Back To Black

I thought this album was good but it wasn't really my music taste but i can see why it was so iconic for the time. Overall : It was good but I don't think I will be coming back to it any time soon

An album of hits but listening back knowing how it ended, you realise it's all a lie

Amy Winehouse definitely had an amazing voice and some of the songs on this album are definitely the sort of things you turn off when they come on a playlist or random shuffle or on the radio even… But summer songs seem kind of tired and over stylized while trying to make some sound temporary. Too bad her life of pets short perhaps she have even more gray albums in the future ravenous fairly good one..

Rentoa RnB tyyppistä poppia. Menee ihan ok

I had fun with this. Nice to listen to it without the distraction of Winehouse being part of the weekly news cycle, though of course I'd prefer that to her being dead. My big takeaway here? Mainly wondering if Adele would have had a harder pathway to success had this record not popped 2 years prior to her debut. Hard to say there's anything original here, but I don't know. My bar was low and the record exceeded it.

I'm not quite sure why people rave about this album. It seems OK to me and is perfectly listenable, but nothing exceptional. Solid 3* but not worth 4*. Rehab is OK and Back to Black is a good song.

Never listened to this album yet somehow knew almost every song from it. Not to my taste but an absolute hit machine at the time.

Excelente voz y estilo. Timbre muy "negro". Canciones con mucho sentimiento. Un poco para fanáticos del estilo, aunque se escucha fácilmente.

RIP Amy. Sadly, it's one of the all time aged-like-milk moments that she sang about not going to rehab and then died from substance abuse 5 years later. Good album though.

Overrated

2006, британский соул. Второй студийный альбом, последний и лучший. Задорно, хороший вокал. Back To Black, Rehab.

They must have released most of this album as singles cos I recognised about three quarters of it. On its own merits I think it's okay, she does have a great voice and her sound is pretty unique especially for the time. Completely sick of hearing her though and that's got to be at least partly due everything being a bit samey.

Plenty of beautiful and heartfelt songs, but I didn't find myself moved as much as I would have expected.

fine. jazzy

This album - and the titular song - is really great, very groundbreaking, and worth it just for Amy Winehouse’s voice, but isn't exactly my style overall. It was good!

Enjoyed listening and she is clearly talented, just not something I would listen to daily. 3/5

She really should have gone to rehab.

All-around, it's a solid project. The songs are really well mixed, making it a good background listen. However, the sound feels a bit monotonous and generic, lacking something special. 3.5

Yeah so I didn't like the last Winehouse album I got on here and the same stuff extends to this one.

Evocative of Ella Fitzgerald, but without the heart.

Not a bad album, great voice obviously. Effortless. But her songs aren't really my thing.

Strings on Love Is A Losing Game are lovely, beautiful and lush. Rehab and Back To Black are classics for a reason. Other than that, the rest of the tracks are "good". There's no real stinkers but few amazing tracks. Didn't really get the hype for this one.

3/5. Some great vocals but not too many great songs. About two or three classics mixed with okay stuff.

Pretty good for not really knowing too much about her music outside of a cpl songs

i dug it but it's a bit of a pastiche just with more swears

Had 'Rehab' stuck in my head all day. 6/10.

Iconic. Didn't listen all the way through but I do like the first few songs.

Serious voice

I really like the title track, but the album in general has never super appealed to me. But I'm alright with it, and I think knowing the backstory will make it grow on me.

The undisputed Queen of early 2000's R&B. Grimey, Fun, Dramatic, Classic

For a couple years, this album was my go-to soother after a long day of work. Amy healed me, her voice like a good massage. She's still got that touch, and every sporadic return to this album is stepping back into my favorite R&B lounge to spend another night smoking and grooving.

Soulful

I have a complicated relationship with Amy Winehouse's music because of Amy Winehouse the performer, the celebrity, the focus of really awful media attention within the context of addiction, and a bunch of other stuff, and it's often hard to separate that from her music, which I tend not to like a lot because her vocal range and style just isn't my thing. Regardless, this has a bunch of hits and the actual music is, at times, really rich and mature yet simple and effective. You Know I'm No Good is the best example of that, Me & Mr Jones is a camp affair that pulls it off, Back To Black could stand up to anything in any era, but the longer the record goes on the weaker it gets, which isn't unique to her, I just think a) her singles hide a weak back catalogue and b) her rise to prominence off the back of a small handful of them was less about her music and more about her personality, and that it all ended in tragedy is something I can't get away from. Anyway, 3/5.

Easy listening, some songs would definitely go in a chilled/dinner playlist. Lyrically great too but the style/genre is just ‘not my bag’.

A century of albums. Number 100. And it was absolutely forgettable. The singles are the strongest tracks but even these have the ring of advert fodder (they’ve basically been stock background music for every daytime tv show in this country since they were released). Winehouse has a pleasant voice but like the rest of this album I personally don’t see what makes it so special. Absolutely fine.

Goed muziek, goede zangeres, maar ik word wel altijd een beetje zenuwachtig van haar stem die alle kanten opgaat. Alsof ze van tevoren nooit weet hoe ze precies gaat zingen.

Goed te pruimen, en de beste vrouw kan heel aardig zingen. Maar het is voor mij nooit echt heel speciaal geweest. Denk dat het verhaal er omheen, en de persoonlijkheid een groot deel van de mythe is.

Erg goed maar het raakt me niet.

Amy had a great voice obviously and some of these tracks are really outstanding. For something that was clearly meant to showcase Amy's voice, the instrumentation is often impressively deep. Not something I would necessarily return to, but it's a fine album.

Great album by a great artist. Just not my usual vibe.

It’s mad that this is the second of only two albums of hers, given her relative (pun intended) overexposure. Maybe due to the familiarity, I love the singles, but wasn’t so sure about the other half of the album. The reggae-lite of Just Friends, for example. The familiar tracks sounded really fresh at the time, despite the bleakness of the lyrical content, embracing the 60s girl group sound and bringing it up to date. Some great break-up songs, but probably not an album I’d play otherwise. Plus points for the Dap-Kings, but there’s something about Mark Ronson that really irritates me. Personalities aside, this is half a classic, with the other half feeling a bit ‘filler' - or at least ‘samey’ - in places.

Musically, this is pretty great. The band is soulful, smooth, hip as hell. There's also a rawness to Amy Winehouse's lyrics and delivery that's really compelling and keeps the songs from getting overly pretty. Although there's a nugget of something wonderful in just about every song here, Winehouse is still less impressive as a vocalist or songwriter than I expected/hoped her to be. Fave Songs: Some Unholy War, Back to Black, Just Friends, You Know I'm No Good, Wake Up Alone

Toujours pas un fan de Rehab mais j'aurais du donner une chance à Amy plus tôt parce que sa voix et son style de soul sont vraiment bons.

