1001 Albums Summary

alright, this is the first album i’ve reviewed in here so far cuz i’m a lazy pos, but revolver is probably my favorite beatles album, so i felt obligated to write something. the first time i heard tomorrow never knows was in that one episode of mad men, and i was instantly teleported to a different world. i hadn’t previously listened to much of the beatles and thought “there’s no way this is the fucking beatles, there’s like backwards shit in here”. little did i know, revolver was one of the first commercially successful records to have backwards tape played on it. i could probably go through every song and say what i love about it, but that seems a bit excessive, so i’ll just list some standout songs. eleanor rigby might be in my top 5 favorite songs ever. the work that george martin did to transform paul’s vision into an expansive string piece shows how much of a magician he really was. harrison’s sitar work on love you to blows me away every time. this and many other songs on this album put me in a trance-like state. for no one is a masterclass in song writing. the structure, the chords, the lyrics, everything about this song keeps you engaged. the horns on got to get you into my life are infectious. the chorus is really just one line and feels like a john chorus, but it’s so instantly catchy. for tomorrow never knows, martin assigned each beatle to bring recordings of their choosing and then played them backwards like some kind of chaotic orchestra. these recordings + ringo’s unrelenting groove + john and paul’s elongated vowels make for the trippiest song in the beatles’ discography.

listened to a bit of it. no really my thing, maybe if i were drunk lol. also sounds like a band the mars volta would list as an influence

it’s hard not to have a fun time listening to this. most of the songs feel so interactive with the consistent call and response vocals. that mixed with the gated reverb gives this album an immediate sense of space, which makes you feel like you’re in the room with them.

the flaming lips is one of those “your favorite artist’s favorite band” kinda band. i had listened to yoshimi a number of times, but had never given this one a full listen until now. this was such a fun listen. you can hear them experimenting with ideas that i think they solidified in yoshimi. the flaming lips are for sure one of the most creatively unique rocks bands out there and this project is bursting with that creativity. it feels like i’m drunk and then i took acid but you get none of the bad parts of that experience. i’ve listened to their newest record a little bit, but this record has definitely revitalized my interest in them and i’m excited to check out the rest of their discography

i’m a big qotsa fan, yet i had never previously listened to this album all the way through. i had shrugged it off as another pablo honey kind of first album, but it wasn’t as bad as i had thought. you can hear them exploring a lot of ideas that they would really nail down on later records and you can hear echoing ideas that homme brought from Kyuss. the mixing isn’t quite all the way there compared to later records, which kinda takes away the impact from some of the songs. a number of songs on this record feel incomplete or just kind of haphazardly thrown together. that being said, i think the good songs on this album are great. i’m glad i listened to this all the way through, but it’s still far from my favorite qotsa album

only listened to like first three songs, but i got kinda bored. might of been because i was driving home from work and was tired idk haha. but i feel like there are more essential albums in nick caves discography

rip eddie