Head Hunters

I sold a power amplifier while I was listening. So, it must have been good.

you have to be in a very specific mood for this one. perhaps one track, on a boat trip, with an Aperol Spritz, anything after that and I'm a bit done with the expressive jazz funk bass

goed voor op de achtergrond, met momenten dacht ik dat het in ene rick & morty aflevering kon

Solid but just not able to get deep enough into its groove.

I cant get all of this album on Amazon. A first. Got chameleon and it was alright.

Enjoyed it! His later work is more adventurous, creative.

The year is 1957 on the mean streets of Chicago. Herbie can play, Herbie can compose. But here's the thing, you don't tape people. What is this society, that we tape everything? What's going on? Do we not live in the moment anymore? We just tape everything from a phone? I don't like that. You know, that's what Herbie's music is against. But that dog was not humping my head, despite what Herbie Hancock says. That's why I love Herbie Hancock. He loves to lie.

Damn that Moog bass synth on the opening track just gives me the chills. Love it! Sly gets a little insane. 3.5

not bad

This jazz funk album has instruments all over the place, but they all come together to create an interesting piece of musical history. It's funky yet soulful - smooth jazz mixed with funk melodies. Amazingly this is the only "jazz" album to sell over a million records.

Un des premiers album de jazz fuzion que j’ecoute. C’est bon et eclate mais je prefere encore le bon vieux jazz. Meme si cela est drole a dire etant donne les epoques.3.75

Quite funky, upbeat jazz.

70s jazz funk. Electronic elements are not my jam.

Really not my thing.

It was...fine. Not overly offensive but not overly memorable. One 15 minute jam session ran into the next.

Just not my type of jazz.

Not my type of jazz

Another eh album

I just have nothing to say about this. It was fine but I don't remember any of it and I'm kind of just over the nondescript slop on this list but I'm also 540 albums in...

Started off so promisingly, then turned into jazz

gets a 2 for the lovely funky feel at start of the album, loses further points as it became more jazzy

Not my jam, but I appreciate the talent.

👐👐👐

This had a funky cool vibe, but fades in and out as background music.

brzmienia super, lubie jazz i funk w sumie tez, ale 40+ minut sluchania 4 piosenek zlozonych z samych instrumentow? to nie dla mnie, aczkolwiek moze sobie kiedys puszcze w tle

Pleasant enough for the majority. It descended into nonsense jazz for a bit but that was short lived (and drowned out by the air fryer) so I’ll only mark it down one point.

Herbie will always be Herbie

4/10 Sounds meh Really repetitive

Well it's funky alright, but pretty insubstantial. I mean, Watermelon Man, what's all that about?

pas ma vibe, je préfère la musique avec des paroles et qui sont pas aussi longues même si je comprends l'attrait

As an instrumental fan I was excited for this album. Especially as it's a commonly recommended instrumental album people recommend. For whatever reason it doesn't land for me.

Ack. Another instrumental. It doesn't matter how funky or cool the music is. A 15 minute song with no lyrics is not my jam. I decided to listen to a few and didn't really care to hear the last song. 2 stars because it's in no way offensive, I just didn't like it.

A fun vibe but overall a bit long and repetitive for me. Could work as background lofi

This surprised me, Chameleon was great. This is probably the highest rating I will give a jazz album, it’s a 2.5 (not quite a 3)

jazz is a little too much for me

Vibes but not mine

A jazz‑funk record built on grooves and electric textures. Long, repetitive jams make it more about feel than emotional punch. “Chameleon” and “Watermelon Man” carry the album.

I can tolerate Herbie Hancock’s better-known (and somewhat shorter) tracks a bit better. This album sounds a bit too experimental to my ears. Two stars...

I do love a solid instrumental album, still not a jazz fan though

312/1089 starting off with some luigi’s mansion aura, nice the second song, watermelon man started off with some strong White Lotus vibes this was nice and chill, i’m not super into jazz (when it’s non-lyrical at least) so i’m glad i listened but not in a rush to revisit 22/100

Not a fan of jazz…..

Making jazz even slower is too boring personally.