When it comes to Winehouse, to her we owe minus. Yeah, a lot of issues, but a great songwriter and performer. Album tailed away and ended a bit abruptly, still enjoyable

I don't really give a shit about Amy Winehouse. After hearing her disasterous cover of A Message To You Rudy, I haven't cared. Great voice on the record, a shame she didn't get a hold of her demons. Wake Up Alone is a B-side I can get behind.

Glad to have listened but still not my thing.

smokey dive vibes. hadnt heard anything but rehab.

Not really my style of music Reminds me of childhood Best song is def back to black

<3

A good album. It's a shame Amy was gone too soon.

More unique than I remembered her being. I think back when she was making music, she wasn't my thing so I was ignoring her and only her antics remained in my head, but now that j listen to her album, I realize that it's actually good. Title track is my favorite.

The album that solidified Amy Winehouse as a household name is drenched in retro and Phil Spector-esque sound, while laying the groundwork for a lot of soul-inspired music that followed it. Don't pay too much attention to the lyrics behind the upbeat songs, unless you want to be sad and bluesy.

It’s been years since I last listened to this. And I forgot that the singles are really doing some truly heavy lifting on this thing. Especially Tears Dry… Jesus Christ is that well written or what?! The Spectoresque sound is ridiculously well produced, Winehouse’s voice is obviously incredible and the lyrics are at times hard hitters. Nevertheless my interest slowly fades away during the songs filling out the space between the album singles. Best: You Know I’m No Good / Back To Black / Tears Dry On Their Own / Worst: Just Friends / Wake Up Alone / Some Unholy War

There's no one person who never listened to the singles on this. This was my first time listening to it fully, but I can't help but feel like all the greatest achievements come from Amy- the voice, the bitterness in the lyrics, the melodies - and the weakest sides are on Mark Ronson's back. Mark is never one to go beyond the surface level aesthetically and bolder sounds would be a fair compliment to Amy's qualities.

There are some great songs, but I found myself drifting off. I think there's too much similarity between songs.

Soul, R&B, 2006. "Back To Black" is definitely a rollercoaster of feelings and thoughts. Although this is an album full of good songs, most of them lack originality and variety and even if the record is vocally impressive, it also sounds like it was recorded during the 60s, so the tracks on the LP result not as powerful as they could have been in that period, but they still remain meaningful because of their quality. In a few words, this is an interesting project but not essential.

I liked this far more than I expected to. I still don't quite understand why she's the icon that she became in death. I don't want to distill it down to people needing another person to add to the 27 club, but it kinda feels that way.

Not in the mood today didn't hate it tho

If Billie Holiday put out a record in 2006 I suspect it would sound much like this, with a blend of unique vocals, motown/blues and lyrics about drug abuse. This is a solid album and Rehab, You know I'm no good and Back to Black are fine, but the rest of the songs kind of blend together with no distinguishing marks.

I've never deliberately listened to Amy Winehouse - it's been foisted on me for 15 years whether I want to or not. Of the 4 songs that have seemingly been played forever at me, Rehab and Back to Black I could happily never hear again. You Know I'm No Good and Tears Dry on Their Own are both great. Love is a Losing Game is in the middle. Me & Mr Jones actually shows a wit and humour I wasn't expecting - probably the highlight of my experience. The rest of the stuff is solid retromania and I wish she had lived and moved past this - I feel like she could have become more interesting than just looking back. Stay off the crack I spose. Solid middle ground here.

Production is slick and Winehouse's vocals are great. I fairly enjoyed this even though it's not entirely my thing.

Not my thing but I can appreciate it.

Good voice but not my style.

A pleasure listen this singer. Great album. Some additional info from wikipedia says Back to Black is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfriend and future husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who temporarily left her to pursue his previous ex-girlfriend. Their short-lived separation spurred her to create an album that explores themes of guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship.

Good album. For some reason I recalled this one being more dynamic vocally, but still powerful.

Undeniably a great singer with some decent songs.

My second Amy Winehouse album and again I don’t really get the hype. I’m just not a huge fan of her voice, maybe a bit too sharp for me? Maybe I like it more than Frank, but I didn’t find any song that was very catchy. 3

As unnecessary tragedies go, Amy Winehouse certainly was one. I like this but can't help but feel it was more of an indicator of even better things ahead. Better things we got cheated out of.

Nice, definitely worth a listen. I like the mood of a lot of the songs. Stylish. I liked it a bit more than I thought I might. Perhaps the most easily recognizable voice of the 21st century so far? She was a talent

It was fine

3 i guess. voice and music is great but I'm just stuck on the big hit being about not going to rehab and then, well...

Cool and jazzy

She had a fantastic voice and I can definitely appreciate this album even if it isn't really my thing. She was definitely talented as hell and gone too soon.

I wasn't overly impressed. Not awful, but I've heard Amy Winehouse hype since this album came out. My first time listening, expected to be blown away. Was not blown away.

Соул в исполнении Эми – музыка потерянных.

det låter bra och hon sjunger ju fett men jag är inget fan av genren

5/10. I don't quite like this, but I can't pin down exactly why.

Quality.

Blandade känslor!!! Har ju flera bangers men också hittade inga nya låtar som jag gillade som jag inte hört innan, så vet inte vad det säger om hela skivan??

Rehab is the only song I knew. The rest of the songs were just alright.

добар албумчић, инструментали кидају а текстови ми се и нису нешто свидели јер само прича како је навучена на дрогу и алкохол и како пати за бившем (дакле пичка). има неки баш кабаре вајб, солидан 7/10 (вади га инструментал)

It's okay I guess. I guess almost two decades removed from this album, this style is now pretty common. I'd never listened to Amy Winehouse before this album (I don't think I'd even heard a song from her) and I wasn't sure what I was expecting but given how revered she is, I was hoping for a bit more.

I never totally got into it stylistically. Fantastic vocal performance of course.

It's ok

2021.12.01

Fun doowop album, amazing vocals. Rip Amy

einige Songs zuviel im Radio gehört.. relaxed

Vocals are amazing; Winehouse is just a fantastic artist. It just wasn't necessarily for me. (5 stars objectively, 3 stars subjectively.)

This sound was very much a "thing" in the mid 2000s. You continue to hear a lot of her affected singing style in contemporary vocals, so that says something about this album. I've never been super drawn by her allure, but it's still a fine album.

She has a good voice but it's not my kind of music.

