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Guldkorn från Mäster Cees memoarer

Cornelis Vreeswijk · 1996

60 min · 21 tracks · blues

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

65 /100
Treeline
Higher than 40% of albums we've rated

The songs have strong melodic and narrative identities, but this anthology’s stylistic jumps and lack of a deliberate arc make the album itself less cohesive.

What we noticed

  • The opening run shifts from the comic colony-letter story to an explicit blues, then to a boat song and a sustained ballad.
  • Samba, a polka, and narrative ballads sit side by side; the track order groups no single style into a long stretch.
  • The final three tracks move from the grave ballad “Märk hur vår skugga” to “En fattig trubadur” and then the later “Sommarkort.”
Composition 25% of the score
8/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
8/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
3/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
3/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 1/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Turistens klagan 3:17
  • 2 Brev från kolonien 2:25
  • 3 Ångbåtsblues 2:57
  • 4 Jag hade en gång en båt 2:59
  • 5 Balladen om herr Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia Lind 2:55
  • 6 Deirdres samba 3:03
  • 7 Veronica 3:05
  • 8 Somliga går med trasiga skor 3:01
  • 9 Felicia - adjö 2:39
  • 10 Polaren Per är kärlekskrank 2:28
  • 11 Får jag presentera Fiffiga Nanette? 1:55
  • 12 Cool Water - på Den Gyldene Freden 3:01
  • 13 Sonja och Siw 2:55
  • 14 Hönan Agda 2:44
  • 15 Nudistpolka 2:23
  • 16 Sjuttonde balladen 3:07
  • 17 Första vackra dan i maj 2:39
  • 18 I natt jag drömde något som 2:00
  • 19 Märk hur vår skugga 3:32
  • 20 En fattig trubadur 3:30
  • 21 Sommarkort (En stund på jorden) 3:31

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