Not something I would listen to again

Not so great. A bit of nothing

Jännä instrumentaali mut eka biisi 15min pitkä ja ekat 5 min iha samaa??? Ei pysty...toka biisi 5 min siinähän meni tylsä.. kolmas 10 min 5min jakso joo vikaki paska ei pysty

Day 3 Before: Cool album art, I also don't know this one. Really don't listen to Jazz or Funk, so this is gonna be new. Head Hunters feels like one never ending solo, from various instruments. Sometimes the bass, sometimes the drums and other times the horns. This album really is a groovy feel. While it differently is jazz, the production adds in strings which I really like. It gives an unexpected lift to the music. It also has some really interesting song intros, and its use of various instruments gives it this crazy experimental sound. The tracks are really long, and that gives the album the feeling at being extremely long as well. That is something that, in my opinion, drags Head Hunters down. This album is not something I'm personally a huge fan of, but I can appreciate is as a piece of art. Favorite(s): Sly, Vein Melter

For one minute I liked the first song, then I realized it was jazz, thank god it was jazz because it further proved that i hate jazz, this is just another example of how trash jazz is

Zzzzz en los primeros segundos tuve mucha experiencia porq pensé que las canciones iban a ir como que creciendo a algo muy disfrutable, pero nunca pasó. No es inescuchable, pero no esta bueno.

More interesting than good.

Started off strong with Chameleon but then kind of ventured into spacey jazz.

Meh. It feels a bit like jazz, and I don't fully appreciate it.

Trop long les musiques et spatiales. J’ai vraiment pas réussi à rester dedans. Mais je le réécouterais en d’autres circonstances

Album progressif, ça s'écoute, ça ne se met pas en fond n'y rien donc un peu dommage, mais beaucoup de travail notamment.

Nope

Hade jag varit en lärare på Estet Musik på Katedralskolan i Växjö hade den fått en femma, men som tur är är jag inte det.

Not my goto but a decent change and much better than expected. Less jazz. Not sure about the replayability tho. 2.1//5.

Maybe there aren't 1001 albums worth listening to.

Ok

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters Liked the first two tracks. Not loved.....but definitely enjoyed. Second two, absolutely no chance. Just not my thing. I'm super sure that they guys playing this are musically brilliant but.....it's beyond me. I'm afraid. Fave Track - Chameleon. Least fave - Sly 4/10 plus 1 for a great cover = 5

First minutes are quite enjoyable, the rest huh?

pretty ok jazz album

Was a bit of a chore to get through and very rapidly slipped into being background music. Two stars.

Nice beats

2 Inte så spännade

Började lite spännande blev snabbt tråkigt.

허비 행콕 - 헤드 헌터 카멜레온, 워터멜론 맨, 슬라이, 베인 멜터 총 4개곡 수록인데 앨범 길이가 41분(어째서?!) 펑크 재즈? 재즈는 알지만 펑크 재즈? 원래 재즈는 오소독스함과 거리가 멀지 않나? 라는 생각을 하기도 했습니다만 수록곡 여기저기에 앨범아트뽀이한 이국적인 악기가 나옴 특히 카멜레온과 워터멜론 맨의 슬라이드 휘슬(추정)이 엄청나게 비정형적이라는 감각 슬라이의 급격한 박자 전환도 거슬리지 않고 부드럽게 넘어갔지만 뭐랄까 색소폰... 색소폰 너무 경박해 색소폰은 좀 농후한 맛이 있어야 한다고 생각함 그리고 앞의 세 곡이 너무 독특해서 베인 멜터는 맛이 옅다. 마지막 곡이라 잔잔하게 간 것일까 흐물흐물한 감각을 연출한걸까 그러나 제가 원한 것은 그랜드 피날레였나봅니다 한줄평: 난 재즈 피아노가 아니라 스윙이 좋은걸지도 몰라 취향★☆☆☆☆ 재방문★☆☆☆☆

Pretty cool if you are into jaxx

Al final no logré escucharlo por completo porque no es mi gusto, diría que instrumentalmente es estupendo ,muy Bahidora

More confirmation I just do not get jazz.

Boring

This is one of those albums where I feel out of touch with most of the reviews, I really wasn’t a fan of this, I’m not hugely into Jazz to begin with, so maybe this is lost on me, I just found it a bit of a mess of instruments.

Good Jazz/Funk artist. Good music.

Its giving ross con el pianito

I felt like I wasn’t on enough drugs to be sitting in his den jamming with him. Just my take. I respect it.

Not my cup of tea. The musicality is undoubtable, but it's not for me.

