Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Pleasant enough but wouldn’t listen again.
Nice mellow soundscape
Hm, this album has some nice moments. I like the tone of his voice and some of the tracks. But there are a lot of covers and the sound becomes very dreary quite quickly it's far from uplifting and some of these covers seems a bit like why bother? Shame because I'm sure I liked one of his other albums but not exactly sure why this is on this list.
I have really liked some Gene Clark stuff in the past, a couple of these tickled my fancy but overall found some of it a little beige. Wish I could give a 3.5 Strength of Strings (on a different album) is a banger
It’s ok. A little sleepy, but not bad.
3.2 - "Gene, honey, we all brought you here - and we don't want to think of this as an intervention but more of a conversation with people who love you. We know how much you love Bob Dylan. In fact, you've built a very successful career around playing Dylan's music and aping his songwriting style. However, all of us here agree that your love has turned into an obsession. Gene, it's 1971. You've been living in Dylan's shadow for almost a decade. This last record you put out - why did you cover 'Tears of Rage'? And that song 'For A Spanish Guitar' isn't you but yet another attempt to make yourself into Bob Dylan. Honey, don't you think it's time you try and assert your own musical identity? Gene, please! Gene, don't walk away. Gene?!"
Pleasant but unmemorable early seventies country-rock.
Kende dit nog helemaal niet! Doet me een beetje denken aan Bob dylan
Ik dacht tijdens de eerste drie nummers: ja lekker, beetje Bob Dylan vibes en daar hou ik wel van. Daarna vond ik het repetitief worden en toen was ik er wel weer klaar mee.
Ja prima album, luisterde lekker weg op de fiets
Not bad. Not what I expected from an album of the year in the Neatherlands. Not memorable for me in the context of this exercise.
Why is it that so many solo works from artists previously in big groups from the sixties/early seventies settle on this same exact folk/country/rock blend? It’s not even a bad thing, or a bad execution of that sound in the least, but it’s just not that exciting anymore.
Completely inoffensive acoustic ballads.Nothing that interests me thiugh.
Singersongwriter-Americana, vleugje country erin, muziek om te draaien in je blokhut wanneer je net een uurtje hout hebt staan hakken of hebt staan vissen in de beek. Maar net als die beek kabbelt het een beetje en zit er niks spannends tussen.
Ik heb pillen nodig. Ga nu overal Bob Dylan muziek in horen. Wel zonder de stem van Bob. Dat moet je waarderen.
Hij zit weer op het dak, waarop hij elk jaar wel weer een keer zit. Met zijn gitaar, zestien sigaretten, een zee van tijd. First Helmerstreet downstairs. Album uit een tijd dat je nog gewoon een album kon maken met superrustige countrypop-achtige singer-songwriter muziek a la James Taylor. Stem doet me denken aan Douwe Bob, mondharmonica aan Bob Dylan, geluid aan James Taylor. Zolderkamergemijmer van een boomer. Ach ja, als je er eenmaal in zit, dan is het toch wel prima moet ik zeggen. Maar wederom een doorsnee 3tje.
Pleasant but I don't like it enough to buy the CD
Enjoyed this more than I anticipated, not going to change anyone's life but some chilled country-folk
Singer/songwriter, lidt country/folk-vibes
Not bad. Folksy vibes
Meh :|
Pretty well produced. Very clear, modern sounding. Low key acoustic for a rainy day. Probably a little too country for me to actually put on, but some nice tracks here and there.
Another album that's just fine
Another refreshing and peaceful jaunt through late 60's / early 70's singer / songwriter music. Interesting that he's from the Byrds and clearly contributed much
6/10 i will probably forget about this album very soon but i enjoyed the listen.
The last song was the best song and the mediocre Bob Dylan cover was probably the second-best song. 5/10
Nice album but nothing great
Poco originale
Eh. It was good.
There's no reason to give the Brits monopoly rights to cornily oblique quotations of country music. Such is the lesson of White Light. I found the album growing on me, the vocal stylings becoming less dorky and more singular. I'm still standoffish about Byrdsville, but 1975 is plenty strong as an original and closer.
I hear a lot of what influenced Petty here.
This album is an interesting combination of country and 60s folk music. Those genres are not ones that I particularly enjoy, but Gene Clark does a good job with it. The album features a backing band, but it's entirely focused on Clark and his vocals. It's well-executed, though it's not really my thing 3/5
Прослушано! Мелодично, спокойной но скучновато.
Solid Effort
Härlig singer-songwriter. Skulle passa bra att laga eller äta mat till.
Rating: 6/10
Enjoyed the beginning, but got bored after a bit. Not bad 3/5
Country. Aburrido.
Right in the middle for me. Nothing too stand out but definitely not bad
Very nice folk rock album...quietly powerful. 3.5 stars
I thought I'd enjoy this less than I did. It was an entertaining listen and happy to know who Gene Clark is now.
pretty easy listening, folk guitar. Mid Fav song: for a spanish guitar least fav song: stand by me
Pretty good nothing memorable
I honestly don't remember what this sounded like it was not that long ago
Maneirin
This is a weird one. Gene Clark has a nice voice, and the backing musicians are terrific, but on first listen (I've never heard this before at all), his songs seem overwrought and wordy. But I also get the impression that this may be one of those records that grows on you over time.
It's pretty good. Not amazing, but not bad. 3/5
Soporific.
