Best Ever Albums

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Mercury — Wed, 14 May 2014 09:00:02 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/14/2014 13:00

Yeah I like this album too.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Anonymous — Wed, 14 May 2014 08:13:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/14/2014 12:13

noWaxJim wrote:

Oh, and whilst we're on the subject of Nico - LOVE this version of ATP...

Link

Wow! Easily the best version I've heard. Trance inducing.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Anonymous — Wed, 14 May 2014 08:02:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/14/2014 12:02

Beautifully hypnotic. I used to think her vocals were the weak link on the banana album when I first discovered the VU. I'm an idiot.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Anonymous — Wed, 14 May 2014 05:45:26 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/14/2014 09:45

Yeah this is wonderful, just a great bit of serenity (albeit somewhat melancholic serenity) before the very bleak, very draining albums that followed it

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2014 15:42:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/13/2014 19:42

Gorgeous, just gorgeous. It's a toss-up between this and Marble Index for my favorite of hers, but I'll take her solo career over both Reed and Cale.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 13 May 2014 15:40:16 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/13/2014 19:40

Oh, and whilst we're on the subject of Nico - LOVE this version of ATP...

Link

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 13 May 2014 15:38:26 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/13/2014 19:38

Norman Bates wrote:

Sure, what was to follow is much more original, daring and totally bleakly out there. However, I still hold this one as a favourite, the sheer beauty of the songwriting, arrangements and clumsy-sounding singing makes this one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard.

Couldn't agree more. Interesting that she hated the strings and flute that got overdubbed - in some respects it makes tracks like "Somewhere There's A Feather" and "Winter Song".

I'd be very curious to hear what a stripped-back version of Chelsea Girl would sound like... kinda like the Bohemian equivalent of Let It Be...Naked perhaps?

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Norman Bates — Tue, 13 May 2014 15:00:16 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/13/2014 19:00

Sure, what was to follow is much more original, daring and totally bleakly out there. However, I still hold this one as a favourite, the sheer beauty of the songwriting, arrangements and clumsy-sounding singing makes this one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

alelsupreme — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:01:44 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/13/2014 18:01

A lovely album, some of the songs are a bit awkward (Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, for example) but the likes of These Days and the title track more than make up for it.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

HazeyTwilight — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:59:57 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 05/13/2014 17:59

This is a very pretty album. I love the hell out of These Days and the title track. The rest was really nice and pleasant to listen to. I should really give more time to this album.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

meccalecca — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:58:18 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/13/2014 17:58

Really lovely album and definitely her most listener friendly. I think she'd carve out an even more unique voice with her next few records though

User Pick of the Day (#55): Chelsea Girl (sssvnnn)

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:53:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/13/2014 17:53

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Chelsea Girl by Nico
Chart: Strange Girls by sssvnnn
Rank on User's Chart: 2
Year: 1967
Rank on BEA Overall: 633
Average Rating: 77/100