Not my kind of jazz, a bit all over the ye place

It was ok but not a huge fan of instrumental

3/10 When I first saw that this album was 40-minutes long and had only 4 songs I was alarmed. Upon listening, I feel extremely indifferent. It's fusion jazz from the 70s. Every song is overly long, lacks vocals and a climax. Not things that work for me. Overall I find the album to be background music, but like, the kind of background music I wouldn't even realize is playing because it's so dull. Don't get me wrong: the album is perfectly fine, and nothing is actively bad. I just don't think it's good.

Nothing wrong with this but not sure I'll remember anything off it if I hear it again. Elevator music

I enjoyed the twist and creativity he adds to Jazz but at the end of the day it’s Jazz.

Jazz is really not my type of music. But this album had fun notes and beats.

Fusion jazz is not my bag, man

I'm sorry --- I've tried this once before and never again

Bits of this are funky. Bits of this are cool. There's some good bass lines in here. But it's just so long. All of those details become lost when they're repeated and developed over such long track times. It becomes annoying and it's too much. Cool album cover though. 2.5 rounded down.

Random. Mid. Senseless in the list.

Again a jazz album misses for me.

Not a fan of jazz fusion but in this album there are sounds that are accessible for all. Good for 1974 and ok for a background tune but not one I would revisit too often.

Funky, jazzy, some interesting beats but songs are just way too long for me. 0/4 liked

Nice background sessions

#867. Oh. We're doing jazz again. I thought we were done with that. 2/5: jazz

79. alright

I liked the first two, really didn't like the second two. I can appreciate this for what it is but I probably wouldn't return

instrumental virtuoso electronico tunes that I don't care to listen to, even though there's some sick sections ripping along in the songs. Just a guy jamming.

not my thing but pretty cool regardless

5/10

Esta raro, creo que adrian le gustaria Vein melter 4/10

Jeg kunne godt lide Chaneleon men de tre andre numre sagde mig ikke så meget

The slow jazz was not for me

Not my bag.

Not a genre I particularly enjoy. It went on for a really long time…

Not my music taste at all.

Just a bit too jazzy for me

I even played watermelon man in middle school jazz band and was still underwhelmed. Long but unique. Loved the use of different sounds and instruments, overall not my thing

ouais

My timing colliding with this one might have put Herbert in a tough spot. I was in the mood for fun/joy — got elevator music in its place! Don't get me wrong, there's some rhythm and groove here that appeals, diverging a bit from jazz's improvisational and solo-first approach, but I'm not gonna just pretend to sound smart: this was a wank-fest for me. WHERE'S THE BEEF?

Jazzy and funky, as advertised. It's aaaight, but not my jam. I think this is jazz for people who can't stand what jazz usually sounds like.

I sometimes just don't understand why people like jazz.

The stereo effects in chameleon go to far, very hard to concentrate on the melody when it's flipping sides so frequently. It started well, I was even enjoying it, then when they keyboard kicked in, it pissed me off. Track 4 did the same. Interesting sounds but pretty vapid instrumental stuff, could likely get into it, but it would be for a short while and would lose interest long term.

Donnerstag, 12.02.2026 ~ morgens, mittags, abends ~ Mehrfach probiert in die Stimmung für das Album zu kommen (erfolglos).

Freitag, 13.02.2026 ich weiß nicht mehr wo ich es gehört habe, glaube beim Schachspielen vormittags und auf dem Weg zur Uni am Mittwoch

Chameleon Sly

chameleon fucking slaps, absolutely brilliant, I love it, second song was not really memorable, third one is okay I guess, last one is okay again

Groooooovy stuff but 40 minutes of funky jazz with no lyrics is a bit much for md

Some of it was ok, but the more jazz-y stuff in some of the tracks gave me a headache

I appreciate the complexity of the music but it wasn’t the type of music I would choose to listen to.

Maybe this is me being lazy but I saw the length and I only listened to little bits of each song. The beats are fun but it just gets annoying because I prefer lyrics, ultimately coming to the conclusion that certain jazz is not for me

I’m glad there are people who enjoy listening to acid jazz. But I’m not really one of them. After the first few minutes of each song I kinda started to get irritated.

Too much gimmicky stuff for me. Don’t mind instrumental at time but this didn’t do it for me.