Some really nice tracks. But not really my thing
I know Gene's history with the Byrds and have always wanted to give his solo work a listen. I was pleased to see it pop up on my list. Though this album wasn't popular in the US, it did chart (maybe number 1?!) in the Netherlands when it was released. This reminds me of a slower country rock (perhaps leaning a little more towards country). Not necessarily my style, but I definitely recognize it for what it is and for Gene's contributions to the music world. 3/5
69/100: This album makes me want to listen to the Buddy more. I really liked how soft and folk-y this album was—it was a really easy listen. With that being said, I think it was almost too soft and too easy of a listen. This album doesn’t really do much, make much of a statement, or even have any memorable songs on it. All said though, Gene Clark’s voice is really nice—I honestly wish Bob Dylan sounded more like him, keeping his own songwriting abilities though obviously. What does give me hope about this album—well less about this album and more about Gene Clark himself—is that this album has the sound of a talented musician on the tale end of his career. I’ve never listened to the Byrds before, but this album sounds exactly like a mediocre solo album that would have been produced by a previous member of a much better band. Hopefully there are some Byrds albums in this project, because I look forward to them!
I was hoping for a lot more from this considering Clark’s songwriting with the Byrds (Eight Miles High is one of my favorite songs). The opening tracks I really liked, but then it felt repetitive. I hear future Uncle Tupelo / Jay Farrar in these songs.
Good singer/songwriter album. One that would probably get a much higher rating if my parents played it more and I was more familiar with it. But overall I liked it, and will probably revisit again in the future.
Just an easy listening album.
Prefs: The Virgin, White Light, Once in a Hundred, For a Spanish Guitar, 1975 Moins pref: Because of You
Not a big fan of the Byrds, so not a big fan of this
Mellow and mildly pleasant, if a little bland.
interesting for an album to have a song "1975" that's released 4 years before the actual date... and the song seemingly has zero to do with the actual date. urgh. But it songs pretty interesting. double argh.
Evoking a little simon & garfunkel folk (without harmonies) and a little bob dylan... his voice in interesting and the song lyrics are engaging. Unfortunately nothing seems to have enough of a hook or some memorable to raise it higher. Still an enjoyable listen.
I was confused by the first few songs because I thought this was going to be *Roy* Clark. Once I adjusted my expectations I was pleasantly surprised. Nothing real stand out or groundbreaking but the whole album was soothing and easy to listen to. 3.5 stars
Because of you. Great Tune. As for the rest, it is pretty average
Not much to say about this one, it’s pretty boring
Pretty enjoyable. Solid folk album all the way through.
Grew on me. Definitely requires being in the mood for it for my tastes.The second half brought it up from a 2 in my opinion.
On White Light, Gene Clark provides further proof that he was the backbone of the revolutionary Byrds immersion into country music, as he uses his compositional skill to good use and hone his craft on the road to making his masterpiece No Other. Favorites: The Virgin, White Light, One in a Hundred, For a Spanish Guitar, Tears of Rage.
Pretty decent Americana folky country. Not much more to add 🤷
This was a good album. I enjoyed it. Not sure what makes it worthy of the list, but it was something I had never heard of before - so it was worth the time.
C'est un bon album, belle voix et bonne reprise 3.5
Gene Clark is the former Byrds guy. Not a big fan of the Byrds jingle jangle. This is more laid back Dylanesque country folk with lots of harmonica. Nothing jumps out at you but it is pretty mellow and chilled. Hard to dislike. 3.5
Folk estadounidense. Ni fu ni fa.
Fine, has some really nice melodies, but there's a lot of fluff in there too.
This may have been the singular most boring album I've heard. It wasn't bad music, just dull.
Hmm, not sure what's so special about this. It's ok but didn't really grab me. Fave is probably Winter In. Looks like I've got another Gene Clark on my todo list as well.
Solid music and vocals, but too country for my tastes.
A pleasant and relaxing listen, but I wouldn't be able to pick a single song out of a lineup
Classic singer/songwriter vibes from this one. Very soft and mellow throughout. I thought a lot about Gordon Lightfoot and James Taylor while listening (with a hint of Dylan in there as well). "For A Spanish Guitar" and "One in A Hundred" were personal favorites, but every track was pretty solid. Nothing crazy impressive or innovative that will make me remember it necessarily, but I could see myself throwing it on in the background in the future as it is pretty relaxing overall. 3/5. NOTE: I had completely forgotten that I had already heard an album by Gene Clark while going through this list called "No Other". That's typically a bad sign, but it's been a long time since I gave it a listen so it's not surprising. My thoughts on this album are a bit more positive than that one, but I think of both as not much more than solid background music.
Didn't care for this much
Nice numbers in the vein of Neil Young
Gene Clark is an unfamiliar name, and the only track that I knew from the album ("Stand by Me") is a cover of a song I've heard from other artists. The two tracks I rated the highest reminded me of other artists. "White Light" reminded me of Gordon Lightfoot. "For a Spanish Guitar" reminded me of James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James". "Tears of Rage" reminded me of the Jayhawks. Overall the album was good. It sounded a little like some old-school country music, but not quite. A solid 3 stars
forgettable
It was just fine... nothing special.
Audição agradável de folk, rock com tranquilidade.
This didn't really do it for me, which I think it more down to the genre than anything. One thing I will praise is the production, sounding really crisp. Ok.
nära en fyra. några riktigt goa låtar.
As far as boring singer songwriter album goes this one is pretty decent. The Byrds guy.
