Chelsea Girl (studio album) by Nico

Nah. It's awful. I don't know how anyone could like this or why they would. She's a terrible singer. In fact I wouldn't even call her a singer. And the arrangements sound like they were made for another recording. Overly ornate and completely unmemorable.

Some parts feel like an extrapolation of The Velvet Underground’s debut and some are more tuned to the solo singer-songwriter. I enjoy most of this album, especially the first half. I’m a big fan of the subtle electric guitars and Nico’s vocals are compelling. I’m not a fan of the strings and feel that they diminish the quality of the album.

From TheDude85 09/02/2019 16:15

Sure she couldn't sing on key. Sure she had the musicality of a door-stop. But Nico exuded STAR. Her cool, aloof ice-queen persona are delivered here for everyone to see. She was unlike all the other 60s, 70s, 80s it-girls because of this. It was typical of her to disown this album and dismiss it as trash. In Nico's evaluation EVERYthing was trash as soon as it was manufactured. One of a kind and a necessary part of any serious record collector's collection.

From LedZep 03/15/2018 00:33

Sad to hear that Nico didn’t like the production, orchestrations and especially flute. I love all of these elements, along with her voice and goth-like appearance. She was a pop culture fenomenon, and this is a damn brilliant album. Makes you feel like you’re in the 18th century, 1967 and 24th century all at once, if that makes any sense

Wonderful simple yet complex, rough yet soft. Amazing dichotomy to this record. a true classic that grows better on repeated listens.

Very simple, yet very elegant and beautiful. Like having some great poetry being sung to you how it is supposed to be (and from a beautiful voice) all the while having great music accompany the lyricism. A very good glass of champagne. A chocolate covered strawberry. A single rose.

Sounds nothing like its contemporaries, and also like nothing since. A real gem of an album.

From Listmeister 05/16/2014 13:35

With haunting voice and slow delivery, she transports you to a time much further away than 1967.....

From SuedeSwede 03/30/2014 19:12

I used to hate Nico's voice. Even when I started to love VU & Nico, I still hated her voice. After mass listening of VU & Nico, her voice grew on me, but I still wasn't a fan. It took this record to change my view. Wow, this record. So folksy, so different to her VU contributions (bar It Was a Pleasure Then). She is a beautiful singer and a beautiful human being. So much beauty. Like sitting in a daisy field. Aah. Daisies.

From tgarritsen 12/14/2013 01:43

Fascinating and mysterious and wow, those lyrics