1001 Albums Summary

Album Notes: - Blackened is a great start BUT holy cow where's the bass its just ALL high end i feel like im gonna get tinnitus - Title track be long af but its really epic and goes hard but yeah my ears still hurt from any lack of low end - Eye of The Beholder was okay, pretty standard Metallica - One = NUT - Next couple tracks are solid but feel like they're a couple minutes too long - Viking chants are silly - Okay braining turning off during To Live Is To Die -The closer woke me back up so that's good Best Tracks: Blackened, ...And Justice For All, One, Dyers Eve Worst Tracks: Eye of The Beholder, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity

Album Notes: - opener has some nice jaunty jazzy vibes - next track is fine - Empty Pages is pretty nice... not mind-blowing but nice - the playing is great and technically well-executed yet it does sound kind of flat and generic - Title track is a nice folksy song but yeah my brain is shutting down at how long and flat these songs sound. Technically good, but has very little feel too it. - Overall a decent effort with cool moments but didnt really grab me. Best Tracks: Empty Pages, Glad, John Barleycorn (Must Die) Worst Tracks: Stranger To Himself

Album Notes: - Holidays In The Sun slaps i like the bri'ish accents and noisy guitars and also the wacky mix that kinda sucks but also goes hard - These bois really know how to play 4 chords - kinda sounds like a stereotype of punk music but it also invented that stereotype so i guess that can be kinda forgiven - next several songs are fine but kinda forgettable and also kinda sound the same - God Save The Queen has some nice riffage but yeah idk it feels like surface level commentary on the whole subject but it still kinda goes hard - Anarchy In The UK is the best representation of their sound working well and it wouldve been nice to hear more of this -Pretty Vacant is decent but yeah the album is just kinda okay and very repetitive and not too engaging beyond a couple highlights

Album Notes: -my last notes got erased so overall this is a very cozy and sad album that immerses you in its cozy and sad world - homie was down astronomically but he made that feeling very comforting and warm despite its subject matter Best Tracks: Pink Moon, Place To Be, From The Morning, Things Behind The Sun, Parasite Worst Tracks: uhhh i guess Harvest Breed and Road just cuz they are so short but they arent bad by any means

Album Notes: - cute nerdy bops - weezer of the 50s - raw sound but stands out for its time - That'll Be The Day is a certified bop - i like it more knowing more about punk and amateur music - overall a decent effort - likable and doesnt overstay its welcome, but still feels just okay in the grand scheme of things Best Tracks: Oh Boy!, That'll Be The Day, Maybe Baby, Not Fade Away Worst Tracks: Last Night, It's Too Late

Album Notes: - great highlights with some middling tracks - production is very average and safe - vocals and melodies carry - When We Were Young and All I Ask are EASILY the best tracks here I love the timeless melodies they have Best Tracks: When We Were Young, All I Ask Worst Tracks: Water Under The Bridge, Hello

Album Notes: - I admire the sounds and production of the album more than whats actually happening - I enjoy the rawness and simplicity (staples of the post-punk genre) - some cool groovy parts but holy cow its so noisy and its hard to really make out much of whats happening most of the time I just cant find a whole lot to grab onto when there isnt an obvious groove - Might need a relisten cuz the spotify version is like 5 tracks longer than the original which really screws up the pacing - when it works it works, and when it doesnt, i find myself spacing out - Might give a relisten but for now I feel like it was interesting but not really for me based on how drowned out and repetitive a lot of tracks are Best Tracks: Mansion, Bombast, Barmy Worst Tracks: Spoilt Victorian Child, Vixen

Album Notes: - ISSA CLASSIC - Idk if much needs to be said this is basically THE concept album - this guy has daddy and mommy issues - LET THE KIDS HAVE THEIR PUDDING AND MEAT AT THE SAME TIME!!! - Seems like part inspired by the downward spiral of Syd Barrett but also a general view on the glamourized rock and roll lifestyle that is often not so glamorous - I will admit it feels like "this is a concept album 101" which I find to be kinda boring but it also kinda set the groundwork for talking about a lot of these themes of isolation and depression in an era where that wasn't common while infusing their sound with styles of the era in a smart way - the spotify mix feels kinda quiet ngl i feel like i gotta turn up the volume more than usual -despite the lowish volume the album is mixed beautifully - solo on Hey You is excellent love the return to the Brick In The Wall melody and the soaring guitar -ngl the album has worn off on me a bit. Its still a great album but it's probably not my favorite Floyd record Best Tracks: Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2, Mother, Young Lust, Hey You, Nobody Home, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell Worst Tracks: I guess like... Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1 cuz nothing happens for like 2 minutes but there isn't really a standout "bad" track on the album

Album Notes: - For being an old jazz record, everything sounds warm and clear despite being a little dusty - its some classic swing jazz but its very well played and gets me swinging which i assume is its goal plus it has some dynamics between more upbeat tracks more chill songs towards the back end - enough here to be engaged but also chill enough to throw on in the background Best Tracks: The Kid From Red Bank, Flight of the Foo Birds, Midnite Blue Worst Tracks: After Supper

Overall solid blues rock album. Layla is the standout song here as expected. A couple gems that are nice too. Standout Tracks: Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, I Looked Away, Little Wing Worst Track: Have You Ever Loved A Woman? ( It just really bored me)