Pretty wonderful country album. Never heard of gene clark, but his singing and the lyricism are great. The couple covers are a neat spin. The ranging instrumentals gives this album an enjoyable listen. 7.4/10
kinda neat
Good tunes but a bit long and dry
I have never heard of Gene Clark, nor this album, so I'm going into this completely green. With Tomorrow is making me sad. I hated that first song, but track 2 and the more upbeat track 3 (white light) is making me warm up to it. Not a fan of track 5. Tracks 2-4 were solid though. This reminds me so much of James Taylor. I like For A Spanish Guitar. Not a fan of 1975, and I'm soooo not a fan of Stand By Me covers. Meh. I like Ship Of The Lord. Overall, I think this one was okay. Fairly mellow, good for background listening. A couple of tracks made me the good kind of sad.
fine but gets a bit samey
Gene Clark sounds like a less nasally bob Dylan which is fine, but the music as a whole wasn’t as good as Dylan’s peak folk music. Still easy listening tho even if it felt long and sorta repetitive. Fav: tears of rage
Buena voz de un buen compositor, con canciones a medio tiempo, tranquilas de escuchar y con un tono reposado e íntimo. Para escuchar atentamente y disfrutar de su escucha
A delightful folky journey
At its best it kind of feels like a Neil Young album, but even then it just makes me want to go listen to Neil Young because I would have a better time.
6/10
Pretty guitar lines, good lyrics
Folk estadounidense. Ni fu ni fa.
OK se era bob dylan non mi sarei quasi accorto della differenza, pero' limite mio ammetto un po' tutto uguale sto folk dai
Eh, this didn't grab me even after 3 listens. I had Gene Clark's "No Other" a week or two ago and that was great, but nothing from "White Light" is really making an impact. Fave track - "1975" maybe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Buen disco, cultura general
Un disc de folk rock intimista, crepuscular com la portada. Meritori, però res espectacular. Entenc l'aura que sembla ha envoltat a l'artista des dels dies de The Byrds, però el disc està molt lluny del que jo calificaria com a "essencial", certament
Good songs
Sort of Grateful-Deadish, smooth tunes.
Great album Added to my "country chill" playlist.
Lovely album worthy of more listens before I die 3.5 🌟
Lugn country
3,7 Vibe mcvibing. Ja geniet hier wel Van hoor. Where my love lies asleep 😴
gene clark en gene vette! Nene jokeske mooi rustig album maar gaf me niets speciaals, ik heb al vaker zo een albums beluisterd. MAAAR die where my love lies asleep hits me hard
Pleasant enough but unremarkable. 3*
Not bad very of its time
Great songwriting and guitar on this record. A lot of modern country influences can be heard in the riffs and structure of these songs. I'm a sucker for some good harmonica too, which this is loaded with. For something better though, I would just stick with Bob Dylan.
All songs kind of sounded the same, I like more diversity. Still a good album and super chill. Listened to it while doing math homework
Not really my cup of tea but all songs were quite relaxing
I really enjoyed this. For A Spanish Guitar was a particular favourite! The remastered edition on Apple Music went on a bit long, but overall it was enjoyable and may find its way in the collection eventually!
This sounds like the type of music dad likes. It's not necessarily my thing, but it reminds me of him.
Can't say I've ever heard of Gene Clark, but it was a pleasant enough early 70s sound.
Interessante. Tem um cover bom de Stand by Me (outro cover presente no álbum é "Tears of Rage", escrita por Bob Dylan para The Band. Álbum curto, apenas 34:58.
2nd - 5th July 2021 Started listening at home but due to the wedding and coopy and jevans coming to stay it was finished in London on the Monday. I loved the first Gene Clark album I was given on here and I really liked this one too. He's a wonderful songwriter in the vein of Dylan and while his musical technicality is sometimes lacking his voice and the songs more than make up for it.
Very mellow and Nice
Great voice, but very uninteresting music unfortunately.
Solid artist, james taylor type sound. Ok songs
Country rock - upbeat
I think I tend to feel music more than I listen to the lyrics, so it's harder for me to appreciate Gene Clark. When I stop to check out the lyrics, they are close to poetry and quite evocative. "From a Spanish Guitar" for example is an impressive bit of writing. Musically it all kind of runs together for me, pleasant but maybe a little too close to others in the genre.
Nice and mellow man :)
A hidden gem. This is real 70s singer/songwriter though it was a commercial flop. Country/folk melancholy. Best Tracks: The Virgin, With Tomorrow, Tears of Rage
Were it not for this App I would've never listened to this LP. I had to google his name to learn he was from the Byrds. Even then, while I knew there was a band that spells Birds with a "y", aside from Eight Miles High and their covers of Mr. T Man and Turn Turn Turn I really don't know them. I suppose that Crosby was the only legacy Byrd to become a household name (Perhaps Gram Parsons also is; I suppose it depends on your household) White Light is a very enjoyable listen. I was well into the album and fully expecting not to recognize any of the songs and then his cover of Stand By Me pleasantly surprised me. Gene is very talented. It's a shame the vast majority will never hear it.
Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it, I would get on an elevator if it was playing so there’s that
that stereotypical (in my mind) seventies artist. Gave me that Bob Dylan / Paul Simon feel. But, just nothing there for me to say "I gotta hear me more Gene Clark" so I give it three acoustic coffee house jam sessions.
Nice vibes.