3 out of 5

7/10 Muito bom

Find ich ganz ok, so musikalisch. Solider Soul, gutes Handwerk, geschmackvoll arrangiert. Natürlich nichts neu erfunden, aber muss ja auch nicht. Neige bei Mrs. Winehouse leider aber auch zu latenter Oppositionspose wegen zu starker Verklärung als Ikone, die sie in jedenfalls meiner Wahrnehmung nie war. Aber was weiß denn ich schon.

It’s a cool album

Aikanaan en suuremmin lämenny viinitalon musaan kun kaiken piti olla heviä, mutta onhan tämä ihan kuunneltava levy ja mimmillä on hyvä soundi.

Really liked this very easy listening

Tiene clásicos que son casi imposibles de no disfrutar. En su mayoría tiene una producción sobresaliente.

maybe a little overrated but still a great album.

I haven't heard much from Winehouse outside of "Rehab". It was good to hear a full album. "Rehab" and "Back to Black" are tracks that I would listen to again. The rest of the album is good enough. For me a few tracks ran together. The album works as a whole, but it also means that some parts of the album didn't stand out for me.

some definite bangers on here but the album as a whole is too samey and boring and flat

а хуй его знает. вроде все слушается неплохо, но как-то ничего не привлекло сильно, за исключением заглавной темы (эпичной довольно показалась). Хейта нет, но и желания переслушивать тоже, как-то пока что блекло, наверное на 6/10 для меня

По сути понравилась только заглавная песня с альбома

Not bad while listening at work. Good production job by Ronson, and her voice sounds amazing. Just doesn't grab me the same way that some of the other contemporary soul/R&B revival sound that was going around did

Brilliant first half - back to black is an amazing track. Tails off in second half but an easy ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great voice but fails to hold my attention

1. Rehab 2. You Know I'm No Good 3. Me & Mr Jones 4. Just Friends 5. Back to Black 6. Love is a Losing Game 7. Tears Dry on Their Own 8. Wake Up Alone 9. Some Unholy War 10. He Can Only Hold Her 11. Addicted

Great voice, some good songs, but not my kind of music...

Better than I expected.

Eh---this was an okay album. I played it in the background because nothing catch my attention.

6/10 me gustaron como dos

Amy Winehouse nunca me ha emocionado mucho. No sé bien por qué. Su álbum me sigue pareciendo okay, pero no me provoca mucho, me da la sensación de que es un sonido que no llegó a ser. Aparte del hit "Rehab" (pop para mí), destaco "Wake Up Alone", quizá por ciertas reminiscencias. Quizá mi hate tenga mucho que ver con esta imagen de alma atormentada, vieja, de otro tiempo que le construyeron. En fin, qepd. 6/10

Good album, great voice.

2 good songs. The rest is kinda meeeh.

A technically good album that ticks the boxes in terms of production and sonic quality; Amy sounds like she is singing about issues close to her. Not really my cup of tea though, found the tracks bleeding into each other after a short time.

3/5

Good

Is it good? Who knows? It's sort of like discussing whether Homer's Odyssey is good. Feels a little overproduced, but buried underneath is a pure soul in torment. I've never been a huge fan of throwback music.

Good

Better than expected. Upbeat

Not my style of music, but it's catchy.

fine and cool

It was okay. Classic Motown sound with a modern twist. I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this album again.

Recognized two songs. Good music, not my cup of tea, but good music

Drugs are bad. Sad story.

Really good. Cool vibe.

Tight and jazzy. I expected cleaner production from Ronson. So many of the licks have become cliche, though I was unfamiliar with most of the songs as such.

3

Removing any of the underlying stories about the person Amy Winehouse and just listening to the album on it's merits, it reminds me of a bunch of music from the past that I enjoy but doesn't move beyond it in any meaningful way. The one song is 100% just a portion of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. It didn't sound like a sample it sounded like it had just been performed beat-for-beat. The whole thing felt like a gimmick. The gimmick seems to be a talented girl-group chanteuse that is lyrically unapologetic for self-destructing with drugs. I guess I just unintentionally added the underlying story back in there. Hearing Amy Winehouse sing 'Rehab' now is like reading a memoir 'My Lifetime of Successfully Dodging Trains' by a guy you know had been hit by a train 20 years ago.

Not my cup of tea.

No edge

“Released after the year 2000” and “Average review score above a 4.0” don’t usually mean anything to me when I glance at the daily album but when I see them together I think I need to start interpreting it as a red flag

Someone used the term "fauxstalgia" in their review, and I think that it captures this album perfectly. All arrangements, song structures, melodies, techniques, and even the style of singing are pulled from a few decades past in a hamfisted attempt to make something novel — but anyone familiar with the source material will recognize this as the counterfeit it is. It is worth offering a comparison to illustrate someone who took similar influences and honored them without simply emulating them: Adele extracts so much out of the same mine that Winehouse and her producers did, but she does it in a way that is innovative and wholly hers. Adele is a continuation of R&B, of soul music, and Winehouse's album here is a museum tour with a flashy curator guiding you through. If you stripped away polish new tech afforded and the devil may care affectation that Winehouse attempts here, you would have nothing different from the source. To be clear, it's not bad. But it's not worthy of being on the list.

I want to like this, but only a couple songs are good

second album on this list that is almost unlistenable due to the awful mastering. shit compression + fake vintage production apparently doesnt sound so good.

Even after listening to the full album I haven't pinned down exactly why I don't like Winehouse's songs. Some combination of the lyrics and/or trappings of soul. The single exception is Back to Black, which is an excellent song

This is a 2.5 for me. It's really not my kind of thing. Most of the time the instrumentation bored me, and the vocals equally so. By no means was it bad music, just i didnt interest me. I did like Back to Black however. I felt it wouldnt be out of place being a bond theme or something like that. I'm gonna have to round this down to 2 unfortunately as it really didnt grab me.

Quite disliked: 'Rehab', which is a song about a fucked up dying person but it’s got a fun beat for the normies to enjoy. Honestly I’ve always hated this one. Quite liked: 'You Know I'm No Good'. I felt anxious and apprehensive while waiting for the album to end. A difficult listen. Jarring lyrics that just made everything seem off.

Okay

I am not a fan of this at all. 2 stars or D+.

Not my typa album

had her first album on this previously and thought "her stuff is better than I remembered". Now I see that's because this was her more popular work and I'm still not much of a fan. It's not bad but feels too sterile, soul that's for the masses.

not bad but not really my thing

2006. Second and final album. Explores themes of guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship. Died in 2011 from alcohol poisoning.

I kinda wish I saw the same thing as everybody else with Amy, but it all just…annoys me.

Solidly meh. Not grating or bad and I didn't want to quit listening but I wasn't excited either.

Still feel Amy is overrated and derivative. An actual doo-wop album would have better. I think her popularity was influenced by the contrast of other artists at the time and later by the tragedy of her death. I found nothing innovative in her vocals or music (given that some tracks were direct samples). Overall a “good” to “okay” album, but not 1001-worthy.

