 5.2/10
Cool deep voice but mostly boring
2 - Wow, I didn't really care about anything going on here. But folk is pretty hit or miss for me, so I wouldn't pay too much attention to what I think. It kinda reminds me of Tim Buckley here and there, but that doesn't make me care any more.
Muy lindo. Americano. Muy. Es estar en una carcel del western. Pasable
Un peu trop mou donc un peu barbant.
Way too slow for me. Didn't skip any songs, but really wanted to (well did skip that last instrumental bc I couldn't take anymore). How can a song about cocaine be slow??? Fave song 'Everybody's Talkin''2/5
Some were decent, just too dated for me
Not my cup of tea
Boring noise
"Everybody's Talkin'" is a fantastic song and "The Dolphins" is not too bad either. That does not make the a good or ok album. Fred Neil may be a good songwriter, but that does not make him a good performer. This album is forgettable and boring as hell.
Fred Neil … a guy with two first names … was this what folk singers did in the 60s? Me, I’ll stick with Bob Dylan.
I'd never heard of Fred Neil, but I just read about him a little. The intro of the Wikipedia page specifically mention he never achieved commercial success himself. I hate to be mean but I see why. I haven't a clue why this record is on the list.
Other than Everybody's Talking and maybe the Dolphins, I really struggled to find anything memorable or interesting about this one. It does set a certain lethargic mood so I guess that's something
Boring. I guess folk rock had to start somewhere but show some passion, man.
Simple lyrics. Don't really like his voice. Interesting instrumentals. Harmonica.
2 great songs
This is some true old-timey folk/blues. It is much too slow for me, but given its era I don’t doubt it was an influential album
It started promising with the opener The Dolphins. What followed was either quite boring, old school country informed music or simply... just boring. 2/5
the dude that wrote Everybody's Talkin', thought it was Harry Nilsson.....HN version is way better. The rest of the album is not very good
So sleepy
Cool-ish, sounds quite dated to me.
Absolutely love the vibe of a dude named fred releasing an album called fred with a song that includes "(fred's tune)" in its title. It was fine.
Mwah
4.5/10
Honestly quite boring. Stand-out: Sweet Cocaine
A public service announcement about dolphins and a song from Seinfeld/ midnight cowboy. And not much else
meh
The opening track was great and Everybody’s Talkin’ is a heck of a song even if Nilsson’s version is better (add that to the playlist of songs I never realised were covers) Otherwise it’s a bit average, though I do at least admire his ambition and willingness to experiment - even when it doesn’t quite work, it’s far more interesting than a lot of the country-tinged records on the list from this era
Sweet C is decent, rest I wouldn't really seek out. 2 or 3 stars.
Boring for me.
Realized to listen to “Fred Neil” and not the many faces of Fred Neil which is 2.5 hours far too late. Listened to the entire album and then some. Glad it’s over
Couldn't help but think this was boring? Like it's a classic country voice but everything else is just "meh"? Also will never award cover songs well in this, since 'Everybody's Talkin'" was covered here, and it's not a great version, either. 4/10.
Fred Neil is an album that showcases the talent and versatility of Fred Neil, a pioneer of the folk-rock genre. The album features a mix of original songs and covers, all performed with Neil’s deep and expressive voice and guitar. The album has a warm and intimate feel, as if Neil is singing to you in your living room. The highlight of the album is “Everybody’s Talkin’”, a song that was later covered by Harry Nilsson and became a hit. The song is a catchy and upbeat tune that contrasts with Neil’s melancholic lyrics about wanting to escape from the noise and troubles of the world. Neil’s version is more subtle and nuanced than Nilsson’s, and it captures the essence of his style. However, the album also has some flaws that prevent it from being a masterpiece. Some of the songs are too long and repetitive, such as “Faretheewell (Fred’s Tune)” and “That’s the Bag I’m In”. Some of the covers are not very original or memorable, such as “Sweet Cocaine” and “Green Rocky Road”. The album also lacks some diversity and variety, as most of the songs have a similar mood and tempo. Overall, Fred Neil is an album that deserves recognition and appreciation for its influence and quality, but it is not for everyone. It is an album that you might enjoy if you are a fan of folk-rock music or Fred Neil’s voice, but it might bore you if you are looking for something more exciting or innovative. I would give it 2 out of 5 stars.
very boring
well that is not what i wanted to hear. dull. 4.5/10
This sounds like it had to be recorded exactly when it was; a few years earlier and it would’ve been fully fledged country-folk, any later and he would’ve made a psych-tinged blues rock record instead. I don’t have much more to say about it, but that’s ok. It seems Fred considered himself a dolphin-preserver first, musician second anyway. And I respect that. 2.5
Nice change from what's been coming up in my rotation lately. It's a bit dated and at times somewhat saccharine to my ears, but it's overall quite good. "Everybody's Talkin'" is such a classic. of course.
