1001 Albums Summary

Much preferred the second half of the album, more impactful lyrics and more enjoyable melodies and hooks for my taste. Overall this isn't my kind of music, and many of the songs seem very similar.

Respect for the lyricism but unfortunately not a single song on this album is likely to stay with me after today.

A great glam rock album, with highlights for me being Dirty Little Girl and Grey Seal.

Already one of my favourite albums, every single song is fantastic. It starts with one if the greatest opening tracks of all time, with a perfect sample to kick it off followed by the powerful drums.

Although undoubtedly strengthened by the famous opening track, as well as The Sun Only Shines on TV, my overall feeling is that this is a somewhat uninspired album which tries, and ultimately fails, to emulate its contemporaries.

As I pressed play I wondered if I was going to be able to get through this whole album and considered skipping. I decided to persevere and after getting through the first two tracks which were, to my untrained, jazz-neglected ears, unlistenable, I was treated to the beautiful Pannonica. This was a lovely listen which put me in a state of relaxation and pure listening. The remainder of the album was somewhat enjoyable, much more so than the first two songs.

I really enjoyed this album. It sounds as though all the band had a collective epiphany, they just seem so in sync, I'm not sure if I'm making any sense. Anyway, highlight for me was the murder mystery and there wasn't a single track I didn't enjoy.

An album that appears to be unsure what it is trying to be, but the music is good enough to take you on the journey of figuring it out