1001 Albums Summary

2.2 Turns out I really can't do Europop. It wasn't terrible, just found nothing interesting about it. I think he'd do really well at eurovision, let's say that.

3.3 Really enjoyed the first half, definitely ran out of steam towards the end, chucked all the weaker tracks back there. Don't mind a bit of this genre, but can't help but feel there's a lot of better options out there.

4.5 Never realised how good this was. This came out the year I went to uni, as an angsty teenager I thought the title track was a masterpiece (although I'm sure there was a single version which was a bit shorter) but couldn't really get into the rest of the album. My Ashes brought the rock down to a crashing halt and Anaesthetize I found too long. Had the first on repeat though. Then I quickly put it down and never listened to it again. Listening back two decades later... Wow. The first track ironically is one of the weaker ones, the lyrics are too much like he's trying and failing to see the world from a kids eyes. It feels exactly like what a parent worries their kid would think. Still a good tune though. The rest of the album really shines though. Anaesthetize is an absolute corker. Can really hear the Steven Wilson - Opeth partnership shine through here. Even Sentimental and Way out of Here are great tunes, I don't think I ever got past Anaesthetize before. Will definitely be checking out their back catalogue now.