The seventy-seventh album: #77 Nico - Chelsea Girl
This is, at its base, a folk album, the songs and lyrics support that. When it was being made (as I might have discussed when covering the titular song from the album), additional production elements were added - strings and the like - that add body to the music. On the whole, I think it works to create good songs, but there are places where it feels a bit much - almost comical - and they overshadow Nico's voice. Her near-monotone adds to the effect of the music, injecting plenty of emotion but also setting a mood that supports the folk music and keeps it grounded. Sometimes, it seems like the vocals are there to support the music, which is where it's not always succesful. On the whole, though, there is something calm and inspirational in here, something that connects - but especially when the production don't overshadow everything else.