Good, but never really struck me as remarkable somehow.

Despite her enormous popularity I blame Amy Winehouse for a generation of singers who swallow their words and sing with the affectation in inflection to suggest not giving a damn. I don’t buy her tortured genius reputation.

It’s hreat

Unbearable listen for me, but got an extra star because the production is slick and some of the studio players are good. Feels like a very professional but deeply insincere attempt to take a somewhat unique voice and grave-rob some Motown and Phil Spector. Dusty she ain't. Even Adele she ain't.

I know that everybody likes to blow sunshine out of their ass about her music, but damned if I know why. The music isn't that great, the lyrics feel forced, and her singing isn't as soulful as advertised. This is what happens when you try so hard to sound like a cross between Ray Charles and Dusty Springfield, and just don't have the chops to pull it off.

I liked Love is a Losing Game.

I have never actively listened to her before out of a lack of interest. I'm sorry to say I was right.

It wasn't for me. Didn't feel creative enough for the year. 2

Best: You know I’m no good. Overall, I think I am inclined to rate this album higher more because of nostalgia/familiarity than my actual enjoyment. The Neo-Soul/Jazz Pop style of Back to Black isn’t one that I would typically gravitate towards; however, I did feel like it was produced well. The variety of instruments was great, loads of horns & brass, piano, guitar, etc.; progressions were uncomplicated, which worked with the lighter sound of the album. Given the upbeat tone, I expected the tempo to be faster than it actually was; however, I do think this worked in AWs favour as it allowed her to really showcase her vocals, which were, in a word, incredible. She sings with such an amazing, smoky, soulful quality in her voice; the way she shapes every syllable on longer notes with so much control and so effortlessly is impressive. The lyrics are witty and sarcastic even while addressing topics like addiction and heartbreak; the contrast between the brutally candid lyrics and the upbeat tone of the music created a sense of dissonance to what could have easily been a much darker album. It feels unfair of me to rate the album low because objectively it is very good; however, I don’t think I would listen to it again, even though there are a few songs I could probably sing every lyric to.

Amy Winehouse was not someone I really got into back in the mid 2000's. I didn't care for the song Rehab and didn't give her music much thought after that. I was saddened by her inevitable death, but even then I didn't do a dive into her work. I've heard a few other songs here and there, but even those never really impressed me much. I was interested when this record came up today, as it felt like I never gave her music a fair chance and this was my opportunity to do so. The only song that I strongly liked, after listening today, was You Know I'm No Good. With it being the second song, I was hopeful that maybe I was going to be pleasantly surprised with the rest of the album. As the record progressed I wasn't finding that to be the case and I was questioning myself why I wasn't enjoying it. I really liked it musically, and it was well produced. She has a vocal sound that I like from artists of an earlier era, and I wondered if this came out in the 1950's if I'd feel differently about it. Then it hit me as it felt very affected, and I found it to be off-putting rather than an homage to past jazz/soul singers. I didn't find this to be a bad album at all, just one I don't care that much for.

Day 188 Talented but not for me. Highlights Back to Black

She seems to be really good at what she does. But what she does do, does nothing for me, I’m afraid.

Soul with strong female vocals. This should be my type of music, but I'm not really feeling it. I don't like Winehouse's voice, and the instrumentals aren't that interesting to me (perhaps because of the pop and r&b influence).

She had talent, that's for certain, and I would have loved to see her songwriting mature. But the production is so airless. You have the players... let them breathe!

Rehab 4/10 You Know I'm No Good 3/10 Me & Mister Jones 2/10 Just Friends 2/10 Back To Black 4/10 Love Is A Losing Game 3/10 Tears Dry On Their Own 4/10 Wake Up Alone 3/10 Some Unholy War 3/10 He Can Only Hold Her 3/10 Addicted 3/10

adele if she couldn't sing

Cannot say that I ever liked Amy Winehouse. Didn’t like her life choices or her music particularly. She was a strong singer although it got a bit shrieky on certain songs which I never found easy on the ears. Always tragic that a young person was so troubled that she died so young when she had the talent to make a bigger mark than she already had. Despite my ambivalence to her I do actually have this album on CD. Not out of love for the music but more the significance of the album which is highly regarded by those in the know. Thought I should have a copy but I bought it cheap from a charity shop second hand. To be true to myself and my scoring system I should only give this album 1 star. But given its popularity that would put it at the top of ‘albums I like less than most’ which at time of reviewing would put it at -3.01 and ahead of Rage Against the Machine on -2.99. This album and Amy do not deserve that ignominy so marked up accordingly. 2/5 30/1/26

While this is better than the other album of hers I got on here, I just can't get into Amy Winehouse.

I was excited to listen to this because I had only heard the singles, but I came away kind of disappointed. It seems a little bit one note to me. I can definitely see where some of the more recent European pop stars are influenced by this, but it’s not something that I would go back to.

Don’t understand the love for her.

A bit too repetitive. The songs are good standalone but I wouldn't want to listen to an album. Talented singer but the music wasn't really the type I like.

I remember the time period when this came out. I wasn't really a fan then because it sounded so much like artists that did before and better. I get it. I think she has a cool voice, and there are a few tracks that are pretty good, but I still think there were others a long, long time ago that did it significantly better.

I appreciate her voice and fervor, but find the album pretty much one-note. The popularity of the Rehab song just depresses me--rehab could have helped. The retro vibe is supremely well-done, indeed, and it is a pity she died before she could explore that avenue to its fullest.

This would be a brilliant instrumental album but for me, it's ruined by the vocals. I do not enjoy AW's singing voice and found myself trying to block it out.

Second and final Amy Winehouse album. It's been a good while since her last - almost 350 albums, the longest gap to date. I haven't gone back to Frank and it has sadly had it's must-listen status revoked from future editions of the book, so I guess I'm vindicated. This album hasn't, however. I'm confident that Amy Winehouse will never be within my sphere of interest, but I'm hoping to get her appeal through listening to this album. I know that it's a big deal and I want to appreciate Winehouse purely for being an iconic musician. It's more polished than her debut and I appreciate the short runtime, but everything beyond the two big hits failed to resonate with me. Those two smash hits are carried by some solid songwriting and good vocal performances, which more than compensate for how milquetoast the soul/R&B instruments are. By comparison, the rest of the album lingers/blends together and doesn't do nearly as much to grab my attention, which left me disengaged for much of the remaining runtime. There's some decent instrumentation peppered here and there, though never enough to substantially elevate the material. Overall, I was pretty bored by this. I've heard "Rehab" before. Not sure where, however. It's decent. I like the plucky sax, and Winehouse's vocals are decent. Way better than I remember them being on Frank. I've heard "Back to Black", too. I recall hearing it through Jet Set Radio Live, though I'm sure I've also heard it prior to that - likely through the radio. The spy/thriller feel of the track is pretty fun. The songwriting and Amy's vocals do a good job of elevating that feel, and the strings/gothic-sounding bells give the track an appealing, dramatic feel. Book time. This was added to the 2008 revision, replacing Frank. References motown and black music of the 60s. "...this is the real Amy. And the real Amy is music's soul savior". Not sure how I feel about that last comment and there surprisingly isn't much of substance to this entry, but I know this is a big deal and one of the best-selling albums. I cosign this inclusion.