Nice collection of songs, will definitely listen again
Pleasant and rambling country rock. A little like a more churchy Townes Van Zandt, albeit the songwriting isn't up to that quality (then again, who's is?). I didn't mind this, an amiable companion to a wet weekend but hardly setting the world alight.
Solid 70s soft rock
Gene Clark was a member of the Byrds. This is his second solo album. It did really badly in the US, but was voted album of the year (!) in the Netherlands.
Decent folk album. Definitely an oldie so I don’t really sway towards it but it was good background music. Lean on me is the track that stands out.
Not my style but I can see how it's good
It’s fine. A bit rambling but completely inoffensive. I’d throw it on in the background.
THIS ONE was neil young vibes
Hadn't heard anything by Gene Clark prior to this; not even very familiar with The Byrds outside of their big hits. I thought there was a lot of beautiful stuff on this album and fairly engaging musically for a singer/songwriter-centric work. I really liked his version of "Tears of Rage"; lots of other standout songs including "The Virgin" and "For A Spanish Guitar".
It's a folk thing. It's fine. I have no feelings on it.
lovely
Calming country tones
Good! Reminded me of Bob Dylan a little
Found it to be okay listening, not much groundbreaking here, nice Stand by Me cover
This is a country folk album that came across as more country to me. There was some twanging and use of harmonica (which I'm mostly turned off by every time I hear it used somewhere). I like the introspective sound of folk, which I thought came across well in the songs "The Virgin" and "For A Spanish Guitar". Otherwise, this album was just so so.
Nice easy listening for me, but entirely unmemorable
I did like the folk-infused country sound. Some pretty moments; nice chord progressions. But the energy was very mid, and the lyrics didn't engage me; I found it very dull.
When songs skewed a little more country, I could almost enjoy this - like a Dylan who can sing better with a twang to the music. But when things skewed more folky, it became a slog with vocals that started to occasionally veer into whiny territory. Solidly meh.
This didn’t do much for me, but maybe I’ll try it again another time.
Not horrible, but a bit on the boring side.
Little bit slow and boring for me.
28/06/2026 I feel this was so non descript that I cannot even remember it! Shame. Spotify listeners: 106.9k
A country album from the 70s that was commercially unsuccessful? Why??
- Okay, first, I really dislike how he holds and drags out the n's and m's when he sings. His singing voice is pretty unmemorable and doesn't have much range. Unfortunately, there's just no real charisma in it, and if you aren't a very good singer or have really nice vocal tone, it kind of needs something to make up for it. - I wasn't invested enough to want to actively listen, so I didn't really take in the lyrics. I know that's supposed to be the most interesting part, but I missed it. - There are a couple highlights on here, I guess, but it is mostly just kind of there and dull. I would probably enjoy it more around a campfire, but just listening to it at home was a let down... - I guess it's a 1.5... I don't really see a reason that I would ever choose to listen to this over other albums. I'll round up because I didn't actively want to turn it off, my cat came and asked for some love during it, and even though I don't like the harmonica very much, I found it was played well.
Music for people who think Bob Dylan is too spicy
Mehhh. Not bad. 2.5 rounded down to 2.
not for me
Perfectly pleasant, if a little lacking in inspiration. When you consider this year also gave us Joni Mitchel - Blue, John Prine - John Prine, Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate, and Nick Drake - Bryter Layter, you do have to consider that it was probably middle of the road even back then.
It’s like Bob Dylan but Bore DiYawn.
First song was actually pretty good. But the rest was pretty underwhelming.
His cadence and inflections remind me a bit of Dylan, which is not a bad thing to me. I was into it, at first, but then it kind of just dragged. Because have to give whole stars I can't give it 2.5 so in this case I rounded down.
Not to my liking overall. But I did not find it bothersome.
I mean it's alright. Bob Dylany kind of bland country, folky, rootsy ballads. Very inessential. Not interesting enough to stick in the mind or make an impression. The songs kind of just happen and then they're done. They're performed well and all that, it's just... bland. It's not a painful experience to listen to, it's more like you forget you're listening to it while it's playing. Very difficult to find anything to say about this. Whoever compiled this list must have been very easily pleased.
Surprise! More Byrds! The music equivalent of tap water
muy tranqui. lindo para poner de fondo mientras haces resumenes (lo que yo hice por supuesto)
Boring...
Very slow. It get tiring very quickly. Wouldn't listen again.
I feel bad saying it, but there's a reason that of all of his contemporaries (Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, etc), I can see why he doesn't have the name recognition that they do. Inoffensive, but missing the gravitas that they had.
Officially 75% of the way through this list! “Like all of his post-Byrds records, it did very poorly on the US charts”. Oh man I’m sure I’ll just *love* this one. “The Virgin” had me confirming all my preconceptions early on, but then “With Tomorrow” had me easing off the gas a bit. I’m a sucker for a contemplative acoustic ballad sandwiched between two more lively tracks. Unfortunately this would be the only highlight of the album. It took until “For A Spanish Guitar” for me to really bat an eye again. Most of this was a slog through unremarkable soft rock ballads. “Tears Of Rage” had the same effect, clawing at my waning attention enough for me to remember it. The “Stand By Me” cover was completely phoned in. He brought nothing unique to the table. I was good and done by then, only pushing through the last few songs on sheer willpower. I am uninspired. Lowly 2/5, almost a 1/5
Boring, Dylan-biting.
Not for me
The Byrd has flown the nest.