Hippie Folk album from the '60s. Everybody's Talkin is a good song but the Dolphin Song was super cheesy. Everything else was average.
Wasn't too fond of this, but also didn't hate it.
Yawn.
It must be quite painful to be known for other people's versions of your songs. I didn't recognise the name, so looked him up after listening. He seems to have been an important, influential figure. So it was a shame I found this so dull. 'Everybody's talking' is clearly the standout song, but even that is nowhere near as good as the Nilsson version. It also sounds really rough - not in a 'it captures the raw essence' way, but in a 'sounds like he messed up that guitar take and couldn't be bothered to do it again. Compared to his contemporaries, everything felt very pedestrian and dull. With other albums I've not liked, I've at least understood why they were on the list. This one? I'm at a loss.
Mostly meh, very tedious last song.
He's got an Elvis sound to his voice, but without the up beat songs to go with it.
Ok
No, not listening
It's like if Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed had a very mediocre baby.
Two big songs (Dolphins and Everybody’s talking). But not enough for me.
Neutral: this was the most forgettable 40 mins of my life and I just don't remember anything from it. Wouldn't listen to it again and have literally nothing else to say about it.
Dolphins
Didn't hate it, but nothing got me going here either
Ok - not interesting really
I like it. But I got a lil bored halfway through. Need to pay attention to the lyrics more, next time.
I have never felt so bored and uninspired
Gammel folkrock, country, Singer/songwriter, akustisk guitar, mangler lidt energi
Mais um disco de folk que não lembrarei.
Echt niet boeiend.
A folk album with a big single in Everybody's Talking. its pleasant for sure but I am not planning on revisiting this. Why was there a point in the mid 60s where everyone thought it was a good idea to end an album with like a 10 minute raga?
Ok i guess. A little whiny. Reminded me of Morrissey if he was in the 60s
Meh
I like his voice. Deeper voices are generally harder to make grating sounds with, maybe. Not bad.
a little bit boring if i’m being honest but that long instrumental at the end was kinda cool
Whose child got kidnapped for the making of this album
I liked Dolphins. Nothing else caught my ear, sadly. That said, I'm going to listen 5 more times, probably so I can discover that Charlie was right and it's a keeper. 2/5
The parts where he doesn't sing are great!
I didn't really understand why this was on here until "Everybody's Talkin'" came on, and after that I still didn't. 2.5 stars
Nothing special
Not bad but quite unneventful, how many albums are out this list just because of bland music like this?
Boring
Kinda boring 2.5/5
Very mediocre
Fred Neil, you picked the wrong day to come up as a suggestion. I've never heard of you or your music before. I did not have the patience today. Something like Merle Haggard, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen was mixed together for this album, but only the bland parts. "Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga" (the last track) finally provided something different with is indian elements, but one track could not save this album.
I just cannot get into these crooners from the 60's. Felt like this album was trying to sing me to sleep but not in a nice lullaby kind of way. What is even going on in the last song and how do you pronounce that title?! The album cover kind of creeps me out a bit if I'm being honest. 2/5
I would call this vanilla: reliable, not bad at all, yet fails to incite any form of zeal in my already malnourished and hollow bowels. But I like vanilla, so I'm going to allegorize 'Fred Neil' to chocolate instead, vanilla's more popular counterpart. Bit counterintuitive, but life's a little boring when void of petty disarray, don't ya think?
Boring. I always though Everybody’s Talkin was a Harry Nilsson original, so now I have to live with that too.
Fred Neil is easy listening by Fred Neil. Nothing remarkable to write home about. 2.
Pleasant, vanilla, bluesy folky stuff. Pretty voice, nice gentle guitarwork behind it, but not cutting in any way, doesn't really say much, until he goes amusingly off the rails for the last few tracks of the album. 2/5.
Very slow folk that just isn't for me. I can appreciate the last track trying something interesting but considering it was a quarter of the entire album it needed to really impress for me to change my opinion
Who is this guy, and what is up with that album cover? So many other artists that did this genre better at the time. Nothing particularly stands out here. This isn't bad, it just isn't essential to me. 1 = bad 2 = average 3 = good 4 = great 5 = outstanding
Well there you go, i thought H Nilsson wrote Everybody's Talkin'. Never heard of this guy. Not that fond really. Not keen on his voice and preferred Nilssons Everybodys Talking. Didnt like the 10 minute raga thing at the end Underwhelming
Something missing
It was very chill late 60s stuff.
Starting a little too close to old country. The music is good, but the singer is a bit loungy/country. It's labeled as a founder of folk rock, which I can hear. However, it's just a bit too old school for me.
big snooze fest, honestly. It was just boring and his voice dragged along and put me to sleep. Not the worst ever, but certainly not good.