1001 Albums Summary

I didn’t like this album in ‘85 and am sorry to say I still don’t like it now. While I can appreciate the lyrics and song craft, the way in which it’s presented leaves me cold. Hounds of Love is a great song but can’t help thinking of Dylan’s version of All Along The Watchtower versus Hendrix’ far superior take on it. As for Hounds of Love, give me the Futureheads version any day of the week. Two tracks stood out for me. Under Ice and Waking the Witch, both of which were inventive. As for the rest, they seem to be parodies of what a bad 80’s pop song should be, particularly ‘The Big Sky’ complete with ‘diddly-die’ backing vocals.