1001 Albums Summary

Relistening to old favorites reveals much about how time changes our perceptions of things. I found myself thinking more about the style choices, composition, and individual tones for instruments than I did when first listening. More analytical. And it's fascinating.

So many recognizable big hit songs that defined a genre

I keep thinking this album is older than it is. So many staples and the recordings are interesting, but kind of boring in a way, and I guess I expected more. Cool guitar sound, though.

I was much more into Interpol on one hand, though that was a year later, and heavier fair on the other to really fall into The Strokes and only really heard their big hits, which never grabbed me. This time around I really preferred The Modern Age to Last Night, which might explain why I was never into them. The album itself I'm sure was a big influence to many, but it sounds too much like a million others at this point for me to care that much.

So many interesting melodic choices. Instead of going home, the vocals rise, or a minor lift instead of major, eventually to lead home but such an interesting journey

I sometimes forget how good The Smiths are