1001 Albums Summary

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29
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3.1
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3%
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1980
Favorite Decade
Jazz
Favorite Genre
US
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3
5-Star Albums
2
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
5 3.23 +1.77
GREY Area
Little Simz
5 3.24 +1.76
Zombie
Fela Kuti
5 3.46 +1.54

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Machine Head
Deep Purple
1 3.57 -2.57
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
1 3.41 -2.41
London Calling
The Clash
2 3.96 -1.96
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
2 3.21 -1.21
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
2 3.17 -1.17

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Zombie by Fela Kuti

Wow, very into this. I’m gonna be looking up the discography. My first 5 star moment. Come through Fela!

1-Star Albums (2)

All Ratings (29)

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
Sep 29 2022

Big vibes, big memories for me personally. I think could seem corny through a modern lens BUT the voice is butter. The lush instrumentation feels like - St Vincent or Belle and Sebastian could never. Definite source material, origin story for a lot of popular sounds and or samples in modern music.

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
Sep 30 2022

Had never listened to a Stevie Wonder album, nothing beyond the hits songs! Big vibes and the album flowed well. I liked the funk moments, like the signature sound stuff, but what impressed me most were the slower jams, stuff I don’t always associate with him. I’d listen again.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp
Oct 03 2022

Ok.. this is chill. I'm into and it's wild that they released this in 2001. Music still sounds like this today, it's that future is now vibe. I liked the vocal tracks more though the instrumentals but those were solid, gave me Dam-Funk vibes. I'm not sure I'd come back to this album often but would definitely keep it on when shuffling and appreciate the groundwork re: dance music, indie club dance sounds.

London Calling by The Clash
Oct 04 2022

London wasn’t calling me at least not today. I get the importance of this record but it wasn’t clicking for me. Joe Strummer’s (I think that’s the right guy, didn’t bother googling which probably tells you all you need to know) voice has a style mimicked for generations but I think I’m just more connected to the bands who ripped the Clash off. I’m looking at you Jawbreaker. I mean Joe’s dead, he don’t care.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Oct 05 2022

Stevie didn’t disappoint on this and finally some of the hits I know- Higher Ground & Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing. Loving Stevie’s vibe and can see (no shade) how influential he is/was/will be My first write up was better, but this sums up my general thoughts. Go Stevie!

Dance Mania by Tito Puente
Oct 06 2022

Tito was solid. I can appreciate the music and the influence of the vibe here. Love the steel drum sound. Ok Tito!

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Oct 10 2022

Didn’t listen all the through. Not me.

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Oct 11 2022

Wow, very into this. I’m gonna be looking up the discography. My first 5 star moment. Come through Fela!

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
Oct 12 2022

None of the records I love would have existed without Sonic Youth. While “Daydream Nation” is not my personal SY fav, it’s obviously more than worthy on this list. Someone clone Kim Gordon. She invented cool.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Oct 13 2022

Ok.. I listened to this CD, on my disc man, for probably 6 months straight. It was like '91 and I was like 11 or 12 lol. That summer into fall it was this record, Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's 10. There are so many songs about heroin on here which is wild as I had no idea as a pre teen. Also the lead singer and bassist both worked as hustlers in Hollywood before getting famous. So that's hot sort of if we're objectifying sex work. Are we anymore? Not sure. By the end of the 6 or so months, I honestly never touched this CD again. I don't know if it was the fault of RHCP's but also Nirvana just became my whole world and with them came like dozens of new bands from their scene and a bish got put on big time. Still the skill level is there, they were obsessed with funk and I think are owed a debt bringing that funk sound into rock or punk or whatever this is haha.

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
Oct 14 2022

Was a vibe, I didn’t dislike but got repetitive. He’s a hottie though and his daughter is amazing.

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
Oct 18 2022

This is clearly iconic and also sad as fuck. Billie's voice is everything and I'm thinking about how important she's been for gay men over the decades- there's Frank O'Hara's "The Day Lady Died" (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42657/the-day-lady-died) or the Magnetic Fields -- My Only Friend (https://genius.com/The-magnetic-fields-my-only-friend-lyrics) She's miserable and beautiful and the gays have been eating since the 50's. Sop it up!

american dream by LCD Soundsystem
Oct 20 2022

Better than I'd assumed based on my meh impression of the dude who is behind the band, sort of glossed over the back half.

GREY Area by Little Simz
Oct 24 2022

Yo, 5 out of 5! So hype on it.

British Steel by Judas Priest
Oct 26 2022

Queer and can’t listen to Breaking the Law without thinking about the Pansy Division parody song.

Rip It Up by Orange Juice
Oct 28 2022

Oh this is a vibe. Have wanted to listen to them for a while. Happy to finally hear them. Can def hear the impact they’ve had on indie/popular music.

OK Computer by Radiohead
Oct 31 2022

Undeniable classic from a band I’m just so so on lol

Garbage by Garbage
Nov 01 2022

I love Sheryl Manson and she’s a spitfire live.

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Nov 04 2022

Ok lez talk about it KD! I see you momma. Love the vocals tbh.

Suede by Suede
Nov 08 2022

Very solid, will download others by them. Yoooo!

Reign In Blood by Slayer
Nov 11 2022

This was wild to me. The parts that were “tough” just seemed cute to me. But the drums and guitars are 100%

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Nov 14 2022

Skimmed this

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Nov 16 2022

Ok big vibe and influential sound! Would listen again.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Nov 17 2022

Pretty! Need to give a closer listen but wow.

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