No es que este mal, pero no es nada destacable. No se si es country la palabra, pero es tranquilo, melancolico... No suena mal pero antes que esto te escucgas a Bod Dylan, Bruce o cualquiera de los grandes
i cannot think of a better album to differentiate folk from country. Clark kinda sounds like Dylan, but this isn’t folk. one of the few country albums i’ve listened to all the way through
Meh
I wanted to like this, but it's boring as shit. Part of me wanted to give this a 3 but then with a few tracks to go I kept looking at how many songs were left...which, for me, is just a sign of being less than a 3. I didn't really enjoy much of it....there wasn't a song or two that stuck with me and that I'd want to revisit. Really cool album cover though.
was in 3 territory until i had to suffer through stand by me
So this is what Bob Dylan would sound like if he could sing... Still playing that damn harmonica though.
It was Ok, wouldn't seek it out, but enjoyed it while it was on.
It was fine, got really old and "samey" for me after a while. Also was this just mixed poorly? The harmonica was so loud and vocals so quiet at times that it was hard to completely hear everything. Pretty meh from me overall
Fairly boring 60's folk rock from a member of The Bryds. Sounds a bit like a budget Neil Young.
meh
1001 albums to hear before you die for country reasons 84# sure.. another country digestible country album, with harmonicas and all. Weepy yey I feel that if this had Neil young or bob dylan name on the cover i'd give it at least more 10 points, just cause i'm influenceable like that. This is a nothing burger for me.
No es mi estilo
A boring album that landed somewhere between country, 70's acoustic folk and sleep. I usually like this type of singer/song writer style, but this one missed me.
En del var ok. Lite tråkigare Dylan. Men sen fanns det ju också låtar som Stand by me-covern.
Trevligt men ganska tråkigt.
tråkigt :(
Borde verkligen göra ett bingo för singer-songwriteralbum släppta mellan 65 och 78. 🟪 "Gipsy" 🟪 Child girl 🟪 freedom 🟪 färg/sad eyes 🟪. Ah där har vi ju nästan bingo på en gång. Tar gärna emot tips. Mäktigt att de opålitliga holländarna tyckte detta var årets album 1971. "We hebben Bob Dylan te gast in ons huis.". Men som de säger i låglandet : "Dit is een middelmatig album.". Bjääääring ✅
Irritante stem, hijgerig. Die laatste woorden aan het eind van de zin die er niet vol volume uit komen met je kin omhoog zingend. Muzikaal is het niet interessant. Minimalistisch is niet erg maar betekend niet dat het saai moet zijn.
Best raar dat dit album erin staat, zeker als je het stukje leest onder wikipedia, dit album is nooit echt een groot succes geweest, toch moet je het kennelijk geluisterd en staat het in de lijst. Waar ik me vooral aan stoor is de mondharmonica, het album is ermee doordrenkt en het is erg herhalend met het zelfde techniekje. Het doet me erg denken aan de trucjes die ik doe wanneer ik zelf mondharmonica speel, misschien dat ik t daarom zo stom vind. Het eerste nummer is wel aardig, tweede ook wel maar namate het album doorkabbelt wordt het wel steeds minder interessant. Die stand by me cover had ook niet gehoeven.
Honestamente creí que iba a llegar a escuchar un increíble álbum de Folk, sobretodo cuando leí que el responsable de este LP (Gene Clark) formó parte de la legendaria banda The Byrds. Sin embargo, además de la producción (la cuál es increíblemente buena), e interpretaciones destacadas caractertísticas del género; esto no suena más que a un pastiche de Bob Dylan. Sin embargo, no alcanza a tener el peso que las canciones de Zimmerman pueden llegar a tener. Me gustó, pero preferiría estar escuchando Bob Dylan. Esto es aún más cierto en las primeras tres canciones del disco. De hecho una de las mejores canciones del LP pertenece a Bob Dylan, "Tears of Rage". Más adelante podemos escuchar como Clark encuentra su propia voz, sin embargo, no logra llegar a los altos emocionales esperables de un buen álbum de Country. En los momentos más "eléctricos" del trabajo, Clark reminece a canciones escritas por George Harrison, mostrando un sonido poco auténtico incluso para el tiempo en que se estreno este LP. Pistas destacadas White Light One in a Hundred
“It achieved success only in the Netherlands, where Rock critics also voted it album of the year.” Excuse me? I’m just whelmed here. Thanks Gene.
Sick album cover
Some songs sound country and others sound Bob Dylan-y
There were only a couple of tracks that really stood out and I wouldn’t be able to remember which ones they were.
Boring
Eh
On paper, I should like this because it reminds me of MJ Lenderman, and I love looking at works that inspired my favorite music, but somethings just not clicking. His voice puts me to sleep or something.
Nicht mein Stil
Мене не зачепив альбом. Є непогані пісні, але якось після нього взагалі не залишилось післясмаку.
Якось нудно і дефолтно дуже.
Good album with cover of “Stand by me” from the former Byrd
Sigh. Actually, yawn. Seventies signer-songwriter of minor fame and zero solo-success. Points for quality, but that's it.
NO. MORE. FUCKING. BYRDS.
I don’t know a little to stylish
Album 140. White Light — Gene Clark (1971) I had higher expectations when I put on this country/folk album. Unfortunately, it was super forgettable and mediocre. 2/5 No liked songs
Neither here nor there on this. Maybe has become so imitated that it sounds uninteresting? Unsure. Might go back and listen to the Byrds. Guy can obvs sing and play, just ain't my thing I think.
