1001 Albums Summary

Fantastic album. A real social critique delivered to a high energy in your face mix of dancehall and punk. Great fun.

Those grooves, that voice! Grab your shoes and hit the floor, you’re gonna want to get your groove on. His licks are often mimicked but never beaten. This album is Jackson ascending the throne as King of pop on his way to Thriller where he rightly takes his place as pop royalty.

Gospel, soul, r&b. What’s not to love.

Country Dylan. No thanks.

This is ok. Some catchy tunes, but dress it up any way you like, you’re still listening to a country pop artist.

Hendrix was a game changer, a pioneer, a true legend. However, nigh on 50 years later we’ve heard Hendrix and those that were inspired by him to push the boundaries further than Hendrix would ever have imagined possible. Hendrix would look at Tom Morillo as an alien from another planet much the way Hendrix was viewed in his day. This takes nothing from Hendrix but changes the way we hear him today. There are great songs on the album, but because we aren’t blown away by his pioneering sound any more, the album relies more heavily in the strength of the songs rather than the uniqueness of his style and mastery. The truth is these songs aren’t that strong and begin to sound pretty same same with the exception of a notable few.

Little Green has to be one of the most beautiful, melancholy, and gently hopeful songs I’ve ever heard.

Quirky and catchy but lacking in enough substance to keep me interested. The vocalist started off seeming sexy and breathy but after the third song it began to sound cartoonish and over the top. Lovefool was a hit for a reason but too much of a good thing and all that. Hard no from me.