Best Ever Albums

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Cymro2011 — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:02:51 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 01/21/2015 01:02

Sad folk doesn't get much better than this. Needle Of Death is stunning.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

JasonZaia — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:21:17 GMT

Author: JasonZaia

Posted: 01/21/2015 00:21

A genius of Folk, and this is his masterpiece.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Anonymous — Sun, 25 May 2014 19:13:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/25/2014 23:13

I adore The Pentangle but this hasn't quite clicked for me yet, I'll be giving it more tries though.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Skinny — Sun, 25 May 2014 14:11:49 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 05/25/2014 18:11

I've listened to 'Carissa' on repeat today, getting tanked on Holsten. I know it isn't this album, but yah gap year.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Jimmy Dread — Sun, 25 May 2014 13:49:21 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/25/2014 17:49

Great album...

Worth checking out the stuff he did with Pentangle a couple of years later too if you like this, especially...

Basket Of Light by Pentangle

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Mercury — Sun, 25 May 2014 13:36:44 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/25/2014 17:36

This is excellent! Only heard it twice an it's been awhile. Need to revisit and I shall. I was introduced to this through this Chart, one of the main reasons I nominated it a couple months back.

And to RepoMan, I'm not sure what would qualify as a "mercuryism". Maybe a random "yay" or "sweet" with exclamation points? Maybe a cretin dig? Maybe a mudslinging bash due to challenging the superiority of Dylan? Idfk what public perception is.

As for this album in comparison to Dylan's early albums: I'd say the production and general ambience or feel of it is pretty close to equally personal and immediate. His guitar technique is superior to Dylan's (although I feel Dylan is an underrated guitarist). As for songwriting, well my first thought is it can't possibly be considered equal lyrically to "Another Side" or "The Times They Are A Changin" or even "Freewheelin'", but then again I haven't taken a commensurate amount of time poring over Jansch's lyrics. So I am not certain.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Anonymous — Sun, 25 May 2014 12:52:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/25/2014 16:52

Probably a top 5 folk album for me. The guitar work is great, but it's only a small part of a bigger whole that feels like somewhere I could have grown up.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Norman Bates — Sun, 25 May 2014 12:23:03 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/25/2014 16:23

RepoMan wrote:

This album goes down really well with a side of whiskey. :)

"Or a beer!", I answered, opening a Carlsberg.

But yeah, splendid folk album - alas, although, as you may have seen, I quite like a number of other Jansch LPs, he'll never find the grace that seems to miraculously bestow him on this record. Taking Davey Graham templates and pushing them further down the road of melancholy, Jansch leads us straight into Drake territory.

But if you like Led Zeppelin better than Nick Drake, by all means listen to this all the same! You'll find Jansch and Page have quite a lot in common...

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Anonymous — Sun, 25 May 2014 12:17:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/25/2014 16:17

The timing of this couldn't be better. This album is my favorite find of this year so far, and I was wondering where to go from here. I feel like a little kid in a candy store here. 😜

Simply one of the best folk records I've ever heard. Risking a Mercuryism, I'd say I prefer it to any of Dylan's folk records due to the quality of his singing and the somber, reflective tone of the album. This album goes down really well with a side of whiskey. 😄

Re: User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

RockyRaccoon — Sun, 25 May 2014 12:13:20 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/25/2014 16:13

One of the greatest guitarists I've ever heard. The man is a magician on the acoustic guitar.

User Pick of the Day (#67): Bert Jansch (NormanBates)

Anonymous — Sun, 25 May 2014 11:43:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/25/2014 15:43

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
Chart: Normlore by NormanBates
Rank on User's Chart: 5
Year: 1965
Rank on BEA Overall: 2,577
Average Rating: 77/100
Chart notes:
"5*
Further listening :
"Birthday Blues" (1969 - 4.5*)
"Bert and John" (1966 - 4*)
"Nicola" (1967 - 4*)
Pentangle, "Basket of Light" (1969 - 4*)
"Rosemary Lane" (1971 - 4*)
"Poor Mouth" (1976 - 4*)
"Leather Launderette" (1988 - 4*)"