This dude signed the constitution? That’s what Tommy boy said at least but idk? His music isn’t really for me, really weird and just kinda noise pollution to my ears. But he is playing near me in may should I go chat?

This was interesting. The first song was really enjoyable. The second really irritating, The third really boring. And the fourth somewhat boring but mildly interesting. Doesn't average out that well though, sorry Herbie. I like some of the more electronic instruments intermixed though, especially on Chameleon.

Har försökt med Herbie tidigare och i synnerhet den här skivan. Det är hjälpligt svängigt stundtals. Förstås samplat till förbannelse inom hiphop och det kan man förstå varför, här finns utmärkta små små tårtbitar. Men det klickar inte för mig. Det blir för duktigt, för akademiskt, musik som en matematisk formel. För lite blod som nestor Persson skulle sagt. Syntjazzen är inte för mig, svag tvåa

Känns som ett ganska typiskt sound för 70-tala jazz i gränslandet mellan fusion och funk. Låter helt okej men knappast någon aha-upplevelse.

itt bråkete, og vanskelig å skille de lange sangene fra hverandre. Men det var ikke så verst, kan muligens høre på nytt med riktig humør.

Okay

i don’t like jazz sorry herbie

Not for me. The lack of lyrics made me kind of distracted.

I’m not really a big “sounds” person. I think I could appreciate this if I listened another time through but alas I only had one listen. Time to move on

Pues un jazz experimental y canciones muy largas que no son para todos los gustos, pero si quieres oír algo diferente y estás abierto a cualquier ritmo puede que te guste

Jazz, no lyrics at all, tracks are 10 mins long, it’s good but not for me

It reminds me a bit of robots the movie. It’s only 4 songs, but the first song is 13 minutes long hahah. I like it whilst playing along w acnh, but I’m not keen on the high instrument, it’s a bit grating. The musicality of this album is great, it’s not my personal taste, but I can recognise how cool & clever it is. Vein melter is my favourite track.

Not my fav, I don’t think I’d go back. At first I liked the sound as I do listen to funk like this occasionally but the chamelon was too long for my liking. 2/5

Instrumental 70s soundtrack stuff

Overall not my vibe but I did enjoy that the songs were each 10-15 mins long and had their own winding arc. Very funky

Familiar and Meh for me

I'll happily listen to a complete jazz album, and I enjoy funk, and I appreciate crossovers. This fusion was just...fine? No doubts about musicianship. Some of the instrumentation on the tracks sounded silly or was downright irritating.

No thank you

You either like this stuff or you don’t. It all sounds like one running song to me, to the point that Spotify kept playing Herbie Hancock and I didn’t realize we had moved on to some other album. It’s background music that doesn’t even register as background music.

This album makes me feel a lot of ways and I’m not so certain I like it. I admire the artistry behind the sound but if this is abstract art, this makes me uncomfy. At some points I felt this would be good listening music but also if there was ever a lull in conversation it would be hard to ignore.

chameleon: good bass and would be repetitive enough to use for studying but has way too many jumpscares so im not able to actually use it, and why is it 16 minutes long?? i dont really like it but heard way worse so its a 5.8/10 watermelon man: had high hopes cuz i like the title but um. seriously what the fuck is this. 1st part is so dissonant for what, i actually kinda like the 2nd half but still bad. why the dissonance back at the end i dont like this. big skip. maybe like a 2/10 just for the middle part. absolutely not. sly: um. no. better than watermelon man but atp i think its pretty fucking clear i do not like jazz. what is this. bass is good, sax bad because wtf, drums not too bad but i do not understand the concept. why 10 minutes long. what do we need 10 minutes for. 1 is too long already. why fake end the song at the middle. what the fuck is going on. 3.5/10 vein melter: like the rhythm. drums kinda melt into the bass, its funky, sax actually kinda fits into the picture. still dont really get the concept but its aight, background music typa thing. 6.7/10 overall avg: 4.5/10

Thought this was like a car or something. Honestly skipped a few songs. Though it could’ve been my mood.

Super short album with funky jazz songs. I wish there was singing but it’s just instruments. Maybe would be a good listen if I was high on mushrooms but definitely not a sober listen.