Another one that I've had in my collection for ages after picking it up in a bargain bin sale, but that I've never bothered with. This record is a definite improvement on the debut, generally being easier to stomach vocally and it has a stronger sense of songwriting nous. The big hits/obvious highlights here do the heavy lifting. However, I can't help but find the overall experience still somewhat fatiguing - particularly as the back half went on, I was eyeing up putting something else on. This could end up joining the clearout pile as I'm not sure when I'd elect to put it on again.

It feels like a very very good album, but I just don't vibe with this kind of music.

funk

Now here's the thing about Amy. I'm not a fan of her voice, or her songs, or even herself. But, there is just something about it all that just fits. She is the epitome of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. In her case by a factor of ten. I just can't help but admire her. Still doesn't mean I like the album though so its just, a 2

Album 7 Top 3 favorites off the album: Tears Dry On Their Own, Back to Black, He Can Only Hold Her I remember thinking the first time I heard something off this album that Amy Winehouse was from a whole lot earlier than she was. 50s, 60s. I was surprised that I was old enough to remember hearing she had died. I think the album has a good sound. I like the saxophone. Winehouse has that gravelly vocal quality and lower range that I dig. I guess I had the album built up in my head, and everything inevitably falls flat when you do that. It's not one specific thing over another, which may seem unfair. This is unusually short for an entry. I don't have much else to say. Definitely a good album, and makes me wish I could rate in half stars as well.

Good album. I haven’t listened to any of these songs for a long time and I don’t actually like the album quite as much as I thought I did. I don’t remember her whole thing sounding as much of an affectation as it does listening to it again now. She had a great voice though she was obviously very talented and I like and appreciate her vulnerability.

not my thing

I'll voice an unpopular opinion, but Amy Winehouse's vocals are absolutely grating, as is her music, which barely changes from song to song. Apart from the first song, there's absolutely nothing worth listening to.

Eh

It’s a fine album, I can listen to but wasn’t very interesting or impressive for me

A pretty boring album, I thought. Winehouse was obviously a very technically talented singer, but I don't care for her singing style at all. I find it a little grating, honestly. I'm not sure why. Then there's the production, which I thought was a real mixed bag. I looked up the credits after listening, and it was quite funny how well my thoughts on each song lined up with the producer credits. Pretty much all the songs that didn't have Mark Ronson credited were very flat and uninteresting. Luckily he did produce most of the songs, so it's not that big of a problem, but it's an interesting thing to note. Also, I'm not sure what the deal is with the Ain't No Mountain High Enough rip-off. Why not just do a cover? Very odd thing to hear on an otherwise very professionally made album. Favourite tracks: He Can Only Hold Her, You Know I'm No Good Least favourite track: Rehab (god it's so grating, and what an awful message, too)

I like the production. But her accent is embarrassing. I can't believe Winehouse has two albums and Mary J. Blige does not have any albums on this list.

Honestly, kind of boring. The instrumental tracks are very uninteresting and something he would never listen to on their own. The only driving force is the album is Amy Winehouse local, which sounds good, but not that interesting. Or don’t do great job of driving the song for at all, he’s kind of just around like he might a guitar. This album is only 34 minutes long. But I repeatedly found myself checking see how much is left because I was bored. May be a good album for background. Listening, but not for a focus listening.

A solid jazz album from an amazing vocalist that I absolutely cannot stand. Great for others, not for me.

I've never knowingly heard anything by Amy Winehouse. What I'm listening to now is an early 60s pastiche with some profanity thrown in for impact. Is that typical? I'd hoped for something more original. It's well sung, I agree... but I'm struggling to find any point to this. A disappointed 2/5.

Not a fan. 2

Very familiar with the singles but not heard anything else. The other tracks were ok.

Não gosto deste tipo de música nem em seu formato original, muito menos em versão cover para o mercado branco, com vocais debochados. Fraco!

To say I was bemused by her success and acclaim, and yes her infamy, at the time would be an understatement. She was the latest Radio 1 darling, endlessly paraded at all hours of the day whether we wanted to hear her or not, and endlessly berated by the tabloids for... Being a woman or drinking, or something. She had a mildly interesting, overly nasal voice, and sang slightly dark songs in an outdated genre with a barely modern twist. The songs, their arrangement, their sound are not to my taste and I find little joy from listening. While she was, and remains, ridiculously overplayed, that has little bearing on how I feel about these songs; dull, dated, and in arguably the worst genre I can think of. Still, there are a few catchy moments here, and she does make the songs more interesting by slapping some darker lyrics and tone into the mix. But there was no reason for this album, or this singer to be as successful as they were. Winehouse was simply the next in line - the British music business attempting to push 'young woman who sings easily marketed, easy listening drivel with potential for global recognition'. Dido? Duffy? Melua? Adele? Stone? Allen? Lott? Paloma? Tunstall? Maybe... Maybe five good songs between them? But again, what do I know? People like this, and this has lasted longer than many of the works by many of the performers above. While they inevitably transitioned into acting or worse, TV presenting, as they vainly cling to relevance, Winehouse seems to have carved a niche for herself as the 'imagine what we could have had had she lived' of her generation. I think she could have done some great stuff, hopefully transitioning out of shitty jazz and into something with more integrity. There are enough moments on this album to suggest she had more, and better, inside. As it is, this is just Michael Bublé with breasts and tattoos.

I know she was considered some kind of genius, but I don't know how much of that was her insane behavior. I was never a fan and find the album Back to Black dull and derivative.

Pas grand chose de plus qu'un pastiche bien réussi. 2.49 étoiles

I still don't like her music. I get what she was going for more. I do have a bit more appreciation for the dumbass that wrote a song about going to rehab and died because of alcohol. I used to not be able to stand her stuff, after listening I recognize her raw talent. The album is very one note though, her dude left. Some songs she has an amazing voice but some it's very meh. She is a tragic figure in that she was a troubled young woman and I feel most of her circle took advantage of her. That's not fair and she probably could have made amazing albums later if everyone wasn't getting rich off her.

