No Other

Pretty standard BBQ music, I suppose. I don't think I'm the target demographic of a southern man driving on a dusty road. Great folky-songs, albeit a little boring.

I lost my notes on this one for some reason. My computer restarted overnight but I always hit "save" but not really sure what happened. Overall, I liked this album, it's very stereotypical classic rock that leans a little more John Denver than Led Zeppelin. My big gripe was that after listening it didn't have much memorability for me. A common strength of classic rock in its unconscious quest for churning out timeless tunes is the memorability factor. So many songs from that era are memorable, catchy, and have remained on radio stations because of that. This album didn't really deliver on that for me.

Sta fissazione per il country, che palle.

This guy has such a hard-on for what it means to be a loser and what's true, it's just a constant stream of two-bit country boy philosophizing about life. Which is funny because this album was apparently such an abysmal failure when it was originally released. Some things are better left in the rubbish bin. The album art is gorgeous though, it's exactly the kind of arts and craftsmanship stuff I'd expect to get from my friend who makes me mix CDs as gifts sometimes. That's not shade, that's a legit compliment .

I am BORED. Didn't sit through it all. Definitely am missing the whole point of this project.

I was all set to disregard this as just another album that I just didn't understand why it was on the list. It was old and folky and lame. I dug into the Wiki article and liked that this album upset David Geffen so I kept reading while it played in the background. I discovered that this album had gotten new attention due to some artists playing it in its entirety (some artists that I appreciated like Beach House, Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear) to promote the genius of this album. So I kept listening... It's evident that most of the world has differing opinions than I do. Even after listening to this and then embarking on one of the concerts, I still found very little to get excited about in this album. In my opinion the cover art outshines the music on this one....

Dreary

twangy. but i love the album cover. buti still kinda hate it.

A classic country album. Silver Raven has some interesting vocal moments. Halfway in and I can't say I have found anything that really grabbed me thus far. Some Misunderstanding is another standout song. meh

Ganska mysigt, otroligt ostörigt. Kan rekommendera till min pappa

yee haw. folk.

Not much to say about this one. A pretty safe album to include on the 1001 Albums list as it doesn't take many chances but doesn't completely suck either. It felt similar to the Neil Young album I listened to earlier on this list (a little more upbeat than that one), but I didn't think that Gene Clark's voice was as unique as Neil's which brought it down a notch for me. I am guessing that this record probably stood out more back in the 1970s when it was originally released, and while I did enjoy it somewhat, it ended up becoming background music to me rather quickly and did not have enough elements that would make me come back to it. Silver Raven was the standout track here, but I barely remembered it by the time the album finished as a lot of the tracks felt the same. This one is a textbook definition of a "middle-of-the-road" album for this list. 2.5/5.

Ergh, not another shitty country album! 30 seconds in and I’m giving it a generous 2/5. I’m willing to bet it doesn’t improve. Ok… I hold my hands up, it was actually pretty good. Had it on in the background and found myself really enjoying it in places. 2/5 - Still too much country on it.

ok

A bit too country folk although Silver Raven was good.

Started well and then started losing me

Perfectly fine collection of rootsy songs sung by someone who has a fairly weak voice. Nothing on here is outright bad, but the vast majority of it just didn't stick with me in any way. The songs themselves are solid, and I think a better vocalist would have been able to bring them to life. Favorite Tracks: "No Other", "Strength of Strings"

Not a fan of folk, not a fan of country.. there's two tracks here that I kind of enjoyed ("No Other" and "Lady of the North"). Other than that, mostly just boring background music.

Overall it was an alright album. Laid back and chill if not a little slow, nothing really stood out and grabbed my attention. Best: Strength of Strings Worst: Some Misunderstanding

Great jeans

I went back and forth with this one- had to listen to it 3 times to decide. Don’t buy much of it, but there’s a couple of nice tunes in there. Can’t see myself coming back to it too often

Not quite my type of country, decent album for background music/relaxing though

More 70s country, pedal steel, Neil Young edging towards Jimmy Buffet. Perfectly tolerable.

Not a standout, unfortunately. Wikipedia described it as unsuccessful on release, only to be called a masterpiece many years later, and I understand the early reception.

This was a bit boring. Just regular country music I suppose. 5/10.

No está malo, pero si muy desabrido.

Prima country achtige muziek, maar wel wat saai

Not a fan, too slow

Never heard of this guy, def not my usual thing. I didn't hate it but I don't think I'll be back for another round. I liked his voice and the solos were p sick but it just kinda felt like a chore to listen to in spots

For the birds

Perfectly Bland, not much else to say.

too old

Like a not as good Neil young

I liked some of the songs, but it wasn't a memorable album overall. 2/5 stars.

I'm just not really into the country sound. I enjoyed 'No other' and 'Strength of Strings', but they couldn't save this album from being 2 stars for me.

Booooooooring.

Wasn’t into it.

Interesting sound. Topical to the times. Folksy and classic sounds. Fun listen. Not gonna add it to my collection but I see the draw.

Yeah it was alright, kind of boring

So whatever. I don’t get this stuff

Sorry chris, this was just ok.

There were some parts I found enjoyable enough but it was mostly 'meh'.

Meh, it existed and I didn't hate it

Wel helemaal geluisterd, maar dit kan me toch niet echt bekoren...

Mja, best ok voor op de achtergrond, maar het doet me te weinig. Ben de seventies ook wel een beetje moe.

Hajutonta ja mautonta poppia 1970-luvulta. Ei varsinaisesti auennut, miksi tämä on listalla mukana.