Genuinely just sounds like background music, idk why I just haven't enjoyed much of the jazz I've listened to

Definitely inspired tons of guys I do like. Similar to bob dylan that way, where I don’t love them but I love what they began. The best damn hold music you ever heard.

ja przepraszam bardzo, ale spodziewalam sie normalnego albumu a nie melodyjek. jeśli chciałabym posłuchać samej melodii bez tekstu, posluchalabym muzyki klasycznej. jestem zawiedziona

Lowk didn’t listen

Not for me.

Not exactly sure how to rate instrumentals as albums compared to others with actual lyrics but it sounded great of course.

Not my kinda music

Im not really a fan of this one. No singing.

I like the Abstract Jazz but it's not really my thing

The long songs just kind of turned into background noise. Just didn't keep me engaged on it. 2/5

Clearly very impressive. Very impressive. Not for me though, good luck lad 2/5

This is just my opinion, but this album did not do it for me. There's this part in Chameleon that sounds like weird pac-man sound effects that aren't played in the same key or time signature of the rest of the song. Sly started off strong, but when the electronic saxophone came in, it all just started to fall apart. Vein Melter, in my opinion, is the only redeemable song on this album.

Best Track - "Chameleon"

not my style

A wallpaper of funky jazz sounds with keys at the fore. Inventive but a bit dull.

497/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

Zu jazzig

Heard about him before. Eh, it was funky and had the potential to be interesting but something just didn't click for me 2/5

Nah. I’m good.

I found this boring.

I do like some jazz albums but not this one. Sounds very 80’s.

2.5 Stars, fine background music

Ok, it took me a few days to get through it. 'Chameleon' and 'Watermelon Man' were both v groovy, liked them. I could hear the inspiration of 'Sly' but it was pretty noisy (but trying to put Jimmy to sleep at the same time wasn't smart on my part). Overall, doubt I'll revisit, but glad I can check it off my list.

mrh

this is experimental LMAO

I don't like it, but I don't hate it either. Very repetitive.

2,2/5

2/5. Overall pretty chilled but each track does get boring after a few minutes. Some interesting snippets of music within some of the songs. Not my usual genre of music but not the worst thing I've heard!

Meh

Tja. Ikke helt for meg.

Super funky

Très jazz a fip vibe par moment C’est quali mais C’est quand même long je trouve …

I should be in the credits of this one because the leaves crunching under my feet did a lot to save this album from a worse ranking

Funky keyboard

Quality background music with help from a year 8 music student using the sound effects on the keyboard.

Chameleon is great for sampling, but it was quite exhausting to listen to the whole thing. I really wasn't in the mood. I'd have to listen again without headphones or depression.

Some songs sounded like they were performed for an orchestra of flies

Not my cup of tea

Есть знакомые мотивы, но просто так это не слушают

Standouts Chameleon

4 long songs. last track was boring first was great but in worn me down I hate Jazz really hate Jazz and this was slow moronic jazz

urgh awful, couldn't even listen to it. jazz again? but weird jazz, weirder than usual

it was fine only because I was playing cards

- wow did not expect the songs to be that long - 4 songs first one was like 14 minutes Likes: - haven't heard much Jazz but this sounds pretty good Dislikes: - I just can't get into Jazz (so sorry)

meh

Did not listen entirely. I mean, it’s good as a background music, the jazzy vibes are really cool. But kinda weird to listen to it like that.

I find this one hard to review...it wasn't what I was expecting at all. 4 songs that all blended into one. VERY experimental for the time. Early synth use. Not for me but can appreciate it's ahead of its time.

First couple of tracks, I was so excited, thinking I like fusion jazz now. But that didn't last.

A little funk, a little blues. But nothing super caught me

Ok. Not my music style. ★★

Groovy, bet nieko ypatingo.

Not a fan but it has moments I liked but on the whole, not my jam

4 songs 41 mins… ah the 70s :) Herbie gets way fuckin down on this album. Great production, tight playing, awesome sounds and instruments used. I really love when synth was incorporated early on. So dope. Fun album. Great for chores around the house or a road trip. Vein Melter is my fave🤘🏻

This was eclectic and jazzy. I liked it.

Loads of noises

Just not my vibe and that’s okay.

I feel wrong for giving this a 2 but nothing really did it for me. Long and evolving, but not to places I wanted to be.