Album No. 0184 on my list. This is my second (and last) Gene Clark album, and what can I say: I don't mind, actually. "White Light" may very well be the most boring album I've encountered on this list so far. It's not a bad album - I've heard much worse. But it's so remarkably unspectacular, it's hard to believe. The music is rather boring - very straightforward, simple folk stuff, but without any intimacy to it. The lyrics are, well, fine, I guess. Classic singer-songwriter stuff, but without anything interesting to them. This is whole album is really peak okay music. I'm sorry, Gene Clark probably poured his heart into this, but I just... it just doesn't get to me. I'll add "With Tomorrow", and "Because Of You" to my playlist (I didn't find anything special about them to be honest, but they're the two most played pieces of "White Light" on Spotify. 2/5 stars.
I'm bored
not for me,
Slow and sedate. A little like some chilled out Stones at times 2/5
OK.
Rather boring
There are a lot better folk albums than this
I understand why this did poorly in the US and don't understand why it did well elsewhere. I like the choice of instruments and his voice is good, but it all sounds the same to me.
This is a fairly sedate folk pop record of which there were hundreds at the time. I suppose it’s soothing perhaps calming but nothing really stuck out and by the end I forgot that I was listening to it.
From reading other reviews I expected an abhorrent mess of an album. It's not THAT bad, don't get me wrong it's not good, it's generic early 70s country rock and there's certainly nothing about it that anyone needs to hear it
Dare I say a bit bland! Even the cover of Stand By Me was a bit mediocre and didn’t do much to lift a dreary album.
I stan a singer songwriter Also love a harmonica moment Don't love songs by guys about virgins but I'll take my wins where I can. This is nice overall but kinda boring. Maybe I should just listen to harmonica solos. Tears of rage was kinda a banger. Oh, originally a Bob Dylan song about division over the Vietnam War. Cool. I could see listening to this again, as like background chill music.
It was entirely forgettable.
Listened to this then learned he was from The Byrds. Feels like very important context in hindsight.
Some decent tunes that make me think of James Taylor and Bob Dylan. Nothing that boldly stands out to me and there weren’t any clunkers either. Reading deeper on this revealed some cool bits about Clark coming from the byrds, the personnel (which includes a lot of late 60s characters from cool bands) and the general country fusion that he was trying. I guess I simply dont have the reference points to “get” this.
Limp dick James Taylor
Album 1052 of 1089 White Light - Gene Clark (1971) Rating : 2.5 / 5 This one came across as low-key and laid back from start to finish. Nothing flashy. Nothing trying too hard. Just a straightforward, mellow presentation of songs delivered with quiet confidence. I wasn’t put off by it at all. In fact, it was a perfectly pleasant listen. Clark’s voice sits comfortably in that folk-rock space, and the songwriting feels thoughtful and sincere. It just never quite broke through for me. No track jumped up and demanded attention. No moment made me stop and think, “Now there it is.” Everything felt adequate - and I don’t mean that negatively. The musicianship is solid, the production is clean, and the mood is consistent. It simply stayed on the same even plane throughout. Some albums grab you immediately. Others grow over time. This one may fall into that second category, but on first listen, it remained steady rather than striking. Not a bad album by any stretch - just one that didn’t quite catch on with me.
Who knew that after trudging through all the Bob Dylan on this project, I'd have one more harmonica folk album to endure in the form of "White Light" by Gene Clark. To be fair, his voice is not nearly as annoying as Dylan's, but turns out I still don't really care for a lot of folky harmonica music, no matter who the artist behind it is. Not difficult to listen to, but ultimately just boring. Really just not my thing.
5 stars if it was 1001 albums you need to listen to when waking up. But it is not, it was an absolutely forgettable album.
This was pretty underwhelming.
Not quite John Denver. Not quite Simon and Garfunkel. Not quite Jackson brown. Not quite Hayden… not quite right. The covers on this album are so fuckin bad.
This is perfectly fine. I wasn't exactly bowled over by it, but it's... pleasant. 5/10
2.5. nit schlecht, halt bissl fad
Listened while driving to work. Nine out of ten doctors agree: do NOT listen to this album while operating heavy machinery. Two stars because it wasn't actively painful to listen to, and I'm sure it goes hard in the sleep study waiting room.
Not horrible but I don’t know why this album is on the list when we already have Bob Dylan and Neil Young. A bit too slow for me.
A harmless folk record, nothing more. I'm starting to think my records could be part of this list too.
Consistently pretty boring
Ευχαριστο αλλα περισσοτερο θα το ακουγα χαλαρα γυρω απο ενα camp fire το καλοκαιρι. Επισης ακουγεται σαν soundtrack απο καποια αμερικανια που ομως θα εβλεπα.
If I was already into The Byrds, I could see enjoying this as a personal solo effort. Not being that into The Byrds, this is just okay.
