1001 Albums Summary

Never listened to this debut. Some standout tracks in the first half for sure, not sure it needed to be over an hour long. Dragged around "Double Bass" and didn't recover fully.

Not bad, but parts that are too angsty/dark for me. Parts of this sound like In Rainbows, which is cool. Not exactly my cup of tea but I'm glad I listened to it.

A classic. Good to revisit overall, but an overrated VU album. I was able to rediscover There She Goes Again by relistening.

The National has some explaining to do. Another deep pitched singer with religion-laden lyrics and instrumentation.

Obviously a classic, however one of those great albums with a (in my humble opinion) lower quality opening track. The Boy In the Bubble has never clicked with me, and it didn't this time either. Tracks 2-6 is a pretty supreme run of songs that the album doesn't live up to again. Some of the best lyrics ever written in a hit song: "He sees angels in the architecture, Spinning in infinity, He says, "Amen and Hallelujah!" Paul Simon does a good job mixing 80's instrumentation, elements of folklore, and Average White Guy sentiments.