Me gusta pero difícilmente me pondría a escucharlo otra vez. En la primera canción hay sonidos estridentes que casi me hacen pasarla. Lo demás si que me gustó más, pero eso

70er Jazz. Melodisch und von der Stimmung ok. 2/5

Not very good

Often hailed as a jazz-funk masterpiece, but strip away the legacy and what you’re left with is a repetitive, self-indulgent jam session masquerading as innovation. The grooves are slick but shallow, the solos meander without purpose, and the whole thing feels more like background filler than a focused musical statement. It’s technically impressive, sure — but so is a calculator. If you’ve got a taste for structured, idea-driven music like 70s prog, this album might come off as directionless and bloated. Historically significant? Maybe. Musically engaging? Not really. Verdict: More vibe than vision.

Couldn’t get past the first song. I’m OK with a long song but opening with 15 minute plus meandering song it was too much.

Funk… not my funk

Okaidokaiii

Well that was weird. No idea of the significance or impact. That's gonna be a no from me dog.

I'd heard this album was 'a lot'. Random sporadic jazz, weird keyboard sounds. Not entirely awful, but hard to pin on to. It's either way too complex or a simple melody repeated over and over. I didn't particularly enjoy myself. It felt like the achievement of reading an old time classic book. You're glad you got to the end but not really sure what was going on in the journey. If it was a live band, I'd have walked. Or at least spent the night at the bar. 2 stars.

Sounds like funky elevator music, or hipster coffee shop music.

This was probably cool and daring in the 70s, but these days I find it repetetive, partly annoying in its sounds, boring, and the rating heavily intellectualized.

Not for me

More jazz, but kinda more techno electronic. Good?

I know the name and the reputation, but outside of his one 80's hit I don't know a great deal of his music. 4 songs, 40 minutes. I'm diving in... "Chameleon": Funky groove but it got a little ear piercing in the middle and definitely a little long for my attention span. After the middle bridge it went full Jazz and lost me completely. "Watermelon Man": Definitely not my groove, I have very little appreciation for true Jazz and the meandering repetition, I just find it boring. I'm not mathematic and it lost me instantly. 40M people would disagree, it's got a fat listen count. "Sly": Again, a jazzy track that sounds like soundtrack music to a 70's movie. 3 mins in that annoying horn took over and I was out! "Vein Melter": More like mind melter, I was drooling when I woke up. I'm just not sure how music like this gets you a next album but he built a reputation and like a "chameleon" he changed with the times and built out his sound. I respect the artist and the art, just not my thing. 2.5 stars.

Jazz is not really my thing. Kinda boring. Some of it sounds so chaotic and anxiety inducing, I prefer the smoother bits of it. It is cool to have a bunch of different songs all blend into one.

I guess I don’t like jazz that much

Funky funk funk Not for me

Not it chief Pretty groovy I'll give it that

I guess I just don't get this kind of "all over the place" jazz.

2,5

Forgettable unfortunately, but still good

6/10 olvidable

Am I playing Toejam & Earl or am I watching an episode of Sesame Street? I thought I’d like it because of how similar it is to the music I love, but it just goes on and on. I think I heard a seagull in there somewhere. I should like this, but I didn’t and I wanted to.

This is just random noise making, especially Watermelon Man. The music (?) is annoying and nothing on this album appeals to me.

Ik ben nog niet klaar voor jazz

So. Much. Noodling.

C'est une découverte, mais pas à écouter pendant le travail ! De préférence le soir en milieu de soirée avec un peu d'alcool dans le sang, ça collerait bien au freestyle fou que ce disque est.

Musika ondo entzuten da, jazz animatua da, baina Jazz musika ez da nire gogokoa.

largely listenable without causing me the anguish a lot of jazz does

An intriguing fusion of jazz and electronic. Groovy. Good to have on as background music.

No. I did not enjoy this at all.

Standout Songs: Chameleon Sly Woah this album is weird. I honestly don’t really know what to make of it. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it, but I was more just left confused by it. So many unique sounds. That’s the word I’d use to describe this album, unique.

Meh. Kind of annoying.

Headhunters. I once wrote the lyrics for a (so far) unreleased blues song titled ‘Mr Watermelon Man’ possibly while trying to learn the harmonica.. (Sample verse: ‘Mr watermelon man/Mr watermelon man/The Klan killed his mother/the cops shot his brother/now he’s left with no other/friends but his watermelons’). It sounded nothing like track two of this four track album. Opener Chameleon starts of as a solid chunk o’funk which could easily have been the theme tune for a 70’s cop show but at almost 15 minutes long it loses its way a bit in the middle. Herbie’s take on Watermelon Man is more of a dinner party vibe than my version (especially if the main course was jazz funk noodles) and Sly is also a bit…. ‘backgroundy’ although both are good grooves. The promisingly titled Vein Melter doesn’t do what it says on the tin. Could have been edited a bit more tightly (Hancock’s half hour?)