Just okay. Similar to Dylan and Jackson Browne at times. Kind of a one note album. 2.5/5 Won't listen again
not much to say about this
Some parts were ok but a bit too country for me
White Light, No Heat. Tepid country-folk from Gene Clark who in breaking away from The Byrds, really just seemed to fall into doing Bob Dylan imitation. The band is doing good work and sometimes Clark seeks out something a touch more interesting or varied than running back Valley/Village hybrid folk. The last track points out a new direction and some of the bonus tracks (which I'm not factoring into the rating) are better than most of the A Side including a superior mix of Because of You. It's not enough though. The other Gene Clark album on the 1001 (inexplicably there are two though this is a far stranger add than No Other) is a lot more developed. Sometimes with the picks I'm not huge on, I try to deduce what exactly brought it into the fold. Looking at the master list, there are 32 albums from 1971. 1971 was an excellent year for music, even for the 70s, and to be clear, White Light ain't bad but it's a little dry relative to its peers. Those bonus tracks allow Clark to let his hair down and jam a little bit and you really hear a difference there. Thankfully he'd follow that track all the way to No Other, which is awesome. Favorite Tracks: White Light, Tears of Rage (dylan cover, quelle surprise), 1975 Bonus Track: Because of You (alt. mix), Ship of the Lord, Opening Night
Not offensive but just generic cheesy early 70's empty uninspired folk.
I was surprised to find myself singing along to With Tomorrow, but then realized that This Mortal Coil covered it (beautifully, of course). This is not my cup of tea. I guess if I were on a really long road trip and ran out of other options, this would be a decent pick. Kind of slow and a bit too folksy for my taste, but otherwise inoffensive. I was going to be more generous in my star rating, but the overuse of harmonica changed my mind.
after a quick look at other reviews, I can say I'm excited to dive into this record. Maybe I need to stop looking beforehand. What he may lack in storytelling, he makes up for by not sounding as nasally as Bob Dylan. Is it wrong that "Because Of You" gives me James Taylor vocal vibes, but "The Virgin" sounds like a Dylan imitation? This record is not offensive, but I'm not really loving it either. It's getting a 2, but should be a 2.5
kinda meh, couldn’t finish it
Faded into the background. There was a little harmonica in one song that I liked. And one song that I recognized and was able to sing. Other than that just background noise
Sigh. We’re in basically the final stretch of this project, less than one third to go, and I’m definitely in another kind of low point where it’s been a minute since any of the albums “hit” in a real way. Maybe a month or so. Happened once or twice before. Usually it passes but it’s been fallow recently. Like, what is this? A boring folk pop album from one of The Byrds? What made this necessary at all?
Didn’t really speak to me. Like a Bob Dylan copycat but slower and not as much storytelling
This record is meh. There are a couple of songs that I sort of liked, but nothing that really captivated me. Favourite Track(s): Tears of Rage, 1975 Least Favourite Track(s): One In A Hundred, Where My Love Lies Asleep
With Tomorrow and Because of You are everything that was great about Gene, sadly they sets a benchmark which he can't maintain across the record. It is, sadly, pedestrian. He'd kind of lost his way and Townes Van Zandt was doing what Gene can't do here. As much as I love him I can't recommend the album. However the two aforementioned tracks are well worth a good listen deadbeats.
So many Byrds and Byrds-adjacent records on this list. This ticks a lot of Dimery's checklist boxes: - Byrds-adjacent - Country rock - 'Forgotten' album unavailable for many years and hence (really) culturally irrelevant - 'Tortured genius' wracked with mental health issues (check), drug addiction (check) and/or other personal suffering (also check - in this case homelessness and cancer) The album itself is pretty but not outstanding or influential. I want to say three stars of overall listenability, but I'm actually a bit pissed off that Dimery included this irrelevancy on the list, so two.
I will always have a hard time truly hating songs because they're not in a genre I listen to. The first song on this was not bad, and the songs that were closer to country rock (had electric guitar in them) were decent. I found most of the acoustic songs forgettable. My guess is I would prefer his album "No Other" to this one (and I prefer the Byrds albums as well). Did not hate it by any means, but the lack of things to come back to gives this 2 stars.
Don't really feels like a must listen when his bio starts with "best known for his short period in the byrd". It's okey, nothing special or groundbreaking but it isn't unlistenable either.
Pleasant enough at first but soon wears out its welcome. 2/5
Dosadnoooo
I listened to this earlier today and hardly remember what it sounds like.
Gene got a Don McLean/Bobby D vibe on this album (not surprised to see Mr. Zimmerman featured on "Tears of Rage"). It's pretty good, a bit slow at times but these soft, folky tunes have some depth. Original release ends at "1975" and I'm glad it did cause the additional tracks are not as strong. The cover should have had Clark in front of a full moon to give it the White Light. Prefer Gene's work as a Byrd but not a bad effort trying a new genre on this record...1.87 stars.
Yet another 70's folk rock album from an artist I don't know but am aware of some of their classical connections. I didn't expect much heading into this but wasn't disappointed. It's pretty run of the mill folk album. Thankfully it's a tad more upbeat than some of the prior entries but still nothing special. Overall, I'm getting a little tired of folk rock albums but some of them are better than the others this one being on the higher end. 1.85 stars
Pretty nothing of an album
Very 60's singer/songwriter folk. Not particularly exceptional IMO, and loses a star for the more country influenced songs.
A lesser man’s Bob Dylan. But not as talented
I thought it was very boring. I don't really care for the Byrds so this didn't really do anything for me. I went into it with an open mind as my Spotify recently suggested a Beatles cover by Gene Clark that I really enjoyed but this just sat there.
"It only achieved commercial success in the Netherlands". Enough said.
Inoffensive folky stuff
Sympa mais oubliable
Kinda pleasant, kinda boring. I don't really enjoy this kind of harmonica playing.
kjedelig også...
Yaaaawn. It's not BAD, but I see no reason to listen to this when a much better version of this type of music exists in the form of the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young etc.
not bad but all of these songs be sounding the exact same bro. putting me to SLEEP 2/5
Honestly put one ear through the other. I dont know what it was bit I was not gripped.