Empecé pensando "esto va a estar bonito", pero a la tercera canción ya me estaba aburriendo.

not my kind of album, its good music but i cant say i enjoyed it really

The first song was great but it went downhill pretty quickly. I wasn't a huge fan.

Not for me

Country :(

3rd and 4th song were actually pretty good, don’t know if I can say much ab the rest 🤠

No No No

i’m sorry i just yknow

Bit boren, unambitious innit

Boomer Music

eh

Boring, every song the same.

not like repeat

Like some of his stuff, but this one didn’t grab me after 3 songs.

i just finished the album and i already forgot how it sounds

Det var ret forfærdeligt og total intetsigende...

insane choice on this list

Another Byrds adjacent offering, do try and mix it up RGP. I mean I like GC, I like The Byrds but this is towards the top of the one stars at best, although “From A Silver Phial” almost put it into the two stars. Tom.

Not a fan. Nothing stood out at all and I was rather bored by this droll album.

Oh dear, just not very good.

Man is a genius. He can play folk rock, country, classic rock ballads, blues. All equally bad.

1. fool - 1.5 2. raven - 2 3. other - 1 4. ztringz- 1 5. zilver - 1 6. zome - 1.5 7. true - 1.5 8. north - 1

Country

tråkig?

dull

ikke for mig

Ein Album hier langweiliger als das andere…

Ein Country-Album. (Kein besonders Gutes oder Schlechtes)

Eh no memory of it at this point

Found this tough going, hoary '70s country rock. Not for me. This is strictly for the Byrds (fans).

bof

1 stern

Not my thing at all. Found it incredibly boring.

Making me want to slit my wrists - mopey, drone-y, just nothing happening here. A very long 43 min listen. I just don't get what anyone else is digging on this.

It’s OK.

A bit monotonous for me.

Country.

Another pretty boring folk/country record, this time from the mid-70's, rather than from the late -60's/early-70's. I guess we can never escape The Byrds.

Schrecklich. Nichts für mich.

Never heard of him, never seen this album in the racks, didn't know a single song going in, this is a blue bird for sure! Jumped right in and gave it a listen... I hated it from the start, the opener is just nothing I'd ever listen to willingly. He sounds like a guy who sings at a coffee house on Friday nights. His range is limited, the songs are boring and one dimensional. "No Other", the title track, has potential but again, it stagnates and becomes a bit boring. "Strength Of Strings" & "From A Silver Phial" both have some nice guitar work but then he sings. The whole thing feels like it borders on gospel. I found myself skipping through most of the tracks after 2-3 minutes, just couldn't keep my attention. It just sounds very dated, maybe it was cutting edge in 1974. I have no idea how this made the list, it must have been a mistake or Gene is the one who put this list together. One star!

Not my bag

Country. WTF?

I don't like country.

Not my thing

Imagine you're at the most boring party in the 1970s. You've got a plastic cup if warm German white wine and this album is playing on the stereo. It's nicely recorded though, and the harmonies are good, but the lyrics are embarrassing.

The '74 reviews were right.

This is country music masquerading as rock and it can go fuck itself.

Music of its time… that didn’t travel well. Listened to sections of several tracks, each very similar, none very interesting.

Boring and sleepy, not into it at all

Da fuck is this? No.

singersongwriter shlock shit pop country piss Significant 30/84 Liked 14/84 Added 4/84 NNN

Not my cup of tea at all.

This sounds like the Beatles tried to do a country album. Not in a good way.

Lasted 11 seconds. (That's what she said)

boring

Just not a fan of this album. Had the opposite effect as the coffee I was drinking while listening to this 😴😴

Too many Neil Young vibes for me

the cover made me think i was getting some 30s comedic music. what a fucking let down. i was well up for some crazy words, crazy tune Vo Do De O

Not very christmassy

Not my bag

Este es otro de los discos que no estaría aquí si el autor de la lista no fuese gringo.

The album was not great. There were a couple of songs that were 8 minutes long. These did not need to be this long. I do not want to listen to this album again. It was not straight country but there are hints of it. It is not the worst album on the list. It ia probably better than a 1 but not really a 2. I will round down.

Boring Boring deadly boring country not fun or interesting at all ugh bye

Some ok tracks

2…3…1?…3?…1?…2?…1…3… I do have the energy to be petty here. Gene Clark was boring and inoffensive, no real reason to bash him. But he's no Jeff Buckley. Clark's average in our group shall be docked in revenge for Buckley's average score. This is the way.

Meh, ekki mitt þeing. Frekar litlaust og leiðinlegt.

Was not feeling this at all

A bit slow and sort of a country western feel. Not really my vibe.

I like the last Gene C album we were sent (White Heat). It had a nice mix of country and folk and he sang with passion. This album, however,  misses the mark. The folk has all but disappeared and the country sounds like it's influenced by the Eagles' first album. We now have permanently etched in our minds His Dudeness' classic line; "I hate the Fuckin Eagles" 

Had to switch it off just over half way through. Very samey and maudlin.

Meh

meh country

Mmm. Kind of okay. Boring really.

Die Platte macht mir schlechte Laune. Ich höre das nicht gern.

Difficult to remember.

Nein

nah

It just wasn't the right day for it

Fuck this album gets me rocc hard

The first and third track are pretty good. It's got really crisp and clean production, got a nice blend of folk, rock and very early indie rock. If this released in the 80s without such a high budget this probably wouldve sold extremely well.

7/10 im not a lot into old songs but this one hits diff