1001 Albums Summary

Obviously iconic album. That intro to Baba O'Reily teleports me to riding in the car with my Dad.

I'm very unfamiliar with early 90s hip hop, so this felt a bit dated, but I also appreciated its sound. Liked Check the Technique, Execution of a Chump.

Every song is a little samey, but that's not inherently a bad thing.

Sheet Music, it's not you, it's me. I can't deal with your frantic zaniness. I don't hate you, but I can't say I enjoyed my time with you either. You are extremely not my thing, and that's okay. It's great even.

1991? This sounds so modern. A little mish-mush of several genres, but in a good way.

Imagine getting this album because you were so impressed/creeped out by its use in The Exorcist, and then winding up with a bunch of caveman gibberish and sailor music.

I could live without the 8-minute spoken-word intro to the last track, but otherwise I had a good time

Pretty good! The squealy synth G-funk thing makes everything feel much more laid back and chill, which is funny considering stuff like the message of Fuck Wit Dre Day. Speaking of message and lyrics, there's plenty of lines in The Chronic that just feel dated as hell. Judging a 30+ year old album by today's sensibilities is often a fool's errand, but the homophobic and sexist references come off as way more toothless and corny nowadays than aggressive or clever. Despite all that, I had a good time overall with the album. Thanks for reminding me of the The $100,000 Pyramid theme song.

Look, I will now and forever prefer the jangle pop Byrds over the country rock Byrds. But even I know this is a stone-cold classic.

The music is fine. The guy is very much not, and it's hard for me to overlook that.

I've been listening to this for the past couple of days now, and I'm transfixed. The whole thing has a moody dark spy-movie vibe that I absolutely was not expecting.

It's impossible for me to hear Band on the Run (both the album and the song) with fresh ears. My dad is a Paul McCartney fan and I've been hearing this record all my life. Band on the Run and Jet and Let Me Roll It are all great, but is that because the songs are actually good, or because they remind me of summer road trips and playing with the long-since departed family dog? I guess it must be a great album, to have heard it all my life and still not be tired of it, to focus in on certain segments/instruments and still find ways to appreciate them.