1001 Albums Summary

Day 1: A classic that I have never listened the full way through. For context, I have been listening to Kanye2049 a lot this past week, and it's wonderful, so it is nice to listen to some originals I've never heard. as for songs i havent heard: - spaceship is good - new workout plan is the goofiest shit - slow jamz is fun - SCHOOL SPIRIT! wow, I didn't know 'Good life' takes a line from this song. -lil jimmy skit is... an absurd critique of school and degrees but funny songs i have heard: - jesus walks bridge is amazing - all falls down is a longtime favorite - through the wire is amazing - family buisness is so sweet. - last call is good this is an album that, like in the pitchfork review of Ye, shows a Kanye that kanye isn't anymore, so far from who he became at his height and his descent into today. It's hard to explain. It's like the beatles, if you make an album that changes the trajectory of music, listening to it with the context of today makes it sound just very good average, when it defined the direction everyone else copied / attempted. (and like the beatles, maybe a biiit overrated...) and maybe 8-10 more songs than necessary lol

Ah, classic. I enjoyed this album, even if I haven't returned to it much at all since the year it came out. Literally listening to this with the impeachment hearings in the background, gives it a vibe that feels scary. It's like when I played BBNG during the insurrection. Chaos to match chaos, things falling apart. Blues to match the impeachment. Honestly though this album... isn't remarkable. To be included on a list of 1001 albums you must hear before you die... like... I enjoy this album but... it just feels skewed. Recency bias and rock & blues bias. When I rank these albums, I'm going to be... harsh. To only have a scale of 1-5, that means 3 is enjoyable, 4 is remarkably good, or strange, and 5 is pushing new ground for what an album can be, while being a damn listenable album. 2 & 3 means it could have skippable tracks... 2 means a good number are skippable. and 1 means I doubt I will ever listen to the album again. This feels like a 2 or 3.

eh its fine