I had never even heard of Gene Clark before today. Now I know why. The only song that actually caught my attention was "Tears of Rage", until I discovered that the lyrics were actually written by Bob Dylan. And that's the entire problem; this guy wants to be Bob Dylan so bad, he writes an entire album of simple melodies and supposedly complex lyrics that lead anywhere but the heart. There is no depth. There is no great metaphor. There is no originality. All we got is the country twang. 2 stars, only because Bob Dylan saw something worthwhile in this doof.
Lifeless. He has no magnetism or compelling energy in his songs, neither in his voice or the melodies. Not a fan.
This album is so bad. The music is bad and simple, the lyrics are laughable, the fucking harmonica is relentless, all the songs sound the same. I just hate everything about this. It's like he's trying to be James Taylor but absolutely failing in all regards. I did like the guitar solo on 1975 and I mean at least he's playing real instruments and this was long before autotune so it's not without its checks in the pro box but I really struggled to get through this one. Maybe I'm just grumpy today but I don't think that's it. 1.5/5
I was chilling with this, really liked the intro instrumental to For a Spanish Guitar, but then the harmonica kicked in; and the Stand By Me cover is absolute dogshit and i lost a lot of respect for the album there, though otherwise it's pretty fine. favorite song: idk they all run together
Poor man's bob dylan
It was hard to really focus on any of these songs. The album was not explicitly bad, but sounded very generic and quickly became background music for me. Not sure why it made it on this list.
As if a yawn became music.
*1971. *Singer-songwriter style, which is normally a fave genre for me, but this was largely meh. Pleasant, but meh. *I guess Gene Clark was in The Byrds. Huh. *Stand by Me cover randomly toward the end of the album is a nice surprise, but a boring cover. RATING - 5.5/10
A snoozefest.
Listened to quickly and not very focused so a bit unfair. Chugging title track a bit dull. Not sure why it’s on the list.
Pretty dull compared to his previous album on the list
Meh…
Прослушал и забыл. Какое-то обычное кантри
Well made but not my thing
The famous Tears of Rage cover was more like Sniffles of Peevishness
He was a better songwriter than a singer. He really need the harmonies of the rest of The Byrds to drown out his vocals.
The album art got me excited and then was proceeded by some milquetoast half baked country album. The stand by me cover should have a Honky tag on it like the explicit content warnings
I really enjoyed the other Gene Clark album 'No Other' which features on this list. But whilst that album was brimming with creativity, this one is much more straight down the line folk/country and far less interesting for it. The song 1975 is the high point for me with it's repetitive but funky bassline, I also quite liked the closing song Winter In. The low - Stand by me, just dull dull dull. Most of this is a pleasant listen but pretty forgettable. At times (White Light) it felt like Gene was imitating Bob Dylan. Nicely recorded and played by all musicians involved. Sorry, Gene.
I remember really liking No Other (still do!) so I was looking forward to listening to this. Unfortunately, this disappointed me. He just spends so much time trying to be Dylan without carving out an identity for himself. Best songs here were For A Spanish Guitar and Tears of Rage.
Lo detuve a la mitad. Todas las canciones sonaban iguales. Y no, no tenía el repeat activado.
4/10 - very meh but inoffensive
This felt like an extremely bland and boring album to me. Had Willie Nelson's 'Stardust' before this, and it certainly felt similar, but just way worse in all regards. I didn't find any kind of variance at all on this record, and the singing felt laboured. Not much to say, just didn't like this at all. Weak 2.
Bob Dylan om han kunne synge, men kan ikke sette denne med høyde med andre album jeg frivillig hadde satt på.
Second album by a guy I'd never heard of until jumping into this Top 1001 list. I didn't care for the first one, weak vocals, boring songs, but I'll go into this with an open mind... Very modest listen counts with (the hit) "With Tomorrow" topping out at 1.6M listens. Three tracks over 1M but most others around 100K-500K. Sounds like the soundtrack to a whacky western movie from the 70's that never gained much popularity. What boxes does this check as a Must Listen album? I don't hear it. It's really basic guitar and singing. Is he a lyrical genius?! The "hit song" and "Because Of You" were both Super Boring, no energy, no hooks, this was never on anyone's radio in 1971. Jim Croce would eat this guy for lunch. Paul Simon didn't know he existed. Bob Dylan would laugh at his attempt on "Spanish Guitar". I can't come up with any reason this made the T1001. Boring, no hits, zero influence. 2 stars since it was vanilla pudding but nothing more.
Adrrrh
Screeching cats in a bag are more melodic.
White Light has an undeniable rawness and intimacy, but the country and folk trappings kept it at arm’s length. The sparse, unhurried pace lost me before it could land.
Uninspiring and boring. If this was playing on the radio, I would change the station
Never heard of this guy so thanks for the introduction. Not my cup of tea, but still a worthy listen.
Not much to say with this one. Like its fine but nothing memorable for me. It just kinda is. And thats kinda it. If you like some kinda folky singer songwriter stuff maybe this is for you but not so much me. I have to give it a negative review just because its the most 5/10 of all time. I wish it was better or worse so at least it would stand out. Its as the kids say mid, then vineboom or some shit.
Dull and unchallenging album where every chord change is telegraphed far in advance. (Only "Because Of You" manages to distinguish itself.) Clark's singing is awkward and stilted also, overenunciating his way through these tracks when a more laid-back approach would have better suited the folky/country rock style of this record.