1001 Albums Summary

Introduction * very nice Hazey Jane 2 * Oh so Belle and Sebastian is a Nick Drake tribute act. At the Chime of a City Clock One of these things first * So far this is all very pretty music I will never listen to or think about again. * Makes me want to listen to early B&S so I can hear the same music with lyrics I find more interesting Hazey Jane I * Why the fuck wasn’t this one first? It would sound way way better after Introduction than the hokey intro of HJ2. * best produced song on the album so far Bryter Layter * pretty, competent library music. He’s obviously imagining walking through a field of flowers on a summer evening with some waifish girl. Fly * his most interesting vocal performance up to now. Does lots with not a lot of range. makes sense that this is the song that Anderson chose for RT. Poor Boy * I think I’d like this song better if it was sung by someone with a modicum of soul. Regardless, it’s one of the better songs on the album. * love the piano solo Northern Sky * here we fucking go again. yawn Sunday * another song that makes the case for Drake to stfu