The Hour of Bewilderbeast

They were good psyche Rock, kind of reminded me of the Beatles at times. It was good. I recommend it.

1.78

Did not like this indie at all. Way too long.

Dull

Ehh, decent. Bit up its own arse, though.

I’ve seen Badly Drawn Boy live a couple of times, and he doesn’t try to hide the fact that his career hasn’t panned out the way he’d hoped. In retrospect, maybe this album had all his big ideas and that’s why it proved hard to top (and why it’s a shade too long) but it is a great debut.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 is a beautifully odd debut — messy, warm, and full of heart. Badly Drawn Boy blends indie-folk, lo-fi production, and playful experimentation into something that feels deeply personal yet instantly inviting. It’s an album that shouldn’t work on paper, but somehow it all clicks — a little masterpiece of organized chaos.

Singer-songerwriter muziek. Gewoon de klassieke slaap variant. Het zit vaak prima in elkaar. Maar soms is het ook tergend zeurend. Ik kan heel weinig met nummers als Fall in a river. Ook dit album moest ik spreiden over twee luistersessies. En uur man. Dat doe je jezelf toch niet aan?

So many songs I knew but didn't know I knew. A beautiful journey through a poignant landscape. A journey I want to take again

boooooooooooooooooooooooring

The Good: We are getting bewildered…
The Bad: It seems I am dyslexic…
The Ugly: The drawing of the boy…

Yes… I mean, No… I mean, WTF?
Opinions, they say, are like assholes… Everyone’s got one…
I am having too many difficulties fathoming why this album needs to be listened to at least ones before I die… I really can’t understand it.

Just out of spite, and for wasting my time, I am going to be a prick and change the artist’s name to Badly Rated Boy…

1*

The Great Eastern was robbed.

Basically nothing going on here. But yet somehow still an hour long. Depressingly the few chances he does take are the worst bits.

Ordered this Elliott Smith album from Temu. Decent quality for the money but will buy from a reputable record store next time
(I actually quite enjoyed this)

All fine, but got boring by the end. Saved one song. low 3

The only BDB song I had heard before this was the one on the UNKLE album. This one is nice though.

Another brand new band/album for me. Nice alternative sound, I could vibe with this. 4*

I am not sure if this album is a perfect choice for long sunny car drive but hey, I enjoyed it. And Harry Nilsson spirit is always welcomed.

An album of pure majesty which manages to be so traditional, yet so innovative at the same time.
BDB looks like a busker but by god he’d be the best busker there was.

Tracks like Once around the block, , Disillusion, Pissing in the wind and the Shining. BDB also made great videos for this album, who can forget him perched on the edge of Joan Collins’s bath

I was so pleased to see this pop up - I bought it on CD when it was released and still listen to it 25 years later. This is such an incredibly accomplished debut album.

The instrumentation is beautiful on all these tracks - haunting and gentle and soaring one minute then slightly discordant and off-kilter the next. Personal favourites are Everybody's Stalking, Once Around The Block (the reason I bought the album in the first place), Magic In The Air, Disillusion, and Bewilderbeast is my favourite of the instrumentals.

My only real negative is that listening to This Song with good headphones is one of the most discombobulating things ever, as it pans between ears. It's a bit like the audio form of standing on a ferry when the sea is a bit choppy.

However, for me this album was always going to be a:

5/5