I did not really get this one, and the songs are very long.

Well, it was very interesting. Something I've never heard before and I don't think I will again. It wasn't completely my style but I can see how it challanges boundaries of what music is, so interesting.

Not my cup of tea

i'm sure this is great and that herbie hancock really is as integral to music as people say, but i honestly don't care for flashy "wow that's really impressive on a technical / skill level" stuff. also just too whimsical for me in a theater kid way. clearly i'm bringing a lot of baggage into this

All right. Just instrumentals aren't really my thing, I only listen to it if I really like something. This won't be going into any of my saved songs, but the I kind of liked the second song, might be worth another listen.

Na

Yeah I didn't fuck with it I fear but shit happens. It was honestly probably the absolute lack of lyrics that sent me. That only works with classical music. I was just really bored idk.

Decent

I really hated this. Like I said on yesterday’s I’m just not a jazz person but this one like forced me to pay attention in a way the one before did while giving me personally nothing for it. I really hated “Watermelon Man” especially, just ear bleeding imo. I will never return to this. But I listened to it before I died…unfortunately

Definitely have to be in the mood for it. Interesting but don’t love it.

Good background. Not a huge jazz fan.

Interesting change from the recent albums. Very groovy - but not my every day jam.

One pretty good song

Watermelon man was good, the rest were bad and too long

I do not really like this album because the vibe it brings is eerie. The album cover reminds me of Coraline lol.

the first song started off alr it like started off strong but later in the song it was just like jazz I guess

Not my jam. Love the cover art, though.

Interesting, but not my piece of cake

Bien

Very interesting, watermelon man is my favourite. Not my type of music

Loved the sound and overall vibe but it was a bit too experimental for me

This album often felt like Bitches Brew-lite, and as someone with quite the disdain for Bitches Brew, that is NOT a compliment. It feels often that nothing is happening for the sake of another part of the song, but rather everyone sounds like they're performing different songs than the other players, and if that isn't happening, its issues lie in just how mellow it is. It doesn't feel like an album to put on while having a drink on a Sunday evening, its too excitable for that, but its not an album for a party environment either, as it can get as slow as sludge, to the point where its hard not to call it "muzak" and nothing more. Usually a chilled out vibe would be something I would appreciate for the breather it provides, but on this album it just feels like too much of a 180° to be relaxing, and instead has the listener going from zero to 100 back to zero, giving one whiplash more than anything. There are parts to enjoy, as everyone is at the top of their game performance wise, and it also sounds quite ahead of its time for 1973, giving it a futuristic tone that rival the coming synth-heavy instrumentation of the late 70s. It just feels too much and too little, and I either have little time to process it musically, or little reason to care. I can see its revolutionary style, it wears it on its sleeve with that slick album cover, but this does nothing for me musically but annoy.

This is incredibly annoying. 2 stars or D-.

I get it... This is Herbie Hancock, my absolute hero from Simple Minds - Hunter and the Hunted. And then this record is meandering, jazzy (the bad kind), musical misdirection. To an exception I can also credit this record for a Beck swipe on 'Cellphones Dead' for 'Chameleon.' - One by one...

2.5/5 - Nice, but wouldn’t listen again (except to the part I mention below) Standout (part of a) track: - 8:34-13:21 of Chameleon (4.5/5)

The album was not bad per se, but I doubt it is something I will listen to again.

2.5. Great musicianship and tones, but a bit of a boring listen.

hmm why do people like this

Didn’t care for it

I have enjoyed jazz more recently … and this is nice enough .. it didn’t really keep my attention and I think I prefer smoother stuff or some fusions for now , glad to have heard it though

Cool grooves, unique. Glad to listen to something that would have otherwise passed me by

Neljä ylipitkää kappaletta. Mutta hyvää musisointia.

Maybe that’s part of the intent, but it’a hard to take this ”seriously” - there’s just something unserious about the sound. (And no, it’s not because it’s funky, which is usually ”fun” and not necessarily comedic.)