Really boring minus title track, 1.5 stars but rounded up to 2.

I sort of understand why lots of people really like this. But I just find it a bit meh. Maybe it’s Winehouse’s voice. Maybe it’s the lack of oomph in the music. Or the volume level of the recording. It just lacks something for me I’m afraid. It’s not bad as such, but I can’t imagine ever listening to this again. It just doesn’t do anything for me.

Her songs have a retro late doo-wop-adjacent 50s/soul R&B 60s sound and style. She has a lovely and distinctive voice. Apparently, this is among the best selling albums of all time and she won numerous Grammys and other awards. I suppose for this reason, it is worth a listen, but I am really not into it.

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Komee ääni se on laulajalla, ei siinä mittee. Kuitenkin taas saundaa niin karmeelta ja biisitkin on sellasia, että käsijarru on koko ajan päällä. Ei siis sisällöllisesti nappaa, mutta annetaan nyt pojot lauleskelusta.

OK. 2/5

i hear the silky jazzy, very enjoyable, voice. it's just not music that resonates with me.

Not my vibe

Man I really just don't care for Amy Winehouse. Her vocals just don't do it for me and all her songs are just bland bland bland

Canciones

Annoying. The audio is so compressed and her voice so grating that I can't get past the sound to the "cool" neo-soul stuff going on (which is not that original itself). Let's throw some profanity and drug / sex addiction glorification on grandma's favorite music and make people pine for a fake past! One has to wonder how much different this would be if it weren't Amy fronting this band, something tells me it'd be almost all the same because Mark Ronson did all the hard work here and she just penned some angry jealous self-destructive lyrics to smash on the top.

But boring

Nothing stood out too much. Back to Black was the only one I added to my liked songs

Never bought into the hype, so this was new to me. Production was great, singer became a bit meh as it went on. Have no need to hear it again.

Some of Amy's most iconic tracks appear on this album. I've never been the hugest fan of them - they were the type of songs that I wouldn't skip if they were on the radio or shuffle, but wouldn't seek out. The rest weren't really my thing, I prefer her older material. This was still fine though

Not something I could get into

I am not an Amy Winehouse fan. I find it strange that people lionize her, when her one hit was about not going to rehab, and then she died from alcohol poisoning just a couple of years later. Is it too bad that she died? Of course it is. But people make her greater than she was as a result. Admittedly, when I started listening to this album, I knew it would be hard for me to get past my predisposition, especially with Rehab being the first song on the record. I openly hate that song. To me, it represents a life wasted (seriously no pun intended). I will say, as I listened to this, it is easy to admit that she has a cool voice. Relatively distinctive. She reminds me of a rockier version of Norah Jones. I’ve seen some compare her to Adele, which is downright unfair because AW pales in comparison. But it was a good instrument that she had. This album has a major throw back feel. Not sure if I like it or not, to be honest. It is fascinating that she stuck to this style throughout, so I give her credit for holding the line. There a few good songs on this, the title track among them. For my ear, that’s probably the best song on the album. Beyond this, I was pleased to see that she diverged from the Rehab type of material. Of course, that was until she closed with Addicted, which is another song I didn’t like. And ultimately, that’s the problem with this album, too many songs about how bad she is. I openly wonder if she succumbed to the pressure of trying to live up to this persona. As for this album, it ultimately felt disingenuous to me and for that reason, I would put it at 2 stars. If there’s a bright side, that’s one more than I thought I would give coming into it.

En spøjs omvendt konstellation af genkendelse uden at det trækker op, tværtimod. Jeg kan godt forstå, hun blev populær. Det der motown-agtige var unikt for 00'erne. Men hitsene har jeg hørt for meget, og jeg kan ikke rigtigt li' hendes stemme.

Not my cup of tea and hearing her voice for the full 34 minutes is grating, knew a lot of the songs thanks to the radio but it does get irritating after a couple of songs

Easy listening but not my thing.

She's good but I wish she'd do stronger material and that it didn't feel as if she was dialing it in so much.

Starts off with Rehab which I had heard many times on the radio over the years. Rehab is the only Amy song I could name, so when the rest of the album was a much different style than that, I was surprised. Pleasantly surprised maybe? She had a great voice, could definitely tell she felt the words she wrote/sang. Overall, not my favorite genre, but it was fine. Can't see coming back to this though. RIP. Favorites: - Back To Black

solid

Not for me, but not as bad as I thought it was going to be

feels like going through the worst target shopping experience of your life

I like some songs, but not the production combo with her voice. 2.

Like da ikkje så godt

Very soulful singer. I thought the record sounded vintage without any modernity. I was expecting more. Sounded like she was simply trying to recreate a Motown album.

Eh, its aight. Didn't really do anything to me.

Overall, Back to Black by Amy Winehouse was very boring. All the songs sounded very similar and had the same type of lyrics. The best song on the album in my opinion was ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’.

Mum music - okayy

not an Am fan. great pop record but not my bag, baby

Artiste connue, j'ai joué (et apprécié) quelques morceaux de cet album (Rehab, Back to Black). C'est la première fois que j'écoute un album entier. J'ai reconnu You Know I'm No Good, j'ignorais que ce morceau était de AW. J'ai été surpris par "Tears Dry on Their Own", mais je préfère nettement l'original "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" à cette pale copie. Est-ce que j'aurais envie d'écouter cet album de nouveau ? A priori non, les autres morceaux ne m'ont pas vraiment marqués. =>2/5

2/10 5/10 4/10 5/10 8/10 4/10 4/10 4/10 5/10 4/10 4/10 Total score: 49/11/2 ‎ = 2.227 Stars: 2.2

What that one guy said about this being nostalgia bait really resonated with me. She's a tragic hero to people who own 5 albums. Otherwise I have few opinions, I've never worn a bandana so am not the target audience. .

I don't get it. Sometimes she's pretty decent, other times Winehouse does this kind of boring blues thing.... I dunno. Not my table

Ikävää, mutta en paljoa tästä albumista innostunut. Taustamusiikiksi passelia.

Solid but I never really got the hype about this middle of the road stuff.

amys voice is good but I don’t like the sound of it personally. feels like a less exciting lady gaga

I just found this boring

My life was missing nothing here. Yes there’s the voice (albeit which never personally appealed) but moreso there are the lyrics - dated and crude.

😐

I feel bad, but it’s just not my thing….

Retro!

Decent, a talent lost. High 2s

Her life story overwhelms her music for me and although her talent was so clear, I find listening to her difficult

I knew this for its hits obviously. Would never have considered listening to the album. Many hits on this album, Rehab, Love is a Losing Game, You Know I’m No Good, Back To Black. I think the album tracks are as good. I can see why it would be considered a good album of soulful hip hoppy pop. I just don’t really like the music. Not saying it’s objectively bad because that’s definitely not the case, I just don’t like it.

