1001 Albums Summary

Weird and groovy and sick and weird

Largely boring vitalization of Creedence Clearwater Revival's aptly named 'swamp rock', muddy hillbilly musings. Style is enjoyable on more reserved tracks as the campy classic rock boogie-groove of Ooby Dooby and quaint ballad of My Baby Left Me and a wonderful display of endurance and classic blues soloing in the Grapevine cover. The more popular tracks- Travelin' Band and Ramble Tamble really don't grab me.

Easy listening and driven classic rock. Tracks read often as chants (Mona, Route 66) of a distinctly 60s percussive ensemble. Guitar stuff is cool. Blues rock is cool. The honky-tonk Witness boogie lays a piano foundation for a vocal highlight. A hour tour down greatness' beginnings. I'm A King Bee is my new personal affirmation.

Wonderfully catchy and heartfelt classic 60s pop rock. Harmonically ambitious, not one song passing without multiple modulations. Both engaged and detracted at points. A Rose for Emily, Hung Up on a Dream and Maybe After He’s Gone are each the emotional highlights of the album. Changes and Butcher’s Tale were weird and Friends of Mine is annoying and dumb. Closes strongly with the groovy, seductive and soul-filled reprise Time of the Season to cap a well-rounded experience.

Good classic psych rock with the most chill I've damn ever seen. Some cuts such as the druggily brooding Venus in Furs persistently push the over-bearing boundaries both for the better and worse. The overstayed Heroin is an example of the worse. European Son is a psychedelic masterpiece though.

Blues rock is great but very draining for 50 minutes. I feel like this theme will reoccur throughout this list. Tracks like L’America and the undeniably classic The Changeling do more interesting things but don’t save the experience.

Love the Afrobeat influence and more experimental sections but eventually the prog-house drone is tiring and dated.