Not really a fan. Prefer classic jazz. However, I can see why it was a groundbreaking album at the time.

It kinda just turns into background music after a few minutes, but I will say Sly playing in the background as I’m late and racing to work was an experience

Am I really going to listen to this? I've been subjected to plenty of HH and he's brilliant and spectacular and he plays the sort of music I like the least. Listened to the whole thing - still don't like it.

1.8 It sounded interesting for a while... May need to reconsider this review a few years from now.

I enjoyed some of the funk and grooves to this album, but I'm ultimately more of a lyric and personality-focused person when it comes to investing in an artist. While I found it pleasant enough, it became background soundtrack music to me - especially the latter half. I felt a bit like Emma Stone in La La Land when Ryan Gosling is trying to explain jazz music to her and it ultimately flies over her head. I get it's good, I just realistically won't ever go back to this unless I need background coffee music. Sorry! 2.5/5

3.5/10 This started off promisingly - squelching funky keyboard, good vibes. But it soon descended into the type of jazz that I just don’t get along with. Really, really not for me, this would be a one star if not for the funk fusion elements Best: Watermelon Man

Just okay sly was nice

Just sort of noise, though not terrible noise.

No es lo mío, fue un poco largo para mí gusto. Aunque me veo volviendo a Vein melter en el futuro.

- A vibe at first, but then a bit long

Not up for jazz. All bleeds together. 2/5

I know very little about Herbie Hancock, but based on what I do know, this is unexpected territory for him to be dabbling him. Perhaps more expected, there is a high degree of jazz improvisation occurring here as well. Not one bit do I deny Herbie's impact on jazz music, or music as a whole. But this music was just not my thing.

It's a cleverly worked album but just not my genre so I struggled to listen to the whole thing. I'm a great admirer of Hancock though but just not this album

Occasional good bits with a good groove, but a lot of it was a struggle to listen to

Um, pretty ok. After about three songs it slipped into the background and it didn't ever grab my attention again.

第一首的電子音有吸引到我，覺得有趣。但整張專輯並沒有特別讓我印象深刻的點。

FUNKY!! Enjoyed

Electronic jazzy, but nothing special.

Enough of that jazz.

Beetje nerveuze muziek

# Album Name: Head Hunters # Artist: Herbie Hancock # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Not a bad vibe but the tracks are incredibly repetitive. Some good muscianship no doubt about it. Jazz just isnt my thing. Many have commented on this album as a "gateway to jazz". I still dont get it. I appreciate the skill but Jazz just isnt for me. Im not sure ill ever get it. Couple of tracks on this album are way too long at 15+ mins. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? Maybe as background music but thats it.

Meh. Not for me.

not for me

When I say I like about half of the songs on here, I don't mean I 100% like 50% of the songs; I mean I 50% like 100% of the songs. I like the funk bassline and percussion in every song, and I hate the brass jazz on top of it in every song. Unfortunately 50% is a failing grade, so I did not enjoy this overall

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Head Hunters is a mixed album for me. It's also a good example of jazz elements I like and dislike. There are some good funky sections, but then every song feels like it outstays its welcome. Jazz songs can feel like they aren't really going anywhere, and that's how Head Hunters makes me feel. There is clear skill involved, and it has enjoyable moments, but it has the classic erratic feeling like a mad, erratic keyboard player is chasing me down the road in a ridiculously bright yellow suit and I just want it to be over with.

Too long, too repetitive. Completely failed to grab my attention. Hardly works as background music.

A four track noodely album? Is there any real point to this?

Neat. Jazz. IDK i don't think i really appreciate it as much as I should.

I should give the caveat that I’m not a huge jazz enthusiast. I do really like certain forms of jazz (typically Latin styles or in big band formats), but I don’t often find myself choosing to listen to it over other genres. This album is no exception. It’s got a great jazz/funk fusion feel with some sounds that were very different and new for the time when it was released. However, it’s a bit out there in style for better or worse. For as revolutionary as it is, it now comes off to me as something to play on the side, vibe out to, and let fade into the background while working on something.

Chameleon rules

Jazz and the 70s is not a good mix. The funk element redeems in places

Yeah... Not really sure what that was.

Meh...nothing really exciting here.

Pretty sure this guy signed the Declaration of Independence. Album started fun then got boring