I didn’t care for her voice.

cultural appropriation lol

Honestly, it's not that great. Feels like at the moment. She was a "breath of fresh air", but listening now there's a bunch of better artists that I'd rather listen too.

Bit overrated

Wasn't really my vibe

The music here is undeniably strong, and the production is top-notch. But Amy’s voice? It’s like nails on a chalkboard to me. Worse still, she leans into this quirky enunciation, making every other word feel affected and exaggerated. Cursive singing really is a curse. Standout Track: None really stood out for me. Score: 2/5

back to blah

Kind of forgettable. Favorite song: Me & Mr Jones Least Favorite song: Some Unholy Water

This was a big step up from her first album. I’m still not a fan, but this was a lot better. I think the production from Mark Ronson was a big part of that. She has a very good voice, I just don’t like her stuff. I can understand why some people might, it’s just not for me.

Not even a little interesting. The jazzy, bluesy sound grates, her voice grates, the lyrics grate.

Hopefully she doesn’t have any more albums on here. Two in a week is enough

I get why everyone likes it but not my style of music. I like You Know I’m No Good but probably due to the arctic monkeys cover.

Good album, not for me but good

Amy Winehouse is probably a more modern example of it’s better to burn out than fade away. This record was ok. It has her famous song Rehab on it. But honestly, I don’t really get her over all appeal. How is she different from an artist like Duffy? She’s got power in her voice but I truly think it’s under utilized… that’s definitely an ignorant point of view as I don’t really care for the genre of music she was associated with. I will go out on a limb and say Lady Gaga could do what Amy Winehouse does and it would be better. I don’t know. The record was just ok. Again, because she is regarded as this amazingly troubled artists, it’s kind of swaying my expectations. Sue me.

She was a good song writer but as other reviewers have said the plasticy faux 60s production really grates. Also I don't mind her voice but she can't help but remind me of her million copycats.

I feel like this is what lead to Meaghan Trainor. 2 stars

this is going to be a jack review, because i really could not pay attention while listening to this album. i played it on repeat like all day and just kept zoning out without really paying attention. maybe thats what the music is for? but it really just never struck a chord with me. it's a shame too because i really like amy winehouse's voice, from when i could pay attention to this release, she sounds like an amazing vocalist. but the sound profile was just so generic and inoffensive that i could never focus on the music itself. if she had a more striking backing track, maybe something jazzier or more soul-esque, i'd have liked it more, but the meh guitar and the near non-existent percussion really caused the general energy of the songs to fall flat. there was some good bass here and there, but it was all mixed in a way to be muted and kind of blend together, and it just didn't do it for me.

If Amy Winehouse could hold her liquor she would have faded into obscurity long ago.

If I knew nothing about Amy Winehouse she would definitely give off the vibe of a girl who says bruh, smokes too much weed and kinda has the same vibe as ogre Fiona from Shrek and despite this still gets mad at you when she overhears you playfully call your mate a retard cause it's offensive or whatever. Anyway important and deserving album to be on the list but still mid, none of the songs where bad, the title track is fantastic but not enough to save the album. Slightly backloaded but barely. Next album please. 5/10 Fav tracks - Black to Black, Tears Dry on Their Own, Least Fav - None

Fucking bored the whole time listening to this. Know what isn't boring? Blood Alcohol level of 0.416. 2/5 thats it

Rehab - 3,5/10 its fine but idk the chorus feels so out of pitch, i dreaded all the times the chorus played. it also feels empty You Know I'm No Good - 7/10 already has a better feel than the first song Me & Mr Jones - 5/10 for some reason it just annoys me Just Friends - 6/10 Back To Black - 7,5/10 Love Is A Losing Game - 6/10 Tears Dry On Their Own - 8/10 Wake Up Alone - 8/10 here you notice the editing in the vocals in the end, just like i thought i heard at an earlier song. Some Unholy War - 8/10 He Can Only Hold Her - 6,5/10 Addicted - 7/10 Valerie - 8/10 Cupid - 7/10 Monkey Man - 3/10 Some Unholy War - 6/10 Hey Little Rich Girl - 8/10 You're Wondering Now - 6/10 To Know Him Is To Love Him - 6,1/10 Love Is A Losing Game - 7/10

Great voice, only halfway cared for the songs I've heard, otherwise I was just waiting for this one to end.

Maybe i just don't get it, but it's just very annoying, repetitive wedding reception music and hasn't aged well at all.

1. rehab - 1.5 2. no good - 1.5 3. mr jonez - 1.5 4. juzt friendz - 1 5. black - 2 6. lozing game - 1 7. tearz - 1 8. alone - 1.5 9. uuar - 1 10. hold her - 1 11. addicted - 1

sorry amy I don’t fw the vocals but the song back to black is a BANGER

She had a great voice, but a tragic life. I still don’t like this record.

Nice production and voice, but they don't add up to anything particularly compelling.

Her voice and music is still not my thing, but I enjoyed this more than Frank. 2.5/5

I’d never listened to this album way thru. She has a great voice and the first two songs are stand out singles, but I wasn’t totally moved by the album as a whole. I wish the whole album hadn’t been pieced together at different studios with different producers. It’s kind of messy and isn’t cohesive. The Dap Tones are amazing as always, but this is the first album we’ve heard that I don’t think belongs on this list.

Not my jam. But there's def more to AW than I thought. I can totally see how she played a part in the British white lady soul thing. I liked the earlier album more I think.

I understand that sometimes using a major key can work with sad, depressing lyrics but it didn’t here. Also, it is sad that she was mocking people who were trying to stop her from killing herself. This is straight up one of the most depressing albums EVER

Like the other record by Winehouse, her voice is amazing, but the retro sounding songs with modern language are not interesting to me. It just does not sound genuine.

Rehab was very catchy, albeit tragic in retrospect. The rest of the album was an interesting blend of retro sound design with modern, dumpster fire lyrics. I'm usually a fan of the later, but it mostly didn't click with me here. Perhaps the problem is, I can't help but compare her to Lana Del Rey. And compared to the often mercurial, vivid lyrics of Lana, Back to Black felt simplistic. There was an element of rawness that many would likely find appealing, but again, compared to 90's hip hop it wasn't that raw. Maybe taken in isolation, it's a good enough album. But I can't view it through that untainted lens.

