1001 Albums Summary

Make me know it - a bland and forgettable opening track. Fever is an excellent track that suits his voice, it shines over the minimal backing - clearly the inspiration for the Cramps cover, but still not as good as the Peggy Lee version 2 years earlier. The girl of my best friend reminds me why I hate a lot of late 50s and early 60s music, slow bland and a real snooze fest. I will be home again can be added to that list too. Dirty Dirty feeling is an anthem for stalking, followed by kidnapping and possibly worse... Thrill of your love. Tedious love song. Soldier Boy - Another slow ballad. Nothing going for it. Such a night - a celebration of a one night stand, a little more upbeat, but still very bland. Couldn't be bothered to listen to the last few tracks beyond the intro. Why is this album on the 1001 list? There must be better Elvis albums out there, and if they are already on the list, then this one doesn't deserve its place.

A 4 song album, mostly self indulgent. A hot buttered voice but more needed.

There are some standout tracks on this that appear pretty regularly in the stupidly long playlist I use for running to (Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, I Fell In Love With a Girl). But Jack's voice isn't something I can listen to for a long time, so after a while I found this album grating. There doesn't seem to be any real depth of tone to the songs, so everything feels lightweight and tinny. Similar in vibe to Violent Femmes, but nowhere near as good. That said, We're Going to be Friends is an enjoyable track.

Not heard this before, and enjoyed it, though it was mostly background while I was working. Played it through a few times and the first 2 tracks are the stand-outs, the rest blends in a bit. Perhaps because I was writing, so not fully focused on the music. The acoustic versions on Spotify were a nice bonus, though, and I think I preferred them.