1001 Albums Summary

Proper relic of its time where tracks were intended to be listened to in order. Side 2 sort of slides off its chair with little instrumental vignettes and minimal, ambient atmospheric codas presumably to be enjoyed when whacked out on smack in a Berlin basement. Very good.

Beach Boy floored by Sgt Pepper. Is it better than Pet Sounds? No. Is it great? Yes. It's hard to separate the album from the narrative - a lovely redemption story of a sad old man who lost his way and then found it again three decades later. And why would you? It's a heart warming slice of nostalgia that happily diverts from the shitty world right now.

Not a place I'd like to inhabit.

Missing immediate standout tracks compared to his work with the Wailers but still a solid listen. I would listen to this a million times over before putting Kanye on again.

For someone I'd never heard of, I was surprised how much of Harry Nilsson's music I knew. (The synchs! The covers!). The album artwork and title - while playful - point to the fact that Mr Nilsson lacked a coherent brand strategy. This could make a great WARC paper. (Short but covering many genres, this was a great listen).

Egg Man!

Sublime. Must check out Beak> properly.

Not my bag.

Primavera Sound 2008, Animal Collective take to the stage late (about 00:30) on a balmy 20 degree Barcelona night. I'm up at the front, the reverb is hitting me physically, passing through my chest in waves. The light show starts up and about 50 people around me come up on their Es simultaneously. Never in my life have I wanted to be on drugs more.

There should be more pop songs written about darts players.

Forgot how well I knew this album, which means I must've listened to it a lot when it came out. Solid. I remember Flea berating a Hyde Park crowd for not knowing the cover they had just played (White Cross, obscure US hardcore band). Must be something to hate 99% of your fan base...

Kool Keith mid / post mental breakdown. This is height of 90s cool for me: Mo Wax, Slam City / Rough Trade, tiny wheels / Tom Penny 411VM

Just the right side of noodly

Spotify defaults to the deluxe version, which is a shame. At the original 40 minute running time, this is a perfect album.

Great album cover, shame about the album.

I love the first two tracks and I can appreciate the general quality of this record without getting excited by it. Neither Courtney Barnett or Kurt Vile are on the 1001 Albums list. Give me either of those two over this any day.

Not their best, but not bad. I didn't buy this when it came out, possibly as a result of their rather twattish public personas at the time.

Some real bangers for sure. But for a short album it didn't feel consistently good. Faces are a blind spot for me, Rod Stewart was the height of naff when I was growing up.

It's all about the live show but this stood up surprisingly well to listening.

U OK hon?

Here for 'Papa was a Rolling Stone' - that bass line. Been my earworm all day.

I thought it was going to be Alison Krauss / Robert Plant from the first song but then it took a more commercial turn. Pleasant and accomplished but soon became background music. It's what I'd put on if I had dinner party guests from Tennessee (unlikely).

Sabbath did it better.

This album is perfection. Linda Ronstadt's harmonizing at the end of Heart of Gold never fails to bring a tear to my eye.

Never heard of them. Tempted to skip but I listened. Musically accomplished, an interesting mix of genres that immediately faded into the background, in a not displeasing way. I won't revisit, but it was not time wasted.

Undoubtedly a total mensch but I don't love the music (see Jazz Police). Love the story behind the suit / banana photo though.