OH NO I HATE THIS. Does she have a good voice? Yes. Does she do anything interesting with it? No. The music is so boring. All the songs sound the same and have the same subject matter. The throwback sound isn’t good it’s so boring. When the album finished Spotify recommended Sharon Jones who is also a throwback and is also 100x better because her voice has more range and the instrumentals were fun and funky. I wonder if this is popular because of the *gasp* scandal. She’s singing like she’s from the 60s…but they didn’t talk about drugs and sex.

While running errands, I gave Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ a listen. Her voice didn’t resonate with me, making it a bit of a challenge. I appreciate talent, but enjoyment is key in music. This reminded me of John Zorn, whose intricate music is admired by many but not for everyone. Music should resonate with the listener, and this one just didn’t click for me.

Not a big fan of her vocal style

I've always just thought this album was okay

i'll probably be on the wrong side of history with this one but i just don't care for this. this album has all the trappings of a 60s motown/soul record but none of the legitimacy. i can't put my finger on it but it just all feels a bit fake and self-indulgent, like i'm at a theme park that's well maintained but doesn't do justice to the authentic world it's based on. does this make any sense amy winehouse was definitely a troubled soul, but as i sit here listening to rehab (a song i feel like i've heard a thousand times on the radio and never really care to hear again), it's all just a little uncomfortable and unnerving, given what would become of her soon after. the inauspicious lines of "i said no, no, no" and "my daddy thinks i'm fine" are both haunting and yet blindingly obvious. if she's fine with her alcoholism, even celebrating it here and denying reasonable attempts to help, it really comes as no surprise that it would be the thing that ultimately does her in. i don't want to sound callous but like, yeah... of course, amy. anyway the rest of this album has that kind of "i'm playing in the genre" vibe to me with songwriting that's hit or miss. back to black was an actually somewhat interesting song, and i liked tears dry on their own. but the rest of it is decidedly not for me. don't mean to yuck anyone's yum but i just don't get it i guess. favorites: back to black, tears dry on their own

Also 2 stars.

Obviously a terrific voice, but I didn't think these songs were nearly as deep as others with her sort of range (Adele or even Lady Gaga). And I'm not a fan of the songs she released here, especially "Rehab," which just makes me sad given her tragic life.

Я никогда ее не любил, и к сожалению в этот раз тоже не совсем понял. Это не моя музыка, а ее манера, хоть и яркая, мощная, меня порой отталкивает (скорее всего из-за того, как много поп-исполнителей решили копировать эти ее фишки). За что этот альбом никак не получается критиковать, - так это за грув. You Know I'm No Good гоуз анризонабли хард. Популяризация сола - это очень круто. Но я не вижу себя, слушающим этот альбом полностью по крайней мере в ближайшее время. Когда мне будет 55, возможно я буду рассказывать детям друзей, как в мое-е-ей молодости была такая легенда, которая стала известной в нашей части света только после инцидента, но вообще-то ее музыка заслуживала больше, и всё такое прочее. А сейчас... несомненно уважаю артиста, но музыку полюбить не могу. Лучшая песня - You Know I'm No Good.

Ahhh the modern Ella Fitzgerald lol. Man, you never think too much about the song "Rehab" but what a cry for help if there ever was one. Amy was the female equivalent of Kurt Kobain... Well sort of. Maybe not. She was something. I remember my mom hating her music. I never gave her much listen as she seemed pretty poppy, but listening to her later in life has made her more enjoyable. She's like a fine house wine - she appreciates with time. Her story is intriguing. I need to watch the biopic. Oh man. As I listen it doesn't get better for me. It's starting to sound like Ella Fitzgerald more and more and it even sounds like big band music. Nevermind. Not a fan of this album. It's fine. Just not my type of music.

Grand

Amy was my first album on this 1001 thing, and almost ended it immediately. Now we are back for round two. I'm still not a fan, but I've improved my opinion of her after hearing these albums. I think I prefer the first one, but not by much. "Me & Mr. Jones" may be the first song I can recall hearing the word 'f*ckery' and that is amusing. The short runtime of these tracks is appreciated as they keep the album moving along. A few songs had some music elements that kept me expecting to hear different lyrics such as the "ain't no mountain" in "Tears dry on their own " which likely would have been my favorite track without the sampling. Overall, a decent album with some unique talent. Glad to have heard it by the end of it. Favorite track "Back to black" 2/5

Her voice is classic, but it wears on you and gets old quickly because she uses it to sing about sad depressing shit. Her music is a perfect representation of her generation.

2/5 nope, she's burnt in my head

Tortured soul music

defintely interesting to hear this a couple weeks after the Phil Spector christmas album, you can hear how clear the influence was... I'll be honest, this album does not do a ton for me. Maybe it's because of the over-prevalence of a lot of the singles, but it is just not super interesting to me. The 60s Wall-of-Sound production by Ronson is interesting and I respect it, but mimicking it 40 years later isn't super interesting to me... idk. "Tears Dry On Their Own" is just like directly aping the "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" open? Call it a nod or a tribute, but it is just not doing a lot for me I'm sorry! Or a sample I guess, after reading into it, a interpolation, blah blah blah. I'm all for sampling don't get me wrong but I think you need to do something interesting with it rather than just doing a similar motown-type song over it... Am I just in a bad mood this morning reviewing this album, possibly.

Maybe a 3

nueroelecsticity

I didn't dig this, and I don't understand the intention of using a well-known track like 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' as the musical basis for her own song, a song that seems to have no melody or structure at all. At least the record was short!

Sound quality was horrible, could not hear it but what I could hear was pretty good

Sounded generic, may need another listen in the distant future.

I feel that I missed or dismissed this album very early on and never came back to it. Listening now, perhaps for the first time in full, I was hoping for something to stand out. But nothing does. Amy's voice isn't great in this one, but I can usually forgive a poor vocal performance. The production felt cloying, the instruments dead, and the songs derivative of a style I find uninteresting but that the production team also failed to transform.

Meh, mostly boring, sometimes annoying

So over played that one song. The rest of the album was ok

Good voice. Music not for me.

Ihan kiva. Hyvä lauluääni ja ihan kivoja kappaleita, mutta taustat oli kivan erilaisista tyyleistä huolimatta aika kliinisiä.

Her voice is stunning. Her arrangements are stunning. But I viscerally, viscerally hate the content of her songs. Rehab was the biggest gaslighting song ever when it first dropped, and now it almost sounds like a suicide note. I understand why her music is important to a lot of people, but this is one I just can't bring myself to like. Favorite track: Tears Dry on Their Own

Not a huuuge fan so far. I do think the music is creatively solid and has a really fun sound, but the lyrics leave a lot to be desired for me. It feels like she only really has one message to split between all 11 songs, and it's a shallow message to begin with. That said, I am not usually a fan of troubled heart, love gone wrong, edgy and broken songs to begin with, so she started at a bit of a disadvantage.